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Untapped
Weston Parker - 2017
He’s the enforcer, the hitman for the syndicate, and the type of guy who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. His hideaway is as unconventional as they come… the New York Public Library. With a thirst for knowledge and a grand getaway at his fingertips, he loses himself daily in the dusty tales of old. Life is too f*cked up most days of the week. Peace would be beyond welcomed. Grace Adams desires more than anything to live fully alive, and yet, she’s doing just the opposite of that. She’s a librarian at the New York Public Library and spends her days wishing like hell that she could disappear into one of the romance novels she reads. With an imagination that would shock her family and friends, she keeps to herself and lives in the colorful parts of her mind – alone. Untapped. When the same deliciously dangerous alpha male keeps showing up between the bookshelves, her daydreams quickly dive into passion that feels too good to be true. The kind that could burn anyone involved. The kind she would do anything for. Maybe even kill… This is a full-length, standalone bad boy crime novel. Buyer beware for naughty language, naughty sexual acts and very, very naughty boys. No Cheating, HEA.
Hayden's Timbre
Thia Finn - 2017
My dad needs a date. He’s around 30, single, a musician, and hot (at least the women in the audience think so, eww). He’s a great dad. He’s fun, the best friend everyone loves, and can keep up with an awesome twelve-year-old guy like myself. You’d be getting a keeper with him. Swipe left and give him a try. What kind of kid sets his dad up on online dating? How desperate can his dad be? He can’t be in a place worse than the hopeless situation I’m in. Some jerk cost me my job and my life dominoed in a down-hill slide from there. The calamities begin from the moment Hayden and Timbre meet. Are the complications in their lives too much to make a relationship last? Hayden Devillier fell into the good life when the mega rock band Assured Distraction made him part of their family. His family planning didn't include becoming a father at eighteen but through the trickery of an unwanted roommate, who happens to be his cousin's girlfriend, he finds himself raising his son alone. Hard choices involving his career for the sake of his child, did have to be planned. Now Hayden feels his own life slipping by, but getting into the dating scene with a twelve-year-old active kid, proved to be harder than he realized. Then he met a woman standing on a corner, and his life is covered in more than he bargained for. A wall of water raining down on Timbre Simon changed her life before the drops reached the pavement. All she wanted to do was open he own counseling practice in Austin but instead she finds herself jobless, homeless, and friendless which started with the rain. Timber's plan does not include a man because she's headstrong and refuses to change her dream, especially for a man. The hot guy who started all of her problems seems determined to be in her life, wanted or not. When Timbre and Hayden's lives kept crossing paths, it seemed like other forces pushed them in the same direction. Can he let his guard down with a women and trust her with his son? Will she let hers down and allow him to disrupt her plan? All of this could be for nothing though, when old friends and enemies resurface to derail their lives.Read the companion book to the Amazon best-selling Assured Distraction rock star romance series where it's fun days, rocking concerts, and sizzling nights.
Breaking Cage
A.J. Pryor - 2016
Journalist Hannah Black has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: Get the exclusive story from the Chicago Bears’ new starting quarterback, Derek Cage. There’s only one problem—Derek refuses to talk to reporters. The son of a famed Illinois senator, this football star despises the media. Hannah has never been one to follow orders, especially when she wants something. When her new assignment tries to give her the brush off, Hannah won't take no for an answer, going to extremes to get the attention of this superstar athlete. Drawn to her quirky questions and die-hard persistence, Derek begins opening up to this rookie reporter, and he can’t stay away no matter how hard he tries. As the two get closer, Hannah finds herself falling for the enigmatic quarterback. But nothing’s ever easy. As a decade old secret comes to light, Hannah has to decide how far she’ll go and how many lines she’s willing to cross to keep Derek safe. Is uncovering the truth worth the risk of losing it all?
Twisted Steel
Elizabeth KnoxKrista Ames - 2020
Some clubs are known, while others are brand spanking new. While each story takes place in a separate club, you can always count on copious amounts of danger, suspense and—most of all—angst. We all know the common code of MCs. Will these men and women put their brotherhood above all else, or will they sacrifice everything for love? This collection includes stories from Addison Jane, Erin Osborne, Nia Farrell, Chelle C. Craze, Dani René, Amy Davies, Elizabeth Knox, E.C. Land, Krista Ames, Letha Gene, Claire Shaw, Scarlett Black, Courtney Lynn Rose, & Rae B. Lake.
Top Dog: A Mafia Romance
Rye Hart - 2018
When I was forced to leave I took my secret with me.Now I'm back. And I'm not alone.This forbidden love affair is about to start a war.RomeoThey call me a thug. Vengeful. Fierce.And I don't give a f*ck.I'm here to make things right with Julia.The only woman I've ever wanted.And the only one I could never have.Her ruthless uncle wants to take me down.And he'll use Julia to get his way.Let the b*astard try. This time nothing comes between us - or my son.The world will finally accept our love - even if I have to bring them h*ll to take what's mine.**Top Dog is a 70,000+ word full-length standalone novel with no cheating or cliff-hangers. Additional exclusive mafia romance novel and bonus content included for your reading pleasure! - Rye Hart (USA Today Bestselling Author)**
Inked: Broken Spears MC
Heather West - 2017
She is the perfect canvas. Pale. Blank. Ready for me to maim her, claim her, make her mine. She didn’t know when she walked in the door that there would be no walking out. I’ve been waiting my whole life for a girl like her. And now that she’s here, she’s not going anywhere. But there are shadows on her tail. Skeletons in the closet have come to life. When someone breaks into her house and threatens her child, I do the only reasonable thing: I bring her to my bed for safekeeping. My brothers at the MC will keep her and her son safe while I track down the bastards out for her blood. And when I find out her ex is pulling strings from behind the scenes, I make a decision that there is no backing down from: I’m going to kill the motherf***er who threatened my woman. And then I’m going to mark her so the world knows she’s mine. INKED is a full-length, standalone romance novel with steamy hot sex, strong language, a happily every after ending, and NO CLIFFHANGERS. Contains dark and disturbing themes, and over-the-top sexiness that may be uncomfortable for some readers. Includes additional bonus content!
Hitman's Revenge
Emilia Beaumont - 2016
Jack Steele Hazel is the one woman I could never have, and I’ve done everything in my power to stay away from her, to keep her out of my dangerous life. But when Hazel’s dad, my mentor, is brutally murdered and she’s kidnapped I’m left with no alternative. I have to find her and kill the men who so much as lay a hand upon her sweet face. Yet when I do, I fear I won’t be able to resist the temptation to strip her innocence away and keep her for myself. Hazel Bradshaw Jack was every girl’s fantasy; dangerous, brooding and sexy as sin, and over the years as we grew up together he slowly became mine. I longed for him to notice me but no matter what I did he always remained distant. I won't let him push me away again, not anymore. Kidnapped by a murderous and powerful man, a pawn in his game, I must try to stay alive long enough for Jack to find me. For years I’ve saved myself only for him, never letting anyone touch me, and now he must come and save me. And when he does, I’m going to make sure this time he finally takes what’s rightfully his. Author's Note: HITMAN'S REVENGE is a FORBIDDEN BAD BOY Romance, with taboo elements and hot and steamy scenes!
Identity Crisis
Rochelle Paige - 2015
With only two weeks to go before her manuscript is due, she heads to a remote cabin in the Smoky Mountains with no internet or cell service.An ex-military security specialist...Blaine West is halfway around the world when he gets a frantic message from his childhood sweetheart. She needs to lay low for awhile so he puts her in touch with someone who can help her until he can get back to town.A dead body...When Blaine arrives at the hotel where they were supposed to meet, he learns the body of a local author was discovered that morning but there's no sign of his old flame.And a case of mistaken identity...Delia returns home completely unaware that the police believe she's been murdered. With Delia alive and his ex still missing, Blaine has the skills and connections to find out exactly what happened and keep Delia safe.Lead to a passion that burns out of control.
Dirty Aristocrat
Georgia Le Carre - 2016
Faking the truth was a whole lot harder. * Lord Ivan de Greystoke Don’t let my fancy title fool you because I'm a bad boy. I've always been. Now I've set my sights on Tawny Maxwell the one woman who stirs a possessiveness and desire in me that makes my insides twist. She's nineteen, blonde, fabulously beautiful, and married to Robert Maxwell. Which makes her a gold digger and my f**king stepmother! Oh and completely unavailable ... until now. For the old man’s dead, she’s the heiress of a hundred million fortune, and I’m the executor of her trust, but it ain't no walk in the park. My stepbrother and stepsisters feel robbed and are of the opinion that she should join her husband a.s.a.p, and I’ve got a raging hard-on. Permanently. Then I come up with the perfect solution. A fake marriage ... to me. Tawny Maxwell Everyone thinks I’m a gold digger. Even the dazzlingly, beautiful man whom I can't stop thinking about looks at me with distrust and suspicion in his silver eyes. But they don’t know the whole story. I have a secret. It's so big it will blow their minds, but I’m not telling. Never...
Forsaking Gray
K.L. Kreig - 2015
Deception. Betrayal.Within less than twenty-four hours of proposing to the love of Gray's life, Liva disappeared. No note. No trace. No explanation. Nothing. Now, five years later, she’s resurfaced and Gray will stop at nothing to make Livia his again. But is love enough to forgive an unforgivable wrong?Livia had less than sixty seconds to make a decision that would change her life forever. She sacrificed. She suffered. She survived. Now that she's back, she's determined that no one ever discover her shameful secret - especially the only man she's ever loved. But will hiding the past destroy her future?
Bro'
Joanna Blake - 2015
You know the type. Rich, hot, tan, full of himself. Well, I've got one under my skin and he's driving me insane. The worst part is, he knows it.Clayton Westfield isn't my friend or even just a classmate. He's something even more annoying. My mother Dana works for the Westfield's and we live in their house. Well, above the garage really. Clayton is just a few years older so I've known him all my life. We even went to the same private school.He's rich, he's loud, he's full of himself. He's a BRO' in the worst sense of the word.And I can't take my eyes off of him. He knows it too. He has a lot of fun posing for me by the pool, half naked or worse. But the jokes on him because after freshman year of college, I finally grew boobs.Now it's summer and he's the one who can't keep his eyes off of me.Turn about is fair play, doncha think?
We Shouldn't: A Brother's Best Friend Collection
Lilian Monroe - 2021
Conflicted
Abbie St. Claire - 2015
Claire brings you Conflicted on 5th. There is no cliffhanger in this version, it has been removed.Chance made them neighbors. Chemistry made them lovers. Will fate make them a family?Widower and orthopedic surgeon, Ian Briggs has room in his life for two things, his practice and his son, Oliver. A forced relocation shakes up more than his sense of direction when he finds himself captivated and lusting for his new neighbor.Chelsie Peterson is piecing together the shattered fragments of her life. A divorce from her cheating and emotionally abusive husband leaves her a single mother and doubting her value as a woman.Fiery impulses entice Ian and Chelsie to surrender to a passionate and inconvenient romance. Is there more than the desire to escape the frenzy of life that binds them?Chance made them neighbors. Chemistry makes them lovers. Will fate make them a family?