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Murder in Starry Cove
Lucinda Harrison - 2021
Will this be the new beginning she so desperately wants, or will the mysteries and secrets of this small town bring it all crashing down?After Poppy unexpectedly inherits her uncle’s Victorian mansion in Starry Cove, she makes grand plans to open a bed-and-breakfast. But when the local handyman winds up dead and the bodies start to pile up, Poppy’s recent arrival in the town raises eyebrows and sets tongues wagging. To make matters worse, she soon discovers the mansion has hidden secrets of its own that threaten her very safety.With the help of two faithful new friends, Poppy hatches a plan to track down the killer and clear her name. But can she nab the murderer before one of them becomes the next victim?
Grave Promise
D.D. Miers - 2018
. . not raised the dead. The latest in a long line of powerful necromancers, Vexa is just trying to live a normal life without starting a zombie apocalypse. But after twenty-seven years of suppressing her powers, Vexa's secret catches up to her in the form of a strange candle, a relic of the days when her ancestors had complete power over life and death, and in a gorgeous man with a terrible curse–Ethan. As Vexa's life is thrown into chaos, Ethan is the only one who can help her control the candle and introduce her to a paranormal world she never knew existed. But a sinister ancestor and a captivating enemy have other plans for her. She may finally have found a community where she can be herself . . . if the dark forces pursuing the candle don't destroy her first. Grave Promise is the first of five books in a Slow-Burn Reverse Harem Romance from USA Today bestselling authors, D.D.Miers & Graceley Knox.
Fragile
Drew Sera - 2015
Powerful. Handsome. Dominant.Women want him, but he only wants one thing—Sydney Burke. What starts as a curiosity slowly becomes an obsession when he discovers her interest in his alternative lifestyle and begins to suspect she may be in trouble. With the help of his best friend Anthony Graves, he’s determined to uncover the truth and to protect her at any cost.Sydney Burke.Beautiful. Shy. Broken.Even though she’s finally landed her dream job, she’s lost and spiraling. Her life isn’t what it seems, and she hides behind her work. She doesn’t want to drag anyone into the situation, yet when her worst fears are finally realized, she has only place to turn for help.When all is revealed, can Colin and Anthony protect Sydney and save her from the darkness that threatens to envelop her?
Deafening Silence
Rowan Thalia - 2019
My new name is Mia Harlow and I am ready to live again. It took a near death experience to finally get away. I rebuilt my life from the ground up, and after three long years, I’ve found a reason to live again. While I’m healing and learning what love is supposed to be, a serial killer is on the prowl. Her calling card intrigues me, a killer of men who abuse women. Something about the crimes seems familiar, but I push those thoughts to the back of my mind. Everything is going great until my neighbor is attacked, and my life is plunged into turmoil. Just when I think all is lost, two men waltz into my life. Their differing strengths and personalities bring my past to the forefront and forces me to confront what is locked away deep inside of me. Just when I think things can’t get any worse, my house is destroyed and it’s obvious that my ex is stalking me again. In the midst of the chaos, another man charges into the fray, pushing my limits to the extreme. Will the deafening silence I’ve long held remain, or will I break it and overcome my past? Can the three men who have given me strength shine a light in my darkest time? Or, will the darkness brewing inside of me prevail? Blood will be spilled and boundaries will be tested. Deafening Silence book one in the Manhunter series. It is a dark reverse harem romance about an abuse survivor. The MC will not choose between her love interests. Expect dark elements and explicit scenes. If such scenes will offend or trigger you, please do not buy this book.
Forgotten Truth (Forgotten #1)
Virginia Wine - 2015
Danger, sex, and mystery. From the moment I met him, I knew I couldn’t resist. From the moment I met her, I knew I could change . Nathan James knows what he wants, and that’s the beautiful, successful Bryer Reid. Both have to conquer their past, so it doesn’t dictate their future together. But neither of them can anticipate the depths of betrayal ahead.
Her Big Neighbor
Penny Wylder - 2019
I also knew better than to do anything about it. I was a shy teen, and he was a muscled, intimidating hunk of deliciousness. Then I went off to live my life, never telling him how I felt. Years later my mother asks me to move back home to help her out. I don't expect to see me hot neighbor still living next door to her. The sight of him washing his car, shirtless, send me stumbling into some trash cans. Then he smiles at me... and I'm doomed. But my mother warns me to stay away. She says men like him only want one thing. And you know what? I hope she's right.
My Best Friend's Dad (Older Men Do It Better)
Chloe Chase - 2019
He's too old for me. He doesn't do relationships. He likes his s*x dirty, and I have zero experience. But worst of all? He's my best friend's dad. I haven’t seen David since I went away to college three years ago. But this week my best friend and I are tagging along on his business trip to Paris. The moment I see him, all my old feelings come rushing back. He looks better than ever. I know it's wrong, but I can't deny this attraction. Especially when I accidentally walk in on him fresh out of the shower, wearing nothing but his birthday suit… David I've spent the last three years avoiding Madison. She's perfect—smart, beautiful, ambitious, fun. But as my daughter's best friend, she's also strictly off-limits. It hasn't been easy to stay away. She's got these killer curves that make me instantly hard and the sweetest smile that makes me want to break all my own rules—the rules I've followed to a T for the past 20 years: no spending the night, no repeats, no strings. And this week, I won’t be able to avoid Madison at all. She'll be on my private jet for the 8-hour flight from New York to Paris, and then we’ll be sharing the same hotel suite. I only have so much self-control… This standalone romance novel comes with a guaranteed HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Take Me: The Complete Box Set
C.J. Thomas - 2017
Painting was my expertise, but his angled sculpture just begged to be polished. It was my debut art show where I first laid eyes on billionaire Gavin Trapp. His intense stare and hard angles had me laying down the brush in lieu of the tool he had pressed up against my abdomen. He was a masterpiece and I’d be sure to test his stamina and see just how hard he really was. There would be no tapping out tonight. This billionaire had no choice but to take me. Mature audience only. 18+ This box set also includes the full-length novel, Capture Me, for your continued enjoyment.
Me & My Boyfriend
Keisha Ervin - 2000
Louis bombshell named Meesa. With money in the bank, designer clothes in her closet and true friends by her side, Meesa still longs for more. All of her life she's wanted for one thing and one thing only, love. When she meets the infamous Black, a street pharmacist from the North side of The Lou, finally love is in her grasp. Follow Meesa and Black, this century's new notorious Bonnie and Clyde, through the roller coaster ride that their tight to death relationship brings. From ups, downs, love, hate, lies, abuse and murder, they go through it all. Like the saying goes: everything that looks good to you ain't always good for you. But in the end, love always conquers all... doesn't it?
The Rings of Grissom
Julia Huni - 2021
Now she’s really in for a cleanup.Triana Moore lost her job as a maintenance technician when her boss discovered her true identity. But decluttering the galaxy isn’t just for janitors. When she visits the ringed planet Grissom with security agent Ty O’Neill for his sister’s wedding, Triana discovers just how messy life can get. Deported before she can finish her coffee, Triana barely misses an exploding shuttle. But in true space janitor fashion, she decides to investigate. With the help of a pair of mischievous twins, a hard-drinking grandma, and her old frenemy Vanti, will Triana save the wedding?Of course she will. But how crazy will it get along the way?The Rings of Grissom tells the continuing story of Triana Moore, (former) Space Janitor, but can be enjoyed by new readers as well. If you want to avoid spoilers, read Triana Moore, Space Janitor first.
Promise Me
Lily Morton - 2014
A commitment phobic rock star. Totally friend zoned. Welcome to my world!Mabel has been in love with her best friend Charlie since they were thirteen. He’s funny, clever and unbelievably hot. There are just three tiny problems: 1. He’s the lead singer of Beggar’s Choice, one of the biggest bands in the world, and the object of most women’s fantasies 2. He has an incredibly beautiful supermodel girlfriend 3. He doesn’t love her back Now, as part of a family emergency she’s stuck sharing a house with him for the first time since they were kids. How will she manage to keep her feelings hidden while living in such close quarters with him and what will happen if Charlie finds out? Charlie has always been a love them and leave them type of bloke, and being a musician he’s had plenty of opportunity to develop this persona. However, the one constant in his turbulent life has always been his best friend Mabel. It hasn’t escaped his notice that she’s utterly beautiful but he can’t ever risk losing her in his life, so there’s no chance of anything ever developing between them – or is there? Two best friends living together – what could go wrong? This book is part of a series following the boys from Beggar’s Choice but can be read as a standalone.
Afflicted
Susanne Valenti - 2017
Once it is set free, nothing can stop it from spreading like poison through the Earth and all its creatures. The planet is evolving and anything that wants to remain will have to adapt. The animals are learning to fight back while the plants grow beyond control. Kaitlyn and her friends must find a way to survive while everything around them becomes stronger and stranger. They can't trust anything they thought they knew about the world. They can't even trust each other. Rage and violence twists its way into the hearts of the contaminated: shaping them into something new. Something which cannot feel pity, mercy or love. Kaitlyn’s heart draws her towards the one person she knows can help them but can she find him in time? Safety lies just out of reach and they must find the strength to achieve it. Seventy years before Maya discovered the Cage of Lies, Kaitlyn’s world is about to change forever. Afflicted is the first book in the Tainted Earth Saga, an action packed dystopian romance filled with love, uncertainty and danger on every page. Afflicted is the first book in the Tainted Earth Saga and can be read as a stand alone series. Follow Kaitlyn in this heart-stopping dystopian romance filled with suspense, mystery and action. If you love Dystopian fiction best sellers like The Hunger Games, Divergent or The Gender Game then this series is for you!
Peace, Love, & Macarons
Jessica Gadziala - 2017
Had I maybe heeded the ingenious advice of the former two, I wouldn’t be suffering the humiliation of the latter. And it was humiliating. Not just because I had to go home at twenty-seven years old, but because I had to go home to my small town and tell them that I had been proposed to and dumped within twenty-four hours by a man I had been with for five years. I had no idea at the time, though, that going home to lick my wounds and reevaluate my life would also lead me right into the hands of a man I never could have expected…* This is a short, sweet, insta-lust story with lots of steam, explicit sex scenes, and ‘foul language’.
In Covenant with Ezra
Love Belvin - 2015
She’s an around-the-way girl from Harlem, struggling with three jobs and school to make ends meet for so many. So, what could they possibly have in common? Find out how Ezra Carmichael and Lex Grier make a covenant, creating a sphere for both their worlds to harmonize. Disclaimer: This series is for mature audiences ONLY. There are three installments to the “Love Unaccounted” series. This installment is a full-length novel that contains profanity, erotica, acts of bondage, domination, and violence. It ends on a cliffhanger. If you do not like dark, racy romance between your pages this book is not for you.
Clickbait
Lisa Suzanne - 2017
People think I’ll spill their secrets all over social media—and that’s probably true. One mention from me can make you the hottest commodity in town or sink your social life. I protect my friends, but others sometimes end up as clickbait.My newest column is all about the most undateable men in San Diego. Between my own experiences and those of my friends, I have plenty to choose from. Want to know if Carter King, the heir to King Communications with gorgeous abs and a persistent personality, makes the list or ends up in my bed? Read on to find out…COURTING SANDY EGGOposted by Courtney SandersFAST FIVE: WHY MY STORY IS WORTH READING5. You could use a laugh. 4. There’s a guy named Axel.3. Abs and beaches.2. Sex. Lots of sex.1. Carter King. Period.