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Cocky AF


Katie Ford - 2018
    Trent’s my soon-to-be adopted brother … and he drives me up the wall! Janie’s the daughter of two hippie do-gooders. Her parents have a mission to save the world, and that includes welcoming handsome quarterback Trent Lewis into their home after his parents pass in an unfortunate accident. Trent’s got a chip on his shoulder the size of a house. He's not interested in being “adopted” per se, especially because he’s already an adult. But when the alpha gets a look at the curvy girl living under the same roof, suddenly the heat skyrockets … because he and Janie are about to embark on the taboo! Hey Readers – Can you say FORBIDDEN? Well, we promise you'll shiver and squeal reading this fun-loving tale. As always, there’s a sweet HEA where the BBW brunette gets her gorgeous man :) Bonus books included. Love, Katie and Sarah

Lost in You


Amanda Bailey - 2020
    She owns him with just one kiss.Madison Green is desperate to avoid the comments and judgements that come with flying solo at yet another family wedding. Her heart does a little flip when Shawn, who she’s always harbored a secret crush on, offers to fake it with her for the weekend. What she doesn’t expect is to catch feelings for the handsome guitarist as she struggles to figure out how much of what they are doing is pretend—and how much isn’t.There’s nothing insincere about the emotions Madison stirs within Shawn Mitchell. The more time they spend together, the more intimate they become—and the more he wonders if he should have been the one at Madison’s side all along. He never expected to lose himself in the lie they’d created. To crave her. To need her like he does.When lines blur and then disappear completely, all that’s left is their intense desire to be together—for real.

Hot For My Teacher


Gigi Thorne - 2018
    Then I see him again, looking hot as hell as he leans against a motel ice machine. We have one perfect night. That's supposed to be all there was. But there's just one problem. The next time I see my smoldering one night stand, it's in the wrong place at the worst possible time. He's standing at the front of my history class on the first day of my senior year of high school. Well, two problems: He's my teacher, and I'm still hot for him. Author's note: Hot for my teacher is a naughty short romance story with a happy ending that'll make you blush.

The Plunge: A romantic suspense


Linnea May - 2020
    Wanted criminal, ruthless assassin - and my sole protector in a world that's out to get me.But he is part of that world.There’s a bullet left in his gun, and it’s meant for me.Strapped to his strong chest I fall into the abyss, unsure what I will find at the bottom.Death?Mercy?Or… love?No. How could I possibly fall for the man whose job it is to kill me? A man who took everything from me and is now holding me as his captive, just waiting for the right moment to turn the passion between us into a deadly finale?We both know what he has to do.We both know that there’s hell to pay if we don’t stop this.Yet, here we are. On our road to ruin…

Wild (Diamondback MC Book 2)


Tory Baker - 2021
    I have my club and that’s all I needed. My mind changed with one look at the dark-haired beauty in need of help. Persephone Chapman should have been dead, the fact that she has the grit and determination to survive is exactly what I want in an old lady. It’s more than that, though. It’s the softness in her touch and the way she makes even a hardened man like me long for more. She deserves to be cherished and I’m going to make sure no one hurts her again. In fact, I’m claiming her as mine. Tory is back with a dirty-talking biker that will delight all you over-the-top Alpha lovers. Get ready for the Diamondback MC, where the bikers are big on the rowdy, even bigger on the filthy, and make their women—and hopefully you—weak in the knees.

Innocence Lost: A Forbidden Romance Collection


Margot Scott - 2020
    It wants him.And he’s determined to claim my innocence at any cost.Need an on-the-go quickie or a naughty bedtime story? These petite tales are fast-paced, to the point, and blazing hot, with a guaranteed HFN.

Falling for the Hitman


Heather Dahlgren - 2021
    Constantly looking over my shoulder. I know I’m being looked for, hunted. For a crime I didn’t commit, but one I’m taking the fall for.One misstep and I’m frozen. I’m face to face with the man hired to take my life.Hayden Cash has found me and I can’t breathe.

Tap


Georgia Cates - 2015
    That’s all she was when I agreed to play a part in deceiving her. But then the unplanned happened.We met. And all I wanted from her was a dirty weekend . . . until that wasn’t enough and I longed for so much more.Lawrence Thorn suddenly means the world to me. And that’s a problem. She’s my business partner’s sister. Forbidden fruit. Pursuing her can mean trouble for me at Lovibond Brewery. But I don’t care.I yearn for her skin against mine.I crave her smell on my body.I want to make her laugh and then hear her moan my name.And she does for a brief moment in time.But Lawrence wants more than I’m able to give. And it’s a damn shame because there’s no one on earth I want more than her.An epic love.A miserable ending.Unless it’s not.

Scoring Gina


Loni Ree - 2020
    I return to Riordan’s Cove, angry and adrift. Wanting to punch a hole through the wall every time someone looks at me with pity in their eyes, I distance myself from my family and drown my sorrows.I’m knocked on my rear, literally, by the adorable, nerdy waitress trying her best to juggle the wild crowd in the rowdy bar. Who in the hell hired her to work in a dump like this? When she looks up at me and bites her lip, my worries about what I’ve lost flee my mind, and I suddenly want to play a whole new game—scoring the girl who’s just captured my heart.It won’t be easy. She thinks I’m a dumb jock who’s not worth her time. Now, I need to prove to Gina that I’m serious and in love.Scoring Gina is the most important play I’ve ever made.

Her Smokin' Firefighter


Tracy Lorraine - 2019
     A way to forget about life for an hour or two. She distracted me, but now I can’t forget her. Leaving her hotel room while she was still sleeping wasn’t my best move, but my need for this woman is enough to have me running as fast as I can. That is until I find her making herself comfortable in my dad’s house. The fiery redhead wasn’t just a one-nighter. Oh no. The fiery redhead is my new stepsister. And I want her something fierce. Happy 4th of July! Welcome to Milltown, Colorado, population 15,000, where the only things hotter than the annual fireworks show are the men in uniform and the women who want to light their fuses. Join the authors of Flirt Club in The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate small-town summers, bbqs, and all things that end with a bang! Where will you be when the fireworks start?

My BFD


Barbra Campbell - 2021
    Their assumptions about me would only be partially incorrect.A shy nature and lack of experience played into my name perfectly. My thoughts and who they were directed at were a different story.My best friend and I had been inseparable through our childhood and teens. We did everything together, celebrated triumphs and consoled failures, and shared our deepest secrets, except for one.Stupid Cupid had struck me with an arrow for the worst possible person on the planet… her dad!I’d known Rhett my entire life, but something had happened last Valentine’s Day and I suddenly viewed him as the strong, confident, sexual being that he was. And I’d suffered for an entire year trying to mentally stick him back in the untouchable dad category.With another Valentine’s Day around the corner, my best friend had left our small town for the big city she’d always dreamed of, and I was finding it harder and harder to get her dad off my mind.Rhett--Single-dad life was tough, but I’d successfully raised my daughter into a confident adult who was ready to live the life she’d dreamed of, and that was far away from our small town.What I hadn’t anticipated was her sweet and innocent best friend blossoming into an incredibly beautiful young adult. So when I found myself falling for her, I was biding my time for her to move away like all the other teens did when they graduated. But she had other plans.With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I was finding it impossible to resist the intelligent, demure, gorgeous woman Chastity had become.After catching her staring at me, I was certain I wanted to be the man to help her prove that names didn’t define a person.

Rated Ex


Ella Fox - 2019
    Do avoid your ex like he's a bill collector 2. Do block his emails and change your phone number if necessary 3. Do bury your head in the sand while you try (and fail) to get over him 4. Don't talk to him when he shows up while you're in the middle of the blind date from hell 5. Don't agree to go home with him when says he needs to talk to you Let’s hope I don't come to regret breaking rules four and five within minutes of Mason Cleary swooping back into my life. Rated Ex is short and hot- the perfect dessert after a long day when you want something sweet but don't have time for a full length book.

Curvy Obsession


Hope Stone - 2019
    But what he doesn’t expect is that the gorgeous assistant he’s assigned for the week will turn out to have a dark secret. Can he ignore the betrayal in the name of love?FinleyShe smiled, but I could tell what the voluptuous redhead really wanted to do was roll her eyes. I know that I came across as a stubborn billionaire who was used to having his way… and I guess to a certain degree that is exactly what I was.AllyI knew that if I wanted to get my job done, I was going to have to be as charming as possible. I knew I could do it, I just didn’t like being fake. But everything about what I had to do for that week was fake. I didn’t like it, but I knew what I had to do.In this steamy insta-love romance, you’ll be taken on a journey with intrigue, betrayal, and loads of romance. There are no cliffhangers and there is a guaranteed HEA in this standalone story in the alpha-male series. Curvy Obsession is first book in the Insta Love Alpha Male series. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone. If you love short and sweet insta love stories with steamy love scenes and a little drama, then you're going to love this series.

Holiday Knockout (A Steele Family Novella, #1)


C.M. Steele - 2019
    She takes him by surprise and lands a one-two punch on his heart. Now to make the vixen see that she belongs with him—even if he has to pin her down and make her submit. Sammie Morris learned a long time ago that a man can ruin you with charm and demand obedience, beating it out of you if necessary. She refuses to step into her mother’s shoes and be another woman falling for a brute, but there’s just something about Daniel that she can’t erase from her mind, body, and soul.

Owned By The Hot Dad (Owned Body & Soul)


Imani Jay - 2021
    This Father's day, meet the swoony dad who has the hots for his son's caretaker & won't take no for an answer.This is a safe, short steamy romance, with no cheating, no cliffhanger & a guaranteed HEA!