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When I see her across the cabana at the luxurious Miami beach club - I know I have to have her. She stands out from the crowd - there’s nothing fake or plastic about her. And when our eyes lock, I know this pretty little virgin feels the exact same way. But then she’s out of my life as quickly as she entered it. Then one day everything changes. I find out life has no guarantees…and I don’t have much time left. If only I had one more day with her… one more night…if only we had forever.

With a face chiseled in arrogance, Antonio Emmanuel Rivas pushes all my buttons. The younger artist acts like my gallery, and everything in it, belongs to him. Including me. Secretly, I crave Antonio's dominating hands all over my body like I'm one of his signature pieces. But he's a tyrant. A monster. Trouble. He's dangerous for my business and heart. While the beast chases me relentlessly, I wonder if the man I should hate is also the man my soul can't live without.

For me, Cassandra Thorn, being born as a human, raised by an elite group of supernaturals, and struggling to reach my 20th birthday was far more fun than this. Then again, anything would be. In this case, "this" refers to being taken against my will - kidnapped - and trapped in an underground lab for supernatural shifters. Pretty ridiculous, considering I was a mere mortal. Or so I was told. Turns out there are a lot of things I was told, not all of them true.

I go long, I go deep, but I never go soft. They call me "The Damage" because I crush it on the field and off. I’m all about the offensive penetration. No one knows the game as well as I do. It doesn’t hurt I’ve got a goal post in my pants. But the moment I see Indiana’s smoky eyes and tight end, I know I’m in trouble.

I’m having an out-of-body experience. At least...I think. Isn’t that what it’s called when your spirit abandons you to watch - from a safe distance, with the appropriate amount of judgement - while you make questionable decisions? Yup, one of those. I want to shout, “Stop, Ellie, don’t do it!” But spirit me doesn’t have a voice. So I watch as she...I...we? - makes a sex contract with her...our...new boss. This is a good time to mention the 45-minute HR meeting we sat through last month expressly forbidding this sort of thing.

Just so it’s clear, I’m not the kind of woman who sleeps around. And I’m especially not the kind of woman who’d ever sell her body for money. At least, that’s not who I used to be. Now, I’m getting on my hands and knees at the orders of the stranger I suddenly call husband. I’m ashamed of what I’m doing. It’s dirty. Wrong. Twisted. And I refuse to acknowledge how good it feels. Especially in front of him.

Rebecca King had a broken heart, literally. Congenital heart disease has given her less than a year to live. Hopefully, that'll be enough time to complete every task on her bucket list. However difficult, she finally comes to terms with her imminent demise. Then fate delivers an unexpected distraction. Due to a horrific accident that left his wife on life support, Nick Cato, narcotics investigator, is trapped behind a wall of loneliness and grief. However, he had no way of knowing that destiny would deliver a gift strong enough to quell the sadness.

A devastating betrayal shattered our relationship before it ever began, my attempt to escape going horribly wrong. But telling Xander it’s over proves to be a dangerous mistake, revealing a ruthless side of him I was only beginning to suspect. Surrounding me with bodyguards, he swears he’ll go to any lengths to protect me. I swear he’s keeping me prisoner.

New to Providence, RI, Naima Adewunmi had every intention of fulfilling everything she left her New York borough for, finishing up her bachelor's degree and finding a job while doing it. She wasn't supposed to fall for Timothy Ferreiro, a smooth, slick talking, sexy specimen of a man, messy bedhead hair included, who also happens to be her new boss. From first wink, she was under his spell, which wouldn't be a problem if there weren't one underlying issue: Tim's got a long-distance girlfriend.

This is a holiday tale involving a sexy doctor, a hot fireman, and an alpha cop. Women who fantasize about stretching out near a roaring fire with no responsibilities other than to gaze at three muscular dudes will love this novella.

I know men like him. Powerful. Arrogant. Trouble. The world is his playground. The playboy prince, the tabloid favorite, and the bane of my existence. And unfortunately, he’s the only one who might be able to help me uncover the truth. We're all but shackled together as he works to help me find my stalker before another attack. I don’t want to trust him. I don’t want to want him. But letting Breck Waterford in might be the only thing to save us both.

Fire captain Carson Sullivan swore off love long ago. After the love of his life broke his heart and left him, he gave up on the idea of commitment and settled for the playboy lifestyle. He’s a devoted son, a loyal friend, and a dedicated firefighter. That’s all he needs. Until the one woman with the power to light a fire in his heart walks back into his life bringing with her the memories of heartache he thought he'd buried.

One catastrophic night left me orphaned at the age of 17. Hunted by a murderer, Xander saved me from the pits of hell, braving a fire that would have ended my life. Hiding me from a killer, he became my protector, my best friend, but never anything more. Six years later, a friend is murdered at the hottest nightclub in Manhattan, again thrusting me into a killer's crosshairs. Now a detective with the NYPD, I refuse to hide, unyielding in my pursuit of justice, which has eluded me for so long. Determined to keep me safe, Sin forces me from the case.

Mike Stewart is a bad boy. Sleeping around. Boozing. Fighting with teammates. Name a bad behavior and he’s done it - done it so well, in fact, that he almost tanked his career as a starting defense man for the NHL’s San Francisco Gold. But Mike is done with all that. He’s starting with a fresh foot forward and putting his past behind him. That is, until his past quite literally reappears before his eyes.

The final war has begun. And the victors will be wearing Misfit patches. The Misfits MC is known for maintaining the balance. Providing common ground. Protecting the innocent. However, when Adonis "King" Arthur must face his past, present, and future, he's forced to realize there's no denying a certain truth that lies within his legendary legacy....

Charlie's known around this mountain town for his hookups and one-night stands, but local bakery owner Maggie wishes she had the recipe to keep this man cake all to herself. Maggie knows it's time to tell her brother's best friend that she wants to lick his bowl of batter clean. And even though she's kept her cupcake all this time, she's ready to share her frosting. For one hot night, Charlie takes a bite and finds out Maggie's the sweetest thing he's ever tasted.

Is it any wonder we find our teachers sexy? This collection of hot, explicit romance is all about the sexy times teachers and college students can have together. Sure, it's fantasy. Sure, it's just about as close to forbidden as something can get. That doesn't make it any less sexy, though!

Love struck me at the early age of five. The boy turned into a man, and I fell even deeper. Guy Webb had no idea my fragile heart belonged to him for so many years. He was too busy being my brother’s best friend and a star on the football field. He was my daydream and consumed every single thought, but he was always one step from my reach. Beartooth Ranch was our home. The rich ranch land raised us, fostered our laughs and losses, and even gained a new family member when Guy moved in for his sophomore year of high school.

After surviving my worst nightmare, Xander proved to be my hero once again, shielding me the best he could. Our peace is cut short, brutally destroyed when a vicious killer strikes too close to home, revealing devastating secrets that should have remained forever buried. Cutting me out of his life with the cruelest words possible, Sin left me broken, my heart shattered in pieces. After weeks without him, his unexpected reappearance catapults me into a tailspin, torn between the fierce desire that never seems to diminish and my inability to trust him again.

From best-selling author Xavier Neal comes a jaw-dropping, dark mc romance about a broken hacker and the one woman he must save in order to save himself. Wizards still exist. They just call them hackers now. The Misfits MC is known for maintaining the balance. Providing common ground. Protecting the innocent. However, when Maddox "Wiz" Lind, their resident hacker, is forced to leave the computer keys to save a broken soul in need of healing, he quickly realizes there's much more to life than cracking codes....