I, Tiana Laveen, own all rights to this manuscript/novel. It is being re-released as a separate book at this time due to popular demand. That box set (Scandalous Heroes) is no longer available for purchase, as it was sold for a limited time only. If you did purchase that box set, then you already have this book in your possession on your Kindle, Nook or other electronic device. However, this version does include minor changes, as well as an ADDED BONUS SCENE, and is also available in paperback. Thank you. ~***~ WARNING: This book is adult in nature. It contains profanity/adult language, detailed sexual encounters, as well as topics such as death and grief. If any of these subject matters are not something you wish to delve into at this time, please be forewarned. Thank you. Julian Savant is a man on a mission. Growing up in Athens Georgia, he remained somewhat removed from the urban jungle of bigger cities. In this vibrant student town an hour’s drive from the Atlanta metropolis, he created his own domain in the ownership of a tattoo salon. It didn’t take long for his beautiful, captivating designs, the talent of his charismatic staff, and the capable management of his business to gain widespread attention. One day, his seemingly polar opposite walks through the door—intelligent and classy accountant, Milan Parker. Little does he know, their lives run parallel as they have both experienced recent traumatic loss. Milan finds herself strangely attracted to the eccentric Julian, and through the inking of her flesh, as well as his touch on her heart, she finds a kindred spirit with whom to begin her transformation. The two find themselves giving in to temptations, and Milan cannot resist as this one man from the opposite side of the tracks tattoos his intentions right across her soul…

    So I traded in my cheating husband for a one-way ticket to the land of gondolas, cobbled streets and…. sexy daring Italian men kissing me in doorways? Just one…one in particular… LUCA I’m used to it. Fast cars, glitzy galas and a few knockout supermodels on each arm. What I’m not used to is the bronze beauty I caught reveling in the sunlight. There’s something about the way she clings to me when I save her that makes me never want to let her go… Passport ready? Follow Kerry and Luca to Venice in Veronica Maxim's new billionaire romance series! A FREE BONUS copy of Falling For You, another Take Me To Europe Series book INCLUDED in this ecopy! Both are standalone books with no cliffhangers. This romance contains mature language and themes intended for 18+ audiences.

    Japanese-American police lieutenant Laine Tanizaki is working undercover to atone for a mistake, and as soon he and Corie meet, the attraction begins. But will it end when each learns the other's secret?

    Everyone has one. For Dr. Cassidy Brannon it was discovering her husband, Phillip, in a compromising position with his best friend Max’s almost fiancée, Amber, while vacationing with the other couple. Angry and heartbroken, she and Max indulge in a night of drunken, vindictive sex. The next day, Cassidy returns home with one goal in mind—divorce.However, nothing goes as planned. Phillip, hell bent on fixing their marriage, won’t agree to a divorce. What was only meant to be one, never to be spoken of again, night with Max is evolving into something much more complicated. Then Cassidy discovers she’s pregnant. With both Max and Phillip adamantly claiming to be the father, how much more can Cassidy take before she’s pushed beyond the breaking point?

    The only dark skinned member of her white Southern family, she struggles to fit in - even at home. At eighteen years old and with only a handful of months before she graduates, her parents' marriage falls apart and Birdie is shipped to her mother's small hometown to live with an uncle she never knew she had. The plan is simple: get through these last few months with her head down, graduate, and then be free to move away and finally take control of her life once and for all. The plan did not include falling for the very popular, very handsome, very pigment-challenged Wesley Lott. But things don't always go according to plan... This book has mature sexual situations and language and is intended for a mature audience.

    Her imagination runs wild and then fixates on Ian Baird. He'll be working at the Langston Museum for a short stint as a consulting curator. He's Scottish. He believes sex is fun to be had. He's the perfect choice for a fling. She only has to get him break his rule about sleeping with co-workers. Seducing a man was on her bucket list...Ian is no one's fool and knows exactly what Jocelyn wants—him. If she didn't work for the Langston Museum, he'd be more than happy to oblige any and every fantasy she desired, but she's the curator. She's sweet, inexperienced and well liked by everyone including the museum owner and director. Ian can't risk losing such an important contact for his consulting business. Not even when everything within in him craves a taste of her.When Jocelyn sets her sights on him, there's no way Ian can deny her. They agree their affair will end in thirty days. No emotions, no entanglements, just sex. The closer the end date looms, they start to question if it's possible to walk away. They'll either have to come to terms of what they've become or stick to their original agreement.

    That was then. Now Antonia is jobless, alone and at a crossroads. What better time to travel the world? A solo honeymoon on the Emerald Isle will be like hitting the reset button. No distractions, no drama.Add some luck o’ the IrishAiden Byrnes may be a literature professor, but words fail him when he meets the woman staying in the cottage next door. Tully Cross is meant to be a sleepy little village, and he’s meant to be on a working holiday—not a vacation, and most definitely not with his beautiful neighbor.And you get some mighty good craicThey say laughter is the best medicine—and as it turns out, superhot sex isn’t so bad either. Antonia and Aiden’s spark quickly grows into what could be something special, if they’re willing to take the leap. Ending up an ocean apart is unthinkable, and when real life comes calling, there’s no ignoring that leap anymore…

    All she wants is a job, a roof over her and her son’s heads, and peace. Finally, peace. But can she find all of that, and more, in Jericho? Heartthrob Robert “Bobby” Sinatra, the bad boy of the Big Daddy Sinatra big clan, isn’t looking for love either. As the mayor of Jericho, he has his hands full and has no interest in putting those hands, or his heart, anywhere else. But when he lays eyes on Rain, everything changes. He wants her. Badly. And what Bobby wants, Bobby gets. Their relationship is a whirlwind, as Bobby goes from a stranger to her rescuer to her lover in no time flat. Rain goes from hands off, to hands all over Bobby, just as fast. But Bobby has a past. And Rain has a lot of pain. And when his past and her pain collide, will their blooming, earnest love survive? Bobby Sinatra: In All The Wrong Places is the first explosive installment in the Rags to Romance series.

    Focused on his car restoration business and his three little ones, he’s made it through the terrible twos, and tougher threes with the help of Godmother extraordinaire, Liv Cole. When his fiancée Rain ran off with Liv’s boyfriend, Anthony, the two find themselves equally betrayed. While dealing with the aftermath, they form a strong bond. When a fire forces the feisty, independent, Liv to seek shelter in the Maloney home, the best friends begin to see what’s right in front of them. The passion flows naturally but their progression is hindered by past scars. Can they recover from loss and heartache to try again for love?

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    Unfortunately, tonight she was stuck in an airport in Edmonton, Alberta, which means spending the night with a bunch of strangers, and a man who had witnessed her earlier embarrassing incident. A thirty-nine year old oil rigger, Niall O'Cinneide is also stuck in the same airport. His night improves as he notices the woman who had snared his attention the moment he saw her -- in the men's restroom. Incredible sex in a restroom is what they share before the night is over. A few weeks later they meet in Texas when Niall is staying at the hotel she is temporarily assigned to. Torrye fights her desire for this masculine temptation. Niall doesn-t care; he has found her again refuses to let her go this time. Is it possible that true love could begin from An Unlikely Encounter.

    Ciara Simmons takes her journalism degree and her knife-edged ambition to New York City, where she goes undercover on former playboy Luka Belmonte's mayoral campaign. She soon learns Luka's darkest secret: to run the city, the charming, seductive son of one of NYC's most famous politicians will have to get in bed with the mafia. Just like his father did. Exposing him would be a public service, and guarantee her reputation as a rising star of journalism. There's just one problem ... she'd rather ride him than ruin him. *** Luka is determined to shed his party-boy image and ascend to the pinnacle of NYC politics. He'll do whatever it takes, even deal with mobsters. The one thing he didn't count on was smart, stunning Ciara. Her refusal to throw herself at his feet only makes her sexier. He knows she's a threat, but all he wants to do is take her for his own—and protect her from harm. With danger on every side, Luka and Ciara must decide whether to honor old loyalties ... or forge new ones that could cost them everything **Be the first to learn when the second novel in this mafia romance comes out by signing up to Sadie Black's newsletter, the link is in the book.**

    One sexy text and a mix-up between two exes, end up being an explosive night filled with undeniable pleasure. Will this be the beginning of a beautiful love affair, or will their passion end as they exit The Cage? Adult content!

    Commander Kevan ‘Ice’ Quinn had one love and that was the USCG (United States Coast Guard). Until he met the young and inexperienced beauty Asha Radcliffe. A night of what was supposed to be casual, uncommitted sex, opened his eyes to the possibility of more. Then one routine mission of search and rescue ended disastrously. Lt. Commander’s life was spared at a devastating cost. However, the man pulled out of the sea is not the same daredevil chopper pilot who went in. His faith, his marriage, and his life fall into peril jeopardy. When he understands the cost of his bitterness it is too late. He, however, wants one chance again to test his fate. He has three days to convince the only woman who he has ever love to forgive and release him from his mistakes. Will she? Or is really out of time.

    From the time he was a child, the importance of keeping his father's legacy in the family was drilled into him. His dream was to expand the company until Davenport Corporation was a household name.The one thing Sean Davenport wants - needs - is a child of his own blood to carry on the legacy his father left behind. A child of his own that he could groom and train to take over the company when the time came. For a man of his means, it should have been simple.But money can't buy everything.And this is the one thing he begins to believe he will never have.At least until he meets Danielle Knox, a rising star in the art world and the one person in the world who doesn't appear to be impressed by his wealth. To achieve his goal, he has to make her fall in love with him.But first he has to keep her alive....