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From the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Quicksilver comes a contemporary dark romance. What happens in the dark never stays in the dark. As one of Seattle's most dangerous, feared men, Zeth Mayfair has always carried out the jobs he's sent on without a second thought...

My name is Rose Madden, and I have spent my life being the perfect daughter. Thanks to my daddy, I'm an expert marksman who dresses like some modern-day freaking June Cleaver. My life has been perfectly scripted since the day I was born. I've never deviated from the plan - until I met attorney Max Decker. Now he has me doing insane things to get his attention, like grabbing him in his car and being arrested for stalking my ex-boyfriend just so he'll come bail me out of jail.

My first time is sold to my brother’s best friend. The masked kingpin in the shadows bids millions for my innocence, which will pay my family’s debts. But when he carries me off the stage, the enforcers stop him, weapons drawn. “You have to take her here. With everyone watching.” The only way for this stranger to save my life is to take my V-card in a mafia den of danger, vice, and outrageous luxury. He covers my body with his, and demands, “Look at me.” Familiar silver eyes flash and I’m terrified… and turned on. “No one is going to see or hear anything. Because you’re mine."

Dans "Les pétales de rose", Priscilla Turcotte nous entraîne dans un voyage empreint de poésie et de mystère. Originaire de la vallée de la Matapédia, l'auteure tisse une toile d'histoires captivantes, où chaque pétale révèle une nouvelle facette de la vie et de l'amour. Avec une plume délicate, elle explore les émotions humaines et les liens invisibles qui unissent les êtres. Laissez-vous emporter par cette œuvre qui mêle douceur et profondeur, et découvrez un univers où chaque détail compte et où chaque histoire est une invitation à rêver.

Santa exists in his magical North Pole home and is racing against time to find his fated mate before the Christmas spirit candle dims. For ages, he focused solely on the naughty list, but his head elf, Bernie, has devised a solution. With a new program for the naughty list, Santa gains free time and realizes his mate is in danger, prompting him to take action. Ella, raised in high society, has become a snobbish socialite, but when a friend leaves for a new life, she yearns for change.

I’m a hunter. It’s what I do best—track down my prey, then walk away. Until a woman with blazing hair and fire in her eyes consumes my every thought. One heated look from my curvy little fox, and my obsession grows. Some call it stalking. I call it protection. And now I’ve caught her, there’s no escape. She wants her freedom, but that’s the one thing I can’t give her. One taste isn’t enough. I crave her like a match needs a flame. All I see is Red. Her name on my tongue like sweet wine, Her red hair in my fist, Her essence soaked into my sheets. She’s Taken. Marked. Mine.

When Phoebe's brother-in-law catches the notorious rake Lord Fenton in his home late at night, half-dressed and obviously attempting escape, he flies into a rage, threatening to kill both his wife and Lord Fenton. In a desperate measure to avert bloodshed, Phoebe claims she is Lord Fenton's lover, thereby forcing him to take her as his wife to avoid a scandal.

ONE LOVE. ONE OBSESSION. WILL IT KILL? Alix thought she’d been abandoned. Anthony vanished without a word, leaving only unanswered questions… and a heart that wouldn’t heal. In his absence, she fell into Josh’s arms—the man who promised safety, comfort, and a chance to forget the ghost of the one she truly loved. But Anthony didn’t leave. He survived. He returned—burning with the dangerous passion that once consumed her whole. Now Alix is caught between two men: One a love she can’t let go. The other a safe haven she feels she can trust. Not everything is as it seems.

She was pure with a quick tongue—a rose with the sharpest of thorns. Rose Fields fought through years of therapy to learn how to get her voice back—yet, the one thing she couldn’t get out was that she was in love with her best friend, August Coleman. It’s not until a mysterious man from her past, Briggs Andrews, steps in that she begins to question the friendship and love she held so close to her heart.

Reserved to the point of being aloof, Lord Westerfield never attended balls or even considered taking a wife - until he met Miss Kitty Stanley and his orderly world turned on end. Determined to have the beautiful and animated sister of his friend from the gambling hall, but doubting his ability to effectively court her, Westerfield strikes a bargain with her brother for her hand.

People say the youngest child has it easy, but nothing can be further from the truth. Unlike my two sisters, Violet and Lily, I'm never in the limelight. I just work my butt off for Fleur Cosmetics and get little to no thanks for it. I've been pushed too far one too many times, and I'm finally brave enough to do something about it. Maybe my newfound courage has something to do with the amazing pink and white diamond necklace I wear to the party in Cannes.

Don G gave me an order - find his daughter. Straighten her out. Bring her home. Sure - taking the mafia princess in hand will be my pleasure. But she's not going home - she's staying with me. Because despite the marriage contract to another family, Jenna Pachino has always been mine.

Jason Boswell had moved to Baytown at the invitation of his Navy buddy to open a garage and tattoo shop. He never meant to start off on the wrong foot with the beautiful Rose. Rose Parker wanted to open an ice-cream parlor in Baytown, but life kept handing her one setback after another. And for Jason? It appeared that he managed to get everything he wanted. She hated to be envious, but frustration had her lashing out. But their attraction could not be denied.

Today is the day Francesca Thomas was supposed to get married. All she wants is a stiff drink and a whole lot of distraction . . . which is exactly when she meets him. Tall, dark, and deliciously disguised, the man known only as Phantom awakens her every sense. All Frankie really knows about him is the raw, untamed chemistry that makes her want to relinquish herself—body and soul—to his touch.

Harlow Granger belongs to me. She's finally legal and it's time for me to collect her. I watch her from afar. Beautiful, graceful, with a bright future as a dancer. She's going to be performing in theaters across the world. She'll be a prima ballerina, a star. But not if I get there first. Not if I kidnap her before it happens. Harlow was always meant to be mine. It's time for her to take her place.

Lady Rose Jameson knows her place - respect authority and convention and marry a suitable member of the peerage. Lord Evan Xavier, the second son of the Earl of Brighton, possesses the necessary pedigree, but though Rose enjoys his company, the spark she craves is missing...the spark she feels with handsome commoner Cameron Price.

One night changed everything.... Daphne’s a beauty who doesn’t know it. A wallflower blossoming into the belle of the ball. A beautiful lie. My lifelong obsession. Her father stole from me and now I’ll have my revenge. I’ll steal her away, take her to my castle. Lock her in my tower. Make her a captive to her passions. She’ll crave the one who keeps her. She’ll crave me. I’m the masked phantom in the shadows. The Minotaur in the labyrinth. The danger her father warned her about. More monster than man. She’s Beauty, and I’m the Beast.

They say the gods will accept no small sacrifice. To appease them you must give your all. I’ve sacrificed everything. Lived through loss, and learned to love. To take the beauty with the pain. The rose with the thorns. This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours. We’ll hold onto it forever. And hope our forever is longer than a day.

Elena Cortez just found out her new lover, Cassia, is a witch. Which is pretty great, since Cass can use her magic to bring Elena to the heights of unbelievable passion. But when Cassia has to rush out of town on witch business, she leaves Elena with an unquenchable thirst to be ravished. Fortunately, the ultra-sexy Juliana just moved in next door. Unfortunately, Elena thinks Juliana might be a vampire who wants to bite her sensual and supple skin. Will Elena give in to her lust for Juliana? Will she be taken by a witch and a vampire at the same time?

At Rose Law, power isn't demanded. It's observed… measured… allowed. ELL arrives on the French peninsula for a prestigious internship that should open every door in her future. Instead, she's drawn into a firm run by women who never raise their voices because they never need to. Behind closed doors, influence replaces authority, restraint replaces chaos, and every interaction feels like a test she doesn't remember agreeing to take. Access brings privilege. Privilege brings pressure. And attention—once earned—is never accidental.