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Cynical divorce attorney Lori Cumberland lives by one motto: Love is grand, but divorce is a hundred grand. With one failed marriage under her own personal belt, Lori had fallen hard and early - and it isn’t something she plans on repeating. She’s content focusing on the temporary marriages of her rich and famous clients. When she joins some of her recent divorcées on a celebratory cruise, her only vow is fun, sun, and new friends. But Lori finds herself tempted by a jury of one.

As an employee of MacBain Securities and Solutions, Claire Kelly can certainly hold her own. Armed with an impressive set of covert skills, she’s more than prepared to tackle any job that comes her way...except one involving Cooper Lockman. Cooper and Claire used to work together before his feelings for her sent him packing to Europe for six long years. But now he’s back and determined to ignore the still-smoldering heat that lingers between them. Their current mission: go undercover together at a California high school to root out the mastermind behind a prostitution ring.

Avery Grant doesn’t date. Her first marriage was a mutually beneficial contract that gave her the financial freedom she needed to step away from her controlling parents. Wealthy and single, the last thing she’s looking for is love sneaking in to mess up her life plans. And after a brutal attack, she’s determined to never be vulnerable again, even if the new man in her life helps her feel safe.

College graduate Judy stands ready to conquer the world…if she can get a job. Hoping to transition from aspiring architect to famous architect as quickly as possible, the dark-haired beauty moves to LA, staying in the home of her celebrity brother, Michael Wolfe. But it’s hard for Judy to focus on work when the sexy bodyguard she fell for last summer keeps showing up in her life and leaving her breathless. With his hard body, green eyes, and easy smile, Rick could have any woman he wants. But the Marine-turned- bodyguard only has eyes for Judy and her spitfire attitude.

Shannon Wentworth’s biological clock is ticking, and she isn’t going to let her single status keep her from having a baby. When her wedding-photography business takes her to Mexico, she has every intention of finding a willing baby daddy to help her out. Until the bride goes AWOL, leaving Shannon to coddle the arrogant fiancé who has accused her of sabotaging his wedding.

Blake Harrison: Rich, titled, and charming...and in need of a wife by Wednesday. Blake turns to Sam Elliot, who isn’t the businessman he expected. Instead, Blake is faced with Samantha Elliot, beautiful and feisty with a voice men call 1-900 numbers to hear.

For her own safety, modern day, single mom, Lizzy McAllister is forced to bow to the medieval men who surround her when she's thrust back in time to the sixteenth century against her will. When Lizzy finds herself trapped in time with Fin, the one man she finds both irresistible and maddening, she agrees to combine forces with him to rid Scotland of the evil witch, Grainna.

Myra, a medieval virgin druidess, flees five hundred years into the future in order to escape death at the hands of a cursed witch, landing in the arms of a handsome but cynical twenty-first century cop. Officer Todd Blakely knows Myra is hiding something, but he can't resist her innocent charms. Destiny throws them both into a world of intrigue and mysticism. Can Todd be the true white knight she needs? Or will magic and the winds of time tear them apart?

Karen Jones The petite blonde married a Hollywood star, yet she’s the one who spends every day playing a part: the part of a happy wife. A year ago, she agreed to wed a famous actor to defuse rumors about his personal life. Now, her divorce sits just around the corner, along with a five million dollar payout.

Lori Cumberland ist Scheidungsanwältin und kümmert sich um lukrative Trennungen. Eine luxuriöse Kreuzfahrt mit ihren Klientinnen ist genau ihr Ding: Auf erfolgreiche Scheidungen anstoßen, Sonne tanken und Spaß haben. Ein heißes Abenteuer mit einem Mann, der sie mehr interessiert, als ihr guttut, stand allerdings nicht auf dem Plan. Der attraktive Reed Barlow ist Privatdetektiv und weiß, was er will: Beziehungen und Gefühle gehören definitiv nicht dazu. Bis er Lori Cumberland kennenlernt. Weder Reed noch Lori spielen ihr aufregendes Spiel mit offenen Karten.

Jo Ward? Die landet wahrscheinlich im Knast, lautete damals die Highschool-Prognose. Aber zehn Jahre später ist allen in River Bend klar, wie falsch sie lagen! Denn jetzt trägt die Rebellin von einst den Sheriffstern, genau wie früher ihr Dad, und das einzige Gefängnis, das sie kennt, ist die Kleinstadt selbst. Eine ersehnte Auszeit verspricht Jo sich von einem Agententraining in Washington. Als sie dort in einer Bar einen heißen Typen kennenlernt, bekommt sie, was in River Bend unmöglich ist: Sex mit dem Sheriff.

Meg Rosenthal: Matchmaker by day, realist by night, Meg is not about to get swept away by a charming, darkly handsome businessman in a designer suit. She's come to a beautiful, secluded resort to evaluate the private island's potential for her agency, not to ogle its owner. But there's something about the magnetic man that's hard to resist, even for a woman who refuses to fall in love.

Protector-for-hire Sasha Budanov is accustomed to life as a loner. Always on the move, she’s now reached a crossroads. Looking for answers about her shadowy youth, she’s returned to the strict boarding school in Germany where she was raised. It’s also where she was trained in the stealthy, militarized art of survival. But behind its gleaming gates, Richter is a fortress of secrets, including those buried in Sasha’s mysterious past. To uncover them, she’s clinging to her first rule of defense: stay guarded.

Carter Billings: With sandy blond hair and Hollywood good looks, Carter could have any woman he wants. When he makes his bid for governor of California, he knows he must settle down and become a family man. His choice for a running mate between the sheets: matchmaker Eliza Havens. Eliza Havens: Eliza’s happy that her best friend has a wealthy, adoring husband. It’s the husband’s best friend - sexy, dashing Carter Billings - that drives her crazy. No man has ever squabbled with Eliza this much…or made her heart race this fast.

With two protective older brothers and a traditional Catholic Italian mother, it’s surprising that Chloe D’Angelo can manage a date without someone in the family naysaying her romantic choice. And Dante Mancuso…oh, no. Her brother’s best friend is not a dating-app right swipe. But when they are left unsupervised on a late night in Vegas, all of that changes. Add in a Vegas wedding chapel and a couple of “I dos” and Chloe wakes up with a ring on her finger and a hangover. Dating Dante was always a secret desire, but marriage?

Brooke Turner has always had a complicated relationship with her father. But when his health takes a turn for the worse, she drops everything to care for him. He’s her dad, after all, and he needs her. What Brooke doesn’t anticipate is the unraveling of her long-term relationship and a cross-country move to San Diego’s Little Italy.

Eine starke Frau und die Hoffnung auf die große Liebe: der romantische Auftakt zur neuen Creek Canyon-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Catherine Bybee. Die resolute Parker Sinclair kümmert sich seit dem frühen Tod ihrer Eltern mit Hingabe um ihre beiden jüngeren Geschwister und die Ranch in den Bergen Kaliforniens. Doch dann zerstört ein verheerender Waldbrand fast den ganzen Besitz und Parker muss sich mit dem herrischen, aber verdammt attraktiven Colin herumschlagen. Colin Hudson will Parkers Ranch vor weiterem Schaden bewahren.

Das neue romantische Abenteuer aus der "Diesmal für immer"-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Catherine Bybee. Um sich über ihre Zukunft klar zu werden, kehrt die attraktive Sasha Bodunov in das strenge Internat zurück, in dem sie unter militärischem Drill alles gelernt hat, was sie für ihren gefährlichen Job als Bodyguard braucht. Ihr Motto: Bleibe wachsam und traue niemandem. Als die Einzelgängerin den verführerischen AJ Hofmann trifft, muss sie ihre Regeln überdenken. Denn AJ ist eine Versuchung der besonderen Art. Sie vertraut ihm, er ist furchtlos und küsst höllisch gut.

Jacqueline “Jax” Simon knows how to expose secrets: she’s a skilled operative with MacBain Security and Solutions. When Jax hears her parents are divorcing, she races to London to find out why. She’s determined to learn the truth, especially when her investigation uncovers why her parents sent her to Richter, the German military school that made her a fighter.

On a fateful night in Las Vegas, FBI agent Leo Grant is working on a critical detail in a high-profile child prostitution trial when a beautiful woman jumps into the path of a bullet meant for him. Little does Leo know that the woman is Olivia, an ex-assassin who is seeking redemption one good deed at a time. One minute, Olivia is lunging in front of Leo on the Vegas Strip. The next, she’s waking up in the hospital in a haze of pain with no memory of her past, her enemies, or even her own name.