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Ashley's Bend


Cassy Roop - 2014
    Ashley Carter thought she had the perfect life as the loving and supportive wife to her upcoming attorney husband. Marrying her high school sweetheart and moving to Chicago to start a life with him seemed perfect, until she ends up walking in on him with another woman. Determined to start her life over after always sacrificing herself, she attends the grand opening of a new club in town with her best friend. She went expecting to have a good time, what she didn’t expect was to meet Dominic Michaels. Dominic Michaels is the owner operator of a string of BDSM clubs, The Celtic Knot. He displays control and power over everything in his life, especially his women. Having suffered through a tragic event at a young age, he never allows a woman to remain a part of his life beyond the bedroom, that is until he meets Ashley Carter. Can the love of a woman loosen the knots of control that Dominic securely holds on to?Sometimes it is hard to make the shift from control to surrender.

Untapped Pleasures


L.N. Pearl - 2016
    His love life will be the main focus of a brand new TV show, but there’s just one problem: he needs a wife to satisfy the producers and the audience. Trina stopped living a normal life when her mother got diagnosed. She used to have big dreams and ambition, but dropped everything to take care of the woman who loved her unconditionally after a painful divorce. However, medical bills keep accumulating and Trina finds herself struggling to make ends meet. So when the gorgeous Gunner offers her a million dollars to be his fake wife, she agrees despite her mother’s opposition. After all, it will be fake, right? But things are never that simple when it comes to love. And they will both pay the price. Note: this is the first book out of five in the series. Contains explicit language for a mature audience only.

Alexa: The Ties That Bind


Ellie Masters - 2020
    Daniel Greyson, their affair is as illicit as it is steamy. She's ready to take their sexy D/s school girl game to the next level, but he doesn't think it's the right time.She's determined to prove him wrong and The Ties that Bind's annual Auction Night is the perfect place to push the limits of what they can become. Alexa doesn’t care if her forbidden workplace romance is a ticking time bomb, or that it has the potential to destroy both their careers.She's ready to take their sexy-school-girl bedtime game to the next level with cuffs, collars, and chains. Oh my!Dr. Greyson doesn't think it's the right time.Her chance to convince him otherwise presents itself in the form of Auction Night, the annual charity event at The Ties that Bind.It’s the perfect place to test their limits. She'll give up one night, one week, one month, or one year of her life for the right price.Daniel decides how deep they'll explore their fantasies.The Auction decides for how long.Alexa is ready for more, but will Daniel bid on a chance to see if his intern is ready to surrender control? Can she be the submissive he craves?Devour this forbidden love story. Scroll up and one-click your copy today.__________________________________The Ties that BindIndulge your fantasies.The Masters at The Ties that Bind are waiting."If you enjoy sizzling chemistry, simmering kisses, and a walk on the wild side, you'll fall in love with The Auction Series."Alexa is the first standalone book in The Ties that Bind: Auction Night series by bestselling author Ellie Masters which features Off the Charts chemistry, steamy romance, HOT Alphas, and passionate women. Let these stories sweep you away. They're fun, flirty, deliciously dirty reads you can devour in an afternoon.Let yourself go. Enter the sensual world of The Ties that Bind: Auction Night and one-click your copy today.

Captivated


Emily Jane Trent - 2013
    He’s a romantic Italian on vacation, surfing at Ella’s beach. But the gorgeous billionaire has secrets. Ella feels like she’s known him forever, but fears she will lose him. Can you meet your soul mate, only to lose him in the same instant? Adam shouldn't involve Ella in the evil he must face in Brazil. But will he stay away from her? Ella Walker, still suffering from issues of mental abuse, turns twenty-one and meets the man of her dreams. Can she break the bonds of her emotional prison and be the woman he desires? As an aspiring romance author, Ella struggles to find passion in her work. When Adam Bianci, the gorgeous Italian billionaire appears in her life, he lights up her drab existence. She’s determined not to let him slip through her grasp. But will his secrets and the tangled web of his own abuse keep them apart?

Invitation to Seduction


Jasmine Haynes - 2006
    She's learned the hard way that she isn't desirable anymore. But when she flirts with a man at The Sex Club, she gets far more than she bargained for, and the game she plays soon turns to obsession for the fire in one man’s touch. Will she have to choose between the love of her life and her secure, safe, yet intolerable existence.Stephen Knight enters the club looking for the woman he has fallen for over email and through her art work. She's everything he's ever dreamed of and seeing her in the flesh makes him desire her physically as well. As her passion comes to life in his arms, Stephen's lust turns to love. Wanting far more from her than a few nights of seduction, can he make her believe in forever?“Invitation to Seduction” is a contemporary erotic romance of approximately 38,000 words.This story was previously published in 2006 in the anthology “Open Invitation” by Jasmine Haynes.

Devastated (New Orleans Temptation #1)


Monica May - 2014
    A handsome husband, two children, a beautiful home and a great job. What else could she ask for?In an instant her world is turned upside down when she innocently looks at her husband’s phone. With this Devastating discovery Shelby has to decide if she will walk away from twenty years of marriage? Or will she find a way to fit into Grant's erotic world.What will she do? Will she walk on the wild side she never knew she had? How far will she go? If she crosses the line will she be able to live with herself when the sun comes up? Or will she let her over conservative personality end her marriage?

Hard Domination


Lucia Jordan - 2016
    At work, she’s established herself as a trustworthy and dependable assistant. At home, her idea of an exciting night is a bottle of wine and a good romance novel. But Mandi is about to be shaken out of her comfort zone. Her boss needs someone to entertain the sensual, handsome cowboy millionaire, Jake Spence, for a long weekend. Jake has a taste for danger. He’s a man of action and experience. Life is too tame for the private security tycoon and he constantly seeks out adventure. But, secretly, Jake is wondering if he’s sampled everything exciting that life has to offer. He is bored with his existence…that is, until he meets unassuming and Mandi. Mandi challenges Jake to take on the most thrilling adventure of his life….breaking her iron-clad resolve not to lose control. What follows is a sensuous journey of control and submission, risk and freedom. In Jake’s capable arms, Mandi learns that control is not the only thing she may surrender—her heart is in danger of waving a white flag too. But does the millionaire want a relationship, or just another weekend adventure?

Strictly Business


Aubrianna Hunter - 2012
    So when she meets Jake Morgenstern she refuses to let the stubborn, sexist, obnoxious pig of a man disrupt her calm demeanor. No matter how strong, gorgeous and ridiculously appealing he is. He is expecting a man. So when Jess Wythe turns out to be Jessica, he is thrown off. When he finds that the somewhat frumpy architect is hiding a beautiful woman behind those boxy suits he is even more surprised. Imagine his utter shock when he finds that not only is she gorgeous, but he is drawn to her on an almost visceral level. The attraction between these two explodes in more ways than one. You're never quite sure if they are going to make love or war. Will they ever find a way to make the fireworks work for them?

Her New Toy (BDSM Femdom Erotica) (Her Toy 1)


Margeaux Adler - 2014
    They share one important passion: female dominance in the bedroom.Her last relationship ended when she told her ex about her interest in using a strap-on. Can Rob handle Elyse’s femdom desires?For adults only, “Her New Toy” is a 7,500 word story featuring:BDSMFemdomStrap-on sexCFNM (Clothed Female Naked Male)Orgasm control/Orgasm denialAnal sexOral sexMasturbationToy useFrom the story:Rob groaned and his eyes fluttered shut for a moment. “I do want to please you, Mistress. I do.”“And how would you please me, slut?” Before he could answer, she slid her hand down and cupped him.“Thank you, Mistress,” he said. His eyes closed completely now and he pushed his hips toward her. “I’d please you however you wanted, Mistress.”“Do you remember what I told you last night?”“I’m not sure, Mistress. I’m sorry. You said a lot of things to me.”Silly slut, she thought.“I said I wanted to be rough with you, slut,” she said, tightening her grip on him until he gasped and squirmed.

Submissive Training: 23 Things You Must Know About How To Be A Submissive. A Must Read For Any Woman In A BDSM Relationship (Women's Guide to BDSM)


Elizabeth Cramer - 2013
    Submissive training isn’t just a “good idea” when it comes to creating a BDSM relationship. It is essential. "Submissive Training: 23 Things You Must Know On How To Be A Submissive" is designed to help you know what to expect when you go through training with a new Dom. Every couple is unique and every Dom may have different ways of teaching you the systems of service he prefers. However, these are the basics all trained subs and slaves learn and employ in daily life. Rushing into a relationship or service contract with a Dom without training puts the future of your time together at risk. All of the arguments, resistance, misunderstandings and hurt feelings that go with a new submissive’s experiences can be eradicated by a period designated for learning, listening, trial and error. Even if you have been with a previous Dom you will need to go through an abbreviated training time to ensure your patterns and understandings match one another. Training is a way to "get in the same rhythm” and find the perfect groove. If you are a Dom, this guide is the perfect gift to give to your new sub. If you are a sub, this guide will teach you how to go through your submissive training. As you go through these things on the journey to become the woman you were made to be, you will be tested but you will also be proud, joyful and, perhaps for the first time in your life, you will be at peace.

Brash


Nicola Marsh - 2013
    Jess Harper is so tired of being good…Thrust into the dazzle of Burlesque Bombshells, Vegas’s premier dance venue, the small town librarian has no option but to embrace her inner vixen.Especially when blast from her past, sexy Aussie celebrity chef Jack McVeigh is still determined to keep their relationship strictly hands-off.This time Jess isn’t surrendering without a fight and armed with her hot props and Bombshell moves, Jack doesn’t stand a chance.When Jess and Jack are sequestered on an island to orchestrate the burlesque wedding of the year, sun, surf and sizzling sex are on the menu!But will the fiery couple come back for seconds?

Accidental Royal: A Royal Romance


Gigi Thorne - 2018
    I work with my hands, I'm wicked to the core, and my life is no fairytale. But then I accidentally cross paths with the barely legal Princess Charlotte in her chambers late one night. I see the dark passions in her eyes and know I'm the man she needs to stretch her to new limits. Princess Charlotte is forbidden. I shouldn't dare look upon her, let alone touch her. If anyone finds out that I'm about to gobble her up and swallow her whole, I'm as good as dead. It's bad enough that someone in the kingdom is threatening her older sister, Crown Princess Helena's life. The palace is no place to break any rules right now. But I've never backed down from a challenge before, and I'm not about to start now. She might be forbidden fruit, but I'm ready to take a taste. Author's Note: Accidental Royal is a standalone romance of with no cliffhanger and a happily ever after ending. If you love dominant, possessive alpha males and sinfully over-the-top stories, this one is for you!

Freed by You


Danielle Fox - 2013
    The dangerously attractive Julian Scott is a highly successful entrepreneur and completely out of Emily’s league but she can’t ignore the invisible force that is drawing her closer to him, even when she sees the warnings that should have her fleeing.But Emily has a secret, a single dark act that resulted in her light – her daughter, Maia. With Emily still haunted by the memories of her past and Julian’s sexual intensity and need for control, the couple begin to question their compatibility.As Emily begins to adapt to her new life with Julian; her past threatens to tear the couple apart as her worst nightmares are in danger of becoming a reality. But, Julian isn’t going to stand aside to let that happen and his dark side reveals itself as he fights until the bitter end to protect what is his.An intense, erotic love story accompanied by tense drama and gripping suspense as Emily and Julian’s passion for one another becomes their only protection.

Bound by Contract: A Mafia Billionaire Romance


Piper Stone - 2021
    

Carmen's New York Climax


Nikki Sex - 2012
    . .Young and rich, Kurt Nielsen is New York's most eligible bachelor. Except now he can't even bring himself to talk to a woman. How could he, after his last girlfriend took him to court? Kurt is still smarting from the injustice of it all. Sick of his anger, his friends have bought Kurt a call girl. What could be better than a high-class hooker to cheer him up? The working girl will arrive dressed as a hotel maid, with an entire scene arranged.Kurt has never paid for sex before and is uncomfortable with the idea, yet he agrees to meet her at the Hilton. But things don't go as planned when he arrives at the hotel two hours early.Unknown to Kurt, when the maid walks into his suite, she isn’t his call girl. Carmen is an actual hotel maid, with a host of secrets and problems of her own. Sex-starved, Carmen simply cannot resist the carnal magnetic allure of Kurt. Although they are complete strangers, sexual need and animal chemistry overwhelms them both. They quickly discover ecstasy together, again and again and again.But what will happen when they discover their mistake?