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A Dark Desires Love Story Vol. 1
MIDNIGHT VALENTINE by International and Amazon Bestselling Author J.T. Geissinger
Megan Dunn arrives in Seaside, Oregon a broken woman with a dream: open a B&B like she planned to do with her husband, Cass, whose life was tragically cut short five years ago. But the old Victorian she bought needs extensive renovations and the one man who can help her—Theo Valentine—takes an immediate and intense dislike to her.
Left scarred and unable to talk after a terrible accident, the reclusive Theo is a brilliant contractor whose plans to renovate the building Megan bought are eerily similar to her own. As their paths cross again and again and Megan begins to see the man beneath the mystery, a part of her that she thought was lost forever slowly starts to reawaken.
But when she discovers unsettling similarities between Theo and her late husband and strange coincidences begin to mount, Megan is forced to confront everything she believed about her past and decide how far she’ll go to get the truth…and if she’s ready for what she’ll find when she does.
HELPLESS by Amazon Bestselling Author Kaylene Winter (A Less Than Zero Sequel Novella)
TY:
I can’t go through another heartache–
Zoey left me once before and it nearly killed me.
Tonight is the most important night of our lives.
We’re being honored for the incredible foundation we’ve built.
But when I go to accept the award?
She’s vanished.
How will I live without her?
ZOEY:
I vowed I’d never leave him–
We finally have our happy ever after.
I’m so proud of Ty and the work we’re doing.
To be recognized for our achievements is incredible.
I’m not one for the spotlight.
But I certainly didn’t plan to disappear.
I hope he’ll forgive me—again.
RYAN RULE by #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Sadie Kincaid
Jessie Heaton is a fearless, flame-haired computer hacker. Independent and feisty, she’s relied on no-one but herself since the age of sixteen.
Working for the Russians, she is finally close to getting the one thing she wants most in life, when she’s stopped in her tracks by the notorious Ryan brothers.
The Ryans are Irish Mafia. They are unstoppable. No-one stands in their way. And nothing comes between a Ryan and his family.
That is, until the hurricane that is Jessie, crashes into their lives. With a world full of secrets and a past that she can’t outrun, will she be their salvation or their downfall?
A DARK DESIRES LOVE STORY VOL. 2
MOONSTONE by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Helen Hardt
She’s returning to her life. He’s running from his.
As Moonstone, she was held captive on a tropical island and forced to submit to the twisted and abhorrent desires of rich men. Now Katelyn Brooks is starting fresh and is determined to reclaim her life. With the help of the Wolfe family, she’s working toward healing…which doesn’t necessarily include falling for a gorgeous waiter.
Luke Johnson is a recovering alcoholic who just wants to fly under the radar. He’s not looking for love, but when Katelyn walks through the doors of the restaurant where he works, he’s struck by her beauty and her meekness. Circumstances throw them together, and neither is able to resist the attraction that sparks between them.
But Luke has a secret—a big one—that could spell danger for both of them.
MR. CEO by USA Today, Wall Street Journal and #1 Contemporary Bestselling Romance Author Willow Winters and Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author Lauren Landish
I’m used to dominating the boardroom and getting what I want. But I’ve never wanted anyone like her.
Even though I have the world at my beck and call, it no longer excites me. Nothing does.
Until she comes along.
My Rose.
Her deep blue eyes.
Her tempting curves.
They call to me, consuming my thoughts like nothing has in years.
I should walk away, but the soft sighs spilling from her plump lips are addictive.
I’ve never felt such desire.
I’ve never wanted like this.
I shouldn’t fall this deep and I know it.
There’s a reason I keep everyone away, and I need to remember that.
But now that I have her in my grasp, I can’t let her go.
SAFE HAVEN by USA Today Bestselling Author Red Phoenix
Love has no limits…
At eighteen, I suffered a heartbreaking loss and began exploring my submissive side to escape the pain with kinky pleasure.
A chance meeting sets me on an exciting new path as a student of the Submissive Training Center. There I find Captain, a distinguished Dom I’ve totally fallen for—my safe haven.
But I have a problem.
Captain won’t collar me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
People know me as Captain.
I’ve accepted my title as a war hero, but I’m still overwhelmed by guilt…until I meet her. Candy is like no other submissive I’ve ever met. In her eyes, I see the man I used to be.
She is everything I want, but I can never be what her young heart needs.
Therefore, I must protect her–
at all costs.
A DARK DESIRES LOVE STORY VOL. 3
SURRENDER by Ariana Rose
Ava
Four words.
Four words changed the life I was living. The engagement is off.
I was blindsided. I was lost, but then I got angry.
Never underestimate a woman determined to move on with her life.
What better way to start than with a spontaneous getaway with my best friend?
A few days away is just what I needed to find myself again. To bring myself back front and center.
But after one messy encounter with a man who seemed to step out of my dreams,
I knew I would never be the same.
All I had to do was surrender.
Rafael
I agreed to a film role that took me to a small town in the southern US.
I wanted the work, of course, but more than that – I needed it.
I longed for the space to breathe.
I craved the anonymity that being away from home created.
I wanted to have the freedom of not being noticed.
Until she did. She noticed.
The most beautiful woman I’ve ever laid my eyes on saw me – the real me.
She didn’t come with expectations.
She only saw a man who wanted her time, her attention, her body. Her heart.
All I had to do was surrender.
NO LONGER BROKEN by JL Stray
Desiree’s been on her own for as long as she can remember. Her friends have become her family and she guards her heart with walls thicker than glass.
Josh, a smooth talking man with handsome smile and gorgeous eyes. He’s got lines that make a woman melt. But Desiree doesn’t want to melt. Josh’s hard body and sexy lines are working her up in the best way possible.
Determined not to be just another notch on his bedpost, Desiree and Josh embark on a steamy love affair. Until a blast from Josh’s past rolls in an attempt to shatter the first piece of happiness that Desiree has felt in a long time.
Was Desiree right all along? Can no man really be trusted? Or is it worth it fight for the one man who has been fighting for her since the day he walked into her life?
Can they find love and prove they are no longer broken?
PASSPORT TO HIM by Brittany McMahan
Her life was always structured and seeded in her schooling.
When she loses her college boyfriend, she decides to show him how wanted she is and find a suitor in every country in her special passport.
Every man has a stamp on her passport.
Every man is a key part to her sexual awakening.
Every man knew what they were getting into.
Everything was going to plan until she meets the men who threaten to change her very way of life.
Finn wants to protect her.
Enzo wants to feed his addiction to her.
Amelia will be forced to make the ultimate choice: her Irish bartender OR her Italian businessman.
A DARK DESIRES LOVE STORY VOL. 4
Maren
All it took was one mistake that led me down a path going nowhere. I threw away my life goals, my family, my friends, and him to save my family’s reputation by running away with someone who I thought would be there for us. But I was wrong. He left too. Now, six years later, I return home with my daughter in tow. While everyone is happy for our return, the one person I need more than anything is messing with my head. One minute, he’s with me; the next, there’s another woman on his arm. And I have to admit, that hurts even worse than Tray leaving us. Will this second chance at life finally lead to my happy ending, or will I continue going nowhere as everyone passes me by?
Ford
My best friend’s little sister is the love of my life. And she left without so much as a goodbye. I did everything I could to get over her—booze, sex—you name it, I did it. But now, she’s back, along with a miniature version of herself. All those feelings I repressed when she disappeared have come back full-force, and there’s no denying them this time. We just have to get over the hurdles keeping us apart—including her brother. Will I finally get my girl and have the life I’ve always dreamed of, or will she leave me again, heartbroken and alone?
ALONG THE WAY by Avery Samson
The rules say don’t fall for your best friend’s sister.
But the rules don’t know her like I do.
My life is changing in a hurry. New job, new town, new world. But one thing I can count on is my best friend at the other end. We’ve had each others backs since school. Nothing can change that. Well, except maybe his little sister. Her life is going the same way as mine. Literally. So it seems only right to invite her on a road trip with me to our new town. I mean, what could possibly go wrong cooped up with my best friend’s little sister for a whole week?
Peter is the best man I know after my brother. His idea of transiting into our new lives is to spend a week driving there. Not exactly my idea of fun, but how can I resist a chance to torture my brother’s friend for an entire week uninterrupted? Besides, I can handle myself just fine in the wilderness with him if he tries something. Now, if I can just get that to happen my childhood fantasies might come true.
I wish he’d just look past the rules and see how good we are together. Honor is overrated.
COACHING CARLY by Larissa Gail
Carly Owens-
Recently divorced.
Hoping to start over.
Wishes her ex would forget about her.
Gage Wilson-
Former pro quarterback.
Ready to be out of the spotlight.
Wants to raise his son in peace.
But life has other plans for this algebra teacher and the new head coach of Oaktown High. Sparks fly when Carly and Gage meet on their first day of work. While in awe that the recently retired football star is interested in her, Carly can’t help but be reminded of all the beautiful women seen on his arm in the past. She certainly doesn’t want to get tangled up in another relationship full of lies and cheating. Plus, she needs to find a way to deal with her ex-husband and his threats before even thinking about falling in love again.
Gage wants nothing more than to sweep the lovely new algebra teacher off her feet and settle into a comfortable life raising his teenage son. However, Carly’s concern that his celebrity status will expose her to her ex puts a damper on their budding relationship.
But, surely he can coach her past her doubts. Or can he?
Coaching Carly is a sweet with a side of spicy romance from Larissa Gail. Yes, it has sexy scenes and is intended for mature audiences.
A Meet Cute Love Story Vol. 1
ANYTHING GOES by Jen Simmons
A hot Fireman.
A redheaded heroine.
Two Foul-Mouthed Gingers.
An Adorable Mini-Aussie Pup and
Heat you wouldn’t dare to imagine.
When Jana Sullivan bought her dream apartment by the beach in Wilmington, North Carolina, she never thought her sister Sarah would be correct and it would burn to the ground in a smoldering pile of ash.
With Jana in it.
To Jana’s surprise, she was rescued by the handsome Ryan Bronson. A fireman with an alter ego that makes her feel breathless and weak in the knees for reasons other than being in that building as it burned down.
Ryan Bronson wasn’t looking for a serious relationship. He had enough to worry about with his evil and malicious soon-to-be ex-wife, Jessica, and her attempts to delay their divorce.
But when he meets the beautiful Jana Sullivan and begins to fall for her sweet and innocent ways of drawing him in, he’ll do anything to get his ex to allow him to move on with Jana.
If only he could keep Jessica from infiltrating space in his mind as he builds his relationship with Jana.
Suppose you’re looking for a romantic comedy with equally hilarious but steamy and fiery scenes, a couple of foul-mouthed gingers, and an adorable mini-Aussie obsessed with a stuffed German Shepherd. In that case, this is the book for you.
FOR THE LOVE OF HOT COCOA by Stephanie K. Clemens
Is it possible for a simple café owner and a disgruntled prince to find magic at the Snow Solstice Festival?
All Icelyn wants is for her little café to be successful. But opening across from Mother Maude’s could have been her first mistake.
Icelyn and her pet dragon have escaped the clutches of her cruel family just in time for the Snow Solstice Festival. Her best friend convinces her to accept the contract to supply her baked goods and hot cocoa for the festival.
“It will be good for business,” she said …
But when Icelyn agrees to be a part of a fake relationship, her world is turned upside down … her life and café are sabotaged at every turn.
“It will be good for business,” she said …
Icelyn watches her life and business fall apart with every decision she makes. Will she be able to save herself and her café before they’re both nothing more than crumbles from her Caramel Apple cookies?
Prince Colden should have known better. Sure he wanted his father to give him more responsibility. But to be in charge of this year’s Snow Solstice Festival? That wasn’t exactly what he wanted. He definitely didn’t expect his father’s ultimatum— the proverbial icing on the cake.
That is until his Captain of the Guard and best friend handed him a mug of hot cocoa. One sip was all it took. It was more than delicious—it was magical.
A perfect solution to his father’s ultimatum. All Colden had to do was find who made the hot cocoa. Simple.
That is until he meets Icelyn. Beautiful, intelligent, stubborn. Very stubborn.
The one person capable of showing him the festival’s importance to the townsfolk. His people. How easy it would be to fall in love with her. But he was already in love with someone he has yet to meet …
Will Colden make the right choice … Icelyn or for the love of hot cocoa?
THE WIDOW’S GUIDE TO SECOND CHANCES by Valerie Pepper
He’s always wanted her. She doesn’t do long term. Can he convince her to take a second chance on true love?
Devon Rayne has spent five years running from memories of the firefighter husband she lost. But when her grandmother’s will demands she return to take possession of her childhood home, she has no choice but to stay the required six months. She just needs everyone to leave her alone. And the scraggly dog that’s shown up is a definite no.
Paramedic Aaron Joseph wanted Devon the minute he saw her all those years ago. So when she falls at his feet–literally–her first day back, he figures his time has come. Lucky for him, he’s got the whole town on his side, from his meddling fire chief to some cantankerous old ladies. And the dog can definitely stay.
Aaron is ready to push past all his doubts for the woman he loves. Can Devon face her fears and open her heart to love a second time?
A MEET CUTE LOVE STORY VOL. 2
KEEP VEGAS by Kelly Kay
A billion dollars can buy a lot, but it can’t buy love. That, you have to gamble on.
Keep Vegas is a funny contemporary romance. It’s a billionaire playboy’s second chance with the woman he never should have let go of and isn’t sure he deserves.
Tony
I’ve rolled through almost three wives in ten years. That’s just dumb, not dumb luck, but straight-up stupid. But I can’t stop thinking of the reason I chase love– my unlikely girl who put a spell on me a decade ago. The one who disappeared into a life I know nothing about and have tried to forget. Then her smile pops up in the middle of my birthday, and it’s like she’s a mirage. I’m not willing to let her go so easily this time. I’m older, maybe not wiser, but I am more convinced she’s the love of my life. Now it’s time to convince her of that too.
Makenzie
I’m too busy for anything these days, turning my life into something I can finally be proud of. But in those sparse moments, I have quiet around me, I let myself daydream about those three months in Paris when the possibilities seemed endless and there was love in my life. I may be a moron who walked away a decade ago, but here, under the club lights of Vegas, time dissolves, and I feel his familiar heart. Just hoping I’m brave enough to stick around or stupid enough to fall again.
Can one night in Vegas change everything? Beyond the bright lights, old lies, way too much alcohol and regret, there might still be love if life and circumstance don’t get in the way again. They may find a way to keep each other forever this time, or they may only get to Keep Vegas.
THE ROMANCE IS DEAD by Daisy Thorn
You break up with your boyfriend of ten years after walking in on him with another woman. A day later you received a phone call from your mother whom you haven’t spoken to all those years and it’s to deliver gruesome news.
You have no job, no life, no future plans. And now you are moving into a new quirky town where only happy weirdos live. And the final cherry on top, the sisters who hate you are moving here as well.
Sounds fun? Because I am having a blast over here…
But nothing else shakes me as much as the local tattoo artist slash the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen who refuses to ink what I want on my body.
The romance is dead. Is that so hard to tattoo? Only Alec Colson is determined to prove me wrong and I am not sure how long my resistance can withstand his attention…
I just need to keep one thing in mind. No matter what The Romance is Dead
An Otherworldly Love Story
A RELIC OF MAGIC AND GOLD by HM Hodgson
She’s accused of stealing a powerful relic. He’s helping to clear her name—or is he?
Evangeline is thrilled to kick off her spellcaster career protecting powerful relics – until she’s accused of stealing one of the dangerous artefacts under her protection. Forced to use her magic to escape, Eve runs into private investigator Raph Smith. Hiring the sexy PI seems like her best – only – option to clear her name and stay out of a Knights Templar dungeon.
Raph Smith always gets his missing person – though the reason why is a closely guarded secret. So finding a lost trinket box should be easy money. And while accepting multiple clients for the same job is a big N.O. in the PI world, when you’re being blackmailed, subject to a magical binding contract, and one client is a thief, you do what you must.
But the relic has a deadly secret too … and those who know the truth will do anything to find the artifact, including killing everyone who stands in their way.
As the sheets heat up, and with their hearts and heads on the line, how can Eve and Raph trust each other, let alone defeat the evil hunting them all?
HOUSE OF LIES AND SORROW by Emily Blackwood
Jade Farrow will die tomorrow.
Her fate was decided years ago, when her useless father made a deal with the greedy fae king to save his own life. Now, she is being sent to marry one of the five ruthless fae princes. The only problem is that she is not the first human to marry a fae prince. And like every human wife before her, Jade is going to be killed before she can find a way out.
Malachi Weyland is the heir to the fae throne. It’s the reason his brothers have despised him all these years, and it’s the reason his father is adamant on finding him a human wife. Malachi has one job, and that is to unite the fae and human lands. But Malachi has a secret, and it’s one that gives him his rightful name amongst both the human and fae lands: The Prince of Shadows.
Jade and Malachi are faced with life-or-death challenges as Jade is thrown into Malachi’s magical world. Will she die just like every wife before her? Or will Malachi, the same fae who is feared across all of Rewyth, be the one to save her life?
SACRED VENGEANCE by Evangaline Pierce
Guardian angels are supposed to protect you…
When demonic forces shatter her idyllic life, Alle Venega must learn to fight an enemy she didn’t believe existed.
After her tragic losses, Alle teams up with her too-gorgeous, totally off-limits guardian angel to travel through the veil, deciding to trust him. For now. He seems familiar, but she can’t quite place him. Although Gabriel seems to have her best interest at heart, he has a few secrets of his own.
With danger lurking around every corner, Alle must risk everything to save her daughter and discover the truth of her past. Will her faith lead to victory or cost her everything she holds dear?
TIMELESS by Crystal J. Johnson and Felicity Vaughn
When Reagan Walker wakes up almost 25 years in the past, the only explanation she has is that it’s a vivid dream.
But when her eyes open the next morning and she’s transported back to World War II, she knows it is real. She is utterly lost; the only familiar face is that of a handsome stranger she’d met the day before.
Reagan must unlock the secrets of her new reality, and fast…before she runs out of time.