Embarrassed by what she'd seen transpire between her mother and stepfather, Cassandra recklessly dashes out into the night. When she spies a pirate ship at anchor, and a swarm of pirates scurrying on the beach like rats in the dark, she hastens to warn the island's residents by ringing the church bell. Strong arms grab her, tossing her over a shoulder as the Pirate captain hauls her back to his ship and his cabin, where she will learn more intimately what it means to be disciplined and thoroughly loved by a man.Anjel had assumed the little chit dressed in faded garments to be nothing more than a common trollop. He is unnerved to discover that she had been a virgin. Still, she is his to do with as he pleases, and it pleases him greatly to punish her while bringing her to new heights of desire. Only when she is gravely injured does he realize just how much she has come to mean to him, but by then it could be too late… will she ever forgive him?

There's a reason billionaire Jackson Colt doesn't do love: Sadie McLeod. Now that she's shut him out completely, he can't fathom a life that doesn't have Sadie in it. She makes him weak. Vulnerable. For Jackson, that's unacceptable. But getting her out of his head? That's impossible.Sadie McLeod should know better. Guys like Jackson don't live happily ever after with women like her. She didn't realize how badly she wanted happily ever after, how badly she wanted Jackson, until he was gone.Can they take the leap into the unknown, into the terrifying and find the love they crave?Irrational is the second installment in the Underneath it All series.

When Leila Montgomery finds out Whitmore and Creighton's newest client has attempted suicide, it shakes her--but not as much as Jacob's cold reaction to the young starlet's actions.

What does one do when confronted by the Lord of Madness? High Priest S’Rak is under suspicion of murder. Captain Jisten isn’t sure if the Loftoni is innocent or guilty, but he’s convinced that keeping Rak under guard is the best thing to do. Unfortunately, Rak doesn’t agree with him. As the Lord of Madness toys with them both, their relationship grows ever more strained. Rak slips away from his guards more than once, and Jisten grows increasingly desperate to bring the wayward priest to heel.

More than 15 million copies of Edgar Award winner Anne Perry's historical mysteries have been sold. In Bethlehem Road, Inspector Pitt and his wife investigate the murder of a Member of Parliament. Before they can begin to piece together what happened to Sir Lockwood Hamilton, one of his colleagues is discovered murdered-on the exact same spot.

Callie McKenzie had worked hard to get where she was. Finally a fully qualified vet, she'd opened her own veterinary practice in the town she'd grown up in. She worked long hours, she had too, and she wasn't looking for anything else in her life. Or anyone. People had a habit of letting her down. So while she might be attracted to Tanner Jamieson there was no way in hell she'd fall in love with him. Particularly since he had this nasty habit of spanking her when she did something he disagreed with. Except she couldn't get him out of her mind. Couldn't push him out of her life. In fact, at every turn she seemed to pull him closer.Tanner Jamieson knew that Callie needed a keeper. She was her own worst enemy. She was a worrier and didn’t take good care of herself. All he wanted was to protect her, cherish her and ensure her safety and if he sometimes had to do that with a spanking. Then so be it.Warning: If you don't enjoy reading about two consenting adults in a loving relationship that involves a strong Alpha male with an equally strong spanking hand then this isn't the story for you. Adults only. You must be eighteen years old to read this.