Jesse has known Aleah for years. She was always his best friend’s little girl tagging along on their annual camping trips. During their first time camping since her father’s death, Aleah and Jesse realize they share a mutual attraction. He’s twice her age, but she isn’t going to let that stop her. She wants to be Jesse’s girl and doesn’t care if there is no protection available in the middle of the forest.

Layla’s been waiting impatiently to tell Matt how she feels, and she is finally eighteen. Now that the moment is upon her, she manages to do the wrong thing, giving him the impression she plans to use his desire for her to gain a favor. The only way to show him he's wrong is to let him read her diary, full of explicit longings for the older man. Once the misconception is cleared up, Layla hopes Matt will give her the birthday gift she really wants—him.

A playboy prince Bennet Casparian was once a hard-partying, racing, playboy prince until he wrecked his racecar and ended up paralyzed. Now, he’s wounded and angry with the world. The last thing he needs or wants is some know-it-all American pushing him to recover—especially the dowdy woman his doctor recruits for the task. But if she’s so plain, why can’t he stop thinking about her? A stubborn physical therapist Harper is happy with her job at the VA, but irresistibly tempted by her ex-fiancé’s job offer to rehabilitate an injured (and spoiled) Montrovian prince. He’s already driven away two physical therapists, but she’s determined to stick it out. An unexpected connection He pushes her buttons and tries to keep her away, but she finally breaks through his resistance. The more time she spends with him, the more she wants the prince, and the attraction is definitely mutual. Their relationship is forbidden for many reasons, so why does it feel so right? An unforeseen consequence They've broken the rules, and it’s only a matter of time until someone finds out. When their secret comes to light, Harper might lose everything important to her—including Bennet.

When Julia witnesses her friend’s murder and is betrayed by one of the marshals meant to protect her, she seeks out Justin Harbor, an old friend of the other marshal, who died protecting her. He’s reluctant to have her at his ranch, but he’ll do his best to keep her safe from the mobster searching for her—and from his personal demons. She’s determined to get closer to the stubborn ex-soldier and breaks through his walls, but he still maintains an emotional distance between them. When time runs out, and she’s taken, he’ll do anything and risk everything to get her back.

Curvy Rachel and Mekhi are new roommates and old friends. Rachel has wanted him for as long as she's known him, but he only dates women of his own race. She settles for fantasies and friendship, longing for more.  Mekhi never saw Rachel as anything more than a friend, but that changes when they become roommates. Her curvy body haunts his nighttime fantasies, and he wants more than just friendship with the luscious beauty. Can he convince her to share a bed, not just an apartment?

He wants her body and a baby, not her heart. Phoebe is in over her head. When billionaire Damon comes to her rescue, sparks fly. She wonders if he could be her prince charming until he offers her a business deal instead. A baby for enough money to care for herself and her disabled sister. How can she refuse? As passion flares, and their relationship changes, she has to remember falling in love isn't part of the deal. Nights in his bed don't guarantee a happy ever after for her, him, or their baby.

When Derek catches her at a party with underage drinking, Julie uses the opportunity to flirt with him and try to make him see she’s not just his sister’s best friend. She’s a woman who knows what—whom—she wants. Derek has been ignoring her for years, but when the rain ends, and the sun rises, he’ll no longer be able to pretend she’s just a silly girl.

I’m a fighter. I fought to survive on the streets after running away at seventeen. I did what I had to, and I make no apologies for it. I fought and clawed my way up from illegal street fighting to a UFC contender. I fought my fear and came back to this wretched place, where my stepfather made me so miserable eleven years ago. I could fight how much I want my stepsister, who’s suddenly all grown up. I could fight to keep my secrets hidden. I could fight. If I wanted to… Couldn’t I?

When firefighter Nick saves Miri from a fire at the school where she teaches, their attraction is immediate and sizzling. The heat of their passion quickly consumes them, but Miri's fear of committment threatens to cool their blistering romance before it really begins. Pure Escapes are steamy novellas that get right to the point. They offer crazy insta-love, heart-pounding desire, and improbable scenarios. They’re pure escapist fantasies. Enjoy!

Kingwood Prep is home to dark deeds, dark secrets, and all the things that happen in the shadows. Liv remained invisible for most of her academic career and expects it to be the same at Kingwood Prep, a one-year post-high school program for those who are bound for the Ivy League schools but need a little extra academic help. When she stands up for someone, she catches the eye of Cutter Kingwood. He lives by his own rules and expects others to follow them too. He’s decided Liv will be his new toy, and though she tries to fight it, she starts to enjoy his attention. He awakens unacknowledged desires inside her, but if she starts to crave Cutter, it will break her heart. She can’t deny their desire, but can she resist what might ultimately consume her?

What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay there... In Vegas for her friend's impromptu wedding, curvy Jayne Deaux surrenders to a stranger. Patrick satisfies all her secret desires, but morning brings recriminations and revelations. Her perfect night of passion might have been the biggest mistake of her life.

Firmly under the control of her domineering mother, including under guard, actress Emily Springer needs a way out. Costar Landon Hughes is the solution, if she can convince him. She needs him to ruin her image and help set her free. He needs something from her too, something he’s never found before: Love. She’s stuck and STARSTRUCK. Can she persuade him to overcome his objections and be her tarnished knight?

Maya will do anything for her fiancé, Bobby. Roarke is willing to do anything to have Maya, and he blackmails her into a game of seduction. She expects him to be selfish and demanding, so his tender wooing is a surprise. As Roarke breaks down her walls and opens her eyes to the flaws in her relationship with Bobby, she wonders if there will be a winner in their game, or if they’re both playing for keeps.

Kaity is just looking for a night of fun when she sneaks into a nightclub to belatedly celebrate her eighteenth birthday with her friend. The sight of Blake, her father’s golf partner, soon stifles her enjoyment of the evening despite her massive attractive to him. When he extricates her from a sticky situation and insists on driving her home, she wonders if she’ll have the courage to confide her FORBIDDEN fantasy to the older man.