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Blade
Sunny Mawson - 2019
With the fate of her loved ones at stake, she did what she thought she had to do. She ran. The past however, has a funny way of finding those who refuse to face it. With nowhere left to turn, she ended up back where she started, facing the family she’d left behind and the truths she desperately wanted to remain hidden. When the president of The Devil’s Reapers sends his enforcer to pick something up, the last thing Blade expected to find was the one who got away. Annabelle was everything a man like him could never have, and everything he’d always wanted. With the past rearing its ugly head once again, he will do everything he can to keep her safe and make her his. Caught in a war between two clubs, Annabelle must face the past once and for all.
Make You Mine: A Grumpy Boss Hate To Love Romance (Like A Boss Book 2)
Elyse Riggs - 2021
The Devil I Love (The Devil's Knights Book 3)
Jillian Quinn - 2021
The Billionaire's Collateral
Simone Rivers - 2019
I'm the collateral. It wasn't supposed to be like this. My life was simple. Carefree. Mundane. I thought I knew everything about my past...and about my father. That was before he stormed in. Beautiful and strong, I knew immediately he was trouble. But I didn't think he was deadly. I was wrong. A man like him gets what he wants...and he wants me. Not just for one month, but for forever.
Nicoli (Lucian & Lia #9)
Sydney Landon - 2020
As the top lieutenant and best friend to the head of the Moretti family, he thought he knew everything about the man he considered a brother—but he was so very wrong. Still reeling from that blow, he discovers that not only did the woman he loves know before him, but she also has secrets of her own—ones that could well get her killed. His thirst for revenge is almost overwhelming—yet so is his love for Minka Gavino. A relationship with someone from another mafia family would be complicated on a good day, but is it even worth fighting for now? Once the trust is gone, can it ever be rebuilt? Or, will he walk away from the only life he’s ever known and the only woman he’s ever loved?
Getting Over You
Jaxson Kidman - 2019
Forget that he's a rock star. Forget that the day I meet him, he's shirtless and running down the middle of the street. Forget that the tattoos and muscles that graze his glistening skin make remember what it's like to be alive again. Can I have a future with Crosby -- especially when our pasts are marked with tragedy? He can stay in this small town and be loved by me -- or he can get back to living his rock star dream. All we have is the time in between that. The problem? Time's running out... and we both want more.This is a full length 90,000+ word slow burn romance novel with a guitar play, a painter, an unspoken summer romance past, a present they never saw coming, and a complete HEA, no cliffhanger ending that will make you fall in love with Crosby and Josie. Thanks for taking a chance on me and this novel.
Burning Embers
L.S. Pullen - 2021
She works hard to raise her daughter alone, and even if good, loyal men still existed, she finds it impossible to believe they’d want to sign on to a ready-made family.Besides, with work and childcare schedules, dating is chaos.Olly hides behind a flirty, tattooed bartender persona to keep women at arm’s length. His facade hides a dark past, plagued by tragedy. He deems it safer not to open up, worried he’ll become the monster who haunts his nightmares.Besides, who would want a man with his scars and baggage?When Rachel turns to Olly for help, they form an unlikely bond—one that grows deeper by the day. But Olly struggles to overcome his fears, and Rachel hesitates to allow the last of her walls to fall.When walking away seems like the easiest route, their happiness depends on one thing—whether the love they’ve found is the kind that heals...or destroys.
Conflict of Interest
Dee Lagasse - 2021
Filled with a mix of nerves and excitement, she heads to a small pub in South Boston the night before... for one drink. Just. One. Drink. Instead Audrey finds a bartender with a generous pour and Leo - the hot guy at the end of the bar who convinces her to stay for a cheeseburger and much longer than she planned. All the while, Audrey knows she doesn't have time for a relationship. So, she takes their flirty conversation for exactly what it is: harmless fun. That is... until the next morning when she walks into her interview and comes face to face with Leo himself. Fate isn’t something Audrey believes in, but if she did… this certainly would feel a lot like it.The only problem? Leo is her new boss. Their chemistry may be off the charts, but they both agree their careers come first. What Audrey and Leo both seem to forget is that all is fair in love and law....and some lines are meant to be crossed.
Never Too Late Collection
Alexis Winter - 2021
You must have loved him at some point. I saw the pictures in there. It looks like the two of you had the perfect life together.”“Honestly, I don’t know if I’ve felt anything real since the day you left.”In the same week my husband of twenty years hands me divorce papers, the one man who walked out of my life, and shattered my heart . . . shows back up.Can I trust him again after he failed to come back for me like he promised?Or will he run again when he finds out my ex-husband . . . is his best friend?Book 2: Mia and BenHe hasn’t been back here in almost ten years, and it’s been ten years since I’ve felt like a whole person. All these years, I’ve been walking around with half my heart, half my soul.Ten years ago the love of my life walked out of this town and became a rockstar. I could never ask him to give up his dream but what I didn’t expect was to be forgotten in the process.Now he’s back, begging for a second chance. But it’s too little, too late.Book 3: Harper and RowanWhat are we doing, Rowan?” I breathe out.“If you ask me, we’re finally doing what we’ve always wanted.”Is this what I’ve always wanted? The one man I’ve hated more than anyone?Or am I just falling prey to his charm like every other girl in this small town?Book 4: Kaylee and LandonThe fact that she’s still just as forbidden as before only makes me want her more. She’s mine and has always been mine. It’s time I remind her of that little fact.Her brother warned me if I ever touched her he’d kill me, but what he doesn’t know can’t hurt . . . right?Book 5: Gabi and EastonMy whole life, I’ve wanted one thing: her. And now that she’s in my sights, in my home, working with me day in and day out, I’m going to get what I want, once and for all.You’d think the moment I showed up to my new job and realized my boss is Easton Perez, the hot-as-sin bully from school who made my life hell I’d run…Instead, I ended up in his bed.*-*This never-before-published collection of stories from Amazon best-selling author Alexis Winter is full of delicious moments you don’t want to miss, each complete with a happily ever after. Each story is a complete stand-alone with no cheating or cliff-hangers.
Strict
Hannah Ford - 2019
The kind of place where women fall to their knees, call men sir, and get lashed with a belt. Gage Stratford. Dark, damaged, cold-blooded and gorgeous, with secrets so deep you could drown. He touched me that night, made me feel things that excited and terrified me in equal measure. When I turned up at my internship the next day, I was shocked to find he was my new boss. My billionaire boss was the one who had made me feel like I couldn’t help but fall to my knees and do whatever he commanded. He says he can’t stay away from me. That he needs to make me his submissive, to take me over his desk, to punish me and make me his. But our horrific pasts have made us who we are, and to get close to him means to crack each other open and expose the very things we’ve worked so hard to bury. And when our secrets come out, not only our love but also our lives will be on the line -- leaving us bound together forever, or destroyed and shattered beyond repair. Being together isn’t an option. But staying apart is impossible….
Lies
Cassie Wild - 2018
To celebrate, all books are only 99 cents this week. Suria: I live in a world anything but normal. Lies, cheats, cons and fortune tellings are all part of my everyday life. Most people call us Gypsies, but they don't know us. I love my family and I’m proud of being part of the Romani people. Except for one thing. One day soon, I’m supposed to marry a man I haven’t even met yet. Yes, arranged marriages are all the craze in our world but there’s no way in hell I’ll live in a loveless marriage. Kian: I didn’t have it easy growing up. My father left before I was born. He sends gifts to ease his guilty conscious, but I see through his guise. I’m the one taking care of my mother, I run a pretty decent garage, and I enjoy a casual hookup every now and again. But last night I met someone special. She makes the single life seem like a waste of life. We flirted at the club and now I can’t get her out of my head. Hardworking Kian is dedicated to improving his high-end car shop and caring for his mother. The night he meets a beautiful and mysterious woman, his life was already a delicate balancing act but now his attention is driven away from his obligations and causing him to rethink his priorities. Follow the mysterious Suria and the hardworking Kian in LIES, book 1 of Cassie Wild’s new Deceit and Desire series.
Her Mafia Valentine
Flora Ferrari - 2020
Her dad, Hudson does his taxes, but she’s calculating more than that happening between them both. The problem? Dad’s also a hitman for the mob and doesn’t like the idea of his only daughter mixing business with pleasure. Can Mickey really have her? Or is Hudson on an all- out mission to bring down not only Mickey Valentine, but the entire Family itself? *Her Mafia Valentine is a SHORT insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Billion Dollar Stranger
Stephanie Brother - 2020
He gives me what I think I want; passion, release, and a chance to wipe away past hurt. He takes what he needs, controlling me in a way I've never experienced before.I think it will be enough, but it isn't. Even before he's left my hotel room, I'm craving more. I don't even know his name.But sometimes people are not who they seem, and when my stranger reveals his true identity, things get complicated. Rich and powerful, Aaron is a man who could destroy everything I've worked for, but underneath his dominance there's something about him that draws me.Is it possible to trust a man who concealed his identity in order to possess you? Aaron has secrets that are wrapped around his heart and finding love was never part of the plan. But as I learn more about my stranger, resisting him might just become impossible.This is a standalone romance, but characters from Billion Dollar Daddy do make an appearance!
Blood and Beauty (Owned by The Don #1)
Callie Vincent - 2021
He’s a predator in the wild and I am his next meal. His scent and presence are so overpowering that it makes my knees tremble in anticipation.Never have I been this attracted to a man, especially a man that I should hate. Especially from a man who’s taken everything from me.
Esmeralda
is just one semester away from graduating college and on her way to opening the restaurant of her dreams.
Dante
is a ruthless mafia monster that walks in the daylight. Neither of them would've ever crossed paths until Esmeralda's mother makes a dire mistake that leaves them both merciless to the cartel and the whims of it's captivating leader.
Blood and Beauty is a dark, modern-day, mafia spin on Beauty and the Beast. This is the first book in the new 'Owned by The Don' Trilogy from author Callie Vincent.