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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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Duty and honor demand the ultimate sacrifice.

Humanotica, Book 2

Grisha’s plan is in motion—to bring both his warrior lovers together and heal their scarred souls with a combined passion that he alone cannot provide. But Haevyn’s tormented past refuses to die. And Entreus will not rest until the Core that ruined his life is destroyed.

Amid ever-tangling emotions and a brutal plot to take over the city, the three lovers walk a tightrope that could be cut at any moment. Fighting for justice, bound by duty…and a love that could alter the foundations of their world.

Product Warnings: Watch out for oiled-up, naked trinespined warriors battling for top position, feisty tracer females that fit oh-so-snugly in between, and sexy nights that segue into complex relationships. Beware of tebitcheckers wielding those nasty little contulators at illegal, testosterone-drenched cage confrontations.

Strictly business? Try telling that to her heart…

Worth It, Book 1

After rising above her disadvantaged childhood, Tessa knows the last thing she should do is risk throwing it all away by falling into bed with her sexy boss. But on an extended European business trip, all self-imposed barriers burn away in the heat of their sizzling chemistry.

Once back home, though, whispers of corporate espionage turn into full-blown scandal—and Tessa finds out the hard way where Alex’s loyalties lie. Determined to soldier on, she picks herself up and carries on with a secret, yet welcomed burden. Never guessing that Alex will make a reappearance in her life, ready to show her once and for all that family does, indeed, come first.

Product Warnings: Contains a sweet-yet-strong woman, and a bossy alpha male brought to his knees by the woman he desperately loves. Involves enough begging and groveling that the reader may be tempted to “accidentally” leave it for her significant other to “find”. For instructional purposes only, of course!

Attempted Murder. Passion. Betrayal. It’s a dog-eat-dog world.

When the last shadow warrior falls, so will all humanity.

Shadow Warriors, Book 2

Product Warnings: This story contains an ancient Aztec warrior struggling to control the beast within, a heroine more than able to match his strength, demons out for their very souls, and a battle that may very well determine the fate of all humanity.

When the reality TV cameras stop rolling, things really start to heat up.

Red, Hot & Blue, Book 6

With cameras all over town, a meddling executive producer manipulating everyone's lives, their own scruples getting in the way, and the show’s deadline looming, Bobby and Christy can’t think about love.

Then again, how can they not?

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

Product Warnings: Contains one sexy, brooding, overprotective officer of the law who uses his handcuffs for more than catching criminals.

A girl, a guy, a set of handcuffs… What more could happily ever after possibly need?

Anything & Everything, Book 2

Kat would love to let Luke in, but if he discovers the truth—that committee meetings bore her to tears and she’d rather have a root-canal than go to another potluck—his white-picket-fence dreams will be crushed.

Being stuck in an RV with Luke should be three days of flirtatious fun, but for Kat it’s heavenly hell. The close confines and good old-fashioned lust are making a mockery of her perfect-woman façade, and if he finds out about the mistake that might cost her job—and force her to leave town for good—it’ll take more than a sexy pair of handcuffs to keep him close.

His ship, his rules…

The Happily Ever After Company, Book 2

Captain Daniel McCallum was trapped by a pretty bride once, and he won’t be making that mistake again. But Erica’s wild auburn locks, tantalizing body and infectious laugh drive him wild with desire. The honorable thing to do is return the Boston beauty to her intended. If they happen to get carried away during the voyage…well, it’s his ship, isn’t it?

This title was previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains a sheltered city heroine who daydreams out loud, and a lusty sailor with an eye for things that shine—when it comes to treasure, and women.

In this battle of North vs. South, love is the true winner.

This book was previously published by Kismet Books in July 1990.

The bestselling Coltrane saga continues with Travis and Kitty’s son, Colt.

The Coltrane Saga, Book 4

On a quest to find the real Dani before Mason can, Colt and Briana are swept from the rugged deserts of Nevada to forbidden Parisian nights, from the wintry Alps to magnificent Monaco mansions, where they suffer untold danger and incredible intrigue as they fight for a love that no man can destroy.

This book was originally published by Avon Books in September 1986

Different worlds, one heart.

Blackfoot Warriors, Book 1

The white woman is beautiful beyond compare, but Gray Hawk can’t think past his plan to exact revenge against this meddling foreigner. It’s ridiculously easy to escape, then turn the tables and take her captive. When anger turns to passion, then to love, he embarks on a new quest. To claim the stubborn, red-headed vixen as his own.

Yet as their hearts strain toward each other, pride conspires to pull them apart…unless they can each find a way for their hearts to become one.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains a raging, simmering love, consumed by its fire and destined to explode at any moment.

After a most unusual inheritance, Victoria Clay is bound for Glory! Glory Town, Oklahoma, that is.

To her shock, Victoria Clay was willed one half of Glory Town, a restored Oklahoma village where tourists gather to experience the excitement of the Wild West. Captivated by the spirit and splendor of the tourist town, Victoria is determined to embrace her new life in the “Old” West.

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Nothing comes easy. You've gotta work for it.

Six Pack Ranch, Book 3

Friends would be far easier if there wasn't something combustible going on between them. And when casual interest starts to grow into something more, their tenuous bond strengthens in the heat of desire. But it may not survive the hurricane-force arrival of the last person either of them ever wanted to see again…

Product Warnings: Small-town rivals, men in pursuit and family meddling–in good and bad ways. Look for a cowboy who knows how to rope, ride and rein in a hell of a lot more than eight seconds of sheer bliss.

For a love that will last through the ages, they must fight an evil older than time.

True Destiny, Book 3

An attraction to the blood kin of his oldest enemy? Fenris figures he must have been caged far too long. Yet as soon as the magical phrase that frees him leaves Jeff's lips, Fenris has no choice. He is bound to protect Jeff at all costs, even if it means giving up his hatred of the man who betrayed him–and learning to live with the horrors of toothpaste and the Internet.

Odin isn't through with him, though. And when he gets his hands on Jeff, Fen calls upon everything within him to fulfill the prophecy… even if it means his own death.

Product Warnings: This book contains explicit male/male sex, graphic language, a redhead with a temper and the ultimate werewolf. Caution, drooling may be an unfortunate side effect.

When a cat tries to outsmart a sexy fox, only love can save him.

A Cougar Falls story

He's at his wits' end trying to convince her to give him a chance when trouble comes knocking at his door. Before he knows it, he's unwittingly party to one whopper of a lie that finally has Gabby where he wants her…but will she feel the same when she realizes she's been duped?

It will take all his cunning, the help of the pride, and a good bit of mutual trickery to convince his foxy lady to forgive and forget. And more, to love him–the cat born to be hers.

Product Warnings: Arrogant cats who think they can outsmart the slyest of foxes. A cat war, devious siblings, hijinks with consequences, and the threat of sexualized danger as a foxy feline turns the tables on a man who likes to tell tales.

Happily ever after is part of the equation…but something's not adding up.

The pieces fall into place one night when she's a victim of a mugging. And it's not Jack who comes to her rescue, but Dan. Giving Lexi a surprising glimpse of the real man behind his volatile, irascible office persona.

And suddenly Lexi's once nonexistent love life has become complicated beyond belief…

Product Warnings: Contains a heroine who is suddenly the center of attention of two desirable men. And who realizes it's not the best of both worlds…

One tormented soldier. One woman. Eight snipers. Someone's going down…

Silent Warriors, Book 2

Mari is certain God is punishing her. She loved the man who rescued her from a windowless cell in Afghanistan, and never betrayed their marriage. But she has never been able to forget her body's reaction to Roger. The pounding heart, the burning senses, sinful thoughts run wild.

Now she is the target of terrorists bent on destroying the heart of America. As Roger lays his life on the line to protect her, they uncover a plot already in motion to assassinate the President. As the world teeters on the edge of chaos, any hope for a future rests in Roger's already bloodstained hands…and the quietly faithful woman who holds his heart.

Product Warnings: Hot action and to die for heroes will leave you breathless.

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He's in the fight of his life for a love that defies the centuries.

The last thing Juliana MacKenzie remembers is sitting in a friend's kitchen. In Kansas City. In the twenty-first century. How did she wind up on a burning ship in the middle of the ocean–in the eighteenth century?

Kidnapped by Morgan's worst enemy, Juliana finds herself drawing on inner reserves she never knew she possessed. No way will she let anyone–not even the man she is growing to love–choose her path for her. And no way will she let him offer himself in trade for her freedom.

Product Warnings: This book contains hot pirates, a slightly confused modern day woman and an evil villain you'll love to hate.

To break this curse, they'll have to turn the heat up. Way up.

Former U.S. Marshal Mike Stearn is many things, but he's no woman's sex slave. The deadly telekinetic power he ruthlessly suppresses comes alive again at Jasmine's touch. Beneath her bold, potent sensuality he senses vulnerability and desperation. He may be in handcuffs, but she's the one who's enslaved.

As Mike resurrects his power to free himself so he can find the curse's source and defeat it, Jasmine revels in his masterful rule. Her ravenous yearning evolves into rapture as she surrenders to his hunger, her darkest needs–and the emotional connection that lies beyond. Unless the curse takes her life first…

Product Warnings: Tons of steamy sex, smoldering passion and a to-die-for love story with a hot Alpha hero who finds himself imprisoned by one sultry and desperate babe.

Is he her darkest dream…or most terrifying nightmare?

Killdaren, Book 1

When Cassie encounters him in the shadowy corridors, his touch should make her tremble in fear. But that's not what makes her knees shockingly weak. It's the spell of desire he casts with his wicked green eyes…and the small acts of kindness that soften her heart.

The closer she comes to the truth, the greater the danger. Mary isn't the only woman lost to the Killdaren brothers' curse. And as a killer lurks ever closer, Cassie wonders whom she can trust…and if she will be the next victim.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains a prim and proper advice columnist who finds herself in situations not covered by the rules of etiquette, and a deliciously dark hero who sees more than a maid in itchy wool. Lace hankies strongly recommended.

Will she lose him to the Everglades and his destiny?

A mysterious, panther-like creature guides Jaeger toward a past life as Thunder, an ancient tribe's only hope of survival. Even as the past wraps tendrils around his soul, his and Mala's connection endures. Its power is enough to burn a fiery path of desire through time, but their growing love may not be strong enough to break destiny's spell.

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

Product Warnings: Lots of hot sex in the Everglades with no bugs. Or snakes. But some rather judgmental Seminoles.

Is love the biggest con of them all?

A Ylendrian Empire story.

If Kellen can't get his hands on another dose, he's finished. The problem is, the only thief who's ever broken in to Slipstream Labs is his ex-girlfriend, and she's allergic to bounty hunters. As he does his best to play both sides, he struggles with his growing desire to be more than a prisoner to Tal and Vanya. Without trust, they won't survive long. The clock is ticking as they race to uncover a conspiracy that spans the Ylendrian Empire.

Product Warnings: This book contains an anti-hero with no qualms about redecorating your spaceship, a heroine capable of killing you with her hair stick, and another hero who would like nothing more than to shag them both without the inconvenience of a conscience.

What's hotter than a man in uniform? Getting him out of his uniform.

Meet the red-blooded, true-blue men of Special Task Force Zeta!

JIMMY – Jimmy had one amazing night with the governor's hot, redheaded daughter. Then an assignment pulled him away to the worst six months of his life. The only reason he's alive–her memory. It figures that Lia's one rebellious night ended when the man disappeared. When they meet again, the chemistry is stronger than ever. Tempting her to stop sacrificing happiness for the family dynasty.

Product Warnings: Contains bad men with big…guns, special operatives looking for some action, and sex hot enough to melt your panties off.

His love could damn her soul…

Ashemnon's demonic hunger for Madeleine Dean's pure, vibrant soul has tormented him throughout every lifetime she's lived on earth. Now, thanks to her desperate father, he has a blood-tight contract in hand. Soon, her soul will belong to him.

Then Ash learns the reason it's taken centuries to get to this point: He's not the only one with a claim on her soul. Heaven and Hell are in a tug of war–and Maddie's the rope. Control wrested from his hands, Ash can only wait for her to make a choice that will damn one soul to Hell…or damn her own.

Product Warnings: This title contains obsession, soul possession, and hot carnal transgression. Oh, and a few scares for good measure. You can't keep this bad demon down–though you'll want to try.

Chipping away at her resistance, one touch at a time…

Fallon Frost's late foster mother had done so much to heal the wounds of her damaged childhood. So when a lecherous developer plans to bulldoze her old home to make room for a strip mall, the practical, ordered life Fallon has built for herself is threatened.

As progress on the sculpture almost grinds to a halt, their fragile fantasy world collapses under the weight of reality. Threatening Fallon's one chance to save her foster mother's land…and any chance she and Max have to find love.

The seduction of his enemy is the ultimate hunt…

Yet as Killian extracts payment in flesh and pleasure, Colton finds himself giving all that's demanded of him and more, feeling something he hasn't felt in a long time. Alive. And Killian discovers the hidden cost of sleeping with the enemy. To keep the balance between light and dark, Bella Luna binds his Lycan blood with a quest to unravel a conspiracy threatening all his kind. If he's brave enough, he'll discover a love that means more than the power of a dead man's soul.

Product Warnings: Contains plotting and scheming, a wicked, whip-wielding werewolf whose favorite word is "Mine" and a sexy shifter bound with red ribbon whose favorite reply is "I hate you."

She follows her dreams into his arms…and danger is not far behind.

Children are supposed to outgrow night terrors. Mala is the rare exception. At night she dreams of wolves, ones who attack, and the ones her dream-self protects. The effort costs her–one dream often leads to a week of missed work.

The dark-eyed beauty stirs his mine instinct in a way he's never felt before. She possesses a dream-wraith ability that challenges everything he thinks he knows about his world, and makes her vulnerable to those who might try to use it–and her–to their advantage.

Product Warnings: Wolf towns, bad guys, dreams and non-alpha alpha wolves, as well as an overabundance of family, and, of course, a healthy dose of romance and sex.

Handing over the reins is hard. Handing over his heart…damn near impossible.

Devils on Horseback, Book 5

As they work into the night, grudging admiration grows into attraction–and desire. Gideon finds he can't dig his boot heels in hard enough to avoid falling for the opinionated little female.

When Chloe's family disappears, her suspicion threatens to destroy any spark of love before it catches fire. Gideon finds himself making promises his pride won't let him break–even if it costs him the love of the woman who owns the missing half of his soul.

Product Warnings: Beware of a strong hero with a stubborn streak a mile wide and a heroine with enough gumption to fill the entire state of Texas. Discover love, hot sex and an amazing, dangerous adventure.

The life of a vampire's live-in food supply is never long.

Richard is a modern vampire who likes to eat in. That's why he always keeps a fresh victim trapped in his home. All of his captives eventually die; Lenore hopes to be the first to escape.

Something is trapped in the castle, and it wants to feed!

Their love never died, but her secrets could break his trust beyond repair.

Texas Montgomery Mavericks, Book 1

At a hot, muggy Dallas wedding, they reconnect. Olivia's first instinct is to play it cool, but after one devastating kiss things flare real out of control, real fast. Maybe a quick roll in the hay will get him out of her system once and for all. Funny thing about hay though, once it's tangled in your hair, getting it out risks revealing things that were never meant to see the light of day.

Product Warnings: Contains hot sex, a vindictive ex-wife, and hot chocolate chip cookies.

He should push her away…but he'd rather have his wicked way with her.

That Old Black Magic, Book 4

Marabella hasn't a clue what possessed her to help Sam, particularly since he's not the least bit grateful. She blames it on her overwhelming attraction to the dark, dangerous demon, and her exasperating quest to rid herself of the stubborn curse that guards her virginity. If the guild finds out, though, she can kiss her white-witch status goodbye.

A kiss is exactly what she gets, followed by a consuming hunger that breaks down all heavenly and earthly barriers…and leaves Sam saddled with the one thing he never wanted, a conscience, and a connection to Marabella that puts her soul on the line.

Product Warnings: This book contains torturous use of disco music, one sinfully sexy demon who revels in being bad, a virgin witch whose innocence runs more than skin deep, and plenty of wicked, forbidden sex with explosive side effects–literally.

Who knew snow could be so hot?

All summer long, campground manager and wilderness guide Ashley Turner dreams of the snowfall that will bring her the peace and quiet she craves. This year, though, her Cascade Mountain solitude has been threatened by too many close encounters with the local wildlife.

As if on cue, the cougar attacks, forcing Ashley to reluctantly give in to the inevitable. Close quarters intensify the pull of attraction between them. Even as their resistance melts in a whirlwind of sweet, hot desire, a predator is waiting out the storm for the next chance to stalk its prey…

Product Warnings: This book contains graphic language and love scenes hot enough to melt the polar ice caps.

They're in it to win it–or die trying.

Willa Rayes, only daughter of a legendary Lingorian fighter pilot, can fly any ship in the galaxy. Better than her brothers, in fact. But does that get her any respect? Not as long as she has breasts. Winning the Nebulon Trike will not only force her family to notice her, it'll be her declaration of independence from men in general.

As the checkpoints go by and the danger escalates, the fight for control, the lead–and satisfaction–approaches supernova heat. Burning away their resistance, and the tough shells that protect their one vulnerability…their hearts.

When desire collides with danger, rope up and hang on for the ride.

Lady Victoria Mead cannot believe fate has been so cruel to her yet again. First, her father squandered the family fortune and died in the process. Now, her quest to secure a future in America has been foiled by an attack on her wagon train, leaving her alone and half-naked in the wilderness.

Underneath Victoria's fragile exterior lies an inner resilience they all come to admire–and a deep well of sensuality that tempts them to offer her a permanent place in their home, their beds…and their hearts.

It's the quiet ones that take you by surprise.

Six Pack Ranch, Book 2

Sensing an edge of desperation, even fear, beneath Beth's come-on, Daniel finds himself giving in to the powerful urge to let his normally subdued desires run wild. The lady wants non-judgmental, non-vanilla sex? She's got it–in and out of the bedroom.

At first, friends with blazing-hot benefits is more than enough. Then she realizes Daniel is burning away the protective fortress around her heart…and the guilty secret she dare not reveal.

This book has been expanded and revised from previous publication.

Product Warnings: One woman determined to retake control of her life, a man with the single-minded purpose of offering her–and her body–everything she needs. Inappropriate behavior in barns, change rooms, and oh-my-gawd phone sex with a cowboy.

Feel the burn.

Demon Heat, Book 1

Since a night of debauchery in which the three of them experienced a level of power that's nothing short of explosive, Raum and Kobal have been maneuvering to complicate her eternity…and make her like it. She thinks she's the most relentless demon hunter around? She ain't seen nothin' yet. They're determined to claim her heart and body…if they can cage the evil soul they've been sent to capture.

Product Warnings: Three demons doing very wicked things to each other. Guy on guy, guy on girl, guy on guy on girl, and any other combination they can think of. Some anal, a little flameball throwing, a few evil souls sent down to hell. All in a day's work. Hey, they're born to be bad…and they're so good at it.

Cheating death is easy–the hard part is knowing when not to.

Court has no regrets about manipulating that one second of fate to save Dane's life, but having this accursed power to cheat death isn't the only thing darkening his lonely existence. The last thing he needs is an eternal optimist shining a cheery light on the dark, tortured corners of his past. Except now that Dane has found him, there's no shaking him…and the longer Court basks in Dane's relentless warmth, the more he begins to believe that maybe, just maybe, happiness can at last be his.

Distracted by the devilish sparkle in Dane's eyes, Court begins to forget that there are those who would kill to control his stunning power. And that Dane is the perfect bait…

Product Warnings: Beware–features a man with absolutely no scruples about resorting to seduction and cheap tricks to get what he wants. Plus a skittish, supernaturally gifted paramedic who's about to discover that it's okay to go along for the ride.

There's always a loophole. Just don't let it close around your neck.

The Fringe, Book 3

Jynx Brennan toiled for three years to save humanity from a disease she's now blamed for creating. Since she refuses to use her psi ability as a weapon, it doesn't help her escape Never-Fail Nash. In a moment of clarity, she decides there's no point in denying herself a last fling with a living, breathing erotic fantasy.

After he recovers his surprise, Nash indulges the full depth of his physical needs upon her body–often, and to their mutual pleasure. But when it leads to unexpected emotional intimacy, he finds himself willing to risk everything to break a contract that will force him to deliver her to certain execution.

Double trouble–with a twist.

Max Dayton awakens from a fevered dream to find a vengeful angel hovering over him. When he realizes she's mistaken him for his twin brother, his protective instincts kick
in. There must be some reason his brother assumed Max's identity…and some connection to this dazzling beauty and the father she insists is not dead.

In a quest to untangle the twisted trail of lies that threw them together, Sarah and Max journey to London, where the mystery grows darker and deeper. And the fragile beginnings of love are threatened by a secret someone would kill to keep.

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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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Once they said goodbye forever. Now they want to walk it back.

Konigsburg, Texas, Book 6

As the town's new assistant chief of police, Nando's got enough trouble without sexy Kit fanning embers he thought had long ago turned to ashes. Every time he turns around, she's there–and it doesn't help that everyone in town wants to see them back together.

One incendiary kiss, and there's no denying the force of their attraction. But there's a mysterious and oddly familiar burglar who's been lurking around Konigsburg, someone who isn't above a little mayhem–maybe even violence–to cover his tracks.

Product Warnings: Contains hot makeup sex, wedding madness, a hot chef, vengeful burglars, and unlawful abuse of a wedding cake.

Justine Jones faces her ultimate enemy: herself.

The Disillusionist Trilogy, Book 3

With the help of unlikely allies, including her paranoid dad and best frenemy Simon, Justine fights her ultimate foe…and unravels the most startling mystery of all.

Product Warnings: This book contains high-speed rollerblade chases, a mysterious green dashboard ornament, a father of the bride in full hazmat gear and a delicious kebab.

She has a deft hand with banana flambé…and a touch that sets his body on fire.

Janey knows all too well she looks a wreck. What hard-working chef wouldn't, operating on three hours of sleep? Stuck in a dull Connecticut town, taking care of her beloved niece, Rachel, Janey spends her days looking for a job and her nights working high-end catering gigs.

When sexy, way-out-of-her-league Toph offers her a business loan, Janey can't believe her long string of bad luck with bad boys has come to an end. At least, until a blast from her sister's shady past turns up the heat on their attraction. And sets off a chain of events that could snuff out the flame just as their love starts to come to a boil…

Product Warnings: A comedy of errors, mistaken identity, poor girl meets rich guy, kidnapping at gunpoint, and hot handcuffed sex in a hotel bathtub–and that's all before lunch.

His rough touch makes her lose control…

Rough Riders, Book 12

Ainsley Hamilton is amazed by how well Bennett read her every secret yearning during that one explosive weekend–and she's stunned when they come face to face in their everyday lives as rancher and new bank president. Now Ben's urging her to explore her submissive side outside the club, and there's something in his commanding gaze that makes it too easy to let him take control–of her desires and her pleasure.

Can Ben help Ainsley overcome her fear that a relationship built on dark sexual appetites won't survive the light of day?

Product Warnings: This book contains a lot of kinky sex. No, seriously, there's A LOT of kinky cowboy sex in this Rough Riders installment. You've been warned.

Sometimes it's good to be bad. Real good…

Bad in Baltimore, Book 2

With the baby's baptism looming and Quinn expected to put on a polite front, he decides he's had enough of playing the peacekeeper. One wink from a much younger, eyeliner-wearing guy in a bar, and Quinn's found a perfectly outrageous date for the occasion.

The date goes better than he ever imagined. And so much worse, as Eli convinces everyone they're madly in love. That wasn't part of the plan, but the more Quinn learns about the man behind the makeup, the more he wishes it was true.

The life of a vampire's live-in food supply is never long.

Richard is a modern vampire who likes to eat in. That's why he always keeps a fresh victim trapped in his home. All of his captives eventually die; Lenore hopes to be the first to escape.

Something is trapped in the castle, and it wants to feed!

The Sorrows, an island off the coast of northern California, and its castle have been uninhabited since a series of gruesome, unexplained murders in 1925. But its owner needs money, so he allows film composers Ben and Eddie and a couple of their female friends to stay a month in Castle Blackwood. Eddie is certain an eerie and reportedly haunted castle is just the setting Ben needs to find musical inspiration for a horror film.