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A Reservation for One
LaShawn Vasser - 2017
. . tragic. A disaster. A catastrophe. She wanted off the break-up and make-up crazy train that left her unable to recognize herself. Her plan. End the ridiculousness and focus on getting control of her life. His plan. Which one? Love’s plan. Amp up the crazy. Love and life were about to get much more complicated. PLEASE NOTE: A Reservation for One is a 2-Part series. This NOVELLA is a traditional sweet romance and ends in a cliff-hanger. It is adult in nature and is for mature audiences only.
The Bodyguard
Cristina Grenier - 2017
Lured into the snare of a drug kingpin at a young age, she's been beholden to his every whim since her teenage years. When she does escape, however, she finds that freedom is only the first step to healing her wounded soul. The quickest path to her salvation seems to be cooperating with the FBI to put her Ex behind bars - and end any threat he poses. When she's paired with a foul-mouthed freelance agent with a chip on his shoulder, she begins to question the choices she's made. She's undeniably drawn to Hank Compton's rugged allure, but he's got armor five inches thick and a nasty streak a mile wide. There's no way a man like him can possibly be anything but trouble...is there? Hank has always liked things simple. Over the course of a life filled with violence, he's learned not to care. Caring makes you weak, and weakness gets you killed. When the newest assignment from his superior offers him the ultimate revenge, he jumps at the chance - even if it comes with some pretty substantial baggage. Juliet Brown is everything he's wary of - gorgeous, smart-mouthed, and undeniably damaged - and that only makes him want her more. Hank is long past the point of believing he can be saved, but Juliet promises to be more than just a distracting piece of ass. She could very well be his salvation - and that scares the hell out of him.
His Secret Baby (The Cohan Billionaire Brothers Book One)
Layla Holt - 2020
Some that lead to life altering secrets.One weekend, Leah did the most stupid thing she had ever done. She shed all the values that her parents had taught her and did the one thing she had vowed never to do.Now a year and a half later, she has matured and can stand on her own two feet. And she has the one little man who means everything to her and she to him.Except, she’s not enough. He needs his dad.Adrian can’t believe that she’s back. Leah. The woman he spent a weekend with and whom he fell hopelessly in love with. Then she disappeared. For one and a half years.He knows how long it has been because he counted every single day.How dare she try to waltz back into his life after ruining all women for him?He’s determined to keep away…until he meets a gorgeous dark eyed little boy – his son.
Dance for the Billionaire 1
Jewelle Moore - 2013
Her only rule: no lap dances.Billionaire property developer Dominic O’Brien visits the club to conclude a business deal and is captivated by Chantelle’s sexy dance moves. He offers an obscene amount of money for a private lap dance and the chance to get closer to the stunning young woman.Chantelle notices the sexy tycoon while on stage and feels the sparks that fly between them. When he offers an amount large enough to take care of her financial problems and enable her to immediately quit the job, she breaks her rule. Totally inflamed by the lap dance, Dominic offers a matching amount for Chantelle to sleep with him. Infuriated, she flees from him and the club. He pursues her but loses her in the ensuing car chase. Not one to give up easily, when he discovers that the club owner doesn’t know Chantelle’s real identity, he hires several of the country’s best private investigators to track her down. But she’s disappeared without a trace.She haunts his days and nights for the next five months. And just when he’s given up hope of ever finding her, she walks unexpectedly back into his life.
Stanton: A Cowboy's Fight For Love
Sonja B. - 2021
Well, no more. I’m getting my wife back whether she likes it or not!Gabby and my son are my world, the Rodeo circuit is second. I want to go home but I messed up big time and hurt the only woman I have ever loved. I’m no quitter. I may have been thrown around enough in the saddle to have my brain jarred, but it won’t stop me from fighting to get her back!One night cost Stanton Willington to lose everything he held dear to his heart. Coming off a path of destruction, he’s ready to put the pieces back together again. Sit back and take a ride with this Cowboy as he puts up one hell of fight to get his family reunited again.
Can't Match This
Xavier Neal - 2019
Right? Gideon Lucas Sports agent. Obsessively organized. And best friend to the most beautiful, brainy, bubbly, but insane, woman on the entire planet. Lennox Marston Sometimes therapist. Incredibly impulsive. And best friend to the most gorgeous, brilliant, charming, yet uptight, man to ever walk the Earth. On paper, they're not a match, but over the course of an impromptu dating arrangement, the two opposites may discover that everything they've been looking for is right in front of them.
Big Daddy Sinatra: Bringing Down the Hammer (Big Daddy Sinatra Series Book 7)
Mallory Monroe - 2018
But when Amelia Sinatra, his sister and the former leader of a drug cartel, goes missing, and when her boyfriend, the former head of the CIA Hammer Reese, won’t cooperate, Big Daddy knows he has to take charge. With the help of his kid brother, vicious mobster Mick Sinatra, and with his wife Jenay by his side, they join forces unlike they ever had before and will stop at nothing to bring Amelia home. Even if it means bringing down the entire federal government, and government man Hammer Reese, in the process. In the explosive new addition to the Big Daddy Sinatra interracial romantic suspense thriller, Charles and Mick Sinatra fight hard, love hard, and nearly die hard to protect all they hold dear.
One Night at Christmas
Tressie Lockwood - 2018
Every morning, Charon starts her day with a video chat with Bryson. They cook breakfast together, talk about everything, and then go about their separate lives. Two people couldn’t be more different. Bryson dreams of power, position, and money. He will stop at nothing to get it, including marrying the right woman. Charon just wants a quiet and stress-free life. She’s happy working in a pizza restaurant while improving her art. When Bryson tells Charon he’s drawing up a contract to get married, Charon knows it’s time to let go of the man she’s come to love. She won’t keep being his friend if he’s unavailable. Bryson doesn’t like it, but neither of them is willing to give up on their dreams. So Bryson makes a proposal. One night at Christmas, they spend it together in person, making love. Then they say good-bye forever. The night is everything Charon could imagine. Big, sexy Bryson burns Charon up in the bedroom. But the fallout, beginning the next morning, is not according to plan.
The One that Got Away
Leila Lacey - 2014
But she had fled her home as fast as she could because her childhood had been marred by the heinous acts of her father and the drunken driving accident her mother had been in killing herself and Charisma’s little sister. There had been one family in that whole town that she loved and that loved her and it had been her best friend Erin Marrow’s family. Char had always had a crush on Gabe until the night she finally decided to tell him and had been humiliated. Char walked away from her home town, never to look back again. Gabriel Marrow was the oldest son of one of North Carolina’s wealthiest families. He was a man of honor and strength. Gabe had always strives to make his family happy and do the right thing. Which had not always served him well in two crucial moments of his life. Once when his sister’s best friend Charisma had told him she had the same feelings for him that he had for her and two when he had married his ex-wife. Charisma was back in town, as the wedding planner and maid- of- honor for her best friend’s wedding. She had been dreading this day for long as she could remember but had vowed to show the people of this town including Gabe she was not the small town girl they once knew. All Gabe wants is his Charisma to come home. Can Gabe and Char discover their love anew or will Char forever be The One That Got Away?
Flawless
Sienna Parks - 2017
No one knows that better than Lily Tate… A chance encounter with a tall, handsome businessman, throws Lily’s organized world into disarray. After witnessing her dad’s murder when she was fifteen, she keeps men at a distance, reluctant to love or be loved – scared that she wouldn’t survive another loss. Tormented by nightmares, and racked with guilt, Lily struggles with the onslaught of emotions that accompany this enchanting stranger. Alexander Rhodes is the whole package - intelligent, gorgeous, and wealthy. From the outside looking in, his life is perfect, but he learned the hard way not to expect loyalty or love from those around you. Success comes at a price. Xander is determined not to make the same mistakes again, but a breathtaking beauty forces him to throw caution to the wind, and win her love. A chance encounter; two broken souls; explosive consequences. Will Xander and Lily be able to heal each other’s wounds, or will their past spill into the present, extinguishing any chance of a future together? Flawless is a sexy, sassy, and elegant take on a classic fairytale - the endearing knight in shining armor, intent on conquering the heart of his fair maiden… no matter the cost. *This is a full-length stand alone Romance with a happily ever after and no cliff hanger!*
Lesson That Taught Love
G.L. Tomas - 2017
Determined to adjust to civilian life while coming to terms with past demons won’t be easy, but when he becomes captivated with an old classmate, his motivation changes for the better.If only the beautiful and intelligent Rebecca “Beck” Dobson, a girl he’d never known, wasn’t plagued with her own grief and untold secrets.Is love enough to heal them from their pain-stricken pasts?
Hold On
LaVerne Thompson - 2009
A real life knight in shining armor, except he isn't in armor he's in a suit. But the first time Lena Douglas lays eyes on Stephan Grayson that's what he seems to her. He saves her from a violence that still haunts her nights, but at least he's there to hold her should she wake. But the nightmare's not over, it stalks them both now. Something from her past that will not let go. But then neither will Stephan. He saved her once and he's not about to let anyone, especially Lena, stand in the way of what is happening between them. But will Stephan always be there to shield her from her past?
Ebony
Sencha Skeete - 2020
She should be in her dorm room studying, but instead she's with big, hunky Max, doing whatever he wants. Max cannot get enough of this SKINNY, NERVOUS coed. But when their clock runs out, will he be able to let her go?
Have I Told You Lately?
Erosa Knowles - 2011
“Tell me when’s the right moment to tell another person your past bullshit, your damn secrets that you don’t wanna face, your skeletons?” His eyes skewered hers. Everyone claimed to want to know shit, but there was a price to the telling.“I know people who marry and never share some of their secrets,” he said, inching closer. “A lot of shit dies with them. How do you know when it’s right to share? Because I’ve no idea how to ride that train.”The pink tip of her tongue leisurely moistened her lips. “I think when you care about someone, you build to a level of trust and you take them into your confidence.”A level of trust, female bullshit.“Yeah, but that’s the problem. It’s easier to give your body, than your deep personal shit.”She ducked her head.He continued speaking in a low whisper. “I mean the real stuff that’s close to your heart. The fucked up shit everybody keeps locked up. Most folk don’t get close enough to ever see the dark places inside.” He watched her swallow hard.“So I ask again, how do you know when’s the right time.” He leaned next to her ear and whispered. “After how many dinners, or dates? Before or after we fuck? What’s the magic number that opens the door to my personal shit, ‘cause I damn sure ain’t telling everybody my personal business.”His voice remained conversationally low, calm, while nerves jumped and pulsed at the thought of sharing some of the things he’d done in the past. He’d rather buy anything she demanded, or take her anywhere in the world, than fully open up and let her see some of the dark places in him. Shit, he didn’t like to look inside and rarely did.She narrowed her eyes. “This isn’t about everybody. It’s about you and me.” She pushed his chest. He stepped closer.“Okay, what signals do I get to let me know I should trust you with my shit? You ready for that?” They looked at each other.Her eyes slid to his chest. “I don’t know.”“And therein lies the root of our problem.” He dropped his arms.She shivered.“You want me to tell you everything without securing my trust. Why should I bare my soul to you? What would you do with the knowledge? Trust me? Or judge me?” He pulled back and stared into chocolate pools of light. Whatever this was between them marked him. He’d never considered telling a woman he dated about his past. The price of admission, Red called it.“It’s like leaving pieces of your soul around and that’s too damn dangerous to do on a small tip.”
First Love
Tiya Rayne - 2018
Tragedy brings her back home again. Can she face the family and the town that betrayed her? And what of the man that she left behind? Zora also has a secret, one that may have her on the run again. WARNING: This book deals with adult situations, it contains sexually explicit scenes and adult language. It may be considered offensive to some readers.