Recommendations based on "No Damaged Goods"

Braden Carmichael Never Imagined He'd Fall As Hard And As Fast As He Did For Jocelyn Butler. He Also Could Not Have Anticipated How Difficult It Would Be To Convince Her To Give In To Love. But Now That He Has Her, He's Never Letting Go. He's Got It All Planned-the Passionate Proposal, The Dream Wedding, The Sexy Hawaiian Honeymoon-even The Perfect Family They'll Start. After Trying To Flee From Her Painful Past, Joss Is Finally Allowing Herself To Embrace The Future. But When Things Start Moving Faster Than She Anticipated, She Finds Herself Panicking Over Something Braden Can't Understand. After Everything They've Been Through, Joss Is Sure That Their Love Can Survive Even Her Worst Fears. But, This Time, She May Push Braden Too Far-and Risk Losing Everything All Over Again...

Product Description Breslin—I was in love with Asher Holden the moment I saw him...and I knew nothing would ever be the same. Then he hurt me. He wrecked me. He ruined me. I spent three years putting myself together—fixing what he broke. I never thought I'd see him again after that day. I was counting on it. Little did I know—life had other plans...and things were going to become a lot more complicated. Asher—I finally know who I am. I own it, I embrace it...I'm no longer afraid. I live my life with no regrets now, because I've learned my lesson—the hard way. I thought I had it all figured out. But then my past collides with my present...and things become complicated. Turns out I don't really know myself after all. Landon— My life was all mapped out. I knew exactly what direction I was heading in—I didn't have time for any roadblocks or obstacles. Then I meet her. And him. Now, my heart is split right down the middle. She controls the rhythm. He controls the melody. Complicated doesn't even begin to cover it...and there's only one way this can end. Warning: This story is for mature readers only, due to language and sexual themes. This duet contains explicit content featuring m/f, m/m, m/f/m. Reader discretion is advised. Trigger Warning: This story is strange and unconventional. It's everything you hate. That's the only warning I can offer you. Review "I'm pretty sure Ashley Jade has put herself on the map with this one. Before Complicated Hearts, I'm not sure if I knew what New Adult really was. This book is unique, hot, captivating, and most importantly f*cking complicated. Ashley Jade has not only written a kickass book, she has given the world a new New Adult genre because I'm not sure I can go back to the New Adult I'm used to after reading this." - Jackie, *Fire and Ice Book Reviews"Unexpected, emotional, and effing brilliant! Complicated Hearts is mind blowing and unlike any other book I've read." Tijuana, TJ Loves Books Blog"Complicated is Ashley Jade's take on New Adult done the right way. It is an alluring drama filled with angst and emotions that completely touch you in the most raw way possible. it struck me to the core. It fascinated me. It shocked me. It changed me. I still need to fully process my feelings but Complicated Hearts was by far my favourite of this year." Tanaka, The Romantic Angel Blog "Wow. I thought Ashley was the 'Queen of Dark Romance Angst' with this book she has cemented her place in New Adult.'- Michelle B, A Woman & Her Books."Holy mother of book angst. What did I just read?" Michelle R, After Dark Reading Group "Filled with tension and passion so raw. This page turning, scorching read left me with a pounding heart and desperate to see where this will lead." - Lg Reads, Words We love"She has a way of masterfully throwing you for a loop. It sinks into you deep. I'm totally talking about the mind and heart. Giving each of her characters their own mind and personality as you turn each page you peel off more of their layers. Giving you something raw, gritty and genuine. This story was supernova hot" - Jess~Two Darlin' Dolls & a Book Review's"There is so much heart, soul, angst and tension that it will leave you with the rawest emotions you could ever feel at the end a book. I highly encourage anyone and everyone to read this."- Kara D "Despite the topic, colors, storyline and characters that were very much different from her previous work, the truth is: It's STILL Ashley Jade. It's her making me discover Asher, Landon, and Beslin in the way she does best: making ME feel the depth of the characters, their struggles, their pain, sorrow, and past! It's her drawing an intensive love story filled with passion, longing, lust and heat. It's her showing the human being in all its glory, wearing their scars, their burden but also their light."- MM Laberge, All About Books."Emotional. Hot. Unique. New Adult done in a way I never expected. Such an amazing read!"- Mells_View's"Jump in and fal

From the bestselling author of On Dublin Street, 'Scotland's EL James' (Sunday Post) comes a seductive story of forgiving the past and making up for lost time....Shannon MacLeod has always gone for the wrong type of man. After she drifted from one toxic relationship to the next, her last boyfriend gave her a wake-up call in the worst possible way. With her world shattered, she's sworn off men - especially those of the bad-boy variety.Cole Walker is exactly the sort that Shannon wants to avoid - gorgeous, tattooed, charming, and cocky. But his rough exterior hides a good man - one who's determined to pull Shannon from her self-imposed solitude and win her heart.As Shannon begins to open up, the passion between them ignites to blazing levels. But when her past comes back to haunt her, her fears may destroy the trust Cole has built between them - and tear them apart for good . . .

Some fairytales begin with a kiss...LaneyI finally get it. And to think, it only took my heart being pried out of my chest and stomped on five separate times by men who claimed they loved me. That's got to be a record, right?Let me put it as simply as I can: Fairy tales aren't real. Love is a lie. And, at least in my experience, sex never comes with a happy ending.Fortunately, I still have B.O.B, and he'll never fall out of love with me. I won't walk in on him in bed with another woman either. Nope. As long as I keep supplying him with fresh batteries, B.O.B's only purpose in life is to make me happy.And, damn it, I deserve to be happy. I'm a nice person. I work hard. And, most importantly, I've learned my lesson:I will never, ever let a man near my heart again.CarsonMy secret to happiness is to be completely upfront with what I want and, trust me, it has nothing to do with Laney's heart. Her lips? Hell yeah. A few other parts of her body? You better f*cking believe it. But her heart? Nope. Not even a little.Until it does...a lot.Forget I said that. I don't have feelings for anyone. They were all ripped out of me when I was a kid.This thing between Laney and me could be great. But we have to follow certain rules. We have a good time--no dates, no sleepovers, no expectations. When one of us is ready for something new or if she starts getting too attached, we move on with no hard feelings. Win-win, and everybody's happy.I came into this thinking it would be the same thing as it had always been and that she was like any other beautiful woman.It isn't. She isn't.But how do I tell her she deserves someone better, someone who can love her, someone who's not broken, if I can't seem to let her go?***standalone contemporary romance/romantic comedy without a cliffhanger or cheating***Now AvailableVirtually Impossible (Once and Forever #2)Deeper Water (Once and Forever #3) Carson and Laney's after happily-ever-afterDarker Water is a friends with benefits story inspired by The Frog Prince, and this is how Carson and Laney's fairy tale begins:Once upon a time there was a young woman who lived in a tall glass tower in the middle of a city. She wasn't incredibly beautiful but she was attractive, probably somewhere around the eighty-fifth percentile. She was smart, kind, honest, and good with animals.But the most beautiful thing about her was her heart, for it was made of the purest of golds. Unfortunately, she wasn't very good at taking care of it, and over the years, it lost its shine. Because every time she met a prince, she believed him to be perfect--strong but gentle, brave, and caring. So, she would show him her heart and give it to him to hold, thinking he would take care of it.What she hadn't yet realized was that there was a curse put on her...at some time...by someone. And the curse was this: The moment the woman gave her heart away and kissed the prince--believing it to be true love--the prince would begin to change. Sometimes slowly, other times quickly. But he always turned into a frog. And although the frog would give her heart back to her, each time it was a little more worn, a little less brilliant.But the woman didn't give up trying to find a prince who would remain a prince, knowing that somewhere out there was someone who could heal her heart and break the curse by remaining a prince after she kissed him.Then one day, she finally understood the curse's power. No one could heal her, she would never find a prince, and the curse would never be broken.And so, clutching what was left of her heart, she gave up her search.

Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled series, returns with a funny, romantic, sexy story!A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight.When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidating—and that suits me just fine. In fact, it’s necessary when I’m breaking down a witness on the stand.Complications don’t work for me—I’m a “need-to-know” type of man. If you’re my client, tell me the basic facts. If you’re my date, stick to what will turn you on. I’m not a therapist or Prince Charming—and I don’t pretend to be.Then Chelsea McQuaid and her six orphaned nieces and nephews came along and complicated the ever-loving hell out of my life. Now I’m going to Mommy and Me classes, One Direction concerts, the emergency room, and arguing cases in the principal’s office.Chelsea’s too sweet, too innocent, and too gorgeous for her own good. She tries to be tough, but she’s not. She needs someone to help her, defend her…and the kids.And that—that, I know how to do.

From the New York Times Bestselling author of MISTER O and BIG ROCK, comes a hot & hilarious new standalone romantic comedy...I've been told I have quite a gift.Hey, I don't just mean in my pants. I've got a big brain too, and a huge heart of gold. And I like to use all my gifts to the fullest, the package included. Life is smooth sailing....Until I find myself stuck between a rock and a sexy roommate, which makes for one very hard...place.Because scoring an apartment in this city is harder than finding true love. So even if I have to shack up with my buddy's smoking hot and incredibly amazing little sister, a man's got to do what a man's got to do.I can resist Josie. I'm disciplined, I'm focused, and I keep my hands to myself, even in the mere five-hundred square feet we share. Until the one night she insists on sliding under the covers with me. It'll help her sleep after what happened that day, she says.Spoiler--neither one of us sleeps.Did I mention she's also one of my best friends? That she's brilliant, beautiful and a total firecracker? Guess that makes her the full package too.What's a man stuck in a hard place to do?

Blake Landon is a man who has everything-wealth, good looks, and the love of Erica Hathaway. The power couple has been through hell and back, and when life has torn them apart, somehow they have always found their way back to each other, more in love and stronger than ever. Erica has never been more ready to say I do. On the verge of making the ultimate commitment, she uncovers an unsettling chapter of Blake's history. As she makes peace with her own past and the family who left her behind, she presses Blake to tear down the last walls between them. Determined to know the man he once was, she opens a door to a world beyond her wildest imagination-a world that has her questioning the limits of her own desires. As danger lurks and dark secrets come to light, will the past destroy their promise of forever?

Appearances are not what they seem in "one of the most emotional books I've read this year" (New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken). Mean girl. Goddess. Bitch. Supermodel Sofie Baston has earned those labels . . . yet they don't scratch the surface of who she really is. Before she can follow her own dreams, Sophie must do her daughterly duty and reel in a "fish" for her father's business-a tall, brown-eyed entrepreneur who immediately hooks her. He's a big guy with an even bigger heart . . . but will that heart be open to Sofie once her darkest secret is revealed? To Trevor Bishop, Sofie is a beautiful mystery he would gladly spend his life solving. He figures her tough demeanor is armor against a world that's hurt her too many times. Then Sofie's deepest wounds are reopened by the powerful, ruthless man who made them. When she musters the courage to take him down, her world shatters. Now Trevor is determined to help Sofie pick up the pieces so they can build a future together. The challenge will be convincing his ice princess that it's safe to melt in his arms . . . Don't miss the other titles in the Bennett series: When You Are Mine, Book 1 Loving You Always, Book 2 Be Mine Forever, Book 3

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Jackson Steele and Sylvia Brooks continue to thrill in the second novel of a scintillating, emotionally charged trilogy that returns to the world of J. Kenner’s beloved Stark novels: Release Me, Claim Me, and Complete Me.   I never thought I’d lose control, but his desire took me right to the edge.   Powerful, ambitious, and devastatingly sexy, Jackson Steele was unlike any other man I’d ever known. He went after what he wanted with his whole mind, body, and soul—and I was the woman in his sights. One touch and I surrendered, one night together and I was undone.   Jackson and I had secrets, dark pieces of our pasts that threatened to swallow us both. We couldn’t outrun our demons, or the people trying to tear us apart. But in our passion we found salvation, and in each other’s arms we found release.   I was scared to trust Jackson fully, to finally let go. Yet no matter the dangers that lay ahead, I knew I was his—and now that we’ve laid claim, there’s no more holding back. Praise for On My Knees   “Kenner brings sizzling heat and high-pitched emotional tension to this second installment of her Stark International trilogy . . . with a taut plotline and plenty of searing interludes.”—RT Book Reviews   “Kenner once again grabs a hold of your thoughts and shakes the feels out of you. Secrets abound. Truths are exposed. Vulnerabilities are laid bare. . . . Basically, I’m floating in an ocean of Jackson Steele paradise. . . . [On My Knees] keeps you on the edge of pleasure and captures your interest with the threat of exposure.”—Obsessed with Myshelf   “[The] heat quotient is very high, with Jackson and Sylvia . . . burning up the pages. . . . This is something I’ve come to expect from J. Kenner and she never disappoints. If you’re looking for a very hot, sexy read with a suspenseful storyline that keeps you guessing to the last page, On My Knees is definitely one to give a try.”—Cocktails and Books   “Hot! Running the gamut from fast and wild to slow and tender, the love scenes were intense and wonderfully written. . . . This trilogy is just getting better and better as we learn more about Sylvia’s resiliency and Jackson’s caring side. . . . Readers will devour this book and be waiting on pins and needles . . . to find out how it all ends in the upcoming finale.”—Harlequin Junkie   “J. Kenner is on my automatic-purchase list and with very good reason. . . . [This book] sizzles with both sensuality and a complex plotline! . . . Pick up a copy of On My Knees as soon as possible!”—Plot Twist Reviews   “Fans of J. Kenner, you know that where there’s a really engaging story line there’s equally engaging heat and passion. There’s no shortage of that here. . . . It’s powerful, it’s sexy, it’s downright naughty at times and it’s hot.”—Diary of an Eager Reader   “A great read for any contemporary romance readers who like their plots with a side of steam and a big helping of secrets and suspense . . . If you enjoyed Damien and Nikki’s story you will definitely be a fan of this series.”—Reads All the Books

Love doesn't care about the demons of your past. With the memories of her past still haunting her, Finley Blake knew returning to L.A. was a terrible idea. In and out to watch her best friend get married, that was the plan. Drinking a bottle of Scotch with a gorgeous stranger was not. Denying the attraction would be pointless, but she's not sure any man is worth playing the Hollywood game again. All Liam Crawford wants for his day off is peace and quiet. Instead, he meets a bold, sensual woman at his friend's wedding, and she turns his world upside down. She's everything he didn't know he was looking for, but his career is a trigger she's not willing to face.Winning Finley over is all Liam can think about. When they begin receiving creepy, threatening messages, he has to decide if he's willing to walk through fire for her or if the heat is too much for him to handle.The Finding Love series: Restless (Savannah and Gabriel)Powerless (Finley and Liam)Speechless (Meghan and Oliver)Breathless (Brooklyn and Declan)Priceless (Andi and Braeden)Harmless (Sylvia and Logan) - A Finding Love Holiday RomanceThe books in the Finding Love series can be read as standalones, however, for optimum enjoyment, they are best read in order.