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romance
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Bare Your Soul
Rochelle Paige - 2016
Walking into a strip club and asking for an audition certainly qualifies as desperate, but when her mom's battle with cancer ends months before Angelica is due to start college, she doesn't feel like she has much choice. The moment Morgan Cadwell sees her on his stage, he knows she's the one woman who could make him break all the rules. There's no way he's going to let Angelica dance for other men, so he hires her as his live-in personal assistant instead.Morgan's offer lets Angelica keep her clothes on...but little does she know that, in the end, he'll make her bare her soul instead.
Hungry For Owen (Hungry Hearts Book 7)
Cameron Hart - 2020
I’m one business loan application away from being the sole owner of the bakery. Buying Sweet Perfection is the most important thing in my life, so when the too-handsome, too-charming, too-good-to-be-true Owen starts coming in and asking me out every morning, I have no choice but to turn him down. When I run into an unexpected problem with the bank, I’m forced to go confront my mother. I planned on spending Thanksgiving alone, but it looks like I’ll be staying with family after all. The worst part is, I think I miss seeing Owen’s lopsided grin. Crap.Owen: My very pregnant sister demanded macaroons from her favorite bakery, Sweet Perfection. I was a little annoyed at first, but one look at the gorgeous baker and I know I’ll be thanking my sister for the rest of my days. She inadvertently introduced me to my future wife, and that’s definitely something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. I’m hoping for a Christmas wedding, but my angel is a little skittish. That’s alright. I’m no stranger to hard work, and Emery is certainly worth all my effort.What to expect from a Cameron Hart book: Lots of heat, plenty of sweet, and just enough drama to keep things interesting. No cheating, safe, guaranteed HEA!
Falling for the Babysitter
Penny Wylder - 2017
A very, VERY hot single dad. And he wants me to be his babysitter. I could use the extra money so that part's easy. What's NOT easy is the fact I've had a crush on Deacon for years. He never knew, and it never mattered. I was too young then. But I'm not now. He looks at me like he wants to rip my clothes straight off. His brother hates me, though--thinks I'm no good, just another woman trying to wreck Deacon's life. If he catches us together, he'll probably throw him AND his cute daughter out on the street just to prove a point. I can't let that happen. But after seeing Deacon shirtless... noticing how stiff his whole body gets around me... I'm not sure I can keep resisting. Or if I even want to. This is a standalone novella with a HEA and NO cheating! Penny Wylder writes just that-- wild romances. Happily Ever Afters are always better when they're a little dirty, so if you're looking for a page turner that will make you feel naughty in all the right places, jump right in and leave your panties at the door!
Sin's Temptation
Evie Harrison - 2016
Time and time again he's lived up to the nickname the press calls him, Mr. Sin. This confirmed bachelor has no intention of ever settling down. That all changes during a visit to one of his Erotic Bent sex stores when he spots eighteen-year-old Natalie Farrar in aisle six. The dark haired beauty has him ensnared in the blink of an eye. The attraction between them is palpable and within minutes Jordan knows there's nothing he won't do to claim and keep her by his side forever. Sin's Temptation is Book One in the Erotic Intentions series. Each story will be a standalone full of page-melting heat courtesy of alpha men claiming their women. No cheating. No lying. No deceit. Just true love and an abundance of steam. These books deal with insta-love and are heavy on the sexy times. *please note that Sin's Temptation was previously published with my pen name Evie Harrison in 2016*
Never Letting Go: Passport 2 Love (Passport 2 Love Collaboration)
Tory Baker - 2020
I craved branching out and doing my own thing. I decided to take a vacation and reevaluate what I wanted. I decided to stay in a resort and make some plans. It was time to get my life in order. I didn’t count on the hotel’s beautiful housekeeper, who instantly captured my attention and had my heart pounding harder than any adrenaline rush my old life had given me before. CAMERONMy life was a dull, boring routine. As a struggling college student who also worked as a maid, life was exhausting and anything but easy. When I walked into the penthouse suit and got my first glimpse of Easton Reid, life became anything but boring. But, I’m not the kind of girl a man like Easton would fall in love with. That only happens in fairy tales or romantic comedy movies. And the things Easton makes me feel are anything but funny.
Tory is back with a complete standalone romance to introduce a brand-new series. If you think you’ve read my books before, then hold on tight. This new series has a little more—of everything. A few things remain the same, however. You will still get a complete standalone story filled with sugary-sweet love, spicy heat, and safe, happily ever after goodness.
Sweet Tooth
Cassie Mint - 2022
She’s a cake pop delivery girl.
I cannot believe they’ve made me her babysitter.
After a decade of long hours and non-stop grind, I’ve been tapped to make partner. I’m so close, I can taste it.The only catch? First, I need to babysit our biggest client’s niece while she launches her cake business in our building.She thinks overworked lawyers are the perfect crowd for sprinkles and sugar.I think it’s a waste of damn time.But I’ve worked too hard for this promotion, and I will not let this girl derail me now. Not with her antics, or her cakes, or her teasing little smiles.Yes, she’s sweet and pretty. Yes, she makes my cold, dead heart race in my chest.But she’s a distraction. That’s all.
Sweet Tooth is a steamy instalove novella, where opposites attract and office romance comes with sprinkles on top.
Bounced
Brill Harper - 2017
I've seen some crazy stuff as a bouncer. I thought I'd seen it all.But I've never seen anything like her. Just one look and I knew my life was never going to be the same. She's sweet, innocent, and looking for trouble.She found it.I'm big and mean and more trouble than she ever imagined. I'm going to mess up all her carefully laid plans. And I'm going to make her mine.SarahI'm a careful girl. Life is too dangerous not to be. I have a plan. Goals. And none of them include an overly-muscled, tattooed, possessive bouncer with an eye patch from the road house just outside of city limits.I just wanted one night off from being perfect, boring, and careful.He's too much man for a girl like me. Too intense. Too visceral.But I don't think he's going to let me go.Author's Confession: I don't even know if this could happen in real life. Luckily, it's a book. That means the hot, tatted, beardy bouncer can totally take one look at the virgin college student studying actuarial science and know he's going to marry the sh!t out of her. Right?
Finding Home
Ella Goode - 2019
She likes stilettos, sidewalks, and the Starbucks on every corner. It doesn't matter that her heels hurt or the sidewalks cracked or no one at the coffee store remembers her name. The horns of taxi drivers serenade her as she walks to work and fast-paced action fills her days which is why she needs her boss to come home from the farm. There are contracts to be signed. Money to be made. Hands to be greased and—oh my gosh, is that a cow? Colton Blackwood is a countryman. He wants slow walks, slow kisses, and slow love-making, but more than anything he wants that with Charlotte. It doesn't matter that she's scared of the farm animals or that she's suspicious that the store clerk knows her name. He knows that love's the same whether you're wearing a suit in the boardroom or a pair of cowboy boots on the ranch. The trick is convincing Charlotte but, it'll happen because Colton won't accept anything but her by his side.
Doctor Babymaker
Madison Faye - 2018
Every inch of him… I’m the youngest, brightest, and most hotshot medical director the fertility clinic’s ever seen. Nothing gets between me and my job, until Ada Chase walks in. I’m not supposed to touch her, at least, not in the way I want to. She’s off limits in so many ways. Too rich. Too innocent. Too never-been-touched. …Too much my patient. The sheltered young heiress is in my office so her rich, sh*tty family can see if she’s capable of bearing children. And I’m supposed to examine her – every inch of her sweet, tempting body – to check. But I’ve wanted her since the instant I laid eyes on her, and now I’m obsessed, possessed, and driven like I’ve never been before. First, I’m going to make her beg. Second, I’ll make her mine. And third? Well, third is the best part. Third is me putting a baby in that soft young belly. And after that, I’ll steal her away from all of this. F**k the medical code of conduct, forget professionalism, and d*mn the consequences. Oh, Ada can bear children alright. …so long as they’re mine. I know what you’re thinking – this sounds like dirty, filthy doctor-fantasy smut. And if you’re thinking that, the good news is, you’re entirely correct ;). This book is hot and heavy insta-love and lust at it’s finest, with a dominant alpha hero completely obsessed with claiming and making babies with his untouched heroine. Safe, no cheating, and a HEA guaranteed. The doctor will see you take you now… For a limited time, this new release edition contains additional content for further reader enjoyment, as a thank you for your support. Though the page-count below may show differently, Doctor Babymaker is a novella-length book of approx. 25k words.
Justified
Aurora Rose Reynolds - 2014
Nolan sees Chloe through a window of a bakery in downtown Manhattan. At first sight, something about her calls to a piece of him he thought was lost. Without thinking, he begins watching her, and when the moment presents itself, he strikes, claiming Chloe for himself. For a man who is used to getting what he wants Nolan wont let anyone or anything stand in his way.
The Russian's Christmas Present
Dani Wyatt - 2021
For this curvy, budding fashion designer, December 25th is just another day come and gone.With the holidays behind her, it’s back to work and her first order of business is to take the measurements of one enormous, sexy Russian named Mr. Martel Kozlov. When this burly loner takes one look at Bria, he knows he’s found his own personal sugar plum.He’s willing to drop some serious cash if the young beauty from the formal wear shop will agree to win him at a charity bachelor auction the next night. Bria could sure use the money, so it’s game on. But, before the bidding can begin, things heat up faster than a couple of roasted chestnuts.Can Bria believe that her happy ending could be delivered at the speed of Santa’s sleigh, even if it is two weeks overdue? Or will she and Martel’s Russian Christmas miracle be over before it has a chance to begin…?Author’s Note: Russian Christmas is January 7th! When this pull-no-punches heroine measures this over-the-top alpha’s inseam, she gets a look at one very large holiday package. These two may be from different sides of the tracks but that doesn’t stop this obsessed older hero from claiming his sweet, young prize. This is insta-love on steroids, always safe, no cheating ever and a happily ever after guaranteed.What you can expect:**An over the top alpha hero**Always safe, swoony, no cheating**A happily ever after age-gap, holiday romance with all the feels**Super sexy times with a jealous possessive stalking hero**Smart heroine who can take care of herself…but maybeit would be nice to have someone take care of her for a change.
Finders Keepers
C.A. Rose - 2017
He found her. He’s keeping her. No one, not even her, is going to keep him from doing just that.
Hockey Obsession
Flora Ferrari - 2018
But there’s nothing little about my obsession for the older man on my favorite team. And when this younger woman goes to the team’s pre-season autograph signing for diehard fans, it’s not hard to notice that there’s one very big statistic they left out of the media guide in regards to his stick. And although this older man might be the best goalkeeper in hockey history, for the first time ever I think there might actually be a chance for me to score my biggest goal with this rock hard possessive alpha male hockey hero for the first time. But when the team suddenly asks him to switch positions, on the night of the season opener, to enforcer so their newest hot shot trade acquisition fresh out of college can play, I see the force with which he’ll protect what’s his…including me. But when he finds out that young hot shot is my very own twin brother, will he give me the cold shoulder forever or show the world for the first time that he’s no longer just a hockey bad boy, but an experienced older man and team player on and off the ice who’s ready to lift the Stanley Cup and toast my brother on his success, allowing my brother to offer up a toast of his own and become my brother’s best friend and my one and only ultimate hockey hero forever? *Hockey Obsession is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Her Alpha Daddy Next Door
Nichole Rose - 2020
The first time I saw her, she insulted my parents. The second time, she warned me that steroids cause shrinkage.Lucky for her, I'm not into steroids. But I am into her.She calls me Officer Grumpy. I want her to call me Daddy.Now I just have to convince her to fall for me too. LunaWhen my older brothers boss me around, it's annoying.When the hot detective downstairs does it, my entire body lights up like a Christmas tree.Carter Grayson is big, grumpy, and rude…but when he calls me princess, I want to be so good for him.He says he wants me to be his. I just hope he means forever-ever.Because once he claims me, I don't want him to let me go. WarningWhen this older alpha male meets his younger BBW, all bets are off in this sweet, steamy romance from Nichole Rose. If instalove, crazy dogs, and over-the-top shenanigans aren't your thing, look away! All Nichole Rose books come complete with a sticky sweet and guaranteed HEA.
Sweet Jane
Abby Knox - 2019
Jane doesn’t know her name, where she is, or why she’s on the street in a flimsy nightgown in broad daylight. As far as her memory is concerned, she is almost a blank slate. Taking a chance on the kindness the handsome owner of a local coffee shop, she gets more than just a few free samples. Shepherd is having such a smashing grand opening of his new coffee shop, fate has landed the blonde bombshell of his dreams right in front of him. “Jane” is a lost and confused little lamb who needs his help, but she soon proves to be braver than anyone realizes. His inner possessive beast wants nothing more than to take her home and make sure she never remembers her old life. WARNING: This sticky-sweet, smutty amnesia story is so adorable you’ll forget your own name! It has it all: selective memory loss, insta-love, hot phone sex, a protective alpha, a not-so-helpless damsel in distress, and a sunny HEA epilogue that will warm away your seasonal affective disorder. Plus a bonus super-hot second epilogue! ATTENTION: If you are a medical professional and you find yourself saying, “That’s not how any of this works,” listen: I KNOW. Relax. Enjoy. Be like Jane: sit down, have some good coffee and go with the flow. Put on your PJs and cuddle up with Jane and Shep!