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A Hundred Wishes (Band of Sisters)
Marianne Rice - 2022
She has found a sense of inner peace through her sewing, crafting, and teaching children online. Jobs that keep her at a distance from everyone but her sisters.Arson inspector Bryce Cambridge has never been shot down so quickly or so curtly as he is by the woman with gorgeous brown eyes selling quilts. Luck is on his side when he runs into her at a bowling alley the next day. He’s intrigued and turned on by her smart mouth. The chemistry is explosive between them, and even though she tries to resist, the spark between them is too hot to ignore.Those blue-grey eyes and charming smile have Gina lowering the wall she’s built around her heart. But as their relationship grows more serious, Bryce wants to see all Gina is hiding. The puckered, scarred skin and the shrapnel buried in her flesh are just the surface layers of the wounds Gina tries to keep hidden. But her deepest, darkest secret may be too repulsive even for someone as strong as Bryce.Because his fears are her reality.
The Daddy Dilemma
Tia Siren - 2018
is he mine?The Daddy Dilemma is a stand-alone novel of 80000 words with no cheating, lots of love, and a HEA. I've also included some bonus novels for your enjoyment.xxTia Tia Siren. Spoil the bad girl in you.
Redeemed: Devil's Riot MC Boxset
E.C. Land - 2020
But, can we be redeemed from the things we've done? This boxset contains three books in the Devil's Riot MC series. Within it you will receive the following full length novels: Cleo's Rage Connors' Devil's Hades' Pain
Just Once: A friends to lovers Romance (Just Friends Book 1)
L.M. Mountford - 2019
Friends for longer than forever. They’d walked to school together. He’d protected her from the bullies when they teased her about her glasses. She’d tended to his cuts and bruises when he fell. He pushed her to try new things. She snuck looks at him when he wasn’t looking. All her life, Faye had loved Terry, but he was oblivious. He's her best friend, her closest friend, but he's oblivious and now he has a Girlfriend. All day long, she has to watch them together and it's killing her. She wants him, all of him, but he's taken. So, instead, she wants one night. Just once, one night, between friends. One night, just once...
Foreplay with the Boss (The Cocky Billionaires of Boston)
Cynthia Page - 2017
Even if it means working for Jameson Stone, the billionaire CEO of Craze Advertising, who’s as hard and unmovable as his name implies. He tells me to demand what I want instead of backing down, something I’ve always struggled with—in the boardroom and the bedroom. There are things I want to try, things I’ve only read in my romance novels, but have been too afraid to ask for. When my boldness lessons turn into foreplay lessons, it’s nearly impossible not to fall, and if I’m not careful, I’ll end up losing everything I’ve worked for to a man who’ll always choose business over me. A hot and hilarious standalone romantic comedy about a woman who gets in way over her head with her sexy billionaire CEO boss. Guaranteed HEA!
One Hot Summer
Heidi McLaughlin - 2019
The sunshine that warmed me and made me smile. We had one summer. One perfect summer, until the day it ended. Years later, she walked back into my life. Older. Sadder. More beautiful than ever. How can I prove to her that summer was real?How do I make her see that boy that loved her then, still loves her now?How do we get back to the summer when we were us?Amy Briggs - The InheritanceA Port Henry NovellaRiley Maxwell spends her days working from her New York City apartment, designing websites and copywriting for clients around the world. Most of her exposure to people outside of her home base is her visits to the local Chinese takeout place down the street. Satisfied with her life of solitude, Riley’s summer gets turned upside-down when a wealthy client passes away, leaving her a beach house in Port Henry, New York, one of the wealthiest shore towns on the East Coast.When the Great Dane, Scrappy, who—surprise!—she also inherited, gets sick, she takes him to the nearest veterinarian, where she meets Donovan Hunter. A ridiculously good-looking playboy, Donovan immediately gets under Riley’s skin, and she can’t wait to be rid of the house, the dog, and Port Henry. Dr. Hunter, on the other hand, can’t get enough of Riley’s sass and how different she is from the usual summer crowd. As the summer passes and Dr. Hunter runs out of made-up reasons to get Riley and Scrappy back into the office, he cooks up a new plan to catch her attention, setting a plan in motion to get the girl, and the dog. Caisey Quinn - Summer Seduction Emersyn Tyler is having one rough summer. When her mom’s violent temper and recent diagnosis send her dad packing, she’s left to take care of her little brother alone.Forget basking in the sunshine, she’s busy working full-time and taking summer classes at the local college so she can graduate high school. Until her friend drags her to a carnival where she runs smack into him.The blue-eyed Adonis from her art history class. Aiden Singleton isn’t looking for anything more than a meaningless hook-up. Finishing his graduate degree so that he can teach history and coach hockey in the fall, he’s got plenty on his plate without any added complications. But when a blond-haired beauty needs his help, all he can say is yes.Aiden knows he and Emersyn share something special. What he doesn’t know is that they also share a secret, one that could fracture both of their futures forever.Heidi McLaughlin - By The SeasideDr. Danny Weatherly never had planned to take over his dad’s practice but when everything changedafter one awful day, the summer before college, he really didn’t think about much of anything at all — because his life was over. His true love hated him. . . and for good reason. Kelly Taft is moving back to her hometown, Gray, North Carolina. Back to her family, back to her friends — back to some good memories and back to some memories that were not so good. In fact, she’s never gotten over that one horrible day that sent her running in the first place.Danielle Pearl - Love’s a BeachSummer Souls SeriesLiza Farrell is a townie and she has no qualms about it. It’s her quasi-boyfriend who has issues with the “summer people” and at this point she wishes he wasn’t her boyfriend at all.With college looming just a couple of months away, she couldn’t be more eager to begin the next stage of her life. That is, until Noah Reed returns to town, shaking up both her present, and her future.Absent for the past couple of years, Noah has grown into pure perfection. All man now, just his presence makes it clear that Liza’s current situation simply isn’t what she wants. When Liza and Noah reconnect, they have more between them than either could have predicted, but when their pasts rear up in a frightening, violent crash, will they find a future together, or just accept that love is a… beach?Katy Regnery - Single in SitkaA single Dad. A personal ad. What could possibly go wrong?When Seattle journalist, Amanda McKendrick, pitches a new story about the increase of bear attacks in Sitka, her newspaper sends her north for two weeks. While there, she answers the personal ad of single dad, Luke Kingston, looking for a little no-strings-attached fun to pass the time.But the sweet, widowered father of three—who just happens to be a smokin’ hot state trooper—turns out to be a lot more than Amanda bargained for. As the days go by, she wonders if it’ll be possible to return to Seattle without leaving her heart behind.Shari J. Ryan - The Secret at SunsetWhen a girls’ weekend getaway turns into more than Alexa Cale bargained for, she sets off alone on a sunset stroll, seeking a small cove nestled in the ocean’s inlet of Cabos San Lucas. No one warned Alexa that the high tide will swallow the hiking path. Stranded on rocks between the beach and ocean, Alexa finds herself thankful for Lincoln Holt, an attractive survivalist who purposely loses track of the tide’s time.
Mayhem
Elizabeth Knox - 2020
But, when mayhem ensues there's not much you can do. Actually, there are two choices: rise, or fall. Us Reapers never back down no matter what we're facing. Mayhem can try to tear us apart, belittle us until we feel nothing, or make us want to end our lives . . . but like a phoenix rising from the ashes, we will continue on. Mayhem is a five book boxset collection from International Bestselling Author, Elizabeth Knox. This boxset does include triggers such as kidnapping, rape, abuse, explicit gore, and overall tough situations. Please be aware of this before purchasing.
Raine (Alpha Force Elite, #3)
Mazzy King - 2020
But I love a challenge, and I never give up.I'll make her mine, and show her I can love her past the pain.RAINE is book 3 in the Alpha Force Elite series. It can be read as a standalone story. Guaranteed HEA, no cheating, no cliffhangers.
Desolate
Autumn Grey - 2018
I was going to finish high school, attend seminary, and finally answer my calling. Becoming a priest was all I ever wanted. Until her. Grace Miller was always the one who could steal my breath with a single look. She was perfect. Out of my league. I never thought we could become more than friends. But we did. On the path I’ve chosen—the path that chose me—our love is forbidden. Wrong. And that doesn’t seem to matter when she’s in my arms. There’s a crossroads ahead of me and a battle raging in my head. Eventually, I’ll have to choose a side. But how can I choose between Grace (my heart) and what I know in my soul I’m meant to be?Desolate is the first book in the Grace Trilogy. It's a sometimes sexy, angsty, slow burn contemporary coming-of-age romance. Download today and experience first love all over again in this forbidden romance. *This story has some content that may be sensitive for some readers.*
Hero Next Door (Next Door Romance Book 2)
Mia Ford - 2020
I’m not getting myself entangled into another love situation.Not again.I’ve been hurt once.My marriage ended in the worst possible way.I moved into this new house to start afresh and focus only on my job.And the last thing I need is a distraction.Esme Smith, the girl next door seems to think otherwise.Her intoxicating smile is everything that a guy could ever want and more.Polite, as I was moving in.Angry and rude, when I tried to talk to her.Happy, as we drank and ate dinner.S$xy, as we fell into bed together.Vulnerable and afraid, as I rescued her from the fire.And now she wants answers.Maybe I want them too.Am I about to fall in love again?
The Fall of Legend
Meghan March - 2019
We come from two different worlds. I’m from the streets. She might as well live in an ivory tower. I made my living with my fists. I doubt she could even throw a punch. Our paths never should have crossed. We never should have met. That doesn’t change the facts. I would sell my soul to taste those red lips. Fight the devil himself to hear her laugh. Burn in hell to have a single night. Scarlett Priest shouldn’t even know men like me exist, but sometimes temptation is stronger than will. If this is how I go down, it’ll be worth every second of the fall.
Claiming My Duchess
Jessica Blake - 2018
But it’s nothing without her. Second in line to the throne of a beautiful island nation, I have my pick of the sexiest women, fastest cars, whatever my heart desires. What I want is my freedom — so much that they call me The Runaway Duke. Some call me The Duke of Debauchery. Both are correct. When Iliana walks into my life, with her little llama t-shirt and big green eyes, it’s only supposed to be one night. But the fates think differently and cross our paths in the most unexpected way. Now, as outside forces attempt to tear us apart, I don’t want to run. But is it safe for her to stay? *** This is a full-length romance novel with an HEA, no cheating and no cliffhanger. ***
Cowboy's Christmas Rodeo
Mary Sue Jackson - 2020
The rodeo is a tough life and this cowboy is ready to settle back home, buy the old family ranch, and live quietly without the wildness of his past. All he has to do is win the Pride River Christmas Rodeo, but to do that he’s got to stay out of trouble. Trouble he very nearly finds by getting into yet another bar fight, stopped just in time by Belle Manning, his childhood friend. She always kept him out of hot water when he was a kid, with her calm support and friendly smile, and though it’s been years since he’s seen her, Axel’s never forgotten the first girl he kissed. And never forgotten how her daddy warned him to stay away from her. Troublemakers like him just aren’t good enough for someone like her…
Belle never forgot the sexy cowboy who stole her heart when they were kids. So when he approaches her with a proposition, she’s ready to listen. Axel wants her by his side so she can keep him out of trouble until the Christmas rodeo. In exchange, he’ll give her a plot of land so she can build her occupational therapy clinic. It’s a stunning proposal and one Belle can’t refuse. Her dream of using horses to help people heal is finally coming true. And, bonus, running around town with Axel will keep her matchmaking mother off her back. She’ll think about a relationship after her practice is up and running. Once Axel wins the rodeo, they can go on their merry ways. But it doesn’t take long before their fake relationship takes an unexpected turn toward real, throwing Belle off kilter. Is it possible Axel could turn into the Christmas present she didn’t know she wanted all along?Mary Sue Jackson and USA Today Bestseller Leslie North invite you to indulge in a heart-warming small-town western romance with a smoking hot cowboy and the woman who tames him...
Dream Lover: A Fake Boyfriend Romance
Ryan Michele - 2020
My brother is getting married, but before he gets hitched, he and his soon to be Mrs. decide to have a co-bachelor/bachelorette celebration in Vegas. A week in sin city? Sign me up. That’s until they hit me with a bomb. It’s a couple’s week full of competition and challenges and I need to have a significant other. Too bad the only one I have lives in my bedside drawer. Best friend to the rescue. Trust me she says. I know the perfect guy. You two are perfect for each other. Little did I know her proposition was the last person I would have expected.
Dream Team
Anita Knight - 2021
He’s been in love with her for years. One kiss will change everything.MackenzieWhy do they call it falling in love? Because there’s only one way to go— down.Love ruins everything, which is why I simply can’t trust my heart when important decisions are on the line. Like which car to buy or who I’m going to marry.Logic and cold hard facts are the only way to approach relationships. There’s no opportunity for heartbreak if your heart isn’t involved, right?That’s precisely why I’m dating my boyfriend. We’re such a good match that if he asked me to marry him… I might even say yes. Everything is going according to plan.Until my best friend Derek kisses me.Suddenly, I’m having these crazy feelings, and my whole life starts spinning out of control.But the scariest part of all of this is that I’m pretty sure I enjoyed his kiss… and I may have even kissed him back.This was definitely not a part of my plan…DerekWatching Mackenzie date other guys has never bothered me too much.Until she started dating the guy she’s with now.He’s an ass in every way, and she deserves so much more than him. But she’s blinded by her own stubborn rules.I told myself they’ll break up eventually when he inevitably does something too asinine to forgive, but then Kenzie goes and tells me he’s planning to propose. And that she’ll say yes.Kenzie? And that jerk? Married?I can’t let that happen.If Kenzie wants to live life according to some frigid list of made-up rules, that’s fine. But I’m not letting her throw her life away with that idiot without knowing what it feels like to be kissed by someone who truly loves her.Because I do. I always have, and I always will.I just hope I can make her see that before it’s too late.