New York Times bestselling author Megan Hart's brings us a richly realized story about marriage and the nature of happiness...originally published under the title Tempted.Anne has everything she's ever wanted. A loving husband, James. A house on the lake. A perfect life. And then James's best friend Alex comes to visit.She was never a fan of Alex's—didn't like how James changed when he was around, nor how his penetrating eyes followed her everywhere she went. But sometimes the closest thing to hate...is desire. Anne can't help wanting Alex. And, surprisingly, James doesn't seem to mind.As the three of them share a hot summer together, Anne discovers things about herself she never knew, and secrets about her husband that he never shared. Secrets that could threaten their perfect life together even more than an unwanted—or too wanted—houseguest. Anne has always reveled in James's love for her...but she may not be the...

Clearwater Station is home to Victor Clearwater, inventor of the artificial life technologies that changed the world, and his ward Elsa Witherspoon. When Frederick arrives with the goal of stealing Clearwater's research to pay back his father's debts, he discovers the lovely young Elsa is not what she appears— and Clearwater Station is a house of secrets and lies. People want to use Elsa for their own gain, but first Frederick must figure out who and what she truly is in order to save her, and himself.

New York Times bestselling author Megan Hart takes you on a journey with a woman who knows what she wants, and how to get it...originally published under the title Vanilla.After a past of giving her heart too freely and getting burned, Elise is done with intimacy. Now she craves control—and she takes it. There are only too many men willing to submit to her domination in the bedroom. And for a while, it's all she's needed to feel satisfied.Until she meets Niall. He is handsome, smart, successful and sweet—sweet as vanilla. When they meet, their romantic connection is electric, even though he's way on the opposite end of the kink spectrum. Despite how she fights it, Elise falls for him—but how can a relationship work when both lovers want to be on top?

There is nothing crueler than the person who doesn't want you enough to keep you, but who doesn't love you enough to let you go. Alice and Mick, hot young lovers with the whole world ahead of them...until it all went catastrophically awry. It takes so little to lose so much. When a not-so-chance meeting at an old friend's party brings them back together, Alice must decide if the pleasure is worth the pain that will surely follow. After all, people, and relationships, can't ever really change. But if Alice does decide to let him back into her heart—and into her bed—will Mick be ready to show her the man that he's become...and take a chance on love? Can Alice ever trust him again? Is it possible to forgive the unforgivable? Unforgivable was previously published as a 3-part serial, Don't Deny Me. It has been revised and collected as a full-length novel featuring angst, woe, a frustrating but charming hero and a...

From an anonymous fantasy blog to a married couple talking about taking the next step, Use Somebody showcases a collection of love, passion and personal discovery from New York Times Bestselling Author Megan Hart. This Is What I Want Co-workers Eve and Lane discover a mutual, online interest – but can their imaginations make it into the real world? The Challenge Katie and Dean have been friends for a long time, but when each of them fails at moving forward in their romantic lives, they pose a challenge to each other. Who can satisfy the other first? And what does that mean for their friendship...and the men they each desire? The Experiment A thousand dollars is a lot of money, so Melissa and Matt agree to a special Psych Department experiment. What begins with handholding is meant to lead them toward more, but can science prove love? Or is it the other way around? Seven Sweets and Seven...

Some lovers never leave youTwenty years ago she had her whole life spread out before her. She was Bess Walsh, a freshly scrubbed middle-class student ready to conquer the design world. And she was taken. Absolutely and completely.But not by Andy, her well-groomed, intellectual boyfriend who hinted more than once about a ring. No—during that hot summer as a waitress and living on the beach, she met Nick, the moody local bad boy. He was, to put it mildly, not someone she could take home to Daddy. Instead, Nick became her dirty little secret—a fervent sexual accomplice who knew how to ignite an all-consuming obsession she'd had no idea she carried deep within her.Bess had always wondered what happened to Nick after that summer, after their promise to meet again. And now, back at the beach house and taking a break from responsibility, from marriage, from life, she discovers his heartbreaking fate—and why he never came back for her....

She likes to watch. Simone's been spying on Elliott through her office window for a few months, delighting in vicariously dating the handsome businessman who likes it a little rough. Simone is a woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to ask for it, and when she and Elliott end up in the same elevator, she makes sure to let him know she's up...or down...for a little mutual fun. Elliott, however, has always struggled with what he thinks of as his harsher desires. Rough hands don't equal love, in his mind, and even though Simone tries to convince him otherwise, he's resistant to giving in to what they both really want. Will Elliott move beyond the past haunting him? Can Simone teach him the truth — that sometimes, it's okay to hurt the one you love? Hurt the One You Love was previously published as a 5-part serial, Every Part of You. It has been revised and collected as a full-length novel featuring angst, woe, a brooding,...

In this searing addition to the Newcity world, Linna Fortense is a mecho posing as a Pleasurebot to avoid persecution. When the Newcity raids begin, her only option is to escape through the dome along with Del, the hovertaxi driver who's befriended her. Del thinks of Linna as more than a friend, but there's on problem with taking their relationship to the next level. Xanderrans mate for life. When a deceitful spaceship captain tries to force Del to become part of her harem, Linna manages to take her place, bonding herself to Del instead. When they end up on his home planet though, and Linna discovers Del is more than a simple taxi driver, the most important question of all is put to both of them: Is it really love if there isn't any choice?

I had everything a woman could want... My husband, James. The house on the lake. Our perfect life. And then Alex came to visit. The first time I saw my husband's best friend, I didn't like him. Didn't like how James changed when he was around, didn't like how his penetrating eyes followed me everywhere. But that didn't stop me from wanting him. And, surprisingly, James didn't seem to mind. It was meant to be fun. Something the three of us shared for those hot summer weeks Alex stayed with us. Nobody was supposed to fall in or out of love. I didn't need another man, not even one who oozed sex like honey and knew all the secrets I didn't know, the secrets my husband hadn't shared. After all, we had a perfect life. And I loved my husband.But I wasn't the only one.

Their love is a memory too dangerous to recall. Life is not easy by the Sea of Sand. The remote outpost and its lighthouse were never meant to serve as a place for wounded soldiers to recover, but that's what it has become. Teila has lived in the lighthouse for her entire life, and now she also takes care of the men and women who gave their sanity fighting the Wirthera's hive mind. Captain Kason Reed was willing to give his life for the Sheirran Defense Forces, but now he can't remember anything except bits and pieces of the war. When his attraction to his caregiver, Teila, causes him to make advances toward her, she becomes the aggressor, urging him with her body to explore the memories of his past—memories that all seem to draw him back to Teila... Those returned by the Wirthera never come back whole. Their bodies are flooded with nanobots designed to trigger homicidal rage when the soldiers remember what happened to them. No matter...

"This intriguing twist on the chosen child in an elite school trope confronts the reader with a number of unsettling questions that will linger long after the final page has turned." - Publishers Weekly Briella Blake has always been wicked smart. When she's invited to attend a special school for gifted students, she finally has the chance to focus on a project that begins to consume her – the ability to recreate and save copies of a person's entire set of memories. Her friendship with a raven that's as smart as she is leads to conflict with her mother Marian, who is no longer able to deny that there's something wrong with her child. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

When the devil starts the music, you'd better get ready to dance. Kathleen Murphy has sold her soul to the devil. Fame, fortune, success...everything she's ever dreamed of is hers, and all she has to do is the devil's bidding. When love comes knocking, the last thing in the world she wants to do is involve Jake in her twisted world, but the devil's started up the jukebox and Kathleen has no choice but to learn the steps.