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Hot for the Marine (Hot for Heroes, #1)
Beatrice Brae - 2020
NO cliffhangers. NO cheating. Book 1 of the Hot for Heroes SeriesHonorI’m mortified when I ugly-cry in front of a big, strong and hunky man at my cousin’s wedding.A man that doesn’t run away from a sobbing woman is a keeper in my book.I haven’t dated much in the past three years, but I say 'Yes' when Kane asks me out.I’m horrified when I find out he’s a marine because I only have one dating rule.No Marines. Ever!KaneThe curvy beauty I meet at my sister’s wedding captures my heart and soul the moment I see her.She makes me want to have a family, a dream I gave up when I joined the Marine Corps.But when her past threatens to break us apart, she has a choice to make- me or her past?
Hail Mary: A Curvy Woman Romance (Oakwood City Players Book 3)
C.L. Cruz - 2021
Scoring Gina
Loni Ree - 2020
I return to Riordan’s Cove, angry and adrift. Wanting to punch a hole through the wall every time someone looks at me with pity in their eyes, I distance myself from my family and drown my sorrows.I’m knocked on my rear, literally, by the adorable, nerdy waitress trying her best to juggle the wild crowd in the rowdy bar. Who in the hell hired her to work in a dump like this? When she looks up at me and bites her lip, my worries about what I’ve lost flee my mind, and I suddenly want to play a whole new game—scoring the girl who’s just captured my heart.It won’t be easy. She thinks I’m a dumb jock who’s not worth her time. Now, I need to prove to Gina that I’m serious and in love.Scoring Gina is the most important play I’ve ever made.
Never Letting Go: Passport 2 Love (Passport 2 Love Collaboration)
Tory Baker - 2020
I craved branching out and doing my own thing. I decided to take a vacation and reevaluate what I wanted. I decided to stay in a resort and make some plans. It was time to get my life in order. I didn’t count on the hotel’s beautiful housekeeper, who instantly captured my attention and had my heart pounding harder than any adrenaline rush my old life had given me before. CAMERONMy life was a dull, boring routine. As a struggling college student who also worked as a maid, life was exhausting and anything but easy. When I walked into the penthouse suit and got my first glimpse of Easton Reid, life became anything but boring. But, I’m not the kind of girl a man like Easton would fall in love with. That only happens in fairy tales or romantic comedy movies. And the things Easton makes me feel are anything but funny.
Tory is back with a complete standalone romance to introduce a brand-new series. If you think you’ve read my books before, then hold on tight. This new series has a little more—of everything. A few things remain the same, however. You will still get a complete standalone story filled with sugary-sweet love, spicy heat, and safe, happily ever after goodness.
Hot for the Cop
Sadie King - 2020
It hardens him, and it makes him mean. I’ve done things I’m not proud of to protect the innocent of this city.Then I hear her singing on the streets, her voice as sweet as an angel. It pierces my heart and tugs at my soul.I’m a man of the law. I’m duty bound to protect. But anyone who touches my angel will pay…DinaMom’s sickness has gotten worse, and we can’t afford the meds. Every night I leave our tiny apartment to sing on the streets for cash.When my money is stolen, I’m desperate. But how far will I go to get Mom the treatment she needs?Hot for the Cop is a sweet and steamy insta love story! It features an older alpha man and the curvy younger woman he claims as his own.
Riding His Sleigh
Cameron Hart - 2021
And a backup plan. But then my picture-perfect life shattered, leaving me all alone, scrambling to pick up the pieces while still taking care of my newborn baby. I was done with the drama, heartache, and violence of my past. That’s why I made my sister move with me and my son, Carson, to Christmas, Michigan three years ago. We’ve settled in, and she went and married the sweetest man who loves her endlessly. I’m doing great, too. Really, I am. I’m just fine. I don’t need a man to make me happy this Christmas, or any other time of year, for that matter. Even if he’s a firefighter. And an ex-military man. And has tattoos and a smile that makes me want to ride his sleigh all night long...He’s about to turn her world upside down. Drake: I knew the second she fell into my arms that Melissa was going to be my wife. She thinks her life is complicated and her past is too big and scary for me to deal with, but she’s wrong. I’m going to need a Christmas miracle to get Melissa to open her heart up again, but I won’t give up. Melissa and Carson are my family now, and no one is going to take them from me.*Trigger Warning: One of the main characters talks about past abuse.*What to expect from a Cameron Hart book: Lots of heat, plenty of sweet, and just enough drama to keep things interesting. No cheating, safe, guaranteed HEA!
Hockey Obsession
Flora Ferrari - 2018
But there’s nothing little about my obsession for the older man on my favorite team. And when this younger woman goes to the team’s pre-season autograph signing for diehard fans, it’s not hard to notice that there’s one very big statistic they left out of the media guide in regards to his stick. And although this older man might be the best goalkeeper in hockey history, for the first time ever I think there might actually be a chance for me to score my biggest goal with this rock hard possessive alpha male hockey hero for the first time. But when the team suddenly asks him to switch positions, on the night of the season opener, to enforcer so their newest hot shot trade acquisition fresh out of college can play, I see the force with which he’ll protect what’s his…including me. But when he finds out that young hot shot is my very own twin brother, will he give me the cold shoulder forever or show the world for the first time that he’s no longer just a hockey bad boy, but an experienced older man and team player on and off the ice who’s ready to lift the Stanley Cup and toast my brother on his success, allowing my brother to offer up a toast of his own and become my brother’s best friend and my one and only ultimate hockey hero forever? *Hockey Obsession is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
His Tight End: The Oregon Alphas
M.K. Moore - 2021
Instead, he got three girls. I was the only one who'd play catch with him. I was good at it. Really good at it. Now, I am walking into my first practice as the first female professional football player. Then I walk right into the QB, Brandon Freaking Meyers and I'll never be the same again.Brandon MeyersI wanted her more than I have ever wanted anyone or anything. Then the coach introduced Sasha as the new tight end and I still do. She'll be mine in no time. Thank God the team doesn't have any fraternization policies because we'd break it, in a heartbeat.This sports-themed romance is over the top, and so, so hot. Psst... Did you hear about the quarterback and the tight end hooking up all over the place? You're about to...Welcome to Beaverton, Oregon, home of the Oregon Alphas. The Alphas play hard and dirty. Are you ready for some football? This is a new series from Rachelle Stevensen & M.K. Moore with the first two books dropping on May 1st!
Hungry For Her
Jagger Cole - 2020
No more fights. No more killing for the mob. Just an escape from the demons from my broken past. A new name, a new life, a new clean future.That plan is going pretty great, until she walks through the front door of my bakery.Curvy and sweet. Tempting and innocent. Sophie Caradine pulls me in like no other woman ever has. She captivates me, like a moth to flame. She’s a goodness I’ve never once known. I should stay the hell away from Sophie. But when trouble from both our pasts comes looking for her, there ain’t no way I’m standing by.Getting involved could jeopardize everything. Getting close to her could destroy the peace I’ve built for myself.I used to use these rough hands in anger. But now, all I want to use them for is loving her. Now, all I want to do is hold her close, keep her safe, and never let her go.And you can be damn sure I won’t.
The Pitcher's Assistant
Jessa Kane - 2020
When she finds herself facing a sea of half-dressed athletes, her innocence gets the better of her and she clams up, leading to a public lecture from her boss. She never could have anticipated Cort Mulloy, legendary pitcher, to step in, defend her…and offer her an exclusive interview. There’s one catch, though. For every three questions she asks the mysterious, blue-eyed loner, she’ll have to surrender a little more to his possessive touch. Anything to get the biggest story of the year, right? Who knew she could fall for him so fast? Pippa isn’t the only one falling, though, and Cort has plans to keep Pippa in his life well past the ninth inning…
I'll Be Taking This
Olivia T. Turner - 2022
Ugh.I’d rather be studying.So, when my friends throw me on stage for a wet t-shirt contest, I nearly die.Hundreds of people are watching as the MC approaches with the water jugs to show off my jugs.That’s when I see him.Jackson.Charging through the crowd like a nuclear bomb about to go off.First, I feel the possessiveness in his eyes.Then, I feel his hands on me, grabbing me, throwing me over his shoulder, stealing me away.Saving me.He’s the rich owner of the hotel and he’s not having any of this.It’s not the wet t-shirt contest that he’s against.It’s the hundreds of people watching.He still wants me to get wet, but it will be for an audience of one.Just me, him, a tight white shirt, and a big ole jug of water.That’s a contest I don’t mind entering.One look at Ella and this hot rich alpha will become totally obsessed! Nothing or no one is going to keep him from his girl.Insta-love at its finest in a SAFE read with no cheating and a super sweet HEA guaranteed. Double V-cards. Enjoy!
Trainer
Jenna Rose - 2020
She’s working her way through college as a tennis trainer, but her whole life changes when her new client turns out to be Chase Benton, billionaire CEO and New York City’s most eligible bachelor. Chase has no shortage of women lining up to be the future Mrs. Benton, but he’s learned to keep his heart shielded to those who are only after him for money or fame. He’s not looking for Mrs. Right Now, he’s looking for Mrs. Right, and when he sets eyes on Cady, he realizes he’s found the one girl he’d let into his world and into his heart. But Cady’s scared. She’s shielded her heart too, and a man like Chase couldn’t possibly be interested in her…right? But what Cady doesn’t know, is that Chase got to where he is today by listening to his heart, and what his heart is telling her now, is that she’s the one for him.
Her Cowboy Hero (American Heroes #7)
Megan Wade - 2020
And if I still wanted a man after I saved myself, he’d be more than willing to give that man his blessing.Now I’m in my mid-thirties and I’m still saving myself, one failed date after another.I don’t know if it’s the grease under my fingernails from working on bikes all day, or if it’s the fact I’m taller than most of them. There’s just something about me that doesn’t earn a callback. Maybe I saved myself so well I don’t need a man at all?Deciding that being single and awesome isn’t so bad, I pack up my apartment and abandon the city, looking for a tree change and a quieter life.But small towns notice when giant women move in, and it isn’t long before I’m the center of the latest gossip involving some rather outdated thinking. It’s nothing I haven’t heard before, but the sting is still the same, which is why I take my Harley out to clear my head.I didn’t realize I was heading onto someone else’s land.I also didn’t realize the rumble of my engine would frighten the grazing cattle.And I definitely didn’t realize how much bulls hate motorcycles.Lucky for me, Austin Cassidy realized all those things and came to my rescue.With his big strong arms, and a smile I’d sell my Harley to see more of, my cowboy hero is the first man I’ve ever met who makes me feel small—he’s also the only person in this town who doesn’t treat me like an outsider.It’s not long before I’m wondering if my dad had it all wrong. Maybe being saved by a man—or a very attractive cowboy—isn’t so bad, after all.
Mr. Mafia Billionaire: Mafia Romance
Penelope Wylde - 2021
Not even in my wildest dreams could I live the fantasy small-town life. I tried to run away from who I am and now I’m the captive of a ruthless mafia man who swears my father killed his.And it’s probably true.But right now, I’m more worried about all the dark, dirty promises my brute pirate whispers he’ll do to me once he has me on his boat.He says if I try to run, he’ll hunt me down because I’m payment for sins against his family, his captive. And I fear, his utter obsession.And I know he’ll stop at nothing until I’m his in every way.Author's naughty Note: He's the ruthless mafia man on a mission and she's the innocent prey he's hunting. Grab a cold drink for this hot, sticky beach read, babes! It's gonna get wet and wild!
Married in the Mountains
Alexa Riley - 2019
Today they own the camp and run it together like they always dreamed of.The only problem is how possessive Ford is over his wife. He doesn’t like to share her and hearing people call her Honey makes him constantly grumpy. Will, he ever get enough of her and cool his need? We don’t think so!