New Releases by Karina Halle

In a castle adorned with gems, coated in gold, and dusted with luxury, the youngest of the Constantine Family will be introduced to the elite of New York. But the party isn’t all glamor. Villains lurk in dark corners, evil deals are struck, and starcrossed loves are born. Welcome to the world of Midnight Dynasty. Attend the ball, wear a red cloak, lose your shoe, spin straw to gold, or fall prey to a witch. In these fairytale retellings from bestselling authors, you will find a prince, but you might choose your happily ever after with the beast. FAIRY TALES INCLUDED: The Ugly Duckling by CJ Roberts Beauty and the Beast by Willow Winters Cinderella by Aleatha Romig Little Red Riding Hood by Karina Halle Jack & the Beanstalk by Marley Valentine Snow White by T.M. Frazier Rumpelstiltskin by Celia Aaron King Midas by Skye Warren King Thrushbeard by Cora Reilly Princess and the Pea by Sierra Simone Swan Princess by Natasha Knight DARK FAIRY TALES is a limited-time anthology of modern fairy tales containing all NEW novellas. Download your copy and tell a book-loving friend, because it won''t last long. Welcome to the Midnight Dynasty... The warring Morelli and Constantine families have enough bad blood to fill an ocean, and their brand new stories will be told by your favorite dangerous romance authors.ufeff WARNING: This book is intended for readers eighteen years old and over. It contains material that some readers could find disturbing. Enter at your own risk...

After the death of her best friend and writing partner, Grace Harper is struggling both with grief, and with her next novel, the first one she''ll have to write alone.Fortunately, her new powerhouse agent, the formidable Jana Lee, has a solution for her. She can stay at her villa in Tuscany for a month, soak in the sunshine, relax, and find her confidence again. After all, Jana has a lot riding on Grace''s next book, and the last thing she wants is for her reputation as a "super-agent" to be tarnished.At first the villa is a dream come true for Grace - that is until Claudio Romano shows up one day with his ten-year old son, Vanni, in tow. Turns out, this is Claudio''s house, and Claudio happens to be her agent''s ex-husband from long ago. Thanks to their annual father and son bonding trip being cancelled, Claudio and Vanni are here to stay.So is Grace.With the three of them sharing the same house, Grace''s writing plans are thrown out the window. But even if she''s not pounding the keyboard, she''s still finding beauty and inspiration... in none other than Claudio. He''s unlike any man Grace has met before. He''s smart, charming, and wickedly sexy, plus a great father to Vanni. He''d be the perfect summer fling - if only he wasn''t completely off-limits.But as the hot Italian summer wears on, Grace and Claudio are destined to succumb to the heat, no matter how hard they try to resist each other. One steamy encounter with Claudio could affect Grace''s chances of starting her career over.Or he could be exactly what she needs.

Autrice bestseller di «New York Times», «Wall Street Journal» e «USA Today» In ogni famiglia c’è sempre una pecora nera. Nella famiglia reale di Danimarca, ci sono io. Il mondo mi conosce come Principessa Stella, ma io non mi sono mai sentita nobile. Sono una madre single, divorziata, piena di guai e costantemente messa in ombra dal magnetismo di mio fratello, il re Aksel. Non che la cosa mi dispiaccia, sono abituata a stare in disparte. Per me tutto quello che conta è mia figlia Anya: ha nove anni ed è la cosa più importante della mia vita. Pensavo di aver trovato un equilibrio, magari precario, ma pur sempre un equilibrio, fino a quando il mio mondo è andato in tilt dopo l’incontro con il Principe Orlando di Monaco. Ci ho messo poco a capire perché i media l’avessero definito “canaglia reale”. Non riesco a resistere al suo sorriso insolente, anche se dovrei fare di tutto per stargli lontana. E così dopo un indimenticabile incontro a luci rosse, ho deciso di non rivederlo mai più... Almeno fino a quando il destino non ha stabilito diversamente. Karina Halle è cresciuta a Vancouver, in Canada. Ha una laurea in sceneggiatura e una in giornalismo e ha collaborato con diverse riviste. È autrice di numerosi libri, tra cui la serie Dream (Patto d’amore, Offerta d’amore, Gioco d’amore, Bugie d’amore, Debito d’amore), il cui primo volume è stato in classifica per settimane su «New York Times», «Wall Street Journal» e «USA Today». Con la Newton Compton ha pubblicato anche Dopo tutto sei arrivato tu, Ricordati di me, scritto con Scott Mackenzie, Il principe svedese, Un cuore di ghiaccio e Il nostro amore quasi perfetto.

A reckless and irresistible soccer star. A forbidden affair that could ruin her career. The locker room has never been this steamy.Starting over was her only option.Forty-years old and still reeling from a public and painful divorce, Thalia Blackwood is looking for a fresh start, somewhere far away from her upside down life. When she''s offered a new job as the sports therapist for a football (soccer) team, she jumps at the chance. This is just what she needs to leave the heartbreak and shame of Manchester behind, trading it in for the warmth and hopeful vibrancy of Madrid.He was her only desire.Alejo Albarado is rising up the ranks in his career. As the charming forward for the Real Madrid team, Alejo''s life revolves around women, parties, and being a tabloid darling, that is until the new sports therapist joins the team.Their passion could not be ignored.What starts out as a strictly professional relationship between Thalia and the young Spanish player, slowly evolves into something more. Much more.Their relationship was forbidden.But their combustible chemistry and simmering sexual tension can only go so far--should Thalia give into Alejo''s advances, she''s at risk of not only losing her job, but succumbing to a younger man will drag her through the spotlight again.Alejo might be worth that risk.Unless he breaks her heart in the process.The Forbidden Man is a full-length standalone romance. Characters from Love, in English make a cameo in this book, however The Forbidden Man is intended to be read as a STANDALONE. This book is approximately 500 pages long and was previously titled The Younger Man.

An epic standalone forbidden age-gap sports romance from the New York Times Bestselling author of The Play and My Life in ShamblesStarting over was her only option.Forty-years old and still reeling from a public and painful divorce, Thalia Blackwood is looking for a fresh start, somewhere far away from her upside down life. When she''s offered a new job as the sports therapist for a football (soccer) team, she jumps at the chance. This is just what she needs to leave the heartbreak and shame of Manchester behind, trading it in for the warmth and hopeful vibrancy of Madrid.He was her only desire.Twenty-three year old Alejo Albarado is rising up the ranks in his career. As the charming forward for the Real Madrid team, Alejo''s life revolves around women, parties, and being a tabloid darling, that is until the new sports therapist joins the team.Their passion could not be ignored.What starts out as a strictly professional relationship between Thalia and the young Spanish player, slowly evolves into something more. Much more.Their relationship was forbidden.But their combustible chemistry and simmering sexual tension can only go so far--should Thalia give into Alejo''s advances, she''s at risk of not only losing her job, but succumbing to a much younger man will drag her through the spotlight again.Alejo might be worth that risk.Unless he breaks her heart in the process. The Younger Man is a full-length standalone romance. Characters from Love, in English make a cameo in this book, however The Younger Man is intended to be read as a STANDALONE. This book will be approximately 400-500 pages or more.

Cette fois il la regarde. Et d''une façon qui risque de leur attirer des ennuis à tous les deux. Lael Ramsay est fan du groupe de rock And Then depuis ses 14 ans. Enfin, plutôt du chanteur du groupe, Brad Snyder. Depuis qu''elle les a vus en concert, elle sait qu''elle veut travailler dans la musique. Son père, le patron du label Ramsey Records, qui les produit, ne souhaite pas de ce monde-là pour elle, qu''il juge trop dépravé. L''été de ses 21 ans, Lael cherche du travail en tant que bassiste, et And Then cherche à remplacer le sien après de trop nombreuses frasques. La jeune femme passe l''audition, encouragée par son père, qui pense que 2 mois dans la promiscuité d''un bus est le meilleur moyen de la dissuader de choisir ce métier et ce mode de vie. Contre toute attente c''est Lael qui est choisie. Son père donne alors une seule règle au groupe : personne ne touche à sa fille. Le coup de coeur de Brad pour Lael ne sera pas la seule surprise de la tournée !

Cette fois il la regarde. Et d''une façon qui risque de leur attirer des ennuis à tous les deux. Lael Ramsay est fan du groupe de rock And Then depuis ses 14 ans. Enfin, plutôt du chanteur du groupe, Brad Snyder. Depuis qu''elle les a vus en concert, elle sait qu''elle veut travailler dans la musique. Son père, le patron du label Ramsey Records, qui les produit, ne souhaite pas de ce monde-là pour elle, qu''il juge trop dépravé. L''été de ses 21 ans, Lael cherche du travail en tant que bassiste, et And Then cherche à remplacer le sien après de trop nombreuses frasques. La jeune femme passe l''audition, encouragée par son père, qui pense que 2 mois dans la promiscuité d''un bus est le meilleur moyen de la dissuader de choisir ce métier et ce mode de vie. Contre toute attente c''est Lael qui est choisie. Son père donne alors une seule règle au groupe : personne ne touche à sa fille. Le coup de coeur de Brad pour Lael ne sera pas la seule surprise de la tournée !

Ihre Liebe ist gefährlich, doch können sie ihr widerstehen? Brigs McGregor hat die schlimmste Zeit seines Lebens hinter sich. Doch seine neue Stelle am King ́s College in London ermöglicht ihm vielleicht einen Neuanfang. Gäbe es da nicht ein Problem: Natasha, die Frau, die er über alles geliebt und verloren hat, taucht wieder in seinem Leben auf. Das Band zwischen ihnen ist so stark wie immer, doch das Geheimnis, das sie verbindet, könnte beide auf ewig brechen ...

Tutto quello che cerchi da una storia d’amore in un unico libro Dall''autrice del bestseller Dopo tutto sei arrivato tu Non ho mai creduto nelle favole. Non sono una di quelle che perdeva tempo ad aspettare il Principe Azzurro. Crescere in una piccola città della California, insieme con sei fratelli più piccoli, ti insegna che è davvero improbabile che l’amore si presenti alla tua porta invitandoti per una cavalcata romantica verso il tramonto. Quando i miei genitori sono morti e tutte le responsabilità sono ricadute su di me, ho imparato che è inutile sognare e che bisogna guardare la vita per quello che è. Ma poi il destino ha letteralmente trascinato un principe al mio campanello. All’inizio pensavo che Viktor fosse un ricco uomo d’affari, incravattato, bello in modo assurdo. Ma dietro il suo fascino pacato si nascondeva un uomo in fuga dal proprio destino. Viktor di Casa Nordin, Sua Altezza Reale della Corona Svedese era quanto di più lontano potesse esistere dalla mia vita ordinaria. Eppure questo incontro ha cambiato tutto. Può esistere un lieto fine anche per chi non crede nelle favole? Un’autrice bestseller del New York Times, di USA Today e del Wall Street Journal L’amore è la favola più straordinaria che si possa vivere «Una commedia romantica che unisce in modo impeccabile ironia, passione e romanticismo. Deliziosa dall’inizio alla fine.» USA Today «L’ho amato senza riserve! Mi ha preso dall’inizio e mi è piaciuta molto la chimica che c’è tra Maggie e Viktor. Romantico, intenso, caldo, un romanzo super!» «Una lettura leggera ma emozionante, dolce e sexy. Leggevo con un sorriso stampato sulla faccia!» Karina Halle è cresciuta a Vancouver, in Canada. Ha una laurea in sceneggiatura e una in giornalismo e ha collaborato con diverse riviste. È autrice di numerosi libri, tra cui la serie Dream (Patto d’amore, Offerta d’amore, Gioco d’amore, Bugie d’amore, Debito d’amore), il cui primo volume è stato in classifica per settimane sul «New York Times», sul «Wall Street Journal» e su «USA Today». Con la Newton Compton ha pubblicato anche Dopo tutto sei arrivato tu e Ricordati di me, scritto con Scott Mackenzie.

Karina Halle, the New York Times bestselling author of Discretion, lifts the veil off a privileged family dynasty to reveal a wealth of secrets and dangerous obsessions. Seraphine Dumont seems to have it all: she''s gorgeous, brilliant, and part of one of France''s most illustrious dynasties. But underneath the facade, Seraphine struggles to hold it all together. Besides grieving her adoptive father''s suspicious and sudden death, she also shares a tenuous role in the family business with Blaise, her in-name-only cousin. As tumultuous as their history is, he may be the only member of the deceptive Dumont family she can trust. Seraphine is a temptation Blaise can''t resist. The torch he''s carried for years still burns. It''s his secret--a quiet obsession just out of reach. Until his brother demands that he spy on the increasingly cagey Seraphine, whom their father considers a dispensable Dumont outlier. But the more Blaise watches her and the closer he gets, the more he sees Seraphine may have every right to be suspicious. And she could be the next one in danger--from his own family. As blood runs hot and hearts give in, Seraphine and Blaise have only each other. But can their love survive the secrets they''re about to uncover?

From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a delicious saga of wealth, luxury, and scandal--and the wicked secrets of success behind an envied family dynasty. The Riviera means indulgence--if you''ve got money. For Sadie Reynolds, a down-on-her-luck student, the Riviera means dingy hostels and back streets. When a wrong turn puts her in jeopardy, the last thing she expects is to be saved by the most handsome stranger she''s ever locked eyes with. When she later wakes up in a luxury suite with a Mediterranean view, she''s in the tender care of her rescuer: Olivier Dumont, France''s most eligible bachelor, billionaire hotelier, and heir to the Dumont fashion fortune. Olivier also owns his reputation for scandal. But Sadie is unlike any woman he''s ever met. Her humble persona and wild innocence promise real passion. He''s promising Sadie something too: anything she wants. From Bordeaux to Cannes to Paris, Sadie''s past in America is swept away and replaced with a fantasy too good to be true. Pulled into Olivier''s orbit of wealth, glamour, and excess, Sadie discovers that the Dumont dynasty comes with a legacy of wicked secrets. And Olivier''s secrets may be the most damning of all...

Maggie é uma empregada de hotel sem grandes ambições...“Nunca acreditei em contos de fadas, nem em Príncipes Encantados. Sonhava ser uma jornalista de sucesso. Mas bastou um telefonema para que tudo desabasse. Com a morte inesperada dos meus pais, passei de estudante despreocupada a guardiã dos meus cinco – sim, cinco! – irmãos. Quando o acaso me levou ao encontro de Viktor, sentia-me demasiado sobrecarregada para acreditar no amor... ainda que o enigmático Viktor fosse de uma beleza quase obscena.” Viktor é... Sua Alteza Real, Príncipe da Suécia...“Também eu sofri uma grande perda. Após a morte do meu irmão, só queria fugir. Assustava-me pensar que em breve deixaria de ser livre e que a minha vida passaria a ser controlada a cada minuto. Sabia-me bem estar perdido no meio de uma vila da Califórnia, ser apenas mais uma pessoa anónima... e depois o meu caminho cruzou-se com o de Maggie. A doce, amável e linda Maggie...” Nenhum dos dois contava apaixonar-se. Nenhum dos dois imaginava que a sua vida ficaria virada do avesso. Mas a relação tem os dias contados. E a verdade é que os finais felizes só acontecem nos contos de fadas... não é?

A STANDALONE ROYAL ROMANCE from the NYT bestselling author of The Pact and The Swedish Prince. When I first applied for the job I thought it would be like all the others: working as a nanny for an aristocratic family. Then I got the job and found out how wrong I was. Now I''m the new nanny for two adorable little girls who happen to be princesses. Their father is the widowed King of Denmark. And my new home? The royal palace in Copenhagen. Adjusting to my new life isn''t easy but the hardest part hasn''t been the girls who still grieve over the loss of their mother. It''s their father. Cold, mysterious and moody, with an icy stare that seems to penetrate your soul, King Aksel may have hired me to take care of his daughters but he wants as little to do with me as possible. Yet the longer I share these palace walls with this man, the more that I''m drawn to him. His chiseled face and sexual swagger are only part of the package. It''s in the long, intense glances at the dinner table, the way we''ll brush up against each other in the halls, the rare glimpses of the man deep inside, like the sun passing through clouds. But no matter how I feel about him, we can never be together. You think it''s bad enough being in love with your boss? Try falling in love with a king.

A Standalone Royal Romance from the NYT bestselling author of The Swedish Prince, The Pact, Bad at Love and Sins & Needles.He''s the wickedly charming Crown Prince of Norway.She''s a forgotten Princess, looking for a future.When a scandal gets the Prince in hot water, the only way out is for the two of them to marry.But what happens when a marriage of convenience starts to feel more real than any of them bargained for?

"Growing up poor in small-town California as the oldest of six siblings, I knew I would never ride off into the sunset with anyone. That was even more apparent when a senseless tragedy took the lives of my parents, forcing me to become the sole guardian of our dysfunctional household at the mere age of twenty-three. Then a fateful encounter literally brought Prince Charming to my doorstep ... He is Viktor of House Nordin, His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Sweden"--Back cover.

Les précédents titres de Karina Halle : Le Pacte, L''Offre et Le Jeu se sont vendus en cumulés chez Hugo, à 26 000 exemplaires. Ce second standalone de Karina Halle, forme avec « Lorsque ciel et mer se fondent...», une même série de 2 road trips. Après un voyage de six mois à travers le monde, Amber, qui n''a plus de quoi se payer un billet retour vers la Californie, fait une halte à Positano, puis à Capri sur la côte Almafitaine, où elle va croiser la route d''un bad boy, en mode Latin lover. Il est temps pour Amber MacLean - 24 ans - de prendre les bonnes décisions. Après six mois de voyage- sac à dos à travers la Nouvelle Zélande, l''Australie et l''Asie du Sud-Est, la voici en Méditerranée, fauchée, sans même avoir de quoi payer un billet retour pour la Californie. Il y a pire dans la vie que de se retrouver coincé en Italie du sud, au bord d''un littoral magnifique. Malheureusement, le seul travail qu''Amber trouve consiste à enseigner l''anglais à deux morveux. Et ce qui ne lui facilite pas la tâche, c''est que les deux enfants sont sous la garde de leur ténébreux grand frère, l''ancien pilote de moto Desiderio Larosa. Sexy et mystérieux, Derio ne cesse de tester la patience d''Amber - sans parler de ses hormones. Une fois devenue nounou à plein temps dans la vieille villa, la jeune fille se sent de plus en plus attirée par ce solitaire énigmatique. La voilà bientôt tiraillée entre une vie tranquille et sécurisante aux Etats-Unis et les mystères du coeur si secret de Derio. Sous le soleil de Capri, la passion va crescendo. Mais Amber parviendra-t-elle à percer le mystère de Derio, son ténébreux italien ?

"Delilah Gordon has a secret. She''s been in love with her best friend and the boy next door, Fox Nelson, since she was six years old. And while most of her friends and family know about her unrequited crush, the one person who remains oblivious is Fox himself ... Fox Nelson has a secret, too. As a wildland firefighter or ''hot shot, '' Fox heads into danger every day he''s on the job, risking all to fight wildfires that threaten ranches, forests, and thousands of lives. But while Fox''s job is only for the brave, inside he feels anything but"--Back cover.

« Pourront-ils aller jusqu''au bout de leur rêve ?» Une new romance qui capte à merveille sous un jour nouveau, l''angoisse existentielle des jeunes de vingt ans. Un éclairage nouveau, à l''esprit cru, et au langage direct témoignant de la réelle sensibilité d''une auteure abonnée aux bestsellers et adulée par les critiques de USA TODAY. Joshua Miles, à peine plus de vingt ans, vit chez sa mère, accumule les petits boulots sans avenir et tourne en rond, jusqu''à ce qu''il rencontre Gemma Blackburn, une étrangère pleine de vie, débarquée de Nouvelle-Zélande. Ce qui débute comme une aventure sans lendemain, va rapidement constituer un véritable tournant dans la vie de Josh. Incapable de se sortir Gemma de l''esprit, il décide sur un coup de tête, de partir la retrouver en Nouvelle-Zélande, avec pour tout viatique un sac-à-dos, un peu d''argent et le nom de Gemma sur un bout de papier. Gemma, entichée elle-aussi, l''embarque pour un voyage-éclair autour de ce pays magnifique, durant lequel Josh va s''ouvrir à la vie, au plaisir, à l''amour, et aux chagrins d''amour qui vont de pair. Parce que lorsque l''amour vous embarque, il arrive qu''il ne vous lâche plus, même si vous savez pertinemment que vous devez lui dire adieu.

The ultimate STANDALONE FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS ROMANCE from the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-selling author of The Pact and Before I Ever Met You.She''s bad at love, but he''s even worse...Marina is hot, blonde, and wickedly smart, but when it comes to men? She''s hopeless. Between her quirks and her lack of filter, there isn''t a man in Los Angeles that will stick around after the third date.Her handsome, charming friend Lazarus has the opposite problem. Everyone wants to be the sexy Brit''s girlfriend, but he gets bored and moves on quickly. There''s only one way to figure out why neither of them has cracked this love thing-- they''ll date each other. On paper, it''s the perfect experiment. But in reality, things between Marina and Laz get complicated quickly.They might be bad at love, but they are even worse at being friends.

***NOT FOR SALE***SPECIAL TEASER EDITIONForget playing it safe. John "Maverick" Nelson likes to live his life on the edge - literally. A crucial member of the search and rescue team in the mountainous British Columbian town of North Ridge, Maverick''s brash and bold attitude means he''s the first one to ascend into danger, no matter the risk.When it comes to women, though, Maverick errs on the side of caution. For all his cocky charm, rugged good looks and sexual swagger, he remains as unreachable as the surrounding peaks. Hot, wild sex? He''ll tell you there''s no better way to spend a cold, wintry night. Relationships? He''d rather freeze. That is until he lays his eyes on American Riley Clarke. Trading in the crippling expenses of Aspen for BC, Riley is North Ridge''s newest member of their search and rescue team and the only woman on the job, which means spending a lot of time with Mav in adrenaline-pumping situations.With the chemistry between them hot enough to melt snow, keeping their hands off each other is detriment to the success of their team. Besides, Maverick''s her boss and she didn''t work her ass off in Colorado just to throw it all away for some mind-blowing sex.But when the worst winter in years sweeps in, Riley and Maverick will have to battle the elements along with their attraction for each other. And if either of them slip up, both of them will be in for a deep freeze.Maverick is a standalone novel and the second in the trilogy about the rough and rugged Nelson brothers. Canada''s never felt so hot.

Era para ser só uma promessa de dedinho... Linden McGregor é alto, robusto e incrivelmente bonito, um piloto de helicóptero com sotaque escocês e charme de sobra. Stephanie Robson é bonita, engraçada e uma mulher de negócios ambiciosa – e irresistível. Os dois são melhores amigos desde sempre, mas alguns relacionamentos não podem ser classificados ou domados depois que surge a primeira faísca de desejo. Aos seus vinte e poucos anos, cansados do drama de suas tentativas amorosas, Steph e Linden resolvem fazer um pacto, uma promessa de dedinho: se casariam um com o outro se nenhum dos dois estivesse em um relacionamento sério quando chegassem aos 30. Naquele momento, entre uma cerveja e outra, essa ideia lhes pareceu um jogo divertido, no entanto, com os anos se passando e amantes indo e vindo de suas vidas, o pacto começa a lhes cobrar uma resposta. Sexo será inevitável. A amizade será testada. Seus corações estão preparados? O pacto está prestes a mudar tudo!

Rocked Up is a STANDALONE rockstar romance and the sexy, fun brainchild of the husband and wife writing duo, Scott Mackenzie and New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. I''ve been watching him since I was a young girl. He didn''t notice me back then and it didn''t matter. Brad Snyder, guitarist and singer for one of the world''s greatest bands, was my entire life. My father, the CEO of Ramsey Records, takes credit for all of Brad''s success, trying to control him in the same way he''s controlled me. But I finally get an opportunity to prove myself. To be wild. To be free. Today I''m auditioning to be the replacement bass player for Brad''s band. If I get the job, I''ll go on tour and work with Brad every day, in very close proximity. There''s only one rule: he''s not allowed to touch the boss''s daughter. Remember when I said that Brad never used to notice little ol'' me? Well, Brad''s noticing me now. In a way that''s going to get us both in trouble. My name is Lael Ramsey and we all know how this will turn out.

Heat Wave is a second-chance standalone romance that will sweep you off your feet. From the NYT bestselling author of The Pact and Smut.Still grieving the loss of her sister who died two years ago, the last thing Veronica "Ronnie" Locke needed was to lose her job at one of Chicago''s finest restaurants and have to move back in with her parents. So when a window of opportunity opens for her - running a kitchen at a small Hawaiian hotel - she''d be crazy not to take it.The only problem is, the man running the hotel drives her crazy:Logan Shephard.It doesn''t matter that he''s got dark brown eyes, a tall, muscular build that''s sculpted from daily surfing sessions, and a deep Australian accent that makes your toes curl.What does matter is that he''s a grump.Kind of an asshole, too.And gets under Ronnie''s skin like no one else.But the more time Ronnie spends on the island of Kauai, falling in love with the lush land and its carefree lifestyle, the closer she gets to Logan. And the closer she gets to Logan, the more she realizes she may have pegged him all wrong. Maybe it''s the hot, steamy jungles or the invigorating ocean air, but soon their relationship becomes utterly intoxicating.There''s just one major catch.The two of them together would incite a scandal neither Ronnie, nor her family, would ever recover from.Forbidden, Illicit, Off-limits - sometimes the heat is worth surrendering to, even if you get burned.

Parfois l''amour est un jeu qui vaut la peine d''être joué. Un joueur de rugby écossais excentrique qui ne joue pas selon les règles. Une mangeuse d''hommes qui a perdu tout espoir en l''amour. Lorsqu''il s''agit de Lachlan et Kayla, les opposés ne font pas que s''attirer, ils éclatent. Kayla Moore a toujours assumé sa réputation de fêtarde et de croqueuse d''hommes. En tout cas, jusqu''à ses trente ans et jusqu''à ce que ses deux meilleures amies, Stephanie et Nicola, s''installent avec Linden et Bram McGregor. Fatiguée de tenir la chandelle et des coups d''un soir, Kayla décide que, pour elle, les hommes c''est fini et qu''elle va démarrer une longue période de célibat. Ça, c''est jusqu''à ce qu''elle soit présentée au cousin de Linden et de Bram, le sexy Scot Lachlan McGregor. Lachlan est la représentation vivante de ce qu''elle a toujours recherché chez un homme. Avec, en plus, un regard d''acier et une brillante carrière de joueur de rugby à Édimbourg. Il est le genre d''homme qui peut lui faire oublier en un clin d''oeil ses idées de célibat. Mais Scot n''est pas un homme facile à approcher. Il faudra le hasard d''une nuit où ils se retrouvent coincés ensemble pour qu''elle réalise que Scot est bien plus que le gros macho qu''il laisse paraître. Mais la lune de miel ne va pas durer. Lachlan ne peut pas rester aux États-Unis et Kayla doit décider si elle veut suivre à l''autre bout du monde un homme qu''elle connaît à peine.

She just wanted a normal life.He had other plans for her.Would you go through Hell for the one you love?VEILED is a STANDALONE paranormal romance and urban fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Lie and The Pact.Death.It''s something that Ada Palomino has always known so well, having grown up in a house of horrors, surrounded by a family plagued by ghosts and demons and things that go bump in the night.But after the sudden and tragic death of her mother two years ago, death has never felt so personal.Or so close.Now eighteen, Ada is trying to move on with her life and the last month of summer holds nothing but sunshine and promises with her first year at a Portland design school just around the bend.That is until her increasingly violent and realistic dreams, dreams of other worlds, of portals and veils where her mother is tortured and souls bleed for mercy, start to blend into reality. Ada has to lean on her older sister, Perry, to try and make sense of it all but even then, she''s never felt more alone.Then there''s Jay. Tall, handsome and deeply mysterious, Jay would be just another stranger, a familiar face on the bus, if it wasn''t for the fact that Ada has met him before.Every night.In every single dream.And the more that Ada is drawn to him in both worlds, the more she''s in danger of losing everything.Including her heart.And her very soul.

Elle a dit oui, va-t-elle le regretter ? Nicola Price élève seule sa fille de cinq ans, et sa vie est loin d''être simple depuis que son petit ami l''a quittée. Après avoir eu un super-boulot, un appartement de rêve et une garde-robe à faire pâlir toutes ses amies, elle vit aujourd''hui dans un studio pourri, sans travail et sans amour. La solution à tous ses problèmes pourrait venir de Bram, le grand, beau et riche frère aîné de son ami Linden. Il lui propose de lui louer un appartement dans un immeuble qui lui appartient, le temps qu''elle puisse se remettre sur pied. Mais elle va découvrir à ses dépens que rien n''est gratuit dans la vie. A-t-elle eu tort d''accepter l''offre du bel Écossais ?

Smut is a standalone, tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy from the NYT bestselling author of The Pact. --What happens when the kink between the pages leads to heat between the sheets?-- All Blake Crawford wants is to pass his creative writing course, get his university degree and take over his dad''s ailing family business. What Amanda Newland wants is to graduate at the top of her class, as well as finish her novel and prove to her family that writing is a respectful career. What Blake and Amanda don''t want is to be paired up with each other for their final project but that''s exactly what they both get when they''re forced to collaborate on a writing piece. Since Amanda thinks Blake is an arrogant jerk (with a panty-melting smirk and British accent) and Blake thinks Amanda has a stick up her (tight, round) bottom, they fight tooth and nail. That is until they discover they write well together. They also might find each other really attractive, but that''s neither here nor there. When their writing project turns out to be a success, the two of them decide to start up a secret partnership using a pen name, infiltrating the self-publishing market in the lucrative genre of erotica. Naturally, with so much heat and passion between the pages, it''s not long before their dirty words become a dirty reality. Sure, they still fight a lot but at least there''s make-up sex now. But even as they fall hard for each other, will their burgeoning relationship survive if their scandalous secret is exposed or are happily-ever-afters just a work of fiction? NOTE ABOUT THE BOOK: Smut has coarse language and many explicit scenes of a sexual nature (sensitive readers be advised). However, the title of Smut is tongue-in-cheek, and this book should not be considering erotica.

Un serment qui va tout changer... Linden, Stéphanie et James sont les trois meilleurs amis du monde. Linden est en train de devenir pilote d''hélicoptère, Stéphanie a créé sa marque de vêtements et ouvre sa première boutique, et James possède un bar. Ils habitent San Francisco, ils sont jeunes, ils sont beaux et ont beaucoup d''amis et de projets. Un soir réunis dans le bar de James, Stéphanie et Linden vont faire un pacte. S''ils n''ont pas de relations sérieuses à 30 ans, ils se marieront. Au début, c''était marrant et sympa, mais au fil des années et des relations instables qu''ils vivent chacun de leur côté, le pacte va prendre de plus en plus d''importance dans leur vie. Pourront-ils préserver leur amitié ?

Há sempre algo fora do normal em Perry Palomina. Embora ela esteja vivendo uma crise ao passar pela síndrome pós-faculdade, assim como qualquer garota de vinte e poucos anos, ela não é o que chamaríamos de comum. Perry possui um passado que prefere ignorar, e há também o fato de que ela consegue ver fantasmas. Tudo isso vem a calhar quando se depara com Dex Foray, um excêntrico produtor que está trabalhando em um webcast sobre caçadores de fantasmas. Dex, que se revela um enigma enlouquecedor, arrasta Perry para um mundo que a seduz e ameaça sua vida. O farol de seu tio é pano de fundo de um mistério terrível, que ameaça a sanidade da moça e faz com que ela se apaixone por um homem que, como o mais perigoso dos fantasmas, pode não ser o que parece.