Showing results for "mike" in Contemporary

After constantly looking over my shoulder as I run for my life, I’m on the brink of giving up. On happiness. On love. On life. Which is why, when a familiar face shows up where I’m hiding, I shock myself by running again. Though, probably not as shocked as Zeus is when I run him off the road with my car. For some reason, my survival instinct is stronger than my mind is, and I find myself fighting for the life I’m not even sure I want.

Working undercover at a strip club is not my usual kind of job. If it weren’t a great opportunity to show the Mike Bravo team I can run my own op, I wouldn’t have agreed to it. When my boss asks me to befriend the biggest gossip in the establishment, the person who knows everything, I’m even more reluctant. Because that happens to be one of the dancers. The only dancer to catch my attention in all the wrong ways. I need to be professional or I will never prove I’m leadership material. Only problem is, the guy with the stage name Lemon makes me want to be anything but professional.

Curvy Model Gabriella steht kurz vor der Erfüllung ihres großen Traums: dem Launch ihrer ersten eigenen Dessous-Kollektion! Und so ist es für Gabriella selbstverständlich, Lio nun ihrerseits zu unterstützen, als er die Chance bekommt, seine Karriere als professioneller Freerunner voranzutreiben. Doch die gemeinsame Zeit wird schnell immer knapper, und ihr Leben gerät aus der Balance. Schon bald sehen sie sich einer ganz neuen Herausforderung entgegen: Können sie ihre große Liebe und ihre Beziehung retten, ohne ihre eigenen Träume aus den Augen zu verlieren?

It takes two to tango. Allegra Hart has been working her whole life to achieve one goal: become a principal ballerina. When her director starts holding auditions for the lead role in the company’s latest production, Allegra sees this as her chance—maybe her last chance. The catch? The...

NHL veteran Quinn Rhodes was supposed to be a one-time thing: just a hookup who kisses like a dream and screws like a god. Then, three weeks later, a freak accident threatens to destroy my debut NHL career before it begins. And if almost losing my spot on my team wasn't bad enough, I walk into my PT's office and find him assigned to my recovery. I can handle this, damn it. I can keep it professional. And for a short while, it seems like Quinn's willing to do the same. But it doesn't take long for the two of us to shut our mouths and let our bodies do the talking.

For Rori Mitchell, delulu is decidedly not the solulu. Getting her lick back is. What starts as chance encounter at a sporting event ends up being a perfect distraction from the chaos of a broken heart. Instead of throwing herself into work, she throws herself—for good or bad—into Tatum Wilder. An offensive tackle for the Connecticut Kings, Tatum is used to high-stakes games and intense scrutiny. On the field, he's a powerhouse; off the field, he's a country boy with gentleman tendencies . . . and a propensity toward knowing the right thing to say at all times. Well. Most of the time.

PRIDE parades can bring the unlikeliest together- Ward had never seen a more alluring creature. He'd change his world to keep this pup. Jax didn't understand why he wanted this mysterious older man so much, but he could be the master this pup needs. Only someone is getting in the way of all their fun, and Ward needs to figure out who before he loses everything.

If anyone could help me figure out who I was, it was Hudson Gatlin's former bodyguard, Thomas Kingsley. Blurb to come in Book 4 featuring Center, Mason Kennelly, and the former FBI agent Thomas Kingsley.

Rule number one: do to these men how they do to you. That was the rule Savanhi put into place after love and loyalty were shattered, or at least what she thought was love and loyalty. A rule she was hellbent on upholding until she crossed paths with Noble Paulson, Jr. Captivating and assuring, Savanhi dived into the depths of him, just for a night and a mutual agreement—no vested interest. If Noble knows anything about rules, they're made to be broken. His return home was ushered in by several uncertainties. However, there was one constant—he needed to be back in Savanhi's space.

Gray is committed to healing Jack’s insecurities and winning his closest friend’s love, finally. Years after the end of his long-term relationship, kind-hearted, successful Jack Storm is close to giving up on love, certain the romance part of him is broken and he’s destined to be alone forever. Gorgeous, confident Gray McClellan has been pining after Jack for most of his adult life, committed to being his friend until he’s ready for more. When their friends say Jack is ready to date, Gray jumps at the opportunity to finally shoot his shot.

One little mistake. That's all it took to ruin Alex Dresher's life. He was a prize winning investigative journalist, until he slept with a source. If it had been a woman, he would've been forgiven within weeks. Now, no one will hire him. During a conversation with Brendan, his best friend and wanna be lover, the subject of a reclusive writer, A.G. Evans, spurs Alex into action. The man never gave interviews. There were no photos of him, not even in the back of his books. He was a complete mystery.

Rebecca Elder's Heartbeats is a heartfelt, emotionally immersive debut that skillfully blends contemporary romance with profound themes of grief, fate, and healing. This story delivers both romantic chemistry and emotional catharsis, leaving a lasting impression long after the finale. At 27, Emmy is a freelance photographer in Chicago, a hopeless romantic at heart—yet haunted by the grief of losing her father as a teenager. No matter how much she longs for the kind of love her parents once shared, she can’t shake the feeling that she doesn’t deserve it.

Desperate to escape the dome of control my father has dropped over my life, I visit my brother in Texas with no plans to use my return ticket home. But after spending every cent of my savings to pay off my student loans, I need a job. Stat. Otherwise, I'll be forced to ask my brother for help and admit how bad things have gotten at home. So, when the production company I'm interviewing with in Sheet Cake, Texas, wants proof that I've got long-term roots here, I invent a fake local boyfriend. Which would have been fine had they not asked to meet him. Today.

Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey's classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty states. Since her divorce was final, Maggie Rafferty has lived for one man only: her ten-year-old son, Mike. A spunky kid who's just old enough to protest his mother's kisses, he's processing the divorce by focusing on Little League. No amount of Seattle rain will keep Maggie from being at every practice—but it's not just Mike she's excited to see.

When music teacher Andi Nelson suckers high school football coach Mike Kelly into making a bet he has no chance of winning, sparks fly! Ultimately, as Mike and Andi have to put their differences aside to save two students, they realize they have both won the best of all bets.

Vor Jahren hat er sich die Finger verbrannt, daher weiß Mike Tate, notorischer Frauenheld, feste Beziehungen sind nichts für ihn. Er mag es zwanglos, namenlos und bedeutungslos. Bis er auf eine blonde Barbie trifft, die ihm ein Angebot macht, das er nicht ablehnen kann... Dadurch ändert sich alles für ihn. Was vorher nur schwarzweiß war, explodiert nun in tausend Farben. Was vorher nur trist war, badet nun im Sonnenschein. Sie stellt alles auf den Kopf. Und sie weiß es nicht einmal... Es ist an Mike, ihr zu zeigen, aus welchem Holz er geschnitzt ist. Wird er es schaffen?

The Cartel Wars, starring popular hero cop Det. Lt. Mike McBride Jr. and his girlfriend, Juliette (Juli) Carrolle, chronicles the crime-solving adventures of a cop who is stationed near the US/Mexican border. As such, he becomes involved in plenty of action as the Mexican cartel wars spill over into the United States.

Was geschieht, wenn der Typ aus dem Fernsehen, den ich schon seit Jahren anhimmele, plötzlich vor mir steht? Ich hätte nie erwartet, den legendären Leo Lancaster einmal persönlich zu treffen. Wir bewegen uns nicht unbedingt in denselben Kreisen, obwohl er ein Wildtierbiologe und ich Tierärztin für exotische Tiere bin. Er ist ein britischer Milliardär, der bekannt dafür ist, alles zu geben, wenn es darum geht, Tiere vorm Aussterben zu bewahren. Ich bin eine amerikanische Tierärztin, die in einem Tierheim für Großkatzen arbeitet.

Det. Lt. Michael "Mike" McBride, Jr., is the most handsome, brave, intelligent, strong, and single cop ever. Not only that, he owns a nice house in the suburbs. Enter the lady in distress - a beautiful, sophisticated and attractive redhead having trouble with an ex-boyfriend who has violent criminal tendencies. Mix in a murder, attempted murder, arson fire, explosion, drug bust, suspicious accident, a bank robber, stalker, and a mysterious drug lord. Mike certainly has his hands full. Needless to say, the only one who gets the best of him is the redhead.

From New York Times bestselling author Sylvain Reynard comes the first novel in the Gabriel's Inferno series, a haunting, unforgettable tale of one man’s salvation and one woman’s sensual awakening—NOW A FILM FROM PASSIONFLIX! Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a...