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Bitter Hearts (A Southern Loving Book 3)
Ava Thorn - 2014
Leaving behind everything she had ever known for a fresh start, where no one knew her family or her past. Starting fresh and struggling to make a name for herself, Kari has almost succeeded in her efforts. In the two years she had been in Nashville, she was starting to get a solid customer base, and she had just landed a job that could make or break her future career. Austin McBride, country singer extraordinaire, and his new bride, Farrah, have hired Kari to decorate the nursery for their twin babies who are due soon. The McBride’s are ecstatic about Kari’s designs, but there is just one condition. Austin’s cousin, Hank, will be making the custom made furniture that will be in the nursery. Hank was living the good life. He had a good job, a nice house, and a loving wife. That was until she decided that she wanted to leave Hank for another man. Hank had been completely shocked by his wife’s betrayal and rapid exit from their life together. Heartbroken and alone, Hank struggled to pick up the pieces of his broken life. Looking for something to keep him occupied, Hank agreed to build the cribs for his cousin and his wife, not knowing that he would have to work alongside the spoiled interior decorator. Rubbing each other the wrong way from the get go, Hank and Kari seem to bring out the worst in each other. Forced to be around the other, they finally come to terms when Hank asks Kari to redecorate his house and remove any remaining reminders of his ex-wife. Both have been hurt in the past and can’t seem to let that hurt go. Love isn’t always pretty or picture perfect. Can these two bitter hearts overcome everything that seems to be standing in their way? Bitter Hearts is a wonderfully emotional story of two people who have been broken by unfulfilling love in the past. With each other’s help, and a little help from others, Hank and Kari are finally able to open their hearts and allow the possibility of love to take root.
A Love The Streets Couldn't Give
Ni"andra Ruff - 2017
After the mysterious disappearance of her mother, Aaliya was left with no choice but to put her life on hold and raise not only her daughter, but her younger siblings, Harlem and Amelia. Cleaning up the messes behind a countless number of notorious thugs, Demetri Mikhailov was the go-to guy for any job— just as long as you were talking the right price. When a longtime friend of his sends him on a search for his children, Demetri willingly obliges. With little to go on, Demetri is shocked to face the vivacious Aaliya. He didn't have the slightest clue as to what he was getting himself into when he crossed paths with the chocolate beauty. As a bond is built and love is found, the pair finds themselves entangled in a web of lies, secrets, and betrayal. Trying his best to keep the truth behind his lies, Demetri finds himself in a situation he can't seem to get out of. When Aaliya finds out his secret, will Demetri's biggest fear come true? Will Aaliya call it quits and walk away or will love prevail and she choose to stay?
Sweet Seduction
Camilla Stevens - 2016
Patrick Fitzgerald, the high-powered, playboy attorney at Lion Studios now has to charm the pants off the one woman who has been immune to his charms since day one. Never mind that the idea of getting her pants off is something he's been thinking of since the first moment he met her. Both sides respond in such an outrageously surprising way that the entire nation takes notice….including a threat from Layla’s past. Will old dangers and new betrayals force Layla and Patrick to stop butting heads long enough to realize what everyone else around them has already figured out? They were meant to be together. Warning: Due to adult language (including cursing) and steamy, graphic sexual encounters this is for 18+ only! Note: Characters from ONE NIGHT have a few Cameos here, so if you're wondering how JAKE and NATALIE—plus one ;) — are doing, pick this one up today!
Christmas With The White Brothers
L.V. Lewis - 2014
Well, as much normal as you can get from a man like Tristan White, who has everything and doesn’t think love is something he needs.Jada Jameson’s dark past may be surprising to some considering the family she comes from. Nathan White wants her in every way a man wants a woman, but she needs hardcore kink, and the pace at which their relationship is progressing has left her wanting more.Will the ladies of Kente Studio Records get everything they want from their first Christmas with the White brothers?
A Kiss of Color 1
Cristina Grenier - 2015
At Antioch University, she finally gets a chance to shine, and follow in the footsteps of her late father. However, when resident celebrity Xavier Thompson discovers her darkest secret, she will have to deal with him more intimately than she ever imagined. He will teach her how little her past matters, and how much one man’s love can mean when the entire world seem against you. Xavier has long been a playboy, using his family name to coast through school. In his undergraduate years, however, he finds himself moving away from the restrictions his parents impose on him to start his own IT business. Just when he thought things couldn’t get more difficult, Helena Graves is thrown into the mix. The devastating beauty instantly captures his attention – and may very well serve to be his salvation, even as he becomes hers. This BWWM Interracial Romance has drama, passion and romance around every turn. Get your copy today by clicking “Buy Now!”... CAUTION: Includes hot interracial sex scenes! 18 or older.
Ample Delights
Nichelle Gregory - 2012
Her job as a makeup artist requires confidence, creativity and the ability to stay focused in the presence of some of the world’s finest men. She has never had a problem until she works with Nick Tasso, a gorgeous Greek model who has a thing for voluptuous women. Terrah is swept away by the sizzling chemistry between them and emotionally unprepared when their electric connection blossoms into something more than hot sex. She struggles to deal with the media’s scrutiny over her body and their burgeoning relationship. Terrah must decide to trust her heart and face her own insecurities before she can have the 'happily ever after' she truly desires.
Obsession
Linda Verji - 2019
She’s everything he wants in a woman; gorgeous, generous, warm and she makes him smile every time he sees her. Unfortunately, she’s also his best friend’s little sister aka seriously off limits. He can’t have her. That is until heartbreak and drinking together leads to one unforgettable night of passion. Lex has an empire to run and a friendship to keep… so why can’t he get Freddie off his mind. She’s the one woman he shouldn’t want… so why can’t he forget how right she feels in his bed? Or how much he wants her there, not just for one night but forever? Being together might be against the rules… but being apart is impossible.
The Tycoon's Convenient Baby
Cherry Kay - 2015
Billionaire Media Tycoon David is in BIG trouble. A dark rumor is threatening to destroy his public image and potentially ruin the empire he built from scratch and he will do anything to change that. His advisers tell him that the only way to repair things is to become a family man and ditch the bachelor lifestyle. Having never had time to find love this is going to prove tricky. As a way of fixing this situation, David is introduced to a beautiful business woman named Elise. This would be a standard marriage of convenience for 3 years with Elise getting a huge pay off at the end. However, there is one caveat... They need to have a baby also. Neither David nor Elise are looking for love but could the bond of a convenient baby be something that potentially changes everything?
When You Come To Me
Jade Alyse - 2011
Sure it seems simple in the grand scheme of things. After all, she's got her family supporting her, and family is all that matters. She is ostracized in her dorm for being just a little bit quiet and a little bit conservative. But that doesn't bother her…initially. Her roommate is loud and wild and white, drinks beer and has sex with her boyfriend. They are polar opposites in every sense of the word. But when Natalie decides to accompany her roommate to a house party off-campus in a cozy house of blue siding, her world is turned upside down the moment that she's knocked unconscious with a flying beer bottle. Yes, you read that correctly. When she comes to (in more ways than one) she is face to face with Brandon Greene, a preppy, oatmeal-skinned New Yorker, with a loud mouth, a grand smile and an open heart. Brandon makes his intentions clear from the beginning: he is hopelessly in love with his girlfriend, Sophia, but does not want to marry her. He does, however, want to be friends with Natalie.Neither Brandon nor her curiosity about him make sense to her at all, and her sense of complacency begins to tumble as she and Brandon grow closer. She's thrust into a love triangle that she wants no part of and suddenly, a streamlined future to success in the medical field is the last thing on her mind — all she sees now is a shade of gray. Brandon and Natalie have a powerful dynamic; but can it stand the weight that time, spatial disparity and color have placed on them? "When You Come to Me" is a sometimes humorous, sometimes dramatic take on the loss of innocence in its most colorful form.
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.
Her Fake Escort
Tiana Cole - 2020
But turns out, it was all a beautiful lie. Okay, I never thought I would be the type of woman who would even consider paying a man to be with me. But my most recent breakup left me humiliated like never before and I need to keep up appearances. Enter Ian. Gorgeous, funny, charming, and- most importantly- he actually seems to enjoy my curves. Too bad he happens to be an escort. And a liar. Stacked, beautiful and sweet as hell, Kellen is everything I never knew I wanted…I hadn’t exactly planned on pretending to be on escort. And I sure as hell never planned on falling for the curvy beauty with the smooth cocoa skin.But the sparks between us were right there from the beginning.Until she found out I lied about everything. Yup, I’m no escort alright. I actually happen to be one of the wealthiest men in the country. She thinks I duped her. And she can’t forgive me. But I didn’t become a billionaire by taking no for an answer. I’ll stop at nothing to get her back. Even if it means playing dirty. ***This is a standalone novel with a touch of steam and HEA.***
Stereo
Trevion Burns - 2014
Within hours his P.R. Agent concocts the perfect plan to revive his rapidly sinking career before it’s too late, but will Adam be able to pull it off?
Moan
Kenya Wright - 2016
WARNING: If Eyes Wide Shut and The Da Vinci Code had a one night stand in a dark alley while it was raining, then this novel would be there baby. The main setting of this story is a masquerade ball where sex lathers every inch of the castle, and all masked guests are welcome to explore any desire. BLURB:
Roman, the Sex Tycoon of Europe, requested that Emily interview him. He's invited her to his exclusive masquerade ball in London. She'll be the only reporter there, partying among the most powerful people in the world. But there's something bigger going on at this party where masks hide the wicked, and sex happens in and out of the shadows. There are lives at stake, and Roman is certain that Emily can help. All he has to do is keep his hands off of her long enough to take down an evil man called the Devil. But it's hard to focus with a woman like Emily and the more he's around her, he's thinking less about the plans and wondering more about the many ways he can make her moan.
EXCERPT:
Roman had the kind of face that stroked the wicked parts of the body—ripe lips, tanned skin, midnight hair and a smooth grin. Strong and defined, his cheekbones made me want to nibble them.
His jaw was a work of art in a deep, catastrophic way, because although it was beautiful I wanted to do so many naughty things to it. Things that one didn’t do with a human jaw. I wanted to rub my sex all over its angular length until I came. I wanted to use my nipples to trace circles all over it. I wanted to fuck him hard. I wanted to bite. I wanted to gnaw. I wanted to grip his bed sheets and moan as he moved on top of me.
Work It Out
Roxy Wilson - 2014
She had a list: Divorce her cheating husband. Check. Quit her dead-end job. Check. Return to the Big Apple. Check. Only one item remains: Get rid of the junk-in-her-trunk. The last thing she expects is to be attracted to her personal fitness trainer. Not only is Dylan McCoy a man from her past, he's younger, which gives the prospect of pursuing this interracial romance a bit daunting for "MJ". Dylan owns his own business, has a body made in the gym, and the pick of any woman he wants. Yet none of those women have the qualities he wants in a life partner. When “MJ” walks into his fitness center, her warm smile and sexy curves knock him down like a hundred-pound weight, and he wants nothing more than to start a steamy multicultural romance with this stunning African American. Now all he has to do is prove to her that age is just a number and he's counting down the moments until she’s his. Forever.
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Bonus: This book also includes the first chapter of the bestselling interracial romance, Baby Wanted.
A Personal Matter
Karyn Langhorne Folan - 2021
But when his assistant and secretary both quit rather than take another second of his abuse, he's paired with Alayna Jackson, a young black paralegal with "issues" of her own. When fire meets ice, the steam practically rises off the page as Alayna and Ben discover the pleasure of the business of loving each other.
