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A Country Temptation


Peyton BanksL. Loren - 2021
    Come ride away with these sexy cowboys. The stories in this compilation are swoon-worthy reads that will leave your heart thumping. This collection of tales has something for everyone, from sweet and sassy, to dark and tempting. Don’t be afraid to fall for these heroes. Lots of fresh air, open country skies with plenty of cowboys—er, horses—to ride. The stories in the compilation are exclusive and can't be found anywhere else. Don't wait, this box set will only be available for a limited time before it is gone forever!Note: This collection contains material for mature readers (18+ and older) only.Authors featured:Peyton BanksSade RenaSedona VelezML PrestonReana MaloriJ. MichelleJade RoyalJulia BrightL. LorenAbigail Davies

Evasive


Travena Terry - 2020
    As the CEO of Wright Liquors, Charmain is no stranger to hard work and staying ahead of the latest acquisition. She has her eye on one of the most exclusive bars in town. Even though she is successful in everything financial, Charmain finds that her efficient way of dealing with the opposite sex is becoming more troublesome than it’s worth. Wanting to avoid the inefficiency of falling in love, Charmain finds that it may not be as troublesome with someone who knows exactly how to “negotiate.”As the owner of one of the most exclusive cigar bars in Chicago, J is no stranger to balancing his personal life with business.As the years have gone by, J is noticing that he no longer yearns for the exciting dichotomy of straddling the fence between being legitimate and walking the more dangerous side of the shadows. As the nephew of one of the most notorious Italian crime families in Chicago, he finds himself burnt out and looking for peace. Yet, the last thing he expected was for “his future” to come straight to him.Matches are lit and flames are stoked as J and Charmain meet one another head on. Can they trust one another as partners and as lovers? Can they move forward into uncharted waters to experience a love that exceeds their expectations? Or will the safety of their routines be too appealing?

The Ring


Imani King - 2018
    From the special forces to the boxing ring... even in love. And I lost it all. Until I met her... My new agent. Having someone believe in me again, care for me, even if it's just professional, is dangerous. My daughter Hazel and I have been alone so long, I don't want her to get attached and have it ripped away. But I find myself falling for Kylie, and I want to give up the fight. But will she feel the same? This standalone romance is a love story with lots of steam, no cliffhangers and a heart-melting HEA guaranteed! For a limited time, a new version of my novel At Last (not available anywhere else) is included for your enjoyment.

Redneck Romeo


Xavier Neal - 2018
     A big city woman. A star-crossed love affair that begins in paradise... What starts as five days of fun in the sun leads to two people traveling down an emotional dirt road. Down a highway paved with good intentions but full of unpredicted roadblocks. Will the tumultuous track they take ultimately tear them apart, leaving their lives in a tattered tragedy, or will they manage to survive and tie their souls together for a life time? * Complete Standalone *

love intertwined vol.2


Pepper Pace - 2012
    1, Pepper explored the romantic side of IR eroticism. But in this collection, Pepper Pace reflects the steamier side of eroticism. Included is the Literotica award winning Blair and the Emoboy. Pepper pulls you into her tales of black women who find themselves drawn into sexually charged relationships that reveals sides of their personality that they had no idea existed!In Blair and the Emoboy, Pepper explores what happens when the tough as nails, outspoken Blair finally pushes her shy best friend, Daniel, one step too far. In My Special Friend, celibate Kia decides that her raunchy friend Todd might be just what she needs to open her ‘closed’ mind. And in MILF, Noreen is always in control, until her younger, white, protégé flips the script. Bonus story includes Emoboy; the Submissive Dom—what happens after Emoboy and Blair explore submission and domination.Pepper’s new collection explores submission and domination, forced sex and also romance and love between black women and white men. Warning: extreme graphic content. Mature readers only.

Cato's Heart: a Standalone Novella


Phoenix Daniels - 2019
     How do you live when you know you're going to die? Rebecca King had a broken heart, literally. Congenital Heart Disease has given her less than a year to live. Hopefully, that'll be enough time to complete every task on her bucket list. However difficult, she finally comes to terms with her imminent demise. Then fate delivers an unexpected distraction. Due to a horrific accident that left his wife on life support, Nick Cato, narcotics investigator, is trapped behind a wall of loneliness and grief. However, he had no way of knowing that destiny would deliver a gift strong enough to quell the sadness. But will he allow guilt to keep him from embracing his happy ending?

Only You


Bella Fontaine - 2018
    But… it's double trouble for her when Luke, her best friend's mouthwateringly gorgeous older brother, comes home from the Marines and messes with her emotions. With his sexy smile, and cocky attitude, Luke was sinful temptation. 100% irresistible. But…if you play with fire you will get burned. He's the only man she's ever had real feelings for, but his rejection years ago broke her heart. It would be a mistake to fall for this man again… Too sweet, and not his type… That was what Luke Donovan used to think about Natalie. Until the day when she threw herself at him wearing nothing but her barely there negligée. That was nearly ten years ago, but that image never left his mind. Now home, and forced to put his life into perspective, she had all his attention. Her innocent gaze that made his blood boil with lust. Her sultry, fantasy body that was built to drive men wild. It wasn't in his nature to allow what he wanted to get away from him. He made the mistake of doing so once before. It wouldn't happen again. This time he was determined to make her his. If you like hot, steamy, romance with gorgeous, drool worthy marines that will make you melt, you will like this book. Scroll up and one-click your copy today!

Mr. Wright & Mr. Wrong


Camilla Stevens - 2016
    Can be read as a stand alone with HFN ending! It started with a kiss, a very public kiss…with the wrong man. Brooklyn Jefferson (yes, daughter of that Jefferson) thought it was fate when Michael Wright (yes, son of that Wright), the man of her dreams, handed her a ticket to the Knicks’ game. Then Brooklyn meets his younger brother, Alex. Then Michael meets her older sister, London. Pretty soon both families are involved, and a simple love triangle is beginning to look more like a Rubik’s Cube. Things get even stickier when the Jeffersons and the Wrights find themselves on opposing sides of the upcoming New York Mayoral election. When dual scandals break out that have the potential to ruin both families, will love trump political ambition? WARNING:Do to (lots!) of (fairly explicit!) sexual scenes, and adult language, this book is for readers 18+ only!! DISCLAIMER: Although this is the first part in a 2-part series, it can be read as a stand alone, complete with a HFN ending! Book 2 coming in October! A BWWM, interracial romance.

Spring Summer Falling


Francesca Penn - 2019
     A woman on his mind. And, it’s not the pregnant one. Henri Zidane has a dilemma: honor his commitment or get to know the quirky HR manager who cornered him in the stairwell. He has a baby on the way with a woman he doesn’t trust, and he keeps asking himself, “How did this happen?” Well, not how really, but why? Why! Why is it that even with all precautions he used, he still going to be a father before he’s a husband? And, no, he’s not about to marry Cassie! But one look into Sanya’s big brown eyes has him agreeing to things he’d usually turn down, and an unexpected twist has them spending a lot of time together which makes it harder to ignore the heat growing between them. Cute and quirky Sanya Shaw has an ax to grind and the super fit engineer Henri Zidane is the key — she hopes — to her looming predicament. She needs to fit into her dress to save face in front of a wedding party she despises. Weight loss is no joke, and she needs the real deal to help her meet her goal. She may not be able to blow off her commitment to be a bridesmaid for her ex’s cousin without seeming petty - even if her jerk of an ex brings The Petty – but she can take super-sexy and freshly single Henri along for the ride. When a racy weekend on the beach permanently shifts the dynamic of their friendship, Henri and Sanya find out that what started as a fitness journey has them falling in ways neither anticipated.

Tripp in Love


Tressie Lockwood - 2012
    When she discovers she doesn’t have her wallet with her license in it, she decides it’s time to use her feminine charms to get out of being hauled off to jail. The super short skirt and the f*me high-heeled boots should do the trick, but this cop doesn’t seem impressed in the least.Tripp is finding it hard to remain detached and professional while doing his job looking at the chocolate beauty he’s just pulled over. And when he discovers she’s driving without a license, procedure dictates he asks her to step out of the car. With a body he’d like to sample right there on the side of the road, this woman forces him to make her a proposition that has nothing to do with the law—no strings attached sex, all weekend long. But what will he do when it’s time for Toya to leave his small town and go back to New York?

The Bodyguard


Cristina Grenier - 2017
    Lured into the snare of a drug kingpin at a young age, she's been beholden to his every whim since her teenage years. When she does escape, however, she finds that freedom is only the first step to healing her wounded soul. The quickest path to her salvation seems to be cooperating with the FBI to put her Ex behind bars - and end any threat he poses. When she's paired with a foul-mouthed freelance agent with a chip on his shoulder, she begins to question the choices she's made. She's undeniably drawn to Hank Compton's rugged allure, but he's got armor five inches thick and a nasty streak a mile wide. There's no way a man like him can possibly be anything but trouble...is there? Hank has always liked things simple. Over the course of a life filled with violence, he's learned not to care. Caring makes you weak, and weakness gets you killed. When the newest assignment from his superior offers him the ultimate revenge, he jumps at the chance - even if it comes with some pretty substantial baggage. Juliet Brown is everything he's wary of - gorgeous, smart-mouthed, and undeniably damaged - and that only makes him want her more. Hank is long past the point of believing he can be saved, but Juliet promises to be more than just a distracting piece of ass. She could very well be his salvation - and that scares the hell out of him.

A Royal Secret


V. Vee - 2018
    A very big, very dangerous secret. One that could cost him his place in the line of succession to the throne if it were ever discovered, but one that he could never give up or do without. Meet Valerie Hall-Smythe: Prince Algerone's secret. She is the love of his life, and fourteen years ago, the two of them got married after having one blissful summer together. And while Valerie knew Algerone was a prince when he left her at the end of the summer. He assured her he would return and she believed him. And he did. Four times a year. Every year. For fourteen years. During that time, Valerie has given birth to five of Algerone's children, and now she's pregnant with his sixth, doing what she loves and raising his children, when news about Algerone's arranged marriage, a surprise to both the prince and his American bride, sends her to the hospital. And brings Algerone to her side to care for her. Now that his secret is at risk of no longer being a secret, Algerone is determined to go public, to claim Valerie and his children, but someone is bound and determined to keep the royal secret quiet... permanently. This book is 80,000+ words. It includes material that is intended for mature readers including strong language, sexual situations, and violence. It also includes mentions of hate speech. *Author Note: This is book 1 in a series. While the main characters have a HEA ending, the book does end on a cliffhanger.*

Here Comes the Judge


Tiana Laveen - 2021
    Armed with a killer smile, wicked slickness, commendable acumen, and Southern charm, he manages to mix and mingle with the best of them. A veritable heartthrob, he also manages to elude the wide arm of law enforcement time and again. Jude’s mission is simple: Be smarter than the rest. Faster than the best. Know the enemy. Accumulate wealth. Take out anyone in the way without hesitation. This motto has served him well.But there’s one problem…A change is going to come… The Judge is ready for a revolution, but with all changes, comes risk. There is one person he will protect at all costs, and if any of his enemies get their way, it could open the gates of Hell. Jude has to pick his poison and make a decision. The wrong move could bring dire consequences.Iris Ashford is a divorced cashier at a twenty-four-hour grocery store, raising her niece and trying to make ends meet. Every night, a tall, handsome man comes into the store and buys some of the most unusual items. Boy, does he have the most beautiful eyes she’s ever seen. It doesn’t take long for her to find out that her little friendly crush is the infamous Jude Cooper, AKA, J.J.E.— ‘The Judge, Jury, and Executioner.’One fateful night, a simple conversation turns into a tempting business proposition and Iris unwittingly signs up for more than she bargained for. She has stumbled into a dark, seedy underworld, and is now bonded to the Judge.Marked for life to a man who doesn’t believe in falling in love. Until he met her…Here is a tale of truth or dare, love or hate, and survival of the fittest. What is a man to do when the stakes are higher than his clientele?Ask the Judge to find out.

Undone by Deceit


Falon Gold - 2017
    The reason for one of his decisions made when he was just a boy was a mystery that Mahogany Jefferson could never solve. However, he had no way of knowing that his fierce determination would become a fatal flaw, turn his closely guarded secret into a breeding ground for deceit, and push Mahogany’s love for him to a breaking point. Chance wasn’t surprised when it snapped completely or when she packed her bags. He let her go, well aware that she can be counted on for two things: doing what she thought was right and bouncing back when things went sideways. Her troubled past and heartbreaking present unbeknownst to him demanded she be tough, but a recent tragedy just may break her. Her belongings weren’t all she took with her when she left. Thinking she was doing the right thing for everyone, now she had a secret of her own and it was always only a matter of time before things went left. That was the story of Mahogany’s life and to right things again, she had only one option: call on Chance, which required her to reveal an accident that elevated many lives to a level he never wanted to exist on. His reaction might just be incendiary, but the mystery of Chance will be unraveled at last. No one will be exempt from heartache, heartbreak, and being let down. Love will be tested. Lines will be crossed. Lives will be endangered. Blood will be spilled. Everyone will learn what they're truly made of. Happily-ever-afters will. Be. Fought. For. *No cliffhanger.

Wife In Name Only


Tiana Cole - 2019
    Several steamy nights and one marriage of convenience, what could possibly go wrong? I’m Deeandra Morris. The good girl. The golden girl. The girl mostly likely to…help out. I was tired of being the good girl. Tired of being every so helpful and so I vowed to start living my life on my terms. Then came the offer I couldn’t refuse. Help the sexy playboy I couldn’t stand become Mayor and my life would carry on as normal. So I said yes. Played the role and did the deed. Then I went and did the unthinkable. I fell in love with my fake husband. Everyone looked at me and thought, there goes Reynaldo Calvetti. Rich, handsome playboy, town outcast and the guy every girl…wanted. I was so damn tired of doing what he was told. Tired of following the rules, of going along to get along. I didn’t know if I wanted to be Governor, but I wanted to be Maple Valley Mayor more than anything. For the first time, I wanted something just for me. But it meant relying on her. The goody two-shoes girl who could do no wrong. Until she did. Now I just have to decide if being right is worth living without her. **** This is a standalone Novel with a touch of steam and HEA. ****