[Zeus x Hera] (Note: Rake is an old term for player) For thousands of years, the Queen of the Gods has put up with her philandering, arrogant, conceited and uncaring husband. She became known as a jealous and vindictive queen. But turning your husband's mistresses into a cow was justified, right? But what happens when she reaches the end of her rope? Hera, the Queen of the Gods who also happens to be the Goddess of Marriage decides that she's had enough. She leaves Zeus and all of Olympus behind so that she could go to the Mortal Realm and experience a different kind of life. She reinvents herself and finally gets to do the things she longed to do. Finally, she was free! But as they say: you don't realize what you have until it is gone. Zeus, the King of the Gods, wants Hera back in his life. This time, he decides to turn all his charms to wooing his wife and gaining her back. But will Hera be his wife and queen again? Will she be able to change the set ways of the King of the Gods and reform the rake in him? ***Credits to @DarkLeague for the cover***

Marlon Brando asks a favor of Rose Taylor, a woman of color, to participate in a staged arranged marriage with him. Scandal arises from Marlon's drastic decision. Things get heated as they realize that things aren't so artificial at all. #2 in #brando #20 in #1950s Warning: 18+ sexual themes

10. 09. 2022 - #1 in Warriors 05.20.2021- #1 in blackandwhite 05.13.2021- #1 in BWWM, #4 in Mature 05.12.2021- #1 in Mature Themes 04.28.2021- #1 in Vikings 08.08.2020 - #1 in Historical Romance 09.29.2020- #1 in Warriors #1 in Moor #1 in Scandinavia #1 in Morocco Life in the 10th century is cruel. It is even more so for Su'a, a Moorish woman taken from Morocco and enslaved aboard the Viking Ship of Wolfgard The Brute. Outspoken and bold, Su'a struggles to find a way to survive in the foreign male-dominated world of the Northmen. Struggling with his role as a chieftain after the death of his father. Wolfgard finds himself coming to the defense of a strikingly beautiful woman. His instinct to protect her driving a wedge between himself and others, leading to strife and political upheaval. He finds the woman headstrong and willful. But, he is strangely intrigued by her; as her beauty is only surpassed by the strength of her heart. The question is can the warrior be tamed by a flower? Or will she be crushed by the Viking Brute?

#1 in 1800s 10-10-2021 Ellie Sweeten, a young woman with unusual gifts, is making her way westward with her parents, in an era just after the civil war. The Sweeten family embarked on an opportunity for a new life away from the memories of war and the stain of slavery. They happen upon an outlaw running for his life. River Collins turns up with a twang to his talk and more charm than the devil himself. With a mind to turn him away, Ellie is left without a choice but to take the suspicious stranger along. To, River, life was all a game of chance. He had been runnin' and gunnin' with the Utter Gang for years. Everyone knew him to be the best quick draw and sharpshooter west of the Mississippi. His life was seemed destined for infamy until he tried to stop the Utter Gang's leader Clyde Puckett from taking things too far. Injured and with no where to go, River is running for his life. He lay dying when providence leads him to be found by a woman of surpassing beauty. But this beauty's heart was a tough as aged leather. River develops a feeling of responsibility for the girl when death touches what she loves most. But River has a choice to make. Stay to protect the girl and be found by his former gang. Or leave to protect the girl and never see her again.

When Jackson Welch trotted onto court three at the Corrigan Country Club, Charlotte Yates looked on with distaste. He was short, lanky and had a weak backhand. When Jack first caught sight of Charlotte he was smitten and did everything in his power to be closer to the dark-skinned girl with wild, curly hair and a serve almost as good as his. Twenty years later, the two are as close as ever, but what happens when Jack starts to realize his want for something more than friendship? Well, the ball is in his court. Read to find out if he takes the shot! -- completed start | 11.20.18 - 4.2.19 | end peak #1 interracial #2 poc #8 bwwm

Cora Westfield is pretty happy being single. As a chief design editor at Garth Publishing, she doesn't have much interest in dating again, but when she reluctantly agrees to go on a date set up by her friend and meets Seth Gregory, she wonders if she's had it wrong this whole time. Seth Gregory fled to New York after disaster struck years ago and has been there ever since. His focus is solely on his hockey career with the New York Stallions, but when he meets Cora, she blows him away. A relationship in the spotlight can be difficult. Throw in Cora's family problems and Seth's baggage, it makes for a complicated mess. Will the two of them learn to hold on to each other, or will they crumble when the pressure's on?

{DISCLAIMER: 18+. Explicit Content. Private Chapters. Guaranteed To Make You Fan Yourself} It's not enough that Shakira Dalton's no-good ex-boyfriend cheated on her. Oh, no! The bastard had to go and get himself murdered. Guess who the first suspect is! When Shakira is found innocent despite all the evidence pointing to her being the killer, she realizes that being a good girl isn't all it's cracked out to be. One night of sin couldn't possibly hurt, could it? Nathan Hollis has bad boy and 'no commitment here' written all over his gorgeous tattooed body. Which makes him perfect for Shakira's plans. One night! Strictly sex! No follow-up! However her wickedly sexy one-night stand has a hidden agenda of his own - that starts with sticking around. A woman suspected of murder! A man on a revenge mission! What could go wrong? *This sexy romantic thriller is the first book in the Hollis Brothers' series but it can be read as a standalone. *I'll be posting one chapter a week but you can get the whole book for only $0.99 on Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. More details on my website (lindaverji.com)

"Call me an assh*le all you want. It won't stop me from making you the best doctor you can be." . . . . . Naomi Reece's life was complicated long before starting her residency. As a woman of color at the beginning of her medical career, she has enough to overcome without people discovering her invisible illnesses. When her path crosses that of a pretentious and self-proclaimed "damaged" attending, Milo Corbin, complicated takes on a whole new meaning. While caring for a young patient named Grace, Naomi and Milo find out they have more in common than previously thought. As they attempt to save Grace's life, they start to realize it is Grace who may save them both. . . . . . Trigger warnings: The story revolves around serious illnesses and contains mature content including language, sexual situations, and other difficult themes. Intended for mature audiences only. ©2020 E.M. Wilson, All Rights Reserved

When a man arrives on her porch claiming to be her familiar, snarky fun loving Andrea can feel trouble brewing in her bones. Confirmation of that feeling comes in the form of a powerful old acquaintance blowing back into town bringing up Andrea's past that she'd rather keep hidden and reinforcing her future with the familiar she never knew she needed. *This is a spinoff novel from the AWAKE Series.

[unedited draft] Maya is not a normal she-wolf. Normal she-wolves live among their kind. Normal she-wolves are given their birthright. With many things lacking in her life Maya remains steadfast with the moon and her loved ones ,although distant, to guide her. Unexpectedly, she is granted the opportunity to be claimed. A practice in which she is to be chosen at The Gathering as a mate to a fellow male wolf. Though the circumstances of her exile remain a mystery, Maya is given a chance to prove and reflect on what her life has become and maybe the implications of her apparent betrayal are as much a mystery as her mate, Beta Gideon. cover by @abditive Rankings: #4 - shewolf