Down & Dirty
Genre: Contemporary Romance,
Blue-Collar Heroes
Releasing: May 22, 2018
Publisher: Romance Rebels Publishing
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Down
& Dirty Blurb:
Get in, get down…and get filthy with
these sexy, hardworking, blue-collar heroes who don’t mind when things get a
little dirty at work or at play.
This collection of 22 brand new stories from USA
Today and
International Best-Selling authors is full of scorching hot romance tales that
will be sure to leave you breathless for more. These men work hard and play
even harder.
From cops to mechanics, miners to brewmasters, they aren’t afraid to go all in.
At the end of the day, when they find the woman who completes them, they learn
love and life can be as messy as their day jobs…and they wouldn’t have it any
other way.
Featuring stories from: Lori King, Maia Dylan, Sarah Marsh, Elena Kincaid,
Cecile Tellier, London Saint James, Bella Settarra, Rose Nickol, RL Merrill,
Ashley Malkin, Lucy Felthouse, Scarlett J Rose, Sydney Lea, CR Moss, Samantha
A. Cole, Danielle James, Ava Campbell, Eva Moore, Kimberlie L. Faye, Sabrina
Sol, Nikki Prince, and Mia Hopkins
STORIES INCLUDED IN DOWN & DIRTY
Pieced
Together by Lori King
Two fractured souls must lean on each
other to heal physically and emotionally….
Karly Stephens got her heart shredded,
when the man she thought was supposed to be her forever, cheated on her. To
avoid dealing with her tattered life, she threw herself into work.
Injured and battle-weary Marine, Garret
Lole, agonizes when his team deploys overseas without him. When Karly is
assigned to be Garret’s nurse, unexpected sparks fly.
Despite her scarred soul, Karly is
drawn to Garret in every possible way. Like puzzle pieces scattered on the
floor, they must figure out how to trust in themselves and each other. Picking
up the pieces might mean a whole new world for both of them.
Twitter:
@LoriKingBooks
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Destiny
Happened by London Saint James
Desi
Of course, I noticed Mr. Shirtless.
With a bod like his, who wouldn’t? But his hot-factor didn’t matter. What did?
My asshat ex and the need to make him jealous. So, I
strolled up to the panty-melting stranger as though I knew him and laid one on
him, hoping said asshat would see I’d moved on just fine without him. Only, he
never saw me kissing another man.
Kash
I spotted her—honey-blonde hair
gleaming in the sun as she came my way. I’d flirt. Smile. Maybe get her number.
I sure the hell didn’t expect her to toss her arms around my neck, mashing her
body against mine, and kiss the ever-loving shit out of me. Then, she stopped.
Stepped back. Blushed. Whispered “Sorry” and blended into the crowd.
I never got her name that day. Or her
number. However, fate had other plans and Destiny happened… again.
Twitter:
@LSJRomance
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Good
With His Hands by Lucy Felthouse
Layla is enjoying a beautiful moorland
walk in the English countryside when suddenly, clouds start to roll in. The
weather was forecast to be fine all day, so Layla is woefully unprepared when
the heavens open and her visibility is reduced to next to nothing. Trying hard
not to panic, she carefully makes her way towards a remote hut she spotted
before the fog descended. When she arrives, though, she discovers park ranger
Stuart already there, and luckily for her, he’s much more prepared than she is,
and they soon find a way to pass the time until the storm blows over.
Twitter:
@cw1985
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Where
Fire Meets Flame by Elena Kincaid
As a private detective, Riley Scott has
witnessed her fair share of the ugly side of relationships. She guards her
heart like a fortress, but a pair of sizzling blue eyes threatens to take down
all of her barriers. He came to her rescue through a blazing fire. Now, she
could only hope he would not incinerate her heart.
Tristan Cain hasn’t been able to let go
of his red-headed angel, or his promise to get justice. Fate throws them
together again when he once thought it would be impossible, and when a daring
rescue turns out to be the least of their worries, Tristan vows to keep her
safe. He’s not letting Riley out of his sight again.
Twitter:
@elenakincaid1
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Mud
and Honey by R.L. Merrill
A deputy sheriff and a tree trimmer
meet during storm cleanup on a treacherous road and literally fall for each
other in the line of duty. Calvin wants to explore their connection and Flor is
game. Then things get sticky when his hard-earned sobriety is threatened and her
pride is bruised. Their chemistry can’t be ignored, but can they get past their
personal obstacles? It’ll take some getting dirty to get to the sweet in this
story of broken hearts and fresh starts.
Twitter:
@rlmerrillauthor
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Blurred
Lines by Nikki Prince
Phaedra Sims had taken the job at the
prison to block out the memories in her head as she helps to heal others.
Memories of a love that died too soon. Sergeant Rocco De Angelis is a man who
has proven his dedication to his job over himself. Phaedra can’t deny the
chemistry between them. Rocco plans to make sure she doesn’t. Healing the heart
and soothing the soul will definitely be blurring the lines.
Twitter: @AuthorNPrince
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Sweet
Addiction by Sarah Marsh
The opportunity to build her own future
and start over is exactly what Sasha needs. Moving to the small town of Digby
to open up a pastry shop is more than enough to make her happy, or so she
thought. What she wasn’t counting on was the sexy rancher that seems to have
quite an interest in her, for far more than her baking skills.
Sasha has exactly what Declan needs to
take care of his sweet tooth, and any other hungers that may arise…if she has
the courage to show it. He’s figured out that Sasha is gun shy when it comes to
men, but with some patience, he hopes to sneak past her walls and show her that
he’s in it for more than just dessert. When his past comes calling, will Sasha
open up and trust him, or will she shut her heart down for good?
Twitter:
@SM_fiction
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Lockdown
by Mia Hopkins
A brokenhearted recluse and a sexy
locksmith spend the final weeks of summer in a stranger’s mansion, burning up
the sheets and pretending not to fall in love.
Alice
For the past year, my life has been a
raging trash fire. Right now, a house sitting job sounds perfect—one long
summer, alone in someone else’s mansion with nothing but my stupid broken
heart. Everything is going fine…until I find the key. Until I find him.
Ivan
I’m the only locksmith in the city who
can crack this lock. It’s a complicated job, made even more complicated by the
gorgeous, mysterious woman who hired me. She lives here alone, haunting this
house like a ghost. What is her story? And why can’t I get her out of my mind?
Twitter:
@MiaHopkinsxoxo
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Keep
You Safe by C.R. Moss
I’m Professor Arianna Perez, and I’ve
been asked if I’ll ever trust, let alone love, another man again. After dumping
an abusive boyfriend, I doubted I would. At least, that’s how I felt until fate
had sexy wrangler, Kian Bishop, reappearing in my life in a way I never
expected.
Against my better judgement, I fell
hard for the cowboy, believing everything he said, including how he wanted to
treat me like a queen and keep me safe. Little did I know, though, that the
circumstances that’d brought us together could also tear us apart…and possibly
claim my life.
Twitter:
@CRMoss
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Heroes
of the Heart 3: Rescuing Trent by Rose Nickol
Trent Simmons had spent his life
helping others. While recovering from the injury that got him discharged from
the service, he met the woman he thought he was going to spend his life with,
but it was not meant to be. He spent the next several years infiltrating a
human trafficking slavery ring recusing countless women. Pricilla Wilder had
decided she was happy living alone. She had watched her mother raise two
children on her own and do a wonderful job. She didn’t need a man in her life.
Then an insane madman targeted her and her sister trying to extract revenge on
their father. Trent was assigned to be one of Pricilla’s bodyguards. The woman
was smart, and sexy. Trent can’t ignore the feelings she awakens within
him—feelings he thought had died years ago. Can he convince her to give him a
chance or will fate once again destroy his world?
Twitter:
@RoseNickol
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Scout’s
Honor by Maia Dylan
As the manager of an oil rig in the
Gulf of Mexico, the safety of the men under his control was the most important
thing to Cooper. That was until Dr. Honor Jennings stepped from a helicopter
and proceeded to show him that playing it safe wasn’t always the best way
forward.
When Honor arrived onboard the rig, she
was fully prepared to uncover the safety breaches an anonymous source had
advised her were taking place. She was completely unprepared for her reaction
to the rig manager. The cold-blooded murder she witnessed came as a downright
shock!
Can Cooper keep Honor safe with a
murderer on the loose and a storm keeping them isolated from the mainland, or
will the risk prove too much and cost them everything?
Twitter:
@Maiadylanauthor
Fighting
the Inferno by Ashley Malkin
Blayne Simmons is a firefighter, a job
he loves as much as he hates the flames he battles. He exists in a world on
fire, but is frozen inside by the scars of a fire he failed to conquer. He
works hard, plays even harder. Satisfying his needs, nothing more, until
Felicity Kendall enters his tightly-controlled world.
Felicity is alone. She has to be,
because everyone, everything, she loves burns to ashes. When a ruggedly
handsome firefighter attempts to pick her up in a bar, she’s stung by the
bitter irony. He’s clueless to the depths of her hatred of firemen. They saved
her as a child, and delivered her into a world of pain. She should have burned.
She wished she had.
When fire thrusts Felicity into
Blayne’s arms, he discovers she is the victim of a deadly game. A game he will
win, because Felicity is now his.
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Stoke
the Flames by Samantha A. Cole
After losing a bet, Cade Fallon ends up
in the fire department’s annual, fundraising calendar—at least it was for a
good cause. At first, it was funny having strange women run up to him and ask
for pictures or autographs, but it doesn’t take long for it to become annoying.
Jenna Anderson is shocked to learn her
student’s uncle is “Mr. October” from the calendar her friend bought her, but
she's more concerned about young Christopher’s falling grades. The last thing
she expected was Cade’s interest in her—especially when he’s got women falling
all over him. Refusing to be another notch on his belt, she fights her growing
attraction to him.
When Cade realizes Jenna is the woman
his heart has been searching for, he knows he’ll have to work to convince her.
Stoking the flames between them shouldn’t be too hard—after all, he is a
fireman.
Twitter:
@samanthacole222
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Heat
Sink by Cecile Tellier
Christian Harrington went to work every
day as a steamfitter at the local nuclear energy plant with some expectation of
danger. When Christian meets fiery bartender Roxy McVee he quickly realizes he
may have met his match. Unfortunately, Christian is not the only person with
their sights set on Roxy.
Roxy McVee had wanted a fresh start.
Slinging drinks and telling jokes at the local bar in La Salle, Illionois
seemed like a great way to go. Her decision is rewarded when serious but sexy
as hell Christian Harrington walked into the bar with his friends after work.
Roxy’s immediate reaction to him leads her to become comfortable around him.
The reason for Roxy’s move proves that the saying that the things one resist,
persist is true. Roxy and Christian must navigate a potentially deadly landmine
in the form of one very dangerous visitor from her past.
Twitter:
@CeecTellier
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Dirty
Demo by Eva Moore
When Winston Hartwell’s construction
crew ends up on a reality TV show, there’s no way he’s going to sing for his
supper, no matter how nicely the curvy camera lady asks. He’s terrified of the
limelight, and he doesn’t trust these Hollywood types as far as he can throw
them.
Trina McCallister is one last reality
show away from her dream job of filming movies. She’ll do whatever it takes to
get the footage she needs and get the hell out. But she isn’t prepared for the
sexy giant with a voice of gold to demolish her carefully constructed defenses.
When lies and fear shake their newly
laid foundation, only an act of bravery and trust will save them from ruin.
Twitter:
@AuthorEvaMoore
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Crashing
Hard by Kimberlie L. Faye
He’s a lifesaver
EMT Ryan Murphy is smart, sexy, and
arrogant when it comes to his job and his personal life. Saving lives and
looking hot while doing it isn’t always easy. No one is immune to his charms
except for one uptight nurse, and he’d love nothing more than to get under more
than just her skin.
She’s a lifesaver
Experienced emergency room nurse Helena
Carter can handle any situation with calm determination but hearing Ryan’s
husky voice is enough to make her look like it’s her first day on the job. He’s
cocky, sarcastic and she’s not into him. She fell in love once before and was
taken for all she had. She’s not about to make the same mistake again.
After one scorching night of passion
leads to a few misunderstandings, will the erratic pulse of their relationship
take a turn for the worse and crash hard?
Twitter:
@kimberlielfaye
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Diamond
in the Rough by Danielle James
A diamond in the rough…
The family diamond business is all
Ethan Withers has, and for the last seven years, it’s been everything to him.
Inherited at only 18, his father’s passion has become his life’s work.
A hidden gem…
Christina McAlister was smart, funny,
sexy, and everything he never knew he wanted. She hides her sparkle behind her
drive to finish her law degree. Having been hurt before, she doesn’t have time
or the desire for love.
Just the right amount of friction, a
chance encounter, and a lot of heat sparks will change them both. Will they be
able see past their individual goals in order to claim a once in a lifetime
prize?
Twitter:
@ddjames1976
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One
Night More by Sabrina Sol
With only hours until her big 3-0,
Vanessa still has three things left on her “Before I Turn Thirty” bucket list:
have a one night stand, get a tattoo, and get engaged. When her boyfriend dumps
her during dinner, she knows a ring isn’t happening. But no-strings sex with
the handsome stranger she later meets at a bar? Check.
Mateo never expected to hook up with
the sexy brunette. He also didn’t expect for her to bolt before he could get
her last name. Luckily, he’s about to get a second chance.
But Vanessa only wants to forget that
night once she realizes Mateo is the owner of the landscaping company vying for
a lucrative contract at the hotel where she and her father work. With Vanessa’s
dad deciding if Mateo’s business will get the multi-million dollar deal, they
must keep things strictly professional—or else risk consequences that could
affect their families.
Twitter:
@theromancechica
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Beer
Goggles by Ava Campbell
Connor Callahan did his best work when
it came to beer and babes. As long as live was full of laughs, he was good. It
wasn’t until some hot shot journalist started asking questions that his past
that he'd tried so hard to forget came back to haunt him.
Allison Drake, top notch reporter was
bumped down to do a fun and leisure piece about a bar and new up and coming
brew master. She was going to do everything in her power to hurry things along
and go back to the big city where she belonged.
However, a car accident, and a few
beers later, things change between them. Things aren’t always as black and
white as they were before. Can the two of them face the truth about themselves,
and be open to the future, or will they both live life with their beer goggles
on?
Twitter:
@avacampbellbook
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John’s
Jillaroo by Scarlett J Rose
Amy is a city girl, but things haven’t
gone her way. looking for a ‘tree change’ she takes on a job as a Jillaroo on a
remote Australian cattle station.
It’s not the glamorous change she
thought it would be...
There’s dirt, there’s flies, there’s
heat, and then, there’s John, the Jackaroo.
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Accidentally
Again by Sydney Lea
She wanted to stay. He knew she needed
to go.
Police officer Gabe Hannigan had always
done the right thing and followed the rules. With the exception of one night
with the girl he had always craved, Billie Shannon.
When Billie returns four years later to
care for her sick father, she comes home with a secret she knew she couldn't
keep forever, leaving the pair with no choice but to come to terms with the
consequences of their night together and the actions Gabe took to try and
protect Billie’s future.
Can this lawman make things right with
the woman he should never have let go? Will they overcome their past in order
to fall in love accidentally again?
Twitter:
@AuthorSydneyLea
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Sex
Mechanic by Bella Settarra
Known locally as the ‘Sex Mechanic’
with a ‘love’em and leave ’em’ approach to women, Ben Steadman is astonished to
suddenly develop feelings for a new girl in town. She has a flat tire that he
is happy to help with. Unfortunately she also has a couple of kids in tow,
making her strictly off-limits–especially when he hears their daddy’s in the
military.
Iona Walker is filling in at her
uncle’s firm, although admin doesn’t exactly excite her. She is smitten with
the handsome mechanic who helps her out, although she senses mixed signals.
After his boss’ heart attack, Ben
realizes that his job isn’t as safe as he’d hoped as he struggles to keep the
company afloat. Iona is delighted to offer her help with the business,
especially as it means them working together.
However, a concoction of
misunderstandings and interference seems destined to keep the two apart...
Twitter:
@Bellasettarra
