Especially relationships. Yes, she was a superstar as a kid, but as a woman by herself in the big city, Pro doesn't always feel like she's living up to her nickname. These days she can't get a win. One day she'll be struggling to pay for rent. The next she'll be dealing with the downfalls of internet dating. She's all alone in the big city and fighting to keep her business afloat while trying to find love, and none of these things are going her way. When Pro finally lands her dream client she takes herself out to bask in her small success, but her celebration gets sacked when she catches her new guy out on the town with another girl! Hurt, upset, and a hot mess, Pro abandons her night of celebration in tears, running out of a champagne lounge and accidentally slamming into the chest of a man on the street–David. Kind, considerate, and absolutely massive, David plays for a local professional football team. Nicknamed "Meat Mountain," he's huge everywhere and has rich brown eyes, a chiseled face, and a heart of gold. Eventually Pro starts living up to her superstar nickname. She’s got it all going on! But if it’s not one thing, it’s another. From a dangerously jealous coworker to mixed messages to a media frenzy, lots of things seem to be trying to stand between Pro and her happily ever after. Will somebody end up with a ring at the end of these season? Read the steamy, yet sweet, Going Pro series to find out.

    With his jet-black hair and steel blue eyes, he’s also the hottest man Celeste has ever seen. That's also one of the reasons why she needs to stay away from him. Celeste knows she shouldn’t lust after her boss. Being his Personal Assistant is a great job, but she wants so much more from him. When she senses Jackson feels the same heat toward her, she decides to test a theory... and takes a risk that could cost her dearly. *This book contains explicit language and sexual content. It is meant for readers 18 and over.

    When I was forced to leave I took my secret with me.Now I'm back. And I'm not alone.This forbidden love affair is about to start a war.RomeoThey call me a thug. Vengeful. Fierce.And I don't give a f*ck.I'm here to make things right with Julia.The only woman I've ever wanted.And the only one I could never have.Her ruthless uncle wants to take me down.And he'll use Julia to get his way.Let the b*astard try. This time nothing comes between us - or my son.The world will finally accept our love - even if I have to bring them h*ll to take what's mine.**Top Dog is a 70,000+ word full-length standalone novel with no cheating or cliff-hangers. Additional exclusive mafia romance novel and bonus content included for your reading pleasure! - Rye Hart (USA Today Bestselling Author)**

    But when these hunky, strapping heroes fall for the loves of their lives, we discover they have ooey gooey marshmallow hearts. It's the best combination, right? The bigger they are, the harder they fall...and the Blue Collar Bad Boys in this bundle are a testament to that. Get four books in one for a delicious price and watch as the bouncer, the carpenter, the oil rigger, and the tow truck driver find a forever kind of love with women who are quirky, a little nerdy, and a lot adorable. Women just like you and me. You won't miss billionaire heroes once you spend some time with these real men. Your book boyfriend is in here. Go get him. Included in this Box Set are: Bounced Nailed Drilled Wrecked

    -On the day you got the keys to your dream shop, you came across the most gorgeous man. The only problem? He’s with the town's mean princess.-That gorgeous guy hit on you, so you insulted him.-A few days passed, and you bumped into that gorgeous guy again. This time, he was persistent.-You continued to insult him, only for him to inform you that the mean girl was not his girlfriend, but his cousin.-So you apologized, and he kept trying to take you on a date. The problem now? He's not in town for long.-Still, you gave in and got all dressed up to go on a date…except he never showed, and everyone knows he stood you up.Now, two years later, he comes back, and he’s changed. But one thing is clear: he still wants you. And worst of all, he acts as if nothing ever happened…

    A fire extinguisher or a cold shower - keep them at the ready! Maxim is the Underboss for the Ivankov bratva. While being prepared for the unexpected is his job he was not prepared for HER to land smack in the middle of his life again. Her. Liz. The woman who a few years ago broke down his defenses, won over his heart, and then abruptly ran away leaving him devastated and full of questions. Well, she’s just innocently re-appeared, right in the midst of a highly volatile and dangerous uprising among the ranks of the bratva. Never having forgotten the object of his desire, seeing Liz again brings back to the surface Maxim’s pain, his unquenching desire for her and his need to protect her. Now that she is within his reach once more he is driven to finally make her his own. Maxim was already on the hunt to reveal and wipe out the vermin responsible for the bratva uprising. Now, this skilled and determined Hunter is after Liz’s heart as well.Liz is an E.R.doctor and co-owner of a revolutionary medical clinic virtual platform. Embarking on a trip to spearhead its expansion into Europe, she unwittingly finds herself confronted by a truth she’s been running from and has tried to forget.His name is Maxim. Overwhelmed by the relentless nature of being Hunted by her past Liz finds herself unexpectedly thrust out into the open with no place left to hide.Maxim is the only one who can save her. Will she let him before it’s too late?

    Two rugged single dads. One explosive connection. She’s about to learn the house rules...from both bad boys. Novella-length, standalone romance with an HEA ending and Zero Cliffhanger. Archer I work hard and play harder, but when it comes to my twin sons, Abe and Axel, I’d move mountains to keep them happy. My best buddy Russ is no different with his little boy, Reed. We’re single dads and we like to share one woman. But no one has captured our attention in a long while. Until sweet Amy walks into our lives. She's a college graduate hoping for her first job as our nanny. She wows us with her convincing interview... and all those lush curves. Amy's eager to do whatever it takes to make sure the boys are happy. I like that she aims to please. And when we realize that she’s into both Russ and me, we fight to keep things above board, but eventually, we’re going to cross the line with her. We want her for ourselves. Some rules of professionalism are meant to be broken. Author’s Notes: - Cozy up with a warm blanket and these two hot single dads! This MFM story is flirty and oh so dirty, just the way you like it. - Single Dad x2 is a MFM menage romance that is all about the woman. There are no M/M scenes. This story is all about TWO hot single dads who fall for the same woman. - Single Dad x 2 is the second P.L.A.Y-Time MFM story. P.L.A.Y. was first mentioned in Two Firefighters Next Door, and there are several more stories to come.

    As the owner of a candy shop in historic Biltmore Village and a well respected member of the Preservation Society, she was happy with her place in the world. Until a friend of a friend comments on one of her Facebook posts and they begin to talk. Nick charms her in a way that throws her off guard. Though the two have never met, they rely on their own form of companionship to get through the stresses of their day. For Alexis, part of this stress involves a jerk named Evan Monroe — an out of state guy trying to build a shopping center in her precious historic village. Something she will fight to see stopped. Evan is a dealmaker. He has helped develop real estate projects all over the country. But none has ever been as difficult as the one he’s trying to get off the ground in Asheville, NC. Who would have imagined that a young woman who owns a candy shop would be his biggest obstacle yet? There’s no doubt about the fact that Alexis is tough and sometimes Evan feels like battling her is going to do him in. Thankfully he has found companionship in a fun and friendly lady named Lexi. Sure, their relationship hasn’t extended beyond chatting online but, even so, there’s something about her that just calms him and helps him to feel a little less lonely. As the battle between Evan and Alexis rages on, they discover that they have more in common than the land over which they are fighting. What will happen when they realize that friend and foe are actually one and the same? Will the battle to win a piece of land destroy the bond between two lonely hearts? And, in the process, obliterate the chances for a happy future together?

    He has only one flight left to complete at training squadron HT-8, home of the “Eighballers,” before he earns himself his wings of gold. The day of his final solo, Eric’s copilot, Ensign Kyle Hammond, is to act as no more than a warm body…Until everything goes horribly wrong.Fresh from the cockpit of his near-death solo flight, Eric makes it to graduation, only to find that he is a lone man in a sea of his buddies’ celebrating relatives. He finds solace in the arms of a most unlikely woman the night before shipping out to San Diego…and learns more about himself than he ever planned.**Lieutenant Albert Bobcheck, Eric O’Dwyer’s former roommate in flight school, stars in an uplifting novella of second chances in CLEARED HOT.**High school sweethearts Albert Bobcheck and Jessica Larsen parted ways one heartbreaking prom night. Now ten years later, Jessica has a fulfilling career—except she is anything but fulfilled—and Albert is a Navy helicopter pilot for the HSM-48 Vipers out of Mayport, Florida. Currently deployed off the coast of Iran, Albert is thrown unexpectedly into a SEAL mission gone wrong…so wrong he faces his final moments on earth. Will tragedy separate Albert forever from the only woman he ever loved? Or will it offer him the second chance he always wanted?

    Now, I’m back because she’s the only person I can trust. And I couldn’t stay away for another day.Being near me means danger for the both of us because no one leaves the mob unscathed. She’s inking over my past one day at a time and it's strictly business for her, but the flames licking at our heels aren’t just from the heat between us.But the only thing harder than leaving the mob is leaving her. I’ll show her that what we have is forever as long as I’m still breathing…Under His Ink is a 55,000 word second chance mob romance.

    His father stole her father's company, and she won't stop until the Lovett family is ruined. Jordan is just a spoiled playboy, and she's happy to use him as her way in, even if that means pretending to be his date for the weekend.Jordan Lovett knows that romance is just a path to heartbreak.He's had his share of gold diggers but when the latest one leaves him for his own father, he gives up on the fairer sex completely. Now he needs a woman on his arm to face his father's engagement, and he's not feeling choosy. His friend says he knows an escort to stand in as his public-facing girlfriend for the weekend and Jordan's happy with that as a solution. When Charlotte walks into his life, he has no idea he's just given the job to the wrong person.Jordan traced a circle around the tattoo on her wrist. "What's the R stand for?"A trail of excitement followed the path of his finger. "Ruthless," she whispered.Jordan didn't know that Charlotte wasn't who she claimed to be. Charlotte didn't know Jordan thought she was an escort. And neither of them knew that there was any risk of falling in love.No cheating, no cliff-hangers! Just a little bit of steam and a whole lot of happily ever after.

    But after a lifetime of control, she's begun to dream of letting her walls fall down. Gavin Ross didn't expect to be dragged before the Queen and placed in the stocks. When his punishment ends, he slips into the castle to teach her a lesson. But what he finds shocks him.As they move from courtrooms to wicked game rooms, through secret passageways and cool lake waters, their battle for supremacy just might give way to the most powerful force of all...a love that will bind them together forever.Warning! This novella contains light bondage/submission, creative use of leather, and multiple partners.[BOUND BY LOVE was previously published in 2005 as What A Queen Wants. Completely revised and rewritten in October 2010.]

    The enemy? Nick Stamos, my best friend’s older brother. He’s got a body and face the Greek gods would envy but his personality needs a major overhaul. He’s surly. A rule-follower.Did I mention he’s seen me naked? I may have crushed on him for years, but the only place I want Nick swinging his hammer nowadays is at my salon. Except, he needs something in return... A fake girlfriend. And I’m just reckless enough to say yes.Hold Me Today is the first book in the highly anticipated series, Put A Ring On It.

    It’s bad enough that her boss sabotaged her chemistry career and her best friend tried to cure her with crystals. But after her fiancé, Jon, asks for space while he’s gallivanting around Paris, Annie decides she needs space too—from everyone.Yet when Harper moves in next door, Annie can’t help but train a watchful eye on the glamorous but fragile young woman. And if keeping Harper safe requires teaming up with Mo, a maddeningly optimistic amateur detective, who is she to mind her own business?Soon Annie has let not one but two new people into her life. Then Jon reappears—and he wants her to join him in France. She’s pretty sure letting anyone get close won’t end well. So she must decide: Is another shot at happiness worth the risk?

    FOR THE NEWEST EDITION (4TH ED.) PLEASE VISIT AMAZON KINDLE OR SMASHWORDS****Librarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B0057G5BQ0.When 18-year-old Josie agreed to sacrifice her last high school spring break babysitting for the new family in town she could have never foreseen the result. The Sharps are young, attractive, successful with a gorgeous home and a hidden secret. What's the most that could happen?