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Like recovering from heart surgery beneath the gaze of his over-protective family isn't exasperating enough, someone keeps trying to break into Adrien English's bookstore. What is this determined midnight intruder searching for?When a half-century old skeleton is discovered beneath the floorboards during the renovation of Cloak and Dagger Bookstore, Adrien turns to hot and handsome ex-lover Jake Riordan -- now out-of-the closet and working as a private detective.Jake is only too happy to have reason to stay in close contact with Adrien, but there are more surprises in Adrien's past than either one of them expects -- and one of them may prove hazardous to Jake's own heart.

Tucker Duke is a cattle rancher, but they don't call him T-Bone because of his steaks. And Colton Ridge? Prime cut. They're looking for a woman to share, to get between them, and give her a double helping of big beef.Ava Carter might be the new owner of the Raines Seed and Feed, but that doesn't mean she's tough as nails. She's definitely tough and has nails that are freshly manicured. When two hot cowboys set their sights on her, she realizes she doesn't stand a chance. Why should she?

CHERYL HOLT delights readers once again with her new and thrilling ALWAYS trilogy.Nathan Blake is an adventurer and explorer who's spent nearly two decades in the wilds of Africa. But scandal and injury have finally driven him home to England to assume his role as Earl of Selby. He's a lonely, solitary man who's estranged from his family and haunted by a past he can't seem to remember.Nell Drummond was orphaned as a girl and raised by her mother's wealthy friends. She's been supported financially, but treated like a poor relative who's a heavy burden. With no dowry or prospects, she'll likely never marry or have a home of her own. She's resigned to her fate as a spinster.When she meets Nathan, there's an instant spark they both recognize, but how can they act on it? He's too far above her in the world, and she could never be the wife he needs. But some attractions are too strong to fight and some love is meant to be…

The first book of the much anticipated 1797 Club series from USA Today Bestselling author Jess Michaels. The Dukes are coming!The wild and charismatic Duke of Abernathe is the kind of friend anyone would wish to have. He even formed the 1797 Club, consisting of ten men who would all be dukes. But he has full-throatedly declared he will never marry and no one understands why.But Miss Emma Liston doesn't care why. A longtime wallflower with an absentee father who is a scandal waiting to happen, she needs to marry. Now. She decides to take a wild chance and ask the help of her friend Meg's brother James. She asks him to pretend he's interested in her just long enough to gain the attention of others. He agrees but is quickly taken aback by how easy everything is with Emma.When her father returns, threatening her with a terrible future, their courtship swiftly becomes all too real. Will James ever reveal the true man beneath the outer shell? And can Emma discover her own worthiness before it's too late?Length: Full-Length (70,000 words)Heat Level: SizzlingThis book is the first in bestselling The 1797 Club series.

A fugitive Highlander.A proper English lady.A dangerous liaison.Alec Mackenzie knows Lady Celia is key to finding his missing brother. The trouble is, Alec is supposed to be dead, and he needs the world to keep believing that.Alec will do anything to find his brother, Will, including pretend to be a penniless drawing master to London aristocrats. The one man who might know where his brother is being held is a powerful duke, and that duke has daughter who needs art lessons …Lady Celia is intrigued by the Scotsman, so obviously a warrior, who pretends he is not. She’s also intrigued by his instruction on painting the human form, something no young lady should take an interest in. But Celia, ruined by The Disaster and already beyond hope, dares to let the Highlander teach her all he knows … 

A recipe for love:One cup of homespun country farmerTwo dollops of hotshot city chefA sprinkle of funky little restaurantIncrease the heat until romance sizzles.Hannah Little doesn't have much use for fancy chefs or fancy restaurants, but that's exactly what Three Willows Farm needs to survive. When a local restaurant wants to feature her produce, she's thrilled. But the contract means working with an egotistical, and (let's face it) drop-dead-gorgeous head chef from New York City.Chef Drew Davis can't wait to run her own kitchen. If taking a job at some trendy farm-to-table restaurant in the middle of nowheresville will get her there faster, she's on board. She has no intention of staying though, and that means the feisty farmer who keeps trying to tell her how to do her job can't be anything more than a pleasant distraction.

Gay bookseller and reluctant amateur sleuth Adrien English's writing career is suddenly taking off. His first novel, Murder Will Out, has been optioned by notorious Hollywood actor Paul Kane.But when murder makes an appearance at a dinner party, who should be called in but Adrien's former lover, handsome closeted detective Jake Riordan, now a Lieutenant with LAPD -- which may just drive Adrien's new boyfriend, sexy UCLA professor Guy Snowden, to commit a murder of his own.

The First Three books in the Internationally Bestselling Fixed Series are included in this bundle.A New York Times Bestseller.FIXED ON YOU (Book 1)Stalking and restraining orders are a thing of Alayna Wither's past. With her MBA newly in hand she has her future figured out--move up at the nightclub she works at and stay away from any guy who might trigger her obsessive love disorder. A perfect plan. But what Alayna didn't figure on is Hudson Pierce the new owner of the nightclub. He's smart rich and gorgeous--the kind of guy Alayna knows to stay away from if she wants to keep her past tendencies in check. Except Hudson's fixed his sights on her. He wants her in his bed and makes no secret of it. Avoiding him isn't an option after he offers a business proposition she can't turn down and she's drawn further into his universe unable to resist his gravitational pull. When she learns Hudson has a dark history of his own she realizes too late that she's fallen for the worst man she could possibly get involved with. Or maybe their less than ideal pasts give them an opportunity to heal each other and finally find the love their lives have been missing.FOUND IN YOU (Book 2)Alayna Withers has only had one kind of relationship: the kind that makes her obsessive and stalker-crazy. Now that Hudson Pierce has let her into his heart she's determined to break down the remaining walls between them so they can build a foundation that's based on more than just amazing sex. Except Hudson's not the only one with secrets.With their pasts pulling them into a web of unfounded mistrust Alayna turns to the one person who knows Hudson the best--Celia the woman he almost married. Hoping for insight from someone who understands all sides of the story Alayna forms a bond with Celia that goes too far--revealing things about Hudson that could end their love for good.This is the first relationship where Alayna hasn't spiraled out of control. And she might lose Hudson anyway...FOREVER WITH YOU (Book 3)Alayna Withers relationship with Hudson Pierce has tested both her and his ability to trust. They decide that the only way they can move forward together is with open doors and transparency. It won't be easy for the scarred lovers but they're committed to each other more now than ever. Alayna in particular has grown through their trials and has emerged more confident and faithful to the man she loves. But while the pair is focused on the future their past shows up again to threaten their fragile bond. Promises that were made are broken and Alayna learns that Hudson still has very potent secrets--secrets that will tear them both apart. As much as she feels for him her ability to forgive and forget is tested beyond her limits.Even though she found the only man who could fix her a forever with Hudson seems more and more out of reach.

How to protect your heart: Let your bodyguard have it.Jane Cobalt is an American princess. The loyal and painfully curious twenty-three-year-old has inherited immense pressure to preserve the Cobalt legacy. But for Jane - sex, love, and life have been a series of royal failures.After a friends-with-benefits ended in disaster, she's sworn to a "no sex" hiatus for, well, eternity - and she has no intention of letting anyone in her bed and definitely not her heart.Twenty-eight-year-old Thatcher Moretti is painfully professional. As the stern 24/7 bodyguard to Jane, thinking about unbridled sex with his sweet client is a sin. One that he keeps committing.But the real act is a hard line he'd never cross.When a family member betrays Jane's trust, the media becomes obsessed with matchmaking the perpetually "single" Jane Cobalt and unwanted attention suddenly compromises her safety.Thatcher would do anything to protect her, and one solution may level the threats:Become the fake boyfriend to an American princess.Entwined together with boiling chemistry, new "professional" parameters, and an oath, unsaid feelings threaten to rise and change everything. ¿

They say your first kiss should be earned.Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky.They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred.Mine were broken before we left church.They say your heart only beats for one man.Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end.I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit.Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father's sins over his head to force me into marriage. They say that all great love stories have a happy ending.I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter.One kiss.Two men.Three lives.Entwined together.And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.

Grayson and Remington Mann-fraternal twins, the CEOs of Black Diamond Records, and Dominants in the BDSM lifestyle who enjoy sharing the same woman. Abigail Turner-the Mann brothers' personal secretary and an innocent woman who's off limits . . . or is she? Gray and Remi have been craving the woman they see every day at the office, but their strict policy of not dating employees puts a huge crimp in things. That is, until they discover Abigail has a naughty little secret. Now, there's nothing holding the men back as they set out to show her how they can both love her and she can love them in return. Come meet the Doms of The Covenant and the submissives who bring them to their knees. ***The Doms of The Covenant series is a spinoff of Samantha A. Cole's popular Trident Security series.

Temptation Press brings you Intimate Moments featuring seven erotic short tales on the softer side. Moments between spouses, moments between lovers.Which will be your favorite?Featured Contributors:Evan BalkanAndy BetzCon ChapmanJan DarwynRCL GrahamAndrew MaydenandJustice McPherson

Welcome to your Sissy Assignment Book Volume One. I know you canÕt wait to get at your assignments but first we need to discuss a few things. First and foremost is the fact that we are not telling you to do anything, this book is designed to give you ideas for doing what you want to do. We will not be held accountable for your own actions so if you go and get yourself arrested donÕt blame us. This book is strictly for entertainment purposes and is not considered a training book in any way shape or form. This book should only be read by adults and people who are interested in ideas for alternative sexual fun. That is the true goal after all is to have a little fun in this life isnÕt it so if this is your idea of fun then we hope you enjoy these ideas immensely.

Faith fled her compound one wintry night with four other genetically modified women. Glory, Honor, Charity, and Hope have all found men who adore them. Faith is happy for her sisters, but it's lonely on her own. A man piqued her interest, but she ran the probabilities, and the odds of him ever being interested in her are thin. Tough and forbidding, Reginald was a field surgeon in the Middle East. He eats and breathes medicine. Besides, he's married to the CIA. No wives in his past. Faith hacked into the personnel database to check.Reginald Thomas agreed to run the CIA's infirmary after a bullet nailed him in Afghanistan. He's one of a handful of scientists who produced the original batches of genetically modified humans, and he's laid low since their rebellion. The catastrophe rankles, but he hasn't given up finding a fix for their genome problems.A permanent bachelor for a host of feeble reasons, he's substituted immersion in medicine and science for a personal life. Easier that way. And a whole lot cleaner. The status quo might be sterile, but at least it's trouble free. When Faith catches his eye, he fights his attraction to her, but it's a losing battle. Loving her fulfills him, and he can't walk away. What will happen if she discovers he helped create those like her? In a radical departure from his normal forthright manner, he buries that fact deep. If she never finds out, it can't ever come back to bite him.

The Butterfly Room is a gripping story of family secrets, lost loves and new beginnings from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series.

This elegantly designed hardcover edition of The Complete Novels of Jane Austen features an introduction, providing the reader with enlightening information on Austen's life and works.