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Protecting Her Honor by C.C. Monroe
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Fool Me Once
Nikki Ash - 2020
I wasn’t looking for romance, but his two-dimpled charm made my heart go haywire.We both had one thing in common: we were here to escape our realities. One week. Just the two of us. Not a care in the world. I didn’t know it at the time, but that week would forever change my life.Four years later, and as fate would have it, Keegan and I are brought together again. It’s as if the universe is telling us this is our second chance. The more I get to know him, the harder I fall.Falling hopelessly in love is inevitable with a man like him. Only the joke’s on me, because the guy I’m falling for isn’t the man I thought he was. You know how the saying goes: Fool me once...I’ll be damned if I’m fooled again.
The Bitter Rival
L.M. Fox - 2021
There’s no need for clever seduction. He merely circles his prey, just waiting to take a bite. With his sinfully handsome looks and confidence to match, I’ll take a swim. It’s just one night, right? This single mom has needs too. Until suddenly, you discover the surgeon you’re working with is the shark in blue scrubs. And he doesn’t realize it’s you. Our explosive connection is no longer limited to the bedroom. This is not the kind of man you bring home to meet your son. We’ve endured enough. Yet these are treacherous waters. Is it purely lust that brings me back for more?Our chemistry is undeniable. The passion unparalleled.
Is there a hope for a future with this deliciously dangerous man, driven to win at any cost?Or is this relationship one more betrayal in the making?
Love on the Clock: The Complete Short Office Romance Series
Nichole Rose - 2021
Mourning Wood
Heather M. Orgeron - 2021
Keeping my growing feelings tucked away should be a piece of cake. Except, seeing him every day definitely throws a wrench in that plan.Before I know it, we’re trading favors for dates, and as much I don’t want to admit it, the feelings for him I thought were dead and buried are taking root and growing into something that looks a lot like love.
Daigle Family Funeral Services… don’t be caught dead any place else.
Accidental Neighbor
Sharon Woods - 2021
That includes the hard work of rebuilding their lives after his wife’s tragic death a year ago. But unrelenting grief and fear of suffering another loss keeps him from moving forward and embracing the possibility of love again.Jennifer takes nothing for granted. She knows to get ahead at work; she has to work harder than everyone else and remain focused. Focusing would be a lot easier if Thomas wasn’t so irresistible, and her overprotective father wasn’t so disapproving of the romance.With his heart and his daughters’ well-being at the forefront of his mind, will Thomas deny himself the opportunity to love again, or will he follow his heart and see where it leads?
Picture Perfect Lie
Marquita Valentine - 2018
All Knight King wanted was to leave his hometown behind. I never expected to end up in Castle Beach, surrounded by a family who believes that I’m not only their brother’s wife, but the mother of his infant daughter. I can’t tell them the truth—Knight and I met only three days earlier, during a layover in Atlanta. He was headed out to fight in a war that hardly anyone talked about anymore, and I was headed back home to a family who pretended that I didn’t exist. He helped me with my baby. He kept us safe while we slept. We shared lunch and dinner… and I spilled all my secrets to him. Then he gave me an address, along with an offer I couldn’t refuse. *** Six months later he’s back to bury his brother, and my lie is about to be exposed. Only Knight doesn’t say a word. He goes along with the charade, and each day we spend together, pretending to be husband and wife, it’s getting harder and harder not to believe in our lie. Could our picture perfect lie turn into a picture perfect forever? Kings of Castle Beach Series: Picture Perfect Lie Big Talking Man (May 2018) What Lovers Do ( Summer 2018) Dirty Little secrets (Summer/Fall 2018) Hide Your Crazy (Fall 2018)
Riding His Sleigh
Cameron Hart - 2021
And a backup plan. But then my picture-perfect life shattered, leaving me all alone, scrambling to pick up the pieces while still taking care of my newborn baby. I was done with the drama, heartache, and violence of my past. That’s why I made my sister move with me and my son, Carson, to Christmas, Michigan three years ago. We’ve settled in, and she went and married the sweetest man who loves her endlessly. I’m doing great, too. Really, I am. I’m just fine. I don’t need a man to make me happy this Christmas, or any other time of year, for that matter. Even if he’s a firefighter. And an ex-military man. And has tattoos and a smile that makes me want to ride his sleigh all night long...He’s about to turn her world upside down. Drake: I knew the second she fell into my arms that Melissa was going to be my wife. She thinks her life is complicated and her past is too big and scary for me to deal with, but she’s wrong. I’m going to need a Christmas miracle to get Melissa to open her heart up again, but I won’t give up. Melissa and Carson are my family now, and no one is going to take them from me.*Trigger Warning: One of the main characters talks about past abuse.*What to expect from a Cameron Hart book: Lots of heat, plenty of sweet, and just enough drama to keep things interesting. No cheating, safe, guaranteed HEA!
The Rest Of Me
Ashley Munoz - 2019
Not with my kids, or the three horses in my barn...and definitely not in the small, country town we'd recently moved to.Being told all these facts, while being reluctantly rescued by my brand-new neighbor didn't help matters either.Arrogant, bossy, and rude—and okay, impossibly sexy— Reid was easily the most infuriating person I’d ever met. I had zero plans to ever speak to the recluse again after that night.Unfortunately, he happened to be the only local horse instructor and the only hope I had at getting my kids in a saddle.Desperation had me creating an alliance with him.Envy had me craving the connection he built with them.Distracted by his gentle touches, and his smooth smiles, I missed how close his demons danced to my ghosts.While I was slowly letting him into my heart, I didn't even realize he’d already stolen it once before.*This is a complete standalone book, with no cliffhanger and no cheating.*
Bad Billionaire
Julie Kriss - 2016
To me, he’s Mister Hot, Dark, and Handsome, the neighbor I watch from the window, wondering what he’s really like.Turns out, he’s a thief. A getaway driver. He gives me the hottest night of my life before he’s put away for taking the wrong job. When he’s gone, I try to forget about him and get on with my normal, unexciting life.Until he gets out, and an inheritance makes him a billionaire.Now Devon is back. He’s the richest ex-con you’ve ever seen. He doesn’t care about penthouses, fancy dinners, or private jets. He doesn’t care that his enemies are after him. He doesn’t care that everything is about to go up in flames.In his world of chaos, Devon Wilder says he only cares about one thing.Me.
The Disciples: A Dark Romance Collection
Izzy Sweet - 2020
Then comes love and a baby carriage...Rich, powerful, and untouchable, Lucifer and his merry band of killers rule the streets of Garden City, their sheer strength and brutality unmatched.Possessive and obsessive, they take the women they want, knowing no one will stop them.Stealing them from the very bed they share with their husband...Or grabbing them as they walk down the aisle towards another man.No deed is too dark or twisted to ensure they completely own the women that fall unwillingly into their hands.In this life, and into the next..."I'll never let you go. Never. They'll have to pry you from my cold, dead hands."The first five books available for the first time in one collection, these ruthless men will leave you breathless, and questioning what you would do if you were suddenly taken.Would you hold on to your morals and everything you've ever believed in?Or, like Lily, would you accept your new fate and give in?"This book is all kinds of wrong - but that is what makes it a fun read in a very dark way" - Amazon reviewer, Keeping Lily."Please please please write hundreds...no, no, thousands of these! You've made me obsessed now!" - Amazon reviewer, Stealing Amy."If you want to run away for a couple of hours to a place that's dangerous and exciting then BUYING BETH is it and Garden City is the place." - Amazon reviewer, Buying Beth.Includes: Keeping Lily, Stealing Amy, Buying Beth, Breaking Meredith, and Taking Meghan.Plus an exclusive, extended preview of Trapping Sophia and five never before published short stories.Before God Himself - LuciferHo, Ho, Ho - AndrewRun Lily - LilyPromise - AbigailThe Bad Man - James
Come Back for Me
Corinne Michaels - 2020
I left for the military that day, vowing never to return to Pennsylvania.When my father dies, I’m forced to go home to bury him. At least I'll finally be rid of his farm, which is grown over and tangled with memories I've fought to forget.And that’s when I find her. She’s even more beautiful than I remember and has the most adorable kid I’ve ever seen.Years have passed, but my feelings are the same, and this time I refuse to let her go. They say you can't bury the past, and they're right. Because when long-ago secrets are exposed, rocking us both to the core, I have no choice but to watch her walk away again....
Jackhammered
Ava Kyle - 2018
Rough. Hard.He’s ready to spin me around his shaft until I can’t see straight.He’s the one.But if we get caught, papa will send him right back to jail.I can’t afford to take the risk, but I can’t look away either.He’s everything I’ve ever wanted, and the one man I can’t have.AxleThe boss’ brat is the hottest piece I’ve ever seen.Three years upstate will drive a man crazy.Crazy for what’s nestled between her hot little thighs.She’s the last woman I should be sniffing after, but I want her.And I’m going to take what I want.Consequences be damned.This is a short, passionate read with over-the-top insta-love and a HEA.
The Hardest Route
A.S. Teague - 2019
I couldn’t handle a baby. I was Griffin Rockwell, the best wide receiver the league had ever seen. But what choice did I have? My baby girl was coming whether I was ready for her or not.Brooke turned out to be an amazing woman and mother. For seven years, we were the MVP of co-parenting—and even better friends.That all changed when tragedy struck our makeshift family and I was faced with the terrifying possibility of losing the one woman I was quickly realizing I couldn’t live without.I was at the height of my career and on the path to becoming the greatest of all time.But keeping my family together, with Brooke by my side, might prove to be the hardest route of all.
Muse
Diane Portman-Ray - 2020
Never her.The Nucci family had a lot of sins and Muse was one of them. When my father trashed our name, she was collateral, and now I have to make sure the past doesn’t destroy us. I will do everything in my power: if she wants revenge, I’ll write it in blood for her, but if she wants my heart she’s going to be left empty handed…because I don’t have one. I didn’t go to her, she came to me. Her picture ended up in my hands and it was game over. All I knew was that she had to be mine and I didn’t care how hard she tried to fight it. A Nucci always gets what he wants. I took her from the stripping pole and made her my queen. Muse and I were inevitable, doomed to burn together. But fire turns into ash. And ash gets lost in the wind.
Chef's Kiss
Flora Ferrari - 2019
A position stocking shelves in a restaurant supply store sounds perfect for this shy, curvy girl who’s uncomfortable with small talk and being around people all day. But nothing’s small about the older man who walks in on my first day of employment…celebrity chef Christian Cherry. He’s tall, dark, and handsome to the extreme, and the only man this younger woman has ever fantasized about giving her innocence too. And when he gives me a seemingly innocent invitation to come see his cooking show being filmed, my beautiful coworker says she sees something in him for the first time in the three years that he’s been coming in…an intense hunger for a woman, and that woman is me. There’s just no way a simple, sweet curvy girl who prefers romance novellas to a night out on the town could be enough for an older man who’s got everything going for him, is there? He’s my dream Mr. Right, and I don’t want to get overexcited and read his intentions wrong…until he tells me he needs my help making a very special dessert sticky sweet, and Mr. Cherry intends to put it there to get the flavor he so deeply desires. This possessive OTT alpha is making it crystal clear that he’s cooking up a plan to raise a family with me, and he’s going to show me he’s ready to do whatever it takes to put a bun in my oven and a ring on my finger, and turn my fantasy into a HEA…forever. *Chef's Kiss is a standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.