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Red Velvet
Linnea May
Too rough, too demanding, too proficient.But she doesn't know that.So why should I stay away?Lila doesn’t want another nice guy. She’s tired of being the good girl. She wants something new - someone to push her boundaries. She wants me.Naive and curious, she looks at me with that voiceless yearning in her eyes, piercing and pulling until I can no longer resist.Oh, little girl, be careful what you wish for. You will submit to me, you will bend to my will and cry beautiful tears for me. My belt will bite your skin until it blossoms in all shades of red, my restraints will cut into your wrists just like my command will carve into your soul. But you’re not ready for it, are you? Your past keeps reaching out to you, still holding a firm grip on the girl who is trying to break free. You need a resolve - and you need it soon. Before I break every last part of you.
Maybe
Amber L. Johnson - 2015
Admitting you need each other is harder.Emily Portman loves her job. A writer for Breakout! Magazine, she shadows and showcases up-and-coming bands. When her next assignment takes her to Austin, Texas, she can’t wait to add the city to her map of places she’s visited. Places she’s left without looking back. Her plan is to keep moving on, and the last thing she needs is a man holding her back. She’s not going down that road again.Tyler Macy is stuck in a rut. Despite his exceptional talent as a musician, he has chosen to take a back seat with his music and let others grab the limelight. Wounded and mistrustful, he doesn’t appreciate his friends’ efforts to bring him back to center stage. Emily comes onto the scene and sees his full potential, but he fights to stay in the shadows, shutting her out before she can add to the scars another woman gave him.For Tyler to find his music again, he needs to accept the help that Emily and their friends offer. When he discovers that his muse lies underneath Emily’s skin, it is still not enough to keep her from walking away. Neither will admit what they really want until it is too late.Emily is once again thrown in Tyler’s path when she is assigned to join them on tour. Despite the pain in his past, Tyler sees that she is worth it, even if she’s stolen both his heart and peace of mind. In order for them to be together, they both must discover whether the music and their passion are enough to overcome the obstacles that separate them.Maybe finding love is worth the risk.
Footprints in the Sand
Michelle Horst - 2015
AUTHORS NOTE: FITS has been unpublished
Accidentally On Purpose
Piper Sullivan - 2019
This complete small town series features four sassy ladies and their hot alpha males willing to do anything for love.
Accidentally Hitched: A Curvy Girl, Single Dad Romance
I’ve always had a thing for curvy VivianaShe was feisty, she was sassy. She had a body I wanted to feel against mine.I need to taste her skin, to hear her moan my name.But she was also totally off limits.As a single dad I can’t afford to risk my daughter’s heart on another woman.Especially since she was our neighbor.And my friend.But one night changed everything.Vivi and I are now accidentally married.And I’m desperately trying to figure out how to make this accident... permanent.
Accidentally Wed: A Single Mom, Second Chance Romance
Maddie Trenton had too many curves to be alone.She also had too much sense to take a chance on a guy like me, but she did.One ill-timed encounter, and small town gossip blew it all up.But the stars aligned giving me a second chance.I just had to figure out how to be the kind of man who deserved the love of this single mom.I just don’t know if Maddie will ever forgive me.
Accidentally Bound: A Bad Boy, Enemies to Lovers Romance
I stayed away from tall, hot and tattooed.And Mason was all three.The jerk took every opportunity to get under my skin since he moved in next door.With the insolent way he looks me over.And always calling me “Cupcake”, like it was an insult.It really was too bad I couldn’t stop kissing him.And falling into bed with him.Or accidentally marrying him…
Accidentally Wifed: A Second Chance, Firefighter Romance
I’m definitely not in the market for a boyfriend. For anything serious. For Permanent.Because frankly, I’m tough enough to not need anyone.But when the man I up and married in a moment of insanity ends up being my roommate, I found myself knee deep in serious and permanent.Davis is trouble with a capital T...Tall, with wavy blond hair, big blue eyes and a firefighter’s build.He ticked all of my boxes, and he was already my husband, so why fight the temptation.Right?
Everything I Needed
Ellie Wade - 2017
I escaped Texas and broke free from the life that tried to destroy me. Yet here I am, five years later, my dreams shattered, on a bus back to the place I never wanted to be. Liam Moore I spend my days on the ranch, doing what I love, in my favorite place on Earth. After years without contact, I’m startled to find her green eyes staring back at me, making me realize how much I’ve missed her. She doesn’t want me in her life, and yet now that she’s back, I don’t know how I’ll make it without her in mine. Sometimes, everything you need is right where you left it. It’s finding the strength to embrace it that’s the hard part.
The Last Thing
Briana Gaitan - 2014
With nowhere else to turn, she escapes to LA, clinging to the promise of a fresh start.Chase Crowley is known for being selfish and unbelievably persistent. All he's ever wanted is to become a successful actor. But now that he is about to have it all, he finds that something is still missing. Money and fame aren't what he expected.After a fervent encounter, the two of them are thrown into a situation for which neither is prepared. Can Quinn extinguish her fears and let Chase in? Can Chase learn to put someone else's needs before his own?The Last Thing is a novel all about love, Hollywood, and accepting what life throws at you even if it is the last thing you want.(This is a New Adult Romance novel & contains language & adult situations. Not recommended for readers younger than 17)The Last Thing is a standalone book in the Hollywood Timelines series with NO cliff hanger ending.Hollywood Timelines Series#1 The Last Thing#1.5 Bash#2 The One Thing#2.5 Maria#3 The Love Thing (coming Winter 2015)
Harper
Viola Rivard - 2018
An anthropologist by trade and a questioner by nature, she wants to find out who he is and how he's managed to do what no other alpha has―unite the entire shifter population of Appalachia. What she finds is a man that exceeds her wildest expectations. Handsome, brilliant, and unaccustomed to being denied, Shan is soon captivated by Harper, who is every bit as enigmatic as he is. Shan knows there are things Harper isn't telling him. Her life is a carefully constructed facade and for all his cunning, he can't figure her out. As he chips away at her mask, his instincts urge him to claim her as his own. Harper is a full-length novel, approximately 300 pages long. It is part of the Shifters of Appalachia universe. Enjoy Destined as a standalone novel series, or see the author page for a reading order.
Whiskey Secrets
Carrie Ann Ryan - 2018
When his family decides to hire on a new innkeeper for the inn above his bar and restaurant, he’s more than reluctant. Especially when he meets the new hire. But he’ll soon find that he has no choice but to work with this city girl and accept her new ideas and the burning attraction between them.Kenzie Owens left her old life and an abusive relationship behind her—or so she thought. She figures she’ll be safe in Whiskey, Pennsylvania but after one look at her new boss, Dare Collins, she might still be in danger, or at least her heart. And when her past catches up with her despite her attempts to avoid it, it’s more than her heart on the line. This time, it might mean her life.
Until I Met You
Jaimie Roberts - 2014
That's what she has been telling herself her entire adult life. She feels worlds apart from her family’s dreams for her to meet a man, settle down, and have babies. She certainly can’t be doing that because love just gets in the way. She has a 'go to' guy and that's enough for her. Living in rural Cornwall, she is bored and in desperate need of adventure, so when a family friend offers her a job in London, there's no hesitation. She expected adventure, she expected a new start, but what she didn't expect was to meet a man who would turn her life upside-down. Seth Jacobs is hot, sexy, and can't understand why Angelina doesn't want him. No one has ever said no to Seth Jacobs—in fact—they all fall at his feet. Seth pursues her relentlessly and Angelina fights him at every corner. He is the only man who has ever affected her, and the need to run from him is immense. However, Seth is not one to give up so easily. He soon finds himself on a mission, determined to win her heart. Unfortunately for Angelina, all is not well when her past and present collide after receiving some unwelcoming and frightening news from home. She feels desperate and alone, but most of all, she feels she has to push Seth away before it’s too late. To make matters worse, a catastrophic secret from the past is revealed, threatening to destroy the one thing, Angelina finally holds dear to her heart.
Legendary Rock Star
Victoria Pinder - 2020
I made my way onto the TV stage to sing for my life and drove thousands of miles to do just that. But Phoenix Steel is here and he wants a comeback. Out of all the former bands in the world, it’s my teenage obsession whose sexier now than ever. Except he’s here to win so he’s the competition. But if he wins, then I go back to living in that same room that used to have his poster as I skipped out on college to follow my music. As the competition heats up, so are his kisses. And they burn through me, making me want to break rules. I didn't know what to do. I was getting distracted and nothing else mattered except more of Phoenix. This was going to end bad for me. I can’t lose my once in a lifetime chance. At some point I need to stop everything with Phoenix and focus on winning. But part of me doesn’t want too and that’s bad news. But what happened when the curtains fell wasn’t ever on my radar of possibilities...
How to Ruin Your Ex's Wedding
Denise Wells - 2019
I shoot war zones, not nuptials.But when my ex-wife lands a starring role in the wedding of the year, it’s tempting to change things up a bit.Who’s better than me to follow her around before and during the big day, capturing every picturesque moment, snapping every detail as they join together in wedlock? No one.Not to mention, she still owes me for destroying my prized vintage camera during our divorce.As the saying goes, revenge is a dish best served cold.
Seduce Me
Kelly Elliott - 2018
I walked out of Tucker Middleton’s bedroom seven years ago, leaving him hurt and angry. Now I need his help; the only way I can get it, is to make him think I want him back. The only problem is we have silently vowed to hate one another for the rest of our lives. In order to get Tucker to help me—I have to seduce him. Easy right? Hell yes! I’m the CEO of CMI Consulting. If I set my mind to something, I make it happen. Charleston Monroe is playing me for a fool. If she believes for one second I’m going to let her walk into my life to help her save the very job that ripped her away from me, she’s got another thing coming. She thinks she can seduce me, and I let her believe she can. After all, I’m getting what I’ve always wanted. Her. Caution: This story contains crazy hot sex, and one shaved pussy.
Alejandro: Padre Knights MC
Evelyn Glass - 2015
I'd always been the good girl my whole life. Him? He was the bad boy. The outlaw who hurt people for a living--a fatal mix of ink and muscles and irresistible danger.Then everything changed.I fell into his arms, and those strong arms pulled me into his bed. He made me feel reckless.He made me feel wild.He made me feel alive.I know I'm not supposed to fall in love with him. I know that he can only break my heart. But all I can think about is how this bad boy wants to take me.To hold me.To claim me. Some flames never die I'm an outlaw who doesn't do love. I've had plenty of girls in my bed, but never a repeat customer. Not until her.Ali.From the moment I had her legs wrapped around me. From the moment she whimpered and gasped as I pinned her against the wall. From the moment she lost control in my arms...... I was hooked. Now, I can't get my mind off her. I can't stop thinking about her curves. I need her back in my arms.I need her screaming my name.And I'm going to make her mineThis is a full length standalone romance with no cliffhangers and a guaranteed HEA ending* This sexy steamy bad boy romance is perfect for fans of Joanna Blake, Devon Hartford, Sabrina Paige, Winter Renshaw, Vanessa Waltz and Dani Wyatt *
The Forest of Shadow and Bones
Jessica Sorensen - 2016
Every few days, a ghost appears into her life, disoriented and unaware that they’re dead. And it’s her job to break the news to them. Once the ghost accepts they’re death, her life can go back to normal. At least for a few days.All that changes, though, the day she meets Dash.A spin-off series of the Guardian Academy series.Approx. 20,000 wordsNote: May contain spoilers from the Guardian Academy Series
The Unseen Trilogy
Stephanie Erickson - 2016
The inner thoughts of those around her intrude upon every aspect of her life, threatening to turn it into chaos.All her life, she thought she was alone as a mind reader--a freak.Then a member of a secret organization called The Unseen suddenly introduces himself, and she's immersed in a world she never knew existed. They teach her to hone her skills as a reader, but to what end? Secrets surround her, humming just out of reach, filling her with questions.Who are they? What do they do with their mind-reading abilities? In the end, just how far will Mackenzie go to be part of The Unseen?