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From the moment Rebekah McTavish meets the beautiful, cultured Madame Jewel, she has but one dream. She wanted nothing more than to get a job at The Red Petticoat Saloon and don the coveted red petticoat worn by Jewel's gems. She discovers that getting hired is the easy part - who knew that Jewel's partner has a tendency to frown upon gems who break the rules.

Imogene Mortimer is about to marry the man of her dreams, but is the infatuation that she has for Charles Weston true love? Does she even understand what love is all about? As a complete innocent and a product of her time, a time when young gentlewomen were kept entirely in the dark about what they could expect from marriage, Imogene is naive, and her expectation of marriage is kisses followed soon after by bouncing babies. How will Imogene fare as the unwitting pawn between two determined brothers?

Upon discovering that Lord Surrey has made plans to find her a suitable husband, Cassia vows secretly to sabotage his every attempt, as she has no desire to leave either Wenham Castle or her beloved guardian. Until she meets Graf Willhelm von Sachsen. The handsome German count is the first of Cassia's suitors to arouse her interest - and, she soon discovers, the first to stand up to her impudence by tossing her over his lap and giving her a sound spanking.

What happens when two life long best friends Mollie, and Beth Anne find themselves married to the same old fashioned man?

Kaylee Waters has saved her pennies for almost two years, mentally debated for six months, changed her mind no less than two dozen times, and finally purchased a three-day pass to what promised to be the vacation of a lifetime: The Castle, the kinkiest theme-resort-to-end-all-vacation-resorts.

Submission didn't come easily to Miranda LaVoie, least of all to a man like Mace Kennedy, who everyone in town but her seemed to be chasing. But she didn't need a man - she didn't need a dom, especially, she was quite sure. Her streak of independence was a mile wide. Mace had known he'd wanted Miranda from the moment he'd seen her - as she was gracefully gliding away from him, which she seemed to do a lot of. But he could be a patient man when the goal was worthy enough.

Tek Harlow and Mari Buchanan had been on again off again lovers for years, even though her family forbade it. When Mari came back to town - again - and decided she wanted to become more involved in her extended, intricate family's life, that came with the restriction that she and Tek not see each other at all. But the werewolf pack's second in command and the sister of the current pack leader found it nearly impossible to keep their hands off each other, until her brother discovered they'd been ignoring his rule all along.

The Lord of Wintercrest Manor has married the love of his life in Louisa Furniss. She is slowly learning the rules of his household; rules she never thought she could obey, but her love and desire for her husband help her in her journey in submission as his child bride. Her lessons are suddenly halted when tragedy strikes. Her parents are killed in a carriage accident leaving her with only one living relative - her twin sister Lucy.

Five shorts stories about reckless ladies that try, tempt, and push the men that love them. A feminist forced to live with a cantankerous rancher, a woman trapped in a storm with only her regrets, a stubborn spirit needing three lifetimes to learn, and a few more. Journey with these feisty ladies as they discover themselves and love, despite their best efforts to unknowingly sabotage themselves.

Annie is struggling to keep her ranch afloat. When her foreman of many years is called away to care for his ailing sister, she has no choice but to run an ad in the local newspaper, looking for help. What she didn't bargain with was finding a man who not only does the work of three men, but one who also lights a fire within her that hasn't been lit since her ex-husband walked out on her seven years before. Sexy, dominant, and scarred, not only from a horrendous accident but from a bad marriage and divorce, Quinn has decided that Annie should be his wife.

Mia Adam's disapproves of her sister's domestic discipline marriage, but when her old flame comes back to town and suggests they give domestic discipline a whirl she changes her mind. She still regrets the day she had lost her temper and sent Ross Garrison running for the hills. She'd do anything for a second chance.

Marry him for 18 months and receive two million dollars for her trouble. The only catch...He owns the hottest lifestyle club in all of New York City. It's secretive, exclusive, and caters to Daddy Doms. Romance author, Samantha Bellamy, is shocked when she attends a book signing and runs into her high school crush, Martin Taylor. He's a billionaire with a secret. He's owner of an exclusive club for Daddy Doms and littles to openly explore the lifestyle. He's also notorious for his playboy personality, bedding a new woman every night.

Jeremy and Jamie are a young married couple that live together but live separate lives. Jamie is a busy professional journalist, obsessed with giving their two little girls everything...except for her time. Sarah and Joe are a happily married couple that have four children. Sarah is a stay at home mother who home-schools her brood. She and Joe are living in a domestic discipline relationship.

Rosa Collins was only 16 when she received a vision telling her of her future husband. Knowing that her husband would be Lucas, the bishop's son and future bishop of Green Valley, both thrilled and terrified her. They were a match made in heaven, she knew - perfect for each other. But becoming the bishop's wife is harder than Rosa anticipated. She struggles to transform herself into the perfect bishop's wife that her husband needs.

But when a tornado traps them in a laundromat, one night together just isn’t enough. Hard-working Laura Turner dotes on her family but she has little life of her own. After a loveless marriage and a bitter divorce, a dominant man is the last thing she wants. James Black has worked hard to establish his construction business. Divorced for three years, he knows what he wants, and it isn’t the too-young and too-demanding submissives who throw themselves at him at Club Indigo.

Choose one of the two men, or take the return ticket and head home. It wasn't much of a choice. Celia had worked and studied so hard to have a school of her own. And she had known that they might be a little upset. She knew exactly what they had wanted. It was stated very clearly in the advertisement and she could probably read and write better than anyone one of them.

Desperate to get away, Lexa is running from her past and refuses to look back. She needs a job, and after answering a help wanted ad for an au pair, Lexa heads to Ravenwood. What she didn't expect to find was a storm that sweeps her off the road. Handsome cowboy Asher Hayes comes to her rescue. He's gorgeous, the perfect gentleman, and a little overprotective. Asher warns her that Sheriff Jennings is a man not to be messed with, that he likely killed his own wife, and the police helped cover it up. It's probably just a rumor, right? Asher has to be wrong, but what if he's not?

She is a feisty social worker. He is an accomplished chiropractor. Her life needs an adjustment, and he’s just the man to do it. Addisyn “Addie” Gabriel always knew she needed an alpha male to take her in hand. Former Marine Special Forces Operator turned chiropractor, Doctor Bradley Murphy, is that and so much more. Addie soon discovers that happiness lies with following the doctor's orders.

Liz will do anything to get away from her evil guardian, and she was prepared to disguise herself as a boy and look for work as a ranch hand. When Caroline, a stranger on the train next to her, sees through her "boy" disguise, and begs her to take her place as a mail-order bride, Liz doesn't hesitate long before saying yes. It's got to be easier than working on a ranch, and as a married woman with a new name, she'll be out of her guardian's clutches forever.

Dylan Wrightman was attracted Miranda the first time they met, but he was on assignment, working undercover as a ranch hand until he found out who was rustling cattle and driving honest folk off their land. She was a distraction he could do without. It was just his luck that she was part owner of the very ranch where he'd be working. There was more than one way to deal with a headstrong woman - and tossing her over his lap for a sound spanking was sure to end any sparks that might flare between them. Or not.