When a protective young man finds a vicious solution to his troubles, will he save his family or unleash a deadly nightmare?
Brady Bennett can’t shake his guilt. Blaming himself for his dad’s fatal hunting accident seven years prior, the eighteen-year-old doesn’t trust his cruel stepdad and worries for his twin sister. But his suffering takes a strange twist after fleeing into the woods from a nasty school bully, only to see his attacker get ripped to pieces by a savage beast.
Fearing no one will believe his wild story or that they’ll blame him for the boy’s death, Brady sets out to capture the murderous creature and use it for his own ends. And when the monster transforms back into a man desperate to stop the carnage, the teen promises to free him in exchange for one final gory deed.
Will Brady’s plot to take out his enemies spill the blood of innocents?
I Wish We Had Forever by Jessica Peterson is now live!
A scorching hot, brother’s-best-friend, bad-boy/good-girl, fake-marriage standalone romance in the small-town Harbour Village series …
I’ve been pining for Abel Miller since we were teenagers. He’s sexy as hell, and has always played a starring role in all my fantasies. Too bad he only sees me as his best friend’s little sister.
He’s also a broody playboy who takes home a new girl every night, while I’m looking to find forever with someone. Abel and I couldn’t be more different.
But when my dad gets sick and says he just wants to see me safe, settled, and happily in love, Abel shocks me by offering to pretend to be my husband.
Now I’m living with the man of my dreams in his luxe bachelor pad as his fake wife. Plot twist: it only has one bed. Which isn’t a problem, until he accidentally walks in on me naked and I wind up bent over the couch with him on his knees between my legs.
Turns out my feelings weren’t so one-sided after all. But Abel swears he’s too much of a bad boy for the type of relationship I’m looking for, and warns me not to fall in love with him.
Can I convince him he’s always been the one for me? Or am I just headed for heartbreak by wishing we had forever?
I WISH WE HAD FOREVER is book three in the standalone interconnected Harbour Village series.
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Jessica Peterson writes romance with heat, humor, and heart. Heroes with hot accents are her specialty. When she’s not writing, she can be found bellying up to a bar in the south’s best restaurants with her husband Ben, reading books with her adorable daughter Gracie, or snuggling up with her 70-pound lap dog, Martha.
A Carolina girl at heart, she fantasizes about splitting her time between Charleston and Asheville, but currently lives in Charlotte, NC.
💜Review💜 Abel has been an important part of Jen and her family’s lives since they were children as not only is he her brother’s best friend but the man she has always wanted. Jen has begun to accept that all he wants from her is friendship until he suggests they pretend to be in a relationship for someone they both love. The only problem is that the feels Jen has for him are anything but.
Abel has endured a difficult past in large part due to Jen and her family. At first glance it appears he is enjoying his single lifestyle, but he has a secret that is about to revealed when they not is he pretending to be with Jen but they find themselves living together as well.
Jen has always known that Abel has owned her heart but I enjoyed every minute of seeing him finally acknowledge his feelings for her as well. The chemistry between them was never in doubt but it is the way they understand and support each other that prove they were always meant to be together.
Unexpected fatherhood, a newborn daughter and a nanny in the next bedroom he can’t stop fantasizing about.
When a one-night stand announces I just became a father to a baby girl, my world is thrown into turmoil.
My choice: single fatherhood or sign adoption papers.
The decision is easy.
Within hours, I’m on a plane to collect my daughter.
I’m in over my head. I barely know one end of a baby from the other. Luckily, I have the perfect plan. I’ll hire live-in help, have limited involvement with the kid, and keep my life just the same as it’s always been.
I finally find a nanny who lives up to my exacting standards. But the only problem is, every time I look at her, the future I thought I wanted starts to crumble.
Nothing in my life is going according to plan… and the wriggling poo machine in my arms is unexpectedly worming her way into my heart.
Life was ordered and logical until I got myself two roommates and started falling in love with both of them.
The driving force for Dax has always been his research and everything else is a distant second. Finding out that he is a father was a curveball he didn’t see coming but he believes that as long as he has the right person as her nanny that life as he knows it will continue. He is about to realize how wrong he is when both his daughter and her nanny suddenly have him wanting more.
Due to her personal situation Eira is more than qualified to look after Guinevere as she has always taken care of everyone in her life and continues to do so. The one thing she will not allow is for Dax to distance himself from Guinevere emotionally which will change both their lives.
Eira and Dax are perfect for each other in every way as he shows her how caring and supportive he can be while she shows him that loving someone isn’t a weakness but a strength. The romance is enchanting, the emotions are heartwarming, and the story will draw you in from beginning to end.
Meet Louise Bay:
International, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Louise Bay writes contemporary romance novels that make you laugh – the kind she likes to read.
Ruined by the bonk-busters of the eighties, Louise was inspired by Judith Krantz and Jackie Collins, but wants to be Emily Henry when she grows up.
Louise loves the rain, RHOBH, London, days when she doesn’t have to wear make-up, hanging out with her kid, elephants and champagne (not necessarily in that order).
Being a fighter is in my blood. My grandfather was a fighter, my father was a fighter, and I’m a fighter. I live for the rush of adrenaline and sensation of victory. When I fight, I give it my all. I step into the octagon and I fight until there’s nothing left to fight for. He’s been my best friend for most of my life. I’ve fought with him, fought against him, and for the longest time, I fought for him, for us. Until he pushed me away, leaving me no choice but to tap out.
Marco
Fighting is what saved me. It shed the old me, and I became a newer shinier version of myself. Until it took away everything I loved. I gave up and tapped out. Then one day, she came back into my life and reminded me that some things in life are worth fighting for. Now I’m fighting for us, day by day, proving to her that our happily ever after is worth fighting for.
“You’re my passion, Scarlett, and that’s my punishment. Even if you didn’t work for me, even if I met you in a café and I fell for you, which I would, I made a promise by her grave, and I’m keeping it. I broke it with you once and—”
“Why?” I grab his shirt. He’s sweating; I am, too. “Why did you break your promise? Why did you do it with me? Why did you do this to us because it fucking hurts?”
“I know. It’s killing me.”
“Then why? Why did you use me like that? Why did you fuck me like that? Like I belonged to you. Like you couldn’t get enough of me.” The logic starts falling into place—that night and what he just told me. “Was it just me? I’m the only one who felt something? But you, you were just what? Just getting laid after so long? Is that why you fucked me like that?”
He tugs my hair. “I fucked you like that because I couldn’t believe it. I’d never felt that before.”
“Felt what?”
“I never even felt it with my wife. Ever. With any woman.”
I don’t care how big he is, how much money or power, or goddamn sex appeal he has; I can drop him to his knees.
“Felt what, Luca? Be a man and name it. What did you feel with me?”
Because I know the name for what I feel, but I won’t say it. Not first.
“This—”
He slams me against the wall, his hand still fisting my hair. He crushes my body against the cold marble tiles, but we’re not. We’re ablaze, flames licking with desire as he starts rutting like he wants inside me again, pressing his lips to my ear, his other hand clutching my hip.
“When I call you ‘my whore’ it means everything to me because I’m finally free with you. I’ve always wanted a woman who’s like me. You’re the only one for me. I’m man enough to know what I feel for you is so fucking strong; it has no name.” Even with guilt in his eyes, he growls, grinding his swelling cock against my center, spilling heat through my veins. “Because you feel this too, don’t you, Scarlett? We match. We belong together.”
Blurb:
Welcome to my luxury hotel. Welcome to my taboo hell.
I’m Luca Mercier, and I live two lives.
I’m a widower and a father to a little girl. She’s all I have left. I give her my life. I give her my billions. Take her, and you’ll die.
I’m a depraved man who broke his vow. I devoured a powerful woman one dirty and passionate night. Though I left her lonely and naked, I gave her my twisted heart. So, touch her, and you’ll die.
My life is simple and lonely. I have power. I have demands. I have secrets. I have urges. I crave watching others submit to what I will never feel again.
I also have a dangerous problem. My scandalous nights pose a serious threat to my daughter, and the only one who can help me protect her is HER…
Scarlett Jones—the woman I left after one brutal, beautiful night. I vowed never to touch her again.
One night changed everything for me… I walked into that party surrounded by friends and walked out with an enemy. It’s been two years and I still have no idea why he hates me. Now, we’re forced to work together, and I’m going to enjoy getting under his skin.
Knox Finnegan
I never knew someone could annoy me as much as he does. He’s starting to break down my carefully built walls, when I really need to keep him as far away as possible. He’s a temptation I can’t afford, a desire I’ve tried to bury.
This isn’t a typical love story. This is a story of what happens when love is so powerful and all-consuming that it has the ability to destroy everyone involved. It’s definitely not pretty and it’s certainly not a fairytale, but it’s their story and it couldn’t be told any other way.
Why you will love this book… 🔥Age Gap 🔥Coach/Athlete 🔥Forbidden 🔥Sports Romance 🔥Sneaking Around 🔥”Teach Me” 🔥MMA Fighter 🔥Found Family
He’s her coach.
She’s too young.
They’re both risking everything.
Forced to grow up too soon, Skylar has built her entire life around taking care of her family. But when she catches her first lucky break, she’s finally able to pick up the sport that has always intrigued her. Signing up at the local MMA gym is where she meets Coach Dominic.
Because everything in Dominic’s life is based on his reputation as a coach and fighter, he’s always kept a professional boundary between himself and his students. But when Skylar impresses him in the gym, and their post-class chats start to last into the night, that boundary begins to blur. Before long, a relationship develops between them—that they’re forced to keep behind closed doors.
While Skylar struggles to balance her feelings for Dominic with taking care of her family, Dominic has to decide if he’s willing to risk everything for a chance at love.
Will Dominic and Skylar let themselves find happiness with each other? Or will the cost of their relationship be too high?
Going undercover with the FBI to infiltrate a dangerous cult was the last thing I expected during my week off from teaching. But here I am fake married to a sexy agent with a man bun who happens to be the same man who broke my heart ten years ago when he vanished from my life.
I loved him then, but I hate him now. Right?
Lies and secrets surround us while inside the cult’s compound, forcing us together and blurring the lines of our fake relationship. Past feelings are rekindled making our time alone burn hotter than ever.
When the truth comes to light and the depravity of the leader is exposed, can we both make it out alive or will he leave me again, this time for good?
Mine to Shield is a standalone, dual point of view, forced proximity, dark romantic suspense. Each book in the Protection Series can be read as a standalone, but because of character crossover, they are best read in order. Please note this book is for mature readers due to detailed sexual content, foul language, violence, and discussion of abuse.
Title: Dead to Rights
Author: Jessica Prince
Series: Ashland
Spicy Small Town Romance, Opposites Attract, Romantic Suspense, Bad Boy Biker
When I caught my husband having an affair, I picked up what remained of my tattered pride and broken heart and left the city behind, heading for a small town where motorcycles outnumbered cars three to one.
Ashland, Tennessee was where I planned to start over and become the woman I wanted to be; a woman who was fun and just a little bit reckless. The need to break out of my shell led to one wild night with a man I never planned on seeing again. But when the tattooed stranger showed up unexpectedly at my new job, he made it clear that once wasn’t going to be enough for him.
As the president of a motorcycle club with a checkered past, Courtland Pope should have scared me, but no matter how hard I tried to stay away, the pull to him was too strong to ignore.
However, when old rivalries breach the surface and the line between good and bad begins to blur, I find myself stuck in the middle. And as much as Pope wants me, he might not be able to protect me from the past.
**Ashland is a BRAND-NEW series of interconnected, standalone, small town romances.**
Lennon needs to put some physical and emotional distance between her and her past, so she relocates to Ashland looking for a fresh start. When she meets Pope, the sparks fly and although the night was unforgettable, she reservations if it can be more.
Pope may be the President of the MC but that is only part of who he is. He is a loyal friend, close to his niece and the way he treats Lennon is the perfect mix of protective and swoony.
Pope is the perfect man to help Lennon deal with the emotional turmoil of her past as he shows her not only how special she is but how much he wants her in his life which gives her the strength to become the woman she was always meant to be.
Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.
Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.
In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.
Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.
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