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The Mercenary Way

Kidnapped and imprisoned, Sarah Reynolds needs all the help she can get--but soldier-of-fortune Clint Becker is just a different kind of danger.

When a ruthless gem smuggler mistakes Sarah for her best friend Susan, she's kidnapped and stashed on an island. Her only hope of rescue is Susan's cousin Clint--a man whose my-way-or-else attitude is as infuriating as his muscular body is distracting.

Clint, ex-Navy SEAL turned mercenary, desperately needs a vacation. Rescuing a kidnapped woman from an island paradise isn't what he had in mind. And when he encounters Sarah's sassy mouth and tempting ways, he soon realizes he's the one in trouble.

Clint and Sarah elude her captors, but there's no escaping the attraction sizzling between them. With danger pursuing them, they have to learn to work together. But can an opinionated florist and a rugged mercenary ever find common ground?

Reviewer: Chris
Review: May 20, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense
Sarah is a creature Clint isn’t familiar with. Being a mercenary he associates with the seedier side of humanity, and Sarah is a woman who is loyal and will stand in the way of danger for those she loves. When he agrees to extract her from a dangerous situation not of her making he is taking on more than he bargained for. Sarah is in the wrong place at the wrong time and is kidnapped by a ruthless man de

Someone To Love

When Charlie’s plane goes down in a remote Alaskan wilderness she knows she’s in big trouble. She didn’t have time to radio in her position. It looks like her decision to surprise her parents on their wedding anniversary wasn’t such a good idea. Now lost and in freezing temperatures, her chances of survival look bleak.

As Charlie heads out on foot, she faces a new danger when a white wolf appears. And right behind him is her salvation. A quiet mountain man with secrets, who takes her to his one-room cabin, where she finds herself stranded for the winter. To make matters worse, there’s an instant attraction between them they both try to resist.

Hard to do when she’s sleeping in his bed! Before long they give into a temptation stronger than their wills, and find survival, and the chance to love again, in each other’s arms.


The Promise

Shannon Hayes’ husband David was killed in Iraq nearly a year ago, and now she must face her first holiday season without him. With a toddler in tow, she travels to the Vermont farm where the rest of the family has gathered for the holidays. There she comes face to face with the man who was with him when he died, and her destiny, his older brother Ryan.

For the first time in years, Ryan returns home to keep a promise he made to David—to take care of Shannon and their daughter. It’s a pledge Ryan is reluctant to keep because he’s been secretly in love with Shannon since first setting eyes on her. Their attraction to each other is instant, intense and soon the promise isn’t the only thing between them. 

Reviewer: Yadkny
Review: Jun 30, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance
Serving much of his life as a Marine has affected Ryan in many ways, but nothing was more life changing than the day he met Shannon. His tough exterior melted a little the day he saw her, but she was and always will be forbidden to him as the widow of his brother. She can't know how much she has impacted his life as a Marine and the temptation her mere presence causes to the man underneath. However, temptatio

Her Hands-On Man

Ivy and Jake were lovers until Jake’s scheming brother interfered. Three months after they part ways, a theft against Jake’s logging company brings them back together. Ivy’s brother is the culprit and she’s desperate to keep him out of jail. She’s prepared to offer Jake a payment plan—but he has other ideas on how she can pay the debt.

Jake’s been missing Ivy, and he figures a weekend of sex, anywhere, anytime and any way, will cure his hunger. Ivy gives in to his demands and before the weekend is over, more than one truth is uncovered, giving them hope for the future. 

Reviewer: Chris
Review: May 2, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Ivy and Jake were in love. Then Ivy's brother, Wally, took his "borrowing" just a little too far. An employee at the company Jake and his father own, Wally took advantage of his sister's relationship with Jake and Jake let it slide for love. But enough is enough, and after Jake catches Ivy in a compromising situation with only one conclusion to come to, he cuts her out of his life. But can he live with th

Breathless Surrender

Quickie - Months of running into her sexy new neighbor have taken a toll on Alexis’ libido. There’s interest in his smoky gaze every time they meet, but he seems reluctant to ask her out. They never share more than a slight nod and a polite hello. She’s about to take matters into her own hands when she finds herself thrown into a situation that could end her life.

With nothing but erotic fantasies of Alexis to warm his bed at night, Reid knows he has to stay away from her until his undercover assignment is over. But when a cold-blooded initiation to prove he’s trustworthy forces him to involve her, nothing can keep him from claiming her.

Reader Advisory: This book contains a brief scene involving forced seduction.

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Nov 9, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Months of undercover work as an FBI agent have boiled down to this. Reid has to rape a woman and then kill her. A good man faced with an impossible situation, does it make him bad to be relieved the woman in question is Alexis, the neighbor he’s been lusting after? That he’s attracted to her is the only thing that saves them both. If he hadn’t been, he couldn’t have "performed&quo

All The Right Moves

Romantic Suspense Crimson Rose
Rating: Spicy
Page Count: 236

After discovering one of her patients dead in her office, Doctor Annie McCall finds herself on the run for her life. Detective Marshall Thomas isn't afraid to break the rules and offers her refuge. The only problem is who'll protect Annie from him?

Marshall hadn't counted on his primary suspect creating such a dilemma in his life. But once he discovers someone wants her dead, he is determined to keep his mind on the job in order to find the killer and to keep her safe.

As they struggle to stay one step ahead of the killer, their attraction for each other spirals out of control. And soon the only danger Annie's facing is the heat between them.

Reviewer: Silvermage
Review: Dec 6, 2010
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
All The Right Moves was a good story and I enjoyed how Annie the doctor was brave in her own way. Marshall was also strong and tender as a policeman protecting her and getting to know her.especially since one of the people she treated got killed. I enjoyed that Annie stood up to Marshall when she needed to and that he learned to ease off. I thought the development of their relationship was interesting but car

Talk Dirty to Me
Lilly has been in love with her brother’s best friend Blake for years. She lost her virginity to the oil driller on her eighteenth birthday, only to wake the next morning to find him gone. After he pulled that stunt twice more, she swore never to see or talk to him again. But now he’s back for her brother’s wedding, and he’s as irresistible as she remembers.
 
Blake thinks Lilly’s even sexier than ever. Unable to resist one another, they don’t make it out of the airport parking lot before taking up where they left off. As the two rediscover their passion for each other, nothing and nowhere is off-limits!
Reviewer: Bookgrrl1976
Review: Jun 15, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance
Lilly has loved Blake for years. When she was eighteen, she gave her virginity to him - only to have him leave without a word. Talk Dirty to Me begins with Lilly’s brother, Ross, asking her to pick up his best friend, Blake, at the airport. Blake has flown in for Ross’ wedding and conveniently enough needs a ride and a place to stay. Before they even get half way home, Blake an

Wicked Desire

Maggie's on the run, leaving behind a marriage gone badly, a dangerous ex-husband, and one of the most crime infested neighborhoods in Maine. She isn't looking to replace any of it, until she runs into Matt Dillon. A prime example of an alpha male, he's big and tough with an attitude to match. The only problem is he's determined to ignore the instant attraction between them. Matt's running away, too. He's hoping a new beginning in a small town will help him get on with his life without the woman he loves. What he hadn't counted on was meeting someone like Maggie Myers. He knows as soon as he runs into the curvaceous redhead that she's nothing but trouble, and she proves it time and time again. Trying to ignore her is impossible, and before long passion explodes between them, sealing their fate.


It's All in the Jeans

Find out how hot it gets when you mix a sexy firefighter with a spunky redhead hell bent on driving him crazy!

Logan Knight is staying with his grandfather while recuperating from an accident that claimed the lives of his two best friends. He needs time to heal his body and his heart from the tragedy of that fire.
Libby Turner will do whatever it takes to keep her parents from placing her beloved grandmother
into an assisted living facility—even masquerading as a 70-year-old woman. From the moment the two meet, sparks fly and they can't keep their hands off each other.

Can they stick to their plan of keeping their relationship strictly sexual, or do they give in to the overwhelming love that threatens to claim their hearts?

Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Jul 13, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Libby Turner loved her grandmother dearly and would go to any length to ensure she wouldn’t be put in an assisted living facility. Unfortunately, because of some serious mistakes Margaret has made lately, it’s really leaving no other option open then to find her a facility that will keep an eye on her. Libby’s parents don’t want to have to resort to this measure, but there just seems t

The Cowboy Way

Artist Lacey Owens comes home to her father’s ranch for a long overdue visit, and for a little rest and relaxation. She’s not prepared for becoming the means for revenge against him by an escaped convict he helped send to prison. Getting involved with her father’s sexy ranch foreman and partner Chase Saunders isn’t in her plans either. But as unexplained events occur and Lacey’s life becomes threatened, Chase makes it his mission to protect her. Her independent nature rebels against his arrogant, high-handed methods and tempers ignite. But it soon becomes apparent that their animosity is only a ruse for the gripping sexual longing stirring in their blood.

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: May 19, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Western
Lacey Owens is home. She’s been gone a long time and thought coming back will be the same as before. What she didn’t expect was to meet her dad’s foreman Chase Saunders. Something about the man just riles her. Not in a bad way it’s the sexual way that has her all confused. One minute she can’t stand him. He’s bossy, nosy and but he can manhandle her anyway he wants just as

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