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Whoa! I Married a Mountain Man!
Megan Wade - 2020
Fourteen dresses, three caught bouquets and counting. I thought I was doomed to live my life alone.Then he came along.Grant ‘Bear’ Warren.I stand across from him at the altar, an imposing man, big like his name, but quiet and reclusive by nature. He’s the best man to my maid of honor. Our eyes meet. I think I see a smile, maybe some interest in his eyes. He doesn’t want to dance, but I convince him. I don’t want to stay past dinner, but he convinces me.Then we start drinking.I remember laughing.I remember talking.I even remember going for a long walk together.What I don’t remember is saying ‘I do’.Somehow, I’m the bride, married to a man—a mountain man—I just met.What do I do now?Note: Get your swoon on with this soft-spoken mountain man and a curvy bridesmaid who fall into each other faster than you can say ‘love at first sight’. As always, this Megan Wade book comes with her ‘Sugar Promise’. High heat, low drama, guaranteed.
Wallflower Seeks Mountain Man
Marley Michaels - 2020
She’s always been the girl swaying to the music at the side of the room, happy to watch everyone else. Having put her life on hold and moved back home to look after her father, she’s happy to read her beloved mountain man books and work at their family store. The less peopling involved, the better.When her dad drags her along for a delivery, the moment she steps onto Bear Mountain and locks eyes with Brady Long, she knows her life will never be the same.Brady has dedicated his life to creating a self-sustaining homestead on his family’s land as one of the founding brothers. Now that the mountain’s prophecy has been fulfilled, he’s waiting for his one true love to be called to the mountain and reveal themselves. And the moment he sees Serena Black, he knows he’s found her.All they have to do now is overcome all the obstacles keeping them apart, so they can finally make their bright future a reality.***Wallflower Seeks Mountain Man is Book 1 of the new Bear Mountain Brothers series. They're the same kind of sweet, flirty, instalove stories you love from Moose Mountain, but this time you'll get the big, gruff and tough founding sons of the Bear Mountain Homestead living their lives on Moose Mountain's neighboring cousin near the town of Kenshaw. The mountain has always provided for its keepers, and now the Bear Mountain prophecy has been fulfilled, it's time for their soul mates to warm up their cold mountain hearts and complete their mountain lives forever. Can we all say, awww.
Booked & Hooked
Mayra Statham - 2020
The last one wiped out her bank account, maxed out her patience and drained her self-esteem.When her younger sister offers her a place to get back on her feet, Mindy drives out to small town Mountain Lakes, California where she keeps bumping into sexy police officer Jesse Diaz. He’s hooked on her!Jesse Diaz is a man of action and can be smooth when he wants to be but around Mindy all he keeps doing is putting his foot in his mouth!Get hooked with Jesse and Mindy as they fall in love!
Protecting Her
Hope Ford - 2019
Her late brother’s best friend, Johnny, has succumbed to drugs and he is stealing from her. She thinks she can save him, but she doesn’t realize how much drugs can change a person. I’m going to help her help Johnny, but she’s my priority. She’s my everything. This is a Steamy, Sweet, Short Story Romance! Each one in the series can be read on its own. No Cliffhangers! If you love short romances with insta love, hot love scenes, and a sweet story, then this one is for you.
Hard As Steel
Kate Hunt - 2020
She’s gorgeous, fearless, and curvy to boot. There’s just one little problem. She’s pissed as hell at me right now. But I’m going to change her mind about me if it’s the last thing I do. Sure, these hands of mine might be filthy with axle grease. But I know how to clean up damn well and treat a woman like she’s supposed to be treated. And I’m not going to be satisfied until Millie and I are driving off into the sunset: Me in my tux, Millie in her wedding dress, and a little grease monkey on the way. Dear Reader: this short instalove romance features an alpha hotter than an overheated engine and a feisty-yet-sweet younger curvy woman. Get ready for steam, sweetness, and a lovey-dovey happy ending! xoxo, Kate HARD FOR HER is a series of short and sexy romances! Make sure to check out the rest of the books: Hard As Wood by Frankie Love Hard As Sin by Tracey Carter Hard As Stone by Lana Love Hard As Iron by Alice May Ball Hard As A Rock by Beatrice Brae
Keeping Liberty (American Heroes #2)
Loni Ree - 2020
A man is murdered as she watches from her hiding spot. She's left terrified and fears her life is about to end. Then Special Agent Wade Houston enters the picture.Ever since Wade Houston's promotion, his days of working alongside his agents in the field are over. That all changes the day Liberty Thomas’ life is threatened. Once he gets a peek at the terrified witness, he falls hard. There's no way Wade is going to let someone else protect the woman who owns his heart.It only takes one look for Wade to know that Liberty is more than a job—she's his future. This hero is going to do whatever it takes to protect his girl. After all, Wade plans on Keeping Liberty for life.
Marriage Material
Alexa Riley - 2018
His life is turned upside down in the best way possible, but he never knew it would be so hard to be a single dad. Robin Honeydew has a big family that loves to be up in her business 24/7. She wants to break free and have her own life, but she can’t imagine leaving her close-knit family behind. When she meets the new stranger in town who is in desperate need of a nanny, things couldn’t be more perfect. Their two worlds collide and it’s love at first sight. Can they stick together while the outside world tries to break them apart? Warning: Can a single dad really be a virgin? You bet he can! Come dive into our gooey sweetness and find out just how good small-town living can be.
Dared Under the Mistletoe
Brynn Hale - 2020
He’s her boss and ready to make his move. An unexpected dare will change everything. BayleeIt took me a while—and a lot of ice cream—to get over my ex.I thought he was the one. I was wrong and I don’t like being wrong.My job kept me focused and my boss pretended not to notice me crying at my desk.When the holiday party I planned is a huge success, he gives me kudos, and then he proposes a dare: a kiss under the mistletoe.Taron is honest, eye-candy striking, and makes me feel appreciated. Everything the ex never was or did.I dreamed of this moment once or twice, but he’s my boss and I’m just not ready.Plus, that dare had to have been a joke. Or was it? TaronFor two months I watched her with him, and I did everything I could to show her what a real man does for his woman.And now she’s single and hopefully ready to mingle, and under the mistletoe is the perfect place to let her know my intentions.Baylee is sweet, adorably innocent, and she rocks my jingle bells.I promise she’ll never cry again.But can she give me chance to be everything she’s ever wanted?
Her CEO
Flora Ferrari - 2020
Man of the year and some might say media hog, but I’ve seen enough of his face and chiseled body in those Italian suits on TV and in the papers to know I want to work for him.What I don’t count on is working directly under him.Would an older guy, a man who has everything really go for a younger girl, a curvy girl like me?As soon as we lock eyes, I know I’m his but it’s not easy to get in front of Eric Chambers, one on one. Alone.Less easy still, is convincing myself I’m ready to work, to get on with the job, when all both our bodies want to do is play…EricHalf my life it took, and I’ve built an empire. Starting at the bottom, I’m now at the top looking down.But it’s a lonely view without my queen. The one I never found but always felt I knew was out there. The sacred place waiting for her in my heart, by my side, in everything I ever do.As soon as I see her, I know she’s the one. I know it’s all been worth it, worth waiting for.I’d give it all up just to make sure I could keep her. Keep her safe, make her mine.Problem is, there’s more than enough people waiting to take me up on that offer.So I say, give me both.I’ll have my cake and eat it too.*Her CEO is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Bought and Paid For
Jordan Marie - 2017
He wanted to own me. I just wanted to be his. JACKSON I wanted Megan from the moment I first saw her, and nothing would keep me from her. I could have been called a bastard for knowing her father would fail in paying me for a mutual business agreement, for knowing I would take Megan as payment. But she was mine and in my world, when I wanted something, I took it. And I wanted her. She was bought and paid for, collateral damage when her father failed to uphold his end of the deal. They all think it’s only for a week. They’re wrong. I’m keeping her. MEGAN My father couldn't fulfill a debt to Jackson King, but Jackson didn't seem to mind, not when he got me as his payment. Having been attracted to the brutal businessman for years, I couldn't help but feel arousal and trepidation at what he had planned. He wanted me for a week, to do with as he pleased. He wanted my virginity. But I knew this was more than just repaying a debt. This was about Jackson wanting to own me, not just my body, but every part of who I was. And the depraved part about it all was the fact that I wanted to give everything to him. I wanted to be his. WARNING: This is a fast and hard ride, featuring an over-the-top Alpha who fights dirty and plays dirtier. It’s a safe read, but it’s short, filthy and so hot you might need a nice, big, long, cool… drink to get you through to the happy ending.
Under Siege (Blue Collar ALPHA Males)
Aria Cole - 2017
And Ash Ford isn't just any run-of-the-mill, drop-dead-gorgeous stranger, he's the soldier she's been exchanging letters with every week for the last three years. And now he's back in town. And he's ready to meet her.After all, Ash has a proposition Tinsley would be crazy to refuse....Warning: Ash is one sticky, sweet, military muscle-man in camo cargos. He's set his sights on one woman only, and he won't stop until her heart is Under Siege.P.S. I firmly believe that double the smut is double the fun, so to celebrate the holidays I'm including one of my favorite stories, Stepbrother Anonymous, FREE in the back of Under Siege! Happy Reading + Happy Holidays!! xoxo Aria
The Irishman
Elisa Leigh - 2019
For years, that was their holiday, the one that they always spent together. Now he's in America on business and they're taunting him from across the pond. Gareth decides to grab a pint in a quiet Irish pub, hoping that a Guinness will make him feel less homesick. No one prepared him for how he'd feel when he met the woman he wasn't looking for. Caitlin Shepherd works as a bartender in her uncle's pub. She doesn't know what she wants out of life, and ever since her parents and sister died, she hasn't felt whole. That is until a brooding man with a strong Irish accent walks in and sits at her bar with a look that fills her with promises she didn't know she needed.
His Love
Fiona Davenport - 2019
Right up until the day he noticed that his neighbor’s daughter had become the beautiful woman who was meant to be his. Since then, he waited not-so patiently for her to turn eighteen. He bided his time by watching over her. When he realized that all she wanted was a baby of her own, he was ready to give her more than just his love. He’d give her everything.
Suddenly His
Jessa Kane - 2020
Doesn’t it figure that the first time she accepts an invitation for a night out with the cool girls, she ends up being auctioned off against her will in front of a room full of billionaires?Cutthroat CEO Jack Lincoln has been watching innocent Maisy for months. Dreaming of her. Finding out everything there is to know about her. He’s a hard-hearted man who has no business with such a sweetheart, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before another man outbids him at this depraved club. There’s one hitch, though. Their purchased night together must be witnessed by the other members—and they’re eager for a show.Jack will do everything in his power to make the experience right for Maisy…and it isn’t long before they’re lost to each other’s touch, forgetting about everyone else in the room. But when the spell is broken, Jack will have to pull out all the stops to keep his beautiful girl forever. And that means bearing his soul to Maisy, allowing his cold heart to be thawed one stolen kiss at a time…and praying she finds him worthy.
King
Flora Madison - 2020
They didn't expect to find true love along the way.
This is King’s story.
KING: Five years in prison taught me one thing, I’m never going back. I fronted the money, and the boys set up the tattoo shop while I served my time. It's perfect, just the environment I need to stay out of trouble. Then I see Ronnie, and everything changes. Her dark, stormy eyes. Her perfect curves. The way she looks at me when she thinks I’m distracted. Can't she see? She’s the distraction. All I want is to protect her, to keep her safe, but she won’t let me in. RONNIE: My bad boy boss is home from the slammer. Maybe he doesn’t like the way I’ve set up the reception area. Maybe he doesn’t think a woman can manage a tattoo shop as well as a man. Or maybe, his lingering stares mean something far more worrisome. I took the job at Redemption Ink to avoid dating bad boys. They’re overbearing and smothering, and I don’t like anyone telling me what to do. Bad boys are bad for a reason. They're nothing but trouble. But I can't deny there’s something about King that lowers my defenses. This romance short story features an overprotective tattoo artist male and the independent curvy receptionist he falls insta love at first sight for. It’s the perfect short romance read when you’re crunched for time, but want a high heat quickie romance to hold you over. If you love a tattooed OTT alpha and a confident curvy heroine, this is the one hour short reads romance for you!