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Dirty Hair Puller
Em Petrova - 2017
Hell, she even has the right last name to become a partner at the Lawrence and Larringer Law Firm. Nothing will stop her from climbing to the top. Well maybe one thing—the older partners would like to see her married. In a modern world, surely a woman doesn’t need a man behind her to be taken seriously? Now her mother and friends are tossing men at her like confetti. She doesn’t want them shoved down her throat any more than she welcomes the men she works with hitting on her—whether they make six figure salaries or not. Just when she doesn’t think this month could get more annoying, she ends up in a traffic accident. Liam Hart takes his job seriously. Almost so seriously that he almost didn’t look up from the mangled body of the Lexus and missed the gorgeous woman in a power suit standing in front of him. One look at the woman and he wants to peel off her hose and throw her legs over his shoulders. But first he needs to make her remember she’s a woman—with needs. Lucky for her he knows how. Despite the fact that she’s falling for a hunk who is great with his hands—in be and out—everyone believes she’s having a fling. Why is it so hard to believe a woman like her would fall for a blue-collar man? Their opposite lifestyles can’t possibly tear them apart, can they?
Cherishing Her
Jailaa West - 2021
Forever cherished, forever his, forever inked.The last thing Marley expects when she enters Skin Sins tattoo shop is to find a new life, but that's exactly what happens when she meets Rogue, the biker tattoo artist, who sees past her scars.
Lumber and Lace
Lietha Wards - 2011
The only problem was, her brothers were womanizers and Brianne was terrified of men. When Jeb, her oldest brother first met her, he vowed to make her his despite her fears.
Bounced
Brill Harper - 2017
I've seen some crazy stuff as a bouncer. I thought I'd seen it all.But I've never seen anything like her. Just one look and I knew my life was never going to be the same. She's sweet, innocent, and looking for trouble.She found it.I'm big and mean and more trouble than she ever imagined. I'm going to mess up all her carefully laid plans. And I'm going to make her mine.SarahI'm a careful girl. Life is too dangerous not to be. I have a plan. Goals. And none of them include an overly-muscled, tattooed, possessive bouncer with an eye patch from the road house just outside of city limits.I just wanted one night off from being perfect, boring, and careful.He's too much man for a girl like me. Too intense. Too visceral.But I don't think he's going to let me go.Author's Confession: I don't even know if this could happen in real life. Luckily, it's a book. That means the hot, tatted, beardy bouncer can totally take one look at the virgin college student studying actuarial science and know he's going to marry the sh!t out of her. Right?
A Shimmering Sign (A Forever Safe Christmas #20)
Autum Remington - 2019
Seeing the smiling faces of all the children was a sight to behold. Dressing up and playing an elf, you’re always kind of overshadowed by the big guy in the red suit everyone wants to see. That is until one nervous little girl needs my help. I just wasn't expecting a Christmas Miracle. Troy I was ready to leave. I was going to pick up my daughter and carry her out of the mall. What was I thinking? It was too crowded, too chaotic, too busy. I almost walked out but then I saw her. A beautiful little elf. Entranced when this beauty stepped in and assisted my daughter; I knew I found it - My Shimmering Sign. Book 20 in A Forever Safe Christmas
The Date
May Archer - 2018
Nothing in life was guaranteed-perfect, especially not guys... and most definitely not guys in the immediate vicinity of tiny O'Leary, New York. And then sexy Navy SEAL Ash Martin walked into Cal's bakery, and made him wonder if fate might have cooked up something sweet for him after all. Their connection was immediate, all-consuming, and definitely not vanilla... but could their perfect date last for more than just a night, or even a season? Note: This is a 23k word SHORT STORY that first appeared in the Heart2Heart anthology as “The Baker and the SEAL." It has been slightly expanded.
If I Say Yes
Hope Ford - 2019
I couldn’t stop it. He’s a professional baseball player, with women falling all over him… but he chose me, the plus-size woman in the stands. But the day of the wedding, his true colors come out, and with my heart broke in two, I escape and leave him standing at the altar. Jason I knew the first time I saw her that she would be the woman I’d marry. In a whirlwind, we set the date. But with a case of misunderstandings and mistaken identity, she leaves for our honeymoon… single. I do what any man in love would do… I follow her – and make her mine. This is a Steamy, Sweet, Short Story Romance. No Cliffhangers. This is the first story in the Blake Brothers Series. If you love short romances with insta love, hot love scenes, and a sweet story, then this one is for you.
Until Mallory
Ella Fox - 2018
That could be because the temporary rental she's in is a dump, or it might be that the police just kicked in the door of said rental and came in with their weapons drawn.Officer John Wright is stunned to realize the girl standing in front of him with her hands up is the former neighbor he's pined over for years. Now that he's finally got her within his sights, he plans never to let her go.
Filthy Scrooge
Taryn Quinn - 2017
And tonight, my terms are…her. I hate Christmas. For years, I’ve avoided the holiday entirely. Until Kandy Kane enters my life—the same seductive mystery woman I danced with at a club last night. When she shows up at my company the next day as our Christmas party planner, she’s desperate for help with her little problem. My hot elf in striped tights needs a last-minute Santa. And I need her. In every way possible. And this time, she’s not going to run. Alone in my remote cabin for the weekend, she’s going to be mine in every way she knows and a few she doesn’t. Except she’s hiding a secret. So am I. She’s a virgin. And I’m the bastard who is going to ruin her for any other man…unless she ruins me first. AUTHOR's NOTE: While Filthy Scrooge is a standalone short novel that can be read without reading any other story, you never know when characters from our other books may show up. BONUS: Also included at the end of Filthy Scrooge is an exclusive excerpt of our steamy romantic comedy, Rockstar Daddy.
Heavy Equipment
Skye Warren - 2018
Cold. Rough. Merciless. The foreman of the construction crew is going to make me pay every last cent.Author's Note: The hero is Asher Cook, the construction foreman from Survival of the Richest, though this is not part of the series and can be heard as a standalone.
Resolution: First Kiss
Kelli Callahan - 2019
I'm done being the girl that's never been kissed. I've just been invited to spend New Year's Eve with Bradley Remington. He's hot-as-sin. Gorgeous. Everything I could want and more. We all know what happens at midnight. Right? The fireworks won't be the only thing that goes boom... Kelli's Note: It's the New Year! Time to ring your bell with some hot and hunky resolutions! Join 15 of your favorite romance authors as their stories get off on the right foot this year. Champagne corks aren't the only things popping! #HEA #Steamy #Love #ResolutionPact
Dex
Tarin Lex - 2021
Brie:Since taking over as the Library Events Director, I’m exhausted.A walk in the wilderness with a good book is just what the doctor prescribed.I find more than solace though: I find danger.In the form of a rogue, angry bison and an equally ominous mountain man.I could just kiss him for saving my life! And I do.Only problem?He’s Dex—my best friend’s older brother.Dex:I’m back from an overseas contract working as a structural engineer.After three years I’m ready to plant roots, serve my own down-home community.From the second I see Brie again, looking like a babe in the woods, I know she’s mine.Time has been almost too good to my kid sister’s best friend.Saving her life? It was nothin’.Staying away though?No can do.
Natural Enemies
Roan Parrish - 2018
As a result, he mostly keeps to himself—makes it easier not to notice that no matter how he tries, people think he’s a know-it-all and a snob. Freewheeling urban gardener Milo Rios has worked hard to get where he is, and he’s passionate about his job at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. He can get along with almost anyone, but no one has ever made him care enough to stick around. When Stefan and Milo meet on Milo’s tour of the Botanic Garden, it’s hatred at first clash. But hatred quickly turns to lust as Milo shows Stefan how exquisite it can feel to lose the control he’s clung to for so long. As Stefan’s mask begins to slip, Milo sees a deep vulnerability in the prim academic. Once he’s experienced Milo’s world, Stefan can admit that he wants more from life than professional success. If they can work together, Stefan and Milo just might be able to cultivate the future they both yearn for.This novella was previously published in the Exposed collection.
Blindsided
Matilda Martel - 2021
She loves her job, and she's good at it. Still, Gemma has never had the opportunity to try love out for herself. There's only one man who's tempted her enough to consider it, and he's a jerk. The sexiest jerk she's ever met. So, why does her body come alive when she walks into a blind date to find…him.Fergus Digby hates incompetence. He is meticulous and runs his company with an iron fist. Fergus is used to getting what he wants. And he wants Gemma Davenport. Since she turned down his advances not once, but twice, he can't stop thinking about her. Fantasizing about having her in his bed. When Fergus finally gets Gemma alone, the sparks between them grow into fireworks. Can they look past the reasons they shouldn't be together and embrace the once-in-a-lifetime passion they've ignited? Or will their relationship go up in flames before it's really begun?
Love Child
Kat Austen - 2016
Love Child caters to wealthy bachelors who’ve been unsuccessful in creating a family through traditional means. Despite Love Child being an unconventional route to take, the conception takes place exactly the way nature intended. Nearing forty and still single, Abel has accepted he won’t meet the right woman to marry and have a family with, so Love Child is his last hope for becoming a father. He’s gone through the files of the potential donors and handpicked one perfect candidate to create his baby with. The moment he comes face to face with Adeline Matthews, Abel knows she’s the one. But not just the one he’s hoping to make a baby with. She’s the one he’s hoping to create a family with.