In 1996, New York City, Los Angeles, and the Mediterranean kingdom of Safina are worlds apart, but bound by love.
When terrorists attack Safina’s royal family, its two princes handle things differently. One wants revenge, and the other wants to save the beautiful country on the Mediterranean’s coast.
New York lawyer, Jay Salas, has avoided his role as Safina’s prince his entire life. But when his cousin, Rhys, goes on an all-out rampage seeking revenge on the terrorists, Jay must navigate the consequences of his cousin’s disastrous actions. Meticulous and determined, Jay devises a plan to stop Rhys from inflicting more harm on their ancestral home. But there’s a wildcard-someone who threatens to tear apart the cousins, someone who owns their hearts.
Cori Bennett didn’t expect to be dragged into the middle of her ex-lover’s family drama. Used as a pawn by all sides, she doesn’t know who to trust. Career-focused and fiercely independent, Cori doesn’t have time to hunt down terrorists for her out-of-control ex, or his sexy cousin. But apparently, the fate of
Safina is at stake.
Only one thing is certain: in order for love to succeed, they’ll have to learn to trust each other and follow their hearts.
I am a storyteller first and foremost. My writing journey began after my 50th birthday and the lock-down provided me the opportunity to get my stories down. Some stories have been haunting my dreams for over forty years. But when the characters began shouting at me at all hours of the day and night I had to write them down, never having written before. My previous lives have been in advertising, fashion and as a small business owner.
I am clinically dyslexic (diagnosed in college) and have made it my life’s ambition to consume novels, poetry and article to push past those challenges and tell my stories.
A proud native-Californian, I live in Hermosa Beach, CA, a tiny beach-town in South Los Angeles County with my husband of sixteen years, two beautiful kids and two spunky-rescue kitties.
A story of love, second chances, and redemption set within the landscapes of Montana.
Sammy Black Wolf, a Lakota/Irish ranch kid who plays basketball for the University of Montana has only ever dreamed of getting drafted into the NBA.
A chance encounter with Maggie, a music major from Drummond, shows Sammy there’s more to life than chasing a dream. They share immediate chemistry and their relationship evolves and deepens quickly.
Everything is going great…until it isn’t.
A brutal and life-changing attack on Maggie unravels their world and the fallout threatens the pillars of their relationship.
J.W. Swartz writes contemporary fiction with a little mystery, a little romance, and the kind of real characters who will have you rooting for them from the beginning. Her stories most often take place in Missoula valley of Montana, where the layers of history and culture have blended to form a vibrant, independent-minded, and arts-loving community. She raised her family in the shadow of the mountains around Missoula, and you can find her enjoying local activities with her friends and family.
Sebastian Sovrano is ruthless, arrogant, and fixated on me….
Mafia Vows, an all-new enemies-to-lovers mafia romance full of steam from bestselling author L. Steele, is available now!
Sebastian ‘grumphole’ Sovrano is ruthless, arrogant, and fixated on me.
The first time we meet at a bar I dump my drink all over him.
He retaliates by following me into the ladies’ …
We seem to rub each other up the wrong way every time we are in the same room.
He’s arrogant, high-handed, full of himself, and…
So very appealing.
No way can I act on the attraction that sizzles between us, right?
But I need to get custody of my daughter,
And he promises to help me.
Provided I pose as his wife.
Only problem? I can’t resist his mean smirk, his wickedness that appeals to the darkness inside of me.
But when he discovers my secret, the tables are turned.
Now my fake husband is also my worst enemy…
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Excerpt
He holds out one of the tulip shaped glasses, and I snatch it from him. Before he’s raised his own glass, I’ve tossed mine back. The alcohol leaves a trail of heat in its wake. It hits my stomach, and a ball of heat radiates out from the point of contact. I cough as my eyes water. “Jesus, what is that? Paint remover?” I glance up through my spiky eyelashes to find him watching me with something like disdain.
“What?” I sputter. “Never seen a grown woman act like a wuss?”
He merely tosses his own drink back—the action is so elegant I want to lean in and follow his every move, with my tongue—then places it on the table with a controlled snap. The kind that manages to be authoritative and demanding. Bloody hell, how can one man convey all of that with such a small gesture?
Out of the corner of my eye, I spot the bartender hurrying to refill his drink.
Seb takes the glass from me, and his fingertips brush mine. A current of electricity shoots out from the point of contact. Oh, shit. Not good, not good. Don’t want to have this kind of a reaction to this man.
“I’m not going to sleep with you. Even if you were the last man on earth,” I blurt out.
A touch of humor sparks in his eyes.
“We’ll see.” He tilts his head. “You’re a little thing, aren’t you?” He frowns, as if only now noticing my lack of height. Well, I’m five-feet-four-inches, which is pretty decent, or so I’d thought until I stood before this monster of a man.
“You’re a big, mean alphahole, aren’t you?” I scoff.
His jaw drops, but he recovers quickly; I’ll give him that much credit. “That’s not a word in the English language,” he says in a tone that could have chilled my grappa if I were still holding it in my hand, which I’m not. More’s the pity. I would have dumped it on him, just for the satisfaction of taking him by surprise again.
“It is now,” I inform him, “and by the way, I may be small, but I pack a punch.”
“Somehow I don’t doubt that.” He lowers his head until we share breath, then murmurs, “But whatever it is you’re offering, I’m not interested.”
It’s my turn to gape. “What the—?” I sputter. “I’m not offering you anything. I’m not sure what makes you think—”
He chuckles, the sound so deep, it seems to reach all the way to my toes.
“Jerk,” I snarl. “Stop laughing at me. I don’t know who you think you are, but—”
“I have to admit, your response was most satisfying.” He smirks. And damn it, that shouldn’t be so hot. And I shouldn’t still be staring at that beautiful face of his. But honestly, while I’ve only heard of men being referred to as fallen angels before, now I get where the phrase comes from. If that description fits anyone, it’s this larger-than-life guy who’s looking at me like he’s the most superior thing ever to have walked this planet.
“Only because you caught me by surprise.” I poke my finger in his chest. “I’ll have you know, normally, I am far cooler and more collected.”
“No doubt, it’s my presence that unnerves you,” he drawls. “It’s your presence that makes me want to leave this bar,” I retort.
“No one’s stopping you.” He raises his hand in a dismissive gesture, much like the one I used on him earlier. “In fact, I’ll give you a drink to go.” He jerks his chin at the bartender.
For the second time in a few minutes, I gape at him.
“And I thought Italian men were such charmers.”
“Only with the right kind of women,” he shoots back.
“Which I am not—when it comes to you— thank god.” I pretend to wipe my forehead. “I wouldn’t be interested in you if you were the last man on this planet.”
He yawns. “I believe you already mentioned that. Are you done with your childish tantrum?”
I resist the urge to stamp my foot; that would only confirm his misogynistic remark, and I am not going to validate his misplaced perception.
“I’ll have a beer,” I say in a casual voice.
“Eh?” A line appears between his eyebrows, marring the expanse of that gorgeous forehead.
“A beer.” I stab my thumb over my shoulder. “Tell him I want a beer to go.”
“Instead of grappa?” He wrinkles his nose like I’ve suddenly developed a bad smell.
Not that I didn’t like the taste of it, but there’s a reason I’m asking for beer. “In fact, make it a pint. You know us Brits; we never settle for anything less.”
He shoots me a look filled with disgust.
“There, there, it can’t be all that bad.” I pat his chest. The heat of his body instantly soaks through his shirt to bleed into my skin. I shiver. To say the man is ripped is an understatement. I mean, I have touched walls which were less firm. Okay, maybe a tad exaggerated on my part, or not. I swear, the man must spend all of his spare time working out.
He glances down at where my hand seems to have developed a relationship with the front of his shirt.
“Oops, sorry.” Not. I lower my hand to my side.
“Your hair…” He points to where I have piled my hair on my head. Half of it has come undone, and strands now hang about my face. The curse of having thick hair. Not to mention, the humidity in this establishment pretty much means my hair is frizzy and escaping from its messy bun.
“What of my hair?” I scowl.
“I’ve seen bird’s nests that are tidier.”
“Such sweet compliments. Keep that up, and I’ll be sure you have a crush on me.”
He smirks.
I glower up at him.
The skin around his eyes creases. Then he reaches over and tucks a strand of hair behind my ear. Tendrils of loathing—it has to be loathing—shiver out from where his fingertips brushed my earlobe.
Someone clears their throat. That’s when I realize Theresa is standing beside us.
Meet L. Steele
L. Steele loves to tame alphaholes. She writes romance stories with possessive growly men who meet their match in sassy, curvy, spitfire women 🙂 She also writes dark sexy paranormal romance as NY Times bestseller Laxmi Hariharan.
Married to a man who cooks as well as he talks. She lives in London.
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We’re locked in a game where losing isn’t an option but winning means my complete submission.
Master of Fortune, an all-new scorching-hot dark enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Sienna Snow, is available now!
He was my enemy, learning my secrets and holding my freedom.
I was born to fit a role, to live within certain rules, to play a specific part. And no one knows it’s a lie.
Except him.
Simon Drakos is the dark, the danger, the connection to a life I’m desperate to escape. He is everything I shouldn’t want and the lure I can’t resist.
With one look, he set the trap. After one kiss, I’m snared.
Now, we’re locked in a game where losing isn’t an option but winning means my complete submission.
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Inspired by her years working in corporate America, Sienna loves to serve up stories woven around confident and successful women who know what they want and how to get it, both in – and out – of the bedroom.
Her heroines are fresh, well-educated, and often find love and romance through atypical circumstances. Sienna treats her readers to enticing slices of hot romance infused with empowerment and indulgent satisfaction.
Sienna loves the life of travel and adventure. She plans to visit even the farthest corners of the world and delight in experiencing the variety of cultures along the way. When she isn’t writing or traveling, Sienna is working on her “happily ever after” with her husband and children.
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…but when your family is the cartel, well, it can get messy!
When Camila and Marco enjoyed a breath-taking night together, they never knew what the future had in store for them. That fated night sparked the beginning of upheaval…
Three years later; Camila has returned from her sudden disappearance with a baby boy, leaving Marco with so many unanswered questions. Destined to marry Ivana as an arranged marriage for the good of the cartel, problems arise when his eyes land on Camila once again, and old feelings begin to bubble to the service.
Torn between his head and his heart, Marco is stuck between his loyalty to the cartel and his feelings for her.
With so much at stake, will they risk all for love?
Kyra Nyx proves that Happily Ever Afters aren’t reserved for knights in shining armor. Her heroes swagger in, drag you into the gray area, and make you rethink your fairy tale. Follow these interconnected stories and get swept away by heroes who put romance on the edge.
Sammi lives in the Midwest with her own book boyfriend and two daughters. When she’s not reading or concocting steamy stories, she loves hiking, camping, and watching her girls play basketball.
Hannah saved her friend from an arranged marriage… but who will save her?
Hannah grew up witnessing the brutality of the Bratva. How could she resist helping her friend get away from a merciless arranged marriage? It worked. Yelena married Aiden Savage and was living happily ever after. Will Hannah suffer the cruel fate her friend escaped?
Rurik Ismailov blamed only one person for his sister’s defection — Hannah. So he takes her, and he’s keeping her. She will pay the ultimate price…
Rurik’s eyes hardened into cold dark marbles, his nostril flared. Making each precise, inflectionless word even more terrifying. “My father gave you sanctuary. Paying off your filthy father and keeping you safe. And how do you repay us? By giving my sister away. To a private investigator who works with the police. Helps the police. Did you think there would be no consequences for betraying us?”
Hannah swallowed down the tennis ball in her throat, croaking her words out. “I was helping a friend. As any Bratva would do for a friend. I was trying to save her.”
“Save her,” He growled the words in her face. His hot breath plastered the words against her forehead. “From becoming a billionaire’s pampered princess? Her only requirement would have been to bear and raise his children.”
“Do you even hear yourself? Barefoot and pregnant by a man not of your choosing. What kind of life is that?”
“It is the life you signed up for with your foolishness.”
Her eyes opened wide as her brows drew closer together. Her question was whisper-thin. “What do you mean? I will not marry Leonid.”
“No, you won’t.” She winced when he tipped her head up, gripping her chin in a vicious pinch. “All this foolishness has only swapped your place for hers. You will pay for this offense… This is your sentence. And no one and nothing will save you from it. You’re going to marry — Me.”
“It’s not going to happen.” But her lips trembled as she spoke.
Who was going to stop him?
Taken by the Bratva Prince follows the events of Bound (Savage Security Book 6). And begins the story of the Ismailov family. Another group of brothers operating on the opposite, darker side of the law. Raised to believe that the only thing that matters is family, honor, and strength. Follow each short, steamy story as the strong women they choose teach them that Love Takes Strength.
Homeschool mom of 2 teens and a tween, who writes steamy romance fiction that my kids can NEVER EVER read, nope they’ll never be old enough. And doing it all with my trusty cat by my side.
Tell me a secret… The man of my dreams is falling for me and it’s everything I’ve wished for since the first time I saw him.
He’s charming and popular; impossibly gorgeous. Women want him. Men want to be him. His fans worship him. And me… I love him.
But I never really thought it was possible that he could feel the same. He’s a famous celebrity and I’m—I’m no one. Just shy Ivy Love, hiding in the background behind my makeup and costumes. Waiting for the ground to open and swallow me whole, before anyone notices me.
But he saw me. He sees me. Somehow… behind my mask.
Misti Murphy is a sadistic b*tch who loves to emotionally torture fictional people. If she did that in real life she’d probably end up in prison or a psych ward so she prefers to create dirty talking alphas and the sexually frustrated women who fall into their beds. And if someone needs to be smacked upside the head before f*cking turns to love then that makes her very happy indeed.
She’s a huge believer in flaws making us human, and that not everyone likes bacon. She’s also addicted to chocolate and scared of the effects of the coming shortage. She swears like a f*cking trooper, and thinks that graphic smuttiness should be as real in fiction as it is in real life.
When she’s not writing she’s the perfect housewife and mother. Ha bloody ha! When she’s not writing she’s hiding in a cupboard with her kindle, scoffing chocolate, and stalking facebook.
CORAL I didn’t join my best friends in their resolutions to get their love lives on track this year. Finding a man has never been my problem. Now, finding the right one? That’s a whole other story.
I’ve been keeping my resolution this year close, not even sharing it with my friends, and it has nothing to do with men. This year is all about me and what makes me happy. A man has never been able to do that.
I should have known the moment I decided to be all about me and not let a man into my life one would be dropped in my lap. All I was supposed to do was help Lincoln design the perfect engagement ring for my bestie, Willow. I had no idea I’d meet Holden.
Now my resolution is crumbling, but I think I’m okay with it. There might be enough room for me and love this year.
HOLDEN The Pink Collar Temp Agency has allowed me to connect with clients and make a name for myself in Denver with my jewelry. My dream is to have my own shop and every customer I gain gets me one step closer. Still, it’s a long way off.
I learned a long time ago that women only see the sparkling things I can give them instead of me. Maybe I’m jaded, but my experience doesn’t lie. I didn’t expect everything I thought I knew about love to be upended with one client meeting.
Coral is more beautiful than any gem I’ve put in a setting. It’s a good thing the engagement ring my customer wants to design isn’t for my woman because I hate to lose a sale. She’d be worth it though.
I’ll show her I’m the man for her and the ones who let her down in the past aren’t worth another thought. We’re diamonds in the rough, but I know just how to make us shine.
**18+ If you like alpha heroes and an insta-love story that is sweet and spicy but isn’t necessarily simple, then this is for you. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. It is a standalone but is related to my Denver Family series (Banks Ink., Suburban Outcasts and Higgins Security). Meet Coral in Built Dad Bod Tough (Dad Bod Series – Men Built for Comfort) and Dating the Chef (MatchMakers Inc. Series). Meet Holden in Built Dad Bod Tough.
This April, the men of Pink Collar Temp Agency are ready to get down to business. Whether you need help scrambling your eggs, pruning your bush, polishing the family jewels, or rubbing down your walls, we have the perfect man for the job. Our twelve, highly skilled men are good with their hands and eagerly waiting to cater to your every desire.
Pink Collar Temp Agency is a multi-author series full of steamy instalove short stories with hot men and curvy lady bosses.
Ember Davis loves alpha heroes with a range of emotions, but a strong sense of how to take care of their women. She loves her heroines from all walks of life, just like her heroes, and she wants them to be real and relatable. Her heroines tend to be sassy, opinionated and smart.
Ember is a stay at home mom of two who recently refound her love of books and all things romance and is so glad that she did. She’s always been creative but writing and creating stories that she would love to read that satisfies the dreams she had as a little girl. She loves butterflies, the color purple and enjoying time with her family.
Pssst…it’s totally a pen name, but everything above is 100% true.
Five full-length standalone romances full of chivalrous men, and strong independent women. Over 1200 pages of sexy, swoony, decadent romance.
(1) Run to the Sea – A Friends to Lovers Beach Romance
He’s a broken man searching through the past for answers. She’s his childhood best friend he had no idea he was in love with.
(2) Stars Fall From the Sky – A Small Town Second Chance Romance
Grief brought them together. Will love tear them apart?
(3) A Sun So Bright – A Billionaire Heiress Enemies to Lovers Romance
In a world of have and have-nots, posing as the next Manhattan power couple is the easy part.
(4) I’ll See You Again – A Scottish Rock Star Opposites Attract Romance
She plans happily-ever-afters. He sings about them. But will their starstruck connection last?
(5) A Cold Creek Christmas – A Single Dad Small Town Holiday Novella
She’s a real-life Grinch and hates Christmas. He’s a single dad and loves everything about the holidays. Can they find common ground during the most wonderful time of the year?
From Bestselling Author, KG Fletcher comes five standalone contemporary romances with plenty of steam. These hot men and independent women are sure to reign in your heart for years to come!
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Dubbed, “The Singing Author,” KG Fletcher lives in her very own frat house in Atlanta, GA with her husband Ladd and three sons.
As a singer/songwriter she became a recipient of the “Airplay International Award” for “Best New Artist” showcasing original songs at The Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN. She earned her BFA in theater at Valdosta State University, and has traveled the world professionally as a singer/actress.
KG currently gets to play rock star as a backup singer in the National Tour, “Remember When Rock Was Young – the Elton John Tribute,”She is also a summer artist-in-residence at her alma mater performing roles in musicals for the Peach State Summer Theatre program, her favorite roles to date being Donna in Mamma Mia!, and Marmee in Little Women the Musical. During lockdown and all through the pandemic, KG got creative using a bedroom closet and used her BFA to full advantage narrating and producing the first four books in her Reigning Hearts Series. (Now available on Audible.) She plans on narrating and producing ALL of her stories!
KG is a hopeless romantic. When she’s not on the road singing, she’s probably at home day dreaming about her swoony book boyfriends, or arranging a yummy charcuterie board while sipping red wine and listening to Frank Sinatra.
KG loves to interact with readers on social media and share about her writing and singing journey. For more info about tour dates (and FREE concert tickets), go to her website
Her father ruined my sister’s life.Now she will have to pay the price.
The Cleaner, an all-new thrilling dark mafia romance from USA Today bestselling author Renee Rose is live now!
I’VE CAPTURED THE CRIME LORD’S DAUGHTER
She will pay the price for her father’s sin.
I’ll use my beautiful prisoner to get him.
To make him suffer. Make him believe I’m hurting her the way he harmed my sister.
And when I’m done tormenting him, I will offer a trade: her life for his.
I owe him a slow, painful death. Revenge is my due.
But Kateryna is strong in ways I didn’t expect.
Broken before I ever got to her, she’s a willing participant for my torment.
She turns the tables on me, seducing me with her laughter.
Her wild, crazy appetite for pain and pleasure.
Now I must choose: Keep her and forgo my revenge
or destroy my enemy and the woman I’ve come to love.
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Meet Renee RoseUSA Today Bestselling Author Renee Rose loves a dominant, dirty-talking alpha hero! She’s sold over a million copies of steamy romance with varying levels of kink. Her books have been featured in USA Today’s Happily Ever After and Popsugar. Named Eroticon USA’s Next Top Erotic Author in 2013, she has also won Spunky and Sassy’s Favorite Sci-Fi and Anthology author, and Romance Reviews Best Historical Romance. She’s hit the USA Today list ten times with her Chicago Bratva, Bad Boy Alpha, Wolf Ranch books, and various anthologies.