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When private investigator Valerie Parker tails a cheating wife one night, it's business as usual—until the woman is murdered and the man she's with becomes the prime suspect. She's astonished to discover the man's identity: Alex DeMarco, a man she was once insanely in love with and who shattered her dreams and broke her heart . . . all in the same day.

Don’t fall in love with your players. It’s my number-one rule as a football coach. But after meeting Steve Cooper? That rule is going to be put to the test. Steve is the smoldering-hot captain of the defense. He stalks the field like a panther. Dangerous, powerful, and ready to strike. And in the locker room? He sends brooding glances my way. Steve and the rest of the defense don’t trust me. Why would they? But underneath the teases and taunts, there’s a powerful connection between Steve Cooper and myself....

Traumatized by his last mission in a far off land, Navy SEAL Jim Morrow goes to Grizzly Cove to heal and help defeat a sea monster that’s been plaguing the little town full of bear-shifters, refugee mermaids, and Others. Otherworldly and evil, the leviathan has called up an army of smaller creatures from Earth’s oceans to help it get to the magical people it wants so badly to defile. It feeds on magic, and the town of Grizzly Cove is a tasty treat it wants to devour.

On Her sacred orders, the Archangel Medrion is tasked with breaking my spirit and casting me into the pit. Most angels would hate tormenting and humiliating one of their own, but the smile on his face as he works burns itself into my mind. My resistance is about to break, when something goes horribly wrong. Instead of the pit, I Fall to Earth, only to find myself in the hands of a Tyrant worse than Lucifer. He's dangerous, powerful, and the scent of corruption and sin roll off him, drawing me inexorably in.

Calen is a good man from a bad family, but when the girl of his dreams falls in his lap can he do the right thing and let her go? Calen is the son of an Irish mobster, but he’s rejected his legacy and has made a name for himself as a club owner. After years of hard work, he has the life he’s always wanted. Almost. Then his father asks him to take a meeting with a rival crew. It’s too important to say no. Reluctantly, he drives out to the middle of nowhere to meet them.

The words “For Lila, forever” adorned the front of the envelope in blue ink, the handwriting all too familiar. But it didn’t matter what it said. I didn’t have the heart to open it. We couldn’t be together. Not after everything.... Leaving Rose Crossing, Maine was one of the most painful moments of my life - or at least it was until the day I came face-to-face with Thayer Ainsworth again. After a decade of searching, he’s found me, and he wants to know why I quit my housemaid job and left his family’s island estate without so much as a goodbye.

I didn't want to love Jake Johnson. He was the boy I fell in love with, my brother's best friend, the man who took my heart. But sometimes love doesn't listen. The night we first kissed was my slap back to reality - the moment I realized he would never see me as more than a little sister. I did the only thing I could think of that would insure it never happened again. I moved away. Now, three years later, faced with a betrayal that pushes me to my limits, I'm thrown back into the arms of the man I'd sworn I left for good - the one who'd seen me through everything.

After an intense whirlwind romance, Karrie Parker thought she had it all: a sexy husband, a loving family, a great career and a beautiful home. Together they lived a life fit for royalty. But when tragedy strikes, Karrie is devastated and left to face the consequences of her husband’s deepest, darkest secrets.

Last night, he was the tattooed surfer who made me scream his name. This morning . . . he's my new grumpy boss. And he's demanding I report to his office. When I walk in all I see is naughty blue eyes and a panty-melting smile. He hands me a company bulletin. No workplace romance allowed. So we play office during the day. And house at night. But there's a rule. No strings. And his heart is too cold to pierce.

Sydney Baxter likes her independence. She's strong willed, determined, and well aware that her judgment, pertaining to men, cannot be trusted. When she meets a very sexy Ryan Underwood, she instantly becomes mesmerized. Unable or unwilling to shake her fascination with him, she sets out on a course that could possibly leave her vulnerable...again. From uncertainty, to volatile situations, many obstacles stand in the way of her road to happiness, but Sydney's past is the biggest one.

Opposites attract when this business man falls for this forest-loving girl. They fall hard and fast, but is Fox keeping Tabitha a secret for a reason? He is keeping his family from her, and worse. When the truth is revealed, will it be too late? This is wild, fertile land, where the men are ready to whisk their women to bed. No hook-ups or one-night stands. Here in the Evergreen Mountains, the men are fiercely loyal. Here, love lasts a lifetime.

Hannah Lee is the queen of cupcakes, with her bakery at the heart of town—and her heart locked tight. But when Elias Lawson, the city’s too-hot-to-handle health inspector, struts in with his clipboard and a wicked grin, he’s ready to turn her world upside down. He’s here to inspect her bakery, but all he can think about is tasting something sweet—and it’s not just her famous brownies. With his smoldering good looks and smooth-talking charm, Elias is about to prove that rules were made to be broken. Especially when the sparks between them burn hotter than the ovens in the back.

When Char is out of work and looking for a soft place to land, she never imagined she would wind up in a Love Nest with Bear. She wants a lifetime of happiness, but he isn’t so sure their is such a thing as happily-ever-after. Can their two hearts knit together before it’s too late?

Hawk was born in these mountains, and he knows a good thing when he sees it. Lavender is a sweetheart who has never been in the arms of a man.

Confession time: My name is Noel Sandlund and I play professional hockey-defense to be exact. I lead a pretty good life. I'm not hurting for money and the ladies seem to like me. And now things have gotten even better - I think I may have fallen in love. See, while I was in Sweden playing in the world hockey championships this off-season, I met Maisie Troy. And, man, she's it for me.

Amelia's life was always structured and seeded in her schooling. When she loses her college boyfriend, she decides to show him how desirable she is by finding a suitor in every country for her special passport. Every man has a stamp on her passport. Every man is a key part to her sexual awakening. Every man knew what they were getting into and everything was going to plan until she meets two men who threaten to change her very way of life.

The brutal Archangel who beat me so hard I fell from Heaven has a foothold on Earth, and this time he's gone too far. I crave vengeance, and I won't be denied, but I may need him alive if I have any chance at fixing the damage God left in the wake of Her death.

Defense attorney Ethan Milner is well-paid for his ability to charm a jury while ruthlessly slashing the prosecution. He's living life in the fast lane, until he's slapped with a reckless driving charge and sentenced to forty hours of community service on a crime watch patrol. Now he's under the thumb of the chairman of the city's crime watch council—a no-nonsense woman determined to make him pay his debt to society.

On a humanitarian mission to fly doctors to a remote village in Mexico, pilot Lisa Merrick discovers something sinister lurking behind the organization in charge. Her plane is sabotaged, leaving her trapped in the Mexican wilderness with a price on her head and no way out. Injured and desperate, she contacts the one man she knows will help her: Dave DeMarco, a tough but compassionate Texas cop with whom she was once wildly in love.

Five monuments...five guys...five kisses...for the win. When Madeline Asher convinces her office-mates to play Monument Bingo, she's sure she can win. She has the skills, the drive, and the connections. She doesn't care about bruising egos or ghosting guys who mostly want one thing from her. When she meets Ewan, everything changes. He's exactly what a real man should be. Strong. Honest. Hot as hell. He doesn't like games, and he's looking for lasting love. Will Madeline accept what he's offering? Is she ready to go all in?