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But when a tornado traps them in a laundromat, one night together just isn’t enough. Hard-working Laura Turner dotes on her family but she has little life of her own. After a loveless marriage and a bitter divorce, a dominant man is the last thing she wants. James Black has worked hard to establish his construction business. Divorced for three years, he knows what he wants, and it isn’t the too-young and too-demanding submissives who throw themselves at him at Club Indigo.

Eve Sawyer had a bright future ahead of her when a tragic accident cost her everything. Now, 12 years later, desperation for all she has been missing compels her to seek comfort and pleasure in the arms of strangers. A few hours indulging in anonymous sex with a man named Nate gives her more pleasure than she ever dreamed possible. Unfortunately, past experiences with men haven't given her any hope that incredible night could ever lead to anything more.

Freshly released from her father's hospital, Hannah is banished from home and sent to live with an uncle who puts her to work for the summer, interning under the chief building inspector in a small Ohio town. It's while she's on the job that Hannah first discovers the Castle: a massive stone structure set in the wheat fields of Ohio.

Gloria Owens never intended to marry. She had other plans - she wanted to teach. Very neatly circumventing her father's wishes, Gloria got her certificate and found herself a job in Culpepper Cove, California, where she intended to be a very happy old maid schoolteacher until her dying day. But she hadn't accounted for the man who had offered her the job - Seth McIntrye. He seemed to take it upon himself to get under her skin to the point of deciding to appoint himself in charge of what he considered to be her desperate need for discipline.

Annabelle's fondness for exploring the outer limitations of propriety does not imply that she has no desire to find someone in her life strong enough to take her in hand when she has gone too far. Jumping onto the wrong train, and then travelling alone with a handsome stranger to a house party is bad enough behaviour to get her into all sorts of trouble with the people who are putatively in charge of her. In this man's company, can Annabelle maintain the image of the demure young lady that society demands?

The colonel, Maxim, is the ruler of the ruins in what used to be New York. After a post-apocalyptic event, nothing is, and will never be, the same. He rules with an iron fist and has the final say in all things. He takes what he wants when he wants. Now is the time for him to take Iolanthe. He’s watched her from afar for years; now she will belong to him. 

Sven is a preacher with a past. He’s been a guest of the territorial prison. Caroline is a teacher in trouble. She’s pretending to be a widow, but the blond baby belongs to Sven. Too bad he doesn’t know....

I was stripped and put in a cell with a huge alien. He has been driven over the edge. He wants to kill me, but first he wants to destroy my mind. I can't give him a reason not to, but I won’t go down without a fight. He invades every part of me, forces me to call him Master, and subjects me to his mind control. I have nothing left to lose. He thinks he can break me. Can you break something that’s as wrecked as I am?

Charlotte wants to find the mother she thought was dead. She embarks on the long, dangerous search for her mother alone when her father sends hired guns to kidnap and return her to his Boston home. Ethan wants to help, but he must keep her safe, healthy - and his. So he follows her. The West is no place for a woman alone, and he will keep her safe even if it takes a trip or two over his knee. Will Charlotte and Ethan escape their pursuers? Can Charlotte survive the heat and deprivation of the journey? Will she accept Ethan's discipline and guidance?

Megan is an unexpected mail-order bride with a secret. Mike has a ranch to run, rustlers to capture, and a fondness for the truth. "Never fish in troubled water", the old proverb cautions. But if Megan and Michael hope to untangle the strings of the past from the promise of the future, they will need to dive right in. Was his bride a mistake or a surprise? Can an Irish rose bloom in the wicked Texas heat? Will they sink, or will they swim?

Five shorts stories about reckless ladies that try, tempt, and push the men that love them. A feminist forced to live with a cantankerous rancher, a woman trapped in a storm with only her regrets, a stubborn spirit needing three lifetimes to learn, and a few more. Journey with these feisty ladies as they discover themselves and love, despite their best efforts to unknowingly sabotage themselves.

In the eyes of the community, Birdie Miller is a loyal daughter and a church member in good standing. Birdie knows this is a lie. Soured to the faith by an unhappy childhood, she made the difficult decision to leave her home. But when a terrible accident injures her mother, Birdie is forced to return home. Caleb Troyer is as certain in his commitment to the Amish path as any young man can be. Can a man of faith reach the heart of a spiritually wounded young woman with a reputation for rebellion?

Leaving her twin sister Louisa and her husband Lord Edward Wintercrest behind, Lucy knows that while she is sad, it is only right that she follow her husband. Every aspect of traveling by train fascinates her.

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.

Tey arrives in town unprepared for the sight of a pretty young woman being attacked by her own father. He quickly finds the appealing blonde is on his mind day and night, and before long he is smitten. Tey has his work cut out for him on two fronts. Uncover the identity of the thieves and convince Sunny that while he adores her dancing skills, he wants to be the sole member of her audience. Will Sunny allow herself to believe she can be loved even though she is a fallen woman - often falling over the handsome gunslinger's lap?

With Joshua's recent disappearance, Olivia has little choice but to head into the dangerous Gravelands as the new government wrestles with fixing the damage to society. Joining forces with her estranged father and a girl from Haven, they go on a search-and-rescue mission to find Joshua and bring him back alive. If traveling through outlaw territory isn't frightening enough, Olivia learns she has exposed her secret and is hunted by her allies.

She didn't ever want a man. Until she met him. With long hair so black it sometimes looks blue, Sapphire is a feisty little thing with a temper as hot as her trademark sultry gaze. All alone in the world after a series of tragic events left her without a family, she considers herself lucky to have found a new home at The Red Petticoat.

Kaylee Waters has saved her pennies for almost two years, mentally debated for six months, changed her mind no less than two dozen times, and finally purchased a three-day pass to what promised to be the vacation of a lifetime: The Castle, the kinkiest theme-resort-to-end-all-vacation-resorts.

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.