Bailey likes to win whether in the courtroom or on the 10K race track. So does Austin. When the two meet, sparks fly in all directions. Bailey Russell’s life is pretty much perfect. She has a dog, a condo, and she’s on the fast track to becoming a partner in the small law firm where she works. Then Austin Travers shows up with his electric blue eyes and electric touch. He beats her in a 10K race, almost overtakes her in an impromptu swim meet, and cooks a delicious meal while her cheesecake tastes like greasy cardboard. However, she takes him down in the courtroom and in a game of chess. The score is close to even. Then she learns he wants to change her law firm, merge it with a bigger one, disrupt Bailey’s life. To her chagrin, Bailey finds herself attracted to the annoying man, but she remembers only too well the painful days of being a skinny, awkward adolescent, the butt of jokes about red hair and freckles and brainy women. Men like Austin Travers reserved their interest for beautiful women with soft voices and bust line measurements that exceeded their IQs.Austin soon realizes that Bailey is the most frustrating woman he’s ever met, a tiger, a force to be reckoned with. She makes him crazy, but all other women are pale ghosts beside her. She makes him feel vital and alive. If only he can figure out how to be around her for five minutes without wanting to strangle her.

    This steamy contemporary romance collection will put your heart through the test with its explosion of incredibly sexy stories, heart racing thrills, and tear-jerking endings. A trope lover’s collection: Small-town Second Chance for High School Sweethearts, New Adult Billionaire Romance, Mafia Romantic Suspense with a forbidden love, and more all by Melissa Ellen! Included in this collection of first in series:Redeeming Lottie (Billingsley Series)A Reason To Stay (Blackwood Series)Honor (Made Series)"Redeeming Lottie was a true delight and was one of the sweetest stories that I've come across in quite a while. It was such a feel good read! I'm talking about the type that leaves you all mushy at the end thinking 'Oh my gosh, that was so sweet' and wanting to share with everyone. With fun and feisty characters and its story laced with small-town charm, I enjoyed everything about this incredibly sweet and passionate second-chance romance!" –DG Book Blog“A Reason To Stay by Melissa Ellen is the first book in the Blackwood Series featuring Ava, a college student who is disillusioned with love and has experienced loss, and Rhett, a billionaire player with a vindictive and manipulative ex. Ava and Rhett develop a relationship with many ups and downs. I recommend this novel which is a well written read with wonderful characters, heartfelt emotions, and a plot with secrets, unexpected twists, and a romance filled with the complexity of life.” –Amazon Reviewer"I absolutely devoured this mafia romance! With twists and turns that kept me guessing until the very end and chemistry that had me fanning myself, Melissa Ellen kept me up way past my bedtime to finish this story. If you like suspenseful reads, couples that feel fated in the stars, and action that will keep your heart pounding, you don't want to miss Honor!" –Catherine Cowles, Author of the Sutter Lake Series

    Well, consider me burned. The first time I see Jason, he’s rescuing me from a gang of thugs outside a night club. My natural instincts tell me to resist him. I’ve always played by the rules, and men like him are bad news. But within the space of a few hours, he’s got me eating out of his hands. His world is one of danger and excitement, and to me it’s a drug I can’t get enough of. One taste of his delicious kiss and I’m hooked. One touch of his muscular body and I’m aching for more. One thrust of his body into mine, and I’m his forever. This story is a deep, dark fantasy with a HEA that will have you begging for more.

     This box set includes the following three full length books: ALL IN: DOUBLE OR NOTHING Lauren Jefferson is a sweet, sexy woman who has always had terrible luck in life. She started "exotic dancing" when she was sixteen to keep a roof over her and her mother's head. Tyler Evans is a cocky police officer who responds to Lauren's accident on Friday the thirteenth, when some idiot runs a red light and hits her. Tyler and Lauren make plans to meet up later that night. Unfortunately, duty calls, and Tyler gets held up. While waiting for Tyler at the bar, Lauren is approached by Caleb, a gorgeous looking bad boy. Giving up on her MIA LEO, Lauren is instantly drawn to the fun loving Caleb. When Tyler finally shows up at the bar an hour late, he's shocked to find Lauren in the arms of another man. Not just any man, but his best friend. Lauren indecision between the two men leads her to cross a few lines. After that, all bets are off. Emotions run high, and somehow the three will end up in a no holds barred game, where the winner takes all. ALL IN: BETTING ON A FULL HOUSE Jessica Dodson’s life has been anything but easy. At seventeen, she ran away from home with her younger brother to protect them both from their abusive father. Now she’s ready to have a little fun, including a fling with a hot police officer. Police Officer Tyler Evans can’t catch a break. He was recently shot in the line of duty, and he just got dumped by Lauren, the first women he’s ever loved. Jess, a sexy and sassy exotic dancer, is just the woman to help Tyler forget the woman he lost. She knows she’s nothing more than a stand-in for Lauren, but being with Tyler, even temporarily, is just too good. One night of excessive drinking sets a series of events into motion that will change Tyler and Jess’s lives, making them question their future together. Will Tyler be able to convince Jess that she’s more to him than a distraction, a replacement for Lauren, and more than an obligation? Or will the ghosts of Jess’s hellish past completely shatter Tyler and Jess’s happily ever after? ALL IN: CALLING HIS BLUFF Julie Reavis thinks the sorority girls at her expensive private school are all idiots. For some reason they've wrongly mislabeled Dylan, her brother Will's long time best friend (all six feet, four inches of his buff, blonde, Greek god like gorgeousness) as being gay. However, she doesn't mind using their mistake to make Dylan an indecent proposal. Jules asks Dylan to educate her in the bedroom, showing her how to be sexier and more desired by men. In exchange for his help, she'll pretend to be his girlfriend. Millionaire Dylan Daughtry is tired of dealing with greedy gold diggers, but he's desperate to get laid. He's so desperate that he considers going behind his best friend Will's back to teach his little sister, Jules, the art of pleasuring men in exchange for her help "getting out of the closet" and squashing rumors about his sexuality. Dylan surrenders to the temptation of Jules's offer, and they immediately start off her sex-ed with a bang. Dylan had no idea that the sweet, shy, and innocent Jules is a sexy little exhibitionist, or that he'd become addicted to her. Despite how much he wants her, he knows his best friend will never approve of him going after his little sister, so Dylan decides to just make Jules his sexy little secret.

    He was her world until the day he left to go into the Air Force. From many letters she had written and mailed, responses from Matt never came. Her world felt destroyed and lonely. After graduating high school she moved to Paris and lived there for 12 years. During her years of living there she met the man she thought could replace Matt. Turned out her years in Paris brought nothing but pain, loss and suffering.Making a fresh start from her wounded past she makes her way to San Diego, California where she ends up finding the one person who had always made her feel whole. Will she be able to get past her scars and give Matt her whole heart again? Will she be able to forgive him for leaving her hopeless? Denying her love for him will be a struggle, sexually and emotionally.Matt Cooper was the black sheep of his family. He wanted nothing more than to play music and live outside his father’s influence within the Air Force. Having no other choice, he took that road and left the one girl who loved him unconditionally. Regretting his decision for not writing Marty back, he continued to serve his country. Years later, after retiring, he started living his dream in San Diego, but the loneliness was always there. His heart had always been with Marty. He couldn’t get past the thought of ever living without her. Feeling like he came out of years of a coma she enters his life again. He felt his love for her immediately and more stronger than ever. Getting her to trust him again will be a battle, but he was never going to give up. He was determined to keep her in his life forever.

    Romantic. Smoking Hot. Find your happily ever after in this limited-time boxed set from TWELVE bestselling authors. Modern day Cinderellas, handsome royalty, and business empires run from glass skyscrapers! TWELVE BOOKS INCLUDED: Unconditional by Lexi Blake American Queen by Sierra Simone Cheeky Royal by Nana Malone Kissing Jenna By Kristen Proby The Prince by Jillian Dodd The Player by Denise Grover Swank Hold You Against Me by Skye Warren Slow Burn by JH Croix Merciless by Willow Winters To See You by Rachel Blaufeld Pennies by Pepper Winters Just Desserts by Marquita Valentine MODERN FAIRY TALE is a limited-time boxed set as a gift to our readers and to introduce you to new series to love. Download your copy and tell a bookish friend about it while it’s available!

    Perfect smile. Perfect manners. Tall, broad and beautiful. The most powerful Senator in DC is seeking the White House. And he wants me to help him get there.Me. Charlie Carter, sister, daughter, a pseudo-journalist from a small town with limited experience. He's a god among men. Colin McKenna isn't the boy next door—he's the lion ready to slaughter the lamb. I should run, bury myself under the years that have slipped by, but the new whirlwind of opportunity his offer holds entices the prey from her hiding spot.I give in. And because we're both a little bit broken, we fall, and it's fast and hard and intense. But just as the campaign gets going, things start to fall apart. Someone is intent on breaking us. Not just breaking us up, but destroying our hope for a future. My secrets, his advisers, and the past conspire together, and it seems they'll succeed.Or will they?The Midnight Series is an intense, sexy romance with a dash of intrigue and loads of emotion from author Elizabeth Miller. This thrilling, complete series is at times laugh out loud funny, it sizzles between the sheets and drops one surprise after another. Midnight is not a political drama, nor does it delve deeply into politics. Prepare for an epic romance about two people with disparate lives trying to come together. It's for the 17+ crowd.

    "I know I could be happy with someone else . . . But it was decided a long time ago. It was always going to be you."From Morocco to Paris, Sera has traveled the world over but she never forgot Rosethorn, the beautiful, abandoned mansion where she and Andrew used to meet for trysts. Until the day Sera found her mother's diary. Sera's obsession with the shocking secrets it contained tore them apart and sent Sera fleeing to New York with a devastated heart. 10 years later, Sera revisits Rosethorn, only to run into Andrew, all grown up and handsomer than ever. Politeness gives way to a heated confrontation over their painful past. Yet unable to resist each other's lure, both surrender to the undying power of first love.Fate has brought them together once again, but will an old tragedy destroy Sera and Andrew's second chance - forever?

    The intimidating, tattooed Russian operates one of the most elite mixed-martial arts training centers in the world but it's his shadowy past and reputed connections with Houston's underworld that interest her most.To find her sister, she'll need the help of her big, scary Russian protector--but asking for help from a man like Ivan carries a steep price, one that might just include her heart.DIMITRI (Her Russian Protector #2)Refusing to lose her brother to the violent Hermanos street gang, Benny turns to Dimitri, the dead sexy Russian who lives in the apartment above her family's bakery. He's the only man tough enough to get through to Johnny and save him from a life in prison--or worse.There's nothing Dimitri won't do for Benny, even if it means dealing with her troublemaking brother. He quickly realizes that it's not just Johnny and his thug friends that pose a threat to Benny. A shady real estate developer needs to buy her bakery to secure a multi-million dollar deal and he'll stop at nothing to make her sell.Threatened from all sides, Benny finds safety in Dimitri's strong arms--and in his bed. Her big, sexy Russian has no intention of ever letting her go--and he'll brave the fires of hell before he lets anyone harm her.YURI (Her Russian Protector #3)While clawing her way out of Houston's worst neighborhood, Lena vowed to never let any man have power over her. After a lifetime of broken promises from her criminal father and a mother who abandoned her, Lena believes that love makes you vulnerable. She's never been tempted to test that belief...until Yuri.Sexy as sin and with a dark reputation, Russian billionaire Yuri Novakovsky survived a miserable childhood of poverty and neglect to ascend the pinnacle of success. He enjoys the perks of his massive wealth without much thought to the consequences...until Lena.When Lena's father and cousin blunder into an international art theft operation, Yuri seizes his chance to be her protector. But when past misdeeds catch up with him and threaten Lena's safety, Yuri puts her love and trust in him to the test.He'll prove he's the man she needs--a man she can depend upon and trust--one sensual, wicked kiss at a time.

    Hot, steamy, sexy, military romances with an edge! Romance, suspense, drama…you will love our My Soldier collection! Special Forces, Navy Seals, US Marines, we got it all… Honor by J.L. Drake Saved by a Soldier by Alison Mello The Ocean Between Us by Delisa Lynn Till Death Us Do Part by Cristina Slough Absolution by Penelope Marshall Her Soldier by H.J. Bellus Love Him Back by Kris Nacole

    But my family had hoped for a different fate. As much as I miss them, I’ve lost touch with them, and with love in general. Wealth calls to me after my grandfather dies and leaves me his billions. But there’s one catch. There always is, right?I have to live on the farm I grew up on for six months and take a break from my big city life. It’s worth it and maybe my little boy will enjoy the time with me. One thing I never expected was a beautiful woman to show up and steal our hearts. She’s everything I want in my life and my bed. But she’s a tough cookie. I’m up for the challenge. There’s nothing I’ve wanted in life that I haven’t gotten. Unfortunately for her, I don’t want just six months in Montana. I’m demanding all of her.

    Right now she’s determined to turn her family’s dilapidated mountain cabins into a successful resort, no matter what anyone says, and no matter that it’s taking longer than she thought to get them into shape. So, although the property is not near ready, when a devastatingly handsome stranger arrives on site, wads of cash in hand and asking for a month of privacy, she’s tempted to take him as her first guest…and then she’s tempted to take him on as something so much more. Ryan Hamilton just wants a place to hole up and keep to himself. His dark memories hit him hard this time of year and he’ll face them alone so no one else gets hurt. But a sunny beauty with a spring in her step keeps luring him out of his cave and makes him smile, laugh, kiss. She’s irrepressible, their attraction’s combustible, and it turns out that an affair with Poppy Walker is just plain…irresistible. When the brooding hero finds out that the bright-eyed optimist in his arms has hurts and secrets of her own, can he find a way to make them both happy? This is an enhanced version of a book previously published as Take My Breath Away and includes extras. About the Author Christie Ridgway is the author of over 50 novels of contemporary romance. All her books are both sexy and emotional and tell about heroes and heroines who learn to believe in the power of love. A USA Today bestseller, Christie is a six-time RITA finalist and has won best contemporary romance of the year and career achievement awards from Romantic Times Book Reviews. A native of California, Christie now resides in the southern part of the state with her family. Inspired by the beaches, mountains, and cities that surround her, she writes tales of sunny days and steamy nights.

    Their love runs deep and their loyalty everlasting. Each man must battle his past in order to secure a future with his one true love. Defeat is not an option when their hearts are on the line. Book One: Make Me Forget, Travis and Charlotte. Book Two: Show Me How, Brandon and Mary. Book Three: Prove Me Right, Liam and Meara. Book Four: Tell Me When, Pierce and Ruby. Book Five: Remember Me Now, Nik and Lisa. Book Six: Give Me This, Declan and Amie.

    So, on the night of his engagement party, I'm drowning my sorrows with my BFF Kari ... and in walks Mitchell Cole. Mitch is the slow-talking, sexy-walking, eye-crinkle-having star of one of Kari's soap operas, but he doesn't do a thing for me. I need a career guy with a steady job and a plan, not a scruffy actor who works construction between gigs. Then Kari "volunteers" me to hang out with him so I can get behind-the-scenes gossip for her. And that's all it is, even if his special blend of sweet and sexy is starting to break through my defenses. But then my ex comes back into my life in the most unexpected way, and that's when things get confusing. Do I choose the man who's everything I thought I wanted? Or the man who might be everything I need? Fans of Lauren Blakely and Emma Chase will love this hilarious and sexy take on losing Mr. Right ... and finding Mr. Wrong. Mr. Wrong was previously published as Midnight Confessions.

    “I want you.” Carter Between running a company and a recent attempt on his life, billionaire Carter Williamson doesn't need any more stress. So when a trio of orphan children breaks into the Colorado ranch he's hiding out in, his first instinct is to just let the police handle it. That was before their spunky social worker Mia showed up. Mia Mia Amesworth has worked hard to make sure that the Smith kids aren't separated from each other, but she can only do so much. With her own body unable to produce children, the kids are the closest thing to a family she's got. When the handsome ranch owner offers to let the three troublemakers pay for the damages with hard work over the summer, she happily accepts. When he suggests they go on a date, she can't say yes fast enough. Even though Carter's secret assailant keeps threatening him, he feels like he might be falling for the small town girl. And though Mia knows that a family might not be in the cards for her future, she longs to create a life with Carter. And then, a miracle happens... This novel is the first in New York Times bestselling author Krista Lakes' new series, "Kinds of Love". It also contains a novella, "A Hopeful Kind of Love," and a bonus novel, "Hurricane Kisses!"