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devastating plague has changed the world's society. In rebuilding the population, the government has deemed that all women are to be nothing more than slaves, bought and paid for, with one purpose - to breed. Prima is such a woman, sold by her father to Joseph, a man who intends to get full use of her in every conceivable way. As Prima learns to adjust to her life and the harshness of Joseph's punishments, will she discover that she feels more for this demanding man than she is willing to admit?

Rissa has been hurt, badly, and the idea of marriage - to anyone - is enough to make her run. Kane finds occasion to take the beautiful, stubborn woman in hand many times over the course of their budding, heated relationship, but will he be able to convince her to stop making him pay for the sins of her ex? Will an ultimatum bring about the desired reply or will Rissa run like the wind?

Seraphina Delaney is a competent, successful woman, but she has always known that an inner five-year-old lurked beneath the surface, hidden from the world. Lee Randall, her best friend's brother, was intrigued from the moment he met Sera. When she, uncharacteristically, lets her little side out with him, he reveals to her that he has always wanted to be a Daddy to a grown-up little girl.

Marielle DeVane had her life planned out. Her fiancé, Evan, was everything she wanted in a man, and their marriage would be the culmination of years of fantasizing about their perfect life together. But the rich and powerful Connor Wetherby, Duke of Whitford, had other plans for her, plans that Mari found herself unexpectedly subject to when her brother's debts forced her to wed the overbearing stranger rather than her beloved.

Taren Cavanaugh and her brother, Sam, run the Circle Star Ranch - a working cattle ranch outside of Albuquerque, N.M. Bruce "The Bruce" McCullough is a well-known actor who could have his choice of any woman on the planet - and most of the men. He came to the Circle Star to learn what modern ranching was like, to prepare for his next movie role. What he didn't expect to find was the love of his life, Taren.

Could an average woman survive being kidnapped and sexually tortured and teased? A case of mistaken identity causes Faith Whittaker to become such a woman, captured and held by powerful drug lord Cordero "El Diablo" De La Fuente, subject to the painful whims of his twisted pleasures. What will happen to her when he discovers she isn't who he thought she was?

Wealthy, easy on the eyes and overwhelmingly male and dominant, Arik Southgate was everything I'd ever wanted in a man, and, surprisingly, he seemed to want me, too. After my recent disastrous relationship, it felt good to be an object of desire again. He made me feel as if I was the only woman on the planet for him - he paid attention, close attention - to me, and he didn't hesitate to call me on what he considered to be bad behavior.

Sassy Marissa Hamilton heads to her hometown on her way to drowning her recent romantic troubles in her sister's good company and great cooking, but she hadn't counted on how badly her little sports car was going to handle the winding, snow covered Maine roads. Luckily, a very tall, very dark, and very handsome stranger helps her out of the snowbank she's managed to lodge herself in. Despite her sister warning her off town Sheriff William "Dodge" Perkins, Marissa accepts his offer of a date that soon becomes so much more.

Carolyn Faulkner is the pioneer that started this genre with this cult classic. His Little Miss is where it all began. This Victorian age play series follows the story of first, Lacy, as she comes into the household of her new husband, Edmond, only to find out that Edmond wants BOTH a wife AND a little girl. Training is severe under the stern gaze of Nanny Estelle - and Lacy is one sore and unhappy little girl, as nanny doesn't hold anything back. Then, Edmond's friend, Charles, also wants a little of his own - and Amy, under the tutelage of Nanny Lydia, is added to the household. Extremely...

It was in a very tiny village that the omega Ebby had grown up, surrounded by women who knew what she would become, as well as a few men to whom she was unattractive, all of whom participated in training her to defend herself. They had also all vowed to protect her with their lives. And in the end, because of him, that was exactly what they had done.

All Cecelia Franklin wanted out of this encounter was enough information to keep working on the novel she was writing, but she ended up getting a lot more than she bargained for. She'd managed an incredible coup - she got a meeting with Nicolo Antonelli. They called him the lion, for his long, shoulder length hair and his ruthless reputation.

Jenna McInnis lives alone in the backwoods of Maine, and she likes it that way. Unfortunately, her antisocial calm and quiet is about to be disrupted by John Merck, an undercover cop whose big drug bust has gone horribly awry. Breaking into her house, the intimidating man hopes to find some kind of treatment for the gunshot he sustained during the firefight. Instead, he finds a woman who is more than a match for him, even when he is nearly dead.

Princess Avaegna of Tonyeh wasn't supposed to be married off to the Kohnzi warrior, Prince Stohsz. That was supposed to be her older sister's fate. She hadn't been raised as the usual Tonyeh woman, content to keep a house, raise children, and defer to her man. Indulged by her father and five older brothers, they taught her to fight, ride, and use a crossbow with deadly accuracy. But when her sister dies unexpectedly, she is required to step into her sister's tiny, pristine shoes.

Annie is struggling to keep her ranch afloat. When her foreman of many years is called away to care for his ailing sister, she has no choice but to run an ad in the local newspaper, looking for help. What she didn't bargain with was finding a man who not only does the work of three men, but one who also lights a fire within her that hasn't been lit since her ex-husband walked out on her seven years before. Sexy, dominant, and scarred, not only from a horrendous accident but from a bad marriage and divorce, Quinn has decided that Annie should be his wife.

When she is released from the stasis she voluntarily entered, the world that greets Emily Harding is far from what she expected. It more closely resembles a post-apocalyptic novel than the rolling green Tennessee hills she’s left behind. Worse than that, it seems that the rule of law is a thing of the past, and that society has devolved into what it was thousands of years ago - feudal tribes warring with each other over precious and rare supplies, which includes females. One type of female in particular. It is raw, unforgiving, and animalistic.

Maddie was in love with two men. When she discovered the two were best friends, she immediately decided to take herself out of the equation to save their friendship. But Matt and Mark would not hear of it. Together, they devised a plan that included both of them in her life and her in theirs. How would that work? Would it work? Could the three of them come to an understanding with both men sharing her love and it not come between their lifelong friendship? More importantly, could Maddie deal with two handsome, dominant men in her life? Publisher's note: This very steamy contemporary menage ...

Catherine Rutherford was a success - a self-made woman from the ground up, she'd had to fight hard for everything she had with only herself to rely on. But she had it all - a great job, a house, friends, a fiancée... well, perhaps not so much in the fiancée area. Glen was not quite what she'd hoped for in a man. He was nice enough - smart and funny and damned good in bed - but also indecisive and passive and quite happy to let her take care of him. She'd always yearned for something... more.

Submission didn't come easily to Miranda LaVoie, least of all to a man like Mace Kennedy, who everyone in town but her seemed to be chasing. But she didn't need a man - she didn't need a dom, especially, she was quite sure. Her streak of independence was a mile wide. Mace had known he'd wanted Miranda from the moment he'd seen her - as she was gracefully gliding away from him, which she seemed to do a lot of. But he could be a patient man when the goal was worthy enough.

Hugh Calumet has had bad experiences with women who were just after his money, and he's very afraid that his father is going down the same road with the new nursing assistant who is caring for him. His father, of course, thinks Lisa walks on water. But Hugh finds out something very embarrassing about Lisa, the CNA, that he then holds over her head in order to blackmail her into allowing him to discipline and make love to her. Once he realizes, after moving back in with his father and his new stepmother, that she really isn't a gold-digger, he begins to regret how he's treated her, although ...

Tasha West is attracted to her boss, King Thorson. She can never act on it, of course, not if she wants to keep the cushy job she has in his up and coming company. But when her ex leaves her in hot water with the IRS, owing more money than she can possibly ever pay back, King offers her a way out. Can she do it? Can she give herself to the man she dreams about for an entire year, in return for him paying off her debt? King Thorson wants Tasha West. But she is his employee, so he can't act on it. Until the perfect excuse falls in his lap, that is. He'll save her, in return for the pleasure ...