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As the sheltered princess of Sector One, Maricela's life is defined by duty: to her people and to her family. Her wealth and influence have allowed her to build a better world, but they come with a price - the responsibility to secure political stability with a practical marriage. Maricela cherishes the idea of marrying for love, but there's not much romance in the endless line of suitors interested only in prestige and power. And her handsome, brooding new bodyguard isn't helping the situation.

Nursing a broken heart while everybody around him seems to be drowning in happiness has Grant Cutter wondering whether staying with Engine 59 - or even Boston Fire - is in his future. It’s tempting as hell to pack up what fits in his Jeep and hit the road. But then a 911 call brings the woman who shattered his heart back into his life, and he knows he won’t ever be able to fully leave her in his rearview mirror. 

When faced with the opportunity to change shifts, veteran firefighter Derek Gilman jumps at the chance. Being a firefighter and a single dad is a lot to juggle. And when fate brings a gorgeous, wealthy woman into his life, he’s pretty sure he can’t handle more than he already does. Olivia McGovern loves plans. She planned to start her own business and planned its growth. It’s thriving, but her personal life simply doesn’t exist. Getting trapped in a broken elevator figures in exactly nowhere, and freaking out in front of a sexy firefighter definitely isn’t on the agenda.

I have a job to do, for my club. To get information on the indictment of our rivals, the Devil's Saints. I’m going to find out how to put away those *ssholes for good. The club didn’t give me the nickname Fox for my good looks. The mission changes when I meet Harlow Carmichael. Getting involved with her is a bad idea, but I can’t get my mind off her lips, or those curves. I don’t care if she’s the daughter of the man working for the enemy. When her life is threatened, I have to decide who to save. Her or my club.

Gavin Boudreau lives for the job, but he also believes in “work hard, play harder.” As the youngest guy in Ladder 37, he figures he’s got plenty of time before settling down becomes a priority. Soft, pretty women who aren’t looking for promises are exactly his type, and he’s comfortable with that. Working with a gorgeous EMT isn’t going to change who he is.

Alison Tyler is a pioneer of a kind of erotica that's at once arousing and sophisticated, playful and explicit. A prolific author and editor in the field, with 15 novels, 20 anthologies, and more than 400 short stories to her credit, Tyler here assembles her very best short fiction. In Exposed, she spotlights women exploring their most vulnerable erotic moods and moments, often filigreed with humor and a BDSM slant. These stories cover the span of her career, from her first published effort ("Untouched") to her latest ("Well-Trained").

Elise knows what she wants in the bedroom, and she makes sure she gets it. Her thirst for domination has long been quenched by a stable of men only too happy to bow down before her. But sexual satisfaction isn't the same as love, and she's been burned in the past by giving her heart too freely.

Effie and Heath are famous. Not for anything they did but for what happened to them as teenagers. Abducted and abused by the same man, they turned to each other for comfort until they were finally able to make their escape. Now adults, their relationship is fraught with guilt and despair. Whether fighting or making love, their passion is strong enough to destroy them both...and Effie's not about to let that happen.

Three things make billionaire Jim Halcyon's to-do list: women, work...and more women. It's a perfect agenda for a rich shifter who has no problem letting his inner grizzly out to play. From the bright lights of Vegas, to the sophisticated action of New York - he's got the money and the power to do anything he wants.

Firefighter Tex McGovern struck out with Bree Gilchrist the first time...and the second...and the third. He should probably just stay away. After all, Bree's father is his boss, and pursuing her goes against the firefighter brotherhood. No matter how much he desires her, she’s off limits - period. But as things start to heat up between them, Tex decides some codes are meant to be broken.

Reporter Avery Dearborn hasn't had the best day. She was filmed fending off a lovesick dog before being rescued from falling flat on her face by none other than her arch nemesis. Seattle firefighter Brad Battle hasn't changed at all in the five years since she last saw him. He's still handsome, hot, and charming - to everyone but her.

Ana has trained most of her life to achieve one goal: to prove that anything men can do, she can do better. Now she's Sector One's first female Rider, and being the best is the only way to ensure she won't be its last. Distractions aren't allowed - especially not her painful attraction to the reserved but demanding leader whose stern, grumpy demeanor has already gotten into her head. Deacon has spent the last 20 years trying to atone for his past, but the blood he spilled as a mercenary and assassin will never wash away entirely.

There's nothing Finn Weaver won't do for his incorrigible grandmother, including pose as a live-in handyman for the TV reno show Relic Rehab. Host Anna Beckett knows good and well the Weaver house has never been a functioning inn, but taking the project got her to Blackberry Bay…the only place she'll ever find answers about her own family. Keeping big secrets in a small town is enough of a challenge—can Finn and Anna's romance survive the truth?

Brady Nash is handsome and anti-marriage. And with IVF completely out of her financial reach, Reyna Bishop is running out of time to have the child she so very much wants. Theirs is a practical baby-making deal: no emotion, no expectation, no ever-after. They’ll even "date" through Christmas to silence their hometown gossips. It’s foolproof...till the time she spends with Brady and his warm, loving family leaves Reyna wanting more than a baby....

Cam Maguire is in Blackberry Bay to unravel a family secret. Meredith Price has moved next door with her daughter. He’s unattached. She’s a widowed single mom. He’s owned by a cat. She’s definitely team canine. All these neighbors have in common is a property line. One they cross...over and over. And Cam thought he knew what he wanted - until his family’s secret changes everything.

To stay alive, Lindsay has always relied on her looks and her wits. It's not always enough, and underneath her carefully polished exterior is a desperate woman who will do anything to survive. When she's called to account for her misuse of the company credit card, she hopes to flirt her way out of trouble. Instead she finds herself faced with a gorgeous stranger who is immune to her manipulation, and she's shocked by the punishment he deals out.

Lindsay has never been so alone in her life. After a private investigator exposes her, she's on the run once more. Her bottomless bag of tricks is empty, and she's filling it to the brim with regrets and mistakes. As danger builds, Lindsay can't stop thinking about her dominant bosses. Maybe Romeo, Hawthorne, and Slade could save her.

Rick Gullotti lives the good life. He fights fires, dates beautiful women - though none long enough so they cast wistful glances at jewelry stores - and has great friends. And thanks to helping out the elderly couple who own his building, his rent is low. But when concerns about their health lead him to contact their only son, his life starts getting away from him.

Working for Romeo, Hawthorne, and Slade is a challenge, but the dominant men give Lindsay exactly what she needs. Even though Hawthorne continues to drive her insane, she's happy with her new life. But when a stranger with a gun steps out of the shadows, Lindsay realizes that happy is dangerous. Happy will get her killed. A woman with Lindsay's past doesn't have the luxury of waiting for a knight on a white horse. She'll have to settle for an arrogant, condescending billionaire - one whose goal has always been to get rid of her.

Lindsay has made a terrible mistake. Her billionaire bosses are ensnaring her grandfather in an elaborate scheme, but Lindsay knows it's too late. By confronting her grandfather, she accidentally revealed the one thing he can use to control her: her sister. She loves her bosses and her new life with them, but she won't abandon her sister again. Romeo, Slade, and Hawthorne are powerful men, and they convince her to trust them just a little longer. They won't let anything happen to her. Then, everything shatters again.