He gazed at me for a few seconds. ”Because after the fire is burned away, what’s left?” The Architect: He was like no one I’d ever seen. Ink snaking across his neck, down his arms and across his hands like the map of his life. If those experiences gave him joys or pains, he’d never tell. He was a mystery I hoped he’d want to share, but I knew I was fooling myself. Robbing a bank would have been easier. His body reminded me of a marble statue; tall, lean and muscled. When he walked into a room, men and women stopped to stare. If his body enticed them, the impassive stare and cold eyes scared them more. He watched every action, and wasn’t impressed. What kind of man was picked him up off the streets, kept like a dangerous pet, but remained loyal to the one man who had his respect? Whoever said the only fire that burns was hot, had never met Asher’s frigid stare. He was going to ruin me, and like a moth to a flame, I went willingly. The Bodyguard: My job had its perks. Travel, women and enough freedom to make my life interesting. I’d been to nearly every continent in the world, and slept with some of the best-paid entertainment money could buy. But those things were for show, meaning nothing in the grander scheme of things. When my boss decided to build a new house, why he recruited the sexiest architect around, I have no idea. I’m not a relationship kind of guy; I’ve been too messed up to share myself with anyone worth the time. It’s complicated. A person like me, whose life belonged to someone else, had nothing to share with anyone. I saw her, but made sure she thought otherwise. A woman like that is too straight for me. She’d want too much and be worth the effort too. I was like a doctor who prescribed pain and heartache to the unwary, and even though I knew I should stay away, there’s something about her I want to explore. Maybe I’ll just get her number. After all, I don’t have to call her, right?

    The town's testing scores are dismal. In fact, Bluebonnet is ranked the worst in the state of Texas. Tatyana's immediate response was to turn down the position; however, her success could place her as the front runner to be the youngest school superintendent in Texas history.Tatyana accepts the challenge and has one year to drastically improve the school's testing scores and overall academic marks to avoid shutting down the public school. Tatyana is not thrilled to leave the comforts of the big city for the little Podunk town with a population of less than one thousand and prays the rumors she has heard are not true.Keith Bailey is the well-loved and admired sheriff of Bluebonnet. His family established the town of Bluebonnet over one hundred years ago and has always been the governing law of the dilapidated city. The citizens of Bluebonnet, including Keith's family, turn their backs on him as soon as Tatyana Lee brazenly rolls into town with her No Trespassing signs and her double pistols on her hips.Keith is instantly attracted to the dark-skinned woman with the sultry tongue and ego the size of Texas. He is befuddled by the woman's insistence in staying in a town where she truly did not belong and finds himself spending more time protecting Tatyana from the less-than-welcoming town folk and cleaning up after their vandalism.How will Tatyana achieve her goals and deal with being the only Black resident in a predominantly racist town? Join Tatyana and Sheriff Bailey as the pair engage in the spiciest love affair that Bluebonnet has ever witnessed.This novel is a BWWM Interracial story brimming with erotic scenes, derogatory language, and slurs. This book is meant for mature readers.

    With a fiery appetite for life after an unexpected heartbreak, he throws himself into the family business and the completion of his schooling, vowing for it to never happen again. His dreams, however, seem to guide him in a different direction. Like his father, and his father before him, Aaron hears and feels who is fated to be his new mate. Sasha Welch—a psychology major who is low on self-esteem—has a chance run in with the prince. Unlike with everyone else’s piercing stares at the scar curving the outer corner of her eye, she doesn’t become self-conscious, rather shaken with her insides on fire. Aaron seems to make her womanly walls clench without saying a single word. The connection between the two is so strong that Aaron is more than willing to teach Sasha what a dominant of his character is really all about. However, his goldie-loc ex,Melanie, isn’t allowing another woman to come in between the man she left, and her love. With a new set of claws, Melanie says to hell with so-called fate and sets out to reclaim the man she turned her back on before he receives his crown, and before he can place a pretty tiara on someone else’s head.

    

    

    The title, some content, and publisher have changed. Piero Alesi is back in the states after being away in Italy for two years. At a family get-together he’s decided that Adanna Washington will be his. Piero is known for getting what he wants both in business and his personal life. He's never envisioned himself in competition with his own cousin, Nicco for Adanna’s attention. Nicco believes he has the upper hand—Adanna’s his sister’s best friend, and he’s been in contact with Adanna far longer than Piero. However, Piero is willing to chance that the love he has for Adanna will far outweigh Nicco’s lust. He only has to convince her. Adanna Washington writes about love but doesn’t have the time for romance in her life. She is far too busy. Adanna is late on a deadline with her editor — attending her best friend, Carina’s Alesi’s family outing is the last place she should be. Imagine her surprise when at the outing she attracts the attention of not only Carina’s brother, Nicco, but also of Carina’s elusive cousin, Piero. Not wanting to be a pawn in this game the Alesi men seem to want to play—she rebuffs them both, or so she thought.

    

    Now, he wants to set things right… Monique Jackson is no stranger to hard work. A home nurse specializing in hospice care, she’s also the proud single mama to Neal, the son she adopted seven years ago under tragic circumstances. Determined to provide a better life for her son, she is completely focused on her work and finding love again is the last thing on her mind. That is, until she meets a handsome, grey-eyed billionaire who awakens something deep within her. On the outside, Kurt Callahan seems to have it all. But no one knows the antagonizing grief and guilt that has been festering inside him for seven years. Kurt had all but given up on happiness - until fate throws him the one lifeline he never expected. Amidst cleverly concealed secrets, Monique and Kurt somehow find their way to each other. But as an unexpected spark is ignited between them, what happens when she unearths the one thing he’s been hiding from her? **** This is a standalone Novel with a touch of steam and HEA. ****

    She’s getting older and desperately wants a lasting commitment. A chance meeting with charismatic Sebastian Vandervol takes her by surprise. He offers something fun, new and uncomplicated. He awakens desires Nina had long forgotten she craved. Sebastian is perfect by all accounts. That is until he reveals he had lied to her. Nina wonders what other lies may live beneath the surface. Is the tall, handsome, sexy German too good to be true? If Nina digs deep enough maybe she will uncover the truth behind the lies. **CLIFFHANGER ALERT** This is book one of two. This novel is a BWWM Interracial Romance. It is 72K plus words long.

    Then on the same day rehired by the new bank president, a man she's got the hots for, but he's her boss and he's got the hots for her too. Until he finds out his bank’s been robbed and Kayla's somehow involved.Talbert Reynolds, III isn't at the top of the financial world because he shied away from risks, and pursuing Kayla could be one of the biggest risks of his life. But she’s worth it.Or is she?

    Marine Staff Sergeant Cree Novak has one objective in mind, winning back the love of Jaxon Alexander, the one one woman he can't forget only to have his career get in the way one more time.Alana Mitchel is turning thirty and feeling depressed. Best friend Kellan travers decides to show her that being more than friends is just what she needs in Fight For Me by Kelley Nyrae.Pamela Leigh Starr's Collide undercover DEA agent Yancy DeWolf is after Ambria Soublet when she grabs a Mardi Gras trinket that plunges her into danger and Yancy has to save her. Mardi Gras in New Orleans will never be the same again.Reese Green applies for a Big Brother for her son and gets more than she bargained for when martial arts expert J.T. Austin shows up at her doorstep in Champion by Eve Vaughn.

    There weren’t many times that Samantha could remember they’d fight, but it wasn’t until their teenage years when they finally started to come to terms with the fact that they actually loved each other. But this was all put on hold when it was announced that Wesley would be moving to Canada for his father’s new job. A distance that split through their love and ruined their relationship. Ten years later and Samantha still thinks about that quiet boy that she fell in love with long ago, but what will happen when he comes into her life in the most unexpected scenario? Does Wesley still feel the same for Samantha? Or have they both managed to move on from their previous relationship? Find out in this sizzling hot BWWM romance by Cynthia Shaw of BWWM Love.

    it’s an OMG book!" --Excited Reader I went to the party looking for a perfect prince... and got a ruthless sheikh instead. Zahir Zaman al-Jahwari was so nasty, mean, and condescending to me ten years ago, I had to tell him to go eff himself. However, now he's the new king of Jahwar, and I desperately need him to help my sisters out of a bind. No worries, he'll have forgotten all about our "hate at first sight" meeting ten years ago, right? Wrong. So... SO... wrong. I'm about to find out the hard way, Zahir doesn't forgive and he doesn't forget. ****** NON KU READERS, PLEASE NOTE: This is a PREVIEW of my upcoming full-length novel, ZAHIR: Her Ruthless Sheikh. If you don't want to pay for this preview, please wait for the full novel!

    She'd lost everything behind her infidelity but no matter what, she was determined not to give up. She wanted her life back. She wanted her husband back too. But he wasn't making it easy. And on top of everything else, she still had to deal with the infamous Polo. They say that sometimes a person can be a blessing and a curse and there are those times that what looks like a mistake, could actually be a blessing in disguise. The problem is that no one ever realizes it, until it's just too late. Lies are told and secrets unfold and Sassi finds herself in more mess and more trouble then she knew how to get herself out of. Who can she trust? Who should she love? And more importantly, who in the heck is Vanessa? What happens when the truth doesn't actually set you free? What if it damn near kills you instead? A woman must always remember you are playing with fire, when you allow you husband's best friend into your bed.

    The man in question is Marco Romano, a tall muscular handsome Italian man who thought that he left his life of crime behind in Italy when he quit his mob ways. Now, they must hide out together while dodging their growing sexual tensions between them. Can she hope to tame this wild man while running for their lives? Is it even worth her trying? Find out in this brilliant new BWWM by Samantha Daily of BWWM Love.