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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.

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.

Bricklayer


Hope Ford - 2018
    I’m a bricklayer by trade, but now I own my own company. She tells me she wants one night. I’ll give her that. But once I get between her sweet thighs. She’s mine. I just have to convince her. Tara I move too fast. My roommate tells me I need to date a little instead of moving from one relationship to another. Maybe she’s right…. But then I meet Stone. And he wants more than one night… he wants forever. A short story romance with an alpha older male, a younger bbw, and HEA. Hope Ford writes short, steamy, sweet romances. There is always an alpha male (because who doesn’t love an alpha male) and a woman he makes his queen.

Not Yet


Alexa Riley - 2019
    They became best friends instantly and spent years thick as thieves, but that all changed in high school. All she has to do is make it through the homecoming dance and then she and Drake can go their separate ways, but when he asks to be her date, suddenly she sees the boy she once loved.Drake has loved Ali since the day they met and nothing has changed since then. He’s had to keep her at arm’s length because he can’t have a happily ever after with her. They’ve been raised as siblings and she doesn’t deserve that kind of gossip. But when it’s time for the homecoming dance, he can’t let anyone else be by her side. It’s time to give in to what his heart has always wanted and what it’s waited for.Warning: These childhood best friends can’t make this work…or can they? Fall in love with us as these two finally realize what’s right in front of them and dare to hold on to it. We promise it’s worth the wait!

Draco's Wrath


Alexi Ferreira - 2019
    They have brought pain to many of us throughout these years, hiding in the darkness while they conspired to eliminate my kind. Well, it’s time to show them who we really are. Katrina is my very existence, they hurt her, and now I will hurt them back. They have no idea the wrath that they have unleashed. KATRINA I always felt that I had a purpose in life, and only when I met Draco did that purpose reveal itself. Draco hasn't only touched my heart, my very soul but he has brought me clarity and a reason to fight for what I believe. I now have a family, and I will do anything to help keep them safe.

SEAL Team Seven Books 6&7 Quinn and Devon


Jordan Silver - 2017
    SEAL Team Seven, seven men who had formed an unbreakable bond while fighting to protect their country. None of them would marry until their service to home and country had been fulfilled. Now five of the brothers have found love, smack dab in the middle of them trying to chase down a madman who’s out to destroy them and everything they love. As the only two left standing, Quinn and Devon decided that their job now was to protect their brothers and their women. Though they got a kick out of watching the by-play between their brothers and their new sisters, neither man believed that life was for him. Quinn, who has a special gift that he keeps hidden from everyone but his brothers, didn’t think he’d ever fall into the marriage trap. What woman would saddle herself with someone with his history? Then in the middle of the night he’s awakened by his senses to the threat of danger. Since none of his family is in imminent danger, he can find no reason for his ‘gift’ to show up now. When the feeling persists, and he follows his mind, it leads him to the woman who would win his heart with just one look at her. When she turns out to be the daughter of one of his old commander’s closest friends, the mystery only deepens. Kelly knew that one day her daddy’s time in the Navy was going to come back to bite her in the rear end. Home from college for the summer, she’s looking forward to some relaxation in the small town where she’d been born and raised, after the hustle and bustle of the city. But that all changes when she’s snatched and dragged across three states. She doesn’t know what’s going on but she knows one thing, she’s not going down without a fight. When she sees the figure off in the distance on the beach as her kidnappers are dragging her into the fog, she makes a run for it, and right into the arms of her destiny. Devon’s getting a kick out of the way his brothers had all fallen. Then his new sisters started whispering behind their hands and keeping him in their sights and he knew they were plotting his demise. Thankfully he and his brothers were embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that helped take the heat off. After they rescue Quinn’s woman from traffickers on the beach, she’s overheard mentioning another grab the kidnappers have planned and they head off to California to rescue the son of another one of the commander’s old team mates. Only when they get there there’s a surprise waiting. A surprise that will turn Devon’s world upside down and make him question the life he’d had planned for himself. Ariel Samson is a woman of mystery. Raised in secret her whole life, she doesn’t show up in anyone’s database. The men and their friends who have banded together to help them take care of the threat are left scrambling to put the pieces of who she is together. Her sweet innocence reminds Devon of the mother he lost so long ago, but there was something else growing inside him, something that refused to be denied. But the deeper he digs into who she is he finds that there might be more than just his doubts that can keep them apart.

Getting Theirs


Emily Minton
    Even though his brothers have tried to make him feel like part of the family, there was always something missing. He has to wonder if he will ever be part of a true family or if he is destined to be on his own forever. Willow has never been in love. Once, she thought she was, but she soon found out the man of her dreams was nothing more than a liar. She has to wonder if she was meant to spend her life alone, while watching those around her sharing their lives with someone they love. When these two lost souls collide, fireworks follow. Desire leads to feelings neither are quite ready to accept. Will getting their happily ever after be possible, or is it just going to lead to more loneliness and heartbreak?

The Blythe College Collection: Drake and Alexa


Rochelle Paige - 2014
    This anniversary collection also features never seen before bonus scenes and will only be available for a limited time. "I love alpha males.... Yes I know Alpha males are the in thing but they need to be done right and in this book Drake is perfect." -Aurora Rose Reynolds, NYT bestselling author of the Until Series "Absolutely loved! I'm a sucker for the over the top, crazy in love alphas. You give me one of those and I'm sold." -Harper Sloan, USA Today bestselling author of the Corps Security Series Push the Envelope Alexa is just your average college junior, attending classes and piloting Mile High Club charter flights. Boys haven't been on her radar for a couple years after a disastrous breakup with her high school sweetheart. Her plans to focus on school hit a bit of a snag when she meets bad-boy Drake Bennett and he sets his sights on making her his own. Drake transferred to Blythe College for the rugby team, not for a new assortment of college girls. He's sexy and cocky, and he attracts women like moths to a flame. When he meets Alexa, Drake knows he's met his match. She tries to resist him, but Drake isn't used to taking no for an answer. Push it Forward (from Summer Nights) Drake and Alexa had a whirlwind romance in Push the Envelope, falling for each other hard and fast. But their newfound love is tested during summer break when their plans mean time spent apart. When danger comes knocking on Alexa’s door with the return of her ex-boyfriend to town, Drake drops everything to be by her side. Can Drake convince Alexa that it’s time to push their relationship forward? Or will she allow her fears to hold her back? Winter Wedding All Alexa wants is to walk down the aisle to Drake with their family and friends surrounding them. Feeling the loss of her mother more acutely than ever, she agrees to a lavish event in an effort to please her new mother-in-law. The stress of a high-profile wedding starts to wear on her – and that’s before things even start to go wrong. All Drake wants is to make Alexa his wife. He knows something is bothering his fiancée and means to get to the bottom of it. After a series of mishaps threaten to ruin their big day, he’s determined to set things right for Alexa. Drake takes matters into his own hands to ensure that their wedding day is everything she’s ever wanted – giving Alexa the winter wedding of a lifetime.

Kage (Peril's End MC #1)


Cali MacKay - 2018
    The population was decimated and lives changed in the blink of an eye. Tamar went from a bounty hunter in training to a woman who uses her skill to survive. When she hears of a bounty that may finally give her and her team security, she knows there’s no way she’s letting this bounty slip through her fingers—not even when another team gets in her way.Kage and his brothers have their eye on one thing—revenge for their brother, tortured and murdered. When the man responsible offers up a bounty, Kage knows this is their chance, even if he’s forced to work with another team. Falling for a woman like Tamar wasn’t in his plans, but there’s no turning away from her now.Tamar and Kage must fight together for a future. The choice of being selfish or the ability to see the bigger picture for the sake of the world and its existence might blur lines of friendship and trust. Will they be able to make the right choice, for the world and each other? Or will revenge take a turn for the worse?

His Innocent Flower


Sadie Barron - 2019
    Her shop, Tori’s Blooms, is just scraping by, so being hired to style the flowers for the society wedding of the year could put her business on the map.If she makes it out alive, that is. It’s not a Bridezilla that Tori has to worry about. It’s the bride’s demanding, perfectionist—and drop-dead gorgeous—father.An all-too-demanding man…CEO Gabriel gets exactly what he wants, or else. His little girl is getting married, and he’s taking a hands-on interest in everything—including the beautiful florist whose baby blues have his protective alpha side roaring to possess her.Tori is the woman for Gabriel, today, tomorrow and forever, and he’ll be taking her pretty flower before anyone can say “I do.”Author's note: this is a short, steamy, over-the-top and safe insta-love romance that will have you sighing with happiness. No cheating, only a big flowery happy every after!

No Regrets


H.J. Bellus - 2017
    Period.He’s the king of the turf and is only missing one thing in his life.Shayne PetersonNo regrets. She is his forever.Three seconds on the game clock…game over. I win.

Stone


Addy Archer - 2020
    You might say he’s the one who saved her. If only she can allow herself to see it that way too, since the turn of events makes her question everything and everyone. Protecting an innocent while simultaneously dealing with an ulterior motive will never work out the way it’s supposed to. Not when Stone is fully invested and finally decides to grab hold of what’s right in front of him. He thought no woman had what it takes to be the president’s old lady. In the end, it all comes down to his ability to protect the woman who claimed his heart. The moment you pull the trigger, there’s no stopping the bullet; all you can do is brace for impact. Collide with the world of Trigger Pull MC, where an encounter with a rugged biker will inevitably change your life.

Pumpkin King


Abby Knox - 2020
    When he impulsively complicates everything by offering a job to cute single mom Jane, he realizes he's got a lot more work to do: both on the farm, and on his finessing his new employee.Jane has moved back to her hometown to start over, hoping a change of scenery and proximity to her best friend, Rocket, will provide the stability she wants for her daughter and for herself. The last thing she needs is a man, least of all one who’s her boss. If only he’d stop being so attractive in that sweaty shirt … and smelling so good … and looking at her like that, she might be able to concentrate on her work.Come along for some good old-fashioned autumn fun with Henry and Jane, and stay for the not-so-wholesome pumpkin patch shenanigans! Don’t worry. Henry’s gourds are extremely sturdy.This book is intended for readers 18 and over due to graphic sexual content.

The Glass Slipper (Black Valley Shifters, #1)


Mila Crawford - 2021
    For ten years, I have been planning my escape, desperate for my freedom, far from the dysfunctional pack, the cruel Alpha that ruled them. I never believed it would be possible until I met him. AxelIt was meant to be a quick conference. I was supposed to be there to represent the Black Valley Wolf Pack. I wasn’t expecting to challenge anyone or change a whole system of corruption and evil embedded in the most deranged and depraved pact in the region. That was before I saw her. My mate. Now I would burn the whole world and everyone who stood in my way to make her mine.

Amber's Allure


Evie Harrison - 2018
    That's because each and every Channing was lucky enough to find their soulmate-- and most of them found their partner early. At thirty-two, Jake's just about given up on the whole thing- until the night he goes back to work to grab a file and finds the girl of his dreams shaking her hips while cleaning his office. Amber never believed in soul mates until she met a certain tall, dark and handsome CEO. This pancake-loving cleaner is about to find out that happily ever after arrives when you least expect it. This steamy insta-love novella will melt your heart and your reading device! Erotic Intentions are short, sweet, insta-love books that are meant to steam up your reading device and melt your heart. No drama, no angst— just lust, love and some smoking hot love. * * * Please note that Amber's Allure was previously published under the pen name Evie Harrison in 2017.