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The moment I heard Ryder’s voice, I was a goner. As a photographer, I was used to working with beautiful people, but Ryder Williams was the most perfect male specimen who had ever stood before me. I knew without a doubt it would take no time at all for him to be the next big thing...or for him to steal my heart. Model and photographer, we shouldn’t cross that line, but there was no stopping the passion we felt. Nothing else mattered. Not the age difference. Not that he was a client. Not even our pasts.

I’m a paid killer. I have blood on my hands and too many scars under my skin. Being a killer for the Vicci Crime Family left me no time to build a lasting relationship. I certainly never imagined that my new task would lead me to the one woman who would make my heart beat again. Especially after my past with Lillian. I was supposed to protect Bethany and her son. Instead, I brought danger to their doorstep. It’s about more than saving lives when hearts are involved.

An unexpected doctor’s visit, a bachelor auction, and one night of unbridled sex turned my world upside down. I was never one to settle for anything, but she made me realize that life doesn’t have to be about settling when you find your other half. Lillian Olivia Vicci aka L.O.V. is that woman. Being heiress to the Vicci crime family causes her to disappear out of my life as fast as she blew into it. I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to get close enough to her again, but then destiny rears her beautiful head and the offer of a lifetime lands in my lap.

After a semester full of heartbreak and tragedy, Reign returns home for the holidays to fully recuperate. She makes a split decision to stop her medication during the break. All is well until a dark family secret makes its way to the light. Reign quickly finds herself at the forefront of the battle against depression. When it rains...it pours.

Madison Lee is the proud co-owner of the only premier BDSM club in Seattle. Her life is perfect but for one thing - she’s a “single” married woman nearing the end of her patience with a gorgeous, but no-show husband. An accomplished and world-renowned yogi, Kinson Lee believes his wife hangs the moon. She holds down the fort so he can travel the world living his dream. But will his dream become a nightmare as the woman he loves beyond measure considers taking her own leave of absence?

MacKenzie Ivers is a strong personality who submits to one man - her husband, Landon. After 10 years of marriage, a nasty divorce, followed by a sweet reconciliation, Mac wants nothing more than for her husband to stop punishing himself for his part in the former "crazy". It’s going to require some conniving and some rope...miles and miles of rope. Luckily, Twilight Teahouse has everything she needs to get this particular rigger back in the saddle.

Solie Shaw is a brilliant self-made woman. After managing a corporation by day, at night, all she wants is to not be in charge. The last man she'd gifted her heart to had smashed it to smithereens and then did the mambo on top of the pieces. Now, along comes the chance to get exactly what she needs. All Solie has to do...is choose.

Rebecca King had a broken heart, literally. Congenital heart disease has given her less than a year to live. Hopefully, that'll be enough time to complete every task on her bucket list. However difficult, she finally comes to terms with her imminent demise. Then fate delivers an unexpected distraction. Due to a horrific accident that left his wife on life support, Nick Cato, narcotics investigator, is trapped behind a wall of loneliness and grief. However, he had no way of knowing that destiny would deliver a gift strong enough to quell the sadness.

Max Montgomery was at the height of his career, playing the best hockey of his life, and lucky enough to have a starting spot on a team that was actually a contender for the Cup. And one by one, his friends were falling in love. Love. Now that was a dirty, four-letter word if he’d ever heard one. Max had experienced love and all of its aftereffects and where had that gotten him? Lonely, living in an apartment, and paying alimony to a woman who’d left him at the merest sign of a hiccup in their marriage.

It was hate at first sight. Just not for Blue. He’d loved what he’d seen. Tall and thin with long blond hair and gorgeous blue eyes, Anna Hayes was absolutely beautiful. She also wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. As a professional hockey player, that was a rare thing for Blue Anderson. He was young, rich, good looking, and in the best shape of his life. He wouldn’t say he had to beat women off with a stick, but...maybe he had to brush them off with a broom.

Cole is back in town. He is greeted as a home-town hero by everyone who knew him except for Cassandra Brown. Cassandra was the ugly duckling in high school, and she remembers all too well how Cole used to tease her. But, while he was gone, she bloomed into a swan and became the town darling. Cole can’t get enough of her, and now that he’s back in town for good, he’s looking to claim her as his own and settle down.

Chelsey Hayden lives by strict codes under her family’s name. When you’re a Hayden, you follow the rules and never stray. Especially when it comes to her brother’s friends being off limits, no matter how handsome and sexy they are. She comes from a wealthy family that has her life planned out. That is until the dynamics change, and her path crosses with the one she wants to break all the rules for, but she’s scared - scared she’ll reveal her deepest, darkest desires, and there will be no turning back.

Janiyah Henderson may be an adult, but her dad doesn’t see it that way. Granted, she’s enjoying her post-college life of little to no responsibility. But when her dad announces at a family meeting that she can’t handle working a “real job”, there’s only one thing to do: land a desk job and prove him wrong.

Holly Jacobs was heart-broken. She thought her high school sweetheart, Kevin, would be with her forever. But then, after announcing he’d joined the Army, Kevin unexpectedly broke it off with her and it wasn’t pretty. So when news leaks out that Kevin is back in town Holly is determined not to let it bother her. But when they meet again for the first time in six years, the sparks return faster and hotter than ever before.

Blitzen enjoys fixing things, and the machines that make Christmas sweeter need attention, too. As Belinda Litzen, she is a one-woman repair shop catering to all the overworked bakeries in town. When a candy shop has a rolling machine down, she shows up to save the day and meets a candy maker who gives her a visual sugar rush. Rex has been waiting for his reindeer to show up, but the repairwoman was not what he had imagined. Instead of brown, she was golden, and instead of shy, she met his gaze head-on. She is his first reindeer, and he is her first wolf.

The quality or state of being Moore. When an obsessive Aurei Moore discovers the untouchable Vegas star Siri (Seary) Wright in Alabama on his turf, he recognizes a unique opportunity to make the dancing diva his lover on his terms, but he knows he must keep his identity secret or risk being labeled a stalker. After the isolated high-value entertainer Siri Wright encounters a beautiful Golden God, she is shocked by the chemistry that sparks between them and sets about learning more about Mr. Moore.

Addison Elise "Reign" is suffering from a midlife crisis, and she's barely in her twenties. She once had her whole life planned out...that was until she came to college. Reign quickly found herself on the dark side of the college experience that no one ever talks about.

A magician booked for murder. His detective daughter on the case. Are his cries of innocence all smoke and mirrors? Prophecy “Pro” Thompson is a female African-American, NYPD homicide detective investigating a murder at a magic store. At the crime scene is a suspect: Max Martin aka Max Marvell, Las Vegas magician and Pro’s biological father, who walked out years earlier. Things become tricky for Pro, when Max uses his prestidigitation to involve himself in the case as well as romance his ex-wife, Pro’s mother.

Getting dumped by her fiance right before the holidays was not how Meena imagined things would be. Embarrassed more than anything, she sucks it up and still visits home without her man, only to find out that her first love has been searching for her.

Ana Maria Delgado is no ordinary grandmother. As the formidable leader of the Delgado cartel, she rules her organization with an iron fist, striking fear into the hearts of her enemies. Those who underestimate her powers are quickly proven wrong. Driven by an unquenchable thirst for vengeance, she carries her son's ashes as a grim reminder of her mission to hunt down his killer.