He's about to push her beyond all her sensual limits. Brent "Mac" MacMillan never believed he'd settle down again with just one woman. Until Stephanie Randall turned the heated lust between them into love. Now, he can't imagine his life, and The Players Club, without her in it. But between their busy work schedules and planning a wedding, their "play time" has become secondary to their hectic lives. Mac is prepared to change that, and Stephanie's birthday is the ideal night to surprise his fiancée with one of the hottest, most unforgettable gifts imaginable. Mac's biggest fear is pushing Stephanie's limits too far and this unconventional gift will test every one of her inhibitions. Will she use her safe word for the first time ever, or will she surrender to the intense sensual bliss Mac's gift has to offer? *PLAYING WITH HER is a complete stand-alone novella for people who haven't yet read PLAYING HIS WAY, but a...

The most raucous debut of 2020 It was Aunt Celia who got us into the whole mess. The entire Palacios family thrust smack into the middle of a crime ring. Having escaped crumbling, socialist Venezuela the illegal way (who needs residency permits when you know a guy with a boat?), Yola Palacios and her family are settling into their new under-the-radar life in Trinidad. But when the formidable* Aunt Celia dies, the Palacios discover that she's been keeping one hell of a secret. She's seriously in debt to a local criminal called Ugly, a debt that is now theirs to repay. He might dress like David Bowie, but Ugly's business style is pure Pablo Escobar. What he says, the Palacios must do, otherwise: big trouble. Ugly's right-hand man Román is tasked with keeping an eye on the family but Yola can barely keep her eyes off him. Forbidden fruit is the original aphrodisiac, and when Yola and Román fall in lust, even bigger trouble is on the horizon... Told with raw, acid humour, One Year of...

Two old ranch hands lead one last trail drive but they can't escape death along the way in a brand new thrilling western in Ralph Compton's trail drive series.Big Jake Motley had been running the Big M spread in Texas for over 30 years. In that time, he's driven thousands of head of cattle to market in Kansas. Now, while both the Nineteenth century and the era of trail drive are coming to an end, Big Jake is determined to make one last drive to Kansas. The only thing is, he doesn't have the cowhands to move that much beef. He drafts his old friend, Chance McCandles, into service, and together, the two aging cowboys put together a crew.The trail to Kansas is fraught with dangers both natural and man made, but when Chance is killed by rustlers, Big Jake has one more task in before him, extract vengeance for his old friend.

"You're a rebel and in this business, rebels areeither extremely good or extremely dead...." 1939. The storm clouds of war are gathering over Europe and the conundrum faced is whether the Soviet Union will reach a peace concord with Nazi Germany. How can Britain plan for war with Germany without knowing Stalin's intentions? The Baltic states hold the key and in particular Russia's old Grand Duchy, Finland. One man can make a difference and Alex Carlton is recruited by MI2 (the division of Military Intelligence that deals with Russia and Scandinavia) to go undercover in Finland to gain insight into Finnish intentions; but will Alex's past be a help or hindrance? As he progresses through training and prepares for his mission, Alex's life becomes complicated by love and intrigue that nearly derails his assignment... and that would upset Winston Churchill himself!

Heiress Evangeline "Lindy" Lindenmayer has been groomed since childhood to marry into the British aristocracy as her mother's ultimate ambition is a royal title for the family name. But literature fascinates Lindy far more than ballgowns, and she spends all her free time in the library, the only room in the Fifth Avenue mansion where she can safely indulge her passion for reading and find refuge from the prying eyes of her mother.Jack Winthrop is studying for the ministry at Union Theological Seminary and has been invited to use the Lindemayer's library for his studies. His sole experience of upper-class young women has occurred at his uncle's church, where he has found these young debutantes universally featherbrained. When he meets Lindy, he is pleasantly surprised to discover she has wide-ranging interests and is highly intelligent. Although cautioned by his uncle to stay away from her, he finds Lindy a kindred spirit and over animated discussions of...