Trust isn’t easy when the ones you want most are out to get you. Ten years after she ran away from Earth, Lou Campbell is one job—just one more collar—away from earning enough credits to go home. All she has to do is lure Sam Dawson within range of her handcuffs with the promise of fast, hard sex. Easy. Once she gets him there, keeping her own hands off him isn’t so easy.Sam’s committed his share of sins, but he’s not guilty of selling secrets. Before he can convince the sexiest bo...

"Maybee's Stepping Stones" suggests a narrative centered around a character named Maybee and their journey of growth and development. The "stepping stones" metaphor typically signifies the various challenges, opportunities, and experiences that a person encounters on their path to maturity or success.The story likely follows Maybee as they navigate through different phases of life, overcoming obstacles and learning important life lessons along the way. Each "stepping stone" could represent...

Tension and toxicity stalk Avery as a rival has their sights on her–the newest one to join the S.I.R.–and Nico is far less than happy to receive the news. But after a nearly explosive exchange that turns heartfelt, is Nico still Avery’s distant shooting star, or are their feelings mutual? Meanwhile, after Avery’s debut match, she learns some troubling things about the S.I.R., and the great lengths she’ll have to go to if she wants to save her love...

No one knows for certain when Bristol was founded. What we do know is that for more than 1,000 years it has been at the centre of national and international history.From its earliest days Bristol's prosperity was linked to its port, with the importation of wine and tobacco and its involvement with the slave trade. In those days, explorers sailed from Bristol on epic voyages and discovered new lands. In more recent times its economy has been built on creative media ...

In this irreverent and entertaining world history, acclaimed author of On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down James Fell explores humanity's checkered past to determine if we can overcome avarice, misogyny, zealotry, and hate to ultimately save our species from extinction.Behold! Profane and profound, sarcastic and sensitive, Greedy Sexist Religious Bigots is a superbly argued historical roller coaster driven by an entertaining, eloquent, and excee...

From the USA Today bestselling author of Disco Witches of Fire Island comes a stunningly beautiful queer love story for fans of Hamnet and The Song of Achilles.It’s the late sixteenth century, and eighteen-year-old Willy Hughes is still heartbroken over the loss of his first great love, Barnaby Stubb. He’s also desperate to escape his impoverished existence. To survive, beyond mucking out the toilets for pennies, he cons drunken ...

Gareth Harkness is a supernatural predator born to hunt his natural enemy – vampires. Hunting isn’t his job, it’s his calling, one that doesn’t leave a lot of time for a normal life. He’s got a mission instead of a mortgage, and the only woman in his life is the nameless beauty who haunts his dreams.Kyra Robinson is too pragmatic to believe in magic, monsters, or things that go bump in the night. She’s forced to change her attitude when a random encounter at her Vancouver nightclub...

Jaguar shifter, Vance Park used to be one of the Nero Organization's top assassins, but today he calls the Sedona Pack his family, and Sedona, Arizona, his home. He's no longer a hired gun, but a new senate candidate with insider secrets into Nero's shifter experiments, may change all that. Campaign promises could put targets on the backs of all the people Vance cares about, especially Kaya. He may have one last job after all.Kaya Blackwing has always been a loner, but through a tw...

Adina thought she bought a new statue for her collection. Fate sent her a soulmate instead.Stone has been alive for centuries but he’s never truly lived. Created by magic, he was duty bound to watch over the Drummond family and guard them with his life. Now, his last master is dead and there’s no one left to protect. Instead of gaining his freedom, Stone finds himself locked in his granite form, a living mind trapped inside a statue. Lost in despair and on the verge of mad...

This collection contains the three books in Kate Pearce's Planet Valhalla series, sexy science fiction novellas where pleasure is paramount.Includes Planet Mail, Secured Mail, and Captive Mail.

Jake McQuinn’s lived and loved the rock-star lifestyle. But a family scandal ripped him away from his band and back home. Back to boredom, a buttoned-up sham of a job, and a desperate need to whitewash his image. His family's pharmaceutical company could crumble without him. His band’s epic comeback won’t happen without him. How’s he supposed to choose which one to save?Cassidy--just one name as befits one of the biggest pop stars on the planet--has discovered the downside to fame....

Sven Magnusson is stuck on Earth serving his queen and dealing with a culture where women don't seem to want a man's protection. As he struggles to understand Earth females, the queen encourages him to get laid. Of course, Thea Cooper, the only woman who appeals to him, thinks men are useful for one thing and on a one-night-only basis. Despite their clash of sexual cultures and the fury of their heated erotic encounters, can Sven convince Thea that she belongs with him on Planet Valhalla?