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Dr. Ainsley Graham is cultivating a reputation as an eccentric. Two years ago, he catastrophically ended his academic career by publicly claiming to talk to ghosts. When Joachim Cockburn, a WWI veteran studying the power of delusional thinking, arrives at his door, Ainsley quickly catalogs him as yet another tiresome Englishman determined to mock his life's work. But Joachim is tenacious and openhearted, and Ainsley's intrigued despite himself.

A mile wide and with winds over 200 miles per hour, the EF-5 tornado that laid waste to Joplin, Missouri, took everything from Dale Kinsel. Already struggling to get through the months after the death of her partner Sydney, Dale doesn't believe she can find the strength to dig through the rubble. The last thing she needs is Sydney's sister, Taren, crossing her path again. There is nothing but bad blood between them and Taren's help doesn't change that. In a broken landscape, Dale has little hope of reclaiming even the simple pleasures. But life—and love—have a way of starting over.

They say bad things happen in threes. For me, however, the fourth came in the form of Club Rapture. Locked in until morning, I'm forced to face unknown truths about myself, especially the lengths I’m willing to go to for praise. The Bloodied Skulls took everything that night. Stripped me bare and left me to pick up the pieces. Abandoned. Humiliated. Thrown into the shadows where my anger festered. Since then, I seek to find them and reap my revenge. They taught me to find pleasure in my pain, yet a bitter taste of anguish is all I’m left with.

Two years ago, Dr. Ainsley Graham proved the existence of ghosts, and fell in love - hard to top that. But a trip to Sweden to research at a prestigious university for the summer is nothing to sneeze at, especially since his partner, psychologist Joachim Cockburn, will be teaching alongside him. A change of scenery might be just the thing. Their idyllic trip to Sweden is interrupted by a ghost with a proclivity for rude hand gestures and graphic curse words - and a ghastly history begging to be investigated.

Mara's world is turned upside down when her first love, the woman who taught her that love is pain, comes careening back into her life. Released from prison after seven years, Parker Rooklidge is just looking to make amends with Mara for an unforgivable mistake that destroyed their relationship and sent her to prison. And by a cruel twist of fate, her parole officer is Mara's girlfriend, Adelle. Will Mara be able to forgive and forget the mistakes that made her swear off of true love forever and rekindle the flames of a fiery and passionate love affair?

Alex Cortez is accomplished at two things, fixing broken equipment and pleasuring women. She is happily doing both at the Ranch in Nevada until she involves herself in a domestic dispute between one of her clients and her abusive husband. Now Alex finds herself on the run…again. Danna Nichols, newly widowed, feels lost and alone. When her good friend Lindy invites her to check out the newly established Trophy Wives Club, it awakens dormant feelings and desires. Danna challenges herself to find out who she really is and what she wants in life and love.

In a world where gentlemen openly court and marry fellow noblemen, the threat of scandal still lurks behind every velvet drape for kings and princes. Such has been the fate for King Arend Tollemach, forced to sacrifice his heart on the altar of regal duty.

For Benjamin, it all started back at school, where he first encountered the immoral Frederick Cory. Ever since then, the man has been plaguing Benjamin’s dreams and causing most unnatural urges. Now is the time for all the infatuation nonsense to stop. With the help of an unorthodox doctor and an indecent proposition to a young stablehand, Benjamin will rid himself of the vile addiction. But can the experimental treatment be enough to make him forget his feelings for Frederick?

Nicola faces her biggest challenge as a publicist when she is forced to represent her superstar ex-boyfriend, Seamus, when he returns from rehab. Her boss Gaynor is struggling to keep the PR agency afloat, and Seamus is one client who definitely won’t leave as long as Nicola is around. Meanwhile, tabloid journalist Billy’s integrity is tested when he’s asked to print the inside scoop on a troubled star. And as for their bestie Kara? Miss Reality Show may have a sex tape on the market. With everyone's career and relationships in jeopardy, the three friends must trust each other again.

Desperate to turn in a paper, Adam borrows his roommate's computer and mistakenly opens a folder that contains Josh's collection of porn. Adam had no idea that his jock roommate was gay - and into leashes, paddles and domination. And Adam, an inexperienced virgin who's only ever kissed one guy, is surprised to find himself curious about submitting...

Maddie Thompson, a senior at MIT studying biochemical engineering, is used to being the youngest person in the classroom, and one of the loneliest. When she meets Professor Shannon Forsythe, her world is turned upside down. The professor's eyes remind her of a cat that once stole her mother's necklace. But that's not possible, right? Maddie is determined to find out the truth. She sets out to get closer to her teacher, but never imagines how close they'll get.

In a Victorian world where gentlemen openly court other noblemen, the threat of scandal still lurks behind every velvet drape. Years ago, King Arend Tollemach broke off a youthful engagement to a neighboring prince - his first love - and married a woman. All in service of the crown. Now, after his queen's untimely death, Arend undertakes a forbidden risk. He decides to claim a concubine, his first male lover, and bring him into his bed for one year.

"Es war nicht meine Heimat, die mir all die Jahre gefehlt hat. DU warst es. Weil deine Umarmung der Ort ist, an dem ich zu Hause bin." Erfolgreicher Architekt, schicke Wohnung, großer Freundeskreis – obwohl Asher sein Leben in Vancouver eigentlich liebt, kommt er dort immer weniger zur Ruhe. Daher entscheidet er sich zu einem "Erholungsurlaub" in seiner Heimat Glen Haven. Dort läuft er einem alten Schulfreund über den Weg: Maverick, mit dem er vor Jahren seinen allerersten Kuss geteilt hat, und der ihn mit all den Tattoos auf seinem starken Körper auf besondere Weise reizt.

Adam ist behütet aufgewachsen und wohnt mit 25 noch bei seinen Eltern. Als er sein Grafik-Praktikum bei New Yorks größter Werbeagentur antritt, hofft er, bald unabhängig sein zu können. Gabriel Archer, 43, ist COO bei Omnicom Group Inc. und führt ein Leben in Luxus und Anerkennung. Er liebt es, seine Position auszunutzen und geht sogar so weit, junge Praktikanten zu verführen. Als er bei einem Meeting das erste Mal auf Adam trifft, fällt dieser sofort in sein Beuteschema.

For Mia Chen, menstruation has always been an inconvenience—until she downloads MonsterFling on a frustrated Friday night. When a vampire named Elise matches with her and specifically asks about her period, Mia discovers her monthly "curse" might actually be a blessing in disguise. What begins as curiosity turns into the most intense night of Mia's life when she meets the elegant, centuries-old vampire who sees her menstruation not as something disgusting, but as something precious and desirable.