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 20, 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. Ember Part 2 by Deborah Bladon: “Bridget Grant has never met anyone like Dane Beckett. He has been her savior and the more time they’ve spent together, the more she has realized that he sees only the best in her. He’s pushed her to take the steps she needs to in order to change her life and just as she’s on the brink of making her dreams come true, it all comes to a screeching, and horrifying, halt.”
3. 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.”
4. The Billionaire Banker Series by Georgia Le Carre: “When Lana Bloom learns the devastating news that her mother is dying, she is faced with a terrible dilemma. The one thing that can save her is the one thing she does not have.”
5. Love, Laughter, and Steamy Ever Afters: “From the hot big city heroes that make us melt, to the sassy small town heroines that make us smile, this limited edition collection has something for everyone. Ten sexy and sweet full-length novels—a wide mix of fun, heart-tugging, addictively romantic love stories—each handpicked by an all-star gathering of ten of today’s most popular contemporary romance authors.”
6. Mr. Black’s Proposal by Aubrey Dark: “I don’t date players. I don’t date a**holes. And Lucas Black, gorgeous billionaire and heir to the Black Media empire, is both.”
7. Falling For My Boss by J.S. Cooper: “Scott Taylor was sex on legs and it was all Elizabeth Jeffries could do to resist him.”
8. Just Say When by Kaylee Ryan: “Saving myself for marriage, not hardly. Saving myself for someone who will make my heart race, most definitely.”
9. 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…).”
10. 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.”
Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of May 20, 2015
1. Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills By George J. Siedel
2. His Bad Boy Ways By Faye Aden
3. Bryony And Roses by T Kingfisher
4. 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
5. Third Reality Revealed: Vision, Persistence, and Inventing a New Latino Identity by Third Reality Publications
6. Our Universal Journey by George Kavassilas
7. Everyone Is A Business – Orchestrating Innovation In Your Life, Career And Business by Paul McKey
8. Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir by Sam Farren