As she prepares for the next upcoming competition, she finds out that her spot has been given to Will Nakane, the new eco-friendly kid on the block. Swayed by his home's sustainable construction and adjacent Japanese-inspired backyard garden, the committee taps Will for what they hope is another victory, with Katrina's assistance, putting her in an even more awkward spot since she had tried her womanly charms on him with little success at a recent New Years Eve party.Swallowing her pride and recognizing that she doesn't hold the required qualifications to be a filly in his stable of beauties, Katrina agrees to help Will. Like the flowers she so dearly loves, Katrina begins to blossom before Will's eyes, exposing a kind of beauty he had yet to find in a female companion. As Will's interest and desire in her increases, Katrina fights the same urges, worried that a relationship between them could never work out. Will's persistence pays off, and they eventually bring their friendship to the next level, but their love is threatened by Katrina's insecurity, created by a childhood filled with abandonment, loneliness and a feeling of unworthiness. Through compassion, determination and love, Will proves to Katrina that their love can steady any storm.

    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.

    Affected by the tragedy more than she cares to admit, her life became an echo of what she’d planned it to be. Her dismal existence is interrupted when a man she doesn’t even know, steals a kiss. Trent has done everything in his power to right the wrongs he’s done in his life, but he’ll never atone in his eyes. Yet, just a moment in Nisa’s presence had him dismissing his failures. Stealing a kiss was just the beginning. For the first time in a long time, Trent was looking forward to tomorrow. Absolve is a short story of living with the pain of loss and accepting the beauty of forgiveness. For adults 18 years and older.

    Everybody knows you don’t fall in love with your boss. Especially when he’s a cold, distant, tyrannical alpha male. I did it anyway. But I always hid my feelings … until that day. When I made an offhand comment he wasn’t meant to hear, and he took me up on it. If falling for your boss is bad, sleeping with him is even worse. So when he breaks my heart, I’ll only have myself to blame. NOTE: This title was previously published

    When his sister and brother-in-law die in a tragic car accident, he suddenly becomes a single dad to his orphaned niece and nephews. A sixty-hour workweek with a houseful of children is a lot to juggle, and he desperately needs help.When Destiny Brown finds herself out of work, she takes a job as a temporary live-in nanny. Despite her lack of experience, she’s certain she can handle four kids. Fighting her attraction to her handsome boss, however, is going to require some extra training.While all his spare time should be on connecting with his girlfriend, Destiny’s love and devotion to his family is working its way into his heart. Every conversation, every interaction, every heated glance across the table, might be a step closer to his destiny—until his best friend starts pursuing Destiny.Ryan can do one of two things: confess his feelings to his employee, or suffer in silence and let fate take its course.

    He’s known for his allure, charming personality, and ability to draw and seduce women. He’s gifted by nature with an unbelievably erotic scent that emanates from his body—natural pheromones that attract women in droves. Having used this advantage in the past with great success, he expects the same results as he sets his sights on Sarona Maxwell. He finds himself fascinated to the point of obsession with Sarona and has made it his priority to woo her, to seduce her, and to get her into his bed. However, in his quest to captivate and capture, he finds Sarona is more woman than he’s bargained for, and he’ll need more than cunning, charm, and nature’s gift to achieve his goal.Sarona is undeniably attracted to the charisma and roguish good looks of David Broussard, and like any red-blooded female alive she’s fallen victim to his intoxicating scent. Unfortunately, his reputation for being on the prowl and always in search of his next conquest precedes him. She has no illusions he has any interest in her. Considering her size and the fact that she’s black, she’s sure she doesn’t fit his usual preference for eye candy. She sees herself as merely a spectator, observing from a distance his penchant to hunt, and she watches him play his game of pursuit, seduction, and surrender.Sarona has no idea that the rules of the game have changed. She doesn’t realize that there’s no such thing as being safe standing on the sidelines and that now, suddenly she’s become the prey set in the sights of the hunter.Sensuality Level: Hot

    School was the only thing she always got right. And then John Archer came along and ruined even that for her. He took away her ability to hold everything in perfect order. He stole her ability not to care about the fact that nothing outside of school worked for her. Up until him, she was perfectly happy to live vicariously through her two best friends, Suse and Astoria. But Denise thought what John gave her in trade was worth more; a chance at real love. And it was until he took it away. Denise is now at the end of her ability to love and believe. Her journey to get that ability back is a rocky one that involves a trip to Vegas and almost ends in disaster.

    . . again. Years ago, when Ryan Stewart saw Shawna Ferguson, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately, he wasn’t a free man, and his deception caused him to lose her after a weekend that changed his life.When Shawna’s sister and brother-in-law set her up on a blind date, she has no idea it’s with Ryan, with whom she’d spent a weekend she wishes she could forget. She reluctantly agrees to finish the date with him, but doing so leaves her vulnerable to his charms and the heat he ignited in her that very first night.

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     This wasn’t something Kellen Edwards believed; it was what he knew. It was what he felt the first moment he laid eyes on Bailey Green. It was like they’d known each other in a previous life and their souls had sought each other out, hers moving to Atlanta from Barbados at a young age, and his moving back to Atlanta after a hiatus in Baltimore and Louisiana. But despite knowing that this woman is his, fate won’t make their union an easy one. His family life begins to unravel as tensions rise between him and his brother, and a dark secret shadowing Bailey’s life tries to interfere with their “happily ever after.” It’s not until a trip back to Barbados, back to the house where she grew up and where a mysterious man still walks the halls at night, do they begin to unravel the mystery that will either make their relationship last, or destroy it altogether.

    So when CEO Cole Benton makes a bottom-line decision to close the revue show she dances in, she has no choice but to confront him for her sake and for the futures of all her friends on the chorus line. Cole expects to inherit the reins to his family's chain of luxurious hotels and casinos. That is until his grandmother drops a bomb—get married, or say farewell to his inheritance! And the worst part? His grandmother has already decided on the lucky bride—Sunny. So before his true motives can be revealed, one spontaneous kiss and sizzling-hot chemistry take over as Sunny and Cole fall into each other's arms. But is it now too late to tell Sunny the truth? Could Cole's high-stakes gamble cost him everything, including the woman he is beginning to adore?

    The people of Penns Point, Kentucky, are no different. They've always protected their own. Aaren Robinson hadn't exactly run away-thrown out was more like it, when she was barely eighteen. From that day forward she turned her back on the past and constructed a perfect life for herself in New York City, one where she was in charge of her destiny. Now, she's returned home, to honor the father who'd never loved her, and lay him to rest alongside the mother she'd barely known. It will put her face to face with the secrets of the past, and also with Jarrod Pennington, the one she should have been warned about. Aaren is the story of a woman's journey to understanding her own heart, and the powerful ties of first love.

    Holding on to one dream, having her husbands' child, she conceives through alternative methods. Nicolas has struggled through many lost dreams. Last, being his wife and unborn child. Hadley Fertility Clinic surprised them both! A simple mix up could mean two parents who never met and are from opposite sides of all tracks, will be tied together forever. Now, both will fight their hardest to possess the one thing they have both wanted, that could never be divided.

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    . . The moment Sergeant Jessica Watts lays eyes on Tyson Kidd again she can barely breathe. It’s been six years since she walked away from him, six years since she hid the truth and pushed him out of her life. Now their paths have crossed and he demands the answers Jessica knows he deserves. Tyson is just as gorgeous as she remembers, and Jessica quickly discovers that her feelings for him never changed. She can’t help her hope that they can find a way back to the love they once shared, but her secrets may be too much for him to forgive. A love he can’t deny . . . Captain Tyson Kidd moved on with his life after Jessica abandoned him so long ago. Or so he thought, until he wakes in the military infirmary to hear her sultry voice calling out to him. Though he struggles to trust her, Tyson can’t resist the undeniable attraction that still rages between them. He wants her and when they succumb to their need for one another, he finds himself falling for Jessica all over again. Just when he decides that he no longer cares about the secret she’s keeping, the lies they have both buried come to the surface and threaten to destroy whatever second chance they might have had. ***This book contains strong language and sexual content.