But meeting him? And discovering that he wants me? That just seems too good to be true.That’s why I keep my guard up when I’m accepted into his creative writing academy. Tanner is a seven foot silver fox with a dark past and the most intense eyes I’ve ever seen. When he looks at me, it’s like I’m the only woman alive. But I just know he’d laugh if I told him how badly I’m crushing on him.Then I make a mistake. I just can’t resist peeking through the door to spy on him, an alpha in his element, doing push-ups in his iron colored suit. He sees me looking … and this crazy, angry expression falls across his powerful features.What happens next makes me suspicious as hell. He tells me that I belong to him now. He tells me that no other man can ever touch me. He tells me that I’m going to be the mother to his children and that I’m the sexiest woman he’s ever laid his eyes on.Me? A twenty-one year old orphan, wannabe writer, barista with a curvy build who’s never even had a boyfriend? It’s just so hard to believe that a thirty-nine year old sizzling hot bestselling writer with hordes of eager fans would want me of all people.But Tanner is a man who knows what he wants. Now that he’s claimed me, he’s never letting go.*POSSESSIVE WRITER IS AN INSTA-EVERYTHING STANDALONE INSTALOVE ROMANCE WITH A HEA, NO CHEATING, AND NO CLIFFHANGER.

    

    I'm the woman who has almost everythingBut he’s going to give me the one thing money can’t buy…Naomi:I'm a businesswoman, a CEO, and a billionaire.In business, I’m at the top of my gameBut in love?… the numbers don’t always add up.So when smoldering-hot firefighter Ace gives me the eyeI figure it’s high time for a hard-earned night offAnd one night is all I planned, but it all went up in smoke…How do I handle having a baby?Ace:She’s a firecrackerThe belle of the board roomAnd a freak in the bedSmart, stubborn, gorgeous NaomiShe’s been fighting so long, she doesn’t even see that she needs rescuingI'm gonna break down her wallsI'm gonna give her my baby

    But she knows he’s off limits—someone like him would never get involved with someone like her, not when she comes from a family of troublemakers.After the pair kiss at a masked ball, Marin is left wanting Rocco more than ever, but knowing it can’t happen, she has to protect her heart even as she risks breaking his.Rocco can’t help but wonder what life would be like if he was with the beautiful Marin, but he also knows that her family’s status wouldn’t go over well with his parents or with the pack. Choosing Marin as his mate could mean giving up his birthright as the pack’s alpha. And he can’t give up everything to be with Marin. Can he?Books in this paranormal romance collection:Dragon’s EnchantmentFae DreamsWarlock PrinceWolf’s TroublesContent warning: Explicit love scenes and lots of sexy shifters. Intended for mature audiences.

    Because one look in his hungry eyes and I know he feels the same.

Tate is clearly trouble, and not just with the law.

I thought that a hardened man like Tate would only ever see me as a girl, an off-limits kid due to my age, lacking experience, and of course there is my dad.

But when my dad’s best friend stops by for Thanksgiving dinner he doesn’t just come for a meal. He comes for his prize. Me.

I’m thankful for a lot of things this Thanksgiving day, but none more than my dad’s best friend…my man…my everything.

    

    Until I ran right to him... I was alone for the entire summer. The only plans I made involved my pool. Then I saw my neighbor watching... He was tall, dark, and gorgeously inked. Did I mention hot? He was hot-as-sin. It turned into a game. He watched me. I watched him. I teased him with the smallest swimsuits I could find. He was on house arrest, so all he could do was stare... Until he put his freedom on the line for what he wanted. But there were things about Gage I didn't know. His past was darker than he let on. When it finally caught up with him, I got caught in the crossfire. He was the only one who could save me, But that would cost him everything...

    Call My Bluff has a series of stories from Elizabeth Knox, Flora Burgos, Addison Jane, Sam St. James, KE Osborn, Barbara Nolan, Evan Grace, Courtney Lynn Rose, J. Lynn Lombard, Kathryn Kelly, Rae B. Lake, & H.J. Marshall.

    He’s been in love with her for years. One kiss will change everything.MackenzieWhy do they call it falling in love? Because there’s only one way to go— down.Love ruins everything, which is why I simply can’t trust my heart when important decisions are on the line. Like which car to buy or who I’m going to marry.Logic and cold hard facts are the only way to approach relationships. There’s no opportunity for heartbreak if your heart isn’t involved, right?That’s precisely why I’m dating my boyfriend. We’re such a good match that if he asked me to marry him… I might even say yes. Everything is going according to plan.Until my best friend Derek kisses me.Suddenly, I’m having these crazy feelings, and my whole life starts spinning out of control.But the scariest part of all of this is that I’m pretty sure I enjoyed his kiss… and I may have even kissed him back.This was definitely not a part of my plan…DerekWatching Mackenzie date other guys has never bothered me too much.Until she started dating the guy she’s with now.He’s an ass in every way, and she deserves so much more than him. But she’s blinded by her own stubborn rules.I told myself they’ll break up eventually when he inevitably does something too asinine to forgive, but then Kenzie goes and tells me he’s planning to propose. And that she’ll say yes.Kenzie? And that jerk? Married?I can’t let that happen.If Kenzie wants to live life according to some frigid list of made-up rules, that’s fine. But I’m not letting her throw her life away with that idiot without knowing what it feels like to be kissed by someone who truly loves her.Because I do. I always have, and I always will.I just hope I can make her see that before it’s too late.

    

    My t’s are crossed, my i’s dotted, and my bakery food truck, The Little Spoon isn’t going anywhere.After the city’s top divorce attorney makes his restitution for that terrible first impression, I’m willing to overturn my decision to sentence him to life without my treats. He makes his living ending marriages, but he’s arguing for our happily ever after. I’m just not sure I can trust that verdict.***Sugar & Spice Nights is a multi-author series of holiday inspired instalove, curvy woman and hot guys stories. Come find out how hot and sweet the nights can get today!Don't forget to meet ALL the hunky sweeties!Sugar Cookies & the Single Dad by Brynn HaleShortbread & the Scotsman by Lana DashGingerbread & the Guy Next Door by Piper CookEggnog & the Engineer by Elsie JamesCupcakes & the Cowboy by Scarlett WoodsPeanut Brittle & the Prince by Kate TilneyMacarons & the Mountain Man by Tarin LexBiscotti & the Bad Boy by Krysta FoxLemon Bars & the Lawyer by Layne DanielsFudge & the Firefighter by Sadie King Brownies & the Billionaire by R.K. Coven

    His work hadn’t changed so it had become his life. He went from one command to another, wherever the Navy sent him.His world was focused on the SEALs he commanded…until the day in his exuberance over a highly complicated operation, he hugged his administrative assistant.Marta Merkel had been a force to be reckoned in the SEAL world. For over twenty-five years, since her SEAL husband had been killed on active duty, she could make or break a career.Even though they were single adults past fifty, she worked directly outside his office, controlling his work life.With years of baggage, could they make this work?

    He's shocked, I'm embarrassed, my sister is mortified, and my brother-in-law is rolling around on the ground laughing his butt off. But the more I get to know Robert—and now that I know what a DILF is—I’m thinking my first impression was correct, and he's definitely a dad I'd like to, well, you know.Robert: I can't get involved with a woman when I have an impressionable little girl at home who is my everything. But Lilly is not only my best friends sister, but she's the first woman I can't resist. Can I risk my heart to her and protect my little girl's at the same time? Girl Dads are a special breed…This Father’s Day meet 16 single dads who will gladly hold up the world for their little girls. Whether fending off bad guys or braiding hair, they show up Every. Single. Day. Ready to do anything it takes to show their daughters how a good man treats a woman. Bonus? There’s room aplenty in those big strong arms—and those hearts of gold—for the right woman who can love on their babies too, and bring a fiercely protective #GirlDad straight to his knees.

    

     My roommate made me take a vow that I would embrace the tradition of drunken debauchery and find a guy to teach me about sex. "Any guy will do," she said. And there are tons of hot college boys here. What I never expected was to run into the tenth-grade English teacher I used to have such a huge crush on. Mr. Curtis is six years older now, almost forty, but he's even hotter than I remember. And the best part is: I'm six years older, too. I was looking for a sex teacher, and I think I found the perfect one. I just need to get Mr. Curtis to notice I'm a woman now. But I have a plan that will guarantee he sees how much I've changed. Spring Break Breaking Bad is a short second-chance romance between a college girl and a (kind of) older man. There's flirting, romance, hot sex, love, even hotter sex, and an epilogue HEA. All the feels you could ever want in a one-hour read! Is it getting hot in here? We hope so! Just in time for Spring Break, your favorite Flirt Club authors have put together some steamy, short stories about sexy times in the sun! So grab a pina colada and take a break with our Spring Breakers. We promise you will get hot and bothered with our hunky hotties!!