I call it clever research.It gets me what I want and when I want it.When I get bored, I move on.My system works like a charm…Until a little ray of SUNSHINE shows up.***Dating is nonexistent for me.I’m quirky, silly, and inexperienced.This means my romantic life is certainly lacking.I don’t date because no one’s interested.Some say I’m an independent woman who doesn’t need a man.But I know I’m on the fast track to becoming a lonely cat lady.How many cats are too many cats anyway?My boring world stays that way…Until my future stepmother’s STALKER shows up.

     But I wasn’t alone. Everyone crushed on our high-school coach back in the day. Strong. Dominant. Hot as sin. And completely off limits. Or he was back then. Now I’m finally grown up, and I’ve come back home. Life feels directionless, but one thing is dead center. My old crush. Now I’m finally old enough to do something about it, and I plan to. But I need to figure out how to tell my best friend that I’m in love. With her father.

    Now, his Scrooge is melting away along with thoughts of if her sugar plums taste as good as they look. Penny Evergreen lives for Christmas. When her parents send her to New York for a month-long training to relieve the piano prodigy of her paralyzing stage fright, she takes one look at the elaborate Christmas Village at the prestigious Knight & Knight department store and she hatches a holiday plan of her own. Will these two star crossed opposites attract? Or will their deceptions be the end of this holiday fairy tale before it has a chance to take off? Author’s Note: Grab your candy canes and sit in front of the fire. This sugary sweet Christmas story will warm your heart and melt your panties. This May December quick holiday romance is sure to have you asking Santa for some Malcolm of your very own. Complete insta-everything, safe and always a happy ending. Or two. Or ten.

    This must be my punishment for being on Santa's naughty list. Being a single overprotective dad means I've always lived two distinct lives.... And it has worked out just fine... Until my friend’s daughter walked into my life. Now can't get my head straight. Just a teenager when I saw her last. Now those ocean blue eyes, full lips and long luscious legs.... Leave me wondering if I'm being punished for all the cr*p I put women through. I want to own her. Dominate her. Teach her how to use her sweet assets. Turning down an opportunity to take her virginity will take every fiber of my being. I just hope I've got the self-restraint to do it. Warning: This taboo, older man younger woman, single daddy contemporary romance by Bestselling Romance Author, K.C. Crowne, is sure to leave your kindle on fire. Grab a cool beverage and enjoy this forbidden Christmas treat, with a deliciously sweet HEA.

    We were all we had left in this world and I was going to try my hardest to make sure she never wanted for anything. That’s why I needed someone I trusted to watch over the most important person in my life. Being a businessman meant I was out of the house a good portion of the day, a necessary evil to provide for Dolly. A live-in nanny would ensure Dolly got the best care possible when I wasn’t with her. And when I saw Emma for the first time I didn’t just see a caretaker for Dolly. I saw a woman who had every caveman instinct in me rising up like a primal beast. I felt possession and need for Emma the likes of which I’d never experienced before. I didn’t just want a nanny anymore, I wanted Emma … all of her. She might think this was just another job, but before our time was up Emma would realize she was mine and I wasn't letting her go. Warning: Guys, this book is going to give you whiplash for how insta-crazy it is. Talk about a hero who can’t keep his hands off his woman! This may look like a sugary sweet read—and it is—but make no mistake: it’s filthy as hell. We have one alpha hero who instantly falls for the heroine and won’t let her go. Maybe a little obsessive, but hey, that’s what we like.

    Hot as hell. Forbidden. Barely legal. My best friend's daughter. And my student. These are all the reasons I shouldn't look at Coco Garber twice. Coco's the perfect mix of innocent and sexy, and now I've found out she runs a blog called Teacher's Pet where she tells her readers all about her inappropriate crush. And guess what... the teacher in question is me. Now the little minx is making passes at me, both as the online stranger who wants to f*ck her into submission and her totally off-limits English teacher. Coco has no idea I'm both of the guys she's crushing on. What am I going to do? What I shouldn't do is act on it. Tell her to put a blindfold on and call me Daddy. Bend her over my desk at school and spank her. Order her to stop acting out, because now, she belongs to me. But I never was good at following the rules... Teacher's Pet is a steamy novella about a hot teacher and his best friend's daughter who just happens to be in his class. If you like dirty talking, dominant older men and feisty virgins, you've found your perfect read. Written by USA Today bestselling author Isabella Starling.

    They’re a family that grows every time a wayward soul crosses their path, and now I’m an honorary member. A former spy, I was married at twenty-two—a father at twenty-six and a widow by thirty. To say my life is in transition would be an understatement. Winding up in small-town Vermont was a curveball I didn’t see coming, but I’m learning that the Westbrooks take their motto of Welcome to the Chaos seriously, and I’m in over my head. Having taken down one of the most notorious crime families of our generation, I thought it prepared me for anything. Then I met Ari, and Ari met the Westbrooks, and their chaos consumed us. My daughter will always come first, but when Ari gets under my skin, will I find the courage to love again? Or will the lure and danger of my old profession prove to be the only commitment I’m able to make?

    The first time I saw her, she insulted my parents. The second time, she warned me that steroids cause shrinkage.Lucky for her, I'm not into steroids. But I am into her.She calls me Officer Grumpy. I want her to call me Daddy.Now I just have to convince her to fall for me too. LunaWhen my older brothers boss me around, it's annoying.When the hot detective downstairs does it, my entire body lights up like a Christmas tree.Carter Grayson is big, grumpy, and rude…but when he calls me princess, I want to be so good for him.He says he wants me to be his. I just hope he means forever-ever.Because once he claims me, I don't want him to let me go. WarningWhen this older alpha male meets his younger BBW, all bets are off in this sweet, steamy romance from Nichole Rose. If instalove, crazy dogs, and over-the-top shenanigans aren't your thing, look away! All Nichole Rose books come complete with a sticky sweet and guaranteed HEA.

    Even so, I still held onto the hope of living free of the families. But when I’m given to Antonio Tuscani, I realize my thin dreams of escaping this life were just that -- dreams. Giving up -- I accept my fate … Until a fierce-eyed boss, Nick DaVinci, shows up on my wedding day to exact lethal vengeance. NickI came for Tuscani blood, and I took it.The doe-eyed bride in her white dress and veil of innocence doesn’t bat an eyelash when I do what I was born to do. I’m the head of the most powerful mafia family in the city, and I didn’t get here by sparing enemies. But Sophia’s demeanor intrigues me, and soon I realize she is far more than a mafia princess -- she is a queen -- and I will stop at nothing to keep her by my side. *-*Mink's Note: Curl up with your fav feline for this safe, sweet, steamy, a 'lil dark, and a lot dreamy, HEA.

    Walking into a strip club and asking for an audition certainly qualifies as desperate, but when her mom's battle with cancer ends months before Angelica is due to start college, she doesn't feel like she has much choice. The moment Morgan Cadwell sees her on his stage, he knows she's the one woman who could make him break all the rules. There's no way he's going to let Angelica dance for other men, so he hires her as his live-in personal assistant instead.Morgan's offer lets Angelica keep her clothes on...but little does she know that, in the end, he'll make her bare her soul instead.

    She never dreamed that a mechanical error with the plane she was on would change the course of her life forever. Vince took one look at Sophia and knew she was meant to be his. He didn’t care how long it took to gain her trust, she was worth the wait. Take a girl with trust issues, add an over the top Alpha willing to break through her defenses with a splash of fate and hold on tight. Guaranteed Happily Ever After inside!

    Protect. Defend.Anna Kloss grew up as a smart girl in the Sinister Knights Motorcycle Club, an above-the-law group of misfits that fights to safeguard the women of their town. Straddling both worlds, she's lived the last few years in a college dorm, losing herself in the promise of her future and trying to forget the lost love of her past. As Vice President of the Sinister Knights, Ryker Beckett has proven his dedication and loyalty by sitting in a county jail cell for three years for saving one woman from a nightmarish assault. The woman. The only one who matters. Prez's young, innocent, and untouched daughter, Anna. But now, Ryker is back, his sights set on reconnecting with the woman who occupied every minute of his thoughts while he was away. Anna's all grown up, but she’s still the only one he can't have, the only one he craves... Is she ready for this giant, rough-around-the-edges biker to protect and defend her forever? Warning: Ryker is hard in all the right places—a tall, tattooed drink of water sitting on a powerful engine. He's got his mind on one woman only, and when he sees her again, he's determined to get her bred and on his bike for their sultry ride into the sunset.

    She gets stellar grades in an effort to make her family proud. But when a make-out session with her high school boyfriend goes horribly wrong, her dad’s best friend steps in. Christopher Maddox is an alpha male determined to show Bailey how real men handle a woman with curves.Chris Maddox is a successful real estate developer responsible for millions of dollars in property. He doesn’t date inexperienced, virginal young girls. But lately he’s noticed that his best buddy’s daughter is all grown up. Now, Bailey is all sass and swing, with a feisty personality and generous curves. He’s determined to stay hands off when it comes to this saucy piece of temptation, but when Bailey begs for it, can he keep his promise? Who hasn’t dreamed about a hot older guy who barges in and catches you in the act? But in this case, Bailey’s powerful alpha male also happens to be her dad’s best friend! Be sure to have a tall glass of ice water nearby because you’ll be sweltering after reading this tale! No cheating, no cliffhangers, and always a HEA for my readers.

    Living in the mountains can get lonely, but it’s easier to resist temptation when your only companions are trees and bears.Then temptation fell into my lap—literally.Allie Russo is the last kind of problem I need on my hands. Gorgeous, smart, and far too young for me, she’s running from problems of her own. She has no business being in my life. Or in my bed. Or over my knee.The problem is, she likes being there. And when she calls me Daddy with that look in her big, dark eyes, I have a hard time remembering all the reasons we’re wrong for each other.Because this thing between us feels right. And now I’m not sure I can live without her.

    He wanted to own me. I just wanted to be his. JACKSON I wanted Megan from the moment I first saw her, and nothing would keep me from her. I could have been called a bastard for knowing her father would fail in paying me for a mutual business agreement, for knowing I would take Megan as payment. But she was mine and in my world, when I wanted something, I took it. And I wanted her. She was bought and paid for, collateral damage when her father failed to uphold his end of the deal. They all think it’s only for a week. They’re wrong. I’m keeping her. MEGAN My father couldn't fulfill a debt to Jackson King, but Jackson didn't seem to mind, not when he got me as his payment. Having been attracted to the brutal businessman for years, I couldn't help but feel arousal and trepidation at what he had planned. He wanted me for a week, to do with as he pleased. He wanted my virginity. But I knew this was more than just repaying a debt. This was about Jackson wanting to own me, not just my body, but every part of who I was. And the depraved part about it all was the fact that I wanted to give everything to him. I wanted to be his. WARNING: This is a fast and hard ride, featuring an over-the-top Alpha who fights dirty and plays dirtier. It’s a safe read, but it’s short, filthy and so hot you might need a nice, big, long, cool… drink to get you through to the happy ending.