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My Hot Stepbrother: A Second Chance Romance


Aria Ford - 2017
    We’ve both changed a lot since then. Ryan’s still a wild one, but now he’s six foot two inches of hot, heroic Navy SEAL, all muscles and tattoos. When he blazes back into my life, I don’t know what’s come over me. I can’t keep my eyes off of him…or my hands!I want to help him make peace with my parents, but if we don’t keep our passionate affair a secret, it could destroy any chance Ryan has of being part of a family!We have everything to lose and my heart is on the line!

The Secrets You Keep


Delaney Foster - 2018
    Independent. Focused. Driven. Grace Matthews is determined to make a difference. Confident. Powerful. Intense. Callan Fontaine is a force of nature. Because he has to be. As the lead mercenary on his team, it's how he keeps his men alive. A wounded man. A compassionate doctor. And a chance meeting that makes their two worlds collide. Now Grace's future hangs in the balance while Callan's past lingers in the background. Will she be enough to show him the world is still beautiful? Or will he walk away from the one woman that can be the light in his darkness? What do you do when the one thing that can put you back together is very thing that threatens to rip you apart for good?

Just Billionaire


Savannah May - 2017
    When you’re a billionaire playboy that’s part of the game. No different when I find a waif in my break room, making herself coffee with a brazen air that hits me like a storm. Her mouth is so feisty, I have no choice but to take it. I need to claim her. To own her. But then I discover Grace Hart is my temporary intern. Off limits in more ways than one - She’s also freshly minted from the joint – here on my charitable re-integration program. She struts her curvy little body into my office and lays down the boundaries Which only inflames me more I shouldn’t do it but I can’t resist. She’s the perfect mask for my tedious social engagements The little minx deals hard but I can deal harder A bad girl to get me though the summer But maybe we’re both in need of redemption Just Billionaire is a hot full length romance featuring an alpha male and a girl looking for her second chance - in life. It's the first in the standalone series of Bossy Billionaires. Sav xo

Rough Justice


Jen Talty - 2018
    Still bitter over being forced to leave the military, he struggles to make the best of his return to civilian life. That is, until he’s given his first assignment to protect the daughter of the man he holds responsible for his half sister’s death. Amber Baxter, now known as, Amber Winchester, left Eagle Rock, Montana and never looked back. Despite her father’s legacy, she managed to get a degree in Communications and Broadcasting and made a successful career working as a correspondent for a major news channel. Life since Eagle Rock, had been nothing less than spectacular until she uncovers a treasonous plot that puts her in the line fire. Needing refuge, she returns to her hometown and the safety of the Brotherhood Protectors. However, she never expected to come face to face with the man who’d been the first boy she ever kissed… and the man she’d left behind. Thrust together in a deadly game of espionage, Shamus and Amber must reconcile their past while fighting a battle that not only threatens their lives, but the very things they love most. Note: This book was previously published through Amazon Kindle World.

His to Hold


S.L. Sterling - 2019
    But that was about to change. Getting dumped at the start of my much overdue vacation was not how I planned to spend my time off. Neither was running into someone from my past. It was the last thing I expected.... but just what I needed.My brother’s best friend was headed home when our paths collided at the airport during a massive storm. Twenty years of chemistry crackles around us like lightning, and we give in to what’s been a long time coming. From stranded old friends to insatiable lovers, spending a week together at his lake house, I'm reminded what it’s like to live in the moment. When I realize I didn’t really know him at all, I can’t help but think... I might have been his to hold, but could I be his to keep? Bryce I guess there are worse things than being forced into taking a vacation. I can think of a few. But being fresh out of a bad relationship, and in the middle of a huge merger, is not the ideal time to be jetting off for two weeks. One week in, I decide to cut my trip short, only to end up stranded at the airport. Just my luck. Everything changes when I run into my best friend’s little sister. Twenty years later, she’s all grown up and very much available. One thing leads to another, and we find ourselves back at my place riding out the storm and reconnecting in ways I never imagined. Feelings that had been delayed are finally able to take flight. The girl who held my attention all those years ago is now the woman holding my heart. I’m falling fast, but when we end up face to face in the boardroom, will our vacation romance go from pleasure to business?

B is for Brett: A Secret Baby Mountain Man Protector Romance (Men of ALPHAbet Mountain)


Natasha L. Black - 2022
    

Chasing Butterflies


Jennifer Labelle - 2016
     Eight years ago my sister and I decided to leave our home and drug addict parents behind to build a new life somewhere else. Now that I’ve found my passion in art and tattooing I’m convinced that we’re finally happy…until tragedy changes everything. Deciding that going back to my roots is the best option for me, I return to the Hill Country of Texas, opening my own tattoo shop as a way to start over once again. One thing I didn’t count on…running into a blast from my past. Jagger is more attractive than I remember. He’s all grown up, filling those jeans and cowboy boots with raw muscle and a whole lot of sexy. The problem is, I’ve been forced to guard my heart for so long I don’t know how to let someone in. But Jagger makes it perfectly clear that he always gets what he wants. And what he wants…is me.

Rekindled


Ashlee Price - 2017
    She's feisty yet sweet.Innocent but f#ckin' sexy.She can be so intoxicating.Her touch is sweet like honey.Each time I see those eyes, those lips, that body...I just want to make her mine. (again and again and again)Leaving her was a mistake. Now I'm back to win her over.And I won't take no for answer.Rekindled is a stand-alone surprise baby, second chance, billionaire romance with a guaranteed HEA. Also includes an exclusive never before published dirty fairy tale romance: Sinderella.

So Wrong, So Right


Brenda Ford - 2019
     My step-mother was after the family fortune. But she’s different. Her blue eyes and those cute freckles have me dying for her. This is about to get hot, crazy, and a whole lot messier. Especially when I discover her… little secret.

Only His (Nighthawk Security, Book 4)


Tory Baker - 2020
    Still, he knew not many women would want to deal with his past and the scarred baggage he carried. Then Tinsley Sutton walked into his life. Tinsley’s father is a multi-million-dollar business mogul. He has a competitor out to hurt his daughter and now it’s up to Leo to make sure she’s safe. That makes Tinsley off limits. Even if her sweet ways has him wondering how much sweeter she’d taste, or her sexy body has him fantasizing day and night—Leo has a job to do. But a man can only resist temptation so long. Tory is bringing you the final book in the Nighthawk Security series and she might have saved the hottest for last. Leo and Tinsley heat up your kindle hotter than a bonfire on a cool September night. As always with a Tory book, you get an over the top Alpha that falls fast and hard for his one and will take you on a journey that will prove nothing can stop true love.

Rebel Love


Tess Oliver - 2017
    For a long time, I thought of that kiss, the kiss that unraveled everything, the kiss that changed the course of history, as a split second decision. But there was nothing split second about an obsession. And while she might have been impetuous and wild, there sure as hell wasn't anything split second about Rebecca . . . the girl I called Rebel.Rebel Love is a standalone romance.

Branded


Emma Nichole - 2020
    Get out. Onto the next call.Don’t let the job melt into your personal life.I was never supposed to see Sawyer Westbrook again.I was in, and then I was out, just like I’m supposed to be.But her soot covered face was etched into my mind.Her scared eyes seared into my soul.I’ve never stopped thinking about her.But she doesn’t remember who I am.To her, I’m just another cocky firefighter lookingto score a night in her bed.If she knew who I really was, she’d remember thaton the night I pulled her from the flames,she vowed to hate me forever.Emma Nichole’s Branded is an angsty, steamycontemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’sEveryday Heroes World project.

Taken by the Dom


Cassandra Dee - 2017
    Class has just begun.Get down on your knees, he said. And I obeyed.It started when I had trouble in class.My dad put me into reform school to make me into a model citizen.But it didn't turn out well.Because my new teacher doesn't just teach.He commands.Grayson Thorn doesn't use a pen or a pencil.He uses a whip.He doesn't have a ruler.He has a paddle.But the problem is that I'm still a bad student.And Master Thorn is going to teach me a lesson.Every night.Gasping.Screaming.Bent over.Calling his name.Because I've met my match...Or has the dom met his?

The Bachelor's Games


J.S. Cooper - 2019
     Maxwell Van Harkel is totally out of Sophie’s reach. He’s her best friends brother, the hottest guy she has ever met and a billionaire bachelor. Some days he acts like he wants her. Other days he just ignores her. So Sophie decides to try and seduce him. Only Maxwell is an alpha male and he has his own plan of seduction. One that she’s not prepared for. And then come the games. Games that will blow both of their worlds. But what Maxwell doesn’t know is that Sophie has a secret that could change everything. What Sophie doesn’t know is that Maxwell’s got a secret even bigger than hers that could be the undoing of them both.

Guarded


Kayla White
    She has no desire to do anything other than get wasted enough to forget. ParkerIs she for real?I cannot deal with her bullshit. This woman has no idea what real life is, it is time for a reality check. Not all of us can have everything paid for. Some of us have to work.I would much rather be back in the army. She’s impossible to deal with.But not when she steps closer to me, right into my personal space. I can feel her breath tickling my cheek as she speaks.My heart is thundering, my body shuddering and trembling, there is a stirring inside my underwear that I really need to ignore if I have any hope of getting through this with any intact dignity. HannahI hate this guy. Why can’t he go? Why does my dad think I need a guard?Hot blood boils around by body, my temper is burning from the top of my head to my little toes.How dare my dad do this to me?If I am going to win this, I would have to throw all images of his body right out of my brain. I will focus on his horrible personality instead.This wouldn’t be too difficult, would it?Guards don’t hook up with rich chicks. But not Parker - he finds himself tumbling into an abyss. Once he’s in, there might not be a way out again.*This is a full-length, standalone bodyguard romance. No cheating or cliffhangers, and a Happily Ever After is guaranteed! It includes bonus content that starts at 70% of the book.*