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Catie Bay has worshiped much older Chad McCray since she was a child. When she fumbles a seduction attempt after her graduation from high school, she flees to Europe, hoping she can forget her unrequited love. Four years later, Catie returns, now a beautiful, worldly woman, and Chad, the quintessential bachelor, takes notice. He's still not looking for love, but he wouldn't turn down a romp in the sack with sexy Catie.

I'm the heir to an empire, but I left the army as a broken man. A dangerous man. I should stay clear of her. She's too fragile, too broken herself - and too beautiful to resist. Worst of all: She wants me to take her. But where she seeks solace, I seek sanity. The Velvet Rooms provide our sanctuary. A place of safety, bliss and unbridled play, untainted by the clamor of reality. Here, there is no sight. There is no sound. Only skin against skin. Testing. Claiming. Our fondness for the absence of sound and light is what binds us.

My secret is out. Everyone knows who I am. I don't have to hide. That should be a relief. Instead, it brings new problems. Things went fast, and people got killed. Now I need to rescue my best friend. We're going into the Dark-World. We're going to get her back. And I don't care who stands in my way. If I need to, I will go through them. She's my family, they are my family. Nobody touches my family.

Fantasia Taylor—American Idol, Grammy-winning vocalist, and chart-topping singer—and her husband, businessman Kendall Taylor, were both successful and living in their purpose when they met and married three weeks later. Their marriage has had its ups and downs, but the one thing that has sustained them through all of it is the practice of taking off their crowns—the accolades, their egos, the things the world tells you matter—and serving each other within the home.

Maria Gomez married her lover's brother to give the baby she carried the name and future she deserved. Now she is widowed, and her oldest child's father - the only man she ever loved - has returned. In prison for a crime he didn't commit, Jefferson Bay never forgot the beautiful woman who betrayed him with his own brother. When DNA evidence proved Jeff's innocence years later and he was released, he vowed to find Maria and seek his revenge.

We're back, purple piglets! And we've come to claim what's ours. To pick up the pieces that we've left behind. I didn't expect a welcome home party. Don't get me wrong, it would've been fun, but I didn't expect this either. The moment we stepped out of the gate, we were thrown on another roller coaster. Another battle awaits us - a battle we have to win. There's no time to just go along for the ride. No, I have to take it all head-on. Because I'm Isadora. And I protect everything that's mine. And you better hope you're on that list.

Learn to run a ranch? Angelina Bay would rather wear last season's clothes. But if she doesn't, her father says she can kiss her inheritance goodbye. Teach a spoiled heiress how to ride a horse? Not in this lifetime. Rafe Grayhawk is busy enough as a ranch hand, saving every extra penny to fund his chronically ill father's move to Arizona - until beautiful Angelina makes him an offer he can't refuse.

Includes The Power to Break and The Invisible Thread.

A young woman quits her job in a Hollywood high rise and finds herself pouring drinks at one of LA's most infamous strip clubs. Based on posts from the popular blog, From Behind the Boobie Bar, these outrageous and (occasionally) poignant tales will leave you tittering in delight. From holiday potlucks to blood wrestling, stripper problems to stripper pageants, at The Club there's never a dull moment. So slip into something more comfortable, and settle down for the exciting stories of a real-life strip club bartender.

Photographic journalist Lea Vance lives in terror of her boyfriend until the night a powerful man steps between them and makes her feel something she hasn't in years: safe. Just as quickly as he appeared, however, he is gone, and Lea is left to wonder who he is and if she will ever have the opportunity to thank him for helping her escape.

Layla and Max grew up together, telling secrets, playing games, and sharing everything. As adults, however, they have drifted apart, and when Max shows up at Layla's house in the middle of the night, it has been more than a year since she has seen him. His eyes seem to say that he is the same best friend who she camped out with in the backyard with and experimented with for her first kiss. His body, however, seems to suggest differently. Layla is conflicted as to whether she should go on the offered road trip he has suggested.

Assistant store manager Melanie is one of a kind. Working her way up from the bottom, she's on the road to becoming a salaried manager with the help of her boss and mentor, Paulina. Her dedication, determination, and great attitude keep her moving up the corporate ladder. Things are going good, but just as she receives her first big promotion, Paulina goes out on disability, and Melanie is stuck with Tim, a young and flirtatious temporary manager; and Raylayna, the new district manager who seems to always be on a power trip.

The way Taryn Maddox and I first met wasn't ideal—I'd almost driven off a bridge, and she was meant to make any charges go away. Not exactly the best first impression.