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The Ugly Girlfriend


Latrivia S. Nelson - 2010
    She only has one problem socially - she's overweight. As the "big one" of her girlfriends, she often faces rejection from the men of their social circle because of her size and/or her dark skin. And due to a painful past relationship, she gives up on love completely until, she takes on Mitchell "Mitch" O'Keefe as a new client. The Irish born architect needs a professional cleaning service to help him literally clean up his life after a nasty divorce, but he winds up finding a true friend in LaToya, the owner of It's An Honor Cleaning Service. While LaToya is handicapped emotionally by her baggage, Mitch thinks she's the strongest woman he's ever seen and a breath of fresh air in his hectic life. His only goal is to prove to her that his interest in her is more than lust sparked by curiosity. Read the story of two beautiful people in totally opposite ways who help each other see that beauty is not skin deep but soul deep in the first book of Latrivia S. Nelson's Lonely Heart Series, The Ugly Girlfriend.

The Best Man's Baby


Tasha Blue - 2015
     Carla has focused all her adult life on her career rather then relationships and it is not something she usually regrets. However, now she is maid of honor at her best friends wedding and she is beginning to wonder when her future husband will ever arrive. At the reception, while everyone is full of joy, Carla is feeling more lonely then ever. She is surprised to discover that the incredibly dashing best man Daniel is still single himself. And lonely too. One drink turns into more then a few and the sexual tension between the two of them reaches its peak once they hit the hotel bedroom. It was supposed to be a one night stand but 2 months later and Carla finds out she is pregnant and now she has some huge decisions to make. Daniel might have been the best man at the wedding but is he the best man for her baby? Read this COMPLETE story right now from start to finish by scrolling back up and getting your copy NOW! WARNING: CONTAINS SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE, 18+

Wyatt


Coco Miller - 2019
    She’s a high-powered lawyer looking to shake things up. Sometimes the very answer you’ve been searching for can be found right where you started… Kendra lives a high-powered life in New York City but something is missing. She visits home to shake things up, and that’s when she notices her brother’s best friend, Wyatt. The hot man in front of her is nothing like she remembered at all. Wyatt is back from Afghanistan and whoring his way through woman after woman in an attempt to forget his time overseas. One look at Kendra though, and he falls hard and fast for the out-of-town beauty. Will this unlikely couple even stand a chance at a happily ever after? Especially once Wyatt’s best friend, who is also Kendra’s brother, finds out what they’ve been up to? WYATT is a sweet and steamy, stand-alone, military romance. It is not appropriate for readers under 18 due to sizzling HAWT love scenes!

Wild Horses


Asha King - 2012
    She grudgingly accepts the advice of a threat assessment expert and disappears from the online world, taking temporary refuge at a family friend’s quarter horse ranch in the country.Head horse wrangler Adam Cooper isn’t thrilled about the smart-mouthed young woman suddenly living and working at the ranch—even if she’s drop dead gorgeous. But their verbal sparing sets his body ablaze and gets his heart racing, and he’s drawn to her despite his misgivings.As Danyiah and Adam fight their attraction, however, her stalker draws near, putting not only their fledgling love but their lives on the line.

Special Kind of Woman


Jamallah Bergman - 2012
    Collin along with some of the other executives takes part in a game, a game in which they must date a woman who is basically ‘shy, homely and undesirable’. Collin has won this game every year and this year will be no exception that is until he meets Regina TalbotRegina Talbot is your average ‘Plain Jane’, she’s never been part of the ‘in crowd’ always keeping to herself and is extremely painfully shy towards men. She never would think that any man would be interested in her, especially that of handsome Collin Noonan.Watch as Collin and Regina began on a road of self-discovery of themselves as well as the obstacles that will eventually causes problems for their future.

Taste of Lacey


Linden Hughes - 2014
    And she wanted him. Badly.Scratching a sexual itch for the hell of it was virgin territory to her, but surely she could give in to the pleasure he offered, if only for one night. It didn’t matter that he was her brother’s best friend. Or that her focus should be on getting her business on solid footing. Lacey Bishop, independent, logical black female, was about to hit the sheets with the white boy next door. She’d question her sanity later.Ryder McKay wasn’t suffering from lack of female attention, so he couldn’t blame his raging need for Lacey on a dry spell. Beyond her being a gorgeous woman, he didn’t know what fueled his urgent hunger. Her father and brother would probably want to kill him, but he'd had a taste of Lacey and one just wouldn't be enough. The hard part? Convincing her...

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.

No Ordinary Love


Angela Weaver - 2006
    S. Special Forces and settled into a quiet teaching position, Alex Thompson believes that she has finally found the peaceful life for which she's been searching. But her world is quickly turned upside-down when she is pulled into an ex-boyfriend's murder case and discovers a deadly conspiracy, an international terrorist plot, and a lover, who also happens to be her student's father.

A Subtle Tenderness


K.C. King - 2013
    Desperate with few options, Ophelia seeks help from the mountain’s solitary resident. Charmed by the stranger’s solemn nature and strength of character Ophelia discovers that love can come about in the most unlikely places. After years of military life and numerous tours in Afghanistan, Heath Rogan enjoys the solitude of nature on his mountain. The rituals of simple living keep the headaches at bay and give him time to mourn the loss of good friends and family. When Heath’s path crosses with Ophelia, he is struck by how quickly priorities can become muddled when he meets the one woman he desires to make his for a lifetime.

Ebony Angel


Deatri King-Bey - 2007
    The future looks even brighter when she meets and falls for Richard Pacini. But Ebony's meddling friends and her ex, Trae, aren't happy about her dating a white man, and Trae will draw the line at nothing to make Ebony his again.

Mitchell (Members From Money Season Two #59)


Katie Dowe - 2021
    

An Unexpected Arrangement


Danica Jackson - 2019
    She needs a job. Neither is prepared for what happens next. Janelle needs a job. When she finds what looks like the perfect opportunity, she jumps at the chance, but there’s a catch-one that will test her limits and her heart. Things are not as they seem behind the scenes. Charles doesn’t want love; he wants to inherit the barony and will do whatever it takes to make that happen. But when he hires a woman to marry him, the distance between his goals and what his heart wants couldn’t be farther apart. Janelle is getting under his skin-in a good way. Not only must they come to terms with their arrangement, they must contend with their stubbornness, Charles’ meddling mother, and a much bigger problem that’s waiting in the wings. Will they overcome their obstacles and find a happy ending? **** This is a standalone Novel with a touch of steam and HEA. ****

The Doctor's Nanny


Emerson Rose - 2018
     Sasha She was born poor and raised by her single mother in the heart of Minneapolis after her father abandoned them. Nothing in her life was easy. She longed for someone to love her, and when Enrique Sanchez, the son of Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, paid attention to her, she thought she'd hit the jackpot. He was sexy, wealthy, a world traveler, and… insane. Two years ago, she thought she had escaped him. After their divorce, he seemed to still be lurking in the shadows of her life trying to control her, rule her, own her. Everywhere she turned, he’d always be there trying to get her back until the night he caused the car accident that sent her to the hospital, and more importantly, to Dr. Xander Sullivan. Xander Dr. Xander Sullivan is a thriving, rich playboy with a past he would like to forget. His patients think he’s God because he makes them beautiful, but Sasha is already beautiful. He just needs to put her back together after her accident. He hadn’t planned on his nanny getting sick. He hadn’t planned on bringing his daughter to work. And he certainly hadn’t planned on having his heart stolen by a patient. **This is a full length, stand-alone romance with a happily ever after and no cliff hanger.** ***As a Thank You for reading Emerson's new book, we have included as a Bonus, and for a limited time, an additional four of her best selling books! These are NOT Novella's. They are all full length stand-alone Novels. Five full length Emerson Rose novels for the price of one!***

Something Real


J.J. Murray - 2002
    Big-boned and notoriously sassy, Ruth is nonetheless the organist and a member in good standing of Antioch, Virginia's most prominent black church—or at least she was until she dragged the popular Reverend Jonas Borum into an ugly divorce.Having lost everything in the divorce—everything but weight, attitude and the fiendish desire to continue playing the organ every Sunday next to her scowling ex—Ruth scrapes by on what she can make as a hairdresser at Diana's, a tiny two-seat salon. Alone at night, in her basement apartment, she indulges in ice cream and argues with the Almighty. Did He have to take everything away? And when is He going to give something back?The Good Lord must have a sense of humor. That's the only conclusion Ruth can reach when He makes her fall head over heels in love...with a white man. Ruth's never looked at a white man before, but if you're going to look, why not look at Dewey Baxter? A big guy—just Ruth's size—with solid farm-boy muscles and a handsome face, Dewey's even cuter when he's with Tee and Dee, his darling children.But getting to Dewey, Tee and Dee is trickier than Ruth could ever have imagined. Her friends are appalled to see her chasing after a white man, and Antioch, her spiritual home since birth, is ready to throw her out on her ear. Still, with the help of jump rope rhymes, a homeless man who hears God's voice in a mason jar, and two children who want a Mama as much as she wants them, Ruth's determined to prove anything is possible. Even love between two people who couldn’t be more mismatched.

Love Script


Tiffany Ashley - 2007
    Laney Parks is either in the wrong place at the wrong time, or the right place at the right time-She isn't sure which. She isn't even entirely certain of how she got roped into posing as her hunky boss's wife. She finds it SERIOUSLY unnerving, though, to 'stick to the script' when that includes cuddling up and kissing in public, and even more unnerving to share the close confines of the cabin-and its single bed-with him. Rating: Adult situations and language.