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The TikTok sensation Addicted series continues with Addicted For Now, now in a print edition with special bonus material!He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.No. More. Sex.Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo's bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily's secret to her family and the public, he promises that he'll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.And his worst fear isn't relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.No. More. Us.

This Book contains profanity, sexual content and violence. If any of these are triggers for you, you should consider skipping this read.★★★★★Steamy, Sexy, Alpha-Male goodness!! This is book 2 of The Merge Series, Stand-alone, HEA! No cliffhangers.Contains adult language and sexual scenes. 18+ onlyReillyI learnt the hard and painful way that men don’t stay, ever. Even the ones you trust the most can be taken away in the blink of an eye. It’s easier to keep them at a distance. I have my fun with men and then part ways.I’ve spent the last five years of my life avoiding any and all emotional connections with men. I’ve been successful at it too. I’ve built up walls with so much mortar and rendered them around my heart.That is until Bray freaking Williamson came barging into my life with his perfectly sculpted tattooed body and entrancing green eyes. He was like being tempted by the most delicious chocolate brownie, the perfect mixture of rough on the outside and soft gooey on the inside. He came at me with his damn bulldozer, effectively destroying my carefully constructed walls, brick by brick, leaving a pile of rubble behindDo I follow what my fragile heart wants and give into temptation? Give him the key to my heart knowing how easily he could crush it? Or should I follow my brain and run far, far away from this god of a man?BrayI’m a fighter not a lover. I’m ruthless in the cage, an undefeated champion.I always fight for what I want, and I always win no matter the odds. What I want comes in the form of a beautiful feisty, independent redhead.She won’t agree to be mine, yet, but I’m happy to agree to disagree with her on that, because she is mine. She wants to run, that’s fine I’ll run faster. She wants to hide, I’ll hunt her and I won’t stop until I find her. Everyone in Sydney is about to learn that the fusion of Bray and Reilly is happening.Run, hide and deny all you like, I’m a fighter and this is one fight I won’t give up on. Breilly is here to stay.

All three of Maya Banks's sexy novellas combined into one volume! UNDERSTOOD Jake Turner committed the ultimate mistake of falling in love with his best friend’s wife. The distance he puts between them costs both him and Ellie Matthews dearly. Jake will never forgive himself for not seeing what a bastard his friend was. Now that Ellie is free from her nightmare, Jake waits, needing and wanting. He’ll be there when Ellie is ready to spread her wings. OVERHEARD Gracie Evans is a woman tired of the men in her life not satisfying her in bed. She’s had a string of boyfriends, but none of them have come close to satisfying the vivid fantasies she has. Two weeks before Valentine’s Day, she breaks up with her latest boyfriend after a night of lackluster sex. When her best friend, Luke Forsythe, overhears her talking to their friend Michelle about what she really wants, he’s stunned. And very turned on. Gracie thinks there isn’t a man alive who can satisfy her in bed. Luke aims to prove her wrong. UNDENIED Wes Hoffman has a good life and good friends and firmly entrenched in his comfort zone. Until a blast from the past tilts his universe and gives him a healthy dose of something he isn't used to experiencing. Insecurity. Payton Ricci is surprised but not the least bit unhappy when she spies Wes Hoffman across the bar at a bachelorette party. He was her first many years before but the two have very different recollections of the act. When Wes dodges Payton like a man with the hounds of hell at his heels, Payton realizes it's going to take a whole lot more effort on her part to make him see the light. Better yet, see her. As a grown woman and not the teenage virgin he once made love to.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The third book in the sexy, emotionally charged Stark trilogy—a romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her own terms Beautiful, strong, and commanding, Damien Stark fills a void in me that no other man can touch. His fierce cravings push me beyond the brink of bliss—and unleash a wild passion that utterly consumes us both.   Yet beneath his need for dominance, he carries the wounds of a painful past. Haunted by a legacy of dark secrets and broken trust, he seeks release in our shared ecstasy, the heat between us burning stronger each day.   Our attraction is undeniable, our obsession inevitable. But our happily ever after? I still don’t know, and yet I’ll risk everything for a chance at forever. BONUS: This edition includes excerpts from J. Kenner’s Wanted and Say My Name. Don’t miss any of the Stark Saga, intended for mature audiences. Begin your journey with RELEASE ME, CLAIM ME, & COMPLETE ME

Being young is all about the experiences: the first time you skip school, the first time you fall in love…the first time someone holds a gun to your head.After being held hostage during a robbery at the local convenience store, seventeen-year-old Edie finds her attitude about life shattered. Unwilling to put up with the snobbery and bullying at her private school, she enrolls at the local public high school, crossing paths with John. The boy who risked his life to save hers.While Edie’s beginning to run wild, however, John’s just starting to settle down. After years of partying and dealing drugs with his older brother, he’s going straight—getting to class on time, and thinking about the future.An unlikely bond grows between the two as John keeps Edie out of trouble and helps her broaden her horizons. But when he helps her out with another first—losing her virginity—their friendship gets complicated.Meanwhile, Edie and John are pulled back into the dangerous world they narrowly escaped. They were lucky to survive the first time, but this time they have more to lose—each other.“Heart-pounding, realistic and wonderfully unique, Kylie Scott's Trust held me captive, fascinated, and riveted to the page from start to finish. A MUST, simply incredible, read!” –Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author of Tycoon“Trust was an amazing journey that I could not put down! All of my favorite things: young love, a strong heroine, and an absolutely captivating hero, who’s both sexy and bad in alllll the right ways. Loved it!” –Penelope Douglas, New York Times bestselling author of the Fall Away Series

The Tattoo Artist With A Heart Of Gold. The Playboy With His Own Hidden Scars. The International Rockstar Who Longs For A Home. The Mechanic With A Dark Past. These Are The Heroes Of Second Circle Tattoos. Trent, Cujo, Dred, Reid. And Now All Four Books Are Together For The First Time In A Fabulous, Low Priced Ebook Box Set Featuring An Exclusive Epilogue. Why Pick One Book Boyfriend When You Can Have All Four? The Strongest Steel Harper Connelly Never Expected To Find Herself Outside Of A Tattoo Parlor At One In The Morning. The Scars That Decorate Her Back Are Just One More Reminder Of Things She'd Rather Forget, The Past She Wants To Leave Far Behind Her, But Before She Can Move On, She Needs Him. Trent Andrews Has His Own Reasons For Specializing In Inking Over Scars. And There's No Way In Hell He's Going To Turn Harper Away. Being With Harper Is Like Going Ten Rounds In The Ring—exhilarating, Powerful, And Dangerous. She Stirs Feelings In Him He Thought Were Long Gone... If He Can Only Get Past Her Carefully Constructed Defenses. The Fractured Heart Tattoo Artist Brody Cujo Matthews Knows How To Keep Things Simple. In Life And In Love.that All Changes When He Meets Drea Caron, The Definition Of High Maintenance And Sizzling Curves. And The One Woman He Doesn’t Want To Walk Away From. Andrea Drea Caron Is Broke And Tired. After Years Of Caring For Her Ailing Mom, She's At The End Of Her Rope Trying To Manage The Piling Medical Bills, Two Jobs, And A Life Placed On Hold. She Certainly Doesn’t Need The Added Frustration Of A Sexy Playboy Tattoo Artist Messing Up Her Carefully Balanced Life. Too Bad The Universe Has Other Ideas. The Purest Hook Rugged, Hot, And Rock Hard, Dred Zander Is Exactly The Type Of Man That Normally Sends Pixie Running. Not Dreaming About Running Her Hands Down His Washboard Abs...and Lower. The Lead Singer And Guitarist For The Band Preload Embodies Trouble Behind His Quick Smile And Guarded Eyes, And Pixie Left Trouble Behind Her Years Ago Along With The Name Sarah Jane Travers And The Pathetic Trailer Her Mom Called Home. But Dred Has Other Ideas. Pixie's Sweet Hazel Eyes, Purple Hair And Kaleidoscopic Tattoo Of Exotic Flowers That Swirl Up Her Arm Haunt His Dreams, And He's Ready To Fight Like Hell To Keep That Feeling. The Darkest Link When Her Car Breaks Down Off The Side Of A Lonely Highway Far From Her Sunny Miami Home, Tattoo Artist Lia Never Expected Her Very Own White Knight To Ride Up On The Back Of A Barely Street-legal Motorcycle...and She Never Expected To Fall For Her Dark Savior. A Bruised Heart Lia Is Not Looking For Forever, And The Hot Mechanic, With His Sexy Scruff And Shaggy Hair, Is Simply Impossible To Resist. He's The Perfect Candidate For A Mind-blowingly-perfect, No-strings-attached One-night Stand. But When Their Fling Becomes Something More And Reid Surprises Her At Her Tattoo Studio, Second Circle Tattoos, He's In For A Shock—and A Fist To The Face—when His Past And Present Collide.

When Valerie Stephens made the resolution to say yes to new adventures, she never thought she'd end up in the tiny town of Shambles, fake engaged to one of Ireland's top rugby players. But there's a first time for everything...including losing your heart.My Life in Shambles is an emotional and sexy new standalone contemporary romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Royals Next Door and The Pact.They say bad things happen in threes.After my boyfriend broke off our engagement, I lost my apartment, and was laid off from my job, I can definitely attest to that.They also say life is what happens when you say yes to new adventures.So when my two sisters invited me to ring in the new year in Ireland, I decided to throw all caution to the wind and go for it. I was going to let "saying yes" be my new resolution.Little did I know I'd spend New Year's Eve having a hot and dirty one-night stand with Padraig McCarthy, one hell of a sexy Irishman. I also didn't know that the brooding and intense sex god was one of Ireland's top rugby players.A rugby player with a proposition for me:Come with him to his tiny hometown of Shambles and pretend to be his fiancé for a few days, just so that his ailing father can have some peace of mind.It sounded simple enough.It was anything but.Not when a town gets up in your business, not when the media hunts you down, not when your past comes back in the picture, not when there are real hearts and feelings at stake.Not when there are secrets that could break you.They say life is what happens when you say yes to new adventures.This is my life in Shambles.WARNING: this book will pull at your heartstrings. It is recommended to have a box of tissues ready, and maybe some wine. But don't worry, you're in good hands. Also contains sex and foul language, sensitive readers be advised.

Can friendship lead to forever?Claire Wells just helped the only man she’s ever loved choose an engagement ring…for another woman. With her heart in pieces and her professional life in shambles, she turns to the one man she can always count on: her best friend. Ethan is more than just a shoulder to cry on—he’s sweet, and funny, and okay, easy on the eye. In many ways, he’s the perfect guy…aside from the fact that she’s looking for forever, and he’s just looking for fun.Ethan Parker is all too aware of his reputation as a ladies man. Inviting Claire to pose as his date for his cousin’s wedding seems like the perfect solution for them both—she needs a break from the city and he needs to show his family that he’s fully capable of committing to one woman. The trouble is, the more he pretends that Claire is his girlfriend, the more impossible it becomes to view her as just a friend…

The Engagement's Off And With Collin Behind Her, Lexi Has Decided That The Temptations Of Raven Davenport Are Too Strong To Be Ignored. It Doesn’t Take Long For Lexi And Raven To Find Themselves Wrapped In Each Other’s Affection, But Not Without The Challenges That Life Poses. But Can She Withstand The World He’s Created Or Will The Forces That Are Against Them Rip Them Apart? Love, Faith, Betrayal, And Heartache Ripple Through Their Lives As They Fight To Be On The Same Side. (book 2 In The Series - Not A Standalone Book) 18+ For Mature And Sexual Situations

The second I ran into Gunner Wilson and his outrageously cocky attitude at my cousin’s shooting range, I considered us a team. Then he played dumb about a duffel bag full of money, my cousin’s whereabouts, and the freaking case he’d been working. Now, I’d bet my britches (and everything else I’m wearing) that my sexy, hot-assed Texas Ranger is lying about my cousin’s real involvement in the local gun smuggling ring. I know just how damned distracting Gunner can be. Trust me. The pure, unadulterated want between us has never been stronger—and it seems Gunner is pulling all the punches to drive me crazy. He’s good, I’ll hand him that.But as they say—“You can’t pick your family”—and I’ll be damned if I’m going to let one of them take heat for a crime they didn’t commit.This case means war.