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Make Me Yours by Mandy Morgan
18-and-up
age-difference-romance
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indie-contemporary
Take It
Francesca Penn - 2018
He was done being stalked. He was met with the unexpected when he finds himself staring into the eyes of the one woman who makes him want...everything. It did not matter whether she was dressed in a tailored, just-tight-enough business suit or filling out jeans that made him weak, he knew how the night would end— with her in his dreams. Executive Kalilah Wright is a no-nonsense business woman with a wild side. She took on the work that came her way from her handsome, engaging, and very married “I love my wife” boss, Andrew Sinclair. Her work ethic fostered a relationship that kept her on the corporate ladder of success. But, she wanted more than a fat bank account and designer apparel. She wanted a mate. She wanted the guy in the parking lot. Nicholas has a secret that asks every question. Kalilah has all the answers. What he pitches to her can only be taken in one way. Kalilah is up to the challenge, but will Nicholas complete the journey?
Song of Isabel
Ida Curtis - 2018
When they meet eight years later, each has a good reason for entering an arranged marriage. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to the court of King Louis. On the way, danger from enemies on the journey brings them closer together; when they arrive at court, rivalry and intrigue nearly parts them. Ultimately, however, they survive these trials through their own native wit and charm―and gain new respect and love for one another.
One and Done
Melynda Price - 2017
This is exactly the fresh start she needs to put the past and a messy divorce behind her. She might have bought into the ideology of Mr. Right once, but that myth was long busted—been there, done that—and she has the broken heart to prove it.When a family emergency causes her bestie to bail on her minutes before their flight takes off, Autumn finds herself alone and bound for the “Island of Love.” Her friend had an itinerary chock-full of girlfriend goodies planned—massages, salsa lessons, parasailing… Okay, maybe not parasailing, but this was going to be a week of fun, and now it’s a week for one. Armed with her Best Friends Guide Book for Having Fun—and no best friend—Autumn plans to check into her beachside villa with her new BFF, Captain Morgan.Being ranked one of the top surfers in the world does have its perks, but discovering your sex-tape was released on social media? Definitely not one of them. On the heels of a scandal that has sponsors threatening to cancel his contracts, Balen Kroft has strict instructions from his publicist to lie low for the next week while this whole fiasco blows over. Seven days of incognito before hitting the surf again at the Titans of Mavericks Invitational might not be such a bad thing—rest, relaxation, and fun in the sun… Until he comes face-to-face with his own personal riptide. If he’s not careful, Autumn Harris may just pull him under.The fiery ginger has no idea who Balen is and he’s determined to keep it that way. After the last eight months and a series of self-destructive behaviors, he’s content to let her believe he’s a homeless, beach-bumming surfer, living a carefree life one day at a time.Autumn’s sexy vagabond is just charming enough to convince her to let him crash in the spare room of her villa. In exchange, he offers to be her new bestie for the week, taking her on all the excursions her friend had planned. It’s a tempting offer… Her own personal tour guide and the possibility of some hot, no-strings, surfer-guy sex? What woman in her right mind would turn that down? She’s a big girl who knows the score. What can possibly go wrong?
Tempting Trade
Skye Jones - 2018
Or so I thought... It was a tempting trade, A deal made with danger. They would protect me, Keep me safe, Be my sanctuary. But I would give them my body, Give up my inhibitions, Give them everything. Four men--and they all wanted me. But everything has a catch, And this was no exception. It was a tempting trade, my body for their protection. **A dystopian, paranormal, reverse harem romance, this book contains dark and adult themes, trigger warnings apply! Featuring a vampire, genetically altered warriors, and a dark and dangerous shifter, who doesn't know what he is...yet**
These Violent Delights
Victoria Namkung - 2017
Gregory Copeland is the beloved chair of the English Department. A married father with a penchant for romantic poetry—and impressionable teenage girls—he operates in plain sight for years, until one of his former students goes public with allegations of inappropriate conduct. With the help of an investigative journalist, and two additional Windemere alumnae who had relationships with Copeland as students, the unlikely quartet unites to take him down.Set in modern-day Los Angeles, These Violent Delights is a literary exploration of the unyielding pressures and vulnerabilities that so many women and girls experience, and analyzes the ways in which our institutions and families fail to protect or defend us. A suspenseful and nuanced story told from multiple points of view, the novel examines themes of sexuality, trauma, revenge, and the American myth of liberty and justice for all.
Accidentally Met Her
Lauren Wood - 2018
Marriage.Then I met Candy, a beautiful redhead with a svelte body.I knew I had to have her. I had to make her mine.One taste of her sweet lips and then I made her scream my name. I woke up to an empty bed, her wedding ring in the sheets. Our marriage wasn’t real. I let her go, knowing that she would come back to me. When she did, Candy belonged to someone else. But I don’t lose. And I’m not giving her up without a fight. I married her and now she’s mine for good. Her and my baby that she was carrying.
Don't Look at Me
J.P. Grider - 2018
It stole my confidence, my identity, and ended my short-lived career as a broadcast journalist. I am now unemployed. Alone. Ugly. And expected to get over it and move on. Go on living life as usual—as if the world doesn’t judge the grotesquely unattractive.Quest:It’s been three years since I was kicked out of the Army for nearly killing the opposition’s militia commander with my bare hands. I am now unemployed. Alone. Angry. And expected to forget the nightmares that hold me hostage and move on.Go on living life as usual—as if the world doesn’t judge a dishonorably discharged ex-soldier.Don’t Look at Me is a modern-day Beauty and the Beast tale—reversed and twisted. Because even the ugly need a good story, and even the beautiful are ugly deep down.
She Found Him
B. Cranford - 2019
One thing she’s not so proud of: whacking a man on the head with her handmade sign at an animal rights march. Especially when she takes the whimpering puppy dumped on her front porch to the nearest vet and he turns out to be the man she struck . . . Awkward. One thing Rose didn’t expect to find before going back home to Australia:
Love.
The Moment We Fell (Mystic Shores series Book 1)
Kelli Warner - 2019
Paige Bryant’s dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer died along with her mother. Drowning in grief and plagued by guilt, Paige is blindsided by a provision in her mother’s will that sends her to live with the father she never knew. Forced to start over in a new town, and at a new school where she's now the principal's daughter, Paige is convinced that her life can’t possibly get more complicated—until fate throws her into the path of the only boy her guardian tells her is off-limits. Despite two years on the straight and narrow, Cade Matthews can’t escape his time as a juvenile delinquent. With his dad behind bars, Cade’s feelings of anger and betrayal are as relentless as the rumors he’s trying to outrun. The only person not listening to the gossip is the new girl with her own set of troubles, including a father who will never give Cade a fair shake. As Paige tries to adjust to her new life and an uncertain future, a set of unopened journals reveals a dark family secret. When tensions rise to a boiling point, can Paige and Cade make peace with the past before it destroys them?
Sixth
Kim Faulks - 2018
Gripping. Sci-fi/Paranormal Romance.
There’s a place from my nightmares. A place where bad things hide.The memories kept me awake for most of my life. But it’s not what keeps me awake anymore.
It’s her.
She calls me, desperate and pleading. Like a shining star I can’t quite find. I feel those men from my nightmares coming for her. Only she can’t sense them—she can’t see.
Not the past.
Or the future…unlike me.
Until one day as I stood in a doorway in the barren wasteland in Afghanistan with my squad at my back…my star dimmed, and sputtered out. I have two holes in my chest now. One which bears her name.
I have to find her. I pray I’m not too late. First I have to find the others, two more guys like me.
Together we seek a North Star. One we were born half in love with.Leading us back home. Without ever knowing we were lost at all. SIXTH is the enthralling 45,000 word prequel to Oleander. The reverse harem romance comes together in the next book.
Star-Crossed
Pintip Dunn - 2018
Accepting a genetic modification that takes sixty years off her life, she can feed her colony via nutrition pills. But her best friend is still getting worse. And she's not the only one.Now the king is dying, too.When the boy she's had a crush on since childhood volunteers to give his life for her father's, Vela realizes her people need more than pills to survive. As tensions rise between Aegis and colonists, secrets and sabotage begin to threaten the future of the colony itself.Unless Vela is brave enough to save them all…
Emerging Chaos
Grace Hamilton - 2021
No lights. A world in chaos…When a Coronal Mass Ejection causes an EMP catastrophe that shuts down power worldwide, Melanie Pearson must embark on a dangerous journey to reunite with her husband and daughter. But to earn a spot in a secure fortress along the way, she agrees to help her boss find his own son first. And it quickly becomes clear she may have made a deal with the devil himself…Meanwhile, her husband Mark vows to do whatever he can to protect their daughter Shona. There’s no way to turn the power back on, and their home town of Knoxville is quickly descending into chaos. His only goal is to find a way to get his family to safety.As they struggle to come together, this fractured family must face off against a society gone mad. And when even greater tragedy strikes, they will need to find a new way to survive. But what is the cost of survival in a world on the brink of collapse?
Common Areas
Alyssa Clark - 2019
I found myself inexplicably drawn to Chase… and Patton… and Tyler...It was all just effortless and uncomplicated. The connections formed so quickly that these men made it easy to get back on my feet. Once I realized that I wasn’t getting hustled and that these men cared about me in a way I hadn’t been before, the connection soon turned into something more. Being with more than one man at a time isn’t something I ever imagined doing, but having two, and maybe someday all three, of them at once seems so natural, so right.It may be a different kind of relationship, but I know all three of them have my back should my past ever resurface.
Perfect Form
Britney Bell - 2019
Tyler Beckett is no stranger to pressure as the Texas Tornados’ quarterback. He’s used to the man’s world that the team has surrounded him with, but when his coach changes plays and sends him a little surprise to work with him and on him, it’s a whole other level of pressure. Suddenly, his back is not the only body part he wants rubbed down. Jordan Shipman has built her business from the ground up, literally by her hands. Being an in-home service massage therapist has its challenges. Her biggest challenge yet, Tyler Beckett, and helping him get back on the field in time. She’s a little thing, but her hands pack a great punch. Tyler can handle a hit on the field, but Jordan has him moaning on her table. Both are strong willed with a need for success. Will their personalities clash, or will they collide? Can they work together and achieve the success that they desire?
Blindsided
Ava Ashley - 2017
Irresistible. Womanizer. Those are the facts I uncover about football star Lennox Hardy after a long night of martinis and bad choices. Hardly the stuff of tabloid headlines. Everyone knows the star quarterback is a womanizing bad boy whose voicemail is practically set to “no comment.” What they might not know is that our night together? Kind of disappointing. Of course, that didn’t stop me from getting knocked up. But it’s when I confront Lennox and discover that I’d actually slept with his identical twin brother Logan, a rising politician, that my life goes from page twelve news to a gossip columnist’s wet dream. Lennox is used to cleaning up his brother’s messes, and he barely blinks before he asks me to move in with him and pretend the baby is his, at least until his brother’s election is over. Giving me full access to his elusive, private life and the story that will make my career. What’s a reporter to do? But sharing an apartment with a brooding, private man who’s sexy as sin and my raging hormones may not have been the best idea. And when the only investigating I do happens with our clothes off, I know my plan has gone seriously awry...