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Mr. Big Stuff
L. Nicole - 2021
Big Stuff around town and I’m pretty sure the nickname is all about what he’s packing in those gray sweatpants he rocks when he goes to the gym.(I go to the bakery across from the gym and eat a doughnut--while waiting for him to come out all sweaty and hot.)That’s why I watch him from a distance, daydreaming and putting his face in every fantasy that I can imagine. You would think that wouldn’t be very many for a virginal introvert who gets tongue-tied around the opposite sex, but I read a lot of romance books, and trust me, Kiefer Marks is the star in some very hot dreams.It’s all harmless and never going anywhere.Until he kisses me and I start to believe in dreams....
Coach's Daughter
Jessa Kane - 2021
Considering I have plans to make her my wife, I have a serious objection to that rule. Unfortunately, my future wife is as stubborn as she is beautiful and if I want her forever, I’ll have to get creative. Her father is my new coach, but that’s not going to stop me, either. If he wants a championship, he’ll give me Greta first.
Rock Hard
Kat Austen - 2016
Especially one as unlikely and turbulent as Elodie and Caspian’s. It’s been years since she’s seen the rough rebel she fell in love with as a teen. She’s put him behind her and moved on. That’s the story she tries to sell her friends and family, but deep down, she knows it’s a lie. She hasn’t moved on from Caspian Cruz and she probably never will, but she has to finally give up hope they’ll ever reunite. Or does she?When her friends drag her to a sold-out rock concert, she comes face to face with the lead singer . . . who just so happens to be the boy she fell for all those years ago. She never thought she’d see him again. She never realized he’d made it in the music world. And she never expected him to confess that he’s been waiting for her as long as she’s been waiting for him. What will happen when their worlds collide again? A repeat of the past or a second chance to get things right?ROCK HARD is a short and sexy read, chock-full of excessive sweetness and heaps of filthy talking. Not for the faint or square of heart.
Sweet Spot
Ella Goode - 2021
But our families couldn’t be more different, and our futures are threatening to tear us apart. She can’t leave her family business, and my sports agent career can’t stay in this small town.But I can’t let her get away, not when I want to be the one who helps her on her path to making her dreams come true. My beautiful best friend, my love for all time—I have to show her we can be together, no matter what our families might say.I’ve found my sweet spot, and it’s by Carrie’s side.
Always a Bridesmaid
Dee Ellis - 2019
Selling forever to men and women as a jewelry designer has lost its sparkle. Once upon a time it was romantic and exciting. Until they began to look the same—a beautiful blushing bride, handsome groom, and her designs riding off into the sunset together. Despite her disenchantment, another day brings another wedding with another sparkling promise of forever for someone else. Except Roman Thorn has no desire to marry the woman he’s buying a ring for. Arranged marriages are still done and he made a promise. One he wants to break the moment he lays eyes on Rian. Bright, beautiful, and bold she’s the first woman he’s ever wanted to get on his knees for. Now the only future he wants to plan is one where she’s the bride he walks down the aisle to marry. Roman is a man of his word—and though he promised to marry someone he felt nothing for, he will break that word to marry the woman who makes him feel everything.
Billionaire's Bunny
Brynn Paulin - 2020
Thankfully, the temp agency thinks I'm perfect for a position they've had on file.I mean...I can't sing, but how difficult can it be to deliver Bunny Grams? Singing is the least of my problems when I go to my first delivery. I can't even speak after seeing the mouthwatering man before me. Not only that, but Embry Fitzgerald, billionaire tech genius extraordinaire, decrees today is my last day on this job.Well, what am I supposed to do now? Lucky for me (or maybe not), Embry has plenty of ideas, and they all include me and him. I have a feeling I'm about to fall down a rabbit hole I probably won't escape.
Until You're Mine
Jenika Snow - 2018
That was the hardest time of my life. Xavier was the boy who’d sneak into my bed at night and hold me as my parents fought in the next room. My protector. My best friend. The man I was in love with. The man I’d saved my virginity for. And now he was back home for good. Too much time had passed. I was done keeping us in the friend zone. I wanted him in my life in every way that counted. So if he wasn’t going to make the first move then I would, even if it might ruin what we had. Because I had to take that chance. Xavier She was my life, the very reason I breathed. I saved my virginity for Cora because no one else compared. No one else ever would. It was time I man up and tell Cora that she was the only girl I’d ever loved, that no matter how much time had passed she’d been it for me. But how could I go about doing that when eight years had gone by? Admitting how I felt was hard as hell seeing as we’d always just been friends. How could I not cross any lines and screw up the relationship we had? Easy. I’d tell her I loved her and propose. Warning: Sit back, relax, and dive into a double virgin friends-to-lovers romance that’s so sugary sweet your teeth will ache. Although it’ll tug at your heartstrings, make no mistake it’s as filthy as can be. A standalone romance with no drama and just the juicy bits, this story features cameo appearances by Asher, Cash, and Trevor Mayson from Aurora Rose Reynolds Until series.
Love Nest: A Hockey Romance (Love Bites Steamy Shorts Book 2)
Matilda Martel - 2021
He wants joy. And more than anything, he’s ready to settle down with the right woman and start his family.He’s just bought the house of his dreams and started renovating it for the perfect girl.But there’s no girl. Not yet.It doesn’t matter. That’s only a technicality. He’s asked the universe to send him the right woman and he’s open to receive her as soon as she shows up.Stella Franklin is a children’s librarian who once vowed she’d wait until marriage before diving into the sheets. She was wrong. She’s twenty-two and time’s up. Stella needs a man.But she wants the right one. Thanks to bickering parents, her family life is a mess. She’ll do better and choose wisely.She couldn’t possibly choose Carter Jameson. He’s too tall, too big and people call him The Beast.His relentless stalking infuriates her as much as it turns her on. He swears she’s the one and won’t take no for an answer.What’s a girl to do when one of the hottest guys in Philadelphia swears you’re his soul mate and wants to fulfill every dream you’ve ever had?
Tami's Treat (Curvy Girls Holidays Book 1)
Rosa Mink - 2019
From Halloween to Valentines this group of friends will find everything they’ve wanted. Tami, Layla, Penny and Keke have been friends from the beginning of their freshman year in college, but in the three years since they’ve become closer than just friends, they’re now family. Their lives are about to change as they meet just the men to handle their curves. Tami’s Treat: Tami I can’t believe I wasted a year on that guy. Let alone a perfectly good Halloween outfit. I could have spent the night with my best friends, indulging on sweets and treats, but instead, I thought it was time to go for it. I mean, I really can’t believe how wrong this all was. First, I walk in to find my boyfriend cheating on me, but what’s even worse? It’s with his stepsister. And, if that’s not bad enough, she’s a little twig of a thing, complete opposite of my curves I’ve finally learnt to embrace. Now, I’m making a quick stop into a bar, somewhere I’d never go if it weren’t for the louse coming after me, likely to get me not to tell his father what I just caught him doing with his stepsister. One second everything’s…well, not fine, but normal and the next, I’m completely caught up by this massive man. I don’t know him, but it feels like I do. So maybe, I’ll indulge in a little sweet treat for Halloween after all. I mean, what’s a girl to do but gobble up all this yummy man candy right in front of me even if it’s just for the night. Ryker The second she walks into my bar I know I’m going to make her mine. She’s hidden beneath a long trench coat but that isn’t about to stop me, neither is the punk that dares to lay a hand on her. The instant I have her in my arms I know she’s made for me. The curves hidden under that coat are what I’ve been waiting for all my life. I’m going to sink my teeth into every tasty inch of her, show her how a real man handles a princess like her. Everything about her is perfect. She’s mine to take care of now, and damn do I want to. Except, when I wake to have another taste of her sweetness, she’s gone. She’s not getting away from me that easily. Once I have her back in my arms, she’ll realize that everything I said last night is true. She’s mine and no one else is going to get a single taste of her but me. Tami’s Treat is book 1 in the Curvy Girls Holidays Series. If you’re looking for a quick read with alpha men, curvy girls, strong language, no cheating, and HEAs, you’ve found the right book. It's intended for an adult audience that will leave you longing for a yummy Halloween treat of your own.
Say Yes (Second Generation)
C.M. Steele - 2021
For years I watched their love and craved the same thing for myself. Unfortunately, the girl I’ve fallen for is out of reach. One year of insane torture, and she’ll be mine. Can I hold out that long, or will she tempt me to break all the rules? GretaI’ve become the cliché: damsel in distress. Caught in a rainstorm without a ride home when my white knight rolls up to the rescue, and of course, I’ve fallen madly in love with him. He’s my best friend’s brother. Another check for the cliché department, and yet, I’m getting the feeling that he’s falling too. This is Dean Jr.’s story from the Say Uncle Doggy Stylebook.
Score
Juliette Jones - 2017
Shy and artistic, she’d rather keep to herself. But when she gets talked into attending a school football game by a new friend, the drop-dead gorgeous quarterback can’t take his eyes off her. Will Blake Travis be the one to bring Skye out of her shell?Blake Travis is saving himself. The hottest superstar at UT just isn’t interested in playing any other field except the one with a football on it. A romantic at heart, he’s holding out for the real thing. As soon as he lays eyes on the shy stranger with the smoky green eyes and flaxen hair, he knows he’s found her.SCORE is a super-sweet, safe, scorching-hot story about first love. No love triangles, cliffhangers or cheating.Book #1 in the Travis Brothers series
Hot for the Cop
Sadie King - 2020
It hardens him, and it makes him mean. I’ve done things I’m not proud of to protect the innocent of this city.Then I hear her singing on the streets, her voice as sweet as an angel. It pierces my heart and tugs at my soul.I’m a man of the law. I’m duty bound to protect. But anyone who touches my angel will pay…DinaMom’s sickness has gotten worse, and we can’t afford the meds. Every night I leave our tiny apartment to sing on the streets for cash.When my money is stolen, I’m desperate. But how far will I go to get Mom the treatment she needs?Hot for the Cop is a sweet and steamy insta love story! It features an older alpha man and the curvy younger woman he claims as his own.
Stalking His Claim
Lucy Darling - 2020
Watched over me. Protected me. Though he’s older than me, I’ve always seen him as someone I can relate to on every level. He still sees me as a little girl, so I tell myself I have to let him go. Then the world comes crashing down on me. And where do I run? Right into his open arms. Now that I’m grown up, I want him to see me as more than the little girl he used to dote on. I want him to see me as the woman who loves him with every breath I take.She’s always had a place in my heart. When she was little, I loved spoiling her. As she got older, I was happy to be a shoulder for her to lean on. And when she was all grown up? That’s when I realized I needed distance, that I couldn’t trust myself around her. She’s too young, too innocent, too everything-I’m-not. That doesn’t stop me from keeping tabs on her, though. Watching her every move from afar. Until one day she comes running, and I finally let myself hope for more. But can she love the man who’s kept her at arm’s length the past few years? Or will she run again when she finds out all I’ve done to make her mine?
April's Fool: A Curvy Girl meets Fireman Romance
Dakota Rebel - 2020
Shelve books. Check out books. Check books back in. Repeat daily…Except on Wednesdays.On Wednesdays, Johnny, comes into the library and shamelessly flirts with me. It’s seriously the highlight of my week. Not that I’d ever admitted that to him. Yes, I’m crazy about him, but I just know we’d never work out in the real world. He’s an insanely hot fireman, his life is exciting and dangerous. I’m just a dull librarian.I know he’ll get bored of me eventually, but for now, I’ll take what I can get.Johnny –Do you know those girls who are smart, pretty, and totally perfect but have no idea? That’s April. The first time I saw her, I knew I was going to marry her. Crazy, I know. But I’m impulsive like that. Unfortunately, she’s not.Every Wednesday we go to her work. She doesn’t even realize it, but we’ve been dating once a week for months. She thinks I’m going to give up soon but I think I’m finally wearing her down.
A Queen For Christmas (A Forever Safe Christmas #25)
Elisa Leigh - 2019
With no guidance, he struggled through it and learned what needed to be done to make sure his country survived. Almost twenty years later, his kingdom is prospering and he’s become the most mysterious and handsome royal bachelor in Europe. The only thing left for him to do is find himself a Queen. Deciding to throw a Christmastide Ball in hopes of finding his bride, he’s not expecting her to walk in soaked to the bone and muddy, unlike the other women vying for his attention. Find out how Holden and Gracie’s explosive happily ever after unfolds. This is book twenty-five in A Forever Safe Christmas series.