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Lost on the Way (West Side Series Book 4)

They were friends—just friends. Now they’re something else entirely…

Jason
When I think back, on almost any given day, I see Maggie. In college, she was my best friend’s girlfriend. But, as they say, time changes things. I suppose the funeral was the turning point, when we began depending on each other. Adam asked me to watch out for her, and I did. When bad news hit, she got me through rough days. Our friendship got us through.

If luck fell on my side, I’d make her mine in every way. But, she deserves so much more from life than my prognosis.

A decade of history binds us. One drunken night and we’re fighting. Christ, she’s telling me to go see a therapist. If I can’t figure out how to go back to the way things were, I’ll lose the most important relationship of my life. The only one that truly matters.

Maggie
Last night, we shared tequila. I found myself hoping, like I always do. I’d replay last night a thousand times if I could. It’s the morning after that needs erasing. Our problem? His love for me isn’t the more kind of love. He’s made that abundantly clear. And that’s okay.

Some part of me knows Jason will always see me as his best friend’s girl. Because of our past, he prefers me in the just-a-friend role. I can’t lose our friendship. If he wants to stay in the friend zone, I need to accept that. Move on. Find someone else to love. Rationally, I do know this.

But convincing my heart…well, that’s another story entirely.

Claimed by the Alien Warrior Razko: A SciFi Alien Warrior Romance: (Aaran Barbarians Book 4)

A deathbed promise and a cruel temptation.

For Jules to release herself from a painful past, she must break a promise and learn to love again.

The faithful widow promised her husband she’d never love another. She kept her oath, no matter how painful the cost. The days were easier, filled with work and the fight against the Zeta Empire but nighttime brought her more loneliness on a ship filled with fated mates.

When a skirmish traps her in a confined engine room with a massive blue alien, she panics. His very presence effects her on a very deep, primal level. The feelings that she worked so hard to deny for so many years threaten to overwhelm her completely.

Ryzko was dedicated to the cause but his heart longed for a fated mate he’d never yet met. The females on the ship held no interest for him until he found himself barricaded with a pale Terran who was adamant she was not interested in him in the slightest.

The quiet red haired Terran intrigued him. The blush that rose on her creamy skin drove him to divine despair. Her scent, the gentle sway of her hips, even the way she said his name intoxicated him. There was no mistake she was his fated mate.

Their cause be damned: he would do whatever it took to stop her intended one-way mission no matter the consequences.

Can the blue, alien warrior beast break the redheaded Earth-girl free from her painful past?

The Intern (Office Romances Book 5)

Internship? No problem.
Show up on time.
Get the coffee orders right.
Whatever you do, don’t get mixed up with your way-off-limits boss.
Especially not on the conference room table at work.

Looks like I broke a big rule there.
Eli had alpha male written all over him.
Sexy and strong and set in his ways.

All I had to do was be a good little intern for the MLB expansion team
Finish my classes, and that master’s degree would be mine.
I could put my illness behind me and chase my dreams.
No secret crush on my boss, no distractions.
Absolutely no fantasies about him.

Nope never happened.
Those dizzy spells? Probably nothing.
Not my illness coming back.
And definitely not a secret bundle of joy…

That would make everything even more complicated.

Devil Dog: A Rough Romance

They took his woman. He’s going to take her back.

Dex is a brute who doesn’t hesitate to take his woman over his knee for the kind of spanking that leaves her sore, sobbing, and ready to be reminded of her place in a much more shameful way. Fortunately for Mallory, he’s also a US Marine Raider who knows how to run a rescue mission.

When she took a job in a country on the brink of war, Mallory had no idea what she was getting herself into, and there is only one man she can count on to bring her home after things go south.

The same man who is going to blister her bottom for running away in the first place, then lead her to the bedroom to remind her who she belongs to so thoroughly she never doubts it again.

Crown of Frost: A Wicked Faerie Tale Romance (Faerie Lords Book 1)

Wicked fae, shattered memories… and a dream that just won’t die.
Nightmares still plague Elaine, five years after her escape from the darkest realm in faerie. Elaine’s memories are scattered and torn, but one uneasy remnant haunts her dreams: a mysterious man with cold blue eyes. When Elaine’s nightmares return for her, so too does the man from her dreams. Tall, wicked, and cloaked in dark power, Liam claims that he’s come to protect Elaine… but he might be the most dangerous temptation of all.

Adult fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas will love this modern faerie tale romance that reviewers say “brought back my love of the paranormal.” Dive into Crown of Frost and read the book that started the Faerie Lords series.

Bought by the Alien Warrior Elgan: A SciFi Alien Warrior Romance: (Aaran Barbarians Book 2)

Elgan had almost given up on finding his fated mate. Then a runaway set his heart on fire.

When Diamond escaped captivity, she did whatever it took to survive. The streets of Gael were tough, especially for a Terran female, but she had grown up tougher. There was no time for sentiment or love, and fated mates were a myth she’d long stopped believing. She’d saved herself and it was always going to be that way… no matter how hot her would-be rescuer was.

Everything about Elgan’s strong, toned body told Diamond that the whispered rumors about the big, blue beasts were true. She would never admit it, but a deep, hidden part of her wanted to explore every last inch of the warrior.

Something about her scent, the fire in her eyes, ignited a deep, primal spark within Elgan: an insatiable desire to claim her for his own. In that moment he vowed to keep her safe from the battle, to satisfy her in every way and to love her as his own forever.

The only problem? Diamond had no idea just how far he’d go to keep her safe.

Unexpected Heat: An Enemies to Lovers Romance

My new neighbor is looking for a nanny. Cool. But what starts with accidental encounters in the bathroom, ends with passionate nights in his bedroom – and now we’re in a fake-marriage!

Brad is a fearless firefighter risking his life for others.
But he’s messed up when it’s about saving himself.
After his wife has left him heartbroken with a small child, he’s looking for a nanny.
I take the job because I need to pay my bills as my own demons are haunting me.
Everything seems to be going well until his ex comes back seeking sole custody for their son.
Brad’s lawyer advises him to show the judge a new wife so he can keep the baby.
Now we have to play pretend for 8 weeks until the trial is over.
But what starts as fake, soon becomes very intense and real.
All of a sudden, I ask myself two critical questions:

What if Brad’s ex finds out everything is set up? And when should I tell Brad that the result of my pregnancy test is anything but fake?

Cold Love Series

They skate. They win. They’re hot AF.
Don’t miss this collection of hockey romances.

Cold As Puck
I was all in. Down on one-knee. Love you forever. ALL in. But I destroyed it. Because that’s what I do.
The worst part… I’d never see her look at me the same way. In awe of the hockey god. The stud who made her breathless in bed. The winner.
I was a champion. I lost Game Seven and the team put me on a tight leash. Now I’m back in my home town during the off-season. Forced to do penance or I’m no longer the Dires’ goalie.
But Sophie’s still there and she’s not buying my acts of atonement. Why would she? I broke her heart. She has no reason to forgive me, but I can’t skate this time.
I remember how it felt when we got under each other’s skin. So does she.
Hot. Wicked. Hypnotic. Maybe if I tell her the truth, we can start over. Or, maybe I’ll lose her all over again.

Cold As Hell
Winning is supposed to feel good. That’s right, I’m coming down off the biggest high of my life. The Dire Wolves star sniper just scored the game-winning goal.

That’s me. The Champion. Stud. Hockey god.

Only I’ve become the hockey world’s villain. There’s a target on my back and my life feels like it’s spiraling. I don’t know how to get things under control. The team’s solution to the constant threats I receive?
Send in Hope Winters, NHL cyber security expert. They didn’t tell me she was beautiful, quirky, smart and sexy as f*ck. She says she doesn’t fall for hockey players. But it’s my job to find holes in the defense.
Right now, she’s the only distraction I want to focus on. I’ve always known there’s a cost to keeping score. Pushing the boundaries with Hope could change the game forever.

Cold As Ice
I’m broken. Hell, maybe it’s how I was made. It’s not only my leg that is shattered, but my heart has never been whole.
One rough play threatens to sideline my career with a splintered bone and months of physical therapy. But I fight back and find my place on a new team—the Dire Wolves.
Then I meet Noelle. Gorgeous. Funny. Smart. And a single mom. She’s been burned before and the risks are higher than ever. She has a little girl who loves hockey like it’s in her DNA. Did I mention we met at Ice Puppies hockey camp?
Noelle makes it clear she doesn’t date hockey players. No matter how good I am with my stick. There’s something she can’t deny. Our chemistry sizzles. I’m powerless to stop falling for her. If I can prove I’m not like the man who left her,
There’s a chance I can have what I’ve always wanted—family.
But Noelle is stubborn and protective of her nest. It’s going to take more than a few hot nights and smooth skating to convince her I’m the man who could give her forever.

Christof Brutal (Bad Russian Book 12)

I found the woman of all my filthiest dreams. The only woman I want, and the one woman I must not touch.

CHRISTOF
As soon as my eyes first catch that curvy little minx, I sense her desires and I feel her yearning need.
She has no idea how her bouncy curves and the sway of her hips make a man’s need stiffen and grow. She deserves a better man than me, and a much younger man, too.
I want so badly to protect her and care for her. I’m aching to claim that beauty and make her mine. Forever. But I must resist the pull of her charms.

MAX
I shouldn’t feel the way I do. Not about a man who’s so much older, or any man with a past like his. Certainly not this tremor-inducing Russian who is forbidden to me on every level.

But, when soft, inexperienced Max and hard, smoldering Christof are trapped together, confined in darkness, can they hold out?

This steamy, fast and sizzling hot, insta-love romance has all the pent-up passion and fulfillment of a raw, surging need, enough to start a forest fire. There’s no cheating and a Happy Ever After Ending, guaranteed to leave you breathless.

My Forbidden Doctor: A Secret Baby Medical Romance

He should be taking my temperature, not stealing my heart…

Melissa is a small town girl who doesn’t think she needs a man. But when she bumps into a gorgeous man who desperately needs her help, she just has to play along.

Dr. Carl, the stunning pulmonologist with those to-die-for eyes, needs a stand-in girlfriend to drive away his annoying co-worker. He happens to bring it up to his patient Melissa who makes him forget about his boundaries.

Doctor-patient relationships are strictly forbidden. He knows it’s wrong but it feels so right.

He shouldn’t be risking his career, but he is for someone as sweet as her. She shouldn’t be risking her heart, but she can’t stop herself.

When their widowed parents announce that they are getting engaged to each other, disaster follows.

The hot doctor she wasn’t supposed to date is going to be a new family member she wasn’t supposed to have.

But another issue adds to the chaos: a baby she wasn’t supposed to make.

What are they going to do?