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“You say you want this,” Ivan breathed. I looked up at him, heat filling my body. “You show me, say my name.” He’d seen the video—the video I forgot all about! “Ivan, I—” “Nyet,” he hissed. “No excuses. You belong to Alexei. I cannot have you, Julie.” “Ivan, please—” “You cannot do this thing you say today,” Ivan said, and there was a thread of pleading under the rasp in his voice. “You cannot give this to anyone but Alexei.” “I already have,” I said, defiantly staring up at him. “I gave it to you. You just haven’t claimed it yet...” Julie's...

"I didn’t believe in love at first sight—didn’t believe in anything, any more. But when I saw that girl for the first time I knew something was happening to me—love, a heart attack, or maybe God finally had pity on me for all the things that had gone wrong in my life and sent down an angel just to say hello, I don’t know. But something was happening, something big...." Jordan McCready survived two tours in Afghanistan before coming home to bury his parents and care for his sick brother. He works long hours in the mill, doesn't talk much, and likes it that way. His PTSD keeps him ...

Trinity Espinoza is having the worst birthday of her life. Her room-mate just up and left, she's been called in to work the graveyard shift, and a druggie snags a scalpel and tries to kid-nap her. Just because the man who saves her happens to be fresh from prison doesn't mean he isn't a hero, and if her anxiety doesn't interfere, she just might tell him so. Eric Marchado did two years for the job that ended everything--his family, his life as he knew it, and any hope he ever had. Now he finds himself back out in the world, utterly alone, until he runs into an old acquaintance at the bus ...

"And she was just a girl—she was only nineteen, or I’d eat my baton. I knew I just had a couple of years on her, but… I felt protective. I liked that titanium spine. I liked the gunpowder taste she left in my mouth when she turned her sour puss my way, sparking like a fire-cracker and spoiling for a fight. I respected the audacity she had, the sheer will it took to simply exist as she did. I liked her. Maybe I shouldn’t, but I did. And no way in hell was I going to send her back to the goddamn Terrace. I’d build her her own g**damn house, right next to mine, if I had to..." Dylan ...

Collected in one place, The Bodyguard Series 1-4! Julie is betrayed by her father when he sells her to the Russian mafia family he's worked for as a bag-man for twenty years. She finds this out from the cadre of giant Russian men waiting in her kitchen after class, and when one of them is left behind to 'watch the asset,' she finds herself... Intrigued. Excited. Because Ivan does something to her insides no one else ever has, and before long he's going to be doing even more to her heart.... And maybe the rest of her as well. Julie could never expect the winding path they're forced to take ...

Pregnant. I was pregnant with Ivan's child. How could I have let this happen? His first priority after our encounter with The Boss is to reclaim every ~single~ part of me, but my body doesn't recover as quickly as I feel it should, giving us our first big clue. I never would have guessed how he'd take the news... Especially when my doctor recommends bed rest, a term I thought meant 'take it easy' and my sweet, possessive Alpha translates to 'lock down.' My greatest ambition is to drive him wild... And I don't mind the restraints as much as I thought I would... Until our lives are threatened...

“I’m going to go back to the kitchen and finish dinner, and when I come back you’re going to show me what else you can do.” “Why?” “Because I want you to,” she said, her eyebrow raising at the challenge as she looked back at me over her shoulder. “Do you always get what you want?” I stayed where I was; it wasn’t what I wanted to do. I wanted to get up and put that perky little a-- of hers on the piano and lick every inch of her smooth, pale skin. I wanted her to forget about dinner and erase those two small steps, then take two more and sit down on my lap. Wrap her ...

Jacob Reynolds doesn't want the job, at first, but he knows the money will be good and his team needs all the help they can get. An easy security gig for a group of Recon Marines fresh out of Iraq? Should be a piece of cake--and it is, except that from the first time Jacob sees Kayla's face, watching her back is suddenly a lot more than just a job... Kayla Barton is a popstar, a self-made success with country roots that rose through the ranks with a Youtube account and her silky voice. She's in the middle of a big year--turning eighteen, crossing over to the pop charts, and enjoying her ...

Mila Davidson doesn't know what to expect when she arrives in sunny Southern California to wrap up her estranged step-father's estate, but a surf-bum lawyer with a chip on his shoulder and a wit so sharp it cuts was definitely not it... Especially when you add in the fact that he's so sexy she can barely meet his scalding blue eyes. Brody Boudreaux came home from Afghanistan cynical, broken and beat-down, but the old veteran surfer that took him under his wing saved his life. Estranged from his children through bad marriages and worse drinking, Tommy takes care of Brody like his own--even ...

I was so surprised I didn’t notice his hands swiftly push open my thighs, locking them in position with his own strong legs. “Ivan,” I moaned, feeling his teeth slip along the ridge of my collarbone. He licked the back of my neck as his hands slid under my shirt, teasing me through my bra. “Ivan, I want to be good,” I said, still a little nervous about where this might be going, but I felt the ripples his touch sent over my skin and arched my back, giving him full access in spite of my reservations. “I promise. It’s just…” “No you don’t,” he said gruffly, and bit my ...

With our baby on the way, Ivan and I are planning our new life from his penthouse suite. We have so much to decide... Where to put the crib, who my new driver will be, what to do about my scheming father... Reality feels very far away as we find new ways to explore our love in the bedroom, but I feel like we've earned our happiness together. And then, on the wedding day of my dreams, villainy tries to separate us one last time... I guess they forgot my fiance is also The Bodyguard. A sweet finish to The Bodyguard serials, The Bodyguard's Bride brings them together like you've never seen, ...

Delilah March is not typically ambitious, but she's positive that if she can land a juicy interview with Grant Marshall, cut-throat bad-boy chef, she can fund her bakery for the homeless AND stay home and eat all the cupcakes she wants. But the first thing he does is kiss her, and when she finds herself kissing him back, they're both in for a surprise. Marshall Grant is so cynical about human nature that he runs his kitchen like he's running a prison--and he treats the inmates all the same. But when the lush creature that walks into his office overwhelms his good sense, he finds himself ...

Are you addicted to instalove? Will you always pick grit over fluff? Do you need a HEA like you need a heartbeat? Well then... Have you heard of Kendall Duke? Our Heroes: A cut-throat chef who can't handle vulnerability. A veteran who never quite made it back home. A play-boy fireman who saves lives but can't save himself. A crime scion turned rookie cop. And a Re-Con marine who wants a better life for his men. Our heroines: A sharp-witted sweetheart who likes cupcakes and can't tolerate cruelty. A gentle animal lover who can survive anything life throws her. A refugee from evil who runs in...

Seasons of Grief is a collection of 27 award-winning stories by teens. These stories encompass a wide range of genres, inviting listeners to explore a wealth of important themes passionately crafted by these young writers, from a middle-aged woman suffering losses in the heart of Nazi Germany to a teen finding it hard to cope with the loss of a close friend.