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My best friend may be the Cinderella type, but I’m not. While she swans around English castles, I work overtime. I took a weekend off to be her maid of honor as she married Alex, Duke of Fernborough, and planned to hot-foot it home again in time to punch the clock Monday morning. Fairy tale endings are for other girls.

Two weeks touring art galleries in London—that's what my Uncle Stig promised. It was going to be a nice quiet trip with my favorite relative, who also happens to be the US Ambassador to England. The only problem? It's a little too quiet. I crave something more than four o'clock tea and crumpets.

For a while, Gunner Ramberg foolishly thought he could be happy, but when his sister was kidnapped, his life was turned upside down. Forced to betray the team he thought of as family to save his own flesh and blood, Gunner finds himself praying for death to end the guilt and shame he now carries. After a chance encounter and a night together, Gunner has hope for a tomorrow he thought he’d never get and Lacey Cannon's new focus is to heal Gunner and give him a reason to live. Their newfound peace is put at risk when an unknown foe comes after Lacey.

Lady Serena Thurston had big plans—attend the best balls, meet a fine gentleman, get married, have a child or two, and live happily ever after. But plans change. Serena knows firsthand what demons can do, and nothing will stand in the way of her goal to become a Demon Hunter—not even her absentee fiancé. The mistrust and love simmering between them during their perilous mission is brought to a boil at the gateway to Hell.

To survive as a scullery maid requires hard work, discipline, and a stiff upper lip. To survive as a demon hunter is something else entirely. Elizabeth Smyth learned this after she was captured by demons and rescued by hunters. Now a hunter herself, Elizabeth's first task in this new and strange world is to aid the recently wounded Reece Foxjohn, and get him back into demon-slaying shape.

Twelve years ago, Samuel Turlington falsely accused Alexander Duncan's father of colluding with Napoleon. Once convicted, the man's title and lands were stripped, and he was executed. Disgraced, the family fled to Italy, where they built another fortune. His brothers were able to carry on with their lives, yet Alexander was unable to find peace until he saw his family name restored. Now he's returned to England to exonerate his father who swore Charles Turlington was the true traitor.

Lillian Dellacourt is beautiful, refined, and absolutely lethal. She’s come a long way from the penniless seamstress’ daughter sold to the highest bidder, and it wasn’t by trusting a man, let alone an exiled Marquis with more on his mind than slaying the hellspawn. For Dorian Lambert, Marquis de Montlambert, being sent to keep track of Lillian is no mean task. He’s wanted the fiery vixen since he first heard of her five years ago. But wooing the lady while fighting the demon uprising is difficult, especially when the lady’s tongue is as sharp as Japanese sai blades.

Lord Gabriel Thurston returns home from war to find his fiancée much changed. She's grown from a sweet girl into a mysterious woman who guards her dark secrets well. When he sees her sneaking away from a ball, he's convinced it's for a lovers' rendezvous. Following her to London's slums, Gabriel watches in horror as his fiancée ruthlessly slays a man. Lady Belinda Clayton's only concern was her dress for the next ball—until demons nearly killed her, and a group of Demon Hunters saved her life. Now, a lady by day, and a demon hunter by night, she knows where her duty lies.

Micky O’Neill and Dan Peters now live in Wales, bringing up Micky’s disabled little brother away from small-minded Heathwood and close to Micky’s deceased mother’s family. Things are fine...until Dan begins his dream career as an English teacher at the local school and Micky, main caregiver to Flynn, is isolated in a village that only serves to remind him of his mother’s absence.

Jason is in the closet. He's given up on love to play football at the highest level. He doesn’t want to be the poster boy for LGBT people in sport—and his advisors have told him that coming out will ruin his career. It’s not an issue until Scott captures Jason’s heart and turns his world around. Scott has always been out. Funny, clever, and a terrific dancer, the science student has many talents, but the man he loves requires something else—discretion. They seem an unlikely couple, but neither can resist the chemistry that draws them together.

The greatest love story of all time? When Elizabeth Bennet finds a curious black disc on her bed - a vaccuum robot cleaner from the 21st century - she has no idea what's in store for her. Beset by curioisity she sets about inspecting the strange contraption. And what a contraption it is...Elizabeth soon realizes that love can take any form, and she gives in to her heart and chucks Darcy out with the trash. For Elizabeth Bennet, there is no love truer than that between a Regency woman and a modern robot vaccuum cleaner.

Life as a buccaneer in the Caribbean in 1668 is not for the faint of heart, but at least Gaston Galette has a beautiful wife at his side and in his bed. During the day she serves as the ship’s physician, while at night in his cabin she is his saucy yet submissive wench. But after countless brushes with death, Gaston has begun to wonder if it might be time to give up swashbuckling for good. The urgency of the matter is increased when, despite her stubborn refusal to acknowledge the obvious, it becomes clear that Frederica is carrying his child.

Going through the motions in a loveless marriage, Chris is unaware of how much he is missing - until he meets Leif. The gorgeous, tempestuous man turns Chris's life upside down in every way. Can Chris save himself from this dangerous affair, or will his life be forever changed by love?

An alternate universe male/male romance short story set in the world of The Runaway Model....Once Stoney discovered the secret for jumping between the worlds, how could he resist the urge to keep looking for the universe where he could live forever? Kyle was a guitarist, a model, a lost boy, an astronaut, a designer... but, in every world, in every time and place, he was always there for Stoney. Their fated love was infinite. Eternal. Until it wasn't.

Bartholomew's life is perfect. He's got a job he loves; he's in a committed relationship with his loving boyfriend who appreciates his neurotic tendencies, social anxiety, and general awkwardness. It's not "white picket fence and Golden Retriever" perfect, but their nice little apartment in the city and the cat they rescued from the shelter come pretty close.

Carlin has appeared in the tabloids before - as the boy used by his mother to blackmail a rock star. Now, all grown-up with a brand new name, Carlin is back to pursue his own music career. Stoney has been a famous rocker since his mid-teens. He thinks he's seen it all and done most of it. But Carlin is special. He has that outsider sound Stoney had forgotten. The trouble is, the paparazzi follow Stoney around everywhere he goes - and Carlin's old identity just isn't that hard to figure out. Will Stoney's attraction to Carlin heal him - or will it destroy him?

Dean Fraser traded his football dreams for cooking when injury struck. He's now got a shot at becoming the new chef at Castle Largleith, despite his lack of experience. Working at the Michelin-starred restaurant in the picturesque Scottish Highlands could change his entire life and help him escape the clutches of his cheating ex-boyfriend. Hot-headed Executive Chef Ewan Grant is bidding farewell to the career that cost him his lover. To atone for the suffocating guilt eating away at his life's passion, he's determined to fulfil his late partner's bucket list.

Henry has a secret: he’s “udderly” fascinated with the idea of lactating. He wants to play cow to someone else’s bull, and he’s not afraid of doing whatever it takes to see his dreams come true. When he has the opportunity to join a study about male lactation, he jumps at the chance. He probably should’ve read the fine print, but he’d have agreed to everything anyway, right?

Henry just can’t seem to learn his lesson. After refusing to read the contract, he lands himself in more trouble than ever. Nathan seems determined to push him to his very limits, and the boundaries of the study get wider and wider…

Henry's back, and with even more sexy experiences to share. Still lost in his lactation study still without reading the contract, because that's how he rolls he finds that his life will continue to change. He's udderly obsessed with his new role in life, and it doesn't matter what his handler-slash-bull wants to do with him. Either way, he's up for it.