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Driving my Billionaire Boss: A Steamy Instalove Romance (The Naughty Streets of Waitesville Book 1)


Annie Ford - 2019
    

As Night Falls (Connelly Crime Family Book 3)


K.B. Winters - 2019
    What a joke. Rourke It should’ve been punishment enough, right? Instead, I’m stuck with this woman, A fiery redhead with a mouth that would make a sailor blush. She hates me, but she wants me. The two aren’t mutually exclusive, And I can sympathize. Because I want to wrap my hands around her neck . . . while I kiss her. And not just to shut her up. Okay, maybe sometimes. Because the line between lust and hate is so thin, I’m not sure where I end and she begins. As night falls, even a sassy mob princess needs protection. Margo Sweet baby Jesus, the man sure is pretty. I just wish he’d keep his mouth shut. Or uses it for other things. Because Romeo and Juliet we are not, Even if we do come from other sides of the divide. Being kidnapped is one thing, but being kidnapped by him is not so much fun, Even when he says it’s for my own good. That no one will ever protect me as well as him. Thing is, I can almost believe him. Because when he’s not annoying the hell out of me, he’s making me sigh. But I don’t do love. Not now, not ever. Not even as night falls. Love filthy talking Irish American mobsters who can melt your panties with just a whisper? As Night Falls is a full-length standalone Irish gangster romance with no cheating, no cliffhangers and a guaranteed HEA!

The Stone Family Treasure (South Port Beach Romances #6)


Taylor Hart - 2022
    

Hunter


Kate Tilney - 2020
    But now that I’m home to take the helm, I find out my parents have gone and hired some corporate wannabe with a fancy degree to help. I’m determined to send her packing until I get a good look at her.Though she represents everything I hate, I find myself drawn to her. She’s a temptation that’s hard to resist.OliveHelping the family-run apple orchard reach the next level seems like a good stepping stone for bigger and better things. It would go a whole lot better if the owners’ son didn’t question my every decision.And it would be a whole lot easier if he wasn’t so good looking.I’m here to do a job, but maybe it wouldn’t hurt to mix a little pleasure with business.Instalove Fall Festival is a series of standalone short, sweet, and steamy romances filled with the best parts of Autumn and happily ever afters. Read this series if you love strong, protective heroes and confident, curvy heroines who find true love, and maybe some hot apple cider along the way. No cliffhangers! No cheating!

Remote Rockstar (Polar Bear, Alaska)


Heather Dahlgren - 2021
    Now, I’ve returned. The problem is, standing on stage in front of thousands of people, doesn’t get my heart pounding like Brielle Crawford still does.I came back for a reason, but everything has changed and we are no longer two young kids. We’ve lived ten years without each other, only I’ve barely survived and seeing her now makes me wonder - follow your dream or follow your heart?This December, take the plunge with nine of your favorite Instalove authors as we introduce you to your new Mountain Man book boyfriends.12/1 - Loni Ree12/3 - Frankie Love12/6 - Logan Chance12/8 - Heather Dahlgren12/10 - Harlow Layne12/13 - Kelsey Cheyenne12/15 - Evie Mitchell12/17 - Sarah Curtis12/20 - KL Donn

His Drunken Wife (Marriages Made in India)


Sundari Venkatraman - 2019
    When Abhimanyu shows her that he just might be rich enough, a pleasantly surprised Shikha accepts his marriage proposal and moves into his swanky apartment.But soon, Abhimanyu realises that he is caught in a one-sided love affair, as an increasingly irate and distant Shikha continues to drink herself crazy … even at their wedding party!Where will their marriage lead these two wildly opposite people? Will Shikha ever truly warm up to her husband? And will Abhimanyu be able to put up with his drunken wife?

Chubby Wants A Hubby: A Bite-sized BBW Romance


Penn Rivers - 2021
    Because I’m ready to settle down and I’ve got my eyes set on sassy, sumptuous Mischa.She’s stunning in every way, even if she doesn’t think so. She says “birthing hips”. I say “perfect to grip”. Tomato, tomahto. She’s my happily-ever-after, and I can prove it. But only if I can get the adorable little chatterbox to stop talking long enough to ask her out…I’ll show her I’m husband material.Except I’m not the only one with marriage on the mind. Her strict parents want her wedded. The sooner the better. When the pressure builds, she does the unthinkable. One tiny white lie, and suddenly, I’m her fake fiancé.Now I have one week to make curvy Mischa mine for real.

Santa's Little Helper


Lisa Chalmers - 2020
    But Emma is completely different from every other woman he's met. Suddenly he's the one seemingly doing the chasing.Can he turn this flirtationship into something real?

Just Between Us


Bri Stone
    Sweet. Passionate. True.Us.My best friend and I have the cliché down to the wire. Grew up on the same block, took baths together, shared birthdays...but nothing could have prepared me for our life now.One where I am in love with her. I fell in love with Lorraine Dawes a long time ago. When I was young and had no clue what it meant, or what I was feeling. But I am grown now, and I have aged with a secret I am afraid will tear us apart. Being the star football player doesn't change it, and the women throwing themselves at me sure don't. Lorraine became my person and I learned to live with my secret until she crafted a Virgin Manifesto on her blog for thousands of people to read. I imagined no one thought the same thing I did.That I could have her innocence, but never her heart.We do things best friends shouldn't. I think things no one should about their best friend. I do things that tear us apart and I am left fighting for a way to be together.How can I ever tell her how much I love her?**This is a friends to lovers romance with a lot of steam and an HEA. Some content is intended for mature audiences only. This is a standalone, single POV novel.**

Blazing Trouble


Jenna St. James - 2019
    James.When Trinity Falls' Most Eligible Bachelor, fireman Caleb Travers, strikes a bargain with reporter Katherine "Kat" O'Malley, neither one is prepared for the sparks that fly. Now if only they could convince their grandmothers--long-time rivals--to butt out of their fake relationship. Between two black eyes, a gang shootout with real weapons, and a jealous ex-girlfriend, Katherine O'Malley sets out to prove she's badass enough to nab Trinity Falls' Most Eligible Bachelor. Not like he's going to need much convincing...pact or no pact. But when Kat is faced with having to risk her heart and go all-in with Caleb, will she be able to take that leap of faith? Or will she decide, instead, to walk away and let her heart crash and burn?

Delight


Erin Osborne - 2020
    I've had more responsibility on my shoulders than anyone else I've ever known. I'm not a woman; I'm a mother without having a child, a provider, and independent because my life made me that way. Now, my life seems to be changing better than I ever let myself dream possible. Can I keep the one person in my life I want, or will he choose to walk away because life happens when you least expect it?Killian 'Bounce' GravesI'm the Enforcer for Kings Vengeance MC. I do my job and take it seriously. The club is my family and my life. I don't want an ol' lady and kids aren't even a blip on my radar. I didn't grow up with good role models and I won't bring a child up the way I was. being a member of the club and working at Legacies, our strip club, I get all the women I want and don't need any complications. Until one woman changes the way I want to spend my life. Can I keep her? Or will someone's past rear it's ugly head to ruin us before we get started?

Lawson (Bad Boys of Daisy Hills #2)


Kali Hart - 2022
    

In Too Deep


Elyse Riggs - 2021
    It’s not every day a girl gets cheated on the day of her wedding. She’s sworn off men and only plans to stay in town long enough to get her car fixed. Then she has to figure out the rest of her life.Enter grumpy mountain man Tyler Drake. Whatever happens, he knows he can’t fall for the beautiful tourist who walked into his bar. No matter how many sparks fly, she’s forbidden fruit he’s determined not to taste.In Too Deep is a full-length, standalone, enemies to lovers, small-town romance with humor, steam, and lots of HEA.

His Beauty: The Cohan Billionaire Brothers Book Three (An Enemies To Lovers Office Romance)


Layla Holt - 2020
    

Ride With Daddy: A DDLG Motorcycle Club Romance


Daisy March - 2021