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Off Limits
M.S. Parker - 2020
Just how I like it. Then I meet Lumen, a woman who challenges everything in such an irresistible way. For once in my life I can see myself in a relationship. There’s one problem though, she’s off limits.Lumen: Growing up in foster care wasn’t the nightmare for me as it was for some, but life hasn’t been easy. I work hard, focus on my goals, and I never let things distract me, specifically men and relationships. Until one rainy Seattle night when a gorgeous hunk walks into the spa where I work.When billionaire Alec McCrae mistakes Lumen Browne’s workplace for a “happy ending” massage parlor, things get more complicated than he prefers. Especially when their lives become entwined in ways never imagined.Don’t miss Off Limits, the first book in The Scottish Billionaire, M. S. Parker’s latest romance series.
Into The Fire
Leah Sharelle - 2019
Her parents were dead, and she was catapulted into a full-blown adult whether she was ready or not. Without support from her boyfriend, Lake found herself a guardian to her siblings and the owner of the family’s fledging bakery, not to mention a house that was falling down around their ears. Life as she knew it was changed forever. Especially when a hunky hose man walked into her bakery asking for catering … and a kiss. All of a sudden her sexy daydreams of firemen with kittens and puppies became very real. Carson Hogan had a lot on his plate. His ex-wife was spending money faster than he could earn it, his two daughters were out of control, and to his utter shock, becoming too much like their mother. And he was doing his best to protect his son from the crazy women in his life. Add a stressful but fulfilling job, he wasn’t looking for anything else. At least he thought he wasn’t. Until he entered the bakery across the street to find a silver eyed blonde sprite begging for sex … sort of. Love blossoms quickly between the two but with all the outside interferences promising to ruin their new found love, will they risk everything and walk into the fire and claim their happily ever after?
Don't Touch
Penny Wylder - 2021
She was distracting me at work, demanding I tell her all about the sexy-as-sin head-chef I was working for. I sent her a message declaring he looked “gorgeous enough to lick from top to bottom.”Then I set my phone on the counter.Then my boss picked it up.Then he read the screen… and I knew I was screwed.It’s bad enough having a crush on your boss. What am I supposed to do with him flirting heavily with me as we squeeze together in a hot kitchen, spending hours side by side?Never sleep with your boss. It’s the main rule.What happens when we break it?
Loving My Best Friend
Roxy Reid - 2020
Loving My Best Friend is a stand-alone novel with no cheating, no cliff hangers and a sumptuous happily ever after.
Knight's Mistress
C.C. Gibbs - 2012
That is, until she makes the acquaintance of the company’s infamous CEO, Dominic Knight.At thirty-two, Dominic is a self-made billionaire with a fearsome ambition and a temper to match. He is also impossibly attractive and dangerously charming when he wants to be.To Kate, Dominic seems like the perfect predator, and she resolves to be cautious despite the obvious chemistry between them, telling herself she can always leave if Dominic grows too demanding. What she doesn’t know is that the decision isn’t hers to make…Dominic Knight has found a new plaything, and Mr. Knight always gets what he wants.
Mr. Bad Influence
M.A. Foster - 2021
That was how long it took to plan the wedding of my dreams, from the dress all the way down to the shoes.It wasn’t until the shoes went missing that I discovered the man I was supposed to marry in twenty-four hours wasn’t the man I thought he was.Unfortunately, life doesn’t always go according to plan. That’s why my mom told me to always have a backup.So I called off the wedding and flew to Vegas with my girls.It was supposed to be a weekend getaway to nurse my broken heart. Waking up married to hot billionaire, Cooper Sullivan, was definitely not part of the plan.Disclaimer: Mr. Bad Influence is a 30.5 k word insta-love novella, and part of the More Than Money Billionaire Romance Collection. Not recommended for readers under the age of 18 due to graphic sex scenes, excessive bad language and adult situations.
Losing Control
Jen Frederick - 2014
Anything, including ask Ian Kerr for help. I don’t know much about him, except that he has more money than some small countries. And he’s willing to spend it on me. Just one catch: there’s a string attached, and not just the one I feel pulling me into his arms and his bed. There’s also the plan for revenge he wants my help with. Every time he says my name, it makes my body shiver and my heart stutter. I know he’s going to wreck me, know there won’t be anything left of me but lust and sensation by the time he’s done with me, but even though I can see the heartbreak coming towards me like a train, ready to crash into me, I can’t get out of the way. I want what he makes me feel. Want what he’s offering. <This may have started out as something to save my mother, but now…now it’s about what he makes me feel. I’m in danger of losing everything that’s important. Worse? Ian's whispered words and hot caresses are making me believe that's okay.
Naked
Raine Miller - 2012
An American art student at the University of London and part-time photographic model, she’s putting her life back on track with school and lots of hard work. When ultra successful London businessman, Ethan Blackstone, buys her nude portrait, he isn’t taking ‘no’ for an answer. He wants Brynne in his bed and makes plans to keep her there no matter what. His dominant nature captivates and ensnares despite the demons she carries inside her. But there are secrets in this relationship. Huge ones. Can Ethan free Brynne from the past that has marked her? Will Brynne let him or will the specters tormenting her resurface to destroy them both…
Sincerely, F*ck You
Kristin MacQueen - 2021
Then I got one back, and began an exciting, heated letter exchange. I can say anything I want to him because we’ll never meet. I can’t help daydreaming about what he looks like, until the man of my dreams walks into my boutique, and I'm taken on a wild ride I never expected.I have a thing for a woman I’ve never even met.Her notes make me laugh, and I wouldn’t say half of these things to her face, but that’s the best part. I love hiding behind the anonymous letters. No matter how bad my day is, I know I’ll have a note from my dream girl, and I crave to read those three little words at the bottom of every letter: Sincerely, F*ck You. When I start working on a new renovation, I'm pleasantly surprised by the smart and sassy manager of the boutique. She’s everything I’ve ever wanted. If only the world wasn’t against us every time I try to ask her out.
Falling Fast
Aurora Rose Reynolds - 2017
After a year of rehabilitation, losing his career as a Marine along with his fiancée, he’s had to learn quickly what’s really important. Colton grew up wanting to serve his country. Managing his parents’ biker bar was never part of his plan, but after meeting Gia Caro, he’s beginning to think that’s exactly where he’s meant to be.Ever since Gia Caro arrived in the small, sleepy town of Ruby Falls, Tennessee, her life has spiraled out of control. Between losing her grandmother a little more each day to dementia, and her hot boss’s constant attention, her once quiet existence isn’t so quiet anymore.After weeks of sidestepping Colton, things get out of hand, and before Gia knows what’s happening, she’s spending her nights in his bed and her mornings in his kitchen. And as he cleans out drawers and makes room in his closet, she starts to wonder if she’s falling too fast.
Until I Make You Mine
Jenika Snow - 2019
I knew I couldn’t give her up. She’d been the little girl wearing pigtails who’d just moved in next door. And as the years passed and we became the best of friends, how I felt for her changed. I fell in love with her. I should have been man enough to admit my feelings, to tell her that I wanted her as mine, but time ran out. She was leaving me, and the very thought of not having Shiloh in my life was akin to my heart being ripped from my chest. Possessive and protective. Those two things ran deep within me where she was concerned. Without her, I was only half a man. Be with the girl I loved or stay back and help run the family business? Those two decisions weighed heavily on me. But telling her I loved her could have Shiloh distancing herself even more. It could ruin everything we had. My decision would end up hurting someone in the end. That was a risk I had to take. That was the only way I’d know if we would get our happily ever after.
Until Ellory
Elle Jefferson - 2019
After some savvy and smart business investments, coffee shop owner, Ellory Jones' life is finally on the right track. Just as she’s about to expand, a petty--but costly--lawsuit threatens to destroy it all. Unable to afford legal fees and the bad publicity, Ellory is ready to give up before the first coat of paint is dry. But when the sexy and fit Noah runs into her life, everything changes. Attorney Noah Graham could be the answer to all of her problems. Suddenly, smart and savvy have all new meanings. Can he save her dream--and be another dream come true?
Unwrapped Kisses (Warming Up to Love #4)
Jenna Rose - 2020
The gorgeous, chiseled bosshole takes every chance he can get to humiliate Tessa, his new secretary, in front of the entire office. But in private, it’s a different story. His whispered compliments and wandering glances are giving Tessa whiplash and causing her cheeks to blush redder than a candy cane. Lance may not be nice, but he sure is naughty, and this may be one holiday season where Tessa knows exactly what she needs for Christmas, but hates the fact that she wants it, especially unwrapped…
This Man
Jodi Ellen Malpas - 2012
She is expecting nothing more than an overweight, cravat wearing, well-to-do countryman, and on arrival, nothing would suggest otherwise. How wrong could she be? This Man is devastatingly handsome, charming and confident. He is also a conceited, hedonistic playboy, who knows no boundaries. Ava desperately does not want to be attracted to him, but she can’t control the overwhelming effect he has on her. Every instinct is telling her to run, so she does, but Jesse Ward is not so willing to let her go. He wants her and is determined to have her. She knows she is heading for heartbreak, but how can she run when he won’t let her?
May the Best Man Win
B.J. Bentley - 2019
Sophie:He was aggravatingly arrogant, obnoxiously flirtatious, and infuriatingly tenacious.All in all, there wasn’t a single thing I liked about Damon Hatch. Except, of course, for his compassionate soul, his tenderness toward his daughter, and his kisses that turned me to putty. I was a wild child turned responsible adult. I had no room in my life for devilish good looks and wicked charm.Unfortunately, my sister’s wedding put me directly in Damon’s line of panty-melting fire.I was a good girl.And Damon had naughty written all over him.Damon:She was impossibly beautiful, endearingly witty, and sincerely sweet.All in all, there wasn’t a single thing I didn’t like about Sophie James.Except, of course, for her repeated attempts to avoid me.I was a wealthy, single father blazing my own path in the world.And, I was looking for a woman who was more than just surface.My best friend’s wedding gave me the perfect opportunity to set my plan in motion.Sophie was the perfect girl.And I was going to teach her that I wasn’t just a bad boy.