Ein Cupcake-Bäcker aus Leidenschaft – und eine Künstlerin mit einer Leidenschaft für Cupcakes ... Als die Künstlerin Emily einen vielversprechenden Auftrag erhält, traut sie ihren Augen nicht: Ihr neuer Boss ist ausgerechnet ihr ehemaliger Highschool-Schwarm Ryan. Wie sich herausstellt, ist er noch immer extrem süß, und inzwischen nicht mehr nur der weltbeste Cupcake-Bäcker, sondern auch Inhaber des Bubbly Baker in New York. Emily soll für Ryan die Dekoration für eine große Firmen-Halloweenparty gestalten – und weiß, dass sie sich dabei auf keinen Fall von seinem verführerischen Grinsen und perfekten Körper ablenken lassen sollte. Denn aus zu viel Süßem kann schnell etwas Sündiges werden ... Die prickelnde romantische Komödie »His Treat – Sündiger Genuss« von USA Today-Bestseller-Autorin Penelope Bloom ist eine süße Versuchung der besonderen Art. Romantisch, witzig und verboten sexy! Penelope Bloom war Lehrerin an einer Highschool, bevor sie ihren Job an den Nagel hängte, um sich ganz dem Schreiben zu widmen. Inzwischen ist sie eine erfolgreiche USA-Today-, Washington Post- und Amazon Kindle-Bestsellerautorin. Ihre Romane »His Banana« und »Her Cherry« haben sich in zahlreiche Länder verkauft. Sie lebt mit ihrem Mann und zwei kleinen Töchtern in Florida.
Sebastian St. James needed an ego check in the worst way. All my instincts screamed "run" the moment we met. The instructions were unclear, so I ran after him. I slapped him. Then I gave him the tongue lashing of a lifetime. And then... well, he locked the door and returned the favor. Mission gloriously failed, if you asked me. We both agreed to part ways like adults. No strings. No attachments. Except I couldn't stand that he'd been able to walk away so easily. So I did the only reasonable thing I could. I threw coffee in his face a few months later at his book signing. I escaped security over a fence and broke my fall with my face. Before I knew it, I was recovering in Sebastian's mansion. Then he offered me a job watching his cat and staying in his house. I wish I could say I stared into his dreamy eyes and told him to bite me. But I needed the job more than I wanted to admit. So now I'm bunked with an obnoxiously attractive roommate. A roommate I somehow want to strangle and straddle at the same time. But there's nothing to worry about. Sebastian "doesn't do relationships." All he does is brood, glower, and boss me around. And just when I think I've put up the perfect walls, the plot (and my waistline) thickens... I'm pregnant, and the baby's probably going to come out with cute little horns and a pitchfork. A full-length enemies-to-lovers, secret baby romance loaded with laugh-out-loud moments, crackling chemistry, and a lovable heroine who would look the devil in the eyes and make him say "please". The jaded millionaire grump meets his match when his mischievous cat-sitter drags him kicking and grumbling to his Happily Ever After.
I'll admit it. I messed up. Mistake #1: Asking Peter Barnidge for a job.Mistake #2: Accepting his offer instead of throwing it in his face like I planned.Mistake #3: In the interest of stopping before #99, I'll pretend the only other mistake was withholding one, tiny little nugget of truth during my interview. Peter Barnidge... Where do I even start? How about that after my first day working for Mr. Superstar International Bestselling Author, his name became my favorite kid-friendly cursing substitute. Stub a toe? Peter Barnidge it! Bank account is overdrawn? Son of a Barnidge! And when I realized I was falling for my boss? Well, what the Barnidge?I wish it was easier to just plain hate him, instead of the twisted, confusing blend of hatred and attraction I feel. But he's the bad kind of attractive. Dark with a side of smoldering heat. The kind of hot that makes me want to do that Catholic cross thing every time I look at him, because one glance takes my brain straight to a world of sin.Speaking of sin... I also lied a little during my interview. But I'm a single mom and I'd do anything to provide for my daughter, even if it meant keeping one tiny little secret. Unfortunately, even small secrets have a way of growing over time. I think it's only a matter of time before he finds out, and somehow, I don't think he's going to be happy when he does.
His package ended up inside my box. Calm down, perv. My mailbox.As soon as I saw what was inside, I knew two things: It belonged to my hot neighbor, and he had a dirty secret. Normally, I was more of a cat person. As in, if I had to choose who lives,
My new boss likes rules, but there's one nobody dares to break... No touching his banana. Seriously. The guy is like a potassium addict. Of course, I touched it. If you want to get technical, I actually put it in my mouth. I chewed it up, too... I even swallowed. I know. Bad, bad, girl. Then I saw him, and believe it or not, choking on a guy's banana does not make the best first impression. I should backtrack a little here. Before I ever touched a billionaire
Yes, Sir."Two simple words changed my life.One night. Complete surrender. Total submission.That was supposed to be it, but there's one complication,I'm pregnant, and he has no idea. JayceShe was like a bird with a broken wing... something small and delicate that wandered into my club, completely out of place and completely beautiful. One look and I knew I had to have her. I wanted to make her mine, to protect her, to claim her.All these years and I have never taken a submissive, but that's about to change. I'll teach her how sweet surrender can taste, and I'll show her how a real man treats a woman. She'll learn that she'll never feel as free or alive as when she's cuffed and bound, completely at my mercy.MylieI'd sworn off dominant men, locked away my need for submission. I'd given my trust to one too many men who abused it, and all I wanted was to move on. To heal.But one look at Jayce and I knew I'd never met a true dominant before. He radiated power and command. He carried the promise of something better--something real. For just one night, I gave him what I thought I'd never give again: my submission. I let him take me and dominate me. I let him shatter my world with the heat of his body and the brush of his lips on my ear as he whispered the words that were my undoing. "You're mine, princess." But he bound me in more ways than one that night. I'm pregnant, and he has no idea. *As always, this is a totally SAFE, full length standalone book with a happily ever after, no cheating, and plenty of steam. Bonus content included.*
Everything went wrong when I trimmed his bush. And no, it's not what you're thinking. I'm a professional.The client hired me to trim a bush in his garden for a party.I accidentally turned it into something that rhymes with "a big rock and walls".Imagine my surprise when the art world decides it's a masterpiece.Were my raging hormones the cause of my bush sculpting blunder? I mean, who would blame me if they were? After meeting Harry Barnidge for the first time, my brain went straight to cavewoman mode. There were undignified fantasies of being bashed over the head and carried off to a cave, a significant loss of vocabulary, and maybe even a little drooling.But I can't focus on that. On him I need this job to make my little sister's dreams come true. Until now, I've managed to screw everything in my professional and personal life up, but I'm determined to make this work.So when Mr. Heartstopper offers to help me manage my accidental art career, it's impossible to say no.It's like the old saying goes. If you erect it, they will come. Or something like that.HarryI was done with relationships, until her. The new gardener took everything I knew and flipped it upside down. And once I saw her bush? Well, that was when I knew she was something special.Women have tried a lot of things to get my attention, but Nell's bush has to be the boldest method. I mean, there was the direct approach, and then there was turning a ten-foot bush into... that.So of course, I asked her out. And when the biggest art critic in the country declared her bush a work of art, I offered to become her agent... even if my specialty was books.Now I just have to convince her that I want more than our professional relationship. No matter the cost. Even when my biggest rival wants to steal her from under me and threatens to ruin me if I tell the truth about him.
In the early years of the century the Blakeney children live in conditions of benign neglect at Edenhall in Somerset. Joined by the German and American branches of the family and the young Blooms from the village, they roam the hills and valleys of the Quantocks, free of supervision. Their magic circle is broken by tragedy until they discover a holy well in the woods, the eye of heaven. The boys are finally sent away to school, leaving Teddie to her painting and her sister Sidonie's disruptive presence. Sidonie is sent away in disgrace time and again and finds herself stranded in Germany in 1914. Throughout the long, hot summer of 1914, loving one man and loved by another, Teddie plays a dangerous game. The German cousins are professional soldiers. The American cousins are at Edenhall as the clouds of war gather. The Blakeney sons are keen to do their bit. Will the magic circle and precious family ties be fractured by the coming war? Can love survive the conflict?
Pruning is essential to keeping trees, shrubs, and other plants healthy and beautiful. Not only does pruning keep plants from getting unwieldy and large, it also allows light and air to reach more branches, encourages fruit and blossom growth, removes diseased branches, and adds structural strength to plants. But many homeowners and gardeners feel overwhelmed by pruning. When is the right time to prune? How much should be removed? What's the difference between pinching and heading back? What tools should be used? How can a homeowner ensure that pruning ultimately enhances -- and doesn't harm -- the plant? For all these questions and more, The Pruning Answer Book has the answer. Written by two highly respected garden writers with years of experience in providing pruning advice, this book is sure to become a tool as essential as the pruning shears themselves. With clear, concise advice, a browsable format, a friendly tone, and how-to illustrations, the book provides everything a homeowner needs to safely achieve attractive, long-lasting, and healthy plants. The latest in Storey's enormously popular Answer Book series, The Pruning Answer Book demystifies the subject, helping even novices successfully prune a variety of woody plants -- flowering trees, fruit and nut trees, shrubs, brambles, evergreens, vines, and groundcovers. Homeowners will feel as if they have a master arborist by their side, helping them bring out the best in their greenery.
The Gates of Heaven begins the day after war has been declared. With war fever raging, Giles Blakeney sets about forming the Vale of Eden Yeomanry. Daniel Bloom and his friends enlist in a Pals Battalion. Teddie and Clemmie begin nursing and Lady Mae turns Edenhall into a convalescent home. Will is in France looking for runaway, Sidonie. She does not wish to be found but finds salvation in an unusual way. Teddie loves Sigi but with anti-German feelings high, all must be hidden. Hugo is in France with the BEF, followed by the Blakeney boys and Daniel Bloom. The German cousins, Sigi and Hansie, already soldiers are in France too. Teddie and Clemmie go to France to nurse as battles take their toll. Sidonie's problems seem insoluble and, she alienates those who try to help her.The war ends and the survivors gather at Edenhall. Can Edenhall work its magic? Teddie wants only to turn the clock back to the summer of 1914 before the gates of heaven opened wide for the stream of humanity passing through.
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