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My Cowboy's Second Chance Surprise
Hanna Hart - 2020
He can deal with the actual tornado in Texas, but his ex-girlfriend’s secret? Not so much.Nash has had a terrible year after his wife’s tragic passing. He heard reports of an impending storm and thought it was a good idea to bring his new next door neighbour a care package only to discover a pleasant surprise. The woman living next-door is none other than his former love – the one that got away…Single mother, Sophia, has just moved to Texas. She had no idea that her ex-boyfriend owned the billion-dollar ranch next door. Seeing Nash Haven at her doorstep has brought back painful memories of their rocky breakup.It’s also reminded her of what was always inevitable. Her secret was going to come out one day. The secret about her two-year-old daughter. How can Nash forgive her when he finds out that that his own flesh and blood was kept from him? Will the truth destroy their second chance at love? Or will this family live happily ever after?
Toxic
Serena Akeroyd - 2020
I believed he was the light at the end of the tunnel. A future I didn't dare have.He destroyed me.My talents were wasted until he found me, until he cultivated me, but the second I was on my way to the top, we crashed and burned. Wrecked before we had a chance to begin.He betrayed me.But he abandoned me for a woman who thought attempted murder was a prank.He was supposed to be my soul mate.So I stopped caring, and my focus shifted.With the Olympics in the near distance, that was all I could think of. My life became one long round of training, until the past and present collided. Family secrets were revealed, hard truths that could destroy everything I'd built, and then he crash landed into my life once more.We're still toxic.Still hopeless.The future isn't bright... unless we take back ownership of it and make it ours once more.But can we do it?
Full Throttle
LaShawn Vasser - 2020
She wanted out and at the first opportunity, left it all behind. She needed to put as much distance as possible between that life and the pain it caused. But, after years of running, her father needs her. It was time to come home and well past time to lay old ghosts to rest.Billionaire businessman Liam Lockwood does not like the unknown and usually has two or three plans for everything. He also hates being out of his element, which is where he found himself after being thrust into the chaotic world of stock-car racing.Events place Liam and Colby on a surefire collision course. Find out what happens in this sexy, high-octane romance-Full Throttle.
Return to Totara Park
Shirley Wine - 2012
A vow shattered when she and her estranged husband, Jared each inherit a half share in Totara Park, the Grainger Dynasty’s Estate.Unsure of Jared's support, she suffers the guilt of the damned. Never having confided her dark secrets, Winsome regrets not telling him why she walked out on their marriage, why she left him, or why she left Totara Park.Now these secrets threaten her shaky marriage, her love for Jared and her precious child’s life—Filled with foreboding, she discovers she’s a mere pawn in a dark and deadly game. A game whose rules she doesn’t know—
A Fire That Burns
Kirsty-Anne Still - 2013
You never stopped loving me, you never could. You didn’t leave because you didn’t love me.”After running from the truth for six years of her life, Austin Pearson decides it’s time to come home to life in Point Arena. What she finds is broken relationships and broken hearts and the same love that consumed her years ago. When confronted with the love of her life, Austin has to decide between giving in, giving up or hiding all over again. Will Tyler Armstrong be enough to crack the secrets that drove the woman he loved away when they were nineteen or are they destined to love other people? What happens when he finds himself living everyday with Austin and realising that feelings he thought had diminished flame up and take a hold of his life? What happens when fires burn brighter than ever and the secrets of the past come tumbling out? Is love enough to get them through what life has in store for them?
Billionaire's Redemption
Ridge Taylor - 2017
it was like a raging inferno! Blake At 34 years old I run one of the oldest, most powerful law firms in New York City. There is an endless stream of legal interns coming though the door who are all vying for the chance to spend a weekend in the Bahamas with the boss at the end of their internship. It's a pretty sweet setup for a bachelor who has no intention of settling down any time soon. Private jets, fancy cars and weekends spent partying at a gorgeous beach home on Paradise Island. It's a lifestyle that most young men can only dream about, but with each passing birthday I get a deeper sense that something is missing. Who am I kidding, I know exactly what's missing. Kayla I've known Blake ever since we were kids. He was younger than me, so I never thought about him romantically back then. After all, he was just a boy. Now that he is one of the most successful attorneys in the city, as well as the most eligible bachelor around, I can't help but be a bit jealous. It's too bad he's my boss. The day he took over the firm he hired as his executive assistant and that was nearly ten years ago. The number one rule at the firm has always been, no dating co-workers. If anyone gets caught, they are fired on the spot. No exceptions. I really need this job, but... Billionaire's Redemption is a steamy 25k word second chance love story. If you enjoy passionate, steamy scenes that lead to a happy ever after and NO cliffhangers, then you should read it now! Recommended for readers 18+
Freaks & Family Legacies: A Psychic Detective Romantic Mystery (The Touched Series Book 3)
Lashell Collins - 2020
He’s found love with the woman of his dreams and he’s learning how to control the strange psychic power within him. Well, maybe control is the wrong word, but at least he’s not running from it any longer. Sidney Fairchild is slowly putting the pieces of her shattered life back together. But what’s a girl supposed to do when she’s not certain who she is anymore? She’s found a love that she’s determined to hold on to, but figuring out her purpose is proving to be a bigger struggle.When a new case suddenly puts one of Isaac’s siblings in jeopardy, and long-buried family secrets come to light, Isaac and Sidney must work together to get to the truth. But will their efforts be enough, or will their broken family legacies destroy them all?
The Billionaire's Snow Date
Mia Caldwell - 2016
It’s been years since he last visited the Glacier Bluff hotel, one of their less well-known yet premiere properties in the highest mountains of Scandinavia. He’s grown his hair long, his beard out, and has tatted up since his last visit. He’s dressed like a ski-bum, and he’s pretty sure he can pull this undercover boss thing off. But on day one – his plans get totally iced. He’s not alone chasing powder at the crack of dawn. There's someone in the chair in front of him, going up to the same expert slope. Is it someone he knows from the X circuit? The snow clears enough for him to get a better look. It's a woman for one, and there's no way she's a real boarder, not with that gear. Looks like she got her clothes at the hotel gift shop, and those are definitely rentals. She doesn't belong up here. Two hours later, he's sitting by her bedside when she comes to at the nearest medical facility. She's alive, with a broken leg, instead of frozen to death on that empty mountain where she crashed. If he hadn’t been there, he shudders to think. He learns all about her. She’s a journalist photographer, on assignment to do a feature story about the Glacier Bluff hotel. His hotel. Only she has no clue who he is. And he can't tell her. She's a journalist! She'll blow his cover. He feels guilty for not being honest with her, since she's so forthcoming. She explains that she's no stranger to broken bones, sprained body parts, gashes and burns. She's been accident prone all her life, but as long as she stays indoors and preferably stays in the city - she's fine. After this assignment, she's perfectly happy to go back to being Jamaicka Grant, 'Celebrity Poodle Photographer Extraordinaire.' Jamaicka Grant makes Kynon Morrison laugh. So, when she's starts to show signs of being upset - he has to help her. For some reason, he just can't bear to see her unhappy. She's convinced that her dick boss Danny will fire her if she doesn't complete her assignment. And she's only got a week to shoot a ton of outdoor adventure shots, how's she going to do that with a broken leg? Fake ski-bum, workaholic billionaire, Ky offers to come to her rescue. He can't help himself. She's so darn adorable! Forget about the undercover job for a few days. Help the lady in distress! Of course, she agrees and the billionaire's gets his Snow Date! This is a standalone BWWM Romantic Comedy.
Dry as Rain
Gina Holmes - 2011
From the bestselling author of Crossing Oceans comes a powerfully moving story that tests the limits of love's forgiveness. Like many marriages, Eric and Kyra Yoshida's has fallen apart slowly, one lost dream and misunderstanding at a time, until the ultimate betrayal finally pushes them beyond reconciliation. Just when it looks like forgive and forget is no longer an option, a car accident gives Eric the second chance of a lifetime. A concussion causes his wife to forget details of her life, including the chasm between them. No one knows when--or if--Kyra's memory will return, but Eric seizes the opportunity to win back the woman he's never stopped loving.
Secret Baby
Scott Wylder - 2019
Midwest girl with big dreams.Moving to Massachusetts with hopes of operating my own business, how could I turn down the salary Ross Worthington offered me?I couldn’t.Then he offered me even more—a scorching hot office romance.We couldn’t get enough of each other.Then I found out I was pregnant.Thinking that Ross could never want a child, I bolted back to Kansas without telling him.Nearly four years later, he unknowingly hired my company to cater a dinner party.Imagine my surprise when I saw him there.Imagine his surprise when he found out he was a father.
His secret and my unexpected pregnancy drove us apart.An unexpected reunion and revelations spark our romance years later.Will our child be enough to keep us together this time? Or, will fatherhood prove to be too much for Ross?
Can't Make This Up
C. Morgan - 2021
He seemed ordinary. Just my luck. Speaking of luck, lost my job too. Now I just need to find a new gig with great pay and a good boss. That boss turns out to be that hot billionaire I just mentioned. You just can’t make these things up. Unfortunately I can’t seem to get our one night out of my head. It’s playing on a loop and I’m seriously ready for the sequel. But there’s no redeeming this guy. He’s really good at getting the girl. And this time, it’s me.
Love on St. Barts
Emme Cross - 2015
Barts, an idyllic island in the West Indies. She meets Sven Larson, a movie star with a bad reputation for breaking women’s hearts. She falls in love with him and begins a journey of emotional and physical discovery. But has Sven really changed? Can a good woman redeem a very bad boy? This is the first book in the St. Barts Romance series by Emme Cross. Set on the island of St. Barts, eight square miles of gourmet restaurants, designer shops, yachts . . . and secrets.
His Lost Love
Ava Ryan
I want her out of my head...I don't know how his eyes manage to look so hot and so cold at the same time. Eyes like that want to either murder me or screw me...LiamI made my name fixing hearts.Most people know me as a world-class cardiac surgeon.Even more know the device I invented that made billions while saving lives.I’ve achieved success beyond my wildest dreams—and I’ve always dreamed big.Funny how the one heart I can’t put back together is my own.That’s why I’ve returned to New York.More accurately—she’s why.In the fashion world, Mia has arrived. But to me, she’ll always be the one who got away.Back in college, she claimed she loved me.Then she ripped my heart to shreds.Now I can have anything I want. Any toy. Any woman.And what I want is her—out of my system. This time, I plan to be the one leaving.They say revenge is best served cold, but once Mia is back in my bed?It may be too hot to walk away from…
Her Bad Boy Billionaire Lover
Barbara Bretton - 1993
Everything about the tall, dark Aussie stranger screamed danger from his chestnut hair streaked by the sun to his powerful shoulders and the wickedly sensual grin that made her bones melt. He was her dark knight in shining armor, the renegade lover of her deepest fantasies, and he wanted only her.His dreams were as wild and unbridled as his lovemaking, and every bit as seductive. "One day we'll sail around the world," he promised her, just the two of them, naked beneath a blanket of stars.One month later they were married. And one year later they were divorced.Megan went back to her world and Jake went back to his, both determined to put their failed marriage behind them and get on with their lives.Except for one small thing.Now, six years later, Jake Lockwood is back in her life and about to discover he's the father of her child . . .