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Running Mate: Senator Jason Devlin guards his secret closely, allowing no outsiders to penetrate his intimate circle. Kelsey Harper is a reporter itching for an interview with the elusive senator. When a case of mistaken identity lands her in his bed, she gets much more than an interview. Mountain Moonlight: Conner Devlin has traveled to the Romania to review a request for funding of a wildlife preserve. There, he meets Katya, an enigmatic beauty whose lupine sexuality captures him in more ways than one. Also contains Legend's Passion.

At the end of his life, Eryk Veiger challenged his greatest enemy...and lost. Just when he thought death was going to claim him, he woke up in his old bedroom, in a city that had been destroyed decades ago, and found himself back in his 17 year-old body. Now he’s being given a chance to do things over again, to prevent the destruction of his home. But to change the past, Eryk has several daunting tasks ahead of him. Failure to accomplish his goals will mean more than just death. It will mean having to once more watch as everything he has ever loved is destroyed.

My peers think I'm a tramp. The District believes I'm the flawless youngest daughter of a tycoon. Neither is true. And I'm about to have my world, my house, my rose-coloured glasses, and all, stripped from beneath my Jimmy Choo heels. With one flickering light at the end of the tunnel. Xander Butcher.

Across the realms, celestial dancers known as apsaras are revered for their beauty, allure, and enchanting magic. But Meneka knows that is not all they are. They are weapons – warriors – seducing their targets for Lord Indra, the king of heaven, for his political gain. When a mortal’s growing powers threaten Lord Indra’s supremacy, Meneka seizes a rare opportunity and strikes a deal. If she can seduce this dangerous man, Indra will grant her what she most desires: her freedom.

They were right. The stronger our bonds grow; the closer evil gets. I've fallen for a charming Fae, protective Warlock, and a tempting Demon, all with sculpted bodies made for sin. Our bonds are only the beginning.

The first thing I’m warned about when I arrive at the girls’ home is to stay away from the abandoned graveyard. Local urban legend claims it’s host to a gate to Hell. Then I was dared… The legend is as real as the monsters I’ve summoned by activating the gate. Demons guard it, waiting for skeptical idiots like me to do the ritual. Three sinfully hot, dangerously powerful demons.

Eryk has returned to Kari, Lin, and Fay after falling down a ravine in the Demon Beast Mountain Range and meeting the mysterious woman, Dyr. After returning home, everyone falls back into their routines. Eryk spends his time training Fay and Kari, teaching Lin humanity’s written language, giving new alchemy recipes to the Alchemist Association, and trying to help the Nevarian Spiritualists build up their defenses in preparation for the Demon Beast Invasion that will happen several years from now.

Skylahr Reed has been nothing more than the outcast for her 22 years and has finally grown to accept it. But when a fever hits the village of Noorde Point, she is the only one who can find the courage to journey past the town’s gates in hopes of finding a cure. Forced to venture into the unknown lands of Elrin, Skylahr soon discovers every tale she had been told as a child was false. The War of the Gods was not just a myth, and the evil Goddess, the Seductress, and her Crimson Army are well and truly alive. Thrust into a world of chaos and death, Skylahr must make impossible choices.

Like uncovering a sexy diamond in the rough, Legends of Lust reveals the fiery passions lying dormant behind your favorite mythological stories. This adults-only, debut collection of 14 steamy, erotic short stories by Autumn Bardot is an explosion of sexy, nasty, and romantic retellings that will take your love of myths to a whole new level.

Plunged into an ancient portal, Hunter finds himself in a world where mankind has been all but destroyed by the dark magic of the forest surrounding Tykus, the last remaining human settlement. Magic that threatens to transform mankind into horrifying monsters. But when Hunter discovers that he possesses the power to absorb the skills and traits of the people around him - and to transfer his skills and traits to others - Hunter becomes the hunted. For the immortal King Tykus will stop at nothing to destroy him...or to brainwash him into becoming the kingdom’s ultimate weapon.

Elves—creatures famous for their darker passions and tantalizing culture—approach the Markaytian king with an offer he can’t refuse: an alliance with the Elves for the one Tristan Kanes. Tristan is forced to give up his dream. He’s not thrilled, but Tristan is a man of duty above all else.

It's Halloween in Sleepy Hollow and Arletta is spending the night selling tarot readings to her fellow townsfolk (the ones who don't see her witchcraft as the work of the Devil that is). The people of Sleepy Hollow believe in many magical things but the one Arletta firmly doesn't believe in is Death. The deadly rider of The Hollow. The Headless Horseman. All of that changes when she encounters him on her late night walk. He senses how powerful her magic is and knows he has to have her. He whisks her away to his realm and tells her of his plans to make her his forever.

It started in the English countryside when he stopped to see if I was having car trouble. It should have ended there. But it turned into three of the most intense days of my life. And guess what? It didn't end there either. His name is Xavier Maddox. Sexy, talented, untamed. A British soccer star. The enticing bad boy. He should be off limits for me. I have this policy about getting involved with professional athletes—or, as I call them, the product.

Cormac’s adventure continues as he, Mal, and Kiera delve deeper into their roles as v-suit pilots. Warning: This novel contains graphic sex scenes and adult situations.

Take three trips into humanity's dark side, each tinged with a touch of sensuality, madness, and mystery that will leave you dying for more. This book is a compilation of the novelettes: That's What Friends Are For, The Patchwork Girl, and Broken Wings (A Nephilim Story).

Skye would often wake to her father standing over her bed, gun in hand, staring at her with a vacant expression. He would say nothing, do nothing, just watch her - and then eventually leave. This happened many times throughout her life; usually on her birthday. She even heard him whisper once, calling her a monster, an abomination.

Zügellos, sinnlich und ohne Reue... wirst du diesem Spiel standhalten können? Ich habe mich darauf eingelassen und wurde enttäuscht. Vielleicht habe ich auch einfach zu viel hineininterpretiert. Was kann man nach einem heißen Wochenende mit dem Inhaber zweier Sex-Clubs auch schon erwarten? Er ist ein Mann, der an jedem Finger zwanzig Frauen haben könnte, und ich bin mir ziemlich sicher, dass er sich auch um jede einzelne von ihnen kümmert. Und trotzdem ist alles, an das ich denken kann, nur er. Egal wie sehr ich versuche, ihn mir aus dem Kopf zu schlagen, es geht nicht.

Leidenschaftlich, verführerisch und ohne Gewissensbisse... ist es das, was du brauchst? Ich bin einen Schritt weitergegangen. Vielleicht auch viel mehr Schritte, als ich mir zugetraut habe. Doch dieser letzte Schritt, ist er wirklich der, den ich gehen will? Er ist ein Mann, der nicht nur von der Lust lebt. Der nicht bloß das Eine im Kopf hat, wovon ich ausgegangen war. Da ist noch so viel mehr, und ich weiß nicht, ob ich all dem gewachsen bin.

Dunkel, heiß und ohne Tabus... schenkst du ihm dein Vertrauen? Ich wollte das nicht. Nicht so. Ich war neugierig, habe den Nervenkitzel gesucht. Was ich gefunden habe, ist die tiefe, dunkle Nacht. Er ist der Mann, der meine Grundfeste einstürzen lässt. Bei dem ich mich fallen lassen kann, obwohl ich genau davor Angst habe. Er ist der, der alles durcheinanderbringt, und doch kann ich mich ihm nicht entziehen. Bist du bereit, dich mir hinzugeben, Baby? Bereit, mich für dich entscheiden zu lassen? June Stark hat über ihr gesamtes Leben die Kontrolle und die gibt sie auch niemals ab.

An angel was naked in his office. That was not the strangest thing that had happened to him that day. His daughter had been gone exactly 20 years. His wife died shortly after. To cope, he threw himself into his career, eventually becoming a successful psychologist to the wealthy. And then everything started to unravel.