Until it all crumbled. To feel safe and stable again she returns home to lick her wounds. Only to find no one gives a damn about everything she’s accomplished in Chicago. To many of then, she’s still Pastor Sands’ daughter and one who left without a word like a thief in the night. For shame! Needing to drown her sorrows with tequila, Makena does the walk of shame home after a night with Sheriff Carter Rome. A man eight years her junior, a man she babysat for and tutored. A man who should not be attracted to her if he knows what’s good for him! There was another tiny problem, one that popped up a weeks later- a plus line on a pregnancy test. Damn it. How can they possibly have a future? Would he really want to be tied down to her who would now be the town cougar AND a baby? Carter Rome is a man and one who knows exactly what he wants; Makena Sands. He’s determined to make her forget all about her ex and her troubles even if he has to kiss her sorrows out of her but she keeps avoiding him! When she drops the daddy bombshell he is willing to do anything he can to step up. He always wanted to be a father and his only goal to care for them both. But she refuses to believe him, stubborn woman. Who cares about the gossip or the age difference? He knows with every fiber of his being they can make it work. Come hell or high water he’s going to show her that he can be everything she needs. Age difference be damned and to hell with anyone that gets in his way. Even when that chaos of her father’s old congregation rears is ugly head. Carter would climb into hell to make sure she and his baby were safe…. He just might have to.

    He’s hard, he’s ruthless and has sealed the fates of many in the bloody streets of his city; but when he lays eyes on la hermosa Fallon Thurgood, he recognizes that she’s everything he’s never had.And he must have her.When threats present themselves from even the most unexpected angles, El Rey finds himself entangled in a web of deception, all to protect the woman he loves from a sinister truth.Sometimes, lies must be told to keep what you want, and Andres will do anything to keep his Falloncita; because losing her is not an option.

    The whole lot of us. Until I met her . . .LEITHAs a member of the Mackenzie clan, we fight for each other.We die for each other.And when I fell for Chevelle, those same rules applied to her.She loves me, but hates the family business.So, I hid the villain in me until today.Today, I need to do what must be done and that requires the help of the same people she would rather us keep our distance from.CHEVELLEAfter tragedy destroyed my family, I should’ve run from all things MacKenzie not straight into Leith Mackenzie's arms.I was broken.He remade me. Loved me and our little baby. Showed me that monsters could be humans and have hearts too. That he could be different than the rest of his ruthless clan.Unfortunately, now, Leith can't be the hero for me that he was before.He needs be that Savage Scot instead, and I'm afraid it'll cost us everything.*Die For You is the first book in the Scottish-MacKenzie Crime Family series. This steamy love story is a STANDALONE and contains NO CLIFFHANGERS, NO CHEATING, and has a HEA. This is a mature new adult, romantic suspense that contains situations that some readers might find offensive.

    

    This means, when it's time for needs to be met, she goes out of town to find a lucky guy. She never goes back twice. Well, except this one time! Caleb West Caleb tried...after the second time when she gave him the brush off. He vowed it was done. He wouldn't look up the license plate of her bike. He wouldn't go to her house and find out what her fucking problem was. Nope, he was going to let it go! This IR/BWWM novel is short, raw, yet sexy and an HEA. Check out bonus material in the back with a chapter of Born to Ride. For more information about the Lady Guardians, visit ladyguardians.xylaworld.com

    Especially when the man you're playing-acting with is in love with another woman! Not only that, but he is... fascinating... alluring, and his feigned kisses evoke desires that leave you craving more. Way more than either of you intended. When the line between reality and play-acting blurs, Jacyn realizes that Alexandre Dubois is the one man capable of destroying the armory she'd erected around her recently broken heart. She resists every enticing missile their intense passion propels toward her defenses. Until even that blows up in passionate flames. Just as she begins to think that they may have a real future together, the woman Alexandre loves expresses her intent to pursue him!There's no way he'll choose his fake fiancée over the love of his life. Right?This is the first book in the French Conquest series set primarily in Southern France! Grab something to drink, sit back and enjoy this romantic journey which begins over a mistaken car identity and goes on to uncover lust, lies, family revelations, forgiveness & love.

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    Be prepared to be led into heart-thumping, breathtaking romances that will leave you craving for more.The heat from these steamy enemies to lovers romances will leave a lasting impression on you. Please don’t say we didn’t warn you! This compilation is exclusive and can't be found anywhere else. Don't wait. This box set will only be available for a limited time before it is gone forever! Note: Fighting Temptation contains material for mature readers (18+ and older) only. Authors featured: Peyton BanksM'Renee AllenSydney Aaliyah MichelleKarine Saint JacquesYolanda OlsonAmarie AvantReana Malori

    NO CLIFFHANGER.Jessie has sworn off relationships until she can exorcise her secret celebrity crush from her thoughts. More importantly, her fantasies. Crushing on someone rumored to be in the mafia was a red hot no for her. When she comes face-to-face with the man himself, he is more dangerous than she initially thought... and not just to her safety.Gio Oliveri is the wealthy heir to the dubious Oliveri business empire. Ruthless in business and his personal life, Gio never lets an insult go unaddressed. So when a woman embarrasses him, in his own club no less, he sets out to teach her a lesson, only to set his sights on her friend. After a disastrous first impression, be buys himself three months to woo Jessie, who challenges him at every turn. He has to find a way to keep Jessie before his family responsibilities tear them apart forever.As he pursues his deepening desire for Jessie, unknown threats to his business and her life begin to appear. In addition to uncovering the mysterious threats, he has Jessie’s misgivings about his chosen profession to contend with. He must find a way to make his temporary relationship permanent.Exposed to Gio’s mobster persona, Jessie cannot deny the devastating violence he wields so effortlessly and questions if she could one day be on the receiving end.As they navigate their new relationship and the dangerous parties seeking to destroy them, it will take a devastating loss and deep soul searching before they trust each other enough to fight for their love.

    Even for a man with startling blue eyes and a twitchy trigger finger.He may be good with his aim.But I grew up in the game.And yet, I’m questioning if he’s truly my captor?Or my savior?Mack I should have pulled the trigger. The rules were simple. You play, you pay. Danica’s father played me, and through no fault of her own, she had to pay. As unfair as it seems, that’s how it had to be. Looking into my eyes, I know she saw her death.Looking into hers, I saw my own weakness.And that could cost me everything.

    Only I didn't know that anyone was really listening. But he was and from the moment he spoke, Garrin swept me up into his world. Death surrounds him. My love can save him. If he just let's me in. If he just takes my light I can help him through the dark. Garrin Can we be alone together? That's what she said to the man in the shadows. That's what she said to me. An invitation to a world, that's lonely, bloody and dark. But with her, there is light and I need it. My love comes with a cost. A price that has to be paid in blood. Let her go...a better man would. I'm not a better man. I'm a selfish killer. And I want what I want. Her.

    But I’m anything but quick and easy, as she’ll soon find out. Especially since that girl from my high school football days is nothing like this gorgeous woman standing on my front porch. If she thinks I’ll go soft on her…she has another thing coming. 
 Sierra Once upon a time I was in awe of Cole.  He didn’t even know I was alive. But that shy, awkward teenager is long gone.  Now I’m all woman, and it’s strictly business.  I’ve come for Cole’s signature. Period. I plan on closing this sale…no matter how hard he makes me work for it.  This is a Stand-Alone BWWM Romance in the Texas Heat Romance Books. No Cliffhangers! HEA Happy Ending.

    Well, no more. I’m getting my wife back whether she likes it or not!Gabby and my son are my world, the Rodeo circuit is second. I want to go home but I messed up big time and hurt the only woman I have ever loved. I’m no quitter. I may have been thrown around enough in the saddle to have my brain jarred, but it won’t stop me from fighting to get her back!One night cost Stanton Willington to lose everything he held dear to his heart. Coming off a path of destruction, he’s ready to put the pieces back together again. Sit back and take a ride with this Cowboy as he puts up one hell of fight to get his family reunited again.

     How do you live when you know you're going to die? Rebecca King had a broken heart, literally. Congenital Heart Disease has given her less than a year to live. Hopefully, that'll be enough time to complete every task on her bucket list. However difficult, she finally comes to terms with her imminent demise. Then fate delivers an unexpected distraction. Due to a horrific accident that left his wife on life support, Nick Cato, narcotics investigator, is trapped behind a wall of loneliness and grief. However, he had no way of knowing that destiny would deliver a gift strong enough to quell the sadness. But will he allow guilt to keep him from embracing his happy ending?

    The timing wasn’t right. Desiree is still mourning the sister she lost. The same sister I tried to help save in my own way but failed. Yet, when I see her the morning of the three year anniversary of her sister’s death, I can’t hold back anymore. She belongs with me, and this holiday season I’ll prove it to her, myself, her family and anyone else that dares to get in the way of the sweetest seduction I’ve ever known.