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Arranged


Catherine McKenzie - 2010
    When it comes to finding someone to share it with, however, she just can't seem to get it right.After yet another relationship ends, Anne comes across a business card for what she thinks is a dating service, and she pockets it just in case. When her best friend, Sarah, announces she's engaged, Anne can't help feeling envious. On an impulse, she decides to give the service a try because maybe she could use a little assistance in finding the right man. But Anne soon discovers the company isn't a dating service; it's an exclusive, and pricey, arranged marriage service. She initially rejects the idea, but the more she thinks about it -- and the company's success rate -- the more it appeals to her. After all, arranged marriages are the norm for millions of women around the world, so why wouldn't it work for her?A few months later, Anne is travelling to a Mexican resort, where in one short weekend she will meet and marry Jack. And against all odds, it seems to be working out -- until Anne learns that Jack, and the company that arranged their marriage, are not what they seem at all.

Creole Nights: 10 Paranormal Stories That Bring The Heat


LaVerne ThompsonS. Campbell Williams - 2017
    When the sun goes down in New Orleans the heat will rise. Take a sensual exploration of those Creole nights with our hosts of humans, witches, vampires, shifters, wolves, sorcerer, ghost, reapers, voodoo priestess, warlocks, demons, priests and angels. Find out who lives, who dies, who loves for once in a lifetime. Read their sides of the story. The Beast Within- LaVerne Thompson - From moonrise to moon set the beast will rule. When the Beautiful Awake: Thakathi Awakening- Angela Kay Austin- You can't hide from us. Spellbound - ‪Reana Malori- True love is its own destiny. The Elixir of Life, Legacy: Origin- S. Campbell Williams- There is never an end, but always a new beginning. Warlocks: The Creole Coven- Latrivia Welch USA Today Bestselling Author - Love is the greatest magic of all. Phoenix Daniels Blood Ties - You can’t run from who you are. Falling for the Reaper- Adrienne D'nelle Ruvalcaba- He had seen death before, but this time is different. Love Bites- Twyla Turner - Be careful what you wish for. In Another Time- Sage Young - My love I will find, in another place, in another time. His to Claim - Stephanie Morris- He's got everything under control and she likes it that way.

Project Queen


Teresa D. Patterson - 2010
    Using her body and beauty has earned her the title, “Project Queen”. She’s got it, and was born to flaunt it! She’s determined to break away from her abusive mother, and leave her impoverished lifestyle far behind.When she begins dating a notorious drug dealer, she assumes all of her problems are over. She couldn’t be further from the truth. She finds out that beauty is only skin deep, and all of the money, spinning rims, and glitter, can come at a violent price.

Love In the Jim Crow South


Kendra Queen - 2017
     Even talking to a white man could get Eva LaLaurie killed. But the richest man in town has his eye on her. He wants to dominate her...claim her...posess her. She’s going to risk it all for love- and he better do the same. But in Klan Country nothing’s ever just black and white...

We Were Mothers


Katie Sise - 2018
    Devoted mother Cora O’Connell has found the journal of her friend Laurel’s daughter—a beautiful college student who lives next door—revealing an illicit encounter. Hours later, Laurel makes a shattering discovery of her own: her daughter has vanished without a trace. Over the course of one weekend, the crises of two close families are about to trigger a chain reaction that will expose a far more disturbing web of secrets. Now everything is at stake as they’re forced to confront the lies they have told in order to survive.

These Girls


Sarah Pekkanen - 2012
    It’s a professional coup, but her new job comes with more complications than Cate ever anticipated.Cate’s roommate Renee will do anything to nab the plum job of beauty editor at Gloss. But snide comments about Renee’s weight send her into an emotional tailspin. Soon she is taking black market diet pills—despite the racing heartbeat and trembling hands that signal she's heading for real danger.Then there’s Abby, whom they take in as a third roommate. Once a joyful graduate student working as a nanny part time, she abruptly fled a seemingly happy life in the D.C. suburbs. No one knows what shattered Abby—or why she left everything she once loved behind.Pekkanen’s most compelling, true-to-life novel yet tells the story of three very different women as they navigate the complications of careers and love—and find the lifeline they need in each other.

Legacy of the Seed


Erosa Knowles - 2018
    With a net worth of over a billion dollars, life should be sweet, right? That’s what Theo thought until he learned the same person who murdered his grandfather’s attorney plans to kill him and everyone he loves. It’s a short list. Imani, his lady, tops that list. Even without his inheritance, he’d never tuck tail and run from anyone who thought it was cool to kill an unarmed old man. Imani Randall would love Theo with or without his inheritance. After the hell she went through with her ex-husband, his rough, straight-up, personality suits her just fine. She decides to work alongside him in his newly acquired companies and is swept away by the changes his wealth and inheritance bring. With enemies gunning for them, she agrees to keep their engagement a secret as she falls deeper in love with this complicated man. Theo’s grandfather had his fingers in a lot of pies and there are those who expect Theo to continue in the old man’s footsteps. Except Theo’s not his grandfather and has no interest in doing those things. All he wants is to be left alone with his woman to live an uncomplicated life and he’s willing to fight for that right. This is Book 2 in the Seed Series. Book 1 is Protect the Seed.

Stay With Me


Maureen Smith - 2014
    One ancient legend... An invitation to ecstasy... Dallas reporter Sydney Russell is in desperate need of stress relief. When she and her best friends are invited to spend three weeks in the tropical paradise of St. Mirabelle, it’s just what the doctor ordered. Boasting white-sand beaches and lush rainforests, the beautiful Caribbean island throbs with an unmistakable sensuality…the kind that promises untold pleasures. The moment Sydney arrives and locks gazes with a breathtakingly sexy stranger, she knows that this will be the vacation of a lifetime. Although Dr. Tristan McCade isn't her usual type, she can't resist the fierce arousal he awakens in her. When he offers her a ride to her luxury resort, she surrenders to their explosive mutual attraction. It's the most reckless thing she's ever done, but her steamy island adventure is just getting started. As she falls deeper under Tristan’s seductive spell, not only does she lose her inhibitions...she soon finds herself losing her heart. But when her three weeks in paradise are up, will she be able to walk away from the one and only man she's ever loved? STAY WITH ME is an interracial BWWM erotic romance novella with fantasy elements. There will be four books in the Ecstasy Island series.

Paper Dolls


Sienna Mynx - 2015
    Her company Paper Dolls represents some of the top talent in R&B, Rock, and Hip-Hop. She has the life she worked hard for minus the love she’s always wanted. But that is soon about to change. Her ex-husband has returned. He gave her up once because of a terrible mistake. He wants his wife back and will fight to the bitter end to win her love again. Can the man capable of inflicting the greatest heartache be redeemed? Raven must answer the question while struggling to navigate the celebrity scene of junkie pop-stars and egomaniac starlets. What her husband wants and her heart decides will collide in the most unexpected way. Valentina Diamond was once the lead singer of the Black Diamonds. Now she’s a songbird without a band. Jaded over her ejection from the band she decides to makeover her life and her music. And she’s found the perfect producer to do it. Unexpected is the journey new friendship and fresh beginnings can take. And what consequences will her evolution bring to the loving relationship she has the world’s most notorious hip-hop artist? Valentina finds herself caught between two men who will do anything to have her. Can she correct the mistakes of the past and do the selfless thing? Or will her heart overrule her senses and make the choice for her. Zephyr is in love. The problem is her baseball star boyfriend doesn’t understand the true meaning of the word. His wandering eye and never-ending betrayals have pushed her to the end. She’s forced to deal with her own insecurities that have allowed her to have such unworthy lovers. The unexpected friendship between her pet and the dog next doors brings her face to face with a very handsome neighbor. He’s different, attentive, and very interested in showing her good side of man’s heart. But will he be enough to free her from the turbulent passionate history she shared with her ex?

A Walk Through Endurance


Olivia Gaines - 2018
    Grabbing the hand of the attractive lady next to to him for comfort, his fears soon abated. It didn’t take long for Abel to realize she had a calming effect on him overall. Julie Kratzner was on assignment for a year to cover the Endurance Capital of the world, sporting events. The small town was charming, but not as charming as Abel Burney. He came to her rescue more than once showing her that life and the small things in it needed to be enjoyed. Come take a walk through Endurance and fall in love with the little moments which make life oh so big.

Twisted Devotion


Sage Young - 2019
    She was taught at a very young age that lies were going to be a part of her life. LEARN - Violet learned that she needed to look out for herself and chart her own future. Maximus learned more than he wanted to know about Violet. Could he still be interested in her after what he has learned? LOSS - Losing her mother at a young age wouldn’t be the only tragedy she would endure. Blending into the background and not making waves was how she learned to survive. Now she’s all grown up and the very family that mistreated her has asked her to do the unthinkable. LUST - Maximus noticed Violet when she entered the room. Now that she’s all grown up, his body took notice. She was always a beautiful girl, but now she was a woman and he wanted her. LIVE - Violet has had a crush on Maximus since she was twelve. She fantasized about being with him, but that fantasy turned into a nightmare and now she is forced to live with the consequences. LOVE - Violet had to live a lie, suffer immense loss, pay for her mistakes, and learn to live on her own terms. She now lives in a new city and is loving her life, that is, until she sees Maximus again. Can Violet and Maximus bury the past and allow love to flourish... Find out in TWISTED DEVOTION

Rowan


Imani King - 2015
    I got the job as a professional muralist for New York’s wealthiest citizens, and I had the perfect relationship with a man I wanted to start a family with. Five years later, I’m single, barely employed, and thousands of dollars in debt to New York’s best infertility treatment centre. It turns out the only thing I couldn’t control was my body -- it betrayed me and left me with a diagnosis of untreatable, inexplicable, devastating -- infertility.When a cowboy billionaire appears out of the blue, offering an exorbitant amount of money for a job I can complete in a month, there’s no question that I’m hopping on a plane to New Mexico. It’s the perfect opportunity -- to forget the family I’ll never have.But when the limo rolls up to Rowan Corbett’s estate in the middle of nowhere, I know that there’s one more thing I won’t be able to control. With thick black hair, sapphire eyes, and a jawline that could cut steel, Rowan looks like he just stepped out of a wild west book from fifty years ago. As the weeks go by … I start to wonder, can love be the cure I’m looking for? Rowan is a standalone romance with an HEA.

Dear Thing


Julie Cohen - 2013
    She's already a single mother, and she has no desire for any more children. But Romily isn't prepared for the overwhelming feelings that have taken hold of her and which threaten to ruin her friendship with Ben and Claire-and even destroy their marriage.Now there are three friends, two mothers and only one baby, and an impossible decision to make...Thought-provoking, heart-rending but ultimately uplifting, Julie Cohen's Dear Thing is a book you won't be able to put down, until you pass it on to your best friends.

Alfonzo


S.W. Frank - 2011
    The only male role-model in Alfonzo's life is his beloved Uncle Al but even he can not curb the youth's rebellion or alter the course of Alfonzo's destiny. Alfonzo's fate was written the moment he emerged from the protection of his mother's womb. The blood of a faceless father runs deep in a son's veins and blue eyes are only part of a deadly legacy.When Uncle Al and his wife are brutally murdered the door to the past is sprung open. Lies, greed and a quest for power began on the shores of Italy reaches its bloody hand to New York's inner city to strike at a young man perched to inherit a mafia empire! A pulsating, adult drama packed with heat!Look for Volume II entitled: ASCENSION in this riveting series.

The Secrets of Married Women


Carol Mason - 2007
    Frustrated, she seeks comfort in her friends: fierce Leigh, with her high-powered career and doting family, and sweet, uncomplicated Wendy, who has a rock-solid marriage any woman would envy.Leigh and Wendy’s lives seem perfect. But beneath the surface are secrets that could tear their friendship apart.Leigh has grown tired of her stay-at-home husband and is looking for excitement—outside of the marriage bed. And after seventeen years of marriage, Wendy can’t shake the sense that there is something missing in her life.As Jill is drawn deeper into her friends’ relationships, she is confronted by a temptation of her own: an intriguing stranger whose good looks and charm spark an instant connection.Full of the realities of modern-day marriage, The Secrets of Married Women asks the question: how well can we ever know our husbands, our friends, or even ourselves? Revised edition: This edition of Secrets Of Married Women includes editorial revisions.