Pride Not Prejudice is a charity collection of never-before-published, brand-new stories featuring and benefiting love and Happily Ever Afters across the gender and sexual identity spectrums. Proceeds from both ebook and paperback will be donated to four nationally renowned organizations in support of LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized and oppressed communities in the United States, including PLANNED PARENTHOOD, HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY and HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ADVANCING LGBTQ+ MEDICAL TREATMENT AND EQUALITY.This volume includes stories by Jennifer Ashley, Camille Duplessis, Kristan Higgins, Amalie Howard, Kathy Lyons, Sara Ney, Hildie McQueen, and Erica Ridley.
Pride Not Prejudice is a charity collection of never-before-published, brand-new stories featuring and benefiting love and Happily Ever Afters across the gender and sexual identity spectrums. Proceeds from both ebook and paperback will be donated to four nationally renowned organizations in support of LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized and oppressed communities in the United States, including PLANNED PARENTHOOD, HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY and HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ADVANCING LGBTQ+ MEDICAL TREATMENT AND EQUALITY.This volume includes stories by Kerrigan Byrne, Piper Huguley, Mira Lynn Kelly, Clare Rebecca McCarthy, Rosalind James, and Cynthia St. Aubin.
"The bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montfortes will take your breath away."Irish Captain Ruaidri O' Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British. Ruaidri expects to be successful in his mission. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with the sister of the man he's crossed an ocean to abduct...Beautiful Lady Nerissa de Montforte is the youngest sibling in a powerful and aristocratic English family. Fiercely guarded by her overprotective brothers, she pines for love after a longtime betrothal was cruelly cut short. When she accompanies her brother to a demonstration of his new explosive, she never dreams that her wildest longings to find love and freedom are about to be fulfilled ... by a man who is wrong for her in every single way except the one that matters most...
"The bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montforte brothers will take your breath away."When the powerful Lucien de Montforte, the Duke of Blackheath, arrives home to find a dangerous and vengeful woman waiting for him in his bed with pistol in hand, the master manipulator never dreams that he has finally met his match. But thanks to his scheming family's successful attempts to force a wedding, the wicked and wily duke finds himself entangled in a web of his own making in this spectacular conclusion to Danelle Harmon's critically acclaimed de Montforte Brothers series!
"This series is NOTHING, absolutely nothing of what I expected and absolutely EVERYTHING I wanted. Contemporary, paranormal fantasy with sparkly flecks of Nancy Drew, Murder She Wrote, Ripper Street, Penny Dreadful - topped with freshly squeezed comedic romance, super stinky road trips, ex-husband smackdowns, sufficient cat lady llama drama, and liberally laced with smoking hot, steamy (cover your eyes with generous peeking room) sexcapades. - Whiskey & Wit Book ReviewsIt's bad enough that the world's most powerful vampires are following gallery assistant Hanna Harvey like a cloud of undead mosquitos. But finding one of their heads in the trunk of her Mustang? There's not enough cheese in the world to unsee that. Her stud-muffin alpha werewolf boss, Mark Abernathy suspects that someone stashing vampy bits in Hanna's immediate vicinity is part of a plot to set-off an inter-species war...with Hanna's own destiny at its heart.Getting to the bottom of Hanna's headless guests will mean fending off the dogged investigation of Detective James Morrison-now suspended from the force and hell-bent on exposing the secrets that could not only destroy Abernathy, but everyone he's sworn to protect. Now facing a force older and more sinister than any she's encountered, the stakes have never been higher for Hanna, who must finally decide to ascend to her rightful place in the pack, or risk losing everything-and everyone-she loves.
"If you like Janet Evanovich and Mary Janice Davidson you will LOVE Cynthia St. Aubin!" -Savvy Reader, ReviewerSomeone is killing werewolves. At least, that's the way Vincent Van Gogh tells it when he shows up at Mark Abernathy's art gallery seeking protection. For gallery assistant and art history addict Hanna Harvey, meeting Van Gogh is a dream come true-until death follows the troubled artist to town and Hanna becomes the murderer's next target.When Alpha Wereboss Mark Abernathy goes missing, a new wave of murders draws the attention of drool-worthy Detective James Morrison, further complicating Hanna's epic dating dilemma. Only absinthe-swilling bodyguard Toulouse Lautrec stands between Hanna and the malevolent murderer whose grudge runs deep and appears to be connected to the mystery of her bloodline. Damning evidence convinces Morrison that saving Hanna's life requires ending Abernathy's, and she's forced to choose between protecting the man who holds the key to her past, or spilling her secrets to the detective who could promise her a future.
A girl's gotta eat-and so do her three cats. Recently divorced art history grad student Hanna Harvey has just fibbed her way into a job as the assistant to dangerously drool-worthy art gallery owner Mark Abernathy. For Hanna, working in the field she desperately loves provides the perfect opportunity to begin putting her life back together. Soon her cheese budget is in the black and her feline life partners are no longer eyeing her like a six-foot can of Fancy Feast.But when her boss's lady friends start turning up dead, Hanna finds herself in the cross hairs of a murder investigation. Even worse, hunky homicide detective James Morrison fears hers might be the next body he discovers.With the "help" of the gallery's quirky cast of resident artists, Hanna will have to hunt down the truth about Abernathy's dark secret-before it hunts her.
She disliked me when we were twelve. She loathed me at eighteen.Now I'm not the man she thinks I am.Now I'll make her mine.Let them try to keep us apart.Let them test us.No one threatens what's mine.I'm the man she will turn to.I'm the man she will want.I'm the man who will save her.I'm the man who will push her to her limits, then give her everything she desires.Mafia Sinner is a Mafia Romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains EXTRA-STEAMY scenes that will make your toes curl and your granny blush. The Mancinelli Brotherhood is a six-book series that'll keep you warm at night.
ALL SHE WANTS IS HER OWN HOME Miss Felicity Chambers is the new teacher of piano and deportment at Miss Manville's Academy for Superior Girls. There is no reason a duke should contact her. There is certainly no reason she should marry his son. But that is evidently what the duke wants. Felicity should be delighted. But the orphaned schoolteacher has long since stopped believing in fairy tales. If only the duke's son weren't so compelling...ALL HE WANTS IS THIS HOME Lord Flint Bracken knows just what is behind the duke's command, and it isn't an attempt to secure a happily-ever-after for his son. The proposal is one of the duke's schemes. Flint has no choice but to cooperate, though, or he risks more than his home. He risks national security. So court a penniless schoolteacher he must. He should be furious. But Felicity Chambers isn't at all what he expected. She might very well be what he wants...
"The bluest of blood, the boldest of hearts; the de Montforte brothers will take your breath away."England, 1776: Lord Gareth de Montforte is known as an irresponsible rake with a heart of gold. When he takes a bullet for boldly thwarting a stagecoach robbery, he is stunned to discover that the beautiful young woman he has heroically rescued, Juliet Paige, is his deceased brother's American fiancée, accompanied by her infant daughter. Despite his brother the duke's refusal to acknowledge Juliet, Gareth is determined to do right by the courageous woman who crossed an ocean to give her baby her rightful name. But Juliet is wary of marrying this black sheep aristocrat, even while she is hopelessly charmed by the dashing devil. Never has she met anyone who embraces life so thoroughly, who makes her laugh, who loves her so well. And, even when it seems the odds are against them, Juliet has absolute faith that Gareth will go beyond the call of duty, risking his life itself to give her and her daughter a home - and a love that will last a lifetime.
FIVE STARS! "I loved everything about this story ... brilliant writing! I am very happy to give this highly emotional, sensual, and very touching story my Five Quills!" -- Melanie Friedman, RCJR eZineIn this second installment of her breathtaking De Montforte Brothers series, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Danelle Harmon introduces us to Englishman Lord Charles de Montforte, who awakens in the tender care of an American beauty after being wounded in battle. Amy Leighton has long wished for someone special to enter her life and take her away from a cruel, unloving step-family, but the handsome stranger is from an enemy land ... and he's sworn to love another. A 1775-era Cinderella story sure to enthrall!
A sensible woman would know when to give up...But Pip Knight has loved Viscount Drummond since she was a very little girl. And just because he doesn't believe he can love her doesn't mean she shouldn't watch over him. Pip knows Beau's secret, that he works with a clandestine group of gentlemen called Drake's Rakes to help protect England. She also knows he is in danger and would do anything to protect him. Unhappily for them both, that means a forced marriage. The question is now whether to fight for a marriage with a man who has long since buried his heart and blames her for it.A sensible man would know when to give up...But Beau Drummond has a score to settle. Not just with the group of traitors who are trying to overthrow the crown. But with the people who helped his beloved brother Theo to run off to war, where he died, leaving Beau guilt-stricken and grieving. And one of those people is Pip Knight. It doesn't help that Pip is unforgettable in every way, infecting a man's dreams and trying to seduce him back to life. It doesn't matter that she is his wife. Pip was supposed to be Theo's wife, and Beau cannot forgive himself for taking Theo's place. Everything changes when he and Pip find themselves in a deadly fight that could destroy both their country and themselves.
A bewitching debut from a strong new voice in fantasy. The Spring Maiden is everything. Book one in The Cartographer's War gives us a fierce, relatable heroine, forbidden love, and a noble quest to root for.Powerful plant mage and heir-apparent to the Duchy of Eleusion, Penny Barclay lives each day under two strict rules: Don't shame the family's magical heritage, and don't allow any man to turn her head.While she knows her mother's restrictive rules come from a place of love, Penny doesn't always agree on how they should be followed-particularly with a rebellion threatening their way of life.The rebels' goal? For all magic wielders to be enslaved under those who have not received such a gift from the Goddess.When whispers of a rebellion reach Penny's ear, she knows she must do whatever it takes to uproot the rebels from her lands. And this is her chance to prove to her mother she can take on more than her mother believes she can. But Penny can't possibly uncover the sinister plot on her own-not without her mother finding out and locking her away for the rest of her life.When Lou, a handsome spy sent by the Crown to investigate the rebellion, arrives with the expertise she needs to accomplish her goals, Penny demands she be included in his mission to help Lou uncover the leader of the rebellion... even if it costs her everything, including the freedom she's longed for.
Eilidh Lathan is bound to the Aerie by the echo in her blood of her mother's healing talent and her love for one man. If only she had the courage to tell him-and he felt the same.Bhaltair Lathan's intimidating stature makes him the ideal Lathan chief guard. But no matter how gently he treats Eilidh, he believes that she will never welcome him as her lover. Rather, she will forever view him as a warrior to be feared.On a mission of mercy to a neighboring clan, deadly danger lurks. Bhaltair must save Eilidh from an unthinkable fate. Though their lives depend on trusting each other's strengths, he fears losing any chance of gaining her heart if he surrenders to his vengeful fury. Can the timid healer and the clan's most fearsome warrior find a love that will bind them forever?
Wielding the Scepter of Fire, Alyssa Montague, descendant of the original Alice, saved a fairytale world from the evil forces of the Red King. Now, with new conflict brewing and the final fate of the Red King still unclear, disquiet is spreading with random attacks popping up all over Artemysia.Returning to the kingdom, Alyssa finds herself face to face with Niall, the handsome, dangerous fae warrior and High Lord of the Twilight Court. The one person who kindles a passion within her that she can't reconcile. But as Niall and his warriors escort Alyssa to the White Palace, they are set upon by rebel forces, and Alyssa is taken. The race to rescue her will take the High Lord and a small army into the dreaded Barrens-a desolate landscape where all manner of terrifying creatures reside. Following his heart, Niall is determined to find his love and destroy this new threat once and for all. But will he run out of time?
I'm onto the story of a lifetime, but when I find myself falling for one of the key players, I'll have to decide what really matters. Love or justice? Knowledge or desire? Ryan Doyle is unlike anyone I've ever met before. Half human and half... something else, something dark that he desperately wants to keep hidden. As our unexpected dance of seduction brings us closer, I discover that he's the key to understanding everything. And although he's willing to open his body, he will do anything to keep me from unlocking his mind and all the sinful secrets that lurk in its shadows. Just how far am I willing to go to find the truth? And what all am I willing to surrender in its pursuit? I've never met anyone like Ryan before, but what if he's not really who he claims to be... What if loving him will mean losing myself?This book features Doyle and AndreaOriginally published as the Shadowkeepers series this paranormal romance series has been extensively revised.
Murder, betrayal, revenge... and two people bound together across oceans, and time.She has had the dreams since she was a small child, her parents killed in a shipwreck in the treacherous waters off the coast of Cornwall. The dreams are from another time and place, and a man who waits in shadows. They are an elusive memory that leave her with questions but no answers.Now a young woman, on the eve of her marriage to a man she doesn't love, a mysterious stranger enters her life. He's dangerous, with secrets of his own, but it's as if he's stepped out of her dreams... out of that other life.He's known as the Raven, the symbol that flies above his ship. He has a ruthless reputation and he's responsible for the loss of English ships and cargo across the English Empire.Now, he's arrived in London, taking the disguise of a titled gentleman, with one purpose--revenge, the name of the ship he sails. But she is a woman from his past, a past life, lost a long time ago. She represents everything he hates and has sworn against.Fate and time have set a different course for them, a collision course of hearts and souls where choices will have to be made about what they believe...
For years the only thing that's mattered is taking my revenge, annihilating the fanged scourge who killed my sister in cold blood. And thanks to my newest assignment, I finally have the chance to do just that. The FBI doesn't suspect vampires are to blame for a series of bizarre homicides in LA, but I know better. And a sexy stranger named Serge does too. He'll go to any length to help me, leaving me to wonder... Why? Unfortunately, he remains enveloped in shadows, even as our work brings us together and our passion brings us closer still. And his strange knowledge of the monsters we're hunting raises devastating questions. I feel so safe in his arms, but could his embrace mean my death?This book features Sergius and KatherineOriginally published as the Shadowkeepers series this paranormal romance series has been extensively revised.
She never should have been there. She never should have seen what I did.They might chase her, but no one is taking her from me.Just let them try...Now nothing will stop me from protecting what's mine.She's everything to me. My soulmate. My one great love.I'll push her body to the edge...Then give her everything she desires.Mafia Heir is a Mafia Romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains EXTRA-STEAMY scenes that will make your toes curl and your granny blush. This is book one in The Mancinelli Brotherhood, a six-book series that'll keep you warm at night.
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler...Before she befriended a frightened young boy in the palace of Kingfountain, Ankarette Tryneowy grew up during the shattering civil war that raged between members of the Argentine family. This is the story of how the only daughter of a lawyer and a midwife became the famed Queen's Poisoner.Recruited by King Eredur's ambitious uncle, Ankarette is thrown into a world of double-dealing, deception, and tangled loyalties. With the help of her mentor and friend, Sir Thomas, she must learn to trust her instincts and remember that others will not always be loyal, even when they are of the same blood. But involving herself in the machinations of the realm draws the eye of an enemy more dangerous than kings or dukes. How will she navigate the politics of the realm and the desires of her heart to become the woman she needs to become?
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler...Sent on an impossible mission by Kingfountain's ruler into the heart of the enemy's capital as two mighty kingdoms prepare for war, Ankarette Tryneowy must divine the location of a magical sword, perhaps their key to victory. What she finds is the truth-one she could never have foreseen.Searching for Firebos, the sword of ancient kings, is no simple task. It disappeared after one of the most powerful Fountain-blessed figures, the Maid of Donremy, used it in battle, and no one-except perhaps the Maid's dearest friend, the Duke of La Marche-knows its whereabouts. But when Ankarette finds the aging duke in his prison cell and hears the mystery he unveils, her mission becomes more perilous than she could have possibly imagined.
The LadyFor Laurel Wentworth it is unlocking the truth about her mother and father, and discovering the sister she never knew.Twins, separated as infants, one raised in Boston, the other one raised in the raw, wild gold fields and silver mines of Nevada; separated by time, lies, and those who tried to protect them.For Laurel it is a journey that begins when she stows away in a steamer trunk on board a ship bound for San Francisco to uncover the truth about the father she believes abandoned her.The GamblerFor Ruel Delaney, privateer and scoundrel, it's one last shipment, one last run before he returns to Virginia City and the life he's built there in the gambling halls and rich silver mines of the Mother Lode.But the discovery in the hold of that ship that also holds that last shipment, turns his world upside down. The woman he discovers in that steamer trunk is the same woman he walked away from once before.Or is she? What is the lady willing to risk? What is the gambler who never loses, willing to bet?And what could possibly go wrong for two people who should never have met?
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