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Veritas


A.L. Woods - 2021
    š—ŖšØšØšš¬...ā£ā£š˜”š˜¢š˜³š˜Ŗš˜¢ā£It was supposed to be a fling.ā£A one-night stand. ā£Then Jordan Kovacs asked for more.ā£A date. I donā€™t dateā€”I f*ck. ā£While he showered, I left. ā£The end. ā£Or so I thought. I have a problem.ā£My ex-f*ck buddy is getting married. ā£And I canā€™t get out of goingā€”long story.ā£I need an arrangement I can understand from a man who only had me for a night.ā£But Jordan has other plans for me.ā£Things that will tip the scales in his favor.ā£ā£ā£š˜‘š˜°š˜³š˜„š˜¢š˜Æā£A tryst was what she was looking for. ā£A date was what I wanted.ā£A chance. ā£I understand Maria Tavares. ā£Sheā€™s a beautiful lie. ā£Now she needs something from me: a favor. ā£So Iā€™ll function in a way she can understand: an arrangement. ā£Three months. ā£All in. Strings attached. No interferences. Titles exchanged. ā£The plan is simple, with only one ruleā€”veritas.ā£Letā€™s see if Mariaā€™s ex-f*ck buddy understands that, too.

Boss of Me


Tia Louise - 2019
     Patton Fletcher is āœ”Demanding,āœ”Driven,āœ”Sexy AF, andāœ”My New Boss.My sister says donā€™t fall for him. I say donā€™t worry.Iā€™m not about to let some arrogant, young CEO derail my dreams.Or insult my wardrobe. I donā€™t care about his deep brown eyes or the way the muscle moves in his square jaw when heā€™s pissed.I wonā€™t fall for his power or how sexy he fills out that suit. I said I could resist him. I was wrongā€¦ Raquel Morgan is Trouble. Sheā€™s stubborn, independent, and a fighter.She has long, dark hair, crystal blue eyes, and frecklesā€¦Freckles.And long, sexy legs.And a smart mouth. Iā€™ve spent seven years building one of the top companies in Nashville, and Iā€™m not about to let some ambitious, cardigan-wearing new kid distract me from my goals.Raquel Morgan wonā€™t tempt me.Iā€™m The Boss, and I never lose controlā€¦ (BOSS OF ME is a STAND-ALONE workplace, enemies to lovers, military romance with a badass alpha boss and the feisty woman who steals his heart. No cheating. No cliffhangers.)

Devious Lies


Parker S. Huntington - 2019
    Huntington comes an enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance full of revenge and a dash of fate. ā€œShe could enjoy her pretty, perfect world a little longer. Soon enough, everything she owned would be mine.ā€ I had a plan to escape the friend zone. Step one: sneak into Reedā€™s room. Step two: sleep with him. But when the lights turned on, it wasnā€™t familiar blue eyes I saw. These were dark, angry, and full of demons. And they belonged to Reedā€™s much older brother. Four years later, Nash Prescott is no longer the helpā€™s angry son. Iā€™m no longer the townā€™s prized princess. At twenty-two, Iā€™m broke, in need of a job. At thirty-two, heā€™s a billionaire, in need of revenge. Who cares if my family ruined his? Who cares if he looks at me with pure loathing? Who cares if every task he assigns me is designed to torture? I need the money. Simple as that. Iā€™ll suffer his cruelty in silence, knowing thereā€™s one thing he wants more than revengeā€¦ Me. Note: Devious Lies is a 145,000-word standalone in the Cruel Crown series. If you love banter and angst, this book is for you! Welcome to Eastridge. Enter if you dare.

69 Million Things I Hate About You


Kira Archer - 2017
    But whereā€™s the fun in that? She decides to stay and exact a little revenge on her insufferable ass of a boss.Billionaire Cole Harrington quickly figures out somethingā€™s afoot with his usually agreeable personal assistant. When he finds out about the office pool betting on how long itā€™ll take him to fire her, he decides to spice things up and see how far he can push her until she quits.The game is on, with everyone waiting to see who will crack first. But the bet sparks a new dynamic between them, and soon they realize they just might have crossed that fine line between hate and love.

Tempt the Boss


Natasha Madison - 2017
    Okay, fine, calling him an asshat before knowing he was my boss wasn't my finest moment. Hating him should be easy. I just never counted on him being so gorgeous or charming when he's not annoying me.AustinI expected my new assistant to be professional and punctual, but all I'm getting are dirty looks and rude comments. I should fire the little hellion, but instead all I can think about is bending her over my desk and breaking every rule I've ever made for myself.One look. One touch. One night. If we break the rules, our lives will never be the same again. Good thing rules were made to be broken. And besides, it feels so good to Tempt the Boss.

The Billionaire Bachelor


Jessica Lemmon - 2016
    That's what the board of directors-and the tabloids-thinks of billionaire bachelor Reese Crane. Ordinarily he couldn't care less, but his playboy past is preventing the board from naming him CEO of Crane Hotels. Nothing-and no one-will keep him from his life's legacy. They want a settled man to lead the company? Then that's exactly what he'll give them.Merina Van Heusen will do anything to get her parents' funky boutique hotel back-even marry cold-as-ice-but-sexy-as-hell Reese Crane. It's a simple business contract-six months of marriage, absolute secrecy, and the Van Heusen is all hers again. But when sparks fly between them, their passion quickly moves from the boardroom to the bedroom. And soon Merina is living her worst nightmare: falling in love with her husband . . .

The Ex Talk


Rachel Lynn Solomon - 2021
    But lately it's been a constant clash between her and her newest colleague, Dominic Yun, who's fresh off a journalism master's program and convinced he knows everything about public radio.When the struggling station needs a new concept, Shay proposes a show that her boss green-lights with excitement. On The Ex Talk, two exes will deliver relationship advice live, on air. Their boss decides Shay and Dominic are the perfect co-hosts, given how much they already despise each other. Neither loves the idea of lying to listeners, but it's this or unemployment. Their audience gets invested fast, and it's not long before The Ex Talk becomes a must-listen in Seattle and climbs podcast charts.As the show gets bigger, so does their deception, especially when Shay and Dominic start to fall for each other. In an industry that values truth, getting caught could mean the end of more than just their careers.

King of Wall Street


Louise Bay - 2016
     I keep my two worlds separate. At work, Iā€™m King of Wall Street. The heaviest hitters in Manhattan come to me to make money. They do whatever I say because Iā€™m always right. Iā€™m shrewd. Exacting. Some say ruthless. At home, Iā€™m a single dad trying to keep his fourteen year old daughter a kid for as long as possible. If my daughter does what I say, somewhere thereā€™s a snowball surviving in hell. And nothing I say is ever right. When Harper Jayne starts as a junior researcher at my firm, the barriers between my worlds begin to dissolve. Sheā€™s the most infuriating woman Iā€™ve ever worked with. I donā€™t like the way she bends over the photocopierā€”it makes my mouth water. I hate the way sheā€™s so eager to do a good jobā€”it makes my dick twitch. And I canā€™t stand the way she wears her hair up exposing her long neck. It makes me want to strip her naked, bend her over my desk and trail my tongue all over her body. If my two worlds are going to collide, Harper Jayne will have to learn that I don't just rule the boardroom. Iā€™m in charge of the bedroom, too. The King of Wall Street is a sexy, stand alone, contemporary romance.

The Fine Print


Lauren Asher - 2021
    Production companies. Five-star hotels.Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias. By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late. People like me donā€™t get happy endings. Not when weā€™re destined to ruin them.ZahraAfter submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamlandā€™s most expensive ride, I should have been fired. Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job. The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss Iā€™d ever met. Rowan was rude and completely off-limits, but my heart didnā€™t care. At least not until I discovered his secret. It was time to teach the billionaire that money couldnā€™t fix everything. Especially not us.Dreamland Billionaires is the first book in a series of interconnected standalones following three billionaire brothers.

When the Time Is Right


M. Mabie - 2020
    Hudson Bradley is the cockiest, most stubborn, hard-headed man Iā€™ve ever known. And for fifteen years, heā€™s been my brother's best friend. But lately, what Iā€™m feeling for him isnā€™t friendship at all.Why is my heart racing every time his blue eyes lock on mine?Why does every word he rumbles in my ear make my body come alive?And worst of all, why did I bet him that I could find a woman he and his son would both love? If I hadnā€™t given up on love altogether, Hudson would have been perfect for me. After all, he was there the day my world fell apart. Heā€™s spent the last six years piecing me back together. There are a million reasons why we could never work, but after a single kiss, I canā€™t remember any of them. Now that the time is right, I have to make him mineā€”before I lose him forever.

All About the D


Lex Martin - 2017
    Not that I'm interested in him in that way. Attorneys can't go around sleeping with their clients. Not even if he is the most beautiful man I've ever met and so ridiculously smart he makes my nerdy-girl heart sigh.Besides, he has too much on the line to risk taking a chance on the insane chemistry building between us. We both do.I've always followed the rules. Too bad he makes me want to break each and every one of them.All About the D is a romantic comedy and a full-length standalone. Due to adult situations and sexual content, it's recommended for readers over the age of 18.

Cocky Chef


J.D. Hawkins - 2017
    But when you're the best at what you do and have the hottest restaurant on the west coast, with enough Michelin stars to make Gordon Ramsay's head spin, you've earned the right to your confidence.When I give an instruction in the kitchen, it's not a suggestion--it's an order. So when a new chef thinks she can do things her way, and dares to say so to my face, even her sharp wit and gorgeous pouty lips don't make it okay. But I have to admit, she's got talent. She's creative in the kitchen and not even that double-breasted chef jacket can hide her perfect body. As I get to know her, I can't help wanting to know everything she thinks. I've never met a more talented chef. And I've never met a sassier and sexier woman in my life. There's only one way this push and pull can end.With her in my bed, begging for more.

The Trouble With Love


Claire Contreras - 2019
    Start a new, awesome job 2. Create the perfect dating app 3. Stop dating douchebags Things that actually happen: 1. Got a job in my dream tech company 2. Created a workplace dating app for said company 3. Was matched with Bennett, who happens to own the company and is also my brotherā€™s best friend They say when it rains, it pours, but this is some serious BS. It doesnā€™t help that Bennett was the man I had my last one night stand with. It definitely doesnā€™t help that he seems to want me just as much as I want him. The issue is, he wonā€™t do anything about it, but then weā€™re forced to attend a tech conference in Vegas and I think it may just be what I need to turn this thing around. New goal: get my brotherā€™s best friend out of my system by all means necessary.

Enemies With Benefits


Roxie Noir - 2019
    I donā€™t even like him.I just want him.Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to do better - and vice versa. The day he left town was the best day of my life.Ten years later, the day he came back was the worst.Now heā€™s my co-worker.Grown-up Eli Loveless is sexy as sin. Heā€™s hotter than asphalt in the summer. The irritating kid I once knew is gone, and heā€™s been replaced by a man with green eyes, perfect abs, and a cocky smile.Itā€™s bad that I want him.Itā€™s worse that he wants me back.There are looks. There are smirks. There are smiles that make my panties burst into flame.And then thereā€™s a shared kiss that leads to the hottest night of my life.This is no office romance. This is a five-alarm fire. Whatā€™s a girl to do when the man I canā€™t stand is the one I canā€™t stop lusting after?Enter into a friends-with-benefits agreement, of course. No dates. No relationship. Just blisteringly hot sex, because if thereā€™s one person I could never fall for, itā€™s Eli....right?

Sexy Filthy Boss


Piper Rayne - 2019
    Stipulation--we do it together.It doesn't take a tarot card-reading psychic to figure out where our story is headed... late nights, trips out of town, and more than a few awkward moments filled with sexual tension.No worries though. I pride myself on my willpower. I can totally ignore his sexy grin, his rock-hard body and his dreamy brown eyes. I will not become the woman other women hate.But it turns out that Enzo Mancini has a lot of layers and if I don't stop peeling, I'm going to lose everything, including my dignity.Don't miss this NEW Steamy Enemies-to-Lovers Office Romance by a duo of USA Today Bestselling Authors!