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Getting dumped by her fiance right before the holidays was not how Meena imagined things would be. Embarrassed more than anything, she sucks it up and still visits home without her man, only to find out that her first love has been searching for her.

Love struck me at the early age of five. The boy turned into a man, and I fell even deeper. Guy Webb had no idea my fragile heart belonged to him for so many years. He was too busy being my brother’s best friend and a star on the football field. He was my daydream and consumed every single thought, but he was always one step from my reach. Beartooth Ranch was our home. The rich ranch land raised us, fostered our laughs and losses, and even gained a new family member when Guy moved in for his sophomore year of high school.

Ana Maria Delgado is no ordinary grandmother. As the formidable leader of the Delgado cartel, she rules her organization with an iron fist, striking fear into the hearts of her enemies. Those who underestimate her powers are quickly proven wrong. Driven by an unquenchable thirst for vengeance, she carries her son's ashes as a grim reminder of her mission to hunt down his killer.

Can you get a second chance--with three men at once? We're all grown up, and we're finally in one place again. Rex, Shaun, and Taylor. My three best friends from high school. Gorgeous, successful, sexy as hell. They all came back into my life when I needed them most. I can't believe I'm having these fantasies about all of them. About having all of them at once. Then one warm night, everything explodes. They're willing to indulge my fantasies...And give me a happy-ever-after. Together.

Identical twins Chad and Nigel share the same looks, but their personalities couldn't be more different. Nigel, the notorious philanderer, believes he can charm any woman he sets his sights on. However, when he encounters the perfect woman, she resists his advances and instead falls for his brother, Chad. Consumed by jealousy and unwillingness to be overlooked, Nigel's obsession spirals out of control. He devises a sinister plan to win her over, but his scheme backfires in ways he never anticipated.

Cindy's life takes a dark turn when her ex-fiancé, Anton Delgado, the South’s most notorious criminal, returns to town. Determined to rekindle their relationship and seize control of her thriving business, Anton's intentions are clear. When Cindy refuses, her business and employees become targets in a sinister series of attacks. To make matters worse, her naive young cousin is dating Anton’s brother, adding fuel to the fire. As a ruthless war ignites between Cindy and Anton, she finds herself in his crosshairs.

When the bodies of local women begin appearing on the city streets, all evidence points to Detective Jessica Barnes' best friend and former colleague, Blaine Cooper. Found unconscious beside a dead woman on the east side of town, with a damning pile of evidence, the former police officer's fate hangs in the balance. Is Blaine the notorious Scorned Killer, or has he been framed?

Laurel has been in love with Dillon since she was nine years old. Unfortunately, he's always seen her as his little sister's pesky best friend. When Laurel needs help with her business plan, her best friend urges her to seek help from Dillon. Determined to push her feelings aside and focus on her fledgling business, Laurel knows she needs to do whatever it takes to succeed. Can Laurel work with Dillon and still keep her heart intact, or will things get too distracting when Dillon realizes what a beautiful, kind, and generous woman she has become?

Degrees are earned. Could life get any harder for Helena Foster? Her mother disappeared four years ago, and her father's new girlfriend kicked her out. She needs to finish college, get her degree, and find a job. The fear of marriage for a lucrative business merger has Alejandro Carrera desperate to prove he can run the new Bayside Floating Casino project for his father. He will finish his master's degree while overseeing the construction and stay on to manage the multi-billion dollar corporation.

My destiny was written long ago, and now, I'm about to see it come to pass. As the vampire princess of the Night Court, I've broken every rule by falling in love with my four consorts and choosing them all. Soon, we will be mated, the prophecy will be fulfilled, and everything will change. But some among the court fight against me, and our lives are threatened. We will break the curse as long as we can stay alive.

Forced seduction. Dubious consent. Submission. Domination. These are the types of stories that make Janice Allen’s panties damp. For years, she’s devoured every BSDM romance she could get her hands on. The older she’s grown, the darker her tastes have become. When she runs across Fantasy Island’s ad in a novel, she can’t pass up the opportunity to experience it herself. Too late, she remembers the old adage: Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it.

My life has been nothing but a constellation of conflict. Dad died when I was 12, check. Mom died of cancer just before my 18th birthday, check. Married a conceited pretty boy, check. Husband decided that our nine-year marriage was an open marriage but forgot to tell me, check. Moved to Cumming, Georgia, to be closer to my Southern Chaotic family, check. Became infatuated with a man-wh*re who has no problem with being an exhibitionist, check. For once, I’d like to have a life that is planned out by me and not the people or ordeals that clash with the life I want.

A mafia princess. The nation's favorite football player. Can they make it work? An unlikely matching of the stars. The opposites had it all for one year. Justice Bexley, the daughter of Cain and Calla leaders of the Diamond Syndicate, sacrificed true love to protect Liam. Her selfish action destroyed them both. Liam Blake moved on with his prestigious career. Some say true love has a way of finding its way back. Justice and Liam know better than to believe. That's up until the day they find themselves in a heated meeting.

The crown has been split, and my princes have been chosen. But I've lost one to the night. Thomas is gone, turned into a monster and imprisoned because of my rash decision. I have to save him and find out how I can make him whole again. My lovers will help me ascend to claim my place as vampire queen, but not until we do everything we can to return Thomas to us.

I can't choose between them, but I can't keep them all. The vampires in my kingdom want me to crown my prince or give up the throne. Duty and tradition demand I let three of them go. My mother warned me not to fall in love with them. Now my only option is to play the game and try to come up with some way to get what my heart desires.

As the vampire princess of the Night Court, it's my duty to choose my human consort and make him my prince. For two weeks I'll be in a paradise with four human men, all willing to be mine. All I had to do was choose one to crown. I never expected to fall in love. Not with one. Certainly not with all of them.

Dr. Ava Brown is an emergency room physician with plenty of action at work but none in bed. Conservative and cautious, it's been a long dry spell since a woman has rocked her world and given her the passion she secretly craves. Then at a super exclusive masquerade ball, she gives medical attention to a mysterious and sexy woman who has fainted on the dance floor. The beautiful stranger repays the good doctor right back with the most intense sexual healing Dr. Brown has ever known.

With his preppy clothes and horn-rimmed glasses, Enzo Silva is the last dude anyone expects to find in a mixed martial arts gym. A wealthy Brazilian banker who never had to fight for anything, Enzo's stuck in the amateur circuit - but he burns to make the pros. Maybe that explains the heat he feels whenever he's around Jamie Lynn Calhoun. The pint-size, magenta-haired bartender with the Texas drawl is everything he's not...and everything he craves.

When the local club throws a Ménage Night Before Christmas party for charity, Roxie learns that scrumptious blue-collar co-worker Evan Johnston will be playing doctor.... Evan is playing doctor and offering one lucky lady an erotic sensual exam - along with a sizzling ménage a trois, and he's got only one sexy fantasy lady in mind for the naughty deed...if she'll play with him.

You've got to go through Hell before you get to Heaven. Charity has complete control at her job stripping for cash, but outside the club, her life is a mess. She's broke and her ex-boyfriend is stalking her. She'd go to the police, except he's on the force. She needs a little muscle to get things done, and lucky for her, a group of bikers come her way. Tanner is a muscular, tattooed club biker willing to do just about anything for a pretty girl. He and Charity come up with a business plan that is win-win.