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Punishing Thirst
Olivia Fox - 2021
It’s a stand-alone in the Rough Redemption Series complete with HEA and no cliffhangers. There are fiery hot scenes in and out of the bedroom!
Bad Boy Next Door
Hunter Rose - 2021
I thought my life was planned perfectly going into my senior year.I had the perfect boyfriend and an amazing social life. Until that one fateful day my neighbor's rich nephew moved in... Talon Vance was the bad boy next door.From his leather jacket and motorcycle, to his cocky personality and playboy reputation.I knew I had to avoid him at all costs.He made it his goal to make my life a living nightmare.All that jerk wanted was for me to break up with Isaiah.But I wasn’t going to let him ruin my perfect life.Now we are in college, and who walks into my history class?Him. The bad boy next door. When Isaiah dumps me, I fall for Talon fast.Even though he is not the innocent kind,I find myself questioning my morals. I know under his broken exterior is a kind man.Now, I just have to break down his walls and see if what we have is real...
Damaged (The Vigilantes, #1)
Stoni Alexander - 2021
I’m a heartless savage hunting down the thug who murdered my mother. Watching her die in my arms has turned me into a killing machine. Revenge runs bone-deep for me. It’s burned into my soul, baby.When I become the one with a damn target on my back, my life turns into a raging dumpster fire. But not because my company gets breached or because some SOBs are trying to off me.There’s this woman…the one woman I can’t freakin’ stand. An impulsive cop who arrested me for a crime I didn’t commit. She gets too close to me, she’s gonna learn about all the ones I did pull off.The problem is, I’m crazy attracted to her. Insane, over the top, can’t-get-her-outta-my-head kind of attraction. She pushes all my buttons and makes me madder than hell. If anyone can bring me to my knees, it’s her.Turns out, I took a vow of celibacy. And I don’t break so easily.Except the hot cop is now a detective…and I gotta help her with a serial-killer case ‘cause I got wicked-good hacking skills. But that’s all I’m gonna help her with…__________DAMAGED is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers, romantic suspense with a vigilante anti-hero and a by-the-book detective heroine. Fans of The Touch Series will love seeing Sin & Dakota in this full-length novel. Stoni hates cheating, and she loves her HEAs!
The Rancher's City Girl
Leslie North - 2020
After her aunt dies and leaves her a small fortune, Becca immediately knows what she wants to do with her inheritance: buy a ranch and live her dream life. Finding one for sale near her childhood camp seems like fate. Unfortunately, the owner, smoldering-hot cowboy Cade Wells, makes it clear he’s more than skeptical about her ability to handle ranch life. So she makes a deal. She’ll stay on the ranch for one month to prove to Cade she can handle the ropes. While Cade maddeningly sticks to his old-school ways, Becca is determined to introduce him to modern technology. As the two clash heads, they can’t deny the red-hot attraction they have for each other. And as time passes, Becca’s not certain if she loves the ranch or the cowboy more.Single dad Cade has his own demons to vanquish and fully believes selling his ranch is the way to do it. His 10-year-old daughter Jocelyn deserves more than a life among cows and empty fields. And he needs to rid himself of painful memories of his mentally ill ex-wife who nearly destroyed everything he loved. Though he doubts Becca is tough or knowledgeable enough to run the place, he grudgingly gives her credit for knowing what she wants and her willingness to learn. Why couldn’t she be a bit less pretty? A tad less cheerful? A smidgeon less sexy? Now the only demon Cade is fighting is his attraction to Becca, but he doesn’t want to go down the relationship road again. Not even for her. With their time together running out, Cade finds himself torn between protecting his heart or keeping hers forever...
The Best Man, Claiming Abigail
Vanessa James - 2020
Working as a freelance photographer, she sets out across Europe looking for a place to call home where she can discover who she really is, and stand on her own two feet. After a passionate encounter with the handsome Alejandro that ends sourly, she settles in Edinburgh, putting thoughts of the arrogant Spaniard out of her head and focusing on her new exciting life. Then her world is turned upside down when her brother calls her to come home for his shotgun wedding, pulling her back to the world she swore she’d left behind her and the influence of her notorious father. And on top of that, the best man is a familiar, sexy man that she would rather forget as opposed to standing with him at a wedding. Find out if this rich girl finally surrenders to the bad boy when meeting him again.
The Russian
Isabella Laase - 2020
Then he'll make her his.Dr. Mia Anderson isn't used to being ordered around, but when a powerful Russian mob boss grabs her off the street she is left with two choices: submit to his demands or be punished.Luka Petruskenkov needs medical attention for his injured cousin and he's decided that Mia will be providing it. The only thing up to her is whether her bottom will be sore while she does so.Mia soon finds herself on her knees before the infuriatingly sexy Russian who has made her his prisoner. Naked, bound, and waiting for him to claim and ravage her, she knows he will find her wet and willing despite her protests, but is she ready to surrender completely to a man like him?Publisher's Note: The Russian includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book
Twisted Beauty
Summer Cooper - 2021
Prom queen. Head cheerleader. Footballer’s wife.She did everything according to plan—a winning formula designed by her mother.She should be living in a mansion, being served by maids, chauffeured in limos, and showered in money.She should be sipping champagne with the other wives and girlfriends by the pool.But she isn’t.Just as the once-queen-of-everything thought her life couldn’t sink any lower...A job landed on her doorstep.One that wasn’t meant for her.One that involved working for a gorgeous billionaire.One that would get her life back on track—back to what it was supposed to be.
Easy This Time
J.H. Croix - 2020
Just not mine.He checks off plenty of boxes. Wealthy, brilliant, hot, and with a southern drawl that makes my toes curl.Oops. Not my toes.I don’t need a man. I most definitely don’t need Nash Reynolds. He might’ve come along at a time when I could use a distraction, but the answer is still no.My ex taught me plenty of lessons. The most important one: never count on any man to treat me right.I’m smart woman, and I learn from my mistakes, so I’m not about to fall for Nash. Not his Southern charm, not his way-too-hot for my eyes good, not his touch … Just no.Okay, maybe he does make my toes curl and make me wonder about things a girl shouldn’t be wondering about. Maybe he helps me out at a time when I really need it. Maybe, just maybe, he shows me he might be worth it.
Vicious Vows: An Enemies to Lovers Arranged Marriage Dark Irish Mafia Romance (Reckless Reign Trilogy Book 2)
Kristen Luciani - 2021
Omertà - A Very Mafioso Christmas
Bree PorterAnna Widzisz - 2020
You swear on it when diving into this anthology.The laws of the street are:1. Expect a cruel, bloody and sinful underworld.2. Appreciate the villains; the monsters under your bed.3. Lay money on foul language.4. Have faith in steamy scenes.5. Thrive in the darkness.6. Pray for forgiveness.And have a Merry Mafioso Christmas!Sixteen dark romance authors bring you sixteen mafia and dark stories. Bow to the bosses: Bree Porter, V Domino, Eleanor Aldrick, AJ Wolf, J.M. Stoneback, Natalia Lourose, Zavi James, Shanjida Nusrath Ali, Anna Widzisz, Kay Blake, N.J. Adel, Jessica Avary, Alexi Ferreira, P.T. Macias, Krissy V. and Sav R. Miller
Make Her Mine
Scarlett King - 2020
A newer edition of this book can be found here.Telling my boss my BIGGEST secret was just one of many mistakes…#1 I revealed that I was still a…you know what.#2 I also confessed I’d never experience the big O.#3 I don’t even have to spell it out do I?Look, I NEVER expected him to make it his mission to help a girl out,But I can’t say I haven’t fantasized about it.Even when I want to slap his arrogant face,I wouldn’t mind tearing his suit off in the process.As much as I want to let him take me in every way imaginable,My mission to find the big O,Quickly turns into Oh shit!Falling for him wasn’t part of the plan…or the agreement.Will I always just be another conquest for my billionaire boss?Or can I fall out of his bed and into his heart?
Educating Ellie
T.N. King - 2017
She knows life could be better, but feels stuck in the situation that she's in. When billionaire businessman, Morgan Hunt rescues her from a burning diner, her life changes. He impresses her with how genuine and caring he seems to be, but Ellie realizes that she might be falling for him. When she learns that he can't stop thinking about her, the decision to sleep with him is all too easily made and he surprises herself with her own deep desires. He breaks her heart and she blames herself for being so naive. Can she ever trust him again?Morgan Hunt is a billionaire businessman. He has perfected the art of sealing the deal. But when he rescues Ellie White from a burning building, he's not prepared for the feelings that keep him from concentrating on work. In an attempt to clear his mind so that he can focus on work, he seals the deal with Ellie in a night of hot, steamy sex, that awaken his passionate side, but he didn't count on his feelings to deepen. When he's finally free to go back to work, he can't because Ellie is on his mind. After breaking her heart, can he win her back?Love, life, and a possible career hang in the balance as Ellie and Morgan discover their true selves in a hot, passionate romance that promises to seal the deal.
Cowboy's Fake Bride
Monica Bolt - 2020
Straight forward. No complications.How naïve was I to fall for it?Money has a way of destroying everything and my fake billionaire husband is nothing if not a heartbreaker.I don’t know how this story will end but this arrangement will change my life forever.For better… or for worse.Cowboy's Fake Bride is an exciting fake marriage romance between Jackson and Hailey! This comes action packed with no HEAs and no cliffhangers!
Vegas Virgin
Aubrey Wright - 2019
He gave me his stone-cold heart.Life plan:Move to Vegas. Start my own bar. Kick ass and take names.Reality:Struggle to pay rent. Wear mini-skirts and hand out drinks to dirty old men at the Lux Casino.Yeah, I really made it...One night, while handing out drinks, I had the misfortune of turning down the wrong sleazy man.Mr. Glass.Big mistake.I didn't realize my knight in shining armor would be even more powerful than Mr. Glass.Utterly gorgeous. Dangerous. And he's my boss.You know the type.The one your church group said to avoid or you'll go straight to hell.Well slap some devil horns on me, because honey, I ain't telling this bad boy no.This is a full-length romantic suspense with an over-the-top alpha and an insta-love relationship. You'll get your happily ever after and a surprise ending that will leave you breathless.