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Saddle Up Cowboy


Sade Rena - 2020
    That’s one thing I didn’t hope for when I moved across the country. My new small-town life is just what I need. A far cry from the hustle and bustle of the city.Screw the heart. What I need now is to start over—a new lease on life and one night of passion. Everything was going great until the hottie from the bar shares he’s never had his hand in the cookie jar before—no big deal. I’ll never see him again. But then I show up to dinner and learn the random guy I hooked up with is my best friend’s little brother.ParkerEmbarrassment isn’t enough to describe what I felt when she walked into the dining room. I made a fool of myself. I showed my inexperience and was sure the memory would be with her forever. But there she is, just as surprised as me. She wants me to forget. Pretend it never happened.The thing is—it did, and I’m glad about it.Now all I want is to make up for the last time, a chance to do it right—all the time.SADDLE UP COWBOY is book 1 in the Coldbank Cowboy series. A multicultural, small-town, age gap romance, that will grab you by the heart, make you laugh, and make you fall in love with even the side characters. Each books features a different couple and can be read as a complete standalone. Previously titled My Virgin Cowboy.

Spouse Swap


A.N. Boyden - 2021
    "You failed to mention how fine this man is! Girl, do you see him?! I mean, come on! Imagine taking the sexiest lumberjack you can find and mixing him with the most rugged cowboy on this planet and BAM, there he is!"Tanya chuckled, placing her hands on her hips. "So, what? Now you're not going to follow through because he's hot? Must I remind you that your husband is a looker, too?"I paced across the lawn in my brown leather Saint Laurent ankle boots. "Yeah, my husband is handsome, but this man is fucking indescribable. I mean, let's be honest. I need a new pair of panties right now!""Are they moist?" Tanya teased."Bitch, I'm leaking."The sound of someone loudly clearing their throat caught our attention. I froze, mortified by what he may have heard."H-How much of that did you hear by chance?" I stuttered."Not much," he drawled with his sexy Texas twang. "I came in at the lumberjack cowboy hybrid part," he confessed with a smug smirk on his delicious lips.Charlotte (Charlie) Davis is a successful divorce attorney who agrees to participate in a social experiment where she swaps lives with another wife and mother, leaving behind her emotionally unavailable husband and four-year-old daughter. Her "new" spouse, Taylor Scott, is an electrician by trade who agrees to participate in the spouse swap program for the $10,000.00 to be paid out at the completion of the program. Charlie and Taylor have an instant connection when they first lay eyes on each other. Throughout the program, they realize their marriages have been missing the love and affection they've been craving. Taylor finds out a devastating secret about his wife that forces him to face reality and make moves for the safety and wellbeing of his family.There was one itsy bitsy detail in the spouse swap contract that both Charlie and Taylor missed...the couple has to sleep in the same bed...**This novel is a BWWM Interracial story filled with desire, sex, lies, betrayal, and drama!**

Frosty Felicity


Tiana Laveen - 2021
    Funny and charming, yet pragmatic and brutally honest, she doesn’t quite care if the truth hurts others or not, never mind if it’s the winter holidays or any other time of year. One fateful evening, she meets the man of her dreams and is challenged to change the way she perceives life.Officer Brett Mason is easygoing, charming, and authentic. Cincinnati winters can be brutal, and one night when he’s out helping drivers get home safely, he meets a woman that takes him on a winding life adventure beyond his dreams.This is a story about two people who are ready for love, but get lost along the way, until they find one another.Come along for a comical and romantic ride, where the sleigh bells ring, hark the Harold angels sing, and love brews that’s more than just a fling…

A Very Special Christmas


K. Alex Walker - 2014
    From her sultry brown skin to her luscious, berry-ripe lips, he can think of nothing else than to find a way to get to know her better. With loss so close to his own heart, he feels that Morgan could be his second chance at happiness. The only problem? Getting to their first date.For the first time in her adult life, Morgan Henderson does not have the resources to stand on her own two feet. After losing her job in Miami and having to move to New York to stay with her best friend Ashlee, the only thing she is focused on is regaining control of her life...that is, until Noah Adams comes into the picture. Completely caught off-guard when the dark-haired, blue-eyed epitome of rugged sexiness asks her out to dinner at a skating rink, she politely declines. Little does she know, that day on the ice won't be the last time she sets eyes on Noah.In the battle of love vs security, Morgan will be forced to choose between a terrifying, yet passionate romance with Noah in New York, or the assurance of her livelihood...in Miami.

Ravenous


Cali Burem - 2019
    When her boyfriend breaks up with her for ‘gaining a little too much weight’, Mia’s best friend decides that Mia is in desperate need of a new and private space away from the bastard. She finds the perfect house in the perfect place with, unfortunately, the worse possible roommate. When Mia first met the almost unbearably attractive Westley Nott, they were pretty much enemies from the get-go. But now, having already signed the tenants’ agreement, she has to live with him and not try murder him in his sleep for at least six months before she can get out of it. … Westley needs a quiet get-away a lot more than he needs to be able to get away from the headache that is Mia Rhodes. With her sharp tongue, proud attitude and sensuous relationship with food, he can think of a million ways of distracting her mouth but none of them would be advised. Westley’s skills in the kitchen however, seem to tame the vexing vixen and as they become closer, he finds that he wants to fill her mouth with more than just his delicious desserts. Mia is afraid of asking for seconds but Westley isn’t the type of man to let a starving woman go hungry.

The One He Craves


A. Marie Johnson - 2018
    You got my mind all messed up, and I don't mind it." -AndrettiShe's bad for him, he's bad for her, yet being together seems so right it shouldn't be wrong... but it is.The very thing that should pull Nim and Andretti apart pushes them together and they find themselves unable to escape each other after one night of forbidden desire.In another man's arms is the one place Nim should've never been and also the only place she felt she was ever meant to be. Lust at first sight clouds her better judgment and though she knows Andretti is wrong for her in more ways than he is right, she doesn't want to leave him alone.Andretti's undeniable attraction to Nim went against everything he believed in and also made him imagine things only a man on the verge of love should think. Lust at first sight is the reason he can't stay away from her and his morals become tested in ways they've never been before.Life can turn unexpectedly unfair when it gives you everything you've always craved in the form of a person you're not supposed to have. What will happen when the choice that can make Nim and Andretti the happiest is the same choice that can break them down emotionally?

Love on a Lark: an Italian love story


C.L. Donley - 2019
     African American savant Lark Chambers is young, beautiful and brilliant, an interpreter formerly trained by the United Nations. Fluent in seven languages, she's at the top of her game at Linguistics, Interpreting, Sign and Translation (LIST), the company that assigns her to Dario DiRossi, a multi-billion dollar textile heir, and currently her devastatingly handsome boss. DiRossi is no threat to her self control, however. As a product of the foster care system, Lark doesn't know the first thing about getting close enough to a man to trust him with her heart. But when a handsome stranger christens her first night in her favorite city of Florence with lovemaking, Lark finds herself confronting the turmoil behind her put- together exterior. And her latest assignment just might put her over the edge.

Over the Hedge: Part 1


Minerva Vesta - 2018
     Lashawnda Price has lived years in the shadows of her friends and even her sister getting married and settling down before her. Everyone tells her that love will come soon but soon is just not quick enough. Lashawnda can’t seem to find luck in any aspect of her life as she is always falling, tripping or creating some type of havoc. That is until the day the self-proclaimed klutz has a freak accident and becomes transfixed by the gorgeous man with the beautiful green eyes named Sean. Settling in a new town, Sean Colcord is set to accomplish his own self-imposed journey. At six-foot-five-inches of all American sexiness, this handsome man does not fit the stereotype imposed on him. Sean is a geek with anxiety that has had his own mishaps in the love department. After a disaster occurs in the office, his eyes become mesmerized by Lashawnda. Overhearing one conversation has made Sean determined to prove that he is interested in more than a friendship. Over the Hedge, explores the lives of Lashawnda and Sean as they take a chance on finding love. Will they embrace the challenge and get the courage to explore the unimaginable with each other? Does unforeseen danger lie ahead? Part One of Over the Hedge will leave you on edge in anticipation of what happens next!

Eve's Wrath


Linda Verji - 2019
     It destroyed her and ruined their friendship. It filled her with so much hatred that revenge was all she could taste. It was all she could feel. It was all she could breathe. And now, she’s finally ready to put her plan into motion. But her plan has one fatal flaw. She’s fallen in love with her husband.

Heartache


Danielle Allen - 2015
    Even though he doesn’t mean for women to fall in love with him, Roman Harper has left a string of broken hearts in his wake. But after a lie tore his world apart eight years ago, Roman doesn’t let anyone get too close to him. Sex is sex and love is…completely out of the question. Using the past as motivation, Roman pours his heart out onto his canvas. His heartache inspires some of his best work. And at twenty-eight years old, his art is finally getting the recognition that he’s always desired. But when Roman wakes up on the morning after his successful event with no recollection of who left the cryptic message on his bathroom mirror, everything changes.

Crossroads


Eve VaughnAfton Locke - 2019
     Join 21 bestselling and award-winning authors as they bring you action, adventure and drama in these 20 multi-genre stories that will keep you entertained even after you finish the books. These stories run the gambit of the paranormal, other worlds, contemporary millionaires, military themed, alpha males, romantic suspense and even a touch of intrigue. There's something for everyone and enough for all. Get your copy today. Featuring stories from: New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Eve Vaughn USA Today Bestselling Author Ailyah Burke USA Today Bestselling Author Latriva Welch Bestselling Author S.K. Leesly USA Today Bestselling Author LaVerne Thompson Bestselling Author Phoenix Daniels Bestselling Author Kassanna USA Today Bestselling Author Afton Locke Bestselling Author Angela Kay Austin Bestselling Author Reana Malori Bestselling Author V Vee Bestselling Author Dahlia Rose Bestselling Author Ancelli Bestselling Author Sage Young Bestselling Authors Jayha Leigh & Jeanie Johnson Bestselling Author Naleighna Kai Bestselling Author Savannah J. Frierson Bestselling Author Shara Azod Bestselling Author Ursula Sinclair Bestselling Author Olivia Gaines

Inescapable (Oliveri Mafia Romance- Book One 1)


Melverna McFarlane - 2021
    NO CLIFFHANGER.Jessie has sworn off relationships until she can exorcise her secret celebrity crush from her thoughts. More importantly, her fantasies. Crushing on someone rumored to be in the mafia was a red hot no for her. When she comes face-to-face with the man himself, he is more dangerous than she initially thought... and not just to her safety.Gio Oliveri is the wealthy heir to the dubious Oliveri business empire. Ruthless in business and his personal life, Gio never lets an insult go unaddressed. So when a woman embarrasses him, in his own club no less, he sets out to teach her a lesson, only to set his sights on her friend. After a disastrous first impression, be buys himself three months to woo Jessie, who challenges him at every turn. He has to find a way to keep Jessie before his family responsibilities tear them apart forever.As he pursues his deepening desire for Jessie, unknown threats to his business and her life begin to appear. In addition to uncovering the mysterious threats, he has Jessie’s misgivings about his chosen profession to contend with. He must find a way to make his temporary relationship permanent.Exposed to Gio’s mobster persona, Jessie cannot deny the devastating violence he wields so effortlessly and questions if she could one day be on the receiving end.As they navigate their new relationship and the dangerous parties seeking to destroy them, it will take a devastating loss and deep soul searching before they trust each other enough to fight for their love.

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.

Blindsided


Siera London - 2019
    One night. Once will never be enough. Dr. Graham Hamilton is ready to make his part-time lover a permanent addition in his life. Problem is, she isn’t returning his calls. Doctoral student, Shayla Walters, wanted more than Graham’s routine visits to her bed. She would have given him forever, but life threw a curve ball that has her rethinking her choices. When Graham arrives on the university campus, Shayla is resistant to their usual arrangement. Blindsided by her rejection, he rises to the challenge. He came to the nation’s capital for Shayla, and he’s not leaving without her. *This is a steamy Bachelors of Shell Cove crossover novella*

An Unlikely Match


Kayla Watkins - 2017
     Nia Harris is a devoted mother who works long hours to take care of her son, Tyrone. Her workaholic ex has no interest in being a father, but his financial support pays the tuition for Tyrone’s private school. When Nia gets a call that Tyrone has been suspended, she meets the rough-and-tumble little girl he’s clashing with … and the girl’s devastatingly sexy father. Dylan Yurkovich loves his daughter, Molly, but his IT securities firm takes up most of his time. He can’t help noticing that Nia is lovely, even if she is a bit of a control freak. Neither one of them can afford to take time off, and their usual sitters aren’t available during school hours. With no other choice, the parents work out a deal to trade off childcare for the next three days. The arrangement gives Tyrone the rare chance to play outside in the dirt, and Molly the opportunity to be a girly girl. Their parents, meanwhile, see eye to eye on almost nothing … but they can’t deny the attraction sparking beneath their arguments. Strong as their chemistry is, it’s no guarantee. Can two such different people bridge the gaps between them? Or will they say goodbye forever when those three days are up? **** This is a standalone full length BWWM romance novel with an HEA. **** Your copy of "An Unlikely Match " (approximately 50,000 words) includes a BONUS BOOK by Tiana Cole(approximately 50,000 words)