Title: The Best Mistakes
Series: The Amherst Sinners #3
Author: Elena Monroe
Genre: Bully Romance
Release Date: October 31, 2019
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Tall, dangerous, and handsome. Times two.
Five years. One month. And three days after the bonfire from hell.
SAINT
Post college bliss was actually hell.
I wasnât using my degree.
I was so lonely I looked for his face in crowded places.
I didnât have anything figured out, let alone my feelings.
I was stuck between two tall, dangerous, and handsome men â times two.
One showed me how to survive trauma, proved things arenât what they appear, and no matter how much I didnât fall head over heels he was always there for me.
The other taught me how live.
But I taught myself how to love.
No one was going to be able to take away my growth, my bravery, or my comfort again. Oliver or not â I was standing on my own.
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I couldnât wait to leave Amherst, to only return a few years later as a professor at my Alma Mater.
The barn fire from hell acted like a bomb, detonating and throwing us all different directions.
Lawyer.
Pro baseball player.
Book store manager.
Artist.
Soon to be wife.
We were all struggling to find our way back to each other while juggling life, love, sex, hardship.
Iâm sober, a dad, but something was missing - Layla.
She kicked started my heart when we first met in college, lighting it on fire and branding her name until she run away when things got messy. My son, Arsen, stoked the fire in her absence.
She was always mine and it was time to prove it.
Third time is a charm.
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This was why I always ran away from everything when he showed up. We couldnât be in the same room without one of us being crushed under the pressure.
She whispered, âDonât freak out.â
Hunter swatted her away with a rude hand gesture, taking her place in front me, blocking out most of the room in my vision.
âMaddison is just being overly dramatic. Relax. Hey⦠hey, look at me.â
I turned, looking into Hunterâs deep, dark eyes that were engulfing me. His hand was on my hip, pulling me into him and making the whole room disappear with one kissâone simple kiss. His soft lips pressed against mine for only a minute before he pulled away, while his hand still cradled my cheek.
I closed my eyes, moved my face closer into his palm, and took a deep breath, as he said to me, âBe brave, Layla.â
Hunter leaned against the railing, pulling me into him again. I looked up, trying to look anywhere else, but I saw Cadenâs arms wrap around Oliver, squeezing him. It was like he hadnât even seen his best friend in a while. I wondered if I wasnât the only one that Oliver had ghosted.
Jade trailed behind him in a dress that showed the world she was proud of her sexuality and not scared of itâa floral print, short, tight number, paired with heels. Her body still hid the secret of being a mom. The teal ends of her hair still enacted. Her hand dropped to her side like their hug stole away her favorite accessory: Oliverâs hand on her. I looked away to roll my eyes, not one insecurity to focus on.
I sipped the rest of my drink, putting the empty glass down on the table next to me. Without permission, my eyes stole another look at Oliver⦠except, this time, he was headed straight towards me.
I could have jumped out of my skin with all the anxiety and nerves pounding through my veins, but Hunterâs arm around me kept me still. Too bad he couldnât provide oxygen with his stability.
âLaylaâ¦â was all I heard his voice say.
Hunter pushed his chin up in a silent acknowledgment of his presence.
âStill into being second best, huh?â Oliver growled at him.
Hunter stood up straighter; his face was casually morphing into pissed off. He leaned into Oliverâs space, just to rub Oliver wrong the same wrong way. âI fucked your baby mom in college and now Layla, bro. Whoâs second?â
He was pleased with himself, leaning back again, smirking wildly in his triumph.
I excused myself promptly, feeling too overwhelmed. Too many feelings I kept locked up were flooding back. âIâm gonna get another drink.â
Oliver followed me, keeping up with the biggest strides I could take in the ridiculous heels I had chosen to wear.
âAre you just gonna run away every time Iâm in the room?â
Infuriated by all the words he let leave his mouth, I spun around on my heel. âYes, Oliver, I am. Why do you care?â I cursed myself for the lack of gusto in my jab.
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Elena Monroe grew up in Florida scribbling down stories from a very young age. These stories were really just wavy lines filling the paper, but she knew each word, each emotion, each character's name, and there was no tricking her into forgetting what each line signified. Just like her unconventional way of writing as a toddler Elena is setting her own rules and just telling stories.
Much like her debut novel, The Best Years, life certainly imitated art. Transplanting from the South to the East Coast, Elena currently lives in Connecticut with her soon to be husband, reformed bad boy. Find her on her social media through Twitter at @elenamonroe, Instagram at @elenamonroewrites, Facebook at @elenamonroewrites, and more!
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Title: Embracing Fate
Series: Captive Hearts #2
Author: Ellie Masters
Genre: Dark Captive Romance
Release Date: October 30, 2019
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Who do you hire to save innocent women from monstrous men?
You find a man the monsters fear.
My job is straightforward. Buy a girl. Make her mine. Infiltrate a human-trafficking ring and take it down.
It doesnât matter which unfortunate girl I choose. Iâll sacrifice one to save the many, or some such nonsense like that. Does that justify what I must do? Does that make me the hero?
No. It makes me a monstrous man, but I'll do what needs to be done.
I donât want to know her name. Iâm not her savior. Iâm not her knight in shining armor galloping in on a white horse to save the day. Iâm her nightmare, a man who will break her so others may live.
There's only one rule. Don't fall for the girl.
But when have I ever followed rules?
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Ellie writes the kind of heart-stopping, pulse-pounding, can't-stop-reading romance filled with all your sexy, swoon-worthy, alpha men. They have to be, because the heroines Ellie writes are strong women with take charge attitudes.
International, bestselling, multi-genre author, Ellie writes the stories she loves to read. Dark romance lover? Sweet contemporary romance? How about a romantic suspense to whet your appetite? Ellie writes it all. Don't wait any longer, your next book boyfriend is waiting for you. Born in the South, raised under the Hawaiian sun, Ellie has traveled the globe while in service to her country. The love of her life, her amazing husband, is her number one fan and biggest supporter. And yes! He's read every word she's written.
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Title: Fighting to Save Us
Series: Saved by Love #2 Author: Sarah Stevens Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 29, 2019
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One call. One word. And the future Bren envisioned crumbles to dust. Thereâs a sickness in her, a malignant force threatening her happy life. While she longs to feel Maxâs arms around herâholding her tight in assurance everything will be okayâshe canât bring herself to reveal her crushing truth. To save him from the sadness to come, Bren feels she has no choice but to push him away. After running from his past for so long, Max got his first taste of a blissful life with Bren. Behind him are the days of mafia brutality and rival families... or so he hopes. But things take a dark and inexplicable turn when Bren begins pushing him away. After all heâs lost, he refuses to let her destroy what they have by hiding behind secrets. Hell bent on saving her from herself, Max is prepared to fight his way back to her side... no matter what it takes. During lifeâs darkest trials, battered hearts can only be saved... by love.
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Sarah Stevens is a New Adult Romance author.
Sarah started writing her first novel The Night He Saved Me in her free time while being a stayÂ-atÂ-home mom. Then one day, it started to flow, and she was writing "The End" in a matter of two months. When she isn't writing, she is enjoying the southern life with her husband, three kids, a Saint Bernardâwho is still adjusting to the southern summers and Bruno a rescue dog. She can't go a day without her coffee in the morningâand a few more cups during the day and her late nights writing. She enjoys reading Contemporary or New Adult Romance and going to the pool or beach as much as she can. She loves all things Disney and collects Disney mugs to drink her beloved coffee in.
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Title: Rock Star, Interrupted
Series: Tragic Duet #1 Author: S.M. Shade
Genre: Rock Star Romance
Release Date: October 29, 2019
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I found my stillness, my space between breaths, when I was a kid. The answer is simple. If it hurts, I pour music on it.
After years of hard work, it's finally happening. Tragic has a number one album and we've gone from being discussed as one hit wonders to hearing words like meteoric mentioned alongside our name. With two tours planned and another album on its way, we have a lot to look forward to. Playing in a different city every night, the shimmer and roar of the crowd, after parties and endless women. My lifelong dream is in the palm of my hand until one phone call leaves everything hanging in the balance. Purchase Links AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU Free in Kindle Unlimited
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Axton steps up to the mic with a smile that no doubt wets women’s panties. “We have some songs for you.” He pauses to let the responding roar of the crowd die down. As it does, a woman wolf whistles, and he turns his head to wink at her, making the audience lose it. Thunder booms again, and he smiles. “You aren’t going to let some rain run you off, are you?” While the cheers and screams drown out everything again, he steps back, motions to Elliot and they begin to play.
I’ve streamed his music. I’ve heard him practice and sing at home. His talent was never in doubt, but this…I can’t even describe the experience. Everything else falls away. It’s fully dark outside and he’s backlit by deep blue lights as his voice raises goosebumps on my skin. The song builds and he moves around the stage like he’s part of it, like every inch belongs to him. His face contorts with such passion as he belts out the powerful chorus, then relaxes when the verse resumes in his low, soulful croon.
Eyes closed. Wet hair hanging in his face. So much emotion.
The crowd is as silent as I’ve heard them all day, hanging on every sound he makes. The drums kick in and the lights flash in tandem. His face is illuminated in a spotlight as he sings the last verse with more intensity, jumping and moving with the music as if he’s possessed by it.
He’s like a different being up there. There’s some sort of…magic. A force that seems to wrap around him, to cloak the entire crowd and pull everyone into that space with him. Into a world where he’s all that exists.
My throat tightens as I listen, my gaze glued to the man I’ve only recently managed not to despise. But who could fight against this? His voice is ecstasy charged by summer thunder, sweet agony wrapped in desire. It holds the promise of feverish love and whispered, filthy things.
The way the crowd reacts to him, reaches for him, the sobbing and screams, I understand it now. He’s chaos and calm, heady and all consuming.
And they fucking love it.
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I'm a full time author who is hopelessly addicted to iced coffee, love stories, sunshine, and men with full sexy lips, though not necessarily in that order. A voracious reader since I sounded out my first word, I started writing as a teenager and rediscovered my love of writing as an adult. Originally from Indianapolis, I now live in a small Kentucky town with my college age son.
Title: The Italian
Author: T L Swan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 28, 2019
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They say there are three things you should do at least once in your life:
Dance like nobodyâs watching.
Travel the world.
And fall hopelessly in love.
I aimed to do all three.
I went to Italy to find myself.
But he found me.
It was like a story book, our eyes met across a crowded room.
He asked me if I needed help reading the menu.
We ate, we laughed, we danced, and I fell.
Unfortunately, things didnât go to plan, and we parted ways.
Two years later, our eyes meet across a room again.
Only this time I was on a date with another man.
He went crazy in a jealous fit.
But the man I met then is different now.
Heâs colder, harder, and officially one of the most powerful men in Italy.
Dare I say it, even more enticing.
But if you dance with the devil, you get burnt.
And the fires in Italy are scalding hot.
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Title: Then and Now
Series: The Edge of Retaliation #3
Author: Bella Jewel
Genre: Romance/Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 28, 2019
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Dear Fate,
Here I am, finally writing to you again.
Things havenât changed, fate.
Time hasnât healed anything.
As always, nothing makes sense.
Things arenât coming together as they should.
Time has changed us very little.
It has only made everything that much more confusing.
Nothing is fixed.
Nobody is happy.
We still live with a dark cloud over our heads.
A cloud you refuse to clear away.
If only youâd explain yourself.
If only youâd tell me why you picked me?
If only youâd tell me why you took Celia?
If only youâd tell me why you chose Tanner?
If only youâd tell me why this web of lies keeps growing bigger?
Why you canât just let us be?
I have no answers.
I do, however, have so many questions.
Can you answer those for me, fate?
Of course you canât. You want me to figure this out.
To learn some valuable lesson.
How am I to do that, when you keep changing the rules?
No, fate, rules are not meant to be broken.
Theyâre there for a reason.
Stop changing reason.
You canât control everything.
Right...
You can control everything.
Youâre making sure I know that.
Youâre making sure I know youâre coming for me.
For our final battle.
Iâm ready, fate. Iâm so ready.
Itâs time for my freedom.
The freedom we both know I deserve.
Iâll get my peace.
Just you wait and see.
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Bella Jewel is a self published, USA Today bestselling author. Sheâs been publishing since 2013. Her first release was a contemporary romance, Hellâs Knights which topped the charts upon release. Since that time, she has published over five novels, gaining a bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland and is currently studying editing and proofreading to further expand her career. Bella has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013 she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. She plans to expand her writing career, planning many new releases for the future.
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Title: Clash
Series: Gentry Generations #4
Author: Cora Brent
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 24, 2019
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Taylor
Iâm the poor little rich girl whose silver spoon was snatched right out of her pretty mouth.
Now my reality includes clearance bin lip gloss, sleeping in my car and dining on convenience store hot dogs.
But my issues donât end there.
My nightmare family is hot on my heels and demanding something I donât have. Theyâve made it clear they donât intend to give up.
When I finally hit rock bottom I fall into the arms of an unlikely savior.
Heâs Kellan Gentry, the prince of the college party scene. Kellan seems to be exactly the kind of guy I donât need; a brash, arrogant player who refuses to take anything seriously.
To say I misjudged him is an understatement.
Before I can think twice about the consequences, Iâve fallen for Kellan so hard I can barely breathe.
When weâre together he promises me the world.
And more than anything I want to believe him.
Kellan
I used to be careless.
I used to be all about chasing trouble and good times until I caught up to them.
But watching my own family go through hell changed everything.
Now I just want to stay on a steady path and make them proud.
Then along comes Taylor Briggs.
Gorgeous. Sarcastic. Wrapped in more secrets than I can guess.
And somehow the ground shifts underneath me.
In the clash between love and logic, thereâs no mystery as to which one will win.
Iâve been warned about Taylorâs horror show of a family. Iâve been warned they might rip us to shreds.
I say bring it on and let them try.
Because thereâs nothing I wonât do to protect her.
No matter the cost.
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She winced and cleared her throat. âLook, I donât know if it matters to you after all this time but inviting random guys home has never been one of my habits.â
âIn that case I was glad to volunteer as the exception.â
The light changed and the walk sign flashed. Taylor waited until weâd reached the opposite sidewalk before speaking again.
âIâm really sorry I was so rude to you when you showed up the next day.â
âNo worries. My hand recovered nicely after you crushed it in your front door.â
âI donât remember crushing your hand.â
âYou were busy composing four letter expletives.â
She clucked her tongue. âAn accusation I canât deny.â
âBy the way, I never did figure out how to go piss up a flagpole.â
âWhat? Thatâs not terminology I would use.â
âNo? My devastated feelings might be interfering with my memory.â
âAgain, sorry. You were just being nice.â She paused. âI was going through some life crap at the moment.â
âApology accepted.â
âI didnât really crush your hand, did I?â
I held out my right hand and flexed. âItâs okay. My physical therapist promises that someday I might be able to hold a pencil again.â
She snorted. âNow I know youâre full of shit.â
I balled my hand into a fist and shadow boxed. âSometimes.â
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Cora Brent was born in a cold climate and escaped as soon as it was legally possible. Now, she lives in the desert with her husband, two kids and a prickly pear cactus she has affectionately named âSpotâ. Coraâs closet is filled with boxes of unfinished stories that date back her 1980âs childhood and all her life she has dreamed of being an author. Amazingly, she is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer of contemporary romance and begs not to be awakened from this dream.
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Title: Breaker
Author: Harloe Rae
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: October 24, 2019
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âTell me a happy something, Sutton.â
I was only seven the first time Grady Bowen whispered those words to me. Cloaked by the black sky under a blanket of stars, it was easy to get lost. He didnât have any good memories of his own, and needed to borrow mine. Iâd willingly give him anything.
Being infatuated with that boy was a beautiful curse. What could have been special didnât get the chance to bloom. Heâd never see me as more than his best friendâs kid sister. That was a hard lesson to learn, but not the most difficult.
Grady had always been struggling against the odds. Eventually he quit fighting and let his familyâs reputation own him. Try as I might, those influences were beyond my reach.
He didnât mean to break my heart. Or maybe he did. I shouldnât have made it so easy for him. Either way, our wrongs against each other carved new lines between us.
I went four years without seeing Gradyâeach one more painful than the last. That distance did nothing to dull my feelings toward him. But things are different now. Most noticeably is Grady. I barely recognize this man heâs become. And thatâs the way he intends to keep it. Not that it really matters.
Grady Bowen stopped being my happy something long ago.
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Harloe Rae is a USA Today & Amazon Top 10 bestselling author. Her passion for writing and reading has taken on a whole new meaning. Each day is an unforgettable adventure.
Harloe is a Minnesota gal with a serious addiction to romance. Sheâs always chasing an epic happily ever after. When sheâs not buried in the writing cave, Harloe can be found hanging with her hubby and son. If the weather permits, she loves being lakeside or out in the country with her horses.
Harloe is the author of the Reclusive series, Watch Me Follow, #BitterSweetHeat Series, Ask Me Why, and BREAKER. These titles are available on Amazon.
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Title: Heartless Hero
Author: Mary Catherine Gebhard
Genre: New Adult Bully Romance
Release Date: October 24, 2019
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âBully to the highest degree. Heartless Hero is a must read for 2019.â Sarah, Musings of the Modern Belle
There are rules to being Abigail Crowneâs bodyguard, rules to watching the infamous billion-dollar heiress, otherwise known as the Reject Princess.
Never forget your place, always put the Crowne name above all else, and never, ever hurt the Reject.
Especially donât torment the Reject.
Even if she is a spoiled brat.
So when an opportunity presents itself to punish her, you definitely shouldnât take it.
Then again, Abigail loves to be tortured, and Iâve waited patiently for revenge.
Iâll keep her safe... with cruel protection.
Love is off limits with Abigail Crowne, but no one said anything about hate.
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Why are you here?â I asked.â
Theoâs knuckle grazed my chin as a smile curled his lips. âTruth or promise?â â
I had a thought as he perverted the sweet game we used to play as teenagers. â
The thing between us was darkening, twisting, and I should run. Run before I darken and twist with it. I was the Wicked Bitch of the East Coast, but I wasnât the words they called me. Not really. I liked to pretend I was as callous as my brother Grayson, as cunning as my sister Gemma.â
In reality, I was soft. As they said, there was a reason Iâd never fit in. I was a marshmallow. Easy to step on. Easier to squish.â
So I answered. âTruth.ââ
Theo smiled, easy and slow. âIâm going to break your heart, and youâre going to thank me for it.ââ
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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: Breathless With Her
Series: Less Than #1
Author: Carrie Ann Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 22, 2019
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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan comes a sexy new contemporary series.
Devin Carr likes his life. He likes his job, his family, the outlook for his future. Then he meets her. Erin. As soon as he sees her, drunk and wearing a sequined dress as her world crashes down around her and she fights to put on a brave face, he knows what heâs been missing. Her.
When Erin Taborn finds her high school sweetheart and husband banging the former head cheerleader of their graduating class at their high school reunion, she tells herself sheâll be fine. She just needs to figure out what fine means. Thereâs only one problem. Devin. She didnât plan on him. And for someone who thinks they have all their plans in place, thatâs a problem.
One sheâll have to find an answer to if this whole friends-with-benefits thing is going to work.
If not, sheâll fail just like with everything else.
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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasnât stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When sheâs not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, sheâs reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
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Title: The Hardest Shot
Series: Indianapolis Eagles #7
Author: Samantha Lind
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: October 24, 2019
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Beckett
Hockey is my life.
My focus.
My priority.
I left Sweden for it five years ago.
Iâve finally been given a shot to prove myself, and I refuse to let anything jeopardize that.
No distractions ~ especially not Julia, the stunning woman I can't seem to get out of my mind. Only problem is, she's my coach's daughter.
Julia
I grew up around hockey.
Lived and breathed it, thanks to my dadâs job.
I never thought Iâd fall for a player.
Especially one my dad coaches.
But there's just something about Beckett that draws me in.
Can I convince him he can be the hotshot goalie and find love, without having to choose just one?
The hardest shot to defend is the one you never take. I just hope he realizes he can have it all.
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Samantha Lind is a contemporary romance author. Having spent the first 27 years of her life in Alaska, she now calls Iowa home where she lives with her husband and two sons. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, watching hockey, and listening to country music.
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Title: Broken
Series: South Side Boys #2
Author: Alexis Winter
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 19, 2019
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âHe wanted what wasnât his.â
He stops moving but doesnât let go of me.
He has a look in his eyeâ¦Intense. Predatory. Claiming.
âBut Iâm not yours either.â
âTonight, you will be.â
The moment she made that stupid bet with me I should have walked away.
Pretend to be her boyfriend at her high school reunion.
Instead, I lean in and whisper: âGirl, Iâll show you things you didnât even know existed and make other guys youâve been with seem like boys.â
I knew I couldnât resist her perfectly plump lips, the curve of her delicious hips.
What I didnât expect?
To fall for her. To crave her. To need her.
She thinks Iâm just a reformed criminal with a history of bad mistakes and prison time
But the truth is, the demons from my past are knocking down my door.
Tori Brennan may act like a tough talking ball buster
But I know better.
She wants everything I canât give her.
Happiness, love, safety.
Thereâs only one thing I can give herâ¦
A broken heart.
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He stops moving but doesnât let go of me. He has that same look in his eyes that he just had talking about Billy.
Intense. Predatory. Claiming.
âHe wanted what wasnât his.â
I give him a look, knowing this may well be the only chance Iâll have to try and take what I want. And what I think he wants as well.
âBut Iâm not yours either.â
Before I know it, his lips come crashing down on mine, silencing anything else I could say. And then he abruptly ends it, leaving me panting.
I want to ask what that was, but I canât, because he suddenly says the words I never thought Iâd hear.
âTonight, you will be.â
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If you love to curl up with a good romance book you will certainly enjoy her work. Whether it's a story about an innocent young woman learning about the world, or a sassy and fierce heroin who knows what she wants you're sure to enjoy the happily ever afters she provides.
When Alexis isn't furiously writing her next novel, you can find her exploring the Rocky Mountains, traveling, enjoying a glass of wine or petting a cat.
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Title: His Dirty Bargain
Series: Dirty Billionaires #3
Author: Fiona Murphy
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 22, 2019
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Three billionaire brothers: Cesare, Enzo, and Dante Sabatini have everything except the one thing money canât buy. Three big beautiful, women Alicia, Bethany, and Chloe will teach them the ABCs of love. Follow these couples as they negotiate the riskiest deal of all, falling in love.
My biological clock has been pounding. Any minute now, I'm going to hit buy on the sperm that's been sitting in my online cart for the last six months.... any minute. I want to be a single mom. The last five years without a man have been the best years of my life. Except, I do want kids, six if I had my way. But if Iâm doing it alone, I canât really afford more than one.
At least what I need I can get off a website. I had no idea men had biological clocks too, but Enzo Sabatini proved otherwise. The control-freak billionaire married a gold-digging womb to get the children he wanted, and not surprisingly it blew up in his face. With the ink barely dry on his divorce that lasted longer than his marriage, I'm tasked with finding him a new place to live. I can't believe it's really heat I see in his eyes when he looks at me. I'm nothing like his usual women, plus size compared to size zero.
Shock is an understatement when I see the ring. I can barely process his insane proposal of me getting the dream house and the multifamily property I want in exchange for at least ten years and two kids. Wait, what? What kind of effing proposal is that? It's not a marriage proposal, it's a bargainâone with limits and terms and signed off by lawyers. I don't care how hot he is; he's lost his mind.
So why do I say not yet instead of no? Is this going to be the biggest mistake of my life, or is there any way we can make a happy-ever-after from this dirty bargain?
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A hand wraps around my arm as he drags me after him. âWhat the hell is going on with you?â he thunders once weâre out on the front lawn.
âDonât yell at me, damn it! Are you fucking serious? You tell my boss a personal plan in a light meant to shame and embarrass me over brunch, you belittle me, you ignore me, then you want to know what is going on with me?â
Shaking his head, he takes a deep breath. âDonât forget I let the tiny blonde close to me.â
Violence erupts from me and I shove him, hard. âShe fucking touched you like she had every right to.â Oh god, I didnât do that.
The bastard laughs as he tugs me close. Iâm so ashamed I canât look at him even though I want to push him away from me, pissed that heâs daring to laugh. âFuck, woman, you are driving me crazy. Why canât you be normal?â
With a sigh I give in to resting my head on his chest. All at once, the anger and pain disappears as I inhale his scent, feel his body against mine. âIâm not going to apologize. Normal is boring. If I were normal you wouldnât look at me twice, you would have already moved on to your next bimbo.â
âHmmâ¦â His hand runs up and down my back soothingly. âI wonât lie, youâre right. Bimbos are boring, you could never be called boring. So Iâve been thinkingâ¦â He pulls out something shiny from his pocket. No, it canât be. Holy fuck, it is. âI have another deal to offer you. Marry me and weâll fill this place with laughter and memories. Help me turn it from a house into a home. I want at least two kids, any more is up to you, and in return Iâll buy you the multifamily property you want, and this place is yours free and clear as long as we hit ten years. We give it at least ten years and youâll think youâve won the lottery. If you want out any sooner, Iâll make you regret ever meeting me.â
I stumble back from him on shaky legs, staring at the enormous ring in horror. âWhat kind of marriage proposal was that? It was a marriage proposal, right?â How could he say such awful things at the same time as asking me to marry him? âHave you lost your mind?â
At least he has the decency to blush. âWhat? Itâs an honest deal between two people, a hell of a lot more honest than ninety percent of the proposals happening any given day. I get it, you have a hard time trusting men are going to stick around, treat you well, and be faithful. The ring gives you the first one, and I donât have a problem with either the second or third thing. I bought this house for you, you can make it anything you want. If we divorce youâll get it in the settlement on top of the multifamily and more than generous alimony, as long as I get custody of the kids.â
This is a dream, a nightmare, a crazy Klonopin-induced nightmare because who the hell would believe this is real? Iâm shaking my head, trying to clear it, trying to figure out what is happening. The ring is thrust in my face again. Itâs enormous, an odd pinkish peach color. âWhat is it?â
âItâs a padparadscha, a kind of sapphire. Normally, I wouldnât have gotten something so big at twenty-eight carats, but the only other one they had was only four carats and that didnât seem right at all. A diamond didnât seem unique enough for you. Iâm also willing to admit I didnât want any man thinking you were available.â He shrugs.
And itâs the sweetest thing I think heâs ever said. How could he say that while also saying all the other crap? âWeâve known each other a week, less than a week. I canât marry you, itâs crazy.â
âHow is it crazy? We both know what we want, we both want the same thing, and we both want each other. When somethingâs right itâs right. When you know you know. What difference does it make from one week to one year?â
âBecause, I donât know how you like your coffee. I donât know your favorite food, color, or book. I donât know if you sleep naked or in pajamas. I donât know anything about you other than you have way too much money, an enormous ego, and okay, yes, I want to have sex with you, but that doesnât make a marriage, not even one for just ten years.â
âWe couldnât make a marriage without the sex.â
âI donât want to breastfeed. Iâll do everything I can to make sure I have a C-section up to and including bribing my doctor. Even if I didnât have to work, I want to after my maternity leave is over. I want six kids, not two, not four, six. I want private school but not religious schools. I donât want to take my kids to church on Sundays, I want them to choose what they believe in. I donât want to do the Santa myth thing or the tooth fairy. I want my kids to know theyâre important, but I refuse to let them believe the world revolves around them. Those are important, those things could break up a marriage. Those are the things you learn over the course of dating and having an actual relationship instead of just jumping into a marriage.â
âSo youâre saying, no?â
Oh god, he actually looks sad, then he blinks and itâs gone. Deep down I want to scream yes, fuck caution, fuck that itâs too soon, he wants me, bought a house for me, he bought a ring, except heâs saying things like ten years and threatening me with horrors unknown if I dare to want a divorce before ten years. Fear outweighs everything. âIâm saying not yet.â
âI should have known.â He flicks the ring at me. I canât catch it, it falls at my feet. âKeep it, I sure as fuck donât want it. Use it to go toward your sperm donor.â I canât believe heâs just walking away.
Iâm frozen where I stand. It was real. Enzo Sabatini just asked me to marry him. No, he offered me a deal, a bargain, one with a whole lot of strings he would use to tie me up. The insane ring glints up at me. I bend down; itâs heavy. Donât do it, Chloe. A sick curiosity has me slipping it on my left ring finger. My stomach flips a dozen timesâit fits perfectly.
In the moment I was positive I did the right thing, but nowâ¦Iâm not sure anymore.
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Due to commitment issues I have lived in many different cities and my favorite is Chicago but I have managed to settle into Austin and perhaps my commitment issues are behind me.
I have enjoyed reading from a very young age and it wasn't long before the children books bored me and I read the books my mother enjoyed Stephen King and Dean Koontz and I didn't sleep without the light on until I was about ten.
I came across my first Harlequin by accident and it was love at first read, no one died and happy endings? It was a whole new world and I loved it.
I wrote my first story at eight and everyone died, of course. Since then I would like to think I've gotten better and now I'm writing the happily ever afters I first fell in love with, with some hot sex thrown in along the way.
As a plus size woman myself, I have started writing the stories I always wanted to see myself in but never did. And now Iâm ecstatic to give BBWs the happily ever afters with hot Alphas I want to read.
Title: The Housekeeper's Daughter
Author: Dee Palmer
Genre: Romantic Suspense/Erotic Thriller Release Date: October 22, 2019
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âTrue love may lay claim on your heart, but a first love brands your soul.â
I loved Atticus with my body and soul.
Until he broke my heart and shattered my trust.
He betrayed me.
But worst of all,
Six years later heâs made me love him all over again.
Blinded by my desire for revenge,
I didnât even notice it happen,
Until it was too late.
Did I learn nothing in the prison he sent me to?
Can I ever trust a word he says?
My carefully woven plans begin to unravel.
Dangerous secrets are uncovered,
My twisted little games exposed,
Threatening to tear my world apart.
Iâm my thirst for revenge, will I destroy everything and everyone Iâve ever loved?
Or will he break me again.
The Housekeepers Daughter was previously published as The Little Games Duet: Wicked Little Games & Twisted Little Games
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Chapter One
Tia
âYouâre the Devil,â I whisper. Itâs barely audible above my own ragged breaths, but he heard me, loud and clear. Striding forward, I match each of his steps with a retreating step of my own. This was a dance we had enjoyed in the past, but not today. Iâm grateful when my back finally hits the door of his office; my legs had begun to tremble, and I feared I was about to hit the deck. My hands press against the solid wood for support, and fixing my eyes on his, I start to shake my head.
A futile non-verbal request for him to stop.
He steps so close my breath catches, and I actually stop breathing for a moment. Closing my eyes, I drop my chin to my chest.
Please donât do this.
His knuckle brushes my jaw, and he tips my whole face up with his fingertip but makes no other movement, no sound at all. He simply waits. When the silence becomes too much, I open my eyes and meet his gaze.
âI told you I was.â His lips form the perfect smile, and his eyes seem to darken to an impossible shade of midnight blue.
Itâs strange; I always thought the devil would have darker colouring, inky black hair, a deep tan maybe, and eyes you would easily lose your soul to. Not him. Although the eyes are spot on, everything else was way off; he couldnât look less like the Lucifer of the movies. He is tall, towering over me now, broad, strong shoulders, but slim, fit, stunning actually. His rough blond hair falls over his eyes, and on any other day, that would be a crime. No, he looks more like an angel than the devil I know him to be. He looks like a Nordic God.
The pain ripping me apart from the inside out escapes in a sob that I canât contain and takes us both by surprise. My hand flies to my mouth, too late to hide the heartbreak. He laughs, a hollow sound that chills my blood, and even the tender way he tucks my hair away from my face feels too raw.
Please donât do this.
âOh, Princess, you always did know how to make me laugh,â he states with a wry smile that makes my stomach turn.
âMy pain amuses you?â I manage to form actual words when I feel utterly speechless and broken.
âNo, your naiveté amuses me.â He sighs. âI told you I was the Devil, Tia, and yet you are surprised when I drag you to Hell.â He draws his bottom lip in slowly between his teeth, and even now I can feel my body betray me. My fingers twitch, restless to touch him just one more time. My heart clenches, and there is an unwelcome spark of heat right between my legs. He inhales deeply through his nose and flashes a knowing grin, which adds mortification to my devastation.
Heâs acutely aware of how he affects me; he always has been.
He chuckles and leans closer. His mouth is just below my ear before he speaks. âYour pain is just a pleasant bonus, princess.â
âOh, God.â I gasp, my fist clutching at the unbearable pain cleaving through my heart.
âNow, princess, do you really think He will save a little sinner like you? Besides, He really canât help you now, not when your soul is already mine.â His lips press a kiss on the crook of my neck, and I whimper. They always feel like heaven on my skin, and now itâs no different, except everything is different.
âWhat do you want?â Iâve lost so much. My tone fails to hide my absolute desolation.
âEverything.â
âI gave you everythingâ¦I gave you my heart, damn it. I have nothing left.â The tears I have managed to hold at bay fall, bursting unbidden from my eyes as I hold his unwavering gaze.
âNow we both know thatâs not true.â He sucks some air through his pursed lips, shaking his head lightly as if he is reprimanding a small child.
âI donât understand.â I sniff, dragging the back of my hand unceremoniously along the underside of my nose and roughly drying my cheeks in an attempt to regain some composure.
âI think itâs cute that you believe your heart holds any interest to someone like me. What am I saying? There is no one like me,â he taunts, then tilts his head to one side as if thinking how best to deliver his next line. âYou promised me forever, princess, and thereâs only one thing that is truly forever.â His eyes narrow, and the cruel smile that has been an almost permanent fixture since he brought me here, vanishes. His expression is chillingly vacant and so changed, I barely recognise this monster before me. âIâve come for your soul, Tia.â He pulls back just enough to slide his hand into his back pocket, retrieving a long slim dagger. He flips it with ease, catching it and wrapping his fingers around the handle like it was moulded only to fit his hand. The tip of the blade is reflected in his eyes, and the sharp edge shines brightly, even in the dim light of the fading evening.
âI donât understand. I didnât do anything wrong. I love you,â I plead, my hand resting on his chest where his heart should be.
âI think, with that statement, youâve answered your own question, havenât you, princess?â His tone drops, and his expression is now deadly serious. He waits again for realisation of what heâs asking to slowly sink in. It doesnât take long. No.
âI canât do this.â I mouth the words because I canât bring myself to say them out loud. It doesnât matter. Whether heâs lip reading or mind reading, he knows me, and he knows this is no longer a choice I have to make.
âI know, princessâ¦I know.â His voice is softly soothing, coaxing me, and I comply. His words are like a balm, hypnotic, and I find I am no longer able to resist or fight him. He places the blade in my hand, cupping his larger hands over the top and gripping tight. He twists the blade until it is pointed just below my rib cage and angled upward, perfectly aimed for maximum impact. Iâm shaking my head because I know I canât do what heâs asking me to do. Then he hugs meâ¦he steps his strong body into mine and presses us both hard against the door.
âAh! Ohâ¦ohâ¦pleaseâ¦please.â The dagger burns like a thousand blades as it pierces my skin. A tidal wave of pain tears through my body, and I continue to cry out.
It hurts so much.
âI do love it when you beg.â He jolts the blade deeper, and I can feel it slicing through my flesh. The pain is unbearable. I canât breathe. Every nerve is screaming in agony as I feel my lungs burn with the blood now filling them from inside. I start to choke. Even at this time, I take comfort from the knowledge that this flesh and blood pain is fleeting and is only a fraction of the devastation my heart feels.
It will all be over soon.
âWhy are you smiling?â My vision is a little blurry, but I can see the confusion on his face.
âBecause, at least this pain will end,â I answer, slumping against him with weakness. My words are faint. He tilts my head up; itâs too heavy for me to hold and flops to one side, but he is careful to ensure I am looking into his eyes when he speaks. He wants to make sure I truly understand my fate.
Author Bio
Dee Palmer lives just outside of London with her husband and (slightly embarrassed) children. Her passion is writing sexy steamy romance stories that will scorch the pages right off your kindle and are guaranteed to make your heart pound. She loves an HEA but isn't afraid to put her readers through the ringer before she delivers.
When not at her desk she can be found either fannying around on Facebook or with her nose stuck in her Kindle. Once in a while when the lights are down she might be spotted about town searching for the best French martinis and throwing some dubious shapes on the dance floor.
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Title: Break You
Series: Boys of Trinity Hall #1
Author: MV Ellis
Genre: Contemporary/New Adult with Bully Elements
Release Date: October 22, 2019
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Xavier
This is not a love story. I hate you not for who you are, but what you represent. Iâm the whispers in the darkness you canât quite hear. Iâm the unease that canât be explained, but wonât go away. Iâm your worst nightmare come to life. Iâm the filthy rich guy whoâs coming for revenge. Everything youâve ever had. Everything you hold dear. I wonât stop until I break you. Rocky You were once my savior. Now youâre my bully. Iâm the girl from the wrong side of the wrong side of the tracks. No match for your money, your might, or your wrath. But Iâm not going down without a fight. When I go, Iâll take you with me. Because weâre more alike than you want to admit. And more connected than you know. This is not a love story.
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MV ELLIS knows what itâs like to fall head over heels in love with a badass musician. She followed her heart halfway around the world to be with one. She moved from London to Sydney after a steamy holiday romance with a sexy bass player in sultry Brazil.
Twelve years, two children and a dog later, and sheâs still smitten. All this with a guy she sat next to on a bus for 36 hours! She has toured internationally as a âWAG,â and her experiences inspire her writing.
Ellisâs love of romance began when she was 11 years old, after a summer spent secretly reading her auntieâs books. Sheâs been a sucker for an alpha hero and strong heroine ever since.
An avid reader, Ellis always knew sheâd write a book of her own one day. She was right about that. Following a career spanning advertising, marketing, and social media, she finally wrote her debut novel, Catching London in 2017.
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