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When Barb, my bestie, gets duped by an online Casanova, it's not just her heart that's on the line but also her horde of hairless cats. I mean, come on, Barb—haven't we learned anything from those true-crime podcasts? Now, here I am, stepping in to clean up the mess, armed with my knowledge that 'true love' is the biggest scam since that prince emailed me asking for my bank details. But then, in walks this FBI agent with a dad-bod that could make a nun blush, and my own heart starts doing the Macarena. Great. Just what I needed. As we team up to untangle this web of deceit, I'm trying ...

We hear tales and testimonials from successful proofreaders who quit their (horrible) day jobs and have made the transition to happiness and freedom through proofreading! There is an entire YouTube channel devoted to such irresistible testimonials—stories of hapless folks who ventured into proofreading and are now skipping the daily grind and living the dream! Incredibly intoxicating! Especially when you’re watching on your lunch break and contemplating any possible solution to achieve financial freedom other than your current job.

Stuck in a snowstorm with my secret crush from college. His charm has me questioning everything. I just needed a few days away from reality. It’s the perfect time to take a trip to the old cabin. But Aiden unexpectedly reenters my life. I haven’t seen him since he went into the military. And two tours did him real good! With the storm raging, we discover secrets from our past and I'm faced with a decision – to leave the life I've built and take a chance with Aiden or stay on this career path and become a cat lady with my best friends. Second Chance Weekend is a small town clean ...

The powerful warrior-king Azlato gets a taste of his own pleasure tents when he crosses the wrong woman. Azlato, the most powerful chieftan of the grassland people, is used to having his way with women. When the queen of a newly conquered tribe warns Azlato that she won't stand for her people to be used like this, he mocks her. To punish him, she gives him a taste of his own medicine by swapping bodies and sending Azlato to his pleasure tents in her body. Can he adjust to his new life as a nubile pleasure maiden and escape the witch's curse before the enchantment becomes permanent?

Running from my past has finally caught up with me. I thought I left that far behind, but when three strangers come to town, their faces are all too familiar to me. On top of that, a strange virus is spreading through the lands with threats of coming to our town. I’m Sheriff Wren Graves. Can I save my town from them both?

"An enlightening must-read for anyone exposed to the press" THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY "Should be read by anyone claiming an interest in sex and, especially, sex equality" EVENING STANDARD "An important book... exactly the kind of level-headed analysis that could help to dispel some of the hysteria surrounding the sex industry" THE TIMES "As entertaining as it is erudite" THE OBSERVER As Belle de Jour she enthralled and outraged the nation in equal measure. Now her real identity is out in the open, Brooke's background as a scientist and a researcher can come to bear in her fascinating ...

Belle de Jour has, as they say, been around a bit. When Brooke Magnanti was unveiled as the author and former call girl behind the bestselling series, she turned her hand to a new game: newspaper punditry. In this collection of funny, fabulous, and touching entries spanning several years, she lifts the lid on everything from sexy romps in the Pentagon, to the unexpected death of a beloved uncle, how to blog anonymously (and how not to), and why she is Fifty Shades of Done With This S**t. Belle is as trenchant as ever and proof if proof were needed that you can't keep a good woman down. "She...

Belle's back! Tanned, rested, and ready to reconquer the London she knows and loves. Suddenly single and ready to mingle, Belle turns to old friends and new partners in an attempt to right all the things that went wrong - including her daytime career. But can she truly leave the demimonde behind? Find out what Belle did next in this hot follow-up to Secret Diary of a London Call Girl and Further Adventures of a London Call Girl. "She comes across as a comrade; a fellow-soldier in the battle of life… In print, Belle does post-coital camaraderie almost better than anything that comes before...

Pretending to be a wealthy heiress who is engaged to a brooding billionaire for sure is thrilling and fun. But being kidnapped as a result is not. Mistakenly introduced as a wealthy heiress at a charity gala, I play the part of billionaire Jack Spencer's arranged fiancée to save my struggling social work agency. The harmless, one time white lie takes a heart-pounding turn when Jack shows up at my door the next day. Succumbing to the intoxicating thrill, I extend the charade, not expecting to be consumed by his scorching kiss. As news of our fabricated engagement rocks the billionaire ...

Years of being a stripper have left me jaded, seeing men as nothing more than walking ATMs with two brain cells - one for their wallet and one for their zipper. That is, until Uri walks into my life. But this heavyweight boxing champion, with a heavy wallet to match his heavy body, is judging me as harshly as I judge men. Note: This is a stand-alone, steamy, fake dating billionaire romance, with character overlap from Short King, Secret Billionaire, and Love Crime. Heavyweight Billionaire was previously published as Stripper Billionaire but it is much changed and much expanded.

Twenty-seven-year-old Jared has lived in the same little town in the Appalachian Mountains with the same people and the same traditions his entire life. Gossip travels fast. When Jared realizes he is trans, everything changes. Naming herself Claire, she tries to come out to her family and is shattered when she is rejected by everyone besides her twin sister.

When Eric meets a wealthy, mysterious stranger named Ari who offers him an outrageous proposal, Eric is skeptical at first. Ari will pay Eric a ridiculous amount of money and promise to solve his problems with love, on the condition that he surrender his identification and do everything Ari says for just a few days. Ari's money is good, and Eric is too curious not to accept. Soon, Ari has transformed him into Erin, with a whole new rush of exciting and confusing feelings, opening the door to a passionate affair that Erin comes to love more than she ever loved her time as a man.

They did it again. What an amazing mystery. The author definitely made this entertaining. The characters were a delight. 5 STAR review from BookSprout reviewer Who knew my dog had a nose for murder? One gala, one fall, and now we’re fetching clues faster than I can frost a cupcake. Oh, sweet sugar and spice. Just when my bakery catering business sees new heights at a light house gala, my ritzy employer plummets to her death from the tippy top. When the Sheriff refuses to believe she might have been murdered, I start nosing around with my Golden Retriever, Cinnamon, to find clues as to who...

Jamie has always felt something was missing for him — something lacking in both himself and the world around him. His whole life changes one chilly, Autumn night when he meets a handsome stranger named Liam who tells him the weirdest story he’s ever heard: Liam is looking for his soulmate, a gorgeous woman from his dreams that he’s spent a thousand lifetimes with. He needs to find her in this life, too, so they can be together in a thousand more.

Now that Chloe is working for a new boss (on her back) and stripping nights, she's learning more and more about what it means to be a real woman. In fact, she has big plan - plans to use her body to get back at the man who fired her and ruined her life: Jack Grayson of Heliocon Enterprises. With the help of Addison and a hot little red dress, she's going to put her new skills to work and try to catch him in a trap he won't be able to talk his way out of.

If you are looking for simple ways to make your life more chic, sexy, and simple, this is the book for you. Inside this guide to the good life, you will find: Ways to imbue everything in your life with elegance and simplicity without going broke. How to elevate your daily habits and rituals to create an effortlessly chic life. Put into place chic and simple structures and systems that give you more time to live the luxurious life you dream about. You have the power to live an effortlessly chic life. With only a few adjustments and tweaks, you can make your life as effortlessly chic as you ...

Entering a fake engagement contract to a grumpy billionaire football coach for the sake of his adorable daughter may have been the plan, but now it seems all too real. As a football team’s nurse, I’ve strived to keep a professional working relationship with the team players, especially with the grumpy, jaw-dropping handsome head coach, Thomas Everlyn. That is, until he kisses me. Now I can’t get him out of my mind. When his daughter falls severely ill and wishes for a mom, he proposes an engagement contract. Out of my love for the little girl, I can’t say no. But as we break the ...

There’s no shortage of thrillers in my bookstore, but I never expected to stumble over a body in the suspense aisle—especially when the main suspect is me. What was supposed to be a quiet life running my cozy bookstore has turned into the scene of a chilling crime. The victim? An irritating author with a long list of enemies. Among them: an ex-brother-in-law drowning in debt, a scorned girlfriend desperate for revenge, and others with motives as twisted as a thriller plot. Determined to clear my name, I team up with Peanut, my loyal Labrador, and my sharp-tongued best friend. Together, ...

With Silas and her sisters away, Emma Hazelton can finally go through with her plan without any distractions. It’s time to grow up and prove herself worthy of becoming heir. She’s already made the first step in becoming a woman by sleeping with the vampire, now she has to commit the ultimate sin. Murder. Except that Silas doesn’t want her to do it and his opinion is becoming important to her. Can she go through with her plan and save everyone she cares about before it’s too late? Falling for the Vampire 4 is the fourth book in a five part series.

Emma Hazelton is torn between her growing desire for the vampire and her fear of what he could do to her. Now she needs his help and must put her trust in him to take her sisters away from her uncle’s increasing cruelty. When he returns for her he refuses to take her away until she gives him her body and her soul. She must decide how much she wants to help her sisters, destroy her uncle, and give in to her feelings, so she can survive his request. Falling for the Vampire 3 is the third book in a five part series. Each installment is approximately 12,000 words (50 pages).