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Specter's Wake


Quinn Ryder - 2020
    . .SpecterThe man they once knew is dead, buried in a shallow grave outside of town with a bullet hole through his back. Their assassination failed, underestimating me, my thirst for life, and my love for Faith.I never meant for my absence to destroy her, yet staying gone was the only way I could keep her protected. For the last seven years, I’ve laid low, traveling through life and riding the streets like a ghost, never being more than a shadow of what I used to be. I've kept my distance, but now that I know her life’s in danger, I think it’s time for Specter to claw his way out of the grave they buried him in and seek out his revenge.I know infiltrating the Devil’s Armada again won’t be easy, especially since everyone thinks I’m dead, but I’ll do anything I can to protect Faith—even if it means putting myself in danger and confronting my murderer once and for all.

Unwrapping The Billionaire


Catherine Wiltcher - 2019
     Jonas Farley is a Christmas-wrecker. Two years ago, he broke my heart, and this year, he’s on the brink of destroying my father’s legacy. I hate that man, even though his voice drips like warm honey into unmentionable places... But even dirty-talking titans of industry can’t escape a reckoning. And this Christmas, Jonas Farley, is about to get more than he bargained for. Three spirits will shine a light on all he’s done to me, and everything in between the sheets. Three spirits are going to bring that man to his knees... And then I’ll make him pay.

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.**

With Every Breath


Niecey Roy - 2015
    She has her dream job, her freedom, and miles separating her from a past she needed to outrun. Only one thing could make her return to River Bend, and that’s her best friend on the verge of a breakdown. From the moment Cole Brooks realized he married the wrong woman, he’d done his best to not let fantasies of the one who got away haunt him. Now that his marriage is over, and Jaden’s back in town, is the universe giving him a second chance?Jaden isn’t about to let her guard down around the man who broke her heart, but Cole won’t give up until she admits how perfect they would be together.

A Ruthless Lust


Raquel Belle - 2019
    I couldn’t seduce a geriatric with a blue pill hard-on if he’d had a twenty year dry spell and I was the only woman in a thirty mile radius. Now, I’m kind of new to the whole stealthy, espionage sort of vibe. I’m no femme fatale and this ain’t no comic book! I’m an art student for crying out loud. This really isn’t my scene……however, my family has different ideas.They don’t seem to care. Anyway, they dress me up like Cinderella going to the ball and I’m looking all over for this guy…more than an hour goes by and I can’t find him anywhere. So I think…heck, might as well entertain myself…and that’s when I start knocking back the champagne. (Two at a time)A Ruthless Lust is a stand alone romance book with an amazing HEA!

Missed Connection


K. Larsen - 2016
     A chance encounter, a missed connection. Two wayward stars that collided in a turbulent sky, at the right place, but at the wrong time in both of their lives. What happens when they meet again? Do the same unforgettable sparks still fly? Titan Jennings and Jesenia Van Buren may come from two different worlds but their hearts are open to second chances. No matter who or what may stand against them, love is what anchors their lives together. Love may be infinite but time is not, Missed Connection is a novel about making the very best you can with what little you’ve got.

The Beautiful and the Damned


Aleisha Maree - 2019
    He’s older, wiser and sexier than any man I've ever seen.His road name’s Viper and he's the enforcer for the Ace of Spades MC, my father's club. To me he is just Luca; Luca Warren.He has protected me since I was born. Refuses to acknowledge the feelings he has for me or mine for him. He does everything he can to push me away, until my life is threatened and he’s tasked with keeping me safe.Tempers flare and sparks fly when Luca and I are sent into hiding. ViperI am a dangerous man who’s club uses me to enforce more than the rules. My hands are dirty and my soul is black. I have a devil that whispers in my ear as a demon kisses my neck.For years I have beaten and fucked my way up the ranks to where I stand now. Let me tell you, I've fought battles that have nothing on the wars I have shed blood in on the streets. So falling in love with the daughter of the club's president; the club I'm bound to is a no go.But I've loved Senna since the day I first laid eyes on her. We are fucked now. Stuck in a confined space where her teasing soul sends us both on a one way ticket to hell. Letting her go isn't an option, but loving her is not safe for either of us.

Whatever It Takes


L. Maretta - 2013
    His wife, Emma, was always able to brag to her friends about how caring, loving, helpful, and successful he was. Having been married five years, they have just put the finishing touches on their dream home and are ready to start a family. Everything seems ideal until one day Gavin confesses to Emma that he was unfaithful, turning their entire relationship from perfect to a total disaster. Suddenly Emma's carefully controlled world is chaotic and her future uncertain as she struggles to determine if she is able to forgive Gavin or have the strength to move on.

Fake Fiancee Fiasco


Natasha Queen - 2019
    When a wedding invitation arrives, Katie is dateless and out of options. Desperate, she calls her former best friend to ask him to go with her. Max is astonished to see Katie’s number flash across his phone. More than that, he sees an opportunity to salvage a huge lie he told his mother. So when he asks Katie to act as his pretend fiancée, she reluctantly agrees. It’s a disaster almost right away. Throw in close quarters, a snobby ex-girlfriend, and an epic field day, and Katie and Max get way more than they signed up for. The feelings are getting too real, and the lies between them are getting too big. Will Katie and Max throw this second chance at love away before it even begins?Find out in this sweet romance set in the small town of Pecan Grove!

The Rules Of Attraction


Khardine Gray - 2018
     Those were the words Alex spoke to capture me at hello. I’d never met a man like this before. Sexy as hell, hot like sin. A man who came with his own rules. He looked at me like he wanted to devour me, made my heart pound, and my soul shiver with need. Attraction. That’s what he called the insane chemistry that sparked between us. He tempted me to explore and play by the rules. After the disaster of my last relationship, I should have run a mile from the gorgeous, god-like man who called me angel. But …I allowed him to tempt me. Just for one night, I decided to escape life. I never thought I’d see him again. Attraction, however, had other things in mind for us, and I started a game it wanted me to finish. It turns out the god-like man is my new boss… I’m not sure how many more shocks my life can take. It would be a mistake to fall for this man. So I try not to. But he wants to own me. He wants to make me his. He wants us to get lost in each other and escape life together. Lost, until the scorching heat from attraction burns out... The call of desire is too strong. I should say no but I can’t resist the irresistible … **This is a full-length novel with a happily ever after, no cliffhanger, no cheating, and plenty of steam. ***

Coming Down


Carrie Elks - 2014
    That was before she met Niall Joseph, a gorgeous Irish art student who for one hot summer turned her world upside down.Almost a decade later, Beth is living in London and desperately trying to forget her past. But then Niall walks back into her life, reigniting a desire that threatens to engulf them both.Faced with a choice between her reliable, steady life and the unexpected joy that Niall offers, Beth finds herself torn. Can they remain just good friends, or is their connection too strong to be ignored?

The Beginning of the End


R. Holmes - 2020
    But to me…my last name was a curse.High society. Expectations. Old money. Politics. Everything I despised.If only they could see what happened behind those high-society closed doors. The same doors my daddy paid a lot of money to keep closed.Deceit. Destruction. Bribery. You name it, my family was guilty of it.My father’s throne was built on lies. Our family was the epitome of faux royalty.Then, I fell in love and oh what a fool I was. I was just a pawn in my father’s game. And to use the man who claimed to love me...Five years ago, I walked away, and left my father to his riches.And that man who left me in broken, jagged pieces?Well, what goes around, comes around.GreyFour years in a prison cell changes a man.I spent those four years fighting to survive.When I emerged, I was nothing like the man who had walked through those cell doors all those years ago.I overcame things that I never imagined I’d be faced with..The one person who promised to never leave, did.The life I thought I knew, gone.The future I once thought I had, up in smoke.Like so many things in my life, my story and my future were stolen from me.Sure, it’s made up of the usual parts…a beginning and an end. But just like every story, there’s a hero, there’s the villain…and then there’s me.And this is the beginning of the end.

Mr. Principal


Summer Cooper - 2018
    “Is it wrong to be with the person you love?” My heart skipped a beat and I could no longer meet his eyes. I wasn’t ready yet to accept what I saw there. I wasn’t ready to accept his love. Dana Duran has no idea what she’s doing with her life. Divorced, bitter, and trying to raise a precocious little girl on her own, the last thing Dana needs is another complication in her already hectic existence. But then Carter Knight comes back into town and just like that, Dana’s reality is shaken yet again. Torn between protecting her heart and harboring a secret she wishes she could forget, Dana has mixed feelings about Carter’s return. But the heart knows what it wants and for Dana and Carter, their hearts want each other. But will they let their past mistakes dictate their present or will Dana and Carter let go of the past and make room for love?

The Accidental Kiss


Heatherly Bell - 2019
    Two best friends are about to find out if the legend is real. Lt. firefighter Dylan Reyes believes the sunset kiss legend is nothing more than a tourist attraction. He's a big fan of exit plans, science and health insurance. But since the last time his best friend Charley was in the city, he hasn't stopped thinking about her naked. One night, and a realistic dream, changed everything. When Charley Young spreads the word that Dylan has kissed a woman at sunset and is now engaged, her prank sets off a sequence of events. Her intent was to keep single women away from the hunky firefighter, but it has other, far reaching consequences. Charley doesn’t quite know how to break the news to Dylan, but he’s been kissed at sunset. By her. Last time she was in the city a year ago. It was an accident. Seriously. She’s not kidding. And if the legend is true, this could be the start of something big. Like true love. Too bad Dylan isn’t a believer… "Readers looking for a tender romance that leans more toward the emotional than the physical will find this very satisfying." ~ Publishers Weekly on Country Gold.

Like, Lust, Love


Maya Rose
    Fierce. Persuasive. Still treats me like a queen.But undressing me with his eyes? That’s new.Ending our fights with his tongue inside my…mouth? Very recent development.Whispering filthy things in my ear and then doing them to me? Never have we ever…Our connection is soul-deep and unshakable.Our chemistry, pure magic.His confession that he needs me, but can’t ever love me? Our painful truth.They say to love is to burn. But what is yours, will return. We’re River and Aiden, and this is where we begin.********************************************************************************Like, Lust, Love is a full-length friends-to-lovers standalone.It has frequent cussing, a dirty talking hero, and graphic steamy times. For mature audiences only.