Ivory Row
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Tackling Her Obsession with the Tight End
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Ever felt like you were always in the wrong place at the wrong time ALL the time? Timing is always off for Sarah Larson. She's a 23 year old graphic designer with an extensively supportive family network anyone would be envious of. Yet she pulls away from them time and again. A failed relationship should have led to better things instead it continues to haunt her as her ex seems to show up anywhere she is. And while her family encourages her to leave him over and over, it's like she gets sucked back in every time. Can she overcome his pull and make it back to her family and friends? And the guy whose lifelong friendship she ruined along with his romantic aspirations where she was concerned? Or will she have to say goodbye to him forever? One thing's certain, she is determined to fix her mistakes. Liam Jameson is a 23 year old NFL tight end who plays football with his twin brother, Sean and best friends Noah and Eli. His family is part of the huge family network Sarah's is in. They've been friends since childhood. That changed almost two years ago; when he decided to act on the longstanding feelings he's had for her, she friend zoned him and belittled his friendship even. He cut her out of his life, letting their friendship go along with any hope he had of winning her heart. Determined to get over her, he moves into the dating pool finding someone he thinks might be a good fit. But there's always more going on that what's on the surface especially when sports and money are involved. And obsession is always in the background ready to strike. ***Trigger warning: This book will contain mentions of domestic violence, and detrimental obsessive behavior. Warnings will be at the beginning of any chapter containing this content.****
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Billionairess's Dilemma: Reclaiming His Heart
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Polly Barnes and Kevin Harris grew up as best friends. He was her knight in shining armor throughout their childhood. Things began to change between them in high school with Polly voicing her resentment over his "big brother overprotectiveness" and his medical history. When he disappears from her life, she is hurt and decides their friendship wasn't important to him. She moves on and is engaged to be married when Kevin returns to begin taking over his family's law firm. With his return, secrets and issues come up causing her to realize how much she took for granted and what she truly lost. But is it too late when Kevin basically refuses to have anything to do with her? Kevin Harris grew up within the billionaire circle of the Beaumont, Fielding, Barnes and Watson families. Their families believed he and Polly would end up building a life together. Until he leaves after high school, not returning and cutting all contact with his former best friend for the next three years. He returns to begin taking his place within the family law firm but he isn't the same Kevin Harris who left. More like an ice cold shell of the boy who everyone knew. What happened between them to cause that huge rift? And what else will come to light with his return? This is the second story in the Shark Squad. It can be read as a standalone but might have more impact if you read the Billionaire's Dilemma: Choosing his Contest Bride.
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The Icebreaker's Impasse
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Luci Forrester is a college senior. She hasn't had the best college experience and is counting down the days to leave the hell that is Kenton University. If she didn't depend on her scholarship, she'd have already left. She does her best to stay under the radar but to the football and hockey team, it doesn't seem to matter. She has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time which has made her their target one time too many. Except for this time when she rescues a little boy named Cole from being hit by a texting driver. His grandmother hires her to watch over him after school and on weekends with the holiday season coming up. Luci thinks things might be looking up with the well paying job until she discovers it's placed her right back in someone's sights, her enemy Easton Reed. She writes him off as an entitled wealthy playboy bully, but could she be wrong when she finds out his biggest secret? Easton Reed is the senior center of the Kenton Ice Kings. He's the team captain and plays well alongside his three brothers who round out the team. He's every girls dream looks wise. He's cold and aloof though which only adds to his appeal for his adoring fans. He steers clear of most campus drama but always seems to be around when Luci runs afoul of her tormentors. He makes it clear he isn't her biggest fan from their first meeting and every time thereafter. But when they are thrown together over the holidays due to circumstances what will happen? When she finds out the secret he's keeping from his adoring fans will he torment her more?
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Her Loving Alpha's Strange Rejection
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Luna Addison West awakens to a nightmare. Her mate is gone. But he isn’t dead, nor did he reject her. When he claims another as his mate, they discover their mate bond has completely vanished. No sparks, no magnetic pull, and their wolves feel nothing. Addison had been madly in love with her mate but now finds she has to move on. To make things worse, she discovers she is pregnant. Feeling betrayed and grieving she hides it and returns to her old pack. She must contend with not only her grief but then a new problem arises. Someone seems to be hunting her. Or her pup. Is it her ex-mate, his new Luna, or someone she doesn’t even know? Secrets are revealed as she navigates her grief and road to recovery, and not all of them are what you might expect. Read along with Addison as she takes a journey finding her way out of grief and heartbreak back to the kickass female Alpha and Luna that she is.
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The Last King's Wolf
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An Alpha protects his pack, but what happens when he doesn't? What do you do if your Alpha is corrupt or evil? You call for help right?! Alpha Riley Drake is part of the Werewolf King's Investigation Squad along with his Alpha cousins and their Betas. He is also the youngest son of the current King. They travel to Blood River Pack for a vague set of complaints about possible abuse of power by the Alpha. The squad are unsure of what they are looking for but determined to investigate and find out the truth. While there they meet Ellie Lark and her group of friends. Ellie is a shy unassuming member of the pack who seems to have no aspirations or ambitions. Hoping her group can shed light on what is going on, the Squad spend time with them. Slowly they find little things while they decipher if the complaints were true. And maybe they find more along the way that they were hoping for, like their mates. Ellie looks more and more like she's mistreated but it's hard to tell. They also discover that some wolves will go to unspeakable lengths for power and control. All the while the whole werewolf world seems to be spiralling out of control, with more and more wickedness showing up demanding the King and the squad's attention. Is it just a random thing or is there a bigger force at work?
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The Safety's Sideline Obsession
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Caylee Jameson is a college junior who seems to have it all. Her boyfriend of almost a year is a baseball player sure to go pro and he treats her great. She plans to become an author like her famous father, Webb Jameson, a former football star and now bestselling author. Her mother, Sofie, is famous around campus too but not for something that Caylee likes to think about. Inside though she is a quiet girl who hopes to find a love like her parents; a forever devoted love. She grew up the middle child between two sets of twins. Her older super-protective brothers are also famous football players and have finally graduated to the pro league. When her romantic life falls apart though not long into the new semester, how will she handle that? Noah Sterns is entering his senior year at college. His parents are best friends with Caylee's, his father having been a famous football player also. Now Noah plays the same position and is on the same path for fame. He lives in that shadow which doesn't bother him. Noah is quiet and considered to be the badboy on the team because no one really knows him. Something happened in his past that caused him to close himself off. He's been in love with his best friend's sister for a long time, staying away from her believing he wasn't good enough and that would be a betrayal of their friendship. But when her current boyfriend decides to turn nasty, will he be able to stay away? When she finally sees him for more than her brothers's friend and the steadfast family friend he's always been, will he be able to resist his obsession with her? He'll have to figure that out as things change and old ghosts try to haunt their lives.
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Rise of The Phoenix Alpha
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What if you died and kept reliving the same week over and over again? Future Beta Axton Stone has to figure out what to do after his life begins repeating itself after he dies at the hands of an Alpha. Axton lives in the Cold Spring Pack, the oldest son of the current Beta. He and his father have an extremely difficult relationship with Xavier Stone blaming his son for the death of his first mate and Axton's mother. He has a younger brother Evan also. Bellamy Cortland is the daughter of an Alpha. Her father is the brother of Axton's current Alpha. They visit their pack often and she secretly loves Axton. Little does she know he returns the sentiment. When his twentieth birthday passes and he doesn't scent her as his mate, she is heartbroken. She resigns herself to an unrequited love from afar. But when her mate does show up and he is terrible, Axton attempts to save her. It leads to his death but then he wakes to repeat the entire affair. Axton appears to be the only one aware of what is going on. He vows to figure out what is happening and save Bellamy once and for all even if he does die. Bellamy has a secret of her own, one that her father has her guard at all costs. It led to her mother's death when she was younger so the stakes are high. Could her secret be connected to Axton's repeat death and resurrection? Or are there other secrets and forces in Axton's own life that are causing it? The Moon Goddess knows all and she attempts to right another mistake she made in a young wolf's life, Axton's.
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Billionaire’s Dilemma: Choosing His Contest Bride
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Ellis Beaumont is a billionaire who became the world’s youngest most successful CEO when he took over his family’s company. But in his pursuit to succeed over the last four years, he’s let go of almost everything he enjoys. He hires a new personal assistant who starts making him notice the world again. Laurel Evans, Ellis's new personal assistant, is overqualified but no one will give her a shot at the job she truly deserves, a business executive. Her dad was a successful business owner until he died when she was fifteen. She lives with her half-brother Kyle and his young son who has kidney failure. She keeps her personal life close to the vest and her family ties a secret. She and her boss get along well, maybe too well in other's eyes. Everything changes when Ellis’s grandfather sets up a contest for Ellis to find a bride in order to keep the company. Ellis has a few tricks up his sleeve though to ensure he gets to choose the life he truly wants. Join me for Laurel and Ellis's journey to a happy ending full of drama, secrets but also a lot of fun and laughs. #DreameWritingMarathonII
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The Football Player's Parallel Obsession
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Sofie Riles is a college senior who avoids dating and college athletes especially football players like they have the plague. She spends her time with her best friend Delaney watching their favorite shows and hanging out together. Her past experience with dating scared her enough to swear it off and she's gotten so used to that she makes no effort to try again. And for the last three years of college, she's maintained her invisibility status to the opposite sex or so she thinks. Webb Jameson is a college senior who plays for the Harrisville Havoc as their top tight end. He is a star on the field and smart in the classroom. Webb has the whole package: looks, athletic ability, brains and a superstar future ahead. But he lacks any confidence with the opposite sex. The thought of talking to a female stops him cold in his tracks. He crossed paths with Sofie in their freshman year and couldn't forget her. What happens when a class assignment pairs them together and forces Webb to speak to her, spend time one on one with her? Will Sofie be able to look past her previous experience with dating? And what happens when maybe someone else has been watching Sofie for the last three years? When that someone begins to show himself to claim her too?
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Her Substitute Groom
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Carys Blake has a problem. Her family is drowning in debt due to her mother’s selfish spending. Faced with possible homelessness, Carys is compelled to accept an old friends proposition. Marry him so he can inherit his trust fund from his grandfather. The wedding is a big deal as her groom, Lorenzo Taylor is a billionaire heir ladies man who has broken off two engagements in the past. But when he ghosts her two days before the wedding with a single text message, what will she do? Their wedding has been splashed all over the world. And she needs to save her family. Enter her groom’s cousin, Maxim Taylor, a billionaire businessman who is known as the dark horse of his family due to his reserved nature and usual absence from the spotlight. He offers to step in and marry Carys to save her family and to save face for her. He also has to marry to inherit his trust fund. His family is against the union saying Carys should be cut loose. The press and the gossip world tear them apart alleging they must have been cheating behind Lorenzo’s back. Even Maxim’s investors and business associates look at their relationship with waggling tongues and disdainful words. Will their union survive or will the opinions of others tear them apart? Family secrets will come to light during their journey together throwing different challenges in their path.
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