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Just a Single Dad


London Casey - 2021
    Give me the mind-your-own-business big city. I’m just in Gardner for a couple days to catch my breath after losing the consulting job I loved, and the man I thought I loved.Until I catch sight of a breathtakingly beautiful little girl, then her flannel-and-scruff single dad. With my ovaries crying louder than my common sense, I unpack my bags and settle in for a spell.TylerIn small towns like Gardner, some things are absolute. There’s no such thing as privacy. There will always be bad blood between certain families. And second chances don’t just drop into the local diner for a turkey sandwich. Do they?Olivia has city and temporary written all over her, and my kneejerk reaction is to keep my sunshine-and-two-million-questions daughter from getting attached. But when I get into a bind, Olivia surprises me in ways I never expected. But when the past starts pushing and shoving, there may not be room in this small town for temporary to become permanent.

Top Notch


Nicole Richard - 2020
    First baseman for one of major league baseball’s hottest teams, he’s lived most of his adult years playing the field. But the time has come for him to work just as hard off it as he has on it. That is, if he wants the girl. And for the first time, he wants the girl. He wants Rowan Landry. A top-notch civil engineer, she's made her place in this so-called man's world. Rowan knows her worth, and the dedication it takes to get to the top, but she isn't stopping there.Nothing will stand in her way of what she's worked so hard for... until he actually does.With chemistry so undeniable, it's no wonder their torrid one-night stand holds enough heat to burn up the sheets. But when a pertinent piece of information complicates things and a make-or-break decision leaves unanswered questions, they come to realize this just might be the final inning.

Ace: Age Gap Small Town Romance (Bourbon Falls Book 1)


B.L. Brooks - 2021
    

Owned by the Prince (Owned #1)


Tristan Rivers - 2021
    Now she’s my prisoner, at my mercy. I’ll claim her. Keep her. Possess her fully. I’ll lock her away in my palace, train her to surrender. She’ll submit to my dark desires until she craves the way I make her burn. And when I unravel the secrets she’s keeping, nothing will stop me from owning her completely. Owned by the Prince is a stand-alone royal romance with dark themes.

Just Please Me: Standalone College Sports Romance (Westbrooke Angels Book 1)


Deanna Grey - 2021
    Star athlete. Talented graphic designer. And an absolute heartthrob... living a double life. We've sat next to each other all semester in silence. It takes a group project for us to finally talk. For some reason, I'm open with him about my secret darkness. And when Weston learns about my sadness he's determined to help.His offer takes me by surprise. Weston wants to please me. He promises to be the perfect distraction. And I'm in dire need of one of those. There’s a just list of rules I have to follow: No bullshit.No titlesListen to my bodyScream his name when appropriateLeave when I don't need him anymore...Seems simple enough. That is until his secrets start growing. He can't keep his double life in the shadows anymore. I can't take on any more shadows. Leaving is inevitable. But my want for him outweighs logic. And his want for me forces him to make a decision. Does he want to take on the darkness or become it?

Hale's Pawn: The Alternate Series


King Ellie - 2021
    

Heart to Heart (Hart Brothers, #1)


Fern Fraser - 2021
    Keeping her safe from danger? Not so much, but I’ll do anything to protect what’s mine. Willow Harding’s new life in a small mountain town is simple, sweet and safe. Her bakery is a hit with the locals and a puppy brings her heart the love she craves. Willow has everything she wants, that is, until local cop Brock Hart samples her wares, and then she has nowhere to go but all over him. But when her secret past catches up with her, threatening to destroy everything, how far will Brock go to protect the woman he loves? Welcome to Riley’s Ridge, home of the Hart brothers, tough action heroes with hearts of gold. The Hart brothers fall in love fast; they fall hard, and they’ll do anything to protect the women they love. Meet Officer Brock Hart in “Heart to Hart”Meet Paramedic Josh (Bulldog) Hart in “Unwrap my Hart”Meet Firefighter Callum (Ace) Hart in “Fire up my Hart”If you love hot steamy romance with plenty of heart, possessive men and hot happy endings you’ll love the Hart brothers of Riley’s Ridge. This series of interconnected books contains no cheating, no cliffhangers and comes with a steamy sweet HEA.

Rescued on Bear Mountain


Sloane Meyers - 2019
     When Anna Carter shows up near his cabin and needs rescuing, Joel’s inner bear roars at him that she’s his fated lifemate. But he knows that’s impossible. Fate would never pair him up with a full human, especially one foolish enough to get trapped on the mountain in the middle of a blizzard. Joel vows that he won’t give in to his burning desire to claim Anna as his mate. But as the blizzard howls on and he’s forced to share his small cabin with this mysterious but beautiful human, Joel feels his resolve starting to break down. And he feels his alpha bear starting to take over. After all these years of loneliness, is it possible that this mighty mountain bear has finally found true mate love? You will love this sizzling shifter romance, because it’s full of fierce bear shifters who will stop at nothing to claim what’s theirs. Read it today!

Beast of Shadows


Krista Street - 2020
    I don’t always succeed, which means the Supernatural Forces are out to euthanize me.But then I see Brianna…She calls to something deep inside me. Something I thought I'd lost.Even though my beast craves her death, my heart aches for her to save my soul, so I take her for my own. Brianna For weeks, something’s been … off. I can’t explain it, but it’s as if I’m being watched.Suddenly, I’m snatched off the street and thrown in a trunk by a terrifying man who shifts into a wolf.Even though I fight Collin at every turn, something pulls me to his broken soul. We’re drawn to each other, and my touch may be enough to heal his beast’s psychotic mind, but the Supernatural Forces doesn’t believe in second chances, and the SF always catches the rogue werewolves.When they do, if I can’t stop them ... they’ll kill him.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Beast of Shadows—a sizzling standalone wolf shifter romance.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Under The Greek's Protection (The Greek Mafia Series Book 2)


Sonja B. - 2021
    He seems so normal in his sleep. Just looking at him in this state, no one would ever guess an insane teddy bear hid behind those eyelids. Reaching for the pillow to the side of her, Hailey takes it in her hands, then presses it upon his face, using all of her weight. It takes a few seconds, but Alistair begins to stir, kicking the covers off of himself. Try as she might, Hailey’s not strong enough to hold it on him. Alistair snatches the pillow from her hands, then throws it to the foot of the bed.“Woman what the hell is wrong with you,” he barks, breathing heavily. “Were you seriously trying to kill me?” Alistair glares at Hailey, rubbing his nose.“Kill you, no. Make you suffer because I can’t sleep, then yes,” Hailey states, irritated.Alistair squints his eyes at her. “So, because I can sleep and you can’t, you try to smother me? And they say I’m the crazy one.”

Dirty Daddy


Brenda Ford - 2019
    What happens in Vegas, stays in VegasAfter one weekend in Vegas, nothing will ever be the same again.I am going to take her and make her mine - forever!There's just one problem - she's my best friend's daughter.Emily grew up in front of me,And it's so wrong of me to think of her 'that' way.The sweet teenager has grown into a woman now,And no matter how hard I try, I can't resist her.I've a planTake her to VegasGive her a taste of how I can make her feel...S$xy.Wanted.Loved.And after I've finishedI know that she'll be begging for moreI want her to be my submissiveI want her to be mine.But this could break something so dear to me.It's a risk that I'm willing to take,For the only girl that I need on her knees begging me take her. Emily baby, Daddy's coming for you, and this time there's no turning back.

Tangled Web (The Cortell Brothers, #6)


Giulia Lagomarsino
    than an actual investigator.But when her file fell in my lap, I knew I couldn't walk away. Not yet.She had the body of a vixen and the eyes of a killer.I was terrified.And yet strangely attracted to the woman. Was it sane? Not at all. Every time I saw her, I was sure I would end up dead.But there were worse ways to go...LoreleiI was finally free.Well, almost. My husband had left me with a bit of a mess. And his kids...don't even get me started on them. All I wanted was my money, but that wasn't going to happen until I could get my hands on my dearly departed husband's trust.In the meantime, I needed someplace new to live. So, I pointed my finger at the map and ended up in the cutest little town.I just needed to make some friends, to blend in.I could do that, and I knew just where to start...

Dad's Cartel Best Friend


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    In return, once they became the most powerful Cartel leaders in Mexico, they repaid the favor a thousand times, giving me the life, the power and protection to run my own successful business, along with my American, Gringo brother, Dan. When he tells me he’s coming to visit with his daughter, I can’t wait. It’s been too long since we all caught up. But once I see the beautiful, curvy young woman his daughter’s all grown up into, I feel myself falling. Hard. What? Dan’s not coming for a few more days? It’s just you and me? It’s Instant love. Like nothing I’ve ever felt before, and I just know that Jade is feeling exactly the same as I do. * * * A college intern exchange takes me to Mexico, Dad’s held up for a day or two. Maybe more, but it’s cool. His best buddy Carlos will look after me, show me a good time, but a safe time. Dad trusts him like a brother, and from what I remember, he’s one hot hunk of a man, that’s for sure. In the flesh, after all those years, Carlos is making me wet just by looking at me. I know what he wants, and now I do too. More need than want. Crazy. Truly. Madly. Deeply. But what about dad? My internship? It all goes south, far across the border and straight into the arms of the manliest man I’ve ever seen. Knowing I’m safe with him and that he’ll put a baby in me. Knowing we’ll make a family together, the one he never had growing up, makes it all worthwhile in the end. Age isn’t just a number, it’s a badge of honor, and Carlos wears his like a man, a real man. The only man who’ll ever claim me, the only man I’ll call my own. *Dad’s Cartel Best Friend is a SHORT insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Ravishing Rebounds


Heather C. Myers - 2018
    Going through a public divorce with two young children doesn’t make him an eligible bachelor even if he is making seven figures as a professional hockey player. Somehow, he wins the affection of Amanda Brown, an Ice Princess with red hair, a disarming smile, and a warmth that immediately draws him in and makes him feel safe.But his ex isn’t going to make things easy for him when she finds out - even though it was her indiscretions that led to their divorce in the first place.Three months into it and she can leave at any time. He may be serious about her but they aren’t serious - yet. And if Rita gets her way, Amanda will walk out of his life and never look back.

Taken by the Russian Boss: A Secret Baby Mafia Romance


Bella King - 2021