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Do You Dare?
Lylah James - 2019
Reckless bad boy. Infamous playboy. My nemesis. And now my best friend.I know heāll never leave me hanging. He knows I'll never refuse a dare. Everywhere we go we turn heads, but itās not like that.Until it is.For one of us, anyway.I've always known he would be my downfall. But I trusted him to catch me.He proved me wrong.Maddox has gone too far, and I donāt know if I want to rein him in or push us further into dangerous territory.He tells me those three little words that I crave. Three little words I want from no one else.š° š
ššš šššExcept this time, it's no simple dare. This could burn us to the ground."š° š
ššš ššš šš šššš ššš."
The Way Back To Me
Anne Mercier - 2019
The book DOES end on a cliffhanger.
My life was charmed. I had the best friends ever. We were known as the Fab Five and our futures were planned out.In a flash, everything was taken from me. I donāt know how to live without them. I donāt want to.Iām broken.When I get to college, I seeĀ him.Cameron Stone. Mr. Football. Mr. Popular. Heās definitely hot, but on the inside heās vile. He made my childhood a living nightmare. I donāt know why he hates me or why heās suddenly being so nice to me. All the sweet talk in the world wonāt work. I know better.So, why am I listening?
What We Do in the Night
Stylo Fantome - 2019
She's learned to lose herself to her nights, forgetting all her day time woes as she charms every man she meets. It's easy enough to do when she doesn't let her feelings get involved. Then Ari Sharapov walked in and changed everything. Working for his father's law firm has left Ari with very little control over his life, so when he meets Valentine for the first time, he sees a girl who is desperate for someone to take care of her. To take over her. So what he can't get for himself in the day time, he'll simply take for himself at night. But when power struggles lead to real feelings, who's actually controlling whom? Some relationships are better left in the dark.
Summer Love
Piper RayneMegan Ryder - 2021
Small town. Steam.Every story has it.This charity anthology includes fourteen *NEW* novelettes for you to binge! Whether youāre a fan of friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, opposites attract, brotherās best friend, age gap, insta love, cowboys, fake relationships or love later in lifeāone of these stories has what youāre craving.All proceeds will be donated to The Womenās Venture Fund, an organization that supports female run small businesses.This collection is available for a limited time only so one-click now for a great cause. You just found this summerās beach read!
Beauty in the Broken
Charmaine Pauls - 2019
He gave his daughter to Jack Clarke in exchange for the excavation rights. Today, Iām walking free, and Iām coming for him with a vengeance. Six years of cruelty make beasts out of men. Iām going to take back what he stole from me, and more. Iām not interested in his properties or shares. I donāt want his small change. I want his biggest asset. Beautiful, mentally unstable, Angelina Dalton-Clarke.Worth billions, sheās the wealthiest widow in the country, and also the craziest. Her self-harming tendencies had Jack declare her incompetent before he put a gun to his head and blew out his brains. Lina isnāt allowed to touch a cent of her riches. Her father manages her finances. He has all the signing power. As her husband, that 'chore' will fall to me. But if she thinks I only want her for her money, sheās sadly mistaken.*This book is a stand-alone. No cliffhangers.
Dirt
Cassia Leo - 2017
Then, in one brutal instant, the universe tilted on its side, discarding us into black nothingness.Now, I have a cocky a**hole for a husband. The only way we communicate anymore is when weāre fighting or f**king.With nothing left to lose, I write Jack a goodbye letter and head for Portland, where I quickly meet a neighbor who helps me find a job. My new neighborāhot, tattooed ex-soldier Isaac Evansāis complicated. Nevertheless, we form a fast friendship, bonding over our mutual desire to create something beautiful from the wreckage of our lives. But despite the distance between us, Jack and I are still trying to make things workāfighting and f**king dirtier than ever. And he doesnāt appreciate my new friendship with Isaac. Not one f**king bit.
The Contract
Scarlett Edwards - 2014
My imagination conjures up demons of the worst kind.Reality is much worse:A collar with no leash. A prison with no walls. And a life stripped of meaning.I am presented with a vile contract and asked to sign. It outlines the terms of my servitude. The only information I have about my captor are the two small letters inked at the bottom:J.S.Armed with only my memories, I must do everything I can to avoid becoming ensnared in his twisted mind games. But in the end, it all comes down to one choice: Resist and die.Or submit, and sign my life away.
Rule of a Kingdom
Rina Kent - 2020
His rules. My name is Jonathan King.They call me ruthless, brutal, and heartless.Itās all true.Power is my chessboard and people are my playthings.I might appear like a refined gentleman but Iām the villain of this story.Everyone who defies me belongs on their knees.Including her.Available for download from author websiteThis is a prequel to Jonathan King's duet and is NOT standalone.
Moonlight Sins
Jennifer L. Armentrout - 2018
Armentrout delivers the unforgettable story of a woman whose new life has just begunābut may end in murder... Ā Julia Hughes has always played it safe until she learned a very painful lesson. Now Juliaās starting over with a job in the Louisiana bayouāand a scorching encounter with a stranger, only to discover heās Lucian de Vincent... her new employer. The de Vincent brothers share a massive fortune and a dark reputation. Julia cares for their troubled sister, but a menacing presence in the mansionāand the ever-present temptation of Lucianāprove dangerously distracting.Lucianās grandmother claimed de Vincent men fall in love onceāand hard. Apparently, itās Lucianās turn. Juliaās compassionate care of his twin makes Lucian want to lay himself bare. But some secrets are better for Julia not to know.The recent āsuicideā of Lucianās father is the latest in a string of deaths on the estate. Someone is eliminating the de Vincents. And the best way to get to Lucian may be through Julia...
His Hollow Heart
Rachel Leigh - 2021
Two orphans who vowed to never part. I was selfish. For once, I had to be. The last time I saw Callum he was standing at the dormer window as I sat in the back seat of the car. His dark eyes foreign to me. The hatred that radiated from his glare shot through me with more force than a silver bullet. In a matter of minutes he had become a stranger. No longer my best friend. He was now a boy with a hollow heart who was headed down a dark path. A path I knew Iād never cross again. Or, so I thought. CallumWe had a dealāalways stay together. The day Bella left, I vowed I would find her. And when I did, she would feel what I felt as I watched her pull away into a new life, with a new family. Leaving me behind to endure a life that was wrapped inside the hands of a monster.Itās been twelve years, but Iāve finally found her. Now itās time for her to bask in the darkness sheās created inside of me.
Made of Stars
Kelley York - 2013
And it isāat first. But Chance, the charismatic and adventurous boy who made their summers epic, is harboring deep secrets. Secrets that are quickly spiraling into something else entirely.The reason they've never met Chanceās parents or seen his home is becoming clearer. And what the siblings used to think of as Chance's quirksāthe outrageous stories, his clinginess, his dangerous impulsivenessāare now warning signs that something is seriously off. Then Chance's mom turns up with a bullet to the head, and all eyes shift to Chance and his dad. Hunter and Ashlin know Chance is innocent...they just have to prove it. But how can they protect the boy they both love when they canāt trust a word Chance says?
Second Chance Charmer
Brighton Walsh - 2018
Sheās small town royalty. Their love was doomed from the start.Finn spent his childhood living so far on the wrong side of the tracks, he couldnāt even see them through his trailer window. When he moves back to his small, southern hometown to open the first bar in a formerly dry county, heās no longer the boy who leftāheās a man with something to prove. As long as he doesnāt allow himself to get sidetracked by the only girl heās ever loved.Willow learned a long time ago to protect her heart at all costs, so her walls are firmly in place when her ex comes strolling back into town, all cockiness and charm. When they're thrown together on the job, she knows better than to give in to the tug of attraction that still simmers between them. She might be drawn to him, but she certainly doesn't trust him. It's time for her to prove she's not the brokenhearted girl he left behind.Thereās no room for second chances in Havenbrook. And Willowās daddyāthe mayorāwill do anything to keep it that way.
Royal and Reckless
Terry KeysJen Katemi - 2018
Enter the world of the Royal and Reckless, where the blue bloods run red hot, and scorching secrets lie just beneath the polished surface. Inside these pages, youāll find stranded royals, fiancees, reverse harem kingdoms, and more than one compromising position. From hidden royalty to secret babies, plots and twisted games, thereās something for everyone in the steamy scandal behind the crowns. Join the Royal and the Reckless with more than twenty sizzling tales of sex, love, intrigue, betrayal, and blackmail! PREORDER your limited edition copy TODAY! Including titles fromā¦ New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Briggs USA Today bestselling author Terry Keys USA Today bestselling author Laura Greenwood J.L. Beck & Syndi Burns Sylvie Stewart Sienna Blake Hazel Parker Kim Carmichael Jen Katemi Skye MacKinnon Carmen Falcone K.C. Finn Arizona Tape Maggie Carpenter Isabella White Summer Cooper Mia Kayla Christine Glover Shandi Boyes Stephanie Morris Scarlett Avery Helen Scott Sybil Bartel M.C. Cerny
Brick
Jen Davis - 2019
During the day itās mud and grime on the construction site. At nightā¦itās the blood I spill. A drug lordās enforcer does what needs to be done. Itās my obedience, my loyalty to the boss that keeps my family alive. I know Iām teetering on the edge. Iām losing my humanity, I can feel it. Itās changing me, and itās only a matter of time before the darkness takes over.Then I meet her. Liv. The only person who sees past my busted knuckles and brutal exterior. She seesā¦me. But being with me will get her killed. The only way I can keep her safe is by staying away. Until her own actions catapult her into the center of my worldāa world which will swallow her whole. Now Iām forced to be the ruthless bastard Iāve been for so long. Only this time itās not to destroyā¦but to defend.