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Testing the Waters
Jane Fox - 2020
But the hot swim coach at the local high school just might change my mind.Jack: I'm distracted the second Tessa sits in the stands. But I need to keep the focus on my swimmers, not on the gorgeous new reporter. It can't be that difficult--can it?Sometimes matchmakers needs a little help. That's why Mona Zaftig has recruited Zara and Krissa to assist in matching couples. They'll learn the ropes as they work to help alpha men find the curvy women of their dreams!Each book in the series is a complete, standalone story.This is a sweet but sexy short story romance, complete with insta-love and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. If you’re looking for an escape from everyday life with an alpha older man and the curvy BBW younger woman that he loves, this is the book for you!
Off Limits
Ember Davis - 2021
I didn’t think I’d get picked. When the day comes, I’m nervous as hell. Still, I need to find out what all the fuss is about. It’ll be a nice change to my routine which basically involves working at a bookstore.I don’t know what I was expecting but turning around and meeting Liam was a surprise. He sweeps me off my feet in an instant. Que the swell of swoon worthy background music. The connection between us is undeniable and unstoppable.What happens when we find out that we’re more connected than we thought? Is it going to stand in our way? Will he fight for me when it matters the most?LIAMMy business partner encouraged me to sign up for an internet trend, citing that I haven’t been on a date in five years as enough reason. He’s no better than me, devoting all his time and energy to making our IT business what it is now. The hard work has finally paid off.Five years is long enough to be holed up only worried about the business. That’s the only reason I agree to go through with the photoshoot. Had I known my Sunshine was out there waiting for me in the innocent form of Aspen, I would have looked for her a long time ago. She’s everything that chases away a rainy day; the clouds part for me with one look.It turns out she should be off limits, but I’m not going to let anything stand in the way of our forever. I’d risk it all, even my business to make sure she’s the person I fall asleep next to and wake up holding every day for the rest of our lives. If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. My Stranger Shoot Series are novellas that take place within the Denver Family world but is not part of the main timeline. Each book can be read as a standalone. Don’t be surprised to see characters from the Denver Family, other than Ellie, pop in.
My Lonely Shifter Match (Love Bites Dating Agency Book 1)
Skye Alder - 2022
Stalking His Claim
Lucy Darling - 2020
Watched over me. Protected me. Though he’s older than me, I’ve always seen him as someone I can relate to on every level. He still sees me as a little girl, so I tell myself I have to let him go. Then the world comes crashing down on me. And where do I run? Right into his open arms. Now that I’m grown up, I want him to see me as more than the little girl he used to dote on. I want him to see me as the woman who loves him with every breath I take.She’s always had a place in my heart. When she was little, I loved spoiling her. As she got older, I was happy to be a shoulder for her to lean on. And when she was all grown up? That’s when I realized I needed distance, that I couldn’t trust myself around her. She’s too young, too innocent, too everything-I’m-not. That doesn’t stop me from keeping tabs on her, though. Watching her every move from afar. Until one day she comes running, and I finally let myself hope for more. But can she love the man who’s kept her at arm’s length the past few years? Or will she run again when she finds out all I’ve done to make her mine?
Christmas Love
Hazel Gower - 2018
Her deadbeat ex-husband left her in debt, and she's close to having it all paid back. She just has to stick with working two jobs, leaving her with only a few hours to sleep each night, at least until the new year. She promised herself that she would never let another man in her or her children's life again. When sleep claims Luna, her four-year-old twins leave the house and go over to visit the new neighbor, Derick, who's a detective. She awakes and panics when she can't find her children. When she finds them with Derick, instead of waiting for an explanation she verbally attacks him. With the rash way she spoke to him, Luna didn't think she would ever see him again, so she's shocked when she wakes up in the hospital with Derick sitting vigil. Her cold has gotten the best of her, and the doctor has ordered her to take it easy. That's difficult to do with two lively children, but Derick comes to her rescue. When Derick moved next door to a single mum he never expected to find himself instantly attracted to her. The way he's introduced to her should have been his first clue to stay away from her. He just can't stop thinking about her, and he knows that there's something there between them. On his way home from work one night he pulls over someone who is driving slowly and finds Luna looking very unwell. When she becomes sick and then passes out he takes her to the hospital and decides that he's going to help her. The more time Derick spends with Luna, the more he finds himself falling for her. He even comes to love her children. Derick had given up on ever finding his one, and as his feelings grow for Luna he comes to realize she is his one true love. With Christmas just around the corner can he convince her to give him the chance to prove she's his one, his true love? Bonus: Includes two short Christmas stories: The Douglas Family and The Wolfen Family from Armageddon Mates. Content Warning: contains some sexual content
Rock Hard
Kat Austen - 2016
Especially one as unlikely and turbulent as Elodie and Caspian’s. It’s been years since she’s seen the rough rebel she fell in love with as a teen. She’s put him behind her and moved on. That’s the story she tries to sell her friends and family, but deep down, she knows it’s a lie. She hasn’t moved on from Caspian Cruz and she probably never will, but she has to finally give up hope they’ll ever reunite. Or does she?When her friends drag her to a sold-out rock concert, she comes face to face with the lead singer . . . who just so happens to be the boy she fell for all those years ago. She never thought she’d see him again. She never realized he’d made it in the music world. And she never expected him to confess that he’s been waiting for her as long as she’s been waiting for him. What will happen when their worlds collide again? A repeat of the past or a second chance to get things right?ROCK HARD is a short and sexy read, chock-full of excessive sweetness and heaps of filthy talking. Not for the faint or square of heart.
Seducing My Ex (I'm Yours, #5)
Tarin Lex - 2020
They grew up together, joined the Army together, deployed together.But only one of them came back.Now I’ve lost two men—my dad when I was little, and now my brother.It hurt more than I could bear.Heartbreak is for the bees.And roots are for trees.I have arms and legs that can’t stay put. I’m meant to move. To make music. To explore.To run.Until it’s time for me to come back home.WadeShe was beautiful like a sunset is beautiful—most inspiring right before it goes away.I never got stuck on the going-away. She would do that sometimes.She always came back.Bianca was once my dirty little secret.And the love of my life.I don’t know why she ran away. No one in this little town knows.I gave her space. I kept growing, planted roots, like I said I would.I’m still here—a veteran; a captain in the Starlight Police Department.Protecting. Serving.Listening for her siren song.Hey Readers!Seducing My Ex is a short, steamy & sweet, second-chance romance with no cliffhangers, no cheating, and a heart-pounding HEA! This standalone story is book 5 in the multi-author I’m Yours series. I hope you love it!xoxo, tarin
Protector
Kate Hunt - 2020
If you love dirty-talking protective alphas, curvy heroines, and guaranteed happily ever afters, this series is for you!xo,Kate
Always a Bridesmaid
Dee Ellis - 2019
Selling forever to men and women as a jewelry designer has lost its sparkle. Once upon a time it was romantic and exciting. Until they began to look the same—a beautiful blushing bride, handsome groom, and her designs riding off into the sunset together. Despite her disenchantment, another day brings another wedding with another sparkling promise of forever for someone else. Except Roman Thorn has no desire to marry the woman he’s buying a ring for. Arranged marriages are still done and he made a promise. One he wants to break the moment he lays eyes on Rian. Bright, beautiful, and bold she’s the first woman he’s ever wanted to get on his knees for. Now the only future he wants to plan is one where she’s the bride he walks down the aisle to marry. Roman is a man of his word—and though he promised to marry someone he felt nothing for, he will break that word to marry the woman who makes him feel everything.