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A sudden, violent snowstorm and an arranged marriage gone wrong sends Nicol careening into the arms of a grumpy, violent ex-convict hiding from his past deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Zedekiah "Zed" Strangeway hasn’t touched a woman in years. He can't allow himself another life-ruining entanglement. He prefers life on his own in the deep woods and the deep winter. Most women can’t handle Zed's presence.

Student loans are kicking in soon and the crisis looms over Trinity's head. She does what every other single, childless and soon to be smothered by rent millennial her age is doing... She signs up to become a mail order bride for the cost of her student loans. Being dark-skinned, plus-sized and unapologetically sassy in her profile, Trinity expects nothing. A little email announces her purchase with a first-class plane ticket to where? Alaska.

Chosen? Hardly. Carmen has been bringing down criminal organizations for years. When her boss tells her she is going off-world to hunt and destroy people trying to murder an adorable little princess, she jumps at the chance to prove herself. Her boss didn’t mention anything about three hot-as-hell warriors who must pretend to be her mates. Nor did he mention the bad guys’ suspected headquarters is inside a club that specializes in fulfilling their client’s every fantasy.

A vicious winter storm sends Viola careening into the arms of a gruff, lonely farmer in an isolated small town. Terran hasn’t felt the touch of a woman in years. He prefers to live alone. Most women can’t handle him. He’s too gruff. Too stubborn. Too bull-headed.

A historic Upstate New York snowstorm traps Michelle's high school bully, star quarterback Duke Callahan, at her house. She can't bear to look at him after what he did to her. He's cruel, remorseless and an utter sociopath. Michelle wants nothing to do with his confession of love, even from the chiseled, popular, and effortlessly charming Duke.

He chooses her to have his child. Colleen was “least likely to get laid” in her senior class. Adrian, her former high-school crush, a drug-dealing tattooed kid from the wrong side of the tracks, have always been enemies since Adrian’s very public and racially charged rejection four years ago.

Don’t believe what they tell you about Robin Hood, outlaw of Sherwood Forest. There never was such a man. But there is a woman, and that’s me, Robynne: fox shifter, master archer, and jaded outlaw with a fierce desire for justice. The legends are just as wrong about the Merry Men. Little John is a stubborn, muscle-bound bear shifter — and not at all little in all the best places. Friar Tuck is a sexy-as-sin lion shifter whose dreams of becoming a knight are dashed by family commitments. Now, he’s praying for a miracle — and a little action. Any action.

A sudden, violent tornado sends Lachelle careening into the arms of a grumpy, blue-eyed painter working on her Tudor home. Julius hasn’t felt the touch of a woman in years. He prefers life on his own in the country with his dog. Most women can’t handle Julius anyway. He’s too gruff... Too possessive of his women. Too addicted to his lovers once he has them in his clutches. Most women want something less intense…

He’s a small town cop, who wants the one woman he can’t have—his best friend’s 20-year-old black daughter. Thirty-something Fletcher Sweeney falls hard and fast for the African American girl-next-door with bouncy brown hair and a behind that rounds out a pair of blue jeans. Brittany has flawless brown skin, a gorgeous face, and a body that stimulates his increasingly dark and inappropriate romantic obsessions with the younger black woman.

Cyrus loathes everything about his fresh African American hire. She’s loud-mouthed…. Out of control…. And utterly disobedient. But he can’t fire her without setting more rumors ablaze.

I've always been insanely attracted to the club president. But as a club woman, I'm not on his radar. I shouldn't even wish to be on his radar since he's married. But when he decides I'm to be his fun for the night, I can't say no.

Don’t believe what they tell you about Robin Hood, the outlaw of Sherwood Forest. There was never such a man. But there is a woman. That’s me, Robynne: fox shifter, master archer, and jaded outlaw with a fierce desire to avoid trouble. But when my impulsive brother and his merry band of misfits robbed a passing carriage, they set off a chain of events that changed my destiny forever. Too late to stop them, I settle for the next best thing: taking from the rich and giving to the poor.

Asian-American Conan Ahn has been watching his older black neighbor since he was 17. Always patient. Always in control of himself. Tonight, all will change. An attractive man, 21 years her junior, climbs through Shaquana’s window planning to take her for his own…. An unexpected snowstorm traps them in a cramped space together, forcing them to work out their differences the old-fashioned way.

Fairest maiden in the land? I’d rather be known as the best swordswoman or the best rider. On the other hand, there are advantages to keeping my skills secret — along with my rare shifter heritage. Like now, when I must outwit the cruelest, most ruthless man alive. To do so, I head to the most lawless corner of the country, hoping to find Robin Hood.

Eoghan and Nora are on a mission. In a last ditch effort to save their war torn country, they have been sent to climb the Mountain and wake the giants. Eoghan is certain the old legends about the giants are just stories from his childhood.

I’m Willa Scarlet, and my mother taught me never to depend on a man. She was right. Case in point: my secret mission to keep a trunk full of priceless treasure safe from Prince John. When the outlaws of Sherwood Forest fail to help, all my carefully laid plans are thrown askew. And it’s all the fault of one burly, infuriating bandit who has a bee in his bonnet when it comes to me. Men!

In 2010, still bound by the restraints of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell," Air Force pilot Aaron Chambers must continue to hide his ever-evolving, ever-sizzling love for Dr. John Castle. After surviving a near fatal shooting, Aaron and John are in no mood to bow to DADT idiocy.