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Tortured
N.M. Catalano - 2018
The four of us, that’s what we do.They say I have no emotions.I wish. I feel everything, maybe more than you.They said I shouldn’t fall in love with a married woman.They’re right about that, too. It wasn’t part of the assignment.But I did. Now they want her.My demons are going to destroy them.There once was a girl who believed in fairytales.They all came true.With contracts and lies and deceit.There is a woman who cries herself to sleep.Who lives a lie behind a beautiful mask.There is a woman who almost gave up.Almost.But then her prince charming came.He is everything she needs.Mysterious, dark, dangerous, who makes her do things, things that would shock you.Everything that she needs.There is a woman who belongs to someone else, who can never leave.There is a woman who is imprisoned by deals and money and power.There is a woman who loves a man she cannot have. There is a man and a woman who will be destroyed. **Intended for adult audiences, 18+, strong language, strong sexual content, MFM, BDSM, ends in a cliffhanger.**
Backup Bride
Melinda Minx - 2021
The man who ruined his own life to protect me. The thief who stole my heart and then locked his own in a steel cage. Years ago, Roman Pierce saved me from my own stupid decision. Protecting me cost him everything. He lost his scholarship, his hockey career, and everything he cared about because of his best friend’s stupid little sister. After that, I was too ashamed to ever look at him again. But Roman Pierce always had a way of landing on his feet. The next time I saw him, he’d grown into his boyish good looks. He was also a billionaire who had it all. Or so it seemed. After a few drinks, he admits his perfect life is about to come crashing down. His empire came at a cost, and now he has to pay up by marrying a mob boss’s daughter. Lucky for him, I’ve been waiting for a chance to pay Roman back for fixing my mess all those years ago. I’ll be his backup bride and marry him before the mob princess can get her hands on him. I'll be the perfect pretend bride, if I don’t fall in love trying. Backup Bride will make you laugh and cry for this quirky and delicious couple. There is no cheating, and a Happily Ever After is guaranteed!
Butterfly
Nelle L'Amour - 2021
But how could I be prepared for the gorgeous man awaiting me? Nor was I prepared when he offered me a job. To be his muse. And I definitely wasn’t prepared to fall in love with him. A man fifteen years my senior. Who is hiding a dark secret. A secret so devastating, it could rip us apart.No, I wasn’t prepared for that at all.Roman:I wasn’t expecting this colorful breath of fresh air to fly into my life. To wrench me from my dark cocoon.Make me feel things I haven’t felt in years.Sofi Lockhart. My beautiful, feisty butterfly. I'm going to catch her. Make her mine. But there are predators out there who want to shatter her wings.To tear us apart.No, I wasn't expecting that at all.
Rushing Into Love: A small-town sports romance
Kara Kendrick - 2021
Work. Football. That’s my life summed up in three words.Sure, I used to be a pro NFL baller, but now I’m perfectly content with a quiet life in my small hometown of Peachtree Grove, Georgia.That is until Bree, a beautiful blonde dating expert, gets tackled at my Pee Wee football practice, knocking me off my game.I swore I’d never get involved again after my messy divorce left me reeling, but one date with Bree and I’m dropping all my hesitations—along with my jersey. Now she has me rethinking my plays.But will the tabloids, my ex, and Bree’s complicated past keep us in the friendzone?
Dirty Little Secrets
Elise Noble - 2021
She’s been in love with her brother’s best friend for half her life, her dirty little secret. With Luca on the other side of the world, the temptation stayed out of reach, but now he’s back, and he’s not the only one. Brooke’s stalker is watching from the shadows, and he’s got his own ideas about her future…Luca Mendez’s time in the army taught him two lessons—that to survive, he has to shoot straight and guard his heart. But when the woman he turned down all those years ago asks him for help, he finds he’ll do anything to see her smile again.
Last Call
Bella Michaels - 2020
Every damn time. My father says that's the problem. But he says a lot of things about me, none of them very nice.I finally have a chance to show him, to show everyone, I'm more than a pretty boy who parties hard with his parents’ money. My business partner Enzo and I have developed a product that will change the world.There's just one snag. Ada Flemming, the FDA official who controls our company’s fate, is the most compelling woman I’ve ever met. Even though it could cost me everything—my friendship with Enzo, my business, and my one chance at redemption—I can’t seem to stay away from her. Pursuing Ada might be the biggest screwup of all—the only bad decision I don’t bounce back from.But it’s too late to start making safe decisions now.
The Malone Brothers: Filthy Sweet / Dirty Cute
Frankie Love - 2021
This duet offers more than a tune up— it’ll make you fall in love all over again!Get ready baby cakes, it’s time to rev your engine!FILTHY SWEETWhen Moxon sees Millie on the side of the road, he’s determined to get under her hood.She’s not just curvy and creative—she’s also filthy-sweet.And exactly the kind of woman this mechanic has been dreaming of.DIRTY CUTEWhen Clementine walks into Mike’s auto shop he has plans to change her oil.She’s not just innocent and intelligent—she’s also dirty-cute.And this single-dad mechanic is looking to do more than get under her hood—he wants a place in her heart—permanently.
Deuces Wild
Lori Foster - 2020
A sizzling Winston novella by New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster.
The Winston cousins--Dexter and Hart--sexy twins who use their knockout mirror image good looks to switch places and have a little fun with the girls of each other's dreams...
Snake (Battle Born MC: Sacramento, #1)
Scarlett Black - 2021
. . until I broke one, betraying the woman I love.It was never a game.*Snake's book can be read as a standalone. It is the first book in the Battle Born MC, Sacramento California Chapter*Contains graphic situations and triggers, not suitable for some readers
King Me
Terri E. Laine - 2021
Tall, Dark, and Handsome takes pity on me,I’m helpless not to become his prey.What are men like him made of?Everything that should make me run.Yet, before my life no longer belongs to me,I want to enjoy the ride.I can only pray my heart will be intact when it’s over.HimI’ve got one mission.To have the man that fathered me, King Me as his.I deserve the billions as much as my legitimate brothers do.But I’m thrown off that pursuit by a pint-sized woman who saves lives as a career.By contrast, my job during many combat missions has been to take them.We are too different.Yet, she’s a beautiful distraction I can't seem to give up.I’ve made the mistake of falling in love before.I won’t do it again.So when I’m forced to choose between becoming a King and saving her life—The choice is simple.
Inked
Mia Ford - 2019
Getting pregnant with my boss’s baby was never a part of the plan.
It all starts as a business transaction,I get double the pay and he gets double the pleasure. And then things change. What was supposed to be his pleasure,Slowly becomes all about me.And man…don’t I need it!
I know this is wrong, I know the infamous playboy is playing a game, And I am planked in the middle of the board without a dice. But I just don’t want to kiss him goodbye. At least not yet…
He’s inked my name all over him, And I am hiding this huge secret.
What if this secret of mine tears us apart!
Say Yes
Kandi Steiner - 2021
When you’re an artist, everything has to be perfect.Or so I thought, until my professor told me my perfection was boring and unoriginal. Studying abroad in Florence has taught me one thing: I know nothing when it comes to what makes art truly beautiful.So, with my professor's words in my ear, I step outside one evening and decide to say yes to any and everything I’m faced with until the sun rises.Of course, I didn’t expect him to show up.Liam Benson, the broody, sexy, tortured artist from my class who I can’t stand. He’s got a sour outlook on the world and an ego so big no one could properly stroke it to his satisfaction. When he finds out what I’m doing, he hijacks my “yes” night.And after just twelve hours with him, I’m desperate for more.But Liam is running from more than I could ever understand, and with his heart guarded and mind made up about life, I don’t stand a chance.I convince myself that we can keep it casual.But walking away from him at the end of the summer is as impossible as painting outside the lines.I used to think when you’re an artist, everything has to be perfect.Turns out everything has to be painful, and messy, and fleeting.If only I’d known that before I fell under Liam Benson’s spell.
Hot Summer School Night
Michelle Mankin - 2021
Street level, he’s a dog on a short leash, his every move controlled by his boss Martin Skellin. Handsome, resourceful, and talented, Kyle is more than he appears to be. He just can’t be more.Claire Walsh is a rich girl labeled a freak at her prestigious high school because she likes birds. Taunted and bullied, she ignores her classmates who torment her. That’s the nice thing to do, and she’s a nice girl, but she wishes that someday someone would see that she is more a beautiful swan than an ugly duckling.That someday comes the night Kyle goes to Claire’s school to sell drugs during the annual talent show exhibition. Claire sees more in Kyle. Kyle sees the beauty in Claire. But he’s from Southside, and she’s from Lakeside. He breaks the rules to survive. She follows them to please nearly everyone except herself. They are opposites from opposite worlds, a romance between them as star-crossed as Romeo and Juliet.What happens when they break the rules and more than a few stereotypes on one hot summer school night?Warning: Hot Summer School Night contains sexually explicit scenes, drug use, and bullying. It is emotional and suspenseful. It features a quirky heroine and an antihero. If you prefer your romance without any angst, darkness, or danger, and your romantic heroes without any flaws to overcome, do NOT read this book. Kyle and Claire’s story begins on a Hot Summer School Night and concludes in Breaking Her Bad.
Call Out
Autumn Archer
That's what my late grandmother always told me. Then I met Danny Rocco. The hot paramedic who's new in town. Since he patched up my knee at the side of the road, I can't stop thinking about him. That efficiently organized backpack. The scent of leather. Manly caring hands, and his eyes. WOW, a girl could rapidly lose her virginity staring into those amber pools. So when he shows up at Blossom Grove Retirement Home where I work, to assist with a medical emergency, I realize there's more to the ruggedly handsome man than just an Indian motorcycle. Should I break the dating rules? I've never gone that far with a guy before and Danny would be my first. He doesn't mind my quirky pet names for his love stick. And boy, when I finally discover how good that thing feels, I can't stop craving it. Falling for a guy on the wrong list has never felt so right. Every night spent in his bed brings us closer together. But over time, I get the feeling he's hiding something. Then he leaves town for a few days without telling me why. Danny has a secret and I'll find out the truth one pop quiz at a time.Except life has a way of throwing curve balls. And by the time he gets back to Sunnyville, mine has irrevocably changed. I should have known happy endings were only in the movies. Once I finally learn the truth, I'll need my handsome medic to fix our hearts back together again. If it’s not too late. Autumn Archer’s Call Out is an emotionally charged, sexy, romantic suspense written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes World project.
Running Into Trouble
Anastasia Austin - 2021
After offering to help him cook dinner for his teenage daughter, they try to keep their distance but no matter how hard they try, they just can’t stay away from each other.BLURB:DanielWhen I run into Riley, who does not look old enough to buy the wine in her grocery cart without a fake ID, the only thing I should exchange with her is an apology. After I tell her about the gumbo dinner I’m sure to ruin, we end up exchanging phone numbers. And boy, am I glad to have the hot little sous chef in my contact list when my roux goes up in smoke.Riley expected my call but I didn’t expect it to go so well. To be taken in by her and not want to let her go.She’s half my age. Better off being friends with my eighteen-year-old daughter or out hiking with her college-age friends than dating me. Riley has her whole life ahead of her. Between my age, my college football injury, and my addiction to my pottery wheel, I’d only hold her back.I have to let her go. Don’t I?This is a steamy, 18+ read with a happily ever after!