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Sometimes there is only a pole between survival and starvation. For Jessica Hughes, this is her reality. At 21, she’s single-handedly supporting her two younger brothers and her four-year-old daughter while paying off her deadbeat mother's gambling debts. Her life may seem like crap to others, but Jess knows it could be worse. Then, Hunter O'Shea walks back into her life and drops a bombshell - a secret that could destroy everything they once had. Once again, Jess finds herself picking up the pieces of her broken heart.

Going on a business trip with my boss was supposed to be easy. I tried resisting his charm, but it was his dirty talk that made me weak. I was never meant to sleep with him. Not the first time and certainly not the second. I definitely wasn’t meant to fall for him. But what’s going to happen once we return home?

Katy Akers dreams of college and a shiny future were ripped away when her brother was stabbed to death. Drowning in despair since her family was destroyed and her life turned upside down, she takes the only job she can - she becomes a stripper. Amidst the turmoil, a beacon of light shines through her dark world - Owen Hughes. But when Katy finds out about Owen's past, the light she desires flickers right before her eyes.

I was warned about the town’s bad boy when I was in high school, and I should have listened. Loving Saxon Dayton should have been easy, but it wasn’t. Especially when the entire town hated him. But he made it worth it. The love he gave me was consuming, earth shattering…perfect.

Who does he think he is? What an egotistical executive! Melanie Karlson’s day just took a nosedive when gorgeous and confident Eli Egan walks into her coffee shop. He’s demanding, conceited, and thinks he’s god’s gift to women. After he leaves, she can breathe again thinking it was a one and done situation. Except it's not. A chance encounter leads to a dinner date that neither of them will forget. For more reasons than one. Even though she despises him, he still manages to get under her skin and into her bed.

Rule number one: Don’t sleep with the clients. Escorting was supposed to be a short-term job to pay the bills. It wasn’t meant to lead to heartache. For Stefanie Wiley, love was never in the cards - until she met James Moore. Being an escort was taboo but falling for James was downright scandalous.

How do you go home when home is gone? I’ve paid my dues for protecting someone I love. In return my family, my life, and my freedom - all have been taken from me. When a friend calls in a favor, I go from nothing...to having a job and a place to live. A fresh start brings something more - a woman who brings out my protective instincts. She's been hurt - it's written all over her.