He needed a babysitter to keep him from snorting himself to death.I was cherry-picked especially for him. Responsible. Optimistic. Warm. Innocent.The worst part is that I should have known better.Alex Winslow. British rock star. Serial heartbreaker. Casanova with whiskey eyes.“Don’t get near the devil in a leather jacket. He’ll chew you up and spit you out.”Guess what? I didn’t listen.I signed the contract.World tour. Three months. Four Continents. One hundred shows.My name is Indigo Bellamy, and I sold my soul to a tattooed god.Problem was, my soul wasn’t enough for Alex Winslow. He ended up taking my body, too.Then he took my heart.Then he took my all.From bestselling author L.J. Shen, comes a new, standalone, contemporary romance.

    The boys wear pink Izod shirts, the girls wear big hair, everyone has a stash box, and AIDS is just an ugly rumor rumbling like a thunderstorm from the cities. A teenage runaway wanders the side of the road, a heartbeat away from despair, and is rescued by a long-haired angel on a Harley. But that's just the beginning of their story. Josiah Daniels wanted peace and quiet and a simple life, and he had it until he rescued Casey from hunger, cold, and exhaustion. Then Joe's life is anything but simple as he and his new charge navigate a world that is changing more rapidly than the people in it. Joe wants to raise Casey to a happy and productive adulthood, and he does. But even as an adult, Casey can't conceive of a happy life without Joe. The trouble is getting Joe to accept that the boy he nurtured is suddenly the man who wants him. Their relationship can either die or change with the world around them. As they make a home, negotiate the new rules of growing up, and swerve around the pitfalls of modern life, Casey learns that adulthood is more than sex, Joe learns that there is no compromise in happy ever after, and they’re both forced to realize that the one thing a man shouldn’t be is alone.

     BELLE Belle’s father always taught her to be smart, independent and fearless. It’s no wonder she became an outcast in her small, French village. Belle doesn’t regret making love with her new fiancé. But when the entire town finds out, and tragedy strikes, it only makes Belle’s situation worse. Now dreaming only of leaving her closed-minded town, Belle’s father makes her a promise. “When I return, we’ll move to the city,” he says. But what would Belle do if he didn’t return? How would her neighbors treat her with her father not around? CAPTAIN BERNARD There is no one in town who doesn’t love Captain Bernard. That is, no one except Belle. Sure, he’s built, good-looking and powerful. But he is also full of himself and has gained the nickname ‘The Animal’ for his behavior on the battlefield. But is there more to the Captain than meets the eye? Could his animalistic drive come from the pain of a long lost love? Is his love for Belle real? And when Belle’s father disappears while on a trip to the city, will Captain Bernard be the one to come to Belle’s rescue? THE BEAST Deep in the Dark Forest is an enchanted castle. In it lives a beast. With curling horns and jagged fangs, there is no one who could ever love such a creature. Unfortunately, love is the only thing that could break the castle’s curse. The Beast isn’t all bad, however. Seeing a man being chased by wolves, the Beast gives him refuge in his castle. But when the man steals an enchanted rose as he leaves, the enraged Beast locks him up. Will the Beast allow the man’s beautiful daughter to take his place? Could she be the one to break the curse? And will the Beast’s heartbreaking secret change the way this classic tale ends? With steamy encounters, a gorgeous Prince who visits Belle at night, and unexpected twists and turns, ‘Beauty and Two Beasts’ is a tantalizing retelling of a classic fairy tale that you will never forget. ‘Beauty and Two Beasts’ is a very steamy, ultra-high heat standalone bisexual menage romance with explicit MF, MM, MFM and MMF scenes. Contains a not-to-be-missed HEA ending! *This Anthology edition includes 15 MMF stories.

    Steal. Move on. Growing up, stealing was the only way Abby knew to get by.When she moves to a wealthy new neighborhood, she is determined to find her next victim. Cold. Rich. Sexy. He seems to be the perfect candidate for Abby, the doctor next door.Despite all the fun she has flirting, scheming and seducing him, she begins to feel something else -- something she has never felt before. Perhaps she is just getting rusty? Or perhaps this dirty doc isn’t going to be the victim she thought he would be...

    My name is Cassidy Porter...My father, Paul Isaac Porter, was executed twenty years ago for the brutal murder of twelve innocent girls.Though I was only eight-years-old at the time, I am aware - every day of my life - that I am his child, his only son.To protect the world from the poison in my veins, I live a quiet life, off the grid, away from humanity.I promised myself, and my mother, not to infect innocent lives with the darkness that swirls within me, waiting to make itself known.It's a promise I would have kept...if Brynn Cadogan hadn't stumbled into my life.Now I exist between heaven and hell: falling for a woman who wants to love me, while all along reminding myself that I must remain...Unloved.**NOTE: This book is intended for readers 18+**

     I have a plan to have a baby on my own, But one night with my old high school crush changes everything. Professional athlete. Player. Billionaire. I don’t care. There’s nothing I want more than a baby, and he’s ready to give me exactly what I want. There’s just one tiny catch. Jeremy: If I want to inherit the family fortune I need a wife and a baby. No one said anything about love. Let’s make this simple. Evie is gorgeous, single, and our chemistry lights the sheets on fire. I’ll make her my wife. She’ll have our kid. Only I never expect to want more of her. Now I spend the nights making sure my name’s on her lips and her naked body is next to mine. We have to convince everyone this marriage is real, but what if the tables turn on me? What if there’s nothing fake about us? I’m the man meant to keep this family together, and I’ll do whatever it takes to prove it to her. Not Daddy Material It’s official…I’m a fake wife in a fake marriage. But we’re going to have a baby, And nothing is more real than that. Jeremy I swore things would be simple. No strings. No love. But on our honeymoon, we barely come up for air, and that’s when I realize Evie is my wife in every way. I can’t get enough of her. I don’t want to. Now she’s having my baby. I’m not sure I can be the man she needs me to be. But I swear, I’ll do what it takes to keep our new family together. If you like steamy alpha male billionaire stories, you’ll love Not Marriage Material. It’s so hot, you’ll need a glass of ice water by your side. No cheating and a guaranteed HEA.

    But Titus is not the tyrant his forefathers were, and his radical ideas might be the glimmer of hope the empire needs.Titus Sergius Flavus has yet to master the powerful magic of his ancestors—magic he must wield if he’s to protect his people—but his father’s death has left him no choice. Rule the Deizian Empire and attempt to right his ancestors’ wrongs, or watch her fall to his greedy kin.More than just Titus’ ideas hold Azurha captive. Night after night, he awakens desires she thought lost, and uncovers the magic of her hidden lineage. As her deadline approaches, Azurha is forced to make an impossible decision—complete her job and kill the man she loves, or fail and forfeit both their lives.

    Seven years ago, young Lady Jessica Sheffield witnessed a scandalous seduction by the roguish Alistair Caulfield that remains constant in her dreams. So when newly widowed Jessica steps aboard Caulfield's ship for a transatlantic passage, years of denied pleasure and passion are unleashed in the most provocative way . . .The Stranger I Married - Lady Isabel Pelham and Gerard Faulkner, Marquess of Grayson, are well matched in all things - lusty appetites, constant paramours, provocative reputations, and their absolute refusal to ruin a marriage of convenience by falling in love. It is a most agreeable sham - until a shocking event sends Gerard from her side. When, four years later, Gerard returns, he is no longer the man she married - but is he the one to finally steal her heart?Pride and Pleasure - Pursued by fortune hunters, heiress Eliza Martin is the victim of diabolical scheming to get her to the altar. She won't be bullied, however, and she will get to the bottom of this plot. She needs a man to infiltrate her suitors and find the villain. The devilish and dangerous thief-taker Jasper Bond might just be the man for the job . . .Bad Boys Ahoy - Three classic erotic tales of wicked rakes and the flawless aristocratic young women whose hearts - and bodies - they melt. Including Stolen Pleasures, Lucien's Gamble and Her Mad Grace.

    She’s ready to take on the next chapter of her life, and since she doesn’t have a man, she’ll do what she’s done all along. She’ll take care of business on her own. Even if that business means starting a family. The problem is, Lottie has a stalker. The really bad kind. The kind that means she needs a bodyguard. Enter Mo Morrison. Enormous. Scary. Quiet. Mo doesn’t say much, and Lottie’s used to getting attention. And she wants Mo’s attention. Badly. But Mo has a strict rule. If he’s guarding your body, that’s all he’s doing with it. However, the longer Mo has to keep Lottie safe, the faster he falls for the beautiful blonde who has it so together, she might even be able to tackle the demons he’s got in his head that just won’t die. But in the end, Lottie and Mo don’t only have to find some way to keep hands off until the threat is over, they have to negotiate the overprotective Hot Bunch, Lottie’s crazy stepdad, Tex, Mo’s crew of frat-boy commandos, not to mention his nutty sisters. All before Lottie finally gets her Dream Man. And Mo can lay claim to his Dream Girl. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

    She's trouble of the devious, manipulative, too-f***ing-hot-for-her-own good variety. She's the kind of girl who causes trouble merely by existing, and then makes sure to cause more. And the last thing I need right now is more trouble."A failing farm.His father’s debt.And a struggling college track team. Will Langstrom has too many responsibilities, and the last thing he needs is Olivia Finnegan, a beautiful but troubled new transfer student.A smart mouth. A strong right hook.And a secret that could destroy her. Olivia is her own worst enemy, with a past she can’t seem to escape, and the last person she wants help from is a cocky track coach she can never seem to please.Refusing to be pushed away, Will is determined to save her. And determined to resist an attraction that could destroy them both.

    She’s outspoken, brazen and wants nothing more than to escape the Nevadan hell hole that she calls home. On the brink of eighteen, with a deceased mother and a well-meaning, yet absent father, she is forced to fend for herself. The only person she’s ever had to depend on is her borderline obsessive stepbrother, Ryan. But, what used to be her anchor is quickly becoming a loose cannon. When Remi gets the opportunity to attend the best private school in the state during her senior year of high school, she jumps at the chance. Then she meets Mr. James. Ornery, aloof, and totally irresistible. Most girls would swoon in secrecy. Most girls would doodle his name with hearts in their notebook. But Remi Stringer has never been like most girls.

    That’s all it was supposed to be. So when my darkly domineering one-night stand turns out to be one of my instructors at Quantico, my life becomes far too complicated. I’m training as an FBI agent, but Jason has other forms of training in mind. Like bending me over his desk for a spanking.I try to resist him, but soon we’re stealing forbidden hours of lust when no one’s watching. It could cost us both our careers, but I can’t help myself. He’s broken, and I want to be his salvation.In return, he says he wants to protect me, to love me. But can he save me when my new job puts me directly in the path of danger?