Showing results for "The Romantic" in Literature & Fiction

Money can buy anything...and anyone. As the head of the Constantine family, I’m used to people bowing to my will. Cruel, rigid, unyielding—I’m all those things. When I discover the one woman who doesn’t wither under my gaze, but instead smiles right back at me, I’m intrigued. Ash Elliott needs cash, and I make her trade in crudeness and degradation for it. I crave her tears, her moans. I pay for each one, and every time, she comes back for more. When she challenges me with an offer of her own, I have to decide if I’m willing to give her far more than cold, hard cash.

I first saw the Folk when I was a little boy, when they started appearing in my garden, with their unnatural, cruel beauty and honeyed words and veiled taunts. I grew up with big green eyes watching me from the forest. Whispers from the trees. Shimmering skin darting between the bushes. Black creatures always lurking in the shadows. While they were here, I thought nothing of them. It wasn’t until they were gone that I realise it wasn’t…normal. But it isn’t until I’m twenty-one, when my life is in ruins, that they come back to take me away.

In my world, I take what I want. Even her. I'm her godfather. I shouldn't be pushing her down to her knees and making use of that sassy mouth, let alone tearing her clothes off, belting her bare a-s, and then ravaging her virgin body as she screams my name. But I'll do all of that and much more as I teach her what it means to belong to a man like me. Because I can. Because she's mine.

FBI forensic profiler Agent Alexandra Darling is known for her unsettling affinity for murderers and their victims. As she joins a task force assigned to capture a notorious duo of killers, her forbidden fascination with the twisted motivations behind their crimes takes a dangerous turn. Delving deep into the darkness, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous game that blurs the lines between hunter and hunted, love and obsession. One that would forever redefine her understanding of desire and the depths of her own soul.

Grit, determination, and a will of steel have propelled Hudson Stone through life. No case he faced as Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard went unsolved. But nothing could have prepared the implacable investigator for inheriting a dukedom. Even more maddening than his ducal obligations is Lady Elysande Collingwood, the previous Duke of Wycombe’s betrothed. Worst of all, the debts Hudson has been bequeathed along with the title mean he needs to marry an heiress to save his estates from ruin, and the cheerful, dazzling Lady Elysande is the only one he knows.

With an exclusive new bonus chapter... from Adam's POV Based on the available information and the data hitherto collected, my hypothesis is that the further I stay away from love, the better off I will be. 'Contemporary romance's unicorn: the elusive marriage of deeply brainy and delightfully...

Tara: "I'm not interested in getting involved with a nice guy. No more serious relationships! I just want to enjoy. This time it's going to be my rules, my way." Sneha: "Who cares whether he is a nice guy or a bad guy? As long as he is a guy, you need to enjoy him and move on. At least, that's what I do." Dheeraj: "This can just be our way to fulfil our dark temptations. Is that what you wanted to hear? So you just take care of the time we plan to share, and leave the rest to a rich rascal like me."

Hostage recovery specialist Eli Chance has a secret. He was born a shifter. A freak of nature. While on a mission, Eli's men and their mercenary guide are exposed to a powerful chemical agent, and suddenly his secret has become easier to hide. Now he's not the only one with the gift. But for his men, this "gift" is becoming more and more of a curse. Tyana Berezovsky's brother Damiano was the guide for Eli's team and was the worst affected by the chemical. As he grows increasingly unstable, Tyana fears she's going to lose him to the beast he is becoming.

On the eve of her 18th birthday, Nora Leston meets Julian Esguerra, and her life changes forever. Stolen away to a private island, she finds herself at the mercy of a powerful, dangerous man whose touch makes her burn...a man whose obsession with her knows no bounds.

Da quando l'ha salvata, sventando un rapimento e riconsegnandola alla sua vita a Hollywood, Mystery Mullins non riesce a togliersi dalla testa Axel Dillon. Non si tratta solo di gratitudine... Mystery è innamorata di quel soldato e non può dimenticarlo, nonostante lui l'abbia gentilmente respinta a causa dei suoi diciannove anni. Sei anni dopo, Mystery è una donna dalla promettente carriera, con una vita piena, ma il pensiero di Axel non l'ha ancora abbandonata. Per questo decide di avvicinarsi a lui in incognito.

Rihana is an adventurous and free-spirited girl, until she marries Veer, an eligible bachelor who comes from a wealthy family. While they appear 'happily married', their strong personalities are at odds. Veer, for the most part, is insensitive to Rihana's physical and emotional needs, straining the relationship and leaving her feeling incomplete. Caught between the devil and the deep sea, Rihana has to now decide whether to walk out of her marriage and be a victim of society's ridicule, or compromise on her physical needs.

Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right - I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team. And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel - I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me.

It's a crazy day for Shanaya and work seems to be never-ending. Looking for a break, Shanaya bumps into Sameer at an unexpected moment. They have known each other for a while and their mutual attraction can be sensed from quite a distance. With Shanaya's love for crazy adventures, what follows is a hot and steamy session of sex in the most unexpected place. More than words, the bodies speak.

Everybody knows Logan O'Toole, world famous porn star. Except then Devi Dare pops into my world, and pretty soon I'm doing things that aren't like me - like texting her with flirty banter and creating an entire web porn series just so I can get to star in her bed. Again. And again. With Devi, my entire universe shifts, and the more time I spend with her, the more I realize that Logan O'Toole isn't the guy I thought he was. So maybe I'm not the guy you thought I was either.

Four rules: No names. No pictures. No hesitations. Must be willing to be shared. Welcome to the Triple Crown Club - the filthy, dark, secret playground of the royal elite. The Triple Crown Club contains Royally Shared (book one), Royally Claimed (book two), and Royally Tempted (book three) of the Triple Crown Club series. This MFMM romance is all about her - no M/M.

L'affascinante agente dell'FBI Marty Mathews ha sempre saputo dei piaceri segreti delle donne che prendono parte agli incontri del Club, dove il corpo femminile è venerato e non c'è limite alla soddisfazione del desiderio. Ma c'è un uomo che fa parte di questo mondo e che ossessiona i suoi sogni da anni: Khalid el Hamid-Mustafa. Peccato che le sia stato assegnato il compito di pedinarlo, rendendolo completamente off limits per lei. Fino a quando Khalid non è considerato "pulito" e Marty può finalmente avvicinarlo.

Dopo una festa in cui hanno bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo, Luca e Bea, diciassette anni, si risvegliano nello stesso letto e scoprono di non riuscire a stare lontani. L'attrazione fisica che provano l'uno per l'altra è troppo forte, ma sono decisi a non mettere in mezzo i sentimenti. Per questo concordano un vero e proprio decalogo per non innamorarsi. Regola numero uno: non rivelare a nessuno la loro relazione. Due: faranno sesso solo quando ne avranno voglia entrambi. Tre: niente frasi sdolcinate. Quattro: mai dormire insieme.

Jolie Quinn è una donna in carriera, astro nascente nello sfavillante mondo della moda. Determinata e fieramente indipendente, niente può impedirle di raggiungere i suoi obiettivi, nemmeno Heath Powell, l'affascinante guardia del corpo inglese che ha assunto e verso il quale sente un'innegabile attrazione. Da parte sua, dopo che una tragedia personale lo ha lasciato a pezzi, anche Heath ha deciso di evitare qualsiasi tipo di relazione, ma Jolie esercita su di lui un fascino difficile da ignorare.

We are told God will punish the wicked; that sinful men will reap what they sow. We are told to scourge our souls with prayer and pain to become clean once again. Well, here I am. Wicked and sinful. Desperate to become clean - even though it feels so good to be dirty. But even I never expected what came next. Even I never expected my punishment to come so soon.

Quando Tate Collins trova il pilota Miles Archer svenuto davanti alla sua porta di casa, non è decisamente amore a prima vista. Non si considerano neanche amici. Ciò che loro hanno, però, è un'innegabile reciproca attrazione. Lui non cerca l'amore e lei non ha tempo per una relazione, ma la chimica tra loro non può essere ignorata. Una volta messi in chiaro i propri desideri, i due si rendono conto di aver trovato un accordo, almeno finché Tate rispetterà due semplici regole.