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For author Paris Sommers, truth has become stranger than fiction. She''s fallen in love with a man who exists only in her mind—a man she \"invented\" as a pseudonym for the fast-paced, testosterone-laden spy novels she writes. Only, now the man of her dreams is standing beside her, touching her, loving her. But who is he? Bar owner Devin O''Malley wanted Paris the first moment he saw her. And he was willing to do just about anything to get her—including \"becoming\" novelist Montgomery Alexander. Only, his deception worked too well. Before long, he''d stolen his way into Paris''s bed and into her heart. But was she in love with Devin—or the fantasy he portrayed?

He is everything I crave, all I desperately want - and he is everything I can''t have. Evan Black embodies my every fantasy. He is brilliant, fierce, and devastatingly handsome. But he is also headstrong, dangerous, and burdened with secrets. My family warned me to stay away, that I could never handle Evan''s dark dealings or scarred past. Maybe I should have listened. Maybe I should have run. But our desire is undeniable, and some temptations you just can''t fight. And from the moment we touch - the passion between us consuming us both - I know that I will never be the same.

Known for sparkling originality and dazzling dialogue, USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner blends the intrigue of film noir with the fun of a sexy romance in this fast and flirty new novel. Sexy private investigator David Anderson takes one look at Jacey Wilder and knows she''s no femme fatale. The red-headed smart-aleck in his office couldn''t be more different from the tight-skirted dames he creates in the pulp fiction novels he writes in his spare time. But Jacey is a paying customer and he''s encountered precious few of those lately. All he has to do is track down her old boyfriend. How hard could it be? With her thirtieth birthday fast approaching, Jacey is determined to get her life on track. Locating her old flame -- a suave, normal guy -- seems like the logical first step. But when she enlists the services of P.I. Anderson, logic is suddenly in short supply: the tough-talking detective is the one who is making her blood sizzle and Jacey''s starting to wonder if the man she''s really searching for isn''t right under her nose....

She’s not the woman I thought … but dammit, she’s the woman I want. I never thought of myself as cynical, but getting dumped at the altar changes a man. Now, I’m all about my job. About building my business and getting on with my life. Don’t get me wrong; I still love women. I love the way they look. The way they smell. The way they feel. Especially the way they feel. And I’ve pretty much made it my mission to give each and every woman who shares my bed the ride of her life. But getting close? Getting serious? Giving a woman my trust again? Yeah, that’s not going to happen. Or so I thought. Then I met her. It’s funny how things can change in a heartbeat. How one case of mistaken identity can change everything. But there she was, all business and completely uninterested in me. And damned if I didn’t want her. Crave her. Most of all, I wanted to help her. To keep her and her sister safe. But the more I get to know her, the more I want her. The whole package. The complete woman. And the miracle is that she wants me, too. Trouble is, we’ve both been burned before. Now, I know one thing for certain—the only way that we’ll survive the heat that crackles between us is if we both find the courage to leap into the fire together. Lovely Little Liar is a novella originally published as Bitch Slap. Minor edits, such as expanded scenes, have been made to this book.

He was hired to kill her. He never expected to fall in love with her. Former MI6 agent Jasper Kent gave up being a good man when his wife and daughter were murdered. Now, he’s a paid assassin for the highest bidder, using the payouts from his underworld contracts to fund his search for the man who killed his family. He gets the break he desperately craves when he’s invited to join Stark Security, a legitimate organization that knows nothing about his deadly side hustle, but provides the cover he needs for his private missions. Then he hits the jackpot — kill the woman he’s been assigned to protect, and his payment will be the identity of the man who murdered his family. Heiress Zelda Clayton has spent her life projecting a bubbly personality, certain that if she shows her darkness, she’ll be abandoned once again. Now the pulse-pounding attraction between her and devastatingly gorgeous bodyguard Jasper Kent is off the charts, and she’s terrified he will leave, too, breaking her heart right as she’s falling in love with him. But a broken heart may be the least of Zelda’s worries…

Laci Montgomery is determined to be pro surfing''s Golden Girl. Does she need help from her ex—hottie sports promoter Taylor Dutton? No way! Well, not unless she''s on top….

KENNER/DEMONS ARE FOREVER

''In a class of its own . . . An outstanding book and a definite page turner for any Fifty Shades fan!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Irresistible. Erotic. Emotionally charged. The unforgettable multi-million copy selling series, which started with an unforgettable indecent proposal . . . ''Damien Stark is definitely up there on my list of sex gods!!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''If you are addicted to hot alpha males then this is a trilogy to add to your list'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Oh wow!! I think I''ve discovered another black knight in shining armour, Damien is awesome, loving and so so HOT'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Move over Christian Gray there is a new HOT HOT guy on the block'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''This is even better then FSOG'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I am a massive fan of Sylvia Day and E. L. James and didn''t think that anything else could top those authors . . . I was definitely wrong!! . . . I couldn''t put it down . . . BRILLIANT'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ .............................................. He was the one man I couldn''t avoid. And the one man I couldn''t resist. Damien Stark could have his way with any woman. He was sexy, confident, and commanding: anything he wanted, he got. And what he wanted was me. Our attraction was unmistakable, almost beyond control, but as much as I ached to be his, I feared the pressures of his demands. Submitting to Damien meant I had to bare the darkest truth about my past - and risk breaking us apart. But Damien was haunted, too. And as our passion came to obsess us both, his secrets threatened to destroy him - and us - for ever. .............................................. Spellbinding romance. Electrifying passion. Why not indulge in J. Kenner . . . The Stark Saga (full-length novels) Release Me Claim Me Complete Me Anchor Me Lost With Me Damien Enchant Me Stark Ever After (novellas) Take Me Have Me Play My Game Seduce Me Unwrap Me Deepest Kiss Entice Me Hold Me Please Me Indulge Me Delight Me Cherish Me Embrace Me Visit J. Kenner''s website for full reading order with spin-off stories!

A collection of personal essays by popular young adult and women''s fiction writers considers the ways in which the books of Judy Blume influenced their emotional, social, and physical developments.

The Hope Chest. A glossy box, inlaid with an image of a dark-haired woman, its mysteries sealed tight for generations. Or were they? The reclusive Maxwell Wolford, Earl of Dorsey, acquires the Martina Chamberlain''s boyfriend, Ryan Kinsey, is convinced the unusual box in her possession contains the secret to his research at NASA. But what Tina needs to discover is if Ryan truly wants her—or the box only she can unseal.… During her studies, scientist Sara Tolliver accidentally triggers a time machine, bringing a man named Kendar back from the future…a future where women no longer exist. Little do they guess that their only hope of being together lies in Sara''s old heirloom chest. As does the future of love itself…

As if bad-hair days, scrounging for rent money, and lusting after designer shoes wasn''t enough to make Melanie Prescott''s life interesting, suddenly she''s chasing after obscure clues tossed her way by a madman.

No fooling: hot sex is about to happen! Cam''s Catastrophe A reckless adventurer, Cam is about to take the wildest April Fool''s Day plunge ever: jumping into bed with Dr. Jenna! But it''s her own recklessness that fools them both…. Darcy''s Dark Day The clouds lift when Darcy has a sudden opportunity to reel in her longtime crush, Evan! Who''d have guessed that a foolish curse could set up some amazing sex…? Devon''s Dilemma She''s about to take a sexy Chance…but will it be a lucky one? It''s a dangerous gamble. But it could transform Devon''s devilish dilemma into a delicious one! Reg''s Rescue Anne desperately wants Reg in her life—for good! But for that to happen, the curse has to be lifted. So she intends to help him break the jinx—just as soon as they get out of bed….

Bad girls need love, too… Lucia. Jezebel. Lola. Three bold, beautiful and sexy women who just happen to be Lucifer’s daughters. And daddy dearest is desperate to retire. On the heels of their brothers’ failures, the devil is putting his faith in his daughters. All they have to do is successfully complete the challenges he sets before them. Surely one of his daughters will win the keys to the Kingdom. But even the most devilishly determined women can find themselves thwarted by that most debilitating of weaknesses. The single most powerful human emotion of all—love…

With Satan desperate to retire and searching for an heir, he gives his three beautiful and bewitching daughters--Lucia, the assassin; Jezebel, a half-demon; and Lola, the soul-stealer--a series of tasks to complete, with the winner destined to rule Hell, but the ladies soon discover that love can turn everything upside down, in a trio of novellas. Original.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The third book in the sexy, emotionally charged Stark trilogy—a romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her own terms Beautiful, strong, and commanding, Damien Stark fills a void in me that no other man can touch. His fierce cravings push me beyond the brink of bliss—and unleash a wild passion that utterly consumes us both. Yet beneath his need for dominance, he carries the wounds of a painful past. Haunted by a legacy of dark secrets and broken trust, he seeks release in our shared ecstasy, the heat between us burning stronger each day. Our attraction is undeniable, our obsession inevitable. But our happily ever after? I still don’t know, and yet I’ll risk everything for a chance at forever. BONUS: This edition includes excerpts from J. Kenner’s Wanted and Say My Name. Don’t miss any of the Stark Saga, intended for mature audiences. Begin your journey with RELEASE ME, CLAIM ME, & COMPLETE ME

USA TODAY bestselling author of The Givenchy Code Julie Kenner reloads for her second novel of high-heeled thrills as another woman gets pulled into a mysterious world of extreme gaming where she must play or die. Aspiring actress Jennifer Crane knows all about games—the games girls play to get a guy; the games actresses play to land a part; and the good old game of credit-card roulette. (How else is a girl supposed to afford her shoes?) But she never expected to be playing a game with life-or-death consequences. Unable to successfully score an acting gig, she has, instead, been cast in the role of reluctant bodyguard to a real-life assassin''s target— a dashing FBI agent of all people!—and must embark with him upon a scavenger hunt across Manhattan in search of the ultimate prize: survival. Before this, Jenn''s definition of fighting dirty has been elbowing her way to the front of the line at a Manolo sample sale. Now, if she wants to stay alive, she''s going to have to learn a few new uses for her stilettos...and they ain''t pretty. Fast, flirty, and full of great footwear, The Manolo Matrix is another electrifying adventure in this breakout series for fashionistas who love a perfectly appointed mystery.

He''d be a terrible spy. But he might make a good husband. Call him Teague. Finn Teague. A jack-of-all-trades, he''s been everything from ski instructor to cook, but he''s always craved a job that wouldn''t bore the living daylights out of him. He longs to be a shaken-not-stirred kind of guy but knows it''ll never happen. Currently a lawyer, Double-Oh-No spends most of his time in his L.A. apartment, ogling his two gorgeous neighbors -- a view to a thrill -- and fantasizing that he''s a secret agent. Amber Robinson, an elite operative for a top-secret government agency, is tracking a suspected terrorist''s mistress. Her hunky neighbor Finn seems to be doing the same and Amber suspects he''s a spy -- just a very, very bad one. Setting out to seduce him and crack his secret identity (yes, she has the best job ever) Amber unwittingly takes Finn on a passion-filled, high-stakes adventure that''ll teach him to never say never again. USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner presents a hilarious and sexy spy caper full of intoxicating, for-your-eyes-only romance!

When a stalker leaves verses from Victorian erotica for his victims, detective Jack Parker asks bookstore owner Veronica Archer for help in interpreting the clues. He gets more than he bargained for when she, an expert on naughty turn-of-the-century prose, and in exchange for her services, demands the he satisfy her most scandalous desires.

Bedroom games are fine … but I need a woman who won’t play with my heart. After years in the military, I’ve faced down a lot of things, and there’s not much I shy away from. Except relationships. Because when you catch your wife in bed with another man, that tends to sour even the most hardened man against women. When I was hired to keep surveillance on a woman with a checkered past, I went into the job anticipating the worst. But what I found was a woman who turned my head. Who made my blood heat and my body burn. A woman who made me feel alive again. A woman who was nothing like what I expected, but everything I wanted. A woman who, it turned out, needed my protection. And wanted my touch. And as the world fell out from under us, and everything I thought I knew shifted, there was only one reality I could hold onto—that the more I got to know her, the more I wanted her. But if I’m going to make her mine, I’ll have to not only keep her safe, I’ll have to prove to her that I’ve conquered my own fears and doubts. That I’m done looking into the past, and that all I want is a future—with her.

Presents, in one continuous story, different points of view of Vamp Modeling, Inc., as three teens--one brilliant and studious, one content to be plump, and one party girl--are selected to be groomed as supermodels, unaware that success depends on their becoming vampires.

Talk about intoxicating! For the perfect New Year''s punch, blend the following: • one woman determined to find her inner vixen • a notorious—and notoriously hot!—playboy • a provocative New Year''s Eve bash • an impulsive kiss that leads to a night of explosive passion! Claire Daniels is looking for love—even if she has to get it from her ex-boyfriend! But when she sees him on the last night of the year with another woman, she kisses the guy closest to her instead! Only, he doesn''t want to stop at a kiss…. It turns out that Ty Coleman is the biggest playboy in Dallas. And Claire''s all for a decadent fresh start. After all, Ty''s definitely well qualified to give her a sizzling good time. Then again, it''s all fun and games until someone loses her heart….

The second in an irresistible, erotic, emotionally charged romance trilogy. Readers have been mesmerised by the intensely passionate story of magnetic Damien Stark and Nikki Fairchild in ''Release Me''; their powerful and sensual romance continues here.

USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner follows up her acclaimed thrillers The Givenchy Code and The Manolo Matrix with a whip-smart new adventure in code-breaking -- Hollywood-style! Devi Taylor was one of Hollywood''s fastest-rising starlets -- until a crazed fan held her at knifepoint and she retreated to a life of privacy and Valium. Now recovered and ready for a comeback, Devi dreams of endorsing all things Prada, whose Rodeo Drive store she can''t resist. Instead, she lands the starring role in The Givenchy Code, a high-budget action-adventure flick. But with the tabloids all over Givenchy and her recent split with her drop-dead handsome costar, Blake, Devi can''t shake the feeling that another crazed fan is going to strike. Then a frightening message -- \"Play or Die\" -- is delivered to Devi''s house, and she finds herself sucked into a deadly and cryptic game not unlike the one in the movie she''s starring in. Hollywood has always been her life, but does Devi know its secrets well enough to follow the cinematic clues that might save her and her favorite Prada bag? Julie Kenner is the author of two previous novels in this series,The Givenchy Code and The Manolo Matrix, both available from Downtown Press. Her novel Aphrodite''s Kiss was a USA Today bestseller, and Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom was a Book Sense Summer Paperback Pick. Her other acclaimed novels include Nobody But You and The Spy Who Loves Me. She lives in Georgetown, Texas, with her husband and daughter.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first book in the sexy, emotionally charged Stark trilogy—a romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her own terms Wealthy, powerful, and exceedingly dangerous, Damien Stark wants to own me. . . . Or at least my likeness. He’s offered me one million dollars to pose for a nude portrait that will become the diamond of his private art collection. And I need the money. Bad. But it soon becomes obvious that this deal is too good to be true, and that Mr. Stark wants much more from me than I ever planned on giving. Except now I just might want him as much as he wants me. Some say he’s a killer, that this game of seduction could lead to my demise. . . . But what if it’s worth the risk? BONUS: This edition includes excerpts from J. Kenner''s Claim Me and Say My Name. Don’t miss any of the Stark Saga, intended for mature audiences. Begin your journey with RELEASE ME, CLAIM ME, & COMPLETE ME

These bad boys are going to raise a little hell … Jack. Nick. Marcus.Sexy, seductive, and so good looking it’s practically a sin. They’re the baddest of the bad. The illegitimate sons of Satan, who have managed to make love, raise hell, and milk life in a manner worthy of their heritage. Until the day the devil himself needs to name his heir, and crafts a series of tests to see which one is worthy to be the next ruler of Sin City. The mission? Each son must complete a task that is designed to stretch his mental, physical, and emotional powers to the limit. The prize? The Keys To Hell. The problem? Three strong, enticing women who are just as determined to ensure that the men fail. And at the end of the day, Jack, Nick, and Marcus may learn that it’s not the key to their father’s kingdom they want … but the key to a woman’s heart.

Stolen Kisses by Julie Kenner released on Mar 25, 2004 is available now for purchase.

ROPED IN: A Blacktop Cowboys® Novella by Lorelei James: When World champion bulldogger Sutton Grant is sidelined by an injury, he needs help keeping his horse in competition shape. London is humiliated when her boyfriend dumps her for a rodeo queen. What’s worse, she’s forced to see the lovebirds on the rodeo circuit every weekend. In an attempt to save face, London agrees to assist the notoriously mild, but ruggedly handsome Sutton Grant with his horse training problem on one condition: Sutton has to pretend to be her new boyfriend. But make believe doesn''t last long between the sassy cowgirl and the laid-back bulldogger. TEMPTED BY MIDNIGHT: A Midnight Breed Novella by Lara Adrian: Lazaro Archer, one of the eldest, most powerful of the Breed, is sworn to his duty as the leader of the Order’s command center in Italy. When a covert mission takes a deadly wrong turn, Lazaro finds himself in the unlikely role of hero with a familiar, intriguing beauty he should not desire, but cannot resist. Melena Walsh has never forgotten the dashing Breed male who saved her life as a child. But the chivalrous hero of her past is in hard contrast to the embittered, dangerous man on whom her safety now depends. And with an unwanted—yet undeniable—desire igniting between them, Melena fears that Lazaro’s protection may come at the price of her heart.... THE FLAME: A Desire Exchange Novella by Christopher Rice: Cassidy Burke has the best of both worlds, a driven and successful husband and a wild, impulsive best friend. But after a decadent Mardi Gras party, Cassidy finds both men pulling away from her. Did the three of them awaken secret desires during a split-second of alcohol-fueled passion? Or is Mardi Gras a time when rules are meant to be broken without consequence? With the strike of a match and one tiny flame, she will call forth a supernatural being with the ultimate power—the power to unchain the heart, the power to remove the fear that stands between a person and their truest desires. CARESS OF DARKNESS: A Dark Pleasures Novella by Julie Kenner: From the first moment I saw him, I knew that Rainer Engel was like no other man. Dangerously sexy and darkly mysterious, he both enticed me and terrified me. I wanted to run–to fight against the heat that was building between us—but there was nowhere to go. I needed his help as much as I needed his touch. And so help me, I knew that I would do anything he asked in order to have both. But even as our passion burned hot, the secrets in Raine’s past reached out to destroy us...and we would both have to make the greatest sacrifice to find a love that would last forever. Every Dark Nights tale is breathtakingly sexy and magically romantic.

Fool Me by Julie Kenner\Kathleen O''Reilly released on Aug 14, 2017 is available now for purchase.

After fourteen years as the perfect suburban housewife, soccer mom, and political wife, Kate Connor secretly returns to her old profession as a demon hunter, fending off demon attacks, trying to keep an eye on a mysterious new high school teacher who looks strangely familiar, and dealing with her teenage daughter''s infatuation with a surfer dude. Reprint.

Intimate Fantasy by Julie Kenner released on Jun 24, 2001 is available now for purchase.

Undercover Lovers by Julie Kenner released on Aug 25, 2002 is available now for purchase.

\"A mysterious, green-eyed beauty is given one week to win the heart of the man of her dreams, high-powered attorney Nick Goodman, or she will be transformed back into a cat forever.\"--Amazon.com

Beth Frasier''s junior year of high school is going great until she is turned into a vampire, so now she is trying to find a way to end her nightmare, and get revenge.

Aphrodite''s Girdle is missing, and Hale knows it will take all of his superpowers to retrieve it. The mortal who wears it--the plain Tracy Tannin--is now as irresistible to men as her grandmother, a goddess of the silver screen, once was. Every man wants her, including the immortal Hale, who wants to convince Tracy she is as desirable as he sees her. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Noche Secreta by Julie Kenner released on May 30, 2006 is available now for purchase.

It was wrong to stay together ... but we couldn’t stay apart. I’ve been with my share of women, but none touched my heart and fired my senses the way she did. Her smile enticed me. Her caresses teased me. Her body aroused me. And yet, it couldn’t last. There were too many years between us. A gap we couldn’t breach, and we broke it off. No. I broke it off. And I’ve regretted that decision ever since. Now she’s in danger, and there’s no one else I trust to protect her. But the more time we spend together, the more I want her back. And all I know now is I have to keep her safe—and despite both of us knowing better, somehow, someway, she will be mine again.

Night Moves by Julie Kenner released on Jul 12, 2005 is available now for purchase.

After her cover as a double agent is blown, Lily goes underground and works with a cadre of trusted humans, angels, and demons to stop those who are planning to use the Ninth Gate to unleash the fury of hell and destroy humankind.

Summer has never been sexier! Making Waves by Julie Kenner Laci Montgomery is determined to be pro surfing''s Golden Girl. Does she need help from her ex—hottie sports promoter Taylor Dutton? No way! Well, not unless she''s on top… Surf''s Up by Karen Anders After a crash meeting in the waves, surfer J. C. Wilcox and entrepreneur Zack Fanning practice daring moves that would make fish blush. But is it just sexy fun in the sun—or are they ready to risk their hearts? Wet and Wild by Jill Monroe Daredevil Rookie of the Year Andrea \"Drea\" Powell needs a sponsor. Superstar pro Kirk Murray needs a flashy new surfer to back. The explosive results heat up the competition…and the bedroom!