Against the rules. Against his body. Aya Zaccaris is an infuriating brat, who is always giving her bodyguard the slip, this time by jumping out of a moving vehicle. When Shawn Vallero tracks her to a cheap hotel room with a skinny boy, his anger reaches the boiling point. Pushed beyond his limits, he doesn’t hold back with the spoiled young woman. In the process, they realize they want each other, but is there more to it than a temporary attraction? This was previously published under the Kristianna Sawyer pen name. It has been refreshed and lengthened, though the story is essentially the same. Pure Escapes are steamy novellas that get right to the point. They offer crazy insta-love, heart-pounding desire, and improbable scenarios. They’re pure escapist fantasies. Enjoy!
I finally found the woman that’s meant to be mine. Now I just have to show my curvy waitress that she can trust me with her secret. Connie My new boss is the hottest bartender in Lake Bliss. He’s easy on the eyes…and a total jack ass. Until the moment I see him with my little boy. My heart melts and my ovaries explode. But there’s a reason I’m alone. I deserve to live with the pain that haunts me. Besides, I know a man like Gage, who values family above all else, could never understand what I did or accept me. Because deep down, I’m a monster. Gage I’m a dirty bastard for noticing my new waitress. She’s half my age, but everything in me is screaming that she belongs to me. Good thing I’m a man that follows his instincts. When I meet her son, I’m even more certain that we’re meant to be. I’ve finally found the family I didn’t know I was searching for. Now all I have to do is show her that the ghosts from her past don’t frighten me. There’s nothing she could say that’s going to change the way I feel about her or her son. Can I convince this curvy woman to share her secret with me or will her pain keep us apart forever? Welcome to Lake Bliss, the perfect place to get lost in a tender, steamy love story. There’s NO cheating and NO cliffhangers. This short read features a guaranteed HEA so you can get your swoon on.
I’m secretly in love with my best friend’s brooding bodyguard. But he’s always kept his distance…until the night I tempt him with a flirty dance. Will Oliver finally make me his? Anita The brooding bodyguard who protects my friend has never noticed me. To Oliver, I’m just the quiet, curvy assistant who keeps everything organized. He has no idea how I want him. Too bad he’s so much older than me. One night on vacation, I get a little bit tipsy and let him know exactly what I want from him. He pushes me away like I knew he would. At least, I know where I stand with him. Now, I can finally stop wanting him and find another man. But Oliver won’t let happen either. Oliver I’ve been tormented by Anita’s curves for years. I’ve seen and done things that would shock her. I’m wrong for her on every level. When she shows up in my room and gives me the performance of a lifetime, it takes every bit of my strength to send her away. I just didn’t realize I was shoving her toward another man. But hell if I’ll let that happen. She belongs to me and it’s time for me to claim my much younger curvy woman. Welcome to Lake Bliss, the perfect place to get lost in a tender, steamy love story. There’s NO cheating and NO cliffhangers. This short read features a guaranteed HEA so you can get your swoon on.
"Struggling to raise her little brother Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star-gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold. By the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery"--
"Addictive like all Kylie Scott books, you'll swoon, laugh, ache, put your life on hold, and compulsively read until the wee hours of the night—only to reread the whole thing the next morning. Perfection!" - Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author Returning home for her father’s wedding was never going to be easy for Adele. If being sent away at eighteen hadn’t been bad enough, the mess she left behind when she made a pass at her dad’s business partner sure was. Fifteen years older than her, Pete had been her crush for as long as she could remember. But she’d misread the situation—confusing friendliness for undying love. Awkward. Add her father to the misunderstanding, and Pete was left with a broken nose and a business on the edge of ruin. The man had to be just as glad as everyone else when she left town. Seven years later, things are different. Adele is no longer a kid, but a fully grown adult more than capable of getting through the wedding and being polite. But all it takes is seeing him again to bring back those old feelings. Sometimes first loves are the truest. "A sexy push-and-pull romance with an absorbing storyline infused with Kylie Scott's distinctive wit, singular charm and sublime emotional intensity."—USA Today "Sexy as hell, heartfelt and funny. This book takes you on a beautiful journey." —Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of Getaway Girl "Kylie Scott took a forbidden romance trope, turned it on its ear, and made me fall in love with this couple right from the beginning."—Harlequin Junkie *Top Pick* "THIS BOOK. THIS BOOK. THIS BOOK. Oh my swoon, we loved this sexy, fun, sassy romance! It's forbidden and juicy and has the best banter. We laughed out loud, swooned for days, and savored the moments of angst that squeezed our hearts."—Angie's Dreamy Reads “Utter perfection! Page by page, this book consumed me. Infused with Kylie Scott’s unique style, she delivers a love story full of emotion, character and humor like no other. A must read!” —Devney Perry, bestselling author of Tattered
Writers Angel Devlin and Tracy Lorraine return with an older man and younger woman contemporary age gap forbidden steamy romance story in the world of bad boy billionaire CEOs. Mine to possess. Mine to control. Mine to protect. She thinks I’m a hero. She’s wrong. I may have rescued her but that doesn’t mean I’m a saint. Truth is, I’m broken. Ruined from a tender age, hiding dark secrets, the truth behind my twisted past. But my biggest secret is about to be exposed. My daughter. With her arrival turning my world upside down, I can’t stay away from the woman who thinks I can save her. What she doesn’t know, is that she’s the one saving me. Together can we face up to our truths or will they forever threaten our future? Welcome to B.A.D. Inc. where the CEO's play dirty in the boardroom and the bedroom. BAIT is the third book in this completed five book series. KEYWORDS: alpha male, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, dark secrets, blackmail, revenge, happy ever after, completed romance series, first in series free, billionaires, boss, CEO, manipulation, corruption, sexy, steamy, spicy, age gap, younger woman, older man.
Anne Rose examines the relationship between American Victorian culture and the Civil War, arguing that Romanticism was at the heart of Victorian culture.
This open access book collects the major discussions in divorce research in Europe. It starts with an understanding of divorce trends. Why was divorce increasing so rapidly throughout the US and Europe and do we see signs of a turn? Do cohabitation breakups influence divorce trends or is there a renewed stability on the partner market? In terms of divorce risks, the book contains new insights on Eastern European countries. These post socialist countries have evolved dramatically since the fall of the Wall and at present they show the highest divorce figures in Europe. Also the influence of gender, and more specifically women’s education as a risk in divorce is examined cross nationally. The book also provides explanations for the negative gradient in female education effects on divorce. It devotes three separate parts to new insights in the post-divorce effects of the life course event by among others looking at consequences for adults and children but also taking the larger family network into account. As such the book is of interest to demographers, sociologists, psychologists, family therapists, NGOs, and politicians. “This wide-ranging volume details important trends in divorce in Europe that hold implications for understanding family dissolution causes and consequences throughout the world. Highly recommended for researchers and students everywhere.”
An erotic MC romance from International Bestseller Giana Darling about a good girl and the much older outlaw biker Prez who seduces her to the dark side.
