Jerks of Miami Series by Amaryllis Lanza

I’m Katrina Sanchez and I have to marry Mark Finley, the bully who made my life miserable in high school. I hate everything about Mark – his icy blue eyes, his sneering smile, his bulked-up tattooed body, his insufferable grumpiness and bossy attitude. But my dad is in real trouble and if I don’t marry Mark, Dad will lose everything.I don’t know why Mark is insisting on this sham of a marriage, either, other than he wants to torture me for life. Well, I’m not having it... moreI’m Katrina Sanchez and I have to marry Mark Finley, the bully who made my life miserable in high school. I hate everything about Mark – his icy blue eyes, his sneering smile, his bulked-up tattooed body, his insufferable grumpiness and bossy attitude. But my dad is in real trouble and if I don’t marry Mark, Dad will lose everything.I don’t know why Mark is insisting on this sham of a marriage, either, other than he wants to torture me for life. Well, I’m not having it. He can have me as a wife, but he can’t have my heart. He’s taken everything else, but that belongs to me.Publisher’s Note: This contemporary romance contains elements of mystery, suspense, danger, sensual scenes, power exchange and is intended for adults only. less

I’m Cindy Lopez and I’ve always been a good girl—which gets really exhausting after a while, to be honest. Now that I’m in college, keeping up my good girl status is even harder. The devil in torn fatigues, Erik, isn’t making things easier for me. He’s a jerk, rough and mean sometimes, but he makes me melt like helado in the sun, and he’s a good listener when I’m confessing my darkest desires. Yes, it’s a trap. I know I’m falling for it. I don’t really care... moreI’m Cindy Lopez and I’ve always been a good girl—which gets really exhausting after a while, to be honest. Now that I’m in college, keeping up my good girl status is even harder. The devil in torn fatigues, Erik, isn’t making things easier for me. He’s a jerk, rough and mean sometimes, but he makes me melt like helado in the sun, and he’s a good listener when I’m confessing my darkest desires. Yes, it’s a trap. I know I’m falling for it. I don’t really care. If sinning with the devil can be so heavenly, then I’ll let myself be damned. I just hope I recover when he eventually breaks my heart.I’m Erik Rowland and when I first see Cynthia, I decide she’s mine. Yes, there is a reason I’ve shown up in her life and it’s supposed to be strictly business, but that flies out the window when we connect in person. I’m not the person she thinks I am, I’m much darker, but together we become unstoppable. She awakens a part of me I don’t often show, if anyone harms her they’ll feel my wrath. I’m the only person who is allowed to cause her pain, thankfully, we both relish it.This is book two in the Jerks of Miami series. Each book stands alone with new characters.Publisher’s Note: This dark contemporary, mystery, suspense romance is intended for adults only and contains themes of consensual non-consent, BDSM, heavy power exchange, violence, and sensual scenes. There are possible triggers for some readers. There is a guaranteed happily ever after. less

I’m Ana Rosa Silva and I have one marketable skill – a knack for working with jerks, but never for long. When my Temp agency sends me on assignment for the biggest grouse in Miami, they make me a tempting offer: Convert to permanent and earn a $1,000 bonus. But working for Patrick Black—the grumpy boss who just took over a clothing factory in Hialeah—proves insufferable. This dominant Conan is just my type and pushes every button. I need to focus on work, but all he’s doing is turning me on... moreI’m Ana Rosa Silva and I have one marketable skill – a knack for working with jerks, but never for long. When my Temp agency sends me on assignment for the biggest grouse in Miami, they make me a tempting offer: Convert to permanent and earn a $1,000 bonus. But working for Patrick Black—the grumpy boss who just took over a clothing factory in Hialeah—proves insufferable. This dominant Conan is just my type and pushes every button. I need to focus on work, but all he’s doing is turning me on.Having an office romance is a big no-no. An office romance with a man more than twice my age is just a terrible idea. Falling for the jerk, whom everyone I work with hates, is crazy. But Patrick is everything I’ve ever dreamt of in a man. When he makes me an offer I can’t refuse, he also breaks my heart, but I’m determined to prove I’m up to the challenge. I think I can tame him before he tames me. As business and pleasure mingle to the point of torture, I have to decide. Will I come to my senses and make my own way, or fall on my knees for the jerk?This is book three in the Jerks of Miami series and is a standalone with its own HEA.Publisher’s Note: This contemporary age-gap romance contains elements of insta-love, danger, action, adventure, sensual scenes and power exchange. less

I’m Josie Whitty and I’m just trying to get through college without having a nervous breakdown, which isn’t easy when you have to work three jobs, pay your own way, and look after a mom who has totally fallen apart. I don’t have time for any nonsense. If the Tamiami campus Casanova—Antonio Prince—doesn’t leave me alone, I swear I’m going to put sugar in his gas tank... moreI’m Josie Whitty and I’m just trying to get through college without having a nervous breakdown, which isn’t easy when you have to work three jobs, pay your own way, and look after a mom who has totally fallen apart. I don’t have time for any nonsense. If the Tamiami campus Casanova—Antonio Prince—doesn’t leave me alone, I swear I’m going to put sugar in his gas tank. I don’t even know what he’s playing at coming after me like this, unless it’s all a trick, unless I’m some sort of bet he’s got going with his friends—a virgin to add to his long list of conquests.Well, he’s got another think coming. If he wrestles with a Whitty, he’ll be dinner for gators. Whittys don’t mess around. When he shows up at our duplex in Sweetwater with a peace offering, I smell a rat, but Mom has other ideas. Now it seems I’m dating the jerk. That doesn’t mean I have to like him. Even if he’s desperately hot, and he makes my insides melt. Even if… No. Just. No. I’m smarter than that.This is book four in the Jerks of Miami series and is a standalone with its own HEA.Publisher’s Note: This dark, contemporary friends to lovers romance contains elements of danger, mystery, sensual scenes, possible triggers for some readers and power exchange. less

I’m Charlotte Taylor and I’m what my work frenemy Rachel Williams calls professionally pretty, but I’m no fool. Working as a dancer at the Golden Clam club in North Miami Beach helps pay my way through school. I make no apologies for that. I can leap into a split and rise again on my toes like nobody’s business. I do not now, nor ever will, fall for love. I’ve got big plans and even bigger bills... moreI’m Charlotte Taylor and I’m what my work frenemy Rachel Williams calls professionally pretty, but I’m no fool. Working as a dancer at the Golden Clam club in North Miami Beach helps pay my way through school. I make no apologies for that. I can leap into a split and rise again on my toes like nobody’s business. I do not now, nor ever will, fall for love. I’ve got big plans and even bigger bills.That’s why, when Lucas Torres, the professional playboy and absolute jerk who comes to my show every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, offers me a fake date for money, I say, sure. After all, it’s just his little sister’s wedding, and I don’t have any other plans for Saturday. It’s not my fault if everyone got the wrong idea about us and now we’re fake entangled.Do I feel a thrill and a bit of a chill each time he darkens my door for another fake-out? Yes. Does he make my breath catch when he gets all bossy and dominant on me? Also, yes. But that means nothing. When he finally ends this pretense, I’ll get over Lucas the jerk faster than I can spin upside down on a pole. Right? Yeah.This is book five in the Jerks of Miami series and can be enjoyed independently.Publisher’s Note: This contemporary, dark, enemies to lovers romance contains elements of danger, mystery, suspense, action, adventure, sensual scenes, menage, and power exchange. less

I’m Jenny Banks and I’m pretty sure I should stop drinking mojitos now. Not that I can get one right this minute, but honestly, I’d settle for a beer. After a college party that is mostly a blur, I find myself stuck in a stranger’s house somewhere in South Dade, way too near the zoo, as hurricane Hank tries to take the roof off. Juan Ruiz—said stranger —is being a total jerk about it too... moreI’m Jenny Banks and I’m pretty sure I should stop drinking mojitos now. Not that I can get one right this minute, but honestly, I’d settle for a beer. After a college party that is mostly a blur, I find myself stuck in a stranger’s house somewhere in South Dade, way too near the zoo, as hurricane Hank tries to take the roof off. Juan Ruiz—said stranger —is being a total jerk about it too. It’s bad enough that I have like the worst hangover in history, and I’m terrified of storms, but does he have to make such a big deal about finding me passed out on the couch in the small office behind the den? I mean, I don’t want to be here either.But now there’s nowhere for me to go and I don’t just mean during the storm—which, oh my God, let’s never do that again—because we’re the last house standing for miles and my car flew away or somebody stole it. Now, I’m stuck here in the Hank-pocalypse with mister bossy pants— Juan—who has all these ideas about how I should live my life. Who asked him, anyway? Me. I’m the idiot who asked for this. In my defense, Juan is intense and hot, and he turns my legs to jelly. But now, every time he barks an order, I can’t help answering, ‘Yes, sir.’ It’s becoming a bad habit. Please send help.This is book six in the Jerks of Miami series and can be enjoyed independently.Publisher’s Note: This age gap, dark, contemporary romance is intended for adults only and contains elements of mystery, suspense, action, adventure, sensual scenes, power exchange, and a happily ever after. less