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Cocky Doc
Samantha Lind - 2020
literally. He was every woman’s fantasy, the Adonis in a white coat was charming, not to mention brilliant.Dr. Andrew “Drew” Montgomery was quite the catch, not the usual type of guy who I’d expect to fall for a woman like me. The first man who saw past my wheelchair, Drew was also the first man I could see myself settling down with. We started dating, and everything seemed fine, but something was holding him back, Drew was married to his job and he carried the weight of his namesake. A name I wasn’t sure I could live up to. I meant to keep my guard up, but it was no use. I was in over my head the moment his gorgeous blue eyes thoroughly examined me. I knew my body was in good hands, but could I trust my heart with the cocky doctor?
My Casey
Sam Crescent - 2019
So, after quitting her job, she is heading back home to live with her parents, in the hope of finally doing something she wants to do. Daniel “Rusty” Locke has always regretted not telling Casey how he felt before she left for college. He had to watch her drive away from him, but now she’s back. He’s got a chance, and he’s not going to screw it up. With her back in town, he intends to show Casey exactly how he feels for her. Casey doesn’t believe in love or commitment, but being in Rusty’s bed, she finds it hard to want to leave. He’s everything a woman could ever want. Only, sleeping with him, comes with a chance at commitment. Is this what she wants out of life? In her fear, she retreats inside herself. When the truth finally hits her, Casey knows she has to do something to make it up to Rusty, but what exactly can she do? Propose? She has never put herself out there for any other person, but Rusty’s not just anyone—he’s her man, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to keep him.
The Beginning of the End
R. Holmes - 2020
But to me…my last name was a curse.High society. Expectations. Old money. Politics. Everything I despised.If only they could see what happened behind those high-society closed doors. The same doors my daddy paid a lot of money to keep closed.Deceit. Destruction. Bribery. You name it, my family was guilty of it.My father’s throne was built on lies. Our family was the epitome of faux royalty.Then, I fell in love and oh what a fool I was. I was just a pawn in my father’s game. And to use the man who claimed to love me...Five years ago, I walked away, and left my father to his riches.And that man who left me in broken, jagged pieces?Well, what goes around, comes around.GreyFour years in a prison cell changes a man.I spent those four years fighting to survive.When I emerged, I was nothing like the man who had walked through those cell doors all those years ago.I overcame things that I never imagined I’d be faced with..The one person who promised to never leave, did.The life I thought I knew, gone.The future I once thought I had, up in smoke.Like so many things in my life, my story and my future were stolen from me.Sure, it’s made up of the usual parts…a beginning and an end. But just like every story, there’s a hero, there’s the villain…and then there’s me.And this is the beginning of the end.
Park Avenue Princess
Tara Leigh - 2021
Screw me twice . . .Who am I kidding—I don’t believe in second chances anymore.Tripp Montgomery was my first love.I gave him my innocence.Then he broke my heart.And I committed the ultimate betrayal.These Manhattan royals are out for revenge.Sweet, sweet revenge.But there’s something they want more.Their daughter.PARK AVENUE PRINCESS includes the prequel novella THRONE OF LIES.(Note: Park Avenue Princess was previously published as Legacy of Lies)
Second Chance Baby
Natasha L. Black - 2020
Let these Anderson brothers show you what a real HEA looks like. This is book one of the series. It can be read in any order.
Everything That Glitters (Velvet Thunder, #1)
Emery Jacobs - 2020
Broken Thunder-- maybe the name was a sign.Now I find myself at a crossroad, not ready to leave music behind.An audition for the legendary band Reckless Fury, could change everything.At least that's what I hope until I see who's calling the shots.No names. One incredible night. It's her!I had no idea she was the Princess of Rock, when she was rocking my world.All I need is a chance to prove myself.With her.With the band.She thinks she knows why I'm here, she's wrong.Everything That Glitters is a steamy, sexy, full-length Rockstar Romance with a HEAEverything That Glitters is the first novel in the Velvet Thunder series. All books in this series are interconnected standalones and can be read in any order.
Egotistical Jerk
A.K. MacBride - 2020
himself.It was clear that my presence bothered him, that I was nothing more than an irritation.So, why did I want to melt into a puddle whenever those dark eyes were trained on me?And why didn't I listen when my head warned my heart that he'd break it in two?I had one goal: To learn from Sebastian Ryker, not fall in love with him.
Blade
Sunny Mawson - 2019
With the fate of her loved ones at stake, she did what she thought she had to do. She ran. The past however, has a funny way of finding those who refuse to face it. With nowhere left to turn, she ended up back where she started, facing the family she’d left behind and the truths she desperately wanted to remain hidden. When the president of The Devil’s Reapers sends his enforcer to pick something up, the last thing Blade expected to find was the one who got away. Annabelle was everything a man like him could never have, and everything he’d always wanted. With the past rearing its ugly head once again, he will do everything he can to keep her safe and make her his. Caught in a war between two clubs, Annabelle must face the past once and for all.
Shattered With You
J. Kenner - 2019
But Quincy isn’t the man he appears to be.When the woman whose body he once worshipped and whose heart he broke pleads for his help, Quincy knows he must either turn his back on her or risk revealing his dark secrets to the one woman who can—and will—tear open his old wounds.For years, struggling actress Eliza Tucker has tried to forget the decadent weeks she shared with Quincy Radcliffe. His smoldering good looks had drawn her in, while his British charm had enchanted her. But it was the wildness of his seduction and the ferocity of his passion that captured her. She’d given herself to him—and he’d shattered her like glass when he’d walked away.Now, he’s the only person who can help find her missing sister. She’ll use him because she has too. She’ll pay any sensual price he demands. But she won’t fall for him again.
Truck Stop Tango
Krissy Daniels - 2020
I betrayed Slade Mason. Then disappeared. I’m home now. And I want her back. Trouble is, she’s lying. Keeping secrets. Pushing me away. What she doesn’t know is that not even her deception could make me leave her again. Five years ago, I made the toughest decision of my life. I did the unthinkable. Then covered my crime. Now, Tango Rossi is back. And I want him more than ever. Problem is, he wants answers I can’t give. What he doesn’t realize is that his betrayal is the very reason we can never be together.
Mountain Man's Christmas Surprise: A Small Town Single Daddy Romance
K.C. Crowne - 2021
Alone. And cold.She's the family I never knew I had.I'll do anything to protect little Lilly...Even if that means melting the ice around my ice cold heart.The mountains were my escape from a cruel world.But a Christmas miracle is about to change everything.The moment I lay eyes on little Lilly I feel an instantaneous love.Now I'm prepared to protect her with every fiber of my being. It's an insane idea...A marriage to gain custody? I turned my back on women for a reason.Irene is feisty and we get under each other's skin. Can we swallow our prides for the angel who captured our hearts? In the middle of all this chaos my dark past is back with a vengeance.This time I'm ready to unleash h*ll. I'll protect Irene and my little girl...Even if it's the last thing I do.This is a FULLY standalone novel from my Mountain Men of Liberty series. This is an enemies to lovers, fake marriage, mountain man's baby romance. Each book can be read on it's own. Transport yourself into this charming and magical town as we follow several rugged mountain men in their quests to find lasting love. Enjoy! I know I did!
Buzz
Karli Perrin - 2019
Casanova. Heartbreaker. Skirt-chaser. And my personal favourite, Mr Steal Your Girl. I've been called them all. But still, the women keep on coming. And coming. Hundreds of women slide into my DM’s and I slide into their…well, I think you can see where I'm going with this. Men want to be me and women want to bed me. Despite what the bunny boilers of San Francisco call me, I go by the name of Buzz. I'm 6’4” and the proud owner of a six-pack, beard and too many tattoos to count. I’m a walking wet dream. For the longest time, I didn’t believe in love. I didn’t even believe in relationships. I couldn’t understand why anybody would willingly choose to have sex with only one person. Until I met Lori. She turned my entire world upside down and made me feel things which I didn’t even know I was capable of. But when I couldn’t deal with her career as a honey trapper, I lost her. But now I want her back. And I always get what I want. It’s lucky that I found her again. It’s unlucky that she has a new boyfriend. Unlucky for him. ***Although Buzz can be read as a standalone, it is advised to read The Honey Trap first as it provides some background to Buzz and Lori's story. The Honey Trap is currently free in Kindle Unlimited.*** A Second Chance Romance.
Under His Ink
Maya Hughes - 2018
Now, I’m back because she’s the only person I can trust. And I couldn’t stay away for another day.Being near me means danger for the both of us because no one leaves the mob unscathed. She’s inking over my past one day at a time and it's strictly business for her, but the flames licking at our heels aren’t just from the heat between us.But the only thing harder than leaving the mob is leaving her. I’ll show her that what we have is forever as long as I’m still breathing…Under His Ink is a 55,000 word second chance mob romance.
Touching Down
Nicole Williams - 2016
But all he’s ever loved is her.Grant Turner’s name is synonymous with football. The fans and media can’t get enough of the player known as The Invincible Man, a nickname he earned while growing up in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country and the nickname he’s kept by being one of the best players in professional football today. No one can take him down. He’s unstoppable.But even a suit of armor has its weak point, and Grant’s has always been Ryan Hale.They were a couple of kids when they fell in love, and just when it looked like the happy ending neither expected was within reach, Ryan disappeared. No explanations. No good-byes.Grant coped by throwing himself into the game for seven years, and he’s finally moved on. Or so he thinks.When she walks back into his life, all of those feelings come crashing back, despite the warnings in his head that tell him she’ll leave him again. Grant can withstand the league’s toughest defensive line, but he’s always been weak where she’s concerned.No man can take Grant Turner down.But one woman certainly can.One woman will.
Can't Touch
Penny Wylder - 2021
The girl I can’t touch.That’s what her uncle says, anyway… but even if he controls her, he doesn’t control me.When I see her walking back and forth in the office lobby, her long legs swishing, beautiful curves swaying, and those cherry-red lips, I decide right then: she’s going to be mine.Chianna:My first day on the job I swore I’d be professional. No mistakes. Pure and well behaved.Chris changed all of that.He’s powerful, rich, and when he smiles at me, it makes me weak.If my uncle finds out about us I’ll lose more than my dream internship.Can I keep what I’ve done a secret with Kris tempting me over and over to break the rules?