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Leave Me Breathless: A Forbidden High School Age Gap Romance (Dirty Elite Academy)
Kate J. Blake - 2021
She turns me on by simply passing by.So many women are throwing themselves into my arms, but I don't even look at them. For some unexplained reason, I want the only girl I'll never have.Gabrielle Marcos. My student. A girl I have to coach. To see everyday but never touch. A girl who scared me to death and then saved my life after waking me up from the nightmare I was living in.A girl who made me feel alive again...But what do they say: the strongest passion burns the most?Yeah, now I'm sure about that."Leave Me Breathless" is a forbidden high school age gap romance between a coach and his student. It is extremely HOT with no cliffhanger and a HAPPILY EVER AFTER GUARANTEED!
The Hitman's Pregnant Bride
Alyse Zaftig - 2016
And I just might have to. PHOEBE I lived a perfectly normal life. I had a fantastic and loving new husband, the kind who brought me breakfast in bed, and a great job with flexible hours. The Lexus SUV that I got as a wedding present wasn't too bad either. I was overjoyed when I told Andreas that we were expecting a child. Then I found my husband's guns. His fake passports. The enormous safe hidden in the basement. Now I'm on the run, trying to protect myself and my baby. I wish that he would leave us alone, but I want mercy from a man who has none. ANDRE I had achieved nirvana: work-life balance. I kept work at work. When I was home, my only thought was taking care of my wife, an FBI agent's daughter. She didn't know what I did for a living, and I wanted to keep it that way. My home was filled with love, light, and a whole lot of lust. I had the house. The car. The gorgeous wife with a kid on the way. Everything was perfect. Today, I came home to find the lights off. Her car and clothes were gone. I'll get her back at any cost. ***The Hitman's Pregnant Bride is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA. No cliffhangers. No cheating.***
Reckless
Bella Love-Wins - 2018
I left her behind... but I can’t let go. As the lead singer of an infamous rock band, my life is a dream come true — money, fame, all the women I could want. There’s no reason to ever look back. But I can’t escape my past forever. When I’m forced to return home to face the loss of my family pillar, she’s still there. The only woman who has ever held my heart. The only one who can understand my loss because of her own tragedy. The only one who can wreck the illusion I’ve built. But I’m starting to think that having it all is nothing compared to having her. Author’s Note: Reckless is a full-length second chance romance standalone romance with a happily ever after ending and no cliffhanger. If you like out-of-control alpha male rock stars and sinful second chances, grab this story and don't let go!
Born Sinner
Glenna Maynard - 2021
Trigger Jennings has only ever wanted one woman on the back of his motorcycle, Opal Willoughby. Now that she’s eighteen, nothing will stand in his way. Not even her daddy, the reverend who's got a vendetta against his club, the Born Sinners.
Link'd Up
Harley Stone - 2018
When his sergeant at arms is arrested for the attempted murder of a prominent Seattle figure, Link’s search for a lawyer brave enough to fight for justice leads him to an alluring defense attorney with a bleeding heart and a steel backbone.This isn’t the first time Emily Stafford’s commitment to defending the falsely accused has put her in harm’s way. Smart, cautious, and independent, she knows how to defend herself. At least, she did until she joined forces with one sexy, overbearing, tattooed MC president.Flames run hot as Link and Emily seek shelter in the club’s converted fire station, working against the clock to uncover the truth and save a somewhat innocent man.18+ for language and sexual situations...
Sweet Rivalry
K. Bromberg - 2017
He was going to stride into the conference room, do the required song and dance over the next five days, and win the biggest contract of his career. But when he walked in and heard the voice of one of his competitors, all his plans were shot to hell. Harper Denton. She was always on top. In college. First in their class. Always using every advantage to edge him out to win the coveted positions. The only one who could beat him. His academic rival. More like a constant thorn in his side. And his ego’s. When he heard her voice, he was brought back to years before. To the bitter taste of being second best. But the woman who meets his gaze is nothing like the drab wallflower he used to know. Hell no. She was all woman now: curves, confidence, and staggering sex appeal. And no doubt, still brilliant. The fact that she’s gorgeous and bright won’t distract him. This time, Ryder’s determined to be the one on top. But not if Harper can help it.
Circus of Death
Candace Wondrak - 2020
My name is Thana. I’ve never really fit in anywhere. A loner, a loser, invisible to everyone, even my parents. Except him. When he sees me, he decides to invite me to his unique family. When the ringmaster has his sights set on you, you can’t run. You can’t escape. The circus is a freakshow, a place where nothing is what it seems. Blood, death, depravity and desperation; you’ll find it all beneath the red tents. In a place where death is not the end, how can anyone dare to find happiness? I guess I’m about to find out. I don’t have a choice. Because when you die, this circus keeps you… *Circus of Death is a 42,000 word novella, and it includes graphic scenes of violence, along with steamy scenes. This is a MFM romance and contains other themes some might find dark. Read at your own risk. *
Reckless Fear (The Black Vipers, #1)
Micki Fredricks - 2015
Given permission by the cut I wear, I take whatever the emptiness inside me desires, by any means necessary. Unfortunately, the truth sin doesn’t want you to know–nothing is ever free. It takes payment in flesh and degradation.A highly venomous predator, it slithers around inside of you, wreaking havoc and claiming your soul as its own.Sasha was the savior to my sinful ways…only she didn’t want the job.When sin rules your life, there are no boundaries. You take without regret.She would be my salvation, even if I had to play the Devil to get her.
Sasha Campbell
Being near Tight was like standing on the edge of a raging fire. The heat dangerously intoxicating, offering protection from the darkness while promising the burn of betrayal if I got too close.Yet here I stand, staring endlessly into the dancing flames, not noticing the building smoke or the ache of his all-consuming heat. Unfortunately, I know how this story ends. Burned beyond recognition and discarded, I’m turned to ash without a second thought.Completely destroyed by him.There had to be a way to avoid the damage he’d inflict. The problem was, I wasn’t sure I wanted to.Because with Tight, this kind of burn feels amazing.**WARNING** Dark Contemporary Romance/New Adult Novel. Contains sexual situations, violence, sensitive and taboo subjects, offensive language and mature topics. Recommended for age 18 years and older. This is the first book in The Black Vipers Series. Tight's story will not come to conclusion in this book.
Sisters in Sanity
Gayle Forman - 2007
At Red Rock, Brit is forced into therapy, and her only hope of getting her life back is in the hands of an underqualified staff of counselors. Brit's dad thinks Red Rock can save her, but the truth is it's doing more harm than good. No girl could survive Red Rock alone--but at a treatment center where you earn privileges for ratting out your peers, it's hard to know who you can trust. For Brit, everything changes when she meets V, Bebe, Martha, and Cassie, four girls who keep her from going over the edge. Together they'll hold on to their sanity and their sisterhood while trying to keep their Red Rock reality from becoming a full-on nightmare.
The Best Laid Plans
Tamara Mataya - 2013
Right. She’s looking for Mr. RTFN and a toe-curling good time. She’s got the brains, the powerful job as a futures broker, and thanks to a makeover and a thin book of dating advice, the confidence to turn any man’s head. Malcolm Black notices his high school crush, Jayne, from the stage of her company’s work party. His adolescent feelings for her died beneath months of abuse at the hands of bullies. Abuse that was Jayne’s fault. Though this scorching hot studio musician is unrecognizable as the band geek he used to be, the hurt still lives inside him, and he hatches a plan: Seduce Jayne into falling in love with him, and then shatter her heart. The white-hot chemistry between them is a pleasant surprise. It all goes so smoothly until Feelings start to develop... and that invitation to their ten year high school reunion lands in their inboxes. Jayne wants the perfect lover. Malcolm wants revenge. But you know what they say about The Best Laid Plans...
Sick Bastard
Jaci J. - 2015
He’s impatient, demanding, irrational, devious, and full of himself, just to name a few. It’s impossible to ignore him because he refuses to let me. Regardless of his behavior, his temper, his passion, and his lies, I want him. This man is making me lose my mind, but I’m ready to lose myself completely in him. Dante London is everywhere. She’s on my mind, in my face, and in my goddamn world. I don’t want to want her, but I do. I want her more than my next breath. I don’t know how to keep a woman like her because I’m no Prince fucking Charming. I can’t give her up, nor will I ever willingly do so. She’s my obsession―my whole goddamn world, no matter how much of a pain in my ass she is. Nothing in my life will ever again make sense without her. 18+ Due to language, sexual content, violence, and drugs. This book contains an element of stalking, which some readers may find upsetting. 90,000 plus words Cliffhanger (2 book series)
Badd Motherf*cker
Jasinda Wilder - 2016
Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life, right? That’s what they say, at least. I went into that day hoping I’d get the happiest day of my life. What I got? The worst. I mean, you really can’t get any worse of a day without someone actually dying. So…I may have gotten just a little drunk, and maybe just a tad impetuous… And landed myself in a dive bar somewhere in Alaska, alone, still in my wedding dress, half-wasted and heart-broken. *** Eight brothers, one bar. Sounds like the beginning to a bad joke, yeah? I kinda think so. Wanna hear another joke? A girl walks into a bar, soaking wet and wearing a wedding dress. I knew I shouldn’t have touched her. She was hammered, for one thing, and heartbroken for another. I’ve chased enough tail to know better. That kinda thing only leads to clinginess, and a clingy female is the last thing on this earth I need. I got a bar needs running, and only me to run it—at least until my seven wayward brothers decide to show their asses up… Then this chick walks in, fine as hell, wearing a soaked wedding dress that leaves little enough to the imagination—and I’ve got a hell of an imagination. I knew I shouldn’t have touched her. Not so much as a finger, not even innocently. But I did. ***THE BADD BROTHERS is 8 connected but standalone books in a sexy, funny, alpha male family series. Warning: this book contains mature content, and may also make you laugh out loud!***
Surviving the Merge
C.P. Harris - 2020
And like any disease left untreated, it festered and burrowed into the unaffected areas of us, until we were both so far from healthy, we were killing one another. Then a tragedy sparked our implosion.With nothing of us remaining to salvage, I was left to pick up the pieces, while Damon found his escape in the abyss. Leaving me alone with his alter, Blake. Damon and Blake are two halves of a whole. But Damon is the coldest part of darkness, and Blake the warmest part of light. Which form of ecstasy would you choose? I love Blake with a ferocious intensity akin to the peeling back of skin. Except Blake isn’t Damon, but Damon was gone—until now. What once threatened to tear us apart has become our catharsis.Outnumbered in a relationship with the man who is my life, I’ve begun to learn more about love than I ever thought possible.But can our love survive the merge? **An M/M romance and book one in the Chadwick trilogy.Can be read as a standalone, no cheating, doesn't end on a cliffhanger, and ends with an HEA. **WARNINGS: Contains explicit sex, violence, graphic language, and an MC with dissociative identity disorder.Author’s note: For a full set of trigger warnings, please use the Amazon “look inside” feature to find them within the first several pages.
One-Eighty
Marie James - 2019
He loves what he can't remember —she can't forget the truth...PIPERArrogant, controlling, and an absolute jerk.He's everything I loathe, and everything I want to forget.But he doesn't remember a bit of it.One accident, one misstep, changed everything.Changed him.Now, he's different and unbelievably sexy.But I refuse to fall for a bully.DALTONSexy, smart, feisty, and perfect.She's everything I want, and nothing that I remember.What she says I am, I refuse to believe.For her, I will be anything.I will do anything.Even destroy the bully from before.
Sex, Lies & Nikolai
R.J. Lewis - 2016
College was never in my cards. Jobs will never come easy to find. There is no Prince Charming itching to rescue me. I’m completely alone, destitute and destined to struggle until the end of my days. Destined to be sucked into a world of debt because as much as I’m pushing away the only option that sits in front of me, it’s truly the only one I have: Nikolai is my only hope. Problem is, he's a dangerous Russian with a questionable past, and I find out soon enough just how far I must go to **earn** his help. **Recommended for mature readers. Mild violence, sexual situations, and strong language**