But when I looked at his hulking, tattooed body, the icy brutality in his eyes, I realized I was wrong. HIM: Familie. My clan. I’d fight for it, kill for it, die for it. It’s all that matters to me. But her innocence, only barely hidden by thick layers of makeup, the curves that her tight dress can’t hide, calls to me. So I’ve decided to keep her. No matter how deadly the consequences.

    Race, ethnicity, and nationality no longer matter. Pia Montgomery is one of the noninfected. She's dedicated the last twenty-plus years of her life to being a surgical nurse. It's time for a new chapter.She goes to the Match Mate Agency seeking a husband among the infected. Unlike others, she's not afraid of their animalistic tendencies. In fact, she admires them.However, Mate Match is no ordinary dating agency, and the infected do things differently. They hunt for their mates. Ready. Set. Go! It's time for the Mate Run.

     Even talking to a white man could get Eva LaLaurie killed. But the richest man in town has his eye on her. He wants to dominate her...claim her...posess her. She’s going to risk it all for love- and he better do the same. But in Klan Country nothing’s ever just black and white...

    Enjoy Blue Saffire and the rest of the Perceptive Illusions Publishing, Inc. authors as they breathe new life into some old favorites. Four perceptions and six illusions of stories that will tug the heart. It’s going to get hot and interesting as Cinderella, The Ugly Duckling, Little Red Riding Hood, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and The Beast are all told by Blue Saffire, Tiya Rayne, KT Adler, and Ivy Harper. Three contemporary and three paranormal retellings that will have you on the edge of your seat. Are you ready? This journey will be nothing nice, but it promises a happy ending.

    Nelson, author of the epic romance Ivy's Twisted Vine, comes a story about Memphis, TN, a deadly faction of the Russian mafia and an innocent woman who dismantles an empire. Orphaned virgin Royal Stone is looking for employment in one of the country's toughest recessions. What she finds is the seven-foot, blonde millionaire Dmitry Medlov, who offers her a job as the manager of his new boutique Dmitry's Closet. After she accepts his job offer, she soon accepts his gifts, his bed and his lifestyle. What she does not know is that her knight in shining armor is also the head of the Medlov Organized Crime Family, a faction of the elite Russian mafia Vory v Zakone. Falling in love with the clueless Royal makes Dmitry want to break the code, leave his empire and start a life far away from the perils of the Thieves-in-Law. Only, his brother Ivan comes to the Memphis from New York City bent on a murderous revenge. With the FBI and Memphis Police Department working hard to build a case against Dmitry and his brother trying to kill him, he is forced to tell Royal of his true identity, but Royal also is keeping a secret - one that changes everything. Who will win? Who will lose? Who will die? Watch all the skeletons as they tumble out of the urban literature sensation Dmitry's Closet.

    As a widowed father to a daughter he doesn't recognise, he really has no time for his mother's interference with his love life. She and her church friend can stop handing out photos of him to the single ladies of the congregation and let him try to be the paternal and maternal figure his daughter so desperately needs. Abigail Yeboah ignores most of what happens in her mother's church. She's focused on her budding business and she's certainly not interested in playing Evil Queen to Liam McNamara's brat. But when Abigail catches his daughter in an act of vandalism, she finally understands it's not only the child who needs her, but the man.

    But Kylie may not be as put together as she comes across. Finding love and solace in Jason forces her to look at her own reality and confront the issues that have ruined her chances at love in the past. “Pieces of Me” is a light-hearted tale of love and healing with a twist you’ll never see coming.

    I've moved on, but he definitely hasn't. He's also a single-dad now and in desperate need of a capable nanny to manage his out-of-control son. So the powerful CEO decides that I'm the perfect woman for the job--whether I want it or not. According to him....Revenge is best served BOSS!Reader Note: This is part 2 of the Ruthless Second Chance Duet, and it completes the epically romantic story of Holt and Sylvie.

    Now as an adult Tony finds himself attracted to black women but due to social taboos is unable to have a true relationship.It doesn’t help that his mother will not accept the fact that he will never marry any of the many Asian women that she randomly sets him up with. But then one day the woman of his dreams walks into the office. She is everything that Tony wants; bodacious, big booty, big boobs and black. The only problem; he is her boss.Nikki likes Tony but finds herself attracted to his friend Dean, African American and sexy! Unfortunately he is not nearly the man that Tony is and by the time that she discovers this it may be too late.

    Why, I don’t know, but I feel like she deserves the truth about who I am really am. The monster that’s in me."Because I'm not a nice man, Kira. I've done things that I shouldn't have. Some I regret, most I don't."Akira "Kira" Masters is trapped in an abusive relationship with her wealthy boyfriend, Avery Hansen, whose renowned family owns the local police department and nearly the entire town. But when Avery makes attempt on her life, Kira and her best friend, Dani decide to seek the help of Dani's brother, Demon, President of the motorcycle club, Demons United. Demon agrees to provide Kira the protection of Demons United, and he finds himself falling for her despite the dangers of both a crazy ex-boyfriend, the one-percenter biker underworld, the powerful Hansen family, and a problem within the club that brings him and Demons United under the scrutiny of the FBI.Demon will not only have to deal with keeping Kira safe, but also the stress of maintaining his ties to the club, the heat coming down on him from the Feds, and an attempt on his life that threatens the relationship he’s just started to build.Note To Readers: Demon's Savior contains themes of sex, violence, and murder along with mentions of domestic violence.

    To clear his name he had to become one of the men he apprehended, an outlaw living on the outside of a society he once protected. The only place he could go was the one place not even the Pinkerton’s dare tread, Dessert Gulch nestled in the Santa Fe mountains. There he found Delight Blue, an ebony goddess who ran the Copperhead Bar. Her eyes held as much fire as the gun she carried on her hip, and he tasted the passion when he kissed her lips. They joined forces to bring down the man who had done them both wrong. All the while the desire that simmered between them became an uncontrollable fire. Simon knew that one way or the other their fate was irrevocably entwined. Come hell or high water, he intended that after the last hand was dealt, the exotic Delight would be his forever.

    You are getting this money. Then, why are you hiding in the bathroom? I'm hiding from him. The blonde. I'm not sure if I want him to watch me fuck his friend. I'm not sure if I want him to see me like this. Shake it off bitch. This is no time to catch a conscience. This is no time to catch a case of the shame. Don't be stupid, he met you like this. If you weren't like this, you wouldn't be here right now. You are the entertainment. These are business hours and you are good at your job. So shake it the fuck off. Why didn't I just get on the train and go home? I have ten thousand reasons in my bag. A deal is a deal and it's not like I haven't been here a hundred times before. Do it, don't do it, do it, don't do it, and I end up doing it anyway. I pat my face dry with a towel that is softer than my bed at home. I stand in the mirror and stare at myself. I take in my drunk looking red eyes, my wild afro, and the slutty red lipstick. You are a fucking loser. But you're winning tonight baby. Debut stand alone novel by breakout author JanJan Untamed. Reader discretion is advised. All rights reserved.

    The Russian behemoth broke down the walls guarding her heart as easily as he kicked down her front door. After a wild, passionate love affair that's the talk of Houston's underworld leaves them facing an unplanned but very much wanted pregnancy, Bianca can't imagine a single day without Sergei in her life—and in her bed. Freed from the clutches of the Russian mob by her tenacious love, former enforcer and prize fighter Sergei Sakharov intends to give Bianca exactly what she wants. He's going to make that luscious, curvy beauty his wife and spend the rest of his life making her happy. Or, at least, that's the plan. But Sergei quickly learns that no one ever really gets out of the life. When unfinished business threatens the family he's trying to build with the woman who forever holds his heart, he'll have to make a hard choice. To protect his pregnant wife, there is no line Sergei won't cross.

    The only problem: her daughter was adopted by one of the most powerful billionaires in NYC. Shannon Chastain has been through hell and back- literally. Trapped for seven years in the basement of a madman, her only solace at the time was the baby that she bore in secret. Her kidnapper was never caught but now that she’s free, she’s determined to track down the child that was ripped away from her. The only hitch? Her daughter has now been adopted by one of New York’s most powerful billionaires. Single dad Connor Adams dotes on Molly, the child he adopted seven years ago. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her, which is exactly why it’s so unsettling when a complete stranger turns up on his doorstep, claiming to be her mother. In spite of his reservations, however, Connor cannot deny the insane chemistry between them. When the unexpected spark between them makes them think about becoming a real family, Shannon cannot help but hope for a better future. But what happens when her kidnapper suddenly reemerges, determined to destroy everything just to win her back again? ****This is a standalone novel with a touch of steam and HEA.****

    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.