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Widowed father and MMA fighter Justin just can’t seem to catch a break. He decides to make a deal with a loan shark, betting on himself. When he loses his fight, he has to make another bet. Four final fights, double or nothing. Anna is his massage therapist, and when he tells her he can no longer afford her, she comes up with a plan. He gets free massages if he pretends to be her boyfriend while her parents are in town. He’s always been into Anna, so he agrees.

How does happily ever after begin? While you can no doubt think up a million romantic ways for it to get started, getting sloppy drunk and passing out probably isn’t one of them. Which is why Luna is so mortified to find herself waking up in her boss’ bed in Vegas, her memory of the night before little more than sporadic flashes.

Time is running out. My mother only has six months to live, and I'm desperate. I need to make her dream come true...seeing me get married. I know it's crazy. I'm a billionaire. I'm a player. I don't want a wife. But I need to make this happen for her. That's where Maddie comes in. She's my childhood friend, a struggling actress, and she's so incredibly hot. Maddie's perfect for the role of my love interest. It doesn't hurt that she wants to help me fulfill my mother's dream. However, she may come at a price that's more than the half a million dollars for her service.

Tyler is on his way home to spend time with his father before he passes away from lung cancer. He has spent the past 15 years figuratively running away from home. But now that it is time to come home for a visit to Rainbow, Texas, he's conflicted. And a big reason for that is Kelsi, the high school sweetheart who broke up with him and broke his heart. Of course, she has a different perspective on just who broke whose heart back then. Needless to say, she had no intentions of ever getting back with him, but thanks to a bet from his friends, he decides to try to woo her once more.

Maddox Moore already made a name for himself as a chef and successful restaurant owner before life threw a wrench into his own plans, and now he’s a multibillionaire single father who doesn’t have time for anything outside of work and his kiddo. After a night at a charity event, Maddox makes the sudden decision to bid on a date with a beautiful redheaded woman, Evelyn, and 20,000 dollars later, he wins her for the night. He soon realizes that one night isn’t enough.... He wants more of her.

Zoe had always dreamed of owning a bakery. It was supposed to be a creative outlet where she could spend her time doing what she loved and make money doing it, but the reality was much different. When she wasn’t slaving away in the kitchen, she was at home worried that something might happen to the place. Everything was dependent upon the success of her business. There was no room for error. That’s why Archer was so dangerous. He was rich, disciplined, and hardworking; everything she wanted in a man.

Jess Holland is an Aussie nanny who is looking for a new job, and Noah Stone is a wealthy widower who needs to find someone to care for his young daughter. When they’ve found what they need in each other, they get more than they expect. After sleeping together, Noah and Jess can’t help but wonder if they are meant for each other or are together out of convenience. The two of them have to figure it all out or risk hurting the little girl they both love. Can Noah open his life to another woman? Can Jess risk everything to be with the man she believes is the one?

James Skye is the bad-boy quarterback of the Miami Dolphins. He’s an all-star both on the field and in the bedroom. But I don’t date players. It’s my father’s golden rule: Stay away from his team. Too bad for James, I’m not interested in getting to know football’s ultimate player any better. The question is, what’s a girl to do when the only way out from under the crushing weight of expectation is to break a few rules in the process?

Tessa is broken over the death of her sister, and she finds solace in her professor. Ian is broken over the death of his wife and child, and he, too, finds solace in Tessa. The problem? He’s her professor, and she’s his new teaching assistant. Can love heal two broken souls?

Recent graduate Mercedes Johnson thought her troubles were at an end. But when she spent months applying at every company she could find, and nobody would take her, it was time for her to accept that she wasn’t going to be able to find work. Mercedes had to do something unconventional. She didn’t know that she was signing up for an escort service. She thought she was just delivering packages, and she certainly wasn’t expecting the golden god who answered the door. Was this a bad job or a means to an end? Who was this man, Jake, and why couldn’t he control himself when he was with her?

Alfie’s wild university days are over. In an effort to make a new image for himself, he takes over as CEO of his father’s company and lives a proper life, wowing people with his innovation. The only thing missing is a good woman and some excitement. Both are just around the corner. Being the good guy that he is, he rescues his best friend’s bride as she runs from the alter the day of the wedding and offers her a place to stay for a few weeks. What will the world think when the story comes out? And is this beautiful American woman worth the stain that might taint his new reputation?

Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading. Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita...

Ein Junge ist nicht nach Hause gekommen, und seine Familie wartet ängstlich auf seine Rückkehr. Ein Vater tritt in die Dunkelheit, um nach seinem Sohn zu suchen. Schließlich melden sich Entführer. Als der Vater begreift, worum es ihnen geht, steht er vor einer ungeheuerlichen Entscheidung: Darf er das Leben eines seiner Kinder zugunsten des anderen opfern?

Kiara is experiencing a string of bad luck. First, she gets rear-ended at a stop. Then her internship lets her go because they don’t feel she has enough passion for the field. And then her rich neighbor’s friends burn her house down during a wild party. Yeah, Kiara isn’t having a very good time. And Teddy, her rich neighbor, is about to incur her wrath. Rich, spoiled, and essentially her exact opposite, he makes an easy target. But the truth is that Teddy isn’t quite who she thinks he is. His wealthy father didn’t even know he existed for the first five years of his life, and since he has known a life outside of privilege, he longs for something more. And part of that something more is Kiara. But like everything in life, it is complicated. She is unsure she can trust him, and he is facing the possibility of being cut off from his trust fund if he doesn’t marry the high-society Whitney. Will this Cinderella story have a fairy tale ending?