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"The perfect escape!...You can't go wrong with Caridad Pineiro."-RaeAnne Thayne, USA Today bestselling author An offer that's impossible to accept... Maggie Sinclair has tried everything to save her family's business, including mortgaging their beloved beach house on the Jersey shore. But now, she's out of options. The Sinclair and Pierce families have been neighbors and enemies for almost thirty years. That hasn't stopped Owen Pierce from crushing on Maggie, and he's determined to invest in her success.

They're wrong for each other, for all the right reasons... Lord Randolph Gresham has come to London for one reason only-to find a suitable wife. Verity Sinclair may be intelligent, beautiful, and full of spirit, but her father knows a secret about Randolph that makes her entirely unsuitable as his bride. Not right for him at all, never, not a chance. Verity knows that Lord Randolph lives in a country parish, and she wants nothing more than to escape to town.

Captain Robert Ashton, Earl of Darington, knows finding a bride in London will not be easy-not since he has been notoriously dubbed as the "Pirate Earl". What he didn't expect was to get abducted-and to have his escape go horribly awry when an innocent lady gets caught in the crossfire. Amateur physician Emma St. James is on her way to meet her betrothed when she is rescued by an injured gentleman. Despite her shock after discovering he is the Pirate Earl, Emma feels drawn to the man who saved her life.

Third in Ashlyn Chase's light paranormal romance series featuring hot dragon shifters. No one would believe that lovely Lt. Kristine Scott of the NY Fire Department is an actual dragon, but there's no denying the flames that ignite when she meets firefighting phoenix shifter Jayce Fierro. One Boston Phoenix + One New York Dragon = Scorching Heat You think it's tough being a dragon' It's a piece of cake compared to being a phoenix shifter. Dragon shifters just have to worry about accidentally setting their stuff (or a loved one) on fire.

"Vivid and charming."-CHARLAINE HARRIS, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series Injured in the line of duty, His orders are simple: Stay alive. But when a frightened woman bursts into his life, Hugh and his K9 companion have no choice but to risk everything to keep her safe. The sole witness to a horrific crime, Kaylee Ramay flees to the Colorado Rockies to start a new life. There she becomes Grace, a dog kennel employee desperately trying to avoid attention-especially from dangerously attractive K9 Officer Hugh Murdoch.

They said she was going to be my ruin... Then let her ruin me. Caleb Lockhart has everything-wealth, adoration, a brilliant future. Until a chance encounter with a siren in a red dress changes everything. Until he meets the woman he dubs Red. Veronica Strafford's past makes it hard for her to trust anyone. Now, kicked out of her apartment, she reluctantly accepts Caleb's offer for a place to stay. Caleb feels intensely drawn to Veronica. And, for the first time in his life, he really wants something-someone. Too bad Veronica's heart might just be the one thing Caleb can't win.

"Linda Broday's heroes step right out of her books and into your heart."-JODI THOMAS, New York Times bestselling author He'll do whatever it takes To keep them safe Duel McClain has lost everything he's ever loved: his wife, his son, his sense of self. But when a strange twist of fate-and a poker game he'll never forget-leaves an innocent little girl in his care, Duel vows to defend his new family to his very last breath. If only he knew a single thing about taking care of babies...

No wolf is safe in USA Today bestseller Terry Spear's new installment of the SEAL Wolf series. Never be so foolish as to fall for the enemy... Special wolf agent Jillian Matthews has joined the jaguar-run United Shifter Force to track down a deadly criminal. She's even willing to work with PI Vaughn Greystroke-until the hot, growly SEAL wolf makes the mistake of getting in her way. Naturally, she shoots him. Who could blame her' Vaughn Greystroke has always worked alone.

The rules are simple: Never speak to outsiders. Never yearn for something more. And never, ever seek the pleasure of a stolen kiss...or a whispered promise that with him, she can finally be free. Abby Merkley has been a member of the Church of the Apocalyptic Faith since she was a child, and there's no way out...until her darkly handsome, brooding neighbor defies the rules and takes her into the safety of his arms. He should frighten her, but everything inside Abby thrills at Luc Stanek's rough manners and shockingly gentle touch.

First in a fresh contemporary romance series from award-winning debut author Debbie Burns. Every heart has a forever home. Megan Anderson loves the animals at her no-kill shelter. She'll do anything for them-even go toe-to-toe with a handsome man who's in way over his head. She'll help him sort out his troubles, but getting too close to an adorable puppy's human counterpart' Been there, done that, got burned. When Craig Williams arrived at the local shelter for help, he didn't expect a fiery young woman to blaze into his life.