Book picks similar to
The Teacher and the Beast by Carter Blake
romance
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alpha-possessive-male
Dear Double Team
Olivia Hawthorne - 2019
Twenty four-seven I had cameras and an entourage following me, recording me, growing my brand as one of the most successful models on Instagram. I was tired though, I had millions in the bank, I was surrounded by adoring fans and I was called the most beautiful woman in the world. But I didn’t have love. I felt like nobody really knew me. A chance at an old fashioned matchmaking felt too good to be true, but I thought I’d give it a try. What’s the worst that could happen? I’d have a cool Instagram story and something to blog about. I never thought I’d lose my heart and find myself and what that would mean for my brand. And I never could have imagined I’d get two for the price of one, but when I met Harrison and James Manchester, how could I possibly choose?
Why not have both?
Skip the chocolates, forget the roses. Who needs candlelight dinners when you can have these amazing Valentine’s Day romances set in a shared world? Your favorite collaboration team is back, this time with match-maker stories that put the man in romance… our heroes are all alpha, all swoon-worthy, and all for YOU! Happy hearts day, sweetie!
#Obsessed
Frankie Love - 2018
He has a sword of his own ... and looks like he knows how to use it.But make-believe isn't enough for me, I want the real thing. And there's no way I can have that--or can I?Dear Reader,I know I'm not the only one with a celebrity crush!#OBSESSED is my ridiculous fantasy brought to life. I was inspired by a certain movie star who makes me blush an embarrassing amount every time I see him on screen.Who says grown-up women can't have a little fun?Just maybe don't tell my husband, LOL.#noshame #hardcorecrushing #nevertoomuchxo, frankie
Kiss the Bride (Wedding Season)
Amelia Wilde - 2019
I didn’t plan on getting left at the altar in front of all my friends.But I still want my dream wedding. And I just might get it…because hotter-than-sin Ash Montgomery has stepped up as a replacement groom.There are only a few problems.He’s my older brother’s best friend.He is 100% off-limits.And I’ve had a crush on him for years. We can’t get married today.Right?
Sugar Lips
Aria Cole - 2017
Her seductive curves contradict her innocent smile--she's sweet, uninhibited, and just the woman he needs to calm the animal inside. Tangled in a web of unbridled passion, their chemistry is combustible before masks are removed and true identities finally revealed. Reese Hamilton is the last woman Nolan should want in his bed, but little does she know he’s already addicted to her sweet taste. He’s taking steps to make her his—to make sure she never gets away. Warning: Sugar Lips is over-the-top alpha male goodness, sweet enough to induce a toothache, and so sizzling Halloween will never be the same. Make a chocolate martini and spice up your night with Nolan and his sweet treat, Reese—love stories this scorching should be illegal!
4th of July With Dad's Best Friend
Flora Ferrari - 2020
Everything about her says 'mine' and I'm a man who never fails to get what he wants. First I need to get rid of the goon who is trying to harass her, and then I can show her what a real man looks like...The minute she turns her big blue eyes on me I'm lost. That beautiful body was made to be mine, and I will fight anyone who stands in my way... even if I am supposed to be keeping out of trouble.I'm supposed to be having a restful holiday at my best friend's beach house, enjoying the sun, sand and sea. But now that I've seen her rest is the last thing on my mind.By the time I find out who she is, it's already too late.She's my best friend's daughter...*4th of July With Dad's Best Friend is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
Wishboned (A Second Helpings Short Story)
Alexis Adaire - 2018
Taboo.During their college years, they made a silly drunken pact to get married if they were both single when they turned thirty. Then they drifted apart.Every failed relationship in her life has reminded Quinn of how special a man her best friend truly is, and how all other men fall short.Now years later, goal-oriented Carson makes a surprise visit for Thanksgiving dinner with a newly made fortune -- and one thing left to accomplish.Can both people get the lucky side of the wishbone?***** ** ****** This short story is part of the Second Helpings series, a Thanksgiving dinner-themed stand-alone series. Check out all the fun and quick holiday stories by these incredible and acclaimed authors: Sierra Hill, Frankie Love, Alexis Adaire, Tessa Blake, Olivia Hawthorne, Laney Powell, Vivian Ward, Derek Masters, Dori Lavelle, Sher Dillard and Tracy Lorraine.** Each book is a second-chance romance -- all guaranteed sweeter than sweet potato pie -- and dirtier than a sink full of dishes!*** After reading this series, you’ll never look at drumsticks or gravy in quite the same way again!***** ** *****
Dirty Girl
Rory Reynolds - 2016
Keeping her at arm’s length wasn’t easy, but he had no choice—she was too young and too pure. No longer a girl, Dylan Thomas has become all woman. Gone is the innocence that once kept him away. Her hungry gaze tells him all he needs to know. Now he’s ready to claim what’s his... Once and for all. Note: This novella is an insta-love romance with a secret baby and guaranteed happily ever after.
Buttered Up
Mayra Statham - 2021
He’s not the forever kind of guy. All he needs is his work and his lifelong friends, who are more family than anything after all these years.But when his buddy double dog dares him to hit on Gratitude Peaks' new Science teacher on Halloween night, Law gets hit with a titanic-sized curveball that cracks his exterior. One look is all it takes for him to start melting, losing his heart faster than you can say ‘Beam me up, Scotty.’Law isn’t a man to shy away from something he wants. Marigold Jimenez has him melting fast and furious, and he’s ready for a forever with her. Nothing is going to hold him back from doing everything he can to claim Mari as his own.All he needs is one chance. And Law is ready to lay it on thick. Anything to butter Mari up into giving him a chance at forever.The temps are dropping, and the season is changing. Join us for the Friendsgiving Chronicles as this group of life-long friends fall in love. Guaranteed to be jam packed with autumn vibes, HEAs, smoking-hot, dirty-talkin’ men and the sassy women they lose their hearts to. What a great time to be grateful, thankful & blessed!
Riding His Broomstick
Shaw Hart - 2019
A tragic accident when she was a kid changed her life and she loves dressing up and pretending to be someone else, at least for one night. Ian Lauder hates Halloween and the annoying parties that come with the holiday season. A tech genius and workaholic, he has little patience for people, especially the woman who only seem to want him for his checkbook. He knows that most of his employees see him as rude, a jerk with a stick up his butt, and he’s never cared. Then he meets Kennedy. Now there’s finally one girl that he wants to ride his broomstick. *Warning! This book alpha is over-the-top, head over heels in love with his girl. If you're looking for a steamy insta-love story then this book is for you!
Getting Screwged
Penelope Wylde - 2020
But my hot bodyguard knows every little sweet thing my body needs this Christmas. It's Christmas eve, just another day for me. Staying home to unwrap presents in an empty home isn't my idea of fun. Hanging out with friends, making bad choices and losing my pesky V card seems like the better option. At least I won't be alone.Until he shows up.Captain Dyson is everything you imagine a former Marine to be. Sinfully gorgeous, intimidating AF, and deliciously hard all over. Just the kind of man you never want to tick off. Of course, it's my new favorite hobby when he thinks he'll be dragging me home for another empty Christmas with my scrooge father.But the arrogant Marine has no intentions of waiting for my permission. When a freak snowstorm lands us secluded and all alone, it’s just me, my handsome well-dressed bodyguard, a handful of those bad ideas I mentioned. And a whole lot of snow. It doesn't take me long to learn I like the way my guard uses his body to warm me up by the fire and chase away the wintery chills. Suddenly Christmas isn't looking so bad after all.You see, I've made a list and he's checking it twice. If I'm naughty he's promised I'll get every inch of my present.My bodyguard is about to find out his sweet Eve is more naughty than nice.
The Mountain Man's Secret Valentine (Mountain Men Of Silver Ridge Book 1)
Dizzy Hooper - 2019
My time in the military left my mind and body scarred. Finding out my ex-fiancee screwed me over me while I was overseas just rubbed salt in the wound. I'm not fit to be around other people, so I keep myself to myself and live off the grid. Being alone suits me. I'm better off that way. Or at least that's what I think. Then she shows up on my doorstep. She claims the Valentine's Day flowers she's delivering are from a secret admirer, but f*ck that. Even if they are, I don't care. All I can see is her. Her sweet mouth and wicked tongue demand to be claimed. Her perfect body is begging to be touched and taken. When a freak blizzard strands her with me in the wilderness, it takes all my restraint to keep my hands to myself and remain a gentleman. Her every move tests me, tempts me, tortures me. There's no way an innocent, sheltered flower delivery girl can fall for a gruff, rugged, lonely mountain man like me. Or is there… This is a stand-alone romance with no cheating and no cliffhangers. Contains an over-the-top, growly mountain man and plenty of steam! HEA guaranteed
His Curvy Treat (Curvy Holiday #1)
Erin Havoc - 2019
Costumes let me go incognito so I can blend in... But not to find a date. No, I have sworn dating off. That is - until she walks in. Jessica I am an intern at the hottest pharmaceutical company of the past years. This Halloween party is going to help me make connections. But I can't seem to take my eyes off this big, handsome man across the floor… I’m a bigger girl. Guys like him never looked twice my way… Maybe I'm in for a treat. THE CURVY HOLIDAYS is a series of steamy, sweet, short standalone stories. There are no cliffhangers and no cheating! If you’re into instalove, hot scenes and happily-ever-afters, this one is for you!
Single Dad at Mountain Creek Ranch
Lana Dash - 2020
But after a chance meeting with my old friend’s older brother, I find myself in a new position of nanny to his two little girls. Soon the job I took turns into something else the more time I spend with Nash. Will the return of someone from his past ruin our chance of a future?NASHSince my wife left over a year ago, I’ve been struggling to balance my life between running my family’s ranch and raising my two daughters on my own. Eden walks back into my life just when I need her, and I’m quick to realize she’s so much more than I could’ve imagined. Is it possible for my family to get a second chance to be whole again?MOUNTAIN CREEK RANCH is a series of short, sweet, and steamy romances about curvy women and the cowboys that fall head over horse for them. Read SINGLE DAD AT MOUNTAIN CREEK RANCH if you like cowboys, curvy women, and best friend’s brother romance with a happily ever after. No cheating. No cliffhangers.
Snowy Kisses
Elisa Leigh - 2020
They're extremely busy this time of year with all of the holiday festivities they have planned. When one of his employees falls ill, it's up to Justice to take over running the sleigh rides and he isn't happy about it. He's more the behind the scenes kind of guy. One cold Friday night he's all set up to guide a blind date sleigh ride when the guy calls it off last minute. He's about to start cleaning up when the most beautiful woman he's ever seen shows up for her blind date.Delaney Brewer has been anxious all week about the blind date her friend from work set her up on. She never does things like this, but her friend promised her he was a great guy and that they would totally hit it off. She's cautiously optimistic when she shows up only to find out her date bailed on the date without telling her. She's not sure if she should be pissed or thanking the guy since the man standing in front of her is the real-life version of the man of her dreams.When Justice offers to take her out for a ride anyway, Delaney accepts even if it is just a pity ride.One night of Snowy Kisses turns into something neither of them could have expected.