Week of February 26, 2018
Iโm getting really good at cutting my losses.
First, the husband. Divorcing him was the best decision I ever made. But between single-parenting and job-hunting, I canโt catch my breath. When a celebrity blogging position falls into my lap, Iโm determined to succeed.
That is, until I get my first assignment and actually see Noah Frazier for the first time…practically naked and dripping wet. My heart races and I forget how to form complete sentences. His chiseled abs, irresistible smirk, and crystal blue eyes are too perfect to be real. So, what do I do? Get drunk and humiliate myself, of course.
Iโm ready to forget the awkward night, yet Noah has no intention of allowing me to move on. Instead, he arranges for me to write a feature on him, ensuring a lot more time together. One embarrassing moment after another, one kiss after another, and before I can stop myself, I realizeโIโm falling in love with him.
But when the unthinkable happens, can I even blame him for cutting his losses?
What I wouldnโt give for just one last time…
ONLY BOUNDLESS LOVE CAN SILENCE THE WHISPERS OF THE PAST . . .
A broken woman.
A damaged man.
A free spirit intent on saving them both.
Elysia โSiaโ Willis lives a solitary life. The only person in it is her big brother, Ky, vice-president of the infamous Hades Hangmen. She loves him, but she has absolutely no love for the outlaw MC he belongs to.
Raised in secret by her mother, Sia grew up separated from her brother and distant father. No one knew she even existed.
After the tragic murder of her mother, Sia spiraled into a rebellion against the rules of the Hangmen. A rebellion with dire consequences that now, years later, she still canโt escape.
As she lives once again in secret, happy on her own at her secluded ranch, a devil from her past comes calling. A devil who wants to possess her once again and take her from the simple life she never wants to lose.
And he will stop at nothing to collect what he believes is his: her.
Valan โHushโ Durand and Aubin โCowboyโ Breaux have finally found a home in the mother chapter of the Hangmen. The notoriously private Cajun twosome have, for now, put aside what chased them from their beloved Louisiana. But as threats toward the club build, Hush and Cowboy are given a taskโprotect Elysia Willis at all costs. Cowboy welcomes the job of watching over the blond-haired, blue-eyed beauty.
Hush fights against it.
Scarred by events from his past and a secret that plagues his everyday life, Hush refuses to let anyone else get close. Only Cowboy knows the real him. Until a certain sister of the clubโs VP begins to slowly knock down his defenses, shattering the heavily built walls that guard his damaged soul . . . with his best friend leading the charge.
As lost and open hearts begin to meld, taking each other from indescribable pain to the never-before felt relief of peace, the newly-mended threesome must first endure one more rocky path.
Only then will they finally shake free of the shackles of their pasts.
Only then will they shed the bonds that have for too long held their happiness captive.
And there is only one way to survive that path . . . together.
A woman who defies her time
Dr. Garrett Gibson, the only female physician in England, is as daring and independent as any manโwhy not take her pleasures like one? Yet she has never been tempted to embark on an affair, until now. Ethan Ransom, a former detective for Scotland Yard, is as gallant as he is secretive, a rumored assassin whose true loyalties are a mystery. For one exhilarating night, they give in to their potent attraction before becoming strangers again.
A man who breaks every rule
As a Ravenel by-blow spurned by his father, Ethan has little interest in polite society, yet he is captivated by the bold and beautiful Garrett. Despite their vow to resist each other after that sublime night, she is soon drawn into his most dangerous assignment yet. When the mission goes wrong, it will take all of Garrettโs skill and courage to save him. As they face the menace of a treacherous government plot, Ethan is willing to take any risk for the love of the most extraordinary woman heโs ever known.
THE FATE OF THE EVERLIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
At seventeen years old, Tenley โTenโ Lockwood had to make the ultimate choiceโwhere to live after she died. Loyalty to her selected realm has not waveredโฆuntil now. She is out of time. Sacrifices must be made, and a terrible price must be paid. But is she too late?
As the Everlife descends into darkness, a single truth becomes clear: Troika and Myriad must uniteโor perish. In order to bring sworn enemies together, Ten must enter forbidden territoryโฆand destroy the powerful Prince of Ravens. But thereโs only one way insideโbonding with Killian Flynn, a deadly rival who sets her blood aflame.
When nothing goes as planned and betrayal leads to the edge of utter defeat, Ten and Killian will have to rebuild trust from the ashes of their hearts. Victory seems impossible, the odds stacked against them. In the end, how far will they be willing to go for the sake of their realms and the Everlife?
The capable, confident, and occasionally ruthless heroine ofย Daughter of the Pirate Kingย is back in this action-packed sequel that promises rousing high seas adventures and the perfect dash of magic.
Alosa’s mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he’s under her orders. And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father’s justice.
When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first . . . after all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen.
Inย Daughter of the Siren Queen,ย Tricia Levenseller brings together the perfect mix of thrilling action, tense battle scenes, and a heart-pounding romance.
Meet the Naughty Princess Club: a brand new series fromย USA Todayย bestselling author Tara Sivec that introduces readers to Fairytale Lane and the hilarityโand romanceโthat ensue when three women start a new business to make it rain.
Once upon a time Cynthia was the perfect housewife. Between being the President of the PTA and keeping her home spotless without a hair (or her pearls) out of place, her life was a dream come true. Her husband was once her knight in shining armor, but now heโs run off with all their moneyโฆand the babysitter.
Dressed as a princess at the annual Halloween block party on Fairytale Lane, she meets two other โprincessesโ also facing money troubles: antique store owner Ariel and librarian Isabelle. When the women are invited to wear their costumes to a party where theyโre mistaken for strippers, Cindy, Ariel, and Belle realize that a career change could be the best way to make their money problems goย bippity-boppity-boo.
But can structured Cindy approach a stripper pole without sanitizing wipes? And could the blue-eyed anti-prince that has been crossing her path become Cindyโs happily ever after?ย At the Stroke of Midnightis a hilarious, empowering story where princesses can save themselves while slaying in stilettos.
We met in a trapped elevator.
Emmett was on his way to work, sophisticated and handsome in his tailored suit and tie.
I was on my way to the sperm bank. Awkward, right?
At thirty-five, my life hadnโt taken the path I thought it would and I was tired of waitingโI wanted a baby. And I was ready to take matters into my own hands to make it happen.
After our ill-fated elevator encounter, Emmett insisted on taking me to dinnerโhe also insisted on something elseโthat I ditch my plan involving a turkey baster and let him do the job. He would be my baby daddy. He was a wealthy and powerful CEO with little interest in diapers or playdates. And since he didnโt want kids, Iโd be on my own once his bun was in my oven, free to go my own way.
But once his baby was inside me, it was like a switch had been flipped, and I got a whole lot more than I ever bargained for.
Hannah Malone loves her new town. Despite living in Cunningham Falls for five years, sheโs still considered a โmove inโ by most of the locals, and that doesnโt bother her in the least. Sheโs the โnew girlโ, and she hasnโt regretted it for one day. This town is her sanctuary. Her home. The one place she finally fits in and feels safe after a lifetime of being different and running from the memories and a past so far away it canโt haunt her anymore.
As the newly appointed police chief, Brad Hull has the responsibility to keep his citizens safe and to maintain order. His roots in this town are deepโfive generations deep, to be exact. Cunningham Falls, Montana is his town, and being a cop and protecting whatโs his is his passion. Everythingโs running like clockwork until a sassy redheaded doctor moves in and disrupts the orderโand Bradโs focus.
Sheโs not just beautiful, funny, and strong. Hannahโs everything heโs been looking for in a woman. The chemistry is undeniable, and the heat in the bedroom is off the charts. Brad knew the minute he met Hannah that she was the one for him. Heโs tenacious in his pursuit of her. But when the past catches up with Hannah, will Brad be able to protect her and their hearts?
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Larissa Ione comes a new story in her Demonica Underworld seriesโฆ
As a special class of earthbound guardian angel called Memitim, Hawkyn is charged with protecting those whose lives are woven into the fabric of the future. His success is legendary, so when heโs given a serial killer to watch over, he sees no reason for that to change. But Hawkynโs own future is jeopardized after he breaks the rules and rescues a beautiful woman from the killerโs clutches, setting off an explosive, demonic game of cat and mouse that pits brother against brother and that wonโt end until someone dies.
Aurora Mercer is the half-wytch lone survivor of a psychopath who gets off on the sadistic torture of his victims. A psychopath whose obsessive psyche wonโt let him move on until he kills her. Now sheโs marked for death, her fate tied to that of a murdererโฆand to a sexy angel who makes her blood burn with desireโฆ
SHEโS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
Riordan Malone is more than a bodyguard. As an Elite Ops agent, heโs ripped, raged, and ready to rumbleโa true warrior, inside and out. But no war zone can compare to the battle in Roryโs heart when he lays eyes on the only woman heโs ever lovedโand thought he had lost forever. . .
HEโS EVERYTHING SHE NEEDSย
As the daughter of a crime lord, Amara Resnova has endured the cruelty of her fatherโs enemiesโand has tried to escape that world ever since. Now, she must reach out to the one man who saved her life, even if sheโs never forgiven him for breaking her heart. But Amara is tougher today than she was then. Sheโs also more desirable to Roryโand dangerous to love. Can he protect her from her fatherโs enemies without surrendering to his own passionsโฆor will love seal their fate for good?
Straitlaced freshman Zooey Cartwright has arrived at UCLA determined to have a heck of a lot more fun in college than she did in high school. Whatโs the first item on Zooeyโs agenda before classes start in two days? Losing her pesky V card. Sheโs definitely not looking for a boyfriend, so where can Zooey find the right guy to do the deed and move along without a backward glance? At a party thrown by a bunch of football players, of course.
Enter Tyler Caldwell. A beast on the field and off, cocky as heck, and often wearing T-shirts with sayings like โGodโs Gift to Womankind,โ Tyler is most definitely not boyfriend material. After a make-out session with Tyler leaves Zooey entirely unsatisfied, she is determined never to see him again. But her schedule lands her in not one but two of his classes, and it doesnโt take long before Tyler and Zooey have reached an arrangement for Tyler to teach Zooey exactly what she wants to knowโand a whole lot more she never bargained for. Can Zooey surrender her body to this bad boy without giving him her heart, too?
First the calm. Then the stormโฆ
Escaping DC during the dog days of summer is one of the smartest moves Washington metro police lieutenant Samantha Holland ever made. Beach walks arenโt quite as romantic with the Secret Service in tow, but Sam and her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano, cherish the chance to recharge and reconnectโespecially with a scandal swirling around the administration.
No sooner are they back home than a fatal drive-by shooting sets the city on edge. The teenage victim is barely older than Sam and Nickโs son, Scotty. As more deaths follow, Sam and her team play beat the clock to stop the ruthless killers. With Nick facing his greatest challengeโone that could drastically change all their lives and even end Samโs careerโwill the mounting pressure deepen or damage their bond?
A sharp psychological thriller that’s just right for fans ofย Thirteen Reasons Whyย andย Pretty Little Liars–this story will seduce, mislead, and finally, betray you.
Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she’s reinvented herself entirely. Now she’s a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. But when a girl’s body is found in the lake, Kay’s carefully constructed life begins to topple. The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt, which, as it unravels, begins to implicate suspect after suspect, until Kay herself is in the crosshairs of a murder investigation. But if Kay’s finally backed into a corner, she’ll do what it takes to survive. Because at Bates Academy, the truth is something you make…not something that happened.
Debut author Dana Mele has written a taut, sophisticated suspense novel that readers will tear through and not stop talking about.
Venus Black is a straitlaced A student fascinated by the study of astronomyโuntil the night she commits a shocking crime that tears her family apart and ignites a media firestorm. Venus refuses to talk about what happened or why, except to blame her mother. Adding to the mystery, Venusโs developmentally challenged younger brother, Leo, goes missing.
More than five years later, Venus is released from prison with a suitcase of used clothes, a fake identity, and a determination to escape her painful past. Estranged from her mother, and with her beloved brother still missing, she sets out to make a fresh start in Seattle, skittish and alone. But as new people enter her orbitโincluding a romantic interest and a young girl who seems like a mirror image of her former lost selfโold wounds resurface, and Venus realizes that she canโt find a future while sheโs running from her past.
In this gripping story, debut novelist Heather Lloyd brilliantly captures ordinary lives thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Told through a constellation of captivating voices,ย My Name Is Venus Blackexplores the fluidity of right and wrong, the pain of betrayal, and the meaning of love and family.
Five years ago, I escaped a dangerous life I had always wanted to leave. I got away. I found freedom. But it cost me the love of my life.
For five years I lived in hiding, protecting my most valuable secret while Sayer Wesley sat in prison paying for both our sins. I promised to love him forever. I promised to never leave him.
I broke my promises.
Five months ago Sayer found me.
Five weeks ago, I was forced to face my past.
Five days ago, someone took my daughter. They kidnapped her in order to make Sayer and me suffer. I will do anything to get her back. Even if that means coming clean to Sayer, letting him into my life and introducing him to our daughter.
All I wanted was to protect her from this life and now sheโs right in the middle of the chaos. Sayer is the only one that can help me. Heโs the only one that can get her back.
But it might mean losing him again.
Fifteen years ago, I met Sayer Wesley. Now I must pay the consequences for falling in love with a con man.
Love and the right timing were two things I didn’t believe in.
Love is about walking to the edge of the cliff and taking the leap together.
Timing was never on our side.
My first mistake was hooking up with my best friend.
My second came years later, when we met again, and I fell for her.
My third was letting her go, because I had to. Because a love like this wasn’t built to withstand the winds coming in our direction.
Love and timing.
I didn’t believe in either.
Then there was you . . .
He knows every play in the book. But sheโs calling the shots.
Iโm Maddox Ledger, all-star winger and the reason the Charlotte Strikers killed it in the playoffs. Yeah, the tabloids like to call me arrogant. A real hothead. All I see is a guy who plays to win. Wreaking havoc on the ice, breaking a few heartsโthatโs all just part of the game. And Iโm sure as hell not sitting on the bench.
When my teammate asks me to be in his wedding party, I canโt refuse. Lucky for me, the bridesmaid Iโm paired with is the definition of eye candy, but sheโs so much more than that. Lacey Easton is totally irresistible and she makes me want to be a better man. A glimpse of bare shoulder takes me back to a steamy, two-week Vegas tryst I canโt forget. One Iโm eager to repeat.
Suddenly our one-night stand is turning into the sequel. Still, Laceyโs keeping secrets. She doesnโt trust me. And maybe I deserve it. But I know more than she thinks I do and thereโs no chance Iโm letting her get awayโor letting another guy take what is mine. This time, Iโm playing for keeps.
The stunning conclusion to this epic love story that began with Forgetting You, Forgetting Me from International Bestselling author, Monica James.
The truth sets you free…but what happens when everything you believe in changes in the blink of an eye?
All I ever wanted was for my fiancรฉ, Samuel Stone, to remember me. And now that he does…all I want is for him to forget. Through tragedy, I found myself and who I was destined to become. But more importantly, I found who I was destined to be with.
With a single word, Saxon Stone changed my life forever. He taught me how to live again. But now that Samuel remembers and all secrets have been revealed, Iโm left to wonder which life Iโm meant to lead.
Divided by my head and my heart, Iโm torn between duty and desire. Samuel is my past while Saxon is my forever. The choice should be easy.
But love never isโฆ
Thereโs more than one way to stoke the flames of revengeโฆ
Charlotte Rowe spent the first seven years of her life in the hands of the only parents she knewโa pair of serial killers who murdered her mother and tried to shape Charlotte in their own twisted image. If only the nightmare had ended when she was rescued. Instead, her real father exploited her tabloid-ready story for fame and profitโuntil Charlotte finally broke free from her ghoulish past and fled. Just when she thinks she has buried her personal hell forever, Charlotte is swept into a frightening new ordeal. Secretly dosed with an experimental drug, sheโs endowed with a shocking new powerโbut pursued by a treacherous corporation desperate to control her.
Except from now on, if anybody is going to control Charlotte, itโs going to be Charlotte herself. Sheโs determined to use the extraordinary ability she now possesses to fight the kind of evil that shattered her lifeโby drawing a serial killer out from the shadows to face the righteous fury of a victim turned avenger.
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