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Bounced
Brill Harper - 2017
I've seen some crazy stuff as a bouncer. I thought I'd seen it all.But I've never seen anything like her. Just one look and I knew my life was never going to be the same. She's sweet, innocent, and looking for trouble.She found it.I'm big and mean and more trouble than she ever imagined. I'm going to mess up all her carefully laid plans. And I'm going to make her mine.SarahI'm a careful girl. Life is too dangerous not to be. I have a plan. Goals. And none of them include an overly-muscled, tattooed, possessive bouncer with an eye patch from the road house just outside of city limits.I just wanted one night off from being perfect, boring, and careful.He's too much man for a girl like me. Too intense. Too visceral.But I don't think he's going to let me go.Author's Confession: I don't even know if this could happen in real life. Luckily, it's a book. That means the hot, tatted, beardy bouncer can totally take one look at the virgin college student studying actuarial science and know he's going to marry the sh!t out of her. Right?
Hot for the Firefighter (Hot for Heroes, #2)
Autumn Summers - 2020
Firefighter Zach Lowe saved Willow’s life, in more ways than one.WillowIt was so unexpected, my whole life just came crumbling down. I lost my home, all my possessions, my job...basically everything that made me, me. But what I gained from that loss, is priceless. ZachI’ve saved dozens of people from burning buildings, but this one is different.When I first saw her in the fire-filled room, a chill came over me.There’s was something special about this girl, but she’s lost everything including a piece of her soul.I’m willing to do anything to make her whole again and make her mine. Hot for the Firefighter is a sweet and steamy Insta Love Romance with a happily-ever-after featuring an alpha man and the curvy woman he loves. NO cliffhangers. NO cheating.
Red, White & Yours
K.L. Fast - 2019
Ava Vaclaw never expected anything. When these two come together, fireworks aren't the only thing going off this Fourth of July. This novella has it all: a little intrigue, a whole lotta instalove, all the KL Fast steam and safety you can handle... Are you ready for Red, White, & Yours? Please note that 'Red, White & Yours' is book one in the 'Falling on the Fourth' series.
Take Me
Kate Hunt - 2019
I’ve never worked at a place like this. And I know I better not screw it up, because my older brother hooked me up with the job—his buddy owns the place. As it turns out, though? The hardest part of the job isn’t scooping ice cream. It’s resisting my brother’s hot friend—aka my hunky, irresistible new boss. Shane This is torture. Every time I look at Blair, I melt like a scoop of ice cream under the blazing summer sun. I did her brother a favor by giving her this job. And if he knew how I felt about her, he’d rip me a new one. I can’t ignore these intense feelings that I have for Blair, though. I’ve gotta find a way to make this sweet girl mine. TAKE ME is a steamy, fun, short romance with insta-love, an older alpha man and younger woman, and a HEA.
Breaking His Rules
Tory Baker - 2019
As owner of one of the premiere fine dining experiences in Florida, he has plans to expand and turn a small sleepy town into a tourist attraction. His restaurants are thriving and he makes sure his employees are happy and well paid. He only has one rule he lives by. He will never date his employees. Then he saw his newest employee, Harlow. One look at her and Evan knew that he was going to claim her as his. He wasn’t about to walk away. To hell with his rules. He had to have her. Besides, they always say rules are meant to be broken.
Tory has cooked you up something extra special this go around with Evan Jackson, restaurant owner and one over the top Alpha with his eyes on a girl he plans on making his dessert over and over and over… (You get the picture). Pull up a chair, grab a fan and dig in! As always guaranteed Safe read with a Happy Ever After sure to put a smile on your face.
Sweet Like Candy
Evie Harrison - 2018
Right. She’s tried it all—fix ups, speed dating, online profiles and even a popular phone app, all with no success. She’s sure her dream man is out there, but she’s done trying to find him herself. She figure's when it’s meant to be; fate will find a way. Ryan Walters is a workaholic who’s not looking for Mrs. Right. He’s not even looking for Mrs. Right Now. Instead, he spends his days focused on what he cares about most— amassing a fortune. Aside from his sister and her children, Ryan has no time for entanglements of any kind. What happens when one confirmed bachelor meets the sweetest girl in the world? Happily ever after, of course!
Claimed By The British Rockstar
Flora Ferrari - 2020
Can I please the British rock star?The problem is that I wasn’t at the show to see him. I was at the show to see my dad, who just so happens to be the lead singer’s bandmate and oldest friend.And yet I can’t stop dreaming about Maddox Copper claiming me like the inked primal savage he is, a man a million cuts above the immature douches my age.I have dreams of getting a degree in zoology and opening an animal sanctuary, but when Maddox and I come together in irrepressible lust, it’s like we’re the animals. This silver fox knows how to press all the right buttons.But he and my dad have been friends since they were eleven years old and bandmates for almost as long. How the heck is that supposed to work?And what can a naive younger woman like me do for a man like Maddox Copper, a rock star among rock stars, a man who must’ve had about a million groupies throwing themselves at him over the years? What if I can’t get over my insecurities, the voices whispering in my head that I’m just not good enough?What if my past demons come back to haunt me and it all comes crashing down?*CLAIMED BY THE BRITISH ROCKSTAR is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Stalking His Claim
Lucy Darling - 2020
Watched over me. Protected me. Though he’s older than me, I’ve always seen him as someone I can relate to on every level. He still sees me as a little girl, so I tell myself I have to let him go. Then the world comes crashing down on me. And where do I run? Right into his open arms. Now that I’m grown up, I want him to see me as more than the little girl he used to dote on. I want him to see me as the woman who loves him with every breath I take.She’s always had a place in my heart. When she was little, I loved spoiling her. As she got older, I was happy to be a shoulder for her to lean on. And when she was all grown up? That’s when I realized I needed distance, that I couldn’t trust myself around her. She’s too young, too innocent, too everything-I’m-not. That doesn’t stop me from keeping tabs on her, though. Watching her every move from afar. Until one day she comes running, and I finally let myself hope for more. But can she love the man who’s kept her at arm’s length the past few years? Or will she run again when she finds out all I’ve done to make her mine?
Justified
Aurora Rose Reynolds - 2014
Nolan sees Chloe through a window of a bakery in downtown Manhattan. At first sight, something about her calls to a piece of him he thought was lost. Without thinking, he begins watching her, and when the moment presents itself, he strikes, claiming Chloe for himself. For a man who is used to getting what he wants Nolan wont let anyone or anything stand in his way.
Mr. Nice Guy
Loni Ree - 2021
Nice Guy. I should feel guilty for listening to her thoughts but I don’t. Now that I know her little secret, I’ll use it to my advantage. How hard can it be to turn a three-hundred-year-old vampire into the man of her dreams?The lonely vampire has his work cut out for him. Proving to his dream woman that he’s the Mr. Nice Guy she’s been looking for won’t be easy.Watch out curvy, little human, your hungry vampire is coming for you.
Sven (The Jorgensens #8)
ChaShiree M. - 2019
It’s the Jorgensen way. Cymion came to me at a time in both our lives when we were floundering and looking for our path. Now I have to tie her to me by any means necessary. Starting with putting my baby in her belly. Can Sven accomplish his goal before his lady love gets away? If you have been following this family, then you already know the answer. They are Filthy Modern Vikings for a reason. And Sven, will not be outdone.
Dear Killian
K.L. Donn - 2017
Dear Killian, Those two words start something I wasn't intending - something I wasn't looking for. Dear Jersey, When every battlefield leaves me feeling alone, only letters from her give me peace. **Each book in the Love Letters series is short sweet and to the point. Has new couples for each short story. Complete stand alone. If you're looking for depth, this series isn't it, this is about a quick fast love.
The Major's Welcome Home
Tessa Bailey - 2018
Never at a loss for words, Kenna is nonetheless rendered speechless by the gorgeous, hard-bodied and utterly inexperienced Army Major that lands in her passenger seat. Outraged by Beck’s lack of a welcome home after seven long years overseas, Kenna takes matters into her own hands, giving Beck something he’s only ever fantasized about in his bunk. Beck has never shied away from a test of will and Kenna gives new meaning to the word challenge. One problem? Kenna’s father is the Lieutenant General presenting Beck with a Silver Star and Beck is determined to treat Kenna with the respect she deserves. Kenna has other ideas, however, tempting Beck’s resolve at every turn. But how long can one lonely, starving man hope to resist the woman he craves? **The Major's Welcome Home originally appeared in the OFF BASE anthology under the title OFF BASE: BECK AND KENNA**
Snow Angel
Mink - 2019
Perfectly coordinated each year, my holiday display can't be beaten. I reign supreme. At least I did. Until he moved in across the street. Brendan. Who does he think he is? Just because he's handsome and makes my parts tingly doesn't mean I'll let him beat me. This Christmas, he's going down. Ariadne waits for the clock to tick over to December 1. She's poised over there, ready to spring into action with her curvy body and Christmas spirit. She goes all out for the holidays. This Christmas, I intend to go all out for her. (MINK's note: Snow Angel is an instalove, steamy, and sweet romance with a HEA, perfect for reading with a kitty in your lap and a coffee sitting next to you.)