Determined never to wed a deceitful cheater she flees half-way across the world. However, she knew he would come after her and all she could do was remain hidden long enough for everyone to accept the fact she would never become his bride. Several week fly by until one morning she is woken by the sound of a helicopter arriving. He had found her and knew there was no choice but to return home and inform their families there would be no marriage. Hurt and unable to believe they would not accept her decision and had lied to her for years she has no other option but to go through with the farce of a ceremony tying her to a lying cheating prince. Though he would never love her and if she could hide what was in her heart from him she wanted only one thing and nothing else. She would lavish all her affection on the baby he would give her. At first furious when he was informed Mersiha had run away, Immad is determined to fetch her back. Her fate had been decided from the moment she drew breath. After speaking to one of her friends he learns the true reason why she had left and is filled with guilt. When he found her, he would make it up to her. His plans go awry after the announcement on television that his ex-mistress his pregnant with his child. Knowing how much his princess was hurting he could only set her free and hoped some day in the future he would make her his wife. Riddled with remorse he wanted only to win her heart and trust back once more. Astounded when she requests that he makes love to her, he’s deeply wounded that she wants nothing but cold blooded sex from him. Even more indomitable he sets out to prove to her that what they feel for each other is true and lasting love.

    Right is the furthest thing from Beth Davis's mind when the Reno professor takes Thanksgiving break at a colleague's Lake Tahoe cabin. Until Coinneach McFarland arrives to fix a suspicious leak. It looks like somebody's playing matchmaker for two people sworn to stay single. But as things heat up, Beth is astonished to find she has discovered her soul mate just as she'd given up looking."The Christmas Set-Up" by Jill ShalvisCompeting architects Zoe and Jason have two weeks to come up with the design to win a coveted new project. But when a snowstorm strands them together at a secluded cabin, Zoe sees her chance to show Jason how she really feels. With romance blooming under the mistletoe, can she get the gorgeous Scrooge into the true Christmas spirit?"The New Year's Deal" by Julie KennerFive years ago, Cleo Daire and Josh Goodson said goodbye and went their separate ways. But first they made a promise to reunite. Now the ex-lovers are spending New Year's Eve in a romantic cabin, where passion takes them by surprise and long-wished-for dreams can sometimes come true.

    Then she found herself raising her deceased sister’s twin girls when their father disappeared. Now, with her beautiful girls, a community that depends on her, and her photography studio finally taking off, Lee Ann may not have the life she’d imagined, but it’s definitely where she wants it. Until Cody, her bad-boy ex, returns to Sugar Springs… Cody’s childhood put a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas. Bouncing around the foster care system, he was always the one to leave before anyone left him first. Then he found a place he wanted to stick. Lee Ann was the best thing that ever happened to him. Only, he hurt her. Bad. He’s back now, and determined to earn her forgiveness…and maybe win back her love while he’s at it.

    Big, deal-breaking strings. The big wig to whom her grandfather had already agreed to sell the company? Daniel Spencer, her ex-lover…and the father of her seven-year-old son. Only, he doesn’t know. What started as a standard business acquisition turns Daniel's world inside out. Leaving Jessica was the biggest mistake of his life. A mistake that compounds when he meets her son. Correction—their son. He might need a crash course in parenting, but that doesn’t stop him from laying everything on the line to put together a much different kind of merger—if he can convince Jessica to trust him with her life…and their son’s.

    Sexy blast from the past.After battling a hurricane of catastrophic proportions, Jason needs some downtime--badly! But there's no rest for the heroic. During another deluge, Jason's savior skills are suddenly in demand...by his hot friend Lizzy.She's fiercely independent. But that doesn't keep them from having incredible sex as they, ah, ride out the storm!Jason knows relationships and duty don't mix. Still, he feels as if he's being swept away by a flash flood of desire for Lizzy.The permanent kind...

    In the time they spent together, questions of guilt and innocence began to fade against the undeniable reality that two people from such different worlds should never have met.

    How's he supposed to decompress from his EMT job when his sultry neighbor and her explicit fantasies have his blood pressure spiking?Tightly wound Joy Clarke can't explain what's brought on these sizzling somniloquies--about a complete stranger, no less. She's already stressed, and there is no rest from her wicked, wicked thoughts. But when Rafe discovers that the object of all that steamy sleep-talk is him, he's set to make her dreams come true.Problem is, in the light of day Joy doesn't recall a thing!

    Knowing that Cara's design business is on the verge of collapse, Byron offers to save her from financial ruin by giving her the contract of a lifetime. Although he says his proposal comes with no strings, there's a catch: he's not just looking for an interior designer to complete his luxury home--he wants Cara to furnish him with a baby....

    Him: outgoing, intimidating, and wild, all the things I wasn’t.Yet we collided, smoke turning to stardust changed to flesh.Such catastrophic connection couldn’t last. We split apart—not separated, because that word is so gentle and we cracked in half—and I haven’t seen him in two and a half years.We aren’t the same; we never were. I hoped, but hope is nothing but a hellbent dream. I made it two years without him, I could make it forever more.I became, in one word, happy.And then I was kidnapped.Spence...save me...TO HAVE AND TO HOLD is Ketley Allison's stunning new novel that combines the heartwarming chance of finding lost love with the terrifying concept of being taken against your will. This thriller will heat you all the way through, then chill you to the bone.

    Experience them here, with two classic tales of heroes who face the most daring adventure of all--falling in love.The Admiral's BrideWhen six canisters of a lethal nerve agent are stolen from a military testing lab, Admiral Jake Robinson must recover the chemicals--by any means necessary. With Dr. Zoe Lange at his side he defies convention and decides to infiltrate the compound where religious fanatics have stored the deadly toxin. But Jake fears his instant attraction to Zoe might compromise the mission.Identity: UnknownNavy SEAL Mitchell Shaw woke up one morning with no clue as to who he was. The items hidden in his possession were no help: an address and a .22 caliber sidearm. But the address led him to the Lazy 8 Ranch--and its beautiful manager, Becca Keyes, who made him believe he might have a future. Even if he wasn't sure about his past.

    Of course, being naughty with the sexy good guy sent to protect her would be so nice.Santa Slave by Leanne BanksAfter her best friend disappears, Hilary takes matters into her own hands and finds herself caught in the throes of danger, while a hunky male operative hopes to mix pleasure with business.Runaway Santa by Pamela BrittonBiologist Kaitlyn Moneypenny’s research is finally leading to a big scientific breakthrough...and mortal peril. When bullets start to fly, so do the sparks between Kaitlyn and her Santa-clad rescuer.Killer Christmas by Kelsey RobertsWhen several Santas are murdered at a swanky department store, the new CEO, Meghan Beckham, had better watch out, had better not cry – because a serial killer has come to town.

    She was a Texas beauty who'd known privilege and luxury all her life. He was a photo-journalist who'd spent a lonely childhood in foster homes, battling for his very survival. Yet from the moment Amy Carpenter and Sam Robbins met, they knew they were meant to be together. Nothing could come between them, not even Sam's doubts that he wasn't good enough for Amy...until Sam's job takes him away from her -- to far-off Nepal...Desperately lonely without the man she loves, Amy is devastated when news arrives that Sam has had a fatal accident. Then Sam's best friend Justin Malone enters the picture. Rocked by grief and loss, Amy and Justin turn to each other for comfort and companionship. As their friendship flames into something more, Amy must decide whether to accept the quiet happiness that Justin offers -- even though she can't forget the man whose passion still burns in her heart...

    Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy "company town" where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgot their spoiled son, who, with his two friends, changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she'd return, exact a just revenge -- and free herself from fear, and the powerful family that could destroy her.

    Never Tease A Wolf by Joan Johnston released on Mar 23, 2001 is available now for purchase.

    From USA Today bestselling author Serenity Woods.My Christmas Fiancé If you write an email to your best friend stating how you dream about covering your gorgeous boss in melted chocolate and then licking it all off, don’t send it to All Staff. Poor Meg. A hot and sexy marriage-of-convenience romance.My New Year FlingA steamy holiday fling is all that Jess and Rich are looking for when they meet on the beach. They’re both hiding secrets they’re convinced will end their brief relationship. But sometimes love is powerful enough to overcome the past…My Valentine SeductionTeddi’s overcome a mountain of challenges in her life, not the least of them being blind, but she discovers that nothing is as hard as trying to win over Ethan’s two daughters. Love like this doesn’t come around every day, though, and when Teddi puts her mind to something, she tends to get what she wants…