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✿ Hart Broken (Cale & Mickey #1) ✿
Mickey Hart doesn't do one-night stands, long-term relationships, or much in between. Even if he's gorgeous and rich and witty and charming and sweet and...
In a wheelchair?
Meet Cale Windermere. Quite possibly the sexiest man dead or alive. Walking or not.
Warning: Strong language, mature content, drama, and angst included. Shirt sold separately.
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✿ Hart of His (Cale & Mickey #2) ✿
Moving in with Mickey Hart has taught me a few lessons.
523 square feet is really f*cking small. Sharing a bathroom is the worst idea ever when you’re a damn paraplegic. Never lie, no matter what. And one more thing...
I'm madly in love with this girl.
Warning: Strong language, mature content, drama, and angst included. Shirt sold separately.
Double-EdgedDouble-Edged
In this first book of the inspirational and humorous series Perfect Halves, talking about love and adventure and second chances, the novel Double-Edged joins Kate, a small, independent shop owner on her quest for romance and happily ever after. Against her better judgment, against her wishes, she allows her friend to push her into the world of online dating, where she encounters the most infuriating, stranger, and yet most interesting man she has ever come across. Over several intense months of correspondence, Kate becomes embroiled in a global adventure with a man she knows either too little or too much about and discovers the truth behind the old saying, 'What the heart wants, the heart gets.' Or was that how it went? If not, maybe it should be changed. Discover this sun-drenched romance, the first in the inspirational and wedding series Perfect Halves, which depicts contemporary relationships, love, adventure and conspiracies.
As a customer said: "Interesting romance. Plot develops nicely and actually held my attention unlike some recent romance out there. The story itself has something for more than just one age-group. Good for a wide audience. Female lead is amusing and plays along nicely with the rest of the cast. Fun, quite short book for some distraction."
Leap of Faith
In this contemporary new adult romance, Meg is stuck in a rut both in her personal life and in her career but she is still confident that her fate would change only if she is brave enough to make out-of-the-box choices. Therefore she chooses to test her luck in Paris, and she throws herself in the middle of the most challenging experience of her lifetime. Fate is capricious, though, and trouble lies ahead. She finds what she was looking for in her career and her heart is also challenged. She chooses to question the status quo and consequently, her life is at stake. Nonetheless, she finds her way and has a second chance in love when she gets involved in a torrid love story, being romanced in Paris, as she had dreamed when she challenged her fate to win. She has her Paris love affair that turns into happily ever after. The man who offers her an amazing love story is exactly the man she thought she couldn't ever have, as she lied eyes on his in the office but she has a second chance to win his heart.
As a customer said: "I loved this book, the genuine love story intermingles beautifully in Meg's journey of discovery. Just my type of book!"
In this contemporary new adult romance, Meg is stuck in a rut both in her personal life and in her career but she is still confident that her fate would change only if she is brave enough to make out-of-the-box choices. Therefore she chooses to test her luck in Paris, and she throws herself in the middle of the most challenging experience of her lifetime. Fate is capricious, though, and trouble lies ahead. She finds what she was looking for in her career and her heart is also challenged. She chooses to question the status quo and consequently, her life is at stake. Nonetheless, she finds her way and has a second chance in love when she gets involved in a torrid love story, being romanced in Paris, as she had dreamed when she challenged her fate to win. She has her Paris love affair that turns into happily ever after. The man who offers her an amazing love story is exactly the man she thought she couldn't ever have, as she lied eyes on his in the office but she has a second chance to win his heart.
As a customer said: "I loved this book, the genuine love story intermingles beautifully in Meg's journey of discovery. Just my type of book!"
First Impressions: A Novella (by Nicole R. Locker)
College romance isn't that complicated. When you can read people like a book, what else is there to know? Marzia Benagli wasn't impressed with Dylan, not that he was lacking attention from every other girl around. But what happens when you find out your first impressions were wrong?
Dylan may have been the object of any other college girl's dreams, but Zia's first impressions of him left her less than impressed. A chance meeting in a coffee shop off campus leads Zia to offer her psychology skills to help Dylan get out of his own way and meet girls with more to offer than just a pretty face. Seeing a different side of Dylan brings about a change of heart, but with their arrangement underway, it might be too little, too late.
Second Thoughts: A Novella (by Nicole R. Locker)
There are two sides to every story. When Dylan first meets Zia, she's standoffish and indifferent, something he isn't used to when it comes to the opposite sex. When Zia offers to help him get out of his own way to meet girls with more than just a pretty face, he accepts, but his motives are not what Zia suspects.
Escaping Memories ~ A Lucky Town Novel
Sheriff Logan Caldwell just wants to keep his beloved county safe, yet feels like he fails when a father kills his own daughter. Open and close case. Nothing more for him to do but start his vacation like he originally planned before that tragedy swallowed him whole. He never imagined the day would get worse when he finds a woman in his cabin. She's dirty and bruised with blood all over her body.
She has no memory—of anything.
He failed the little girl, but he won't fail this woman. He swears he'll find out who hurt her, keep her safe, and help her gain her memory back. Only problem is, he just might fall in love with her at the same time
Protecting You ~ A McCord Family Novel (Book 1)
Ava Rainer is on the top of her game. Good life, good job, great friends—especially Detective Jimmy McCord. Not everyone appreciates their friendship, particularly Jimmy's brother Zane. He thinks she's there to tear his family apart, insisting Jimmy's meant to be home in Minnesota, not in New York. She met him once with no desire to meet again. She would do anything for Jimmy. She sadly found out he would do anything for her.
Tragedy strikes, leaving Ava under the depths of despair, struggling to climb her way out. Wishing that Jimmy were there to help her out of her turmoil, she finds herself face-to-face again with Zane in Minnesota. His anger towards her is worse than the last time. She doesn't blame him since he has every right to hate her.
But as the days go by, surprisingly, his attitude starts to change towards her. She discovers the only comfort to her pain comes from him, creating a connection so deep it frightens her. The way her body yearns for his is so wrong, yet feels so right. She can't seem to resist him as her heart begins to heal. Only problem is, he'll never step foot in New York. That's her home. If only she can forgive herself and create a new home, specifically with Zane, if he'll have her.
Trust In Love ~ A McCord Family Novel (Book 2)
Austin's enjoying life and women to the fullest. Relationships aren't for him, only fun. But it's hard to do that when his sister-in-law Ava keeps meddling in his love life. Or lack thereof. Moving off the farm where he lived with his brother seems like the best escape. Until he finds himself in another dilemma. His new neighbor Sophie is hard to resist with her infrequent sweet angelic smiles. He refuses to fall under her spell because she's the marrying kind of woman. He doesn't do the love thing. Ever!
Her pull is magnetic as he finds himself trying to get past her barriers despite his misgivings. She puzzles him with her skittish behavior and her refusal to accept any of his offering's of help. The more he's around her, the more he realizes he just might want to try the love business for once. When he learns the truth about her past, one that has her running for her life, he vows to her that nothing bad will ever happen to her again. Together, they just might find out what real love is.
True's Love
True's Love
Short synopsis: Mild admin by day, wild clubber by night travels to Ibiza = fun in the sun.
The detail: In this book we find promiscuous Amanda living the highlife. We get to hear about a selection of her erotic night time adventures. Be warned; there’s lots of sex from the outset!
Amanda is surprised by love when she goes on holiday with her friend to Ibiza. A blonde Russian bodyguard soon has her lowering her barriers. He shows her how much more there is to sex when the heart is truly engaged.
But will this just be a holiday romance or will it lead to a long term relationship? Danger lurks just around the corner.
The Quiet One
The Quiet One - Book 1 in the Perth Girls Series
“Make sure you're not disturbed when reading this. Couldn't put it down.” – Waneka Fazekas, Romance Author
Beautiful business consultant Lydia del Castro has everything a Perth girl needs - great friends, good times and a top job at a boutique consultancy. But she finds herself head over heels in love when she literally stumbles into the arms of gorgeous painter Tad Milford at an art gallery exhibition.
Tad is mesmerised by Lydia, but he is working through some of his own demons following his divorce and the death of his father. He has been promoted to CEO of the family business, but Tad wonders whether he is the right person for the job, and whether he should follow his dreams and be a contemporary artist instead.
Can their relationship survive interference from Tad's overbearing mother? And Lydia's secret stalker? It's a good thing a girl can rely on her best friends when things go bad - or can she?
A contemporary romance set in the stunning Perth, Western Australia.
Steal Me, the first novel in the Haunted Roads series.
At the end of Maverick’s junior year of high school, his father is killed by a drunk driver. Mav thought surviving the loss would be the hardest part but quickly realizes surviving his future is the real challenge. So overwhelmed in grief, Maverick’s mother turns to sleeping pills, leaving Maverick to care for his 5-year-old sister, Bailey.
In attempts to escape the compounding emotional pain, Maverick, moves his mother and bailey to a small town in Georgia where Maverick learns he’s not the only one with a tragic past. Helping his new group of friends move forward has Maverick facing his own painful memories.
“Some relationships have hidden truths that few can survive. Only us strong ones can dare listen to, and have the balls to stay and bear witness to, the result of irrevocable damages. So tell me, Maverick, are you one of the strong?”
Maverick, unfortunately, is well aware of Tucker’s meaning. And now he’s losing his heart to Tucker’s mysterious sister, Delilah. As Maverick squints into the sun, looking at the beauty standing in front of the lake, he wonders if his heart is crazy for begging him to take on yet another tragedy.
Sometimes running only brings you back to your own… haunted road
Start Again
Kate had the perfect life. No one could ever deny that. That is until an accident took everything she had away. For two years she has been living moment to moment and day to day. She's lost and can't seem to find her way back. Finally, in a last ditch effort, she decides to leave town in search of a fresh start. Her plan? Drive around the country until she finds a place she wants to live. Kate reluctantly gets talked into taking Ryan Grant - a family friend who she has no recollection of meeting - along for the ride. Ryan is amazing, the perfect friend and they hit it off instantly. Doesn't hurt that they have smoldering chemistry. The drive across the country proves to be just what Kate needed.
Ryan is stuck in limbo, floating through life with work as his only focus. Probably because he's been betrayed a time or two by the people he thought he could trust. Needing a change, he plans on moving his company west to Seattle. There is just one big problem. He doesn't fly. So when a girl from his past offers to drive him across the country, how could he say no? Katie is his dream girl after all. Always has been. Resisting her becomes harder and harder, though he knows he has to try.
Kate and Ryan are both looking to start again, maybe even with each other.
Can they get past their road blocks to make it happen?
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Lara finally has everything going for her. Perfect job, great apartment and a boyfriend who loves her. That is, until one night when her past and present loves collide. Things begin to change after learning about what happened seven years ago. Or do they? Now Lara has to decide if she wants to continue forward with the man she loves or go back, with the man she promised to love forever
A Suitable Wife(Sweetwater Springs, #1)
This book is the first in the Sweetwater Springs series of stand-alone books by this author.
Sam Moreland is desperate to keep his daughter out of the clutches of her abusive mother seeking custody. He resists legal advice to provide the court with a complete family unit because past relationships have soured him on love.
Though she yearns for children, Rosie Baxter knows a failed pregnancy has likely left her barren. She remains single rather than bring her problems into a marriage and concentrates on her business with its financial woes.
A temporary marriage pact means Rosie provides Sam with the illusion of family in return for an influx of cash into her store. But kisses for show become all too real. When outside threats shake their growing bond, each must trust the other with their darkest secret or lose their best chance for love and happiness.
Warning: This book contains a heated tryst in the kitchen, a cricket choir, conniving exes, and big family gatherings. Do not read if you are allergic to tall, dark and handsome men with sweet baby girls or determined red-haired women with strong maternal feelings. The author makes no guarantees against sudden urges in the reader to move to a small southern town.
Her Unexpected FamilyThis book is the second in the Sweetwater Springs series of stand-alone books by this author.
Former bad boy, Travis Baxter, has a reputation to live down, a job to do fast, and one woman he can’t seem to avoid. He’s starting a 24/7 renovation flip on Claire’s beauty salon when a surprise appears at his door . . . a three-year-old son. Immediate custody brings Travis a major problem. He needs a nanny.
Claire Larkin glimpsed a rare and appealing side of Travis during one ill-fated date, but her personal policy is no involvement, no strings. Not even a pet until she’s pronounced cancer free. With free time until her salon is done, Claire pitches in to help the grieving little boy and stunned father. Despite her best efforts to resist, she and Travis succumb to their attraction.
When it appears Claire’s cancer has returned, she pulls away and Travis is faced with a seemingly impossible decision. Protect his son from another loss or support the woman he’s come to love?
Warning: This book contains hair salon gossip, hunky construction workers, sex in the shower, sudden humor and it might tempt you to gorge on pizza and brownies. Even so, at certain points the reader may wish to keep tissues handy.
Readers of sensual romance against a backdrop of family and community will enjoy this series.
His Small Town PrincessThis book is the third in the Sweetwater Springs series of stand-alone books by this author.
J.T. Baxter is having a very bad year. As if adjusting to widower status and caring for two sons, weren’t enough, he has a landscaping business to keep afloat with a loan coming due. The last thing he needs is the town princess waltzing into his life with a business proposal he can’t afford to refuse.
Cassandra Bing feels adrift after her father’s death, a nasty broken engagement and enduring a job she loathes. She’s searching for her niche, something that would’ve made her dad proud and will bring her fulfillment. But gardening is a hot, dirty business, and soon she’s wishing she’d made a different sort of proposition to the sexy dad.
As attraction escalates between J.T. and Cass, tensions grow in a house where secrets fester. Can her presence begin to heal the Baxter household, or will their tender feelings become a casualty of the impending emotional storm?
Warning: This book contains some plant abuse, a sexy, bare-chested landscaper, sensual use of ice cubes and steamy adult situations in a greenhouse. Readers may suddenly wish to hug motherless kids, experience a rise in pulse rate and may feel the need for a cooling fan.
The Sweetwater Springs series will appeal to readers who enjoy sensual romance against a backdrop of family and community.
Nobody's BabyStandalone novel. No cliffhangers.
She was the incubator, nothing more
until the parents died tragically.
Now she's having Nobody's Baby.
For Kate Morissey, becoming a surrogate seems like a great way to refill her tuition account and get the education she's always wanted. After putting her life on hold to raise and educate her two brothers, she's desperate for freedom and a college degree that will secure her future. Weeks away from realizing her dreams, a freak accident threatens everything.
Adopted as a boy into the safety of the Hawthorne family, Rio swore he'd never become a father. He won't pass along his cruel legacy of abuse. When he inherits the last Hawthorne heir, obligation and duty dictates he abandon the challenges of guiding safari's and become a parent. Convincing Kate to teach him infant care was the easy part. Proving his love isn't her prison may be the hardest thing he's ever done.
- - - Nobody's Baby has a Christmas holiday ending.
Sunset Beach SizzleWhen their intense attraction proves irresistible in a “strictly no fraternizing” law firm, divorce attorneys Julia and Cisco find a sweet recipe for relief: a week’s summer vacation on Oahu, sunny beaches and all the sex they can stand. But neither can predict the depth of feelings that grow from their increasingly sensual encounters. Cisco’s plans to leave the Denver firm for one closer to his hometown in Atlanta quickly throw him into a quandary. He’s falling in love and wants more, but will one week be enough time to convince Julia to give their relationship a chance?
Julia has witnessed her share of ugly, bitter break-ups, including her parents’ marriage and her own with Cisco’s controlling older brother. She’s dismayed to discover Cisco has captured her heart with his optimism, charm and the hottest sex she’s ever known. She hides her feelings while Cisco uses his full arsenal of seductive tactics to make her see that what they’re experiencing together is rare and worth fighting for. With time running out, Julia must decide whether to take a chance on love and a risky career move, or play it safe and lose the man she loves.
Home for ChristmasShort story and sampler. Joseph and Danni were college friends who abandoned their relationship after a flash-hot affair one Christmas weekend. When their paths cross again on another snowy Christmas Eve, fate gives them a rare second chance. Can they push beyond past hurt and finally find a home with each other for Christmas?
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This e-book is designed to give you a quick, satisfying read along with two 3-chapter samples of other books I've written so you can try out my writing with little expense.
Insightby Annie Rayburn (pseudonym of Carol Burnside)
When Sela Marin encounters Jonavon Wyatt outside a mall, she’s surprised by the instant, powerful attraction and her ability to read his thoughts so clearly. Realizing he is her life-mate, she makes a bold move in the tradition of all female Crainesians, and is surprised to learn he has a fiancé. Confused by his ability to resist her advances, but hoping his insight along with their mind-mating and dream-sharing will bind him to her, Sela gives him three days to succumb to her pheromone lure.
But Jonavon is half Human and untrained in Crainesian ways. So, what's a strong Crainesian woman to do when her life-mate is too clueless to follow when beckoned? Seduce him with his own desires, of course!
Phantoms & Fantasiesby Annie Rayburn (pseudonym of Carol Burnside)
After a devastating trauma, Zeenie attended a college mixer and experienced powerful Crainesian pheromones between herself and Turk. Unprepared for the life-mate call, she
panicked and fled. Turk has waited and yearned for Zeenie for years while staying dialed in to her recovery. Finally, rumor says she's ready to date again, and he's determined to make her short list, even if it means resorting to a little trickery.
Zeenie's plan is to ease back into the world of dating, not dive in heart first. Especially not
with the hunk who's supposedly bedded half the women in Dallas since she rejected him. On a blind date, he surprises her with patience and maturity when she fights against their pheromone bond, then shows tenderness and consideration when phantoms of her past arise.
As she learns more about Turk, Zeenie entertains heated fantasies of what could be and makes tentative forays into his sensual world. But her initial rejection broke with Crainesian custom and continues to cast a dark shadow on their future. Can she embrace her sexuality and summon enough courage to claim her man in true Crainesian style, or will their growing love be tainted forever?
An erotic romance novella. Approximately 25,000 words or 76 pages.
Warning: Explicit language, building sexual tension and hot love scenes will steam up your Kindle!
Bittersweet Obsessionsby Annie Rayburn (pseudonym of Carol Burnside)
When it comes to love, they believe in one perfect mate,
but putting the centuries-old belief to the test
could bring them everything they desire.
In a culture where it’s believed each person has only one life-mate, what happens when yours is beyond your reach? Teriza feels the mating call to a man married to a Human. Unwilling to be the cause of infidelity, Teriza distances herself from her mate after an intense pheromone-charged encounter that leaves her in precarious health. She requires treatment and is sent to a clinic in Switzerland, where sexual surrogates are employed to heal such conditions.
After Paul Craddock’s life-mate died, he turned to surrogacy to ease the pain of loneliness. His reaction to Teriza surprises him by being more than a casual attraction. He’s intrigued to discover she feels the same. They experiment with the Human way of courtship, but the ultimate bond that Crainesians experience eludes them.
Teriza fears Paul cannot be content with her since he’s experienced heartglow during his previous marriage. Paul worries that the existence of Teriza’s life mate makes him the consolation prize, good enough, but not her first choice.
Though they are falling in love, they’re in uncharted territory without the engulfing pheromone storm of life-mates to guide them. Will they learn to trust their feelings and listen to their hearts before it’s too late?
Avalon Dreams“It was impossible they had met before – of that she was certain. Yet his hold on her was undisputable, an irrational pull to the utmost recesses of her soul.”
Vivienne du Lac has everything she could wish for – a normal, peaceful life, a good job, cushy nest egg, and a semi-social nightlife. The only problem? She’s clueless to being the reincarnation of the Lady of the Lake, Merlin's apprentice.
Sebastien Dubois is the bad boy you wouldn’t take home to mom and dad - quite the opposite. The sexual chemistry between them is sizzling from the start – but there’s more to the tall, dark and handsome stranger. When a magical past tumbles into her orderly reality, he is Vivienne’s only hope at survival.
Caught between darkness and light, a battle she has no intention to fight – let alone the knowledge to win – Vivienne quickly finds out not even closest allies can be trusted.
Can she look within and become the enchantress Merlin meant her to be… Or will she lose it all over love, for Sebastien’s salvation? This is a battle between good and evil you don’t want to miss.
Tokyo Longing: A Host Club RomanceAmerican girl Allison has been waiting for love to appear ever since she moved to Tokyo for a job as a teacher, but she is still dreaming of the one man who will take her by storm.
One night she takes love into her own hands and seeks him out in the exotic nightlife in Tokyo at a Host Club, but finds herself entranced by not only one man, but two of them! Allison is torn between her two erotic affairs, and slowly realizes a delicious secret that both of the men are reluctant to tell.
What Happens in New York
Navigating the post-university world is tough. Unable to find a direction, Hollie moves back in with her mum and nan and gets a job at the local electrical store. It’s boring and under-stimulating, but it pays the bills.
Until one day, when she can’t handle her boss’s customer stealing, or leering, or games of Spider Solitaire any longer.
She quits.
Once again without a direction, she drives to Scotland to visit her best friend Fayth.
Fayth lost her mum and sister in a car accident just six months ago, and she can’t wake up, go to work, or even walk the dogs without something reminding her of them.
To make matters worse, her ex-husband cheated on her not long after their death, and he still thinks she’ll take him back.
Fed up with their lives and in need of a change of scenery, the two friends go on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New York.
When Hollie goes for a last-minute toilet break and gets locked out of the theatre, little does she realise she’s about to meet model-turned-stunt performer Astin Mack.
Astin introduces them to the Hollywood elite, but is all as it seems? Is the grass any greener just because they have fame, money, and power, or are they just as susceptible to love and loss as the rest of us?
My new release. A romantic suspense set in the wonderful surroundings of the Scottish Borders, UK.https://www.amazon.com/Darkest-Obsess...
All Sadie wanted was a normal life and when her ex-boyfriend, Matthew, was finally sent to jail she thought she could start that normal life in a little village on the Scottish Borders.
Tom, a small county veterinary had spent the last five years just surviving. A tragic accident had left him riddled with guilt. But when the beautiful Sadie Buchanan waltzed into her parents cafe, his meaning for life is questioned. Now he has to overcome his demons before he can start living again.
But Matthew has already hurt Sadie before, would he allow Sadie to have the happiness she always longed for.......
Hello,My new release this week. Available on Amazon
Title : A Stranger in France
Blurb:
In A Stranger in France readers are taken on a fast paced, modern day romantic journey, that spans between the city of London, the glitz and glam of France, and the beautiful English coast in a gripping romantic story, between two complete strangers with enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat turning pages.
When career driven and successful thirty- two-year-old London born Kate Brown faces hard times in her marriage, she confides in her best friend Tanya Adams in Marseille southern France. Kate makes a bold move and spends two weeks in Marseille away from her husband in London. Her path crosses with tall, dark, devilishly handsome and wealthy Nicholas D’Coix. An immigrant to France from the Ivory Coast west Africa as a young boy, who turned himself around and built up an empire of wealth as a hustler and money maker, and now one of Paris’ top three entrepreneurs. In a whirlwind of sexy, lustful romance Nicholas and Kate fall in love.
Kate returns to London to a few surprises of her own, and still very much in love with Nicholas as she makes yet another bold life changing move. Touching on real life issues these two strong characters battle it out against all the odds in the name of love, across the UK and France.
Never a Dream
When Rain - a dreamy designer - buys an antique cross, she begins to see visions of her previous life in her lucid dreams. A series of accidental events begin to bring the people from her dreams into her real life: Charlie - a quirky girl from the pub, Matt - an aspiring rock star, and Ed - a jaded club owner. If there is something they all share - it’s a burnt down mansion, a small ominous town, and a century-old legend about two crosses.
Love conquers all. Even at the edge of the galaxy.
Akyra Roux is an up-and-coming Security Operations commander: ambitious, dedicated, and fearless. Her soldiers have a reputation for getting the job done and cracking skulls, earning her a perilous mission to the far fringes of the galaxy.
As soon as she lands, however, Akyra learns the hard way that rival factions have a lot to gain by seeing her fail, no matter what the cost…
Captain Raemus Petrus is the hunky, charismatic leader of the genetically-engineered Titans stationed at the outpost. He has a job to do and battles to fight, and he doesn’t let anything get in his way. However, when Akyra and her team of hot-blooded females land on the planet, his need to protect her and his duty to betray her collide…
Can Raemus, engineered to be ruthless, prove he has enough humanity buried inside his heart to salvage his honor, save Akyra, and ultimately prove his ability to love?
Can Akyra, running from her past, learn to lose control of the one thing holding her back, her own heart?
Rebellion is the first novel in the Titan Romance series. Each full-length book is a standalone, contains its own steamy love story and happy ever after, and leaves no cliffhangers. EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT: For mature readers!
Follow the entire series as the brawny, renegade Titans and their red-hot human partners struggle to find love—while challenging the greatest power in the galaxy!
Samantha Sullivan, a forty-year-old widow, is resigned to her single status. She never expected to fall for her hot, twenty-three-year-old neighbor, Jason Grant. Will their budding romance survive in spite of the age difference? What will happen when Jason returns to college in the fall? Is this just a summer fling or do they have a chance at forever? A sweet and sexy romance novel that will captivate you from beginning to end.
Nikki Branson swore off men a long time ago. She runs a successful real estate business and has a cuddly cocker spaniel to keep her company. What more could she possibly need? When a Hollywood agent contracts Nikki to find a rental home for his superstar client, she hadn’t even heard of Nate Collins. Her first mistake, looking him up on Google...
Nate Collins is Hollywood’s latest sensation and most eligible bachelor. All he wants is a quiet place to stay while he’s in Michigan filming a movie, and who better to find it for him, than the most sought after real estate agent in town.
When Nate and Nikki meet, sparks fly, but their lifestyles are worlds apart. Logic tells Nikki it will never work, now if she could only convince her heart of that…
Becka is a witch and not a very good one. With her great-grandmother's curse hanging over her she has no idea how to escape her fate. When she suddenly spills her coffee on a stranger she finds out there's more to life than what she thought.
But is she ready for what that means?
Model Behavior
Delilah Dearborn is a hot mess.
Embroiled in a life of excess as a supermodel, her entire world comes crashing down when she collapses on the catwalk during Fashion Week in Milan. Sent back to her toxic childhood home to recuperate, she falls for a man who can’t see her external beauty; in fact, he can’t see anything.
Can Delilah’s neighbor help her find redemption? Or is the blind leading the blind?
Model Behavior is the first installment of the HAUTE MESS series.
Throne of GraceThrone of Grace
Arthur Davenport has it all: looks, money, and a successful future planned by his parents. He knows that something is missing, but when he and Josie, his mother's maid, develop a friendship that can only be based on Christian values, he realizes that his love for her is the key to his happiness. Can he convince her that he would gladly give up his life of luxury for a life of service with her?
Newport, Rhode Island in the last decades of the nineteenth century was a stunningly beautiful and glamorous playground for the rich during the summer months, and a perfect setting for a romance between a rich young man from New York City and a local girl who works for his family. The two couldn't possibly expect to have anything in common, as he is expected to follow his father in a financial career and she is merely a maid with a mother who takes care of local children while their parents work. Arthur Davenport, spoiled and bored, unsure of his place in his family and in the eyes of God, truly meets his match in Josie Warren, who is often just a bit hard on herself for not being the perfect Christian in thought as well as deed. The two meet on the famous Cliff Walk, and neither of them can imagine where or how their instant attraction will take them as he struggles to make his parents understand that his calling is the same as hers, to help those less fortunate. He has no money of his own, and if they disinherit him out of disapproval, how can he help Josie, who has spent her life working hard to help support herself and her mother? More importantly, how can he convince her that he would gladly give up his life of luxury just to be with her?
Silver Blood
A PROPHECY TO FULFILL
Two hundred years ago, our world changed forever. Two realms combined in an explosion of magic. One morning everything was normal and the next? Every human body was host to another magical creature who had thoughts and a mind of its own. However, with power comes darkness. Someone wants to wipe this earth clean and will stop at nothing to consume it.
SHE IS NOT A HERO
Or so she thought. Wren had grown up with another voice in her head but had never considered herself magical. She doesn't have the talents other people have. She certainly doesn't have the abilities anyone else has. But she is charming and manages her business quite well. She deals in emotions and makes people happy. It's a simple life, but it's hers.
HE THINKS SHE COULD BE
Burke was a bodyguard first and always. He had been sent to collect her and deliver her in person to the most powerful creatures in their world. But the moment he steps through the broken door of her shop, his world changes forever. She's strange. She's uncomfortable. And she's so damned beautiful. He is convinced she is part of a prophecy that can save their world.
But how to convince her?
BrokenBroken: Frost Series Part 1 ~ D.L. LeBlanc
After a man had left her broken, she successfully shut herself off from all men. She loved her organised, boring life; until she meets him. Could he break through her barriers and make her want to live & love again?
He wasn't looking for anything serious. He was there on business, and his motto was get in, get out, and move on; until he meets her. Could she break through and become more valuable to him than his business empire?
First Watch
Blurb: When a prominent member of Denver society is found dead, Detective Sarah Thomas is put on the case. When she meets a young billionaire during her investigation, she can't help but be drawn in. As she dives deeper into her investigation and a murderer turns into a serial killer, Sarah will find that there is much more than meets the eye to her case and the man she seems determined to fall for.
Station Alpha
A single phone call shatters her life...
Christine Ramirez’s phone rings in the dead of night. A man’s voice - unfamiliar and urgent - tells her to run.
She flees, but deadly, unknown assailants pursue her through the night. Her only saviour is the gruff stranger on the other end of the line.
Paul has a secret. He’s been watching her - maybe a little more than the assignment strictly requires. He shouldn’t reveal himself, but he can’t let anything happen to Christine. Even if it costs him the job that means the world to him.
With the mysterious villains still pursuing Christine, Paul whisks her away to a Soldiering On safe house. There, passion flares between them, hot and undeniable. And they are powerless to resist its lure, even as the villains get ever closer to finding them…
And coming soon...
Guarding Sierra
Sierra Livingston knows there is someone stalking her. Watching. Waiting. Biding their time. But for what, she doesn’t want to stick around to find out. Thankfully, she knows just who to call.
Blake has never been one to sit still. He’s still recovering from the gunshot he received during his last job with Soldiering On, but he’s not about to let that stop him from protecting a woman in need. Besides, he has to prove to his boss that he’s still capable, or he’ll be forced into his worst nightmare: a desk job.
But neither of them count on their explosive sexual chemistry. Apart, they risk endangering Sierra’s life. But together, there might be an even deeper threat...to their hearts.
Picture Me This
"One snap with the shutter of my camera, and you will be mine forever," he whispered.
My name is Sam, short for Samantha. I’m regular, boring and plain. During my time in college, the only class I could ever relax in was photography, or at least… until I met him.
The new photography teacher changed everything. He is too sexy for his own good, and his mind too twisted for words to describe. Now, I live every aching moment thinking about him, knowing that I shouldn’t. Together, we spiraled out of control, tumbled into the darkness, and honestly..? I think I like it."
Zendar: A Tale of Blood and Sand
"Blood is how it all began, and only by blood can it end. Chaos has reigned in Zendar for years since the rise of the seven Bloodlines. The Liege Aleron Corvinus ruthlessly seeks revenge for the mistreatment of his ancestors. His ambitions will only be sated when he claims the world under his family’s name; he will only stop when all of Zendar is his and the other six Bloodlines pay their weight in blood.
Azel Undel was born into this world of blood and sand. She is of a dying Bloodline, a feared one, but most coveted. Promised, in exchange for money, to a man she had never known; Azel travels across Zendar. Her ship is attacked and she alone survives, setting the wheels of fate in motion. She did not expect to become her enemy’s captive or that he would demand her submission to him.
Loyalties are tested, secrets are uncovered, and Azel will have to make a choice: remain loyal to her family and everything she ever stood for or be loyal to her own heart."
Darkest ObsessionsA romantic suspense set in the Scottish Borders
All Sadie wanted was a normal life and when her ex-boyfriend, Matthew, was finally sent to jail she thought she could start that normal life in a little village on the Scottish Borders.
Tom, a small county veterinary had spent the last five years just surviving. A tragic accident had left him riddled with guilt. But when the beautiful Sadie Buchanan waltzed into her parents cafe, his meaning for life is questioned. Now he has to overcome his demons before he can start living again.
But Matthew has already hurt Sadie before, would he allow Sadie to have the happiness she always longed for.......
AS MY WIFEGracie Allen Jenkins is an executive secretary for Indigo Farrell, the raven-haired, tight-bodied CEO of Farrell Enterprises. The moment she entered his huge office to apply for that position, she could feel his essence reaching down to her very soul as he sat poised behind that huge desk with those sensual, brown eyes gliding over her from head to toe. She practically tripped across the floor to take her seat before him. So when he called the next day and informed her that she had gotten the position, she knew the safest job to take would have been down on the corner, leaning out the window and asking, “Would you like fries with that shake?” But the need to afford rent and to eat wouldn’t allow it. So, with deep breaths for strength, and a seven foot wall of courage encircling her, she kept her true feelings and deep attraction for him under a professional cloak as she went about her daily duties over the next two years. It goes without saying she’s not his type; To dare to even think that is absurd. Besides, she has plans for her future. Just one more year and her dream to be the proud owner of her own pastry shop, Sugar and Spice, will be more than a blue-print dream.
But Mr. Farrell halts those plans when his father’s will almost reaches its deadline. In order for him to claim his inheritance there’s one stipulation: He has to be married! In his hour of desperation, he makes a deal with her: To marry him and reside as his wife until his inheritance is finalized; After that, she’ll receive a sizeable settlement in return.
The reward of opening her own business debt free will be her inspiration as she embarks on this excitable, yet emotionally dangerous journey. Keeping Sugar and Spice as her focus point will help rein in her true feelings for her boss while they’re married and residing at his vacation home in Canada.
But now the employer/employee title transcends into husband and wife; And her inspiration is being overshadowed by the constant interaction with him in a day to day, personable atmosphere. That strong will to resist him is being chipped away every time he touches her like a cherished wife in front of his mother and sister; or when he seems determined to cross that in-name-only agreement with his shameless need to remind her that he’s Indigo her husband, not Mr. Farrell her boss. This is a deal, right? And nowhere in the contract does her duties include the master bedroom at the end of the hall with the king-sized bed. Can it get any stressful?
Only if you add the fact that his Gucci-wearing, Mount Kilauea tempered ex-fiancee has reappeared and is on the attack to get him back.
The stress of it all threatens to explode in any given moment, forcing her to decide whether she should hang in there for the sake of Sugar and Spice; Or walk away from that dream, and her love for him.
COLORS IN THE DARK
SYNOPSIS: Hailey Campbell was raised by her adoptive mother, Big-Mama, in a home filled with unconditional love and foster children. Her biological mother was a heroin addict and couldn’t keep her; her father, a right-wing conservative with a secret vice his social circle must never discover. So, it was a blessing that someone with so much to give raised her to be a strong, intelligent woman whose loyalty to those she loved knew no boundaries. And that would come in handy when her best friend, Meagan, decided to leave her abusive husband, and Hailey was right there by her side as her moral and physical support; or when she needed the courage to expose the ones behind the city’s bank robberies that resulted in the deaths of three people.
And yet, in her day to day struggles of trying to deal with this kooky puzzle called her life, the idea of true love never held any priority. Was there ever such a thing as the, quote, “man of your dreams”, your, “soul mate”? If she had to judge by the Neanderthals who only had one agenda on their minds just because they paid for her salad and a drink, then that middle-of-the-puzzle piece would forever sit waiting for a match.
So this single, card-carrying virgin, didn’t mind one bit as she stood with her chin lifted proudly in the middle of a room full of expensive tuxedos and glittering gowns surrounding her at an important gala, that she was dateless. She would just continue to sample the high-end cuisine, drink the expensive wine, and mind her business. A man?—why bother? Love—who needs it? No sooner had those pitiable questions crossed her mind when her answer appeared from the midst of all those international dignitaries: The most beautiful man, a simple waiter named Manley, turned and locked eyes with her. As she stood there wide-eyed with a medley of stunned excitement and paralyzing attraction rushing through her head and heart, she knew then she could no longer scoff and joke at such nonsense.
Because of this man, the meaning of true love was finally made clear that night. With this man, her world had forever changed. And despite the mysteries that he was hesitant to reveal about himself, she could stand against anything and anyone that challenged her.
That daunting challenge awaited her in Sweet Tea, Mississippi; Population 700 (that’s not counting the Ransom militia compound at the edge of town) And if she didn’t get there in time and save eighteen month-old Abbie from one of its members, Sheriff Carl, she could lose her behind those thick walls protected by the First Amendment and never see her again.
INVITATION TO LOVE
Synopsis: Taryn Kimble has lost her job and is now about to lose her twin daughters Remi and Rachel. Her vengeful ex-father-in-law, Mac, has made his threat very clear: If she’s not employed, or miracles upon miracles, married in one week’s time, he’ll sue for custody of the girls—payback for the death of his son three years ago. A week! Why don’t he insist she walk on water, too?
When another job interview crumbles, and her anxiety continues to build, that miracle appears on her doorstep in the good-looking form of a good friend Michael Vande-xx. When he presents her with what he feels is the only solution, the one-two punch of a single word sends the room spinning. Marriage? Surely, there’s another way out of this nightmare. But the deadline is just about on her. It’s either marriage or watch her daughters being escorted from the courtroom by her in-laws.
She agrees to the union, but not the emotional entanglement that comes packaged with it: Love, passion, and a desire to share not only his bed, but his heart—completely. That moment arises when Michael whispers one single question in her ear. A question that changes her life forever and results in a night of pure bliss and fulfillment as their bodies unite in a rhapsody of passion. She realizes now that her life would be nothing without him and hopes he feels the same.
But, wait, his ex-fiancee, Karen, has returned and she has plans of her own
UNDER THE HARVEST MOON
SYNOPSIS: Leslie Dixon finds herself on a plane heading for the spacious countryside and rolling mountains of Nashville, Tennessee. Why? Because her boss, Mr. Winston, is back in California lying in the ICU of Destin’s Medical Center paralyzed by a sudden heart attack. Fortunately, he’ll recover. But until he does, she’s on a very long vacation. Home—the thought brings a smile to her face because it means she’ll spend quality time with her grandmother, DAISY. But her smile only lasts for a short minute as another image materializes: That of JONAS McCLURE, her only neighbor down the country road, and also her biggest source of anguish.
Failing health and hard times forced her grandfather to sell most of the farmland to his family when she was nothing but pigtails and legs. And although she was able to form an instant connection with part of the McClure family, the most difficult to form anything with was Jonas. From the moment his twelve-year old, eyes locked onto her, she knew the devilment instigating that smile would push her patience beyond the confines of civility.
A deep love for him was forged out of their childhood friendship: He’d chase her with a whopper of a spider; dare her to see who could throw a rock the furthest; or run the fastest down the road. As the years progressed, innocent games were supplanted by strange awakenings during her high-school years when the latest hairstyles replaced her braids and the curves of her body became more pronounced. His boyish teasing matured into lengthy stares when he thought she wasn’t aware, and his goading laughter evolved into the sweetest of smiles.
Now he’s a full-grown man; and he’ll always be her one and only love. After all these years, he still frightens her, moves her in ways no other man ever could, which includes her latest steady—KAL. And yet, this is a love best kept hidden behind their competitive friendship. After all, to him, she’s only the neighbor down the road that he likes to flirt and tease with—his sidekick. There will be no harvest moon nights for her. But this long visit home will no doubt test her determination to keep him at arm’s length, a task proven more difficult by this newfound closeness between him and her grandmother. And true to form, the moment she arrives, his lion-on-the-prowl game, where he loves circling her and forcing her to take evasive action, begins. Although she vows not to give in to his sultry charm and seductive teasing, Jonas has a willful streak, and true to his nature, vows are meant to be broken.
She’s been trying to contact Kal, back in California. Safe, dependable Kal. If he were with her, Jonas would be less of a problem—right? She exhales in despair at having realized the answer to that immediately.
In the middle of struggling with Jonas’ constant overwhelming presence, Kal’s secretive mood and his strange disappearing acts are cause for concern. Jonas has become involved and sums it all up in one word: Embezzlement. But, Leslie can’t believe Kal would ever be involved in such a horrendous act. And yet, he’s come out of hiding wrapped in trouble and insists she pack a few clothes and disappear under the secret shadows of the night. She has a big decision to make.
Will she be able to leave Daisy, again? And will Jonas be able to save her in time?
Make Me Burn (Isle of the Forgotten #1)
A DEMON WITH FIRE IN HIS BLOOD…
Groomed to slaughter, Morthanion spent millennia battling the forces of light, claiming countless lives. Captured and banished to a remote island by the Mage Council, his fury knows no bounds - until he meets her. Mesmerized by her voice and beauty, he is powerless.
A WOMAN HE COULDN’T RESIST…
Aria knows survival means avoiding the other islanders at all costs. Yet when she encounters the dangerous, persistent Morthanion, it’s clear all the rules have changed. But can she forgive him the wrongs he’d done and grant him her trust…and love?
AN ISLAND MADE PRISON FOR THE UNFORGIVEN…
Stripped of magic, Morthanion understands that savagery is necessary to survive. When Aria’s true nature is revealed, the other inmates will stop at nothing to have her – and the demon would fight the entire world to keep her safe.
Make Me Hunger (Isle of the Forgotten #2)
A DEMON WITH A SILKEN TONGUE…
His village burned and people scattered, Baltherus’s dominance over the island has come to an end. All seems lost until a group of Justicars arrives with a violet-eyed elf who presents both a rare opportunity and an irresistible temptation.
A WOMAN HE COULDN’T CONTROL...
Born of mixed blood, Amnestria Sylmae has spent her entire life trying to overcome her mother’s shame. After being taken into the High Mage’s confidence, she finally has a chance to prove her worth. But she never anticipated the emotion that awakens in her when she catches the eye of a demon.
AN ISLAND MADE PRISON FOR THE UNFORGIVEN…
After more than a century of banishment, Baltherus knows Amnestria is his only means of escape. With time working against him, he’ll have to betray his soul’s other half to claim his freedom — if she can be persuaded to see past her preconceptions and submit to him.
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