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Years ago, we were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and I was the security professional hired to keep her safe. We fell hard and fast, no matter how much we tried to resist one another. But not everyone around us was happy about our relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what we once had. I moved on from her and didn't look back. Now, I've taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, and I'm looking to rebrand my career.

I am a world-class thief. Or I was, before I got pinched and landed in prison. After I served my time, I decided to get on the right side of the law, or as much as my job at Jameson Force Security allows. The lines sometimes blur, which suits me just fine. My name might be Saint, but I’m a devil to most. My plan to go legitimate is going as anticipated, until my past and present collide in a big way. While in Paris preparing to take down a ring of highly specialized thieves, I come face-to-face with my biggest threat - and my most dangerous temptation.

Seth was a good Christian son raised in a very conservative church. He learned early on that the world is evil and filled with sinners - but the most horrible thing you can be is gay. When his shame is discovered, he’s shipped off to a special camp that fixes deviants like him. Years have passed since then, yet he still runs from himself every day. Malcolm was a good Daddy for almost 10 years before his boy died. No longer daring to be too close with another man again, he’s avoided clubs and old friends that remind him of a life filled with a joy he can no longer have.

As a former member of the United States Secret Service, I'm no stranger to putting my life on the line in the name of duty. Having left the nation's capital to re-settle in Pittsburgh, the skills I acquired during my tenure in Washington have made me a valued member of the team at Jameson Force Security. But when the president comes seeking a favor to protect his niece, I find myself on the fast track back to the Oval Office.

Arrogant. Repulsive. Cocky. With an ego almost as big as his… Well, you know. There is no length he wouldn't go to score. To be in control. To win. Life is nothing but a game to him, and I've become nothing more than his little pawn. Something to toy with. To taunt. To mess with. And to hurt. The wicked smirk on his face as he helped upend my entire life is proof of that. He wants to push me to my limit until I'm begging for reprieve. For mercy. Or for more. Mateo Rojas is a force to be reckoned with. He's everything I should run from. He will be my ruin.

Harmony used to love love. She loved the idea of being in love. As a result, Valentine’s Day was her favorite holiday...was. Now, she hated the very thought of it. Cody had ruined it for her and any chance of her ever falling in love again. He ruined it so much that when she met Dallas, she didn’t trust him to lead her to fall in love with love again.

I sent her away, humiliated her, made her think I wanted nothing from her. That was the biggest lie I'd ever told. Because what I wanted was everything from her. I was the villain. The bad guy. And she'd be mine.

Betrayed by his own skin into a helplessly eroticized state, he becomes a captive of a bizarre torture camp where men practice extreme tickling. After several near-death experiences, he stumbles across a hiding place where several desperate men plot an escape while taking physical solace in each other. Sweatily detailed in its depiction of men driven over the edge, this nightmarish novel is a bondage epic, a horror comic, and a totally original speculation on the nature of time and consciousness.

Remmi McNally has problems. She's miserable and trying to navigate a breakup with a powerhouse futa attorney who can't quite give her what she needs or how she needs it. And she's been a detective for two years but has yet to be given a case. That is until a series of assassinations that have no patterns save for a calling card of a lipsticked napkin proves to be unsolvable. They call Niylah the femme fatale assassin, but she's a sexy futa wielding a hot and hard weapon far more deadly, and she's ready to use it on Remmi.

Malic Sunden is in hell—only not literally... yet. As a warder, Malic is used to fighting demons and squaring off against all kinds of creatures from the pit, but this year he’s facing a new and terrifying prospect: Christmas holidays with his much-younger boyfriend and his family. He loves Dylan, his hearth, but Dylan’s parents, the Shaws, are another story. They think Malic is a cradle-robber, among other things. At least their neighbor, Brad, seems to like him. Then again, maybe not....

En una localidad de la costa de Italia, durante la década de los ochenta, la familia de Elio instauró la tradición de recibir en el verano a estudiantes o creadores jóvenes que, a cambio de alojamiento, ayudaran al cabeza de familia, catedrático, en sus compromisos culturales.

It had been a significant amount of time—four long years—since I had last laid my eyes on her. The passing years had given me ample time to process and move on from the past, but it seemed like I was stuck in a rut. Despite all that time, I still found myself consumed by thoughts of her, unable to shake her memory from my mind.

The Internet can be a weird and wonderful place, but most of all it's where common-day folk go to find love. Here is a collection of short stories - some romantic, some slightly erotic, and some just insane and daring as lonely souls navigate through dating sites and dating apps and sometimes even meet for late-night rendezvous. Catfish tales to the perfect someone; this is a collection you shouldn't miss.

How do you make evil men suffer for their disgusting acts when you have no experience in the art of torture? Trouble is, life gets in the way of Nya's big plans. Archer's dragging his feet. Tag's crossed a line. And Nya Yorke is spending too much time playing referee between the men in her life. Help comes to her in the most unlikely form… Hexam. Making an alliance with the man who once wanted to murder her best friend, could give her what she needs, but selling her soul to the devil comes with a price, and the deal is done before she realizes that price is too high.

It's their first night in the hostel and the girls are all set to enjoy it. But not within the four walls of their room. In a new city, where a new life beckons them, they decide to go wild. When the lights are dimmed and the hostel gates closed, Shanaya and her roommates decide to go out clubbing. That's where Shanaya bumps into a lovely stranger, who seems to be drawn to her almost magically.

For the past few years, I’ve been trying to get over the death of my husband by picking up men at bars and engaging in meaningless sex. I get to have pretend intimacy and they get…well, they get me. This time is different though. This man is different. Where others let me give, this man simply takes, and before long I’m lost in the power of his approach. He takes me. He takes me completely and gives me my first anal sex experience. He takes me and finally the night isn’t meaningless at all.

Blythe McAlister is an ambitious, beautiful, rich, and successful art consultant. She can close a sale in a New York minute, set up a showing of an obscure artist's life works in her spare time, and she always dresses to impress. That's her by day. Like most 20-somethings, she goes out and enjoys the night life and New York City has so much to offer her: booze, dancing, and a close friend. She can attract any man and never goes home alone, but unlike other girls her age, Blythe has a secret.

One woman caught the eye of the cold-hearted Vice President of the Gray Wolves MC. One picture of her was enough to captivate him. They called her Dragon. No man has ever tamed her. His Prez promised to introduce them, only Zander fears he wants her for himself. Never gonnae happen! No one can claim her but me!

Victoria es mi nombre es una historia llena de erotismo, pero también de romance del más puro, sentimientos que asaltan a la protagonista en medio de su padecimiento de ataques de pánico. La novela muestra el mundo de las relaciones sentimentales que inevitablemente se entretejen en estos tiempos modernos de tanta migración hispana.

I'm on my own. Trying to make it work. The sweetest sight in the world is his eyes. They're even bluer when I see them up close. I want to be with him. I know that it won't work. Leave me to my wine and my crappy apartment. But now, I'm in need of help. And he is so close. I have to touch him. I have to be with him. Even if it's just for one night.