Callan Lyons is a genetic experiment. One of six fighting for freedom and the survival of their Pride. Merinus Tyler is the reporter who will tempt him, draw him, until the fury of the "mating frenzy" locks them into a battle of sexual heat there is no escape from. Deception, blood, and the evil Genetics Council are hot on their trail. Callan will use his strength to try and save them both...and do all in his power to keep his woman in the process.
He's a genetic experiment. The merging of human and lion DNA his creators call a Breed. And they have no idea just what kind of the creature they brought into being. Callan Lyons wanted only to be left in peace to protect the small group of Breeds he rescued from a New Mexico lab, but those that created them refuse to stop their continued attempts to re-capture them. And the owner of a small, reputable paper, once a friend of his birth mother's, now has proof of his existence. Proof that has caught his daughter, Merinus Tyler's's fascination and ensured her determination to find him. But once they touch, they'll become far more than either ever imagined possible. Man created them, but nature has made them her own. Beginning with Callan, she'll show the world the folly of playing with the very building blocks of all she protects. And Merinus will learn the folly of tempting the beast...
He's the Beast...and he's her only hope. When I first met Bella, I thought she was a call girl. She was in my home, touching my things, tempting me with her see through dress and siren voice. But, now I know she's a cupcake baker. She's also homeless, jobless, and on the run. And me, I'm her last hope. They call me the Beast. Billionaire, inventor, scarred ex-military, and cold as ice. I won't let anything tempt me. Except...Bella's taunted me with her frosting one too many times. She says it's creamy, sweet, lickable--and that each bite delivers a happily ever after. I warn her--don't tempt the Beast, unless you're prepared for his bite. She doesn't know it yet, but I'm never letting her go. Spoiler: This book is quick, steamy, and full of sweet cream frosting innuendos. Get ready for a beauty and the beast remake with Bella the baker and a scarred beast with a heart of gold. He's ready for love--and a little bit of naughty on the way to their happily ever after. As always, Alexandra Banks books are fun, fast reads, with steamy scenes, and happily ever afters that give you that romance read afterglow. Guaranteed! If you are looking for a book that gives happiness, sweet fun, and steamy romance then Alexandra Banks is for you. This book is approximately 23,000 words. One to two hours of super-duper, steamy hot, sweet reading pleasure. That's right, it's quick. Because sometimes, quickies are best!
A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. More than 2,000 romances are published annually, making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles, emerging authors, and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately, romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it—including fans searching for reading material—as well as for library staff, scholars, and romance writers themselves. This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre, published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles, many of the important older classics are retained, keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre, instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances, a new section on "Chick Lit" in the Contemporary Romance chapter, an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.
Lorraine Heath ends her bestselling Sins for All Seasons series with the hero readers have been waiting for! She wants lessons in seduction Althea Stanwick was a perfect lady destined to marry a wealthy lord, until betrayal left her family penniless. Though she’s lost friends, fortune, and respectability, Althea has gained a scandalous plan. If she can learn to seduce, she can obtain power over men and return to Society on her terms. She even has the perfect teacher in mind, a man whose sense of honor and dark good looks belie his nickname: Beast. But desire like this can’t be taught Benedict Trewlove may not know his parentage but he knows where he belongs—on the dark side of London, offering protection wherever it’s needed. Yet no woman has ever made such an outrageous request as this mysterious beauty. Althea is out of place amongst vice and sin, even if she offers a wicked temptation he can’t resist. But as the truth of his origin emerges at last, it will take a fierce, wild love to overcome their pasts.
Kane lost his heart to Sherra and news of her death ripped his heart apart. But Sherra didn't die. Her sadistic handlers have convinced her she was betrayed by Kane. As the deceit and cruelty of the Council that created the breeds escalates, Kane and Sherra learn that there is more to mating than just the "heat."--Publisher's description.
Tempting the Tempter considers how far fifteenth-century Italian mystics would go to imitate Christ, even in his encounters with the Devil in the desert. Elena of Udine, Caterina of Bologna, and Colomba of Rieti created their own desert experience through their austere devotional practices, and they suffered and overcame temptations from the Devil. This work explores how these women actively pursued encounters with the Devil, and how these private temptations prepared them for a public ministry of miracles, contributed to their perception as living saints, and allowed their biographers to promote them as true imitators of Christ, worthy of sainthood.
Poetry is a dying art, One lost to the pages of time. However in one man's mind, Poetry is a way of life. Take a journey into the maze, To find the one piece of the puzzle. As to why one's actions mean nothing, In the storm that rages. The first door is an illusion, Pulling you into the maze. After that, It's all downhill from
*RONE Finalist for Best Fantasy/Paranormal Romance* His dark Gift threatens everything he loves... Rock Run shapeshifterTiago do Rio is hiding a dark Gift, one so powerful and easily misused it could make him an outcast in his own clan. Worse, he wants a woman he can never have. The temptation to use his Gift to make his darkest fantasies come true is almost irresistible. The only good thing in his life is his friendship with a local dryad. Wild, solitary dryad Alesia lives on an uninhabited island in Rock Run territory. She spends her days nurturing her forest home, but her nights are lonely. Tiago is her best friend, but she wants more. Then a den of rogue shifters threatens to bring war down on the Rock Run clan—and Tiago and Alesia are caught in the middle. Can Tiago master his terrifying Gift in time, or will he lose his mate as well as his soul? A gripping best-friends-to-lovers romance! TEMPTING THE DRYAD is a steamy paranormal romance with an HEA. If you crave dark shifters, red-hot romance and intense emotional storylines, this book is for you. Keywords: strong female protagonist, paranormal romantic suspense, dryad fantasy romance, shifter romance, gripping paranormal romance, woman in danger romance, happily ever after, alpha male shifter romance, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, urban fantasy romance
