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Avalanche


Cambria Hebert - 2018
     Through a bullet hole in a wall, I watch a man bleed to death. Those responsible think their crime died with the victim, until I identify them. What’s a girl to do when she’s being hunted by murderers witness protection can’t even stop? Run. My only refuge is a place I vowed to never go again. When it’s do or die, an eight-year-old heartache suddenly seems trivial. Besides, he won’t be there anyway. But he is. Turns out my old pain feels brand new the second his eyes meet mine. I can’t leave. I can’t stay. This snowy town that’s supposed to be my shelter suddenly exposes me more than before. With no one else to lean on, Liam becomes my lifeline. Now we’re both running for our lives, trying not to get swept away.

Clutch Player


Nikki Ash - 2020
    Landon was my entire world, and I thought he would be my forever. But I was young and dumb, and with one error in judgement, I destroyed any chance of a future we could've had together, along with our hearts.Twelve years later and I'm going through the motions of life but not actually living. Which is why I let my friends, Bridget and Simon, set me up on a blind date. Turns out, it's not so blind after all. Because the man sitting in front of me is the same man who's held onto my heart all these years.LandonThey call me a clutch player because I'm good under pressure and quick on my feet. I was also quick to fall in love. The first time it was with baseball, the second was with Harper. And for a short time I had them both.Until I lost Harper and all I had left was baseball.For years, I focused on my career. I had accepted that baseball was my one true love.Until I saw her again. I never imagined we'd ever get a second chance, but now that she's sitting right across from me, I know there's no way in hell I'm going to let her go again.

The Match


Winter Renshaw - 2021
    No daddy? No problem.That’s what anonymous donors are for …But when the fertility clinic accidentally sends me a letter addressed to a man whose ID matches my paperwork, I discover my child’s father is none other than world-renowned tennis champion Fabian Catalano—famous for his gorgeous face, chiseled abs, and broody, wildcard reputation. Only everything changes when the clinic calls us in for damage control—and Fabian drops the bombshell of the century. Turns out the intense Adonis wants to get to know his daughter. So I invite him to stay with us—temporarily.Ground rules and all. And our arrangement is simple … until it isn’t.Between 2 AM feedings and stolen kisses, my sweet little simple life has taken a very complicated left turn. But oh, baby. What happens next—is a game changer.

Angel Mine


Kay Maree - 2017
    I'm scared but I have to be strong, not only for me but for my beautiful daughter, too.I’ve always wanted a love like the fairy tales I was told as a child, a love like my parents had, but after escaping hell I lost all hope of ever capturing it.Trusting another man and falling in love was the last thing on my mind. Making it through every day was the new goal for my daughter and me.Then everything changed when I looked into the most captivating green eyes I had ever seen, it was like they saw into my very soul, and I knew nothing would ever be the same again.DominicI was brought up in a dangerous world.It took my brother’s death, and the events that unfolded after, to lead me to be the man I am today—a Mob Boss.I’m one of the most powerful men in Newcastle. I'm not a good guy, I have done bad things.I closed my true self off the day I failed to protect the one person I loved dearly, and she paid the ultimate price.Then I met Brooklyn. One look into those ocean blue eyes and I felt my whole life’s purpose shift. I didn't deserve her but I was going to make her mine.I had finally found the missing pieces to my heart and I wasn't letting them go...Angel: "I WANTED TO BE THE LAST THING HE TASTED AT NIGHT AND THE FIRST THING HE TOUCHED IN THE MORNING."Dom: "SHE BROUGHT ME TO MY KNEES AND I NEVER WANTED TO GET BACK UP."

Undefeated


Scott Hildreth - 2014
    He is preparing to fight for the Heavyweight Championship of the World. Kace Meadows is in an abusive relationship with a boyfriend she’d like to forget. She is attempting to simply survive. Shane Dekkar can’t stand men who abuse women. He administers his own form of justice as he sees necessary. Shane and Kace meet by chance one day when she and her boyfriend are in an argument in a public parking lot. Shane Dekkar has never been defeated in the boxing ring or in a street fight. Call their meeting destiny or call it fate. This is their story.

Until You


Samantha Lind - 2018
     New city, new job, and maybe one day, a new love. She just didn’t realize how quickly that could all happen until she walked into a tattoo shop, finally ready to get the ink she’d wanted since her fiancé died, nearly four years ago. Ethan O’Neill had everything. Until one day, he didn’t. After an off-ice injury stripped him of his hockey career, he started over in life, pursuing his other passion—tattoos. He’d never been the kind of guy to want to settle down, but that all changed one day, when a knock-out beauty strolled into his shop and into his life. An instant attraction and a little bit of ink is the perfect mix for two people ready for change.

Winter Wedding


Rochelle Paige - 2014
    Feeling the loss of her mother more acutely than ever, she agrees to a lavish event in an effort to please her new mother-in-law. The stress of a high-profile wedding starts to wear on her – and that’s before things even start to go wrong.All Drake wants is to make Alexa his wife. He knows something is bothering his fiancée and means to get to the bottom of it. After a series of mishaps threaten to ruin their big day, he’s determined to set things right for Alexa. Drake takes matters into his own hands to ensure that their wedding day is everything she’s ever wanted – giving Alexa the winter wedding of a lifetime.Please note, this is not a standalone. This novella is meant to be read after the other books in the Blythe College Series.

Resisting Roots


Audrey Carlan - 2016
    She makes the most out of raising her two siblings in the wake of their parents’ tragic accident. At twenty-four, she doesn’t have time to devote to a man…especially not the devastatingly handsome. Trent Fox, who’s known for being a “player” on and off the baseball field. Trent has the best hitting average in the league. Recently, he suffered a torn hamstring that takes him to the Lotus House Yoga Center for recuperation. There he meets the curvy, petite blonde with soulful black eyes and candy-coated glossy lips he’d like to do more to than kiss. He secures the flexible hottie for daily private lessons that ultimately show him how sensual the art of yoga can be. Can love grow between a woman who’s rooted in her life and a man who resists any notion of staying in one place?

Fighting for Us


Heather Lyn - 2017
    Life was perfect, and I had everything I wanted. Until I didn’t. It’s been two years since I became a single father, and I have never wanted to share my life with anyone. Until she walks into my life. I don’t want to share my life with her.I need to.And I’ll do anything to prove that to her. With our future hanging in the balance, I have to fight to show her that I’ll do anything to keep her safe. I’ll lay down my life for her. Emerson Reese. I thought I knew what I wanted out of life, but one moment changed that. Life is good and I couldn’t want for anything more. Until the night he came running into my life. He has completely consumed me. His daughter has won my heart. But our happily ever after isn’t going to be easy. Lives are on the line. Danger lurks around the corner. I’ll do everything I can to keep my family safe.But this time, Levi’s love might not be enough to save me. And we could lose everything.

Trick


Tory Baker - 2020
    Never mix business with pleasure. That rule gets thrown out the window when Wren Taylor walks through the door of his tattoo shop and into his heart. She’s sassy, smokin’ hot, and his complete opposite. Wren has plans, though. She wants to be a social worker and she needs to concentrate on getting her degree.Not the hot as hell, tattooed bad boy who owns Sin & Ink tattoo shop. Some things just won’t be denied. However, and the spark between these two ignite into a flame that just might burn forever. Tory is back with her book in the Kelly Brothers collaboration and it’s hot. It’s so hot you just might need a fan for your kindle. As always, you get a safe read, with an over-the-top Alpha, and a guaranteed happily ever after.Trick, is book 1 in the Kelly Brothers Series, featuring four steamy stories about love and family that can all be read as standalones or in order.

Dare


Allie Juliette Mousseau - 2015
    But for Sophie it’s a risk that could cost a lot more than just her heart – if she’s found, it could cost her her life. Should she dare? Josh wants to break through Sophie’s fortified walls, but is unwilling to put the jackhammer to his own and reveal his secrets and the side of him few have ever known or seen. To do that, he’ll have to confront the darkness of his past. Will he dare? *-*Note: "Dare" contains no cheating, a guaranteed HEA, angst, violence and mature themes. It is intended for 18+ readers, and can be read as a standalone (but the overall story arc is strengthened by reading each book in the series order). Enjoy!!

Until Merri


Suzanne Halliday - 2019
    At the time he was a senior in high school, which meant her dreams of being his girl weren't meant to be. Her thirtieth birthday is getting closer by the hour, but she's still crushing big time on her first love. The problem is her childhood crush is now her BFF and Merri isn't sure how to get out of the friend zone. With a divorce under his belt, a Purple Heart stashed in a drawer, and a business to run, Tom Franklin chooses to avoid the dating scene. Besides, no one interests him the way Merri does. If only they weren't trapped in the friend zone. When Tom needs a date for a banquet recognizing his dad, he asks Merri. With everyone they know cheering them on from the sidelines, the comically sexy misadventures of Tom and Merri begin. What happens after that is a wild, laugh-filled, adventure.

Can't Wait Collection


Dani Wyatt - 2019
    F*ck. Done. Can’t Wait BundleThe Can’t Wait Collection includes…Book 1: Keeping Her CloseBook 2: Back to HerBook 3: Let GoBook 4: Our TurnBook 1: Keeping Her CloseBlack Rousseau has honored the code and kept his distance from the one thing in this world that means something to him. But things are about to change. Black’s just received the blessing he’s been waiting for since the moment he set eyes on his boss’ daughter.Growing up in the biker bar her father owned, Roxie Lear dreams of getting out of Hell, Michigan. The only other thing she’s always wanted is Black Rousseau. But he treats her like she doesn’t exist. Until the day her father goes to prison, that is. And Black lets her know what’s been boiling behind his cool indifference all these years.Will Black’s preparations to claim Roxie once and for all be too much for her? Will the darkness inside of him frighten away the only thing in this world he’s ever needed?Book 2: Back to HerGoing to prison and taking the fall was my gift to Mia. How was I to know her father would disappear with her and I would lose her forever? After serving my five years I’m finally out, but bars or no bars, I’m still in hell.I never believed in miracles until today. Because I’ve found her. All plush softness, sorrowful eyes and lips that call to be kissed. She’s right here in the same place I’d met her all those years ago when she was too young. Before I could touch her.There is no force on heaven or earth that will take her from me again. No force that will keep my hands off her now. I will take her. I will do as I please with her because she is mine. Now and forever. God help us both.Book 3: Let GoRockstar. Actor. Entrepreneur. I’m Lachlan Marcus, and I just walked out on my empire. I bought a ball cap and a pair of cheap sunglasses and took the first bus leaving the station.I landed in a small town looking straight into the eyes of an angel with auburn curls and curves that bring to life my inner barbarian, determined to make her mine. She’s naïve, yet wise, and sees directly into my soul like no one ever before.Within twenty-four hours, I’ve got her inside the wedding chapel and my last name attached to her. Only she has no idea who I really am. I represent everything in this world she’s been taught to distrust.The life I left has come calling, and I’m losing her before our life together can even begin.Book 4: Our TurnShe didn’t think I saw her. Hiding behind her ball cap and baggy clothes, but Jesus did I see her. I’ve followed her, spied on her, stalked her.See, I’m not a good guy. I’ve never wanted anyone in my life except my clients. The ones that take from me and I take back with forty-percent on top and maybe a few broken fingers.This can’t be happening. One phone call, one revelation and the one I’ve set my sights on can never be mine. Not in the way I’ve imagined every night for half a year. How will I ever look her in those silver eyes and not think of taking her in all the filthy ways I’ve imagined?Only, things aren’t what they seem. Fate opens the door and I’m not just going to walk through; I’m doing to kick it down. When she finds out who I am, what I am, it may all be over anyway, but until then I’m chasing down what’s mine even if it’s wrong.

Ransom: Gray Wolf Corp Texas


Crystal Daniels - 2021
    His attraction for her is instant.She's wildly beautiful and strong.Making Genesis his becomes Ransom's mission.Her husband died nearly two years ago. Now Genesis McKenna is looking to start over.Packing up her two children and the only life she's ever known, Genesis moves to the small town of Graystone, Texas.A new town.A new life.Genesis is focused on healing her family and their future. The last thing she expected was to have Ransom Rockwell waltz into her life.He's a single father and ridiculously handsome.The attraction between them is intense.Genesis is torn between her feelings toward Ransom and the love she still has for her late husband. It doesn't take long for Ransom to break through her defenses and help piece together her broken heart. The men of Gray Wolf Corp take on a high-profile case. The new bounty sends them on the hunt for a known cold-blooded killer with a vendetta against the team.Tracking down the criminal and bringing him to justice becomes personal when the killer sets his sights on Genesis.

On the Edge


Brittney Sahin - 2017
    When the suit came off, the gloves came on.It's been five years since I last stepped into the Octagon, since my life spun out of control. I haven't even so much as gone near a fighting ring. I promised my family I'd never raise my fists again.But when my best mate, Les, lands himself in trouble with a notorious Dublin crime lord, I must break my promises. I have to do the one thing I vowed never to do: fight. I have to fight to save him and everyone in his life . . . including Anna Drake, the innocent and gorgeous woman Les tricked into rooming with him.Anna Drake is off limits. She's innocent and sweet--everything that I'm not. She's also interning at my company--a lawsuit waiting to happen.I have to save her, to pull her and Les out of the mess that he's made. But the more time we spend together, the more I'm falling for her. And the more I fight, the more I crave it. I don't deserve Anna . . . and yet, without her, I'm not sure if I can save myself.**Author's Note- previously titled: Forever Dublin