Download or read book The Mad Love Series written by Colet Abedi and published by Colet Abedi. This book was released on 2019-07-24 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a tropical island vacation, virgin Sophie Walker turns up the heat with British ​Tycoon Clayton Sinclair. But is his possessive side too much for her to handle? Bored with life, my two best friends and I take off for a much needed vacation to the Maldives Island! I was ready for adventure. I was ready for anything. I wasn’t ready for him. My old life might have been boring, but Clayton’s doesn’t even seem real. This is our journey. This is our story. This is our Mad Love. All four books from The Mad Love Series is included in this box set! Mad Love Madly Addicted Mad Love 2 Madly in Love

Download or read book The Mad Love Series written by Colet Abedi and published by Colet Abedi. This book was released on 2019-07-24 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a tropical island vacation, virgin Sophie Walker turns up the heat with British ​Tycoon Clayton Sinclair. But is his possessive side too much for her to handle? Bored with life, my two best friends and I take off for a much needed vacation to the Maldives Island! I was ready for adventure. I was ready for anything. I wasn’t ready for him. My old life might have been boring, but Clayton’s doesn’t even seem real. This is our journey. This is our story. This is our Mad Love. All four books from The Mad Love Series is included in this box set! Mad Love Madly Addicted Mad Love 2 Madly in Love

Download or read book Trouble written by Colet Abedi and published by Colet Abedi. This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarred by her past, Kerri frequents an elite sex club to experience the intimacy she craves — and when she comes face-to-face with dangerously sexy Trouble, their explosive chemistry will turn her world upside down… I’ve been watching you. I feel like I’ve been watching you forever. It started as revenge. You were a means to an end, a way to pay your father back. To avenge my sister. Her death. Her life. But it turned into something else. An obsession. An addiction. Dangerous. Unwanted. But, maybe, inevitable. And so here we are. I’m sorry, Kerri… I didn’t want this. I didn’t want to shatter you. But you should know... You make me weak.

Download or read book Conquer written by Colet Abedi and published by Colet Abedi. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is something about him. Something that makes me stare and wonder. Something that makes me imagine all sorts of delicious, forbidden things. Something that makes me want to give him what I have never given another man before. My virginity. Extreme? Yes. But then, so am I. I am not your typical virgin. And William Sinclair is not your typical man. Conquer is book 4 in The Sinclair Brothers Series. Mad Love & Mad Love 2 - Clayton Sinclair Tame - Michael Sinclair Conquer & Conquered - William Sinclair

Download or read book Food of Love Box Set written by Justine Elyot and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Food of Love series Highly Strung If music be the food of love, no wonder orchestral life is so passionate. The new violinist with the Westminster Symphony Orchestra knows she shouldn't have a crush on its glamorous leader, Milan Kaspar, but Lydia just can't help wanting a piece of the arrogant Czech virtuoso. Capturing his attention by refusing to play along with his plans for the orchestra, she soon finds herself drawn into his bed—a bed he shares with lovers of both sexes. But Lydia wants more than wild and inventive sex—she wants to get behind Milan's sophisticated veneer, to find the man inside the performer. She seems doomed to failure, until a trip to his home country changes everything... Musical Beds Can hope come from heartbreak? Music and passion rule the lives of Milan and Lydia, building bridges between them even when all seems lost. After Lydia leaves a grieving Milan behind in Prague, their tempestuous relationship seems to be over. But chance throws them back together again when Milan is given the career opportunity of a lifetime. Lydia is thrown off course by his self-destructive behaviour and, as much as she loves him, she can't be sure that she will ever be able to live with him. Then the issue is further confused by the arrival of a handsome and intriguing conductor from Germany...Meanwhile, Lydia's friend Vanessa is finding herself strongly drawn to her percussionist colleague—a man young enough to be her son. Affairs of the heart run riot through the Westminster Symphony Orchestra. Will they ruin an important television broadcast, or will the musicians find love and peace at last? Close Harmony How do you choose between two perfect men? It's like choosing your favourite music—certain pieces suit certain moods. Which mood is Lydia feeling the most? The autumn season of the Westminster Symphony Orchestra finds Lydia unable to choose between passionate Milan and dominant Karl-Heinz—so she decides to give them both a chance. She hops from one bed to the other, trying to weigh up her options. Milan has a hold on her heart, but has never been reliable. Karl-Heinz is a good man, but what is the secret behind his strange repression? Old rivalries and new jealousies are kindled while Lydia works hard at having the time of her sex life. No trio has ever practised quite as hard as this...But there is trouble in paradise for Ben and Vanessa, too, as a face from Vanessa's past makes an unwelcome appearance and all seems impossible to resolve. Amid turbulent emotions and orchestra rehearsals, the musicians work hard to negotiate a path to happiness. Will music prove to be the food of love, or a poison, infecting the future?

Download or read book Billionaire Banker Box Set Books 1 3 written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling Author, Lexy Timms, brings you a billionaire workplace romance that'll have you banking on love. The box set includes the first three books of the Billionaire Banker Series! Book 1 Love like you're never counting the cost. Ten years ago, Bethany Walker was the rich girl who had it all. But her world came crashing down when her father was arrested for stealing millions. Convinced he was framed, Bethany sets out to destroy the powerful Sterling family that ruined her father. She'll do whatever it takes in her quest for revenge—even seduce her greatest enemy. Billionaire banker Kirk Sterling is instantly attracted to Bethany from the moment he meets her. When it comes to relationships he's usually the one in control, but Bethany has the power to bring has the power to bring him to his knees. After he discovers she's in dire financial straits, Kirk will do anything to play the hero to her damsel in distress. Falling for him isn't an option, but Bethany starts to see that Kirk is nothing like she imagined. As she gets closer to him her plan for revenge is in danger, and so is her heart. Book 2 Bethany Walker's identity isn't so secret anymore. When the Sterling family discovered who she really was, she lost her chance at avenging her father. Worse, instead of getting revenge, she's fallen for Kirk Sterling, the billionaire banker she should have ruined. Now, all she wants is to make amends for breaking Kirk's heart. After finding out that Bethany lied about her identity, Kirk Sterling is furious. He wants nothing to do with her, until a chance encounter makes him reassess everything he believes about her. Even though she's the daughter of his greatest enemy, Kirk finds himself giving in to temptation. Soon, he's sneaking around with her, and keeping their rekindled fling a secret from his ruthless family. But the more they see each other, the closer they get to their secret fling being exposed. One wrong move could start the bitter feud between their families all over again. Can Bethany and Kirk finally learn to trust each other, or will betrayal tear them apart? Book 3 Kirk Sterling hasn't seen Bethany Walker since the day he dumped her. He broke up with her to protect her from his powerful family, but he hasn't gotten over her. When Bethany shows up, desperate for his help, Kirk agrees, ready to resist her seductive charm. After her breakup with Kirk, Bethany Walker has kept her distance, working hard to move on from her heartache. But Bethany discovers that her estranged father is in danger, and Kirk is the only man she can turn to for help. Seeing Kirk again threatens to reignite the feud between their families, worst of all, endangers her battered heart. Working together is the toughest challenge either of them has faced. As they uncover the secrets of the past and get closer to the shocking truth, danger lurks around every corner. Will Kirk and Bethany rekindle their relationship or will the war between their families consume them both? Billionaire Banker Series: Book 1 – Banking on Him Book 2 – Price of Passion Book 3 – Investing in Love Book 4 – Knowing Your Worth Book 5 – Treasured Forever Book 6 - Banking on Christmas (Novella) Search Terms: contemporary romance, new adult, billionaire obsession, fake girlfriend, women's fiction, Anthology, romance, famous actor, contemporary romance and sex, romance billionaire series, melody anne billionaire bachelors series, true love, coming of age, overcoming, drugs, billionaire, Alpha male romance, free kindle romance, Alpha Bad Boy, bad boy, hot romance, hot and steamy, happily ever after, love and loss, love stories, fake billionaire, fake fiance, fake boss, fake boyfriend, fake, Collections, Saga

Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired July 2020 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Deb Kastner and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE BLACK SHEEP’S SALVATION by Deb Kastner A fresh start for Logan Maddox and his son, who has autism, means returning home and getting Judah into the educational program that best serves his needs. The problem? Molly Winslow—the woman he left behind years ago—is the teacher. Might little Judah reunite Logan and Molly for good? A FATHER’S PROMISE Bliss, Texas by Mindy Obenhaus Stunned to discover he has a child, Wes Bishop isn’t sure he’s father material. But his adorable daughter needs him, and he can’t help feeling drawn to her mother—a woman he’s finally getting to know. Can this sudden dad make a promise of forever? HIS DAUGHTER’S PRAYER by Danielle Thorne Struggling to keep his antiques store open, single dad Mark Chatham can’t turn down his high school sweetheart, Callie Hargrove, when she moves back to town and offers her assistance in the shop. But as she works to save his business, can Callie avoid losing her heart to his little girl…and to Mark?

Download or read book Mad Love 2 written by Colet Abedi and published by Alibi Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heartbroken by the handsome and domineering Clayton Sinclair, Sophie Walker has put her whirlwind romance with him in the Maldives behind her and is determined to focus on her career. When an opportunity takes me to the south of France, I am elated for this new chapter in my life to begin. I expect to see the Eiffel Tower. I expect to drink copious amounts of wine. What I don’t expect is to see Clayton, in France, waiting for me. Just when I think we can move on from the past and we can begin our life together, tragedy strikes and I don’t know where we go from here. Do I fight for the love of my life or search for a different happily ever after? Mad Love 2 is book two of The Sinclair Brothers Series...it is recommended to read this series in order.

Download or read book Flatline written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember the call… I was used to doing things alone, just me and my trusty dog, Duke. We were a solo team ever since my partner retired and I transferred over to the K-9 unit. Duke was the best police officer I'd ever worked with, and the only male I needed in my life. That was until Travis Cooper, beefcake firefighter, caught a job I'm looking into. He was first on the scene of a major arson, and because we each had a unique set of skills, the brass thought it would be a good idea for us to work together. I'll never forget the first time he looked into my eyes and said, "You're in over your head, girl scout." That's when I knew the gloves were coming off. I was going to give Travis a whole lot more than he bargained for, starting by knocking him down a few pegs. Emergency Love Series Flatline Backdraft Overtime Search Terms: fireman romance, dark romance, firefighter romance, dark erotica, new adult, new adult & college, Motorcycle Club Romance, Crime Romance, Romantic Action & Adventure, romantic suspence, romantic suspense, action adventure, HEA, happily ever after, true love, tradegy, tear jerker, thriller, romance thriller, romantic thriller, ptsd, addiction, contemporary romance, bad boy obsession, romance billionaire series, bbw, new, melody anne billionaire bachelors series, billionaire romance, tragedy, dancer, fire, fireman, hot fireman, chicago fire, fire fighter, fire woman, police, crime thriller, police woman, detective dog

Download or read book Disgrace written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one can disgrace us but ourselves… There is a mole in our organization, and until we find out who it is, all of us are in danger. We have our suspicions, but I don't want to believe that anyone close to us—let alone our own family—would betray us. With Layla laid up in the hospital, I launch on a dangerous mission to oust the mole once and for all, no matter what it takes. Drawn into a dark web of lies, manipulation, and backstabbing family, I don't know who to trust—or if I'm going to make it out alive... There's a fire between us… The Dead of Night Series Abduction Bribery Corruption The Heat of Night Series Depravity Scandal Disgrace Search Terms: romantic suspense, kidnapping, action adventure, mafia romance, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, stockholm syndrome, outlander, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, bully romance academy romance, coming of age romance, bully romance dark romance, bully romance college, bully romance reverse harem, new adult romance, contemporary romance, crime, crime thriller, heist, thriller, kidnapping, vigilante

Download or read book Harlequin Heartwarming December 2020 Box Set written by Cari Lynn Webb and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships that focus on home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: MONTANA WEDDING (A Blackwell Sisters novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Cari Lynn Webb Luck shines on Georgie Harrison-Blackwell when brand-new acquaintance Zach Evans suggests he be her pretend boyfriend for her sister’s Christmas wedding. Once pretend begins to feel real, can Georgie and Zach learn to trust their hearts? A CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL (A Texas Rebels novel) by Linda Warren A week in his hometown sounds like a sentence for SWAT leader Bo Goodnight, given his ex Becky Tullous is still in Horseshoe. Could an unexpected second chance turn into the forever they never had? UNDER A CHRISTMAS MOON (An Eclipse Ridge Ranch Novel) by Mary Anne Wilson Opposites attract for Libby Conner and Jake Bishop, showing them what a holiday romance can offer. Until a fiancé, a snowstorm and transforming a ranch get in their way! CHRISTMAS ON THE RANCH (A Hearts of Big Sky Novel) by Julianna Morris Alaina Wright isn’t interested in romance, but the tall Montana rancher she’s met makes her wonder if she’s up to the challenge of defeating Gideon Carmichael’s bitter heart…and her own. Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!

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Download or read book Mad Love written by Suzanne Selfors and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you're the daughter of a best-selling romance writer, life should be pretty good. But for 16-year-old Alice Amorous, daughter of the Queen of Romance, life is an agonizing lie. Her mother's been secretly hospitalized for mental illness, and Alice has been putting on a brave front, answering fan letters, forging her mother's signature, telling the publisher that all is well. But the next book is due and the Queen can't write it. Alice needs a story for her mother. And she needs one fast. That's when she meets Errol, a strange boy who's been following her. A boy who tells her that he has a love story. A boy who believes he's Cupid. As Alice begins to hear Errol's voice in her head, and begins to see things she can't explain, she must face the truth - that she's either inherited her mother's madness, or Errol is for real.

Download or read book Unavoidable Casualty written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something no reasonable man could have expected… Everything seems to be going well for Gibby and Louis. When Louis's friend Doug passes away, they're both shaken by the loss. Doug leaves Louis his house, but he hesitates to take it. He doesn't want to feel like he's taking advantage of Doug's kindness. Instead, he intends to think about it while he takes Gibby to Alaska for a romantic trip. He's going to look at a golf course, but the time away might help him plan his next steps in life with the woman he loves. They spend a couple of wonderful nights in a beautiful, secluded cabin. However, the peaceful setting doesn't last long. A wildfire forces them to evacuate just when Louis has made up his mind. He can't wait to move into Doug's house—with Gibby. He plans to propose, but those ideas are foiled by Mother Nature. Will have a chance to ask her to start a life with him? Or will more obstacles get in the way? Beyond Control Series Inevitable Accident Force Majeure Unavoidable Casualty Search Terms: contemporary romance, new adult, romance, contemporary romance and sex, romance billionaire series, true love, overcoming, women's fiction, fake girlfriend, billionaire, Alpha male romance, Alpha Bad Boy, bad boy, hot romance, hot and steamy, happily ever after, love, enemies to lovers, billionaire romance, melody anne billionaire bachelors series, billionaire obsession, new adult romance, romance love triangle, romance love, sweet love story, billionaire romanc, famos actor, love and life, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, holiday, holiday romance, bilionaire romance, dark romance, romantic comedy, saga, women's saga

Download or read book Overtime written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never let the same flame burn your twice… The mob boss we were after set a trap. No sooner had we arrived at the fire than an explosion punched through the early evening, showering the streets with burning shrapnel. My boyfriend Travis, one of Denver's best firefighters, went in alone, leaving me outside to watch and hope. The higher the flames grew, the more concerned I became. What if he didn't make it out? What if the criminal responsible added Travis's death to his growing list of homicides? I fought with my baser instincts; a raging inferno was no place for a cop. My job was afterward, sifting through the ash, looking for clues. Just when I thought all was lost, Travis reappeared, but he wasn't alone. A beautiful firefighter was with him, carrying a child they had rescued. If I didn't know any better, I would have sworn they were a family: a mother and father braving death itself to rescue their offspring. I knew it was petty, but I couldn't extinguish the spark of jealousy their appearance ignited. When all this was over, would Travis choose me? Or was our love fated to die in the flames that consumed the city? Emergency Love Series Flatline Backdraft Overtime Search Terms: Police Romance, Military, fireman romance, dark romance, firefighter romance, dark erotica, new adult, new adult & college, Motorcycle Club Romance, Crime Romance, Romantic Action & Adventure, romantic suspence, romantic suspense, action adventure, HEA, happily ever after, true love, tradegy, tear jerker, thriller, romance thriller, romantic thriller, ptsd, addiction, contemporary romance, bad boy obsession, romance billionaire series, bbw, new, melody anne billionaire bachelors series, billionaire romance, tragedy, fire, fireman, hot fireman, chicago fire, fire fighter, fire woman, police, crime thriller, police woman, detective dog

Download or read book Blinded written by Sparsha Kadri and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This man is way out of my league. Let's just say if i'm a goldfish he's a freaking blue whale. He would probably have girls like me for breakfast. I need to keep a fair distance from him. But I'm way too blinded by my desire for him and the worst part? He knows it.Young Call Center worker Roohi Patel knew her life is not going to be the same when she finds out that her mother who had abandoned her 18 years back is dead and has left her a fortune behind.A series of bad luck brings her face to face with the young 30 year old drop dead gorgeous billionaire Aditya Talvar: who has an offer for her that she should never accept. Oh! But she does. Now he wants to possess her the way no one ever has. Introducing her to his dark world of pleasure. But what she does not know is the future that he has planned for her, a future that she very certainly does not want.

Download or read book The Plantation Series Box Set I Books 1 3 written by Stella Fitzsimons and published by Butterfly Electric Press. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the light of the human species vanished, there was a girl... and a spark. In a world come to an end, one girl and one ragtag group of teen slaves find each other in the dark woods. They plan to make a stand. This collection includes the first three novels in the bestselling dystopian series THE PLANTATION. (BOOKS: The Plantation, The Dark Legion, The Shadow Empire.) THE PLANTATION (Book 1) A century has passed since they arrived. Human history has been erased. Children are enslaved on Alien plantations. Some have heard whispers of the existence of a rebel band of humans who roam free in the forests. Most slaves dare not speak of the rebels for fear the mutant guards will grab and make an example of them. Seventeen-year-old Freya is pulled away in the night not by the mutants, but by her old friend Finn, to join the Saviors, the mythic band of rebel teens. Her bliss fades when she discovers she is the only Savior without a special ability. She is the odd one out, slowly pushing Finn away, defying Damian, the leader of the Saviors, and antagonizing the fierce and beautiful Daphne. In her despair Freya reaches deep within to discover a dark destiny, a truth so heavy it threatens to destroy her. THE DARK LEGION (Book 2) They have waited for her all these years, even before she was born. She lives hidden from their vulture-like drones, hidden in the dark, cavernous lair of her enemies. The unseen ones will come for her. They must come for her. Their very existence depends on finding her, the girl with the gift of light, of power, of life. Haunted by a past she does not understand, by a destiny they plan for her, Freya must leave the Saviors behind, leave Damian and Finn, leave even little Pip and embark on a perilous journey with a beastly warrior. She will venture out beyond the ends of the charted lands, risking all she holds dear to cross the dead zone to where the Dark Legion awaits. THE SHADOW EMPIRE (Book 3) They come from a noble legacy of wonder and discovery. They cut through wormholes, portals and anomalies like shadows skipping across a celestial sea. The hooded ones appear in an instant and disappear in a fraction. Every sleeping child fears a glimpse of their ghastly faces in their darkest dreams. The Shadow Empire is dying. Their struggle for survival has reached a final battlefield in the forests of a primitive planet called Earth. Freya, the hunted one, the most wanted fugitive in the history of the empire, wants to make everything right in her own dying world. She feels rage flowing through her fingertips. She feels her broken heart hungering savage ways. She must become like nothing the world has ever known to save Damian, to save the floating city, to save Finn and Pip and little Tobi, too, but with war looming, will she be able to save her own soul? Keywords: Young Adult, Dystopian, Post-apocalyptic, Teen Dystopian Romance, Fantasy with aliens, Aliens, galactic empire, box set, dystopian box set, The Plantation Series, Strong Heroine, Teen Romance, Alien Invasion, Mutants, oppression, teen fiction, power struggle, bargain price