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Finding Autumn


Beth Michele - 2014
    Do not read in public places. May caused flushed cheeks and other body parts. I guarantee you'll never look at a train the same way again. My name is Autumn Winters.The truth is, that's the biggest lie I've ever told.My real name is Olivia Redmond. Autumn Winters is the curtain I hide behind. You see, I write bestselling erotic romance novels. But my life is far from erotic. The only fantasy exists in my head. The day I met Hunter Grayson, that all changed. A handsome stranger on a train who turned my world upside down, made me think and feel things I never knew were possible.I want to be brave enough to tell the world, but the fear is crippling. Fear of myself. Fear of the unknown. Fear of what others will think. But life is too short to be afraid.And I'm so damn tired of hiding.**This is a sexy Contemporary Romance Novella and due to strong language and sexual content, is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**

Make You Stay (A Slow-Burn, Single Dad Steamy Romance)


M.L. Broome - 2021
    Chloe is one of those fast-talking New Yorkers with an opinion about everything. Never mind that most of them are correct. She also has the greatest ass on the planet, along with a sex kitten smile that threatens to undo me every time we meet. But we want different things from life, and neither of us are willing to compromise. I have to keep my distance, no matter how much my heart wants to make her stay. Chloe:My holiday plans never included a funeral, or the grizzly bear in a suit scowling at me throughout the service, but here I am. Turns out the grizzly is named Aidan, and heā€™s actually a big softie beneath his shaggy beard. A big softie with rock hard abs. Heā€™s fun, flirty, and dangerously attractive, but weā€™re strictly friends. Thereā€™s no crossing that line, although with each passing night, heā€™s getting harder to resist. I changed my life for love once before and I wonā€™t do it again, no matter how much my heart wants him to make me stay.

Burn for You


J.T. Geissinger - 2017
    But for a sassy chef and an arrogant billionaire, the sparks are realā€¦Jackson ā€œThe Beastā€ Boudreaux is rich, gorgeous, and unbelievably rude to the staff at Chef Bianca Hardwickā€™s New Orleans restaurant. Bianca would sooner douse herself in hot sauce than cook for Jackson again, but when he asks her to cater his fund-raiser, Bianca canā€™t refuse, knowing the cash will help pay her motherā€™s medical bills. Then Jackson makes another outrageous request: Marry me. The unconventional offer includes an enormous sumā€”money Bianca desperately needs, even if it does come with a contract ā€” and a stunning ring.The heir to a family bourbon dynasty, Jackson knows the rumors swirling around him. The truth is even darker. Still, he needs a wife to secure his inheritance, and free-spirited, sassy Bianca would play the part beautifully. Soon, though, their simple business deal evolves into an emotional intimacy heā€™s built walls to avoid.As the passion heats up between them, Bianca and Jackson struggle to define which feelings are real and which are for show. Is falling for your fake fiancĆ© the best happy endingā€¦ or a recipe for disaster?

Dear Billionaire Boss


Lana Dash - 2021
    We hope that by getting everything off our chests we can move on with our lives. But thereā€™s one little hiccup in our planā€”the letters should never have been sent out.MARENMy boss is a real piece of work. But I guess thatā€™s expected in a guy thatā€™s a self-made billionaire before thirty and looks like heā€™s just stepped off the runway. If I didnā€™t need this job, Iā€™d tell him what I really think of himā€”but I might leave out the part about the dirty dreams of mine heā€™s been starring in lately. GRAYSONA good assistant is a dime a dozen, but Maren is different. And it isnā€™t until I get a letter from her that I realize just what it isā€”sheā€™s not afraid of me. Sheā€™s able to see past the designer suits and flashy cars to see the real me. Too bad she only knows the ruthless CEO Iā€™ve become. Can I show her the real me before itā€™s too late?SINCERELY YOURS series are short and steamy standalone romances about curvy women finding love after accidentally sending out love letters to the crushes in their lives. Read DEAR BILLIONAIRE BOSS if you like billionaire boss, enemies to lovers, and a steamy romance that will leave you wanting to pen your own love letter to the secret crush in your life. No cheating. No cliffhangers. Always an HEA.

Secret Baby


Ella Goode - 2019
    Five months ago, she met an irresistible man and made a very dumb mistake. She knows that a random hookup wonā€™t want to be saddled with a baby and sheā€™s way too vulnerable in this state to be rejected. Keeping a baby from the daddy might seem wrong, but itā€™s the best way to protect herself and her child for now. Oliver wants answers. Five months ago, he met the woman of his dreams, took her up to his hotel room, made love to her until they both passed out only to wake up alone. Heā€™s hired private investigators but with no last name or photographs, his hookup has remained a mystery. And he doesnā€™t like mysteries. Or surprises. Oliver knows Madeleine is the one for him. When he finally finds her, heā€™s determined to keep her...even if the father of the child isnā€™t him.

The Billionaire's Secret Babies


Penny Wylder - 2017
    I need money, but what boss would let me bring my baby twins to work? Just when it looks like I'm done for... HE answers my ad. Cassius Anderson is rich, powerful, and he looks amazing in a suit. He says he needs someone to do light work for him at his home office. Most importantly, my twins can come with me. Everything he offers makes it sound like he has a huge heart. But he doesn't. He's given me a great job and a place to stay, so why does he act so cold? So distant? I'm sure he hates me... until the first time he kisses me. After that, he's a whole different manā€”someone who can't get enough, who won't stop touching me. What I don't know is that Cassius has a huge secret. And it's going to change my whole world when I find out what it is. This is a standalone novella with a HEA and NO cheating! Penny Wylder writes just that-- wild romances. Happily Ever Afters are always better when they're a little dirty, so if you're looking for a page turner that will make you feel naughty in all the right places, jump right in and leave your panties at the door!

Hometown Lover


Annabelle Love - 2019
    So, how did I end up in my best friend's bed? Well, he did rescue me from my broken down car. Plus, heā€™s grown into a complete hunk of a man and is hardly the beanstalk that I recall growing up with. It just... happened. I mean, if you call being trapped inside due to a snowstorm and then finding yourself being ravished in bed 'just happening'. A flingā€¦ thatā€™s what we agreed. We know this canā€™t last, Iā€™m only back in my hometown for a couple of weeks. My life is in Vegas with the job I love. And his is here with his ranch. We physically can't be togetherā€¦ So, why donā€™t I want to leave? ***Hometown Lover is a stand-alone read with toe-curling romantic scenes. There's no cheating, no cliffhangers, no escaping the steamy nights (and days), and a guaranteed HEA***

Loving My Best Friend


Roxy Reid - 2020
    Loving My Best Friend is a stand-alone novel with no cheating, no cliff hangers and a sumptuous happily ever after.

I Just Want You


Kaylee Ryan - 2017
    ā€œGet a good job,ā€ they said. ā€œIt will be a piece of cake.ā€ Well, whoever they are, they lied. Sure, college was a blast, but after college, not so much. The finding a job to go with my expensive education, that part was not so easy. At least not until I was offered a position at the new club in town. Life is defined by the little moments that have the power to change it completely. I never thought getting a cup of coffee would change mine, but it did. She did. Sheā€™s one of those moments. Heā€™s my boss. Sheā€™s my employee. I want him. I canā€™t resist her.

Part-Time Husband


Noelle Adams - 2018
    He might be the most arrogant, obnoxious man I know, but I need him to be my husband for a year. There are reasons. He's not going to be a real husband. Just part-time. Yes, I have to live with him. And, okay, IĀ also have to share his bed. And, sure, he's the sexiest and most excitingĀ thing to ever happen to my controlled, organized life. But still... It's only a part-time marriage. I'm not going to give him my heart. I know what I'm doing, and I'm too smart to fall for my husband. I hope.

Baby Daddy


Kendall Ryan - 2018
    Awkward, right?At thirty-five, my life hadnā€™t taken the path I thought it would and I was tired of waitingā€”I wanted a baby. And I was ready to take matters into my own hands to make it happen.After our ill-fated elevator encounter, Emmett insisted on taking me to dinnerā€”he also insisted on something elseā€”that I ditch my plan involving a turkey baster and let him do the job. He would be my baby daddy. He was a wealthy and powerful CEO with little interest in diapers or playdates. And since he didnā€™t want kids, Iā€™d be on my own once his bun was in my oven, free to go my own way.But once his baby was inside me, it was like a switch had been flipped, and I got a whole lot more than I ever bargained for. This full-length standalone contains a hot, swoonworthy hero, lots of playful banter and some hot baby-making s-e-x! Enjoy.

Villain


Samantha Young - 2017
     Nadia Ray is not just a broadcast meteorologist. Sheā€™s Bostonā€™s morning television It Girl. Successful and independent, sheā€™s put a past sheā€™s ashamed of behind her and is forging a future she can be proud of. However, when her new boss discovers her secret he blackmails her, intent on using Nadiaā€™s popularity to make them the number one morning show in Massachusetts. He wants her to be part of uncovering the cityā€™s biggest scandal - a secret billionaire Caine Carraway is hiding. Soon Nadia is thrown into the path of Caineā€™s best friend: sexy, wealthy bachelor Henry Lexington. But she doesnā€™t encounter the dashing high society gentleman Henry is purported to be. Instead sheā€™s faced with an insulting and defensive villain who misjudges her at every turn. When Henry finally realizes the truth, and decides to make amends, Nadia wants nothing to do with him. But she underestimates his determination and charm and soon they find themselves embroiled in an intense, passionate affair.An affair Nadia knows must come to an end before their feelings grow any deeper and he discovers her secrets.After all, Henry Lexington isnā€™t the only one who played the part of a villain onceā€¦

Baby Maker


P. Dangelico - 2018
    Problem is, she doesnā€™t believe in marriage. Not after watching her mother be treated like garbage by her father. Nope, marriage is not for her. All she wants is a baby. All she needs is a man to agree to her terms.Dane Wylder, recently retired NFL tight end and future Hall of Famer, wants a baby.Naturally, marriage is off the table. Heā€™s not the marrying type. Women are greatā€“ā€“as long as theyā€™re trying to get into his bed and not his heart. But after years of living only for himself, heā€™s ready to be a father. Sparks fly when a successful financial manager and a legendary football player enter into a legal agreement to have a kid together. They planned on everythingā€“ā€“they just didnā€™t plan on each other.

Just One Night


Carly Phillips - 2021
    Not in his billion-dollar business or in his personal life. He has it all. Except one thing. His personal assistant and best friend in his bed, moaning his name. No matter how much Linc wants her, sheā€™s completely off-limits.Jordan Greene grew up the daughter of the housekeeper at the Kingston estate, where she met and bonded with Linc at a young age, despite their economic differences. But no matter how close they are now or how much their attraction simmers beneath the surface, theyā€™re still from two different worlds. Besides, Jordan isnā€™t about to risk losing her best friend for one sensual night.Jordan might be the only woman who can handle Linc and his domineering, bossy attitude, but beneath that gruff exterior is a vulnerable man who, despite his wealth, has had a less-than-charmed life. And when Lincā€™s father dies, sheā€™s there for himā€”unwavering in her friendship.Until one night of passion and a positive pregnancy test changes everything.

Fling


Jana Aston - 2016
    At least itā€™s not my brotherā€™s best friend. Or my best friendā€™s brother. Orā€¦ never mind. Itā€™s all pretty cliche. And worse? My bossā€™ best friend is his business partner. Which sort of makes him my boss too. Okay - itā€™s not sort of. Itā€™s definite. Gabe Laurent is off limits. Totally off limits. Which is fine. I make do with my imagination. Heā€™ll never know. Ever. Unless my work bestie passes me an eighties-style teen movie sex quiz during a meeting and I fill it out. And it ends up in Gabeā€™s handsā€¦ *** Please Note *** Wrong - Sophie's Story Right - Everly's Story Fling - Sandra's Story Trust - Chloe's Story - November 8, 2016 Each book can be read on it's own, but TRUST takes place 6 months after the first three books. Characters from those first three books appear in TRUST, living their happily ever afters.