For Linda Fletcher, the sign in front of her new business says it all. Past Promises Antiques is her declaration of independence from her powerful and manipulative family--and a vow to herself that her future will be different.She never considered herself the no-strings-affair type, but the chemistry between her and her newly hired handyman is too intense to ignore. Moving to Jamesville was a bold step, so what's the harm in taking one more--into his arms?Levi Mann's shadowed past keeps his bags packed light and his feet on the move. But one look at Linda, and he finds himself willing to hang around--just long enough to figure out what it is that triggers their explosive passion.

Ningún otro negocio le proporcionaría tanto placer.Con tan sólo unas hectáreas de terreno más, el millonario Adam King conseguiría por fin que el rancho familiar recuperara su extensión original. Tal era su obsesión que incluso se planteó casarse con la vecina de al lado, porque el padre de Gina Torino pretendía “venderle” a su hija a cambio de entregarle el ansiado terreno.Gina estaba al tanto de la manipulación de su padre y decidió negociar con Adam ella misma. Se casaría con el gélido ranchero, él recibiría su tierra… y ella tendría un bebé de King.

Xander and Mercedes both know firsthand what it feels like to be in total control. The question is... who really holds all of the power?Xander Boone has never had a problem going after what he wants. In fact, he has built his life around doing just that. And he has a rather impressive track record. But Xander finds himself up against his biggest challenge yet. As fate would have it, Xander’s greatest desire is a woman who has always been off limits to him. One he wants more than his next breath. Nothing about her is easy, but then again, things that are worth it never are. So, when the perfect opportunity presents itself, Xander knows it’s time to call in a favor. Mercedes Bryant believes there is only one way to do something. She also knows what Xander wants isn’t possible. But she‘s about to learn that you shouldn’t always believe what you think you see. And Xander is going to be the one to teach her that lesson.Warning: This ebook contains sinfully hot encounters between consenting adults. This book includes voyeurism, public exhibitionism, and mild elements of BDSM. Contains graphic material that is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18.

Sarah llega al pequeño pueblo de Deadwood con el deseo de fundar un periódico y encontrar a su hermana, que huyó de casa cinco años atrás. Sin embargo, muy pronto se da cuenta de que conseguir ambos propósitos será más arduo de lo seprado. Pese a contar con el apoyo incondicional de un hombre, abrirse camino no es fácil para una mujer soltera. Y además, el pardero de su hermana Addie resulta ser un sitio “algo” distinto de la respetable casa de familia donde se supone debíaa residir.Perdón es una historia conmovedora sobre la inocencia perdida y recuperada, una prueba más de que el amor es capaz de vencer todas las adversidades…

Sometimes when perfect falls apart, a little trouble fixes everything . . .Twenty-one-year-old Kayla Turner has lost everything. After spending most of her life taking care of her ailing mother, she just wants to spot a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. So when her late father-a man she barely knew-leaves her an inheritance, she finally breathes a sigh of relief . . . until she learns the inheritance comes with strings. Strings in the form of handsome playboy Daren Ackwood, her father's protégé. To see any of her inheritance, she's forced to team up with him. From his expensive car to those sexy dimples, Kayla's seen his type before. But Daren isn't who he seems to be . . .Struggling to make amends for his family's mistakes, Daren has a life more Oliver Twist than Richie Rich these days. He's beyond grateful that James Turner included him in his will, but working with Turner's princess of a daughter to fulfill his cryptic last wish is making Daren wonder if being broke is really so bad. Still, she's just as beautiful as she is stubborn, and the more time he spends with Kayla, the less it feels right being without her. Soon Daren and Kayla begin to wonder if maybe the best gift Kayla's dad could have left them . . . was each other.(less)ebook,336 pagesPublished June 17th 2014 by Forever

Zoe is used to taking care of herself and has long ago accepted that if anything bad was going to happen, it was going to happen to her. So when she loses her job over something most bosses would probably be happy with and her life starts going down hill from there she doesn't expect it to get any better. She certainly didn't expect any help from the loud jerk next door, but then again she has nothing to lose so puts her trust in him and hopes for the best. What she didn't expect was the once in a lifetime opportunity that he offers her through an arrangement where they both benefit and no one is supposed to get hurt, but she should have known better because her luck has never been that good.Like most Bradfords, Trevor has a soft spot for food, but that's about all. He leads a pretty straightforward life and likes to keep things simple and that includes his relationships. He wants the perfect woman and knows exactly what she'll be like. So when he discovers much to his horror that he's thinking about his frumpy little neighbor he decides the best way to get his head straight is by working her out of his system. He'll keep her around, but only until he finds perfection.

But here I am, still hanging on, still breathing and living through it.That is, until he stumbled into my life. Logan Reed. I don’t want any part of him. I’ve pushed him away, but he isn’t easily deterred. I’ve told him I’m different, but he doesn’t care. He’s trying to slowly break me down. I’m trying just as hard not to let him. He doesn’t know how truly damaged I am; what will happen when he does?I know the truth—he’ll never be able to look at me the same way again. Just like everybody else.

Paskutinės Šanchajaus kurtizanės išpažintis

Saulėta Kalifornija. San Fransiskas. Čia gyvenanti 98 m. senolė Siang Siang, geriau žinoma Bao Lan, Brangiosios Orchidėjos vardu, prieš „pradėdama kelionę į amžinybę“, provaikaitei ir jos sužadėtiniui pasakoja savo skausmingą ir kupiną netikėtų likimo vingių gyvenimo istoriją. Nedaug kas žino, kad ji – paskutinė Šanchajaus gėlių mergina, savo laiku buvusi turtingiausia, labiausiai šlovinama ming dzi: „gerbiama kurtizanė“. Tai išsilavinusi, daug pasiekusi visose meno srityse – literatūroje, muzikoje, tapyboje, kaligrafijoje ir poezijoje – moteris. Ji „regėjo visus šimtmečio džiaugsmus ir negandas“ ir nenori leisti „brangiam paveldui nugrimzti į lakųjį smėlį“. Senuose prisiminimuose atgyja 1918 metų Kinija.

Brangiosios Orchidėjos tėvas melagingai apkaltinamas ir nubaudžiamas mirtimi, jo artimuosius prislegia gėdos našta. Motinai nelieka nieko kita, kaip stoti į budistų vienuolyną, todėl dukrą ji patiki globoti tolimai giminaitei iš Šanchajaus.

Iš pradžių gyvenimas Persikų žiedų paviljone primena sapną. Egzotiškos gėlės, čiurlenantys fontanai, spalvingų karpių tvenkiniai – visa tai panašu į svajonę. Brangioji Orchidėja mokoma muzikos, literatūros, tapybos, kaligrafijos ir, nekaltos mergaitės nuostabai, meno teikti malonumą vyrams. Mat gražusis paviljonas turi kitą, tamsesnę paskirtį – čia įsikūręs elitinis viešnamis.

Originalo pavadinimas - Peach Blossom Pavillion

Vertėjas: Vytautas Petrukaitis

Good Girl. Notorious Bad-Boy. One Phenomenal Love.From the mean streets of Detroit rises the newest superstar of professional wrestling, Xavier Cold, better known as Phenomenal X. His muscular physique makes men cower before him and women lose their minds with desire.Anna Cortez is fresh out of college and naive to the harsh realities of the real world. Tired of living under the thumb of her conservative family, she defies them when she accepts a job as the assistant to wrestling’s most notorious bad-boy. Phenomenal X has an animalistic nature that even good girl Anna finds hard to resist.One night forced to share a bed in a sold-out hotel, lines blur between them and they quickly learn that one lustful night changes everything and neither one of them will ever be the same.

Laura Spaulding awakes in a hospital following a vicious attack that has stolen her memories of the past. All she has to go on are the strong emotions she instinctively feels for close friends and her fiancé, Rob.Rob Carlton is more than just Laura’s fiancé—he’s also her Master. But how can he tell her she’s his slave when he has to win her love all over again first? And he feels helpless to protect her from a nameless stalker who’s killed before and won’t stop until he finishes the job with Laura.As bits and pieces slowly return, Laura struggles to rediscover who she was, and if she even wants to be that same person again. All she knows is there’s something huge missing in her life now, and not just memories of the attack. She also knows it’ll take more than just pinching herself to wake up from her living nightmare and bring a killer to justice.

With the figure of a sex symbol and a career as a lingerie executive, Greer Lothrop is used to attracting more than her fair share of male attention. After years of unwanted stares, she is far more comfortable playing mother hen than femme fatale.She’s shocked when there’s nothing motherly about the feelings her new neighbor, engineer Ryan McCullough, arouses in her. She’s never been attracted to a man of such raw sexuality before. What is it about Ryan that has her confiding in him-and falling into his arms-within hours of meeting?It’s clear Ryan isn’t interested in Greer for her chicken soup. He’s not falling for her girl-next-door routine either, no matter how hard she tries to deny their chemistry. He knows there’s a passionate woman behind the facade-and he knows just how to awaken her…

Hot, sweet, sexy and funny. Shannon Brycen believes she is the epitome of pitifully ugly. Kalen, Shannon's overly social sister, is determined to play match-maker and find a special someone for her sister. After a disastrous date with one of Kalen's recent selections, Shannon decides to take her love life back into her own hands by joining the local lesbian cyber match-maker. Mid thirties, still single, house broken but rabid. If you're looking for something different then I'm your girl. Write me if you dare...P.U Maybe it wasn't the best idea to build her profile after consuming half a bottle of her favorite wine...or to use a picture of herself at the age of six - after she had cut her own hair - as her online profile photograph. Hiding behind the online persona of Pitifully Ugly, Shannon finds the courage to meet new women and face the disaster called dating. As her charming personality surfaces, Shannon's search for the perfect match may be closer than she realizes.

Una mujer como ella merecía algo más que una aventura de una noche.El primer error del millonario Kane Dennison había sido llevarse a casa a Willow Nelson. Por mucho que ella estuviera herida y necesitara su ayuda, jamás debería haberle hecho creer que era un buen hombre. Porque no lo era.El segundo error había sido dejarse llevar por la pasión después de haberle recomendado a Willow que se marchara. Ella creía en el amor, mientras que él no confiaba en nadie… ¡y no necesitaba a nadie! Y ni siquiera ella podría cambiarlo.

NO SOSPECHABAN QUE TRABAJAR DURANTE LAS VACACIONES PODRÍA SER TAN PLACENTEROLos ejecutivos de publicidad Matt Davidson y Jilly Taylor tenían dos cosas en común: ambos odiaban perder y se deseaban el uno al otro. Pero ninguno de los dos estaba dispuesto a arriesgar el ascenso por rendirse a la atracción que sentían. No contaban con que su jefe les encargara llevar la misma cuenta… y dormir en el mismo hotel. Aquello estaba al rojo vivo, tanto laboral como sentimentalmente, y pronto se dieron cuenta de que no podían centrarse en el trabajo…

Actor and serial dater, Travis Falcon, photographed with yet another woman!Travis Falcon, TV heartthrob, has given the press one too many salacious headlines and his management team wants him to clean up his reputation… So when plain Jane Charlene Wilkins ends up on set, she's perfect "fake girlfriend" material!Charlene suddenly finds herself on the arm of the star himself. She may not be a professional actress, but she's proving very adept at hiding the truth behind her visit to LA… And, with her feelings for Travis becoming all too real, her life is about to get complicated!

Меркурий — первая планета от Солнца, Венера — идёт за ним, является самой горячей планетой в Солнечной системе. Они находятся на невероятно большом расстояние друг от друга, но что, если однажды они встретятся? Их схожесть проявляется в абсолютном отсутствие чувств, но есть кое-что сильнее. Кое-что, что прорывается сквозь самую твердую землю наружу и расцветает. Их сердца больше не глыбы льда и время снова начнет свой счет. Время для них снова закружится, но когда-то оно может уйти сквозь пальцы.

No connections. Play it safe. These were the rules Ivey lived her life by.Until she hit Mustang, Colorado, a perfectly imperfect town where the citizens were welcoming and one of them included the tall, beautiful, macho man rancher cowboy, Grayson Cody.On the run for a decade, Ivey knew she was supposed to play it safe. But she was tired of being on the run. She wanted a normal. She wanted real. She wanted a home.And she wanted Grayson Cody.And Grayson Cody wanted Ivey.No one who looked at them couldn’t see they belonged together. There was one man in this world for Ivey and one woman in this world for Grayson Cody.So they fell in love.But just as quickly as they fell together, they were betrayed and torn apart. Separated for years, Ivey was certain her life would not include her rancher cowboy. Until the town of Mustang reached out to her when Gray was in trouble. Even though she thought he broke her heart, she charged in to help. Then Gray and Ivey discovered they were betrayed and, not only that, Gray had an enemy who would stop at nothing to defeat him.

Professional gambler Sloane Keller is tired of dating weak willed men and longs to meet a man who challenges her dominant personality and forces her to submit. As the Queen of Cards, she’s used to making her own rules, and craves the excitement of Vegas. But her inner heart cries out for someone who can be her match, both inside the casino and in the bedroom.As the new dealer in town, Roman Steele is burnt out on women looking for a quick penny and a man to follow. He craves a woman with fire in her soul and a keen intellect who can challenge him. When his brother recruits Madame Eve to help, Rome is amazed at the complicated woman he gets to spend the night with. But when the evening is over, will she be gutsy enough to offer him forever?

Done with being the world's biggest pushover, Haley decides that things are going to change starting with the aggravating neighbor who has too much charm and not enough restraint. What she didn't expect was to be sucked into his world, but Haley has a game plan and she won't let herself forget just what the bad boy next door is capable of. The last thing Jason expected was for his little shy neighbor to go Rambo on him over some ruined flowers. After he decides to take her under his wing he can't help but notice that she fits very nicely in his life. Now the only thing left is to convince her that this is anything but a game.

As the Governor’s daughter, Charlotte McClain is an expert in playing pretend. High society, the men her mother shoves in her direction and a Pre-Law major are all a part of her perfect pretense. But when she pretends to be a nobody during Spring Break, she meets someone who rocks her world.Mason Rowell knows heartbreak and Spring Break don’t mesh well, so he allows the mysterious Charlotte to seduce him. What should have been a fling, results in something deeper. After Spring Break has long since passed, he moves to Washington to pursue his graduate degree, but what he never expected to find living among the rich and pompous, was the girl who gave him the strength to change and the desire to start anew.When the guy Charlotte can’t forget goes from a sensual memory to temptation in the flesh, her facade is put to the test. If she surrenders to his charms, she risks ruining her mother’s perfect career and master plan. Playing pretend is what Charlotte does best, but how long can she pretend she doesn't love the man who made her proud of her true self?