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The Syndicates: Theo / Carlyle / Erik / Oran / Mateo
Raven Scott - 2020
Unleash the passion of FIVE dominant, powerful mob bosses.TheoThis man is everything your mom warned you about.RuthlessColdI should be afraid of him.I should keep my distance.But talk about sexy - he’s a living, breathing, chiseled god.When l meet his eyes for the first time, I know what's behind them.These were dark, angry, and full of demons.Who cares if his past has damned him?Who cares if his eyes say he could never love?I'll suffer in silence, let him pierce my heart till I bleed out knowing he'll never feel the same way.Or could he?CarlyleI’m a powerful criminal.I know fire when I see it.Valerie is too feisty for her own good.I bring the world down to its knees.But she isn’t scared of me.Not yet.She hasn’t seen the real face behind this mask.The man that I’m capable of turning into.But she does trigger the monster within me.One that will devour her until she submits herself completely to me.ErikDid I make a mistake laying eyes on Natasha?F”ck no.My cracked little Fabergé egg with baby blue eyes and curves that shook my soul.Hot as hell, but why is her touch icy cold?Her ocean eyes tell me she’s hurt. Tormented. Neglected.Still, I want her.Her heart, like her soul, is dead.In that, her and I are the same.I’ve always liked to take risks, play with fireBut I won’t watch as the flames get higher.Demons lie in whispers of her past, but I’m her future.Just before I find her heart, she finds another secret.Secrets that could shatter everything.I’ll fight. Until the ashes of her past turn to dirt.It’s time she learned, pretty things aren’t meant to be broken.But can I save her from herself?Or will her demons tear her apart in the process?OranWhat was the meaning of the human connection?When my one constant dissolved in my palms to ash, I found the answer to that question. True, it required a total upheaval of my life, but- hey, my goals weren’t all that great, anyway.In that moment, I lost everything that had been and found what could be.Seattle was supposed to be a new beginning. A silvering city on the water, where I spent months finding myself and what I wanted- truly wanted.And then… I found her. A stroke of luck on the back of a mindless decision, she came into my life like a storm determined to run its path.MateoThere were a lot of things in my life I regret but taking that walk that night wasn’t one of them.I was tired. I was ready. I was stuck in an endless loop with no way to escape.After the shit of the past years, I could waste away in this room and be happy to do so.But I wasn’t alone, and her… she didn’t deserve this terror. She didn’t deserve this incompetency.Me- I spent my life knowing this day might come, and I was ready.
Her Damaged Protector (Alpha Ever After #3)
Kelli Walker - 2020
To forget my wife and unborn son were dead. But then I found Savannah. The moment I met her I knew—she was running from something. She was broken like me, hiding behind fear and sadness. The moment I tasted her I knew she was mine. I shouldn’t have let myself fall for her, I shouldn’t have let her five year old son burrow into my cold, dead heart. She deserves a world I can’t give her. But I’m a greedy bastard. Instead of walking away I claimed her in more ways than I can count. She warned me to stay away, She told me she didn’t need saving. Now the shadows she’s trying to outrun have caught up to her, And I’ll do everything I can to keep her and her son safe. Even it means I have to lose everything again in the process. Read as part of this series or as a stand-alone book. No Cliffhangers and a HEA!
Bossy Italian
Flora Ferrari - 2019
Although I may be a young woman who’s never experienced her first time, I know I want to feel pain, I just have no idea when and where I’m going to find the right man to give it to me...if ever. My life is about keeping my composure and maintaining control, but I lose control, and all my inhibitions, fears, and feelings of shame attached to my desires, when a bossy Italian walks into my world and flips it, and my boss, upside down. This older Italian man is my new boss now, and he’s ready to take control of all things, in and out of the bedroom. But is this painful pleasure he gives me just something to make me feel good in the moment, or will he capture the moment forever, and fill my life with a big Italian family...forever? *This story contains off-the-page mafia violence, spanking, bondage, and masochistic situations…but wraps up in a big HEA.
One Hot Fake: An Accidental Fake Marriage Romance
Sarah J. Brooks - 2021
Especially in Vegas.At least not when you think about them the next morning.Accessing a trust fund and having a baby are probably not the best reasons to get married.But last night, after more cocktails than I can remember, it sounded like a great plan:You marry me, so I can fulfill the requirements on inheriting billions.I’ll get you pregnant, so your dream of having a baby becomes reality.When drop dead gorgeous and off the charts arrogant Declan Carter suggests this deal, I’m all in.Under the condition that we’ll only stay married until I’m pregnant.Because the last thing on earth I want is to have this playboy be involved in my baby’s life.At least that’s what I thought, before we start living together.But the more I get to know Declan, the less our marriage feels like a fake.The way he smiles at me, touches me, kisses me.When I feel morning sickness creeping in, I can imagine us being a real family.For a brief moment, I hope that our story could go down Fairytale Lane…Until our secret deal is exposed. And everything is on the line.One Hot Fake features a sinful billionaire hiding secrets, an accidental Vegas ONS which results in a fake marriage - and a baby deal that makes things even more hilarious! Love, laughter, feels, and a HEA that will leave you swooning!One Hot Fake can be read as a stand-alone.
Kash
Brynn Hale - 2020
He doesn't know about the baby, dog, and two cats. He actually doesn’t know much about me, anymore.But it’s not him I’m really here to see.I’m going to tell Kash something and change his life forever. He’s tall, tatted to the hilt, slightly brooding, and he says and does all the right things.I want to trust him, but my past tells me men can change. Will he always be like this and will he turn out to be the one?KashI could tell she was special and from the moment I met her eleven months ago, and I wanted to make her mine. But she asked me to go without any contact.When the curious kitten with a body so hot it could melt metal takes a little time away from the baby, she asks me to lay down a design on her pristine skin.But the session gets away from both of us and I can't take back what I do or say.Her brother finds us and it’s never good when Cray’s involved.She can trust me. But maybe I can’t trust myself around her.
Diesel (Wicked Kings New York 1)
Autumn Summers - 2021
The Sinful Souls made a play against the Wicked Kings and the Wicked Kings are going to make them pay! But will Karma be enough leverage to make the Sinful Souls cave?Diesel:I was on the path to destruction and my whole world was crumbling around me, the only family I knew was gone in the blink of an eye, that is until the Wicked Kings MC took me in. They took care of me when the rest of the world turned their backs on me.I owed my life to the MC.But, when they brought her in, everything changed. Even though she was the enemy, I wanted her hot, sexy body badly!Once I had a taste, she drew me deeper into her web…I could spend the rest of my days with this woman, that is until I’m ordered to put a bullet in her head...Karma:I can’t believe the Wicked Kings had the balls to snatch me up!But, Daddy didn’t raise no fool, the minute I saw that salivating Prospect, I knew he was my ticket out. Yeah, I gave him what he wanted and bound him to my spell.I won’t lie, I definitely enjoyed him. I may have felt a deeper connection, but I had to get out of there at any cost. That is until I realized that Daddy threw me to the wolves, as he did with Mom. Now all I want is sweet, sweet revenge, and the Wicked Kings are going to help me get it!This is Enemies to Lovers Motorcycle Romance is the first book in the Wicked Kings MC series. One-click now to come along for this fast, twisted action-packed ride, that will leave you breathless.
Time For Love Box Set
Karen Deen - 2020
You can try to runOr you can try to hideBut when it’s your time, nothing stands in its wayLove is powerful … all consumingIn five standalone books discover the Stevenson familyFive alpha males meet five sassy womenBringing fireworks, love and HEA’sTIME FOR LOVE BOX SET includes:Love’s WallLove’s DanceLove’s HidingLove’s FunLove’s Hot
Hawke
Ellie Masters - 2021
Her picture-perfect relationship, the venture capital she needs to launch her fledgling company…gone. All she has now is the vacation she planned to take with her ex-fiancé—and there’s no way she’s letting that go. The last thing she expects (or wants) to find in Euphoria is love. But the sexy, confident man she meets there has her wondering if a rebound is precisely what she needs. Hawke Sterling doesn’t do romance. He’s far too jaded for that. Fairy tale, happily ever after endings just aren’t for people like him. But there’s something about Quinn that has him questioning everything. She’s smart, charming, and entirely too gorgeous for his peace of mind. Too bad the only thing he has to offer her is heartbreak. When it turns out that Hawke holds the key to Quinn’s professional success (or ultimate failure), he’ll have to decide if the cost of being with her is more than he’s willing to pay—and Quinn will need to decide if taking a second chance at love is worth the risk…___________________Read 9 holiday full-length stories from 9 of your favorite authors in this fantastic holiday collection. Each book is a standalone and sold separately by each individual author.Follow their amazing characters as they find their true love under the Mistletoe. Some tales are steamy hot, others naughty sweet, but oh…they are all soooo good!Each book is a standalone and FEATURES THE FOLLOWING AUTHORS:
Ransom
Elizabeth Knox - 2021
I'm the man who will take your home, your fancy car and everything else in between. Who am I you might ask? I'm Lucian Bane. I'm the one person in this world who will levy what you love the most, for who you love the most. There isn't a price you won't pay. I was the bad guy to some, and the good guy to others. But now I'm not either. You see, now I'm the victim. What do they want? It's easy. Money. They want me to pay their ransom. In exchange I'll save her life. The only woman who ever had my heart, and the one woman who shattered it to pieces.
Outlaw Souls MC Box Set: Books 1-6
Hope Stone - 2020
Get ready for a ride of a lifetime in this binge-worthy series! RyderLife...it broke me from a young age.Oh, I’m way too beast for this beauty.And yet, my hardened heart...it wanted her.I’m her nightmare.Her saviour.And the best fucking thing to walk into her life.Time to see what this sassy little sunflower’s made of.I warned her she was mine, and I meant it.PinClaire Stone’s a woman with a purpose.A skilled private investigator.A beautiful curse.She was a stranger to me until the day she barged into my life, looking for answers.I’m pretty sure she’s never found a problem she can't solve.Until me.The man of her dreams and her nightmares all in one.Who knew I’d meet my match in this smoking little spitfire?Problem is, Claire’s not just a girl, she’s made herself my enemy…Guess nobody told her you don’t go digging around in club business without savage consequences.When karma rears its ugly head, I can’t promise to be her shield,She’s faced me with an impossible choice,Love, loyalty, or survival...I’m falling, crashing, half-crazy for a girl who should have never been mine.If I bring her out of this alive, I want something in return.TrainerFierce. Protective...and Broken.Beautiful and surprisingly strong, this woman’s got a secret she’s not sharing.All I know for sure is she’s walked through hell and lived, and that ain’t easy.Who am I? I’m the best damn thing to ever walk into her life.When her past comes for her, hear my threat...I’ll become the monster she fears and hunt him down.She can hate me all she wants,But I warned her she was mine,And I’ll do anything to protect what’s mine...anything, even if I come back from hell.BladeThere's a fine line between love and hate. Blade came into my life like a wrecking ball. Tearing down my walls and rocking my world. Then I found out he was a member of Outlaw Souls. That was a problem, since my loyalty was to their enemy, Las Balas. My connection to them was one of blood, through my father and brother. I couldn’t turn my back on that, no matter how much I wanted Blade. DiegoI wanted a clean slate. La Playa carried too many painful secrets of my past. What was a bad boy rider like me doing with a hot Latino doctor to be? All I know is we were like two moths to one another’s flame. But an Outlaw gang member can’t be caught in a secret love affair can he?ColtA bad boy cowboy isn’t what I was looking for. But there’s deeper layers to Colt Winters that I yearn to know. He’s an Outlaw with a troubled existence. With a dead girlfriend, five year jail sentence and a baby girl waiting for him. Colt Winters isn’t exactly the type you take home to Mama. But… my brother’s in trouble and he’s just the man to help. In my world I save people like Colt from themselves, I fight for justice in an unjust system. Maybe this cowboy has a lot more to offer me than first meets the eye. Can we get past all the obstacles long enough to make it work?
Captive
Violet Noir - 2018
Will "Dark desires mean the games I play in the bedroom have to be hidden from everyone's eyes." I'm not going to repeat the same mistake twice. The next toy I buy will be perfect. And Tessa really is all that, and more - except she has a smart mouth, and I have a short temper. She better not start digging around my past, or she might find herself with no future. Tessa "I didn't choose this life. But I never thought I could fall in love with the man who bought my body." I can't help my natural curiosity. Will is intriguing, and I have to uncover all his secrets. With each thread he pulls, he unravels another one of my inhibitions. But I want to play, too. I want to know his deepest, darkest thoughts... Even though they could mean my demise. This book is dark. Some scenes may disturb. You have been warned.
More Than 'Just' Friends
Mia Ford - 2019
Jay Wylett: Army Officer, Strong, Charismatic, Perfect.
Also, the man I love.
Wait…did I just say love? In love with a military man? No way! Well, this can’t happen. I can’t get into the love boat, For me it’s a sinking ship. And to prevent myself from drowning, I agree to a ‘just friends’ kind of arrangement, The problem? I think, I am falling for Jay, And this relationship is turning out to be ‘more than just friends.’ Suddenly, I’m convincing myself that everything’s going to work out just fine,
Even the baby that we made together!
Luca
Savannah Rylan - 2019
The only rule in the family, leave Russo's daughter alone. Stay close, keep her safe, but hands-off. Except when he tries to marry her off. I can't let that happen. Those beautiful brown eyes. Delicious curves. Skin so soft under my fingers. What was the rule? I can't remember anymore. Because all I want is Alliana. And nothing will stop me from getting her. Luca is the first book in the Sinful Shadows Mafia series.
Ruthless Empire
Seth Eden - 2020
After his father’s assassination, Luca is the new king.And he needs a partner in crime.A queen.Would he abandon his mafia family to be with me?And how would he protect me and his unborn baby if our lives were threatened?-Ruthless Empire is a dark mafia romance collection of 6 books from the Varasso Brothers series; Devils Pawn, Fallen Knight, Cruel Prince, Dark King, Merciless Queen, & Checkmate