He'll make her a bet she can't refuse . . .
Lily McIntire is in the creepiest mansion in town. Alone. At night. Because she's an idiot-and can't ignore a dare from her cocky and infuriatingly hot co-worker, Marcus Black. But she'll be damned if she's going to give him the satisfaction of winning.
Marcus has had a thing for Lily for ages, and he has no intention of losing this bet. His plan? Scare her out of the house, and into his arms. Once there, scaring her turns into protecting her and soon after, into seducing her. And his plan is working . . .
Lily is having trouble relegating Marcus to the role of 'asshat' as easily as before. He came to her rescue, and he's actually funny. Charming. Sexy as sin on a stick. But Lily has a strict no-love-in-the-workplace rule, and even one night of the best sex ever won't make her change her mind. So she's calling everything off . . .
Surviving a night in the mansion might just be the easy part. Surviving Marcus's increasingly convincing advances is going to take everything she has. Losing is not an option . . .
Contains mature themes.
Once upon a time, I met Talia Richards at a charity fundraiser, and my world stopped on a dime. When she proposed that I work with her on a project, I leapt at the chance. Months later, I've only seen her twice since that fateful night-twice. I'm dying. The day I cave in and fly out to visit her, I watch as she is unfairly fired by a pair of dimwits-one of whom is quickly acquainted with my fist. I sweep in and offer Talia a contract to work for me, as long as she doesn't mind moving into the townhouse next door... A balcony away, she's driving me crazy in the best way imaginable. She's in my bed, her long dark hair tangled around my limbs as well as my heart. She keeps reminding me she's going home soon. Now I have to convince her that what we have is as rare and wild as she is... Here goes nothin'.
The day you overhear your best friend say she'd like to have sex with you is a damn good day. Cris always takes care of me at work. What's wrong with me taking care of one of her needs? Besides, it'd only be temporary.One breathless encounter later, I learn two things: 1) we are compatible in ways that exceed our working relationship, and 2) she's chosen me to be her first. Most guys might balk at the responsibility. Not me. Put me in, coach.But when it comes time to wrap up our sextra-curricular activities, my heart is doing its first ever free-fall. Now I'm scrambling to convince her she's found her Prince Charming. Spoiler alert: it's me-and that forever isn't a fairy tale.
I never finish a project late. Ever. So, when sassy, stilettoed Vivian Vandemark swaggers in with a roll of red tape to shut down my construction site, you can imagine my reaction. Although, it involves a sledgehammer and perfectly good drywall, so maybe you can't.She doesn't look or act like any government employee I've met and I'm determined to uncover her secrets. When I lean in, I lean in hard. But so does Vivian. Now that we're incinerating the bedsheets, we're in way over our heads.What started out as physical infatuation quickly morphs into more. Vivian is staying at my place and I'm helping bury her father. She's meeting my adoptive family and I'm hiring her fresh-out-of-rehab brother. With our checkered pasts, trust doesn't come easily, but hell if I let that stop me from living happily ever after...
Foreward by James Patterson
He can make her fantasies come true....
Holly Larson wants to step out of her family's shadow and live her own life. Her mind is full of sexy fantasies, but she doesn't have anyone to share them with--until she calls upon her gorgeous childhood crush, Dalton Thomas. Now, she's ready to check every box on her list....
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Impossible to stop listening
Eli Crane is one tough bastard. After an explosion left him injured and honorably discharged from the Marines, all he wants is to be left alone. Yet his brothers insist he take a greater role in the family business. They've hired him ten personal assistants-and Eli sent each one packing as fast as possible. But when beautiful number eleven walks through the door, Eli will do anything to make her stay.
Isabella Sawyer's employment agency can't afford to lose Eli Crane's business. Her plan: to personally take on the role of his PA, and secure her reputation with the wealthy elite in Chicago. But this beauty and her hot billionaire bad boy soon find themselves mixing business with pleasure in the most delicious ways. And passionate, stubborn Isabella won't rest until she tames this wicked beast . . .
Can't Buy Me Love
It's Tag Crane's job to be the life of the party. Traveling from one exotic locale to another is just part of running the luxurious Crane Hotel empire. But even paradise isn't perfect. Devising a new business strategy is keeping Tag up at night-and so is the Great Dane barking at all hours in the apartment below his. To muzzle the problem, Tag charges downstairs . . . right into the most beautiful, blond distraction he's ever seen.
Dog-sitting by day, bartending by night. It's not exactly the life Rachel Foster dreamed of. But when Tag Crane rushes in, all mountain-man shoulders and obscenely sexy smile, needing her help for the Crane Hotels, it's a fantasy come true. What's the harm in a fun no-strings fling? Only a fool would give her heart to a billionaire player like Tag-until suddenly the one man who can't be caught is the one flirting with forever . . .
Indecent Proposal
Manwhore. That's what the board of directors-and the tabloids-thinks of billionaire bachelor Reese Crane. Ordinarily he couldn't care less, but his playboy past is preventing the board from naming him CEO of Crane Hotels. Nothing-and no one-will keep him from his life's legacy. They want a settled man to lead the company? Then that's exactly what he'll give them.
Merina Van Heusen will do anything to get her parents' funky boutique hotel back-even marry cold-as-ice-but-sexy-as-hell Reese Crane. It's a simple business contract-six months of marriage, absolute secrecy, and the Van Heusen is all hers again. But when sparks fly between them, their passion quickly moves from the boardroom to the bedroom. And soon Merina is living her worst nightmare: falling in love with her husband . . .
LOVE IS A DEAL BREAKER . . .
Millionaire ad executive Landon Downey has a policy: no romantic relationships allowed. So when he's saddled with his six-year-old nephew for a week, he doesn't think twice about asking Kimber Reynolds to act as live-in nanny. What he doesn't expect is the undeniable attraction to the woman he hasn't seen since they were kids. And not only does she like him back-she suggests they work their way down a list of extracurricular activities in the bedroom. How can he resist?
Kimber wants to prove once and for all that she can love 'em and leave 'em with the best of them. All she has to do is keep her sixteen-year crush on Landon out of the equation. No problem . . . until she realizes she may not be the only one whose heart has gotten completely tangled up in their no-strings agreement!
