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Castle Investigations: The Complete Series
Dee Bridgnorth - 2019
Working two jobs to put food on the table leaves no time for romance. When a former Air Force Para rescue pilot visits her diner every week vying for her attention, Scarlett is tempted to throw caution to the wind and take a chance. But when her sister Emery is kidnapped by human traffickers it seems that only Lucas Falco has the connections and training to find her. Castle Investigations team member Lucas Falco is a creature of habit. His most recent one is the fiery redhead that works at the local diner. Just when he's finally broken down her resistance to spending time with him outside the diner, Scarlett's world is turned upside down. Good thing Lucas is just the person to help her. Book 2 Cate Bradshaw often wonders about the one that got away. When she goes undercover as a high dollar escort she comes face to face with Gabriel Sanchez, the man who left her brokenhearted years earlier. She agrees to help Gabriel with Castle Investigations' missing person's case while she secretly works to finish her expose on the man responsible for the death of her friend. Gabriel Sanchez was shocked to see that his "date" for the evening was none other than Cate Bradshaw, the only woman he'd ever let into his hear. Cate's undercover status gives Castle Investigations the insider they need to find the missing girl they've been hired to rescue, and that means Gabriel must work closely with Cate to uncover the secrets that lie somewhere in the tangled web of a secret society in D.C. Book 3 Isabel Castle thought going undercover with her partner and her brother's best friend, Ethan Hunt would be a walk in the park. Only her feelings seem to have a mind of their own. When she and Ethan are forced into the role of newlyweds the lines between reality and fiction are blurred. Ethan Hunt has tried to deny there is anything between him and Isabel Castle, but when a drunken dare leads to wedding bells, Ethan decides that maybe she's a risk worth taking. When they're cover is blown and things get dicey, Ethan and Isabel must work together to bring down a Vegas crime lord who may hold the keys to discovering who is behind the much larger operation. Book 4 Quita, former Vegas showgirl, made the ultimate choice several years ago: give up her freedom to save her mother. She'd been forced to play the cards she'd been dealt, until Zach Harper and the Castle Investigations team saved her life and unwittingly handed her the keys to her freedom. Only someone wants what Quita has, and they will stop at nothing to get it back. Zach Harper, computer geek extraordinaire loves the thrill of the chase, except chasing down the only woman who hasn't left his mind since he stayed with her in a Las Vegas hospital. When a frantic call for help comes in from Quita, Zach drops everything to come to her rescue, and when a road trip to Arizona is the only way to save the life of Quita's mother, Zach and Quita set out to face the threat head on. Book 5 For five years Maggie Thomas has hidden from her past, but she's ready to put that all behind her and explore the growing feelings she has for Castle Investigations' leader Sullivan Castle. But when a ghost from her past makes an unwelcome appearance and threatens everything she loves, Maggie needs help, and Sully is just the person to help her. Sully Castle is broken, but it's quite tempting to allow a pink-haired pixie the opportunity to put him back together again. But when Maggie's life is threatened by someone in her past, Sully is determined to keep her safe.
Made of Steel
Ivy Smoak - 2020
The only thing she knew for sure was that she was going to marry him. Just as soon as she could convince him that she didn't have cooties. But tragedy tore her away from him before they ever got a chance at their happily ever after. And the worst part? He forgot all about her.Ten years after Summer lost everything, she's given a fresh start in the witness protection program. The only rule: don't speak to anyone from her past. A rule that's hard to follow when she finds out that the boy next door is living right down the hall. Unlike him, she never forgot. But she knows that the future she once dreamed of is no longer an option. And if she reveals her identity, she could get them both killed.Miles fell in love with the girl next door when he was eight-years-old. When she disappeared in the foster care system, it felt like a piece of him was missing. So when she shows up in his life again with a different color hair and a new name? It doesn’t fool him. And this time he'll do whatever it takes to keep her.
Love on the Screen
A.M. Willard - 2015
Just when she's ready to throw the towel in and call it quits, her friends create her profile on the newest site. With nothing left to lose, she dives in for one last try.Lennox Taylor, a construction worker by day, a computer programmer by night creates a profile to test his system out. Bored with the same routine, he figures he has nothing left to lose as he plays along with finding love through the virtual world. What he wasn't ready for- was the perfect match- but is she the one? Is love a click away? Or is it a myth that you can find your soul mate on the screen? Find out what's in store for Amalia and Lennox as International Bestselling author A.M. Willard takes you on a speed date that just might have you laughing in your pants.***THIS NOVELLA IS RECOMMENDED FOR READERS 18 AND UP DUE TO SEXUAL SITUATIONS AND LANGUAGE***
Undercover Seduction
Gemma Hart - 2016
That was Marco Desmond. Hot, lethal, and the world’s best hit man for the dangerous Desmond Mafia. And it was my job to go undercover and seduce him so that I could find out the crucial information needed for possibly the biggest sting operation by the FBI. Easy, right? Oh god. As if that wasn’t hard enough, I was going undercover into the heart of the Desmond Mafia. One false move or wrong word and my life would end before I knew it. But I was determined to make this work. I would prove once and for all that I was an FBI agent worth her salt, even if it meant seducing the devil. Halle Margot. Did that gorgeous little fool know what she had gotten herself into? No one walks into the Desmond Mafia and expects to get out alive. You walk in on two legs but you go out on your back. I had enough on my plate and enough secrets to fill several closets but from the moment I see that curvy angel, I can’t seem to focus on anything but her. With her naive clumsiness getting her deeper and deeper into the heart of the Desmond Mafia, I know I have to save her. But can I do it before we both burn in this hell?
Breaking the Cycle
Megan Lowe - 2016
Reed Ryan avoided it by never falling in love, but meeting Bria Adams threatens all the boundaries he's put in place. With a rival racing team at his door and his family's 'curse' always in the background, Reed knows he must overcome his fears in order to protect the woman who's found a place in his heart. Will Bria succumb to the misfortune that seems to befall the women in love with the Ryan men? Or will she be the one to finally break the cycle?
Worth the Risk
J.B. Heller
But now she needs him more than ever...ABEKalista isn’t just another client, she’s the face that’s been haunting my dreams for the last three months. I can’t get the woman out of my head, not since we shared one of the hottest nights of my life. She’s under my skin, and I want her back underneath me. Keeping my head isn't going to be easy, she knows exactly how to push all my damn buttons. Stubborn doesn’t even begin to describe the woman. Infuriating, cold, and sexy as sin, they come close, it’s lucky I know how to warm her up. But I can’t think like that with her life on the line. I live to protect, as marine for over a decade and now as a bodyguard. No matter what it takes, I will keep Kalista safe. Whoever's behind the threat on her life had better be ready, because I'm coming for them.
Talon
Sybil Bartel - 2016
I fuck. I pretend to smile. Two years ago my life was perfect, until it wasn’t. I scattered my wife’s ashes then walked away from the Marines. I didn’t think I had anything left to lose. I was wrong. The blonde showed up on my doorstep beaten and stabbed. I did what I was trained to do — I stitched her up. I didn’t have a clue who she was and I told myself I didn’t care. Until they came looking for her. I swore I’d take my last breath before I let anyone else hurt her, except I didn’t know she was keeping a deadly secret. Now I had two choices, her life or mine. Marriage and combat taught me the same thing — I was no one’s hero. And I was about to prove it. Warning: This book contains offensive language, violence and sexual situations. Mature audiences only.
Going Pro Box Set
Ashlyn Hope - 2018
Especially relationships. Yes, she was a superstar as a kid, but as a woman by herself in the big city, Pro doesn't always feel like she's living up to her nickname. These days she can't get a win. One day she'll be struggling to pay for rent. The next she'll be dealing with the downfalls of internet dating. She's all alone in the big city and fighting to keep her business afloat while trying to find love, and none of these things are going her way. When Pro finally lands her dream client she takes herself out to bask in her small success, but her celebration gets sacked when she catches her new guy out on the town with another girl! Hurt, upset, and a hot mess, Pro abandons her night of celebration in tears, running out of a champagne lounge and accidentally slamming into the chest of a man on the street–David. Kind, considerate, and absolutely massive, David plays for a local professional football team. Nicknamed "Meat Mountain," he's huge everywhere and has rich brown eyes, a chiseled face, and a heart of gold. Eventually Pro starts living up to her superstar nickname. She’s got it all going on! But if it’s not one thing, it’s another. From a dangerously jealous coworker to mixed messages to a media frenzy, lots of things seem to be trying to stand between Pro and her happily ever after. Will somebody end up with a ring at the end of these season? Read the steamy, yet sweet, Going Pro series to find out.
Ruined by the Biker: Blacktop Blades MC
Evelyn Glass - 2017
Took her, used her, and left her to die by the road. I found her limping on the road with hollow eyes and refusing to talk. I don’t do rescues—but she’s about to be my lone exception. I was delivering a batch of MDMA for the Blacktop Blades MC when I found her by the side of the road. She’d been through hell and back. And once she finally opened up, once she let me know what the animals did to her. Something inside of me snapped. I promised myself I wasn’t going to get involved. But she turned my life upside down, and now nothing will keep me back. Nothing will keep me from her. Especially not the same animals who took her. They thought they could drag her back. They thought they could steal her from me. They have no idea who they’re messing with. No idea what I’m capable of. No idea the kind of war they just started. The kind of war that I’ll finish. Ruined by the Biker is a full-length, standalone romance novel with steamy hot sex, NO CHEATING, 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.
Monday: Sweet Romance (Sweet and Timeless Book 1)
Lily Rose - 2017
L. Todd's steamy contemporary romance novel Monday. This story is the same as the contemporary romance and conveys all the passion of the original book without any explicit scenes or harsh language. I don’t believe in destiny. In fate. Or in soul mates. But I believe in Hawke. My life has never been whole since my parents left forever. I have my brother, someone I can barely tolerate most of the time, and I have my best friend, Marie. And I have myself. But when Hawke walks into my life, there’s an immediate connection. Our eyes lock and an unspoken conversation is exchanged. For the first time in my life, I actually feel something. But he doesn’t. He keeps me at arm’s length and pretends there’s nothing between us when there clearly is. I’m not the kind of girl to wait around for any guy, so I don’t. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t in the back of my mind. Our paths cross again in a way neither one of us expect and it changes everything. Was it destiny that made it happen? Was it fate? Or was it something else?
The Last One
Tawdra Kandle - 2014
The last year has been a roller coaster: her widowed mother just married a long-time family friend. Her younger brother unexpectedly became a father and a husband. Everyone's life is changing. . .except for hers. As she begins her final summer of college, Meghan's looking for excitement and maybe a little romance. Nothing serious; this girl just wants to have fun. But the only man for Meghan turns out to be the last one she expects. Sam Reynolds doesn't need excitement, and he doesn't want romance. Fun is out of the question. He's been the steady, responsible one since his parents were killed, and serious is his way of life. When Sam rescues Meghan alongside a dark Georgia backroad, she falls hard for his deep brown eyes and slow drawl. But making him see her as more than just a party girl won't be easy. Sam's tempted by the fiery young artist, even as he realizes that giving into his feelings will mean radical change. . .maybe more than he can handle. Nobody ever said love was simple.
Hitman on Campus
Lara Swann - 2016
The youngest hitman the Irish mob has ever seen. Not some f*cking bodyguard.But the boss's daughter is heading back to college with a threat on her life, and I can't exactly say no when I'm told to protect her. A few weeks of hot girls and college parties doesn't sound so bad anyway.Except that's not what I get.Alana Sullivan is smoking hot, with a body just made for wrapping around my c*ck, but she doesn't do parties. Or drinking. Or anything remotely fun.F*ck me.She's completely off limits. A good girl with no clue about her dear daddy's activities. And all I can think about is corrupting her - one soul-destroying orgasm at a time.Screw it. I don't play by the rules. If I have to follow her to classes and study groups and - yes, really - the library, I'm going to have some fun.And she'll never know what hit her.AlanaI can't stop thinking about the new guy in my classes. He seems to be everywhere I look, and it's driving me crazy.It's not his playboy-looks, cocky attitude or scorchingly-arrogant smile. Well...maybe a little.But I swear he's different. Covered in tattoos, rough and dangerous like nothing I've ever known - and he talks dirty. Like filthy, panty-melting suggestions that make me want to slap him and kiss him at the same time.He's so not my type. I don't do bad boy jerks with one-track minds.But what kind of bad boy never misses a class and turns up at the library every day?He's hiding something. And I'm going to find out what it is.Hitman on Campus is a fun, sexy college romance with a twist of steam, action and suspense. It has a guaranteed HEA and no cheating or cliffhangers!As a thank-you to my readers, Hitman on Campus comes with a FREE BONUS BOOK, Hitman's Captive! Hitman on Campus ends at approximately 45% on your Kindle, but rest assured - it's a full length 80,000 word novel.
Long Time Coming
Edie Claire - 2003
But back at home, the past is ready and waiting to haunt her...Eighteen years have passed since Joy's childhood best friend, Jenny, met her death in a tragic car accident just a few days after their senior prom. A broken Joy left their small Kentucky hometown shortly after - determined never to come back. But when her father's illness forces her to return, she realizes that neither time nor distance have truly healed her troubled soul.Plagued with nightmares of the accident and crippled by a vague fear whose source she can't identify, Joy realizes that in order to move on she must face the truth behind several disturbing gaps in her memory of that fateful spring. But the only person who can help her is a man she despises - Jenny's erstwhile boyfriend Jeff, now a respected doctor, whose carelessness as a teenager was the cause of Jenny's horrendous death - and Joy's own emotional destruction. Can she ever forgive? She may have no choice but to try. Because both the danger she sensed - and the childhood friendship she treasured - now suddenly seem very much alive...
Being Chased
Harper Bentley - 2013
Chase takes all his assignments seriously and knows the danger of each situation. In addition, he needs this job to continue his education to achieve his ultimate goal of practicing law one day. How could he know the biggest danger this time would be guarding his heart?Julia Cooke is a young professional who’s convinced that her multimillionaire father’s only concern in having her guarded is to protect his money. Julia is immediately attracted to Chase, but his strictly-business demeanor puts her off. Just how is she supposed to ignore the handsome man responsible for her well being?When a beautiful woman and a hot bodyguard come together to battle bad guys, each other, and their own feelings, someone’s bound to let their guard down.
Fury (Sons of Chaos MC)
Paula Cox - 2017
I never thought he’d be back in my life. I swore I wouldn’t give him a second look much less a second chance. But that was before he came back like a whirlwind. Not to sweep me off my feet, but to put me on my knees JESSIE It’s not every day that a ghost walks back into your life. I did everything I could to put that horrible day out of my memory. But with a single word, he brought it all back. Brought it back and forced me to remember. He tells me he’s back to right the wrongs of the past. A second chance. A new start. I should know better than to trust him. After all… he broke my heart once already. How can I be sure that he won’t do it again? TEX There was absolutely no way she should want me. Hell, I wasn’t even sure if she still remembered me. But I remember her. There was no forgetting a girl like her. She haunted my dreams for twenty years. Left me hard more times than I can count. I won’t pretend that I’ll fix the past and mend our wounds. I won’t pretend that things won’t be worse before they get better. But I nearly lost her once. And now that she’s back in my life… There was no way I’ll lose her again. No way I’m ever letting her go. Fury is a full-length, standalone romance novel with steamy hot sex, NO CHEATING, 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.