But I don't need to be mixed up in the mess he's got himself into. Taking police bribes and faking taxes for dealers and meth labs?I'm out. I won't have a part in it. I can't.But how can I save dad from the cops, from himself and that whole world?What I need is a knight in shining armor. My go-to fantasy when reality bites.Oh, I know it's stupid, but a girl can dream.I know he's out there, somewhere, and if I ever thought I needed him, whoever he is, I need him now more than ever.Help me stranger, wherever you are. Come rescue me and help me save my dad too. I'll do whatever you want.And I mean, anything.THORNEvery rose has its thorn and every dark night has its dawn.This Thorn's never found his rose though.Probably never will.And I know a thing or two about dark nights. Seen plenty of those, alone. I'm a lone wolf, flying solo but the club's my air.The MC is the only tribe I have, all the family.All the trust I need.With the club's work, we're cleaning up Valor. Giving the town some of its own namesake back with our own. But when I see yet another younger girl, thumb out and hitching a ride in the fading evening light, I wonder if we're doing enough.I never thought it could happen.Not to me anyway. Feeling her warmth pressed up against the back of me. Her hands around my waist."What's your name?" I ask her. "Rose," she answers shyly.The low rumble of my ride underneath both of us. A sly grin curls my lip as I look up in silent thanks.Looks like this thorn's just found his rose after all.Her ride.My Rose.Mine.

    An ex-military motorcycle riding badass with a devilishly handsome smile that will knock me off my feet if I’m not careful.I can’t afford to be distracted by another handsome possessive man, especially not when I’m so close to freedom.But Rodney is rough, tough, charming, and makes me feel safe for the first time in a long time.Until my ex discovers the two of us spending time together.Suddenly nowhere is safe and everyone I love is in mortal danger.My only option is to trust Rodney with the scars of my past, but is it too late?Twenty-four of your favorite short and steamy authors have come together to bring you a new motorcycle romance series! The Men of Valor are more than ex-military bikers – they know what it means to go the distance for love. Hop on the back of a bike and hold on tight to your new book boyfriend – it’s gonna be one hell of a ride!

    Promises made must be honored and Riley Pearce is my bride now. BOLTI’ve loved Riley since we were kids and even as the high school star jock, I never had eyes for another girl. She said we were too young to make a life straight out of school, and like a fool I stepped aside, enlisted, and left Valor, Wyoming.Letting Riley go was a mistake and it’s time to make things right.With my brothers in the MC by my side, it’s time to claim what’s mine and nothing will stop me. Not her objections, and definitely not the dirty cop who killed her husband.RILEYI’ve made mistakes but loving Bolt wasn’t one of them. Bolt’s back in town and he’s on a mission to make good on our childhood promise.But too much has happened, and I can’t let go of the past. Or can I?Dear reader, this MC Lite steaming hot second chance romance will leave you breathless and wanting more. Get ready to fall in love with this possessive alpha ex-Army Ranger and his clever, curvy beauty. No cliffhanger and a HEA guaranteed.

    Like the call I got for a 1977 Mustang that needs a tow. I know that car well and I know more about the driver than I should because I’ve been following her and spying on her for almost two years.When she touches me for the first time, the cloak of armor I’ve worn for too long melts. I show her my heart but it’s not enough. She says we are oil and water. It’s impossible for us to mix but I’m going to prove her wrong.I may not be from her world but I’m going to bring our world’s together because I’ve had a taste of what could be and there’s no going back.OTT Alpha, safe, no cheating and a guaranteed happily ever after. Have a nice ride.

    He’s the President of an MC. He offers his protection, but will it lead to something more?C.L. Cruz & Liz Fox have teamed up to bring you a new series!The men of the Raging Angels MC are possessive, protective, and know what they like—curvy women. One by one, they’ll learn what it’s like to fall into obsession—and love—with their women.This is a Steamy Short Story Romance. No Cliffhangers. This is the first in the Raging Angels MC series, but it can also be read as a standalone. If you love short romances with steamy sex scenes and a happily ever after, then you’ll love this book.Don’t miss the rest of the series:Curvy HungerCurvy AttractionCurvy DesireCurvy InfatuationCurvy PassionCurvy SeductionCurvy Persuasion

    Its isolation let me focus on the thing that kept me sane, gave me purpose, and provided a paycheck—my viola.The rest of my needs were met with a stockpile of batteries and a healthy arsenal of fantasies.Then the Men of Valor rode into town, and I seized an opportunity when I caught one of the leather-clad bikers staring at me. What better outlet to fulfill a fantasy and trade in my V-card with no-strings-attached, no questions, and no icky trust and love complications.But life wasn’t a piece of music that could be orchestrated. Fate had its own plan, and the single night I let my guard down left me with a decision I shouldn’t make alone. A decision that could bring my carefully crafted world to ruins. A decision that was going to challenge me to trust.Ace:From flying F-18s to cruising on my hog, I’d traded one brotherhood for another, but not exactly by choice. The Men of Valor MC offered me a chance to straighten out my life when it had gone into a tailspin. They helped me get sober. And participating in Club leadership gave me a positive outlet to channel my hunger for control and order.I’d told myself The Club was all I needed. Anything else risked complicating my life. But deep down I’d always wanted more.Then I met Sophie.She was brightness, happiness, and beauty—things that had been absent in my world. Things that filled the void I’d tried to deny.I caved under the pressure of my loneliness on the single night when I passed through her home town. All she wanted was a fling. No commitments. No pretenses. Exactly what I needed.But the night with Sophie threatened to strip me of control, disrupt the order of my world, and topple my independence.Sophie had moved to the mountains to escape her family. Could I convince her to move to Valor, to start a new one?

    Quiet. Ridiculously sweet. Wickedly hot.He's also in a motorcycle club.Yet, when I'm anywhere near him, all I feel is safe.He knows I'm running from something. He says it doesn't matter.But he doesn't know the biggest billionaire in Wyoming is looking for me.When he finds out the truth, will he still want to keep me?Or will my uncle's money ruin the best thing in my life?

    That could be because the temporary rental she's in is a dump, or it might be that the police just kicked in the door of said rental and came in with their weapons drawn.Officer John Wright is stunned to realize the girl standing in front of him with her hands up is the former neighbor he's pined over for years. Now that he's finally got her within his sights, he plans never to let her go.

    As its owner, Mani has had a front row seat to the second generation of Maysons finding their boom. But he’s always on the outside looking in, and he doubts it’ll ever be his turn...until Vivian comes crashing into his life. Vivian doesn’t think she has a lot in common with Mani. He owns a fancy restaurant, and she’s having a hard time finding a job. She’s searching for a cheap place to rent, and he has a beautiful house. Fast food drive-throughs are more her style, and Mani is all about gourmet. To Mani, these aren’t differences. They’re opportunities to give Vivian everything she deserves.

    But now I’m all the family they have left. I can’t let them down, and I won’t.All I have to do is hire a nanny. I interview plenty, but I know the moment Charlotte walks in the room—she’s the one. Innocent and young, something about her pulls me in until I want to know every last detail about her. She’s amazing with the children, and she soothes the beast that lurks inside me. Her touch quickly becomes an addiction, one I won’t deny.She doesn’t know what sort of man I am or of the danger that follows in my wake. I should tell her the truth, but I can’t risk her leaving. So I show her what she means to me by visiting her room every night, by giving her more than me than I’ve ever given anyone else.But the danger is part of my life, my business, and my dark world. When Charlotte and the children are threatened, I’ll stop at nothing to keep them safe, and I’ll tear apart anyone who tries to take them from me.MINK: Grab your fave feline and your top caffeine for this windswept romance with a guaranteed HEA.

     She likes stilettos, sidewalks, and the Starbucks on every corner. It doesn't matter that her heels hurt or the sidewalks cracked or no one at the coffee store remembers her name. The horns of taxi drivers serenade her as she walks to work and fast-paced action fills her days which is why she needs her boss to come home from the farm. There are contracts to be signed. Money to be made. Hands to be greased and—oh my gosh, is that a cow? Colton Blackwood is a countryman.  He wants slow walks, slow kisses, and slow love-making, but more than anything he wants that with Charlotte. It doesn't matter that she's scared of the farm animals or that she's suspicious that the store clerk knows her name. He knows that love's the same whether you're wearing a suit in the boardroom or a pair of cowboy boots on the ranch. The trick is convincing Charlotte but, it'll happen because Colton won't accept anything but her by his side.

    Okay, maybe more than a lot, but she’s determined to make her dreams come true, so she hires a contractor to help her make that a reality. But when Barrett Cooper steps on her property, it’s like Thor himself has fallen out of the sky. How can she possibly think straight while having a heat stroke? Barrett Cooper is focused on his business and nothing else. He loves restoring old homes but doesn’t get the chance to as much as he wants. When he gets a call about a job that piques his interest, he takes one look at the owner and knows this is going to be a hands-on project. Warning: There’s a lot to love about this hulking alpha who knows how to build a house. But hands-off, because he’s falling hard and fast for the woman who has stolen his heart. With someone else trying to threaten what’s his, you’ll find out just how possessive a guy with a big hammer can be.

    Because he’s pretty sure that it’s his fault his friend’s dead. He refuses to let that happen to anybody else he cares about.It’s better to keep to himself.It’s safer that way.But when a runaway horse leads him to another kind of riding — and a curvy older woman that he can’t seem to stop thinking about — he wonders if he’s got it all wrong.Maybe some things aren’t anybody’s fault.And maybe the biggest mistake a man can take is cutting himself off from friendship and love.But is he brave enough to take the risk to find out?A Younger Man/Curvy Older Woman Romance.

    The most delicious kind of trouble."I find the man of my dreams while running away from my arranged marriage.He's everything I ever wanted so I make him an offer he can't refuse.My wedding night, no feelings, no lies .He's the perfect man until love and My Evil Stepmother get in the way!ChristianI ache for herWith every breathIn every dreamIn every touchIn every kissI love herWith all my soulIn every silenceIn every stormIn every way

    And that made me content, happy. I was known as the Bogeyman in Thickwood, Colorado, and I was fine with that title if it meant I wasn’t bothered.
But then I saw her. And at that moment, I knew I had to have her.
Curvy and thick, young and innocent, Charlotte was everything I didn’t know I wanted in life. I was instantly obsessed. Something changed in me in that moment, this need, possession, territorial desire that claimed me until I knew it wouldn’t go away until she was mine.
So that’s what I’d do. I’d make her mine. I’d show Charlotte that she was meant to be claimed by me. And if I had to throw her over my shoulder like a caveman and take her back to my isolated cabin to prove that, I’d do it without shame or guilt.
I’d do it with pleasure.
And by the time I’m done with her, Charlotte would know the lengths I’d go to keep her, not only in my life as my woman but also in my bed… sated.