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Unspoken: A Short Story
Stephanie John - 2016
Ever. One unexpected encounter with a new employee and that fundamental rule was forgotten. With a single touch, Kara Collins obliterated the order of my disciplined life, forcing me to question everything I believed in. Intuition told me I needed her, ensuring I couldn't forget my second rule. Trust my instincts. Always. Unspoken takes us back to the first meeting between Nate Blake and Kara Collins, retold from his POV. This short, sexy tease provides insight into the mind of this passionate, powerful and utterly addictive man. You can discover more about Nate in the full-length novel Salvation (Heal Me Series, Book 1), then prepare for the thrilling conclusion to Nate and Kara’s story in Book 2, scheduled mid-2016. Unspoken can be read on its own, or as part of the Heal Me Series. Warning: This work of fiction is intended for mature audiences over the age of 18 due to explicit content. Parental/reader discretion is advised.
Melt
J. Lea López - 2014
To give her a taste of home, Erik hatches a plan to bring winter to the beach, but it doesn't last long because when their bodies meet, the temperature is always scorching. Short in length but high in heat, this is the perfect little morsel to read poolside as you may find yourself in need of a cool-down afterward. (Story is approximately 4,000 words.)
Annora's Dragon
Lisa Daniels - 2016
While most are worried about how to catch a husband, raise a family, or simply survive, Annora cares only about killing dragons. When she encounters Elian, a handsome stranger who takes an interest in her, she treats him just like any other man – with contempt. However, she soon realizes that he is more than just another man – he is a competitor. Elian is very open and honest, but it is clear that he is withholding information that could sway Annora’s perception of him. As he takes it upon himself to protect her from what he considers a reckless life style, Elian becomes both protective and possessive of her. Elian may have saved her, but his motives are unclear. It doesn’t sound like he is out to kill, so why is he also on the dragon’s trail? WARNING: This ebook contains mature themes and language, intended for 18+ readers only. AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a stand alone romance with an HEA. This ebook contains mature themes and language, intended for 18+ readers only.
Bitten (A Club Blood Erotic Short #1)
Nicole Garcia - 2015
A group of killers trained to eradicate the vampire population. Now, it's up to Caressa to ensure the survival of not only herself, but her sisters as well. Together they must make difficult decisions to recruit more soldiers to help aid in the fight against the Hunters. Everything was going according to plan. That was until Noah walked into Club Blood. His gorgeous body and infectious smile make him hard to resist. But, that's exactly what Caressa has to do, resist him. Avoid him at all costs because the moment she lets her guard down, he will surely claim her heart. A heart that is cold, dark, and incapable of giving someone like him the love he deserves. Can Caressa deny herself the love she so desperately craves and turn away the only person capable of giving her everything she has ever wanted? Or will she give in to her heart's true desire and put her coven in even more danger than they already were?
Bumped
Sibylla Nash - 2011
social scene, Elle Nixon seems to have the perfect life. Or so she thought. Her wealthy boyfriend spoils her with plenty of gifts and attention until he disappears...during the middle of a high-profile fraud investigation into his investment firm by the FBI. Add an unplanned pregnancy to the mix and suddenly, it’s not so fun anymore to walk a mile in her Louboutins. Elle’s search for answers may be her redemption or her downfall as she confronts the past and tries to reinvent her future.
The Professor
Alexis Adare - 2014
Thomas Grayson, the attraction between them is immediate and intense. There’s nothing Jane wants more than to break through his shell to unleash the alpha sex-god she can sense he's got hiding inside that buttoned up British exterior. But teacher/student relationships are strictly taboo at the University, any contact between them could ruin his career, and put more scrutiny on her private life than she wants. Working as a stripper and burlesque dancer has paid her way through school, and while she’s damn good at her job, she’s not interested in being the latest gossip on campus. But her secret sexy identity proves useful where the Professor is concerned, and Jane puts all her powers of persuasion into seducing him. Thomas Grayson doesn't need any more drama in his life. He left England to escape complications not to court disaster. Falling for a student definitely qualifies as a disaster, there’s no way he’s going to give into temptation. But Jane Claremont is proving irresistible, their chemistry is electric and unrelenting, and the harder he resists the more their worlds start to collide. ==========================================================“No barriers, no uncertainty. When next I touch you, I want nothing to come between us.” Dr. Thomas Grayson is the hottest guy I’ve ever seen. Six-foot-something of lean muscle, sparkling blue eyes, and British charm that just doesn’t quit. I find him irresistible. And whenever we meet, the look in his eyes tells me the attraction is definitely mutual. There’s just one barrier to what feels like an inevitable, and smoking-hot, hook-up: He’s a visiting Professor at my University, where student/teacher relationships are strictly taboo. It’s a good thing, then, that I’m not scared of taboos. In fact I embrace them. I’ve paid my way through college dancing at Clouds, Maryville, Maine’s hottest Gentlemen’s Club. I’m one of the club's top earners, due in part to my special talent for seduction. I know what gets under a man’s skin, and I’m determined to use my assets to get to the Professor. I had caught a glimpse of the alpha sex-god that lives behind that reserved exterior, and by God I wanted more. But just when I thought we were really heating up, something changed and he backed off. Way off. Guarded and remote, he made it clear there was more that stood between us than I realized. Then one night he walked in to my club, and I got one more chance. But with just one dance to seduce the Professor, I was going to have to go further than I ever had before. Who knew you could feel so naked with all your clothes on? Becoming Jane #1 The Professor is 25,000 words. It’s the first book in the Becoming Jane series, the ongoing adventures of Jane Claremont, new adult, recent college graduate and striptease dancer. The series is intended for readers 18+, due to steamy sexual scenes and adult language.
Jake
Rian Kelley - 2013
Red-Hot and Ready!Ivy has been too good for too long,so when wickedly hot, but by-the-bookMarine Lieutenant Jake findsher stranded on the side of theroad, she decides giving into temptationis exactly what she needs.But will they burn as brightly outsidethe bedroom?
Baby Love
Emmanuelle de Maupassant - 2017
Delphine’s life couldn’t get any worse! Well, perhaps it could, since she now feels utterly blah and unattractive, convinced that no man will ever want her, much less love her. Cue her smarty-pants sisters, who know better and take her to the spa for a weekend of pampering. What she expects is a hot stone massage and a pedicure. What she doesn’t see coming is some not-so-innocent flirtation with a hot cowboy. Will Delphine get her groove back? It will be tough, but oh so much fun to try.A romantic comedy from Emmanuelle de Maupassant, set in British Cornwall.For fans of Bridget Jones and Marian Keyes...
Burgundy Gloves
Julia David - 2017
Temperamental Allison Kent finally finds a chance to soar into her dreams of adventure. Except… In the spring of 1880, one tragic moment changes everything. Allison's planned future comes to a devastating halt when she is found at the bottom of a ravine, left for dead. Levi Graham is a strong independent backwoodsman, who stumbles upon the injured young woman. Good Samaritan, he’s finding out the hard way, is not his best strength. In addition to caring for this helpless, confusing woman, he encounters a robbery, a fire, visits from relatives, and the cabin’s previous owners, all disrupting his former peaceful life of solitude and trapping. Clutching her mother’s Burgundy Gloves, Allison can only hope time will awaken her from this awful nightmare. Strange people, strange ideas and a strange young man looking long and wanting at her. How can she convince him she has nothing to give when she no place to call home? Will she rouse from the dark fog before she’s left to fend for herself? Will her heart heal before she breaks his to pieces? See below for a look at the Burgundy Gloves Short Video Clip.
Do It Yourself
Nikky Kaye - 2016
Now she’s realizing that not just her marriage was boring, beige and transitional, and she’s in over her head.Luckily, Chris the hot young handyman is teaching her how to screw, drill, and hammer—and also how to use her power tools.Together they’re updating her wiring and unclogging her pipes. But when Sarah worries that she’s treating Chris like her own personal power tool, what will she do? Will she pull the plug? This sexy 25,000-word novella features adults in adult situations and using adult language.
Daylight Follows
Michelle Dare - 2016
She was in college, but her classes didn’t hold her interest. She had a boyfriend, but never got butterflies when he was near. Her two best friends were her lifelines, the ones who always stood by her. Then tragedy shattered her world and she sunk into a deep depression. She watched helplessly as the rainy sky mimicked her tears and the dark clouds, her mood.Garrett Ramsey secretly loved Daniella throughout their high school years. When he moved away, he finally put those feelings behind him and moved on with his life, or so he thought. Just seeing Dani again brought all of the feelings he thought were long dead, straight to the surface again. She never saw him as more than a friend, so he didn’t tell her how he truly felt.Two people, two paths, both missing something significant. Storms swirled all around and the blackness of night seemed to last forever. They dared to hope daylight would follow.
Fortuitous (Anabella Summers Series Book 1)
Krystal White - 2015
IT IS BOOK ONE OF THE TRILOGY.** **THIS IS A RACY STORY AND THE SEX SCENES ARE DESCRIPTIVE** Anabella Summers was a typical seventeen years old. She was happy, popular, smart and was thinking about graduation and which college she would go to. Then one Saturday night her parents were killed in a fatal car accident. Anabella felt like the colors were sucked away from the world. Devastated, she moved in with her older sister in the hopes of starting over in a new place. Away from all the memories that were consuming her. At this new stage of her life, Anabella meets the intriguing Marcus Johnson and the sparks fly from the moment their eyes met. This is a new adult contemporary romance and it ends with a cliffhanger. Book two titled Life After Love continues where Fortuitous ends.
His Game
Lucy Wild - 2017
She needed the money and I wanted to play with her.She thinks it's just a game.It's not.Joy is sweet and gentle.The opposite of me.I'm rich, arrogant, and used to getting what I want.For twenty-four hours, she is mine.Mine to command.I can do what I want to her and she has no choice but to obey.Back out and she won't get paid.So I'm going to take her innocence and dominate her soul.And when the game's up?She thinks she can just walk away?I've got news for her.She's not going anywhere.
One Night with a Cowboy: A Western Romance Sampler: Once a Rancher\Untamed\One Night Charmer\Rustler's Moon\Home on the Ranch\Hard Rain (The Carsons of Mustang Creek)
Linda Lael Miller - 2016
From Wyoming to Oregon, Texas to Montana, let today's top-selling masters of Western romance sweep you away with this sneak peek at ten brand new novels. The West has never been wilder!Featuring extended excerpts from Once a Rancher by Linda Lael Miller, Untamed by Diana Palmer, One Night Charmer by Maisey Yates, Rustler's Moon by Jodi Thomas, Home on the Ranch by Trish Milburn, Hard Rain by B.J. Daniels, Texas on My Mind by Delores Fossen, Texas Rebels: Jude by Linda Warren, Out Rider by Lindsay McKenna, and Hard Silence by Mia Kay.
Sold to the Werewolf
Summer Cooper - 2016
Overnight, her world turns upside down - from bright and wonderful to dark and full of despair - when she receives news of her parents’ tragic death. To make matters worse, her baby brother Charlie falls terribly ill and needs costly treatments if he is to survive. Barely having enough money for food and shelter, Jane is offered a deal too good to turn down - a deal that could save the only family she has left in the world... Zare Mallack is the hot and sexy leader of a biker gang. As Alpha, he needs a mate. And when he sees Jane in the local biker bar, his instincts tell him she could use his help… if she can offer him what he needs. Surely a proposal like that doesn’t come without trouble… What kind of business is Zare mixed up in and what is the deeper secret hiding behind his dark and often disturbing eyes? With her little brother’s life hanging in the balance, Jane can either accept the offer, or refuse and watch her only remaining family die. Is there really a choice when your loved one’s life is on the line? Even if it means sacrificing yourself as bride to the biker king? Author's Note: This is a 30,000 words novella. Story contains steamy scenes, intended for adults only!