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Lucky Cove
Serafina Jax - 2020
They also left an inheritance to set me up for life. And more than one person is trying to rip it out from under me.Between the grief of losing them and dealing with a family that certainly don’t act like they give a damn, I’m barely keeping my head above water. The only good things right now are the handsome neighbours who help me see beyond my loss. And they come with hateful wives and bitter exes.My new job has me delving deep into the underbelly of the glittering Gold Coast. It puts me in the crosshairs of some people who would rather see me dead than digging into their affairs. Now I’m racing against the clock-and a tropical cyclone-to find the evidence to stop those who are gunning for me.Will I win and get to live the life I’ve always dreamed of? Or will I become just another victim of the Gold Coast underworld? Lucky Cove is meant to be my fresh start, but could it end up being the beginning of the end?If you’re a fan of super hot sex, snarky females and men who make you drool while ordering you around, don’t miss Lucky Cove. The first book by new author Serafina Jax.**Authors note: Lucky Cove is a medium burn, standalone contemporary why choose romance, where the main character doesn’t have to choose between her love interests. It contains mature and some dark themes that may evoke emotions in some readers. Additionally, sexual themes are suitable for mature audiences 18+**
Vicious Prince
Lili St. Germain - 2018
A brutal abduction.And a love so forbidden, it might destroy them both.Avery Capulet is missing.Taken by a madman. Kept in the dark.She might not survive.He’ll use her body. Destroy her mind. All before he ever lays a hand on her.Rome Montague is a drug dealer. A criminal. A thief.And he needs the secrets Avery and her family are keeping – even if it means cutting them out of her pretty Capulet flesh.Rome Montague is missing – but nobody will miss him.Not that it matters; After the things he’s done to this girl, he doesn’t deserve to be found.Vicious Prince, set in the criminal underbelly of San Francisco, follows two warring families who are ruled by blood, power and twisted desire.Please note this book was formerly titled Verona Blood.
My Birthday Babygirl
Shanna Handel - 2021
She's a walking--singing off key--disaster. My gut is telling me to take her under my wing.And over my knee...Everything in me wants to be her daddy; This adorable girl who needs a harsh dose of discipline, a reality check...And a firm hand to guide her.I spend the weekend getting her back on track, The sparks between us ignite,Leaving me burning for more.I'll give her a birthday she'll never forget...And make her my babygirl.
Bad
L.P. Lovell - 2017
And she and I are both villains… I stole her from her precious cartel, and now she's my pretty little pawn. She should fear me, but she doesn't. I'll have to teach her… I put a gun to her head and she holds a knife to my throat. Round and round we go, inviting the sickness that consumes us both. We play our twisted game with sweet threats and cruel promises, neither backing down. I crave her madness in the most depraved ways. Only a woman as ruthless as Camilla could ever make me weak, and she'd love to watch me crumble. Two very bad people who want very bad things are never safe together. Some love stories have no heroes.
Killian
Susie McIver - 2021
That is… until he meets Bird Brewer. The two spend an unforgettable night together.Bird Brewer, a Louisiana native, knew she was in trouble the moment she first laid eyes on Killian. The D.C. based father is everything she wants in a man… if he lived closer to her.When Bird is kidnapped, Killian and a couple of his team of ex Navy Seal buddies are on the case. He doesn’t hesitate to pack his bags and travel to Louisiana to save her, but what he discovers there may be more deadly than he thinks.Find out what happens when a one-night stand could lead to a lifetime if they survive!
Dr. Fake It
B.B. Hamel - 2020
She walked away without a scratch, but her mother ended up in a coma.When I overhear a couple thugs threaten to hurt her, I know there’s a lot more to this story.Nobody messes with my patients. Especially not when they’re gorgeous, spit-fire pissed off, and more than a handful.So I do what any reasonable doctor would do in my position: I offer to marry her.Just for pretend, of course. We’ll fake it for a while until the bad guys go away.Simple enough, at least until that first kiss when I realize this fake-wedding thing is way more than that.Now I’ve got a wife and a whole host of new problems, but I’m a doctor—I’m used to high pressure situations.I’ll keep her safe. Make sure she’s taken care of.And I’ll turn this fake marriage into our happily-ever-after.There’s nothing better than a steamy, over-the-top doctor romance! Dr. Fake It is the start of a new series of standalones centered around Mercy General. There’s no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA. Enjoy! XO BB
Vow of Deception
Rina Kent - 2021
My tormentor.The most notorious man in the city offers me a job.Act as his dead wife.Adrian Volkov isn’t the type of person who takes no for an answer.He commands with an iron fist and all his orders are met.When he approaches me with the offer, I have two options.Go to prison or put myself under his wrath.I choose to have a roof over my head. What’s so hard about acting, right?Wrong.The moment I step into his wife’s shoes, everything spirals out of control.My only way of survival is through Adrian.Or is it?This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone
Love & Other Chaos
Jackie Walker - 2020
Brody’s my friend - just a friend. He’s also my autistic son’s favorite teacher.He’s as off limits as they come, no matter how drop dead gorgeous he is. Falling for him would be wrong. Resisting him though, is becoming pure torture. After being burned by men who can’t handle dating a single-mom of a special-needs child, I refuse to date anymore. Not until my son is grown. My plan is working fine until my trouble-making bestie presents me with a dare that I can’t resist. I’m a sucker for a good dare - especially when margaritas have been consumed. And she’s just dared me to plant a surprise kiss on Brody’s sexy lips, while she records it for a trending TikTok challenge video. But if I do this, it could change everything. My life is already pure chaos and maybe now is not the best time to shake things up even more. Is it worth risking our friendship and his important role in my son’s life for one kiss? What if he wants more? What if I do? Love & Other Chaos is a hilarious, steamy, friends-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a drop dead gorgeous and seriously buff teacher with the hots for a single-mom of an autistic pre-teen son... who happens to be one of his students. This story also includes wise-cracking grandparents with zero respect for personal boundaries, swoon-worthy beach scenes, a jerky boss with no concept of personal space, nosey siblings and a foul-mouthed best friend who loves to instigate trouble. If you don't like sarcasm, steam, sexy-times, heroines who drink copious amounts of margaritas and laugh-a-minute dialogue, then this might not be the book for you. It’s a stand-alone novel with a happy ending, because cliffhangers will kill your margarita buzz.
Detour
A. Marie - 2020
Angela Head down, eyes peeled for any opportunity to get off the dead-end course my mother carelessly paved for me years ago.My plan takes a sharp turn landing me directly across the hall from Creekwood’s resident bad boys. The three streetbike riding misfits are as stubborn as they are sexy. And they. Are. Sexy. Especially the one with the mocha swirl eyes watching my every move.But even the six-foot hallway separating us can’t keep the overbearing trio from constantly getting in my way.When my past threatens to catch up with me, I quickly learn not every detour promises an easier route, no matter how tempting my new neighbors might make it look. Coty Head up, eyes locked on anything threatening to throw me off the carefully constructed path I have mapped out.I live my life the same way I ride my bike, never once regretting the roads I’ve chosen.Lately though, after years of the same scenery, everything’s starting to blur together. It’s only when our elusive neighbor girl comes out of nowhere that I realize what’s been missing.And now that I have, I don’t think I can let her pass by so quickly. At least not without proving the lengths I’ll go for her first.
Beauty and the Professor
Skye Warren - 2019
Morris’s house twice a week to pay her tuition. The reclusive ex-soldier intimidates her, but she can’t help but feel sympathy for him. Then she walks in on him touching himself, and she has much darker, much more sensual feelings.
And a beastly professor with scars he can’t hide…
Blake Morris knows he’s scarred both inside and out. He’s reclusive and surly. Nowhere near good enough for the smart and beautiful young woman who cleans his house. He receives an offer to return to his alma mater as an associate professor. This is his chance to reenter the world--and to be worthy of the woman he dreams about. He never expected to see her sitting in his classroom on the first day of the semester. Author’s Note: This book was previously published as a serial in multiple parts, including Beauty Touched the Beast, Beneath the Beauty, and Broken Beauty. They’ve been collected into this volume and revised for new readers. BEAUTY AND THE PROFESSOR is the first book in A Modern Fairy Tale duet.
Hacking Darkness
Marissa Farrar - 2017
Hard men. Criminals, I'm sure. Willing to do anything to break me, and take what they want.
But locked in the dark, I soon realize it's not only what's in my head they're after. The glint in their eyes, lingering touches and heavy breaths tell a different story.
Darcy, we're here, we're watching you...
Now I have to decide if I want to become part of that story, too.Book one in a brand new Reverse Harem series, with a dark romance twist.
The Initiation
Nikki Sloane - 2019
But there are rumors of a sordid rite of initiation. Whispers how one woman and nine men disappear into a boardroom. This time, that woman will be me. The Hale family owns everything—the eighth largest bank in the world, everyone in our town, even the mortgage on my parents’ mansion. And now Royce Hale wants to own me. He is charming. Seductive. Ruthless. But above all, he’s the prince of lies. My body may tighten with white-hot desire under his penetrating gaze, but I refuse to enjoy it. I’ll make a deal with the devil to save my family and sell myself to the Hales. But Royce will never own my heart.
Dark Cherries
Eve Bradley - 2020
Or maybe that was the drink and drugs clouding my vision. I really can’t tell you. All I can tell you is that he took me back to a mansion in the hills overlooking LA instead of returning me to my camp in tent city.Yeah, that’s right. I’m homeless.But everything that haunts me takes a backseat because the morning after, I’m confronted by a Russian male model and a bad boy with shades. They say they are my savior’s “roommates.”Hah. As if I believe that for one second.I doubt them all, and I would have left…I really would have. If it weren’t for the offer he made.Shawn Van Doren, as I come to know him, is a billionaire. He owns the world’s most renowned chain of hotels and seeks control like it’s his drug. When he offers me ten-thousand dollars to pose as his socialite girlfriend…I say no.Sike. I said yes. You think a hungry homeless girl would turn that down? Not in a million years.But this choice proves to be my deal with the devil. This choice seals my fate. This choice is what catapults me into a world of danger, money, mobs, and lies.But I’ll tell you a secret…I have nothing to lose. No home, no family, nothing. I don’t fear them, and I don’t fear death.I’m not the innocent little girl that they think I am, and this? This is exactly what the wicked girl inside me craves.Dark Cherries is a full-length reverse-harem billionaire romance and may have triggering themes for some. Audience should be 18+
Make Her Mine
Scarlett King - 2020
A newer edition of this book can be found here.Telling my boss my BIGGEST secret was just one of many mistakes…#1 I revealed that I was still a…you know what.#2 I also confessed I’d never experience the big O.#3 I don’t even have to spell it out do I?Look, I NEVER expected him to make it his mission to help a girl out,But I can’t say I haven’t fantasized about it.Even when I want to slap his arrogant face,I wouldn’t mind tearing his suit off in the process.As much as I want to let him take me in every way imaginable,My mission to find the big O,Quickly turns into Oh shit!Falling for him wasn’t part of the plan…or the agreement.Will I always just be another conquest for my billionaire boss?Or can I fall out of his bed and into his heart?