First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist. In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters--beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood boys--commit suicide one by one over the course of a single year. As the boys observe them from afar, transfixed, they piece together the mystery of the family's fatal melancholy, in this hypnotic and unforgettable novel of adolescent love, disquiet, and death. Jeffrey Eugenides evokes the emotions of youth with haunting sensitivity and dark humor and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time. Adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides is a modern classic, a lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life.

The controversial story before the story continues in the critically acclaimed and award-winning series The Original Sinners.For years, Kingsley Edge warned Eleanor the day would come when she, the mistress of a well-respected Catholic priest, would have to run and hide. She always imagined if that day came she\'d be running away with Søren. But instead, she\'s running from him.Knowing Søren and Kingsley will their use their influence to bring her back, Eleanor alone, penniless and scared takes refuge at the one place the men in her life cannot follow: the abbey where her mother has taken orders. Behind the cloistered gates of the convent, Eleanor hides from the man she loves and hates in equal measureShe cannot, however, hide from her true nature. When Eleanor befriends a young virginal nun, she faces a startling sexual awakening. But Eleanor can\'t stay forever, and the lure of her real life beckons beyond the locked gates. But to follow her fate means to leave Kyrie behind, a sacrifice Eleanor refuses to makeThe lure of the forbidden. The temptation to sin. The price of passion has never been higher, and Eleanor will have to pay it if she ever wants to go home again.

Olivia's packing list:     1. Sunscreen     2. Bathing suit     3. Flip-flops FBI psychologist Olivia Sotiris was looking for a cool ocean breeze, sand between her toes, and a break from her crazy, chaotic, and sometimes all-too-dangerous life. But when she escaped to the small Greek island of Patmos, all she got were meddling grandmothers trying to marry her off. Can't they see that none of the men around interests her—except Robby MacKay? Robby's packing list:     1. Synthetic blood     2. More synthetic blood     3. Jogging clothes     (even vamps have to stay in shape!) Robby needs to cool off, too, since all he can think about is revenge on the Malcontent bloodsuckers who once held him captive—but then he meets Olivia, the beauty with wild curls and a tempting smile. When a deadly criminal from a case back home tracks her down, Robby will have to save her life—along with giving her a first time she'll never forget . . .

Following in the footsteps of The Birth House, her powerful debut novel, The Virgin Cure secures Ami McKay's place as one of our most beguiling storytellers. (Not that it has to… that is pretty much taken care of!) "I am Moth, a girl from the lowest part of Chrystie Street, born to a slum-house mystic and the man who broke her heart." So begins The Virgin Cure, a novel set in the tenements of lower Manhattan in the year 1871. As a young child, Moth's father smiled, tipped his hat and walked away from his wife and daughter forever, and Moth has never stopped imagining that one day they may be reunited – despite knowing in her heart what he chose over them. Her hard mother is barely making a living with her fortune-telling, sometimes for well-heeled clients, yet Moth is all too aware of how she really pays the rent. Life would be so much better, Moth knows, if fortune had gone the other way - if only she'd had the luxury of a good family and some station in life. The young Moth spends her days wandering the streets of her own and better neighbourhoods, imagining what days are like for the wealthy women whose grand yet forbidding gardens she slips through when no one's looking. Yet every night Moth must return to the disease- and grief-ridden tenements she calls home. The summer Moth turns twelve, her mother puts a halt to her explorations by selling her boots to a local vendor, convinced that Moth was planning to run away. Wanting to make the most of her every asset, she also sells Moth to a wealthy woman as a servant, with no intention of ever seeing her again. These betrayals lead Moth to the wild, murky world of the Bowery, filled with house-thieves, pickpockets, beggars, sideshow freaks and prostitutes, but also a locale frequented by New York's social elite. Their patronage supports the shadowy undersphere, where businesses can flourish if they truly understand the importance of wealth and social standing - and of keeping secrets. In that world Moth meets Miss Everett, the owner of a brothel simply known as an "infant school." There Moth finds the orderly solace she has always wanted, and begins to imagine herself embarking upon a new path. Yet salvation does not come without its price: Miss Everett caters to gentlemen who pay dearly for companions who are "willing and clean," and the most desirable of them all are young virgins like Moth. That's not the worst of the situation, though. In a time and place where mysterious illnesses ravage those who haven't been cautious, no matter their social station, diseased men yearn for a "virgin cure" - thinking that deflowering a "fresh maid" can heal the incurable and tainted. Through the friendship of Dr. Sadie, a female physician who works to help young women like her, Moth learns to question and observe the world around her. Moth's new friends are falling prey to fates both expected and forced upon them, yet she knows the law will not protect her, and that polite society ignores her. Still she dreams of answering to no one but herself. There's a high price for such independence, though, and no one knows that better than a girl from Chrystie Street. From the Hardcover edition.

From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool comes a stunning portrait of the first perilous years of Elizabeth I's reign. As a new queen, Elizabeth faces two great dangers: the French invasion of Scotland, which threatens to put Mary Queen of Scots on her throne, and her passion for the convicted traitor Robert Dudley. But Dudley is already married, and his devoted wife Amy will never give him up, least of all to an upstart Protestant Princess. She refuses to set her beloved husband free to marry the queen; but she cannot prevent him from becoming the favorite and the focus of the feverishly plotting, pleasure seeking court. Others too oppose the marriage, but for very different reasons. William Cecil, the queen's wisest counselor, knows she must marry for policy; her uncle hates Dudley and swears he will be murder him first. Behind the triangle of lovers, the factions take up their places: the Protestants, the priests, the assassins, the diplomats and the moneymakers. The very coin of England is shaved and clipped to nothing as Elizabeth uncertainly leads her bankrupt country into a war that no-one thinks can be won. Then someone acts in secret, and for Elizabeth, Dudley and the emerging kingdom, nothing will be as planned. Blending historical fact with contemporary rumor, Philippa Gregory has created a dark and tense novel of Tudor times, which casts Elizabeth I in a light no one has suggested before. Passionate, fearful, emotionally needy, this is a queen who will stop at nothing.

Enter the illustrious world of Jessica Clare's billionaires and bridesmaids. Fans of Maya Banks, Melody Anne and J. Kenner will be dazzled by the scorching-hot chemistry of this New York Times bestseller. You met the six bachelors of the Billionaire Boys Club... Now it's time to pair up some filthy-rich billionaires with lucky ladies in waiting and enjoy the spoils... Marjorie Ivarsson is the picture of naivete. A hardworking waitress raised by her grandmother, an evening playing bingo is her sort of socialising. But when she's invited to be a bridesmaid at her friend Bronte's wedding, she enters a whole new world. Whisked away to the billionaire groom's private island, Marjorie is awe-struck by the glitz and glamour. But what dazzles her most is notorious playboy and hot-shot TV producer Robert Cannon. After Marjorie saves Robert from drowning in the island's turquoise lagoon, she can't help but feel drawn to him. But she's not the only woman intrigued, and with his wild and womanising ways, they couldn't be more wrong for each other. With the blistering attraction between them becoming hard to ignore, and the idyllic, irresistibly romantic island as their playground - will opposites attract?

300 pages stand alone bad boy romance novel. Bonus book included. 480 pages total. Sean: As the lead singer of the hottest band in Seattle, I have a reputation of going through groupies like Tic Tac's. In fact, no woman has ever said no to me, except Hazel Hunt. I'll actually have to make an effort if I want her in my bed…on the couch, the countertop…well, you get the idea. It's unfamiliar territory for me, but plans are in motion. She doesn’t know it yet, but she will be mine. Hazel: If you take a photo at just the right moment, you can catch a snapshot of a person's true self, capture their heart. As a twenty-two-year-old wedding photographer, I live for those special moments, and that's why I'm saving myself for the most special moment in my life, my wedding. The one thing I never counted on, however, is Sean Morris, the hot lead singer of Flagship Inferno. Celebrated by many as the sexiest man alive, I'm about to go on tour with him and his band as his personal photographer…with benefits, no doubt, if Sean gets his way. Don’t miss The Rockstar’s Virgin, Cassie Wild and M. S. Parker’s latest bad boy romance.

She's the vixen, even though she's never done an improper thing in her entire life.He's the virgin because, well, he's never done a woman in his entire life. Lady Della Easton was in love with her best friend. Had been forever. But this was the summer she was moving on from him and letting him go. She would put it all in fate's hands and let it determine her future. In the wake of his two older brothers' engagements, the shy Lord Colin has finally worked up the nerve to tell his best friend that he loves her. That is, until he finds out that she just wants to be friends. With a heavy heart, he decides to test fate and see if it can't bring him a wife instead. Will fate play its hand and finally bring these two star crossed lovers together? This is the third book in the steamy new regency series, The Ashbourne Legacy, that...

Behind the doors of the Clifford Charity School for Wayward Girls there lies a secret society of brilliant, fearless women who are bringing justice to London's most corrupt aristocrats, one nobleman at a time... Other young ladies might occupy their spare time with drawing or needlework, but Sophia Monmouth spends hers scaling rooftops and shadowing suspicious characters. Her objective: to gain information that will free a friend wrongly accused of murder. She hasn't bargained on being spotted and followed back to the Clifford School by a mysterious earl who holds almost as many secrets as she does. Tristan Stratford, Lord Gray, earned the nickname the Ghost of Bow Street because no man has ever escaped him. Sophia—all soft curves beneath her disguise—is a unique challenge. Determined to learn the truth about the Clifford School, he joins Sophia in a scheme that leads from Newgate's cells to the pinnacle of power. But when...

Book 4 in Allyson Lindt's best selling contemporary romance series, Your Ad Here.He's a porn kingpin, she's a virgin... and his best friend's younger sister. It's a pairing directly off one of his fetish sites. He promised to keep his distance, but no one else can help her get over her public performance issues when it comes to her ballet.Andrew Newton owns one of the largest chains of adult content sites in the world. Spending his days looking at dirty pictures should be the ultimate dream, but only one woman matters. Mercy Rowe is the one who got away. When he’s invited to her wedding, he sees the chance to put the past behind him. He doesn’t expect her younger sister Susan to be far more trouble, temptation, and innocence than Mercy ever was.

**I promised my best friend I’d take care of his sister, but she’s got other plans for us.** I’ve known Princess Alina for most of her life. She was always just my best friend’s little sister, a tag along, a kid. But I spent the last year abroad and when I got back, things had changed. Alina is all grown up, and she knows what she wants… me. I can’t stop thinking about her but I don’t know how to make this work. She’s too young and I’ve made a promise to her brother to keep her safe. I doubt the king meant for me to fall in love with his little sister.

He'll make her pay...Until he learns of her innocence!Self-made billionaire Kaine Michaels has just given Gisella Drummond, daughter of one of New York's most influential dynasties, a shocking ultimatum: use her spotless reputation to save his own or he'll ruin her family for betraying him! Kaine knows Gisella wants him, and he knows how much pleasure he can give her! But uncovering sweet Gisella's virginity makes Kaine want her for so much more than revenge..."You will always find a HEA in a Ms. Collins book and she exceeds that in this wonderful story that is even more lovely as it happens around Christmas." -Goodreads Reader on Claiming His Christmas Wife"Dani Collins paints a stunning portrait of romance, seduction and scandal" —Goodreads Reader on Sheikh's Princess of Convenience

Jemima: I wanted to be naughty, so I sign up for an event called the "Virgin Hunt." Except that this isn't a figure of speech because it's the real thing. A handsome man goes out into a field and hunts down a bunch of smiling, giggling girls. What I didn't expect? That Zane Cathcart would catch me ... before pinning me down and making me moan. Zane: I savor the club's Virgin Hunts. I appreciate seeing women's curves fly as their long hair streams in the breeze. I like watching them giggle as their rumps shake, before finally tackling one or two of the sweet things. But of course, the hunt doesn't stop there because this pursuit was designed with a purpose in mind. There's a particularly pretty brunette this year with a big smile and voluptuous figure, and if everything goes according to plan, then she'll be pregnant by the time this hunt is done. This is a follow-up to Party Toy for 2...

From innocent in distress...To convenient princessTo escape her overprotective family, sweet-natured Zoe Mardas heads to the desert kingdom of Maraban for an adventure. But she's kidnapped on arrival! Zoe is saved by mysterious and devastatingly handsome Raj—the nation's exiled prince. The attraction between them is instant—and fiery like the desert sun! Yet her rescue comes with a price: to save them both from a political scandal, Zoe must become Raj's virgin bride...Turn the page and step into the sheikh's desert kingdom...

An untouched Cinderella...Until his irresistible seduction!For Ruby Clarkson, a lavish masquerade ball is the perfect opportunity to forget her shy innocence and become someone else for the night. She's stunned when billionaire Sam Ventura sweeps her from the dance floor into an anonymous seduction that's red-hot magic! But when Ruby realizes her incognito hero is her new boss, and they're stranded together for a weekend, Sam's forbidden touch could be powerful enough to unravel Ruby forever...Sparks will fly in this sinful tale of seduction...

**What do you do when two billionaire Alphas fight over the right to mate you?** Curvy reporter Tanya Rouge needs to propel her career forward. Poking around on the wolf shifters territory for the story of the century might be dangerous, but could be well worth it. Until she gets abducted. Finding herself at the mercy of two huge predators doesn’t scare her, at all. It is quite the contrary. Arousal is flooding her virgin body in a way she’s never felt before. Not for one of them, but for both. Nathan and Gabriel are the sizzling alphas of two packs. Muscles in all the right places and filthy rich. They are rivals, but willing to combine the packs into one when an evil ousted Alpha resurfaces. They put their mission at risk when both set their eyes on the same curvy target. Neither will back down from their determination to make her theirs. Not to mention all the sorts of juicy things they want to do to her. Who is going to win the right to mate Tanya? And will they be able to supplant the ousted Alpha’s plans to claim the packs as his own? Find out! AUTHOR´S NOTE: This is a 31,000-word stand-alone paranormal romance story with HEA, so no cliff-hangers! This story includes BBW, alpha male, menage, virgin and wolf shifter elements. Story contains mature themes and language, and is intended for 18+ readers only. **+++ This book includes bonus stories +++**

The Virgin in the Garden is a wonderfully erudite entertainment in which enlightenment and sexuality, Elizabethan drama and contemporary comedy, intersect richly and unpredictably.

'I didn’t believe in love at first sight–didn’t believe in anything, any more. But when I saw that girl for the first time I knew something was happening to me–love, a heart attack, or maybe God finally had pity on me for all the things that had gone wrong in my life and sent down an angel just to say hello, I don’t know. But something was happening, something big....'Jordan McCready survived two tours in Afghanistan before coming home to bury his parents and care for his sick brother. He works long hours in the mill, doesn't talk much, and likes it that way. His PTSD keeps him away from other people, but it also keeps him comfortable. He can't stand to be pitied and doesn't want anyone around him getting hurt.Jessica has spent most of her life bouncing between homeless shelters and foster families, but you could never tell from her smile. She loves taking care of the animals in the By-Gone Shelter, and just got a job at the old diner on the edge of town. She's training during the graveyard shift when Jordan comes in and... Well, she's a little distracted by those blue eyes. Otherwise, maybe she would've been more careful when the next guy comes in.The bad guy. The one with a gun.The Virgin and the Hero is super safe smut full of over-the-top situations and insta-love galore. It is a bit mushier than the usual Kendall Duke story, but that's because these are good people that need real love–and sex. Lots, and lots, and lots of sex. Please enjoy this lovely story full of baby-making goodness with a big ole HEA for two people who've been through the worst and deserve the best.Some violence in the beginning of the book–but remember: this is about a hero. Everything turns out just fine. The Innocent series, all stand alone stories about sassy virgins and the possessive, wounded alphas that have just got to claim them.

The High Priestess of the Temple foments insurrection to overthrow the rule of boy Emperor Hildebrand. Hunted, he meets Alfrid of Aslak, an outland barbarian. She fires his heart, this heathen warrior out of ancient prophecy. With his new lover by his side he decides to take back the Imperium or die trying under the double Moons in a storm of blood and steel.A Gender Switch Adventure.The Land of Faerie is calling. There are places unknown, magic lures you in and love spands lifetimes. Don't resist. It's in the blood...Evangeline is a short story prequel to Ever Shade.Books available in this series:The Withering PalaceEvangelineEver Shade Ever FireEver WinterThe CursedEver WrathHistory of FireWithout ArmorEver Dead

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THE VIRGIN AND THE GIPSY affirms the powers of instinct and intuition in their struggle against the constraints of civilisation and anticipates LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER in its theme. in it Lawrence tells the reverent tale of a young girl's emnotionalawakening in the elemental presence of a gypsy. First published 1930.

“He leaned forward to kiss me, my fingernails raking red lines down his back as the kiss drew deep and long, as if he were kissing my soul.”No man has ever shown himself to be worth my time, and Commander Axis has a long way to go to prove he will ever be anything other than my pledged Prince in this Alliance wedding between our planets. But if being his Bride is the way I can save our oceans from the blue flu decimating our animal life, then so be it. As long as he still lets me sail the seas and be free, I’ll play this game. It doesn’t mean I have to give up who I am.And there’s nothing special about the electricity coursing through our skin every time Commander Axis and I touch—there can’t be any deeper meaning behind it.I’ve vowed to never let a man tame me. The oceans are my true love.I’ll face the pirates on this new planet’s seas before I’ll face a lover in my heart . . 

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A virgin, an athlete, a fake romance...and only one bed in the hotel room. Following rules shot me to the top of my game as an all-star baseball player, and the golden rule is this — don't hookup with your teammate's sister. But ask her to be your fake date when you desperately need one for a family wedding? Nothing in the guy code against that. Plus, the flirty, feisty Sierra's my friend too, so why the hell not pretend we're madly in lust for two days in Hawaii? No hardship in a make believe kiss here, a fake smooch there, as long as we don't cross any dangerous lines. Then, the hotel books us into the same suite. Which means she's showering near me, putting on itty bitty bikinis in the same room, sliding into that king-size bed wearing only a black lace cami. But I resist...until the night she tells me she's been waiting for me to be her first. And there's nothing fake about my desire to say yes, even though...

Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin—two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy. When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to brush up on her French, qualify to practice as a midwife, and start a family of her own. Village life turns out to be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a peculiar dream of the color blue propels her on a quest to uncover her family’s French ancestry. As the novel unfolds—alternating between Ella’s story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier—a common thread emerges that unexpectedly links the two women. Part detective story, part historical fiction, The Virgin Blue is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page.

Sparks fly and opposites attract in this sizzling romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Marinelli.She's totally off-limits......which only heightens the pleasure!Italian tycoon Gian de Luca knows socialite Ariana Romano is forbidden. She's his mentor's daughter, and her drama-queen reputation precedes her. But when he offers her comfort one dark night, he's shocked to discover she's a virgin. Perhaps he's been wrong about her all along...Each electrifying moment with Gian leaves Ariana craving more, yet her red-hot Romano temper keeps getting in the way. For while she's all fire, cool Gian won't let any emotion get the better of him. A balance must be struck, before he walks away...for good!From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.Read all the Those Notorious Romanos books:Book 1: Italy's Most Scandalous...

Colonel isn't expecting to fall for any woman, but with one pitstop in a small town, that's exactly what he does. She's being attacked by a man, so he takes matters into his own hands and he protects her.Piper Dawes is used to men thinking she's easy prey and she doesn't expect the angry-looking biker to make her feel safe. He's not staying for long, and she has no intention of falling for him.However, he's not leaving until he's had her, this untouched virgin. Only, one taste is never enough.Colonel is a nomad, and his club has no home—just the open road. He's found the woman for him, but can Piper leave her family and predictable life behind?Will she follow him? Or is this a fling that will leave them both burned?

I never thought I’d fall in love with the woman I was supposed to marry. They call me a playboy, and I don’t mind. My marriage is arranged, my future set. I’m a prince and I’m going to be king. My wild oats only have a few months left to be sown, but when my intended ditches me without warning everything changes. Now I’ve got a new bride, and that woman is her younger sister. Gemma is everything I could ever want. Beautiful, smart, innocent, and feisty. There’s just one problem. She hates me. I have to have her, but she’s not interested in a playboy prince. It’ll take everything I’ve got to show her I can be the fairytale prince she deserves.

Playing innocent is easy. After being the quiet, shy girl her whole life, Elise Markham is ready for a mental makeover. She’s done keeping to herself and staying out of trouble—it’s time to break out of her shell and maybe meet someone intriguing in the process. So, on a photography trip to Bluebonnet, she has a whole lot more on her mind than snapping photos, especially when Rome walks into the picture. Playing dirty is fun. The newest instructor at Wilderness Survival Expeditions has a colorful past, to say the least. Having come from a family of notorious con artists that destroyed his credit and reputation, all before his eighteenth birthday, Rome just wants a decent job and a quiet life in a town where no one knows his name. He’s exactly the kind of bad boy that an innocent girl like Elise should stay far away from. But Elise is tired of doing what’s right. She’s ready to throw caution to the wind—and let Rome show her just how exciting being bad can be…

Trinity Espinoza is having the worst birthday of her life. Her room-mate just up and left, she's been called in to work the graveyard shift, and a druggie snags a scalpel and tries to kid-nap her. Just because the man who saves her happens to be fresh from prison doesn't mean he isn't a hero, and if her anxiety doesn't interfere, she just might tell him so.Eric Marchado did two years for the job that ended everything–his family, his life as he knew it, and any hope he ever had. Now he finds himself back out in the world, utterly alone, until he runs into an old acquaintance at the bus stop. It's one thing to tussle with the guy there, but another thing entirely when his old nemesis set his sights on Trinity. The beautiful woman that treats him like a human being spurs Eric to action, first to protect, then to befriend, and finally, against all odds, to love...This Kendall Duke romance has more than the usual amount of Angst (yes, in this case the capital A is necessary), and comes with a brooding alpha to match. Not going to lie: there's a chance you will be sad. There's some flashbacks to violence and general bad luck that make this story more intense than most short romances.... But it's also my favorite, so there. Make no mistake–Eric is the toughest bad boy you'll ever meet... He's also very pretty, pretty dangerous in the bedroom, and just about everywhere else. Get your tissues ready for wet cheeks and sheets. The Innocent series, all stand alone stories about sassy virgins and the possessive, wounded alphas that have just got to claim them.

The sheikh is entirely irresistible to the innocent in this sexy desert romance from New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates. She may be able to tame him...but does she want to? Taken as a political prisoner as a teen, Sheikh Riyaz al Hadid grew into a man in a dungeon. His first glimpse of Brianna Whitman is a visceral reminder of all he's missed out on... It's Brianna's job to reacclimate Riyaz to palace life and prepare him for his long-arranged royal wedding. She knows she should smooth down his wild edges—just like she knows that he's already betrothed. But the forbidden attraction that flames between them makes her want to cast her innocence to the desert winds...From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.Read all The Royal Desert Legacy books: Book 1: Forbidden to the Desert PrinceBook 2: A Virgin for the Desert...

The relationship between a daring young chamois hunter from the remote Bernese Oberland and a prosperous miller’s daughter living in the comfortable French-speaking Swiss canton of Vaud plays out a complex of themes, such as the instinctive life versus rational civilization and the role of early experience in shaping personal destiny, in this dark and affecting Hans Christian Andersen adult novella. In the terrifying Ice Virgin and her eerie minions, with their implacable hatred of mankind, we get a glimpse of the fairy tale Andersen. But The Ice Virgin, the most disturbing, ambitious, and searching of all of Andersen’s narratives, is also a thoroughly absorbing story of the real world. Andersen here is writing about a world he saw as something of a paradigm of the human condition, and this lies behind the story’s multilayered complexity. This splendid new translation by Paul Binding and his erudite and comprehensive afterword together make a compelling case for just why The Ice Virgin deserves to be placed in the first rank of world literature.

The boss is back!Randal Harding...Though Pippa refused to get involved with him when she worked for him as his secretary, she's never quite been able to forget her ex-boss.Now Randal is back and is turning Pippa's neatly arranged life upside down; he wants her! But Pippa can't let her barriers drop. She tells herself that all the things that were against them then still hold true now. However, Randal is determined to prove at least one thing--that Pippa wants him, too!

A passionate kiss from an enticing stranger......ignites a craving she can't deny!Abandoned in paradise, jilted bride Kimmie Lancaster is adamant that she'll still enjoy her honeymoon. But she doesn't realize she is trespassing on billionaire Kristof Kaimos's beach! His magnetic charisma encourages her to confide in him...and ignites a hunger that untouched Kimmie has never experienced. Soon she's tempted to share her unspent wedding night with this irresistible Greek!Be seduced by this tantalizing Greek island romance!

An Untouched Cinderella... Until His Irresistible Seduction!For Ruby Clarkson, a lavish masquerade ball is the perfect opportunity to forget her shy innocence and become someone else for the night. She's stunned when billionaire Sam Ventura sweeps her from the dance floor into an anonymous seduction that's red-hot magic! But when Ruby realizes her incognito hero is her new boss, and they're stranded together for a weekend, Sam's forbidden touch could be powerful enough to unravel Ruby forever…Sparks Will Fly In This Sinful Tale 0f Seduction…

Raise your hand if you've ever done this. Written a racy message and sent it to—oops—the wrong person. Yeah, me too. Except, I sent my latest Tales of a Naughty Virgin column detailing my fantasies about my hot, charming, thoroughly bangable next-door-neighbor to...MY ENTIRE COMPANY. Did I mention I'm a children's book editor? Well, I was. *Facepalm* At least the column goes viral, but I'm still the gal who gets fired for her not-safe-for-work thoughts about the so-called "Mister Sexy Pants." Now I need a job stat, so I jump on the first opportunity. And I come face to face with my new boss. Mister Sexy Pants himself. Item number one on my to-do list? Make sure my boss never finds out his alter ego...since all of New York knows I want Mister Sexy Pants to punch my virgin club card. Contents Include: A sexy and clever romp of an MF, dual-POV, mistaken identity romantic comedy, complete with dating...

**I’m her Royal Guard—I’m not supposed to be in love with her.** I’ve watched over Princess Waverly for years, done my duty, protected the woman who is second in line for the crown. But I’ve got a secret. She’s the one woman I can’t stop thinking about and when she’s kidnapped during a charity ball, I’ll stop at nothing to save her. Waverly isn’t just the people’s princess, she’s my everything, and I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her.

He'll protect her with his life......and worship her with his body!Hired to keep heiress Arianna Fitzgerald safe, wealthy bodyguard Santino Vasari was expecting to meet a pampered princess. Yet beautiful Arianna intrigues him with her hidden vulnerability, and captivates him with her spirit! Alone in Santino's secluded Sicilian farmhouse, they find their simmering sexual tension is electric. And when Santino discovers just how innocent Arianna is, resisting her temptation becomes an impossible challenge...Meet the ultimate hero in this bodyguard romance!

The sheikh will have his bride and he'll do everything to claim her in this royal romance by USA TODAY bestselling author, Caitlin Crews! Stolen in her bridal gown...Taken as the sheikh's wife! When Hope Cartwright is kidnapped from her convenient wedding, she should feel outraged. But whisked away by Cyrus Ashkan, the sheikh she's been promised to since birth, Hope feels something far more dangerous—desire! Cyrus refuses to ignore his royal duty—he's determined to marry innocent Hope, even if he finds her unsuitable in every way. But secluded together in his opulent desert fortress, their unwanted attraction burns hotter than the sun. Hot enough to burn down this mighty king's every defence, if only Cyrus will allow it...From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.Read all the Innocent Stolen Brides books: Book 1: The Desert King's Kidnapped...

Ronke is confident she has finally met the man she will walk down the aisle with until Segun makes a demand that shocks her to the marrow. Torn between her faith and her love for him, she struggles to make a decision.“I stared at the ring on my finger. After the champagne, I had a vague memory of a tacky wedding chapel. I remember giggling as I carried a slightly grubby bunch of silk lilies down a short aisle. Married. I guess that meant that I wasn’t a slut; I was an idiot.” -From At The Turning PointWhen Donna decides to mark her divorce with a trip to Las Vegas, she doesn’t expect to find herself with a ring on her finger at the bedside of a man she hardly knows. But her experience there helps her gain the wisdom she needs to help her make her own life-altering decision. A short story. Not a typical happily-ever-after romance. Also included is an excerpt from "Last Flight From Flagstaff."

Mila Davidson doesn't know what to expect when she arrives in sunny Southern California to wrap up her estranged step-father's estate, but a surf-bum lawyer with a chip on his shoulder and a wit so sharp it cuts was definitely not it... Especially when you add in the fact that he's so sexy she can barely meet his scalding blue eyes.Brody Boudreaux came home from Afghanistan cynical, broken and beat-down, but the old veteran surfer that took him under his wing saved his life. Estranged from his children through bad marriages and worse drinking, Tommy takes care of Brody like his own–even after he dies. Brody remembered his old friend telling him all about his daughter, but he still wasn't expecting... This. The way his heart pounds just looking at her, the way his hands clench, and his-- Well. Best stop there.Or should he? He's never been a fan of limits...This is a little different Kendall Duke romance–these guys are a little bit older, a little pricklier (and wittier), and ready for a real ride. All the sexy HEA, over-the-top instalove goodness complete with virgin baby-making you could possibly want–and be prepared for some emotional grown-folk talk, too, because if it's not Smut with Soul, it's not a KD romance. The Innocent series, all stand alone stories about sassy virgins and the possessive, wounded alphas that have just got to claim them.

"She's like a modern-day, southern-fried Erma Bombeck or Dave Barry." —BooklistIs the brand sticker still affixed to your sauté pan?Is your wok used solely as a receptacle for potato chips?Does your blender only see the light of day when Baccardi or Tequila is involved?If so, then welcome to the Kitchen Virgin Club. But don't despair—you're in the illustrious company of Susan Reinhardt: syndicated columnist, spokeswoman for skewed southern bellehood. . .and one truly lousy cook. In this cleaver-sharp new collection of food stories, culinary missteps, and recipes from yummy to yucky, Reinhardt comes clean—way clean—as the unapologetic product of a long line of talented, fascinating, funny women who have regular brushes with homicide by pot roast. From "The Toaster Oven is a Bee-otch" to "When Road Kill Makes it to Mikasa," as well as the titular tale of the socialite who shaved her fuzzy greens, these stranger-than-fiction...

Julia’s having a tough day. She’s learned that sacrificing virgins is still a thing in her homeland, and SHE is the virgin to be sacrificed. When alien conquerors capture her land, she’s immediately bound and delivered to the King of the Vandals. But this notorious alien is in for a rude awakening. He might think he’s getting a simpering princess to claim but Julia’s secret, outlawed magical powers can put an end to the mightiest of rulers. Does Julia destroy her new husband and save her people from his wrath? Or, has the battle-beast’s passion and love charmed a witch into choosing him above all else?

A billionaire is given a challenge he can't resist in this sexy, jet-set contemporary romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Melanie Milburne.She's chosen him to awaken her!Demure Ivy Kennedy is determined to lose her virginity by her thirtieth birthday. And there's only one man she trusts with the role—Louis Charpentier, king of no commitment.Louis has long denied his attraction to the red-haired beauty. Ivy deserves nothing less than the happily-ever-after she's always dreamed of and is ultimately looking for long-term romance. Louis avoids relationships, thanks to his parents' marital misery. But her request has started a fire... How will one night of unleashed passion ever be enough?From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.Read all the books in the Wanted: A Billionaire series:Book 1: One Night on the Virgin's TermsBook 2: Breaking the Playboy's...

Muslims who explore sources of morality other than Islam are threatened with death, and Muslim women who escape the virgins' cage are branded whores. So asserts Ayaan Hirsi Ali's profound meditation on Islam and the role of women, the rights of the individual, the roots of fanaticism, and Western policies toward Islamic countries and immigrant communities. Hard-hitting, outspoken, and controversial, The Caged Virgin is a call to arms for the emancipation of women from a brutal religious and cultural oppression and from an outdated cult of virginity. It is a defiant call for clear thinking and for an Islamic Enlightenment. But it is also the courageous story of how Hirsi Ali herself fought back against everyone who tried to force her to submit to a traditional Muslim woman's life and how she became a voice of reform. Born in Somalia and raised Muslim, but outraged by her religion's hostility toward women, Hirsi Ali escaped an arranged marriage to a distant relative and fled to the Netherlands. There, she learned Dutch, worked as an interpreter in abortion clinics and shelters for battered women, earned a college degree, and started a career in politics as a Dutch parliamentarian. In November 2004, the violent murder on an Amsterdam street of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, with whom Hirsi Ali had written a film about women and Islam called Submission, changed her life. Threatened by the same group that slew van Gogh, Hirsi Ali now has round-the-clock protection, but has not allowed these circumstances to compromise her fierce criticism of the treatment of Muslim women, of Islamic governments' attempts to silence any questioning of their traditions, and of Western governments' blind tolerance of practices such as genital mutilation and forced marriages of female minors occurring in their countries. Hirsi Ali relates her experiences as a Muslim woman so that oppressed Muslim women can take heart and seek their own liberation. Drawing on her love of reason and the Enlightenment philosophers on whose principles democracy was founded, she presents her firsthand knowledge of the Islamic worldview and advises Westerners how best to address the great divide that currently exists between the West and Islamic nations and between Muslim immigrants and their adopted countries. An international bestseller -- with updated information for American readers and two new essays added for this edition -- The Caged Virgin is a compelling, courageous, eye-opening work.

Essence is a paralegal trying to make her way in New York City after failing to make it as a ballerina. She is sent upstate to bring papers to reclusive billionaire Alec Amaner. Seeing Essence awakens Alec's vampire and he gives in to the need to kill her. And yet when he tastes her blood, he realizes she is his lost love, come back to life. Everything changes for Alec.

After Rome, before the Middle Ages, Italy belonged to the Ostrogoths. A corrupt governor. A young girl. An old man. Argolicus unravels the threads when he discovers his friend has been accused of raping a virgin.After Rome, before the Middle Ages, Italy belonged to the Ostrogoths.A corrupt governor. A young girl. An old man. Argolicus unravels the threads.When a life-long friend disappears, a peaceful retreat to the provinces turns into a challenge to the local governor for Argolicus. A cruel slander originates from the venal governor. When Argolicus visits the governor, he discovers an unscrupulous plot destined to impoverish his friend. When his lifelong tutor overhears a comment, they set out to find their friend only to discover base cruelty and a secret plot..A plot that challenges the King’s people, the roots of Roman civility, and his friend’s life.Affronted, he pursues the thread. Little does he know that his investigation will pitch him in a fight with thugs and ultimately set him head-to-head with the governor.5 Stars “A rich tapestry of interactions that serve to draw the reader deeper in...” “The feel of a time long passed as a mystery unfolds.”

'And she was just a girl—she was only nineteen, or I’d eat my baton. I knew I just had a couple of years on her, but… I felt protective. I liked that titanium spine. I liked the gunpowder taste she left in my mouth when she turned her sour puss my way, sparking like a fire-cracker and spoiling for a fight. I respected the audacity she had, the sheer will it took to simply exist as she did.I liked her.Maybe I shouldn’t, but I did. And no way in hell was I going to send her back to the goddamn Terrace. I’d build her her own g**damn house, right next to mine, if I had to...'Dylan McIntyre is new to the police force, but not to the streets. Raised as the scion of a local kingpin, he understands the minds of criminals a little too well. When he arrives at the gas station on the outskirts of town, all of his alarm bells start ringing when he sees the car left in the lot. Something is wrong, very wrong...Riley Delmonte grew up in the bad neighborhood Dylan can never forget, and does her best to walk the line until she has to make a choice between running and giving in to the local villain. The only thing she remembers from the worst day of her life is the face of the policeman who saves her, and the only thing she wants is her freedom--from the 'hood, from men, from everything. But to get that, she has to hide first, and the only place that's safe is the one she would never choose to go... Home with Dylan McIntyre, the cop.There is a brief walk on the dark side, a real touch of grit, and a glimpse into evil in this book--but only a glimpse. This is a totally safe, sweet-yet-extremely smutty KD story with all the good stuff: a brooding, possessive alpha suffering from a dark history and performing heroic acts for the incredibly sassy woman he can't live without–even though they just met. The Innocent series, all stand alone stories about sassy virgins and the possessive, wounded alphas that have just got to claim them.

Texas Cattleman's Club Member Justin Dupree Has Met The Perfect Woman...Too Bad Their Relationship Is Built On A Lie.Her life in danger, Alicia Montoya turned to the one man she thought she could trust. Her new boyfriend–a tall, dark Texan–offered her refuge in his posh penthouse. And she eagerly accepted his proposal of protection......until she discovered her lover's true identity: Justin Dupree, notorious playboy and her beloved brother's enemy. She had given her virginity to a man who had betrayed her. How could she possibly accept anything this maverick said as truth?

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Out of the frying pan...and into his Scottish castle! Millie Adams enchants with this convenient marriage romance!Beauty and the reclusive billionaire Wed for the world to see! Since the car accident that stole his looks and playboy lifestyle, Cameron McKenzie never leaves his Highland home—and he never receives visitors. Yet when a beautiful woman arrives on his doorstep, he sees an opportunity to relaunch himself into society... Adopted to replace a lost daughter, innocent Athena has escaped years of imprisonment...only to find herself captive in Cameron's billion-dollar castle! His marriage demand is unexpected...but also tempting. Because being bound to this scarred and shielded man could give her more freedom than she believed possible...From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

Bethany's used to being invisible to men ... until Caleb walks into her diner. He's nothing like the other woodsmen in their small town—he's solid muscle and has an intensity in his eyes that takes her breath away. And for some reason he believes they're meant for each other. Who is she to complain?Caleb nearly gave up on the mating call. After turning forty without a mate, Bethany's scent takes him by surprise. Now he has to convince a human to believe in werewolves while battling an encroaching bear sleuth with his pack. First he has to brush up on human dating customs, which isn't easy for a man who's spent most of his life as a wolf.Once Caleb claims his woman, the other men in his pack are free to find their own mates. It sounds simple enough, but convincing the curvy waitress he wants her for more than one night proves more difficult than he expected.