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His Intern: Gracie & Isaac
FoxRose - 2022
My boss isn’t a man of many words, but those aren’t needed when a sudden flame between us starts to spread like a wildfire.His Intern is a short and sexy read that includes:Age GapInterracial CoupleCurvy HeroineGrumpy Hero
Screw Flirting
Lola West - 2021
“Bug,” Stewert is practically invisible. With her short hair and baggy overalls, everyone thinks of her as just one of the guys. She keeps to herself, spends most of her time fixing up her sailboat and planning her escape from her bizarro hometown, Spring, FL - where the men outnumber the women by like ten to one. Honestly, in a town overrun with hard up dudes, being different and unapproachable would suit Bug just fine, if it weren’t for her unrelenting crush on her brother’s best friend.Jackson Winters is following in his father’s footsteps. He’s gonna be an accountant. Sadly, he doesn’t even like math. Secretly he wants to be a writer - and not the practical kind. Jackson wants to write fiction but he’s basically never told anyone that - except Bug. She’s the only one he talks to. God, he thinks about her all the time. But she’s his best friend’s little sister.You can’t want your best friend’s little sister, right?This small town is paradise. Beautiful beaches, year-round warm weather and friendly neighbors. There’s only one thing missing—single ladies. It’s Raining Men in Spring, Florida and the lonely residents are hungry to find their soulmates. During the month of April, some of your favorite instalove authors are bringing you stories set in this fictional town where the men significantly outnumber the ladies. Come meet us in Spring to find your next book boyfriend.
His Love
Fiona Davenport - 2019
Right up until the day he noticed that his neighbor’s daughter had become the beautiful woman who was meant to be his. Since then, he waited not-so patiently for her to turn eighteen. He bided his time by watching over her. When he realized that all she wanted was a baby of her own, he was ready to give her more than just his love. He’d give her everything.
Falling Hard
Nichole Rose - 2021
She's mine.If you enjoy over-the-top growly men, feisty heroines, and sugary-sweet romance, you'll love Adrian and Stella's sweet and steamy story!This small town is paradise. Beautiful beaches, year-round warm weather, and friendly neighbors. There’s only one thing missing—single ladies. It’s Raining Men in Spring, Florida and the lonely residents are hungry to find their soulmates.During the month of April, some of your favorite instalove authors are bringing you stories set in this fictional town where the men significantly outnumber the ladies. Come meet us in Spring to find your next book boyfriend.
Daddy's Best Friend
London Hale - 2017
I never thought he'd see me as an adult, especially not after avoiding me for so long. But one hug, one moment feeling every inch of him against me, shattered that illusion. Consequences no longer mattered—I was eighteen, and I was willing to risk everything for my shot with him.He’s not going to resist anymoreI never should’ve seen Eve as more than my best friend’s daughter. As a cop, I knew it was wrong. It was my job to protect her from guys like me. Chasing her could cost me my career—not to mention the only family I'd ever known—but I couldn’t hold back another second. One taste, and I wanted her. To hell with the fallout.
Tricks in the Night (Hot Halloween Nights #8)
Megan Wade - 2020
I know, I know, they’re not real! But it doesn’t stop the whole, what if scenario from rolling around in my head. I mean, what if the zombie apocalypse actually happened?That’s why, when I’m invited to an exclusive party in a creepy castle for Halloween, I end up losing my ever-loving mind. Because it’s not just any old Halloween party I’m invited to, it’s a Zombie-themed party—a trick played on me by comedian of a brother. Yeah...not funny.Desperate to get out there, I do the only thing I can think to do in that situation, I hyperventilate and cry. Normally, this would be hideously embarrassing, but when fellow zombie hater, Devlon Cross, comes to my aid, it might just turn out to be the best Halloween party yet...
Blindsided
Matilda Martel - 2021
She loves her job, and she's good at it. Still, Gemma has never had the opportunity to try love out for herself. There's only one man who's tempted her enough to consider it, and he's a jerk. The sexiest jerk she's ever met. So, why does her body come alive when she walks into a blind date to find…him.Fergus Digby hates incompetence. He is meticulous and runs his company with an iron fist. Fergus is used to getting what he wants. And he wants Gemma Davenport. Since she turned down his advances not once, but twice, he can't stop thinking about her. Fantasizing about having her in his bed. When Fergus finally gets Gemma alone, the sparks between them grow into fireworks. Can they look past the reasons they shouldn't be together and embrace the once-in-a-lifetime passion they've ignited? Or will their relationship go up in flames before it's really begun?
The Professor's Obsession
Emma Bray - 2021
She sells her V-card to the highest bidder. Little does she know that man will turn out to be her professor.
Can I Come Over?
Whitney G. - 2020
As an author of over fifty smut books, I was struggling to do what I did best. So, for fun, I asked one of my best online friends for some help. I really shouldn’t have done that… He wrote the scene far better than I ever could, and seven months of platonic, yet-flirty friendship were wiped away in ten minutes. He asked to meet me in person… We’d previously agreed to keep things digital, to remain faceless friends—since he was forty-two, and I was twenty-six, but neither of us could resist. When I saw him at the airport, I was instantly attracted to him. But I knew, right then and there, that we could never be. It turns out that the man I’d been talking to for the past several months was the last person I expected. The last person I should ever think about… He’s my dad’s best friend.
Coal Miner
Jenika Snow - 2017
I saw her and wanted her innocence as my own, to mark her so every other man knew she belonged to me. And even though I knew better than to go after her, I wouldn’t stay away. I couldn’t. She’d be mine no matter what. Screw the repercussions it might have. Forget the fact I would be corrupting her. Poppy was all I wanted. I was never a patient man when it came to the things I desired. And Poppy was at the top of that list. POPPY I saw the way Jakob looked at me: possessive, needy, territorial. I wanted to be his despite the fact we’d never spoken. He was older than me, had a job that only real men can handle, and still, I longed to see him every day when I went to the mines. I knew that one of these days I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from making it known that he was all I wanted. I was nervous, innocent in all the ways that count to a man like Jakob. But for him—with him—I wanted to try it all. I wanted to experience what it’s like to get really dirty. Warning: This is super short, fast, and right to the point. You won’t get any drama here. It’s filthy and hot and leaves nothing to the imagination, but then again, you wouldn’t be here if you wanted it long and drawn out. *wink*
Watch With Me
Fiona Cole - 2020
It started as a night to forget my past hurts. I just wanted to watch, to lose myself in my uncle's illicit club. I never meant to find someone — someone much older. I never meant to watch with him. I never meant for him to be my uncle's friend. None of that mattered. All that mattered was how he made me forget—how he made me want more. But was he willing to give me more? Or was it just one night.
Keeping Liberty (American Heroes #2)
Loni Ree - 2020
A man is murdered as she watches from her hiding spot. She's left terrified and fears her life is about to end. Then Special Agent Wade Houston enters the picture.Ever since Wade Houston's promotion, his days of working alongside his agents in the field are over. That all changes the day Liberty Thomas’ life is threatened. Once he gets a peek at the terrified witness, he falls hard. There's no way Wade is going to let someone else protect the woman who owns his heart.It only takes one look for Wade to know that Liberty is more than a job—she's his future. This hero is going to do whatever it takes to protect his girl. After all, Wade plans on Keeping Liberty for life.
The Black Fox
Brianna Hale - 2020
I made my enemies dance to my tune and fall to my sword. The day must come when every hero hangs up his cape, and for me, it was the day I outsmarted the curse. I would not die for love, because I didn’t love the woman I married. Valeria Hernandez didn’t love me. Then I met her. Lolita. Fresh from boarding school, as beautiful as a rose’s thorn and poised to pierce my heart. Little Lo is as dangerous as sin and twice as forbidden. She hates me, but she loves her Black Fox. Her savior. Her devil in black. How he loves to hear her call him daddy.
Gunnar
Tarin Lex - 2020
But right now I have everything I’ve ever wanted—Except a curvy beauty to share it with.Then Natalie appears at my front door like a babe in the woods. She’s exactly the kind of distraction I don’t need while I’m deployed. I’ll worry about her. I’ll dream of her.I can throw her out—out of these woods, out of my home, out my life.But I can’t throw her out of the spot in my heart she’s carved open and crawled into.NatalieConfession: I’m a romance novel addict.My favorite kind of heroes? Mountain men.I realize I’m more likely to meet Sasquatch out here than a real-life, hulking, handsome recluse who will come to my rescue if I get lost.It’s just a silly fantasy…until my eyes land on him. My mountain man. My hero.Cruel is the fact that Gunnar is deploying in just three days.He says I don’t have to wait for him.But that’s not how the story is supposed to go.Dear Readers,Ready for a whole new band of mountain men?These alpha heroes might dwell in the shadows of the Wylder Bluffs, but when duty calls, they show up.These are the mountains they call home. The mountains they protect.And when their sweet, curvy women come for them, they’ll walk through fire to keep them safe, too.No cliffhangers. No cheating. HEAs guaranteed. <3Love,TarinWYLDER MOUNTAIN HEROES:Gunnar (Soldier)Callum (Ranger)Soren (Firefighter)Wolff (Private Investigator)Weston (Bodyguard)Mikah (Police Officer)Storm (Marine)
Mommy's Ex
S.E. Law - 2019
George Pappanapolis is a Greek physician looking to stay in the United States. He's angling for a green card by getting married to the vivacious blonde Victoria ... ... but Victoria has a daughter. Kayla's nothing like her mom. She's sassy, curvy, and utterly irresistible. She gives as good as she gets, and suddenly George finds himself in a whirlwind of confusion when it comes to his family life.
This short story is a steamy tale filled with an OTT alpha male and a feisty curvy girl with a strong will. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and always an HEA!