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I never intended to get married...or pregnant! I was in the club trying to think how I could create a life milestone. He was there celebrating a business milestone. And the next thing I know...I wake up in his bed, with a ring on my finger! My logical reaction - I run. I run away from him, from Vegas. Without realizing that I’m carrying a part of him with me - his baby! That’s why they say what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. Fast forward three months, and I receive divorce papers. Until...he looks at my swollen pregnancy feet and the "oh so cute" baby bump.

Detective Beck Ramsey is paying a stiff price for blowing the whistle on a fellow cop. Relegated to the always underfunded and often ignored cold-case desk, she’s biding her time until she can get back on the field. Journalist Macy Moran digs deep on every story, willing to put everything on the line, until she meets the infuriating and captivating Beck Ramsey - and somehow convinces her to reopen the coldest case on her desk. Macy’s obsession with a murderer will either bring her closer to Beck, or rob her of a chance at true love.

Lochlan Paige is one of the biggest stars in Nashville. With her gorgeous stage presence and pitch-perfect voice, she’s earned her countless awards and sold out shows. But being famous hasn’t changed the fact that her favorite place to write music is in the quiet confines of libraries. Everything changes the moment she meets college student Vanessa and her fast-paced, very closeted world of country music is turned upside down.

Olivia Duran has made being a TV fangirl her life. Creating fan art sure beats her job as a parking lot attendant, and immersing herself in fictional worlds where girl gets girl helps her cope with her less-than-happy reality. If anyone deserves a little escapism, it’s Olivia. Queer entertainment influencer Riley St. James has a huge following and an even bigger secret that could tank her career. Somewhere along the way her love for TV turned into a job that pays the bills. She’s never told anyone she sometimes has to fake it.

Here, presented in one volume, are the four stories that comprise the Owned Series, a seriously hot and provocative romance by Lucia Jordan, written in her signature style of high passion and emotion. Jennifer Klaus stares down, flustered, at the business card in her hand.... Mason Carmichael's name, a mysterious and sexy stranger, captures her gaze just like his gray eyes had captured Jennifer in the restaurant where she went looking for a new job. She can't bring herself to call him - he was both confident and intimidating

CEO Marcus Rush is a man used to getting exactly what he wants, and what he wants is Tanya Larson. Since she began working for his bank, he’s waited for the right moment to begin his campaign of seduction and domination. But when Marcus visits Tanya’s branch for a surprise inspection of the vault, a mishap triggers the security system, locking them in. Now, trapped for 24 hours alone with her boss, Tanya’s resistance to temptation will be challenged beyond measure as the two get intimately acquainted…but for how long can she hold out?

Ian Beckett, according to Harlow: He was the mean guy of Voclain Academy, the all-American quarterback and captain who ruled Voclain with a bloodied, iron fist. He was my gorgeous enemy turned my salvation. Then he was mine. But I worry I’ve unleashed the monster from the closet, and no way am I locking him back inside. Harlow Weathersby, according to Ian: She was the only thing unattainable I’d ever wanted, beautiful but with an bite, like a snowstorm come to life. Now, she and her smart mouth are mine. She is perfectly imperfect devastation. Your move, sweetness.

As Tiffany’s birthday approaches, she sets out on a mission of 30 experiences to have before she’s 30. When it comes time for skydiving the fear is just too much...that is, until she hears a rap on her window. She turns and looks into the eyes of her skydiving instructor, who is also the most gorgeous man she has ever seen.

It’s the summer of 1946, and Emily Stanton is returning to New York City for her wedding. After graduating from college and having her life planned out for her, she’s ready to walk down the aisle to the perfect man. That is until she’s face-to-face again with the woman who defined her love for the city and so much more over one long summer four years earlier.

You deserve to have a relationship that meets your needs, helps you to grow, and forms a solid foundation for everything else in your life. If our relationships are unstable, we will struggle with many other areas in our lives. If, up until this point, you have struggled through the rocky terrain of relationships not knowing how to fix the problems you encounter, you might appreciate a map to show you the way.

Lana Watson knows the woods of New Hampshire like the back of her hand. She knows the old streets, the shops, and the cool air against her skin like a familiar caress. The place is home, yet it has never felt more isolating. Ever since college, Lana has thrown her dreams into older men who have only hurt her, only treated her like a worthless thing. She is not ready to love again. She doubts she ever will be.

I’ve ruled these grounds for three long years. I should have been expelled on at least six separate occasions, and those are just the ones I remember between the booze and the blackouts. I was a king known for a quick fuse and an even quicker right hook. But I promised Harlow I would holster my fists senior year. Some of my classmates bring out the worst in me though and keeping that promise is going to be harder than I thought. She’s the only tether on my wrath. Pull that tether too tight, and it will snap. Then Hell will unleash on all of us.

The mysterious and handsome Logan Whitmore invites Nicole Jensen into a new world where she is exposed to every whim of his desires. Nicole Jensen gets fired from her job, has a fender bender for which she gets a ticket, and catches her fiancé in bed with another woman - all before noon on a Friday afternoon. Unable to deal with any of it, she takes off to New York City to stay with her best friend. But before she makes it there, she stops at a local club, has a few too many drinks, and ends up in bed with Logan Whitmore, a sexy Dom who is intent on making Nicole his submissive.

Kelly Miller had had enough of her cheating boyfriend, his lack of ambition and his habit of tearing her down. She tosses him and all his stuff out and swears off men forever just as the devastatingly handsome Michael Adams shows up in her life. Michael is her boss and he’s used to being in charge, but can he take charge of this feisty and wounded woman? Their relationship grows while their sex life explodes and after a revelation, Kelly realizes that perhaps Michael, the dominant and powerful man, is as wounded inside as she is.

Lana Watson knows the woods of New Hampshire like the back of her hand. She knows the old streets, the shops, and the cool air against her skin like a familiar caress. The place is home, and yet it has never felt more isolating. Ever since college, Lana has thrown her dreams into older men who have only hurt her, only treated her like a worthless thing. She is not ready to love again. She doubts she ever will be.

Noelle had always secretly been attracted to her hunky twin neighbors Rolan and Ryce. But, she’d had a boyfriend while the twin brothers always seemed to have hot, willing women in and out of their door. When Noelle catches her boyfriend cheating, it leaves her vulnerable and in need of picking up. She lets the brothers invite her for dinner at their place, never knowing she’d be tempted to finally give in to her fantasies. Will they give her the double-layered satisfaction she craves, or will they think she isn't ready to handle their special brand of passion?

The day Keri Ann Williams graduated high school was the day she lit out of Raven’s Bend like the hounds of hell were on her heels. Fifteen years is a long time to be away from where you grew up, but in Keri’s case, it wasn’t long enough. Now, she must make the journey back to her hometown to deal with her father’s estate and put old ghosts to rest once and for all. Her plan of attack: Get in, get done, and get the hell out. It was a good plan until she ran into Jase Tyler and Courtland Shaw, the source of her teenage torment - only now, they were different.

Jenna’s ex-husband, Kevin, did a number on her when he filed for divorce, leaving her for another woman, turning her entire world on its head. Finding it difficult to get over the pain, Jenna resolves to get out of her own head by doing something for someone else begins to write letters to a soldier overseas.

Soon enough, her correspondence with Christopher slowly takes on a sensual tone as they begin to open up to each other about their innermost desires.

What do you do when your hand is forced? You fight back. You kick and scream and claw your way out of it. And when you can’t kick and scream and claw any longer, your knees buckle, and you give in to the weight of the world. I never wanted this for us. I never wanted to make her my enemy, not ever, not again, but we are both trapped, and only one of us ever had a chance.

Ellie Ridley was finally settling into her new routine as a PTSD counselor in Badger Falls, Wisconsin. With her budding romance with the good-looking Sheriff Cade Masterson, her reconnection with her siblings and mother, and a new friendship with the chief medical examiner Megan Martin, she finally feels like her life was moving forward.