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It’s the most romantic time of year, and the Emerald Mountain Ski Resort staff are working overtime to transform it into a Valentine’s Day destination. Travel photographer Haley Thomas arrives on the mountain, reluctant but determined to cover the festivities for her magazine. Single and recently scorned, she’s dreading the next two weeks of couple’s massages, wine tastings, and moonlight walks surrounded by people in love. But when a white-out catches Haley unprepared and underdressed, romance is the least of her worries.

Hockey season is over, and that means one thing - returning home to my empty condo. With nothing to distract me from this loneliness, it’s going to be a miserable summer. Then I hire Luca for one night. At least, it was supposed to be one night. 

Ein sturer Imker, ein kühler Experte und ein Hang, der alles verändern könnte.Kurt Winter liebt klare Linien, Fakten und Gutachten, die vor Gericht standhalten. Als Sachverständiger für Uferökologie soll er die Stabilität eines Seehangs bewerten, auf dem ein Investor Luxusferienhäuser...

This pro hockey thing is amazing! I’m playing in the big leagues. I have money for a change. And suddenly all the men who wouldn’t give me the time of day are falling all over themselves to hook up with me. The only problem is that I’ve never been with anyone. That’s just what I need - some random hookup leaking it to the press that I’m a virgin who’s lousy in bed. Maybe what I need is a little help from a professional.

The second book in the all-new Golden Court romantasy trilogy. A secret song. A hidden fortress. A world on the brink of war. Royal guard Sadie Rauxtide has been grappling with how she’ll fit into the Golden Court, after the long, tyrannical reign of the evil sorceress has finally ended. But...

Parfois, le plus grand risque n'est pas de partir, mais de laisser quelqu'un entrer. Bastien Lefebvre ne croit qu'en deux choses : la précision du chocolat et la sécurité du silence. Chocolatier réputé mais solitaire, il a érigé sa vie comme une forteresse : tout est réglé au millimètre, loin des imprévus et des promesses qui finissent par faire mal.

Fifty-five years have passed since 4,000 women escaped a tyrannical Earth and colonized the planet of Maternas. The women of the Unity have brought children into their world, the first in the history of humankind to inherit a legacy of ultimate freedom and possibility.

There’s nothing quite like a night with one of the Gentlemen of the Emerald City. No strings. No complications. I’ve been burned by love, and I’m not going there again. Unlike my teammates who fell for their Gentlemen, I know how to keep emotions from coming into play.

When Pax, the last dragon in all the kingdoms, wakes from his centuries-long slumber, he seeks a worthy mortal to gift three scales which will grant three wishes. Once the wishes are complete, he plans to move on and never return to the Gemstone Kingdoms. For now, he craves adventure—and a new...

Julian. An invite to a lavish destination wedding? Sign me up. Except half of the couple is BFFs with my ex. My ex, who’s going to be there with his new arm candy. Maybe he’ll realize what he gave up once he sees me with a hot new boyfriend of my own. He doesn’t need to know I hired him. Marco. Getting paid to spend two weeks in Maui and on a cruise? Twist my arm. Shame the dude who hired me is a train wreck. If I distract him enough from his ex, he’s actually kind of fun. And hot. Bet if I clapped a hand over his mouth, he’d shut up. Bet he’d like that.

I don’t do love. I don’t do relationships. What I do is tour with my band and enjoy the life we worked so hard to earn. When I’m home, my favorite escort is always happy to join me in bed. Except he’s not an escort anymore. He has, however, hand-picked someone to replace him. I’m dubious because I hate change, but I’ll give this new guy a chance. And, I will not fall in love with him.

Ein kleines Dorf. Eine alte Villa. Zwei Männer, die lernen, dass Liebe mehr Mut verlangt als jeder Sturm.Als der Berliner Innenarchitekt Florian Hart nach Heiligenau geschickt wird, erwartet ihn nichts als Schnee, Stille und ein Projekt, das seine Karriere retten soll. Doch statt...

I’ve done a lot of soul-searching this season. I’ve been in denial about myself and a jerk to everyone else. I don’t even know where to start to fix it all. I don’t know what to feel about anything. How am I supposed to handle falling in love?

Samuel von Behren hat sich in Hamburg ein Leben aufgebaut, in dem für jedes Problem ein Plan existiert. Dann erbt er eine verfallene Orangerie in Eichenried–mitsamt einer Frist: Entweder führt er das Gebäude wieder einer öffentlichen Nutzung zu, oder er verliert es an die Gemeinde. Martin Neuhaeuser hält das Gelände seit Jahren am Leben, oft unbezahlt und selten mit echtem Mitspracherecht. Das Letzte, was er braucht, ist ein penibler Architekt aus der Großstadt, der jede Wurzel, jeden Schlüssel und jede freiwillige Arbeitsstunde erfassen will.

"I am the giver of the darkness, the taker of the light, the reckoning. I am the Thirty-Third SDR, poured, mixed, and programmed, to hunt hell on earth." In this third installment in the Pseudoverse Series novels, Emerald, a genetically engineered bounty hunter is unleashed upon the crumbling American landscape. This psychotic novel delves into the circuit of the Pseudosynths and gives you a glimpse into a very satirical world of deceit, distrust, and quantum programming run amok.

When love comes knocking, a door gets slammed in its face. Romance author Dana Lawson writes happy-ever-after endings for her characters, but when it comes to her own love story, she has writer’s block. Determined to get a break from life and heal her broken heart, she escapes to Emerald Bay. Her evening out at the local bar where she meets a gorgeous redhead ignites a fire she’s afraid to feed and desperate to fuel.

Okay! So breaking into my workplace after hours to steal money and then running from the cops, may not have been my brightest idea. But I desperately needed the money, cuz a girl’s gotta eat, right? They gave me a choice; go to juvie for eighteen months or spend two years at some fancy prep school for misguided kids. What I wasn't expecting to find at this prep school was my EX best friend, Oliver and his two friends.

Jo Flynn has never been in love. She is still looking for that connection. Sparks and tingles. Humor and tenderness. Desire. On a business trip to Raleigh, North Carolina, a need for more coffee sends her to a cafe where a chance encounter with a beautiful woman with emerald green eyes changes her perspective of what she's been looking for and her own beliefs about herself.

Lei Ling Wen is lonely. Bored of her demanding after-school schedule of tuition, study and violin lessons, she struggles to see eye to eye with her strict Chinese-Malaysian mother. When Lei Ling is befriended by elegant, worldly socialite Gigi Nu, she is enchanted by the realm of luxury and freedom that suddenly opens up to her. Gigi encourages Lei Ling to flout her routines and treats her to designer products and expensive meals, and soon Lei Ling finds herself caught between two lives, and increasingly at odds with her exasperated mother.

The mayor of Brimstone, Raymond Dupree, has a secret - he’s in love with his assistant, Hank O’Shea. The only person who knows the truth is Miss Emerald Green, the second-most famous Jewel in Texas. Raymond spends one night a week not with Miss Green but with Emmy, his closest confidant. She treasures her friendship with Raymond, and although she wishes he could love her fully, she’s content. But when Hank kisses Raymond, everything changes.