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Daniela Rames cares nothing for the haute-ton or their rules of decorum. When she is unexpectedly torn from the life and home she knew, she throws caution to the wind and follows her dream of working with horses . . . by disguising herself as a boy and becoming a racetrack rider. Eric Weathers, Earl of Fordham, needs his new racing ventures to be successful in order to save his crumbling estate. But when he discovers his talented new rider is actually a brazen young woman in disguise, their quarrel ends with a passionate kiss . . . and marks the beginning of a scandalous liaison.

Criminal investigator Xander Stone doesn't have to question you - he can hear your thoughts. Scarred by lightning, burdened with a power that gives him no peace, Xander struggles to maintain his sanity against the voice that haunts him day and night - the voice of a woman begging him to save her.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Race of Scorpions by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks. This is the third book in the "House of Niccolo" series. Set in 15th-century Cyprus, this novel continues the saga of Nicholas van der Poel, international mercenary who started out as a dyer's...

Keeping things professional with my employees has never been an issue. Until she waltzed onto my property. Billie is talented. She's mouthy. And she's so damn tempting. I can't stop thinking about all the ways I could take her down a peg. I can't stop thinking about her, period. We clash from the moment we meet. And in a small town, on an even smaller farm, it's hard to keep your distance. It's even harder to keep that friction from turning to fire. But keeping my distance? That might be the biggest struggle of all. 

Bloomsbury presents Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, read by Nicole Lewis. ‘Essential. This year’s hit debut' – Guardian ‘A biting tale of race and class’ – Sunday Times 'I couldn't put this down' – Jojo Moyes _______________ The instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller...

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Als Vaughn Harding sein Leben in der Stadt aufgibt, um den Rennstall seines Großvaters zu retten, ist das Letzte, an was er denkt, sich zu verlieben. Doch Billie Black, die er anheuert, um seine Pferde zu trainieren, stellt ihn auf eine harte Probe. Billie ist talentiert, klug und vorlaut - und verdammt verführerisch. Schon bei ihrer ersten Begegnung geraten sich die beiden in die Haare, und doch kann Vaughn nicht aufhören, an sie zu denken. Aber Billie ist seine Angestellte und die Einzige, die ihm dabei helfen kann, den Ruf des Stalls und dessen Finanzen zu retten.

Up-and-coming racecar driver Kisima Jennings is all alone in the world, and that's just how she likes it. After all, she has her career - who needs family? But when a near-fatal crash jeopardizes her future, she's forced to lean on someone for the first time in her life. As an athletic trainer, Derek Donovan is driven and has always kept his eyes on the prize, never letting personal entanglements come between him and his dream of becoming a head trainer for the New Orleans Jaguars. That is until one misstep costs him everything. Now he's starting over.

Four years ago, race car driver Tracey Bradshaw almost died in a horrific crash. Now scarred inside and out, she's making a comeback, but her team is plagued by a series of "accidents."

In the sweltering summer of 1911, suffragette Connie Callaway is introduced to Will Maitland, cricketer and rising star of his county. Despite parting on uncertain terms, they are destined to meet again, their lives inextricably entangled. Combining national drama and private tragedy, this is a story of love, sacrifice, suffrage and county cricket, projected against a vivid backdrop of England in an extraordinary age of turmoil and violence.

Sometimes fate brings you together only to tear you apart Growing up in the foster system, Quinn O'Meara made a point of never getting involved. But when she discovers a crying baby amid a fiery crime scene, she knows she has no choice. Suddenly in way over her head, Quinn turns to the police...

Recovering from a gunshot wound is the easy part. Boston cop, Keith Cho, discovers coming to grips with his partner’s death requires a different sort of medicine. He’ll start a cross country road trip with seeing his partner’s sister, Samantha Bates. Sam can’t hide the injuries or the backpack she’s hauling as she hikes away from town. Fleeing from her abusive ex-boyfriend is key. When she and Keith reconnect on a back country road, he insists she come with him.

'AN INTRICATE, POWERFUL AND UTTERLY SPECTACULAR BOOK' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen Six Wild Crowns is the fiercely powerful Sunday Times bestselling fantasy - a tale of resistance, rebellion and female rage - perfect for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and House of the...

Becca Mirren. Cowgirl. Rotschopf mit entsprechendem Temperament. Weltmeisterin im Barrel-Racing und auf der Suche nach einem neuen Lebensinhalt. Adrian Lopez. Spezialist für Spürhunde. Vater. Augen, so blau wie ein Gletschersee. Und der Mann, der Becca vor sechs Jahren das Herz gebrochen hat. Auf keinen Fall würde sie dem Mistkerl eine zweite Chance geben. Oder doch? Während sie versucht, genau das heraus zu finden, droht plötzlich Gefahr von unerwarteter Seite. Ist es etwa schon zu spät für ein Happy End?

Ancient rivals, worst of friends, best of enemies: dragonlord Janx and master vampire Eliseo Daisani are the threads upon which a tapestry of lives and loves are woven across the centuries. From the coldest Russian nights to the heat of Chicago's greatest fire, nothing brings the immortal adversaries together - or tears them apart - like a woman. And there is always a woman....

This summer, escape to the Shores­—a Southern lake town full of elegance and glamour in a story about family traditions, friendship, and a love that can’t be denied—for readers of Sunny Hostin’s Summer on Sag Harbor. "A tribute to the power of hard-won love and deep-rooted family ties...

A marriage of convenience threatens to go off track in Ride with Me, a steamy Formula 1 romance filled with flirty banter. From Simone Soltani, author of Cross the Line. 'A slow burn that will get your heart racing' – Alicia Thompson, bestselling author of The Art of Catching Feelings Stella...

For centuries, V has waited to awaken from his doomed sleep and reclaim his destiny. But this Dragon King - one among a legion of legendary warriors sworn to protect the human race from darkness - must first find a way to win back his sword. Wield its power. And try not to fall prey to his own illicit desires.  

This raw and passionate novel from national best-selling author Tracy Price-Thompson is a provocative story of love across racial boundaries. Juanita and her best friend Scooter are both frustrated in life and love, Juanita because her light skin makes it tough to fit in, and Scooter because he is gay. When they meet two fine-looking Puerto Rican men, their lives head down paths they never anticipated.