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Hearts On Ice
Janae Keyes - 2017
No distractions, no excuses, I put everything into my golden career. I never expected it all to come crashing down on me. I could have given it all up, but that would just be too easy. Max Madden - Hockey’s Bad Boy Do or die, that’s always been my motto. Put it all out on the ice, be the fastest and the strongest. Being the hottest hockey player in the country and getting a significant injury was a no go when my addiction was already killing me from the inside out. I was ready to give it all up. Meeting her, that changed everything.
Something Real
Aja Cole - 2019
A cautious graphic designer who lets her pride make her agree to a crazy engagement… Add the undeniable chemistry that’s between the two of them, and what could possibly go wrong? Or maybe...right? Shayla So there I was. Minding my business at my temporary job and ignoring the morning after soreness from getting dic*** down. And then he walked in. The same he that just walked out my front door this morning... The same he whose name I didn’t even know until a few minutes before he left... Funny how these things go, eh?
Something Real contains a lovable cast of characters, a generous heaping of spice and a dash of sweet; the first standalone centering around Atlanta’s new hockey team and the fun that comes with them. Trust me, this is a fake engagement love story that you don’t want to miss!
Forbidden
Hadley Raydeen - 2018
I can’t keep up with the demands of each, especially with my witch of a boss on my tail. When It all comes to a head, I basically lose my mind from all the stress. The last person I ever thought would come to my rescue is my law professor Reid Matheson. I can’t help but daydream about what that mouth can do while I sit in his law classes. He is sophisticated, handsome, and smart; A trifecta no girl can resist, least of all me. With graduation near, maybe we can find out if this attraction is mutual. I wonder if he's willing to teach me outside the classroom for just one night. Reid Matheson Addison is a temptation I’ve been avoiding for the last three years while she’s been my student. But, she’s about to graduate now, and I may have to do something about this ache I feel every time I see her. When my best friend, her employer, tells me she’s involved in illegal activity; I don’t believe it…not my girl. Now, I have to prove she didn’t do what she’s being accused of all while teaching her law in and out of the classroom. Just one problem, I want her, and I get what I want even if it’s Forbidden. Another Steamy Office Romance by Author Hadley Raydeen. Warning: If you are not a fan of erotic interracial romance, this is not the one for you.
A Second Chance with My First Love
Nina B. - 2018
Knowing her boyfriend’s family wouldn’t accept their child was enough to make her bolt away from Atlanta without looking back. Five years later after getting settled into Jacksonville Florida, Gabriella daughter started asking questions about her father and the guilt was eating at Gabriella about the mistake she was now living with of leaving the love of her life. Ashton never gotten over the love of his life. No matter how many women he bedded, he could never erase Gabriella from his head. After five long years, she back —with a child. His child. Will Ashton be able to forgive Gabriella for deceiving him of being a father? Would Gabriella realize that the mistake she made not only caused her child to suffer but the man she loves as well? In the end will Gabriella be given a second chance and live happily ever after with Ashton?
Black Ice: The Family Bloodline (When the Heart Turns Cold Book 4)
Charlotte Marshall-Murray - 2018
Nala Jordan has made a name for herself as one of the most notorious killers in Philadelphia history. The betrayal from her handsome husband, Kendrick, and Crystal, a woman she called friend, led her down a path to right all wrongs committed by married men. The Philadelphia police are no closer to apprehending who they have dubbed as “Lady Ice,” and Nala continues to be out for blood. An eager student assigned to the case is looking to make her big break, but Nala must stay one step ahead of her. In “Black Ice, The Family Bloodline” all the answers to the questions, “Is her mother coming home? Is Robert Randstad her father? Will she finally do away with Kendrick and Crystal?” will be answered.
Risky : A Novella
A. Marie Johnson - 2017
In desperate need of a very quick come up, she finds herself willing to spend one night with a man who is as mysterious as the past she doesn’t know he’s hiding, but what will happen when one night turns into several and Remi finds herself once again battling between what she believes is right and what she knows is wrong? Though she knew what was at stake when she agreed to do what he asked of her, the battle between her heart and her mind leaves her willing to chance it all in a risky game of sex and love, a game where the two can so easily be confused as one and the same. Usually, the reward is always greater than the risk, but what will the outcome be when the risk is greater and Remi finds herself in a gamble of getting everything she’s ever desired only to give herself up in the process. Fair warning: This is not the average romance or love story. This is a story of risk and opportunity, where two people find themselves unwillingly falling for each other along the way of those two things.
Forever Loving You
Nia Arthurs - 2019
I need her. I want her.GriffinForget it, Fatty. You're out of Cobie's league.I spent high school loving the one girl I could never get.Ten years later, that girl is back and working with me.Cobie doesn't recognize my face or my name, and I have no plans of enlightening her.This is my chance to make the moves I never could back then.She's always owned my heart and I won't stop until I own hers.CobieGriffin Bech is too handsome for words and too good at working my patience.He acts like he knows me, but I'm 100% sure we've never met.I should keep my distance. He's too good-looking to be a one-woman kind of guy.But the more I push, the more he pulls.The more I glare, the more he teases.The more I mouth off...Let's just say it's obvious he's got other plans for these big lips of mine.Trusting him is risky.But resisting him? Impossible.
Guarding Light: Book 1 of the Dark Series trilogy
Cate McKoy - 2013
Jack Gard and Catlyn Lyte’s budding romance begins in high school. Although Jack cares for Catlyn, he refuses to get into a relationship with Catlyn because of her age. Then Catlyn is assaulted, and her world is torn apart when Jack sides with his best friend, giving him an alibi. Devastated, Catlyn flees Newburgh, NY. Twenty-five years later, someone is assaulting and killing young, African-American women in Chief of Detectives Jack Gard’s hometown. Working against an escalating killer, Jack requests help from a special division of the FBI. Enter Supervisory Special Agent Catlyn Lyte. She has always done her job well but is wary of working with someone she doesn't trust. Nevertheless, Sparks fly between the two officials as Catlyn puts herself in the path of their quarry. Can two ex-friends try to bury their differences to solve, not only the mystery of the Newburgh Slasher, but also the mystery that ruined their budding romance twenty-five years ago?
Cinfully Delicious
A. Jones - 2018
A thriving cafe, great friendships and most importantly a love like she's never experienced. Though cloud nine doesn't fully depict the joy Cin feels, it's the best word that defines her happiness. The only problem with clouds is that they sometimes bring rain. Amad Moore, formerly known as The Playboy, finally has the one woman he's always wanted. He's jumped through hoops and knocked down heart walls to get to where he is today... in a fully committed relationship with Cin. One mistake… one misunderstanding… is not only threatening their happiness but digging up a past that they'd prefer to keep buried. Will Amad and Cin weather the storm that's threatening their happy ending, or will the past make them both give up on what they thought they wanted? Please note: These characters appear in "Sugar Rush" but the prior novel does not have to be read to understand and enjoy "Cinfully Delicious."
Hot Sext
Francesca Penn - 2020
Now, he has turned his attention to one woman he feels can give him what he needs...the author.Elissa Donovan isn't looking for love. If she were, she isn't looking for one of her Alpha's to walk off the pages of one of her erotic novels. Luca Girelli, however, wants more than an autograph.*Hot Sext was previously released under the Cabin Fever Boxset. It now has an epilogue.
Amara's Calling
C.L. Donley - 2018
Grayson is a brilliant, bullied computer nerd turned handsome playboy, with a penchant for blondes. Amara is the assistant to the assistant, who works on the third floor and is... not blonde. And not-so-secretly obsessed with him. Packed with all the classic "plain Jane" tropes you thought were hopelessly overdone, read the smart, sexy, binge-worthy debut exceeding "billionaire romance" expectations! Book Description: “Look, Amara… I see what you’re trying to accomplish, I do. And, maybe I respect it in some way. I won’t sit here and pretend to be a better man than I am. I really, really… really want to take the deal. I’ve spent more money on things so ridiculous I’m embarrassed to admit them.” “I sense there’s a ‘but’ coming.” “But… there’s no amount of money that will keep you from falling in love with me.” Amara Riley works for her crush and personal hero, Grayson Davis, a 30's Zuckerberg type CEO of an internet startup called Webster, the story world's equivalent of Facebook. Being a young African American woman in a predominantly white world, Amara is reticent to believe that she's actually caught the attention of the notorious playboy billionaire. When she discovers that she has, but not for the purposes of happily ever after, she decides to strike a deal with him: one million for the privilege of being his mistress. It seemed like a modern-day win/win, but neither anticipates the emotional challenges their contract will bring. Will they inadvertently fall in love, or will the ghosts of their tragic pasts keep them apart?
Spanish Billionaire's Surprise Baby Daughters
Nicki Jackson - 2019
it makes these Spanish nights even hotter.
But can I protect her or will she become a target just like the last?
Note: Spanish Billionaire's Surprise Baby Daughters is a steamy romance between a Spanish Billionaire with a dark past and the beauty who may just give him the baby daughters he's always wished for.
Filthy Lies
Kenya Wright - 2018
Mia became my obsession the first night I met her. So irresistibly sweet. So damn sexy. So sinfully tempting. For three months, I’ve watched her, knowing she was my best friend Tyson’s girlfriend. Completely off limits. It would be wrong and inappropriate. But then Mia finds one of Tyson’s notebooks and shows it to me. Everything changes. There are dirty secrets on each page, dark fantasies. Wicked confessions. Tyson is not the person we thought he was. Now, there’s no need for me to be the good guy and play it loyal. Now, I know the truth. Some people are meant to be together forever, no matter what. And you must go after that possibility for love...no matter what. And then there’s some people who are just living nasty, filthy lies. ****Warning**** You should wear a condom while reading this, because this gets filthy. It’s dirtier than I usually write. This stand-alone is only suitable for ages 18+. NO CHEATING: Hero and heroine are not involved in any cheating. HEA guaranteed.
One Night
Blair Bennet - 2016
It was only supposed to be one night. One night to wash away the past, but it turned into a mistake. A sexy, beautiful, and dangerous mistake. I shouldn’t want another taste or take another night. Secretly dating your boss is how reputations get destroyed, careers ruined. But he knows my body better than I know myself. Liam She fit me. She delighted me. She broadsided me. How could she end up my intern? Wanting her is forbidden. Letting her go is impossible. Yet I have to choose if she stays or goes. And she’s already failed her first lesson-- Keeping me away. Nothing can be learned from lust. But maybe she can teach me to live. (Guaranteed HEA, Secret baby romance!) **INCLUDES Bonus Book, LOVE SICK, starts 50% in.**
White Male
Kim J. West - 2017
I left Los Angeles, hoping for a new start in Atlanta, Georgia. When I began a new job my new boss, Jonathan Carter the billionaire heir to the Strauss Carter fortune, was determined to make my life hell. When I found out how he really felt, I knew I was too damaged to let him into my life; I had trusted before and the pain of the past seeped into my future. I was determined to run yet Jonathan was determined to pursue me; but I knew that we faced insurmountable challenges that would eventually rip us apart.~Lena.Sensual, intense, heartbreaking, romantic. Lena and Jonathan's story will take you through an addictive journey of discovering the pain and pleasure of interracial love. Kim J West is a ghost writer and travel writer for leading publications. White Male is her debut novel as a published author.