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Sexy in Stilettos
Nana Malone - 2012
What's worse than having to watch your sister marry your ex fiancé? How about when that fiancé fires you from the family business? Hyper-organized, event planner, Jaya Trudeaux is used to doing things by the book and never making waves. It's a strategy that's served her well until she finds herself in failure alley with no fiancé, no job and her thirtieth birthday looming. Maybe it's time to change her methods. Starting with an unlikely date to the wedding from hell.The only thing that can tie carefree, playboy, Alec Danthers down is his formidable step mother. When she calls him home to help find his wayward brother, he never imagines an uptight, list making, sass-talking woman would make him think about putting down roots.Can Jaya put the lists down long enough to enjoy the ride that is Alec? Will Alec stop running long enough to recognize true love?Warning: Sexy, sass talking women will make you laugh, cry and want a pair of killer footwear.
Treading Water
Marie Force - 2011
Recently back to work after spending more than a year tending to his comatose wife, Jack is focused on getting through each day and caring for his three daughters. However, the moment he sets eyes on Andrea Walsh, the interior designer who has come to decorate the hotel his company is building in Newport, Rhode Island, Jack begins to wonder if Andi might be his second chance. After a disastrous marriage, Andi, single mom to a hearing-impaired son, isn’t exactly looking for love, either, but that’s what she finds with Jack. The two embark on a long-distance relationship fraught with challenges as they balance the needs of their children and dueling careers while Jack continues to care for his wife, Clare. Just when Jack thinks his life is once again settled, he is confronted with a new challenge that tests him in ways he never could've imagined, leaving him to wonder if "happily ever after" is in the cards for him.
Only His
Jenika Snow - 2016
The years have gone by, and her relationship with David is closer than ever. But what she wants from him she knows she can never have.David stopped Gillian from getting assaulted seven years ago. After that, his feelings for her changed into something dangerous. He loves her, would do anything for her, even if that means following her and making sure she's safe.He isn't ashamed in what he does, because it's all in the name of love. But when another man takes an interest in Gillian, David knows he can't stand by and let that happen. But when Gillian finds out David's all but stalking her, can he stand the thought that she may want nothing more to do with him? Will the betrayal be too much for her?
Temporary Home
Aliyah Burke - 2012
Once there he meets a woman who is unlike any he's ever met before. A former Marine herself, she opens up her home to him so he can be near his family.Roxi Mammon isn't positive it was smart to allow Sam to stay with her, not with her immediate physical reaction to him. She'd heard tales of him from her best friend, his sister, and now having met him she is even more impressed by the man the Corps has turned him into. Silent strong type. Passion grows between them and soon she finds herself falling for the Recon Marine. And falling hard.As things escalate between them, Sam has to accept his past doesn't control him if he plans on keeping Roxi in his future. Can he understand that this is the one woman who can give him something more? Will he silence the fear within him and tell Roxi she's the one for him? Will he realise that he deserves more than just a temporary home?
40 Something's Black Babies for the Billionaire
Nicki Jackson - 2017
Handsome, arrogant, cocky Cade Rowan is worth billions -- and he's going to inherit his family's business. But first? He needs an heir. And I needed a job, desperately...but they all said the same thing: no, no, no. I never knew how my world would change when I walked into the club and met Cade for the first time. Down on my luck, he bought me a drink...and we had a night of hot, uninterrupted passion. I wasn't prepared for what happened the next morning. Cade asked me to have his child. For one million dollars. I ran. But I needed the money. The hospital bills kept piling up and we had an eviction notice. What was I going to do? Can I trust him? Or is this really just a business arrangement? Note: 40 Something's Babies for the Billionaire is 47k of hot, BWWM romance between an alpha billionaire and a sexy, older woman.
Nicki's Love Torn
Posey Parks - 2019
Robert Chandler The spunky girl I met in high school stole my heart. She is the love of my life. After college our relationship ended because I was running for the Georgia Senator seat. Nicki was the one to walk away. She said she couldn’t come between me and my destiny. Years later, I am preparing to run for President of the United States. My life is empty without Nicki. I need her back in my life. We have a deep dark bond no one can break, not even the new guy Adam. I’m taking my woman back. Adam Johnston I was paralyzed by the beautiful mocha woman who sashayed through the party at Jacob Latters Miami Condo. After that night I wanted to know everything about her. Nicki and I dated a couple of times then one thing led to another. My urge to claim her and make her mine was all that plagued me. I moved heaven and earth to be with her. Her ex resurfaced. I never knew he existed. Now he's threatened what Nicki and I have. Nicki wouldn’t be honest with me about Robert, so I walked away. Will she ever be honest about her dark past with Robert? Do I walk away from what we built forever? Nicki Collins Love has betrayed me. How can I trust love again? Robert was my first love. I ended our secret relationship because of his deep political ties that would not ever allow us to marry. He’s resurfaced. He wants me back. Robert Chandler is ready to risk his Presidential candidacy for us. I fell in love with Billionaire Adam Johnston a man who wants the world to know, I belong to him. Now, Adam has walked away because I wouldn’t tell him about Robert and me. Robert found me at my lowest point at her head stone in the cemetery. He whisked me away. How do I end things once and for all with the first man I ever loved for a new love? I don’t know what to do my love is torn. ***This book is a work of fiction. The world is built around these characters. They do not necessarily fit with current events. This book is how author intended it to be.***
Naughty St. Nicholas (Santa's Coming...)
Alexx Andria - 2018
Except somehow I ended up in the dreaded Friend Zone and I’ve been stuck there ever since. But that’s all going to change. I know exactly what she needs and it isn’t a shoulder to cry on. What she doesn’t know is that she might know me as a nice guy who surprises her with lattes at work but behind closed doors I’m a different kind of bad — the kind of bad she secretly craves. And tonight, I’m going to get the girl who was born to be mine… and I plan to play dirty to win. Santa comes once a year … or does he? Join sixteen of your favorite romance author as they make all of your Christmas wishes come true! Put out the milk, he’ll take care of your cookie — it’s time to take seat on Santa’s lap.
Burned
Flora Ferrari - 2016
First by my ex-wife, and now by my own station. They say I endangered the department to rescue that girl. Screw them, I’d do it again a million times over. I risk my life every day to save the lives of others. Especially her. And after I save her, she saves me. And I’m going to do whatever it takes to make her mine. I’ve been burned before too. My ex-boyfriend’s carelessness sent my apartment up in smoke. Luckily for me there was a real man there to save me. An older, experienced man who came to my rescue. A man who knows how to take care of a woman. But he’s my best friend’s dad. When she finds out will our relationship go up in smoke? Will I get burned by the heat between us? Will these flames be too hot for anyone to put out? *Burned is an insta-everything standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Lie Next to Me
Sandi Lynn - 2014
I had to keep running because, if I didn’t, he’d find me. I looked behind me as I ran through the streets; scared, alone, and in the dark as the mist of rain hit my face. There was no time to think, and there was no time to stop. My shoes were soaked as they sloshed through the puddles of the dimly lit streets.My name is Rory Sinclair, and the night I was violently attacked was the night that changed my life forever. One man, a man named Ian Braxton, made it his mission to heal me, to save me, and to show me a world that previously had been only a dream to me.Ian Braxton is far from perfect. He’s a self-absorbed, demeaning, arrogant, and a womanizing millionaire. He makes it so easy to hate him, but so very hard to resist him. We’re from opposite sides of the spectrum. He comes from money and I come from poverty. When our worlds collide, his struggles become mine, and mine become his, leaving us with one question:How much would you give up to be with someone who was meant to be yours?
The Soldier's Baby Surprise
Stephanie Morris - 2015
But she’s an intelligent and resilient woman who’s experienced in getting through the worst of times. Still she knows that Chase Ackers, the father of her child deserves to know about the baby that their night of passion created. What she doesn’t expect is for him to want to be a part of her and their baby’s life. Major Chase Ackers is a career military man. He’s intentionally avoided any entanglements that would lead to marriage or children. Years in the Army had allowed him to witness just how hard it was to keep a family together. So he’d vowed to avoid attachments. Then he met Willow Barton. When she told him that their heated encounter had resulted in her being pregnant, his well laid out strategy went out the window. Yet, the panic he’d expected to feel never came. Instead he found himself wanting to make a relationship between him and Willow work—and not just for the sake of their baby.
His Best Mistake
Lucy King - 2018
Billionaire currency trader Jack Maclean has nothing but contempt for the woman who stole not only his sister’s fiancé but quite possibly a family heirloom to boot. Nonetheless, he wants answers and he intends to get them. A quick trip north should do the trick. Never in a million years could he have predicted a kamikaze sheep and inclement weather would leave him stranded. Jack might be gorgeous but Stella isn’t in the market for a man, especially one who hates her. No matter how attractive he finds her Stella is the very last person Jack should want. The trouble is, they’re all alone and the chemistry is irresistible, and, well, what happens in Scotland stays in Scotland, right?
The Mister
E.L. James - 2019
Life has been easy for Maxim Trevelyan. With his good looks, aristocratic connections, and money, he’s never had to work and he’s rarely slept alone. But all that changes when tragedy strikes and Maxim inherits his family’s noble title, wealth, and estates, and all the responsibility that entails. It’s a role he’s not prepared for and one that he struggles to face. But his biggest challenge is fighting his desire for an unexpected, enigmatic young woman who’s recently arrived in England, possessing little more than a dangerous and troublesome past. Reticent, beautiful, and musically gifted, she’s an alluring mystery, and Maxim’s longing for her deepens into a passion that he’s never experienced and dares not name. Just who is Alessia Demachi? Can Maxim protect her from the malevolence that threatens her? And what will she do when she learns that he’s been hiding secrets of his own? From the heart of London through wild, rural Cornwall to the bleak, forbidding beauty of the Balkans, The Mister is a roller-coaster ride of danger and desire that leaves the reader breathless to the very last page.
When She Rejected Him, He Set Out to Destroy Her
Eve Rabi - 2013
He loved to party and women loved him. So when his eye fell on Tanin, he expected her to fall into his arms. To his surprise, she was unimpressed with his wealth and rejected him. He became obsessed with her and decided to win her over, his way – destroy all that is precious to her, so that she would have no choice but to need him. If that didn’t work, take away her freedom – send her to jail. And being the bastard that he was, he did. Obsessed With Me is a modern-day love story.Warning: Contains violence, strong language, racial slurs, sex scenes, sexual violence.A two-part series.
The Lord and the Scorpion
Shiree McCarver - 2006
Sauda Mauri is a trained assassin. She has been a slave and an assassin for many years and now she has a chance at a new life as a free woman if she can complete her final mission. Running from her Japanese master she is traveling under the guise as Lady Francis’s nursemaid so she can get her assignments from the head of the Queen’s Secret Service. She does not need any complications and Lord Ethan Clare is more than determined to be just that. When she is hurt protecting the Queen, she awakens to find Ethan at her bedside. He has been asked to help her uncover who the culprits are behind the attempt on the Queen’s life. Their union changes the destiny of many and attracts the attention of a madman who is determined to get the Blackamoor woman out of their lives forever.
Crazy Rich Asians / China Rich Girlfriend / Rich People Problems
Kevin Kwan - 2018
When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside—but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch’s massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park—a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore—Nicholas’s childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage.