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Ride Me
Fern Fraser - 2021
Promises made must be honored and Riley Pearce is my bride now.
BOLTI’ve loved Riley since we were kids and even as the high school star jock, I never had eyes for another girl. She said we were too young to make a life straight out of school, and like a fool I stepped aside, enlisted, and left Valor, Wyoming.Letting Riley go was a mistake and it’s time to make things right.With my brothers in the MC by my side, it’s time to claim what’s mine and nothing will stop me. Not her objections, and definitely not the dirty cop who killed her husband.RILEYI’ve made mistakes but loving Bolt wasn’t one of them. Bolt’s back in town and he’s on a mission to make good on our childhood promise.But too much has happened, and I can’t let go of the past. Or can I?Dear reader, this MC Lite steaming hot second chance romance will leave you breathless and wanting more. Get ready to fall in love with this possessive alpha ex-Army Ranger and his clever, curvy beauty. No cliffhanger and a HEA guaranteed.
Ringing in the New Year
Alexa Riley - 2018
He even stole his mom’s ring to seal the deal, but he got into trouble for doing it. It’s okay, though, because he knows that one day she’s going to be his wife and he’ll keep giving her the ring until then. Cami Evans fell in love with the boy next door when she was seven years old. They spent their whole lives falling for one another until one day she’s taken from him. She spends five years with her father in a cult until she’s able to make her escape and find her way back to Reed. Warning: Can true love happen when you’re just a kid? According to Alexa Riley it can! Fall head over heels for this ultra-sweet story of how childhood sweethearts find their way back to one another.
Mated by the Alpha
Penelope Wylde - 2019
Especially when it is your hex and he's six foot plus of tempting, gorgeous muscle that will land you in trouble.You see, in my world, a witch and a shifter are forbidden to mate. No matter how sinfully perfect his mouth—and hands—are on me.So, when I hex the local alpha shifter with a love position and push our already combustible lust for one another over the edge… let's just say it spells disaster for yours truly.It doesn't matter if the hexing was an accident because the man prowling my way has one thought on his mind. Taking me as his mate and claiming me for something much longer than a one-night stand.Magic is a bitch that's about to bite me. And you know what? I just might like it.
Author's Naughty Note: Mated by the Alpha is a friends-to-lovers, small town alpha shifter romance tale of magic and mischief. Wicked and delicious is how this one is going down right along with the Halloween candy! We're talking slightly over-the-top, forbidden romance with a touch of insta-love that's extra dirty and sweet. If that's your jam, you're going to love this one! As always this is safe with a HEA & NO CHEATING!
Her Alpha: The Complete Short Romance Series
Nichole Rose - 2020
Two sassy sisters. Five sweet short stories.Meet the Alphas -- They're big, bossy brutes hiding hearts of gold and over-the-top tendencies. When they want something, nothing stands in their way. Get ready to laugh, cry, and swoon when these older alphas find the curvy women meant for them.Her Alpha: The Complete Series includes all five stories in Nichole Rose's Her Alpha series, as well as special never-before-seen bonus scenes.Her Alpha Daddy Next Door: A homicide detective falls for his nerdy neighbor in this hilarious romantic comedy. If you enjoy instalove, crazy dogs, and over-the-top alphas, you'll love Carter and Luna's sweet, steamy story!Her Alpha Boss Undercover: When a computer geek goes undercover at the family business, he runs right into his future in this over-the-top romance. "Ben Dover" will keep his BBW swooning.Her Alpha's Secret Baby: Four months ago, the love of his life disappeared from this brooding alpha's life. Now she's back with a big secret. For a second chance with his curvy girl, this Goodson brother will take the biggest leap of all.Her Alpha Protector: This tattooed alpha is determined to find out why his curvy girl has turned him down every day for six months. Once he learns the truth, he'll do whatever it takes to protect his woman in this steamy short romance.Her Date with an Alpha: When this bossy billionaire meets a sassy kindergarten teacher, he's determined to claim her as his own. He's a man on a mission…and she's his target in this sweet romance.WarningWhen these older alpha males meet their younger BBW, all bets are off. If you enjoy instalove, over-the-top (OTT) alphas, and hijinks galore, you'll love this series of sweet, steamy stories from Nichole Rose. As always, all Nichole Rose books come complete with a sticky sweet and guaranteed HEA.
Her Roman Candle
Fiona Starr - 2019
Join the authors of Flirt Club with The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate summertime, bbqs, and all things that end with a bang! Where will you be when the fireworks go off? #flirtclub #fireworksseries #bighotbang He's too hot to handle... almost. Poppy Blaze After discovering my almost-fiancé had not one, but two "other women" with engagement rings on their fingers, I have decided to give the whole romance thing a break and spend the summer with my granny. Getting back in touch with my childhood summers full of small-town memories—bonfires at the lake, ice cream on Mainstreet, and of course, the biggest fireworks show in the state—sounds like the perfect way to disconnect and reset. That is, until I meet Roman Chandler, one of the newest residents of this tiny town who is about as hot in his uniform as his name suggests. Too bad I've sworn off anything with a wick, right? #ohboy #holdmeback #toohottohandle
Hometown Sweetheart : A Brother's Best Friend Romance
Mika Jolie - 2021
I’m ready to stop playing it safe and start living life. All I need is a willing partner. Enter Noah James. My brother’s very sexy... very off-limits best friend. The same guy who gave me the most scorching, toe-curling kiss of my life seven years ago.He’s also perfect for a fling. No commitment. No dreams of a happily-ever-after. We’re complete opposites. I’m the hometown sweetheart and he’s the boy from the wrong side of the tracks. But when we touch…oh it feels so right.Hometown Sweetheart is a swoon-worthy, sweet, and sexy standalone romance in the Sweetheart, Colorado Series. 1-click if you’re in the mood for blush-worthy scenes and plenty of laugh out loud moments. HEA guaranteed.
Seducing My Ex (I'm Yours, #5)
Tarin Lex - 2020
They grew up together, joined the Army together, deployed together.But only one of them came back.Now I’ve lost two men—my dad when I was little, and now my brother.It hurt more than I could bear.Heartbreak is for the bees.And roots are for trees.I have arms and legs that can’t stay put. I’m meant to move. To make music. To explore.To run.Until it’s time for me to come back home.WadeShe was beautiful like a sunset is beautiful—most inspiring right before it goes away.I never got stuck on the going-away. She would do that sometimes.She always came back.Bianca was once my dirty little secret.And the love of my life.I don’t know why she ran away. No one in this little town knows.I gave her space. I kept growing, planted roots, like I said I would.I’m still here—a veteran; a captain in the Starlight Police Department.Protecting. Serving.Listening for her siren song.Hey Readers!Seducing My Ex is a short, steamy & sweet, second-chance romance with no cliffhangers, no cheating, and a heart-pounding HEA! This standalone story is book 5 in the multi-author I’m Yours series. I hope you love it!xoxo, tarin
Just Married
Rory Reynolds - 2018
They lie. My shameful Vegas mistake followed me home. This filthy-talking bad boy says he wants forever. ...I want a divorce. I’ve been a bridesmaid fifteen times. Never a bride, no matter how much I wished for it. Kingston Bennett broke my heart once, and I swore I'd never give him a second chance. Drunk me disagreed. Drunk me thought it would be a good idea to marry the bad boy from my past. Drunk me is an idiot. Sober me wants to run, but Kingston won’t let me go. Can I trust him with my happily ever after? Note: Just Married is an insta love novella.
The One
Dani Wyatt - 2019
In a matter of thirty seconds, all my years knowing I’d die alone evaporate. Work is my life. My oil rigs are my girlfriends, my wives, and they take all of my time. The woman I see looking back at me on my phone screen is also about to become my step-sister. Turns out, she has nearly as much interest in a relationship as I did before her ice blue eyes melted my frozen heart. The most challenging job of my life is to convince her we were made for each other. There’s a storm brewing from the past. Old losses turn to new grudges and they threaten to ruin everything. She’s too good for me. Too smart. Too everything. But, she’s mine, and I’ll breathe my dying breath making sure we get our shot. When you find the one, you just know. Author’s Note: Take a hard-living oil field alpha, a Mensa smart over-achiever a heap of blasting powder, a few old grudges from the past and watch things ignite. These two are the least likely to succeed together but in every way that counts are perfect. As always, this novella is safe, no cheating, steamy like scalding coffee and a happy ending that leaves you with a sigh.
Second Chance Holiday
Aurora Rose Reynolds - 2014
He decided long ago that he would rather stay single than get mixed up with a woman again. Then Kathleen Mullings comes back into his life with her teenage son and changes everything. What happens when a man set in his ways meets a sassy woman who knows what she wants? Mix in the Mayson clan and the Christmas season and you’re sure to enjoy the ride of Second Chance Holiday.
Real Men Love Curves
Kat Baxter - 2020
No idea that her luscious curves drive me crazy, or that she stars in my every fantasy. No idea that I’m aching to get out of the friend zone. I’m smart enough to keep that shit under wraps.There’s only one secret I guard more closely: I may want Erin’s body, but I also want her heart and soul. And I want them forever. But it turns out, I’m not the only one who has a secret...ErinEveryone has a secret right? Mine is just more embarrassing than most. I must be the only twenty-three-year in the world who’s never had an “O.” I’ve never taken the train to O-ville … not with any of my boyfriends. Not even by myself. So when Luke, aka my best friend, aka sex-on-a-stick, aka I wanna-climb-him-like-a-koala, offers to teach me how to get there, who am I argue? I’d be a fool to turn him down. I’d be even more of a fool to fall for him.Dear Reader, Real Men Love Curves is a steamy romantic short with a plus size heroine and her super-hot best friend with a guaranteed HEA.
Her True Blue
Sierra Hill - 2019
Join the authors of Flirt Club with The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate summertime, BBQs, and all things that end with a bang! Where will you be when the fireworks go off?She’s a big-city girl that ignites his small-town heart. Jordana Bolton is Milltown’s newest resident, seeking solace and a fresh start in the small mountain town, hundreds of miles away from the big city elements she’s running from.After a robbery at gunpoint leaves her shaken, the new bank manager and part-time animal rescuer, Jordana finds out that you can’t always outrun crime or your past. Officer Cord Clawson was raised in a family of police officers, where tradition is to protect and to serve their small town. As a returning vet and cop, Cord is first on the scene of the bank robbery, where he finds Jordana, the beautiful bank manager who he’s had his eyes on for weeks, injured and in shock. From that moment on, he vows to protect her from any future harm.Cord doesn’t expect to fall so hard or so fast for the sweet animal-loving city-girl, whose secret past seems to follow her, putting her life in danger. Can Cord be the one to rescue this explosive firecracker and be her true blue forever?
Too Sweet
Lana Dash - 2021
It's Valentine's Day in Knight's Ridge and love is in the air! Don't miss out on this sweet and steamy romance about a baker and a book shop employee who find love when a baking contest comes to town and they most work together for the title and each other's hearts in the process!
Riding His Sleigh
Cameron Hart - 2021
And a backup plan. But then my picture-perfect life shattered, leaving me all alone, scrambling to pick up the pieces while still taking care of my newborn baby. I was done with the drama, heartache, and violence of my past. That’s why I made my sister move with me and my son, Carson, to Christmas, Michigan three years ago. We’ve settled in, and she went and married the sweetest man who loves her endlessly. I’m doing great, too. Really, I am. I’m just fine. I don’t need a man to make me happy this Christmas, or any other time of year, for that matter. Even if he’s a firefighter. And an ex-military man. And has tattoos and a smile that makes me want to ride his sleigh all night long...He’s about to turn her world upside down. Drake: I knew the second she fell into my arms that Melissa was going to be my wife. She thinks her life is complicated and her past is too big and scary for me to deal with, but she’s wrong. I’m going to need a Christmas miracle to get Melissa to open her heart up again, but I won’t give up. Melissa and Carson are my family now, and no one is going to take them from me.*Trigger Warning: One of the main characters talks about past abuse.*What to expect from a Cameron Hart book: Lots of heat, plenty of sweet, and just enough drama to keep things interesting. No cheating, safe, guaranteed HEA!
Giving Her A Baby
J.L. Beck - 2018
Perfect to come along. Im going to find someone to give me all the things I want.. a baby, a marriage, and a happily ever after. Posting an AD on the internet should find me all those things, right? Wrong. It sends a lot of bad men to my door and leaves me frustrated and sad. It isn’t until I get a mysterious email that everything seems to fall into place. Ive been fooled before into believing in love, but will I give love a second chance when it comes knocking on my door? SILAS Ive loved Winter since forever. So when I find out she wants a baby all bets are off. I knows I'm the perfect man for the job, so I send her an email, anonymously of course. She's been mine since the day I met her on the first day of Kindergarten. I screwed up once before, and ill be damned if I'm going to let her get away again. This time I'm playing for keeps, and nothing will stop me from possessing the woman of my dreams. Winters going to give me a second chance and I'm going to give her everything she’s ever wanted.