Romantikk og erotikk

A reclusive billionaire who needs a wife. A woman with no other options. Two lost souls forced together on the mountain...I never wanted my family's money or the trappings that came with it.The mountain offered me refuge from it all.A life filled with hard manual labor, fresh air, and freedom.Until one unexpected visit from my father's lawyer changes everything.All we've built will fall into the hands of a monster...Unless I find a wife.Fast.One who can handle living in a single room cabin on a desolate mountain.With a man who has no intention of ever touching her.Let alone being an actual husband.The mail-order bride service offers the perfect solution to my unusual problem.This woman they're sending needs money.I need to be hitched in only a handful of weeks.Nothing but a simple business arrangement.Once we both get what we want, we can go our separate ways.Except the longer we share my personal space...The more what I want changes and the fake relationship starts to feel very real... Grab this steamy stand-alone from USA Today Bestselling Author Gwyn McNamee about a reclusive, damaged, billionaire, the woman he pays to marry him, and what they discover when they're forced together in his cabin with deep wounds and attraction they can't deny while stuck in a marriage of convenience!

A Swoony Small-Town, Brother's Best Friend, Age Gap Romance I thought hot nerdy billionaires only existed in books. Then brilliant astrophysicist Colin Hathaway moved in next door. After losing his cool on camera, tech's most eligible bachelor is hiding out in Buttercup Hill, getting a two-week taste of small town life while driving me crazy with that gorgeous smile and those deep blue eyes. But I need to keep my distance. Not only is he ten years older and my brother's college best friend, but I'm busy fending off the vultures trying to take over our family winery-and my siblings are just waiting for their little sister's next bad decision. Unfortunately, Colin is everywhere I turn. Offering to build me bookshelves, eating grilled cheese sandwiches in my kitchen, flying me off in a luxury helicopter to look at Mars through some fancy telescope. Who knew the solar system was so sexy? He's impossible to resist. The heat between us is white hot, and no one has ever looked at me the way he does-like I'm smart. Beautiful. Worthy. Strong. When he defends me in front of my family, I realize I'm in deep. But one slip in front of the media could derail both of our careers. And my heart bears the scars of mistakes I've made in the past. Trusting him could ruin everything I'm working for. But what if I love him anyway? Welcome to Buttercup Hill, where the men are hotter than the Napa Valley sun, and the wine flows all day long. LOVE YOU ANYWAY is Book 2 in the series of standalone novels, each with a happily ever after.

How does a genius outsmart love without the use of her greatest asset? Taken captive, experimented on, and rescued by a mysterious bounty hunter- all things Zula, The Pittsburgh's second-in-command, didn't have on her to-do list. She isn't worried though. After all, as a Galvraron, she has her superior logic to rely on. At least she did ...Suddenly Zula finds her cognitive skills compromised by a device that puts her emotions in control, turning her entire world upside down. Add in the fact that she's forced to spend time with a man from her past, and soon Zula finds herself wondering: How does one fight adversaries such as love and lust? And does she really want to?

I had long accepted my life with the Desert Hellions Motorcycle Club. A life of fighting for status, keeping the brotherhood strong, and lonely nights using whatever was available to satiate the needs within. What I had not accepted was the possibility of ever finding my fated mate.At least not until the most beautiful woman I had ever seen walked into the clubhouse, looking for her dad. Looking for my club president. The man we would later discover had been murdered.
A fated mate doesn't mix with a motorcycle club, but there's no way I can reject her. Especially not once the real fight begins and she finds herself planted squarely in the sights of our enemy.
My wolf wants her too much, and the man in me never tells his wolf no.


From author DeAnn Bell comes a bewitching tale of forbidden love and dark magic. Fall in love. Summon a demon. Survive Beltane.Selene Hernandez only wanted to complete her quest and return home after finding the unguided witches awakened by her brother's life-mate. However, fate takes a dark turn when she is shot by a fanatic and claimed by Ash, a newly reformed demon with a haunting past.Ash, determined to spend the rest of his life with Selene, faces an ominous threat. His redemption lies in delivering a traitor to the Unseelie Queen before Beltane, or his life is forfeit.As trust flickers like a dying ember, Selene and Ash must navigate a treacherous path through a world teeming with magic, secrets, prophecy, and the shadow of impending doom. Can they unravel the threads of deception that threaten their happiness before time runs out on Beltane?In this gripping tale of love, betrayal, and the struggle against destiny, Beltane Ash will transport you into a realm where every choice carries weight and the truest magic is found in the bonds forged under the threat of impending darkness.Discover a world where trust is the rarest currency, and the cost of redemption may be higher than anyone is willing to pay. Dive into Beltane Ash today!

England is burning with Norman fires, and Tate-the youngest ever abbess of Far Hope Abbey-is determined to guard the abbey's ancient secrets with her very life. Her life may be what it takes, however, for a Norman warlord known only as The Wolf is pillaging his way right to the abbey's doors. But when The Wolf arrives, Tate finds not the brutal man she was expecting, but instead a cruel and beautiful woman who leads her men with a ferocity to rival that of her Viking ancestors. And after she sets eyes on Tate, it becomes clear that gold and silver aren't the only things The Wolf wants to carry off into the night...

Ajax Dartham, the Duke of Jarrell, has a problem.And that problem is his future niece-in-law.When the clever and capable Lady Eleanor Vane-understandably-runs off into the night rather than marry his horrible nephew, the Duke has a choice.Should he catch Eleanor and return her to her fate-or make Eleanor his own instead?

After decades of unrequited love, this kangaroo will jump at the chance for a date. Any date. Lovelorn kangaroo shifter Hamish Mulherne, drummer for the mega-hit rock band Hunter's Moon, waited years for the band's jaguar shifter bassist to notice him. Instead, she's just gotten married and is in a thriving poly relationship. How is Hamish supposed to compete with that? But with everyone else in the band mated and revoltingly happy, he needs somebody. Since he can't expect true love to strike twice, he signs up with Supernatural Selection. Because what the hell. When Zeke Oz was placed at Supernatural Selection through the Sheol work-release program, he thought he was the luckiest demon alive. But when he seems responsible for several massive matchmaking errors, he's put on notice: find the perfect match for Hamish, or get booted back to Sheol for good. The only catch? He has to do it without the agency's matchmaking spells, and Hamish simply will not engage. But Zeke starts to believe that the reason all of Hamish's dates fizzle is because nobody in the database is good enough for him. And Hamish realizes that his perfect match might be the cute demon who's trying so hard to make him happy.

A match between a vampire and shifter could be deadly-but this broken beaver doesn't give a dam. Silent film actor Casimir Moreau had imagined that life as a vampire would be freewheeling and glamorous. Instead, he's plunged into a restrictive society whose rules he runs afoul of at every turn. To "rehabilitate" him, the vampire council orders him mated to an incubus with impeccable breeding who'll mold Cas into the upstanding vampire he ought to be. Or else. As an inactive beaver shifter, construction engineer Rusty Johnson has fought-and overcome-bias and disrespect his entire life. But when his longtime boyfriend leaves him for political reasons, Rusty is ready to call it a day. Next stop? Supernatural Selection and his guaranteed perfect mate, a bear shifter living far away from Rusty's disapproving clan. But then a spell snafu at Supernatural Selection robs both men of their intended husbands. Rusty can't face returning to his clan, and Cas needs somebody on his arm to keep the council happy, so they agree to pretend to be married. Nobody needs to know their relationship is fake-especially since it's starting to feel suspiciously like the real thing.

The man who destroyed her life may be the only one who can save it. Seven years ago, Maggie Logan (Eyes-Like-Sky) lost everything she knew when a raid on a wagon train tore her from her family. As the memories of her past faded to nothing more than vague shadows, Maggie adapted-marrying a Comanche warrior, having a baby, and rebuilding her life. But in one terrible battle, the U.S. Cavalry destroys that life and she is taken captive again, this time by those who call themselves her people. Forced into a world she wants nothing to do with, Eyes-Like-Sky's only hope of protecting her child may be an engagement to the man who killed her husband. Enrolled in West Point to escape his overbearing father, Captain Garret Ramsey has graduated and finds himself assigned to the Texas frontier, witnessing the brutal Indian War in which both sides commit atrocities. Plagued by guilt for his own role, Garret seeks redemption by taking responsibility for the woman he widowed and her baby. Though he is determined to do whatever it takes to protect them, is he willing to risk everything for a woman whose heart is buried in a grave? Or is there hope she might heal to love once more?

"You and those pointy little sticks aren't welcome here. You gettin' that yet?"Abigail has just mysteriously inherited not only the cottage of her dreams but a seriously grumpy cowboy, too. He obviously doesn't know that those pointy knitting needles are sharp. And that Abigail knows exactly what to do with them."A riveting tale."-BooklistPreviously published as How to Knit a Love Song.Abigail's out-of-the-blue inheritance of a mysterious cottage in the middle of nowhere is perfect timing, providing her refuge from the man she's been trying to escape. But the smoldering cowboy seems to come with the property, and his scowls are as dark as the storm clouds she's hoping to escape.Abigail intends to turn her cozy little windfall into a knitting shop and spend her days spinning, designing, and purling. Cade, though, owns everything surrounding Abigail's ramshackle new home, and he views this sexy city girl as nothing but an unwanted interloper.But chemistry working overtime is drawing two very different people closer than they ever thought possible, and when the past that Abigail thought she'd left behind comes calling, she'll have to somehow learn to trust her handsome adversary with much more than just her heart.Don't miss this SPICY ROMCOM STANDALONE in this bestselling and unputdownable series that has readers raving!

Swept away of poverty on the planet Minnith, the pious and proper Femili Primme is brought to the planet AiJalon to live with her wealthy cousins at Mansfield Park. The juxtaposition of her supposed humble background and her apparent regal appearance immediately make her the target of those seeking to humiliate her while sparking the interest of those who question her genealogy. Her turbulent stay at Mansfield Park, marked by a forbidden love and constant prejudice, is further complicated by the arrival of the Crawly's who bring with them the passion and reckless flirtation common on their home planet of Engor. Mansfield Park in Space is the third book in the Jane Austen in Space series by Sybil Nelson.

Eine abenteuerlustige Fotografin gerät in Gefahr und landet am Ende in den starken Armen eines ehemaligen Navy SEALs. Das Motto von Callum Ward lautet: Das Leben ist zum Leben da. Er hat den grausamsten Krieg überstanden und gute Freunde verloren, doch jetzt arbeitete er für Treasure Hunter Security. Wenn er nicht gerade auf archäologischen Ausgrabungen oder in Museen für Sicherheit sorgt und sich keine wilden Verfolgungsjagden liefert, sind Felsklettern, Rennen fahren und Skifahren genau sein Ding. Nichts - und niemand - hat ihn je dazu verleitet, den Fuß vom Gas zu nehmen ... bis er auf einer Expedition in den kambodschanischen Dschungel eine meinungsstarke, kratzbürstige Fotografin kennenlernt. Dani Navarro lebt für ihre Fotografie. Jahrelang war sie ihre Zuflucht vor ihrer Familie und deren oberflächlichem Lebensstil, Affären und Allüren. Mit ihrer Kamera in der Hand bereist sie die Welt, hält Momente im Leben anderer Menschen fest und vermeidet verhängnisvolle Flirts. Erst denkt sie, Cal Ward sei nicht anders als all die anderen Männer, mit denen sie bisher zu tun hatte, doch als sie bei ihrer Expedition zu einem verschollenen Tempel in Lebensgefahr gerät, entdeckt sie eine andere Seite an ihm - die des knallharten, klugen Beschützers. Als sie von einem gefährlichen Ring von Antiquitätendealern angegriffen werden, müssen Cal und Dani zusammenarbeiten, um ihren Verfolgern immer einen Schritt voraus zu sein. Eine wilde Suche nach dem Tempel und einem unbezahlbaren Artefakt beginnt, doch mitten im tiefsten Dschungel finden sie vielleicht etwas noch viel Wertvolleres ... die Liebe.

Ein ehemaliger Navy SEAL würde alles tun, um eine wunderschöne Archäologin zu beschützen. Bisher unentdeckte Schätze zu finden, ist immer ein waghalsiges, riskantes und manchmal auch tödliches Unterfangen. Perfekt also für die Männer von Treasure Hunter Security. Der ehemalige Navy SEAL Declan Ward wird von den Schatten seiner Vergangenheit heimgesucht und setzt alles auf eine Karte - mit seiner privaten Sicherheitsfirma Treasure Hunter Security. Gefährliche archäologische Ausgrabungen - kein Problem. Gewagte Expeditionen - geht klar. Bewachung von Museumsexponaten von unbezahlbarem Wert - ein Klacks. Doch auf einem unspektakulären Einsatz in der ägyptischen Wüste kollidiert Declans Welt mit der einer sturen, klugen Archäologin, Dr. Layne Rush. Gemeinsam werden sie in die lebensgefährliche Suche nach einer sagenumwobenen Oase verwickelt und als eine Gefahr aus Declans Vergangenheit wieder auftaucht, schwört er, alles zu tun, um für Laynes Sicherheit zu sorgen. Layne hat ihr Leben dem Aufbau einer erfolgreichen Karriere gewidmet - in Gedenken an ihre Eltern, die sie viel zu früh verlor. Aber als sich auf ihrer Ausgrabungsstätte seltsame Unfälle ereignen und ein skrupelloser Ring von Antiquitätendieben es auf sie abgesehen hat, um Artefakte zu stehlen und auf dem Schwarzmarkt zu verkaufen, ist Layne gezwungen, sich an Treasure Hunter Security zu wenden - und an den knallharten, sexy Declan, der viel zu gern Leute herumkommandiert. Schon bald verwandelt sich ihre gut organisierte Ausgrabung in eine wilde Schatzjagd quer durch die Dünen der Wüste. Die Gefahr folgt ihnen auf Schritt und Tritt und Layne und Declan müssen einen Weg finden, zusammenzuarbeiten ... nicht nur, um den Schatz zu finden, sondern auch, um zu überleben.

My heart has only ever belonged to one woman. Lore left me years ago. Vowed never to return to Tourmaline. Now, here she is. Mad as hell, spitting venom at anyone who gets too close. Not sure why I never noticed it before, but Lore and Tobias have the same eyes. As he fights for his life, she stands guard, keeping me and anyone else connected to the Savage Angels away from him. But there's something Lore doesn't know. She still possesses my savage heart, and I'm prepared to go to extraordinary lengths to safeguard her and all she cherishes. Even if it means relinquishing her forever. *** The Savage Angels books are best read in order: Savage StalkerSavage FireSavage TownSavage LoverSavage SacrificeSavage RebelSavage LiesSavage LifeSavage ChristmasSavage ReleaseSavage HeartSavage Angels From USA Today Best Selling Author Kathleen Kelly comes book 11 in her Savage Angels Series.

Freedom. After years in prison, learning how to survive, my kid sister, Destiny, got me out on a technicality. Unfortunately, my enemies, the men who put me inside, are still out here. And the worst betrayer of all? Thea. She was once my entire world.Every action I took was motivated by my love for her. Now that I am free, Thea will pay the price just like all the others. Destiny may have procured my savage release, but the devil himself won't be able to keep my enemies safe for the hell I'm about to rain down on them. This time I'm not alone.This time, the Savage Angels have my back. *** It is best to read the Savage Angels Books in order: Savage StalkerSavage FireSavage TownSavage LoverSavage SacrificeSavage RebelSavage LiesSavage LifeSavage ChristmasSavage ReleaseSavage HeartSavage Angels

The choice is simple...surrender or perish.In the blink of an eye, he became her everything. Her hero. Her savior. Her whole world. Hannah and Erik are finally building the future she's longed for...but it doesn't include a family. Erik's already felt the pain of losing a child before he even experienced the joy of holding them in his arms. It's not something he'll risk again.So when Hannah begins to notice symptoms, and a test confirms her suspicions, her happy reality comes to a screeching halt. Forced to pivot, she can only pray Erik is willing to do the same.Found at his most broken, put back together piece by piece by the strongest, most incredible woman he's ever met, Erik considers himself as whole as he's going to get. He's found the light at the end of the long, dark, desolate tunnel that had been his life for so long, and emerged on the other side a new man, capable of giving Hannah the future she deserves.Until she tells him her secret.For the woman he loves, Erik will struggle to heal his one remaining wound. A feat made more difficult when an old enemy resurfaces...determined to tear Erik's whole world asunder once again.The exciting, emotional conclusion to the Beautiful Pieces serial! All three books are now available on Kindle Unlimited, and I recommend enjoying them in order: Erik's Salvation, Erik's Redemption, and Erik's Refuge. Thank you for your patience in giving Erik and Hannah their happy ever after.

SHE WAS A QUEEN. HE WAS A BROODING WARLOCK. BOTH LOST SOULS FOR PEACE.SHE WAS A QUEEN.HE WAS A BROODING WARLOCK.BOTH LOST SOULS FOR PEACE.

He's a cynical, world-weary Londoner. She's a shy Scot. They might seem like opposites, but a few weeks in the Highlands will bring them together in ways they can't imagine... Theo Cavendish is the second son of a British viscount, and he's spent years running from the aristocratic world he grew up in. Betrayal and loss taught him lessons he's not quick to forget. As an award-winning screenwriter and creator, Theo prefers to throw himself into the world of film and television. He moves from one project to another, never really letting anyone truly know him. As a housekeeper at the exclusive Ardnoch Estate, shy Sarah McCulloch feels invisible most days. No one really knows her, and they definitely don't know she's a bestselling crime writer. She dreams of seeing her series on screen and believes only one person can develop it for television. On the day she quits the estate for good, she shares her secret with club member, Theo, and asks him to consider her books. Sarah never expected him to say yes or to show up on her doorstep ready to write with her. Or that weeks spent locked up in her cottage would lead them to form an intense but undeniable connection. A bond that Theo is not sure he's ready to accept, even though he can't bear to be without her. However, when they finally venture out of their bubble, Theo finds he'll have to battle more than his own demons to protect Sarah from hurt. For he has another fan, one intent on bringing the darkest elements of his most famous script to life. And unless he can figure out this real-life antagonist's next move, Theo could be in danger of losing Sarah forever.

He's a disgraced actor. She's the daughter of Hollywood royalty. Both are hiding in the Scottish Highlands, but despite their antagonistic attraction, they can't seem to hide from each other... North Hunter has worked hard to step out of the shadows of his orphaned upbringing into the limelight of Hollywood. He never imagined a dark moment from his childhood returning to destroy everything he'd built. Devastated, he finds comfort in the isolation of an exclusive members-only club in the Scottish Highlands, even if the club comes with a prickly estate manager who sets his blood on fire. As the eldest daughter of a Hollywood legend, Aria Howard has learned the hard way that people will use her to get to her father. When her last relationship ended badly, Aria fled to Scotland. Running Ardnoch Estate provides distance from a life that has never fit comfortably. But when defamed Scottish actor North Hunter disrupts her sanctuary, Aria is on the defense. The cocky actor is the last thing she needs, and despite their searing attraction, Aria is determined to dislike him.But one night of drunken forced proximity with North leads Aria to share insecurities seeded by her horrible ex. When North offers to prove her ex wrong by taking Aria to his bed for a no-strings distraction, they begin an affair neither expected. However, their fiery liaison leads to a deep emotional connection that unsettles them both, and North will have to break down more than Aria's trust issues if they're ever to have a future together. He'll need to protect her from a past that just doesn't want to stay buried... or lose something far more essential to his existence than his career.

He's a brooding bodyguard. She's a single mom on the run. And in a town this small, they can't hide from their fierce attraction... It's been a long time since Walker Ironside left behind Scotland and the memories that haunt him. Yet after years of traveling the world as a bodyguard, Walker misses his homeland enough to return. To a village in the Scottish Highlands that plays host to an exclusive members-only club, Ardnoch Estate. If not happy, Walker is content working with the elite security at the club and maintaining his bachelor lifestyle. What he doesn't need is distraction in the form of the enticing but too-young newcomer, single mother Sloane Harrow. Sloane never imagined she'd get pregnant at sixteen. Or that a decade later she'd escape from California with her daughter, Callie, to start over in the Scottish Highlands. Hidden and safe from Callie's dangerous father, Sloane is satisfied with their new lives. Her daughter is happy. Sloane has a stable job, a quaint cottage, a passion for baking that might just be turning into a business, and a huge crush on brooding security guard Walker Ironside. Unfortunately, the grumpy Scot seems immune to Sloane's charm, but she can't help but try to seduce him with cupcakes and baked treats whenever the opportunity arises.However, when someone arrives in Ardnoch intent on destroying Sloane's life, Walker is the first to step forward to protect her and Callie. Even if it means giving into temptation and awakening his own demons. Because in doing so, Walker faces failing not only to shield Sloane from her past, but to safeguard her against his own.

Once upon a time, Monroe Sinclair was Brodan Adair's best friend, but now he's a stranger and one of Hollywood's leading men... It took Monroe Sinclair eighteen years to return home to Ardnoch after a fateful night that devastated her friendship with Brodan Adair. She fled her unrequited love for him, as well as her difficult family life, and tried not to look behind her. Only a daughter's guilt could lure her back to the Highlands and the assumption that Brodan Adair rarely ever sets foot in their hometown. She can handle seeing the rest of the Adairs so long as she can avoid her ex-best friend and the only man she's ever loved.Nothing is more important to Brodan than family, and only his demons have the power to keep him from them. For years, acting was something he was lucky enough to be good at, yet it wasn't his priority-Ardnoch and his siblings were. But when a ghost from his past returned out of the blue, Brodan tried to outrun its haunting, taking him further and further from home. When exhaustion finally forces him back to the family fold, the last thing he wants is to encounter another ghost. But that's exactly what Monroe Sinclair has been to him.When a promise to his nephew obliges Brodan to work with Monroe, it forces them to face their past. The explosive connection that has always existed between them resurrects truths long buried. Yet, just when they might be on the brink of a second chance, the ghost from Brodan's past finally catches up to him and threatens not just their happiness, but their very lives.

It was the friends-with-benefits proposition he never saw coming... While Arran Adair might have followed the call of wanderlust in his younger years, it isn't the reason he stayed away from Ardnoch. Home now, desperate to put the sins of his past behind him, and rebuild his life in the Scottish Highlands, Arran could never have predicted Eredine Willows. The Ardnoch Estate Pilates instructor is a complicated mystery and one Arran can't help but want to solve. Eredine has spent the last eight years hiding in Scotland and building walls between her and the people she cares about. Arran is the first Adair who doesn't treat her as if she's fragile and demands a genuine friendship. Yet, the attraction sizzling between them is undeniable. So when she realizes she trusts him, Eredine surprises them both by offering Arran one night of no-strings passion. Arran knows one night will inevitably lead to a desire for more and he's willing to stay by Eredine's side for as long as it takes to convince her there's something real between them. However, just when Arran thinks they might build a future together, Eredine's past returns to stalk her. And Arran won't just have to battle her demons to keep them together. He'll need to battle his own.

For Regan Penhaligon, there's no better place to run to than the exclusive Ardnoch Estate in the remote Scottish Highlands. Her impulsive behavior has finally caught up with her and Regan's visit with her sister, Robyn, is an opportunity to hide from someone who has grown dangerously obsessed with her.Determined to make amends for her mistakes, Regan plans to repair her relationship with Robyn by staying close. And when an offer of help comes from Thane Adair, Regan gratefully accepts.Widower, Thane, needs a new nanny housekeeper for his two young children and when they bond with Regan Penhaligon, he offers her the job. But as the weeks pass and the complex American reveals who she really is, Thane struggles with his growing attraction to her.Regan never expected to feel so intensely for Thane, but she can't deny her passion for him or her love for his children. When someone from Thane's past threatens his family, Regan wants to be his pillar of support. However, his continued inability to trust her might just destroy their chance at future happiness... and the person who drove Regan to Ardnoch might snuff out her chance for any future at all.

Settled in the tranquil remoteness of the Scottish Highlands, Ardnoch Estate caters to the rich and famous. It is as unattainable and as mysterious as its owner-ex-Hollywood leading man Lachlan Adair-and it's poised on the edge of a dark scandal. After narrowly escaping death, police officer Robyn Penhaligon leaves behind her life in Boston in search of some answers. Starting with Mac Galbraith, the Scottish father who abandoned her to pursue his career in private security. To re-connect with Mac, Robyn will finally meet a man she's long resented. Lachlan Adair. Hostility instantly brews between Robyn and Lachlan. She thinks the head of the Adair family is high-handed and self-important. And finding closure with Mac is proving more difficult than she ever imagined. Robyn would sooner leave Ardnoch, but when she discovers Mac is embroiled in a threat against the Adairs and the exclusive members of the estate, she finds she's not yet ready to give up on her father. Determined to ensure Mac's safety, Robyn investigates the disturbing crimes at Ardnoch, forcing her and Lachlan to spend time together. Soon it becomes clear a searing attraction exists beneath their animosity, and temptation leads them down a perilous path.While they discover they are connected by something far more addictive than passion, Lachlan cannot let go of his grip on a painful past: a past that will destroy his future ... if the insidious presence of an enemy lurking in the shadows of Ardnoch doesn't do the job first.

Lillian There's no two ways about it. Maximus Frost is devastatingly gorgeous. There is no other way to describe him, but sex on a stick! He's got everything going for him. Ice-gray eyes, chiselled features, strong jawline, lips made for kissing, and the kind of thick glossy hair that makes your fingers itch to run through it. And let me not get started on his body. Oh my, dreams are made of this... But all that doesn't stop me from wanting to punch his handsome face in. Grrrrrr.... He makes me so freaking angry, I feel my blood boiling in my veins. The man is impossible. It is as if the horrible man takes an extra special delight in making my life difficult. To be fair to Maggie, the owner of Angel Recruitment Agency, she did warn me. She said he is such an ogre even her best girls had not lasted a full month. But the salary was amazing, and I've worked with difficult bosses before and been fine. Also, I thought she might be exaggerating a bit, so I decided to go for it. In fact, I was so stupidly sure I could handle him I ended up taking a bet with her that I would easily last a month. And now she keeps calling me and gloating as if she's already won. I can't let her win. No matter what, I'm going to stick it out and win my bet. Then he goes and kisses me... oh, oh... what now?A full length standalone CEO/Office romance.

A heartbreaking wartime promise. A family torn apart. A letter that could change everything. 1945. The tiny bundle in her arms barely stirs as she hurries out into the dark street. Remembering Villa Teresa, a thousand miles away in sun-soaked Italy, Betty thinks of the letter she had to write to stop the bombing and save Gianni. Instead it cost her everything... And she will never see her beloved again. Now, letting her little baby go will tear her apart, but she knows it is the only way to keep her child safe... Naples, present day. With nothing but the name of crumbling palazzo Villa Teresa scribbled on the page, Sadie clutches the scrap of a letter she desperately hopes will help her find her birth mother. It's her only clue to go on. But with the heady scent of fresh lemons carrying on the breeze, and handsome local guide Luca by her side, she knows in her bones this is the right place. Then, lost in the local newspaper archives, the pair makes a shocking discovery about the woman Sadie believes is her mother... how she did something terrible during the war. Shattered, Sadie must ask herself if she should continue searching for a woman who did her best to disappear. Deep down, Sadie knows she can't give up. But what really happened in that beautiful palazzo all those years ago? What led a mother to give away her baby? And will uncovering this devastating secret destroy Sadie's heart for good? A Letter from Italy is an emotional and gripping tale about a tragic love affair in World War Two and how a daughter lost for decades finally follows her heart home. Perfect for fans of The Letter, Fiona Valpy and Angela Petch. What readers are saying about Rose Alexander: 'Wow... Hit me like a sledgehammer... Devastating... Gut-wrenching... The most beautiful... The most heartwarming... A privilege to read.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Beautiful... unlike anything I've ever read before... Entirely consumed me from beginning to end... heart-breaking... powerful... my book of the year. Stunning, and quite unforgettable.' Being Anne 'I absolutely loved this book... One of the best historical novels that I've read... Beautiful... Perfect.' Monika Reads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Took me on a rollercoaster of emotions, and I couldn't put it down... beautiful and emotional... kept me hooked from start to finish... Captivating and heart-warming.' Kelly Lacey, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Exploring Spain and Latin America's transhispanic Gothic connection. This book exposes how Hispanic authors at the turn of the twentieth century broke from European and American Gothic models to contend with their anxieties over modernity. The rising tide of first-wave feminism resulted in a trend of sympathetic female vampire characters that predate comparable Anglo and European representations by several decades. In its analysis of the female vampire in Hispanic literature, this critical introduction also traces the Gothic's origins and developments in Latin America and Spain, presenting a working theory of their Gothic traditions as a transhispanic literary phenomenon. The tales compiled in this collection include Leopoldo Lugones's "The Female Vampire" (1899), Clemente Palma's "The White Farmhouse" (1904), Antonio de Hoyos y Vinent's "Mr. Cadaver and Miss Vampire" (1910), Carmen de Burgos's "The Cold Woman" (1922), and Horacio Quiroga's "The Vampire" (1927). All but two of these tales are translated into English for the first time, and all appear alongside scholarly annotations and accompanying analysis.

Mu Cao is a bold, pioneering Chinese novelist who dares to challenge the status quo--living openly gay in China and shedding a strong light on the plight of everyday Chinese. This is a humorous, magical realist novel that explores the exploitation of the young living in China's poor countryside. "Those who know me call me Old He, and they also know that I've worked in a crematorium for my entire life." Here begins Mu Cao's novel In the Face of Death We Are Equal, an unrelentingly realistic portrait of working-class gay men in the underbelly of Chinese society. He Donghai is days away from his sixtieth birthday and long-awaited retirement from his job as a corpse burner at a Beijing crematorium. As he approaches the momentous day, he reflects on his life and his relationship with a special group of young men who live and love on the margins of Chinese society. One of them is Ah Qing, a young migrant worker who leaves his village in Henan Province to earn a living in cities--and who has an unexpected personal connection to He. Through a disrupted and nonlinear narrative technique, and alternating between first, second, and third person, In the Face of Death We Are Equal tells the story of Ah and other young men like him. Sometimes enraging, often humorous, but always powerful, this novel explores the economic and sexual exploitation of young men and women from China's impoverished countryside who seek survival in the shadow of China's economic "miracle." Deftly translated by Scott E. Myers, it is the first title in Seagull's new Pride List, which showcases important queer writing from around the world. Written in Mu Cao's trademark earthy, sometimes graphic, idiom, In the Face of Death We Are Equal will be a valuable addition to queer and Chinese literature in translation.

Mountain hit the Arctic, knowing full well they would have to drag his dead body back out of the tundra before he ever quit on his little brother, Teegan. Theirs hadn't been the easiest of upbringings, but, when times had been tough, there'd always been the two of them.Yet the series of events so far has gone from mysterious to downright deadly, and just what is the elusive Dr. Amelia's part in all this anyway? Like a ghost, she slips in and around everyone. What is her problem with the base, and, more important, what is her end game?Dr. Amelia Morrison had seen too much in her life to trust anything she can't fathom with her own eyes. So, what she sees here makes no sense. Something is rotten at the Arctic international military training camp. She needs to stay close, but, deep inside, she just wants to run for cover. But this mountain of a man keeps her coming back, and his younger brother she manages to keep alive. However, saving a man out in these harsh elements is a completely different story than saving him from his fellow man.​​​​​​​Together, Mountain and Amelia need to solve this nightmare, before no one else is left alive ...