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Betrayed By Love (Western Lovers: Ranch Rogues, #1)


Diana Palmer - 1987
    Kate Walker belonged in the second category--hadn't he once thrown her off his ranch for misbehaving? He'd never stopped wanting her, though, and it was time to make his move.Kate had been in love with Jacob since childhood. Unbeknownst to him, she wasn't the kind of woman who took love lightly. Now Jacob was back in her life, but she didn't dare tell him the truth.Kate risked everything just being with Jacob. Her gamble almost ended in disaster--until Jacob decided to take some risks of his own!987)

Whiskey Lullaby


Dawn Martens - 2013
    All books are about different couples.Julie Walker thought she found true love with Jase. Until he betrayed her in the worst way, with one of her best friends. Devastated and heartbroken she runs away, leaving behind her family and friends. She starts a new life filled with secrets.When Julie meets Dean, she thinks he is the answer to all her prayers, but Dean isn’t who she thinks he is.Jase Gibson is a player. Even when he had the girl of his dreams, he still played. When he lost Julie, his life fell apart. He turned to whiskey and women, to fill the void. But, only Julie will ever make him whole.Nine years later, Julie's back home, but she's not alone. What will happen when all of Julie's secrets are uncovered?Jase vowed that if he ever got her back, he would do right by her and never let her go. Will he let Julie's secret keep them apart?When Julie's ex-husband refuses to be her ex, Jase must choose to help her or hang on to his anger.Jase and Julie have to find a way to give their whiskey lullaby a happy ending.

High Hopes


Sue Lilley - 2016
    Is it too late for second chances? Can a future be built on the quicksand of secrets and lies?Grace gave up her baby and the secret broke her heart. Years later, a letter changes everything. The baby’s father is her best friend. They were penniless students and their one stolen night was a drunken mistake. She never told him about the baby. Now their long-lost daughter is searching for answers.Grace has lived with the guilt for twenty years and she yearns to make things right. But if she confesses now, she’ll blow his cosy world apart. Set in the wilds of Poldark country – the stormy cliffs and windswept beaches of Cornwall, High Hopes is a second-chances love-story filled with suspense. If you like engrossing love triangles, don’t miss this tale of passion, mistakes and making amends. Scroll up to get your copy now.Highly recommended finalist in the Book Excellence Awards and the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, High Hopes is described as “…a cleverly plotted, sassy romance…”

The Woman He Married (A Magic City Duo, # 1)


Julie N. Ford - 2011
     Once an aspiring young attorney, Josie looked forward to taking on the injustices of the world—one case at a time. Eleven years later, she’s a stay-at-home mom and battling demons that don’t require a law degree. Only keeping up pretenses proves more than she can bear when a bracelet that should have been hers shows up on the wrist of another woman. Her marriage slowly begins to unravel as an ex-lover comes back into her life. When he offers her the dreams she thought she’d lost, Josie must chose between the man she married and the one she let get away. John has always known exactly what he wanted. A career as a high-powered attorney, followed by the perfect family of six, and then elected public service. So it was no surprise that the first time he laid his eyes on Josie, he knew she was the one he’d share his dreams with. More than a decade, and one tragic miscalculation later, all he has worked for is slipping through his fingers. Powerless to stem the flow, the one thing he remains certain of: he can’t lose the woman he married.

Always Yours


Grace Owens - 2019
    A hot guy. A mind blowing night you can’t remember. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Right?Gertie Anderson had never wished for anything as badly as she wished for that statement to be true when she wakes up married to her high school bully. A bully who has grown up into a man who has no intentions of letting her go when he finally has her exactly where he wants her. As his. Cailean Baker ruined my life and now he’s done it again when he tied me down in ways a divorce can’t even fix.

The Kyler Collection: The Kennedy Boys Books 1 - 3


Siobhan Davis - 2017
    Complete trilogy that ends with a HEA and no cliffhanger. Two fractured hearts and a forbidden love they can’t deny. You shouldn’t want what you can’t have… Faye Donovan has lost everything. After her parent’s tragic death, she’s whisked away from her home in Ireland when an unknown uncle surfaces as her new guardian. Dropped smack-dab into the All-American dream, Faye should feel grateful. Except living with her wealthy uncle, his fashion-empire-owning wife, and their seven screwed-up sons is quickly turning into a nightmare—especially when certain inappropriate feelings arise. Kyler Kennedy makes her head hurt and her heart race, but he’s her cousin. He’s off limits. And he’s not exactly welcoming—Kyler is ignorant, moody, and downright cruel at times—but Faye sees behind the mask he wears, recognizing a kindred spirit. Kyler has sworn off girls, yet Faye gets under his skin. The more he pushes her away, the more he’s drawn to her, but acting on those feelings risks a crap-ton of prejudice, and any whiff of scandal could damage the precious Kennedy brand. Concealing their feelings seems like the only choice. But when everyone has something to hide, a secret is a very dangerous thing.

Frayed Silk


Ella Fields - 2017
    And after seven months of watching my husband turn into someone I didn't recognize, I'd given up hope in finding answers. So I decided to break his heart... and he did nothing to stop me.Trigger warning: This book contains cheating and other sensitive subject matter.

Whatever It Takes


L. Maretta - 2013
    His wife, Emma, was always able to brag to her friends about how caring, loving, helpful, and successful he was. Having been married five years, they have just put the finishing touches on their dream home and are ready to start a family. Everything seems ideal until one day Gavin confesses to Emma that he was unfaithful, turning their entire relationship from perfect to a total disaster. Suddenly Emma's carefully controlled world is chaotic and her future uncertain as she struggles to determine if she is able to forgive Gavin or have the strength to move on.

Broken Miles


Claire Kingsley - 2018
    I could feel it happening. Like she was gently unbuttoning the collar of a shirt that fit too tight.”Single-minded drive earned Roland Miles success—and cost him his first love. When his marriage to Zoe ended, he did the only thing he knew. He dove into work to put his heartbreak behind him.Zoe Sutton’s life hasn’t exactly gone to plan. She certainly didn’t plan on losing Roland or moving home to work for his family’s winery. Four years after their divorce, she wonders if her chance at happily ever after is behind her.After discovering his family might lose their land, Roland comes home to help sort out the mess. But between his brothers’ antics, a baby sister who’s all grown up, and a father keeping secrets, complicated isn’t even the half of it.And then there’s Zoe.He didn’t come home looking for a second chance with her. But the more time they spend together, the more he realizes what they lost. What they could have again.Because the truth is, they broke each other’s hearts. And maybe they’re the only ones who can put them back together.Author’s note: A stoic hero who’s soft on the inside. A sassy heroine who doesn’t take any sh*t. Messy family. Lots of shenanigans. Mattress burning bonfires. And a second chance at love with a big HEA.The Miles Family series are best enjoyed in order.

Flirt


Penny Wylder - 2018
    Powerful. Protective. Ready to meet the Logan brothers? Never trust a Logan. That's what my older sister told me the day one of those jerks broke her heart. I took her advice seriously and for eight years, I've managed to keep plenty of distance between me and that elite family. That all ended the day I came home to help my father. I didn't know he'd gotten a business loan from them. Not until Thomas Logan strolled up with the paperwork in his long fingers. This man wears a cocky smile as comfortably as he wears a fitted suit. His eyes smolder with obvious desire whenever we're in the same room. I know he wants me. The awful thing is... I want him, too. For my sister's sake, I need to keep everything between us purely business, but how can I when he won't stop flirting with me? I was sure I could trust myself to resist this dirty brother. Can I trust myself not to end up in his bed? NO cheating, no cliff hangers! The Dirty Brothers Series follows three powerful, passionate men as they encounter the rare women who make their hearts thud with true love. But don't you DARE think these stories aren't packed to the page with hot, explicit fun... because trust me, they're as skin-melting as anything I've ever written.

Axyl: Broken Angels, MC


Riki Bishop - 2021
    That is until she had to go home to seek protection from...him... and there was only one place she could go where she would be completely safe. This place happens to be where her one true love is. Home...back to the Broken Angels, MC. Axyl is the VP of the Broken Angels, MC. Since his father and the President stepped down. He and Westyn Carter, the new MC President, took over. He's been having issues with his wife and when the one that got away came back into his life looking for protection, everything he tried to push away, comes back to the forefront. His best friends younger sister. Aliana, the one that has had his heart for as long as he could remember.

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!

Torrid Affair


Callie Anderson - 2016
    And one of them is my brother-in-law.He’s my drug. My fire. My addiction.But he’s married to my best friend. And I’m married to my husband.I’m not ashamed. I have no guilt.None.I’m not fucked. I’m a fucked up person.This is the story of how I ruined my life.And the life of the one I loved most.

Storm MC Collection


Nina Levine - 2014
    Their women give as good as they get.If you don't love dirty alphas, this series isn't for you.The Storm MC Collection contains the first four books in this biker series that many say reminds them of Sons of Anarchy. If you like fast-paced, sexy biker romance full of bossy alphas, you'll love this bestselling series.Over 700 pages of dirty biker goodness. Find out why readers have fallen in love with USA Today bestselling author Nina Levine's Storm men! Storm MC Collection includes books 1-4 of this series that is complete and ready to binge on!

Rediscovering Us


Daphne Elliot - 2021
    Will one magical Christmas in Havenport be enough to mend their hearts?Josh took his family for granted and lost the love of his life along the way. Now he’s pulling out all the stops for a second chance with his wife. Exhausted and heartbroken, Maggie agrees to a last-minute weekend away in the mountains. After getting snowed in, the sparks fly as their emotional walls begin to crumble. Can they rekindle their fire and rediscover the love between them?Author’s Note: Rediscovering Us is a standalone, Christmas-themed, marriage in crisis, small town novella featuring a sassy heroine and a lovable nice guy hero. May contain adult language, snowstorm sexy times, lots of holiday cheer and a heartwarming HEA.