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His Bought Fiancée


Holly Rayner - 2018
    This time, she’s the fake fiancée, and he’s paying! Alyssa: High school reunions are bad enough, But seeing my ex with his wife and baby pushed me over the edge. I grabbed the first guy I could find on the street outside A Middle Eastern god, just out for a stroll Well, it turns out he’s a sheikh And he wants me to convince his royal parents that we’re in love, and I’m his fiancée! I didn’t realize I’d be playing the part of a princess! Ali: A fiancé for one night only—now there’s an idea. Maybe we can keep up the pretense a little while longer. I need the perfect American princess to fool my pushy parents I was hers for one night. Will she be mine forever? This is the first book in Holly Rayner’s Wedded To The Sheikh series.

Those Chance Encounters


Sana Khatri - 2019
    I wanted her, craved her, yearned for her...She wanted nothing to do with me, but I was an adamant bastard through, and freaking through...Amara:He pulled at my being with the very first wink he gave me. I desired him, ached for him, broke entirely for him.He didn't live up to his promise, keeping me waiting...praying...hoping...dreaming... This book contains discussions and mentions of triggering matters such as body-shaming, eating disorder, and bullying. If the listed elements make you hesitant or uncomfortable, consideration is advised.

Just the Way You Are


Ann Roth - 2006
    Just the Way You Are is a small town, feel-good romance, the first in a four-book series. After a painful breakup and the loss of her job, Cinnamon Smith is battered and bruised. The only place to go is her best friend Fran’s bed-and-breakfast in the small coastal town of Dunlin Shores, Oregon. The first person she meets on her arrival is Nick Mahoney, Fran’s handyman. Cinnamon’s attraction to Nick is immediate, and the feeling is definitely mutual. But Cinnamon has spent years working toward a certain kind of life, a life she can’t have with Nick. Spending time in Dunlin Shores and with him is beginning to change all that. Then she gets a job offer that will put her career goals back on track… Which means choosing between the life she’s always wanted and the love that’s right in front of her.

Shielding Jolene


Jen Talty - 2021
    Now all she has to do is hit number one with the next one and she has just the story to do it with: The Alleyway Strangler. And the woman who brought him down is willing to give her a once-in-a-lifetime interview. Jolene boards a plane heading for Texas where she meets a well-meaning emergency room doctor who happens to be her biggest fan. Except, this isn’t any ordinary fan. He’s connected to her past. And now history might repeat itself.While forced into a little mini vacation, Michael “Cannon” Santoro is asked by a fellow Delta Force soldier to pick up Jolene up at the airport and keep an eye on her while she interviews his wife. Cannon doesn’t hesitate. Jolene is like no one he’s ever met, and he finds himself in uncharted waters. Only, he’s about to uncover a sinister plan that will bring both their pasts on a collision course with the future, and it isn’t bright.

Christmas At First Sight


Trevor McCall - 2019
    The self-made author, and podcaster, accepts a bet from the mayor of a tiny town in New Hampshire to see if she can resist its Christmas charm. She never expected the owner of the local bed and breakfast, Eli Ryder, and his eleven-year-old daughter, Lucy, to be the charms she wouldn’t be able to resist. Unfortunately for Eli, Paige isn’t ready to fall in love with him, or Christmas, at first sight.

Memoirs of the Senator's Wife


S.M. Ford - 2019
    Set during the '50s to the present-day; their romance spans decades of the most turbulent times in America.         Xavier Cyrus meets and marries the impoverished Estella in college during a tumultuous courtship. Being a member of a wealthy prominent political family, Xavier runs for Congress and easily wins. Thrusting his new family into the exciting DC social scene and an Ancient Secret Society. However, Xavier's abuse and indiscretions with celebrities quickly destroy their marriage. Due to the responsibilities of motherhood and duty Estella remains in her unhappy marriage but finds love with her kind and gentle protector, Michael. Will Estella abandon her responsibilities to live happily ever after with Michael or will she remain in the glamorous and powerful world of a Senator's wife?

Country Dreams: Includes 3 Small Town Romances


Milan Watson - 2021
    Fall in love alongside Logan, Blake, and Sawyer as you learn more about this charming small town and its residents.In Saddleback Ridge Stetsons are a way of life and not just a fashion statement. Cowboys, romance, and small-town charm guaranteed.Matching LedgersA dying man’s wish brings Oscar-winning actress, Norah, to Falcon Falls. Logan Caldwell is suspicious of Norah right from the start but the attraction is undeniable. Can Norah step out of the spotlight and can Logan accept that with her heart, comes her fame?Country ChristmasWhen an unlikely spark lights up between Blake and Lucas, neither of them are sure this was the magic they were looking for this festive season. Will these friends become lovers, or will love ruin their friendship?Remedy for RomanceA fake relationship, an avalanche, and a wedding - what could possibly go wrong? Sawyer offers to be Sally’s boyfriend to get her mother to stop setting her up, he just didn’t expect that real feelings could develop during a fake relationship.Each book can be read as a standalone although cameo appearances are made by other characters in Saddleback Ridge. Enjoy your journey with this boxed set that includes Book 4, Book 5, and Book 6 in this series.

One Careful Owner


Jane Harvey-Berrick - 2017
    (Standalone)Alex is lost and alone, with only his dog, Stan for company. He doesn’t expect kindness from anyone anymore, but sometimes hope can be found in the most unlikely places. He has a second chance at happiness, but there’s a dark side to Alex, and a reason that more than one person has called him crazy.Single mother Dawn is doing just fine. Except that her ex- is a pain in the a**, her sister isn’t speaking to her, and her love life is on the endangered list.At least her job as a veterinarian is going well. Until a crazy-looking guy arrives at her office accompanied by an aging dog with toothache. Or maybe Alex Winters isn’t so crazy after all, just … different. Dawn realizes that she’s treated him the same way that all the gossips in town have treated her—people can be very cruel. * * * * * * * * * * * *"You know that feeling you get in your stomach when you drive over a hill really fast? That's what I felt." T. Allen * Contains scenes of an adult nature. *

Daughter of a Killer


Lexi Archer - 2021
    I will be safe.Only school isn’t. It’s as dangerous as my old life.The bullies hound me. I can’t have a moment of peace.But they’re wrong. I’m not weak. I’m not helpless. And I’m not about to take their crap.Because I’m the daughter of a killer, and if they push me too far…I’ll push back harder, and they won’t like it.I’m a survivor by choice.

Secret Desire: A Billionaire Boss Hot Romance


Jessie Jocelyne - 2022
    I am a titan on Wall Street. I don’t beg, I demand. I don’t say please, I bark out orders. And I never mix business with pleasure...But I'm about to break all my rules. Will she be my ruin? Or my salvation?Laura: They say my new boss is an alphahole.But what I see is a protector and a hunk-a-hotness who fills my mind with delicious naughty thoughts. But I am not in the market for love. Or lust. This internship is my only chance for success and I will not risk it for anyone.But one day he comes up behind me and stands sinfully close, whispering, "Meet me in my office, Laura." His breath teases my skin, sending shivers on hyperdrive all over my body.I want him...But what if we get caught?Curl up with this STANDALONE bra-melting sexy romance about a grumpy powerful billionaire boss and the spunky curvy intern who melts his heart.Scorching Hot Boss Alert! Read now if you love secret forbidden workplace romances with lots of sizzle.* This is an expanded and edited version of Christmas with the Boss.

Cowboy Undone: The first sassy contemporary western romance in the Wild Creek Cowboys series: (Wild Creek Cowboys Book 1)


Mary Leo - 2018
     Learning he’s the biological son of the wealthy rancher he’s grown up hating, Reese Cooper’s entire world comes crumbling down around him. To add salt to the wound the woman who has haunted his dreams, Avery Templeton, the rancher’s lawyer, delivers the disturbing news. Avery has returned to Wild Creek, to the Circle Starr Ranch, under difficult circumstances. Her law firm has put her on leave pending an investigation. All she wants to do is lick her wounds and wait it out. When Chuck Starr, the man who is like a second father, puts her in the middle of a family crisis, she has no choice but to get involved. Problem is, the cowboy she finds herself getting involved with is Reese Cooper, Chuck Starr’s greatest enemy . . . and only child. “Leo writes wonderful, relatable characters in small-town settings with stories that are fun and entertaining to read . . . laugh-out-loud funny moments.” —RT Book Reviews What Amazon readers say about Mary Leo's books: ★★★★★ "Heartwarming and entertaining and romantic!!" ★★★★★ "A BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY. YOU CAN'T LAY IT DOWN!" ★★★★★ "Such a great read. The storyline just flowed perfectly." ★★★★★ "Mary Leo brings you wonder when you read her books." ★★★★★ "I love the way this woman writes western romance, and I'm so glad I got to read this story!" ★★★★★ "Mary Leo is a fantastic author and each book leaves you happy, yet wanting even more!" ★★★★★ "Love this author's books. I think you will too. Would read again."

A Christmas in Montana


Elysia Lumen Strife - 2018
    Years in service and living alone have made Matt Jefferson one callous man. Will the spirit of the season bring them together? Or will the secrets they hold inside keep them apart? Christmas is quickly approaching. Orion’s sleepy Montana town is bustling with returning family, vacationing students, and several unexpected visitors: a friend on the rebound, Orion’s volatile ex, and a handsome silver-eyed stranger. When a surprise letter arrives from Matt's mother, it leads him deep into a snowy world of holiday magic and Irish fire that threaten to crack his shell. Filled with holiday humor, tempers, sweet romance, and lots of food, Orion and Matt rediscover what it means to have hope, faith, love, joy, and a belief in something greater than themselves.

Unlawfully Yours


Ellie Danes - 2017
    A man she met and married in less than 30 days. 18 months later he’s standing on my doorstep with a box of her things and a story I can barely believe. Carter Jones. A name I never wanted to hear again. I’d met him once. The night he took my sister out while we vacationed in Italy. Twenty-four hours she was leaving with him for good. Sure, he was rich and gorgeous and impossible to resist, But he’s my brother-in-law. Or at least he was. Until my sister up and disappeared with a million dollars of his Money… and a whole lot more. Unlawfully Yours is a standalone romance with extra steamy bonus content included!

This Side of Midnight (Tildas Islands #4)


Tamsen Schultz - 2021
    But when tourists start dying under suspicious circumstances, she never imagines that the biggest battle she’d have to fight is within her own department. That is, until her friend, Dominic Burel, and the FBI Task Force he’s a part of, prove she’s right to be concerned.As an FBI agent and former PJ with the elite Air Force Pararescue Unit, Dominic Burel has been happy to move through life solely focused on work. But when a family visit leaves him shaken, he realizes his friendship with Anika could, and should, be so much more. Now he has to change her mind about them and he’s not above using his investigative skills to finagle his way into her case—and life—to do it.As Anika and Dominic hunt a killer, they quickly realize they’ve uncovered something much more sinister. The simple murders aren’t so simple and there’s a much grander plan at play. And when they find they aren’t the only ones hunting, it will take everything they have to stay out of the true killer’s crosshairs.If you revel in escaping into a story, this friends-to-lovers romantic suspense will keep you turning the pages.

Four Bloody Kisses


A.J. Wyatt - 2021
    That note is my hit list. I will find out who killed my father.And I will have revenge.Each of these men is rich, powerful, and gorgeous.Magnus may be a giant Viking, but he has the sensitive heart of an artist.Tattoo covered, Bratva leader Yuri bleeds danger.Chess master Talon is the polar opposite of his wild twin, Vice.They make me burn with desire, but any one of them could have killed my father. How can I give in to temptation when I don't know the truth?I'm not the only one hunting. When bullets start flying, it's up to me to keep my men safe. Until I have my answers, these men are mine and mine alone.And if anyone's going to kill them, it will be me.Author’s Note: This book contains four swoon-worthy alpha males, one kick ass heroine, cursing, steamy sex, plenty of action and dark suspense and lots of sass. If you like books where the heroine never has to choose just one, then this is for you.