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The first time I set foot in Fire Chief Declan Everhart's small town, he declared me trouble. Maybe it's because I'm a pop star hiding in his house for the holiday season. Or maybe it's the way I can't help but tease the Grinch. More than likely, though, it's because his best friend Cade touched me right in front of him, lighting a fire so hot it threatens to incinerate us all. Now, I can't keep my hands to myself.

Kindergarten teacher Jenna Justice has lived her life by the book - right school, right career, right image. Too bad the townsfolk of Diamond, Kansas, have a hard time forgetting that she wasn't born on the right side of the tracks. The only way J. J. can land her dream job is to keep her wild side buried and her reputation clean. But when she finds herself in another town, one without prying eyes, she allows herself one fantasy-filled night with her best friend's bad boy brother.

Hugh has been in love with Kirby for years, which either makes him the most foolish or the most patient alpha on the planet. Because Kirby Matthews, the famous porn star and omega of everyone’s wet dreams, is resolutely single. But Hugh knows the real Kirby underneath the armor of glamour and snark. When an opportunity arises to be with him during heat, Hugh will do whatever it takes—even get naked in front of the cameras.

Detectives Mark Ruxsberg and Chris Green are very good at their jobs. Being the enforcers for God and Day's notorious Atlanta PD Narcotics Task Force causes the crazy duo to get into more trouble than they can often get out of. The pair never misses out on an opportunity to drive their lieutenants crazy with their dangerous, reckless, and costly stunts, landing them in the hot seat in front of God...often.

Elain Pardie worked hard to become a TV news reporter. When a huge, black wolf-like dog with green eyes jumps into her news van, Elain has no idea her life will drastically change. Aindreas, Brodey, and Cailean Lyall aren't just triplets - they're Alpha shape-shifters running a Florida cattle ranch. They've never found their One, the woman destined to be their mate. Until the day of the Arcadia Highland Games, when both Brodey and Cailean lock onto Her scent. Brodey shifts and gives chase, then goes home with Elain and confirms she is their One.

When Beth Bradshaw - the manager of a fashionable bar in the seaside town of Brighton - starts flirting with the handsome Ilya, she becomes a player in a game based purely on sexual brinkmanship. The boundaries between fantasy and reality start to blur as their relationship takes on an increasingly reckless element. When Ilya's murky past catches up with him, he's determined to involve Beth.

Dr. Halloran has his own issues, including a damaged right arm sustained in the line of duty as a combat surgeon in Iraq and the PTSD that followed. He’s confused to find himself attracted to a new patient, the big, funny Italian with the puppy-dog eyes, and Tony’s humor slips right past Jack’s defenses, making him feel things he thought long buried. But can the doctor and the P.I. find a path to romance despite the secrets between them?

Sheriff Tucker Spencer has seen some action...but finding an almost-naked woman asleep in his bed leaves him speechless. Especially because this same woman, Mary Elizabeth, broke Tucker's heart six years ago by marrying a charismatic Virginia politician, a man who's just been found shot dead. Mary Elizabeth needs Tucker's help. Needs him, period. But along with her return comes all the town gossip about their reunion romance. Even his father, who can't manage his own love life, is determined to "impart his wisdom" regarding theirs.

Lexi expects to spend a girls' weekend with her BFFs to celebrate graduation. Instead, she's ambushed by identical twins Rush and Jamie. They've been waiting for her, and the wait is over. She's inexperienced, but they'll fix that as they take her at the same time.

Janet and Jane are identical twin sisters, and they are always playing pranks on Jane's adopted son. They seem to be able to fool him at will as to who his real adoptive mother is. But when Janet buys him a camera and he begins to take shots that are far from appropriate, things start to get out of hand.

Nevvie spent her early life feeling unloved and rejected. Then she met Tyler and Thomas, and her scorchingly hot fairy-tale dreams came true. They have a perfect life and a beautiful son. While their family isn't traditional, she's more than happy with her two hunky, sexy husbands and their relationship. Unfortunately, a betrayal from where Nevvie least expects it knocks their world on its ear.

Before I met Smoke, I'd never been kissed - really kissed - by a man, let alone a biker sex god bent on taking my virginity and my heart. I got dragged into the deadly world of the Iron Horse MC by my crazy twin sister, who is engaged to the club's president, and my even crazier mom, who cares only about herself. Smoke has been assigned by the club to keep me safe even though he's everything of which I should be afraid.

After 21-year-old Cynthia Beaman is falsely accused of causing a serious traffic accident with a police officer, her situation appears almost hopeless. But everything changes when a local reporter believes Cynthia's story and convinces attorney Daniel Garcia to take her case. In order to ensure that his new client doesn't get into any more trouble, he insists that she move in with him during the trial. Living by someone else's rules isn't Cynthia's style, but when she pushes Daniel too far, she quickly finds herself over his knee for a painful, embarrassing bare-bottom spanking.

Bella’s job at a special age play club is her life. But when the feisty Little has to quit because of her abusive ex, it feels like she’s lost it all. Her dad—a famous rock star—offers her a lifeline: Join his band on tour as a roadie. Desperate for money and a new purpose in life, she agrees.

Juliet Reece grew up in the shadow of her seemingly perfect older sister, Margo Reece. While Juliet's wealthy, blue-blood parents dealt with infidelity, Juliet fought for normalcy. Now she's the bassist in Warning Sign, a band on the rise, and she finally feels like she's making space for herself in the world. It's her time to shine, and she's ready to have fun and focus on her career. Until Randy "Sparks" Pruitt nearly blows up her life. Literally. She can't stand the guy. She definitely hasn't fantasized about gripping a handful of his hair and - no. Not happening.

As a walking advertisement for the tattoo shop she's set up in a small Wyoming town, India Ellison is well acquainted with preconceived notions. Despite the odd looks, life is good. She's clean and sober, dotes on her sister's kids, and best of all, spends most of her free time with her best buddy, Colt McKay. Reformed bad boy Colt never expected three years of sobriety to lead to three years of abstinence. Curbing his craving for booze and random sexual encounters, however, is nothing compared to the ever-increasing craving for his hot-tempered, hot-bodied best friend, India.

Identical twins, Heather and Julie had often joked about swapping men. One boring evening in the pub, Julie dared her more timid sister to do exactly that: a night with each other's boyfriend's without them knowing. Unwittingly overheard, an unexpected chain of events kicks off that results in Heather falling into the hands of a rich, resourceful and perverted master. Life is about to take a different direction for the girls.

Dmytryk Knight was a respectable man who had followed the blueprints for the American Dream: go to college, find the girl of your dreams, get married, buy a house on the affluent side of Detroit. He’d done it all by the book. But when a crippling recession annihilates the auto industry, Dmytryk and his wife, Cora, suddenly find themselves without jobs and in foreclosure. And after two years of taking any job they can find and trying to live honestly, they realize that integrity just doesn’t pay the bills.

Book 3 of The Annals of the Draconians places Ahzurin in a difficult position as his half-sister, a dark-robed Draconian, threatens everything he had just built. Having been trained by the matriarch for centuries, she may have a significant advantage over him. Already she has marked him by blood scent and ensured that he can never escape her. No matter where he fled.

Tabby isn’t running from anything. Not officially. But when she pulls off the highway just after midnight and walks into a dusty truck stop diner, she’s not looking for coffee. She’s looking for trouble. And he’s sitting in the back booth, watching her like he already knows what she wants. What follows is a rough, raw, no-names night inside the sleeper cab of a long-haul truck. She asks to be used. He delivers. But somewhere between the moans, the sweat, and the sunrise, something else lingers. A filthy one-night stand with aftershocks that hit deeper than expected.