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Forever Blue (The Weight of the Badge, #2)
Kaylee Rose - 2021
In her, he sees someone who understands his law enforcement career and is strong enough to accept all that comes with it. But the universe has other ideas and throws the good and bad when least expected, turning Lance’s world upside down. Kellie Bryant always believed in the happily-ever-after. All that changed the day Lance Malloy left town, taking her hopes and dreams with him. Falling in love with a man she barely knew wasn’t planned but ruled by her heart, she gambled her future, and that of her niece, Rory.With her world spun on its axis, Kellie can’t afford to hold on to a man who isn't able to love her back.**Forever Blue is the second book in The Weight of the Badge series and is meant to be read in order.
Bound by Danger
Kelsey Dawson - 2021
He’s supposed to be the prince to my mafia princess. But Dario Colombo? Notorious playboy. Bad boy. The guy never takes a single thing seriously. I’ve kissed enough frogs to know he’s no mafia prince. But this would all be a lot easier if he wasn’t so damned good-looking.Dario - Settling down with one woman, a white picket fence, two-point-two kids, and a dog was never my version of happily ever after. But everything changed when my brother John married Gastone Gambino's daughter to ensure peace between our families. That's when Sara Codutti, a fierce and fiery mafia princess, enchanted my soul and my heart. I will make her mine at all costs. This time, I have to get it right, which would be easier if everything else wasn’t going to so wrong.
Sawyer's Mate
Meg Ripley - 2019
But when she gets to Big Bend National Park and meets the hunky Ranger assigned to assist with her dig, her plans start to look less than solid. Her mind insists on staying on track, but whenever she’s around Sawyer, her heart refuses to listen. After inheriting the Alpha title of his bear clan, Sawyer’s ready to start settling down—and when he meets Madelyn, his inner bear knows he’s found the one. Even though sparks fly between them, Madelyn can’t imagine leaving her New England family and budding career behind. But Sawyer longs for her to stay in Texas; he can’t bear the thought of being without her. Madelyn tries to find a balance between dating and schoolwork, but time’s running out for her to make a discovery for her thesis. But when she digs up Big Bend’s biggest secret of all, will her life—and love—be put in danger? Sawyer’s Mate is a 33,000 word standalone novella with steamy shifter scenes intended for readers 18+.
Rival Attraction
Sofia T. Summers - 2020
Even if he kisses better than any other man.We’ll always be bitter rivals. Eight years ago, he ruined my life. Now, the grade-A jerk is back to do it again. Christopher Kinnison is many things.Cruel. Arrogant.Handsome. Conceited.One thing he absolute is not is kind.He proved that eight years ago when he destroyed my dreams and career along with my heart.What the hell did I ever do to karma that she sent him back into my life?And we are supposed to be working together – again!The devil might be easier to work with than Chris.At least I could resist the beast with the horns.But the flesh and blood man in front of me is another story.We’re not the same college kids we were back then.Being single parents means we both have bigger priorities than our own hang-ups.But the same sizzle between us is impossible to ignore.He may be my sworn enemy, but love isn’t always logical or fair.Standalone romance, no cliffhanger, HEA Guaranteed.
Fighting for Marcy
M.J. Nightingale - 2021
A lying, cheating, soon-to-be-ex-husband and his newest “girlfriend” won’t stop her from pursuing a happy life. The last thing she's ready for is a new relationship with the sexy addition to the Banderas Sheriff’s Department. But when crazy things start happening in Tarpley, around her and her children, she comes to depend on the gorgeous man she met in the produce department more and more.Former Detective Blake “New York” Levine comes to Texas to continue his career of catching criminals and putting them behind bars. As a new deputy and member of the Tarpley Volunteer Fire Department, Blake's determined to unravel the mysteries of the cold cases he is asked to solve. His first one, a murdered artist whose skeletal remains were found in the desert, has him stumped. So far, the best thing to happen to him is meeting the strikingly beautiful Marcy.Juggling his caseload becomes a whole lot harder when he is tasked with bringing down a heinous criminal attempting to hire MC members to kill a local. When he finds that Marcy and her kids are in the crossfire, will he be able to solve the crime in time to save them?
Protecting Freedom
Jen Talty - 2020
However, she’d paid her debt to society and all she wanted to do was ease back into the community, get a job, and live a quiet life without drawing any attention to herself.
She’d managed to turn her life around and even found herself a boyfriend. A good man. A man she could love.
Only, it seemed fate had other ideas for her and now she has to choose between the past and the future.
Parker “Baby” Roman is tired of playing the field. He might be young, but he’s ready to settle down and have a family and he has his sights set on the sexy, but aloof hostess of his favorite local water hole.
But Baby is ill-prepared to find out the woman of his dreams is a convicted felon and being with her could ruin his career. However, he’ll have to set all that aside when Katina’s life is on the line. He’ll do what it takes, but then he’ll have to let her go.
Or will he do what is in his heart?
Bryson's Treasure
Linzi Baxter - 2019
He barely got out alive with the help of a young Afghan girl he refused to leave behind. His boots barely touch Montana soil before he and his brother Noah rescue an unconscious woman trapped in a wrecked truck. A truck whose brakes were clearly tampered with. Though still wounded himself, his instincts scream to keep her safe until they find out who wants her dead. A heart she dares not trust…her own. All Lynn remembers from the accident is a pair of crystal-blue eyes she never thought to see again. Until those eyes show up a few days later, attached to a tall, sandy-haired cowboy who takes all of five minutes to get under her skin. He wants her to stay put? She just got away from a dangerous cult. No one tells her what to do or where she can and can’t go. Especially not a sexy ex-Marine with a rescue complex. But when more near-misses leave her shaken, she has no choice but to surrender to Bryce’s protection…and try like hell not to surrender her heart.
Just a Kiss
J.H. Croix - 2021
Brainy brings bossy to his knees.Eve Slater is brilliant. She’s also my former intern, one I did my best to ignore because she was off limits and waaaay too tempting.She’s even more delectable now and the reigning queen of gaming tech in Seattle. Our chance encounter at Club Temptation ignites a fire between us.It was just a kiss. Nothing but a kiss, and it nearly brought me to my knees. She’s not off limits any more, and I’m not about to let her slip away.I’m accustomed to money, power and influence getting me what I want. Except Eva doesn’t care. Before I know it, I’m fighting for her, fighting to win the only woman who wants me for everything except my image.
South Side Boys: A Complete Bad Boy Collection
Alexis Winter - 2021
This time, the big bad wolf just might eat you alive.”Meet the South Side Boys. Damaged. Alpha. Protective.So filthy you just might melt...From best-selling author Alexis Winter comes a complete bad boy collection of four full-length novels. Each book will leave you satisfied with a steamy happily ever after sure to keep you reading long into the night.Books included:Bad Boy ProtectorI’m not a protector. I’m a damaged ex-con.The last thing I need is an innocent little virgin, thinking I’m her happily ever after.So I kept my distance,Until that night.Saving her felt like redemption from my past.Falling for her was where I fucked up.Now the shadows from my past have returned and I’ll stop at nothing to keep her safe.Even if that means I have to lose her forever.This isn’t a fairytale sweetheart and I’m no knight in shining armor.This time the big bad wolf just might eat you alive.Fake BoyfriendEx-con, hothead, broken beyond repair.I’m the guy you don’t take home to mom.She may need a fake boyfriend, but you better believe the way I'll have her screaming my name is real.We agreed it was only pretend and I made damn sure she knew…I’m nobody’s happily ever after.Brother-In-Law's BabyTwo pink lines...yup, pregnant by my hot AF brother-in-law/roommate.Baby number two couldn't have come at a worse time.Look, this isn’t my dream life.I never planned on being a single mom begging to live with my brother-in-law and it’s no secret he didn’t want this arrangement either.Fresh off a broken engagement, he isn’t exactly welcoming us with open arms.So how do I tell him the reason I ran away is because he’s about to be a daddy?Bad Boy's BabyHow to NOT have a happily ever after...#1. Get pregnant by your brand new boyfriend.#2. Don’t tell said boyfriend you’re pregnant.#3. Oh, and don’t tell him you’re the reason his brother is rotting in prison.Getting pregnant by Ben is only the start to this drama, and now I’m neck-deep, hiding secrets of my own.Someone lock me up and throw away the key, I’m about to serve a life sentence for screw up of the century.Note from the author: This series was previously published in a boxset titled Say You’re Mine. Each book in this deliciously steamy set is a full-length novel with NO cheating or cliff-hangers and LOTS of heat, drama and angst.
Make You Mine: A Grumpy Boss Hate To Love Romance (Like A Boss Book 2)
Elyse Riggs - 2021
Silver Star (Trinity Security Solutions Book 2)
Tory Palmer - 2021
The Hard Target
M.M. Rose - 2019
Not get scared out of my wits by this man mountain. Hot as hell. Hard as steel. Burning eyes that melt my...you know. Who cares what my body thinks? I need him gone. End of. But there's one problem. A boat load of bad guys are after me. Mr Snarlycocks here is my only protection. His solution? To hide in his house in the mountains. No way. No how. Not till hell enters a new glacial age. But what choice do I have? Especially when he pins me with that thousand watt gaze in his rock hard grey eyes... RICHTER I came for vengeance. Not to find salvation. But the instant those wide eyes fall on me, I'm held captive. Damn, I should know better. My tattoos are made of bullet scars. She's the sweet flower of innocence. We mix like oil and water. But no woman has made me feel the way she does. She's the cool fire in my night sky. My only, lonely light in the dark heavens. I'll die before they hurt an inch of her soul. Then I'll have to let her go. Even if my heart crumbles like star dust... From author MM Rose, comes the debut novel of a new romantic suspense series loaded with a swoon storm of alpha heroes and deep, sexy plot twists to keep you turning pages well into the night! Wow, just wow, you got to read this! - ARC reviewer I love the characters! Each have their own issues, and love how it comes together at the end! - Reviewer I read a lot of romance books. MM Rose has just joined the ranks of my favorite author! - Beta Reader
Small-Town Affair (A Secret Baby Romance)
Lauren Wood - 2021
I’m the one that called it off.The first woman I’ve loved in years, and now she hates me.Time didn’t make it better, only worse.Missing her became my occupation.I don’t blame her for wanting to cut me out of her life.I earned it.We had something great going.I got scared and callously broke her heart.Her gorgeous body and seductive eyesMake me jealous as everyone looks her way.I know I can’t have her, and it kills me.Mila is the woman every man wants by his side and in his bed.Sexy, kind and she is going to be a great motherTo my child that she carries, as I tossed her aside.I am no longer the idiot that called it all off.I deserve a second chance with her.I’ll make it right with her.Then she will forgive me and truly be mine.Note: Adults Only!