Rough & Beautiful: Very Short Romance Stories by Charlie Close (9 Reviews)    Price verified 6 minutes ago

Every day needs a little romance. Rough & Beautiful is filled with tiny love stories, each as brief as the moment before a kiss. There are tales from the olden days, of princes and princesses, the young and alluring, and the cruel and rakish. And there are contemporary stories, filled with writers and musicians, students and working girls, and husbands and wives grown apart. The one thing they all have in common is boy meets girl and they find their happily ever after. *** These stories are unlike other romance stories you have read. Their extreme brevity allows you to bring your own interpretation and imagination to them. Two sample stories: "Yes, yes, it's a love potion, but I haven't perfected it yet. Choose something else." Michael forgot he had practiced his proposal to Kate on his own answering machine.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

My Boss, My Destiny?: Tantalizing Workplace Romance by Angela Casey (21 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

"My Boss, My Destiny: Tantalizing Workplace Romance" is a mesmerizing tale where the intoxicating blend of passion and professional dynamics creates a compelling and alluring narrative. In this enthralling tale of office romance, Karla, a secretary/paralegal, realizes her dream come true as she encounters the brilliant lawyer and heir of CBBR, Jake Soles. The initial excitement of working alongside this billionaire boss quickly turns into a baggage of emotions as Karla finds herself caught between desire and the challenges of their professional relationship. From the moment Jake enters the office with the confidence of a conquering Emperor, the air becomes charged with anticipation and fear. Karla's hands shiver, and her heart skips a beat at the magnetic allure of this tall and handsome figure. However, the enchantment is disrupted by Jake's arrogant demeanor, setting the stage for a narrative rich in power dynamics in relationships. As Karla steers the complexities of the secretary and boss relationship, the story unfolds against the setting of forced proximity. The undeniable attraction and desire between them create a palpable and irresistible tension. Their connection goes beyond the professional world, exploring love and longing. Karla, with her bushy brown hair and lips seemingly yearning for Jake's kiss, becomes an integral part of his world. Jake, haunted by the scars of a past love, finds himself entangled in emotions. The narrative explores the challenges posed not only by the boss/staff dynamic but also by the societal nuances in this contemporary romance fiction. "My Boss, My Destiny: Tantalizing Workplace Romance" promises readers a front-row seat to the captivating interplay of office romance, workplace complexities, and the magnetic appeal of a billionaire boss. Immerse yourself in a compelling love fiction story that skillfully blends the boundaries of attraction, desire, and power dynamics in relationships. This is a tale that surpasses the ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Kitan Club Vol10: A rich man, who thinks about only money, goes to see the circus. When he watches the show "Beauty and the Beast," he finds out what ... by Alan Edoh (Halolub Co.,Ltd.) (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Episode 22. A Circus A greedy rich man who only thinks about money dates a new woman every night and dines in splendid restaurants, but no matter where he goes, he never enjoys the meal. Just as bad, he can't sleep at night without using sleeping pills. He wishes to enjoy delicious food and sleep soundly. One day, a circus applies to him for a loan. Eyeing the circus with curiosity, he realizes what he really wants. Episode 23. Shining White Skin A young woman with snow-white skin is dating a handsome boyfriend, but one day, an old man in a Rolls-Royce proposes to her. She considers what to do. Episode 24. Romanesque A young man's father runs a rehabilitation facility for delinquent boys. The father's aim is a subsidy from the government. The son shows literary talent but cannot control his impulsive nature. It is a character flaw that is common to geniuses. The young man comes to a catastrophic end.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Jacob and Esau: Episode One by Jean Evergreen (27 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A love lost. A time forgot. A child yet unknown. He made a deal with the devil, and now the devil wants his fee. Step into the lavish world of the Chastains, where billionaires are a dime a dozen, and everything that glitters is not gold. As the CEO of Roch and Corr, the leading AI tech company on the planet, Jason Chastain is among the wealthiest men in the world, and the most powerful in New York. On the surface, he appears to have a picture perfect life: with children who adore him, and a wife who he loves more dearly with every passing day. But time has a way of playing tricks on the mind, and through the years much was forgotten. As lies unravel, and secrets are revealed, the past that he thought was safely locked away is suddenly at his doorstep, threatening to take away everything that he has -- including the most prized possession, his family. In episode one, Bridget hosts a dinner party for Roch and Corr at the palatial Chastain residence. Meanwhile, more than one unexpected guest is made known, and a highly anticipated announcement is imminent. Jacob and Esau is a dark, futuristic, drama inspired by the story of Jacob and Esau, in Genesis. The series draws heavily on themes from the Bible, and is styled in a soap opera format. If you enjoy dramas, mystery, suspense, and a bit of teen angst, you'll love this story. Please be advised that each episode contains adult content that focuses heavily on sexual sin. Books in the series contain violence, graphic scenes and explicit language.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The Definition of Equal: The transgender story continues... (The Definition of Normal Book 2) by E S Carpenter (Quesylis PH) (22 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This is the sequel to - The Definition of Normal - and extends the story of Stephanie Blair and Jake Harrison, and the lives of their families and friends, as they continue to explore broader definitions of normal and equal. The book starts where -The Definition of Normal- leaves off, but adds two new twists and introduces many new characters as Stephie and Jake finish college and start their adult lives together. You can be an insider as you watch them identify concerns and find solutions for the issues facing those who fall short of the popular definitions of Normal and Equal. Then you can enjoy watching love on three different levels, conquer all. This duology is not about transgender individuals. It is about unconditional love. How to love someone different.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

A Weekend Affair 2: Back to Reality by Noelle Vella (Singleton's Press Publishing) (145 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

When Gabby and Shell escaped to Tybee Island to get away from the drama in their lives, they never expected their weekend getaway to turn into a weekend affair with two men who turned their worlds upside down. Now, the fun and games are over. It's time to get back to reality... and for these two best friends, reality is as ugly as it comes. Shell's husband had abandoned her and their two children, but now he's back with promises that pacify Shell's broken heart and quells her guilt. Still, she can't get Carl, the man she met on Tybee Island, off her mind. Carl had given her something she could feel, and now, Shell has to decide if she still even wants to be married. Diego is having a tough time sticking to his own rules. He doesn't do love. The weekend in Tybee Island was supposed to be all fun and games. And yet, try as he might, he couldn't get Gabby out of his head. She's intrigued him far beyond their sex-filled weekend, and now he has to figure out what he's going to do about it. After ending a twelve-year relationship with a man who never truly committed to her, Gabby was in no way looking for something new, but Diego tickled her fancy in more ways than one. Would Gabby be willing to give a chance to someone whom she felt was only looking for a good time? Not to mention, her ex, Daniel, won't leave her alone. He can't stand to see her happy if it isn't with him, and by any means necessary, he plans to make sure if he can't have her, no man can. In the middle of an acrimonious divorce with a cheating wife who's pregnant with her coworker's child, Carl found solace with Shell during their few short days together. She was just what he needed to give him everything he was missing at home. And he has no plans to leave their weekend affair behind.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The Stagecoach: A John Treehorn Mystery (Book 8) by Dinah Miller (581 Reviews)    Price verified 14 minutes ago

Who's the sheriff? Who's the bank robber? FBI Special Agent John Treehorn hunts for a killer who murdered an ex-Pinkerton Detective and his Wells Fargo client on the Navajo Indian Reservation while transporting a briefcase full of unsecured bank bonds and a little black book. The investigation takes a turn when Treehorn's ex-sister-in-law, Simi Bear, General Counsel for the United States Marshal Service, arrives to work the investigation. The bodies begin to pile up as a man in the Witness Protection Program turns up dead, while a second disappears. Soon threads tying all four to the Mesa and Gutierrez drug cartels begin unraveling, exposing everyone's agenda. Treehorn learns the truth behind the cartels' involvement, and discovers the connection to the murder of his wife, Skyler, which finally allows him to free her chindi spirit. It is recommended that you read the series in order to understand the characters history and their motivations. Contains graphic crime scenes and adult themes. You've been warned. John Treehorn Mystery Series Shadow Dancer (Book 1) Stolen Sisters (Book 2) Bad Penny (Book 3 - Short Read) Indian Posse (Book 4) Devil's Doorbell (Book 5) Railroad Crossing (Book 6 - Short Read) The Hangman (Book 7) The Stagecoach (Book 8) Tattoo You (Book 9 - Short Read) Peyote Coyote (Book 10) Black Hat (Book 11)

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Must Fit the List by Becca Taylor (147 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Have you ever wished you could create the world's perfect man? A man to fulfill your every fantasy? A man who could walk off the pages of your favorite novel? Yeah. Well, so have I. After ten plus years of looking, I've had enough. My dating history is a joke, and I need to start from scratch. I've decided to design the man who will rock my world -- on paper, anyway. I don't know if he exists, but if he's out there, I am determined to find him. If he doesn't fit my list, he's out. That's the only catch. I'm not going to settle for anything less than perfect. Grab a glass of wine, some chocolate, and maybe even some chips, ladies, because we're taking a trip down memory lane... Cass style. *****Standalone Romantic Comedy with a happily ever after.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Forbidden Billionaire Duke: An Off Limits Age Gap Romance (Forbidden Billionaire Stanford Series) by Ava Becker (IM Publishing) (62 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

1 British Billionaire. 1 American college student. 23 Forbidden years between them. Swirling are the lies that could destroy her whirlwind romance with Britain's most powerful and hottest Duke. " You absolutely had me hooked from page 1"- Goodreads Reviewer " This delightful story kept me glued to the pages." - Goodreads Reviewer When I caught the attention of Marcus, Duke of Lancaster, I knew he was going to upend my world. He's patron of my London University and a rising star in British politics. The tabloids spin stories that our age gap will ruin his chances for future greatness. Crossing the Atlantic was simple. Giving him my heart was transforming. Behind closed doors, his chiseled body and commanding touch bring me unimaginable pleasure. The only thing off limits is the one thing I crave. A future together. Yet underneath our newfound love, I despair. My secrets and lies chase me like a nemesis I can't outrun. Because once I reveal the real reason I'm in London, Marcus will walk; And leave me utterly destroyed. Forbidden Billionaire Duke is a steamy age-gap contemporary romance with a possessive alpha male and a bad-ass heroine. It's a standalone with no abuse, no cliffhanger, and a HEA.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Cobra Ink: A contemporary dark MC biker romance (The Crowmoore Reapers MC Series Book 2) by Hayley Lane (49 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

What if the only person who can save you is the one who will destroy you? He asks me to trust him and says he'll protect me, but how can I trust him when telling the truth about my past could kill my family and me? Him I'm a professional assassin who never misses a target. I stalk my prey with patience and precision, then strike fast and hard. But someone got to my mark before me and killed my friend. True to my nature, I swore to avenge him, and nothing will stop me. Until her. Eyes haunted by secrets draw me in and trigger my protective instinct, but she refuses to let me in. I'm not looking for love, but she makes me feel things I never felt before, things I never thought I wanted. Now I have to choose between loving her and avenging my friend. Time is ticking, disaster is looming, and I'm about to lose the only thing that matters. Her After years in a relationship that left me scarred and traumatized, I thought I'd found freedom, but the past is not done with me yet. My abusive husband will stop at nothing to get me back under his control. I'm afraid and broke and have no one to turn to for help. Until him. A rugged biker outlaw whose searing gaze matches the hypnotizing eyes of the reptile inked on his arm. His demanding touch kicks off a spark in me I have never felt before, but cobras come in different species with a distinct common trait: they're deadly. I can't afford to trust anyone. No matter how he tempts me with his demanding kisses or how protected I feel in his arms, my past is the ironclad reason never to let him close. Will Rebecca risk her heart and life for a chance at love with the brooding but sexy biker Chris? Will she run away from her shot at happiness before he learns the truth, or can they overcome their fears and trust each other enough to start a new life together? Cobra Ink is a gritty MC biker fiction romance and the second installment in the Crowmoore Reapers Motorcycle Club series. While part of a series, Cobra Ink can be ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Janie Ligon's Revenge by Danny Levin (4 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

It's 1995. The internet is about to transform society. Janie Ligon, Levi Strauss's newly appointed General Manager for the United Kingdom, hopes the same for her career. However, barely six months later her life is thrown into disarray when her perfect husband of 24 years seeks a divorce. Janie refuses to become the punch line in the cliched story of a middle-aged man leaving his marriage for a trophy wife. When she cannot convince him to stay, she decides to exact the revenge she believes is rightfully hers. Events unfold in San Francisco, London, Silicon Valley, and Scotland. A page-turner from an author one reviewer compared to Martin Amis. Indie Reader Review With all the hallmarks of a Martin Amis novel, this is a smart, elegant, pleasant read about smart and elegant people doing unpleasant things. Fascinated with the personal will to power, Levin populates this riveting, ugly novel with high-flyers concerned only with how to get what they want and with scant regard for the human wreckage left in their wakes as they do so. Nor do the parallels with Amis end with the novel's characters. Levin has a deep and abiding interest in transatlantic culture, moving with ease from America to the United Kingdom. And, like Amis, his principal interest is in that milieu as it was lived in the dwindling years of the twentieth century -- a time, as he notes, without IMs and Twitter. There is lots of sex -- though Levin has the good sense not to get too agricultural in his descriptions -- and much playing of hardball, both by the betrayers and the betrayed. Samuel, who resists for only so long an illicit dalliance with a woman he meets through an ad in the long-running London satirical magazine Private Eye (Levin knows exactly how this works; the ad is word-perfect), is the archetype of a person who married young before working out exactly what they wanted from life. His wife Janie is (at the outset, in any case) also an object of sympathy. Not averse to her own ...

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

An Enchanter Enchants Infinite Resurrection For Himself: LitRPG Gamelit System by Sophia Ava (5 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Game blends with reality. The world has entered the era of Profession Transfer! The protagonist has also become an enchanter. It's just that he found that he is very different from others! He can enchant not only items, but also players.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Petty Cash by Kimberly Vargas (Amazon) (1,079 Review)    Price verified 14 minutes ago

This is the romantic office comedy that human resources warned you about. What if the smartest guy and the most beautiful girl at the office formed an alliance to help each other get promoted? Florida resident Rebecca Blake works as an assistant to a group of psychologists. She is strikingly beautiful and athletic. People see her as a nice, likable girl who is fine in her role but who could never really aspire to more at the company. Rebecca is told in her performance review that in order to get promoted, she is going to have to work on her credibility. As part of her career development plan, she is sent to a behavioral training course (nicknamed 'Club Detention') at company headquarters in Virginia. In error, she is partnered with Foster Diamond, who has the highest intelligence scores in the company. Even though he is a genius, Foster has his own issues around interpersonal skills, attitude and his perception overall. Rebecca and Foster have nothing in common, but between his weakness for her beauty and her admiration of his intellect, they forge an unlikely bond. During the course they find that by pooling their respective strengths, they are able to improve their careers. Sooner rather than later, their startling natural chemistry begins to take their partnership in another direction, and they must face their glaring differences or part ways. Scroll up and grab a copy today.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction