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Brantley's Way


K.L. Donn - 2018
    The Running M Ranch, his stallions, were worth more than gold. After losing his father he was thrust into the role of sole proprietor sooner than anticipated. He's not complaining though. After six generations of Marbury's running the RMR, he knew where his life was headed. What he didn't know was that the girl from feed store was going to consume him deeper than the ranch. He didn't know he was going to love her more either. Adilynn James had dreams of getting out of Hixson, Texas from the moment she could talk. She wanted to grow up, go to school, travel the world. Marriage and children were in the plan. Someday. Well she grew up, she started school. Travelling didn't happen. Marriage and babies? Brantley Marbury is doing his damnedest to change her mind. Except… After one too many drinks, a deal gone bad, and a predator on the prowl, they may never make it to the marriage part of their dreams. Let alone the babies.

Tempting Fate (A Rolling Hills Romance Book 1)


Elisa Leigh - 2020
    

Right for Love


Aria Cole - 2017
    But when her friend swipes right on tall, dark, and dashing Thorn Cartwright, Carly walks into something she never expected—Thorn's got a proposition: one night, one dress, him and her. But can one swipe right really lead to love? *A note from Aria: Right for Love was originally written as a sweet and syrupy treat for an anthology but now includes two brand-new BONUS epilogues with Carly and Thorn! And hold onto those Kindles! There's a free preview of HIS GIRL after you finish Right for Love for a limited time! (Right for Love ends at 67%.) Happy Reading! xoxo

Holiday Trap (A forever Safe Christmas #21)


May Gordon - 2019
    Her boss, however, has a different idea. Billionaire Gabriel Eve has a life most would envy, but he’s lonely. That changes when he sees his soulmate, and he’ll stop at nothing to prove it to her. If that means setting a holiday trap to make it happen, then so be it. He’s won a gold medal as a snowboarder, yet capturing her heart will be his greatest victory. This is the 21st book in the A Forever Safe Christmas series. Warning: Sweet, sexy and safe read! Happily ever after guaranteed! This author writes what she likes to read. That means there will be instalove, OTT Heroes, and, brace yourselves, virgin characters at times. If none of those float your boat, you might want to find another book. If they do, you're in the right place.

Rumble and Growl (The Holloways Book 3)


Lacey Thorn - 2016
    The alpha was the first to die, but his murder was followed by carefully planned attacks focused on one thing: find and kill the female shifters. Xandra Blackstone is out for blood. She’s spent the last five years forced to hide and wait while the person responsible for the deaths of her parents and youngest sister remains free. Separated from her surviving siblings, her rage has only grown. She and her bear are in agreement. They’ll settle for nothing less than blood. Declan Holloway is on a mission. Now that he and his brothers know there are female shifters still hidden among them, they’ve made it their focus to find them and protect them. What he didn’t expect was to find himself pursuing one frustrating female who seems hell bent on killing him. With each trap he dodges, his temper rises. When he gets his hands on Xandra Blackstone he might just take her over his knee for the trouble she’s caused him. With one glance, neither can deny what their bears know is true. No matter how much they rumble and growl, they belong to one another. *NOTE: Though Rumble and Growl is part of the Awakening Pride: The Holloways series, it is a standalone book with an HEA and no cliffhanger.

Mr. CEO


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    I might just be an inexperienced younger woman, but he wants to become my protector and this older man does not take no for an answer.But can I balance my career and the boss’s advances, or will my past catch up with me and make him realize he might’ve picked the wrong naïve orphan?I’ve been lied to before, and I’m vulnerable and just a little ditsy. But I’ve got some sass, too, and this hunky silver fox wants to draw it out of me.But can I take his high-flying lifestyle… or am I destined to crash and burn? Will this obsessed CEO make me his?*MR. CEO is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Can't Wait Collection


Dani Wyatt - 2019
    F*ck. Done. Can’t Wait BundleThe Can’t Wait Collection includes…Book 1: Keeping Her CloseBook 2: Back to HerBook 3: Let GoBook 4: Our TurnBook 1: Keeping Her CloseBlack Rousseau has honored the code and kept his distance from the one thing in this world that means something to him. But things are about to change. Black’s just received the blessing he’s been waiting for since the moment he set eyes on his boss’ daughter.Growing up in the biker bar her father owned, Roxie Lear dreams of getting out of Hell, Michigan. The only other thing she’s always wanted is Black Rousseau. But he treats her like she doesn’t exist. Until the day her father goes to prison, that is. And Black lets her know what’s been boiling behind his cool indifference all these years.Will Black’s preparations to claim Roxie once and for all be too much for her? Will the darkness inside of him frighten away the only thing in this world he’s ever needed?Book 2: Back to HerGoing to prison and taking the fall was my gift to Mia. How was I to know her father would disappear with her and I would lose her forever? After serving my five years I’m finally out, but bars or no bars, I’m still in hell.I never believed in miracles until today. Because I’ve found her. All plush softness, sorrowful eyes and lips that call to be kissed. She’s right here in the same place I’d met her all those years ago when she was too young. Before I could touch her.There is no force on heaven or earth that will take her from me again. No force that will keep my hands off her now. I will take her. I will do as I please with her because she is mine. Now and forever. God help us both.Book 3: Let GoRockstar. Actor. Entrepreneur. I’m Lachlan Marcus, and I just walked out on my empire. I bought a ball cap and a pair of cheap sunglasses and took the first bus leaving the station.I landed in a small town looking straight into the eyes of an angel with auburn curls and curves that bring to life my inner barbarian, determined to make her mine. She’s naïve, yet wise, and sees directly into my soul like no one ever before.Within twenty-four hours, I’ve got her inside the wedding chapel and my last name attached to her. Only she has no idea who I really am. I represent everything in this world she’s been taught to distrust.The life I left has come calling, and I’m losing her before our life together can even begin.Book 4: Our TurnShe didn’t think I saw her. Hiding behind her ball cap and baggy clothes, but Jesus did I see her. I’ve followed her, spied on her, stalked her.See, I’m not a good guy. I’ve never wanted anyone in my life except my clients. The ones that take from me and I take back with forty-percent on top and maybe a few broken fingers.This can’t be happening. One phone call, one revelation and the one I’ve set my sights on can never be mine. Not in the way I’ve imagined every night for half a year. How will I ever look her in those silver eyes and not think of taking her in all the filthy ways I’ve imagined?Only, things aren’t what they seem. Fate opens the door and I’m not just going to walk through; I’m doing to kick it down. When she finds out who I am, what I am, it may all be over anyway, but until then I’m chasing down what’s mine even if it’s wrong.

Sweet on The Mountain Man Next Door (Sweet Sisters Bakery Book 2)


Flora Madison - 2021
    

Cookies & Kismet


Mayra Statham - 2017
    It was kismet that stepped in once again to help Nathan find his Angie after a misunderstanding pulled them apart. Now, he will stop at nothing to make her realize she is his and his heart belongs to her. Between baking batches of Christmas cookies, getting tangled up together in twinkle lights, and visiting winter festivals in her hometown in Northern California, they realize the sparks they felt before are brighter than ever. Cookies & Kismet is a whirlwind romance that will end up with a happily ever after full of Christmas memories in the baking.

Honeymoon Angel


Suzanne Halliday - 2017
    Needing closure nearly a decade after their clandestine affair crashed and burned, Angie returns home and sets off a chain of reactions that shakes up Family Justice when the truth finally comes out. Fast-forward one year to a comically packaged happily ever after that’s queued up and raring to go now that they are officially Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan.What better way to start off their new life as a married couple than with a baby-making, naked honeymoon on a lush, private, tropical isle? Parker and Angelina Together at last and up to the hot and steamy antics you’ve come to expect from them!

Bossy Biker


Lark Avery - 2019
    But he made me an offer I couldn’t refuse—three days, no strings, and all the pie he could eat. I might have sworn off men, but it’s hard to say no to the beast of a man with the ability to make my panties disappear with a single glance. But the one thing I won’t be serving up is my heart. Been there, done that, have the hideous wedding dress to prove it. Come Monday, the rough and wild biker will ride out of town and out of my life forever. Unless he can convince me that making room for him in my heart and my small town life is easy as apple pie. Author’s Note: If you don’t like stories about bikers and jilted brides packed with pie references, go eat a salad. If you do, prepare to have your heart melted and your kindle burst into flames. Proceed at your own risk.

Something Sweet


Sam Crescent - 2017
    After having his heart broken, and his dreams crushed, he’d rather focus on his work, and not women. However, his closest friends won’t let him hide. They have a woman for him, and they intend to set him up. Alyssa doesn’t need men. She has her friends, and her cooking, and her work. Children, men, and a future are just dreams she no longer believes she will ever need. The moment they meet, sparks fly. Neither of them had anticipated finding love but now their future looked possible together. Romance is in the air, and even as their friends worry about how fast they are moving, there is no way they’re going to stop. Will Alyssa say yes to his proposal? What will Camden think when he discovers she is pregnant.

Bayou Christmas


Crystal Daniels - 2020
    It was love at first sight when Riggs first laid eyes on Luna. Now, almost a year later, the happy couple is expecting their first child together. With the holiday season in full swing, Riggs thinks it's the perfect time to make things official before the baby is born and finally make Luna his wife. Being in love with the President of a motorcycle club has its challenges, but Luna couldn't imagine herself anywhere else but the beautiful city of New Orleans. Adored by the man she loves and patiently awaiting their first child's arrival, Luna can't imagine being happier until Abel gives her the gift of a Christmas wedding. Snuggle up with Riggs and Luna from Kings of Retribution MC Louisianaas we take you back in time to celebrate magical moments in their lives.

Belt Buckles and Spurs


Gigi Thorne - 2018
    But as we got older, when my feelings for her changed, I realized something. She was mine. Nora was full of sass and had a stubborn streak, but there was nothing that turned me on more. She’s all woman now, innocent and beautiful, and sweet like the candy apples they sell at the fair every summer. And my mouth waters every time I see her. She may be my childhood friend, but it’s time I tell her how much she means to me. It’s time I show Nora that we were meant to be together from day one. Nora Toby Maxwell wasn’t just my friend, he was the man I’d fallen hopelessly in love with. With a big belt buckle, polished cowboy boots, and silver spurs, I’d known him my whole life and had loved him just as long. As an adult now I understand that holding back how I felt was foolish. Life is too short to worry about the what ifs. Time to cross the line and tell Toby how I really felt. Note: This one is for all the safety readers out there! Hope you’re ready for a dual virgin, friends-to-lovers, sugary sweet read! Don’t let the fact it’s a short story deter you … this one will check off all your hopeless romantic boxes!

Hot for the Navy SEAL (Hot for Heroes, #7)


C.L. Cruz - 2020
    It is the 7th book in the Hot for Heroes multi-author series.McKennaMy life is quiet and predictable, and I thought I was okay with that.I’ve never been a risk taker, so even I’m surprised to find myself on a boat that won’t start as a dangerous storm approaches.When a sexy man dives in to save me, I try to ignore the attraction between us.Channing is sexy, serious, and strong enough to throw me over his shoulder—if I let him.Do I keep playing it safe or is it time for me to risk it all and jump into the deep end?ChanningAfter twenty years as a Navy SEAL, I’ve finally retired and am figuring out my future.Being a hero will always be in my blood, though.When I see someone in need during a hurricane, I can’t help but swim to the rescue.But McKenna isn’t the average damsel in distress.She’s independent, stubborn, and makes me want to ride the waves of her curvy body.My next mission? Convince her that what we have is strong enough to weather the storm.