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The Billionaire Banker Series: Box Set #1-3
Georgia Le Carre - 2014
Featuring a real life alpha billionaire and a cool smart heroine, combined with scintillating hot erotic sexThe Amazon # 1 Bestselling,The Billionaire Banker series, books 1-3. Available for the FIRST TIME in a box set.Book 1: OwnedWhen Lana Bloom learns the devastating news that her mother is dying, she is faced with a terrible dilemma. The one thing that can save her is the one thing she does not have.For young and Innocent Lana, The unthinkable is her only choice.When she walks through the door of that exclusive restaurant she has no idea of the seismic shift her life is about to take, for the highest bidder will not be the rich man she has accompanied.Fate drops her at the feet of the deeply mysterious and dazzlingly gorgeous American banker, Blake Law Barrington. Throbbing with raw masculinity and arrogance, this is a man who owns all that he pursues.And now he wants her.Lana cannot deny she is both intrigued and intoxicated by the world Blake inhabits and the smouldering passion he stirs in her body, but she is also fearful for this man is addictive and right now she is very vulnerable. She knows she should focus only on the arrangement, but how can she?When he has opened a door that cannot be closed…Book 2: Forty 2 DaysDevastatingly handsome billionaire, Blake Law Barrington was Lana Blooms first and only love. From the moment they touched his power was overwhelming. Their arrangement quickly developed into a passionate romance that captivated her heart and took her on an incredible sexual journey she never wanted to end.The future together looked bright until Lana made a terrible mistake. So, she did the only thing she could... she ran.Away from her incredible life, away from the man of her dreams, but she should have known a man such as Blake Law Barrington was impossible to escape. Now, he’s back in her life and determined that she should taste the bitterness of his pain.Shocked at how rough the sex has become and humiliated that she is actually participating so willingly in her punishment, she despairs if she will ever feel the warmth of his touch—the solidity of his trust again? And even if she can win his trust, loyalties are yet to be decided, and secrets to be revealed—secrets that will test them both to their limits.Will Lana be able to tear down the walls that surround Blake’s heart, and break him free of the brutal power of immense wealth?Can Blake hold on to Lana’s heart when she discovers the enormity of the dark secrets that inhabit the Barrington family?Lana has always believed that love conquers all. She is about to test that belief…Book 3: Besotted...My heart was in a coffin, safe, dark, motionless... until I found you in a secret place, among the shadows of my soul. You saved me...Blake Law Barrington.Blake is now the new head of the Barrington dynasty. 'Forget the past,you are safe now,'he whispers.But I can't feel safe.How can I? I fear for him. The secrets are many and the road he travels is dark and treacherous.And I still need answers to burning questions.Why has he still not dealt with Victoria, who still remains too close for my comfort?What will happen if Marcus re-enters our lives?Will we ever really, truly be free from the tentacles of this ancient dangerous family?
Broken
Aubrey St. Clair - 2014
Joel Slater grew up learning to fight - not at school or in the streets, but at home. Against an abusive and alcoholic father that took out his own frustrations on his wife and only son. Fighting is all he's known since he was able to raise his own protective fists, and that knowledge is all he's left with when he's forced out of his house. Amber Sinclair didn't expect to be working in a bar after college, but that's where she ended up and, for better or worse, her life was fairly simple and uncomplicated. Or it was, until she discovers some sort of street brawl happening in the alley next to her apartment. Before she knows it, her life is mixed up in Joel's crazy world of fighting and negativity. He's a broken soul, filled with demons of his past she can't even imagine. Exactly the man her mother would tell her to stay as far away from as possible. So why is she so drawn towards him?
Close Protection
Kade Charest - 2014
With her performances, music mixes and surprises,she has made the club number one on the busy downtown Club Row. Cashe is the CEO of Bounce, Inc., a lucrative business that supplies bouncers to the clubs in the row. He has built the business from the ground up, starting off as a bouncer himself, but has long since taken a desk job and he prefers it that way. But when recent fights in the club have Jamie's boss Mickey concerned for her safety, he persuades Cashe to protect her in exchange for business expansion. The deal sounds easy enough, until Jamie and Cashe meet. The immediate and intense attraction between them can not be ignored, and leads to hostility. Although Cashe is in awe of the DJ extraordinaire, his past has left him broken, and barricaded against relationships. When Jamie tries to break through to Cashe, his confusing and hurtful behavior breaks her heart, and she gets fed up. But when threats to Jamie hit dangerous levels, the two are forced together. Will Cashe be able to let himself open to Jamie and find the love he never thought he could have? Or will the threats take their fate out of their hands?
Contact
Joanna Homer - 2016
With a nightmare mother and even worse stepfather, she has practically had to raise her little sister by herself. If trouble at home weren’t enough, she is about to start her final year of school, which means fitting work shifts around studying, as well as having to face her cheating ex. Never one to let life drag her down, Eliza is determined to keep her head down and focus on the future. That makes her the only one in Burnt Oak who isn’t interested in Jack, the super-hot new student. But Jack isn’t so easy to ignore—especially when he keeps appearing at the first sign of trouble. When a life-changing incident forces Jack to reveal the truth he has been hiding, Eliza's life is turned upside down, and she is thrown into a world she had no idea existed. Nothing can prepare her for what comes next. When secrets are unearthed and lies begin to unravel, Eliza begins to question everything she thought she knew.
My Alpha Stepbrother's Baby
Olivia Hawthorne - 2015
Raised by her physician father, she never expected her life to turn upside down when her father married a new woman and left his private practice to travel the world and heal the sick. Left alone with her arrogant and gorgeous stepbrother, Dane, Luna lived a normal life until the nightmares of her mother's passing returned. Each night she woke up screaming, and each night she found herself wrapped in Dane's arms until the nightmares were chased away. Unable to stop the feelings she had for Dane, Luna fought hard to keep her distance. But one night changed everything between them and Luna discovered that she would never be able to escape Dane. One small mistake had led to a miracle, but would Luna be able to accept and live with the fact that she was having her alpha stepbrother's baby? DISCLAIMER: These books were originally published as a four book series under the author name Alana Lane
Love's Little Surprises
Brandy Slaven - 2020
When a planned trip for the three of them goes awry, never in a million years did she think that it would end with her in the arms of five sexy strangers. Men who are more than willing to prove that she’s more than her own opinion of herself. A week alone in a remote cabin in the mountains puts more at risk than they all realize. Will they be able to keep their hands, and more importantly, hearts to themselves? Especially as the New Year brings them a surprise none of them are expecting.
Hot Ink
Ranae Rose - 2011
But when she’s asked to pose in a photo shoot for the Hot Ink tattoo studio, she can’t say no. She finally gets a look at Eric’s tattoos when they’re cajoled into posing together, and in a few breathtaking moments, an on-camera kiss turns the passion they’re asked to fake into something very real, leaving them both wanting more. The only problem is that Mina’s not the glamour girl she looks like on the Hot Ink posters, or even in a tattoo magazine. She’s only twenty-four, but being the sole guardian of her disabled younger sister has left her feeling much older. Will Eric still be interested when he gets to know the girl behind the ink and the make-up and finds out that she and her little sister are a package deal?Book 1 in the Inked in the Steel City Series.
Seven's Wild
G.E. Kelly - 2017
WARNING: This title is intended to be an additional ending to the Seven Hearts series with the primary purpose of bringing the smut. If you do not like smut, the mention of human anatomy, or are under the age of eighteen DO NOT READ THIS TITLE. Thank you! When honeymooning in Hawaii, do what the natives do, but what happens when seven goes a little wild?
The Wedding Game
Meghan Quinn - 2021
So it’s only natural that Luna would convince her brother and his husband-to-be to compete on The Wedding Game, a “do-it-yourself” TV show, for the title of Top DIY Wedding Expert.As a jaded divorce lawyer, Alec Baxter scoffs at weddings and romance. But when his recently engaged brother begs him to participate in The Wedding Game, Alec grudgingly picks up a glue gun and prepares for some family bonding.Both fierce competitors, Luna and Alec clash on national TV as harsh words and glitter fly with abandon. But as they bicker over color swatches and mood boards, they find themselves fighting something else: their growing mutual attraction. While Luna is torn between family loyalty and her own feelings, Alec wonders if he might have been wrong about love and marriage all along…
Fighting Envy
Jennifer Miller - 2015
Other people, like me, are branded by something - actions or words. "No one will ever love you, Rowan, you're not worthy." Those are the words that created my blemish, my scar, my mark upon my soul. They were words whispered by the woman who should have loved me most. But in the darkest moment of my life, one where I stood abandoned and alone, one man proved to me that she was wrong. When I desperately needed someone, MMA fighter Jackson Stone crashed into my life. He wasn't the one who should have been there, but he was exactly the person I needed He believed that only fools live in the past. He showed me that a real relationship is full of dreams, faith, trust and passion. He taught me that love is worth fighting for - even when it's unexpected and more of a collision of hearts and souls. He proved that the wrong man at the right moment can heal everything.
Prey
Chloe Cole - 2014
She hopes that photographing these savagely beautiful animals will call attention to their plight, but her mission ends abruptly when she's attacked by one of the animals she's sworn to protect. When a gorgeous stranger saves her from certain death, she can't seem to fight the attraction...but giving in could be giving up life as she knows it.Alpha male Liam Albrecht is breaking every rule for the curvy, captivating Amalie, risking his place within the pack and his own life to protect her. As discord among the clans reaches a fever pitch, he must find a way to save her from the monsters among them.word count: 18,000
The Southern Roots Series
L.K. Farlow - 2020
She doesn't need a man. After all, her Grams taught her a thing or two about making lemonade out of life's lemons.Then she meets Cash Carson.Reeling from a bad breakup, Cash has sworn off love. It led to nothing but pain and misery, and he’s determined to move forward alone.Until a redheaded Southern beauty crashes into him. With her shopping cart. At the local Piggly Wiggly.If love wasn't for him, why did his heart beat a little faster every time Myla Rose sent that sweet smile his way?He was no knight, and she didn't need saving.But damn if he didn't want to try anyway.AN UPHILL BATTLE: Azalea Barnes has hated Drake Collins since the day he broke her teenaged heart.Fast forward almost seven years later and her libido still hasn't gotten the memo.Now they're frenemies... with benefits.Which suits Azalea just fine. She gets what her body craves while keeping her heart safe.Kind of.Mostly.Drake has loved Azalea since the day they met. He knows that she's his forever. Too bad she only sees him as a good time. He wants more. Needs more.If only he could convince her that it's real this time. He's more determined than ever to prove to Azalea that chemistry like theirs doesn't exist only in the bedroom.The odds may be against Drake, but he's prepared to fight.WEATHER THE STORM: Magnolia Ellington is all too aware that dangerous things can come in shiny packages. Her husband made sure to teach her that.Desperate to escape his wrath—and his fists—she flees in the dark of night. Seeking safety and shelter with the only family she has left, Magnolia finds herself in the sleepy, Southern town of Dogwood—and in the arms of Simon McAllister.Simon has always been more of a thinker than a doer. That changes the minute he meets shy and mysterious Magnolia. She has him rushing into action, ready and willing to do whatever it takes to earn her trust.Slowly, with his steadfast determination and kind heart, Simon brings Magnolia out of her shell. But just as things start heating up between the two of them, the darkness of Magnolia’s past resurfaces, threatening to rip apart everything they’ve worked so hard for.With their future hanging in the balance, Simon fears he’s losing Magnolia. He must find a way to convince her they're better together.
Stripped: For The Very First Time
Penn Rivers - 2017
She’s a stripper. He’s a bouncer. She needs protecting. He’s falling hard, and hard where it counts. She’s careful, but can’t deny how he makes her tremble with just a look. Kanaan A brutal past and a secret I’ve held tight my entire life have left me no desire to have a woman of my own. Until I see her, dancing on the main stage of The Sassy Sapphire, body stripped bare, eyes haunted. She awakened me, body and soul. But she has her own secrets. Ones I intend to uncover, so I can make her mine. I’ve chosen her to be my first, and if I’m lucky… she’ll also be my last. Gemma I’m running from a mistake. One I made when I was too young to realize the consequences. I trusted the wrong man, and now I can only put my faith in myself. Until a sexy, broody bouncer at the club I dance for changes all that. He unravels me. Plucks at the strings that hold me together, but what he doesn’t know about my past could hurt the most innocent person I know. My little son. ***Stripped is a steamy STANDALONE contemporary romance with a VIRGIN hero, tons of dark secrets, and a candy sweet happily-ever-after. There is no cheating, no cliffhanger, and plenty of alpha male hotness to go around.
Renegades, Volume 1: Reckless, Rebel, Ricochet
Skye Jordan - 2017
Raised on the wrong side of the tracks, her years of polish and hard work are finally about to pay off. But crossing paths with a sexier-than-sin, bad-boy biker who makes her realize how much living she’s sacrificed for her success, one touch is all it takes to threaten her carefully choreographed life. Jax Chamberlin has been screwed over by gorgeous gold-diggers one too many times. Though he runs his own stunt company, all of America knows his Hollywood face even years after he’s given up acting. Finding a woman who doesn’t plan to use him as a stepping stone to success is virtually impossible, so when the charming and mysterious Lexi offers him a chance at a totally anonymous hook-up during an out of town trip, Jax accepts. Only Lexi is more sextacular than charming, and Jax wants more. Lots more. But Lexi’s got a major hang-up over his renegade lifestyle. And if she finds out his connections could catapult her to the top of her career, he’s afraid the fantasy woman he’s falling for might just end up like all the rest. REBEL: Sassy, smart, and sexy, former supermodel-turned-tech guru Rubi Russo has it all—looks, money, confidence and freedom. Her life is a whirlwind of fast cars and fleeting affairs—and she likes it that way. With a past like Rubi’s, forever isn’t part of her vocabulary. So when studly Renegade stuntman Wes Lawson wants to take their friendship to the next level, she’s all out. Raised a simple country-boy, Wes knows the brazen Rubi isn’t his type. But after spending time with her, he discovers she’s everything he’s ever wanted in a woman. To win her wild rebel heart, he’ll have to prove he sees behind her smokescreen to all the goodness she tries to hide. Then it's just a matter of crushing her fears, shattering her barriers, and convincing her that loving him is everything she’s been missing in her life, too. Piece of cake. RICOCHET: After a tragic incident in Afghanistan leaves Master Sergeant Nathan Ryker the only man standing in his tight-knit team, he spirals into an alcohol-and-sex induced escape. A call from his lifelong buddy pulls Ryker from the shadows with a request for help with his stunt company’s latest blockbuster. If Ryker can survive the next three weeks of leave and get back to his remaining men, he might just be all right. But a sexy woman who can take his mind off his trauma is too hard to resist, and when he hooks up with Renegades’ sultry, snarky office manager, his sanity takes a backseat to his first glimpse of a future he isn’t sure he deserves. Still reeling from a bitter romantic betrayal, Rachel Hart wants nothing more than an uncomplicated hookup. So when the mysterious Nathan seduces her with a little dirty talk and one delicious kiss, Rachel drowns all her good sense in a Mandarin and soda and gives herself over to a night of sexual bliss. But her memories tarnish in the morning light when Rachel discovers his real identity and his link to Renegades. Her job and her friends are the only thing holding her life together, and she won’t be ruined by one sultry night with this damaged and dangerously sexy man.
Twisted Desire
Laura Dunaway - 2014
The sharp surge and sway of her world the only hints she has of her surroundings. Penelope Santoro is alone, trapped in an empty room of what could only be a boat in the middle of a rough ocean. With no recollection of how she got there, and no escape in sight, she's quickly losing hope that she will ever find her way home. Tag Reynolds is detached. His life depends upon it. But when the beautiful daughter of one of his biggest rivals winds up in his care, his entire world shifts. Drawn to her innocence, he desperately fights the feelings he can't have...feelings that could destroy everything he's worked for. Penny is nothing more than a pawn in a deadly game -- a game that Tag cannot afford to lose. Can he save her without compromising his position, or will they become victims of their twisted desire?