Lords of Gotham Series by Deborah Garland

He’ll get married when he damn well feels like it. Mik Leitner is the reluctant heir to a Costa Rican fortune. He can claim his billions tomorrow if he’s willing to get married first. His mother walked away from that cash to marry for love and Mik’s determined to do the same.Only his pride gets kicked in the groin when his mother is diagnosed with MS and takes a turn for the worst.Jolie Stryker has no time for a relationship. Last year her business partner left Gotham with all her cash... moreHe’ll get married when he damn well feels like it. Mik Leitner is the reluctant heir to a Costa Rican fortune. He can claim his billions tomorrow if he’s willing to get married first. His mother walked away from that cash to marry for love and Mik’s determined to do the same.Only his pride gets kicked in the groin when his mother is diagnosed with MS and takes a turn for the worst.Jolie Stryker has no time for a relationship. Last year her business partner left Gotham with all her cash. A generous financier bailed her out, but slapped his name on her design firm. To get her business back, she’s flipping high-end New York City apartments with Mik, the hot and smoldering contractor she can’t get out of her mind.One forbidden night to get it all out of their systems is what they both need to make the cruel world go away. Only now they're both in deep...When Mik finds out Jolie is in debt, he proposes a marriage of convenience. He gets his billions and she gets her business back.Pretending to be in love turns dangerous when hearts don’t cooperate and faking it feels so good. Mik can’t help falling hard for his fake fiancé, but Jolie has a secret she won't tell anyone. Especially a fake husband.Can all the money in the world buy Mik love? No.But it can buy him a fake wife who might turn his world upside down and make him question what he’ll give up to keep her.Reluctant Billionaire is a short intro read into the new billionaire series, Lords of Gotham. New billionaires navigating the world of serious money and the women who can’t be bought. No cheating. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed!This high-heat romance series is set in the glitzy and wealthy world of New York City and features HAF guys who’ve gone from middle classy to filthy rich. These alphas never had trouble with women before they were loaded. Now they have fortunes and secrets to protect. They need strong women who want a man for richer or for poorer.Trophy wives need not apply. less

*Your voice matters! The Good Billionaire has been revised with an enhanced new beginning and a more detailed ending.*Will pretending to still be in love at a family wedding heal two broken hearts, or will the pretense blow up in their face and separate them forever?Dr. Sebastian Hart is a celebrity orthopedic surgeon who keeps long hours at his hospital. After so many appointments spent with injured star athletes, Seb didn’t realize his marriage needed major surgery... more*Your voice matters! The Good Billionaire has been revised with an enhanced new beginning and a more detailed ending.*Will pretending to still be in love at a family wedding heal two broken hearts, or will the pretense blow up in their face and separate them forever?Dr. Sebastian Hart is a celebrity orthopedic surgeon who keeps long hours at his hospital. After so many appointments spent with injured star athletes, Seb didn’t realize his marriage needed major surgery.His wife Kennedy has left him and now his whole family is coming into town for his sister’s wedding. Sebastian won’t ruin the big day with his marital problems. With time running out, he puts his pride aside and begs his wife to pretend they’re still together.For three days.For seventy-two hours they let go of their anger and pretend to be the couple who couldn’t keep their hands to themselves. That had never been a problem for Kennedy. Sebastian was barely human, he’s so gorgeous. Classically and not just in the face. Tall, broad, strong cheekbones with heart-melting green eyes.With vivid memories of the good old days both in and out of the bedroom, will Seb and Kennedy get out of their own way and address their problems? Or will the lies they’ve been telling blow up in their face and separate them forever?Grab this start to the Lords of Gotham Billionaire series!Author's Note: This is a super sexy introduction to the Lords of Gotham Billionaire Series that will feature Sebastian's cousins and other family and friends. less

He’s the no-strings master and she needs a lesson in meaningless sex. ASAP! Tristan Hart is the COO of the luxury New York City hotel, The Sterling and he needs a vacation. So he’s escaping Gotham for his annual hook-up cruise to hot Caribbean waters a few days before Christmas. On the high-seas, he’s the god every woman wants. And gets. Pleasure is his game and he’s the master. Tristan wants experience in his bed. Not a newbie... moreHe’s the no-strings master and she needs a lesson in meaningless sex. ASAP! Tristan Hart is the COO of the luxury New York City hotel, The Sterling and he needs a vacation. So he’s escaping Gotham for his annual hook-up cruise to hot Caribbean waters a few days before Christmas. On the high-seas, he’s the god every woman wants. And gets. Pleasure is his game and he’s the master. Tristan wants experience in his bed. Not a newbie.Laney Hathaway is one pissed-off textile designer who was handed a company-sponsored cruise instead of a cash bonus. A plan to shake things up and change her life includes seducing her hot boss, Jonathan when they get on the boat. When she stumbles upon a secret playground of rich beautiful people living out sexual fantasies and sees Jonathan is a player, Laney wants in.A cocktail mix-up brings the dark mysterious world of Tristan face-to-face with innocent Laney. When she discovers breathtaking Tristan is also on that cruise to bed strangers, Laney begs for a hands-on education in meaningless sex to show Jonathan she can play his game. Tristan happily puts his hands and everything else on Laney, except once he gets a taste of her he wants no one else.Will Tristan and Laney follow their vacation plans or their hearts?Alpha Billionaire is Book 2 in the new billionaire series, Lords of Gotham. New billionaires navigating the world of serious money and the women who can’t be bought. No cheating. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed!This high-heat romance series is set in the glitzy and wealthy world of New York City and features HAF guys who’ve gone from middle classy to filthy rich. These alphas never had trouble with women before they were loaded. Now they have fortunes and secrets to protect. They need strong women who want a man for richer or for poorer.Trophy wives need not apply. less

He’s the boss. But she’s calling all the shots. Can they fall in love in between all the hilarious sabotage?Everything stops when CEO Luke Hart struts through his luxury hotel. He’s tall and gorgeous with golden hair he wears like a crown. There’re secrets behind those blue eyes and he’s determined to stay closed off. Enter Lexi. A quirky smart-mouthed law school student in need of tuition money. Luke’s new assistant. And the hot and dirty one night stand he can’t forget... moreHe’s the boss. But she’s calling all the shots. Can they fall in love in between all the hilarious sabotage?Everything stops when CEO Luke Hart struts through his luxury hotel. He’s tall and gorgeous with golden hair he wears like a crown. There’re secrets behind those blue eyes and he’s determined to stay closed off. Enter Lexi. A quirky smart-mouthed law school student in need of tuition money. Luke’s new assistant. And the hot and dirty one night stand he can’t forget. Luke’s never crossed the line with an assistant. But Lexi tempts him with deep brown eyes, diamond pink hair, and those short skirts are making him lose his mind. She’s everything he needs, but he can’t have her. Not while she works for him. So he turns brutal and bossy, anything to push her away. Lexi isn’t a quitter. She needs this job, and she’ll endure whatever Luke throws at her. She knows there’s only one thing he wants more than payback. He wants her. But is Luke willing to wreck his professional reputation in order to claim his soulmate? Grumpy Boss ✔ Romantic Comedy ✔ Age-Gap ✔ Forbidden Workplace Crush ✔ Bossy Billionaire is Book 3 in the new billionaire series, Lords of Gotham. New billionaires navigating the world of serious money and the women who can’t be bought. No cheating. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed!This high-heat romance series is set in the glitzy and wealthy world of New York City and features HAF guys who’ve gone from middle classy to filthy rich. These alphas never had trouble with women before they were loaded. Now they have fortunes and secrets to protect. They need strong women who want a man for richer or for poorer.Trophy wives need not apply. less

It’s here! Grayson’s story…Find a down-on-his-luck actor? For one million dollars? No problem. Piece of cake.Then I meet Grayson Hart, and I don’t get why his billionaire brothers want him back in the first place.Sabine:Grayson Hart is everything you’d expect from a spoiled billionaire. Cocky. Surly. I won’t even get into how utterly beautiful he is. Because he knows it and uses it... moreIt’s here! Grayson’s story…Find a down-on-his-luck actor? For one million dollars? No problem. Piece of cake.Then I meet Grayson Hart, and I don’t get why his billionaire brothers want him back in the first place.Sabine:Grayson Hart is everything you’d expect from a spoiled billionaire. Cocky. Surly. I won’t even get into how utterly beautiful he is. Because he knows it and uses it. His brothers are paying me six figures to get his a$$ to LAX and on their company jet to bring him home to New York City.Good riddance, gorgeous. Hello, payday.That money will put my shabby PI company on the map in Los Angeles. Financial independence will buy my freedom, since I can’t go home. I come from a world of Irish arranged marriages. My family expects me to walk down the aisle with a family friend. And he’s expecting a virgin. That’s where the backup plan comes in. Lose my virginity, lose the unwanted fiancé.Either way, Grayson Hart is the answer to my problems.Grayson:Yeah, I’m avoiding my brothers who’ve tried everything to get me to return home to New York City, but my last movie bombed and I can’t face them. Not yet, not with all their successes staring me in the face. Now they’ve cut me off. My bank accounts are frozen and my credit cards have been turned off.But I’ve been promised a TV role that will save my career. I’ll go back to New York on my own terms. And I won’t go home a failure.Then a stunning redhead claiming to be a PI shows up at my doorstep. She’s trying to lure my a$$ on a plane to New York so my brothers can pay her one million dollars. That’s some bounty to have on my head. So, to buy time until I hear from the producer, off we go on a trek across the country in a stolen Aston Martin.I plan to ditch her. She plans for me to take her V-card. I like her plan better.Only every mile we travel and the more time I spend with Sabine Quinlan all of my plans are going right into the $hitter. less

It started with a slip of the tongue and an innocent lie.When New York City Firefighter Theo Markham Jr. rescues a bunch of kids from a burning school bus, he’s plunged into the spotlight. Now, the handsome-as-hell rookie fireman is receiving invitations to black-tie parties, and single women everywhere are vying to be his date. One slip of the tongue to the press has everyone thinking he has a girlfriend. The NYFD brass likes the image of a rookie hero who has a steady girl... moreIt started with a slip of the tongue and an innocent lie.When New York City Firefighter Theo Markham Jr. rescues a bunch of kids from a burning school bus, he’s plunged into the spotlight. Now, the handsome-as-hell rookie fireman is receiving invitations to black-tie parties, and single women everywhere are vying to be his date. One slip of the tongue to the press has everyone thinking he has a girlfriend. The NYFD brass likes the image of a rookie hero who has a steady girl. They want him to represent NYC’s Bravest at some very public functions, so Theo has to find a girlfriend. Fast.Billionaire fashion designer Victoria Holden is on her way to runway stardom. She’s determined to prove she’s not just an heiress living off her family’s money. She has the talent and drive to make her clothing business an international success. When her first big runway show ends in disaster, she needs some good press. Pretending to date hero firefighter Theo Markham is just the thing she needs to salvage her damaged reputation. It’s all fake no matter how good he kisses…for the cameras. She’s fiery and drives Theo crazy with a spark he can’t ignore. But whoever heard of a billionaire heiress falling for a fireman? Especially in a city where lies can burn a relationship down faster than any fire.Author’s Note: Fiery Billionaire is an ultra steamy, firefighter romance and the billionaire is the woman! Fiery Billionaire is also a cross-over romance with The Mallory Family series. (Victoria Holden first appears in Stay with Me)No cheating. No cliffhangers. HFN guaranteed!One-click to meet your next book boyfriend.Previously published in Sinners & Saints: Romance Anthology.♥ ♥ ♥ ♥Fiery Billionaire is Book 5 in the new billionaire series, Lords of Gotham. NYC Billionaires navigating the world of serious money and the women who can’t be bought. (And firemen!)Can be read as a standalone. But more fun in orderThis high-heat romance series features HAF guys who’ve gone from middle classy to filthy rich. They never had trouble with women before they were loaded. Now they have fortunes and secrets to protect. They need strong women who want a man for richer or for poorer.Trophy wives need not apply.Grab the whole series!The Good Billionaire ~ Free PrequelDaring the BillionaireBossy BillionaireRebel Billionaire Fiery Billionaire Reluctant Billionaire*Follow Deborah for Updates* less