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There is nothing Connor Malone wants to do less than babysit the outrageous and out-of-control pop star Lyric Jones. But part of him relishes taming the celebratty songstress and showing her what it's like to be possessed - body and soul - by one man. And though Lyric's crazy antics nearly drive Connor to the edge, his quiet intensity penetrates her defenses, leaving them both vulnerable to the secrets that could topple Lyric from the stage.

Callie Colter once chased sunsets all over the world. Until Max. Together they were a perfect storm of desire, and she reveled in the beautiful burn. Then he disappeared, and the betrayal drove her home to lick her wounds. Who knew he’d have the gall to show his face in her brother’s bar. Max Wilder figures he deserves Callie’s right hook to the jaw, but it changes nothing. He had his reasons for pursuing her across Europe, for making her fall in love with him. But when she took everything he gave and offered more, she changed all the rules. He had no choice in leaving her, but now he’s back.

Josslyn found perfection once, and she knows she’ll never find it again. Now widowed, she seeks the one thing her beloved husband couldn’t give her: dominance. Lonely, searching for an outlet for her grief and wanting only a brief taste of the perfection she once enjoyed, she seeks what she’s looking for at an exclusive club that caters to people indulging in their most hedonistic fantasies. She never imagined that what she’d find would be the one man who’s long been a source of comfort - and secret longing. Her husband’s best friend....

Enticed to the island paradise where an enigmatic prince is living in exile, beautiful, virginal Talia is introduced to a world of forbidden pleasure where the prince's every whim is fulfilled and her fantasies are rendered in exquisite detail. But when the prince is summoned back to fulfill his duty to his struggling country, reality is thrust upon Talia all too soon. She returns home, heartbroken, convinced she was a passing fancy for an idle ruler and his most trusted men. Until the day they arrive on her doorstep.

Two all-new novellas that cross the boundaries of desire. "Exiled" by Maya Banks: Enticed to the island paradise where an enigmatic prince is living in exile, beautiful, virginal Talia is introduced to a world of forbidden pleasure where the prince's every whim is fulfilled and her fantasies are rendered in exquisite detail. "Sway" by Lauren Dane: Levi Warner is an established, older man - wealthy, powerful, and above all, respectable. Then Levi meets Daisy, an uninhibited 24-year-old dance instructor and artist, not exactly the kind of woman Levi is accustomed to. But the young, free spirit, brings out something in him he only experienced in fantasies.

After Sheriff Duncan Kennedy stumbles across poachers in his mountains, he is understandably angry. His discovery of an injured cheetah makes him even more furious. He takes the cat home until he can summon the local vet, only to get the shock of his life. When he checks on his charge, he finds not a cheetah but a gorgeous, very naked woman. Aliyah Carter spent the past six months trapped in cheetah form, a prisoner of the poachers who took her to use in an illegal exotic-game hunt.

Payton Ricci is the last person Wes Hoffman ever expected or wanted to see again. After the disastrous sexual experience between them 12 years ago, he was only too happy to put the whole episode behind him. After all, he's come a long way since that awkward encounter between two gawky teenagers, and his ego needs no reminder. The night he sees Payton - a very sexy grown-up Payton - in Zack's Bar and Grill, he's mortified by this blast from the past.

Sheriff J. T. Summers promised to keep an eye on his best friend’s little sister. What could possibly go wrong? A lot. "Little" Nikki Durant isn't so little anymore. She's sex on a stick, and she's pointed right at him. Nikki has always loved J. T., and she's through waiting for him to come around. The soaring summer temperature is nothing compared to the heat generated when she sets fire to his senses. With a take-no-prisoners attitude, she's out to get her man. But no matter how many ways she offers it, J. T.'s not buying.

Hutch, Cam, and Sawyer were juvenile delinquents when they formed a friendship with the wealthy but lonely Regina. She felt loved for the first time in her life by all three. Today she's a police officer and wary of resuming her relationship with the hot trio until an attempt is made on her life. When they jump in to protect her, an all-new bond is formed, one riskier than ever before because now a killer looms in the shadows.

Toni Langston has been in love with Simon, her best friend, for years. The night Simon breaks up with his longtime girlfriend, he and Toni make love. Toni is devastated and humiliated when, in the heat of the moment, he calls her by his girlfriend’s name. The next morning, Simon remembers nothing of the previous night and Toni is only too relieved not to remind him. Two months later, she discovers she’s pregnant. She wants Simon to love her, apart from any obligation he might feel because of the baby. So she embarks on a quest to seduce her best friend, to make him see her as more than a little sister, to make him love her as much as she loves him.

Jasmine left the Sweetwater Ranch and the Morgan brothers, no longer able to bear the painful dilemma of loving them both. After a year away, in which she gains new perspective, she returns home with one goal. To make Seth and Zane Morgan hers. Jaz may have left an innocent girl, but she’s returned a beautiful, sensual woman. Seth and Zane aren’t prepared for the full on assault she launches and each battle an attraction they’ve fought for years. She wants them both, but Seth has no intention of sharing his woman.

Despite his fiancée’s betrayal, developer Ryan Beardsley provided for Kelly when he sent her packing. So he’s livid to find her working in a dingy diner, desperate and pregnant. Whether the baby is his - or his brother’s - Ryan demands that Kelly return to New York with him. For the baby’s sake. Or maybe because Kelly is as irresistible as ever.

Når det kommer til kærlighedsforhold, har Ash McIntyre altid udforsket sine mørkere lyster. Han vil have kontrol. Og han foretrækker kvinder, der ønsker det sådan. Selv de kvinder, han har delt med sin bedste ven, Jace. Men nu er Jace sammen med Bethany, og Gabe har fundet Mia, som giver ham alt, hvad han har brug for og lidt til. Ash føler, at hans legekammerater pludselig er blevet voksne. Og så møder Ash Josie, som tilsyneladende er fuldstændig uimponeret over hans charme og formue. Det har han aldrig oplevet før.

He'd wanted her for six months. And the opportunity had finally arrived... Celia Taylor was desperate to get billionaire businessman Evan Reese to sign with Maddox Communications. But first Celia needed to accompany him to beautiful Catalina for a family wedding. There he would wine, dine and seduce the stunning ad executive... for he knew she desired him, as well. Yet would she still want him when Evan told her she'd be playing the role of his fake fiancée?

Devon Carter was her first; now newlywed Ashley wants their passion to last… But her dreams of true love are crushed by the discovery that their marriage is another of Daddy's business deals. Her strategy: act the part of perfect wife and make Devon love her. But Devon misses the bubbly, no-holds-barred woman his wife used to be. Will he find a way to rekindle the fire in her eyes…especially now that she's pregnant?

Kylie har lagt mærke til, hvordan Jensen kigger på hende. De mørke løfter i hans blik. Jensen ved, at han må træde varsomt, ellers vil han miste den lille chance, han har hos hende. Det eneste, han ønsker, er en mulighed for at vise hende, at følelsesmæssig overgivelse er det stærkeste, der findes, og at underkaste sig ham vil udfylde det smertefulde hul i hendes hjerte.

Da quando lo conoscono, l’enigmatico Hancock è stato sia avversario che alleato delle squadre KGI. Anche lavorando sempre sotto copertura, la sua lealtà non è mai stata messa in discussione, e una cosa è certa: non lascia mai che nulla ostacoli il proprio dovere. Ma ora, la sua assoluta convinzione nell’importanza di raggiungere un obiettivo finale è messa a dura prova: gli è stato ordinato di sorvegliare un prigioniero, non importa quanto soffra nella sua prigione.

The Kelly Group International (KGI): un business di famiglia, super élite e top secret. Qualifiche: grande intelligenza, corpo d'acciaio, formazione militare. Missione: recupero di vittime di rapimento. Raccolta di informazioni. Lavoro per conto del governo degli Stati Uniti. Si dice che Eden sia una delle donne più belle del mondo. Il suo viso è stato visto su innumerevoli riviste e il suo corpo ha venduto milioni di dollari in vestiti. Ma la sua fama e la sua bellezza le hanno dato più di quanto avesse mai immaginato.

Qualifiche: elevata intelligenza, corpo duro come roccia, formazione militare. Missione: recupero ostaggi vittime di rapimento. Raccolta di informazioni. Lavora per conto del governo degli Stati Uniti. Nel corso degli anni, Donovan Kelly ha combattuto senza sosta per la giustizia: le donne e i bambini hanno sempre avuto un posto speciale nel suo cuore. Lavorando fianco a fianco con i suoi fratelli, Donovan ha pagato in prima persona il prezzo - fisicamente, mentalmente ed emotivamente - nel vedere la vita dei suoi cari in pericolo.

È arrivata dal nulla, proprio nel momento in cui lui aveva più bisogno di lei... La voce di un angelo, un sospiro nel silenzio, l'unico appiglio a cui Nathan Kelly ha potuto aggrapparsi durante il periodo infinito della prigionia e delle torture, fino al giorno in cui è tornato a essere libero, pronto a ricominciare una nuova esistenza. Ma ora quella voce è scomparsa e lo ha lasciato a consumarsi nella solitudine, a rimettere assieme i pezzi della sua vita. A chi appartiene quella voce? È stata solo la sua immaginazione o là fuori c'è veramente qualcuno che lo chiama?