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Revenge
Piper Phoenix - 2017
Thomas will get what's coming to him for screwing up the last several years of my life.There's just one small problem... I still want him.If I carry out my plan, I'll never get to have him.He'll never forgive me enough to kiss me with those full lips of his.To pick back up where we left off a long time ago and keep going... all the way this time.Will he?Revenge is a steamy first time romance novella with no cliffhanger, no cheating and a HEA. For a limited time Stone and Pike from the Brother's Rebellion Series are both included!
Don't Murder Me
John Meany - 2019
On her way out of work on a frigid October night, two inebriated thugs assault pregnant Ashley Ferguson as she goes to get in her car. She is knocked unconscious and is taken to the field behind the shopping center where 23-year-old Ashley is brutally raped. This horrifying event devastates her emotionally, not only for obvious reasons, but also because it comes in the wake of her husband's tragic death. Down and out as well as broke, talented abstract painter Ashley is forced to moved back home with her mother. Claire Whittaker, who is retired, does not want the responsibility of having to take care of Ashley's baby. Even though she loves the child dearly, it shouldn't be her job. Then one day, after peeking in her daughter's diary, Claire is shocked to learn that Ashley is hearing voices, which are telling her to commit suicide with the .22 caliber revolver that she had supposedly bought for protection. So who will save her? Who will save Ashley from the drugs and alcohol that begin to control her life? Who will help her become the responsible parent that her baby deserves? Could it be Troy? The supermarket employee who had chased away the rapists? And with whom Ashley had fallen in love with? Would he accept not only her, but also her and Peter's child? Ashley hopes so, because without someone to love, life doesn't seem worth living.
Chicago's Best
Katharine E. Hamilton - 2017
However, her life is turned upside down when she finds herself as the newest target of the city's largest crime boss. Ian O'Dell, the newest detective on the Chicago police force, only wishes to serve and protect the quirky cafe owner. But as bullets fly and emotions tangle, he finds himself torn between what his heart wants and what his duty demands.
Make Me Yours
Renee Harless - 2015
I was hooked from the beginning. He was passionate, and captivating, and he wanted me. For two months. I couldn’t turn away from our connection. I wanted more, needed more, and I was close to risking everything to stay in his arms.I didn’t realize there were circumstances lurking around the corner ready to tear us apart.
Bad Santa
Mia Madison - 2017
My ridiculous elf outfit, on the other hand, causes me no end of embarrassment. I know Flynn is too hot to handle, but where this guy is concerned my brain is not in charge. He is. Flynn: With elf Rachel at my side, playing Santa has never been so entertaining. Her cute face, sweet curves, and tendency to blush would turn the head of the purest saint. It seems in no time, all I want for Christmas is her. But where is the real Santa when things go wrong and you need him? Out on his deliveries?
***Kick back and enjoy all the best bits of the season with this super-steamy Christmas story and its guaranteed-to-make-you-smile HEA ending. Happy holidays!***
Down To The Needle
Mary Deal - 2010
But despite multiple searches, twenty-three years have passed without a trace of Becky Ann. When Abigail learns that death row inmate Megan Winnaker is the same age as her daughter, she begins to wonder if the kidnapper had Becky’s Ann’s face surgically altered to prevent identification. Megan Winnaker maintains her innocence, but faces capital punishment if she loses her final appeal. As Abigail launches her own investigation to find out if Megan is truly her daughter, someone wants to stop her in her tracks. Even when facing mortal danger, Abigail refuses to give up her investigation. But can Megan Winnaker really be her long-lost daughter?
Ignite Me, Fireman
Sylvia Fox - 2016
As a local firefighter in my small hometown of Timber Bluff, he’s rugged, strong, and one-hundred-percent total alpha male. I’ve fantasized about Blaze for as long as I can remember, but I’ve never been able to act on my desires. There just so happens to be one teensy problem where he’s concerned. He’s my dad’s best friend. When my parents’ house catches fire on New Year’s Eve, I have nowhere to stay until they get back from out of town. Nowhere to stay except Blaze’s rustic cabin in the mountains…And when things start to heat up between us, my fantasies look as if they’re finally about to come true. Just as long as my dad doesn’t kill him first. Light me up, Fireman. My flames will burn all night for you.
All Hallow's Dead
Bryan Smith - 2015
Another great read from one of my favorite authors." --Trent Haaga, director of CHOP and screenwriter of CHEAP THRILLS and DEADGIRL It’s Halloween week in Willow Springs, TN, and a mad slasher is on the loose! Twenty-five years ago, a group of local boys did a very bad thing. Now a masked killer is leaving a trail of corpses and bloody pumpkins all over town. Brutal vengeance against his former tormentors and thirty-one dead for Halloween are the madman’s demented goals. As the body count mounts, local law enforcement scrambles to track down the seemingly unstoppable killer and bring the carnage to an end.
Sweet Revenge
Mia Ford - 2019
So, when Ted decides to dump me, I decide to pick up the pieces of my life together. Yeah baby…I am gonna take revenge, For the sake of my little boys. They say you always get what you are destined to get. Well, I’ve found my perfect man, And he is determined to help me find my little boys. Revenge does taste better when it’s cold. Boys, momma’s coming. I love you.
Doll House
John Hunt - 2017
She will be on her own, in a new place hopeful to meet new friends. On the night she moves in, she is taken off the street by two masked men. She is placed in a room which is little more than a cell. A pink cell. A room made for a doll. She is now part of their collection.
In the Devils Arms
Michelle Woods - 2018
Meeting Phoenix Brentwood wasn’t a love story written in the stars. From the moment they meet he’s annoying, demanding, and quite frankly a pain in the ass. Which begs the question, why does her heart beat faster whenever he’s near? Even more importantly, what will her family say when they learn she might be content in the Devils Arms? Phoenix Brentwood never cared about anything more than his brothers in the Devils Arms MC. They were his life and he’d never questioned his place with them. Only sassy Serenity is filling his mind with thoughts of her and the need to keep her safe is all consuming. What will he do when she finally surrenders? Will he figure out a way to protect her while still doing his duty to his brothers in arms, or will he end up leaving the only family he’s ever known?
Zera and the Green Man
Sandra Knauf - 2013
Her guardian, Uncle Theodore (who she’s nicknamed “the Toad”), and his frilly girlfriend, Tiffany, are dragging her to the opening of a fast-food restaurant that will feature the Toad’s GMO creation “beefy fries,” a concept that both sickens and intrigues Zera. As if that were not enough, Zera is in trouble at school for mysterious events that she neither caused nor understands—and her classmates think she is a freak. The single light in Zera’s dark birthday is a gift from her grandmother that awakens Zera’s passion for plants and helps bring to light her family’s ancient connection to the natural world.From there, the battle between those who would violate Nature in the name of greed and those who would protect it evolves--with Zera at its center.
Always Us
Lizzie Morton - 2021
I thought I was doing the best for both of us. Instead, I’m fighting to forget what it felt like being in his arms.Now it’s another summer, and this time, I’m surrounded by Rock Gods on Jake’s European tour. It’s the life most would dream of, but things are never that straight forward and a chance meeting with a stranger leaves me feeling torn.Just when I think things can’t get any worse, I’m faced with one of the biggest decisions I’ll ever have to make.They say the heart wants what it wants, but my heart wants two people at the same time.**Always Us is Book 2 in the Always Series. The book is part of a trilogy and is not a standalone.**
The Lost Tomb
N.J. Croft - 2020
When his ex-wife is killed while on an archaeological expedition to Mongolia, closely followed by an attempt on his life, Noah finds himself hurled into a world where the lines between historical research and present-day terrorism are blurred. To discover the answers, Noah must trace his wife’s final footsteps and beyond.But nothing and no one is what they seem, and as the puzzle pieces click into place, Noah finds himself embroiled in an ancient feud that threatens to change the world forever...