Knocked Up by the Bad Boy by Vanessa Waltz continues to lead the Self-Published Bestsellers List this week.
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Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of May 14, 2015
1. Knocked Up by the Bad Boy by Vanessa Waltz: “The only settling down I do is at night, when I take a girl home to f*ck. I get laid to unwind from the chaos in my life. I live to hear them scream my name, but one night is all they get.”
2. PUCKED by Helen Hunting: “With a famous NHL player for a stepbrother, Violet Hall is well acquainted with the playboy reputation of many a hockey star. So of course she isn’t interested in legendary team captain Alex Waters or his pretty, beat-up face and rock-hard six-pack abs. When Alex inadvertently obliterates Violet’s misapprehension regarding the inferior intellect of hockey players, he becomes much more than just a hot body with the face to match.”
3. The Wilde Sisters Trilogy by Sandra Marton: “Three smart, strong, beautiful sisters determined to make it on their own. Three hard-bodied, gorgeous, incredibly successful men, determined to avoid that terrifying four-letter word, L-O-V-E. Three full-length novels with more than 335 four & five star reviews. You’ll laugh and cry, and your temperature will definitely go up, up… and up! Say hello to the amazing Wilde Sisters.”
4. Sincerely, Carter by Whitney Gracia Williams: “Arizona Turner has been my best friend since fourth grade, even when we “hated” each other. We’ve been there for one another through first kisses, first “times,” and we’ve been each other’s constant when good relationships turned bad. (We even went to colleges that were minutes away from each other…).”
5. The Tornado by Missy Blue: “A once gifted ballet dancer chained to the demons of her past, Jewel is broken and can no longer dance, her dream torn away from her. Determined to not lie down and die, she takes up the fight, disguising herself as a man, and dares to enter… The Tornado’s testosterone-fueled boxing gym.”
6. Under the Influence by L.B. Simmons: “I loved you once. A love I thought irrevocable. A love I mistakenly believed could transcend both time and circumstance. Under the influence of my dimwitted, naïve, traitorous heart, I became intoxicated with what I now know was simply a figment of my self-indulgent imagination. So drunk on the feeling, I couldn’t see what was right in front of my face. So foolishly enamored, I blindly followed my heart into the depths of an emotion that would ravage me.”
7. Departure by A.G. Riddle: “Flight 305 took off in 2014…But it crashed in a world very different from our own…With time running out, five strangers must unravel why they were taken…And how to get home.”
8. Never is a Promise by Winter Ren: “Country music god Beau Mason has just announced his retirement from the business at age 30, and I’ve just scored the interview of a lifetime. My network is flying me to Kentucky for his final interview, and at his request, I’ll be spending a few days with him at his ranch.”
9. Bear My Soul by T.S. Joyce: “Rory Dodson is done running. After one night of bliss with a man she never thought she’d see again, she’s in trouble with a young son who is housing one ferocious little bear cub inside of him. Desperate to keep her baby’s secret safe, she has nowhere to turn but to the man she was determined to keep in her past.”
10. Leah by R.J. Lewis: “After Carter left, I convinced myself I was well and truly over him. Fairy tales didn’t exist. I learned to make myself happy, while avoiding commitment like a plague. I couldn’t afford another heartbreak. Love simply didn’t exist the way I once believed it did.”
Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of May 14, 2015
1. Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills By George J. Siedel
2. His Bad Boy Ways By Faye Aden
3. Private Practice Preparedness – The Health Care Professional’s Guide to Closing a Practice Due to Retirement, Death, or Disability By Rob Reinhardt, LPCS, M.Ed., NCC & Anne M. “Nancy” Wheeler
4. Our Universal Journey by George Kavassilas
5. Damage Control By Jae
6. Third Reality Revealed: Vision, Persistence, and Inventing a New Latino Identity by Third Reality Publications
7. Passing Along A Dream – The Story Behind the Center Lovell Inn Essay Contest by Bil Mosca
8. QUIET TITLE GUIDE TO STOP FORECLOSURE by John Stuart
9. Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir by Sam Farren
10. Strong Brains, Sharp Minds: The Definitive Guide to the MINDRAMP Method For Brain Health & Mental Development By Michael C. Patterson & Roger Anunsen