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"Playboy prince Angelino Diamandis has learned the hard way to hide his true emotions. Especially his inability to forget innocent Gaby and the passion they almost shared! Until a surprise meeting causes their still-simmering chemistry to instantly and inescapably explode... Independent Gaby has always known how dangerous Angel could be to her heart. She thought nothing could be more life-changing than waking up in the prince's bed. Until she's standing...

When notorious rake Lord Simon Roxbury objects to what gossip columnist Lady Julianna Somerset writes about him for "The London Weekly," his public denunciation places Julianna's reputation and career on the line.

"Every girl dreams of a hero...But sometimes only a scoundrel will do. No one loves books more than Miss Mary Channing. Perhaps that's why she's reached the ripe old age of six-and-twenty without ever being kissed. Her future may be as bland as milk toast, but Mary is content to simply dream about the heroes and adventures she reads about in her books. That way she won't end up with a villain instead. When she unexpectedly finds herself in the arms...

"When tycoon Nikos Manolas emerges from eighteen months undercover from his enemies, he discovers he's a father. He vows to claim his son. Even if it means storming the party celebrating Marisa Lopez's engagement to another man! Mourning Nikos's alleged death, Marisa thought marriage was the best way to support her baby and her business. Now, despite the shock of Nikos's return, it's clear their connection is still electrifying! However, Marisa is...

After finding one hundred and fifty people grotesquely dead in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, California, officials cannot imagine anything as gruesome as the real reason for their death.

"As a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen suffering and joy, birth and death--and even murder. And the crime-ridden streets of the teeming city offer little relief from either...Thinking she has been summoned by German immigrant Agnes Otto to usher a new life into the world, Sarah Brandt is greeted by the news of an untimely death instead. It seems that Agnes's beautiful young sister, Gerda, had fallen...

In "The Playboy Prince" Prince Bennett loses his heart to a mysterious beauty, and in "Cordina's Crown Jewel" Camilla de Cordina, masquerading as Camilla MacGee, flees her royal family and works for a handsome archaeologist.

"When a mesmerizing and heavily pregnant woman arrives on his doorstep, Italian CEO Nico is intrigued. He can't shake the feeling they've met before and then she announces that the child she's carrying is his! Having spent her entire life wanting to belong, Honora could never forget her longed-for night with Nico. But it's clear he has. Even after discovering his amnesia, that hurts more than it should. While she's still reeling, Nico makes his demand:...

"As crown princess of Marlsdoven, I was taught honor, resilience, leadership. Yet now I'm sitting in front of the most infuriatingly determined and sexy man, completely lost for words! Santiago del Almodov?r wants to build his sordid casino on my land? Well, it's my duty to protect my citizens! But every syllable he utters awakens a raging hunger inside me. Now he's demanding I go to Spain with him--alone--to see his empire and prove I'm wrong. Ruling...

"Zachary Temple hasn't forgotten Ashling Doyle's big blue eyes--or the way she almost ruined his ascent to the top of his career. But when chance brings Ashling back into his world, Zach discovers he wants something far more pleasurable than payback. Ashling breaks all her rules by indulging in her desire for Zach. His single-minded ambition to succeed reminds her he'll have no problem walking away from their connection. Unless the feelings she's...