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Restoring Us: Complete Series


Fabiola Francisco - 2015
    All, except for her broken heart. Once upon a time Ava and Ethan were in love. Their relationship was perfect, and they both planned a future together, filled with promise and hope. It wasn’t until an unwelcomed event storms into their lives, tearing their plans and dreams away; leaving Ethan broken and Ava unable to recover. Two years later, fate crosses their paths once again but the shadow of their haunted past lingers. Ava has slowly rebuilt her life, finally finding some normalcy in it. On the other hand, Ethan has sorted to releasing his guilt and remorse in questionable ways, but his thoughts never strayed from the memories of Ava. Will they get a second chance to rewrite their story, or will the pain and rejection be too much for Ava to bear and furthermore forgive?

The Risk: A Two Story Compilation


Mia Ford - 2018
    I slept with my best friend’s brother. This has to stop. Now. Except I’m hooked. I wanted a fresh start for college. New town, new people. Right? My new best friend made me part of her family. I’ve never felt so welcome. Then I met Logan. Her brother. Playboy reputation. Star player. Gorgeous everything. His sky blue eyes locked on mine and shot a love-struck bullet right into me. I was so totally screwed. If my best friend finds out, I’ll be on her naughty list for good. So she can’t find out. Except now I’m pregnant. Time to run. I never thought I’d see Logan again, But there he is on the city street. I know I should tell him the truth, but I just can’t. It’s too late for us. We missed our chance. Do we really deserve a second one? The Risk is 2 Story Compilation comprising of Part 1: A Best Friend’s Brother Romance and Part 2: A Brother’s Best Friend Romance

Perfectly You


Sandi Lynn - 2019
    Bending down, I offered my help, and when she looked up, a bolt of lightning tore through me. She was sobbing and a complete mess, yet the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen. That night, I saw her again at a bar. She was alone and very intoxicated. I helped her into a cab and made sure she got home safely. After putting her to bed, I left a note, walked out the door, and headed back home to Los Angeles. Imagine my surprise when she showed up for an interview at my architect firm one month later. Her world had crumbled and she was searching for a fresh start. I wanted to be her fresh start and convincing her that we were meant for each other was going to be the toughest challenge of my life.CHARLOTTE - My perfect life was shattered by a simple phone call, and in a split second, my world came crashing down around me. After a night of heavy drinking and bar hopping, I awoke the next morning to a note from a man named Jake explaining how he made sure I got home safely. Little did I know that the man who helped me on the sidewalk that day and home from the bar that night, would be my new boss when I moved back to Los Angeles. He was oh so sexy and the nicest man I'd ever met. Falling for him was easy, but my fears and mistrust kept me in check. He saved me on more than one occasion, and being the hot mess I was, I needed to save him from me.18+

Positively Pricked


Sabrina Stark - 2018
    He was a prick. A jerk. A stone-cold ruthless bastard with no redeeming qualities whatsoever – well, except for his face. And his body. And yeah, maybe his massive fortune. But other than that, the guy had zero going for him. The only upside? He hated me as much as I hated him. Or so I thought… ***This new adult contemporary romance is a fun, full-length, complete standalone novel with a guaranteed happily ever after!***

More Than Lies


N.E. Henderson - 2015
    But not for us. We’re locked somewhere between love and hate.TARALYNN EVANSI’ve loved Shawn nearly all of my life. But college is almost over, and it kills me that he’s been with every girl in town except me. It’s time I let go of old dreams, and of this pain. I’m just not sure I’m strong enough. He’s like a tattoo . . . permanently inked on my heart.But when the foundation of my life crumble, who will be there to put the broken pieces back together?SHAWN BRADENInk, sex, and lies—that's me. I'm the guy who screws a girl against the wall and then walks. I've been pushing Tara away for years, knowing she’s too good for me, even though it burns to see her with other guys. Now she’s the one walking and I’m not sure I can handle losing her.Then tragedy rips our lives apart, and I realize too late that I wasted my chance.Love is stronger than lies . . . or is it?

Dirty Filthy Boy


Magda Alexander - 2017
    On the gridiron, he vanquishes defenses with his golden arm. Off the field, it's another part of his anatomy that gets all the glory. And deservedly so, for what he doesn't know about women hasn't been written.Except for MacKenna Perkins.The rookie reporter wants nothing to do with him. After all, she was hired to cover women's and social issues for her local Chicago newspaper, not deal with a cocky football player. But when the sports reporter falls ill, she's asked to interview a wide receiver. Since she knows next to nothing about football, predictably she fails at it. Until Ty Mathews volunteers his services. With her job on the line, she accepts his offer. Too late, she realizes her unruly heart's not listening to her head. In no time at all, she's in his bed, doing all those dirty, filthy things he likes to do. But soon secrets surface about his past. Secrets that may destroy his future. And MacKenna must decide if the price she pays for the story is worth a broken heart.A smokin' hot, STANDALONE, FULL-LENGTH novel with a guaranteed HEA.

Hate Me


Jaxson Kidman - 2017
    SHE'S MY NEW NEIGHBOR. I'M GOING TO DESTROY HER...My name is Mason and my rules are pretty simple. I get what I want. You get what you need. And then you get out of my bed, my apartment, and out of my life. My new neighbor is a beautiful, innocent woman named Violet. She's so pure it drives me wild. I can't stop thinking about her... so I play with her a little. I test her boundaries. I make sure every time I bring a woman home, she knows. She hears the moans and screams through the wall. She blushes when she sees me. I know she likes it. I know she's curious about my reputation. It's only a matter of time before I finally take what I want from her.  Her cherry's untouched and I'm f*cking hungry for something sweet...

The Truth About Us


R.C. Stephens - 2019
    Stephens.She was my best friend’s little sister—forbidden.Jolie Campbell was my solace in a dark life. Jolie was my first love, my first kiss. She was a soothing balm, loving me, keeping me from sinking in a ship of life that experienced daily storms. I promised her forever but I should’ve known better.I made mistakes and ruined everything. Jolie is my favorite memory and my biggest regret. My need for her hasn’t faded even after all these years. She loved me for who I am. There was never a choice about moving on. I’ll always be alone. It’s what I deserve after leaving her the way I did.Until fate hands me a second chance. A funeral brings me home to a place I swore I would never return. My memories and mistakes come crashing down on me before the plane even lands. I want to keep my distance from Jolie but my old feelings return like a tidal wave sucking me under while breathing life back into me. I tell myself to keep my distance from her. That no good could come of us, but she’s too hard to resist and I want my second chance with the only girl I ever loved. Too bad fate has other plans. . .THE TRUTH ABOUT IS, is a second chance contemporary romance with a swoonworthy hero and a strong heroine . Enjoy Griffin and Jolie's road to an HEA.

Finding Autumn


Heather Topham Wood - 2014
    His stepfather—a man he trusted and admired—had been accused of sexually assaulting one of his students. His stepfather declared his innocence and Blake chose to stay loyal to the man who had raised him as his own.Cook University is the one place Blake can keep his anonymity. No one knows about the scandals surrounding his stepfather’s arrest and subsequent conviction. To his friends, he is merely the star running back for the college team and an NFL hopeful. But the life he has built at Cook is threatened when Autumn Dorey locks eyes with him at a campus party.Getting entangled with Autumn is a mistake. Yet Autumn is the only person who can answer the one question that haunts him: is his stepfather a monster?Blake conceals his identity and starts a friendship with Autumn under false pretenses. What begins as a way to uncover the truth about his stepfather changes as he grows close to Autumn. His relationship with her calls into question everything he thought he knew about his family. Against all odds, he falls in love with the one girl he’s forbidden to have feelings for. But can their love last once Autumn finds out who Blake Preston really is? ***Not a standalone. Falling for Autumn from Blake's POV. Includes bonus chapters set after the events of Falling for Autumn.***

Falling for My Husband


Pamela Ann - 2013
    Richard von Berg’s last wish was for Callum to take care and marry his sister to protect her from money-grabbing men. Willingly, Callum agreed to marry secretly and become Stella’s conservator until she was at the age of twenty-six. Heiress Stella von Berg moved to London and started her new life at the age of twenty-one. For years, she harbored a crush on Callum, but he kept his distance and treated her like a child. For three years, she and her fake husband see each other once or twice a year. He lived his life and she did hers. But when his family started to demand Callum take a wife, he had no choice but to present Stella as his scapegoat. After a week together in his family estate, will Callum see his wife in a different light?

Further To Fall


Catherine Cowles - 2018
    An innocent teacher trying to make the world a better place. He never expected her to become his best friend. But she fought her way into his life, one tongue-lashing at a time. Until one night, one mistake tore them apart. Losing her… that gutted him. But now, as one of the top fighters in the world, he’s back and determined to battle for his girl. But, from the sidelines, someone watches. Someone who’ll do just about anything to keep them apart. Their second chance might be over before it even begins…

Hotshot


Ahren Sanders - 2016
    I don’t remember a time I didn’t love Crenshaw Bennett.I tried to deny it, but my feelings grew deeper.I thought he could never love me the way I love him.I was wrong—outrageously, deliriously, and beautifully wrong.One innocent kiss changes my life forever.Suddenly, Shaw is mine.Loyal, devoted, and the most loving man on this Earth.Together, we create an explosion of fiery passion, devotion, and chemistry I never knew was possible.All of my dreams are within reach, but I should have known it was too good to be true.The past always catches up to you, and I’m left staring at my worst nightmare.Faced with the unthinkable, I am forced to choose between the man I love and a past I cannot change.Shaw’s fighting like hell to prove we can have it all, but can I find the strength to be the woman he needs?

Bossy Surgeon


Lark Avery - 2019
    But after seeing all he has to offer, I realize I’ve been using a ruler when I should have been using a yardstick. Five years ago when I climbed into his bed in the middle of the night, I finally got him to see me as more than his best friend’s baby sister. But faced with the full-force of Duncan’s particular desires, I became exactly what I’d been fighting to leave behind—the naïve schoolgirl, too innocent to deal with the needs of a man like Duncan. But I’m not a scared little girl anymore. I’m ready for Duncan to focus the intensity that made him a world-renowned surgeon solely on me. I’m determined he’ll be the one to take my innocence once and for all. And I’m not giving up until he claims what belongs only to him—me. Author’s warning: One-click at your own risk. Obsessed alpha male ready to pound his way into your...heart...ahead. Author assumes no responsibility for melted panties.

Taking the Chance


Kelsie Rae - 2018
    Luke. My husband’s ex-best friend and my once-upon-a-time confidante. As the truth of my predicament tumbles out of me, he offers me a place to stay.And because I’m desperate and vulnerable...I accept.After all, what other choice do I have?

Taking What He Wants


Jordan Silver - 2013
    Filled with rage and the pent up sexual energy that seems to peak only when in the presence of his innocent soon to be ex sister in law, Chase sets his sights on a new mission. To destroy the wayward Celine, and enrapture her younger sister Delia in this tale of family intrigue and revenge where one man's thirst for vengeance just might lead him down the road to his salvation.