Working as Ruslan Oryolov’s personal assistant is the job from hell. After a long day spent tending to the billionaire’s every whim, I need some stress relief. So when I get home that night, that’s exactly what I do. Problem is, my thoughts are still stuck on the bosshole, who’s ruining my life. That’s fine—because of all Ruslan’s many sins, being gorgeous might be the most dangerous.

Still reeling from a nasty divorce, Melanie Cruz's pride takes another beating when she loses her enviable job at an upscale resort. After a flurry of unsuccessful interviews, she finally - desperately - accepts a job managing a small chain of family-owned pizzerias in a quaint downtown Phoenix neighborhood. The job also comes with Dominic Esposito, her overbearing but ridiculously handsome boss. Falling for him might be the last thing she expects, but maybe it's the one thing she needs.

A summer job. That's all it was supposed to be. It never crossed my mind that I was about to collide with a man who would obliterate every plan I ever made. My mother has always warned me that love is like a lightning bolt and it strikes without warning. But I had no intention of getting struck by either lightning or love anytime soon. I'd be too busy finishing my journalism degree and landing a job in a city far more sophisticated than Phoenix. There was certainly nothing in the cards about getting involved with an ex-ballplayer turned nightclub boss.

I hate Dante Moretti. He is cold, calculating, and vicious. It’s no secret that he wiped out his former fiancée and her entire family on the eve of their wedding. He’s the kind of evil that makes even devils cry. But that’s not why I hate him.

Charming. Devastatingly handsome. Ridiculously rich. Kristoff Baldwin came without warning. He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse, and before I could even realize the impact he was making, I was too far gone, despite knowing the consequences of falling. A future together was the impossible dream. My past haunted me and even he had ghosts of his own. Then everything changed when his past came after me and my daughters.

They say there are three things you should do at least once in your life: Dance like nobody’s watching. Travel the world. And fall hopelessly in love. I aimed to do all three. I went to Italy to find myself. But he found me.

Running away from home at 17 wasn't easy. Let's face it, though, nothing before or in the ten years since has ever been easy for me. And I'm doing okay—sorta. I just need to keep scraping by, living under the radar. Staying out of people's way, off people's minds. When a man walks through my open patio door, stepping boldly into my home and my life, I should be scared, frightened, terrified. I must be more broken than I realized because I'm none of those things. I'm intrigued—and I'm wondering if the way to take control of my life is by giving in to him.

Once I saw Marnie Long, a sassy, sultry, charismatic older woman in a bar, I couldn’t peel my eyes off her. I wanted her. At least, for one night. I’m way too busy with my career these days for anything more. As it turned out, after recently getting burned, Marnie was on the same page as me—all she wanted was one night of fun. I was happy to be of service. What I didn’t expect during our night together, however, was how deeply we connected. Also, how much I was dying to see her again the next morning.

When I met him, I didn't realize who he was. I still didn't when I let him take me back to his hotel for the night. I never expected to see him again. Until I found him on my father's couch, revealing he and I are connected in more ways than simply a one-night stand. To make it worse, he was a Saint, part of the ruling mafia family that owned the city of Redhill. I should have stayed away at that point. I had a lot at risk and my own mess to deal with, but it wasn't that easy. Not when he kept showing up, and that one night turned to two, and then three.

I'll show everyone I'm a threat, and they will fear me. For my family. I have to protect them. The second I hear the name Damien Vetrov I know I'm in trouble. He's an arrogant Russian God. I have zero intention of bowing to him. Ever. Attractive and lethal—he's such an intoxicating mixture. Every second we spend together, the pull between us becomes stronger, and my fear grows. While my body wants him, my head knows better. He has the power to kill my family.

Konstantin wasn’t the type to be ignored. He commanded his criminal empire with an iron fist but he had secrets of his own. But I was Tatiana Nikolaev. I’d never bend to a man’s will or be used as a pawn. Not again. The moment I tempted the fates and played with fire, life spiraled out of control. My only way of survival was to trust again. But could I?

Mia Lorenzo wasn’t exactly my top choice for a wife. She is 14 years younger, a hopeless romantic, and in line to become the head of the family that just orchestrated my father’s murder. Too bad my father's dying wish was for me to marry Luca Lorenzo's daughter. I will unite the two families for my father’s sake, even if it’s just to find proof that they killed him. The only problem is my brand-new wife. That auburn hair, those bright blue eyes, and the way my gut twists whenever I see another man go near her.

I never wanted a wife. No one is safe with me. No one is good enough for my daughter. But if I want to rule over the wealthiest crime family in New York City, I only have two weeks to find one. When Elsie broke into my home, I saw an opportunity, so I forced her into a marriage she didn't want. No one crosses me, not even someone as beautiful as Elsie. She may fight me with that smart mouth, but she will obey me–or return to the hell she came from. I told her she was mine for a year. Then she'd be free.

Tall, rugged, and focused on destroying my family, Brody O'Connor's the one person I need to avoid. He seduced me on purpose, and now I’m paying the consequences.

Girl meets a handsome stranger, gets swept off her feet, and has the best night of her life. Sounds like a dream, right? If only... When I wake up the next morning in a stunning penthouse overlooking the Seattle waterfront to a note saying, “have a safe flight back to Chicago,” his message is loud and clear: One and done. Famous last words. Guess who’s waiting to greet me on the first day at my new job? It turns out the mega-rich Asher Kingcaid is far from one and done.

A rock star at the top of his game disappears to a nudist colony. A down-on-her-luck karaoke DJ gets the offer of a lifetime. One song changes - everything. Darby Daire is getting the Late 30s Life Smackdown - big time. Her boss-hole fires her - publicly. Her boyfriend kicks her out. And if it weren’t for a last-minute gig in Pleasure Point, she’d be homeless. Drake Dangerthorne had the world at his feet as the lead singer of Volatilizing the Esthers. But when his wife died in a mysterious accident, everything disappeared faster than a 90s one-hit-wonder. Drake escaped to the one place ...

No-nonsense account executive Bianca St. James is determined to do what it takes to win the “summer of no sex” bet she’s made with her three best friends. She’s smart and capable and she always plays to win, but what Bianca doesn’t count on is her billionaire client being so fiendishly hot. Professional bull rider Tomaz Santos has been at loose ends since retiring from the rodeo circuit and returning home to Brazil to take over his family swimwear business. He’s learned the hard way how precious family is and he’s not taking anything for granted. Bianca is the woman this ...

He thinks he's here to shut down my doggy spa. But I will find a way to woo this grump, come Corgi or Golden Retriever. I thought things were moving along well with my job as a groomer of naughty puppies at the Dog’s Paw Dog Spa. I can handle the most troublesome of four-legged furballs, so it can't be much harder to manage the male species of the two-legged variety, right? Wrong. Inspector Buckley waltzed into the Dog’s Paw Dog Spa and turned everything upside down. If there ever was the perfect example of a pompous hunk of man, it’s Inspector Buckley. He's been sent to shut down the...

She wants a baby--not a man. But when the perfect sperm donor turns out to be the mysterious guy from his lab results, things get complicated. Secrets, scars, and a few Oops later, could love be the real twist? Grab Miss Oops! now for a steamy strangers-to-lovers ride. ❤️💕 If you like novels with cute meets, you'll love Miss Oops!

All I need to do is keep my head above water. Push a little harder. Keep that smile plastered on my face for my son as we try to wade through the new life that's threatening to drown us both. But on the first day I can't seem to hold it all together, I meet him. And for some reason, he comes to my aid. Before I know it, Cole steps in and becomes an important part of my life. Our lives. Fills a void left vacant by a man who never wanted to fill it in the first place. Too bad he can never be more than a friend.

His goal is to make her his. Her goal is to resist falling for him. Tate I'm a confirmed bachelor, with zero interest in marriage or settling down. Life is perfect—until she literally crashed into me. One moment, I'm keeping her steady from falling again; the next, she’s laughing with her friends, oblivious to how she has upended my world. Since then, I can’t stop thinking about her. I want her, and I always get what I want. Then, I find out that I either: Marry her or Walk away. Walk away? Not a chance. Lande I never would’ve met Tate if I hadn’t been knocked flat in that ...

He’s danger incarnate. She’s the storm he can’t resist. If you love fiercely protective heroes who laugh in the face of danger and risk everything for the woman they love, Steel is the book for you. Delta Force Guardian Levi “Steel” has survived wars, broken enemies’ strongholds, and stared down death countless times. But nothing prepares him for seeing Charlotte again—the woman he’s loved from afar since fifteen, the one he let slip away. Detective Charlotte Randall "Charlie" thought she’d buried the past when she left her mountain hometown—and the man who broke her ...

Bella Quinn thought she had it all figured out—until her past came rushing back. Eight years after being heartbroken by her best friend’s older brother, Ryder Callahan, Bella is ready to walk down the aisle with her perfect fiancé, Ethan. But fate has other plans when she finds herself face-to-face with Ryder, now a handsome billionaire with a magnetic presence that sends her heart racing. As their chemistry reignites, Bella is torn between the safety of her planned future and the wild, passionate connection she once shared with Ryder. With steamy encounters and unresolved emotions ...

Previously published as Adler James (c) 2017, by Wick, Christa (AUTHOR), completely rewritten in first person POV and revised throughout with more steam, along with newly added content, and a different extended ending. -------------------------------------------- The moment I meet the admittedly cute trespasser ready to attack me in my sister’s home just weeks after a tragic accident took her from us, I know the woman’s going to be trouble. She’s sexy as hell, distractingly curvy—and obviously keeping things from me and my family. Worse than that, she’s definitely afraid of ...

A woman controlled by the mafia. The tough sheriff who loves her and refuses to back down. Alisa Lanza was born into the mafia. She hates her evil father and the control he exudes over her but she’s learned well that she’ll never be free. To protect the only man she ever loved she ditches him, but what can she do when Jake refuses to give up? Jake Tarbet has loved Alisa his entire life. She broke his heart as an eighteen year old but there’s something in her eyes … she still cares for him and her father is every bit as depraved and controlling as Jake and his friends suspect. Can ...

After a risky affair cost me my self-respect, my credibility, and almost my job, I jump at the guidance counselor position that opens up in Uncle Keith’s small town. He’s the only father I’ve ever really known and the one I can turn to—even when I can’t tell him why.

He is a bodyguard who never mixes business with pleasure—until her. Now, protecting her means risking not just his life, but his heart. Gabriel Ross, ex-military and now the city's most sought-after bodyguard, lives by one rule: no distractions. Love? Definitely not in the job description. But when fiery, secretive Lexi Flores crashes into his life, he's forced to break all his own rules. Lexi’s on a dangerous mission, hunting down the powerful family who destroyed hers. Trusting anyone—least of all Gabriel—was never an option. But she didn’t expect the smoldering tension between ...

Have you ever loved anyone so much that you’d give them up at the expense of your own happiness? No? Well, I did. Okay, that’s not the first lie I’ve ever told myself. I fought tooth and nail for the only man I’ll ever love, but in the end, I had to concede defeat. Even now, seven years later, the cruel words Ryker uttered the morning after he took my virginity still wield the power to shatter the remains of my heart. Yet fate has a way of shaping our lives. No matter how hard we fight for a different outcome.

The night she showed up at my bar with a fake ID, I kicked her out. On her birthday, the following week, she showed up again. Except this time, she was demanding a job and willing to do whatever it took to get it. Against my better judgment, she got her way, but I'm not going to make it easy on her. Neither are the guys at my bar. I have two choices: Pretend she's mine to protect her. Or deal with the consequences when her five older, overprotective brothers find out what their little sister is up to.

When Nikolai Romanov came looking for my brother, I emptied my savings hoping I could pay off his debt. But I didn't have even close to enough, so the bastard decided to take me instead. I didn't expect a Russian mafia boss like him to be gentle with me...and he wasn't. Not when he spanked me for daring to wear panties under the dress he chose for me, and certainly not when he stripped me out of that same dress and made me scream in his bed.