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Ignite
Tessa Teevan - 2013
One to the Army; the other in a tragic car accident. Two years after the latter, a ghost from the past reappears, igniting feelings in Alexa she’d thought long dormant.Jace McAllister has spent the last ten years in the Army, defusing bomb after bomb, trying to forget the girl who once set his world on fire. For him, she’s always been the one who got away. After a not-so-chance encounter places her back in his line of sight, he’s locked eyes on target, and won’t let her go without a fight.Ten years ago their chemistry smoldered, and now the sparks threaten to light a fuse leading to an explosion between them even Jace can’t control. Not that he wants to. But when love has slipped through your fingertips before, how can you trust it will once again remain?Will Alexa’s fear of love and loss destroy their second chance at a beautiful future before it can even begin?
Muscle
Lexi Whitlow - 2018
Now I'm a star. The hottest director in Hollywood wants me. All I want is his daughter. Hourglass figure. Legs that don't quit. She'll take my commands, then I'll take her to bed. Too bad her daddy hates me, because Winter's pregnant. If the tabloids get hold of this, I'm done. If her daddy finds out, I'm dead. But Winter's mine. And SEALS don't quit. Screw the fame and fortune. I'm about to show my muscle, and this display ain't for the cameras. Can I convince Winter's dad I'm all she needs... or will this be our last take? Muscle is a 60,000 word romance novel with lots of steamy second chance scenes, love and redemption, absolutely no cheating, and a bit of well-cooled revenge. Enjoy!
Fake Bride With Benefits
Riley Rollins - 2017
Especially not for Hunter Thorne.
Hunter's ripped, dangerous arms and sinful hands shouldn't be allowed anywhere near me. The absolute last thing I need is a fling with an infuriating, sexy-as-hell, tattooed bad boy who already broke my heart once. But I don't need Mr. Right to get this money.I just need Mr. Right Now.And guess who's staying on my couch?I'm not the naive schoolgirl I used to be. Fake brides don't fall in love for real, and I won't fall for the inked bad boy a second time…...…... If only my heart would get the message.
Because pretending shouldn't be this easy.
And saying goodbye shouldn't be this hard.
Accidentally His
Sienna Ciles - 2017
One restaurant One little town. A not so perfect place for a new start. At least it was, until I almost killed the one hot guy in town in an accident. Now Joshua Jackson, the hot rich country boy, has made me an offer I can't refuse. Be his for a day as repayment for the damages I caused. Accidentally His is a country billionaire romance with hotter and steadier content than a Texas summer.
The Shifter's Secret Baby Boy (Shades of Shifters Book 13)
T.S. Ryder - 2018
But her family’s suffocating rules and derogatory comments are keeping her prisoner. Surfing is her one outlet. When she’s riding the waves, she’s all focus. Except when that annoyingly hot lifeguard is there. The guy looks like he walked right out of Baywatch and distracts her with his rippling muscles. Devin likes to spend time near the ocean. But it’s not to soak up the sun. He’s a huge tiger shark shifter who works hard for his pack. Which means that he has no time for women. Until he meets a curvy surf gal… But love between humans and shifters is impossible. Anti-shifter sentiments are growing stronger and stronger. So when Charity finds out she’s pregnant, she knows she must disappear and keep it a secret... even from Devin. But you know what beasts are like. They stop at nothing to find their mates. Will Devin succeed in getting her back? Can love survive in the face of unrelenting hate? Or will their love doom them both? This is a stand-alone story with a BBW, a shifter, and lots of action and steam. It has an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! Mature themes and language. Most definitely for 18+ readers only.
Take Me Back
Summer Brooks - 2018
Now he’s back. After nine years, there are three reasons I should stay away. For one, Matt is my boss. On top of that, he is my older brother’s best friend and business partner at the most prestigious law firm in the country. And to make things worse, Matt doesn’t know about our son. Matt Dawson, with his cool blue eyes and dominating persona, can send shivers down my spine with a single touch. His forearms are stronger than my resolve to resist him. And I know that he won’t stop until he makes me gasp and tremble with pleasure again. Hiding our son’s existence complicates things, but it’s my brother who is the gravest concern. If he discovers that Matt is the father of my child—or even that Matt and I are together—he would be angry enough to kill. And murder is something he is more than capable of doing. But Matt would go to unimaginable lengths to protect his family.
Accidental Royal: A Royal Romance
Gigi Thorne - 2018
I work with my hands, I'm wicked to the core, and my life is no fairytale. But then I accidentally cross paths with the barely legal Princess Charlotte in her chambers late one night. I see the dark passions in her eyes and know I'm the man she needs to stretch her to new limits. Princess Charlotte is forbidden. I shouldn't dare look upon her, let alone touch her. If anyone finds out that I'm about to gobble her up and swallow her whole, I'm as good as dead. It's bad enough that someone in the kingdom is threatening her older sister, Crown Princess Helena's life. The palace is no place to break any rules right now. But I've never backed down from a challenge before, and I'm not about to start now. She might be forbidden fruit, but I'm ready to take a taste. Author's Note: Accidental Royal is a standalone romance of with no cliffhanger and a happily ever after ending. If you love dominant, possessive alpha males and sinfully over-the-top stories, this one is for you!
Fall of the Trident (Season SEALs Book 3)
KaLyn Cooper - 2021
His work hadn’t changed so it had become his life. He went from one command to another, wherever the Navy sent him.His world was focused on the SEALs he commanded…until the day in his exuberance over a highly complicated operation, he hugged his administrative assistant.Marta Merkel had been a force to be reckoned in the SEAL world. For over twenty-five years, since her SEAL husband had been killed on active duty, she could make or break a career.Even though they were single adults past fifty, she worked directly outside his office, controlling his work life.With years of baggage, could they make this work?
A Mission of Love
Kennedy Layne - 2015
Their relationship is headed toward a future both of them desire until a mistake from her past returns to haunt them both. When the fragile bond of trust is broken between them, it will take more than a promise of redemption for the two of them to find their way back to one another.
Justice for Amber
Julia Bright - 2019
However, she is willing to accept protection from super hot FBI agent, Cody Whittaker. The program she is working on will change the game against terrorists and word must be out on the streets because people are gunning for her.
Cody Whittaker moved to the San Antonio FBI field office to fight terrorism and organized crime. The last thing he expected to find was a red-haired siren who checked off all the boxes for the perfect woman. Now he just has to keep her alive.
Danger follows Amber, and Cody is fighting his desires, trying to be respectful while navigating the waters of a new FBI field office. Can he save her in time, or will the killer get to her first?
Raine
K.J. Dahlen - 2018
RaineKarma truly is a bitch, just when things are going so good, she loves to slap you upside the head.We thought the problem with Cordy died when she did but we were wrong.Only when Bane comes back into our life do we find the truth and it's an ugly truth.Cordy took something a long time ago, that wasn't hers to take and she put the blame on Cricket's shoulders.I feel helpless.I may not be able to save her this time.Not me or the Sin's Bastards.Fate may take my woman and I hate that feeling…CricketAll my life I've never had a choice.When I was a child my parents made choices for me, then Cordy took over.For the first time I was my own boss but then I find out I may not be able to have a life after all.Even from the grave, my sister screwed me over, but now it isn't only my life on the line.There's a little something I haven't told Raine about yet.Will I get to tell him or should I take my secret to the grave?
Billionaire's Playmate
Chance Carter - 2018
What he got was a playmate. Because playing is exactly what we've been doing. Ever since I moved in. I adore his seven-year-old. She's the daughter I always wanted. But as we get closer, as he digs deeper into my soul, as he comes further and further into my heart, the question is, will he adore me? Will he ask me to stay? Will I be moving in for real, or am I destined to remain an employee that he can't stop inviting across the hall when the lights go out? This playmate wants more. I want the whole package. I want to be his for life.
Stealing First
Weston Parker - 2017
She’s saving herself for marriage. Not if I have anything to do with it! I steal bases for a living. Now watch me steal her v-card. I’ll take it all, over and over, and she’ll beg me not to stop. You don’t get in the batting cage with me and expect to leave unscathed. The minute Terra Harmon walked back into my life, I’m hard for her. She’s always had that effect on me. She’s sweet, she’s innocent, and she’s my best friend’s little sister. She thinks she’s going to take over our pro-league baseball team, but she’s going to be so busy trying to keep her virginity intact. She won’t have time to deal with anything but the tip of my bat. One mistake, and I’ll slide into first. One little slip-up, and I’m going deep. Balls deep. She wants to save herself for marriage? She’s in the wrong game. Danny McAdams is a bad boy single father player, but his ways are about to change for the one woman that got away. Note: This billionaire story is set in a sports (baseball) environment, but is focused on the romance far more than it is on the sport. +18 due to explicit sex scenes and use of the occasional f-bomb. Stealing first is 55,000 word complete stand-alone novel with no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA. For a limited time, there are a few unpublished or never before published stories from Weston & Ali's bookshelf, all of which should send you running for a cold shower. That's the hope! Every good girl deserves a bad boy. ~ Weston & Ali Parker
Macon
Marie James - 2017
Sing country music, go on tour, top the charts—with my popularity growing every day, I was on my way.All it took was a gust of wind that blew up your skirt, and those white cotton panties had me hooked. I didn’t know your name, and you turned down every attempt I threw your way. But I knew you were different, even though you told me I was the same.“Just friends” is what you offered, and I played by your rules, but, Adelaide Hatfield, you have to know, from that day, it was only you.I just hope I can make you see how much you mean to me before we both drown in the sorrow of what heartbreak will bring.
Double Dealing
Lauren Landish - 2016
One unsuspecting good girl.
Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Well, it might be, but it could be the best thing that’s ever happened to me, too. Felix and Francois may have taken me hostage, but they’re the hottest damn criminals I’ve ever seen. I SHOULD be thinking of every possible way to escape. But all I can do is gaze into their mysterious eyes — eyes that promise dark, forbidden pleasures that I’d never dare tell my mother about. The two brothers have a rivalry, and neither of them will be outdone in their bid to claim me. There’s two of them and only one of me. Call me greedy, but why should I have to choose? Can’t I have my cake and eat it too? **Double Dealing is a full-length standalone novel with an HEA. Normal price will be $2.99