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His Sweet Pea (The May Flowers Series)


Vivian Ward - 2019
     Danny was my first love but he sabotaged me when we were competing for one of the most lucrative art scholarships. That’s when he became my number one enemy and I kissed his sweet ass good-bye. That was nearly a decade ago. And all these years later, I still hate him. While he’s thrived and succeeded in the art world, I’m still nothing more than a starving artist. He owns his own home and art gallery. I sell pieces of my work online to split the rent with my roommate. Fate has a funny way of bringing people back together. Now he needs my help faking a relationship so he can receive his father’s inheritance and move to the other side of the country where his fame will continue to soar. The idea of never seeing him again has me agreeing to almost anything. There’s just one problem: the closer we work together, the less I’m sure that I want him to go. Roses are red Violets are blue Flirt Club has a sexy new collaboration Just for you! Join twelve of your favorite Flirt Club authors in this hot and steamy spring collection where our May Flowers bloom faster than a hothouse rose under the touch of our sexy heroes. #mayflowers #FlirtClub

The Hard Target


M.M. Rose - 2019
    Not get scared out of my wits by this man mountain. Hot as hell. Hard as steel. Burning eyes that melt my...you know. Who cares what my body thinks? I need him gone. End of. But there's one problem. A boat load of bad guys are after me. Mr Snarlycocks here is my only protection. His solution? To hide in his house in the mountains. No way. No how. Not till hell enters a new glacial age. But what choice do I have? Especially when he pins me with that thousand watt gaze in his rock hard grey eyes... RICHTER I came for vengeance. Not to find salvation. But the instant those wide eyes fall on me, I'm held captive. Damn, I should know better. My tattoos are made of bullet scars. She's the sweet flower of innocence. We mix like oil and water. But no woman has made me feel the way she does. She's the cool fire in my night sky. My only, lonely light in the dark heavens. I'll die before they hurt an inch of her soul. Then I'll have to let her go. Even if my heart crumbles like star dust... From author MM Rose, comes the debut novel of a new romantic suspense series loaded with a swoon storm of alpha heroes and deep, sexy plot twists to keep you turning pages well into the night! Wow, just wow, you got to read this! - ARC reviewer I love the characters! Each have their own issues, and love how it comes together at the end! - Reviewer I read a lot of romance books. MM Rose has just joined the ranks of my favorite author! - Beta Reader

Wolf's Dark Past (Konrad Wolves Book 1)


Juniper Hart - 2021
    Did I do the right thing by casting the spell?Who knows…That time in my life still haunts my dreams.The past is racing to catch up, and this time, I won’t be able to outrun it…not when I’ve invited the mortal enemy into my bed.

Mountain Man


Regina Wade - 2020
    Clint is wild, free, and big enough to climb. Get ready for a quick and steamy new series featuring the protective older men of Knotty Wood Ridge and the curvy younger women that fall for them. No cliffhangers here. Just Mountain Men bringing the guaranteed HEA heat to your kindle!

Jock Blocked


Shae Sullivan - 2020
    Finish my senior year, then my PhD, and then it’s on to teaching just like my grandmother.There isn’t a single roadblock in my way… until he shows up at my tutoring center.Carter Jenkins.Football star. Arrogant Jock. All around brutal bastard.He may be everyone else’s favorite quarterback—but to me, he’s just the dick that ruined a naïve girl’s first days in college.And now here is he, with his smug face and penetrating eyes, demanding my help.Yeah right.I’ve heard the stories. He’s going all the way to the NFL, so long as he’s not put on academic probation for failing classes. Which is where I’m supposed to come in. And if it wasn’t for my boss/secret crush pleading with me to take Carter on, I’d drop him like a bad habit.So reluctantly, I agree.I’ll do this favor and help the guy I really can’t stand, for the guy I really want to be with.It should be no sweat…because I hate football players.And no matter how much time Carter and I spend together, or how different he may seem, there’s no way in hell I’d ever fall for one…From Bestselling author Shae Sullivan comes a new, deliciously tension filled enemies to lovers sports romance about the quarterback who has it all and the girl who refuses to fall for him. Standalone romance. HEA.

How to Catch a Cowboy


Tia Souders - 2020
    She's a broken-hearted city slicker seeking refuge. Can rancher Rhett Montgomery overcome his bitterness and loss for a second chance at love?When Danielle Roberts discovers her husband of three years is cheating on her, her life falls apart. On a whim, she retreats to the small town of Cedar Falls, freshly divorced, and hoping to lick her wounds at Montana Wilds Ranch Resort.Rhett Montgomery works himself to the bone, burying the sorrow of his past in his business and avoiding his sister's attempts at pushing him back into the dating pool. So when one of his ranch hands is injured and a long term visitor with clear blue eyes and long dark hair offers to take his place, he refuses her help. But his sister intervenes, and before he knows it, he's stuck with a female ranch hand.Why does he have a feeling this is just another one of her set-ups?Too bad he'll have to squash any hopes of a blooming romance between him and the newcomer.Yet somehow, the more he pushes Danny away, the more she softens his heart of stone.

Belonging to Him: A Dark Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance


Olivia Ashers - 2021
    I know I should be afraid of him, but instead of fueling my fear, his rough touch feeds my darkest desires and ignites something powerful between us.But will our sizzling connection be enough to save me once Gianluca inevitably finds out I’m the biggest obstacle to his goal?A standalone dark arranged marriage mafia romance. Mature language and content, potentially triggering situations.

Refuse to Lose


Vivian Fiano
    Coach little league as part of community service…or face jail time. So here I am…coaching little league, a project I wasn’t looking forward to—that’s until I see Stella at the field with her son. Unfortunately for me it takes a lot longer than I’d hoped for her to give me the time of day.Yet, now that I’ve caught her attention, things are much more complicated than I thought. Who knew juggling a struggling friend, community service, a team bully and a girlfriend would be this hard?But I won’t let it get me down. Someone once told me the secret to success, and come hell or high water I’ll show everyone around me that I……refuse to lose.

First Love: Single Dad Billionaire Romance


Scarlet Wilder - 2018
    I read many of Scarlet's books and I love this one the most." (Reviewer) | "This book is riveting! (Reviewer)SarielleLiam was my first - my first love and the first man that I’ve made love to. Only, our lives were worlds apart and his family did everything they could to keep it that way.Ten years later, we meet again by chance.He somehow ends up smarter and sexier, and he still has the same effect on me.Only now, life is more complicated for us both, and he needs a pretend fiancé.What good is living your dream when you know that it’s just a lie?What good is having a dream if you never take the chance to live it?I was young and naïve the first time around and thought just because we loved each other, that would be enough, but it wasn’t. It turned out love wasn’t enough, and I thought I’d lost him forever.Moving on, but never really getting past the loss, I built myself a life, even got myself a cat, but never managed to fall in love again. I had no idea that just seeing him again would make me realize why.LiamA Baby!!I didn’t think it could be real until that DNA test was sitting right in front of me.Now, I’m all this little girl has, and I’m not about to let her down.I made up my mind years ago about the kind of dad I’d one day be and now that fatherhood came sooner than I planned, I'm even more determined to keep that promise.In my world, money isn’t a problem, but I still need to keep my shareholders and business partners happy.I need to find a wife, and soon, as my daughter needs a mother and the success of my business demands it.They say money can solve all problems – so let’s see if it can buy me the future I secretly desire.First Love contains adult language and situations. The book is intended for adult audiences. Don't worry about cliffhangers or sad endings because you won't find one here. Standalones are where it's at so sit back and ride this hot romance story all the way to the HEA.

Stiff Competition: A Graves Brothers Romance


Kim Linwood - 2018
    Big ego. Huge… plans? Carter Graves is as smooth as the weave of his designer suit, and just as out of my price range. He sweeps into Wittville ready to wheel, deal and melt some panties, quickly topping my short list of men I love to hate and would hate to love. Before I know it, he’s got his sexy eyes set on me and his talented hands all over my business. My family’s business, of course. What were you thinking? The contract he waves in my face will turn my quiet little life upside down, but it’s his seductive smile that threatens to do the same to my heart. If he really thinks being the hottest guy in town is enough to make me roll over and let him turn us into just another faceless franchise, he’s got another think coming. I’m not signing unless he can convince me he wants more than just another notch on his resume. Or his bedpost. There’s just one problem with my strategy. The harder I make him work, the harder it will be to watch him go. Stiff is a full length stand-alone romance with no cheating and a resounding happily ever after.

Ten Dates with the Billionaire


Amberlee Day - 2020
    Dubbed Billionaire Bachelor Cove because of the residents' single status and income portfolios, The Cove is the perfect place to hide away from the world. But, as the residents soon find out, they can't hide from love. Ten Dates with the Billionaire Athena Jellinek is a computer geek, a huge Star Wars fan, a self-made billionaire, and…well, a billionaire. She’s also socially awkward and has no idea how to live her life to the fullest. If she could just find someone who could show her the ropes, that’s all she’s looking for. Fisher Jones creates blown glass art, spends his free time pursuing extreme sports, and never dates the same woman twice. He’s the ultimate free spirit, and vows that nothing will change the lifestyle that earned him the nickname One-Date Wonder. When Athena and Fisher hit it off as friends, she sees him as her ticket to sampling a more adventurous life. What she doesn’t know is that Fisher’s made a bet to go on ten dates with the same woman. Does it make a difference to him that she’s rich? Nope, especially since he doesn’t have a clue.

Penthouse Prince


Virginia Nelson - 2015
    Instead, she finds herself greeted warmly by gorgeous company CEO Camden James...and introduced to his father as his fiancée. Now she's been hired—complete with a hefty pay raise—to be the fake fiancée of the infamous “Penthouse Prince.”Camden doesn't believe in love. He believes in mutually beneficial business arrangements. With his real fiancée off cheating on him, Camden needs someone to help him prove to his father that he's definitely ready to marry. Yet Jeanie's combination of beauty and bluntness act like an aphrodisiac, and their “for the press” kisses look incredibly real. So real that Jeanie and Camden are either really convincing actors...or they've fallen for their own charade.

Wynter's Coming


Penelope Wylde - 2020
    Down on my luck with only an accounting degree to my name, I found the only job in this small town the first day I arrived.And that's how I met my billionaire boss.Dominant. Possessive. And criminally gorgeous with dark eyes and a delicious way with my innocent body. He knows how to send heat to places I only dreamed of him touching.First it was the elevator and then the hotel room. He promised to deliver on all my fantasies and for once I think my Christmas wish stands a chance.But I have a secret. One that will not only get me fired but steal away the man who possesses me heart and soul.A good girl like me knows better than to play dangerous games with a man like him, but I'm shedding my halo looking to get naughty this Christmas.Ready or not, Wynter's coming!Authors naughty note: Wynter’s Coming is a Christmas office romance that’s slightly over-the-top, completely sweet and so utterly hot you’ll want seconds! As always with a Penelope Wylde book, you'll get the filthy, naughty bits you crave with the perfect happily ever after you love.

Rock & Regrets


Cassandra Lawson - 2018
    I was a fool! Austin was no Prince Charming. Rather than sweeping me off my feet, he broke my heart.That was fourteen years ago, and I am completely over Austin. He is in my past, and that’s where he’s going to stay. At least, that’s what I thought until he moved back to the San Francisco Bay Area. Now, he’s determined to win me over. It won’t work. I will not think about how good Austin looks playing the drums shirtless, or what an incredible kisser he is. All right, I might think about those things a little, but I’m definitely not going to fall for him again.AustinI’ve never been the guy who rides off into the sunset with the girl and makes all her dreams come true. I’ve always been the rebound guy, the one who helps rebuild a woman’s confidence after a breakup. It hasn’t been a bad gig. I got all the benefits with none of the drama. It was all I wanted until Piper walked back into my life.She’s not ready to forgive me, and I don’t deserve a second chance. I should just leave her alone, but after seeing her smile, I can’t do that. I’m done being the rebound guy. Piper doesn’t know it yet, but I’m going to do everything in my power to make her love me again. This time, I’m not letting her go.