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A duke who's loved her since childhood. A lady who gambles in breeches under a false name. One card table where neither knows the other's hand. Lady Theodora Hasting has spent years wanting a man who sees her as nothing more than a childhood friend. Her dead fiancé taught her one lesson: waiting for the Duke of Greystone is a losing hand. So she stopped waiting. Now she spends her nights disguised as Kit Barton, taking money from weathy peers at a popular gaming hell. She's free, she's winning, and she doesn't need anyone—until Wesley sits down at her card table.

We let insecurities dictate our lives. We allow it to control and consume us, leaving us wanting more yet never leaping. What if I tell you, leaping isn't as bad as you think. What if I tell you that opening your heart to something new can lead to great things? Gemma is a fashion designer for curvy figures. Her creations are tailored to fit busts and rears that society turns a blind eye to. With fashion week in Paris fast approaching, she couldn't afford distractions. The only thing on the schedule consisted of work, coffee, and donuts.

What is a perfect cuckold? My husband. Perfect for me, at least, and isn’t that all that matters? Well, no, not really. But it’s a start. A very good one at that. So, let me tell you my story…

When the house loses two men, the real power struggle begins. With Marshall and Brett gone, Beta House stands on uncertain ground. Arianna Wallace—the woman who built its rules and ran its games—faces a new challenge: herself. Sydney and Ella, no longer content to orbit her, invite another girl, Brooke Sheffield, whose calm intelligence masks an appetite for disruption. When the girls urge Ethan to finally take control as the house’s de facto owner, Arianna shocks everyone by agreeing to yield. But submission isn’t simple. It’s strategic.

Since we moved to my husband’s boyhood home in the country, I’ve struggled to come to grips with my new life as a tenant farmer's wife. It’s not that I didn’t know what Taylor wanted to do with his life, I just didn’t expect it to happen so soon after we got married. I love my husband more than anything, but life in the Iowa cornfields is anything but stimulating. So when Desmond, our new landlord, shows up unexpectedly to claim his inheritance, Taylor and I are surprised by more than his existence.

A Steamy Novella. A Prequel to The Rakes, Rogues, & Scoundrels SeriesWhen a scholar and a bluestocking clash, who will come out on top? When an arrogant man struts away with the tome Emily Coldpepper is prepared to purchase, she makes a complete ninny of herself while trying to retrieve it. After her humiliating debacle, she must avoid the handsome book thief at all costs. Alexander Beckett, the heir to the Chesterhill Marquessate, is frustrated with his life.

Lady Rebecca Eliot has resigned herself to spinsterhood after several failed seasons on the Marriage Mart and the whispers of scandal surrounding her family. Fleeing London in pursuit of independence, she never imagined that a chance encounter at a country inn would upend all her plans. But when the seductive and elusive Earl of Mulgrave crosses her path, Rebecca dares to consider the unthinkable: a single night of passion before surrendering herself to a life of solitude.

Steve was everything I thought I needed in a fiancé. Patient, kind, careful with me in every way. Until I knelt on our living room rug one Thursday. He became someone I'd never seen before. Someone who wanted me to explore. And who knew exactly what that meant.

Five hotwives, five cuckolds, five black bulls.

I doubted my husband when he told me I should give myself to another man. I was shocked at how much I loved it when it finally happened.

Mason King had given his service to Queen and country in the SAS. Now he was running his own business with his brother and friends, King Brothers Investigation Services. With a failed engagement and a cheating fiancé under his belt, the last thing he was looking for was love and romance. That was until she walked through the door! Jessica Davis was a small town girl through and through. She was a workaholic, spending all of her time from dawn to dusk, working in the coffee shop she owned.

A heartbroken Marquess. An Earl bound by duty. A forbidden match. After losing the love of his life over a year ago, the last thing Nathaniel, Marquess of Demming wants to do is attend one of the ton’s opulent house parties. But perhaps a fortnight of indulgence is just what he needs, even if it means he will return home alone… But the moment the Earl of Knox walks through those doors, Nathaniel can’t help but feel drawn to him and his charm… As their friendship grows, so do Nathaniel’s feelings and desires, and he starts to wonder if perhaps he is not the only one saving face.

Falling for the boy next door wouldn’t have been so bad for Eliza, if the object of her affection wasn’t also the son of her father’s rival. Eliza is willing to risk everything for a shot at true happiness after she had given everything to the magnetic future Earl of Craven. Until he sleeps with her and then breaks her heart, that is, and shows up years later, as if nothing has happened. Can Eliza forgive and forget? Or will love be her undoing once more?

Juliet knows exactly what she wants—to display her art and soul for all the world to view. The last thing she sees in her vision is a talented rake, but that’s exactly what Juliet finds in the tempting Theo, Marquess of Camden. As talented and off-limits as Theo is, Juliet soon finds herself falling headfirst into what could be quite a salacious scandal with the sinful artisan rake in her midst. Is their love the masterpiece she’s been searching for? Or will Juliet’s dreams shatter more than just Theo’s artistic aspirations?

When Viscount and Viscountess Ockham open the doors of their grand country estate for a fortnight-long house party, it's not merely for society’s amusement—it’s a carefully orchestrated affair designed to spark matches, ignite passions, and stir just enough scandal to keep the ton talking until Christmas.

Caroline Summers never wanted a bodyguard, especially not Rune DeLuca, a brooding ex-mafia enforcer who treats her like a spoiled princess. Forced into her life after a dangerous criminal threatens her family, Rune is as infuriating as he is protective, shadowing her every move. She fights him at every turn, but when danger strikes on campus, his brutal skills may be the only thing keeping her alive.

When Marina Villiers, the vivacious Viscountess Ockham, finds herself missing the excitement of the London Season after giving birth to her son, she concocts a new diversion: a house party at their country estate, filled with eligible guests and just enough scandalous characters to keep things interesting. Playing matchmaker is the perfect cure for boredom—or so she thinks.

Their marriage is built on love, laughter, and just a touch of scandal… but this anniversary, Arthur, the Earl of Sidmouth, is about to discover his sweet wife has an even sweeter surprise in store. Grace may be a countess, but she’s determined to outdo her hopelessly romantic husband with a gift he’ll never forget—one that involves secret midnight baking, mischief, and a great deal of desire. But Arthur has plans of his own… and they’re far more wicked than any recipe.

The day he bought me, I realized I’d found the man I’d spend my life with. Now it was just a matter of figuring out how we would live our lives together. How I could do for him what he did for me. Which was everything.

Fantasy U - Year One the second chapter of Conner Franks’ extraordinary saga, Fantasy U - Year One thrusts a once-bullied high schooler into the heart of Calendora University, a hidden academy pulsing with ancient magic and mythical beings. Emerging from the trials of Fantasy U - Year Zero, Conner, now a newly awakened Hermóðr, steps into a destiny far beyond the ordinary, his past scars fueling a journey of redemption and power.