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With her brother wrongfully accused of embezzling millions, Kerry Sullivan can't face one more humiliating hang-up from the man she's begging for help. Rafael Dawson may be one of the top electronic security experts in the country - and the only man who can prove her brother's innocence - but his phone manners are appalling. Too bad kidnapping the man isn't an option. Or is it? There's nothing Kerry wouldn't do for her brother, and there are lots of things she longs to do to Rafe Dawson when he's lying tied-up and naked in her secret hideaway.

Alea Binte al Mussad, Princess of Bezakistan, was abducted from her university, mentally tortured, and forced to witness the worst of humanity. She was rescued, but not before fear and her shattered soul made her retreat into herself. Two years later, she's living behind the palace's locked gates and the walls she's built surrounding her heart. Alea is comforted by the joyous family around her, but inside she feels so alone-except when she's with the steady trio of guards who relentlessly keep her safe…and tempt her with a passion she isn't sure she'll survive.

I'm Maxon Reed - real estate mogul, shark, asshole. If a deal isn't high-profile and big-money, I pass. Now that I've found the property of a lifetime, I'm jumping. But one tenacious bastard stands between me and success - my brother. I'll need one hell of a devious ploy to distract cynical Griff. Then fate drops a luscious redhead in my lap who's just his type.

I'm Ransom. I'm thirty four...and I'm in love with a girl who's eighteen. Did I mention that Havana is my son's ex-girlfriend? Yeah, this isn't complicated at all. When I'm grazed by a Glock in a parking lot, she keeps me from bleeding out. We hole up in a luxurious hideaway that's like a fantasy. Clear of danger and interference, I stop resisting her. And I get the surprise of my life. But if I don't eliminate my enemies, we won't see the sun rise.

Piper Glen is thrilled when Rafe and Kade al Mussad ask her to visit their country on a business trip. Madly attracted to both, the virginal secretary knows that neither of her intensely handsome bosses desires her. But every night she dreams of having them both in her bed, fulfilling her every need. Rafe and Kade have finally found the perfect woman in Piper. Sweet and funny. Intelligent and strong. Before they can reveal their feelings, the brothers must fulfill an ancient tradition.

Brothers Gavin, Slade, and Dex fall hard for Gavin's new secretary, beautiful Hannah Craig. The oil executives know they must give her time to get to know them before she can choose one...who will seduce the virgin and keep her for his own. But when a dangerous predator begins stalking the small-town beauty, they work together to protect her, abducting Hannah and spiriting her to an isolated hideaway. Once alone with her, none of them can contain their burning desire.

I'm Sophie, pop-star princess. My career is on a superstar trajectory. Until the bullets start flying. The bodyguard I hired to protect me drags me to safety. But now I'm trapped alone with a man I barely know. One who lights my body on fire. But someone wants me dead. Rand can save me from evil. But his protection comes at a price . . .

Chase "Zyron" Garrett left a bloody stint with Uncle Sam for the personal security business. His employment agreement forbids hookups with coworkers, which isn't a problem - until Tessa Lawrence, the office secretary and single mom, is harassed by her vengeful ex-boyfriend. Zy is assigned to protect her, but the moment he meets the gorgeous blonde, those contractual restrictions tighten around him like a noose.

Trading pleasure for information is no way to catch a criminal...or is it? With 50 grand at stake and a star witness missing, bounty hunter R. A. Thorn and Detective Cameron Martinez reluctantly team up to and put their bodies on the line to make gorgeous informant Brenna Sheridan a deal: everything she knows in exchange for everything she desires. Their heated interrogation explodes into an unexpected experience none can forget or forego. Commitment-shy Thorn is sure their "deal" is nothing but pure, sizzling lust. Cam knows it's more.

I'm Hayden. I'm old enough to know better. I can have any woman I want - except Perrie Atkins. She's too young. Off-limits. Innocent. Forbidden. She's my best friend's daughter. Once, she had a crush on me. Now that she's grown and engaged to another man, I can't just let her go. But how many bridges am I willing to burn to convince her that she's mine? Maybe if I tell her I'm in love with her, she'll choose me. Then again, Perrie has shocked me for years - and now is no different....

When Lady Serena Boyce's husband, the elderly duke of Warrington, could not give her an heir, he begged her to take a lover in order to conceive a child. She never dreamed it would mean falling in love. One look at the handsome stranger who rescued her from a thief and virginal Serena was overcome with desire. Dark and compelling, Lucien Clayborne, marquess of Daneridge, was everything her honor warned her against. Yet before the night was through, she had gifted him with her innocence. Then the duke was murdered, and Lucien discovered that Serena was pregnant.

Ever since he rescued her from a dangerous kidnapper, Mystery Mullins has wanted Axel Dillon. When he returned her to her Hollywood father and tabloid life, she was grateful...and a little in love. Mystery wasn't ready to let Axel go, even after the soldier gently turned her away because, at 19, she was too young. Now, six years later, Mystery is grown, with a flourishing career and a full life - but she's still stuck on Axel.

Sniper Pierce "One-Mile" Walker nearly had everything he ever wanted - until a fateful mission stripped it all away. Now an outcast, he's forced to watch the off-limits beauty who stole his heart slip through his fingers. Left with nothing but revenge, he's determined to defeat evil and win her back. But when he learns she's planning a future without him, he vows he'll break every rule and defy all odds to make her his again - forever.

Three determined bosses: Tate Baxter, Eric Cohen, and Kellan Kent are partners for one of the most respected law practices in Chicago. But these three masters of the courtroom also share a partnership in the bedroom, fulfilling the darkest needs of their female submissives night after night. Everything was fine-until they hired Annabelle Wright as their administrative assistant.

Wrongly accused of murdering his father, Drake Thornton MacDougall wanted nothing more than to strike back at his guilty, duplicitous half brother. So he made the fiend pay by abducting his bride-to-be. But as Drake carried his captive off to a windswept Scottish isle, he soon found that vengeance wasn't the only thing on his mind. Lady Averyl Campbell proved herself no biddable maiden but an alluring, strong-willed beauty who could tame his dark moods with her touch.

Falling for the forbidden is never something you plan. Here is my confession . . .

Heavenly Young doesn't have time for romance. The innocent nursing student is struggling to care for her ailing father, keep a roof over their head, and start a new career. Then fate further complicates her life by dropping two very different men in her lap and forcing her to make a choice that will change her life forever. Dr. Ken Beckman - vascular surgeon by day, sadist by night - has three hard-and-fast rules: Never date where he works, never touch vanillas, and never get tangled up with a virgin. But the moment he meets Heavenly, he aches to toss his scruples aside and claim her.

He was a legend on the battlefield, but Aric Neville, known throughout England as the White Lion, had had his fill of intrigue and bloodshed. So he threw down his sword and walked away, to live a solitary life, cultivating a reputation as a sorcerer. But his prized tranquility was shattered when the villagers brought him a bride. Gwenyth de Auburd was a raven-haired beauty too impudent to ignore and too tempting to resist.

I'm Vanessa. Someone has broken into my place . . . but taken nothing. I'm terrified. And alone. My work crush appears unexpectedly and offers to keep me safe. At what price? We have a past Rush doesn't remember . . . so I offer him a night he won't forget. But he already knows everything about me—my ambitions, habits, and forbidden desires. And that's not the only secret he's been keeping . . . .

Kelsey Rena is an enigma. She's a girly-girl who's wild for football, craves action movies, and loves knocking back a cold beer with her three best friends - all male. She's a puzzle, too, when it comes to sex. Here are three hot guys always ready and within reach, and she's never seemed interested. There must be a lucky mystery man somewhere who's been satisfying the girl of their secret dreams. The three pals plan to find out. And when they do, they'll see a side of Kelsey they've only dared to fantasize about.