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Fighting for This: The Last Resort Motel


Gwyn McNamee - 2018
    The California surf boy has no business being up Spruce Mountain or anywhere near The Last Resort Motel. There can only be one reason he’s hanging around—to search one of the old mines in hopes of striking it rich. And as soon as he’s done, he’ll be gone fast enough to make my head spin. But Max brings more than just a danger to my heart. MAX Aurora Clayton is the last thing I expect to find at The Last Resort Motel. What in the world is a girl like this doing in the middle of nowhere, Nevada? Search the land I inherited and get back to California—that’s the plan. I never expected to find something here even more precious than silver. But someone else is after what’s down that mine shaft. And I’ll do everything in my power to protect what I’ve found, including Aurora. ***Fighting for This previously appeared in The Last Resort Motel shared world as Room One***

Claiming Her SEAL


Kat Cantrell - 2016
    He hides the darkness in his past, content to run an island adventure company in the Caribbean with members of his former SEAL team—until resort guest Emma Richardson targets him for a vacation fling. Her fresh innocence and insistence on seeing hero material in Dex where none exists makes him yearn to be the man she deserves. And that terrifies Dex more than any war zone he's ever faced, until he discovers Emma has demons of her own…

Managing the Billionaire Box Set Books #1-3


Lexy Timms - 2020
    Grab Managing the Billionaires Box Set for a Limited Time!NEVER ENOUGHBe good enough never is...Anthony Accardi is a man on a mission: make his father's watch company a success while bringing in millions of dollars.To do that, he needs an assistant to fill in and he needs one now.When Rosalee Clarkson walks through his door, he's immediately drawn to her wit, intelligence and of course, her beauty. She'll be a perfect fit for the job and when he discovers her living situation is less than ideal, he does what any wealthy bachelor would do—he offers her the use of his guesthouse.She accepts, with one condition—nothing can happen between them. Can they really commit to that?Only time will tell…WORTH THE COSTSome things are worth the cost of their consequences ...Rosalee Clarkson isn't looking for love, she's looking for a temporary job.When she landed the job working as Anthony Accardi's personal assistant, she could have never imagined things developing the way they had.She was living in his guest house and getting full access to the man himself.Things are explosive between them.Sex with him is off the charts.She knows it's wrong to sleep with the boss, but there is no denying the chemistry between them. When he asks her to go to Italy on a business trip, she is forced to decide between what she wants and what her heart demands.SECRET ADMIRERSSome things are worth the cost of their consequences ...Anthony Accardi sets out to Italy to make his dream of opening one of his father's stores. He has his beautiful assistant, Rosalee Clarkson by his side and things couldn't be any better. His extended family welcomes his with open arms and opens his eyes to new things, including the idea of love.There is only one thing holding him back from truly being happy—his father's poor health. When things take a turn for the worse, his entire world is upside down. It's Rosalee he turns to. She has become his rock, his everything, but is what he feels for her real or part of the magic of being in a foreign land?Managing the BillionaireNever EnoughWorth the CostSecret AdmirersChasing AffectionPressing RomanceTimeless Memories

Dark Mafia Prince


Annika Martin - 2016
    So trusting.
Like you think I’m not a monster.
Like I won’t wrap your hair in my fist and bend you to my will.
Like I won’t sacrifice you, piece by piece, to save my brother.I’m the most dangerous enemy you’ll ever have because every time you look at me, you see somebody good. That friend who died.And when you look at me like that, I die again.MiraI spent years making myself invisible.A good girl, apart from the noise.
Then you came back, beautiful and deadly in your Armani suit.
Don’t look at me like you still know me, you say.
But I remember your smile and those sunny days.Before they lowered your small casket into the ground.
Before they told us the prince was dead.

Lies We Share


Ella Miles - 2020
    The girl who would change everything. She hunted; I killed. Granted it was only a spider, but it was a lifetime pact. She hunts for me. I kill for her. But nothing good lasts. She hates me. I loathe her. Until I can barely recognize the friendship we once had. The only thing we still share are the lies…Lies We Share is a short prologue novella that introduces you to Langston & Liesel. Their story continues in Vicious Lies. Ends on a cliffhanger.

Sexiest Billionaire


Sierra Cartwright - 2018
     She’s his friend’s daughter. Off-limits to a man like Jax. Jaxon Mills is stunned — then furious — when sees his biggest investor’s daughter at one of the most exclusive clubs in New Orleans, dressed in a scandalous outfit and wearing an inviting smile. The tempting woman with the compassionate heart is supposed to be tucked away at grad school, where’s she safe from men like him. Willow Henderson has one escape from her overprotective family — the French Quarter. There, she can be anonymous, even if only for a short time. But she never expects to come face-to-face with Jaxon, a sexy self-made billionaire Dom whose arrogance is matched only by his bank account. Jax, an avowed workaholic determined to outrun his troubled past, has never allowed a woman to distract him. Until Willow. And when he discovers she’s a virgin, it’s more than a dominant urge that flares. It’s an honorable instinct he hadn’t known he was capable of. He will do anything to make her his. ***This story contains plenty of steam! It’s a standalone story with a feel-good happily ever after. ***

Dirty Dom


Willow Winters - 2017
    I do what I have to do, and more than often, I f*cking love it. The power, the women, the money. All of it comes easy to me. Until Becca walked into my office. Everything about her was tempting. Her beautiful eyes that pierced into me, her body that was made for sin. She came to pay off a debt, but I wanted more. So I did what I’ve always done, I took what I wanted. She’s a good girl who never should have walked through that door. I never should have touched her, but now that I have, I can’t stop. I’ll push her boundaries, she’ll cave to temptation. We’ll both forget about the danger. And that’s a mistake I can’t afford…

Twisted Lies


Sedona Venez - 2014
    Love her? Ruin her? How about both?Sinthia Michaels is a rising fashion star.Core McKay is rich, sexy, and a former kingpin in NYC’s organized crime underbelly.Together, they spark a romance that could ignite a corporate empire—or bring everything crashing down.Spinning a web of twisted lies and dirty secrets, Core traps Sin in an enchanting realm of drama and danger. The fashion world is cutthroat, the political arena vicious, and the criminal underworld he’s involved in doesn’t play games. Core wants to use Sin to get revenge on a corrupt politician who took everything—but he doesn’t expect to start an erotic affair with the very girl he plans to use as a weapon.Sin didn’t become famous without knowing how to fight back…even against the man she loves.

Ivan


Roxie Rivera - 2013
    The intimidating, tattooed Russian operates one of the most elite mixed-martial arts training centers in the world but it’s his shadowy past and reputed connections with Houston’s underworld that interest her most.To find her sister, she’ll need the help of her big, scary Russian protector — but asking for help from a man like Ivan carries a steep price, one that might just include her heart.

Burning Offer


Aubrey Parker - 2016
    Just for meeting a man downtown, in a public place, no questions asked. There’s no catch. I’ve checked. A banker vouched for the offer, the funds, and the wealth of my unknown host. I just have to show up. And given what’s gone wrong in Miami, I’m desperate for money. A man I can’t stand I can make more than I ever imagined, Daniel Rice tells me, if I agree to take part in a competition. But Daniel doesn’t impress me, with his tailored suit and silver cufflinks, with his big hands and callous manner. If Daniel is Trevor Ross’s right-hand man, I don’t even want to hear about Trevor’s little contest. It doesn’t matter how rich Trevor is. Daniel is a brute and a bastard, and for some reason he seems to hate me. Everything in me screams to run away, no matter how much I’m secretly drawn to Daniel. So why am I still here? A proposal I can’t believe Daniel is like an addiction, chipping away at my resolve, piece by piece. Just get into the limousine. Just get on the private plane. Just fly to an airstrip at the foot of the largest, most luxurious estate I’ve ever seen. Just stay the first night, then another. Tell no one where I’ve gone, or why. At each stage, they offer more money, easing me into the competition with all the other girls. I just wish it was only the money keeping me here. An offer I can’t refuse I only need to stay here in this place to make all that I need. I don’t even have to “participate” like the other girls do. There are twelve of us, but alliances were forming before I arrived. There are the three hired men, each one hotter than the last. There’s Trevor. And Daniel -- who the rules say I must stay away from. But I can’t. Daniel tells me I’m his, not Trevor’s or anyone else’s. He says he owns me. I hate the way he talks to me. But I can’t resist him, no matter the penalty. The rules say I can leave whenever I want. But for some reason, I don’t. Desperate times call for desperate pleasures. The Burning Offer is the first volume in the 4-book Trevor’s Harem series, and Aubrey Parker’s hottest, edgiest story yet.

Unconventional Beginnings


KaLyn Cooper - 2017
    But they can’t allow it to affect her. She’s too important.Nine months into the pilot program for the top secret Joint All Female Special Operations School, Katlin Callahan–Malone’s husband is killed in action along with his entire SEAL team. The Pentagon brass wants to know how that happened but the four highest ranking women in all the military services are more concerned about its effect on Katlin. She is pivotal to the success of their test project. Will the death of her husband change her mind about women being allowed in SpecOps?Unconventional Beginnings sets the stage for the Black Swan series by giving you a glimpse into the lives of several main characters three years before Unrelenting Love, the first book in the series. Although Unconventional Beginnings is a cliffhanger, the author has included the first three chapters of Unrelenting Love.

Seduction: A New Adult Prequel


L.R. Olson - 2014
    Who would have thought it would end in her near death? Mia is getting ready to start college and should be ecstatic about her future. Instead, she’s nursing a broken heart when she meets the dangerous and wealthy Griffin St. Clare. She can’t help but give into temptation and sleep with the notorious womanizer. But will her one mistake destroy her life as she knows it? Wealthy, gorgeous and athletic, Griffin always gets what he wants. When he meets Mia at a party during summer break, he wants her with a desperation he’s never felt before. Mia throws herself at him, leading Griffin to assume she’s another townie out to snatch a rich guy. He doesn’t expect the innocent to worm her way into his heart. But when his actions bring about disaster can she ever forgive him? This 23,000 word New Adult prequel is a short story which introduces the series, The St. Clares. It is best for ages 17 and up. The St. Clare Series: Seduction, prequel Redemption (Late Summer 2014): Ryder and Ivy’s story Deception (Late Fall 2014): Griffin and Mia’s story Want to know when Lori’s next New Adult book will be released? You can sign up for her newsletter on her contact page at www.AuthorLoriRenee.com

Kade


Apryl Baker - 2018
    Just when she starts to think she’s come to terms with it, everything she thought she knew is cast into doubt when she comes face to face with a little boy, and  every instinct tells her the child belongs to her—that he is her son. Kade can’t shake his wife’s reaction to the boy, and is determined to uncover the truth. He’d been an undercover cop investigating Los Muertos, a bloodthirsty Miami cartel, when Angel lost their child, but he knows one thing… A mother knows her child. When they uncover the horrifying truth, the race is on to save the son they never knew from a fate worse than death—and they have to face Los Muertos to do it. With the help of the men of Kincaid Security & Investigations, a deadly game of cat and mouse begins to prevent the cartel from turning an innocent child into a soulless killer. But will Kade reach him in time?

Dark Blood


Isabella Starling - 2016
    Kidnapped from under her mobster daddy's nose, she has no way of escaping the Hound - the Abbate crime family's most vicious hitman. But maybe she doesn't want to escape. Maybe her savior is the dark beast himself... And to face him, Bianca will have to look right into the eyes of the monster.Matteo Salini is trained to kill. Pumped with drugs and used to blood, he doesn't expect to flinch when he has to take Bianca's life. She's beautiful - there is no doubt in that. But Matteo has women servicing him left and right, and he doesn't need a spoiled mafia princess to screw with his head. Bianca is much more than that, though, and her tenderness finds its way under Matteo's rough skin. She might be his only chance of redemption.She's his prisoner, he's her savior.WARNING! Dark romantic themes included. If you don't like your bad boys BAD, look the other way!

Finley's Claim


Atlas Rose - 2021
    We take the money. We control the war.So when our ‘launderer’ decides to run with one hundred million dollars of our money, you can bet we’ll hunt them down.Only they’ve run to a place they think they’re safe.A place that’s heavily guarded.An island in the middle of nowhere.Where the son of my family's enemy promises me a bloody and violent end. Only I don’t care about him…My sole focus is her.Pretty, plain Annalise Eden. I’ll hunt her. I’ll corner her. I’ll claim her too.She’s the one they secretly call ‘the Ghost’.The woman who’s made my family millions.Millions we want back…Finley's Claim is a FULL LENGTH dark mafia romance standalone. This series can be read in any order but it is recommended to start with Finley's Claim.