Contemporary Romance

Contemporary Romance

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Definition of "Contemporary Romance": While technically a subgenre of the Romance category, that category is much too large to not be broken down. Contemporary Romance, by definition, is set in the time in which it was written.  The ebooks in this category are largely focused on the relationship and romantic love shared by two people.  Typically, ebooks in this category reward characters that are good people, punish those that are bad, and end with an upbeat, positive conclusion.  But, that "formula" is always being altered by excellent authors--which is why we read their ebooks, right?

 

Some examples of the best Contemporary Romance ebooks past and present include Nicholas Sparks (The Longest Ride), Tracy Brogan (Crazy Little Thing), Jojo Moyes (Me Before You), Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook), Lisa Kleypas (Blue-Eyed Devil).

Cold In The Shadows (Cold Justice Book 5)

by Toni Anderson


From New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson comes an electrifying novel of Romantic Suspense... 

 
"Cold in the Shadows is the best book in the series yet. Recommended!"- Maldavian Book Reviewer's Realm of Romance

Attacked and fleeing for her life, biologist Audrey Lockhart is forced to put her trust in an enigmatic stranger who saves her from certain death.

Working in the shadows, CIA Officer Patrick Killion needs to figure out if the feisty frog biologist is a deadly assassin or an innocent scapegoat. And the only way to do that, is to gain her trust.

Audrey discovers her rescue was actually an abduction and the man she thought was her savior is her captor. And in the world of covert ops she's terrified she's nothing more than a pawn in the game she doesn't understand.

But Killion is falling hard and fast for his target and suddenly he has his hands full, dealing with a smart, beautiful woman who is furious at his deception. Betrayal is everywhere and Killion doesn't know who to trust. The organization he works for? Or the woman he's falling in love with?

Booksellers' Best Awards Finalist in Romantic Suspense, 2016. COLD IN THE SHADOWS is a 100K-word Romantic Suspense that can be read as a STANDALONE novel. It is the fifth book in the award-winning and bestselling Cold Justice Series.


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Fake Marriage Act

by Lulu Pratt

Fake a marriage for a million dollars? Easy.

My buddy knows I think relationships – and women – are too much trouble.
So as a joke he signed me up for a reality TV show.
Marry a stranger and after 6 months get a million dollars.
Even better I can walk away first and still get my half, an easy half million in my pocket.
Sign me up.
Then Mira walks down the aisle, her killer curves filling out her wedding dress.
F*ck!
Her full lips are begging for an x rated response when I’m told I can kiss the bride.
I’m not leaving this marriage until I taste her.
But she has other ideas.
These six months are going to be … hard.

*** A steamy STANDALONE contemporary full-length romance with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Bonus books included.***
 

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The Rebel: A Bad Boy Romance

by Aria Ford

I'm untouchable. 

I stopped giving a f*ck about anything years ago.
Not my father's money or his expectations.
Rock hard and reckless, nothing ever gets to me.

Until I met Bethany.
 
Her sweet curves, her smart mouth.
She got under my skin.
I had to get her into my bed.
She was my drug and I'd never get enough.
I had to let her in or lose her, open up and try for something read.
Her ex shows up.
He saw us together. He thinks she belongs to him.
He's never been more f*cking wrong in his life.
He never should have tried to hurt her. 

Because I'll do anything to protect what's mine.

 

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Prejudice Meets Pride (Meet Your Match)

by Rachael Anderson


After years of pinching pennies and struggling to get through art school, Emma Makie’s hard work finally pays off with the offer of a dream job. But when tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to make a cross-country move to Colorado Springs to take temporary custody of her two nieces. She has no money, no job prospects, and no idea how to be a mother to two little girls, but she isn’t about to let that stop her. Nor is she about to accept the help of Kevin Grantham, her handsome neighbor, who seems to think she’s incapable of doing anything on her own.

Prejudice Meets Pride is the story of a guy who thinks he has it all figured out and a girl who isn't afraid to show him that he doesn't. It’s about learning what it means to trust, figuring out how to give and to take, and realizing that not everyone gets to pick the person they fall in love with. Sometimes, love picks them.

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Accidentally Royal: An Accidental Marriage Romance

by R.S. Lively


Six-foot-four. Cocky as hell. Dangerously handsome. 
Christian Hesse. Every woman's fantasy.
And he turned my world upside down...

 
I should have resisted.
He was too dangerous to touch.
But too damn tempting not to.
We spent two weeks tangled in bedsheets.
He claimed my body and soul.
Then he disappeared.
 
Now I'm carrying his baby.
And he's carrying a secret.
He's next in line to be king, and he wants me to be his queen.
But I refuse to submit again.
And guess what?
By mistake we ended up married.
 
Now he refuses to let me go...
 
***Accidentally Royal is a 70,000 words full-length standalone novel. Exclusive Novel: My Billionaire Protector included as a bonus after main content for your reading pleasure!*** 

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The Baby Package

by Sarah J. Brooks

It was a f*cked up situation.
"I don't want you. Just your baby."
I wanted to say no.
But second chances don't come around often...


My billions buy me whatever I want.
Except Julia.
I had her once and f*cked things up.
Now she's back. And this time, I'm marking her as mine.
She just wants a baby, but I just want her.
I'll give her what she wants, but on one condition.
We do things the old-fashioned way.
She says she doesn't do relationships,
But she's already submitting.
One taste wasn't enough for me. I want all of her.
Every sinful curve. Every mouth-watering kiss.
Now she's pregnant, and I won't let her go.
Julia can try and run, but she can't hide.
I don't care about my money. I just care about my family.

Can I stop Julia from running from our past... and get her to run towards our future?

"The Baby Package" is a full length standalone romance with no cheating and no cliffhangers, but with plenty of steam and a HEA. I've also included bonus content for your reading pleasure! - Sarah J. Brooks (USA Today Bestselling Author)

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Lies and Solace

by Jana Richards

Love is worth the risk...

When their grandfather dies, the Lindquist sisters, Harper, Scarlet and Maggie, inherit the northern Minnesota fishing lodge that had been in their family for three generations. The inheritance is bittersweet. They were raised at the lodge by their grandparents. The natural beauty of the place hasn’t changed, but the building itself is crumbling and desperately in need of repair. The lodge also reminds them of what they lost. Twenty-two years previously, their parents died there in what was ruled a murder/suicide.

As the sisters struggle to breathe new life into the failing lodge, old fears and questions rise to the surface even as new love presents itself. Why did their father murder their mother? What truths did their grandparents keep from them? The sisters must fight to keep the wounds of the past from putting their futures, and their fledgling relationships, in jeopardy.

Lies and Solace
She can’t live with one more lie. He can’t tell the truth. 

Harper Lindquist is convinced she’s found the answer to her financial prayers. Unless she pours cash into crumbling Solace Lake Lodge, she’ll lose her family’s legacy. Her would-be savior arrives in the middle of a Minnesota blizzard and she’s determined to prove to her reluctant, and trapped, financier the lodge is a sound investment. But Harper isn’t completely honest with him. And she has no idea the lake is hiding secrets of its own. 

Ethan James is a liar, but his money is very real. He isn’t convinced a broken-down inn is a smart investment opportunity. But the more he understands Harper’s dreams and desires, the more he wants to be the man to make them come true. The trauma in both their pasts means neither can fully trust the other. They must find the courage to love, to trust, and to accept, or yesterday’s sorrows will keep them apart.

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Top Dog: A Mafia Romance

by Rye Hart


They call me thug. Fierce. Vengeful.
But there's only one person's opinion I give a d*mn about.
And she's been holding a secret all these years.
There's a new top dog in town- and I've got big plans.


Everyone's afraid of what's about to go down.
Things are going to change under my rule.

I'll start by making things right with Julia.
The only woman I've ever wanted.
The only one I could never have.
I saw her after so many years...
Pain behind in her beautiful eyes.
Unspoken words beneath her sensual lips.
The mesmerizing curves I once knew were fuller than ever.
And I cursed the world for taking her away from me.

I know she's been keeping a big secret all these years.
And it has to do with me.

Her ruthless uncle wants me dead.
And he thinks he can use Julia to get his way.
He doesn't know who he's dealing with.

This time nothing comes between us.
Even if I have to take down every b*stard who gets in our way...
I'm finally taking what's mine.
And I'm leaving no prisoners behind.



**Top Dog is a 70,000+ word full-length standalone novel with no cheating or cliff-hangers. Additional exclusive mafia romance novel and bonus content included for your reading pleasure! - Rye Hart (USA Today Bestselling Author)**

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Royally Yours: A Bad Boy Baby Romance

by Amy Brent


All I ever wanted was to be Prince. Until I met her.
Now I have to choose -- her or my throne. 
And the clock is ticking...
 
I'm a royal ladies' man. A British Prince with an appetite.
But my particular thirsts need to be kept secret.
Submission. Domination. These are my only addictions.
I can have any woman I want, but there's only one I crave.
Heidi. An American supermodel with curves to die for.
I want more than skin and bones under my hand,
And Heidi has it all. She begs... and I take.
But when our secret gets out, my family's not happy.
I want a royal wedding, they just want her gone.
Marry her, and I lose it all.  No title. No money. No crown.
But I don't care about my title or my billions.
All I care about is Heidi and the child she's carrying.
Damn the throne. Heidi and her baby are mine. 
And I always protect what's mine.

Royally Yours is a full length steamy bad boy romance with absolutely no cliffhanger and a very satisfying HEA. Kindle Edition includes an exclusive never before released full-length  steamy romance - 'A Royal Menage.' Enjoy!

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Dirty Little Secret: A Secret Baby-Second Chance Romance (Sons of Sin Book 1)

by Michelle Love

Once upon a time, I was nothing more than a bad boy seeking all the tail I could get…

Something happened to change all that.
Suddenly, chasing women turned into chasing the dream of becoming a doctor.
Hard work and determination had me meeting my dream a hell of a lot sooner than most.
And with the title of doctor came ready and willing women, set on landing themselves a wealthy physician.
Little did they know that I would readily give them some hot, steamy memories to keep, but my heart belonged to someone else. Someone I didn’t want to share with anyone.
But then she came along, claiming what had always been only mine.
And maybe she would claim my heart as well…

For a limited time, when you buy "Dirty Little Secret" you will have the opportunity to enjoy two brand new stories that are not available anywhere else "Investing in Love" and "Nanny Knows Best". All novels have a happily ever after, no cliffhanger, no cheating, and plenty of steam.
Bonus novels available.
1. Montgomery Billionaire Extra
2. Hot Nights
3. Filthy Commitments

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Passion's Dream (The Doms of Passion Lake Book 1)

by Julie Shelton


He’d despaired of ever seeing her again…yet here she is. And she’s in trouble.

Retired Navy SEAL Clay “Raven” Nighthorse is ready to turn down a routine job protecting a woman being stalked by a vengeful ex. Until he realizes this job is anything BUT routine. His client is the woman he met on a beach three years ago. The woman with whom he’d felt an instant connection. The woman who has been haunting his dreams ever since.

Leah Stanhope has never forgotten the stranger who’d simply held her that day and let her cry out her anguish at her husband’s betrayal. And now, fate has brought them together again in a conflagration of sizzling passion and deadly danger. Is she willing to risk her heart? Especially since, when danger closes in, he’s willing to risk his life?

If you like hot alphas, kinky sex, and thrilling suspense, then you’ll love Passion’s Dream.

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Matchmaking for Beginners: A Novel

by Maddie Dawson


Marnie MacGraw wants an ordinary life—a husband, kids, and a minivan in the suburbs. Now that she’s marrying the man of her dreams, she’s sure this is the life she’ll get. Then Marnie meets Blix Holliday, her fiancé’s irascible matchmaking great-aunt who’s dying, and everything changes—just as Blix told her it would.

When her marriage ends after two miserable weeks, Marnie is understandably shocked. She’s even more astonished to find that she’s inherited Blix’s Brooklyn brownstone along with all of Blix’s unfinished “projects”: the heartbroken, oddball friends and neighbors running from happiness. Marnie doesn’t believe she’s anything special, but Blix somehow knew she was the perfect person to follow in her matchmaker footsteps.

And Blix was also right about some things Marnie must learn the hard way: love is hard to recognize, and the ones who push love away often are the ones who need it most.

 

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Murder Most Meow: A Hazel Hart Cozy Mystery Four

by Louise Lynn


Hazel Hart feels like a walking shadow.


When the Shakespeare festival consumes Cedar Valley, Hazel is hired to photograph the performances and the actors, but she catches something through her lens that no one expected to see live on stage—a murder!

The lead in Macbeth is the victim, and the list of suspects is as complicated as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, including everyone from the actor’s diva wife to the sheriff’s own niece. Good thing Hazel is there to suss out the truth. 

But as she creeps closer to the killer, accidents plague the production at every end. Will Hazel unmask the murderer before another life is claimed?

A feel-good, cozy mystery about a quirky photographer and her black cat solving mysteries in Cedar Valley, a small lake-front town in the Sierra Nevada mountains. This book does not contain any cliffhangers, gore, graphic scenes, or foul language. It can be read as a standalone or as part of a series.

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Monster Love

by Jeana E. Mann

The new guy in town is a dirty secret from my past—a man I haven’t seen in eighteen years—since he went to prison for murder.

Owen is sexy, dangerous, hard, and filled with demons. I still crave him. One look into his turbulent hazel eyes and I’m a goner. I want him, but I can’t risk my career over an ex-con. If I do, everything he sacrificed will be for nothing.

The thing is, I know he’s not the monster they say he is. But telling the truth will unravel our carefully fabricated web of deceit.

When a journalist, the sheriff, and my district attorney boyfriend begin digging into our past, I’ll have to choose between continuing the lie and living without Owen or unveiling the truth and risking the consequences.

If you like the heat of Fifty Shades and the darkness of Bared to You, then you’ll devour Jeana E. Mann’s hot, complex standalone novel.

Buy Monster Love today and delve into the dark side of attraction.

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Dare to Love

by Carly Phillips


She arouses his dominant and protective instincts
And he will do anything to possess her …
And does.

When billionaire Ian Dare gets one glimpse of the sensual and irresistible Riley Taylor, he knows that he must have her. But any future he might have with Riley means he'll have to confront his past--a past he'd rather forget. And that's something this NFL team owner won't dare to do--not even for love.

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Fake it Baby: A Best Friend's Brother Romance

by Tia Siren


We both need a fake marriage.
But I want so much more.
This time, I'm not letting her go...
 
Avery was the girl I left behind.
My little sister's best friend.
I could never forget how she rocked my world that night.
And ever since I saw her again, her curves and sassy mouth are making me wild.
She's in this fake-relationship for the baby she wants to adopt.
I need a wife to prove I'm the perfect family guy.
But once I get her into our newly-wed bed,
I'll show her why we're meant to be together... forever.
A family.

Even though our vows are fake, I promise our happily-ever-after will be very real.


Fake it Baby is a stand-alone novel of 80000 words. The marriage might be fake but the romance is oh-so hot! I've also included some bonus novels for your enjoyment, including an exclusive never-before-published story.

xx
Tia


Tia Siren. Spoil the bad girl in you.

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Accidental Fiancé

by R.R. Banks

Alpha Billionaire. Fierce Protector. Perfect(Fake) Fiancé.
 
"My cheating ex will be there. Please helpme..."
Roxie needed a date for a wedding.
I'll pretend to be her boyfriend.
One week, no strings attached.
Sounds easy enough, right?
 
Then I saw her for the first time.
Sexy as hell with a fiery personality tomatch.
F*ck boyfriend. I'll take it even farther.
I'll be the perfect fake fiancé.
Tell her friends and family all the rightthings.
Take care of her like no other man could.
She'll forget all about her lying ex.
Screw pretending. I'll make her mine.
And claim every inch of her sweet curves.

But Roxie found out my secret. And ran.
 
Will she forgive me or will it cost useverything?

***Accidental Fiancé is a 70,000 words full-length standalone novel. Bonus content included after main content for your reading pleasure! - R.R. Banks (USA Today Bestselling Author)***

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Accidental Hero: A Marriage Mistake Romance

by Nicole Snow

Accidentally engaged. Then he dared me to make it real.

It was one freaking kiss with a stranger.
I wasn't looking for a hero the day Brent Eden charged into my life.
He saw a damsel in distress facing humiliation.
We played pretend. Swore I was his. Baited sweet chaos.
Blew apart everything.

My dating disaster? Gone.
Our kiss? Electric. Divine. Toe-curling.
His mistake? Oh, boy.
Dropping the ultimate F-bomb: fiancé.
Especially when my gossipy cousin tells the whole family.

Forget how he's badass personified.
The ink. The leather. The abs. The smirk.
The lightning eyes and the growl I can't resist.
Nothing changes the fact that he's my favorite student's father.
I'm risking it all for this charade. And I'm losing.

The closer we get, the deeper I fall.
The louder he vows to protect me.
The more we come undone.
Even my questions have questions.
What if I'm not the only one who needs saving?
What if our marriage mistake gets way too real?

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow - two hearts, one lie, and no mercy! Plus a damaged single dad who just can't let his Not Fiancée go. Full length romance novel with everything Happily Ever Afters are made of.

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Crown of Lies (Truth and Lies Duet Book 1)

by Pepper Winters

From New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a delicious sinful hero.

The USA TODAY Bestseller

THREE YEARS
Since I ran away for the night, danced in New York streets, and almost got killed in an alley by two thieves. Until he showed up and saved me. 

THREE DAYS
Since I threw a drink at the man my father expected me to marry, then found myself slammed against a wall with Penn Everett's seductive voice whispering a proposal I couldn't refuse.

THREE HOURS
To fall into hate with the man who reminded me of so many things and hid so much behind his lies. He couldn't be the man who saved me three years ago...but there's something so familiar...

THREE MINUTES
For our relationship to switch from no-strings to marriage. He announced it to my father―he's ecstatic. He told my friends―they're shocked. But he didn't ask me, he commanded me―and I'm livid. 

THREE SECONDS
For his lies to slowly steal my heart and make me believe, hope...trust.

THREE BREATHS
For his truth to destroy me.

Advance Reviews:
"Crown of Lies takes sensual and gripping to the next level in a masterfully written tangled web that will keep you furiously turning pages. Pepper Winters has outdone herself. Penn Everett will be your new obsession." --USA Today bestselling author Meghan March

"Thrilling and mysterious, this book has left me with a major hangover!!!!"--Lina's Reviews

"Crown of Lies is my first top 2017 read so far and it's a MUST read, one-click worthy book." -- Punch Drunk Library

"Pepper does a great job of delivering, yet again, one of the hottest alphas cloaked in mystery out there." --Dee, Goodreads

"The chemistry between them is scorchingly hot and the banter is perfect."--Vickie Goodreads

"WOW Pepper has done it again. I really wish I could give this book so much more than 5 stars it is brilliant" --We've Licked That Book Blog

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Going Down Easy (Billionaire Bad Boys Book 1)

by Carly Phillips


Meet Kaden Barnes.

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.

When their passion for each other reaches a boiling point, Kaden may think he’s calling the shots, but for this billionaire bad boy, going down easy has never felt so good.

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