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He’s a means to an end. A way to right a wrong done to my family. But I can’t deny the desire I see in his eyes, Or the need to see what it would be like in his arms. Can I give myself to my stepbrother without losing myself in the process?

Betty Robinson loves her job. As a maid at the upscale Hollywood Madison Hotel, she rubs elbows with some of the wealthiest and most attractive people in 1940s L.A. Never mind the fact they only see “the help” when they look at her. She still has her fun, indulging her fantasies in their empty hotel rooms while the rich and famous are out on the town. The valuables that happen to grow legs and walk out with her are just the icing on the cake. Still flush from a prior case, Danny Diamond takes on a consulting gig with the Madison Hotel as a favor for an old friend. The ask?

When your partner is murdered, you’re supposed to do something about it—even if he is a useless drunk. But for private detective Danny Diamond, it’s a little more complicated than that. He’s been sleeping with his partner’s wife. The womanizing detective is a ready-made fall guy for the murder. To make matters worse, the new widow thinks they’re an item now. His secretary is full of “I told you so’s,” the police are knocking on his door, and a vicious pornographer is convinced Diamond has a set of negatives he’s never even heard of.

In the throes of reckless desire, a single night of passion sets Brooke Harrison and Dr. Gavin Keene on an unforeseen path. Never anticipating a reunion, Brooke is stunned to discover at dawn’s light the true identity of her ardent lover: he’s her professor, and she, his student. As they grapple with the clash between their longing hearts and their sense of duty, Brooke and Gavin find themselves ensnared in a forbidden romance. Despite their efforts to resist, their magnetic connection grows stronger until they can't resist anymore.

Bailey, a headstrong and independent woman, finds herself trapped with the one person she least expected, her father’s best friend, the charismatic and enigmatic Ryan. As the storm rages outside, a different kind of turmoil brews within them. Bound by the shared urgency of survival, they discover a connection that defies age and convention. But just as they tentatively explore the possibility of a future together, a distant rumble signals a new arrival, Bailey’s father. The reunion is fraught with tension and emotions.

When Everleigh Dangerfield’s baking disaster necessitates a call to 911, firefighter Griffin Brantley douses the flames in the kitchen, but the ones he stokes in Everleigh are an entirely different story. Unfortunately, Everleigh’s only visiting and doesn’t do casual hookups, no matter how smoldering the temptation. But Everleigh’s holiday mishaps have just begun. And Griffin is seemingly always on call. If Everleigh is game for a change of plans, he can give her the merriest Christmas of her life.

Nina and William are underpaid adjunct professors at the same university, where winter break is no break at all: ’tis the season to make extra money. When their holiday side hustle has them stranded by a blinding blizzard in the middle of nowhere, there’s nothing to do but cuddle up for warmth and play a hot and bothered game of Never Have I Ever to pass the time. But in the game of love, secrets never stay secret for long…

Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

All I needed was a date. One measly date to go with me to my company’s Christmas party to show my ex—and current boss—that I was over him and had moved on. It wasn’t like they had to love me—heck, they didn’t even have to like me. They just had to show up. When I got stood up on ANOTHER blind date, I was starting to panic until a gorgeous stranger swooped in and pretended to be my boyfriend. Luckily for me, my ex and his new girlfriend just happened to be there to see it.