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  One day… That’s what I always tell myself when I see the love my best friend, Jaxon Walker, shares with his wife. One day, I will have that. But the universe plays cruel games. It gives me  her , but she’s forbidden. The court assigns a lost, young woman over Christmas to do community service at Walker Ranch, where I work, while still finishing her college degree. I’m tasked with keeping her out of trouble. Not get into it with me. I’m supposed to be the voice of reason. I try everything in me to keep it professional, but the connection is stronger than I’ve ever felt. She pushes every button I have. Most days I want to strangle her… but I get the feeling she’d like that… When her crew comes looking for her, I need to keep her away from them and assure the courts that she’s changed so they don’t send her to jail But how do I keep my feelings secret and save the girl who’s slowly possessing my entire heart? My Review Logan and Miry may not have pictured Miry when he was think...

  Learning to ski is hard enough without a Yeti making you weak in the knees. Daphne thought she finally found her family with her wealthy fiancé. So much so that the fact that he’s her professor seems like an unimportant detail. But when he drags her to a snowy monster ski town called Hallow’s Cove, it’s not for romance (or even fun). No, it’s so she can “learn not to embarrass him” during the annual family ski trip. Between the constant corrections and the way he cuts her down in front of people, she doesn’t feel like a bride-to-be so much as a student who’s already flunked the course. Then she crashes—literally—into the arms of Andri, a ridiculously hot yeti ski instructor who actually thinks her wipeouts are cute. Suddenly she’s drinking cocoa without side-eye, laughing until her cheeks hurt, and maybe falling for someone kind with actual warmth under all that fur. Will Daphne stick with the security of the pompous professor, or hit a 180 into the messy, thrilling kind of love ...

  Born into a faith that shrouded the demons who walk among the living. Forced to our knees in repentance, but chose to stay for more than prayer. Vantasy offered us an outlet for our sins and connected us deeper than the monsters lurking in the shadows ever could. In the end, there must be a sacrifice to be lost in forever. THIS IS A DARK POLY HAREM ROMANCE WITH VERY HEAVY TRIGGERS. READER'S DISCRETION IS HIGHLY ADVISED. My Review Ellie and Abel are sister and brother. They both have experienced past trauma. Yet, the trauma brought both of them closer together as siblings.  Ellie works through her trauma by her writing. She is a romance author. The things she writes about are just dreams. Speaking of dreams, she does imagine with it would be like to be with not one for but guys. Koen, Joel and Cole are Abel's friends. Let's just say that Ellie's dreams become a reality and she is addicted.  Caramela is a cam girl. This outlet helps her work through her trauma as well. ...

  NIKOLAI We built this empire with blood and brutality. We don’t answer to anyone. We’re untouchable. Or at least, we were–until someone dug deep enough to find the secrets that could burn it all to the ground. The price of their silence? A marriage that merges their dynasty with ours. I don’t want a wife–especially not Ani Sargsyan, the spoiled mafia princess with a sharp mouth and hatred for everything I am. I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my family and what we’ve built, even if it means putting a ring on her finger… And a leash around her throat. She doesn’t have to love me. She just has to learn how to obey—like a good little pet. ANI I was never supposed to be part of this deal, but my brother has other plans–trading me off like property for the sake of his ambition. I don’t want this life. I definitely don’t want him–Nikolai King. Cold-blooded, merciless, and determined to control me. He thinks he can own me. Break me. Bend me to his rules. We clash at every turn—hate-l...

  Don’t miss the sexy and emotional small-town cowboy romance from  USA Today  bestselling author Laura Pavlov, with bonus content you can only read in this deluxe print edition. Wren Waterstone isn’t just one of the most decorated equestrians in the world―she was also my best friend for as long as I can remember. Until she wasn’t. Now she’s back in Rosewood River, and thanks to a temp agency, Wren has been placed at  my  ranch. I have no intention of allowing my ex-best-friend to work for me, but when I see the desperation in her eyes, I can’t turn her away, even though I know I should. Old habits die hard. Seeing her every day is more challenging than I expected. She’s guarded. Wounded. And she looks at me like I’m the enemy. I need to know why. The more time we spend together, the more the lines between past and present blur―and we find our way back to one another. The only problem is, she’s got big dreams to chase. And I only want to chase  her. I’ve lo...

  HER Every good bedtime story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. But this one? It started in the middle— The middle of the woods. The middle of the night. The middle of nowhere. The kind of place where no one could hear you scream… unless they wanted to. And trust me, the nine shadowy figures watching me through the window? They wanted to hear everything. They didn’t come bearing gifts. They came bearing hunger. They weren’t the only ones ready to play reindeer games, though. I might’ve been caught, cold, and cornered… but I’d always had a soft spot for holiday chaos. Even if the odds were stacked against me. Because, baby, I don’t just handle a challenge. I f*ck it raw and ask for seconds. The more the merrier. THEM The cabin was supposed to be empty. A safehouse. Instead, we found her. All curves and fire and just begging to be unwrapped. A real Christmas miracle. She didn’t scream. She smiled. She didn’t beg us to let her go. She dared us to keep her. And what was more fest...

  I went to the Harding Hunt for my girlfriend Xanthy—her warmth, her light, the only tether keeping me from the darkness of my past. But in the masked chaos of the corn maze, I met her brother. Carrington. His golden eyes behind the mask, are ruthless, hunting me like I was the prey. Every dark corner he forces me into submission. A heat I hate. A need I can’t control. He makes me question everything I thought I was. Now every touch, every glance, every moment he steals makes me ache and tremble, torn between the light I cling to and his darkness I can’t escape. The Harding Hunt isn’t a game. It’s who we are. The masks, the chase, the thrill of fear in the maze. it feeds my desire to control, to chase and to own. But the new shiny toy in my playground this year feeds me more. He thought being my sisters boyfriend made him untouchable. He thought he could walk into our world without consequence. He was wrong. From the moment I saw him under those floodlights, I knew I’d strip him d...

  “What the fuck are you?” “I could ask you the same thing.” “Blake.” I grin. The thing has spunk, I’ll give it that. “What’s a Blake?” “Just Blake. Living as a human, for now.” “Jenni, fae fish assassin.” When Jenni is sent to Blake as an act of revenge, she doesn't expect to find her next target in Blake's most prized possession. As Jenni plots the demise of her latest foe and gets to know its owner, Jenni must choose between her heart and her calling. Slay is book 14 in the Kyleverse, a series of sentient object romance short stories. Kyle isn’t the main character, but he shows up to help the plot in one way or another. The stories are sequential but can be read as standalones. Slay is a sentient object romance with explicit material. It is intended for 18+ readers. My Review As soon as I met Blake, I was in love with him. I have encountered many assassins, but this is my first time meeting a fish assassin. I laughed at Jenni and Blake's first meeting. Kudos to Jenni for...

  A decade lost and a Daddy who won’t lose her twice… Hawk War carved the softness out of me. Regret buried the rest. Ten years ago, I let the only woman I’ve ever loved slip through my fingers because I wouldn’t trust her with the secret that blackens my soul. I've buried myself in dark-ops missions, violence and blood to forget what it meant to own her. In a twist of fate, I find Reese Thompson thrust back into my life. She’s not just my past. She’s  the  job. Protecting her is the one mission I can’t afford to fail, even if it means ripping open old wounds and wanting her like I never stopped. Reese I swore I’d never forgive him.  Christopher Hawkins.  The man who shattered my heart and left me broken with nothing but questions. Now he’s back, not by choice but by circumstance. He’s the only thing standing between me and the people who want me dead. Being this close to him again is like standing in the wreckage of everything we were, the heat between us burni...

  It's Christmas and Hailey is headed to Montana with her friends Kelsey and Lexi. After a roller coaster of a semester, Hailey is hoping the mountain air will bring about rest and relaxation. Instead, snow, parents and three guys turn their quiet mountain Christmas into an unforgettable adventure. A Very Hailey Holiday  is the second book in an interconnected standalone, new adult contemporary romance series. This is an open-door romance with a guaranteed HFN ending. My Review Casey Montgomery brings the audiobook to life with her voice. She did a great job of voicing all of the characters. I had read this book but to listen to the audiobook was like experiencing the story all over again. So, if you are an audiobook lover, you are going to want to listen to this one. It was fun to visit with Hailey, Kelsey, and Lexi. I did not realize how much I missed these three until I read this book. It was nice to see Hailey, Lexi, and Kelsey let loose and have fun. Lexi became my favori...

  'Tis the season for a neighborly war. Cheerful toy shop owner Noelle Evergreen loves everything Christmas. The lights, caroling and a hot chocolate out on her back porch while watching the snow fall. What doesn’t she like? The grump next door. Billionaire architect Jack Timber hates everything about the festive season. He loathes the insufferable woman watching his every move, ensuring he never crosses the property line. He’s sick of her cheesy decorations and takes action. But his plans of ruining her holiday cheer go south when she needs his help. Jack promises to take care of Elle’s eight-year-old daughter while her parents are away on vacation. Their love-to-hate relationship pulls them closer. Unavoidable sparks fly, but he must deny the attraction between them because they share a twenty-one-year age gap. She’s off-limits, the apple of daddy’s eye and his best friend’s daughter. My Review If you read only one holiday, romance read this year. make sure it is Grumpmas by Brea...

  Hayley Spending Christmas in the city wasn’t on my bingo card this year. Saving my little brother from himself also wasn’t on that card. But here I am, willing to do anything to get him out of the trouble he’s managed to find himself in. Again. It’s when the devil who looms over this city with an iron fist offers me a way out that I discover there really are no lines I’m not willing to cross to save Riley. August Christmas. It’s the happiest time of the year. For some. Not so much for the little weasel I caught dealing drugs in my club. When a brunette with a sharp tongue steps into my office, pleading for his life, I do something I’ve never considered before. I keep her. Is she willing to sacrifice herself to save her brother? Guess we’re about to find out. This is a dark holiday novella, stand-alone romance that is not connected to any other series. My Review Hayley is so feisty. I love her. If she was real, she and I would be best friends. She is not intimated by August. Which...

  Cora Filling in for my sister was not my idea. She breaks her leg and needs me, as her twin, to stand in as a performer at The Loft, a club for deviants. The biggest problem--how can I entertain them when I've never even been touched? Ewen McGowan, the club's owner, makes me feel things I've always wanted to keep hidden. He draws my tears from me with the most exquisite care, makes my body crave more and more. I shouldn't want his pain. Ewen It's been so long since I've felt anything. Until she walks into my club. What starts as figuring out what was different about my employee turns into a dangerous game of obsession. Being away from her makes me burn, and I'll do anything to get close to her. Whether she's aware of it or not. The deeper my obsession with my little liar grows, the more I'll do to make her mine. Beneath the shadows, other danger lurks, threatening my club, family, and Cora. I need to find out who's threatening my organisation b...

  Sometimes a girl just needs to work through her post break up h*e-phase with a couple hot guys, who also happen to be cousins Dakota never saw the plot twist coming - catching her boyfriend of five-years in the act! But hey, she's not letting that dampen her Christmas spirit. This year, instead of spending time on the slopes or cozying up by the fire, she's jingling the bells of two guys - One who wants to ravish her and the other that wants to ruin her... for any other man, that is. My Review Dakota thought this Christmas would just be like years past with her boyfriend. She was wrong when she catches him in bed with another woman. While staying with her family at the cabin for their annual Christmas holiday The slopes are not the only thing that is "getting action" this holiday. Zach and his cousin Cole both have an interest in Dakota. I liked both guys but do have to admit that I was fonder of Cole. I felt like Cole and Dakota Janaye Brew is a new to me narrator....

  She’s a Scrooge in stilettos, and he's the soft Dom who oozes Christmas spirit. Amanda Inglis doesn't do Christmas. Not the carols. Not the tinsel. Definitely not the smiling. So working someone else's celebration in a quiet Scottish seaside village until December blows over seemed like the perfect plan… until she meets the man in the room next door. Henry James is sunshine wrapped in a sunshine-smiled, calloused-handed package, with a filthy streak he keeps under wraps. The manor gardener is adored by everyone in Otterleigh Bay, from the village elders to his chaotic found family, who immediately decide Amanda belongs. But Amanda has no interest in belonging to anything. Or anyone. Until Henry's helpful hands and cheeky smiles get harder and harder to ignore. Soon she’s swept into holiday chaos in Otterleigh Bay: snowy village events, appeasing her wealthy clients, and enough fairy lights to light a small nation. Not to mention the donkey with a taste for designer cl...