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Tempted at Every Turn
by Robyn DehartProper, sensible Willow Mabson will do anything to protect her family. So when she finds out that James Sterling--a dashing, arrogant aristocrat working for Scotland Yard--suspects her mother in a recent murder, Willow will do whatever's necessary . . . even solve the case herself! Of course, this will bring her into a most uncomfortable proximity with the very tantalizing Mister Sterling. And try as she might, she finds resisting him her most difficult challenge. James has always preferred gritty crime scenes to elegant balls. And he can immediately deduce that straight-laced, whip-smart--and exceedingly delectable--Willow isn't your average vapid, shallow socialite. He longs to release her carefully restrained sensuality and tempt her into losing control. But James doesn't count on risking his own heart in the process.
Tempted by Innocence
by Lyn RandalDiego Castillo was a man born to power and wealth. But he had left the things of the world behind. Truly repentant of the sins of his past, he dedicated his life to God and prayed for forgiveness. He had found a measure of peace in a tropical paradise, until Lady Celeste Rochester arrived! Her beauty ravaged his dreams and tormented his waking hours. Diego would escort the lady back to Spain, and to all the grandeur of his former life. How hard would it be to resist her captivating charms?
Tempted in the Night (Night Slayer #3)
by Robin T. PoppFor Jessica Winslow, the only good vampire is a staked vampire. Driven by revenge, the fiery brunette takes insane risks to destroy the undead wherever she finds them. Now she pursues her most fiendish target ever and finds herself competing with the razor-sharp street smarts of a dangerously seductive man. Detective John Boehler has no problem dealing with vampires, not even the city's newest bloodsucker, a notorious serial killer John had failed to bring to justice. He does have a problem with the attractive vampire-hunter recklessly following the murderer's trail. But when John falls prey to a power he could never have predicted, Jessica must tempt his now all-consuming hunger and taste her own uncontrollable desire.
Tempting (Buchanans #4)
by Susan MalleryAfter three romantic flame-outs in a year and a restaurant career going nowhere, Dani Buchanan needs a fresh start. She goes looking for her biological father, but never expects to find a senator running for president. As his long-lost "love child," Dani could seriously derail the election-something his handsome campaign manager Alex Canfield isn't going to let happen. Dani isn't about to let Alex run her life, no matter how tempting she finds him-and Alex isn't going to allow Dani to melt his cynicism, no matter how close he has to get. The last thing either of them wants is love, especially with scandals brewing and family trouble on the way. But Dani and Alex are forced to trust each other, and when trust turns to passion, the potential for disaster is only a tabloid scandal away.
Tempting Evil (Riley Jenson Guardian #3)
by Keri ArthurPraise for Keri Arthur: 'Keri Arthur's imagination and energy infuse everything she writes with zest' Charlaine Harris. 'Keri Arthur skillfully mixes her suspenseful plot with heady romance in her thoroughly enjoyable alternate reality Melbourne' Kim Harrison.
Tempting The Prince
by Patricia GrassoBestselling author Patricia Grasso's spellbinding new novel blends breathtaking passion and peril into an unforgettable romantic adventure as a prince engages in a game of deception to win the woman he loves. . . Beautiful Belle Flambeau relishes her independence even as she dreams of a family of her own. When a vicious attack leaves her with an ugly scar, Belle retreats from society, her hopes of love and courtship dashed. Yet the darkly handsome, wounded stranger who seeks shelter on her property seems intent on proving otherwise, beginning a seduction that is slow, delicious, and utterly scandalous. . . Prince Mikhail Kazanov wants--nay, needs--a loving, nurturing wife, not one of the shallow, empty-headed fortune hunters vying for his attentions. Drawn to Belle, Mikhail uses subterfuge to woo her. But though their heated attraction explodes into sensual bliss, the truth drives Belle away--and into danger's path. Now, as an enemy makes his violent intentions known, Mikhail must find a way to win Belle's trust again. For with their love--and her life--at stake, he cannot afford to fail. . .
Tempting the Prince
by Patricia GrassoBeautiful Belle Flambeau relishes her independence even as she dreams of a family of her own. When a vicious attack leaves her with an ugly scar, Belle retreats from society, her hopes of love and courtship dashed. Yet the darkly handsome, wounded stranger who seeks shelter on her property seems intent on proving otherwise, beginning a seduction that is slow, delicious, and utterly scandalous . . . Prince Mikhail Kazanov wants - nay, needs - a loving, nurturing wife, not one of the shallow, empty-headed fortune hunters vying for his attentions. Drawn to Belle, Mikhail uses subterfuge to woo her. But though their heated attraction explodes into sensual bliss, the truth drives Belle away - and into danger's path. Now, as an enemy makes his violent intentions known, Mikhail must find a way to win Belle's trust again. For with their love - and her life - at stake, he cannot afford to fail . . .
Texan for the Holidays
by Victoria ChancellorChristmas Cheer In A Small Texas TownNo sooner has Scarlett, a hairstylist from Atlanta, Georgia, shouted, California, here I come! than her clunker of a car breaks down. There are worse places to be stranded than Brody's Crossing, especially when hunky local James Brody is dying to show her how they celebrate the holidays in their quaint Texas town. James can't believe this far-out redhead was planning on spending Christmas without her family. Especially when family means so much to him--it's why he moved back home. He knows there's no way he can keep a big-city girl in a place like this for long. . . but can he keep her here long enough to explore the feelings growing between them?Maybe so, because even though Scarlett promised herself she'd be in Los Angeles by the New Year, she's becoming more Texan by the minute!
Texas Baby
by Kathleen O'BrienClayton Creek ranch was the scene of a Texas-sized engagement party -- until a gate-crasher stunned everyone with the news she was pregnant with Chase Clayton IV's child. The father-to-be was the most astonished of all, since he'd never laid eyes on lovely Josie Whitford, much less taken her to bed. But he didn't have the heart to blame Josie for ruining the party or embarrassing his fiancée -- not after he realized she'd been tricked by a callous impostor. Now, working with Josie to track down the man using his name, Chase tries to ignore a new and even more shocking suspicion: Was he about to marry the wrong woman?
Texas Gun Smoke
by Joanna WayneHer gallant cowboy rode to the rescue and welcomed her to his Lone Star empire. Miles from home Jaclyn Macgregor was left for dead. Right square in Collingsworth country. She was a Louisiana spitfire--and her tenacity was all that kept her alive. Targeted by the most powerful mavens of Texas society, Jaclyn encountered the one man who had all the resources to play their games. Bart Collingsworth had an oil-rich empire to command, but he'd never met a girl like Jaclyn, let alone brought one back to the ol' homestead. As much as she resisted his help, cowboy honor was an inescapable fact of life in Texas. One too many girls had disappeared recently--victims of too much money and too much influence--and Bart wouldn't let this one slip through his fingers. And he'd do just about anything to make Jaclyn a permanent part of his world. . .
Texas Princess
by Jodi ThomasEver since he defended the Whispering Mountain Ranch as a boy, Tobin McMurray vowed to steer clear of outsiders. But something about Liberty Mayfield has made it impossible to keep his distance. Every minute spent with the vulnerable beauty has left him hungering for something he swore he'd never have-a wife and a family. Unfortunately, the woman who's ignited his desire is about to marry another man.
Texas Tender
by Leigh GreenwoodA quintessential romance of the Old West, complete with rustlers, land grabbers, frustrated lovers, and a hard-riding cowboy hero.
The Accidental Mistress
by Tracy Anne WarrenHe will expose her masquerade, but she will expose his heart. To escape an arranged marriage, spirited Lily Bainbridge has staged her own death, and, disguised as a boy, she fled to London and a life of freedom. Yet her plans to live masquerade as an independent widow are thwarted by an encounter with a powerful and dangerously attractive marquis who wants to make her his mistress. Lily is afraid that if she gives him her innocence, he’ll steal her heart. Having agreed to a marriage of convenience to honor his family duty, Ethan Andarton, the Marquis of Vessey, has no intention of abandoning his rakish ways. Then fate intervenes in the guise of an impetuous young lady–a woman bold enough to scheme her way to London, who tempts him with her mystery and her sensuality. Kiss after kiss, caress after tender caress, Ethan vows to discover all of Lily’s hidden secrets. For beneath the layers of her clever ruse lies a burning passion that will ignite a tempestuous love neither of them can deny.
The Adultery Diet
by Eva CassadyCheat on your husband, not on your diet! Eva Cassady is stuck in a marriage that's completely lost its luster. She's even envious of her twenty-year-old daughter, living la vie Parisienne (complete with les condoms) in France for a year. Somewhere inside, Eva knows she's still a woman with dreams and desires -- but her whole dull, status-quo existence can be summed up by the tyrannical numbers on her bathroom scale. At 176 pounds, is she just one more invisible, middle-aged woman who will never inspire lust in a man again? Then fickle fortune -- via her job -- puts Eva back in touch with Michael Foresman, her passionate lover one unforgettable college spring break. Michael seems interested in meeting up and rekindling some old sparks, but she can't possibly let him see her the way she looks now. With reborn fantasies burning through her blood, Eva starts dieting and exercising like a woman possessed by passion. With the pounds dropping away, Eva feels as if twenty years have rolled back as well. She feels young, sexy, desirable and when Michael arrives, he obviously agrees. So now Eva has to make a choice. When a diet promises to change your life, just how big a change do you really want to make? To every woman who has ever craved a spoonful of ice cream or agonized over the mine fields of romance, this book is for you. It's witty, it's wonderful, it's smart and perceptive. The Adultery Diet is a light-hearted but emotionally honest look at life, love, letting go... and, of course, losing weight.
The Adventures of V
by Teresa ThomasCrystal Lilly spent her youth roaming the world as a government agent, adventuress, and lover extraordinaire, but after being captured and held for three days by her enemies, she finds herself questioning what the rest of her life will be like. Unable to face her future, having lost her nerve and trying to escape the government's hold over her, she hunts down what she thinks will be her final villain.Marshal Verge is a private detective at the end of his career. Life and mystery have let him down. He's seen and done it all, and there's nothing new left for him. Only an anonymous letter draws him out of his funk and back to the hunt.When Crystal and Verge meet at the Mitchell Parks Hotel's front desk, it sets off a string of adventures where danger, humor, adversaries, love, and sexual tensions wait around every corner and threaten to overrun them both.
The Agency
by D. J. ManlyAmanda has found two new men at The Agency and is just getting used to having them in her home when Chase, Jordon, and Scott all show up on her doorstep. Sit back and enjoy the fireworks in The Agency, Book 4 of D.J. Manly's erotic romance series, Amusing Amanda. Amanda is alone. Chase is gone, living with her brother Jordon in New York. It's time to go back to the Agency and find some new entertainment.Ramsay is young and sweet with surprisingly substantial assets, and Hunter, raised in Jamaica, is a delicious alpha male who Amanda insists on having. Shortly after these two come to stay, though, things get complicated. First, Ramsay and Hunter's animosity toward each other hints of a complicated history. Next, a despondent Scott suddenly shows up on the doorstep, sans Ciel. To top it off, Chase and Jordon arrive for Jordon's birthday, and Chase discovers, much to his chagrin, that Jordon and Scott had "met" years before.The Agency introduces two delicious new characters, Ramsay and Hunter, and brings Scott, Ciel, Chase, and Jordon back home again. The Agency promises hot sex, beautiful men, passion, and heartbreak. Don't miss the fireworks!Content: M/M; brief menage scene (M/M/M); bondage
The Albanian
by Donna MazzaRosa is a young woman from a small, country town in Australia who longs for mystery, adventure, and the exotic. She is fatally attracted to a romantic image of Eastern Europe, arriving alone in Dubrovnik in the months before the implosion of the old Yugoslavia. Rosa has no idea of the politics, yet she ends up dangerously drawn into a relationship with a young Albanian on his path to becoming a political refugee. Unable to tease apart destiny, reality, and fantasy, she becomes a captive of her heart and the excitement and danger of the unknown.
The Amalfi Bride
by Ann MajorThe beauty of Italy's Amalfi Coast made Regina Tomei throw caution to the wind- and spend the night in the arms of a gorgeous stranger. Except Nico Romano is actually a prince- heir to a monarchy, destined to marry a woman of royal blood.Regina has no illusions that a working-class American like herself could fit into his world of power, palazzos and paparazzi. Their passionate affair must end when her vacation does. But Regina leaves Italy with more than just memories-she's carrying Nico's baby!
The Angel and the Outlaw
by Kathryn AlbrightHe wants her as his bride, but the law wants him!No one asks the dark, brooding stranger about his past. People gossip, but daren't question. He and his young daughter live alone--and that's the way Stuart Taylor wants. . . needs it to stay. When the spirited new schoolteacher, Rachel Houston, is touched by Stuart's shy little girl, who's never uttered a word, everything starts to change. Stuart's surly manner doesn't worry Rachel--she can see the vulnerability hidden in the depths of his blue eyes. She's convinced there's more to the rugged, handsome stranger's story. But when the truth comes out, has Rachel the courage to stand by her man?
The Apollonides Mistress Scandal
by Tessa RadleyScandals, lies and vengeance. How dare the woman he'd thrown out of his bed show her face to him again? Her memory gone, Gemma Allen was seeking answers to her past. And so Greek tycoon Angelo Apollonides delighted in reminding his former mistress of their love affair's every moment. But in his quest to avenge Gemma's betrayal, Angelo uncovered more than just a startling new passion. The woman in his arms wasn't his former mistress. She was her revenge-seeking twin!
The Arrangement
by Suzanne ForsterAlison Fairmont Villard wakes in a hospital bed with a face she doesn't recognize and a husband she doesn't know. Andrew Villard, a self-made millionaire, has a bright future but a shadowy past. When he tells Alison the details of their life together, she has no choice but to believe him-and to accept the shocking proposal he offers.It isn't just the partial amnesia that Alison suffers. She has her own terrifying secrets that can't be entrusted to anyone, even Andrew. Even the police suspect he was behind Alison's near fatal accident aboard his yacht and were ready to charge him with murder before her body was found, battered on the razor-sharp coral reefs.When the veil of amnesia lifts, it's too late. Alison is caught in a web of her own making. And now an FBI agent with a personal vendetta is about to blow the lid off her deadly marriage of convenience.
The Art Of Seduction
by Katherine O'NealMason Caldwell is not who she claims to be. For one thing, she is alive and well. As a masquerade her life is a masterpiece. And only Richard Garrett has the power to expose the truth. . . The Art Of Seduction Frustrated by the world's indifference to her haunting, sensual paintings, Mason Caldwell boldly fakes her own death. The results are as brilliant as the colors imbuing her art. Now disguised as her surviving "sister" Amy, Mason enjoys the fruits of her deception--fame, wealth, and entry into the glittering halls of haute Paris. It's a perfect deceit until art expert Richard Garrett enters the picture. For something about the Mason Caldwell myth doesn't sit right with him, and he intends to uncover the truth. . .if a shadowy past or his own heart doesn't betray him. But a woman of Mason's talents isn't easily undone, and a dangerous game of truths and lies can reveal hidden desires, igniting a passion beyond their control...
The Art of French Kissing
by Kristin HarmelHow do you say, 'So many men, so little time,' in French? Well, Emma Sullivan can always figure that out later. The point is -- she's in Paris! Which would be great, except that she's stuck doing public relations for one of the hottest -- and craziest -- rock stars on the planet. Making things worse is Gabriel Francoeur, the sexy and stubborn reporter who refuses to believe her when she tells him that her client was just playing Go Fish in that hotel room with all those scantily-clad girls.... But Emma will always have Paris. The City of Light, of romance, of high fashion and of unfathomable varieties of cheese. If a girl can't reinvent herself here, there's no hope! It's time to leave the old Emma Sullivan behind and become someone courageous, exciting, successful. The type of girl who, when faced with a reporter who won't stop asking questions, knows just what to do. After all, they don't call it French kissing for nothing!
The Australian's Housekeeper Bride (Wedlocked! #81)
by Lindsay ArmstrongRhiannon Fairfax believes everything shouldbe calm and orderly. And she's made a careerout of ensuring that other people's livesare perfect.Then billionaire Lee Richardson hires her.Stormy, complex and autocratic, he needs awife-and he wants Rhiannon! Swept out ofher sensible shoes, Rhiannon agrees. But assecrets begin to emerge, she wonders if shecan trust her new husband....
The Automatic 2nd Date
by Victorya Michaels RogersFor women who long for serious commitment in a relationship, the harsh reality is that if they can't get a man to call them back for a second date, they will be doomed to a life of single-date relationships with no "till death do us part." Dating expert, Victorya Michaels Rogers, author of Finding a Man Worth Keeping, tells how in this book she went from no dates to being pursued by an Academy Award winner, a rock star, a gospel singer, a preacher, an athlete, and more--until she found the man she decided was worth keeping. Rogers has dating down to a science, and shares her expertise in sure-fire, guaranteed-to-work secrets. And the best part is that these secrets work for any single woman at any age--secrets that will teach readers how to: Evaluate her own personal plusses and minuses and learn how to enhance her finest qualities while minimizing negatives. Find eligible men, even involving friends and family in her search Flirt just enough to get him to come over and ask her out Charm her way through her first phone call Dress for the first date Establish rapport and relax in the first fifteen minutes of her first date Keep the first-date conversation all about him so she can (1) see if he matches her "wish list" and (2) keep him interested in his favorite subject--himself. Use body language, gestures, and vocal tone to communicate just what she wants him to know Flatter a man with believable, genuine compliments Know how far to go on the first date Let him down easy if there's no "spark" Not to scare him off by being too pushy Rogers has discovered the secrets to finding and keeping the man of your dreams and has proven that her methods work. She went on dates with more than one hundred men in eighteen months, 98 percent of whom asked her out for a second date. Written for women, by a woman who practiced what she preaches, this book is guaranteed to teach women how to transform their repeat-date ratio.