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In retrospect, Ben Callahan should have known this job was trouble. Way more than his normal P.I. fee and unlimited expenses, just to watch over one woman and report back? Alarm bells should have sent him running back to New York. But with his Mom needing assisted living care, Ben takes Emma Montgomery’s tempting offer to watch over her granddaughter. Then he meets Grace, a golden-haired princess. Gifted, gorgeous, reckless. And a serious threat to his sanity as well as his libido.

Billionaire bad boys: rich, powerful, and sexy as hell. Derek West rose from poverty to take the tech world by storm. He's sexy, confident, and gets any woman he wants. And who he wants is Cassie Storms, the rich girl he's never been good enough for. Cassie is desperate to save her family's company, and there's only one man who can help. But Derek isn't interested in helping. He wants to possess both the company and the woman he's never been able to forget. His plan? To seduce her out of his head. Except once he's had a taste of Cassie, he doesn't want to let her go.

After a mind-blowing one-night stand with Meg Thompson, cop Scott Dare finds himself unable to walk away. While protecting Meg from her violent ex and becoming part of her increasingly complicated life, he's falling hard for the sexy school teacher. And he can't seem to find distance. Not when their bodies respond to each other with such heated intensity and he's drawn to her unique combination of strength and vulnerability. Suddenly a one night stand is looking more like forever... until Meg's past catches up with her.

Avery Dare lives a quiet life in Miami as an online fashion/makeup video blogger. She has good friends and a close, large family, and if her love life is lacking, she likes it that way. But when she receives a ticket to one of her ex's concerts along with an invitation to meet him backstage, she decides to take the risk...and comes face-to-face with the reality of his rock star lifestyle - the press, the crowds, and the half-naked groupies.

Ten years ago, seventeen-year-old Lily Dumont faked her own death to escape an uncle who wanted her inheritance, leaving her old life – and love, behind. … but Lily never forgot Ty Benson. When Ty discovers Lily’s uncle is about to have her declared legally dead in order to get his hands on the family money, Ty seeks out Lily and urges her to return home, face her past and reclaim what rightfully belongs to her.

Samantha Dare had one thought when she found out her fiancé was a lying cheater. Escape. So, she ran from her wedding…straight into the arms of the man who once gave her the hottest kiss of her life. But rebounding with her brother’s friend would be a huge mistake…wouldn’t it?

She was my best friend and hooking up was a bad idea—but I let it happen anyway. Then I walked away like it meant nothing—biggest mistake of my life. Now I’m back in town, and avoiding Brooke Snyder is impossible. She’s in my office, in my head, and sleeping in the room next to mine. She’s not that sweet, shy girl anymore. She’s bold. Beautiful. Still a little hurt—and dangerous to my self-control.

I wasn’t the type of woman who indulged in one-night stands, but the irresistible Liam Powers managed to charm me right into his bed—then disappeared before sunrise. I convinced myself the night was nothing more than a reckless lapse in judgment…until he walked into my office weeks later, looking every bit as sexy and confident as I remembered. Only this time, Liam wasn’t just the man who’d wrecked my self-control. He was the wealthy investor interested in saving my family’s struggling tech company.

One night. That’s all I have time for. Running the family empire doesn’t leave room for distractions—especially the kind that look like Charlotte Kendall. All she wants is one night, too. Simple. No strings. Except I can’t get her out of my head. Then, weeks later, she shows up with news that flips my world—she’s pregnant. And for me, walking away isn’t an option. I’m all in—for her, for the baby, and for the family I never thought I’d have. But she doesn’t believe me and thinks I’m only here out of obligation.

As owner and CEO of Dirty Dog Spirits, thirty-three-year-old Asher Dare has it all. Money. Power. Women whenever he wants. A private island retreat when he doesn’t. People he trusts? He can count those on one hand. When one of his best friends asks a favor—hide his twenty-one-year-old supermodel sister on the island until a scandal blows over—Asher can’t say no. But he doesn’t have to like it. Model, Nicolette Bettencourt always acts with decorum. Yet through no fault of her own, scandal seems to follow her every move. When damaging photos surface, the uproar puts her family business at risk.

Hadley Stevens is on the run with her sister—again—but this time, she’s in control. Zach Dare might hate her, but she knows he’d never turn away someone in need. He’s the only man she trusts. The man she’s never gotten over. Even if she left him without a word. Zach never expected the girl he once loved to walk into his bar. The last time he saw her, he’d dropped her off after school and promised to pick her up for prom. Except she disappeared. Now, she’s back with a new name, but the same doe eyes and pouty lips, and she’s asking for the help he would have given her all those years ago.

Winter Capwell knows all about billionaire Harrison Dare’s bad-boy reputation. His all-pleasure, no-commitment rule worked well for her, too. Until fate changed everything. Harrison never wanted a wife or kids. His incredibly large family provides all the siblings and children he needs. Besides, no woman has ever tempted him to give up his bachelor lifestyle. Until the mysterious and sexy Winter entered his life. But when someone comes after the woman he loves, he will stop at nothing to protect her and make her his. For good.

When two runaway twin girls wander into my gallery, the last thing I expect is their brooding, bossy dad storming in after them. I’m struck by his sexy, good looks. I swoon at the way he scolds his naughty daughters, all protective yet tender. But I’ve been down this road before. Older man. Control issues. Heartbreak. Never again. Still, there’s something about Noah that pulls me in. He’s all seriousness and structure. I’m color and chaos. We shouldn’t work—but the chemistry between us could set the city on fire.

She kisses me under the fake mistletoe, thinking I’m someone else. She calls it a mistake—a mix-up she’d rather forget. I intend to prove otherwise, because one taste of Brandy Bloom and I know I’m in trouble. She’s all curves, sass, and Christmas sparkle—dressed like a sinfully sexy elf. I offer her one night, and she agrees. But I want more. I just met the woman of my dreams, and I crave everything she has to give—her easy laugh, the fire in her eyes, and the way she fits perfectly in my arms. She thinks one night has to be enough. But I disagree.

Just one short season ago, major league center fielder John Roper had it all: the looks—and personal life—of a sports hero and the public’s adoration. But this hot property’s lucky streak has run out. After a World Series disaster, fans diss him, shock jocks mock him, and his dysfunctional family hassles him for money he really can’t spare. Now it’s up to him, and Hot Zone publicist Amy Stone, to get his life back on track.

Not much has stirred Detective Jake Lowell’s interest since a perp put a bullet in his shoulder, killed his partner, then walked on a technicality. Until a sexy waitress at a tiny neighborhood café catches his eye. Physical therapy is the last thing on Jake’s want-to-do list, but he needs it to get back on the street and track down the killer. But what’s a guy to do when he meets his new PT—and it’s his smoking-hot café angel?

I’m a billionaire. A CEO. And a man who built his world on control. I can have anything I want … except Jordan Greene, my best friend, personal assistant, and the woman I can’t live without. She’s been by my side forever—the housekeeper’s daughter who became the center of my world. I rely on her for everything—except the one thing I crave the most.