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Monster in the Shadows


Laura John - 2020
    And in the dark is where I thrive.Nothing ever stands in the way of finishing a job. Until Paige. She’s pure, innocent, and everything I should stay away from.But I can’t stay away. She’s mine. And I will have her, no matter what.Can I stay focused and finish this job, or will I be taken down by the one thing I thought I wasn’t capable of: love?Monster In The Shadows is a dark romance stand alone.If you like dangerous men, strong, and determined women, and twist and turns you won't see coming than this book is for you!Scroll up and one click today!TRIGGER WARNING This book is centred in a dark world, and there will be triggers. If you are a sensitive reader this book may not be for you.

Angel


S.A. Huchton - 2014
    After being rescued by members of the government’s AdvaNced Genetic EvoLution (ANGEL) Project four years ago, getting recruited for this elite team is all she's wanted.Now 18, she's finally reached her goal after years of study and physical training, but little could have prepared her for life as a genetic experiment. As though coming to terms with her new ability to manipulate water isn't tough enough, she never expected to be swept off her feet by one of her fellow recruits. With genetic alteration, the threat of physical and mental instability hangs over every superhero like a shadow. When one of their own tumbles over the edge of madness, Candace will have to choose between protecting the world, and saving the one who holds her heart.

One Night Only


M.S. Parker - 2017
     Jace Randall is the artist who inspired me to become an art critic, but he’s also an incredibly handsome billionaire who’s agreed to let me interview him. Then his door opens and I realize the photos of him don’t do him justice. The man in front of me is a dream, and as his eyes scan up and down my body, my mind goes blank when he utters the words, “How much?” Savannah Birch can’t get Jace out of her mind, and when she tries, she finds herself at the Gilded Cage. She’s almost as intrigued by what she finds at the BDSM club as she is by the man she wants to forget. No shirking violet when it comes to sex, she encounters a masked man who introduces her to a world she hardly knew existed. A world that might just be able to erase any thought of Jace Randall. Don't miss One Night Only, another steamy stand-alone novel in the Billionaire’s Muse series by M. S. Parker.

Under The Alpha's Protection


Doris O'Connor - 2013
    Were it not for the fact that Nikita does not believe in anything even remotely paranormal, his wolf would have claimed her aeons ago.Nikita is in need of tender, loving care, not his baser needs that are threatening to overtake him. However, when Nikita admits that she knows about his being in the lifestyle, the Dom in him cannot resist the challenge to make her his submissive.Blissfully happy in their new Dom/sub relationship, everything changes when Nikita is kidnapped. Can Raoul get to her in time to save her life?

Married to My Boss


Annie J. Rose - 2020
    I just imagined it.San Francisco is a big city. I’ll never see him again… Right?Until I walk into the most important interview of my life.And come face-to-face with my new boss.But this can be a win-win situation.I need him to help me score my dream job.And asking him to pretend to be my husband is my only option.But what happens when faking it makes me want the real thing?And if he discovers more of what has happened while I’ve been gone…Can he handle being a fake husband and a real father?

The Girl He Loves


Roya Carmen - 2019
    Pragmatic. Perfectionist. Neurotic. Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at the age of eleven, she can’t remember being any other way. Thankfully, with the assistance of medication and therapy, her life is well under control. Some might even say it’s perfect: a beautiful husband, her sons Trevor and Tristan, a fabulous condo, work she enjoys and great friends. Yet she’s still extremely fragile. It’s the reason she always guards her emotions very carefully. And unfortunately, nothing can help her when, by chance, she discovers her husband’s secret — Ava, a beautiful young woman. She was so sure she knew her husband, but now she desperately needs to uncover the truth. It’s no surprise when she becomes obsessed with Ava, with every trivial detail of her life; her friends, her beautiful mother, and most of all, her gentle and sweet father. Driven not only by curiosity and obsession, but also by jealousy and lust, she heads down a turbulent path as she sets out to uncover everything about her husband’s secret life and all the mysterious people in it. Author's note: Contains some sexual content and coarse language - for adult audiences 18+. The Girl He Loves is Book One of the Orchard Heights Series but can be read as a standalone. Genre: Psychological Romance Suspense

The Invitation


Roxy Sloane - 2014
    Now, two years later, he’s going out of his mind with wanting her -- but she’s still off-limits. Now school is over, and his control is wearing thin. They've got one last night together, and he’s determined to make it an experience she’ll never forget.The one girl he swore off is going to have the night of her life. And with a sexy game of dare on the table, it won’t take long...

Hidden Creek Then


Jaxson Kidman - 2019
    THAT WAS THEN.He was my first love.My true love.My only love.Nothing was supposed to tear us apart.Except everything did.She was my first love.The one who calmed me.The one who saved me.I was supposed to take care of her for forever.Except I didn't.

Sweet Temptations: The Babysitter


L.M. Mountford - 2014
    He had everything most men nearing middle age could want. A beautiful wife. A young son. All his hair.He still has his hair, but not all is at it seems. His idyllic life was turned upside down when he and his family were forced to move from their home in Bristol to a small Gloucester flat because of Richard’s new job and now he finds himself beset on all sides. However, that is not the sum of his problems. When his new supervisor, a promiscuous bombshell more than ten years his junior, sets her sights on him, she is by no means subtle about her interest in him, no matter who might be watching.But temptation comes in many forms, and Richard has recently found his eyes lingering on the woman from down stairs who babysits for them. Was it his imagination, or were her skirts getting shorter? In this first volume in L.M. Mountford’s sizzling debut series: Sweet Temptations, A naughty babysitter sets out to seduce her man. No matter what his wife might think, this tempting little wench is determined to rock his world…

Keeping Secrets


Weston Parker - 2020
    Not after it schemed to rip my heart out and leave me a single father.The biggest question I have is what to do with forever now that my wife is gone.As much as I hate it, it’s time for a break from my famous life.A year off to spend time with my little girl is what the doctor ordered.Giggles, smiles, and tons of ice cream for the two of us.And somehow, the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen runs the ice-cream parlor.But getting involved isn’t a choice. Not even when my little girl falls head over heels for this woman that’s stealing my every thought.No matter how much I want to give up everything for the curvy girl that’s rocking my world day and night.She deserves far more than me, but I’m just selfish enough to want to deny her another lover. To take up residence in her heart and stay.It gets even more serious when I find myself playing her fake boyfriend to her uppity mother. It’s a part I’d love to play daily.The promise of healing, love, and a big family have me running fast and hard because that same question plays over and over again…What if fate takes her away too?

His Dirty Little Secret


Terri Anne Browning - 2017
    So, I kept quiet. Blinded by love and bound by my own desires, I allowed it all.I didn’t tell a single soul about my time with Sawyer, not my brother, not my closest friends.Not then, and especially not now.How can I? My best friend is his ex-wife.The past is the past.I’m over him.I refuse to still love him.He will never own me again.I repeat the lies over and over again to myself every single day.Only, deep down, no matter how hard I try to deny it, I’ve always been his.I want more between us than a dirty little secret.**Standalone***

The Black Chapel


Marilyn Cruise - 2013
    One night, the handsome billionaire Michael Manning visits the club and shows interest in Samantha (Scarlett’s stage name). Scarlett is immediately attracted to Michael, but she refuses to date anyone she meets at the club. On Sunday, Scarlett’s friend drags her to church, and to her surprise, Scarlett meets Michael again. He doesn’t realize she’s Samantha from last night and asks her out. But Scarlett would never have guessed what he’s about to propose on their first date. Michael needs to marry before his mother dies of cancer, or he’ll lose his entire inheritance. He presents Scarlett with a deal where she’ll receive half of the inheritance if she marries him within two weeks and divorces him after his mother dies. Scarlett agrees to the deal. But soon she develops feelings for Michael and they begin a steamy affair. Serious problems arise when Michael continues to show interest in Samantha, thinking he’s keeping it a secret from Scarlett. And when Scarlett’s pretend mother-in-law has her followed to work, Scarlett’s secret could very well cost her the billion dollar deal and her relationship with Michael.

Unwrapping The Billionaire


Catherine Wiltcher - 2019
     Jonas Farley is a Christmas-wrecker. Two years ago, he broke my heart, and this year, he’s on the brink of destroying my father’s legacy. I hate that man, even though his voice drips like warm honey into unmentionable places... But even dirty-talking titans of industry can’t escape a reckoning. And this Christmas, Jonas Farley, is about to get more than he bargained for. Three spirits will shine a light on all he’s done to me, and everything in between the sheets. Three spirits are going to bring that man to his knees... And then I’ll make him pay.

Sin


Emma Hart - 2017
    I let him think he would win.Despite our differences, it was clear to see that we were no more than two broken hearts colliding in the darkness.Closed off, sexy, and holding a pain that would crush a lesser man, he was the ultimate sin.One I couldn’t deny myself, even though I knew better than to trust a fox...(SIN is book one of the Vegas Nights series. Each book in this series is a standalone novel.)

The CEO's Redemption


Stella Marie Alden - 2018
    You can't own a billion-dollar company and be anything less. There's just one thing I regret. I'm turning into the person I hated most growing up but even he had the decency to walk out.Me, not so much.Unwilling to lose everything that matters, I plan a vacation on a tropical island. What better place to reconnect with my wife and baby girl?I never would've guessed trouble brews in paradise. Am I man enough to save my family? Myself?Beware: Not for the faint of heart! There's hot passion, action, and adventure before our couple reaches their well-deserved HEA. Didn't read books one and two? No worries! Both included in this anthology!