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I would say Dr. Cruz Costello is my archenemy. But that would require acknowledging one another, which we haven’t done in more than a decade. He’s the town’s golden child. The beloved quarterback-turned-physician. I’m the girl who got knocked up at 16 and now works at a diner. He is Fairhope royalty. I get my monarch dose from tabloid gossip. He’s well-off. I’m...well, off. When our siblings get engaged, Cruz’s parents invite both families to a pre-wedding cruise. Except Cruz and I find ourselves stuck on a different ship from everyone else.

Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part of yours. A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land. An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny. We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together. Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here. In New York. And he’s America’s music obsession.

Riggs Bates may be a billionaire, but he knows money can’t buy happiness. He keeps his financial status a secret and takes his women the same way he takes his meals—a different one three times a day. That’s until he’s caught sleeping with a married newswoman by none other than her ambitious assistant.

El e si IADUL, si RAIUL pentru mine EMILIA Se spune ca dragostea si ura sunt unul si acelasi sentiment, trait doar in imprejurari diferite. E adevarat. Barbatul pe care il vad in visurile mele imi bantuie si cosmarurile. E un avocat stralucit. Un criminal abil. Un mincinos chipes. Amenintare si...

I landed in hot water with the tabloids one too many times. What can I say? My nipple wanted to come out and say hi to the paparazzi. After that, my father presented me with an ultimatum—either he cuts off the gravy train and stops paying for my lavish lifestyle or I agree to have a live-in bodyguard. And by bodyguard, I mean a sexy, formidable, out-of-this-world babysitter who just happens to be good at breaking spines. Ransom Lockwood, ladies and gentlemen.

Ein gebrochener Prince Charming trifft auf eine in Ungnade gefallene Cinderella in dieser unwiderstehlichen Billionaire Romance. Sie ist sein süßester Wunsch ... und sein dunkelstes Geheimnis! Farrow. Der Plan war simpel. Schleich dich rein. Schnapp dir den Anhänger. Hau ab. Problem Nummer eins? Amerikas eingefleischtester Junggeselle hat mich erwischt. Problem Nummer zwei?Er hat beschlossen, mich zu behalten. Als sein Dienstmädchen. Zach Sun strahlt eine ungeheure Kälte aus, trotzdem spüre ich in seiner Gegenwart flammende Hitze auf der Haut.

Troy Brennan: Every Southie in Boston knows that name. The son of a dead mobster. The heartthrob with steel-blue eyes. "The Fixer" who can make or break you in this city. Oh, and my new husband. Sparrow Raynes: That's me. No one seemed to remember my name up until he barged into my life. But then he caged me. Kidnapped me. And killed every chance I had to run away from the place where we grew up.

Grace doesn’t know much about anything beyond her town’s limits, but she does know this: She is falling in love with the hottest guy in Sheridan U. And when you play with fire - you ought to get burned.

Când o fată este forțată să se mărite cu inamicul de moarte al tatălui său, singura ei dorință este să facă cumva să ajungă din nou în sânul familiei ei și în brațele băiatului pe care-l iubește încă din copilărie. Dar nu se aștepta ca treptat să se îndrăgostească de...

Bane: Naked surfer. Habitual pothead. A con, a liar, a thief, and a fraud. Last I heard, he was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living. Which is why I’m more than a little surprised to find him at my threshold, looking for my friendship, my services, and most puzzling of all - looking humbled. Thing is, I’m on a boycott. Literally - cut boys from my life. Permanently. Problem is, Bane is not a boy, he is all man, and I’m falling, crashing, drowning in his sweet, perfect lies.

Row Casablancas, chef stellato, ha solo una cosa in testa: il cibo. Le donne non gli interessano, sono solo una distrazione. Per esempio Cal Litvin, quella pasticciona della migliore amica di sua sorella: goffa, eccentrica, esasperante... ma più piccante della sua cucina! Calla Litvin è tornata nella sua città natale per stare vicina alla madre, appena rimasta vedova. Innamorarsi del ragazzo sbagliato per la seconda volta sarebbe un gigantesco errore.

A funny, angsty, inspired-by-true-a-story novella about first love, first relationship, and all the other...firsts. What happens when your first love is doomed and has an expiration date? Find out with Lana.

Célian Laurent. Manhattan royalty. Notorious playboy. Heir to a media empire...and my new boss. I could have impressed him, if not for last month's unforgettable one-night stand. I left it with more than orgasms and a pleasant memory - namely, his wallet. Now he's staring me down like I'm the dirt under his Italian loafers, and I'm supposed to take it. But the thing about being Judith "Jude" Humphry is I have nothing to lose. Brooklyn girl. Infamously quirky. Heir to a stack of medical bills and a tattered couch.

They say first loves are oftentimes the end of one’s innocence. Those words couldn’t ring truer for Everlynne Lawson, whose first brush with romance came with a heartbreak…and the thing that seems to follow her everywhere she goes. Death. After a great tragedy, Everlynne loses all she cares about—her dreams, her family, and her soulmate, Joe. Guilt-ridden, Everlynne decides to isolate herself in Salem, Massachusetts.

Jolie Louis is a smart girl. She knows that her best friend, Sage Poirier, is a bad idea. He's a walking, talking cliché. The Adonis quarterback with the bulging biceps and harem of fangirls trailing behind him on campus like a stench you can't get rid of. Sadly, that's also the reason she can't stay away from him. Well, that and the fact that they're roommates. Jolie is already straddling the line between friendship and more when Sage comes to her with an offer she cannot refuse.

Dylan Casablancas will in New York mit ihrer kleinen Tochter einen Neustart wagen. Rhyland Coltridge ist ein Frauenheld, so nervtötend wie sexy — und Dylans neuer Nachbar. Als Dylans Ex vor ihrer Tür steht, gibt Rhyland sich kurzerhand als ihr Verlobter aus. Während die beiden das verliebte Paar spielen, können sie die Funken zwischen ihnen nicht länger leugnen.

Tien jaar geleden viel Emilia LeBlanc als een baksteen voor hem, waarna hij haar dwong te vertrekken uit het dorpje waar ze woonde. Sindsdien haat ze hem. Vicious trekt zich daar weinig van aan. Hij is naar New York gekomen voor Emilia en niet van plan om weg te gaan zonder haar. Als hij erachter komt dat ze moeite heeft om voor haar zieke zusje te zorgen, oppert hij dat ze voor hem kan werken zolang hij in New York is.

Al haar hele leven is Francesca in de veronderstelling dat ze met Angelo Bandini zal trouwen. Maar als ze op een gemaskerd bal haar eerste kus niet van Angelo maar van senator Wolfe Keaton krijgt, barst de toekomst die ze voor ogen had uiteen. Haar vader heeft haar onder dwang aan hem uitgehuwelijkt. Francesca zit er middenin, gevangen tussen de liefde voor haar vader en de opborrelende passie voor de man die ze haat.

Prescotts Lage könnte nicht schlimmer sein: Nachdem sie einem Drogenbaron in die Quere gekommen ist, findet sie sich in einem dunklen Keller wieder, gefesselt und mit verbundenen Augen. Ihren attraktiven Entführer kennt sie nur unter dem Namen Beat, sein Gesicht ist hinter einer Maske verborgen. Ihr Plan: sich Beat annähern, ihn benutzen, um zu fliehen und sich an seinem Auftraggeber zu rächen.

"Es gibt da diesen Funken, Ever." "Du weisst doch, was Funken anrichten können." "Sie werden zu Flammen." Für Everlynne ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick, als sie den attraktiven Joe im Spanienurlaub kennenlernt. Noch nie hat sie eine so tiefe Verbindung zu jemandem gespürt. Doch ihnen bleibt nur eine Nacht, bis Ever nach San Francisco zurückkehren muss. Die beiden versprechen sich, in Kontakt zu bleiben, aber ein schwerer Schicksalsschlag veranlasst Ever, Joe aus ihrem Leben zu verbannen. In ihrer tiefen Trauer schottet sie sich von allen ab, bis sie Dominic Graves begegnet.