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Spike: Satan's Disciples MC


Zoey Parker - 2016
     Spike I was raised in darkness. Blood and death are all I know. Finally freed from prison, my only goal is to make my MC even more powerful. That is, until Georgia walks in. She's in trouble, she tells me, her blue eyes flashing. She's so beautiful, so innocent, so pure… That I make her a deal. Come to my bed and I'll keep you safe. Georgia When the Russian mob comes after my younger brother, I do the only thing I can: I help him escape. But now they're after me instead. With no other choice, I go to the one person who can help me – the president of the Satan's Disciples MC , Spike Turner. He makes me a deal that even Satan wouldn't offer. If I submit to his touch, he will protect me. What else could I say but yes? What surprises me is how quickly I become entangled in his darkness. His touch is intoxicating. His kiss is liquid fire. But when I confess what he is doing to me – to my heart – he tells me he can never love me back. I try to pick up the pieces of my life in the wake of his rejection, but the mob has other ideas. Trapped in their clutches, I can only pray that Spike hasn't left me to die. I love him – even if we're both damned to hell. SPIKE 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. Perfect for fans of Sam Crescent, Jenika Snow, L Wilder, Sabrina Paige, Lauren Landish, Vanessa Waltz, Jordan Marie, and Nicole Snow. For a limited time, includes a free bonus novel, OVERDOSED, plus a sneak preview of my bestselling MC romance, STOLEN.

Fakers


Meg Collett - 2014
    Her bubbling personality and fresh beauty capture her audience each week, but they don't know the truth-she's just faking it. Beneath the surface of light-hearted smiles is a simmering darkness threatening to pull Kyra under. When Kyra moves to Canaan Island and buys her deceased mother's childhood home, she hopes to confront the lurking shadows haunting her every step. But when she meets her grumpy contractor, even her best-laid plans start to unravel. Hale Cooper is as brutally honest as he is intriguing. He hates fakers, and isn't afraid to call Kyra on her false personality. Yet, she is drawn to him, and the unexpected attraction to a man who challenges her to be her true self lands her in unchartered waters. But if she lowers her guard and allows herself to be honest with Hale, will the darkness creep in too?*This book is recommended for mature readers due to some sexual content and language. Cutting is represented in this book, and scenes may be considered triggering to some.*

The Right Time


Danielle Steel - 2017
    After her father’s untimely death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of the one she lost, and the time and encouragement to pursue her gift. Alex writes in every spare moment, gripped by the plots and themes and characters that fill her mind. Midway through college, she has finished a novel—and manages to find a seasoned agent, then a publisher. But as she climbs the ladder of publishing success, she resolutely adheres to her father’s admonition: Men read crime thrillers by men only—and so Alexandra Winslow publishes under the pseudonym Alexander Green, her true identity known only to those closest to her, creating a double life that isolates her. Her secret life as the mysterious and brilliantly successful Alexander Green—and her own life as a talented young woman—expose her to the envious, the arrogant, and Hollywood players who have no idea who she really is. Always, the right time to open up seems just out of reach, and would cost her dearly. Once her double life and fame are established, the price of the truth is always too high.

That Month in Tuscany


Inglath Cooper - 2014
    . .Ren Sawyer and Lizzy Harper live completely different lives. He’s a rock star with a secret he can no longer live with. She’s a regular person whose husband stood her up for a long planned anniversary trip. On a flight across the Atlantic headed for Italy, a drunken pity party and untimely turbulence literally drop Lizzy into Ren’s lap. It is the last thing she can imagine ever happening to someone like her. But despite their surface differences, they discover an undeniable pull between them. A pull that leads them both to remember who they had once been before letting themselves be changed by a life they had each chosen. Exploring the streets of Florence and the hills of Tuscany together - two people with seemingly nothing in common - changes them both forever. And what they find in each other is something that might just heal them both.*** Previously titled Rock Her.

The Newcomer: Twelve Science Fiction Short Stories


Alasdair C. ShawCherise Kelley - 2016
    Looks like something for everyone...There's even an alien puppy.Contents: * Introduction (The Newcomer) (2016) • essay by Alasdair Shaw * Tithe (2016) / short story by Griffin Carmichael * Exodus (2016) / short story by Alec Hutson * First Bonding (2016) / short story by Tom Germann * Ice Dreamer (2015) / short story by J. J. Green * The Nanny (2016) / short story by Cindy Carroll * Right Hand (2016) / short story by Jonathan C. Gillespie * What Make Is Your Cat? (2016) / short story by Richard Crawford * Kaxian Duty (2014) / short story by Cherise Kelley * Lessons Learned (2016) / short story by J. Naomi Ay * The Humra (2016) / short story by Laura Greenwood * The Hawk of Destiny's Fist (2016) / short story by James S. Aaron * Repulse [Two Democracies: Revolution] (2016) / short story by Alasdair Shaw .

A Samantha Christy Box Set


Samantha Christy - 2018
    tolerable ... dare I even say ... fun.At twenty-four and facing an uncertain future, I wasn't looking for this.I wasn't looking for him.But life never asked me what I wanted.We come from different worlds.He's an artist. I'm a bartender.I wonder, however, if this horrible bond we share is enough to bridge the gap between us.What happens if we don't get better?What happens if we do?A sweet tale of love and survival. Book THREE - Finding Mikayla ROMANCE DOESN'T DIE ... JUST BECAUSE THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT HAS.She can't get to him.He can't come home.Is he even alive?As the result of an EMP, Mikayla's world is a different place.Then a mysterious stranger shows up.Mitch has her questioning everything - her hope, her love, her plans for a future that may not even exist.He has a promise to keep. To whom, he can't remember.And they soon discover they share an unimaginable connection - one with enough power to strengthen their bond ... or ultimately tear them apart.Finding Mikayla is a contemporary romance with a small side of dystopian fiction.  ****Amazon named Samantha Christy an All-Star Author for being one of the most popular authors in Kindle Unlimited throughout 2018 and 2019 to date.Her books are recommended for fans of authors such as L.J. Shen, Helen Hardt, Colleen Hoover, J.S. Scott, Corinne Michaels, Lauren Landish, Vi Keeland, Nicole Snow, and E.L. James.About the AuthorSamantha Christy writes contemporary and new adult romance novels. She loves to write about hot alpha-males, sports stars, second-chance love, and deeply emotional issues. She loves to interact with readers so please look her up on social media.

Coming Home


Jourdyn Kelly - 2016
    She owns a trendy, in-demand flower boutique, has wonderful friends, and an obsession with red velvet cake. After a string of disappointing dates, Blaise decides to give up on dating, and focus on the things that are most important to her.Greyson Steele is the “family stud”. After his stint in the Delta Force, he is coerced into the family business. His manipulative mother is planning a wedding for him to a woman he can’t stand. But Greyson had other plans. At thirty-nine, Greyson is ready to settle down, but only with a woman he chooses. After meeting the fiery owner of Knight in Bloom, Greyson finds his match.Sparks fly when Blaise and Greyson meet. Can he convince her to take a chance on him? Or will Blaise’s past ruin their chances for a future? Their romance forces Greyson on a chase halfway around the world to solve a mystery, and find his love.

A Mother's Choice


Kristin Noel Fischer - 2014
    When a letter arrives threatening to reveal the truth that could destroy her tight-knit family, Nadine embarks on a difficult journey to explain her painful decision, especially to her youngest daughter, Autumn.Meanwhile, Autumn Anderson, Speech Pathologist and mother of two, is struggling in her marriage. The discovery of a troubling letter addressed to her mother disrupts her already complicated life, leading Autumn to question what she’s always believed. When the unthinkable happens, Autumn digs deeper into her family’s past and unravels a tangled web of lies and deception surrounding her own birth. Meeting the one person her mother entrusted with her secret brings Autumn face-to-face with an unexpected and shocking revelation.A Mother’s Choice is a fast-paced, uplifting, emotional read, full of family drama, love, hope, and forgiveness.

Swaying


Lucinda Blanchard - 2015
    But you can't choose what you have... can you? Desire soon turns to obsession as Charlotte embarks on a difficult and controversial journey to sway the odds to have a girl. How far is she prepared to go, and at what cost?

Broken Dreams


Cassidy K. O'Connor - 2015
    She is auditioning for Julliard and he has offers for soccer scholarships at any school he wants. Only Isabelle knew he was planning to put off college and join the Army. Tragedy strikes one day and Ian is killed. In her grief, Isabelle decides to put her dream on hold and honor his. While deployed tragedy strikes again and she is injured. Thinking her dreams of dancing again are out of reach she gives up on life. Is she strong enough to overcome her disabilities? Can the love she finds with her brothers best friend Conner be enough to help her reclaim her dreams?

This Won't End Well


Camille Pagán - 2020
    It’s bad enough that her boss sabotaged her chemistry career and her best friend tried to cure her with crystals. But after her fiancé, Jon, asks for space while he’s gallivanting around Paris, Annie decides she needs space too—from everyone.Yet when Harper moves in next door, Annie can’t help but train a watchful eye on the glamorous but fragile young woman. And if keeping Harper safe requires teaming up with Mo, a maddeningly optimistic amateur detective, who is she to mind her own business?Soon Annie has let not one but two new people into her life. Then Jon reappears—and he wants her to join him in France. She’s pretty sure letting anyone get close won’t end well. So she must decide: Is another shot at happiness worth the risk?

The One That Got Away


Bethany Chase - 2015
    She’s well on her way to having the family she’s hoped for since her mother’s death ten years ago. But with Noah on a temporary assignment abroad and retired Olympic swimmer — and former flame — Eamon Roy back in town asking her to renovate his new fixer-upper, Sarina’s life takes an unexpected turn.Eamon proves to be Sarina’s dream client, someone who instinctively trusts every one of her choices — and Sarina is reminded of all the reasons she was first drawn to him back in the day. Suddenly her carefully planned future with Noah seems a little less than perfect. And when tragedy strikes, Sarina is left reeling. With her world completely upended, she is forced to question what she truly wants in life — and in love.Full of both humor and heartbreak, The One That Got Away is the story of one woman’s discovery that, sometimes, life is what happens when you leave the blueprints behind.

Battlemaster's Gambit


Nathan Pierce - 2021
    Much further along, and waiting to finally become the main character of his own story.Fate had a funny joke for him, though.He died.Unexpectedly he was given the strangest of plot developments. He resurrected in what seemed to be a GACHA gameBeing given another chance on another world. One where he could redefine himself, starting with an unknown class of all things.Andric can only roll with it since there really isn’t any other choice.It’s time to start again and this time he’ll have to get risky, take chances, and let luck play a part.Regardless if it’s good or bad.First up for that new life motto is his class and he’s definitely taking a risk.Unknowingly, he’s given up on a typical RGP character development in favor of an unconventional class where his powers hinge on the luck of the draw.Disclaimer: This book contains copious amounts of sex, violence, cursing, and stats. There are strange cultures in a fantasy land that have very murky morals and do not adhere to any kind of human ideal of decency. This book also contains unconventional relationships and questionable moral choices.

One Shot


Louise Voss - 2015
    But was it murder or an unfortunate accident? Carmella's career will be in ruins if she gets it wrong... Louise Voss and Mark Edwards are co-authors of six thrillers as well as having many successful solo novels to their names. The third installment in their popular DI Lennon series, following FROM THE CRADLE and THE BLISSFULLY DEAD, will be out in 2017. You can find them at www.vossandedwards.com, or come and join their lively Facebook group: www.facebook.com/vossandedwards, for news and competitions.

The Rumor -- Free Preview -- The First 11 Chapters


Elin Hilderbrand - 2015
    But this summer, something's changed, and if there's anything Nantucket likes better than cocktails on the beach at sunset, it's a good rumor.And rumor has it......that Madeline, a novelist, is battling writer's block, with a deadline looming, bills piling up, and blank pages driving her to desperation--and a desperately bad decision;...that Grace, hard at work to transform her backyard into a garden paradise, has been collaborating a bit more closely that necessary with her ruggedly handsome landscape architect;...that Grace's husband, successful island real estate developer "Fast Eddie" Pancik, has embarked on quite an unusual side project;...that the storybook romance between Madeline's son, Brick, and Grace's daughter Allegra is on the rocks, heading for disaster.As the gossip escalates, and they face the possible loss of the happy lives they've worked so hard to create, Grace and Madeline try mightily to set the record straight--but the truth might be even worse than rumor has it.