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Wicked Blue Bloods
Devyn Forrest - 2019
I hate everything Crestwood stands for and when I receive a full-ride scholarship to attend the private academy, my mom insists I go. It's our ticket out of Ridgewood and poverty for good. But now, I'm the new girl - I'm Ridgewood scum as they call me. These asshats are blue bloods, they're power-hungry and will do anything to remind me of where I come from and where I belong. And the three gorgeous elites that rule the halls of Crestwood make sure I'm reminded every day that I don't belong anywhere near Crestwood Academy. Authors Note: Crestwood Academy is a young and new adult reverse harem academy highschool bully series. This is book one and does end with a cliffhanger. It is recommended for 17+ readers because of cursing and 'certain scenes' So if you're into that kind of thing then stick around. #whychoose bully romance
Shadow Phoenix
Heather Ashley - 2020
This is theirs…Before they were rock gods, long before the sold-out stadiums and legions of screaming fans, they were just four friends, straight out of high school, about to be thrust into a tainted world that could give them everything they’d ever wanted…or destroy them.Zen, True, Maddox, and Jericho will all have their fairy tale, happily ever after endings one day. But not today. Not before they get their first taste of stardom…and learn it’s not always as sweet as they’d hoped it would be…Shadow Phoenix is an erotic prequel novella to the Shadow Phoenix series. But be warned: if you’re not a fan of rock star romance featuring dark language, violent themes, and MM and MMF scenes steamy enough to set your Kindle on fire, this might not be the book (or series) for you. For everyone else…you’re welcome. Download today to spice up your reading life.
Unwritten
Hattie Jude - 2021
But it doesn’t work. Secrets have a way of following me wherever I go.And the new people in my life might be even worse than the ones I left behind.Raf Barron is toxic, but I can't seem to stop wanting him.In a world where everything is about appearance, there’s no one I can trust. Friendships are murky, lust is mistaken for love, and decency is not even a consideration.Welcome to Longlake.I already want to leave.Unwritten is a dark romance, the first book in The Longlake Duet.
Open Hearts
Erin Hayes - 2016
Now I’m learning to live again with someone else’s heart beating in my chest. My scars both inside and out haunt my every waking moment.Then I meet Rhys, the tattooed Yank that finds himself transplanted to my Southern hometown. Even though he’s haunted by his own scars, he’s determined to show me how to embrace my second chance at life.I’m not sure if I can give someone my heart when it wasn’t mine to begin with.And neither of our hearts will survive rejection.~~~~A standalone NA contemporary romance coming February 2016.
Laid Over
S.E. Hall - 2018
If he insists that she travel to him, when he’s the one who gave up, the one who cheated, then the least he can do is pay for her to fly in comfort.But Lily soon learns, the bigger seats and ample leg room aren’t the only things that are better beyond that classing curtain. The company’s more than worth every extra cent.****Trevor Kinkade always flies first-class… on his private jet. But the one time he finds himself aboard a commercial flight, he also finds Lily.Not that he had to look very hard; she’s sitting right beside him.****They’re nothing alike, from two very different worlds, except for one huge, perhaps serendipitous, similarity — they’re in the same place, where neither have ever been before, at the same time — because of two, perfectly aligned off-chances.Or, could it be the chance for both of them to find what they’ve always wanted?**** Originally featured, in part, in Pick Your Pleasure, this is Laid Over- Lily and Trevor’s story- in its entirety, with refurbished scenes, new scenes, and of course… its HEA.******** Not your usual S.E. Hall book… hot, fun, and an over-the-top “what if” to sweeten your dreams! Just enjoy!!!****
The Other Half (Door Peninsula Passions, #1)
Katherine Hastings - 2019
With nothing but a hundred dollars, her tiny dog, and a car that should’ve died in the eighties, she heads to the family cabin to prove she’s more than just a pretty face with a trust fund. Local fisherman Jake Alton doesn’t know much about the woman who showed up at the rundown shack next door, other than the fact she’s putting a damper on his solitary and secluded lifestyle. Even though he tries to avoid this intruder to his sanctuary, the beautiful woman proves impossible to ignore. As Cassandra struggles to adapt to her new rustic lifestyle, Jake struggles to keep his wounded heart out of her hands. But even though they try to resist each other, these two opposites do more than attract… they collide. The Other Half is the first romantic comedy in the Door Peninsula Passions series. While each book can be read as a standalone, they will be most enjoyable read in order. Enjoy these light-hearted romances throughout the Door County Peninsula that are filled with laughter, romance, and passion!
Revenge
Carmen Black - 2020
They ruled Woodman High - doing whatever they wanted to whomever they wanted - and I was a prime target. My best friend, Pierre, and I had suffered through the pranks, name calling, and ridicule but finally we were about to be free. Once I graduated, I wouldn’t have to see any of them ever again.Or so I thought. It turns out college has its own share of bullies, including my new roommate Vivian. After she turned my first days into a living hell, I decided that I wasn’t going to spend another four years under someone’s thumb, and I turned to the only people that I knew could help me fight back. Fortunately, Elliot, Felix, and Leo agreed to help me get my revenge… but at what price?
The King Brothers: The Complete Series
G. Bailey - 2019
Right? Izzy King knows dating former playboy, Blake Frost, behind her family’s back isn’t the greatest idea. When the attraction becomes too great to avoid, keeping their relationship a secret is the only way they can be together. But, Izzy isn’t the only one keeping secrets. The King brothers are full of them. Can Blake and her brothers keep her safe from the past that haunts them all? These kings could destroy her, but she isn't able to walk away...Danger, lust, and King brothers never mix well. Follow the King Brothers with this complete series- Book one- Secret Book Two- Chance Book Three- Past Book Four- Fall Book Five- Revenge Bonus scene at the end. 18+ due to violence, sexual scenes, and language.
Don't Fall For Me : An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Hate to Love Book 1)
Gigi Black - 2020
And I've got my sights set on her.My old high school hookup. The first woman who screamed my name, but not the first or last to curse it.She'll curse it again before this is all over.Because I need a fake fiancée, a sweet family girl who'll convince my hard-*ss father that I'm worth my inheritance.30 days. No strings attached. And a promise that I can and will save her from losing everything.There's just one rule, I tell her,"Don't fall for me."
Hometown Lover
Annabelle Love - 2019
So, how did I end up in my best friend's bed?
Well, he did rescue me from my broken down car. Plus, he’s grown into a complete hunk of a man and is hardly the beanstalk that I recall growing up with. It just... happened. I mean, if you call being trapped inside due to a snowstorm and then finding yourself being ravished in bed 'just happening'. A fling… that’s what we agreed. We know this can’t last, I’m only back in my hometown for a couple of weeks. My life is in Vegas with the job I love. And his is here with his ranch. We physically can't be together… So, why don’t I want to leave? ***Hometown Lover is a stand-alone read with toe-curling romantic scenes. There's no cheating, no cliffhangers, no escaping the steamy nights (and days), and a guaranteed HEA***
The Boyfriend Plan
J.S. Cooper - 2019
He's my brother's best friend since childhood. He was my first crush and now he's my boyfriend coach. And he says that he's going to help me find a boyfriend as long as I do what he says. Which is all good and well, but I don't know that I want him to be my teacher. Not when his techniques include kissing me in ways that make me think that he's the only one that I want. My name is Maggie Lane and I'm a dreamer, a thinker, a wanna-be writer and all I really wants is to meet the love of my life. I can't help it that I go from crush to crush, never finding Mr. Right. It's not that I'm not trying. I thought I would be single forever. And then I reunited with hunky Blake, and he said that he'll be my boyfriend coach and help me snag a boyfriend. He came up with a plan that included teaching me how to flirt, date, and even how to seduce. It all sounded like a great idea at first, but everyone knows that the best laid plans often go awry. The Boyfriend Plan is a completely revised and rewritten novel that was previously published as The Shameful Diary of a Hopeless Romantic.
To Be Desired (The Fateful Encounter #1)
Krissy Hawthorne - 2020
I'm an ex-marine turned lawyer whos looking to settle down. One day I decide to make a routine trip to the local bookshop which turns out to be anything but routine. It turns out that while I am out there looking to find a gift for my assistant, my eyes happen to gaze upon the curvy, young show owner. She has a figure that is straight out of a dream. I want her. Badly. And I will do whatever it takes to make sure she belongs to me. She needs to know. She is to be desired. People call me Ari. I am a young and determined shop owner who runs my store day in and day out with great tenacity. Also, people who know me say that I am somewhat of a curvy girl. Yeah no kidding, I am like 10 sizes too big and all the guys know it. In fact, I am still a virgin and I owe all that to the fact that the gods have endowed me with extra curves in all the wrong places. Then one day out of nowhere, in walks the most handsome looking man on the face of the planet. And he has arms the size of cannons. When he walks in and asks me out on a date, I am shaken to my core. Is he the one I am missing in my life? His lascivious glare and coy smile would have me believe so. This is book 1 of the Fateful Encounter Series. This book is short but oh so sweet. Great for you if you love romance stories with curvy girls, strong alpha males, and a happy ending. Steamy scenes included!
The Virgin's Playboy Prince
Kim Loraine - 2018
They call me a playboy, and I don’t mind. My marriage is arranged, my future set. I’m a prince and I’m going to be king. My wild oats only have a few months left to be sown, but when my intended ditches me without warning everything changes. Now I’ve got a new bride, and that woman is her younger sister. Gemma is everything I could ever want. Beautiful, smart, innocent, and feisty. There’s just one problem. She hates me. I have to have her, but she’s not interested in a playboy prince. It’ll take everything I’ve got to show her I can be the fairytale prince she deserves.
What Happens In The Dark
Ashley Jade - 2015
A prank gone wrong by the football team takes a devastating turn and changes her life forever. Just when things can't get any worse, Matt Star decides to up the anti and throw blackmail and manipulation into the mix. To complicate matters, Lizzie starts developing feelings for Matt's best friend, Brandon Rivers. Brandon suspects something's off with Lizzie and Matt's relationship, but Lizzie is sworn to secrecy. The only way she can protect Brandon, and everyone else she cares about is to continue lying. Will Brandon be able to figure out what Matt is doing to Lizzie, and save her before its too late? Or will Lizzie be forced to do everything she can in order to save Brandon from Matt's sick, psychopathic ways? "It was then that I realized there really was no point in trying to fight him anymore, because just like on the football field, he would always win. I would never beat him, the only thing I could do was try to give him what he wanted; and just hope that it was enough to keep everyone I cared about safe. I promised myself that night, that I would do everything I could, to protect the people I love the most..." **Trigger Warning** This book is not suitable for readers under 18. This book contains elements of emotional, sexual, and physical cruelty. Any readers with sensitivity to the above topics should proceed with caution, and at their own risk. *This is book 1 of a 3 book series. This series will make you cry, it will make you laugh, it will make you feel things that you don't want to feel. It will make you question yourself, non-stop. It is a long way to happy for the main character. The things that the main character (Lizzie) will go through/be subjected to during the entire series will break your heart,right along with hers. However, it will show you that you can put those broken pieces back together, and come out stronger then you could ever thought possible.
Her Shame
Eden Beck - 2021
Until I got here.Warren. Chase. Sterling. Ridgecrest Reform Academy was basically built for boys like them.And, apparently now, girls like me. Girls with a past. Girls with a secret.A secret, it seems, that someone at Ridgecrest already knows--and whoever it is plans on using it against me.One misguided word from me, and suddenly keeping my secret isn’t my only problem. Not when I’ve angered the three boys who’ve run this school from the moment they stepped inside it.I might as well have painted a target on my back, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.Bullied.Blackmailed.Broken.These are the things that have already happened to me, and I’ve only just arrived.This is only the beginning.I didn’t think things could get worse than being thrown into a school for delinquents, but I was wrong.It can get so, so much worse.I’ve made sure of that.Her Shame is a full-length reverse harem bully romance with multiple love interests. It’s the first book in The Forgotten Elites trilogy, a contemporary enemies-to-lovers series where the main character has no intent to choose between the boys she loves to hate.