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Lawson by Kristina Weaver


2nd-chance
romance
contemporary-romance
separation

Keeping Jahleel


S. Ann Cole - 2014
    Because they have no reason to. They don’t care about your ‘feelings’. They just slap ya’ with the hard truths.And nothing hurts more than the truth, right? So basically, Hard Truth is an arsehole’s most precious weapon.I wish I’d known all this. I wouldn’t have been so distrustful, nagging, annoying, and jealous. I wouldn’t have been the girlfriend every guy hates to have.Keeping Jahleel shouldn’t have been that hard. I had him. He was mine. He loved me.He assured me of this. Over and over.And I should’ve believed.I should’ve kept my mouth—and legs—shut.I should’ve believed when he told me he was mine, and mine alone.Because arseholes never lie. A follow-up novella to JAHLEEL

Damien, Forever (An Art of Sinners Novel)


Tempest Phan - 2020
    Gorgeous girl next door. Homecoming queen. But to me, she'll always be so much more. The light in my dark, my best friend, my everything. But there's one thing she can't ever be. And that's mine. Because I'll make damn sure to keep my filthy hands off her. Even if it kills me.BellaHe's the boy of broken whispers. The one dripping ink. The one sowing fear. But to me, he'll always be so much more. The music in my soul, my best friend, my everything. And pretty soon, he'll be between my sheets, too. Because what baby girl wants, she gets. Just watch.

Oceans Apart Series Collection


Amanda Heartley - 2015
    She's in L.A. How do you hold on to love when you're 5,000 miles apart? TristanI'm young and wealthy. Thanks to my workaholic, yet overbearing father.But I'd rather get my hands dirty with the construction crews than live behind a desk.Doing deals in L.A. is not my idea of fun.Until a quiet drink one night leads me to one Ginny Peterson.She's a paralegal. Sassy, smart, and curves in all the right places.I'd love to get to know her better.A lot better.But I'm heading back to the UK in two short days.GinnyI thought I had it all.Good job. Great friends, and a loving boyfriend.Until I caught him with the vixen from the fifth floor.Now, I am so done with men.Until my BFF drags me out to drown my sorrows. And he walks in.Tall, tattooed, and an English accent that curls my toes whenever he speaks.But what's the point? He leaves town in a couple of days.It was fun hangin' with him, but I know it's over before it began. Tristan and Ginny have to fight hell and high water, Just to get their hands on each other.Living in different parts of the world. Battling the distance across the Atlantic.They're not going to let anything come between them. Despite everything and everyone that tries. The Oceans Apart trilogy is a steamy, flirty and fun read.A long-distance love affair between a British billionaire and his American girl with no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happy-ever-after.

Something There In Between


S. Ferguson - 2016
     Shattered dreams and a lonely park bench are her only companions. Happy endings aren’t for people like her. Survivor Declan James knows what rock bottom looks like. But he knows there can be redemption, no matter how far you’ve fallen. You can try and fight it, but love doesn't care how broken and battered you are. It's always something there in between... This book contains strong adult content that may not be suitable for readers sensitive to hard to read subjects.

Scar


Morgan Jane Mitchell - 2014
    Good thing she just ran into a killer. "They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but that's bullshit. What doesn't kill you leaves a scar. More than the eyesore down my torso, I was a scar, the jagged, fucked up remains of a tragedy." Scar's Nomad status gives him a chance to fulfill his one wish, but his lonely mission is interrupted when a possible one-night stand goes horribly wrong. "They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but what if I can't live with myself anymore?" Finding the blonde face down in a puddle of her own blood jeopardizes everything. Saving her and keeping her quiet could get Scar killed, but when Emery wakes up, her shocking proposal for him to kill her starts the ride of his life.* First published in the anthology, The Bad Boys of Romance.

Test Shot


Cari Quinn - 2012
    Layla Palmer is starting over in New York City with a new job at Hot Shots, an agency that specializes in hiring talent for jobs with an erotic bent. Happily engaged, she writes off the changes in her relationship with her fiancé, Aidan, as growing pains. But that all comes into question when her beloved fiancé comes up with a startling suggestion: he wants to watch her have sex with another man. Aidan's a man on the edge, fighting demons he won't name in fear of losing the woman he loves forever. But the game he's playing can only continue for so long, especially when the man they decide to invite into their bed turns out to be Layla’s newest prospective model, Sawyer Blake. Passion explodes between them, threatening to spill over and burn them all. Soon Aidan and Layla's already incendiary relationship hits the boiling point. Now she's fighting her own battles, including the conflicted feelings of lust and love she harbors for both men. But how can she figure out who to trust when everything she ever knew is changing, including herself?

Marry Me Again


Nicole Snow - 2016
    The charmer, the Adonis, the one who torched every woman's panties in our small town. He was my brother's best friend, practically part of the family. When he proposed, he promised me forever.Then the bastard disappeared without a word.It's taken five years to get over Ryan. I drowned myself crying a thousand times over. I moved on.I'm finally remembering what it's like to smile when guess who shows up. Everything about him is different. For one, he's become a freakin' billionaire. He walks like he's Mr. Tall, Dark, and Alpha incarnate. I know there's no justice in the world because his body matches his huge ego.Worse, he wants me to play Cinderella again. I can't. I won't.I don't believe in second chances. I'll never forget what he did.And if he's stupid enough to try kissing me with those unforgettable lips, he's going to feel my teeth.RYANI did a terrible thing. No, I'm not talking about the filthy secret that wrecked everything.Leaving Kara killed me. I didn't have a choice. No amount of money, success, or bedding any woman I want whenever I flash my patented smirk makes up for losing her.She was the one. Hell, she still is.Time to remind her why. Whatever it takes to put my ring on her hand for good.I'm ready for the curses, the screams, the burn of her palm against my cheek. I'll taste her lips again, even if she bites.Just one catch – she can't find out what happened the night I left. There are no second chances if my past ruins us.This is a standalone romance novel brimming with temptation, tears, and alpha male explosions. High heat, no chill, and Happy Endings galore!

Wrecked


Luke Prescott
    He’s fiercely protective, sexy, and getting dirty doesn’t just happen in the garage. Payton Hudson comes to work at her dad’s garage after moving across the country. She’s beautiful, captivating, and holding a world of secrets. When these two meet there’s an instant attraction that can’t be denied. Even though Asher tries to stay away, because the boss’s daughter is off limits, it doesn’t happen. He knows what he wants, and it’s Payton. Feelings start to get involved. Sex becomes all consuming. Emotions are extreme. When everything they thought they knew falls apart. One may be relieved. The other completely wrecked.

Callie, Unwrapped


Amy Jo Cousins - 2014
    That is, assuming this first drink at a pool hall with her ex, Gabe, and his girl, Kate, doesn’t send anyone screaming from the bar. Newly divorced after years of sleep-walking through occasional sex, she’s hoping to find her way back to the fiery confidence of her youth, when she saw what, or who, she wanted and grabbed it with both hands. It’s a Callie she barely remembers and that Gabe is convinced is buried somewhere deep inside her still.But when bystanders speculate about the trio, and Gabe and Kate make surprising demands that she be an active participant in this threesome, and not simply their plaything, Callie discovers that letting herself be sexually confident again is harder than she imagined. She’ll need to bare both her body and her heart to find out if she can still reach fearlessly for adventure.

Bluebird


Stella James - 2017
    With a ferocity that was well beyond my seventeen years. He held my heart carefully in his hands...until he let go. LoganShe was everything when I had nothing. She gave me her heart and I gave her mine. We belonged to each other. We belonged together...until I ruined everything. I had to set her free.Prairie Bennett and Logan Mackenzie fell hard and fast. Their future looked bright with possibility until one night when everything changed.Five years apart. Five years since she told him she loved him. Five years since she felt his arms wrapped around her. Fate brings Logan and Prairie together again, giving them a second chance they never thought possible. Scars run deep, the past can cloud the present...Can your first love really be your last love? 18+ due to content.WARNING - this novel contains elements that may trigger emotional distress for some as well as violence and strong language. Discretion is advised.

HeartLess


Kristy Love - 2018
    Get the job. To hell with the guy. Bianca Fair’s hard work was paying off. After slaving for years as an event planner, the partnership of her dreams was in her grasp. The respect and admiration of her peers was only a wedding away. All of her carefully crafted plans were falling into place. Finally. Enter Nash James … heartthrob … sex symbol … rock god … His band was number one on the charts, and he was number one on the freebie list of every woman alive. Rock music’s “It Boy” was marrying Hollywood’s “It Girl,” and Bianca’s career hung in the balance. No problem. Piece of cake. She could plan this wedding in her sleep. This was what she thrived on. Too bad the last time she saw Nash James, he was skipping town after crushing her heart. And no way in hell could the bride-to-be find out Bianca had loved her fiancé first.

Mr. Write


Monica James - 2019
    And that was thanks to Elizabeth. His muse…his one and only…his soon to be ex-wife. It’s been six months since the love of his life tore out his heart and set it on fire, and because of this, the “author” hasn’t written a single word—his mind is drier than the Sahara Desert.That unfortunate fool? That’s me. My name is Jayden Evans or, as my readers know me, J.E. Sparrow. I’m one of the world’s most adored authors, but now, the only thing beloved is a bottle of whiskey and the unspeakable nasties I somehow find myself in.But this life of depravity is growing old fast. I need a change. And that comes when I meet Carrie Bell—the woman who stirs something in me I thought long dead.From the moment we met, I knew she was different. Could she be the one to end this drought? I suppose there is only one way to find out.Paris. Two strangers in the city of love. What can go wrong?

Thor


L.P. Lovell - 2016
    Are you buying?They say that love is the most powerful force in the universe. They’re wrong. Sex, lust, passion, these are the emotions which human beings crave. And they’ll spend any amount of money for a taste. I’m the guy that makes your heartbeat rise with a look, your breath falter with a touch. It’s my job. My name is Thor Jameson and I’m a male escort. No, I’m THE male escort. My reputation is unrivalled and well deserved. I’ve always been for sale, until the one thing I didn’t even realise I wanted was thrust in my face by chance. For once, I’m not selling, and she’s certainly not buying.

Hard Shelter


Nicole Stewart - 2016
    But his attraction to the manager of The Healing Hut shelter is an unexpected development for a guy who got kicked out of the family home for being gay. Zoe Willis is far too smart and too beautiful to be interested in him. So, why can’t he convince her of that? Zoe Willis has a heart of gold to match her rose-colored glasses. Unfortunately, she has no head for business, and she’s running her late father’s homeless shelter into the ground. She needs a bail-out from sexy celebrity benefactor, Daxton Kerr, who can’t seem to keep his hands off her or Loch. The situation intensifies when a close working relationship with both men develops into so much more. While she may be reaching new heights of sexual satisfaction with the bad boy and the artist, she may also be losing focus of the task at hand. Hollywood bad boy actor Daxton Kerr is only out to rejuvenate his failed career. A famous bad boy with a history of breaking hearts and forgetting names, Dax is filming a documentary of his transformation of The Healing Hut, and he has plans for the place that don’t necessarily include providing shelter for the poor. He’s in it to help himself. Dax knows audiences love a good villain, but falling for Zoe and Loch could get in the way of his ability to use them for his own gain. The last thing this millionaire alpha male wants to do is develop true feelings for two lovers, but he may not be able to avoid it. Three drastically different people from three totally different walks of life are in for the ride of their lives as they find emotional fulfillment and the most intense sexual connection of their lives in this spicy hot novel from bestselling author Nicole Stewart! Hard Shelter is a very steamy, ultra high heat standalone bisexual menage romance with explicit MF, MM and MMF scenes and a not-to-be-missed HEA ending!

Twisted Fate (Twisted Fate, #1)


Emery Jacobs - 2016
    Her free spirit and noncommittal attitude left him wanting more. A lot more—he wanted forever. Unfortunately, forever becomes complicated when fate has other plans.But that was years ago...Still shattered by his guilt and self-destructive behavior, Jack lives his life in agony over the past - never embracing the present. But when Jovie Blake shows up, demanding a piece of his heart, the past that he thought he'd buried, comes crashing down around him. Forcing him to confront what he lost so long ago. Regret is inevitable, and no one’s heart is safe. Can fate be so twisted and cruel?