Carina Artess, southern born, African American, -William O'Malley, southern born, wealthy, Caucasian. These two people were destined to be, if only they can find a way to heal from a tragic past.

    In order to keep the inheritance of her husband's; her uncle wanted her to get pregnant. Yet, when Hawthorne dies unexpectedly, Uncle Charles kidnaps a man who resembles Kimberly's decease husband, ties him to a bed, and orders Kimberly to rape the man until she is pregnant. Uncle Charles would kill him, after the deed was done so no one would ever know the truth. Having no choice in the matter, Kimberly faces the exquisite dark body of man and in her innocence prepares herself to steal his seed. Surly, mean tempered Jaelen can't believe someone had the nerve to tie him to the bed. When his cold eyes fall on the beautiful, angelic Kimberly and he realizes her intentions, he vows to escape and get revenge if it takes the rest of his life.

    All she has to do is finish her last year of college with top honors and plan the biggest wedding event of the year, before she's off to being Mrs. Grey Henderson and V.P. of a major firm. Her five-year plan is working out smoothly until her fiance dumps her. In utter despair, she falls into the arms of another man and ends up pregnant by either the love of her life or the man of her dreams. Grey Henderson knows what he wants and gets it. Labeled the most eligible bachelor in Memphis, secured by riches and power, and son to the most hated and loved Mayor the city has ever seen, his only goal is to become the next Congressman of District 17. But like many men, Grey is a slave to sex. Marriage to Ivy would win the seat, but his desire to continue as a single man creates waves when he breaks off their engagement only to discover he wants her back. However, he quickly discovers his one-man playground has been tainted. Italian lover, Lt. Nicola Agosto is one of Memphis' top cops. Living life on the edge and sleeping around is a past time he enjoys when he's not serving as the Mayor's henchman. Operation Paycheck is a drug bust that will put his specialized unit in the forefront of a huge movement to crack down on the biggest drug dealer in Memphis. However, all his plans come to a screeching halt when he sleeps with Ivy and possibly gets her pregnant. Not only does he have to face the Henderson family, but he also has to face his love for Ivy.

    That was something cousins Ciaran and Connor found out the hard way. For one night of folly the cousins must walk the earth, deprived of the thing that caused their downfall-women, until they find their perfect mate. Just when they think they will never find their mates, the Luck of the Irish smiles upon them. Both end up in the United States, one in Chicago and the other in San Diego. The two cousins get the shock of their lives when they met the women meant to be theirs, both are strong women with chocolate colored skin, tempting their sweet tooth. Will they be able to keep these women for their own or just have a taste of ecstasy to tease them rest of their immortal lives?

    Afraid she will never love again, she decides to become a single mother giving her child her dead lover's name. Her plan to carefully choose a stranger to father her child is upset when the morning after the annual office party she wakes naked in her boss's bed. Layton Grayhawk has been impatiently waiting until time and circumstances finally contrive to land the woman of his fantasies just where he wants her in his arms and bed. Just as things finally seem on track for him to claim her as his own, she reveals her plans plans that threaten to tear the two apart. Love Out Loud By Marilyn Lee Book 2 in the Long Line of Love series As her thirty-first birthday approaches, plain but passionate accountant Benai Peters' romantic prospects improve when she attracts the attention of her best friend's brother-in-law at the wedding rehearsal dinner. The only problem is the handsome Randall Grayhawk mistakenly thinks she belongs to his older brother, the equally handsome but brooding Bancroft. Which means Benai is off limits to all the other Grayhawk brothers unless she can convince Randall that the two of them belong together. The Grayhawk brothers have never vied for the attention of the same woman until Randall finds himself falling hard for Benai. Despite his struggles and best intentions, he's reluctantly drawn into a steamy sexual and emotional relationship with her that threatens to destroy his cherished relationship with Bancroft and force the other Grayhawk brothers to take sides.

    Only fate won't leave him in peace. After losing his wife and unborn child in a car crash, he slips into the dark world of alcoholism. His desire to overcome his addiction leads him to a promise made to a dying friend and into the arms of a seductive chanteuse. Donovan Matthews ignites a passion within him he has long denied. The more time he spends with her, the more Niko finds her spitfire determination and fenerous heart as sensuous and exotic as the Lotus Blossoms that bloom in his garden. Can she end his internal war and help heal his aching soul? Concubine - Written by Simone Harlow - In the new world order, New Africa bounty hunter Nyssa Farris has only one goal...to get her daughter back from the woman who snatched her out of her arms as a baby. But to do that, she must break her one rule: hunt a slave. Once a pleasure slave to a king, Nyssa understands how the loss of freedom can scar a person's soul, and for her daughter, she will pay the price. Prince Assad Kuba is a man on the run. Escaped from the wicked Queen, he will do anything to stay out of her clutches. He doesn't expect a beautiful, determined woman to capture him, bed him and take him back in chains. Two people on a collision course will change nations.

    Her heart and body struggle with her mind's decision to cut him loose. For the first time in her thirty-three years she is totally independent. She's sent to San Francisco on business and meets the handsome Aidan Symonds also from New Orleans and there in business. Sassy is mysteriously drawn to him but decides that when she returns to the reality of home; Roux and her mother who is confined to a sanatorium, she doesn't need any further complications. Aidan pursues Sassy in the space created by Roux's giving her time to come to her senses. Sassy feels torn between two men; one representing her past, the other her future.

    During the bust he watches helplessly as sultry blues singer Bettie Bleue is cut down by a stray bullet. After rushing her to the hospital, he can't bring himself to leave her bedside. When she awakens, he decides to never leave her side at all.But wooing Bad Bettie has its complications. She's a bit flashy and hard to figure out for a straight arrow like the detective. Her sexy job and curvy build provoke beefs with the sort of men who don't take no for an answer. And having most of society against their love ain't a picnic, either.

    Eva Cavell is a woman with an embarrassing secret. She is sexually frustrated and is convinced that her size and race intimidates men. In an attempt to relieve her sexual tension, every Thursday Eva goes to a local movie theater and allows desperate strangers to fondle her in the dark. She allows no eye contact, no phone numbers-and definitely no names. During one of her escapades, renowned artist, Jared Delaney, a smooth Southern gentleman with irresistible violet eyes, has Eva breaking her own rules. He has been watching Eva on her weekly visits and sees through her icy defence and straight through to the hot passion burning underneath. ...expect to be framed Messing about in dark theaters isn't a good pastime for Eva. She is a tenure-track instructor at a private Denver college that is currently embroiled in a sex scandal and she is the youngest child of a prominent black family. To add to her turmoil, Neil Hollister, Eva's classroom aide and former student, is a handsome, barely-legal frat brat whose interest in her is carnal rather than academic-and she's tempted. Despite desperate attempts to maintain control, Eva's world is spiraling into chaos. As emotional pressures build inside her, an explosion is imminent. Will she ever be able to live her life how she wants and without shame? The answer may lie with a woman who is bold and unashamed in her sexuality. Can Eva be more like her? What would happen if she even tried?