I should have run the other way. Paid my tab and gone back to my room. But he was there. And he was鈥verything. I figured, what鈥檚 the harm in letting passion rule my decisions for one night? So what if he looks like the Devil in a suit? I鈥檇 be leaving in the morning, flying home to my pleasant but predictable life. I鈥檇 never see him again. Except I do. In the last place I expected. And now everything I鈥檝e worked so hard for is in jeopardy.

I'd spent my entire life loving my best friend's older brother. Every single one of my birthday wishes was spent hoping Cade would finally notice me. And then, one day, he did. But not all love stories have happy endings. It's been years since I left the small town of Sutten Mountain devastated and heartbroken. I'd used the pain to fuel a bestselling novel that solidified I'd never have to return. Until tragedy struck, forcing me to face the man who shattered my heart.

Charming, captivating, seductive鈥攁nd a cold-blooded killer. I married the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva anyway. I had to, it was part of the deal. Now, I鈥檓 faking marital bliss as I tremble with fear, and I cannot wait to be out of the clutches of this ruthless man.

Emmett Lasker is impossible to work for. He might be model handsome and stupidly wealthy, but he also has it out for me. He鈥檚 given me more last-minute and weekend requests than anyone else, ruining any plans I make. I should quit. And I will. Just as soon as I hit my two-year anniversary and earn out my signing bonus. But after a particularly awful day at work, a breakup (via text!), and my computer crashing, I鈥檝e had enough! So at 11:59 Friday night, I barge into Emmett鈥檚 office to tell him what I really think of him. Only, that鈥檚 not what happens. AT ALL.

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I should have known I was in trouble when I backed my old, beat-up truck into the shiny Range Rover. The driver looked like a gorgeous fallen angel鈥搊ne who鈥檇 been booted right out of paradise for being a giant prick. Good thing I鈥檒l never have to see him again.

They say that all men are created equal. Well, that鈥檚 a blatant lie! I know, because I met God's gift to women in Vegas; I pretended he was my husband to get rid of another man. He took our fake marriage seriously, and it became his personal goal to consummate. He spoke to me in French, and I lied to him in German. His laughter was addictive. But I thought what happens in Vegas would stay in Vegas. Until it didn't.

Vince Jennings has had two loves in his life. Music and Bristol Matthews. His guitar skills catapult him to stardom with the most popular rock band on earth. But it takes walking away from Bristol鈥攈is first love鈥攖o make this happen. Despite the groupies, the success, the fun, life under the bright glare of fame and fortune isn鈥檛 enough. Deep, dark pain threatens to derail all he鈥檚 worked for, until fate brings her back into his life.

When I discover my boyfriend is cheating on me, I move out right away taking what I love most 鈥� my dog. As I fly out the door, I make sure to swipe the thing my ex loves best鈥搕he VIP tickets he won to a hockey game, complete with the chance to spend an evening with the city鈥檚 two biggest NHL stars. I can鈥檛 wait to snap selfies with my ex鈥檚 idols and rub it in his face.

Virtuous. Kind. Patient. These were words never associated with Gabriel Saint. He was a monster. The devil that haunted the city of Redhill. And he had found me. I managed to hide for a while from my past, present, and future. But I should have known they鈥檇 come looking. After all, I had the heir of the city in my arms, and if I know anything about the ruling crime family of this city, it鈥檚 that family comes before all else. When Gabriel comes for me, I fight but know it鈥檚 useless, and when he forces me to be his wife, I vow to make his life as miserable as possible.

Broken down, and wounded by my emotionally neglectful ex, I wanted someone to tell me I was good enough. Then, I stumbled into a new job with a boss who brought me to my knees - literally. He has me do things a real secretary would never do. Emerson Grant tells me I鈥檓 more than just good enough. I鈥檓 worthy of his praise. There are a million reasons why I should stay away. The owner of the Salacious Players鈥� Club is not just my new boss - he鈥檚 twice my age. And my ex-boyfriend鈥檚 father....I鈥檓 a good girl, but I鈥檓 falling for the wrong man.

From New York Times best-selling author Kendall Ryan comes Forbidden Desires: The Complete Series, containing every title in the sexy and intense best-selling series. This box set includes four best-selling novels: Dirty Little Secret, Dirty Little Promise, Torrid Little Affair, and Tempting Little Tease.

The quintessential question asked to every couple. And the answer is usually some bubbly, lovey dovey tale of being struck in the bum by Cupid鈥檚 arrow. My meet cute (well, not so meet cute) is slightly different. I was trolling a wealthy neighborhood in Beverly Hills, searching for someone to take me as their bride, you know, to make my arch nemesis jealous who consequently just fired me.

Carter Beckett is the NHL鈥檚 resident bad boy, top player both on the ice and in the bedroom, and quite possibly the sexiest man to ever grace my field of vision. But worst of all? He knows it. He鈥檚 arrogant, self-centered, and the man doesn鈥檛 seem to know what a filter is, let alone how to use one. He鈥檚 had everything served to him on a silver platter, including endless strings of women, and apparently, I鈥檓 up next. I have the solution to all my sexual frustrations in a drawer at home, and it鈥檚 far less complicated than Carter Beckett.

I was upgraded to first class on a flight from London to New York. The food, champagne, and service were impeccable. The blue-eyed man sitting next to me, even better. He was suave and intelligent. We talked and laughed, and something clicked. Fate took over and the plane was grounded, and we had an unexpected stopover for the night. With no plans, we made our own.

Handsome and mysterious, he swoops in to offer me a new life, but this is no knight in shining armor. He鈥檚 cold, hardened by his past. But there鈥檚 an inferno underneath the ice. I can feel the heat each time he looks at me - each time he gives in to the desire between us. No matter how much I push to unleash the fire in his eyes, he shoves back harder each time. He鈥檚 merciless with his cruel words, telling me how naive I am, how little I know of the world.

He was my uncle's friend, and I was too young for him. But in the heat of the moment, against the wall in a darkened hallway of an illicit club, none of those things mattered. It was just one night of giving in to what we both wanted. I never expected to see him two years later, sitting across me during a family dinner, encouraging me to do my internship for his business.

It was supposed to be a simple weekend away to forget the heartache caused by my cheating husband. But the man sitting next to me in 1B has different plans. Cash鈥檚 whiskey-colored eyes and easy smile beg me to dance beneath the stars, kiss in the moonlight, and walk hand in hand down the streets of Boston. Unfortunately, life has other plans because I鈥檓 still married, and Cash James is the billionaire playboy standing between me and my dream promotion.

Three novellas from Alexa Riley: Stay Close: A former Russian mafia soldier is hired to protect a friend鈥檚 daughter, but he knows he鈥檒l do more than keep her safe - he鈥檒l make her his. Forever. Hold Tight: A hotshot consultant hired to streamline Osbourne Corp. meets his match in Pandora Justice. Don鈥檛 Go: CEO Henry Osbourne has only ever desired one woman - the one who got away. She ran from a boy, but a man of power and persuasion now stands in his place.

Julia del Mar Ortiz is not having the best year. She moved to Dallas with her boyfriend, who ended up ditching her and running back to New York after only a few weeks. Left with a massive - by NYC standards, anyway - apartment and a car lease in the scorching Texas heat, Julia is struggling...except that鈥檚 not completely true. Running the charitable foundation of one of the most iconic high fashion department stores in the world is serious #lifegoals.

Tia Monroe was smart, sassy, and successful. Sure, she could get a little crazy at times - life around Tia was never boring - but that was part of her appeal. And while she didn't see herself as classically beautiful, she had no shortage of options in the boyfriend department. She just hadn't found one who held her interest. Until she laid eyes on Eric Larsson, and then it was lust at first sight. He packed the perfect mix of smoldering sexy and unapologetic cool into his blond-haired, blue-eyed, ridiculously hot six-foot-four frame.

From USA Today best-selling author Meghan Quinn comes a sassy and sweet romance about an Irish rebel who falls in love with the wrong girl. Full of witty banter and swoony moments, it's the perfect romantic comedy to binge on.

Jesse Lee is the worst! He鈥檚 a multi-millionaire, triple-platinum-selling, Grammy-Award-winning man-slut - a worldly, self-indulgent heathen. I wouldn鈥檛 sleep with him if he were our last chance to ensure survival of the human race. The only reason I put up with him is because he鈥檚 my boss鈥檚 brother. Playing by Heart is an enemies-to-lovers romance where opposites not only attract, they ignite.

Taylor Shaw had the perfect life - until she was 16. That was when everything changed. From that moment on, life went from bad to worse...to the worst. After recovering from a brain tumor, months later, she suffers the tragic loss of her whole family. Since that fateful day, she's been coasting through life. Now the brain tumor has returned, and Taylor decides she's had enough. She's going to take her fate into her own hands. No more hospitals. No more surgeries. No more anything.

Waking up to a text asking why you stood up your blind date is not the best way to start the day, especially when the man in question is standing half-dressed in your kitchen. Maybe Dakota Newton shouldn鈥檛 have assumed the gorgeous man with a devastating smile standing outside the coffee shop was her date. She probably - okay, she definitely shouldn鈥檛 have slept with him, regardless of how hot the chemistry between them was. But how could she have known Mr. Right was actually Mr. Wrong?

When Emmy sleeps with Kyle after a night of drinking, she quickly tries to put the mistake behind her. When the duo is snowed in together over a long weekend, Emmy begins to discover there is more to Kyle than his mean-spirited behavior. Unfortunately, Kyle has a steady girlfriend he is unwilling to break up with. Moving on and putting that long weekend behind her, Emmy starts dating attorney Luke Kessler. Luke treats Emmy with kindness, reverence, and loves her unconditionally. He is everything Emmy should ever want in a man - sexy, intelligent, successful, and funny, with strong family bonds.

The rules of Society X are simple...break them and you're out. The Dark Room is the only place you can live out your fantasies and no one will ever know it's you. For Parker, what started out as a business transaction has turned into an addiction. For Mia, it's been a chance to discover who she truly is. What happens in the dark will have you begging for more...

How did I go from being insulted by Charlee Cox to hiring her to be my assistant? How is it that she鈥檚 chaos in color - making me crazy and my life better at the same time? I never thought I would be staring down at her bright blue eyes begging me to go along with the ridiculous scheme I suggested. Yes, I suggested it. Like the idiot I am, I thought hey, why not start an HR nightmare and have my assistant ask me to marry her? Confused? Don鈥檛 worry, so am I.

All I want to do is get to work on time. But he鈥檚 trying to steal my cab, and that鈥檚 not going to happen. In the midst of the battle, I discover I don鈥檛 have my wallet. So I bargain - a free ride for a kiss. His lips taste like mint, and when he tugs me closer, I can feel the hard muscles beneath his expensive suit. The kiss ends just as we reach our destination, and I鈥檓 so taken aback by the explosiveness of it, I rush out without so much as a good-bye.

I'm about to throw an ashtray at my boss's head. Turns out, the mind behind my favorite, steamy romance novels...the ones I only read in private...the ones that are my only escape after a long day of dealing with The Boss from Hell? It's not Natalie McBride, the sweet, rural housewife. It's him. That's right: my boss, Adrian Risinger, the 33-year-old, maddeningly sexy, pissant billionaire "bad boy" who thinks he runs my life. He is also the author of all my deepest, most secret fantasies.

Running away from home at 17 wasn't easy. Let's face it, though, nothing before or in the ten years since has ever been easy for me. And I'm doing okay鈥攕orta. I just need to keep scraping by, living under the radar. Staying out of people's way, off people's minds. When a man walks through my open patio door, stepping boldly into my home and my life, I should be scared, frightened, terrified. I must be more broken than I realized because I'm none of those things. I'm intrigued鈥攁nd I'm wondering if the way to take control of my life is by giving in to him.

Charming. Devastatingly handsome. Ridiculously rich. Kristoff Baldwin came without warning. He made me an offer I couldn鈥檛 refuse, and before I could even realize the impact he was making, I was too far gone, despite knowing the consequences of falling. A future together was the impossible dream. My past haunted me and even he had ghosts of his own. Then everything changed when his past came after me and my daughters.

Some people wear their heart on their sleeve. I wear vengeance like a suit of armor. I鈥檝e got a list with six names on it. Six people who wronged me, who hurt me, who took everything from me. Six people who turned me into the monster I am now. And I鈥檝e crossed off every name but one.

鈥淕ive me a second chance, babe . . . and I鈥檒l blow your mind.鈥� Monroe doesn鈥檛 know why she answers the text that鈥檚 obviously meant for someone else. Or why she keeps answering. Maybe it鈥檚 because she鈥檚 all alone in a big city and in desperate need of a lifeline. Or maybe it鈥檚 because each exchange leaves her intrigued and more than a little turned on. Still, Monroe never would鈥檝e snarked back if she鈥檇 known she was talking to the 鈥淕olden Boy鈥� of the Dallas Knights.

Danny Walker, my big brother鈥檚 arrogant, powerful, handsome, and completely unobtainable best friend. He鈥檚 a ruthless tech tycoon, and I take calls from angry clients who can鈥檛 reset their passwords. He lives in a Grade II listed mansion with holiday homes worldwide, and I rent a room in a flat-share with my best friend and mice.

Living alone in New York, I never felt safe, but I couldn't leave. I was here to find the man I'd lost seven years ago. I had no idea that he'd already found me. I had no idea that he was watching me, controlling my every movement. He's no longer the rebel kid from across the tracks. Now, he's heir to the most brutal bratva the city has ever known. I'm in love with a monster, and he's watching my every move.

When I discover my boyfriend is cheating on me, I move out right away taking what I love most 鈥� my dog. As I fly out the door, I make sure to swipe the thing my ex loves best鈥搕he VIP tickets he won to a hockey game, complete with the chance to spend an evening with the city鈥檚 two biggest NHL stars. I can鈥檛 wait to snap selfies with my ex鈥檚 idols and rub it in his face.

I鈥檇 never forgotten him - a man I鈥檇 yet to meet. Griffin Quinn was my childhood pen pal, the British boy who couldn鈥檛 have been more different from me. Over the years, through hundreds of letters, we became best friends, sharing our deepest, darkest secrets and forming a connection I never thought could break. Until one day, it did. Then, out of the blue, a new letter arrived. A scathing one - one with eight years of pent-up anger. I had no choice but to finally come clean as to why I stopped writing. Griffin forgave me, and we were able to rekindle our childhood connection.

I'd spent my entire life loving my best friend's older brother. Every single one of my birthday wishes was spent hoping Cade would finally notice me. And then, one day, he did. But not all love stories have happy endings. It's been years since I left the small town of Sutten Mountain devastated and heartbroken. I'd used the pain to fuel a bestselling novel that solidified I'd never have to return. Until tragedy struck, forcing me to face the man who shattered my heart.

Knight Grayson isn't just one of New York's elite billionaires. He's the embodiment of Hades in a tailored suit and a beautiful devil waiting to destroy. He always gets what he wants, no matter the cost. Including me.