The worst part was—Taylor carried the weight of her father's death in addition to her mother's wrath. After all, it was her ex-boyfriend that scammed her father’s company, causing him to lose everything—even his life! In the wake of the tragedy, her mother, Beatrice Vanderfelt, demanded that Taylor find a rich man to help resurrect the family business. When Taylor refused to go along with the plan, she signed her up with a billionaire matchmaking website in search of the perfect son-in-law. Beatrice's plan backfires--in a big way--when Taylor finds Blake Cunningham, an ex-Navy SEAL who was as far from the clean cut, cookie-cutter trust fund baby as she could have ever imagined. Blake wore faded jeans, flannel shirts and smelled like a fisherman! Surely he had no business being on an exclusive billionaire matchmaking website? Had he tricked the matchmakers? Or, was there more to his story? And where would his secrets lead? Find out in Evie Monroe’s first book in the short reads series, Northern Lights!

     Olivia I don't deserve this. All I wanted was to escape my past. But when my brother needed me to get him out of trouble, I didn't have a choice. Now I'm standing at the altar with an animal... A handsome, rugged animal. He's going to bend me over. Break me. Swallow me whole. And I'm about to be his... 'til death do us part. Blaze I don't chase girls – I replace them. And I thought I'd seen the last of Olivia. But when the survival of the club depends on it, I didn't have a choice. But now that I'm about to marry her, there's only one thing on my mind: Finish what I started. She might hate me, but I don't give a damn. I'm going to make her MINE THIS BOOK IS A STANDALONE NOVEL, NO CHEATING OR CLIFFHANGERS. CONTAINS A HEA ENDING AND OVER THE TOP SEXINESS THAT MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR SOME READERS

    Shouldn’t have attracted his attention. Now I feel his stare like a touch. Viscerally. Acutely. The Russian assassin has me in his sights, and there’s only one way out. His bed. Good thing I’m drawn to danger.

    And I want Kate Andretti with a fire that burns me to ash.Carlo Andretti wants Kate too… and my fortune, my estate, my empire. Most of all, he wants my death. Just as I want his.The vendetta between our families is old and deep. Only one of us can win, and only one of us can have Kate. Carlo believes that he can take what’s mine, that he can break me and make me crawl.But I’m Enrico Lucchesi.And a Lucchesi always gets what he wants.KATE ANDRETTIMy mother always said my impulsiveness would get me into trouble. She was right. Marrying a man I barely knew, letting him take me to Italy… not my best decisions.Especially when I now know what the “family business” really is.I want out of this life, and I want out of Italy. But the only person willing to help me escape the Andrettis is Enrico Lucchesi. And he wants me to stay in this world that I can’t bear to be part of.The vows these men take talk about “blood and honor.”But I know what this life is: it’s blood and danger. It’s blood and death.And I’m not ready to be a Mafia don’s wife.

    I'm all out of options. I'm helpless, poor and my scream queen career is in the toilet. This is the only way I can get the money. One million dollars... Can I really go through with it? He's tall, dark, handsome. Brooding eyes that pierce my soul. I've never met a man so powerful and domineering. He says he'll take care of me. Protect me. Shield me from the demons of my past. I want to believe him. I want to trust that he can protect me. Control, mastery, bondage. I want to submit to his every command and desire, but outside forces are closing in on me. Can his vast power protect me, or is he my greatest threat of all? *This is a Standalone Novella. The first in the Steele Series Intended for mature audiences 18+. No cheating or cliffhangers. Guaranteed HEA*

    The city of sex, sin — and secrets.I came here with one mission: solve the mystery behind my brother’s death.Somebody’s got answers.Somewhere, I’ll find what I’m looking for.I didn’t bet on Xavier. He’s my way into the scene — and my biggest threat.I should keep my distance, but I can’t stay away.I'm playing with fire, and I just pray I don't get burned.

    

    During the day it’s mud and grime on the construction site. At night…it’s the blood I spill. A drug lord’s enforcer does what needs to be done. It’s my obedience, my loyalty to the boss that keeps my family alive. I know I’m teetering on the edge. I’m losing my humanity, I can feel it. It’s changing me, and it’s only a matter of time before the darkness takes over.Then I meet her. Liv. The only person who sees past my busted knuckles and brutal exterior. She sees…me. But being with me will get her killed. The only way I can keep her safe is by staying away. Until her own actions catapult her into the center of my world—a world which will swallow her whole. Now I’m forced to be the ruthless bastard I’ve been for so long. Only this time it’s not to destroy…but to defend.

    Ten years ago, I made a choice that tragically changed the course of my life. It was a split-second decision made solely for my sister’s boyfriend. I had no idea it could destroy my future, yet for the last decade, I’ve been dealing with the fallout. That was until I met Jake. He’s funny, sexy and becoming my anchor of hope, giving me a glimpse of the exciting future I could have with him. But the past isn’t ready to let go. Elliott’s back, and the man I believed had forgotten about me wants to prove I was clearly mistaken. I’m his anchor. Now, the question is which man will be mine? This novel contains explicit language and graphic sex, including one MFM ménage scene.

    When he helps out a fellow doctor, Sandra Fisher, after an accident, he's not looking for romance. But this pretty, unassuming woman has secret hidden depths that fascinate him. When he's sent away to war, Sandra has her own challenges to face. Can their love survive the heartbreaking test that fate has in store for them?

    I've witnessed her tears, her smile, her laugh. And now I want a taste. But I'm afraid I'll lose control. It's only a matter of time until the truth destroys us. But for now I'm going to forget, I'm going to lose myself in the body I've craved for months. And when she learns who I am, she's going to run, leaving me to fall into oblivion. The monster inside me lies in wait in the deepest, darkest corners of my mind. And when it wins the war over my body, there's no coming back. ANNALISE He was born into my world from darkness and rain, bursting into my life like the light I've been waiting for forever. But now he's here, I know there's something he's hiding. The psychologist in me wants to delve deeper, and carefully I'm able to coax the pain out of him that he hides. He doesn't know me, but he acts like he does, making love to me like he worships my body. Except for one thing: my eyes. He keeps me from seeing, keeps me from touching whilst he has his way with me. And all I long to know is...why? WARNING: This books contains triggers. Do no read if you are offended by BDSM, Sadism, Stalking or Psychological Manipulation This book is a standalone with no cliff-hanger, a HEA and no cheating!

    For years she has been haunted by the night she can’t remember. When she learns the only man she's ever loved has betrayed her, she escapes and crafts a new identity. She's finally free... Carter has waited eight years to claim his woman. Locking him up only fueled his obsession. The day he gets out he's coming for her. Taking the Fall was just the start. Now he'll stop at nothing to possess what's his. Warning: this book contains a hero who grunts and growls his way through life, a heroine nicknamed Cherry looking to lose it, and instalove so fast and hard your panties might disintegrate. Note: Not responsible for exploding panties.Taking the Fall is a four-part story. Please note the endings are NOT relationship cliffhangers. Layla is Carter's.

     Seven years ago, Niklaus "Red" Volkov was offered an opportunity, one that would give him the ability to even the score with the Albanian mobsters that had tortured him for days and took the life of the only girl he'd loved. But that gift came with strings... Molded into the perfect soldier, Niklaus joined an elite group of mercenaries, loyal to a mysterious man known only as The Kingmaker. He willingly paid the price for means to fulfill the vendetta that plagued him each day. Vengeance was all he knew... And death was all he lived for... Until it wasn't... Until her...

     A random hook-up seems like a good distraction—it is a wedding after all. Isn’t everyone supposed to hook up? The latest Merritt-Knight pairing starts off with a bang, but neither party knows where this random is going to lead. Due to strong language and sexual content, “Runaway” is intended for readers 18 and older only.

    Family in his world is more than blood and sharing a last name. It’s the honor, respect, business, and the life. Being a Capo is just a stepping stone until it’s time for him to take on the role of underboss but a chance meeting with her could be the one thing he’d risk it all for.She is exactly what he didn’t know he was looking for.Jordyn Reese spends her time trying to stay under the radar of a man who wouldn’t think twice about killing her. Unwillingly affiliated with a dangerous MC gang, her life is dominated by the men surrounding her and her future rests solely in how useful she can be for them. The last thing she needs is some Mafioso gaining her more unwanted attention from the club.He is everything she should stay away from but can’t.Notoriously violent when it comes to getting what he wants, Lucian will stop at nothing to make the target on Jordyn’s back disappear. But sometimes the worst threats are the ones you can’t see until it’s too late. The truth behind Lucian’s history is about to take center stage in more ways than one, and it’ll either save him … or kill him.This world leaves everyone a little filthy.Filthy Marcellos, Book One***Filthy Marcellos: La Cosa Nostra is not just a choice of regime and routine, it’s a culture. Born as mafia royalty, the Marcello brothers were raised ingrained with the beliefs and rules of what it meant to be a Mafioso prince. It is for life. Their status is considered a given right. They will always be these people. They will always be Marcellos.