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In The Darkness
K.M. Scott - 2018
Scott and Anina Collins! Persephone Gilmore comes from a life of privilege. The oldest daughter of media mogul Marshall Gilmore, she grew up wanting for nothing. But her father taught her more than just how to make billions, and even though she could sit by the pool and eat bon bons every day for the rest of her life, she chooses to work as an ER nurse and live on her own away from the family estate and her father's security. Then one night, those choices come back to haunt her. Nick Hanson hasn't been truly happy since he left the FBI. Life as a hired gun for wealthy clients has paid well and made him very much in demand, but it isn't the same as the life he used to have. When Marshall Gilmore wants to hire him to rescue his daughter after she's taken hostage by a terrorist group, he agrees, but to save her, he'll have to go undercover and become one of them. It's dangerous work, but he knows what to expect and he's never been one to turn down a challenge. What starts out as just another case turns into something much more, and Nick finds out just how much he's willing to do to save Persephone.
Cards of Love: Justice
Amelia Wilde - 2019
She's mine for a week...but I want forever.The richest families in the world don't bother with courtrooms to enforce their codes of honor.No—they come to me.The sight of Justice set my blood ablaze.Delivered to me by her family, she's in my hands now.But my entire existence depends on discretion.If I step out of line, the consequences will be deadly.Playing with her is a dangerous game.Only one of us will win.
Absolve
Shea Swain - 2016
Affected by the tragedy more than she cares to admit, her life became an echo of what she’d planned it to be. Her dismal existence is interrupted when a man she doesn’t even know, steals a kiss. Trent has done everything in his power to right the wrongs he’s done in his life, but he’ll never atone in his eyes. Yet, just a moment in Nisa’s presence had him dismissing his failures. Stealing a kiss was just the beginning. For the first time in a long time, Trent was looking forward to tomorrow. Absolve is a short story of living with the pain of loss and accepting the beauty of forgiveness. For adults 18 years and older.
Pride of Honor
Andrea K. Stein - 2020
She must ensure her marriage to a “suitable gentleman of the ton” before her twenty-first birthday or she’ll be destitute, per the terms of her ducal grandmother’s will. Close to having her own poems published, Sophia has her hopes dashed each time by someone revealing her secrets. That same someone so desperately wants her to fail the terms of the will, they’re willing to commit violent acts to ruin her reputation. Captain Arnaud Bellingham has ascended the ranks of the Royal Navy in spite of his half-French heritage by proving himself at the Battle of Algiers and with the West African Squadron. He seeks a simple marriage of convenience to a mature woman, a widow who has been his sometime mistress the last several years. The very thing he does not want, an exotic Italian innocent, literally falls into his life when he rescues her from kidnappers, although she disputes she needed saving. And now, honor and duty dictate he has to waste the rest of his leave guarding her through the mad whirl of the Season.
Game of Fear
Glede Browne Kabongo - 2016
Overachieving good girl Abbie Cooper has her future all planned out. As senior year at her elite private school kicks off, she has one simple goal: get into the Ivy League. But at St. Matthews Academy, nothing is ever simple. The pressure is overwhelming, the secrets are dirty, and the games are wicked. Abbie has a dirty secret—one that could destroy her chances of getting admitted into Princeton, and the lives of those closest to her. One morning, she discovers a note in her locker with the warning, “I know what you did”. Then a photo arrives in the mail. It captures her most shameful deed—the shocking blunder she can never erase, in glorious detail. Someone is out to ruin her, but who and why? The answer lies with the sender of the photo, a mysterious girl known only as The Avenger. For a price, she assures Abbie her secret will remain safe. There’s only one problem: The Avenger may not exist at all. If Abbie doesn’t uncover her true identity before acceptance decisions are made, it’s game over…
Rakes Always Kiss First
Catherine Mayfair - 2020
The man is boastful, rude and devilishly handsome. Worst of all, he has stolen a kiss that causes Mary to desire more.Lord Anthony Greyson knows the rumors concerning him and his rakish ways and cares not. He has spirited many women to his bed, and his eye is now on Mary. Wooing the innocent woman with a kiss, he has no doubt he will soon add her to his list of conquests, and he is certain she will not have the strength to resist.Upon learning of several unsavory rumors, Mary is tasked to spy on Anthony, and she readily agrees. Doing so will prove she is more than a pretty thing for others to admire. More importantly, she will be able to prove to herself she can resist the rake’s charms.Anthony soon becomes enchanted with the secretive woman and desires to know more about her and what she is hiding…And for Mary, she begins to wonder if Anthony is the cruel man about whom the ton whispers. Or is he the gentleman she secretly wishes him to be?
Elusive Identities
Olivia Jaymes - 2019
In fact, it might be impossible. After spending most of his life in his father’s shadow this is Chris Marks’ opportunity to show what he can do. So when he sees a woman on television that’s the spitting image of the victim, he’s determined to talk to her. Ella Scott is a reporter tired of covering dog shows and charity car washes. She’s dying to sink her teeth into a real story. When Chris tells her she might be a connection to a cold case, she jumps at the chance to cover the murder investigation. But someone out there doesn’t want the case resurrected and is determined to shut it down. By any means necessary. As the danger escalates, so does their passion for one another. Can Chris keep the two of them safe long enough to bring in a cold-blooded killer?
Freshmen Fifteen
Jasmine Nichole Harris Sheffield - 2013
Although Laila was attracted to Chris, was he someone she wanted to be involved with? He's a senior and she's a freshman. Is she just naive, and should she ignore him at all cost? Or should she explore this thing with Chris? Freshmen Fifteen is the first book in the Love 101 series, by author J. Nichole. Each book tackles another year of Laila’s university adventures, important friendships, and romantic entanglements. This book is intended for mature audiences.
Broken Rules
Hanleigh Bradley - 2015
Rules. Perfection.Aurora's lives her life by someone else's rule book until one night she meets Landon Peters, the unprofessional, sexy as hell, British billionaire CEO. He's seductive, downright naughty and yet somehow still a perfectly English gentleman.Together they begin an adventure of rule breaking, undeniable chemistry and hot sex. It's a whirlwind of giving and losing control.But what happens when the rules are broken and shocking secrets are revealed? Will this London Socialite and British Bad Boy be able to put their broken rules aside or will everything erupt in scandal?Broken Rules is the first book in a four book complete series.A one night stand with CEO bad boy and all round "manwhore" Landon Peters will change Aurora's life, if she'll take a risk and break some rules."A Brilliant, hot, steamy and thoroughly enjoyable read." - Bloggers Down Under
The Orchard Inn
A.M. Kusi - 2019
He’s looking for his future. Will they take a chance on a love neither expected…Ella lives in constant fear. After seven years of concealing her whereabouts from an abusive ex, she gets an opportunity for a fresh start when one of the few men she trusts leaves her a charming inn. When a mysterious, charming guest tempts her to open her heart again, she fears the scars from the past will keep her from anything close to love.
Hardworking and successful, River has always wondered if something's missing from his life. And when he falls for the gorgeous proprietor of Orchard Inn, he knows the tattooed beauty is exactly what he needs. Moved by her pain, he encourages her to open up about her fears while he promises to stay by her side.
But just as their irresistible passions bloom, Ella’s brutal ex returns to reclaim what was never truly his.
Can Ella and River fight off the past long enough to awaken a forever love?The Orchard Inn is the inspirational first novel in the Orchard Inn romance series. If you like strong heroines, kind-hearted heroes, and a dash of suspense, then you’ll adore A.M. Kusi’s uplifting tale.Buy The Orchard Inn to watch a couple heal with love today!
Passion and Surrender
Cali MacKay - 2015
From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Cali MacKay... Marshall should be riding high as the CEO of his own successful company. Instead, he’s in the middle of a nasty divorce as he tries to rid himself of his cheating and lying wife, while trying to track down a mole in his company. What he needs is a distraction, so when Harper Jones walks into his office with improvements she’d like to make to one of their products, Marshall knows that the brilliant and gorgeous engineer is exactly what he needs to take his mind off his problems. Harper's heard the gossip about her boss, and the last thing she wants is to get sucked into the middle of a nasty divorce—especially when rumor has it that Marshall’s ex may be carrying his baby. When Marshall sets her in his sights, Harper finds him far too difficult to resist, with his charming good looks and sexy smarts, but with her heart and career on the line, and a mole pointing the finger in her direction, will she risk it all to find happiness or simply walk away? *** This novel contains a Happily Ever After ending. Due to the adult language and explicit sex scenes, this book is for adults only.***
Necessary Evil
Jamie K. Schmidt - 2016
Schmidt—whose writing has been called “hot and sexy, with just the right amount of emotional punch,” by Lauren Layne—a vigilante biker takes the power of love into his own hands. Lucy Simmons comes from a rough family, but she’s a damn good public defender. Even though she hates to see criminals walk due to sloppy police work, the law’s there to make sure everyone gets a fair trial, and Lucy certainly doesn’t believe in the kind of justice meted out by the leather-clad ex-cop they call “Evil.” He’s stubborn, cynical, and out of control—but he plays her body like no man ever has. For once, both Lucy’s boss and her brother agree: The biker is trouble. Evan Villiers took a sacred vow to let no killer, rapist, or pedophile go unpunished. When scumbags fall through the system, his motorcycle club cleans up the garbage. Although the Sons of Babylon and their methods may not be to Lucy’s liking, the beautiful lawyer has become Evan’s light in the dark. But his next hit is Lucy’s own brother—a murderer who got off on a technicality. Now, with his loyalties split, Evan must turn his back on his brothers . . . or lose the woman who has claimed his reckless heart. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.
PLAYER
Pamela DuMond - 2018
I'm down to my last four clients. One wants to play me. One wants to buy me. One wants to marry me. One wants to murder me. Will I get out in time?——I moonlight at Ma Maison as an escort to pay for Mom's pricey psych treatments. Beautiful, broken billionaires pay ungodly sums of money to be with me because I'm empathic -- I feel in my own body what they feel in theirs. I can heal what broke them.When gorgeous high stakes poker player Dylan McAlister hires me, my empathic ability returns with a fury.I feel the emotions that torment him. His shame roots in my belly. His heartache compresses my chest. His fear stabs me in my back.It’s overwhelming, it's excruciating, but I can't abandon him -- I'm falling in love with him.Will I help Dylan McAlister heal? Or will I break him beyond repair -- just like the first boy I feel in love with?——21st CENTURY COURTESAN is a sexy, dark, addictive series filled with love, lust, family loyalty, deceit, revenge, and all the sweet little things in life worth killing for..
Winn's Fall: Common Elements Romance Project
Clair Brett - 2020
A family curse says he will die by the time he turns thirty years old. He will not leave a young wife and a child behind like his father did to him. When childhood friend Miss Zoe Chase returns to stay with his sister and find a husband, Winn’s plans are thrown into chaos. Not only is the once gangly, awkward girl he remembers, is now everything that tempts him, the accidents that once plagued his life are happening to her. He must keep her safe, but how can he do that when ravaging her is all he can consider? Or perhaps the curse isn’t a curse after all. Will Winn die, or will he fall?
Live Like You Mean It
Ava Stone - 2015
But when he meets single mom, Leah Willett who is struggling to put herself through school, his outlook on life and his future start to change. Leah falls hard and fast for Brody, even though she knows that a guy like him can never be who she needs at the end of the day. But she can't help herself. He makes life exciting for the first time in forever. But does she love him too much to keep him from his dreams?