Born to lead a powerful mafia family, he’s not in the habit of asking for permission—or forgiveness. He’s willing to cross any boundary when it comes to possessing what he considers to be his, and from the moment he laid eyes on Anna Martin, he knew she was meant for him.Nic is quick to move the innocent nanny into his home... and his bed. But, he hides his dark side from Anna. The deception is necessary to ensure she falls for him before she realizes exactly who he is. Please note: Nic & Anna’s romance is a three part story, but there are no relationship cliffhangers.

    Her looks don't fit their views of what a Crews should look like. She's made her peace. She's got good friends and an ice cream shop to run, she doesn't have time for their drama. Wyatt came back from the war and pushed everyone away needing time to heal. He meets Lanie right when he's ready to start living and he knows instantly that she's the one for him. Will he give her a chance to be the woman to own his heart or will his inability to trust get in the way of something that could last an eternity? Find out what happens when Lanie and Wyatt learn what unconditional love means. Join us this summer when four curvy women fall in love at the beach. Find out what happens when alpha men go bananas for their curves and all the craziness that follows. This is an insta love romance with an HEA and is first in the Clearwater Curves novella series. Suggested reading order: Book 1: Sweet Curves by Elisa Leigh Book 2: Fancy Curves by M.K. Moore Book 3: Sharp Curves by C.M. Steele Book 4: Delicious Curves by KL Fast

    And the hunt was on. A beast has just kicked down my front door. He’s massive, scarred, just out of prison, and refuses to budge. Unless I go with him. He’s made it clear what he wants—my untouched body beneath his giant, damaged one. If I run, he’ll hunt me down and take it. But when he slips and shows me his desperation… I’m no longer sure whether I want to run to him or away from him.

    For months she’s teased me, showing me glimpses of skin and flaunting her innocence. I’m a hard man, one who has a job to do. Bringing down Cara’s father and his crime syndicate is why I’m here.It should be the only reason I’m here.It’s not.I’m here for Cara, and I’ve wanted her since the day I was first assigned to her protection detail. Claiming her was never an option, not when my plans always ended with her father’s death.But the more I see of the sheltered girl with the innocent eyes, the more I think she belongs by my side. Even if it goes against my family’s plans, I intend to make Cara my bride and my queen.And if anyone gets in the way of my love for Cara? Well, as I said, I’m a hard man, one who doesn’t mind getting blood on his hands for the woman he loves.MINK's Note: A new year, a new kitty, and so much brand new love!

    He wants Keely for his own—but he tries to keep her at arm’s length because she’s the daughter of his partner.He asked Kingston to look after Keely, but he’s pretty sure looking after her isn’t supposed to involve all the dirty little things he wants to do to her.But when an enemy rises up and Keely gets caught in the crossfire, all bets are off.Kingston will stop at nothing to protect the woman he loves—the woman he has always loved.Lily is back just in time for the Fourth of July to serve you up a hot American Hero that’s sure to give your holiday a big bang! As always the story inside is hotter than the July sun, safe, filled with true love, and enough sparkle to shine all night long!

    Walking into a strip club and asking for an audition certainly qualifies as desperate, but when her mom's battle with cancer ends months before Angelica is due to start college, she doesn't feel like she has much choice. The moment Morgan Cadwell sees her on his stage, he knows she's the one woman who could make him break all the rules. There's no way he's going to let Angelica dance for other men, so he hires her as his live-in personal assistant instead.Morgan's offer lets Angelica keep her clothes on...but little does she know that, in the end, he'll make her bare her soul instead.

    She’s the sweet, innocent type -- you know, -- constantly blushing while batting her eyelashes, but we’re going to ruin her innocence.The poor little thing is all alone this Thanksgiving, but -- we’re going to make sure her belly gets nice and full. One night with the two of us -- and she’ll be so stuffed that -- she won’t be able to walk straight.***** ** ****** This short story is part of the Second Helpings series, a Thanksgiving dinner-themed stand-alone series. Check out all the short, sexy and fun holiday stories by these eleven incredible and acclaimed authors: Sierra Hill, Frankie Love, Alexis Adaire, Tessa Blake, Olivia Hawthorne, Laney Powell, Vivian Ward, Derek Masters, Dori Lavelle, Sher Dillard and Tracy Lorraine.** Each book is a second-chance romance -- all guaranteed sweeter than sweet potato pie -- and dirtier than a sink full of dishes!*** After reading this series, you’ll never look at drumsticks or gravy in quite the same way again!***** ** *****

    30-year-old Blake Long got a raw deal when he was but two, but he managed to pull through. Now, completely alone in the world, he’s the quiet, reclusive and shy CEO of Long Safeguard, an IT firm he built from the ground up, starting from a beat-up, cast-off laptop and ending with a billion dollars in his bank account just as he turned twenty-five, but his professional accomplishments mean nothing when all he has waiting for him at the end of the day is an empty bed in an empty flat, just as hollow as his own bare life.24-year-old Sunny Brooks is a positive-thinking, sweet, smart-mouthed freelance photographer that has been told her entire life that her parents couldn’t have picked a better name for her, and she’s always believed it was true, but lately her smiles have started to lose their momentum. For the last year or so, her boisterous, happy, forever-nosing-around family has been hounding her to settle down and if her beloved, but meddlesome older sisters attempt to set her up with their weekly version of Mr. Right one more time, she’s going to scream.And then she meets him.What happens when your smile finally finds a purpose?And then he meets her. What happens when you finally meet the one that can make you smile?They couldn’t be more different, but they just can’t walk away.Like day and night, dark and light, like the sun and the moon, but also like two magnets, two parts of a whole that, upon recognition, can no longer be kept separate. Dear Reader: This inflammable, saccharine story is so filthy, you’d better make sure no one’s standing behind you while you read it, and so fluffy-sweet, it packs its own calories. I swear: it’s gonna stay on your hips as much as the big, possessive hands of this adorable, dirty-talking, protective OTT alpha hero stay on the heroine’s curvy ones —which is FOREVER. As usual in this book there’s NO-cheating, no OW/OM drama, it’s HEA-guaranteed and features a voluptuous, innocent but spunky heroine that’s sparkly and bubbly as a flute of champagne on an empty stomach and a hero that brings tall, dark and handsome to another level, so brooding you’ll want to make him smile yourself and so uptight, strait-laced and no-nonsense, you just know he’s going to explode when the time is right (and the time is so right!). Do opposites attract? Oh, yeah, they do, baby! If you don’t believe me, come and see… Warning: hot, crazy-fast insta-love coming your way! Might melt your kindle and your heart too!

    Ever. After he beat up and humiliated my stepbrother, my family forbade any contact. He’s dangerous, they say. A monster. But I’m sure they’re wrong. Riley is kind. Thoughtful. Even protective. He sends me flowers and sweet notes. Now he’s asked me to dinner. One secret evening with the only man I’ve ever wanted. What could it hurt? Riley Leah Mathews comes from wealth and privilege. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Not me. I spent most of my childhood wondering where I’d get my next meal. That’s okay. Suffering makes you strong. That’s why I’m an undefeated MMA fighter. But I have a score to settle with her family. They took something from me. It’s time I return the favor. ***** Standalone Novel, No Cliffhanger, Happily Ever After ***** ***** Safe Read, No Cheating, Some Strong Language ***** Also check out Seven Summer Sizzlers - The Sasha Gold Contemporary Collection, seven of Sasha's most loved stories all in one book!

    Happily Ever Alpha, a new Kindle World, will debut April 3, 2018.BrandonAnytime I heard someone speak of the boom, I laughed. Surely only crazy people believe they can fall in love as soon as they lay eyes on someone. I thought it was all in their heads until the moment she walked into my office asking for a job. The instant my gaze locked with hers, I knew she was mine, and I would do anything in my power to protect her.ArouraI never thought I would be applying for a job at a strip club, yet there I was. When the stunning owner offered me a job, I thought taking off my clothes would be the most nerve wracking thing. When I walked in the next morning, I found out I wouldn’t be stripping, I’d be working side by side with him. It doesn’t make sense for a man like him to desire a woman like me—a woman with baggage and a past. One phone call changes everything and I’m forced to realize that until Brandon, I might have had it hard, but with him I will have it all.

    If you enjoy instalove with heat and sweet, and a satisfying HEA, this is a kindle short read for you.

    Designed to be read in an hour or two, these sex-filled microromances are guaranteed to pack a punch and deliver a happily-ever-after.It started as a job.It turned into so much more.Mr. Blakely is strict with his sons, but he’s soft and gentle with me.The powerful businessman is something else entirely when we’re together. Boss, teacher, lover…husband. My hopes and dreams for the future have changed. I want—no, I need—him by my side. This book is approximately 33,000 wordsEditor’s note: All characters in this story are over eighteen and all sexual interactions are fully consensual.One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!The Dirty Bits from Carina Press: what you want, when you want it. Over-the-top sexy microromances designed to be read in an hour or two.

    Who knows, maybe I am, but not when it comes to my Noelle, my little sister’s best friend. I’ve been patient. I’ve followed the rules. I’ve waited for her. But now I’ve come to claim what’s mine.My family has plenty of deep roots, put down for generations. Now, I’m ready to lay down some of my own. I may be the clean-cut cowboy to everyone else, but that’s the last thing I want to be when it comes to my Noelle. She needs to know how I burn for her, how I’ve thought of so many delicious ways to make her say my name.Soon enough she’ll see the part of me that I’ve saved for her and only her. Soon enough she’ll realize that she’s my life, my love, my everything. I’ll stop at nothing to make her mine.Author Note: This is a stand-alone sweet romance with no cheating and an HEA.

    But going to college thrust me into a whole new world.I was a good girl, went to church every Sunday with my family, and had straight A’s all through high school. But going to college thrust me into a whole new world.And made my world collide with Xander St. James. I found myself tutoring the most popular—utterly sexy—guy on campus.And he noticed no one… but me.It was like I was the only on he wanted.The attraction I felt couldn’t be one way, not with the way he looked at me, or how he found ways to touch me innocently.I was just supposed to be his nerdy tutor, but I found myself falling for him in a way that ruined all other guys for me.I was pure in every way, but tonight... tonight I was going to throw caution to the wind and offer myself up for Xander to devour.Lena’s note: I know you like them fast and right to the point so don’t worry, this one gives you all the goods but with a healthy dose of romance thrown in. No drama of any kind to get in the way of the juicy bits (pun intended). Just a good old-fashioned safe smut-fest. Enjoy.

    Her teenage crush.The guy she pined after for years. He is also her older brother’s best friend who dissed her when he left without a backwards glance. As if she was as forgettable as that kiss they shared.Now four years later, Jase Lathrop sits across the holiday dinner table from Cecelia Sundstrom, looking at her as if he wants to stuff her like the Thanksgiving turkey. Cecelia might still be angry at Jase for leaving her, but it is Thanksgiving. And there’s always room for a second helping. ***** ** ****** This short story is part of the Second Helpings series, a Thanksgiving dinner-themed stand-alone series. Check out all the short, sexy and fun holiday stories by these eleven incredible and acclaimed authors: Sierra Hill, Frankie Love, Alexis Adaire, Tessa Blake, Olivia Hawthorne, Laney Powell, Vivian Ward, Derek Masters, Dori Lavelle, Sher Dillard and Tracy Lorraine.** Each book is a second-chance romance -- all guaranteed sweeter than sweet potato pie -- and dirtier than a sink full of dishes!*** After reading this series, you’ll never look at drumsticks or gravy in quite the same way again!***** ** *****