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In the Service of Women


Shayne McClendon - 2012
    Initiated into a world of passion and excess, she accommodates her clients’ every carnal desire, until she learns they may need more from her than sexual release. After two years spent in the world’s oldest profession, she walks away from it with lessons that will change her forever and no regrets.

Heartbeat


Everly James - 2017
    She’s ready for a challenging workload, snowy mountaintops, and cozy days by the fire. What she doesn’t expect to see is a familiar face. Hotshot cardiothoracic surgeon Jocelyn Parker has moved on from her would-be-husband and is ready for a fresh start in a new state: new hospital, new faces, and new friends. But on her first day with the new batch of interns, she sees Amy, the woman she spent one wild night with in Vegas. They’re more than just co-workers. Jocelyn is Amy’s new boss, making a relationship between them completely off limits. Which only makes Jocelyn want Amy even more. HEARBEAT is a full-length, steamy romance novel with cursing, no cheating, and a happily ever after. Readers of this may first want to read LEAP OF FAITH. It’s the prologue to this story.

Hearts and Flowers Border


L.T. Smith - 2005
    some funny . some heart wrenching . but she needs to deal with all of them before she can open the door to allow her past to shape her future. A story starting in the present day, narrated by a woman who needs to retell her past before she can move on with her future. There is no fantastic underlying plot, just a simple retelling of events leading to the present day. Most of us will recognise the uncertainty of youth and the first flush of love.

Headmistress: A Lesbian Romance


Emily Hayes - 2020
    *Includes explicit scenes involving BDSM* Megan is a struggling single mom who lies on her resume to get a job in a school as Personal Assistant to demanding Headmistress, Deborah Stewart. All Megan wants is to create a better life for her daughter. Nothing Megan does is ever good enough to please Ms Stewart. But, there is something about the way that Ms Stewart treats Megan, that makes Megan begin to wonder if she secretly likes being ordered around and made to wait. Can Megan thaw her boss's icy heart and find a way to indulge her new fantasies?

Sunstone, Vol. 1


Stjepan Šejić - 2014
    That is what BDSM people are, behind all the pretense...»From critically-acclaimed creator Stjepan Šejić (Death Vigil, Ravine, Aphrodite IX, Witchblade) comes Sunstone, a love story like no other.Lisa's tastes were always...unique. Longing to be restrained, without restrain. Lisa always felt like something was missing from her love life─until she met Ally. Ally was implacably ordinary─successful job, nice house, an average childhood─except for her preference for bedroom domination. Originally posted on DeviantArt, this books collects the first volume of the often erotic, always amusing, and surprisingly heartfelt Sunstone.

Pretending in Paradise


M. Ullrich - 2019
    Ten days in paradise would be a dream assignment, if only they'd stop arguing long enough to enjoy it.Reputations are Caroline's business. Too bad she was forced out of her previous job when an ex smeared hers all over the office grapevine. She's never getting involved with a coworker again, especially not one as careless and unprofessional as Emma.Emma knows that life is too short to play by the rules. But when she goes too far and a defamation lawsuit puts her job in jeopardy, she has to make nice with Caroline, the image police, and deliver the best story of her career.Only pretending to be in love sure feels a whole lot like falling in love. When their story goes public, ambition and privacy collide, and their chance at making a fake relationship real might just be collateral damage.Genre: RomanceWords: 81,000Cover Artist: Sheri Halal

The Fake Game


Kim Hartfield - 2020
    It’s a dream job... and a certain colleague is the cherry on top. Marie is kind and supportive, as well as drop-dead gorgeous, and Tabby’s heart does a little dance whenever she’s around.Given half a chance, Marie could fall for her smart, witty coworker - but Tabby is straight, so they can only be friends. When the two run into the last jerk Tabby dated, Marie pretends to be her girlfriend as revenge. It's just a silly game to put the ex in his place... until he gets hired at their company.Now Tabby and Marie can fess up to the truth - or double down and fake a whole relationship. Choosing to continue is a dangerous game. But what if the prize could be greater than either of them imagine?

Before You Say I Do


Clare Lydon - 2020
    When Abby meets Jordan, she can hardly breathe. Marcus is oblivious. The wedding is weeks away. Now, the only question is: will Abby make it to the altar? Best-selling author Clare Lydon brings you a love story to top them all. Download this story of forbidden love and submerge yourself in lesbian romance today!

The Fifth Gospel


Michelle Grubb - 2016
    A shocking discovery and dark secrets. Is the leader of the Catholic Church hiding something that could change the world? Investigative journalist Flic Bastone overhears a startling conversation she can’t ignore. There is no proof, nor does she want any. Poking into Vatican affairs is dangerous. Aware that the secret could soon be exposed to the world, Flic hastily pens a novel that shares alarming similarities to the uncovered truth. Eager to capitalize on what they recognize as a best seller, Griffin Publishers fast-tracks the novel to print, propelling marketing guru Anna Lawrence and Flic on a grueling promotional tour. Pushed closer together when attempts are made on Flic’s life, their growing attraction intensifies. Who’s targeting Flic? And will Anna move beyond her own religious beliefs while their worlds fall apart?

Undone


Bryce Oakley - 2019
    The kind of songs that her rock band, The Shrikes, would never play. After their successful first album, the pressure for a perfect follow-up is crushing her creativity. Billie’s new songs and sound need an outlet, but she’s not just going to give them away to anyone.Vero De Luca is always in the limelight for making mistakes. The daughter of a famous musician, she’s trying to make smart decisions for the first time in her life as she sets off on a solo career after years in a popular all-female group. Though she knows she’s fully capable of writing her own songs, the label insists that her first single needs a major name behind it, not just her own.Both women think that working together sounds like a match made in hell. Though they can hardly stand each other, sparks start to fly when they’re writing the new single, “Undone.”Will they go up in flames or find a way to work together through the blaze?

Never Say Never


Rachael Sommers - 2021
    What she does need is a nanny, but the incompetent idiots sent her way make her lose faith in ever finding anyone useful.Enter Emily Walker—fresh out of college, bright, a little naive, and new to New York City. Emily is everything Camila is not and frankly it’s a little unsettling how innocent and gentle the young woman is.That’s not all that’s unsettling. Camila’s growing feelings for Emily are making it hard to maintain a professional distance. Surely she can’t possibly be falling for the nanny? God, it’s such a mid-life crisis cliché. But would it be too impossible?As time goes on, Camila starts to wonder if maybe even she can get her happy ending after all.75,000 wordsTags: age gap romance, ice queen romance, New York, opposites-attract romance, single mom

Fusion


Diana Kane - 2017
    Catherine is an accomplished neurosurgeon looking for a fresh start in a new city. A chance meeting between the two imprints the doctor in Alexis' mind, with thoughts of Catherine pushing to the forefront months after they meet. When life places the pair in the same city, Alexis is unable to deny her attraction to Catherine. As the pair become closer, Alexis finds herself falling for Catherine, despite knowing that her feelings will never be reciprocated. Can the pair navigate through life and maintain their friendship or does fate have something else in store?Recommended for 18 years or age or older. F/F romance. Contains some strong language and explicit adult situations. 101,800 words.

Just My Luck


Andrea Bramhall - 2016
    When she wins the biggest Euromillions jackpot on record everything changes...and not always for the best.When Abi Kitson fell in love she always knew it would go unrequited. The woman of her dreams was so close yet seemingly untouchable for so many reasons. Reasons like - they are best friends, or the big age gap, or the 'other' woman, nevermind Abi's own baggage. And even when those reasons crumble it seems luck just isn't on her side.It's a learning curve for both of them. But what if money really can't buy you everything you want? What if the answers aren't hidden in a big, fat bank balance? What if happiness is right in front of them? They just have to reach out...

The Boss of Her


Julie Cannon - 2018
    Three office romance novellas from talented writers Julie Cannon, Aurora Rey, and M. Ullrich. In For Your Eyes Only by Julie Cannon: Dress for success takes on a very different meaning. CFO Riley Stephenson finds herself in a particularly difficult position when the stripper she's fallen for shows up at her office―as her new employee. In Lead Counsel by Aurora Rey: Attorney Elisa Gonzalez is happy working behind the scenes while still having time for a life. All that changes when her firm takes on a major case and Parker Jones, powerhouse litigator and her law school crush, is named lead counsel. In Opportunity of a Lifetime by M. Ullrich: Luca Garner is eager and hardworking, but her new boss is a total nightmare―snarky and uncooperative, not to mention an ice queen. VP Stephanie Austin doesn’t mean to be unkind, but the last thing she wants is an assistant getting under her skin, especially one who is as attractive as she is kind.

Who Wouldn't Love Me?


Kate Sweeney - 2014
    An outrageous flirt, shallow, and conceited, she has allowed her fame to control her life. And now, landing the sexy roles of younger characters seems unattainable. So she did what any insecure narcissist would do. Glenn wrote a book about her favorite person—Glenn Hastings. She was filled with excitement at her book signing of Who Wouldn’t Love Me? And she thought it to be true. Who wouldn’t want to read about her life? Sophie Marsh just wanted to relax on the only day she had to herself in weeks. But what was she doing? Going to the mall, which she abhorred, to stand in line, which she despised, to get some ridiculous book signed for her best friend who did not have a day off. Who would want to read about some arrogant movie star?Hold on to your wigs. Glenn and Sophie are on a collision course of laughter, love, and mayhem. Together they’ll try to answer the age-old question: Who wouldn’t love me?