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Innocence (Tales Of Olympus, Book 1) by Lee Savino
New to the city of Olympus, Cora runs from a stalker straight into the clutches of mob boss Marcus Ubeli. Wealthy and powerful, the handsome business man sweeps her off her feet in a dizzying romance. But as she falls deeper under his spell, she begins to discover the truth of the city’s criminal underworld. Can she truly love a man who will never let her go?
Cora is the maiden Persephone and Hades is Marcus Ubeli in this modern retelling of the Greek myth.
Saving Babylon by Kimolisa Mings
Danielle “Dani” Reid is not like the others.
They used to call her kind psychopaths, sociopaths, but now they call them Unbreakables. And for the first time in half a century, an Unbreakable is an Inamorata, a giver of pleasure, in New Gotham’s most prestigious house of pleasure, Babylon.
What Dani doesn’t know is she is not the only Unbreakable in Babylon and this Unbreakable may destroy Babylon, robbing Dani of the only place she can call home.
Can Dani stop the destruction of Babylon?
Can Dani save Babylon?
Dominated by Duplicitous Desires by L. Law
Come enter into the world where one night of reckless abandon plunges Ann into a world of deception, intrigue, murder, and revenge where nothing is as it seems and she is the red flag in a tug-o-war of powerful businessmen who will dominate her, protect her, or strip her bare in order to unlock secrets from her past of which even she is unaware.
While attending the charitable event which she spearheaded with her stepfather last year in hopes of grounding herself after his death, Ann is knocked off her feet by billionaire businessman, Stephan Greystone. His steel eyes flare with fiery desire as they lock with her gray inflaming her core and igniting an insatiable hunger for a man she can never have. As a stunning woman places her fingertips on Stephan’s forearm, his eyes cool causing waves of self-doubt and insecurity to crash over Ann, prompting her to flee.
Just once, she wishes she could be a confident, sexual siren like her best friend, Alice, who arouses passion in every man caught in her sights. As Alice slips into the seat next to Ann smelling of sex and her latest conquest’s cologne, she begs Ann to experiment and enter into games of erotic seduction planned for later in the evening involving some of the guests. With that one word and a nod of her head indicating that Stephan will be one such entrant, Ann is consumed by an inexplicable need to try and win Stephan and engage in one night of unrestrained passion.
Never did she expect that her hopes of catching an impossible dream would lead her into the arms of a man who derives pleasure from inflicting pain and spurn her descent into a world of duplicity and vengeance where nothing is as it seems. Waking in the woods, she soon learns that Alice is dead and that the only people surrounding her are those with an agenda to unlock information from her past that even she does not know she has or strip away all that she has known.
The Cuneiform Caper by Roselyn Jewell
When Reese Walker finds what she suspects is a very valuable and career changing artifact, she is beyond elated! She seeks approval to fund further research and find the answers she so desperately seeks regarding her find. However, just as she gets that funding her world gets turned upside down when the artifact is stolen. With very few leads to go on, she embarks on a journey that turns out to be so much more than she bargained for, both professionally and personally.
Our Second Chance by C.D. Taylor
Our Second Chance by Author C.D. Taylor is a tale of forgiveness, redemption, and love. It demonstrates how the power of healing can strengthen the bond between family, friends, and lovers.
Emily Mills lives a life of opulence and luxury in Los Angeles but can’t shake the feeling that there is something more out there for her. It isn’t the picture perfect life her social circles expect and she knows something is missing. Unwilling to let happiness be a distant wish, she boards a plane to chase her dreams of becoming a lawyer in New York City. It doesn’t take long for her past to reappear with her former best friend from college, Jake Bradford. Knowing the feelings she’s held for Jake all these years, she still tries to convince herself that she isn’t worthy of any sort of love from him. Conceding to a fraction of her desire, Emily strikes a deal with Jake to become steamy friends with benefits. Soon her passionate bond with him turns out to be way more intense than she expects and she finds herself wishing her emotional scars didn’t rear their ugly head and destroy everything she’s worked for.
Can Emily forgive herself and those who have hurt her in the past to become the person she knows she can be? Or will the roadblocks in front of her cause her to make the decision to run like she’s been doing most of her life? Book 1 of this thrilling new 3-book series will leave you panting for more and cheering for second chances.
The Drowning Man by Sara Vinduska
After watching his best friend drown when they were children, Kansas City firefighter Trent Barlow has devoted his life to saving others. Twenty years later, Dr. Caroline Newberry still blames Trent for the death of her son. Pushed over the edge by not being able to save a young child at work, Caroline abducts Trent, intent on retribution.
Detective Lora Tatum has exhausted all leads on Trent’s case. Even though his family loses hope of his safe return, Lora refuses to give up. She becomes obsessed with finding Trent, and when she finally does, he is mentally and physically a shell of his former self.
As Trent heals, he and Lora form a tentative relationship. Just as they are learning to love and trust each other, repercussions of the past surface again, endangering Trent and everyone close to him.
Seductive Synchronicity by Sage Ardman
For ten years, Constance Westerley has been having a recurring dream about a mouth-wateringly handsome man with a dragon tattoo on his chest. Some of her dreams are quite erotic.
Her girlfriends, a group of spiritual adventurers who call themselves The Witchy Women, tell her to meditate on this and find him. Of course, her outrageously wealthy family doesn’t know about her dreams and they certainly don’t care for her spiritual leanings. They just want her to find a respectable, rich man and settle down.
Nick Veseli grew up on the streets and in foster homes but was lucky enough to be adopted by loving parents. Since then, he has made it his life goal to give back to the community that saved him as a child. But his crusading idealism will pit him and Constance against powerful corporate interests, including some very rich Westerleys.
Wait until they see the dragon tattoo on his chest.
Craving Shannon by E. D. Brady
Chad Clarkson leads a charmed life: Good looks, great career, wealthy family and a girlfriend with connections to one of Washington’s most prominent politicians.
Young, sweet and beautiful Shannon is fleeing a troubled past. When she begins work at Chad’s company, her sensual innocence captures his attention, throwing his life and moral convictions into a tailspin. He fights hard to suppress his obsession with her, but circumstances keep throwing them together, undermining his best efforts.
As his craving for her drives him to the brink of madness, he realizes that Shannon may not be all she seems. What dark secrets is she keeping, and if he succumbs to his sordid desire, could her past catch up with her, putting both their lives in danger?
Gator Girl: Truth Lies & Confessions by Kari Nelson
Kelsey is left alone in Spain by Stephen, but she isn’t alone for long… As if there could possibly be peace. The world ascends upon her all at once.
Stephen has told her to stay out of trouble, but he didn’t warn her that trouble would find her!
She gains full access to her phone back and Michael calls to tell her about Stephen’s shocking and cryptic past. Is Michael only trying to keep Kelsey’s focus on loving him or is he looking out for her own good? Kelsey must uncover the truth, but in her search she discovers that there are more and more secrets and lies to confront and then Stephen does the ultimate and confesses! However, Kelsey does not believe that he is telling her the truth.
Kelsey meets her match with HRH Princess Elise, Stephen’s mother and Stephen’s best friend and current lover Nicollet as they plot to keep her out of his life.
Can Kelsey endure or has she had enough of HRH? Gator Girl – Truth, Lies and Confessions
The Blood Tie by Shelley Young
Shelley Young’s second book in the Dardian Dreshaj’s novels, The Blood Tie, is riveting, erotic and entertainingly dark.
It’s been two years since Dardian Dreshaj has wrestled control of Harlow Industries. Now a legitimate business owner, husband and father things couldn’t get better. And they don’t. New enemies have come forward, enemies that may be Padukshëm’s equal. Leaving very little clues each time the killers strike, Dardian finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse. As Dardian and his men race to discover the killers’ identities he stumbles upon the true intent behind the killers’ intrigue.
Can it be that Dardian was never the killer’s primary target?
New clues left behind begin to point towards Aaliyah. Padukshëm has no choice but to awaken from his miniscule slumber. Now in full form and deadlier than ever, Padukshëm is up against time and the clock is winding down. Have the killers outsmarted him at every turn? From Los Angeles, New York, Miami and even the streets of Tiranë, Padukshëm assembles an elite crew of contract killers to make one final stand. But by this time it may already be too late. Has Dardian Dreshaj lost the one thing worth living for?
