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The Asking Price


Amanda Browning - 1988
    She wanted nothing more than to leave the bitterness of the past behind her, but evidently Blair Davenport wasn't going to let her. Blair blamed her for his friend's death and thought of her as a rich man's spoiled daughter. He was wrong--but even if she could get him to listen to her explanations, he wouldn't believe her. It was an impossible situation, made worse by Sian's determination not to succumb to the sparks of attraction between them ..

Snowed In


K.L. Donn - 2021
    She’s young, shy and only wants him. They’re oil and water, Fire and ice. But when the snow starts to fall, And the weather turns turbulent, So does their attraction. Snowed In for the weekend, He’ll do everything he can to keep her. She’ll do anything to prove why he should.

Ballyflynn


Lynne Graham - 2007
    Forget London, her failing career and her unfaithful fiance --an unexpected legacy of a cottage and stables in an Irish village beckons! Her fresh start on the Emerald Isle is soon threatened: her new neighbor is ruthless businessman Rafael Cavaliere. It was Rafael's asset-stripping activities that cost Harriet her job and now it seems he's entitled to half her inheritance.But Rafael has a way with him: always on hand to smooth Harriet's path as she handles livestock and the locals, he oozes sex and charm. Though at risk of becoming just another notch on Rafael's bedpost, Harriet decides that she'll let him sweep her up in a heady affair... .

Out Of The Blue


Jill Shalvis - 2000
    But they didn t feel that way. They wanted to devote the summer to serious manhunting loser cleans toilets! Fine for them, but Hannah was, uh...inexperienced. How could she seduce anyone?Then out of the blue came Zach Thomas, looking for a bed...and breakfast. Hannah had always thought the rugged cop was the sexiest man alive, and, bet or no bet, she wanted him. So she checked him in to her own room with every intention of checking him out!

Preacher's Daughter


Dani Wyatt - 2019
    Papa does not tolerate disobedience and I would never go against his wishes. That’s until, Ash Thompson tracks me down and tells me all the things he is going to do for me. All the things he wants to do to me. He’s the devil tempting me from the outside. Papa says money makes people evil, but Ash Thompson’s eyes tell me otherwise. His sinful touch has me ready to taunt the devil and lay waste to my purity. Only, the preacher’s daughter has obligations. There is no way I could go against my upbringing. Or could I? Author’s Note: Take one innocent preacher’s daughter. A few secret YouTube videos. A billionaire who falls in love with a sassy food blogger. And boom. You have a recipe for an explosive encounter that will have you licking your lips and rooting for all that is sinful. Always safe, no cheating, insta-love with a happily ever after that leaves you with a sigh.

Homecoming


Elizabeth Jennings - 1998
    She lands in idyllic Carson's Bluff sick after eight weeks on the road. The high-flyer is forced to stick close to Carson's Bluff—and its mayor and sheriff, Jack Sutter—while she recovers. Life is sweet and stress-free in Carson's Bluff and its citizens want to keep it that way. After a week in the town, and a week in Jack's company, so does Frederica.A heartless multinational conglomerate is working to wipe out the relaxed way of life in Carson's Bluff. Pity the conglomerate is owned by Frederica's uncle. Pity she's the person spearheading the campaign to take over the town. Pity her adversary is Jack Sutter.Frederica enters into a high-stakes game of chance against her uncle to preserve Carson's Bluff's way of life—and her own happiness.

Long, Lonely Nights


Marla Monroe - 2011
    When his neighbor begins having trouble with a stalker, he takes it upon himself to watch out for her. The problem is that he lusts after her as he watches her. He believes he is too rough of a lover for someone like her. Somehow he has to keep her safe from not only the stalker, but from him as well. Tina Antonelli works as a coding consultant during the day and spies on her hunky neighbor at night. When the man who attacked her a year ago but was never caught returns to stalk her, Tina accepts her neighbor's offer of help. But will her attraction to him lead to even more problems?

It Must Be Love


Rachel Gibson - 2000
    She'd blown his cover---brought him down with a can of hairspray---and now his new assignment was to pose as her boyfriend. But spending as much time as possible with the utterly irresistible New Age beauty caused unexpected complications. To make matters worse, his matchmaking sisters are picking out china patterns.Joe's brooding good looks and T-shirt-straining muscles might be easy on the eyes, but how could Gabrielle be attracted to a straight-laced detective who's determined to find evidence to arrest her? Still, he invades her dreams and when they share a transcendent lovemaking experience, Gabrielle knows it must be love.

The CEO And The Wedding Planner


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    But what happens when a secret from the past threatens to destroy the best thing that has ever happened to them?Melody Smith has only one wish in her life: that no one finds out who she really is.She believes her secret is safe, as long as she keeps to herself and stays on guard.But when she meets Mason Mackendale, a 39-year old billionaire whose sister’s wedding she’s planning, her carefully guarded walls start breaking down.She never thought that a man who magazines repeatedly call “The Sexiest Man Alive” could ever be interested in a 21-year-old virgin.Mason, on the other hand, is a man too busy to chase after women… not that he has to. He is used to women throwing themselves at him, but he has never been interested in casual flings and one night stands.But as soon as he spots Melody walking through his office, every instinct he has demands him to claim her.Melody knows she shouldn’t get too close to people. But Mason has awoken something in her, feelings and sensations she’s never let herself explore before.If only her past hadn’t come back to torment her and destroy the one thing she never knew she wanted, and now can’t imagine losing.The CEO and the Wedding Planner is a steamy Instalove possessive alpha romance with a satisfying HEA, containing a passionate story of love, pleasure, and regret.Join Melody and Mason on their journey as they struggle to decide which is more important: the past or the future.

Future Perfect


Suzanne Brockmann - 1993
    In Future Perfect, Brockmann delivers the kind of straight-up contemporary romance that readers are clamoring for—unforgettable characters, a juicy love story with a page-turning plot.

Coercion to Love


Michelle Reid - 1992
    .Cassandra would cross the earth to protect her young niece from the father who didn't deserve her. Unfortunately, Carlo Valenti was one step ahead of her.But Cass wouldn't give up her niece without a fight. Not that this worried the handsome Italian--he had every legal right to custody of his daughter and an ace to play with Cass. They could raise the child they both loved--if she was willing to remain in Italy . . . with him.

Scandalized!


Lori Foster - 1997
    Reprint.

Pure Princess, Bartered Bride


Caitlin Crews - 2009
    Yet Luc has defied the odds, and a contract for marriage is drawn up. This will be a union on paper first, and in the bedroom later....Except Gabrielle is just the same in private as in public -- well-bred, well behaved and a credit to her country. Luc is determined to find the wanton within and leave his pure princess in total disarray!