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The night I catch my husband cheating is the night I stop pretending. I don't cry. I don't scream. I don't get mad—I get even. So I bring home another man—a stranger with wicked eyes and a smile sharp enough to carve me open. I let him have me in the house I share with a liar. A moment of weakness? Maybe. A moment of revenge? Definitely. But he saw me—the darkness, the hunger, the parts my husband hated—and he wanted more.

Lady Guinevere Mallory has been married four times in 12 years, and each of her husbands has died mysteriously. Adept in the laws of property, she has secured the land of each of her late spouses, vastly increasing her personal wealth. After the death of her fourth husband, this trend raises some eyebrows at the royal court, and Hugh of Beaucaire is sent to investigate these puzzling events.

If Sarah Mercer had ever been asked to describe herself in one word, it would be sensible. After all, she had a steady job. Made prudent decisions. Was in what she though was a logical relationship. But when her fiance dumps her for an exotic dancer, Sarah decides it's time to change . . . everything! The first thing on her agenda? To get out of town and take a three month trip to Ireland.  

Donna Grant presents Book 8 in the Skye Druids series. Contains mature themes.

Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares. At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears—this fearless, beautiful...human who braved death to rescue him. Though he burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life.

Emma Ruiz knows two things. 1) Her father is innocent, and 2) there is no convincing the smoking hot U.S. Marshal looking for him of that. When McCabe comes knocking on her door to gain intel on her ill father's escape from federal prison, Emma needs to find a way to keep his attention on anything except the case—the question is, will she survive the sparks that fly whenever he's close?

He's my best friend's brother, and he's completely deranged. Dark, disturbed, and hell-bent on making my life as his new tutor an actual living nightmare, he's the enemy I should shy away from. Secrets are locked behind my red lips, just as his are concealed by his pressed tie and crisp school uniform. We are more alike than either of us are willing to admit. Tobias says heartless boys never kiss... But he kissed me.

Life comes in stages. Even the Sisterhood has been content to let their gold shields gather a little dust while they enjoy their friends and family. But when a string of anonymous emails arrives at Pinewood, suggesting shady dealings at a local assisted-living facility, Myra Rutledge and her best friend, Annie de Silva, are more than ready to out-hustle a master con artist at his own game. They’ll need to enlist some new and untested allies in order to pull off their brilliant plan.

In this delightfully witty Victorian romance, a governess spy running away from her past falls for an ex-soldier turned railroad magnate—perfect for fans of Manda Collins and Bridgerton! The utterly charming Emily Leverton has a dark past and is determined to leave it behind in her respectable...

Life comes in stages. Even the Sisterhood has been content to let their gold shields gather a little dust while they enjoy their friends and family. But when a string of anonymous emails arrives at Pinewood, suggesting shady dealings at a local assisted-living facility, Myra Rutledge and her best friend, Annie de Silva, are more than ready to out-hustle a master con artist at his own game. They’ll need to enlist some new and untested allies in order to pull off their brilliant plan.

Yardley Whitmer, code name “the Unicorn,” can do no wrong. She’s honed her spycraft and become an instant legend in the field. If only breaking up with her girlfriend were as easy as rappelling off the Eiffel Tower. Living a full-time cover story has slowly eroded her relationship until there’s nothing left but lies. KC “Tabasco” Nolan, hacker extraordinaire, can crack any code—except the one that would tell her the right moment to confess her secret job to Yardley. Now it’s too late, and she’s in danger of losing the best chance at love she’s ever had.

Mein Leben steht Kopf, mein Auto streikt im Nirgendwo, es ist dunkel und es regnet. Kann es noch schlimmer kommen? Eher durch Zufall strandet Rose Tinsdale vor den Toren von Pinewood Bay. Der Sheriff der Stadt will sie auf einer Ranch unterbringen, doch der Besitzer Scott Mitchell lehnt sofort ab. Rose ist nicht nur geschockt, sondern auch beeindruckt von dem großen attraktiven Kerl im Anzug. Scott, der eine turbulente Vergangenheit hinter sich hat, ist glücklich, dass sich sein Traum von einem eigenen Diner erfüllt hat und er denkt, er könnte jetzt ein ruhiges Leben führen.

Ungeplant schwanger, kehrt Vi Stone, die jüngste der drei Stone-Schwestern nach Hause zurück. Zu ihrer Überraschung weckt sogar ein Mann ihr Interesse. Nur schade, dass ausgerechnet der, auf den sie ein Auge geworfen hat, aus seiner Abneigung gegen ihr geplantes Tattoo-Studio keinen Hehl macht. Durch eine Reihe unglücklicher Umstände verlor der Starkoch Gregory Dumont nicht nur seinen Stern, sondern anschließend auch seine Anstellung als Hilfskoch. Seine letzte Hoffnung ist die Eröffnung eines eigenen Lokals mitten in den Rocky Mountains.

Lady Philippa Nielson had no memory of what took place in her bedchamber in the dead of night—nor knowledge of the dangerous plot that put her life in jeopardy. But with a brief touch of his hand and one glance of his knowing gray eyes, Pippa felt a connection to the dark stranger who should have been her greatest enemy. Who was this man who seemed to understand more about her life than she did herself? Why did she respond to his most casual caresses with the most urgent and reckless of desires?

Olivia Miller hat sich den begehrten Praktikumsplatz in Pinwood Bay im Bürgermeisteramt gesichert. Sie soll fortan dabei helfen, die Kleinstadt noch attraktiver für Touristen zu machen. Von ihren Verbesserungsvorschlägen ist der griesgrämige Single-Dad und Bar-Besitzer Jesse Brown alles andere als begeistert. Mit seiner kleinen, süßen Tochter hat er mehr als genug um die Ohren. Für ihn ist Olivia nur eine weitere Großstadttussi, die sein Leben auf den Kopf stellt. Doch dass zwischen den beiden die Funken fliegen, kann keiner leugnen.

Я росла во дворце, спрятанная за его стенами, пока отец не посвятил меня в страшную тайну: я – Королевская жемчужина из легенд. Один мой поцелуй открывает будущее и дарует удачу, из-за чего на меня ведется настоящая охота.

Angelina zieht wegen ihres Freundes nach Irland. Da kommt es wie gerufen, dass sie das irische Bed and Breakfast ihrer Cousine übernehmen und den Ausbau überwachen soll. Schnell hat Angelina klare Vorstellungen von dem Ausbau ... sehr zum Leidwesen von Liam McKenna, denn mit ihrer perfektionistischen Ader treibt sie den Geschäftsführer des ortsansässigen Handwerkerbetriebs zur Weißglut. Das Knistern, das trotzdem – oder gerade deswegen? – zwischen ihnen entsteht, müssen sie unbedingt ignorieren.