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Ever After by Cara Wade
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Taken
Elena M. Reyes - 2017
I’m not alone. The person that was drugged and taken with me is here, too. My confidant. Someone that I had come to see as a brother. My best friend. Suddenly, there’s a voice coming through the speakers, telling us we’ve both been chosen to die. The only way out? Do everything we’re told to do.This person wants to watch us. They want to be entertained. As she says, “I want to see you come.”It’s simple: either we f*ck, or die.
Burned
Tara Sivec - 2014
Ignite Series, # 1: Collin & Finnley
Seventeen years old when he broke my heart.Seventeen days later when another picked up the pieces.Seventeen years together.Seventeen thousand problems.Seventeen days of reliving my past and finding a new future.Seventeen minutes until it all went up in flames.Seventeen breaths until I took my last.This is my story...and it’s going to burn.
Captured Onyx
Linnea May - 2019
Obey. Submit. Don’t fail me–or you’ll die. I wake up to these words, kidnapped, bound and at the mercy of a man who is as gorgeous as he is cruel. How did I get here? Why is this happening to me? I left my calm small-town home to celebrate with my best friend, and now I’m the captive of a criminal—a man who wants to trade me as part of a deal with the Mafia. He says he’ll train me. He tells me to trust him, to obey his command and to bend at his will. He is prepping me for a war that I’m not ready to fight. He is my only chance to survive. My captor—and my only solace. This is part 1 of a duet.
Drawn to You
Ker Dukey - 2015
This is a new adult romance which contains explicit sex - 18's only. Antonia McNally has a great family, a great boyfriend, and a great future… until she finds herself interrupting a robbery and becoming the victim of a ruthless criminal. When she witnesses brutal murder, abuse and suffers her own traumatizing assault by his hand, her life changes forever. When love, loyalty, and strength are tested, the weak falter. Moving away to the States offers her a fresh start; however, confident, successful Finlay Hayes, her best friend’s Brother adds even more chaos to her already turbulent emotions. When she can’t decide between ripping him a new one or ripping his clothes off, one thing is for sure, they both have an unquenchable craving for each other. When life starts looking a little brighter it’s not long before the storm clouds roll in. All is never what it appears and under his good looks and in charge attitude, Finlay has a past of his own and secrets that can destroy the dynamics of the friendships she has built. Secrets are waiting to be spilled, but at what cost?
Kiss the Stars
A.L. Jackson - 2020
Jackson . . . A single mother.An up-and-coming drummer with a sordid past. Their paths never should have crossed. But when a senseless crime rocks Mia West’s entire world, she agrees to spend the summer hiding out at her rock-star brother’s mansion in Savannah until the storm blows over. What she never expected was the gorgeous, brooding drummer living in the guest house. His darkness a lure. His gaze a trap. She knows better than to go after what will hurt her most. Leif Godwin has two focuses in his life: his band, Carolina George, and seeking retribution for what was stolen from him.Mia was never supposed to be a part of the equation.Her eyes an appeal.Her body a temptation.Touching her is nothing but a sin. But will loving her destroy them all . . .
Peony Red: A Contemporary Romance Novel
J. Lynn Bailey - 2018
She’s out of a job, out of time, and running on fumes. When she receives a personal invitation to visit the picturesque town of Granite Harbor, Maine, she jumps at the chance to start fresh. For game warden Eli Young, life is simpler when he’s exploring the back roads of Maine. In the north woods, he doesn’t have to deal with town politics or his soon-to-be ex-wife. But a chance meeting with a brokenhearted newcomer leaves him tangled. He should walk away—except, now that he’s met her, he can’t turn back. When a young woman goes missing in town, tensions rise, and everyone becomes a suspect. Eli doesn’t think things can get any more complicated…until a picture of Alex is discovered at a gruesome crime scene. In a town where trust is hard to come by and ghosts from the past haunt its citizens in the broad light of day, the question isn’t whether Eli and Alex can save what’s left of their hearts…but whether they’ll live to see tomorrow.
The Body Painter
Pepper Winters - 2019
Must also enjoy being studied while naked in a crowd.”The fourth made me shudder.“Call or email ‘YOUR SKIN, HIS CANVAS’ if interested in applying.”The final made my heart race.I should’ve kept scrolling past the advertisement.I should’ve applied for the boring receptionist job at minimum wage.I should’ve clicked on any other job where I got to keep my clothes on.But I didn’t.I applied.My interview is tomorrow…
Of Demons & Stones
Anne L. Parks - 2013
No one sees the fear that consumes her, ravaged by demons from a past that left her distrustful of love.Alex Stone is rarely denied. Not by business associates, and certainly not the women he dates and forgets. Romance is never an option. That is until beautiful, sexy, too damned independent Kylie comes into his life and frustrates the hell out of him. She sparks a desire in him to protect her from the one demon that haunts her - and threatens to destroy them both.Pushed to her limit and unwilling to be a victim any longer, Kylie takes control of her life.But a madman’s quest for revenge not only threatens to destroy the love she has finally found – but also her life.
The Destruction of Sevyn
Ember Michaels - 2020
She thought she got away with murder.Now I'm back to remind her that no sin goes unpunished.Seven years ago, Sevyn Langdon shattered my family.She initiated a plan, drenched in lust and envy, which stole my sister's life.Her family’s wealth ensured her involvement vanished.Her pride stroked my desire for revenge.And my wrath will end them all.Where the justice system failed, I will not.I will never forget.I will never forgive.May God have mercy on their souls—because I won't.Seven years I waited and now the seven responsible will atone for their wrongdoings.I won't stop until they all pay–starting with the mastermind of it all.And I won't be satisfied until she's destroyed.
Monsters
Melissa Jane - 2018
One. Two. Three cracks of thunder. Three reasons to run and hide. When the lightning illuminated the night, I saw their bloodied faces. They were no longer the boys from next door. As quick as the storm rolled over the neighborhood, a crime of passion was committed, Lucas and Mason Carter dangerously altering the course of all our lives. Ten years later, on my twenty-sixth birthday, when detectives come digging for information on a cold case, I find myself once again unwillingly tangled in the spider’s web. I hold information on a heinous crime. I have become the number one target. More specific, I have become Mason Carter’s obsession. While one brother seeks to destroy me, I have to believe the love I share for the other could somehow save us all. When running proves futile, I’m left with a choice. Reveal the deadly truth, or dare to take on the monsters lurking in the dark.
To Have and to Hold
Ketley Allison - 2018
Him: outgoing, intimidating, and wild, all the things I wasn’t.Yet we collided, smoke turning to stardust changed to flesh.Such catastrophic connection couldn’t last. We split apart—not separated, because that word is so gentle and we cracked in half—and I haven’t seen him in two and a half years.We aren’t the same; we never were. I hoped, but hope is nothing but a hellbent dream. I made it two years without him, I could make it forever more.I became, in one word, happy.And then I was kidnapped.Spence...save me...TO HAVE AND TO HOLD is Ketley Allison's stunning new novel that combines the heartwarming chance of finding lost love with the terrifying concept of being taken against your will. This thriller will heat you all the way through, then chill you to the bone.
His Voodoo Lily
Alexis Adaire
Like, glass shards on top of sandpaper rough. She managed to get out of an abusive relationship only to have her ex kidnap their 4-year-old son just days before the custody hearing. Lily has become so difficult to be around that her best friend, Alexa, has finally given up hope and abandoned her in Shorty’s Pub.Gerrit Rousseau is an oasis of calm in a stormy world, downplaying his smoldering good looks as he tends bar and keeps his head down. His emotions are not easily stirred, but the brazen, tattooed Lily is lighting a fire. There’s something about her, something beyond her looks, that gets his blood pumping to all the right places.Sexual fireworks are inevitable with these two, especially during Mardi Gras—but things in New Orleans are never as simple as they seem. When a man turns up dead and Lily admits to Gerrit that she was directly involved, all hell breaks loose in the Crescent City. Gerrit is compelled to get to the bottom of the twin mysteries of the death and the missing child, but first he must figure out where the mysterious Dani Weeks and her son Riley fit in.
Undercover Agent
Heather Slade - 2020
Undercover Agent is written in Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward's Cocky Hero World and guest-stars Simon and Bridget from BRITISH BEDMATE!Resisting a cocky undercover agent is her mission impossible…LynxIt was one night,A night of pure passion and desire,A night I will never forget.But she walked out,And I never stopped thinking about her.And now, she's backWithin reach.And again, she’s off-limits,Belongs to someone else,One of my men.Teaming up with her to take down Those who threaten our freedomsSeems like a perfect way to get close to her,But there’s more at stake than ever before.Emerson I never forgot him.He was—is—everything.But the timing was off;I had more happening in my life than I could handle.And now, with him right there,I can feel how much I’ve missed:His touch, his scent, his taste.Except, there's more on the lineThan a love affair.We have to keep it professional.But can I do that when I need so much more from this undercover agent?
Taken by the Bratva (Bratva Brotherhood)
Bianca Cole - 2022
The man I’ve secretly craved since he was assigned to me. The man who won’t tell me why he has kidnapped me. There’s a darkness in his eyes I’ve never seen in them before. I fear him as much as I long for him. Now I'm alone with him, feelings I’ve tried to ignore return.He has my heart in the palm of his hand, but will he crush it or claim it? Taken by the Bratva is the fifth and final book in the Bratva Brotherhood Series. It's a safe story with no cliffhangers, a HEA and no cheating. This story has hot scenes, some dark themes, and bad language. Like most of the books by Bianca Cole it features an over the top possessive alpha male.
Refresh
S. Moose - 2016
What's left when perfection is gone? Perfection slipped through Caroline Spencer's fingers. One moment she had it all, and then it was gone. All she has left are her memories, her pain, and her close friends. And Mason Ryan was not part of her plan--wasn't even on her radar. After all, he was her husband's best friend. But now that her husband is gone, he's the only person who understands her, feels what she feels, and knows her inside and out. Together, they try to rearrange the shattered pieces of their pain. Sharing their grief pulls them closer together--closer than either of them want to admit and Mason won't allow himself to fall for his best friend's widow. Ultimately, he's holding the one secret that will destroy Caroline--a secret he cannot even bear himself. Will they find a way to refresh their lives when the pain of the past won't dissolve?