Romance

Featured Book: My Beautiful Dangerous by Laila Amlani

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On Sale for $0.99 from 12/08/22 – 12/12/22

“An expertly woven tale of dark romance, tragedy, humor, and suspense.” – Jude McLean, Author

“This book is amazing! I was hooked until the end.” – Jade West, USA Today Bestselling Author

Every sin comes with a price.

I ran away when I was a kid.
Before my family could break me.
Back when I thought I could still be saved.

Now I lie to everyone about who I am.
I lie to myself about the things I’ve done.
My new identity protects me.
But my secrets demand a lonely life.
No man is worth the risk.

Until Chase Hale…

He makes me forget that I’m unwanted.
He makes me forget what I deserve.
He makes me vulnerable.
He makes me weak.

And that’s what makes him Dangerous.

But when he starts making me believe I might be worth saving, that could be the most Dangerous of all.

Because every sin comes with a price, and when my family comes to collect, there will be nothing in this world left to save me.

**This book contains dark themes and language.**

This Romance book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

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Silver Lining by A.L. Long

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Silver Lining by A.L. Long

A.L. Long is an Award-Winning author and recipient of the National Indie Excellence Award.

“It seemed like all I did lately was make poor decisions. Even my decision to marry Spencer instead of telling my parents the truth about the real reason behind the marriage was a mistake. I should have never listened to my college professor, who convinced me to take Alistair Nolan’s offer and marry his son Spencer in exchange for saving my parents’ restaurant.”

Lainey thought she had done everything right until now. Her life had turned inside out and upside down because of her choice to save the two people who mattered to her the most. Having control over her future was no longer her own, and even though she would never regret helping her parents keep their restaurant, she regretted listening to her college professor. Keeping her promise to marry Spencer Nolan, Lanie loses more than her freedom; she leaves behind a future with the one man who could make her happy.

Faking It with the Detective by Rose Bak

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Faking It with the Detective by Rose Bak

She’s always wanted an adventure, and she’s going to get it, even if she has to pretend to be someone else!

All her life, Michelle has longed for the kind of adventures that she reads about in books. Instead, the forty-year-old cashier has a boring life, a boring job, a boring apartment, and a cat who hates her. Nothing exciting ever happens to her. Until she meets Derrick…

The handsome detective thinks that she’s his FBI contact. When he crashes into the café where she works, demanding that she go with him to find their target, she figures she might as well go for it. Sure, she doesn’t know how to investigate a case. She’s never handled a gun or thrown a punch. And the only time she runs is, well, never. But she was in drama club in high school, so surely she can fake it?

There’s something strange about Michelle. Derrick can’t put his finger on it, but she’s not like any cop he’s ever worked with. She’s sassy and sweet and she flinches every time she sees his gun. But there’s something about her that makes him dream about finally settling down. If they can just figure out where this mob boss is hiding…

She was assigned to help him, but Michelle is the distraction he doesn’t need. If they manage to get out of this alive, he just might need to hold her close — forever.

Sometimes a girl has just gotta fake it. You know what I mean!

Broken Cowboy by Jamie Schulz

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Broken Cowboy by Jamie Schulz

From an Award-Winning author & 2022 RONE Award Finalist

Addie needs a capable ranch hand for her rundown ranch. Cade needs a job and a little TLC.
When the violence stalking Addie escalates and Cade’s past returns, can their newfound love survive or will they both be destroyed?

“…Do not miss a fantastic start to what promises to be an awesome series.”
Lynn-Alexandria McKendrick
~ InD’tale Magazine

“…The storyline is great…the plot twists and turns are absolutely crazy good; and the HEA was totally kick ass!”
~Amazon Reviewer

Featured Book: Espresso Martini by Greg James Coppin

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About Featured Book: Espresso Martini by Greg James Coppin

All Clem Wolfson – cad, bounder and knave of Piccadilly – wants is to romance the beautiful and mysterious Caroline. But fate appears to have other ideas for him. So he decides to whisk the lady off to stunning Sorrento. But now he’s mixed up with a priceless, vintage collector's item. An item that seemingly half the world wants – and quite a few of them are prepared to do almost anything to get it. Which does not bode at all well for Clem…

In Clem Wolfson’s first full-length novel, delight in a tale of humour, romance and fiendish skulduggery, all wrapped in an idyllic sheen of continental glamour.

This Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook

This book is in Kindle Unlimited!

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Rock House Grill by D. V. Stone

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Rock House Grill by D. V. Stone

Aden House, successful but driven chef and TV personality, refuses to slow down. His life implodes one night, damaging him both physically and emotionally. He’s rescued by a woman he thinks of as his angel.
Shay McDowell has rebuilt her life after her divorce. She juggles volunteer EMT duties and her job, while dreaming of becoming a chef. She finds her way to Rock House Grill and back into the life of the man she helped save.
Can love be the ingredient needed to survive the many obstacles they face?

Featured Book: Yesterday, TIME, and Tomorrow by Edward Rabroziss

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About Featured Book: Yesterday, TIME, and Tomorrow by Edward Rabroziss

Yesterday, TIME, and Tomorrow
A modern-day fantasy, time travel, romance adventure with a couple, Ward and Jade, on a journey into unknown worlds and into the mystery of time. While trying to understand the mystery of their very existence and why they were alive as human beings living in a world of day and night, their lives become merged in the wonder of waking and dreaming. A fantasy adventure with the couple caught in the excitement and thrill of being alive and being in love, together seeking the answer to the mystery of life. Be as their journey takes them into different worlds and through the mystery of time, into dreams, and into a world of illusions, their lives are also threatened with never-ending darkness; a darkness that reaches out to the endlessness of time.

A lifetime journey of a man and a woman searching for the meaning and true nature of their lives as human beings while living in this world of birth and death, this world that offers the glorious wonders of life while at the same time it’s a disturbing world that has no mercy for the living. A journey of self-discovery while trying to understand the wonder and mystery of life in this world of yesterday, TIME, and tomorrow. This world of mystery and hope.
Yesterday, TIME, and Tomorrow

This book is a single work of fiction, a work of imagination. All events in the story are imaginary. This is a “Surreal Fantasy, Metaphysical Mystery, Time Travel Fantasy, Romance Adventure.”

This Fantasy book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

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Running with the Enemy by Lloyd Lofthouse

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Running with the Enemy by Lloyd Lofthouse

A US Marine is framed for a crime he didn’t commit. He has a choice to make, save the woman he loves, or prove his innocence. He can’t have both.

“Obviously drawn from the author’s first-hand experiences as a Marine serving in Vietnam … a rough but occasionally heartfelt war story … is quite good and has a lot to say about the nature of the conflict.”
— Judge’s comment from 21st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards.

Dani and the Outcast by R.E. Hargrave

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Dani and the Outcast by R.E. Hargrave

NEW RELEASE FROM R.E. HARGRAVE!

A princess.
A tramp.
A hunger for revenge.

Danielle Olivier has never wanted for anything material—some labeled her spoiled, a princess—and yet, she has a heart of gold. Unlike her father. Of course, as the head of the Olivier Crime Famiglia in Louisiana, he can’t afford to be soft. Or kind. Her station in life also means Dani has grown up under an ever-watchful eye. From private tutors to a driver, not to mention two nutty nannies with a penchant for 70s classic rock, she’s rarely had a moment to herself. When her father’s watch dogs aren’t hovering, her mother is—fretting and nitpicking Dani’s appearance, posture, fashion… anything and everything are fair game to her mother, including choosing her friends. It should be a fairytale existence, but if Dani can’t chase butterflies and fall down her own rabbit holes, dire consequences and all, the next best thing is to lose herself in simmering sauces and aromatic spices. And getting all the doggy cuddles from her best friend Dame.

Antoine Desjardins was raised by his maman and auntie in the 15th Ward of New Orleans. With no father figure urging him “to be a man,” he spent a lot of time in their small kitchen, watching, learning, and dreaming of bigger things. Brighter kitchens. Fusion flavors bringing not only palates, but people of all walks, together. Maybe even finding love one day. Young and full of life, working the French Quarter lets Juan set his own hours and decide how he wants to bring home the pay. How much of it gets added to his cooking school savings fund, however, depends on how hard he hits the pavement, and how many trades he’s Jack of. Not every day in the Quarter is peachy keen, though. Not when seen as a panhandler, and prejudice steers customers away from his dark skin and unusual accent. And not when having an ear to the ground sometimes uncovers things he’d be safer not knowing.

Returning from boarding school in France to the house Dani grew up in the Garden District may prove to be the excitement Dani has been looking for. Or it may bring the hardest lesson she’s ever had to learn. Things are different with her parents, and all clues indicate her father is up to no good.

Love hurts, and knowing who to trust, when feelings and judgement run deep, is almost impossible to do.

Bleeding Souls Saved by Love! A Fabled Retelling of LADY AND THE TRAMP

Frayed Ends by Sally J. Ling

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Frayed Ends by Sally J. Ling

Leaving her hectic job as a news producer in Washington, D.C., was never part of Randi Brooks’ plan, but when she learns of her parents’ tragic deaths, she has no choice but to rush home to Boca Raton, Florida. When she finds out their deaths weren’t accidental, things take a turn toward the dangerous. Toss in a fire and theft at the family-owned fabric store and upholstery shop and an unscrupulous real estate developer willing to do whatever it takes to get her property, and things become deadly.

To complicate matters more, a mysterious but handsome man living in the guest house and an attractive cop harboring a high school crush are both vying for Randi’s affection.

While Randi struggles to make some difficult decisions regarding her parents’ business, her job in D.C., and her conflicting feelings toward both men, the three of them must find out who murdered Randi’s parents before the killer strikes again.