Romantic Suspense

Romantic Suspense

A great tale of love just isn't enough for you, is it you adrenaline junkie? You need love AND suspense.  You need two people on the verge of falling in love---while clinging to the side of a cliff.  Well, that what we and our eBookHounds' promoting authors are here to give you.  Heart wrenching romance and gut wrenching suspense, all wrapped up in a pretty little ebook.  And, always free or discounted for you.  Read away!

 

Definition of the "Romantic Suspense Genre": The Romantic Suspense genre is oftentimes the bestselling subgenre of Romance, though that can vascillate with historical romance.  The elements of a romance need to be there--a budding relationship between two people that overcomes obstacles and succeeds in the end.  But, the critical elements of suspense in that romance setting also need to be interwoven expertly.  Those include action, adventure, and oftentimes, a heroine that has been wronged and a hero who attempts to help right that wrong.  Through their work to right the wrong, they are brought closer together and what would you know?  They fall in love.  Honestly, you can think of many, many Disney movie scripts for this storyline (start with Frozen).

 

Some examples of the top ebooks in the Romantic Suspense genre are Mary Stewart (Nine Coaches Waiting), Tiffany Snow (No Turning Back), Colleen Hoover (Never, Never), and Melinda Leigh (She Can Run).

The Plan: A Sweet and Sexy Rock Star Romantic Comedy (The Creek Water Series Book 3)

by Whitney Dineen


Bead shop owner Amelia Frothingham has been keeping a secret from everyone she knows.

She pretends to be the ultimate care-free bohemian chick, but the truth is, she's the world's biggest control freak. Much to the delight of her Southern family, Amelia's life appears to be smooth sailing. That is, until bad boy rockstar Huck Wiley mysteriously blows into town like a spring tornado.

Like every other woman under eighty with a pulse, Amelia's intrigued. So when Huck starts showing up in her shop with flirtation in mind, she finds herself getting sucked into the rock god vortex. But her previous attempts at long-distance love have always ended on a sour note, so Amelia has vowed never to repeat the experience.

What Amelia doesn't know is that Huck has a secret of his own, and he has no intention of returning to Los Angeles before he's good and ready.

Will Huck stay in town, scattering the beads Amelia has finally gotten sorted? Or will he head back to his glamorous life and take her last chance at spontaneity and love along with him?

Find out in this delicious romcom about love and life in Creek Water, Missouri!

 
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Abigail's Journey (The Catskills Saga Book 1)

by Michael Magness


It’s 1786, Colonial America.


Abigail Chesney has it all; a husband more loving than she could have dreamt, three healthy children, and a house on thriving farmland. She’s happy in her little world until it crashes down around her.


Losing almost everything tests Abby in ways she never expected. Can she learn to accept what she can’t change and trust those she loves? Relying on help from the people of Fitch’s Eddy, a tiny Catskill logging town, Abby discovers her own strength. Will Fate’s cruel blows crush her? Or will love give her a new reason to go on?


Abigail’s Journey -- a heartfelt, sweet, historical romance, where the flavor of the past leaps off the page.

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Husband Material: A Passionate Contemporary Romance (A Summer for Scandal)

by Brenda Jackson


A renowned Hollywood director will fight for the love of his life in this classic, must-read novel from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson!

Husband Material

Matthew Birmingham is used to getting what he wants…and what he wants his ex-wife. When she returns to their Hamptons estate for the summer, he vows to win her back. But Carmen Akins is hiding a tragic secret from their past that will put their reconciliation to the ultimate test.

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Close Quarters (PLAYERS OF MARYCLIFF UNIVERSITY Book 2)

by Jerica MacMillan


She’s strictly off limits

Chris has wanted Megan all summer. And while they’ve flirted, nothing’s ever come of it.

Now she’s living in his house. Her sass and pinup curves right under his nose 24/7.

He doesn’t do relationships, though. And while a hookup might feel good, it’s not worth ruining a good roommate situation. Not in the middle of the football season. He doesn’t have time for that kind of distraction.

But no one else appeals to him as long as she’s around. And the way she responds to him is intoxicating.

When he finally gets a taste, he knows once won’t be enough.

But will she give him a chance despite his reputation?

Or will she go running for the hills?

If you love sexy football players, feisty heroines, and the fun that comes with roommate romances, get Close Quarters today!

 
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Irresistible Billionaires Boxed Set: Books 1-4

by Ashley Bostock


Meet the five irresistible billionaires that readers everywhere are in love with!


These confirmed bachelors aren't looking for love, but sometimes life has other plans. Find out what happens when these powerful men are brought to their knees by the right women.

Available for the very first time in a box set with the first 4 books in the series.
Nothing But Trouble
All Shook Up
The Snow Ball
Work For It

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Dead Souls MC: The Complete Collection

by Savannah Rylan


AVAILABLE FOR A VERY LIMITED TIME.


Motorcycle Romance best selling author, Savannah Rylan, brings you her hottest series to date! The Dead Souls Complete Collection features ten interconnected stories, with hot biker boys and the feisty women who try to tame them.

Kidnapping, murders, money laundering, you name it and these guys have had to handle it. But can they handle the heat when it comes to the women who steal their hearts?

Featuring...

Knox
Grave
Brewer
Rock
Diesel
Cage
Bear
Saint
Ryker
Toxin

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Just Friends: A Best Friends to Lovers Hockey Romance (Dallas Devils Book 5)

by June Winters


Who says guys and girls can't be friends?


Sure, everyone thinks Jax and Piper are secretly in love -- but he's a handsome hockey player who can't be tied down, and she's a bright-eyed entrepreneur who doesn't do hookups. The two roommates know they're better off staying just friendsBest friends.

When Piper needs help promoting her latest business venture, a dating app called Soulmate, "The Big Rig" is happy to loan his hockey fame. The lucky gal who matches with Jax will spend one steamy night with the tall athlete at a luxury spa resort. Just don't get attached.

But months of hard work are ruined when the dating app insists that, out of millions of eligible girls, Jax's best shot at true love is none other than Piper herself. Her followers are outraged, and Soulmate debuts as a dud.

And to make matters worse, one ill-advised but scorching hot kiss has her wondering what the last five years were really about.

Can their friendship ever go back to normal? Do they even want it to?
And are they still on for that romantic night at the spa?

Just Friends is 90,000 words of slow-burnin', best-friend-bonin' hockey romance. This standalone novel is the fifth book in the Dallas Devils series. No cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA always guaranteed

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The Accidental Demon Slayer (Biker Witches Mystery Book 1)

by Angie Fox


New York Times bestseller!

It's never a good day when an ancient demon shows up on your toilet bowl. For Lizzie Brown, that's just the beginning. Soon her hyperactive terrier starts talking, and her long-lost biker witch Grandma is hurling Smuckers jars filled with magic. Just when she thinks she's seen it all, Lizzie learns she's a demon slayer—and all hell is after her.

Of course, that's not the only thing after her. Dimitri Kallinikos, a devastatingly handsome shape-shifting griffin, needs Lizzie to slay a demon of his own. But how do you talk a girl you've never met into going straight to the underworld? Lie. And if that doesn't work how dangerous could a little seduction be…?

 
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Her Irish Daddy: A Dark Mafia Romance (New York Mafia Doms)

by Bianca Cole


He may be dangerous, but I can’t resist the urge to call him daddy.

A secret kink I’ve never explored draws me to an underground club. My new friend and colleague is a regular member and convinces me to join her.What I didn’t know is the place is run by an Irish crime gang. Even worse, the leader of the gang takes an interest in me. Something tells me he’s not used to taking no for an answer. Devlin Murphy is six foot four of pure muscle, plastered in tattoos. He has dark eyes you could lose yourself in and an accent to die for. It seems he has a specific kink, one which strikes a chord with me. He wants me to call him daddy, and I don’t think I can deny him. He will demand my obedience and punish me without mercy. Risking my heart with the devil might get me burned, but will it be worth it?

Her Irish Daddy is the first book in The New York Mafia Doms series by Bianca Cole. This book is a safe story with no cliffhangers and a happily ever after ending. This story has dark themes, hot scenes and bad language. It features an over the top possessive Irish crime boss who loves to dominate.

 

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Career Soldier: Fort Lee Tour of Duty Box Set One

by Tawdra Kandle


The first three books in the sizzling Career Soldier: Fort Lee Tour of Duty series, now in one set!


These are the men of the 94th ID. They fight with honor, they defend their nation and their brothers fiercely, and when they love, they do it with single-minded passion.

Maximum Force
Max Remington has never been anything but a soldier. The oldest son in a family that served our nation for generations, he’d never considered any other path. The army is his life, his home and his one true love.
 Until he meets Samantha Crewe.

Temporary Duty
Kade Braggs grew up wild and free, surfing on a California beach without much ambition, until an impulsive decision led him into joining the Army. What started out as a joke turned into a career, and now he’s a company commander, leading several platoons of soldiers. Still, Kade does it all on his own terms; he plays as hard as he works, and having a good time is non-negotiable.
 Until he meets Leah Samson.

Hitting the Silk
Once upon a time, Delia Rollins was an Army wife, until the unthinkable happened. Now as a young widow and school teacher, she’s vigilant about protecting her heart. Her number one rule for the future? No more military men in her life. She can’t handle the risk. Until she meets Shaw Kincaid.

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A Love Divided: A Scottish Historical Romance (Mary's Ladies Book 1)

by Belle McInnes


Mary Queen of Scots is on the throne, and the frontier between England and Scotland is a powder-keg.

A feisty English heiress...
More interested in raiding into Scotland with the rest of her clan than womanly pursuits like embroidery or finding a husband, Alexandra Graham is a strong-minded English heiress who rides and fights as well as any man. But when a daring rescue goes wrong, she ends up in the dungeons of Scotland's most forbidding castle, prisoner of the notorious Earl of Bothwell and at the mercy of the queen's justice.

A brawny Scottish laird...
As deputy warden responsible for keeping the law on the queen's borderland, Michael Cranstoun is a Scottish laird with a reputation for fair-mindedness and the looks of a viking warrior. But when he meets the beguiling Alexandra, both his life and his honour are at risk - not to mention his affections.

A love divided...
With more than just the border separating them, Alex and Michael are on opposite sides of an ancient divide, and destined for different paths. But a shared love for horses draws them together and kindles a passion that respects no boundaries, endangering more than just their hearts...

:: Set in Mary Queen of Scots' lawless Borderlands, A Love Divided is a stand-alone Scottish historical romance with a HEA. If you like strong heroines, brawny lairds and sweet romance, you'll love the first book in the Mary's Ladies series. Pick up your copy today!

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The Babe Magnet Memoirs: Small Town Romance Box Set

by Violet Paige


Hot, dirty and delicious. These mouth-watering alphas are available in one collection. From billionaires to athletes, find love in a small town and a perfect happily ever after. The Babe Magnet Memoirs from USAT best-selling author, Violet Paige, available now.

The Dirtiest Deal

The Hottest Deal

Cold As Puck

Ranger’s Baby Surprise

Cold As Ice

Delta’s Baby Surprise

Dirty Summer

Sweet Satisfaction

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Working Stiff: Runaway Billionaires #1

by Blair Babylon


Here’s the problem: when Rox was hired, she told her smoking-hot boss Cash that she was married, but she’s not. Now, three years later, she’s kind of accidentally living with him, and he’s being a perfect gentleman, dang it.

Everybody in the office said that Cash was a heartbreaker, that he’d bump her and dump her, so Rox decided not to become a statistic. She went out and bought herself some rings of the finest cubic zirconia so that she could work with Cash, who was several inches over six feet tall, emerald-eyed, ripped, gorgeous, his tailored suit clinging to his athletic body, sporting a British accent, and loaded.

It had seemed like such a good idea at the time.

But now, three years later, she and Cash have become friends. They travel together for work often, and they’re the best of buddies. When Rox gets thrown out of her apartment, Cash insists that she come live with him until they can find her a place because that’s what friends do.

Now, even though everyone insists that Cash never goes after married women, something about him has changed. There are little touches, little slips, and Rox is more and more tempted to tell hunky, gorgeous Cash that she never was married.

And then he’ll take her and break her, and then he’ll walk away, and then she’ll lose her job, and she still hasn’t found a place to live.

And yet, every time he looks at her with mischief in his dark green eyes, every time they’re teasing and it somehow turns into tickling, every time she swats at him and somehow ends up in his arms, she wants so much to risk everything.

What’s a working stiff to do when she falls in love with her friend, the boss?

Includes special sneak peek of Stiff Drink (Runaway Billionaires #2: Arthur).

 
 
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Bad Boy Heaven: A BWWM Bad Boy Romance Novel

by Jamila Jasper


From bestselling author, Jamila Jasper comes an original, sexy standalone novel.

Stop staring at the hot bartender!

Tessa's ill-fated date with a "hotep" (you'll see what I mean) seems to have a positive twist when she meets "her" hot bartender — Phil Tremblay.

Phil is right for her in all the wrong ways and the last guy on earth she should end up with.

He's tattooed, foul-mouthed and can use his hands and tongue to push her to the edge of glory.

Tessa struggles to prove to herself and Phil that they aren't meant to be together.

Fate and the District of Columbia have other plans for her.

Each ill-fated first date with a potential new boo leads back to the bad boy, Phil Tremblay.

Is she in bad boy heaven or single-woman hell?

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Cowboy Daddy

by Kate Swain


She wants out of this town.
I want her in my bed.


Annie is ready to leave Oklahoma behind after losing her dad.
Then I walked into her life in a honky-tonk bar.
I wasn’t about to let her go.

She makes me feel alive again after years as a widower.
I’ve been alone so long.
Now I want to claim her.
Would she give up on going back to the city
To stay with a cowboy?

I saved her during the storm.
Maybe she can save me from myself.
Fierce need threatens the walls I’ve built around my heart.

I have to make her mine.
Even if it means risking my heart.


 
 
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Animals We Are: Book One

by Valerie Brandy


A fast-paced, action-packed domestic thriller about a young woman surviving in the wild of Yosemite backcountry, stalked by a killer, with no one to rely on but herself...


Zoe's never been a trusting person. Bouncing from boyfriend to boyfriend, she's always found herself let down in the romance department. But when she meets Mike-- a warm, steady carpenter who says exactly what he feels-- she finally lets her walls down and makes room for love. 

When Zoe and Mike head to Yosemite for a week-long horse tour of the backcountry, it should be the romantic trip of a life time. But the beauty of nature turns into a snarling trap when a serial killer stalks their party through the woods, thwarting their trip deep in the forest, where the group is far from help. When it's revealed that the killer has a connection to Mike's past, suddenly Zoe finds herself questioning the heart of the man she's fallen in love with. Before she can confront her demons, Mike disappears, seemingly kidnapped by the killer. A scavenger hunt begins, and Zoe is forced to journey through the wilderness, following clue after to clue to rescue her man. 

But as the clues reveal more about her relationship, Zoe beings to wonder... is she chasing after a man who's not who he appears to be? Has Mike really shown her his true self, teeth and claws exposed? What kind of animal is he?

Fan's of Cheryl Strayed's "WILD," will love this empowering, fast-paced, adventurous thriller. Thriller lovers who enjoy books by Shari Lapena, Ruth Ware, and Lucy Foley will love this empowering adventure that suggests we can learn to trust another a person until we've harnessed our own strength.  Readers are asked to sharpen their fangs and venture through the wilderness within-- because not all animals live in the forest. 

 

"... this book is like  that perfect decadent dessert you only get as a rare treat. You want to savor it, but really, you're going to devour Animals We Are in one sitting!" -- Indies Today ★★★★★

 

 
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Sassy Blonde (Three Chicks Brewery Book 1)

by Stacey Kennedy


From USA Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy comes a steamy contemporary romance featuring a brooding hero with too much baggage, a spirited heroine who is always up for adventure, and a sexy-as-hell road trip that will change their lives forever. 

One truck, one off-limits cowboy, one road trip she'll never forget...

Maisie Carter has always been a free spirit. An artist by nature, she has no idea what she's doing as co-owner of Three Chicks Brewery. But she's determined to prove to her older sisters that she can be an asset to their grandfather's beer legacy. The best way to do that? Make the rounds at Colorado's craft brewery festivals and turn Foxy Diva, their top beer, into an award winner. Unfortunately, after more than one "beer mishap," it becomes clear that she's going to need some help. 

Hayes Taylor knows he has a chip on his shoulder, but he has no interest in working through his traumatic past. He just wants to work on his horse farm, alone. The last thing he needs in his life is a woman, especially his dead wife's best friend, the sweet-as-pie Maisie Carter. But she's always brought out his protective instincts, and he can hardly say 'no' when she asks for his help... 

As the two embark on the festival tour, beer filled days turn into lust filled nights, and neither Maisie nor Hayes can deny their growing attraction. But Hayes knows love leads to heartbreak.... Can Maisie show him that their love is worth the risk? 

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Sassy Blonde (Three Chicks Brewery Book 1)

by Stacey Kennedy


From USA Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy comes a steamy contemporary romance featuring a brooding hero with too much baggage, a spirited heroine who is always up for adventure, and a sexy-as-hell road trip that will change their lives forever.

One truck, one off-limits cowboy, one road trip she’ll never forget…

Maisie Carter has always been a free spirit. An artist by nature, she has no idea what she’s doing as co-owner of Three Chicks Brewery. But she's determined to prove to her older sisters that she can be an asset to their grandfather's beer legacy. The best way to do that? Make the rounds at Colorado's craft brewery festivals and turn Foxy Diva, their top beer, into an award winner. Unfortunately, after more than one "beer mishap," it becomes clear that she's going to need some help.

Hayes Taylor knows he has a chip on his shoulder, but he has no interest in working through his traumatic past. He just wants to work on his horse farm, alone. The last thing he needs in his life is a woman, especially his dead wife's best friend, the sweet-as-pie Maisie Carter. But she’s always brought out his protective instincts, and he can hardly say ‘no’ when she asks for his help…

As the two embark on the festival tour, beer filled days turn into lust filled nights, and neither Maisie nor Hayes can deny their growing attraction. But Hayes knows love leads to heartbreak…. Can Maisie show him that their love is worth the risk?

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Millionaire Hero (Freeman Brothers Book 4)

by Natasha L. Black


Damsel in distress?
Forget it.
Not my type.
Until Bryn shows up.


Her ex took her inheritance and lost it to bad investments.
I’m the only man who can turn that around.
So what if she brings out the caveman in me?
An alpha wolf that won’t let anyone mess with his mate.

Not that I’m looking for a mate.
So what if my brothers are all loved up with families.
I’m a loner.
Except that I can’t seem to leave Bryn alone.

She wants something from me: hope. And maybe something more.
Me? I’d never get involved with a client.
That rule is about to be broken.
Because Bryn says she needs me.


I know just what she needs.
There’s no way the alpha in me could resist.




Book 4 in the Freeman Brothers series brings you Nick and Bryn’s story. Millionaire Hero is a standalone, full-length romance with burning passion, secrets, and drama. And don't forget the HEA that makes it all worthwhile…

 
 
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Friend Zoned: Love Trap

by Tory Baker


Hadley Monroe and Cooper Jackson were best friends and roommates.


It was a great relationship that meant the world to Cooper.

Then, one unexpected, but explosive night of passion between them, changed everything.

Cooper was on cloud nine, but the next morning, Hadley whispered those words that no guy wants to hear.

"Last night was a mistake."

Cooper might have been in love, but it was clear that Hadley had him taking up permanent residence in the "friend zone."

He thought it was over, but will a chance meeting and being trapped together in an elevator give them both a chance?


Tory is back and this time she's bringing you a juicy little stand alone to warm your insta-love hearts. This little number is a second chance, friends to lover romance that's sure to make you believe in happily ever after. As always with a Tory book, she promises you a, safe, sexy, and full of alpha goodness bundle to heat your kindle. Enjoy!

 
 
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