Heat up your holidays with this reader-favorite novella by New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis!EMT Dustin Mauer has made it clear that his Christmas mission is to convince tough firefighter Cristina Lewis that she's in love with him. But Cristina lives and breathes her job, and there's no place in her life for a relationship—though she has to admit that Dustin's lean, chiseled body and low, whiskey-thick voice still tempt her. But even Dustin can only take so much rejection. Can she admit that all she wants this Christmas—and every Christmas—is him, before it's too late? Views: 8
Betrayals. Secrets. Tragedy.It started as a day like any other for Alex Mercer. Then he heard the news. Something that only happens in other places is happening in his hometown.Just a few miles away at his daughter’s middle school, a shooter is on the loose. Alex does what every other parent in town does—he races to the school to find out if his loved ones are safe.His world falls apart around him, and he can’t turn to his best friend because they’re both dealing with scathing terror.As the motive behind the shooting comes to light, secrets and betrayals spiral out of control.Will Alex give into old temptations in the face of the current situation, or will he be able to move past everything and help those he loves the most Views: 8
The day my father agreed to testify against Terrence Randall, one of the most ruthless drug traffickers in North America, was the day I became the target of the drug lord’s enraged vengeance. I was the one thing that stood in the way of Daddy’s testimony, and the one thing that could save Randall. The man would stop at nothing to get his hands on me. I was prepared for what was coming — as prepared as one could be when vanishing into the U.S. Marshal’s Witness Protection Program. I just wasn’t prepared for him. For ex-Navy SEAL turned mercenary Lake Freeman, escorting Lily Cross into the Witness Protection Program was just another job — until a better offer came along. Lake couldn’t have cared less about the life he’d been hired to protect. After all, she was a part of the very organization that had cost him so much already. At least he never expected to care. But when forced into a decision he never thought he’d have to make, the mission became one of survival for himself and his beautiful charge. Lake knew that in order to protect her, he’d need to bring the feisty and unpredictable Lily to heel — he couldn't keep her safe if he couldn't keep her under control. But that protective urge quickly turned into something else, something dark ... and his need to conquer, to claim, overrode all else. He would keep her safe. He would keep her protected. But he would make her his, as well. Now, all he had to do was figure out how to keep them both alive long enough to do it... Publisher's Warning: Intended for mature readers. 18 and over only! This is a MF BDSM romantic suspense. Themes include: graphic sexuality, pervasive D/s, exhibitionism, spanking, bondage, anal play and other BDSM activities. If such content might offend you, please do not purchase this book. Word count: 66,328 wordsPage Count: 200 pages Views: 8
It’s never been all rainbows and sunshine for Tessa and Hardin, but each new challenge they’ve faced has only made their passionate bond stronger and stronger. But when a revelation about the past shakes Hardin’s inpenetrable façade to the core—and then Tessa suffers a tragedy—will they stick together again, or be torn apart?As the shocking truth about each of their families emerges, it’s clear the two lovers are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin—any more than he is the cruel, moody boy she fell so hard for. Tessa understands all the troubling emotions brewing beneath Hardin’s exterior, and she knows she’s the only one who can calm him when he erupts. He needs her. But the more layers of his past come to light, the darker he grows, and the harder he pushes Tessa—and everyone else in his life—away. Tessa’s not sure if she really can save him—not without sacrificing herself. She refuses to go down without a fight. But who is she fighting for—Hardin or herself? Views: 8
SHORT STORY / 5500 Words Suz was a good girl. She gave up her dreams of adventure to remain in her Massachusetts hometown to care for her ailing mother. Suz's husband, Hank, wasn't the sexiest man on the planet, but he kept a roof over their head. And then the dreams began. Dreams of Boston in the dark of night. Dreams of a strange man, always out of reach. Dreams which would change her life... Views: 8
His heart may be the last thing she ever steals...Marlowe is a pickpocket, a housebreaker—and a better actress than any professional on the stage. She runs with the Covent Garden Cubs, a gang of thieves living in the slums of London's Seven Dials. It's a fierce life, and Marlowe has a hard outer shell. But when she's alone, she allows herself to think of a time before—a dimly remembered life when she was called Elizabeth.Maxwell, Lord Dane, is intrigued when his brother, a hired investigator, ropes him into his investigation of the fiercely beautiful hellion. He teaches her to navigate the social morass of the ton, but Marlowe will not escape so easily. Instead, Dane is drawn into her dangerous world, where the student becomes the teacher and love is the greatest risk of all.Praise for If You Give a Rake a Ruby: "A gem of a read...Galen is at the top of her game." –RT Book Reviews, 4 stars, Top Pick of the Month"Brilliant... Views: 8
