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Roommates with Benefits


Nicole Williams - 2017
    He’s the epitome of the “bad boy, good man” persona. The best of both worlds. The worst of them too. He’s the type of guy most girls wouldn’t mind sharing a confined space with, except my new roommate isn’t all swagger and chiseled abs. He’s bossy. Messy. Cocky. Infuriating. Doesn’t believe in personal space. Has no qualms about roaming the apartment with a loincloth-sized towel cinched around his waist. Seems under the delusion he’s my personal protector (refer back to infuriating). He plays college baseball and holds down a part-time job—I don’t know where he finds the time to get on my nerves. We have nothing in common . . . except our attraction to one another. And in six hundred square feet of shared space, the tension only has so much room to grow before one of us gives in to temptation. But really, what chance do a couple of young kids chasing their dreams in the big city have of making it?Since Soren claims I know squat about sports (he might have a semi-point), here’s a stat for him—one in a million. That’s our odds.

Ruby and the Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Tale


Ditter Kellen - 2017
    Deep in debt and on the verge of desolation, Ruby resorts to some shady dealings on the streets of New Orleans, in order to put food on the table for her small family. Until one night in a dark alley, she discovers a hideous beast she could never have imagined in her darkest nightmares. Cloaked in darkness, the Beast prowls the back alleys of New Orleans, lonely, savage and bereft of hope, his demon clawing at him. With the man responsible for his curse now dead, the Beast seeks out the only other person who can satisfy the demon within—the man’s daughter, Ruby Atwood. Trapped, with nowhere to run, Ruby quickly realizes she must use her wits to stay alive or face certain death at the hands of a monster. But the more she tries to escape, the more she is drawn to the Beast. Desire and fear clash, creating an unforgettable story of hope, trust and a love found only in fairy tales...

Sleeping With the Wolf


Maddy Barone - 2010
    After the plane crashes in the year 2064 she learns that nuclear war destroyed technology and unleashed a plague that devastated the female population. Even now, decades after the plague has dwindled to isolated outbreaks, women are precious commodities to be fought for, and Carla finds herself offered as the prize in a Bride Fight. Alpha wolf Taye knows Carla is his mate. Losing her is unacceptable. He wins the Bride Fight. But can he win her heart?

A Dance Through Time


Lynn Kurland - 1996
    James MacLeod was the most respected---and feared---laird in all of Scotland. He loved his men like brothers and his land with a passion. And he allowed no women to cross the threshold of his keep...New York City, 1996. With an indifferent fiancé and a stalled writing career, Elizabeth Smith found passion and adventure only in the unpublished romance novels that she wrote. Until a Scottish hero began calling to her...Elizabeth longed for the man of her dreams. But she knew she was overworked when she began hearing his voice---when she was awake. To clear her mind, she took a walk in Gramercy Park. She dozed off on a bench---and woke up in a lush forest in fourteenth-century Scotland. A forest surrounding the castle of James MacLeod, an arrogant and handsome lord with a very familiar voice. Elizabeth would turn his ordered world upside-down and go where no woman had ever gone before: straight into his heart...

Bonded to the Cyborg Beast


Corin Cain - 2021
    Ultra-Possessive. Totally in control.Thea: I designed him to make grown men feel small and pathetic. To me... he's a titan.6'8. 700 pounds of flesh and steel. A killing machine with the strength of twenty men. He's the only man who could stand up to a triad of Rogue Aurelians.I designed him with one purpose. To protect the weak and helpless from the coming storm. He’s the first of his kind, a flawed prototype too beastly to live.I spill my secrets to his unknowing ears, knowing he will never come alive.He will never link to his ward.Auger: My eyes have never opened.The only sound is her voice. Thea is brilliant. A genius, but compared to me, she's weak and helpless. She doesn't know the danger she's in.Every time she touches me I latch onto her being. I feel her inside my spine.She belongs to me.I will find her. I will protect her.She will learn that she is mine.Bonded to the Cyborg Beast is a re-work of the novella Auger to match the alien fated mates themes of the Aurelian Empire. It has been expanded 20% and features an overly protective, possessive alien cyborg!

Love in Rewind


Tali Alexander - 2014
    His company, Bruel Industries, owns a big chunk of New York City’s most sought-after real estate, and together Emily and Louis embody the perfect hot fairy tale couple for ten happy years of marriage.But when Louis mysteriously starts pushing Emily away, becoming distant and secretive, she is forced to search for the truth among the lies, scandal and heartbreak of his past that threaten to shatter her world. What she finds out will test the strength of her love and her vows to the man of her dreams.Can Emily and Louis rewind far enough back to a time when life was simpler and love was all they needed? Follow their story with the help of some of their favorite songs from the 80’s to discover just how deep and how far love will go.

The Five Days of Christmas


Lindsay McKenna - 2013
    Morgan Trayhern's toughest mercenary is about to find his heart this Christmas when his matchmaking boss puts him in the path of Montana's prettiest widow.

Gron's Fate


L.A. Thompson - 2016
    After being tricked by his parents into actively seeking a bride, attacked by pirates, and crash landing on a primitive planet known as Earth, Gron discovers the one thing he least expected to find...his fated mate. After rescuing his mate from two separate attacks, he carries her off only to find that he has a lot to learn about females, especially human females. A self-professed introvert, Mabel concentrates on her one love...anthropology. Determined to show that alien civilizations once influenced ancient Earth civilizations, Mabel buries herself in her research and, on one fateful night, ignores her own safety. Attacked by three men, she finds herself rescued by a man unlike any she had ever seen. Positive that he is an alien, Mabel hides Gron in her apartment and is determined to see him safely on his way. When he comes to her rescue a second time, she suddenly finds herself on his spaceship bound for another planet where she finds her rescuer is royalty and has plans to make her his bride. PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK HAS UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE EDITING AND IS BEING RE-RELEASED UNDER A NEW COVER.

Tempted by the CEO: An Office Romance


Iona Rose - 2021
    I mean, don't even get me started on that firm, neat butt of his. And there are enough sparks flying between us to set a whole forest on fire, but I don't generally go for overbearing, difficult, growly men.This man is all that and more.So...what to do?Burn a whole forest down or pour a bucket of ice into my bath water every night.Kinda liking the forest idea better at the moment.A Full length Standalone CEO Office romance with HEA.

Infiltrate


Nova Noble - 2021
    Her life may not be glamorous, but it’s an honest living. Until one night when a hulking beast of a man kidnaps her from a party and takes her to his spaceship, claiming her as his.The leader of the breeding team of Neander Beasts sent to repopulate Earth, Crewz has no use for a virgin human female on his ship. Despite his vow to complete his mission to save his species, he’ll have to breed Emily and fight off a rival alien species if he wants to keep his ship. Warning: This hot new alien romance series contains a team of hulking Neander Beasts whose mission in life is to breed all the willing human females. Only read if you enjoy twists & turns, fierce battles, sizzling sex scenes, and fated mates.

The Collected Novels of H.G. Wells: 33 Books in One Volume (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics)


H.G. Wells - 2009
    WELLS includes 33 novels and novellas by British "father of science fiction" H.G. Wells. Several of Wells' books have become classics of science fiction, including THE TIME MACHINE, THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU, THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, and THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON. Wells was also an accomplished writer in other genres, with works like KIPPS and TONO-BUNGAY often considered among his finest as well. This collection also includes several of Wells' lesser-known novellas and novels, including his first time-travel story, THE CHRONIC ARGONAUTS. • The Chronic Argonauts • The Time Machine • The Wonderful Visit • The Island of Doctor Moreau • The Wheels of Chance • The Invisible Man • The War of the Worlds • When the Sleeper Wakes • Love and Mr. Lewisham • The First Men in the Moon • The Sea Lady • The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth • A Modern Utopia • Kipps • In the Days of the Comet • The War in the Air • Ann Veronica • Tono-Bungay • The History of Mr. Polly • The Sleeper Awakes • The New Machiavelli • Marriage • The Passionate Friends • The Wife of Sir Isaac Harmon • The World Set Free • Bealby • Boon • The Research Magnificent • Mr. Britling Sees it Through • The Soul of a Bishop • Joan and Peter • The Undying Fire • The Secret Places of the Heart Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific 19th- and 20th century British science fiction writer. Together with French author Jules Verne, Wells has been called "The Father of Science Fiction." Wells was an outspoken socialist and sympathetic to pacifist views. Best known for his early works of science fiction, his later works became increasingly political in nature. This expanded Third Edition includes additional works as well as a number of editorial corrections.

The Vow


Rebecca Winters - 2007
    If I get out of this alive, I vow never to let a day or night go by without telling you that.When his plane goes down in a Montana blizzard, pilot Nick Marsden is stranded with little more than notepaper, a pen and his memories. As he struggles to stay alive, he recalls the past in barely legible letters to his wife, Stefanie. It all comes back: their tumultuous high school courtship, the disapproval of family and friends, a separation that almost undid them and a loss for which Nick has blamed himself.Nick's always believed that actions speak louder than words. But now words are all he has. He must fight the odds again to return to Stefanie. And there are three words he has to say to her when he does....

Watch Me Follow


Harloe Rae - 2018
    Freak. Crazy Eyes. I've heard it all. Over the years, they've slammed me with every demeaning name in the book. Their taunts warped me like a steady stream of poison. Anger replaced anxiety as I started believing the cruelty spat my way. Until she showed up and changed everything. Lennon Bennett is pure innocence—warm sunshine breaking apart my stormy existence. She's everything good and maybe I can be too. For her. With her. Because of her. Lennon doesn’t know I’m beckoned closer with each breath. She isn't aware that I'm completely consumed with her. It’s become my sole purpose to protect her, by any means necessary. But if she discovers the depth of my obsession, it will be the end of me. So, I remain in the shadows. Waiting. Watching. Wanting. She'll be my first. My last. My only. Watch Me Follow is a TOTAL STANDALONE new adult romance.

A Ship Through Time


Bess McBride - 2017
    When she awakens aboard a ship in the nineteenth century, she assumes she's dreaming. Even the handsome ship's doctor can't convince her that she must have traveled through time. Dr. Daniel Hawthorne doesn't know what to do with the odd woman who keeps materializing out of thin air and then vanishing from his cabin. How long can he hide her from the captain, the crew, the other passengers? But hiding his time traveler hardly seems to matter when the ship flounders during a storm somewhere in the South Pacific. Can Maggie travel back through time to save herself? Would she leave Daniel if she could?

Drixonian Warriors: The Complete Series


Ella Maven - 2021
    Our creed is She is All, so we'll do anything to keep them safe. Even if that means claiming them for our own.Over 15 million pages read in this bestselling series! These books feature strong alphas and smart women along with plenty of action, heart, heat, and humor.This collection includes:The Alien's RansomThe Alien's EscapeThe Alien's UndoingThe Alien's SaviorThe Alien's RevengeThe Alien's ChallengeThe Alien's EqualAlso includes two novellas -- The Alien's Future and The Alien's Healer -- as well as SEVEN bonus scenes plus a NEVER BEFORE released short story, all set in the Rinian Galaxy.