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Surrender Collection (Surrender #1-4)
Melody Anne - 2016
Arianna (Ari) Lynn Harlow has led a charmed life until tragedy strikes her family. He’s looking for a no-emotions attached mistress, she’s looking for redemption. They are not a pair that should ever work, but undeniable attraction and devastating tragedies bring them together in the city by the bay where he fights to keep their relationship nothing more than an enjoyable way to meet his needs, and she battles to not lose herself in him. Spending time with Ari starts cracking the hard shell that Rafe has built around his heart, but he denies the affect she has on him until it’s too late to stop the inevitable conclusion that their relationship is headed for.Just when Ari has sunk to the lowest she’s ever been she finds an ad in the paper announcing a job that’s too good to be true. It turns out she’s right. She makes it through the intense rounds of interviews only to find out the job is for a mistress to the powerful Rafe Palazzo, owner of Palazzo Enterprises. Rafe gives her a day to think about whether she wants the position or not, and she’s sent on her way, only to find out her mother’s near-terminal position has taken a turn for the worse. Her mom’s only in the hospital because Ari messed up, and her mother’s the one who paid the price. Is Rafe her savior, or will he take her with him straight to the depths of hell?Submit:Arianna Harlow has a choice. Does she choose love or self-respect? Will she give up her freedom and become nothing but a shadow of herself? This is the exciting sequel to the NYT’s and USA Today best-selling book Surrender. In Submit, Ari faces an impossible ultimatum. She needs to decide whether to accept Raffaelo Palazzo’s indecent proposal and stay at his side as his bought mistress, under his complete control in his world and in his bedroom. Rafe holds the keys to her mother’s happiness, and Ari must choose love for her mother or respect for herself and for the morals her mother instilled in her. You’ll find out that decision in this book and discover the unexpected repercussions of what Ari does choose. Who will submit? Will it be the women or the men?Seduced:At the end of Submit, Arianna Harlow had enough pride in herself to walk away from Rafe Palazzo, who had started their relationship using blackmail. Though she’d fallen in love with him, she was strong enough to say goodbye. We saw the softer side of Rafe, especially toward the end, but it was too late… Or was it? Seduced begins almost two years after Ari starts her new life. She is teaching at a community college, and when she asks the class whether they have any questions for her, Rafe is there and has only one: Will you go on a date with me? What is Ari’s answer? You’ll find out in the third installment of Melody Anne’s New York Times best-selling series, Surrender. This story continues the lives of Ari, Lia and Rachel. These three women are resilient, determined, and worth loving. The question is, whether the men in their lives strong enough to keep them.Scorched:Has Rachel been taken against her will by the powerful King Adriano, known to her as Ian? You will find out in the beginning of a story filled with romance, lust, conflict and heat. The king recently ascended the throne of Corythia, and his brother, Gianni, is out for revenge, for what he feels is rightfully his, a kingdom he once renounced.
Rebellion MC 2: Ace & Mae's Story
Nicola Jane - 2020
Having his son, Hulk, by his side and coming into recent contact with his estranged daughter, Lucy. He feels like his life is finally complete. At forty years of age he’s not looking for love or to take an old lady. He’s been there and done that.Mae has grown up in the Rebellions MC. Her parents chose that life for her and she loves every second of it. She’s just as passionate about the MC as Ace is and although she’s fifteen years younger than him, she’s always been his confidant.So, it isn’t surprising when she develops feelings for the President. Well, it’s not surprising to her. Admitting what her heart wants is one thing but telling Ace is a completely different ball game, one she’s not sure Ace is ready to play. At least, not with her.On top of everything else, an old enemy is waiting patiently to pounce and ruin the club sending the Rebellions into a tailspin.Will Ace face up to his feelings?If he does, taking his eye off the ball could prove fatal for both of them.WARNING: This is an MC/Mafia romance. It contains material that will offend people along with some things that may be a trigger. Enter at your own risk.
Always Yours
Grace Owens - 2019
A hot guy. A mind blowing night you can’t remember. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Right?Gertie Anderson had never wished for anything as badly as she wished for that statement to be true when she wakes up married to her high school bully. A bully who has grown up into a man who has no intentions of letting her go when he finally has her exactly where he wants her. As his. Cailean Baker ruined my life and now he’s done it again when he tied me down in ways a divorce can’t even fix.
Ripple
L.D. Cedergreen - 2013
He stirs up old emotions that send Kendall spiraling back in time, remembering all the moments that led them to her ultimate deception.Will revealing the truth of what transpired all those years ago provide her the self-forgiveness that she desperately craves or will her devastating secret destroy the only man she has ever truly loved, shattering her heart in its wake?
Billionaire Rancher Heartbreaker (Steamy Small Town Romances Book 8)
Marian Tee - 2020
Utterly Forgettable
R.B. Hilliard - 2016
When he lands himself in some seriously hot water with one woman, the last thing he expects is to be saved by another.Cathryn Haines is taking a break from men. When she finds herself in a financial bind, her stepbrother has the perfect solution, move to Charlotte and work for his best friend.Zane thinks Cathryn is plain.Cathryn thinks Zane is emotionally stunted.Both couldn’t be more wrong….Neither of them is looking for a relationship.Both of them fight it.But in the end, love wins. Every. Time.
Love after Betrayal: An Interracial, Billionaire Romance
Yuwanda Black - 2019
An unexpected pregnancy. A new love waiting to be explored. An old flame longing to be rekindled. Could there possibly be Love after Betrayal? *** How do you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? Can you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? When Gunner, Bria's husband of a dozen years, tells her that he's fathered a child outside of their marriage, her whole life plan is turned upside down. While she freely admits that she's been married to her career, she thought they were on the same page: she'd make partner at her corporate law firm, his construction firm would thrive, and then they'd start a family. They'd be financially secure – creating a life without the money worries they both grew up with. That's why Bria couldn't process what Gunner was telling her. *** "I'm sorry, but I had to tell you. I'm sorry, Bria. You have to believe me," Gunner pleaded. "I want to work through this. I'm hoping that in time you can forgive me. I love you. You're the only woman I've ever loved. You know this." He looked sincere. He sounded sincere. She knew this man. She loved this man. But … "Work through this?" Bria laughed humorlessly, drowning out the voices in her head and the love in her heart. "Let me get this straight. You‘re telling me that you've been cheating on me; that you have a one-month old baby with whoever the slut is, and you want me," she said, putting her index finger to her chest, "to somehow find it in me to work things out with you? Have you lost your ever-loving mind?!" she exploded. *** It couldn't be true. It just couldn't. But it was. And she had to accept it. But when Bria suddenly finds herself pregnant, will she and her ex-husband find their way back to each other? Or, will she find lasting love with a new flame?
Blue Love: Blue Valley High — Senior Year
M.J. Fields - 2021
It is a journey through one’s past … maybe even a story resembling someone close to you.It’s our story.He’s the boy you hate to love, and love to hate.Lucas, the star quarterback, seems to have it all—super star athletic abilities, expensive clothes, cars, and women who will stop at nothing to be his, if only for a night.Tessa is a young woman who lives her life always doing what is right. She tries desperately to hold herself accountable to the demanding expectations of her family, and everyone around her, while remaining virtuous.However, when two worlds collide, sparks fly and ignite in a fiery passion that neither Lucas nor especially Tessa are ready for.A troubled home life is exposed. Past flings fight for attention. Exes wreak havoc. And the odds continue to stack up against them.Will the fire and passion of first love win, or will it destroy them? Warning: Highly Emotional!This book contains volatile characters in real-life situations that may be triggers to some readers.PLEASE NOTE: this series was previously released as The Love series (MJ's very first works) and has been through a complete rewrite, which consists of a change from narrative to first person/ dual POV and forty thousand words worth of new content.
Ever's Last
Cedar Rose - 2020
When that night finally came, my best friend . . . the man I thought loved me in return . . . did the last thing I expected— he left.Memphis abandoned me when I needed him the most, and as the years went by, I came to despise him.Now, he’s back and the contestant of a local dating show— while living under the same roof as me.As much as I want to keep hating Memphis, the more I get to know him again, the more I want to be one of the girls on the show.When Memphis finally comes clean about why he left, I’m not sure if it’s going to heal us or rip us apart all over again.MemphisMy entire life is one giant mess up. One questionable decision after the other.Loving Ever is not one of them, though.The night she finally poured her heart out to me, I should have taken her in my arms and never let her go. Instead, I turned my back on her and broke her heart.It’s been forever, but I’m back home, trying to clean up my image with the help of a dating show, and living right down the hall from the woman who’s held my heart and soul since before I was old enough to realize I had either.Working my way back into her life and her heart means coming clean about what happened the night I shattered her . . .I’m terrified of losing her all over again.
Severed Ties That Bind (Troubled Fathoms MC Book 1)
Vera Quinn - 2018
He was everything I read about in my romance novels. Kind, soft spoken,sexy as sin and he rode a Harley. He would be the man that broke me out of my comfort zone. The only drawback, he was once married to my older sister. I dreamed of forever. He just wanted one night and then he was filled with regret. Neither one of us got what we wanted...then fate stepped in and I received the gift of a lifetime. Dra Maddie is my ex-wife's younger sister. She was innocent and didn't belong in a biker's world. We had one night together. One night that will haunt me the rest of my life. Maddie is light and goodness. I am dark and anything but good. I am forever chasing ghost of things I have lost. I severed ties with Maddie before i pulled her down into my hell. Then came the day I met my daughter that Maddie kept from me. Now I know there are Severed Ties That Bind. ***This is the first book in the Troubled Fathoms MC series. To get backstory you will need to read Never Forever and Catching Forever in my BlackPath MC series and Beginning Of The Inevitable in the Feral Steel series. *** ***Warning*** This ebook is meant for the reading of mature adults over the age of eighteen.
Hope Trilogy
Bink Cummings - 2019
You just make the best of it no matter what happens. That's pretty much been my go-to since infancy. Then the charming, bald headed, blue eyed, Brent came along and I thought all the suck in life had been flushed down the drain. Ha! That's when my true journey began--motherhood.This is my story, on how I took life by the go-nads when I decided I needed closure from my past--my father's sudden death in particular. But what happens next wasn't anything I expected... It's hopeless... shattering....exciting ... scary...joyful...priceless... and I owe it all to one man... Bear, a chapter president of the Sacred Sinners Motorcycle Club.-HOPEFUL WHISPERS-Pregnant- ✔Single mother of two - ✔Biker best friend - ✔Ex that's still a D-Bag - ✔ ✔New Years is the time for new beginnings. I thought I'd gotten that when I visited Texas over Thanksgiving. Then again, very little has changed. I'm still a librarian living in the same house. My daughters are growing up fast. Sure, I've acquired a new best friend, who's convinced me it's time to give dating fair shot. Which isn't exactly easy when I'm pregnant with an As*hole's baby. Does that complicate matters? Sorta. But there's nothing left for me to do except move on. The jagged edges of my shattered heart have been polished, questions answered, and blank holes from my past plugged. Now I'm ready to take the plunge into uncharted waters to build a happier life... until a bomb comes along and tests my strength like never before. Nobody fu*ks with my family and gets away with it. Not even you.-HOPELESSLY DEVOTED-Pregnant- ✔Deaths - ✔A Baby - ✔Stress that could make even the strongest woman crack - ✔ ✔A year ago if you told me I'd wind up where I am today, I'd have you committed for insanity. Now that I've opened Pandora's Box and survived more than most have in their lifetime, Death has knocked on our doorstep and welcomed himself inside. Learning that life isn't always fair comes at a price. The question is, how much do I have to pay before I get a real chance at happiness, or am I destined to be alone forever?Warning: Contains adult sexual content, the excessive use of the F-word, cheating, and whatever else that makes it unsuitable for anyone under the age of 18.COMPLETE TRILOGY
The Kyler Collection: The Kennedy Boys Books 1 - 3
Siobhan Davis - 2017
Complete trilogy that ends with a HEA and no cliffhanger. Two fractured hearts and a forbidden love they can’t deny. You shouldn’t want what you can’t have… Faye Donovan has lost everything. After her parent’s tragic death, she’s whisked away from her home in Ireland when an unknown uncle surfaces as her new guardian. Dropped smack-dab into the All-American dream, Faye should feel grateful. Except living with her wealthy uncle, his fashion-empire-owning wife, and their seven screwed-up sons is quickly turning into a nightmare—especially when certain inappropriate feelings arise. Kyler Kennedy makes her head hurt and her heart race, but he’s her cousin. He’s off limits. And he’s not exactly welcoming—Kyler is ignorant, moody, and downright cruel at times—but Faye sees behind the mask he wears, recognizing a kindred spirit. Kyler has sworn off girls, yet Faye gets under his skin. The more he pushes her away, the more he’s drawn to her, but acting on those feelings risks a crap-ton of prejudice, and any whiff of scandal could damage the precious Kennedy brand. Concealing their feelings seems like the only choice. But when everyone has something to hide, a secret is a very dangerous thing.
Axyl: Broken Angels, MC
Riki Bishop - 2021
That is until she had to go home to seek protection from...him... and there was only one place she could go where she would be completely safe. This place happens to be where her one true love is. Home...back to the Broken Angels, MC. Axyl is the VP of the Broken Angels, MC. Since his father and the President stepped down. He and Westyn Carter, the new MC President, took over. He's been having issues with his wife and when the one that got away came back into his life looking for protection, everything he tried to push away, comes back to the forefront. His best friends younger sister. Aliana, the one that has had his heart for as long as he could remember.
Exquisitely Broken
M. Jay Granberry - 2019
What happens in Vegas…?Sinclair James wasn’t from my world.She didn’t have my pedigree or family money.She was everything I never wanted,Everything I now realize I needed.I loved her for six years, her soul, her body, her music.Until I threw it all away.One decision changed everything.One decision destroyed what we had.She slipped from my life as quietly as she had stolen my heartBut now she’s back.Sinclair is still mine, she just doesn’t know it yet.This time I’m not letting her go.So, what happens in Vegas…?A second chance to repair what was broken.
High Hopes
Sue Lilley - 2016
Is it too late for second chances? Can a future be built on the quicksand of secrets and lies?Grace gave up her baby and the secret broke her heart. Years later, a letter changes everything. The baby’s father is her best friend. They were penniless students and their one stolen night was a drunken mistake. She never told him about the baby. Now their long-lost daughter is searching for answers.Grace has lived with the guilt for twenty years and she yearns to make things right. But if she confesses now, she’ll blow his cosy world apart. Set in the wilds of Poldark country – the stormy cliffs and windswept beaches of Cornwall, High Hopes is a second-chances love-story filled with suspense. If you like engrossing love triangles, don’t miss this tale of passion, mistakes and making amends. Scroll up to get your copy now.Highly recommended finalist in the Book Excellence Awards and the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, High Hopes is described as “…a cleverly plotted, sassy romance…”