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What We Leave Behind
Linda Oaks - 2021
In search of the mother who abandoned her at the age of ten, Lucy travels to the small backwoods town of Briarwood, Georgia determined to lay her past to rest. What Lucy doesn’t count on is a complication she never saw coming.The notorious outlaw known as Devil rules the town of Briarwood, and a chance encounter with a feisty brunette along the highway leaves him burning for more. Temptation comes in many forms, and Devil is intrigued.Now, the outlaw has Lucy in his sights.Small towns have their fair share of secrets, and Briarwood is no exception to the rule. What started out as a trip for Lucy to reconnect with her past turns into something more, following the disappearance of an undercover FBI agent. Not only does Lucy find herself playing a dangerous game that could ultimately end up costing her life but also battling her heart.Will Lucy have the opportunity to make amends with her past or end up paying the ultimate price?Can you really dance with the devil without getting burned?
Savage Love
Cassia Leo - 2021
What I got was sexy, mysterious Jake Maxwell and the most amazing one-night stand of my life.Months later, he seeks me out with an unconventional offer: He’d like to take me and my dog for a walk. My lazy dog could use the exercise, and I could use something to distract me from the pain of my sister’s death. Jake’s bad puns, gorgeous smile, and protective nature turn out to be the perfect medicine for my injured soul.But just like the day we met, that one date turns into so much more. And as Jake and I grow closer, it becomes difficult to separate his pain from my own. All I want is to share the burden of his secret. But some truths are too savage to be spoken.
Wild Nights
Dantessa Stone - 2017
So what? I’m a cocky, rich hockey player with more pucks than sense. A Game-player, a heart-breaker. I take what I want and never look back. I hadn’t expected in a million years to be back in this town. But hey, shit happens, especially when you got a temper like mine. My plan was to spend a season padding my stats and breaking in my mattress. I’d be out of here before the Zamboni finishes resurfacing the rink. Then one night Sasha fell into my arms. She’s been running through my mind ever since. She's changed something in me, that’s for sure. But will these changes last? Sasha Good girls shouldn’t fall for bad boys like Troy. I knew better. But I fell all the same. After losing my husband to the war I thought I’d never love again. My life revolves around family and running my own business. But life has a way of throwing a curve ball when you least expect it. Bumping into Troy was a chance encounter, two strangers passing in the night. A warm body to stave off the loneliness. I should have left it at that. But a one night stand turned into a string of secret, steamy rendezvous and I found my world spinning upside down. I want to believe he's the one, but I don't know. Am I making a big mistake? WILD NIGHTS is a Steamy Standalone Romance Novel with a Happy Ending (HEA)
Deceitful Reflections: Soul Shifterz MC: Book 4
Kayce Kyle - 2018
Will Casper’s past meet his present, and become his future? With a club that’s already been ripped apart and dissected from the inside out, can one man handle such a shocking revelation? Or will this finally be his undoing? Relationships will be tested. New bonds will be formed, and old ones will be restored. More lies will be exposed and some will lose their lives.
True Bastard (Dark Sparrow #4)
India Kells - 2020
His one goal is to bring his father down and despite his brothers’ desires, Liam wants him to face justice for all the wrongs he’s committed. Faced with the insurmountable task of going through his father’s financials, he’s thrown a lifeline when a mutual friend sends novice nun Sister Catriona Walsh to help.Catriona is a wizard with numbers and Liam could definitely use her expertise. There’s only one problem—he’s deeply attracted to the angelic nun. Her beauty, compassion, and intelligence are an almost irresistible combination.Confronted by his own scars, and his resolve to do the honorable thing, Liam is forced to reconsider everything he thought was right and acknowledge that maybe Catriona is the one that holds the answers.A bastard in the truest sense of the word, he’s covered in sin, but for his angel of mercy, he’s ready to go through the fires of hell to keep her safe, and make her his forever.
Haunted by a Mountain Man: a short mountain man instalove romance (Holidays with a Mountain Man)
Kate Tilney - 2021
They think our lodge is haunted. I think there are plenty of explanations for what goes bump in the night. No one will convince me differently. Not even a gorgeous paranormal investigator.But after we both witness something I can't explain, it's harder to be skeptical. And as we work together more closely, I find that ghosts aren't the only things I may be willing to believe in now.MARNIEIn my line of work, I'm used to dealing with skeptics, but Wes takes the cake. If this job wasn't so fascinating, and he wasn't so handsome, I'd pack up my EMF reader and audio recorder and head home.But I'm glad I stick it out and wait. This quickly turns out to be my most interesting case. And not just because we may have actual evidence of a ghost. I may have found proof of something else: true love.Holidays with a Mountain Man is a series of short, sweet, and steamy instalove romances set during some of your favorite holidays. No cliffhangers. No cheating. Happily Ever After guaranteed!
Rocked
Jenna Gunn - 2021
Practical, AKA me, wants to blame it on.The E.R. was usual madness.But this was the night that got me.Or should I say they got me.Maybe it was the bad boy billionaire's knee buckling kiss...Or the growly bodyguard's determination to keep me safe.All I know is I'm in a dream in the mansion on the hill.Pampered and protected.And falling in love with both of them.For so many reasons.But life in the lime-light is full of potholes.The kind that can swallow hopes and careers whole.Everyone's watching to see if we're on the road to true happiness or major disaster,Rocked is a steamy, twisty, medical, billionaire, bodyguard menage romance with two main male characters, a strong spunky female, and an unconventional love that works for them all. No cheating, no cliffhangers. This book has a great big Happy Ever After for Gage, Winter, and Julian.Jenna Gunn, one of today's hottest action and suspense romance authors has teamed up with Gabby Hughes for this standalone romance that brings a new twist to Gunn's alpha rescuer romance bookshelf.
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J.H. Wolfe - 2022
As the years went by I craved answers, but my mother wouldn't give them to me. Now I'm done with depending on other people. I packed up everything and moved to the town I knew my father still lived in: Birmingham, Alabama.You see, my father's the President of the Sons of Gods MC.I was going to get my answers, and I'd do whatever I needed to. I just never expected to fall in love with one of the men in his club while I sought closure.ConnorMy life was centered around the club. As a prospect I had to prove it to everyone, and then one day when I proved myself enough I'd get patched in. Until then, I did what I was told, backed up the club when needed and life went on as usual.Proving myself to the club would happen in a variety of ways, even helping a friend's sister with some issues at her house. That's where I met her: Callista. She was more beautiful than any woman I saw before, and her eyes showed me she felt true pain.It made me curious and I soon came to discover the heart underneath the shell.I thought we were near perfect for each other. It didn't matter what happened, whether it was a threat to Callista or the club, we overcame it.Until I found out something that changed everything.***The Sons of Gods MC is a darker mythology-themed MC series by J.H. Wolfe and Elizabeth Knox. This series is not paranormal romance. These books are intended for mature audiences only (18+) and do go over triggering subjects. Please proceed with the utmost caution.
Knocked Up By The Boss
Lauren Wood - 2020
I will be the first to say it, happily ever after is crap.It doesn’t exist.Love is a myth and I steer clear of stories.Then, I met sinfully-handsome Chris.Big flirt, huge… arms and a charismatic smile that made me weak at the knees.I shouldn’t have run off with him.I definitely shouldn’t have gotten pregnant.For one short night, everything was perfect.Love could have been real.We could have been something great.Then, we never saw each other again…Fast forward a few years and I’m ready for a fresh start, a new life in the city.It’s not just about me now, everything is about my daughter.I am determined to make us a better life.Chris popping up as my boss, was not part of the plan.Our new office romance wasn’t part of it either.He doesn’t know about our secret baby.He doesn’t know that he crushed me before.This time I’m falling again, with nothing to catch me.Chris knows what to say, what to do, to make me need him again.For once, I feel like ‘love’ could work.We deserve a second chance.Will the past ruin our future before we even get started?As always, lots of love and romance with a happily ever after and no cheating! Adults Only!
Chris (Holidays with the Hometown Hero #2)
Tarin Lex - 2020
Is that so bad?Maybe not, if I had at least asked for help. Instead, my stubbornness sends me straight to the emergency room.And then the operating room.I might regret ever getting out that dang Christmas tree…If the surgeon wasn’t the hot guy whose son I used to babysit.I’m all grown up now—but is that what he sees when he looks at me, or am I still just a kid in his eyes? ChrisAfter serving eight years as a field surgeon for the army, I’m finally back home in Starlight, Montana.I shouldn’t be surprised to see a familiar face or two.But when Claire Hart shows up in the ER, for a moment I’m struck dumb.She’s the kid who used to babysit my son Dillon.Except she’s not a kid anymore.She’s a beautiful woman, charming, sweet, and curvy as sin.Without her help and dedication all those years ago, I couldn’t have finished my residency.I’d love to find a way to show her I’m eternally grateful. Like give her my heart—if she’ll have it.Ho-ho-ho—this hero is back in town for the holidays, and he’s about to unwrap the greatest gift of all: true love. Holidays with the Hometown Hero is a series of standalone short, sweet, and steamy instalove romances. No cliffhangers. No cheating. HEA guaranteed!
Grant: One Night with a Billionaire (One Night #1)
Eve London - 2021
Then he shows up unexpectedly and his brother wrangles him onto the auction block to support my fundraiser. Bidding on the billionaire might be my only chance to find out what drove him away all those years ago. But will my heart be able to handle the truth?GrantI thought everything I needed was far, far away from Broken Bend, Texas. When my brother guilts me into making the trip home for my foster mom’s retirement, the truth knocks me over the head in the form of Eliza Robbins. She’s the one I left behind… the one I haven’t been able to stop thinking about for twelve long years. After one night, will I be able to walk away again?Ever wanted to spend a single night with the bachelor of your dreams? The men of Broken Bend are going on the auction block for a great cause. Find out what happens when the winning bidders claim their prize in the One Night Series. Each book is a complete story and can be read alone.
Damage (Lakefield #5)
Jennifer Vester - 2018
It’s a choice that will put a series of events in motion, that could ultimately save her or break her.When she meets a man who isn't who he says he is, her reality is suddenly altered, and nothing is quite what she thought it was. Everything in both of their lives will dramatically change.Fighting against their pasts and a determined killer, two people that thought they knew what defined them, will have to rethink what they know about themselves and each other.**Full-length standalone romance, 80,000+ words. No cheating, or cliffhangers with a Happily Ever After!
The Billionaire's Collateral
Simone Rivers - 2019
I'm the collateral. It wasn't supposed to be like this. My life was simple. Carefree. Mundane. I thought I knew everything about my past...and about my father. That was before he stormed in. Beautiful and strong, I knew immediately he was trouble. But I didn't think he was deadly. I was wrong. A man like him gets what he wants...and he wants me. Not just for one month, but for forever.