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A Scandal, a Secret, a Baby / Marriage Scandal, Showbiz Baby!
Sharon Kendrick - 2013
The wickedly sexy Italian is ruthless to the core. He broke her heart once; she won't surrender to his insatiable desire again. But what Dante wants…One very big scandal!Justina's pregnancy hits the front page and Dante knows he's the father. He'll make her pay for trying to keep his child from him. His Miss Independent is about to become completely dependent…on him!This Italian will claim his heir and—if he wants her—a wife!Plus a Sharon Kendrick reader-favorite: Marriage Scandal, Showbiz Baby!
Wanted
Karin Tabke - 2014
Wanted follows the X-rated exploits of bad-boy cop and the soon-to-be-ex-wife of a mob boss. He’s been hired to guard her body, but it drives him to distraction instead, putting his career—and his life—on the line... Wanted previously appeared in Men Out of Uniform.
Back To You
Jessica Mastorakos - 2013
She pictures a white picket fence, a stable and loyal husband, and eventually a couple of kids. She doesn’t date just anybody. She has relationships with guys like Ward Cleaver. Her best friend Spencer, on the other hand, is famous for being quite the opposite. That’s why they’ll always be ‘just friends.’ But maybe when it comes to love, what looks good on paper just isn't good enough...Spencer knows what Ellie wants for herself. In fact, he thinks she deserves every bit of it. She sure as hell deserves more than what he can offer her. But as he gets ready to leave for Marine Corps Recruit Training, he starts to think about exactly what he’ll be leaving behind. As the weeks of training drag on, he can't help but think that if it weren't for the shadows of his past, he would make her his future.
Come Back to Me
Hope Ford - 2018
I kept my distance from her because she is way too young for me. She is alone in this world and all I wanted to do was try and look out for her. I try to get her out of my head by having a “One Night” rule with other women. It doesn’t work, I still want Hanna, but I know she deserves someone her own age. Then she shows up one day talking about the date she is going on that night. The thought unleashes the beast inside me and I know I have to step in and make her mine. I know I am too old for her, but I am going to make her mine. Even when an old “one-night” flame tries to break us up. She’s STILL mine. And I’m not giving her up. A short story romance with an alpha older male, a younger bbw, and HEA. This is a standalone novella. Hope Ford writes short, steamy, sweet romances. There is almost always an alpha male (because who doesn’t love an alpha male) and a woman he makes his queen.
Cole
Brynn Hale - 2019
Owner Cole Reeves. The guy I crushed on all through high school. The guy my best friend married to hurt me… and divorced to hurt him.I think I’m over him, until I’m under him, and all those feelings rush back.Cole, I don’t think I can get over you a second time… ColeLittle Elodie Roberts isn’t little anymore. She’s got curves for days, and an attitude that’s thrown me for a curve, too. She loved me? But she doesn’t anymore? I’m confused. Then the past comes rushing back.The party, the kiss… Ellie, you're mine and you won't have to get over me ever again. Cole: Peacock Ridge Cowboys #1 is an instalove, happily-ever-after, STEAMY, alpha and curvy woman short story romance. NO cliffhangers, NO cheating. This is a standalone story part of the Peacock Ridge Cowboys series.
Against the Ropes
Carly Fall - 2013
. . if he can’t win back the heart of the woman he loves. . .Five years ago Dylan Gomez had it all. He was an up-and-coming boxer with a loving girlfriend, and his sights were set on the big league. Then he let the hype of the fans inflate his ego—he thought he was invincible. That all changed when an alcohol-fueled decision altered the course of his life. He lost his girlfriend and then bit-by-bit his life crumbled around him.Physical therapist, Regan Holloway, has coasted through life for the last five years. She’s been in the same place all that time and most of her things are still in boxes. Agreeing to a “friendly” date with a co-worker, she ends up ringside and face-to-face with the man she’d fled to forget—Dylan.Dylan’s turning his life around and working his way back up the ranks; he’s got a big fight lined up in thirty days that will be his ticket back into the pros—if he can win. The only thing holding him back is an old shoulder injury and Regan not being by his side.When Max, Dylan’s manager, convinces Regan to come with them and work on his shoulder for the fight, she knows she needs to keep things professional so that she won’t be hurt again.In the thirty-day countdown to the big fight, secrets are revealed, their passion is reignited, and the past threatens to haunt their future. On fight day, Dylan and Regan are truly against the ropes
The Beautiful and the Damned
Aleisha Maree - 2019
He’s older, wiser and sexier than any man I've ever seen.His road name’s Viper and he's the enforcer for the Ace of Spades MC, my father's club. To me he is just Luca; Luca Warren.He has protected me since I was born. Refuses to acknowledge the feelings he has for me or mine for him. He does everything he can to push me away, until my life is threatened and he’s tasked with keeping me safe.Tempers flare and sparks fly when Luca and I are sent into hiding. ViperI am a dangerous man who’s club uses me to enforce more than the rules. My hands are dirty and my soul is black. I have a devil that whispers in my ear as a demon kisses my neck.For years I have beaten and fucked my way up the ranks to where I stand now. Let me tell you, I've fought battles that have nothing on the wars I have shed blood in on the streets. So falling in love with the daughter of the club's president; the club I'm bound to is a no go.But I've loved Senna since the day I first laid eyes on her. We are fucked now. Stuck in a confined space where her teasing soul sends us both on a one way ticket to hell. Letting her go isn't an option, but loving her is not safe for either of us.
Just For You
Mia Ford - 2018
No time to say goodbye I didn’t know if I loved her. I didn’t know she was carrying my child. But when I saw her again I knew she still possessed me. I was the college playboy. The rich sh*t with Daddy’s money. Lucie was my childhood friend. One night was all it took – rekindled our friendship… Ignited our lust. Then I messed up. And was gone. Now I’m back, and I’m a better man. The question is will Lucie still believe it? Can we have a second chance? I can see the old spark in her eyes. She shares my longing… I hurt her all those years ago. Now I need to step up and prove my heart. Own my past… And show her my love for this child. The child that looks like me. Author’s Note: This full-length steamy romance is what you need to fire up your Kindle!!!
Mine
Marie York - 2015
Imperfect Chaos is available now. The only thing Nixon Bennett ever excelled at is fighting. No one ever understood him, especially his parents and sister. Then Brooklyn Davis walks into his gym, and his world shifts. Brooklyn is just like him in so many ways, and yet so fragile in others. Can she fix this broken boy even though she's broken herself?
Forever and One Day
Jacqueline Simon Gunn - 2018
Unable to muster up any forgiveness, she turns her back on him and every friend connected to that part of her life, leaving many questions about the details of the betrayal unanswered. When Olivia receives an invitation for her twenty-year high school reunion, she decides that she’s been avoiding the past for too long. It’s time to go back and revisit that part of her life, her old friends, and the betrayal that created the wedge between them. As soon as she and Justin lay eyes on each other at the reunion, they immediately sense the vibrant remains of their unbreakable connection. The spark between them never faded. However, Justin is now married to Petal and Olivia is involved with Adam, her handsome, best-selling-author boyfriend. But is healing old wounds enough for Olivia and Justin to move forward together, or will it help them make peace with the new lives they have chosen? Each of the four main characters remain bound to their past by unresolved issues, demonstrating that sometimes we can’t find our future until we settle our past. But, most importantly, Olivia learns that forever isn’t time eternal; rather, forever is a place we share with the people we love the most — even when they’re gone.
Falling For Him
Ali Parker - 2019
My brother’s best friend surely doesn’t after leaving home without a concern. Even when my brother died, he couldn’t handle it. Good for him. Life moves on and changes. After years of trying to make it in New York, I find myself headed back home. This time with a little girl and no hubs to help. I’m a big girl though. I can make this work in my favor. Until he shows up. And fate would have it that I’m forced to go out for coffee with him to make up for an accident I caused. He’s beyond gorgeous, a billionaire, and stares at me like I’m the only woman in the room. And he wants to help me dream again. First about business, then about love. I try to refuse, but he has this way about him. He’s bullheaded and dominant, unwilling to relent. Scarily enough, he’s exactly what I need. I’m doing the one thing I hoped I wouldn’t—falling for him. Again.
Kneel
Eden Butler - 2017
His face hangs on every girl’s wall. But Dash wasn’t always a rock God. Once, he was just Jamie, the boy I loved. But when my name, sung from his lips promised I was good for only one thing, all sweet thoughts of him die. Now his excuses mean nothing. His apologies are weak and I’m about to show the world that even rock Gods can be brought to their knees.This is an erotic romance novel not suitable for young audiences... or people with heart conditions.
The Fall of Cinderella
K. Street - 2017
Stand-alone contemporary romance with a happily-ever-after. One perfect life.Two uniformed officers.Three acts of betrayal.Four beats of a heart.Five words that will destroy her.Once upon a time, Tessa Salinger had it all.Until...She discovered that fairy tales were nothing more than extravagant lies dressed up in lavish clothes.In reality...Cinderella falls.
Twisted Fate (Twisted Fate, #1)
Emery Jacobs - 2016
Her free spirit and noncommittal attitude left him wanting more. A lot more—he wanted forever. Unfortunately, forever becomes complicated when fate has other plans.But that was years ago...Still shattered by his guilt and self-destructive behavior, Jack lives his life in agony over the past - never embracing the present. But when Jovie Blake shows up, demanding a piece of his heart, the past that he thought he'd buried, comes crashing down around him. Forcing him to confront what he lost so long ago. Regret is inevitable, and no one’s heart is safe. Can fate be so twisted and cruel?
Thor
M.L.J. Quigg - 2018
Then out of the blue, he waltzes back in like it didn't matter. I knew I couldn't keep him away because it wasn't just me anymore.DerrickI made the biggest mistake when I left her. Now she's back, and I'm going nowhere. She will be mine again. She just has to get with the program.