Savannah is thrilled to inherit a strip club, but even more so when she meets the dishy security guard, Micah. Sadly, he is gay, so she has to settle for a new best friend. But Micah's persona is an elaborate ruse. He is actually a billionaire posing as a gay security guard to win a bet. Micah didn't bargain on falling hard for Savannah, who is being targeted by a killer. Views: 260
As a kidnap-recovery specialist, Blue Carboni is an expert at anticipating the unexpected. But when he retreats to Birch Crossing after a tragic mission, he encounters the one thing he isn't prepared for: a woman who can make him feel again. Chloe Dalton's spunky compassion and vibrant sensuality upend his carefully constructed world the moment she stumbles into his cabin, not expecting him to be sleeping there...with a gun. Chloe's life has just hit a major crash and burn, but she's determined to use that failure to springboard herself into the life she has never been brave enough to grab. Her plan definitely doesn't include dating, no matter how wildly attracted she is to Blue, with his shadowed past and dark secrets. Despite their mutual resistance, the intense connection between Chloe and Blue drags them both from survival mode into a passionate, soul-baring connection that shatters the shields they've been hiding behind their whole lives. For the first... Views: 260
I am a survivor. A warrior facing battle.I will protect those I love with my life...and take back what's mine.Kaya has minutes to save the man she loves. Minutes.Luke's life is hanging by a thread, and Kaya must do the unthinkable—go back to her father. It's a worthy way to die, giving your life for the one you love. But not everyone feels that way—Thomas in particular. Realizing he wants more than just friendship, he wedges himself between Kaya and her sacrifice. He'll do whatever it takes to keep her with him, even if it means stealing her precious minutes.But there's more at stake than just her life.The truth behind Henry's genetic research is shocking, and Kaya must stop him before he can release a weapon of mass destruction upon the world. But how do you stop a man with unlimited resources? Caught between dying to save the one she loves—or living to save millions—Kaya's heartbeat is her only bargaining... Views: 260
Glorious present are often built upon past tragedies, but when the past catches up to you, what answer will you give to the Headless Knight?
Rumors about a gouging rider of death permeate the lands of King Ronald the Just. His reign brimmed with justice and hope for all those who sought the crown for help in times of need. But alas, not all is as it seems, as the King swiftly sentences a man to death for simply bringing up whispers of the Headless Knight. Timid and nervous, everyone grows tense at the suspicion/feeling that the rumors are more than they appear. ** Views: 259
A mildly satirical sex comedy, mostly humorous, occasionally painful, The Doorman looks at the desires we don't know we have and how they make themselves known.Oscar Freeland has it all: a low-wage job taking tickets at a small rundown theatre and the highly prestigious position of president of Barkie's Buddies, an Incredulous Journey fan club which he himself founded. That the only other members are children whose attendance he purchases with ice cream does not discourage him. On the contrary, as Head Doorman at the Palace, he considers it his duty to educate the young about Barkie and the Journey.Sadly, however, it is not to last. Somehow or another, in the go-go 80's, dilapidated single-screen theatres have lost their charm and Mr. Johnstone is forced to sell to Ziniplex, a large theatre chain, whose representative, the lovely Camila, stubbornly insists they show up on time, wear a uniform and not drink on the job - none of which Oscar has a problem with but several of his less diligent co-workers do. And so he is torn between his loyalty to the Palace and the affection of his friends. Which will he choose?And what about Myrtle, Pete's mom? Is she really his friend or just another Jezebel out to rob him of his virginity? What would Pastor Wilcox say?A mildly satirical sex comedy, mostly humorous, occasionally painful, The Doorman looks at the desires we don't know we have and how they make themselves known. Views: 259
Do you believe in second chances?
Romance Writers of America® brings together seventeen of today's hottest authors in an anthology of never-before-published tales that reveal true love always deserves a happy ending.
Follow New York Times best-selling authors J. Kenner and Christina Lauren back to reader-favorite worlds.
New York Times bestseller Alyssa Day sprinkles djinn magic in her humorous paranormal romance, while Rachel Hauck brings the enchantment of the holidays in her New Year’s Eve contemporary love story.
And Liliana Hart delivers thrills and adventure in her hero and heroine's search for the impossible.
With characters who find love through tough situations, in elegant 1800s ballrooms, with an old friend who shows up when least expected, at a tender age when cliques and homework get in the way of relationships, or after a random encounter in an unlikely setting, Second Chances delivers romance to strike every reader’s fancy.
Plus tales from:
Marilyn Brant
Kerri Carpenter
CiCi Coughlin
Cassandra Dean
Tina Ferraro
Renee Luke
Ariella Moon
Brandi Willis Schreiber
Lizzie Shane
Sharon Sobel
Damon Suede
Tara Wyatt
“The Fisher Men: Levi’s Story” copyright © 2017 by Lauren Billings and Christina Hobbs
“Scandalous” copyright © 2017 by Cassandra Dean
“One Hot Mess” copyright © 2017 by Christina Morgan Ferraro
“Something Old, Something New” copyright © 2017 by Lizzie Shane
“Reload” copyright © 2017 by Tara Wyatt
“When Life Imitates Art” copyright © 2017 by Marilyn B. Weigel
“Under a Burning Sky” copyright © 2017 by Renee Luke
“Just Looking” copyright © 2017 by Maggie Worth
“Covert Hearts” copyright © 2017 by Ariella Moon
“One Night” copyright © 2017 by Julie Kenner
“The Jilt” copyright © 2017 by Sharon Rebecca Sobel
“Fortune’s Treasure” copyright © 2017 by Liliana Hart
“Twice Shy” copyright © 2017 by Damon Suede
“Love Is in the Air” copyright © 2017 by Rachel Hauck
“The Family Tree” copyright © 2017 by Brandi Willis Schreiber
“Homecoming” copyright © 2017 by Kerri Carpenter
“Jake’s Djinn” copyright © 2017 by Alesia Holliday Views: 259
A highly readable and entertaining first look at how today's members of iGen—the children, teens, and young adults born in the mid-1990s and later—are vastly different from their Millennial predecessors, and from any other generation, from the renowned psychologist and author of Generation Me.With generational divides wider than ever, parents, educators, and employers have an urgent need to understand today's rising generation of teens and young adults. Born in the mid-1990s and later, iGen is the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of smartphones. With social media and texting replacing other activities, iGen spends less time with their friends in person—perhaps why they are experiencing unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. But technology is not the only thing that makes iGen distinct from every generation before them; they are also different in how they spend their time, how they behave, and... Views: 259
The Lettered Affair is a clean Regency romance about duty, sacrifice, the loyalty of sisters, love found, love lost, and love forbidden.Cassandra and Juliana are the Bering Sisters living in Regency England, 1810. When the dying Earl of Abbotden convinces Cassandra, his eldest daughter, to marry the heir of the entail, the Earl dies knowing his family and estate are safe. Being a faithful wife comes easy to the dutiful Cassandra. Her mother died giving birth to her, and Cassandra has spent her life trying to live up to her beloved mother’s memory by always doing the right thing. Everything changes when Cassandra’s new husband introduces her to Lord Halithorpe. When she receives a letter from him, Cassandra is devastated she can love anyone other than her husband.Juliana is the exact opposite of her duty bound sister. Born from an ill-fated second marriage, she is carefree and confident and refuses to see her sister settle for a loveless marriage. She ignores society’s rules that bind Cassandra’s future and struggles with her own growing attraction for Lord Kemnay, Lord Halithorpe’s handsome cousin. Against Cassandra’s wishes, Juliana schemes to unite Lord Halithorpe with her sister. Juliana does not believe her actions will ruffle anything more than society’s antiquated rules, but her meddling causes a chance meeting between Juliana’s sadistic mother and Lord Halithorpe’s infamous brother. The vindictive duo plots revenge against their families and ignites a dangerous obsession that threatens more than Cassandra’s reputation or Juliana’s future. Views: 259
Recipe for the best dang hot sauce in Texas:- a sassy take-no-bullshizz BBW who can cook with the best of them…and might just be able to beat them all- a daredevil polar bear shifter with nothing to lose- a big pinch of BDSM...heck, toss it all in, whips, cuffs, and more!- an unforgettable BBQ...and a summer wedding that throws one last twist at all ten Quincy Sisters and Scoville BrothersAnd though she be but little, she is fierce...Savina 'Sav' Quincy is named after the hottest pepper in the continental USA, and she does her namesake pepper justice. She is curvy, spicy, and of course, sassy and savvy. No man can tame her fire, but will the daredevil of the Scoville Polar Clan of Norwegian billionaires be able to handle her? Not a chance...but when the other four couples challenge each other to a red hot cook-off, Sav has to get in on the action. Of course, the rules state she has to work with a partner, and all her sisters are paired up, as are the Scoville Brothers…well, except for one, the only one that Savina can’t stand. The only person left to enter the contest with her is the one Scoville whose inner fire might rival hers...An omega never forgets...The youngest of the Scoville Brothers is Mason 'Mace' Scoville, future omega of the Scoville Polar Clan. He may have been born last, but he's going to come in first in the first annual Quincy-Scoville Cook-Off. That's a polar promise. He has nothing to lose, so there is no way he is going to lose...even if he has to work with the youngest Quincy Sister, who has more spice, sass, and curves than the other sisters combined! Mace tells himself that he’s all business and is just doing this to win first prize, but he can’t lie to his inner bear. Mace might be trying to resist her feminine mystique but his shift has other intentions...Are these two firebrands destined for first place, and more importantly, are they fated mates...or will they get burned?Sav can’t stand Mace’s brash attitude…but she can’t resist his machismo or the power of his shift. Mace can’t take Sav’s sass…but he’ll have to if he wants a chance to try on her curves for size. Will a fifth couple be joining in the Quincy-Scoville wedding at the end of the summer, or are Sav and Mace destined to be always the bridesmaid and groomsman, never the bride and groom? What secrets will be revealed at the wedding? There’s only one way to find out, and it’s in the spiciest book yet, in the fifth chapter of the spiciest Sable Sylvan fairy tale ever told, the story of a hot sauce company that’ll make you so feel so hot, you’ll be reaching for a glass of ice cold sweet tea, the story of…The Feminine Mesquite. Views: 259
"Rowe is one of those writers who can swing from the eloquent prose of a Peter Straub to the brutality of a Richard Laymon" (Monster Librarian). Everyone knows that sixteen-year-old Mikey Childress is "different." A target for bullies since he was a small boy, everything Mikey does attracts abuse: the way he walks, the way he talks, the way he looks. Everyone knows he's not like the other boys in the rural town of Auburn—the boys who play hockey, who fight, who pursue girls. Only his friend Wroxy, a girl almost as isolated as he is, can even guess at the edges of his pain, or the depths of his yearning for love. But even the people who hate Mikey couldn't dream of how many secrets he has, or how badly he could hurt them if he wanted to. Until the night Mikey is pushed beyond endurance by his abusers. The night he makes a pact with dark forces older than time to have terrible vengeance on his enemies. The night he... Views: 259
