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Wicked Tease


Aubrey Irons - 2017
    She’s about to learn how right she is. COLE: I came to college for two reasons: hot girls and free beer. That is, until I bumped into her – the last girl I ever expected to see again. There was never any good reason for there to be anything between uptight, innocent, Senator’s-daughter Addison Tanner and me – me the tattooed, punk-rock motorcycle kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Way back, we may have been friends, but that’s before life got in the way. That’s before the night she kissed me, freaked, and slammed a door in my face. Because the thing is, Addison Tanner thinks she’s immune to my charm. I’ve got one night to show her just how wrong she is. ADDISON: College is really for two things: studying hard, and making professional connections. Or at least, that’s why I’m here, and why I came to this party at a professor’s house tonight. I certainly didn’t think it would be as wild as it is, but a little fun won’t kill me, right? But that’s before I run into the devil himself. Cole Grady. Once upon a time, we used to be friends, but that’s before we both grew up. That’s before the boy I knew turned into the crude-talking man with the dangerously alluring glint in his eye and the reputation that scares me as much as it draws me in… That’s before the night he kissed me and then left me in the dust. Now we’re trapped at this dumb party, but I can survive one night of being cooped at a function with Cole Grady, right? Even if that smug, filthy-mouthed pr*ck thinks he can tease me until I break. The thing is, he might be right. **This is quick, steamy and sweet standalone novella with a HEA and NO CLIFFHANGER!** Please note: This story was previously released as part of the Wicked Ways Bad Boy Collection in October, 2016. If you previously purchased that collection, you already own this story.

Wild In The Windy City: The Anthology Volume 2


Ryan MicheleJenna Galicki - 2018
    All proceeds from sales of this anthology benefit The Cute Syndrome Foundation. Meet all the authors at Wild and Windy in the City, September 2018!

Back to Life


Mellie George - 2013
    She went through life a virtual zombie and had fallen into a robotic daily rhythm that allowed herself to numb to the pain of a terrible loss and shot down anyone that tried to get her to move on and meet someone new.Liam Tanner has just returned to New York after being away for more than a decade after a huge falling out with his rich, high society family. He has a job working as a homicide detective with his best friend as a partner, a great new studio apartment in Greenwich Village, and no needy woman around to complicate his life. He thought his life was just great...until he met a certain redheaded tattooed bombshell.Will Rory and Liam find happiness and be able to move forward together, or will the ghosts of Rory's tragic past come back and end their love for good?

Come Back to Me: A Brother's Best Friend Romance


Vivien Vale - 2018
    And everything has changed… I was gone for so long. And now I'm a monster. Anger. Pain. Memories. They consume me. But there's one thing that can save me. Ruby. My best friend's little sister. She's all grown up. And I need her. She soothes may pain. Softens my memories. But I can't have her. I'm damaged goods. And she's off limits. But the pull is too strong. The connection we have. It's what gets me through. And now that I have her, I won't let her go… ***Come Back to Me is a full length 70,000 word standalone romance with a guaranteed happily ever after! Bonuses have been included for your continued reading enjoyment!***

The Bachelor Auction


J.C. Reed - 2018
    Calling someone a creep isn’t so bad, is it?" All is fair in love and business… My friend’s plan is pretty simple: win the bachelor auction in a charity event and get the most influential man to sign a business deal with us. It’s a do or die situation. But plans rarely go as you would expect. When the bids begin to take ginormous proportions, my friend can’t stop in her rush of excitement. We don’t have the money. We can’t afford him, and yet, before I can even comprehend what’s happening, we’re the highest bid. “The bachelor” aka Tyler Becks isn’t old and ugly. He isn’t very business-like, either. In fact, it’s hard to imagine that someone with his brain and bank account can be this sexy. He understands our cash-strapped situation and is kind enough to cancel the bid. Let us out of the contract. No hard feelings. Or so he claims. He’s even kind enough to want to work with us. With me, in particular. I can’t refuse, even though working for him means I have to see him every day. My future depends on it. I won't let my guard down. I won't fall for him, and particularly not now that I know he’s hiding something from me. Everything comes at a price. Even Tyler’s generosity.

Cole


Tess Oliver - 2015
    Tattooed. Cocky. Seductive. Has bad boy Cole King finally met his match—a woman who will spin his entire world around? What starts as a simple bet soon becomes so much more. Introducing Book 1 of Tess Oliver's hot new series FMX Bros—A spin-off to the bestselling Custom Culture series. Cole King lives the bachelor's dream life. He runs the family construction company and spends his free time in Southern California riding freestyle motocross with his two friends, Denver and Rodeo. Being the son of legendary rock star, Nicky King, Cole has always followed in his dad's footsteps, bouncing from girl to girl and never really stopping to fall in love. But when Rodeo bets Cole that he can't land a date with his neighbor, Kensington Modante, heiress to the Modante Winery, he accepts the challenge. Cole soon discovers that win or lose, it's a bet that will turn his heart upside down. Kensington "Kensie" Modante has never been able to find the man that can win and keep her heart. She's decided she just doesn't need a man to stir up her contented, albeit slightly dull life where she spends most of her time helping her dad run his winery and riding horses. When Kensie meets Cole King he is just interesting and hot enough to give romance another try. But has she risked her heart for another chance at love or disappointment? *This special, new release edition includes Cole (approx. 50,000 words) PLUS the full bonus novel Strangely Normal (approx. 65,000 words)* Contains adult content. Intended for readers 18+

Peaches & Cream (Sweet Curves #9)


Megan Wade - 2020
    For a southern girl like me, those flavors represent my home. So when I make it to the semi-final round of a baking contest, and Southern sweets is is the theme, I think I have this in the bag.I don’t.I come second.To a man named, Ben Watson. And he’s not even Southern! Or American.I’m insulted.To add insult to injury, the final round has us working as a team, being judged on how well we teach a recipe as much as we’re judged on our cooking ability.Part of being Southern means that no matter what, you’re always polite. But I cannot be polite to this man. He’s ruining my hopes and dreams, and even worse, he’s setting my panties on fire while he’s doing it.Note: Put a pie in the oven, because this quick read is cheeky and over-the-top. It’s filled with tension-filled instalove and heated moments between a curvy girl and the hottest pastry chef you’ve ever seen.

Wanton


M. Malone - 2018
    For starters she’s hot. Like sexy librarian hot. But he needs his advisor’s recommendation for a job after he graduates, so he’s going to keep his dirty little fantasies to himself… and stay far away from his sexy little roomie.Natalie Washington is done with men. After her last dating disaster, she can’t afford to get derailed again. So when her aunt claims to have found her the perfect roommate, she’s willing to give it a shot. He’s one of her aunt’s best students, so how distracting could he be?Then Trevor opens the door to their apartment, muscled, shirtless, tattooed and so… arrogant. How can one guy be such a dick? He’s bossy, and annoying...and scorching hot. Too bad he knows it.As the battle lines get drawn, they’re each determined to ignore, or annoy, the other. Who will end up on top?

Beauty and her Billionaire Beast


Bella Love-Wins - 2018
    I'm her Beast. I was broken beyond repair. Damaged beyond healing. Deeply scarred. Alone with thoughts and feelings of regret that I could never let see the light of day. Until Isabelle.My Belle.She came back into my life and changed everything.But I warned her that I'll never be 'that' man. The one she knew growing up. The one who would've given her the happy ever after she so deserved. No. I'm a beast. I can never be tamed.I only hope I don't leave her with more scars than she can handle.Author's Note: Beauty and Her Billionaire Beast is an emotionally dark, steamy contemporary romance retelling of the classic fairy tale. A full length (48000 words) standalone novel from Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Bella Love-Wins. Cover model: Depositphotos. Cover Illustration: Tempting Illustrations.

Mine Forever #1


Weston Parker - 2018
    But my damn brother felt differently. He had me tossed in prison for a crime I didn’t commit, and now, all I think about is revenge. It slowly becomes an obsession until something finally breaks through the dark cloud. My high school sweetheart. It’s been ten years since graduation, and she isn’t a little smart-assed girl anymore. She’s a woman. My woman. I thought prison would undo me, but nothing could prepare me for the secret my girl held back from me. A baby. A family. One I didn’t know I had. And now my brother knows, too. He’ll use anything to destroy me, including my kid. Money creates opportunity, but there’s a cost it requires. The payment for wealth is high, and my brother is willing to go all in. I might have started out honorable, but now? There’s nothing this ex-con won’t do to keep his family safe. Even kill.Every good girl deserves a bad boy ~ WestonThis is book 1 in a three book series. You will need to read the other two books to finish the story.

A Daddy for Mother's Day: A Secret Baby Romance


Natalie Knight - 2018
    My flash. Pizzazz. You swoon over my face. Coo over my body. You want my toys. And all I want?Is my family.Several years ago they were torn away from me.I'm incomplete. Without my child. And a bride by my side.But it's not so easy. There are skeletons from our past.Darkness in our thoughts. We have pain to get over. Sadness to overcome.All I know is this. I'm going to make her mine. Nothing will stop me from possessing those lips. Nothing will keep me from owning that body. I'll do whatever I have to. I swear on my life. By the time I'm done, the three of us will be a family.And I just might make her a mommy times two... This is a 70,000+ full length standalone novel with no cheating or cliffhangers and a guaranteed happily ever after! Exclusive bonus content is provided for your continued reading pleasure!

Determined to Master


B.J. Wane - 2018
     Five women who enter their lives unexpectedly, bringing issues most men would steer clear of. But these aren’t like most men. They are dominant. Protective. And ruthless when someone they care about is threatened… Contains all five books in the Virginia Bluebloods series; hot alpha males, strong but vulnerable women, and HEA’s.

Little Sister Next Door


Riley Rollins - 2017
    I was a kid, and hell, so was Maggie.Promises like that are made to be broken.But now I'm back, and I'm hooked on that f*cking hot blonde in boots.After all these years... could it really be her?Trouble starts when I find out she is my Maggie. My best friend's little sister is all grown up, and she's off limits. Way off limits... I'm Decker, the biggest news name in the south.Maggie's a young college grad, sweet and adventurous as ever.But damn, she's changed after all these years. Now she's got legs for days, and sweet, kissable lips that make me hard as hell.A match made in heaven...? Only till the past collides with the present.Loving her means I'll lose an empire. Loving me means she'll lose the only family she's got left.We can't happen... Except we already have. The girl next door has become my everything.So f*ck the consequences.This is the second chance......of a lifetime.

Easy Revenge


L.P. Dover - 2020
    They thought they could forget each other and move on ... until a local charity auction in their hometown of Snowy Creek sets Zac up for the ultimate revenge. If he wins, Clara will be at his mercy, forced to work for him for one full week. Tantalized by the sweet taste of revenge, he eagerly ups the ante to claim his prize.But what starts out as a week of filthy manual labor and bitter rivalry leads to a shocking revelation. Someone has been plotting for over a decade to keep Clara and Zac apart. Can the pair band together to uncover who? Or will their rift from the past continue to ruin their chance at a blissful future?

Twisted End


Tara Thomas - 2018
    From New York Times bestselling author Tara Sue Me, writing as Tara Thomas, comes an explosive new romantic suspense series.Welcome to the sultry streets of Charleston, where simmering desire and dark danger rule...First comes desire.Then comes love.But Janie and Brent need to stop the man out to ruin them,Before they can live happily ever after…