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Finn Byrne, son of an Irish mob boss and my ex-boyfriend's brother, has been recently released from prison. He asks me to be his fake fiancé, and in return, he will help me discover the secrets my father worked hard to keep hidden. It's a chance I can't let slip through my fingers. Being forced together with the charming and handsome Finn has some benefits. I soon became accustomed to spending my nights twisted up in ecstasy with him. I can't help but fall for Finn as I discover he is everything I've ever wanted and nothing like his traitor brother.

KOBY I’ve done a lot of questionable things in my life, but obsessing over a woman I saw twice tops the list. One look at Leilani Hale and something inside me cracked open. She’s all I want, but keeping her close is far from simple. She spent years locked in a dollhouse, stripped of her...

From TikTok phenom @MommaCusses comes an adorable small-town story of rumors, fake dating, and romance perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Alina Jacobs. Swinton, Oklahoma, runs on gossip. The supply is managed by The Gaggle—a flock of civic-minded busybodies who treat the town Facebook pages...

For years untold, there has always been a beast in the cursed forest. Every year at the Harvest Festival, a new bride is sent to him . . . never to return. But when Willow is chosen to be the newest bride, she seeks out the help of the local wise woman. Willow might be able to break the curse, but to do so, she must refrain from looking at the beast entirely. It sounds easy enough, but as things get heated between them, can she keep her promise? Or will she need to see who—and what—she's bedding first?

There was one secret that I kept from my wife. The Fausti famiglia was one of the most infamous and powerful crime families in the world. Their rule spanned the thickness of history books—and I was one of them.

How do you heal after tragedy? Is it even truly possible? Ashlyn and Garrett have been friends forever, nursing each other through the unimaginable. Over the years, they’ve learned to lean on each other and keep going. But there’s a huge difference between moving forward and merely standing still.

Survivalist Russ Donovan is known on TV as the "Wildest Man In The World." The last thing this headstrong Aries guy needs is to be wrangled into a cross-promotional TV special with a popular homemaker-even a sexy little thing like Susannah Stone. Besides, the Adirondacks in the dead of winter is no place for amateurs...especially a stubborn homemaker who's determined to show him up every chance she gets. Susannah's a working single mom who knows plenty about roughing it. She can take anything this mountain man dishes out.

Theo Rothschild wasn't a bad boy, but he wasn't quite good either. And shy Lily Beachem was content admiring the hottest guy at Welles Academy from the comfort of her quiet corner. Until Lily's best friend, Theo's sister, decided two lonely souls should be together. Maybe she was right. Theo and Lily felt something that night they sat awake and talked for hours under the cover of the woods and a blanket of stars. But when tragedy struck their small, elite East Coast boarding school, robbing them of friendships and any hope of a normal life, being alone became the only thing that made sense.

One emotional night slinging tequila shots and singing karaoke with the Hawks defenseman turns into more than I bargained for. A wicked hangover, an eviction notice, and a marriage proposal. If Torsten and I wed, he can fulfill a promise to his grandmother and the debt I'm drowning in will be paid by his trust fund. It's a win-win, an easy and straightforward arrangement between friends. So what if my friend has piercing blue eyes, a sensual smirk, and a body that occupies my dreams? It shouldn't matter that Torsten understands my past and makes me feel safe.

The UCC Saga Boxset contains books one through three in one edition.

Jade McGuire lives a double life. To the outside world, she is a well-put together art connoisseur with a good head on her shoulders. But in the privacy of a downtown DC apartment, she lives out every fantasy she has ever had. Twice over. Strong and independent during the day, Jade kneels at the feet of her two Doms once the sun sets.

On the surface, Cameron Hass always seems a bit risky. First to take the dare, last to leave the tracks in the face of an oncoming train, the Boston rebel has always liked to flirt with danger. But underneath, he's terrified. Not about breaking an arm or getting pulled over for driving twice the speed limit, but about the man he's going to become when he graduates from Welles Academy. His role models have never really been much to look up to.

From the moment he saw Jennifer Roberts, his instinct was to protect her. But she wanted nothing to do with him. In fact, the last thing Jennifer wanted to do that Saturday afternoon was call the police. She didn’t trust them. She’d fallen hard for a cop - the exact person every child is told to run to for safety - and he betrayed her and broke her heart. She wouldn’t make that mistake again. But she has no choice when she discovers her apartment has been broken into. Five simple words will turn her world upside down: “You called for the police?”

When a typical day turns into an unexpected meeting with Kitty, Princeton quickly realizes he’s got something good right in front of him. Something he doesn’t want to let go. As a ghost from his past waltzes in without warning, threatening to take away Kitty, Princeton knows nothing will happen to Kitty and her family as long as he’s breathing. Kitty may not be blood, but she’s family now, and the Banachis do anything for the family.

Crown Prince Nicholas Lytton was never supposed to be ruler of Callanos. He was the "spare to the heir," pursuing a decadent life of the rich and royal—extreme sports, physical pleasures, and glorious irresponsibility. Until his brother died. Now Nick is to be coronated king, and no one believes he's ready.

Brody Flynn has waited more than a decade to get his revenge on the shipping company he blames for his parents' deaths. Now that company is fumbling, profits are down, and it's the perfect time for a hostile takeover. But the former CEO's daughter has other plans . . . Kate Douglass is determined to hold on to her birthright and prove to her family that she's not the fragile piece of glass they all think she is. There's no way she'll give up without a fight. All she has to do is convince the gorgeous new CEO to hire her . . . and not fall for him.

With one shocking announcement, successful restaurateur Dane Bergman has gone from millionaire playboy to daddy. Now the sole guardian of an adorable and willful four-year-old child, he's counting on his executive assistant, Pamela Atwater, to save his ass. Even if it means bringing her along on a month-long ocean-side retreat.

Olivia Carter has a handsome, millionaire boyfriend she's madly in love with. The hitch? He's not real. She told the lie to save Forever, her wedding design shop. It worked—almost too well. Now she's designing a dress for an A-lister and appearing on talk shows . . . and everyone is waiting to meet Olivia's perfect man. And Olivia will do just about anything to save her newly successful career.

Rafe McCall has a reputation as the Closer. He rakes in serious cash to make deals happen. Convincing small restaurant owner Frankie Ritacco to sell his business for property development should have been a piece of cake. So Rafe blows into Wilcox, Iowa, on his Harley, convinced the deal is all but done. But he is so, so wrong.

Murphy knows the kind of life he lives with the Banachi isn’t for everyone. Danger is always one step away and that’s why he pushed away the woman he loved five years ago. He had claimed Tatum for a brief moment, but knew he couldn’t keep her if he wanted her to be safe. Imagine Murphy’s surprise when that danger comes straight for him, and throws Tatum at his feet.