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Taking the Fall: Vol 1


Alexa Riley - 2015
    For years she has been haunted by the night she can’t remember. When she learns the only man she's ever loved has betrayed her, she escapes and crafts a new identity. She's finally free... Carter has waited eight years to claim his woman. Locking him up only fueled his obsession. The day he gets out he's coming for her. Taking the Fall was just the start. Now he'll stop at nothing to possess what's his. Warning: this book contains a hero who grunts and growls his way through life, a heroine nicknamed Cherry looking to lose it, and instalove so fast and hard your panties might disintegrate. Note: Not responsible for exploding panties.Taking the Fall is a four-part story. Please note the endings are NOT relationship cliffhangers. Layla is Carter's.

Nick's Snow Angel (A Forever Safe Christmas #15)


ChaShiree M. - 2019
    Annoyed with the lack of focus around the holidays from his employees, he can't wait for it to be over. Deciding to ignore all the jubilance around him, he continues on as always. That is, until he sees...HER! Snow is kind, beautiful, smart and funny. She makes him feel things he never thought he would feel. How is this young girl changing everything about him? It doesn't matter. He has found her and he isn't letting her go. Join Nick and Snow as they find love unexpectedly and learn to open up. This is the 15 book in the A Forever Safe Christmas series and it promises to be quick, full of love, and hot sexy times. Sit back, grab some hot cocoa and enjoy!!! Oh...and Merry Christmas.

Her Scottish Savior


Shaw Hart - 2020
     A Scottish-American, he moved back to the states with his mum after University and started Iver Aeronautics. He built it from a start-up to a billion-dollar company with government contracts. Now all that’s missing is a bonnie lass to share his success with. He finally spots her on his way home and is all set to sweep her off her feet… too bad she gets away before he can claim her. Nova Donahue is screwed. She just lost her roommate, her apartment, and most of her belongings and now some guy keeps popping up and declaring that she’s meant for him. She’s been an optimist all of her life but given her current situation, she’s starting to have trouble seeing the best in people. Will Baylor be able to convince his girl that what they have is true love? Or has Nova been through too much to trust again? *Warning: This instalove romance is full of heat! Looking for an alpha hero with a strong Scottish accent who isn’t afraid to go after his woman? Then hit that button because this is the book for you!

With Us


Layla Frost - 2017
    My wild love affair was Netflix without the chill. I had no business dating the older man who looked as though he'd stepped out of an expensive advertisement.But he was determined to have me.Wickedly sweet, Theo gently and strategically pulled me from my rut, handing me the world in the process. Growing up with nothing, I suddenly found myself with everything. More than I'd even known to dream of.But shadows play tricks on the eyes, and life wasn’t always what it seemed. With Us…It was better.Warning: Recommended for readers 18+ due to adult content, language, and situations.

Caught: In A Case


C.M. Steele - 2014
    It wasn't until she had met her stepmother's lawyer that she realized things were not as they seemed. Jackson had his life just the way he wanted until his latest legal case had him personally involved. The moment he met Elizabeth, the decision was made, she was his and his life was to be changed forever.This is the first book in the series but it does have a HEA. Each book will be a different set of characters. I haven't decided which couple is next but it will be coming sometime in December of 2014.

Kissing Kringle (A Forever Safe Christmas #10)


K.L. Fast - 2019
    Then he sees her and his life is turned upside down. He's all in from the first second, but Kissing Kristina proves they're meant to be. Kristina Bell has almost nothing. Then she sees him and her life is turned upside down. She resists at all costs, but Kissing Kringle breaks down her barriers. This is a super-steamy, over the top, Forever Safe Christmas Novella. KL Fast & M.K. Moore have teamed up again to set your Kindle ablaze. Good thing Christmas is just around the corner. ****This is book ten in the A Forever Safe Christmas Series**

Undercover Santa: North Pole Love Book 2 (A Forever Safe Christmas 14)


Pixie Chica - 2020
    On the eve I am to take over for my dad, my dear sister decides she’s going to do a disappearing act. Blamed for her leaving, I am sent to down to Florida of all places. It’s hot, I’m pissed, and my Christmas spirit is quickly fading. Until my eyes fall on Crystal Sugarplum, the baking sweetheart who thinks Christmas is a conspiracy from the sales companies. Can I be the Undercover Santa I was sent to be? Or will I end up on the naughty list for wanting to spank one delectable non-believer? Either way this holiday season, Santa’s getting his hands on his own Christmas Gift. **This is book 14 in the "A Forever Safe Christmas" Series.

Stolen Lust


Charmaine Pauls - 2021
    Like the thief he is, he came in the dark and stole a night of my life.He left me with souvenirs. Disaster and fear are my new realities. I'll forever look over my shoulder, terrified he'd return, because when he took me, he stole more than just a few hours of my time.His crime has consequences neither of us could've imagined. If I'm to escape the nightmare of my life, I have to outsmart him. If I'm to survive, I have to outwit every enemy he's turned against me, including Ian himself, the most dangerous and cleverest man I know.*Stolen Lust is Book 1 of the Beauty in the Stolen trilogy. Book 2 will be released on 18 May 2021 and Book 3 on 22 June 2021.Other books in the Diamond Magnate collection: Beauty in the Broken (Standalone)Diamonds are Forever trilogyDiamonds in the Dust (Book 1)Diamonds in the Rough (Book 2)Diamonds are Forever (Book 3)

Cole


Tijan - 2017
    I didn't know his name. We never made eye contact. There was no connection between us at all.But I could feel him.The tingle down my spine. The command in his presence. The snap of tension in the air around him. That was the first time I saw him, and I was captivated.The second time was different.He was in the mysterious back elevator of my apartment building. Our eyes met for a fleeting second before the doors closed, and I was staggered. My breath was robbed. My senses on high alert. My body hummed.That was just the beginning.He was the leader of the mafia. I was about to fall in love with him, and his name…Cole Mauricio

Beautifully Cruel


J.T. Geissinger - 2020
    I didn’t know his name or where he was from. All I knew was that the only place I’d ever felt safe was in his arms. But safety is an illusion. And not every savior is a hero. And—as I’d soon find out—having an alpha save your life comes with a price. Liam Black wanted something from me in return.

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.

Daddy's Worst Nightmare


Jessa Kane - 2020
    The night of my eighteenth birthday party, he finally comes to claim me. He’ll play dirty to make me his wife…and he’s not taking no for an answer.In the bitter cold world where I grew up, Arya was the only one to show me a kindness by feeding me when I was hungry. Now I’ve built a criminal empire, simply to lay it at her feet. Taking Arya away from her father is easy. And cherishing her is what I was born to do. It’s keeping her safe from the darkness of my world that will be the challenge…

Poppy


M.A. Horst - 2017
    His father wants grandchildren to secure the future of Royal Industries, and he wants them now. Forced to choose from a specific list of women that’s been promised to the Royal family, Storm holds a masked ball and invites the six women. Poppy has lived a sheltered life. She has been homeschooled by her overprotective mother. Attending the masked ball is an exciting experience for her until she lands in the arms of Storm Royal. Electricity crackles around them. Poppy’s delicate new love is shattered when she finds out why Storm really wants to marry her. She’s only a means to an end, another piece of property. Can Storm win Poppy’s trust while trying to keep his fiery desire for her under control?This is one force of nature Poppy didn’t see coming.***Warning*** This is an over the top, insta-love, hot as hell fairytale with a twist of kinkiness. Each book in The Force of Nature series is standalone & about a different couple.*This is Book One*

Assumption


Aurora Rose Reynolds - 2014
    Kenton Mayson learned this lesson firsthand when he made assumptions about Autumn Freeman and the kind of woman she is based on what little information he had. What he finds out is she’s not only beautiful, but also smart, funny, a fighter, and exactly the kind of woman he wants to share his life with. Autumn made assumptions of her own about Kenton, and now he needs to prove her wrong in order to protect her and their future.

His to Take


Sam Crescent - 2018
    He must marry a Valenti daughter, but the oldest doesn’t appeal to him, even if he will do what needs to be done to keep the peace. But then he meets the youngest daughter, Natalie Valenti.Natalie has always done whatever she could to stay out of the Mafia life, including avoiding her family most of the time. Still, she’s home for Thanksgiving—and meets Daniel.Daniel makes it clear he will marry a Valenti—and it will be Natalie. Seeing no other choice, her father orders her to marry Daniel. She tries to fight it, to no avail. She becomes Daniel’s wife, and in doing so, is forced into the Mafia life she tried so hard to escape.Daniel vows to take care of Natalie, so when someone places a hit on her, everything comes to a head. Daniel won’t allow anything to happen to his wife, and whoever tries will answer to him. But will Natalie ever accept this life? Can Daniel ever give her what she craves … love?