Mackenzie "The Bruiser" Black ran away to get out from under the dark cloud that hung over his life and from his two titled best friends. Growing up as "the boy from the docks" left him with a chip on his shoulder the size of the Cliffs of Dover. He thought a fresh start in Washington, D.C. would allow him to find success on his own and it did. But home kept calling him until he couldn't ignore it anymore. Between his brother's troubles and his mother's illness, he had to return to the place that gave him the greatest, most understanding friends a man could ask for and the hardest times he had ever faced. He thought he could deal with everything and get the hell out of dodge until Nina, Haile's new tenant above the pub. With the holidays making him feel nostalgic and dealing with his family issues, trying to keep Nina at arm's length becomes difficult by the day. Among the Christmas lights and cozy fires, she was a breath a fresh air. Sweet smiles from her led to passionate, heated kisses that could help a man forget old wounds. But he couldn't stay. Wouldn't stay. Unfortunately, his past comes call and Nina gets caught in the middle. Mac has no choice but to resurrect The Bruiser once more. When the dust settles will Nina ever gift him with those sweet smiles and heated kisses again or will The Bruiser have destroyed his chance at happiness and any hope of healing his past?

Who knew small-town paralegal in Texas would ever end up having the night of her life with a man like Jacob Kosuke Sato? But yet Eden Kinsley found herself on an impromptu date after meeting him on a night out with her bestfriend. The chemistry was instant, her mind screamed no yet her lips said yes. She should've listened to her instincts, because she would never be accepted into his family. His mother made sure to let Eden she was not part of the plans that was designed for her son and that Jacob was already engaged. With a broken heart but her head lifted in pride, Eden slipped out of his world, never revealing the news about the child that was now nestled within her. They would be fine alone.Jacob Kosuke Sato, fell for a woman and he fell hard, then one day she just disappeared. After finding out his mother's deception and how she chased Eden away, his anger burned hot. His mother wanted him to follow tradition and her demands for being a son of the Sato family. And...

The horrors Lord Haile Buchanan witnessed while serving in the British Army left scars branded into his soul. Survival dictates relegating those harrowing memories to the past. These days, he lives a quiet life running his Northumberland pub with few people knowing his title or his past. It's more than enough excitement to keep him occupied and out of trouble—until he glimpses the stunning beauty sobbing beneath the awning of Hope Center. Common sense demands she's not his burden to bear. Honor and decency refuses to let him walk away. Marisol Elliot can't believe she uprooted her life back in the US only to be ruthlessly duped by a despicable catfisher. Now she's stranded in a foreign country with nothing—and no one to help her. The last thing she expects is the gorgeous, ginger-haired stranger who rushes to her aide like a gallant knight in shining armor. When he offers her a strong shoulder to cry on and a hot meal at his pub, she gratefully accepts. And then when he offers her a job? It seems too good to be true. After all she's been through, it's hard to trust again. But something about Haile beckons to her like an irresistible beacon. Having Marisol in his employ is a far bigger boon than Haile ever expected. She's a damn good bar manager and he's lucky to have her. The one drawback? Being around her is stirring emotions he never expected to feel. Their chemistry is explosive and getting harder and harder to deny—for both of them. Just as the walls around their hearts begin to crumble, Mari's past and a dangerous enemy threaten to destroy everything. Protecting her is Haile's only mission—even if it means summoning his own past demons.  The horrors Lord Haile Buchanan witnessed while serving in the British Army left scars branded into his soul. Survival dictates relegating those harrowing memories to the past. These days, he lives a quiet life running his Northumberland pub with few people knowing his title or his past. It’s more than enough excitement to keep him occupied and out of trouble—until he glimpses the stunning beauty sobbing beneath the awning of Hope Center. Common sense demands she’s not his burden to bear. Honor and decency refuses to let him walk away. Marisol Elliot can’t believe she uprooted her life back in the US only to be ruthlessly duped by a despicable catfisher. Now she’s stranded in a foreign country with nothing—and no one to help her. The last thing she expects is the gorgeous, ginger-haired stranger who rushes to her aide like a gallant knight in shining armor. When he offers her a strong shoulder to cry on and a hot meal at his pub, she gratefully accepts. And then when he offers her a job? It seems too good to be true. After all she’s been through, it’s hard to trust again. But something about Haile beckons to her like an irresistible beacon. Having Marisol in his employ is a far bigger boon than Haile ever expected. She’s a damn good bar manager and he’s lucky to have her. The one drawback? Being around her is stirring emotions he never expected to feel. Their chemistry is explosive and getting harder and harder to deny—for both of them. Just as the walls around their hearts begin to crumble, Mari’s past and a dangerous enemy threaten to destroy everything. Protecting her is Haile’s only mission—even if it means summoning his own past demons.

A heartwarming holiday romance from Hallmark and USA Today bestselling author Dahlia Rose that's perfect for fans of Rochelle Alers and Debbie Macomber.Danni's a social media influencer who's way out of her element. She sort-of broke up with her boyfriend-slash-manager, and she escaped her fast-paced life in New York to spend Christmas with an old friend in Juneau, Alaska. Danni takes in the beauty of the scenery and the warmth of the community...and she's drawn to the local sheriff. Before Declan was an Alaskan State Trooper, he was in the Army. An IED explosion cost him his leg...and his fiancée, who couldn't deal with the injury. He knows Danni's a city girl, while he loves the Alaskan wilderness. Could two very different people find what their hearts are looking for?

AlastairBacchus Hill…Alastair grew up on those streets, played soccer on the Golden Mile, and did a lot of other things that would make his Da box his ears and his Ma blush. He took care of the people in Bacchus Hill and that included her, their new resident, Eden King. She was gorgeous, she was a spark that ignited his soul, but the big hurdle was a stark reality. He was an older man and she, his junior, by sixteen years. Alastair seemed to gravitate toward his Eden… his desire. Would his sons accept Eden and that he needed her in his life? Did he look like a fool with a crush on someone so young? And who was trying to use her to destroy him and his family name?SaulSaul Bacchus was his father's right-hand man and he was called 'the hammer' because he didn't take well to shite happening around him. That's why he was in Japan, some one thought it wise to embezzle from Bacchus Enterprises and they'd face the repercussions for doing it. That's where he met Indigo Cantrell, a ballet dancer in more than a bit of trouble, and nowhere to go. He wasn't the type of man to see a woman in tears sitting on the steps of a Bacchus club without helping her. Saul didn't know the attraction would burn so fast and hard between them or falling in love would hit like the namesake he was dubbed on the hill. When the man who wanted Indigo had the gall to try to come get her, in Bacchus stomping ground no less. He would understand why Saul was called the hammer in the most painful of ways.LennoxIn the shadow of an old Bacchus Hill, bricks and stone were the only things standing from a time long past and only a handful of men could recall its former glory. In this new evolved world, life had turned into a mess of deceit, hidden behind computer screens, and cloaked in technology. Lennox, was a man of timeless values, clung steadfastly to the old ways of honor and respect. Kiman Asher, his night auditor, raised something in him and he was instantly drawn into her gaze. One fateful night, she sought refuge in Lennox's arms, after her past comes walking through the doors of his hotel and he felt an overwhelming need to protect her. Kiman now under his care and that of Bacchus Hill, Lennox abandoned caution. Love had awakened a savage recklessness in him, and he was ready to wage war. Sometimes the old ways were best, in situations like this and for the woman he loved. They would see a side of him that was bathed in blood.

Things I can cross off in my very unusual life.Nephilim: Check Outcast. Abomination, Not human: Check Two Lovers ( Not bad): CheckIn a s**t load of trouble: Check Made a shifter friend, I think: CheckCrazy new powers: Check Born of a forbidden union between an angel and a human. Distrusted in heaven, coveted in hell. Yet both sides want to use her for their own purposes. But Belladonna is no one's pawn. The supernatural exists and she helps humans to deal with it in any way she can. Those she called friends were few and far between, and her quirky nature of giving everyone she knows pet names could be downright annoying. But Bella loved hard and she didn't know if it could be counted as a gift or a curse.It didn't help that she had a lover from each faction, Sachiel an angel, filled with too much honor, and Ose a sharp-dressing demon who really hates hell. Then there is Dax, the alpha of his pack and God knows what Bella is...

Kayla was made an offer, one that made her bite her lip and her panties wet with yearning. A threesome with two the hottest cowboys in January, Montana . Sam McGee and Travis Delhome were rough and tumble cowboys through and through. Oh what is a girl supposed to do? Say yes of course! In the sexual conquest Kayla had to wonder who would be rode hard and put away wet.

Twenty three year old, Raven St Clair was conducting her own dig in the mountainous lands of Wisconsin. What better way of working towards her degree in archeology than finding traces of the Mohican tribe that had migrated to the region hundreds of years ago. One night alone in the wilderness she saw a battle in the sky between two creatures that should not exist. Dragons. She rushed to the aid of the glorious creature only to find a completely nude and sexy man in its place. He said his name was Raul and his crooked smile endeared her to him. Raven found herself fighting for her life with a man who promised to show her a world where dragons roamed. His passionate kisses proved to her that this was no dream.Raul, the youngest of the Paladin Court was caught in a sneak attack when he was on patrol. Injured, he thought he’d met his end until a feisty ebony goddess came running out of the woods to help him. He felt the pull of attraction from the moment he set eyes on her. As he healed and they evaded his enemies he lost his heart to the human woman called Raven. The war with the Shen serpents was forever drawing closer. He vowed to her that she would be safe and Raul would do whatever it took to protect her. Like his brothers his honor would never let him break a promise, even if it meant his own demise.

When Sergeant Daniel Butler met Major Claire Kirkland in the heat of the Iraqi War, it was love at first sight, and he swore to find her after their tours ended. A whirlwind stateside romance, however, was cut short by his next deployment. Now retired from service, Claire continues her work and worries for Daniel's safety, waiting for the love that bonds them to come home. Will Daniel survive his dangerous missions to take command of their passion once again?

Kalv left the dragon world of Paladin when he lost his mate in a fierce battle over one hundred years ago. Living in the mortal world wearing his human skin he grieved. Until loneliness and a longing for his kind made him open the doorway to home and found it locked. Knowing his heart was the key to opening the doorway he thought it a futile prospect. There was no way he could love again, no way home. Then he met Ginna Masters, a feisty ebony goddess who lived on a ranch on the outskirts of a small Texas town. They wanted her land, and from the time he saw her fighting them alone in the middle of the night, Kalv intended to stay until she won the battle. Who knew her soft kisses and sweet whispers while she was in his arms would cause a miraculous thing. A man thought shattered and broken by tragedy forever began to heal. Could she be the one to give a dragon back a treasure more prized then gold....his heart?