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Jemima Hutton is determined to escape her old life. Her failing jewelry business, however, is making it difficult to survive--until Ben Davies offers to stock her handmade products in his guitar shop. But when Jemima learns that Ben used to be the front man of a hugely popular rock band, she can't help but wonder why he left behind an apparently successful life. And it turns out that Ben is just as curious about Jane, so no one's secrets are safe.

Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem.

Third-grader Clementine's school field trip to Plimoth Plantation leads to all kind of discoveries, from fourth grade eating rules to the source of the stink on the bus.

Laurel Ferrara wouldn't know a happy ending if she fell over it--of course her whirlwind wedding was always going to end in disaster. But it wasn't as simple as just walking away. From the moment she is summoned back to Sicily, the shivers of unease set in. The command comes from legendary billionaire Cristiano Ferrara, the husband she can't forget--but it might as well have come from the devil himself. The outrageously gorgeous Cristiano's power is a potent reminder of this Sicilian dynasty's unbreakable rule: once a Ferrara wife, always a Ferrara wife.

While cleaning a jet for entrepreneur Seth Jansen, Alexa Randall finds the strangest items: his one-year-old twins! Seth needs a temporary nanny; Alexa needs time for a one-on-one business pitch. So she says yes to an intimate stay on a lush Florida island--and yes to the man whose passion makes her question the choices she's made. Living in luxury brings back memories of the world she left behind. The babies remind her of the family she once wanted. And the nights with Seth are incomparable. This billionaire could be the man of her dreams--if he's not out of her league.

Sheikh Prince Ibrahim refuses to bow to the duty that has destroyed his family by locking away his emotions and shunning his royal responsibility. Georgie is just the kind of woman duty demands he should avoid--streetwise, troubled and not interested in being queen--exactly the challenge Ibrahim seeks. Trapped among the swirling sands, in the burning heart of the desert, Georgie finally surrenders to the brooding rebel prince--yet the law of his land decrees that she can never really be his.

A trio of faithful friends navigates the challenges of love, ex-love, and friendship.

Rebecca Isles leaves her native country of Jamaica to pursue a photography project in the United States. Bryce Richardson knows exactly what he wants: a family with the right woman. When the two meet, they share a steamy encounter that neither can forget. But before they can be together, Rebecca runs into difficulty ending things with the other man she's been seeing.

Prince Alexius of Hellenica will do anything to help his four-year-old daughter learn to speak--which is why the intensely reserved and private royal finds himself opening up to bubbly children's speech therapist Dottie Richards. Dottie is a breath of fresh air in the palace, and motherless Zoe blossoms in her care--as does the reluctant attraction Alex feels toward his new employee! Behind her cheerful smiles Dottie guards her own heart fiercely, but it's never been in so much danger as from this cool prince with his dark, molten eyes.

Sebastian Hunter has shown his last hand at the card table. Nights once spent womanizing and gambling are now spent in the dark shadows of Blackloch Hall, staring out onto the wild windswept Scottish moors. That is, until the mysterious Phoebe Allardyce--his mother's new and far-too-pretty companion--interrupts his brooding. After catching her thieving, the master of the house has no choice but to keep a close eye on this provocative little temptress.