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What The Heart Wants


Rose Marie - 2020
    He was the definition of what one might call a square. The only thing that was not average about him was his heart. Ever since birth, he has needed a new heart and has been on the waiting list for what seems like an eternity. When he received the call that he was next on the list for a heart transplant, he along with his loving fiancé were excited. Little did they know that he was about to have a change of heart in more ways than one. They say the heart wants what the heart wants. Well, what if that heart belonged to someone else? What if that heart wasn’t so average and lived on the wilder side of life? What if that heart was to beat for another woman and craved another’s existence? They say the mind forgets but the heart remembers! Is that true? Well, Elijah is sure about to find out and his world is about to get a bit more chaotic.

His Family Secrets


Niya James - 2018
    I thought nothing could ever shock me after my mother died and my father married my high school girlfriend.    It was always assumed that I would take over the family business, but I went to the military to start over instead.    After all these years my father needs to see me. He’s dying and I have to go back to say goodbye.    Her I’m finally getting to where I want to be and with a promotion in sight, I can’t afford to make any mistakes.    When I see my brother's best friend all the hurt and embarrassment comes rushing back.   I still have feelings for him but his father’s company is the focus of my investigation. I can’t get attached to him or his little brother. I need to focus on me.   His Family Secret is a 20k word steamy stand alone romance that includes a secret baby, a bonus collection with a happy ever after and no cheating.

Mercy


Renee Williams - 2020
    I left her in the past and tried hard to forget everything that we shared. I lived my life to the fullest. I had been all around the world. I was a multi-millionaire actor that could have any woman that I wanted. But, I couldn’t forget her. I couldn’t leave her alone like I once promised her. I couldn’t stop thinking about the life that we would have had together if I hadn’t been so stupid. I lost more than I gained when I left her behind. Now, she was about to find out that the heart wants what the heart wants even if the mouth told a lie years ago. AvaHe left me behind. He told me that he wouldn’t ever regret letting me go. That he would never come back saying that he missed me and wanted me. I moved on with my life even though he almost broke me. I left him behind and moved back home. I kept my distance and married someone else. Now that I’m divorced, he wanted to come back to me. He wanted to pick up the pieces as if he didn’t rip my heart to shreds. He didn’t deserve a second chance. He didn’t deserve me. But, we had a daughter together, and I couldn’t make everything about me. So, how do I reconcile the man that he was with the man that he claims to be? And, how do I stop my heart from accelerating every time he touches me?

Broken Promises


S.K. Lessly - 2019
    They met when they were kids and shared a love of all things science, computers, and freeze tag. True love blossomed but was never allowed to flourish. Promises were made but never kept. Ethan moved away, leaving Alexis brokenhearted. Fast forward to now. A class reunion has brought the once best friends back together. Unfortunately, Alexis and Ethan aren't the same people they were in school. Bitterness, pain and rejection has taken root, leaving the once thick as thieves friends, at odds. Or so they think. The more time they spend together, the more they realize the love they once had for each other didn’t die; it lay dormant, ready for its chance to flicker to life. All they needed to do was sit back and watch the sparks fly. Except, once again, fate has other ideas. Has too much time passed for these two childhood friends? Has the pain of broken promises become too great to overcome? Or can they get past differences and tough obstacles to be together? Both Alexis and Ethan will come to a crossroads. The question is, which road will they choose… a life together or a life apart.

Accidental Love 2


T.M. Pigatt - 2018
    I sit here in this dark room where the people who kidnapped left me. I’m not sure how I am going to survive this. Each day my captors take a little piece of me. I’m not sure what will be left. I know one thing I’ll never be the same nor will my life. Morgan Bridgewater Alisa Johnson was mine the moment I slipped that ring on her finger and slipped inside her wonderful body. Now, she’s missing, and I don’t know where she is. I let this happen to her. The lie I told lead us here. The questions are; How do I save her? Can she be saved. Nobody walks away from this the same.

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.

Across The Tracks


Xyla Turner - 2015
    Lisa and Rich battled each other as kids, but as adults, they cannot ignore their attraction towards one another. Despite what family, society or their internal upbringing suggest. See how they must overcome their own internal issues, so that they can overcome others. ***BWWM***

His Surprise Daughter


Tiana Cole - 2017
    Zara Brown is happy with her life in Alaska. She has her dream career as a child psychologist, her precocious genius daughter, and her family. She doesn’t need anything else. Or anyone else. Eight years ago she met and fell for Caine, who broke her young heart. But before they could make future plans he shipped back off to Yale medical school and never looked back. Page followed him all the way back to Florida to reveal her life changing secret. Caine never got the message. Billionaire Caine Faulkner ran far and fast from the life of wealth and privilege he’d grown up with, and made Alaska his home. Because of her. His first true love and first great heartbreak. He didn’t expect to see her again. Hell she’d probably forgotten all about him. When Zara comes back into his life, she obliterates everything he thinks he wants from life. And when she comes to him for an impossible favor, Caine has to choose between his fears of the past and his hope for the future. Will Caine and Zara be able to get over their fears, and revive the love they’d once shared? **** This is a standalone full length BWWM romance novel with an HEA. **** Your copy of "His Surprise Daughter" (approximately 50,000 words) includes a BONUS BOOK by Raven Rivers, "The Doctor's Secret" (approximately 50,000 words)

Dear Olivia


Bella Fontaine - 2019
    I had to leave because you asked me to take care of your brother and I didn’t. I couldn’t. It was the one time I never had his back and because of me he died. I couldn’t face you after that…. Those words …That was the point when my broken heart softened and let him back in.Eight years ago when Sam left my world ended and it reminded me of how forbidden he was to me growing up.He was my older brother’s best friend and the guy from the wrong side of the track.He was the gorgeous rebel with his bright blue eyes who was bad news.But, when I looked at him I saw the good … even when he didn’t. He was my first everything.I gave him my heart, body and soul, thinking we’d always be together. It was a lie.My heart shattered into a million pieces when he left.Now, he wants a second chance.He wants me again and not just for one night.Loving him once was a mistake.Loving him twice is beyond my control.It feels like the best mistake of my life, until I realize there’s more secrets that could destroy us.Again… Dear Olivia is a steamy second chance romance and the first book in a two part series concluding with Yours Truly. Please note there is a cliffhanger. For your enjoyment of this series pretty, pretty,  please read the books in order. Enjoy xx

Persuaded By A Tycoon


Theresa Hodge - 2017
    Under Aizen's fiery touch Kimberly burned in desire briefly and then he disappeared. She was seduced by his charms and basked willingly in a night of passion. Consequences occurred. Now, two years, later he is back and just as sexy as he ever was. Their attraction is unmatched in its intensity and reignites into a blazing flame. Aizen and Kimberly started out as strangers but in one night ended up as so much more. Their fiery desire may be tested by the realities of one another lives. When the smoke clears, will love reside in their hearts? Or will fate play a trick on Aizen's pursuit of Kimberly's heart and tear them apart for good?

Prince's Black Surprise Princess


Ciara Cole - 2018
     Duty. Honor. Succession. Legacy. My regal life in a nutshell. I never intended to break procedure. To shirk responsibility. To break a necessary arrangement… But desperate times called for drastic measures. It was accidental how I met her. Alice. The African American maid in my family’s palace. And it was just as unintentional to fall for her. For those dusky sienna eyes… Silky black curls… Warm brown skin… Neither heaven nor hell could keep me from having her. Our secret affair always had an expiry date. I was betrothed to another. But whatever f@#ked up plan we loosely had went to the wayside. Fast. Alice got kidnapped by mistake. And pandemonium reigned down. Now, even if I can rescue her, I need to make a choice… My kingdom or Alice? This steamy BWWM royal romance includes a torrid love affair between a royal and his maid; it also includes a beautiful little princess that is the result of their love.

A Royal Secret


V. Vee - 2018
    A very big, very dangerous secret. One that could cost him his place in the line of succession to the throne if it were ever discovered, but one that he could never give up or do without. Meet Valerie Hall-Smythe: Prince Algerone's secret. She is the love of his life, and fourteen years ago, the two of them got married after having one blissful summer together. And while Valerie knew Algerone was a prince when he left her at the end of the summer. He assured her he would return and she believed him. And he did. Four times a year. Every year. For fourteen years. During that time, Valerie has given birth to five of Algerone's children, and now she's pregnant with his sixth, doing what she loves and raising his children, when news about Algerone's arranged marriage, a surprise to both the prince and his American bride, sends her to the hospital. And brings Algerone to her side to care for her. Now that his secret is at risk of no longer being a secret, Algerone is determined to go public, to claim Valerie and his children, but someone is bound and determined to keep the royal secret quiet... permanently. This book is 80,000+ words. It includes material that is intended for mature readers including strong language, sexual situations, and violence. It also includes mentions of hate speech. *Author Note: This is book 1 in a series. While the main characters have a HEA ending, the book does end on a cliffhanger.*

Falling For An Alpha Billionaire


Sapphire_ - 2015
    She has everything a woman could want…except love. Falling in love had brought her nothing but hurt, scars, and a broken heart. She wasn't interested in love. Unfortunately, her father, Cliffton Baxter, did not agree with her choice to live her life on her own terms and chose to interfere. When she meets Edwin, she is reluctant to let go and be wooed by his charm and good looks. However, she soon finds that some things even her stubborn attitude and cool demeanor cannot combat. Edwin is the ultimate Alpha Billionaire. He has the looks, the connections, the money and the reputation of being able to get whatever woman he set out to claim. He was just the one to overcome Janelle's defense and aversion to being loved, according to Mr. Baxter. And if he's lucky, Edwin would be an even richer man if he accomplishes his mission to win her heart. Edwin takes on the challenge, thinking that it will be an easy way to increase his wealth and maybe provide him with some entertainment in the process. Unfortunately, he greatly underestimated Janelle’s allure and the power of love.

Undone by Deceit


Falon Gold - 2017
    The reason for one of his decisions made when he was just a boy was a mystery that Mahogany Jefferson could never solve. However, he had no way of knowing that his fierce determination would become a fatal flaw, turn his closely guarded secret into a breeding ground for deceit, and push Mahogany’s love for him to a breaking point. Chance wasn’t surprised when it snapped completely or when she packed her bags. He let her go, well aware that she can be counted on for two things: doing what she thought was right and bouncing back when things went sideways. Her troubled past and heartbreaking present unbeknownst to him demanded she be tough, but a recent tragedy just may break her. Her belongings weren’t all she took with her when she left. Thinking she was doing the right thing for everyone, now she had a secret of her own and it was always only a matter of time before things went left. That was the story of Mahogany’s life and to right things again, she had only one option: call on Chance, which required her to reveal an accident that elevated many lives to a level he never wanted to exist on. His reaction might just be incendiary, but the mystery of Chance will be unraveled at last. No one will be exempt from heartache, heartbreak, and being let down. Love will be tested. Lines will be crossed. Lives will be endangered. Blood will be spilled. Everyone will learn what they're truly made of. Happily-ever-afters will. Be. Fought. For. *No cliffhanger.

The Maid's Daughter


Brooklyn Knight - 2018
    Despite Naomi's apprehension, the two teenagers engage in a forbidden romance, which lasts two years, until William's mother discovers their secret. Everything is irrevocably changed. William is sent to school in Massachusetts, and Naomi is shipped off to Seattle. To William's devastation, his mother has effectively severed the ties he had with the only girl he has ever loved and he is forced to move on with his life. Forty years pass before fate allows William and Naomi's paths to cross again; but now, William is a married man whose wife has been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness, and Naomi is retiring from the nursing profession. Naomi could never have prepared herself for a spontaneous reunion with William - a reunion which forces both of them to confront the menacing ghosts of their past. But will she be able to prepare herself to act as the private nurse for William's dying wife? And will she be able to handle the hidden family secrets that are brought to light once she returns to her hometown?