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Book 1: The Irresistible Billionaire When you're broken, abandoned, and lonely, the isolated mansion of a gorgeous billionaire is the perfect escape... When I interview for the position of nanny for a billionaire's three-month-old daughter, I'm looking for an escape. From my past, from my memories, and from those both alive and dead who refuse to give me peace. Kingfisher House is exactly what I need-a huge, quiet retreat high atop the cliffs overlooking New Zealand's rugged coastline, straight out of a Gothic novel. It even has its own brooding hero. Ben Prince is gorgeous, stern, and withdrawn, and he's forbidden everyone to discuss what happened to baby Estella's mother. It's only as I delve deeper into his life that I discover although his heart has been broken, it's not for the reasons I first thought. We're both determined not to get involved. But as we reveal each other's secrets, heat rises between us until it's too strong to fight. All we can do is hope it doesn't consume us completely... Book 2: The Castaway Billionaire Only I could get marooned on a desert island with the man who broke my heart... The last thing I want is to be forced to live with the guy I broke up with seven years ago. Okay, the desert island is paradise-if you ignore the spiders the size of my hand. And it's true that Theo Prince is still the most gorgeous guy I've ever seen. But I'm determined he won't break my heart again. Then the tropical storm hits. It's sooooo hot. The cave we're sheltering in is really small. Theo's loin cloth isn't leaving much to the imagination. And then he tells me a secret that changes everything... The whole world knows we escaped in a life raft together, and everyone's rooting for us to have our second chance. But will I come out of this disaster with my life-and my heart-intact? Book 3: The English Billionaire Imagine meeting the richest, most gorgeous guy in London... And he's obsessed with YOU... On my thirtieth birthday, I decide it's time to make some changes. Okay, it's really only one change. No more men. Gone is the boyfriend who cheated on me with my best friend. And gone are all the disastrous relationships that have left me dispirited and jaded. I'm tired of giving my fragile heart to a man, only to have him trample all over it. Instead, I'm going to concentrate on my career, which I love. As a valuer of art, antiques, and jewelry, I'm passionate about people's prized possessions. My family owns a chain of toy stores that originated from one toy shop in London's Regent Street, and I decide it's time I saw where it all began. It's the trip of a lifetime, one a man can't spoil, because there's no way I'd get involved with a guy who lives on the other side of the world. And then Callum walks into the store. Twelve years ago, we spent one sensational night together at a New Year's Eve beach party in New Zealand. I thought I'd never see him again. But here he is. In the very muscular, very hot, and very British flesh. He's changed a lot since that night. He's more serious, more ambitious, and a whole lot richer. And he wants one more night with me. I can give him that without falling for him. Without my life collapsing again around my ears. Can't I?

All I want for Christmas is a grumpy Santa in my stocking...Despite having the misfortune to be called Mistletoe, I love everything about the festive season - from dressing the tree to baking the cake to wrapping the presents, even though I can't afford half the things I know my ten-year-old son, Finn, wishes for.When the primary school where I work asks me to find someone to play Santa at the Christmas fair, I'm happy to oblige. Suddenly, though, every person I know is conveniently busy. The only guy available has the least amount of festive spirit of anyone I've ever met.Alex Winters is the grumpiest man alive, but he is helping Finn to walk again, so I'm willing to overlook his grouchy temperament. It has nothing to do with the fact that he's the most gorgeous guy ever to wear a Santa suit. Unfortunately, though, he seems to find my sunshine personality more irritating than attractive, which is why, when he asks me to sit on his knee and tell him what I want for Christmas, I refuse to comply. But then he calls me a brat and threatens to put me over his knee, and suddenly I'm getting festive tingles in all the right places.Finn hero-worships him, so as a special treat for my wheelchair-bound boy, and a secret present for myself, I invite Alex in for a drink after the office Christmas party. He turns out to have a heart of gold, frankincense, and myrrh that makes me melt. And his revelation of what he really thinks about me is a gift I never expected to get.The twelve days of Christmas turn out to be a magical mystery tour that leaves me longing for more. But Alex is hiding a secret that's going to turn my world upside down...*Contains no cheating, no cliffhangers, just a scorching romance and a heart-melting HEA: -)Tropes include: Grumpy/Sunshine, one-night stand, fling, soul mates, instalove, alpha hero, billionaire

How to seduce your brother's best mate in six easy steps... Just between you and me, my brother's best mate is hot as.I'd never admit how I feel about him to my brother, Alex, because he warned me years ago never to go near his friends.I've never admitted it to Damon either.Even though he's only six years older than me, he's very much a man, so different from the boys I've dated over the past few years.Just the way he calls me 'ma belle' is enough to make me melt.But he treats me like his kid sister, which irritates the hell out of me.Then Alex asks Damon if he'll pick me up from university in Wellington and drive me home to Christchurch for the Easter break.We have eight hours together with nothing to do but talk.He's smart, bossy, arrogant, and so frickin' sexy I could explode.By the time we're halfway home, I want him more than the air I breathe.For the remainder of the journey, I flirt with him. Tease him.And then when we get home, I tell him I want him.He pins me up against the wall.Informs me he would never sleep with his best mate's little sis.He says he's not sweet, and he's not gentle.And he insists a good girl like me should steer clear of bad boys like him.OMG. Now I want him more than life itself.So I invite all my friends around and ask them to tell me their best tips for seducing a man.We whittle it down to a list of six they insist will definitely work.Now, I just have to put them into practice, and see if I can bring him to his knees... * Contains no cheating, no cliffhangers, just a scorching romance and a heart-melting HEA: -)Tropes include: Beauty and the Beast fairy-tale retelling, one-night stand, fling, soul mates, instalove, alpha hero, billionaire, brother's best mate, best mate's little sis

Faking love with your brother's gorgeous best mate is never going to end well... When Titus Oates calls to ask me if I'd do him a favor and accompany him on a visit to a potential investor in the UK, I hyperventilate and have to breathe into a brown paper bag. Ever since I was sixteen and he kissed me at a birthday party, I've had a huge crush on him, so I'm not going to pass up on the chance to spend some time with him while he's here. The wealthy investor owns a stately home in Devon, and the week promises to be great fun, with a murder-mystery night and even a fancy ball, so I'm excited to agree. Titus intends for us to go as friends, but the problems start when the investor immediately assumes we're a couple. Flummoxed, I don't correct him, and we end up in that awkward situation where we can't break the charade without embarrassing ourselves. So we decide the easiest option is to pretend to be an item. Unfortunately, when we end up sharing a room, the sizzling attraction that's always been between us inevitably turns faking love into making love. Titus is going back to New Zealand after his visit. And I work in the UK. We can't possibly have a future together. But a short-term fling seems like a great idea, until it's time to part... * Contains no cheating, no cliffhangers, just a scorching romance and a heart-melting HEA: -)

He could have any woman he wanted. But for some reason, he wants me... When billionaire CEO Mack Hart demands I come to his office, I'm convinced it's because he's caught me on security camera taking photos of his files when I should have been cleaning. He's young and sexy, he has a doctorate in Computer Science Engineering, an IQ of 172, and a bank balance containing nine zeroes. Nine! I can't remember the last time mine wasn't in the red. His research is so important that his rival will pay big money for it, and I desperately need some of that cash. Terrified, I expect to find the police waiting there with handcuffs, ready to whisk me off to prison. Instead, the surprisingly young, gorgeous entrepreneur seems more interested in the piece of paper I accidentally dropped the night before. It contains a poem. A very explicit poem I wrote about my perfect fantasy man. I'm sure he thinks it's about him, which isn't surprising considering how accurately he fits the bill. Mortified, I explain that I write steamy romance, but that it's just a hobby, and I don't have much experience in the real world. I wait for him to show me the door. Instead, he asks me to be his date at a party that evening. He could easily have any woman he wanted. He says he finds me fascinating, but I think he just wants to see whether I can talk as dirty as my poem suggests. Embarrassed, I try to turn him down. But Mack Hart is a man used to getting his own way. If I give in and have a one-night stand with him, maybe then I'll be able to escape and forget how close I came to going to prison. I'm not agreeing because I want to sleep with the hot young billionaire. Honest. * This story contains: profanity that will be offensive to some; over-indulgence of alcohol; descriptions of obscene wealth, power, and beauty; and numerous detailed sensual situations. Just wait till book two... Contains no cheating, no cliffhangers, just a scorching romance and an HEA: -)

When a kiss brings life, the price is death... When the gorgeous D.S. Callum Macbeth rescues me from drowning and gives me the kiss of life, it creates a bond between us like nothing I've felt before. But even though he's the only one who can banish the memory of the cold river, I can't afford to let his sexy smile distract me from the truth - by bringing me back to life, he's condemned someone else to death. I'm a witch in the Coven of Crows, and this February there's a rare Black Moon. It's a time of contemplation and darkness, and everything is out of balance - light and dark, life and death. Now my twin sister's gone missing, my ex is acting strangely, and my spells are going haywire. The strange animal footprints I saw in the snow at the river suggest my 'accident' had a supernatural cause, and I'm starting to get scared. I'm determined not to let this stop me from practicing witchcraft, even though someone obviously wants to do the Crows harm. But Mac's hiding something, and I don't know who to trust...

It's been zero days since I realized I'm in love with Leander Knight. Lee, or Knightley as everyone calls him, is my brother's best mate, and he's always treated me like his kid sister. Okay, so he might not put cockroaches in my lunchbox and lizards down my neck anymore, but even though we work together every day at Hartfield Wildlife Hospital, he's never seemed interested in me in that way. And then something changed. Maybe it was when I walked past him in my bikini, and he lost the power of speech. Or perhaps it was when I found out that an old girlfriend nicknamed him Twice Knightley, and I realized she wasn't referring to his appetite for food. A switch flicked in my brain, and now I can't stop thinking about him in a very un-brotherly way. So far, I've kept it to myself. Nothing can come of it. Knightley's past holds too many demons for him to consider settling down, and anyway, I've got to make sure I even have a future before I choose who I'm going to share it with. But then, after my sister's wedding, I arrive at the hotel to discover they've no reference to my booking. Knightley invites me to crash in his room, insisting he'll take the sofa. I say yes, because I'm convinced we're both grownups who can resist the undeniable growing attraction between us. But he's so gorgeous... and he smells so good... And then he kisses me, and everything else goes out the window... * A small-town, friends-to-lovers, steamy contemporary romance by USA Today bestselling author Serenity Woods.

Everyone is hiding a secret. Including me. The last thing I want to be doing on the coldest day of the year is sleeping rough on the streets of Plymouth. When a young woman approaches me and says she knows of a place where I can have a bed and a hot meal, I'm quick to agree. And that's how I end up at the House of Stars. The house is run by Jupiter, who gives all his girls and clients codenames. When he finds out I'm young and untouched, he names me Virgo. He says he'll take care of me, because he has very special plans for me. One of his clients is going to pay a lot of money to have me for the night. Apparently he has... singular tastes. Jupiter says Sirius is young, handsome, and sensual. And one night with him will make me very rich. Jupiter has me bathed, prepared, and dressed for the Valentine's Day party. I'm to spend the evening as Sirius's plus-one, before he finally takes me upstairs to the Midnight Room. But a darkness lies beneath the glitzy chandeliers and flowing champagne. There are rumours of screams in the night, and graves on the moors. Everyone is hiding a secret. Nothing is as it seems. Fortunately, neither am I. * A psychological thriller, perfect for lovers of Dot Hutchison's The Butterfly Garden. Contains adult themes of sex and violence.

One night in Wonderland is just the start of my adventures... On my twenty-fifth birthday, I decide enough is enough.Family responsibilities have made dating impossible.Now I'm single and inexperienced. Like, completely.My virginity is a millstone around my neck. And I want to get rid of it. All I need is one night, with one stranger, so I don't look like an idiot when I start dating for real.My sister convinces this country bumpkin to sign up for Tinder, and to head to the city. My first two matches are complete failures, and I'm about to give up.Then I see Kip's profile.I swipe right, and so does he.We chat for ages, and agree to meet that evening for dinner. He's gorgeous. Kind. Sexy. Wicked. Perfect.So I tell him I want him to teach me as much as he can before the sun comes up. I ask for one night.But it's only the start of Alice's adventures in Wonderland... * Contains no cheating, no cliffhangers, just a scorching romance and a heart-melting HEA: -) Tropes include: Fling, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, fairy-tale retelling, virgin heroine, one-night stand, instalove, soul mates, alpha hero, billionaire, he falls first

When love's written in the stars, not even the gods can keep them apart. Midnight Shaman Damien Stone has taken an oath to the other Elders who run the central coven in England never to get involved with one of his trainee witches, and so far he's had no problem keeping his promise. But from the moment he and his wolf spirit guide sense Kimi Fox, he knows he's in trouble. Time slows when Kimi's in his arms, but the Goddess herself warns him he's only there to train her, and he can't risk a relationship with Kimi or he'll lose his powers. Kimi's instantly drawn to the mysterious shaman, and sparks fly, literally, when she kisses him. But she's just as determined not to act on that attraction, still not sure she wants to be a part of the magical world into which she's been thrown. The effort of keeping apart from Damien proves as difficult as trying to separate two extremely powerful magnets. Blowing Exeter's power grid during their first lovemaking session is only the start to their troubles, and that's before they find out the forces of darkness are about to invade on Halloween. But when love's written in the stars, not even the gods can keep them apart.

A one-night stand with a sexy stranger seems like a great idea, until he turns out to be my new billionaire boss... When the gorgeous guy I meet in the bar on my last night in Auckland asks if I'd like to go back to his hotel room, I have to think about it.For a whole second.Tomorrow, I'm leaving the city.I'm finally escaping my calamitous life.So I throw caution to the winter wind.There's no downside to a one-night stand with a hot young businessman, right? After the most intense and passionate night of my life, I do my Cinderella act and slip away.I'm disappointed to leave him behind, but desperate to start over. Unfortunately, disaster is determined to follow me across the country.I can't find a permanent secretarial position in the whole of Wellington and have to resort to temping.The one room available for rent in the city is damp, the size of a matchbox, and beneath a herd of elephants.And my no-strings-attached fling results in a complication I'm totally unprepared for. Convinced I've reached rock bottom, I begin a new temp job.I walk into the office, and bump straight into my mystery man.The odd thing is that he doesn't recognize me.He seems determined to act as if we've never met.And then he reveals he's the CEO, and my new boss... * Contains no cheating, no cliffhangers, just a scorching romance and a heart-melting HEA: -)Tropes include: Cinderella, fairy-tale retelling, one-night stand, fling, soul mates, instalove, alpha hero, billionaire