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Cruel Money


K.A. Linde - 2019
    Linde's new billionaire romance Cruel Trilogy.She was supposed to be a one night stand.A way to sate my sexual appetite.I let her glimpse the man I am. The face that I hide behind my carefully cultivated life. But she ripped open that divide—and there’s no going back.Now, she’s here. In my city.I don’t care that I’m Manhattan royalty and she’s the help.Only that she’s living in my summer home. With me.And I want more.

Billionaire's Redemption


Ridge Taylor - 2017
    it was like a raging inferno! Blake At 34 years old I run one of the oldest, most powerful law firms in New York City. There is an endless stream of legal interns coming though the door who are all vying for the chance to spend a weekend in the Bahamas with the boss at the end of their internship. It's a pretty sweet setup for a bachelor who has no intention of settling down any time soon. Private jets, fancy cars and weekends spent partying at a gorgeous beach home on Paradise Island. It's a lifestyle that most young men can only dream about, but with each passing birthday I get a deeper sense that something is missing. Who am I kidding, I know exactly what's missing. Kayla I've known Blake ever since we were kids. He was younger than me, so I never thought about him romantically back then. After all, he was just a boy. Now that he is one of the most successful attorneys in the city, as well as the most eligible bachelor around, I can't help but be a bit jealous. It's too bad he's my boss. The day he took over the firm he hired as his executive assistant and that was nearly ten years ago. The number one rule at the firm has always been, no dating co-workers. If anyone gets caught, they are fired on the spot. No exceptions. I really need this job, but... Billionaire's Redemption is a steamy 25k word second chance love story. If you enjoy passionate, steamy scenes that lead to a happy ever after and NO cliffhangers, then you should read it now! Recommended for readers 18+

Red Sin


Aleatha RomigAleatha Romig - 2021
    It’s also associated with heat, passion, and sexuality. When two people meet unexpectedly with an inexplicable attraction that defies common understanding...it can be called RED SIN.Julia and Van found one another in a shaken snow globe. Stranded in a blizzard, they embraced being two individuals with no last names. The plan was to walk away from each other with no regrets—until that plan changed. Julia’s life was delivered a staggering blow the day she discovered her fiancé’s infidelity. The night she met a handsome stranger, one who showed her the possibility of a life filled with more than the fulfillment of expectations, she took a chance. When it comes to business, Donovan Sherman is a wolf—a bloodthirsty carnivore who leaves wounded prey and victims in his wake. He learned from the best, his onetime nemesis and now-mentor, Lennox Demetri, who showed him that opportunities are only ripe for those willing to risk it all, a lesson Donovan took to heart.With Julia McGrath, Donovan must decide if this beautiful woman who showed him the meaning of red sin will fall victim as his prey or if after experiencing the unbridled passion, there is more that he wants.From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new age-gap, family saga, chance meeting, contemporary romantic-suspense novel in the world of high finance, where success is sweet and revenge is sweeter. Have you been Aleatha’d?*RED SIN is a full-length novel and book one of the Sin Series.

The Cowboy's Last Song


Deborah Garland - 2021
    I fell for him seven years ago. I won’t be charmed by him again. Then I met his daughter...Jamie: I chased fame my entire life and it’s been a brutal journey from rising star to damaged goods seven years later. I’ve cleaned up my act since getting custody of my daughter, but balancing being a single dad and music god hasn’t been easy. I’ve lost another contract and have only one more chance in Music City. Now my success rests in the hands of a woman who probably hates me.Harper: I make stars shine and dreams come true. As the Nashville Hitmaker for a small record label, I’m facing my biggest songwriting challenge yet: a hit for Jamie Miller, country music’s bad boy. Blue Rock Records may have overlooked his tattered reputation to boost profits. But all I see is the man who broke my heart seven years ago.I’m determined not to fall under Jamie's spell again. I’m vying to be Blue Rock’s next CEO, that means keeping my relationship with Jamie professional. But when he uses his most irresistible quality to make me melt: his daughter, my resolve crashes harder than his last album.If I give in to some forbidden sexy time with a man I’ve wanted for seven years, will I survive falling for him again when he leaves to go on tour?And will the pain of losing both Jamie and his daughter be the hit I never saw coming?The Cowboy’s Last Song is part of the Wild Texas Heart Cowboy Series but can be read as a standalone. No cheating. No cliffhanger. HEA Guaranteed.

All Our Next Times


Jennilynn Wyer - 2021
    If that were the case, then mine started when I was nine years old.They say that nothing good ever comes out of love triangles. Nice to know. Too bad my triangle is a quadrilateral.They say never fall in love with your best friend. Too late, because I fell in love with two of them.I may seem spoiled. I may seem selfish. But you’ve never met Jayson, Ryder, Julien, or Fallon.You know what they also say? Choices have consequences, and some consequences are deadly.ElizabethI have known and loved Jayson, Julien, and Ryder since I was a little girl. We grew up together. Shared our lives together. They were my best friends.But I have to make a choice.A choice about the woman I want to be…And the man I want to be with.My choice changed everything. But what if I made a mistake? I thought I knew how my love story would end. I couldn’t have been more wrong.Reader’s Warning: All Our Next Times is the beginning of Elizabeth’s love story and is Book 1 in the Fallen Brook Series. Book 1 is a steamy romance full of angst, emotion, and suspense, and told in multiple POVs. Book 1 takes place from childhood through high school and contains scenes that may be triggering (violence and reference to assault, abuse, and drug use, foul language, suspense, and a shocking cliffhanger). Sex/sexual intimacy in the book is consensual. Recommended for mature readers aged 18+. Please note that even though there are multiple love interests, it is not a RH.The Fallen Brook SeriesBook 1: All Our Next TimesBook 2: Paper Stars RewrittenBook 3: Broken Butterfly

Nothing Bundt Love


Samantha Lind - 2021
    He's no longer the boy next door.He's all man now; tall, dark, and handsome.Nathan Bailey was the one that got away…After leaving our hometown for college, he never looked back…Ten years later, he walked into my bakery.His sweet-talking is impossible to ignore, but so are the miles between Tennessee and California.The now billionaire tech-mogul always has his eyes set on the next big project, but now they're set on me.

Sweet Love


Mia Kayla - 2020
    worst yet, falling in love.Why is that so bad you ask?Because the man is leaving right after our mission is complete.Job done.Finito.Will our sweet love become a sour punch to the gut or will we be together now & later and forever? Author's Warning: This standalone office romance is a lot sweet, a bit sexy and one with a ton of family feels. One-click this story for the wounded hero trying to save his father's company, the artistic heroine who faints at the sight of blood, her hilarious fun loving friends, and office closet sexy times.

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.

Off the Hook


Laura Drewry - 2016
    Perfect for readers of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery, the Fishing for Trouble series features three unforgettable brothers—each of whom is a great catch.Major league pitcher Liam O'Donnell knows his best days are probably behind him, but that doesn't mean he's ready to retire and become a fishing guide. Still, after all the time he's spent chasing his dreams, he owes it to his brothers to pull his weight around the lodge. The Buoys is their father's legacy, and they can't let some developer take it from them. The one snag Liam isn't counting on is a blast from the past: his ex-wife.The moment Kate Hadley steps out of the seaplane, she knows this assignment is going to be trickier than she thought. She has to persuade the owners to sell—and one of them is Liam O'Donnell. Ten years ago, she made the biggest mistake of her life when she married Liam during a fling in Vegas. Now he's her only lifeline in the middle of nowhere. Kate's trying to keep things cool, but Liam just reminds her of the scorching few nights they spent together—and tempts her to make new memories that are just as steamy as the old.

Every Little Piece of Me


Lexi Ryan - 2020
    . . and the wedding invitation that changes it all. The first time I saw Brinley Knox, she was crying and heartbroken at her own sweet sixteen party. The daughter of the wealthiest family in Orchid Valley, she was off limits to someone like me—the teenage charity case, the hired help.But that didn’t stop me from kissing her. Or from promising if she were ever mine, I’d never let her go.The last time I saw Brinley Knox, I made good on that promise. Forget that it was the first time we’d seen each other in ten years, or that we were drunk in Vegas when we said I do. I meant every word, every touch, every promise.The problem? When I came back to the hotel, she was gone—the ring I slipped on her finger and the note she left behind the only reminders she had been there. Well, those and the hole she left in my chest in place of my heart.We haven’t spoken in the six months since, and I’m not the kind of guy who’d file for a divorce he doesn’t want.But when I get the invitation to her wedding to another man, it’s time to return to Orchid Valley and remind the bride-to-be that I’m a man who keeps his promises.Every Little Piece of Me is a sexy, standalone second-chance romance in Lexi Ryan’s all-new Orchid Valley series.

Lessons from a One-Night Stand


Piper Rayne - 2019
    Get details. Details are crucial.Lesson Four: don't alter her bio in front of an auditorium of high school students unless you know she has a sense of humor for that sort of thing.Lesson Five: if you ignore Lesson Four, apologize instead of flirt when you're sent to the principal's office.Lesson Six: NEVER sleep with her again.Lesson Seven: pay attention to this one, it's the most important of them all.Don't fall for your one-night stand.Class dismissed.

His Dirty Author (An Age Gap Romance)


Penny Wylder - 2021
    all of them.When he finds out he asks me for my favorite scene.It's a dangerous road to go down, these kind of dirty talks, because we're aboutto spend a LOT of time together working alone in his penthouse.At the rate things are heating up, though, we might not get any work done at all.

Fifteen Minutes of Shame (A Romantic Comedy)


Lisa Daily - 2008
    Now? I’m the loser facing a major scandal, whose catastrophic love life is splashed across TMZ, social media, and every gossip show and supermarket tabloid — all because I got dumped by my husband on national TV. For a reality TV star. And that’s not even the worst part.Now, I’m scrambling to un-shamble my life, make a comeback, and salvage what’s left of my heart and my career — which is constantly complicated by the fact that I keep publicly screwing up (on camera, no less), my publicist is advising me to do some (let’s say questionable) stuff to get my career back on track, and most of all, because I can’t tell if my insanely sexy divorce attorney Holt is flirting with me, or just giving me legal advice.It definitely feels like flirting.Like, the best flirting of my entire life — the kind that makes all your parts tingle, not just your toes.Is that a bad thing? Yeah it is — because if I fall for him, we’ll both be torpedoing our careers, not to mention everything else that really matters to me.It’s just so hard to stop…Don't miss this satisfying, swoony, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy perfect for readers who love Christina Lauren, Emily Henry, and Helena Hunting.

Somebody Like You


Donna Alward - 2017
    The town of Darling, Vermont, has used Aiden’s image on the famed bridge—local legend has it that a kiss there results in everlasting love—as part of its tourism campaign. Now, twenty years later, Aiden is asked to recreate the moment with the woman he once kissed: Laurel Stone.Recently divorced, there’s nothing Laurel wants less than to pretend happily-ever-after with Aiden. As teenagers, their romance was no fairy tale—and Laurel has never quite forgiven Aiden for breaking her heart. But now that she is back in her hometown, and keeps bumping into police officer Aiden, Laurel can’t deny that there’s still a strong flicker between her and her old flame. Could it be that the Kissing Bridge is working its magic on Laurel and Aiden—and that all true love ever needed was a second chance?

Just Another Silly Love Song


Rich Amooi - 2020
    Lori Martin is a positive and upbeat DJ, known for playing love songs and dedications. Ben Baxter dishes out no-nonsense, in-your-face relationship advice. Total opposites. Never in a million years would they want to work together.Fired for losing her cool after her boyfriend breaks up with her on the air, Lori surprisingly receives a job offer for the coveted morning show at the radio station across town where Ben works. She thinks she’s replacing him, but finds out they want to team up Lori with her archenemy to set the air waves on fire and boost ratings. Financially strapped, she can’t turn down the job.While their on-air fireworks and explosive chemistry make for great listening, what in the world will happen after work hours?The new feel-good romantic comedy everyone is talking about!