Showing results by publisher "ABCD Graphics and Design, Inc." in Romance

Eliana Pearson has been in love with her best friend, Rafe, since ninth grade. But Rafael Trelore has never seen Eli as anything other than his best friend. When Eli decides to put some distance between them, she is stunned to find that Rafe simply can't let her go. Does Rafe truly want to be with her, or is his possessiveness driving him to take control of his best friend? Eli can't seem to find the answer, but she does find herself thrown into a torrid affair with Rafe.

Sarah McCallister has been raised by her father to be his number-one agent. In a world full of mercenaries, she has learned to take care of herself. Brax Westworth is a mercenary at the top of his game, a hired gun with his own brand of moral code. He is rarely surprised in his line of work, but the mission to return Sarah home is certainly a new experience for him. Between them, Sarah and Brax unearth a plan involving an international crime syndicate that takes their escape plan to the next level.

Since a competing sweet shop opened its doors, things have not gone well for Sinclair's candy shop, Maybe's Candy. Business is slowing, her finances are dropping, and no matter what she does she just can't think of any way to get her business back on top. Even the one highlight of her week - that moment when handsome Parker Johnson, a man she has been flirting with for over a year, comes to buy his usual bag of caramels - isn't much of a treat.

Marry him for 18 months and receive two million dollars for her trouble. The only catch...He owns the hottest lifestyle club in all of New York City. It's secretive, exclusive, and caters to Daddy Doms. Romance author, Samantha Bellamy, is shocked when she attends a book signing and runs into her high school crush, Martin Taylor. He's a billionaire with a secret. He's owner of an exclusive club for Daddy Doms and littles to openly explore the lifestyle. He's also notorious for his playboy personality, bedding a new woman every night.

The termagant being brought into the small clinic isn’t exactly what second in command and alpha soldier Kosh envisioned as his perfect omega, but he knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is his. She’s a fierce little thing, more of a threat than most would take her for, but he isn’t one of the unfortunate ones who will get caught underestimating her. They wouldn’t be given the chance to do so again.

All Rachel wanted to do was retire to a quiet island and start her life over. But all that changes when the shipment she had crated for Don Santoro goes missing. Now she has fourteen days to get it back. She sets out on a quest that leads her to the doors of the Celtic Demons motorcycle club - and Killian. A man who, by rights, should be her enemy, but who sets her body on fire. 

Donna is about to marry Eric, with whom she has enjoyed their exploration of bondage, but she longs to switch roles. Can she bring out the dominant in him without driving him away? And who can stop the city's increasing number of Peeping Tom incidents? This second book in the Dear Editor series focuses on Donna and Eric, but also looks into the relationships of Eric's ex-girlfriend Jessica and her husband Worth, as well as Jessica's mother and her new groom. 

Seitka is a young shapeshifter who has a hard time following orders. The evil leader of a rival wildcat shifter clan has left her with child, and she flees to the protection of the abbey, thinking this is best for her clan and her child. But Daniel, her fiancé, follows her, and a new alliance is formed between the lairds, their healer wives, and the shifter couple. Seitka has been told that her child is destined to do great things. Will the babe survive long enough to grow, train with the lairds, and fulfill that destiny?

The ‘Fab Five’ are back with even more drama in their lives. Marianne’s family is in turmoil as both of her sons deal with life-altering decisions. Young Dr. Jackson Jacobi is reeling from the sudden break-up with his longtime girlfriend, Alexis, and her move to Paris to pursue a career in the fashion industry. He is splitting his time between finishing his residency at a local hospital, preparing to open an orthopedic practice with another doctor, and helping his younger brother, Jordan, recover from a horrific automobile accident that left him unable to walk. 

In 1700s Ireland, the clans are fighting for peace. Healers are being trained, and the doctor who hurt Hope one year earlier has returned to fight for her hand. First, he must prove himself worthy to her uncle and guardian, as well to the little healer herself. Hope is a special young woman with a gift. In her family, when one receives the gift, they lose one of their other senses. For her, it was her hearing. But Hope is special in another way, as well.... Having grown up with a mother who was a "little", Acelin is well-versed in the needs of such a woman.

Now they’re on the run. Maxim, the Colonel and leader of the eastern states of the old United States, and Iolanthe, the Pure he wants for his own, must leave the Citadel after a Resistance attack. Forced together by circumstance, the tumultuous battle of lust that started long ago can’t be ignored any longer.

When Colleen, one of the healers in Wolf's keep, is threatened, she tries to convey her fears to the lairds. Assuming that the threat is coming from someone in his clan, Rolland sends his trusted elite guard, Michael, to protect her. No one will believe that Michael doesn't have Colleen’s best interests at heart until he savagely beats her in public and attempts to have her burned at the stake, labeling her a witch.

Cara Hart is getting married. But there’s a slight problem with the upcoming nuptials. Cara is in love with two men. She loves her fiancé, Caleb, but can’t get over Nick, the one who broke her heart. To make things even more complicated, Caleb and Nick are best friends. Deciding not to waste her life pining for what might have been, Cara goes ahead with the wedding to Caleb. Determined to make the marriage work, she hides her feelings for Nick in the deepest corner of her heart, and moves forward.

Attacked after leaving a lifestyle club for a night of play with strangers, Jade is shaken. When Officer Danny discovers which club she visited, he reveals a glimpse of his dominant side to Jade. It’s exactly what she needed to help calm her nerves. Still, she feels as though someone is watching her. Is her mind playing tricks on her after the attack, or does she have a stalker who won’t leave her alone? 

Colt Hart and Kendyl Durant have been dancing around a relationship for years. When Colt decides he is ready to give up his days as a player for a serious girlfriend, he finally makes his move, knowing that once he begins a relationship with his sister’s gorgeous blonde friend, there will be no turning back. Also deciding it’s time to think about his future career plans, he leaves his carefree job to accept his dad’s offer to join the family’s advertising agency. 

Andrea Woods, nicknamed "Andy" by Special Agent Adam Reese, is hiding tragic secrets. As beautiful as she is smart, she is also just as secretive. Something has her terrified, and when he questions her, he can see straight through her. She might be telling the truth. But not the whole truth. And when she begins receiving stalks of French lavender after murders, the suspicion rapidly points to her. What is she hiding? It’s imperative that he finds out. Before it’s too late.

A curse haunts the MacFarlane clan: Any firstborn daughter of the laird must be given to Clan Grant in marriage, or she will die. Headstrong Sorcha MacFarlane flees the colonies to Scotland to meet the father she never knew existed. Tricked into a marriage she never wanted, she soon learns her new husband has some stringent rules she is expected to follow.

Can a case of mistaken identity be the beginning of something new? Jessica is surprised when her boyfriend agrees to go with her to a Halloween party, as partying is not really his thing. And she’s even more surprised when he joins her alone in a dark room for an unusually passionate encounter. No sooner does she murmur his name, than he disappears. When Jessica realizes that the man who stirred new and exciting feelings is not her boyfriend at all, she is torn between her feelings for her sweet and decent boyfriend and the passionate stranger she will likely never see again. 

Forced into a marriage arranged by the orphanage where she lived, Sadie escapes the clutches of an abusive older man: her betrothed. She needs to stay hidden, where no one knows her or cares that she has broken the law. Dr. Elliott Larkin is still reeling over the loss of his young family. His brother in Big Rock has convinced him to come back home to visit, and he decides a change would do him good. Who would have thought a mine collapse on the outskirts of town would be just what the doctor ordered? 

It is the late 60s in America, and the times are tumultuous, especially for the young people. GG lives in tiny Boone, Indiana, but she has a thirst to see the world and understand all the things that are changing, so she plans to go to California after high school to start her life experiences. Leo Beauchamp has already been a witness and participant in the craziness of the times. From the first day, when he meets GG at a war protest on a college campus, he is captivated and fascinated by the fiery 17-year-old.