Wild for You
Summary
Hes growly. Grumpy. Stubborn. And now, my new roommate. Walking away from my disastrous last relationship was an easy decision, but moving in with a friend-of-a-friend hockey star whos rarely home? Not quite as simple, because Grant makes me feel all kinds of things Im not prepared for. Protected. Desired. Unsteady. *** Shes beautiful. Smart. Tempting. And a little fragile. Ive never been anyones knight in shining armor, but when Ana needed a place to stay, it was easy to offer her a room with me. Not so simple, though, is keeping my hands - or my mouth - to myself. And the night she crawls into my bed and shares her body with me? Heaven. But shes not looking for a relationship, and to my surprise, I find myself pissed off by that idea. They say my heart is broken, that Ill never settle down. I used to think that was true. Now, though? Hell, your guess is as good as mine. First, she took my bed. Then she took my heart. Then she took my everything. *** Your favorite hot jocks are back with an all new stand-alone novel. If you like sexy, confident men who know how to handle a stick (on and off the ice), and smart women who are strong enough to keep all those big egos in check, this series is for you! Each book can be listened to as a complete stand-alone.
©2020 Kendall Ryan (P)2020 Kendall Ryan
The Hunter
Summary
Boston's debauched elite is going up in flames, and it's the Fitzpatrick family that set it on fire. Hunter I didn't mean to star in a sex tape, okay? It was just one of those unexplainable things. Like Stonehenge, Police Academy 2, and morning glory clouds. It just happened. Now, my ball-busting father is sentencing me to six months of celibacy, sobriety, and morbid boredom under the roof of Boston's nerdiest girl alive, Sailor Brennan. The virginal archer is supposed to babysit my ass while I learn to take my place in Royal Pipelines, my family's oil company. Little does she know, that's not the only pipe I'll be laying.... Sailor I didnt want this gig, okay? But the deal was too sweet to walk away from. I needed the public endorsement; Hunter needed a nanny. Besides, whats six months in the grand scheme of things? It's not like I'm in danger of falling in love with the appallingly gorgeous, charismatic gazillionaire who happens to be one of Boston's most eligible bachelors. No. I will remain immune to Hunter Fitzpatrick's charm. Even at the cost of losing everything I have. Even at the cost of burning down his kingdom.
©2020 L.J. Shen (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
Something Deeply Hidden
Summary
Instant New York Times best seller A Science News Favorite Science Book of 2019 As you listen to these words, copies of you are being created. Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist and one of this worlds most celebrated writers on science, rewrites the history of 20th-century physics. Already hailed as a masterpiece, Something Deeply Hidden shows for the first time that facing up to the essential puzzle of quantum mechanics utterly transforms how we think about space and time. His reconciling of quantum mechanics with Einsteins theory of relativity changes, well, everything. Most physicists havent even recognized the uncomfortable truth: Physics has been in crisis since 1927. Quantum mechanics has always had obvious gaps - which have come to be simply ignored. Science popularizers keep telling us how weird it is, how impossible it is to understand. Academics discourage students from working on the "dead end" of quantum foundations. Putting his professional reputation on the line with this audacious yet entirely reasonable audiobook, Carroll says that the crisis can now come to an end. We just have to accept that there is more than one of us in the universe. There are many, many Sean Carrolls. Many of every one of us. Copies of you are generated thousands of times per second. The Many Worlds Theory of quantum behavior says that every time there is a quantum event, a world splits off with everything in it the same, except in that other world, the quantum event didn't happen. Step-by-step in Carroll's uniquely lucid way, he tackles the major objections to this otherworldly revelation until his case is inescapably established. Rarely does a book so fully reorganize how we think about our place in the universe. We are on the threshold of a new understanding - of where we are in the cosmos, and what we are made of.
©2019 Sean Carroll (P)2019 Penguin Audio
Life Reset: Conquest
Summary
A prophecy foretold
the fate of thousands on the line.... With one major enemy town behind them, the GreenPiece clan marches onward to new conquests. Facing Oren and his monster army are the combined forces of the so-called "civilized races", intent on halting his invasion of their territory. Reality blurs as Oren fights harder than ever to save the trapped players, his clan, and his family. Life Reset: Conquest is book 5 of New Era Online, a LitRPG/GameLit best-selling series that combines settlement development, a monster protagonist, a deranged AI companion whos obsessed with testicular quips, and a desire to explore what it means to be a human living inside a video game. The Soundbooth Theater team for this production: Jeff Hays - Narration Annie Ellicott - Lirian, Aly, Duladeen Laurie Catherine Winkel - Yulli, Raystia Dalton Lynne - Proofing Ahmed Mahmoud - Sound design Aaron J. Morton - Music composition, production, and performance Agustin Jacob - Editing and mastering
©2020 Shemer Kuznits (P)2020 Soundbooth Theater
The Lancaster Brothers
Summary
Meet the Lancasters. Sexy. Arrogant. Filthy rich. Book One: Clandestine One night. No names. No commitment. That was our agreement. But Spencer Lancaster was addictive. And I was high. High off his taste, starved for his kiss, and desperate for his touch. So when he asked me to stay, to enjoy his company for more nights than I knew I should, I wasnt in the right mind to say no. Everything was perfect. A dream come true. But half a world away there were secrets. Lies. Insecurities. Book Two: Sordid It was his lips. The way his stare sent shivers down my spine. The way his rough voice whispered my name. So I caved. I did what I knew I shouldnt. But as quickly as hes there, hes gone. Leaving me confused. Devastated. I hope Ill never see him again... Then I do. Hes my new boss. And he has secrets. All of the truths that could tear us apart. Book Three: Explicit Pierce Lancaster is bad news. Spoiled. Entitled. Sexy as - Hes exactly what I dont want in my life. What I don't need. Im not the girl he knew before. Ive changed. But he hasnt. Hes trouble filled with empty promises. Ive come too far to fall back. Yet I cant seem to stay away. I cant say no. I am addicted to Pierce Lancaster.
©2020 AH Publishing (P)2020 AH Publishing
Doing Good Better
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Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe make the world a better place. Unfortunately we often base these decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts. As a result even our best intentions often lead to ineffective - and sometimes downright harmful - outcomes. How can we do better? While a researcher at Oxford, trying to figure out which career would allow him to have the greatest impact, William MacAskill confronted this problem head on. He discovered that much of the potential for change was being squandered by lack of information, bad data, and our own prejudice. As an antidote he and his colleagues developed effective altruism, a practical, data-driven approach that allows each of us to make a tremendous difference regardless of our resources. Effective altruists believe that it's not enough simply to do good; we must do good better. At the core of this philosophy are five key questions that help guide our altruistic decisions: How many people benefit, and by how much? Is this the most effective thing I can do? Is this area neglected? What would have happened otherwise? What are the chances of success, and how good would success be? By applying these questions to real-life scenarios, MacAskill shows how many of our assumptions about doing good are misguided. MacAskill urges us to think differently, set aside biases, and use evidence and careful reasoning rather than act on impulse. When we do this - when we apply the head and the heart to each of our altruistic endeavors - we find that each of us has the power to do an astonishing amount of good.
©2015 William MacAskill (P)2015 Gildan Media LLC
Real Fake Love
Summary
If people have polar opposites, Luca Rossi is mine. His butt is in the baseball hall of fame. Mine's comfortably seated in the hall of lame. When he's not snagging fly balls out in center field, he's modeling in shampoo commercials. I once jammed my own finger while stirring cookie dough, and sometimes I forget shampoo is a thing. He's a total cynic when it comes to love. I make a living writing love stories. But after my latest broken engagement (no, I don't want to talk about how many times that's happened), it's clear he's exactly the man I need. If anyone can teach me to be the opposite of me, it's him. The first thing I want him to teach me? How to not fall in love. And as luck would have it, he's in desperate need of a fake girlfriend to get a meddling grandmother off his back. We couldn't be more perfect together, because the last thing Luca Rossi will ever be is the next man to leave me at the altar. Or will he? Real Fake Love is a line drive straight to the heart featuring a grumpy athlete, a jilted bride, a fake relationship, and the world's laziest cat. It stands alone and comes complete with sibling rivalry, the world's most awkward shower scene, and a sweetly satisfying happily ever after.
©2020 Pippa Gratn (P)2020 Pippa Grant
Shielding Gillian
Summary
As an event planner, Gillian Romanos an expert at rolling with the punches and solving unexpected problems. But her flight getting hijacked while returning from a job is definitely out of her skill set. Passengers are being murdered, and when shes chosen by the terrorists to be their mouthpiece, even more innocent lives rest on Gillians shoulders. Only the calm, reassuring voice on the other end of the line keeps her sane, forging a bond with a stranger shes never seen but trusts with her life. Walker "Trigger" Nelson and his Delta Force team have spent years training for close-quarter hostage rescue. When they get called to South America to attempt to save an airplane full of hostages, he doesnt expect to meet a woman who rocks his world in the middle of the op. Gillians cool head and bravery in the face of certain terror - and possible death - blows him away. Any outcome that doesnt include Gillian leaving that plane alive and well is not an option. After their safe return to Texas, both Trigger and Gillian are excited to find out if their instant chemistry can survive the real world. Neither realizing that someone isnt happy with the outcome of the hijacking, and is watching, waiting, for a second chance to strike. Shielding Gillian is the first book in the Delta Team Two series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.
©2019 Susan Stoker (P)2020 Stoker Aces Production, LLC
Shielding Jayme
Summary
After a decade of hard work and dedication, Jayme Caldwells dreams of a Seattle bakery are whisked out from under her. Shes licking her wounds in Killeen, Texas, living with her memaw, Winnie, while contemplating her future. Of course, Memaw knows exactly the kind of future her granddaughter needs
and it starts with a handsome young man she tricks into having dinner with Jayme. Shed be upset
if the man wasnt something straight out of any red-blooded womans fantasies. Rocket Long never suspected the sweet little old lady hed befriended at the grocery store would turn out to be a conniving matchmaker, cleverly setting him up with her beloved granddaughter. But once he lays eyes on Jayme, Rocket cant be too upset. Especially when, at 40, hed already given up on finding the one. Suddenly, the love and family hed all but given up on could be his for the taking. But life is precious. And short. And happiness can be snatched away in the space of a breath. All things Rocket may discover the hard way
before he even gets his ring on Jaymes finger.
©2020 Susan Stoker (P)2020 Susan Stoker
Island
Summary
In his final novel - which he considered his most important - Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and - to his amazement - give him hope.
©1962 Aldous Huxley (P)2016 Tantor
Dirty Little Secret
Summary
Gavin Kingsley burst into my life in a sharp and unexpected twist of fate. You know his type - arrogant, dangerously handsome and impossible to ignore. Something dark within him calls to the shadows inside me. I long for the kind of heart-wrenching passion I've only read about, and his tragic past reads like one of my favorite literary classics. Raw. Visceral. Captivating. Together, we're a perfect mess. The deeper I fall into his world, the more I crave him like a drug - he pushes every boundary I have and challenges everything I thought I wanted. I want to unlock his heart. I want his dirty secrets. But in the end, will he be the blade that cuts me...or the bond that makes my life complete?
©2017 Kendall Ryan (P)2017 Kendall Ryan
Running in the Family
Summary
In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India", Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology of his Dutch-Ceylonese family. An inspired travel narrative and family memoir by an exceptional writer.
©1982 Michael Ondaatje (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
Promise Me
Summary
When young widow Sarelle McGarran finds the vampire Danial Racklan unconscious and hurt in her woods, intuitive concern quickly becomes passionate love. Together Danial and Sar work to overcome their own past heartbreaks, their vastly different lifestyles, and Danial's relentless enemies. Yet Danial needs more; an oath of forever. But can Sar give Danial his greatest desire?
©2012 Tara Fox Hall (P)2020 Tara Fox Hall
At the Mountains of Madness
Summary
H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale of a polar expedition meeting unspeakable horrors is brought to life in the style of a 1930s radio drama, featuring a large cast of actors, thrilling sound effects, and original music. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
Public Domain (P)2007 HPLHS, Inc.
Finding Your Own North Star
Summary
"The North Star - Stella Polaris - is a fixed point that can always be used to figure out which way you're headed. Explorers and mariners can depend on Polaris when there are no other landmarks in sight. The same relationship exists between you and your right life, the ultimate realization of your potential for happiness. I believe that a knowledge of that perfect life sits inside you just as the North Star sits in its unaltering spot. You may think you're utterly lost, but brush away the leaves, wait for the clouds to clear, and you'll see your destiny shining as brightly as ever - the fixed point in the constantly changing constellations of your life." (Martha Beck) As the creator of Life Designs, Inc., Martha Beck has helped hundreds of clients find their own North Stars and figure out how to fulfill their potential and create joyful lives through her lectures, seminars, and one-on-one counseling. In this book she shares her step-by-step program that will guide you to fulfill your own potential. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
©2001 Martha Beck (P)2016 Tantor
Before You
Summary
From USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann comes Before You, a contemporary romance and a devastating examination of the people we meet, the life we create, and the things we lose. It was supposed to be a typical work trip. New York to San Francisco, window seat, exit row. Maybe a mimosa. Then, seat 14B sat down. When our eyes met, the flight became anything but routine. I could pinpoint the moments in my life where everything changed forever. Meeting Jared on that flight was first. Falling in love with him was second. Discovering the secrets he kept was third. Putting my broken self back together and forgetting what I learned would be difficult. Forgiving Jared would be impossible. He said, before me, nothing mattered. But after him, nothing would ever be the same.
©2019 Marni Mann (P)2019 Marni Mann
Shielding Kinley
Summary
Being raised in the foster system has made Kinley Taylor feel like a lifelong outcast, but it's witnessing a young girl's last few minutes on Earth that proves just how alone she truly is. Kinley has no one to turn to, no family, no friends...except perhaps the gorgeous Delta Force soldier she met months ago. The one she ignored when he'd tried to keep in touch, convinced he couldn't really be interested in a relationship. When Kinley ghosts him not once, but twice, Gage "Lefty" Haskins takes the hint. Clearly the pretty personal assistant didn't feel the same connection he did. Or so he assumes...until she shows up in Texas, on the run for her life after already surviving an assassination attempt. Lefty couldn't turn her away even if he wanted to - and he doesn't. The longer he knows her, the greater the connection he feels. He just has to keep Kinley alive long enough to convince her she's The One. Easier said than done, when the man who wants her dead has friends in high places...and a very patient hit man on retainer. Shielding Kinley is the second book in the Delta Team Two Series. Each book is a standalone, with no cliffhanger endings. NOTE: The word "expect" in the first paragraph was changed to "except".
©2020 Susan Stoker (P)2020 Susan Stoker
Catch Me When I Fall
Summary
From New York Times best-selling author A.L. Jackson, an exquisite new romance available in audio-first! Sometimes trying to catch a star will light your whole world on fire.... Emilys entire existence is wrapped up in touring with her up-and-coming country rock band Carolina George and trying to build them into a music legend. Her passionate night with a gorgeous, tattooed bad boy was the result of too much time on the road, too much tequila and combustible physical chemistry. It was never supposed to follow her into the light of day, much less threaten everything she and the band have worked so hard to create. Royces night with the lead singer of Carolina George was the worst mistake of his life. He needs the band to sign on to his record label or his family will pay the price. But will his irresistible attraction to Emily destroy his carefully laid plans? Royces past is littered with mistakes and heartache - will his love for Emily be just one more tragedy?
©2020 A.L. Jackson (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.
Superfan
Summary
A new stand-alone novel in the Brooklyn Bruisers world! Sometimes lady luck shakes your hand, and sometimes she smacks your face. Sometimes she does both on the same day. Three years ago, I met the most amazing girl in the world. We were both down on our luck. Then I got that call - the one that tells you to get your buns on a plane to go meet your destiny. But the girl was left behind. I didnt have her phone number, and she didnt know my real name. While I became a professional hockey player, she became a superstar, with platinum records and legions of fans. And a slick music producer boyfriend who treated her badly. But fate wasnt done with us yet. When Delilah turns up at a hockey game, I cant resist making contact. The internet swoons when I ask her out on a date. She might not remember me. But her jerk-face ex does. Hell do anything to keep us apart. Good thing athletes never give up. This time Im playing to win.
©2019 Sarina Bowen (P)2019 Sarina Bowen
Dax
Summary
The Arizona Vengeance is killing it on the ice. But one player cant seem to keep his eye on the puck - all thanks to the woman he just married to save her life. Find your next hockey hero in Sawyer Bennetts Arizona Vengeance series. (New York Times best-selling author Jill Shalvis) My name is Dax Monahan, and hockey is my passion. And if you want to succeed in this sport you have to bust your ass 24/7. Ive never had a hard time focusing on my career, but when my past comes knocking, no amount of training can prepare me for what lies on the other side of the door. Regan Miles was always like a sister to me. When a shared tragedy brings us face to face after several years, Im shocked to see just how much shes changed. Gone is the shy, awkward little girl that always used to chase me and her brother around. Instead, Im faced with a gorgeous woman who makes it damn hard to concentrate on anything but her. Turns out, shes in trouble, and the only way out is to get married. I surprise myself when I tell her to marry me. Order her, actually. And, most shocking of all, she doesnt even hesitate before saying yes. So its settled. Were getting hitched, and shes moving to Arizona with me. All platonic, of course. The catch? I never knew Id fall so hard for my best friends little sister. The Arizona Vengeance series from New York Times best-selling author Sawyer Bennett can be listened to together or separately: Bishop Erik Legend Dax
©2019 Sawyer Bennett (P)2019 Sawyer Bennett
Code Name: Ghost
Summary
I knew the risks of this job when I signed on with Jameson Force Security. Knew my time as a marine would prepare me for the danger I would face. But no amount of training could have ever prepared me for the helplessness of watching my teammates die, the agonizing mental and physical pain of torture, or the despair of captivity. Returning home to Pittsburgh following a mission gone wrong, I am riddled with guilt and haunted by nightmares. I spend my days trying to regain the parts of myself I lost in that desert, the pieces that made me the Malik Fournier I once was. While the physical effects of my torture are fading, the emotional ones are proving much more stubborn and I find solace from the last person I should ever seek such comfort. Anna Tate lost even more than I did in that mission. Now a widow and a single mom to the daughter she gave birth to shortly after her husbands death, Anna offers me comfort I dont deserve. As my feelings for Anna grow, I worry that once she learns the truth about what happened, shell turn her back on me. I pull her to me just as tightly as I push her away. Hoping this forbidden love will save me from the ghost Ive become.
©2020 Sawyer Bennett (P)2020 Sawyer Bennett
Reformation
Summary
Garrett Dixon I have it all, or so it seems. A thriving medical practice, money in the bank, and a standing invitation to every social event in Virginia. It doesn't matter that my marriage is a train wreck and my friend circle is limited to my business partner and my brother. You don't need things like love and friends when you're at the top of your field. That's what I thought, until I met Paige. Paige Blackstone I have everything I need. My dream job as a kindergarten teacher, amazing friends, and a volunteering schedule that keeps me constantly on the move. It doesn't matter that I've put my own life on hold to help others. You don't need a relationship when you're trying to make up for the sins of your past. That's what I thought, until I met Garrett. Our choices tried to break us. Our friendship healed us. But will the ghosts of our pasts keep us apart? Or will they be the reason we find a love neither of us saw coming? Contains mature themes.
©2020 Chelle Sloan (P)2021 Tantor
Shielding Riley
Summary
Porter Oz Reed knows as well as anyone the damage words can do. So while hes not looking for a relationship, he has no problem standing outside his apartment looking intimidating as his sweet neighbor finally kicks her verbally abusive ex to the curb. Just in case. But its Oz whos punched in the gut when, at that precise moment, his 10-year-old nephew Logan is dropped on his doorstep. After finally ditching her ex, Riley Rogers is ready for a break from men. But her plan to stay single takes an immediate hit when Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome from next door comes knocking, panicked at the prospect of caring for a nephew he never even knew existed. Rileys only too happy to help. After all, Porter had her back when she needed him. And she feels a kinship with Logan...whose story hits a little too close to Rileys own. As they team up to make Logan feel safe in his new environment, Riley and Oz quickly fall hard for the boy and each other. But theyve barely adapted to their altered lives when Logan shares a secret that changes everything - again. Shielding Riley is the fourth book in the Delta Team Two series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliff-hanger endings.
©2020 Susan Stoker (P)2020 Susan Stoker
Playing for Keeps
Summary
The first book in the scorching new Hot Jocks series by New York Times best-selling author Kendall Ryan - available in audio first! I've never been so stupid in my entire life. Elise Parrish, my teammate's incredibly sweet and gorgeous younger sister, should have been off-limits, but my hockey stick didn't get the memo. After our team won the championship, our flirting turned physical, and I took her to bed. Then shame sent her running the next morning from our catastrophic mistake. She thinks I don't remember that night - but every detail is burned into my brain so deeply, Ill never forget. The feel of her in my arms, the soft whimpers of pleasure I coaxed from her perfect lips.... And now Ive spent three months trying to get her out of my head, but Im starting to understand shes the only girl Ill ever want. I have one shot to show her I can be exactly what she needs, but Elise wont be easily convinced. Thats okay, because Im good under pressure, and this time, Im playing for keeps.
©2019 Kendall Ryan (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.
Dirty Deeds
Summary
Kara Harbingers only crime is having a court judge for a father, one who just happens to be presiding over the criminal case of the president of the Devil Kings MC. The DKs are about to use the biggest Achilles heel hes got to bend him to their will, to buy his decision, to buy his very soul. Reno: I want nothing to do with this job, but I cant get out of it. As a member of the Devil Kings MC, my life is a violent existence hinged on loyalty to the oath I took: Devil Kings before all else. Im the clubs muscle, the brother they give the vicious, vile jobs, the dirty deeds. When it comes to my club, I do whatever they ask, whatever they need. Then I see Kara, all sweet and innocent with her soulful eyes and sexy body. Shes a bright light in my dark existence. In her eyes, I see an escape from the brutal life Ive lived for so long, a life void of feelings, emotions, and light. She gives me the faith to believe I can have more, to believe I can have everything. What do I do when my VP wants her taken as leverage to use against her father? What do I do when one look at Kara threatens everything I thought I held dear? What do I do if they want me to put a gun to her head and end her life? Ill have to convince her to trust me if I have any hope of getting us both out of this alive. Kara: Hes the only one who can save me. Im not supposed to want a man like Reno. Hes dangerous - a lawless, badass, alpha biker. I know I should be afraid, but the way he looks at me, with hunger in his eyes makes me want to become his. I believed the lies he told me. I thought he was a good guy. But when he takes me hostage, everything I thought about him is turned on its head. Now he expects me to trust him, even as he holds me captive. How can I trust a man whose loyalty is to his club, a club that wants me dead?
©2020 Nicole James (P)2020 Nicole James
Maybe Don't Wanna
Summary
Peter Parker Penn. Unlike the superhero his mother named him after, Parker is no good guy. In fact, if theres a picture in the dictionary under anti-hero, its his. Parker has spent his life trying to get back on the right side of the tracks, but each step he takes forward, he takes two more steps back. To save one, he hurts others. To make this good, he turns that bad. For appearances sake, he plays the part. He does what people expect him to do - mostly. And at the end of each day, he goes back to his lonely apartment and wishes he was a different person. One who could fix the things hes broken. Then Kayla Nash forces her way into his life, and the world as he knows it is irrevocably changed. Everything he thinks he has right is wrong. And everything he thinks is wrong is oh, so right. One thing leads to another, and suddenly hes growing a conscience, and trying to prove to her that hes as bad as everybody says he is. Yet she wont listen. Shes convinced that she can save him. Little does she know, Parker isnt worth saving, and never will be.
©2018 Lani Lynn Vale (P)2020 Lani Lynn Vale
Red's Alphas: A Fairytale Retelling Reverse Harem
Summary
What if Red Riding Hood didn't fall in love with one Big Bad Wolf, but three? I've been a city girl my entire life. But when my grandmother got sick, I didn't think twice before packing my bags and moving to Crimson Hollow, a small town in West Virginia. Two years later, I'm still here and finally adjusting to the quiet life. Only there's nothing ordinary about this town. A walk in the woods proved almost deadly and left me changed forever. I was attacked by a rogue wolf, and now, I belong to the Crimson Hollow pack. I'm a shifter. To make matters worse, my arrival in the pack created a rift among the wolves, making it impossible to tell friend from foe, including the three alpha's sons who have taken a keen interest in me. If dealing with all that wasn't enough, wolves are disappearing. We must discover who is behind it, or there won't be a pack left to fight over. Contains mature themes.
©2018 M.H. Soars and Michelle Hercules (P)2018 Tantor
Shameless Series Boxed Set
Summary
Five years ago, Jane helped presidential candidates daughter Lindsay after an unspeakable crime. Now its Jane who stands accused, caught at the heart of a presidential candidates scandal that threatens her very life. As people in her life turn up dead, she swears shes innocent, but forces around her continue to make her look like the betrayer - and possibly, the murderer. Can her bodyguard, Silas, save her? Better yet - can he trust her as the two fight an attraction that could put them both in danger? Or is Jane not who she seems? The Shameless Series Boxed Set takes A Shameless Little Con, A Shameless Little Lie, and A Shameless Little Bet and gives you the entire trilogy in one pulse-pounding listen. Get the audiobook, narrated by Virginia Rose and Aaron Shedlock, as well and give your imagination a wild ride!
©2020 Meli Raine (P)2020 Meli Raine
Master Baker
Summary
They call me the sugar whisperer. Anything your tongue desires, I can bake it. Scones? Child's play. Cupcakes? I'll frost them so good you won't know what hit you. Donuts? Please! You're talking to a master baker. But there's one egg I've never been able to crack. My best friend. Correction: my former best friend. She's the apple in my pie. The whip in my cream. The lemon in my meringue. The wish in my bone. She's the one who got away. After ten years in the military, she's back. She's bruised and battered by life, but she's back. Except, she's not my second chance. She's gone to the dark side. Running a rival bakery in a town not big enough for two. So, now I have to decide - which do I want more? My bakery? Or the woman I never should've let go in the first place? Master Baker is a deliciously fun friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a smooth-talking baker, the one who got away, and a goat with more matchmaking tendencies than a nosy old grandpa. It stands alone with no cheating or cliff-hangers.
©2019 Pippa Grant (P)2019 Pippa Grant
Nobody Knows
Summary
All he ever wanted was to matter to someone. What he didnt know was that he did matter to someone. Someone that worried about him every single day that he was gone. *** Malachi Gabriel Gnocchi was missing for two years. Thanks to a mission gone wrong, not only had he been captured, but his best friend along with his fellow teammates had been taken, too. He spent two years in hell, hoping and praying that one day hed get to go home. And one day he does. Only, he isnt the same person that left. Every single thing that made him Malachi is no more. *** Sierra started writing to soldiers overseas through the soldier pen pal program when she was in high school. Years later, she had no idea that the one soldier that shed been paired up with in the very beginning would be the one man that would change her world eight years down the road. When the letters from her soldier stopped, she knew that something bad had happened. When they started back up again two years after the last letter, she thought that someone was playing a joke on her. Only, that joke wasnt a joke at all. The man on the other end of those letters is a man thats dying slowly from the inside out. Hes a living, breathing mess and theres only one thing she can do to help him. Write him back and hope that she can bring him back from the edge.
©2020 Lani Lynn Vale (P)2020 Lani Lynn Vale
Dirty Boss
Summary
She needs this opportunity. He needs her groaning his name. Lizzy Wilder is staying in New York City, whatever it takes. Her only hope is a programming internship at hot tech startup Odyssey. It's a perfect gig...until she walks into her boss's office and sees the man who shared her bed three months ago. Nick Marlowe is aloof, demanding, and sexy as sin. He's also devoted to following a strict set of rules. His rules. Work and life stay separate. Always. Yes, he craves the feisty brunette. He shudders every time she calls him sir. He daydreams about tying her to his bed. She's his subordinate. He won't cross that line. No matter what.
©2018 Primrose Press LLC (P)2020 Primrose Press LLC
The Edge of Us
Summary
From the number-one New York Times best-selling author of Beautiful Disaster comes a story of a fiercely independent war widow who falls for a protective hotshot firefighter in this gripping contemporary romance. Widowed before 30, Naomi Abrams has been through a lot. Her husband, Matt, sacrificed his life to save his Marine brothers. Daughter of the US modern militias founder, heartbroken Naomi joins the Marines in Matts place, too ready to do anything to help protect his team - men who are like brothers to her now. Retiring together to the town of Colorado Springs, theyve assembled to take on the job of security at the top-secret military base, the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. As they struggle to adjust to their civilian lives, they also discover new dangers. Zeke Lund has been alone since being bumped out of the foster system at age 18, and now his ragtag family consists of his hotshot brothers and sisters. Shattered by his first love, Zeke never planned to fall for someone again, especially not during fire season in the Colorado mountains, but Naomi is unlike anyone hes ever met. Shes strong and stubborn and takes exactly zero crap from anyone. At the top of a freezing canyon, the fire glowing down below, Zeke finally admits he may have feelings for the widow with the foul mouth and broken soul. When his health begins to fail, he wonders if he should love her enough to let her go or let her fight with him - with the real possibility of burying another man she loves. Despite hurt, pain, fires, and illness, two strong people with fragile hearts struggle to beat the odds
and their love might just be strong enough to survive it all.
©2019 Jamie McGuire (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Love on Lexington Avenue
Summary
From New York Times best-selling author Lauren Layne comes the second delightfully charming installment in the Central Park Pact series, following a young widow whose newfound cynicism about love is challenged by a sexy, rough-around-the-edges contractor. Theres never a bad time to fall in love in the city, right? Wrong. According to the recently widowed Claire Hayes, its very, very wrong. In fact, after finding out her late husband was a liar and a cheat, Claires convinced theres never a good time for romantic notions. Determined to rid her home of anything that reminds her of her philandering husband, Claire sets out to redesign her entire Upper East Side brownstone and make it her own. But when she meets gruff and often-cantankerous contractor Scott Turner and realizes not all men are scumbags, Claire must decide if shes ready to risk her heart again. Scott needs a change of pace from the corporate offices and swanky hotels hes been building lately and bluntly makes it clear to Claire that he only took on her house for that reason, adding that he has no patience for a pampered, damaged princess on his job site. But when long work days soon turn into even longer nights, their mutual wariness morphs into something more complicated - a grudging respect, and maybe even attraction? Scott knows hes not one to settle down, but then why cant he bring himself to put the finishing touches on Claires house and move on to the next job? Filled with laugh-out-loud scenes that blend perfectly with the touching friendships Layne brings to life on the page, this hugely entertaining (USA Today) novel is perfect for fans of Lauren Weisberger.
©2019 Lauren Layne (P)2019 Simon & Schuster
Beautiful Monster
Summary
Playboy. Socialite. Frivolous and wicked. Alexander Caldwell needs to settle down. Hence the giant white house he just bought in the suburbs. The one that backs up to the house filled with three single women living in it. They all have their sights set on him...but its her he cant get out of his head. Alexander has absolutely no place getting involved with a teenage girl with the world in her eyes. But he does. Tortured. Lonely. Desperate to run. Sunny Thorn needs to get out of her mothers house. To do that, she needs money. Hence taking the job painting a mural in Alexander Caldwells pool house. The man whose eyes follow her. The man with the sculpted jaw and commanding presence. The man who is way too old for her. When Sunny has the chance to get out of Pineridge and start a future of her own, he should let her go. But he doesnt. Beautiful Monster is a standalone age-gap forbidden romance from the author of the Wicked Hearts series.
©2020 Sara Cate (P)2020 Sara Cate
Brant's Return
Summary
A stunning, heartfelt new stand-alone by New York Times best-selling author Mia Sheridan - available in audio first! Brant Talbot runs a glitzy network of high-end bars in New York City, enjoying all the benefits of the lavish lifestyle he's worked so hard to achieve. When he learns that his estranged father is dying, he must return to his familys Kentucky horse farm - and to a past he thought he left behind. While facing long-buried truths, he collides with his fathers secretary, Isabelle Farris. Despite his undeniable attraction to the beautiful, independent young woman, he sees secrets in her eyes and believes she has designs on Graystone Hill. Now the one woman he cant afford to trust is about to become the one he cant let go.
©2018 Mia Sheridan (P)2018 Audible Originals, LLC.
Rescuing Gracelynn
Summary
He never believed in true love...until he met her. Bravo Team's technical analyst and confirmed bachelor Nathan Carter is happy being single and has no intention of falling under the spell of a woman. Ever. Then, he meets Gracelynn. Before he knows it, the sweet, tenacious woman has Nate questioning his long-standing doubts about love, soul mates, and happily ever after. Gracie McDaniels is happy with her new life and loves her new job. Working closely with the hunky guys on R.I.S.C.'s Bravo Team, including her future brother-in-law's best friend, doesn't seem as if it'll be an issue...until she meets him. Nate's smart, funny, and handsome...everything she's ever wanted in a partner. But just as they start to grow close, an innocent friendship from Gracie's past comes back to haunt her. When her life is threatened, Gracie instinctively turns to Nate for protection and soon he and the other members of Bravo step up to keep Gracie safe. With help from Ghost and his friends, the Delta Force and Bravo teams find themselves racing against the clock to save the only woman Nate has ever loved...before it's too late. Contains mature themes.
©2019 Anna Blakely (P)2020 Tantor
Hosed
Summary
The worlds sexiest firefighter is about to get a second chance with the virgin next door.... Hes bossy, arrogant, and so ridiculously hot that he should come with a warning label and a pair of flame-retardant coveralls. Hes also the boy who broke my heart when we were in high school. I want to move in next door to Ryan ODell the way I want to be the virgin gamer geek suddenly in charge of running my sisters sex-toy factory. Too bad both are written in my stars. Yeah, Im the worlds oldest virgin code-writing nerd. And hes the worlds hottest firefighter. And even though he intimidates the heck out of me, I cant seem to control my libido when hes around. Where is my dignity? My self-respect? My panties? Seriously...have you seen them? Anyone? Maybe theyre hiding in his bedroom. With my heart. Yeah, I know. Im hosed. So hosed. Hosed is a steamy, fun romantic comedy between a firefighter and the virgin nerd next door, complete with a pet raccoon, scandalous gossip, and dildo football. (No, really.) This romance has no cheating or cliff-hangers and ends with a banging-hot happily ever after.
©2019 Pippa Grant and Lili Valente (P)2019 Pippa Grant and Lili Valente
Brooklynaire
Summary
A sexy new stand-alone from USA Today best-seller Sarina Bowen You'd think a billion dollars, a professional hockey team and a six-bedroom mansion on the Promenade would satisfy a guy. You'd be wrong. For seven years Rebecca has brightened my office with her wit and her smile. She manages both my hockey team and my sanity. I don't know when I started waking in the night, craving her. All I know is that one whiff of her perfume ruins my concentration. And her laugh makes me hard. When Rebecca gets hurt, I step in to help. It's what friends do. But what friends don't do is rip off each others' clothes for a single, wild night together. Now she's avoiding me. She says we're too different, and it can never happen again. So why can't we keep our hands off each other?
©2018 Sarina Bowen (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Falling for My Enemy: A Hot Romantic Comedy
Summary
What happens when frenemies take the experiment out of the lab and into the bedroom? Corban Nash is a self-proclaimed data nerd with a sexy half smile and a set of abs that leave girls drooling. He developed a theory he claims will make two people fall in love. And after numerous tests on friends and family, its been successful for everyone whos tried it. The problem is, its never worked on him. And he doesnt know why. Still, hes determined to prove his theory. The only thing standing in his way? His nemesis, Hazel Kiegen. Hazel refuses to be distracted by Corbans adorable awkwardness or his temptingly muscular body. He claims to have cracked the code to falling in love, and shes going to prove him wrong. From the moment these two rivals meet, their chemistry is irresistible. And whats wrong with a little sex between enemies? But when they put Corbans theory to the test for themselves, the results are deliciously unexpected. Authors note: Stand-alone romcom featuring a sexy nerd with a great big...heart. Tons of tension and witty banter. Super hot frenemies with benefits. Badass lady friendships with a widening circle of trust. And a romantic HEA that will leave you swooning.
©2020 Claire Kingsley (P)2020 Claire Kingsley
Hammered
Summary
I didnt mean to kidnap the groom. It was an accident. Mostly.... At least I didn't take much time to plan it. It was more of a spur of the moment kidnapping. Does that count? One minute, the towns bad boy is standing at the altar about to marry the worlds most evil kindergarten teacher. The next, hes passed out in my Vespa sidecar with his bride hot on our tail. But I didn't have a choice! I couldn't stand by and watch Jace ODell be blackmailed into a loveless marriage. And besides, whats a little kidnapping between friends? Okay, so maybe were not just friends.... And maybe I cant quit thinking about that night at his bar when he closed up early and had me on the rocks. And maybe this crazy stunt is going to blow up in both of our faces. If it does, Im blaming the moonshine. Even though the only thing Im hammered on when it comes to Jace is love - straight up, no chaser.
©2019 Pippa Grant and Lili Valente (P)2019 Pippa Grant and Lili Valente
Get You Some
Summary
You want some? She snarls those words at him with barely concealed hostility the moment he arrives at her window to ask for her license and registration. After a few choice words, he lets her go with not one ticket, but three. Next time she should check the attitude at the door and realize that hes a cop, and just doing his job. Come get some. Fast forward a week, and hes still unable to think about anything else but her and her bad attitude - oh, and those sexy lips, angry eyes, and her promise to make his life hell. Knowing he should stay away, he takes a step back and tries not to think about anything that has to do with those long legs, and that mouth that could be used for much better things than spewing venom. At an interview, she rattles off a random number to use as a reference for a job that she desperately needs, and that number just happens to be Johnnys. Shell regret being so rude, and one day shell think twice when she decides to throw attitude toward a man like him. Vowing to make her life hell, he decides to have a little fun. Never get enough. What he doesnt expect is to fall for her. The more Johnny learns about June, the deeper he digs his hole. Soon, he doesnt know which way is up, and hes just fine with that. Then he learns that not everyone bothers to dig past her prickly demeanor and get to the woman that lives deeper. When one too many citizens of Hostel, Texas tries to back her against the wall, hes had enough. After all, you dont mess with whats his.
©2018 Lani Lynn Vale (P)2020 Lani Lynn Vale
Two Wedding Crashers
Summary
A wild, sexy, and heart-filled adventure of two strangers who meet in the most unlikely of places. This laugh-out-loud and heartwarming romantic comedy from best-selling author Meghan Quinn will keep you up late at night as you fall in love with the second book in the Dating by Numbers series. Can be enjoyed as a stand-alone. I dont know what love is anymore. Well, thats not entirely true, but Im going to tell you a little secret: Ive lost the spark. You know the kind of spark Im talking about? Where butterflies take flight in your stomach from two hands innocently colliding. Or catching your breath when you first meet someone attractive. Yeah, that spark. Except I haven't felt that feeling in forever; there is nothing left inside of me. Normally, this wouldnt be a problem - but Im a writer on a serious deadline, and my editor is breathing down my neck for a romantic Nicholas Sparks-type love story. No pressure, right? That's how I find myself flying across the country to crash a wedding in the name of research, dress and heels stuffed into my small suitcase. It should be the easiest book research ever. Drinking some free champagne, basking in the love of two strangers, and tapping into my romantic side. Thatll be a breeze. I'm a pro. I can handle this. Until I mistakenly end up in the wrong hotel room, naked as the day I was born, with the sexiest human I have ever met staring me down, wondering what I'm doing taking a shower in his bathroom. I dont think calling it research will get me out of this mess. But it will make for one hell of a story.
©2018 Meghan Quinn (P)2018 audiOMG!
Searching for Love
Summary
Discover the magic of New York Times best seller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. Love in Bloom novels are written to stand alone or may be enjoyed as part of the larger series, so dive right into this fun, sexy romance. In Searching for Love: Zev Braden and Carly Dylan have known each other their whole lives. Their close-knit families were sure they were destined to marry - until a devastating tragedy struck, breaking the two lovers apart. Over the next decade, Zev, a nomadic treasure hunter, rarely returned to his hometown, and Carly became a chocolatier and built a whole new life across the country. When a chance encounter brings them back into each others lives, can they find the true love that once existed, or will shattered dreams and broken hearts prevail? Find out in Searching for Love, a deliciously sexy, funny, and emotional second-chance romance. Love in Bloom novels feature alpha male heroes and smart, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to those who enjoy contemporary romance and women's fiction.
©2020 Melissa Foster (P)2020 Melissa Foster
Southern Hotshot
Summary
Lusting after the woman trying to steal my job is stupid. Sexting with her? Thats a game-changing fumble. Emma Crawford became enemy number one the second she stepped foot on Blue Mountain Farm. She might think Im just a dumb jock, but I know shes a stuck-up wine snob who believes shed be a better exec than me. She can take my position over my dead body. But with her ridiculous curves and fearless smarts, shes becoming one giant distraction just when I need to prove my worth most. Lucky for me that I have a secret internet sext partner to blow off steam with. My nightly dirty chats with V scratch all the itches Emma gives me. Emma and V couldnt be more different - except it turns out theyre the same person. Just when I thought this scenario was enough of a disaster, Im falling for the co-worker I cant touch and can hardly stand. Even a hotshot player like me can see this is a game were both gonna lose. Southern Hotshot is the next STAND-ALONE novel in the all new North Carolina Highlands Series! This is Samuel and Emma's smoking hot enemies-to-lovers story. Coming winter 2020!
©2020 Peterson Paperbacks, LLC (P)2020 Peterson Paperbacks, LLC
Kinda Don't Care
Summary
Shes in a white dress that dances around her ankles, and her hair tumbles in a long sheet of curls down her back. A veil covers her beautiful eyes, and she smiles directly at him. Janie is everything Rafes ever imagined she would be on her wedding day. Breathtaking. Gorgeous. Perfect. The moment he sees her walking down the aisle toward him, he knows that shes the one. Then, she passes him, making her way to the man shes to marry. A man that wasnt him. A man that he knows with 100 percent certainty isnt good enough for her. It seems that her father isnt the only one whos having a hard time giving her away. Rafe only wishes he knew why. Everything about Janie sparks protective instincts he doesnt feel for anyone, not even his own fiancé. What he feels for the bride, however, isnt merely a simple attraction. He knows that something is there just beneath the surface...if only he could reach it. It has to be something huge, too, otherwise he wouldnt be drinking whiskey straight from the flask in a church pew and wondering how many years he would do in prison if he shot the groom in front of about a hundred witnesses, half of those being cops. He was good...but not that good. A near-death experience cost Rafe almost six months of his memory, but right now, he cant help but feel like a huge mistake is being made on both of their parts. One thats going to cost him everything. Then, she says, "I do." Author's note: I, Lani Lynn Vale, solemnly swear that there is no cheating in this book. But looks are deceiving. So hang with me.
©2018 Lani Lynn Vale (P)2020 Lani Lynn Vale
Bound by Temptation
Summary
A forbidden love... Liliana Scuderi has been in love with Romero from the moment she first saw him. After her sisters married for tactical reasons, she hopes for a chance at true love. Then, her father promises her to a man more than twice her age. No amount of begging can make him change his mind. Romero always ignored Lilys flirting. Her age and status made her off-limits, but even his control has its limits. Wanting her when shes supposed to marry another man could mean war between New York and the Chicago outfit, and Romero has always put the Famiglia first. Lily suspects her sisters and Romero would risk everything for her, but is her happiness worth that much? Is love worth a war between the New York Famiglia and the Chicago outfit?
©2015 Cora Reilly (P)2020 Cora Reilly
From This Moment
Summary
It was like seeing a ghost. When my late husbands twin brother moves back to our small town, I want to avoid him. Everything about Wes reminds me of the man I lost and the life wed planned together, and after 18 long months struggling just to get out of bed, Im finally doing okay. I have a new job, an amazing support group, and a beautiful five-year-old daughter to parent. I dont want to go backward. But Im drawn to him, too. He understands my grief and anger and guilt like no one else - and I understand his. Before long, that understanding becomes desire, and that desire becomes uncontrollable. He says he doesn't care what people think, and love can never be wrong. But life has taught me its cruelest lesson - love doesn't always win. If only my heart would believe it.
©2017 Melanie Harlow (P)2018 Melanie Harlow
Hooking Him
Summary
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aurora Rose Reynolds comes the sizzling final installment to the humorous and heart-filled How to Catch an Alpha series. Anna McAlister needs a new life. But that doesnt mean she needs a new man. After leaving her fiancé and Chicago behind, she promises herself no dating until she finds what shes looking for. But meeting one seriously hot and determined detective has her questioning herself. Calvin Miller is that detective, and hes been burned by women in the past. Its easy for him to sleep alone and focus on his work, but the moment he lays eyes on Anna, he starts imagining sexy nights with her wrapped in his sheets. Maybe its time to get back out there. But just as the attraction between them begins to sizzle, Annas past shows up to create trouble. And to make matters worse, a string of murders forces Calvin to juggle his new relationship and his career. His worst fear? That the two are somehow connected. Can they find love together, or will her past and his duty sink their hopes?
©2020 Aurora Rose Reynolds. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Blacklisted
Summary
From the New York Times best-selling author of the Marked Men series comes an irresistible and suspenseful romance between a doctor who plays by the rules and the outlaw who breaks them in order to protect her. Dr. Presley Baskin has always lived a quiet, calm life. Unfortunately, nothing about her life in Loveless, Texas - especially not the wild, rowdy, and impossibly close-knit Lawton family who've claimed her - is quiet or calm. Which is how loner Presley finds herself roped into patching up local bad boy Shot Caldwell against her better judgment. Presley wants nothing to do with the dangerous, brooding leader of the local outlaw motorcycle club. But when someone starts stalking her, Shot is the only person she trusts to help. Plus he owes her one.... Palmer "Shot" Caldwell has always known his life isn't made for relationships. At least until shy, secretive Presley reluctantly pulled a bullet out of him. He's oddly protective of the pretty doctor, so when she comes to him for help, hard-hearted Shot suddenly realizes there's nothing he wouldn't do to keep her safe.
©2020 Jay Crownover (P)2020 Hachette Audio
Cruel Money
Summary
Get ready to lose yourself to the dark and glamorous underbelly of the Upper East Side with a brand-new romance from USA Today best-selling author K. A. Linde. She was supposed to be a one-night stand. A way to sate my sexual appetite. I let her glimpse the man I am. The face that I hide behind my carefully cultivated life. But she ripped open that divide - and there's no going back. Now, she's here. In my city. I don't care that I'm Manhattan royalty and she's the help. Only that she's living in my summer home. With me. And I want more.
©2019 K. A. Linde (P)2019 Tantor
Southern Seducer
Summary
Ive done a lot of stupid stuff in my life. But sleeping with my best friend tops the list. Annabel and I have been close since college. When I left school to play pro football, she was there. While I collected Super Bowl rings and cars worth more than the house I grew up in she was there. I always assumed wed end up together. Everyone did. But by the time I retired from football, Bel was married. I thought Id missed my shot at love. So I buried myself in my new job as CEO of Blue Mountain Farm, a five-star resort my family and I built in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. It seems like a good place to be alone with the secret I have to keep from her. Now Bel is a divorced single mom, struggling to raise her daughter on her own and its my turn to be there for her. So I invite her and the baby up to the resort for some much needed R&R. Then, in a moment of bonfire-and-bourbon induced weakness, I kiss her. And the fallout could ruin everything. Southern Seducer is a full length, standalone small town novel. It is the first book in the all new North Carolina Highland series.
©2020 Peterson Paperbacks, LLC (P)2020 Peterson Paperbacks, LLC
Dirty Deals
Summary
Rusty Im the president of the Devil Kings Atlanta MC. With a fractious club to rebuild and a revolving door on my bedroom, the last thing I need is 54 of sex-on-a-stick trouble. When a mysterious beauty shows up with her playmates body, dark soulful eyes, and a bagful of cash, Im willing to make an exception. I dont fully trust her, but she needs my help. Ashlynn Things are finally good. Im one of the best high-roller hostesses on the strip. But Ive lived in Las Vegas two years and have yet to unpack my bags. Why? Because shit always goes sideways. I should have known this time would be no different. When Im asked to hostess a private poker game at a mega exclusive hotel penthouse, I end up in the proverbial wrong place at the wrong time. Im the sole witness to a double murder and Im suddenly on the run again, but this time Im running for my life. I get as far as Atlanta before my Porsche blows a tire. Thats when he shows up. Dangerous. Drop-dead gorgeous. Scary badass biker. One I cant take my eyes off. Maybe this town is as good as any to lay low. When trouble tracks me down, I want to run again. But he has other plans. Hell protect me for a price. My willing body in his big bed all night, every night. Thats the dirty deal he offers. Dare I accept? Where the President of the Devil Kings is involved, there are no rules. But Ill stand toe-to-toe with him and make it out of this bargain with my heart intact. Because in the end, running is what I do best.
©2020 Nicole James (P)2020 Nicole James
Too Bad So Sad
Summary
Tyler Cree has never been good at the whole "look and dont touch" thing. From the moment he was old enough to walk on his own two feet, hes been looking for trouble. Trouble comes in many forms...quite a few of those forms being the female persuasion. Tyler knows what girls want - a bad boy. And he has the bad boy image down pat. Ex-military - check. Hot cop - double check. A bike between his legs and a devil-may-care attitude - oh, yeah! All the girls want him, yet none of them will have him - at least not all of him, anyway. A certain appendage they can have all they want. His heart, however, is not up for grabs. The useless organ inside his chest was broken and battered, mutilated by the one woman he thought would keep it safe. Spoiler alert: She ripped it to shreds and set fire to the pieces. To protect himself, Tyler keeps everyone at arms length, and never lets anyone get too close. Then, Reagan Rose Alvarez barrels into his life and trespasses on not only his property, but straight into his abused heart. One glance is all it takes, and hes suddenly thinking about things he hasnt thought for quite some time - thoughts that a man like him should never have about a woman like her. One moment of weakness is all it takes, and suddenly, he has no other choice but to go on the offensive. Keeping her is the only other option now. Turns out, his heart isnt as broken as he thought it was. The only problem is, now the little she-devil holds it in the palm of her hands, and she has no clue just how much power she holds.
©2018 Lani Vale (P)2020 Lani Vale
Mother of Wolves: A Fairytale Retelling Paranormal Romance
Summary
Seven months after the events of Pack's Queen, Red and her mates are finally able to enjoy their bond. With the imminent arrival of their babies, their only concern is how many diapers to buy and picking out babies' names. But the Furies, Artemis' ancient enemies, have escaped their Underworld prison, and they're now thirsty for revenge. Unable to touch the goddess, they have set their sight on Artemis' former wolves, Sam and Dante. Fearsome and powerful, their malicious spell will not only affect the Wolfe brothers but everyone in Crimson Hollow. To save her mates, Red will have to rely on her instincts and on the power of the bond she shares with Tristan, Sam, and Dante. But time is not on her side. If she can't destroy the Furies and reverse their spell, she might lose everything she loves, including her unborn children. Contains mature themes.
©2019 M. H. Soars and Michelle Hercules (P)2020 Tantor
Trails of Love
Summary
In Trails of Love.... When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed's new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace's sister Morgyn's business endeavor. Graham is a careful, keen businessman, and Morgyn is impulsive, disorganized, and more interested in the energy flow in her eclectic retail shop than in the accuracy of her records. While Graham isn't ready to open his pockets to the sassy, sexy business owner, he may be ready to open his heart.
©2019 Melissa Foster (P)2019 Melissa Foster
Entice
Summary
Eight years ago, I gave Grayson Price a piece of my heart. To him, I was the strange girl whose mom had just abandoned her. To me, he was a savior, an anchor, someone who stood beside me on that beach. The next time I saw him, I was 20, and he was 36. He didn't remember me. And when he flirted...I didn't tell him. By the time he found out, it was too late. We tried to deny our desire, but our attraction was too enticing. Eight years ago, I gave Grayson Price a piece of my heart. Too bad hes my dads best friend.
©2019 AH Publishing (P)2019 AH Publishing
Before Girl
Summary
She's the girl next door. He's the guy who's loved her from afar. They're in for an unexpected tumble into love. She'll juggle your balls. For Stella Allesandro, chaos is good. She's a rising star at a leading sports publicity firm. She's known throughout the industry as the jock whisperer - the one who can tame the baddest of the bad boys in professional sports without losing her signature smile. But Cal Hartshorn is an entirely different kind of chaos. He'll fix your broken heart. This former Army Ranger and now-famous cardiothoracic surgeon fails at nothing...except talking to a woman he's adored from afar. Whether on the battlefield or operating room, he's exacting, precise, and efficient, but all of that crumbles when Stella is in sight. Cal always knows - and gets - what he wants, and now he wants all of her. His forever girl. But Stella isn't convinced she's anyone's forever.
©2018 Kate Canterbary (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
A Shameless Little Bet
Summary
How do I prove a negative? I need to prove Jane is innocent despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Mirrors, smoke, and lies can conjure a truth that isn't real. Money, bribes, and power can twist reality. What we call proof is all an elaborate magic act. So is love. How do you prove you're in love? How can you know with unrelenting certainty the person you can't live without really loves you? It's all about what you believe. Who you believe. And I believe Jane. I love her. But it might be too late. Or, worse - it might all be an illusion. If proof is just a magician's sleight of hand, then we're caught in a sick trick. A deadly one. One that doesn't end with applause, but with a bang. Listen to the entire Shameless series now! A Shameless Little Con (volume one), A Shameless Little Lie (volume two), A Shameless Little Bet (volume three). The trilogy is complete!
©2018 Meli Raine (P)2018 Meli Raine
The Risk
Summary
A sexy stand-alone novel from New York Times and international best-selling author Elle Kennedy. Everyone says Im a bad girl. Theyre only partly right - I dont let fear rule me, and I certainly dont care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briars head hockey coach, Id be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team. And thats who Jake Connelly is. Harvards star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel - I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isnt making it easy for me. I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend. For every fake date
he wants a real one. Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while its getting harder and harder to resist Jakes oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him. Thats the one risk Im not willing to take.
©2019 Elle Kennedy (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Drops of Rain
Summary
Ali Rain: Sometimes I think to myself, "How did I get here?" Then the pain hits and I remember...it's because she's gone. I now live in a new town, go to a new school, and I'm supposed to be moving on with my new life. Only, I no longer know who I am anymore. Dancing is all I have left and every day I feel completely alone. Silence has become the theme song to my life. She said to find some joy and light, but I don't know how. Mostly, I feel surrounded in darkness...that is, until I meet him. Drew Hale: I have only one goal, in 298 days I'm going to drive away from this small beach town and never return. People are always watching me closely, too close, and I'm tired of wearing a mask. I need to be free. Swimming is my ticket out of here and I remind myself daily to fly under the radar, stick to my routine, and under no circumstances let anything distract me. I'm not as perfect as they think, most days I am drowning in guilt. I'm not sure I will ever be able to escape the feelings of shame, worthlessness, and just being unwanted...that is, until I meet her. Contains mature themes.
©2014 Kathryn Andrews (P)2019 Tantor
The Wrong Game
Summary
Two season tickets. One genius idea. Zero interest in a relationship. The plan is simple: a brand-new, hot, preferably funny, definitely single male will fill one of those seats for every Bears game at Soldier Field. And I'll fill the other. I can't think of a better way to use the season passes I'd bought for my ex-husband. I am a woman of plans, and this one's foolproof. Until Zach Bowen offers to be my practice round. He's infuriating. Presumptuous and overbearing. And absolutely, undeniably gorgeous. Any woman with a heartbeat would be attracted to him, and mine picks up speed every time he speaks. But as I said, I'm a woman of plans - and I'm not backing down on this one. One night. One game. And then, his time's up. He can try to change the rules, but here's the truth: He can't win if he's playing the wrong game. Contains mature themes.
©2018 Kandi Steiner (P)2019 Tantor
Baby Daddy
Summary
A hot and hilarious new standalone from New York Times best seller Kendall Ryan We met in a trapped elevator. Emmett was on his way to work, sophisticated and handsome in his tailored suit and tie. I was on my way to the sperm bank. Awkward, right? At 35, my life hadn't taken the path I thought it would and I was tired of waiting - I wanted a baby. And I was ready to take matters into my own hands to make it happen. After our ill-fated elevator encounter, Emmett insisted on taking me to dinner - he also insisted on something else - that I ditch my plan involving a turkey baster and let him do the job. He would be my baby daddy. He was a wealthy and powerful CEO with little interest in diapers or playdates. And since he didn't want kids, I'd be on my own once his bun was in my oven, free to go my own way. But once his baby was inside me, it was like a switch had been flipped, and I got a whole lot more than I ever bargained for. This full-length standalone contains a hot, swoon-worthy hero, lots of playful banter and some hot baby-making! Enjoy.
©2018 Kendall Ryan (P)2018 Kendall Ryan
Shielding Aspen
Summary
When Aspen Mesmer asks a complete stranger to kiss her one night in a bar, she never expects to have an immediate connection with the man. Kane Brain Temple knows he isn't the kind of man women look at twice, but when Aspen did just that after their explosive impulsive kiss, he's thrilled. But even as things between them get serious, someone doesnt want either to be happy, and is willing to do whatever it takes to break them apart. Shielding Aspen is the third book in the Delta Team Two Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.
©2020 Susan Stoker (P)2020 Susan Stoker
Hitched
Summary
Shes the last woman on earth Id marry...again. Yet here I am. Saying my vows. Again. To save an alpaca. At least, thats my story. But the truth might be a little more complicated. I didnt want to let her go the first time. But now I have a second chance to win over my wife. Were older. Wiser. And hornier. This time, I wont fail. Hitched is a red-hot enemies-to-lovers laugh-a-palooza featuring a girl in need of a marriage of convenience and a man in need of a cold shower to keep from falling for his fake wife. They say opposites attract, but with Blake and Hope, they also combust.... This audiobook includes the bonus novella Friends with Bang-i-fits by Lili Valente, narrated by Jason Clarke and Lili Valente.
©2019 Pippa Grant and Lili Valente (P)2019 Pippa Grant and Lili Valente
Beauty and the Beefcake
Summary
There are two kinds of women in the world - those I can bang, and those I cant. My teammates sister? Shes a cant. I moved in with her to protect her from a nasty ex, not to be the next guy in line. Shes the brains. Im the brawn. Shes the fruit. Im the sausage. She talks too much. I dont talk at all, if I dont have to. Should be easy to resist her. But every minute I spend with Felicity is another minute she gets under my skin. She makes me feel like something more than a dumb puckhead with a big Zamboni pony. And its getting harder to remember why I need to keep my hands to myself. Beauty and the Beefcake is a vegan-friendly standalone romantic comedy featuring a hockey player whose vocabulary is the only thing smaller than a hockey puck, a book smart but aimless ventriloquist with too many voices in her head, a dilapidated old house that may or may not be haunted, and no cheating or cliffhangers.
©2018 Pippa Grant (P)2019 Pippa Grant
Dirty Deal
Summary
He'll dig her out of debt...if she agrees to his terms. Kat Wilder is struggling. She waits tables to support her little sister, but the money never goes far enough. She needs help, fast, or she's going to lose their home. Enter Blake Sterling. The tech billionaire offers Kat a lifeline. A million dollars for her hand in marriage. A million dollars to don designer dresses, smile at paparazzi, stare into his eyes like she's madly in love. As long as she keeps up the ruse, she secures her family's future. It's a good deal. Even if Blake is arrogant, impossible to read, and insanely handsome. How can someone so cold leave her so hot? When she's with him, she's on fire. There's something about his dirty demands...her body begs her to obey. She can play his wife. But can she fall into his bed without falling in love with him? Dirty Deal is a steamy Cinderella story with a demanding hero and an inexperienced yet strong heroine. Previously published under the title "The Billionaire's Deal", Dirty Deal has been edited and extended for your listening pleasure (with an all new, extra long epilogue).
©2017 Primrose Press LLC (P)2020 Primrose Press LLC
Cruel Legacy
Summary
Lose yourself to the dark and glamorous underbelly of the Upper East Side in the final book in USA Today best-selling author K.A. Linde's billionaire romance Cruel Trilogy. Darkness swept in. Smothering everything in its inky black. In its wake, we became our own worst nightmares. How can we fight our way back? Do we even deserve to?
©2019 K. A. Linde (P)2019 Tantor
Humbugged
Summary
Hes the worlds most alpha Marine and the last man I should be letting jingle my bells this holiday season. So why does Clint ODell keep running through my thoughts wearing nothing but a Santa hat? And why do I stupidly agree that we should be Christmas friends with benefits? Someone must have spiked my eggnog. I dont do Marines. Or Santas. I learned my lesson about both the hard way. But when Clint steps in to rescue me - from a murderous goose, a rogue reindeer, and the ghost of Christmas Right Now causing trouble in my bakery - I cant help but wonder if were meant to be more than friends. If maybe Clint is the holiday miracle Ive been praying for...or if all the magic will disappear with the season. Humbugged is a laugh-out-loud holiday romp featuring a Marine with a heart of gold and a baker in need of a hero. Complete with the world's most awkward Christmas caroling, a photoshoot with furry friends, and more naughty baked goods than is good or decent.
©2019 Pippa Grand and Lili Valente (P)2019 Pippa Grant and Lili Valente
Holidate
Summary
Candice Gaines loves Christmas. Not only does she bask in the twinkling lights, sing Christmas carols, and go crazy with the decorations, shes also in the giving spirit - donating much of her time and wealth to various charities in the local area. Charlie Sullivan despises Christmas. Though it keeps his family afloat, considering they own Sullivan Family Christmas Tree Farm, the main provider for Christmas trees on the Monterey Peninsula. Hed much rather work among the trees than have to deal with people. But Charlies parents are taking on more philanthropic projects - and as their oldest child, they want him to be their official public representative. He just has to play nice, and convince everyone hes not a total holiday hater. When Charlies mom asks Candice to accompany him to a variety of holiday parties and events, she reluctantly agrees. She thinks Charlie is a big ol Grinch, but is determined to change his mindset and help him spread Christmas cheer. Charlie finds Candice is too chatty, too sweet, too much. Do people like her really exist? Why yes, yes they do. The more time they spend together - along with a few kisses under the mistletoe - the more they start to like each other. Hopefully Charlie can convince Candice he doesnt have a heart thats two sizes too small before the ball drops on New Years Eve.
©2019 Monica Murphy (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing
Protecting Mari
Summary
Who do you turn to when the law is the problem? Marisol hoped divorce was the key to a new life - one away from her crazy ex-husband. Instead shes working two jobs and struggling to make ends meet as her problems escalate. Terrified and desperate for help - any help - she turns to a stranger, a man her brother swore could help with just about any problem. The answer to her problems is tall, dark, deadly, and everything shed once thought she wanted in a man. But to him shes a job. Nothing more. No one should fight an impossible war alone. When Ethan founded Counterstrike, he expected a challenge, but nothing could have prepared him for Marisol. Shes smart, courageous, compassionate, headstrong, and everything hes ever wanted. But her troubles come with a price tag he didnt expect when he must face his own personal demons to keep her safe. Theyll both soon discover the hardest battle is the one for their hearts.
©2018 Aces Press (P)2020 Spectrum Audiobooks
Blackburn
Summary
Shes my employee. Im her boss boss. Hell, I own the company. Pursuing Lillian Burkette was a line I shouldnt cross. Until a work trip from hell changed everything. I didnt just step over the line. I annihilated the damn thing. When it comes to her, theres nothing I wouldnt do. Id even kill for her. When they say the corporate world is a jungle...they have no idea.
©2018 Aces Press, LLC (P)2020 Spectrum Audiobooks
Wolf's Calling
Summary
Torn apart from her mates, Red must discover the truth about her powers before a ruthless enemy conquers not only her, but all inhabitants of Crimson Hollow. Contains mature themes.
©2018 M.H. Soars and Michelle Hercules (P)2019 Tantor
A Shameless Little Lie
Summary
I did it. I admit it. I fell in love with Silas. My bodyguard. My protector. My new informant. Were playing a cat-and-mouse game. Im not sure whether Im the cat or the mouse, but I can definitely tell Im in a trap. A trap with no way out. Im not who everyone thought I was. The truth is out there, finally turning the lie about me inside out. I am the shameless little lie. Its finally been revealed, and now even more people want to kill me. As a presidential campaign hangs in the balance, a delicate web of international relations and economic stability at risk, power becomes more important than anything else. Even my life. Especially my life. Im a nothing. A no one. Just a tool, remember? But tools can be used to open locks. Cracking open the truth and exposing it could change the balance of power. Tip the scales. Make a presidential campaign turn on a dime. Too bad Silas doesnt believe me when I tell the truth. And that may make him the biggest tool of all. A Shameless Little Lie is book two in the Shameless trilogy by USA Today best-selling author Meli Raine. Listen to the whole series: A Shameless Little Con, Book 1 A Shameless Little Lie, Book 2 A Shameless Little Bet, Book 3
©2018 Meli Raine (P)2018 Meli Raine
Closer to You Series 3
Summary
His heart was turned off...until she turned him on. Christopher Moore gave up on the idea of love years ago. Now, his life is an endless string of parties and an even longer string of girls. Enjoying the physical perks with none of the emotional mess, he's convinced everyone that he's satisfied - everyone but himself. Samantha Schultz has moved on with her life. Finishing her student teaching and living with her boyfriend, she's deluded herself into believing she's content. But there is one boy she never forgot - her first love - and she keeps the memory of him locked up tight. She will never allow any man to break her the way Christopher did. When Christopher's sister and her family move into a new neighborhood, Christopher is completely unprepared to find Samantha living at the end of the street. Memories and unspent desires put them on collision course of sex, lies, and lust. But when guilt and fear send Samantha running, Christopher will have to fight for what has always been his. Contains mature themes.
©2015 A. L. Jackson (P)2020 Tantor
The Trouble with Love
Summary
Things on my wishlist: Start a new, awesome job Create the perfect dating app Stop dating douchebags Things that actually happen: Got a job in my dream tech company Created a workplace dating app for said company Was matched with Bennett, who happens to own the company and is also my brothers best friend They say when it rains, it pours, but this is some serious BS. It doesnt help that Bennett was the man I had my last one night stand with. It definitely doesnt help that he seems to want me just as much as I want him. The issue is, he wont do anything about it, but then were forced to attend a tech conference in Vegas, and I think it may just be what I need to turn this thing around. New goal: get my brothers best friend out of my system by all means necessary.
©2019 Claire Contreras (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Cruel Fortune
Summary
Dive back into the sexy side of the Upper East Side with the second billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author K. A. Linde. I finally have everything I ever wanted - fame and fortune and literary success. Only one problem: I lost my muse. He was tall, dark, and handsome. Broody, enigmatic, alluring, and right for me in every way. Until he wasn't. Until I lost everything. And I can't lose it all again. I'll do anything to keep it. Even seeing him again.... Contains mature themes.
©2019 K. A. Linde (P)2019 Tantor
Unforgiven
Summary
From the New York Times best-selling author of the Marked Men series comes an irresistible and suspenseful romance between a tough Texas Ranger and his first love - a woman in danger who insists she doesn't need his protection. Hill Gamble is a model lawman: cool and collected, with a confident swagger to boot. Too bad all that Texas charm hasn't gotten him anywhere in his personal life, especially since the only girl he ever loved has always been off-limits. But then Hill is assigned to investigate her father's mysterious death, and he's forced back to the town - and the woman - he left behind. When Hill left Loveless, he broke Kody Lawton's already battered heart. And now that he's working on her father's case, avoiding him is impossible. She can handle Hill and her unwanted feelings - until he puts his life on the line to protect her. Suddenly, Kody realizes that Hill could be taken away from her...for good. "Crownover delivers the goods." (Lori Wilde, New York Times best-selling author) "Crownover writes cowboys that make you want to pack your bags in search of a small-town ranch!" (Melissa Foster, New York Times best-selling author) Includes the bonus novella Cowboy to the Rescue by A.J. Pine!
©2020 Jay Crownover (P)2020 Forever
A Shameless Little Con (Volume 1)
Summary
I didnt do it. I never betrayed my friend. Last year, I was kidnapped along with presidential candidates daughter Lindsay Bosworth, forced to help her assailants, my mother implicated in one of the biggest political scandals in American history. I've been cleared of any wrongdoing, but that doesnt matter. Once youre tried by the media, youre guilty as sin. The truth doesnt get the publics attention. But shame? Shame sells. And everyone assumes youre tainted. Now I have my own personal security team, courtesy of the United States government. Not the one you learned about in civics class, though. Im being tracked by the deep state. The shadow government. Theyve assigned Silas Gentian to be with me 24/7. He thinks he knows everything about me - all of it bad - and he does. On paper. Like everyone else, he assumes Im a traitor. A backstabber. A betrayer. Someone who helped a group of violent psychopaths, puppets of powerful men in Washington who made me into a tool. Yet I see how he looks at me. True desire cant be faked. Or hidden. And that goes both ways. He assumes Im trying to fool him. And he might be right. But not for the reasons he thinks. A Shameless Little Con is the first book in the Shameless trilogy by USA Today best-selling author Meli Raine.
©2018 Meli Raine (P)2018 Meli Raine
Impossible Bachelor
Summary
Ben I like a challenge. Tell me somethings impossible, and Ill make it happen. From our very first meeting, its obvious the Bachelor Towers newest female addition doesnt think Im her type. When Im asked to distract her from the politics of the building, she tells me I have no chance with her. Proving her wrong will be fun and might just take us to the brink of love. I ask her to trust me, but Im not prepared for what she shares when she does. Kylie My life was following a set plan before he comes into it and turns everything upside down. Sure, hes sexy as hell with a smile that can melt any heart, but I cant afford to make another mistake. In my experience, the only people who can hurt me are the ones I let in. He says hes different, that he understands me. He says that until I show him who I really am. Then, love is...impossible?
©2018 Ruth Cardello (P)2020 Ruth Cardello
The Wish Collector
Summary
New Orleans, a city of mystery and magic, of secrets and dreams, and a history drenched in both love and the deepest of heartache. When ballet dancer Clara Campbell arrives in New Orleans, lonely and homesick, she is immediately captivated by the story of Windisle Plantation and the tragic tale that is said to have transpired beyond its gate. Legend has it that it is abandoned by all living souls, but to Claras great surprise, it is not a ghost she hears through the stone wall surrounding the property, but a flesh and blood man: a scarred stranger with a pain deeper and darker than the churning waters of the Mississippi river that flows beside his self-imposed prison. The ruined man behind the wall hides himself from the world. The last thing he expects is to find a friend in the selfless girl who speaks to him through the cracks in the rock. The girl who keeps returning week after week. The girl who makes him wish for things he has long since given up on. The girl who strikes both fear and hope within his wounded heart. But there can be no future for them, no life beyond Windisle, for no one knows better than him that monsters only live in the dark. The Wish Collector is the story of shame and triumph, of loneliness and love, and the miracle of two hearts connecting despite the strongest of barriers between them.
©2018 Mia Sheridan (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
One Cruel Night: A Cruel Series Prequel
Summary
K. A. Linde presents One Cruel Night, a prequel to the Cruel series.
©2019 K. A. Linde (P)2019 Tantor
Tangled Up in Christmas
Summary
I might be a country girl from the same small town of Sweetwater, Texas, as horse wrangler Roarke Frost, the girl next door who knows him like few know him, but I didn't know enough to save my heart. He's the reason why I left Sweetwater behind. But now, fate proves she loves a wicked twist and sends me back to Sweetwater to pull together a Christmas festival - and I run smack into the man again, quite literally. His body is pressed to mine, his hands on my arms, and I'm melting like chocolate in the sizzling Texas sunshine. And I run. I know its not exactly respectable, but it works, just not for long. No matter how much I try to get tangled up in Christmas, I end up tangled up in Roarke instead - and the man has me feeling the heat of our attraction and the warmth of our past friendship. He feels like Mr. Right, but history says hes Mr. Wrong. But if he wants a second chance, Roarke Frost is going to have to work for it. Hell need to prove to me that this holiday is a season of new beginnings, the kind that last forever.
©2019 Lisa Renee Jones (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Third Strike
Summary
Falling for your best friend's sister has never felt so bad yet so damn right. From USA Today best-selling author BJ Harvey comes the third and final stand-alone in the Chance series. This time it's the much anticipated story of Drew and Ashley. I have a long history of acting first and thinking it through later. In fact, I'm the definition of a screw up. Case in point - Im having a baby with a woman I cant stand, my ex is now my best friends wife, and Im in love with a woman I can never have. My biggest secret is falling for my best friends sister 12 years ago. My biggest mistake is thinking I could live without her. And now my biggest regret is the look on her face the moment I tell everyone Im already married to the woman they hate most.
©2018 BJ Harvey (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Justified
Summary
From the New York Times best-selling author of the Marked Men series comes an irresistible romance about a rugged Texas sheriff who must protect the woman who was once his sworn enemy.... Case Lawton comes from a family of criminals. So as the sheriff of Loveless, Texas, he's determined to do everything by the book - until he's called to Aspen Barlow's office after a so-called break-in. The last thing he wants to do is help the woman who cost him custody of his son. But Aspen isn't the heartless lawyer Case remembers, and he starts to question his long-held grudge.... Aspen is scared for her life, and Case is her last hope for protection. But to get him on her side, she'll have to reveal the painful truth from all those years ago. Now, as they work together to track down a dangerous criminal, Case and Aspen learn to trust each other. And as the threats escalate, it becomes clear there's a thin line between love and hate...because there's nothing Case wouldn't do to keep her safe.
©2019 Jay Crownover (P)2019 Hachette Audio
Wicked Games: A Forbidden Romance
Summary
He's forbidden in every meaning of the word. But is that enough to keep him away? It all started in Vegas. Now, I know what you're thinking.... What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in the city of sin. Normally, I'd be inclined to agree. Until Lincoln Moore walks into my life. On paper, we mix as well as oil and water. He's confident. Commanding. Successful. Master of his universe. I'm a hot mess, barely holding on as I struggle to balance my job, finally finishing college, and keeping my mother sober. But when the lights go out, nothing else matters. Until I learn the truth of who Lincoln Moore actually is. Sure, I probably should have put the pieces together sooner, but our time together hasn't exactly been filled with riveting philosophical discussions about the meaning of life, if you know what I mean. That still doesn't diminish the fact he could lose everything by being with me. But is that enough to keep us apart? Or is what we have worth the risk? There's only one way to find out. Let the games begin.... Wicked Games is a stand-alone forbidden romance.
©2019 T.K. Leigh / Tracy Kellam (P)2020 T.K. Leigh / Tracy Kellam
One Night in Monaco
Summary
One night in Monaco, my best friend, Maxence, disappeared from the middle of the Monte Carlo casino like blowing away a breath of smoke. I have no idea what Maxence was doing in Monaco that night. Yeah, he loves the Monte Carlo casino - the stage of British spy movies, billionaires, Russian mafia, and roulette. But too many people in Monaco think he might be a danger to them. He never should have been there. But he was. And so was Simone. She's trouble from our past at boarding school. Her husband is a good friend of some of the people who would be happier if Maxence wasn't around anymore. They tell me Maxence was here in the casino, and then a few minutes later, he was gone. Like he dropped off the face of the Earth. Or like he was dropped off one of Monacos cliffs and into the blue Mediterranean Sea, which was just a few feet from where he was standing when he disappeared. Arthur and I are in Monaco to find Maxence, no matter what it takes. But we might end up finding his body.
©2020 Terri Kenyon (P)2020 Terri Kenyon
The Test
Summary
"The hottest, sexiest, most hilariously fun opposites-attract story Ive ever read!" (USA Today bestselling author Samanthe Beck) This is a test. A test of every life decision Lisa Michaels has ever made. Lisa thought shed gotten everything right: The nicest condo, the right career, the best hair, and a perfectly adequate sex life with her stockbroker fiancé. But when the fiancé ditches her at the altar, Lisas left questioning every decision shes ever made. What if her instincts have been steering her wrong all along? And what if she tested that theory by spending one month doing the exact opposite of what shed normally do? A crazy-hot fling with a tattooed steelworker from the wrong side of the tracks seems like a good starting point.... Each book in the The List series is standalone.
©2018 Tawna Fenske (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. This edition is made possible under a license arrangement with Entangled Publishing, Inc.
Sordid
Summary
From USA Today best seller Ava Harrison comes a sexy stand-alone romance. It was his lips. The way his stare sent shivers down my spine. The way his rough voice whispered my name. So I caved. I did what I knew I shouldn't. But as quickly as he's there, he's gone, leaving me confused. Devastated. I hope I'll never see him again....Then I do. He's my new boss. And he has secrets.
©2018 AH Publishing (P)2018 AH Publishing
Catching Cassidy
Summary
When tragedy strikes, best friends turn to insatiable lovers...but harsh realities may tear them apart.
Harborside Nights is a sexy, hot, and evocatively real contemporary romance series featuring a group of friends who have known one another for years as "summer" friends and come together after college to build their lives. They're tough, edgy, and accepting - most of the time.
Catching Cassidy is told in first-person POV and written in the loving, raw, and emotional voice people have come to love from New York Times best-seller Melissa Foster.
In Catching Cassidy:
Wyatt Armstrong never imagined that instead of celebrating his college graduation, he and his twin sister would be dealing with the death of their parents. Then again, Wyatt had never been one to think past tomorrow. He heads to their summer home in Harborside, Massachusetts, with his best friend, Cassidy Lowell, in tow to deal with his parents' death and to try to figure out his next step.
Six-foot-two, infuriatingly handsome, and flirtatious, Wyatt Armstrong has always been there for Cassidy, helping her pass her classes and fend off unwanted advances, while driving her insane with his one-night stands - but that's what best friends are for, isn't it? Having each other's backs. There was never any doubt she would accompany him to his family's summer home - but she never expected to begin seeing Wyatt as more than a friend. Or has she been ignoring her feelings all along?
It's impossible to ignore the sizzling heat between them as Wyatt and Cassidy get even closer, but Cassidy knows Wyatt's past, and she has a real job to begin in the fall. Wyatt may be a sure thing for the summer, but Cassidy needs more. For the first time in his life, Wyatt is forced to look toward the future if he doesn't want to lose the one woman who's shared his past and owns his heart.
Characters from the Love in Bloom series will appear in the Harborside Nights audiobooks. Wyatt is the cousin of Max Armstrong (Lovers at Heart, the Bradens).
Harborside Nights series:
Catching Cassidy (Het)
Discovering Delilah (F/F)
Tempting Tristan (M/M)
More coming soon
Catching Cassidy is a Silver Medal winner, Readers' Favorite Award, realistic fiction.
©2018 Melissa Foster (P)2018 Melissa Foster
The Last
Summary
Sarah Keating was sure she'd be married by 30. Husband, kids, the kick-ass career helping adults with Down Syndrome - she assumed she'd have it all, and there'd be no need to fall back on the marriage pact she made with her best pal from college. But a tipsy message she sends from her birthday party brings Ian Nolan to her door ready to rock her world, and not just with mind-blowing sex. He's up for tying the knot, and has a million pragmatic reasons it makes perfectly good sense. As Sarah and Ian test drive their marriage-of-convenience, they navigate awkward business dinners, a slippery steam room hookup, and a costume party gone awry. Their friendship is stronger than ever, and the sexual chemistry is off the charts. But is that enough to make a marriage work, or will one of them fall hard and end up brokenhearted? Contains mature themes.
©2019 Tawna Fenske (P)2019 Tantor
Then There Was You
Summary
New York Times best-selling author Claire Contreras is back with a new contemporary second-chance romance.... Love and the right timing were two things I didn't believe in. Love is about walking to the edge of the cliff and taking the leap together. Timing was never on our side. My first mistake was hooking up with my best friend. My second came years later, when we met again, and I fell for her. My third was letting her go, because I had to. Because a love like this wasn't built to withstand the winds coming in our direction. Love and timing. I didn't believe in either. Then there was you....
©2018 Claire Contreras (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
Inked with a Kiss
Summary
Sometimes everything you shouldnt want is exactly what you need. Tattoo artist Jamie Winston is used to caring for others. Between her assistant manager position at a tattoo parlor, single-parenting her 12-year-old daughter, and supporting her alcoholic parents, Jamie rarely prioritizes her own needs - unless Sierra Clark is in her chair. The bubbly younger woman somehow manages to make Jamie feel like the carefree teenager she never got to be, making anything seem possible. For Sierra, time with Jamie is a much-needed escape. She takes her work as a social worker seriously, but with budget cuts threatening her job, theres a lot riding on the fundraiser shes planning with Jamie. The fact that it means working closely with the sexy older tattooist is a bonus - a deliciously tempting bonus. Sierra isnt one for relationships, but shes never felt such a strong desire to mix business with pleasure. Sizzling chemistry quickly erodes Jamies fears of being too old for Sierra, but navigating a romance with someone whos at such a different stage in life is no easy task. Theyve each come to rely on themselves more than anyone else, but having a future together will mean letting their guards down and accepting each other as a safe place to fall. This audiobook is approximately 85,000 words. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance youre looking for with an HEA/HFN. Its a promise! Thorn & Thistle: Audiobook one: New Ink on Life Audiobook two: Inked with a Kiss
©2020 Jennie Davids (P)2020 Harlequin Audio
Ain't Doin' It
Summary
Coke Solomon has lived a full life. Hes a retired army drill sergeant, so he is more than used to getting his way. And if he cant have it his way? Well, lets just say thats never happened before... At least not until Cora Maldonado walks into his life, demanding he fall in line, or shell find a way to make his life hell. He finds out fast that Cora marches to the beat of her own drum, and a lot of times that drum takes her farther away rather than closer to where he feels she needs to be. He cant stand it. He wants her, and he has to have her. It doesnt matter that shes younger than him, and has a father that would rather see him dead than have his baby girl anywhere near him. Nor does it matter that his ex-wife is highly offended that shes been replaced with a much younger woman. Despite the odds stacking against them, hell fight for what he wants. His ex-wife, her father, and their age difference be damned.
©2018 Lani Lynn Vale (P)2020 Lani Lynn Vale
My Way Back to You
Summary
The anticipated conclusion in Claire Contreras' Second Chances Duet... Love isn't always about timing. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and roll with it. I admit I wasn't ready. I know you don't want to look at me, let alone talk to me, but please, let me explain. Let me tell you all the ways my heart broke when you walked away. Let me show you what our years apart have done to me. Give me a chance to find my way back to you....
©2018 Claire Contreras (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
My Chance
Summary
This is the final book in the Chance Series. Aubrey Ryan couldn't imagine how drastically her life would change after meeting Alex Logan. The demons surrounding her accident, her previous relationship and her emotions were all too much to bear. Now living in Paris, she did everything she could to escape all that haunted her. She wanted nothing more than to leave behind the memories and the man who broke her heart, but even in the darkness, her memories were clear as day. In the blink of an eye, Alex Logan lost the woman he loved. He has two choices; to allow the best thing to have happened to him to disappear, or to fight for it. His decision had him doing all he could to get back what he lost. Although his methods were unconventional, he was ready to stop at nothing to win Aubrey back. Aubrey needed to decide if she could give Alex another chance and look beyond her heartbreak or let the memories of her past keep her future in the dark. Due to adult content and language - Age: 18+
©2014 Joanne Schwehm (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
The Life We Wanted
Summary
"You have too many rules." "And you don't have enough." Sebastian Moore thought he had it all. A drumming gig with one of the world's biggest up-and-coming stars. The looks and charm to get him any woman he laid his eyes on. All the friends he could ever ask for. But something was always missing. That is, until he receives a letter, telling him that he's a father to a 15-year-old boy. Now, with the addition of his son, a love interest he never expected, and a whole new set of responsibilities, Sebastian finds himself happier than he's ever been. But old habits die hard, and when life finally gives him everything he wanted, he'll have to find a way to keep his past from ruining the present.
©2019 Kelsey Kingsley (P)2019 Tantor
Evermore: A Salvation Series Novella - 1001 Dark Nights
Summary
From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Corinne Michaels comes a new story in her Salvation series... I was poised to become partner at my law firm even before I became secretly engaged to my boss. After being humiliated by him on my wedding day, I cant face working for him any longer. So I quit, waving my middle finger on my way out. Now the only things Im poised for are unemployment and loneliness. When an opportunity with Cole Security arises, it seems like the perfect way to run, all the way to Virginia Beach. I wasnt expecting my childhood sweetheart to be there. I definitely wasnt prepared that when we saw each other again, Benjamin Pryce would be so grown-up. So gorgeous. So Navy SEAL-ish. And still the same guy who broke my heart when I was fifteen - and could do it again. They say if youre fooled once, shame on them. The second time, its on you. The third time, its going to be me that runs...unless he can convince me to stay forevermore. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new listeners, its an introduction to an authors world. And for fans, its a bonus book in the authors series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
©2019 Corinne Michaels (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Crazy for Loving You
Summary
Is there anything hotter than a growly, overprotective Marine cradling a baby? My melted ovaries don't think so. When you work hard and have the bank account to prove it, you're entitled to play hard. I've seen some crazy things. I've caused some crazy scenes. And there's no shame in my game. But I'm still knocked off my stilettos when an insane chain of events leads to me inheriting a baby. The craziest part? The baby comes with a by-the-books, no-nonsense retired Marine who's so regimented that I wouldn't be surprised if he irons his boxer shorts. Parenting? Bring it on. I don't need sleep - I once started my day with business meetings in Cairo and ended it three days later at a club in Melbourne. Changing diapers? Please! It can't be any more challenging than changing out of Spanx on the back of a moving motorcycle. Training the little guy to run the family's real estate empire? He'll be our boss by the time he's four. But living with my new co-guardian? The gruff, muscled, tattooed former military man who manages to check all my boxes while trying to sneak under my skin? He needs to go. Because, the longer he stays, the more layers he's peeling off my heart. But love isn't something that's ever diluted my gene pool, and I like my life just fine without it. I have awesome friends, this adorable baby, and an obscene amount of money. Who needs love? Turns out...maybe me. Crazy for Loving You is a larger-than life ride through accidental parenthood featuring a fun-loving billionaire playgirl, a crusty Marine with a gooey center, a horny dolphin, the world's most obscene pool, and all the fun you'd expect from a world built by Lucy Score, Claire Kingsley, Kathryn Nolan, and Pippa Grant.
©2019 Pippa Grant (P)2019 Pippa Grant
Doppelbanger
Summary
At 35, Gina Bourque is still playing the field. If hes single, in his early 20s with dark hair and brooding eyes, theres a damn good chance youll find him in her little black book. Jeffrey Ryan never imagined that at nearly 40 hed find himself widowed and a single dad. But here he is - stumbling through this thing called life with two impressionable daughters watching his every move. When Gina and Jeffrey meet while cruising the Caribbean, sparks fly - but not in a good way. Hes too old. Too blond. Too stiff. Yet shes still drawn to him like a moth to a flame. Shes too vulgar. Too sassy. Too wild. But she ignites something inside of him he cant ignore. We all know what happens when you play with fire...someones bound to get burned.
©2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Smoke
Summary
Three lovers. A second chance. One little white lie. Anna I cut loose for one night and they fell asleep before we sealed the deal. Its for the best - Ill never see Ben again but James and I have to work together.... Until the restaurant closes and we go our separate ways. Months later, what are the odds that theyll turn up right when Im meeting a blind date? Ben Anna rocked my world that night. And James...my best friend doesnt know it changed the way I look at him. Thats my cross to bear. Then Anna turns back up, hot as hell and every bit as drawn to us as we are to her. When James makes up a story to keep her around, I play along. Because I cant lose him. And I wont lose her again. James Ive wanted Anna for years. Now shes back and I've got the second chance I've been waiting for. Now how do I tell Ben that I want them both? One little white lie wont hurt anybody. Who says you cant have it all? Smoke is a full-length stand-alone bisexual menage romance including MF, MM, MFM, and MMF lovin. No cheating, no cliffhangers - nothing but the naughty good stuff!
©2019 Whitley Green (P)2020 Whitley Green
Reputation
Summary
Small-town girl. America's sweetheart. The biggest popstar in the world. It began with one guy and then the next. Until my reputation preceded me. Yes, I dated them - all of them. Yes, I also broke up with them. All of them. Was it too much? The world said yes. Too many, too quickly. And my star began to flicker. The world knew nothing about my life, and yet, their judgment weighed on me like stone. My reputation was falling faster than a shooting star, and the only way to save it was with the boy who never wanted me. Zach Parker was a singer, songwriter, and sexy as sin. To him, I was just the neighbor's little sister. A pest that had grown into a famous annoyance. Zach Parker wanted nothing to do with me. But he could be tempted - with a stepping stone to fame, that is. The plan was simple: Childhood sweethearts fall in love on US tour. The plan was to let them see what they wanted to see: our "romance" blossom right in front of their eyes. A romance that Zach had made painfully clear to me years ago would never exist. I'm told that it was the only thing that could repair my image. So, every night I'll stand on that stage and give Zach my heart piece by piece, note by note. We'll give them a show they'll never forget - and a love story that I may not survive. Because who cares that in order to put my reputation back together, I'll have to tear my heart apart? Contains mature themes.
©2018 Dr. Rebecca Sharp (P)2018 Tantor
Unexpected Chance
Summary
Always wanting to be a writer, but not having much experience with men or romance, Aubrey sets out to find her inspiration with the help of her best friend. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, she meets Alex Logan. He's beyond handsome, well dressed, and is known to be a playerperfect for the role. The unexpected happens and Alex becomes more than just an inspiration to Aubrey, but a misunderstanding leaves her heartbroken. Before an opportunity arises to straighten things out, tragedy strikes, and Aubrey's world is turned upside down. While Aubrey is trying to cope with her new life, a new chance at love arises. Can she find it in her to trust again? Will Alex be able to win her back? Or will she take this new unexpected chance at love? Adult Content: 18+ is recommended.
©2013 Joanne Schwehm (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
Discovering Harmony
Summary
Harmony Briggs always knew what she wanted - until she realized she wanted more. The gorgeous Southern beauty knew that only one man would be able to fulfill her wildest dreams and fantasies, but unfortunately, he was just out of reach.... Hudson Reed was used to playing by the rules and sticking to reality. And for the rippling cop, reality meant loving her from afar.... When it comes to love, she'll learn that the heart wants what it wants, and he'll learn there's more to her than meets the eye in Discovering Harmony.
©2016 Melanie Shawn (P)2019 Tantor
Taming Travis
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It was finally happening! Mia James was about to lead her first reality show. But when the beauty with sapphire eyes gets wind that her ex will be involved in the project, her sister suggests that she levels the playing field with a fake boyfriend.... Enter Wishing Well's wild heartthrob, Travis Briggs, who's more than happy to fill the role and so much more for Mia. Ever since he laid eyes on her, the cowboy knew his world would never be the same.... What started out as pretend will turn very real when emotions and desires can no longer be denied.
©2017 Melanie Shawn (P)2019 Tantor
Convincing Cara
Summary
Cara McCord had a new lease on life. After hearing the news that she was cancer free, the Texas beauty was ready to move forward and live life to the fullest...starting with losing her virginity. There was only one problem, though - the gorgeous blonde's heart beat for one cowboy alone, and he was someone she knew she could never have. Trace Briggs found the woman of his dreams when he was nine years old. For years he'd been forced to be a spectator on the sidelines of her life. But now circumstances had changed. The sexy, chiseled cowboy knew the time had come to claim the woman he'd loved since she was in pigtails. Convincing Cara would take all of his heart, and Trace was ready to put it all on the line. Will Cara finally allow herself to truly live...and love?
©2016 Melanie Shawn (P)2019 Tantor
Teasing Destiny
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One fateful night four years ago, Destiny Rose Porter gave in to her desires and ended up with a shattered heart. A heart that, with time, learned to heal and guard itself. But when Jefferson James Briggs returns to their small hometown of Wishing Well, Texas, memories of that unforgettable night come back with him.... JJ Briggs knew he had started something he couldn't finish four years ago. But now, he was back to set it right. The sexy Major League pitcher never forgot about his fiery redhead. The love and passion he felt for his "Pip" never faded. They say old wounds cut deep.... Will JJ be able to heal the pain he caused all those years ago? Or will history repeat itself, keeping his Destiny just out of reach?
©2016 Melanie Shawn (P)2019 Tantor