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Arabella of Byrum's stunning beauty is her blessing and her curse. It drew the brutal Elias of Woolford to make an irresistible offer for her hand in marriage, and it fueled the jealous rage that made Elias break that bond - leaving Arabella with an infant Elias refuses to acknowledge as his, and a shattered reputation. Despite the slanderous rumors about Arabella, William of Blackleith wants her when no other lord will.

It's the most wonderful time of the year...for rugged ranchers to fall in love! Diana Palmer spins two fan-favorite tales of love, joy and happily ever after under the mistletoe.

You know that feeling—the one where you tell yourself it’s a terrible idea, but you know you’re going to do it anyway? Even though you know that this man isn’t just your father’s best friend who’s 20 years your senior…he’s your new boss.

He tasted like tequila and the fake name I gave him was Rose. Four years ago, I decided to get over one man, by getting under another. A single night and nothing more. I found my handsome stranger with a shot glass and charming but devilish smile at the end of the bar. The desire that hit his eyes the second they landed on me ignited a spark inside me, instant and hot. He was perfect and everything I didn’t know I needed.

When Cash Mayson was forced to choose between the love of his life and his unborn child, he knew exactly what he had to do…no matter how broken it left him. When Lilly Donovan was forced to accept that the guy she loved wasn’t who she thought he was and become a single mother, she knew exactly what she had to do…proving just how strong she is. But what happens when years later they find out everything they thought they knew was a lie?

The annoying jerk my parents forced me to play with as a kid grew up to be a sexy, grumpy baker who still can’t stand me. Sure, maybe I enjoy our bitter banter, his cocky smirk, his chocolate chip cookies. But there’s a reason I can’t play nice. You’re wondering why—if I hate the guy so much—did I agree to be his fake date to his cousin’s wedding? Look. Just because I love being a pain in the man’s well-formed butt doesn’t mean I want someone else torturing him. Especially not the ex-fiancée who left him for his best friend.

Four years ago, I decided to get over one man, by getting under another. A single night and nothing more. I found my handsome stranger with a shot glass and charming but devilish smile at the end of the bar. The desire that hit his eyes the second they landed on me ignited a spark inside me, instant and hot. He was perfect and everything I didn’t know I needed. That one night may have ended, but I left with much more than a memory.

Stalker. A person who can harass or persecute with obsessive and unwanted attention. I used to think that I was happy, that I had met the one for me. I was wrong. He betrayed me. He thought that I would accept that. I didn’t. When I met Alex, he set me free. He made me feel things for him that I never felt for David. I was ready to turn the page and start a new life. But instead, a person that I thought cared for me wanted to wreck the little world that I had made for myself.

One man loved me when I didn’t even like myself. The town whispered that we were star-crossed lovers...among other things. He was my first love, but so out of reach with where fate had taken me. With a little girl to look after and a past I wished I didn’t have, things were never going to be easy when it came to my life in this small town. Let alone my love life.

Hannah Tate is raising her children alone after her husband's death. Keeping her homestead running isn't easy, but when chores get done that she didn't do, she wonders who her mysterious helper is. Her daughter insists it's the Gingerbread Man, who comes late at night. But Hannah has no time for such nonsense. Or does she? John Sullivan lives alone outside Harper Falls, trapping for a living. When circumstance brings him to meet the woman he's been helping in secret, he doesn't expect to find love once again. But he'll risk his life more than once to finally hold her forever.

Rosalias Vater bleibt keine andere Wahl. Um seine Schulden zu bezahlen, bietet er seine jüngste Tochter dem "Biest", Vincent Rennes, als Opfer an. Der professionelle Pokerspieler, der mit Rosalias Vater an illegalen Spielen teilnahm, willigt ein. Denn das "Biest", wie er in der Szene genannt wird, hat sein gutes Aussehen vor Jahren bei einem heimtückischen Säureangriff seiner Ex-Freundin Lucie verloren und damit auch jegliche Hoffnung auf eine Frau, die ihn lieben könnte.

A steamy, feminist, protective Irish hero rock star romance. “Family is everything, I protect mine with my life'...Connor McLoughlin had it all, a great family, a college scholarship, and music. Tragedy forced him to grow up too fast. When his life finally is on track, Ronni Miller appears like a dream. Kindred spirits in the most unlikely of circumstances. There’s only one thing in the way - her dark past he’s determined to protect her from. Will Connor’s protective instincts drive Ronni away for good?

Registered nurse Barbarella "Barb" Skye saved people during her day shifts and drove for Uber at night. One call took her from her warm Denver home to the outskirts and a man, Derrick Winslow, who needed a ride to the airport. Typically a long drive wouldn’t have bothered her, as it only fattened her bank account. However, a blizzard was headed toward them. Derrick urgently needed to get to LA and wanted a peaceful car ride. Annoyed and lustful of his Uber driver, Derrick loses patience with Barb the moment she steps into his life. But a slip down a mountainside changes things.

In this small town, everyone talks... and they all know I'm head over heels for my boss. I didn't know I had a type until he came to town. His charming smile and rough laugh did a number on me. It's the way I found him always looking my way though, with his piercing gaze, that really did me in. We'd share a glance. I'd blush. Then we'd pretend there wasn't sexual tension piled high between us. First it was a look, then it was a touch, then it was late nights after work.

Back home on her family's Texas Longhorn ranch, Grace Murray is busy preparing for her wedding. After a scruffy tattooed drifter saves her life, she takes on the mission of helping her savior, Heath Carter, find peace. The steady friendship and unconditional acceptance she receives from him encourages her to trade an old dream for a new one - a dream true to her heart. When she calls off her wedding, Grace is finally set free to fully love Heath. After a decade of military service, special forces veteran Heath Carter is living with war's tragic consequences.

One year after her husband is killed in action, Julie Ellis is back in her hometown and focused on raising her young son. Then Reagan Harrison bursts into her life - a cocky, charming linebacker who leaves her off balance.

I'm spinning out of control and I don't know how to stop. I truly have it all. A thriving career. A gorgeous husband. Adorable twin sons. Why am I sabotaging my relationship? Trusting what we've built doesn't come easy. I want to let him in completely, but my past looms like a dark shadow. One day, I'm afraid it will drive him away for good. Without trust, where do we go from here? Ronni holds my heart in the palm of her hand.