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VIP


M. Robinson - 2013
    I went to Miami to discover myself; never in my wildest dreams, did I think home would become a three-letter word. VIP. I was the dream. I was the illusion. I was the fantasy. Until him… Everything went to hell in hand basket the moment we laid eyes on each other. I wanted him. He wanted me. Sebastian I have always been a man who made decisions based on other people’s feelings, wants, and desires. I was selfless. I never wanted to hurt anyone. Especially her. The moment I met her… I wanted her. I loved her. For the woman she was. For the woman she wanted to be. But most of all… For the woman she was, when she was with me. This isn’t a love story, but a story about love. Warning sex/drugs/language. Mature readers only.

Black Sheep


Tabatha Vargo - 2016
    I can’t submit to her TEMPTATION no matter how sweetly she begs because she’s the GOLDEN CHILD and I’m the BLACK SHEEP.

The Outskirts


T.M. Frazier - 2017
    Finn wants to forget he ever had one. After a tragedy, Finn Hollis escapesinto the swamp to be alone. That is until Sawyer Dixon shows up, all SCORCHING HOT innocence, claiming she owns the land less than fifty feet from his front door. Sawyer gets under his SKIN, but even worse? She makes him CRAVE things. Things Finn hasn’t thought about in a very long time. Finn WANTS Sawyer gone.Almost as much as he wants her in his BED.The swamp is about to get a whole lot HOTTER. The Outskirts was originally set to be a standalone. It is now book one of a duet. The Outliers is the title of book two.

Vicious Prince


Lili St. Germain - 2018
    A brutal abduction.And a love so forbidden, it might destroy them both.Avery Capulet is missing.Taken by a madman. Kept in the dark.She might not survive.He’ll use her body. Destroy her mind. All before he ever lays a hand on her.Rome Montague is a drug dealer. A criminal. A thief.And he needs the secrets Avery and her family are keeping – even if it means cutting them out of her pretty Capulet flesh.Rome Montague is missing – but nobody will miss him.Not that it matters; After the things he’s done to this girl, he doesn’t deserve to be found.Vicious Prince, set in the criminal underbelly of San Francisco, follows two warring families who are ruled by blood, power and twisted desire.Please note this book was formerly titled Verona Blood.

Spiked Roses: The Complete Top Shelf Series


Alta Hensley - 2020
    It is for the gentlemen who own everything and never hear the word no.Sipping on whiskey, smoking cigars, and conducting multi-million dollar deals in their own personal playground of indulgence, there isn’t anything they can’t have…

The Body Painter


Pepper Winters - 2019
    Must also enjoy being studied while naked in a crowd.”The fourth made me shudder.“Call or email ‘YOUR SKIN, HIS CANVAS’ if interested in applying.”The final made my heart race.I should’ve kept scrolling past the advertisement.I should’ve applied for the boring receptionist job at minimum wage.I should’ve clicked on any other job where I got to keep my clothes on.But I didn’t.I applied.My interview is tomorrow…

Saint (Hot Shots, #4)


Tory Baker - 2021
    He’s never satisfied in one place too long. He’s traveled here, there, and everywhere in between. When his best friends begin finding their happily ever after, he realizes just how empty everything in his life is. Emerson Smith is a disaster waiting to happen. She falls, stumbles, and trips at the drop of a hat—and she’s usually the one dropping the hat. Saint steps in to rescue her once and the moment he has her in his arms, he knows that he wants to be the man that gets the privilege to save Emerson from herself… for the rest of their lives.

Real Ugly


C.M. Stunich - 2013
    Turner Campbell is an asshole.I f*cking hate him.But I can't get enough either.He sings like an angel and f*cks like a devil.If I could, I'd run away and never look back because to tell you the truth, I think this man might be the death of me.***Naomi Knox is a bitch.I can't f*cking stand her.But I can't stop thinking about her either.She looks like an angel and plays like a devil.If I could, I'd f*ck her good and forget all about her, but to tell you the truth, I think this woman might be my last saving grace.

Number Thirteen


Bella Jewel - 2014
    A master we've never seen.Obedience will become all we know in our shallow existence. It is the only emotion we're permitted to feel.When we're bad, we're punished. When we're good, we're rewarded. Our scars run deep. Yet we survive, because we have to... because HE teaches us to.All of us are special, we feel it with everything we are.He has us for a reason, but it's a reason we don't know.We've never seen his face, but we know that something deeply broken lies beneath the darkness. With every touch, with every punishment, we know it. Then something changed. He showed me who he truly is.Now I want him.I'll go against everything I know to be with him. A monster. My monster. Loving him is a sin, but a sinner I am. I won't stop until I see every part of him. Even the parts he keeps locked deep down inside. I am Number Thirteen, and this is my story.

Song of the Fireflies


J.A. Redmerski - 2014
    Redmerski brings us a stunning and heart-wrenching new novel about a couple who find each other in their darkest moment. Since they were kids, Elias Kline and Brayelle Bates have been inseparable. When Bray moves to South Carolina, separating the two for the first time, they both at last realize that their innocent childhood friendship has developed into something much more. So when Bray finally returns to Georgia—and to Elias—things between them couldn’t be more perfect…until one fateful night changes everything. Desperate not to go to prison for a terrible accident, Elias and Bray decide to run. As they try to make the most of their freedom, the two find themselves relying on a rebellious group of people who tempt the duo into a wild and daring new life. But they can’t run from their troubles forever.As the consequences of their past catch up to them, the couple must finally face reality. Even if they can make it through the unimaginable, Elias knows the truth about Bray’s painful history, and in the end he may not be able to save Bray from herself…New Adult Contemporary Romance - Standalone Novel

Beach Body (Le CRV Magazine Women of the Year, #1)


C.L. Cruz - 2021
    He's a secret billionaire. When their paths cross, will he find more to invest in than a swimwear line?MadelineMy business is successful and thriving.On the other hand, my love life leaves something to be desired.When a chance meeting with a stranger leads to a budding romance...Will I be able to mix business with pleasure?Le CRV isn’t just a magazine; it’s a way of life, and these five curvy women are going to show you what it’s all about. Whether they're whipping up batches of tasty chocolate treats or designing stellar, trend-setting outfits, they do it with style, grace, and killer curves. This August, meet Le CRV Magazine's Women of the Year and the men who love them.

Surprise Fiancés: A Fake Fiancé Box Set


Kira Blakely - 2018
    Hard not to when a gorgeous virgn walks into your strip club. 5 Amazon top 100 novels full of fake fiancés and bad boy billionaires hot enough to melt your Kindle. Surprise Package She needs a fiancé for Christmas, so I’ll pretend. Hard not to when a gorgeous virgn walks into your strip club. She’s thinks this is an escort service, and that I’m for hire. Man is she in the wrong place. Top 10 best-seller Savage I need her to play wife. She needs me to play daddy. Olivia is torture in a Gucci dress. Spoiled and sassy. Everything I hate, and everything I love. She's also my late best friend's sister and guardian to his daughter. Top 20 best-seller Faking For Her I needed a girlfriend, so I bought one. Well, I tried, but Shawna’s not the compliant type. She’s sassy, full of spice, and everything nice. Not to mention a body any man would die for. But, in Vegas, anything is possible. Because in this town, I’m a boss. Top 60 best-seller She’s Mine Finally, a second chance. Yeah I'm rich, but it doesn't fu@king matter if I'm empty inside. Harper is the only woman who has ever filled this crater in my chest and she just walked into my resort after 10 years. One look from her still makes me hard in two seconds flat. In high school, I followed Harper around like a dog wanting a bone. But I was too much of a di@k to treat her the way she deserved, and now her guard is up. She can hate me all she wants. We're drawn together like magnets. And my instincts to possess her are fu@king savage. This time, she's mine. Top 20 best-seller Saving The Bride I caught them trying to spike her drink. Wrong move. It was a simple negotiation until they took her from me. In my line of business, you sometimes deal with dangerous men. I've found dangerous women are where the real trouble is. I came to this island paradise to save my business from the mob. Instead I found Katie. I'll make her my bride, forever. Top 60 best-seller

Tell Me Your Wish


Serenity Woods - 2020
    Gray Lewis lost his wife two years ago, and the gorgeous community police officer hasn’t looked at another woman since. He’s had far too much on his plate to think about love, including a rebellious daughter who’s now in trouble at school. And then in walks Tuppence with her green eyes and gentle manner, and Gray’s lost.Falling in love with someone on the opposite side of the world is the last thing Tuppence needs, but Christmas is a time for miracles, and she’s not the only one who’s made a wish at the well…

Just One Summer


A.D. Justice - 2015
    Mali Greyson is a sheltered good girl who has her sights set on the gold–Olympic gold. Their paths would’ve never crossed until a mutual friend introduces them one summer night. Jagger can give Mali the one thing she secretly wants and desperately needs–the courage to be a little wild and crazy. Mali can give Jagger the one thing he desperately seeks–access to her father, a well-known, music producer. The deal is they both walk away at the end of the season. No strings, no regrets, and no looking back. This agreement is supposed to last for just one summer. But this one summer may just turn out to be too hot to handle.

Trigger


L.P. Dover - 2017
    . . that’s what I am. It’s what I do. It’s what I live for. I’m no longer the Preston Hale everyone knew. I left that life and the people in it a long time ago the second I made my first kill. I wasn’t going to give in, but when I heard the screams there was no going back. It triggered the pain, the need. I knew what I had to do, and I did it well. But I never expected for Emma Turner – the only link to my past – to come back into my life. She triggers a different emotion inside me, something I hadn’t ever felt. It’s not a want to kill . . . but a need to CLAIM.