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The man whispering those words in my ear isn't just a powerful mob boss, he's the brute who stripped me bare, whipped me with his belt, and claimed my virgin body roughly and shamefully in front of his men as I screamed and begged and came for him until I collapsed in his arms. I should hate it when he calls me that, but all I do is blush as I wait for him to make me his all over again.

I've started a new game, this one more sinister than the last. Every time she tries to fight what we have, I just pull her deeper into my deception. The slightest disobedience to my rules brings swift punishment. I've pushed her to the edge. She wants to kill me. The only problem is...she loves me.

Ethan and Madison have been best friends since they were kids, practically brother and sister. Until one drunken night when Madison tells Ethan about her plans to lose her virginity. Ethan goes from brotherly love to overprotective daddy. Never letting her out of his sight and driving her crazy. At her wit's end, Madison confronts Ethan and suggests that he take her virginity. All he'd have to do is just "poke" her. But when Ethan agrees, he is determined to make it an experience Madison deserves. One she will never forget. "I will make love to you, but I will not poke you."

After a difficult start, Caden Payne—the top commander in the Welsh Mafia Organization—is ready to turn over a new leaf. And with that resolution comes his biggest mission yet—full management of a multi-billion-dollar private security training base. The only problem? In order to get the funding, he’s been paired up with the daughter of the project’s beneficiary—their biggest competitor and rival, Johansen Enterprises. Circe Johansen isn’t his type. And he’s definitely not interested in her like that, despite having to work closely with her to complete his mission.

The lord of lust has done it again, and in this anything but sweet, four-book box set full of forbidden silver foxes and sassy cougars, he proves that age is no boundary to love, or lust. Includes: Forbidden Desires, Serving the Senator, The Boss's Daughter (Sweet Temptations, Book 2), Tequila Sunset.

Every town has a history. Ours is just a little darker than most. For years, I've celebrated Halloween and Hollow Bridge's history with everyone else who lives here. Parades, festivals, and insane Halloween parties have always been a staple for us. Some bad behavior is expected, given what we're celebrating. But murder has never been on the table before. Someone in Hollow Bridge wants to bring the stories to life, and they're not firing any warning shots. When rumors of someone wearing a Halloween mask surface, it isn't long before the first person is killed.

I've surrendered. I have no other choice. With Babydoll gone, I'm going to do whatever it takes to find her. I will lie. Cheat. Murder...and I'll do so with a smile. I'll even sell my soul to the devil...because that's who my father, Sean Kelly, is. He won't stop until Belfast is his. He knows I'm at my breaking point. Just how far will he push until I lose myself to the darkness for good? But I'm prepared to give it all away. She's all that matters. However, this life isn't done with me yet.

When I agreed to be an adjunct professor for a semester, I never anticipated Savannah. When she walks into my classroom, I'm struck by her beauty. There's no way I can deal with seeing her three days a week. She's pure temptation. There's just one problem… I keep running into her. First, it's our dogs getting tangled together on a walk in the park. Then I see her ex putting his hands on her when she repeatedly asks him to stop. Of course, I step in.

I messed up. One too many shots in Las Vegas, and I wake up with the hangover from hell, a man in my bed, and a ring on my finger. The only problem is that the man in my bed is my family's enemy, and… he's naked. All we need is to annul this mistake of a marriage, and we can go back to our lives as if this never happened… or so I thought.

I've always been the dutiful son, living my life for everyone else but me. So, walking in on my fiancée with someone else during our engagement party should have filled me with devastation, but instead, I felt relieved. When a drunken message to the woman whose heart I broke all those years ago comes back with a reply, will this be the second chance I've always hoped for, or is it too late?

As the King and Queen of the Seelie Court of Delight, Lir and Louisa travel to the prison of Griem Dorcha to hear the cases of the Unseelie Fae that Drosselmeyer freed from his mansion. But when their journey takes an unexpected turn, they are trapped in an icy stronghold and forced to play a twisted game. As the stakes rise higher, Louisa must confront her deepest doubts about her marriage and her worst fears about life in Faerie—as well as some harsh truths about herself.

In the high-pressure world of professional sports, Becca is determined to make her own way. So, when she's sent to a spring training camp to work as a trainer with her local baseball team, she decides to hide her family's connection to the sports world. No one needs to know her brother is the world's best quarterback. Chase Turner is a veteran catcher set to make history with a new and lucrative contract. All he has to do is get through spring training without anyone realizing he is playing in pain.

She broke the rules of our game—she ran. Now she will pay. When will my pretty pawn learn that I am the master of this game? Only I will be the victor. She thinks she can hide from me. She thinks she can escape my wrath. She's wrong. This time when I catch her, there will be no escape. I no longer want her as just my beautiful captive. She will now become my wife, even if I have to drag her down the aisle. I want her under my complete control. I want her every breath, her every movement, her every thought to be only of me. This is no longer a game. She changed the rules, but I will still win.

Right before I quit, I called my boss Mr. Naughty--to his face. Now I'm somehow his fiancée, and we're getting married. This is a very steamy Christmas romance.

Most guys ghost me when they find out I'm a single mom. Everyone, except Austin. Dating in a small town sucks. Like really sucks. Especially when your past is filled with drama like mine. I don't have time for any of that. I have my son to look after. That's why I took this job at Fit Mountain Construction. As the company's new receptionist, I can just go to work and come home. The last thing I need is to fall in love with my coworker, Austin. Unfortunately, Austin is a hot mountain man. Hot mountain men are my weakness. And Austin? Well, he’s hot, and sweet, and there for me when I need him.

The Scorpion Kings took me. They made me believe in them. Gave me everything I’d given up hoping for. Then they burned it all down. Now, it’s time to show them that I’m not a damsel in distress. I’m not a victim. I am the villain in this story. It’s time to show them all that even fallen princesses can become Queens.

It's not easy building a pack when your father forbids you from dating any of his New Haven Foxes hockey players. But Sloane Applegate is an Omega on a mission and her current target is none other than a surly Alpha defenseman who is supposed to be off-limits. It starts off simple, dating in secret, and making sure that her father doesn't find out she's being courted by one of his players. But things get a little more complicated when the team's mascot and new goalie also catch the Omega's eye, on and off the ice.

Following her departure from Faerie, Alice tries to adjust to the rhythm of her old life. But confusing emotions draw her into a new venture with Dorothy, a girl from a neighboring farm. When the pair are transported to a whole new part of Faerie, Alice encounters former acquaintances who, like her, haven't moved past what transpired in the Unseelie kingdom.

Giselle was the daughter of a world-renowned ballerina, struggling to live up to her mother's legacy. When she decides to leave the stage, she lands in Atlanta, content to teach ballet lessons. What she didn't expect was to wind up teaching the NFL's biggest bad boy how to plié. Tyson Black was from the other side of the tracks, using football to get himself off the streets and out of trouble. But as the new season approaches, his game is lacking, sparking his coach to send him to the one place he'd never be caught dead: Ballet lessons.

What do you do when a client threatens to stop doing business with your company because he finds out about a one-night stand you had with his daughter's friend? I'll tell you what my siblings make me do. They make me take our innocent IT Director with us to the client's largest fundraising event… as my fake girlfriend. They think this will help with my image and possibly salvage our relationship with our client. Lexi is not my usual type at all. She's shy, doesn't wear makeup, and her clothes are two sizes too big for her.