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Former Army soldier Di Milbrath is determined to keep the secrets of her past buried deep. And that means avoiding law enforcement. Yet when she's targeted by gunfire, she's forced into a dangerous partnership with an old Army soldier turned cop, Jarek Brooks. Jarek knows Di is holding key information back, but he's willing to protect her anyway. Even when he becomes a target too. He's surprised when his former animosity toward Di turns to admiration and then love. But Di won't let him get too close. Until the secrets of her past erupt to the surface.

When the vicious Blood Brotherhood prince I’ve been hidden from all my life finally comes to claim me at my wedding and kills my heinous groom, he gives me one choice—stay here and take my chances with the unknown force raining poisoned arrows on my ceremony or leave with him as his bride. He’s the man I was raised to fear. He’s the most ruthless warrior in all of Malhaven. Few dare to even speak his name. But with my family’s safety on the line, I choose the unthinkable and agree to become his queen.

All my life, I've chased the thrill of new adventures, but nothing scratches that itch for long. So when a mysterious business card slips under my apartment door, promising to grant my greatest wish, my curiosity and sense of adventure get the best of me. Before I knew it, I'd switched places with my look-alike and whisked through the Enchanted Veil to a whole new realm. But in this strange, medieval place, men vastly outnumber women, and they don't take kindly to the word "no." To survive, I disguise myself as a man and get a job aboard a pirate ship run by three handsome brothers.

It was a one-night stand with a bratva boss. I never expected to end up pregnant. Or run into him again three years later at my friend’s wedding. He knows I’m hiding something, but he has no idea that 'something' is his son. Before he can question me, the wedding is ambushed. He forces me to go with him so he can keep me safe. I need to escape so I can get home to my son. Whatever happens, I can’t let him find out about Sasha.

By day, Lucían brews potions and illuminates manuscripts in service to the monastery that took him in as a child, wielding magic based in his faith and his purity. By night, he dreams of the world outside the cloister-a world he knows only in books and scrolls.

Ethan Wolf has always been the man behind the screens, but now he’d been chosen and meticulously trained by the mastermind who designed Guardian Security’s state-of-the-art systems. Cool under pressure and brilliant with technology, Ethan is the last line of defense in a world where the smallest vulnerability can bring empires to their knees. But when the chaos shifts from digital threats to real-world danger, he finds himself facing a challenge he never expected—one that involves his heart.

Single-dad Lincoln Foxx wants nothing to do with Faye Calloway, but when she turns up back in his small town with a dangerous agenda, he can’t stay away – in the second book in a bourbon-infused romantic suspense trilogy featuring mystery, murder and lots of spice. FEATURING DUET NARRATION...

The last person I expected to end up in bed with on my wedding night was another man. He was the distraction I needed after I discovered my fiancé was cheating on me with my best friend. He was gone before I woke up, as if he understood the assignment. All I needed was one amazing night with someone I’d never have to see again. Two weeks later, I took a test and discovered I was pregnant. I knew he was the father, but I didn’t try and find him. Fast forward eighteen months and I’m being headhunted for a managerial role at a new club.

Miss Maria Roberts refuses to rely on a man to secure her future. It took eight years to build a second life for herself, and nothing was going to stop her from living it-most particularly not a man who'd broken her heart once before or his cousin hell-bent on destruction. Since the threats on his life began, Jasper Sinclair, the Duke of Derby has been searching for his volatile cousin. But it's turned into an infuriating game of cat and mouse. After slipping the noose, his cousin was now alone in the world. And more dangerous than ever.

Esme Salem wakes beneath the earth in a palace of obsidian and flame: the heart of the hidden dragon realm of Draethys. Her captor, Lord Daynthazar, the firstborn prince, claims their blood has been irreversibly bound. By ancient dragon law, that makes her part of his hoard. Trapped in a kingdom built on fire and fear, Esme must decide fast whether Dayn is her captor, her only chance to survive—or both.

An unforgettable, heart-wrenching story tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris Provence, 1940. Thrown out of occupied Paris by the Nazis, brave, beautiful Mathilde finds refuge with her cousin in Provence, where she’s soon drawn into the...

There are a few problems with that: Harper Alexander isn't a damsel or distressed. Oh, and I can't forget to mention that she doesn't want to be rescued. Too bad she doesn't have a choice. Right now, I don't give a flying you-know-what that she escaped the city with her brand-new fiancé and plans to marry him next week... I will find her. I may have to throw her over my shoulder, kicking and screaming, but she's coming with me. She has no idea how much danger she's in.

Brian "Talon" Masterson leaned into everything that mattered. Wearing the crown of the Lucifer's Saints MC Presidency was always his legacy to carry. But no patch could ever cover the scar left by the woman he betrayed and let go… or the truth he never saw coming. Gabriella Barone was supposed to be a memory. But memories don't show up with fire in their eyes, secrets on their tongue, and ties to a mafia dynasty ready to set the streets on fire to protect their own. She's back, not as the girl he once loved, but as the key to a betrayal that could destroy everything his family has built.

Deacon’s life could be better. Deacon - the Shadow - kills people for a living. He kills people for a living. He’s a choosy assassin, and he makes no bones about his life choices. But a baby...that’s something he knows he’d never conceive of - pun intended. While he’s looking into this baby situation, snarky ex-supermodel Solene Hansen is in trouble. He’s sticking to her 24/7. Before long, he’s learning that there’s a lot more to Solene than sharp words and a gorgeous face. But his enemies are close, and they’ve taken note of his interest.

I only have two options: marry him or die. Witnessing a murder is terrifying, but what’s even worse is having to marry the man who committed it. Angelo Bianchi might be an adrenaline chaser, but he is no fool. He knows I can’t testify against him in court if I marry him, and he knows that I have a daughter to live for. What he doesn’t know is that he is her father, and he doesn't remember the night we spent three years ago.

Under the smoky stage lights of my club, I watch an angel sing like she was made for sin. She doesn't know it yet, but she's about to pay off a debt—with her total submission. I took this empire from my own father. Rebuilt it in blood. Now, it's time to claim my little angel—my Angioletta—and make her my queen. Cassie Bellini is fire and attitude wrapped in temptation. A body begging to be pleasured. And bruises that tell me another man dared to touch what should belong to me.

It's been five years since Shane MacPherson stepped foot on his clan's lands. Still haunted from years at war and the painful ache of loss, duty has called once again . . . and with it, his obligation to claim his place as the new laird of Clan MacPherson. But when Shane encounters a lass—a Valkyrie in both temperament and foul tongue!—in trouble, he puts title and duty aside to defend her . . .

Kat is determined to avenge her beloved uncle's murder and nothing will stop her. Especially not the devastatingly handsome, and equally lethal Marcus Black. The fact that he's after the same target is a complication she hadn't planned on. And as much as she enjoys taunting him, she has a job to do—one that doesn't include sparring with the infuriating man at every turn. Except Kat has a new plan . . . one that Marcus will just hate.

Layla, raised as the king’s precious jewel, is a princess trapped in a golden cage. She knows little of freedom but much of sacrifice. When betrayal strips her of her title and chains her to a life of servitude, she discovers the unlikeliest ally—a dragon’s egg pulsing with ancient power. Avery, the shadow of a man once broken by a cruel world, has spent years trying to earn his freedom from the king’s service.

Julia London captivated readers and critics alike with her acclaimed Rogues of Regent Street trilogy. Now the nationally bestselling author Romantic Times calls "a rising star" returns with the passionate story of a man and a woman pursued by secrets, shadowed by scandal, and surprised by love...