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From a youthful infatuation with a cabinet maker in a small Italian fishing village, to a passionate yet sporadic affair with a woman in New York, to an obsession with a man he meets at a tennis court, Enigma Variations charts one man's path through the great loves of his life. André Aciman casts a shimmering light over each facet of desire, to probe how we ache, want, and waver, and ultimately how we sometimes falter and let go of the very ones we want the most.

Isaac Holt understands the pain of loss. He fought through the tragedy, sought vengeance for it, and in the process, built a formidable empire of both wealth and admiration. However, he had no clue how lonely he was until a brunette with a Cupid's bow and sultry curves fell at his feet. Her brown eyes held a lifetime of secrets, but with a childhood illness teaching Isaac that the weak are often misunderstood, he saw more than a timid, shy woman. She sparked his interest, and although he could have been blinded by lust, years of challenges assured him more than desire was at play.

After leaving her fiancé at the altar and quitting her job as a Miami cop, Beau Hayley stumbles through life, feeling only resentment. Injustice. Loss. Her mom’s death was called an accident. She’s not convinced. Grieving, she becomes numb to everything except the constant, biting pain of heartbreak and hate. She can see no light. Until she meets James Kelly, a man who seems as damaged as she is, inside and out. And yet despite his twisted, cold façade, he stimulates feelings. Pleasure. He is a respite from her own flaws. A complete mystery.

Dr. Layanna James has mastered the art of healing broken hearts—except her own. At forty, she's one of the world's top cardiothoracic surgeons, but the sudden loss of her husband Angel has left her emotionally hollow and clinging to the routine of a life that no longer fits. Caleb Black knows...

Sparks ignited when I fell at Isaac Holt's feet—literally. Although his unique-colored eyes sheltered an arsenal of secrets, the immediate connection between the brooding businessman and me were undeniable. With lines crossed and a date penciled in, things were set to get roasting... until fate intervened. Even being my first week on the job won’t alter the facts—not even rookie federal agents are allowed to date their targets. Enigma is a forbidden love story between a rookie FBI agent and the suspected billionaire mafia boss she was brought in to take down.

As I peer into the abyss of my past, the line between what was real and what was merely a figment of my imagination remains blurry and elusive. My formative years were marred by an insatiable craving for the recognition and admiration of others, a relentless pursuit of a soul who could truly fathom the depths of my being. In this ocean of treacherous love and malicious intent, truth itself has become an enigma, a mystery that seems to deceive even the most perceptive and discerning minds.

Karsyn Fallaway: Tucker didn’t stop my car as it drove away from his house that summer night, and the sting of rejection hasn't gone away. More than a year has gone by, and I find myself looking for him in all the places he’d been before. It doesn’t help, he’s still an enigma I have yet to figure out. My friends are the only thing holding me together. Work is the one thing keeping my mind busy. Until my life threatens to tear completely apart.

I should NOT have taken detailed dot points on his impressive technique, well-carved physique, and droplets of sweat running down his tattooed torso, but each thrust of his hips had words flowing quicker than I could write them. He was my inspiration. My muse. My next alpha male book boyfriend. Everything was perfect...until the bearded stranger spotted me spying on him.

Scarlett Ryan é uma mulher linda, forte e bem-sucedida. Futura CEO, por herança de seu pai, de uma das maiores agências de marketing dos EUA, Scarlett nem sempre teve uma vida boa. O fato de sua mãe tê-la abandonado ainda pequena e a descoberta de uma doença em seu pai, fizeram com que se tornasse uma mulher com grandes responsabilidades, apesar de seus 25 anos.

Depois de Scarlett Ryan e Liv Scott, agora é a vez da ruiva, Ticy Parker, contar sua história. Apesar do passado traumático, a advogada e sócia de um renomado escritório em Nova York procura viver de bem com a vida. Porém, com suas amigas agora casadas e seguindo rumos diferentes, ela terá que aprender a caminhar sozinha, desviando-se dos pensamentos sombrios que ameaçam sua paz e confiança.

LIV SCOTT é uma mulher sem “papas na língua”. Nova-Iorquina, dona de uma beleza estonteante, gênio forte, proprietária da Models & Models―uma próspera agência de Moda―e tem como lema “curtir a vida e não se apegar”. Após ver sua amiga Scarlett Ryan tomar um rumo diferente do que planejou para si―ela está comprometida―Liv convida Ticy Parker, sua outra melhor amiga, para passar um final de semana de diversão em Los Angeles a fim de irem ao show da maior banda de rock do momento.

She’s a legal shark—sleek and deadly—but doesn’t trust anyone beyond her small circle of family and friends. He’s internationally famous—and yet a mystery to the world as he cloaks himself in privacy. Can they shed their fears and open their hearts to one another? Actor Wynn Gallagher is at the peak of his fame, playing superhero Carbon Man in the Alpha Tharra Universe film franchise.

Brax Anderson is the #1 bachelor on his side of Ravenshoe. With ruggedly handsome looks and a gorgeous heart, women swarm to him like bees to a honeypot. His grandma, friends, and a few hours between the sheets with a variety of bunnies keeps his blood pumping. He's a self-proclaimed bachelor with no intentions of settling down, but that all changes when a girl from the right side of the tracks saunters into his life.

I walked away from the one girl I've ever really loved. The most painful thing I've ever done. I've never been good enough for her, and keeping my distance is hard. But it has to be done. For her. For me. For us. She's everything I've ever wanted. Miley and her sunshine sparkle. When I close my eyes, I can still see her spinning beneath the stars, laughing and eating cotton candy. It's the only thing that keeps me going. When I come back a better man, healing from my own personal hell...the only question is...is she mine? Or is she his?

I've loved Kellan Bellarose since we were 10. He's beautiful, damaged, and toxic AF. But he's mine. Four years after tragedy tore us apart, we found each other again. Together we moved to LA to do something crazy and defy our humble beginnings. Our worlds were flipped on their axis when we both got signed by Enigma Models INC. Then I met Luke St. James. He's sexy, slightly dangerous, and older than me. Like, a lot older than me, and will do anything to make me his...and I am feeling things for him I thought I'd reserved for Kellan.

What begins as a calculated partnership ignites into an undeniable inferno. Taraj, a reclusive R&B star with a soul full of secrets, faces a life-altering decision: cling to his solitary existence or surrender to the spellbinding beauty with a voice that shakes his very foundation. Their...