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Playing for Keeps
Part #1 of "Neighbor from Hell" series by R. L. Mathewson
Romance / Paranormal / Young Adult
Done with being the world\'s biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to start changing. The first thing that she was going to do was to put a stop to all the crap that her aggravating neighbor put her through. What she hadn\'t expected was to be sucked into his world, but Haley has a game plan and she won\'t let herself forget what the bad boy next door is capable of. The last thing that Jason expected was for his shy little neighbor to go Rambo on him over some ruined flowers, but he quickly got over it once he realized exactly what he\'d been missing. After he decides to take her under his wing, he can\'t help but notice how nicely she fits in his life. Now the only thing left to do was to convince her that this is anything but a game.
Playing For Keeps
Chris Pullen
For every player that makes it into the ranks of professional football there are many thousands of others that don't. Many drift into semi-professional football, but that doesn't mean their dream of playing in the top-flight has died. For the majority, the flame still burns brightly. Matt is one of the thousands of players who juggle the demands of playing semi-professional football with a full-time job. Playing as a goalkeeper for Reigate Athletic in the Isthmian League, his life is further complicated when he meets and falls in love with Anna, an American girl, who initially fails to understand his obsession with 'soccer'. But as Reigate Athletic make their way through the early rounds of the FA Cup, she slowly begins to appreciate what football means not only to Matt, but also to the club, and to the town. Despite struggling with an injury, Matt continues to impress during the cup run and out of the blue gets a call from a scout representing Premier League side...
Playing for Keeps
Elizabeth Schechter
Award-winning author Elizabeth Schechter takes us to a faraway world where dominance and submission are far more than a bedroom game. Rakesh is one of the most skilled of the Collared, the men and women who serve in the Arena to fulfill the unique needs of the super-soldiers known as Swords. The Swords were genetically altered to be strong, fast, tough, and deadly. But if they don't exercise their aggression regularly, they become a danger to those around them. At the Arena, the Collareds accept what the Swords dish out, whether pleasure or pain. Virin, a mid-ranking sword, takes Rakesh as his lover and hopes to rise high enough in rank that they may marry. But a storm is brewing. Former Collareds are disappearing, victims of a dark conspiracy of renegade soldiers that conspires to utterly control the nation of Tyrese and destroy all who oppose them. And they have their eyes on Rakesh."Elizabeth...
Playing for Keeps
Jill Shalvis
Romance / Contemporary / Chick Lit
FIRST TIME AVAILABLEIf you're planning on falling in love...When it comes to the confident, charismatic Caleb Parker, Sadie Lane feels the spark—the kind that comes from rubbing each other the wrong way. She's yoga pants, he's a suit. She's a tattoo artist, he's a straight-laced mogul. But after they accidentally co-rescue an abandoned dog from a storm, Sadie sees a vulnerable side to the seemingly invincible hottie.you'd better be sure...Caleb doesn't do emotions. Growing up the underdog, he's learned the hard way to build up an impenetrable wall. Perfect for business. Disastrous for relationships. He's never worried about it before—not until he finally gets behind Sadie's armor and begins to fall.... someone is there to catch you.Both guarded and vulnerable, Sadie and Caleb are complete opposites. Or are they? Shocked at their undeniable connection, can...
For the Rush (Playing for Keeps #3)
Amber Garza
Fiction
Chloe Martin, Band Geek. Holden Reece, Popular Jock. These are their labels. But it's not who they are. Chloe Martin loves music. It's her passion. But being involved in the school band offers more heartache than fulfillment. Football defines Holden Reece. It always has. He wins football games – not for himself, but for everyone else. A random encounter at the gym throws Chloe and Holden together. Stripped of their labels they are able to be themselves. With social statuses and expectations set aside, a relationship begins to blossom. But when they return to school can they abandon the roles that have been forced on them in order to embrace the rush of being together?
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For the Game
Part #2 of "Playing for Keeps" series by Amber Garza
Fiction
London Miller is a survivor. She’s suffered through more than her share of heartache and struggles, but with Cooper in her life, she feels strong enough to overcome anything. Even with him away at college, she knows he is in her heart – and her life – for the long haul. Cooper Montgomery is a winner. Losing has never been an option for him. Not in baseball, not in school, not in life. He’s worked hard to gain a spot on the Fallbrook Falcon’s baseball team and it should be the best time of his life. He’s living his dream and now that he has London, his life finally feels complete. When unexpected obstacles arise, both London and Cooper are faced with new challenges that threaten to tear them apart. They've fought so hard to be together. Can London survive what fate throws her way? And can Cooper win when there is more at stake than just the game?
Playing for Keeps
Cherry Adair
Romance / Mystery & Thrillers / Fiction
Flight Attendant Danica Cross has a very bad feeling about this flight. The only passengers are el Presidente Palacios's young son and his entourage of bodyguards. One minute everything is going along smoothly, and the next all hell breaks loose. Danica's last thoughts right before the crash are of her ex-husband, Jon Raven, and that she still loves him. Jon Raven is going out of his mind. When he hears about the plane crash, his heart nearly stops. But it's when he surveys the crash site that Jon knows he has to find Danica and bring her back where she belongs...in his arms. Jon finds her in San Cristóbal drugged and bruised. His instincts are screaming that it's time to get Danica and get the heck out of Dodge. Playing For Keeps is all about second chances. Jon has never stopped loving Danica, and if he has his way, there will be no divorce. Danica is a strong woman, but she becomes putty in Jon's hands. That's the way it's always been and it looks as if it will always be.
Playing for Keeps
LuAnn McLane
Contemporary / Romance / Fiction
Olivia Lawson is peeved when ex-ace pitcher turned soap opera star Noah Falcon roars back into Cricket Creek, Kentucky, after all these years, to take the lead opposite her in the community theater's summer play. Noah's beloved hometown is having major financial woes and needs his status to turn this small-town play into a big-time hit. But Noah has bigger plans for this small town. And this time he's determined to show Olivia he's not just playing around-he's playing for keeps.
For the Save (Playing for Keeps #4)
Amber Garza
Fiction
Addison West is broken. Last year tragedy struck her family, destroying everything she loved. Now she’s trying desperately to pick up the pieces after her brother’s suicide, hiding her wounds behind piercings and a tough, aloof exterior. But she knows she’s fighting a losing battle. Sawyer Ridley is lost. After witnessing his teammate’s murder, he’s plagued by nightmares and panic attacks. With the nickname Riddles, Sawyer was always one for a joke, but he can’t find anything to laugh about anymore. He’s devastated, and not even football offers him comfort or solace. On the outside, Addison and Sawyer have nothing in common. But when they meet in group counseling, their shared grief immediately bonds them. As their relationship grows, the walls they’ve built around themselves begin to come down. But just as old wounds begin to heal, new, more painful ones emerge. Can Addison and Sawyer save each other from the grief that threatens to destroy them both? **
Playing for Keeps
Glenda Horsfall
Matt is worried! Their relationship is in trouble. Cassie has been begging him to add role-play to their lovemaking, but the kind of role Cassie wants him to play leaves him cold. When he discovers her stash of erotic romance novels, he comes to suspect that what she really wants is dominance. Matt takes Cassie away for the weekend to celebrate her birthday. She is disappointed that the ‘highlight’ of the weekend is to be a costume party. A costume party is not the kind of role-play she’s fantasized about. She is surprised when she realizes it will be a party for two and that Matt has actually taken her to a BDSM club. Cassie agrees to be his ‘love slave’ for the weekend and promises to obey all her ‘Master’s’ commands. Matt is surprised at her enthusiasm and is turned on by her ready acceptance of his domination. At last, he understands her desire to role-play and Matt indulges her fantasies, along with a few of his own. However, the weekend away has changed their relationship and has taken them in a direction he hadn’t foreseen. Now he’s wondering if they can survive the changes.
Playing For Keeps
Samantha Lind
Friends with benefits—it never works. Someone always ends up wanting more.What happens when both want more, but neither will tell the other?Richard Murphy has been in the NHL for fifteen years, playing the game he loves. But with retirement looming in the next few years, he's ready to settle down and start a family. There's only one woman he wants that with, but she's put him firmly into the friends—with benefits—category. Can he change her mind and heart, and prove to her he's playing for keeps? Madison O'Neal has been a lover of sports since she was young. She and her dad bonded over them, both during and after her mother lost her battle with breast cancer. Her love of sports led to a successful career as a sports agent. As much as she loves her job, what she really wants is a family—and someone to call her own. But the one man she's head-over-heels in love with has her in the friends—with incredible...
Playing For Keeps
Mur Lafferty
Superpowers are great when they're useful. But what if you have a crappy power? Underpowered misfits band together to fight corrupt superheroes and manipulative supervillains, and soon no one can tell who the good guys are.
Playing For Keeps (Emerald Lake Billionaires 2)
Part #2 of "Emerald Lake Billionaires" series by Leeanna Morgan
Romance / Mystery / Ebooks
Three billionaires, an emerald lake, and a lifetime's worth of happy endings.
For the last five years, Ryan Evans has been riding the wave of country music super-stardom. He has everything he’s ever wanted, more money than he knows what to do with, and a reputation that’s been shredded to a pulp.
With a crazy ex-wife on the loose, he heads to Montana to hide from the media frenzy that’s about to hit. But instead of finding blue skies that stretch into forever and more cows than people, he finds Sophie Elliott standing in the middle of a deserted road.
Sophie is in trouble. When Ryan finds her on the side of the road she has two choices – keep running or take a chance with a man who offers to solve her top two issues. She doesn’t need to think hard about her answer. With a drug company stalking her and a sexy man offering her more than she expects, it’s enough to make her scientific brain explode.
With more than his career at stake, Ryan has to convince Sophie that what they have is more real than anything either of them have known. But that means giving up a part of himself that he’s never shared with anyone, and he doesn’t know if either of them are ready for that. Especially when Sophie tells him the most deadliest secret of all.
Discover the magic of Emerald Lake in the second book in the Emerald Lake Billionaires series.
Playing for Keeps
Whiskey Starr
Hunter Michael lives and embraces the rocker life to the fullest. He enjoys the 'no' responsibility life and having a different woman or three when in the mood. It all changes the night his actions affect someone other than himself. Shelly McKnight's life if uneventful and she likes it like that. She doesn't do drama. Her crazy roommate, on the other hand, thrives on it, which puts Shelly in a predicament when she has to bail her out of jail. One that cost her more than she was prepared to give. When two lives collide by accident, throwing irresponsibility against responsible can Hunter and Shelly find compromise. Or will Hunter's carefree ways of living come back, proving opposites do attract—they just don't last.
Playing for Keeps
Suzanne Weyn
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Children's Books / Young Adult
New friends, old rivalries, and the amazing place that brings them together...welcome back to Wildwood Stables! Taylor Henry thinks Wildwood Stables is perfect—even if it needs repair and a lot more money, it's become a home to her and her new horse, Prince Albert. And as soon as Taylor trains Prince Albert to give lessons, Wildwood will be in business! But the gelding refuses to let anyone ride him except Taylor. Can she convince Prince Albert to earn his keep? Or will Taylor need the help of her worst enemy to save her beloved new home?
Playing For Keeps
Houston, Michelle
Long ago, mortals worshipped the deities of Olympus , which in turn gave them purpose. Often the immortals mingled with those who pleased them, taking lovers where they wished, but rarely allowing their lives to be affected by them. In the modern age, with mortals believing in them less and less, quite a few of the Olympians have withdrawn, ignoring the mortal realm completely. Some live partially among the mortals, but return often to Olympus . A select few found themselves fascinated with the mortal world, and chose to completely live among mortals, some even finding love. Worshiped: Pothos (God of Passion), Himeros (God of Sexual Desire) and the mortal Alicia. A Wish and a Threesome: Nike, Athena, and the mortal Chris.
Playing For Keeps
Deborah Fletcher Mello
As an accomplished architect, single dad of teenage twin girls, and co-owner of The Playground, Raleigh's hottest jazz and blues club, it's an understatement to say Malcolm Cobb has his hands full. Add to that an ex-wife who knows how to bring the drama, it's no surprise he has little time or inclination for a personal life. But when he spots stunning, voluptuous Cilla Jameson, he's suddenly considering rearranging his schedule and setting aside his concerns. . .Independent and successful, Cilla would love to be in love. But when it comes to men, she has a lengthy list of requirements. And "no children" is at the top. Yet she can't help being intrigued by Malcolm. He's handsome, fascinating, respectful--and up for a challenge. But is Cilla? After all, the man has baggage--and it is fully packed. Can she handle the ex who's determined to keep him single? Or the twins who are not quite the angels Malcolm thinks? She'll have to decide, if she wants to play for keeps. . .
Playing for Keeps
Rosa Temple
Love, Life, and a Whole Lotta Handbags Having papered over the cracks in her relationship with artist boyfriend Anthony, Magenta Bright is fully focused on opening her first shop on the King's Road – and on coaching her best friend – vodka-swilling, catty supermodel Anya – through her unexpected pregnancy. But with Anthony away in Italy on a lucrative commission, the distance between them is more than metaphoric. And then Magenta's ex, Hugo, shows up, the man she once lost her heart to. At one time there was nothing more important to Magenta than fashion and fun, and throwing herself into every drama that passes her way. But now Magenta's world is rocked by questions of life and death, and how she would cope if the people closest to her were gone for good. At work, she can't seem to put a foot wrong, but in her personal life she's her own worst enemy. And the stakes have never been higher...
Playing for Keeps anfh-1
Part #1 of "A Neighbor from Hell" series by R. L. Mathewson
Romance / Paranormal / Young Adult
Done with being the world's biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to change starting with the aggravating neighbor who has too much charm and not enough restraint. What she didn't expect was to be sucked into his world, but Haley has a game plan and she won't let herself forget just what the bad boy next door is capable of. The last thing Jason expected was for his little shy neighbor to go Rambo on him over some ruined flowers. After he decides to take her under his wing he can't help but notice that she fits very nicely in his life. Now the only thing left is to convince her that this is anything but a game.
Playing for Keeps
Shiloh Walker
Romance / Fantasy
Some things are worth playing for keeps.Jacob has always been part of Dana Cochran's life. They've lived next door to each other for years, they've dated on and off and now they see each other through work. But their timing has just never been right, and when Dana invites Jacob over to play with her and Mason Caldwell...things get complicated.Doctor Jacob McCoy loves Dana. So much so, that he's even willing to share her with Mason Caldwell. But a red-hot threesome isn't all that Jacob wants from Dana.When tragedy strikes their fledging relationship, Jacob has to convince Dana that pushing him away isn't the answer. He wants to be in her life forever. And some things are worth fighting for.
