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Forbidden
Alana Sapphire - 2015
The Death Dealers MC president is everything I don't want. That's what I have to tell myself when he's close. The more I try to distance myself from him, the stronger my attraction grows. He wants to protect me, but who's going to protect me from him?Will I be able to resist The Reaper when he comes calling?***Gage***I want Raven Alvarez in my bed. She's smart, sexy, and sassy, infuriating and arousing me in equal measure. However, I can't have her yet. The more time I spend with her, the more I want her... the more I want... more. I'm all wrong for her, but nothing has ever felt so right.Forbidden fruit is the sweetest, and I'm dying for a taste.***REVISED AS OF 3/29/2018***Intended for mature audiences. These books explore serious themes that may be considered triggers for some.Book 1 of 3, plus a novella, in Gage and Raven's story. All are now available. Reading order:ForbiddenTemptedClaimedDeception (A Novella)Other Books in the series: Seduction (Book 4 - Einsteins story), Renascence (Book 5 - Venom's story), Paradox (A Novella, Book 5.5)
Sudden Desires
Shanora Williams - 2015
Forgotten.Belittled.Neglected.Unloved....But all of that has changed.I've met an incredible woman. I didn't mean for anything to happen with her. We were only supposed to be doing business together. But that sassy mouth, fine ass, and those perky tits got to me. It was a spur of the moment thing - both of us blinded by lust.Is it bad to crave a woman so badly that you'll do practically anything to hold onto her? Like make sweet promises that you know damn well can't be kept?Don't be fooled. This newfound "happiness" may only be a fucking façade, and what's worse is that I can't let it go.Not now.Probably not ever.Why? Because there is only so much rejection a man can take before he finally just... gives into temptation.** Recommended for ages 18+ due to strong sexual content. If you are looking for a quick book with great sex, steamy passion, an alpha male with a smart-ass mouth, and twists and turns in every chapter, then this is the book for you.**
End of Eternity
Loretta Lost - 2014
until it's too late. Pregnant heiress Carmen Winters goes into shock when she comes home to find her husband hanging from a chandelier. Her immediate thoughts concern whether she should snap a photo for social media.As she gathers her wits, she begins to question the events surrounding her husband's death. Carmen's quest to understand the suicide is complicated by her difficult pregnancy and aggressive advances from her late husband's best friend. When Carmen discovers information about her husband that makes her realize her entire life was a lie, she finds herself drowning and needing desperately to lean on someone for support. Feeling vulnerable and lost, she gets entangled in a dangerous relationship and is unprepared for the consequences...One man may hold the key to her salvation, while another seems bent on her destruction.
Just Human
Kerry Heavens - 2013
She knows she loves him more than he loves her, so she lets him go without a fight when his parents make him move back to America. She knows she will never love anyone like she loved him, but she has to move on.Danny loves Liv. He knows he loves her more than she loves him, because she does nothing to get him to stay, so he goes quietly when his parents leave the UK. He knows he will never love anyone like he loved her, but he has to move on.Twelve years on, they have made a good job of pretending, they may have almost forgotten. But when they get in touch via Facebook, it seems that it is all still there. They quickly find that they are intensely compatible in ways they hadn’t even begun to explore before they were forced apart. Can they put aside their fears and give it a go? Or will deep rooted doubts and insecurities tear them apart?
Remembering Joy
Jenni Moen - 2013
Alexis knows this first hand. Even though her memory of that day is hazy, she has spent ten years trying to put it behind her.Armed with the knowledge that her career will be her only legacy, Alexis works night and day to prove that she is more than just her last name. It’s not that she doesn’t have time for love. She doesn’t have the heart for it. After all, there’s no point in starting something you can’t finish. When she meets Adam, she is drawn to him in a way even she can't deny. The film student is dark and brooding and strangely charming. He is the perfect distraction from her mundane life. But Adam can recall every detail she's forgotten. What she doesn’t remember, he can’t forget.
The Golden Boys
Rachel Jonas - 2020
He isn’t the boy next door, or the kind you trust with your heart. He’s the devil in designer jeans, with all the charm of a bona fide psycho.Trust me.He swears I did something to cross him before I even stepped foot inside Cypress Prep, but it’s a lie. No one knows better than me that I’m all out of chances. One more misstep and I can kiss my future goodbye, which means I can’t possibly be guilty of whatever he thinks I’ve done. West marks me with a target anyway, and as this town’s football star, no one dares to go against him. His money, status, and the loyalty of his equally entitled brothers makes him seem untouchable. Only, I know better than that.This false god isn’t infallible like he wants the world to believe. Whenever I stare into those devilish green eyes, I see it plain as day. The chink in his armor. His one and only weakness.Me.The King of Cypress Prep has finally met his match and taking him down just became an inside job.*Final cover coming soon!*
A Love Song for Liars
Piper Lawson - 2020
I will never forgive his betrayal.But some nights... He makes me want to.A Love Song for Liars is Book 1 in the angsty new adult, academy-inspired Rivals trilogy. From USA Today bestselling romance author Piper Lawson!
Mr. Man Candy
Alessandra Hart - 2018
Visit a tropical island, meet a rich, handsome player and root for the bad boy in Alessandra Hart's newest standalone romance novel. Going to a destination wedding should be fun, right? Not when there's a +1 on the invite, and you're painfully single. I don't want to face my family without a date, so I've told them all about my gorgeous, charming, all-around-amazing boyfriend. The only problem? He doesn't exist. In walks Nate Scott. Playboy. Loaded. Handsome. Bad news. He's also my only option, and surprisingly, he agrees to be my fake boyfriend during the wedding festivities. Neither of us know what we're really getting into with this game of pretend, though. We started off as enemies, but suddenly, I don't hate his guts. Suddenly, his smirk is more dangerous than annoying... and suddenly, my fake feelings have turned very real. So maybe he's not just man candy after all. The island weather isn't the only thing heating up, because I might just be falling for my very fake, very handsome and very off-limits boyfriend...
Truck Stop Tango
Krissy Daniels - 2020
I betrayed Slade Mason. Then disappeared. I’m home now. And I want her back. Trouble is, she’s lying. Keeping secrets. Pushing me away. What she doesn’t know is that not even her deception could make me leave her again. Five years ago, I made the toughest decision of my life. I did the unthinkable. Then covered my crime. Now, Tango Rossi is back. And I want him more than ever. Problem is, he wants answers I can’t give. What he doesn’t realize is that his betrayal is the very reason we can never be together.
With You: A Rockstar Romance
Jessica Marlowe - 2019
He’s not into all the celebrity BS.Now that he’s had some distance from his messy breakup, he realizes his ex may have been more attracted to his fame, and what it could do for her, than she was to him. He’d have done anything for her. And he did. But it was never enough. After enjoying the perks of no-strings sex for a few months, Jack’s sick of meaningless one-nighters. With their concerts selling out across the globe, he focuses all his energy on the band, their music, and the fans. After Emily catches her fiancé cheating, her well-planned future crumbles, and with it her chance at happily ever after. Feeling adrift, she needs to figure out what went wrong before she can move on. If she can move on. When they meet, their chemistry is explosive, but she’s not interested in dating anyone, let alone a rock star. But Jack’s not a stereotypical bad boy musician. Their attraction demands satisfaction, so she offers him one night. With mere hours to convince Emily their chemistry goes beyond sexual, can he convince her to give him, to give them, a chance? Jack and Emily’s story continues in books 2 and 3 of the Rocked in Love series, No More Yesterdays and All Your Tomorrows.With You, book 1 in Jack and Emily's trilogy, features a determined, overprotective hero who doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit and a stubborn, fiercely independent heroine who thinks she has to handle everything on her own.~ Perfect for fans of intense, emotional stories with a side of humor and suspense, and friends who are family. ~Steam Level: IncendiarySuspense: Nerve-wrackingFeels: All of themTissues: Tears of joy, laughter, and ugly cryingHEA: Work in progress
Rain Shadow
Tess Oliver - 2014
As the hot sun bears down on him, his will to live slips away, but he can't close his eyes. Sleep is the enemy and now it seems he has found his own slice of hell. But through the mist of his agony, a girl's soft voice drifts over him and the sound of it draws him away from the darkness. While riding her horse, Evangeline "Angel" Sharpe finds a man bloodied and beaten. Despite knowing that she'll be in trouble for bringing him to the Bedlam MC compound, she takes him home to tend his wounds. While the handsome stranger heals, Angel finds herself falling for him. As the mystery of his past is revealed, she helps him struggle with the truth, a truth that will lead to his true identity . . . an identity that could destroy Angel's world.
Mama Does Time
Deborah Sharp - 2008
Mama's antics - especially her penchant for finding trouble - drive her daughters Mace, Maddie and Marty to distraction.One night, while settling in to look for ex-beaus on COPS, Mace gets a frantic call from her mother. This time, the trouble's for real: Mama found a body in the trunk of her vintage convertible, and the police think she's the killer. It doesn't help that the handsome detective assigned to the case seems determined to prove Mama's guilt, or that the cowboy who broke Mace's heart shows up at the local Booze 'n' Breeze in the midst of the investigation. Before their mama lands in prison - just like an embarrassing lyric from a country-western song - Mace and her sisters must find the real culprit.MAMA DOES TIME is a traditional mystery with a comedic edge: Agatha Christie meets "My Name is Earl.''Penned by a native Floridian, set in cattle-and-citrus country, the story reveals an authentic slice of the state. Everyone knows Disney World and sexy South Beach. But how many know Florida's ranches, rodeo, and Southern-fried flavor, just fifty miles from the coast?
Sins of my Father
Lisa Cardiff - 2015
It was supposed to be easy. Uncover his secrets. End his political career. Ruin his Presidential campaign. Use his stepdaughter, Langley Mayer, to do it. She’s also my stepsister, but she doesn’t know that. Nobody does. But nothing is as easy as it seems. When my high-stakes plan for revenge takes a deadly turn, I’m the only person standing between Langley and the people who want her dead. Time is running out, and I need to decide what I need more: love or revenge.
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Amelia Wilde - 2021
An heiress lost at sea. And the treasure of a lifetime.He’s beautiful. Calculating. Cruel. And he’s taken me hostage.When pirates board my boyfriend’s yacht, I jump overboard to save myself. Drifting asea. Until one man rescues me from the endless ocean.Except he has plans of his own. I’m worth too much money for ransom. He’ll keep me on his ship and in his bed. The real danger lies in his dark-depth eyes. He wants more from me than money. Than passion. He wants everything.He rescued me, but I’m far from safe. There’s an entire sea of danger threatening to drag me under.The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by USA Today bestselling author Amelia Wilde is a dangerously sexy contemporary romance that will blow you out of the water.
Fighting for Phoenix
Lynne Leslie - 2018
A dark obsession. A tragic destruction.Four years ago, Jayden Carter was everything to me, but one mistake is all it takes for my world to crumble. While fighting through foggy memories, I watched as she tore off her engagement ring and tossed it to my feet, leaving me behind with hateful words and tear-filled eyes.Regrets have left me cold and empty until I step into her bar. Where love once fueled us, bitterness now fills the tank. Jayden deserves the truth of that night four years ago, but when she hears it, she scoffs in my face. Then she drops her own truth on me—I’m a father. I’m speechless and furious until my son’s tiny body barrels into mine.Old feelings resurface and before long I’m fighting for love and family.With outside forces trying to tear us apart, our road to a second chance will not be easy. Their endgame? Destruction. Our endgame? Love.**This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive to some readers. Please read at your own risk.**