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Marielle DeVane had her life planned out. Her fiancé, Evan, was everything she wanted in a man, and their marriage would be the culmination of years of fantasizing about their perfect life together. But the rich and powerful Connor Wetherby, Duke of Whitford, had other plans for her, plans that Mari found herself unexpectedly subject to when her brother's debts forced her to wed the overbearing stranger rather than her beloved.

After loosing her teaching job, Rissa Dayton went West to live with her sister. Leaving behind nothing but bad memories back East, she never looked back. Doyle - big, tall, muscular - a bear of a man who was also autocratic, irascible, egotistical and dominant, with a capital D—who wasn’t at all afraid of taking snippy little redheaded gals from outside Boston to task, in the most humiliating way possible. Two people, two different worlds - can they find happiness in each others arms? Publisher's Note: This historical romance has all the qualities of a steamy story, complete with ...

Could an average woman survive being kidnapped and sexually tortured and teased? A case of mistaken identity causes Faith Whittaker to become such a woman, captured and held by powerful drug lord Cordero "El Diablo" De La Fuente, subject to the painful whims of his twisted pleasures. What will happen to her when he discovers she isn't who he thought she was?

Wealthy, easy on the eyes and overwhelmingly male and dominant, Arik Southgate was everything I'd ever wanted in a man, and, surprisingly, he seemed to want me, too. After my recent disastrous relationship, it felt good to be an object of desire again. He made me feel as if I was the only woman on the planet for him - he paid attention, close attention - to me, and he didn't hesitate to call me on what he considered to be bad behavior.

Taren Cavanaugh and her brother, Sam, run the Circle Star Ranch - a working cattle ranch outside of Albuquerque, N.M. Bruce "The Bruce" McCullough is a well-known actor who could have his choice of any woman on the planet - and most of the men. He came to the Circle Star to learn what modern ranching was like, to prepare for his next movie role. What he didn't expect to find was the love of his life, Taren.

devastating plague has changed the world's society. In rebuilding the population, the government has deemed that all women are to be nothing more than slaves, bought and paid for, with one purpose - to breed. Prima is such a woman, sold by her father to Joseph, a man who intends to get full use of her in every conceivable way. As Prima learns to adjust to her life and the harshness of Joseph's punishments, will she discover that she feels more for this demanding man than she is willing to admit?

Entrepreneur millionaire, Jack Powell, could have gone anywhere for lunch that day, but this time, he got more than he bargained for in the least likely place. Colleen Donovan was a waitress at the Café Cup, just trying to make ends meet and keep the lights on. That was all she asked out of life. Jack, however, was used to demanding—and getting—more. Much more, and he decided, on first sight, that Colleen was exactly what he wanted. Despite her initial misgivings about the differences in their lifestyles, Colleen found herself drawn to him, letting him do things to her that she would ...

Seraphina Delaney is a competent, successful woman, but she has always known that an inner five-year-old lurked beneath the surface, hidden from the world. Lee Randall, her best friend's brother, was intrigued from the moment he met Sera. When she, uncharacteristically, lets her little side out with him, he reveals to her that he has always wanted to be a Daddy to a grown-up little girl.

Rissa has been hurt, badly, and the idea of marriage - to anyone - is enough to make her run. Kane finds occasion to take the beautiful, stubborn woman in hand many times over the course of their budding, heated relationship, but will he be able to convince her to stop making him pay for the sins of her ex? Will an ultimatum bring about the desired reply or will Rissa run like the wind?

Princess Avaegna of Tonyeh wasn't supposed to be married off to the Kohnzi warrior, Prince Stohsz. That was supposed to be her older sister's fate. She hadn't been raised as the usual Tonyeh woman, content to keep a house, raise children, and defer to her man. Indulged by her father and five older brothers, they taught her to fight, ride, and use a crossbow with deadly accuracy. But when her sister dies unexpectedly, she is required to step into her sister's tiny, pristine shoes.

All Cecelia Franklin wanted out of this encounter was enough information to keep working on the novel she was writing, but she ended up getting a lot more than she bargained for. She'd managed an incredible coup - she got a meeting with Nicolo Antonelli. They called him the lion, for his long, shoulder length hair and his ruthless reputation.

Sassy Marissa Hamilton heads to her hometown on her way to drowning her recent romantic troubles in her sister's good company and great cooking, but she hadn't counted on how badly her little sports car was going to handle the winding, snow covered Maine roads. Luckily, a very tall, very dark, and very handsome stranger helps her out of the snowbank she's managed to lodge herself in. Despite her sister warning her off town Sheriff William "Dodge" Perkins, Marissa accepts his offer of a date that soon becomes so much more.

Hannah Cooper fled her home in England to escape the aristocratic marriage her father had arranged for her. Now in the Colonies, posing as a widowed seamstress, she's poor but content with her modest and independent life. But when war comes to the Colonies and with it, the dreaded Quartering Act, all households are ordered to feed and shelter British troops.

Is it a gift if it’s taken by force? Treat yourself to this steamy anthology all centered around love, dominant men and their (mostly) willing Valentines. This set includes six brand new, scorching novellas by USA Today and other bestselling authors… Mr. Imperfect by Carolyn Faulkner Nina is a curvy girl who is wary of men who seem too perfect. She always seems to lose her heart to them when they want nothing to do with her. Then along comes Clete. He's entirely too perfect, although the first thing he does is treat her the way she's always wanted to be treated by a man. But is he just ...

It was in a very tiny village that the omega Ebby had grown up, surrounded by women who knew what she would become, as well as a few men to whom she was unattractive, all of whom participated in training her to defend herself. They had also all vowed to protect her with their lives. And in the end, because of him, that was exactly what they had done.

Set in the post-plague society where women are nothing more than a man's property, bought for the purpose of repopulating the world, young Tria has been sold on the auction block to Thomas. Protected and trained until her 25th birthday, the young, innocent woman knows nothing of a man's desire. She quickly learns as her new owner has very distinct tastes when it comes to pain and pleasure. Embarrassed by the betrayal of her own body, Tria settles in to her new life as best she can.

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.

He was a monster. An egotistical, smarmy, father-stealing bastard, and she would never forgive him for what he had done to her and her family -- such as it was. Stevie Coolidge's hatred of Trent Lazenby was the white-hot anger of a daughter scorned. He had lured her father -- who meant even more to her since she had lost her mother -- away from her, by being all accomplished and perfect and gorgeous.

Gloria Owens never intended to marry. She had other plans - she wanted to teach. Very neatly circumventing her father's wishes, Gloria got her certificate and found herself a job in Culpepper Cove, California, where she intended to be a very happy old maid schoolteacher until her dying day. But she hadn't accounted for the man who had offered her the job - Seth McIntrye. He seemed to take it upon himself to get under her skin to the point of deciding to appoint himself in charge of what he considered to be her desperate need for discipline.

When she is released from the stasis she voluntarily entered, the world that greets Emily Harding is far from what she expected. It more closely resembles a post-apocalyptic novel than the rolling green Tennessee hills she’s left behind. Worse than that, it seems that the rule of law is a thing of the past, and that society has devolved into what it was thousands of years ago - feudal tribes warring with each other over precious and rare supplies, which includes females. One type of female in particular. It is raw, unforgiving, and animalistic.