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๐คComing of Age โ First Love ๐คTouch her and die vibes
๐คBoy Obsessed
๐คStrong heroine
๐คRevenge, drama and lies
๐คAnd a whole lot of ANGST!
Blurb:
Vicious Addictions is the first installment in this action-packed, drama-filled mafia romance series from USA Today Bestselling Author Ivy Fox.
“Enter the dangerous world of power, passion, and forbidden love in The Next Vicious Generationโwhere blind loyalty always comes at a price.”
Everyone in Chicago knows my name.
Iโm Jude Adamo Romanoโthe eldest son of the Romano clan and the heir to the Outfit crime syndicate.
Power, control, and loyalty are my familyโs legacy, the only things I hold dear.
As for love? Love is a weakness.
Iโve witnessed how it twists, destroys, and corrupts even the most honorable men, and I vowed never to let it ruin me.
Not again.
I kept that promiseโuntil she walked back into my life.
Mina Crane… the one woman who ever made me question everything. The only one Iโd risk it all for, even my birthright.
But in my world, something as fragile as love always comes with a steep price.
As loyalties shatter and enemies close in, I find myself at a crossroads, faced with an impossible decision.
Will I fight for the woman who brings me to my knees with just a smile, or will duty and honor chain me to a fate I no longer desire?
For what is a throne without a queen to rule by my side?
Author’s note: The Next Vicious Generation is an interconnected standalone series that serves as a spin-off to the Rotten Love Duet. Each book in this series will focus on one of Selene’s children, now grown up and just as fierce and fearless as their fathers. While reading the Rotten Love Duet is not essential before starting this series, it is highly recommended for a deeper understanding of the characters and their backstory.
Football was my first love. Now Iโm playing for my only
love. Game Time.
Delay of Game
Game Time Series Book 4
by Tam DeRudder
Jackson
Genre:
Contemporary Sports Romance
Danny Chambers is back.
I lost my heart to Danny Chambers in high school, even though he parked me in
the friend zone five minutes after we met. Itโs taken years to stop thinking
about him at least once every hour. It helped when he enlisted in the Air
Force. But heโs back, and heโs walking onto the football team. He could go to
college anywhere, so why does it have to be Mountain State?
Even best friends keep secrets from each other.
When Danny earns a spot playing receiver for the Wildcats, Iโm in the clear. I
can admire him from the stands and go back to my boring life of finishing my
undergrad and resigning myself to being married to my career. After what went
down with my one-and-only boyfriend last semester, well, I need to stop
dreaming about happily-ever-after. Which makes the head games Danny is playing
with me so painful. Why is he acting like he wants something more with me?
Five years ago, I made a colossal mistake.
I need a second chance. Growing up a military brat, the one constant in my life
was playing football. Though I met all kinds of people while switching schools
on the regular, one look at Taryn Hamilton and sheโs my girl. Yet after we met,
I discovered quick she was off-limits if I wanted to catch passes on Friday
nights. I paid a big price for my bad choice. Now after giving Uncle Sam four
years so I could attend college, Iโm at Mountain State where Iโm taking every
opportunity to show Taryn how I truly feelโhow I have always felt about her.
She is so much more than my best friend.
Football was my first love. Now Iโm playing for my only love.
Taryn met Danny when they were in high school however while her feelings for him were romantic his appears to be friends only.ย ย After high school he joined the military so she had to give up any hopes she might have had for them to have a future together however four years later he is back, but she isnโt about to wish for things that werenโt meant to be.
Danny had feelings for Taryn, but he didnโt believe that he could be the man she needed.ย ย Now that he is back, he wants to show Taryn that they have always belonged together if she would only open her heart to the possibility.
I enjoyed seeing Danny and Taryn work through the misunderstandings of the past and realize that it finally their time to be together.
**Donโt miss the rest of the Game Time series!**
Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance
Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite
โroomโ in her house is her patio where she dreams up stories of romance and
risk. When sheโs not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you
can find her driving around in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes
of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend
rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her
husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most
of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to
take over her office, and sheโs fine with that.
Quarterback Clay “Mr. Perfect” Braden is determined to show sexy scientist Pepper Montgomery the benefits of hands-on research in PLAYING MR. PERFECT, the first book in the Bradens at Ridgeport series. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, this steamy, small-town, opposites-attract standalone romance is unputdownable.No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after that will leave you breathless.
What happens in Paris, stays in Paris, right?
Oh, Pepper. If only…
Okay, I admit it.
Sleeping with the NFL quarterback who the media has dubbed Mr. Perfect might not have been the smartest move, but Iโm in the City of Love, Iโd had a few drinks, and was jacked up on giddy girl talk and hopeful heartsโtwo things I never buy intoโand I threw caution to the wind.
I want to sneak out before he wakes up, but when I open my eyes, heโs already up.
In more ways than one.
Convincing the ridiculously cocky (pun intended) man that Iโm not the woman he slept with last night is awkward.
Actually, he makes it impossible.
The thing is, I donโt even know who that woman was.
Why you need to #ONECLICK this bookโฆ ๐Why Choose
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๐ฅFriends to Lovers
๐Jilted Bride
๐ฅThey Fall First
๐Road Trip
๐ฅEnemies to Lovers
Iโve had a thing for Ivy Scott since I first laid eyes on her a year ago. Sheโs smart, sexy, and everything Iโve ever wanted.
Too bad she was engaged to one of my best friends.
But that idiot leaves her at the altar.
So, as one of the groomsmen, I have to be there for her, right?
Even if that includes a cross country road trip with the other two groomsmenโher best friend, Liam, and my best friend, Harrisonโ-to the beach house sheโs inherited in South Carolina.
Sure, her car is tiny, sheโs massively hungover, and Liam and Harrison hate each other (despite hooking up almost a year ago) but this will be fine.
But then I find out Liamโs in love with Ivy too.
And weโre caught in a rainstorm after a night in a Texas honky tonk, and the only option is to stop at a motel with just one room leftโand only two beds for the four of us. Suddenly weโre all a lot closer.
When we finally get to the small coastal town of Honeysuckle Harbor two beds become only one and, well, you do the math.
Ivy and Liam think our fun, laughter-filled days and our hot-as-sin nights are just to get me and Harrison out of their systems before they head back to their lives in California. But Harrison and I are in love for the first time and weโre determined to make this foursome last forever.
Three Grumpy Groomsmen is a jilted bride why choose rom com with grumpy-sunshine combos galore, where the guys fall first, millionaires really enjoy a run down motelโs โroom serviceโ, and the girl gets her manโฆ times three. No cheating, no other woman or other man drama, and a definite HEA.
One touch is all it takes to unravel his carefully guarded heart.
Nash
Love is a battlefieldโand Iโve made a career out of winning. As a divorce lawyer, I see the worst sides of relationships every day. Betrayal, heartbreak, and lies. Itโs enough to make any sane person swear off love for good.
Then my mom gifts me a massage session with Valentina Perkins.
Leni is all curves, sass, and sweetnessโa complete contradiction to my cynical view of the world. Sheโs supposed to help me relax, but from the moment her hands touch my skin, Iโm more wound up than ever. Sheโs nothing like the women Iโve known, and it terrifies me how much I want her.
The problem? I canโt stand the thought of her touching other men, even if itโs her job. But walking away from her isnโt an option. Leni might be the only person capable of showing me that love isnโt always a losing game.
Now, I just have to convince her to take a chance on the grump who thought love wasnโt worth the risk.
As a divorce attorney Nash has become accustomed to seeing the end of a relationship which has made him reluctant when it comes to love. He would rather not accept the massage that his mother arranges for him but once he meets Leni, he knows that this is the best decision he could have made.
Leni is strong and sassy. The feelings that she and Nash had for each other were undeniable and when they reached a challenge in their relationship his family was there to ensure that Nash trusted in them and their relationship.
Nash and Leni shared a great chemistry and Nash was in from the beginning as he showed Leni that she was the man he was meant to be with.
Ever thought how love and loss can change your fundamental nature?
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I loved a fair boy once, and he was taken from me. Iโm back to avenge him, no matter the cost.
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Every year the fae king organizes deathly trials with human tributes to please the gods.
This year, I am taking part in them.
My goal? To enter the palace in the aftermath and take the king out once and for all.
My sole advantage? Iโm no ordinary human.
Not anymore.
I am a sea maiden of the House of Tides. My element is water magic.
These trials, held in the sea, should be a piece of cake for me.
My mistake? I hadnโt counted on my magic failing me, or Jai, the fae kingโs arrogant dragon-summoner and shadow-weaver, volunteering in the trials to protect me.
I hadnโt counted on resurfacing feelings and memories.
On the people surrounding me not being who they seem.
On the tables turning on me.
I am a razor-sharp thorn, a blade honed to fight, and this is when it all comes together, when it all ends.
Yet I am foiled by prophecies and signs, illusions and lies.
Erika Wilde is a New York Times Bestselling author. She is best known for her super sexy Marriage Diaries series and The Players Club series, and has also co-written the Dirty Sexy Series and the Book Boyfriend Series with Carly Phillips, her best friend and writing buddy for the past twenty years. She lives in Oregon with her husband and two daughters, and when she’s not writing you can find her exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest. For more information on her upcoming releases, please visit website at http://www.erikawilde.com and sign up to receive my newsletter for updates and news!
Our agreement was strictly professionalโฆuntil it wasnโt.
As an escort to the ultra-rich, I knew my place in the world. Iโd mastered the art of blending in and keeping my true selfโand my desiresโhidden. When billionaire Eric Maxim hired me to be his date to an exclusive art show, I expected another impersonal arrangement. But Eric, with his piercing blue eyes and arrogant charm, was anything but ordinary.
Eric didnโt want complications. All he needed was a polished date for various eventsโnot someone like meโa much younger woman who challenged him, exasperated him, and worst of all, made him feel.
Just as we were on the brink of something real, shadows from my past threatened to tear us apart. Would Eric and I find a way to overcome our fears and fight for the connection we never saw coming, or would doubt and betrayal destroy our chance at happiness?
Forbidden Desires is a steamy, age gap, billionaire romance about love, redemption, and finding the courage to truly be seen. One-click today to follow Jasmine and Ericโs story of love, betrayal and ultimatelyโฆhappinessโHEA guaranteed!
๐คReview๐ค After a tragedy being an escort managed to meet Jasmineโs needs, but she is beginning to wonder if she can have more. What she would like is to be committed to one man however even though she is very attracted to Eric she isnโt certain she can count on him when her past resurfaces.
Eric is a successful businessman who has never believed he can manage his business and a relationship. When he hires Jasmine for a social event, they connect both physically and emotionally and start spending more time together but not everyone is happy they are together and take actions to tear them apart.
Neither Jasmine nor Eric realized what was missing in their lives until they met each other. Their connection goes far beyond the attraction between them however they are both inexperienced when it comes to relationships which causes some turmoil until they learn to trust both theirs and each othersโ hearts.
FWAR is the third book in The Hometown Heartless series and contains a crossover character from The Next Life series. FWAR DOES contain spoilers for The Next Life duet and The Hometown Heartless series.
Reading the The Next Life duet and The Hometown Heartless series prior to FWAR will enhance your appreciation of this story as well as provide a better understanding of the depth of the character dynamics, personalities, and backstories.
It had a good laugh when I found my boyfriend of four years in bed with my best friend.
It was rolling on the floor when the same backstabbing beasts stole my dream school, landing me in a different state, where I didnโt know a single soul.
Youโd think after all that, itโd cut me a break, right?
Wrong.
Enter its next jest, and this oneโs a doozy.
Kai Elliot. Campus womanizer. Self-proclaimed bad boy. And the new bane of my existenceโbut not for the reason you might think.
Kai is as beautiful as the ink that mars his skin. Perfect lines. Vibrant colors. Designs as intricate as the man who bears them. I knew from the first moment I laid eyes on him that he was dangerous. A man who would destroy everything I stood for, stripping me bare for the world to see, and thatโs exactly what he does.
I donโt love him. Hell, I donโt even like him. But that doesnโt stop me from injecting him into my veins like heโs my own personal brand of narcotics. Nothing can top the high he gives me, which is why I keep coming back for more, even when I know I shouldnโt.
And just when I think maybe fate isnโt that bad after all, it goes and gets my traitorous heart involved. Because the only thing worse than loving a man who betrays you- is loving a man who will never love you back.
After being betrayed by the two people she should have been able to trust Lyric needs a fresh start and that begins with a different college. She isnโt looking for love but maybe a casual relationship with a man who appears to be her complete opposite might be exactly what she needs.
Kai may appear to be the man you donโt bring home to your family but appearances can be deceiving. Even though he doesnโt believe he is looking for a relationship he is drawn to Lyric in a way that he never expected and the more we learn about this intriguing man the more we want to know.
The characters draw you in as they take you on an emotional and romantic journey as they find what they didnโt know they were looking for in each other.
Melissa Toppen is a USA Today Bestselling Author who specializes in Fantasy, New Adult and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for romance and all things fantasy, and focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read. You can find more information about Melissa and her books at melissatoppen.com
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