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Revving Her Engine


M.K. Moore - 2020
     Bristol Talbot is a pit crew legend. The racing circuit isn't ready for these two. This is a short, safe, and steamy instalove that goes from zero to sixty in no time. **This novella was previously in the Victory Is Sweet Anthology**

Sugar Plums in St. Thomas


Loni Ree - 2020
    The shell around my heart is iron-hard and I'm perfectly happy this way, but my family is fed up with my grumpy attitude. They give me a tropical vacation for Christmas hoping I'll return a changed man. Little do they know…Ginger WestI march to the beat of my own drum. I'm tired of seeing the disappointment in my parents' eyes when I show up on Christmas Day without a husband. To avoid my perfect family Christmas, I book a solo vacation to paradise. Hopefully, I'll return a changed woman. Little do I know…An early morning run brings Simon face-to-face with the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. When he blunders his way through their meeting, his little sugarplum's sass emerges, and she smashes right through the shell surrounding his heart. The sand doesn’t soften the blow as he falls hard and fast.The Grinch has found his own little sugarplum in St. Thomas, and she isn’t going to make things easy for him. Simon might have his work cut out for him, but he'll do whatever it takes. After all, he's determined to keep his beautiful sugarplum.If you like over-the-top, insta-love romance with a little bit of humor, this quick read is the perfect story for you.

A Queen For Christmas (A Forever Safe Christmas #25)


Elisa Leigh - 2019
    With no guidance, he struggled through it and learned what needed to be done to make sure his country survived. Almost twenty years later, his kingdom is prospering and he’s become the most mysterious and handsome royal bachelor in Europe. The only thing left for him to do is find himself a Queen. Deciding to throw a Christmastide Ball in hopes of finding his bride, he’s not expecting her to walk in soaked to the bone and muddy, unlike the other women vying for his attention. Find out how Holden and Gracie’s explosive happily ever after unfolds. This is book twenty-five in A Forever Safe Christmas series.

Claimed: The Complete Short Romance Series


Nichole Rose - 2021
    

Red, White & Yours


K.L. Fast - 2019
     Ava Vaclaw never expected anything. When these two come together, fireworks aren't the only thing going off this Fourth of July. This novella has it all: a little intrigue, a whole lotta instalove, all the KL Fast steam and safety you can handle... Are you ready for Red, White, & Yours? Please note that 'Red, White & Yours' is book one in the 'Falling on the Fourth' series.

Trick or Snowstorm (Tiaras & Treats, #14)


Megan Wade - 2020
    Something that would only be possible on Halloween, but could also lead to romance when the handsome, Mason steps in to help her out.As always, this Megan Wade book comes with her ‘Sugar Promise’. High heat, low drama, guaranteed.

Hungry For Owen (Hungry Hearts Book 7)


Cameron Hart - 2020
    I’m one business loan application away from being the sole owner of the bakery. Buying Sweet Perfection is the most important thing in my life, so when the too-handsome, too-charming, too-good-to-be-true Owen starts coming in and asking me out every morning, I have no choice but to turn him down. When I run into an unexpected problem with the bank, I’m forced to go confront my mother. I planned on spending Thanksgiving alone, but it looks like I’ll be staying with family after all. The worst part is, I think I miss seeing Owen’s lopsided grin. Crap.Owen: My very pregnant sister demanded macaroons from her favorite bakery, Sweet Perfection. I was a little annoyed at first, but one look at the gorgeous baker and I know I’ll be thanking my sister for the rest of my days. She inadvertently introduced me to my future wife, and that’s definitely something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. I’m hoping for a Christmas wedding, but my angel is a little skittish. That’s alright. I’m no stranger to hard work, and Emery is certainly worth all my effort.What to expect from a Cameron Hart book: Lots of heat, plenty of sweet, and just enough drama to keep things interesting. No cheating, safe, guaranteed HEA!

Gingerbread (Craving Her Curves #1)


Erin Havoc - 2020
    And she’s going to be mine. Amber Being a size fourteen never mattered. Not until I nailed my dream job and my colleagues start pestering me. I’m so regretting going to the gym… That is… Until I see him. Mark I’m her personal trainer. I should be professional. I’m way older than her. I should keep my mind in the game. Then why can’t I take my eyes off her? The only thing I’m able to focus on is making her mine. Craving Her Curves is a series of quick reads full of insta-love, over-the-top declarations and scorching hot moments. Reader's discretion advised.

Riding His Iron


Aria Cole - 2019
    He never expected his artistic use of repurposed iron would grant him any sort of celebrity until Rolling Stone comes calling for a cover story, and sends a curvy and cussy dark-haired beauty to be his co-pilot for the spread. Rylie Masterson grew up on the outskirts.Desperate for an escape, she's spent the last five years taking every modeling job she could book to get her into the big city and far from the country life she grew up calling home. When the chance for a local gig lands in her lap, she uses it as a good excuse to go home for the first time in too long. Every fevered moment between Keene and Rylie results in a clash of epic proportions. Just when he thinks he can’t take her proximity anymore, outside circumstances force them to confront all the tension that’s been simmering and makes Keene realize that when it comes to Rylie, he just can’t get enough. Warning: These two love to hate each other, until the tides turn and suddenly Rylie isn’t just grinding Keene’s iron, but riding it too.

What He Wants


Jenna Rose - 2020
    He keeps his eyes on her. Watching. Waiting. She's an angel in the wrong part of town, and he’s going to make sure she’s safe—no matter what.Aurora is struggling, working, saving her money for school, but one night she sees something she shouldn’t have and suddenly, she’s whisked away by a mysterious man who claims to be her protector. But he wants something from Aurora—something she’s never given—and she’s not sure if she can.

Her Scottish Savior


Shaw Hart - 2020
     A Scottish-American, he moved back to the states with his mum after University and started Iver Aeronautics. He built it from a start-up to a billion-dollar company with government contracts. Now all that’s missing is a bonnie lass to share his success with. He finally spots her on his way home and is all set to sweep her off her feet… too bad she gets away before he can claim her. Nova Donahue is screwed. She just lost her roommate, her apartment, and most of her belongings and now some guy keeps popping up and declaring that she’s meant for him. She’s been an optimist all of her life but given her current situation, she’s starting to have trouble seeing the best in people. Will Baylor be able to convince his girl that what they have is true love? Or has Nova been through too much to trust again? *Warning: This instalove romance is full of heat! Looking for an alpha hero with a strong Scottish accent who isn’t afraid to go after his woman? Then hit that button because this is the book for you!

Extra Hot


Ally Crew - 2020
    Not my finest hour.Mr. Blue Eyes seems to take my personal space-invasion in stride. He even winks at me as I scuttle from the coffee shop for the safety of my office.It turns out he's a new employee and I have to show him around as part of my job.If I don't die of embarassment first, I'm might just accept his offer of a date.I'm cautious, for good reasons. With sincerity, he breaks down my walls.But the truth is he might be too hot for this virgin to handle.BrodyI got a whole serving of sweet-sexy goodness on what was meant to be a simple Monday morning coffee run.The intense lap clean-up was unexpected as well. And not at all unpleasant.When I find out that she's an employee at the new company I just bought--and I'm going in secret-boss-style to see who is worth keeping and who isn't--I soon see that the amazing Callie is worth keeping, forever.Her sweetness makes my teeth hurt, and my body ache, I want this woman and I will stop at nothing to have her.It's about to get extra hot in here.

Jackhammered


Ava Kyle - 2018
    Rough. Hard.He’s ready to spin me around his shaft until I can’t see straight.He’s the one.But if we get caught, papa will send him right back to jail.I can’t afford to take the risk, but I can’t look away either.He’s everything I’ve ever wanted, and the one man I can’t have.AxleThe boss’ brat is the hottest piece I’ve ever seen.Three years upstate will drive a man crazy.Crazy for what’s nestled between her hot little thighs.She’s the last woman I should be sniffing after, but I want her.And I’m going to take what I want.Consequences be damned.This is a short, passionate read with over-the-top insta-love and a HEA.

Nick's Snow Angel (A Forever Safe Christmas #15)


ChaShiree M. - 2019
    Annoyed with the lack of focus around the holidays from his employees, he can't wait for it to be over. Deciding to ignore all the jubilance around him, he continues on as always. That is, until he sees...HER! Snow is kind, beautiful, smart and funny. She makes him feel things he never thought he would feel. How is this young girl changing everything about him? It doesn't matter. He has found her and he isn't letting her go. Join Nick and Snow as they find love unexpectedly and learn to open up. This is the 15 book in the A Forever Safe Christmas series and it promises to be quick, full of love, and hot sexy times. Sit back, grab some hot cocoa and enjoy!!! Oh...and Merry Christmas.

Zander's Firecracker


Ember Flint - 2020
    34-year-old, strait-laced, straight-faced Zander Markos is a lawyer who never cracks a smile if he can help it. As one of the heirs to the ubiquitous and all-powerful Markos Inc’s empire, no one could argue with him if he’d say he has no time to even think of having fun, let alone actually do such a mundane thing. In light of all of this, it remains a mystery why his brother thought it would be a good idea to put him —a no-nonsense, micromanaging, security freak— in charge of overseeing the preparations for the company’s July 4th retreat and beach party at their estate on Lake Tahoe. And yet here he is, neck-deep in organizing funny family-friendly activities within an inch of their lives, until there’s no fun left whatsoever in them.Of course, any Independence Day party worth its name’s got to have a firework display and the Markos must have only the absolute best. And therein lies the problem, because ‘the absolute best’ this time is not what Zander expected.24-year-old Alexandra ‘Alexa’ Tinley may be short compared to most kids, let alone adults, but she’s a tough spitfire through and through. She’s been ‘one of the boys’ all of her life and still has the mouth and scrapping abilities to prove it. She could not tidy a room if her life depended on it because she’s in constant motion and wherever she goes, disorder rules, but when it comes to her art no one could say she’s not the absolute best. A man and a woman can’t get any more different than these two: he’s order, she’s chaos, he’s ice, she’s fire, he’s Scotch neat and she’s… nitroglycerine, and yet they can’t look away. The explosion is inevitable.This little voluptuous nuclear firecracker might have ‘handle-with-care’ written all over her, but she’s still the spark he was missing and he’s the tether she didn’t know she needed. Dear Reader: Man, these two are gonna butt head!But don’t worry: it won’t last much since Zander and Alexa are only safe from each other if they stay away from each other, which they don’t, because… duh: this is one of my books so that’s never gonna happen!This is a quick, fun, steamy novella.Here’s what you get is:NO-cheating NO OW/OM drama A passion that’s gonna set the summer sky on fire with a white-hot display you won’t forget.As always, your sugary shot of guaranteed Happily-Ever-After is included in the kit, but do bring your own safety-goggles! *Please note that ‘Zander’s Firecracker is part of ‘The Holiday Firecrackers’collection of standalone books brought to you by some of your favorite insta-love romance authors out there.