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In "Casanova's Master," Megan is determined to keep a promise to her aunt to breed her Persian cat, Cleopatra. She finds the perfect stud in the swaggering and street-smart Casanova. But there's a catch: Casanova's master, Dr. Ty Browning, is Megan's problem. Megan senses Ty's raw virility and expertise in matters of love, but she is also aware that he takes love lightly. She swears not to trust him, but as she works with Ty to breed the cats, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him. As they spend more time together, Megan struggles to maintain her resolve to not let Ty into her heart. ...

In "Love Blitz", Sally is a skilled physical therapist with a strict professional code. But when star football player and male model, Matt Ranger, comes to her for treatment after a serious sports injury, she finds herself drawn to his charm and irresistible persistence. Despite her attempts to keep things professional, the spark between them quickly turns into a fiery passion that Sally cannot ignore. But as Matt begins to heal, Sally realizes that she wants more than just a temporary fling with a traveling athlete who puts his life on the line every day. As their relationship deepens, ...

Eve Gardiner is sent to the Yucatan jungle on a grant to seek out medicinal plants, but her mission comes with a catch - she must keep an eye on her host, Simon Mercier. The ex-agent turned international businessman has the feds on edge, but Eve can't resist falling for his dark and powerful allure. As they explore the lush and dangerous jungle together, the chemistry between them becomes too potent to ignore. Eve's heart tells her to trust Simon, but his perilous past looms over them. Is this gorgeous man too good to be true? In "Eye of the Jaguar," danger lurks around every corner as Eve ...

A Lake Erie island harbors mystery and rekindles desire. When Katie Conroy returns to the island where she had a disastrous teenage romance, she is there to attend her grandfather's funeral. Katie is facing disaster again. She's lost her job and has no prospects for another. When she inherits the "Castle," her grandfather's crumbling mansion, she stays on the island. But that means coming to terms with her teenage passion. Her first love is still living on the island. Meeting her old love reawakens feelings she thought she'd long outgrown. But mysterious threats emerge and she has no way of...

Slow Melt is a scorching romance novel that will leave you breathless. When Kate Colman meets Sam Ryder, she is immediately captivated by his tall, handsome, appearance. Sam is just as smitten with Kate and pursues her relentlessly. Their relationship is perfect until Kate discovers a secret that threatens to tear them apart. As they struggle to overcome this obstacle, Kate must decide whether to trust her heart or listen to her head. Will their love survive, or will their passion burn out like a flame in the wind? Find out in Slow Melt, a steamy love story that will leave you wanting more.

In "Stolen Goddess," Kate ends her engagement to Nick Hale, a daring explorer, when he postpones their wedding to go on an adventure in New Guinea. Determined to rebuild her life without him, she takes a job as a curator of ancient art at a prestigious museum in San Francisco. But when Nick becomes the director of the same museum, Kate's plans are thrown into disarray. As she travels to Athens, Greece, to retrieve a priceless statue for an exhibit, it's stolen from under her nose. With her career and reputation on the line, Kate turns to Nick for help. As they set sail on a journey to find ...

Can Janey reconcile her past with her future? After an ugly divorce, Janey returns to her alma mater to take up a new life teaching choral music. She meets Stephen, a ghost from her past. He was the kid who had a crush on her. She didn't take him seriously back then. But time has changed him in exciting ways. He's taken a sabbatical from his composing job in Hollywood to stage his new opera at the college and casts Jane in the lead role. A wildly successful composer and a wildly handsome man about town,Stephen sets out to realize his adolescent fantasies about Jane. But she's still in ...

He: recovering from war. She: recovering from a divorce. Can they heal each other? Two people coping with a difficult past and facing an uncertain future. Jim is dealing with the trauma of war, loss, and captivity. Dory is fighting to help a troubled teenage daughter while striving to survive the crushing divorce that battered her fragile self-esteem. Both of these brave people struggle to put their lives back together and find a better future. Is the love flowering between them strong enough to help them do that together? Scroll up to read this story and find out.

In "Soul Mates," Faye Johnson finds herself in a dangerous situation at the zoo where she works. A male gorilla has become over-affectionate and is holding her captive. Fortunately, David O'Neill, an animal behaviorist, comes to her rescue and captures her heart in the process. Faye is drawn to David's good looks and his desire for her, but she soon realizes that he's not ready to commit to anything. As they try to navigate their complicated feelings for each other, strange things start happening at the zoo, and David begins to wonder if Faye might be involved in something illegal. With ...

In "Voyage of the Heart," Anne is a determined widow who wants to fulfill her late husband's dream of entering the transatlantic sailboat race. Duncan is the man her sponsor has hired to make her boat seaworthy, and he falls in love with Anne despite his misgivings about the race's dangers. As their passion ignites, so does their conflict. The stormy clash is almost as violent as the tempest at sea they must conquer together. Will their love survive the challenges of the ocean and their own emotions? "Voyage of the Heart" is a thrilling romance that will leave readers breathless.

In "Save Me," Liz Colter rescues a handsome, recently widowed scientist named Michael from a house fire, and the two are thrown into a dangerous conspiracy. Michael's research threatens the plans of a secret society determined to bring about world revolution, and they will stop at nothing to keep their scheme hidden. As Liz and Michael work together to confront the dangerous intrigue, they find themselves falling for each other. But Michael is still grieving the loss of his wife, and Liz fears for her life as they face down powerful enemies. Will they be able to overcome the conspiracy and ...

"Heat of the Sun" by Maude Wood is a thrilling novel that follows the story of Freddie Davenport, a free-spirited woman who finds herself in captivity after her sailplane crashes in the Tennessee wilderness. Nat Steele, a mysterious and powerful stranger, holds her captive and forces her to do his bidding. Freddie realizes that Nat is involved in an illegal enterprise and is torn between viewing him as an enemy and an ally. As the story progresses, Freddie is thrust into a dangerous adventure that takes her deeper into the world of mountain people and their criminal activities. Nat's ...

BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED, BUT DYSLEXIC—can Francy cope with a rich man’s desire? Francesca Rasera had big dreams of starting her own furnishing business in Baltimore’s Little Italy. Handsome, upper-class, lawyer, Adam Pearce, was willing to offer his legal expertise. He soon wants to offer more, much more! Besotted with her, he subjects her to a relentless courtship. Soon, despite her misgivings, they’re in love. But Francesca has been hiding her disability. She knows the fantasy can't last once her rich and well-educated lover discovers her secret sorrow. Dyslexia runs in her family. ...

In the final book of the Byrnside Inheritance trilogy, Bright Secrets, the hunt for the lost granddaughter of communications magnate Owen Byrnside comes to a dramatic conclusion. Lawyer Jake Caine and his assistant Susan Bonner have tracked down the first two potential heirs, but the last, Lynne Rice, proves to be a challenge. As they follow her trail from Paris to Switzerland, Jake finds himself drawn to Susan, but she keeps him at a distance. Meanwhile, Lynne has her own secrets and is determined to keep them hidden. As the hunt for the missing heir heats up, the danger increases, and the...

Dark Waters is the second book in the thrilling trilogy, The Byrnside Inheritance. Maggie, a beautiful orphan who may be the long-lost granddaughter of communications magnate Owen Byrnside, is preoccupied with restoring an ancient tower bequeathed to her by a patient in Barbados. Her reclusive neighbor, Fitch Marlowe, captures her attention, but when Maggie starts experiencing mysterious "accidents," she fears the tower's curse is to blame. Fitch suspects something else entirely and is convinced that the danger comes from a flesh-and-blood human being connected to the Byrnside Inheritance. ...

In "High Stakes," the first book in "The Byrnside Inheritance" trilogy, elderly communications magnate Owen Byrnside discovers that his deceased son had fathered a daughter twenty-six years ago. He sets out to find her, but the search is not easy. The night the girl's mother abandoned her at a foundling home, two other infants were left there as well. Byrnside's lawyer eventually tracks down one of the orphans, Kate Humphrey, a struggling jazz pianist performing in London. Kate takes on a job shepherding two unruly children to join their father in Italy, not realizing that their dad is a ...