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Author
Publisher
Nixon House
Language
English
Formats
Description
He's in love. She's faking it. Footballing legend Nik Christou leads a charmed life. Rich, successful, and internationally adored, no woman (or man) has ever rejected him--until a tattooed goddess blows his mind and captures his heart with just one kiss. Distrustful of men and disdainful of love, Aria Granger's tongue is as sharp as her winged eyeliner. She knows from experience that Nik, like any smoking-hot himbo with bags of cash, is too good to...
42) Emilia
Author
Series
Emden volume 2
Publisher
Luna Bear
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In the riveting final installment, Emilia's shattered heart won't allow her to stray from the ghost of Aiden. The whisper of his existence surrounds, torments, and drives her. Locked away in a safe house, she discovers truths that will change her world. Under the fierce protection of a new bodyguard she embarks on a daring journey to save the one she loves. The question lingers: Is there anyone left for her to save?"-- provided by publisher.
43) Smoke and sin
Author
Series
Perfect Gentlemen volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"More than a decade ago, Roman Calder had a scorching affair with the sister of one of his best friends. Augustine Spencer drove him so crazy he thought of nothing but her. The only thing they did more often than heat the sheets was fight. Unprepared for the intensity of their relationship, Roman broke things off and concentrated on things that made sense to him: his career and putting his best friend, Zack Hayes, in the White House. Gus Spencer is...
Author
Series
Wild seasons volume 2
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Unlike her best friends Mia and Lola, Harlow Vega has a reputation for always being up for a fling. Twelve drunk and wild hours in Sin City married to the ridiculously hot and rugged Canadian fisherman Finn Roberts, who (no surprise) is amazing with his muscular hands - and his lips and the rest of his body - was just her speed. But it was just a thing: dirty, rowdy, and easy... until Finn turns up in her hometown on business. Harlow's not ready to...
45) The mister
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
London, 2019. Life has been easy for Maxim Trevelyan. With his good looks, aristocratic connections, and money, he's never had to work, and he's rarely slept alone. But all that changes when tragedy strikes and Maxim inherits his family's noble title, wealth, and estates, and all the responsibility that entails. It's a role he's not prepared for and one that he struggles to face. But his biggest challenge is fighting his desire for an unexpected,...
46) Unwrapped
Author
Publisher
Brava
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Blue Christmas: "While a blizzard blankets the world outside, Blue Farrow burrows into the arms of her highway hunk at the No Tell Motel. The road might be closed for dangerous conditions, but the couple navigates their own Kentucky Christmas curves. Nice and oh-so-naughty, Blue and her man open up to each other as they keep the yule log burning." Santa in a kilt: "The wind-whipped December sands of the isle of Kinloch invigorate Kira McLeod as she...
Publisher
Cleis
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In Crowded House: Threesome and Group Sex Erotica you'll discover the excitement and thrills of multiple lovers connecting in the most intimate and naked of ways. From group encounters and throuples to sex games, swingers retreats, sex parties, alien sex and more, these triad and group sex stories are sure to turn you on with their heat and creativity. Learn "How to Seduce a Mermaid," discover the hottest way to use "PTO," and go behind the scenes...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A novel of unsurpassed candor, punctuated by bold ruminations on love, marriage, family, sex, gender, and relationships, 22 Minutes of Unconditional Love depicts one woman's psychological descent into sexual captivity. This is the story of the extremes to which she will go to achieve erotic bliss--and of her struggle to regain her soul."--Jacket flap.
49) The mistress
Author
Series
The Original Sinners volume 4
Publisher
Harlequin MIRA
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
Buying each hour of her life with sensual tales, Nora Sutherlin, held captive by two men, soon discovers that she is not as powerless as she thinks as her friends, protectors, and lovers stand ready to do anything to save her.
50) Bad deeds
Author
Series
Dirty money novels volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make. His father is dying. His brother is desperate to rule the empire--and this means war and all gloves are off. His brother only thought he knew what dirty meant: Shane is about to give it new meaning. There is another war brewing though, and that one is inside him, his battle between right and wrong, light...
52) Permission
Author
Publisher
Coach House Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Echo is a failing actress who prefers to lose herself in the lives of others rather than examine her own. When her father disappears in a seaside misstep, she and her mother are left grief-stricken, unsure of how to piece back together their family that, it turns out, had never been whole. But then Orly - a dominatrix - moves in across the street. And through her, Echo begins to find the pieces that will allow her to carry on. Set among the bright...
53) Kink: stories
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum, edited by lauded writers R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, and featuring a roster of all-star contributors including Alexander Chee, Roxane Gay, Carmen Maria Machado, and more.
Author
Language
English
Description
Suffocating in a dead-end marriage, Midwesterner Zoey Sullivan fled to New York and moved in with her older sister Ruth, a carefree, vivacious beauty with a string of eligible bachelors at her beck and call. Giving herself three months in the city to clear her head and find a direction, Zoey dodges calls from her ex Derek, and distracts herself by cooking and catering a few private dinners and parties. Pursuing her passion for cooking was never an...
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Eve -- a young, queer woman living in Brooklyn -- has never sent a naked picture of herself to anyone, though she keeps hundreds of nudes on her phone. On a night she feels both beautiful and particularly interested in attention, she posts three of them online, with no accompanying text. Curiously, a woman messages her the next day. This is how Eve meets Olivia, and -- through Olivia -- her partner, Nathan. It's not long before she finds herself...
Author
Series
The Brown sisters volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits - someone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom. When big, brooding security...
Publisher
Cleis Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Explore the allure of sex with a stranger with this erotic short story collection. . .Have you ever looked across a crowded room, locked eyes with someone you don’t know, and immediately undressed them in your mind? Sexy Strangers is the book for you! These 19 erotic stories have bottled that dazzling, frenetic energy and undeniable chemistry associated with an instant lust connection. The characters you will meet don’t need to know each other’s...
Series
Publisher
Evil Eye Concepts
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors Julie Kenner, Lexi Blake, Larissa Ione, Elisabeth Naughton, and introducing Angel Payne and Michelle St. James ... Six Dark Tales. Six Sensual Stories. Six Page Turners ... Every Dark Nights tale is breathtakingly sexy and magically romantic"--Page 4 of cover.
59) Behind the bars
Author
Publisher
Brittainy C. Cherry
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"When I first met Jasmine Greene, she came in as raindrops. I was the awkward musician, and she was the high school queen. The only things we had in common were our music and our loneliness. Something in her eyes told me her smile wasn't always the truth. Something in her voice gave me a hope I always wished to find. And in a flash, she was gone."
60) Anyone but Rich
Author
Series
Anyone but volume 1
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Seven years ago, my best friends and I made a promise: No matter what, we would never date one of the King brothers. Even if they grew up to become megafamous, gorgeous, heart-stopping billionaires. Even if they crawled on their knee's and begged for forgiveness. But guess who just flew back into our lives in a private jet? And guess who just showed up to my job on my first day? Richard. King. Fortunately, it takes two seconds for Richard to reveal...
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