Sweet Temptations

An Arranged Marriage Standalone Mafia Romance. The first time Cassio meets his fiancée, she calls him "sir." After losing his wife, Cassio is left to take care of two small children while trying to establish his rule over Philadelphia. Now he needs a mother for his children and someone who can warm his bed at night. But in a world as traditional as his, choosing your wife is duty not pleasure.Rules have to be followed, traditions heeded. That's how he ends up with a woman-a girl-barely of age. She may not be what he and his children need, but she's lovely and a sweet temptation he can't resist. Giulia has always known she'll marry the man her father chose for her, but she never expects to be given to someone so much older. Suddenly she's supposed to be a mother to two small children when she hasn't even held a baby before.Giulia quickly realizes that Cassio isn't interested in a relationship on equal footing. Her mother has warned her that men of power, like Cassio, don't tolerate insolence. Tired of being treated as a nanny, Giulia decides to fight for her version of a happy family.

FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BREATHLESS TRILOGY MAYA BANKS He was a by-the-book cop who broke the rules in the bedroom... Micah Hudson has painful secrets he's run hard from. He has new friends, a new life, but he's about to be confronted with the one person who reminds him of all he's tried to forget--Angelina, the sister of his oldest friend David. She knows everything about his past, including how he and David fell in love with the same woman, and how they decided the best way to prevent her from tearing them apart was to share her between them. But then a terrible accident left Micah alone... She was willing to do anything to make him see the woman she'd become... Micah lost the two people who meant the most in the world to him. Angelina lost her only family. And she kept her deepest secret close to her heart. Her love for Micah. No longer willing to wait, she decides it's time to go after him and bring him to his knees. She knows his secrets, his desires, his kinks and fetishes, and she'll use whatever it takes to reel him in. Behind the easygoing, loves women exterior lies a man with dark needs and passions. She can give him what he wants. But will he decide she's what he needs?

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Aurora just wanted to run a treat shop, but life was never that simple when you lived with a Trickster Daemon. When said Daemon didn't show up for work, Aurora found herself working with a sexy Shifter from her past to find the missing young woman — preferably before the Daemon's brother tore their home to pieces. Aurora wasn't an investigator, but she was about to uncover a lot more than she bargained for while searching for her Daemon. ---- This stand-alone cozy fantasy was created with: -1 cup of fantasy creatures and worlds -1 cup of romance -1 cup of mystery -1 heaping tablespoon of magic -a pinch of coarse language -a dash of spice It was baked with a controlled shot of Drakoan Hellfaehr until the edges darkened while ensuring the centre stayed nice and... dare I say... moist. Then placed on a rack, cooled, and topped with a healthy layer of sweet happily ever after. It pairs nicely with a warm hot cocoa, onesie, and fluffy socks/slippers. (This story contains mature content.) Keywords (no spoilers here): cozy fantasy, cozy mystery, romantasy, fantasy romance, Fae romance, shapeshifter, dragon shifter, cat shifter, demon, shifter romance, elemental magic.

When Kate finds the courage to end her marriage of 10 years, she finds herself confronted with the terrifying world of online dating. Keen to hide them from the prying eyes of her daughters, Kate disguises the names of new men on her phone using a code based on her secret stash of treats. As Kate deals with the new-found hope and heartbreak that dating brings, the chocolate code becomes a hilarious personality profiling tool for all her dates, her sweet temptations: an old flame rekindled, the frustrating catfish, her big brother's best friend and the unstoppable pull of The Player. Kate has walked away from the security and comfort of her marriage to Dairy Milk. Who will win pride of place in her box of sweet temptations? Will it be the classy Green and Black's, the shocking Kinder Surprise, or the familiar Ferrero Rocher? Will Kate find Mr. Right? Or does chocolate become more than a way to laugh off her experiences, a lifeline to help face her fears of living alone surrounded by her growing family of cats? This is Kate's story to tell and she doesn't hold back.

In that perfect stranger, I found my fairytale… Olivia Cadwell—or Parker, if you wanted to know the truth—hadn't stepped into Leo Folley's world expected to want to stay. But when he encourages her to open her own bakery and make her dreams come true, and then offers to invest in the bakery to make sure it happens, she starts to have second thoughts about the plans she had for leaving. Of course, there are problems with the idea of staying. Her mother's boyfriend, who's still hunting her. Leo's inability to commit. And his newest plan, where he finally takes all the control out of her hands with the intention of reuniting her with a father she's never met and wants nothing to do with. When all the chips are down, Olivia has one very big decision to make: She's let him off the hook before. But is she willing to do it again? Or is this the time when Leo's need to be in control finally outdoes the love she's starting to feel for him… and the future she thought they could have together? A job is a job… until you're the bosses pretty woman. The Millionaire's Pretty Woman Series Book 1 – Perfect Stranger Book 2 – Captive Devotion Book 3 – Sweet Temptations Search Terms: billionaire romance, romance billionaire series, melody anne billionaire bachelors series, billionaire obsession, new adult romance, romance love triangle, romance love, sweet love story, billionaire romanc, true love, happily ever after, famos actor, hot and steamy, hot romance, bad boy, Alpha Bad Boy, Alpha male romance, contemporary romance and sex, billionaire, romance, new adult, contemporary romance, love and life, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, holiday, holiday romance, bilionaire romance, dark romance, romantic comedy, saga, women's saga

Brinley Delvaux loves to bake tempting treats that can change people’s lives. But when he moves to a quaint seaside town in order to alter his own, the last complication he needs is falling for Jack Brewer, a man whose sudden appearance messes up Brinley’s timetable to renovate the old Holberton place, as well as his plans for a quiet future. Worse, Jack is a normal human, whereas Brinley is one of the Gifted, with powers most people cannot comprehend and which Brinley isn’t at liberty to share. Spending time with Jack is potentially dangerous for at least one of them, and Brinley’s seeking a quiet future separate from his past with the Gifted community. There’s only one answer ... to use his powers to solve the problem of Jack. Aside from some personal trauma, what could possibly go wrong?