Top new romance books out this week: 3 May - 9 May 2020

Once upon a time, there was a girl.She hid secrets and scars behind a blinding smile.Until I decided to confiscate that smile, watch it, trap it, own it.She calls it an obsession, a madness, but she’s seen nothing.The moment I noticed her, her fate was sealed.Then she became a key player in my unhinged game.Once upon a time, there was a girl, a liar, a fraud.Mine...

Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...?Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore...

When marrying your enemy is only the beginning....Once upon a time, there lived a princess so cruel that even her husband tried to destroy her.The results left her without a father, her husband without a memory, and herself as queen to a kingdom on the cusp of war.Even so, after learning of her treasonous husband’s upcoming nuptials, she set out to find him and locked him in her dungeon...

Back then, I had it all.Wicked fastball. Killer instinct. Cocky grin. Full package. (And believe me, I knew how to score.)My senior year, I was a first round draft pick with a two-million-dollar signing bonus. Before I could even legally buy myself a beer, I made my Major League debut. Point is, I was invincible.Until one day I wasn’t...

“Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight.” Those words changed my life, and not for the better.They were wrong, of course. I wasn’t dead. But I was set up.After being charged with a string of offences--and made an example of by my political minded father--I’m eventually released back into Shadow Grove with one thing on my mind.Hate...

"Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight." Those words changed my life, and not for the better. They were wrong, of course. I wasn't dead. But I was set up. After being framed for a deadly riot, charged with a string of offences, and being made into an example by my politically minded father, I'm eventually released back into Shadow Grove...

Presley Marks has just become a cliché: the jilted bride. Wearing a white dress, standing in front of her friends and family, she announces that her fiancé—according to his text—has forgotten about the wedding. Humiliated and angry, she hides from the world in the mundane routine of her life. Working at the Clifton Forge Garage isn’t glamorous, but it’s safe from the spotlight...

Alana is desperate to pay her college tuition and she only has one thing to sell—her innocence. The man who buys her for the night has very specific tastes. Tastes that excite her as much as they confuse her—and she never expected to want to fulfill them so badly...

A RUNAWAY WITH A HIDDEN PASTLydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Her life in danger, she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her burgeoning powers are sought by both sides...

Our heroes are back… kind of. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes the second book in the epic series about a squad of misfits, losers, and discipline cases who just might be the galaxy’s best hope for survival.First, the bad news: an ancient evil—you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal—is about to be unleashed...

"What began as an unstoppable explosion of passion forged into something pivotal, essential, and more."Not a fan of historical romance? Unsure about reading a steamy pirate romance?To help you decide, this is a taste of the world and characters in SEA OF RUIN.It can be read before or after the full-length, stand-alone novel. It doesn’t spoil the main story...

When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked—and thrilled. After all, she’s grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king’s attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true.But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be...

New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Beach Reads Mary Kay Andrews delivers her next blockbuster, Hello Summer. Conley Hawkins left her family’s small town newspaper, The Silver Bay Beacon, in the rear view mirror years ago. Now, after ten years of blood, sweat, and tears, Conley is exactly where she wants to be and is about to take a fancy new position at a New York City newspaper...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “nothing short of brilliant” (People) Mrs. Everything returns with an unforgettable novel about friendship and forgiveness set during a disastrous wedding on picturesque Cape Cod...

The wickedly funny first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the original hit CW show and the new series coming to HBO Max's Spring 2020 launch season (alongside hit series such as Pretty Little Liars and Friends).Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live, go to school, play, and sleep--sometimes with each other...

A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic.Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew...

How can one wrong number be so right? A slew of L-O-L texts turn into romance that lasts a lifetime.You don’t want to miss this box set, which includes the never-before-in-ebook TEXTIN’ UP MY HEART!INCLUDES:LET’S GET TEXTUAL – WRONG NUMBERWhen Zach Hastings sends a text to the wrong number, it leads to a crazy adventure of finding love…and a baby goat...

He’s violent, volatile, and loves a good fight. She’s small and sweet—and everything he craves. But can he make her his without hurting her?Thargen wanders the sprawling Undercity streets with one goal—a drink. Well, maybe a few drinks and a good old-fashioned bar fight to let off some steam. But the moment he sees Yuri working behind the bar, he’s overwhelmed by a new desire—her...

He’s violent, volatile, and loves a good fight. She’s small and sweet—and everything he craves. But can he make her his without hurting her?Thargen wanders the sprawling Undercity streets with one goal—a drink. Well, maybe a few drinks and a good old-fashioned bar fight to let off some steam. But the moment he sees Yuri working behind the bar, he’s overwhelmed by a new desire—her...

A riveting new story of heroism, heartache, and the power of love to heal all wounds. Murphy Shepherd is a man with many secrets. He lives alone on an island, tending the grounds for a church with no parishioners, and he’s dedicated his life to rescuing those in peril. But as he mourns the loss of his mentor and friend, Murph himself may be more lost than he realizes...

A True Immortality Short StoryRose and Fionn from Kiss of Vengeance seek the help of immortal werewolf Kiyo. They must convince him to protect one of the last remaining fae, Niamh Farren.A short story that bridges the books KISS OF VENGEANCE and BOUND BY FOREVER.Free download on author's website.First published in the Tempted By Fae anthology...

Fourteen worlds. Fourteen women. One fate they can’t escape. From bestselling authors of fantasy and paranormal romance comes a breathtaking set of all new stories, available for a limited time only. Whether kick ass, shy, or vulnerable, the women in Tempted by Fae get more than they bargain for when mysterious and sexy immortals cross their paths. Give in. It’s only forever...

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Nicholas Hunt is the man I hate.For good reason.His opinion of me is tainted by prejudice even before my arrival at his grandmother’s estate, and my first impression of him is just as abysmal.His arrogance and icy demeanor make it clear that he’s the type of man who’s best handled at a distance.Fortunately, space shouldn’t be an issue inside this Gilded Age mansion and its lush gardens...

When a mysterious plague breaks out in the army fort guarding Vilnoc, the port capital of the duchy of Orbas, Temple sorcerer Penric and his demon Desdemona are called upon by General Arisaydia to resurrect Penric’s medical skills and solve its lethal riddle...

In the fifth instalment of this epic fantasy series, a journey south brings together nine eclectic friends and leads them ever closer to answers – and danger. On their journey south to Freedland, Josie, Dane and their friends sense that someone is following them. Hiding in the twin cities of Merrin Fahl seems like their best course of action – until they’re recognized by strangers...

REMIEvery Friday night, he sits in the corner of the bar, eyeing me over a glass of whiskey as I play piano on stage. We’ve never said a word to each other, yet I feel… something. An attraction unlike any other.Then one night he finally approaches me.He’s nothing but a playboy who wants to add me to his list of conquests. I can’t give in to him...

While the world is ravaged by a global pandemic, hotshot NFL running back Evan Sparks is locked in his own personal hell. With a career-ending scandal on his back, Evan hides out in his best friend’s empty San Francisco home, the full city shutdown locking him in a lonely twenty-story apartment in the sky...

From New York Times bestselling author R.L. Mathewson comes the next installment in the Neighbor from Hell series… For readers who enjoy touching stories that make them smile, laugh, and fall in love. Sometimes life doesn’t go the way that we expected. That’s what happened to Devin Bradford when he received the news that turned his life upside down seven years ago...

Have you ever known what it feels like to die?It’s not great. Trust me, I don’t recommend it.I’ve always said that my life is about surviving, but I didn’t realize how true that was until the devil sent me soaring off a bridge with the love of my life and lodged a bullet through my thigh.It’s not my time to die...

Welcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer…   Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors...

“Company policy forbids me from accepting power from customers in exchange for any product on the shelves, my blood, my soul, or my firstborn child…” When Ross started working night shift at a lonely gas station in Salem, he expected quiet nights. Instead, he found himself face to face—quite literally—with the supernatural...

Clueless country girl Suzume moves to Tokyo and finds her heart caught between two men!After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park where she had once seen a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they’ll meet again...

Science raises questions only love can answer in this moving and thought-provoking novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-tugging and emotional” (Romantic Times Book Reviews) Baxter Family books. One frozen embryo. Two families with life-long secrets. And a guy who never planned to fall in love again...

Science raises questions only hope and faith can answer in this instant New York Times bestselling “tale of forgiveness and love” ( Woman’s World ) from Karen Kingsbury. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Sarah Fisher.Andi Allen is shaken to the core when she finds out everything she believed about her life was a lie...

It was only supposed to be one night.A thousand dollars to pretend to be Nolan Cline's girlfriend.How could I say no to that?I was probably the only virgin escort on the planet, but Mr. Cline didn't have to know about my lack of experience for the job.All I had to do was hang onto his arm, smile, and look presentable to the rich CEO billionaire's friends and coworkers...

I've been kidnapped by Zeus. Plucked from the streets of Manhattan and frightened half to death by a freaking Olympian god.And now I'm trapped in the Underworld, being forced to compete in a series of deadly trials for the position of Queen of the Underworld. Which would mean marrying Hades, the utterly terrifying Lord of the Dead...

Demi Dropping out of college senior year was never part of my plan. But Dad needs me, and I'd move mountains for the only parent I’ve ever known—even working for the company that fired him. My boss, Charlie, is determined to make my life a living hell, availing of every opportunity to undermine my confidence, to humiliate and threaten me...

Rose Asher believes in ghosts. She should, since she has one for a best friend: Logan, her annoying, Netflix-addicted brother, who is forever stuck at fifteen. But Rose is growing up, and when an old friend moves back to Laguna Canyon and appears in her drama class, things get complicated...

An alternate cover edition for 9781338306125 can be found here.When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met...

Bay Winchester is at a crossroads in her life. Her powers are growing, her personal life is settled, and there’s a young witch in crisis under her care. Things are … difficult. A good witch at heart, Bay knows that the teenager she’s trying to tame is dangerous. To keep Hemlock Cove safe, she’s isolated her at the campground property she owns with her boyfriend Landon...

Indulge in three best-selling standalone romances narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt in this collection of the Heartbreakers Series from number one New York Times best seller Lauren Blakely! Once Upon a Real Good TimeThat smoking hot one-night stand with a former rock star? Turns out he’s my son’s new music teacher...

Spend the night with not one, but six leading men from BESTSELLING & AWARD WINNING AUTHORS The Winning Bid : Michelle WindsorBillionaire Drew is rich, handsome, and dominant, runs an international chain of resorts and has little time to pursue pleasure so he buys it at an auction held at a secret club. The last thing he expected was to fall in love with a sub for hire...

A desperate singer falls for a tatted savage in this full-length, standalone motorcycle club romance.CASSIEMy manager sold me out to the worst men alive.They want to buy me so they can break me.I’m in way over my head.Ranger is the only thing keeping me afloat.He’s a beast, too—but a different kind of beast altogether...

I wasn’t a jock, wasn’t the pretty boy next door. My family didn’t have any wealth, so I was “that guy from the wrong side of the tracks.”I got into too much trouble, too many fights.I would have been classified as the bad boy, the guy your mother warned you about...

For both Zane and Darby, their small town roots hold a terrible secret. Now, decades later, they've come together to build a new life. But will the past set them free or pull them under?Zane Bigelow grew up in a beautiful, perfectly kept house in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains...

I thought I had survived the kings’ games.I thought I had finally emerged victorious.I was wrong.Reeling from the disappearance of one of my mates, I must fight harder and smarter than ever before.The new game? A scavenger hunt.The prize? My lost mate...

Idioms are what we idiots tell ourselves to make us feel better.They're all lies.Truth sets you free. Ha.Justice is blind. Hardly.Life ends when you die. Wrong!All’s fair in love and war. Fine. I’ll give you that one.But you’d be wise to remember Fate isn’t fair, kind, or gentle.How do I know?I almost died. I say almost because a moment before my last breath, Judgment found me...

Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. What’s worse is that, even though he is proud of his identity, Felix also secretly fears that he’s one marginalization too many—Black, queer, and transgender—to ever get his own happily-ever-after...

My indentured servitude is almost over and freedom is a heartbeat away! Until some alien guy buys me because he needs a nanny, quick. What the actual f@ck? I’m not even good with kids. I’ve never changed a diaper in my life. But the beings at the employment agency won’t listen. “Hew-mans are hot right now. Everyone wants a hew-man nanny.” Great...

Everyone says Rex Gunderson isn't boyfriend material. Everyone says he isn't serious enough. Everyone says he’s a joke. Rumor has it, the disgraced ex-manager of the wrestling team left campus with his tail between his legs.But now Rex is back—nowhere near the douchebag he used to be—and ready to prove everyone wrong.The leopard has changed his spots, and he’s about to become my dating coach...

They've both been unlucky in love. Is their luck about to change? Reality TV star Jordan Stokes is taking time to figure out her next move—tucked away from prying eyes in her grandmother's home on Gansett Island with her identical twin sister, Nikki. Eastward Look is the perfect place to heal and regroup...

New York florist Flora Donovan is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. She’s lonely. Orphaned as a child, she’s never felt like she’s belonged anywhere…until she meets Jack Parker. He’s the first man to ever really see her, and it’s life changing.Teenager Izzy Parker is holding it together by her fingertips...

USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with a life-affirming exploration of love, loss, and how families come in all shapes and sizes…New York florist Flora Donovan is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. She’s lonely. Orphaned as a child, she’s never felt like she’s belonged anywhere…until she meets Jack Parker...

When international pop sensation Cassidy Leigh hits small-town Tennessee, she’s looking for an escape from the glamour and glitz of her life and praying for a little inspiration to fall in love with music again. She never expected to find herself falling for the snarky bartender where she’s been singing karaoke every night instead...

Ophelia Rose has lived a lonely life. Surrounded by a luxurious estate, she's always had everything she needed. Except for any love from her family. Her mother died when she was young and her absent father travels internationally for government contracts, leaving her with Denise. Her step-mother and two step-sisters aren't cruel to her, but they are indifferent at best...

An epic love storyRafe and Lexi's connection begins with a white-hot lust that neither is prepared for. It then deepens into an all-encompassing love affair that awes them both. As they succumb to the ultimate obsession, secrets from their pasts resurface and forces beyond their control converge, threatening to break their beautiful bond...

The final epilogue to the I Love You SeriesThis is a bonus conclusion to Rafe and Lexi's epic love story, including babies and an OTT steamy and romantic HEA :)*This book is a 50-page finale to the I Love You Series and is currently available with the I Love You Series box set.It's also FREE! Visit juliecapulet(dot)com for your free copy...

I am in over my head.My decision to run from my comfortable upper-class life was an impulsive one, but I’m determined not to regret it. It’s true I have no car, have already been fired from my first job, and can’t cook without starting a fire, but I can do this. Anything is better than the life I was raised to lead as some successful man’s arm candy...

Ash’s life is anything but normal these days.Having unlocked his Dantian, he’s grown in power. Grown to the point where he has others that depend on him for that power.In this world of martial arts, only the strong and the ruthless survive.Everyone else is merely a stepping stone on their path of Cultivation, or an obstacle to be overcome.Or knocked down...

An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a Monster. Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe. Except that very same Monster is and isn’t Rene. It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual Monster...

One ripped, gorgeous groom. Two sizzling hot best men. Addison is about to embark upon one legendary honeymoon...When a pre-wedding fantasy becomes reality the very night before her nuptials, Addison is hotly shared by groom and best man alike. Their sizzling romp invokes such a secret, insatiable hunger, that before they know it everyone is ravenous for more...

I stole my trophy wife.Her father killed my brother, which is why I took her hostage. Until now, I didn’t know how to execute my revenge, but when the innocent little honey attempts to bargain for her father’s life, I devise the perfect plan. I won’t just take my revenge. I’ll savor it. She’s desperate to save her father. Her offer: One night. No strings...

My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the last known fairy. Someone found out and that was why I was abducted, which I survived.And my boyfriend freaking out after drinking my blood.And all the drama with Mel’s family.And getting the havens running, which we received so much flack over.And… A lot. There’s been a lot and it’s sort of a miracle I’ve not been outed or taken out...

The doctor will see him now...every freaking inch of him. He's gorgeous, cocky, tattooed, and hung like a freaking horse. On paper, he's the dreamboat I've been waiting my whole life for. There's just one teeny, tiny problem:…He's also currently bleeding out from two bullet wounds on my operating table that he's handcuffed to. Yeah. It turns out, my dream guy is a mob hitman on the run...

The woman he loved died.And I’m what’s left standing. I didn’t know I would fall for him. He is, after all, my enemy. I set out to break his heart. And that’s what I plan to do. Splatter it into a million pieces.He’s an asshole, you see. He runs this town. And he thinks he can run me too.Well, he can’t. And he can think again. Most women don’t fall at the feet of a man like him. No, they grovel...

Dearest Reader, I beg of you, do not one-click HER DRAGON CAPTOR! This passionate paranormal romance will only upset you. Yes, it is the first book in the long-anticipated HER DRAGON KING duet. Yes, it contains one ridiculously sexy, extremely evil dragon and a fierce she-wolf who won’t let him kidnap her without a fight...

Angelique Butler didn’t want to prance around in front of a crowd in a bikini, but the situation her brother landed her in had left her no choice. Then the decision was taken out of her hands when Michael “Saint” St. John tossed her over his shoulder and carried her away.As a champion MMA fighter, Saint was used to taking hard hits, but nothing prepared him for his reaction to Angelique...

The beauty needs me to heal her wounds.To help her remember her lost memories.But when she discovers this cowboy's broken heart...It's clear I'm the one that needs saving. For the first time in a long time,I feel an uncontrollable attraction.And I can't ignore it...No matter how hard I try.I need to make her mine.But, a secret from her past could change everything...

Every “quiet” town has secrets. The one nobody expected is about to rock Whisper Cove.During what should’ve been a romantic double date, a fire breaks out at a historic home. Harper Harlow and Jared Monroe race to the scene to make sure nobody is trapped or in danger … and discover one heck of a secret...

To catch a killer, a special agent and his former student will need to get close—to their target, and each other. Layla Reyne returns with a stand-alone romantic mystery. When the serial killer known as Dr. Fear seemingly reemerges after a cooling-off period, Special Agent Lincoln Monroe wants on the case...

A down on her luck human gets the break of a lifetime when a prince of light comes to the rescue... Things haven't been the same for light prince Ian ever since a fateful trip to his world showed him everything he knew was a lie. But when a mission to protect a new beacon on Earth puts him face to face with perhaps the unluckiest woman alive, he feels a pull to her unlike anything before...

They took my world from me. It wasn't much of a world to begin with, but the forest village where I was born and raised is everything to me. They took me away from there, wrapped me in silks, and pierced my flesh with their glittering trinkets. They made me an object of desire, to be given to a man who has terrorized and subjugated my people. He thinks he can defy the gods, but I have other ideas...

They took her from me.She is precious to me above all else, and they took her from me.And now I am a prisoner at the hands of my old enemy; bound and stripped of my power, with corrosive magic running through my veins.I need to get out of here. I will do anything to get her back. Anything.Even if it means I have to surrender to darkness himself...

The newly extended version of "A Mate from the Deep" is now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited! This book is a Silver Isles short story and technically book 2.5 in the series. (Amazon doesn't let us enter 0.5 books in a series). *This short story was offered for free in a Prolific Works giveaway, but I've added two additional chapters (4000 more words)...

Story takes place in the Omegaverse. Hobson Hills Omegas: Book EightInjured in the army over three years ago, Noah Wilson walked away with his life, but lost his hearing. It's taken him years and the support of his family and friends to adapt to a new normal...

They say family always sticks together, but when you’re your dad’s only lifeline and the whole world—humans, dragons, and gods—wants you dead, “family bonding” takes on a whole new meaning.My name is Opal Yong-ae, and I’m in way over my head. I thought getting rid of my dad’s bad luck curse would put things back to normal. Instead, I’m stuck playing caretaker to the Great Dragon of Korea...

Let the good times roll? It’s Mardi Gras time and Fortune is looking forward to seeing the spectacle firsthand, but when a visitor to Sinful is murdered during the celebration there, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie can’t help but wonder what happened...

Finally rid of the Claw of the Sea, Shirayuki and company return to Clarines—just in time for Palace Exhibition Day, the one day the palace is open to the public. But as Zen, bedecked in fancy garb, performs his princely duties, Shirayuki realizes how wide the gap between them truly is...

What’s the most ruinous mistake a harlot can make?Falling in love with her client …Edward Fanshawe is everything Nora Hudson wants in the bedroom—and everything she should avoid out of it. He gives her the pain, humiliation, and domination she craves from a sexual partner, but his search for the perfect, blue-blooded wife means the last thing Nora should do is fall for him. Except…it’s too late...

When I met Amber Lakes, I had no idea that she’d become a shining star in my dark, miserable life.Her smile was never supposed to warm my heart, and the sight of her tears was never supposed to make me want to hunt down the person who’d caused them.We were never supposed to touch, or kiss, or do so many dirty things on campus that I knew could jeopardize my career..

I will NOT lust after my new billionaire client.I will NOT fantasize about all the naughty things I wish he’d to me,And I will ABSOLUTELY not fall in love!Lord give me strength because the moment I meet Drake Slade,The only thing I want to do is kiss that smug look off his cocky face.Yeah okay, so that’s not the ONLY thing I want to do to him.Arrogant, rude, hated by everyone in town..

This was supposed to be simple. Vengeance was mine. But I should know by now that nothing in life is easy.My endgame has changed all because I met someone who wishes I was dead. Yet her hatred is the only thing saving her from The Big Bad. My lies protect her, so the harder she hates, the safer she is.The thing about love and hate—it skates a very thin line. I need to stay away...

In theory, nothing could be better than a summer spent basking in the French sun. That is, until you add in three teenagers, two love interests, one divorcing couple, and a very unexpected pregnancy. Admittedly, this isn’t exactly the relaxing holiday Leah Beaumont was hoping for – but it’s the one she’s got...

GriffenWhat happens when the only person you ever trusted betrays you?Hope Daniels was my friend. My confident.Right up until the day she stabbed me in the back and cost me everything.My family. My fortune. My legacy.Now my father's been murdered and his will might be the death of me.It wasn’t enough to banish me fifteen years ago. Even dead, he cant resist twisting the knife...

Forgive me father for I have sinned.Father Gabriel found me on the street selling my body to the highest bidder. He thinks he saved me, but he’s wrong. I will never be redeemed. But then again, neither will he. Father Gabriel is a tortured man. Eighteen years ago, this former Navy SEAL made a mistake that caused the death of his best friend and Teammate. A man who was my father...

Omega Sawyer Thornburn is having the worst day of his life. His beloved Granddad just died, and the same day he discovers his alpha, Jeremy, is a sneaky, lying cheat.Alpha Tex Bronston grew up on The Tumbleweed Dude Ranch owned by Sawyer’s Granddad. He remembers butting heads constantly with Sawyer when the younger omega spent his summers on the ranch...

At Angelview Academy, secrets, lies, and betrayal always win.How do I know?I’m the girl whose future just went up in flames.The outsider from the wrong side of the tracks.The mortal who didn’t bow to Angelview’s resident god, Saint Angelle.He said he’d own me, and he did—every inch, from my mind to my body to my soul.Saint even promised to break me.That’s where he screwed up...

Weddings are a time to bring people together, and that’s exactly what Ivory Rodgers and Eric Anthony wanted to do with their intimate, close friends only celebration in Aruba. The last thing they expected was the drama that came along with it. Friendships are mended, relationships are tested and karma shows up like no other...

A vampire hive descending into madness. A beautiful spy with a sparkly plan. The bodyguard who must keep them from killing each other.New York Times bestselling romantic comedy author Gail Carriger brings you a charming story of love, espionage, and Gothic makeovers set in her popular Parasolverse...

When I arrived at Roseborne College searching for my foster brother, I had no idea what I was in for. In the past few weeks, I've endured torments both physical and emotional. I've looked death in the face. And I've made an unnerving discovery that's left me scrambling to pick up the pieces of the quest I started out on.But the supernatural beings who run this school haven't conquered me yet...

I’m the fun guy.The one always quick with a joke.The guy who is crazy enough to do wild things to make people smile.That’s how people see me.That’s who I’ve presented myself to be.That’s how I introduced myself to Rivet.The first female Cerberus team member wasn’t impressed with my corny pickup lines and wide smile like the other women I use it on...

High stakes in a small town bring out the best in these heart stopping heroes. Nine full length stories where the only thing that will get your heart pumping harder than the romance is the suspense that will have you turning pages well into the night...

He glanced at the dark corner of the lab, a type of breathing blackness that moved even when it didn’t, the very air and space and void of the darkness slowly expanding and contracting as the thing within it watched him. Theo flicked his wand, sending a key soaring toward the dark corner, clattering against the stone wall he could not see. Another flick, another careening key...

Two brothers and two stories in the big city…A Way with Words Tony De Luca is a simple guy. He works for his uncle’s Brooklyn-based construction firm. And he knows from experience that keeping his head down and doing his job is the best way to deal with the meddlesome family members he sees daily. They think he’s quiet and maybe a little awkward but the truth is more complicated...

The jock, the nerd, and a little spring fever…Ned-I don’t understand hockey at all. Or any sport. Attending a team party with my best friend might be a mistake. As an out and proud geek, I admit that hanging out with a bunch of jocks and their admirers isn’t my idea of fun, but getting kidnapped by a sexy hockey player who claims to have a crush on me is definitely a highlight...

“Dark, gritty, and gripping. I couldn't put it down!” —New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh on COLD SIGHTDANGEROUS TO LOVE is a limited-time boxed set of TEN full-length novels by some of the most exciting Romantic Suspense authors in the business.Included in the box set:COLD & DEADLY by Toni AndersonDESPERATE PLAY by Barbara FreethyENDGAME by Dee DavisCOLD SIGHT by Leslie A...

TROYTo inherit the family fortune, I must marry a woman. But first I have one chance at a night of passion with a man. I just wish I could share it with someone who would treat me more like a lover than a customer.After all, it’s my first time. My only time.PARKAlesto Markin sics his werewolf lackey on anyone who can’t pay him back. One bite, and my life as I know it will be over...

In a twisting, unpredictable new novel of suspense by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, an heir to the Cahill fortune discovers just how dangerous, and duplicitous, family can be . . . The Cahills of San Francisco are famous for two things: their vast wealth, and the scandals that surround them. Murder, greed, deadly ambition . .

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is back with an all-new heartwarming, small-town contemporary romance series set against the spicy southern backdrop of Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou. Life in Dallas took a tragic turn for nurse practitioner Lila Daley. In need of a fresh start, she retreats to Papillon, Louisiana, a tiny town on the bayou...

USA Today best-selling author, Willow Winters, brings you an all-consuming, sizzling romance featuring an epic antihero you won't soon forget. Some love stories are a slow burn. Others are quick to ignite, scorching and branding your very soul before you’ve taken that first breath. You’re never given a chance to run from it. That’s how I’d describe what happened to us...

Up for a dream promotion, Emma won’t let anything get in her way – not even love. Working for a major Hollywood film company isn’t all glitz and glam. But when Emma gets sent to tour around Italy to scout the perfect location for a new blockbuster movie, she’s not going to complain...

There’s no man I can trust …I may not be locked up on a slave ship anymore, but I still bear the scars. I miss my life on Earth, but I don’t know how I can go back after what was done to me. The Rutharians took everything, and now all I’m able to see are threats. One of my rescuers, Nion, wants to protect me, but I can’t let him get close. I won’t let myself be taken again...

After suffering an unexpected and devastating loss, I return to my job with the FBI and focus on finding the answers I need.Now, forced to live without the person I've come to love the most, I feel more alone than ever.And if missing Belfast and trying to navigate my life without him isn't difficult enough, every direction I turn danger lurks--waiting for me...

Working as a wench ― i.e. waitress ― at a cheesy medieval-themed restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Kit Sweetly dreams of being a knight like her brother. She has the moves, is capable on a horse, and desperately needs the raise that comes with knighthood, so she can help her mom pay the mortgage and hold a spot at her dream college.Company policy allows only guys to be knights...

I am nothing.Nobody.I'd rather be invisible than deal with what happens on the days my classmates decide to acknowledge my existence.But then Turner Hall shows up - all cool confidence and witty banter - and all of a sudden I don't want to be invisible any more. I want to be seen.I want him to see me.I'm not who he thinks I am but I'm starting to suspect he's not all he says he is either...

The last thing Ellin remembers is having to deal with a belligerent customer at her dead-end job. And when she opened her eyes… she’s “Solhwa,” the beautiful fourth concubine to the king of the Xyaran Empire. Between trying to learn the language and eating steak, Ellin’s trying to figure exactly what’s going on...

I am nothing.Nobody.I'd rather be invisible than deal with what happens on the days my classmates decide to acknowledge my existence.But then Turner Hall shows up - all cool confidence and witty banter - and all of a sudden I don't want to be invisible any more. I want to be seen.I want him to see me.I'm not who he thinks I am but I'm starting to suspect he's not all he says he is either...

The wedding of the year versus the storm of the century. Who will win?Things are finally looking up for the Benson family.After a year of tough choices and big leaps of faith, it seems like love, success, and happiness are right in their grasp.But with a wedding on the horizon and a successful new restaurant growing faster than anyone ever expected, everyone certainly has their hands full...

Trust. Loyalty.Family. These are the ties that bind. As a Ruthless Sinner, I live by those words—all the brothers do. We’re family, our bonds stronger than blood, and as their sergeant at arms, my loyalty has never wavered—until the night they brought her to the clubhouse. The red-headed beauty didn’t belong there.It was her brother who’d betrayed us, but there she was, atoning for his sins...

Everybody has bad days, stories of horror and woe. Unless they have the wind calling their name and ghosts telling them they have bad debts, I don’t have time to listen. I’m too busy with the hot guy who yelled at me because of some stupid feather, and the strange people jumping through puddles and kidnapping me to Xest. If you don’t know where Xest is, join the club...

Cash:I don’t do love. I do sex. Because when emotions are involved, love turns into a mess, at least that’s what my parent’s marriage taught me. But then one day, some idiot makes a wrong turn down a one-way street, and suddenly I’m captivated by a woman for the first time in my life...

Celebrity chef Maxwell Cavanaugh is known for many things: his multiple Michelin stars, his top-rated Culinary Channel show To the Max, and most of all his horrible temper. Hadley Beckett, host of the Culinary Channel's other top-rated show, At Home with Hadley, is beloved for her Southern charm and for making her viewers feel like family...

She’s running for her freedom. He might be everything she’s running from. Can a chance encounter help them both find Bliss?After finding herself in too deep with a dangerous man, Juliet Lane walks away from everything: her job, her clothes, even her best friend. As she whispers her final goodbye to New York City, she makes a promise…no more controlling men. Period. The end...

Willa Silvers. Academy Investigator. Top agent at the Magic Elite Investigators Department. If only my real biography were half as glorious as the one in my head. Instead, I’m Willa Silvers, a clumsy, disaster-prone eighteen-year-old and daughter of two powerful M.E.I.D. agents...

David Belvedere is a hard partying, fun-loving guy with a big trust fund and a nasty habit of getting into trouble. Adam Wentworth is just the man to tame him. Ruthless, dominant and built like a Greek god, the billionaire knows exactly how to whip David into shape--and he won't be gentle about it. "So you're Adam, huh?" David tilted his head and studied him. "It's nice to meet you, I guess...

The BoyMitch knew he was a boy the first time he observed a submissive over a Dom’s knee getting his ass reddened. That was years ago and even though Mitch never found a Daddy of his own, he knew what he wanted. Or at least he thought he had. Now one man will change how Mitch looks at his life and what is truly important. Maybe Mitchisn’t as lost as he’d thought...

3 Ridiculously Romantic, Hugely Hilarious Full-Length Novels + Loads of Super Fun Bonus Materials by international bestselling author Melanie Summers THE HONEYMOONER From bestselling author Melanie Summers comes the wickedly funny, ridiculously romantic spinoff of her highly-acclaimed Crown Jewels Series…Twenty-eight-year-old workaholic Libby Dewitt lives by the motto ‘if you fail to plan, you...

Bossy. Infuriating. Sexy as sin...I can't stand the man.And he's waiting for me at the altar.I'm up to my eyeballs in unpaid rent. So is half this town.Cannon Kingston is the devilish, arrogant billionaire with the power to save us all. But he wants something in return...My hand in marriage.The terms of our twisted contract are simple...

Just when Brooklyn thought things were at their peak...they only get worse. Pregnant and completely clueless on who her baby daddy is, she is forced to try and hold the reigns on her relationships, hoping that Kevin and Boog don't end up killing one another before she can gain some control...

Chelsea Cooper thinks her best friend’s fiancé is the world’s biggest jerk.She’s never really been one to make waves, but when it comes to that guy, Chelsea’s willing to make an exception. There’s just no way she can let her best friend make the biggest mistake of her life by marrying him...

My life changed when I first kissed August.She taught me about love.Then life taught me about heartbreak.I’ve been gone for five years, but never stopped thinking of her.But now I’m back, and I’m determined not to lose her again.But I lied to her, and it’s time to come clean. She needs to know the real me...

The old eddas speak of dreki—fabled creatures who haunt the depths of Iceland's volcanoes and steal away fair maidens.Bryn wants none of such myths. Accused of a crime she didn't commit, the former Valkyrie was exiled to the mortal realm over a century ago...

A lone, brutal fae warrior and a lost, wounded human ... and desires so forbidden they must be fought.Taken by a ruthless dark fae warrior;Captive in a cold, dark world;Praying for the end to come ...The warrior who stole me when I was meant to die by his hand has other plans. Binding me in rope, he is dragging me across the planes of France in a journey to find the rest of his unit...

Jordan Collins doesn’t need a man.What he needs is for his favorite author to release another one of her sexy supernatural novels and more people to sign up for the romance book club that he fears is slowly and steadily losing its steam. He also needs for the new employee at his local bookstore to stop making fun of him for reading things meant for “grandmas...

In this brilliant debut fantasy, a story of secrets, rebellion, and murder are shattering the Hollows, where magic costs memory to use, and only the son of the kingdom’s despised traitor holds the truth. Michael is branded a traitor as a child because of the murder of the king’s nine-year-old son, by his father David Kingman...

Duncan Oliphant's father has insisted he—and all of his brothers—marry and startproducing grandsons...like, yesterday. And Dunc is having none of it. All he wants in life is a small cottage behind his forge, and enough gold and silver to craft delicate, valuable jewelry. But he is the laird's son, albeit illegitimate, and has a duty to do...

Isa and Maylan are best friends who've fallen on hard times and will do whatever to change their situation. However, Isa tries to partake in a job she's never done and finds herself not only embarrassed, but humiliated in front of everyone...

I’m about to marry my rival’s daughter just to get what I want.Except she’s all I really need.When I agree to marry Maggie Fyall, I don’t expect her to be drop dead gorgeous and sharp as a tack. I’m only taking her to make sure this business deal goes through.But as soon as I kiss Maggie up on that altar, I know I’m not letting her go...

It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing.Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He's terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he's gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media's images of men dying of AIDS...

Still grieving the death of her husband, Lauren leaves the hubbub of Boston for the peaceful shores of Cape Cod, where she hopes to come to terms with her loss and devote herself to her writing...

Say my name...They tell you I bring death and carnage. They believe I'm a curse, one that's contagious.But they're wrong.I was locked away for protecting the innocent. And while my name does bring violence and bloody destruction, it's only to those whose very souls are corrupted by the violence and hatred they harbor within.So say my name if you need my help...

A Mayfield Family Romance Lady Sabrina endured an abusive marriage, a miscarriage, and early widowhood to emerge as a smart, successful, confident woman who found a way to make her mark in a man’s world. She has friends and purpose, but cannot hide from the emptiness she feels when the parties are over and the friends have gone home to families she will never have...

An Alien Shifter RomanceHe’s such a creep.Xan’tor is his name. I saw him among the other aliens at the auction. He couldn’t take his intensely yellow eyes off me. He didn’t even bid on me. But when I was taken to my new owner’s spaceship to be impregnated, he crashed into it and ripped open the cage. I don’t think he even knows why. He’s all gruff and brooding. Okay, he’s freakishly strong...

*This is a novelette*Young, overworked August is a nurse looking to relieve some tension.Chance, a sexy, cocky masseuse is the man for the job.When the two first meet the chemistry couldn’t be denied...

They're about to embark on their greatest adventure yet.Joey Moore got her heart stomped on. At her engagement party. So, she did what any normal, completely rational 28-year-old would do — she moved to a new city with her dog to start a new life. Without much of a plan, it turns out...

After losing a couple of jobs, Ellie Taylor intends to drown her sorrows. She needs a night of forgetting. At first, there’s no chance of that happening until … tall, dark, and handsome shows up, the kind of guy who makes her melt. Antonio Rosso gives her an offer she can’t refuse. Her curves draw his attention, and he can’t say no to such a beauty...

For Madison Grayson, life is good. Newly licensed as a marriage and family therapist, she can't wait to start her practice. Despite the unfortunate shortage of eligible bachelors on the island--they're all too young, too old, or too weird--Maddie feels like she's finally found her sweet spot. Not even one panic attack in the last year. Not one.And then Ricky O'Shea drops in. Literally...

Can she find her recipe for happiness? Del and her husband Ollie moved to a beautiful village in Provence for a fresh start after years of infertility struggles. But six weeks after they arrive, they’re packing the removal van once more. As Del watches the van leave for England, she suddenly realises exactly what will make her happier…a new life in France – without Ollie...

DIY Thanksgiving LoveAutumnBillionaire RomanceWhen Austin and Valerie meet in a home improvement store, wrong assumptions cloud their early relationship. He finally realizes the problem, but my then, he doesn’t want do anything to change their fragile connection. Valerie finds out about the mix-up, and that throws a wrench in everything...

"How I missed you, my love" – Beyoncé

Defying pain produced by her circumstances, Nayo Thomas has risen above statistics and survived her struggles. Balancing past sins and current success, the twenty-six-year-old educator, is still steadfast on winning. Allowing her partner-in-grind to motivate her hustle, Nayo’s heart has no time to fester on its loss or concentrate on new connections...

She swore off the man who broke her heart. He's determined to win her back.When Emerson hears a rumor that her ex-husband, NFL quarterback Vincent Lake, is bringing a plus-one to a wedding they're both set to attend, she signs up for online dating and hopes to find a guy impressive enough to make her famous ex jealous for the night...

A silverback seasoned shifters romanceBear shifter, Mac Winter, has spent his life supporting his family after his father died. He’s watched his brothers find their mates and couldn’t be happier for them.That doesn’t stop Mac longing for a mate of his own. A woman to share his life with. To raise a family with and to grow old with.When Saffron walks into his life, he knows instantly she’s the one...

USA Today Bestselling author Claudia Burgoa presents a heartwarming, sexy romance about second chances and starting over. After a week off the grid, I finally get reception and the first voicemail I hear stuns me.“You’re summoned to Baker’s Creek by the late William Tower Aldridge.”Twelve Years. It’s been twelve years since the last time I heard from the Aldridge family...

Part two of the epic three-part conclusion to the Ruthless People and Children of Vice series…Do you understand why I asked you last time, how well do you think you knew the Callahans?Because I knew you don’t know them. Not in the way I knew them.But don’t worry. I’ll reintroduce you to them.The real them...

Lady Charlotte Taylour knows she should feel saddened by the news that her father has died, but all she feels is an immense relief. How can she mourn such a neglectful father? When she is summoned to London for the reading of the will, disaster strikes, and she finds an unlikely ally...

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From Amazon Bestselling Author Daryl Banner comes a compelling, intimate look into the unusual life of a second-year college student, whose dark imagination is both his best friend and worst enemy. While trying to keep his head above the water, he navigates his increasingly complicated social life, inner demons, and overwhelming feelings about the nature of love...

Releasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection! The mafia never lets you go.I thought I was safe, free, but I never expected to find myself locked in a cage.I’m in his territory. His prison.The beast.A fate worse than death awaits me if I can’t get away, so when the opportunity of salvation presents itself I grab it, even if I’m unsure if I can trust the hand I’m holding...

AshMarc was my destiny. He could fight it all he wanted, but I knew it was true. Not just because I loved him, but because of all the sacrifices he was always willing to make for me. Like working for my father. Like agreeing to be my secret boyfriend because my father couldn't know about us. Until finally he was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice that would change our lives forever...