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Widowed with five children, stay at home mom Annie Miller has been just getting by . . . and growing restless because of it. Thinking Annie just needs a vacation, her sister enters her into a contest sponsored by The Channel, a network that caters to delivering women's fantasies. Annie wins the grand prize, a week at a luxurious spa—and gets a treat when she turns on the flat-screen TV. The one working channel lets Annie program—and experience—her own personal fantasy each night. Suddenly she's living out dreams she didn't even know she had.

Nora Buckley's worst nightmare has just come true. After years of being a devoted, dutiful housewife, she's found out her husband is leaving her for a younger woman. Her only comfort comes from her friends—the women of Ansley Court, who meet every Monday morning for coffee and gossip. Seeing Nora's desperation, her friends decide it's time to let her in on a secret. It's a way she can enter a new world of erotic adventure, and unleash passions she never dared to dream of.

I have to choose between Hunter, my best friend turned lover, and Malcolm, the jeweler who wants to pleasure me senseless. There's too much at stake to screw up now. If I choose Hunter, the pack will lose the only home it's ever known. Selfishness isn't exactly the beaming trait of an Alpha, and I long to rule someday. But if I make the smarter choice, the one that will save us all, I'll be betraying my heart.

Mr. Hardwick will deal with his new assistant as he sees fit. She wasn't his to begin with, but knowing she wasn't in his reach had been too much. Now that he had her just feet away, how could he make her his without sending her running to human resources? A hint of attraction is all he needed to claim what had been on his mind from the moment she called out his name and took away his pain.

Nervous, scared, and completely unqualified. That's the way I walked into Jack Shaw's office building. I walked out with my stomach in knots for a completely different reason. My heart is pounding like I had actually went running. My head and heart war with quitting or working through the fiery desire he stimulates through me. At the end of the day, I leave the decision to him. The problem is I can't tell if he wants to toss me over his desk or out on my rear. I guess by the dark look in his eyes, I'll soon find out.

From the day of my sixteenth birthday, I've known that I, an immortal witch, will one day mate with an immortal wolf shifter. As a Good Witch, it's my duty to smooth a path for the natural order, ensuring that my mating destiny is fulfilled. Only problem? My wolf-mate has a hate-on for witches, and he's not afraid to show it with both teeth and claws. If I'm to guide him down the path of romance, I'll have to convince him not all magical creatures are evil.

The patterns from my past had a way of repeating themselves, especially in the men I attracted who only wanted my body. But when Niles came to my rescue at the vineyard, I began wondering if I could find someone to love and protect me. Will I be able to overcome my fear of the past to let authentic love in? Or will I choose the safety of singleness and be doomed to repeat the past?

I’m coming back to town after a much needed vacation. Every other Little has been paired off since my absence. What am I going to do without a big Sheriff Daddy to call my own. In my darkest hour, he appears. But after rescuing me, Noah wants to claim me as his Little. Is he in it for the long run? Or just here for a good time?

Maxim Volkov. A name I had never heard before but one that my heart now beats for. He's not an easy man to love. He's hard. Brutal. Unforgiving. A weapon forged in the fire and pain of his early life. I will take that weapon and use it to bring down all who betrayed me. At first we ran, needing to put distance between ourselves and those happy to sell me off like a brood mare at the local market. Now, we plan. Next, we take our revenge.

Enemies and friends alike have tried to burn our love to cinders, but through the smoke and ash, the Flame King and I have always found our way back to one another. When Zabriel places a crown upon my head, his blood and his scent sing of his love for me. All of Maledin celebrates my coronation with the most spectacular Dragon Games the country has ever seen. But the celebrations are laced with calamity as riders from the wild flare demand to participate, and evil finds its way within the sturdy castle walls.

Leo is everything I could ever want, but why would he bother with me? He’s the perfect Daddy. I know he is. But his eyes are so sad, and I just can’t be the perfect little girl for him. I want to be. I want that more than I have ever wanted anything in my life. He’s strong, sexy, and in control. How can someone that perfect want a girl who can’t handle life at all, who can’t keep from screwing up everything?

She’s lonely, ready to risk it all. He appears just in time...Ruby: I’ve been the loneliest Little in town for ages. Every other Little seems to have been paired off with their match. They’ve found true love, but what about me? Then one day, he appears. He rescues me from an uncertain fate, and claims me as his. But, will he be able to protect me from harm? Aidan: Ruby is the most gorgeous Little I’ve ever laid eyes on. Short, curvy, and sweet, she’s the perfect combination. When I walk in on her at work one day getting hit on, I intervene.

I'd been working nearly a year in my position when I'd been unceremoniously bumped up to the secretary for the boss upstairs. Unfortunately, I had two problems with that; his employees were notorious for dropping like flies, quitting, or getting fired. I didn't want either. Second, he set off emotions I thought were only in books. My heart couldn't handle being around the man, and now I was forced to be in his presence every day.

When I'm handed the crown and labeled Vampire Queen, I know I have a lot of catching up to do. It doesn't help that I'm also a Witch with wonky magick and have no place in my father's Coven. Already involved with a forbidden love, I find myself drawn to two hot refugees who've landed on my doorstep for asylum.

He’s been hurt before; I can see it in his eyes. His beautiful eyes. His sexy eyes. I could lose myself in those eyes, and I want to. I’m new to the whole Daddy and little girl thing, but I know one thing. I want Thad to be my Daddy. But he’s so hurt! He’s so wounded! I can fix him. I know I can. If he’ll just let me in, I can make him happy. It’s all I want.

Phillip is hot as hell, and I can’t believe I even love that he’s a Daddy. I don’t get this whole submission thing, but it’s sexy. I wouldn’t mind calling Phillip Daddy. I wouldn’t mind that at all. He’s smart and funny. He’s about as amazing as any man could possibly be. Oh…I would love to call him Daddy. Harder, Daddy! Faster, Daddy! Yes, Daddy! Sexy as can be, no question. But there’s no way I’ll ever think of him as an authority figure. No way.

Daddy’s Desperate Little Girl is the very sexy and romantic new ageplay installment in the Wounded Daddies series. She’s a wonderful girl who had a horrible relationship with a rotten man who left her feeling like she wasn’t good enough for anyone. Can Waylon help her get past that? Can she learn to accept his guidance and throw away the lies her last man told her, lies that tore her down? Can these two find a life together? You’ll love the sexy journey to a wonderful happily ever after for these two!

She’s not sure she can ever find happiness after breaking up with her high school sweetheart so many years ago. He doesn’t know if he’ll ever be able to love. He was the sweetheart...Daddy’s Second Chance Little is the very sexy and romantic new age play installment in the Wounded Daddies series. She’s a wonderful girl who made a horrible mistake. Can Michael see past that? Can she learn to let someone help her grow and blossom? Can these two make it when the odds are against them?

Adeena Devna finds herself crowned High Lady of the Sky after a whirlwind of a war leads to the end of the Starling prophecy. Her newly-found fae powers strengthen daily, becoming increasingly difficult to maintain control of as she simultaneously fights an internal battle of grief and loss. Disoriented fae travelers arrive by the hundreds in search of Adeena, puzzling both her and her mate, Dreyden, High Lord of Fire Court.

Love. It's the most widely used deception in the world. It creates weakness within the mind, leaving rooms for distractions, and threatens to hinder my goals of success. I won't allow something as inconsequential as love to get in my way. Even if it means pushing away the only one who's ever made me feel something. Remy Solace. She's a dangerous distraction. She's the sun, threatening to incinerate the darkness from my soul, and keep me from focusing on what really matters—what I've always wanted.