The Sweet Spot has nothing to do with football. . . .Just ask Kahari Brown, one of the NFL's sexiest stars. He knows how to handle a football, and always thought he had a way with the ladies. But his smooth moves off the field are only getting him into hot water these days.And no one is hotter than Zoe Andrews. When she thrusts a mic in his face and asks him if he's the father of a crazy fan's baby, he's ready to tackle her and toss her out of the locker room on her shapely butt. But there's something about Zoe . . .Zoe's Rule Number One: Never Date an Athlete Zoe will do anything to make it as a top sports reporter, even ask the controversial question that puts her toe to toe with Kahari. Still, she can't help noticing that the brother is mighty fine. Now the heat is on and Zoe is wondering if she should have fanned the flames, because she's falling for Kahari's charm -- something she swore she'd never do. Yet it's hard to resist his smooth moves, making Zoe wonder, is he sweet-talking his way into her heart for love -- or for something else?
The Grayson family is a pillar of the African-American community in New Orleans. But Sylvia Grayson, the matriarch, has deep secrets that she represses under a veneer of keeping up appearances. She keeps a tight rein on her daughter, Olivia, and has the perfect life mapped out for her: go to college, join the Delta sorority, marry the proper boy. So when the town's "bad girl" is found murdered one summer day in 1975, Sylvia pulls Olivia even closer. But when Olivia's one last attempt at rebellion is subverted by her mother, Sylvia's relentlessly tight control shatters the ties between them. Years later, Olivia's own daughter, Rachelle, is trying to make her way in the world. Olivia does not want to make the same mistakes as her mother, nor does she want her daughter to make the same errors Olivia made out of rebellion. Meanwhile, a killer is watching from the shadows, determined to keep the secrets of the past from coming to light. The Delta Sisters is a spellbinding, intimate portrait of what happens when these passionate women have to join together at last in the face of danger.
Essence bestselling author Kayla Perrin delivers a novel of suspense where a night of revenge turns deadly. "I was thinking of some kind of initiation. Tailored just for her. The kind that will teach her a lesson not to mess with me."--from We'll Never Tell Shandra James is a man stealer. It's a sport to her, a game that she always wins. As a pledge of the exclusive Alpha Sigma Pi sorority, she should know her place, and know not to throw herself at a sister's boyfriend. But she's marked a new target: Henry Reid. Henry's fianc e, Phoebe, and her sorority sisters, Miranda and Camille, decide to teach Shandra a lesson one night. A lesson that involves humiliation but nothing more. But unexpectedly the lesson turns deadly and the three women find themselves facing three new rules: Never mention what happened that night, protect each other, and tell no one. Yet when a murderer comes calling, they each discover that rules are meant to be broken. We'll Never Tell is Kayla Perrin's most provocative, suspenseful novel yet.
Fan favorite villain Katrina is back in the romantic thriller What's Done in Darkness from USA Today bestselling author Kayla Perrin. Jealousy is a strong motive. People kill for love every day... Jade Blackwin feels like she's losing her mind. After burying both her parents-and being left by her boyfriend for her scheming best friend-she totally loses it. At college graduation, she confronts her man, slaps her BFF, then crashes her car. Now everyone thinks she's crazy. Even her sister, who convinces Jade to take a job in beautiful, restful Key West. At first, Key West is everything Jade could hope for. The lime margaritas are heaven on earth. Her boss at the coffee shop, Katrina, is friendly as can be. And a gorgeous stranger named Brian is just the thing to help Jade forget her ex. But why is a crime writer asking so many questions? Why does Katrina explode into fits of rage? And why is a killer lurking in the shadows, ready to kill again? No one knows what's done in darkness. But Jade knows she's not crazy. She's next... "Perrin weaves a compelling story...a great cliffhanger tale of suspense." -New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham on We'll Never Tell "One wild ride Perrin is an author who belongs on your must read list."-Romance Reader at Heart
Especial.La autoproclamada Princesa Negra de Am rica llevaba un a o preparando la que iba a ser la boda del a o de Atlanta. Pero entonces su pr ncipe la abandon y Claudia se sinti at nita y humillada. Hab a hecho cosas con aquel hombre por las que su madre la habr a repudiado. Por su parte, Annelise estaba muy frustrada. Cu nto tiempo pod a aguantar una mujer sin recibir un poco de atenci n de su marido? El hombre al que hab a apoyado durante sus estudios de Derecho, por el que hab a firmado un acuerdo prematrimonial y que en otro tiempo la hab a deseado a todas horas, parec a estar satisfaciendo sus deseos... con otra mujer. Menos mal que Lishelle, la amiga soltera de Claudia y Annelise ten a lugar para acogerlas. Pero de pronto apareci el que hab a sido el chico de sus sue os en la universidad y Lishelle empez a imaginar la boda perfecta. Desoyendo los consejos de sus amigas, accedi a servirle de aval en los pr stamos bancarios que l hab a pedido para empezar un nuevo negocio. Lishelle pensaba que deb a invertir en el futuro del que iba a ser su esposo, pero en cuanto tuvo el dinero, el granuja desapareci ... Las tres mujeres decidieron que ellos no iban a salirse con la suya. Quer an venganza..."Contada la historia de una manera genial, y es que esta autora te narra la historia de una manera muy fluida, desde el punto de vista de cada una de las protagonistas, con unas escenas hot que en ning n momento caen en la vulgaridad y que acompa an a la historia sin por ello hacerle sombra."Lectura Adictiva
Hailey McGraw, Lexie Muller's best friend, is back in town . . . and Lexie is ready to party These girlfriends have got a lot to celebrate--shy Hailey is newly single, and wild Lexie's about to hit the big 3-0--and they've got nothing on their minds but fun, frosty drinks, and the hot men hanging out at one of Miami's hottest clubs. But their night to remember turns memorable in a way they never expected when a hunk from the bar winds up stone-cold dead in the parking lot . . . and definitely not from natural causes. The dead guy's the (late) boyfriend of a friend. And when it becomes apparent that the cops are getting nowhere fast, Lexie and Hailey decide to do some sleuthing of their own. After all, they're both smart, imaginative, and fearless--and nobody runs faster in high heels. But diving deep into Miami's underbelly to confront drug lords, ex-cons, and gun-toting divas may be too much to handle for a couple of South Florida girls who just want to have fun . . .
Perfect for fans of: ? Sports romance ?? Second chance ?? Billionaire – All for the game of love Undeniable Attraction by Kayla Perrin When a family wedding reunites Melissa Conwell with Aaron Burke, she’s determined to prove she’s over the gorgeous football star who broke her heart years before. Newly single Aaron wants another chance with Melissa and engineers a plan for a full-throttle seduction. Will Melissa risk heartbreak again for the elusive dream of a happily-ever-after? The Billionaire’s Prize by Rebecca Winters Dea Caracciolo has spent her whole life feeling inferior to her twin sister – and never more so than when she first met billionaire and former football star Guido Rossano… For Guido, enchanting Dea is the one who got away. So, when fate throws them together again, Guido seizes his chance! But can he win the only prize worth having? Feisty, secretly vulnerable Dea as his wife! A Baby to Heal Their Hearts by Kate Hardy Sports doctor Jared Fraser won’t be swayed by Dr Bailey Randall’s interfering research, no matter how beautiful she is. He’s had it with beautiful women – except Bailey manages to get right under his skin! Two years ago an ectopic pregnancy ended her baby dreams and her marriage. Ever since, she’s written men and babies out of her life – until arrogant yet delicious Jared makes her rewrite the rulebook!
A Magazine Celebrating Romance: Love romance? Love discovering the best new writers with bite-sized stories? Or maybe you prefer to treat yourself by escaping into a sure-to-please favorite author's world now and again, but don't have the time to read a full-length novel. Heart's Kiss magazine offers delicious variety and more.Each issue has at least 60,000 plus words of fiction from names readers will recognize, to newly discovered writers, including interviews and articles talking about what romance readers love most--the books they love, why romance is important in today's world, their love of the genre and what to enjoy next.Heart's Kiss is filled with a sweet-spicy-erotic mix of historical, contemporary, paranormal, suspense and futuristic romance stories that will be sure to make you yearn for more.IN THIS ISSUE: OPENING EDITORIAL by Lezli Robyn HEART'S KISS INTERVIEWS RICK R. REED HEART'S KISS INTERVIEWS MELINDA CURTIS ONE MORE NIGHT WITH YOU (Part Three) by Kayla Perrin MAKING THE FIRST MOVE by Ian Cai Mercer IN WRAITH DANGER by Anna J. Stewart THE UNEXPECTED by Kathryn Kaleigh UPON A BED OF BONES by Kate Pavelle DEVOTION (Part Two) by Gracie Wilson THRESHOLD OF THE HEART by T. Thorn Coyle YOU READ THAT?: EXPECTATIONS by Julie Pitzel RECOMMENDED BOOKS by C.S. DeAvilla CLOSING EDITORIAL by Lezli Robyn
A Magazine Celebrating Romance: Love romance? Love discovering the best new writers with bite-sized stories? Or maybe you prefer to treat yourself by escaping into a sure-to-please favorite author's world now and again, but don't have the time to read a full-length novel. Heart's Kiss magazine offers delicious variety and more.Each issue has at least 60,000 plus words of fiction from names readers will recognize, to newly discovered writers, including interviews and articles talking about what romance readers love most--the books they love, why romance is important in today's world, their love of the genre and what to enjoy next.Heart's Kiss is filled with a sweet-spicy-erotic mix of historical, contemporary, paranormal, suspense and futuristic romance stories that will be sure to make you yearn for more.IN THIS ISSUE: OPENING EDITORIAL by Lezli RobynHEART'S KISS INTERVIEWS ANNA J. STEWART by Lezli RobynONE NIGHT IN LONDON (serialization) by Kayla PerrinCHRISTMAS LOVE FOR THREE by Tonya D. PriceTHE GIRL IN THE GLITER by D. H. HendricksonJOCKED BLOCKED by Alice FarisDEVOTION (serialization) by Gracie WilsonRECOMMENDED BOOKS by C.S. DeAvillaCLOSING EDITORIAL by Lezli Robyn
USA Today bestselling romance authors come together for Thanksgiving to tell the stories of four women who have not had the best experiences with the men they have dated in their pasts. With the help of family and loved ones this holiday season, can they learn to open their hearts one more time? If they can dare to make the leap, they could find themselves finally, thankfully in love... There's no place like home, especially during Thanksgiving. After spending ten years as an officer and analyst with a special division in a federal cyber-investigation, Tripp Atsila is on the brink of burnout. He returns home and meets Parker Rutledge, who changed her name and moved to a small town hoping to leave the damage her ex-husband caused behind. Now someone's found her; someone who wants to make her pay for her ex-husband's crimes. Can she trust Tripp? Can she trust anyone? Miranda Cox isn't looking forward to heading home for Thanksgiving. She'd raved to everyone that Matthew was the one; now she has yet another failed relationship under her belt. Despite working as a translator in Ottawa, and loving traveling abroad, she's thirty-four and still single. Little does she know that a chance encounter at Union Station in Toronto with her childhood friend, Taz Morrison, will lead to a very special holiday. Is it finally their time? Chef Drew Barnett has been hired to create the perfect Thanksgiving for a potential restaurant investor and is forced to work in the client's guesthouse kitchen due to a power outage in the main house. Jilted bride and food critic Claire Rothchild is pet-sitting a friend's St. Bernard in the same guesthouse. Drew doesn't know what to make of a food critic in his kitchen, just as Claire doesn't know how to stop interfering with his dishes and passing tidbits to a mooching pooch. Is this a recipe for a Dog-Gone Holiday? Or for love? Born with a degenerative eye disease, photographer Kelsey Thomas knows two things: she will be blind within five years and her family wants to see her married and settled first. Then Kelsey's boyfriend breaks up with her one week before she planned to introduce him to her family at her grandmother's island commitment ceremony. At the resort bar, she meets Dr. Noah Lawson. He spends his life inside his lab developing cutting-edge techniques to slow the progression of vision loss. He's been offered funding with strings--save the eyesight of a relative of a wealthy investor--but he's reluctant to agree. Noah is smitten by Kelsey--so much so that he agrees to be her fake wedding date for the Thanksgiving holidays. Too late, he realizes her connection to his potential investor. Is this a set-up? Or fate?
A collection of essays from some of today's hottest writers reflecting on how Judy Blume's novels affected their childhoods. From puberty to first loves to divorce, Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume follows the journeys of twenty four women whose life experiences we can all relate to.
A quartet of sizzling and sexy romance tales from four of today's most popular African-American authors includes Tamara Sneed's Fantasy Man, Never Satisfied by Kayla Perrin, Just Wanna Love Ya by Joylynn Jossel, and Brenda Jackson's The Hunter. Original. 30,000 first printing.
This beautiful diverse picture book is a heartwarming story about family matters, role models, dreams, gender diversity, and discovering a determination for growth. As the third book in a five-book #OWNVOICES series, Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess shines the spotlight on the evolving life of a little Brown girl who loves musical theatre and never lets anything get in the way of her dreams. The Kayla series was inspired by the author's own daughter and Broadway actress, Kayla Pecchioni.Parents and Teachers: Deedee Cummings has spent more than two decades working within the family therapy and support field, and much of her writing shares her experiences of working with kids in therapeutic foster care. Using therapeutic techniques in her stories to teach coping skills, Cummings strives to lessen the stigma surrounding children and adults suffering in silence from mental health issues. As a family therapist, many of her tried-and-true therapy techniques are skillfully woven into this story to show young readers gentle ways to cope and find inner peace.
