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Bad Bad Bad


K. Webster - 2017
    Two taboo treats. Brandt’s Cherry Girl He’s old enough to be her father. She’s his best friend’s daughter. Their connection is off the charts. And so very, very wrong. This can’t happen. Oh, but it already is… Sheriff’s Bad Girl He’s the law and follows the rules. She’s wild and out of control. His daughter’s best friend is trouble. And he wants to punish her… With his teeth. WARNING: These novellas are extremely hot and jam packed with insta-love. They’re MAJORLY taboo so if you have triggers about age and deviant acts, please don’t read this. I can’t be held responsible for corrupting you. If you have a taste for all things naughty, then you’re going to devour these taboo treats!

HIS Everything


Frankie Love - 2017
    And when she tells me her fantasies … there’s nothing that will stop me from making them come true. She asks me to play her baby-daddy and wants the role of my wife. I’ll give in to her domestic kink … after all, she’s a virgin determined to get her cherry popped -- and with a body as delicious as hers, I know I’ll need another taste. We share one unforgettable night and make plans for plenty more … but then she disappears into thin air. No trace. No name. All I have is the memory of her innocence and the belief that what we had was real. Nothing will stop me from finding her. She's my everything ... and I’ll make sure she never forgets it. Dear Reader, This is a filthy-sweet story with kinky undertones … well, not really under … more like on top of and inside. Filled with, even. It’s got amnesia, oysters, and plenty of shucking. xo, frankie

Bounced


Brill Harper - 2017
    I've seen some crazy stuff as a bouncer. I thought I'd seen it all.But I've never seen anything like her. Just one look and I knew my life was never going to be the same. She's sweet, innocent, and looking for trouble.She found it.I'm big and mean and more trouble than she ever imagined. I'm going to mess up all her carefully laid plans. And I'm going to make her mine.SarahI'm a careful girl. Life is too dangerous not to be. I have a plan. Goals. And none of them include an overly-muscled, tattooed, possessive bouncer with an eye patch from the road house just outside of city limits.I just wanted one night off from being perfect, boring, and careful.He's too much man for a girl like me. Too intense. Too visceral.But I don't think he's going to let me go.Author's Confession: I don't even know if this could happen in real life. Luckily, it's a book. That means the hot, tatted, beardy bouncer can totally take one look at the virgin college student studying actuarial science and know he's going to marry the sh!t out of her. Right?

Hunger (Forbidden Fantasies #6)


S.E. Law - 2020
    When her brother loses his job during the pandemic, they’re left hungry and starved for food. She needs calories, and there’s one place in town to get it.John’s the billionaire owner of a grocery chain. He feeds many, employs more, and basically runs the local economy. But when a desperate girl comes knocking at his door, his mind goes into overdrive because he’s willing to make a trade: food, in return for the luscious woman’s curves.We’re waaaaay out in left field here as an alpha male prepares to barter with an innocent girl in desperate straits. John’s going to feed Britney, but it’s going to be with more than just steak because his dirty deal involves a pregnancy and a baby for the curvy girl! No cheating, no cliffhangers, and always a HEA for my readers.

Sweet Trouble


Sasha Gold - 2016
    That’s what’s between me and the Voss family. I vowed to come after the Voss men when I got out of prison. By then they were all dead or gone. Imagine my surprise when a Voss I didn’t know about comes to town. Bailey Voss is gorgeous, sexy and way too young for me. I tell myself I’m going to stay clear but then on a stormy night I see her. At a bar. Getting hit on. When she tries to leave and can’t get her car to start I make one, simple offer. Bailey Bad vibe. Mr. McKinley’s got a grudge against me. Why? I have no idea. But he scares me. When I run into him at the dance hall, I want to keep my distance, but I can’t. The man practically forces me onto the dance floor… but his touch makes me feel something I’ve never felt before. The attraction is potent, raw and carnal. I might be innocent, but I’ve never wanted a man like I want the man everyone calls Nicholas “Mount” McKinley. ***** Standalone Novel, No Cliffhanger, Happily Ever After ***** ***** Safe Read, No Cheating, Some Strong Language *****

The Claiming


Jordan Silver - 2013
    From the moment the young Jade Cooper first laid eyes on the hunk her young girl heart had been lost, but Brax hated her on sight or so it seemed; until one night in a snow storm the young girl's fears sent her rushing into the arms of the one man she would give anything to love and things got heated between the two. Passions flared and secrets are revealed in this tale of unrequited lust.Short Erotic Tale Word Count 7000 app.

Something About a Hot Guy


A.L. Jackson - 2019
    Arrogant jerk.Obscenely gorgeous. Completely out of my league. Did I mention he's my best friend's big brother? Oh yeah, and I've been in love with him my entire life. Kenna Myer drives me insane. Adorably shy. Painfully awkward. Ridiculously sexy. And my sister has made it clear on multiple occasions that she's completely off-limits. When I show at the apartment she shares with my sister for a surprise visit to find my sister away for the weekend, I know a should walk. I don't. It turns out my sweet Kenna has herself a secret...a blog called Something About a Hot Guy. I'm ninety-nine percent sure its top subject is me. One thing I’m certain of? Things are about to get interesting... A quick and fun romance read from NYT Bestselling Author A.L. Jackson.

Mean Right Hook


Michele Mills - 2020
    She’s spilt coffee all over her work uniform, and then the elevator breaks down. Now she’s stuck in a tenuous mining cage with a silent, rugged miner with mighty fists, shocking fangs and a mean right hook—who keeps pulling her into his massive arms and inhaling her scent. When the cage starts hurtling towards certain disaster she finds her bare hand accidentally clasped within his rough claw…and Leah’s about to discover the true meaning of the term, “mating compatible.” But is she ready for this commitment, or is a human about to break an alien miner’s heart?

Claiming Red


C.M. Steele - 2015
    Rick didn't know that when he walked into his sister's salon that he would be hit with his family's affliction for love. The redheaded tomboy with an attitude needed to be tamed and claimed, and he was just the guy to do it. An astute businessman, Rick wastes no time, claiming her as his and getting rid of the competition. This is a stand-alone story, full of insta-love and sex with a HEA.

Devastate Me


Emma Castle - 2020
    She doesn’t have the heart for love or even lust, not after her last boyfriend dumped her. No, she’s here to focus on living a quiet life, working as an online clothing stylist and avoiding men like the hottie next door. It doesn’t matter that her new neighbor is a former Navy SEAL, or that he grows the most beautiful azaleas and looks like he might just be capable of killing a woman with pleasure in bed. Yeah, she’s hands off on this one—no matter how much he tempts her.Colt Henshaw has a thing about women. He loves them, but he can’t trust them with his heart. Not after his ex-fiancée slept with his best friend while he was serving his country. After moving to a small town, fending off the housewives and divorcées on his quiet little street is the only thing he wants to worry about. But one look at the woman who moves in next door has him rethinking his vow of solitude. He can’t help but imagine all the things he would do to her if she belonged to him. Better for him to stick to his fantasies, because the last thing he should do is steal a kiss. Uh-oh . . . it might be too late for that.

My Reluctant Shifter Match (Love Bites Dating Agency Book 3)


Skye Alder - 2022
    

Sunshine and the Stalker


Dani René - 2018
    I call it clever research.It gets me what I want and when I want it.When I get bored, I move on.My system works like a charm…Until a little ray of SUNSHINE shows up.***Dating is nonexistent for me.I’m quirky, silly, and inexperienced.This means my romantic life is certainly lacking.I don’t date because no one’s interested.Some say I’m an independent woman who doesn’t need a man.But I know I’m on the fast track to becoming a lonely cat lady.How many cats are too many cats anyway?My boring world stays that way…Until my future stepmother’s STALKER shows up.

Hauntingly Ever After


Jisa Dean - 2021
    Not only is she just starting her career but she also just bought the big, scary house everyone swears is haunted. But Clover doesn’t believe the house is bad. She’s been in love with it ever since she was young…just like Knox, her best friend’s brother. He might look rough on the outside and have a bad reputation but something about him calls her to him, er, calls her to the house.Until she finds out all those rumors about ghosts and things going bump in the night …they’re all true and might just be too much for her to handle. So does that mean the things about Knox are true too or can she lean on him when the responsibility of owning a big haunted house gets to be too much? Will he stay or will he break her heart and make all of the dreams she’s had for the two of them just another faded memory that still haunts the house.Happy Halloween! It’s that time of year and I have been watching all the scary television shows to bring this one to you. If you like your candy corn a little on the rough side and you don’t mind getting lost in the maze with me sit down and let Clover and Knox take you for a hauntingly good ride. (Okay, that’s the last of the Halloween puns I’m making for the year).

Rules of the Friend-Zone: A Friends-to-Lovers/Snowed-in together/Curvy Girl Romance (Hot Texas Nights Book 4)


Kat Baxter - 2021
    

Caveman


Jo Raven - 2017
    Hot single daddy. Arrogant. Rude. Older. My boss. Totally off limits... right? Matthew Hansen is the kind of handsome that has grown women whispering behind their hands and giggling like schoolgirls. Dark, tall and mysterious, he’s a newcomer to our little town. He’s a gritty, grease-covered mechanic, and a single daddy. Sweet, right? Plus, he’s looking for a nanny – and I am desperately looking for a job. Sounds like the perfect deal. Only he’s a jerk. An uncivilized, hulking brute. Zero manners. Zero interest in making me feel welcome in his home. Downright rude. But oh, so sexy. And I need the job. I can do this. One thing is for sure: I can’t fall for the Caveman. No matter how sexy he is. How mysterious. How tortured. That’s the only rule – and one I’m about to break. ***This is a standalone, full-length romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger or cheating. For a limited time, I have included ZANE, a standalone novel, and MICAH, a standalone long novella, as bonus. ***(Librarian Note: This story is loosely connected (as a sort of sequel) to Zane (Inked Brotherhood, #3).)