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Storm Front


Rachel Curtis - 2013
    She's just as attracted to his sexy intensity and humor as she used to be, but she's not a silly girl anymore. Sure, she might enjoy a one-night-stand, but she's never going to fall for him. Not again.Always forced into the public eye because of his business dealings and high-profile relationships, Michael doesn't trust journalists, and he doesn't trust women. Allison is both, which means he can never surrender to his tumultuous feelings for her, even though they only rage stronger when the storm finally ends.

Real Vampires Don't Sparkle


Amy Fecteau - 2013
    Quin didn’t care. A seventeen-hundred old Roman, Quintus Livius Saturnius had a different view of morality than most people. Killing Matheus and hijacking his undead existence seemed perfectly acceptable to him.Now, Matheus spends his nights running for his life, questioning his sexual orientation, and defying a mysterious new threat to the vampires within his city. Not that he set out to do any defying; he just wanted to be left alone.Unfortunately, that was never going to happen.Volume One of Real Vampires Don't Sparkle

Lost My Way Found


Kelly Lee Casey - 2014
    Is it so naïve to want to believe that maybe, just maybe, after a few very hard knocks and escaping the only life she has ever known, the gods have smiled down on Laina Gehring? Is it possible that she has found not one, but two soul mates at the same time? Lost My Way Found takes place against the backdrop of the artistic community in the city of Portland, Maine. It is this place that Laina Gehring adopts as her own after fleeing New York, leaving behind memories filled with both pain and regret. With the help of her friends, she bravely starts a new life and meets two amazing men. Declan is a gallery owner and artist and the other, Ben, a professor and café owner. Both men, friends since childhood, are immediately taken with the dark haired beauty and neither is willing to back off from pursuing her. Laina finds herself falling head over heals for the two and does not know how to choose between them. As the sexual and emotional relationships with the men grow deeper she admits to herself that she will never make that choice. As their love triangle becomes more serious with each passing day, Laina becomes lost enough in her new-found life, as well as trying to prevent her past from catching up with her, that she doesn’t see that there is someone else that wants her for his own. He is watching, waiting… for that moment that her guard is down and vulnerable to his dark intentions…

A Tempting Proposal


Sherelle Green - 2013
    Fulfilling her beloved grandmother's last wish could be the closure she needs. But purchasing a breathtaking lake-view estate in her Chicago hometown comes with one string attached. His name's Daman Barker, and he's bidding on the same property. Worse, Imani has to team up with Mr. Sexy And He Knows It to plan the gala of the year.When Daman goes after something he wants, he usually gets it. And his latest venture is no exception. Only, this time he has a partner. Vibrant and savvy, Imani is arousing desire Daman knows he should resist. But when a family revelation threatens all that he cherishes most, Daman will risk everything to turn a business merger into a passionate union between two loving hearts.

Pricks and Pragmatism


J.L. Merrow - 2010
    Instead he’s facing homelessness, thanks to the lover who’s just kicking him out of their posh digs. It’s not his first rejection—his father tossed him out at age sixteen—but Luke has no problem trading his favors for a home and security. Especially with rich, powerful, handsome men.Except now, with finals bearing down, there’s no time to be choosy. He needs a roof over his head and he needs it now. Even if it means settling temporarily for a geeky, less-than-well-off chemical engineer called Russell.Luke’s fully prepared to put out for the guy—because after all, in this world no one gets something for nothing. But Russell isn’t just a nerd; he’s an honourable nerd who wants to save himself for someone special.At first Luke is annoyed, but the more time he spends with Russell, the closer he comes to a devastating realization. He wants to be that someone special. Except he’s fallen for the one man he can’t seem to charm…

Everyone Keeps Secrets


Katherine Greyson - 2014
    As my heart pounded, I tried to remain calm. One misstep and I'd fall to my death. Trapped between him and the water I struggled for a way to break free, but the menacing arch of his brow made it clear-do not cross him. Why hadn't I seen through this clever facade? My heart filled with regret. As I stared into his eyes that reflected his murderous gaze, a shiver raced up my spine. I knew this was my last chance to escape, but before I could act, he moved smoothly toward me like a shark in the water. I swallowed. "You won't bury your sins this time." He merely sauntered forward and smirked. "I already have. Remember-everyone keeps secrets." " This bestselling romance-mystery is on sale for a limited-time to introduce you to up-and-coming author Katherine Greyson. We hope you enjoy! Description of Volume One, "Keeping Secrets" Five years ago, one of the most horrific crimes imaginable occurred at the estate of the Crawford family. In the aftermath, the two youngest boys were kidnapped. But who kidnapped the boys? And why? It's now five years later and Simplicity Kendall-a girl whose life is anything but simple-is headed to a seemingly ordinary day of high school. However, fate intervenes and tosses her into one harrowing adventure with the new boy in town. Unable to resist a good mystery, she's drawn to the handsome, but troubled young man. However, when one turns over a rock, one never knows what they'll find-a buried treasure or a poisonous snake. Desperate to protect his family, he's willing to risk life and limb to keep his riddled past a secret. The closer she gets to the truth, the more her life is in danger. Surrounding our young heroine is an ensemble of family and friends each concealing their own dark secrets. Masks peel away and buried pasts are exposed as we discover how many people in the sleepy town of Stony Creek are "Keeping Secrets."

A Perfect Mess


Zoe Dawson - 2012
    He was always the unpredictable one, the one who would be brash enough to make it big self-publishing horror novels on the internet. He promised never to tell, but everyone knows you can never trust an Outlaw.Then a year later, in the middle of the night, she receives a phone call at Tulane. Her aunt, who took her in after her mother’s death, is in a coma under suspicious circumstances. Now she has to face that one person who knows all about what she did that summer—sexy Booker. Returning to Hope Parish to be with her aunt, stirs up all those ugly memories. When Aubree starts getting threats, she can’t help but wonder if what she did last summer was tied to her aunt’s “accident.” Afraid, she turns to the only person who knows the truth and Booker doesn’t hesitate to offer his broad shoulder for her to lean on. But Booker has a secret of his own that could crush their fledgling relationship.As the hot, sultry summer days move on, she finds that even a perfectly smart girl can lose her heart to a perfectly bad boy. What is she going to do when someone starts asking questions Aubree doesn’t want to answer? She’s knee deep into a terribly dangerous, wholly life changing, who-can-she-really-depend-on perfect mess.A Perfect Series: Three perfect girls, three perfect secrets, one unholy trinityA Perfect Mess, Book #1 – the girl most likely to succeed, an unpredictable Outlaw, and a dangerous secret that could be the death of her.A Perfect Mistake, Book #2 – A preacher’s daughter, a reckless Outlaw, and a secret that will change her life forever.A Perfect Dilemma, Book #3 – The town’s poor little rich girl, a sweet-talking Outlaw, and a secret that will ruin all that she holds dear

Hilariously Ever After


Helena HuntingAnnika Martin - 2019
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The Last Viking


Sandra Hill - 2004
    He wore nothing but a leather tunic, spoke in an ancient tongue, and he was standing in Professor Meredith Foster's living room. The medieval historian told herself he was part of a practical joke, but with his wide gold belt, callused hands, and the rabbit roasting in her fireplace, the brawny stranger seemed so...authentic. Suddenly Meredith was mesmerized by his bronzed, muscular form, and her body surrendered to the fantasy that Geirolf Ericsson really was a Viking from a thousand years ago, sent only to pleasure her. But as she tried to teach him to eat spaghetti and use a computer, she realized he knew an awful lot about the tenth century--and so little about the twentieth. And as he helped her fulfill her grandfather's dream of re-creating a Viking ship, he awakened her to dreams of her own. Until she wondered if the hand of fate had thrust her into the loving arms of...The Last Viking