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Hookups are my jam, but I've never had a girl shuddering with one breath then running away the next. And I can't stop thinking about her. Probably for the best, I'm trading in party games for extra practices. I can lead us back to the Frozen Four, but I need a sign of my dedication to persuade Coach. All I have to do is convince the one who got away to fake a relationship with me—and remember my oldest rule: only one night.

Pro football might see me as their favorite underdog, but Madison Westfield would rather see me six feet under. My ex-best friend’s little sister has every reason to hate me. I took her boyfriend’s spot on this team, her brother might lose his too, and our short-lived engagement years ago is part of the reason our families are locked in a grudge match that has the whole league on edge. Ruining me would fix most of her problems, but she's stuck trying to work a PR miracle with my career instead.

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I should hate him. But after learning the truth, how could I not fall for him? MasonMy rookie season in the NHL started with a gut punch. There he was, standing in my locker room. Jett Jarvis, a player hated by his former teammates. He has an arrogant smirk, intense eyes, and a birthmark that looks… too familiar. I’m sure I saw it on the dude who dumped me in my hookup app. They say Jarvis isn’t gay, but I bet he’s the same jerk. I’m getting to the bottom of this, even if it means pushing his buttons until he snaps. But the more I mess with him, my anger loses out to my attraction.

I never planned on sleeping with him. Nor did I intend to make him my enemy. I only went into the bar to scope out my competition–him. The scorching hot night that followed was a mutually pleasurable accident. Of course I knew we were in the running for the same position. It’s not my fault he didn’t know who I was. Gathering intel is my specialty. Maybe if he were better at it, he would have gotten the job instead of me.

Never fall in love with a client. Just one of the many guidelines you must follow when you represent the best athletes in the game. The rule never bothered me. A pretty smile from a cocky player couldn't do it for me anyway. As a no-nonsense sports agent, I've seen it all in this cutthroat world of athletic negotiations and powerplays. Say what you will about me, I know how to handle business. The only person who pretends I'm not a freaking badass is Trent Nichols, the infuriating, albeit sexy-as-all-hell, Boston Guardians general manager.

Oscar Acosta's abusive ex-boyfriend is dead, and his old vampire coven is gone. Now all he cares about is winning a coveted spot with the prestigious local opera company. His stiffest competition is Trent, an adorable fellow grad student with a linebacker's build who he is definitely not crushing on. When Oscar's ex turns out to be not-so-deceased, sending several vampires to kidnap him, Oscar is forced to reveal his own vampire identity to his classmate. Can he trust Trent, or should he keep him at a safe distance?

After signing divorce papers and leaving her New York life behind, Nova Walker needs refuge. She finds it in small-town Texas with her Aunt Gigi, along with the opportunity to earn her keep working in Gigi’s diner. Since she’s going to Arcadia Creek, Nova expects the cowboys, but she doesn’t expect the extremely attractive firefighter who—living up to his fiery title—seems to butt heads with her at every turn. With his charm and cocky attitude, Dusty Hayes—as hickish as they come in this backwater place—has a knack for pushing Nova's buttons and propelling her competitiveness into overdrive.

As if things aren’t already tough enough as the only girl on a college football team, Coach had to go and assign Zeke Collins as my roommate. A cocky kick returner and my brother’s best friend who should have been ripped of that title years ago, he’s as infuriating as he is undeniably sexy. I hate him, and for good reason—reason I won’t ever let him forget. He thinks because we grew up together that it’s his role to protect me, but all he does is get in my way, make me look weak, and piss me off more.

Leo F*cking Hernandez. North Boston University’s star running back, notorious bachelor, and number one on my people I would murder if I could get away with it list. And now? He’s my new roommate.

Here lies Louchana Valentine. She was a homeless, orphaned virgin. I never cared what my gravestone would say until I landed in deep with a powerful gangster. Lucky for me, my best friend happens to be ruthless, too. I should feel guilty that he's forced to turn on the man who's been a father to him. Except I've always known that Wren's soul wasn't as black as he claimed. He was good. He was beautiful. He was mine. He just didn't know it yet. And with Wren keeping me safe, I've got time left to rewrite the end of my story. But if he has his way, virgin is already carved in stone.

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They say better the devil you know, and I know Sterling Ford. I know his body like my own, I know his mind, and, now, I'm certain I know his heart. I can forgive the blood on his hands. I can choose him, but will he stand by me when he finally discovers the secret I've kept hidden for years? Can our love survive the truth, or will it rip us apart again? Adair MacLaine is mine, and I'm not giving her up. Our pasts forged an unbreakable love, but my sins might cost me everything, even her.

Molly Henderson and Ben Weaver have been rival magazine writers for the same publishing group for years. When both come up for the same promotion, they find themselves in an unexpected competition to win the spot. Molly, editor of Quilter's Heart, and Ben, editor of Outdoor Adventures, must switch roles, each working for the other for one month, then submit an article at the end of their quests.

What had Miss Priscilla Seton been thinking? She had always assumed that Charles would stay the same forever, but bowing to familial wishes he is now engaged—and Priscilla is determined to sabotage the match. She has known him for all her twenty years, and he is hers. But Charles Audley, Duke of Orrinshire, is facing pressures of his own. His marriage arranged for him, there's not a single day that goes by without him regretting Priscilla. Of course, he could never say anything. His family honor is at stake, and he would never betray them—but letting off a little steam?

What happens in Vegas can be deadly… After my parents passed away, I put my culinary dreams aside to be the lawyer they wanted. However, with my 30th birthday rapidly approaching, my bestie urges me to enter a cooking competition in Las Vegas. When a contestant is murdered, my time watching from the sidelines is over. I’m suddenly thrown into the event as a finalist.

Grayson Reed is into me. We are each other's fiercest opponents in the rink. But now, Grayson's eyes are stripping me down whenever we cross each other's paths. I don't mind being the object of another guy's desire, but I also refuse to jump into a stranger's bed so quickly. It's just that I'm not really dating material. And of all the guys on Earth, Grayson Reed is the last person I would give a chance. But if there is one thing everyone knows about Gray, it's that he is not a quitter.

Christian Miller hat sich als rücksichtsloser Anwalt in New York einen Namen gemacht. Der Selfmade-Millionär hat nur ein Ziel: endlich Rache an Hedgefonds-Tycoon Philipp Roth nehmen, der seine Familie zerstörte, nachdem er Christian dabei erwischte, wie er dessen Tochter küsste. Als eine Klientin Roth der sexuellen Belästigung beschuldigt, sieht Christian seine Chance gekommen. Nur eins steht ihm im Weg: seine Jugendliebe Arya, die als Pressesprecherin ihren Vater verteidigt. Arya weiß nicht, dass Christian der Junge von damals ist, doch er hat sie nie vergessen können.

Lauren Harper wollte vier Dinge. Respekt. Erfolg. Glücklich sein. Und Roman Pierce vernichten. Sicher, er war ein glatter, smarter und sexy Anwalt, der die Seniorpartner ihrer Kanzlei dazu brachte, sich in die Hose zu machen. Aber er war auch ein nerviger, eingebildeter Idiot, mit dem sie konkurrierte, seit sie beide vor über einem Jahr eingestellt worden waren. Und Lauren war es egal, wie umwerfend sein Lächeln war oder wie heiß sein Körper unter dem Anzug aussah.

Lord Alistair McDonon possui uma vida deslumbrante em Londres, mas seu cotidiano chega ao fim quando recebe a notícia trágica de que seus dois irmãos morreram afogados... Seu pai autoritário o convoca à Escócia para que ele assuma o título de Marquês de Kildonon e o cargo de herdeiro da chefia do clã. O jovem fica aborrecido, pois mal conhece sua terra natal e não está nada acostumado com as velhas cerimônias místicas dos clãs. Lorde Alistair fica ainda mais horrorizado quando descobre que deve se casar com Lady Moraig McNain para incentivar a união dos clãs que estão em conflito há séculos.