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Bad Boy's Cinderella


Raleigh Blake - 2016
    I'm nobody's Cinderella. Things I need to do to get my life back in order: 1. Get a new job 2. Save some money for my dad 3. Stop being jealous of my BFF's recent wedding 4. Stop. Obsessing. Over. Reade Lennox!!! He's got those gorgeous All-American good looks. He's the MVP of last year's Super Bowl. And he's on the pages of every tabloid in the country almost every day. His bar brawls. His team's problems. And—most in your face--his conquests. A new one every week. Reade Lennox is the last thing I need in my life. So why is it that peeling my clothes off is all I can think of whenever he gives me that look? He thinks I'm his, whether I accept it or not. Am I ready to be tame this bad boy? ***This stand-alone book is full of shameless instalove, drama, scorching hot sex, and filthy language. If you're not into football, don't worry, this is not a sports-heavy story. It's got little sports but lots of steam! No cliffhanger, no cheating, and a definite HEA.

Secret Promises


Jane Anthony - 2016
    Jameson Tate was the star of all my teenage fantasies. The wannabe guitar player left town when I was just a girl, dragging my heart along with him. I lived in a holding pattern, waiting for him to return. Five years later, he did. But he wasn't the same.The sweet boy I knew is now man, strong and sexy, yet fiercely loyal to my overprotective brother. His sudden reappearance wasn't something I planned for. Nor was his employment at my family's garage. He's all I want and everything I can't have. Now I burn with desire, drowning in lust for a man who's off limits. A man who's hiding secrets of his own.

Meet Jon, the Billionaire: From Enemies to Lovers


Laura Olsen - 2021
    HEA guaranteed!

Taming Cupid


Emily Bishop - 2018
    I’ve created the best dating app in the industry. No pictures until you’re an emotional match. I’ve got to test it out for myself. I’m matched with a complete stranger--and I’m loving every minute. She gets me. The real me. Not the jerk most people see. The more we talk, the more her picture clears up. It’s exhilarating, until I realize she’s my newest employee. She’s off-limits, and we can’t stand each other. But our connection is tearing down the fortress around my feelings. This thing we have could cost me everything. Cost her everything. I’m beyond caring. Beyond stopping. I’ll have her, no matter the costs. Will she have me after everything I’ve done? This full-length Valentine’s Day romance novel brings sass and spice and everything nice. There’s a happy ever after and a little something extra just for you!

Beautiful Bounty


M.J. Nightingale - 2014
    But, her perfect life comes crashing down around her in the blink of an eye. Arrested, framed for drug smuggling, and facing years behind bars, Ronnie sees no choice but to run. Only she can prove her innocence. Nikko Marino is a sexy, devastatingly charming bounty hunter. His job, as told to him by his older brothers, is to keep an eye on the curvaceous blonde. Make sure she doesn't run. But what his brothers don't know is that he and Ronnie have a past. He and the Ice Princess are more than mere passing acquaintances. She makes his blood burn, and he knows how to warm up this woman. Nikko wants to prove himself, but this beauty might just take him down. With his reputation on the line, will Nikko, the hot-blooded youngest Marino, fall for this temptress? Will he be able to protect this beautiful bounty from herself, from the man who framed her, but most importantly can he protect his heart?Beautiful Bounty is the first book in The Bounty Hunters - The Marino Bros. Suspenseful, erotic, and romantic, these books are packed with passion, sex and characters you will love. What more could you want?

American Asshole


Tara Sue Me - 2018
    Mia Matthews never thought much of big shot matchmaker Tenor Butler, but when she finds out he loaned her late business partner a quarter of a million dollars and no one told her, there aren’t enough four letter words to describe him. She’d like nothing more than to pretend Tenor doesn’t exist, but she owes him all that money, not to mention he’s hot as hell.Tenor doesn’t see why it’s his fault Mia didn’t know about the loan. In fact, he thinks he’s being very magnanimous when he offers to forgive the loan if Mia closes her own matchmaking business and works for him for five years.  But as he gets closer to Mia, he realizes two things: 1) he doesn’t want her as an employee and 2) she hates his guts.When an old flame threatens them both, Mia and Tenor find themselves working together and are unable to ignore their mutual attraction. But it might be too late for these two romance experts to create their own love story

We Were Here


Daisy Prescott - 2016
    
This is the story of seven friends. We met in college, completely free for the first time in our lives and determined to enjoy every minute of it. For four years, we gossiped and flirted, partied and road-tripped. We were inseparable. Each of us has our own story of falling in or out of love. Of finding out who we are. Of growing up. We thought we knew everything. We knew nothing. We Were Here is where the Modern Love Stories begins, in a standalone that perfectly captures the humor, angst, and sheer chaos of college.

Roommating


Noelle Adams - 2016
    And they don't have sex all the time...at least not at first. Chris doesn't go around shirtless, flexing his muscles and driving Heather wild...too often. And he doesn't get jealous and possessive every time she goes out with another man...well, maybe occasionally.But they definitely don't fall in love...right away.When Heather comes back to her hometown, she plans to take over her father's historic restoration business and move into a beautiful converted apartment in Preston's Mill. Then she finds out she'll have to partner up with the one man she can never forgive. Chris Dole, who abandoned her father and betrayed her trust three years ago.It gets even worse. They don't just have to work together. They have to become roommates for six months to prove they can get along. That means Heather will have to play nice with Chris and put up with his obnoxiousness, his drop-dead sexiness, and his ugly recliner named Flo.She'll do what she has to do out of loyalty to her father, but she isn't going to like it.At least not much.

Love Unfinished


Darian Wilk - 2011
    Yet they are destined to meet again to fulfill that love in new incarnations, leading vastly different lives.Emma thought she chose the right path in life, but too late does she realize her mistake when her husband reveals the monster behind the smile. Their happily ever after - is a lie. Trapped in a broken marriage to a powerful, abusive man, Emma knows this is not the life she was meant to live. As her hope for real love withers, she meets James, her love from a lifetime ago.Emma cannot deny the connection pulling them together, but her courage to abandon her marriage wavers, and unknowingly puts her life on the line. Are Emma and James fated to fulfill their love, or will they once again, leave love unfinished?

The Billionaire's Secret


Johanna Evelyn - 2018
    Broken and wounded after the devastating loss of her parents, she’s tried to navigate her way alone. Earning a lucrative contract in the modeling industry, she puts her past behind her. Until everything comes crashing down. Now she lives a quiet life out of the spotlight. When her best friend Hazel pulls her back, she tries to fight the attraction she feels for Gabe, a charming bachelor who wants more than friendship. Gabe has been relegated to the friend zone when he so clearly wants more. But he has secrets of his own—their past that links them together has the power to force them apart. Other titles in the series: The Billionaire's Conflict Excerpt from this book: "The moon shone bright still, highlighting the silk of his black hair. They moved to the ship’s rail again. Paige, leaning her arms to peer at the water, Gabe standing behind, not touching her. But she could still feel his electric pull. The air buzzed with static that begged contact. She ignored its call and thought of the inevitable. She would need to leave Tino’s. A clean break would be best. She knew from experience, those wounds healed the fastest. She started her sentence before the words would be too hard to speak. “I’m recognizable. I’m taking a big risk working at Tino’s. The paparazzi would have a field day if they knew. I left that life for a reason. I need to stay out of the spotlight.” The words sat heavy in her throat. He closed the gap, wrapping his arms around her, pulling her close. The connection sent instant sparks shooting through her veins, just as she knew it would. As it had countless times tonight. “I hope you know you can always trust me.” His breath was hot on her skin and it made her insides do too many things she wasn’t prepared for."

A Model Fiancé


Nikky Kaye - 2019
    For starters: She’s my best friend’s sexy little sister. She’ll have to travel around the world with me. The paparazzi will eat her alive. So will I.  But I also have a million followers on social media who think we’re already engaged, and there are millions of dollars at stake. So what have I got to lose? A Model Fiancé is a hot, humorous, full-length, standalone contemporary romance. Happy ending guaranteed (more than one), but the last one will make you cry. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Bad Boy: The Beginning


Eddie Cleveland - 2018
     Lauren They call us high school sweethearts. More like high school soulmates. Mack is my past, my present and my future. Every girl in our school has dreamed of him, and he's all mine. That is, until he tells me something that breaks my heart. How can I have a soulmate when my spirit is shattered in two? Mack Lauren is the love of my life. But now my heart is divided. I've spent my entire life just knowing she would be the one. However, I grew up in an instant, my heart hardened and would never be the same when I plucked it from the ashes of the twin towers. The day America lost it's innocence, I lost my brother. And I can't rest unless justice is served. ** Bad Boy: The Beginning is approximately 10000 words and it is the prequel to the bestselling novel "American Bad Boy" **

Hard to Love


W. Winters - 2019
    I was too much of a bastard to push her away.I grew up in this life, and now I run these streets. Blood and violence taint everything I touch.Everything but her. She was my constant through it all.Just a touch would singe and soothe.Just a look would tempt and torment.She became my escape and my addiction.I only survived because she was by my side.I should’ve known better than to indulge.I should’ve known better than to let her fall for me.It was only a matter of time before the danger bled into what we had.I was Laura’s downfall. Problem was, she was mine too.

Moving On


Trisha Grace - 2012
    After the horrific accident that took away his parents’ life, Tyler’s grandfather removed him from the mansion and sent him away.Now, after twenty years, his grandfather had passed away and he could finally go home. However, even in his death, Tyler’s grandfather had betrayed him once again, leaving the mansion to a woman he had never met.Even though Kate Mitchell had never met Tyler, she knew all about the accident that changed the Hayes’s family. Unbeknownst to her, was how she was going to end up being caught in the middle of a long estranged relationship between two different generations.Two complete different personalities would have to learn to get along and play nice in order to survive a will that would change their lives.

Character Flaws


Sierra Hill - 2017
    That is, unless you’re my gorgeous temporary neighbor.My first impression of Theo Crawford was anything but wonderful. He was discourteous, anti-social, and a drunken mess. My second impression wasn’t much better when he inconsiderately woke me on a Sunday morning.But by my third impression, my views toward Theo began to soften. Maybe he isn’t as bad as he seems. And now? Well, let’s just say my defective heart doesn’t care that he’s gay, because I’ve fallen for him.Theo:Wait, what? I’m not gay. Where the hell did she get that impression?