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Jax (Ink-Fusions)
Penny Anglene - 2019
I had sworn off women for the last couple of years because of what one female had done but then she walks in. She’s a natural brunette that has hair down her back and a body that dreams are made of. I fell hard, then one unpredictable disaster struck. How do I make it right again?RiaAfter a very troubled past, I am content with my life. Through love of family and counseling I pulled myself out of the darkness. I finally meet the man of my dreams and then the unthinkable happens. Ghosts from my past have come back to haunt me. Is it real or just coming from my subconscious? Can I trust myself enough to let Jax into my life, or are we both to damaged? Do I trust my ‘dream man' to save us both?
Her Second Chance Forever Groom
Lorana Hoopes - 2019
The second chance she's not sure if she wants.
Emmitt Brown’s demons are even bigger than he is, and as a defensive lineman for the San Antonio Rebels, that’s something. When DJ Madden tasks his defensive line to go home for Christmas and get rid of their biggest past regret, Emmit finds himself returning to the small town he grew up in to find the woman he never should have left. Too bad she hates him and tells him to go away. Mia Carter can’t believe Emmitt Brown is back in town. She does not need this right now. Especially since he’s been the ghost who won’t leave her conscience alone for the past five years and especially since she recently lost her husband. But when the pro football player steps up and offers to help her son fight cancer, she finds herself reluctantly agreeing. Now they have to make a choice; dig into the past and let the truth bring them together, or lose the Christmas miracle right in front of them.
What Pharaoh Wants
Marcelle Sixx - 2016
Hopefully he was the last one that she tried to sleep with. If not..." He slid into his car and gripped the steering wheel. "I feel bad for the next jig and her too. I'm done with the games. I want my wife and the power that comes with her." David Pharaoh was a vicious man. A truce between his father and another gentleman included a promise of young Robyn. After mastering the art of Dark Magic, Pharaoh decides that it's time to take his prize. However, when Robyn rejects him, he stops at nothing to make any man who comes close to her suffer for even so much as looking, and to prove to Robyn that she only belongs him. He would make her temperature rise with his invisible touch, or when he disturbed her dreams. Robyn’s loins ached as if he had truly invaded her in the wee hours of the morning. He would make sure to save the painful part of the first stroke, and only made her feel what his slow and meaningful penetration was like. It would always make Robyn wallow in passion and squeeze at her erect nipples before she would realize that she was being manipulated. Pharaoh was becoming much better at forcing himself inside of her dreams and make love to her before he would dissipate into nothing. Robyn, held in the clutch of something that she hadn't known she was involved in, is determined to get away and stay away from Pharaoh and his mischief. But at what cost? Anything can happen in the city of New Orleans when the son of Voodoo wants the princess of White Magic.
Second Time Around
Kelli Walker - 2021
I didn’t think I’d ever see him again. The way he left. The way he broke my heart when we were still teenagers. It’s still surreal to think about.Surreal… and pathetic. I still wear the bracelet he gifted me. Still miss his gentle touch. And the look in his eyes that said he loved me. But a lot has changed since we broke up. Ryan is a billionaire. He has women swooning over him. There’s no reason for me to think that he feels the same way about me. Seeing him back in town is going to be hard. Keeping my distance from him… even harder. Mending my heart was never easy. And doing it a second time around will be near impossible?Read as part of this series or as a stand-alone book. No Cliffhangers and a HEA!
Forget Me Knot
Rebecca Gallo - 2021
After we're given a second chance to make things right, we do. But our happily ever after doesn't come easy. When Maverick's memories are stolen after a brutal injury, my love and loyalty are tested once more.
A King for Christmas
Brooke St. James - 2020
Everyone in Galveston assumed they were destined to be together. Michael wasn't true to her, but he never thought she’d find out he had been unfaithful while he was out of town.Things didn’t turn out like Michael planned. Laney had an unexpected hero looking out for her. Though James barely knew her, he felt compelled to set things straight. He just couldn’t sit back and watch Michael mistreat her.Laney knew she was thankful to him. She knew she owed him a debt of gratitude. But she had no idea that she was about to fall in love.
Seductive Temptation
Peyton BanksReana Malori - 2019
Be prepared to be enamored with romantic tales that will leave you craving for more. This compilation is filled with alpha males and the bronze beauties they love. Be warned, each story is a must-read tale that will tempt you to read long past your bedtime. The stories in the collection are exclusive and can't be found anywhere else. Don't wait, this box set will only be available for a limited time before it is gone forever!Note: This collection contains material for mature readers (18+ and older) only.
The Way We Dance
Katie Rae - 2021
Everything about me exuded prim and proper. At least that was the part of me everyone saw. Tyson Black was a struggling football player. Big and scary looking. Tattoos and muscles everywhere. Kind of annoying.He was also my newest ballet student. Neither one of us were thrilled about it,And it only took us one lesson to learn we didn’t see eye to eye. But after a series of break-ins in Atlanta, including one in my studio,I was on edge and my stoic demeanor started slipping.Everything seemed to be spiraling. Somehow, I managed to push through my fears and teach my classes. It helped that Ty and I had found a rhythm we could agree on. Eventually, I was able to see that we had a lot more in common than just the way we danced.And while that should have been what brought us together, it was actually what threatened to keep us apart.
Sucker Punch
Eva Logan - 2018
His big dreams have left him at rock bottom and when you’ve lost everything, losing becomes easy because there’s nothing to fight for. The love of his life left him for a life he couldn’t give her and now she’s engaged and on top of the world while he claws his way out of the hole he dug when she left. Lotus Shaw plays the role of the media’s darling, and dutiful fiancé to a man only her parents approve of. She should be on top of the world, but she left her heart on the floor of a fight gym. Now, she’s got to get it back. One little secret from the past is keeping her from the future. When they come face to face again, nothing could’ve prepared them for the sucker punch love was about to land. Nothing worth having comes without a fight.
A Personal Matter
Karyn Langhorne Folan - 2021
But when his assistant and secretary both quit rather than take another second of his abuse, he's paired with Alayna Jackson, a young black paralegal with "issues" of her own. When fire meets ice, the steam practically rises off the page as Alayna and Ben discover the pleasure of the business of loving each other.
Rich, Right, Real (A Manhattan Men Novel)
Jacob Parker - 2022
It’s her chocolate factory.Being a billionaire CPA, my clients expect only the best from me. And the latest wants her candy since it’s almost Valentine’s Day.Not a problem. Nothing I can’t handle.Until I see her working her magic and realize how much she loves what she does.Roses are red and violets may be blue.Me pushing away love is nothing new.Besides, I have to go against my powerful family to destroy this deal I’ve been primed to make happen.I’m rich because of them.But she’s right for me.Time to fight for what feels real and make this woman mine.Candies and all.
False Start
Leigh Lennon - 2020
As the lead reporter, assigned to this puff piece, he hasn't made it easy with all the drunken brawls and arrests. I'm told to do my job—to be objective, but how can I achieve this when we have a past he doesn't seem to remember.KierShe's sexy, mouthy, and judgmental. I'm in her domain now, and way out of my league. If anyone can portray the changed man I've become, it's her. But, there's something almost too familiar about her as our chemistry with one another continues to grow. I'm the best on the field, and in my game, now it's time to prove I'm the best for her too.
Matchmaker
Bella Grant - 2016
The job has it perks - a great salary, unlimited credit cards, fancy shopping, and trips around the world. And if I find him the right woman in time, and he’ll pay off my college loans and even consider sponsoring my dream PhD program! Working for him is a no-brainer. I need the cash, he needs a perfect woman. Armed with details of what his ideal woman is, this has to be the easiest job in the world, right? Find a couple of girls that fit his preferences and set him up on dates with them. Make him fall in love with one of them. Get paid and go back to school. Well, I was wrong! Sterling Waters knew what he wanted, or so I thought, but I didn’t bargain on the possibility that I wasn’t entirely sure of what my job entailed, or what I wanted. I need a wife, but I don’t believe in love. I have to marry, but I feel no need to pretend that I’d ever love someone as much as I love my precious dog. I needed a personal matchmaker to help me find the right woman – I have no time for the nonsense called love. As long as the woman is a perfect match and has all the qualities I desire, I’ll marry her and get on with my life. That was my plan until I hired the sexy grad student, Cherise Myers, to find me a wife. I knew what I wanted; all she had to do was match me up with the perfect girl, get paid, and move on with her life. Except, the perfect girl wanted more than I could give and goodness knows I could never fall in love! Not with her, not with anyone. Ever. *** For a limited time, this edition of MATCHMAKER contains one free bad boy billionaire romance book.***
Furtive
Travena Terry - 2020
For Don, family is everything. When he isn’t tending to the bar at his cousin’s exclusive club, or making those who have crossed his grandfather pay, he aches for the one woman he can’t have: the friend of his cousin’s wife.Mae is no stranger to secrets and lives her life the way she sees fit. From a suit to leather, she is a woman who believes that order is everything and rules need to be obeyed. Mae finds herself enjoying the safety of her schedule and the comfort of her dominant lifestyle, until the magnetic pull to a man who is off limits tempts her.While admiring each other from afar, a fire within them burns a hole through the lust that has now penetrated the wearisome lives they lead. Collars, titles, pleasure and pain are only a sample of what is to come when love binds them.