BBB’s Best Books of 2017

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2017 was ONE BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL BOOK YEAR! Sophie, Keeana, Crystal, Tina, Vicki, and I at Bookalicious Babes Blog (BBB) were busy bookworms where we read 1000s of books!!! Do you know how hard it was for each of us to pick our top reads for BBB’s best books for this year?!? This year was PHENOMENAL and our BEST BOOK YEAR EVER!!!

We read ALL THE ROMANCE at BBB! Our romance elections vary from contemporary to dark to sports to young adult to M/M and more! Authors in our top picks range from New York Times and USA Today best sellers to brand new Indies, and authors whose books we’ve read for years. BBB is so grateful to promote our wonderful writers’ work … books that give us all the feels … books that we both lose and find ourselves in … books that become our world. Authors, we are humbled and happy that you’re in our world!!! YOU take readers like us on a virtual vacation, making them feel all the feels, as you pour your hearts and souls into books that steal our hearts and souls.

We at BBB are truly blessed to be bloggers and bookworms! These authors aren’t just names and numbers. They are kind, compassionate, funny, and all-around amazing women and men who we’ve gotten to know throughout this beautiful book world, and many of whom we consider friends. Thank you to all the awesome authors, and the publishers and promotions/PR companies behind them for taking this ride of book bliss with us. CHEERS TO ALL THE AMAZING AUTHORS WHO ROCKED OUR BOOK WORLD IN 2017! Cheers to another beautiful book year! We can’t wait to spend 2018 with you!

Love from Karen, Sophie, Keeana, Crystal, Tina, and Vicki

BBB’s Best Books of 2017

DA DA DA!!! Below are our picks from this epic great year of books. Each of the six bloggers selected our #1 stories, 6 or countless stars shown in the center row, and the rest of our 5.5 to 6-star stories are listed in no particular order.

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Following are BBB’s BEST BOOKS OF THIS YEAR selected by each blogger with REVIEWS found on this blog:

Karen’s Best Books of 2017

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#1 BOOK OF 2017: Stand by A.L. Jackson

Review – Stand by A.L. Jackson 

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Sophie’s Best Books of 2017

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#1 BOOK OF 2017: Scandalous by L.J. Shen

Review – Scandalous by LJ Shen

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Keeana’s Best Books of 2017

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#1 BOOK OF 2017: The Rivalry by Nikki Sloane

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Crystal’s Best Books of 2017

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#1 BOOK OF 2017: American King by Sierra Simone

Review – American King by Sierra Simone 

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Tina’s Best Books of 2017

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#1 BOOK OF 2017: Trading Yesterday by Kahlen Aymes

Review – Trading Yesterday by Kahlen Aymes 

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Vicki’s Best Books of 2017

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#1 BOOK OF 2017: The Line by Amie Knight

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BBB Best Books of 2016

2016 was ONE BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL BOOK YEAR! Sophie, Keeana, Crystal, Tina, Denae, and I at Bookalicious Babes Blog (BBB) were busy bookworms, collectively reading over 1,200 books!!! Do you know how hard it was for each of us to pick 10-20ish of beloved 5-6 star stories to include in BBB’s best books for this year?!? This task was nearly impossible because we easily, as a blog team of six, have about 40 top, 5-star stories per month!!!

Following are one collage of all six bloggers’ top stories and then our individual picks from this epic great year of books. We read ALL THE ROMANCE at BBB! Our selections vary with all types of romance reads from contemporary to dark to sports to M/M and more! Authors in our top picks range from New York Times and USA Today best sellers, published authors and authors whose books we’ve read for years to brand new Indies. 

Our close-knit BBB team is truly blessed to be bloggers and bookworms! These authors aren’t just names and numbers. They are kind, compassionate, funny, and all-around amazing women and men who we’ve gotten to know throughout this beautiful book world, and many of whom we consider friends.

Thank you to all the amazing authors mentioned here and more, publishers, and promotions/PR companies for taking this ride of book bliss with us. BBB is so grateful to promote our wonderful writers’ work…books that we both lose and find ourselves in…books that become our world. We are humbled and happy that you’re in our world. YOU take readers like us on a virtual vacation, making them feel all the feels, as you pour your hearts and souls into books that steal our hearts and souls. 

CHEERS TO ALL THE AMAZING AUTHORS WHO ROCKED OUR BOOK WORLD IN 2016 (too many to list here for sure)! Cheers to another beautiful book year! We can’t wait to spend 2017 with you! 

Love from Karen, Sophie, Keeana, Crystal, Tina, and Denae

BBB’s Best Books of 2016

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Sophie, Keeana, Crystal, Tina, Denae, and I each picked our #1, story, 6 stars or more shown in the center row, and the rest of our 5-star and 6-star stories are listed in no particular order.

Here are BBB’s best books of 2016 broken out by each blogger:

Karen’s Best Books of 2016

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# OF BOOKS READ IN 2016: 150

#1 AUTHOR OF 2016: Katy Evans

#1 BOOK OF 2016: Wait by A.L. Jackson

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PURCHASE:➜ http://amzn.to/2iTSMvn

Here are the rest of Karen’s top 5-star and 6-star stories not listed in any particular order.

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PURCHASE LINKS:
Womanizer – Katy Evans ➜ http://amzn.to/2iEJcxc
Fire in You – Jennifer Armentrout ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTUdK2
After We Fall – Melanie Harlow ➜ http://amzn.to/2imKHCj
Worth Fighting For – Kirsty Moseley ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVNEuz
Say You Want Me – Corinne Michaels ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHuwAv
Down Shift – K. Bromberg ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTOCDD
Stroked Hard – Meghan Quinn ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVJcfA
Royally Screwed – Emma Chase ➜ http://amzn.to/2imY3i0
Wilder – Rebecca Yarros ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVLGe2L
egend  – Katy Evans ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVO5Fd
Furious Rush – S.C. Stephens ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHuOHB
Filthy Rich – Raine Miller ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVQ5gX
Pucked Over – Helena Hunting ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVNjYO
The Sexy One – Lauren Blakely ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTItYm
Ramsay – Mia Sheridan ➜ http://amzn.to/2isqIQF
Anti-Stepbrother – Tijan ➜ http://amzn.to/2imYvgc
Last Kiss – Laurelin Paige ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTTxEL
Honor – Jay Crownover ➜ http://amzn.to/2hZSO4X
Pennies – Pepper Winters ➜ http://amzn.to/2imTaW1
The Promise – Melody Grace ➜ http://amzn.to/2hZNaiV
Breaking Her – R.K. Lilley ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHDP3n
It Ends with Us – Colleen Hoover ➜ http://amzn.to/2iss65V

5-STAR HONORABLE MENTIONS & OTHER FAVORITES

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PURCHASE LINKS:
Mr. President – Katy Evans ➜ http://amzn.to/2isB0jN
Sweet Cheeks – K. Bromberg ➜ http://amzn.to/2in1zJk
Dirtiest Secret – J. Kenner ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHCXeV
Hitched – Kendall Ryan ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTWO6K
Just Friends – Monica Murphy ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTSk0f

Sophie’s Best Books of 2016

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# OF BOOKS READ IN 2016: 185

#1 AUTHOR OF 2016: Kandi Steiner

#1 BOOK OF 2016: A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner 
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PURCHASE: http://amzn.to/2hHr8nu

Here are the rest of Sophie’s top 5-star and 6-star stories not listed in any particular order.

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PURCHASE LINKS:
The Baller – Vi Keeland ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHt1QZ
Lucas – Jay McLean ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHzfCc
The Protector – Jodi Ellen Malpas ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTJejV
Ball Peen Hammer – Lauren Rowe ➜ http://amzn.to/2imZeOx
Moonshot – Alessandre Torre ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHErpv
Neighbor Dearest – Penelope Ward ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTS8Ow
Stoned – Mandi Beck ➜ http://amzn.to/2hDIHSl
Checkmate: This is Love – Kennedy Fox ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHv9bv
Closed Heart – Willa Thorne ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHzn4R
Torrid Affair – Callie Anderson ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHBUMh
Endurance – Georgia Cates ➜ http://amzn.to/2in49Pw
Last Call – Staci Hart ➜ http://amzn.to/2in1DZu
The Heart – Kate Stewart ➜ http://amzn.to/2hDESMP
Out of Focus – L.B. Simmons ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHwZem
Stuck Up Suit – Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTVaSX
Black & White Flowers -Rachel Robinson ➜ http://amzn.to/2hDLg6B
Aidan – Sydney Landon ➜ http://amzn.to/2hDyHZ6
The Silent Waters – Brittainy Cherry ➜ http://amzn.to/2hDGeas
Stripped Down – Emma Hart ➜ http://amzn.to/2in1FjX
Transference – Ava Harrison ➜ http://amzn.to/2imWBfn
Boss Man – Vi Keeland ➜ http://amzn.to/2ixiitZ

5-STAR HONORABLE MENTIONS & OTHER FAVORITES

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PURCHASE LINKS:
In Deep – Callie Harper ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHugQm
Confessed – Nicola Rendell ➜ http://amzn.to/2imYZ5Y
The Summer Games – R.S. Grey ➜ http://amzn.to/2hDKrLm

Keeana’s Best Books of 2016

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# OF BOOKS READ IN 2016: 325

#1 AUTHOR OF 2016: C.C. Monroe

#1 BOOK OF 2016: Road to Nowhere by M. Robinson

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PURCHASE: http://amzn.to/2iTVHUS

Here are the rest of Keeana’s top 5-star and 6-star stories not listed in any particular order.

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PURCHASE LINKS:
Always the One – CC Monroe ➜ http://amzn.to/2hDFrX1
Made to Suffer – Golden Czermak ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHF7LI
Shoot the Moon – Jani McCay ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTPkAS
Hit the Spot – J. Daniels ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHwKhF
What Might Kill Us – M.N. Forgy ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTYXQ7
Chase – Kylie Walker ➜ http://amzn.to/2imZ4Xp
Styx – Victoria Ashley ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU0B4k
27 Lies – MJ Fields ➜ http://amzn.to/2in7Nsr
Living for the Badman – Hayley Faiman ➜ http://amzn.to/2hZWNyc
Preppy – T.M.Frazier ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHvoDv
Sordid – Nikki Sloane ➜ http://amzn.to/2ixl5TZ
Empire – Rachel Van Dyken ➜ http://amzn.to/2ixoLVz

5-STAR HONORABLE MENTIONS & OTHER FAVORITES

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PURCHASE LINKS:
Split – JB Salsbury ➜ http://amzn.to/2iEJVOZ
Kill Me – LP Lovell ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHDBaV
Train’s Clash – Jamie Begley  ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHEpfR
Wolf’s Mate – Chantal Fernado ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU0h5j
Living Without – Lila Rose ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU2ttC

Crystal’s Best Books of 2016

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# OF BOOKS READ IN 2016: 100

#1 AUTHOR OF 2016: Katy Regnery

#1 BOOK OF 2016: Written in the Scars by Adriana Locke

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PURCHASE: http://amzn.to/2iU6OwZ

Here are the rest of Crystal’s top 5-star and 6-star stories not listed in any particular order.

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PURCHASE LINKS:
Marry Me Mad – Katy Regnery ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTWN2L
The Player – Claire Contreras ➜ http://amzn.to/2iEL3Sx
Wide Open Spaces – Aurora Rose Reynolds ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU1uK8
Red Card – Carrie Aarons ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU7Zwt
American Queen – Sierra Simone ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU6M8k
Dirty Sexy Cuffed – Carly Phillips & Erika Wilde ➜ http://amzn.to/2iW4sBV
Latch – LK Collins ➜ http://amzn.to/2isLZtx
Breathe with Me – Red Phoenix ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU1GJb
Into the Nothing – BT Urruela ➜ http://amzn.to/2ine6fB
Unstable – S.E. Hall ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU7qTu
Pretty Perfect Toy – Angel Payne ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU4174
Sugar Daddies – Jade West ➜ http://amzn.to/2isJDux
Sex Machine – Marie Force ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU7DWM
Scandal – HJ Bellus ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU8E0V
Turbulence – Whitney G. ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHsajx
Calico – Callie Hart ➜ http://amzn.to/2iESQzV
Elicit – M. Never ➜ http://amzn.to/2iER9T8
Prime Minister – Ainsley Booth & Sadie Haller ➜ http://amzn.to/2hHDCvo
Mischief & The Masters – Cherise Sinclair ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTXwRA

5-STAR HONORABLE MENTIONS & OTHER FAVORITES

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PURCHASE LINKS:
Crown Jewels – Ella James ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTUjl0
My Soul to Keep – Kennedy Ryan ➜ http://amzn.to/2ixBw2n
Obsession – Ann Mayburn ➜ http://amzn.to/2iEPbC0
Spiked Lemonade – Shari Ryan ➜ http://amzn.to/2iU3y4P
Room Service – Poppy Dunne ➜ http://amzn.to/2iEN41e

Tina’s Best Books of 2016

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# OF BOOKS READ IN 2016: 400

#1 AUTHOR OF 2016: K.L. Kreig

#1 BOOK OF 2016: Razing Grace by Amo  Jones

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PURCHASE ➜ http://amzn.to/2iTZCRr

Here are the rest of Tina’s top 5-star and 6-star stories not listed in any particular order.

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PURCHASE LINKS:
Black Swan Affair – K.L. Kreig ➜ http://amzn.to/2izQtRv
Over the Edge – Meredith Wild ➜ http://amzn.to/2izRQQj
Torn – Carian Cole ➜ http://amzn.to/2iowvJd
Touching Down – Nicole Williams ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVIfjb
US – Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy ➜ http://amzn.to/2hJgixp
A Player for a Princess – Tia Louise ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVMBXJ
Aced – Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine ➜ http://amzn.to/2izRtVW
The Devil’s Spawn – Gemma James ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVNgbu
Prisoned – Marni Mann ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVLVBB
Beneath These Lies – Meghan March ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVIJWr
His to Cherish – Stacey Lynn ➜ http://amzn.to/2izNp7T
Everything for Her – Alexa Riley ➜ http://amzn.to/2iGwIFo
Nico – Sarah Castille ➜ http://amzn.to/2hJcEn4
Chase the Sun – Christina Lee & Nyrae Dawn ➜ http://amzn.to/2hJk5ed
Lucky Star – Rebecca Norinne Caudill ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVFEWu
Wound Tight – Tessa Bailey ➜ http://amzn.to/2iYzxop
Melt – Helen Hardt ➜ http://amzn.to/2izUTrz
A Walk Through Fire – Felice Stevens ➜ http://amzn.to/2hJh6Cq
Tru Smoke – Edie Danford ➜ http://amzn.to/2iGw9uZ
Heartbeats – Sarah O’Rourke ➜ http://amzn.to/2iGxhis
Empire – Lili St. Germain ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVL6IP

5-STAR HONORABLE MENTIONS & OTHER FAVORITES

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PURCHASE LINKS:
Out of Love – RC Boldt ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVHiaC
Hell and Back – Natasha Madison ➜ http://amzn.to/2izVXvz
One Step Closer – Kahlen Aymes ➜ http://amzn.to/2izSKfO
Wayward Secret – K. Renee ➜ http://amzn.to/2izUC7W
Man of Honor – Diane Gardin ➜ http://amzn.to/2izOAo7

Denae’s Best Books of 2016

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# OF BOOKS READ IN 2016: 100

#1 AUTHOR OF 2016: K. Webster

#1 BOOK OF 2016: Pretty Stolen Dolls by Ker Dukey & K. Webster

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PURCHASE ➜ http://amzn.to/2hJlrFT

Here are the rest of Denae’s top 5-star and 6-star stories not listed in any particular order.

PURCHASE LINKS:
The Bound – K.A. Linde ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVQxHZ
Life As We Know It – J.D. Hollyfield ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVEHNQ
Refresh – S. Moose ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVRnV2
Broken Prince – Erin Watt ➜ http://amzn.to/2iGHV8S
Down Deep – Virna DePaul ➜ http://amzn.to/2iGGIOM
A Harmless Little Ruse – Meli Raine ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVOOCu
Disclaim – Pam Godwin ➜ http://amzn.to/2izNkB8
Strange Magic – Michelle Mankin ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVTGr0
The First Taste – Jessica Hawkins ➜ http://amzn.to/2iGuiqc
Hook – Elisabeth Grace ➜ http://amzn.to/2izNJDE
Sacred Serenity – Audrey Carlan ➜ http://amzn.to/2hJlGAt
Divine Conspiracy – Rose Hudson ➜ http://amzn.to/2iGBx1k
This Isn’t Over Baby – K. Webster ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVKfbo

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5-STAR HONORABLE MENTIONS & OTHER FAVORITES

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PURCHASE LINKS:
All the Broken Pieces – Anna Paige ➜ http://amzn.to/2iVNBuZ
Endless Obsession – Alex Grayson ➜ http://amzn.to/2izSihm
Junkie – Heather Leigh ➜ http://amzn.to/2izSsW0

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BBB Best Books of November 2016

The Bookalicious Babes Blog (BBB) Team reads a ton of books so among the six of us bookworms, our list of top picks is pretty big!!! BBB selected its TOP 5-STAR ROMANCE READS for November! It was not an easy choice as there has been so much book awesomeness this Fall where BBB has fallen in love with so many amazing authors’ stories.  

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BBB’s top picks are all ranked 5 stars and are not listed in any particular order. Click on the books below to purchase!

FILTHY RICH — RAINE MILLER

Billionaire Caleb Blackstone lives in the glamorous world of wealth and success, with every material luxury. But the moment he sees Brooke Casterley, none of that matters. Caleb is filled with a raw, undeniable need that he can’t ignore…for a girl who is so completely different from everything and everyone he’s ever known.

Only Brooke isn’t looking for love. She knows all too well just how much damage the wrong guy can do. Still, what sane, broke British girl can resist the charms of an incredibly sexy, chivalrous billionaire? What starts as flirtation quickly turns into all-consuming passion. Nothing could have prepared her for the searing heat of Caleb’s touch—or just how much she craves him.

DIRTY SEXY SINNER— CARLY PHILLIPS & ERIKA WILDE

After a lifetime of lies, deceit and betrayal, Jackson Stone isn’t a man who trusts easily—with women being at the top of the list. Now he’s all about control in every aspect of his life. Especially between the sheets. Hot, mutual pleasure with a woman? No problem, as long as he’s in charge.

But there’s something different about sexy bartender Tara Kent that he finds irresistible, in bed and out. Something that has him willing to compromise his principles and bend his rules. Let the sinning begin. 

OUT OF BOUNDS — LAUREN BLAKELY

My career is finally looking up, and I’m leading a new pro team down the field every Sunday. No way will I mess with that. But when I meet the most stunning and captivating woman I’ve ever seen, I tell myself one night will have to be enough.

But it’s not. And now I can’t get her out of my mind. Even when I’m playing. Even when I need to focus. Even when I’m on the hottest streak of my life. And it turns out, she’s not just some random woman I met. She works for the team. My team.

 I only have one goal this season–do my part as the team’s lawyer to keep them out of trouble. Help rebuild their reputation on and off the field. There’s no room for error and certainly no room for a secret tryst with a player . . . even if he’s the quarterback.

WHAT MIGHT KILL US — M.N. FORGY

Brotherhood is what Bull bleeds and all that he knows. Being the king of The Devil’s Dust and surrounded by easy women was his everyday… until having his heart broke rooted him to the bottom of a whiskey bottle.
Heartbroken, and drowning in lost memories he’s unsure of the direction of his life, when the answer – consisting of a terrified Mexican girl- nearly knocks him off his feet.

Determined to get his act together and rectify his club, he rides to Texas for answers, only to be confronted with the emotional ghosts he isn’t ready to deal with. He sees Anahi, and he wants her. But she may come with more baggage than Bull is ready for.

ENDURANCE — GEORGIA CATES

I’m a doctor. Mobster. Killer. My hands are covered in filth. I don’t have the right to touch anything as clean and pure as Ellison MacAllister.

I distance myself … always remaining obscure, composed, restrained.
Careful to never allow my eyes to linger too long. Careful to hide my interest. Careful to keep my burning desire buried beneath the surface. I do it for her—suffer in silence—because it’s what is best for the woman I love. And she has no idea.

She’ll be initiated as a Fellowship member soon. One of my mafia brothers will go through endurance so he’ll earn the right to claim her. Make her his wife.  Kill. Me. Slowly.

HIS TO CHERISH — STACEY LYNN

Chelsea Dwyer arrives home from her job at the middle-school library in Latham Hills, Michigan, expecting another quiet evening—until she hears the screams for help through her living room window. As the first witness to a terrible accident involving two local students, Chelsea doesn’t anticipate how her own life will be irrevocably changed by the father of one of the boys. In the wake of tragedy, she’s the only one who seems to understand his grief. Chelsea’s a survivor, too—and she knows that there are brighter days ahead.

As a single father, Aidan Deveraux worked his entire life to provide a stable home for his son, Derrick. Without him, Aidan feels the deepest despair imaginable. The one thing that keeps him going is his connection with the woman who tried to save his son. Hard as he tries, Aidan just can’t stay away. Chelsea’s warm embrace is the comforting solace he desperately craves—and it doesn’t hurt that Aidan had noticed the beautiful librarian and wanted to ask her out for years. Now that she’s in his life, he doesn’t ever want to let go.

SWEET CHEEKS — K. BROMBERG

It all started with the invitation. To my ex-fiance’s new wedding. I should have ignored it. Thrown it away. Set it afire. But I didn’t. I replied. With a plus one. And then my assistant accidentally mailed it.

Enter Hayes Whitley. Mega-movie star. The man who has captured the hearts of millions. But I gave him mine years ago. He was my first love. He was my everything. Right until he up and left to chase his dreams without so much as a simple goodbye.

When he showed up out of the blue ten years later, I should have known to steer clear of him. I should have rejected his offer to take me to my ex’s wedding. I should have never let him kiss me. But I didn’t.

AFTER WE FALL — MELANIE HARLOW

Jack Valentini isn’t my type. Sexy, brooding cowboys are fine in the movies, but in real life, I prefer a suit and tie. Proper manners. A close shave.

Jack might be gorgeous, but he’s also scruffy, rugged, and rude. He wants nothing to do with a “rich city girl” like me, and he isn’t afraid to say so. But I’ve got a PR job to do for his family’s farm, so he’s stuck with me and I’m stuck with him. His glares. His moods. His tight jeans. His muscles. His huge, hard muscles.

Pretty soon there’s a whole different kind of tension between us, the kind that has me misbehaving in barns, trees, and pickup trucks. I’ve never done anything so out of character—but it feels too good to stop. And the more I learn about the grieving ex-Army sergeant, the better I understand him. Losing his wife left him broken and bitter and blaming himself.

He doesn’t think he deserves a second chance at happiness. But he’s wrong. I don’t need to be his first love. If only he’d let me be his last.

HAIL MARY — NICOLA RENDELL

At a boxing gym in Chicago, Mary Monahan accidentally knocks out the most handsome man she’s ever met. After she wakes him up with a few slaps and some smelling salts, the very first thing he does is ask her out for ribs and beer. His name is Jimmy. He looks like a Gillette model. And he’s just too hunky to resist.

Jimmy “The Falcon” Falconi is mystified that Mary has absolutely no idea who he is. Mystified and refreshed. He is, after all, not your everyday NFL quarterback. He shops at Costco, has a soft spot for Pinterest, and is in the midst of an epic losing streak.

Jimmy falls for Mary fast and hard, the way he does everything—balls out and like it’s fourth and long. And he realizes he’s finally met his match. That stamina he’s so proud of? Doesn’t stand a chance against her Kegels.

FIRE IN YOU — JENNIFER ARMENTROUT

Jillian Lima’s whole world was destroyed in a span of a few hours. The same night her childhood love, Brock ‘the Beast’ Mitchell, broke her heart, her life was irrevocably altered by the hand of a stranger with a gun. It takes six years to slowly glue together the shattered pieces of her life, but Jillian is finally ready to stop existing in a past full of pain and regret.

She just never expected Brock to be a part of her life again. But he’s firmly back in her life before she knows it, and not only is he older, he’s impossibly more handsome, more teasing and more everything. And when he sees Jillian, he’s no longer capable of thinking of her as the little girl who was his shadow growing up or the daughter of the man who gave him a second chance at life. He sees the woman who’d always been there for him, the one person who believed in him no matter what.

Brock knows she’s the one he should’ve made his.

TAKE MY DARE — J. KENNER

My life with Jackson is nothing short of perfection. He is my love, my husband, the one man in all the world who makes me feel alive and whole. Our careers are on track. Our family is growing. And the ghosts of our past have been vanquished – or so I believed.

When a wonderful night of sensuality and passion following a masquerade ball turns dark with the news that haunting, horrible photographs of me have surfaced, my old fears and insecurities threaten to knock me down, and it is only within Jackson’s arms that I find the strength to endure.

But even Jackson’s protection may not be able to save us, because I know my husband well. And he will do whatever it takes—even if it means risking himself—in order to protect our family…

BANGER — ARIA COLE

Meet Tobias Banger…He’s the demanding, dominant, sexy-as-sin CEO of Banger Industries, and he’s used to getting what he wants. Every time. He’s built a Fortune 500 company from the ground up. The last thing he needs is a pretty woman distracting him from his empire.

Curvy, sassy secretary Ellis Ford isn’t just any pretty woman…
Fresh out of college, she’s smart, focused, sometimes sarcastic, and trying desperately to contain the wildfire that licks at her insides whenever Mr. Banger calls her name.

One forbidden night while locked in a closet, and the office will never be the same…The chemistry between Ellis and Tobias sizzles until raw passion ignites in a frenzy of filthy words, frantic lust, and all-consuming basic instinct. He’s hell-bent on claiming her. She’s too blinded by his charm to see the ghosts haunting his dark eyes. Will one night with Tobias be something she’ll live to regret?

A HARMLESS LITTLE RUSE — MELI RAINE

She has no idea what she’s doing. Loose cannons never hit their targets. And they take out plenty of collateral damage.

Four years ago Lindsay experienced the unspeakable right before me, and I couldn’t stop them. But that’s all changed now.

When her father, Senator Bosworth, contacted me to ask — demand — that I protect her, it was a second chance. A shot at redemption. An opportunity to right an unspeakable wrong.

Controlling Lindsay as she seeks her revenge on the monsters who hurt her won’t be hard. Containing my own out-of-control feelings for Lindsay and keeping up this ruse of cold-blooded distance will be. Even harder than admitting to her what really happened that night four years ago.

It turns out I don’t have to, though. Someone else did it for me. And I’ll make sure they regret it.

UNPLUGGED — LK COLLINS

From the moment I laid eyes on her, I was doomed. Quinn Whitmore was unlike any other woman in the world. She was it for me. That spark, that instant connection, became my sole purpose for breathing. Her laugh would take over a room. Her smile brought me to my knees. And her body was…pure perfection.

When I met Quinn, she was fresh off a nasty breakup and had ruled out all men. She wanted to spend the week in the Rocky Mountains unplugged from the world, unwinding and focusing on herself.
 
So I decided to let it go. But my mind wouldn’t. Every thought suddenly became consumed with Quinn, and I knew I had to have her. So when she finally agreed to a week of just sex, no strings attached, I took the deal and ran. It would give me time to fuck my Quinn obsession out of my head.  But, man, was I wrong. A week wasn’t enough. A lifetime wouldn’t be enough.
 
The problem…Quinn was hiding a secret–a secret that would ruin my life. And ruin it she did.

OVER THE EDGE — MEREDITH WILD

Olivia Bridge has always been a good girl—good grades, good friends, and a good job that her wealthy parents handed her. Desperate to carve out a life that is truly hers, Liv walks away from it all and takes on the challenge of helping her brothers open a chain of fitness centers in New York City. Just as she’s beginning to find her footing in a new place, she’s caught between two men who couldn’t be more determined to turn all her goodness inside out.

Will Donovan has the capital to make the Bridge brothers’ entrepreneurial dreams a reality. Taking their uptight sister to bed seems a reasonable perk for the risk. Liv is the smartest, sexiest prude Will’s ever met, and he can’t wait to break her down.

Life is too short for Ian Savo to play by anyone’s rules. Sharing women with his best friend isn’t anything new, so when Will introduces him to Liv, he can’t wait to get a taste. But falling for the same girl, or falling at all, was never in the plans…

CROWN JEWELS — ELLA JAMES

After that close-up of his package on the sailboat in Morocco, TMZ started calling him Crown Jewels. Not that I keep track of Prince Liam. Definitely don’t stalk him online like my friends do. I’m out of that scene now. My family’s reality show might still be running, but I’ve been off-screen for a while.

Prince Liam—my stalking his Instagram—that’s just for fun. It’s my dirty little secret. Trust me, I’m the only woman in the world who doesn’t actually want him.

Except I’m back in the Hamptons for the first time in two years. I’m at a party, and Prince Manwhore is here as well. I tell myself that smile has no effect on me. That his ridiculous charisma is a parlor trick I see right through.

After our one night together, no one knows that I succumbed.  It doesn’t matter. It meant nothing. Not until I see those two pink lines.

LUCAS — JAY MCLEAN

In a sprint, every millisecond counts. When you’re waiting for love, those milliseconds can feel like eons. 

High school senior Lucas Preston has it all: star of the track team, a scholarship waiting for him, an apartment to himself and a revolving door of girlfriends. He also has an older sister, five younger brothers and a father who relies on him to make sure those brothers don’t kill each other.

His saving grace? Lois “Laney” Sanders, a girl he started to fall in like with when he was just eleven. A girl who became his best friend, his confidant, his courage. 

It took only sixteen clicks and eight seconds for Lucas to realize that his like for Laney had turned into love.  Eight life-changing seconds. It’s also the exact length of time it took to lose her.

A COWBOY’S HEART — RED PHOENIX

A cowboy can’t resist a damsel in distress.

Brad Anderson, the bullwhip master, has guarded his heart ever since a certain redhead broke it. After attending the wedding of his best friend, Master Anderson decides to find his own happy ending. However, it seems Fate has different plans when he finds himself protecting a damsel in distress.

Will this cowboy at heart ever let down his guard long enough to allow true love to flow in? Find out what happens when love and loyalty meet fate head on.

A MISSING HEART — SHARI RYAN

I’ve made mistakes. Some of those mistakes have ruined lives, including my own. Because of this, my past is something I have kept to myself, so when I found a woman who also wanted her past to remain hidden, it felt like the universe was pushing us together.

It turns out the universe had nothing to do with that. If a person’s past doesn’t exist, the present may not unravel the way it should.

I found out the hard way, when I learned that my wife is not who I thought she was…living with a past I should know about. Her continuous self-destructive behaviors let me know she clearly has a plan—possibly one I never should have been a part of. I keep trying to save her, but she’s making it hard.

Now, both of our pasts have simultaneously rolled into the spotlight—colliding head-on, and causing the present to come crashing down on top of us.

MORE THAN FRIENDS — MONICA MURPHY

He’s not perfect, but he’s all I want…

I’m your average girl at your average high school, trying to figure out my place in life. After catching my now ex-boyfriend messing around with my now ex-best friend, I’ve made some big changes. No more band, no more backstabbing friends and no more boring old life. Now I have new friends, a new job and new interests.

But there’s a certain someone who’s interested in me, and I don’t get it. Jordan Tuttle could have anyone he wants. He’s the most popular boy in school. Rich, gorgeous, smart and the star quarterback, he’s perfect. Yet he acts like he wants no one else but…me. So despite my fears and doubt, I let him get close. Probably too close. I discover that he’s not so perfect after all, but it doesn’t matter. I’m falling for him, even though he runs so hot and cold. I know someday he’s going to break my heart.

And I’m going to let him.

BED WRECKER— KIM KARR

My name is Maggie May and I met him under a haze of purple lights. As cliché as it sounds he was tall, dark, and handsome as hell, and I had fireworks in my eyes…literally.

It was New Year’s Eve and beneath the magic of all that glitters and shines, I fell for him and his wicked ways. The way he moved, the way he touched me, the way he brought me to org@sm over and over.

You should know that I don’t believe in love. Fairytales and happily-ever-afters are never anything I’ve dreamed of…until him.

Something changed the moment our eyes met. It wasn’t insta-lust or insta-love, it was simply him and me, and the dance floor at our feet.

The problem is our story ended three days after it started. But now he’s back. And he says he’s sorry. Can I believe him? Do I want to believe him? He calls me his bedwrecker…but what if he wrecks me?

BLACK AND WHITE FLOWERS — RACHEL ROBINSON

Carina Painter lives a life she created in between the pages of her bestselling novel. At least, that’s what she outwardly portrays. A heart-rending childhood followed by an abusive engagement leaves her broken in all ways possible. A chance encounter provides the fork in the road she so desperately desires.

Navy SEAL Smith Eppington is fighting the war of his lifetime. One that isn’t fought with weapons and highly sought intelligence. It’s a battle to remember his past. The accident that scarred seventy five percent of his body, and stole the life of his best friend also seized parts and pieces of his memory. When an author asks to interview him for a fiction novel, he’s ready to pour his heart out no matter the cost.

STROKED HARD — MEGHAN QUINN

He’s hot. Like, stop breathing kind of hot with his killer body, vivid blue eyes, and constant five o’clock shadow.

Did I mention his body?

Watching Hollis Knightly, Olympic diving gold medalist, man-pony specialist—and cocky bastard—stand up on the diving platform in nothing but a small piece of Spandex? Yeah, I’m beguiled. And easily seduced.

I want to keep things light but he won’t leave me alone. And hell, if he’s not wearing me thin. What is supposed to be a simple summer fling with a very hot man, has now morphed into a f*cked-up mess of feelings, attachment, and dare I say it…love.

But I don’t do relationships. And Hollis Knightly does.

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT — J.D. HOLLYFIELD

Life has not been easy for Penelope Summers. Specifically, the last month, when her high-profile boyfriend dumped her, her indecent exposure record surfaced, and her favorite thing in the world, tequila, failed her.

Good thing for Penelope, she has her best friend to pick her up, and take her on the vacation of a lifetime. A seven-day cruise that will change the direction of her downward spiral. But will that spiral shift in the direction Penelope needs? Or will it throw her into a bigger whirlwind of trouble?

With Reckless Abandon as her motto, tequila as her wingman, and a hot one-night stand as her much needed reward, will the tables finally turn for Penelope, or will life as she knows it continue to fail her?

Sometimes you just have to ride the wave of crazy to find out.

J.C. AND THE BIJOUX JOLIS— KATY REGNERY

If the best man and maid of honor are both single, it’s practically an unwritten rule that they should pork.

…so begins a rocky acquaintance between Jean-Christian “J.C.” Rousseau and Libitz Feingold at the wedding of J.C.’s brother and Lib’s best friend. While manslut best man J.C. is surprised when maid of honor Libitz soundly spurns his advances, his curiosity is piqued. The girl he couldn’t have becomes the only one he wants.

So, when he finds a seventy-year-old portrait in the attic of his sister’s mansion that bears an uncanny resemblance to the prickly gallery owner, he enlists her help in solving a mystery seven decades in the making. Traveling from Philadelphia to New York to Marseille, a couple who started off as enemies will discover that even cynics can find true love…and mortal man is no match for destiny.

TRU SMOKE — EDIE DANFORD

Growing up in Ember Peak, Colorado, Jones nurtured dreams as big as the Rockies. Why else would a flat-broke college student believe he has a shot with Truitt Larkin, the billionaire CEO of Larkin Corp? And, sure, Tru might own the fab, five-thousand-acre Ember Peak Ranch, where Jones is just the son of a ranch employee, but that doesn’t mean a future with Tru is doomed, does it?

When he finally, finally convinces Tru to break his chiseled-in-rock no-sex-ever policy, Jones is sure smoke will never shroud Tru’s silver-flame eyes again. But fire burns and dreams crash. And when Tru shuts down Jones’s hopes, Jones leaves Ember Peak—and a big chunk of his heart—for good.’

ASHES ADRIFT — DIANA GARDIN

What do you do when the strongest girl in the world falls apart? You hold her. And you stroke her hair. And you whisper to her that everything is going to be all right. Even if you’re not sure it will be.

I’m Drew Garrick, and I was never supposed to fall in love with Gillian Ambrose. It wasn’t part of the plan. Sleep with her? Yes. Have a good time with her while our best friends fell in love? Yes. But fall for her? Never.

The plan changed the moment her brother was released from prison, and all the dangers of his old life reared their ugly heads.

“Protect her,” he said. And that’s what I promised to do. Whatever it took.

DOLLARS — PEPPER WINTERS

A thief met a possession and did what he did best. Now, he has to live with the consequences. Including the girl he claimed.

Pimlico was stolen and sold all before her twenty-first birthday.
Two years with a diabolical monster is over. She has a new master now. A master who demands everything, expects everything, and requires ultimate access to her mind.

Elder broke countless rules when he took the girl who wasn’t his. She confuses and bewitches him, but his fascination won’t save her from his desires.

He wants to know her. She wants to forget. Together…they’re destroyed.

DARK CORNERS — A.M. MADDEN

A real hero can protect and serve, but a true hero knows how to love.

David Cavello is no longer in uniform, but the memories of combat still haunt his every waking moment. Driven to protect and serve, he accepts an undercover job he has to keep hidden from everyone. But David’s mission goes against orders the second he makes contact with gorgeous and spirited Maygen Whitney.

After growing up with an overprotective father, Maygen feels like she’s finally claiming her independence. Sure, she’s been lonely, but David seems to make all her dreams come deliciously true—until the sting of betrayal sends her world spiraling.

FRACTURES IN INK — HELENA HUNTING

Waitressing at a seedy strip club isn’t ideal, but it pays Sarah Adamson’s tuition. Her goal is to finish her master’s program and get a job that doesn’t involve tight skirts and groping hands. She doesn’t need distractions. Especially not the one that comes in the form of a hot-as-sin tattoo artist who works across the street from her apartment.

Kicked out at sixteen, and a high school dropout, Chris Zelter is familiar with wanting things he can’t have. His fractured life has never been easy. As the product of someone else’s bad decisions, he knows exactly what happens when the wrong person controls your marionette strings. Now an accomplished tattoo artist in a renowned studio in Chicago, Chris has it together. Mostly.

Apart from his infatuation with Sarah. She’s way out of his league, and Chris knows it. But he’s willing to be her bad decision. At least for now.

MAKE ME — LP LOVELL

At thirteen years old I was sold, doomed to become a sex slave.
Nicholai Ivanov, boss of the Russian Bratva, gave me the ultimate gift. He saved me from a fate worse than death. He promised to make me strong, because only the strong survive, and the weak die, forgotten and inconsequential.

I now live in a world of blood and violence, where humanity itself is a weakness. My life is not a battle of bad and good, but bad and worse. This is kill or be killed, survival of the fittest.

Make me or break me?

TRAINS CLASH — JAMIE BEGLEY

Train swore never to let a woman get under his skin unless it meant forever, and forever only meant belonging to The Last Riders. He had believed his one brief sexual encounter with Killyama was a hit it and quit it. Instead, her green eyes haunted his memories. Then when he tried to convince the woman he was serious as his “more the merrier” lifestyle became a painful reminder of the life he lived, Killyama used his own club against him to keep him from what he wanted.

Killyama was holding out for a man who could offer her forever, and Train wasn’t the forever kind of man. He was a Mr. Here and Now; the wicked warrior in her dreams. He might be a walking, talking sex machine, but she needed more than that. So, until he proved she was the only one sharing his bed, the only part of her body he was going to see was her ass walking away.

UNDER COVER— T.A. MCKAY

Drake Donovan is one of the good guys. He spends his life helping people who need it. Being a police officer is all he’s ever wanted to be, and there is nothing else that could ever compare.

After months of work he finally has a way in to the underground world he’s been trying to close down. A trail of dead prostitutes has led him to a chat room and a man called Dreamfixer, but when a late night meeting goes wrong his life changes forever.

When gathering evidence becomes the last thing he’s thinking about he knows that he will have to make a decision. Follow his feelings or stay strong, doing what he was here to do.  Now he has to decide between the job he loves and the man who could change everything. Life for Drake was easy before he went Undercover.

PRETTY LITTLE DOLLS — KER DUKEY AND K. WEBSTER

Benny had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick.
Just like him, his dolly needed darkness as a fix, fix, fix.
So they tormented and hunted and played tricks, tricks, tricks.
Together their sins a lethal mix, mix, mix.

Until Benny missed his dolly who was lost, lost, lost.
He needed to find her and love her at any cost, cost, cost.
Not wanting him and his dolly to be alone, lone, lone.
He made plans to bring his dirty dolly, home, home, home.

I left my soul open. I left my heart open. I left the door open.
And he stole me. Dillon…I’m sorry.

MAJOR LOVE — KATE STEWART

“I met her at an all-time low . . . the worst night of my life—a time I never wanted to remember.”

“It was a night I could never forget.”

“When it came to women, I swore I was done with wishful thinking. Ball and my coaching career were all that mattered.”

“I reminded him it wasn’t.”

“She was everything I was afraid of.”

“He was everything I’d ever wanted.”

LIVING FOR THE BADMAN — HAYLEY FAIMAN

Ashley Riggs’ life was forever changed when she was only seventeen years old. Thrust into a world of darkness, scarred at the hands of many, and left abandoned in a cage, her hope is found in the man who rescues her from the clutches of hell. Day by day, he breathes life into her, and her heart becomes his. But when she longs for more, her savior turns his back on her, insistent that he cannot give her what she wants.

Yakov Chekov is certain that evil runs in his veins. Direct descendant of the late Ivan Chekov—the poison that infected the Russian Bratva in ways that cannot be forgiven, and the father he murdered in the name of justice—Yakov fears he cannot love as a man should. Yet, try as he might, pushing away his sweet girl, in order to protect her from himself, proves to be impossible.

TRANSFERENCE— AVA HARRISON

The nightmares find me. They steal my breath, slowly suffocating me. I’m scared. I want it to stop.

He’s supposed to help me. Instead, he evokes something forbidden.

I know I should run. But I can’t. I’ve made my choice. I want him.

There’s only one problem…

He’s my therapist.

PROTECTOR — MICHELLE HORST

I’ve always thought of myself as a pretty happy-go-lucky kind of person. I wanted to save the world, or at least leave my stamp behind. In my own naïve way I thought I could bribe karma but life has a way of teaching us lessons.

I never knew how selfish I was until my life was ripped away from me. Taken. I’m forced to watch as they torture and kill my family … and I know I’m next.

Then he comes. He made a promise to my brother. It’s the only thing keeping him bound to me. A promise to protect me.

I should set him free of the promise … but I don’t. He’s my shield against karma. He’s my protector.

TRICKED — REBECCA ZANETTI

Former police psychologist Ronni Alexander had it all before a poison attacked her heart and gave her a death sentence. Now, on her last leg, she has an opportunity to live if she mates a vampire. A real vampire. One night of sex and a good bite, and she’d live forever with no more weaknesses. Well, except for the vampire whose dominance is over the top, and who has no clue how to deal with a modern woman who can take care of herself.

Jared Reese, who has no intention of ever mating for anything other than convenience, agrees to help out his new sister in law by saving her friend’s life with a quick tussle in bed. Except after one night with Ronni, one moment of her sighing his name, and he wants more than a mating of convenience. Now all he has to do is convince Ronni she wants the same thing. Good thing he’s up for a good battle.

MISTRESS AND THE MASTERS — CHERISE SINCLAIR

Her life destroyed by a stalker, Uzuri Cheval starts anew in Tampa and joins the exclusive Shadowlands club. Unconvinced of her claims that she can overcome her fear of big men without help, Master Z gives her a time limit. And she is improving–until she hears the stalker is out of prison. Now her time limit is up, and the Masters will intervene, which is okay–as long as whoever helps her is short. Okay, sweet and gentle would be good, too.

But two Doms? Dangerously experienced and dauntingly powerful cousins? No way.

Having volunteered in every hellhole in the world, Dr. Alastair Drago is ready to settle down. Detective Max Drago has joined him and, once again, the cousins share everything. A house, lives, problems…and whatever submissive catches their interest. One mischievous submissive has definitely caught Alastair’s. However, having been burned by a woman, Max remains detached…until little mischief’s troubles turn deadly.

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BBB Best Books of October 2016

The Bookalicious Babes Blog (BBB) Team reads a ton of books so among the six of us bookworms, our list is pretty big!!! BBB picked its TOP 5-STAR ROMANCE READS for October! It was not an easy choice as there has been so much book awesomeness this Fall where BBB has fallen in love with so many amazing authors’ stories.  

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BBB’s top picks are all ranked 5 stars and are not listed in any particular order. Click on the books below to purchase!

DOWN SHIFT — K. BROMBERG

Behind the wheel, racing champion Zander Donavan is at the top of his game. But after too much excess in his personal life, he’s forced to step away. He needs to accomplish something all on his own—outside of his famous father’s shadow.  
 
Getty Caster is running away from the abuse that clouds her past. She thinks she’s found the perfect escape—until she discovers a stranger in the beachside cottage she’d been promised. He’s undeniably sexy, but she’s there to heal. Alone.
 
Before long though, fighting with each other turns into fighting their attraction. And giving into desire sets off a chain reaction that has their pasts colliding. With an unexpected love on the line, can they overcome the fallout to build a future?

SWEETEST TABOO — J. KENNER

All eyes are on us . . . and there’s nowhere to run.

Everyone has their own ideas about Dallas Sykes: He’s a reckless billionaire, a devilish playboy, a man who gets whatever he wants the minute he wants it. But I know the real Dallas behind the money, bravado, and power—and he’s completely, blissfully mine.

We carefully guarded our secrets, and in each other’s arms we sought refuge from our dark past. Our pain became our pleasure, our control within the chaos. But we could only hide from the truth for so long.

Now we’ve let loose our inhibitions and are ready to face the future. And no matter what people think or say, coming clean is its own sweet reward.

BLACK SWAN AFFAIR KL KREIG

I’ve loved him as long as I can remember. The gangly boy with big brown eyes and unruly hair who grew up into an intoxicating man. He wears scruff like he invented it and ambles with a swagger that makes panties drop. Killian Shepard. Shep.

We grew up together.  It didn’t matter that he looked at me as a kid sister even as I grew into woman. It didn’t even matter when he left me behind to go to college and start his adult life. He’d be back.
He was always meant to be mine.  He came back, all right. But instead of smelling of promises, he stunk of betrayal. And he destroyed me—us—the day he married my sister instead of me.

So I did the only thing a girl like me in my position could do. I got my revenge. I married his brother, Kael. Now we’re one big happy f*cking family.

AMERICAN QUEEN — SIERRA SIMONE

It starts with a stolen kiss under an English sky, and it ends with a walk down the aisle. It starts with the President sending his best friend to woo me on his behalf, and it ends with my heart split in two. It starts with buried secrets and dangerous desires…and ends with the three of us bound together with a hateful love sharper than any barbed wire.

My name is Greer Galloway, and I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States.

This is the story of an American Queen.

MR. PRESIDENT — KATY EVANS

He’s won the hearts of millions. But is he willing to lose his?

I met the president’s son when we were both young. Matthew Hamilton was handsome, polished, and intelligent.  He promised me that he’d never run for president. I promised that if he did, I’d be by his side.

Three terms later, an invitation to join Matthew Hamilton’s campaign is the most exhilarating opportunity I’ve ever experienced. I’m determined to make a difference; he is determined to win. Focused on his goal, Matt is steadfast, ruthless, and disarming. All eyes are on him and his popularity is surging. But soon, the next possible president of the United States is possessing me in more ways than one—and despite the risks, I’m helpless to resist. 

Winning will take everything. Walking away will be the hardest thing of all.

A LOVE LETTER TO WHISKEY KANDI STEINER

It’s crazy how fast the buzz comes back after you’ve been sober for so long. Whiskey stood there, on my doorstep, just like he had one year before. Except this time, there was no rain, no anger, no wedding invitation — it was just us.

It was just him — the old friend, the easy smile, the twisted solace wrapped in a glittering bottle. It was just me — the alcoholic, pretending like I didn’t want to taste him, realizing too quickly that months of being clean didn’t make me crave him any less.

But we can’t start here. No, to tell this story right, we need to go back. Back to the beginning. Back to the very first drop. This is my love letter to Whiskey. I only hope he reads it.

A SACRED VOW — WILLA THORNE

I swore a solemn oath that saw to the end of the Cormacs, a family of hunters that persistently sought to rid my coven’s existence.

 For years we have lived in the shadows, free from hunters and the weapons of wood that could destroy us.

 But the familiar scent of Cormac blood is awakening my senses. We were certain that we had ended the bloodline. Now, the vow I swore plagues my mind. The guilt I harbour buries deep. The desire and lust burns.

My pledge to my family is now a promise to protect the woman I love.
Aurelia Galligan is a descendant of the Cormac bloodline. I should drain her. I have to destroy her. But she may just end me.

TONIC — STACI HART

Joel Anderson doesn’t take anything seriously. Not his relationships, which have been few and far between since his brutal divorce. Not the drama of working in a tattoo parlor, which seems to be around every corner.  But he’s not the kind of man you cross.

Annika Belousov takes everything seriously. Like her job as a reality television producer, given that she typically has something to prove. When she’s tapped to produce a reality show at Joel’s shop, she doesn’t think twice, just goes in for the kill, as if there were any other way.

The second Annika walks into Joel’s shop, he makes it his mission to crack her open. He’s all wrong. But it doesn’t take her long to find out there’s more to him than smirks and tattoos. And what she finds could put her career and his heart on the line.

Not that Joel cares. Because for the first time in a long time, he’s found his tonic.

SAY YOU WANT ME — CORINNE MICHAELS

There’s no way I’ll fall for Wyatt Hennington. He can keep his Southern drawl, irresistible smile, and those pick-up lines all to himself. I made the mistake of sleeping with him not once, but twice. I’m not stupid enough to give him round three, especially after he left me in the middle of the night so I could see myself out. I vow to return to Philadelphia and forget him.

It proves easier said than done.

When the doctor informs me I’m the winner of door prize number two, I put my life on hold and head back to Bell Buckle. Three months and if we can’t make this work, I’m gone. The problem is–when the cards are stacked against us, and I can’t bring myself to leave him, I’ll finally know if he truly loves me or if all my fears were real . . .

BEDMATES — NICHOLE CHASE

Everyone makes mistakes, especially in college. But when you’re the daughter of the President of the United States, any little slip up is a huge embarrassment. Maddie McGuire’s latest error in judgment lands her in police custody, giving the press a field day. Agreeing to do community service as penance and to restore her tattered reputation, Maddie never dreams incredibly good looking but extremely annoying vice president’s son, Jake Simmon, will be along for the ride.

Recently returning from Afghanistan with a life-altering injury, Jake is wrestling with his own demons. He doesn’t have the time or patience to deal with the likes of Maddie. They’re like oil and water and every time they’re together, it’s combustible. But there’s a thin line between love and hate, and it’s not long before their fiery arguments give way to infinitely sexier encounters.

THE PLAYER CLAIRE CONTRERAS

I’m naturally gifted on the field and between the sheets. With flashy cars and enough media attention to put the Royal Family to shame, I’m the definition of Most Eligible Bachelor. Every man wants to be me and every woman wants to tame me.

Until Camila. The moment I lay eyes on her, I know I have to have her. She wants to keep me at arm’s length. I want her naked in my bed. She thinks our worlds are too different. All I want her to think about is screaming my name.

She says I’m bad news. I have three weeks to prove her wrong.

WRITTEN IN THE SCARS ADRIANA LOCKE

Falling in love is easy. Falling out of love is the hardest thing in the world. And Elin and Ty Whitt are terrible at it.

The first time the local basketball star smiled at Elin, she was a goner. It was just so damn easy to fall for the dark-haired hometown hero with his charming smile and strong, athletic build.

Thousands of sleepy smiles, aimless drives down country roads, and squeaks of the backdoor after a swing shift later, reality hits. And it hits hard. Falling in love was definitely the easy part. Watching it break apart was impossible.

A PLACE IN THE SUN R.S. GREY

When her mother’s incessant matchmaking hits an all-time high, Georgie Archibald does what any sensible woman would do: she flees the country.

Seeking refuge in the picturesque seaside village of Vernazza, Italy, Georgie’s only plan is to lie low, gorge herself on gelato, and let the wine and waves wash her troubles away…that is until she wakes up in a bed that belongs to the most romantic-looking man she’s ever seen.

Gianluca. After going out of his way to rescue her, the former London financier turned mysterious recluse makes it clear that despite acting as her white knight, he has no plans to co-star in her fairytale.

But Georgie isn’t asking for his heart—she’s merely intrigued.

MARRY ME MAD KATY REGNERY

For as long as Madeleine “Mad” Rousseau can remember, she’s been the “sweet” twin to her sister Jax’s “sassy.” But after an especially painful break-up, Mad decides she’s had enough of being sweet. Children’s librarian during the day, she begins visiting Philly’s seedier nightspots on a quest for adventure.

When Cortlandt “Cort” Ambler, the ex-boyfriend of Mad’s sister, Jax, saves her from disaster on one such evening, an unlikely friendship is born between the rebellious librarian and the moonlighting pianist…and two broken hearts begin a journey toward being whole again.

THE PROMISE MELODY GRACE

Claire Fortune arrives in Boston with an old notebook and her best friend’s dying wish – to finish the scribbled bucket list that Hope didn’t have time to complete. Moment by moment, Claire builds a life she never dreamed of – until Theo walks into the coffee-shop one crisp September afternoon, and her careful plans scatter on the winds.

Sometimes a chance meeting can change a life forever.
Sometimes fate knows exactly what we need.

Perfect for fans of ‘Me Before You’ and ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, ‘The Promise’ brings together two people searching for a love that can overcome tragedy. A heartbreakingly romantic novel that challenges us to live – and love – every day as if it were our last.

ROYALLY SCREWED — EMMA CHASE

Nicholas Arthur Frederick Edward Pembrook, Crowned Prince of Wessco, aka “His Royal Hotness,” is wickedly charming, devastatingly handsome, and unabashedly arrogant.

Then, one snowy night in Manhattan, the prince meets a dark haired beauty who doesn’t bow down. Instead, she throws a pie in his face. Nicholas wants to find out if she tastes as good as her pie, and this heir apparent is used to getting what he wants.

Dating a prince isn’t what waitress Olivia Hammond ever imagined it would be. There’s a disapproving queen, a wildly inappropriate spare heir, relentless paparazzi, and brutal public scrutiny. The royals are far from accepting of this commoner.

Nicholas has to decide who he is and, more importantly, who he wants to be: a King… or the man who gets to love Olivia forever…

THE SEXY ONE — LAUREN BLAKELY

Let me count the ways why falling into forbidden love is not my wisest move…
1. She works with me every single day. Did I mention she’s gorgeous, sweet, kind and smart?
2. She works in my home. Playing with my five-year-old daughter. Teaching my little girl. Cooking for my princess. Which means…
3. She’s the nanny. And that makes her completely off-limits…But it doesn’t stop me from wanting her. All of her.
*****
The other nannies in this city don’t call him The Sexy One for nothing. My boss, the amazingly wonderful single father to the girl I take care of every day is ridiculously hot, like movie star levels with those arms, and those eyes, and that body. But what really makes my knees weak are the times when his gaze lingers on me. In secret.

I can’t risk my job for a chance at something more…can I? But I don’t know how to resist him much longer either…

HONOR — JAY CROWNOVER

Don’t be fooled. Don’t make excuses for me. I am not a good man.

I’ve seen things no one should, done things no one should talk about. Honor and conscience have no place in my life. But I’ve fought and I’ve survived. I’ve had to.

The first time I saw her dancing on that seedy stage in that second rate club, I felt my heart pulse for the first time. Keelyn Foster was too young, too vibrant for this place, and I knew in an instant that I would make her mine. But first I had to climb my way to the top. I had to have something more to offer her.

I’m here now, money is no object and I have no equal. Except for her. She’s disappeared. But don’t worry, I will find her and claim her. She will be mine.

Like I said, don’t be fooled. I am not the devil in disguise… I’m the one standing front and center. 

DEFYING HER MAFIOSO — TERRI ANNE BROWNING

I fell hard for the Mafioso at the tender age of eleven. This beast of a man who I knew made people disappear—and probably enjoyed every second of it—was also the sixteen-year-old boy who had picked me up after I’d fallen flat on my face during my dance recital and told me I was the best ballerina he’d ever seen. He’s watched over me, protected me like I was the most precious thing in the world to him.  And then he sent me away.

Scarlett Vitucci was many things:
The daughter of the biggest Cosa Nostra boss from New York to Chicago.
The sister of the man I would gladly take a bullet for.
And the only woman I would ever love. Letting her go had been a huge mistake.  One I would never repeat. 

THE REVOLUTION — S.L. SCOTT

My world was rock solid.
Until I saw her.

Lara Kessler showed up as if heaven sent her to me, and suddenly my priorities changed. Love is funny like that. One minute you’re living the dream, then BAM! Half my soul shows up backstage wearing a purple shirt and sexy skin-tight jeans, making me realize what I’ve been missing all along. Loving her means exposing a life I’ve tried to bury.

My heart had lost its beat.
Until I saw him.

Kaz Fabian caught my attention the moment I laid eyes on him. Love is funny like that. The famous guitarist was every woman’s fantasy—great face, chiseled jaw, cut biceps. The rock star was pure sex on and off stage, but his charm and charisma won me over. Loving him means burdening him with a life I’ve tried to leave behind.

ONE STEP CLOSER — KAHLEN AMES

They only had each other, until one forbidden night ruined everything…

STEPSISTER. He hated that flipping word.

When their parents got married, the only thing Caleb Luxan had in common with Wren Brashill was that they both hated their parents. When he was sixteen, Caleb discovered Wren’s closely guarded secret and vowed to protect her: from that day forward she became the reason for every decision he made.

Jealousy and long-suppressed desire overpowered Caleb’s fierce protectiveness and they spent one forbidden and unforgettable night in each other arms, but the aftermath left Caleb panicked, Wren heartbroken, and their relationship in shambles.

Like it or not, his father’s last, hard lesson, will demand Caleb deal with his long denied emotions for Wren, or let go of her forever.

PUCKED UNDER — HELENA HUNTING

Randy Ballistic and Lily LeBlanc are head-over-heels, bed-breakingly, screaming orgasmically in love. But even they have their challenges, mostly outside of the bedroom.

With the off-season coming to a close and the boys gearing up for training camp, one more weekend of fun is the perfect way to welcome the new season. The entire crew piles into vehicles and drives to Alex and Violet’s Chicago cottage for a few days of relaxation―and hopefully a chance for Randy to shake the anxiety that’s been plaguing him.

Accidental wardrobe malfunctions, typical Violet inspired overshares, and a whole lot of private time round out the perfect weekend getaway. But the moment they return to the city all of Randy’s angst resurfaces with the arrival of a surprise houseguest.

UNDENIABLE — CALLIE HARPER

Dom’s the one she couldn’t have. Gigi’s the one he couldn’t forget.
They haven’t seen each other for four years. He’s been serving in the Special Forces. She’s finished college. They’ve had time to move on. Neither one has.

Now there’s a death threat. Her family’s business has pissed off a drug cartel. Her life’s in danger.
They’re thrown together, on the run. He has to keep her safe. From everyone. Including himself.

BENEATH THESE SHADOWS — MEGHAN MARCH

The only permanent thing in my life is the ink I put on my clients.
I drift from city to city, in and out of beds, from one tattoo shop to the next.
Every time I start to put down roots, I rip them up.
Until New Orleans.
Until her.
She’s everything I’m not.
Full of fire and life. An innocent where I’m a sinner.
I want to consume her. Protect her. Keep her.
But first, I have to escape from beneath these shadows.

HELL AND BACK — NATASHA MADISON

Meeting him was a fluke. Dating him was a mistake. Watching him become a drug addict put me through hell. Running was my only option.

I’m running from my demons and when I find out she’s trying to escape her past, I know what I have to do.

One broken cop. One woman fighting for her life. A fragile love. Sinister secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

They’ve been to hell. The hard part will be finding their way back together.

CHECKMATE: THIS IS WAR — KENNEDY FOX

Travis King is the worst kind of a**hole. He taunts me for being a good girl and mocks my high standards. He’s cruel, crass, and has enough confidence to last two lifetimes. And I hate him.

It wouldn’t matter so much if he were avoidable. But considering he’s my older brother’s best friend and roommate, I see him more than I’d ever want to. His sculpted abs and gorgeous eyes are wasted on such an arrogant man, which makes me hate him even more.

Even though I’ve had a crush on him since I was ten, the feelings weren’t mutual and he’s made that very clear. He’s always loved getting under my skin and one night against my better judgment, I let him in my bed. 

I’ve succumbed to his manw**re ways, but that doesn’t change a thing. Because the King is about to get played at his own game–and lose. Checkmate.

BOUND TO SUBMIT — LAURA KAYE

He thinks he caused her pain, but she knows he’s the only one who can heal her…

Kenna Sloane lost her career and her arm in the Marines, and now she feels like she’s losing herself. Submission is the only thing that ever freed her from pain and made her feel secure, and Kenna needs to serve again. Bad. The only problem is the Dom she wants once refused her submission and broke her heart, but, scarred on the inside and out, she’s not looking for love this time. She’s not even sure she’s capable.

Griffin Hudson is haunted by the mistakes that cost him the only woman he ever loved. Now she’s back at his BDSM club, Blasphemy, and more beautiful than ever, and she’s asking for his help with the pain he knows he caused. Even though he’s scared to hurt her again, he can’t refuse her, because he’d give anything to earn a second chance. And this time, he’ll hold on forever.

GRASPING AIR CARRIE AARONS

Peyton Adams learned a long time ago that selfish and detached is the only way to be in life.  Most disapproving of all? USA Gymnastics’ golden boy with an eight-pack, Jared Hargrove. After being cut from the women’s team right before Rio, Peyton is back on the post-Summer Games tour. Not only is she the only one without a gold medal, but her history with Jared won’t stay buried for long.

Control and good manners; the two things drilled into Jared Hargrove’s head from birth. As a four-time gold medalist, he’s always obeyed the rules and reaped the reward. Well, except for the whirlwind week four years ago in London when wild-child Peyton Adams finally got under his skin, and into his bed. She broke his heart, and he hasn’t removed the ice wall around it since. Now she’s back to redeem herself to the world of gymnastics, and it seems, to push his buttons more than ever.

ADDICTED — ALEX LUCIAN

Addiction: the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming.

Ruby was sin and sex.
The ultimate indulgence and worth every penny she cost me. I paid for her body, but didn’t know she’d end up embedded in my soul.

Elias was dark and tempting.
Unmatched in intensity and passion compared to my other clients. He handed me cash in exchange for my touch, and he dug himself into my heart instead.

Money changes things, firms up the lines of a relationship. But when it becomes an addiction—an all-consuming, life-changing addiction—the lines are completely obliterated. 

EXPLICIT — M. NEVER

“You don’t know what I’m capable of.”

Jett Fox has been surrounded by women his entire life. He knows what makes them tick, how to make them feel beautiful, and how to work their feminine wiles to his advantage. Honing sexuality is in his blood. It’s his gift.

Jett is accustomed to women eating out of the palm of his hand, but when a tall, mysterious, redheaded goddess strolls into Mansion –his domain– the eccentric Dom finds himself enamored. She becomes an obsession in his dark, secretive, and dangerous underworld — a world that appears one way on the outside but is entirely different within.

Forced to maintain the ruse at all costs, he’ll walk a treacherous line between allegiance and lust, deliberately deceiving the one woman who means anything to him.

SCARRED BY YOU — LAURA CARTER

Their past will become their future. Their scars will be reopened.

Clark Layton has the world at his feet. He is the CEO of one of the largest oil companies in the world and he has a fiancée most men would kill for. Then why, the night before his wedding, is he still thinking about everything he lost when he walked out on Dayna Cross?

Dayna didn’t intend to take the helm of Subsea Petroleum. But events beyond her control left her no choice. And she can handle it, mostly. She can juggle the long hours, the chauvinistic men, and a broken heart. What she can’t deal with is Clark Layton swanning back into her life and threatening to break down her walls.

RAZING GRACE — AMO JONES

I’m Millie Hart, and for as long as I can remember, I’ve dedicated my life to my Catholic faith. It was a part of me every step of the way. So when I decided to join a nunnery, no one in my family was surprised. I’m not sure at what point my life changed or where it went extremely wrong. My nightmares are becoming realities as my world starts to slowly tremble under the ground I’m presently shackled to. I was taken. Everything I thought I knew was about to rain down on me in drops of lies, deceit, and undiluted evil.

I’m more machine than man. I’m the alpha and the omega of The Army, and the leader of The 6 masked huntsmen. I live and bleed this life. The arms that raised me weren’t carrying love— they were carrying knives and AKs. I’m agent 000, the executioner, and the damn devil who walks in the flesh. No one can break through my hard shell— not even her.

IRRESISTIBLY UNDENIABLE — ZOEY DERRICK

She was his best friend’s chubby sister. He was the star football player.
It never made sense that he would want her, but he did.

It’s been ten years since Dyson Cole walked out of the barn after taking Ireland McKidd’s innocence with him.  Another notch in his belt.  Then he was gone.

Ireland has lost everything she’s ever cared about. She’s trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart, when the last person to obliterate it barges back into her life – literally.

Dyson has everything – money, power, sex appeal – a real life Adonis and women line up outside his door. But he’d gladly give up his whorish ways for the one woman he walked away from.

She’s wrecked, broken, a shell of the girl he once knew. He’s incapable of ignoring what she means to him.

She’s irresistible. He’s undeniable.

NICOLE WILLIAMS — TOUCHING DOWN

Grant Turner’s name is synonymous with football. The fans and media can’t get enough of the player known as The Invincible Man, a nickname he earned while growing up in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country and the nickname he’s kept by being one of the best players in professional football today. No one can take him down. He’s unstoppable.

But even a suit of armor has its weak point, and Grant’s has always been Ryan Hale.  They were a couple of kids when they fell in love, and just when it looked like the happy ending neither expected was within reach, Ryan disappeared. No explanations. No good-byes. 

Grant coped by throwing himself into the game for seven years, and he’s finally moved on. Or so he thinks. When she walks back into his life, all of those feelings come crashing back, despite the warnings in his head that tell him she’ll leave him again. Grant can withstand the league’s toughest defensive line, but he’s always been weak where she’s concerned.

No man can take Grant Turner down. But one woman certainly can. One woman will.

KILL ME — LP LOVELL

Una
To many, I am little more than a myth. The Kiss of Death, a hired killer, revered by some of the greatest criminal organisations in the world. Trained by the bratva themselves, without conscience, without mercy, the perfect soldier. I’ll kill anyone… for a price. Death doesn’t discriminate, she sells to the highest bidder, but even I have a weakness.

Nero
I want one thing—power. But power is merely a game of strategy. The pieces are on the chess board. Death is my queen, and also my pawn. She’ll paint this city red in exchange for the one thing she wants. Now all I have to do is watch it all play out. She’s nothing more than a weapon, and yet, I find myself wanting to dance with death, to possess her. And I always get what I want.

A game of power. A risk that could cost her everything. An obsession that would see the world burn at their feet. A bloodied king. A broken queen. Kill me or kiss me?

PREPPY — T.M. FRAZIER

Samuel Clearwater, A.K.A Preppy, likes bowties, pancakes, suspenders, good friends, good times, good drugs, and a good f*ck. He’s worked his way out from beneath a hellish childhood and is living the life he’s always imagined for himself. When he meets a girl, a junkie on the verge of ending it all, he’s torn between his feelings for her and the crippling fear that she could be the one to end the life he loves.

Andrea ‘Dre’ Capulet is strung out and tired.  Tired of living for her next fix. Tired of doing things that make her stomach turn. Tired of looking in the mirror at the reflection of the person she’s become. Just when she decides to end it all, she meets a man who will change the course of both their lives forever.

And their deaths. For most people, death is the end of their story. For Preppy and Dre, death was only the beginning.

BBB Best Books of September 2016

The Bookalicious Babes Blog (BBB) Team read a ton of books this past month so our list is our biggest yet!!! BBB picked its TOP 5-STAR ROMANCE READS for September! It was not an easy choice as there has been so much book awesomeness this Summer and Fall where BBB has fallen in love with so many amazing authors’ stories.  

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BBB’s top picks are all ranked 5 stars and are not listed in any particular order. Click on the books below to purchase!

THE PROTECTOR — JODI ELLEN MALPAS

People think they have Camille Logan nailed: daddy’s girl; beautiful, spoiled young woman with her father’s bank balance to fund her lifestyle. But Camille is determined to have a life free from his strings. Caught between resentment and fear, Camille prepares herself for the measures her father will take to protect her. But nothing could prepare her for the ex-SAS sniper who crashes into her life.

Accepting the job of bodyguard to Camille Logan isn’t the kind of distraction from his demons he should take. He needs absolution. He comes to need Camille. But he knows he can’t have both.

SILVER — K.A. LINDE

Stacia Palmer had one goal in life: to become an NFL quarterback’s wife. For the past three years, she’s seduced her way through the university’s football line-up. But when she finally has a quarterback fresh off the draft, Stacia experiences a shocking change of heart. One that sends her back to the place she never thought she’d return to.

Vegas. Once there, she finds that no one believes her. Least of all Pace Larson, her sexy on-again off-again ex who has never quite gotten over her leaving him for someone else. Of course, he’s now the starting quarterback and determined to claim her as his prize.

PLAYBOY PILOT — PENELOPE WARD & VI KEELAND

Money or love? Which would you choose?

You probably just answered the question in your head thinking it’s an easy decision. For me, it’s not. Did I mention it’s a lot of money? A hell of a lot. I needed to go far away to think it through.

As I embarked on an impulsive trip, I hit a detour when I met sexy Carter in the airport lounge. We struck up a heated conversation. Then, he left. I thought I’d never see him again. But fate had other plans.

Surprise! He was the pilot of my flight.

CALL ME — GILLIAN JONES

Some know me as Chanel69.
But to my friends and family, I’m simply Ellie Hughes.
A university student who’s in desperate need of money. A lot of money, and fast. I’m about to start a new job.

Three nights a week I’ll be the star in your late night fantasies.

When he calls, I feel an instant connection. Over time, he becomes my regular, my friend, and my confidant. The problem is…he seems familiar…I think I know who he is.

And if I’m right, how will he react when he discovers that I’m Chanel69?

WELL HUNG — LAUREN BLAKELY


Here’s what you need to know about me — I’m well-off, well-hung and quick with a joke. Women like a guy who makes them laugh. Even better if he’s loyal and hard-working. That’s me.

Enter Natalie. Hot, sexy, smart, and my new assistant. Which makes her totally off limits…

Hey, I’m a good guy. Really. I do my best to stay far away from the kind of temptation she brings to work. Until one night in Vegas…

F*CKER — AMO JONES

Ryker Oakley only cared about three things during school —fighting, his band, and getting laid. When he took it upon himself to ‘babysit’ Bryleigh Munroe, he didn’t expect her to be so much trouble, and he sure as shit wasn’t prepared for how fast she would grow on him. Fast-forward to eight years later, his band—Twisted Transistor—is the most successful rock group known to mankind.

Bryleigh Munroe was a popular girl at school, but because her father was a politically powerful man in the San Diego region, the boys either swore away from her or were trying too hard to get with her. She wanted one night. Quick and dirty. No strings. Only she didn’t expect Ryker Oakley to flip the script on her without her even realizing.

WOLF PREY — NINA WEST

Forced to leave Alaska to run the family farm while her father recovers from a tragic accident, Abbi heads home knowing she has the one thing she wants most again –Henry’s affections. She’s determined to not let anyone get in the way of that again.

But love for Abbi has never been easy.

With an overbearing mother who believes she has the right to approve who her daughter loves, a childhood ex-boyfriend who will do anything to win her back, and a wealthy, handsome boyfriend who always gets what he wants, Abbi soon realizes she may have to make some impossible choices.

DIRTY TALK — S.L. SCOTT

I fell madly in love at first sight with Jane Lewis. The girl with bright green eyes, a pretty smile, and great ass owned my heart. I thought she was happy with the status quo, but ten years later, I foolishly let her go. Despite dating other women, no one compares to my first love. We are meant to be together, and I’m going to try my damnedest to convince her of that.

Luke Anders tricked me. The deal was sealed before I knew he was behind it. We agreed to be just friends. Simple. Easy. But it’s not just the weather that’s hot in Texas. I was a fool to think I could resist him. He knows how to work his charms and those kissable lips, that great jaw, and biceps. We are here to work, but he has become downright distracting. 

STROKED LONG — MEGHAN QUINN

From his dirty-blond hair and breathtaking smile, to the abs from heaven and the irresistible V in his waistline, everything about Bodi Olympic-gold-medalist Banks screams hot piece of @$$.

Yet there’s more.
Dark shadows lurk behind his soulful, serious eyes.
I’m enamored. He’s captured me.

How can I stay away from a broken, routine-driven man whose soul cries to be forgiven for a crime only he believes he committed? Or is that a lie?

JUST FRIENDS — MONICA MURPHY

It’s the end of summer. Just before I start senior year with my two best friends in the whole world. Dustin and Emily are everything to me. We’ve been inseparable since middle school, and when we’re together, nothing can go wrong. Dustin and I have hooked up a few times―and now he’s ready to take our relationship to the next level.

So when my best friend betrays me in the worst possible way, guess who’s there to help me pick up the pieces of my broken heart? Ryan. Annoying. Sweet. Sexy. I want to trust him, yet he makes it so hard. What I really want is for everything to go back to the way it was before.

Before I found out that best friends make the worst kind of enemies.

WILDER — REBECCA YARROS

I’m Paxton Wilder–Motocross phenom with more tattoos than scars. I’ve never seen a stunt I couldn’t pull off–Or a girl I can’t get off. Until she walks in.

My new tutor is sexy, smart, more stubborn than I am, and one hundred percent off limits. That’s right–the only rule this semester is Don’t Touch the Tutor. For the first time in my life, I want someone I can’t have. She’s the girl who obeys every rule. I’m the guy who breaks them.

Our biggest risk is falling for each other,  but I live for risk…

UNSTABLE — S.E. HALL

After eight years, Henley Calvert is headed home. Back to the family farm and small town she left behind, never to be thought of again.
But she’s the only one left to see to her family’s legacy, so she must return to Ashfall and face all the ghosts that haunt her. 

Gatlin Holt, the family farmhand, awaits her arrival, and lends a hand—in more ways than one. He reacquaints Henley with the lay of the land while helping her heal her soul with a new outlook on life. Yet every time she thinks some peace may be within reach, Henley hits another roadblock. The biggest of which is Keaton Cash—her childhood nemesis who owns the farm next door. 

And no, it’s not a love triangle. That’s impossible when Henley’s heart is closed, incapable of love.

CHASE THE SUN — CHRISTINA LEE & NYRAE DAWN

Jamie Tolland has only ever known his small Oregon town. He feels obligated to stay…but when a situation presents itself in the form of a vintage sports car, he jumps on the chance to not only repair it, but also drive it to its new owner in LA. Conner Murphy left Oregon years ago to make his life in West Hollywood…never settling on one job or girl for too long. When he inherits his late uncle’s classic Chevelle, he’s more than happy to let his childhood friend Jamie help.

Jamie and Conner are as different as night and day. Even after years of living apart, they still have a blast together—but now it’s mixed with an undeniable spark of attraction. As Jamie’s time in LA comes to an end, and the more they struggle to get on the same page about their feelings, the more Jamie realizes that trying to tie Conner down is as futile as capturing the sun.

DIVINE REDEMPTION — ROSE HUDSON

I showed Erin the darkest parts of me, and she stayed. We were supposed to start our new life—my Beauty and me. But in one breath, faster than a hairpin trigger… she’s gone.

With unquenchable vengeance, my stepmother brought back a past I thought I’d escaped. She has Erin in her grasp, and the police can’t save her. The FBI can’t save her. Only I can. I’ve never had to fight against the grip of the past because I’ve never had a reason—I’ve never loved. But my love for Erin has given me purpose. The fear of losing her is my reason for redemption.

In this story of a life for a life, how many lives can be saved? How many lives will be lost?

POSSESSION — HELEN HARDT

Jade Roberts’s love for Talon Steel is the real deal, and she’s more determined than ever to help him come to grips with whatever is haunting him. To that end, she continues her investigation of the Steels…and unknowingly attracts some dangerous foes from their shrouded history.

Talon loves Jade deeply and longs to possess her forever, so he faces his worst fears and exposes his rawest wounds in an attempt to heal. The road is icy and treacherous, but if he perseveres and comes out whole on the other side, he’ll finally be worthy of Jade’s love.

The untamed passion between the two still blazes, but as the horrors of Talon’s past resurface, Jade and Talon aren’t safe…

ALL THE BROKEN PIECES — ANNA PAIGE

How far would you be willing to go for someone you love?

For Lauren Caldwell, the answer was: as far as necessary. She had done what she had to do to protect the one person who meant the most to her in the world—her uncle. She wasn’t proud of herself, but in the end, she had protected him just as he’d always protected her. A year later, a year of being ostracized in the small Virginia town she called home, she found herself helplessly watching her worst nightmare unfold.

Brant Matthews never wanted to fall in love again; he had worked diligently to avoid emotional entanglements at all costs. He knew what it was to lose the one you loved, to fail them so irrevocably that the entire trajectory of your life shifted. But seeing the broken look in Lauren’s crystal-blue eyes, feeling that old pain flare anew and knowing from experience exactly how much she was hurting… he never stood a chance. She had him, whether she was ready to accept that or not. He would die for her or kill for her.

CAN’T TOUCH THIS — TESS HUNTER,  A.K.A., PEPPER WINTERS

I don’t want to touch it.
I really, really don’t.
He’s egotistical, crass, and my patient’s owner–which makes him totally off limits.
Yep, that’s right. He owns the wiener I’m currently working on.
His bossy commands switched to a cocky smirk.
He gave me permission to do something I promised myself I would never ever do.
I can touch it.
If I want…

FIGHTING TO BE FREE — KIRSTY MOSELEY

All his life, people have told Jamie Cole that he was born bad. Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s not. But that doesn’t matter now. Because after a lifetime of demons, Jamie has finally found an angel.

Ellie Pearce learned the hard way that boys can’t be trusted. But the night she meets Jamie, something shifts. He’s different: brooding, a bit dark, determined to change. The connection they share is intense, compelling. Ellie tries to resist, but with each breathtaking kiss, she can’t help falling deeper.

Things between Ellie and Jamie are perfect-and perfection can’t last.

FIGHTING DEMON — WINTER TRAVERS

A shared past that no one knew about until Demon and Paige’s worlds collide again.

Demon and Paige both made mistakes eight years ago, tearing apart the love they had for each other.

Now, Demon has Paige in his sights again, and he isn’t going to let her go. But things aren’t always what they seem.

Could Demon and Paige be over before they even start again, or will the past fade, making room for the ending they’ve always wanted?

ROAD TO DESTINY — JANI KAY

Life couldn’t be more perfect.
With the woman I love and twins on the way, I’m a happy man.

But the strange thing about life? Nothing stays the same for long. Bad things happen when least expected, throwing the club and my life into chaos. This time I could lose everything that matters to me. My world ripped apart and turned on its axis.

Only I can’t allow what Jade and I have to be destroyed. I’ll lay everything on the line, fighting until my last breath because life is worthless without her. Jade is my reason for breathing. This time the fight is not for survival, it’s for love.

EMPIRE — KATHY COOPMAN

We’ve loved. We’ve lost. We are hated.

Our Empire is crumbling right before my eyes. No one can be trusted for reasons that are consuming me, controlling me and ripping me away from my family.

This new family who has taken over the streets of New York has taken someone away from us. We will not let them take anymore. The only way to stop them is to sacrifice one of us.

I’m loved. I’m lost. I hate.

THE SILENT WATERS — BRITTAINY CHERRY

Moments.

Our lives are a collection of moments. Some utterly painful and full of yesterday’s hurts. Some beautifully hopeful and full of tomorrow’s promises.

I’ve had many moments in my lifetime, moments that changed me, challenged me. Moments that scared me and engulfed me. However, the biggest ones—the most heartbreaking and breathtaking ones—all included him.

This is the story of a boy and girl who loved each other, but didn’t love themselves. A story of life and death. Of love and broken promises. Of moments.

CHANDLER — LAURELIN PAIGE

I’m good in a boardroom, but I’m better in the bedroom. Much better. I can charm the skirt off any woman in one encounter. I’ll even give her an orgasm before I put her in a cab. Or three. No more or she’ll start making plans for the future and I’m not into that.

Or I wasn’t until Genevieve Fasbender. She’s the first woman in five years that I want to spend the whole night with. And she’s the first woman who’s told me I’m not what she wants in a lover, even after multiple O’s. She’s brash and bold and stubborn as hell, and she doesn’t believe it’s possible to satisfy her.

But I’m up for the challenge. Genevieve Fasbender will never know what’s coming.     

BRETT — KYLIE WALKER

He was a one night stand that I wanted to last a lifetime. The tattoos, shaggy hair and massive shoulders were enough to make me quiver at the knees. He touched me, every part of me.

We’d known each other for one night and he’d been inside of me more times than I could count…and now-5 years later, it appeared he’d done pretty damn well for himself. Quarterback for one of the best teams in the biz…the sight of him was enough to make me wet in places I thought I’d forgotten.

Now he’s my patient. F*ck! My career is going to be damned!

DARKEST BEFORE DAWN — STEVIE COLE

Sixty-four days in captivity. Sixty-four days to lose yourself—or find yourself.

I’m Ava Donovan. I was abducted at the age of nineteen. I’m told I’m a survivor, but the truth is, I only survived because he saved me. Even when he kept me locked in that room—he saved me.

Constantly wondering when and how you will die, that does something to you. To your mind. But what do you do when it does something to your heart? What do you do when the man holding you captive seems just as broken as you are, when his mere presence becomes a comfort you crave—when you love him even though you shouldn’t?

DISCLAIM — PAM GODWIN

Camila was seventeen when Van Quiso kidnapped her. Ten years after her escape, the shackles refuse to release her. Not while there are still slave traders preying on her city. She will stop at nothing to end them. Even if that means becoming a slave again. Returning to chains is her worst fear—and only option. They won’t know who she is or what she intends to do.

She’s prepared for every complication. Except him. The one who decimated her sixteen-year-old heart. Matias is charming, gorgeous, and dangerously seductive. He’s also untrustworthy and enshrouded in secrets. After years of no contact, he finds her—on her knees, wrists bound, in the clutches of her enemy. Will he sabotage her mission by needlessly saving her? Or will he keep her in chains and never let her go?

SCANDAL — HJ BELLUS

I followed their rules. Married the right man with the perfect last name. Made the best wife and partner for, Zack Blackwell, on his triumphant trial to the Senate.

My reward…
lost my best friends.
watched myself dissolve in front of the mirror.
hidden bruises, broken bones, and a crushed soul.

I’ve ran and know there will be punishments, but there’s no way I can get this bone set in the hospital. Zack will be exposed. In a sick and twisted way I can’t hurt him. It’s all part of the Scandal.

JUNKIE — HEATHER C LEIGH

I’m a heroin addict. A junkie. A whore. I’ll do anything to get my next fix. Anything.

Including walking right onto the property of Austin’s most ruthless and feared drug lord to beg for some H. I don’t know his name, only that people call him Boss. Oh, and that he won’t think twice to put a bullet in my head.

But like I said, I’ll do anything to get my next fix. Even if it costs me my life. Or changes it forever.

AMORE — BELLA JEWEL

I’m just a normal girl.
Or so you would think.
I’ve never thought of myself as anything different.
Until I met him.
He doesn’t think I’m normal.
He thinks I’m special.
Special enough to be in his life.
Special enough to enter his world.
Special enough for his bed.
Rafael Lencioni. Dangerous. Beautiful. Terrifying.
My story is the one that’s never told.

RESCUED — FELICE STEVENS

When Jason Mallory’s girlfriend gives him an ultimatum to get married, he shocks everyone by breaking up with her instead. He believes he’s too busy for a relationship now that the construction company he started with his brother is taking off. When he discovers a group of abandoned pit bulls and calls the local dog rescue group to pick them up, an uncomfortable encounter with Ryder causes Jason to question feelings he’s hidden deep inside for years.

RETRIEVAL — ALY MARTINEZ

I proposed on our first date.
She laughed and told me I was insane. Less than a day later, she said yes.
It was a whirlwind, but we were happy…
Until we got greedy and wanted a family.

We were left broken, battered, and destroyed.
They say love is in the details, but it was the details that ruined us.

This is the story of how I took back what had always been mine.
The retrieval of my wife and our family.

JAGGER HEATHER C. LEIGH

I sell drugs. Heroin to be specific. And I’m fucking good at my job. Enough to fight my way to the top, controlling all of Austin’s supply.

So what if I had to kill the previous boss to do it. I do what has to be done. Never cared about consequences because I never had anything to lose. Until I met Miri. My doll. She’s my weakness and somehow, my enemies found out about her.

If they hurt her, they will regret the day they ever heard my name. Boss. They call me Boss for a reason. What I say goes, including the price on the heads of anyone who dares to fuck with what belongs to me.

LOCKED ELLA FRANK & BROOKE BLAINE

Sorry, ladies—and fellas—Hollywood’s hottest action star, Ace Locke, is officially off the market!

The man on Locke’s arm has been identified as Dylan Prescott, the sexy new “it” model currently featured in the latest Calvin Klein ads. Sources tell TNZ the men met on the set of Locke’s upcoming action film Insurrection 2, and that “they only have eyes for each other.” This is the first public gay relationship for Locke, who came out a year ago, and there has been much speculation on who would finally be the one to catch his eye.

BOLD BEAUTIFUL LOVE — ANGEL PAYNE

Bold fate…
Cassian Court—powerful, beautiful, sensual—is the man who has changed Mishella Santelle’s life with the world’s most unconventional business contract—and captured her heart with a destiny neither of them can deny.

But passion comes with a price. They’ve both had to confront demons, banish ghosts, face fears, and dig to the deepest truths of their souls—hells that have been worth it for the promise of finding their heaven.

Until fate delivers them a crushing new blow.

TORRID AFFAIR — CALLIE ANDERSON

I’m f*cked.
The life I have lived for the past ten years is built solely on lies and secrets.
But I can’t help myself.
I’m in love with two different men. And one of them is my brother-in-law.
He’s my drug. My fire. My addiction.
But he’s married to my best friend. And I’m married to my husband.
I’m not ashamed. I have no guilt.
None.
I’m not only f*cked. I’m a f*cked up person.
This is the story of how I ruined my life.
And the life of the one I love most.

PRETTY STOLEN DOLLS — KER DUKEY & K. WEBSTER

Have you ever had to make a decision that haunts you every single day for the rest of your life…the life you stole back?
I have.
I ran for my survival, rocks and twigs cutting into the soles of my feet, my lungs burning and screaming for rest, every muscle tensed and fighting along with me for existence.
I left her.
I ran, ran, ran—from Benny and his lone, pretty little doll—until I couldn’t remember where to find them again.
I’m sorry.

CAPTIVATE ME — RYAN MICHELE

The Ravage MC is a family. Always has been, always will be. But life took them all on a different path, a path where they suffered loss, betrayal, and heartache.

Now it all comes down to this moment: a day of reckoning. After all, now they know the cause of all the turmoil their lives have become. And only one thing is on their minds: vengeance.

As with everything else, revenge comes at a price. And sometimes, the cost is far greater than one can bear. Can they live with their choices and the consequences? Or will the entire club feel more pain and loss?

OBSESSION — ANN MAYBURN

All my life, I’ve only wanted one thing: someone to love me and someone who will let me love them in return. I thought I would never find a man who could feed my craving for constant attention–and then I met Leo. He fills the void inside of me, haunts my dreams, and does things to me in bed that are so good, they’re probably illegal. I can only pray I don’t scare him off once he figures out just how needy I really am.

…The moment I saw Hannah, I knew she was mine. We were bound together by fate, our paths crossing first as children, then as adults, each time marking me. There is only one way to ensure Hannah’s absolute devotion, and I hope that she doesn’t hate me forever when she finds out that not only have I brainwashed her into loving me, but that I don’t feel an ounce of guilt about doing it. She’s mine, only mine, and I’m keeping her forever.

THE PLAYBOOK — KELLY ELLIOTT

My life revolved around two things. Football and my cock. And not necessarily in that order.

Being the head football coach for a top university in Texas had its ups and its downs.

The ups? Endless women to f*ck.

The downs? The politics that came with the job.

From the moment Aubrey Cain walked into my office, she turned my world upside down. Being forced to have her follow me around for a month was going to be a pain in the ass. Especially since I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her.

The best I’d hoped to come out of this was a few nights with her in my bed. I never imagined she’d be the game changer.

ENDLESS OBSESSION — ALEX GRAYSON

I’ve silently watched her for a year, staying hidden in the shadows, biding my time. She may know me as two different men, but she doesn’t have a clue what I’ve done. She unknowingly became mine the moment my eyes touched her beauty.

I’ve stayed away, but I’m tired of watching her from afar. It’s time Poppy finds out just who I am and what I’m willing to do to take what’s mine. She may hate me when she finds out the lengths I’ve gone to with the things I’ve done, but she has no choice but to accept it. She will be my wife. She will mother my children. I will claim every part of her heart, body, and soul. Anything else is unacceptable.

Poppy Lexington has become my endless obsession. I will become her uncontrollable addiction.

MAD SEA — K. WEBSTER

Motorcycles and the ocean are my only loves.
Until Hali.
Every Sunday, I exchange my mancard for a punch on my pink frozen yogurt card.
Just to see her.
This is what stalkers do, you see.
I’ll do whatever it takes to catch one tiny glimpse of her bright smile—a smile she shines upon me, even if only for a few brief moments—to light up my usually dark, lonely world.
Hello, my name is Madden Finn.
And I’m in love with a girl who doesn’t even know my name.

A PLAYER FOR A PRINCESS — TIA LOUISE

Zelda Wilder is on the run, this time from the ruthless assassins who’ve decided she knows too much to live.

“Playboy Prince” MacCallum Lockwood Tate isn’t about to let the beautiful player who stole his heart get away–if only he could decide whether he wants to save her or strangle her for her dangerous choices.

After tracking her down to a casino in St. Croix, Cal follows Zee back to Tortola where he intends to keep her safe. One problem: Zelda’s criminal liaisons are two steps ahead of her.

Lives are threatened, and all of the players’ skills are tested in this plot to capture a killer and save a princess.

ROMAN CRAZY — ALICE CLAYTON & NINA BOCCI

Avery Bardot steps off the plane in Rome, looking for a fresh start. She’s left behind a soon-to-be ex-husband in Boston and plans to spend the summer with her best friend Daisy, licking her wounds–and perhaps a gelato or two. But when her American-expat friend throws her a welcome party on her first night, Avery’s thrown for a loop when she sees a man she never thought she’d see again: Italian architect Marcello Bianchi.

Marcello was the man–the one who got away. And now her past is colliding with her present, a present where she should be mourning the loss of her marriage…

SEX MACHINE — MARIE FORCE

He’s good for one thing and one thing only—and she wants it bad.

Honey Carmichael has never had a decent orgasm, and she’s out to change that with the one man in town known for his superior skill between the sheets.

Blake Dempsey is happy to help Honey with her “problem” as long as she knows he’s only interested in sex. His heart was broken when his high school girlfriend was killed in the car he was driving, and he has nothing to offer other than more orgasms than Honey can handle.

Which is just fine with her—until fantastic orgasms aren’t enough anymore for either of them and unexpected feelings turn hot sex into messy entanglement—and that most definitely wasn’t in the plans.

But you know what they say about plans…

BBB Best Books of August 2016

The Bookalicious Babes Blog (BBB) Team read a ton of books this past month so our list is bigger this time. BBB has picked its top 5-star romance reads for August! It was not an easy choice as there has been so much book awesomeness this Summer where BBB has fallen in love with so many amazing authors’ stories.  

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BBB’s top picks are all ranked 5 stars and are not listed in any particular order. Click on the books to purchase!

 

WAIT BY AL JACKSON

It’s been years since I’ve seen him, and now I can’t do anything but stare at the gorgeous, tattooed man playing onstage. I should run. I know I should. But like a fool, I run straight back to him.

Our desire is overpowering.
Our need unrelenting.

She is my hope.
He is my weakness.
We should have known a passion this intense would burn us right into the ground.

 

NEIGHBOR DEAREST BY PENELOPE WARD

After getting dumped, the last thing I needed was to move next door to someone who reminded me of my ex-boyfriend, Elec.

Damien was a hotter version of my ex.

I thought my heart had been broken by Elec, but it was alive and beating harder than ever for Damien.

I just hoped he wouldn’t shatter it for good.

 

FURIOUS RUSH BY SC STEPHENS

Mackenzie Cox has a lot to prove. Daughter of a racing legend, she is eager to show the world that she has inherited her father’s talent in the male-dominated sport of professional motorcycle racing. The last thing Kenzie needs is to be antagonized by her rival team’s newest rider, Hayden Hayes.

As Kenzie and Hayden push each other on the track, the electric energy between them off the track shifts into an intense–and strictly forbidden–attraction. The only rule between their two ultra-competitive teams is zero contact.

 

AN INDECENT PROPOSAL BY KATEE ROBERT

Greed. Ambition. Violence. Those are the “values” Olivia Rashidi learned from her Russian mob family. When she meets Cillian O’Malley, she recognizes the red flag of his family name . . . yet she still can’t stop herself from seeing the smoldering, tortured man.

Plagued by a violent past, Cillian is more vulnerable than anyone realizes. Anyone except Olivia, whose beauty, compassion, and pride have him at “hello,” even if she’s more inclined to say good-bye to an O’Malley. While his proposal of sex with no strings seems simple, what he feels for her isn’t.

 

RAVAGE BY TILLIE COLE

Taken as a teen, prisoner 194 was stripped of his name and freewill, meticulously honed to be a ruthless machine. Even as he tries to fight his captors hold on him he knows that obedience is the only way to save his sister, who is the one person that keeps him from turning into a monster.

As a young girl Zoya Kostava barely escaped the brutal attack that killed her entire family. Now twenty five she lives in secrecy. Zoya risks her safety and anonymity to find the brother she thought dead and is captured by a beautiful, brutal man. A man who both captivates and scares her, in him she sees a soul as lost as her own.

 

ANTI-STEPBROTHER BY TIJAN

He told me to settle.
He asked what was wrong with me.
He called me an easy target.
That was within minutes when I first met Caden Banks.
I labeled him an *sshole, but he was more than that. Arrogant. Smug. Alpha.

He was also to-die-for gorgeous, and my stepbrother’s fraternity brother.

I came to college with daydreams about being with my stepbrother, but what if I fell for the anti-stepbrother instead?

 

THE ARROGANT ARCHITECT BY LK COLLINS

 

King is arrogant, cocky, and everything your heart tells you to stay away from.
 

Ever is sassy and strong willed.

Together these two are explosive…but getting there is a challenge. A challenge King happily accepts no matter how bad Ever fights it.

 

STRIPPED DOWN BY EMMA HART

Rich. Demanding. Hot. Crazy.
That was Beckett Cruz in a nutshell.
Not to mention wild, determined, dangerous, and forbidden.
He was my boss—and, after a drunken moment of insanity, my new husband.

An annulment was impossible… so was keeping him.
But Beckett Cruz had never taken no for an answer.
And he wasn’t about to take mine.

 

TURBULENCE BY WHITNEY GRACIA WILLIAMS

Jake Weston and I met under a cloud of cliches: Boy meets girl. Boy charms. Boy screws girl.

He was the sexiest, cockiest man I’d ever encountered, but I had no idea he was a senior pilot when we met. No idea we worked for the same airline and had secrets just like me.

After a passionate night of unforgettable sex, I thought I’d never see him again, but when I did, neither of us could walk away…

We knew we could potentially crash and burn, but what we had was so intoxicating and inescapable that we were both willing to risk it all…

 

THE SUMMER GAMES: OUT OF BOUNDS BY R.S. GREY

I despise Erik Winter.

He’s arrogant and cruel—a man I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy—and by some twisted turn of fate, he’s my new Olympic gymnastics coach.

If he pushes me, I’ll push back harder. If he wants to test me, to play with my head, I’ll show him just how many boundaries I’m willing to cross. Because I know it’s not a choice between winning or warring—not if you can have them both. At the end of it all, I plan on leaving Rio with gold around my neck and his icy heart in the palm of my hand.

 

BAD JUDGMENT BY MEGHAN MARCH

He’s arrogant.
She’s self-righteous.

I hate him.
I want her.

I’ve been turning him down for two years straight.
Every shut-down makes me work harder.

I’m not a one-night stand kind of girl.
She doesn’t realize I won’t settle for only one night.

WRANGLER BY DANI WYATT

After five lonely years out west, Chad Butler spots a curvy beauty in the crowd at his hometown honky-tonk and knows he has to have her. He’s going to lasso this little filly straight into his bed – and into his life.

Rachel Sweeting enjoys the peace she’s found in the middle of miles of cornfields with her Aunt Jessie. Her new life keeps her safely tucked away from the pain and embarrassment of her past. But, when her truck breaks down in the middle of the night and a hunky cowboy rides to the rescue, she’s knocked straight out of her boots.

 

THE FIRST TASTE BY JESSICA HAWKINS

Andrew Beckwith has already devoted his life to one girl—and as far as he’s concerned, she’s all he needs. The rough-around-the-edges bad boy left his reckless ways behind six years ago when his daughter Bell was born. To the female population’s dismay, he’s unapologetically single. 

Amelia Van Ecken isn’t just another woman. She’s an independent, smart, and savvy businesswoman who doesn’t have time for sex, much less love. In the midst of a drawn-out, bitter divorce, all she wants is to bury herself in work. But when sharp-tongued Amelia and stubborn Andrew cross paths, sparks fly—and burn.

 

UNDISPUTED BY A.S. TEAGUE

As the undisputed MMA light heavyweight champ, I’ve faced the world’s toughest men. But, with a single glance, I knew that the five-foot-five redhead with a smart mouth and innocent eyes would be my hardest opponent yet.

Sidney O’Neil isn’t my type. While I spend my nights out drinking at the trendiest clubs in town, she spends hers taking care of her sick nephew. She is nothing I thought I wanted, yet she’s somehow become the one thing I need.

But what happens when the world is tipped on end and I’m no longer who she needs?

 

IN DEEP BY CALLIE HARPER


Chase is an Olympic swimmer going for gold. Focused, driven, intense.

Emma is a blogger going for the scoop, and she has the perfect in. She’s gotten herself hired as his physical therapist.

With all that intimate time together, the secrets from his past don’t stand a chance.

And neither does she.  

 

THIS ISN’T ME BY T.A. MCKAY

Nathan Cooper thought he had everything in life worked out; his own company, a great best friend, and all the women he could want.

That is until one night his whole outlook changed.

One misunderstanding, a man instead of a woman, and just like that he was looking at guys like he never had before.

 

REFRESH BY S. MOOSE

Perfection slipped through Caroline Spencer’s fingers. One moment she had it all, and then it was gone. All she has left are her memories, her pain, and her close friends.

And Mason Ryan was not part of her plan–wasn’t even on her radar. After all, he was her husband’s best friend. But now that her husband is gone, he’s the only person who understands her, feels what she feels, and knows her inside and out.

Together, they try to rearrange the shattered pieces of their pain.

 

THE SAPPHIRE HEIST BY LAUREN BLAKELY

Keep your lover close and your enemy closer…

After giving in to a fiery night of passion, island adventurer Steph Anderson and bounty hunter Jake Harlowe are back to square one. With millions in stolen jewels at stake, it’s hard for Steph not to question her new partner’s true motives—no matter how sexy he might be. Jake is hungry for more of Steph, but he can sense her growing mistrust, which only fuels his own doubts. Worse, there’s undeniable evidence that someone else is now after the jewels—and that they are both in real danger.

Fighting against their magnetic attraction is a distraction these two can’t afford.

EL DIABLO BY M. ROBINSON


I was a bad man, never claimed to be anything else. I’ve done things I’m not proud of. Seen things that can’t be unseen. I’ve caused pain that I can’t undo.
It was all my choice. Every decision. Every order.
Right and wrong never mattered.
Until her.
She was under my protection, until she became my obsession.
But who was going to save her…
From. Me. The devil himself.

 

HARD RULES BY LISA RENEE JONES

The only man within the Brandon empire with a moral compass, Shane Brandon is ready to take his family’s business dealings legitimate. His reckless and ruthless brother, Derek, wants to keep Brandon Enterprises cemented in lies, deceit, and corruption. But the harder Shane fights to pull the company back into the light, the darker he has to become. Then he meets Emily Stevens, a woman who not only stirs a voracious sexual need in him, but becomes the only thing anchoring him between good and evil.

Emily is consumed by Shane, pushed sexually in ways she never dreamed of, falling deeper into the all-encompassing passion that is this man. She trusts him. He trusts her, but therein lies the danger. Emily has a secret, the very thing that brought her to him in the first place, and that secret that could that destroy them both.

 

KADEN BY BRIT LAUREN


My name is Kaden Ryan and I’m a male escort. I never intended to become an escort, but an opportunity fell into my lap and I took it. It was simple: get paid for sex, an orgasm, a night of pleasure. It’s certainly an easy way to work my way through medical school.

But not everyone’s fantasy is as simple as an orgasm. Some women like the game, and one in particular wants to push me to places I never thought I would go, paid or otherwise. She’s going to be the one to give me a real education.

 

DISCLAIM BY PAM GODWIN

Camila was seventeen when Van Quiso kidnapped her. Ten years after her escape, the shackles refuse to release her. Not while there are still slave traders preying on her city.
She will stop at nothing to end them.
Even if that means becoming a slave again.

Returning to chains is her worst fear—and only option. They won’t know who she is or what she intends to do. She’s prepared for every complication.
Except him.
The one who decimated her sixteen-year-old heart.

 

PRISONED BY MARNI MANN

When I opened my eyes, I was in a cell, my body covered in bruises.

Not a jail.

I’d been kidnapped and imprisoned.

I wasn’t alone. I shared the cell with Garin Woods, the man I’d loved since I was a kid.

The man I couldn’t be with because of the secret. A man who would kill me if he found out what that secret was. 

 

WORKING FOR THE BILLIONAIRES CLUB BY SKY CORGAN

Now enlisting volunteers! Looking for ten super-rich men willing to please some lucky ladies for a good cause.

Requirements: You must make at least a billion dollars annually. You must be hot as hell. You must be a stud in the bedroom.

Job duties: Treat our clients like the queens they are. Fulfill their every fantasy while they enjoy their stay at our state of the art resort. You’ll have access to all of our amenities and fantasy rooms so that you can create the best experience for our clients.

PRETTY PERFECT TOY BY ANGEL PAYNE

With their attraction too explosive to ignore, Cassian Court has whisked Mishella Santelle from her tiny island kingdom to the empire he rules: New York City. Here, they have succumbed to the magic of Temptation Manor, surrendering to their lust—and a love that won’t be denied.

But happiness is nearly ripped away, when an act of heroism turns Cassian into a target of violence…from which physical recovery is only the beginning of healing. Cassian must find a way to expose his emotional scars too—meaning he must visit a past refusing to release him from its haunting grip.

LUCKY STAR BY REBECCA NORINNE CAUDILL

What happens when best friends who are secretly in love with each other hook up after one too many shots of tequila? For Sarah and Cameron, their friendship is overshadowed by the uncertainty that comes with crossing the line from friends to lovers.

Their problems escalate when Cameron is cast as the lead in a major Hollywood blockbuster. Now he must decide what’s more important: sticking by the woman he’s loved for years or the bright lights and temptation of superstardom. 

 

WIDE SPACES BY AURORA ROSE REYNOLDS

That moment your life changes.
That moment that changes your life.
That moment you love someone more than you love yourself.
That was the moment we gave our son up for adoption and the moment

I was left bare. A wide-open space that would forever be empty.
There are moments that define you as a person, moments that prove just how strong you are, moments you push yourself to keep going forward when all you really want to do is give up. It was in one of those moments when I reached out and found him waiting for me.

 

AN ACT OF OBSESSION BY KC LYNN

She’s beautiful yet scarred beyond repair.

He’s powerful and lethal, in and out of the ring.

One act of kindness brought Sophie Parish far more danger than she could have ever imagined. Now she’s on the run, leaving behind her family and the only dream she’s ever had.

Retired EFC fighter Kolan Slade’s life has been one endless battle after another. He has a dark past with an even darker desire—the only one he’s ever known.

Until he meets Sophie.

 

RUSHING IN BY LEXI RYAN

The favor seemed simple: Keep my new stepsister out of trouble for one summer.

I’ve never met Grace Lee, but Mom tells me she’s a quiet and artsy college student with a troubled past. When I agreed to let her stay with me, I thought it was no big deal. I expected to share my apartment with a sullen girl who’d spend hours locked in her room.

I didn’t expect a walking fantasy determined to make me lose my cool.

I didn’t expect a woman with secrets so dark, so deep, I’d throw away everything if it would save her from the past.

 

ALWAYS THE ONE BY CC MONROE

Friendships are defined as a bond between two people, a building of a strong connection and like for one another. Usually excluding romantic or sexual feelings. Now what occurs when the typical doesn’t happen and friendship turns to love?

Trey Adams spends his days working with music and pining over his longtime best friend, Shayla Donovan. The only thing holding him back is his past, a past where love only hurts and leaves you. To love Shayla the way he desires may be a long, arduous road.

Shayla Donovan has lived thirteen years of her life with a secret she is ready to confess. Pushing her fear aside may be the only way she can move forward in helping Trey learn the meaning of true love. 

 

DIVINE CONSPIRACY BY ROSE HUDSON

Two hearts lost to their pasts…
Brought together by chance..
Torn apart by destiny.

I guess I’ll never know if my life is driven by fate or just a series of coincidence. But what I do know is the first time I looked at Erin, I didn’t care which of the two it was that brought her to me. Because being with her is the one right thing I’ve done—until my past proved me wrong and came back for us both.

 

 

THIS ISN’T OVER BABY BY K. WEBSTER

They’d won the battle and I held up the white flag of defeat…
But the war wasn’t OVER.

I suffered the aching loss of what they had stolen from me.
OVER and OVER again, my heart broke.
The white Queen and the black King had taken OVER the game
and ruled for what seemed like eternity.

Until one day, eternity was finally OVER.

 

JONQUILS FOR JAX BY KATE REGNERY


Jacqueline “Jax” Rousseau is vivacious, rich, smart and beautiful. She’s on a self-imposed hiatus from love when she has an unpleasant run-in with her neighbor’s gorgeous new landscaper, Gardener Thibodeaux.

Jax is not accustomed to gruff, ill-mannered men that can’t be charmed, but when he saves her skin, she realizes that something about Gard intrigues her…and if she can find her way through the armor that surrounds his heart, she might finally find a love that won’t let her down.

 

SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN BY ELLA FOX

Rock star, Tyson Allen, is the hilarious, in-your-face bass player for one of the world’s most popular bands. Behind his funny-guy exterior hides a tragic past full of unbearable horror.  He found a way to move forward and live life—a way he was comfortable with. All was going according to plan until he met the new assistant for his band.

Daisy Hammond has a slew of her own tragedies. And the last thing she needs is a crush on one of America’s rock legends. Working with the band isn’t easy as Tyson doesn’t want anything to do with her. Despite his standoffish and rude demeanor, Daisy can’t deny the pull she has for him.  Will she find a way to break down Ty’s walls before it’s too late?

 

RUSH BY C.A. HARMS

I was running from my husband, a man I thought I’d known.
Running from the hell he had put me through.

He’d nearly destroyed the woman I had once been and
I would do whatever it took to regain my freedom.

I would lie, and cheat.
I would steal if it meant that I never had to go back there.

I’d run and keep running…

But there was one problem. I hadn’t planned for Ashton Montgomery.
He was a distraction I couldn’t allow. Not if I wanted to stay safe. I had to remain distant, but he was relentless and had other ideas.

 

SACRED SERENITY BY AUDREY CARLAN

Twenty-two-year-old Amber St. James’s focus is on her education. Her plan is clear―finish the elite San Francisco/Berkeley Medical School program early and become a pediatrician. She hasn’t given much thought to dating or to men in general, until she enrolls in the required human sexuality course…a subject foreign to her for religious and personal reasons.

Tantric yoga practitioner Dash Alexander is Lotus House Yoga’s most sought after sensual teacher. Women flock to him for his unique teaching style, calm nature, and wicked hot body. When he hears of Amber’s plight, he offers to help. The condition? Amber must assist in his couples’ Tantra yoga class as his partner. The sizzling attraction between the two of them is beyond anything Dash has ever experienced…spiritually or otherwise. 

Review – Sacred Serenity by Audrey Carlan

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After I finished reading Resisting Roots, book 1 in the Lotus House series, I couldn’t wait for more! I anxiously waiting for the release of Sacred Serenity! Mrs. Carlan has never disappointed and she still hasn’t this book was EVERYTHING! From sweet and caring to hot and steamy to sex personified! Amber and Dash’s story will leave you panting and swooning. The angst was raw. It was real! I felt for the characters so much throughout the story. This beautiful book grabbed me by the heart and wouldn’t let go for days after I finished.

So what’s better than Yoga? Why Tantric Yoga of course! I have never in my life wanted to jump right in and say….I’M READY TO TRY SOME TANTRIC!….like I do now. Who am I kidding? I’ve never known what Tantric Yoga really was until reading this book! I was hooked from page one. It sucked me in as I turned page after page never wanting it to end!

Dash and Amber come together is an explosion of sexual frustration. Inexplicably drawn to one another, both try to resist, but it’s no use when you’re soul mates. Or so Dash thinks.

“There will be no part of you untouched or untasted. I’m going to consume you, little bird, until there is no more of you and me. Only us.”

I was super excited that we got to see characters from Resisting Roots again! I loved how Mrs. Carlan allowed us to have glimpses into their lives and how they have been playing out. I still love Genevieve and Trent and his overprotective alpha man self!

I can’t get enough of this series or Mrs. Carlan’s books period. She is a phenomenal author who conjures up beautiful words for a timeless story! I can’t wait to see what she dreams up next!

“Flying is easy. Staying grounded is more challenging. Are you ready to walk our path?”

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Twenty-two-year-old Amber St. James’s focus is on her education. Her plan is clear―finish the elite San Francisco/Berkeley Medical School program early and become a pediatrician. She hasn’t given much thought to dating or to men in general, until she enrolls in the required human sexuality course…a subject foreign to her for religious and personal reasons.

Tantric yoga practitioner Dash Alexander is Lotus House Yoga’s most sought after sensual teacher. Women flock to him for his unique teaching style, calm nature, and wicked hot body. When he hears of Amber’s plight, he offers to help. The condition? Amber must assist in his couples’ Tantra yoga class as his partner. The sizzling attraction between the two of them is beyond anything Dash has ever experienced…spiritually or otherwise.

Through his teachings, Dash makes love to Amber’s mind and merges with her soul. Physically there’s only one problem, a secret that’s sacred. Amber St. James is a virgin…by choice.

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BBB Best Books of July 2016

The Bookalicious Babes Blog (BBB) Team has picked its top 5-star romance reads for July! It was not an easy choice as there has been so much book awesomeness this Summer where BBB has have fallen in love with so many amazing authors’ stories.  

BBB Best Books - July

BBB’s top picks are all ranked 5 stars and are not listed in any particular order. Click on the books to purchase!

 

Pennies by Pepper Winters


At eighteen years old, I was murdered. 
I wish my tale ended there. However, my killer resuscitated me and sold me to the highest bidder, sentencing me to a world worse than Hell.

For the past two years, I’ve lived a life of torment as a man’s property. I suffer in silence and wish for freedom, but I never break. I can’t. I won’t.

But then he arrives. The first stranger since I was killed.

Boss Man by Vi Keeland

When it was over and we parted ways, I thought about him more than I would ever admit, even though I knew I’d never see him again.I mean, what were the chances I’d run into him again in a city with eight million people?

Then again…

What were the chances a month later he’d wind up being my new sexy boss?

Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips

 

Alpha-licious in the most unexpected ways, Kaden Barnes always gets what he wants.

Enigmatic and exacting, he’s unable to keep an assistant for long. Until Lexie Parker arrives. She’s no-nonsense, efficient and all business… She’s also hot as sin and soon starring in Kaden’s dirtiest fantasies.

Hard Luck by Liv Morris

I’ve been called it all. Slugger. Hot shot. MVP. I was the real deal, baby. The diamond was my battlefield and women were the victory celebration. My “Lucky” streak was a given on and off the field.

Then I slept with the wrong woman and she cursed me, literally. Turned my game upside-down in the ballpark…and bedroom. Now my team is paying the price.

Knot by Mo Mabie

 

I ruined him.

I broke her heart.

I keep coming back.

I can’t let her go.

Stoned by Mandi Beck

As the lead singer of one of the hottest bands to hit the rock scene, f*cks are free, drugs come easy, and music is life.

For as long as Stone can remember, Willow has been his music – the notes that weave his soul together. His rhythm.

Until he threw her away.

 

The Sapphire Affair by Lauren Blakely

Bounty hunter Jake Harlowe knows how to track a criminal. So when a group of swindled shareholders hire him to trail their former CEO, Jake expects a quick trip to the Cayman Islands to close another case. Until a devastatingly beautiful woman gets in the way.

Steph Anderson is visiting the Caymans for a rock climbing and dive trip—or so she tells Jake. She’s really trying to find out whether or not her stepfather embezzled money from his company. The last thing Steph needs is the distraction of a sexy, charming man whose kisses drive her wild.

 

Hottest Mess by J. Kenner

Dallas Sykes has a reputation. He is known for his parties, his money, and the countless women on his arm. Yet the Dallas I know is a different man—darker, smarter, and unbearably sexy. Just one look from him can leave me breathless; the anticipation of his touch can make me lose control.

Inextricably bound by our past, we keep each other’s secrets. And while there are people who have the power to hurt us, it’s the truth that threatens us most of all.

 

Sugar Daddies by Jade West


Two hot 
guys seeking their Little Miss Right. Someone who can entertain them, amuse them, fit in with their corporate schedule.

And sex. They want sex. Lots of sex.
Bonus, right? One major dose of epic win.

Until Carl and Rick spill the big one, the one that sends the girls running. A whole string of them before me, running to the hills without so much as a backward glance.

 

27 Truths by MJ Fields

Once upon al girl, and that little girl was me. My fairytale happy ever after always included my black-haired, blue-eyed, knight in shining armor, and that knight was Luke Lane. 

Then I grew up and convinced myself that it wasn’t a fairytale after all. It was Fate.

I twisted Fate to make her story come to life, but Fate fought back, and now I am looking at a man I still love, but he doesn’t feel the same. I have to walk away. Not just for me, but for him. 

ABBY by LK Collins

I followed my heart and took the leap of a lifetime. Leaving everything I’ve ever known behind, diving into the abyss of love. That consuming, sacred, life-changing feeling that takes you captive. And you would do the same, if Latch looked into your eyes the way he did mine. He blurred everything else out.

Abby instantly turned my world upside down. And from the second she gave in to me, I was a changed man. Never the same again. How could I be? She was my once in a lifetime. And now that she’s gone, every part of me is broken, shattered from the inside out.

 

Broken Prince by Erin Watt

Reed Royal has it all–looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his life.

But when one foolish mistake drives her out of Reed’s arms and brings chaos to the Royal household, Reed’sntire world begins to fall apart around him. Ella doesn’t want him anymore. She says they’ll only destroy each other. She might be right.

 

Stroked by Meghan Quinn


Reese King: Olympic medalist, underwear model, Greek god. 
His body is chiseled from rock, sculpted by the weight room, and refined by water. There is no denying his sex appeal.

I hate to admit it, but I’m head over heels infatuated with him.

There is one HUGE problem though. His achingly gorgeous abs, inked up arm, and cocky swagger belong to my boss, the high-profile, reality star bitch rom hell and certified heinous human being, Bellini Chambers.

 

Anything but Minor by Kate Stewart

“She’s a nerd.”
“Heyyyy!”
“Okay, she’s a flight instructor.”
“Better.”
“He’s a ballplayer.”
“The best that ever was.”
“He told me he was a player.”
“She told me she was a lesbian.”
“But you fell in love with me anyway.”
“Yeah, baby, I totally did.”

Ball Peen Hammer by Lauren Rowe


I didn’t want to drive from Seattle to L.A. with the guy any more than he wanted to drive with me, but I had no frickin’ choice in the matter–at least, not if I wanted to use his brother Dax’s coveted parking spot at UCLA.

Okay, so it turned out Keane was objectively gorgeous, and, fine, pretty funny, too.  I mean, jeez, the cocky way he flashed those dimples was just so orchestrated. And, honestly, what kind of guy uses the phrase “baby doll” with a straight face? Oh, that’s right: the kind of guy who’s a male stripper.

 

Hitched – Volume 2 by Kendall Ryan

Arranged marriage? Check. Cocky new husband? Check. It’s a marriage of convenience—one I’m determined to keep strictly profe
sional. I can’t be stupid 
enough to fall for this sexy playboy’s charm or advances. I have to be strong, even if he is my husband.

Except he has a huge cock with an even bigger ego, and his main goal in life seems to be getting me to stroke both. The arrogant bastard is like sweet, sugary candy for my libido. I know he’s bad for me. But I want to devour every wicked inch of him.

 

Unexpected Reality by Kaylee Ryan

 

Expect the unexpected. That’s what they say, but it’s easier said than done. How do you expect a change so huge it rocks you to your core? How do you prepare yourself for an event that will alter your life forever?

One breath. One second. One minute. One hour. One day at a time, you learn to live with your unexpected reality.

 

Untimely You by K. Webster

He can’t love her. It simply won’t work. Besides, he’s already bound to the prison he created. A life that owns him.She craves to help him. She’ll make it work. His secrets test the limits of her sanity and morals. Yet he owns her.

The chains will break free.
The demon will be released.
And he’ll be hungry for…her.


Dirty Work by Chelle Bliss & Brenda Rothert

I hate him. Jude Titan is everything that’s wrong with the male sex: cocky, domineering and loaded with swagger. Oh, and did I mention he’s a Republican? Yeah, the guy’s so conservative he leans to the right when walking. And lucky me, I’m running against him for Senate. But I’ve got plenty of fight in me. A golden boy war hero opponent with a smile that leaves melted panties in its wake? Bring. It. On.

Damn, she’s sexy. Reagan Preston intrigues me from the moment I lay eyes on her. And speaking of laying…I want between those thighs. But I want to make her burn for me first. Every debate and stolen moment is foreplay for us. She claims she hates me, but her body tells a different story. I plan to win this election, but I also want to win the sharp, fiery Democrat who captures my attention like no woman ever has. Politics is filthy, just like all the things I want to do to Reagan Preston.

 

Burn by Elisabeth Grace

“No.” One word. Two letters. But those two letters changed everything. 

It was impossible to predict the impact I would have on the life of the only woman I’d ever truly loved. No way to know that I would result in
her ruin.
I’d suffer for eternity with the knowledge that it was me who brought devastation to her doorstep.

Though I deserved the anguish I felt, to see her suffer was unacceptable. I would fix this. Somehow I would prove to her that I wasn’t the monster she thought I was. Even if it meant becoming a monster in order to make that happen.

 

Off Limits by Lola Darling

I hate Max Davis. I hate his Off Limitscocky, overconfident smirk and the way every woman in the office drools over him. I hate the irresistible way he fills out his suit and his manwhore ways. I hate his tempting touch and the
way he makes me want to break all the rules. His Clark Kent Glasses, his cheesy sense of humor, his animalistic desire to have me—on my desk, against the filing cabinet, spread out across the conference table.

I hate that he’s my number one competition and if we’re caught, I lose it all. And most of all, I hate that he’s off-limits and I just can’t stay away.

*** NOTE: This book was too hot for Amazon as it was banned. Boo! We hope that Amazon comes to its senses and showcases Off Limits soon.***

Refresh by S. Moose 

Perfection slipped through Caroline Spencer’s fingers. One moment she had it all, and then it was gone. All she has left are her memories, her pain, and her close friends.

And Mason Ryan was not part of her plan–wasn’t even on her radar. After all, he was her husband’s best friend. But now that her husband is gone, he’s the only person who understands her, feels what she feels, and knows her inside and out.

Together, they try to rearrange the shattered pieces of their pain.

Moore to Love by Faith Andrews

Lane Sheffield is the guy you drool over from afar. One look at him the first day on the runner’s track, and my panties are up in flames. He’s out of my league. Slim, sleek, and athletic to my plump, dull, and unfit. Lane has no reason to like me, but to my utter shock . . . he does and this newfound attention from the opposite sex has me all sorts of baffled.

What starts out as a healthy journey to lose some of the extra me, turns into a quest to find my true self. Will the need to fit in and finally have someone to call my own lead me to my weight loss goal or my happiness goal? I’ve focused so long on being skinny, what will it take for me to learn the ultimate lesson—that beauty is only skin deep?

 

Man of Honor by Sarah O’Rourke

Sheriff Zeke Monroe loves one woman…Honor McKinnon. He is willing to stake his entire future on protecting her…no matter what the cost.

Honor McKinnon knows she is broken. Her body and soul had been shattered by a violent attack years ago. Rather than dealing with her wounds, she chooses to protect herself from any further damage, even if that means that she avoids the one chance at love. But Zeke is determined to break down Honor’s walls…and to find the persons responsible for hurting her and make them suffer.

He’s already killed for her once…and is willing to do it again if it means she’ll know safety and happiness.

 

PowerShift by Winter Travers

Living with nothing growing up, Mitch Jensen always strives to help those in need. Except, he’s never met someone who didn’t want his help.

Scarlett James is running from a life she never wanted but was too afraid to leave. Free from the man who was destroying her, she now has to find her way and build a new life for her and her son.

All Mitch wants to do is give Scarlett what she needs and deserves but with the walls Scarlett has built around her heart, Mitch can’t find a way in.  

 

Aced by Ella Frank

Ace Locke is Hollywood’s hottest action hero. Women across the globe fling their panties in his direction, but Ace isn’t interested in those—he’s more of a boxer briefs kind of guy. Specifically, those of the nearly naked male model on a billboard he drives past every day.

Dylan Prescott just scored his biggest modeling campaign yet. One that has him plastered all over L.A. in not much more than what he was born with. And when he’s cast in Ace’s latest blockbuster, it puts him in close proximity to his ultimate fantasy. And what he wants is the impossible—Ace Locke.

 

Kicked by Celia Aaron

Trent Mr. Perfect-Has-Everyone-Fooled Carrington. He’s the star quarterback, university scholar, and happens to be the sexiest man I’ve ever seen. He shines at any angle, and especially under the Saturday night stadium lights where I watch him from the sidelines. But I know the real him, the one who broke my heart and pretended I didn’t exist for the past two years.

I’m the third-string kicker, the only woman on the team and nothing better than a mascot. Until I’m not. Until I get my chance to earn a full scholarship and join the team as first-string. The only way I’ll make the cut is to accept help from the one man I swore never to trust again. The problem is, with each stolen glance and lingering touch, I begin to realize that trusting Trent isn’t the problem. It’s that I can’t trust myself when I’m around him.

 

Provocative by Alex Lucian

Adele and I loved each other. We thought we were unshakable. But love
isn’t always enough.

It wasn’t enough when I constantly disappointed her.
It wasn’t enough when loss cleaved us in two.
And when she left me, love was not enough.

She didn’t know yet that I’d never stop fighting for her.
But she would.