Twinkling lights.Copious amounts of alcohol.AndGhost stories of lore.As Emma waits for a business meeting, those ingredients are there, in the heavy air and circulating through her bloodstream. Until everything changes. Everett Ramses is tall, dark, and mysterious. He’s more than that. According to him...he is Emma’s fate.And he has a demand.Will she run, or will she find out what fate’s demand has in store? “FATE’S DEMAND” is an intriguing meeting to whet readers’ appetite for more of an all-new dark-romance world, Devil’s Deal, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig. Get ready to love and hate, to swoon and swear...Rett Ramses will bring out all the emotions. *“FATE’S DEMAND” first appeared in the Bookworm Box anthology ONE MORE STEP as a short story entitled “THE DEAL.”

    Now, I’m back because she’s the only person I can trust. And I couldn’t stay away for another day.Being near me means danger for the both of us because no one leaves the mob unscathed. She’s inking over my past one day at a time and it's strictly business for her, but the flames licking at our heels aren’t just from the heat between us.But the only thing harder than leaving the mob is leaving her. I’ll show her that what we have is forever as long as I’m still breathing…Under His Ink is a 55,000 word second chance mob romance.

    My voice shook, “Are you going to force me?”His nostrils flared.”Is that what you want?” His eyes gleamed and a shock beat through my body. I wanted to smack that grin right off his face. When I want something from somebody, I’ll take what they love the most. I wanted old man Grace’s club? So I kidnapped his curvy, sassy daughter. I didn’t give much thought to her when I slung her over my shoulder and carried her away. She was only collateral. But they say that opposites attract, right? I have to hold the little minx close or she makes all kinds of havoc. That’s where the real trouble starts. However close I hold my feisty prisoner, the urge to hold her closer and tighter gets stronger. It uncoils like a fat, sleeping python then it lengthens and hardens and nothing will make it sleep until it has fed. He’s hot as hell, but he’s a ruthless killer He took me hostage just to steal my daddy’s club. I needed to show him that I wasn’t like the paper-thin dancers and models who flowed into his arms and his bedsheets like a tide. I wanted to smack that smirk right off his chiseled face. The longer he holds me in his power and try as hard as I might, I can’t push away the thoughts of how it will be if he turns his brutal force on me. Can I resist him? This standalone, novel-length adventure races with passion, pulses with action, and climaxes again and again, rises higher and higher to a full, complete, satisfying and surprisingly happy ever after ending. It’s a bad boy romance like no other and you’re going to love it. LAUNCH BONUS for a limited time only, includes Alice May Ball’s Biker MC novel SAVAGE ANGELS for free ! ! !

    She needed the money and I wanted to play with her.She thinks it's just a game.It's not.Joy is sweet and gentle.The opposite of me.I'm rich, arrogant, and used to getting what I want.For twenty-four hours, she is mine.Mine to command.I can do what I want to her and she has no choice but to obey.Back out and she won't get paid.So I'm going to take her innocence and dominate her soul.And when the game's up?She thinks she can just walk away?I've got news for her.She's not going anywhere.

    Prom queen. Head cheerleader. Footballer’s wife.She did everything according to plan—a winning formula designed by her mother.She should be living in a mansion, being served by maids, chauffeured in limos, and showered in money.She should be sipping champagne with the other wives and girlfriends by the pool.But she isn’t.Just as the once-queen-of-everything thought her life couldn’t sink any lower...A job landed on her doorstep.One that wasn’t meant for her.One that involved working for a gorgeous billionaire.One that would get her life back on track—back to what it was supposed to be.

    Fallon’s life has been a road paved in misery and loneliness.Then one day, she’s propositioned with a way to change it all.From that day forward, Fallon planned on never looking back.Until, she met her target, the man who could destroy everything.Fallon’s a survivor, but can she survive him? Gabriel is independent and brutal.He learned early on about his mother’s games.For years his mother has tried to control every aspect of his life.He was born to be her successor, but he refused to be her chess piece.When a mysterious woman shows up, Gabriel’s life is turned upside down.Is she his mother’s pawn?Soon they will learn that the games Gabriel’s mother, Catherine Stern plays are for keeps.Secrets and deception always find a way of being revealed.

    GRIPPING. DARK.A WEB OF LUST, DARK LOVE, AND BETRAYAL.What do you do when a force bigger than you wrecks your life, pulling you into a warped reality where nothing is what it seems?"I've never read a storyline like that."~ Amazon ReviewerAt twenty-five, Tess Sandoval seemingly lives the perfect life.Married to a busy banker, she works from home doing what she loves the most–– editing books––while struggling with a hyperactive mind, heightened perception, and a vivid imagination.Then, one day a mysterious man catches her eye, a different reality kicking in.She quickly learns the ravishing billionaire is not the product of her imagination, he's not an illusion or an accident, and he has intimate knowledge about her marriage and her life. Coincidentally or perhaps not, her very existence begins to unravel at the same time, his luring dark secrets becoming her new obsession.Feeding her morsels of information, he teases her with his attention, elusive presence, flowers, and enticing video clips, sending her important messages yet never telling her the whole truth, leaving her baffled and restless.But there is something she picks up on fast.Nothing is what it seems. Not in her life. Not in his life.AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a dark story of love, betrayal, unexpected twists, titillating secrets, and luring mystery that spans over four books, all available in the store.The first three books end in a cliffhanger. The books need to be read in order. The story is complete in the last book.HEA at the end of the series.

    

     She heads to Moonshine Bay and rents a summer place hoping to have a relaxing few months and get back in touch with who she is again as a single woman. Then she meets Evan Harris the bartender and owner of the local bar, and despite thinking she was never going to fall in love again, she can't help but be intrigued by this handsome man. Evan came to Moonshine Bay ten years ago to escape his past. Resigned to living his life alone meeting Rachel is making him rethink that decision. Can they both get past the hurt and learn to trust again?

    A newer edition of this book can be found here.Telling my boss my BIGGEST secret was just one of many mistakes…#1 I revealed that I was still a…you know what.#2 I also confessed I’d never experience the big O.#3 I don’t even have to spell it out do I?Look, I NEVER expected him to make it his mission to help a girl out,But I can’t say I haven’t fantasized about it.Even when I want to slap his arrogant face,I wouldn’t mind tearing his suit off in the process.As much as I want to let him take me in every way imaginable,My mission to find the big O,Quickly turns into Oh shit!Falling for him wasn’t part of the plan…or the agreement.Will I always just be another conquest for my billionaire boss?Or can I fall out of his bed and into his heart?

    It's probably a joke but given what just happened in my personal life, it's an excuse to get away.The last person I expect to see there is him, the dashing and mysterious stranger who was the only man who knew the truth that night.He invites me inside under one condition: everything he says is off the record. He'll answer my questions but I can't write about him.Then things get even more complicated.Something happens between us. His touch ignites a spark. His eyes make me weak at the knees. We can't do this. But then he looks at me in a way that no one has ever looked at me and I can't say no...

    The grandson’s name is Chance Sterling and not only is he as gorgeous as the day is long, but he's probably the coldest and most unavailable man she’s ever met. The first time Chance Sterling laid eyes on Rosalie Stetson was at his cousin Peter’s wedding. She was the bride. She doesn’t remember him, but she was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. Now he's forced to trust Rosalie with his family fortune. The only problem is Chance trusts no one, especially the ex-wife of the most spoiled Sterling in the clan. No matter what Rosalie and Chance think of each other, they’re in it together. But do they have what it takes to survive this dangerous game of “Winner takes all?” Passion ignites, and mystery abounds as this pulse-pounding tale of whodunit keeps you guessing until the very end. ***** Note: This title "Secrets & Lies" was previously "Secrets & Chance." The title has been changed to more accurately reflect the content. ***** “Secrets and Lies is a magnetic story that really pulled me in. Z.L. Arkadie has a knack for creating complex characters that grab hold of the reader and take them along for the ride. The author does a great job of presenting an intelligent romance along with an intricately weaved mystery. I am very excited for the next book in this series!” -- Neila F., Editor, Red Adept Editing ***** The Sterlings Series: Secrets And Lies (Book 1) Secrets That Hide (Book 2) Secrets That See The Light (Book 3) The Secret Keeper (Book 4)

    . . but Heathcliff, the surly bookstore owner and fictional bad-boy, does NOT! Luckily, Mina Wilde loves him anyway, as well as her two other literary boyfriends – the ‘Napolean of Crime,’ James Moriarty, and Poe’s contemplative raven, Quoth. It’s tough buying the perfect Christmas gifts for three lovers, but Mina’s determined to make this year the best Christmas Nevermore Bookshop has ever seen. That is until the charity Christmas tree and all the presents donated by the village go missing. Heathcliff’s grinching makes him the obvious culprit, but Mina knows Heathcliff isn’t mean enough to steal gifts for the animal shelter … or is he? Mina and her men must race to solve the mystery and save Christmas before the village roasts Heathcliff over a Yule log! The Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries are what you get when all your book boyfriends come to life. Grow your heart three sizes and join your favorite punk-rock heroine, her three hot book boyfriends, a meddling mother, a troublesome cat, and a cast of strange and wonderful Argleton villagers in this fun reverse harem Christmas mystery.

    She’d been emotionally scarred from her last relationship and has just managed to pay off the mountain of debts she was saddled with.Now all she wants for Christmas is to rediscover Christmas joy—no love in the equation, and what better place than her hometown Dexington where she recalled spending the happiest times of her life. She is determined to stick with her plan and not even a chance encounter with Phillip—billionaire hospital heir and inventor, and the town’s most eligible bachelor—can change her mind.Until she discovers he is the boy she kissed in high school.Phillip Dexington is finally about to launch a new medical device after having his last invention stolen by his former girlfriend and sold to his archenemy. He’s determined that nothing must go wrong this time around—which means avoiding a relationship at all costs—and is content with spending Christmas with the children at the orphanage.But when Phillip runs into Sarah Nash, the girl who stole his heart in high school, his world flips upside down. She’s only in town for Christmas, and the time before the launch party is Phillip’s only chance at determining if she is the one.Will they open their hearts to the fullness of Christmas and give love a second chance, or will their trust issues rob them of a happily ever after?This is a sweet/clean emotional scars Christmas medical billionaire romance with no cliffhangers and a guaranteed HEA.

     The city of Pittsburgh keeps its streets safe, partly thanks to Lt. Grady Rivers. The police officer is fiercely intelligent who specializes in undercover operations. It is this set of skills that are sought by New York’s finest. Grady is thrown from his hometown onto the New York City underworld in order to stop one of the largest drug rings in the northeast. The NYPD task him with uncovering the identity of the organization’s mysterious leader, Dean. It will take all of his cunning to stop this deadly drug lord. Danger lurks around every corner and comes in many shapes. While undercover, he meets a beauty named Lara. An equally intelligent woman and twice as fearless, she works for a local drug dealer who has ties to the organization. Their sorted pasts have these two become close, and soon they develop feelings for one another. But this is not a “Romeo and Juliet” love story, as the star-crossed lovers fight to survive the deadly streets. Grady treads the thin line between the love he feels for her, and his duties as an officer. Will he get in too deep? Perfect for Me is book 1 of the Undercover Series. It will end on a cliff hanger