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Fishing For a Billionaire (Billionaire Bachelor Mountain Cove #12)


Shanna Delaney - 2020
    

Keeping the Playboy's Baby


Ava Storm - 2021
    

Nicoli (Lucian & Lia #9)


Sydney Landon - 2020
    As the top lieutenant and best friend to the head of the Moretti family, he thought he knew everything about the man he considered a brother—but he was so very wrong. Still reeling from that blow, he discovers that not only did the woman he loves know before him, but she also has secrets of her own—ones that could well get her killed. His thirst for revenge is almost overwhelming—yet so is his love for Minka Gavino. A relationship with someone from another mafia family would be complicated on a good day, but is it even worth fighting for now? Once the trust is gone, can it ever be rebuilt? Or, will he walk away from the only life he’s ever known and the only woman he’s ever loved?

Not for Sale


Tasha Fawkes - 2017
    But that didn't stop him from pulling the trigger anyway. I won't lie to you. Life has been hard for Mom and me. Yet somehow, we find a way to scrape through every month. But living this way takes its toll on you. Did fate have a hand in reuniting me with my high school friend, Scott Holbrook? All I know is that working for his pregnant fiancée is the break I've been waiting for. But life is never so simple and as I suspected everything is not as it seems. When I started working for Scott all I wanted was the opportunity to make something of myself. I had no idea it would lead me to uncovering the truth of what really happened to my father. Scott Being CEO of my father's billion-dollar property investment company was not what I wanted considering my appointment was a way of easing his guilt. Absent father. Cheating on my mother. I could spend all day listing his sins, but I won't bore you with this rest. That's why accepting the job felt like selling out. But it was a sacrifice I needed to make to establish myself. A necessary evil. Temporary. And it was until I got Kristin pregnant in a drunken tryst. Now my father has the leverage to force me to settle down and focus on my future in the company. Is love worth the sacrifice or my inheritance? I’m not for sale, but even the greatest sacrifices come with a price.

The President's Wife: Prequel


Alivia Grayson - 2019
    Cross me, and I'll end you. There is nowhere you can hide from me, and when I find you? You'll feel pain you never knew existed. Obey the rules or die. Being one of us does not excuse you from my wrath should you betray me. Come for my girl, and I'll tear you apart. I'm no assassin, but I'm a damn good killer. Welcome to Snakes Henchmen MC. Shepard: I've wanted Lynette for longer than I ever should have. She's everything a woman should be, the young woman who has been a mother to my son even before his useless mother took off. I fight what I feel for Lynette because my son has to come first. However, I can't fight it any longer; I'll make her my wife, and damn anyone who dare hurt her! Lynette: I've loved Shepard for a very long time. I love his son as much as Shepard loves my daughter. It may have taken us years to get together, but once he's mine, he's mine forever. We're happy together, but old enemies take more from us than we were willing to lose Shepard is not the kind of man you cross lightly. I've seen him kill once before. I know he's killed since. When my daughter's father turns up, when he thinks he can destroy me, he'll learn just why I'm the President's wife!

Scandal


Nicole Elliot - 2017
    It has a HEA and NO Cliffhanger. There are a few bonus books for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

Just Jack: Everything laid bare


K.L. Shandwick - 2015
    Growing up together, Jack loved Lily and was fiercely protective of her and for almost all of his life all he wanted was to make her happy. When she was happy he was happy, except Lily lived a world away from him now and Jack missed her dreadfully. As far as Jack was concerned there had never been a time in their lives where they hadn’t shared everything and he valued their special bond. In recent years Lily’s ambitions took her overseas and even with an ocean between them, Jack still managed to support his best friend. One day things changed everything between them and their relationship began to shift. Lily had carved her own life and after observing a scene involving her, it made Jack take a close look at his own. Life post-Lily left Jack feeling confused and he decided to take a difficult decision, never realising the potential fallout from doing something he strongly felt was the right thing at the time. With his life laid bare and as a simple, uncomplicated guy he thought he had finally figured things out. Women loved Jack but they had all come and gone in his life apart from Lily. She was always there until one day she wasn’t. A revelation by Lily left Jack feeling betrayed and abandoned by the one person who he thought he could rely on no matter what. During his journey from that moment on Jack faced more separation and loss than he could have ever imagined. How would his experiences shape him as a man and would he ever find it in his heart to forgive?

Amelia Sinatra 1: Hammer Time


Mallory Monroe - 2017
    She, instead, becomes as badass her badass half-brothers: the notorious mob boss Mick Sinatra and the ruthless businessman Big Daddy Charles Sinatra. She rises to become a respected and feared international drug kingpin, but in so doing she angers her big brothers, and gains the unwanted attention of the federal government. Her brothers want her to stop, and will make her stop if they have to. But right now, Amelia has vengeance on her mind . . . Gorgeous and powerful Hamilton "Hammer" Reese, the former CIA Director known for his vicious tactics to get the bad guys, and his bedroom skills to get the ladies, has admired the infamous Amelia from afar for many years. Until one night, when their red-hot passion gets the best of them, a child is conceived. Now the stakes are higher than ever and Hammer is discovering that there is a lot more to the elusive Amelia than mind-blowing sex. He finds himself falling in love for the first time in his life, and Amelia finds herself unable to keep her own deepening feelings for a player like Hammer at bay. But there's a problem: Reggie Dell, a young lady Hammer adores and protects as if she were his own daughter, is in love with Hammer too. And what Reggie wants,Reggie gets . . . In the first installment of the Amelia Sinatra interracial romance series, Amelia's undying need to extract revenge on those who did her wrong, and Hammer Reese's undying love for Amelia clash violently into a fiery explosion that their blossoming romance may not be able to quench.

Montana Sanctuary


Josie Jade - 2022
    It's why he and his former Navy SEAL brothers created the Resting Warrior Ranch.They aren’t doctors, but they can offer the healing freedom of their Montana range. And they specialize in training service and emotional support animals to help sooth even the worst emotional scars.Usually, soldiers show up at their door. But this time it's Evelyn Taylor—a soldier in a very different kind of war.She's as skittish as one of the horses Lucas gentles. But he’s learned how to be patient with animals, and he’s more than happy to be patient with this quiet beauty too.When Evelyn’s past nightmares show up in Montana, she thinks she has to run again, but Lucas isn’t going to let that happen. He’s protected his country against the worst types of threats, and he’ll protect her too.She’s met the rancher, but now she’s about to meet the SEAL.

Trusting the Dragon


Rinelle Grey - 2018
    He certainly doesn’t expect to be woken by a human. In order to regain his energy and shift into his dragon form, he needs to bond with someone, but a human could never understand what he requires. Single mother Rylee has enough on her plate. When her eleven-year-old son, Rowan brings home a strange man he found asleep in a canyon, she’s determined to keep her distance. She’s just escaped one controlling relationship, she certainly doesn’t need another. But the pull she feels for him is not only unmistakable, it could be deadly. For both of them. Trusting the Dragon is Part 1 in the Dragon Shores serial.

Blake Brothers


Hope Ford - 2021
    The Blake Brothers are three brothers that know what they want and will do anything to get it! Each story is steamy, sweet, and short. Be ready! I'm sure you're going to find your next book boyfriend in either Jason, Jack, or Jared. If I Say YesAn Alpha Tattooed Man and Curvy Woman Romance ChelseyHe made me fall in love with him. I couldn't stop it.He's a professional baseball player, with women falling all over him... but he chose me, the plus-size woman in the stands.But the day of the wedding, his true colors come out and with my heart broke in two, I escape and leave him standing at the altar.JasonI knew the first time I saw her that she would be the woman I'd marry.In a whirlwind, we set the date.But with a case of misunderstandings and mistaken identity, she leaves for our honeymoon... single.I do what any man in love would do... I follow her - and make her mine. Love Like OursAn Alpha Older Man and Curvy Younger Woman Romance EmilyI met him for the first time and it felt like I've known him forever.When we're thrown together on vacation because of a misunderstanding, well, it just gives me more time to fall in love.Guarding my heart should be my number one priority... because he's leaving in a week.JackI never dreamed that I would want to settle down.But from the first moment I laid eyes on her, I knew she was special.It may take some convincing, and a change in my ways, But I'm going to make her mine. Never Been Kissed KrissyFour years ago, he was the nerd in high school. I was the captain of the cheerleading squad. I liked him then, but nothing ever came of it.When I see him again, all those old feelings come up and I know that I won't let him go again.JaredI've followed her for four years... from afar.I've taken care of her, even though she doesn't know it.When I need her help, I try to prove to her exactly how I feel about her.But when she finds out how hard I worked to make this happen, will she forgive me?

Til Death We Do Part, Too


Bruno Beaches - 2021
    She seems wonderful, and it is love at first sight, and they marry quickly. However, not all is rosy in the garden, and a lifetime’s baggage rears its ugly head. Pablo’s ex-wife re-establishes contact with him, and he desperately seeks to exorcise the demons of that betrayal and divorce, but he gets drawn into a double life. Then, one shocking day, Hellion goes to work, and inexplicably, and without warning, fails to return home. Now he has to try to understand another devastating, bewildering calamity.Til Death We Do Part, Too is a story that scrutinises the impact of unfinished business, baggage, emotional damage, and lingering love. It balances heart-breaking loss with resilience, disorientation with hope, and desperation and bitterness with true enduring love and understanding. There is much insight into the reality of relationships and the frailty of the human psyche. It is told with immense depth of feeling, humour, and faith.

Blessed Betrayal


Livia Grant - 2015
    He thought he had it. Underneath the perfect exterior of Calista Bennett’s marriage lay an ugly truth that threatens to drown her when she is betrayed. Across town, Nickolas Mikos isn’t doing much better after his life is plunged into his new reality by his wife’s lies. Life can change in the blink of an eye. Can Cali and Nick comfort each other’s raw pain enough to allow for a second chance at happiness, or will their fears and anger prevent them from uncovering the blessing in the betrayal?

Claiming Her


Alexis Noelle
    I can’t stand him. My life has been going great and the last thing I need is someone coming in and complicating it. He can try all he wants but I’ll never give into him. I'm toxic, I destroy everything I touch. If he gets too close to me he’ll regret it. I don’t need anyone in my life especially not him.I haven’t stopped thinking about Angelina since the first time I met her. Something about her is pulling me in and I’m determined to get to know her better. My luck with girls has been horrible for months, but I think it is about to change. She keeps pushing me away, and fighting me at every turn but it isn’t deterring me. I won’t stop pursuing her until I have her. Can two people with nothing in common make it work?Can love conquer all the demons hiding in the dark?

The Warrior Groom: Texas Titans Romances


Lucy McConnell - 2018
     Maia fell hard for London Wilder. She was the daughter of a woman of low standards and he was the home-town hero destined for football greatness. Their love sparked quickly and burned hot—until the night that rained heartache like a Texas hail storm. Maia hasn’t seen London in years and certainly didn’t expect to see him at a bachelor auction she hosted as part of the promotional campaign for her first animated film. She thought the years between them would protect her from his soulful brown eyes and electric touch. She was wrong. London brought to life her long-silent heart with one touch of his gentle hand. London agreed to be a last-minute substitution in the Titans’ annual bachelor auction to honor the memory of his grandfather, a military vet. He’s stunned to see the woman he let slip away calling out for the highest bidder. Maia chased after her dreams and became the superstar he always knew she could be. Under the layers of fame, designer clothes, and flashy jewelry, London can see the woman who set the rhythm of his heart and he wants a second chance. As Maia and London try to reconnect, old heartaches and old enemies rise up like demons and threaten to destroy the tenderness between them. They’ll have to face their past and their present troubles to find a future together—or say goodbye one last time. Check out these fantastic Texas Titans Romances: The Fearless Groom by Cami Checketts The Persistent Groom by Jennifer Youngblood The Tough Love Groom by Taylor Hart The Miracle Groom by Lucy McConnell The Second Chance Groom by Taylor Hart The Trustworthy Groom by Cami Checketts The Ghost Groom by Jennifer Youngblood The Forbidden Groom by Sarah Gay The Beastly Groom by Cami Checketts