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Crowned Crew: Heights POV & Stories


E.M. Moore - 2021
    There will be new, exciting content, but just be warned you might have read some of the material before.

Sinfully Devoted (The Breakout Crew Book 3)


Amber Torney - 2021
    

Loving The Enemy (The Bosshole Series)


Mia Faye - 2021
    No phone number, no text.I don’t even know his last name or where he lives.I mean - really? We nearly make the king-size bed in our hotel room break down (twice!) and my ONS from last night doesn’t even bother to say goodbye?Gosh, I hope I never see this jerk again.But it seems like the Universe has different plans for me.Because when I start my new job, guess who’s my new boss?Right, Mr. I’m-so-handsome-and-I-know-it.Getting a tooth pulled is fun compared to being his assistant.He’s cold, arrogant and demanding, and nothing I ever do seems good enough for him.If I didn’t desperately need the money, I’d quit right away.That is until… the unthinkable happens.When the fifth pregnancy test shows two lines, I must face the truth:I’m carrying Mr. Bosshole’s baby!This enemies-to-lovers romance features a hero with a big... ego & romantic HEA that will leave you swooning!"Loving The Enemy" can be read as a stand-alone.

Bastard


Coco Cadence - 2015
    A winner. A player. A bastard.But being a bastard comes with bad press.Lucky for me Emily is a PR agent.When she comes to work for me, I’ll make her remember why she once wanted me too.She can’t say no … she needs me to keep her job, and I need her to f*ck me.One way or another, she will be mine again.

Revenge


Jessica Ashe - 2016
     Fresh out of Quantico, my first FBI assignment is to infiltrate Chicago’s most infamous crime family. My target is tall, dark, and handsome Denton Russell. Son of the family Don, Russell handles a lot of the dirty work… and he knows where all the skeletons are buried. Denton is an intense, sexy, complicated man. I have a thick FBI file that suggests he’s killed before, but I also see him helping junkies and debtors. The more time I put into my case, the closer I get to taking the whole family down… and to ending up in Denton’s bed. Our chemistry becomes white-hot passion, and I find myself falling for Denton – even as I discover that he’s dead set on murdering a rival mobster. It’s a personal vendetta, revenge for the death of a girl who happens to look just like me… and Denton will not listen to my pleas for peace. One minute, I’m in Denton’s arms, experiencing soul-deep love for the first time. The next, I’m trying to convince the FBI that my lover isn’t a cold-blooded killer. My FBI bosses throw down the gauntlet. Bring in Denton and take down the mob, or lose the career I’ve worked toward for years. It’s an impossible choice. How can I send Denton to jail, when I’ve already given him my body… and my heart? More importantly, when my secrets are revealed, will I be strong enough to keep us both alive? Sometimes we must sacrifice what we truly love most, all in the name of REVENGE… Revenge is a full standalone novel with a HEA and no cliffhangers. As an added bonus, Revenge also includes a FREE copy of my previous novel Foster. Revenge finishes at about 50% on your kindle.

Rock Block


Mickey Miller - 2021
    But the ring on her finger definitely isn’t….Rock Block, verb: To stop your best friend from marrying someone who is guaranteed to ruin their life. Hi. My name is Luke and I’ve got to stop my best friend from marrying the wrong woman, but he won’t listen to a thing I say.Luckily, I’ve got a plan so crazy it just might work: Fake an entire relationship, engagement, marriage, and—finally—stage a horrible divorce right in front of his face so he sees just how bad things will get if he goes through with this marriage of his. Problem: I need a woman to do this fake relationship theatre with me.Enter my best friend, Skylar Houston. We couldn’t be more different—she’s a social justice warrior, I’m a baseball playing jock. But after a semester of studying abroad together last year, we became best friends and get along so well.Of course—I’d never dream of crossing the line of just friends with her. Our friendship is too valuable to both of us to risk losing it. She takes to the role of my fake girlfriend, fiancé—and even fake wife like it’s the most natural thing in the world.But what happens when we decide that, instead of being celibate for the five months of our “relationship,” that we should use the time to experiment together? And I do mean, experiment like we just saw Fifty Shades of Grey for the first time.Turns out, our comfort level from being friends before lovers makes for some extremely fun, relaxed sexy times. Before I know it, I’m enjoying our time in—and out—of the bed more than I thought I ever could with a woman.Yes, I admit it, I’m falling for her deeply. But she’s leaving for the Peace Corps after we graduate: her life’s dream. Who am I to stop her? Turns out that faking this breakup—this divorce—is going to be the most difficult thing I’ve ever done in my life.Because I don’t want to let her go. And if I get my way, I won’t.

Incarcerated: Letters from Inmate 92510 (Love and War #1)


Inger Iversen - 2014
    He never considered himself racist, but that didn’t stop him from falling in with the wrong crowd—who celebrated hate as much as he fought it—or from ending up in prison for eight years on an armed robbery charge. A successful, educated black woman, Katie Andreassen was tired of being accused of betraying her own race. Her lonely isolation, coupled with her grief over losing her mother, inspire her to create a new pen pal program at Capshaw State Penitentiary, where her father is a warden. The program brings the unlikely pair together, but Logan and Katie soon find themselves forced to overcome past fears and prejudices. Their friendship doesn’t come easily … threatened by a crooked lawyer with a grudge and a best friend who betrays her promise to help. When faced with a world that forces them apart, Logan and Katie must show everyone else what they have discovered: that love is, in fact, colorblind.

Hurt


London Casey - 2016
    And I just found something worth fighting for – the baby I never knew I had. After spending months behind bars, I’m a free man and I’m on the move to make a name for myself. I’m sent to collect on a big debt, only to learn the woman I have to collect from is a curvy beauty that I hooked up with one night. What’s bigger than that is she has an infant son… my infant son. The role of father hits me hard, especially since I didn’t know Ashlynn was pregnant. I’m used to breaking heads and hands, no changing diapers. The moment Ashlynn and I are alone, the ferocious attraction is back, but it’s a dangerous attraction to have. The more I learn about Ashlynn, the more I realize she’s not the one in debt to my boss. But my boss wants nothing to do with old romance or a secret baby. He wants to collect, by any means necessary. Suddenly, I’m facing off against the mob. For the first time in my life I have something to lose besides my life. I have a family… and nobody is going to take that away from me. ~*~ Under the pen name London Casey, Karolyn James has written the chart topping motorcycle romance series BACK DOWN DEVIL MC. ~*~ Ana Fawkes is the author of the bestselling motorcycle romance serial series, DEVIL CALL MC. Other projects have included BY HIS COMMAND, FULL MOON MERCY, & RAW RIVER WILD.

Melt With Me


Melissa Brown - 2020
    She owns “The Lit Wick,” a successful book and candle shop in Seattle, she never misses a yoga class, and reads at least two books a week. Maren never thought, however, that she was capable of saving a life. But, that’s exactly what she does.And it changes everything.Peter McTavish expected many things as he rushed to the hospital to see his injured father. He expected bruises, IV bags and counsel from doctors. Peter, however, never expected Maren. But there she was—gorgeous, shaken and gently holding his father’s hand.And she changes everything. Absolutely everything.

Criminal


Alexis Abbott - 2015
    My savior. He would have done anything for me.Then I watched him fall into a life of crime and corruption, and I thought I lost him forever.Now he's pulling me into his world and he has me exactly where he wants me. I thought two years without a word would free of my feelings but all it takes is one look and I melt, one touch and I'm craving more.I've been dragged back into his life and pulled back into his arms, and if I want him to save me I'm going to have to save him from himself, no matter what it takes.I love the man he could be and hate the man he's become. He was my hero, once. Now he could be again.

Chasing Storm


Teagan Kade - 2015
     Every street reminds me of the way my first love was torn from my life, but the town’s moved on. There’s new development, a new sheriff, and there’s Storm, the antithesis of the pure, bring-home-to-your-parents boys I grew up with. He’s a danger to himself and others, completely reckless, so why can’t I stop myself falling into his arms… his bed? If I stay with him, I’m in danger of losing everything that’s important, the very moral compass that has served me so well. But his whispered words and hot caresses haunt me. I know it’s going to end in heartbreak. I just can’t get out of the way. Don’t miss a single syllable of this season’s hottest new erotic romance, Chasing Storm. This is a complete, standalone novel with no cliffhangers and HEA. Warning: Due to explicit adult situations, this book is recommended for readers 18+.

Make Me Yours


Tia Louise - 2019
    I did everything by the book. Happily ever after, right?Fast-forward four years, and I’m alone, raising my daughter, caring for my mother-in-law, and trying to keep my stuff together. How did this happen? I was clearly drunk the night I offered a gorgeous girl in a bar $500 a day to be my live-in nanny. Or maybe it was my dick talking. So what if I’ve been alone since forever? I’m focused on launching my new business, not bedding the sexy siren who sleeps down the hall.At least that’s what I keep reminding myself…Ruby Banks: Remington Key is distant, brooding, and incredibly sexy. And when he scoops up his adorable four-year-old daughter Lillie and blows raspberries on her tummy while she squeals with delight, I totally swoon.Bumping into him at our local pub that night slightly drunk and overly frustrated was a total accident. He needed help, and he offered me a ridiculous salary. I couldn't say no. Right?Now he’s given me the chance to pay off my debts and take control of my life. I can't screw up this job. But as bad as I want to be good, I’m not sure I can fake it…The way he watches me sends heat sizzling through my insides.Our hands touch, our eyes meet, and I want to do very naughty things with my new boss. (A STAND-ALONE CONTEMPORARY Romantic Comedy. No cheating; No cliffhangers.)

Teach Me


Lola Darling - 2016
    I bring my hand down on her bare ass, just sharp enough to make her feel it, not enough to leave a mark. She inhales sharply, her hips bucking. “And have you, Ms. Reed? Or will I need to reprimand you more thoroughly?”When Harper Reed came to Oxford, her dream was to study modern poetry with the infamous Professor Jack Kingston, NOT to sleep with him. But his lectures are intoxicating, his knowledge captivating, and his accent drops panties faster than Charlie Hunnam on a Saturday night.Harper has never made good decisions when it comes to sex and Jack has never been able to commit, yet there’s something between them that neither of them has felt before. But students and teachers are not supposed to fraternize, even as this out of control connection puts both of their futures on the line.When their forbidden love is tested, can they make the grade?

Wrong (A Stepbrother Romance)


Stella Rhys - 2016
    Cocky smile. Sculpted hipbones that scream filthy sex. Liam Cage is walking torture for any girl in New York, but especially me. He’s my stepbrother and on top of that, I’m living under his roof. I’m following his rules. I’m nothing but his good little girl and so I can’t want him. I can’t tempt him.I can’t bait him into touching my half-naked body while I lay "asleep" on his couch.… About that.It was every kind of wrong but I couldn’t help myself. I stripped down for my stepbrother. Tortured him. Forced him take out years of pent-up lust on my body in one sticky, sweaty shot. Long story short, I made the hottest mistake of my life, and I know there’ll be consequences, especially with a past like mine. But now that I’ve opened up Pandora’s box, there’s no going back. Basically, I’m screwed.But when it’s with a man as painfully sexy as Liam, screwed has kind of never felt so good.**Wrong is a raunchy, angsty standalone novel with a HEA.**

Bound by Honor


Kelsey Dawson - 2021
    I went to school to become a nurse, but now my father is giving me away to my family’s greatest enemy in order to seal a truce. John Colombo may have my hand in marriage, so he might even be seen as owning my body, but he’ll never hold my heart. John – I will do anything for my family, even if it means marrying the daughter of our enemy. Honor, pride, duty... these are words I understand, and love is not one of them. I have one rule – to never lose control – but there is something about this feisty mafia princess that’s making me go off the deep end.