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.

After his injuries forced U.S. Marshal Andre Hart to retire, an old friend recruits him to do security for a reality TV star plastic surgeon with a stalker. One look at Dr. Shannon Soal, and he's hooked. She requests he pose as her lover to hide her stalker problem and increased need for security from the public. Though unorthodox, that's no sacrifice. The only problem is keeping it a pretense instead of making it a reality. They fight their attraction, but how can they deny their hearts when they might have found their soulmates? Meanwhile, Shannon's stalker has death in mind and won't give up on her easily. Or ever.Andre Hart first appeared in "Safe Harbor." This story is a standalone, but you might enjoy seeing Andre in that story.

Run for the money. It’s part of the show. If he catches up, he won’t let go. Anya I’m in trouble—the kind that comes from a mobster and my irresponsible father. He killed himself and left me—and my underage sisters—holding the bag. Dmitri Ivanov wants half a million within two weeks, or he’s going to force us into the sex trade and keep my sweet little sister for himself. I’m desperate, so when I see the twisted reality TV show, “The Island,” I decide to compete. It’s only one weekend, and if the hunters don’t catch me, I get a million dollars. If they do, I still get paid—and extra for being a virgin. I just have to avoid getting trapped. But when I meet Spencer, maybe I don’t mind him catching and claiming me… Spencer My brother tricks me into coming with him for a weekend of hunting. I’m not into the outdoors and have never hunted an animal before. When I find out we’re supposed to hunt women instead, I’m ready to walk out. Until Anya walks in. One look at her, and I know she’s mine. I can’t fight the primal, possessive need to catch and claim her. There’s just one problem. If I have her for the weekend, how will I ever let her go? This is a contemporary romance with suspense and dark themes. While consensual, certain fantasy elements acted out between Spencer and Anya can be triggering to sensitive readers.

When curvy Emma models for a family friend shooting pictures for romance novel covers, she isn’t expecting there to be a second model. Cody is hot enough to melt her new panties, but that makes it harder to pose intimately with him and pretend she isn’t attracted. It doesn’t take long to realize the attraction is mutual, and their steamy photography session leads to a night of intense passion that can’t be anything else. They’re too different for it to be more than one night. Aren’t they?

He is so handsome and sweet that I can’t help being drawn to Mickey. After a lifetime of being the outcast with my stepfather and his children, I just want to be loved. He draws me in like a moth to a flame. He’s everything I want…until I wake tied to his bed and realize I’m an instrument of revenge. He has good reason to hate my stepfather, and he has wicked things planned for me… This starts with a dark tone, but it soon lightens up. There are still serious moments, but this isn’t a dark erotic romance, and there are no intense themes, such as kidnapping or coercion.

A game of seduction… It's obvious to Jason that his son's girlfriend is only after the Masters’ money. He figures it will be an expensive lesson for the young man, but tries to ignore the situation despite the way Lanie makes him feel. It's only when Josh announces their engagement that Jason decides to do something to get rid of the gold-digger. Something cold and calculating, like seduce her away from her younger mark before scorning her. It's a straightforward plan, so why does she make him feel things he hasn't since his wife died years ago? Could the infallible Masters have misjudged Lanie? Or is she simply playing him in return? Just who is seducing whom?

Sera can’t imagine anything worse than being caught at a party by the sheriff. He’s her best friend’s father and her secret crush. Having him think she’s an immature girl making poor decisions is unbearable, but will her attempts to show him she’s all grown up convince him, or will he continue seeing her as he always has?

Julie McAdams reluctantly agrees to let Declan Poe protect her. She doesn't really believe she's in danger just because terrorists are pursuing her father, a CIA agent. Julie decides to put her time to use seducing Declan. He's sexy, charming, and everything she always thought he would be. He would be absolutely perfect—except he's also lying to her…

After the untimely death of her parents, Lacey finds comfort with their best friend. Grief brings them together and changes their love into something deeper and more mature. Despite their age difference, she knows she wants to make a family with Gavin, but can she persuade him to ignore his reservations as they find SOLACE together? Pure Escapes are steamy novellas that get right to the point. There might be OTT alphas, crazy insta-love, heart-pounding desire, and improbable scenarios. They’re pure escapist fantasies. Enjoy!

Curvy Lucy Cardann lives a mundane life. The most exciting thing to happen to her in years is Artemis Shaw leasing the apartment above her bakery. The British man is an ebony enigma she’d like to undress...um, unwrap. Yes, definitely unwrap. Or maybe undress...definitely undress.Her boring life changes the night she drops by her mysterious tenant’s place and interrupts a masked man with a gun. The burglary leads to the revelation of royal secrets, hidden identities, and sexy confessions. And some undressing. Okay, lots of undressing.

After yet another heartbreak, newly dumped plus-size Cady finds herself at the local bar, where the two objects of her naughtiest fantasies just happen to hang out. When she confesses her boyfriend has been cheating and admits she can’t blame him for picking a slim young chick over her, Jace and Brody make it clear they both desire her. Cady finds herself with the tempting, and awkward, choice between the two cowboys who are both offering her a night of incredible passion. Unable to choose between them, she selects both. To her shock, awe, and amazing satisfaction, the men have no problem fulfilling her threesome fantasy. Morning-after regrets can quickly set in, leaving more questions than answers and a huge dose of regret. After all, where can a threesome lead, except to the bedroom? There’s no future in a relationship with two men…or is there?

After Mr. Jordan catches Beth in a compromising position, he assigns her detention. When Beth shows up for her punishment, she's surprised by Mr. Jordan's intention to give her "biology" lessons. Having had a crush on him all year, she's eager to learn. It's against the rules, but rules were made to be broken.

She’ll pay for her deal with the devil…in his bed. Desperation drove Phoebe to accept money to get out of her boss’s life before they could act upon their mutual attraction. When Luca discovers what she has done, he comes after her and demands she repay every cent—in his bed. Anger and passion sizzle between them, but he will never understand her motivations. To protect herself, she has to avoid loving Luca, if it isn’t already too late. Pure Escapes are steamy novellas that get right to the point. There’s OTT alphas, crazy insta-love, heart-pounding desire, and improbable scenarios. They’re pure escapist fantasies. Enjoy!

Blake feels coerced to take out his best friend’s sister while she’s in town. He remembers her as a chubby, awkward teenager with a crush on him. When Erin shows up at his door, he’s blown away. She’s all grown up now and a lush, curvy beauty. He’s never gone for Rubenesque women before, but he wants her desperately. To his consternation, Erin doesn’t seem to like him at all. He needs to figure out if he’s too bad-boy for the good girl, or if her apparent dislike hides something else—like a mutual desire she’s fighting to control, due to her own self-esteem issues and a refusal to be another one of Blake’s conquests.