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When the woman he loves is taken, Forest "Trees" Scott abandons a mission to save her from the enemy. Fearing the worst, he moves heaven and earth to find her—until he realizes Laila Torres left him of her own free will for the man who used her for six years. He's stunned and wrecked. She played him—and he fell for it. One thing he's not doing? Giving up. He'll find her and he'll make her pay . . . in his bed.

New York Times best-selling author Shayla Black and USA Today best-selling authors Jenna Jacob and Isabella LaPearl present Book 3 in the Doms of Her Life: Heavenly Rising series.

Accused of a horrific murder she didn't commit, former heiress Callie Ward has been a fugitive since she was 16 - until she found the perfect hideout, Club Dominion. The only problem is that she's fallen for the club's master, Mitchell Thorpe, who keeps her at arm's length. Little does she know that his reasons for not getting involved have everything to do with his wounded heart...and his consuming desire for her. Enter Sean Kirkpatrick, a Dom who's recently come to Dominion and taken a pointed interest in Callie.

Years ago, naval officer Dax Spencer and NCIS agent Holland Kirk indulged in a steamy affair - until she betrayed him in the wake of his father's death. Dax tried to put her behind him with a payback of his own. But he never forgot Holland.... Now, as Dax and his fellow Perfect Gentlemen unravel a web of lies, he discovers his family's tragedy is part of a much larger conspiracy. Soon all clues point him back to New Orleans...where Holland waits, protecting her deadly secret and holding a torch for the only man she's ever loved.

I'm Bella. After my father's mysterious disappearance, I'm all alone. Broke and homeless, I'm forced to quit school and find a job. In desperation, I turn to my dad's gorgeous business partner and best friend, Nathan Price. I had a forbidden crush on him as a girl. Now, my potently sexy boss looks at me like a woman. And when he touches me...I can't resist giving him my body—or my heart. But once I learn Daddy's dark secrets, can I trust that Nathan wants me for more than revenge?

This inaugural collection of erotic romance features the very best of the genre. In erotic romance, the sexual component is critical to the development of the romantic relationship. Each of these masterfully written tales contains the essence of true romance: a central love story and an emotionally satisfying, optimistic ending. What sets Best Erotic Romance apart is the scorching-hot sex and the happily-ever-after (or happy-for-now) ending.

Tech wiz and former elite soldier Forest "Trees" Scott had one mission: Rescue the woman being hunted by a vicious cartel and get her to safety. It should have been simple . . . but the minute he sees the wary beauty with haunted eyes, his desire for her complicates everything. So does her stubborn refusal to trust him. When Trees is forced to abduct her, she vows to hate him—even as he finds himself falling in love . . .

I'm Noah Weston. For a decade, I've quarterbacked America's most iconic football team and plowed my way through women. Now I'm transitioning from star player to retired jock - with a cloud of allegation hanging over my head. So I'm escaping to the private ocean-front paradise I bought for peace and quiet. What I get instead is stubborn, snarky, wild, lights-my-blood-on-fire Harlow Reed. Since she just left a relationship in a hugely viral way, she should be the last woman I'm seen with. On second thought, we can help each other....

How can a virgin seeking happily ever after with a hot pop star who has a penchant for threesomes win her fantasy man? Kimber Edgington desperately needs a plan to convince Jesse McCall, who's been her friend and secret crush since they spent a summer together as teenagers, that they are meant for each other. But all the tabloid stories about his sexual escapades make her feel oh so inadequate.

I'm Griffin Reed - cutthroat entrepreneur and competitive bastard. Trust is a four-letter word and everyone is disposable...except Britta Stone. Three years ago she was my everything before I stupidly threw her away. I thought I'd paid for my sin in misery - until I learned we have a son. Finding out she's engaged to a bore who's rushing her to the altar pisses me off even more. I intend to win her back and raise our boy.

Raine Kendall has everything a woman could want…almost. Sexy, tender Dom Liam O'Neill is her knight in shining armor, but Raine keeps pinching herself. Is he too good to be true or is this growing connection one that could last a lifetime? She's constantly torn by her abiding feelings for her commanding boss, Macen "Hammer" Hammerman, especially in the wake of the mind-blowing night he cast aside the barriers between them and ravaged every inch of her body.

I’m Tanner Kirk - Certified firearms instructor and mixed martial arts enthusiast. When I filed for divorce at the end of an empty marriage, all I wanted was a vacation in paradise, not another woman in my life. But how can I possibly say no to Amanda Lund, a young single mom desperate to learn self-defense? Or refuse the banked desire on the guarded beauty’s face? I can’t.

Jolie Quinn is a woman in charge. Her no-nonsense attitude has made her a rising star in the fashion world and her brand a household name among the Dallas elite. Nothing will stop her from achieving her goals - not even the gorgeous British security contractor who seems just as interested in seeing her personal assets as he is in protecting her professional ones. After a tragedy left him broken, Heath Powell made a rule of staying unattached. But Jolie challenges him in a way he can't ignore.

After spending weeks trying to reach Raine Kendall, Dominants Liam O'Neill and Macen Hammerman have finally broken past the walls to their submissive's wounded heart. Before they can enjoy their newfound closeness, Liam's past comes back to haunt him when his ex-wife drops in - with a secret that could tear his world apart.

Security professionals Burke and Cole Lennox have shared women before but never meant to fall in love with one. But Jessa Wade is too tempting, too perfect to let go. When their mission takes them to a foreign land, they reluctantly leave their love behind, promising to return for her one day. When she becomes the target of one of Burke and Cole's enemies, they leap into action, vowing to save their woman and to never leave again. As danger stalks all three, they must come together and face the mistakes of their past.

I'm Sebastian Shaw - CFO, pragmatist, and moneymaker. I've mismanaged love in the past, but when it comes to business, I'm pure shark, able to cut down any threat to my success...except Sloan O'Neill. We're vying for the same major client, so I do what any self-respecting cutthroat does to gain the upperhand: spy on the ball-busting piece of work. She may be gorgeous and unnervingly clever, but I have skills. My gutsy hourglass-shaped roadblock doesn't stand a chance. Until I realize I'm falling for her.

Tantor Audio presents two must-listen novellas from New York Times best-selling author Shayla Black. Wicked to Love: Just when Brandon Ross gave up on the woman he'd always wanted, he found the one he needed - right under his nose. Devoted to Wicked: A one-night stand...or something more? Karis isn't sure until a thief strands her in Mexico, leaving her in need of a passport photo - and a hero - giving Cage a second chance to win her love. Contains mature themes.

Retired military colonel Caleb Edgington has spent two long years trying to achieve the most important mission objective of his life - but not behind enemy lines. He's trying to capture a woman with a broken heart. Having lost at love once, he understands being gun shy. The residual fears from Carlotta Buckley's nasty divorce have stood between them, but he's done with that. And he's got the perfect strategy to lure her in... Carlotta never thought she'd fall in love again. Once bitten, she's now more than twice shy.

If the Feds want to nail a Mafia kingpin, they need a trap. Enter Mark Sullivan, totally built for the job-to go undercover as a male stripper in the mobster's Vegas club. The club's owner, Nicki, is an unexpected perk. But Mark and Nicki have more in common than sizzling sexual chemistry. They each have their share of secrets, and with the mob closing in, what gets exposed is as irresistible as it is dangerous.

After being framed for a crime he didn't commit, former private eye Nick Navarro has nothing but revenge on his mind - until a woman from his past returns to beg for his help. Beautiful widow Sasha Porter has been hunted by his enemies. Desperate, she offers him anything to keep her young daughter safe, even agreeing to become his mistress. The last thing either of them wants is emotional entanglement.