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Sensual Secrets


Destiny Davis - 2015
    While she manages to rapidly rise to the top of one of the best marketing companies in New York, she’s secretly hoping that someone will sweep her off her feet and break the walls she’d so meticulously carved around her. Heck, she’s never even been with a man before. Tall, with thick bronze hair and a devastating smile that can reduce any woman to a puddle, the dashing billionaire Jared Paul is called by the company to act as a consultant. But the last thing he expected was for someone to finally win his fiercely-guarded heart. An embarrassing wardrobe malfunction, coupled with some devious scheming from a drunk friend, leads to a intensely passionate whirlwind affair that sweeps both Mia and Jared off their feet. That is, until Mia discovers the terrible truth that would send everything crashing down! Is their love strong enough to handle the explosive secrets? And as two fiery personalities clash, will they somehow manage to find their way back to each other again? *Sensual Secrets is a full standalone novel with a happy-ever-after and NO CLIFFHANGER*!

Love At First Down


Aja Cole - 2018
     No men, no drama, and nothing to distract her from the goals she’s had since she was 16. Wide receiver Jaxon Blake on the other hand, says what he wants, when he wants - and damn the consequences. No ones else’s opinion has mattered to him…until now. It starts with one night under the lights. One chance to prove that he’s more than a careless jock. One night to prove she's not as uptight as she seems. What happens when one night turns into far more? Follow Sienna and Jaxon as they figure out if going the distance is in their future, or if the end zone is just out of reach. Love At First Down is a 50,000 word story with an HEA, explicit sexual situations, and no cliffhangers.

Loving the Beast


Naima Simone - 2011
    But could she come to love a beast?Gwendolyn Sinclair needs help. And the one person who can give her the aid she urgently requires is exacting a high price.Desperate to keep the neighborhood community center open, Gwendolyn seeks out Xavier St. James, her childhood friend and the brother of her dead fiance. Xavier's family foundation possesses the funds necessary to keep the center open, but instead he offers a bargain - a devil's bargain: submit her body for his pleasure for seven days, and the building doesn't close its doors.Left scarred from an accident, Xavier is bitter, resentful, and alone. When Gwendolyn reappears in his life, need and loneliness override conscience, and he proposes an arrangement she can't afford to refuse. With the woman he has always wanted but could never have finally in his bed, he hungers for more. Her heart. But could she come to love a beast?Also under the title "Bargain with the Beast ".

Never Say Never


Michele Cameron - 2008
    Original.

The Only One for Me


Toni Jackson - 2015
    From the time he was a child, the importance of keeping his father's legacy in the family was drilled into him. His dream was to expand the company until Davenport Corporation was a household name.The one thing Sean Davenport wants - needs - is a child of his own blood to carry on the legacy his father left behind. A child of his own that he could groom and train to take over the company when the time came. For a man of his means, it should have been simple.But money can't buy everything.And this is the one thing he begins to believe he will never have.At least until he meets Danielle Knox, a rising star in the art world and the one person in the world who doesn't appear to be impressed by his wealth. To achieve his goal, he has to make her fall in love with him.But first he has to keep her alive....

Yes, Chef


Linda Verji - 2017
    When she breaks up with her longtime boyfriend for what has to be the millionth time, he decides that this is finally his chance to show her that he’s the one who truly knows the way to her heart. It’s about to get hot in the kitchen. *This sexy, bwwm romance is a standalone novel with a happily-ever-after ending and no cliff-hangers.

His 90 Day PA


Jessiqua Wylder - 2018
    I’ve been in love before and it ended . . . badly. Nowadays, I’m content cruising through life while sampling delicacies from around the world. And if a woman can’t understand that, then we don’t even start. I’m Pippa Hofacker and my goal is to become Xaver Sayle’s temporary PA. Even if the job as his personal assistant is only for 90 days, at the end of it, I’ll enough money to start a new life. A life far away from the devil of my past. People have warned me about my boss. Xaver Sayle has a well-known, well-earned love-‘em and leave-‘em reputation. I’m not worried as he’s more than made it clear I’m not his type. That’s a shame. Xaver Salye is the one man who can understand the emotional pain I’ve been through. I know. I’ve seen him at his worst. WARNING: This book may contain potential emotional triggers. This book is for audiences over 18+ due to steamy scenes and adult situations. This is full length book (with an ending-not a cliffhanger) and is book one of a three-part series. The first two books are of Pippa and Xaver. As this story is in two parts, not every storyline will be concluded in the first book.

No Ordinary Love


Angela Weaver - 2006
    S. Special Forces and settled into a quiet teaching position, Alex Thompson believes that she has finally found the peaceful life for which she's been searching. But her world is quickly turned upside-down when she is pulled into an ex-boyfriend's murder case and discovers a deadly conspiracy, an international terrorist plot, and a lover, who also happens to be her student's father.

This Is Where I Sleep


Tiffany Patterson - 2016
    This time, Coral is on a mission to find the elusive “Ghost,” who Coral believes is responsible for trying to kill her two years ago. Unfortunately for them, they missed her, but in the process took out two of Coral’s teammates—that, Coral takes personally. She comes one step closer to finding him when a case involving Bennett Industries falls into her lap. There’s just one problem: The current CEO of Bennett Industries is Liam Bennett, the man who was Coral’s best friend-turned lover-turned heart breaker when he walked away from her without any explanation and married another woman. For the last five years, Liam Bennett has been on his own mission—maintaining control of Bennett Industries while plotting to take down the one man who has kept him from the love of his life. When Coral re-enters Liam’s world for this case, once-buried feelings emerge, secrets are revealed, but most of all, a connection that cannot be denied resurfaces. Liam resolves to put this case to an end and reclaim the woman he’s always wanted. He will have to overcome vindictive family members, betrayal by someone in his inner-circle, and most importantly, have to work to convince the very stubborn Coral that with him is where she belongs.

The Scandal: A BBW Alpha Male BWWM Romance


Cassie Verano - 2020
    Closet fetishes. Denied pleasure.Stepping into the world of the rich and famous where everything you desire is right at your fingertips.It sounded like the perfect antidote for a broken heart, right?Wrong.My best friend, Maeve, didn’t warn me that one night leads to an addiction.And Midnight had me addicted to the Italian strain.You’d think there would be no problems.Boy, was I wrong!A jilted news reporter with an axe to grind and a mysterious billionaire who doesn’t do love or relationships.Well, it spells a recipe for disaster.And when it lands at my doorstep it can only lead to a Scandal.-Indigo Scott

Chained to the Devil's Son


Shea Swain - 2016
    What it turned out to be was a life worse than death. When Evelyn Jones’ family made a wrong turn onto the property of one of the most racist men in the south, she discovered that Hell is definitely a place on earth. She had few memories of the loving life her parents’ provided. Constant fear replaced her free-spirited youth and the person responsible was the Devil himself. That’s who young Evelyn thought the man who took her family captive, to suffer under his sadistic rule and hateful tongue, was. Junior Shaw was the only one who had to endure his father’s torture, and then they arrived. No one understood survival of the fittest like Junior. The strong stomped on the weak, and the weaker are stomped on repeatedly. Twelve-year-old Junior was the weak according to his father. To be raised under evil’s hoof was hell, but when his father turned his hatred on others, Junior adopted the role of protector. However, who will protect him? Two children must mature under horrid circumstances and soul-crushing abuse. This standalone full-length novel is a tale of uncompromising hate and unending love and devotion. Delve into the darkness of Chained to the Devil’s Son. This book is a Dark Romance Novel and is for readers 18 years and older. It contains scenes of graphic violence and language that may be challenging for some readers. Readers discretion advised.

A Love Like This (A Love Like This, #1)


Kimberly Lane - 2012
     She leaves her crazy family and heads off to college with dreams of becoming an architect. However, as her mother Dana always says, "Love has a way of changing your plans."   Handsome Caucasian student teacher Tucker Bradley walks into Leila's life and turns it upside down.  He is exactly what Leila needs but not at all what she's looking for.  Leila has to deal with a steady stream of Tucker's ex-girlfriends.  She struggles to hold on to her dreams without letting go of her first love. (Edited 07/04/2012)

Love In the Jim Crow South


Kendra Queen - 2017
     Even talking to a white man could get Eva LaLaurie killed. But the richest man in town has his eye on her. He wants to dominate her...claim her...posess her. She’s going to risk it all for love- and he better do the same. But in Klan Country nothing’s ever just black and white...

His Sweetest Song


Victoria H. Smith - 2018
    A woman, a house, and the town that never truly left her. After I receive word of an inheritance, I end up back in Kansas, red bottom heels and all to take ownership of a house and property I haven’t set foot on in over a decade. My aunt Josephine chose me, the last of her living relatives, and now I’m left to discover what she wants done with her legacy. It’s a feat I’m willing to take on. But the man I find in her bathroom is another story. Grayden claims to be a handyman, previous help to my aunt in his well-worn jeans and smart attitude and as it turns out, he has a daughter who wants even less to do with me than I do with her father. She says absolutely nothing to me—zero words, which only slightly surpasses her elusive dad. The man known as Gray is guarded beyond anything else. He’s cold and I’m left wondering the reasons why. How did a man like that come to be such an important element to my late aunt’s life? And why did my aunt Jo leave him, this house, and this town for me? His Sweetest Song is a standalone contemporary romance by Victoria H. Smith. If you like emotionally-charged romances set in small towns, this 78,000 word novel featuring a single dad looking for a second chance at love and the city-girl he attempts to wrangle is for you!

The Devil's Beating His Wife


Siobhán Béabhar - 2015
    But he's already dead. Ever since we were kids and my mama washed his family's dirty clothes, cooked their every meal, and consoled his finicky mother, I have hated how much power his white family held over mine. As a newly commissioned Army officer, he stood by and watched his brother and friends tie a noose around my brother's neck, string him up, and hang him until his legs stopped swaying.He pledged to protect, honor, and cherish me; instead, when he returned from the War, he ended up stalking, terrorizing, and killing me when I did not return his affections. The decorated hero then turned the gun on himself and ended his life while he cradled my dead body. Through his selfishness, he resigned us to a never-ending purgatory, stuck between the Living and the Dead. As the troubles of the living seep into our unearthly world, I am obliged to find justice for my brother, myself, and those around me. And that means making my murderer my one and only ally.