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Years before, Wade Rycroft fell in love with Geneva Harris, the smartest girl in his class. The rodeo star and the shy academic made for an odd pair but their chemistry was undeniable. They made plans to get married after high school but when Genny left him standing in the rain, he joined the Army and vowed to leave that life behind. Genny married the town’s golden boy, and Wade knew that he couldn’t go home again. Fifteen years later, Wade returns to his Texas hometown for his brother’s wedding and walks into a storm of scandal.

The Don’s Hostage: He’s a notorious mafia boss and a bad boy. I hated this alpha male on sight, but I’m also drawn to him. Luca Galiano told me I had to pay for holding a gun on his men. Now, I’m his willing hostage. By his side, I’m protected. He wants to know who I am, but I can’t tell him. I’m hiding my true identity -on the run from a stalker. Luca’s eyes draw me in, and his kisses burn like fire. The truth stands between us, but our passion is raging. I can’t trust him with who I am. Now, there’s a pregnancy he knows nothing about. The Don’s Hit: I fell for an ...

Christy has the guy. The terrorists have been taken care of, and she has a shot at becoming popular. Life is great! Until they find her. Now she must run and leave behind everything she knows, including herself. When Christy returns home, she discovers that not much has changed. Not only is she still an outcast, but the bullies are even more persistent than before. When the guy that sends her pulse racing shows up, everything changes.

Hannah Welsh needs to quit her job. But with the holidays looming and a strong sense of loyalty, she's reluctant to leave the place she's called home for seven years. Until the day she's rescued by a giant mountain man while working... King Bishop has longed to make Hannah his for years. But with a considerable age difference between them, he's reluctant to ask for more from the curvy girl he comes to town to see. Until he discovers her bent over in pain and decides it's time to claim his woman.

Running from the past is always a risk. Letting three rough men protect me? That's a mistake that'll cost me my heart. Why? Because these men know what it's like to live by their own rules. They know how it feels to be free. A freak storm brought me to their door, half drowned and desperate to be cared for. And now, they won't let me out of their sight.

Beau Carmouche-LeBlanc. Savage. Dangerous. Crime lord. Irresistible. He was her greatest danger and also her only safe place. Beau Carmouche-LeBlanc, a ruthless crime lord, rules New Orleans as if it were his kingdom. Fiercely loyal to the few he calls friends and merciless to his enemies, he controls his empire with an iron fist and nothing happens without his knowledge. Until the day a bold, sensual woman storms into his life, tempting him to defy his own rules, even when he knows she’s lying. Amber Martin is a survivor. Fierce and seductive, she’s had to become her own hero. And when...

More than just a bodyguard, a Protector chooses a female to ward for life and swears an oath to die for her if necessary. Enter Leah Roth. The luscious little Earth female is supposed to be just a quick surveillance gig for Grav. He'll check on her and report back that she's okay - it should be easy. Only she's not okay. When Grav sees Leah's abusive husband hurting her, he swings into action.

He might convince her to move him out of the friend zone…but only if they can stay alive long enough… All Josiah Wynton has to do is pretend to be the undercover FBI agent’s boyfriend. Watching her back while she investigates a drug trafficking ring inside the rodeo circuit will be easy. Ignoring the fact that he’s been in love with her for years and she only thinks of him as a friend, however, will not… Rayna Quinn never gives up. She will get to the bottom of this case and keep her cover while she does it. Her best friend and bodyguard shouldn’t be a distraction. She should be...

Disaster strikes a wagon train en route to Texas, leaving 18-year-old Abby in charge of the survivors—all children younger than her. After an attempted kidnaping, the others convince her to disguise herself as a boy. Initially reluctant, Abby soon realizes life on the trail is much easier without bulky skirts. The disguise allows her to do things as "Abner" she couldn't do as Abby. It's intoxicating.

I had one intoxicating night with a chiseled bad boy… then found out he’s my new off-limits bodyguard… Christian Benson: Charming. Ex-Navy SEAL. Billionaire. Playboy. A flirty bet at a bar leads to a night of uninhibited passion where he works me like I’m his most important mission. And I’m in ecstasy until I wake up to find he left in the middle of the night without even a note. The next day, I’m shocked to learn that he’s my new bodyguard, tasked with protecting me 24/7 from my ex, who’s been stalking me. Then, Christian goes from warm and charming to cold and distant. ...

Up-and-coming designer Kelsey McClane is on the cusp of success. Recently divorced, she should be enjoying her newfound freedom and glamorous future. Instead, she’s living in fear of the past. On a press tour, danger creeps closer than ever. Former Army Ranger turned security professional Hunter O’Donnell is hired to guard Kelsey. When a shattering explosion rocks her world, Kelsey’s ex is the prime suspect, but Hunter speculates there’s more to the situation than Kelsey’s letting on.

Experienced bodyguard Romy Russell is tasked with protecting Emerald Crowle-a famous Hollywood actress and screen legend. She is fifty-eight years old and very wealthy and powerful. Emerald is in the middle of messy divorce from her third husband who has been threatening her. Emerald is a frosty and demanding Ice Queen who is very used to getting what she wants. It isn't long before the beautiful and seductive Emerald's demands on her bodyguard become sexual. Will Romy give in to them? And if she does, what will happen next?

Lady Ainsley Matthews, heiress and darling of the ton, was expected to make a magnificent match. Instead, she's hiding on a remote Scottish estate, terrified her vicious former fiance will use her pregnancy to force her into marriage. One man can help her - Royal Kendrick, son of a distinguished Highland clan. Though a mistake drove them apart long ago, Royal is the only person Ainsley trusts to protect her baby - even if that means agreeing to never see either of them again.... 

She asked for a protector. She got a fake husband. Who knew he could be all she needs and so much more? When Oaks Malone sees a woman abducted on the street, his military training kicks in and he hatches a plan to rescue her. What he never expected was marrying her to keep her from becoming a pawn in a dangerous plot devised by a terrorist group. Oaks also didn’t anticipate feeling so protective of his new ward…who now bears his last name. Shiloh knows far too much about her sleazy ex making deals with terrorists. Now she’s caught in a terrifying tug-of-war between them. While Oaks ...

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true. I did it. I packed my bags, said adios to city life, and left my troubled past behind for a little town tucked in the bosom of nowhere. Why? Oh, let's call it the need for a fresh start. Or desperation. Yeah, we can call it desperation, that works. Why else would a shy, introverted bookworm like me sign up for an arranged marriage? Because any man is better ...

She saved his life, now he thinks hers is his to protect. I saved a stranger in a dark alley—stabbed, bleeding, barely holding on. I didn’t think twice. I called 911, held pressure to the wound, and stayed until help arrived. I never expected to see him again. But then the little things started happening. My coffee paid for. My broken door mysteriously fixed. The dishes I didn’t do…done. I felt eyes on me. Always watching. Always near. Until one night, he stepped out of the shadows— And into my bedroom. He says he’s been protecting me. He says he owes me his life. And now... he ...

Surfing gold was my only goal—until an ex-SEAL billionaire heir became my ride-or-die. I spent the night with a stranger. Not that... My Jeep careened out of control. Jaime Hendricks came running down the beach, half-naked, to save me. He’s tanned, muscled to perfection, with mesmerizing ocean-blue eyes. I should have left in the morning but didn’t. He’s one hot distraction. By day I competitively surf. By night, his body is my surfboard, and I ride the highest waves. Now the competition’s turned dangerous—sabotage, kidnapping, betrayal. I don’t need a hero. I need a bodyguard...

For the four years Kaitlyn has been at Archibald Reynolds College, she has been watched over and cared for without question by each and every member of Delta Omega Gamma. Most don't even know why and they never ask. Now, she's about to graduate and leave the safe haven they've created for her. She can't go back home. She's not sure she can survive on her own in the human world. But it's time she stands on her own two feet. Scared and alone, Kaitlyn must face her life head on if she is ever going to rise above the demons of her past.

It's probably a bad idea to fall for the one woman I was never supposed to touch. Following the rules has never been hard. Until Mae walks back into my life, fresh off a broken engagement and looking like a complication I want to make. Because now he's looking at me like I'm something more than a friend, and suddenly I'm feeling things I never thought I would again.

Claimed. Protected. But far from safe. . . Our Hannah saved each of us By bringing us together, By loving us. We claimed her body. Then she claimed our hearts. We’ll do anything to protect her. Lie for her. Steal for her. Kill for her. We’re a family now. But our happiness won’t last. The rules have changed. She’s determined to protect us. Even if it means leaving us. Our Hannah doesn’t realize, We won’t let her go. . . * * * Protected by the Convicts (book 2 of Prison World series) is a steamy reverse harem romance with a enemies to lovers trope set in a galaxy where women are ...