❀ FEATURED ON WATTPAD'S EDITORS' PICKS LIST ❀ [The Closer is intended for readers with an appetite for the dark and sexy. Read at your own discretion.] "What about that no fucking colleagues policy, huh? The one you so haughtily rubbed in my face?" The way to wound my heart is through my pride. The bastard knew that. But the look in Hans' eyes told me this wasn't a game to get me all riled up. "If your office ethics involve you getting into Tim's pants, then why don't I get to play too?" His hands flew down to my legs, tickling the bare skin on my legs and shocking me into stillness when I felt him pull up the corners of my dress till they were bunched up at my waist. "You can't," I breathlessly whispered as he forced my legs apart. One hand sauntered up to my neck, resting at my collarbone while the other snaked between my legs, parting my thighs until he had all of me resting at the tip of his fingers. "Is this cause of him," he growled, his finger dipping into my heat just slightly, circling the entrance, "or me?" He sounded so needing, so deprived. It turned me on knowing that I was the one making him feel this way, that despite being the one thrown up against a wall, I had the ultimate power over this man. "It's...It's you." I gulped and met his eyes. "It's all you." ● What happens when an unstoppable, hard-hitting business woman meets an unmovable, chauvinist, and utterly exhausting heir to a multi-million empire? Disaster, of course. For Tris, Hans Castellan proves to be more than a challenge of the heart and of the body. For Hans, Tris Henderson turns out to be a woman worth fighting for, despite a rocky start and more than a few broken hearts. Then again, no one said closing this deal would be easy. ● © Beatrice Manuel, All Rights Reserved

This book is FREE with paid BONUS chapters. 21-year-old Sloan Jackson has worked her entire life to score herself a place at England's top University-Oxford. Between studying and saving up money, Sloan has no idea what it means to have friends or any type of social life for that matter. Until she meets Nicole-her spirited and funny roommate. She teaches Sloan there is more to life than essays and exams. Fun, friendship and love. But there's only one person Sloan wants, and she can't have him. Because not only is James Hudson Nicole's big brother-and absolutely off limits. He's also her English professor.

It was a chance to follow my heart. With my camera and an around-the-world ticket, I arrived in Stockholm with a plan to satisfy my wanderlust to build my dream career. Then I met Niklas, my hot, moody neighbor with questionable manners and a fresh gash over his eye. I thought I knew where I was going when I left my old life behind. But what if my heart wants two different things? *** Thanks for checking out my story! What the Heart Wants is complete, and book two of Niklas and Caroline's love adventure, The Map of My Heart, is in progress.

An English teacher running from a murderous and haunting past finds herself on a collision course with the supernatural when she takes a teaching position at Stillwater Academy, the premier school for the children of elite supernaturals founded by its headmaster Carson Stillwater, whose charm is matched only by the wolfish glint in his eyes. ***** Addie Sinclair is an English teacher and single mother running from her dangerous past. When she lands a coveted job at Stillwater Academy, she believes her prayers have finally been answered. There's just one problem: Stillwater is a school for supernaturals, and Addie is very much human. Carson Stillwater is a man with a vision but without a pack. The school he founded, Stillwater Academy, is a safe haven for supernaturals whose families have been persecuted by humans for centuries. Will Carson welcome Addie into his school with open arms, or will she be forced to face the dangers of her past and protect her daughter all on her own? Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of violence and recovery from abuse.

Charlotte works in a coffee shop and leads a normal life of reading terrible romance novels and working her ass off until she finds a mystery man with a sword and pointed ears dying in the dumpster at work. ***** After saving a strange man she finds dying in the dumpster behind the coffee shop where she works, Charlotte learns that she's now bound to the figure by fantastical magic, and the only way for her to get rid of him is for him to save her life in exchange for her saving his. It seems like saving Charlotte should be an easy task considering an evil presence is now trying to kill her at every turn, but things get complicated when Lottie discovers that her hot new bodyguard has the worst timing imaginable. Will Jonik and Lottie free themselves of the magic binding them together or will they be stuck with one another... permanently? Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of violence.

Journalist Sofie has to seduce a handsome escort for an exclusive tell-all article without getting lost in temptations that could become deadly. "Sometimes you need to find the secrets within to unveil the ones around you." Sofie Black is an investigative journalist whose name is on hit-lists from crime lords, drug cartels, and corrupt organizations. She only goes after the most provocative and dangerous stories, like exposing the illegal tactics of a future Prime Minister. Fear isn't part of her vocabulary, and neither are other emotions. Until she meets Philip, the charming but aloof escort to the rich and powerful. He proves he's more than a handsome face or unwitting informant when he encrypts his seedy secrets in ruthless riddles. In fact, he is the architect of Club Elandra, flipping gender stereotypes and making him the puppet master to an influential female elite. Sofie breaks free from Philip's world of pretense, temptation and denial when a murder rattles his golden cage. As the prime suspect, Philip realizes this isn't a game anymore and that the only person able to help him now is Sofie. Will Sofie write her story and risk Philip's life, or will she protect him and bury the crimes she'd vowed to expose?

(SAMPLE) Now available everywhere in ebook & paperback (and on Kindle Unlimited in the US & Canada). Kendall works the night shift at the campus library. It's the perfect job: she gets to spend hours reading her romance novels without interruption... until the night that Vincent, king of campus and star of the basketball team, comes to the front desk and asks her for reading recommendations. (75k words. No cheating, no love triangles, happy ending. Adult content. 18+ recommended.)

When aspiring writer Nella has a wild night, her hook-up with the sexy and tattooed Baz turns into a wild goose chase when she realizes she lent her only handwritten copy of her first novel to him - and it's gone missing. ****** Grad student Nella has always been overly cautious, but after meeting the charismatic tattoo artist Baz, she can't resist hopping into bed with him for a night of passion. The next morning, she's shocked to remember she loaned him the manuscript of her first novel, forcing them to reconnect so she can get it back. There's just one problem: Baz tells her the manuscript has gone missing. Forced to team up with Baz to investigate who took it, she soon finds herself catching feels instead of culprits. Can Nella trust the mysterious Baz, who remains guarded about his past? Will they be able to recover what was lost, and turn their tension into something more? Or is she living in a fantasy just as magical as her manuscript? 2021 Wattys Winner--Romance Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of alcohol abuse and emotionally manipulative relationships.

***Breathe for Me is the first in the 'For Me' series of stand alone contemporary romances by USA Today Bestselling author Natalie Anderson. This book and the next five in the series are available from all major e-tailers including Amazon, B&N, iTunes and Smashwords. They feature hot, passionate alpha heroes and playful heroines who like to give as good as they get... so be prepared for a steamy contemporary romance read... PLUS there is a bonus epilogue to this book!!! Sign up to Natalie's Newsletter to get access to it...*** The last thing Chelsea Greene wants is to be rescued, but that's exactly what happens when she's caught wearing nothing but her swimsuit during a midnight emergency evacuation drill. Turns out her 'hero' is a former lifeguard who has no hesitation in offering the kiss of life. So not happening, right? But for emotionally chastened Chelsea, one touch changes everything. She discovers a desire to satisfy this arrogant, demanding tease. Unable to express her own fantasies, she finds unspeakable pleasure in serving his. Xander Lawson exudes easy charm. He likes a woman unafraid to match his appetite for unfettered fun. He doesn't do complicated or emotional. But the raw need emanating from fragile Chelsea compels him closer. He can't resist spinning a sensual fantasy world around them. As passion spills outside their carefully selected boundaries, Xander learns Chelsea's stronger than he first thought. But is she strong enough to handle the intensity he's always kept hidden?