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False Start
Sasha Marshall - 2021
Zhanna Hale THEN My father is a legend. Some call me football royalty, and in my hometown of Louisiana, I suppose I am. His legacy didn’t prepare me for Bryant Hudson. The quarterback. I swore I’d never date football players. Permanently. Yet Bryant had other plans.Three dates and a handful of conversations, I handed him my heart without realizing it. But, Bryant shatters my soul. I’m left picking up the pieces. If only erasing him from my heart was as easy. Bryant Hudson NOW I lost at the only game that matters. And it wasn’t even a game. It was and is my forever with Zhanna. I am the best quarterback out there. That should be enough, right? Achieving my dreams. But none of that matters without my woman beside me. When she left, she took my heart with her.Now I’m back. To remind her of what we had. To see me—the man whose heart she owns, not the quarterback.Our love is fate. Our lives are forever intertwined. I refuse to let a false start signal our end. I’m ready to repeat the play and show Zhanna she is my everything.
Man of My Dreams
Faith Andrews - 2013
But the man in her dreams is the one that got away—her high school crush.Mia has the life everyone envies. A white picket fence, two adorable daughters, and a hottie husband who stole her heart in college with the strum of his Gibson and his sexy baritone. But when forever becomes monotonous for this perfect couple, their faith in each other is tested. For Declan, long trips away from home because of his demanding job cause him to find comfort on the road. For Mia, the recurring dreams of her old flame and the shock of her husband's infidelity send her running into Noah's arms at their ten year high school reunion. Will Mia abandon the alluring pull of the past for her picture perfect future or will the man of her dreams be replaced by the man in her dreams? MAN OF MY DREAMS is a full-length, contemporary romance. This is book one in the Dream Series and can be read as a standalone.
Distorted Love
T.L. Smith - 2018
Hated him from the age of eighteen. He disappeared at the age of nineteen. We started off as enemies, then fast became lovers. But our story isn’t a happily ever after. It was a story of a king and a peasant. Can you guess which I was? I knew we weren’t meant to be. You see, he fell in love with her first. He loved me last.I'm not someone's second choice.Not even for the boy who stole my heart. I'm someone's first. Now, I just have to remember that.
Bound
Stephie Walls - 2014
I may be flawed; we all are.But I'm smart, driven, and ready to take on the world. No one needs to know the rest.I wasn't counting on him, couldn't imagine someone like him coming into my life.The blue eyes, the chiseled body, the man I can't resist.Truthfully, I have no plans of ever resisting him. He has the carefree, playboy life he wants, The one he created and refuses to give up.But he didn't count on me waltzing in and changing everything.Gray can't deny his passion for me—all parts of me, Even the truth I try to bury—the flaws he knows I'm hiding.And trust me, he's imperfect too.But sometimes, we need more than love—more than we can give.
Callie's Heart
Kathleen Ball - 2012
She wants neighboring rancher, Garrett O'Neill, to marry her seventeen year old daughter. It's not supposed to be a conventional marriage.Garrett O'Neill would keep Callie's ranch safe and Callie would go away to college. Four years later, Callie comes home with stars in her eyes and happily ever after in her heart. She plans to make their marriage real until finds the new housekeeper, Sylvie in Garrett's arms. Heartbroken, Callie takes off to her own house, which they closed up four years ago. She stays there with Old Henry, a longtime friend and ranch hand, until her new horse injures her. Garrett forces Callie to move back in to his house. Callie finally gets her heart's desire. Alone in a line shack, they make sweet love for the first time. Unfortunately the love light is gone from Garret's eyes the next morning.
Aristides' Convenient Wife
Jacqueline Baird - 2007
AND POSSESS!Leon Aristides believes in money, power and family. So when his sister dies, leaving a son, he acts quickly and ruthlessly. He finds the woman who has guardianship of his nephew and insists she marry him!Helen knows that Leon believes her to be a money-hungry, experienced woman of the world --- until their wedding night reveals otherwise! But Helen wants more than an incredible lover ... she wants a loving husband!
Lessons For A Sunday Father
Claire Calman - 2001
Four lives, one story - of love, loss and learning to be a grown-up.
Until Forever
Shaniel Watson - 2018
She fell in love once, at sixteen, with a man she thought would be her forever. He was her first kiss---her first everything. But one horrific night took everything from her, leaving her broken and alone, with lifelong responsibilities.Landon Jessup's life revolved around Lacey, but when the unthinkable happened to her, it all fell apart. Unable to make things right, he did the only thing he could. He ran. And he's regretted it for six long years.Now fate has brought them back together. The moment their eyes meet it's as if time has stood still--the attraction, the pull, the love--it's all still there. But so are complications, new and old. Can this second chance at love deliver the future they've always wanted or will the pain of their pasts destroy them again?**A standalone second chance romance. Contains possible triggers.**
She Loves to Watch Me Play
Zane Michaelson - 2017
NOTE - This is a short story, and not a standard sized novel.This book is based on real-life events.After being married for eight years, I knew there was something missing in my life and embarked upon a dangerous affair that could have cracked my marriage wide open.Little did I know, but my amazing & beautiful Wife was feeling the same way.She found out about my affair, but I had no idea she loves to watch me play.
A Most Desirable Marriage
Hilary Boyd - 2014
Even after thirty years they have lots to say to each other, many interests in common and, until recently, a good sex life.But Lawrence seems wary and restless. Something’s wrong. Just how wrong, Jo is about to discover…Can they use their years of history–all the things they’ve shared–to overcome a devastating betrayal?
On a Hot August Afternoon
Bridget Straub - 2012
With two young children, and the financial security to pursue her career only when it suits her to do so, she and the kids are about to join her in-laws at the family compound in beautiful South Lake Tahoe for her sister in-law’s wedding. There, she’ll be reunited with Pete who has been out on the road with his band for several weeks. However, she is blindsided when she goes to her mailbox and discovers an envelope of photographs, explicit photographs of her husband and another woman. Suddenly, she’s left questioning everything she thought she knew about the man she never meant to fall in love with.
The Edge of Mercy
Heidi Chiavaroli - 2019
Though distracted by her own troubles, Sarah is summoned to an elderly friend’s deathbed for an unusual request—find a long-lost daughter and relay a centuries-old family story.Determined not to fail her friend, Sarah pieces together the story of her neighbor’s ancestor, Elizabeth Baker, a young colonist forced into an unwanted betrothal but drawn to a man forbidden by society.While Sarah’s family teeters on the edge of collapse, her world is further shaken by the interest of a caring doctor and a terrible accident that threatens a life more precious than her own.Inspired by the unconditional love she uncovers in Elizabeth’s story, Sarah strives to forgive those who’ve wounded her soul. But when light shines on the dark secrets of her neighbor’s past and the full extent of her husband’s sins, will looking to a power greater than herself rekindle lost hope?
Pollyanna and the Greek Billionaire (Complete Trilogy)
Marian Tee - 2017
With a handsome, powerful, and immensely wealthy husband who cherishes her and four wonderful children, Pollyanna has more than everything she could ever ask for. One night, however, changes everything, and the life Pollyanna thought she had turned out to be nothing but a lie.
Get your tissues ready as you won’t stop crying until Pollyanna and Kyr rediscover their happy ever after! No cliffhangers, but please expect explicit sex, a romance that spans years, family life problems, and lots and lots of heart-wrenching drama meant to strengthen or renew your faith in love.
Bad Rep (Southern Ink #1)
S.N. Garza - 2016
When he rescues Penelope from bullies, an unlikely friendship blossoms. When Penny meets the bad boy in town, she doesn't know how to handle him or the feelings that begin to arise. All she knows is that she wants to get to know the boy who saved her. Just when their relationship becomes intimate, Deke breaks it off, not wanting anything to do with her. Heartbroken and angry, Penny goes away to Arizona State. Anything to get as far away from Deke as possible. But that doesn't stop fate from getting in her way. Chance encounters and one night stands with Deke leave Penny devastated. Until years later when she's forced to go back home.Tattooed and working at the only tattoo parlor in town, Southern Ink, Deke knows that when Penelope finally returns home, he's given the chance to finally make amends for his cruelty towards the one woman that he can't forget and won't get over. Now that she's all grown up, he wants a second chance. He's going to have to prove to her that he's the man of her dreams. Because this time, he's not letting her go. He's irresistible. She's unforgettable. Sometimes the best men have the worst reputations.
Torrid Affair
Callie Anderson - 2016
And one of them is my brother-in-law.He’s my drug. My fire. My addiction.But he’s married to my best friend. And I’m married to my husband.I’m not ashamed. I have no guilt.None.I’m not fucked. I’m a fucked up person.This is the story of how I ruined my life.And the life of the one I loved most.