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Bringing Up Mommy
Dahlia Rose - 2019
Until it all crumbled. To feel safe and stable again she returns home to lick her wounds. Only to find no one gives a damn about everything she’s accomplished in Chicago. To many of then, she’s still Pastor Sands’ daughter and one who left without a word like a thief in the night. For shame! Needing to drown her sorrows with tequila, Makena does the walk of shame home after a night with Sheriff Carter Rome. A man eight years her junior, a man she babysat for and tutored. A man who should not be attracted to her if he knows what’s good for him! There was another tiny problem, one that popped up a weeks later- a plus line on a pregnancy test. Damn it. How can they possibly have a future? Would he really want to be tied down to her who would now be the town cougar AND a baby? Carter Rome is a man and one who knows exactly what he wants; Makena Sands. He’s determined to make her forget all about her ex and her troubles even if he has to kiss her sorrows out of her but she keeps avoiding him! When she drops the daddy bombshell he is willing to do anything he can to step up. He always wanted to be a father and his only goal to care for them both. But she refuses to believe him, stubborn woman. Who cares about the gossip or the age difference? He knows with every fiber of his being they can make it work. Come hell or high water he’s going to show her that he can be everything she needs. Age difference be damned and to hell with anyone that gets in his way. Even when that chaos of her father’s old congregation rears is ugly head. Carter would climb into hell to make sure she and his baby were safe…. He just might have to.
Billionaire's Baby Surprise, Part One
Mia Caldwell - 2015
Instead, Jake is actually billionaire Wallace Whitcomb Jacobi and her new boss. Their resolve to forget the shared night of passion and behave as aloof professionals soon falls apart under the force of their mutual attraction. Sondra knows the sensible choice is to resign—not just because she can't keep her hands off her boss, but because the consequences of one night will last nine months and beyond. It's a surprise baby for the billionaire in this three-part serial featuring a strong black woman and a stubborn white man. Part one ends with a cliffhanger.
Immobile
Yvonne Bennett - 2017
Her life is empty and she knows she can't depend on love, because of what happened years ago. Only her desire for a better life, in spite of the loneliness she knows is her fate, is all she has to cling on to. That is, until he appears. ************* PART 2, THE FINAL COMING OCT 26TH*********************** Akylas Reynolds would have never thought when his friends forced him into a strip club, he would have found the answer to his infliction. Although he was drop dead gorgeous, the war had crippled him in more than just his leg. No, there was a deeper issues that seemed to keep him from experiencing the flames of passion. That is, until he laid eyes on the dancing, brown skinned beauty on the stage. It was something about the woman that stirred his body in ways that no other had managed before. What will happen when Lena is called to a prestigious, rich neighborhood to do a show, and encounters a dark, handsome man. A man that soon becomes infatuated with her, and is determined to have his IMMOBILE heart beat again ?
Cato's Heart: a Standalone Novella
Phoenix Daniels - 2019
How do you live when you know you're going to die? Rebecca King had a broken heart, literally. Congenital Heart Disease has given her less than a year to live. Hopefully, that'll be enough time to complete every task on her bucket list. However difficult, she finally comes to terms with her imminent demise. Then fate delivers an unexpected distraction. Due to a horrific accident that left his wife on life support, Nick Cato, narcotics investigator, is trapped behind a wall of loneliness and grief. However, he had no way of knowing that destiny would deliver a gift strong enough to quell the sadness. But will he allow guilt to keep him from embracing his happy ending?
Her Unwanted Royal Baby
Kiara Davis - 2016
When a call comes in for an A list client in London, Nia hops on the next plane to the UK.While few details of the celebrity client are shared with Nia, when she meets him they have an instant connection and have more in common than she would have ever thought. One thing leads to another and they find themselves turning into lovers.But when Nia discovers that her new client is no celebrity, and is actually a Prince and one of the most sought after men in the city, she finds herself intimidated by his wealth and status and decides to head back home to America. What she never expects though is to find herself pregnant with his baby... Charles Chambers is not your typical Prince. While in his younger years he was one to play the field, lately he longed for more and grew tired of the same aristocrats and gold diggers always after his wealth and status. When he meets Nia, everything changes and he thinks he finally has found the one. He chases her to America but will he be able to accept her and their unborn child? And will their love be able to survive a conniving Mother who will never accept her, or the woman who was set to marry Charles all along?
The CEO's Reluctant Lover
Alexis Blake - 2014
She's a corporate executive and his new next neighbor. Vanessa Imenerse is a beautiful, African American woman, who is both smart and savvy. A corporate headhunter is trying to get her to accept a job as CEO of GainsCorp, so Vanessa thought she’d enjoy a well earned vacation in New York at his expense. The only downside is her neighbor is constantly shouting at people. Vanessa decides to investigate. She discovers her neighbor is an incredibly handsome man who is bed bound while he recovers from a car accident. When Vanessa walks into his apartment Carter sees a beautiful woman who identifies herself as Vanessa I’m-a-nurse (Imenerse) and he immediately thinks she has been sent by the nursing agency to replace the girl who quit! Vanessa tries to explain the misunderstanding, but he won’t listen and through compassion she decides to help him. They both fall in love while she looks after him and after he recovers they explore New York city together. But neither of them realize that the job Vanessa has been offered is to replace Carter in his career as CEO of GainsCorp. Can their relationship survive this massive dilemma? Vanessa is torn between the great job offer and the man she has come to love. Once again, she must choose between love and her career. And when secrets from Vanessa's path began to resurface, will their bond be able to keep them together? Or will everything fall apart... The CEO's Reluctant Lover Series =========================== Book 1: April 2014 Book 2: May 2014 Book 3: June 2014
He Came To Me
Smokey Moment - 2018
Pebbles wanted to grow her business and Penny just wanted to get hot & heavy with the next hot guy. The Allen sisters each have a story to tell. Each sister lives life on her own terms and drama seems to follow them effortlessly. All seems well within the Allen family dynamic until one sister hatches a plan to get out of her marriage. Her decision blows the lid off of a secret she had been keeping and her sexy, charming and wealthy husband is left dumbfounded. An explosive story about a sister who schemes to get out of a marriage she never wanted. A marriage of convenience to a man she doesn’t deserve. Rome Wade is a man of wealth, sophistication and is highly sought after. Paula is beautiful and sophisticated but carries a heart of stone. She marries simply to live better knowing she has a secret that threatens the validity of her marriage. Paula is the ultimate social climber who comes clean with herself and decides to stop living a lie. She hatches a plan that involves her sisters but the plan backfires and an innocent visit turns into a forbidden love affair. * Read along in this jaw dropping, tantalizing tales about lust, sex, lies, deceit and betrayal. Find out what happens when a woman plays the wrong game and people end up twisted up in something they never saw coming. Find out what can happen when a beautiful and sexy sister tries to help out and gets entangled in her own sisters’ web. The Allen sisters were close but when matters of the heart come into play, even family bonds can be destroyed. * Will the decision of one sister threaten to tear them apart? What happens when a woman, so desperate to live another life, deceives her family in order to achieve her goals? This is a story about lust, sex, betrayal, deceit and the ultimate con. When one woman’s desperation causes her to set a plan in motion that deceives not one, but three people. When a man is innocently caught in the snare of a bold and selfish woman and her self-absorbed ways. Read along in this intense, dramatic page turner and see what can happen when a charming, sophisticated and sexy man is caught between three sisters! Follow a story with strong characters and a powerful well written story line, guaranteed to hook you and never let you go!
Heart of the Matter
LaQuette - 2014
She’s a strong leader who doesn’t mind getting in the trenches with the men and women she leads at the seventy-four precinct. Her house, her people, and her family—both blue and blood—are the only things that matter. She would live and die for the blue wall that shields her from a traumatic past. When her captain assigns her a high-profile kidnapping case that she doesn’t want, and insists she allows the missing girl’s irritatingly sexy uncle to tag along during the investigation, her blood boils. Mac has no choice but to do what she always does when things get out of control, lay down the law—her law. Kenneth Searlington is a rich playboy from the Upper East Side of Manhattan. With stunning looks and an unlimited source of wealth, he’s used to being the center of everyone’s attention, especially the women that he comes in contact with. His life is fun and carefree until his niece, Merridith is kidnapped, and he’s forced to seek out the help of his godfather an NYPD police captain, David Porter. Afraid and frustrated, Kenneth defers to his uncle’s expertise and his promise that he’s putting his best cop on the case, Lieutenant MacKenzie. When Kenneth discovers “Mac” is actually a sexy as sin lady cop with a fiery temper to match, he decides mixing a little business with pleasure might be just the thing he needs to distract him from long-standing family issues that are trying to crawl their way back into the forefront of his life. Each used to having their own way, can these two work together long enough to bring an innocent child home? Or will they settle their differences and unyielding attraction in a more carnal way and get right down to the heart of the matter?
Part of the Family
Cristina Grenier - 2018
Media mogul Everett ‘Ev’ Morgan has been widowed for two years, and has spent the last year satisfying his renewed libido with one woman after another. But his son Danny is growing faster than Ev can keep up with him. The nanny he had for the first three years of Danny’s life has retired to Florida to be with her grandchildren, and the new nanny is young and inexperienced, even if she’s a great lay. But he needs someone who can do more than bathe and feed his son and open her legs when Ev is desperate for sex. Unless he can find an older woman willing to help him raise his toddler, he’ll have to cut back on his blistering work schedule even more to be there for Danny. He’s too busy to fall in love, though he’s quite happy to scratch his itch as often as he can. And anyway, he’s not willing to entertain the possibility of losing a second woman to childbirth. He loves his son, and that’s more than enough for him. And then he meets Max. Maxine ‘Max’ Cousins is the busy new director of the city’s largest non-profit organization, Hope For All. She oversees the work of social workers, lawyers, church groups, and aid organizations that provide services for the elderly, the homeless, and the poor. She meets Ev while she’s on a last-minute shopping run at the mall. The sparks fly, and not in a good way. So when she discovers that the man she has been unforgivably rude to is their top donor, she is horrified. On the night of the event, Max is quick to apologize, fearful for her job, and says if there’s anything she can do for Ev, he’s to let her know. Which is how she comes to find him the perfect nanny for his son...and how she ends up falling in love with a playboy. This is not your typical Billionaire Romance. This full-length 61k standalone novel has scorching romance, plenty of drama, no cliffhangers and an emotional HEA guaranteed! Includes a BONUS full-length BWMM Billionaire Romance Novel by Cristina Grenier for your reading pleasure.
The Ugly Duckling
Tasha Jones - 2016
A bit nerdy and shy, and without the greatest fashion sense, she's definitely no prom queen. But Athena has a secret. She's been secretly dating the most popular guy at school. Mason McCarthy is the most popular guy at school. While he can get any girl he wants, there's something very unique that attracts him to Athena. But his pride does him in, and he refuses to acknowledge his relationship with any of the other popular kids. Athena moves away suddenly, and it seems like this would be the end of their love story. A decade passes as these two grow into full fledged adults. Athena is no longer the ugly duckling, and has grown into her looks and has a sense of style very unique to her. She has decided to own up to who she is, and this makes her so much more attractive. When she moves back to her hometown she never imagines Mason is still there. When Mason see's Athena, he realizes the mistake he made all those years ago, but is it too late for him to finally show her how much he truly loves her? Follow their journey as they try and rekindle their relationship after a decade apart, as Athena deals with a dangerous drug dealing partner, and her own sordid past.
Dance for the Billionaire 1
Jewelle Moore - 2013
Her only rule: no lap dances.Billionaire property developer Dominic O’Brien visits the club to conclude a business deal and is captivated by Chantelle’s sexy dance moves. He offers an obscene amount of money for a private lap dance and the chance to get closer to the stunning young woman.Chantelle notices the sexy tycoon while on stage and feels the sparks that fly between them. When he offers an amount large enough to take care of her financial problems and enable her to immediately quit the job, she breaks her rule. Totally inflamed by the lap dance, Dominic offers a matching amount for Chantelle to sleep with him. Infuriated, she flees from him and the club. He pursues her but loses her in the ensuing car chase. Not one to give up easily, when he discovers that the club owner doesn’t know Chantelle’s real identity, he hires several of the country’s best private investigators to track her down. But she’s disappeared without a trace.She haunts his days and nights for the next five months. And just when he’s given up hope of ever finding her, she walks unexpectedly back into his life.
Propositioning the Rich Italian
Stephanie Morris - 2010
She knows just how to get over it when she meets a painstakingly handsome stranger. What better way to start over than to have a two-week affair with a complete stranger? Antonio Carabelli walks into the bar of the hotel he co-owns after the end of a hard day and is intrigued by the woman he finds sitting there. It isn’t long before Tierra tells him about her plans to have a no-strings attached affair, and he is interested. However, he is only willing to move forward if they have physical chemistry. What better way to find out, than with a simple kiss? The results are explosive, but Antonio soon realizes he has a dilemma. Two weeks isn’t enough.
Doctor's Love
Violet Jackson - 2015
***A Complete Story With NO CLIFFHANGER*** Meeka I was a single mother just scraping by with my job as a waitress at the local diner. But I had high hopes, and I knew that my destiny was much greater than my current situation. Life doesn’t always give us a fair hand, but I had love in my heart and a beautiful son I wouldn’t give up anything for. Everything started turning around for the better, once I met the doctor… Rick Money, money, money. It seems everywhere I go that’s all anyone is after. I do well for myself, I’m a successful physician, drive a fancy car and try to do good in this world. But I just hoped one day I would meet someone with a heart of gold. My prayers were answered, one faithful afternoon when I saw her walking alone, all by her lonesome. Little did I know at the time, that I was connected to this woman, in more ways than one… Read this complete standalone romance to the end by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now With 1 Click" Check the "Look Inside" feature and find out how you can get 3 NEW (2018) EXCLUSIVE 40,000 Word Standalone BWWM Romances, absolutely FREE, sent to you in minutes!
Suite Seduction
J.M. Jeffries - 2000
Renata, celebrating her divorce, throws away her good girl image for one glorious night in the arms of a sexy handsome stranger. Five months later, she pregnant with no husband in sight.Baron Damien DeWinters, hotel magnate, can't get the beautiful Renata or her red lace knickers out of his head. He searches for her and discovers he's about to be the daddy of twins. What's a proper English baron supposed to do? Too bad Renata, after a highly unpleasant divorce, isn't about to commit again. Damien sets out to make her his wife and falls in love instead.
Grumpy Romance
Nia Arthurs - 2021
Surly. Eyes of steel.He meets me on the worst day of my life and gets his fern kicked. Literally.I’m sure I’m getting sued. Instead, I get a job offer.Turns out, managing Alistair’s schedule—and temper—is actually his revenge.In the office, his eyes follow me everywhere. Is he going to fire me or devour me?I can’t decide what I want either. I plan his death on my off-time. I kiss him senseless in my dreams.Hate and want. Push and pull. All we do is tiptoe around what’s between us.Until one chance meeting with his adorable daughter changes everything.Suddenly, I’m seeing the softer side of Alistair.But falling for him wasn’t in my job description. And neither is stealing kisses in the office stairwell.Can I keep my head on my shoulders when the office grump sets his sights on me? And what will happen if news of our forbidden romance gets out?Enjoy fierce, determined heroines and flawed, alpha heroes with kids? Then dive in! Every book in the Billionaire Dads series is BWWM and can be read as a standalone. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and, of course, a guaranteed HEA!