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She was supposed to be untouchable. My brother's family. Bella's closest friend. Another man's woman. But Elena Santiago isn't the sweet angel she pretends to be. Behind that perfect smile lies a mind as ruthless as mine. Behind those deadly eyes burns an ambition that matches my own. Now she's pregnant with a Calabrese heir, playing games that could get her killed, and looking at me like I'm the answer to her darkest prayers.

I've built my career on taking down criminals, not falling into their beds. But Tristan Ferraro isn't just any criminal. When the mob enforcer obtains damning secrets that would destroy my reputation, I have no choice but to play his twisted game. What begins as blackmail quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Tristan's obsession goes beyond leverage. He's determined to make me his while pulling me into his morally gray world.

Forced to wed: A grieving mafia princess trapped in a deadly alliance…with the one man she swore she could never have. She's my best friend's daughter. Barely twenty-two. Sacred. Forbidden. Mine. She never dreamed she'd wear my ring, share my name, warm my bed... But with her father's blood still fresh on the streets and vultures circling, I'm the devil she knows.

What do you do when the killers come out to play? When it's hunt or be hunted? You sharpen your knives and prepare to get bloody because nobody does it better than a woman scorned with something to prove. Welcome to the 23rd annual serial killer war games, where the adrenaline runs high, the blood is fresh, and the revenge is best served cold.

She's the most dangerous being alive . . . and the only one I crave. I feel her across realms. Through the vast emptiness of space, weaving among the stars. She is the Queen of Violets. Powerful, shrewd, defiant. Utterly exquisite. Feared among her own and pursued by all. She is the Dragon Queen. I was an ordinary MI5 agent before being thrust into the world of Dragons Kings, Fae, Reapers, and magic. But it was a world I soon discovered I was bound to by blood from my Druid ancestors.

Aleksi, the charming and charismatic god of love, is dying. But nothing can stop the Lover from completing his final quest: a dangerous diplomatic visit to a former adversary. Setting sail for a mystical kingdom of ice, Aleksi is joined by Einar the Kraken, infamous pirate lord, and Naia, a sweet young water nymph. Intoxicated by the pair’s electric connection, Aleksi vows to enjoy his last days by playing matchmaker, pushing away his own desires for the sake of theirs. But he’s unexpectedly caught up in a raging game of seduction.

He's the most aggravating man I've ever met, and now I have to see him all the time? I'm not sure we'll survive it. I worked hard to prove him wrong, then even harder to forget him, but fate had other plans. Sniper, the Devil's Soldiers MC's Vice-President, is just as I remember—bossy, irritating, and far too sexy for my peace of mind. So why can't I stay away? Why do I let him push my buttons and make me want him even more than before? And with the dangers brewing in the club, why am I not running the other way?

Andre Ferraro is everything I despise—arrogant, ruthless, and far too handsome for his own good. I'd rather marry anyone else in the world, but my sick mother needs hope, my family needs the Ferraro fortune, and my brother needs allies to seek vengeance for my brother's and father's deaths. There's no way for me to get out of this marriage to Andre unless I want to put the burden on my younger sister. The crazy thing is, I don't want Andre, but I don't want anyone else to have him either.

Leah Giancarelli makes balancing her new role as a single mom look easy, but she'd have crumbled if not for her late husband's best friend, Marcus. She has her issues with HORNET, an elite hostage rescue team—after all, Danny would still be alive if he'd never accompanied them on their last mission—but Marcus has always been by her side, a strong shoulder to lean on...until, after one impulsive kiss, he's so much more. Eaten alive by guilt, Marcus takes off, leaving both HORNET and Leah behind. Alone is easier. Safer. Because his feelings for Leah are all kinds of wrong.

Jean-Luc Cavalier has only ever cared about three things: sex, booze, and the dangerous missions he undertakes with HORNET. Laissez les bons temps rouler is more than a Mardi Gras motto—it's the way he lives his life. But all that changes the night he rescues Dr. Claire Oliver from deadly mercenaries. Now he can't get the gorgeous blond virologist out of his head. Claire is running for her life. Someone wants her antiviral research and they're willing to kill anyone and everyone to get it. She has no one to turn to except a Cajun with a silver tongue and devastating smile.

Jesse Warrick used to consider himself a kickass medic, but a teammate's brush with death has him questioning everything. Now he's been promoted to field commander of HORNET. How can he lead when he can't get his shit together? And how can he focus when the sexy new recruit makes him want to break the rules?

Russell Dane thinks he's all that. Maybe he's so hot he should come with a too-hot-to-handle sign, but he drives me crazy. Not the good kind of crazy either. He thinks women shouldn't be firefighters, he's obnoxiously overprotective, and I can't stand him. Unfortunately, my body is not getting the memo, but I'm stronger than a few confused hormones. Right? It wouldn’t be so bad if we didn't have to work together. It definitely wouldn't be so bad if he hadn't gone and kissed me.

Vincenzo e Sophia cresceram juntos. Mas isso não o impediu de sentir algo diferente por ela. Todas as outras primas, ele amava como irmãs. Por que com ela era diferente? "Sua personalidade atrevida me cativava. Ela era petulante, tinha pavio curto e o temperamento difícil, seria perfeita para mim… se não carregasse o mesmo sobrenome que eu."

My new fake boyfriend? I can't stand him. Pascal Gagnon is a broody lumberjack with a pine tree stuck up his self-righteous ass. He needs my help investigating his father's accident, and I need the work to help my PI business get off the ground. We're total opposites—he's an uptight control freak, and I've been described as a hurricane. Forced to live together to keep up appearances while I gather evidence, we bicker nonstop, but the fake relationship ruse is the perfect cover. Even if it means having to tolerate his shirtless piano playing.

Abandonada pela mãe aos 2 anos, foi criada por um pai violento e abusivo; precisou aprender a se virar sozinha, desde pequena, para sobreviver. Contudo, a menina viu sua vida mudar ao ser levada para o orfanato da família Esposito, onde passou a trabalhar. Theo Esposito é um mafioso perigoso, membro da maior organização criminosa do mundo; cresceu em uma família rica e privilegiada que comandava a Itália.

I turned him down… he bought the entire ballet company. I still said no… he blew hundreds of thousands on a night out for everyone. I gave into my lust… and he got me pregnant. His name is Alexei Federov, and he is a mafia kingpin.

Not only is my boyfriend dead, but he left me with a sizable loan in my name to a mafia boss. When Dimitri Federov, a handsome, loaded Russian playboy, appears on my doorstep, I panic. He wants money to repay the debt. Money I don't have. The prick offers me a solution—pay with my body. I turn him down flat, but the indecent proposal remains in my thoughts, forever reminding me of what could have been…

How does this stuff keep happening to me? First, it was my cheating ex and the—uh—"accident" that had everyone in town calling me crazy. Now, I've moved to a completely different state, and what have I done? I dropped right into another problem. This time, though, it's not a cheating ex; it's the Russian Mob. To make matters worse, I now have to live with the son of my landlords, who are part of the Devil's Soldiers MC. He's a smart-mouthed, arrogant jerk. I don't care how hot he is, I'm not about to make his life easy. Except, the chemistry between us is out of this world.

A sassy parochial schoolteacher must enlist the help of a self-righteous jingle writer to avoid life in prison.

Kira Fontaine comes to Arabia with only one thing in mind—to find a legendary lost river—never realizing her life is about to change forever. When she crawls from the wreckage of her plane, she finds herself stranded in a vast, unforgiving desert. Relying on her Native American ancestral knowledge and skills, and her faith, she searches for a way home.