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Make Me a Match


Ella Goode - 2021
    The buyers are usually of a certain age with strange requests. He’d rather spend a week locked in a room with his football students fielding questions about puberty than strutting down the stage in a penguin suit waiting to be sold. While his mother and sister plot his downfall, Gant tries to come up with a plan to save himself.When her long-lost grandmother showed up in her hometown, Paislee Rhodes thought she was doomed. After all, the grandmother was from her dad’s side—the side that had kicked her mom to the curb and Paislee to be raised alone. Her grandmother has different ideas. She spirits Paislee away to the Abbott mansion to make a match between the wealthy Freres family and the Abbotts. Step one: get Paislee to buy Gant Freres at the bachelor auction. Step two: profit. While her grandma plots her downfall, Paislee tries to come up with a plan to save herself.

Rocky Waters


C.M. Steele - 2022
    Bennett heads to his cabin to get the words down. There’s only one little problem; some people have invaded his privacy, and that’s just unacceptable. So they all have to go…save one.Darcy’s doing her first couples photoshoot, and her nerves are on edge. Finally, they reach Bennett Lake, which is spectacular and peaceful until the sound of growling catches her attention. Only it’s no bear or wild animal. It’s a man with beautiful grey eyes that don’t look pleased.Before anyone knows what’s going on, Darcy’s over the brute’s shoulder like she’s payment for the trespassing. Everyone else scatters like the wind, leaving her to stare at his tightly fitted jeans as he carries her away.

Filled


Lena Lucas - 2020
    Her curves had every male part of me wanting to consume her.Mine.For a year, I watched her, obsessed over her, befriended her. I kept other guys away, acting like a protective big brother when the truth was far from it.I just wanted her all for myself.I wanted her to be filled by me in every. Single. Way.And tonight, I was making McKenzie mine. Tonight, she’d take it all.She’d take all of me.She’d never crave another guy again.Lena’s note: I know you like them fast and right to the point so don’t worry, this one gives you all the goods but with a healthy dose of romance thrown in. No drama of any kind to get in the way of the juicy bits (pun intended). Just a good old-fashioned double virgins smut-fest. Enjoy.

Only Us: A Surprisingly Safe Book


Brandy Ayers - 2017
    One she didn’t even want to go on, not when she has studying to do. Not only was dinner awkward, but her date decides taking her to an orgy in the middle of nowhere is the perfect way to end the night. On a first date. That her aunt set her up on. Now Jenny is witnessing things her virgin eyes will never be able to unsee. Spencer Wainwright might be the most discussed college quarterback in years. But not for the reasons he would prefer, like his athletic abilities. No, instead people can’t stop talking about his sex life. Or lack of one. His teammates feel the need to help him get rid of his pesky virginity by kidnapping him after practice and dropping him off at an orgy in the middle of nowhere with no phone and no ride. One glance across a sea of writhing, naked bodies changes their lives forever. Safe Read: A book where once the hero and heroine meet, there is no one else in the picture for either of them. No attraction to anyone else. No kissing anyone else. No hooking up with anyone else. NO cheating. Every Surprisingly Safe book is guaranteed to not only be safe, but also HOT with a little humor, and can be read over your lunch break. Enjoy!

Perfect Chemistry


Aria Cole - 2017
    Until Karoline Kingston steps through his door, with the body of a goddess and innocent eyes that beguile him. He's distracted throughout class but vows to keep his distance, despite every primal urge telling him to take her hard and mark her as his own. Karoline and Devon count down the days until she's eighteen and Mr. Walsh can finally touch the woman that he's been waiting for his entire life. But when he finds another student assaulting her in a dark hallway, Devon loses his mind with rage. Threatening to expose the risky road Karoline and Devon had found themselves on, he vows to protect Karoline no matter the cost. (Note:) Previously released as part of the Hot For Teacher Anthology.

The Mechanic's Princess


Jenna Rose - 2020
    Her car needs a quick fix, but Chase isn’t about to let her get away that easy – not until he’s given her a good inspection and taken a look under her hood.But there’s a big problem standing in his way; Nicky’s already engaged. But Chase isn’t about to let that stop him. As a mechanic, he solves problems for a living, and even if it’s a rocky ride, he’s up for the challenge.

Over You: A Rockstar Romance


Stevie J. Cole - 2019
    Cole brings you a story of the ultimate tortured rock star and his one true love. I fell for the boy who wore second-hand clothes and wrote love notes to me on gum wrappers. But that boy was destroyed when he became Spencer Hailstorm, the lead singer of the multiplatinum rock band, Midnite Kills. Devoured. Digested. And spat out in designer clothing. Fame was a four-letter word that slowly killed every part of me, every part of him. Each last piece of us. We may have parted ways, but I never got over him. And right now, he’s at my front door saying he never got over me. . .

Not Safe: A Mafia Romance


Olivia Ashers - 2021
    Something so terrible that it plagues my nightmares.I know that if I tell someone about it, my life will be in danger, so my plan is to keep my head down and hope the whole thing blows over.But the more times passes, the more I’m sure someone’s watching me and following my every step. And then I find proof that my stalker is real and not a figment of my tortured imagination.His name is Nero Tirelli, and he’s the son of a notorious mafia boss.Even though his father is set on killing me, Nero has a proposition for me. He wants me to marry him in exchange for his protection.His darkness and his obsession with me terrify me, but his mysteriousness intrigues me and his magnetism makes me crave him more than anything else.I may be safe from his father.But my heart isn’t safe from him.A standalone mafia romance. Mature language and content.

Be My Baby


Ember Flint - 2019
    26-year-old Gavin Stoke is the CTO and sole heir of Stoke Incorporated International, but aside from being a handsome and eligible bachelor, under his tailored expensive suits and genius computer know-how, he is anything but your typical businessman or geek, in fact, he is the epitome of the eccentric billionaire. When he was a teenager, a terrible accident left him in a coma for weeks. After dreaming of a hauntingly beautiful voice, he woke up with ESP abilities and with the unstoppable obsession to find the woman behind the intoxicating voice that made him fall in love, the woman he knows is going to be his wife someday.Eight years have gone by since the first time she sang into his subconscious and he is yet to look upon her mysterious face, but he won’t give up. He simply can’t. She will be his ‘Baby’. 24-year-old Pastry Chef Maeve Lennox has been dreaming for years of an enigmatic man she has never met but loves with all of her heart and, in the deepest part of her soul, she knows he is real and waiting for her. She is so obsessed with him that when it was time to open her bakery, Dreamy Love Cakes & Cookies, she did it in the city where she has always known they will someday meet, no matter that it meant moving to the other side of the country. He will be her ‘Baby’. How do you stop looking for your one true love?For both of them, the answer is easy: you don’t. This Halloween, at a lame costume party, in an even lamer nightclub, their patience will finally be rewarded with way more than candies! Dear Reader: Witch please, by now you know you can trust me:I'm serving you an extra sugary-sweet treat on a piping hot silver platter. As usual, there's NO-cheating, no OW/OM drama and a guaranteed happily-ever-after that will rot your teeth. This steamy novella features a passion that's been building up for eight years, a bountiful, innocent but sassy heroine that sings like a nightingale and an OTT dominant, protective alpha hero that is in love with her even before he sees her. I don't think insta-love can get any faster than this. *wink* Boston has never seen this kind of October scorching AF heat before, and neither have you!Come for the caramel apple pops and stay for the filthy smut, but don’t forget that reading this is not advisable while flying: park your broomsticks on the side of the road before attempting this dirty tricky-treaty ride. You’ve been warned!

Max


Julie Capulet - 2022
    His dark past has left him scarred, but under his hot, bad-boy exterior is a shining heart of gold. When a cute, sassy chef who looks like an angel serves Max a slice of her warm apple pie, he notices an unmistakable bruise around her left eye and knows exactly what caused it. Can Max handle this new obsession and control his lust long enough to save her without destroying her?Peach Sutton spends every waking moment cooking, baking and working to make her new restaurant among the best in Los Angeles. But when one of her customers turns into a stalker, she runs—literally—straight into the arms of the gorgeous blue-eyed stranger who could turn out to be either the devil or a saint. Is Max Black just as dangerous as the man Peach is running from? Or will he turn out to be the white knight lover she never expected to find?Max is a spin-off from the I Love You series and is a sexy standalone story.

His Forever Love


Lucy Darling - 2021
    Until I met her. Willow is just the distraction I don’t need when I’m trying to restart my career from NFL player to the college coach.What’s worse? She’s a freshman.
I may be the youngest NCAA head coach in history, but I’m still too old for her. Too big too, I played in the league as an offensive lineman. She’s tiny compared to me. Innocent, naïve, and completely off-limits—Willow tempts me even when she isn’t trying to.
I should walk away from her. But I can’t. She calls me her bear, and I’ve never wanted anyone the way I do her. If I have to fight off half my team to keep her to myself, I will. For her, I’ll risk my career and my reputation. Because winning her is the only game I can’t afford to lose.

Repent


Ella Blaire - 2016
    Look at Adam and Eve for exampleAria Wallace has been dealt a bad hand in life and to make up for her lack of money she finds herself working for Mobile Madam X. She becomes enamored by a man that calls himself the "Father".Father is a filthy, dirty man that gets her off like no other. Never in a million years did she think she'd come face to face with him. When Aria finds out that the Father is no other than the priest at her Sunday mass, things get hot. Deliverance is out of reach. It's time to repent. WARNING: This is a total taboo, short, quick, and fire hot book. Extra panties may be needed.

Selling Her Virtue


Dani Wyatt - 2022
    Turns out, he's way more than I bargained for. He makes me feel safe and treasured and before you know it, I'm the one begging him to take what he dropped a half-mil to secure.Only, when he shows up the day after the auction sitting at my parents' dinner table, I realize just who the man who claimed my first time really is.Spoiler alert...things are about to get complicated. Author's Note: The last place this brooding, possessive hero wants to be is at a virgin auction. He's about to bail when he spies something he can't live without. Get comfortable and watch these two go from zero to sixty as soon as the auctioneer bangs his gavel. Safe, no cheating, and a HEA of course.

Charity: Black Mountain Academy/Fortuity


Rochelle Paige - 2020
    He was being scouted by pro hockey teams, and his new foster dad thought Corby was the key to the Cougars winning a state championship. Cutting through red tape was easy when you had money to burn, but Corby didn’t complain. Playing for his rival team was a small price to pay for a better chance at a full-ride to college.What Corby didn’t expect was to meet someone he’d grow to love as much as hockey. Emmeline Cushing grew up in a different world than him, but Corby was determined to claim the shy girl who stole his heart.Black Mountain Academy. From the outside, it may look perfect and ideal—school uniforms, exemplary teachers, privileged students. But anyone on the inside could tell you about the debauchery, the scandals, the drama, the forbidden--taboo--romances. Because where Black Mountain Academy is concerned...  never judge a book by its cover.

Claiming His Kitten


Mink - 2021
    But I do. I know it down to the very last penny, and I want it for myself. Problem is, I’m the one who created the security that keeps the fortune locked away. I should be able to break it, to undo the encryption. But I can’t. Not alone.I need Alana. I’ve watched her closely for the past few years. A woman with eyes that catch the sun and a heart a saint would envy. I have to get close to her. So I do. So close, in fact, that she thinks I’m her savior, her friend. I’m not, of course. All the time I spend watching her, talking to her, hanging on her every word—that’s all for show. Just for show, I remind myself. So why do I find myself more entangled in her than ever? So much so that I begin to think the real treasure has been right in front of me the whole time. . .MINK's Note: Curl up with a furry friend and an iced coffee for this hot HEA.