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A Haven, Texas Collection: Books 1-3
Laylah Roberts - 2019
Lila's Loves Found in a damp, cold alley at the age of seven, Lila’s life was transformed when she met Clay Richards and his three adopted sons. Years later Lila leaves the home she loves, heartbroken, knowing her love for Gavin, Trace, and Colin will never be reciprocated. They saw her as a little sister, not a woman. Certainly not their woman. Gavin, Trace, and Colin long ago decided there was only one woman for them. They made a big mistake when they let her go, they won’t be making that mistake again. When they get some devastating news, the four of them are pulled back together. And no one, not a greedy mother or a crazy stalker will come between them again. Laken's Surrender A feisty woman with a traumatized past. A Dom determined to win her back. And a murderer seeking to cure his victims of their sins. Laken has always loved Duncan Jones. But their relationship disintegrated years ago, and she's a different woman now. There’s no going back, no matter how attracted she might be to the gorgeous deputy sheriff. Duncan is determined to break through barriers Laken has erected between them and win her back. He knows he made mistakes in the past, they both did. But she was his once, and she'll be his again. But Laken’s secrets threaten not only their relationship but her very life. Saving Savannah After suffering a traumatic experience, Savannah shuts herself off from everything. Her husbands, her friends, the world. Once bubbly and full of life, she’s now scared. Max and Logan don’t know how to help their wife. They know she’s hiding something and they’ll do whatever they have to in order to find out what. Can two cowboys help the one woman who means everything to them or will she be lost to them forever?
The Star-Touched Queen: Chapter Sampler
Roshani Chokshi - 2016
Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire...But Akaran has its own secrets -- thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most. . .including herself.A lush and vivid story that is steeped in Indian folklore and mythology. The Star-Touched Queen is a novel that no reader will soon forget.
Karma's Coven (Rose Circle Coven, #1) (Karma's Witches, #3.5)
Hope Welsh - 2015
Catrina Gordon has managed to keep her abilities quiet, and that's just how she likes it. When journalist/writer Ridge Gibson shows up at the Rose Circle Coven meeting, he's immediately got three strikes against him: He's a reporter. He's arrogant. He wants a 'show' of her abilities. Catrina has seen the damage anyone from the press can do. When Catrina finds herself in serious danger--Ridge Gibson is the one determined to keep her safe. Whether she likes it or not. What's a witch to do?Witches of Karma: Rose Covenis a sister series to Karma's Witches. Book 1, Life's a Witch is Amber's story. Book 3 Karma's a Witch is Topaz's story, and Book 3Love's a Witch is Amethyst's story. While this story has different central characters, a sister or two may visit this story, so we consider it book 3.5 of the
Karma's Witches
Series, though it can be read as a stand-alone novel.
Book 4, Haunting Karma and Book 5, Healing Karma are also available now.
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Smokejumpers Werebear Boxset #1-5
Kim Fox - 2015
Includes: Book 1: Ellis and Alexi Book 2: Beckett and Amanda Book 3: Finch and Jessica Book 4: Matteo and Lani Book 5: Keene and Chloe [cliffhanger]Note: Smokejumpers: Werebear 6 & 7 are available as individual titles.Bear shifter romances, full of comedy, action, suspense and lots of hot sex! (HEA and almost no cliffhangers.)Smokejumpers: Werebear 1Rich BBW, Alexi, has run away from her abusive fiancée the day before her wedding. She ends up miserable, living in the Flathead National Forest in the middle of Montana working in a roadside diner and living in a rundown garage. But when she meets the local fireman, a group of big, sexy, muscular, witty, dirty talking, smokejumpers, she may just find the paradise she is searching for.Ellis is a hot, adventurous, risk taking, smoke-jumping bear shifter. His inner bear has been desperate to find a mate and its tearing him apart. When he starts losing control of his animal, his big brother, and alpha, is ready to kick him out of the crew. Until he meets the new waitress at the diner who changes everything.Passion heats up between them, but when Alexi's violent past catches up with her, she may put the whole clan of bear shifters in danger, and the two lovers may be torn apart forever.Smokejumpers: Werebear 2Flirty and sexy BBW, Amanda Pike, has taken a new job as a pilot in Montana for the Hudson Crew. She is shocked to find that not only are these big, burly, sexy smokejumpers a crew of werebears but that the hot alpha of the crew has seemed to have bonded strongly to her.Alpha of the Hudson Crew, Beckett Jacoby, is torn. Every shifter knows that an alpha can't take on a mate. It makes a bear soft, weak and careless and can tear even the most cohesive crew apart. But when his bear bonds with the new pilot living in his camp he can't seem to follow even his own rules.Tensions rise around camp as the alpha begins neglecting his duties, choosing passion over responsibility. But when Beckett goes too far he not only risks losing his alpha position but his whole crew all together.Smokejumpers: Werebear 3BBW and werebear, Jessica White's, life is a mess. She's the little sister of the sociopathic alpha of the Flint Crew named Kai. She has bonded to the mortal enemy of her brother, a man she has only seen once. Now Kai has her locked in the basement and her bear is driving her crazy, yearning for this man she knows so little about, not even his name.Loyal member of the Hudson Crew, Finch Bender, is on a suicide mission. He knows that he can't win in a fight against the cruel alpha of the Flint Crew, Kai, but that doesn't stop him from sneaking around his camp looking for Kai's gorgeous sister, a werebear who he has bonded strongly with.The two bonded werebears will risk anything to be together, including their lives. But when Kai discovers their forbidden relationship their lives may be the very thing they will be forced to give.Smokejumpers: Werebear 4BBW, Lani Jacoby, has been gone for ten years. She is reckless, selfish, bitchy and the sister of the Hudson Crew alpha, Beckett, and the number two of the Crew, Ellis. She has returned to the life and home that she escaped from all of those years ago and is causing chaos wherever she goes. Werebear, Matteo Brown, has finally gotten his bear under control when Lani, the crazy woman that he bonded to a decade ago, returns to his camp. His emotions, and whole way of life, is thrown upside down as he has to deal with the heartache and desires that he successfully buried so long ago. It turns out that Lani isn't just back to create trouble. She wants something from the man that bonded to her. Will Matteo stand strong and kick her to the curb where she belongs? Or will he let his bear have his way and give her everything?Smokejumpers: Werebear 5BBW and journalist, Chloe Sparks, is about to break the biggest story of her life. She has found a source that has the ultimate scoop on shifters. Now if only she can get him to talk. Joker and giant polar bear shifter, Keene Watts, is a little, shall we say…f#cked! It is against the Hudson Crew’s, and not too mention the vicious, SEA (Shifter Enforcement Agency), rules to reveal shifter secrets to reporters. And now he has brought one into his Crew’s camp with promises to reveal all of their secrets. He is torn between his loyalty to his Crew and to the new bond with his bear’s new mate. But the turmoil that Chloe brings into the Crew of werebears will be nothing compared to what the SEA will bring when they discover that the Hudson Crew is housing a reporter… [This bear shifter romance has a cliffhanger.] (I don’t normally do cliffhangers but I figured that if you’ve gotten this far - chances are you’re willing to read the last two!)Note: The books, Smokejumpers: Werebear 6 & 7, are available as individual titles.
Heartbreak Hotel (Bwwm Romance with steamy illustrations)
Kenya Wright - 2017
The Space Between Set
Victoria H. Smith - 2014
Losing high-stakes poker has its consequences, but he’d repeatedly face them just to hear Lacey Douglas sing. Drake sees Lacey light up the stage, and he has to have her. But his intentions for being on her side of town turn out to be the reason he can’t. Chicago native Lacey has dreams of the opera, but life has its obstacles. Lacey has come to know her hardships as part of living in the real world and accepts them fully. When Lacey meets the intense and invigorating Drake, a fire is lit inside her, unleashing those dreams again.Two paths that should have never crossed prove to create the exact pairing the other needs. But when their worlds take time to catch up, everything they have is tested. Finding the space between the two sides that challenge them will be hard, but it’s the only place that will keep them together.THE DIVIDING LINE:Set to the backdrops of Paris and Chicago, Drake and Lacey’s story continues in The Dividing Line. When more than distance proves to be between them, Drake and Lacey must discover who they are in order to establish what they are together.DRAKE'S DESTINY (formerly titled: HEART & SEOUL):They’ve been through heartache, loss, and tragedy. But what lies in Seoul, South Korea is a whole new journey. Drake's Destiny is a novella to the new adult multicultural romance, The Dividing Line.
My Perfect Summer in Greece
Ian Wilfred - 2019
Cheryl is excited her sister Julie has asked for her help in organising her wedding but things aren't turning out the way Cheryl had hoped. There's going to be no little village church and no bridesmaids dress; the wedding is taking place on the Greek island of Holkamos. Vangelis has the perfect beach location for a wedding but his little beach cafe has never catered for weddings before. Will he be able to cope with all of Julie's demands? Andréas has moved back to Holkamos to help run the family gift shop after the death of his father. The business has to move with the times but will his mum allow things to change? Johnny is Cheryl's best friend. He doesn't like the way Julie treats her and has a plan to put things right but is it the right thing for Cheryl and what happens when they both arrive on the Greek island. Could it become more than just a weekend wedding for Cheryl and Johnny?
One Masked Night
Beverly Jenkins - 2019
Abandoning her inhibitions, she shares a blissful tryst with a mysterious partner. Though she runs from their hotel room the next morning, Leyton Palmer is determined to track Eve down and show her that the night neither can forget was only the start of something sensational….Originally published in 2010
Honkytonk Cowboys: I Love This Bar / Hell Yeah / My Give a Damn's Busted
Carolyn Brown - 2013
Now get all three books for one low price: I Love This Bar, Hell, Yeah, and My Give a Damn's Busted.
About the Books in this Contemporary Romance Bundle
1. I Love This Bar Serving two counties, the Honky Tonk is the gathering place for every hothead, thirsty rancher, and lusty lady looking for a good time. Owner Daisy O'Dell vows she'll run the place until they drag her cold dead body through the swinging doors. That is, until Jarod McElroy walks in, looking for a cold drink and a moment's peace from his ornery Uncle Emmitt. The minute Jarod sees Daisy, he knows he's met not only his own match, but Uncle Emmitt's as well. Now, if only he can convince her to come out from behind that bar and come on home with him... 2. Hell, Yeah When Cathy O'Dell buys the Honky Tonk, the nights of cowboys and country tunes come together to create the home she's always wanted. Then in walks a ruggedly handsome oil man who tempts her to trade in the happiness she's found at the Honky Tonk for a life on the road. Travis Henry has found his best friend and so much more in Cathy. When his job is done in Texas, how is he ever going to hit the road without her? 3. My Give a Damn's Busted Hank Wells thinks he can dig up dirt on the new owner of the Honky Tonk for his employer, but he's got no idea what kind of trouble he's courting. Larissa Morley isn't going down without a fight. If this dime store cowboy thinks he's going to get the best of her—or her Honky Tonk—then he's got another thing coming. As secrets emerge, and passion vies with ulterior motives, it's winner takes all at the Honky Tonk...
Special Ops Dragons: A Paranormal Romance Collection
Maia Starr - 2020
Chiseled abs, fake marriages, and hot single dads will keep you awake at night… and have you burning for more!Book 1: Dragon Assassin Protector
Saving Annie should’ve been the end of it.
Falling in love with her wasn’t part of the plan.
I’m an assassin for a Special Ops group.
I’ve been using Annie to get the enemy off the throne.
The end of this mission will change things.
And then, I’ll have an impossible choice to make.
Book 2: Dragon Assassin Single Daddy
She has to see my real face.
She has to see the dragon I have to become to save her.
Jana is the love of my life.
I could kill her abusive husband for laying a finger on her.
She deserves a life with me, and my son.
But can I protect her before giving her the world?
Book 3: Dragon Assassin Fake Bride
He vowed to save my life.
But instead, he put me in more danger than I could’ve imagined.
John is the Alpha of F.I.R.E.
A fact that I didn’t know when I agreed to be his fake wife.
He also never told me that I was forbidden to bear children.
Well, it’s too late now.
I’m already pregnant, and John will lose his family.
Unless…
Book 4: Dragon Assassin’s Nanny
I’m the most powerful dragon assassin in the world.
Every woman is fair game.
Every woman but her.
My daughter’s nanny.
The ultimate distraction from my job.
Lianne has become my obsession.
And I need to keep her close.
She has a little secret, and a wolf is after her life.
There’s no one in the world I can’t defeat.
The enemy will pay if he comes anywhere near her.
I’ll make him regret ever being born.
Note: Adults Only!
Me Before You: A Novel by Jojo Moyes - Reviewed
J.T. Salrich - 2016
Salrich.Me Before You: A Novel by Jojo Moyes is the heartwarming story of a paralyzed young man who sees nothing left to live for, and the young woman who is trying to convince him otherwise... Now you can make your reading better with…
Me Before You: A Novel by Jojo Moyes - Reviewed
When Jojo Moyes wrote Me Before You she created an instant “Classic” that has touched the hearts of millions of readers around the world. When you read this companion guide you will get a deeper understanding of the characters and plot found in Me Before You, as well as the themes included in the novel. You also get a detailed chapter by chapter breakdown and analysis of the events as they unfold along with a glossary of the important characters and terms used in the original book. Just in case that’s not enough for you I’ve also included a list of possible study questions (book club discussions topics) and quotes from the book that I found interesting. Wrapping it all up is a discussion of the critical reviews for Me Before You as well as my overall opinion of the book. Plus much more! This review/summary fills the gap, making you understand more while enhancing your reading experience of the original book. Whether you’re reading this for a book club, school report, or just want to find out what happens before diving into the full length book, you can use this book review and study guide to get most out of your experience reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.
Sinfully Loved
Bianca Xaviera - 2020
From dealing with her religious zealot of a grandmother to birthing a child that was a product of rape, Lavender deals with more issues at thirteen than most women twice her age. Not ready to be a mother, Lavender leaves her baby on her grandmother’s doorstep and finds the first ride she can out of the city. On a quest to find herself, Lavender rides a rocky road, teetering between life and death. Fifteen years later, she’s still searching for herself when she meets Shyheim Roosevelt. A caring, charming, and handsome youth pastor, Shyheim Roosevelt has been tasked with finding Lavender and bringing her back home. Carnal opposites attract when, in finding Lavender, Shyheim finds himself. From her outspoken opinions and alluring personality, she’s everything he could ever ask for in a woman. Her past is of no consequence to Shyheim, who also has a rocky past but has been living how his parents wanted him to for a little over a decade: by the Word. However, after spending just a small amount of time with Lavender, he understands that, like the Bible, people are capable of being multifaceted. The only things standing in the way of their love are Lavender’s reservations, his parents—and the woman he’s due to walk down the aisle with.
The Keatyn Chronicles Set: Books 8-12
Jillian Dodd - 2019
Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters set in a glittering celebrity world. Fans of reality TV will devour this pulse-pounding, sexy Hollywood drama. Follow the lives and loves of those who work at Captive Films: Riley Johnson — Captive Films’ CEO and millionaire playboy is hot, privileged, and seriously single. He’s got it all—a brand new jet, exotic cars, a luxury penthouse, and a different aspiring actress (or two) in his bed every night. His life is perfect until the only girl he ever loved walks back into it, causing him to wonder if he truly has it all. Keatyn Douglas — Hollywood’s sweetheart and owner of Captive Films leads a chaotic, glamorous life. But running a successful film studio, writing scripts, and her own acting career leave little time for the things she dreams of, like marrying the man she loves and having babies. When drama starts at work, she may decide to give it all up for life out of the fast lane. Dawson Johnson — The dark and dreamy marketing consultant joins Captive to escape his past. For the last two years, his sole focus has been on caring for his adorable daughters after tragedy struck their lives. He comes to Captive looking for a fresh start and, if all goes well, he might find a lot more than that in Hollywood. Knox Daniels — Considered the sexiest man alive by a certain magazine, the sentiment is echoed by the actor’s adoring fans. While romance abounds in the roles he plays, he’s convinced he’ll never find his own happily ever after—until he meets a woman who just might change that. Shelby Benson — The beautiful cocktail waitress and wanna-be actress struggles to make ends meet. A chance encounter with Riley Johnson is her lucky break and the golden ticket to everything she’s ever dreamed of—fame, power, money, sex, and love. Written soap-opera style with multiple points of view, you can expect lots of drama, sex, and tabloid-worthy events.