Grumpy Billionaire Protector Daddies

I never meant to fall for my best friend’s father—the grumpy, gorgeous billionaire I should’ve run from. One broken-down car. One reckless night. And suddenly, I’m in Calder Thorne’s arms, breaking every rule without even knowing it. I thought he was just a brooding mechanic with rough hands and a wicked mouth—one drink, one kiss, one night we swore to forget. The real heartbreak comes later—when I realize he’s the father of the one person I can’t afford to lose. He’s older. Hardened by loss. Off-limits in every way. And when he touches me, it’s like he’s starving ...

Just when I thought I could manage any crazy fan, he shows up—Eli, the brooding bodyguard. Now, we're stuck together, and my stalker's closing in. Imagine being me, Aria Celeste, chart-topping popstar with a stalker I can't shake. Enter Eli, ex-SWAT, all grumpy protector, hired to keep me safe. Despite his 'stay away' vibe, I'm drawn to him. Forced into hiding at Eli's after a close call, our walls come down. Our connection deepens, sparked by whispered conversations and intense glances. Then, the unthinkable happens. During a gripping confrontation where my life hangs by a thread, Eli ...

❖ I was the girl he broke. Now I’m the woman he can’t escape. ❖ Seven years ago, I vanished beneath blood and secrets. Left behind the curvy, naive girl who thought monsters only lived in nightmares. But monsters wear suits in this world. And one of them wore my name like a curse. Now he’s back—Gaspare Colosimo. Don of the Colosimo Syndicate. The same man who humiliated me, then watched my world burn. The same man whose son I raised in silence. He wants protection? He wants power? He wants me—in a fake marriage inked in blood and unfinished vengeance. But I’m not the broken ...

One night of passion. One explosive secret. Now, he’s my boss. I never thought I’d see Dominic Cooke again—the rugged Navy SEAL who left me breathless after one unforgettable night. But now he’s back in Cherry Creek, running his family’s construction business, and I’m his new assistant. Dominic is colder, harder, and even more devastatingly irresistible. Every smoldering glance reminds me of how his hands felt on my skin, how his deep growl sent shivers down my spine. Working side by side with him is torture. The tension crackles like a live wire between us, and every brush of ...

Book 1: I gave him my v-card 10 years ago. Now he’s back and wants to claim me. Grant Harper stole my v-card and my heart and then crushed it. But that’s in the past now. Until he rolls back into town and hires me to fix up his new million-dollar house. He claims he’s ready to settle down…and he wants to do it with me. But he’s my brother’s best friend and we can’t be together. Yet that doesn’t stop him from trying to get me back into his bed. When a storm brings us together, I remember what inspired my crush in the first place. Soon, we’re in love, in secret. We can’t ...

If I had known the grumpy silver fox was my new boss, I never would have given him all that sass on my first day of work. He is a billionaire bad boy and CEO. He never backs down from a challenge. Least of all capturing my heart. My big brother must have called in a huge favor for me to land this gig and now I have to show I belong here. One problem. My leap into the world of high-stakes finance lands me right into his bed. This was not in the job description. My brother's best friend is a puzzle I can't resist solving. And all of the pieces of his body fit mine perfectly. Before you know ...

I accidentally slept with a much older Bratva guy who tortures for a living… I met him at the library of my university. I’m normally a good girl, but he turned me bad. He made me lose control for one reckless night. I sneaked out the next day. But when I’m the eyewitness to a shootout, he’s the one who comes to interrogate me… I had no idea that the underworld existed. I had no idea that guys like him torture people in their basements. When I try to run from him, he blocks my path and drags me back. He brings me to his place and intends on keeping me there for as long as he wants....

Fumes leave my ears as I approach the black Mercedes. I reach the car and knock on the tinted window. It rolls down, revealing a man in dark shades. Everything about him screams luxury: the expensive shades, fancy car, and high-quality suit. "Excuse me, sir, could you please tell your driver up ahead to move his truck? He's blocking my business." My eyes are immediately drawn to his beautiful lips. I feel my anger briefly subside as I take in his perfectly shaped mouth, the type I'd like to kiss softly to feel the lushness against mine. He opens his divine mouth; his voice is deep, gruff, ...

I’m being sold off to the Bratva as part of a business deal… I’m a regular American girl, an artist trying to make a name for herself. But then Daddy tells me I’m a part of his business arrangement… I have to marry a cold, intense Bratva guy twice my age, whether I want to or not. Our marriage binds our families, giving both parties skin in the game. Nobody cares that my skin doesn’t want to be sold off to him. He says my innocence sparks an obsessive need in him. He wants me purely for himself, like an object he possesses. They say that time heals all wounds, even the most ...

When a vicious attack leaves 25-year-old Clementine Johns with no memory, she’s forced to start over. Now she has figure out who she was and why she made the choices she did - which includes leaving the supposed love of her life, tattoo artist Ed Larsen, only a month before. Ed can hardly believe it when his ex shows up at his tattoo parlor with no memory of their past, asking about the breakup that nearly destroyed him. The last thing he needs is more heartache, but he can’t seem to let her go again. Should they walk away for good, or does their love deserve a repeat performance?