She’s practically family. She’s also a client. I’m training her for the Olympics, not for my bed. They say I’m the toughest swimming trainer out there. I’m not afraid to push hard—that’s why my clients win. When Lindsay’s trainer moves away, I couldn’t let her down. I stepped in and took over. I never stopped to think what a bad idea that was. Because now I’ve seen her slick and wet, panting for breath. All alone with me in the pool. Wanting me just as bad as I want her. We shouldn’t cross that line. Even though I want her more than I’ve ever wanted anything in my life. Her brother is the best friend I ever had and he’d never forgive me. Now I can’t stop thinking about her. I want her all the time. Once I’ve had her, I can’t get enough. We’ll have to keep this our dirty little secret. She was the best, worst thing I’ve ever done, so how can I stop? I know we can’t keep the secret forever, but will I lose her when the truth comes out? What if it’s more than just lust—what if she’s the one?

    

    But a freak accident lands her in hospital. When she wakes up, she needs my help. Only she doesn’t remember our date or have a clue how I feel about her. I won't leave until I show her, one tender, passionate night after another and make her mine.ChloeLast night, I had the strangest dream about my secret crush from work. Red-hot hockey player, Bo Bishop, was in my apartment, dressed in grey sweatpants and nothing else, stirring a pot of delicious smelling chicken soup.But it was only a dream.Wasn’t it? A hot guy like him would never fall for a hot mess like me. Steamy, safe instalove short romance with guaranteed HEA.

    Pregnant by the potential next POTUS? Washington, we have a problem here.It is called Reid Prentice.The irresistibly handsome last-minute candidate who runs for presidency.He’s looking for a new assistant to support his campaign.I’m ready to notch up my political career.Sounds like a win-win situation, right?Yet Reid isn’t your ordinary prince from a fairytale.His arrogance is off the charts and he can be cold and demanding.At the same time, I’ve never felt more alive and excited to be around a man.Soon enough, he asks me to stay in his office.Seems like he wants to mentor me not only in politics, but also biology.A few weeks later, the two lines on my pregnancy test make my world turn upside down.Is now a good time to let the potential future leader of our country know that I’m carrying his unexpected surprise?

    Chef Antonio Ricci was everything a sensible woman wouldn’t want in a man.Oh, he was wonderful with his daughter Rosie when he brought her for her check ups, but he was also the walking, talking embodiment of a bad boy.A heartbreaker.He always looked like he just walked out of some woman’s bedroom and straight into his kitchen.And sweet heaven, that sexy smirk he always flashed was enough to wreak havoc.Good thing I'm a sensible woman.

    Eric McCurdy is a former professional baseball player reduced to an athletic trainer and he's ready to up the flexibility of your workout.

    Life threw me a damn wrecking ball.Everything was going to plan; life was good, better than good. Until life decided to take my happiness, my dreams, my love, and destroy them.Life can be a real b*tch, and that’s putting it lightly.My whole world was turned completely upside down in just a few minutes; a few words changed it all.It forced me to change our dreams, forced me to do it alone.A new life, a new town, a whole new country.Is the quiet town of Baddeck Nova Scotia really ready for Esme Tucker?Suddenly a clumsy, foul mouthed Brit crashes into their town.A delicate English rose she is not. She isn’t afraid to speak her mind, even when it comes to a 6ft 4 brooding lumberjack.Not at all phased by his good looks, his deep chocolate eyes, or that delectable dusting of stubble along his jaw, Esme Tucker isn’t interested.All she sees is a rude and grumpy guy who annoys her far too much.A new home, job, life, and then a new love.Tiers Of Joy will pull on your heart strings while making you laugh out loud.It’s a romcom with heart breaking emotion mixed together with an abundance of inappropriate humour and bad language!

    Noel Livingston wouldn’t learn that about Nicholas St. Clair until much later. Who she met was the owner of the Villa St. Clair. What happened is that two souls, stranded in a snowstorm, fell into each other’s arms when the power went out. It was a silent night, but not for Noel and Nicholas.This is a standalone that ends with a HFN. The continuation of Noel and Nicholas' story will appear in The Men of Mafia St. Clair series.

    That’s what they call Jonathan Barnes, Boston’s most successful architect. They say he’s arrogant.Demanding.Impossible.Cruel.They say his gorgeous exterior conceals a wicked core. Like the rambling Victorians he restores, Jonathan Barnes is a complicated, beautiful, mysterious man.He also famously fired three assistants in one day.But he’s the best at what he does, which is why I’m determined to make a good first impression. Sure, I’m starting out as his secretary, and I’m wearing my sister’s hand-me-downs because I can’t afford new clothes.But I can hide my working class roots. If I can tame the monster, I might just get to use my architecture degree.It doesn’t matter that it’s Halloween on a Friday and my grad school friends are out celebrating. I’ve got one chance to show Jonathan Barnes I’m not afraid of him.Of course, I didn’t count on being stuck with him all night in a building rumored to be haunted.I’ve never worried about things that go bump in the night. Bump and grind is a whole other story...

    Maia soon finds herself being taken by van to a secret location, and before long she is blushing crimson as she is stripped bare, intimately examined, and punished sternly with Gordon's belt. But will mastering Maia's virgin body prove sufficient to compel her surrender?Publisher's Note: Shameful Surrender is a stand-alone short story which is the third entry in the Bound for Service series, which shares the same near-future setting as The Institute Series. It includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.