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From New York Times Bestselling Author, Claire Contreras, comes a new, sexy, 100% stand-alone novel . . .5 years ago, I attended a mascarade party and lost my virginity to the man who would one day become king...If you had any ties to Marbella, it was impossible for you not to have heard the stories about Prince Elias and his debauchery. Every summer he arrived with his security detail and friends in tow and rented out a row of cottages near the water.Cottages that belonged to my family.Each of those summers, my parents sent me away - to summer camp and later, boarding school. Anything to keep me away from the royals and their partying.I hadn't been home in years, but when I finally come back for the summer, I see that not much has changed.Like all the summers I'd been gone, Prince Elias is back, but this time with an incognito security detail and no friends.This time, there is no partying, no noise, and no crowds.No reason at all to even think he was there.I'm given strict orders not to talk to him, not to even look in his direction, but he makes this an impossible task.I may be doing everything in my power to stay away from him, but there is no one in the world who can say no to the future King of France.

*Instant New York Times bestseller*tropes: sports romance, Latina heroine, opposites attractI'm naturally gifted on the field and between the sheets. With flashy cars and enough media attention to put the Royal Family to shame, I'm the definition of Most Eligible Bachelor.Every man wants to be me and every woman wants to tame me.Until Camila.The moment I lay eyes on her, I know I have to have her.She wants to keep me at arm's length.I want her naked in my bed.She thinks our worlds are too different.All I want her to think about is screaming my name.She says I'm bad news.I have three weeks to prove her wrong.

My reputation at Fairview University preceded me. I was the projected number-one pick in the NHL draft and the fan favorite at the rink. People wanted to be me or be with me.Except for Lyla James Marichal.She didn't look at me like I was her next meal. She eyed me with disdain. Instead of vying for my attention, she ignored me and pushed me away. She was completely unattainable, and I became obsessed with her.When I finally got her, it felt like I was on top of the world. I was going to help the team win another championship, going into the draft, and had Lyla by my side. And then, without warning, she left me. Vanished. It took me three bitter, angry, long years to find her, but I did, and now she owes me a lot more than just an explanation. Three years ago, she ruined my life.Now, I was going to become her worst nightmare. tropes:hockey romancenew adultobsessed/possessive heroboy falls first#JP heroboy obsesseddark themes (content warning in the book)

Lenora De LucaI've always been a good girl.The perfect daughter.The perfect sister.And, in two weeks, I'm supposed to become the perfect wife.I don't know or like the man my father chose to marry me off to but I have no say in the matter.That's why when I see Rocco Marchetti, the man I've had a crush on my entire life, I decide he'll be my first.When he looks at me it's electric and I know he wants me.We keep stealing glances and hiding smiles, but I want more.I want one night with him.So what if I'm the daughter of the most feared man in organized crime?So what if he's my overprotective brother's best friend?It's just one night.Rocco MarchettiLenora De Luca is as forbidden as they get.She's also kind, and thoughtful, and makes my d . . . makes it hard to think.It starts off innocent enough, just flirting, but then she kisses me and tells me she wants to spend one night with me.It's wrong on so many levels, but I don't even try to deny that I want her.I tell myself that it'll be her wedding present (I know I'm sick, get over it).I've had plenty one nightstands that end amicably.Lenora can't possibly be any different.As long as her brother doesn't find out, things will be fine.I usually strategize and think through every decision, but something about her makes me walk right into the fire.

From New York Times best-seller Claire Contreras comes a new, sexy stand-alone mafia romance novel . . .Isabel Bonetti -One minute I'm mourning the sudden death of my father, and the next, I'm getting calls from a lawyer saying they needed to read me my father's will.As far as I know, my father didn't have much to leave. He was a blue-collar worker, through and through.Or so I thought.Everything topples down at once, the inheritance I'm left with and the truth about what my father did, but the biggest shock of all was finding out he'd married me off to a complete stranger without my consent.By the time I show up at my supposed husband's nightclub, I'm determined to leave with divorce papers signed, but nothing can prepare me for the man that awaits me on the other side of those doors.Giovanni Masseria -My father has done a lot of messed up stuff, but marrying me off to Charles Bonetti's daughter, a complete stranger, may take the cake. I didn't even know old Bonetti had a daughter and I want nothing to do with her or this marriage, until I'm told what staying married to her would mean for the empire I'm slowly trying to build. There's no harm in staying married a little longer if it means I'll cash out on those promises. I decide that I'll cut ties with her as soon as that's done.That is, until she barges into my office demanding a divorce.I wasn't sure what I'd expected her to be like, but it certainly wasn't . . . this.A week ago, I didn't know of her existence, and now, I can't seem to escape her presence anywhere I go.She doesn't belong in this world and I know this won't end well for either of us, but I can't seem to stop reminding her who I am.Her husband.**Because I Need You is a complete standalone novel set in the same world as Because You're Mine

100% standalone romanceMy job was to clean up his reputation and find him a wife.It was supposed to be easy, but nothing about Prince Aramis was ever easy.I was about to throw in the towel when he came up with a solution: I''d be his pretend girlfriend. Forget the fact that I was sort of seeing someone, or that I had no interest in joining the royal family. Once Aramis sets his eyes on something, there''s no use in fighting him on it, besides, in a way it would make my job a little easier.I accept the offer but set boundaries. Boundaries that Aramis is intent on testing. Before either of us know what''s happening, the lines start to blur and I can no longer tell the difference between pretend and reality.My job on the line is one thing, but losing my heart to Aramis was never in the cards.

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 . . .

I'm a loyal guy. Loyal to my family, my craft, my friends.And then Brooklyn happens. I try to blame the sparks between us on jet lag, lack of caffeine, anything I can cling onto and use as an excuse.Falling for her would be wrong. She's my best friend's ex.Whatever this is between us can't happen. I know this. She knows this.And then we kiss . . .

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I lost her.No, I didn't lose her. I threw her away.She was my best friend.I was never supposed to fall in love with her.I was careless.She was heartbroken. I thought I was doing fine. But here she is, years later, forced to work with me, reminding me why I fell in love with her in the first place.And this time I'm going to do everything in my power to never let her go.

He was my older brother's best friend. He was never supposed to be mine. I thought we would get it out of our system and move on. One of us did. One of us left. Now he's back, looking at me like he wants to devour me. And all those feelings I'd turned into anger are brewing into something else, something that terrifies me. He broke my heart last time. This time he'll obliterate it.

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 . . .

The list of things I hate is short. Not even my soon-to-be ex-husband is on that list. Nope. I save only the worst of the worst, the crème de la crème, the absolute I cannot even for this list . . .1. Black coffee2. Rude people3. Nathaniel BradleyWhich is why when my father informs me that he's making Nathaniel Bradley his new business partner, and in turn, my boss, I flip out. 1. He's an annoying know-it-all. 2. He calls me a spoiled princess every chance he gets. 3. He disapproves of everything I do.I go into this knowing I'll hate every second in his presence. Except the longer he's around, the more I find myself staring at his lips and remembering the one time they were on mine. I randomly find myself looking at his hands and wondering how they'd feel on my skin. I try to snap out of it, but I guess I'm not as smart as I thought I was. No matter how many times I remind myself of the times I've practically thrown myself at him and he's pushed me away, I keep falling little by little.I'd always heard that it was a bad idea to mix business with pleasure and if that's the case, this thing with Nathaniel has demise written all over it.

Book 2 of the Darkness Series. Book 1 is There is No Light in Darkness.Is love ever enough?Faced with obstacles she could have never imagined, Blake is brought to darkness and back by forces in her past she never knew existed.Desperate to stay connected to the only thing he loves, Cole is forced to revisit his past and align himself with the people who knew about Blake's disappearance.Separation has forced both Blake and Cole to learn how to live under the worst circumstances, each of them alone in their own hell.When they reunite, can they be the same two people they were before darkness swept upon them?Told in separate points of view, Darkness Before Dawn is the continuation of Blake and Cole's fight to make it to the light.

Blake Brennan's past is cloudy at best, but when she decides to uncover what happened when she was a child, she finds herself getting pulled deeper into a web of lies. When her loved ones are threatened, she must decide if finding the truth about her family is worth losing the ones who have always been there for her. This is book 1 of a duet. Book 2 is Darkness Before Dawn.

My first mistake was not sending her away the minute she walked into my office. My second mistake was agreeing to represent her during her divorce. My third was not being able to resist her when she comes onto me. My fourth can NOT be falling in love with her. I don't care how beautiful, smart and caring she is. It doesn't matter how good she feels pressed up against me. She's my client. I'm her attorney. This needs to end before it gets any messier.