Claimed by an alien emperor.Made to submit night after night... I didn't mean to catch Emperor Radakk's eye. As a reluctant spy aboard the human worldship, my life depends upon my ability to go unnoticed, to be nothing but a lonely shadow moving about the ship as I collect intel for my mutinous father. But when I'm caught spying on Emperor Radakk, the huge Darrvason takes an immediate interest in me. He prevents my arrest, but his help comes at a price. Me. Turns out, the Darrvasons are low on females, and I'm soon selected as his bride.
**WARNING; The Complete Lost Valkyries MC series is filled with six short, standalone romance stories. Includes: Love at first sight. Off the charts chemistry. And each story will leave you wanting more!** Crane - The job was to prevent her from testifying. No matter the consequences or obstacles, I will get it done. Something that the woman strapped to my back will find out firsthand. Ronin - I answer to no one. As the Prez of Lost Valkyries MC, people answer to me, not the other way around. No exceptions. Yet she made me take a turn. Bark - Those I consider deserve to die, will be killed by me, without any remorse. Yet when my fingers slide over her skin it's as if I can feel the life slip right into me to enlighten my heart. Paris - There's only one who carries the promise to expel your darkest fear. One they hire to deal with an enemy they can't face alone. That one? That's me.Paris might relate to the city of love, but for Lyra it's also the name of the biker that claimed her, as well as her heart. Titan - I want to settle down with her, and only her. She's the perfect Old Lady, and I ain't a fool passing up a good thing when it's thrown into my path. Gust - Have you ever disassembled a ticking bomb? I have. Steady as fuck hand, the longest last breath, and the will to live. There's nothing I can't do and I have to admit, with all my brothers claiming an Old Lady, I've been craving to claim one. **Books in the Lost Valkyries MC series will each be a standalone, short story romance. Every book is passion to love at warp speed. Grip your heart because it's going to be a fast ride...so be warned!**
A witty and deeply romantic modern reimagining of Disney''s Tangled, by the New York Times bestselling author duo Christina Lauren, part of the acclaimed and bestselling Meant to Be collection.She has a dream. He has a plan. Together they''ll take a leap of faith.Ren has never held an iPhone, googled the answer to a question, or followed a crush on social media. What she has done: Read a book or two, or three (okay, hundreds). Taught herself to paint. Built a working wind power system from scratch. But for all the books she''s read, Ren has never found one that''s taught a woman raised on a homestead and off the grid for most of her twenty-two years how to live in the real world. So when she finally achieves her lifelong dream of attending Corona College, it feels like her life is finally beginning.Fitz has the rest of his life mapped out: Graduate from Corona at the top of his class, get his criminal record wiped clean, and pass himself off as the rich, handsome player everyone thinks he is. He''s a few short months from checking off step one of his plans when Ren Gylden, with her cascading blonde hair and encyclopaedic brain, crashes into his life, and for the first time Fitz''s plan is in jeopardy.But a simple assignment in their immunology seminar changes the course of both their lives, and suddenly they''re thrown out of the frying pan and into the fire on a road trip that will lead them in the most unexpected directions. Out on the open road, the world somehow shifts, and the unlikely pair realise that, maybe, the key to the dreams they''ve both been chasing have been sitting next to them the whole time.
All it took was one little spark for everything to go up in flames until I was the only thing left standing on a pile of ashes.Twenty years ago, a fire stole the people I loved the most from me.I'd always thought it was an accident until I discovered that the person who'd saved me kept the truth hidden.Life as I once knew it burned and I was back to rise from the ashes.And it all started with her.It was supposed to be the best day of her life, but I was there to ruin it.Everything was going according to plan...Until I fell for her.
A beautiful collectible edition containing the seventh and eighth novels of the beloved Bridgerton series by New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn. Its in His Kiss Gareth St. Clair is in a bind, and at risk of losing his inheritance. His only hope lies in an old family diary written in Italian and the fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken Hyacinth Bridgerton, who offers to help translate. But as the two delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other and that there is nothing as simpleor as complicatedas a single, perfect kiss.On the Way to the Wedding Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton believes in true love. And he is convinced that when he finds the woman of his dreams, he will know in an instant that she is the one. But when Gregory realizes his true love is not the person he expected, he must risk everything to ensure that when it comes time to kiss the bride, he is the only man standing at the altar
Ashleigh Thomas might have made the biggest mistake of her life. Uprooting life as she knew it, moving back to Dallas to be closer to her family, she finds herself much closer to the one man who she had never been able to say no to. Attempting to hide the fact that she moonlights as an erotic romance author, she quickly finds herself in his arms and his bed - hoping he'll fulfill some of those deep, dark desires she has always written about, but never experienced for herself.Alex McDermott has spent the better part of a decade trying to convince himself to stay away from the alluring Ashleigh, but when she moves back home, he finds out that he's no longer willing to resist the overwhelming desire she instills in him. But he's got a secret too - one that might just push Ashleigh out of his life for good - something he's not willing to let happen.It doesn't take long for the heat between them to ignite into a wildfire of lust, but can they stop hiding from each other and more importantly stop holding back?
What a girl wants isn't always what she needs... As a publicist for an elite escort agency, no one does damage control better than Morgan Morrison. She's good at fixing things-except when it comes to her own personal life. After a string of disastrous relationships, she's finally found the perfect guy-a handsome, charming, successful attorney who makes her feel safe. So why does she find herself fighting a dangerously irresistible attraction to notorious playboy River Brand? A self-made multimillionaire with tattooed biceps and a passion for classic cars, River has earned every inch of his bad-boy reputation. From the moment he and Morgan meet, the sexual chemistry between them is off the charts. After a wildly intoxicating encounter on a tropical island, he can't get Morgan out of his mind-and she's having the same problem. River is determined to convince Morgan that they belong together. Will explosive secrets from their pasts tear them apart-or drive them into each other's arms like never before? WHATEVER YOU NEED was originally published in 2019. It was sold exclusively through my website and is now widely available with a new cover. *CW: suicide BRAND BROTHERS SERIESWhatever You Like - #1Any Way You Want It - #2Whatever You Need - #3
He already has the most popular girl at school. Why is he showing signs that he has a thing for me? I'm stunned when star football player Tyler Hayes asks me to help him with his calculus homework. We were best friends when we were kids, but we haven't spoken in years. I was no longer sure he even knew I existed. Then, here he is-even acting a tad flirtatious. But there's a bit of a problem... Tyler is dating Clarissa Davenport, a girl who not only hates my guts and tells me I'm fat but is also about to become my neighbor. How on Earth is all of this going to play out?
JACEBounty hunting can be dangerous, but Jace Reed is used to danger and always follows the rules. Including the most important one-never get emotionally involved.But everything goes haywire when the Brooklyn "it girl" interrupts his most important assignment.Beautiful Lucy Moor may or may not hold the only clue to the target that Jace has been tracking for months. So becoming her roommate to get the intel from her should be easy... right?But nothing is easy when his simple organized life collides with hers.His most important rule? Broken as soon as he moves in.His self-control? Gone with the first taste of her lips.His sanity? Shattered when he discovers her secret.And her secret is, oh, so spicy!LULu's life is chaos. She's an artist by day and a closet spicy romance writer by night. And she doesn't always make the best decisions.So what does she do when a stranger saves her life? Offers him a room for rent.Smart? Not so much. But she's in need of money, and Jace Reed, the quiet and charming salesman, seems perfect. So are his kind eyes. And his toned body. His gorgeous smile and soft voice. Perfect for... a book boyfriend!Struggling with a writer's block, Lucy decides that she'll do just that-use her charming roommate for inspiration.And he'll never find out.Nor will she catch feelings while she's at it.She won't. No.Absolutely not.Wait... ** Brooklyn Cupid is a slow burn standalone romance with a golden retriever hero who reads spicy romance and a HEA.
** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **The unputdownable new thriller from the 'queen of the one-sit read' and No.1 bestselling author of Everyone Here is Lying'I inhaled this book in less than 48 hours . . . What Have You Done? exceeded all expectations.' LIZ NUGENT'When the murderer is revealed, you'll want to read it all over again.' Woman & Home'The queen of page-turners.' ANDREA MARA--------Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill. The teenagers get their kicks telling ghost stories in the old graveyard. The parents trust their kids will arrive home safe from school. Everyone knows everyone. Curtains rarely twitch. Front doors are left unlocked.But this morning all of that will change.Because Diana Brewer isn't lying safely in her bed where she belongs. Instead she lies in a hayfield, circled by vultures, discovered by a local farmer.How quickly a girl becomes a ghost. How quickly a town of friendly, familiar faces becomes a town of suspects, a place of fear and paranoia.Someone in Fairhill did this. Everyone wants answers.And one innocent question could be deadly._______'Captivating.' Publishers Weekly'The novel's emotional heft will linger with readers.' Kirkus'Lapena is a master of suspense, and she doesn't disappoint here.' Library JournalPraise for Shari Lapena:'A modern master of the psychological thriller.' STEVE CAVANAGH'Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page.' PAULA HAWKINS'The undisputed queen of dysfunctional families.' CLARE MACKINTOSH'An expert in both pace and the placing of clues and misdirections.' Literary Review'Shari Lapena is the queen of the "just one more chapter" read.' SARAH VAUGHANShari Lapena, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024Shari Lapena, Sunday Times bestseller July 2024Not a Happy Family, Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Spring 2023
Given to an alien brute. Forced to become his bride... The rundown human worldship is a bleak place, but it's my home and it's where all the people I care about live. My mother, my sister, my students, and my sweet fiancé, Nathan. I never imagined I'd be forced to leave... forced to become the mate of a barbaric Darrvason admiral. But the survival of humankind hangs in the balance, and I'm not the only woman whose life has been upended. Over two thousand young women are set to be handed over to the powerful aliens in exchange for fuel, repairs, and assistance in reaching a habitable planet. Payment. That's what we are, and we have no choice. My new husband, Admiral Tornn, is a huge, musclebound beast who expects my absolute obedience. In his culture, I'm little more than his property. But to my shock, he awakens a yearning within me unlike anything I've ever known, and his firm punishments and savage lovemaking are causing me to question everything I've been taught.
Chicago Racketeers Book ThreeDating and falling in love is fun.Getting serious is...well, serious.It means real-life situations, like fathers getting sick, people you love getting injured, and...maybe worst of all...work parties with your significant others. Shudder.But this is what it's like when you're in a relationship. Things aren't always rainbows and unicorns. Even if you're living and laughing with, and having hot sex every night, with three men who worship the ground you walk on. Trust me, that's amazing. Really amazing. I'd-probably-give-up-cookies-for-this amazing. And best of all...my men would never make me give up cookies.But I'm having to hang on a lot tighter for this ride than I expected. Because I'm not just figuring things out with one guy. I've got three. And if we're seriously going to do this, then we have to figure out if we're really all in for better or worse.
"His voice was deep, full of grit, and it sent shivers down my spine in a way it shouldn't. I forgot how intense the electric shock was between us, how the air shifted, how the world seemed to stop . . ."¿¿A HOT, DARK ROMANCE FROM THE TIKTOK SENSATION - SHAIN ROSE IS YOUR NEW OBSESSION¿¿My best friend's brother, Dex Hardy, was my downfall - older, forbidden, and completely irresistible.Our relationship was a secret - and he knew it had to stay one.But when Dex betrayed our privacy, I had to leave him - breaking both our hearts.Now, he's back in my life, as the owner of the casino where I work. He's become a cold, ruthless billionaire, and he wants revenge.When he finds out I'm engaged, he offers me a deal.Leave the man I'm with and be with him instead. Or else.Six months of calling Dex my finace... even as he stares at me with hardened eyes.Six months of ignoring his electrifying touches and pretending I don't love him... when I still do.The problem with faking this engagement is I'm starting to believe in forever. And neither of us can afford to.¿¿BOOK FOUR COMING SEPTEMBER 2024¿¿
"I shouldn't have enjoyed him calling me his wife, but I also shouldn't have had him between my legs . . ."¿¿A HOT, DARK ROMANCE FROM THE TIKTOK SENSATION - SHAIN ROSE IS YOUR NEW OBSESSION¿¿OUR MARRIAGE ISN'T REAL. SO WHY DO OUR KISSES FEEL SO GOOD?Declan Hardy, heartthrob and retired billionaire, is my complete opposite.He's commanding: I'm cooperative.He's loud when I stay quiet.All we have in common is that both our names are on my father's will.He'll inherit an empire - and I'll keep the one thing I hold dear.But there's a catch: I have to marry him - or at least, pretend to.One year of fake marriage.One year of living together.But it's not that simple.Especially when I can't tell if his kisses are fake - and if I'm really still pretending when I kiss him back...There's a fine line between commitment and betrayal... and neither of us knows where it falls. Declan and I would never work for real - or would we?¿¿BOOK 4 COMING SEPTEMBER 2024¿¿
From USA Today bestselling author Sophie Lark comes a brand new romantic thriller series in the Gothic, secretive beach town of Grimstone.Remi Hayes is beginning to think she¿s cursed¿her fiancé cheated on her, her brother Jude is a major pain in her ass, and the moldering mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted.Flipping Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible, even before Remi is blackmailed by Dane Covett, the dangerously hot doctor-next-door, and Grimstone¿s most eligible bachelor¿if you can ignore the fact that everyone in town thinks he murdered his wife.Remi doesn¿t want to believe it, especially after Dane sews up a gash in her thigh and steals a kiss in payment¿a kiss that makes it hard to walk for reasons that have nothing to do with an injured leg.But as the renovation takes a strange and violent turn, Remi must decide if Dane is the one haunting her nights, or if he¿s trying to protect her from something much worse¿
"A sweet and sexy romance that will keep you reading through the night." Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author After The bookworm and the basketball player are about to meet their match.Kendall Holiday spends her Friday nights exactly where she wants to be: with her head buried in a spicy romance novel while she works the graveyard shift at her university's library. She knows she could join her friends for a weekend of drunken debauchery and college parties, but she likes her alone time, so she tells herself she isn't hiding when she gets lost in the pages of fictional love stories.But that all changes when Vincent Knight, captain of the basketball team, turns up with an injured wrist, a sour mood, and a pressing need for poetry recommendations for a class he hates. Vincent is tall, smart-mouthed, and challenges Kendall like no one has before. Suddenly, she's falling headfirst into her very own romance novel-but it takes a lot more truth than tropes to get to a happy ever after in real life.
They swiped right for fun, but instead found a love they never expectedTired of disappointing dates with men, Dakota is convinced true love has passed her by. But when her lesbian friends convince her to include women in her dating app options, she instantly hits it off with NYPD detective Jack. Although Jack makes it clear relationships aren't her thing, Dakota's warmth and charm prove irresistible. Soon, what was meant to be just a one-night stand turns into an intoxicating affair neither saw coming.When deeper feelings emerge, Jack's emotional walls go up. Can she and Dakota turn their undeniable connection into something more, or will their different backgrounds and painful past experiences get in the way?I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You is a tender yet steamy story about risking your heart again to find your unexpected soulmate.Grab your copy of this sizzling one-night-to-forever sapphic romance now!
William Wooler's affair ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. Returning home, his difficult nine-year-old daughter Avery is unexpectedly home from school, so he loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declare her missing. Witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true... so who took Avery Wooler?
Sink your teeth into the newest alphas from the USA Today Bestselling world of Pack Darling.I'm trying to be a good girl.Every day, I lie and pretend I'm not a threat. I swallow insults and avoid the electric fence, crossing fingers I can fake my way to freedom before I snap and end up permanently caged.Borrowing my sister's identity is my last chance at escape.But Serafina Redfang isn't just a cartel heiress. She's the reason I can never mate the pack of my childhood dreams.Su Jin, Bishop, Dutch, and Reese already belong to her.Now I have to pretend to be theirs. To smile, hide my scars, and let them close before I let them go forever.I'm not really Redfang royalty.I might not even be a real omega.But if the guys keep bulldozing my lies, you're about to meet the real me.I'm Marisol Redfang, and I'm done hiding my claws.*Vibe check* Redfang Royal is a whychoose romance, dripping in swearing, spice, and sword-crossing.Snuggle up with Pack Darling:Pack Darling, Part 1Pack Darling, Part 2Pack Darling Extended EndingRedfang Royal
He is everything she's been warned against. She is everything he hates.I'm from a place where you eat or get eaten. Two gangs are at war, and I'm hungry for survival.Growing up in a broken town doesn't make you a good man. In fact, the North Shore of the Falls has made me merciless.I survive because I'm a good soldier for the North Shore Crew. I'm cool-headed, I never lose sight of my goals, and my only obsession is to wrench our town from the clutches of our sworn enemies, the Kings.Alexandra Delacroix is just a job. Plain and simple. She lives in our neighboring town, in the millionaires' heaven they call Stoneview.The plan is straightforward: charm her, uncover incriminating information about her senator father, and tip the balance of power in our favor.But unlike the other rich girls from Stoneview I use as toys, Alexandra is kind, selfless... sweet. Sickeningly so. A bright pink cupcake with glitter and sprinkles on the icing. That kind of sweet.We have nothing in common. Nothing but the secrets we keep.And before I know it, my priorities change.Before I know it... Alexandra Delacroix is my new obsession.
Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . .From TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy comes a scorching sports romance.---Knox Maguire is the star player on the football team and the King of campus.Everyone loves him but no one pays attention to me.When I become his English tutor, things are kept strictly business.Yet Knox is impossible to resist. Next thing I know, we're getting hot and heavy in the library.When Knox admits he can't stop thinking about me, I have a realization.I can't stop thinking about him either.Instead of keeping my distance, I pull him in closer. Until somehow, we're spending all of our time together and I find myself falling for him. Hard.But is this star athlete playing a game with my heart . . .
Everyone's a player on The Golden Eagles football team . . . Camden Fields is the star quarterback of our college football team.And he's absolutely gorgeous.All the girls on campus fall for him. And while he's had a few casual hookups over the years, it's never anything serious. Cam doesn't do serious.He also doesn't do me.I'm his best friend's little sister, and that means I'm off limitsBut I see the way he looks at me when he thinks I'm not watching. I think he wants me.And, I want him too.And I'm growing tired of being the good girl everyone expects me to be.So, I'm going after Camden Fields.And no one can stop me.
"She's an honors student with ambitious graduate school plans and he's a jock with only hockey on his mind, but once their worlds collide, their connection is hot enough to melt an ice rink. An ultimatum from Summer Preston's thesis advisor thrusts her into an unexpected collision with the hockey team's captain, Aiden Crawford. She's caught between conflicting desires of fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a sport psychologist and staying as far away as possible from the god-awful sport. And once she meets Aiden-well, let's just say he confirms all her worst assumptions about hockey players. Being the captain of the college hockey team has its perks, except when a reckless mistake by Aiden's team threatens to jeopardize their entire season. As punishment, Aiden's coach nominates him as the subject of a student research project. Participating is the last thing he wants to do, especially since the girl leading the project looks like she could wield his skates as a weapon. Summer can't stand Aiden's blasâe approach to life, and Aiden doesn't understand why she's twenty years old with a twenty-five-year plan. But their bickering soon turns to bantering-and once they let their guards down, there's nothing to check their feelings"--
I'm not even supposed to be here. The Christmas Ball at Farcliff Castle is meant for proper royals... not families who are hanging on to their titles by a thread.Families whose daughters need to marry well, else they'll lose their standing in society.Families like mine. You know who else shouldn't be here?The Duke of Blythe. Brooding, mysterious, with a gaze that makes my whole body ignite.When the Duke steals me away from the ball, he shows me what it means to be a woman.Makes me think that my future could involve something more than a loveless marriage to an old, well-titled man.Treats my body with reverence, and shows me E-X-A-C-T-L-Y what I've been missing in my prim and proper life. But the Duke has secrets he's not ready to share, and my time is running out......and that's before I find out I'm pregnant.
Some things burn hot on and off the track... Formula 1 World Champion Blake Hollis in desperate need of an image overhaul. To redeem his tarnished reputation, his team decides it¿s time for drastic measures. Their solution: a tell-all book that showcases his illustrious career and presents a more respectable public persona.Enter Ella Gold, a once-renowned sportswriter and podcast host desperate for a fresh start. She accepts the challenge of writing Blake¿s biography knowing that getting close to the brooding Brit will be challenging.As they spend the season together, sparks fly, barriers break, and their dynamic shifts from antagonistic to something entirely unexpected.Throughout twenty-one races around the world, they¿ll face the ultimate interview question: can they write their own happy ending, or is their love destined to crash and burn? Drive Me Crazy is a spicy Formula 1 romantic comedy with heart, heat, humor, and a guaranteed HEA. This is the first book in the Drive Me series and can be read as a standalone.Tropes/themes:grumpy sunshineFormula 1 sports romanceSlow burn with open-door spiceForced proximity (f1 driver + sports journalist)Dual POVMental health representation (with therapy)
From the New York Times bestselling author of The True Love Experiment and The Unhoneymooners comes a delicious new romance starring a buttoned-up heir and a feisty art school grad with nothing to her name but talent and student loans.Anna Green has a plan. Marry Liam (West) Weston at the start of college to get the family discount on campus housing and sign the divorce papers as the graduation bells chime. Everyone's happy and they can both go on their merry ways: Anna to live as a starving artist and West to teach anthropology at Stanford. A seemingly straightforward plan until West presents Anna with a catch - a big catch. West is one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate and although he wants little to do with his family's heartless institution, he does want the one hundred million dollars he's set to inherit - however, he won't see a penny until he's married. Five years post-grad Anna must escort West to his sister's lavish wedding, present herself as his devoted wife and be convincing enough that West gets his inheritance. The only problem, Anna is feisty, foul-mouthed, messy, and the complete opposite of what the Weston family had anticipated for their son. Will they be able to convince everyone of their heartfelt marriage or will it all come crumbling down? Find out why readers LOVE Christina Lauren:'Heartbreaking and hopeful' Amy Reichert'Pure joy' Sally Thorne'What a joyful, warm, touching book! This is the book to read if you want to smile so hard your face hurts' Jasmine Guillory'(A) tender story of first love, mature love, and the people who change us in the best possible ways' Washington Independent Review of Books'A coming-of-age tale exquisitely blended with second-chance love' RT Book Reviews'This is the angsty, emotional book from Christina Lauren that will break your heart into a million pieces' Goodreads'This book will reel you in with the beauty of first love' Goodreads
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