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  • Sylvia Day Crossfire Novels 1-4 by Sylvia Day

    Sylvia Day Crossfire Novels 1-4 by Sylvia Day

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    There's nothing more romantic than Valentine's Day. .. except Sylvia Day. Now in one deluxe set, the first four novels in the Crossfire series. The #1 New York Times bestselling author. The #1 worldwide phenomenon. Bared to You. He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life...
  • It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair

    It'll Be An Adventure by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 31 ratings
    From NYT & USA Today Bestselling author Cherise Sinclair comes an outstanding addition to the beloved Masters of the Shadowlands series. The secret of author Murphy’s success is hands-on research. Murphy loves writing popular Regency thrillers and jumping into new adventures under the guise of research. For one novel, she’d joined a K9 search-and-rescue group—and liked it so much she stayed...
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  • Men of Honor, Books 1-4 by K.C. Lynn, Callie Dalton

    Men of Honor, Books 1-4 by K.C. Lynn, Callie Dalton

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 25 ratings
    This military romance boxed set series includes all four Men of Honor stories: Fighting Temptation, Sweet Temptation, Resisting Temptation, and The Final Temptation. Best if in order, but all can be listened to as standalones! You will not break me for I am unbreakable. I will live with integrity, fight with honor and die for what's right...
  • Scenes from the City by Penny Reid

    Scenes from the City by Penny Reid

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 38 ratings
    No longer for sale. aka. .. the Festivus Surprise. 100% of proceeds go to Toys for Tots. This book cannot be read as a standalone. It is a collection of short scenes following the ladies from the 'Knitting in the City' series and will only be available in eBook format from December 1 - December 15, 2014. 'Neanderthal Seeks Honeymoon' - Janie and Quinn...
  • Brie's Russian Fantasy by Red Phoenix

    Brie's Russian Fantasy by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Russian intrigue, startling revelations, and submissive enlightenment… Brie’s trip to Russia exceeds her wildest dreams. The bond between Master and Brie grows deeper as he opens up about his mysterious past. While the Russian Dom, Rytsar Donkova, reveals his true nature, introducing the young submissive to a different side of BDSM...
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  menage  contemporary  m-f-m  poly
  • Brie Submits to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Brie Submits to Her Master by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Brie's Master has special plans for his submissive at the Training Center, giving her the chance to see her former trainers and visit with her best friend, Lea. Brie’s education continues when she scenes with her new Master at The Haven, but the Wolf has returned and will not be deterred. His deception threatens to tear away everything Brie holds dear, but Master is not a man to be trifled with...
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  m-f-m  poly  length-novella
  • Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix

    Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Brie is thrilled by the secret Master reveals. Their D/s relationship and love deepens as he teaches her his preferences and shares another aspect of his past. Tragically, a meeting with her nemesis starts a disastrous chain of events. The aftermath of which leads her Master to make a decision Brie never sees coming...
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  m-f-m  poly  length-novella
  • Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix

    Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brie's AG series #6. Master has revealed himself in small doses, only hinting about the tragedy in his past. Things are about to shift as Brie comes face to face with Master’s greatest adversary. Huge changes are rushing towards our young submissive. The wolf must be confronted, her documentary is about to discover its fate and Master will bare a part of himself kept hidden until now...
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  m-f-m  poly  length-novella
  • Show Me, Baby by Cherise Sinclair

    Show Me, Baby by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    She defeated her past; she couldn’t defeat the Dominant who wanted her. Jake Sheffield’s memory has haunted her for over a decade. When Rainie rushes an injured dog to a clinic, she’s appalled to discover the veterinarian is Jake. So not fair. First, he joined her Shadowlands BDSM club. And now, turns out he owns the veterinary clinic? The Gods of Cruelty must be laughing at her...
  • Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix

    Brie Surrenders her Heart by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Brie’s submissive journey has been marked with self-discovery, humor, and sexual exploration. To her delight, Brie is about to enjoy the best scene ever with Master, carrying her to heights never imagined. Friendships deepen, a challenge is accepted, and her film career is launched. But life is a balance. .
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  m-f-m  poly  length-medium
  • Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel

    Hushed Torment by Bella Jewel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From USA Today, and international bestseller, comes the second book in the Iron Fury MC! One accident changed my life. One single second changed everything for me. In one terrifying moment, everything I knew was gone. Music is the only thing that keeps me holding on. When the opportunity arises for me to tour with country music star, Scarlett Belle, I take it. An escape. A chance...
  • Brie's Montana Dreams by Red Phoenix

    Brie's Montana Dreams by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Submissive in Love #4 (The Brie series continues! ). Hot scenes call to Brie Bennett as she sets out to film The Sanctuary, a secret BDSM commune nestled in the mountains of Montana. All kinds of kinky fun awaits, including the provocative Initiation Ceremony...
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    bdsm  bondage  m-f  m-f-m  contemporary  poly  length-novella
  • The Score by Bethany-Kris

    The Score by Bethany-Kris

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    *Please Note: The Score is not a standalone title. The first books in the Russian Guns series (The Arrangement, followed by The Life) should be read first*. In the mess of love and life, nothing and no one is left untouched...
  • Brie's Mile High Club by Red Phoenix

    Brie's Mile High Club by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Submissive in Love #7 (The Brie series continues! ). One of their own is in need…. Brie Bennett returns to Denver under her Master’s orders. In the process of helping another she discovers the power of friendship, the uncertainty of life, and the beauty of a well-executed prank. Love abounds and Brie is swept along by the nightly tasks her Master has set for her...
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    bdsm  bondage  m-f  contemporary  length-novella
  • Brie's City of Angels by Red Phoenix

    Brie's City of Angels by Red Phoenix

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Submissive in Love #6 (The Brie series continues! ). Angels come in all shapes and sizes…. Brie returns to LA with a friend spiraling out of control - a transformation is coming. In the midst of turmoil and change, love grows deeper. Brie will discover the truth about Rytsar’s past, and her Master will face a new challenge...
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    bdsm  bondage  m-f  contemporary  length-novella
  • Stars Over Castle Hill by Samantha Young

    Stars Over Castle Hill by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Joss and Braden Carmichael are blissfully married living in their townhouse on Dublin Street with their three beautiful children. It's a life Joss never expected to have, and one she's grateful for every day. But. .
  • Since I Fell For You by Bella Andre

    Since I Fell For You by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with the San Francisco and Seattle Sullivans. Now get ready to fall in love with the New York Sullivans! BOOK DESCRIPTION: Suzanne Sullivan doesn't need a bodyguard. After all, she's one of the most successful digital security specialists in the world―so she can most certainly take care of herself despite the problems she's been running into lately...
  • Total Submission by Roxy Sloane

    Total Submission by Roxy Sloane

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Her secrets are tearing us apart, but I can’t give up on us yet. When I’m with her, the beast inside me is tamed. My every craving sated by her gentle touch. I won’t let her go without a fight. No matter what the cost, I will protect her. She belongs to me now. *Part three of the sensual, suspenseful new serial*.
  • Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel

    Her Maryland Crabby Daddy by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Geographically UnDesirable. Crabs, good friends, and beer. That's pretty much what Ethan Davies' life consists of, and he's not looking to change it. He's certainly not looking for his sister's gorgeous, curvy best friend to turn his bachelor pad into her temporary home away from the Big Apple...
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    new adult  bdsm  m-f  contemporary  humor  length-short
  • His Property by Hannah Ford

    His Property by Hannah Ford

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Whips. Chains. Punishments. This is my world now, every since gorgeous billionaire Liam Rutherford pushed me into the back of his expensive black SUV, forcing me to live with him at his fancy penthouse apartment in New York City, holding me as collateral for my father’s gambling debt. He claims I don’t have to do anything I’m not comfortable with...
  • Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton

    Pinch Me by Tymber Dalton

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Laura Spaulding awakens in a hospital to learn a vicious attack has stolen her memories, all she has are her strong, instinctive emotions for close friends and her fiancé, Rob. Rob Carlton is more than just Laura’s fiancé—he’s also her Master...
  • His Curvy Temptation by Jenna Cook

    His Curvy Temptation by Jenna Cook

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She's off limits. But for her, I'm ready to break all the rules. Reckless. Rough. Ruled by my impulses. That's the man I used to be. I've spent the last ten years rebuilding myself. Becoming a man who follows the law. Obeys the rules. Respects the limits. But then she walks into my office. Soaking wet, wide-eyed, and afraid. Temptation on a silver platter. Putty in my hands...
  • Kissing Kosta by Mia Madison

    Kissing Kosta by Mia Madison

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "There's the kind of sass that gets you kissed . .. and then there's the kind that gets you spanked. ". Constantine "Kosta" Adamo is all man . .. and I shouldn't even be thinking about him. He's too old for me. Too worldly. Too dangerous. It only makes me want him more. Playing with his fire is sure to get me burned . .. and it'll be worth every scorching second...
  • Unleashed: Volume 2 by Callie Harper

    Unleashed: Volume 2 by Callie Harper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enjoy the heat as the bargain begins, and finally discover what went down between Declan and Kara during those long, hot summer nights six years ago on the ranch. Declan. I finally had her, the woman I’d craved for years. Under my control, within my power for one week. She was a born sub, she just didn’t know it yet. She needed her dom to train her, teach her how much she needed to serve...
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    new adult  bdsm  m-f  contemporary  length-novella
  • Forever After by S. E. Lund

    Forever After by S. E. Lund

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author S. E. Lund comes Book Five of the Unrestrained Series, FOREVER AFTER:. New parents Drake and Kate start their life together facing the adverse publicity of a trial that exposes Drake's secret life as a Dominant in Manhattan's BDSM community. Will the fallout destroy their happy ever after?
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    new adult  m-f  bdsm  contemporary  length-medium
  • Faithfully: A Club Decadence Novella by Maddie Taylor

    Faithfully: A Club Decadence Novella by Maddie Taylor

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the summer of 1979, single, smart, college-bound Joanna Beckett has her eye on the future. She isn't looking for love, but when she runs into Captain Peter Davis, who is nearly ten years her senior, she is smitten and falls for his warm heart, sharp mind, and commanding embrace. Despite his commitment to his career, Peter can't resist funny, flirtatious Joanna...
  • What He Bargains by Hannah Ford

    What He Bargains by Hannah Ford

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Introducing WHAT HE BARGAINS, book nineteen in the hot and sexy bestselling WHAT HE WANTS series by Hannah Ford. .. PLEASE NOTE: This book contains the entire series of THE DEBT by Kelly Favor as a bonus book. WHAT HE BARGAINS is the length of a normal WHAT HE WANTS book. Twenty-one-year-old law student Charlotte Holloway isn’t the type of girl to lust after things she can’t have...
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    new adult  bdsm  m-f  contemporary  length-epic
  • Taming the Tease by Golden Angel

    Taming the Tease by Golden Angel

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Rick Winter is tired of playing empty scenes with submissives, only to return home alone. He wants what he sees his friends getting - a real relationship with submissives who love them. Unfortunately, since his move to be closer to his friends and Stronghold, the kink club he goes to, the only woman that's really sparked his interest not only isn't a submissive, she's his neighbor...
  • Mountain Man Fixated by Olivia T. Turner

    Mountain Man Fixated by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I’m a city girl. I don’t do nature. It sucks. Bugs, bears, poison ivy. You name it, I hate it. So, when my niece asks me to accompany her on a camping trip, I’m horrified. But I’m a good aunt, so I say yes. Well, that was a huge mistake. One of many. Forgetting the bug spray. That was a mistake. So was thinking I could control a canoe. Spoiler alert: I can’t...
  • UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman

    UNTamed by Jaxson Kidman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I still am the dirty, poor girl…. …with everyone staring right at me. Look. I took on ‘the Rulz’. Those who do that never get a happy ending in life. So why would I expect anything less? Secrets from my past come to the surface, and the last person I expect to see shows up. I have to question who is a friend, who is fake, and who is an enemy. I’m not rich...
  • What He Seeks by Hannah Ford

    What He Seeks by Hannah Ford

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Introducing WHAT HE SEEKS, book twenty in the hot and sexy bestselling WHAT HE WANTS series by Hannah Ford. .. Twenty-one-year-old law student Charlotte Holloway isn’t the type of girl to lust after things she can’t have. But when she starts working for the sexy and mysterious Noah Cutler, Charlotte can’t help but dream about the gorgeous billionaire, even though she knows it’s just a fantasy...
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    new adult  bdsm  m-f  contemporary
  • Rocked in the Dark by Clara Bayard

    Rocked in the Dark by Clara Bayard

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With everything to lose…. Julia has fought and struggled to get exactly where she wants to be. On a huge nationwide tour, singing her songs, living life on her own terms. After a lifetime of ups and downs, the curvy beauty knows all too well that fame and success are fleeting and nothing is certain. Passion blooms…...
  • Outer Core by Sigal Ehrlich

    Outer Core by Sigal Ehrlich

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Hayley makes a resolution to wear Daniel’s ring and embrace everything it stands for, to declare her insecurities and doubts R. I. P, it’s all good in theory…. That is until the winds of change shift. Shift and swift by, bringing along past mistakes and new revelations, which threaten the balance of their relationship...
  • Rugby God by J.J. Loraine

    Rugby God by J.J. Loraine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This is a sweet, steamy, OTT, stand-alone romance short about an older Alpha man and a younger, curvy woman. Jack. Some people say you’ve got to work hard to play hard… but me, I just play hard…. What else would I do when I’ve already gotten so far on talent alone…? Sure I could be even better, but I’m happy with where I’m at…. Until I see her…...
  • Blacklist Hookup by Sadie Haller

    Blacklist Hookup by Sadie Haller

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Looking to hook up with a kinky fellow celebrity near you when nobody--literally nobody--can know you're the opposite of vanilla? There’s an app for that. Quietly warn a fellow actress not to be alone with a certain producer and… BOOM. I’m dumped from Hollywood’s A-list to everyone’s blacklist in the blink of an upload...
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    bdsm  alpha male  m-f  contemporary  length-short
  • Captivated by Jordan Silver

    Captivated by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
  • Drake Restrained 1 by S.E. Lund

    Drake Restrained 1 by S.E. Lund

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Drake Morgan, MD, Neurosurgeon, bass player, philanthropist – Dominant. He doesn’t do girlfriends, he doesn’t do sleepovers, and he certainly doesn’t do breakfast in bed the morning after...
  • Fearless by Annie Jocoby

    Fearless by Annie Jocoby

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BOOK ONE OF A PLANNED TRILOGY. BOOK TWO, SECRETS AND LIES, IS AVAILABLE NOW! *Warning* Strong language and sexual situations. Ends in MAJOR cliffhanger. Not for the faint of heart. :). Beautiful heiress Dalilah Gallagher, a former child art prodigy, has lost her way. Harsh criticism in her formative years has left her floundering and without the artistic voice that once centered her life...
  • Fear's Whisper by Poppy Flynn

    Fear's Whisper by Poppy Flynn

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Charlotte and Jake keep getting thrown together. After twelve years of crushing on the hot businessman she first met as a student at university, travel journalist Charlotte is more than prepared to see how things progress, but Jake keeps getting cold feet. When he walks away for the second time, Charlotte decides to explore the unusual lifestyle he keeps throwing up as a barrier...
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    bdsm  m-f  bondage  contemporary  length-long
  • Trusting the Mountain Man: The McAllister Men of Moonshine Ridge by Rocklyn Ryder

    Trusting the Mountain Man: The McAllister Men of Moonshine Ridge by Rocklyn Ryder

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ash McAllister My brothers and I grew up right here in Moonshine Ridge, running as wild as the mountains we live in. As an experienced part of the local volunteer rescue and recovery crew, I've recovered more than one vehicle that wasn't equipped for the four by four trails that wind through the rugged landscape...
  • Dark Frame by Iris Blaire

    Dark Frame by Iris Blaire

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    First Harvard, and now the national expansion of East Park Exposed. Evan Cosette will have to choose one or the other. But not yet. E. P. E. ’s new owner, A. J. Harrison, wants the fall launch issue shot in Boston. It will be Evan’s last go as Rylan Willow—sensual starlet of the underground magazine that made her famous. And she’ll have to shoot without Dallas...
  • Worth Fighting For by Zoe Blake

    Worth Fighting For by Zoe Blake

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She wasn't interested in dating a domineering Marine. He wasn't taking no for an answer. When you agree to help your best friend break into her ex-boyfriend’s apartment, you can expect a few complications. A half-naked, hot-as-hell Marine bursting in, demanding to know what is going on, is not one of them! Sage is an intelligent, independent woman...
  • Next Door Boss by Luke Steel

    Next Door Boss by Luke Steel

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's my new secretary, my new neighbor, and my newest desire. We met when her cat broke into my apartment. I'd opened my door to get the paper, and the damn hell-creature came rushing inside, tearing up my expensive leather couch like it was on a mission. I was furious. .. until she came chasing after it. Demi is gorgeous-- I could get lost in the curls on her head, and the curves on her body...
  • His Curvy Woman by Sam Crescent

    His Curvy Woman by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ace Heart has always been the bad boy. Women have fallen at his feet, begging for him, but he has only ever wanted one girl. Throughout high school, he watched her from afar but never got close. His time to claim her as his own passed, and she moved away. Three years ago, though, she came back, and she’s now working for him. He can’t hold back any longer...
  • Geoffrey's Rules by Emily Tilton

    Geoffrey's Rules by Emily Tilton

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    For as long as she can remember, Chloe has imagined what it would be like to be utterly and completely dominated by a man. When she meets Geoffrey—a man who can make her blush red with shame and quiver with lust at the same time with nothing more than a word or a glance—Chloe begins to wonder if her fantasy could become reality. As hot as her desire burns, though, Chloe struggles with herself...
  • Smolder by Aly Martinez

    Smolder by Aly Martinez

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Mateo Rodriguez was something of an anomaly. The majority of the world viewed him as a ruthless criminal with no respect for life or law. However, the man I knew was gentle and caring, catering to my every desire. He would have been the perfect man, if only he would have left his life of crime behind and. chosen me. So there we were—for five years—in love and at a stalemate...
  • Kelsey's Keeper by Trent Evans

    Kelsey's Keeper by Trent Evans

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    He promised to keep her in line. He kept her as his instead. His best friend's twenty-year-old daughter should have been absolutely off-limits for Max Williams, but Kelsey Burke's flirting and teasing have finally pushed him too far. She's going to get what she's been asking for, and it's not going to be anything like her naïve fantasies. It will be on his terms, not hers...
  • Some Sugar by Sam Crescent

    Some Sugar by Sam Crescent

    Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Faith Bryant has two problems. One, she can’t stand her neighbor, and two, she can’t stop thinking about him. Hunter Graham is sexy, sinful, and totally off-limits. For a year, he’s played the main role in all of her fantasies. Only now, she doesn’t want him there. After seeing a few women—and a couple of men—leave his apartment crying, she knows he’s a bad guy...
  • Teased by Fire by Molly O'Hare

    Teased by Fire by Molly O'Hare

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Olive has always been content living an anti-social existence while letting the characters she writes about fulfill her wild side. She’s worked hard to achieve a zero human interaction life. However, that came to an end when out of nowhere her best friend announced she’s moving out, and her brother was moving in...
  • His Mountain Hostage by Jane Henry

    His Mountain Hostage by Jane Henry

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Leila. I work for myself,. I follow my own rules,. And I do both well. Until the day Ransom comes for me. A dark alley. A stranger in the night. I wake up in a cabin in the mountains. Tied to his bed. He demands payback. Submission. Obedience. But nothing is as it seems,. and I’m hiding a secret. Now I’m bound to him…. His captive. His plaything…. His mountain hostage.
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