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I have rules. Dating? Out of the question. One night stands? That's my specialty. That is until an unexpected game of spin the bottle lands me face-to-face with Aiden Pierce, Redfield's basketball team captain. Aiden is captivating, talented, and persistent, and he slowly chips away at my defenses until we strike a deal. No strings attached and absolute secrecy. It was supposed to be uncomplicated, but the more time I spend with him, the harder it becomes to remember why we can't be together.

Theresa Drazen wants to know one thing: Is there something wrong with her? Because from what she can see, she has money, brains, and a body that does the job. Yet she keeps getting shelved - most recently by her fiancé, who happens to be the DA. And she'll get over it, really. No problem. She'll just have a nice, short encounter with a mysterious Italian named Antonio who may or may not be involved with some kind of alleged criminal activity.

1988 doesn’t end well for me. In just one week I turn thirty, get fired from my day job, and lose the role of Ophelia to a younger actress. But Jessica Abraham does not give up on her dreams without a fight, and I manage to score a part at a theater outside Boston. But when I learn that my costume could be taken from Cosmo’s Don't columns, I'm not so sure this career move will work, because I won’t be able to rely on my carefully managed physical charms. Only my craft will count.

Public Relations expert Emery Bates has exactly one problem she's willing to admit, and it's that she doesn't have a girlfriend to take as her date to a wedding. Not because she needs a girlfriend, but because she needs an easier way to come out to college friends she hasn't seen in five years. Her job is about controlling the narrative, and as she sees it, there's no reason why that can't extend to her personal life. When her ends up single a few weeks before the wedding, Emery realizes inviting Jordan along and faking romance for a week in Hawaii could be perfect for both of them.

Spin Cycle tells a wickedly funny, shamelessly erotic story of lovers and liars, exes and children, parents and other strangers. This hip and hilarious new novel by the acclaimed author of Neurotica introduces a heroine who never loses her sense of humour and who discovers, somewhere between the rinse and spin cycles, that love - and laughter - can truly conquer all.

I ate six seeds. Now I owe six months of debt to a dangerously sexy Fae hitman. I'd had everything a dryad could want - a job, an apartment, and a scandalous human boyfriend - until I stole the wrong fruit from the wrong Fae. Dragged into the Seelie underworld of deception and lies, I do anything he commands: steal, spy, even fight as we hunt down a notorious Fae fugitive. Not exactly the fun I was looking for, despite the intense attraction between us.

Julien Carter ist auf dem besten Weg, eine Legende am Basketballhimmel zu werden. Sein Leben wirkt perfekt, bis ihn das Schicksal mit seiner Jugendliebe Fay konfrontiert. In der Highschool waren die beiden ein Traumpaar, bis Fay ihn unerwartet verließ. Heute, ein Jahrzehnt später, hängt der Schatten ihrer Trennung noch immer über Julien. Geplagt von den Narben der Vergangenheit, hält er Fay auf Distanz. Doch die Flamme ihrer Liebe ist nie erloschen. Und so kommen die beiden einander in einer alles verändernden Nacht näher.

"Ich will mich nicht verlieben, ich will nur tanzen." "Können wir nicht beides?" "Wann bekommt man im Leben schon mal zwei Dinge, die man sich wünscht?" Carmen ist ehrgeizig, zielstrebig und weiß, was sie will. Mit dem Tänzer Tian ist sie sich nur in einer Sache einig: Die wahre Liebe gibt es nicht. Als sie mit ihren Freundinnen Juliette und Brooke an einem Poledance-Kurs teilnimmt und ausgerechnet Tian ihr Lehrer ist, fliegen die Funken. Doch mehr als eine lockere Beziehung lässt der prall gefüllt Terminplan ihrer neuen Eventfirma ohnehin nicht zu.

World-renowned DJ Tane Miller returns to his hometown after leaving when he was 18 and never looking back. When he runs into his beloved childhood friend Giselle, his life takes a turn he could never have anticipated. Giselle Reece has been in love with Tane ever since she can remember. After learning her lesson the hard way, she realizes that Tane isn’t the man she once thought he was. When he re-enters her life, desperate to make amends, Giselle needs to decide if she can let down her guard and forgive the man she once adored or if it’s time to finally let go.

Henrietta Barrett non ha mai dato peso alle convenzioni della società: vive in Cornovaglia, dove si occupa con amore della tenuta del suo tutore; indossa pratici calzoni invece di abiti sontuosi e risponde all'improbabile nome di "Henry". Quando però l'anziano lord Carlyle muore, Stannage Park va in eredità a un lontano cugino, William Dunford, il più impenitente scapolo di Londra, che rimane parecchio sorpreso quando viene a sapere di avere ereditato una proprietà, un titolo...

Der Versuch, die intuitive Weisheit des Herzens durch den Verstand zu kontrollieren, lässt am Ende nur einen gewinnen: Die Angst. Wäre Katiya ein Element, so wäre sie ein Edelgas. Unfähig, eine Bindung einzugehen. Als ihr Freund Peter von Malvenstein ihr einen Heiratsantrag macht, verspürt sie kein Glück, sondern bloß tiefe Einsamkeit. Mit ihrem Herz aus Eis kann sie Peter nicht zurückgeben, was er ihr bietet. Um nicht das Schicksal ihrer geschiedenen Eltern zu wiederholen, setzt Katiya alles daran, sich endlich in Peter verliebt zu fühlen.

Er hat mich verführt, belogen und gekidnappt. Wie komme ich hier je wieder heraus? Als ich die Augen öffne, finde ich mich in einer Welt aus Lügen und Gewalt wieder, deren Spielregeln ich nicht kenne. Ausgerechnet ich, die in ihrem Leben noch nicht einmal einen Strafzettel bekommen hat, soll bei der Falschgeldproduktion helfen. Wäre die Situation nicht so ernst, wäre es zum Lachen! Angst ist mein ständiger Begleiter, mein einziger Trost ist der andere Gefangene mit den gefährlich dunklen Augen.

Als Junge hatte ich Angst vor den Monstern in den Schatten. Heute bin ich eines von ihnen. Seit ich denken kann, war ich der Bluthund meines Vaters. Und genauso lange plane ich bereits seinen Untergang. Wer hätte gedacht, dass ausgerechnet Ellie, der einzige Mensch, den ich je geliebt habe, mir bei meinen Plänen von Nutzen sein könnte? Nur ist Ellie kein Mädchen mehr und ihr alleiniger Anblick bringt meine eiserne Selbstkontrolle ins Wanken. Dabei erinnert sie sich nicht einmal mehr an mich. Doch schon bald wird sie mir gehören und ich werde dafür sorgen, dass sie mich nie wieder vergisst.

Por trás da aparência poderosa de Vittorio Tommaso, candidato a governador da Sicília, existe um homem quebrado por um passado repleto de mentiras e traições. Vittorio se sente incapaz de confiar nas pessoas e, por isso, quando sua equipe sugere que ele deve se casar, sua primeira resposta é um simples não. No entanto, o entendimento de que isso aumentaria suas chances de se eleger fez ele ceder.

Abandonada pela mãe aos 2 anos, foi criada por um pai violento e abusivo; precisou aprender a se virar sozinha, desde pequena, para sobreviver. Contudo, a menina viu sua vida mudar ao ser levada para o orfanato da família Esposito, onde passou a trabalhar. Theo Esposito é um mafioso perigoso, membro da maior organização criminosa do mundo; cresceu em uma família rica e privilegiada que comandava a Itália.

Nicholas e Sophia têm um passado doloroso juntos. Ela era a menina pobre, ingênua e apaixonada. Ele, jovem herdeiro de uma das mais tradicionais famílias da inescrupulosa máfia italiana. A maldade os separou e causou danos profundos. Sophia foi gravemente ferida e Nico fez uma escolha: não acreditar nela. Os anos se passaram, ele assumiu os instintos de seu sangue e se tornou um homem perigoso, temido por todos.

O réveillon está se aproximando, mas a rotina parece ter feito com que os membros da família Karamanlis não programassem a virada do ano juntos. Então, claro, quem resolve juntar todos novamente é Geórgios Karamanlis em uma comemoração em sua terra natal: a Grécia! Contudo, em toda família há uma ovelha desgarrada, e é justamente ela que não quer se juntar ao grupo.