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Bullied, In His Arms (The In His Arms Series) by K.L. Donn
new-adult
insta-love
romance
alpha-male
Hold Me Tight
Kate J. Blake - 2021
He defended me when other boys started laughing at me. He fought with them, saying that it's not appropriate to talk to a lady like that. He was a real gentleman, even at the age of six. I fell in love right away.But I knew he'd never love me back. That's why I agreed to move abroad. Too bad, it didn't help me to forget about him.TylerI tried to kiss her, but she rejected me. I started dating other girls, but she never got jealous. I hated myself for not being able to stop loving her. Even after almost a year without her, I still missed her.My father always told me: you can have whatever the f*ck you want if you're powerful enough. It's time to check if it's true: today she finally comes back home. I'll do anything to make her love me back. And there's no way I'll ever let her go again.
Her Guardian Angel
Shaw Hart - 2019
Eighteen years spent trapped with her father in their rundown house has left her desperate. On her birthday she makes a run for it and runs straight into Campbell. Campbell McConnelly just wants to work his farm and have a quiet life. Or he did, before Salem runs onto his property and right into his arms. Feeling her arms wrapped around him once and he knows that he'll do anything to keep her by his side. Looks like Salem just found herself a guardian angel. *Warning! This book alpha is over-the-top, head over heels in love with his girl. If you're looking for a steamy insta-love story then this book is for you!
Hearts Attached
Scarlet Wolfe - 2014
After seventeen years of wearing a path across the neighbor’s yard, Luke and McKenzie realize their friendship evolved and deepened even before they had fully learned what romantic feelings meant.Both have flashbacks often, revisiting the tender, emotional moments that strengthened their bond since the age of five. However, Luke’s twin, Olivia, doesn’t share in their happiness, worrying the new relationship will change the ones she has with her best friend and brother. This disapproval quickly tests Luke and McKenzie’s intense love for one another. Luke’s life has been mapped out for him since birth, with a sports scholarship hanging in the balance. He and McKenzie think their future together is finally on track, when they are struck with a much more serious dilemma. During difficult times and a devastating accident, a bond between a brother and sister shines through, and Luke and McKenzie’s profound connection is undeniable. This story takes you on a journey of heartache and joy, leaving the belief that extraordinary love exists, and some hearts are destined to attach.
A Perfect Wreck
Aria Cole - 2019
He’s the all-American boy-next-door, and she’s the fearless daredevil with looks that could break any boy’s heart. Asa has always felt the pull, but he keeps Callie at a distance due to their age difference. Since she’s his little sister’s best friend, Asa protects her as if she were his own family. But when Callie grows up and demands her first kiss, Asa realizes he can no longer hide his feelings for her. Then when Callie leaps ahead and pledges her virginity to him, Asa realizes he’s a goner and would give his heart and soul to this firecracker on a mission. Soon Asa is called away to war, and Callie works just as hard on the home front to accomplish her dreams. When Asa returns home a wounded soldier in need of care, Callie is waiting and dedicated to his recovery. Their childhood crush has grown into an urgent flame—a flame that can no longer be pacified with an innocent kiss. With obstacles no longer keeping them apart, can these childhood sweethearts withstand the test of time and honor their promises?
Beauty and the Outcast
Lucy Darling - 2021
I didn’t even see her until it was too late. She saw me, though. The worst parts of me. My fists and my rage. It’s the only face I ever show, the one way I can greet the world without getting hurt again.I’m a fighter, and I’m scared. Too scared for a girl like her. But the moment I see her, I can’t stop all the feelings that try to churn to the surface. Whitney brings them out in me so easily. I try to stay away from her, to tamp down my emotions.But I can’t. And when I realize she may be just as broken as me … I finally see that her broken pieces and mine will make both of us whole.
Possessive Boston Irish American MMA Fighter
Flora Ferrari - 2018
He possesses an undefeated record as an MMA fighter, but the moment he lays eyes on me he tells me the only thing he’s interested in possessing now is me. And when this younger woman witnesses him take part in a fight for the first time the barbaric violence shouldn’t turn me on, but it does. He’s a real man amongst boys in and out of the octagon, and I’m ready to be his woman, and for the first time in my life I know I’m ready for another kind of first time…with him. But before my brother’s best friend is able to tell my brother about what’s going on between us, he finds out the hard way, making him feel like he’s been sucker punched by his best friend. Can my possessive Boston Irish American older man prove to my brother that what we have is real and that this MMA fighter will fight harder than he ever has inside the octagon, outside of it…for me? Or will my brother do his best to make sure my brother’s best friend’s beautiful Irish eyes aren’t smiling by threatening him with violence of his own, causing me to get caught in the middle of two possessive older men…one my flesh and blood family and the other I want nothing more than to start my own family with knowing what we have will last forever. But how can I bring myself to come between my brother and my brother’s best friend? Will I be forced into a split decision of my own…choosing between them with my choice causing heartache one way or the other…forever? *Possessive Boston Irish American MMA Fighter is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Curvy
Alexa Riley - 2016
The picture is soft, just like her curves, and instantly he's obsessed. Cali Carr is at the end of her full-figure modeling career when she's hired for a new campaign. But when the owner of the company steps out of the shadows and starts calling the shots, a job is the last thing it feels like. Love at first sight isn't supposed to be real. One-touch isn't supposed to ignite so much. A single picture isn't supposed to drive a man insane. But luckily for us, it's happening in Curvy! Warning: Over the top isn't strong enough for what this short story is. It's velvety sweetness coated in insta-love cheese, and it's waiting for you to take a bite.
Until Kayla: Happily Ever Alpha World
C.C. Monroe - 2018
I didn't know it could happen. Until Jase. Jase Riding I felt desolate and alone when I lost the best part of me. I didn't know where I would find someone to mend the broken parts in me. That was... Until Kayla. We met, and with a brief hello and a hushed profanity, we were hooked. I swear we heard thunder when our eyes met. Boom. And our lives were changed forever.
Savage
Kat Austen - 2016
Marooned on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, he long ago let go of the pleasantries and mannerisms of civilization. He’s become a savage, driven by instinct and impulse—more animal than man. Then she washes up on his island, and everything changes. Her survival becomes more important that his. Her needs more essential than his own. Her pleasure more imperative than his. This woman becomes his whole life. Not because she’s the first woman he’s seen in years, but because she’s the one he’s spent his whole life waiting for. But will she feel the same? Will she be able to bring the man back from the savage? Or will she bring even more of the savage out of the man?Either way, this tropical island’s about to get even hotter.
Protecting His Forever
LeAnn Ashers - 2016
He stormed in during the scariest moment of my life, and even though he fights his own demons, he fights harder for me. Together, we have an unbreakable bond.KaneI’m ruthless, especially when it comes to Sydney. She has a stalker, and he’s brought company. Sydney is MINE, and I will do whatever it takes to keep her safe. But, when we’re hit with a surprise, our lives are changed forever…
Bare Your Soul
Rochelle Paige - 2016
Walking into a strip club and asking for an audition certainly qualifies as desperate, but when her mom's battle with cancer ends months before Angelica is due to start college, she doesn't feel like she has much choice. The moment Morgan Cadwell sees her on his stage, he knows she's the one woman who could make him break all the rules. There's no way he's going to let Angelica dance for other men, so he hires her as his live-in personal assistant instead.Morgan's offer lets Angelica keep her clothes on...but little does she know that, in the end, he'll make her bare her soul instead.
King Sized
Madison Faye - 2018
Whoops. It’s her wedding day. I’m not the groom. Oh, but I’m going to be… The world may call me a King and a gentleman, but there’s nothing gentle about me. I’ve fought like hell to get to where I am, and these rough hands want one thing and one thing only – to hold her and never let her go. She’s my obsession – my addiction. Blonde, blue-eyed, innocent and tempting, with lips that beg to be tasted and curves that were made to press against me. But a rival king – a cruel, evil piece of garbage – has stepped in to buy her hand and her innocence with the promise of paying off her parents’ debts. He thinks that makes her his, but he’s about to learn how wrong he is. You see, the rumors about my royal staff and crown jewels aren’t tall tales. She deserves a real man. A better man. King Milton just isn’t the right fit for her. …Oh, but I am. And I’m going to “fit” with her so well that she’ll be moaning for more. I’m a king, after all. And kings take what they want. And tonight? I’m taking her. I’ll do anything to make her my queen. …Even if I have to steal her. Grab those tiaras and hold on to your jewels! One totally obsessed, totally big alpha King, one smart, sassy, stolen bride, and enough insta-love, kindle-melting steam, and sugary-sweetness to knock you right out of your throne. This book is utterly over-the-top fantasy with pretty much zero grounding in reality. You’ve been warned ;). As with all my books, this one is safe, with no cheating, and a HEA guaranteed. This is a novella-length book of approximately 100 pages, though the page-count below and on your e-reader may show differently. For a limited time, this new release edition contains additional content for further reader enjoyment, as a thank you for your support.
Instant Heat
A.K. MacBride
One night.One bet.And now my world is turned upside down.Apparently, you're not supposed to fall for the rebound guy.Guess I didn't get the memo, because the first man I jump into bed with happens to be the one who sparks a flame in my heart.With his rakish charm and Irish accent, he steals my sanity and inhibitions.It's not long before I'm dreaming of something more than a quick fling.There's just one problem:Griffin Gallagher happens to be the one man my brother despises.
Stalker of Mine
Jagger Cole - 2020
She just doesn’t know it.She doesn’t know me at all, actually. To her, I’m a ghost or a familiar shadow haunting her dreams. She never saw me the night I first laid eyes on her. She has no idea what I did that night, either. But I’ve watched from the shadows ever since. I’ve kept her safe, and kept the wolves from her door.I’ve also kept any and every man, worthy or not, from her. With threats, bribery, or worse. You could call it selfish. You could say I’ve deprived her of a life. But I do not care.Everything I do, I do for her. My job is to watch her. My life is forfeit to keep her safe. There’s never been another woman but her. Mackenzie is my addiction. My obsession.My true love, and then some.But a crime was committed that first night I saw her. I’ve buried my demons deep. But the past is coming for her again, and I’m not sure how invisible I can remain.They say true love lasts a lifetime. But when it comes to Mackenzie, a lifetime’s not good enough. I want her always. I want her for forever. And nothing is going to stop me.
Justified
Aurora Rose Reynolds - 2014
Nolan sees Chloe through a window of a bakery in downtown Manhattan. At first sight, something about her calls to a piece of him he thought was lost. Without thinking, he begins watching her, and when the moment presents itself, he strikes, claiming Chloe for himself. For a man who is used to getting what he wants Nolan wont let anyone or anything stand in his way.