"Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, I slept with your daughter but I had no clue.
I swear, it was an innocent mistake! Well, okay, maybe it wasn.t so innocent . . . nor was it really a mistake, but I can explain! You see, I didn't plan on responding to the wrong-number text I received, but as a professional athlete, when someone calls me 'Daddy' and I know that I've never fathered any children, I'm inclined to say something.
My response leads to a purely textual relationship with a total stranger. Her name is Corri. She's friendly, kind, and has a great sense of humor. We can tell each other anything.
In fact, when I reveal my biggest personal secret she doesn't laugh at me or tell me to lose her number.
Even when I accidentally ask her for intimacy lessons one night—stupid thumbs—she still doesn't turn me away. She says yes! Her body is fire and her kiss is electric. Our time together is my new favorite thing.
But imagine my shock when I see her in public, alongside our coach, who introduces her as his daughter, Corrigan Hicks. Yep. That's right. I slept with the coach's daughter and I didn't even know it. Make it make sense.
And tell me what the heck I'm supposed to do now!"
"Once upon a time, she was my sister’s best friend. I’d always wanted her to be mine. That is, until the night everything changed, and my love morphed into pure hatred. Now I’m a vile bastard with a chip on his shoulder. Cruel, black hate is all I know. My only focus is fucking my way through Blackthorn’s elite women and partying.
Then she shows up at Blackthorn. She’s different now, quiet and reserved, but just as beautiful as she was the day she disappeared. One look and my focus changes. I decided then that my time for revenge is now. No way does she get to enjoy herself. No, I’m going to make her life hell. Destroy her from the inside out. I’m going to make her regret ever walking my way, because if it wasn’t for her . . . my sister would still be alive.
**This is book four in the series, but can be read as a complete standalone. Please be advised that some material might be triggering to readers.**"
"She (literally) fell for a hockey player. The world fell for the story.
Actress Chloe George has spent her career making audiences fall in love with her. Falling on the Met Gala steps, straight into the arms of hockey's broodiest bad boy, Axel Poteet, was admittedly off script. But when the photo goes viral and the internet declares them soulmates by sunrise, they spot an opportunity neither can afford to pass up. Her star has dimmed since a very public breakup, and she could use a boost to her image. He has reasons of his own for keeping the cameras pointed anywhere but at his game. A few staged dates and one flawless public romance could be exactly what they need to fix everything. What could go wrong? After all, faking love is literally Chloe's job.
Meanwhile, Chloe's sister and manager, Leah, is stuck running damage control alongside Axel's infuriatingly fit trainer, Owen--a man whose favorite food is broccoli, who has never sipped a Diet Coke, and who goes on five-mile runs for 'fun.' Who can trust someone like that? Leah has spent years protecting her sister's image and guarding a few secrets of her own, and she's not about to stop now. If tolerating the most aggravating man alive is what it takes to sell this fairy tale and save Chloe's career, so be it. All she has to do is trust her head and ignore whatever her heart keeps doing every time Owen walks into the room.
How to Fake a Meet-Cute serves up fake dating, a rogue kiss cam, sister banter, and two swoon-worthy romances--proof that the best love stories sometimes begin with a stumble."
"Claudia
I swore I would never fall for another hockey player. Not after a fling turned into a pregnancy, and when I offered him a chance to walk away, he took it. I can raise my daughter alone. I'd been raising myself for years. PhD completed and a job lined up, I didn't need him or his money. She was almost four months old when he demanded to meet her in New York. I flew out, only to find he had forgotten to book the hotel room he promised, and every room in the city was booked. The next day, he threatened to sue for custody and served me. That night, he picked a fight after the game. A fight that brought an unexpected protector into my life. Another player. His rival.
Deacon
The Bears traded him, but he is never far enough away. We still have to play his team, and with them always comes trouble. They lost, and he and a few others showed up at Icehouse to start something. I am not the guy who throws hands off the ice, but if something pops off, I back my team. That is what I was doing when he hit me from behind. Turns out it was the best hit I ever took. Because the woman he was harassing that night is now our new team psychologist. Single mom. Brilliant. Calm. Untouchable. I knew her without knowing her name. And now that she is here, I am not letting her face him or anything else alone.
The Ultimate Goal is a steamy, single mom, second chance pro hockey romance with a protective hero who doesn't stop until he gets what he wants.
Contains mature themes."
"Not all that’s lost is forgotten. A timid historian and an alluring adventurer are pulled together to protect his hidden legacy, where love draws them close, but buried secrets threaten to tear them apart."
"In a novel of taut, atmospheric domestic suspense with an irresistible gothic twist from New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy, a lavish Louisiana mansion is the setting for a yearly family reunion that takes a deadly turn.
In Louisiana, the name Benoit conjures a mix of curiosity and envy. For more than two centuries, Livia Benoit’s ancestors have been powerful landowners, and the Willows—a massive mansion surrounded by vast acres of land and bayous—is the jewel of their empire. Their fortunes have dwindled, but the Benoits’ influence remains. Even beyond the grave, Livia’s grandfather exerts his will, requiring family members to gather at the Willows every summer to receive their trust fund share.
For Livia, returning to the place where her mother died by suicide is never easy. She would prefer not to leave her New Orleans real estate business to mingle with status-obsessed relatives. And this year, there’s an extra layer of unease. It’s not just the circus surrounding her cousin Celeste’s new engagement, or her Aunt Delilah’s open hostility. There are secrets swirling around the old mansion, hinted at by her aging Aunt Helene. Even Livia’s childhood friend, deputy sheriff Bryce Swift, feels a curse hovering over the place.
As family tensions mount, so do mysterious threats to Livia. Maybe her mother’s spirit is trying to warn her away—or maybe the danger is even darker. Because nothing about the Willows’ history or the tangled Benoit legacy is quite what Livia has believed it to be, and this reunion may just be her last . . ."
"It's all part of the marketing game—fake hate—unless she falls for her ex again . . .
Hailey Moreno has many regrets about letting her family down since her father's death. But breaking up with her secret boyfriend years ago after his father underhandedly tried to buy her family's hot-air balloon business isn't one. The Selene family is her enemy until she's charged with creating a Central Oregon hot-air balloon festival. Now she needs her ex's cooperation and perhaps more.
Ryland Selene always had it bad for Hailey. She's the one who got away. When she reaches out with an opportunity, Ryland knows he should be cautious but he jumps in, determined to win a second chance with Hailey.
When Ryland proposes planning the festival together, Hailey's reluctant. Then she hits on what sounds like a fun scheme. Create a fake family feud for social media buzz. Too bad Ryland can't follow a script . . . and neither can her heart. But all the pretend drama allows them to be vulnerable and connect in a way they didn't before. Can faux hate turn to real love?"
"My artificial heart is failing with their twins inside me. And the three dark kings who claimed me? They're waging war against death itself.
I never expected to love all three. I never expected our enemies would find my weakness—the experimental heart keeping me alive. One digital attack was all it took.
'You're pregnant,' the doctor whispers. 'And your mechanical heart is shutting down.'
Three days to live. Three men who refuse to surrender. Damien, the ice king who broke me. Cast, the ruthless cartel lord who tamed me. Vincent, the billionaire heir who treasured me.
They once destroyed each other for the right to possess me. Now they're destroying the world to save me. I've become the battlefield in their war against time.
These kings don't just want their heirs—they want forever with me. But what I need cannot be bought, stolen, or conquered . . . I need a new heart. And the clock is ticking.
Contains mature themes."
"A new stand-alone mafia romance between a ruthless Mafia enforcer and the Bratva princess who becomes his obsession . . .
Katya
My brother is a cruel, vicious psychopath, and he's just been crowned king of the Bratva. When I'm kidnapped and held against my will, he forces me to marry Lorenzo 'Scorpion' Andriani, the dangerous Mafia enforcer responsible.
This isn’t just a marriage. It's a mission. I'm being sent into enemy territory so the Bratva can destroy the Andriani family and take their throne.
But my new husband isn't what I expected. He breaks down my walls one touch at a time, igniting a fire I didn't know existed before him. Until I forget which side I'm supposed to be on.
I was sent to destroy Scorpion Andriani. Instead, I just might be the one he ruins."
"Her past came back to surprise her. But her past is now a flirty hot cowboy, so . . .
I wasn't sure why I gave up a week in the Bahamas with friends to visit my grandparents' home in Wyoming.
In January.
But one phone call to the ranch to check in was all it took.
It didn't matter that the worst storm to hit Wyoming in years was upon us. I needed to be there. I just didn't know why.
But a road closure and a surprise knock on the door brought back sweet memories from my past. And perhaps a handsome cowboy for my future.
And I can't help but think that the unexpected is often the best surprise of all."
"Being a newly minted demon with some shiny black wings of my own should be a dream come true. I mean, I'm back in Hell, I've got power, I'm not a lowly human anymore, this could be the start to happily ever after with my boo Azazel!
If only it weren't for that little snag . . . that Lucifer claimed me for himself. Not in that way, ew, get your mind out of the gutter! More like he directly conscripted me into his service, and there's nothing anyone, including Azazel, can do about it. Though he sure tries.
As it turns out, Lucifer orders me to go on a special mission for him, one that might reunite him with . . . you know who. Or so he believes.
I have my doubts. Just as I have some serious concerns about the state of Lucifer's rule in Hell. Major late-Roman-empire vibes here.
And as much as I despise that mothertrucker of a devil, my health and safety are now tied to his power, and if his rule fails . . . Yeah, it's not looking good.
I never thought I'd one day fight on the side of Lucifer, but I just might have to–unless I can find her first.
Contains mature themes."
"Being Alpha is a fulltime job, but so is being a mate, father, son, brother, and friend.
The weight of the Pack sits upon my shoulders and there are few that know what that feels like.
I thought we were done having kids, but my mate is pregnant again. With four daughters and a possible fifth on the way, the fate of Collier Pack has come into question. Other Packs are accepting firstborn daughters in the line of succession and my oldest is training to take her place. But others hold firm to the old ways and want me to magically give then a son, a true heir, or else.
One last pregnancy.
One final chance at an heir.
One challenge we never saw coming.
Contains mature themes."
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