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Notorious Mafia enforcer and right hand of the Cosa Nostra, Maximo DiMarco has always looked out for me. He’s my protector. My brothers’ best friend. My crush—with the body of a god and the mind of a devil. And I am just a spoiled Mafia princess. At least that’s who most people think I am. They don’t look at me long enough to see the real me. But he sees....

Six years before my phone rang and changed my life forever, I made a mistake. I met a girl, we had some fun, and then we had a baby. And I fell pretty damn hard for my daughter. I was going to be there. I was going to give her everything I never had. I was going to have a family. And then her mother disappeared and took my baby with her. And now she’s done it again. Because that call that changed my life was from my five-year-old daughter asking me if I knew where her Mommy was.

The whole world is against me. Everyone's turned their back on bad, evil Joey. They all believe the lies. Until him. Santiago. The man I can't stop thinking of. He believes me and in me. He doesn't care a damn what the world thinks. And when he finds himself in danger the only one that can protect him is me.

The Hathaway sisters might have grown up apart, but when they agree to move to Jasper Creek, Oregon, to revitalize their grandfather’s farm, it seems a straightforward decision. Until they meet their neighborhood cowboys… Tomboy Joey has more affinity with farm equipment than men, until a brooding cowboy changes her mind. The sisters’ feelings are anything but simple, but with the love and support of each other, they discover that a cowboy might be the sweetest thing of all about coming home.

The name's Joey Santana, and my 25th birthday didn't necessarily go as planned. In a world where supernaturals and humans live together, I was attacked, then saved by none other than the Alpha of the Los Angeles Pack. But with survival came a price. And I wasn't sure if I was ready to pay it.

A week before Joey is set to marry his fiancé Luca, he and his best friend Kris set off to celebrate his bachelor weekend. Joey and Kris return to the town of Beacon Point, the place they called home during their college years. Kris planned a weekend filled with beach adventures, hitting up old haunts, and celebrating with old friends.

Der Anblick von Joey weckt in Kyle nichts als schlechte Erinnerungen an ihre furchtbare Vergangenheit. Wie die meisten seiner Freunde von Fire&Ice ist er zu groß, hat zu viel Tinte unter der Haut, aber vor allem hat er viel zu viele Muskeln. Auch wenn er absolut nichts unversucht lässt, um sie kennenzulernen, hält sie ihn lieber auf Abstand. Bis der riesige, tätowierte Badboy ihr dabei hilft, Kuchen für einen wohltätigen Zweck zu verkaufen. Von da an fällt es auch Kyle schwer, die Mauer, die sie um ihre Gefühle errichtet hat, aufrecht zu erhalten

Brock and Wyatt have returned, and this time, the tables have turned. Brock is tired of seeing his dad Joey sitting at home by himself every night. Now, that the boy's relationship is secure, it's high time they find someone who can make Joey as happy as they are. The solution to their problem might be closer than they think. A friend of Wyatt's mom is in town, and just like Joey, she's unattached.

Lauren is a successful doctor with a healthy attitude toward sex, unashamed of her proclivities as a sexual dominant. She wants love and a family, but she's beginning to believe there is no Mr. Right willing to stand by her in sickness and health...and be cuffed, stripped, and smacked with a riding crop. Then her friend Lisette invites her to spend a long weekend on a private island. It turns out Lisette can't come with her, but Lauren opts to go anyway, with no one for company but Joshua, the island caretaker, and his visiting friend, Marcus.

Chloe has always been a creature of joy and laughter. Since a brutal attack nearly a year ago, the trauma she experienced has gotten worse. She has started hiding from her life, even putting up walls between herself and those she cares about most. During a panic attack one night, she impulsively calls a number that she’s had for many months. Chloe met Brendan at her boss’ wedding. With confidence and seduction, he easily steps into the role of helping her manage her fear. By the end of the long call, they’ve indulged in some serious flirtation and mind-blowing phone sex - and she’s feeling things she’s buried for too long.

Savannah was groomed from birth to take the reins of her father’s manufacturing empire. Her emotional armor is as tough as the steel used in her factories, and nobody is allowed past it. Business partner Matt realizes that the key to entry is to command her submission. Calling on the unique sensual talents of his four-man management team, he engineers an aggressive and erotic takeover, determined to rescue the woman he loves from the steel cage she’s manufactured around her heart. Masked and lost to the sensations the team arouses in her, Savannah is theirs, at least for this one night.

Ranch owner Quinn Pedraza has to find someone to run the saloon he won in a bet, but more than that, he needs a woman who can handle his alpha personality... and closet submissive sexual cravings. When vampire Selene Torres arrives on the scene, he gets everything he wants - and learns what he really needs.

Mark is a reclusive Dominant who confines his sexual interests strictly to the online world. On his routine afternoon ferry ride, he meets a woman who rouses the Master in him, and the line snaps between the virtual and real worlds. She begs for him to take her over, and bring them both fulfillment and healing. He wants to refuse her but he finds himself agreeing to spend one day with her. It is a mistake, because the anger he holds inside is fully capable of destroying a soul as rare and beautiful as Nicole's. But no Master, not even one as strong and disciplined as Mark, can resist the offer of a submissive who wants only one thing - to be his forever.

In the heart of the nation's capital, love isn’t just complicated; it’s lethal. Lacy Langford had her life mapped out with a thriving career in relationship counseling, a steamy relationship with a hot hockey player, and a quiet life in Dupont Circle. But when past secrets surface and old flames reignite, danger threatens to consume all she holds dear. Is Marcus Grayson, the man she once knew so well, really who she thinks he is? Can she trust him with her life like she once trusted him with her heart, or will confiding in him destroy everything?

Celeste has worked hard to establish her freelance blog as a source of accurate crime news for the Baton Rouge area. Being a workaholic, focusing solely on her career, was her choice. Five years ago, she had a life-changing experience in a BDSM club that made it clear she is a submissive, but she believes her past makes embracing that path impossible. Then Sergeant Leland Keller walks into her life.

The white-collar life Jonathan Powell created for himself is gone. Standing outside Wentworth prison after serving his five-year sentence, he knows he has to start over. No more hooking up with Dominant women so he can enjoy the challenge of screwing up their minds. But who knew his last target would be a psychopathic killer who tried to off two cops? No, it wasn't the game that was the problem. He just made some key mistakes. Mistakes he won't make again. Then Mistress Dona shows up to give him a ride from the prison into his new life, and his resolve goes out the window.

Janet prefers her men submissive, her relationships confined to a club environment. Which is why her attraction to former Navy SEAL Max doesn’t make a lot of sense. There isn’t a submissive bone in his honed, muscular body, suggesting that her interest in him is best indulged as a private fantasy. After a crisis situation reveals a different side of them both, the attraction becomes mutual, explosive and undeniable. They take the plunge, willing to see if the give-and-take of their unexpected relationship can satisfy their deepest desires.

“Dottie Frank’s books are sexy and hilarious. She has staked out the lowcountry of South Carolina as her personal literary property.” —Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides Bulls Island is a supremely satisfying tale of honor, chance, and star-crossed love, infused with Southern wit...