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Seared: A Steamy Virgin Rom-Com


Hadley Harlin - 2019
    The last thing I need right now is a distraction.But he’s currently looming in my hotel room with a proposal.My knowledge of Italian cuisine in exchange for his German sausage.Sweet Mary, Mother of God, that’s a lot of sausage.Seared is a sweet and sexy romantic comedy featuring a slow-burn romance between a bad boy chef and a doe-eyed virgin. Travel the world on a global cooking competition and watch as these rivals balance their powerful desire for each other with their intense will to win. HEA and no cheating, Seared is a full-length novel that’s perfect for those who love fine food, celebrity chefs, and reality TV.

Serviced


Tory Baker - 2020
    Too bad I’ve never been one to follow the rules. Rowen Jennings is off limits, especially for the likes of me.It’s not even that I’m seven years older. It’s her brother. Bridger is one of my best friends. There’s no way in hell that I should be thinking of his baby sister the way I do. I definitely shouldn’t be dreaming of her every night and imagining all of the dirty things I want to do to her. The problem is, I do. And Rowen doesn’t discourage my hunger. She wants me too. I knew that when I was at her eighteenth birthday party. Her eyes roamed over my body like I was her next meal. I wasn’t much better. That barely-there bikini she was wearing had me licking my lips. This raging desire between us has been building for three years. I’ve tried to stay away, but I can’t any longer. It’s time to make Rowen mine, even if doing so leaves a path of destruction in our wake. She’s more than worth it and playing with fire has never felt so good. Tory has a brand-new series for you. The Getting Dirty Series is full of alpha male, blue-collar goodness and Tory’s signature sassy heroines. So, sit back and relax, you know in a Tory book exactly what you’re getting—A safe read with an Alpha male and enough heat to keep you warm during the fall nights. Besides, the title pretty much gives that away.

Heartbreaker


Kate Kisset - 2019
    A one on one with country music's rising star Boone Beckett, could put her career back on track.Her plans unravel when she takes a detour on a country road, and the wrong Beckett brother finds her and holds her up at gunpoint.Bad boy Harlan Beckett despises reporters. Famous for singing dirty lyrics and the break out hit, “Heartbreak Kid,” he’s been out of the limelight thanks to a story the press got all wrong.Georgia’s story changes when she’s coerced into staying at Harlan's Ranch and discovers a secret.Besides Harlan, everyone else in the small town seems to be wearing a perpetual grin.Why is everyone so happy in a place named Lonesome?Georgia’s about to find out.Grab your copy of Heartbreaker today and visit Lonesome Montana, where the cowboys are hotter than hell, and a happily ever after is as close as the next, “Well aren’t you beautiful, darlin’.” Standalone Read HEA Guaranteed

Cowboys Never Fold


Lexi Post - 2014
    All bets are off, however, when Wade Johnson arrives, her fourth stable manager in less than four months, and her attention wanders to his broad shoulders, six-pack abs, and polite ways. But she’s his boss and giving in to temptation could mean jeopardizing her operation. Something she refuses to do.Wade Johnson only agreed to work at Poker Flat because he owed his best friend a favor. Now he has to discover why the last three stable mangers quit and fulfill the requirements of his position, while trying to keep his hands off the smart, sexy, unreadable owner. But even as his body and heart become more involved, new “unfortunate events” occur to threaten the resort.As Wade draws closer to learning the truth, his own truth is revealed. Kendra will do everything she can to make her resort a success, which could include letting him go. To win her heart and save her dream, he will have to go all-in and that could mean baring more than his soul.

The Bet


Alexia Chase - 2019
    A dash of dirty talk. Mix it with sexual tension and a fake relationship and it might just be a recipe for love!Chloe Sparks lives to bake, and her business is thriving.Everything is great - except the guy she’s been casually dating took a $500 bet to pick her cherry (and not the pastry kind) while she’s in love with her best friend’s brother.But does he notice her? Nope. Rich Anderson has stuck Chloe in the friend-zone because she's too good for him.And that has worked for years…until she decides to use the bet her ex made as revenge…She just needs a partner.If Rich doesn’t do it, she'll find someone else who will. Something he definitely can’t live with.Only, a few fake dates lead to kisses that feel pretty real.So what happens when things go too far and Rich’s obsession with baked goods and the woman who makes them threatens to give him a sugar overload?Will he continue to suffer from the belief that he’s too rough? Or is he just the right amount of dirty for her sweet? Happily ever after just might start with dirty talk, pastry bags, and costumes.The Bet is a friends-to-lovers, fake romance sprinkled with cupcakes, frosting, and a picnic basket full of goodies…all set in the Alexia Chase football world.

Real Fake Husband


Sloane Peterson - 2021
    It’s the only thing I’ve ever been passionate about. Maybe it’s the only thing that I’ve ever loved.When I find out that I won’t be re-signed after this season, due to the ‘bad PR’ I bring, I’m gutted.I need to come up with a plan.Her name is Lia Cohen, and we can’t stand one another. I’ve never been anywhere near pleasant toward her.But I need her help. I need Lia to pretend to be my fiancée, to save my job and my reputation. She reluctantly agrees and we proceed with our façade. We even take it as far as marriage.We hit one big hitch in our plans though. I start to develop feelings for my now fake bride.This is a full length romance novel with a Happily Ever After. No cliffhanger here! You can read any book in this series in any order you choose. Enjoy!

Deceived


Danielle Pays - 2019
    Their current demand? A prominent local winery-and the land it sits on. No doubt it would only take one visit for him to charm the owners into selling.But his plan hits a snag the second he lays eyes on the alluring woman, dead-set on maintaining her family legacy. For the first time, he can see a forever with a woman. A forever that’s threatened when she discovers who he really is.Then the unthinkable happens: Declan is arrested for a catastrophic attack, threatening both their livelihoods and futures. And even though he maintains he’s innocent, Brooke’s trust is stretched so thin she doesn’t know what to believe.Or who’s really to blame. Who do you trust when everyone lies?This is a steamy, stand-alone, HEA romantic suspense.

No More Bad Dates


Kate O'Keeffe - 2019
    Together, they form the No More Bad Dates Pact: stop dating the wrong guys and start dating the right ones--weirdos and jerks need not apply.When Sophie's roommate Jason Christie--a.k.a. doctor-in-training and serial nurse-dater--joins the pact, he vows to weed out the bad ones for her. But with his rejection of every guy Sophie meets, she begins to wonder if he's got an ulterior motive. And anyway, why does she always have so much more fun with Jason than with the guys she's actually trying to date?While desperately seeking her "happy for now," could Sophie stumble into her "happily ever after?"No More Bad Dates is a fun, heart-warming enemies to lovers rom com for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Helen Fielding, Lindsey Kelk, and TV shows like Jane the Virgin. High Tea is a spin-off of Kate O'Keeffe's bestselling Cozy Cottage Café series. Escape to New Zealand in this fun, feel-good chick lit series!

Show Time


Tawna Fenske - 2020
    Being one of the suckers who falls in love on TV? Hell, no.Lucky for me, I found a CFO who shares my urge to skip the mating game part of my family’s social experiment and reality show. Vanessa and I can cast the cops, teachers, and nurses needed for a self-contained community, and leave the dating mess to my siblings.Easier said than done. Vanessa’s smart and funny and hot as hell, and for once I can’t focus on running the show. Somewhere between a sexy waterslide ride and adopting dog, we share a helluva lot more than spreadsheets. The only thing riskier is realizing someone’s out to destroy our project before it’s off the ground.How do I save the business, protect my family, and keep my hands off the sexy CFO? For once, I’m not sure I’ve got it all under control.

The Summer Tour


Mandy Melanson - 2020
    It’s impossible to tell one face from the next when I’m up there. The mixture of fog, lights, flashing lasers, my astigmatism, and whatever else they put into the air to keep the crowd happy… It’s all just a mix for a big bunch of blurry fuzzy whatnots. She was not a whatnot. She stood out in her ripped black jeans and that adorable neon yellow thing holding her hair up out of her face. I don’t even know what it’s called, but it was perfect. She was perfect. The bright pink tank top that hugged her in all the right places. Those bright yellow heels that made her back curve in just the right way. Those were definitely factors that caught my eye, but it's not why I can't get her out of my head. Her dark brown eyes and that smile—her smile. That’s it. That smile had me hooked from the second I ran on stage. I even stopped short of my mark and totally threw off the spotlight tracker. Why?Because I was too busy watching her and how she just fell into the rhythm of the music. It’s a good thing Chuck didn’t plan any pyro for tonight, or I might have been screwed.I’m not even entirely sure I sang the right lyrics to the first couple of songs. It was more a series of barely audible grunts, caveman style. Nash probably turned his mic up to help with the background vocals. They’ve all gotten really good at covering my ass over the years. I’m grateful the crowd didn’t seem to notice. All I could think about was trying to figure out a way to find out who she is. I still have nothing. So I’m sitting here like a lost, lonely little puppy just hoping to catch another glimpse. What if she leaves and doesn’t come through the line? I can see both Exit doors from here. I’m watching those two doors like a pitbull watches the gate at a junkyard. Maybe I am a lost, lonely little puppy. No.I am a pitbull puppy. And just like that pitbull, I will jump this table and bulldoze whoever gets in the way if I have to.

Billionaire's Unexpected Bride


Alexis Winter - 2021
    “We can’t pretend like they haven’t.”I don’t break rules. EVER.1. NEVER mix business with pleasure.2. DON’T put my job in jeopardy.3. Absolutely do NOT fall in love with a client.Guess I should say . . . I didn’t break them, until I met my new billionaire client, Drake Slade.Arrogant, rude, hated by everyone in town, and 100% NOT my type.The day my perfect LA life was uprooted to move to middle-of-frickin’-nowhere Colorado was the day I was convinced my life was over.Raise and promotion be damned, what good is it if the only place in town is a Dollar Store?But here I am, wearing a denim skirt and cowboy boots, rootin’ and scootin’ my way around town, and square dancing my way into Drake’s bed.Don’t worry, I have a plan. Sort of.He’s just a little distraction to make my time here pass. After I get the town to love him, I can move back to LA.Now I just need to convince my heart . . .

Bringing Trouble Home


Amelia Smarts - 2019
    A known troublemaker around town, she can't seem to keep a job or avoid skirmishes with the law, so the town marshal implores Heath to help. While Heath agrees to employ Willow, he certainly won't allow misbehavior, and he's even prepared to take the willful young lady over his knee for a sound spanking if warranted.Orphaned and alone for several years, nineteen-year-old Willow is used to taking care of herself. She sleeps wherever she can find a soft surface and roams freely. She doesn't drink whiskey every night and she only steals when she has to, so it doesn't seem fair when the marshal insists she give up her freedom to work for Heath. She suspects that the rancher is as humorless as he is handsome. Heath and Willow are as different as two people can be, but a tentative friendship forms. Old habits die hard, though, and it doesn't take long for Willow to engage in familiar shenanigans. When problems arise, will Heath regret bringing trouble home, or has Willow finally found a man who can steer her straight? Publisher's Note: Bringing Trouble Home is a standalone story in the Lost and Found in Thorndale series. It contains sexual scenes and adult punishment spanking. If that doesn't appeal to you, please don't buy this book.

Cancun


Kimberly Fox - 2016
    They call me Mr. Trampoline."    What happens in Cancun, unfortunately for my cheating boyfriend, doesn't stay in Cancun.I caught him on the first night of our vacation balls deep in my worst enemy: the bitchy obnoxious girl who my best friend chose to be her maid of honor instead of me.Now I'm stuck on this resort, in the same small room as my ex, until my friend gets married at the end of the week.This place is a paradise but it feels like hell.It's all going so wrong until I meet Ethan, the dirty talking bad boy with the body carved out of granite.He's going to teach me what paradise is really about.And it isn't sand and palm trees... Full length (58,000 words) Standalone Novel. HEA. Lot's of dirty talk (oh yeah!)

Mr. Mistake: A Fake Marriage Romance (Mr. Mistake Series Book 1)


Karice Bolton - 2019
    Wrong?Those were the words that shaped Tessa Berry's entire dating life the moment she vowed with her best friends in high school to never date a bad boy. Each of them took a pledge to never date a Mr. Wrong...and Morgan McKenzie was Tessa's wrong.But when her best friends bring up the pact and come up with a challenge to go after their Mr. Wrongs before they turn thirty, Tessa realizes they're all in over their heads and Tessa must teach her friends a lesson.But when Tessa's Mr. Wrong becomes her fake fiancé, she wonders if she made the biggest mistake of her life.After all, love isn't a fake emotion, even if the relationship is, right?

The Missing Ingredient


Marika Ray - 2019
    Pretty much my lifelong dream. What I absolutely shouldn’t do is sleep with one of the contestants and ruin everything I’ve worked so hard for. But he gives good hugs, makes me laugh, fills out a simple T-shirt like nobody’s business, and is sweeter than the maple syrup he dripped all over my naked body last night…Austin CoxI may have been drunk when I applied to be on that reality cooking show, which is why it’s hard to believe I’m here. What’s even harder to believe is that Elle, with her painted red lips and fiery disposition, is in my bed and making me forget I need to win this damn show to get my little sister out of the foster care system.When Elle throws me under the bus to realize her dream, will our love burn out or will we find the missing ingredient to happiness?The Missing Ingredient is a steamy, laugh out loud RomCom intended to be read as a standalone in the Reality of Love series. If you love an opposite's attract romance unfolding on a Hollywood set during a reality cooking show, then this is the book for you! Warning: prepare for food fights.