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Lilly I: Book One


Tiya Rayne - 2014
     Assassin In my world, you need to be the biggest and baddest in order to survive and I'm the fucking biggest and baddest there is. Men fear me as if I am death himself and women want me as if my cock is encrusted in diamonds. I am the great elf Assassin and the last of my kind. So, what's my secret to surviving in the Locke? It's simple: don't form attachments and never get involved in other people's shit. I've lived by those rules for centuries. But, one chance meeting with a doe-eyed little girl changes everything. One decision sets me on a cataclysmic journey. Lilly Safe, predictable, boring Lilly. That's what my friend calls me. She also says I’m the last living 20 year old virgin. She may be right. But all of that changes when I get one night with a handsome stranger. What could go wrong? One Decision alters their future. One Decision sets their path. One Decision may save their world. This is NOT a complete story. This is the first of a series of novellas. It is approximately 36,000 words. This book contains sex and strong language and is not recommended for readers under 18.

Mercedes


Lola Joy - 2020
    This is what happens when who you want to be and who you are, don't fu%& with one another.Mercedes: I know better, and I didn't do better, so now, here we are. But here's the thing, being stupid once does not mean you have to be stupid again. This isn't a fairytale, and I'm no princess, but I'm not a doormat either. If Lochlan Rait doesn't know that, he's about to learn.Lochlan: I've never wanted anything more than I want Mercedes. Just because I was stupid once doesn't mean I'm going to be stupid now. Mercedes has always been mine. If she doesn't know that, she's about to learn.

Ahmose


L.B. Keen - 2018
    Kemet, an ancient group of warrior who've lived on our planet for ions. Ahmose has been asleep for a century since his beloved wife died in his arms. As a Kehmet warrior, his only choice was to hold a blade within his heart and be laid to rest in the catacombs beneath his home. When he awakens in a metal box disoriented and lost, he escapes into the dark midnight sea. Lacking Mana, he calls out only to find himself staring into the dark-brown eyes of a young woman. Rachael had one desire when she planned a trip after her last semester of graduate school, and that was to go Sardinia, Italy and enjoy a romantic getaway with her boyfriend. When he sends her a text stating that they should take a break, she spends her first night drinking at a bar while she cries her disappointment into glasses of expensive wine. Rachael doesn't know the first thing about the stranger that she finds in her bed, only that he's an unneeded distraction on her "man-hate” vacation, and that there are some dangerous people after him. Will they survive the evil force that's chasing them? Or will they be captured before they can explore the intense passion between them? ***If you've read CURSE OF THE GODS SERIES by Jaymine Eve and Jane Washington or the CHILDREN OF THE GODS PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES by I.T. Lucas, get ready to fall in love with AHMOSE! ****

Sensual Secrets


Destiny Davis - 2015
    While she manages to rapidly rise to the top of one of the best marketing companies in New York, she’s secretly hoping that someone will sweep her off her feet and break the walls she’d so meticulously carved around her. Heck, she’s never even been with a man before. Tall, with thick bronze hair and a devastating smile that can reduce any woman to a puddle, the dashing billionaire Jared Paul is called by the company to act as a consultant. But the last thing he expected was for someone to finally win his fiercely-guarded heart. An embarrassing wardrobe malfunction, coupled with some devious scheming from a drunk friend, leads to a intensely passionate whirlwind affair that sweeps both Mia and Jared off their feet. That is, until Mia discovers the terrible truth that would send everything crashing down! Is their love strong enough to handle the explosive secrets? And as two fiery personalities clash, will they somehow manage to find their way back to each other again? *Sensual Secrets is a full standalone novel with a happy-ever-after and NO CLIFFHANGER*!

Coveted


Naomi Wyatt - 2015
    No cliffhangers! * WARNING: Includes hot, steamy sex scenes with a bad boy, alpha male with a dirty mouth and a curvy girl from the city. Roc knew that Yanna E. Hill was his the moment that he laid eyes on her. Yet, it was not until five years ago that he claimed her, and, ever since, she has been under his love and protection. He is obsessed with her. She is addicted to him. This passionate couple has been living in enduring and undying love... until now. Suddenly, chaos erupts. Roc has no idea which crime family could be behind these sudden attacks, but he is desperate to find out, while he protects his precious jewel, Yanna. Meanwhile, Yanna is fighting to protect her own precious jewel; her heart. Beyond the present threat of danger, Yanna sees Roc's closest loved ones as yet another threat to their relationship, and she doesn't know how long she can continue this fight that she has been battling for decades. With a past that can destroy their future, and a present that can take them from one another forever, will this loving couple last to see happily ever after?

Bobby Sinatra: In All the Wrong Places


Mallory Monroe - 2019
    All she wants is a job, a roof over her and her son’s heads, and peace. Finally, peace. But can she find all of that, and more, in Jericho? Heartthrob Robert “Bobby” Sinatra, the bad boy of the Big Daddy Sinatra big clan, isn’t looking for love either. As the mayor of Jericho, he has his hands full and has no interest in putting those hands, or his heart, anywhere else. But when he lays eyes on Rain, everything changes. He wants her. Badly. And what Bobby wants, Bobby gets. Their relationship is a whirlwind, as Bobby goes from a stranger to her rescuer to her lover in no time flat. Rain goes from hands off, to hands all over Bobby, just as fast. But Bobby has a past. And Rain has a lot of pain. And when his past and her pain collide, will their blooming, earnest love survive? Bobby Sinatra: In All The Wrong Places is the first explosive installment in the Rags to Romance series.

Tale As Old As Time


Elisabeth - 2017
    Dr. John Charbonne messed up. He messed up...big time. He took something special, a rose, from his boss. The problem wasn’t the rose, it was that he got caught now he had to pay. He made a trade, his daughter for his life in exchange... The moment Alcide ‘Beast’ Dios laid eyes on her picture, he was smitten. She was beautiful and her eyes called out to him. He accepted the trade with ease but she wasn’t what he expected. Arabella Charbonne was tricked by her father and now, she was at the handsome stranger’s mercy. Made to leave one prison for another...When will she ever be free? A tale as old as time when the unexpected becomes the exception.

Be My Always


Nia Arthurs - 2019
    M&A mogul. Tortured billionaire. A hunk with glasses and dimples. Clark Kent as Superman. Dazzling silver eyes. My almost one-night-stand. I’m wound too tight. He’s just what I need to take the edge off. There’s just enough alcohol in my system to make this seem like a good idea. Then he bails. Before we even leave the bar. I don’t expect to see him again. But when I do… well, let’s just say the offer still stands. It’s just physical. No strings. No feelings. No falling in love. But Brendon’s a rule breaker and I’m a glutton for punishment. There’s no way this works. Believing there can be more is all kinds of wrong. Then Brendon slides his hands over my shoulder and presses his hard lips to mine. And all that wrong starts feeling right. I forget our rules. I forget I'm the lost, wounded woman who doesn’t deserve love. I kiss him back like I'll never get enough. I won't. But I can't risk losing my heart. Even if I’ve finally stumbled on the man who’ll take precious care of it.

Pretty Fly For A White Guy Complete Set


Lena Skye - 2014
    Life is never going to be simple when you are dating a man who is pretty fly for a white guy!Kenneth is the love of Nicole's life.However, it has been over a year since they were together officially and all signs are suggesting it is over for good between them. The fact he is now dating her ex-best friend is just the tip of the iceberg.Can she ever get over him and find happiness with someone else? Or should she fight for the man she believes she is meant to be with?What follows next are twists and turns that simply have to be seen to be believed...This Complete Series Includes ALL Pretty Fly episodes:Episode 1 - The PilotEpisode 2 - RevengeEpisode 3 - TroubleEpisode 4 - FinaleWarning: This story does contain scenes of a sexual nature and is the type of book your mama will have warned you about. This black woman & white man interracial romance is a 25,000 word novella.

Changing Brides


V.C. Taylor - 2017
    Everything is either right or wrong in his view, so it’s no surprise that he reprimands his younger brother for fighting over one of the saloon ladies. He is incensed that his sibling would do something so stupid—until he sees the beautiful Celeste Lebeau for himself. He’s instantly smitten with dislike tempered with a lot of lust. He wants her out of town and fast. Most of all, he wants to make sure she stays away from his brother. His jealousy makes no sense, especially since he’s an engaged man, but he feels what he feels and soon becomes involved with the woman bold enough to challenge him in front of the whole town. How in the world is he going to get his life back on track when he’s promised to one woman but falling fast and hard for another?

The Kilgarin’s Gift


Shay Rucker - 2020
    He is wolf-shifter—Indomitus—Clan leader of the cursed Kilgarin’s... and he is losing himself to the madness of his Nocturnal Transition.Morgan Neale is a gun-for-hire. And she is his Rí, his Soul-Bearer, the one destined to save him from darkness and balance his existence.She does not.This human is a bloody curse. Stomping through his world with threats, violence, and foul-mouthed derision. She is the first weapon launched in an unprecedented attack against his clan, and if left unsolved, her mysteries may very well be their undoing.The Kilgarin and his Rí share a union the world has never seen, but with unrelenting changes and unknown dangers, will their fledgling bond be strong enough to survive the most insidious enemy Clan Kilgarin has ever encountered?

Tangled In Tinsel


Elyse Kelly - 2021
    Trying to kick my bah-humbug mood, I ventured out in search of festivities.What I found was Mason Reed.The ten years since we last saw each other has been good to him, turning the awkward teen I once knew into a man who oozes sex and charm. The idea of being snowed in with Mason has visions of his sugar plums dancing through my head…But Mason is keeping a secret that is sure to land him on the naughty list, and it involves the locked chest at the foot of his bed. That’s one gift I don’t want to wait until Christmas morning to open.Stoke the fire, and hang the mistletoe, I have plans for Mason sure to make Santa blush. Yet when that box of goodies is finally cracked open, will it be more than I bargained for? Or leave me tangled up in desire?​Tangled In Tinsel is a Christmas quickie that will fill your stocking with lots of steamy goodness! This friends-to-lovers, second chance, holiday romance is sure to get you on Santa’s naughty list!

Beyond the Breaking Point


Zena Wynn - 2013
    Everyone has one. For Dr. Cassidy Brannon it was discovering her husband, Phillip, in a compromising position with his best friend Max’s almost fiancée, Amber, while vacationing with the other couple. Angry and heartbroken, she and Max indulge in a night of drunken, vindictive sex. The next day, Cassidy returns home with one goal in mind—divorce.However, nothing goes as planned. Phillip, hell bent on fixing their marriage, won’t agree to a divorce. What was only meant to be one, never to be spoken of again, night with Max is evolving into something much more complicated. Then Cassidy discovers she’s pregnant. With both Max and Phillip adamantly claiming to be the father, how much more can Cassidy take before she’s pushed beyond the breaking point?

The Office Party


Whitney G. - 2020
    I tear the tag off whatever my sister gifts me, add a five-dollar amazon gift card, and hand it off to him.It’s not until my sister sends me a text that I realize how terrible of a decision that was.Georgia: Why haven’t you sent me a 'LOL' about the brand-new vibrator I got you? I really do hope that you use your boss’s face as a muse, like my note says. :-)If that’s not bad enough, this year’s "luxury trip" will be in my hometown--the place I've avoided for years. At the resort that my grandmother owns...If the universe gets me out of this, I will never ‘regift’ anything ever again…

Crossing The Line


Aisha M. Taylor - 2015
    When her friend Mikki convinces Shawna to keep looking, she eventually meets Virgil, a drop dead gorgeous rock star. He's incredibly smart, caring, and capable of lovemaking that puts everyone else in her past to shame, dedicating himself to pleasuring her in a way that has her crying out like she never has before. However, in a world that is hardly colorblind, these two people from very different worlds will have to fight for what they have against jaded ex-lovers, the intense and dramatic disapproval of their elders, and Virgil's own haunted, violent past. Now they must both make pivotal decisions that will shape the rest of their lives: Shawna must choose between Virgil and the more traditional guy that is practically kicking her door down to be with her. Virgil, too, must decide between a former bandmate who he knows is bad for him, or Shawna, the new girl in his life that so many disapprove of. This is a standalone, Interracial BWWM romance novel with some extremely sexy scenes and no cliffhangers! Lock the doors and schedule some alone time.