Book picks similar to
The Beautiful and the Damned by Aleisha Maree


mc
biker
dont-trust-this-author
spare-us-such-shit

The Fall of Cinderella


K. Street - 2017
    Stand-alone contemporary romance with a happily-ever-after. One perfect life.Two uniformed officers.Three acts of betrayal.Four beats of a heart.Five words that will destroy her.Once upon a time, Tessa Salinger had it all.Until...She discovered that fairy tales were nothing more than extravagant lies dressed up in lavish clothes.In reality...Cinderella falls.

Where the Stars Fall


Ana Simons - 2020
    Left without closure, a year has passed and he's more determined than ever to make the man pay for hurting the ones he loves most, his family.​Immersed in his search for justice, falling in love was the last thing on his mind. Until fate steps in and a chance encounter changes everything.Seeing Olivia again, so unexpectedly, at his best friend's wedding, stirs up memories he had long ago put away. She'd been his first love, his kindred spirit... and the woman who left him without saying so much as goodbye.Which doesn't make him want her less. He knows it, the moment she locks her deep green eyes on his.Even knowing it might be too late to repair what's been once broken, Brian refuses to lose her again and sets out to find a way back to her heart. But it's been more than ten years since their story was left unfinished. Will they get one last chance to make things right? Or will Brian learn that sometimes justice comes at too high a price?***NOTE TO READERS: A full-length, standalone contemporary romance, Where the Stars Fall was previously published as Falling Home (Book 1 of the Free Falling Duet). This edition has been fully revised with added and edited content. Cover by Perrin Brunson, @ The Author Buddy

A Love Like War


Erin Trejo - 2017
    I was the king of my domain. Everything I've ever wanted was at my fingertips. That included Sadie Ray Perkins. I had to fight for what I wanted. But will that be enough?Sadie Ray Perkins: Nash is the one I wanted. He wasn't the one I needed though. We fought our way through love and hate. I gave it but he couldn't. Now we're forced to make the most important decision of our lives. Love, sex, drugs, and lies.

Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife


Jane Porter - 2006
    This time the sexy Spanish superstar has outdone himself: he’s taken Alexandra, an unknown, ordinary girl, and turned her first into an overnight celebrity, then into his Hollywood bride! But all the glitz and glamour of their lavish wedding is tarnished by a dirty secret—and if the tabloids ever find out, there’ll be shock waves throughout the world!

Second Chance Husband


B.B. Hamel - 2018
    This is my last chance. I’ve messed up enough for one lifetime, and I need to get my sh*t together. Bad boy, bastard, a**hole. I’ve been called it all and deserved it once or twice. But I’m changing, and I’m starting with her. Piper’s the producer of my new travel show and my ex-girlfriend. Messed up, right? During a scene in Las Vegas, she gets tricked into signing a real marriage license. That’s right, she’s my accidental bride, and I plan on keeping her. She’s not happy about it, but that doesn’t matter. She needs me just as much as I need her. I can see it in her eyes: She remembers how it used to be, back before I messed up, the way it felt when my fingertips brushed against her skin. She knows how I can make her feel, but she’s afraid. I’ll remind her why I’m the best thing that got away. In the end, she’ll beg to stay my wife, or both our careers will go up in flames. Second Chance Husband is a steamy romance with tons of hot scenes and bad language. It’s only recommended for readers 18+. Second Chance Husband is a STANDALONE, full-length novel. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA!

Our tainted hearts


S. Liscine
    Blake loves to get A’s, listen to music, hang in her room, and, all in all, stay away from most human contact. Tessa, her twin sister, loves to party, get drunk, have sex, and most of all: hang out with people in gangs. Tessa’s boyfriend, Brian, is the second in command of Ray Brenalds, the leader of a gang named KILL.Ray Brenalds is quiet, scary quiet not cute quiet, tall, muscular, and strikingly handsome. He is known as the player, the bad boy, the trouble maker, and his most famous title; The Gang Leader. Ray isn’t known to associate with people, which is why it comes to everyone’s surprise when he starts to find a liking towards quiet good girl; Blake. That liking could be reciprocated, or it could not, but in the end it all just leads to trouble. Follow Blake on her journey of dealing with seduction, morals, respect, violence, love, lust, drugs and many more.

Bad Boy Boss: A Brother's Best Friend Baby Romance


Melissa Devenport - 2020
    Once. 10 years ago. Then he vanished. No second chance. I can’t believe my eyes. It’s Drake Powers! I’m still angry. Well, this is going to be awkward… I remember him as the bad boy. A savage. Look at him now. Tall, gorgeous and muscular. A crisp tailored suit. He oozes success. How do I kick my past in the a$$? How do I regain the sexy confidence I once had? I have made some BAD decisions in my life. Like really bad. He is nothing like Drake. A psychopath. Now looking for me. Drake Powers is a powerful man today. His tattoos and scars are reminders of the old days. I wonder if he’s still thinking about me. Too much to hope for? Why did he disappear? I feel both excited and a bit scared. *** Bad Boy Boss is a steamy hot Brother’s Best Friend Baby Romance that will keep you up at night. Full length, standalone, no cheating or cliffhangers - and Happily Ever After.

Secret Baby


Scott Wylder - 2019
    Midwest girl with big dreams.Moving to Massachusetts with hopes of operating my own business, how could I turn down the salary Ross Worthington offered me?I couldn’t.Then he offered me even more—a scorching hot office romance.We couldn’t get enough of each other.Then I found out I was pregnant.Thinking that Ross could never want a child, I bolted back to Kansas without telling him.Nearly four years later, he unknowingly hired my company to cater a dinner party.Imagine my surprise when I saw him there.Imagine his surprise when he found out he was a father. His secret and my unexpected pregnancy drove us apart.An unexpected reunion and revelations spark our romance years later.Will our child be enough to keep us together this time? Or, will fatherhood prove to be too much for Ross?

Leaving Haven


Kathleen McCleary - 2013
    Through a miraculous egg donation, Georgia is thrilled to find herself pregnant—until she makes a startling discovery that changes her mind about how much she really wants the baby…Georgia’s best friend, Alice, has a happy teenage daughter, a faithful husband, and a perfectly organized life. But her world spins off its axis when she falls for a man who is everything she knows she doesn’t want…Leaving Haven is a provocative and touching novel that will appeal to readers of contemporary fiction and fans of Jodi Picoult, Luanne Rice, and Kristin Hannah.

Steadfast


Shirleen Davies - 2019
    She’s having none of it. Steadfast, Book One, Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series Caid “Wrath” McCord never anticipated being tapped to lead a deep cover Navy SEAL team. Never one to shirk his duty, the transition from sea-loving warrior to president of an undercover motorcycle club is as smooth as a ride on his beloved Harley. Nothing interferes with his devotion to his men and their missions…until he meets a fiery, mysterious, motorcycle-riding woman who has all his senses on high alert. Cara Mortensen considers herself a survivor. With three older brothers, she became a fighter at an early age. Following the death of her SEAL husband and the discovery of his hidden life, starting over in Liberty Lake is a welcome change. No one knows about her past, which is how she wants to keep it. Except she can’t shake the determined president of a local motorcycle club, a man who could be perilous to her life as well as her heart. Even as walls between them begin to tumble, dangers exist which threaten not only Wrath and his men, but the woman he can’t push from his thoughts. Only his steadfast determination will keep her safe and in his life. Can he shelter her from danger and his secret life without losing the trust she so fiercely guards? Steadfast is book one in the Eternal Brethren Military Romantic Suspense Series by best seller Shirleen Davies. It is a stand-alone, full-length novel with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed HEA. Book 1: Steadfast Book 2: Shattered Book 3: Haunted Book 4: Untamed

Jackal


Harley Wylde - 2018
    He’d made it clear what we had was a temporary thing -- he never wanted the picket fence and kids. I was fine with that. Then I faced the scariest thing ever. Telling my big brother, Tank, a Dixie Reaper, I was pregnant and alone at the age of nineteen. He wanted to go after Jackal, but I wouldn’t let him. I wanted this baby, and I knew Jackal wouldn’t. I never expected to see him again. Funny how fate has a way of surprising you. Jackal I’ve thought about Josie often since I walked away from her over two years ago. When I’m finally back in Dixie Reapers territory, I knew I’d look her up, see if we could have some more fun. I never counted on the little girl glued to her hip, or the fact the kid was mine. So I did what I do best. I ran. But now I want something I’ve never wanted before. My family. Because Josie and our daughter, Allegra, are exactly what’s been missing in my life. I just have to do some groveling and hope she’ll forgive me. Easy, right? I’ve never had a woman tell me no.Figures the one I want more than anything might be the first to send me packing. But when she gets an unexpected visitor who threatens her and our child, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe. Now that I’m ready to keep my woman and kid, I’m not letting anyone take them away.

Hardwired


Andrea Bills - 2018
    The house is home to a beautiful woman and a little girl with big blue eyes. Day after day, he drives back only to hide in the shadows and wonder why he can’t seem to walk away from them.His therapist says it is PTSD. His handler tells him he’s just not cut out to be part of the civilian world. Luke can’t help but feel like it’s more. The dog tags that once hung proudly around his neck, now feel like a collar; leashing him to a life that he fears he didn’t choose. After the terrible things he’s done in the name of freedom, could he possibly be worthy of something as precious as the woman and child he continues to watch?When the two worlds collide, Luke needs his mind to be stronger than the implant the government placed in his back. They’ve told him he can’t survive without the implant they use to control him, but Luke’s wondering if he can survive without the little girl with big blue eyes and the gorgeous woman she calls mamma.

Binge


Jennifer Foor - 2015
    Everyone warned them not to wed so young - that they'd be missing out on the key years when people grow from young adults to mature individuals.The only thing holding them together now is their love for each other, and even that is becoming questionable. To save the marriage, and the family they've already started, Flynn and Aria come up with an unconventional solution to help them find what's missing in their relationship.The only problem is doing so involves rediscovering themselves completely, even if it requires them to be unfaithful. Can a marriage survive when vows are broken, or will chance encounters prove they've been missing out all-along?Fulfill your deepest desiresGive in to temptation

One Temptation


Nicola Jane - 2019
    Not only because he has a huge amount of respect for her father and brother but because he’s known Ava since the day she was born so falling in love was never an option.That is until Gunner joins the army and decides that one night together before he leaves won’t hurt anyone, boy was he wrong. His actions leave Ava broken hearted and send her down a path of self-destruction. ​Years later when Gunner returns, they both have to find a way to live together. It isn’t going to be easy but then who said the path of true love was.​Will Gunner discover the secrets that Ava holds close? And if he does, will he stick around and fight for what he’s secretly wanted from the beginning?

Ride To Temptation


Selene Chardou - 2013
    The scenery is idyllic, the people are friendly and the outlaws rule the Tri-City area between Reno, Carson City, and Lake Tahoe with an iron fist. The path to Hell is paved with good intentions, and so are the highways where Lucifer's Saints, Demon's Bastards and White Knights call the shots. Love isn't patient, love isn't always kind and love certainly doesn't love you. Gisela Jackson understands the sentiment more than most. The daughter of an original gangster father and a socialite mother, her life has come full circle. She's lost the one man she's always loved until life gives them a second chance...Cillian "Killer" Cox, Vice President for the Lucifer's Saints Motorcycle Club, has had a crappy hand in life. The son of the Saints' President, he's never questioned the orders he's given to maintain the order, brotherhood and safety of the club or their community. Until now. An encounter with his childhood sweetheart and a moment of weakness will change his life -- and hers -- forever.This is Cillian and Gisela's story of love, loss, heartache, betrayal and pain. It's not pretty but neither is life so proceed with caution.WARNING: The Rough Riders Series should be read in order to follow the overall story arc. This novel contains adult situations, explicit language and violence.The Rough Riders MC Series:Ride to TemptationRide to ChaosRide to Vengeance (September, 2014)