On an undercover mission with the ATF to capture members of an international weapons and money smuggling operation that has hit U.S. soil, Zach is suddenly thrust into a situation unfamiliar to him. He’s never dealt with a person in his custody as mouthy, feisty, and uncontrollable as Carla Parker. Carla Parker is an innocent citizen thrown in a situation that has left her scarred, scared, and dependent on a cold, emotionless, and rude FBI agent to keep her alive. Because of his attitude, she is finding it hard to relax in the care of Agent Murphy and counteracts by repeatedly disobeying him which pisses him off.

    Deciding to strike out on her own she opens her own catering company, refusing help. In a further bid for independence, she decides to start a new romance. But there's only one man she has in mind. Caleb Masters. There’s only one problem: she’s human, and he’s not. Caleb Masters has wanted Sommer for years, but had bided his time until she was ready for him. So when she jokingly declares she’s ready for a new romance, he knows he’s the man for the job. Nothing will stop him claiming her as his woman. Although they embroil themselves in a red hot love affair, Sommer believes it can only be a brief fling because she believes he needs to find a mate befitting his Alpha-in-waiting status. Caleb will do anything to convince her that she’s the only one for him, but when Sommer learns the truth behind the success of her new business venture, it could tear them apart permanently.

    On the very day she loses her job, she happens upon someone in trouble—and not just any someone. This someone is expected to become the high prince of all vampires, a centuries-old dispute notwithstanding. Jin, the vampire in question, has spent a lifetime being groomed to rule; yet, there is a tribe of rebel undead who will do anything to make sure he does not assume the throne. It is Adina who unwittingly gives him a second chance and finds herself in the middle of a bloody battle—and falling hopelessly in love.Please note: Ends in a cliffhanger.

    If only she wasn't also horribly single and alone. Spending most of her nights with her head buried in a good romance, Ava didn't know what to think when she first met the tall, handsome tattoo artist named after a Norse God. She was too busy looking for things to hit him with. But a chance encounter like no other breeds a passion that she has never experienced before. Will Ava be brave enough to look past what she thinks is best for her? Will she realize the man of her dreams is the same man that destroyed her perfect pair of Manolo Blahniks and irritates her to no end with his stunning perfection? Find out if these two flawed individuals can be perfect together in Ava's Thor(n)!

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    Computer programmer designer Jada Michaels has finally decided to give up on finding the perfect match. Her last three relationships ended badly because her ex-boyfriends spent more time at the spa than she did. Besides, it wasn’t like she didn’t have a man in her life. Patrick Kaye was her

    That's what you learn to do growing up well-off in a place like Detroit. This is a city that knows how fast things can turn.That white boy made me forget myself. A few moments in his presence and I was consumed by a madness. I did things I never dared dream of.But it doesn't feel wrong. It feels like freedom.I shouldn't go back to him. He's from the wrong part of town. He makes a living out of violence. He's a risk in my unblemished life. One time was enough of a flirt with danger. Thing is, he might just have me addicted. SEAN: I've fought for everything I've got in this world. My fists won me a new life, away from the squalor of my South Detroit past. Now I'm starting to get my reward: money, fame, girls.The waitress was just supposed to be one of many. Black girls weren't even my type, but something in her set me off. Everything about her screamed class - a word that had never been in this poor boy's vocabulary.I thought I just wanted a taste of it. Turns out it's not the thrill I'm after. It's her.I've gotta show her that I can be more than my body. She wants me to fight for her heart?Girl, get ready to be knocked out. Black and Blue features sizzling dialogue, steamy sexual situations and some rough language. Mature and open-minded audiences only. This book is standalone.

    Pissed? Yes. Heartbroken? Absolutely. Looking for answers? Most definitely. With her two best friends at her side, and a whole lot of righteous anger, Catherine “Kat” Rochester confronts her husband and his mistress on New Year’s Eve.

    Ned is attracted to Fiona, but thinks she'll always see him as just a big nerd. Fiona is attracted to Ned, but figures a brainiac like him would want an equally intelligent woman by his side. So Fiona cooks up a plan that would get Ned a potential promotion at work and get her a job that she thinks will please Ned. In between the pretend relationship and the real one, sparks fly. When the truth Fiona has been hiding is revealed, will their friendship be strong enough to hold them together? Or will this be the end of the friendship that, according to their friends, should have never lasted this long in the first place?

    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.

    Here, Norris grapples with falling in love and getting to know the teenage daughter he had never known he had. Original.

    Out of work and almost out of money to cover her bills, Kayla finally caves to her roommate's nagging and follows her to Arrangements, an online dating site that matches pretty young women with older men of a certain tax bracket.Convinced this "make-rent-quick" scheme will surely fail - or saddle her with an 80 year old boyfriend - Kayla is shocked when Michael Bradbury, Internet billionaire and stone-cold salt and pepper fox, offers her a solution to all her financial troubles.
It's hard enough for Kayla to accept his generosity, but what's a girl to do when the wealthiest man she's ever met is a dream in and outside of the bedroom?

    When they attend a funeral of a mutual friend, they both fall in love with the deceased's brother, testing the boundaries of their friendship as well as their mutual love for one man... Over 200,000 copies of Sandra Kitt's books in print! Sandra Kitt is the author of 16 novels! Compares to the novels of bestselling authors Terry McMillan, Bebe Moore Campbell, and Connie Briscoe Sandra Kitt is a Blackboard bestselling author Set in New York City

    One day, he's stopped in his philandering tracks by a gorgeous, voluptuous woman with golden brown skin and honey brown eyes. When Jones is suddenly thrust into the role of protector, his whole life changes, and his obsession with the sultry beauty grows. Farren Bell is a sexy, independent, curvaceous siren who never had to depend on anyone but herself, but when a gorgeous playboy unexpectedly becomes her protector, her life will never be the same. Be charmed by a world of sex, lies, murder, love, and intrigue with a dynamic devilish duo in Devilish Charm.

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