Deeper Than Money Novels & Stories

"Part One: TakenJessie Coford had a plan: work hard, save money, open her own restaurant. She sacrificed her relationship with the man of her dreams to get it. Then, in the blink of an eye, she lost her job and her apartment and her life crashed around her. Until a letter taking her to Fort Mavis, Texas, and an unexpected windfall.Part Two: TamedShea Prescott was astonished when million Cruz Castillo chose her to design his new home on his ranch. They hardly traveled in the same circles. But Cruz had been hot for Shea since he first saw her and at their first meeting the chemistry between them ignited. Cruz coaxed her deeper and deeper into a whirlpool of erotic sex, awakening latent sexual desires and bringing her orgasms beyond her wildest imaginings. Her body screamed yes at his every touch, but will she say yes to the most important question?USA Today best-selling and award-winning author Desiree Holt writes everything from romantic suspense and paranormal to erotic. and has been referred to by USA Today as the Nora Roberts of erotic romance, and is a winner of the EPIC E-Book Award, the Holt Medallion and a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice nominee. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The (London) Daily Mail, The New Delhi Times and numerous other national and international publications.Taken by Surprise is created by Desiree Holt, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

"When Ava's relationship with her enigmatic ex, Ethan, ends abruptly, she's left with more questions than answers. As she tries to move on with her life, she discovers that Ethan is hiding a mysterious secret that threatens to upend everything she thought she knew about him - and herself. As Ava digs deeper, she's drawn into a world of magic, ancient prophecies, and hidden powers that challenge her perceptions of reality. With each new revelation, Ava must confront her own feelings for Ethan and decide whether their love is worth fighting for. But as the stakes grow higher, Ava realizes that the truth about Ethan's past may be more than she can handle. Will she uncover the secrets of Ethan's mysterious world, or will the truth tear them apart forever?"

Elena's goals to earn enough money to have her sister in her care, are closer than she ever expected when multi millionaire Greg Dalton chooses her to be his date to a family dinner. Things seem to be fine until he begins to attach strings. Greg gets whatever he wants no matter what, but what happens when he can't get Elena? Does she develop feelings for him too? Find out more in lustful.

Elena Rossi’s life shatters when her father’s gambling debt attracts the attention of the mafia. ‎With no money to repay them, Elena is taken to a secret auction where desperate women are sold to powerful men. ‎Just when she thinks her fate couldn’t get worse, the most feared mafia boss in the city makes the highest bid. ‎Dante Moretti. ‎Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable. ‎Now Elena belongs to him. ‎But the deeper she falls into his dangerous world, the more secrets she uncovers. ‎Because Dante didn’t buy her out of desire. ‎He bought her because she reminds him of the one woman who betrayed him. ‎As enemies close in and a mafia war begins, Elena realizes something terrifying. ‎The ruthless man who owns her body might soon own her heart. ‎And in Dante Moretti’s world… ‎Love can be just as deadly as betrayal.

Mara Villanueva would rather lose everything than accept help from the cold, arrogant billionaire trying to buy out her neighborhood. Dominic Ashford would rather keep his world perfectly controlled than let anyone close enough to disrupt it. But when she needs money to save her late mother's bakery and he needs a wife to claim his inheritance, they strike a deal that is supposed to be simple. Six weeks. A contract. No feelings. What neither of them planned for is what happens when the walls come down, the secrets buried between their families, the enemies working against them from every direction, and the quiet truth that the one person they trusted least somehow became the only one who ever really saw them.

Can my life get any worse than it already has? I have a stepfather who cares about nothing but turning me into his source of money and pleasure, and a mother who doesn't give a damn whether I live or die. I thought this was the end, but no—fate decided to gamble with me last Christmas. It all started after a failed birthday celebration, which was followed by my stepdad trying to sell me out to the highest bidder. Escaping such a tragic event landed me in the arms of a ruthless billionaire boss, Maximum. I thought it couldn't get worse than this until I finally discovered that my biological dad is back. And his archenemy is the man I am in love with.

Brandon West. The owner and boss of West industries, with a mouth as sharp as his brain. The money, he has. The women, he has. The fame, he has. The arrogance, he breathes. Elizabeth Wade. An innocent, yet highly intelligent half Latina, thrust into a world where power is key. Power she doesn't have. Life punishes her for that and she keeps fighting but she refuses to let anyone look down on her. There will be a clashing. There will be a bet. There will be a realization. What will happen when the bet gives birth to more than Brandon can ignore?

She was a runaway, and he was heartbroken and cold, sworn away from anything other than hockey. After a one night stand, they find themselves once again at his agency. Logan knew he could not resist her, and Isabella was ready to do anything for money, but the conditions tied to this arrangement were tight. Unfortunately, the heart played no games, and they soon found themselves in a situation that could tear them apart. His enemies come knocking, and her past comes crawling. Was their love strong enough to withstand the heat, or would their pains win in the end?

What more could the 26 year old CEO Iris Summers need more in her life- other than a boyfriend? The Summers Inn Corporation is quickly rising through the ranks in the business world, she’s swimming in piles of money, and making a big name for herself. What she didn’t need, however, was becoming a mermaid. Iris’s life is turned upside down as dangerous family secrets are revealed, she learns to deal with her condition while working on a new resort, and a mysterious lover or two enter the picture.

“I want you so badly it hurts.” Camellia Reid’s life is simple: dance to pay the bills, raise her deaf sister, and keep a low profile. She never asked for destiny. But destiny finds her anyway… wearing the name Lucien Draven. Alpha of the Obsidian Pack. Eyes like wildfire. A voice like sin. And a claim she can’t escape: his mate. Camellia is human, an outsider in a world built on blood and power. Loved in shadows, denied in daylight, she is pulled between Lucien’s dangerous chaos and the cold control of his rival cousin, Darius Thorne. And when Lucien pins her against the wall, fucking her with a hunger that feels like worship and ruin all at once, Camellia learns that some bonds don’t just burn hotter than reason...they consume it. The pack is watching. Enemies are hunting. Between blood feuds, queer alliances, and late-night banter, Camellia stumbles into a world sharper, darker, and funnier than she ever imagined—one ruled by possessive but yearning males, where destiny burns hotter than love and cuts deeper than fate.