Download or read book Stripped Raw Coffin Nails MC California Biker Romance written by K. Merikan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: --- What's left when you strip away the lies? --- Sam. Loyal to the Coffin Nails MC. Lives by his own rules. Weakness: Damsels in distress. Jolie. In a deeply ambiguous relationship with the Coffin Nails MC. Lives from paycheck to paycheck. Weakness: Bad boys. As a patched member of the Coffin Nails MC, Sam is finally living the life he was destined for. A life of Harleys, guns, drugs, and eating pussy. A life of brotherhood above all.When he goes to pick up some pot brownies for the club president's old lady, he meets a girl so sweet, his inner wolf wants to eat her there and then. What is supposed to be a typical fling, gets damn more complicated when the Coffin Nails decide to involve the pretty blonde baker in their drugs operation. Jolie has a knack for baking delicious cakes, but when it comes to her taste in men, she is a self-professed failure. After a disastrous relationship, she is still picking up the pieces and working three jobs to manage the financial carnage her ex left her with. The last thing she needs is a hot piece of tattooed hunk stomping into her life. Sam calls her 'Candy', but with a talent for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Jolie should be called 'Trouble'. To be with Jolie, Sam would have to disclose a secret he kept locked away for years. A secret so raw, that it might destroy his place in the brotherhood he's fought so hard to be a part of. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Themes: Outlaw motorcycle club, drugs, gender identity, secrets, misunderstandings, criminal activity, entrepreneurship, bad luck, debt, alpha male Genre: romance, suspense Length: ~75,000 words WARNING: Adult content. Steamy scenes, strong language, violence, and morally ambiguous protagonists.

Download or read book Talk Dirty to Me written by Jessie G and published by Jessie G Books Inc. This book was released on with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When fantasy & reality collide, will it be everything Snake hopes for or everything Greg fears? The trick'll be staying alive long enough to find out. As a secret agent for the DEA, Snake’s gone deep into Devils Pride MC with the hope of bringing down the head of Miami’s lucrative drug trade and finds himself saddled with the club’s volatile and secretive SA instead. Unfortunately, after years as partners doing shit neither of them wanted to do for reasons neither of them felt comfortable sharing, Snake considers Trick his best friend. Now he’ll do anything to repair the damage his own necessary lies did to their friendship because, while Trick may have walked away from the MC, Snake needs someone he trusts to have his back. Meanwhile, Snake’s contact at the DEA has him tied up in knots. The sexy voice and inappropriate comments have him walking around with a permanent set of blue balls. Life undercover is lonely and he lives for every phone call, but his own personal Deep Throat is skittish about committing to a date once Snake returns to headquarters. As far as Snake’s concerned, they only have one shot to build something together and he’s not willing to waste it. Greg knows he’s not Snake’s type, or anyone’s for that matter. Former love interests called him plain, chubby, and boring. More comfortable in his tech cave than with people, he’s a grade-A nerd who isn’t exactly GQ material. Normally he would never be brave enough to flirt with anyone—much less the very hot and very dangerous ginger who’d been starring in his nightly fantasies—but Snake needed something to keep him from getting lost undercover. What started out as a helping hand quickly became an integral part of their relationship—if one could call a five year phone conversation a relationship—and Greg is terrified that once Snake’s sees the wizard behind the curtain, he’ll lose the only man he’s ever loved. Now the DEA has called Snake home to plan the next stage of the mission, leaving Greg no more places to hide. When fantasy and reality collide, will it be everything Snake hopes for or everything Greg fears? The trick will be staying alive long enough to figure out the answer.

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Download or read book Crossing the Line written by Jeanne St. James and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the wrong man turns out to be the right one... Nash, a longtime Dirty Angels MC member and lead singer of Dirty Deeds, has a secret. For years, he's hidden his bisexuality from his brothers, fellow bikers, worried how they'd take the news. But Nash isn't the only one keeping secrets from his brotherhood. So is Cross, a police officer and member of the Blue Avengers MC. As opposite as they come, when Cross spots Nash across the bar, he can't resist the unexpected attraction. Then lines are crossed, boundaries blurred. And they need to survive in two different worlds where men who like other men aren't usually accepted, and where bikers and cops don't mix. Reality and fantasy are two different things. The fantasy being Cross and Nash can be together, that they can make it work. The reality being their situation is impossible. Cross will never give up being a cop. Nash will never give up being a biker. What either of them would have to walk away from is more than anyone should ask for. In the end, fighting reality could be a losing battle in a war they might never win. Note: A standalone, Crossing the Line is a crossover gay romance involving a member of the Dirty Angels MC and one from the Blue Avengers MC. It includes forbidden love, enemies to lovers, cop vs biker, alpha vs alpha. As with all my books, it has no cliffhanger and an HEA.

Download or read book Red Hot Coffin Nails MC California gay M M Romance Novel written by K. A. Merikan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to men, Red Jack has three rules. The guy has to be hot, out of town, and not up for repeats. It's a good way to keep the gay flings far away from the eyes of his brothers in the Coffin Nails Motorcycle Club, and he will make damn sure it stays that way. When a hookup takes an ominous turn, and the sexy stranger turns up at his house, the heat is on. Loki invades his life and just won't leave, wreaking havoc wherever he follows Jack, but getting rid of him becomes harder with every kiss. The world crumbles around Loki when he finds out he has cancer. As if his life wasn't shit enough already. With only a few months left, he decides to live to the fullest and get every last wish on his bucket list fulfilled. One of those is fucking the hot bearded biker he meets the same night he got the bad news. Big, confident, and dangerous, Red Jack is all Loki ever wanted in a man. After all, he deserves one last shot at love. Who cares if Red Jack is a stubborn, closeted asshole? Loki knows what he wants, and he won't settle for anything less.

Download or read book Consume Me written by Ryan Michele and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It [is] full of passion, danger and plenty of heat. ~Tracy Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author Ryan Michele brings a hot and intense motorcycle club romance where proving loyalty and making a woman yours provides unexpected challenges. The past is never far from the surface... Being a stripper at Studio X was never Blaze's dream, but it pays the bills and puts food on the table. Having it owned by the Ravage MC is both a blessing and a curse. She's worked hard to get where she is to let anything detour her. Not even the hunk of man who won't seem to leave her alone. He's a temptation she doesn't need. Tug is prospecting to become a member of the Ravage MC, doing everything he can to prove his loyalty to the brothers. His mind is also set on a sexy brunette whose eyes set him on fire, even if she keeps pushing him away. Tug loves a challenge--bring it on. When secrets are revealed, it will be the ultimate test between the two. Sometimes the only way to beat the demons back is to look them straight in the eye. ** Consume Me (Ravage MC #3) is a full-length novel and should be read in order with the series: Ravage Me, Seduce Me, Consume Me, Inflame Me and Captivate Me. ** If you like MC books AT ALL, or love rough and rugged alpha males, you'll love these books! ~SL When it comes to love & family, the members of Ravage will fight til the death. ~Bernice I freaking love this series! ~Mrs. O.'s Reads *** Ravage Motorcycle Club Official Reading Order: 1. Ravage Me (Cruz & Princess) 2. Seduce Me (GT & Casey) 3. Consume Me (Tug & Blaze) 4. Inflame Me (Rhys & Tanner) (Dagger & Mearna) 5. Captivate Me (Buzz & Bella) (Breaker & Shaina) 6. Bound by Family (Cooper & Bristyl) (Bound #1) 7. Bound by Desire (Deke & Rylie) (Bound #2) 8. Bound by Vengeance (Ryker & Austyn) (Bound #3) 9. Bound by Affliction (Green & Leah) (Bound #4) 10. Bound by Destiny (Jacks & Emery & Micah) (Bound #5) 11. Bound by Wreckage (Nox & Carsyn) (Bound #6) 12. Connected in Pain (Crow & Rylynn #1) (Rebellion #1) 13. Fueled in Fire (Crow & Rylynn #2) (Rebellion #2) 14. Sealed in Strength (Crow & Rylynn #3) (Rebellion #3) 15. Connected in Code (Wrong Way & Hayden) (Rebellion #4) 16. Bound by Consequences (Micah & Ensley #1) (Bound #7) 17. Bound by Redemption (Micah & Ensley #2) (Bound #8) 18. Bound by Fate (Dryerson & Katie) (Bound #9) (Coming Soon) Companion Reads in the Ravage MC Family: Rattle Me Satisfy Me Ride with Me Ravage MC Final Epilogue (Located at the end of Captivate Me) aBound Wedding

Download or read book His Favorite Color Is Blood Coffin Nails MC gay Biker Dark Romance written by K. A. Merikan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grim is a bloodthirsty killer, and he owns it. Gay in a world of outlaw bikers, he firmly stands his ground if anyone dares to cross him. He takes pleasure in showing homophobes their place and fucking his way through a life of carnage. But there is a part of him always aching for something he cannot get. When by chance he saves the most perfect guy he's ever met, he is not about to let him go. Even if it means he needs to smother his broken bird. When a masked, bloodstained man rescues Misha from captivity, he doesn't know if he should thank the menacing stranger or stab him and run. Grim is not the kind of man who takes no for an answer, and Misha might now be in more danger than when he was trapped as a sex slave. Misha cannot deny though that Grim is as alluring as he is frightening, and once Misha realizes what power his body holds over Grim, he understands that taming the beast of a man could be within his reach. But any possibility of a future together is like a house of cards when Zero, the sadistic crime lord who destroyed Misha's life, sets out to get him back. Will the ruthless biker assassin at Misha's side be enough to conquer the monsters from his past?

Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Download or read book BRIDESHEAD REVISITED THE SACRED AND PROFANE MEMORIES OF CAPTAIN CHARLES RYDER written by Evelyn Waugh and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Devil s Ride gay Biker MC Erotic Romance Novel Sex and Mayhem Book 2 written by K. A. Merikan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: --- You don't fuck with the club president's son. ---Tooth. Vice President of the Coffin Nails Motorcycle Club. On a neverending quest for vengeance. The last thing he needs is becoming a permanent babysitter for a male hooker. Lucifer. Fallen. Lost. Alone. After a childhood filled with neglect and abuse, followed by his mother's suicide, Lucifer set out into the world alone. There was nothing for him out there other than taking it one day at a time. As the bastard son of the Coffin Nails club president, Lucifer never got much fatherly love. So when the Nails show up at the strip joint Lucifer works in, the last thing he expects is to be put in the custody of Tooth, the Nails Vice President famous for his gruesome interrogation techniques. The man proves to be the sexiest beast Lucifer has ever met. He's also older, straight, and an itch Luci can't ever scratch. Tooth's life came to a halt twelve years ago. His lover got brutally murdered, police never found the perpetrators, and all leads were dead ends. To find peace and his own justice, Tooth joined the Coffin Nails, but years on, he's gotten nowhere with the case, yet still lives on with the burning fire for revenge. Babysitting a deeply scarred teenager with a talent for disappearing is the last thing on his bucket list. He promised himself to never get attached to someone like him again. To make sure the openly gay boy is safe in the clubhouse, Tooth is stuck keeping an eye on him. The big, blue, attention seeking gaze is drawing Tooth in, but fucking the president's son is a complete no-go, even when both their feelings go beyond lust. What Tooth doesn't know is that Lucifer might hold the key to the closure Tooth so desperately needs. WARNING Contains adult content: a gritty storyline, sex, explicit language, violence and abuse. Inappropriate use of dental tools and milk. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Themes: Prostitution, Outlaw Motorcycle Club, organized crime, homophobia, family issues, coming out, discipline/punishment, organ snatching, hurt-comfort, age gap Genre: contemporary gay erotic dark romance Length: ~ 125,000 words (Standalone novel, no cliffhanger.)

Download or read book A Mother s List of Books for Children written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A liste of recommended readings for children, intended for home use and arranged by age, not school grade. Included in the list are fairy tales that are free from horrible happenings. Omitted are all writings which tolerate cruelty or unkindness to animals.

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Download or read book Gutter Mind Smoke Valley MC written by K a Merikan and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Face of an angel. Mind in the gutter.--- Mike. Macho Biker. Scarred. Will never love again. Arden. Femme boy. Jaded. Will never succumb to lust again. Mike is always on the lookout for a fresh fling, and there are more than enough chicks for a stud like him at the Smoke Valley MC clubhouse. But the pretty little thing he spots at the gas station turns out to be a boy, and that triggers all sorts of confusion.Mike loves a challenge, so when he's given the cold shoulder, his predator senses are set aflame! Straight or not, Mike makes a bet with his cousin and won't settle for anything other than a total seduction of Arden. Arden has bigger fish to fry than some biker's petty insecurities. His last relationship has left him jaded and hurt, so he will never again succumb to the charms of a bad boy. Especially since Mike isn't just hot, he's freaking irresistible. Older, dangerous, and cocky, Mike will be Arden's downfall if he isn't careful. But when a monster from Arden's past reaches out his claws, the only deterrent Arden can think of is claiming Mike is his new boyfriend. So now he's stuck in a fake relationship with a straight guy. For Mike, what starts as a game turns out to be an awakening he'd never expected. The ice prince in lace is actually hot as hellfire, with a gutter mind to match Mike's, and all of a sudden, his scarred heart is not as safe as he'd thought it was. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Themes: fake relationship, bet, ice prince, player, bisexual awakening, outlaw biker gang, self-discovery, age gap, protector, lingerie, commitment-phobe, big family Genre: Scorching hot M/M romance, romantic suspense Length: 95,000 words (Standalone) WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence, mentions of past abuse, offensive language and morally ambiguous characters.

Download or read book Heart Ripper Coffin Nails MC Gay Biker M M Romance written by K. A. Merikan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: --- You always want what you can't have. --- David. Catholic. Gay. Set on keeping his purity ring. Raja. Biker. Manwhore. Never refuses a bet. David has always tried to be the best son his parents could dream of. Always at church on Sunday. Always eager to help with the garden. Always trying his best at school. Prim, proper, innocent, and kind. But deep inside of him, there is a yearning planted by the devil himself, and when a cocky, foul-mouthed biker pulls him a step too far, David doesn't fall into the abyss. He leaps. Raja is all he's ever dreamed of, yet didn't dare voice. Older, dangerous, a wall of muscle with a grip so strong David can't resist him no matter how hard he tries. As a freshly appointed president of a motorcycle club on the verge of ruin, Raja has a lot to live up to. Being gay doesn't do him any favors in terms of commanding the respect of his men. He has his way of compensating though. Always first in a fight. Always bragging about his sexual conquests. Always up for a bet. Daring, tattooed, sexy, and unapologetic. After he boasts he can have any man he wants, he gets challenged to hook up with the preppy guy wallflowering at a party. Raja can't wait to pop the innocent cutie's cherry. But when he finds out the guy is his friend's younger brother, life gets a whole lot messier. Why is the one guy who should be off-limits always the most tempting? POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Themes: Outlaw motorcycle club, organized crime, religion, homophobia, bet, good boy meets bad boy, coming out Genre: M/M romance, suspense Length: 100,000 words (Standalone novel) WARNING: This book contains steamy content and graphic violence.

Download or read book Towards Another Summer written by Janet Frame and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Self–styled" writer Grace Cleave has writer's block, and her anxiety is only augmented by her chronic aversion to leaving her home, to be "among people, even for five or ten minutes." And so it is with trepidation that she accepts an invitation to spend a weekend away from London in the north of England. Once there, she feels more and more like a migratory bird, as the pull of her native New Zealand makes life away from it seem transitory. Grace longs to find her place in the world, but first she must learn to be comfortable in her own skin, feathers and all. From the author of the universally acclaimed An Angel at My Table comes an exquisitely written novel of exile and return, homesickness and belonging. Written in 1963 when Janet Frame was living in London, this is the first publication of a novel she considered too personal to be published while she was alive.

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