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He can't stop watching her...Surveillance expert Seth Mackey is mesmerized by Raine Cameron, the gorgeous blonde he's been monitoring every night on video. She's the latest in the long line of mistresses, kept and discarded by his billionaire boss Victor Lazar, but this one seems different from the others. This one seems...innocent.Right. Innocence was unlikely, in this hellhole of violence and lies. Victor Lazar had ordered the murder of Seth's half-brother Jesse, and Seth has to know everything Raine knows about it. Tempting and luscious though she was, he senses that she knows more than she's saying, and he couldn't let his laser-focus waver for a single second.Every move she makes...Raine knows she's being watched, but she can't lose her nerve. She wants revenge for everything Victor Lazar has taken from her, and she'll stop at nothing to get it. But the brooding and difficult Seth Mackey is a dangerous distraction, arousing longings she never knew she had. Hungers so powerful, they frighten her.But Raine is sick of being afraid...of Seth, of Lazar, of anything. Surrendering to Seth Mackey's ruthless desires might be dangerous...but she was playing a deadly game, so she damn well better work on her courage.And the two of them will need all of their courage to face the twisted danger and treachery that's coming for them...
How would you know your own true love if you didn't know yourself?A man without a futureFor Ewan Cameron, Duke of Crieff, the time has come-his carefully-planned future is about to begin. Heir to a great Highland estate, he will finally meet and marry his long-time betrothed, Lady Greer Douglas, and be happy. But on the way to his wedding, a vicious attack steals everything he holds dear-his home, his happiness, and his every memory.A woman in love with the pastAfter ten years of faithful correspondence, Lady Greer and her betrothed are two souls in perfect harmony-she has spent an enchanted girlhood in the Highlands preparing become the Duchess of Crieff. But on the day of her long-planned wedding to Ewan Cameron, fate plays a devastating hand. Without Ewan, all hope of happiness is gone. So when she happens upon a devastatingly handsome man injured on the moor, Greer convinces herself he must be her lost duke. She hides him high in the heather-clad hills so he can regain his shuttered memories-and his true love for her. But every step into the past tests their faith in each other and puts their lives in danger as his would-be assassins draw ever closer. Will the power of their love be strong enough to regain their future without losing each other-this time for good?
In English society, the rules of engagement have stood the test of time. Until a Reckless Bride falls in deeply, scandalously in love…CAN AN INDECENT PROPOSALWhen Lady Claire Jellicoe agreed to a walk in the moonlight, she never imagined her titled companion might have brutal motives. Nor could she have dreamed up such a brave rescue by the most unexpected savior of all: an inscrutable nobleman with a daring plan of escape-and a deliciously tempting embrace…LEAD TO EVERLASTING LOVE?Timothy Evans, the Duke of Fenmore, has palmed more treasures than he can count. Even for a man who grew up thieving in London's stews, a stolen bride should be beyond the pale. But Fenmore won't let scandal ruin the spirited beauty's reputation. And now that she's stolen his heart, how can he ever let her go…?
Welcome to the new world from USA Today bestselling author Alexa Aston-Maple Cove-a small town on the Oregon Coast where romance is heating up!A woman who has experienced one too many betrayals-and the man who has always loved her. A second chance to throw the dice . . . and risk everything for love . . . .High school student Dylan Taylor wants to sink permanent roots into Maple Cove, his hometown situated on the Oregon coast. His girlfriend, Willow Martin, prefers to pursue her passion for art, stretching her wings and living abroad. The pair agrees to go their separate ways after graduation though they secretly believe they will always love one another. But Dylan also leaves the Cove after his family is tragically killed by a drunk driver, joining the army and serving as a military policeman in various posts around the globe.A dozen years later, Dylan makes his way back to Maple Cove and is elected sheriff. Willow, after another bad breakup and the death of her beloved grandmother, returns from abroad to her hometown-and sparks fly between the couple.Dylan believes fate has brought them together again and looks at Willow's return as an opportunity to renew their romance. Willow, burned one too many times by unfaithful men, does her best to push her former flame away, telling him they are adults now and very different people from the teenagers who were once madly in love.The more Willow is around him, though, the more she believes Dylan is the one who got away.Can she risk her heart one more time in the hopes of finding her soulmate-or will Willow deny the love that still exists and leave the Cove for good?Find the answer in Another Chance at Love, Book 1 in Maple Cove.Each book in this contemporary small town romance series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.
She is his. She just doesn't know it yet.Marcus Rey clawed his way to the top. He is immensely wealthy, ruthless and feared. He has everything he could possibly want ... except for her. Eve Banner. Elegant, cultured, regal-she makes Marcus's pulse pound like nothing ever has. But the remote, bookish beauty is out of reach for a man who does not officially exist. But she has come into the sights of his worst enemy and he has to sweep her to his luxurious underground mansion to save her life. Eve has worked hard for her success and enjoys it. Though she is a little lonely. The men shemeets are so weak and boring. It's easier to be alone. Until one night she is attacked by thugs, and rescued by a man who is anything but weak or boring. Marcus Rey is strong, mysterious, secretive ... dangerous. A man doomed to always live in the shadows. But he calls to her like no man ever has. She is tempted to stay in his underground lair forever. But then his deadly enemies start closing in on them with terrifying speed ...
A dark man with a soul that is doomed for all eternity finds hope in the presence of a beautiful fae of light.Darium Blackseed is convinced his destiny has been determined from birth. Being the eldest of the three brothers, he is expected to follow in his father's footsteps, being the Sin Eater of the land of Mura. Taking on the sins of the dead isn't a hard job, but it dooms one's soul to The Dark Abyss for all eternity at death.Everyone fears a Sin Eater. Darium has accepted that he will never have a chance to find love in this lifetime, since no woman would purposely go anywhere near a man like him. When a tear in the veil between two worlds appears, a portal opens to the Land of the Dead. Spirits and dark entities start to emerge, and Darium must do whatever it takes to close it.Talia-Glenn is an Elemental of the Earth. With her race at risk of dying out, she seeks out the help of a sage. But when a Sin Eater gets in her way, she is forced to face the feared man. Sure, he saved her life, but now he refuses to help with her request. She needs him to enter the Land of the Dead through the portal, to seek out her dead father and bring back valuable information that is detrimental to the Faes. A Sin Eater is the only one who can do this and survive.Will a plan that goes awry doom more than just a Sin Eater to a destiny where happiness can never exist? Or will the love between a dark man and a fae of light, heal a dreaded fate that was never meant to be?
Reporter Ciara Miller is working the congressional beat, waiting for the big story that will earn her a spot on the evening news. Then she meets senatorial candidate Jonathan Butler.He's powerful, charismatic and the sexiest man Ciara has ever seen. The chemistry they share is hot, thrilling and risky. But their illicit affair is about to lead Ciara to an unexpected crossroad-a choice between ambition and love....A Washington insider, Jonathan knows the political game well. He knows romance with a reporter is playing with fire. And yet, he's willing to take a chance with Ciara, until dirty politics, betrayal and scandal shake up his world and his feelings for Ciara!
He's had enough...Harry Wyatt, Earl of Hartley has enough problems trying to keep his estate solvent. What he does not need is yet another lost child showing up on his land looking for the Hartley Fairy Diamond made famous by a recent film. A fairy diamond that is no more than myth handed down by delusional ancestors and responsible for the perilous state of his finances. And yet there is something about this latest visitor, something beside her delicate beauty and troubling familiarity. Something that is compelling him to go against everything he believes to help her. To want her.She's on a quest...Sorcha, daughter of Mab Queen of Fairies is on a quest. Dropped into a cold, alien world, it is her task to recover the great fairy stone that has been lost to the land of mortals, a stone whose absence has upended the balance of nature. If she doesn't get the stone back, spring will not come. But there is a handsome mortal standing in her way. A mortal she is drawn to like no other man, fairy or mortal. A mortal who claims he doesn't believe in her, but whose memories and fears say otherwise. A mortal with green fairy eyes. A mortal she could love, if only he weren't mortal and she fairy.
Kalliope Ballas and Nikos "Nik" Stevens are not a good match, despite the wishes of Kalli's mother and the rest of her tight-knit adoptive Greek family.Kalli's a shy, slightly OCD fashion designer with a prissy calico cat and hand sanitizer always at the ready. Nik's a loud and boisterous half-Greek homicide detective with a big sloppy St. Bernard and a devil-may-care attitude. And besides, ever since a freak accident gave Kalli the gift of reading minds, her long-standing low expectations for romance have dipped even further. But when Kalli's best friend becomes the number one suspect in a murder, the mismatched pair find themselves increasingly crossing paths over the course of the subsequent investigation. Kalli knows she must use her newfound ability to clear her best friend's name, but how can she explain how she knows what she knows without confessing her mind-reading ability to Nik?
Kalli Ballas-an introverted OCD fashion designer who can only read minds through the power of touch-finds herself trying to clear the name of the loud and boisterous detective's "Ma" of a murder charge, even though it's obvious Kalli and Detective Dreamy don't stand a chance.Kalli and her prissy calico cat have finally warmed up to the half-Greek detective's brash ways and big slobbery St. Bernard, but there are just some things that are impossible to overcome. Like his ex-girlfriend, who's full Greek, with an unstoppable mama on a mission, showing up in Clearview, Connecticut, ready to wreak havoc on everyone. His ex is claiming she's pregnant, and he's the proud papa. When she winds up dead, his ma becomes the number one suspect because she was the last person the victim was with and it's known she doesn't trust the girl. The detective's world is turned upside down, especially when he finds out his ex wasn't even pregnant.Kalli hasn't forgiven Nik, but she adores his ma. The only thing left to do is to take matters into her own hands, literally. She will use her gift and turn the tables on the killer to save the detective and clear his mother's name. In the end, the truth will set the detective free, but will it be too late to pick up where he and Kalli left off?
A popular crime fiction novelist ready for the next chapter in her life.A lonely lawman who leaves the violence of the big city for a small town.A crafty serial killer who continues to toy with law enforcement and elude capture . . .Best-selling author Karlyn Campbell is ready for a new start after her recent divorce from a temperamental artist. When she receives word that her father had a stroke, she heads for Walton Springs with mixed feelings. Broderick Campbell wrote Pulitzer Prize-winning literary novels and denounced his daughter's work as pedestrian and commercial, causing a rift that finally heals on his deathbed. Karlyn chooses to stay in the small Georgia town to write her popular Matt Collins series and decides to try her hand at true crime when Atlanta's Rainbow Killer, Roy G. Biv, captures her interest.Detective Logan Warner's marriage didn't survive after he lost his twins to a crazed killer who was never caught. He returns to his hometown's police force and runs for police chief, happy he's escaped big city crime and corruption. Emotionally dead, his interest in life is renewed when he falls in love with Karlyn and begins to build a new life with her.But the Rainbow Killer moves beyond Atlanta, leaving a trail of dead bodies painted in bright hues in several towns north of the city. Leaving no trace evidence or DNA and choosing random victims with no apparent rhyme or reason, Roy proves unstoppable. Then he arrives in Walton Springs, threatening the peaceful town with his murder spree. With a serial killer in their back yard, Logan and Karlyn unite with the FBI to find the killer-before he finds them.
One face... two hearts entangled... As America's favorite singer, Chynna James has it all-beauty, fame and wealth. BUT being in the spotlight is not all it's cracked up to be and Chynna feels as though she's missing out on life and wants to break free. A chance encounter with sexy, widowed rancher Noah Hart gives her the perfect inspiration. Twin sister to the rescue as Chynna sings a new love song...One happily-ever-after down, one more to go...Living in her twin's shadow has been a way of life for down-to-earth actress Kenya James, but when Chynna's mishaps land her in hot water with the press, the twins concoct a scheme to trade places, allowing Kenya to take center stage. But Kenya gets more than she bargained for when she tangles with Lucas Kingston, the attractive owner of Chynna's record label. Little does she know that Lucas' business partner Eli Ross just might be on to her.What will the charade mean for the twins' burgeoning romances?
For the past six months, since solving the thefts of England's subsidies meant for its war allies, Lady Cecilia and Sir James Branstoke have concentrated on renovating their estate in Kent. But with most of the work done, and winter approaching, Lady Cecilia is restless. She doesn't want to hibernate like a bear for the winter. Her husband, Sir James Branstoke, cautions her to be careful of what she wishes for.When David Thornbridge sends word to them that someone has kidnapped a child from The East India Company dock, Cecilia and James immediately return to London to investigate. To their horror, they learn the child is the nephew of their friend, the Earl of Soothcoor. Soothcoor is in Northumberland. It will take days for the news to reach him, or for him to return to London. The Branstokes take in the child's nursemaid, and with the help of her, a Bow Street Runner, and Mr. Thornbridge, they search London for the child.Their investigation leads them from warehouses, to a society musical entertainment, and to the rooftops and chimneys of London. And just when they rescue the child, MURDER occurs. For kidnapping the child was only a small part of a monstrous plan to hold the power of life and death in one man's hands-for a profit.
Captain Gibb MacGalloway might adore women, but he does not allow them aboard his ship...Females are too distracting for his crew-and too distracting for him, truth be told. But when his brother, the Duke of Dunscaby, asks him to provide safe passage to Miss Isabella Harcourt, the daughter of an old family friend, Gibb has no choice but to bend his rules. However, it is not until the lass comes aboard that he realizes Miss Harcourt is the lovely wallflower he'd tricked into giving him a wee kiss only the day before.Isabella Harcourt expected to spend her days as a spinster...Until her father announces he has arranged her marriage to an American silver miner who is over twice her age. She might be disappointed at the news, but she accepts her fate and boards the ship, her life in tatters. Worse, things grow even more daunting when she meets the blue-eyed stare of the man who'd imparted her first kiss only one day prior-a very passionate, bone-melting kiss. Now they must make a voyage across the Atlantic, pretending there had never been an attraction between them, pretending they'd never met. After all, she is promised to another, and he is married to the sea. By the time the ship arrives in Savannah, will this star-crossed pair be able to say their goodbyes?
"He's the man with the Midas touch... Elijah Wolfe is just as ruthless and aggressive as his name suggests. Born in harsh Nevada desert, he used his sharp wits and sharper fists to fight for survival mining ore for terrible men... Until one day he struck gold, literally. Despite his unimaginable wealth, his heart is empty of trust and his world full of enemies. He's come to England searching for a priceless treasure once stolen from him and is prepared to ruin anyone who gets in his way. She's a thief with a heart of gold... Rosaline Goode's callous father left her nothing but a legacy of shame. Instead of worrying about the women gossiping behind their fans, or the cruelty of eligible men, she spends her nights avoiding society and mapping the stars. That is until absurd circumstances find her, nearly naked, in the home of the famously unscrupulous, lethal American whose name is on everyone's lips. The promise of plunder... Succumbing to a shotgun wedding is the worst thing Eli can imagine, but if it is what he must do to get what he wants, then so be it. Except now, all the arguments he'd made against the marriage are becoming enticements. His new wife is too young. Too small, sheltered, soft, and sensitive for a man forged in the mines and tempered in the desert heat. If theirs is a Devil's bargain, then why does her shy touch take him to heaven?"--
He doesn't believe...Zeke Kendall doesn't believe in fairies. He's a scientist; an anthropologist who has spent the last ten years digging in the harsh deserts of the American Southwest. But things look a lot different in the soft green shadows of Ireland. There it is easier to believe that magic exists, especially when Zeke tumbles off a fairy mound and ends up in the arms of the beautiful Nuala, who seems to know everything about him. When she tells him she is a fairy, he actually wants to believe it, even as he knows better.She can't believe...Nuala is daughter of Mab, Queen of Fairies. She has grown up in the twilight land of the fae, fiercely loyal and loving to her people. But she has also been in love with Zeke Kendall ever since she first saw him in her scrying water as a child. To now have him so close is both joy and torture.For she is the heir to the great crown of the Tuatha de Danann fairy clan. She has no place in Zeke's world. And he, a man drawn in the sharp edges of his deserts, has no place in hers. Even as passion rises and the love she'd only dreamed of blossoms into reality, Orla knows that a future for them is impossible. And yet, she can't find a way to send him back to his own world.Note: This title was previously published as Dark Seduction
Just one night changed their lives... When Spanish émigré Eva Galante meets French aristocrat Lucien Capet, it's love at first sight. But their meeting isn't by chance, and Eva isn't who Lucien believed her to be. After a whirlwind romance and a flight to Gretna Green, Lucien learns the truth about what loving Eva could cost him.A single betrayal tore them apart...Four years later, Eva is London's most sought-after modiste and Lucien is now Marquis de Touraine, about to become engaged to Eva's best client-as long as he's not still married to Eva! Confronting their past means a journey across England to the Scottish border. With each mile, memories are raised, and passions reignited, sparking one last night together. Or so they think...Can a second chance reunite them forever?But the past isn't ready to give up its secrets just yet. As Lucien and Eva confront an old foe, new truths are revealed... and a deeper understanding of each other that love-at-first-sight never gave them. Despite the betrayals of the past, feelings are rekindled that were never quite extinguished. Will one last secret pull them apart-or bind them together forever?
Eons ago, six ancient Celtic gods turned on the seventh who promised to destroy humanity. To keep her imprisoned, they passed their powers down through their descendants who could be called on if, when, the time to rise up came. In the dark times of the late 13th century, that time came.William de Brus, illegitimate son of King Alexander III, is sent to investigate a nobleman thought to have mysterious powers and designs on Alexander's kingdom. When he discovers the tales are true, and, that he is part of some larger idea plan, William also finds an enticing young woman who seems to be at the center of it all.Brienne of Yester knows who her true father is and so do the villagers around her. She knows she is different in other ways and when her powers soar and she can create and control fire, Brienne learns the truth of her father's nature. And his plan to release their ancestor, the goddess of fire and chaos. The only one who makes her feel safe, the only man she dares trust, may be her soulmate or her destruction.When passions flare and powers rise, can they trust each other enough to give all of humanity a chance to survive or will the goddess escape to destroy everything in the world?
He was impossible! Yet utterly irresistible...Renowned as a bold corsair and seducer of women, Justin St. Briac has spent the last decade as a married man. He adores his wife, Mouette, but as he ages, he chafes against the constraints of domestication and longs for another reckless adventure on the high seas.Mouette Raveneau's life among the London ton was in tatters when she fled to Cornwall and married Justin. Now, years later, she has an opportunity to return to Society and repair her broken reputation. For the sake of her adult son, Charles, she agrees...but what of her untamable pirate husband?If the volatile Justin does accompany Mouette to London, she fears he will prove incapable of conforming to the haut ton's rigid code of conduct. And when Mouette receives assistance from a caring, respectable nobleman, Justin burns to challenge his rival to a duel to the death.As marriage becomes the most reckless adventure of all, will these two lovers dare to join forces...or turn their backs and walk away for good?When a mid-life crisis grips Justin St. Briac in Regency London, his spirited wife, Mouette, strikes back with gusto in this delightful, passionate, and even playful story of true love. -- Carole Tunstall, Amazon reader
An unsettled past...Ten years ago Stacy Buchanan's mother-the mayor-was found dead in Coldwater Cove, Maine. Her death was ruled an accident, but Stacy never got over the feeling that something was off. Her father's health takes a turn for the worse, and he can no longer live alone. A champion swimmer turned journalist; she is forced to pass up a dream job at ESPN to return to the cove. Former marine turned FBI agent-Trent West-has thought of nothing for the past ten years except his secret mission. Undercover as Trent Clark-a delivery man for Worldwide Parcel Service-he moves to the cove and befriends the Buchanan's. After Stacy finds a key piece of evidence that proves her mother's death was no accident, the case gets reopened. She can't move on with her life or find closure until justice is served, but a desperate killer is still out there and will do anything to keep the truth buried in the past. The only person she trusts is Trent, who keeps turning up whenever she needs him. He offers to help her find the killer, but she discovers he has a few secrets of his own. Secrets that link him to her mother's case, making Stacy doubt everything she thought she knew and threaten her chance at finally being happy.
Fiona's recall of her last covert assignment in Portugal is buried in a haze of drugged pain. She has never known the name of the stranger who saved her life. When Stephan Aubrey, the new Earl of Camford offers to use his connections to help her investigate the failed mission, Fiona discovers that he is her mysterious savior. Never having been able to forget Fiona's beauty and courage, Stephan finds it hard to credit the accusation that this woman is the driving force behind the infamous Hades spy ring that has wreaked havoc on Britain's military efforts. Reluctantly, he consents to take the role of a suitor for her hand as part of a trap to prove her treachery.As Stephan's sham courtship of Fiona becomes increasingly real, he discovers that they may be pawns in a deeper, deadlier game. Will they fall prey to a web of lies and will their love be strong enough to survive the inevitable betrayal?
Sometimes the person you need is the last one you expect...When the Albanian mob shows up at her door, Cate Biscayne knows her father is up to his old tricks. Determined to force him out of hiding, the criminals he conned take her hostage. The clock is ticking and few options remain. She's forced to decide-risk her life and do what they want, or accept help from a man who might be even more dangerous.Brutal by nature, Scottish dragon-warrior Rannock has little patience for humans. But when the woman he longs for goes missing, he flies halfway around the world to investigate her disappearance. With few clues to follow, he infiltrates a network in the criminal underworld, only to discover a magic more sinister than his own.Can he find Cate before time runs out? Or will he lose the woman fated to be his forever?
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