The Hazards of a One Night Stand By Alyssa Rose IvyTo Jennifer, for making this journey so much more fun.Chapter OneField parties are about as much fun as they sound. It’s just a bunch of kids getting wasted in the mi...
The Italian's Blushing Gardener By Christina HollisChapter OneSHADOWS rippled over Kira’s slight form. She stood on the lookout of ancient pine trees guarding the Bella Terra estate, all her attention focused on the othe...
The Lady Confesses By Carole MortimerChapter OneMay, 1817—Hepworth Manor, Devon‘How dare you? Lord Thorne, I insist you release me at once!’Lord Nathaniel Thorne, Earl of Osbourne, laughed huskily, his lips moving to t...
The Last Prince of Dahaar By Tara PammiCHAPTER ONEPUMP HIS BODY full of narcotics and fall into blessed oblivion? Or suffer a fitful sleep and welcome the madness within to take over?Abuse his body or torture his mind?It was...
The Sicilian's Unexpected Duty By Michelle SmartOne incredible night…Cara Delany shouldn’t have been surprised when Pepe Mastrangelo—world-renowned playboy—disappeared after their unforgettable night, leaving only cold sheets...
Walking Disaster By Jamie McGuirePROLOGUEEVEN WITH THE SWEAT ON HER FOREHEAD AND THE skip in her breath, she didn’t look sick. Her skin didn’t have the peachy glow I was used to, and her eyes weren’t as brigh...
Thoughtless By S.C. StephensChapter 1MeetingsIt was the longest drive I had ever been on. That really wasn't saying a whole lot, since I had never driven more than sixty miles away from my home town. Still, by anyone's...
The Captive Maiden By Melanie DickersonPrologueSpring, 1403, Hagenheim RegionGisela huddled by the fire in her attic chamber, clutching the miniature portrait that fit in her hand. The artist had painted it the year before, when...
The Best Book in the World By Peter StjernstromPART IIn Which the Author Decides Who DecidesEnter The Author, stage left.Titus Jensen is going to type the first sentence of his new novel. He has been thinking about the wordin...
Stormy Persuasion By Johanna LindseyChapter OneJudith Malory knelt in front of the window in the bedroom she shared with her cousin Jacqueline, both staring at the ruined house behind the Duke of Wrighton’s mansion and for...
Skin Game (Dresden Files) By Jim ButcherFor Lori, Julie, and Mom.You guys really came through for me. Thank you.OneThere was a ticking time bomb inside my head and the one person I trusted to go in and get it out hadn&rsquo...
Robogenesis:A Novel By Daniel H. WilsonFor ConradIf an intelligence, at a given instant, knew all the forces that animate nature and the position of each constituent being; if, moreover, this intelligence were sufficiently great ...
Reach for Infinity By Jonathan StrahanACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis past year has been a challenging one, but I have loved working on this book and would like to thank my Solaris editor Jonathan Oliver, Ben Smith, and the whole team at...
My Lady Viper By E. KnightTales from the Tudor CourtDedicationTo my husband:who mopped away my blood, sweat and tears as I embarked on the amazing, heart-wrenching journey through Anne’s footsteps.Cast of CharactersThe court...
Mr. Mercedes By Stephen KingThinking of James M. CainThey threw me off the hay truck about noon . . .GRAY MERCEDESApril 9–10, 2009Augie Odenkirk had a 1997 Datsun that still ran well in spite of high mileage, but gas w...
Wreck Me By J.L. MacAcknowledgementsI love this car. It smells so good. Papa just got it for us and Maman won’t let me eat or drink anything in it like I did in the other one. Maman says it’s cause’ it&rsq...
Working Girls By Maureen CarterPROLOGUEThe one streetlight that had been working had just gone out.You and me both, Shell muttered, words lost in a wide-mouthed yawn. She hadn’t had a punter for two hours and it was so ...
Wicked After Midnight By Delilah S. DawsonFor my flower twin, for the Red Door, for Team Capybara, for the Bludbunny Brigade, for the YELLING ON TWITTER IN ALL CAPS. For the readers and writers and trollers of darkness. YOU ...
What a Sicilian Husband Wants By Michelle SmartOn his terms only!Moving countries, cutting all ties and giving birth to her baby alone, Grace Holden is desperately hiding from her past. But just when she thinks she might have...
Unexpected Temptation By Samantha Hunter1LUKE BERRINGER STARED through the bars of the adjoined jail cell at one of the most beautiful women he’d ever known. If he hadn’t been at her house that afternoon right before...
True Things About Me By Deborah Kay DaviesI go undergroundI PRESSED THE buzzer for the next claimant. This old woman started telling me about her neighbour. As she spoke she kept tapping the glass barrier between us. That gir...
The Woman Sent to Tame Him By Victoria ParkerResistance is futile!Serena Scott knows that Finn St. George is trouble with a capital T. Gorgeous? Yes. World-class racing driver? Yes. Shameless lothario bent on self-destruction? De...
The Magic Between Us By Tammy FalknerPrologueCecelia leaned back against a tree and waited. He would arrive soon. He’d grown later and later each night for the past sennight, but he would come to meet her. She was certa...
The MacGregor's Lady(MacGregor Series) by Grace BurrowesTo those who venture far from homeOneAsher MacGregor, ninth Earl of Balfour, had crossed the Atlantic five times in his thirty-some years on earth, each passage worse tha...
The Billionaire's Kiss By Avery JamesPrologueLogan Harris poured himself a pint. The dark amber ale foamed up over the lip of the glass and splashed onto his fingers as he placed it down on the bar. It was well past mid...
It Felt Like A Kiss By Sarra ManningDedicated to the memory of Gordon Shaw who was always the most exemplary of fathers.ThanksThank you to my bestie, Kate, who talked me down from so many ledges this year, and Lesley Lawson,...
If You Only Knew By Dixie Lee BrownA TRUST NO ONE NOVELPrologue* * *Kalispell, Montana6 Weeks AgoYOU’RE A THOUSAND miles away. You okay?Rayna turned when she felt his hand on her arm and looked into Ty’s sparkling ...
Good Kids By Benjamin NugentFor Bobie, Zeidi, and Polly19941.We’re Not Going to Get Thrown in a VanThe Dads were a man and a woman. They were my father, Linus, and Khadijah’s mother, Nancy. Khadijah called them the...
Fallen Angels in the Dark By Lauren KateWHAT HAPPENED TO TREVORLuce eased the motorcycle to a stop in front of the lake house.She was in love. With the bike: It was a gold 1986 Honda Shadow, and it was beautiful.Her classma...
Exotic Nights By Abby GreenPROLOGUELEONIDAS PARNASSUS looked out of the window of his private plane. They’d just landed at Athens airport. To his utter consternation his chest felt tight and constricted—a sensation he didn&...
Every Second with You By Lauren BlakelyBook 2 in the No Regrets seriesEvery Second With YouIntended for 17+ due to sexualcontent and mature themes.Every Second With You = Sex. Love. Addiction. Heartache. Pain. And Hope.I used t...
Etched in Silver By Yasmine Galenorn1THE room was a shade darker than night as I pushed my way through the haze of pungent smoke, trying not to cough. The fragrance of stale wine and decaying lotus blossoms filled the air, ...
Do or Die Reluctant Heroes By Suzanne BrockmannPROLOGUEAugust 29thSeveral years ago …Istanbul, TurkeyIan Dunn’s job for this assignment was a simple one.Charm and distract.And make sure Prince Stefan stayed here, at the Kazb...
Diamonds are Forever By Rebecca WintersCHAPTER ONEHOW much is still owing to satisfy the creditors, Mr. Watkins?The aging attorney raised his shaggy gray eyebrows. Twelve million dollars.Alex’s heart plunged to her feet. That...
Daughter of Time By Sarah WoodburyA Time Travel Romance(A stand-alone novel within the world of the After Cilmeri Series)Chapter OneMegMy husband’s body lay cold on the table in front of me. A sheet covered all but his f...
Chasing Windmills By Catherine Ryan HydeFor my sister Christie | 1951–2007This is the part that's going to be hard to explain: How can I tell you why two people who were afraid of everything—other people, open places...
Can't Help Falling In Love By Bella AndreGabe & Megan ~ The Sullivans #3Chapter OneGabe Sullivan was helping an elderly couple down the stairs of an old San Francisco apartment building and out onto the sidewalk when the ...
Books,Cooks,and Crooks By Lucy ArlingtonChapter 1AFTER A LONG DAY OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, PHONE CALLS to authors and editors, and a meeting with my fellow literary agents, the last thing I expected was to come home to find m...
Beauty from Love By Georgia CatesFor Grandma Dale,the inspiration behind Margaret McLachlan.I miss you.This is an unprecedented moment. I’m awake before Jack Henry, studying his sleeping figure—it’s a fine one—but that&...
All That I Desire By Francis RayLovingly dedicated to all of my loyal readers who patiently waited and never lost hope that Rio’s story would be written.AcknowledgmentsAgain, to my incredible readers for their support and ...
A Shot in the Dark By Christine D'AboCarter is one of the hottest men ever to walk into Paige Long’s coffee shop. The attraction is mutual, and when Carter reveals himself to be a Dom, the submissive in Paige is a...
A Fatal Slip(Sweet Nothings) By Meg LondonChapter 1BETTE, no! Emma Taylor yelled at the wayward puppy scampering toward the front door of Sweet Nothings. Don’t let her out, she called to Sylvia Brodsky, who was trying to...
A Circle of Wives By Alice LaplanteTo David, with much love1SamanthaI AM NOTHING IF NOT irresolute. Excuse the d...
Worth Lord of Reckoning By Grace BurrowesChapter OneI do not have a sister.Despite extensive experience with difficult situations and unruly clients, Worth Kettering kept his voice civil only by effort. The topic is sensitive, yo...
Wicked(Reluctant Brides Trilogy) By Cheryl HoltPROLOGUEThere is no money for any of you.At Mr. Thumberton’s announcement, Rose Ralston blanched with surprise.She’d been told to expect a bequest from poor, deceased Miss P...
What the Greek Can't Resist By Maya BlakeOne night to change everything…CEO Arion Pantelides is always in co...
Unexpected By Lori FosterIS THIS YOUR ROOM OR MINE?He didn’t answer. The door swung open and Ray was pleasantly surprised to see the room wasn’t ritzy at all. In fact, it was almost utilitarian with one full bed, ...
Tower of Glass By Robert SilverbergINTRODUCTIONByRobert SilverbergThe late 1960s were a crazy time in American life—Vietnam, Nixon, inflation, non-negotiable demands—and a heady, dizzying one in science-fiction publishing. Perhaps be...
Thursday's Children By Nicci FrenchNicci FrenchHe that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of...
The Witch of Clan Sinclair By Karen RanneyChapter 1Edinburgh, ScotlandOctober, 1872Nothing about the occasion hinted that it would change Mairi Sinclair’s life. Not the hour, being after dinner, or the day, being a Friday. ...
The Unexpected Duchess By Valerie BowmanFor my sister, Janet Culkin,who has to explain to the IT guys at work w...
The Texan's Forbidden Fiancee By Sara OrwigOne taboo TexanAfter a century-long family feud, Madison Milan doesn...
The Skin Collector(Lincoln Rhyme) By Jeffery DeaverFor Dennis, Patti, Melissa and PhillipThe creatures I had seen ...
The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride By Victoria AlexanderWITH SEDUCTION IN MINDWhen I said I had been thinking about you a lot, that wasn’t quite true.No?A lot was not entirely accurate. I never forgot s...
The Masterful Mr. Montague By Stephanie LaurensFrom the Casebook of Barnaby AdairPrologueOctober 1837LondonI’m dying and I want to do the right thing. Agatha, Lady Halstead, set her lips in a determined line.Straightening fro...
The Man She Can't Forget By Maggie CoxOnce forbidden…Lara Bradley’s breath catches in her chest the mom...
The Lost FleetBeyond the Frontier Steadfast By Jack CampbellTo my sister Dianne, for whom steadfast is an apt description. Thank you.For S., as always.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSI remain indebted to my agent, Joshua Bilmes, for his ever-inspi...
The Kraken Project (Wyman Ford) By Douglas PrestonACKNOWLEDGMENTSI would like to express my appreciation to the excellent people at Tor, including Tom Doherty, Linda Quinton, Kelly Quinn, Patty Garcia, Alexis Saarela, and of cours...
The KeeperA Novel(Dismas Hardy) By John Lescroart1AT SEVEN-FIFTEEN on the Monday morning after Thanksgiving, Dismas Hardy sat at his dining room table, the San Francisco Chronicle spread out before him. He reached for his mug of...
The Heir of the Castle By Scarlet WilsonThe surprise inheritance: a castle!When the closest person tycoon Callan McGregor has to a father dies, it’s down to him to organize the inheritance of Annick Castle. And the most ...
The Heartbreaker Prince By Kim LawrenceOut of the frying pan, and into…Hannah Latimer, beautifully enigmatic socialite, has left her glamorous lifestyle behind to prove her worth by becoming an aid worker. But when she’s c...
The Guild (Guardians of Destiny) By Jean JohnsonONECult’s awareness, it shall rise:Hidden people, gather now;Fight the demons, fight your doubt.Gearman’s strength shall then endow,When Guilds’ defender casts them out....
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden By Jonas JonassonEPIGRAPHThe statistical probability that an illiterate in 1970s Soweto will grow up and one day find herself confined in a potato truck with the Swedish king and prime mi...
The Eternity Project By Dean CrawfordTo the fans of the Ethan Warner series1ANCRE RIVER, THIEPVAL, THE SOMME, FRANCENovember 1916‘Stand tall and show an imposing front!’Private Oliver Barraclough staggered to his feet as...
The Duke's Obsession (Entangled Scandalous) By Frances FowlkesTo win her love, he must overcome her pride and prejudice.London 1818An American Heiress Who Must Swallow Her PrideMiss Daphne Farrington despises three things: Engla...
The Crimson Campaign(The Powder Mage Trilogy) By Brian McClellanChapter 1Adamat stood perfectly still in the middle of a deep hedgerow outside of his own summer house and stared through the windows at the men in the dining roo...
The Best Man for the Job By Lucy KingThe wedding guest from her past…For Celia Forrester, Marcus Black—her bro...
The Bad Boy Billionaire: What a Girl Wants By Maya RodaleDedicationFor all the girls like Jane.For Tony and my ...
Sworn in Steel By Douglas HulickFor Jamie, who probably lost more sleep on thisone than I did. Thanks for putting up with meabove and beyond the call of matrimony.And for my editor, Anne, who was patienceincarnate. May all yo...
Sugar Baby Lies By C.S. JaneyDedication~*~To those who have woken up one morning and realized…Everything they need is right in front of them.It’s never too late to begin a new day.And it’s never too late for love.S...
Starfire:A Novel By Dale BrownDEDICATIONI used to dream about being chosen to be an astronaut in the U.S. Nation...
Shredded:An Extreme Risk Novel By Tracy WolffChapter 1I’m halfway up the mountain on the magic carpet when it hits me that it’s dark. Really dark, not just getting dark. Which sucks because it means I’m done. ...
Redemption in Love By Nadia LeeHearts on the Line, Book 3AcknowledgmentsRedemption in Love was a particularly challenging book, and it couldn’t have been written without the help of so many people around me.I’d like t...
Redemption (Soul Series) By C. J. BarryAcknowledgmentsI’d like to thank the many fine people who made this book possible. My indomitable agent and dear friend, Robert Brown, for believing this book was worth fighting for. ...
Not Your Ordinary Housewife By Nikki Stern1The news reports were using phrases like ‘freak weather event’ to describe the red dust storm that enveloped Melbourne one afternoon in February 1983. When it struck, I was ...
Marine for Hire(A Front and Center Novel) By Tawna FenskeChapter OneThe chain saw snarled in Sam’s hands. He plunged it into the log, rewarded by the spit of wood chips and a mechanical growl of protest from the machine...
Magic Possessed By Jaime RushCHAPTER 1The scream tore through the cypress trees and gripped Violet Castanega’s heart like a strangler fig’s roots. She dropped the amethyst and silver necklace on her worktable and ran ...
Kitty-Kitty, Bang-Bang By CairoDear Reader:It is once again my pleasure to present a novel by Cairo, one of the hottest additions to the Strebor Books family. His first book, The Kat Trap, was so intriguing that it became an...
Kissed by Moonlight By Adrianne BrooksWild Hunt, Book 1Chapter OneI foiled the terrorists because they’d parked in my parking spot.You may be thinking huh? or even what the Hell?, but it’s true.The car blew up becaus...
Kaleidoscope By Kristen AshleyAcknowledgmentsTo my girls, Erika Wynne, Chasity Jenkins-Patrick and Emily Sylvan Kim, it bears repeating, well… repeatedly, thank you for taking my back. Always.To Amy Pierpont, thank you for caring ...
Broken Bear 2:Reclaiming By Gabrielle R. DemonicoIs that the last of it?Yeah, I think so. Tricia groaned. She placed a box on the kitchen floor and as she stood she massaged her lower back.I appreciate it. Daniella said. I w...
Writing Our Song: A Billionaire Romance By Emma SouthChapter 1There’s a quiet terror just before walking on stage to sing. Out there in front of a couple thousand people, anything could go wrong. What if the equipment ma...
Waking Up Pregnant By Mira Lyn KellyThe night that changed everything!Waitress Darcy Penn is the smart, sensible type—flirting with the extremely cute guy in the bar just isn’t her usual style. As for ending up in his h...
Unbelievable By Lori FosterFANTASYTo Judy Flohr, Carolyn Dietsch and Barb Smith, dedicated readers and dedicated friends.Your friendly faces always make a book signing better, and I can’t tell you how much I enjoy our lunch...
There's Something About Her By Z.L. ArkadieA Manhattan Love Story(LOVE in the USA series, #2)A sexy kind of LOVE…Find Her, Keep Her - A Martha’s Vineyard Love StoryThere’s Something About Her, A Manhattan Love St...
The Owner of His Heart By Theodora TaylorCHAPTER ONELAYLA MATTHEWS had seen some off-putting work spaces in her lifetime. Back in Dallas, where she used to work before returning to Pittsburgh, she’d visited a few of her ...
Tempted by the Soldier By Nicolette DayFor my beautiful, brilliant, and supportive mother. Thank you for always being my biggest fan.Chapter OneCHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINAJULYI can’t believe I’m doing this. Lilly Grayson t...
Sugar Kisses By Addison Moore3:AM Kisses Book 31Lips Like SugarRoxyYou know that feeling you get when you’re in the middle of a one-night stand, and the headboard thrashes into the wall, over and over, like a thousand de...
Stolen Breaths By Pamela SparkmanDedicationTo the man who taught me how to be fearless.This is for you, DadOneGoing Home AgainSometimes people drift into our lives like a feather blowing in the wind, landing right in our laps....
Stark Naked By Desiree HoltDedicationTo the real Matt Stark. Thanks for the inspiration.Chapter OneI’m really glad you came out to visit tonight, Amy Stark said, carrying two margaritas into the family room of Stark Ranch....
Sins of the Highlander By Connie MasonConnie and Mia dedicate this story to you, their readers. Without you, no magic can happen.Thanks for bringing your imaginationalong for the ride!Chapter 1The peat fire had burned out and t...
Ripe for Pleasure By Isobel CarrACKNOWLEDGMENTSAs implied in the dedication, I owe my friend Karin Tabke a huge debt of gratitude. Without Karin, this book wouldn’t exist. She’s the best non-agent a girl could have. ...
Reckoning By Kerry Wilkinson1It’s difficult to describe the sensation when you walk out of your front door and there are thousands of people there. I have lived here all of my sixteen years and know almost every part of...
Ravelli's Defiant Bride By Lynne GrahamHis unexpected wife!Cristo Ravelli paces the floor of his father’s Irish country estate, ruing the day he heard the Brophy name. That his father died and left a brood of illegitim...
Only Pleasure By Lora LeighFalladay?""Will you trust me, Kia?" He leaned forward, his elbows braced on his knees as he watched her. "Will you trust me to keep my word? That you'll be protected, not just in any retaliation...
My Fair Billionaire By Elizabeth BevarlyNatalie, there aren't enough words to thank you for the hours you put in reading, discussing, and listening to me moan and groan. Thank you.And to my very patient editor, Monique. Tha...
More Than a Fling By Joss WoodONE‘Getting slow boss?’Ross Bennett slapped the ball from his opponent’s hands and dropped a three-pointer into the basket. He flashed a relieved smile.‘Does that look slow?&rsqu...
Make Me Bad(Private Lessons) By W.H. VegaChapter OneMadisonI shake my head, trying to clear the dirty thoughts escaping from my subconscious. Suddenly I feel uncomfortably self-aware, and I throw my dark hair over my shoulder; o...
Live to See Tomorrow (Catherine Ling) By Iris JohansenChapter 1HONG KONGWhy didn’t she think of this city as home? Catherine Ling wondered as she looked down through the clouds from the window of the jet approaching Hong...
Lie Next to Me(A Millionaire's Love) By Sandi LynnDedicationThis book is dedicated to my romance fans. Without each and every one of you, Lie Next To Me would not have been possible. I hope you enjoy reading Ian & Rory&r...