Vivienne Cartwright can have anything she wants in life except for the man she loves. She chases it only to find herself crashing down after the ultimate high. Oliver Yates doesn't seem to be the man she's loved all these years and his secrets are as dangerous as they are heartbreaking. Time and distance may heal her but they can't free her. Securing a future with Vivienne cost Oliver his soul, a price too high for the girl who'd saved it years ago when tragedy nearly ripped it away from him. Without anything else to offer but the mere scraps left of himself, Oliver makes one last bargain to win back the woman who became the everything out of his nothing. With the stakes higher than they ever were and the rules of the game changing as they go all in, will these two find their way back or will a mysterious hand tear them apart forever? *Second book in the Cobalt Bay Billionaires series.* *** Copyright © 2016 by Nina Tippett. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Nina Tippett. This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Images, music and videos used in any of the multi-media content posted in this story are the sole property of their respective owners unless otherwise noted. Cover art photo purchased from Shutterstock and edited by the author. ***

Hazel and Quade meet at a bonfire. There is an instant connection between them. One thing leads to another, and they find themselves in bed together, despite Quade being deployed the very next morning. Nine months later, Hazel gives birth to their son. With no way of contacting Quade while he's overseas, the only thing she can do is wait until he comes home. Hazel Millar and Quade Darst were two sparks that started a fire.

On the WATTYS 2017 SHORTLIST and Featured in COSMOPOLITAN!!! A Wattpad featured story with LOTS OF STEAM! A new life, new friendships, new love... and a secret that may destroy all three. Emmie Marsden's past is a closed book locked in a secure vault. Alone in a new town and two months pregnant with the child of a man she wants nothing more to do with, she is attempting to start her life over again. When she meets the handsome owner of a successful robotics company, she decides to embrace her new life by having a one-night stand with him. Recently betrayed by his money-hungry fiancée, Ryker James isn't looking for anything more permanent than Emmie is. They make a deal: Sex without entanglement. This agreement works at first, but as their one-night stand turns into a month of nights, Emmie realizes she wants to tell Ryker the truth; she can't keep her baby a secret forever, after all. Will telling Ryker of her shrouded past destroy the life they'd begun to build together? ***Note: This story will include adults engaging in fun, adult sexy times. Each scene of this nature will be noted so that delicate readers can skip over it and indelicate readers can dive in with gusto. Enjoy!

As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams? ***** Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Willow is an outcast. At school, she's kept at a distance by almost everyone and everything, including her very own guidance counselor, all for three extremely pathetic reasons. One: She has angel bites, the two twin piercings above your lip. Some people find these horrific. Two: She doesn't talk unless she has to. Not exactly mute, but when she does decide to speak every now and then, people get overwhelmed. Three: She always writes the word "ripe" on her wrist every day in Sharpie. It's considered strange. Willow doesn't mind being an introvert... too much. However, when Andrew, a guy that everyone also labels as an outcast, starts bickering with her, Willow can't help to respond to it. Who knows? Maybe Willow isn't ripe after all... and maybe Andrew isn't, either.

A decade of hurt; a lifetime of loss. Amy Carter has been through what most people could only imagine. Memories haunt her to her core and love ceases to exist. There is no hope in Amy’s world. And so, she dedicates her time to her studies, aiming for a law degree to gain justice for her father. Studying at Monash was all Amy had dreamed of, until she is accepted into Yale. This is where our story begins.

Casey Kirkland despised monogamous, committed relationships. They never work out the way you want them to and you always end up hurt and betrayed, at least she was. Despite that fact, Casey always had an adventurous, independent streak and her choice of career as a Private Investigator reflected that. Not to mention her frivolous personal lifestyle. Next, you add the case of a lifetime and a considerable payment, to an adventurous P.I. and in walks Shane Watson. Quiet, easy going guy – oh yeah, and he’s gorgeous, who happens to be the fiancé of a well-known very public and prominent Southern California Socialite and accused of cheating – his reputation of being jealous and a local MMA fighter does not help. Not the career opportunity Casey wants to pass up, but get's more than she bargained for - Betrayal, scandal, sex, money, and love. © 2014 Amanda Nichols

Imogen Jones is sick and tired of her mother setting her up on dates with - well let's face it weirdoes and as luck would have it on the day she finally stands up for herself, she runs into a gorgeous guy who kisses like a god. She thinks her luck is finally paying off, until he reveals his name. Charlie Ramsey had been one of many who had made her school life a living hell, she thought she'd escaped him once and for all but here he was with that amazing pair of lips asking her to be his fake girlfriend. Together they hatch a plan to fool their parents, siblings and friends into believing they are a couple in love, but have they gone so far they've fooled themselves. Or has their decoy date become something a lot more real and a lot like true love. Join Charlie and Imogen as they make their way through London learning how people can change over time and how love can change everything.

*SAMPLE* Yazmeen isn't proud to admit that she has been stripping since she was 18 years old. Now at 24 she's still living the same life but is striving for better. Lady Luck seemed to be smiling on her when she was accepted into college, until the hole in the wall strip joint she worked at got raided in a drug bust. Dishearten, Yaz has other choice but to start over at a classier, strip club that just opened up. That's where she met HIM. Aleksandr Prakenski seems well-mannered, soft spoken, and has obtained fame at the of 34. He has everything anyone could ever want, and yet, he feels like he's missing something. Maybe it's the fact that he can't stand to be intimately involved with anyone unless it's anonymous sex. When he sees Yaz dancing at Cherish, he is mesmerized and instantly wants her. Yazmeen says she's not for sale. However, to a man like Aleksandr, he knows that everyone has a price.

Arianna Bella Vorkova Matthews, a woman who lost everything, family, freedom, life. She suffered from the hands of her stepmother, deprived her with the necessities. Years passed and she grew up beautiful, kind hearted besides all the hardships. Will she be able to find her freedom? Can she find love? Markos Evan de Luca, a very powerful man. The only son of the King of the Russian Mafia, next in line for their lineage. His intimidating features made him fearful. He's a straight forward man who's only goal is to collect what belongs to them by hook, or by crook. What will make him change his ruthless ways? Will he be Arianna's key to her freedom?