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Something Real
Aja Cole - 2019
A cautious graphic designer who lets her pride make her agree to a crazy engagement… Add the undeniable chemistry that’s between the two of them, and what could possibly go wrong? Or maybe...right? Shayla So there I was. Minding my business at my temporary job and ignoring the morning after soreness from getting dic*** down. And then he walked in. The same he that just walked out my front door this morning... The same he whose name I didn’t even know until a few minutes before he left... Funny how these things go, eh?
Something Real contains a lovable cast of characters, a generous heaping of spice and a dash of sweet; the first standalone centering around Atlanta’s new hockey team and the fun that comes with them. Trust me, this is a fake engagement love story that you don’t want to miss!
Candidly Yours
Reese Ryan - 2020
She doesn't do flings. But neither of them can deny the sizzling attraction between them. Layla St. John has the talent, creativity, and drive to start her own clothing line. What the big-hearted entrepreneur lacks is the capital. So when a celebrity photographer offers to connect her with investors if she’ll let him feature her in his photography series about Caribbean carnival culture, it’s a deal she can’t refuse. But Layla can’t help being attracted to the brilliant artist. Too bad he’s her little brother’s former best friend and way too young for her. Quincy Johnston has spent the past ten years making a name for himself as a photographer and avoiding complicated relationships. But when an impromptu trip to his small hometown, Pleasure Cove, leads to a chance encounter with the woman he's been crushing on since he was a kid, Quincy gets a taste of the deep connections he's been missing. Can Layla and Quincy move past their relationship fears and take a chance on turning their short-term, secret fling into a shot at forever?
The Hot Girl's Friend
Lisa Scott - 2011
When Brady the bartender overhears her inspired, ludicrous excuses, he resolves to hook up Jane with his friends. But Jane would be quite happy with him. Pine along as Jane tries to find her own happily ever after.A short story of 12,000 words, or 48 typical book pages.This is one of the stories from the collection Flirts! 5 Romantic Short Stories. Buy the entire collection for just $2.99 (with fewer calories than your favorite cappuccino and probably cheaper, too!) Read them all, and discover the loose thread that ties them together.
Rhapsody
Kenya Wright - 2019
The Butcher of the Corsican. Jean-Pierre’s greatest gift was a lack of feelings. His past had ripped them away. But then he saw Eden. On stage, she played her violin, spinning his head with songs that he’d tried to forget. Unable to stop himself, he makes Eden his obsession. And unlike any normal man, he takes what he wants. But there’s someone in the shadows, blocking his path. His plans for Eden won’t be so simple. This mystery person sends Russians his way, igniting a war with the Bratva. Too bad, there’s no limit to his obsession for her. No force that can stop him. No bullet to get in his way. Jean-Pierre would kill anyone and destroy anything to taste Eden’s love, even go to war. WARNING: This is KW, being very KW. Mystery. Money. Darkness. Power. Mind twists. Sex. If you enjoyed Dirty Kisses, Power, and No Ordinary Love, then you won't be able to put down this addictive story. And you’ll make Jean-Pierre a new book boyfriend to dream about.
A Silenced Gift (Unapologetically Me Book 2)
Danesha Little - 2019
She is preparing for the release of her first book while also trying to plan her wedding to Hip-Hop superstar, Jaren "Jericho" Young. Her fairytale is turned upside down when her health forces her to question everything about her future. At the height of his career, Jaren Young is about to embark on his first solo headlining tour. When his label pushes an up-and-coming female artist as his opening act, he is faced with new pressures that could destroy everything he's worked so hard to build. From their unorthodox meeting up until their unexpected engagement, Jaren and Fatima have overcome many challenges as a couple. Now that they are ready to focus on their future together, nothing could've prepared them for the storms ahead.
It's The Freaking Apocalypse And This Is My New Boyfriend
Olivia T. Turner - 2021
Keep your socks dry.2. Don't eat expired tuna. Seriously.3. Grab the baddest scariest guy you see and don't let go.4. Do whatever he says (you might just like it).5. Don't fall in love. They say romance died when society collapsed.They were right.It's brutal out here.My last date had no teeth.He took me to the Great Tire Fire and roasted a rat on a stick.I was convinced I was going to die alone at the tender old age of twenty-two until I saw Max.He was wearing a freaking skull on his head.It was terror at first sight.But like bacteria on wet socks, Max will grow on you.And this obsessive alpha might just give me the best happy ending you can get in this nightmarish hellscape. The Ravagers were formed to kill all the zombies. Now that the zombies are long gone, who's left to take out the Ravagers? They're cruel, barbaric men who raid and steal from the ordinary people trying to make a life after the carnage. When Marley gets stolen on a raid, she's expecting the worst, but she gets the best—she gets Max. Insta-love at its finest in a SAFE read with no cheating and a HEA guaranteed.
For Love's Sake Only
Lena Matthews - 2005
The two have nothing in common. Nothing except insane, inexplicable, but undeniable desire.Ty knows from the instant they first kiss that he and Charlotte are meant to be together. Proving it to strong-willed Charlotte? A whole different bull-ride. The headstrong beauty is running scared, but she's got another thought coming if she thinks Ty will let her walk away.Charlotte’s finally met her match in Ty, because this cowboy knows it’ll take a firm hand to win her wild heart.
Die For You
Amarie Avant - 2021
The whole lot of us. Until I met her . . .LEITHAs a member of the Mackenzie clan, we fight for each other.We die for each other.And when I fell for Chevelle, those same rules applied to her.She loves me, but hates the family business.So, I hid the villain in me until today.Today, I need to do what must be done and that requires the help of the same people she would rather us keep our distance from.CHEVELLEAfter tragedy destroyed my family, I should’ve run from all things MacKenzie not straight into Leith Mackenzie's arms.I was broken.He remade me. Loved me and our little baby. Showed me that monsters could be humans and have hearts too. That he could be different than the rest of his ruthless clan.Unfortunately, now, Leith can't be the hero for me that he was before.He needs be that Savage Scot instead, and I'm afraid it'll cost us everything.*Die For You is the first book in the Scottish-MacKenzie Crime Family series. This steamy love story is a STANDALONE and contains NO CLIFFHANGERS, NO CHEATING, and has a HEA. This is a mature new adult, romantic suspense that contains situations that some readers might find offensive.
Employee Relations
Wynter Daniels - 2011
After losing her job, boyfriend and home, she's forced to accept a position as a live-in nanny for a rebellious teenager so she can finish college and realize her dream of becoming a teacher. Luck has no place in Ethan Chandler's life as a workaholic CEO who grew up with a gambler mother. He swore off relationships after the only woman he ever loved disappeared with his baby daughter, years ago. When that child is suddenly dumped in his lap--an angry teenager bent on smashing every rule--all hell breaks loose. To complicate matters, the nanny has hijacked his heart.
Rewriting Christmas (Finding Love)
Jennifer Youngblood - 2018
She has no intention of going home this Christmas but then gets the extraordinary opportunity to meet with an elusive author about adapting a worldwide bestselling book into a play. The only snag? The meeting is to take place in Kinsley's home town over the Christmas break.Kinsley never expects to come face-to-face with Gunner the minute she gets home, and she certainly doesn't anticipate slipping on ice and taking him with her where she finds herself gazing like an idiot into his piercing blue eyes. No way is Kinsley going to fall for him again! Gunner broke her heart and she swears she'll never forgive him!Will Kinsley obtain her lifelong goal of writing a play for Broadway, or will she end up rewriting her heart instead?
Dirty Tactics
Peyton Banks - 2018
Marcas MacArthur was as tough as they come. The former Navy Seal had dedicated his life to lead the elite Columbia SWAT team and had no time for relationships. He had two reasons. Putting his life on the line daily would be too much to ask any woman to deal with, and she would be a distraction. But when the new neighbor next door moved in, she captured his attention. Sarena Rucker was an emergency room nurse who had a thing for men in uniforms. The single sergeant who lived next door made her knees weak. Decked out in his tactical gear, he was the perfect package—sexy, rugged, intense—and he loved to be in charge. One night together and their lives changed forever. Sarena had got under his skin, and Marcas couldn’t get enough of her. Everything was perfect until Marcas learned of the target on Sarena’s back because of her connection to him. He would do anything to protect her. Will he be able to save her in time, or will he lose the one who gave him hope for the future?Dirty Tactics is a steamy interracial romance for readers over 18 years and older.
Lucky In Love
Melanie Schuster - 2002
It's the first in a series of compelling contemporary romances about the Cochran family from Detroit and the Deveraux family from Atlanta. Benita Cochran of Cochran Communications and Clayton Deveraux of The Deveraux Group met for business only, but it was clear that they were destined for more. Clay tried to resist the powerful attraction he felt to Benita, but in a very short time, they went from the boardroom to the bedroom and right to the altar. They were so well-matched in so many ways that even her domineering father's opposition to their union couldn't stand in their way. After their romantic wedding and passionate honeymoon Benita eagerly embraces her new life in Atlanta. She loves everything about being Mrs. Clay Deveraux, especially the baby she was carrying. Everything is golden until a tragedy rips them apart. Only the love they have for each other enables them to fight through their grief and pain to recapture the passion and joy that brought them together. Lucky in Love is an award-winning national best-seller that began the series of passionate, intelligent and warmhearted romances that have won fans worldwide.
Don't Flirt With Demons
Grace McGinty - 2021
The one that breaks your heart, turning you into a sobbing, soggy mess. Where you drink so much you accidentally summon a demon.No? Just Elsie?When Elsie decides to get over a bad break-up with a small fire pit and a large bottle of vodka, the last thing she expects is to summon the sexy as hell demon, Ukobach. He of the Impressive D. A tattooed devil with large horns and an even larger... array of tattoos.The Inferior Demon of Fried Food and Fireworks, Ukobach intends to take his few days of freedom in the mortal realm and live a little. But his summoner has big, beautiful eyes and kind of sexy thighs, and suddenly she doesn't need a summoning circle to keep him trapped at her side.But both Ukobach and Elsie want to escape from their lives. Cue an epic road trip to the Texas State Fair, with a side order of revenge and deep fried food. Let the chaos commence.This novella is full of belly laughs and sexy times. The author does not recommend drinking vodka or starting fires to appease heartache. She does recommend deep fried Oreos, they make everything better.
Restless: Rugged Mountain Ink Kindle Edition
Khloe Summers - 2022
As always, this title comes with Khloe’s ‘Easy Escape Seal’, a no cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA guarantee.Contemporary Romance Erotic Romance New Adult Romance
Lemon Truffles - Love Instantly
CeCe Monet - 2012
He’s tall, polished, assertive, sexy, ambitious, good looking and used to speaking up and getting what he wants. So when he sees beautiful and equally poised, but shy and reserved African-American professional Angela Hawkins, he knows that opposites definitely attract in this case. He simply must go introduce himself to her and maybe even seduce her in the process…In CeCe Monét's first installment of the contemporary romance series The Chocolate Chronicles… Lemon Truffles – Love Instantly, two young adult workaholic professionals share one steamy, pleasurable night together in Hong Kong. Yet can their short, passionate one night affair turn into a lifetime of love, happiness and companionship? Can their AMBW (Asian Man Black Woman), lemon and chocolate swirl decadence, creamy, sultry, rich, sweet, tangy and indulgent romance survive a seemingly betrayed promise?