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Finding Sophia 1: Forbidden Lust

Finding Sophia 1: Forbidden Lust

by Nicole Riddley

“I had no idea my Queen was such a whore,” he whispers in my ear as he enters me.

“Oh, you have no idea,” I say with a smirk.

For fans of Trapping Quincy and the Royal Lycan Universe, delve into the world of the devious, but charming, mind of Queen Sophia Romanov. In this erotic one-shot, Sophia meets her match in Æmilius. Their taboo attraction fuels an intense first encounter that leaves both craving more.

The Rogues of Blackwood Book 1: Keane

The Rogues of Blackwood Book 1: Keane

by Amber Kuhlman

Eve arrives at Blackwood Academy feeling unwanted, carrying hurts she keeps tucked beneath her skin. The moment she steps inside, she senses the place isn’t built for comfort but for survival. Three magnetic, dangerous students—Keane, Teague, and Beau—rule the halls with a mix of charm, cruelty, and a power no one dares challenge. When they set their sights on Eve, the “game” becomes a storm of tests, temptations, and tangled emotions she never sees coming. Yet beneath their sharp edges lie wounds as deep as her own. As secrets tighten around them, Eve must choose whether to resist their pull… or surrender to the fire it sparks.

You Can't Buy Love

You Can't Buy Love

by Laila Callaway

Daciana has spent her life under her father’s, and then her brother’s, control—fierce and passionate, yet never truly free. When her brother, Grigore, sells her to his powerful business partners, her world is turned upside down. The Fatali brothers are infamous in the Mafia, dangerous and commanding in ways she never imagined. Forced into their world, Daciana refuses to break, even as tension and desire blur the lines of control. Determined to hold onto her strength, she must navigate a life she never chose, where power is everything and survival means standing her ground.

Alpha Faye

Alpha Faye

by Midika Crane

Alpha Faye is the only female Alpha to exist, and that makes her a target. Assassins known as Silents want her dead, and a Huntsman is hired to protect her. But when a rogue Silent sneaks into her room, everything changes. Instead of fear, she feels a pull—an attraction that could cost her everything. As betrayals unravel and hidden motives come to light, Faye finds herself caught between the man sworn to protect her and the man who tried to kill her. But in a world where nothing is as it seems, the real danger isn’t the battle—it’s trusting the wrong heart.

Alpha King's Daughter

Alpha King's Daughter

by S. J. Allen

20-year-old Gianna has always been wild. She’s spent her whole life trying to escape the restraints her mom and dad, the High Priestess and Alpha King, force upon her. Will Gianna break free, or has the time finally come for her to be tamed…once and for all?

Chestnut Valley Ranch

Chestnut Valley Ranch

by Ronja T. Lejonhjärta

Gabby lives light and loose, drifting from place to place with no ties and no plans to stay. It suits her just fine, until one charged night flips her world and sends her toward a ranch she never expected to call home. Jax runs that ranch with his two best friends, juggling responsibility, loyalty, and feelings he didn’t see coming. As daily life settles into muddy boots, shared space, and slow-burning tension, both are pushed to face what they usually run from. While the land grows strong and steady, hearts are tested, routines are shaken, and unexpected tenderness sneaks in. It’s a story about finding footing, choosing to stay, and wondering if love can grow in the most surprising soil.

Tempting the Boss: His Forbidden Desire

Tempting the Boss: His Forbidden Desire

by B. E. Harmel

Sabrina tries to keep her head down at work, but one night with Oliver—her commanding, impossible-to-read director—changes everything. Their spark is hot, forbidden, and meant to stay buried… until he suddenly returns to lead her team for a full week. Now every meeting feels like a dare, every glance a slip toward danger. The rules are strict, temptation is louder, and the heat between them refuses to stay in the dark. As boardrooms blur into hotel rooms, Sabrina must decide how long she can ignore a pull that feels impossible to resist.

Wanting the Man

Wanting the Man

by Maree O'Brien

Andrea has spent most of her life focusing on her future. She was a straight-A student in school, and has never partied or done anything to shame herself or her family. Now she’s one of the most ambitious accountants working for the brilliant CEO Josh Wood. Everything is going as planned—until someone leaks NSFW pictures of her in the CEO’s office during the staff Christmas party. She has no memory of the night, though. It can’t be her, but how does she convince her boss of this?

Bound to Vasiliev

Bound to Vasiliev

by Kiara Colón

Gianna Moore is the youngest cardiothoracic surgeon in Chicago, with a powerful father who would do anything to grow his empire, including marrying his daughter off to a total stranger and moving her halfway across the world. Ilias Vasiliev is one of the most successful businessmen in Russia, and when his own father comes home with a contract in hand, stating that he has to be married Gianna for a year to maintain a business partnership, he wants to say no. But with a sick sister needing a doctor, and his young daughter needing a mother, his hands are tied. Will these two opposites attract? Or will they go their separate ways when the year is up?

The Night We Met

The Night We Met

by Talia Sommers

Rory is certain of one thing: love is not for her. Not the soft, dreamy kind people write about. So when she agrees to a blind date, it is only to prove her point and keep her best friend happy. Then she meets Max, and suddenly nothing feels quite so simple. There is an easy spark, a pull she did not plan for, and a tension that keeps her coming back for more. As her feelings shift in ways she cannot ignore, old wounds begin to surface, especially the quiet ache left by her distant mother. Between laughter, confusion, and moments that feel a little too real, Rory starts to wonder if love might not be the story she thought it was.

The Goalie’s Secret

The Goalie’s Secret

by Naomi

Returning home was never part of Anahí’s plan. But with her father gone and her mother struggling, she has no choice but to step back into a life she tried to escape. Raising her brothers and barely keeping them afloat. The last person she expects to see is Koen, the high school golden boy, now a retired NHL star and single father. When he offers her a job as his daughter’s nanny, old wounds reopen, desire ignites, and buried secrets threaten to destroy them both.

Mad Dog

Mad Dog

by Ophelia Bell

I’m the female heir to LA’s underground empire, which makes love a liability. But there are two men I won’t give up … no matter the cost.

One is my first love, a man my ruthless father had beaten more than a decade ago for daring to touch me. He’s back in town and those feelings have been rekindled with a vengeance.

The other is my bodyguard, a man who would take a bullet for me, and nearly dies trying to do just that.

Daring to bring us together for one explosive night of passion puts all three of our lives on a collision course with one of the most deadly Mexican cartels. For some reason my father’s oldest enemy is after me, and uncovering my family’s dark secrets might be the only way to protect the men I love.

On Thin Ice

On Thin Ice

by Signe Larsen

Maya dreams of gliding across the ice as a figure skater, but life keeps her grounded, balancing work at the local rink and the weight of limited means. The ice is her escape, the one place where her future feels within reach. Then Jaxon returns, a hometown hockey star with charm, confidence, and a past tied too closely to hers. Once her best friend and her first heartbreak, he stirs up feelings she thought she had long buried. Now they share the same rink, the same memories, and a tension that feels anything but simple. As ambitions grow and old sparks flicker, Maya finds herself navigating more than just routines on ice—she is learning how to face what still lingers beneath the surface.

Winning the Custody of Three

Winning the Custody of Three

by Renee Winget

Andie Malone is a single mother, supporting herself and her toddler with the proceeds of her bakery, when her best friend and her husband are killed in a robbery, orphaning their daughter. As Lily’s regular caregiver, Andi is given custody of her. But Eli Cameron’s brother also died in the robbery, and he believes custody of his niece should go to him. Eli and Andie aren’t strangers. They have long resisted the flames that smolder beneath the surface—flames extinguished because of Andie’s distrust in men. But as Eli insists on being in Lily’s life, Andie will have to let him closer. And the person who killed her best friend is still on the loose, making it imperative to trust Eli to preserve her life.

Between Two Goals

Between Two Goals

by Ayomide Babade

Jennifer lives and breathes soccer. Every drill, every bruise, every early morning is for one goal: the championship that could unlock the future she’s been chasing for years. But pressure follows her everywhere, especially with her father coaching the underdog team and the whole town watching. Then a dangerously charming rival coach arrives and turns everything upside down. He’s bold, magnetic, and completely off-limits, yet impossible to ignore. As tension builds on and off the field, loyalty, ambition, and longing begin to collide. In a town split by pride and pressure, Jennifer faces a choice that could change more than the scoreboard. Because sometimes the hardest games aren’t played on the field, but in the heart.

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