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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).
A butterfly-inducing list of sinful exploits. Three gorgeous studs, looking to share. Can Payton win the ultimate wager? Or will love get in the way?
When Payton takes a Corruption Quiz with her friend Kennedy, she scores abysmally low. So low she decides to spice up her life a bit - especially when the two friends place a bet as to who can most improve their score over the next thirty days.
It starts with Jackson, the gruff, chiseled foreman in charge of renovating the Brooklyn apartment building Payton owns. It continues with Gabriel and Ethan - the sizzling hot guys in unit three. The men work both together and alone, competing hard to check off the many boxes on Payton's provocative bucket list. Bringing her to all new heights of overindulgence, along with Cameron, the big teddy bear who rounds out Payton's harem of strong, fiercely-competitive men.
If there's a winner at all... it's certainly her.
But the situation is not without obstacles, and forces may be aligning against Payton from within her own apartment building. Can her four beautiful saviors make everything right again? And will Payton push far enough into her own secret fantasies to beat out her friend at their fiery, sultry bet?
THE WAGER is a scorching, stand-alone reverse harem love story filled with suspense, humor, romance, and smoldering bet-winning action hot enough to turn your kindle into a puddle of molten slag. HEA guaranteed!
Get the entire Death is a Woman series for one very low price, including the prequel!
When Death Becomes a Woman:
For some, it's a fictitious world. But for Debra Stone, it's everyday life.
After a chance encounter with a man she enjoys throws her down a path she almost can't believe, she struggles to cope with her newfound purpose.
Saving lives.
Ushering souls into the afterlife. It can't be real, right? But the men who catch her in the act are real. And their adoration for her is very real.
Drinking With Death:
For some, it's a fictitious world, but for Debra's friend, it will become her life.
For once, nothing is going right in her world, but she always has her friend to help her, right?
Right?
Ushering souls into the afterlife was something she scoffed at…until it became all too real.
Disorganized as Death:
For some, it's a fictitious world, but for Jessica Flores, it will become her life.
Jessica prizes one thing above all else: her salon.
Little does she know that her business competitor, Charity, has passed onto her something that will fight for that first-place spot in her life.
The foul-mouthed hairdresser is known in the community for her crass advice, her shark-like tactics in the boardroom, and her unforgiving nature.
All's Fair in Death and War:
For some, it’s a fictitious world, but for Debra’s friend and assistant, it will become his life.
Jonathan knew about the real world and death, he even thought it exciting. Until he became the next recipient.
Ushering souls into the afterlife was something he thought to be exciting… until he was drafted.
Two Sides of Death:
What happens when two sides of Death meet up for battle? Will either walk away unscathed?
Polly, an independent reporter with her own blog, was onto something big. If only she could find the man who’d been saving people’s lives all over New York City. Others had said he was a superhero, but she had dubbed him The Savior.
Grab a glass of wine and read this boxed set. Just be careful when taking a sip since the laughs can be dangerous!
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The author of Risky Games returns with a football team owner who’s a real player and the woman who’s ready to call him out on everything…
Dot-com millionaire Jay McManus is discovering that owning a pro football team isn’t as easy as his other hobby of wine-making. An anonymous blogger is out to destroy his reputation, and now his team, the Baltimore Blaze, is named in a highly contentious workplace violation lawsuit brought on by the team’s cheerleaders. If Jay’s not careful, he could lose big—and not just financially.
When Bridgett Janik’s law firm accepts the case representing the Baltimore Blaze, she’s not thrilled to be defending Jay McManus, the man who broke her young heart. It’s bad enough her brother is one of the team’s stars and she has to mingle with Jay during games, but working side-by-side her lover-turned-enemy may be too much for her body—and her heart—to resist.
Jay never makes the same mistake twice and he’s determined not to let Bridgett slip away from him a second time. But, as the two follow the mysterious blogger’s trail, secrets—both past and present--are revealed and Jay and Bridgett must decide if their relationship can be something more than just sleeping with the enemy.
This title was previously released with a different cover.
Valentine's Day usually isn't celebrated in the office.
But let's just say this one is off the books.
I've made a mistake.
It was tempting to sleep with him.
After all, I'd wanted him for years.
He's the Brent Waltham.
Forbes cover hottie.
Big billionaire pockets.
Every woman's dream.
Off-limits.
And now he's my boss.
That's the part I forgot when I gave him my all.
And now I'm about to give him more.
A baby.
Too bad his guilt got the best of him.
He's sent me into exile.
Miles and miles away from himself.
But he deserves to know this secret.
Or maybe... he doesn't.
This Descendants Series box set includes the following titles:
BOUND BY PROPHECY -- Aern's only job is to protect the chosen. Emily just wants her sister back. Together, they'll take on destiny.
SHIFTING FATE -- Brianna Drake was born to save the world. Logan was sent to watch over her. Neither expects what fate has in store.
REIGN OF SHADOWS -- Brianna and Emily thought they'd set things to right, beaten the prophecy. But the shadows have other plans.
Book One: Bound by Prophecy
Aern's only job is to protect the chosen. The trouble is, she's the key to a prophecy and everyone wants her. Hiding a girl in the center of a secret war is tricky business, but when her sister shows up to take Aern hostage, all bets are off.
A slim brunette in borrowed jeans should be the least of his problems, but there's something about Emily he just can't put to rights. And it's not her penchant for using hand tools as weapons or the fact that she seems immune to his sway.
Everything about her screams run. But when he discovers she's working toward her own prophecy, he's got no choice but to keep her safe. It might have been easy, if she didn't think she was the chosen's protector. When the opposition descends, their only hope is to stick together, but the truth unravels, and together might prove the biggest complication of them all.
Book Two: Shifting Fate
According to prophecy, Brianna Drake was born to save the world. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the slightest idea how. Her visions should have given her the answer, but they’re beginning to shift, making the danger too unpredictable, even for a prophet.
If she can just help her sister restore their hidden powers, she might be able to stop what’s coming. But an old enemy returns, and he’s got plans for Brianna and her visions.
What neither of them knows is that fate has given a stranger one chance to find her. He was trained to protect the chosen—but if he fails, the future will crumble.
Book Three: Reign of Shadows
Brianna can see her future, but it's the past that haunts her. Plans laid in place centuries ago are threatening not only her and her sister, but all of the Seven Lines. As the shadows plot their way to old rule, the visions shift again. Her power has led to some hard choices—and the occasional stab wound—but this set of futures holds nothing but darkness.
Unable to bear the idea of losing the footing they've so recently gained, she turns the soldiers of the Seven. But with shadows hidden among the ranks, can she overcome the path they've set in place, or is she blindly following their lead?
My kingdom, my rules… but Elle makes me want to break every single one of them.
The first time I see her, I don’t even know her name.
All I know is I need to have her.
And have her, I do.
This girl is royally screwed and begging for more.
Who am I to refuse a damsel in distress?
It’s what I do.
I’m the prince everyone loves to hate, until they get in a room alone with me.
So, yeah. She wants me.
That, I expect.
What I don’t expect is for her to run away from me.
And I certainly don’t expect to chase after her.
I’m already in too deep, but I can’t turn back now.
I want her, need her, will do anything to have her again.
… and that includes breaking the biggest rule of all.
In nine short months, this kingdom will have an heir.
Knocked Up by Prince Charming is an accidental pregnancy romance featuring a brooding, possessive hero and his feisty heroine. Grab a cold glass of water… this contemporary Cinderella retelling is about to get hot!
When pastry chef Annabeth Jones goes on the run from her abusive fiance, the small town of Bearpaw Ridge offers her a safe haven. Nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, with friendly neighbors and a bakery/cafe that needs a new owner, it's the perfect place for her to start over.
Firefighter and bear shifter Dane Swanson knows at once that kind, curvy Annabeth is his fated mate. She's also human, in a world where shifters must keep their existence secret. Annabeth has no idea that Bearpaw Ridge's population is more shifter than human ... but if they're to be mated, Dane will have to find a way to tell her everything.
Wary of new relationships, Annabeth can't help warming to the strong, handsome man who can't get enough of her cinnamon rolls ... or her. But her fragile hopes are shattered when her ex tracks her down, determined to reclaim her.
Dane is equally determined to protect his mate -- but will Annabeth still accept him when he reveals the other side of his nature?
Heat is a novel-length steamy standalone paranormal romance with no cliffhangers.
He’s the total package.
Except …
Eric Miller isn’t looking for a long term relationship. And he definitely isn’t thrilled when a friend signs him up for The Boyfriend Experience app behind his back. It’s not like he has a problem getting women on his own. But when he gets a notification that someone is in need of his . . . services, he’s intrigued enough to check out her profile and can’t resist the sexy, sassy little brunette who only wants him as a decoy for a family event.
Evie Bennett needs a boyfriend, stat. Someone who can accompany her to her family reunion so she doesn't have to explain that she's been recently dumped. Again. She’s perfectly happy being an independent woman, but what’s a girl to do when her new fake boyfriend starts to feel like the real deal?
A KISS TO KILL FOR…
In Colleen Mooney’s funny, romantic, delightfully meandering cozy mystery, you gon’ have a authentic Noo Awlins experience, dawlin’! And a wild ride into the bargain.
Brandy Alexander’s the real deal--yes, that’s her real name and she’s not even a stripper, although her best friend Julia is. Brandy still lives with her parents in the Irish Channel and she’s sort of semi kind of engaged to the boy next door, who’s—what else?—one of NOLA’s finest.
In fact, Dante, the BF, is such a thoroughgoing New Orleanian he always manages Mardi Gras parade duty on his own block. So you'd think Brandy might be a little self-conscious when a suave smoothie in one of the gentlemen’s walking clubs mesmerizes her into a big fat Mardi Gras smooch right in front of him. But not a bit. Because after all, it's Mardi Gras, and also for another good reason— “that kiss was long, slow, hot—unlike any kiss I’d ever had in my life.” She makes a date to meet Mr. Good Kiss after the parade (Yes! Right in front of Mr. Right Next Door) but –horrors--arrives just in time to see him get shot. Although fortunately not shot dead. Before he passes out, he pulls her close and whispers, “Save Isabella.”
And then, in case you aren't yet in the carnival spirit, the fun begins. You’d think a mystery that begins with an eligible man taking a bullet might be a bit dark, but Colleen Mooney has something else in mind—something like a screwball chase all over town, from Lee Circle to the Lakefront, with a stop at Charity Hospital, and finally to the French Quarter’s favorite gay dance club, at all times accompanied by Schnauzers, one of them named Geaux Cup.
Jiff, the captivating kisser, (aka Mr. Possibly Right), has enemies, of course, and, oh, by the way, he and Brandy get kidnapped, but this one’s much more about the offbeat inventive fun than the mystery. And the romance, of course. The real adventure here is swanning around town with Brandy and her crazy krewe—much of it canine and seriously cute.
New Orleans aficionados will appreciate the plethora of authentic touches, from Brandy’s family and neighborhood, to meals at Ye Olde College Inn, and the familial friendships black and white families form with each other; cozy readers will love the humor and the romance; and chick lit fans will root for plucky, soft-hearted Brandy, who never met a stray dog she didn't rescue.
After freeing herself from her controlling, manipulative, and so-called "dominant" ex-fiancé, 24-year-old Teresa Bodnar returns to her hometown of Pittsburgh to try and put the pieces of her shattered life back together. Stuck in a rut and determined to prove herself capable of moving on with her life, Tera makes a bold move: founding the city's first BDSM club.
But opening a club for business proves to be no small task, especially where unexpected romantic entanglements are concerned. Since first meeting at a kinky costume party, the magnetic attraction between Tera and easy-going Dominant Eric Yun has been undeniable, and yet Tera finds herself denying it at every turn. She knows she has baggage to spare, and the high-strung submissive is taking no chances when it comes to her budding friendship with the sweet and seductive Eric, no matter how tempting he may be.
Eric Yun has baggage of his own. No one knows better than he does how to hide pain behind a joke and smile. He’s spent years learning to take life in stride, and just when he thinks he has it all figured out, Tera Bodnar sweeps into his life with her big dreams, stubborn determination, and soft submissive side. He’s wanted her more than anything since they met, and now it’s impossible to get her out of his head. But he can tell she’s hiding painful secrets of her own, and the more he learns about this beautifully complicated woman, the more he finds himself revealing to her about the Eric behind the smile…
As Eric chips away at her walls, Tera learns that there is much more to this man than his mouth-watering good looks and effortless charm. She’s falling for him hard and fast, but if life has taught her anything, it’s that the harder the fall, the worse the damage, and the risk of Eric becoming a casualty in the process is just too great. But how can she hope to resist him when she can’t even escape him in her dreams?
**Note: This book is the first in The Loft Series and ends on a cliffhanger to be resolved in book two**
Sleeping with my ex-boss?
Definitely not a great idea.
Even more so, when one mistake leads to another – our daughter (his daughter).
No way, I’m telling him about her!
Well, let’s see why?
For once, we conceived Ada just when he had told me that he preferred to stay a bachelor throughout his life.
He’s arrogant, jerk, filthy rich, off-limits, and…handsome as sin (oh God, help a girl out here).
And he’s got his own set of rules that I don’t wanna comply with.
Four years later and he’s back.
Did I mention that we are working together again?
I’ve broken so many rules in the past.
Is there one about him getting to know our daughter?
Not sure how long I can continue to break that one!
A full-length, standalone office romance with no cliffhanger, and a swoon worthy happily ever after.
“Elise Sax will win your heart.”—NYT bestelling author Jill Shalvis
"Elise Sax will make you laugh. Her larger-than-life characters jump off the page and make crazy seem like a fun place to hang out."--Christie Craig, New York Times bestselling author of Texas Hold 'Em
“Elise Sax belongs on every bookshelf." -- Melissa Foster, New York Times Bestselling Author
The Five Wishes Series: Novellas about wishes that go terribly wrong…fortunately. Five Wishes...A happy ending is just a coin toss away. Each novella is approximately 100 pages with NO cliffhanger.
Book 1: Going Down:
Marion MacAlister wants to nail her audition, not get nailed. Truly. Honestly. All right...maybe she does want to get nailed, but that's just because her hottie landlord and local diner owner Mack Ryan is confusing her. Can friends become lovers? Especially friends who might not even be friends in the first place?
Book 2: Man Candy:
Raine Harper is in love with Wade Gates. But Wade likes women who are model thin, and Raine is model thin plus a whole lot of pounds. Desperate to make him love her, she trains just a little too hard and passes out in the arms of superstar movie star Dirk Adams. Dirk thinks Raine’s junk in the trunk is perfect and proposes to make Wade jealous by becoming her pretend boyfriend. Pretend soon seems very real. Is Dirk a great actor, or is something really developing between Raine and the movie star?
Jamie Cook is a work-in-progress. He’s always wanted what his parents have: a good marriage, lots of kids, and financial security. He thought he’d have the first two with his ex-girlfriend while the third would come once he got his house-flipping business off the ground. When his ex doesn’t subscribe to his five-year plan, he makes Cook Brothers Construction his sole focus.
Then he moves next door to April Williams, a sassy single mom he can’t stop riling up. Throw in her matchmaking mother-in-law, who’s set her sights on Jamie being April’s knight in a leather tool belt, and a house threatening Jamie’s sanity, and it should be a recipe for disaster, but Jamie wants this three-month project to last forever. That’s if he can stop being the neighbor from hell and prove to April he’s not just flipping a house—he wants to flip her heart.
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Work In Progress is a full-length, neighbors to lovers house flipping romantic comedy that can be read as a complete standalone and is book 1 in the Cook Brothers series.
Why am I fighting falling in love with Kade?
Ladies’ man, bachelor for life, spoilt playboy, baby of the Raven family…okay, okay, I get it.
There are a million reasons.
But then there’s one reason stronger than all others – my heart beats for him.
He makes me feel special and …beautiful, and smart, and strong,
And he tells me that I make him skip a heartbeat too!
Get it together, Morgan. He is a playboy! He must be saying this to every woman he meets.
Oh no…no, no, no…
I can’t tell him, I just can’t tell him that there’s another heart beating in my belly, and that’s his.
God… only if just one night could convert into a forever!
It was supposed to be just one night.
One night of wild passion,
One night of him helping me lose my innocence,
One night with the billionaire playboy, Kade Raven.
And yet I want this to last for a lifetime!
Just One Night is a full length, standalone romance with lots of heart, heat, angst, emotion and a drool worthy HEA. It is also Book Four in the Raven Brothers Series, that features four brothers. Just One Night is Kade’s Story.
Her husband returns from the war a dark, rough, dominant man.
He's no longer content to just love her.
He needs to possess her.
As Caden's roughness hits new heights, so does Greyson's pleasure. She's falling in love with a man she never married---a man whose very existence is a mystery, and one she's hell-bent on destroying.
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This bundle contains every word from all five books of the Edge Series.
She’s the daughter of the sworn enemy of my clan.
I disappeared from her life 10 years ago. Now I’m back to take her. To take what has always been mine.
Our love was doomed from the start. But I wanted her from the moment I laid eyes on her.
Then a strange twist of fate left her wounded and in my care.
I took her. And she fell for me. She gave me her maidenhood, and I gave her my heart.
But for the good of my people and to save us all from this deadly war, I am forced to give her up. Again.
When I learn though that she is being used as a pawn in a murderous scheme and her uncle has declared the cause more worthy than her life, neither the English army nor God himself can keep me from fighting my way to her. From saving her.
It was a twist of fate that brought us together. But she is mine and I am not going to let her go. Ever.
I’d risk it all to save her. But will I be able to get to her in time?
No one makes me feel like he does.
Which sucks, considering he ran to the military the minute he graduated high school. Something about living his dreams.
Guess I wasn’t included in that dream.
But I moved on from my brother’s best friend and started a life of my own.
Now it’s time to reconnect with family, and the last person I expect to see is him.
Grown up. Strong. Ripped with muscles. Hot as heck.
It’s not just about butterflies and childhood wishes. I’m drowning in grownup fantasies and passion I didn’t know existed.
I should give him the finger and turn my back, but I can’t.
Five words rush around my mind every time I see him now: have your way with me.
It’s time for a second chance. A last chance. My only chance.
Every good girl deserves a bad boy. ~ Weston
I told myself I didn’t want her.
Didn’t need her.
But it was all lies.
I craved her touch.
Craved the way her sweet red lips took away the pain.
Yet I knew I couldn’t have her.
Not when my enemies are determined to put a bullet in my back.
They believe the way to get to me is through her.
Coming for her will be their downfall.
As the President of the Kings MC, there’s one thing I’m known for—doing whatever it takes to protect the ones I love.
I’ll fight until I have nothing left to give.
Until she and my family are safe.
I’m not preparing for battle.
I’m preparing to end the war.
My choices might be the death of me.
But if the scars on my body and heart have taught me anything, it’s that love is worth the sacrifice.
British boarding schools aren't for the weak.
According to the Kings of Mercia Academy...they aren't for Americans, either.
Blake, Edward, and Henry rule my new school.
They're aristocratic. Old money. Brutal as hell
They'll do whatever it takes to break my spirit and make me leave.
If I survive Mercia, I'll get a free ride to college.
My future will be set.
My past will be forgotten.
All I have to do is survive their dirty tricks.
Their dangerous games.
Their seductive kisses.
They’ve opened hunting season and put a target on my back.
What they don’t know is that one day, the prey will become the hunter.
Mercia Academy – it ain't no cup of tea.
Kings of Mercia Academy is a complete, why choose, high school bully romance that contains cursing, MM, dark themes, sexual situations and an HEA with multiple male characters.
The Bishop siblings’ family is on the verge of collapse as all three find themselves embroiled in danger. Family bonds may keep them alive…but only love can give them something to live for. Read BISHOP’S KNIGHT, the first novel in this ALL NEW heart-pounding Endgame trilogy!
She needs his help…
Thanks to years of government training, Evie Bishop knows how to get into places she doesn’t belong—and she’s very good at it. But years of doing black ops work burned her out so she returns home—to unexpected chaos. One of her brothers is in a coma and the other is in hiding, wanted for murder. Then a fellow operative from her past shows up shot and bleeding with news that an assassin is gunning for everyone involved with a past op. She’s forced to turn to the one man she knows she can trust—the man whose heart she broke.
But it will come with a price…
When Dylan Blackwood proposed a year ago, Evie turned him down flat and walked out of his life. He’s stunned when he finds her on his doorstep covered in someone else’s blood, needing his help. He always knew there was more to her than met the eye—that Evie was never simply the pampered society princess she wanted people to believe she was. But he never expected this. If she needs help, he’ll give it. Even if he can’t forget her betrayal. Even if he isn’t sure he can trust her. But his protection will come with a price—her heart. Before they can have a chance at a future, they’ll have to work together to take down a faceless enemy who has Evie firmly in his crosshairs.
FIRST IN NEW TRILOGY
Author note: This book can be read as a stand-alone, complete with HEA.
Books in trilogy:
Bishop’s Knight, #1
Bishop’s Queen, #2
Bishop’s Endgame, #3