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Rock Bottom


Mi'kea - 2015
    Imagine her surprise when Prince Charming drives up in his Range Rover! Certainly, he is too good to be true. Something has to be wrong with him. Mystical creatures do not exist! Or do they? Rock Bottom is an adult fairytale that details Vincent’s journey from on top of the world to dreaming about the day he will hit Rock Bottom.

Creepy Teacher


Mackie Malone - 2014
    She confronts a dark and disturbing man who engages in kidnapping and murder. Underlying everything is the protagonist's budding new romance. If you read or watch psychological thrillers, this free book will start you off in my series of creepy people novels.

She Use to Be the Sweetest Girl


Linette King - 2016
    It comes from those you would have never expected it to come from, like your friends and sometimes your family. For Nichole Jackson it came from both. Amber, Nichole and Bianca had been best friends for a few years but neither of them really knew the other. They all pretty much only shared the information that they wanted them to know. The scariest thing to have in your life is a best friend that doesn’t really like you. With a friend like that, who needs enemies? Darnell (Murda) Jones runs the streets of Memphis with an iron fist. He prides himself on leaving no stone unturned by killing off any and everyone that poses a threat to his empire. His organization came first until he ran into a damsel in distress, literally. All of a sudden, his focus began to drift away as the overpowering need to save her took over. When life constantly throws you hardships, it changes you. Follow the She use to be the sweetest girl series to find out how quickly it changed Nichole Jackson.

Her Montana Christmas Cowboy: Clean & Wholesome Christmas Cowboy Romance (Big Sky Christmas Book 1)


Jenna Hendricks - 2020
    

Saving the Seal


Cristina Grenier - 2015
    That's a savings of over 66%! Get it NOW before it goes back up to $2.99. This is a full-length novel with no cliffhangers Doctor Genevieve Thomas has known her calling since she was a young girl. Her father’s suicide in the wake of his service in the Vietnam War drove her to be a psychiatrist specializing in Veteran services, and she’s utterly devoted to her cause. However, when the difficult case of Lieutenant Owen Sinclair is referred to her, she’s not certain she can handle it – not for any lack of skill, but because she finds the man himself a huge distraction. A towering mountain of muscle and intimidation, Lieutenant Sinclair might be just the shock she needs to help her discover a world of pleasure she never dreamed existed. Owen Sinclair doesn’t like doctors. He doesn’t like discussing his past and he’s perfectly content to battle his demons on his own. The retired seal refuses to seek help for the memories that haunt his dreams until his CO sets him up in a last bid to save his sanity. Dr. Genevieve Thomas, however, is the last thing he ever expected to come across in a psychological evaluation. Her smooth, dark skin and entrancing eyes immediately enthrall him, and he quickly realizes that he must decide which is more important: his pride, or obsession with the woman slowly but surely saving his soul from the darkness that threatens it? This BWWM Navy Seal 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.

Fried Chicken and Gravy


Sherri Schoenborn Murray - 2014
    But, when he suggests to her father that she should take cooking lessons from the old ladies down at his church, she wants to crawl under a car and die. Missy is perfectly happy working in their auto repair shop and has no intention of spending more time in the kitchen. But if filling the hole in her father’s heart is as easy as filling his stomach with fried chicken and gravy, it might be worth the effort. When she dutifully accompanies her father to church, she finds that she has more to learn than a bunch of recipes.

Rejection (Detective Jack Creed)


C.T. Mitchell - 2015
    He’s become more of a recluse cutting off communication with his parents and most of the outside world. He talks mainly through his YouTube channel “Nic Says” and his cold, spine tingling rants are very disturbing; especially to the young women at his University campus. He does not take rejection well and he’s got sweet revenge on his mind. But what’s even more alarming is that he’s got a sympathiser who’s got even bigger ideas. Are they part of a murder club? Detective Jack Creed needs to stop this attack. He’s got 48 hours to stop the perpetrator or witness Australia’s greatest mass University shooting. Australian author C T Mitchell is Australia's newest detective mystery, suspense and thriller writer with crime fiction plots centred around the seaside town of Cabarita Beach and the Northern Rivers District, in far north New South Wales, Australia.

The Love of Grace: Prequel to Married By Fate (Annville Mail Order Brides)


Helen Christian - 2017
    He couldn’t wait to make her his wife and their engagement was the talk of the town. They were good people, wrapped in the love of God, waiting for their happily ever after.If only that were the end of the story...*This story is a Prequel to “Married By Fate"*-

Dreams of Us


Brooke St. James - 2016
    Some aspects of her life hadn't turned out the way she planned, but she had slowly come to accept that. She thought she was content with her current lifestyle. Then, on a routine weekend visit home, her little cousin made a comment that was the catalyst for her to begin questioning everything. For the first time, she felt led to make changes and start over. But big changes can often be intimidating, and she just wasn't sure she had what it took to follow through. She'd have to trust that God would intervene. Not only would He deliver her from her past, but He would also, through the most unlikely circumstances, deliver to her the man of her dreams.

Persuaded by the Hero (Heroes of Freedom Ridge)


Elle E. Kay - 2021
    Her decision will decide their future.Bryce hasn’t laid eyes on Sabrina in three years despite visiting Freedom Ridge every Christmas. Not that he could blame her for avoiding him. He left town in a hurry and without a backward glance. He isn’t the same irresponsible kid from back then—the Army changed him. But convincing her to trust him again will be a challenge.Avoiding the man she’d once loved every Christmas season was one thing, but now he's back. And he's her boss. Sabrina isn’t prepared to work for Bryce—it will make it impossible to keep her secret. Their story might have derailed three years earlier, but her humiliation feels fresh. Had God rescued her only to throw her back into the mouth of a hungry lion?They soon discover time apart didn’t dim their chemistry and long for buried feelings rise to the surface, but will they have a second chance at romance or is the risk of involving him in her son’s life too great?Return to Freedom, Colorado and enjoy the faith, friendships, and forever-afters of the Heroes of Freedom Ridge in this Christian Christmas romance.Persuaded by the Hero is Book 11 in the Heroes of Freedom Ridge series, but each book can be read as a standalone.

Beneath Sunless Waves


Stephen Makk - 2014
    At the height of the Cold War, he fell for the enemy: Irina, a Soviet naval officer. The streets of Moscow are a world of subterfuge, but they must keep their secret from the KGB.When war erupts in the South Atlantic, Tom is forced to abandon Irina. With the Soviets on his tail, he leads his dive team into the most dangerous place on Earth: a shipwreck with live nuclear weapons. The task is illegal and deniable, but failure is not an option; millions of lives are at stake.With the British submarine HMS Sultan and the Soviet submarine Arkhangelsk facing each other down like gunfighters, Tom’s confronted with a harsh realisation: Irina’s on the other side, playing for the opposition. How can he choose? Will saving Irina lead to the failure of his mission? Can he lead his team to success against the odds?If you like the sound of ‘Jason Bourne meets The Hunt for Red October’, join Tom now in the most dangerous place on Earth.

My Secret Billionaire


Imani King - 2015
    It was better that way... Sierra Simmons is proud, capable, and ready to leave her mark on the world. Graduating valedictorian, she's willing to work her way up and carve out her name in the journalism world. When a surprise internship with the biggest station around falls into her lap, she's given her first major opportunity: an off the books chance to blow the lid on a dangerous website that caters to the sexual needs of the rich and famous. Blaine Winguard is a bachelor billionaire extraordinaire, and he's never been afraid of leaving a string of sexual conquests in his wake. There's one person who can stop him in his tracks – naive, oblivious Sierra Simmons. When it seems she’s closed the latest door he's opened for her, he has to know why. With secrets buried deep in his heart, he'll have to finally step into her life, risking events that will change their lives – and their hearts – forever.

The Venture Capitalist


LaVie EnRose - 2015
     Tristan White, the CEO of a multibillion-dollar venture capital firm, has every material thing he could ask for. The loss of his mother and a tragedy involving a dear friend has left him unable to form lasting intimate relationships. Even the alternative lifestyle he adopted shortly before entering college to help him cope with the trauma has become less than fulfilling for him in the last year. When the alluring Keisha Beale breezes into his life seeking startup capital for her record store and studio, his first inclination is to turn her down. But something about the captivating beauty stirs his dormant libido. Mixing business with pleasure ended in tragedy for him once, so he knows he has to tread carefully. Tristan always builds an exit strategy into every entanglement, but it’s Keisha who severs their arrangement by uttering her safe word.

The Covering


Dana Pratola - 2011
    When they do meet, she’s stunned. Gunnar is gorgeous, charismatic, and driven. He’s also hostile, self-destructive, and an unbeliever…and she’s drawn to him like no other. The temptation she feels is as dangerous as it is alluring. She wants to stay away, but God has other plans. He reveals the devil’s intent to destroy Gunnar, and commissions Tessa to keep him covered in prayer. Can she rely on God to keep her from falling…in love, and into temptation? Or will the devil claim them both?

Hot Navy SEAL Romance Collection: 3 Sweet, Contemporary, Military Romances


Taylor Hart - 2020
    Women that want true love. True heroes that never say die! The Found Warrior When Blaine Hammerton, Navy SEAL, is notified that his father died of a heart attack, he finds himself in Brooklyn, shaking hands with people he's never met and accepting a random key from one of his father's friends. As he finds himself lost in a mental fog on the streets of Manhattan, he never expects to walk into an art gallery, and he really never expects to discover a beautiful woman...having a breakdown. Breakdown? Elena Gates doesn't have breakdowns! Just because she threw a bottle of water at her prize canvas doesn't mean she was coming apart. The know-it-all man in uniform has no right to be in her gallery! Giving him a piece of her mind will be her pleasure ... until she discovers his father recently passed. The sadness in his ice blue eyes leads her to do something she's never even considered before--ask a man over for pancakes at midnight.When the call comes and it's time for Blaine to get back to being a real life hero, Elena has to make a choice--wait for him or risk losing her heart once and for all. The Dream Groom Scar Walker, professional football player and ex Navy Seal, only wanted to focus on getting his gym built for military vets while he was in San Diego. He didn’t want to take crap from his brother, he didn’t want to deal with a lippy waitress, and he really didn’t want random people calling him on the phone.Shayla Castle came to San Diego to finally live out her childhood dream. When she accidentally calls the mysterious phone number left on her table while waitressing, she never anticipated it would be the handsome jerkface soldier who chewed her out that morning. It confuses her even more when the same jerkface shows up the next night and saves her from an attacker.She never would have imagined she and soldier boy would start talking every night and she really never imagined he would convince her to let him do her bucket list together. After a hike at Torrey Pines, a helicopter ride, and surfing at Oceanside…she finds she just might be falling for this soldier boy.When things get heated, she’s left with a choice—let go of the past or lose a new dream she was just starting to discover. The Broken Warrior Zane Kent, ex Navy SEAL and Thor look-alike, takes pride in keeping calm in stressful situations while being part of a ‘special teams’ vigilante group. But when he walks into a mission blind and discovers the woman who broke his heart 7 years ago is the target, the lines become fuzzy and his pride flies out the window.Sarah Hamilton moved to San Diego to start a new life with her son and start a matchmaking business. She is shocked when Zane Kent shows up at a client meeting and down-right stunned when she finds herself asking for his protection. But it’s fine because their relationship is professional now. Too bad he kisses her. Good thing she slaps him.After Zane insists on moving into her home, following her everywhere, easily bonds with her son over lightsabers, her old attraction to Zane begins to surface.