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I felt starstruck when Troy walked on the elevator. Where did this man come from, I can feel my mouth watering. My mind clears instantaneously while admiring him, I envision him taking me behind closed doors. I’m nearing my thirties, not married, still in therapy learning how to deal with past trauma. This man made me forget with one glimpse from his gorgeous, contagious smile.

A collection of paintings has complicated Lord Rothvale’s life in ways he could never imagine. Actually, make that a beautiful art specialist from the University of London responsible for the complications in his life. He’s sure about one thing, though. Before Gabrielle Hargreave blew back into his sights on a stormy summer night, he never felt this good. She’s turned his world upside down, along with his wounded heart. But Gabrielle is sporting a wounded heart of her own, and she’s terrified of risking it again on someone like Ivan. Will he hurt her as others have done?

When the stern, handsome Irishman who has become her online daddy dom moves to New York to start a new job, Lacey Porter is shocked to discover that not only has he been hired by the company where she works, he will actually be her boss. Though the idea of being taken over her strict daddy's knee for a bare bottom spanking when she's been naughty leaves Lacey's panties soaked, the thought of such a thing finally happening in real life is as terrifying as it is exciting.

The politics of love are brutal. But it doesn't really matter either way, because this plan was set in stone a long time ago by the ones who hold all the power. Reese Pinkarver and Grayson T. Lash, III, will marry and merge the political dynasties of the honorable presidential legacies into which they were born. A destiny so much bigger than the both of us. With all the rewards that come with it...to the tune of a billion-dollar trust fund.

Falling for one of my oldest friends was never in my plans. And falling for two of them at the same time? Right. Because I have time for a complication like that in my life. Until an injury sidelines me, making me the center of attention for both men. And as they take turns doting on me, it becomes clear my new Daddies aren't just interested in me, but each other as well. It isn't long before the simmering tension between the three of us boils over into a scorching hot passion.

Sometimes it's the shadows of our past that illuminate the path forward. After five years in prison for a crime she didn’t commit, 30-year-old Morgan Mayfield is finally free—yet the life she once knew is gone. Once a celebrated artist, she's now branded a pariah in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. With nowhere else to turn, she heads for the one place where happy childhood memories linger: Big Pine, Montana. Armed with nothing but determination and a new alias, Morgan finds work at the Big Pine Bar and Grill and begins rebuilding her life. She never expects to cross paths with Gio ...

Eine trotzige Menschenfrau. Ein dunkler Fae-Prinz. Zwei Feinde, die an eine Ehe gebunden sind, die ihre Welt zerstören könnte.Reyna wurde als wertvolle Sklavin des Goldhofs geboren, wo sie ihr ganzes Leben lang von sadistischen, machthungrigen Fae in einem glitzernden Palast eingesperrt war. Als der Palast überfallen wird, nutzt sie ihre Gelegenheit und flieht, doch die Plünderer werden von ihrem schlimmsten Albtraum angeführt.

As a man in uniform he was captivating. But it's what's under his uniform that was irresistible... I couldn’t wait to see my bestie while I was home for the summer. I threw on a scandalous short romper for a night on the town. I knew I shouldn’t crush on her dad. A man in uniform with authority and muscles that could flip me upside down. Now that he’s divorced, my thighs tremble at the sight of him. The perks of being with Mason include his 20 year unlimited experienced platinum card. No words were spoken that night, his eyes said enough. A heated kiss led to our summer fling that ...

Eighteen year-old Jessica's life is turned upside down when her parents are in a fatal accident. Her late father's reckless lifestyle leave her finances in turmoil and threaten to leave her homeless...until a chance meeting with a 30-year-old stranger means that her life changes forever. Finding herself an unofficial ward of a mysterious, serious man, our American heroine and her enigmatic British 'Guardian' get used to living with each other...with all of the tensions, pitfalls and excitement that entails....

Une humaine pleine de fougue. Un sombre prince des faës. Deux ennemis liés par une promesse de mariage qui pourrait détruire leur monde. Reyna est une esclave précieuse à la Cour d’Or, emprisonnée toute sa vie dans un palais étincelant par des faës sadiques et cupides.

Ich hatte Poseidons Palast aus einem einzigen Grund betreten - um ein legendäres Schiff zu stehlen, und damit zu den dunkelsten und gefährlichsten Tiefen des Ozeans zu segeln, um zu versuchen, meine Schwester zu retten. Und stattdessen musste ich jetzt um mein Leben kämpfen und tödliche Prüfungen bestehen, die für Wassergötter und Seemonster gedacht waren, und nicht eine machtlose und verwirrte Nymphe wie mich. Ich hatte mich darauf vorbereitet, dass ich Risiken eingehen musste. Ich hatte mich auch darauf vorbereitet, dass es gefährlich werden würde.

Les amis de Reyna étaient censés être en sécurité dans la Cour des ombres, mais elle a des ennemis partout. Et à moins que Mazrith ne lui pardonne, il rejoindra ce nombre. Bien qu'elle souhaite que cela ne soit pas vrai, le désir de Reyna pour le Prince devient aussi féroce que son besoin de gagner les jeux et de trouver le bâton qui le libérera. Mais elle est sur le point de découvrir qui il est vraiment, et ce qu'il lui a caché - et cela va tout changer.

When Kara Mitchell - a curvy college student who gets tattoos to hide her insecurities about her body - becomes overwhelmed with keeping her life on track, her boyfriend, Brody Mitchell, decides it is time for him to take on a new role. From now on, he'll be the firm but loving daddy who builds her up when she is down on herself, takes her over his knee for a bare-bottom spanking when she needs an attitude adjustment, and brings her to the town doctor for an exam when she is ill.

In We Could Perceive No Sign of Them: Failed Colonies in North America, 1526-1689, historians David MacDonald and Raine Waters tell the fascinating stories of the many attempts to establish a European foothold in the New World, from the first Spanish colony in 1526 on the coast of Georgia to the final disastrous French endeavors near the arctic.

Abandoned by the man she loved more than life itself . . . Cheated out of true love, Fanny Morgan spent years on the frontier hankering after a man she believes walked away from her. When he rides into Water Springs one cool, early spring day, she turns her back on him. She is simply unwilling to face the man again, and consequently her fears. Mac Conners loves Fanny from afar. He needs to talk to her, but how can he when she’s always waving a gun in his direction? A wedding in the small town brings back the heartache of losing her. Now, more than ever, he needs Fanny to hear his words. ...

Was ist schlimmer, als ein totes Mädchen im Büro seines Chefs zu finden? Zum Hauptverdächtigen in ihrem Mordfall zu werden. Als mein unverschämt gutaussehender und superheißer Chef, Mr. Nox, einschreitet und mir seine Hilfe anbietet, bin ich zunächst erleichtert. Doch seine Hilfe hat einen Preis. Oh, und hier kommt der Supergau: er behauptet, er sei Luzifer. Der Teufel. Ein Gott der Sünde. Es sieht nicht gut für mich aus und ich bin gezwungen, einen Deal mit dem Teufel einzugehen.

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A Libertine... Jeremy Greymont certainly qualifies. "Sex rough and women loose" is his credo - one he's always taken very seriously, with no deference whatsoever to the society into which he's been born. He's been perfectly content milling along through life on an existence of courtesans and fine Scotch whisky...that is until his grandfather lets him know he's out of time, and his station in life comes with duties attached. Jeremy must produce an heir - posthaste.

An abused and incredibly intelligent young woman, Sylvia (aka Corban Sylvania), was abandoned by her parents at the age of sixteen. Technically homeless, she has learned to survive in the woods with the help of an older man, Holt French. Sylvia has no identifying records because she was not supposed to have been born. She mostly lives the life of a reclusive mountain woman who can handle any situation on her own.

It turns out my stepfather has plans for me. Plans that make dying look like a walk in the park. He's selling my virginity to a Mexican drug lord to get out of debt. Chase just found out and is here to take me away to safety. To the ocean. To my dreams.