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The Assassins Guild Box Set
C.J. Archer - 2014
Archer's ASSASSINS GUILD series in a single volume at one low price. Each book in this box set is available separately, but by buying them in this bundle, you're getting a better deal! Contains THE CHARMER, THE REBEL, THE SAINT, THE SINNER. Praise for the books in THE ASSASSINS GUILD series: "as i started reading this book i thought i had made a huge mistake...as i am NOT a lover (usually) of 1598 time period! BUT...C. J. Archer not only pulled me into this book but the three books after this one. she had me "hook, line and sinker" by the end of the first chapter." ~ reviewer Ev "If you like well developed characters, colorful situations and lots of intrigue you'll love this series of books as much as I did. Buy them all, because you'll have to in the end." ~ reviewer Marcella THE CHARMER Orlando Holt has never assassinated a woman before. The lovely, feisty Lady Lynden will be his first. She's supposed to be a vicious murderess, but when Orlando begins to have doubts, he sets out to discover the identity of the person who hired him. What he learns will turn his world upside down, and propel him headlong into love with a woman who's immune to his charms. THE REBEL Cole is a mystery, even to those closest to him in the Assassins Guild. All anyone really knows for sure is that he's ruthless, grim, and cares little for his own life. So when he loses his memory during an attack and thinks himself a naive eighteen year-old again, no one can really believe the transformation. But as his memory returns, so do the nightmares and the dark reality of who he has become. When gentle-natured Lucy falls in love with the damaged stranger, she thinks him a smiling, amiable gentleman. But rumors of a murder in the nearby village have her suspecting that her patient may be hiding a terrible secret. THE SAINT Elizabeth Buckley has been in love with Edward Monk for most of her life. Unfortunately he's only ever had eyes for her older, prettier sister. Five years after he left the village to make himself worthy of a Buckley, their lives intersect. This time, she's determined to make him see her and bed her. All Edward has to do is convince the girl he loves to set aside her betrothed and wed him instead. When her betrothed becomes tangled in a web of lies and murder, it's up to Edward to untangle him. If only he could keep his mind on the task, and not get distracted by the wrong Buckley girl. THE SINNER Guilt and desire battle within Hughe's soul. When the enigmatic leader of the Assassin's Guild learns that the widow of one of his targets is at the mercy of a cruel man, he does the only thing left in his power to do. He marries her. Then the worst thing happens. He falls in love with her. With more than one person trying to kill him and a family to rescue, Hughe needs the help of all his Assassins Guild friends to stay alive and keep his wife from learning the truth. Because he knows, and dreads, what will happen when she discovers what he did.
The Summer of Going Topless
Liz Davies - 2019
No one seems to notice her - not really. Heck, she often doesn’t notice herself, except for her monthly scrutiny in the mirror to check on her body’s steady slide towards middle age.But when her ancient, practical estate car is consigned to the scrap heap, Candice falls in love with a cute, purple convertible, and from that moment on her life begins to take on a whole new meaning. Strangers wave at her and people stop to talk, and suddenly she isn’t invisible any longer.Life seems to be looking up, especially when she meets silver fox and handy-man, Paul. There’s just one fly in the ointment, one thing that has her second-guessing herself.Is it the car that Paul sees - or is it her?
His Love-Child
Jacqueline Baird - 2008
The Greek Tycoon’s Love-Child by Jacqueline Baird When millionaire Theodore Kadros first sets his sights on beautiful Willow Blain there can only ever be one outcome: a night of incredible desire! But the next day Willow is gone… The Spaniard’s Love-Child by Kim Lawrence Spanish billionaire Raul Carreras is used to getting what he wants: Nell Rose will be his for one night, for his pleasure! Raul’s red-hot seduction is impossible to resist. But when Nell falls pregnant, will she tell him? The Millionaire’s Love-Child by Elizabeth Power It was every mother’s worst nightmare. Annie’s son had been swapped at birth! But it got worse: her charismatic ex-boss, Brant Cadman, was raising her real son – and she his! Brant made Annie an irresistible proposition – marry him.
Where the Heart Is 2
Cristina Grenier - 2015
Despite his promises to find another job in another hospital so they could move, Simon is still working long hours in the same place, leaving Jamie to do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to raising their daughter. As if that weren't hard enough, their relationship has become somewhat long distance, and Jamie spends time driving back and forth between the house in their hometown and Simon’s apartment in the city with their screaming baby girl in tow after spending time with her sick mother every week. They both find themselves tired and irritable, more often than not, and their lack of communication just makes misunderstandings and fights happen more often than either of them have the time or energy to deal with properly. When Jamie finds out that none of Simon's friends know anything about her or their baby despite how long it’s been, she has to ask herself once again if trying to make something work with Simon is the right thing to do or if she’d be better off following in her mother’s footsteps and going it alone.
A Blessed Amish New Year's Eve: Amish Romance (Amish Christmas Season Romances)
Grace Lewis - 2021
Eye Candy Ink: The Complete Series
Shaw Hart - 2021
Neglected by his parents his whole life, he’s finally found the family that he’s always wanted at the shop. He thinks he’s got everything that he needs...until Darcy walks into the shop.One look at the shy girl with the kind eyes and the curvy body of a goddess and Atlas is hooked. Now, he just needs to show Darcy that he’s here to stay.Mischa:Love, romance, dating. Mischa Jennings wants no part of any of it. He’s seen up close and personal how love can ruin your life and he’s vowed to stay far away from that emotion. Armed with a set of rules to keep him safe, he’s been going through life just fine. Then Indie Hearst comes bouncing into Eye Candy Ink and turns his whole world upside down.Suddenly, he’s breaking every one of his rules, but it’s okay. He’s not even close to falling for Indie.Right?Sam:Sam Kavan has grown up learning to be tough, at least on the outside. Like everyone else at Eye Candy Ink, she’s not interested in falling in love. In fact, after a string of failed dates, she's grown disillusioned with dating. She doesn't want to go out with boys who send her dick pics or who text at midnight looking to hook up. She wants someone that she can rely on—someone who loves and wants her for her. She wants a real man.Then she meets Maxwell Schulz, and she wonders if she’s finally met her match.Zeke:Zeke Miller is the owner of Eye Candy Ink and the father figure to everyone at the shop. He’s spent years building Eye Candy Ink into what it is today. While others dated and settled down, he worked, honing his skills until he’s one of the best and most sought after tattoo artists in the world. At thirty-six, he thinks his time to meet someone has passed and he’s resigned to being happy with the family that he’s found at his shop.Then Trixie Clemonte comes into Eye Candy Ink. She has all of his protective instincts kicking in. But none of them are fatherly.Nico:Nico Miller is the quiet, silent type. With ten years of experience, he’s probably the best artist at the shop. He's a giant at 6'8" and built like a linebacker with tattoos covering his neck and torso. Most people are a little afraid of him when they first meet him, but it doesn’t take long to see that while he might look scary, with his almost permanent frown, tattoos, and size, he was actually a giant teddy bear.Most of the time, he can’t wait for people to leave, but one encounter with Edie, and he doesn’t want to let her go. Will he be able to convince her that settling down with him doesn’t mean settling?
A Gentle Heart (Heart #9)
Vivian Rose Lee - 2016
On suspension from the hometown championship team and position he'd coveted as a child, time was running out to reverse the path he'd chosen. His blind devotion to the beautiful woman at his side had alienated his family and ruined his reputation with his team and adoring fans. Keeping her happy was draining the life out of him, but he loved Annette, didn't he? Jared knew he had to end the relationship to save any chance of returning to his beloved team. Robin Dillon was the prudish and always professional personal assistant to one of Jared's team owners. Juggling problems brought on by her widowed father's abandonment, she was saddled with caring for an elderly relative, while funding the education of twin siblings at an Ivy League college. Secretly every weekend, Robin found herself on stage performing to ease the financial strain. While partying with friends at a popular night spot, Jared was shocked to discover the mousy PA was actually a talented performer hiding her beauty beneath all the dowdiness. Swearing to keep her secret from their employers, they soon became close friends. Robin eagerly professed her love and within hours watched him return to the arms of the woman intent on destroying him and the Stallions. Will he be able to thwart the destruction of his team and family when a vengeful blackmail plot is revealed? Will Robin be able to trust Jared's family and her employers after learning they'd orchestrated her betrayal?
Here Will I Remain (New Hope, #1)
Gretchen Craig - 2016
"Take some water," one of them said. Catherine shoved the cup aside, afraid she'd be sick. The floor rocked. The air smelled of the sea. She clambered to her feet, staggering, and fought the panic threatening to overwhelm her. He'd put her aboard a ship. Unlike the other women aboard ship, Catherine de Villeroy had assumed Fate intended her to live an aristocratic life of ease and luxury. Instead she is transported to a fetid jungle to be tied to a secretive stranger who reeks of pigs. Catherine's shipmate Marie Claude has had few expectations in life, and even they have been disappointed. When her only options become prostitution or starvation, Fate decrees she will become the wife of a stranger in a strange land. Even if her new husband is a cruel man, how can life not be better in this rough paradise of alligators and wild orchids? Agnes expected a life spent in her father's bookstore, perhaps married to a gentle, scholarly man. Betrayed and ruined, Agnes retreats into herself and hardly notices when she is transported to Louisiana. Married to a stranger who desires only an amenable bed partner, Agnes strives to stay present in her new life and to explore what more Fate allows a ruined woman.
The Silver Chair
Perspecty - 2016
Narnia...where owls are wise, where some of the giants like to snack on humans, where a prince is put under an evil spell...and where the adventure begins. Eustace and Jill escape from the bullies at school through a strange door in the wall, which, for once, is unlocked. It leads to the open moor...or does it? Once again Aslan has a task for the children, and Narnia needs them. Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, they pursue the quest that brings them face and face with the evil Witch. She must be defeated if Prince Rillian is to be saved.
Can't Stop the Love of A Boss
Toy - 2018
The total package. The only problem is that her heart led her to the wrong man. Never one to force what isn’t meant to be, Lawrynn has no problem walking away from a relationship that just wasn’t in the cards. Pain is the man on the street with women at his disposal. Even though Pain can have his pick of the litter when it comes to women, he still decides to bite the forbidden fruit by crossing the line with Lawrynn’s cousin Nikki. Maurice “Murder” Jackson is a boss in his own right and carried himself as such. Never speaking unless a point had to be made, everything he said and did had a rhyme and reason behind it. Murder had warned Pain about his philandering ways in the streets and the risk of losing his girl to a real man, but what happens when that real man is none other than Murder himself? What happens when lines of The G Code are crossed? One thing is for sure, the same thing that makes you laugh will definitely make you cry. The ladies will find out that no matter how hard you try, you Can’t Stop The Love Of A Boss.
Fell For The Plug Next Door
Candi B. - 2019
For years, she stayed in a marriage that held no value or substance. She dedicated four years of her life to a man who lied, cheated, and walked all over her heart. At the age of twenty-four years old, she should have been wild and living her best life. After Xavier delivers another powerful blow to her heart, Ivy has no interest in sticking around to save her sunken marriage. The moment Ivy signs the divorce papers, she feels alive and free. She's on a mission to get her life back, and put the past behind her. When she parks her U-Haul in her neighbor's assigned spot, she comes face to face with the sexiest man on God’s green Earth. Since his junior year in high school, Zane worked the streets of Detroit, and now he was leaving his ruthless ways behind him and focusing on his upholstery shop. Zane was now just a regular guy, who was trying to make a way for his eight-year-old daughter. He had been with a few women here and there, but not anyone who could potentially capture his heart. Falling in love wasn't on his agenda, and if it was, his nagging baby mama, Timeka, wouldn't make it easy. After a frustrating day at work, all Zane wanted to do was go home, turn on his TV, and relax. He notices his new neighbor, and instantly, he is mesmerized by her good looks and perfect body. After a run in that leaves both Ivy and Zane wanting to do more than just borrow a cup of sugar, they avoid each other as much as possible. The inevitable occurs, and Ivy and Zane are forced to face the elephant in the room. Being in Zane's presence did something to Ivy, and she could no longer resist what her body and heart desired. Zane is falling hard for Ivy, but where there is happiness, evil lurks. When the past can't let you go, secrets are put to the forefront, and enemies are watching your every move, can Ivy and Zane survive the madness?
I Fell In Love With A Mob Boss
Coco Shawnde - 2017
With her family deeply molded into the cartels, she tries to live a more wholesome life as a kindergarten teacher. After the tragic loss of her only son, the blame game and a wicked deception drives the grieving parents in opposite directions. Years later, when he returns to her life, she can’t seem to filter through her conflicted feelings. Sir Vito is YiYa’s weakness. He’s also the one man who has the capability to break down every wall she attempts to hold up against him. With them both still grieving over the loss of their son, emotions are at an all-time high. When it seems like history has a chance to repeat itself, they have to learn to lean on their love for hope to survive. That’s if the two have the strength to fight for love. Omi Wright is an incisive business woman above all. Her high mindedness is the root of her flourishing cocaine transport empire on Norman Cay Island. YiYa is her only true friend that she allows in her life. When the women who raised Omi passes away, it forces the once homeless young girl from the Westbank turned drug trafficker to reunite with her past. Shassius Linares belies his thuggish exterior with his charming ways. He acquires the title as one of the most ruthless international drug lords known to law enforcement and governors. Being that he was raised by La Madrina, nothing stops him from returning to New Orleans to lay her to rest. Not even the fact that he is a wanted man on the run. His deep past with Omi resurfaces with the hard on feelings to match. With him back with his old squad who made him, problem arises. Yeti Wright is Omi’s twin brother whose involvement with cocaine trafficking has moved to high levels. With a wide range of workers under him, he doesn’t regret the relationship he begins with the girlfriend of one of his loyal workers. Nigeria Remington goes from being the girlfriend of a worker to sleeping with the head boss in charge. She captures Yeti’s attention immediately, and even when she seems undecided on who she wants, Yeti comes to her every beck and call when needed. Their relationship is filled with secrets, causing untruths to be revealed. When Nigeria tries to keep up with two men, will the one she chooses be all that she wished for? Will it be too late to go back to the man that she disregarded? Follow the lives of these couples as they try to deal with love lost and found. Will Omi allow Shassius back in after his true colors are shown? Is she even capable of receiving love and giving it back in return? Shassius is a wanted man, so the underlying question is when will his bad karma catch up to him? Will YiYa be able to forgive Sir Vito for not being there when she needed him most? The shell shocking truth of his absence cuts her deep but how will she handle it?
To Love A Dope Boy 2: An Urban Romance
Antoinette Sherell - 2018
Ivy, Gin, and Legacy are gunned down in a car while trying to help Dortch with his plan to prevent Kolyon’s wedding, and no one knows if they made it through unscathed. Dortch and Kolyon are burdened with the task of figuring out who would want to attack Ivy and Gin—refusing to believe it’s someone close to them. Is it a person they aren’t aware of behind it, someone they consider family or both? With danger lurking around every corner and unwarranted love blossoming, things could either begin to go in their favor... or simply get worse.
Leaving A Thug For A Savage
Khadijah J. - 2017
If a person loved you they would hurt you. She believed that and after experiencing that kind of love in a abusive home Sa'dai knew she had to get out unlike the girls around her she didn't use her body to escape the pain she used her brains. When her dreams of becoming a nurse and securing a better future are coming true. She finds after a chance encounter that there is love in Hip-Hop and falls for a local rapper who promised her love in exchange for lies and deceit. With a heart full of hurt will she be able to feel her heart with love again? Savage Johnson was living up to the name his daddy gave him. He carried himself in the streets and in the sheets with many different women like a Savage should. Being proud of it until he ran into Sa’dai. Those eyes instantly drew him in. No woman had ever captured his heart just from a glance. Sa'dai was everything he wanted his future to look like. He hadn't spoken a word to her but he knew he had to make her his. Seeing she wasn't being treated right he was determined to turn from being a savage to her savior. He was going to love the hurt from her heart. In this urban tale of love and redemption we will uncover the story of two lovers battling the world as well as mending broken hearts.
Overdue For Your Lovin': I Can Love You Better
Ro Monique - 2017
It finally gets the best of her and she does what she had to do to find out what’s going on with her best friend Jean cheering her on even if the idea has her trapped in a closet. They always say if you go looking, you will find and that’s exactly what happened. That fatefully evening Arahn found out Rodney’s deep dark secret that makes her want to swear off men for life. In steps Rasean, allowing her to drop that wall again and teaching her it’s okay to love and trust again as long as it’s the right person. Rasean is her soulmate, they both know it even through they are just friends. When Arahn finally gives into love giving it another chance Rasean does the unthinkable…..