He might have done it to protect me, but he was still convicted and locked away for seven years.
And for that entire time, I waited for him, knowing that once he was released, things needed to be said, the truth needed to be spoken.
And that day was today.
I loved him, but the look he gave me, the possessiveness and pent-up arousal reflected in his eyes … had me realizing one thing.
Now more than ever, he wouldn’t let me go. Arsen I went to prison for Harper, and I’d do it all over again to make sure she was safe. She was all I thought about the entire time I was behind bars, and it was her weekly visits that got me through the years, even if I tried pushing her away.
But after seven years of being locked up, I was finally released … and I was going to make her mine. Warning: This is a short, dirty story about a hero who will go to any lengths to make sure the woman he loves is safe. With darker undertones and graphic scenes, there may be material some readers find offensive. Reader note: All of the books in the “Cards of Love” series are standalone. They are not connected in any way. The only thing they all have in common is a tarot card theme. That means you can read and enjoy any of them in any order! :)

    Sitting in his car as his eyes do exciting things to my body, making me feel dirty in the best way possible. How did I end up pregnant by this stranger, who tells me, I am going to be his? The bigger question is...why do I want it too? I have always had only one dream. But now, I think I have a different one...to be his.StefanoMy legacy was the end game. Having someone to pass my empire to, when my time was up. For that, I needed a baby, but not a wife. Surrogacy was the only option I was willing to entertain, until I saw her leaving the clinic. The moment her peach scented innocence walked past me, all bets are off. My mission is clear, she is going to carry my baby and I am going to make her mine.This innocent little peach doesn't know it yet, but she is going to be my baby girl, while she carries my son. I didn't want a wife, but fuck if I am going to let her go.

    Always. And that starts now.I’ve found the sweetest girl in the world and now it’s my duty to protect her from harm. She is mine to guard, to keep, to marry.I’m a king and I’ve found my queen. When you know you know and a real man doesn’t waste time claiming her for the entire world to see, to know she’s off-limits to everyone but him. Forever.I’m possessive, territorial, and jealous.Her presence at my side isn’t optional. No. F'ing. Way. She’s going to be a permanent fixture in my life and me in hers.She’s my life now and I’m bringing her home.This is a short, steamy romance with some daddy talk. No OW drama and no cliffhangers. Always a sweet HEA.

     Revisit your old favorites and discover our newest addition to the trio. This dystopian future is full of insta-love, alpha males, and lots of steam in between. Come meet our newest Rebel and stare at this amazing cover. No judgment! Book 1 - His Rebel Sylvia is part of the rebel group looking to overthrow the Elites. When she’s hired to cause a scene on camera so the rest of the world can watch, she never expects her fist to connect with a man so sexy. Brad Chalmers is a command leader for the Elites. He thinks his life is supposed to go in one direction until one day a hot little rebel knocks him on his ass. Then his world is turned upside down. Warning: We don’t get caught up in the details of a dystopian future...so come for the insta-love and stay for the steamy parts! We won’t let you down! Book 2 - Her Rebel Minnie is a nurse trained to heal the people who hold her down, and she’s tired of doing nothing. She’s looking for a way to fight back peacefully, but a hulking slice of man has her distracted. He’s familiar and exactly like the man she’s dreamed of, but she needs to focus. Owen is the leader of the rebels and doesn’t have time for anything else. Except finding the girl he lost long ago. She’s the one person who ever had his heart, and without her, his world will crumble. When he finally finds her again, he’s ready to show her exactly what he needs. Warning: This dystopian romance doesn’t get caught up in the world around it. Instead, we focus on love and steamy goodness! Travel into the future where there are cherries to pop and babies to be made! NEW! Book 3 - Secret Rebel Naomi is known as The Librarian to the Insurgent group. She’s been passing information to the other side for a long time, trying to help when she can. But when a muscled man with dark hair and captivating eyes comes around asking questions, she finds herself all too willing to give up her secrets. Ryan has been focused on finding his friend and staying under the radar. But the day he goes to question the person who last saw him alive, all of his plans change. Now he’s looking for a way out with her on his arm...and in his bed. There's no way he’s letting her getaway. Warning: Who couldn’t fall in love with a librarian? All that access to books is enough to heat up the pages. Come roll around in our final book of the Rebel Series and see how their story ends.

    We once burned like a fire, raging and consuming and I spent my life loving him. I didn't have a choice. And then, he was gone... Leaving my heart aching and my soul empty.Time doesn't heal a damn thing and pain comes in many forms. But time only makes that pain ache deeper. It makes forgetting impossible. Every love has its story. This one is ours.

     His eyes lock on me the first time he sees me, and when he hears some rude Russians speaking about me in their native tongue, he goes primal, showing me a possessive, jealous rage like none I’ve ever seen. His intense obsession with me and the violence he carries out is frightening, sending me running… and surprising me when I think of what my first time would be like with this inked alpha male. Will I ever see this obsessed Russian again, or will this younger woman only have the memory of her possessive Russian protector? And even if this older man in Moscow was so obsessed that he did track me down, what would I do, and what would my family back home think? Only a completely obsessed man who knows what he wants and will stop at nothing to get it would keep looking for me... as I'm about to find out. *Russian's Obsession is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    But then he walked away, destroying them both. —Maddie—I've loved Hendrix Cole all my life. I was seven when I met him. Thirteen when I first kissed him. Sixteen when I gave him my heart. And eighteen when he gave me his ring.Hendrix swore to love me forever. Instead, he broke my heart.Scarred my soul. Destroyed my entire world.Six years later he wants a second chance. Problem is, I don't trust him. Not to mention, I have a secret. One which will destroy us both. Only two questions remain...Are we beyond redemption? Or will true love prevail? Warning: Contains triggers. The Redeeming Love Series:Book One: Every Moment with You (Hendrix and Maddie)Book Two: Every Breath You Take (Anthony and Shelby) Book Three: Every Promise You Made (Evan and Hope) Book Four: Every Tear You Cry (Brantley and Clara) Book Five: Every Time We Touch (Kyle and Carissa)Book Six: Every Wrong You Right (Ty and Heidi) Each book in the Redeeming Love Series can be read as a standalone.

    He has everything he could possibly want, except one thing. Kendall Jackson is a flight attendant on Declan's private jet. He’s been watching her, wanting her, and waiting for her to give him the all clear for far too long. Kendall is innocent, it shines in everything she does, but they’ve been playing cat and mouse and Declan is tired of waiting. He’s ready to make her his, forever. There’s no better place to make his move than when they’re thirty thousand feet in the air. Kendall is about to get carried away in all of the things Declan has been dying to do to her. But most of all, this over-the-top Alpha won’t rest until he makes sure he has what he wants most. Kendall’s love. Tory Baker is back with a love story that sure to make your heart soar at least a mile high (wink, wink.) So put your seats in the upright position, fasten your seatbelts and get ready for takeoff into Happily Ever After.

    One she didn’t even want to go on, not when she has studying to do. Not only was dinner awkward, but her date decides taking her to an orgy in the middle of nowhere is the perfect way to end the night. On a first date. That her aunt set her up on. Now Jenny is witnessing things her virgin eyes will never be able to unsee. Spencer Wainwright might be the most discussed college quarterback in years. But not for the reasons he would prefer, like his athletic abilities. No, instead people can’t stop talking about his sex life. Or lack of one. His teammates feel the need to help him get rid of his pesky virginity by kidnapping him after practice and dropping him off at an orgy in the middle of nowhere with no phone and no ride. One glance across a sea of writhing, naked bodies changes their lives forever. Safe Read: A book where once the hero and heroine meet, there is no one else in the picture for either of them. No attraction to anyone else. No kissing anyone else. No hooking up with anyone else. NO cheating. Every Surprisingly Safe book is guaranteed to not only be safe, but also HOT with a little humor, and can be read over your lunch break. Enjoy!

    The shimmering mirage that can almost be seen in the air around them cannot be explained away so easily. He’d waited almost two years for her, and now he can wait no more. But she’s still skittish, they come from two different worlds after all, and she’s constantly reminded of how much better he can do by all the hangers on that are waiting in the wings. When she was transferred to a better school in a wealthier part of Memphis, Annabelle thought all she had to do was keep her grades up and get into a good college. That was her only way out of the rundown drug infested neighborhood that she was dying to escape. She was not prepared for the infighting and backstabbing that ensued when the wealthy debutante set at her new school felt threatened by her brains and beauty. And things only got worst when the coveted Chase Worthington set his sights on her. Teenage angst and a life spent hearing from her own mother that she was never going to amount o anything held Annabelle back from believing that Chase Worthington could have any real interest in her. He’s rich, handsome and an all around nice guy, no way could he want a girl like her from the gritty side of the city. Chase knows he’s fighting an uphill battle to win her over, but he’s willing to pull out all the stops. But there’s one thing trying to stand in his way, one hanger on who thinks that she’s more deserving to be on his arm and there’s nothing this spoilt little debutante won’t do to get ‘her’ man.

    Look at Adam and Eve for exampleAria Wallace has been dealt a bad hand in life and to make up for her lack of money she finds herself working for Mobile Madam X. She becomes enamored by a man that calls himself the "Father".Father is a filthy, dirty man that gets her off like no other. Never in a million years did she think she'd come face to face with him. When Aria finds out that the Father is no other than the priest at her Sunday mass, things get hot. Deliverance is out of reach. It's time to repent. WARNING: This is a total taboo, short, quick, and fire hot book. Extra panties may be needed.

    Something so terrible that it plagues my nightmares.I know that if I tell someone about it, my life will be in danger, so my plan is to keep my head down and hope the whole thing blows over.But the more times passes, the more I’m sure someone’s watching me and following my every step. And then I find proof that my stalker is real and not a figment of my tortured imagination.His name is Nero Tirelli, and he’s the son of a notorious mafia boss.Even though his father is set on killing me, Nero has a proposition for me. He wants me to marry him in exchange for his protection.His darkness and his obsession with me terrify me, but his mysteriousness intrigues me and his magnetism makes me crave him more than anything else.I may be safe from his father.But my heart isn’t safe from him.A standalone mafia romance. Mature language and content.

    Just as I'm grumbling about the... less than desirable accommodations offered by the NYC public transit system, I see her. My sunshine. She’s standing on the platform wearing beat up converse and a light pink, lacy dress that hugs her tiny frame and generous curves. She has porcelain skin, pouty lips, green eyes, and a frizz of blonde hair that’s just begging me to wrap it around my fist while I... well, while I have my way with her. It's not just her stunning looks though. She’s got this innocence and warmth about her. I want to wrap her up in my arms and let her goodness seep into my bones while I protect her from the world. I never saw my little sunshine coming, but now that I have her, I'm never letting go. HAILEY: I never expected to meet the man of my dreams while riding the train into work. Yet, here he is. He can't possibly want anything to do with me though, right? I'm just a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, barely scraping by at the bakery I work at to pay off my father's many debts. But Parker keeps showing up, keeps talking to me, keeps making me go crazy with want. HIS SUNSHINE is insta-love at its best. An alpha male who knows what he wants as soon as he sees it, and a wallflower waiting for someone to notice her and break her out of her shell. WARNING: This book contains some scenes that might be difficult for some readers. If you are triggered easily, proceed with caution. As always, there is a guaranteed HEA and no cheating!

    She spends her days doing singing telegrams for extra cash, but she never expected to be sent out to perform for the world’s most famous composer. And definitely not in a skimpy Greek goddess outfit. How is she supposed to keep it together when every part of her is screaming for him to take her? Theo Hayes is a recluse. He just wants to be left alone to work on his next big movie score. He’s even grumpier than usual because he’s in a bit of a rut. But when his brother sends him a singing telegram for inspiration, he finds his muse and plans to never let her go. Keeping her for his very own is the only option.Warning: We’ve teamed up with Fiona Davenport to give you an epic symphony for your lady business. What’s better than two authors working you over? How about four? If you want insta-love with all the safety and security of a happily ever after, then jump in bed with us. There’s room for more!

    Any Order. Individual Love.I've been infatuated with Silas Prescott for the longest time.Sure, he doesn't know I'm alive as he walks past me without looking up from his phone. But, it's not like I ever thought he would notice me, or anyone else for that matter. All he cares about is work.That is, until he needs a date and his sister insists I should play his fake girlfriend. And not just for a date, but a whole weekend, staying in the same room, lying to all of their friends and family. But I'm desperately in need of money and I can handle a weekend pretending to be a billionaire's plaything.Only...it's hard to remember it's only fake when he acts like a possessive jerk, or when he tells me I'm beautiful, or when I'm in his arms.But I have to remember it's not real because falling for my fake boyfriend would be a mistake. There is only one thing Silas Prescott cares about and that's work.Author Note: This relationship might start out fake, but it doesn't stay that way for long. Along the way there's a dressing room incident, dancing, and a Momzilla who wants nothing more than to have her kids happily married. Don't worry, our hero and heroine get their happily ever after.