Desperate for the freedom and respect that her wealth, privilege, and beauty cannot buy, Augusta Featherstone undertakes a desperate gamble by arranging for her own abduction, but her captor is a mysterious stranger with his own dangerous agenda.
When the good citizens of Half Moon Bay, California, whispered of scandals and sex, the name on their lips was Jessie Flood... They said she was common as dirt, but why did a multimillionaire ask her to marry him? They said she had a child whose true father remained a mystery. Now she's newly widowed, set for life with a vast inheritance. But her past is shrouded in secrets. Until Luc Warnecke comes back into her world... For years, Luc and Jessie were bound by love and lies, hatred and betrayal. But even as they face each other as dire enemies, they cannot deny the powerful hunger that has always driven them together. Now Luc is back to get what Jessie owes him: The truth about her past. Cold cash. And hot, sensual passion. They're all the sweetest revenge. And they're all positively... shameless.
His famous art photographs captured women at their most emotional, their most vulnerable. But was Nick Montera really a man of such seductive power? He was accused of a crime of passion, of enticing a model to reveal her most intimate secrets - and then making her his prey...Psychologist Leigh Rappaport knew she should keep her professional distance from a man like Nick. But since their first encounter, she was overwhelmed with a hungry desire she had never felt before - and fascinated by this complicated, mysterious man. Now Leigh is drawn into a riveting case that will unmask Nick's true nature - and she finds herself taking a chance on the most dangerous kind of love...
L.A.'s rich and powerful rely on Lane Chandler's company, The Private Concierge, to anticipate their every whim...and to guarantee unparalleled discretion. But then one of Lane's celebrity patrons is found murdered in the most undignified manner imaginable. In rapid succession, three other prominent clients become embroiled in separate scandals, thanks to what looks like a security breach of TPC's communications systems. As word gets out, clients drop Lane like last week's gossip. She's bent on keeping TPC's name out of the papers, but when former police officer Rick Bayless starts nosing around, she has more to worry about than bad PR. Rick knows about Lane's shadowy past, and he's certain she's hiding new secrets. With no other options, Lane must face a dangerous conspirator who knows more about her every move than she does.
When a whisper of silk and the promise of lace is deliciously... Surrender to your fantasies. Submit to the pleasures of cool satin caressing warm flesh. Succumb to the arousing touch of lace, exposing every private need. Yield to the tender strokes and wicked ways of a secret lover. Thrill to the luxury of absolute abandon. Now, in these four scintillating bedtime stories, four acclaimed authors invite you to drop every inhibition, fulfill every appetite, and indulge in the silken desires of your wildest and most sinful dreams...
Sophie Weston was young and impressionable when she married Jay Babcock, a rich man with a wild heart. Her passion suddenly turned to pain when her new husband vanished without a trace. She sees something different in his eyes, and she wonders: is this mystery man truly her husband, her lover or a deadly stranger?
When forensic sketch artist Jennifer Nash is called in by the Seattle police department to work with a possible witness to one of a series of kidnappings, she is paired with ex-flame Russ Sadler.
At an exclusive California prep school,four young girls form a bond that willendure over two decades—a bond builton secrets, scandal and murder…a bondabout to be broken. Mattie, a federal judge…Breeze, a wealthyentrepreneur…and Jane, the first lady of theUnited States, have all enjoyed a meteoric rise tosuccess since their days at the Rowe Academyfor Girls. But now the truth behind the suicide oftheir friend Ivy and the murder of theirheadmistress twenty years ago is no longersafely hidden. The man imprisoned for the murder hasbeen exonerated, and a true crime reporteris relentlessly pursuing a loose thread in thedecades-old cover-up, one that threatens tounravel the women’s pact of silence. Butnone of them anticipated the twisted depthsof the secrets about to be exposed—or howthe truth could shatter all their lives.
Alison 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.
Sasha McCleod was trouble--and Marc Renaud knew it! The studio had overruled him, insisting he direct her in the masquerade of a lifetime--she was to double for the star who'd fled his comeback film before it was finished. But when Sasha learned that keeping the secret meant sharing a Malibu beach house with the impossible, irresistible Frenchman, she felt a thrill of fear. Would the sparks that flashed between them explode in a firestorm of furious passion? When they rehearsed a love scene of wild abandon, Sasha revealed the vulnerability he'd seen behind her fire and pride, making him long to master her with primitive, powerful desire. Marc embraced her with savage tenderness, his hands burning her skin, but when his heartbreaking anguish seared her soul, she demanded his trust--and the secret that kept him from giving his heart. Could the cleansing fire of Sasha's fierce love heal the wounds that time could not?" -- Back cover.
Suzanne Forster has become one of romance's brightest stars, and her new novel, Wild Child, reunites adversaries who share a tangled past--and for whom an old spark of conflict will kindle into a dangerously passionate blaze. Set in Oregon, the story has Case D'Angelo returning to her home town to even the score with Blake Wheeler and to set him straight about the woman she'd become.
Someone in greater Los Angeles is stalking stalkers, luring them to their deaths by posing as the perfect victim. The press calls this mystery woman the Femme Fatale - while the entire country plays guessing games about her identity. Ace homicide detective R. Scott Walker already has a prime suspect - a woman who, on the surface, is a paragon of virtue. Carlie Bishop is the daughter of a US Supreme Court Justice, and the author of a runaway bestseller on personal safety. The attraction between them is white-hot, but he's determined to trap her. "A stylist who translates sexual tension into sizzle and burn." - Los Angeles Times.
Could she risk discovering who he was? Once she'd felt the touch of the stranger's dark look, Chloe's life was never the same again. But was Nathanial Cutter a stranger? His hauntingly familiar gaze told her no... Perhaps he was exactly who he claimed to be - an author of mysteries. But Chloe's heart insisted he was someone else... the wanderer who'd appeared in her life fourteen years before, then disappeared, leaving her young dreams broken. Could Nathaniel be the phantom who'd haunted Chloe's dreams - the man who'd left his indelible mark on her heart? Was he really the man at Ivy Bridge?" -- Back cover.
When Miranda Witherspoon's fiance mysteriously goes missing in South America, she enlists the help of mercenary Geoff Dias - a man from a wild night in her past she's hoped to forget ever since." -- From fantasticfiction.com.
When a woman who is down-on-her-luck-with-love decides to take a relaxing vacation in Barbados, she gets caught up in the romantic adventure of a lifetime when she meets a mysterious man.
Sam Nichols was a tornado of sexual virility, a smoldering tough guy with baby-blue eyes who called Bev Brewster's bluff! She'd tailed him to a seedy bar and evaded his questions by pretending she worked there, but Sam wanted to see how far she'd go with her charade. His powerful hands seared her flesh, his savage kisses thrilled and terrified her, but she had a case to solve-and this sexy roughneck was driving her further than she dared go. Sam had to pursue her, to learn why the mystery lady who'd challenged him in the dark club had followed him. Bev was mesmerized by this wild man who made her want to take risks, to be crushed in his arms, pinned by his weight, but Sam's dark anguish shadowed the fierce pleasure they shared. When they had to join forces to hunt a con man on a cruise ship, Sam knew that close quarters and steamy nights would set off a inferno of ecstasy, but could Bev make her demon lover believe he was all the caveman she'd ever want?" -- Back cover.
Fourteen years have passed since Honor Bartholomew betrayed Johnny Starhawk, but he's never forgiven or forgotten. And now, when circumstances force them together again, will he give in to his desire for revenge . . . or his love for the only woman he's ever wanted?
In three connected romances, Torrey Benson, the author of How to Marry a Millionaire, tests her methods on three volunteers--including cocktail waitress Emilie, career woman Camille, and Christopher, Torrey's ex-husband. Original.
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