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Love Nest: A Hockey Romance (Love Bites Steamy Shorts Book 2) by Matilda Martel
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hockey
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Sweet Trouble
Sasha Gold - 2016
That’s what’s between me and the Voss family. I vowed to come after the Voss men when I got out of prison. By then they were all dead or gone. Imagine my surprise when a Voss I didn’t know about comes to town. Bailey Voss is gorgeous, sexy and way too young for me. I tell myself I’m going to stay clear but then on a stormy night I see her. At a bar. Getting hit on. When she tries to leave and can’t get her car to start I make one, simple offer.
Bailey
Bad vibe. Mr. McKinley’s got a grudge against me. Why? I have no idea. But he scares me. When I run into him at the dance hall, I want to keep my distance, but I can’t. The man practically forces me onto the dance floor… but his touch makes me feel something I’ve never felt before. The attraction is potent, raw and carnal. I might be innocent, but I’ve never wanted a man like I want the man everyone calls Nicholas “Mount” McKinley. ***** Standalone Novel, No Cliffhanger, Happily Ever After ***** ***** Safe Read, No Cheating, Some Strong Language *****
The Billionaire's Bet
Shaw Hart - 2019
Her father has lost the company and is about to lose their house as well. She just wants to find a job and a roomate or place to live and start her life. Then one night, she meets Asher. Asher Ryker is alone. He's the founder and owner of a successful investment firm but lately he's realized that all he does is work. He knows he's missing something, he just doesn't know what. Then he meets Amelia and senses something in her that chases the darkness away. He knows as soon as he sees her that she's the one and he's willing to gamble everything to make her his. *Warning! This book alpha is over-the-top, head over heels in love with his girl. If you're looking for a steamy insta-love story then this book is for you!
Mr. Big Stuff
L. Nicole - 2021
Big Stuff around town and I’m pretty sure the nickname is all about what he’s packing in those gray sweatpants he rocks when he goes to the gym.(I go to the bakery across from the gym and eat a doughnut--while waiting for him to come out all sweaty and hot.)That’s why I watch him from a distance, daydreaming and putting his face in every fantasy that I can imagine. You would think that wouldn’t be very many for a virginal introvert who gets tongue-tied around the opposite sex, but I read a lot of romance books, and trust me, Kiefer Marks is the star in some very hot dreams.It’s all harmless and never going anywhere.Until he kisses me and I start to believe in dreams....
Made for the Mafia Boss
Cameron Hart - 2020
My men caught a spy down by the old abandoned shipyard and now I have to deal with him or else risk losing this alliance. Turns out the spy isn’t a man. It’s a woman. A lovely woman who says she was taking photos for her bookstagram account. Whatever that is. I can hardly take in her words, because her eyes are piercing my chest, right where my heart would be if I had one. They are crystal blue, almost transparent in this lighting. I can see fear in her clear blue irises, but also a quiet determination. This isn’t the first time she’s been threatened. I can’t let her go. I have to protect this angel.Darlene: I was just taking pictures! I swear, I didn’t know anyone else even knew about the creepy abandoned shipyard. The thugs who kidnapped me, however, don’t let me defend myself before putting a bag over my head and shoving me in a car. The worst part is, they threw my books away in the dumpster. That’s just rude and unnecessarily cruel. Before I know what’s happening, I’m dragged into a room that smells like cedar and spice. When the bag is removed from my head, I’m greeted with the culmination of every book boyfriend I’ve ever had. And apparently he’s the guy in charge who gets to decide my fate. Ninety-nine percent of me is filled with abject terror. But one, teeny, tiny percent of me can’t help but feel like I’m finally having an adventure of my own.MADE FOR THE MAFIA BOSS has all of the things you've come to expect from my books: Lots of sweet, plenty of heat, and just enough drama to keep things interesting. Safe, no cheating, and a happily ever after that rivals Darlene's favorite fairy tale!
Drunk on You
Ember Flint - 2019
37-year-old Damon Broderick is the imposing, strait-laced President and CEO of his family multi-ventures conglomerate. Romance is the last thing on his list, in fact, he is quite tired of all the debutantes chasing after him and he can’t wait to leave New York City behind and just focus on the grand opening of the Sundown Whisper Resort, the latest addition to his family’s chain of hotels in the breathtaking island of Puesta del Sol.24-year-old Ellie Silver is a spunky and full of energy girl with a big heart and more curves than she knows what to do with. She always tries to see the bright side of things, but she’s really unhappy working as a customer service consultant for a huge soulless multinational. When her best friend tells her about an opening in one of the prettiest, most wild and quaint Florida Keys, she can’t help but think that her luck is finally changing. In the hottest day of the summer, just as the sun goes down on the glistening golden shores of the island, they both end up finding more than they came looking for. Dear Reader: This island-getaway romance is a summer holiday for your mind, hot like the sun, salty like the sand and filled with filthy piña-colada-sweetness to the brim. As usual, this is a book with a scorching happily-ever-after, NO-cheating and no OW/OM drama and features a curvaceous, innocent but plucky heroine and an over-the-top protective alpha hero head over heels in love with her in seconds! Don’t miss out on the sexy times under the setting sun, grab your sunscreen and take a plunge: you won’t regret it! *Please note that Drunk on you is part of the ‘Sundown Whisper’s Island Series’, each one of the stories focuses only on one couple and there are no cliffhangers but going through them in order can provide a better reading experience.
Tennessee Whiskey
Emma Bray - 2021
Truth be told, she's a bit of a tomboy with a big heart. She's happy with her life just the way it is.Nick is a billionaire looking for a change of pace. He's hoping his new life in Tennessee will be a new beginning for him.When Nick first meets Daisy, she almost wrecks him—literally. And over a turtle of all things.That one fateful encounter sets in motion an obsession that will either make or break them.
Jack
Maggie Sweet - 2016
What’s worse than lusting after your boss?Lusting after your boss who is also your step-brother.Jack Marshall might be filthy rich, but he's still a hands-on kind of man.And Savannah is just about to find out what that really means – right after he fires her and offers her another, very different position.***Standalone novel, HEA, no cheating and no cliffhanger, strong language***
Stroked
Lena Lucas - 2020
Mesmerized. Obsessed.Daisy walked into that bar on New Year’s Eve looking like she wanted to run in the other direction, like she was out of her element.And it made me desire her even more. She seemed shy, so very innocent, and young… maybe too young for me.But I knew nothing could keep me from her. So I approached her with every intent that no matter what, I’d make her realize we were meant to be in each other’s life. We spoke for hours, nestled in the corner in our own world.It was perfection, and the first time I ever felt complete.And then I kissed her, that age old tradition when the clock struck midnight on New Year’s. I didn’t expect her to wrap herself around me. I didn’t expect her to whisper for me to take her home.But what Daisy didn’t know was that she’d awoken something in me that I didn’t know was dead. She was the first woman to make my heart start beating, to make me fall in love. It was fast, instantaneous. It was the feeling a man got when he bonded with a woman, when his soul imprinted on hers.I was possessive, territorial. No one would tell me it was too fast. Not when nothing had ever felt more right.At the end of the night, until the end of the world, Daisy would know without a doubt that she was mine and mine alone.Lena’s note: I know you like them fast and right to the point so don’t worry, this one gives you all the goods but with a healthy dose of romance thrown in. An age gap celibate hero and virgin heroine story to whet your appetite! Enjoy this good old-fashioned safe smut-fest.
Bump in the Night
Dani Wyatt - 2021
A plan that will turn his family’s old estate into an airport and fill his already full pockets a bit more. There’s only one problem. His great-grandfather put a little twist in his will that throws a wrench into his plans. Enter a contest, Halloween, a few lucky contestants, and boom. Everything is about to fall into place.Except, he doesn’t bank on Delia Anderson. She’s wearing a pink fuzzy sweater and her eyes tell him they’ve got history. And a destiny. She’s not part of the plan, but now that she’s here, Silas will battle anyone is this life or the afterlife to make her his.Only, there’s some otherworldly shenanigans going on inside his family’s estate that no one counted on. When dreams and reality blend together, it’s nearly impossible to tell what is real and what is imagined. These two need to fight through some spirited, spooky back and forth for the chance at their happily ever after.Author’s Note: Grab your flashlight, pull the covers over your head and get ready for a romp though a haunted mansion that will leave you wanting your own night time visit from a hot, dark apparition. Enjoy a little trick and treat with no cheating, wicked charm and as always, a happy ending.
Hitman's Target (Yes, Daddy Book 20)
Lena Little - 2021
Just stay focused on the task at hand. Do my job. Collect the payment. On to the next one.
This job will go a long way toward getting me closer to my goal of living in complete peace and tranquility, away from all this death and destruction that has consumes my very existence.
But there’s something off about my target.
It’s a woman. And I don’t kill women. Especially not a little princess like this one.
I almost assassinated a unicorn. And that’s exactly what she is.
Only a few minutes ago I was seconds away from ending her life, by accident of course.And it’s no accident that I didn’t. I don’t believe in that fate nonsense, but this is…well…this was meant to be. And she was meant to be mine.
Who in their right mind would want to destroy something so perfect, so beautiful, so unique?
I have to find out who hired me to take her down, and then destroy them like each and every one of her enemies until there are none.Because this little unicorn is mine. She may have been my target but she’s the one who stole my heart.
This is a short, steamy "daddy-lite" romance with some daddy elements, but it is not a spot on ddlg story. No OM / OW drama and no cliffhangers. Always a sweet HEA.
Hockey Obsession
Flora Ferrari - 2018
But there’s nothing little about my obsession for the older man on my favorite team. And when this younger woman goes to the team’s pre-season autograph signing for diehard fans, it’s not hard to notice that there’s one very big statistic they left out of the media guide in regards to his stick. And although this older man might be the best goalkeeper in hockey history, for the first time ever I think there might actually be a chance for me to score my biggest goal with this rock hard possessive alpha male hockey hero for the first time. But when the team suddenly asks him to switch positions, on the night of the season opener, to enforcer so their newest hot shot trade acquisition fresh out of college can play, I see the force with which he’ll protect what’s his…including me. But when he finds out that young hot shot is my very own twin brother, will he give me the cold shoulder forever or show the world for the first time that he’s no longer just a hockey bad boy, but an experienced older man and team player on and off the ice who’s ready to lift the Stanley Cup and toast my brother on his success, allowing my brother to offer up a toast of his own and become my brother’s best friend and my one and only ultimate hockey hero forever? *Hockey Obsession is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Her Alien Warrior
Viki Storm - 2020
An easy smuggling run, one crate off-planet and then I can leave all my dark secrets behind.Crash landing was not part of the plan. Neither was being rescued by a monster.Did I say rescued? Because I think I mean kidnapped. This muscle-bound alien is keeping me captive on his ship. And if he finds out what cargo I'm really carrying? I don't want to know what he'll do to me.He's super intense, super scary… And super hot. Once you get past the fangs and claws. He says we're mates and he's going to claim me as his own. I'm totally at his mercy—I just hope he has some underneath his scaled exterior…Humans and aliens are not supposed to mix. If he takes me, I'll be ruined. Tainted. Despoiled. But the more he looks at me with those yellow eyes, the more I think I want to be ruined…AUVOKMine. The female is mine. She fell out of the sky in a fiery wreck of twisted metal and now she belongs to me. A gift from the Universe itself: my fated mate.Even though I've been exiled, I'm still a Virixian warrior—and warriors don't ask. They take. I can't wait to defile her delicate, innocent body.But first, I have to complete this mission. I can't screw it up. All I have to do is keep my hands off this sassy female so I can focus on the job. Not likely. The desires of a Virixian warrior are voracious. She's not just going to be the death of me, but the death of us all…This is a standalone book, no cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed!
Auger
Corin Cain - 2020
Ultra-Possessive. Totally in control.Thea:I designed him to make grown men feel small and pathetic. To me... he's a giant. 6'8. 700 pounds of flesh and steel. A killing machine with the strength of twenty men. He's the only man who could stand up to a triad of Rogue Aurelians.I designed him with one purpose. To protect the weak and helpless from the coming storm.His eyes will never open. I spill my secrets to his unknowing ears. He will never come alive.He will never link to his ward.Auger:My eyes have never opened. The only sound is her voice.Thea is brilliant. A genius, but her body is small and helpless. She doesn't know the danger she's in.Every time she touches me I latch onto her being. I feel her inside my spine.She belongs to me.She needs me to take care of her.I will make her mine.Take a look inside to preview this alien cyborg instalove ott romance, because there's been over 30 million pages read in the Aurelian Empire!
Jock
Jenna Rose - 2019
A bitter ex-employee is set on destroying the massage studio she built from the ground up, so when Trent Baron, MVP quarterback for the New England Patriots, offers to hire her as his own personal, full time masseuse, it’s a hard offer to refuse. But when she sees the look in his eyes, Kylie knows that Trent wants a whole lot more than a professional relationship with her, and Trent isn’t the kind of guy who gives up on what he wants. Part of Kylie wants to say no and turn down the job. She swore an oath to always keep things professional, and when she sees the way Trent looks at her, she’s not sure if she can...