No Way Back by Elle Chandler (153 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

CAROL lives with her handsome husband CHRIS, and their four children in a beautiful house in a picturesque village, on the outskirts of London. She constantly reflects on how fortunate she is, with all the comfort and prosperity she enjoys. Her life at that time significantly exceeds anything she could have imagined for herself, and is convinced she is living her dream. A chance meeting with an eminent surgeon completely shatters Carol's way of thinking, making her realise that her life is not the dream she believed it to be. This is the story of a woman's agonising journey, from the depths of despair, with everything she believed in destroyed, and the road she travels through deception, and disappointments. Eventually, experiencing a depth of love and emotions she had never known existed. This leads to a new way of thinking, and a new way of living, as she slowly reaches her potential, in a way she could never have imagined. If you enjoy a good romance, with an unpredictable story, that will keep you gripped from the beginning, to the last page, you will be hooked by No Way Back.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

A Good Boy (The Dying Church Series Book 1) by Anthony Andre (146 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Three years after losing the love of his life, Wesley starts a new career as a minister; but when a teenager commits suicide, dividing the church, Wesley must look deep within for the strength to save his church - and himself.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Nostalgia of Pain Box Set - Series Book Bundle (Dominated by the Billionaire): The Mistress of the White Room - Alpha Romance Stories about Pain, ... by Emily Dawn (Billionaire Alpha Romance Book Series) (17 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

The Mistress of the White Room Nostalgia of Pain Romance Series BOX SET at a fraction of the price of all three books! Daphne is the Mistress of the White Room, a strong and cold dominatrix who entertains the wealthiest men in the world. She is paid well for her skills, is always in control, and has a secret. For years, Daphne has been moving up her organization and getting closer to her boss, the murderer of her father. Now, with her plot for vengeance close at hand, her world is thrown upside down by a new client--the mysterious and wealthy Delacroix, a private investigator working for Daphne's boss. Delacroix is a man who will not be dominated. Delacroix is the inheritor of an old family fortune. Delacroix is obsessed with Daphne. --- Book 1 - Dominated by the Billionaire Daphne has always been in control, and her wealthy clients pay her handsomely for it. In a secret mansion of flesh and latex and pain, the White Room is her domain. But Daphne's life as a dominatrix is turned upside down when a new client, Delacroix, overpowers her indomitable spirit and puts a kink in her long-term plot for revenge. Will the mysterious and wealthy Delacroix capture Daphne's tightly-bound heart? Or does the connection between Delacroix and the Mistress's employer hint at more nefarious purposes? Author's Note: DOMINATED BY THE BILLIONAIRE is Book 1 of Nostalgia of Pain, a short series of HOT stories showing the life of a woman in control, who becomes mixed up with a wealthy alpha male she cannot break. She's a woman with a plan for revenge against the man who murdered her father, and is ready to take action on her goal, when she's not in demand for steamy, dominating encounters with her clients. Have an hour to kill and be entertained by something dark and dominating? The secret, underbelly life of billionaires? Buy my story and enjoy! --- Book 2 - Subdued by the Billionaire Daphne is a professional dominatrix to a clientele of billionaires. When the ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Chocolate at Midnight Boxset Books 1 - 3, Those Moments When Everything Changed, Twilight Season, and When We Remember Our Dreams by Jacie Middlemann (6 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Katherine's life was once filled with love and new beginnings. But she'd given up her hopes and dreams of marriage and a family and instead buried herself in her big city career and her small home in its quiet home-town like neighborhood... then everything changed. Follow the lives of Katherine, Tom, and their growing circle of friends as they deal with real everyday challenges, life changing choices, romance, an unexpected mystery, and the magical promise of second chances. If you enjoy clean romance and inspirational feel-good women's fiction filled with love, family, friendship, new beginnings and second chances this series collection is for you. Those Moments When Everything Changed A sudden life changing decision... a few too many drinks... a man fixing coffee in her kitchen... and not just any man. Katherine Sutton isn't inexperienced at having to face difficult moments in her life... there have been many and she knows there will be more. Tom Waters has seen it all in his twenty years of working for Jedidiah Morgan. The job had taught him the value of unlimited patience and to make certain he knew everything that was going on around him including what others didn't. He had no soft spots. In his job they were a major disadvantage. But there was one exception to that... Katherine Sutton. Twilight Season Drama, regrets, and heartache. Falling in love almost seems easy in comparison though she hasn't allowed herself to even consider the possibility in years. Tom Waters hasn't made it a secret that he wants to be part of her life... he has been completely forthright and honest about it. But she's cautious... and with good reason. Cory Butler is thrilled to be part of Katherine's plans for renovating the old house on Sourwood Drive. She is even more excited about their discovery that wasn't part of the expected tour of the house. She loves a good mystery. When We Remember Our Dreams Katherine Sutton might have walked away from a successful career ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

A Bear on Trial by Jiannina Camillo (4 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Book Description While hiking in the mountains, Roberto and his son come across a bear with cubs. A poacher fires and the bear charges causing father and son to plummet over a steep drop-off triggering a search and rescue effort and stirring up existing anti-bear sentiments. Zita, a single mother and mayor of the Alpine town of Pianalto, sees her life disrupted when the town rebels demanding the killing of the bear. The pressure builds as the leader of her own political party warns her to support the wishes of citizens or she will lose his support in the forthcoming elections. Zita wishes to protect the animals, but how is she to frame a plan in their defence without exposing herself? While the town discusses her fate, the bear is on the run with her three cubs in the nearby peaks. Book Reviews "The novel explores many important themes, including wildlife conservation, politics and relationships, not only human, but in the wild as well... a well-plotted compelling story with a tone that conveys the stakes without being overly dramatic. It's likely to appeal to a wide audience." BlueInk Review "... an eye-opening political saga concerned with the fates of bears and humans, too... The juxtapositions are intriguing and evoke compassion for all involved... complex and distinct, realistic and admirable." Foreword Clarion Reviews

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The Embrace: A Forbidden Billionaire Romance (Broken Slipper Series Book 3) by Vivian Wood (Vivian Veritas Publishing) (612 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

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...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Loving Lana by A.B. Marie (404 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

My name is Lana White. Living in this miniscule, nowhere town is all I know now... But it wasn't always like this. I was happy, we were happy. We lived in a beautiful house in LA and I had a father that loved me. But according to my mother, it was all a facade and he doesn't want me, he doesn't want us. So we had to run away. Over the years, I start to really see my mother for who she is now. Washed-up, druggy, and drunk - all rolled into one psychopath. I get excited about going to college, I finally have a savings that my mother hasn't yet found... And then my neglectful, strung out mother moves us across the country to get married to some psycho that found her online dating site... and now we're fucked. Loving Lana is a 134k word standalone novel. This is a reverse harem, meaning the main character has more than three love interests and doesn't have to choose. Why choose, anyway? This book is intended for readers over the age of 18. There may be triggers for sensitive readers, including, strong language, mature adult content and situations, trauma, and pregnancy. Also included: taboo relationships - stepbrother, professor, childhood best friend, and stepbrother's best friends in the harem. Enjoy! Edited: April 2023

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Perhaps a Little Madness by C J Martin (Independently published) (9 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Three men, two very different sisters, and not enough jobs. After the death of their father, Helen and Julia Andris find themselves with no income and university studies to finish in subjects that have little use in the modern world. Their family is a jigsaw of highly contrasting and frequently clashing personalities. And the men they fall in love with have work and family problems of their own. C J Martin reinterprets Jane Austen's beloved Sense and Sensibility for the twenty-first century. With evocative settings in urban and country Australia, careful crafting of plot and an empathetic conception of character, this is an insightful tale of family, love, and the conflicting force of ambition. Love can make us all a little mad.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Southwind Lesson: When You Want To Further Your Education by Mel Schanz (4 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Brenda Washington has put her son and mother first in her life for the past thirteen years. With everyone getting older and needing less and less of her attention, it's time to focus on herself. Waitressing might be her current gig, but teaching is where her heart lies. Going back to school at her age is no easy feat, but she sets out to accomplish the goals she had years before, letting nothing, including her hot professor, get in the way. Education is the key to success. Those words have been Bentley Rodgers motto for years and he has passed them on to his students with pride. He has taught at the elementary, secondary, and collegiate level, but wonders what else there is for him out there. Is this the top? He can't help but think he should reach for something more. When Miss Washington walks into his classroom on the first day of the semester, he's doomed. Not only is she beautiful, but smart too. Only... He can't act on his feelings. Finding ways around the rules becomes his obsession. Bracken Ranch is the place to be if you want to hang out with your best friends, family, or Friendsamily. Ashlee Bracken-Harrison is the ring leader of the clan and everyone knows it. Things don't get approved without the Stamp of Ash. No one in Friendsamily would have it any other way; especially her husband, Avery. But what if one of their own wants to leave? Can they survive the pain of losing one friend? Find out in Southwind Lesson, book ten of the Southwind Series. Southwind Lesson is a delightful, contemporary romance novel jammed full of quirky and fun moments between characters. It will leave you begging for more from your favorite family in Kansas and the Southwind Series.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The Pretty Beach Thing: A small town gorgeous escapism romance. by Polly Babbington (1,701 Review)    Price verified one minute ago

Welcome to Pretty Beach - a complete set of heartwarming feel-good, small town stories with romance, community and friendship set in a to-die for British seaside town perched just off the English south coast. ? Come and make acquaintance with total bookworm Lotta Button and her fake dating escapades. You'll fall head over heels for her - she's going to be the new best friend you didn't know you needed. ? Arriving at what she has calculated as more or less the middle of her life, things for bookworm Lotta Button, her nose always stuck in a book, are not going at all the way she planned. With that thing they call life throwing all the hurdles it can her way as a new year rolls around, she hits rock bottom and wonders how she's ever going to crawl her way back up. When she finds herself at yet another family wedding in the lobby of a country house, she bumps into a man, and little does she know, he is going to become quite the feature in her world. He needs a partner for a business deal, and a few little white lies she's told mean he could help her out too... With a book always as her companion, Lotta embarks on a fake relationship and the story unfolds before our eyes, what Lotta thought was going to happen in her year doesn't quite pan out that way at all. Watch from the sidelines as Lotta not only embarks on a fake dating relationship but also finds herself in a house whereupon she gets to fulfil all her reading retreat dreams and set up her very own library. Reading goals right there before our eyes. ? The new Polly book - not just a romance book, a Polly Babbington romance book. 'When you fall in love with the heroine by the end of chapter one you know you're in a Polly book. A deliciously written fake dating trope romantic comedy which will keep you falling deeper in and turning the page late into the night. Loved it.' ? romcom readers on contemporary romance author Polly Babbington: 'If I could give 6 stars I would! I devoured this in a day. You won't ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Let's Be Friends...Again by Sydney Reneé (Diary of She, The) (23 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Out with the old, in with the new... maybe, we should just be friends too. In Let's Be Friends... Again, relationships are tested, trust is broken, and unlikely bonds are formed. After a breakup with whom she thought was the love of her life, Rebecca sees that the grass is truly greener on the other side. She found unconditional love with Brandon, has a new office at work, and her bag is constantly growing. But, when Rebecca finds out through the grapevine that Nasir has a baby on the way, she begins to distance herself from Brandon and question herself as a woman. Meanwhile, ex-boyfriend Nasir Wright learns that money doesn't always bring you happiness. Finding it hard to let go of Rebecca, home-life is slowly crumbling, and his relationship is on a never-ending rollercoaster of emotions. Ashley begins to wonder if she made a mistake by inserting herself back into his life, as there's a new problem with them almost every other day. Will Rebecca and friends be able to deal with the issues from the past creeping back into their lives, or will it send them all in opposite directions?

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Becky's Blessing: A Christian Romance (City of Edison Book 4) by Diane Lil Adams (29 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

If you are sensitive about the subject of incest, you might not enjoy this book. Matt Jacobs left St. Louis in disgrace when he was seventeen, after pulling one too many pranks at his uncle's church. Becky Alexander was fourteen and had a serious crush on Matt. Ten years later, she remembers that he could be such a nice guy... or such a bully. Deborah Boofer had a crush on him too and now that he's back, serving as interim pastor, she's determined to have him. An old church in danger of being razed, jobs in jeopardy, cats and dogs and horses needing a home... Sometimes God has a better plan!

Genre: Contemporary Fiction