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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!

Wishboned (A Second Helpings Short Story)


Alexis Adaire - 2018
    Taboo.During their college years, they made a silly drunken pact to get married if they were both single when they turned thirty. Then they drifted apart.Every failed relationship in her life has reminded Quinn of how special a man her best friend truly is, and how all other men fall short.Now years later, goal-oriented Carson makes a surprise visit for Thanksgiving dinner with a newly made fortune -- and one thing left to accomplish.Can both people get the lucky side of the wishbone?***** ** ****** This short story is part of the Second Helpings series, a Thanksgiving dinner-themed stand-alone series. Check out all the fun and quick holiday stories by these incredible and acclaimed authors: Sierra Hill, Frankie Love, Alexis Adaire, Tessa Blake, Olivia Hawthorne, Laney Powell, Vivian Ward, Derek Masters, Dori Lavelle, Sher Dillard and Tracy Lorraine.** Each book is a second-chance romance -- all guaranteed sweeter than sweet potato pie -- and dirtier than a sink full of dishes!*** After reading this series, you’ll never look at drumsticks or gravy in quite the same way again!***** ** *****

Billionaire on the Beach: A One-Night-Stand/Oops Baby Curvy Girl Romance


Kat Baxter - 2021
    And avoiding another dreaded blind date set up by my mother. When I'm off, I just want to relax. Until a hot mess with a head full of curls mistakes my town car for her ride-share.CalliopeSome might call me a trainwreck, and maybe I am. All I know is that I like to color outside the lines. When my distractedness lands me in the car of the sexiest man I’ve ever seen, I’ve never been more thankful that I’m a spontaneous kind of girl.It was only supposed to be that one night. But sometimes consequences can last a lifetime. And, if you're really lucky, they can be exactly what you never knew you always wanted.

Sweet As Candy: Trick or Treat Collaboration


Tory Baker - 2019
    But, Dylan doesn’t come alone. He adopted his nephew Johnny and they’re definitely a package deal. Not many women want a man who comes with a ready-made family. Still, the attraction between Candy and Dylan is instant and so hot that it just might consume both of them. Candy’s heart melts for little Johnny as much as it starts beating faster for Dylan. Trick or Treat! Tory definitely has a treat for you in this book, which is guaranteed sweet as any candy you might score this holiday season. It’s guaranteed safe, an over the top single-dad Alpha, hot enough to keep you warm on those cool fall nights and won’t cause cavities. What more could you want?

Grating on the Boss


Ember Davis - 2021
    I should have asked more questions about the other J because where James has an easy smile and rolls with things, Jaxson is rigid and doesn’t know the definition of coloring outside the lines. I don’t think Jaxson likes me very much because I always thought those lines were more suggestions than boundaries.It would be okay if Jaxson wasn’t the sexiest man I’ve ever laid eyes on. I have become a walking, talking cliché complete with a boss who makes me swoon and lose all my mental faculties. I can’t seem to stop making a fool of myself in front of him, somehow becoming an uncoordinated newborn giraffe as soon as I get a whiff of him.I don’t think I can keep doing this. It’s embarrassing. I’ve decided, for Boss’s Day I’m going to give Jaxson the only present I’m sure he wants: my resignation.JAXSONI don’t know what James was thinking when he hired Autumn because everything about her screams unorganized distraction. Maybe the distraction part is only a problem I have because I can’t seem to keep my eyes or mind off her. The whole thing grates on my last nerve. I knew I shouldn’t have taken a few vacation days. Somehow, he found the one candidate destined to turn me inside out and turn me on like no one else.The more I’m around her, the longer she works for me at J&J Construction, the harder it is for me to keep myself in check. I need order, I understand it, but she’s come in and messed everything up, making me want to throw all the rules and my regulated life out the window. I’m not sure when or how, but I’m finding the chaos she brings to my life and business endearing instead of annoying.She got under my skin. She might think I want her to leave so I can find order again, but she’s wrong. She shook me up, reminded me there’s more to life and I’m not letting her go. I’m going to make her mine.**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. It is a standalone, but J&J Construction appears in Less Than Strangers (Stranger Shoot Book 6) and exists within my Denver Family world.**This October meet the bosses who deserve a little something special for Boss’s Day.The Boss has been doling out big bonuses, well-deserved down time, and special treats for good behavior. They’ll do anything it takes to keep their employees happy. Now it’s time to play favorites and show The Boss who’s in charge from the bedroom to the boardroom.#TheBoss is a multi-author standalone short romance series with guaranteed HEAs, no cliffhangers, and no cheating.

Dear Hungry Wolf


Vivian Ward - 2019
    Drive ‘em around the block and then I’m onto the newest model, but I’m tired of searching for the next best thing. Somehow my business partner convinces me to use a matchmaker, but I have some serious doubts. And then I’m paired with 22-year-old Tillie Everett. She’s gorgeous and pure in every aspect. When I said I wanted innocent, I had no idea I’d be matched with a virgin. But this sweet little number wants to be tainted. Oh, Tillie, you have no idea how much trouble you’re in when I get my hands on you.

The One I Want for Christmas


Fiona Davenport - 2016
    Only it isn’t a what that she’s wishing for this year… it’s a who. But what are the odds that Santa can fit Jacob Marley in her stocking? Warning: Some of the best gifts come in small packages. Which is a good thing since this sweet & sexy novella is short… but not as short as the blurb!

Wrangle Me


Gigi Thorne - 2018
     Alexandra Cooper is desperate to get away from home. A four-month gig as a cook at the Circle B Ranch is exactly what she needs. Except when she gets there, it feels like she jumped out of the pan and straight into the fire. Alexandra is nothing like Colton Booth expected when he hired her. If he’d realized “Alex” was a gorgeous eighteen-year-old girl, he never would have given her the job in the first place. But now that he has her on his ranch, he doesn’t plan to ever let Alexandra go. Wrangle Me is a steamy novella with a sexy cowboy who has a wicked sweet tooth and an innocent virgin who knows how to satisfy it. Written by bestselling author Rochelle Paige.

Saddled Love (Forever Safe Romance Book 6)


Claire Ashlynn - 2019
    Needing a fresh start, she and sister take off for the wilds of Montana, unknowingly with danger close behind. She never thought she’d find love on a dude ranch, but cowboy up! Here we go! Rett has been making life work. Taking over his Dad’s dude ranch with his brothers has been a wild ride. Taking on a new cook will help settle things done, so he thinks. Standing in the kitchen is a five foot nothing of pure sexiness. He doesn’t know what hit him but he knows has to have her. Will her past catch up to her? Can he save her? Can this be a forever Love? Saddled Love is part of the Forever Safe Series. This book is a novella. This is an Insta-love romance with a guaranteed HEA. It's steamy and recommended for 18+.

The Billionaire's Pregnant Lover


Elizabeth Lennox - 2013
    From the first moment they met, he’d been rude, arrogant and threatening. And from that moment forward, the feelings he generated within her were confusing and intense. She refused to give in to her desires for him, but she couldn’t seem to stay away. She told herself over and over again that she didn’t like him, but she’d never felt so exhilarated and excited when he was close. And she didn’t understand how he could make her feel so crazy with just a simple touch. Dominic terrified her, but she was like a moth trying to touch the flame.From the first moment of meeting Sydney, Dominic knew that he wanted her in his life. Forever. He fought it initially, but he’d never met a woman who excited and turned him on while at the same time delighting him in her intelligence and stubbornness. And she only wanted him. Not his money or anything he could do for her. Just him. Sydney was a heady, sensuous woman and he knew they were made for each other. So why was she resisting their attraction at every turn? He told her to trust him and she said no, and yet she melted in his arms with a simple touch. When she was scared, she turned to him, but she wouldn’t even have dinner with him. Sydney was going to be his. He just had to figure out how to convince her that their love for each other was powerful enough to overcome the differences she perceived.

Daddy


Katy Kaylee - 2019
    Arrogant. Jerk.I mean… which sensible man would have nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist in his own office?And which sensible girl can avoid all those naughty thoughts then.He’s in his forties – old enough to be my father.OMG… those green eyes that I want to drown myself into, that smooth voice when he orders me around, and don’t even get me started on the muscles… and those hard abs I saw that day in his office… oooh Lord! Have Mercy!Because I am compelled to…Call him DADDY!He says, ‘Age brings in experience,’ and I am so ready to surrender my V-card.We are going great,But then he decides to change things.I can’t!I can’t allow him to ruin my career.So what… if I am head over heels in love with him and the baby in my belly is his!

Loving Cinderella


Beatrice Brae - 2021
    The most delicious kind of trouble."I find the man of my dreams while running away from my arranged marriage.He's everything I ever wanted so I make him an offer he can't refuse.My wedding night, no feelings, no lies .He's the perfect man until love and My Evil Stepmother get in the way!ChristianI ache for herWith every breathIn every dreamIn every touchIn every kissI love herWith all my soulIn every silenceIn every stormIn every way

Santa's Naughty Elf (Santa's Coming...)


Tracy Lorraine - 2018
     My boss is an a**hole. And a Scrooge. Despite his best attempts to dampen the holiday spirit around the office, I still want him. He takes charge in the office, and I can only imagine what he must be like in the bedroom. As the Christmas party gets underway, I’m dying to know if Santa’s gift will come early this year. Santa comes once a year … or does he? Join sixteen of your favorite romance authors as they make all of your Christmas wishes come true! Put out the milk, he’ll take care of your cookie — it’s time to take seat on Santa’s lap.

Holly's Knight


K.L. Donn - 2020
    Knight Riley has been fighting his attraction to her for years. But one winter storm blows everything out of control as they stop in Santa Claus, Indiana on their way home for Christmas. Will they finally have their time or will they let love escape them?

Bosshole


Dakota Rebel - 2019
    He wanted to run this company all on his own, and now it’s on the verge of going under, so Dad is sending me in to try to save it. The first step, cut half the staff. I never expected this fiery little hellcat to come after me and convince me to keep her on. The trouble is, I don’t just want to keep her at work, I want to keep her forever. Emma: When this boss hole came in and started firing people, me included, I may have lost my mind a little. It’s his company, and he can do what he wants, but he didn’t have to be a jerk about it. I don’t know what possessed me to go after him, but it got me my job back. But it may have also gotten me a lot more than I’d bargained for with my new boss.