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Intoxicated


Jeana E. Mann - 2013
    Tattooed bartender Jack Jameson believes rules are made to be broken. After a passionate night of the hottest sex she’s ever had, she’s hooked on him like a drug. When a woman from his past arrives with a devastating secret, Ally is convinced that he lied to her. Can Jack persuade Ally to reconsider or will she walk away forever? This book is part of a series but can be read as a stand-alone. Warning: This book contains hot sex, drinking, addiction, graphic language, and tattooed alpha males in the setting of an underground heavy metal club.ISBN: 0989771415

Dirty Rich


Amelia Wilde - 2016
    In fact, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done.But the soul-crushing hours are going to be worth it someday. That’s what I keep telling myself. If I keep my head down and power through, I’ll have a glowing reference and a ticket to a stellar career.It’s all going to plan…until billionaire Jax Hunter buys us out.It’s hard to focus on photos with him in the office, wearing suits tailor-made for his mouthwatering body. And when he looks at me with those eyes, and whispers such dirty things in my ear…He’s irresistible.And our hot office fling is turning out to be far more serious than either of us imagined.If this goes south, I’ll lose my job.And it's already too late for my heart...

Forbidden Desires


Jaimie Roberts - 2019
    Isn't that a saying? I know it isn’t, but in my case it really should be. Because, in my case, I didn’t just walk up to the line, I crossed so far over it that I can no longer recall how I got there in the first place.What line did I soar over? The line leading up to him.Owen Montgomery: Rich … powerful … fucking amazing in bed.Oh, and he’s married to my mother.I didn’t seek this out as a way of life, but once I had my first taste of it—and him—handed to me on a glistening silver platter, I felt I owed it to myself to enjoy every delicacy offered to me while I could.I suppose I should have known that my guilty pleasures couldn’t possibly last forever, and when our relationship took a decidedly nasty turn, I was left feeling utterly dejected. Guided by my resentment, I threw caution to the wind and allowed myself to fall into the arms of another man. Not just any man. The man in question is none other than Ethan—Owen’s absentee son.After Owen left me so bitter, I realized that Ethan represented the ultimate escape … and I must admit, revenge.Why not? He’s gorgeous, charming, and witty to boot.As an added bonus, he’s single.But … Owen has other ideas. He has decided that no other man can have me but him. I am his … and he will stop at nothing to keep it that way.

Thick Wood


Chloe Kincaid - 2019
     Check on the secluded mountain cabins my real estate firm had recently spent a bundle building. See if they could be turned into some sort of resort getaway for the rich and burned out. As the high-powered female CEO, I would do everything I could to make the project a success. But with three burly lumberjacks stomping around the forest, all shirtless and sweaty, muscles bulging, getting in my way, I can’t seem to get anything done. I just want some peace and quiet so I can concentrate. But Caleb, Mark, and Todd aren’t about to give me any of that. They have something else in mind. Come to think of it, so do I…

Fast Lane


Kristen Ashley - 2019
    Forming in a garage in a small town in Indiana. Taking their licks on the road. Going balls to the wall until they made their big break.And then Preacher McCade and the Roadmasters redefined rock and roll.Guided by their tortured lead singer and songwriter, the Roadmasters changed the face of music in the 80s and 90s. And on their journey to becoming one of the most enduring bands in history—dogged by rumors and myth and fueled by drugs and booze—the Roadmasters had one touchstone.Lyla.Preacher’s muse, the love of his life, and the band’s moral compass, from the beginning, Lyla is along for the ride. But with fame and acclaim in their grasp, they’ve entered the fast lane.And they didn’t know it, but they were headed for a crash.

Fluffer


Shae York - 2018
     “You want me to do what?” “Get me hard.” Hearing my sexy porn star neighbor wanted to hire me to be his fluffer was laughable. Until the day he offered me more than I made in a year. How difficult could it be? Stroke a man, get him hard, walk away, and cash my check. Except it wasn’t as easy as that. Not only did I need to be on set, but I had to watch him... in action. Watch as he made love to his costar while the cameras rolled. Little did he know my lady parts furled with pent-up desire. He unleashed a side of me I didn’t know existed. A side that made me do things I never thought I would. A side that had me wondering how I could be falling for a porn star. Warning: This book is meant for mature readers who are 18+. It contains explicit language, and graphic sexual content.

Keeping Jahleel


S. Ann Cole - 2014
    Because they have no reason to. They don’t care about your ‘feelings’. They just slap ya’ with the hard truths.And nothing hurts more than the truth, right? So basically, Hard Truth is an arsehole’s most precious weapon.I wish I’d known all this. I wouldn’t have been so distrustful, nagging, annoying, and jealous. I wouldn’t have been the girlfriend every guy hates to have.Keeping Jahleel shouldn’t have been that hard. I had him. He was mine. He loved me.He assured me of this. Over and over.And I should’ve believed.I should’ve kept my mouth—and legs—shut.I should’ve believed when he told me he was mine, and mine alone.Because arseholes never lie. A follow-up novella to JAHLEEL

Masquerade: one wild night


Georgia Le Carre - 2014
     Fiery Billie Black thought she knew all she needed to know about her own sexuality, but that was before one night of animalistic passion with the ultra gorgeous and mysterious Jaron Rose. Tall, blond, charming and wealthy, he is the epitome of an Alpha male. The morning after he promises he will call, but he doesn't. Just as Billie finally frees herself from the memories of that night, Jaron arrives on the scene again. Suddenly, all the feelings that burned so intensely are reignited and she finds herself becoming quickly entangled with her enigmatic lover. The passion is incredible, unforgettable, unbelievable, but Jaron Rose is not all that he seems—he wears more than one disguise and he is hiding a big secret. Billie is about to find out what it is…

Blood and Secrets 1


Rose Harper - 2018
    Lovers of Meghan March's Mount series, Amo Jones' Devils Own Series and The Elite Kings Club, and Tillie Cole's Scared Souls series will lose themselves in this story of all-consuming passion, vengence, and dark dealings.Don't miss the first installment in a deliciously, seductive new series from author Rose Harper.I'm dangerous. Calculated. Bloodthirsty.The perfect motherfucking trifecta of crazy.The name's Mateo Calvetti, and Brooklyn belongs to me.My reach knows no bounds, and I always get what I want.Including the little gem currently twisting my insides.She's been promised to me since birth.Nothing anyone says will change that.She will be mine, whether she wants it or not.I'm going to own her. Consume her. Fuck, I may even keep her.Yet, something comes to light I never expected in my wildest dreams.Blood, secrets, and lies all fall around my feet.Carina Ricci isn’t what she claims to be.It appears she’s just as fucked up as me.Come on, baby, let’s make them scream.Let’s show them what happens when you anger a King and his Queen.This is volume 1 in Blood and Secrets, and is not suitable for anyone under 18. Some portions of this will be hard to read, so be warned before continuing onward. If you do decide to read, Blood and Secrets #1, just remember: The author is not responsible for any kindle's being set ablaze from the raw passion and heated moments between a king and his queen.

Walking Heartbreak


Sunniva Dee - 2015
    My bestie, Zoe, talked me into going to the concert. It was just one show. Neither of us could have foreseen the rest. “Meet Bo Lindgren, the most coveted bad boy of Indie Rock.”—Fan Chicks, February Edition. Rock god. Legend. Prodigy. Pale winter eyes that seared you to the bone. First, he zeroed in on me from the stage. Next, he shook the hell out of my lonesome world. “Bo Lindgren leaves own concert with dark-haired beauty.”—Tabloid Minute, Thursday Edition One night with a rock star would have been fine. But Bo felt my darkness, my secrets, my guilt, and his heart wasn’t as empty as people thought. Fast, I became his muse. Too soon, he craved more than I could give. There was nothing I wanted more than his love, but if I surrendered, I’d be giving up my normal, my reality, my… Jude. “Did waitress Nadia Vidal inspire Bo Lindgren’s viral smash hit, ‘F*ck You’?”—Star Gossip, April Edition This is a standalone in the Rock Gods Collection.

Feyness


E.S. Carter - 2016
    I don't see dead people.I see you.I see every incarnation of you.I see the history of your soul.I can see your aura soaked in the blood of your previous lives.Most people are inherently good or evil.Some flit between darkness and light.Few can change the fabric of their essence; it's a fight that most are too weak to win.He was once darkness.An evil so pure that his very soul is black and yet I am drawn to him like a moth to a flame.Some days, I feel like I am drowning, the waves of my feelings stealing the very air from my lungs.Other days, I feel nothing at all.I'm unsure which is worse; gasping for air or dying from this thirst.Can you learn to breathe underwater when you find someone worth drowning for?Feyness is a dark standalone.Readers of a sensitive disposition may want to step away from the book.Step away, nothing to see here.Readers who like to dance on the dark side, come on in and enjoy the ride.

Ride or Die #2 The Devil's Highwaymen


Cee Cee Riley - 2017
    Dom, Casa & Harlow 1992 Casa only cares for two things in this life: his club—the Devil’s Highwaymen—and sex. That is until he meets Harlow. She’s feisty, passionate, and doesn’t fall for his usual charms. She’s perfect for him…but she belongs to someone else. Harlow is broken; she has been for a long time. With nowhere to go, and worse, no one to go to, she’s become a clubslut for the West Side Bangers. That is until a chance meeting with her old friend and former lover, Dom, brings their worlds colliding together once more. Dom is on a one-way train to hell; the guilt of losing his soulmate is killing him—but he can’t tell anyone about it. That is until he finds a brief respite from his suffering in the form of Harlow, the woman whose heart he once broke. With all three set on their own self-destructive paths, they’ve only got one chance to make things right—but only if they can learn to forgive, and then to love again. The funny thing about love is, it’s both painless and painful, and not even death can end the suffering. What people are saying so far: Please keep writing about bad boy bikers and the sassy women who tame them. You have a fan for life in me! I love the men of the Devil's Highway MC. The women who tame them are such spitfires that you can't help but love them and pull for them. A must read for anyone who loves MC romance books. Another hit out of the park. I love this series! It's a must read MC series that I would highly recommend. Already desperate for book three! Write faster!

The Greek's Forgotten Wife


Elizabeth Lennox - 2015
    She had tried desperately to turn herself into the perfect wife for his infrequent visits, but no more! She was through trying to become someone she wasn’t. And she was finished reading about his mistresses in the tabloids. She’d had enough! So why did her heart race when he walked through the door? And how did she end up in his bed? Damon Galanos had been forced to marry Sasha to retain ownership of his ancestral home, but he never intending to stay married to the innocent girl. However, after destroying her grandfather for his blackmail, Damon found that he couldn’t get Sasha out of his mind. So he returned to his “wife”, realizing she had become a beautiful woman – one he planned to explore further. Imagine his surprise when his docile wife demanded a divorce!

Bedrock


Britney King - 2013
    Turns out, one bad decision often leads to another.He’s troubled.She’s married.It’s a dangerous game, for sure—one in which she stands to lose the most. Soon, she learns desire is not only dangerous but deadly and there’s a price to be paid for her mistakes.A pound of flesh. Never in a million years would she have guessed how far her picturesque little suburban life would unravel. Until it does. She should have known better.Too bad she didn’t.

Entice


S. Layne - 2015
    When the most difficult decision of Laurie Baker’s life needed to be made, she took off for a weekend alone to weigh her pros and cons and consider all her options.What she didn’t expect was to run face first into one more complication her life didn’t need.Distracting, sexy, and British, Liam Parker offered Laurie exactly what she needed when she was desperate for attention.One night of pleasure.She wanted it.She craved it.She took it.And when the sunlight dawned and the lusty haze of one night of passion disappeared and reality revealed itself…Laurie returned home knowing that everything she had once believed, everything she had once loved and desired, was about to be tossed upside down and shaken in a way she could never imagine.