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"A gentleman he clearly was not." ~ from Maya Rodale's The Tattooed Duke
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| All In by Simona AhrnstedtContemporary Romance. If his investment firm's hostile takeover of legacy Swedish corporation Investum is to proceed smoothly, venture capitalist David Hammar will need the public support of someone from the aristocratic De la Grip family, which has owned the company for generations. Enter prodigal daughter Natalia, a corporate finance wizard who has distanced herself from the family business and its retrograde attitude towards women and immigrants, but who nevertheless hopes to earn a seat on the board someday. If their association were merely business, using and losing each other wold be a winning strategy. But what happens when the ambitious upstart and the moneyed blue blood fall hard for each other? Find out in this Swedish import, which kicks off the High Stakes series. |
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| Under the Wire: Bad Boys Undercover by HelenKay DimonRomantic Suspense. Alliance operative Reid Armstrong has always regretted letting Cara Layne get away. And now that his former fiancée has been kidnapped during a top-secret mission, he's afraid that he'll never get the chance to tell her so. Fortunately, being part of an elite military security agency has its benefits: no one is more skilled than Reid at tracking down missing persons and making the bad guys pay. But can he reach Cara in time? Find out in this 5th book in the Bad Boys Undercover series, which begins with Playing Dirty. And if you're looking for more romantic suspense series with hot alpha male heroes working undercover, try Julie Ann Walker's Black Nights Inc or Lori Foster's Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor. |
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| A Gentleman's Guide to Scandal by Kathleen KimmelRegency Historical. Colin Spenser, Marquess of Farleigh, has long been in love with Elinor Hargrove, his late sister Marie's best friend. So why is he betrothed to another? Bad timing accounts for some of it, as does tragedy: shortly after the accidental death of Elinor's fiancé, Marie was murdered. When new information surfaces that could lead them to the culprit, Colin and Elinor team up to solve the crime, hoping that closure will enable them to move on with their (separate) lives. However, their joint investigation brings them closer together than they've ever been. A Gentleman's Guide to Scandal is the 2nd book in the Birch Hall series, after A Lady's Guide to Ruin. |
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| Sweet Little Lies by Jill ShalvisContemporary Romance. Ever since her father's drunk driving caused a collision that killed multiple people, San Francisco tour boat captain Pru Harris has made it her mission in life to make amends to those affected by the tragedy. But how can she help gorgeous local pub owner Finn O'Riley? Perhaps, since he's unaccountably single, she can help him find love. Though definitely not with Pru, even if he is flirting with her. Even if they're made for each other. And even though it would break her heart if he found love with another. Author Jill Shalvis, creator of the bestselling Lucky Harbor books, begins a new series with this 1st installment of the Heartbreaker Bay novels. |
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| Rule: A Marked Men Novel by Jay CrownoverNew Adult Romance. Shaw is a high-achieving pre-med student too focused on her future career to worry about relationships. Rule is a hard-partying, tattooed rebel who bounces from one hookup to the next. There's no reason they should ever be together, and every reason why they shouldn't. However, reason has nothing to do with their undeniable mutual attraction. Rule kicks off the Marked Men novels. Desperately seeking more brooding loner heroes, preferably with lots of ink? Check out Kylie Scott's Stage Dive novels or A.L. Jackson's Closer to You series. |
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| Drawn Together by Lauren DaneErotic Romance. When attorney Jonah Warner approaches tattoo artist Raven Smith about inking a wolf across his back, she can't resist the opportunity to see such a sexy guy with his shirt off. Jonah, for his part, is intrigued by Raven's tough-girl attitude and commitment to her craft. A super-hot fling is practically a necessity, but both fight the desire to let their relationship become anything more than physical release. Raven's rough upbringing has made her prickly and defensive, while Jonah's disastrous marriage has left him gun-shy when it comes to matters of the heart. Can these well-matched lovers work out their issues and find happiness together? While Drawn Together is book 6 in the Brown Family novels, it stands on its own. Readers interested in reading the whole series will want to start with Laid Bare. |
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| Hard As It Gets by Laura KayeErotic Romance. After Becca Merritt's brother Charlie goes missing, she turns to Nick Rixey, a former soldier who served under her deceased father. Nick, now a part-time employee of his brother's tattoo parlor, Hard Ink, still blames Colonel Merritt for the disastrous situation that got most of their unit killed and Nick dishonorably discharged. Although he wants nothing to do with the Merritt family, there's something about Becca that he just can't resist. As Nick and Becca search for Charlie, they make a discovery that could clear the reputations of Nick and his surviving comrades. This steamy series opener, which combines sizzling sensual encounters with an emotionally charged story, may interest fans of Lauren Dane's Drawn Together, also set in a tattoo parlor. |
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| Sins & Needles by Karina HalleRomantic Suspense. Ellie Watt is a grifter trying valiantly to reform. That's why she has retreated to her uncle's farm in bucolic Palm Valley, California, where temptation is hard to come by. Or so she thinks until she meets master tattoo artist Camden McQueen, who's both seriously sexy and an easy mark if ever there was one. As her involvement with Cameron tests Ellie's resolve to stay on the straight and narrow, her past catches up with her, placing them both in danger. Gritty and explicit, Sins & Needles is the 1st novel in the high-drama Artists trilogy. Readers who hate cliffhangers should be aware that Ellie and Cameron's complicated relationship unfolds over course of the entire series, which continues with Shooting Scars and Bold Tricks. |
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| Afterlight: The Dark Ink Chronicles by Elle JasperParanormal Romance. Riley Poe, a tattoo artist in Savannah, Georgia, is an adoptive member of the family that serves as a living blood bank for the Dupré family vampires, who provide protection from the city's villainous strigoi in exchange for fresh plasma. When Riley's brother Seth is kidnapped by the strigoi, she seeks out vampire Eli Dupré, who's as intrigued by her rare blood type as he is by Riley herself. Although paranormal romance fans should enjoy this steamy vampire-themed love story, Afterlight -- the 1st book in the Dark Ink Chronicles -- skews heavily towards urban fantasy and may also appeal to fans of Kristen Painter's Crescent City novels. |
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| The Tattooed Duke by Maya RodaleRegency Historical. As one of the London Weekly's notorious "Writing Girls," investigative reporter Eliza Fielding will go to any lengths for a story. Her latest assignment? Posing as a maid in the household of Sebastian Digby, the tattooed Duke of Wycliff, whose adventurous lifestyle has long shocked and titillated polite society. As Eliza sets to work chronicling Wyclif's scandalous exploits, she discovers that he's a far better man than he pretends to be. Soon, she's having reservations about exposing his secrets -- and his exotic body art -- to the world. Love and success: can a Regency-era female journalist have it all? Find out in this 3rd installment of the Writing Girls series, after A Groom of One's Own and A Tale of Two Lovers. |
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