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Their affair is the main attraction…and the distraction a killer has waited for.

Magdalena Aragon never thought she'd answer the summons of a father she's never known. The world-famous, many-times-married matador has provided everything she needs–except his time. There's only one reason she packs her bags for Spain: what her psychologist calls "closure". 

Certain she won't be staying long, Maggie escapes from the craziness of her newly discovered, fractured family to indulge in a red-hot fling. After all, Rafael is the last man she could ever love. Her heart has other ideas.

The heat from their affair captures the attention of the wrong people–the tabloids, and someone who has a twisted sense of honor. By the time Rafael realizes Maggie is the real target, it could be too late to save her.

Product Warnings: Hot sex, dangerous secrets, men who challenge death for sport.

Love has never been so close–or seemed so far away.

I love you. Niall is in hiding, but not from the police. He's trapped between the world he longs for and a place he can't leave behind. Cursed to hold his tongue, unable to claim what he wants until it's given, he's allowed one year to capture his heart's desire. But speaking those three simple words, the most important words in his life, might very well kill him.

Product Warnings: Beware faeries with killer tattoos and girls dressed as chickens–broken hearts can follow… Or lots of love. And lots of sex–three-way, two-way, every which way. But no chicken sex. Thank god.

It's not nice to mess with a goddess. She'll change your life–whether you like it or not.

When Ciara Callahan goes to New Orleans to celebrate her divorce, she expects to get drunk and let her hair down a little. Waking up naked in a strange hotel room complete with a strange man singing in the shower–and the new tattoo on her wrist–definitely wasn't part of the plan.

There's only one solution: find her. And convince her their meeting wasn't mere chance–it's a once-in-a-millennium chance to free him from a goddess's curse. And seal them together for the adventure of a lifetime.

Two men, too many monsters.

Raised off the grid, Cash has trained all his life to protect humanity from The Shift–a mysterious force that creates monsters capable of unspeakable destruction. For Cash and his warrior family, risks are just part of the job and death is an ever-present possibility.

On the run with danger nipping at their heels, romantic sparks fly between them. But there's no trust without truth, and things get complicated when Toby reveals everything Cash has fought against is a lie. The time has come to decide who's the real monster–and whose side he's on.

He's found the woman of his dreams–in the midst of his worst nightmare.

Carlotta Phelps never considered herself special, except for a peculiar ability to control the course of her dreams. Other than being a handy cure for nightmares, it's a pretty worthless talent. Until she's recruited for the One Hundred, a team of lucid dreamers whose combined visualizations have been proven to affect reality. 

Then he learns that his charge, who practically lives in lacy negligees, wields an awesome power–and an even bigger responsibility. She and her kind are being hunted by an enemy he can't even identify, against which all his skill with weaponry is useless. If he can't find a way to protect her, the world is as doomed as the heart he's already lost.

Product Warnings: This title contains a hero who packs a really big gun, government conspiracies, hot-buttered murder, witch hunting, and drop-your-drawers-there's-a-new-sheriff-in-town-and-she's-carryin'-cuffs kinda sex.

Be careful what you wish for…

Stressed-out wife and mother Lisa O'Conner wants:

a. The carefree life of the young college girl who works in her husband's law office

d. All of the above

All it takes is a fortune cookie and a simple wish to grant Lisa her heart's desire. Switching bodies with the beautiful, vibrant, and young Tory Beecham, Lisa assumes the situation is only temporary, so she sets out to enjoy her break from reality while she can. Soon she's dodging the advances of one gorgeous young man after another…and falling in love with her husband all over again. But is it her soul Michael's drawn to, or Tory's youth and beauty?

This book was previously published by Dorchester Love Spell in September 1999.

She's going to get that rascally rabbit…

But could the love of a good woman overcome this dedicated bachelor's commitment phobia?

This book was previously published by Kismet Books in September 1992.

Neither shipwreck, amnesia, kidnapping nor deception can keep these star-crossed lovers apart!

The Coltrane Saga, Book 6

Jade knows she cannot just announce the truth to Colt, that it will take time to ease into the reality of their situation. But, as when they first met, the two are inexplicably drawn together and fall helplessly into each other's arms…and in love. Too bad Bryan is willing to do anything to keep what he believes is his–Jade.

This book was originally published by Avon Books in September, 1988.

To save her life, they must expose their hearts.

Blackfoot Warriors, Book 3

Though Night Thunder relishes stolen moments with the beautiful white woman, circumstances dictate that he should keep his distance. Until she is stolen away in the night, and he discovers he cannot simply ride into the enemy camp, kill the guilty and sweep her to safety. The thieves are vengeful malcontents from his own tribe, which leaves him only one way to save her from the worst kind of violation.

He must claim that she is his bride. Not only that, she must willingly bare all–heart, soul and body–to claim him as hers.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains warm, sensual love scenes that are certain to have you reaching for your own true Night Thunder.

When a wounded hero seeks solitude from the world, only a determined woman can save him from a lifetime of anguish and isolation.

This book was previously published by Kismet Books in June 1991.

All fire and gunpowder need is a stray spark…

The Connaghers, Book 3

Some homeless junkie in Vicki's house? Not on Elias's watch. Pride kept him away, but as long as Jesse is staying in Vicki's downstairs shop, he's staying with Vicki. On the couch, but it's a start.

As the days go by, the three work out an uneasy alliance. But Vicki's joy at having Elias back in her life is tempered with a growing desire to have it all. Elias in her bed, and Jesse under her command. The only question remaining is if her tough alpha cop is willing to embrace all that she is…

Product Warnings: Explicit sex, BDSM, a tough alpha cop, a reluctant Domme, and a smoldering submissive street artist willing to do anything to belong to her.

The woman he can't forget…a betrayal that must be forgiven.

The Fringe, Book 4

When Diane Black discovers her mysterious client is Duster, she's overjoyed to learn he's still alive–and unsure what to do with him now. Seven years ago her mission was to kill him. Instead she fell in love. If the network finds out she let him go, it won't be just her and Duster's necks in the noose.

Duster's fury knows no bounds…and damn it, neither does the lust that still burns for her. But when their ship is attacked, survival means trusting each other with their backs–even if they can no longer trust their hearts.

Product Warnings: Contains a knife-wielding hero overcoming a crackleseed addiction, a heroine with a secret skill and a more secret past, bitter betrayals, burning lusts, and bulging canvas trousers.

Finding love can be a bumpy ride.

There's only one problem with the loveable klutz: his bullying boyfriend. Tim is convinced Steve is the cause of the bruises that Matt blows off as part of his risky sport. But rising to the defense of the man he's beginning to love means coming to terms with who he is–in public–in a battle not even his black belt prepared him to fight. Until now.

Product Warnings: Contains an out-and-proud klutz, a closeted, karate-loving accountant–and a cat who thinks it's all about him. Watch for a cameo appearance from the Pricks and Pragmatism lovers. May inspire yearnings for fresh air, exercise, and a fit, tanned bike mechanic of your very own.

One taste of everything she ever wanted…how can she walk away?

Paolo's Playhouse, Book 4

Paolo can't take his eyes off the brave and beautiful woman with hair like the fire he sees in her soul. Her sexual need to be bound matches his own powerful need to be the one to bind her. Tonight and always.

Except Julianne agreed to only one perfect night. Now he must convince her it could be the first night of many for them–if only she will trust him.

She escaped hell. Now love must capture her heart.

Legacy, Book 5

From the moment Hank Brewer picked up Chrissten's unique scent, he's been driven to help her overcome her trauma-fed fears. He may be a half-breed, but he never does anything halfway. As he dedicates every waking moment to her healing, their fragile link leads them toward something they both hesitate to name.

But the danger isn't past. Chrissten's mate is still on the loose and he won't rest until she–and the rest of Haven's females–are taken for the cruel enjoyment of his rogue pack. Even though Hank would give his life to save her, the biggest challenge lies ahead. Admitting their love to each other.

Product Warnings: This book contains an evil doctor, a crazy pureblood werewolf, a dysfunctional family, hunky werewolves, hot, sweaty sex, a daring rescue and a love that will make your heart sing.

A fallen woman must decide to stay down, or rise and fight…

Elijah McKinnon has been found innocent of a heinous murder, but it doesn't erase the hellish years in prison he endured. He boards the train to Pittsburgh a changed man, certain he will never feel free until he's wreaked revenge on the brother who ruined his life.

Come nightfall, though, their little charade must be carried all the way to shared sleeping quarters, where their vulnerabilities become painfully clear. And when danger past and present threatens, trusting each other becomes a matter of life and death.

Product Warnings: A hot Irish accent mixed with high adventure may cause combustion. Beware of falling for this hunk. The heroine says he's hers.

He wants to hate her, but a little lust wouldn't hurt…

The only emotion Leah Grainger can muster when thinking of her dead husband is relief. Until she learns his gambling debt threatens her beloved farm and the child she wanted to protect from the rootless existence she grew up with.

Yet something seems off. Leah is nothing like the uncaring woman his brother described. She's warm, loving…and when a new threat to her child surfaces and she reaches out to him in need, his body won't let him say no. Even when her last secret forces him to make a decision that exposes his most closely guarded possession. His heart.

Product Warnings: Contains tug-your-heart love, raise-the-roof lust, a marriage of convenience and hot sex that will give a whole new meaning to the word "wildcatter".

She's a dreamer. He's a realist. Somewhere in the middle is love–and danger.

Yet Catherine has him rethinking his approach to life. Just as he lets his guard down, though, a murderer begins stalking the mean streets near the shelter, putting everything they care about at risk. Including their lives.

Product Warnings: A gritty setting, a serial killer in a red satin dress, and a couple who think sizzling sex is the only kind worth having.

A sexy alien with secrets to hide, an irresistible reporter determined to expose the truth; when resistance succumbs to temptation, they are forced to pay the price of discovery.

The gods play…and mortals pay.

Latter-Day Olympians, Book 1

Suddenly, all of her family's tall tales seem believable, especially when Apollo–the Apollo, who's now hiding out among humans as an adult film star–appears in her office, looking to hire her. She knows the drill: canoodling with gods never works out well for humans, but she's irresistibly drawn to him. Maybe it's her genes. Maybe not.

Given her conflicted feelings for one hot and hardened cop, it's a toss-up which will kill her quickest. The danger at her door…or her love life.

Product Warnings: Contains pot-boiling passion between a heroine who may–or may not–be a descendant of Medusa, and a hot god and a hunky cop with the…equipment…to handle her, even on her worst bad-hair day. Beware of killer kisses, trickster gods and bearded grandmothers Who Know Everything.

She'd give anything to lose control.

A Westlake Enterprises story

Rafe's gift for seeing into the future doesn't usually blindside him…until it comes to Storm. The beautiful seductress assaults his control on all fronts, and the spontaneous flashes of her life in danger have his every instinct on alert.

When attempts on both their lives escalate, Storm and Rafe must stick together to find a madman bent on vengeance. While it's no surprise that their enforced proximity has their bodies going up in flames, neither expects lust to melt into love. Or that they'll need every ounce of their combined skills to fight for a future that could die before it's born.

Product Warnings: Beware a heroine with mind control, a sexy hero with attitude, annoying siblings, smug psychics, sexualized danger, and a psychotic villain who can't be caught.

She wants it. He's got it. And the chase is on…

Rough Riders, Book 11

But Chase has sworn off women. Forever. Or at least a month. Whichever comes first.

When they take to the road to get Chase more hands-on bull riding experience, they have every intention of keeping their hands off each other. But the two headstrong stars quickly end up riding a hot and heady rodeo circuit all their own–until the press gets wind of their affair. When the dust clears and the lights of the paparazzi fade, are they ready to give up chasing the dream for a chance of finding forever?

Product Warnings: Strap in, another hot McKay is about to bust out of the gate and this bull rider knows a thing or two about riding hard…

Keep your enemies close…and your lovers closer.

Fleeting Passions by Crystal Jordan
Lioness Cleo Nemean hopes the benefits of her job with the Leonidas family include protection from her abusive ex. A night celebrating her newfound freedom lands her in bed with Adrian Leonidas–her new boss, and her new accidental mate. Her ex may take exception to that, as soon as he tracks her down…

Renegade Passions by Loribelle Hunt
Ajax Petros. Leader of the eagle's elite Messenger Corps, heir to the throne…and so not ready to settle down. But when Nico Leonidas enters her territory, searching for answers about the plane crash that killed his father, Ajax's life takes a sharp turn toward unsettling.

Product Warnings: Sexy alpha leopard-shifters doing all the dirty deeds with their women. Her on top, him on top, bent over a table, on the floor, in the car, tied up, tied down, and even occasionally in a bed. And along the way, they even manage to solve a murderous conspiracy. Talk about multi-tasking!

Some things are sweeter than revenge.

"I need a boyfriend."

Convincing Nate to play along isn't easy. It's even harder to figure out why the lie feels so close to the truth.

Product Warnings: Contains old friends, old enemies, a dramatic cat rescue, soft drink references and a lot of teasing before the steamy sex. Readers are cautioned against drinking any beverage while reading to avoid accidental snorting or spraying of said beverages.

After this much foreplay, something's bound to combust.

That Old Black Magic, Book 2

Logan has patiently ridden out the past seven years, content to do Clarissa's bidding and ignoring his consuming need to mark her as his. Now that the ban on witch/familiar fraternizing has been lifted, he's off the leash and ready to launch a full-on sensual assault on her defenses. They're destined mates, and he'll do whatever it takes to convince her.

It's delightfully easy to get her in bed. Get at her heart? Not so much. Especially when a deadly predator stakes its claim on her…and Logan faces a battle not only to win her heart, but save her soul.

Product Warnings: This book contains a villain with more personalities than Sybil, a witch in search of redemption and a dirty-talking werewolf hell-bent on claiming his mate in every wicked, sexy way possible. Spontaneous howling may occur.

Falling in love might not be the smart thing, but it might be the one thing they both need.

Harmless, Book 5

One little date turns into several and soon, Jocelyn finds herself easily addicted to Kai's sensual nature. Resisting him becomes impossible, but Jocelyn isn't ready to trust completely. When Kai discovers she hasn't been telling him everything, Jocelyn is left with two choices: trust her heart, or let the one man she has ever loved go.

Product Warnings: Scenes from Hawaii, nosey friends and family, two people who are right for each other but too stupid to realize it, a tattooed and pierced hero, a sassy Southern heroine, one drunken night, and love scenes that will curl your toes, warm your heart and leave you panting for more. Remember, Harmless stories are not for the weak.

Two hearts, many worlds, one mission.

As Wynn St. Jyles searches for the fabled Amulet of Skia among the dangerous market stalls of the Alterrian Islands, memories of her last disastrous mission to the beta dimension haunt her steps. She's determined not to repeat the mistakes that left her with a broken heart and permanent ear damage, but this trip doesn't look much more promising.

Forced to become cautious allies in a violent, inter-dimensional arms race, Wynn finds herself fighting just as hard against a rekindled desire for Kade–leaving her wondering how she can hope to control the key to the multi-dimensions when she can't even control her own heart.

Product Warnings: Contains pulse-pounding action, vertigo-inducing plot twists, and a love that crosses dimensions.

The wildest heart can't outrun love.

Moon Run
Wolf Town never quite felt like home to Iain–until he bonds with Teo. Yet the scars of his past mangle his declaration of love. The young wolf's fumbling explanation for his attraction only serves to remind Teo why it's a bad idea to date within the pack.

Teo's apparent rejection not only breaks Iain's heart, it triggers a deep-seated desperation that pushes him to take a terrible chance to show Teo their shared link is no illusion.

Product Warnings: Contains explicit m/m sex, a relationship that starts out on the wrong paw, bone-cracking violence and howling-hot, full-body-contact wolf lovin'.

Heroes don't always come packaged in shining armor.

Grimm's Circle. Two more mind-bending tales that will change the way you look at fairy tales…forever.

Tarnished Knight
What does Jack need Grimm training for? Perci can see he's a one-man wrecking crew, and something…more. Even covered in blood, he makes her feel more alive than she's felt in three centuries.

Born with a natural talent for killing unnatural things, Jack has an unholy urge to see how fast he can turn Perci's don't touch me into touch me there. When they come together, the cataclysm resurrects memories of a destined love from the distant past. And calls forth the evil that destroyed them once before.

Product Warnings: Dark, sexy, a little bit scary–these fairy tales are only for grownups and are best saved for bedtime.

Seize the day. Survive the night.

Searls weaves an intricate web of dark intentions and even darker actions…Shattered Ravings

They can control people's minds. What happens when they can't control themselves?

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She could resist this bad boy…if he wasn't so darned good at it.

A Midnight Justice story

Darla is horrified when Lucien's pretty face–and bulging muscles–distract her enough to let him get away. No one escapes DynaGirl. But somewhere along the way to getting revenge for her public humiliation, she and Lucien become uneasy allies…resisting an all-too-easy attraction. Suddenly she suspects the perfect man for a good girl just might be a very bad boy.

Product Warnings: This book contains heroes, villains, mind-games, epic battles, bustiers, leather, and an infamous "Women of the Cape" Maxim photo spread.

Fight a fire-breathing dragon with a wooden airplane? It'll take a madman…

Under the Hill, Part 2

Meanwhile, Chris's elf-trapped WWII love, Geoff, has a dragon and he's not afraid to use it. If only he could be entirely sure which of the elf queens is the real enemy–the one whose army is poised to take back planet Earth for elf-kind.

In the cataclysmic battle to come, more than one lover–human and elf alike–may be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Product Warnings: Dragons dogfighting with fighter planes, time travelers and reincarnated celestial beings are all very exciting, but have your hankies ready for a bittersweet ending.

Be careful what you don't wish for. Fate might snatch it away.

Hauberk Protection, Book 4

In one moment of weakness, he allowed Sandy a glimpse behind his carefully crafted mask. The more he's around her, the sharper his yearning for stability. A home. Love. Pity those are the last things she's looking for. And revealing that she's the one true thing in his life could be the very words that drive her away.

At the first whisper of the "L" word, Sandy's first instinct is to hit the brakes. By the time Sandy admits to herself that Troy is more than a passing fancy, though, his next mission could take the decision out of her hands.

Product Warnings: This book contains sexcapades in secret clubs, voyeurism, a touch of bondage and risqué office shenanigans.

In a world of darkness, she is his light.

A Midnight Justice story

Scythe is livid. A minor superhero like Luna has no business on his turf, and he plans to enjoy administering punishment, Yet somewhere in the night, pain turns into pleasure…then into something wicked and sexy that shakes them both to the core.

Though Scythe warns her away, Luna's passion for justice draws her back into the dark, to her masked lover's side. For good, or evil? Only the dawn will tell…

Product Warnings: Pow! In the clash of good versus evil, villains don't play nicely. Bam! When captured, superheroines often get tied up. Kablooie! Hot sex may cause mayhem with your e-reader.

All work and no play? Not for this girl. Not anymore.

Melissa Sparks has had enough. Enough of being an overachiever, enough of having no social life, enough of being lonely. Just this once she wants a change. Something different. Something that looks very much like her business associate, Ben Cowley.

Right about the time he realizes a simple affair will never be enough, she's back in professional mode–and clearly as distant as ever. Now it's up to him to show her that what they have is no fluke…and he'll do whatever it takes to convince her. Even if it means inviting another man into their bed.

Product Warnings: This book contains a man haunted by his past decisions, a woman determined to succeed, sex hot enough to steam up every office window on the block, and a voyeur who gets off watching those windows steam up.

No super deed goes unpunished…

A Midnight Justice story.

Problem is, becoming a superhero overnight isn't as easy as it looks.

Teague Younger has his own secrets to keep: his heritage, and his fierce determination to exact revenge on his friend and mentor's murderer. So far he's kept his cover–until he's forced to use his Light Guardian powers to save Ruby from a sticky situation.

Thrust together and on the run, Teague and Ruby form a wary alliance as they desperately fight their circuit-blowing attraction. With an army of Shadow Queen minions hot on their tails, they might have a hard time surviving the night, much less ignoring their hearts.

Wherever you run…he's waiting for you!

Only one priest can battle the ultimate evil!

He's got one shot. Better make it naughty…

It hasn't been easy for Tomas to share space with the one damsel he can't bear to see in distress. To have her within easy reach has been torture. His foster mother's words echo in his head: a classy girl like Micah deserves more than the likes of him. But lately Micah's been rattling his cage. If she does it one more time, she'd better be ready for the animal she awakens.

Unfortunately for him, Micah's hot little hands are already wrapped around the bars…

Product Warnings: Contains a Latin bad boy with twelve years worth of fantasies to get out of his system, and his goody-two-shoes best friend who learns that her inner bad girl likes handcuffs and spankings. Beware. This book could cause a riot since there's only one Tomas to go around.

It's tough to win the game of love if you don't understand the rules.

Last David knew, sweet, artistic Tony married the high school quarterback. He made his fortune developing video games, but the torch he carried for her still smolders. His surprise that she's ditched the jock quickly turns to determination to win her heart at last…though she seems just as determined to play keep-away.

David didn't become successful by giving up easily. A freak snowstorm plays into his strategy, but debugging a few gigabytes of computer code seems easier than figuring out how to win this wary woman's love.

This title was previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains strange Colorado weather patterns and video game heroines with breasts that could put your eye out.

The best things in life aren't free…they're freely given.

Their banter is the highlight of Ben's lonely day, but his illness-ravaged body is the cruel reality that prevents him from believing they'll do anything more than flirt. Not to mention the age gap. Still, Ben figures there's no harm in sprucing himself up a bit.

Then one day, a package accidentally splits open, revealing Ben's dirty little secret…and an unexpected connection that leaves him wondering if he's been reading Ollie wrong all this time. There's only one way to find out: risk showing Ollie every last scar. And hope “far from perfect” is good enough for a chance at love.

Product Warnings: Contains superhero porn comics and a cute, accident-prone delivery guy with colour-changing hair. Readers may experience coffee cravings, an unexpected liking for bad mullets, and the urge to wrap Ollie up and take him home.

When magic takes hold, there's no bluffing the heart.

Cannon Pack, Book 4

When she senses Bryson Bascomb's dark, supernatural influence over his opponents, Mari agrees to Tucker's proposal to help expose the vampire's trickery. But Bascomb isn't going down without a fight. And the fallout leaves Mari wondering if she can trust Tucker with her life. Or if in the end, he'll throw in his hand…and throw her under the bus.

Second chances can have a terrible sense of timing.

Despite their best intentions, they are drawn together–until Danielle learns Patrick had a hand in putting her sister in harm's way. Her fragile trust is crushed, but Patrick is the only man who can help her stop the villain before everything they both love is destroyed. Faith, family…and their second chance at forever.

Never fear the pain. Fear what lies behind it…

Grimm's Circle, Book 6

Celeste thought her second chance at life would be an opportunity to fix some of her worst mistakes, to set things straight. She couldn't have been more wrong. She's trapped by the past and her regrets, and nothing–not even her darkly sexy new trainer, Jacob–has a blade sharp enough to cut her loose.

Chains are Jacob's specialty, but his help comes with a price. To her, the cost is her heart. To Jacob…something much more.

Product Warnings: Contains a heroine with enough fight in her to put the 300 to shame. And a hero who knows how to take a punch.

It's better to be a bad witch than a dead one.

A Bad Witch story

To break the bond Cat must broker deals with devils on a journey that will take her to hell and back–literally. Freedom comes at a high price, but Cat will risk anything to save her people and her marriage.

Product Warnings: This book contains explicit language, faerie shenanigans, a field trip to hell, even more magician sex, and gratuitous violence against vampires, demons, hunters, helicopters and the kitchen sink. And if you want to know how the very sexy Lex swept Cat off her feet, check out Blood, Smoke and Mirrors.

His music moves the world. Can his love move her heart?

Nick Blackthorne knows all about words of love. They're the reason he's the world's biggest rock star. The irony? He turned his back on love a long time ago, lured away by the trappings of fame.

But molten passion can't hide the secret she's kept for all these years. Because it's not just her heart on the line anymore…and not just her life that'll be rocked by the revelation.

Product Warnings: Remember your first crush on a rock star? Now add smoldering sex, a raw and undeniable passion, soul-shattering orgasms. And secrets…

Danger prowls on two legs…

A Brotherhood of Blood story

Romance gives way to a call to arms when the pack's children come under attack. Their rescue mission turns into a mating dance and the hunt is on in more ways than one. Their attraction is mind-bendingly hot, though startling revelations about his magic and her origins could drive a wedge between them forever. Can love help them bridge the chasm between their worlds?

Product Warnings: This book contains bombs, bullets, bare-knuckled and bare-naked lust, and some serious ass kicking. Please do not feed the frisky furballs, unless you're willing to risk drawing back a bloody nub.

Hope dangles by a silken thread.

Araneae Nation, Book 1

Amid the chaos of battle, Lourdes's sister disappears and is feared captured. Lourdes and Rhys pursue their enemies into the southlands, where they discover an odd plague ravaging southern clans as it travels north, to Erania. Determined to survive, Lourdes will discover whether she's worth her silk or if she's spun the thread by which her clan will hang.

Product Warnings: This book contains one mercenary hero with a biting fetish, one determined heroine who gets nibbled, and an answer to the age-old question, "What does dragon taste like?" Matricide and sibling rivalry are available upon request. The house special is revenge, best served cold.

Being bad never felt so good…

Welcome to Paradise, Book 3

Jake once reveled in showing Bree how good it is to be bad. But convincing her he can be good for her is going to take some very special tactics…

When a bounty hunter returns to her destroyed planet on the hunt for an escaped alien, the last thing she expects to find is love.

Product Warnings: Contains an angsty and sexy gender-bending alien, a confused, angsty and sexy human and an angsty too-tough heroine. Lots of sexy loving and oh, did I mention the ANGST?

To shape her life, she may have to sacrifice her heart.

Hannah Whitby's dreams of marrying for love are dying too soon. Faced with backbreaking labor on her uncle's tobacco farm or a loveless marriage, she chooses the lesser of the evils. Perhaps one day she and Reiver Shaw will become joined at the heart, as her long-dead parents once were.

To break under the strain, or grow strong…and make the choices that define a lifetime.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains a plucky heroine who learns her true worth lies beyond a man's definition. You may not agree with all of her choices, but you'll cheer for her all the same. Happy ending guaranteed.

If he's such a man's man, then why did he just win a Mother of the Year award?

This book was previously published by Silhouette Romance in April, 1988.

From glittering salons in France to the sumptuous world of the Russian Empire, their love knows no boundaries.

Unwilling to give up her hard-fought freedom to any man, Dani simply cannot resist the intense passion she finds with Drakar. And Drakar soon realizes that the greatest treasure of them all is the fiery woman in his arms.

This book was originally published in October 1987 by Avon Books.

Two worlds. Forbidden love.

Blackfoot Warriors, Book 2

At first, White Eagle does not like the spoiled, willful niece of the white trader. When he catches a glimpse of the vulnerability behind her prickly exterior, he can't resist challenging the dazzling beauty to rediscover her true inheritance–the inner strength bequeathed to her by her parents.

Close contact on the trail soon arouses a soul-stirring passion and in its turn, love. But love may not be enough to sustain a relationship that is forbidden in both their worlds.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains a captivating passion that could lead to a romantic evening spent in the company of one's own love.

Finding the truth will take some fast talking–and a faster gun.

The Calhoun Sisters, Book 2

Pursued by the man who would see Susannah dead, the road to Denver is filled with peril as they search for the witness who could clear her name. Their time alone on the road brings them closer than ever, but the witness proves elusive, and Denver looms on the horizon–the end of a journey that could end with love. Or the gallows.

This book was first published by Avon in March 2001.

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Born to defend his people, he will sacrifice everything–for her.

Hawaiian Heroes, Book 1

David "Malu" Ho'omalu is on the Big Island to find and destroy a cache of dangerous designer drugs before they can be sold to his people. Fending off amorous female tourists is part of the job, but one look in Melia's blue eyes, and his instincts scream that she is his.

As Melia surrenders to the desire burning between them, she discovers more than a fiery heritage that defies modern logic. She discovers a man who would descend into the molten heart of the volcano to protect his island. And her…if she can find the strength to trust her heart to him.

Product Warnings: Hot, hot Hawaiian hero with volcanic passion on his mind. Better pack a heat-proof bikini for this island paradise.

Love could be their greatest liability.

Sensory Ops, Book 3

Yet their instant attraction strips away all their protective barriers, down to the foundation of a new, fragile trust. And a vulnerability that, when an old enemy opens fire, could blast away any chance of a future.

Product Warnings: If you don't like mysterious heroes who can see into strong heroines, sexy love scenes, empaths, or quirky characters… Oh come on, who doesn't like those things?

Sometimes a good girl just needs a little naughty.

Boys of Beachville, Book 1

Image is the last thing on Carter James's mind. He agreed to be Mr. July on one condition–that during his promo month, Allison never leaves his side. He wants her back, and to make that happen he needs her undivided attention to teach him good from bad. Unless bad is what the lady wants…

Product Warnings: Contains frank language, hot sex on the beach, and illegal but sexy use of handcuffs. Author cannot be held accountable for aroused state of mind or ruined manicures upon completion of this steamy book.

Sometimes, the greatest casualty of war is trust.

When Emma's perfect marriage to her childhood sweetheart crumbled into an unendurable year of humiliation and torment, she had no choice but to take their son–and her sanity–to build a new life under an assumed name. Her chance meeting with Lion threatens to expose long-buried emotional scars. And physical ones, the origins of which he must never know.

Emma's stubborn refusal to explain why she won't return home only fuels Lion's relentless curiosity. So does their undeniable passion. Time is on his side, and his well of patience is deep. But Emma's trauma runs far deeper…perhaps too deep for love to reach.

Who says a wolf can't make a pussycat purr?

Marry Dante? No doubt he's a poster boy for Hunks 'R' Us, but he's rude, arrogant and Lilly's sworn enemy. Not to mention the thought of losing her independence is frightening as hell.

When they find themselves falling victim to their own charade, though, it's anything but hell. It's heaven, and the last thing either of them wants. The real thing.

When the cameras stop rolling, the real scene begins.

Meanwhile, ex-boyfriends Vikram Malhotra and Sam Khanna, cast as fictional enemies, are finding it harder and harder to control the very real demons that once cost them the love of a lifetime.

Once the music starts, though, they all have no choice but to dance . And pray the fallout doesn't ruin all their careers…and destroy their love.

Product Warnings: This book contains gay and straight sexytimes, smoking, drinking, references to drug use, and a gratuitous musical number involving The Beatles.

Somewhere between the ocean depths and the mountaintops, there's a love strong enough to call them both home.

Stormchild
Traveling doctor and shaman Matthew Jentry has his hands full caring for his water-shifter clan. There's something far too enticing, though, about mysterious Laurin Marshall.

Fending off Laurin's would-be suitors is easy for Matt. But what will happen when she encounters his playful, lusty Otter clan? Especially since they'll be the main attraction at the solstice fertility ritual.

Silent Storm
Despite their deepening emotional connection, Laurin still wonders how she and Matt can find permanent common ground.

Matt waits patiently for Laurin. He has no desire to change her sky-borne nature. Until a giant golden eagle touches down on the Stormchild and tips the delicate balance of more than just the boat.

Product Warnings: Contains strong sexual currents and powerful waves of desire that break down inhibitions. Enough heat to challenge global warming. And a curse-melting ménage so exotic it'll make you look to the skies and sea with longing.

Neither love nor magic comes without cost.

Foundations of Magic, Book 2

Just as Lindsay is rising to the challenge, word comes that Moore, the scientist who once imprisoned Lindsay, holds a young girl who has manifested a powerful new magic. The desperate mission to free her leaves Noah severely wounded, Dane captured…and Lindsay in charge of those who remain.

The fate of Dane and the lives of the family rest on Lindsay's untested shoulders. He must trust in himself and his growing connection to Noah to save his lover, his friends, and everyone else who will suffer if Moore's plans go unchecked.

Product Warnings: Contains graphic language, violence, and explicit erotic content.

Some secrets are dangerous. This Secret is deadly.

Secret McQueen, Book 1

Product Warnings: This book contains a sarcastic, kick-ass bounty hunter; a metaphysical love triangle with two sexy werewolves; a demanding vampire council; and a spicy seasoning of sex and violence.

Living forever is hard, but loving forever? That's damn near impossible.

Children of Night, Book 2

When an old enemy's quest to create a dangerous new breed of vampire threatens the twins' lives–and the precarious state of vampire peace–it's imperative the estranged lovers put the past behind them. Or the shadows of the past will tear apart everything they hold dear.

Product Warnings: This book may not be suitable for readers with an aversion to emotionally damaged vampire heroes. Caution is advised if you have experienced prior sensitivity to any of the following: costume parties, fencing lessons, interspecies, inter-generational or intra-gender dating, occasional mild violence, and/or recreational blood-drinking.

Revenge is a bitch, and Sariah is her biggest competition.

Somehow, Stephan thought love would change everything, but he's wrong. I'll do whatever it takes to punish Xander and his pack of lap dogs. After Xander's hell of a werewolf-a-palooza concert, blood and fire will reign. If Death and Hell won't have me, my only prayer is Stephan will…

Product Warnings: This title contains a hero who can sweep you off your feet, cage sex hot enough to make you sweat and a heroine tough enough to rip your throat out.

His planet is his prison…and only she can set him free.

The Fringe, Book 2

Mary's deceptively innocent face has never failed her. Yet somehow she's at the mercy of a man she knows only as "Commander". His demands are simple. Surrender her methods of banditry, or surrender her body. As his essence invades her intuitive ability–and her remaining senses–she becomes increasingly frantic to escape before she yields all that and more to her compelling captor.

Their sensual sparring ignites, and Michael finds himself wanting to erase Overlord's myth from her fantasies in favor of the real man. But first he has to foil the slippery little devil's escape attempts. And find out who's been using her to unknowingly help the empire wipe him off the face of his own planet.

Product Warnings: This futuristic medieval contains a planet-owning alpha hero, a feisty heroine who can swear in over thirty languages, a side-kick with a crackleseed addiction, witty repartee, epic space battles, sensual karate, and tight black leather pants.

To save his lover, he must become his own worst nightmare.

Dr. Nick Sewell. Non-conformist. Werewolf. The first puts him at odds with his colleagues' idea of how an All Saints College lecturer should behave. The second, bestowed upon him by an ex-boyfriend, puts him at odds with himself.

Meanwhile, reports of a strange wolf stalking the town barely register on Nick's radar–until Julian disappears. Accusing eyes–both wolf and human–are turned toward Nick. Even with the help of friends, hope is growing as cold as the kidnapper's trail. Unless Nick gives free rein to the wolf's inhuman power…

Product Warnings: Contains hot outdoor sex, alliterative insults, allusions to abuse, and really awful sherry.

Suppose the solution to all your problems is the one thing you never wanted…

It figures the one time Sabrina Cassidy is determined to do the responsible thing, karma kicks in. After four years on the road chasing her musical dream, she's stranded six hours from home with no money, a ruined credit history–and morning sickness.

When he shows up at her hotel room, there's something in the air beside their customary insults. Sure, her rebellious attitude, smart mouth–and purple panties–still drive him crazy, but now it's a different kind of crazy. The kind that has him driving her home instead of to the nearest airport.

And when Luke offers to solve all her problems if she'll only say "I do", Marc realizes he's just crazy enough–about her–to forget whose heart he wanted to protect.

Product Warnings: Contains two people who don't like each other very much, a Toyota that can't quite handle the road trip home, and a spontaneous proposal. Or two. Or three. And foreplay with–what else–pie filling.

She outran her memories. She couldn't outrun her past.

Legacy, Book 3

After his questions rattle her composure and get her fired, Shelley figures the least James can do is drive her to the next town, but he wants more. He wants to take her home. And despite her fear, something inside her is irresistibly drawn to his commanding yet gentle presence.

James is willing to give Shelley all the time she needs to embrace her heritage, her sexuality, and eventually his love. But her past will not be denied…and her secrets demand a price paid in blood.

Product Warnings: This book contains a hunky werewolf, a woman with a secret past, a lost family found, nasty bounty hunters, and lots of steamy hot sex!

Through rain, sleet, dark of night–or heartache–love is an unstoppable force.

Something Blue by Serenity Woods
Josh is determined that nothing go wrong at his best friend's wedding. Then his ex shows up–in the sexy maid of honor's dress. For Kate, seeing him again brings back all the memories, good and bad. But the chemistry is still strong enough to make them both think they could have a second chance.

Product Warnings: Contains hard-headed heroes with soft hearts, too many pickup trucks to count, fried okra, sexual chemistry hot enough to melt glass, and baked-goods larceny.

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The faeries at the bottom of the garden are coming back–with an army.

Under the Hill, Part 1

Shot down in WWII–and shot forward seventy years in time, stranded far from his wartime sweetheart–Chris has been a victim of the elves himself. He fears they could destroy Ben's life as thoroughly as they destroyed his. Chris is more than willing to protect Ben with his body. He never bargained for his heart getting involved.

Just when they think there's a chance to build a life together, a ghostly voice from Chris's past warns that the danger is greater than they can imagine. And it may take more than a team of rank amateurs to keep Ben–and the world–out of the elf queen's snatching hands…

Product Warnings: Brace yourself for mystery, suspense, sexual tension, elves in space and a nail-biting cliffhanger ending.

A whole world exists…beneath the skin.

De La Vega Cats, Book 3

Mia has enough in her life. She's recovering from a vicious hate crime–an attack using silver has affected her ability to do what she loves most. The last thing she needs is a bossy alpha cat like Gibson. A de La Vega no less.

Despite the myriad reasons to stay away, even as they continue to hunt down the would-be killers, their attraction deepens into something else entirely.

The answers they find bring that threat far closer to home than anyone could have imagined and it'll be up to Gibson to end the mess once and for all. And up to Mia to stand at his side, even as he risks his life…

Product Warnings: A super hot alpha male with a gruff façade, and an uppity female who's not buying it. Some violence. Some red-hot sex. Bad words. Lots of fun.

The man who vows to protect her may be her biggest threat.

Savage, Book 1

Sienna knows she should trust no one–not even the man she might still love. But as the danger escalates and past passion ignites, her heart has other ideas. Even when the shroud of mystery is ripped off more than one stunning truth…

Product Warnings: Must love alpha males, be intrigued by federal agents who may or may not shift into wolves, and most importantly be prepared for intense action of the dangerous and sexual kind.

Haunted by personal betrayal, stalked by a murderer and taunted by destiny. Finding justice–not to mention a little faith–has never been so hard.

The Niteclif Evolutions, Book 2

Figuring out whom she should trust, and when, will force Maddy to reassess her alliances…and reaffirm her fragile mortality.

Product Warnings: Contains Scottish and Irish brogues, heads that–literally–roll, seriously random acts of violence, heartbreak and hope, explicit m/f sex in a variety of locations, a voyeuristic vampire and one dinner table that will never be the same.

All six senses tell him she's the one.

Sensual Healing, Book 1

A doctor turned medium, Ash spends his days communicating with unseen spirits. When it comes to his moody daughter, though, he hopes down-to-earth Grace will give him some insight. The racy lingerie she hides beneath her prim and proper clothing is an added bonus he didn't expect.

Their attraction is instant and blazing hot, but Ash has been burned before. His ex-wife didn't believe in his abilities, and no way is he going down that road again. At least not until Grace accepts the possibility there might be life after death. And the ghosts of his past are laid to rest.

Product Warnings: Contains a real live Viking, proof of life after death and sex on a 1970s sheepskin rug, but absolutely no Barry White.

It takes a beast to catch a killer!

Her spirit waited within the stone, ready to live again.

Emergency kit: Flashlight, check. Radio, check. One lover and a spare, double check.

Stormy Weather, Book 1

Jack is more amused than annoyed. There's not a doubt in his mind that after all is said and done, Olivia will pick him. How can she not? Out of the two of them, Jack is the one who is ready to close the door on their open relationship. All he has to do first is get rid of the uptight professor.

Easier said than done…

Product Warnings: Two men who don't like sharing their toys, a heroine who doesn't see why she can't have her cake and eat it too. Stormy weather can bring out all kinds of wild behavior.

When sparks flare, stop, drop and roll with it.

When Eric Layton lunges for his ringing cell phone in the middle of the night, he's halfway to the door before he realizes it's not his chief summoning him to an out-of-control fire. It's an out-of-control woman who's too tipsy to figure out she's dialed the wrong number. But the line goes dead before he can explain he's not her brother.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains explicit sex scenes that may be too hot for summer reading. Author recommends you check to make sure your air-conditioning is in working order and turned up full blast.

Is there room for love in a heart full of secrets?

One year ago, before Fate took a wrecking ball to his life, Nichol was happily working on his doctorate in linguistics. Now he's hip deep in sheep, mud and collies. His late brother and mother had been well suited to life on Seacliff Farm. Nichol? Not so much.

As the cold Scottish springtime melts into summer, Nichol finds himself falling in love. When tragedy strikes, Cam's resolutely held secret is finally revealed and Nichol must face the truth. He's given his heart away, and it's time to pay the price.

Can she handle everything they are?

True to her Hopi mother's restless spirit, Terena Rothrock follows news stories all over the Southwest. Lately, though, her heart is calling her back to the rez. But not before she swings through Phoenix to see her cousin race his amazingly fast new horse.

Overcome by instincts as ancient as time, the urge to mate rolls over them with the speed and ferocity of a desert storm. Yet even as Terena struggles to make sense of her desire for the swift, mysterious shifters, danger lurks. Someone is out to collect every last one of the horses born with wings on their feet–even if it means bullets must fly.

Product Warnings: Studs doing what studs do, hormones raging, and of course the whole complex threesome thing.

It's a thin line between love and hate. When it shatters, watch out…

As a teen, Sydney Boyle's crush on her foster parents' son–despite their six-year age difference–brought her nothing but heartache. So she did what any smart girl would do: feigned indifference.

But now they're both adults. And it won't be long before he ends one of their daily, nose-to-nose office arguments by just hauling off and kissing her.

Cue the snow, some close dancing, and a steaming Jacuzzi in a mountain cabin, and things take a turn for the hot and steamy. But giving in to temptation could mean one of them can never go home again…

Product Warnings: Lesson in How to Make a Man Stand Up and Take Notice: take one tight red sweater, add some sexy two-stepping with a few hot cowboys, rub, twirl,
wiggle and…stand back and let the pissing contest begin.