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Filthy Headlines


Cassie Mint - 2021
    I’m an undercover reporter. Grant Keller isn’t just a billionaire. He’s a well-known grade A jerk. And there’s no one Grant hates more than the press…Too bad. Because he’s hiding something.One month into my new job as a reporter, my boss sends me undercover. I’ll work for Grant, find the secrets of his business—and expose him, once and for all.But Grant’s not what he seems.And now I’m tangled up in these lies. Filthy Headlines is a steamy instalove novella, with a grumpy billionaire and a fierce young reporter with the world’s worst-timed crush.

Chasing His Forever


Rory Reynolds - 2020
    Lani Smith is a total knockout with a heart of gold and curves for days.I’m obsessed.For years, I’ve craved just a taste of Sugarhill’s sassy little bookstore owner.She’s it for me, whether she knows it or not.I’m done keeping my distance.It's time to end the chase.I don’t want a temporary roommate, I want everything.I won’t stop until I make her mine.Note: Chasing His Forever is steamy and sweet as sugar with a guaranteed happily ever after.

That Man 1


Nelle L'Amour - 2014
    Until he meets Jennifer McCoy, his outspoken new assistant and development executive.Newly engaged Jennifer has no idea that her devastating new boss is the man she kissed, blindfolded, in a game of Truth or Dare. That kiss, that man, that beautiful stranger she cannot forget.Blake hasn’t been able to stop thinking about that kiss either…and he’ll do anything to win Jennifer —even if it means being a beautiful bastard and breaking all the rules.

Blake


Sadie King - 2020
    He’s the fireman lovestruck by her feisty attitude and goddess-like curves. One embarrassing rescue will change everything.BlakeWhen we take the call to rescue a damsel in distress, I’ve got no idea that my life is about to change. As soon as I see the curvy goddess standing on the roof, I know she’s the one for me. 
She’s fiery as hell and fiercely independent with curves that are driving me crazy.She says she doesn’t need rescuing, but I’ll do anything to be her hero, if only she’ll let me.EverlyI’ve finally moved into my very own apartment and found the independence I’ve been craving. But getting stuck on the roof is not the badass maneuver I was planning.I’m not going to go gooey over some guy just because he rescues me and is wearing a fireman’s uniform, only my heart and my body seem to have other ideas.But is he worth giving up my independence for?Do you love firefighter romance books? Then the Kings of Fire series is for you! Smoking hot tales of insta-love, featuring brave heroes and sassy heroines that will melt your heart.Blake is book one in the Kings of Fire series. Each book is a standalone, no cliff-hangers and always with a happily ever after.

Dirty Coach To Go: A Forbidden Sports Romance


S.C. Adams - 2020
    I was the unpopular outcast with frizzy brown hair who was always picked last for softball.But Coach Mason was behind me every step of the way.He made me feel good. Wanted. Cherished.And now, I’m giving him something precious in return.

The Intern, Volume 1


Brooke Cumberland - 2014
    Cecilia isn’t your typical college student. Hell, she isn’t a college student at all, but that doesn’t stop her from applying for one of the biggest and prestigious enterprises in the Midwest.She wants it. She takes it.She doesn’t let anything get in her way when it comes to finding out the truth.When Bentley Leighton, soon-to-be CEO of Leighton Enterprises, meets “Ceci,” he’s instantly impressed. He doesn’t have time to train a new intern. However, when he sees her that first day, his intentions begin to change.He’s the boss. She’s the intern.Nothing can happen. It’s against the company rules.Then again, some rules were made to be broken.What starts as innocent flirting becomes raveled up into so much more—secrets, lies, deceit.*The Intern is a three-part romantic suspense serial.*Not suitable for readers under 18.

To Be Desired (The Fateful Encounter #1)


Krissy Hawthorne - 2020
     I'm an ex-marine turned lawyer whos looking to settle down. One day I decide to make a routine trip to the local bookshop which turns out to be anything but routine. It turns out that while I am out there looking to find a gift for my assistant, my eyes happen to gaze upon the curvy, young show owner. She has a figure that is straight out of a dream. I want her. Badly. And I will do whatever it takes to make sure she belongs to me. She needs to know. She is to be desired. People call me Ari. I am a young and determined shop owner who runs my store day in and day out with great tenacity. Also, people who know me say that I am somewhat of a curvy girl. Yeah no kidding, I am like 10 sizes too big and all the guys know it. In fact, I am still a virgin and I owe all that to the fact that the gods have endowed me with extra curves in all the wrong places. Then one day out of nowhere, in walks the most handsome looking man on the face of the planet. And he has arms the size of cannons. When he walks in and asks me out on a date, I am shaken to my core. Is he the one I am missing in my life? His lascivious glare and coy smile would have me believe so. This is book 1 of the Fateful Encounter Series. This book is short but oh so sweet. Great for you if you love romance stories with curvy girls, strong alpha males, and a happy ending. Steamy scenes included!

Mr. Mystery


Melissa Williams - 2021
    Then, in a cruel twist of fate, she was gone. Even with all the evidence telling me otherwise, I know she’s out there. My heart can’t let her go. And I won’t rest until I find her. IsabellaLosing your memory is scary. Especially when every night you dream of being held in the loving, strong arms of a mystery man only to wake up alone. Is he a figment of my imagination or a tempting spark of memory? Even after all this time I don’t remember who I am. Or was. And I don’t have time to waste on dreaming and what-ifs—it’s not just me I have to look out for.Then he’s there—flesh and bone, standing in front of me. A dream come to life in the middle of a burlesque club. I don’t believe billionaire Cyrus Meinhold was ever mine—a man like him is too good to be true. Until he says the three words that echo in my dreams: Dance for me.More Than Money series will have you swooning over these sexy billionaires with big wallets and even bigger hearts this July! Grab a fan and a cool drink, it's about to get hot in here!

Resolution: Bad Girl


Angel Devlin - 2019
     My love life is non-existent and now my best friend wants to set me up with a nice guy. I want a man to push me against the wall with unbridled lust, not tell me stories about fluffy kittens. Then the message comes from my old sorority president “Remember, ladies. Do it. Whatever it is you want to do. Wherever you have wanted to go. Whatever you want to try, to taste, to feel, to live... do it. This is our year.” It’s New Years eve, the night is young, and so am I. It’s time to let my hair down. This girl is going bad and she needs a bad boy to see the New Year in with. And there’s one at the bar… It’s the New Year! Time to ring your bell with some hot and hunky resolutions! Join fifteen of your favorite romance authors as their stories get off… on the right foot this year. Champagne corks aren’t the only things popping!

New Year's Renovations (Starlight Bay, #1)


Kara Kendrick - 2021
    Fired from my job and dumped by my boss-boyfriend at the same time (lesson learned the hard way, don’t even start), I’m forced to adopt the ‘New Year, New You’ mantra whether I want to or not. The only silver lining is a rundown old house my estranged aunt left to me in Starlight Bay, Massachusetts.That is, until I run head-on—literally—into Jackson Montgomery, local hometown superstar and the best contractor in town. He offers to help with renovations so I can rent it as a side hustle once I find a job and move back to Boston. Unfortunately, he does not offer to date me, which is a crying shame because he’s exactly what I didn’t know I was looking for.Jackson:I’ve never made a New Year’s resolution until this year. Why? Because 99.9% of people break them within six weeks. But after my girlfriend cheated on me with my (ex-) best friend, I knew I had to do it. Give up dating for at least a year, but maybe the rest of adulthood.What I hadn’t counted on was meeting Harper, a perky city girl just begging to be kissed. Fixing up her late aunt’s house was proving to be a bigger job than I could handle in the feelings department and I didn’t like it one little bit. I just needed to get her fixer-upper fixed so she could get out of Starlight Bay before something happened I couldn’t repair with a hammer and some nails.NEW YEAR’S RENOVATIONS is a standalone, small-town steamy romance novella destined to give you all the feels!

Touch & Taste


Mia Madison - 2016
     At least that’s what I always thought, right up until my eyes landed on him. Joshua Baxter. My irresistibly hot, totally off-limits, almost twice my age professor. If we give in, it could ruin both our lives. But how can I resist him when every one of my senses wants me to surrender? ** Touch & Taste is a steamy romance novella with no cheating and a happy ending. Each book in the Love at First Sight series can be read on its own. 18+ **

Rescued by a Daddy (Under Daddy's Roof Book 2)


Jaye Diamond - 2020
    I’m watching her.And I like what I see.I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.What's the point when you have no one to share the meal with?I’d rather forget about it, until I see Pamela: lost, helpless, and stunning.Now I have something to celebrate—her arrival in my life.The much younger girl is happy to be rescued by me, but will she remain happy when a scarred and lonely dominant daddy confesses everything he wants to do to her?This is a standalone, safe, HEA, insta-love romance.

Jingle Ball


Cari Quinn - 2013
    When that chance comes, she gets a whole lot more from the bargain than she’d anticipated—mainly a few steamy, mind-blowing encounters that include her other equally sexy boss, Cole Warner. Her body enjoys every bit of their attention, but her heart still wants more. She wants Des outside of the boardroom and the bedroom and in her life for good. But he’s hiding secrets and she’s hiding her feelings, and soon they’re drifting farther apart instead of growing closer.  But if anything can get them to come together, it’s Christmas Eve…  Author’s note: In this book, sex and candy is not a euphemism. And some of the ornaments from the tree have more than one use...just sayin'. Oh, and boys touch in this story. Often.  Author’s note part deux: Jingle Ball was originally published by Cari Quinn in 2012. It has been re-edited and includes an epilogue.

Her First Billionaire


Julia Kent - 2012
    That's what she really wanted to write. Here was the truth:"Needy, insecure, overweight twenty-six year old Business Analyst with three cats, a corporate job with pension and no debt seeks Mr. Impossible for way more than friendship and lots of ice cream. I'm desperate for some physical affection and oral sex with a guy who doesn't view it as some sort of favor he's granting me, and then expects to be praised like he cleaned my toilet. One night stands are better than nothing as long as you brush your teeth. So call me, maybe!"So when hot firefighter Dylan Stanwyck responds and asks her out, it's just too good to be true. When she searches him online and learns he offers himself up for date nights in bachelor charity auctions, she wonders if she's on the right planet.Because what could a guy like that see in a fat girl like her?OR WOULD HE NOT BE WHO HE SEEMED?Trawling through the online dating profiles isn't Dylan's idea of fun, but it's been more than eighteen months since their lover, Jill, died, and Dylan and his unconventional partner, ski instructor Mike Pine, need to find a new love. While their threesome situation is more complicated than a contract from 50 Shades of Grey, at least one aspect is simple: Laura Michaels, the cute, soft blond from the online dating site, seems like a good fit for at least a first date. Soft curves, gorgeous hair, eyes that light him up from the computer alone, and a profile that makes her seem smart and interesting -- he has no problems asking her out.The problem is letting her in.Dylan and his not-quite partner have more secrets than their unconventional romantic relationships, and this latest snafu is a mixed blessing, for both became billionaires overnight after the third in their threesome, Jill, died. With her estate finally settled and Dylan and Mike the recipient of an annual income that gives them enough to buy entire towns in the Midwest, the two were left reeling. Months after the lawyer explained their new-found fortune, Dylan still works his regular shifts at the station while Mike remains on the slopes as a ski instructor, but with a caveat; now he owns the entire resort.But if they tell Laura everything, they risk losing a chance at a new bond...Two problems may have one lush, ample solution as Laura meets her first billionaire on her date with Dylan, but with a stunning twist at the end...

Can't Fake It


Jenna Rose - 2020
    It’s all about instalove, hot action and love that will make you melt. Can be read as a standalone, but why miss out on the other Unstoppable Alphas?