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Asian-American Conan Ahn has been watching his older black neighbor since he was 17. Always patient. Always in control of himself. Tonight, all will change. An attractive man, 21 years her junior, climbs through Shaquana’s window planning to take her for his own…. An unexpected snowstorm traps them in a cramped space together, forcing them to work out their differences the old-fashioned way.

A vicious winter storm sends Viola careening into the arms of a gruff, lonely farmer in an isolated small town. Terran hasn’t felt the touch of a woman in years. He prefers to live alone. Most women can’t handle him. He’s too gruff. Too stubborn. Too bull-headed.

He’s a small town cop, who wants the one woman he can’t have—his best friend’s 20-year-old black daughter. Thirty-something Fletcher Sweeney falls hard and fast for the African American girl-next-door with bouncy brown hair and a behind that rounds out a pair of blue jeans. Brittany has flawless brown skin, a gorgeous face, and a body that stimulates his increasingly dark and inappropriate romantic obsessions with the younger black woman.

Don’t believe what they tell you about Robin Hood, the outlaw of Sherwood Forest. There was never such a man. But there is a woman. That’s me, Robynne: fox shifter, master archer, and jaded outlaw with a fierce desire to avoid trouble. But when my impulsive brother and his merry band of misfits robbed a passing carriage, they set off a chain of events that changed my destiny forever. Too late to stop them, I settle for the next best thing: taking from the rich and giving to the poor.

I wouldn’t change being a single dad for anything. But with my daughter off at college, I need a nanny to help care for Ryan. In comes Jazz, a beautiful, brown-skinned firecracker. My daughter’s best friend never went to college, and it’s a big SECRET why not. When I find out what Jazzy does for her online fans, I launch into protective dad mode. I’ve never thought of Jazzy like this before… But now, she’s all I think about. My obsession with my daughter's black best friend quickly turns dark. If there’s one guy she should put on a show for, it should be me…

Student loans are kicking in soon and the crisis looms over Trinity's head. She does what every other single, childless and soon to be smothered by rent millennial her age is doing... She signs up to become a mail order bride for the cost of her student loans. Being dark-skinned, plus-sized and unapologetically sassy in her profile, Trinity expects nothing. A little email announces her purchase with a first-class plane ticket to where? Alaska.

Cyrus loathes everything about his fresh African American hire. She’s loud-mouthed…. Out of control…. And utterly disobedient. But he can’t fire her without setting more rumors ablaze.

I've built a successful career helping men get the women they desire while schooling them in the lost art of respect and chivalry. It's much more than a job to me. I live my life by those same principles. I'm polite and generous, and I always call after spending the night with a woman. But don't be mistaken—this gentleman still knows exactly where to kiss, bite, lick, and touch.

I’m Willa Scarlet, and my mother taught me never to depend on a man. She was right. Case in point: my secret mission to keep a trunk full of priceless treasure safe from Prince John. When the outlaws of Sherwood Forest fail to help, all my carefully laid plans are thrown askew. And it’s all the fault of one burly, infuriating bandit who has a bee in his bonnet when it comes to me. Men!

Thor is the hottest single dad at the park, and every mom wants the dedicated father with the huge biceps. Whether it’s at school or on the playground, Patricia knows she doesn’t stand a chance—he’s the sexiest man she’s ever seen. A single dad that hot must be a player. Plus, every woman in town wants him, and Patricia isn’t built like the “traditional” suburban housewife.

Fairest maiden in the land? I’d rather be known as the best swordswoman or the best rider. On the other hand, there are advantages to keeping my skills secret — along with my rare shifter heritage. Like now, when I must outwit the cruelest, most ruthless man alive. To do so, I head to the most lawless corner of the country, hoping to find Robin Hood.

Do you trust a Gemini man? Natasha, a superstitious half-Haitian college student, practices "birthday racism" like you wouldn't believe. While cutting off every Gemini she knows from social media and the rest of her life, she makes one critical mistake. Moving in with one.

Newlywed Lena Wheeler, a 22-year-old virgin, traveled cross country to Silver Lake, Kansas with her husband for a long-awaited honeymoon, which has yet to begin. When she arrives in the small town, unexplained occurrences ensue almost immediately. Questioning her sanity, and her new husband's lack of empathy, Lena finds friendship and comfort from her handsome neighbor's black wolf, who becomes her devoted companion.

A historic Upstate New York snowstorm traps Michelle's high school bully, star quarterback Duke Callahan, at her house. She can't bear to look at him after what he did to her. He's cruel, remorseless and an utter sociopath. Michelle wants nothing to do with his confession of love, even from the chiseled, popular, and effortlessly charming Duke.

This bundle contains three spicy novellas featuring a black female lead and a muscular, attractive, and completely dominant white male lead.

He chooses her to have his child. Colleen was “least likely to get laid” in her senior class. Adrian, her former high-school crush, a drug-dealing tattooed kid from the wrong side of the tracks, have always been enemies since Adrian’s very public and racially charged rejection four years ago.

I've always been insanely attracted to the club president. But as a club woman, I'm not on his radar. I shouldn't even wish to be on his radar since he's married. But when he decides I'm to be his fun for the night, I can't say no.

Eoghan and Nora are on a mission. In a last ditch effort to save their war torn country, they have been sent to climb the Mountain and wake the giants. Eoghan is certain the old legends about the giants are just stories from his childhood.

In 2010, still bound by the restraints of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell," Air Force pilot Aaron Chambers must continue to hide his ever-evolving, ever-sizzling love for Dr. John Castle. After surviving a near fatal shooting, Aaron and John are in no mood to bow to DADT idiocy.

A sudden, violent tornado sends Lachelle careening into the arms of a grumpy, blue-eyed painter working on her Tudor home. Julius hasn’t felt the touch of a woman in years. He prefers life on his own in the country with his dog. Most women can’t handle Julius anyway. He’s too gruff... Too possessive of his women. Too addicted to his lovers once he has them in his clutches. Most women want something less intense…