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Coffee and Ink


Olivia Joy - 2021
    He only ducked in to get out of the rain the first time, but now along with his new reading habit he has someone to watch. Or watch over. Benjamin Harrison is starting over after tragedy changes his life in Texas and becomes too much to bear. In Boston, he pours his heart and soul into his bookstore and the sparkly, comfortable apartment above it. When his deal to rent part of his store as a coffee shop falls through, though, Benjamin isn’t sure how much longer his dream will last. Cary impulsively offers to fund and run the coffee shop because he knows he’s found exactly what he desires, mainly in Benjamin. The boy is all jangled nerves and confusion, and Cary loves to be the kind of Daddy who gives his boy guidance as well as showering him with love. Will Cary be just the kind of man Benjamin needs and never knew how to ask for?

Be Mine


J.L. Beck - 2017
    Beck's bestselling books in one place, for one cheap price. What's included in this smut package? Their Virgin: Hello, TWINS! Need I say more. (M/F/M Romance) Extra Credit: This proffessor has finally met his match. C*ck Tease: She's in love with her DADDY'S best friend. Santa's Assistant: Can he make all her dreams come true? Babysitting Love: He needs a nanny, and she wants a baby. One click your copy today, and remember, every book, ALWAYS cums with a happily ever after, alpha male (or two), and a strong heroine. Leave your panties behind, you won't be needing them anyway's.

Drake


Alexis Winter - 2018
    She’s going to have to spend some time getting the firm’s branch in Denver, Colorado in order before she can prove she’s got what it takes to manage the firm’s Los Angeles branch.Just a quick detour is all…That is, until she meets the firm’s biggest Colorado client, Drake Fulton. Owner of the largest craft brewery in Colorado and sexy as hell rancher in his spare time. Drake makes no pretense regarding his opinion of Miss Teller, just a flighty city girl with all the wrong priorities who wouldn’t last a minute out in the real world.In her efforts to make sure the expansion of his brewery gets off the ground without a hitch she suddenly finds herself out in the middle of the woods trying to prove herself to a man that she finds both attractive and more than frustrating! What happens when she finally reaches her breaking point with the opinionated and sexy Drake Fulton?This is a full-length novella with plenty of steam, no cliff-hangers or cheating and a HEA.

An Unexpected Third 2


Nicole Stewart - 2015
     They have finally discovered a blissful combination of emotional fulfillment and lovemaking that is as creative as it is passionate. However, Jordan's long nights at the office are beginning to take a toll on the trio's sense of connectedness, and everything is about to blow up in their faces after the discovery of a shocking secret. Now the three must once again figure out what's important in their relationship and how to make it work in the midst of their busy lives and complicated emotional pasts. Join this sexy trio once again as they venture into emotional turmoil and amazing physicality! Although this is the second book in a series, it is a standalone MMF Bisexual Romance Novel with an HEA ending and no cliffhangers!

Savage God: A Dark College Bully Romance


Ivy Blake
    He feasts on my tears and screams for breakfast, stares me down with hateful eyes and taunts me with salacious threats.I was the first girl to say no to him…But Nate doesn’t give a shit about the word no.I was lucky to escape him once, now my luck has run its course.Oakwood was meant to be my safe haven, my escape from home, but now it’s become the lion’s den and my tormentor lurks in the shadows, waiting to pounce.My cries mean nothing to him; they only make him want me more. Nate doesn’t ask, he takes.My bully likes to play with his prey before he devours it.He vows to bring me to my knees and have his way with me.I don’t know when he’ll strike, but I know he’ll make me pay for daring to disrespect him.Nate knows all the right spots to touch, which makes me hate him even more.But when his hand is wrapped around my throat, it’s hard not to be tempted by that deliciously cruel mouth.I won’t stop fighting him, I won’t bend to his will. And yet, I don’t know how much longer I can continue living in fear. If I surrender, will Nate finally leave me alone?‘Savage God’ is a standalone dark college bully romance that will be a part of a series of standalones set at Oakwood Academy. Check the trigger warnings before diving into Nate and Violet’s deliciously dark story! Recommended for older readers.

I Choose You


Krista Lakes - 2016
    Check.Step 2: Find a job. No luck.Step 3: Start a family. Whoa, one thing at a time.Alicia Chambers was stuck on Step 2. No matter how many resumes she sent out, she couldn't find a job in the one field that she really wanted to be in: phone app development. It seemed like most successful apps were started by a single inspired person in their basement, including the most recent craze, Monster Go.If only Alicia could find her own inspiration for an app...Drawn into the game (research, she told herself), she meets a handsome stranger who also plays. He's perfect for her: rich, handsome, and nerdy. However, despite formerly being in app development himself, Jacob seems to have left it all behind. Between romantic dates and catching monsters, Alicia finds herself growing closer to the mysterious man. But when she learns something that he deliberately kept hidden, will she flee his secretive life?Will she let him know her own secret: that she accidentally caught one of his little monsters?

The Manny: Gay Romance


Beau Brown - 2021
    He’s done his time and has worked hard to keep his nose clean ever since. He keeps out of other people’s business and he expects the same in return.When a family tragedy strikes, he’s forced to take in his late, estranged, sister’s five-year-old daughter. Jack doesn’t know the first thing about kids. He’s never even met his niece until now because she was raised in another state. His future plans didn’t include children, but now he’s stuck with a kid.For the first time in a long time, he has to ask for help. Even if he could connect with his grieving niece, Mia, he lacks the desire. However, whether he wants to be close to the child or not, he’s legally responsible for her safekeeping. Since he can’t emotionally give Mia what she needs, he decides to hire a professional.Thomas Andrews is a carefree soul who adores children and believes in helping others. He loves his job as a manny and is thrilled to help bring happiness to Mia’s world. What he doesn’t expect is to butt heads with Jack as often as he does. Jack’s cold hands-off approach to caring for Mia irks Thomas more than he can say.But Thomas being Thomas, he can’t hold his tongue, and his criticisms don’t go over well with his new employer. What really has Thomas mystified is why he cares so much what Jack thinks, or why he feels attracted to the surly man. He knows he should just collect his generous paycheck and keep his mouth shut.With someone as opinionated as Thomas, that’s easier said than done.

Ignite (Set on Fire #1)


Rebecca James - 2021
    And although he knows it's going to be difficult to go back to the real world, he can't help but get a little lost in the act. Funny thing is, before this trip Luca would have sworn he knew everything about his best friend. But before they leave Miami, Michael reveals something that Luca never expected.Tropes: Fake boyfriend, friends-to-lovers, bi-discovery, virgin, tall/short.

The Billionaire's Nanny


Logan Chance - 2021
    She also loves his son Carter, and takes her job as his nanny as seriously as she can.But she can't help wondering what it would be like if she were with Smith.Playing pretend as Smith's wife is how she spends her days, until one late night the passions build between the two.Smith knows better than falling for his young, beautiful nanny. He just can't control himself whenever she's around. He starts wondering what it would be like to touch her, seduce her, claim her.One word rolls through his mind every day... mine. Will the two of them be able to contain their desire? Or will the pressure building finally combust?* Author's Note, This is a short, I do mean short, instalove story between a brooding billionaire and his young nanny. This is a fun romp in the hay that should wet your appetite for love, and although Amazon has it at 38 pages....I assure you the pb has it at 55. Read at your own will, and this book is for ALL of you ladies who love the books that get right to the good stuff.** This book was previously available as NILF.

Country Love


Kate Swain - 2019
    Success, women, money. The name Walker Holcomb meant something. I was on top of the world. It was a damn long way to fall. My third album tanked, and I looked for answers in a whiskey bottle. I went from the top of every sexiest man list to the butt of every joke on late night. Only thing in worse shape than me is the family farm. Old place is as ramshackle and beat up as I am—another damned lost cause. Until I open my screen door one day and find her on my front porch. Luscious and fiery. Stubborn as hell. Irresistible. Nothing’s had me this fired up in a long time. She makes me crazy. I want to shout and cuss at her. I want to get my hands on that body. Part of me wants to throw her off my porch, tell her to keep walking till she crosses the property line. The rest of me wants to back her up against the rail and hike up her skirt. Even bloodshot eyes can see she’s just what I’ve been waiting for.

Mason (King's Cops, #1)


Sadie King - 2021
    He’s a policeman entranced by her sugary treats. Is it love at first bite?DanaI’ve always dreamed of running a donut cart, and when I finally open Dana’s Delights, I don’t realize it will be a magnet for policemen.But Mason seems too good to be true. I don’t know why someone like him would be interested in a roly-poly girl like me.Mom has always told me men are only after one thing. Maybe she’s right?MasonThe first time I taste her sugary treats I’m hooked. But as I get to know Dana, it’s not just her donuts I want to wrap my mouth around. She’s smart, funny, and beautiful--if only she could see it.Will her low self-esteem derail our connection, or can I convince her to take a chance on me?Do you love hot cop romance books? Then the King’s Cops series is for you! Short, sweet and steamy tales of insta-love, featuring brave heroes and sassy heroines that will melt your heart.Mason is book one in the King’s Cops series. Each book is a standalone, no cliff-hangers and always with a happily ever after.

Trust


Mignon Mykel - 2020
    Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes Worlds project.Trust. Verb. To rely upon someone or something.Six weeks ago, Crew Dawson lost the partner who he knew without a doubt would always have his back. Losing K9 Ammo was the hardest day of his police career, and finding a new K9 partner isn’t working out too well for him. He’s ready to give up his role in the K9 unit when Sunnyville Police Department teams up with a high-risk dog shelter. Instead of finding a K9 that the department is looking for, though, he chooses rescues that unlikeliest of dogs.Trust. Verb. To have confidence; hope.The last fifteen years haven’t been too kind to Shawn Ypma. A teenaged mother, she fought hard to land on her own two feet. While she had the support of her parents, she stopped believing in love and happily ever after. Why should she trust a man when they’ve all failed her time and again? Her first and only priority right now is getting her daughter Austin through school, and hope Austin doesn’t make the same mistakes she did.When Career Day comes to Sunnyville Middle School, Shawn doesn’t know how to take the smiles and kind words from the new School Resource Officer. Little does she know, he and that massive dog of his are about to teach her a lesson in trust...

Back to Him


Nicole Dykes - 2019
    When Shane Keller made the decision to help Maddison James with a heartbreaking choice, it sent them, and everyone around them, on a spiraling path from which they‘ve spent years trying to come back. When trust is lost, the road back is treacherous, but real love always leads back home.

Buzz


Karli Perrin - 2019
    Casanova. Heartbreaker. Skirt-chaser. And my personal favourite, Mr Steal Your Girl. I've been called them all. But still, the women keep on coming. And coming. Hundreds of women slide into my DM’s and I slide into their…well, I think you can see where I'm going with this. Men want to be me and women want to bed me. Despite what the bunny boilers of San Francisco call me, I go by the name of Buzz. I'm 6’4” and the proud owner of a six-pack, beard and too many tattoos to count. I’m a walking wet dream. For the longest time, I didn’t believe in love. I didn’t even believe in relationships. I couldn’t understand why anybody would willingly choose to have sex with only one person. Until I met Lori. She turned my entire world upside down and made me feel things which I didn’t even know I was capable of. But when I couldn’t deal with her career as a honey trapper, I lost her. But now I want her back. And I always get what I want. It’s lucky that I found her again. It’s unlucky that she has a new boyfriend. Unlucky for him. ***Although Buzz can be read as a standalone, it is advised to read The Honey Trap first as it provides some background to Buzz and Lori's story. The Honey Trap is currently free in Kindle Unlimited.*** A Second Chance Romance.

Christmas at Honeyford: An enchanting, festive holiday read (Honeyford Romantic Holiday Reads)


Tanya Jean Russell - 2021