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Served Hot
Mayra Statham - 2021
He runs the local diner in his small beach town, and when he feels like it, he hangs out with the pretty tourists. At thirty-five, Collin has never been married, not even close, and he doesn’t mind the bachelor lifestyle, even if it is starting to get a little lonely. It’s not like there are a lot of single women in Spring, Florida to choose from. When Lydia Cadena walks into his life moments after he got his horoscope read, it feels like fate. Lydia doesn’t think love is in the cards for her after getting her heart broken one too many times. Focused on her career and work, she finds herself in Spring, Florida. But it feels like everywhere she turns, every man in this small beach community is more handsome than the last. It’s raining men! That is until a smile from the tall, dark & handsome diner proprietor makes her heart skip a beat! Will Lydia give Collin the chance to show her love is in the cards? Can Collin make Lydia believe he doesn’t only have the ability to serve it hot for the moment, but that he’s in it for the long run? This small town is paradise. Beautiful beaches, year-round warm weather, and friendly neighbors. There’s only one thing missing—single ladies. It’s Raining Men in Spring, Florida and the lonely residents are hungry to find their soulmates.During the month of April, some of your favorite insta-love authors are bringing you stories set in this fictional town where the men significantly outnumber the ladies. Come meet us in Spring to find your next book boyfriend.
Grayson
Kali Hart - 2021
An Insta-love First Responder and Curvy Woman RomanceVioletI told a white lie.Gran thinks I’m on a sabbatical to help nurse her back to health after her car accident.She doesn’t know I got fired.Or that the man I thought I had a future with was secretly married.I’ve accepted that all men will suck forever.Until she invites the EMT who rescued her over for breakfast.He’s gorgeous, charming, and so far out of my league it’s not even funny.Craziest of all, he’s interested in me.GraysonWhen Elsie invited me over for a thank-you meal, I tried to decline.I don’t need recognition for doing my job.Saving people gives me purpose, and that fulfillment is all I need.But she won’t take no for an answer.I had no idea her stunningly beautiful granddaughter would be joining us.Now that I’ve met Violet, I’m starting to second guess my priorities.She feels too important to ignore.I can tell she’s guarding a secret.I’m determined to show her she can trust me.If that secret doesn’t destroy us first.
Jackhammered
Ava Kyle - 2018
Rough. Hard.He’s ready to spin me around his shaft until I can’t see straight.He’s the one.But if we get caught, papa will send him right back to jail.I can’t afford to take the risk, but I can’t look away either.He’s everything I’ve ever wanted, and the one man I can’t have.AxleThe boss’ brat is the hottest piece I’ve ever seen.Three years upstate will drive a man crazy.Crazy for what’s nestled between her hot little thighs.She’s the last woman I should be sniffing after, but I want her.And I’m going to take what I want.Consequences be damned.This is a short, passionate read with over-the-top insta-love and a HEA.
Baby, You're Mine
Fiona Davenport - 2016
When she finds out about a family she never knew she had, she travels half-way across the country to meet them. On the night Bailey hits town, her nerves get the better of her, making her act out of character when she meets Wyatt Kincaid in a bar and lets him take her home. After a night that rocks her world, she races out of his bed as quickly as she fell into it. But, there is one thing Bailey can’t run from, the baby she and Wyatt created. Wyatt went out looking for a good time and found a hell of a lot more than he’d bargained for. He wants more than a one night stand with the woman in his bed; he wants a chance at forever. But when he wakes up the next morning, she’s gone. He searches for her, but Bailey is nowhere to be found… until he goes looking in his best friend’s home. Warning: This novella contains a sexy alpha, insta-love, and an "oops" baby! It's quick, hot, and dirty.
Hung Sweetheart
Lena Lucas - 2021
McKenzie Hardware was the center of my universe, but I wanted more. I was lonely, isolating myself from people at every turn.
But when I’d seen Pepper, something in me lit up. She was like the sun in my very dark world, and I wanted that light to wash over me forever.
I wanted her forever.
But I was over a decade older than her and hadn’t ever been in a relationship. What could I offer her aside from my own inexperience and a hardware store?
Despite the fact that I saw myself lacking, that she deserved better than me, I knew I had to find out more about her. I had to make her mine.
She was so much younger than me, innocent and fragile. She was soft and perfect to my hard and rough.
And she transfixed me, mesmerized me. I was infatuated.
It got to the point where I couldn’t stay away anymore. I couldn’t lie to myself that what I felt for her was just a passing curiosity.
It was more. She was more. I needed her to be mine.
Bound to the Alpha
Olivia T. Turner - 2019
I’m about to die a broke, boyfriend-less virgin until a fireman bursts into the room. He’s come to save me from the flames, but when I see the territorial way he’s looking at me, I start to wonder who’s going to save me from him? Because this mean-looking grizzly bear shifter named Ethan Sullivan thinks I’m his now. “I saved you. You’re mine,” he keeps growling at me. He keeps calling me his mate and I’m not about to correct him when he’s got that feral look in his eyes. He wants to leave his mark on me. He keeps saying he’s going to claim me, whatever that means. I’ve always had a thing for firemen, but this rough wild-looking man is more than just a pretty image in a calendar. He’s real. He won’t take his possessive hands off me and he’s full-on obsessed with my curves. This protective alpha wants me all for himself and he’s letting everyone know it. Especially me… Ready for an alpha who can handle the heat and likes his girl with some meat? Ethan is a dominant Over-The-Top grizzly bear shifter who will have you howling for more. This is the first book in the Alphas In Heat series featuring the bear shifters from the Blackcloud Point fire station. Fire-fighting bear shifters? Yes, please! The books can be read in any order. This fireman romance shifter book is SAFE, with no cheating, and a furry HEA guaranteed. Enjoy!
Her Ride
Flora Ferrari - 2021
But I don't need to be mixed up in the mess he's got himself into. Taking police bribes and faking taxes for dealers and meth labs?I'm out. I won't have a part in it. I can't.But how can I save dad from the cops, from himself and that whole world?What I need is a knight in shining armor. My go-to fantasy when reality bites.Oh, I know it's stupid, but a girl can dream.I know he's out there, somewhere, and if I ever thought I needed him, whoever he is, I need him now more than ever.Help me stranger, wherever you are. Come rescue me and help me save my dad too. I'll do whatever you want.And I mean, anything.THORNEvery rose has its thorn and every dark night has its dawn.This Thorn's never found his rose though.Probably never will.And I know a thing or two about dark nights. Seen plenty of those, alone. I'm a lone wolf, flying solo but the club's my air.The MC is the only tribe I have, all the family.All the trust I need.With the club's work, we're cleaning up Valor. Giving the town some of its own namesake back with our own. But when I see yet another younger girl, thumb out and hitching a ride in the fading evening light, I wonder if we're doing enough.I never thought it could happen.Not to me anyway. Feeling her warmth pressed up against the back of me. Her hands around my waist."What's your name?" I ask her. "Rose," she answers shyly.The low rumble of my ride underneath both of us. A sly grin curls my lip as I look up in silent thanks.Looks like this thorn's just found his rose after all.Her ride.My Rose.Mine.
Zeke's Eden: The Beginning
K. Webster - 2016
Smile. Nod. Repeat. Until I met Zeke. Dark. Dirty. Sinner. A hungry beast, released from his cage. And I’m on the menu. Tonight, I’m Zeke’s Eden. His sugar. His whore. Daddy’s little girl is all grown up… ***Warning: This is an erotic novella.***
Claimed by the Firefighter
Anna Heskin - 2019
If you enjoy instalove with heat and sweet, and a satisfying HEA, this is a kindle short read for you.
Bossed by the Dad Bod
Reina Torres - 2022
He’s a rock. The people who work for him. The people who live in town. His teenage daughter even laughs at his jokes… once in a while. He keeps himself busy, so he won’t think about what he’s missing. What’s even worse is he’s found her. New in town, making a new life for herself. What he wouldn’t do to get his hands on her, but he’s afraid he’ll scare her away. She’s just too sweet to be bossed around by the likes of him.Shelby Akers is new in town and new to love, but that didn’t stop her from falling for Doyle Crane the first day she met him. It wasn’t love at first sight when he helped pull her car out of the mud or when he shook his head at how she was shivering in the rain, but it most certainly was when he took off his coat, wrapped it around her body and gave her a heated appraising look and muttered, “Someone needs to take care of you, Shelby.”Doyle knows he’s too bossy to even think of getting close to Shelby. She needed a nice, easy-going guy who could be gentle with her, someone who wasn’t him.That all changed when her boss put her in danger.He went from hands-off, seemingly unaffected Doyle to demanding, bossy-as-fu…dge, hands-all-over protector. Shelby couldn’t be happier.Dad Bods made a big impression in 2021 - and they're not going anywhere! This January, some of your favorite contemporary romance authors are bringing you a sexy selection of brawny, hot Dad Bods and the women who love their men with a little something extra to hold on to.These men may be built for comfort but don't be fooled - they will stop at nothing to protect the women who've claimed their hearts
Built for Love
Ella Goode - 2020
He knows a good piece of property when he sees it and he doesn’t hesitate to pursue a project once he has it in his sights which are precisely why he doesn’t hesitate when he spots Pepper Paddison on the sidewalk of a run-down apartment complex near Bell Heights. He knows she’s the one and he’s going to acquire her through fair means or foul.
Defying the Odds
Kele Moon - 2011
The stranger ends up being Clay Powers, a famous UFC heavyweight fighter. Clay’s large build and dangerous fists have always intimidated. People in his hometown keep their distance and Clay is fine with that. Everything changes when a new waitress at the local diner buys him a piece of pie on Thanksgiving. Touched by the gesture when it’s obvious she can barely afford to survive, her warm smile and lush body churn up powerful feelings that leave Clay wanting more from her than pie. Melody is running from her past and the small, country town of Garnet is the perfect hiding place. With an ex-husband after her and scars from her abusive marriage etched deep, the last thing she expects is to fall for a man who makes a living with his fists, but she can’t resist Clay or the tender connection they share. Finding love in the most unlikely of places, the passion is undeniable, but Clay and Melody know their haunted pasts and unpredictable futures leave the odds stacked against them.
Loan Shark's Obsession
Mink - 2020
Always have. It’s a gift, or perhaps a curse. The moment I get a glimpse of Laura, I get the same feeling as when I see a stolen work of art from a master. It’s real. Authentic. And it makes everything inside me hunger to possess her. But Laura can’t be bought, and she’s turned me down every time I’ve approached her for nothing more than a date. Giving up isn’t an option, not when I’ve found a woman so rare, so I call in all of her brother’s loans. She’ll offer herself to save him, and I’m just the sort of man to take advantage. And I do. I take it all. But I also want to give her something I’ve never offered to anyone else. When she finds out who I really am, will she accept my heart or leave me empty-handed?MINK's note: Keep a fluffy kitty standing by for love and cuddles while reading this sweet and stalkery tale of happily ever afters.
Claimed By The Mountain Man
Frankie Love - 2016
"I'm claiming you as mine, right here, right now." SILAS I want a wife who knows what it means to live off the grid, cook my food, and keep my bed warm. In exchange, I'll give her a lifetime of happiness in the form of my c*ck. But d*mn, Everly's more than I bargained for and I don't think she has any idea what it means to be mine. Hell, I wanted a wife, but I'm not sure I know how to live with a woman. EVERLY Did I expect to be a mail-order bride at twenty-two? No. But honestly, my life could be a helluva lot worse. The agency says this Alaskan mountain man is rich, hot as heck, and willing to pay off my student loans. I'm crossing my fingers he's everything I signed up for. But I may be a little over my head. Mostly because I'm marrying a stranger and also because I've never dated. Period. Clearly I have no clue how to be a wife ... but it's too late to back out now. *WARNING: This story features a mountain man who knows exactly what he wants. And how he wants it. Don't one-click if you want a tame mail order bride story ... this is a classic Frankie Love romance ... steamy as hell with a HEA.