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Dangerous Curves Ahead


C.L. Cruz - 2021
    He’s a trucker who loves those curvy backroads. He can give her a ride home, but can he also give her a happily ever after?JennaAfter my Spring Break plans fall through, I decide to go home to visit for a couple of weeks.That means finding my way across the country with no car and no money.Fortunately, my brother’s best friend is a truck driver who’s in town for a job.When he offers me a ride, I can’t say no.Not that I would want to.Thorne Donnelly is sexy, serious, and makes my heart race.But will our new love hit a dead end when we get off the road and back to real life?ThorneI enjoy life on the road and never thought I would want to settle down.But lately, it feels like something—or someone—is missing.And that someone seems like it could be Jenna Daniels.Once an awkward, giggly teenager, now my best friend’s little sister is all grown up.Jenna is confident, curvy, and knows how to shift my gears.By the time we reach our destination, I don’t want to let her go.Will I be able to convince her (and her brother) that I’m in it for the long haul?

Stealing Christmas


Alexa Riley - 2016
    She’s always bubbly and happy. So when she takes a job as an elf in the mall, she’s excited to spread some cheer. But Christmas could never expect what happens when she catches the eye of a stranger.Nicholas Light owns everything he sees, and when his eyes land on the new elf in his mall’s Santa exhibit, he knows she’s no different. There’s something about her sweet innocence that he has to have, and he’ll concoct a plan to make that happen.Warning: Grab your jingle bells and swing them over your head… This holiday quickie is gonna light up your Noel. Okay, none of that made sense. But it sounded festive, right? This book is adorable, and you’ll love it. Just don’t get tinsel stuck in the wrong places. Trust us.SURPRISE! We've included Snow and Mistletoe as our gift to you! Stealing Christmas ends around 50% and enjoys this holiday favorite right after.

Curves and Cars


Kat Baxter - 2021
    For me it went something like this: rescue a rain drenched and deliciously curvy bridesmaid and take her back to your warm, dry hotel room where you share an intense and passionate night in each other’s arms.It was going so well. Until the morning after when I discovered she was actually the bride.Everything about Summer makes her feel like she belongs to me. But this goes way beyond awkward family dynamics.Curves and Cars is the first book in the new Windsor Securities series. If you love growly alpha heroes with gooey cinnamon-roll centers and curvy, adorkable heroines, then you’ll LOVE Kat Baxter’s newest release. BUY now or read for FREE on Kindle Unlimited.**Author’s guarantee: no cheating and HEA.

Wicked at the Library


Liz Fox - 2020
    I never expected to run into my biggest high school crush in the hallway.It’s been five years since my brother’s best friend left town to become a hotshot firefighter.Now he’s back, looking sexy, strong, and hot enough to set my panties on fire.Everybody says I’ve finally blossomed with a new life, a new job, and a new look.Do I want to commit to someone before fully exploring life’s possibilities?GrantI always wanted a life of travel and adventure--joining a hotshot crew was the best way to do that.After a terrible accident takes one of my buddies, I decide to take a break.When I move in with my best friend from high school, his gorgeous housemate takes me completely by surprise.She’s smart, curvy, and ignites a burning passion in my heart and body.Can I convince her that our love is a strong, steady flame and won’t burn out?

Bare for the Alpha


Olivia T. Turner - 2019
    My father has made sure of that. He’s the Sheriff and he’s got three rules: 1. Don’t talk to my daughter. 2. No fighting between crews. 3. See rule #1. I’m all alone and wishing for someone to look my way. And then someone does. A mean-looking grizzly bear shifter named Damon Ridge, and once he sees me, he refuses to look away. This rough, wild-looking man keeps telling me I’m his mate. He keeps saying he’s going to claim me. That I belong to him. I didn’t realize how possessive a bear shifter could get. If I knew how obsessed these huge men could be, I never would have come here. But now that I know how it feels, I’m never going to leave… Do you like an alpha who snarls in the streets and growls in the sheets? Damon is a dominant Over-The-Top grizzly bear shifter who will have you howling for more. This hot shifter book is SAFE, with no cheating, and a furry HEA guaranteed.

Thunder Thighs


Evie Mitchell - 2019
    Chunky, thick, beautiful – I embraced my curves just waiting for the right thunder god to come along and rock my world. Then Gunnar Larsson strode his tall, blonde, Viking butt through my bar doors. My thighs awaited his plunder. Walking into Ella Bronze's bar was the best decision I'd made all year. Fuck, all decade. The gorgeous bombshell had curves for days – the kind that made me drool. There was no way this seductive siren was escaping. Looked like it was time to do what my ancestors did best – take what I wanted. Warning: This over-the-top piece of fluff is inspired by big thighs, sexy Vikings and a desire to have your pussy plundered. Get thee a Viking and settle in – this instalove story will blow you right off course.

Romancing the Silver Fox


Khloe Summers - 2022
    It was supposed to be the perfect spot to unwind. And I think it would’ve been, if the big, bearded man on the opposite side of the bar would stop staring at me. God, he’s twice my age. Still, he looks pretty sexy holding that guitar, strumming along with the band on stage. I should say hi after this set. No, I should avoid eye contact at all cost. Actually, maybe I’ll give him one flirty grin and see what happens. I’m on vacation after all.AtlasShe’s too young for me to be ogling over. I know that right away, but I can’t help myself. She’s got a dramatic look about her that says she has a story to tell, and I want to know every syllable of it. That said, I’m sure she won’t even give me the time of day. My buddies tell me all the time I’m about as gruff as they come. I blame that on the work I do. My day-to-day life results in a less than eloquent conversations. Still, there’s something drawing me toward her and smooth talking or not, I can’t let this one get away.What happens at the yearly writer's retreat stays at the retreat...except the bonds these authors forge and the stories they tell. But someone forgot to mention that to the men they find themselves falling for in stunning Lake Tahoe. From the small-town sheriff to the hot, bossy cowboy to the grumpy, reclusive mountain man, these romance authors have stumbled upon real life trope-tastic heroes that sweep them off their feet. Sometimes literally. Get ready to laugh, cry, and swoon this Valentine's Day when these six authors bring you on a Galentine's Getaway you won't forget. Galentine’s Getaway is a collection of steamy short romances brought to by six of your favorite instalove authors!

Big Buns More Fun: A Bite-sized BBW Romance


Penn Rivers - 2021
    Kimmi and I shared enough laughs to make me realize, even then, that she was meant for me.But our family got in the way, and over the years I lost hope that I’d ever have a chance with my big booty cutie.Except now, her brother is married and finally minding his own business. Or at least distracted with his own love story. If I can get Kimmi to remember how good we can be together, I can win her. I know it.She thinks I don’t notice her.What she doesn’t realize is I’ve been dreaming of her lush curves. Of kissing that sweet grin from her lips. Of keeping her forever.I like buns, hun.After all these years, I’m going to show her who I really am:The man who can handle all that junk in her trunk… and her tender heart.

Santa Baby


Cassie Mint - 2021
    But the truth is, I’d die to sit on his knee. Jack is burly and bearded, with silver in his hair. He’s generous and kind, and he always knows when we’ve been bad.But the storybook Santa rides a sleigh, not a motorbike. And he runs the North Pole, not a whisky-soaked bar.Jack took me in when I was a runaway. He gave me a job and put a roof over my head. He’s given me so much already, but now... I want more.Please, Santa. I know exactly who I want this year. Santa Baby is a short and steamy age gap instalove story, where the hottest holiday wishes come true.

Dear Billionaire Boss


Lana Dash - 2021
    We hope that by getting everything off our chests we can move on with our lives. But there’s one little hiccup in our plan—the letters should never have been sent out.MARENMy boss is a real piece of work. But I guess that’s expected in a guy that’s a self-made billionaire before thirty and looks like he’s just stepped off the runway. If I didn’t need this job, I’d tell him what I really think of him—but I might leave out the part about the dirty dreams of mine he’s been starring in lately. GRAYSONA good assistant is a dime a dozen, but Maren is different. And it isn’t until I get a letter from her that I realize just what it is—she’s not afraid of me. She’s able to see past the designer suits and flashy cars to see the real me. Too bad she only knows the ruthless CEO I’ve become. Can I show her the real me before it’s too late?SINCERELY YOURS series are short and steamy standalone romances about curvy women finding love after accidentally sending out love letters to the crushes in their lives. Read DEAR BILLIONAIRE BOSS if you like billionaire boss, enemies to lovers, and a steamy romance that will leave you wanting to pen your own love letter to the secret crush in your life. No cheating. No cliffhangers. Always an HEA.

Penalty Clause


Fiona Davenport - 2016
    He'll do whatever it takes to make her his... even if it means forcing her to spend time with him. He didn’t become a billionaire without learning how to leverage a contract to his advantage. Now that he’s gotten her to sign on the dotted line, he almost has Madeleine Connelly right where he wants her—in his bed and pregnant with his baby.Madeleine seriously underestimated Caleb’s desire for her. She thought the notorious playboy would move onto his next conquest after he’d gotten what he wanted from her. When she accepted a business deal with his company, she didn’t realize it meant spending so much time with him. Now she has to decide if she wants to trigger the penalty clause in their contract so she can get away from him or succumb to the temptation that is Caleb Sterling.**This is the first novella in the Risque Contracts series, but each story can be read as a standalone and features a different couple.

Pumpkin (Sweet Curves #2)


Megan Wade - 2019
    The smell. The spice in my latte. The pie that’s synonymous with my favorite holiday. Thanksgiving holds memories of family and togetherness. So when a storm cancels my travel plans, my roommate takes pity on me and I find myself sharing the holiday across the table from my greatest crush—her older brother. Finlay Ross. He was a senior in high school when I was still in pig tails. Popular, the star quarterback, he was the first boy I got a stomach flip over, and the only guy I’ve ever wanted. Pity a curvy girl like me would never be on his radar. He probably doesn’t even know I exist. So why does he keep looking at me like he’s starving and I’m the feast? This could turn out to be a thanksgiving I’ll never forget. Warning: this quick read contains over-the-top declarations, insta-love and molten hot moments between a curvy girl and a dirty-talking alpha who wants nothing more than a sweet little piece of pumpkin pie. Each Megan Wade story carries her 'Sugar Promise' of Over the Top Romance, Alpha Heroes, Curvy Heroines, Low Drama, High Heat and a Guaranteed Happily Ever After. What could be better than that?

Secret Santa


Kati Wilde - 2016
    That is, if she lasts that long. Because Logan Crenshaw, the creative force behind the company, doesn’t seem to want her there.Not being wanted is nothing new for Emma…but she doesn’t know what she’s done to make Logan stalk around the office, growling every command as if her very presence infuriates him. She can’t afford to lose this job, so her plan is to keep her head down and try to avoid any contact with him—no matter how big and sexy and unavoidable he is.But a Santa hat full of names, an office gift exchange, and one unexpected knock at her door are about to shake up all of her plans…Warning: This super-hot holiday romance contains Santa hats, red satin blindfolds, and an obsessed alpha male who talks dirty and knows exactly what to do with his big hands. Lots of swearing. No cheating, no cliffhangers.

Dec the Holls


Jasinda Wilder - 2014
    Holly is working overtime, cold and lonely and broke. Across the hall, Declan is lonely too, and thinking this Christmas is going to be a joke. Then one blustery night Holly’s car won’t start and Declan is there to help with a little love in his heart. Open this gift from bestselling author Jasinda Wilder to find out if a single mother of two can let herself fall in love with her sexy-as-hell workaholic boss.

Boo in the Night (Hot Halloween Nights #7)


Kate Hunt - 2020
    It is seventh in the Hot Halloween Nights series.I’ve had a crush on Damien since the beginning of the semester, but I’ve never been able to work up the nerve to talk to him.He’s way too hot and too cool to be interested in a shy, curvy girl like me.But then he tells me he hopes to see me at the haunted house party tonight—a party I wasn’t planning on going to.So I show up, my heart filled with hope. Maybe tonight will finally be the night we make a real connection?But before I can find Damien, I end up locked inside a weird room in this stupid haunted house.Great. Now I’m single and trapped.If only I was trapped here with him…Hot Halloween Nights is a series of short and sizzling romances. Treat yourself to all the steamy stories.