Title: Fluffy
Author: Julia Kent
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 30, 2019
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An all-new STANDALONE from New York Times bestselling author Julia Kent
It all started with the wrong Help Wanted ad. Of course it did.
Iâm a professional fluffer. Itâs NOT what you think. I stage homes for a living. Real estate agents love me, and my work stands on its own merits.
Sigh. Get your mind out of the gutter. Go ahead. Laugh. Iâll wait.
See? Thatâs the problem. My career has used the term âflufferâ for decades. I didnât even know there was a more⦠lascivious definition of the term.
Until it was too late.
The ad for a âprofessional flufferâ on Craigslist seemed like divine intervention. My last unemployment check was in the bank. I was desperate. Rent was due. The ad said cash paid at the end of the day.
The perfect job!
Staging homes means showing your best angle. The same principle applies in making a certain kind of movie. Turns out a âflufferâ doesnât arrange decorative pillows on a couch.
They arrange other soft, round-ish objects.
The job isnât hard. Er, I mean, it is â itâs about being hard. Or, well⦠helping other people to be hard.
Oh, manâ¦
And thatâs the other problem. A man. No, not one of the stars on the movie set. Will Lotham â my high school crush. The owner of the house where weâre filming. Illegally. In a vacation rental.
By the time the cops show up, what I thought was just a great house staging gig turned into a nightmare involving pictures of me with a naked star, Will rescuing me from an arrest, and a humiliating lesson in my own naivete.
My job turned out to be so much harder than I expected. But you know whatâs easier than I ever imagined?
Having all my dreams come true.
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âI can't tonight. I have a date,â I blurt out, remembering David. The dating app. The asshole who isn't an asshole.
Yet. I haven't met him, so that judgment remains withheld.
âA date?â Will asks, intrigued.
âYes. A date. You know, that thing where you go out with someone who has no intention of really getting to know you and you spend the entire time eating bread that doesnât taste as good as your date claims and trying to decide whether to initiate rescue-text sequences with your mom.â
âThatâs your idea of a date?â
âThat is my actual experience of every date Iâve had since college.â
âYouâre dating the wrong guys.â He holds my gaze for just a little too long. I look away.
âI have to keep fishing in the pond if I ever want to catch a different one.â
âIf thatâs the way you talk to your dates, I am beginning to understand why they all turn out so badly.â
âHey!â
âWhat?â
âDonât accuse me of being a bad date. Iâm a great date! I Google the guy in advance and read his LinkedIn profile. I make sure I donât wear super-tall heels in case he lied about his height on his dating profile. I pretend to care about all his hobbies and donât reveal that Iâm secretly tallying all the micro-aggressions heâs sending my way during appetizers and wine. And if he makes it to dessert, wellââ I falter.
âYou never make it to dessert, do you?â Will asks, eyebrows up. He drops them quickly, wincing.
âIâwellâitâs not that I donât. He doesnât!â
âHe ditches you?â
âNo! No! Itâs just that he always has a thing.â
âA thing?â
âA work emergency. Or a dog with a twisted bowel. Or a grandma in the ER.â
âHow many guys used the twisted-canine-intestine thing?â
âThree.â I sit down and sag against his teenage desk, elbows sliding forward, fingers deep in my hair. âI looked it up. Thereâs an entire subreddit devoted to inventive ways to get out of a bad date.â
âAnd yet here you are.â He leans against the edge of his desk. âTrying again.â
âIâm a masochist.â
His eyes gleam. âMaybe you should start your dates with that line. âHi. Iâm Mallory Monahan. Iâm a masochist.â Youâd definitely make it to dessert.â
Author Bio
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire). She lives in New England with her husband and three sons in a household where the toilet seat is never, ever, down.
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Title: Falling for the Beast
Series: A Modern Fairy Tale Duet #2
Author: Skye Warren
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Blurb
FALLING FOR THE BEAST is the second book in A Modern Fairy Tale duet.
He can never turn back into a prince...
A troubling revelation puts Blake's newfound career in jeopardy--and even worse, puts Erin's impending graduation at risk. He can't risk her future no matter how much he wants her.
She will never have a happily ever after...
A dark legacy threatens everything they've worked to build. When old debt comes between them, both Blake and Erin must fight to protect each other--and their love.
Since their forbidden beginning, Erin and Blake's relationship has been marked by deep sensuality and intense emotion. The couple is tested at every turn. They're running out of time. Blake and Erin will have to trust each other to forge their own sexy ending.
Author's Note: This book was previously published as a serial in multiple parts, including Beauty Becomes You and Loving the Beast. They've been collected into this volume and revised for new readers.
Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such as the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat. Author Links
Title: Return of the Prince
Series: The Royal Elite Prince Duet #1
Author: Nana Malone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 30, 2019
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I’ve been a prince in exile, but I’m finally going home, tarnished crown and all. This time, I won’t let anyone keep me away… Not Ariel, the woman I left behind. Not the killer on my tail. Hell, not even my cousin—the king—can stop me. Unlike my conniving brother, I have no designs on the throne. Let better men rule. But I do have a score to settle. Everything was going just fine until Ariel is assigned to my protection detail. Little Miss Hates My Ass will ruin everything. One look at her and I know it’s not over between us. All I have to do is convince her I never forgot her…and not get dead in the process.
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USA Today Bestselling Author, NANA MALONE’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she borrowed from her cousin on a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana at a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. Want to hit me up? Just email me:With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters. Waiting for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, Nana, meantime works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is. The books in her series have been on multiple Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble best seller lists as well as the iTunes Breakout Books list and most notably the USA Today Bestseller list. Until that ninja job comes through, you’ll find Nana working hard on additional books for her series as well as other fun, sassy romances for characters that won’t leave her alone. And if she’s not working or hiding in the closet reading, she’s acting out scenes for her husband, daughter and puppy in sunny San Diego.
nana@nanamaloneromance.com
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Title: Can't Wait Collection Box Set
Author: Dani Wyatt
Genre: Erotic Romance
Release Date: April 29, 2019
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If you like your reads fast, hard and with love at the speed of a look, dive into the CANâT WAIT collection. This bundle also includes a NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED book, Our Turn! You get three of Daniâs hottest novellas along with an exclusive new read only included here.
Get your hot read on!
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#1 Keeping Her Close
Black Rousseau has honored the code and kept his distance from the one thing in this world that means something to him. But things are about to change. Blackâs just received the blessing heâs been waiting for since the moment he set eyes on his bossâ daughter.
Book One in the CAN'T WAIT series of standalones.
Growing up in the biker bar her father owned, Roxie Lear dreams of getting out of Hell, Michigan. The only other thing sheâs always wanted is Black Rousseau. But he treats her like she doesnât exist. Until the day her father goes to prison, that is. And Black lets her know whatâs been boiling behind his cool indifference all these years.
Will Blackâs preparations to claim Roxie once and for all be too much for her? Will the darkness inside of him frighten away the only thing in this world heâs ever needed?
Author note: This alpha is a little dark and a bit brutal but he cherishes what is his. As always, this story is safe/no cheating with the perfect happy ending. Strap on your wrist cuffs and your safe word, this hot quickie of a smutty read will have you questioning your morals and wiggling in your seat.
#2 Back to Her
Going to prison and taking the fall was my gift to Mia. How was I to know her father would disappear with her and I would lose her forever? After serving my five years Iâm finally out, but bars or no bars, Iâm still in hell.
Book Two in the CAN'T WAIT standalone series.
I never believed in miracles until today. Because Iâve found her. All plush softness, sorrowful eyes and lips that call to be kissed. Sheâs right here in the same place Iâd met her all those years ago when she was too young. Before I could touch her.
There is no force on heaven or earth that will take her from me again. No force that will keep my hands off her now. I will take her. I will do as I please with her because she is mine. Now and forever. God help us both.
Authorâs Note: Take five years waiting for her to be legal. Then another five locked up in prison and youâve got one powder keg of alpha naughtiness waiting to explode. This love at the speed of light novella will warm your heart and your nether regions. All you expectâ¦safe, smutty, swoony and happily ever after.
#3 Let Go
Rockstar. Actor. Entrepreneur. Iâm Lachlan Marcus, and I just walked out on my empire. I bought a ball cap and a pair of cheap sunglasses and took the first bus leaving the station.
I landed in a small town looking straight into the eyes of an angel with auburn curls and curves that bring to life my inner barbarian, determined to make her mine. Sheâs naïve, yet wise, and sees directly into my soul like no one ever before. Within twenty-four hours, Iâve got her inside the wedding chapel and my last name attached to her.
Only she has no idea who I really am. I represent everything in this world sheâs been taught to distrust.
The life I left has come calling, and Iâm losing her before our life together can even begin.
Authorâs Note: This famous hero hasnât touched a woman in longer than he can remember, and sheâs never been kissed. They donât waste any time heating up the pages and making up for what theyâve been missing. This super-fast steamy read is safe, no cheating and has the best kind of happy ending.
Book Three in the CAN'T WAIT standalone series.
#4 Our Turn
NEW & AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY IN THIS COLLECTION!!
She didnât think I saw her. Hiding behind her ball cap and baggy clothes, but Jesus, did I see her. Iâve followed her, spied on her, stalked her.
See, Iâm not a good guy. Iâve never wanted anyone in my life except my clients. The only people in my life take from me and I take back with forty-percent on top and maybe a few broken fingers.
With one phone call everything changes. The shy, kind beauty Iâve set my sights on can never be mine. Not in the way Iâve imagined every night for half a year. How will I ever look her in those silver eyes and not think of taking her in all the filthy ways Iâve imagined? Itâs wrong. So very wrong.
Only things arenât what they seem. Fate opens the door, and Iâm not just going to walk through; Iâm doing to kick it down. When she finds out who I amâ what I amâ it may all be over anyway. Until then, Iâm chasing down whatâs mine, even if itâs wrong.
Authorâs Note: Itâs the most taboo sort of misunderstanding but makes these two struggle to come to terms with what they are feeling. Itâs fast, hard, and all the best sort of smutty. So, sit back, suspend reality, and take a happily ever after ride. Safe, no cheating, and all the usual naughtiness you expect. And, just for the record, no one is actually related, itâs all on the up and up.
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Dani Wyatt used to feel bad about having such dirty thoughts. Luckily, one day she decided to start writing them down. Her uber alpha heros have a wicked possessive streak and an insatiable libido. Her heroines are intelligent, quirky and worry about having too much muffin top. With her books, you can count on a heaping helping of HOT, a dash of rough and always a happily ever after.
When she's not writing (which is not often) she is probably laughing about some irony (like A-1 Steak Sauce is vegan), riding her horse, wondering why The Walking Dead can't have a new episode every night, or looking cross-eyed at some piece of technology sent to ruin her day.
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Title: Lily and the Billionaire
Author: Beth Michele
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Comedy
Release Date: April 29, 2019
Blurb
What do you get when you cross one feisty secretary with one determined billionaire?
My nameâJace Harlow. My businessâmaking billions.
Iâve got it all.
Money.
Confidence. Sexual prowess.
I knowâIâm quite a catch. At least to most women. But Lily Conrad isnât like any woman Iâve met before.
Damn her and that red dress.
Now all I think about is her. All I fantasize about is herâher smile, her laugh, her long legs wrapped around my waist.
My dilemma, you ask? She doesnât care that Iâm a billionaire. And why should she? It means nothing, tells her nothing about who I am.
Lily Conrad doesnât know what Iâm made of, but you can be sure of one thing... Sheâs going to find out. Purchase Links AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU Free in Kindle Unlimited
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A light sound takes me out of my own head. I look to my left, and what I see robs me of my breath. I stand taller, suddenly unable to remember my own thoughts. A profile of porcelain skin, a sharp nose, andâJesusâa full red lip claim my attention. Hair the color of amber piled high on her head, soft tendrils frame her face. I want to let it down, comb my fingers through it, see if itâs as soft as it looksâ¦and I keep looking, because itâs impossible not to.
The smooth lines of her nape are set in grace, my tongue already mapping the perfect path down her skin. My eyes keep going because thereâs no stopping them now. Moving lower to the dress, the color is a deep red, the neckline plunging. Being six foot one has its advantages. Even from the side, I can see the dip of cleavage. I lick my lips, already begging for a taste, wanting to know if sheâs as sweet as she looks. Then I continue on, because wild horses couldnât drag me away. I need to see more.
Unfortunately, as far as skin goes, the rest is covered by the floor-length gown. Whoever she is, sheâs stunning, and I canât stop staring. She has pleasure and sin written all over her. Iâm hard now. My body ready to do what is instinctual to me.
For the first time inâ¦well, forever, I want to be reckless. I want to throw her over my shoulder and drag her to the nearest closet. Sift through all that red, lush fabric and find her pussy. Put my mouth there, sweep my tongue across her clit. Drag an orgasm out of her that makes her see stars, makes her see no one but me. I laugh under my breath because that would be a first.
As if she knows what Iâm thinking, she turns my way, and Iâm knocked on my ass. My first thought: I want to get down on my hands and knees and thank God for this gift from heaven. Jesus. If I thought she was gorgeous from the side, head-on, sheâs exquisite. Her eyes are a moss green. No, noâthat description will not do. Because that doesnât begin to describe soft sage peppered with golden yellow flecks. Theyâre clear andâ¦wait, vulnerable? Orâ¦I donât know, apprehensive? How can a creature so beautiful be so scared? The million-dollar questionâor in my case, the billionaire-dollar question.
When I realize Iâve been staring too long, I force a word from my lips. Any word will do at this point. âHello.â
Just brilliant, Jace.
âHello,â she says back, almost reluctantly. âCan I help you with something?â
âPardon me?â
She gestures with one hand, long fingernails painted red to match her dress. Red: itâs a bold color, feistyâdaring, even. I wonder if sheâs adventurous behind closed doors, if she likes to fuck on desks, up against walls. I wonder if she enjoys taking it in what Iâm sure is a perfectly curved ass. I sure as hell want to find out. Iâd relish the opportunity to have her mile-long legs wrapped around my waist, grinding on my cock.
âYou were staring at me.â
And thinking salacious thoughts, but I wonât mention that.
âI was?â It comes out like a question when there is absolutely no doubt itâs the truth.
The corner of her mouth turns up, but it doesnât match her eyes. What is that I see? I want to figure it out, and then I want to take it away for her.
âDid you have a question?â
âA question?â Did I even ask a question? Why is my brain not computing? I never waver, but this woman is throwing me off my game.
Maybe she can read my thoughts. Perhaps she knows the question inquiring minds want to know: How does she like to fuck?
Iâve been silent too long, imagining all the different ways I could bring her to orgasm, and now it looks like sheâs holding back a laugh. I want to hear what her laugh sounds like. Is it high and melodic or low and raspy?
âYes. Did you have one?â
I can feel the crease slash my forehead. âIâmâ¦â
An idiot. Confused. Tongue-tied by your beauty.
Yeah, thatâll do.
Her eyebrows lift. âYouâreâ¦â
I clear my throat and step into my confidence once again. Then I edge closer, the scent of something floral floating under my nose. âTongue-tied by your beauty.â
She actually laughs, and here I thought I was smoother than that. But hey, I made her laugh, so point for me.
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Beth Michele is a bestselling author of M/F and M/M Contemporary Romance who writes sweet, funny, and sexy (sometimes dirty) stories with heart...and snark. She can often be spotted hiding out with her laptop or kindle somewhere quiet, preferably on a bench overlooking the ocean. Swedish Fish and Twizzlers are her jam, and she makes a mean hot chocolate every day of the year.
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Title: Sweet Thing
Author: JA Huss
Genre: Contemporary Romance
(old man/much younger woman)
Release Date: April 29, 2019
Blurb
I knew how old she was.
I just didnât care.
RYKER
Aria Amherst lied about her age the first night we met.
But when I kissed her⦠I knew exactly how old she was.
And once I kissed her⦠I needed more.
I wanted all of her. I wanted everything she wasnât really offering.
Until I found out that her father was making a deal with my business partner.
Then I wanted her more.
ARIA
Ryker North blew into my life like a wall of hot, tattooed muscle.
And did I mention heâs a drummer?
And a businessman?
And thirty-five years old?
And my father is going to kill me when he finds out Iâm dating his new client?
Itâs⦠complicated.
But take my word on this. Heâs worth every risk Iâm taking.
SWEET THING is a full-length standalone older-man-very-young-woman sexy romance filled with forbidden lust, too many âfirst timesâ to count, inappropriate touching in public, and an angsty, but perfect, HEA.
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âWhen will you turn eighteen?â he whispers into my mouth.
âSunday,â I whisper back.
âTwo days from now?â he asks, still kissing me.
âMmmm-hmmm,â I mumble back, thinking if this is kissing I shouldâve started doing it sooner.
He pulls away, a pained look on his face. I know heâs going to leave. Right now. Heâs going to yell at me for deceiving him and walk right out my sisterâs door.
âOh, God, Aria.â
âIâm so sorry. I really am. I wonât tell anyone if you donât. Please donât tell anyone I brought you up here. My father would be pissed and heâll drag me home to the boring suburbs, and my exciting pretend adult life in the city will be over!â
He exhales.
âYouâre mad,â I say. âI know youâre mad. And⦠and Iâm bad. I know that. This was bad. Iâm bad. And I probably deserve to go home.â
âNo,â he says. âThatâs not what Iâm thinking about right now.â
âYouâre not?â I say, genuinely surprised because if I were him, Iâd be thinking that yeah, this girl has no clue what sheâs doing and has no business being left alone in her sisterâs apartment in the city for four weeks.
But thank God, I donât say any of that out loud. Instead, I say, âThen what are you thinking about?â
He looks at me hungrily. Like heâs the Big Bad Wolf and Iâm Little Red. Like he wants to eat me up in one gulp.
And I look back at him like maybe I want him to do that.
âTwo days?â he asks again.
âYes.â I nod. âIâm meeting my parents for tea at the Corinthian and then weâre going to see that musical everyoneâs talking about.â
âGod help me,â he says.
âWhat? Why? I said I was sorry. Please donât tell. Please,â I beg.
âIâm not gonna tell, Aria.â
âYouâre not?â I brighten.
âNot if you donât,â he says. And that hungry look is back. Only itâs like heâs starving and needs to eat something now. Anything, even if itâs me.
And to tell the truth, I feel the same way. My body is all tingly and my lipsâI reach up to touch them. They feel all weird. His touch lingering. The minty taste of his mouth still fresh inside mine.
âWhat are you thinking about?â I ask.
He reaches for me, then steps back without touching. I want him to touch me, I realize. I didnât intend for that to happen when I brought him up here, but I do.
But I see that heâs about to leave, to walk out and never come back, so I reach for him.
He shakes his head and backs away. âI shouldnât have kissed you. I just canâtâ¦â
I wait for him to continue, but he doesnât. So I say, âYou canât what?â
âI canât help myself. I have to go before I do something stupid.â
âNo!â I say, grabbing onto the sleeve of his coat. âJust⦠wait.â
He looks at me over his shoulder and says, âAria. If I stay here another second Iâm going to lift up your little skirt, pull down your pink panties, and stick my fingers inside you until you come.â
My mouth drops open.
âAnd if you open your mouth like that again, Iâll stick my cock inside it.â
I shut my mouth.
âIâm sorry,â he says, shaking his head. âThat was so fucking inappropriate.â
Which it totally was. But it was also totally hot.
âI gotta go.â
And then he does. He leaves. He opens the door, walks through it in a rush, and closes it behind him.
And when I open it back up to call him back, heâs already out of sight. Nothing but footsteps on the stairs.
Author Bio
JA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller's list 21 times in the past four years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings.
Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively, her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017, and her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award in 2018.
She lives on a ranch in Central Colorado with her family.
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Title: I Promise You
Series: Dare #2
Author: Shantel Tessier
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 26, 2019
Blurb
It was supposed to be a game.
I Dare You.
We brought her in 'cause I wanted to play with her.
Destroy her.
But plans change and she got caught in the cross fire.
Then I did something far worse. I fell in love with her, but she doesn't know I still have secrets.
Ones that could rip us all apart.
We're sharks.
Raised to hunt and kill.
We take what we want without asking.
We've never needed permission, so I'm not about to start now.
You think you know everything, but we're about to do what we do best and prove you wrong-I Promise You!
Shantel is a Texas born girl who now lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her high school sweetheart, who is a wonderful, supportive husband and their two daughters. She loves to spend time cuddled up on the couch with a good book.
She considers herself extremely lucky to get to be a stay at home wife and mother. Going to concerts and the movies are just a few of her favorite things to do. She hates coffee, but loves wine. She and her husband are both huge football fans, college and NFL. And she has to feed her high heel addiction by shopping for shoes weekly. Although she has a passion to write, her family is most important to her. She loves spending evenings at home with her husband and daughters, along with their cat and dog. Make sure to follow her on all social media sites!
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Title: His Little Wife Lie
Author: Sloan Storm
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 26, 2019
Blurb
IT'S NOT A LIE IF WE BELIEVE IT'S TRUE.
That's what Griff Foster said right after he asked me to be his wife.
Sweet, isn't he?
Let's be real: his proposal had nothing to do with romance. Falling in love isn't in his DNA. With piercing blue eyes and a hard body to match, he goes through women like candy.
But he saved my life.
I promised I'd repay him. I should learn when to keep my mouth shut.
Griff needs a Mrs. Right Now, and he's convinced I'm the perfect actress.
In case I have any doubts, there are seven badly needed zeroes on a check with my name on it to help make up my mind.
Ugh.
We're totally fake. Nothing but lies.
Except the way his lips feel on mine. Except the way his touch sets my body ablaze. Except the way my soul aches when he looks into my eyes.
He says that without me, he loses everything.
But if I've got the upper hand, why does it feel like he's in control?
There's only one thing missing from this arrangement.
What happens to my heart when it's over?
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That was it!
What kind of fucking game was he trying to play? I made a complete fool out of myself, then he tried to turn it around on me! No one was going to treat me like this, especially not him.
Once in my room, I raced toward the closet, grabbed my bag, and dragged it out. Fuck this place!
Tiny Me chimed in. No, no! Wait! What are you doing? The money!
"I don't care about the money!" I yelped, clutching my fingers into fists. "Don't you understand? I care about him!" Oh shit. No. No.
I sensed a presence in the doorway. "What did you say?"
"Stay away from me." I spun in place, biting my lip and sputtering hate. "I'm leaving. You can't stop me."
He didn't listen. Of course. I mean, why start now?
Marching right toward me, Griff continued, "You said you cared about me. Don't try and deny it."
Yeah, no kidding. You ass. "Of course, I do! Jesus! Do you know how many men I've offered my virginity to? Do you? Take a wild guess."
Griff didn't respond. What could he say? He already knew the answer.
I poked him in the chest. "Just one. Guess how that went over?"
Griff's nostrils flared. His eyes narrowed. I was pissing him off. Well. Good! Now he knew how I felt!
"Move," I snarled, edging past him.
I felt the handle of my suitcase rip free from my hand. By the time I turned to look and see what happened, he'd swept me up me in his arms, racing for the bed.
No!
"Put me down!" I floated in his embrace until he slammed me with a thump, pinning me beneath him. Struggle was useless, but I gave it everything I had, jerking from side-to-side until the instant his lips found mine.
Oh fuck. No! Yes. Yes. Yeeessssâ¦
The passion from his kiss ripped through my body like wildfire, reigniting the embers he left smoldering inside of me with his refusal. Griff's pelvis pressed into me, the impossible hardness between his legs threatened to reawaken my lust into an inferno until my wits returned.
"Stop!" I gasped, breaking my mouth free. My palms went flat, shoving against his torso. "Get off of me!"
His gaze gave me the answer. Never. Griff ignored my pleas and gripped harder, making me feel he'd crush me into dust if I uttered another word. Reaching up, I clawed and scratched, digging my nails into the steel of his thick chest. But my rage only stoked him, and he groaned, his mouth invading mine again, filling it with his tongue. My resistance turned to vapor, whisps of hate floating away from me while Griff took what he wanted.
At last, he pulled away. I looked at him, my vision glassy from the struggle, each of us fighting for a breath.
"We can't." I exhaled. "It's a mistake."
Wait. That wasn't no. Was it?
He licked his lips and sank his pelvis deeper, driving it hard between my legs. I stifled a whimper.
"You're right," he hummed, reaching for one of my tits, cupping it in his grasp. Uhhh. My eyes rolled back in my head, his touch had me on the verge of blackout.
"It's the biggest mistake of all," he warned. "No turning back. No way out."
No way out. His words reached into my soul, giving me the answer my brain couldn't. I don't want one. Don't give me one. If you do, I might take it.
Wordless, Griff moved over me, a shadow threatening the last shreds of my chastity. With my legs spread and my innocence at risk, I inched my mouth toward his lips when he whispered his final threat.
"At last."
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Sloan Storm pens imaginative yarns based on dominant men and the women who challenge them. As such, power plays and passion are the heart of each and every story.
The writer's creative tendencies may drift as the mood strikes, but the essence of all tales told wind up back at the same place... the polarizing difference between the sexes.
After all, what else is there in life?
When not glued to a keyboard creating tales of whimsy, Sloan loves to talk to fans! If you want to connect, you can do it in any number of ways.
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Title: Desperately Seeking Roommate
Author: Micalea Smeltzer
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: April 26, 2019 Blurb
WANTED: A ROOMMATE
Requirements
1. Donât be a smoker. Thatâs gross.
2. Donât be a jerk. I have no time to deal with your mood swings.
3. Clean up after yourself. Is it really so hard to put dirty clothes where they belong?
If you meet these qualifications, call me.
Sincerely,
Desperately Seeking Roommate
When I put the ad in my universityâs newspaper, the last thing I ever expect is for the star football player to respond.
From what I know of him, Abel Russo is a womanizer and an absolute jerk.
Sadly, heâs the only thing stopping me from being evicted by my annoyingly gleeful landlord.
It should be easy enoughâthereâs no chance weâll fall for each other. But then he gives me lingering looks, and I might just be looking back.
All I wanted was a roommate, but Iâm about to get so much more than I bargained for.
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Abelâs lips turn up but he doesnât take his eyes off the road. âLike what you see, Blondie?â
My cheeks redden at being caught, but I stick my chin haughtily into the air unwilling to cower at being called out. âMaybe thereâs a bug on your face.â
That smile of his widens. âThereâs not.â
âSo confident,â I mutter, crossing my arms over my chest and staring out the windshield.
âWhy wouldnât I be? You kissed me.â
âI kissed you back, big difference.â I kick my flip-flops off and rest my bare feet on the dashboard.
âKissing back is still kissing.â
âUgh,â I toss my hands up, âyouâre impossible.â
âImpossibly handsome? Charming? Irresistible? All three? Definitely all three.â He answers his own question.
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Hi. Iâm Micalea. Ma-call-e-uh. Weird name, I know. My mom mustâve known I was going to be odd even in the womb. Iâve written a lot of books. Like a lot. Donât ask me how many, I donât remember at this point. I have an unhealthy addiction to Diet Coke but I canât seem to break the habit. I listen to way too much music and hedgehogs have taken over my life. Crazy is the word that best sums up my life, but itâs the good kind of crazy and I wouldnât change it for anything.
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Title: In the Crossfire
Series: Circle of Justice #4
Author: L.P. Dover
Genre: Romantic Suspense/Mafia
Cover Design: Regina Wamba Photo: Sara Eirew Model: Mike Chabot
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Blurb
Secrets.
Lies. Betrayal. Murder. Iâve gotten away with it all, but that wonât last forever. Iâm Bryce Chandler, FBI agent and member of the Circle of Justice, a covert organization that metes out retribution to those whoâve escaped the system without punishment. For the last year Iâve been deep undercover, doing unspeakable things to secure my place in the mafia world. These days I barely recognize the man in the mirror, but Anthony Corsino is finally in my crosshairs. Heâs entrusted me with the one thing he loves mostâhis daughter, Layla. She was just another detail of the mission, until she was suddenly so much more. I never meant to fall for the enemy, but I couldnât resist. Iâm in too deep. My brothers are determined to get me out, but I canât let them interfere. Itâs my job to put down the target. However, when I do, Iâll lose the only woman Iâve ever loved and the only good thing left in my life. If I donât, Iâll lose myself.
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L. P. Dover is a southern belle living in North Carolina with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she began her literary journey she worked in periodontics, enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries.
She loves to write, but she also loves to play golf, go on mountain hikes, and has a passion for singing. Her youngest daughter, who sheâs also written a childrenâs book with, expects a concert each and every night before bedtime, usually Christmas carols.
Dover has written countless novels in several different genres, including a childrenâs book with her youngest daughter, but her favorite to write is romantic suspense. However, she has found a new passion in romantic comedy, especially involving sexy golfers. Who knew the sport could be so dirty and fun to write about.
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Title: Out of the Red
Series: Hunte Family #1
Author: Arell Rivers
Genre: Contemporary Rockstar Romance
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Blurb
One impassioned argument.
One dominating kiss.
One unexpected moment that turns everything upside down.
And thatâs only the opening act.
Rockstar Braxton Hunte is the type of chaos that makes your soul burnâ¦
Brax has been on tour for a decade, and some may say he swallows obstacles for fun. Well, maybe he doesâheâs never encountered a riff he couldnât handle, a treasure he couldnât score, or a woman he couldnât conquer. No one, especially not a buttoned-down rule-follower like the bandâs new tour accountant, is going to change him.
Accountant Sara Anderson is an unabashed stickler for the rulesâ¦
Saraâs worked nine long years to make partner, and only one thing stands between her and her goalâHunte. Now sheâs going on their tour to whip the band into financial shape. So long as she gets them out of the red, the promotion will be hers. Those bad boys of rock will be tamed, no matter how yummy their lead singer is.
When rebellion confronts discipline, fireworks explode.
Passions collide, and lives are permanently altered, in this enemies-to-lovers, slow burn standalone romance set in the mid-1990sâwhen grunge ruled the airwaves and women partners were as uncommon as those new mobile phones.
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âOkay, enough babbling about me. Whatâs up in your life?â
I fill her in about Hunte and my brilliant strategy to bring them to heel.
âOh my gosh, Sara, Hunte is to die for! You are so lucky.â
I know what sheâs talking about, and feign ignorance. âItâs work, not play.â I pause. âSo can I count on you to watch over my plants if I have to stay away longer than a week?â
âSure.â
âIâll drop off the instructions, plus a copy of my itinerary in case you need to reach me, in your mailbox on my way to the airport.â
âSounds good.â She giggles. âGeez, we both wouldnât kick Braxton Hunte out of bed for eating crackers. Of course, that was before I got married. So now, itâs all on you.â
Even if I used to agree with her, my promotion rests on them now. I open the hall closet and grab a roll of toilet paper, filling up the holder in the guest bathroom. âJoanna, Iâm going to be their tour accountant, not their groupie. No one from A&L has ever joined them on tour. Iâm convinced that if I spend a week or two with them, Iâll sort out their crazy spendthrift ways. The partners will have no choice but to invite me into their ranks.â
When I finish, sheâs silent for a long pause. âHunteâs been around for years nowâ¦â
Having restored perfect order to my house, I collapse onto my sectional sofa. I kick my legs up on the soft fabric and lean back against the headrest. âEight years.â
âHave they ever been in the black?â
I place my left foot on my right knee. âYes. Their first couple of years were good. If they didnât spend like drunken sailorsâor rockstarsâthey wouldâve been profitable every year.â
âIsnât that what rockstars do? I mean, donât they just spend as much as they make?â
âI donât know, Joanna. Iâve never met one.â
A giggle floats through my handset. âWell, seems to me that youâre going to be meeting a few. Tomorrow.â
Rats. I thought I had successfully diverted her thoughts. I switch up my legs so that my right foot now rests on my left knee. âWhatever. Theyâre just a job.â
Full-blown laughter assails my ears. âOh, honey, donât try to pull that crap with me. Braxton Hunte is all that and a bag of chips. And heâs a free agent now, since he got divorced. With a son whoâs his spitting image, which we both know only ups his appeal. Iâm impressedâyouâve figured out a way to be with him. Brava.â
Both my legs crash down onto my sectional and a scowl crosses my face. âFirst, this clientâemphasis on client, Joannaâis going to make me partner. Second, Hunte is a rock band, not a âhe.â Third, I enjoy their music, but I certainly do not have a crush on them.â
More laughter ensues. âSure. You keep telling yourself that. When youâre face to face with Braxton Hunte, remember my words. All your tingly bits are going to be singing his song.â
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For as long as Arell Rivers can remember, she has been lost in a book. During her senior year in college, she picked up a Danielle Steel novel ⦠and instantly was hooked on romance.
Arell started writing her first novel because the characters were screaming at her to do so. The story started coming out in her dreams and attacking her in the shower, so she took to the computer to shut them up. But they kept talking.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Arell has what some may call a âcheckered past.â Prior to discovering her passion for writing romance, she practiced law, was a wedding and event planner and even dabbled in marketing. Arell lives with a very supportive husband and two mischievous cats. When not in her writing cave, Arell is found making dinner in the crock pot, working out with Shaun T or hitting the beach.
Arell is a PAN member (Published Author Network) of the New Jersey chapter of Romance Writers of America.
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Title: Skater Boy
Series: Patchwork House #1
Author: Mary Catherine Gebhard
Genre: Young Adult/Sport Romance
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Blurb
Rebels. Misfits. Bad boys who rule the streets. Everyoneâs welcome at the worst kept secret in town, just as long as you donât mind getting your reputationâand your heartâa little dirty.
Welcome to Patchwork Houseâ¦
Patchwork House is a boyâs clubâa mean boyâs club. They made an exception for Tweetie once, and theyâre going to make another, because sheâs coming home. After two years away and one too many broken hearts, Tweetie swore off skatersâbut she never expected Flip.
Flip was the most famous skater in the world until he traded his place at Patchwork with the little girl whose life he ruined. Now Tweetieâs all grown up, and one chance encounter brings them together. He knows the right thing to do is disappear before things get ugly, but he never was very good at being good.
Sheâs back, and so is heâall bets are off. Nothing will stop this bad boy from finally getting his lost girl. They're written in the stars, and it's time she knows it.
The first lesson Flip taught Tweetie was how to fall.
It was also the last thing she remembered when they met again, because she didnât just fall for him.
She slammed.
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âIâm so bad for you. If I was a good guy, Iâd stop. Iâd let you be happy.â
I didnât understand any of what he was saying, but the pain I felt. Deep. In his rocky, strangled voice and his desperate, cracking eyes.
âWhatever it is Iâll understand. If you did somethingâ¦if something happenedâ¦Iâll understand.â
Tell me. Please.
Let me in.
His stare dug into me, and again I was certain he was searching for something. I desperately wanted him to find it.
He exhaled, resigned.
âIâm not a good guy. Iâm the fucking worst.â He captured my face in his palms, grip sure and almost painful in its desperation. The way he looked at me, I was sure he would kiss me. The way I felt, I was certain I would let him.
But then, with slow and almost agonizing determination, his lips came to my forehead.
I was frozen. Mute. Struck dumb. Everything stopped working all I knew was his lips on my skin. Soft and so tender, a complete contrast to his grip digging into my skull.
He pulled back, pressed his forehead to mine, and looked at me from beneath hooded lids.
âIâm going to put the awe back in your eyes,â he said, and my breath caught. âYou looked at me like I was a god once, and youâll do it again.â
Author Bio
Mary Catherine Gebhard bites off more than she can chew. She's lived in Salt Lake City, Utah her entire life, but occasionally goes on vacation from reality. Don't worry, she sends postcards.
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Title: The Perfect First
Series: Fulton U #1
Author: Maya Hughes
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Blurb
âHow long do you last in bed?â Those were her first words to me, swiftly followed up with, âAnd how big would you say you are?â
Cue the record scratching, what?!
Persephone Alexander. Math genius. Lover of blazers. The only girl I know who can make Heidi braids look sexy as hell. And sheâs on a mission. Lose her virginity by the end of the semester.
I walked in on her interview session for potential candidates (who even does that?) and saw straight through her brave front. Sheâs got a list of Firsts to accomplish like sheâs only got months to live. Iâve decided to be her guide for all her firsts except one. Someoneâs got to keep her out of trouble. I have one rule, no sex. We even shook on it.
Iâll help her find the right guy for the job. Someone like her doesnât need someone like me and my massive...baggage for her first time.
Drinking at a bar. Check.
Partying all night. Double check.
Skinny dipping. Triple check.
Sheâs unlike anyone Iâve ever met. The walls Iâd put up around my heart are slowly crumbling with each touch that sets fire to my soul.
Iâm the first to bend the rules. One electrifying kiss changes everything and suddenly I donât want to be her first, I want to be her only. But her plan was written before I came onto the scene and now Iâm determined to get her to re-write her future with me.
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Maya Hughes has always loved romance novels. One look at her Kindle is confirmation. She started writing her first romance novel while pregnant with her third child and she hasnât looked back. Now, her romance writing addiction has replaced her romance reading addiction.
You can find her writing on her foldable keyboard and phone anytime inspiration strikes. Her sweet and steamy stories range from rockstars to small towns and everything in between. When sheâs not writing, sheâs playing with her three kids, running errands or vegging on the couch with the love of her life and biggest fan, her husband.
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Title: Aurora Rose Reynolds'
Happily Ever Alpha World
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Introduction
As a reader, I look for books that are sweet with low angst and have an over-the-top alpha male. I have always loved reading about couples that find each other at the beginning of a book and fall in love page after page, never really having a true separation. Never finding enough of those kinds of stories on the market, I decided to write my own. It was then the Until Series and the âBOOMâ was born.
The Until Series is now published in ten languages, and the series, has sold millions copies worldwide. This series has taken on a life of its own, and readers from all over the world are constantly asking for the next installment, which is why I have opened my world to some of my favorite authors.
If you are a fan of the Until Series you are going to love each and every one of these books. Whether you are reading about one of your favorite secondary characters, catching a glimpse of one of the Maysons or visiting one of the local stores or coffee shops. And if you havenât read any of my âUntilâ books but love alpha males, strong women and sweet romance I promise you are going to love these books.
Title: Beauty and the Professor
Series: A Modern Fairy Tale Duet #1
Author: Skye Warren
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: April 23, 2019
Blurb
BEAUTY AND THE PROFESSOR is the first book in A Modern Fairy Tale duet.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful college student...
Erin cleans Mr. Morris's house twice a week to pay her tuition. The reclusive ex-soldier intimidates her, but she can't help but feel sympathy for him. Then she walks in on him touching himself, and she has much darker, much more sensual feelings.
And a beastly professor with scars he can't hide...
Blake Morris knows he's scarred both inside and out. He's reclusive and surly. Nowhere near good enough for the smart and beautiful young woman who cleans his house.
He receives an offer to return to his alma mater as an associate professor. This is his chance to reenter the world--and to be worthy of the woman he dreams about. He never expected to see her sitting in his classroom on the first day of the semester.
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Author's Note: This book was previously published as a serial in multiple parts, including Beauty Touched the Beast, Beneath the Beauty, and Broken Beauty. They've been collected into this volume and revised for new readers.
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Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such as the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat. Author Links |
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