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The Billionaire Bargain: Series Collection
Lila Monroe - 2015
He exercises shirtless in his office, is notorious for his lunchtime hook-ups, he even yawns sexily. If I didn't need this job so bad, I'd take his black Amex and tell him where to swipe it. He doesn't even know I exist, but why would he? He jets off to Paris with supermodels, I spend Friday nights with Netflix and a chunk of Pepperidge Farm frozen cake—waiting for his call. Because every time he crashes his yacht, or blows $500k on a single roulette spin in Monte Carlo, I’m the PR girl who has to clean up his mess. But this time, it’s going to take more than just a fat charity donation. This time, the whole company is on the line. He needs to show investors that he’s settling down, and Step #1 is pretending to date a nice, stable girl until people forget about what happened with the Playboy Bunnies backstage at the Oscars. My plan is perfect, except for one thing: He picks me.
Wreck Me
J.L. Mac - 2013
People can be ruthless and evil. The world can be cold and uninviting. No one knows these things better than Josephine Geroux. By her own definition, she is a twenty-five year old “nobody with nothing,” and she is content to stay that way. Growing up an orphan has made her tough and indifferent to the people around her until she meets a strangely familiar man with a face that haunts her for reasons she can’t understand.Despite the pain that will inevitably ensue, she makes it her mission to discover what parts of her tragic puzzle she is missing. On her journey to discovering why the she feels an alarming connection to an absolute stranger, her greatest fear is reawakening the demons and darkness from the past that will surely overtake her if she lets her guard down. Little does Josephine know that the past should be the least of her worries. She is toying with a man who has already broken her heart once. She just doesn’t realize it.Although she makes it a point to avoid interactions with others, Josephine’s life becomes entangled with the enigmatic stranger. Before she realizes it, she has given herself over to the one person who is close enough to wreck her.Word Count: 60,230
Forbidden Love
Ainsley St. Claire - 2018
Then I met Dillon. I feel the pull, but I can’t let myself get distracted. Not now.He has eyes of the hunter, and when he looks at me, I know I'm the prey.He's dangerous and all wrong for me. I thought I could stay strong and resist him.I was wrong.Dillon:Women have always been simple for me. Seduce her, bed her. Repeat. Until I met Emerson. She was off limits. No problem, I had plenty of discipline. I could handle mind over matter.When I recognized the brains inside the seductive package, she became my personal black hole.With her I was losing the battle. I don’t know if it was hormones, or pheromones, or black magic.No matter what the rules said, I couldn’t pull away.Damn the rules.Forbidden Love is the first standalone book in the Venture Capitalist series of steamy romantic suspense. If you like heartthrob bosses, sexy-and-smart heroines, twist-filled plots, then you’ll love Ainsley St Claire’s too-hot-to-handle tale.Buy Forbidden Love to slip into a scandalous romance today!
The Walsh Collection: Books 1 & 2
Kate Canterbary - 2016
They're smart, sexy, seriously funny, and all kinds of alpha. Book 1 One hot architect. One naughty schoolteacher. One crazy night that changes everything. If I had known I'd have a hot architect balls deep inside of me before the end of the weekend, I'd have made time for a pedicure. Also, a little chat about not losing my shit at all the wrong moments. Hindsight was a bitch, and karma…well, I didn't know her story yet. Book 2 A brilliant, alpha architect. A smart, sultry apprentice. What could possibly go wrong? Some lines are meant to be crossed.
Something Wild
Lexi Ryan - 2014
A long-term guy. One who does dates and romance and emotional strings…I’m just an asshole who wants to tie you up, make you come, and walk away.” Samuel Bradshaw is a man with a reputation—the kind of reputation that should have me running the other way. Instead, it has me searching for the shortest distance to his bed. I won’t be the starry-eyed girl who thinks she can change a man like Sam, and despite what he thinks, forever is not what I need. I need the things he makes me feel, the way he turns me on, and the promise of pleasure in his eyes. I need SOMETHING WILD.The Reckless and Real Series includes:SOMETHING WILD (Liz and Sam’s story begins - novella)SOMETHING RECKLESS (Liz and Sam’s story continues)SOMETHING REAL (Liz and Sam’s story concludes)
The Love Dangerously Collection: Dangerous Kiss, Dangerous Flirt & Dangerous Tease
Avery Flynn - 2017
Her unlikely ally in the search is a cocky, muscle-bound private investigator Jake Warrick, who ticks her off almost as much as he turns her on… Jake just wants to solve the case, but the impulsive and fiery Claire turns his plan upside down. Together they uncover a more complex crime than they’d ever imagined while things between them go from hot to downright combustible… Dangerous Flirt: Laytons Book 2 Dry Creek County Sheriff Hank Layton is the stuff of dreams. Steamy, nasty, delicious fantasies that leave Beth Martinez weak-kneed and desperately wanting the man she’s lusted after for years but can never have… Hank can have any woman in town–except his little sister’s best friend. The more he chases, the faster she runs, but when someone starts threatening her, he’s determined to be the one man she turns to for help. Together they risk their lives unraveling a decades-old mystery while Beth fights to keep her heart and her own secrets… Dangerous Tease: Laytons Book 3 Uptight history professor Sam Layton may have the abs of a movie action hero, but he stopped believing in the joy of adventure a long time ago. However, when a one-night stand with a tattooed bombshell leads to a treasure map for the long-buried Rebecca’s Bounty, the call to action is too strong to ignore. All Las Vegas cocktail waitress Josie Winarsky wants to do is paint. But when she lands smack dab in the middle in a mob plot, she has to push aside her dreams to find a treasure and save her family from harm. With Sam at her side and a Vegas loan shark on her tail, she’s running to save her life and her heart…
Jetty Beach Series Box Set 1-4
Claire Kingsley - 2017
Sweet. Romantic. Fall in love with the swoony heroes and sassy heroines of Jetty Beach. A brooding photographer with a secret. A playboy billionaire who doesn’t want to be tamed. A swoony small-town doctor looking for love. A retired Marine who’ll stop at nothing to win back the love of his life. You’ll find them all in this collection of four full-length novels in the Jetty Beach Romance series. This collection includes: Must Be Love Must Be Crazy Must Be Fate Must Be Home Must Be Love Ryan comes into Nicole’s life at precisely the wrong time. But she can’t get him out of her mind—or stay out of his bed. He makes her feel things she never imagined, but his sweet, sad eyes are hiding a secret that could tear them apart. It’s either a huge mistake, or it must be love. Must Be Crazy Melissa Simon was in a rut—until she met Jackson Bennett. A wealthy bachelor with a playboy reputation, his cocky attitude should not make her hot. But damn, it does. He wants to whisk her away for one crazy week. No strings. No expectations. It isn’t supposed to mean anything… Until it does. Must Be Fate When Clover meets Cody, she knows fate led her to Jetty Beach. Their chemistry is undeniable. But to a man like him—mature and put together—she’s a wild breeze who throws him off kilter. And to a woman like her—who never lets anyone in—he might want more than she can give. He might want everything. Must Be Home Hunter left Emma ten years ago, disappearing without a goodbye. Now they’re both back in town and Hunter knows one thing with certainty—he’s going to get her back. But second chances don’t come easy, and no matter how relentlessly he pursues her, she’s afraid of losing her heart to him again.
Mischief in Miami
Nicole Williams - 2013
Infidelity. Blackmail. Scandal. It can all be bought for the right price and for Sienna Stevens, business is good. Because she’s in the business of Great Exploitations. She’s an Eve, a member of a secret society of women contracted by the wives of wealthy, powerful men for one reason and one reason only: to seduce their husbands. To ensure their pre-nuptial agreement will be null and void thanks to a little loophole known as the Infidelity Clause. To ensure that those wives don’t find themselves on the other side of a divorce without a penny to their name. When it comes to the Eves, Sienna’s one of the best because she follows the number one rule of the Eves to the letter: don’t let it get personal. When the job file of her wealthiest client yet falls into her lap, Sienna realizes that this case could be the one that’s impossible to detach herself from. The payout would lead to her independence, but will the cost be too high in the end?
Sweet Billionaire Stepbrother
Harlow Grace - 2015
Sexy. The catch of the century.Grayson Forbes is intelligent, gorgeous and heir to a mining fortune.He's thoughtful, gentle and caring.Everything a woman wants in a man.Beautiful women climb over each other to get into his bed.Grayson is also my stepbrother and best friend.We adore one another.He's my comfort blanket.And to him, I am simply his geeky stepsister.Until one night.One night that changes everything between us.Once I'd had a taste, he's all I want.It's wrong. It can never be.Grayson Forbes is everything I can never have.My name is Layla and this is my story.***Part 2 follows on directly where Part 1 ends... ***Suitable for readers 18+ due to language and adult content (sexual situations). ******Part 2 is available for Pre-order nowRelease Date: August 10US: http://amzn.to/1I94rj6UK: http://amzn.to/1CJxs4x(SWEET STEPBROTHER is a 3 Part Series)
Maysen Jar Box Set
Devney Perry - 2019
This box set includes: THE BIRTHDAY LIST Poppy Maysen carries a journal in her purse. Its pages were filled long ago by a man who craved adventure, lived life to the fullest and never failed to make her laugh. The journal is his birthday list—one she vows to complete. She’ll do the things he wanted to do most. Because maybe, just maybe, if she can finish his list, she can start to live again. Poppy expects going through the birthday list will be hard. She expects it to hurt. But what she doesn’t expect is Cole. Could the man who watched her heart shatter be the one to put it back together again? LETTERS TO MOLLY Molly Alcott didn’t expect to open her mailbox one summer morning and find an old letter stuffed between bills and a supermarket flyer. Penned in familiar handwriting, dated over fifteen years ago, the letter was written to Molly after her first date with the man she’ll never forget. Week after week, new letters appear. Each marks an event in the history of their epic love affair. Each heals a wound. Each holds the confession of the man who still owns Molly’s heart. The letters are full of promise, hope and love, but truth be told, Molly wishes she could unread them all. Because the man who wrote these letters is not the one sending them.
Single Dad on Top: The Complete Series Boxed Set
J.J. Knight - 2019
Toe-curling steamy. And now, in one boxed set. Both full-length standalone Single Dad romantic comedies from USA Today bestselling author JJ Knight are available in one volume! "One of the funniest books I've ever read." "So much fun and I didn't want to put it down." "Laugh out loud funny, with wonderful characters." BOOK 1: SINGLE DAD ON TOP Top 10 bestseller in Rom Coms Billionaire bachelor, meet your secret baby. Instructions not included. I'm always on top. My penthouse. My corporate office above Manhattan. And, of course, the women in my life. Actually, I might choose any position. But make no mistake. I choose. I control. My life is mine. Which is why I'm not sure what the hell is going on when I open my front door and there's a baby stroller sitting in my private hall. The note on the infant simply says, "Do the DNA. She's yours." Well, damn. BOOK 2: SINGLE DAD PLUS ONE The sequel to the wildly popular romantic comedy SINGLE DAD ON TOP. I'm always on top. My penthouse. My corporate office over Manhattan. And now, my family. Well, as long as baby Grace isn't fussing. And my wife-to-be Arianna doesn't need me for something. Okay, maybe things have evened out a bit. But now Arianna wants to meet my parents. They live in a trailer. Dad thinks Playboy T-shirts are classy because the naked women are silhouettes. Mom has a tattoo of a dog humping a palm tree. I don't think either one has said a sentence without an f-bomb since 1985. I changed my name a long time ago. Started a new life with a clean slate and never looked back. I don't know how to mend that bridge. Or why there's a pig-on-a-spit at their surprise engagement party. Or how Arianna and I ended up wearing matching "Ball and Chain" bride and groom shirts. But you don't get to choose your parents. And in my family, crazy is definitely relative. _____ BOTH FULL-LENGTH NOVELS OF THE COMPLETE SERIES. Binge read for one discounted price.
Wicked Professor
Paige North - 2017
That’s how he wants me… It was supposed to be a one-night stand. One night with some guy I picked up at a bar. Totally unlike me, but a girl’s got to have some fun, right? He was hot as hell, all broad shoulders and brooding stares. He whispered dirty words when he took me back to his house and made me his. I thought I’d never see him again, so I told him some lie about how I was an office manager instead of a college student. And then I got to class the next day and found out he’s my professor. My professor was the hot guy who’d given me the best orgasm of my life. I try to pretend nothing happened, even though I’m dying inside. But then he tells me to come to his office. He tells me to bend over his desk, because that’s how he likes it… If anyone finds out, he’ll lose his job. And I’ll lose my reputation. But before that happens, he’s determined to teach me everything I need to know. About pleasing him. Submitting to him. Letting him take what’s his… Even if it ends up costing us everything.
Boss On A Leash
Kara Hart - 2021
I got a billionaire boyfriend instead.My name’s Ali Greenwald, and I’m taking a break from men. I had my vow of celibacy all planned out. Then I met Marc Wylan, my billionaire kryptonite.He’s not sporting a ring. And he’s got a metal credit card with a high spending limit. Oo-la-la.Seattle’s favorite billionaire is tall, dark, and handsome. An absolute catch. But we’ve got opposite goals. And he’s a total jerk. He’s ahead of me in line to buy the puppy of my dreams. My puppy. He thinks he’s going to get my number.He’s wrong.After stealing my dog, he makes me an offer. One date, in exchange for a sincere apology. Needing an escape, I make a counter-offer. If we run into each other again, I’ll give him my number. There’s no way that will happen in Seattle.Well, it happens. I’m his daughter’s teacher. And now I’m really screwed.Instead of handing him my number, I get defensive. I make a new offer. Whoever holds out the longest wins the dog. I’m not giving up.Problem is, I’m finding out his only defect is that he’s perfect. Too perfect. I keep an eye out for his fatal flaws. There are none. He’s a great dad.Who am I kidding? I’m falling for the man who pushed ahead of me in line. Pretty soon, I won’t need a dog. I’ll be on all fours, but he’ll be the one wearing a leash.We’ll see how long he’ll last.
The Keatyn Chronicles: Books 1-3
Jillian Dodd - 2012
Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters, suspense, and a glittering celebrity world. Fans of Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and reality TV will devour this pulse-pounding, sexy teen drama set against the backdrop of Hollywood and an East Coast boarding school.Keatyn's crazy life comes together in one perfect script in this special combined edition of the first three books in the series.Stalk Me: Keatyn's life is following the script she wrote for the perfect high school experience. She's popular, goes to the best parties, dates the hottest guy, and sits at the most-coveted lunch table. But she's thinking about giving it all up to date an adorable surfer. So she writes a new script. One where all the pieces of her life come together in perfect harmony. But little does she know, there's someone who will do anything to make sure that doesn't happen.Kiss Me: Keatyn's always written scripts for her perfect life. But she never would have scripted this. She's now at a boarding school, where she has new challenges to face. Like tutoring a hottie god that tortures her with his smile. And having the most popular girl hate her because of a guy. So she's decided to stop trying to script her life and just live it. Because who knows how long she has left.Date Me: Keatyn's giving up scripting her life. Sort of. She's done with the God of all Hotties. She's going to give her heart to the boy whose kisses are hotter than molten lava and who asked her to Homecoming in a big, crazy way. Because there's so much to look forward to. Parties at the Cave. Homecoming festivities. Drama Tryouts. Shopping trips to NY. But things aren't as perfect as they seem. She knows he's still out there and getting more desperate. And even though she wants to pretend she'll never see him again, she knows she will. And she's afraid that this time, she might not get away
Fire After Dark
Sadie Matthews - 2012
L. James' bestselling Fifty Shades of Grey but were left wanting more...The first novel in a provocative romance series that will captivate, exhilarate and intoxicate you like no other, perfect for those who loved the bestselling Fifty Shades of Grey but were left wanting more...It started with a spark...Everything changed when I met Dominic. My heart had just been broken, split into jagged fragments that can jigsaw together to make me look enough like a normal, happy person.Dominic has shown me a kind of abandonment I've never known before. He takes me down a path of pure pleasure, but of pain, too - his love offers me both lightness and dark. And where he leads me, I have no choice but to follow.Deeply intense and romantic, provocative and sensual, FIRE AFTER DARK will take you to a place where love and sex are liberated from their limits.Fans of E. L. James and Sylvia Day will find themselves kept awake late into the night with FIRE AFTER DARK...