This is just a little more…a little more Daniel and Bethany. This story although titled Never 1.5 I would suggest reading it after the Trilogy…not that it matters a great deal but the time line crosses over the end of Never and the beginning of Always…It was written after I had completed all the books so it doesn’t impact on the story, I just don’t want to confuse anyone…although now I have confused myself…You know what? Read it whenever and however you like…I just hope you enjoy…a little more Choice.

    F*cking Zachary Novak. That should be its own line for when you want to lose your mind.Life isn’t perfect, I know this but why is everything upside down in mine?Now, I’m stuck with him. On an assignment that should be MINE.I don’t like the way he smiles, the way he makes good conversation or anything else but then… I meet Dean. He rescues us from the cold and gives us a place to stay until the snow melts.Dean is the piece to a puzzle I didn’t know I was missing. Not only that, so is Zachary Novak.Two men, one woman… That’s all it takes for me to be flipped upside down instead of my life?I know these things for sure: I’m not hungry and I’m not a turkey.Yet… I’m stuffed.

    In return, once they became the most powerful Cartel leaders in Mexico, they repaid the favor a thousand times, giving me the life, the power and protection to run my own successful business, along with my American, Gringo brother, Dan. When he tells me he’s coming to visit with his daughter, I can’t wait. It’s been too long since we all caught up. But once I see the beautiful, curvy young woman his daughter’s all grown up into, I feel myself falling. Hard. What? Dan’s not coming for a few more days? It’s just you and me? It’s Instant love. Like nothing I’ve ever felt before, and I just know that Jade is feeling exactly the same as I do. * * * A college intern exchange takes me to Mexico, Dad’s held up for a day or two. Maybe more, but it’s cool. His best buddy Carlos will look after me, show me a good time, but a safe time. Dad trusts him like a brother, and from what I remember, he’s one hot hunk of a man, that’s for sure. In the flesh, after all those years, Carlos is making me wet just by looking at me. I know what he wants, and now I do too. More need than want. Crazy. Truly. Madly. Deeply. But what about dad? My internship? It all goes south, far across the border and straight into the arms of the manliest man I’ve ever seen. Knowing I’m safe with him and that he’ll put a baby in me. Knowing we’ll make a family together, the one he never had growing up, makes it all worthwhile in the end. Age isn’t just a number, it’s a badge of honor, and Carlos wears his like a man, a real man. The only man who’ll ever claim me, the only man I’ll call my own. *Dad’s Cartel Best Friend is a SHORT insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    From the author of the #1 international best-selling ANNIHILATE ME series! This boxed set has 150,000 words. Each volume was a #1 best-seller. Description: Take one person. One life. And destroy it completely. Best-selling author Lisa Ward is that person—and right now? Her life is on the line. The questions is who is after her? Her ex-boyfriend, who is a homeless drunk addicted to meth? Her editor, whose altercation with Lisa sends him to the bitter edges of revenge? Or because of Lisa’s rising fame—and all the pitfalls that come with fame—could it be somebody else entirely? As the pressures mount and as the threats escalate, Lisa’s boyfriend, Tank—a former SEAL—quickly rises up to protect her. Their bond becomes stronger than ever, their unwavering love for each other the one thing that Lisa believes might get her through the ongoing threats against her life. But is even Tank enough to help her survive this? After all, the person who wants her dead is as bright as he is cunning, and he’s not above killing the love of Lisa’s life should he get in the way. As the twists turn and Lisa’s world darkens, her life is thrown off balance in ways that send her into a fiery whirlwind of the unknown. Will she survive? Will Tank survive? Or will one of them die so the other can live? In “Unleash Me,” clichés are tossed aside in an effort to leave readers breathless--and, in the end, speechless.

    The dangerous men of Fire & Vice have their own code of honour. Live hard, work hard and play hard. Only the toughest survive. When they see something they want, they take it. No questions and no apologies. It's the only way to protect the women they love. BOOK 1 - Prisoner of Fortune Sold to pay off a debt to the rich owner of a casino. He locked her up in a penthouse for his exclusive use. He held her captive and punished her when she resisted. She knew he was a bad man who did bad things. She had to get away before he took more than she could give. BOOK 2 - Fight or Flight Ash's life was simple. He protected the boss and the casino with brutal loyalty. In his spare time he was a champion cage fighter, his only friend an undemanding Rottweiler. The moment Ash set eyes on Anastasia Sitnikov, his dream woman, complete with purple lipstick and bad attitude, his life got a whole lot more complicated. BOOK 3 - King's Command Tyson King always got what he wanted. This time he wanted a woman. He wanted Claudia. On the run from a sadistic ex-boyfriend and his boss, Claudia Cantore had finally found a place she felt safe enough to call home. Unfortunately, she chose Tyson King's city. Now, the ruthless businessman seems determined to keep her in his possession. BOOK 4 - Savage Vendetta What happens when the baddest mafia boss in town wants the untouchable homicide detective who is determined to take him down? Vladimir Sitnikov will play a dangerous game in order to capture the fiery Jane McKinley and bring her under his roof and his control. BOOK 5 - Fear in Her Eyes Daniel Mercer wanted something he shouldn't have. He wanted the woman from his building: the blind musician. The black part of his soul called for him to reach out and take her, to make her beg. He wanted to see the fear in her eyes as he took her from her tidy world. But he needed to protect her. From himself. BOOK 6 - Bound by Blood Russian mafia enforcer Boris Grekov knew the moment he set eyes on her that she would belong to him. If he had a lifetime he would spend it convincing her that they were inseparable. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the time. Exiled from Russia for more than a decade with a bounty on his head, he must now go back to reclaim his throne. He wants his woman at his side, whether she agrees to go or not. Each book in the Fire & Vice series are standalone and can be read in any order. Guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, NO cliffhanger. Just hot alpha male who knows what he wants! Sizzling dark mafia romance. Read at your own risk!

    When her boyfriend breaks up with her for ‘gaining a little too much weight’, Mia’s best friend decides that Mia is in desperate need of a new and private space away from the bastard. She finds the perfect house in the perfect place with, unfortunately, the worse possible roommate. When Mia first met the almost unbearably attractive Westley Nott, they were pretty much enemies from the get-go. But now, having already signed the tenants’ agreement, she has to live with him and not try murder him in his sleep for at least six months before she can get out of it. … Westley needs a quiet get-away a lot more than he needs to be able to get away from the headache that is Mia Rhodes. With her sharp tongue, proud attitude and sensuous relationship with food, he can think of a million ways of distracting her mouth but none of them would be advised. Westley’s skills in the kitchen however, seem to tame the vexing vixen and as they become closer, he finds that he wants to fill her mouth with more than just his delicious desserts. Mia is afraid of asking for seconds but Westley isn’t the type of man to let a starving woman go hungry.

    Join Caston Black for the Black Hollywood Christmas party at the infamous Black Hollywood Club.Anything can happen. Anyone could be there. Sex, Seduction, and Sin. Take a step into temptation with the BH crew. *PLEASE NOTE* This book is for 18 years and older. This book contains sexual encounters and graphic language that some readers may find objectionable. Contains graphic material that is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18. **This is a novella taking place over the span of one night and it is told in alternating POVs. It is recommended to read the Have I Told You and I Won't Give Up on You to know who all the characters are but it isn't necessary. ENJOY!

    I like my hair and boobs the way I like my diamonds: big. Why do I do this? I’m really good at it, and I’m a sucker for a happily ever after. Over the last thirty years, I’ve successfully set up close to 4,000 couples. Over the last five years, the majority were billionaires. Their stories need to be told. These are my favorite ones.The last thing that Avery Lewis is looking for is a relationship. She has a crazy ex-boyfriend who’s refusing to leave her alone and a thriving floral shop near Malibu, California that keeps her very busy. When her friend gives her a gift certificate to Dolly Monroe’s billionaire matchmaking service for her 25th birthday, she’s more than a little skeptical. The last thing that she expects is to meet the love of her life.After selling his banking start-up to Google, Logan Davenport is officially a billionaire. He’s swimming in money and sex, and that’s the way he likes it. But he needs a respectable date to his brother’s engagement party. So he finally gives in and lets his eccentric aunt, Dolly Monroe, find him a date. Much to his shock, she sets him up with an opinionated, average-looking, floral shop owner who seems impervious to his charms. Avery doesn’t want him, and that makes him want her even more. Before he knows it, he is falling in love for the first time ever.But Logan is keeping a secret. No, he isn’t married. No, he doesn’t have a child. No, he doesn’t have cancer. It’s worse than that. Much worse. And when Avery finally finds out, he risks losing the only person he has ever really cared about. Can their love survive his secret?

     Jack Gard and Catlyn Lyte’s budding romance begins in high school. Although Jack cares for Catlyn, he refuses to get into a relationship with Catlyn because of her age. Then Catlyn is assaulted, and her world is torn apart when Jack sides with his best friend, giving him an alibi. Devastated, Catlyn flees Newburgh, NY. Twenty-five years later, someone is assaulting and killing young, African-American women in Chief of Detectives Jack Gard’s hometown. Working against an escalating killer, Jack requests help from a special division of the FBI. Enter Supervisory Special Agent Catlyn Lyte. She has always done her job well but is wary of working with someone she doesn't trust. Nevertheless, Sparks fly between the two officials as Catlyn puts herself in the path of their quarry. Can two ex-friends try to bury their differences to solve, not only the mystery of the Newburgh Slasher, but also the mystery that ruined their budding romance twenty-five years ago?

     Kate’s life has never been normal. As the daughter of billionaire Carl Milton, she’s always been at risk. However, nothing serious has ever happened to her in 22 years. Until now. When she meets Sean for the first time, she knows she’s in trouble: he’s hot, mysterious and has been hired to be her bodyguard. But why? Between business meetings, ambiguous stares, confused feelings, wild motorbike rides, car chases and sweaty boxing sessions, her life will take a new turn and become more exciting than ever. Along the way, she will slowly get to know the man who’s in charge of her protection. What she will discover will take her down a road of danger, lust, forbidden desire, revenge and broken dreams. NOTE: contains adult scenes.

     It's now three months after the birth of their son William, and time for Nathan and Stella to spend their first Christmas together as a family of three. The trouble is, Nathan hasn’t touched Stella since the birth, and she’s starting to worry that something might be wrong between them. Can Nathan soothe her fears and give Stella a Christmas to remember, or is fatherhood just a step too far for this formerly closed-off Dom?

    No sight. No questions. 48 hours. An innocent drink with an old lover turns into an extraordinary weekend for psychologist Dr. Alexandra Blake. If she allows herself to be placed utterly at his mercy, he will give her an experience more sensual and extreme than any game they have ever played before. DESTINED TO FEEL First he opened her mind. Now she must really feel... Abducted in London, Alexandra Blake becomes caught up in a dangerous game exploring the darkest enigma of female sexuality. How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity and her desires? Is this a game too far, or is there still everything to play for? DESTINED TO FLY Escaping captivity was not enough to get Alexandra Blake out of danger. In order to unlock the secrets she holds within her and become truly free, she must embark upon a quest to explore the long-forgotten sexual and spiritual nature of her ancestry. Despite believing that she has experienced everything possible in her erotic adventures, she discovers that there is still so much more to learn. The Avalon trilogy is a daring, erotic exploration of trust and betrayal, experimentation and control, lust and love that will leave you breathless for more ...

    A place for the elite. The billionaire playboys playground. Why? It’s of a club of a different variety. Wild masquerade parties every night. The kind of where you wear a mask and attend in your finest lingerie. Yes… I’m the shy wallflower who got dragged there for her birthday. But, that was how I met Joshua Tanner. Tanner as in Tanner Enterprises, the people who currently hold my future in their hands. He takes an interest in me and there’s no way I’m saying no to him. Everything changes when the masks go on and the lights go out. And, so do I…

    Despite his attempts to keep his relationship with the lovely, vivacious Pepper Abbot casual, after their first dinner together, he was lost. Pepper Abbot had warned him! She’d told Dimitri Bosalis that they needed to hold off on an intimate relationship. So when the intense heat flared between the two of them, the freakish Abbot fertility struck again. Extravagant Pepper didn’t mind since she was already madly in love with the conservative businessman. The world was rosy and beautiful…until tragedy struck. Could Dimitri bring Pepper back from the dark depths of her sadness? Could they recover from the fluke that had devastated their world?

    A near-bankrupt floral designer. A fake marriage gone wrong—or could it be right?RONANI was born into money, but I can’t touch my trust fund until I turn 35. Unless I get married. But I’m not a one-woman man, and marriage isn’t a trade-off worth even considering.Until now. With my business on the line, I need to tap my trust. And to do that, I need a wife.Ava’s beautiful, classy, and smart. She’s also a hell of an actress, and more than capable of fitting into Hamptons society.In every way, she’s the perfect fake wife for me. Except I want to tap her, too.AVAI never imagined I would consider a fake marriage. All I wanted was to get my business off the ground, and someday—eventually—to meet Mr. Right.But with my dreams about to end in bankruptcy, Ronan’s offer is my only way out. Unfortunately, there’s a catch. When he looks at me, my knees turn to rubber, and when he touches me, my body lights up like a g*ddamned disco ball.He’s anything but Mr. Right. He’s domineering, stubborn, and hot-tempered, and while he knows how to turn on the charm, I can’t let myself fall for it—or for him.He’s my financial salvation. But if I don’t protect myself, he could break my heart.