In the vibrant heart of Miami, a city where wealth and beauty collide, Shane Williams – a billionaire CEO with a playboy reputation – encounters a woman who makes his heart beat in ways money can't buy. Lara, strong-willed and fiercely independent, has been battling the demons of her past, paying off a debt she didn't ask for with a resolve as unyielding as the ocean waves.When their paths cross at a lavish wedding, Shane sees Lara, not as the collateral she's been made to feel lik...

How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region, Southerners share their lives in food, with a complex mix of stories of belonging and not belonging and of traditions that form identities of many kinds.Cornbread Nation 7, edited ...

Absolutism in Renaissance Milan shows how authority above the law, once the preserve of pope and emperor, was claimed by the ruling Milanese dynasties, the Visconti and the Sforza, and why this privilege was finally abandoned by Francesco II Sforza (d. 1535), the last duke. As new rulers, the Visconti and the Sforza had had to impose their regime by rewarding supporters at the expense of opponents. That process required absolute power, also known as 'plenitude of power', meaning t...

A Cozy Paranormal Romance MysteryWelcome to Everlasting, Maine, where there's no such thing as normal.As a centaur, Deputy Jake Majoy (Deputy March) is immortal, and has seen and done a lot in his five hundred years. Enough to know that Everlasting feels like home. It’s been perfect for him to fade away and blend in; you see, the town is anything but normal—and the locals protect their own. So when a newcomer ends up in their midst, at the same tim...

When Phoenix Quinn finds his ex-girlfriend hiding in his boathouse, he’s confused. After all, she’d said she was done with him and, difficult as it had been for him, he’d respected her wishes. Now that she’s back, can he convince her to stick around long enough to find out what sent her running in the first place?When strange men show at Kaylee Kirkpatrick’s job asking questions about her, she knows it’s time to disappear again. She wonders how much longer she can outrun her family...

An English executive's personal assistant reveals a fiery passion—and a shocking secret—in the USA Today– bestselling author's sexy romance.Lucan St. Claire is happy to steer his family's business empire, but he refuses to take the cursed title of fifteenth Duke of Stourbridge. He wants nothing to do with his heritage, not even the family's magnificent home in the English countryside. So when he's forced to return to his ...

A Colorado lawman finds himself doing more protecting than arresting when he rescues a beautiful fugitive in this classic tale of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo…When Deputy Sheriff Jake Madigan was called to duty to bring in an escaped convict, he thought it would be a routine search-and-rescue mission. He was wrong. Turns out capturing Abby Nichols was a cinch compared to hauling her out of the Rocky Mountains during a treacherous ...

Fate brought Texas rancher Durk Lambert face-to-face with his ex-lover, Meghan Sinclair. The reckless but gorgeous P.I. had been beaten and left for dead, with no memory of her attacker, of Durk…or herself. Years ago she'd broken his heart, but no cowboy walked away from a woman in need.While Durk kept her safe on his Bent Pine Ranch, his own memories threatened him-laughing with Meghan, making love. He still wanted her, but he feared Meghan was the one woman he could never have-an...

In The Shocking Conclusion To 'Stripped' …In the final chapter of Adriana Hunter's gripping series, Guilty Pleasures…Abby never expected to find herself in such a difficult situation. In love with two men, she is forced to make a decision: stay with the rugged cowboy Chase Thomas and hope that he can commit, or leave him behind for Jake Myers, the savvy businessman with dark secrets, who promises to love her forever.Abby knows that no matter who she chooses her life...

Kelly’s been framed for diamond theft. Nothing is more important than clearing her name and keeping her job. There’s only one problem—the deadly snowstorm tearing through Kentucky.Detective Jake Bowie comes home exhausted and prepared to sleep his vacation away. His dog, Jasper, has more important things in mind… like rescuing a half-frozen damsel in distress.No stranger to puzzles, Jake senses there’s far more to Kelly’s story than she admits.Can he see through the...

From making his bed…To sharing it!Charismatic Jake Sanderson has always flustered shy housekeeper Abby Jenkins. She deliberately avoids his intoxicating presence while cleaning his Sydney mansion. Until, after an emotional encounter, she glimpses another side to her enigmatic boss…Being suddenly swept into Jake's world—and his arms!—is an eye-opening experience for widow Abby. Exhilarated by their thrilling chemistry, she's finally emerging fr...

Maid of honor at her cousins’ double wedding is as close as Blythe Broussard plans to get to tying the knot again. But Wes Phillips refuses to take “I won’t” for an answer. The widowed Maryland congressman is passionately campaigning for a date with the once-burned D.C. designer. And Wes’s eleven-year-old son just joined the race.Getting reelected isn’t as important as winning Blythe’s trust and convincing the guarded beauty to take a shot at love…even if her scandalous past threat...