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Before he was “Big Texas,” he was “Zac the Snack Pack". Bianca Brannen knows time - mostly - heals all wounds. Including those your once loved ones might have unintentionally given you. (Those just take longer.) She thinks she’s ready when a call has her walking back into her old friend’s life. Or at least, as prepared as possible to see the starting quarterback in the National Football Organization. Before the lights, the fans, and the millions, he’d been a skinny kid with a heart of gold.

They're brilliant surgeons with stethoscopes and six-pack abs, but beneath those arrogant smirks, these men are hiding hearts encased in ice. Haunted by past tragedies, they've sworn off love, convinced they're better off alone. Get ready for sparks to fly as witty banter leads to smoldering chemistry, and these guarded surgeons find themselves falling for the women who dare to mend their broken hearts.

When hot-as-hell Danielle Lang showed up and asked me to teach her about sex, I thought I was hallucinating. Turns out the beautiful psychologist needed an extra bit of schooling in all things sexual so she could teach a class. I'm always up for helping a friend. I mean, it's the least I can do. What I wasn't expecting is for her to turn the tables and teach me a few things. Only this short-term promise of two weeks in her bed is going by a little too quickly. Not that I'm thinking forever or anything.

Born into a driven and successful family, Winnie Knox tries—and fails—to impress her parents and siblings as she bounces from career to career, year to year. In a last-ditch effort, Winnie takes on consulting work at a stately home in England, hoping to gain a nice bit of prestige as she improves the massive British estate.

Lei ha fatto un grosso errore. Non si ricatta un Tacone. Presentarsi da me e minacciarmi? È inaccettabile. Se ha bisogno di denaro, deve chiedermelo con gentilezza. Ma sappiamo entrambi come funzionano queste cose. Una volta che le concederò il prestito, lei apparterrà a me. Faccio del mio meglio per trattenermi. Per rispettarla. E ora che è sotto il mio controllo… non ho intenzione di lasciarla andare.

Hektik, Stress, lange Arbeitstage – als Souschefin in einem Fünf-Sterne-Restaurant bleibt Kelly keine Zeit für ein Privatleben, geschweige denn für eine Beziehung. Erst ein Zusammenbruch lässt sie innehalten. Will sie wirklich so weitermachen? Um eine Antwort auf diese Frage zu finden, besucht Kelly ihre Schwester Jillian in Virgin River, wo sie zur Ruhe kommt und ihre Leidenschaft fürs Kochen neu entdeckt. Und dann lernt sie den attraktiven Witwer Lief kennen. Er weckt Gefühle in ihr, die sie von einer glücklichen Zukunft träumen lassen.

Othello Maloik. The name should strike fear in your heart if you know who I am—a man of violent extremes. I got the taste for the finer things in life. Fine wine. Five-star food. And of course, beautiful women. But something is missing. More than money and fancy cars, I want a woman. Not one of the floozies that go in and out of my life. But a woman who will truly accept me for the violent man that I am. Who will revel in my kill count.

My Angel is the one who got away—the only person in the world I love. When she is caught in an unsanctioned bank robbery in my territory, only my reputation protects her. She should have stayed away. Instead, she charges back into my life like a shining beacon in my otherwise bleak existence. She has no place in my world where hardened criminals toy with the lives of the innocent.

Abby Merkley has been a member of the Church of the Apocalyptic Faith since she was a child, and there's no way out...until her darkly handsome, brooding neighbor defies the rules and takes her into the safety of his arms. He should frighten her, but everything inside Abby thrills at Luc Stanek's rough manners and shockingly gentle touch. He excites her, ignites her, leaves her shaken and wanting more. But evil men follow in her footsteps, and it may take more than one fierce beauty to defend her loving beast.

When Darcy Wallace spends her last three dollars at the hotel casino and wins the jackpot, all casino manager Robert MacGregor Blade wants to do is protect her. But something about the lovely young woman is getting under Mac's skin and playing havoc with his big brotherly intentions. He knows that if he wants to win her over, he'll have to take the biggest gamble of his life....

She was to be my wife. I was to be her husband. Fate had other plans. She was falling for someone else while I was waiting for her. When you come from one of the most ruthless families in the country, you're used to getting what you want. Part of me wanted her, the other...well, let's just say, sometimes love can be reckless.

Lucas: I was obsessed from the beginning. And once I have an obsession. It's best you don't get in my way. Chanel: I tried to stay away. He was the one who was whispered about on the streets. The viper that, once he had a taste, would hunt you down and collect you. And Lucas liked to collect things. One of those things was me.

I'm the wrong guy for her. She's sunshine and cherry pie. I'm whiskey and fast cars. I'm also keeping one hell of a secret from the woman I've wanted for years. But when I find a list my sister left behind for Ruby, I've got no choice but to offer the sexy, big-hearted girl next door both a road trip and a chance. A chance to discover how big she can dream.

Nedra Harris, a 23-year-old business executive, has experienced her share of heartache in her quest to find a soul mate. Just when she’s about to give up on love, she runs into Simeon Mathews, a gentleman she met in college years earlier. She remembers his warm smile and charming nature, but she soon realizes that Simeon possesses a dark side that will eventually make her life a living hell.

Romantisch, mitreißend und absolut einzigartig. Die 19-jährige Arwa ist gerade erst für ihr Studium nach Wien gezogen. Doch statt Freundschaften zu knüpfen, isoliert sie sich in ihrer Kunst und meidet den Kontakt zu anderen, wo sie nur kann. Das ändert sich, als sie auf Tariq trifft, der vom ersten Augenblick an nie gekannte Gefühle in ihr weckt. Doch Tariq, dem es zunehmend schwerer fällt, die Traditionen seiner Familie mit dem Wunsch nach Freiheit zu vereinbaren, kämpft gegen seine eigenen Dämonen.

Genius scientist Mason Riley can cure world hunger, impress the media, and piss off the vice president of the United States all before breakfast. But he's not sure he can get through his high school class reunion. Then he meets the new girl in town. Adrianne Scott loves Sapphire Falls. The sleepy little town has been the perfect place to escape her fast-paced, high-stress lifestyle. Her only plans now include opening her candy shop and living a quiet, drama-free life. Until Mason Riley bids $400 just to dance with her.

As a member of the Field County Sheriff's Department, Chris Jennings is used to having it rough. The Colorado Rockies aren't for the weak-of-spirit, but he's devoted his life to upholding the law - and to protecting the one woman he knows he can never have. He'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. Daisy Little has lived in agoraphobic terror for over eight years. Trapped within a prison of her own making, she watches time pass through her bedroom window.

Er gibt ihr Halt. Er bricht ihr Herz. Kann er trotzdem der Richtige sein? Bittersüße Rescue-Romance über Trauer und Verlust, Ängste und Freundschaft und die Heilung zweier gebrochener Herzen von Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin Saskia Hirschberg. Seit ihre Eltern bei einem tragischen Unfall ums Leben gekommen sind, klafft ein riesiges Loch in Siennas Herz. Trotzdem drängen ihre Großeltern darauf, dass sie in den Zug nach Glasgow steigt, wo ein Uni-Stipendium auf sie wartet – und Alick. Sportlich, eigensinnig, sozial engagiert.

Agostina Malone knows that too much heartbreak can make you bitter. She loves the idea of love but knows she's just not built for it. Good sex, recognition from those she loves and respects, close relationships with friends and family—those were the things she craved. But romantic love? No. Romantic love can drain you. Steal your light. Leave you empty and depressed. With her own two hands she has carved out the life she wants, the life she can manage. But big, broody Julian keeps invading her sacred spaces, and they share a wall at ArtCrush Studios, making him impossible to escape.

Vor zehn Jahren wurde Jackson Kane eines Verbrechens bezichtigt, das er nicht begangen hatte. Nun ist er zurück: älter, weiser und reicher. Und er trifft auf die Frau, die er nie aufgehört hat zu lieben, selbst als sie seinen Bruder heiratete. Auch Sadia fühlt sich zu ihm hingezogen. Allerdings wehrt sie sich mit aller Macht gegen die Gefühle, die ihr geheimnisvoller Ex-Schwager in ihr weckt. Eine gemeinsame Zukunft ist eigentlich unmöglich, aber die gegenseitige Anziehung ist übermächtig. Sadia und Jackson müssen entscheiden: Sind sie stark genug, sich der Vergangenheit zu stellen?