What he says goes. So says the captain of the yacht on my summer internship, anyway. I’m set to be the medical staff on his boat as we sail to Alaska. Tall, dark, and handsome, he is easily the hottest guy I’ve ever seen. But he and I share a secret: we hooked up in Vegas a few months ago. In the cold light of day, he demands to keep our fling under wraps. That’s the thing about passion and secrets, though… Put enough pressure on any situation and it’s bound to explode. And the way he looks at me when he thinks I’m not paying attention? As soon as he has a moment of weakness… I’m there to fan the flames and make him desire me. Soon the captain takes control of me… of my body… of my soul... We travel up the Alaskan coastline, trappen in close quarters. A breathless love begins to grow between us. But will I ever be more than just an employee to him?
Hotshot sports agent and superstar single dad Cole Bennett. He returns to his hometown heartbroken after being jilted at the altar by his flighty ex. He’s soon tasked with leading a high-stakes construction project to build a baseball stadium. But to win over the locals, he’s paired with Savannah, his radiant yet struggling personal assistant. Savannah, in dire financial straits and facing foreclosure, needs this job to save her family home. The chemistry between her and Cole is undeniable, sparked by a heated kiss in their office. With Cole's plans to leave town and Savannah’s idealistic nature making her relationship material, they must navigate their growing attraction while managing the project. Can they keep their feelings in check for the next few months? Or will the tension between boss and assistant become too strong to resist? If you like billionaire romance, grumpy sunshine plots, steamy scenes, small town girls, office liaisons, slow burn flirtations, or jilted groom flings, you will love this book.
From Wall Street Journal bestseller Vivian Wood comes a collection of full-length romances. Expect steamy scenes, emotional angst, and vibrant drama that will pull you in until the final page and never let you go. These men are rich, handsome, and only interested in one thing... Getting the women they love into bed. Included are five stories of wealth, privilege, struggle, and desire so hot it singes the pages of this collection. This collection includes the following: Sinful Fling - A Hot Best Friend's Brother Billionaire Romance Sinful Enemy - A Steamy Enemies To Loves Billionaire Romance Sinful Boss - A Fiery Boss and Employee Billionaire Romance Sinful Chance - A Volcanic Second Chance Billionaire Romance All the extended epilogues AND Sinful Teacher, an all-new unreleased student-teacher billionaire romance novella that will make your heart race.
From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Vivian Wood comes a new royalty-best friend’s little sister-billionaire romance. Fans of Ruthless Reign by Aleatha Romig, Twisted Games by Ana Huang, and Cheeky Royal by Nana Malone will love this book. A princess whose rebellious nature has landed her in big trouble. The older brother’s incredibly sexy best friend who is tasked with watching her. An isolated cabin where he takes her that only has one bed. Princess Annika, known for her strong-willed and rebellious nature, finds herself in hot water again, caught by the paparazzi in a scandalous situation. In an effort to keep her out of the public eye, the royal family assigns Erik, her brother's best friend and a powerful bodyguard, to be her protector. Annika is devastated when she learns that she will be isolated with Erik in a remote cabin during the dead of winter. As they settle into the cabin, sparks fly between the princess and the brooding bodyguard. Annika's fiery temper and Erik's undeniable attraction to her create a tension that's hard to resist. Despite knowing that it's against his duty and loyalty to his best friend, Erik finds himself drawn to Annika in ways he never expected. Annika, on the other hand, is determined to break free from her royal constraints and find her own path. But the closer she gets to Erik, the more complicated her feelings become. Caught between her boundless desire for freedom and her sense of duty as a royal, Annika must navigate the treacherous waters of forbidden love. As their passion intensifies, secrets are revealed, and the fairy tale romance between a princess and a commoner grows hotter. Will Annika and Erik succumb to their feelings, risking everything they know for a chance at true love? Or will their loyalty to their royal obligations keep them apart? His Forbidden Princess is a tantalizing tale of forbidden love, simmering passion, and the complexities of duty and honor. If you're a fan of fairy tale romances with a twist, this standalone novel will captivate you with its rich and powerful characters, regal settings, and a love that defies all boundaries. Get ready to be swept away in this off-limits standalone story with a sizzling twist! Other Books In This Series: The Wicked Prince, Royal Fake Fiancé, The Royal Rebel Keywords: queen, princess, rich, wealthy, powerful, prince, king, royal, royalty, heir, inherit, regal, strong-willed, bound by duty, honor, freedom, love, dreams, abdicate, political marriage, protector, bodyguard, kingdom, realm, destroy, fairy tale, happily ever after, Cinderella, off limits, commoner Similar Books: Ruthless Reign by Aleatha Romig, Twisted Games by Ana Huang, Cheeky Royal by Nana Malone, Royally F*cked by Lexie Timms, Broken Prince by Theodora Taylor, Ruthless King by Meghan March, The Prince's Playbook by Pamela Dumond, The Billionaire's Princess by Ava Ryan, The Royal Arrangement by Jeana E. Mann, and The Bossy Prince by Lili Valente
My dirty little secret… My greatest weakness… My best friend’s little sister…. Olivia is all these things and more. Her brother and I have been best friends for years, and he doesn’t want me so much as glancing in her direction. I can’t blame him -- not when I’ve screwed every girl in a fifty-mile radius. But this kid sister is all grown up… and she’s in the bedroom next to mine. We’re both on the Morgan estate for our own reasons; she’s got ambitions, I’ve got secrets in my past. She’s my full-blown obsession. I wonder how she’d moan if I took her in the woods, against a tree. I think about how she’d sound when she breathlessly whispered my name. There’s a past between us. There are people standing in our way. Will we be able to leave it all behind us in order to find happiness?
He’s my employer. I’m his daughter’s au pair. I know we shouldn’t. I know my father has it out for Keiran. Plus other people are watching us. But it feels so good… The Nanny is a contemporary billionaire romance from Wall Street Journal Bestseller Vivian Wood. It's the second of three full-length books in the gritty, raw, passionate Ruined Castles Series.
As the billionaire patron of NYC’s ballet company, watching young ballerinas is part of the job. But when I see Kaia on my stage, something unexpected stirs in me. She’s so beautiful. So delicate. I know that I have to possess her. She’s pure grace and precision, with a fire beneath the surface that I can’t resist. I make her an offer she can’t refuse: live with me, let me be her patron, and surrender to my rules—all without emotions involved. But nothing is ever that simple. Each moment with her breaks down my defenses, making me crave more than her dedication. I want her heart and soul, things I swore I’d never need. Letting her in could ruin me. But losing her might be the one thing I can’t endure. The Patron and the Ballerina is a darkly seductive romance collection from Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Top 20 best-selling author Vivian Wood. This set includes all three novels in the passionate Broken Slipper Trilogy, bonus material from the stories, plus the follow-up novella, Possessive, featuring an unexplored romance from the series.
Ballet takes everything from you. All your sweat, all your tears, all your dedication, all your time. There are no drunken nights, no drugs, no boyfriends, no distractions whatsoever. But everyone has a dirty little secret. And now mine has taken over my entire life...
“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html The goal of the Christian life is to acquire the Holy Spirit, in communion with God. Communion with God is the essence of our salvation in Christ Jesus our Lord. /// The path to salvation is the fulfillment of the commandments of God, life in Christ, or, what is the same, the Christian pious, virtuous life. /// The Christian virtuous life of every Christian has two essential aspects: the struggle against tempting evil (the struggle against sinful passions and vices) and the acquisition of Christian virtues. /// This book is devoted to these vital issues - the fight against the main sinful passions (vices) and the acquisition of basic Christian virtues. /// This far from finished work arose on the basis of conversations that the author, acting as a mentor, conducted with students of the seminary. These conversations have been completed and expanded, brought into the system. /// Many books have been written on the fight against passions and on Christian virtues by people experienced in the spiritual life under the guidance of Sts. fathers. There are also extensive scientific works from the field of asceticism. /// This same book is not a scientific treatise or study; rather, it is a systematized collection of patristic thoughts on individual, most important, issues of active Christian life, which has, mainly, a moral and edifying purpose. The author in his work sought to present the patristic teaching and experience in a form that is understandable and intelligible to the modern reader and to show their necessary applicability in the life of every Christian, for the commandments of God and the laws of spiritual life are common to all Christians, no matter what way of life and ascetic labor they pursue. /// In particular, the author had in mind that the book would serve as a manual for students of the seminary, candidates for the priesthood, so that they could get acquainted with the patristic teaching on this issue in an assembled form. Acquaintance of the candidate of the priesthood with the questions of Christian asceticism according to the teaching and experience of Sts. fathers and ascetics is of great importance for their future pastoral activity. /// The second and immediate goal of writing this work was also one’s own benefit: “in order to move oneself to correction, to the denunciation of one’s poor soul, so that, although being ashamed of words,” as St. John of the Ladder, - began to work having not yet acquired any good deed, but only words . And Rev. Nilus of Sinai points out that “he who does not do good should speak of good things, so that, being ashamed of words, he begins deeds” 2 . /// The book is divided into two parts. The first part gives general concepts about sin, sinful passions and self-love as the source of all sin and vice. Then a strategic teaching is presented about each of the main passions separately: about pride and vanity, about gluttony and fornication and the fight against them, about greed and anger, about envy, slander and condemnation, and, finally, about sinful sadness and despondency. /// The second part is devoted to the study of the main Christian virtues: love, humility, meekness, temperance and chastity - those virtues that a Christian needs to acquire in the active eradication of the above main passions. /// Therefore, when studying chapters, for example, on carnal passions (gluttony and fornication), it is useful to follow this (from the 2nd part) to assimilate the patristic teaching about the main eradicators of these passions - the virtues of temperance and chastity. When studying the issue of struggle with self-love, pride, greed and envy, one should follow this by studying the patristic teaching on love and humility. Anger has its opposite in meekness, etc.
The Mount Trilogy concludes with Sinful Empire! What’s mine, I keep, and that includes Keira Kilgore. It’s no longer enough to have her in my debt. No longer enough to own her body. I want something more. She can try to resist, but I’ll never give her up. Nothing will keep us apart. Not her. Not my enemies. No one. Her debt will only be paid one way—with her heart. Sinful Empire is the third and final book in the Mount Trilogy. Reading order: Ruthless King Defiant Queen Sinful Empire *** "So hot and explosive, I recommend having the fire department on standby." - New York Times bestselling author Laurelin Paige "Meghan takes us a sexy and gritty non-stop journey that kept my heart in my throat and my body primed! Lachlan Mount is the king and he is mine!"— T Gephart, USA Today bestselling author. ‘This is one book hangover I never want to wake from.’ ~Harper Sloan, New York Times bestselling author "This is my new favorite series EVER!" – Candi Kane, Dirty Laundry Review "This right here...THIS is the type of romance that I LIVE FOR! Brutally beautiful and one of the SEXIEST reads of the year! Meghan March is CONQUERING this genre!" ~Shayna Renee, Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads ___ Topics: New Orleans, French Quarter, anti-hero, anti-hero romance, alpha hero, alpha bad boy, dominant alpha male, dominant alpha male hero, protection, famous, male, bodyguard, criminal, criminal underground, dirty billionaire, millionaire, rich, hidden, forbidden romance, hidden identity, brothers best friend, bayou, swamp, military romance.
