Thursday, February 28, 2013

You want Romance?

Good Morning Fans! Seeing as how today's post is about Romance, I'd like to just remind you that we have our Giveaway live on the Event. Buy Mohawk Moon (Romantic Suspense), enter to win great prizes! 

“Why can’t I stop thinking about you?” she asks innocently. She looks down at me as she sits next to me. “Since I saw you at the bus station, you’ve been in my head. My dreams, my thoughts.”
“Your dreams huh?” I smile at her. Reaching my hand up, cupping behind her ear, I pull her face down to me. I kiss her again, this time, with more hunger. Harder, deeper. I feel her intensity matching mine. 
She climbs on top of me. Her hands grabbing my face, as if she can pull me closer into her. I sit up, wrapping my arms around her waist. I can feel myself ready to explode at her very touch. Our hands explore. I long to touch, feel, taste, every inch of her. She’s so much more than I could have imagined. I need her, want her.



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Contemporary Romance: 

Beneath the Willow (Jesse & Sarah)
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Jesse and Sarah’s journey continues in Beneath the Willow, the sequel to the heartfelt novel, Across the Creek.
For Jesse Malone, an architect in Chicago, life has been anything but easy. After losing the love of his life six years earlier, he is determined not to let love slip through his grasp once again.
Sarah Ramsey, a business owner in the Windy City, is struggling to keep everything together through a difficult divorce. Her husband, a once brilliant attorney, is about to lose his career along with his marriage and is set on making Sarah’s life just as miserable as his.
When Jesse and his fiancĂ©e, Kate, walk into a local floral shop to pick out the flowers for their upcoming wedding, Jesse runs into the only other woman he has ever loved, Sarah. Their brief encounter sets off a series of catastrophic events as Sarah reveals a secret that will test the foundations of their lives, leaving them with one certainty…life will never be the same for either of them.



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'A woman who could not forget her past, and a man who would not give up on their future -Tizzy McKenzie a shy but talented consultant in an advertising agency loved her work. She had a wonderful boss in Grant Mallaby and a great friend in Becky Whitman. And then one morning she gave him a lift and suddenly their sensible world was turned upside down.And that was before the 'cupids' stepped in.





A Fair of the Heart (Welcome To Redemption)
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Single mother, and work-at-home beautician, Lauren Frazier can barely keep a roof over her head, let alone stop it from falling down around her. When handyman Caleb Hunter shows up at her door for a haircut, he's the answer to her prayers--and the attraction is instantaneous. Too bad her troublesome ten-year-old son isn't quite as thrilled to have Caleb hanging around.

Old wounds have kept Caleb from returning to Redemption permanently. When he receives word of his mother's unexpected death, guilt and regret bring him home again, but will the love of a good woman keep him there? Beautiful, witty, and strong, Lauren excites Caleb like no woman ever has, but she's a package deal, and he's not sure he's prepared to take on a ready-made family.

A Fair to Remember (Welcome To Redemption)
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Reformed gang member Wes Carter feels Redemption, Wisconsin, is just the place to relocate his financial business for reasons more than just the name. He's ready for a nice, quiet life in small town USA. Tara Russell has decided it's time to add some excitement to her life and get a little wild--no matter how uncomfortable it makes her or her overprotective family. They meet at the local fair one warm summer night and discover opposites attract for all the right reasons. Add a dash of Sugar in the form of an incorrigible Great Dane, and it's destined to be A Fair To Remember.

A Brush of Love
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A young woman recounts a moment of true love in her life and a twist that changes her heart forever. Have you experienced true love?









Black Fire
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Naima is a young girl from New Orleans, Louisiana working in the drug underworld for an up and coming kingpin. She shares a hate/love/hate relationship with him and couldn't tell if she hated the love or loved the hate. One day she was presented with an opportunity to make more money, but she would have to also bite the hand that fed her in order to accept the offer. What Naima thought was making a little easy money spirals into a web of deceit and births new devilment when her friends Anissa and Mika enter the equation. Evils lurking in the background are focused on one task- to destroy the lives of many.


All For Anna
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If guilt is a prison; Victoria Sales has given herself a life sentence.
Held captive by regret, 23 year-old trauma RN, Tori Sales, has seen the reality of many nightmares. But there is one nightmare she will never wake from—her last memory of Anna. 
Her efforts to save the little girl were not enough; she was not enough.
After a year of living alone, Tori is forced to return home—a place where heartache, loss, and broken relationships lurk around every corner. Isolation is her only solace; running is her only escape.
But she cannot outrun the truth forever.
When a handsome, compassionate stranger enters her world, Tori is inspired to deal with her past and focus on the future—one she never believed possible. But before her quest for closure is complete, a new revelation surfaces, tainting her world yet again.
Will she accept the recovery she so desperately needs? Or will she choose the escape she knows best...

Now You Wanna Come Back (Delphine Publications Presents)
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Letting go is not always easy, and in some cases it can be close to impossible, like it was for Leila. She was stuck on her husband, and never thought she would ever stop loving him; even through the constant pain and suffering, she still had hopes that he d come back to her. Cold and unwilling to do right, her husband, Devon did what was best for him, and that was treat Leila horribly and lie to her time after time, leaving her no choice but to be rescued by another man. Rayshon Johnson, not the perfect man - but a good man - came along, and rolled the storm away and gave Leila back all the things that Devon took away. He kissed her where it hurt, and helped her to get over her insecurities about herself. By giving her back that confidence, she let go, and letting go was the wrong answer for Devon, and he refused to let her move on without him. He was determined to get his good thing back - no matter what the cost, he was determined to come back. 

Scandalous: By His Executive Order'
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David Hudson was rising in the political field. As a senator from New York, he had it all – good looks, a well-known family name and the finances to go with it, but for David, it was never enough. He graduated from an Ivy League school at the top of his class, and his parents were political royalty in America so he grew up in the spotlight with all of the luxuries one could imagine. David was immaculate in his appearance. His dark brown hair was always parted to the side and combed smoothly, while his tan complexion and deep brown eyes caused many women to take a second glance every time he walked into a room. His fit build ensured every suit he owned looked like it was tailored to his body. Even in his mid 40s, he looked ten years younger and his energy was as high as it had ever been.

Smitten at First Sight: A Contemporary Romance Novel
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Maggie Robin has been dating the irresistibly good-looking, successful Jeffrey Preston for two years. But when Jeffrey proposes marriage a week after Maggie's college graduation, she is no longer sure if she wants to marry a workaholic TV producer. 

Her doubts culminate when during a ski trip to British Columbia, Maggie meets Taylor Denton, a handsome, free-spirited big mountain skier who is the complete opposite of Jeffrey. It does not take Maggie long to realize that she has fallen in love with Taylor and she decides to break off her engagement with Jeffrey. But just when she thinks she has found the love of her life, an ill-fated misunderstanding tears Maggie and Taylor apart. 

A week later, Maggie is told that Taylor has died in a tragic ski accident; yet, her heart refuses to believe in Taylor's death. When Maggie returns to Taylor's native town, she learns that Taylor is indeed alive, but has been seriously injured. Resolved to bring her lover back to life Maggie stands by Taylor's side, convincing him to embrace life again.

Harm's Hunger, Cowboy Romance (Bad in Boots, Book 1)
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In order to meet her Great Aunt Sally's will's stipulation to 'handle the sale personally,' Jena Hudson visits Texas to finalize the sale of her aunt's ranch to her neighbor, Harmon Steele. What Jena didn't expect was to fall for the rugged, sexy cowboy.

Harm might find Jena to be the most sensual creature he's ever met, but he won't let her sultry body be more than a satisfying distraction. He learned a long time ago, happy-ever-afters are best left for childhood fantasies.

So, what's a girl to do when she finds out the man of her fantasies doesn't believe in a happy ending? Given the right set of circumstances, she'll create one for him.

WARNING: This book contains adult language and very steamy love scenes.

Note: HARM'S HUNGER is an ~18,000 word novella. This is the first story in the Bad in Boots series.

Stirring the Embers (The Starting Over Series, Book 1)
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Kate Corsi always dreamed of working in her family's world-famous demolition business—a wish her old-fashioned father denied until his untimely death. He leaves a fortune to Kate and the business to her ex-husband, Donovan—but only if they agree to live under the same roof for a year.

Kate and Donovan married too young and stayed too long in a dangerously destructive marriage. Ten years later, surely they're mature enough to co-exist peacefully. But the embers of attraction swiftly flare into flame again.

Now, they must confront the pain of the past if they are to have a chance for a future and save their business from a saboteur they're beginning to suspect of murder.


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For Aiden, music is more than a sound.  It's food.  It's air.  It's passion.
It's his escape.
But does music make the man or does the man make the music?
In the industry fighting to make his kind of music...what will the music make him become?





Liz Crowe BUNDLE (Turkish Delights Series)

Looking for some steamy multicultural romance? Enjoy the complete Turkish Delights Series from Liz Crowe in one ebook!


A young American woman comes face to face with her destiny in Istanbul in the 1960's and an epic dynasty is born.

When Vivian Kinkaid turns around in her college classroom and makes eye contact with a man who was once her forbidden childhood friend, her life is changed forever.

A sweeping saga of family, love, loss and recovery—The Turkish Delights series begins with a special sort of magic. Then, Madame Eve works her miracles for the Deniz family, but even she can’t overcome the harsh realities that force this Turkish/American family to deal with tragedy when one of their own is ripped from their close-knit circle.

“The Turks” opens with a best-selling classic romance for the ages then ends with a thrilling novella that brings all the players back together. Set in Istanbul, Las Vegas, and Southern California, The Turkish Delights series has it all—heat, heart, intrigue and a deep, family connection that transcends all barriers.


The Diplomat’s Daughter
Turkish Delights
Blue Cruise
Tulip Princess
Flower Passage

Offside (The Barker Triplets)

When hockey phenom Billie-Jo Barker returns home and decides to play in the local Friday night hockey league, all hell breaks loose. Not because Billie's talent is in question, but because Billie is a woman. And though these are modern times, some of the local guys still have a problem letting a girl into their 'men's club.'

Soon, Billie is at the center of a small town battle of the sexes, with everyone choosing sides. Her sisters. The townsfolk. Her friends. And yet, the only person whose opinion she cares about doesn't seem to care much at all. Logan Forest, the man who broke her heart when she was eighteen and the man she now shares the bench with every Friday night.

She's got a lot to prove and though Billie Jo Barker scores on the ice, will this girl ever score with the man of her dreams?

Challenging Andie

Jaded war correspondent Ryan Armstrong reports terrible events without letting them pierce the armor covering his heart. When his colleague Emily Harte is murdered, he feels responsible for her death, and travels to England to return Emily’s effects to her daughter.
Bereaved, primary school teacher, Andie Harte has set herself a list of challenges to prove she can be as brave as her recently murdered mother, but when she’s hounded by the press the need to escape means she must accept help from Ryan. During their time in seclusion, attraction blossoms into an affair. Their relationship was only supposed to be a fling. When the time comes for Ryan to return to Bekostan, can she risk loving a thrillseeker, or is that a challenge too far?
Ryan avoids love, knowing the pain losing it can bring. A life without Andie is sensible, but is it possible?
Heat rating: spicy

Reckless Nights in Rome (A Ludlow Hall Story)

Though the name of her celebration and wedding cake business is up in lights, Bronte Ludlow doesn't care for the trappings of success. All that matters to her is her company, her independence and her heritage,The Dower House. Home to her ancestors since the seventeenth century, no way will she part with it to ‘a man with too much money and no soul’.

Nico Ferranti’s only passions are money and power... He's a man who stopped believing in romance long ago and Bronte's a romantic, yet the attraction sparking between them like fireworks over the Piazza del Popolo stuns Nico.
When Bronte's brother is badly hurt in a car accident in Rome, Nico whisks Bronte to the Eternal City. He wants her and he wants The Dower House and Nico Ferranti always gets what he wants.

But Bronte’s heart has already been broken by one ruthless charmer and although tempted she isn’t about to give up either her heart or her home to the charismatic Italian without a fight!

A Brighter Spark (Xcite Romance)

Suzy’s enthusiasm for life has been slowly buried under the ordinary humdrum stresses of single motherhood and adult responsibilities. At only 30 years old, she already feels like all the fun parts are behind her and that there’s nothing ahead to look forward to. Then she meets Daniel, an old-fashioned gentleman with two perfect children of his own.

For Suzy, it’s lust at first sight, but when a one-night stand rapidly deepens into a genuine bond she starts to second-guess herself. She barely knows how to muddle through her own life – what if she brings disorder and disaster into Daniel’s perfect, orderly world?

Will she ever feel grown-up enough to be with somebody like him, to be his equal and his friend as well as his lover?


Paranormal/Fantasy:

Phoenix Feather

Aidan Quinn is not entirely human. Every hundred years, she bursts into flame and is reborn from the ashes. Now she's a grad student in Seattle, weary of these repetitious life cycles and grieving a lost love.

An obsession is born. Detective Bryan McCain is trying to solve the serial murders of young women with red hair. When his brother, Trent, starts dating a potential victim, Bryan has to pour everything he has into catching the killer, without losing himself in the process.

Aidan's heart has been broken many times, but she just might have a little left for dashing fireman Trent McCain. Little does she know, the killer is on the hunt for a phoenix, and he's getting closer.

A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends #1)

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The moment Amber starts her summer job in Scotland and sets eyes upon Aidan, her fate is sealed. Summoned by an ancient bond, she can never love another. Lost in the woods one night Amber enters Aidan's deadly world when she unknowingly participates in a paranormal race and promptly wins the first prize...a prize worth killing for.

In a world of forbidden love, ancient enemies, legends and rituals, nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted. Life will never be the same again, unless she enters the Otherworld. But to do so, Amber must die...

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Vic has two loves in her life, her cat, Mister, and reading books from her bookstore. Her future looked set, until one night when she's saved from probable danger by a mysterious stranger.
Cole has moved around a lot during his life, never finding a true home, until he buys an old house, and fate steps in to change his future.
A light romance with a paranormal twist.


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Reno’s a tough Enforcer for Lycan Link who finds himself drawn to Brandi but duty rules his life. Brandi, just on the edge of starting her career as a Disaster Control officer, falls for Reno at first sight, but are they really meant to be? Is it love or lust and does it really even matter? Enforcers and DCs don't get along...unless fate forces them to. Bonded precedes The Mating.


Fang Chronicles: Amy's Story

Amy is hot on a story as she tries to discover what life is like for teenage girls living on the street. When her disguise almost gets her killed, she’s saved by one of New York’s most eligible bachelors. His private life is filled with secrets and his story sparks Amy’s interest. Discovering the truth lands her in a world of vampires and werewolves that she never dreamed existed. She also never dreamed she could truly love a man or vampire but Marcus shows her the light. Now the two must fight the one person who can destroy their chance at love. With the help of Marcus’ clan of werewolves the war begins.

Dark Knight in Disguise I: Earthbound Angels Book 1 (Earthbound Angels 1: Dark Knight in Disguise)
Hollianne Talbot sat outside her evicted apartment in tears. Following a heated argument with her landlord, she was at the end of the line, or so she thought. Sitting inside the cafe across the street, Erick Angell curiously watched the entire scene unfold.

Erick was an angel who criticized the human race one too many times, only to be thrown on to the world as a human himself.Now, one among men with the curse of mortality he still could not shake his nature as an angel, defender of the light in an otherwise dark world.

He provided Hollianne with the chance to start a new life at a time when nothing was going right for her. He literally saved her. Like a guardian angel in disguise. Unfortunately, the feelings she was invoking on him weren't entirely angel-like. For the first time in his life as a man, he felt stirrings of sexual awareness. What was more, he was feeling emotions. He was protective of her, he wanted to take care of her... and it wasn't like anything he felt with the people he encountered in his other life as a dark knight, the life he tried to keep hidden away. 

The Light Within Me (The Six Saviors)

When Abby and Noah meet, there is an explosive attraction between them that neither can deny...

As a shy, awkward, social misfit, Abby has gone her whole life feeling as though she's different from everyone else and she simply doesn't fit in well with society as a whole. She longs to feel a real connection with someone, and she finally does when she meets Noah.

Unbeknownst to Abby, Noah is from another world and his sole purpose is to hunt down the evil of his people that was unleashed on Earth hundreds of years ago. He's certain he isn't going to be able to return to his home, and anger and the need for revenge are his constant companions. His focus has been eradicating the evil and making them pay for taking his life on his world away from him.

Noah tries desperately to fight his attraction to Abby so he can keep his focus on his mission. But when Abby gets dragged into the evil and mayhem from Noah's world, he realizes that maybe with Abby he can find a home here on Earth...if he can save her in time.

Bound by Blood (Paranormal Romantic Suspense)

In his two-hundred and fifty years as a vampire, Alex only observed, never intervened with any of his progeny, yet what else can he do when a little girl of his lineage is kidnapped? When he meets Lisa, the child’s nanny, his protective instincts kick into gear, yet he finds he must expose her to ever increasing danger as they search for the missing child. To protect Lisa from perils she is unaware of, he harbors her in his own home.
With Lisa’s help, Alex is able to determine who has the child. Learning why she was abducted rocks him on his heels and sets off a transcontinental search that leads to ancient myths of the Cardinal’s Ruby; the stone in Alex’s ring.
Alex and Lisa have one shot to save the child, but will they be able to stop the impending destruction raining down?

Ravenous (Book 1 The Ravening Series)

The world didn’t end with a bang, didn’t go out in a ball of fire and fury. Nor did it end in ice, but in some strange way, ice was the end; or maybe it was the beginning of something more.

Bethany is stunned and horrified when she finds herself suddenly alone in a world that was alive only moments before. Terrified, she flees into the streets of her town, looking for answers, and desperate to reach her family. Panicked, she is nearly captured by the monsters hunting her until Cade steps in to rescue her. Dark and distant, most people in school are wary of Cade, yet oddly fascinated by him. They had been close as children, but it has been years since Bethany has had any real contact with Cade. Inexplicably drawn to his dark presence, Bethany finds herself torn between her growing desire for Cade, and her boyfriend, Bret’s, unwavering love. As their situation becomes even more perilous Bethany struggles to come to terms with her past, her terrifying new reality, and her growing love for a boy that is powerful, mysterious, and deadly


Communication (Parapolice)

With her supersonic ears, Tatiana can hear a whisper from a mile away. You think she'd be able to hear the warning signs of a breakup too, but she's blindsided by her boyfriend Jordan's fear of commitment.

Tatiana has spent her whole life listening to people. She knows they don't always say what they mean. Sometimes listening is more important than talking, and sometimes we speak with more than our words.

She's willing to compromise, but Jordan's going to have to meet her halfway.

This SWEET 6,000 word short story is based on the PARAPOLICE series by Stella Notecor, which is coming soon. A two chapter excerpt from Book 1: The Bet is included with this story.

Nephyrae:A Paranormal Romance Series 1 (A Young Adult Urban Fantasy Thriller Bundle) (The Nephyrae Vampire Series)

Nephyrae: The Vampies Cousin

Waitressing wasn't exactly her dream job, but for 28 year-old Heaven Golding it was a financial lifeline. Besides she kind of enjoyed the attention she got from the mostly male clientele, and the barman, Bronson, well, she felt a kindred spirit in him-and he was pretty hunky too.

In fact Bronson was not only young and hansome, but is right there for Heaven one night when she gets some unwanted attention from one of the bars' low-lives. The extraordinary way he deals with her assailant causes Heaven to become convinced that he is not just your everyday average barman and that she has to find out just who, or indeed, what he is?

Getting warned off him by a female co-worker, and the drama of the previous nights incident paves the way for Heaven to find out from Bronson his secret. What she learns is far from ordinary, almost unbelievable, a world in parallel with our own, where distant cousins of vampires, the Nephyrae, co-exist and live peaceable lives with humans. But they are also persecuted by vampire hunters and continually have to be on their guard. Their only protection being a rage-fuelled transformation that turns them into terrifying killers.

Can Heaven's love save Bronson from the beast that rages within him, one over which he has no real control?

Nephyrae:The Vampire's Cousin (A Paranormal Romance)

Waitressing wasn't exactly her dream job, but for 28 year-old Heaven Golding it was a financial lifeline. Besides she kind of enjoyed the attention she got from the mostly male clientele, and the barman, Bronson, well, she felt a kindred spirit in him-and he was pretty hunky too.

In fact Bronson was not only young and hansome, but is right there for Heaven one night when she gets some unwanted attention from one of the bars' low-lives. The extraordinary way he deals with her assailant causes Heaven to become convinced that he is not just your everyday average barman and that she has to find out just who, or indeed, what he is?

Getting warned off him by a female co-worker, and the drama of the previous nights incident paves the way for Heaven to find out from Bronson his secret. What she learns is far from ordinary, almost unbelievable, a world in parallel with our own, where distant cousins of vampires, the Nephyrae, co-exist and live peaceable lives with humans. But they are also persecuted by vampire hunters and continually have to be on their guard. Their only protection being a rage-fuelled transformation that turns them into terrifying killers.

Can Heaven's love save Bronson from the beast that rages within him, one over which he has no real control?


Young Adult Romance:  


Lauren (Keegan's Chronicles Spin Off)

A girl with a second chance. A boy with a terrible secret. When the truth is revealed, Lauren's world comes crashing down.

For once, seventeen-year old lauren's life is going right. She's attending the college of her dreams, has what appears to be the perfect boyfriend, and is surrounded by her childhood friends.

But her boyfriend, Tristan, grows more possessive by the day, and his temper is getting harder to keep in check. When Lauren realizes Tristan is using her for her power, she has to make a choice: Tristan or her world.

Chloe and Louis

This dramatic romance begins when the title character is fourteen years old. Chloe finds herself 2000 miles away from her home, and her parents are getting a divorce. She and her mother are alone and she is forced to make new friends and start a new life without her father. She faces the trials and tribulations that all teenagers face – but she also experiences something that as adults women remember for a lifetime and that is her first love. Louis is just like her, with a confusing family life and friends who just can't seem to make the right decisions, but when they're together all those problems don't seem to matter.

Her journey takes her far away from home and as an adult Chloe finds herself running into her long-lost love in and out of different moments in her life. It's as if fate draws these two high-school sweethearts together no matter how far away Chloe and Louis are from home. But what happens to these two young adults? Does their loves conquer all, as the cliche' teaches you to believe?

This coming of age drama isn't a children's story, although it paints a nostalgic picture of the youthful pasts adults once led.

A Demon Made Me Do It (Demonblood Series #1)

A Wicked Curse... A Deadly Secret... An Approaching Evil... A Forbidden Love... 

Some girls share clothes. Some girls share a bedroom. Seventeen-year-old Liora Greyson has to share, too. Only she shares her body--with a demon.

Liora just wants to survive her senior year with her dark secret intact. But the walls she's built to keep people away come tumbling down once she meets the sexy and mysterious Kieron, and he lights her world on fire. She can't let him know she transforms into a demon named "Lucky" at nightfall--a demon with an entirely separate personality who passes out Torment, Justice, and Revenge like Halloween candy.

Turns out Kieron is the one who should be afraid once Lucky discovers his true identity and motivations. Liora wants to love him, but Lucky thinks he's public enemy #1.

Fighting your demons is one thing. Having one that fights back, messes with your guy, and leaves you with nasty hangovers can be pure hell.

Being bad has never been so good...

Turned (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals)

In TURNED (Book #1 of the Vampire Journals series), 18 year old Caitlin Paine finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb and forced to attend a dangerous New York City high school when her Mom moves again. The one ray of light in her new surroundings is Jonah, a new classmate who takes an instant liking to her.

But before their romance can blossom, Caitlin suddenly finds herself changing. She is overcome by a superhuman strength, a sensitivity to light, a desire to feed--by feelings she does not understand. She seeks answers to what’s happening to her, and her cravings lead her to the wrong place at the wrong time. Her eyes are opened to a hidden world, right beneath her feet, thriving underground in New York City. She finds herself caught between two dangerous covens, right in the middle of a vampire war.

It is at this moment that Caitlin meets Caleb, a mysterious and powerful vampire who rescues her from the dark forces. He needs her to help lead him to the legendary lost artifact. And she needs him for answers, and for protection. Together, they will need to answer one crucial question: who was her real father?

But Caitlin finds herself caught between two men as something else arises between them: a forbidden love. A love between the races that will risk both of their lives, and will force them to decide whether to risk it all for each other…

Blur (Night Roamers)

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Danger lurks in the dead of night...

Seventeen year old Nikki and her twin brother, Nathan, move to the small town of Shore Lake to start over after their mother is brutally attacked. When a missing teenager washes up on shore during their first night at the cabin and there are whispers of vampires in Shore Lake, Nikki begins to realize that there are things roaming in the darkness that are far more sinister than what they left behind in the city.

YA/Teen Paranormal Fiction
Cover Art by Maeidesign.com
This book contains some language, violence, and sexual situations recommended for ages sixteen and up.

Until Darkness Comes (Redemption Series)


A guardian angel… A forbidden love… Eternal consequences…
Olivia Norton was born with a gift—a gift heaven has sworn to protect, and hell is bound to destroy. Her perfect world is turned upside-down when two handsome strangers, Max and Liam, step into her life. Olivia soon discovers that her 'Mr. Perfect' is actually a perfect nightmare.

The rules of engagement have changed and Liam, Olivia's guardian angel, is forced to cross dimensional borders or risk losing the woman he’s sworn to protect. Suddenly, thrust into a world unlike anything he’s never known, Liam isn’t prepared to come face to face with the young woman whose life he holds in his hands.

But nothing is as it seems, and secrets abound that will ultimately force him to choose between two impossibilities. Max will stop at nothing to finish what he's started, and Olivia is soon plunged into a battle between good and evil. Her very life hangs in the balance as two forces fight to win her heart.

Eternal Eden (Eden Trilogy, Book One)

College sophomore Bryn Dawson is a self-proclaimed poster child for normal. However, the day William Hayward enters her life, normalcy is the last thing Bryn will be able to count on if she wants to be with him. Too mysterious and appealing to be good for a girl, Bryn feels drawn to him in a way that seems out of her control—as if fate is orchestrating it.

Despite every red flag and warning siren going off in her head telling her not to, Bryn falls hard for William, knowing he’s categorically different from anyone she’s ever met. She never imagined how right she was. When William takes her deeper into the rabbit hole of his world, Bryn must decide just how much she is willing to sacrifice to be with him, knowing no matter what, fate always finds a way to have the last laugh.

Spinning a new twist on star-crossed lovers, Eternal Eden will put Bryn through a gauntlet of turmoil, challenging her to find the power within herself to become the heroine in her own story. 

Diary of a Vampeen (Vamp Chronicles)

Imagine living a human charade for fifteen years and never knowing it. Imagine being provided less than a week to learn and accept your family’s true heritage before it overtook you. Alexa Jackson, Lexi, is abruptly thrown onto this roller coaster and quickly learns that she can’t change fate, regardless of how many lifetimes she is given. She will be transformed into a vampeen on her sixteenth birthday, she will be called upon to fulfill a greater destiny within the dangerous world of vampires, and she will have to risk heartbreak and rejection if she ever wants a chance at love with Kellan, whether she likes it or not.


Western Romance: 

Reckless For Cowboy (Stampede Sizzlers)

When it comes to the Calgary Stampede, Brooke Hamilton has one piece of advice...stay away from cowboys!

Too bad she can't follow it herself. You'd think it'd be easy, considering how badly she's been burned. But the minute she meets Cooper Hays, saddle bronc rider and rodeo hotshot, her reckless heart falls hard and fast.

Brooke knows it's all a game to Cooper. Everything's a game to him. Risking his life on the back of a wild animal. Winning impossible dares. Whisking her off on the best dates ever. The man knows exactly how to shock and surprise her, taking her places she's never been before and making her feel things she's never felt before.

But Brooke's counting down the days to the end of Stampede--to the moment when Cooper gets what he wants and walks out of her life. Proving to her, once again, her reckless heart should not be trusted.

WARNING: Like the hot dude on the cover, this is a hot read intended for a mature audience. Beware of scorching sex scenes with explicit language.

Wild Desert Rose: A Hellbound Western Romance

In the fall of 1874, a beautiful half-breed Indian girl named Rose Wilder shoots the most powerful man of a small town accidentally in a quarrel. Then to escape the lust and rage of the sheriff and his deputy, both related to the dead man, she sets out alone on a perilous journey that takes her to wild Texas towns and on into even wilder desert country roamed by the wildest men of the wildest time in America. Stalked by lawmen and outlaws, she meets famous gunfighters and a strange Indian who wants her to go away with him
into the wilderness and help him search for the wild desert rose.







Historical Romance: 

The Wild One (The De Montforte Brothers)

England, 1776: Lord Gareth de Montforte is known as an irresponsible rake with a heart of gold. When he takes a bullet for boldly thwarting a stagecoach robbery, he is stunned to discover that the beautiful young woman he has heroically rescued, Juliet Paige, is his deceased brother's American fiancée, accompanied by her infant daughter. Despite his brother the duke's refusal to acknowledge Juliet, Gareth is determined to do right by the courageous woman who crossed an ocean to give her baby her rightful name. But Juliet is wary of marrying this black sheep aristocrat, even while she is hopelessly charmed by the dashing devil. Never has she met anyone who embraces life so thoroughly, who makes her laugh, who loves her so well. And, even when it seems the odds are against them, Juliet has absolute faith that Gareth will go beyond the call of duty, risking his life itself to give her and her daughter a home -- and a love that will last a lifetime.

The Last Honest Seamstress

Seattle 1889
 
Too many rough, lonely men, too few respectable women; 
          Brothels full of prostitutes who call themselves seamstresses; 
                Two sewing machines; 
                     One real seamstress who desperately needs a husband--of convenience
And one man who will do anything to win her love...
     Even make a dangerous deal with Seattle's most notorious madam.

Dancing with the Duke (Landing a Lord)

She's loved him for years...
Charlotte Grant can't remember a time when she didn't love her best friend's older brother.

He's never noticed her...
The Duke of Clarington hadn't spared a thought for his sister's friend in years.

Their situations are about to be reversed...

It is the beginning of a new Season and Clarington intends to stay away from all the young ladies and eager mamas hoping to ensnare a duke. But that plan falls into tatters when his mother sponsors his sister's friend and enlists him to dance with her at Almack's. The beautiful vixen he meets that night bears little resemblance to the shy, gangly girl who used to follow him around. Now, instead of avoiding Charlotte, he finds himself frustrated when she seems to notice everyone but him.

Dancing with the Duke is a prequel novella to the Landing a Lord series. 

Intentions of the Earl (Scandalous Sisters, Book 1)

Will he secure his future by ruining hers, or will she ruin his plans by securing him? A new twist on the old fortune hunter plot puts an impoverished earl in a position to gain his fortune only by ruining an innocent's reputation without offering marriage. The innocent he's selected, however, has no plans to settle for anything less than marriage and will go to almost any length to secure him.


With no other means for an income, the impoverished Andrew Black, Earl of Townson, makes an agreement that will put a definite end to his eight year poverty streak. But, in order to gain his fortune he must do only one simple thing: ruin an innocent young lady’s reputation enough to make her flee to America.

Brooke Banks isn’t interested in marriage, or so she thinks. She came to London to have a good time, and that’s exactly what she’s doing. Widely known for her tendency to flout the rules, she suspects nothing when a handsome stranger appears on her doorstep.


Thirteen days, a handful of kisses and one scandalous situation later, Andrew and Brooke will have to choose to stick to their original plans, or decide if a life together is worth the risk. 

Midnight Marriage: A Georgian Historical Romance (Roxton Series)

Set in the opulent world of the 18th century aristocracy and inspired by real events, Midnight Marriage is the standalone second book in the acclaimed Roxton family saga.

Two noble teenagers are married against their will.
Drugged, Deb has no recollection of events. Disgraced, Julian is banished to the Continent.
Nine years later, Deb falls in love with a wounded duelist, only to later discover it is her husband returned incognito!
Can Deb forgive his cruel deception? Can their marriage survive beyond seduction?
Meanwhile, Julian's nemesis plots to destroy them both...


With witty prose and a deft palette of historical detail, Lucinda Brant delivers another lavish 18th century experience in her trademark style: Heart-wrenching drama with a happy ending.

RUNAWAY HEART

Spirited Chelsea decided she’d sooner run away to London than return to her vain and selfish guardian, Aunt Augusta.
But in her wildest dreams, she never imagined her dear godmother would arrange a Season—or convince the ton’s most eligible bachelor to take her under his wing.

Lord Wainwright was a handsome rogue who was not interested in coy games and missish airs. He expected a country mouse with no polish, but instead he found a thoroughly engaging minx, and was oddly irritated by all the male attention she received.

Chelsea with her unspoiled eye saw beyond Wainwright’s pursuit of hedonism to the intriguing man underneath. But to her shock, it appeared his heart belonged to her horrid Aunt Augusta!

Unwanted (Highland Historical #3) (The MacLauchlans)

His heart was made of ice...
Born a nameless bastard into the Berserker horde, Finn is the measure of strength, ferocity, and brutality at the Temple of Freya. Sent to the Highlands bent on revenge and murder, he stumbles on an infant deserted in the snow. What he chooses next may seal his fate.

Her life was cold and empty...
Rhona McEwan has lost everything. Her husband, her child, and soon she fears she must relinquish her dignity in order to survive the bitter Highland winter. When the most fearsome, mysterious, and breathtaking man seeks the help she can give to the child in his arms, she's unable to turn them away. Even though she's not certain he's entirely human.

Three of the world's Unwanted...
On a snowy Solstice night during the magical Yuletide season, their need for each other may alter their destines forever.

In the third installment of the best-selling Highland Historical Series, Kerrigan Byrne weaves a tale of blood and vengeance, of love, redemption, and the bonds that make a family.

A Ravishing Redhead (Wedded Women Quartet)

On her wedding night Margaret’s husband took something infinitely precious from her before he disappeared to parts unknown… No, not her virginity. Her dowry! Now she is stuck at his rundown estate without a penny to her name and enough time on her hands to think up a thousand different ways to get revenge against the man who duped her and dumped her.

Henry saw only one way out of his family's gambling debts: to marry a wealthy heiress. Now after nearly a year spent abroad recouping his losses and building a new fortune, he can only vaguely recall what his wife looks like. He remembers her as a sweet, shy girl with beautiful auburn hair and lovely blue eyes. Who then is this entrancing red haired hellion that dresses like a man and swears like a sailor?

Greed and secrets tore them apart. Now fate has brought them back together. Can two strangers find love after marriage? Or will their differences prove too difficult to overcome despite their sizzling chemistry? Find out in "A Ravishing Redhead", the second novella in the Wedded Women Quartet!

Each novella in the Wedded Women Quartet is 15,000 - 20,000 words in length.


Erotica:



Little Red Hood (An Erotic Fairy Tale) (Angel Fairy Tales)

These fairy tales are a collection of short stories based upon the heartwarming tales we’ve grown accustomed to. While not for the faint of heart, these stories are meant to titillate and bring a spicy atmosphere that will leave you both touched and aroused. Be warned, these tales are often much more akin to the darker tales they originated from.

Little Red Hood:
Something is stalking Red through the woods, an unseen silhouette that dances in the shadows and forces her on a harrowing path of self-realization and sacrifice. If she hopes to make it home alive, she needs to act quickly before everything unravels around her.

Encounters (The Alpha Stranger) Book 1

OBSESSED WITH THE HANDSOME STRANGER
Carrie has always wanted to have her own alpha male lover. The 21-year old secretary's dream comes true when she meets a dark, tall and handsome stranger inside a parking garage.

ONLY ONE RULE
"I will rock your world. But under one condition. We don't share our names, our occupations and our lives. We get together and then we go separate ways," the stranger demands. Carrie can't help but get turned on by the proposition.

OVERCOME BY CURIOSITY
After the first encounter, Carrie can't stop thinking about her anonymous lover's strong body, thick lips and handsome face. Will Carrie risk it all and give in to her curiosity? We she break the "one rule" and stalk the Alpha Stranger?

"Encounters" is the first book in "The Alpha Stranger" Trilogy.

His Acquisition (The Billionaire's Muse, #1) (A BDSM Erotic Romance)

Artist Sadie MacElroy has landed a sweet gig as the personal assistant to her best friend, Felicia Waters. Despite her scattershot creative nature, she's a whiz at organizing, planning, and ordering people around. But her sweet gig turns sour at a charity art auction she's organized when she bumps into a stage lackey and sends a 17th century Qing Dynasty vase crashing to the ground. Electing to take the fall, Sadie attempts to arrange payment of the vase to its owner, eccentric billionaire and (extremely) amateur artist Malcolm Ward. But Malcolm doesn't care about the money or the vase; inspired by Sadie, he decides he only wants her, any way he can have her. In front of his camera, under his brush... or in his bed.

His Acquisition is a 16,300 word novelette. Part one of five in The Billionaire's Muse series.

Chase (#1) Erotic Romance (Power Players Series)

Erotic Romance: 7,000 words or 27 pages. **Adults only.**
This is the first installment in the CHASE Mini-Series, which is part of the Power Players Series.


Larissa Jacobs' financial debt is climbing after a failed attempt at becoming the next big thing in Hollywood--and now her roommate has asked her to come up with the rent by the end of the weekend or she'll be out on the street. But her roommate soon takes pity on her and offers to help her get a job working with him for an escort service.

Larissa's first client is Senator Chase Underwood: gorgeous, married, and the current presidential candidate. Will his penchant for sexual domination destroy his prospects of world domination?


Jagger's Moves (SEALs On Fire)

Tyler "Jagger" Jaggerstein is ready to cast off the weight of his SEALs responsibility for a few days of fun and relaxation with his teammates. Except he's stuck in an airport waiting for his childhood friend. Maybe a quick lunch, a fast game of catch up, and he'll be out the door. Until a goddess steps off the plane and he's left breathless and eager to change his plans.

In Key West for a conference, Alexa Westlake can't wait to see Ty again and prove once and for all her silly girlhood crush is just that, a crush. But when she finally sees him, all those old feelings come rushing back, combined with a woman's needs that leave her trembling with desire.

A few days is all they have, but will it be enough for Lexa to finally put her fantasy hero in the past or will she permanently succumb to Jagger's moves?

RIDING WITH THE COP (The Pleasure Of His Punishment)

Lilly Thompson just wanted to get her ride along time with Sergeant Jake Simmons over and done. She needed to complete three shifts with the Sheriff's Department to complete her internship for school. Just when she thought she was finished, she makes a stupid mistake in the last moments of her time spent with Jake. If he doesn't give her a good report, she fails her internship. When he tells her he can't give her the report she wants because of her mistake she begs, pleads and is willing to do anything to correct the mistake. But there's only one way Jake will relent and give her a good report, and it involves handcuffs and naked bodies. Lilly wonders how far Jake will go with his punishment. Little does she know that Jake plans to take it all the way and then some! How long can Lilly resist his dark passion? Will she turn and run...or will she submit to the deepest pleasure she has ever known?