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Jake Lilliard has always been a gambling man. So far, all the risks he’s taken - like moving to San Francisco and joining Riley O’Brien & Co. - have paid off. Now, he’s ready to take the biggest risk of all: acting on his feelings for Kyla Andrews. As a trainee in his department, she’s off limits. But as soon as Kyla moves on to another job, he is going to make her his. He’s waited long enough!

Zeke May has spent the past two years recovering from an IED attack and trying to adjust to life as a civilian. The veteran hiring program at denim empire Riley O’Brien & Co. offers a new beginning. The only problem is the high cost of housing in San Francisco, and Margo Lange could be the perfect solution.

Bebe Banerjee’s genius IQ didn’t stop her from doing something stupid: agreeing to a sham engagement in exchange for a free ride to Harvard Law. And now, her fake fiancé is trying to blackmail her into a real marriage. While she can’t choose her future husband, she can choose her first lover. But she never imagined that man would be Cal O’Brien, the handsome heir to the Riley O’Brien & Co. denim empire....

What does a lonely girl in Japan do when she's bombarded with a lack of sleep and love on the brain? She makes some questionable online dating decisions, of course! Follow me, Cyndi, as I descend into some of the craziest days of my life. Dealing with creepy swipe-righters, fighting pharmacies for rubber prophylactics, getting lost in sleepy Japanese neighborhoods, staring at a bedazzled karaoke machine.... Oh, and meeting the one-night stand who would become the love of my life.

Trish Dalton has put her wild, adventurous days behind her. She's grown up and settled down in her veterinarian practice that she built from the ground up, but a secret part of her misses the untamed woman she used to be. Now her life is quiet, safe, and a little bit lonely. When her sister surprises her with a gift - a singles retreat at a yoga studio in the Rocky mountains - Trish is reluctant to go. While most of her happiest memories were in the Rockies, she isn't into granola-crunchy stuff and has never done yoga in her life.

The good news is that the Gold Quartet has been invited to play one of their favorite concertos as guest artists with the noted Berlin Philharmonic. The bad news? The concert falls on Ruby’s birthday, so she’ll be traveling to Europe with her fellow musicians instead of celebrating at home with family and friends. The guys hatch a plan to make it up to her, a plan to celebrate Ruby’s birthday in a way she’ll never forget.

Zeke Calhoun has a secret: He was jailed for a violent crime he didn't commit and has been on the run ever since. He doesn't care much about Deep River, but he'll do just about anything to keep the last promise he made: to look out for his best friend's sister. As the sole police officer in Deep River, Morgan West is perfectly capable of looking out for herself, but Zeke is irresistible. He's tough, challenging, and all kinds of sexy, but getting involved is the last thing on her mind, especially when she learns the truth about him.

Damon Fitzgerald's only desire is to get back to LA and out of the tiny Alaskan town he's somehow inherited. But first he has to keep a promise he made to his old army buddy and look out for his friend's son. That would be a whole lot easier if the kid's mother wasn't the mayor of Deep River.

White Trash Circus will be taking an extended break and won’t be playing any time in the foreseeable future. Please lodge all your complaints to my guitarist - and my ex-best friend - who I found inside the girlfriend I’ve had since high school. I will pull the freaking knife from my back and continue - without either of them - when the time is right. With enough hate and anger coursing through my veins to keep me in therapy for life, I’m going to save my cash and let the music heal me.

Deep River, Alaska, boasts a fiercely independent though small population. The people who live here love it, and they don't much care what anyone else thinks. But then one day Silas Quinn comes back and tells them an oil reserve has been found below the town, and now it's neighbor vs. neighbor. Some want to take the money and run, while others want to tell the oil company to put its rigs where the sun don't shine.

A brilliant, aloof lawyer, Phin Younger has always focused solely on his career and on helping people who are less fortunate. Living his life without romance? He's just fine with that. Phin knows all too well how relationships can make life messy and complicated. But the one day Emily Lassiter begs Phin to help her teenage brother. Beautiful but as fierce as a lioness, Emily is like no other woman he's met. The moment he sets eyes on Emily all of Phin's plans to avoid romantic entanglements are suddenly thrown out the window.

When aspiring actress Lucy Younger arrives on Hazel Island to film her first movie, she thinks she’s finally caught her big break. What could be better than spending her summer on a beautiful island while catching the attention of her mega-famous costar? Enter Carter Roberts: baseball player, playboy, and the most obnoxious, arrogant, and sexy man Lucy has ever had the misfortune to meet. Soon, Carter offers her a role she can’t turn down: play his fake girlfriend and make her costar wild with jealousy.

Merciless and driven, billionaire Anthony Bertram built his company from the ground up, dedicating every waking moment to creating one of the most powerful corporations in the world. The last thing he has time for is romance. He almost lost everything when his first marriage fell apart. Disillusioned from his divorce, Anthony knows from experience that love only makes you weak.

Making a fool of myself over a man has become a bad habit, so I'm taking time off from dating while I recuperate at my favorite nudist resort. Where my ex, Ollie, works. With his fiancée. And with his wickedly hot best friend, Damian Petrescu. Damian has made it clear he wants me, but I've made a pledge to stay celibate for at least six months. Yeah, he's hot. Soooo hot. But I've got this pledge to keep. What is it? Something about no men, no dating, no sex...

From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nicole Blanchard comes More Than Friends, a trio of steamy friends-to-lovers romances filled with forbidden romance, undeniable chemistry, and the delicious tension of crossing the line.

Zara Lorna is kind of a big deal. After winning Artist of the Year (again), having a public argument with her boyfriend (again), and being whisked away by a man she barely knows (that’s new), it feels like she can’t go anywhere without drawing attention. It’s taking a toll on her and she could use a break. Asa Young was a rock star (almost). His dreams of traveling the world with his band came true (almost). He should definitely stay away from Zara, no matter how much fun they have and how easy their connection is.

The Roman god Janus was destroyed by his fellow gods, only to be resurrected thousands of years later—thanks to his modern descendant, a mere mortal. Throughout the Undercover Elementals series, Janus has remained an enigma. He holds dominion over all elementals and zealously guards the doorways to the Unseen realm. No one, not even Janus, will abuse that power. Until one woman tempts him to break his vows… A beautiful yet vexing mortal has captivated Janus. But a fiercely powerful dark force will do anything to keep them apart. Time itself might be obliterated…