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Sour grapes are the least of their problems…

Kate Bart Mysteries, Book 3

When another incident results in a death, and it's clear that this time it's no accident, Kate and Dutch dig deeper to zero in on who's responsible. The neighboring vintner who covets Goose Pond's winery? The tasting room totsie seen skulking about with the MacPhersons' sulky son?

As their investigation comes closer and closer to bearing fruit, the bullets start flying –and it seems that whoever's pulling the trigger wants them all to pay the piper–in blood.

Product Warnings: Contains an interior decorating PI with a talent for finding trouble, and her tough-and -tender PI boyfriend who can't wait to get his hands on her. If only it's to pull her out of harm's way.

His tools, his rules…

Blackwater, Book 2

Shayla Riggs is no longer the vulnerable teenager who was forced to give up her first and only love. She's older, wiser, and determined to make things right. Except the changes in Vance throw her for a loop. He's definitely not the sweet boy she remembers. In fact, the grown-up version lights her up hotter than a firecracker.

It takes only a kiss, a caress, to bring back the explosive passion they once shared. But if Shayla can't find a way to break through the bitter walls around his heart, it just might destroy them both. Again.

Product Warnings: This story contains a stubborn woman intent on seduction and an alpha male with some naughty ideas of payback. Let the fireworks begin!

The crew is back and they're dirtier than ever.

Powertools, Book 5

Determined to prove they stand by their men, the women decide it's time to flex some muscle and give the crew a dose of girl power. They collude to take the guys as their horny hostages, using some big guns: boudoir photos, a pillow fight and a calculated foray into partner swapping. But will they have the guts to go through with their plans?

Product Warnings: By Book Five in this series, fans will attest that anything goes in the crew. Be prepared for ménage in every flavor–m/f, f/f, mfm, fmf, and more–along with a slew of that's what he said jokes. No throwing tomatoes at the author, please!

All it takes is one weak seam for everything to fall apart.

Sierra Fox, Book 1

As current cases, family secrets, new clues and her tangled love life slowly wind themselves into an impossible knot, Sierra finds herself the target of a power-sucking duo intent on stealing her mojo. And realizing she holds the key to the last hope of sealing the widening rift.

True love…or a trap?

Minders, Book 1

Kir let his loneliness and instant attraction to Josh lure him into a trap he should have sensed. Even as his consciousness fades, he sinks psychic hooks into Josh as a pure reflex, a survival instinct honed by years of abuse at the hands of the agency.

Even though Josh's job is done, he finds he can't simply walk away. Not only because of what Kir is, but why the agency wants the boy back. Trouble is, he doesn't know if he's doing the right thing…or if his will is being twisted by the mind of a murderer.

This book was previously published by Samhain Publishing.

Product Warnings: This emotional, angst-ridden story is part one of a three-part story and ends in a cliffhanger. The author recommends they be read in order for maximum enjoyment of mind-bending m/m sex.

Dreams of escape become his worst nightmare…

Minders, Book 2

Kir has all the patience in the world. What he doesn't have is time. Whatever love they have rebuilt may be too fragile to withstand the future they face…

This book was previously published by Samhain Publishing.

Product Warnings: This emotional, angst-ridden story is part two of a three-part story and ends in a cliffhanger. The author recommends they be read in order for maximum m/m enjoyment.

The power that brought them together could be the force that destroys them.

Minders, Book 3

Kir is having none of it. Now that he has Josh back in his life, he's confident his powers as a Minder–and their love–will keep them both safe. But Josh is not the same man who disappeared almost a year ago. The agency has seen to that, and they have a fallback plan to bring Kir back under their control…or see them both dead.

This book was previously published by Samhain Publishing.

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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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.

How strong are the ties that bind?

Compass Brothers, Book 4

Sawyer Compton commands total control, in and out of the bedroom. He never thought Leah could handle his darker urges, but one look at the white bracelet that marks her as a sub ripe for the picking, and he knows exactly how this night is going to end. With Leah in his bed.

Leah didn’t expect to enjoy the comfort Sawyer’s familiarity brings, even as his touch takes her to unimaginable heights of pleasure. When bad news from home sends him reeling, she’s more than prepared to offer him anything he needs: her body, her friendship. Even her heart—if Sawyer can loosen the reins over his own to accept her love.

Product Warnings: Invest in tissues. Lots and lots of tissues. Between spicy, set-the -sheets-on-fire bondage romps and the last Compass brother coming home, you'll need them.

The only good Secret is a buried Secret.

Secret McQueen, Book 3

What knocks her for a loop, though, isn’t her lover’s intoxicating kiss. It’s the missing memories rushing at her from out of nowhere, signaling a rapidly approaching fork in her destiny. Her choice will affect not only her life, but her love.

Product Warnings: Contains a werewolf king with wandering hands, a creepy English professor with nefarious plans, and one hell of an unexpected gala evening at Columbia.

Losing nearly everything leaves room for the one thing they can’t live without.

A few excruciating minutes pinned in a burning building cost Ryan Ward his job as a firefighter, the easy camaraderie of his coworkers, his girlfriend, and damn near cost him his left leg. Giving up, though, isn’t an option. Compared to the alternative, choosing a new profession, going back to school, and renting a room from the college groundskeeper are simple.

It’s nothing they can’t learn to navigate, though. But when dead bodies start turning up on campus—and one of the guys is a suspect—their first taste of real love could go up in smoke.

Product Warnings: Contains two hot men wrestling with a shift in their sexuality, as well as a few positions probably listed in the Gay Kama Sutra. But it’s not all about the hot and sweaty—especially when your previously straight life knocks on the door and comes back to visit.

Her heart longs for justice, but her body clamors for sin.

Once the darling of high society, Mazie Chetwyn knows firsthand how quickly the rich and powerful turn their backs on the less fortunate. Orphaned, penniless and determined to defy their ruthless whims, she joins forces with a local highwayman who steals from the rich to give to the poor.

And so the games begin. Trent feints, Mazie parries. He threatens, she pretends nonchalance. He cajoles, she rebuffs. Thwarted at every turn, Trent probes deep into her one vulnerability—her past. There he finds the leverage he needs and a searing truth that challenges all he believes about right and wrong.

He can't fight his inner beast, but she can tame it.

Bloodhounds, Book 2

Their mutual goal is simple: avoid entanglements. It’s a solid plan, at least until a vampire drug lord and a couple of nosy Guild representatives force them to work together to defend their friends and everything they hold dear—including each other.

A busload of captives on an express ride to terror!

Creatures trapped for centuries, free at last…to kill!

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When the past flies in your face, clip its wings.

The Shadow Slayers, Book 1

Gavin and Julian know it's only a matter of time before the truth comes out. They're fallen angels sent to watch over the king's daughter, one of the last females of her kind. Trouble is, she doesn't seem to think she needs watching–unless they're watching her shimmy out of her clothes.

No matter how tempting her guardians, Kara's not about to let anything stop her from tracking down a sadistic killer who carves into his victims and leaves them for dead. Even when she realizes her target may be the very scourge of heaven from which her angels swore to protect her…

Product Warnings: Contains a kick-ass heroine with a foul mouth, a kind heart and a raging libido, and two fallen angel warriors who wouldn't have her any other way. Watch out for sex in the clouds, a magical island of hedonism and a love triangle that gives new meaning to the term "hot-wings".

To seal their bond, they must break the ties that bind.

Painfully introverted and rendered nearly mute by a heavy stammer, Lord George Albert Westin rarely ventures any farther than the club or his beloved gardens. When he hears rumors of an exotic new orchid sighted at a local hobbyist's house, though, he girds himself with opiates and determination to attend a house party, hoping to sneak a peek.

There's only one way out of this tangle. Help Wes face the fears that cripple him–right after Michael finds the courage to reveal the devastating truth that binds them.

Product Warnings: Contains wounded heroes, bibliophilic tendencies, orchid obsessions, a right bastard of a marquis, and gay men who get happily-ever-afters.

They're a match made in the hallowed halls of Quantico. Until Death comes knocking…

Six years ago, Kara Bryant tapped into the mind of a serial killer–and nearly became his last victim. Her FBI colleague and lover, Davis Martin, put the murderer behind bars, then devastated her with his abrupt rejection. Worse, the vivid nightmares that followed her to her desert retreat have recently taken a fresh, frightening turn.

He wasn't expecting the woman he never stopped loving to love him back. Nor is he prepared to come face-to-face with Kara's secret. One that raises the stakes impossibly high.

This book has been previously published and has been revised and expanded from its original release.

Product Warnings: Contains one smokin' hot FBI agent, a strong-willed psychic heroine who can more than give him a run for his money, and one nasty killer who will keep you up way into the night.

If you follow the rules, you miss all the fun…

Kassidy is a good girl who wants to be bad. Dag is a bad boy who is very, very good. And Chris? He likes to watch…

Product Warnings: This book contains a couple already in love, a couple falling in love and a couple in love who didn't know it; also multiple scorching sex scenes including
girl with boy, girl with two boys, boy with boy and two boys with girl…whew!

It takes a real man to wear a kilt. And a real woman to charm him out of it.

Games of Love, Book 1

Confronted with a beautiful woman with a tongue as sharp as his sgian dubh, Julian and his band of merry men aren't about to simply step aside and let Kate and her gaggle of tea-sippers use his land for their annual convention. Never mind that "his land" is a state park–Julian was here first, and he never backs down from a challenge.

Unless that challenge is a woman unafraid to fight for what she wants…and whose wants are suddenly the only thing he can think about.

Once love catches fire, no mere force of nature can hold it back.

Serengeti Storm — Bred to be the Alpha's consort, Shana seethes when he chooses another mate. Standing between her and her destined place is Caleb, the royal enforcer. Her former lover.

Slink away while she steps into the arms of another man? No way. The tricky part will be convincing his over-analytical lover to listen to her heart.

Serengeti Sunrise — Zoe has a bad case of wanderlust…and the hots for commitment-shy Tyler, who sets her on fire one second, then walks away the next.

When Zoe demands a no-strings affair, temptation wins and Tyler finds himself thinking mine. But Zoe's plan to hit the road doesn't include white picket fences…

Product Warnings: This book contains strong-willed shifters, manipulations (in and out of the bedroom), hot sex and second chances.

She wants it. He's got it…and a whole lot more.

Turner Twins, Book 2

When Max discovers Natasha's future plans include artificial insemination, he's outraged. She wants to get pregnant? No problem. He's more than willing to volunteer–no turkey basters involved.

But there's one non-negotiable clause: He wants forever. And he intends to do everything in his power–fair and unfair–to make it happen.

Product Warnings: This title contains one younger man ready, aimed and hell bent on giving one woman everything she wants. Includes interludes against the wall, in a Jacuzzi, on a car hood and even–shockingly enough–on a bed or two. Oh, and about that porch swing? Yup…

When icy control meets loose laser cannon, the rules go up in flames.

Orion, Book 4

When they are forced to combine powers to stop a sabotage attempt, their incredibly intimate mind-meld turns a simple case of post-battle attraction into a night of passion neither thought possible. And, as Navos teaches her to use her powers to heighten sensual pleasure, he finds she isn't the only Indigon with much to learn.

Except it's clear someone is remotely using psychic powers to endanger the ship. Nelah may be the key, and Navos faces his greatest challenge ever–loving the woman who may have to sacrifice herself to save The Orion.

Product Warnings: Spock-like hero who gives into temptation and uses intuitive powers for sexual satisfaction, heroine who is more than happy to submit to his sensual control, and ship full of space voyagers enjoying the waves of passion emanating from the powerful couple. Voyeurism shockingly included.

He's at the end of his rope…until fate casts a lifeline.

Cambridge Fellows Mysteries, Book 8

As he hovers on the brink of despair, a chance encounter on the French seafront at Cabourg brings new hope and unexpected joy. But the crushing aftereffects of war could destroy his second chance, leaving him more lost and alone than ever…

Product Warnings: Contains sensual m/m lovemaking and is a three hankie story, two of which you'll need for the happy ending.

Enduring passion, turbulent emotions, and an engagement of convenience…

At age twenty, Anna Felgate rid herself of her unwanted virginity with the one man she adored–Nick Lisitano, long-time family friend and legendary lover. But that one taste of passion branded her soul for all time–and still casts a long shadow, four celibate years later.

As if destiny has been waiting for them to touch once again, their volcanic mutual attraction reignites, threatening to burn the terms of their pragmatic bargain to ashes. Each begins to wonder privately if their passion can become permanent–or whether it will crumble under the weight of past sins and present secrets…

Product Warnings: This book contains a red-hot 'n' sexy blond Italian businessman with the face of an angel, the body of a god… and a caring but carefully shielded heart. He enjoys fast cars, fast living and slow, sumptuous lovemaking, and his "cure" for the heroine's headache makes it well worth faking another!

Accept no substitute…for love.

The Course Of True Love Never Did Run Smooth — Their chemistry could melt down the science lab, and before long they're burning up the sheets off-campus. And uncovering raw emotions–a stark reminder that love isn't in their curricula. When a troubled student goes over the edge, though, the need to stop a tragedy brings them right back where they started–face to face with fate.

Product Warnings: This book contains sexy encounters in classrooms, inappropriate use of school facilities, backstage shenanigans, and illicit activities on a ferryboat.

Can love repair a shattered life in time to save the world?

Daniel Logan is on a lonely quest to find out what drove his lover, a wealthy, respected archaeologist, to take his own life. The answer–the elusive "key" for which Jason was desperately searching–lies somewhere on a dangerous and deadly section of Salisbury Plain.

First in conflict, then in passion, Rayne and Dan are drawn together in a relationship as rocky and complicated as the ancient land they search. Where every step leads them closer to a terrible legacy written in death…

Product Warnings: Contains bombs, archaeology and explicit M/M sex, not necessarily in that order.

Sworn virgin, instrument of the god's vengeance–helpless in her target's arms.

Volcano Fire, Book 2

Marked for destruction by his forbidden gifts, empath and shifter Philos fled the city years ago to become a warrior for persecuted people like him. Now he has the enemy at his mercy–a maenad desperate to regain her power. But when they touch, he finds his empathic power not so much a gift as a terrible danger. To his people, and his heart.

Gradually, Maya realizes Philos is not a monster deserving of death. Yet even as she hesitantly offers to help in the war against the priests, she can risk no more than the bare beginnings of friendship with the man she was supposed to kill. Anything more, and she will forever lose access to the power she cannot bear to live without…

Product Warnings: Contains violence, deadly spider-venom, sex that gets interrupted at the last minute, sex that doesn't get interrupted at the last minute, and plenty of not-your-usual shape-shifters.

The first bullet is always free. After that, you gotta pay.

Zero Dog Missions, Book 1

As Andrea strains to hold her dysfunctional team together long enough to derail the corporate zombie apocalypse, the prospect of getting her heart run over by a tank tread is the least of her worries. The government never does anything without an ulterior motive. Jake could be the key to success…or just another bad day at the office for the Zeroes.

Product Warnings: Contains explicit language, intense action and violence, rampaging zombie hordes, a heroine with an attitude and flamethrower, Special Forces commandos, ninjas, apocalyptic necromancer capitalist machinations, absurd parody and mayhem, self-deluded humor, irreverence, geek humor, mutant cats, low-brow comedy, and banana-kiwi-flavored gelatin.

When hunter becomes hostage, the only question is: Death by bite, or by bullet?

Cannon Pack, Book 3

Worse, his heart wants to believe her, and his body aches to mark her as his. Yet going against his instincts could turn him from lover to prisoner. Just when his pack needs him most…

Product Warnings: Be advised. This is not a test. Your limits are about to be pushed. Your desires will be met. Your heart will burst with pleasure and your dreams will be fulfilled. Prepare yourself for sex hotter than the sun on the driest desert. And if you dare, then run with the pack.

When one path closes, another opens–if they survive the journey.

The Fey Realm, Book 2

When Torval attempts to force a bond with Ani, Embor senses her fear and steps in…directly into an unsavory political strategy gone all too right. Forced to flee together to humanspace with a manipulative magical cat, Embor and Ani must find the courage to reveal–and heal–their vulnerabilities before the fabric between the Fey Realm and humanspace is ripped to shreds.

Product Warnings: This title contains sex, fairy drugs, rampant gnomes, bloodshed, and cats ruling the world. As they should.

A lost horror film holds the key to terrifying secrets.

This book has been previously published.

A brilliant collection of stories by one of the masters of horror.

Contains "The Companion," the story Stephen King called "one of the three finest horror stories I have ever read."

This book has been previously published.

The deal seemed too good to be true. Until it came time to pay.

A town trapped in the grip of spreading evil.

This book has been previously published.

Is anyone really innocent?

Can one werewolf stop a pack of super-wolves?

A predator stalks the frozen woods.

Not all angels are sane.

The dead still hate!

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She gave up stripping to go legit…until three Kiowa cowboys bring on the down-and-dirty.

Ugly Stick Saloon, Book 1

Jackson didn't want the birthday bash his twin brothers are throwing him, but his vow to ignore the rented stripper goes awry when she shows him exactly how far she's willing to go–for all three of them.

Audrey can't forget the sizzling heat between her and one sexy Kiowa in particular. Jackson. Trouble is, she's not sure if he wants the bold, brassy Kiki, or if he's ready for the wounded woman underneath.

Product Warnings: This title contains hot scenes with multiple partners, with a little BDSM on the side. Caution–it could melt your e-reader!

Fight alone, die alone.

Blaze of Glory, Book 2

It seems one of the supers, an earth-warper named Ground Pounder, has gone rogue, using his freedom from the Agency's brand of virtual slavery to put the "villain" back in supervillain. Failure to find him before any more innocent bystanders are hurt means the team could be back under the Agency's thumb.

It's a burden that doesn't rest easy on Jo's shoulders…especially when the man who's invaded her heart is caught in the crossfire.

Product Warnings: Contains kick-ass super women, super men and a budding romance ready to go into orbit. Also, gambling and Las Vegas buffets!

When hell reigns on earth, love is a luxury they can't afford.

Children of the Undying, Book 2

Zel's first look at the wild-haired hauler threatens to distract him from his mission–and reminds him just how long it's been since he got laid. As the leader of an outcast settlement, he can't afford to trust too easily. Devi's got a reputation for running a tight, disciplined crew, but her very willingness to deal with him means she has something to hide.

Not to mention a hot, tempting package like her could be the cleverest trap his enemies have ever set.

Will his boyfriend's girlfriend become his girlfriend too?

Powertools, Book 4

Product Warnings: The world's first m/f/m/f/m/f/m/m/f…we think. You never know exactly what's going to happen next when the crew gets back together, but it's guaranteed to be steamy.

Love's compass is never wrong–even when it points in two different directions.

Tooth and Claw, Book 1

The agony of separation was too much for Ian. In a moment of weakness, he reached out–to a vampire. Now he's a vampire himself, and Levi's devastation–and rejection–is like a stake to his heart. But it's nothing compared to the fury of the clan that wants Ian brought to justice for desecrating their most sacred ritual.

Afraid for Ian's safety, Levi puts the pain aside and races to get to Ian first, but he faces unexpected competition: Darius, Ian's maker. When they come together, all hell breaks loose, Ian is on the run…and the only way Levi and Darius can save the man they love is work together.

If they don't kill each other first.

Product Warnings: Contains two vampires and a werewolf who really, really, really want to hate each other. Except when they want each other. And have violent, sweaty, angry sex with each other. But they still hate each other. Mostly.

Seize the day. Survive the night.

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

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Blind dates are always destined to end in failure…right?

But, when a crisis threatens to tear Molly, Jonathan and their budding relationship apart, Molly realizes that you can't have love without trust.

This book has been previously published.

Not a hero. Not a villain. Just a man afraid to risk his heart…and hers.

The Happily Ever After Company, Book 1

Aengus has done his best to make a fresh start, to banish old betrayals. When Suzannah appears at his door, it's clear she's no longer a lovesick child. Now her womanly curves make his heart pound with desire. Yet he dare not trust himself to love again, and he plans to tell her just that…as soon as she stops berating him long enough to let him get a word in edgewise, to tell her he's just trying to live an honorable life–against some very dishonorable odds.

Product Warnings: Contains a love-soured heroine and a love-starved hero who'd like nothing better than to sweeten things up.

A tale of sizzling passion in a world consumed by the Civil War.

Beautiful and spirited Southerner Kitty Wright is torn between Rebel Nathan Collins and Yankee Travis Coltrane, the dashing Cavalry officer who can melt her heart with desire while sending fury coursing through her veins.

This title was originally published by Avon Books in 1978.

Product Warnings: This sweeping Civil War saga features accurate and graphic descriptions of battlefield wounds, nursing, and the brutality of war.

Her love will capture the ultimate treasure–his heart.

Diana Covington is a dutiful daughter with a boring future all mapped out for her. A shipping fortune and lush Jamaican estate that will someday be hers, a husband of her father's choice. Romance and Caribbean adventure exist only in her dreams, in which the Black Spaniard, El Moreno, plays a starring role.

Snatching her from Marcus's clutches is easy enough, but what to do with her now? He cannot return her home lest she be taken again. He has no choice but to keep the distracting, innocent beauty aboard his ship. In his cabin. In his bed. The temptation to make her his own grows stronger by the hour…but opening his heart to love may forever close the door on his quest for revenge.

This book was originally published in 1999 by Avon Books.

Forbidden love…

Lakota Series, Book 1

Tahiska can't take his eyes off the green-eyed beauty whose graceful hands are fluent in his native sign language. Except he can't afford to let anything distract him from avenging his father, who was killed by two white soldiers.

Though anger fills his mind, Kristina steals into his heart, igniting a wildfire passion that must remain their desperate secret. For soon comes the day of reckoning, when justice will be served…or a travesty will shatter their love.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Sensuous romance that could prompt you to send up smoke signals for the one you love.

And to all a naughty night…

A Hot in the City Bonus Short Story.

This title has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains one hot man who knows how to put the jingle in her bell, the hot poker in her toddy, and the "ho ho ho" in her holiday!

No one survives unchanged.

Mother Earth, Book 3

The Pack's strength lies in love, sex and a brotherhood forged from a lifetime of living and fighting side by side. Rabbit's seeming acceptance of his lot as a slave makes Lynx wonder if he's lost his soul mate forever…and if he can trust Rabbit with knowledge of his plan to escape.

As Lynx learns to navigate the complex hierarchies of Queen City, he begins to realize all is not as it seems. He finds he can't simply take Rabbit and run, leaving an entire city to a grisly fate. Even if it costs him the one bond closest to his heart–the love he and Rabbit still share.

Product Warnings: This book contains Lynx-napping, futuristic farming, eavesdropping (minus the eaves), daring escapes, bloody battles, and Pack sex.

She may learn to live for love…if vengeance doesn't kill her first.

Plix spends her lonely, gritty life trying to solve the mysteries her father left behind. Armed with a variety of cybernetic enhancements and a talent for getting into places she shouldn't be, she searches for clues to his murder–and who's responsible for poisoning her city.

All he can do, as he helps her plan her final mission, is ease her pain, watch her back…and hope one of them doesn't pay with their lives.

Product Warnings: Contains a heroine intent on kicking ass and taking names, a high -tech dystopia, cybernetic body modifications, and emotionally charged, sensual romance.

Meeting your soulmate? Great. Preventing your possible murder? Even better.

Product Warnings: This book contains a hot police detective, a violent murderer on the hunt, and a heroine that can blend in anywhere…

Naked is nice. But Stark naked is definitely more fun…

One touch, and boom! Much to Reenie's dismay, lunch ends in a hot, flaming dessert–in her bed. Shutting Matt out isn't as easy as simply blowing out a match. Especially since this cowboy is equally determined to unlock her heart.

Product Warnings: Contains graphic and explicit, hot nekkid cowboy lovin'.

This Thanksgiving comes with all the fixings…and something extra hot.

Blackwater, Book 1

Julie doesn't regret the years she lost caring for her grandmom, but now, between business classes and her job, she's left with very little time and energy for dating. Then there's her policy about never getting mixed up with the boss's son. But Sam's hard body and wicked ideas have Julie forgetting all about annoying things like rules, and she accepts his invitation to show her all she's been missing.

Sam is more than willing to take things slow as he teaches her all about the pleasures of the flesh. Luckily for him, Julie is a darned good student…

Product Warnings: Contains explicit language, a sexy carpenter, and extra helpings of naughty fun under the stars. Heat and increased heart rate may help burn off extra holiday calories.

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