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Coming in Handy


Emilia Beaumont - 2018
    The plan was already in place, fix it up then re-sell it. All so I would have enough money to move out west to be with my little girl. But then a last-minute bid stole it from under me. My new neighbor is infuriating. Georgie’s mouthy, full of sass, has legs for days. She’s very good at driving me insane. She knows exactly what buttons to press, as if she took a class in how I operate. I suspect it’s her version of a defense mechanism, but now I’m left with a shattered dream… and a raging hard-on.I want her. I need her.I also kinda hate her.As much as I try to, I can’t keep away. Georgie’s inexperience of handling power tools is going to bring the house down around her. The least I can do is give her a hand. Show her how it’s done. Flip her over and nail her to the wall. And once I get a taste, I’m hooked. Snagged on her jagged soul.Now I’m torn between starting a new life with my daughter or mending Georgie’s bruised heart.

Protection


Jay S. Wilder - 2017
     Nick I was raised to kill. With no family ties, the Army trained me and sent me to war. When that was over, the Company hired me for my special skills. I solve problems. To the Company, that’s what Nicole Hunt has become. Nicole witnessed a secret meeting. It’s bad enough that she stuck her nose where it didn’t belong. The problem is, she took a valuable piece of technology for safe keeping. Which is why they sent me to watch her. Big mistake. All I can do is stare at her mile-long legs and sexy curves. One touch and I’m f**king addicted. She’s a good girl. I’m a cold, hard, filthy killer. Together, we’ll break every rule to keep her alive. And when it’s all over, I’ll own her. Author’s note: Protection is a full-length (63,000 words) standalone military bad boy romance, with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed happy ever after ending.

Retreat


Nicole Dykes - 2020
    . .TyWhy didn’t I just stick to the plan?This is a question that haunts me every day. I had a great job and a solid circle of friends.Then, everything fell apart . . . because I didn’t stick to the plan—never get involved, just enjoy life. I was an idiot, but never again. From now on, I stay far away from relationships and feelings. That’s not who I am. It’s time to get back to the real me.MorganHe doesn’t see me. I was pathetic, a ridiculous girl following her older brother’s best friend around like a lost puppy. Watching him with every other woman on the planet. Fantasizing about what it would be like to be them.I was a fool to believe if I just put myself out there and told him I loved him maybe, just maybe, he would truly notice me. Never again. I’m moving on. I’m not the pitiful girl I once was. I’m stronger and wiser, ready to take on the world. And nothing, especially my stupid heart, will stop me.Now there’s nothing left to do except withdraw from each other.

One More Bad Boy


Nora Flite - 2018
    Arrogant. Reckless playboy.I've been called worse, and I've never cared about anything but myself.Until the day my father died. I'm the sole inheritor of his record company. His legacy means the world to me, but in just a few months I've managed to lose every artist on his label.I'm screwed, but then I see her videos on Instagram.Amina Richards' voice is the answer to all my troubles. One quick contract later, and we're in business. Except... I can't focus on working with her because I'm busy fantasizing about how soft her lips feel.Sleeping with her is the only way to cleanse her from my system.I get my wish. And it turns out I'm wrong.One night together and I'm addicted to this woman. Mixing business with pleasure is fine with me, but Amina is terrified of wrecking her new career.She says she's had enough bad boys like me in her life.All I have to say to that is...What's one more?

The Bachelor Auction


J.C. Reed - 2018
    Calling someone a creep isn’t so bad, is it?" All is fair in love and business… My friend’s plan is pretty simple: win the bachelor auction in a charity event and get the most influential man to sign a business deal with us. It’s a do or die situation. But plans rarely go as you would expect. When the bids begin to take ginormous proportions, my friend can’t stop in her rush of excitement. We don’t have the money. We can’t afford him, and yet, before I can even comprehend what’s happening, we’re the highest bid. “The bachelor” aka Tyler Becks isn’t old and ugly. He isn’t very business-like, either. In fact, it’s hard to imagine that someone with his brain and bank account can be this sexy. He understands our cash-strapped situation and is kind enough to cancel the bid. Let us out of the contract. No hard feelings. Or so he claims. He’s even kind enough to want to work with us. With me, in particular. I can’t refuse, even though working for him means I have to see him every day. My future depends on it. I won't let my guard down. I won't fall for him, and particularly not now that I know he’s hiding something from me. Everything comes at a price. Even Tyler’s generosity.

Dash: Volume 1


Shantel Tessier - 2014
    Now that it's over, all she wants is a night out and have some fun. What she gets is much more. Erik Dashling always finds himself in trouble. On day, he finds himself behind bars where he gets offered an opportunity he can't turn down. But what happens when the woman he wants has the power to take it away? Some things are worth the risk.

Ditched: A Left at the Altar Romance


Holly Hart - 2018
    But will he give me a second chance? 2018 Kate We were just kids. It was just a prank, but it ended in disaster. I lost everything, even the man I was meant to marry. It was the only way to protect my soulmate. Even if it left him hating me... Now someone knows what we did. I should run away and hide. But I've been running too long. I can't deny myself any longer. I need Max back in my life. Holly Hart hates cheating, and always gives you a happy ending!

Murphy: Alpha Force Elite


Mazzy King - 2020
    When his latest assignment sends him to extract a US diplomat from Baghdad, the last thing he plans is to fall for his beautiful, curvy daughter...MURPHY is book 1 in the Alpha Force Elite series. It can be read as a standalone story. Guaranteed HEA, no cheating, no cliffhangers.

Hot and Dangerous - The Fraternity Brothers Series Book One


Emerson Rose - 2018
     Correction. She needs a place to hide … When charming firefighter Hunter meets a beautiful woman at the DMV, he wastes no time making her acquaintance. When she mentions she’s new in town and looking for a fresh start, he does not hesitate in offering to rent the extra bedroom in his house. After all, he’s never been able to resist a damsel-in-distress and helping those in need is what he does best. What begins as an innocent, well intentioned arrangement, blossoms into a passionate entanglement neither one of them saw coming. It all feels right. His tight-knit group of friends think the world of her. And he can’t imagine going the rest of his life without Edie by his side. But when her past comes to call and their love is on the line, Hunter’s save-the-world complex faces the ultimate test. Is love enough to save them both? **Hot and Dangerous Book One in The Fraternity Brothers Series, is the first of seven stories. The series is about a group of fraternity brothers who continue to be best friends long after graduation, and the women they fall in love with. Each book is a full length stand-alone romance with a happily ever after and no cliffhanger**

A Bad Boy For Christmas


Alex Wolf - 2018
     Checks off all the boxes on the “you should run far away” checklist. Best friend’s new stepbrother. Broody. Hot as sin. Mysterious past. Pissed off at the world. Everyone says he’s trouble. Parker even has the leather jacket for crying out loud. I can’t take my eyes off him, though. When he’s in the room, I can feel his gaze on me at all times, heating me from within. All I wanted to do was come home for the holidays and spend Christmas with friends and family, before I had to go out in the real world and put my degrees to use. We’re polar opposites. There’s no way it would ever work between us. But, the first time he touches me, and electricity blooms across my skin, I know one thing… All I want for Christmas is him.

Overworked


Dark Angel - 2018
    Sweet. Kind. Pure.Girl thinks she's got it under control.Think she knows best.But we know better.How could we not?Four alpha male billionaires.Rich in depravity. Owners of debauchery.She belongs to us now.Every pleasure she can imagine.It's hers for the taking.When she finally gives in.When she admits she belongs to us.Well...we're going to work her over.Now and forever.

Determined to Master


B.J. Wane - 2018
     Five women who enter their lives unexpectedly, bringing issues most men would steer clear of. But these aren’t like most men. They are dominant. Protective. And ruthless when someone they care about is threatened… Contains all five books in the Virginia Bluebloods series; hot alpha males, strong but vulnerable women, and HEA’s.

Body Lock


Leah Holt - 2016
    Even me.I've always lived a life full of rules, and I always followed them—until I met Quinn.When that arrogant wall of muscle showed up in my bar with his sexy smile, I was hooked. His hands were possessive, stroking me like I had been his all along.I tried to resist. I swear I did. But I was just too eager to feel his body locking us together.Now I'm pregnant.Breaking my father's rules has forced me to choose between love or family. He isn't going to let Quinn have me without paying a price.But if he thinks Quinn isn't going to fight for me...He's dead wrong.Note: This is a full length novel with a guaranteed HEA and no cliff hanger. This book was originally titled Slam, but has been edited to provide a fuller, richer story. The ending has been revised, and contains a new surprise. Read to find out what it is!!

Bad Cop


Marci Fawn - 2016
     ALLISON A rough year? That's putting it mildly. After my parents died in a gruesome car crash, I moved to the city with my sister, Cassandra. The only way to make a name for myself was to befriend a policeman and get all the gory details on the serial killer running rampant in the city. But I came too close to the fire, and I got burned... Now the killer is after me. Darkly handsome cop Kyle Simons could rescue me - but there's only two things he cares about. Catching the killer... And getting me into his bed. KYLE For the past two years of my life, I've been obsessed with catching him. X, the mysterious villain who I suspect took many lives, my girlfriend's being one of them. When Allison Reid, a sexy-as-hell journalist, walks into my life with a determined step, I'd do anything to get her off my back. I hate journalists. They're scum. But she makes me an offer... Find the killer, and have her for one night. I would've done it either way. But Allison will be the perfect reward to another finished case. Full length, standalone bad boy romance. No cliffhanger, no cheating and a happy ending guaranteed. Contains a BONUS book - Dirty Plaything (Bad Cop ends at the 43% mark).

Rule Breaker By Accident


Ali Parker - 2019
     One rule. Easy enough, or so I thought. Until this hot surgeon that I’ve been dating off and on becomes a client. It was a casual fling, a fun summer love affair. Until it wasn’t. My heart wasn’t ready to fall so hard for this bad boy in scrubs. The secrets he has hidden in his past stop me dead in my tracks. But he isn’t giving up on us. Not for anything. And I have to decide where I stand. Break the rules or walk away from the best thing I’ve ever had.