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First Down Darling
Tabatha Kiss - 2022
Follow the syllabus.2. Don’t date the undergrads.Easy enough. I’m a science nerd with a Graduate thesis to write. My weekend plans don’t exactly include doing keg stands at the Alpha Delta Xi house.But when the fastest halfback in college football shows up in the front row of my chemistry class, the rules start to seem... a little more like guidelines to me.Hello, John Kirby.Farewell, my V-card.If anyone finds out about us, I could lose a lot more than my inhibitions.But John isn’t like any guy I’ve ever dated. He’s clever. And loyal. And ripped like a sheet.I can believe him when he says he’ll never hurt me. Right?We broke the rules.I never expected him to break my heart, too.First Down Darling is a steamy stand-alone sports romance guaranteed to tug your heartstrings. It was originally published as Johnny Deeper and In Too Deep. This new edition includes brand-new and extended scenes not available in the original version.Want more Chicago North University? Don’t miss the first book in the Kings of Chicago North series Touchdown Baby!
The Princess and the Bully
Tiffany Ransier - 2021
I was fine with the way my life was – partying all day and night. But my parents weren't.Now I'm a student at Southern Goldsworthy University. The best for the rich and elite.Heath Goldsworthy, campus heartthrob and oldest son of the Dean, came into my life as the first true friend I've ever had.He gave me a new start. Something that I was very grateful for.Now he's missing...And I'm the top suspect responsible for his disappearance.His sister hates me, but his brother hates me more.He wants to make my life a living hell until I confess what happened that night.But I can't confess what I don't remember.And why does he keep messing with my emotions? I hate playing his games.The Dean's son doesn't just go missing.Someone is responsible and they don't want me to remember.I have to find out who before it's too late.Please be advised, this is a dark romance with possibly triggering content, including dub/noncon and a suicide attempt.
Getting it Wrong
Michelle Mankin - 2022
She doesn’t have the luxury of dreaming about her future. She must plan for it. Abandoned by her father and living with a drug addicted mother, her number one priority is taking care of her younger sister Rachel. It isn’t easy. Nothing in Southside Seattle is easy. It’s a struggle to survive. Music is Addy’s only escape from her bleak world. When she listens to it, she can pretend she is anywhere and believe anything is possible. Her handsome best friend BARRY EVANS understands her predicament. It’s not much different from his own. He is a great source of comfort and strength for her. Addy has one indulgence. COLLIN MURPHY. Her number one crush is one of the most popular guys at Southside High. Collin can have any girl he wants, and he sets his sights on Addy when her younger sister joins his rock band. The gorgeous guitarist isn’t the only one who notices how pretty Addy is. Martin Skellin, the rich and powerful owner of the club where Collin’s band ABCR performs, becomes obsessed with Addy.One man wants to win her heart.The other wants to rule her.And another could be just who she needs, but she can’t cross that line. She can’t risk losing him. Will the band ABCR become a success? Will Addy and her sister escape Southside? Will her plans secure her future or destroy it? Getting it Wrong is book one in this standalone romantic suspense duet. You will want book two, Getting it Right, as soon as you finish book one. This book contains 56 angsty chapters. It’s a page-turning story that will make you want to throw your e-reader at times. Do not read if you want a boring book. You will cry. It’s one of the most emotional romances the author has written. You will be in a book hangover and desperate for book two at the end.
The Player
Faith Summers - 2020
Must be into BDSM, adventurous and spontaneous.Personality Traits: highly promiscuous and sexually charged, always.Hobbies: F@%king.As a matchmaker, I’m not supposed to judge.I know what billionaires are like.Their special tastes are exactly what made my three best friends and I set up this dating agency. We exist to meet the demands of their wild fantasies.Players and playboys are nothing new to me.It’s just me who’s changed.I don’t know what I expected to happen when I first met Finn Cavenaugh.What I didn’t expect was for him to pick me when I tried to find him the perfect match.That was the day temptation made me crazy.So crazy it tempted me to see what would happen next with The Player…This is a Steamy, Sexy, Short Romance with scorching hot
Forever Hearts
Elle Linder - 2020
His small town welcomes him with open arms. His family is grateful he’s alive. But the one person he wants to be happy to see him isn’t. After a decade, it is obvious his first and only love hasn’t forgiven him. Piper has three words for him: Leave me alone.Piper is angry the boy she once wanted forever with is home for good. Except Dawson is no boy anymore. He is mature, infuriatingly handsome and cocky as ever. There is little Piper can do, aside from hiding on her farm to avoid Dawson and she is failing at every turn.He’s weakening her resolve. She’s afraid to lower her guard. But the chemistry between them is impossible to ignore. After all these years, will Piper finally forgive Dawson? Or will an unrequited love stand in the way of their second chance at forever?Get this stunning new romance today!
Compulsion
Alison Mello - 2017
Life is short, and I know my parents—may they rest in peace—would have wanted me to follow my heart. So I pack my bags and head to Los Angeles. Then my world turns sideways... Logan… I run the hottest club in L.A., where gorgeous women flock to show skin on the dance floor. But as soon as I spot her, I know she’s different. We have a connection, something more powerful than I’ve ever felt. But I’m not the only one who notices her. She’s getting a lot of attention on the club circuit, and the way other men look at her when she’s on stage drives me crazy. I want her for my own, but she’s not about to let me control her. And then my past returns… This could turn into a deadly situation. Formally Chasing Dreams By Alison Mello
Turmoil
J.L. Weil - 2021
A night I just want to forget.But Brock won’t let me.They aren’t just high school boys. They’re four guys with an agenda, and I’m out of my element. Turmoil is full length 80k dark high school romance novel, the first in the Elite of Elmwood Academy series. This series is not RH and ends on a cliffhanger. It is recommended for 18+ due to language, sexual assault, drugs, and drinking.
Race to Me
H.L. Swan - 2021
A truth that Skyler wants to break free from, shattering her old life and starting anew the moment her gaze lands on Foster Jennings, an irresistible underground racer.He’ll do anything to free her, and she’ll weather any storm for him.But nothing is ever that simple, is it?
Hateful Lies: An Enemies to Lovers College Bully Romance
Liv Reid - 2020
Not the ones of the man I accused of murder, but the eyes of his son.I see them in the dark every time I close mine. Trailer trash. “Poor Girl”, that’s what they used to call me. Now, I’m less than that. I’m nothing.My life fell apart the day I watched my dad die. Four years later, I’m getting the chance to put it back together.Crowned College. A world of privilege and ruthless money. I don’t belong, and one person will make sure I know it.Quiet. Dark. Deadly. Insanely gorgeous. Logan. The one whose eyes haunt my nightmares.I need to stay as far away from him as possible if I want to get out of here alive.LoganWhat she doesn’t know is I was there too. I saw how her dad died. I know she lied.That’s right, Violet, your nightmare is here. Welcome to my world.I will make you regret the day you were born, you little liar.Hateful Lies is a dark enemies to lovers college bully romance. This is a standalone story with a HEA. It contains scenes that may be offensive or triggering for some readers.
Maid For The Alien Warlord: A SciFi Romance (Intergalactic Fated Mates Book 10)
Athena Storm - 2021
Poison Dagger: A Dark Bully Romance (Lords of Diablo Beach Book 1)
Asa Torrance - 2021
Hating My Baby's Daddy: An Age Gap Pregnancy Romance (Alphalicious Daddies)
Sofia Finn - 2021
No cheating or cliffhanger. Happily-ever-after guaranteed!
Blurred Lines
R.A. Smyth - 2022
I’ve played hard, too.Still, I don’t know if I started living until Hadley showed up. And now she’s missing.Her guys are being tight-lipped and trying to keep me out from what’s going on, but I’m not backing down. Not from them, and definitely not from her gorgeous, arrogant brother, Hawk.My calm in the storm comes from the most unexpected place, because Wilder Clearwater is by my side constantly.The elite have never included me, but the lines drawn are becoming blurry.***Blurred Lines is a 36k Pacific Prep novella. It is highly recommended that you read the rest of the series first and to check the front of the book for content warning.
Mountain Bear Buns
Sable Sylvan - 2018
That’s where BBW Christiana comes in. Her job? To ensure that every woman who passes through the glistening Bear Buns doors leaves satisfied…but will Christiana be satisfied with just doing her job? They say to never trust a skinny chef, and Christiana’s all curves, but are they the curves that alpha males Chad and Barrett deserve? And will this trio get to mountin’? Will she get her just desserts? Christiana came to Bear Buns to do a job and she isn’t about to let her heart do something her head is telling her not to do. After all, she hasn’t earned a spot as the head chef of Bear Buns Denver by flirting her way through life, but, what’s a gal to do when she can’t get her own heart to shut up? Yes, Chad and Barrett are handsome, sexy, and abso-frikkin’-lutely into her. But they’re her bosses, and she knows that she’s just as off-limits to them as they are to her…but when a trio of rogue wolves strolls into her kitchen to kidnap her assistant, will Christiana start listening to her instincts? Lick, lick, lick, until cream gets everywhere… Himalayan brown bears Chad and Barrett have known each other their whole lives. Best friends from childhood, it’s no surprise their mate marks have led these mountaineers to learn that they’re meant to share a fated mate. The only question is, what do their mate marks mean? And does it matter, when Chad and Barrett feel something for Christiana that they’ve never felt for anyone else? After defending their mate from a rogue shifter attack, this pair’s going to have to go all-out in order to prove to her that they’re serious about her, and that she’s the only gal that belongs in their hearts…and in their bed. But it’s not happily ever after just yet... Men that turn into bears that turn into strippers. BBWs that rock their curves, and their skills, at the strip club. True love that’s like something straight out of a Sable Sylvan fairy tale. Welcome to the world of Bear Buns Denver, where bears turn into men who turn into fated mates for curvy gals. All titles are $0.99 or FREE via Kindle Unlimited!