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Doctor's Unwanted Miracle Twins


Shawna Washington - 2016
    With her biological clock ticking, and fearing it's too late to have children, she decides fertility treatments are her best option.Nick Carradigne is a fertility specialist and one of the best doctors in the industry. When Oksana comes in for fertility treatments, he can't help but be a bit attracted to this ebony beauty, but fights his attraction to her as she is engaged, and a patient after all.But then the unthinkable happens, the fertility treatments are unresponsive and Oksana's engagement is broken off. Left in tears, through sheer chance she meets Nick again and can't help notice his tall, lean physique, salt and pepper blonde hair and piercing green eyes.No longer a patient of his, and Oksana being newly single, Nick pursues her aggressively and they start a relationship together, despite the wishes of Nick's grandmother, who is almost like a mother to him. Months go by and things go great at first, but Oksana soon realizes Nick wants a family and wonders if she'll ever be able to have kids.But with two miracles just around the corner for her, will Oksana be able to hold on?And will Nick's hateful grandmother stuck in her own ways keep these two destined to be together apart?

The Layover


L. Loren - 2016
    As the successful owner of a luxury travel concierge service, she is building an empire that only a goddess like her can handle. Until one day, life throws the ultimate curve ball when she loses her only sister in a tragic car accident, and becomes the sole guardian of her niece and nephew. After years of focusing solely on the twins and her career, Lynn is left with the empty nest syndrome when the twins go off to college. She decides it’s time to refocus on herself and her love life. And she’s got her sights set on one man…Connor. Wealthy and intelligent, Connor Wyatt has never found his true love. Trapped in an arranged and loveless marriage, he craves the one thing his wife refuses to give him, a family. When he meets the beautiful aunt of the young man he is mentoring, she immediately awakens his dormant heart and loins. When his marriage falls apart, he renews his friendship with the beautiful and curvy Lynn in the hopes that he can rekindle a fire that has been smoldering within for years. And an unexpected flight layover brings Connor the chance of his lifetime. The chemistry between the two is undeniable, but outside forces threaten to douse their inferno forever. Will this love connection finally be made? Or is it already too late?

Small Town Secret


Niya James - 2018
     He was the star football player in high school and my brother’s very best friend. He could’ve had any girl so why did he have to choose that one. He ruined everything, everyone and now he’s back to complicate my already complicated life. I have a son to worry about and there’s no room for the past. Small Town Secret is a super steamy stand-alone second chance full-length novel with no cheating and HEA. Not appropriate for readers under 18.

His Forever Family / Never Too Late


Sarah M. Anderson - 2016
    So does the sudden longing for his capable assistant, Liberty Reese, who reveals her tender side with the baby. But Liberty must resist her gorgeous boss's advances. Her secrets could destroy his trust, her career and the chance to care for the foster child they are both coming to love. Even so, she can't deny the heat between them—or the fear that her past will end their chance to create a forever family.Never Too LateSienna and Dane Bradford's marriage has fallen apart and they're headed for divorce. Sienna decides to visit their vacation cabin in the mountains to gather her belongings. One last sojourn to revisit a place where they once knew love. She's barely arrived when Dane appears, surprised to see her as she is him. While they try to dance around what went wrong with their marriage, a sudden snowstorm traps them in the cabin.Forced to face each other with no distractions, Sienna and Dane can't deny the spark that still sizzles between them. Slowly and surely, they begin to converse, trying to find out what happened. Why did a couple so in love suddenly no longer communicate? For Sienna, she felt constricted and out of place in Dane's wealthy family. Dane sensed her slipping away, but how could he show her he loved her no matter what? The snow ends, but not the rekindling of their love for each other. Will Sienna and Dane find the way back to loving each other again?Brenda Jackson's NEVER TOO LATE is a heartwarming tale of reunited lovers that will leave you smiling.

The Baby Contract


Shelli Quinn - 2011
    So she decided to get an artificial insemination, but when a mix up occurs at the clinic where she had the procedure done her life is changed forever.Pierce Fabrizio is shocked to find out that the sperm he thought was destroyed had been used to impregnate a woman who is now seven month pregnant with his child.Now all he had to do was get her to agree to marry him right after he got her to sign the baby contract.

Avalanche


Sade Rena - 2020
    there's no way this will ever work.Hiking, cold weather, and cabins in the woods are not my thing. But when my two best friends beg me to join them for a trip to the mountains, I cave.“It’ll be fun,” they said.“You need to get out more,” they said.Everything was fine until I realized it’s all a setup. A weekend-long blind date orchestrated with the help of their boyfriends. To say I’m annoyed is an understatement. But then he shows up, looking like a lot more than a tall glass of milk. And soon, I begin to feel that maybe this isn’t a bad idea after all.There’s only one problem. He doesn’t seem to know he’s here to meet me. Which would be cool if I could just move on and forget I nearly made a fool of myself. Mother nature has other plans and sends a bad storm our way, locking us all in a potentially uncomfortable situation.AVALANCHE is a BWWM blind date gone wrong novella. Previously released in the Emerging Temptation boxed set and now with a BONUS chapter and epilogue.

Mistaken Identities


Tressie Lockwood - 2014
    That is until his best friend and best man, Grayson Porter, accused her of cheating just days before the wedding. Instead of standing by Tonya, Roman dumped her—hard—and left her with nothing, no job, no place to live, and no hope. Devastated, Tonya flees Charlotte, North Carolina with a vow never to return, but seven years later, when she’s rebuilt her life in Los Angeles, Grayson shows up to ask her to come home. Grayson Porter cannot deny the attraction he’s always felt for Tonya, but how can he forgive her for the past? He brought her home for a reason, but he can’t keep his hands off of her now that she no longer belongs to his best friend. Lies and deception lay between them, and a future together seems dim. Can they look past their mistakes to discover the truth and a lasting love? Time After Time by Dahlia Rose Stasia Copeland thought she’d left Charlotte behind—the people, the ridicule, and a crime she didn’t commit. Her family didn’t seem to care either way, and being a bar manager was a lot better than being in prison. That was until a face from the past was standing in her bar, which caused everything to come flooding back. Bryce McDowell was looking for his sister who had gone missing, but she could still see the anger from the past in his eyes. He was one of the people who believed the worst of her, so when he asked for her help, Stasia had every intention to tell him no and go on with her life--until he said he would help her clear her record and her name so she’d finally be free to live her life. Stasia didn’t expect the gut wrenching need he caused when he kissed her or held her in his arms. When it was over and Kim was found she planned to leave Charlotte for good. So how could she be falling for a man who seemed to hate her when he wasn’t jumping her bones and blamed her for his sister’s downfall? Would the truth finally set her free or tear them both apart?

Cold: Daughter of Gaea


E.L. King - 2017
    Twenty-one-year-old Olive Trenton doesn't have much happening in her life aside from a temperamental friend who spends her free time antagonizing werewolf's, and another friend who when distracted may cause the second world flood. Given the job of managing these two trouble makers, she spends her time preventing near disasters and completing her homework. Despite the pressures of making sure her races identity remains a secrete on a campus filled with paranormal beings, she's managing just find, until a cold eyed Lycan by the name of Lucian Siriano enters her life claiming she is his mate. She may be more special then she knows... The minute Lucian Siriano lays his eyes on Olive, he knows she's the one for him. She is the key to giving him the power to compete against others for the title of Alpha in his pack. The only problem is, she insists she isn't the one and that they could never be. Lucian will not allow her to run from him, and has no choice but to show her that there is no other that could bring the same cold hit. In the eyes of the domineering and terrifying a Lucian Siriano, Olive will find her life thrown on its head, as she is dragged into a world she wasn't groomed for and forced to experience the coldest passion at the hands of the Lycan Heir. Will she break or will she fight the cold?

Full Bodied Charmer


Marilyn Lee - 2002
    To celebrate, she decides to take a walk on the wild side. The moment she spots the tall, blonde, handsome Rick Markham at a charity bachelor auction, her libido slips into active overdrive. Although she's been hurt in the past, she determines to get more for her money than dinner and pleasant conversation. Rick Markham is ready to settle down and raise a family with his ideal woman: a tall, slender, beautiful blonde. This description does not apply to the sultry, plus-sized Jennifer Rose, who wins a bidding war with his ideal woman, requiring him to spend an evening with her. After a surprising dinner, a slow dance, and several kisses that excite and arouse him, Rick is ready to hop into the sack with Jennifer for a one-night stand. Neither of them is prepared for what happens when he does... "For anyone looking for a sweet endearing story that will stick with you, this is it." - April Taylor for Sensual Romance

Can't Match This


Xavier Neal - 2019
     Right? Gideon Lucas Sports agent. Obsessively organized. And best friend to the most beautiful, brainy, bubbly, but insane, woman on the entire planet. Lennox Marston Sometimes therapist. Incredibly impulsive. And best friend to the most gorgeous, brilliant, charming, yet uptight, man to ever walk the Earth. On paper, they're not a match, but over the course of an impromptu dating arrangement, the two opposites may discover that everything they've been looking for is right in front of them.

Her Adopted Baby That Came With Hidden Secrets


Justeen Jones - 2020
    She didn’t expect everything that would come with it though. She was ready for diapers, a terrible love life and a lifetime of commitment to her little girl, but what she was not ready for was the father of her adopted baby showing up. It is one thing for the father of her child to suddenly make an appearance, but it is entirely another to find out he is someone from her past.Damion Wood is trying to make amends. He wants nothing more than a relationship with the daughter he was once forced to give up, and he is willing to do anything he can to make it happen.Can Nicole trust him? Can Damion step up to the plate? And at the end of it all, are feelings with someone you have to spend so much time with inevitable?Find out in this sizzling hot BWWM romance by Justeen Jones of BWWM Love.

Dangerous: Loving a Gangster


Jay Quin - 2018
    He chuckled darkly, “Do you really want to say no to me?” Dangerous. That was what everyone called Trent Mason. His dark lifestyle shadowed anyone who got too close. He was the most notorious man in the state. He was the son of a legend. He was a drug dealer, fighter, and a killer. Everyone made sure to stay away from him. Everyone except for Callie. She fell into his arms and he stormed into her life. Trent was no good for anyone, but he was perfect for Callie.

Sin's Iniquity


Sylvia Hubbard - 2007
    In order to prove her self worth to her ungrateful and evil mother, she is studying for the bar and in no way does she want any one or anything to get in the way of her goal.That is until Dwight Bowman steps into her life and wants to very much get to know the plain Sinclaire. Despite what she wants to prove to her mother, Sinclaire can’t help her attraction to the wealthy powerful gorgeous Dwight and gives in to her heart.Yet, sins of the past are destined to tear them apart or kill them in the process of being revealed.

The Irresistible Billionaire (The Billionaire Princes Book 1)


Serenity Woods - 2021
    

Desire


Marie Rochelle - 2009
    It's almost better than sex...almost.Communications Specialist Nick Lavery never thought he would be the recipient of a Dear John letter. When his girlfriend ran off with another man, she left it taped to the refrigerator door. He wasn't thinking about meeting anyone new when he decided to stop for a cup of coffee to drown his sorrows.Tasha Kelly was taking a much needed break from her job as a supply store chain manager at the local coffee shop when she noticed him at the counter ordering something to drink. It was then that she started craving more than caffeine...