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A sexual initiation… I enjoy the finer things—aged whisky, gourmet meals, beautiful women… So when sweet virgin Millie Davis propositions me, I vow we’ll savor every moment. It’s completely no-strings—love is too dangerous. Yet, how can someone so innocent bring me to the brink of losing control?

Friend. Baby wrangler. Family man? Ex-soldier turned rancher Matt McCabe wants to help his recently widowed friend vet Sara Anderson. She’s like him to join her training service dogs …yet Matt has another offer. He’ll take care of her adorable eight-month-old son, Charley! But this arrangement could bond them in ways they never expected…

Everyone has something to hide When Jake learns of his troubled daughter’s death, he is determined to find out what really happened on that fateful night. But Jake hasn’t seen Jordan for over three years and, with secrets of her own, there was a lot he didn’t know about his only daughter. Jake’s ex-wife Jules is reluctant to let him waltz back into her life. But when Jake makes a shocking discovery, he is convinced that there is more to her murder than they are being told. Grief stricken and full of regret, Jake is desperate to protect his daughter’s memory – to understand her final hours… With a question mark hanging over the case, will Jake be able to piece together the fragments of evidence, uncover the truth behind Jordan’s death – and make amends for the time he has lost? Readers LOVE Her Last Secret ‘I couldn't put this down once I started!!’ NetGalley reviewer ‘Hooked from the start’ NetGalley reviewer ‘I was on the edge of my seat’ NetGalley reviewer

‘You made the rules…But you forgot I’m really good at games. ’ Casino mogul Alexa Lawson always keeps the lines between her and drop-dead gorgeous bestie Carter Hayes firmly drawn. That is, until Alexa's solution to all her problems is to make Carter her super-hot, fake fiancé! Now Carter's changing the game—into one that's white-hot and deliciously dirty. But what happens on one wild night in Vegas might just cost them their friendship… and their hearts.

He was the love she lost… Now he’s back. When Gina Bongino called off her engagement to Shane McBride she thought she’d lost him forever. Now he’s back and both find themselves working at the same wedding. Can the magical setting help heal the past, and allow them both to trust their hearts again…

‘Phenomenal… Beautifully written and emotionally charged. I cried… Outstanding. ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars An epic tale of love, war, and the secrets we keep… Anna Feldman is born in Vienna just as war breaks out; war will come to shape her entire life. But as Anna moves from Austria to Palestine, England to Germany, one thing will remain a constant: the weight of the secret she keeps. This is the story of Anna, the people she loved and the people she lost – and a heartbreaking choice which changed the course of her life forever. For fans of Dinah Jefferies and Heather Morris, Beyond the Storm captures the bravery and strength of a life lived through a century of conflict, and our unending capacity for hope and love. Previously published as The Loneliness of Survival. This edition contains editorial revisions. Readers LOVE Beyond the Storm! ‘Amazingly written… Highly recommend!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars ‘Excellent read… Didn’t want it to end. ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars ‘So beautifully written. An excellent book… An emotional read… Perfect. ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars ‘A lovely story that draws you in… Highly recommend this book. ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

'I want you to warm me up. ' Jo Marchande writes about sexy adventures. Only Jo hasn't experienced anything remotely naughty. A moment of illicit voyeurism reunites her with Theo Laurence, the boy she once loved. Now their ‘unfinished business’ is her chance to experience the wickedness she so craves…

“Let me see you strip…” First their clothes—then their inhibitions.. Scientist Natasha Petrova knows there's nothing logical about the raw lust she feels for bodyguard Max Jensen. A sexperiment on a secluded, tropical island in the Great Barrier Reef might be the perfect place to explore the attraction crackling between them. It was supposed to be about indulging their desires. But for Natasha, exposing her heart just might be the most dangerous conclusion of all…

FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING ‘Bittersweet … dazzling’ Guardian ‘Deeply pleasurable … the ending made me cry’ The Times ‘Told with a wealth of detail and narrative intensity’ Penelope Lively It is 1932, and the losses of the First World War are still keenly felt. Violet Speedwell, mourning for both her fiancé and her brother and regarded by society as a ‘surplus woman’ unlikely to marry, resolves to escape her suffocating mother and strike out alone. A new life awaits her in Winchester. Yes, it is one of draughty boarding-houses and sidelong glances at her naked ring finger from younger colleagues; but it is also a life gleaming with independence and opportunity. Violet falls in with the broderers, a disparate group of women charged with embroidering kneelers for the Cathedral, and is soon entwined in their lives and their secrets. As the almost unthinkable threat of a second Great War appears on the horizon Violet collects a few secrets of her own that could just change everything… Warm, vivid and beautifully orchestrated, A Single Thread reveals one of our finest modern writers at the peak of her powers.

Getting sexy with the enemy isn't her first mistake… But it might be her best one Chaz Warren may be completely gorgeous, but for fashion executive Riley Gold, he’s the enemy. Especially now that he’s working for his family’s business, King Designs. Then a New Year's Eve kiss in Milan turns into full-on red-hot passion, and Riley wants more—if their affair is secret. But can Riley keep her deliciously-hot enemy close…. without losing her heart?

He never stayed put…until she gave him a reason to Rebel cowboy Hadley Smith had never been one to stick around. Then he suddenly became a single father—to twins. Hadley doesn’t need Jenna Moran looking over his shoulder, but he grudgingly starts to fall for her compassion and strength. When faced with an impossible choice, can Hadley prove to Jenna he’s willing to put down roots?

His high school sweetheart returns with a baby…And a devastating secret. Reese Markowski can’t believe he’s hiring his ex-girlfriend—but to save his program for dogs and at-risk kids, he needs Gabby Hanks. Single mum Gabby’s fierce love for her infant daughter is undeniable, as is the child’s effect on Reese’s wounded heart. Their Christmas reunion is a joyful surprise, but nothing prepares Reese for the truth about Gabby’s baby…