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Wounded Soldiers Box Set
Milly Taiden - 2015
A Hero's Pride Kayla Santomas has never been on a blind date. Ever. One bad marriage and way too many useless relationships have convinced her to allow her best friend to set her up. Tired of dating frogs, she decides she wants dinner with a nice guy as a birthday present to herself. Who knows? He might not be so bad. After losing part of his leg in Afghanistan, Ryan Mitchell lost interest in dating and even worse, the urge to get aroused. He finally gives into his badgering family and decides to go back into the dating world. What better way to do it than to allow his brother and friend to set him up? According to them, he needs the extra help. Sparks fly between Kayla and Ryan. Each quickly realizes that they want more time with the other. Hours rush past them in a blur. But when Ryan says something that Kayla misinterprets, will this be the end of a great night? Ryan will have to forget his pride and say what's inside in order to keep her. A Hero Scarred Jessie Tavarez doesn't want to be set up. As far as she's concerned she doesn't even want to talk about men. She's just gotten rid of one jerk and isn't looking for another. But her good friend Kayla is hell-bent on matchmaking. What she thought was a quiet vacation turned into an unexpected first date with a soldier scarred by war. And the first man to make her realize not all men are the same. Matt Payne knew his friends meant well when they tried to match make. But he'd been hiding his physical scars from the sympathy of women and his family. A sneaky set-up finds him having dinner with the first woman he physically and emotionally connected with since his injuries. As the night wears on, they find that fear can override instant chemistry and force a person to choose fear over passion. But will Matt allow Jessie a peek into his world, to share his scars in the hope for more? Or will he ignore the fact she's been scarred too? Reader Warning: These are super sexy shorts that contains: A scarred war hero, a Latin BBW, and some incredibly sizzling loving. Your e-reader might need some cooling
Shifter Nanny Service; Boxset
Sky Winters - 2019
Apply at your own risk!Over seven hot shifter daddies will boss you around in this sizzling complete series box set!Book 1: Daddy DragonWill Anna’s sexy and mysterious new boss protect her? Or will he sell her out to protect his children and the Silver Dragons Security.Book 2: Daddy BearHannah though she lucked out when she found a nanny job for a prestigious mercenary. But when she is caught between a steamy romance, and a war between two of the most powerful shifter clans in the city, she realizes she may be torn into pieces.Book 3: Dragon Wolf's NannyIngrid's new boss is sexy and ferocious in the most incredible ways. But both he and his daughter have a wall up, she can’t seem to break down. Will Damien let Ingrid into his heart? Or will his anger consume him, and tear her apart? Book 4: Dragon Virgin's NannyDixie is no stranger to dangerous men… but can she handle a dangerous dragon shifter?Book 5: Bear Pack's NannyShe’s running from her past, straight into the arms of three mysterious fathers. Being a nanny for their children saved her at first, but will her attraction towards them be her demise? [MFMM]Book 6: Wolf Pack’s Omega She is the last Omega of her pack, claimed by an abusive and powerful alpha. Her only escape - being a nanny for the Marauders MC. [MFMM]Book 7: Dragon Weyr's OmegaShe’s an unclaimed omega. The last of her clan. Shifters only want her for breeding. Will these three dragon daddies be her protector? [MFMM]This box-set is packed with both reverse harem and M/F standalone paranormal romances with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and an HEA! Steamy scenes.. 18+ only!
His To Take
Selina Coffey - 2019
So is Rex. She’ll be forever grateful for her father’s bunker. They would never have made it otherwise. There might only be one man her age left in this world… And she’s lucky that it was Rex. Her high school crush, the man she’s loved for such a long time. She couldn’t help but giggle at the thought that they might have to repopulate the human race. The thing is, Rex isn’t completely human anymore. Her sweet Rex has an animal side now - a wolf side. He can be dangerous, vicious, violent. Ann wants to love him, unconditionally. Besides, who else could love her back? Then he came to her, in her dreams… the man with the orange eyes. Author’s Note: This book contains mature language and adult scenes that will make you blush! Intended for adults only.
The Best of Indie Horror
Kevin J. KennedyJ.C. Michael - 2020
Having worked with a tremendous number of authors over the years, I decided to gather some of my favourites together and do an unthemed book. This book is the result of that idea. Inside the cover, you will find an array of styles covering a wealth of sub genres. I present you with, the best of indie horror.Over 100K of new stories by:Shaun HutsonTim CurranMark LukensLee MountfordJohn R. LittleAndrew LennonCalvin DemmerJ.C. MichaelDavid Owain HughesLee MurrayChristina BerglingMark CassellChristopher MotzMike DukeKyle M. ScottSteven StacyLex JonesDouglas HackleNicola Lombardi
Highland Passage
J.L. Jarvis - 2014
On her way home from another blind date arranged by her well-meaning sister, she is caught in a snowstorm. While maneuvering the twists and turns of the icy road, Mackenzie loses control of her car and crashes into the rocky hillside.When a rugged Scotsman pulls her to safety, Mackenzie is sure she must be hallucinating. Through the storm's fury, he takes her to shelter in one of the mysterious stone chambers scattered throughout Putnam County, New York. Snowbound, Mackenzie must wait out the storm with this strange, kilted man who claims to be a Highlander from eighteenth-century Scotland. By morning, she not only believes Ciarán MacRae's story but has also lost her heart just in time for him to kiss her, promise his love--and then vanish.Unable to forget him, Mackenzie returns again and again to the stone chamber, hoping to unlock the secret of Ciarán's disappearance. But if she does, she will have to decide whether her fierce feelings for Ciarán are worth abandoning all that she knows to travel through time to find her gallant Scotsman.The Highland Passage novels are stand-alone books that may be read in any order.A Note on the Content: The Highland Passage romances fall on the sweet end of the romance spectrum. Although not explicit, they may contain sexual situations and mild profanity.
Traveler
Elaine Fox - 1996
Bleeding and disoriented, and dressed in Union blue, he seems to think he actually fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg nearly 150 years ago. Believing him to be an injured reenactor, she takes him to the hospital, but though his body heals, his mind is still certain he is not from the present.Maybe she should have written him off as crazy, but there is something about Carter Lindsey that draws her, something in his eyes, in his touch ... in the way she wants to do anything to help him.Swept up in a passion she's never before known, Shelby may not understand what has happened to Carter, but she feels sure of one thing: if she has to defy time itself, they are meant to be together.
The Ghost and Miss Hallam
Barbara Bartholomew - 2012
Lynne Hallam, working hard at researching the journals of Maud Bailey Sandford at the late author's isolated ranch home in the red hills has an unexpected visitor that nobody else can see. In his last minutes after a terrible accident, Moss has demanded not justice, but grace from the universe and is convinced that the lovely Lynne has been sent to him to balance the scales of an unfair fate.
Running Science
Owen Anderson - 2013
His U.S. counterpart, Bill Bowerman, brought Lydiard's term for what until then had been called roadwork, or jogging, to the States. Soon after, the 1970s running boom started, spurred by exercise-advocating research from the growing fields of exercise science and sports medicine and from enthusiasts such as Jim Fixx, author of The Complete Book of Running. One of Bowerman's former runners at the University of Oregon, Phil Knight, saw to it that those millions of new runners had swoosh-adorning footwear designed specifically for their sport.The pace of knowledge enhancement and innovation has, in fact, been so brisk through the years that even highly informed runners could be excused for not keeping up, but no longer. Running Science is a one-of-a-kind resource:- An easily comprehended repository of running research- A wealth of insights distilled from great sport and exercise scientists, coaches, and runners- A do-it-right reference for a host of techniques and tactics- An array of the most credible and widely used training principles and programs- Perhaps most of all, a celebration of the latest science-based know-how of running, now truly the world's most popular sportElite running coach Owen Anderson presents this comprehensive work in a compelling way for runners. A PhD and coach himself, Anderson has both a great enthusiasm for sharing what scientific studies offer the running community and a keen sense of what's really important for today's informed runners to know.
Highlander's Voyage
Blanche Dabney - 2018
A medieval highlander who lost everything dear to him. Why has fate brought these two broken souls together? Carol Harper didn't want to travel through time. She only wanted to see if the ancient ring she found would fit on her finger. A single touch and she's back in the Middle Ages, held against her will by an enormous highlander and his army. Angus MacClean is raiding with his fellow warriors when a strange woman appears out of nowhere. His clan believe witchcraft brought her into their midst but Angus has no fear of sorcery. Only one thing frightens him, the way his beautiful captive makes him feel. To successfully evade the wicked English lord who hunts them both, they must put aside their burning desire. Fail and they risk capture by the cruellest of villains, a man who wants Angus dead and Carol all to himself. Highlander's Voyage is a standalone time travel romance. If you like rugged Highland warriors, a mysterious medieval world, and a feisty modern heroine, you're sure to love this scintillating story.
Bride for a Time
Audrey Adair - 2017
She decides to follow her heart to Scotland, the home of her ancestors. Her parents have passed, and she feels called to the place of her roots. Her first morning there, while out walking in the woods of her ancestral family home, she falls and awakens in the 16th Century, in the arms of Alec McDermont.
A craving to find peace…
Alec is soon to be Laird of the McDermonts. He is to be married to the wretched daughter of a warring clan leader in a pretence of creating peace, but he senses something treacherous. He'll do anything to keep the marriage from happening, and when he finds Jaime in the woods, he senses a way out.
A love to fight against all odds…
Jaime doesn't believe she's in the 16th century. Alec doesn't believe she's time traveled. But their feelings for each other pull them closer together as everything else is tearing them apart. Can they hold onto one another in the face of all that opposes them? No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after!
Sky High Love
Bree Kraemer - 2020
Sky High LoveSloan Hayes loves her job as a pilot. But lately all the travel, the never seeing her family or friends, was getting to her. Thanks to her two best friends, Camilla and Hazel, she knows she needs to make a change if she ever wants to get out of her funk. She wasn't expecting Asher Rickman to be her change.Asher was Camilla's older brother who moved away to live in London when he was in college. She hasn't seen him in years until one night, out of the blue, she runs into him while in London. He's funny, smart and so sexy it makes her eyes hurt just looking at him. But nothing can happen. He's her best friend's brother.Asher hasn't seen Sloan Hayes in who knows how long, but she's no longer the lanky, pre-teen girl he remembered from his own teen years.She was all woman.And he wanted her.There's just one problem. She's his sister's best friend. And there is no way he can have her.But he can't stop thinking about her no matter how hard he tries.Could he somehow convince her that it didn't matter? That love could be worth it?
Entangled Past: Family Ties
Palmer Jones - 2021
Two years of being on her own means two years of avoiding any further disappointment from her failed marriage.Two years of only relying on herself.The reading of her estranged husband's Will is the final closure she needs to move on.Until the day finally arrives.Coming home to find her house burglarized and trashed was terrible enough. Suddenly having her husband's former bodyguard show up on her doorstep makes it worse.The bossy Englishman either doesn't understand her desire to be alone...or doesn't care. Even with muscles galore and an accent that definitely ramps her attraction up another notch, admiring him from a distance is where it ends.It's not that she doesn't want help. She just doesn't want his help.Until the bad guys return...or her.The first of Family Ties Series, Entangled Past is a romantic suspense story full of sarcastic humor and, of course, romance.
Time to Save a Cowboy (Western Time Travel Romance, #1)
Niki Mitchell - 2018
Dusty Mann is determined to buy his own ranch. He doesn’t need a modern, straightforward woman to barrel into his life or knock his plans off track But Mia steals his heart—and then claims she’s from the future.
Falling in Time
Sue-Ellen Welfonder - 2011
But when she travels to Scotland to research Celtic myth and lore, she never expected a chance to live her own storybook romance, until a stop at mystical Smoo Cave whisks her back in time and into the arms of Rogan MacGraith, a Highland hero who’d burn up the pages of the steamiest Scottish romance novel.Falling in Time originally appeared in the Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance / 2009 / Running Press.
Dragon Savior
Serena Meadows - 2020
Fated to lose his powers if he remains unwed by the age of thirty-five, Adam has little time to meet and court a woman who’ll embrace the man he is, and the dragon within.When Molly crashes her vehicle and wakes up in the arms of a tall, dark-eyed rescuer, the world is a throbbing mess of confusion. She doesn’t know who she is, where she’s from, or how she got there. Worst of all, her handsome savior is a complete stranger—despite the fact they’re apparently in love, and happily married.Molly struggles to understand how she could have forgotten the intense, charismatic man that tenderly nurses her back to health. Sparks fly between them, but Molly’s memories refuse to return…and something isn’t adding up. Her mysterious husband is keeping secrets and when the truth is finally revealed, Molly’s world will come crashing apart a second time.
Note: This is Book 1 in the series "Guardian Dragons of Prospect Falls". All books in the series can be read as standalones with a HEA and no cliffhangers.
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