First impressions don't have to be everything. But second, third, fourth impressions create a reputation, and those are hard to break. In the public eye, where everybody is tuned in to your every move, and behind the scenes, where certain people are privy to the real you... or at least what they perceive you to be. Jordan Johnson is a man under pressure - from his teammates, fans, family, and the one person who wants to see him succeed as badly as he wants it for himself. He'll do whatever he has to in order to not let anyone down... and maybe find an unanticipated connection along the way. Nicole Richardson is a woman with a purpose - prove herself worthy of her place in a male-dominated field. Fiercely competitive, wielder of tough love and motivation, and terrible at dealing with things outside of her control. Between making sure the players are thriving, and coping with a changing family dynamic, a relationship isn't even on her radar. Denying their chemistry would be a waste of words, but giving in isn't an option. A season on the line. Reputations at stake. The threat of seeing their personal lives played out on the evening highlights. With all of that swirling around them, Jordan and Nicole have to decide if it's worth the effort to make the play... or take a knee. Love Belvin and Christina C. Jones collaborate on a series of football romance, staring two football greats who so happen to be in for the biggest play of their lives: for their hearts. Quarterback, Trent Bailey, and wide receiver, Jordan Johnson, give their all out on the green. But what happens when the two friends encounter true love? Take on Connecticut Kings' finest and journey through their discovery of developing themselves as men, and exploring love.
Jaclyn Love is a magnet for trouble - it seems to follow her wherever she goes.Unfortunately for Kadan Davenport, she also seems to be a magnet for him - even after a disastrous first impression that leaves him - literally - black and blue.Jaclyn is busy trying to find some sort of balance, and Kadan is just trying not to get swept up in the chaos. In a small city like Blakewood, it's hard to avoid each other... especially when each additional encounter makes them wonder if they really want to. "I Think I Might Love You" is a first-in-series novella.
It all came down to me.The one who followed the rules, never went looking for trouble - I kept to myself. I just wanted to take care of my family. To not constantly look over my shoulder, worried about the things that went bump in the night.I just wanted to survive.But that wasn't meant to be.As luck - or fate, or something - would have it, the trouble found me.I followed a rabbit through the wreckage of a half-ruined world to get back what was mine, and wound up at the end of it.In Wonderland.But there's nothing magical about it.(While Wonder does feature a central love story, it is not a contemporary romance novel)
A little unrequited love, a little deceit, a little anonymous encounter, and a little bit of unforgettable chemistry. This is three sexy short stories, about three women, with a focus on how one night of mind-blowing intimacy can change it all. If you're looking for a sweet, tender love story... this ain't it. (But I still think you'll enjoy it!
So much for happy endings...Thrust into a life and family that neither of them were looking for, Gabi Jacobs and Terrence Whitaker decide that they'll just make the best of it, because the have most important ingredient: Love. They fail...miserably. Through the ashes of their failed romantic relationship, they're able to form a different type of bond, one that allows them to effectively coparent their daughter, and even become friends. But is that enough? Constantly pulled together by chance and circumstance, will Gabi and Terrence decide to embark on a journey to finish what they started, or will they decide that it's best to leave the past in the past?" --
In this powerfully emotional New Adult novel, Avery has just met her hot upstairs neighbor. He’s irresistible. Tattooed. And a virgin. Nursing student Avery Michaels wants nothing to do with dating—she’s perfectly happy single. Privy to too many of her mother’s bad decisions and even worse taste in boyfriends, Avery can only handle a string of uncomplicated hookups whenever the mood strikes. When she meets smoking-hot tattoo artist Bennett, she wants him—for just one night. But he won’t accept a no-strings-attached arrangement. He lives by a straitlaced code of values based on his own troubled upbringing. Bennett sees something special in Avery, and he wants more from her. Way more. As Avery wrestles with her emotions for Bennett, danger and tragedy force them to open up to each other. And Avery must face the terrifying realization that she wants more from him too. So she needs to make a choice: Let Bennett go or finally let him in.
The sequel to Sweet Filthy Boy, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners, a story of friends, love, and lust. Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs.
Now that he's found them, he can't let them go. The last person Abe Armstrong thought would walk through the door of his gym is Rosemary Williams, the woman he once secretly married. Even more surprising is the little girl at her side--his daughter. It's been four years since Abe and Rosemary broke each other's hearts...and he hopes this time will be different. But first Abe must prove he's father and husband material. From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
Joia Love is all about... well, Joia. Her primary interests right now are how creative she can get with her video camera, how much weight she can bench press, and her social media brand.A man doesn't even factor into her top five.Especially not Theodore Graham, the ex-boyfriend committed to becoming her next boyfriend. Teddy's charm and funny demeanor aren't limited to his videos, and he's fully prepared to pull out all the stops to rekindle their college romance.In the midst of a shocking revelation, Joia is just trying to process it all, while Teddy is trying to secure his place at her side.She may not want a replay with Teddy, but as it turns out... she might need him after all."I Think I Might Need You" is book two in the Love Sisters Novella series.
The hope of a future for the broken begins in Mourning. Skip-tracer Renee Stratford-Knight's life plan changed upon her sister's murder. Instead of using her skills to find people, Renee opened New Beginnings a firm specializing in "vanishing" abused women. Now her ex-husband -and former business partner - Jonas Knight reenters her life asking about her most vulnerable client. Jonas knows his ex-wife helped embezzler Gina Howard elude the authorities and intends to bring the young woman to justice. When Renee is threatened, Jonas grows suspicious of his client's reason for finding his niece. In order to uncover the secret a teenager girl disappeared to keep, and a killer wants silenced, Jonas and Renee must struggle through distrust and the pain of their pasts to work together to save the life of teenage girl - and their own.
Jemma Love is beholden to no one, and wants nothing more than to keep it that way. She's built a lifestyle around the things she enjoys most - traveling, good food, and good... company.She doesn't need anything else.Except... Levi Anders throws a bit of a wrench in those plans. He just might be the perfect compliment to Jemma's way of life, and he's definitely not shy about making his intentions clear.He wants a place in her world, and wants her in his.Simple, right?Maybe.It's one thing to want something - and something else entirely to accept it.(I Think I Might Want You is a novella, and the final installment in the Love Sisters series)
The Virgin's Price by Melanie Milburne Australian millionaire Bryn Dwyer needed a wife – quickly, conveniently and temporarily. But not one of the empty–headed bimbos he usually had adorning his arm. Hot–headed Mia Forrester promised much more The Greek's Virgin by Trish Morey When Alexander Koutoufides seduced the young Saskia Prentice, it was for revenge. Now she's back and Alex decides to finish what he started...for pleasure! The Italian Billionaire's Virgin by Christina Hollis When Italian property magnate Antonio Michaeli–Isola finds out that Contessa Larissa Alfere–Tiziano has inherited a Tuscan palace, he is determined to reclaim his birthright and make the palazzo his own. If that means seducing and then disgracing the beautiful Contessa...then so be it!
The hope of a future for the broken begins in Mourning. Priscilla Thorn's heart broke when her son killed his wife and now shatters when her son takes his own life. Priscilla's grief-stricken soul finds little comfort knowing before he died, Samuel turned his life over to God. Priscilla believes for Samuel to receive forgiveness from the Heavenly Father, she must give it to Samuel's earthly father...her abusive ex-husband. Edgar Fritz is stunned when the woman he loves takes her dying ex-husband into her home. While Priscilla sees caring for her ex-husband as showing God's love, Edgar believes Stephen will use the opportunity for revenge. Edgar risks losing Priscilla's friendship by insisting the man hasn't changed his ways and has come back to hurt her one last time. Is Priscilla risking her life by insisting her ex-husband changed so the world -- and God -- will know her son had changed?
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In the 1990s, Los Angeles was home to numerous radical social and environmental eruptions. In the face of several major earthquakes and floods, riots and economic insecurity, police brutality and mass incarceration, some young black Angelenos turned to holy hip hop—a movement merging Christianity and hip hop culture—to “save” themselves and the city. Converting street corners to open-air churches and gangsta rap beats into anthems of praise, holy hip hoppers used gospel rap to navigate complicated social and spiritual realities and to transform the Southland’s fractured terrains into musical Zions. Armed with beats, rhymes, and bibles, they journeyed through black Lutheran congregations, prison ministries, African churches, reggae dancehalls, hip hop clubs, Nation of Islam meetings, and Black Lives Matter marches. Zanfagna’s fascinating ethnography provides a contemporary and unique view of black LA, offering a much-needed perspective on how music and religion intertwine in people's everyday experiences.
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