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As the captain of a schooner catering to the elite on the Caribbean Seas, Sebastian Stark does his best to avoid any human encounters. Interacting with people isn"t his thing, and he prefers the company of a bottle of vodka, a shot glass, and maybe a whore. There"s no doubt he"s hiding from a checkered past, but he does well keeping everything to himself...until the night his schooner capsizes, and he"s stuck on a life raft with one of the passengers. Raine"s young, she"s cute, and Bastian would probably be into her if he wasn"t suffering from alcohol withdrawal.

Ehd"s a caveman living on his own in a harsh wilderness. He"s strong and intelligent but completely alone. When he finds a beautiful, young woman in his pit trap, it"s obvious to him that she is meant to be his mate. Elizabeth doesn"t know where she is or exactly how she got there. She"s not at all interested in Ehd"s primitive advances, and she just can"t seem to get him to listen. No matter what she tries, getting her point across to this primitive but beautiful man is a constant - and often hilarious - struggle.

Master hacker Fate Haley has one objective on her mind - vengeance. A year after an unthinkable tragedy destroys her family, Fate has the two men responsible in her sights and a plan in place to ensure they won"t slip through the CIA"s fingers again. At the edge of insanity, Fate"s prepared to risk it all until he slips in one dark night set on saving her.

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. Whoever coined that phrase is a bald-faced liar. Words are often the sharpest weapon of all, triggering some of the most powerful emotions a human can experience. "You"re pregnant." "It"s a boy." "Your son needs a heart transplant." Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. Lies. Syllables and letters may not be tangible, but they can still destroy your entire life faster than a bullet from a gun.

Navy SEAL Boone Rudman has six months to find a wife and get her pregnant or he"ll lose his chance to win 1,500 acres of prime Montana ranch land. So when he discovers Riley Eaton living on his new ranch, all grown up from the tomboy she used to be, he decides she"ll do for his bride - whether or not she"s got other plans.

Juliet: It is my duty to obey, to give my body and blood to a vampire master until he no longer has use for me. There is no escape. Nowhere to run. Follow the rules or die. I don"t want to die. Darius: Twenty-two years of conditioning has crafted the perfect poison-a weapon my enemies won"t see coming. I"ll break her, train her, and use her to take down everyone who stands in my way. She"s alluring. She"s perfect. And she"s mine.

Bravo Team"s technical analyst and confirmed bachelor Nathan Carter is happy being single and has no intention of falling under the spell of a woman. Ever. Then, he meets Gracelynn. Before he knows it, the sweet, tenacious woman has Nate questioning his long-standing doubts about love, soul mates, and happily ever after. Gracie McDaniels is happy with her new life and loves her new job. Working closely with the hunky guys on R.I.S.C."s Bravo Team, including her future brother-in-law"s best friend, doesn"t seem as if it"ll be an issue...until she meets him.

Luke Michaels" relaxing camping trip ends when he witnesses a woman being thrown from a bridge. He dives into the river to save her, shocked to find her wrapped in chains. As a canine search and rescue volunteer, Luke has assisted many victims, but never a beauty whose defeated gaze ignites his primal urge to protect. When Megan Witherspoon"s killers make it clear they won"t stop, Luke fights to save her, but can he keep her alive long enough to find out who is after her?

Two cups of a protective, dirty-talkin" alpha who loves his Cupcake. One tablespoon of a sweet Southern baker who loves her Sexy Sawyer, even when he"s being a hothead. A slice of the past that shows up on their doorstep, turning their world upside down with a life-altering plea. A dash of passion. A pinch of heartache. A sprinkle of hope. Mix together in a large bowl, creating a difficult choice, a testing of one"s faith, and a man who will do anything to protect his family - even if it means accepting a decision that could result in losing the one he loves most.

Asset X: Massive, deadly, and a little terrifying to say the least. A devilish warrior, and a killer. Captured on a hellish world after attacking a military campsite and now imprisoned in a state-of-the-art cell inside one of the military’s top bases, Lazris. Lana has been assigned to "study" him; to learn his secrets and gain his trust, if he is ever allowed to set foot out of his cell. Asset X - or Xerus as he is called - won"t give up his secrets easily. He is difficult, elusive, and dare she say, unfathomably alluring.