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Ignoring the Rules


Loni Ree - 2020
    He needs to make her his, but that’s against the rules...There’s a code between friends. A line drawn in the sand. A set of rules you never go against. Sleeping with your best friend’s sister is one of them.Not that I want to sleep with her. No. What I want goes far deeper than that.It’s been years since I’ve seen Bianca Russo. She was the cute pigtailed kid sister who’d hang around and drive us guys nuts. But that was years ago. I left for college and never looked back. It isn’t until I wander into a random bar that I see her again, all grown up, and walking toward me like a dream.I’ve never been the kind of guy who believes in love at first sight, but one look at the woman she’s become, and I want her in every way there is. No. I need her.Her brother is going to kill me. I made a promise to never break the rules, but if I’m going to follow my heart, I’ll have to risk it all and ignore the rules completely.

The Disciples: A Dark Romance Collection


Izzy Sweet - 2020
    Then comes love and a baby carriage...Rich, powerful, and untouchable, Lucifer and his merry band of killers rule the streets of Garden City, their sheer strength and brutality unmatched.Possessive and obsessive, they take the women they want, knowing no one will stop them.Stealing them from the very bed they share with their husband...Or grabbing them as they walk down the aisle towards another man.No deed is too dark or twisted to ensure they completely own the women that fall unwillingly into their hands.In this life, and into the next..."I'll never let you go. Never. They'll have to pry you from my cold, dead hands."The first five books available for the first time in one collection, these ruthless men will leave you breathless, and questioning what you would do if you were suddenly taken.Would you hold on to your morals and everything you've ever believed in?Or, like Lily, would you accept your new fate and give in?"This book is all kinds of wrong - but that is what makes it a fun read in a very dark way" - Amazon reviewer, Keeping Lily."Please please please write hundreds...no, no, thousands of these! You've made me obsessed now!" - Amazon reviewer, Stealing Amy."If you want to run away for a couple of hours to a place that's dangerous and exciting then BUYING BETH is it and Garden City is the place." - Amazon reviewer, Buying Beth.Includes: Keeping Lily, Stealing Amy, Buying Beth, Breaking Meredith, and Taking Meghan.Plus an exclusive, extended preview of Trapping Sophia and five never before published short stories.Before God Himself - LuciferHo, Ho, Ho - AndrewRun Lily - LilyPromise - AbigailThe Bad Man - James

Stealing Her


Alexis Abbott - 2018
    Until now. I’ve been watching her for weeks, and I’ve seen how every smile, every toss of her hair, every flick of her hips drives men wild. A sensual beauty who is completely oblivious to the power she wields. I’m not immune to her beauty. And I sure as hell know my gang isn’t immune to it after we kidnap her. That’s why I watch her, day and night. Keeping her safe, even if she blames me for all the pain and anguish in her life. But with every passing moment, my desire to possess her grows. Before this is over, she will give herself to me. Completely.

Love on the Clock: The Complete Short Office Romance Series


Nichole Rose - 2021
    

Hawk's Revenge


N.M. Catalano - 2019
    There will be triggers. If you don't like the dark, do not enter. You have been warned. 18+ adult content.**HawkI have no soul, it died fifteen years ago.Lethal, dangerous, and silent. I’m a demon, created in the vilest hells on earth, born from revenge.They call me The Reaper. I’m a killer, and I do it very well.That’s why I was sent.But there was a complication.Her.Things changed. I don’t save people. I kill them.I wasn’t sent to save her.But I don’t want to kill her. JoI live in hell and the devil rules me.He rules everyone.He tried to break me, but I survived.I live in a world of deceit and betrayal.I thought there was no hope.Until him.He’s the worst of them all.Dark, dangerous, and beautiful.And maybe exactly what I need.He’s not a hero, but you can’t defeat the devil unless you’ve been to hell.He could be my salvation.Or my total destruction.This is a stand-alone, no cliff hangers.

Rewriting the Rules


Morganna Williams - 2017
    Determined to revive Aurora's career, her publisher Donovan Tate decides to take matters into his own hands.Upon visiting Aurora at home and finding her wallowing in misery, Donovan makes it clear that he will be taking charge of her life, whether she likes it or not. When she tests his resolve, he does not hesitate to bare her bottom and spank her hard and thoroughly, and she cannot help begging for more as Donovan brings her to a quivering, shameful climax after the punishment.Donovan's bold dominance and masterful lovemaking rekindle Aurora's passion and inspire her writing in a way nothing else has before, but painful memories of the past still lurk in her mind. Can she dare to hope that this love story will have a happy ending?Publisher's Note: Rewriting the Rules contains spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

Revving Her Engine


M.K. Moore - 2020
     Bristol Talbot is a pit crew legend. The racing circuit isn't ready for these two. This is a short, safe, and steamy instalove that goes from zero to sixty in no time. **This novella was previously in the Victory Is Sweet Anthology**

Jock


Jenna Rose - 2019
    A bitter ex-employee is set on destroying the massage studio she built from the ground up, so when Trent Baron, MVP quarterback for the New England Patriots, offers to hire her as his own personal, full time masseuse, it’s a hard offer to refuse. But when she sees the look in his eyes, Kylie knows that Trent wants a whole lot more than a professional relationship with her, and Trent isn’t the kind of guy who gives up on what he wants. Part of Kylie wants to say no and turn down the job. She swore an oath to always keep things professional, and when she sees the way Trent looks at her, she’s not sure if she can...

Slave Girl


Sam Crescent - 2020
    If he finds out, they’ll both be killed. Despite the high risks, Raphael will keep her and do everything in his power to take care of her, even it means going to war with his father.Born into nothing, she’s to be used at the whims of her master. However, Raphael is different. He doesn’t cause pain, and for the first time in her life, she feels safe. He even names her—Elenore.She is the only woman he’s ever wanted, but the longer he keeps her, the higher the chances his father will find her. Their survival isn’t guaranteed, but she won’t hesitate to sacrifice everything for him.When Elenore is taken, it’s time for the Family to have a new boss.

Mob Lawyer's Curves


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    I’ve got dirt on everybody and it helps keep the peace, most of the time.When I find out an old acquaintance has been set up, I know it’s time to set things straight, but once I see his step daughter Sophie, I know the case is going to be more complicated than that.I know instantly that Sophie is more than just a passing phase, more than just a younger woman for an older guy who needs it more than ever. I think Sophie needs some extended pro bono work, in the downstairs, baby making department. And I’m just the legal and physical dynamo to deliver the goods.Case closed.Sophie FalonI feel my heart jump into my throat when the cop points me out to him, and god help me if he doesn’t start walking straight toward me, a low growling sound emanating from him, filling the whole corridor.I’m wondering if this guy’s just a perve, but the intense look he’s giving me is saying something else.Making me feel something else. If he’s a pervert, I’m a convert. Count me in.*Mob Lawyer's Curves is a SHORT insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Keep Her Close (Bacelli Crime Family, 1)


Jenika Snow - 2020
    Marra.
And it’s that rejection from her, the disinterest she shows, her lack of fear in who and what he is, that turned Joey on even more. It made him obsessed, so much so he’ll stop at nothing to make Marra his.Marra Santos knew Joey was a dangerous man, and it’s because of who and what he is that kept Marra at an arm’s length. But the truth was, she wanted him with a desperation that scared her more than the man himself.When she’s witness to a murder and her life is in danger, the only man she could turn to is Joey.
Now at Joey’s mercy and in his debt, Marra knows he’ll make her repay him in the one way he’s always wanted.
To be his completely.Reader note: This story was previously published under the title A Bad Man: Joey. Although the story itself is the same as before, it has since been re-edited, minimally revised, and new content added. Contents may be sensitive to some readers.

Hammered: Love Trap


Aria Cole - 2020
    But promises don’t always work out, especially in matters of the heart. I’ve tried to ignore my attraction but loving a man almost twice my age, comes with epic complications. Complications that we both don’t need.I made a promise to my best friend as I watched him die in my arms, to always be there for his daughter. But for the last six years thoughts of Harper have been running rampant in my mind. I’m not the type of man that breaks a promise but Harper Law is about to be mine.

Zander's Firecracker


Ember Flint - 2020
    34-year-old, strait-laced, straight-faced Zander Markos is a lawyer who never cracks a smile if he can help it. As one of the heirs to the ubiquitous and all-powerful Markos Inc’s empire, no one could argue with him if he’d say he has no time to even think of having fun, let alone actually do such a mundane thing. In light of all of this, it remains a mystery why his brother thought it would be a good idea to put him —a no-nonsense, micromanaging, security freak— in charge of overseeing the preparations for the company’s July 4th retreat and beach party at their estate on Lake Tahoe. And yet here he is, neck-deep in organizing funny family-friendly activities within an inch of their lives, until there’s no fun left whatsoever in them.Of course, any Independence Day party worth its name’s got to have a firework display and the Markos must have only the absolute best. And therein lies the problem, because ‘the absolute best’ this time is not what Zander expected.24-year-old Alexandra ‘Alexa’ Tinley may be short compared to most kids, let alone adults, but she’s a tough spitfire through and through. She’s been ‘one of the boys’ all of her life and still has the mouth and scrapping abilities to prove it. She could not tidy a room if her life depended on it because she’s in constant motion and wherever she goes, disorder rules, but when it comes to her art no one could say she’s not the absolute best. A man and a woman can’t get any more different than these two: he’s order, she’s chaos, he’s ice, she’s fire, he’s Scotch neat and she’s… nitroglycerine, and yet they can’t look away. The explosion is inevitable.This little voluptuous nuclear firecracker might have ‘handle-with-care’ written all over her, but she’s still the spark he was missing and he’s the tether she didn’t know she needed. Dear Reader: Man, these two are gonna butt head!But don’t worry: it won’t last much since Zander and Alexa are only safe from each other if they stay away from each other, which they don’t, because… duh: this is one of my books so that’s never gonna happen!This is a quick, fun, steamy novella.Here’s what you get is:NO-cheating NO OW/OM drama A passion that’s gonna set the summer sky on fire with a white-hot display you won’t forget.As always, your sugary shot of guaranteed Happily-Ever-After is included in the kit, but do bring your own safety-goggles! *Please note that ‘Zander’s Firecracker is part of ‘The Holiday Firecrackers’collection of standalone books brought to you by some of your favorite insta-love romance authors out there.

Wicked Kingpin


Winter Sloane - 2020
    She’s spared from a fate worse than death when Knox Carter takes an interest in her. Knox rules the city with an iron fist and he doesn’t take no for an answer. Knox is a monster. He claims Leah is now his property but he treats her like a queen. Leah can’t fall in love with a mobster, but once he conquers her body, she knows her heart won’t be far behind.One look and Knox’s become obsessed with the curvy waitress with the fire in her eyes. Knox’s not a good man. He’s mauled down numerous corpses to create his empire. He’s not afraid of bloodshed. Taking a woman was never part of his plans but Knox is beginning to change his mind. Every king needs a queen and he knows Leah’s the goddess he’s been waiting for his entire life.

Followed By The Mountain Man (The Mountain Men of Linesworth Book 8)


Frankie Love - 2020