Completely indifferent, he leaves his mother to invite all the most suitable candidates to a house party at Winsdale Park, promising to choose one of them as his duchess. Returning home after several days of pre-nuptial carousing, Eli falls from his horse and badly injures his head. His life is saved by a mysterious woman who fascinates and enthrals Eli.Athena Defoe and her young twin sisters are hiding from their past in a tumbledown cottage on Eli’s estate. Athena refuses to place her trust in Eli, but he is equally determined to repay her by protecting her. To do so he must first discover what or whom she is so afraid of. With attention focused on her by the duke’s interest, Athena’s whereabouts becomes known and danger visits her quiet corner of Hampshire.Caught up in the whirl of his mother’s entertainments, Eli must race against time to save the woman he’s fallen in love with, even if she isn’t duchess material…

    After years of mental abuse and blatant disrespect she learns that moving on might just be in her best interest. Luckily for her, she meets a handsome man named, Honest. He's someone that's simple, yet so different. This within itself attracts her to him even more. However, there is a problem. By quickly moving on with him, Yonnie learns that overcoming her love for Si will be no easy task. With her best friend Kay riding shotgun through all of the drama and chaos with her, Yonnie quickly learns that her life is being tested. Make sure that you're seated and restrained, because Emotional Rollercoaster is going to take you on a fast paced, uphill ride with vertical loops and winding turns that are sure to leave you on the edge of your seat and wanting more.

    A lie I needed to tell in order to make sure he hired me. If anyone knew the truth about my past, I’d probably never get hired for anything again. But trying to mislead Xander Bradford is pretty much pointless. The man is a machine in every way – he’s just a few years older than me, and yet he’s running a powerful biotech company worth billions of dollars. The stories of Xander’s romantic life are as legendary as his rise in the medical field. Pick any gorgeous celebrity—actress, model, singer—and he’s pretty much guaranteed to have bedded her, the proof splashed across every page of the tabloids. Meanwhile, I’m a total romantic novice. I had no time for guys while I was concentrating so hard on my education. Of course, that was before I got kicked out of med school, the one thing I was ever any good at… Apparently I haven’t learned my lesson, because now I’ve messed up again, and Xander has caught me. Little do I know that his way of dealing with my untruth will be to slowly torment me with his charisma, his charm, his ability to make me scream his name in bed. He will teach me everything about my body, and destroy everything I thought I knew about my mind and soul. Because as it turns out, the ultimate punishment for my crimes might just be losing Xander Bradford forever…

    As the old cliche goes, "If I can't have you know one will". This couldn't be more true as Kelli attempts to rid her best friend Symone of everything she loves, just to settle an old debt that Symone is not even aware exist. Kelli made it her business to become Symone's best friend as teenagers, simply because she knew a secret that no one, except the original parties involved, knew about. Now nearly 20 years later, "Operation Destroy Symone", is well under way. Will Kelli succeed in destroying Symone, or will her hard work backfire?

     Simply Alpha Wolves is Simply INCREDIBLE! This one-off package features some of the best selling authors from the world of Paranormal Romance. Well known names such as Amira Rain, Jasmine White, Ellie Valentina and more have collaborated to bring you a HUGE dose of sexy Alpha goodness. There will be love, romance, action and adventure alongside some hot mating in each of these 10 amazing books. We are proud to say that EVERY book in this package has been a bestseller and has reached the top 10 of the werewolves & shifter charts so you are guaranteed quality! By the way, each book can be read standalone and none will leave you hanging! This is your chance to own them all! The 10 Incredible Books included in this collection for you are.... 1 The Alphas Unwanted Mate – Ellie Valentina The time has come Angeline to be mated whether she likes it or not. She is going to be mated to the Alpha Clyde who is not so happy about it either. Can Clyde learn to love her and desire her as his mate? 2 The Alpha's Surrogate – Angela Foxxe Richard Dallas is an alpha in NEED. So much so, that he hires Reign to be his surrogate mother and give him a child. However, there are others who wants this special baby and it is down to the Alpha to protect his surrogate! 3 Legend Of The Highland Wolves– Bonnie Burrows Anella is the King's daughter who is intrigued by a man her people have captured and held prisoner. As she learns more about this man, her intrigue turns into infatuation and then a whole lot more. Is the Kings daughter going to sleep with the wolf? 4 The Next Alpha – Jasmine White Nika signed up to a dating website looking for excitement. And she got more than she bargained for when her date was sexy Nathan, the next Alpha of his pack... 5 Chained To The Alpha – JJ Jones Fynna wakes up in the woods with no idea of how she got there. She is chained to a man named Devin and she has no idea she is actually chained to an ALPHA! 6 The Alphas Mail Order Mate – Jade White When Alpha James Nightsky sent a letter to his old alpha requesting some women for his own pack he had no idea what to expect. He certainly did not expect to meet the beautiful Chastity who is set to become his new mate... 7 The Wolf's Forbidden Baby – Ellie Valentina When Kyla has a one night stand with Devan she finds herself pregnant. Even worse, she is a werecoyote and he is a wolf, a FORBIDDEN combination which could mean big trouble for both of them! 8 The Real Italian Alphas – Bonnie Burrows Betsy Torano found the tall, dark and handsome Gabriel Russo impossible to resist but soon she must find out his tall, dark and furry secret... 9 Fated To The Alpha – Jasmine White Evelyn is fated to marry the alpha of her pack but there could be trouble ahead since her heart belongs to another alpha. That is Jeremy who is the alpha of their sworn enemies.. 10 The Island Of Alphas – Amira Rain Liz is a doctor who is hired to work on a mysterious island to cure their fertility problems.

     It started off as the only way to survive. It never should have grown from there. But how could I say no? He was impossible to resist. Now, things have gone too far… and I’m about to be married to a very bad man. I never thought it could happen to me. My ex was always sweet and loving… until he wasn’t. The first time he exploded, he swore it would never happen again. Time revealed that that was a huge lie. Luckily, I got out of there before something truly terrible happened. But he wasn’t happy to see me go… In fact, he’s coming after me. With nowhere else to run, I turn to the only man who can protect me. A biker. Not just any biker, though – the new president of the Silent Havoc MC. He’s as tough as they come. Scarred, tatted, and with piercing eyes that drill right to the core of me. He’s got darkness in his past that he refuses to disclose. I should stay away – he’s almost as bad as the man on my trail. But before I know it, he’s swallowed me whole… And all I can do is beg for more. It’s wrong, I know. But God, it feels so right. It feels like I was born to please him. PLEASING HIM is a full-length standalone bad boy heist baby romance. Comes with additional bonus content. All sex occurs between consenting adults.

    There's just one problem – it's not déjà vu. This discovery leads to tragic consequences and Mackenzie's once-perfect life falls apart, until he encounters a mysterious woman with a secret of her own. From glittering Hong Kong to outback Australia and the underbelly of Tokyo, Mackenzie finds himself caught up in a world of conspiracies and organized crime, and an unrelenting pursuit where fate is always one step ahead. "A fantastic, stylish, fast-paced read" "Hooked since the first chapter" "Something at the turn of every page or around every corner. Highly recommend this book, do yourself a favor and get lost in it for a while"

    Mine alone... Lindsay Williams still remembers her one passionate night with her best friend’s brother. She’d been in love with him for as long as she could remember... But she was left with a big surprise after Ethan Taylor left town: She was pregnant with his baby. For years, Lindsay kept the identity of her child’s father a secret. She put her plans on hold to raise her baby, allowing Ethan the freedom to live his dream. When Lindsay learns that her best friend is coming to town to get married, she’s thrown into panic. How will she keep her daughter a secret? And how can she admit to her best friend that she slept with her older brother? Ethan never forgot the day Lindsay gave him her most precious gift. Years later and miles away, she still haunts his dreams. Lindsay is the only woman he has ever had profound feelings for. The only appeal of going home for his sister’s wedding is seeing Lindsay again. She may not want anything to do with a notorious playboy, but he’s willing to try his luck. When they meet, the passion between them is more intense than ever. Ethan realizes that he has fallen for Lindsay. But, will he be able to forgive her when he discovers her secret? NOTE: This book includes 5 bonus stories! AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a 17,000 word stand-alone story with an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! Story contains mature themes and language and is intended for 18+ readers only.

    As the owner of an antiques shop, she spends her days collecting rare and unusual trinkets for her customers and living her ideal life. When she discovers one of her customers dead, just outside the back entrance to her shop, Sadie's seemingly simple existence is thrown into a tailspin, especially after it's discovered that one of her rare branding irons was used to mark the victim's body. With all eyes on her, Sadie will have to get suspicion off of her and flush out the real killer before they strike again.

    The DSF mission of protecting and recovering art and artifacts means combating Centaur, a shadowy international crime syndicate. ON DEADLY GROUND Desperate to save her brother, museum director Kate Fontaine must work with Max Rivera, the ex-military guide she doesn’t trust to return a precious Mayan artifact to its temple, but when desire flares between them, outrunning international black-market smugglers and an earthquake seems simple compared to risking their hearts. RING OF TRUTH Recovering crown jewels could get the FBI off Cortez Jones’s back, but he needs the help of Mara Marton who blames his jewel-thief father for destroying her family. Mara wants this chance to prove her father's innocence, but how can she trust Cort? Sparks fly as they race black-market smugglers to the jewels. There's no turning back, once their lives—and their heart are on the line. CLEOPATRA'S NECKLACE Thomas Devlin must recover Cleopatra’s necklace, but when the smugglers pursue his old flame, he jets to her aid. Cleo's involvement with the necklace’s forger sends her on the run. She knows Thomas will protect her but will he crush her love again? As they race against time, they learn more is at stake than recovering the antiquity. The peril escalates, and so does the risk to their hearts. AT LAST (A DEVLIN WEDDING NOVELLA) Owing her brother and his bride, maid of honor Andie Devlin is determined to make their wedding perfect. She’s falling for Mike Pagano but fears he’ll judge her wild-child past. He wants to keep her safe from an attack threatening the wedding, but more than that, he wants her in his arms. When she learns her brother assigned him as her bodyguard, she pushes him away … leaving her vulnerable.

    She fails at both when her father abuses her. Headstrong and high-spirited, though crippled by his severe beating, she remains strong and refuses to allow him to crush her indomitable will. When her father threatens those she loves, Georgiana knows that the only thing that will protect her is a knife through his heart. Ravenstone is a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love. It is the first book in a series and what is left unanswered is the central question. We know what Georgiana has been willing to do for those she loves and must protect. But will the price be too high?

    In that moment, she understood the nature of her life: an outlier."In 1883, a young Chinese woman is sold by her father to human traffickers and forcibly taken from her family and home in the mountains of Hunan. Facing brutality and deprivation, Ya Zhen must forge within herself a core of strength that will allow her to survive. Her journey ends thousands of miles and a continent away when she’s purchased in San Francisco as an indentured prostitute and taken to Eureka, a rugged and remote area of coastal California. This fledgling outpost—a coarse place filled with lumber mills, brothels, churches, and saloons—is bounded by ocean on one side and heavy redwood forests everywhere else.In Eureka, another woman, Rose Allen, doesn’t quite fit in. Big-hearted, but hard-headed and outspoken, Rose struggles against the prejudices and social expectations of her Victorian neighbors and acquaintances—especially after she falls in love with the Chinese shopkeeper, Bai Lum. When she learns that several Chinese women are kept as virtual slaves at Salyer’s Hotel, Rose joins forces with a small group of friends who are determined to help Ya Zhen escape her grim incarceration. But even as they devise a plan to get her free, a terrible accident precipitates the upheaval of the entire town, and tension mounts as the clock begins ticking for everyone.With a rich cast of unforgettable characters both fictional and historical, Chasing Down the Moon is based on true events that tore a community apart. This gripping historical fiction and literary love story will break your heart, give you reason to hope, and ultimately make you believe in the resilience of the human spirit.

    No one can hear me because…” there was a brief, hectic silence, “I am dead… have been dead for the past eighteen years.”Dead! No. No way! It was one thing to suspect it. It was completely another thing to hear it from her.Beautiful and witty, Tisha Mathur finds her life turn upside down on her eighteenth birthday when she interrupts a havan intended to bring peace to the soul of Ambika. Now, awakened from a slumber of eighteen years, Ambika is back in the real world. And if Tisha wants her normal life back, she only needs to do two things- 1. Help Ambika find her wedding chain that she claims to have never taken apart.2. Go on a date with Rudra Singh Shekhawat - who Ambika thinks looks like Dev Anand.What starts as a simple hunt of a lost chain quickly catapults into a somersault as Tisha realizes that someone doesn’t want her asking questions about Ambika… and a horrifying discovery that Ambika might not have committed suicide as is the general belief.

    Can they learn on the job, where failure means death? Relying on their training, they will scratch, claw, and take the most dangerous jobs to prove themselves, but will it be enough? Can they fight the establishment and the Zoo at the same time? And what the heck’s up with that puppy they found? Pick up Reprobates and find out. Go up and click on the 'Read for Free' or 'Buy Now' button and follow our trio as they find out that what doesn't eat them... Waits to eat them next time.

    College sophomore Chloe Adams returns to Birch Harbor determined to find the remnants of the secret society known as Abraham's Men.Yet, the only clues she has are the words 'find Ian Rose' and a strange coded journal that once belonged to her father.No longer able to hear the voices that have plagued her for most of her life, and finally having the loving home she has always dreamed of, Chloe struggles to define what she wants--Until fate and her mentor conspire to offer her the chance to discover the truth.Unfortunately, the truth might kill her.