Emma Lea

The Spare is now the HeirAlyssabeth never expected that one day she would be queen. She was the second child of the king and queen of Merveille and female. Two strikes against her as far as the patriarchal society of Merveille was concerned. But that all changed the day her father and brother were killed in a hunting accident.Her dream of joining the UN is no more and instead she needs to return to the small European country of her birth to pick up where her father and brother left off. Her Harvard degree in International Relations is forfeit and in it's place she must become Queen, that is if the misogynistic Parliament can see past their prejudices.Not much has changed in the small country in her four year absence, but there are two noticeable differences. Her brother's two best friends, Will Darkly and Jordan Wicks, have grown up into two very intriguing men. Jordan practically sweeps her off her feet from the moment she steps off the plane, but Will's more reserved, darkly intense interest in her gives her tingles.Alyssa isn't sure she is cut out to be Queen, but she knows that she wants to do her father and brother proud, so she is willing to give it her best shot, even if it means going toe to toe with Parliament. And then there is the small matter of her needing to be married in order to fulfil her birthright and take her place as the Head of State.*This is a sweet romance

There are always two sides to the story...A Royal Engagement was told exclusively from Princess Alyssa's point of view...now see Will's side of the story.The last few years have been hell for Will Darkly, Duke of Camphrey, Lord of Pemberton. First his mother died, then his father, leaving the estate destitute and we won't even go into how he and his sister were betrayed by someone they trusted. Now, just when he has finally landed on his feet, his best friend, the Crown Prince Jacob St. Ben t, is killed in a hunting accident.Jacob's death brings Will face to face with his childhood crush, the prince's sister, Alyssa, now the crown princess and heir apparent and she's even more beautiful than he remembered. She's also involved with the one man who could cause Will to commit murder.Grieving for his friend, trying to keep his business moving forward, and avoiding the attraction he feels for his best friend's sister leaves him short tempered and irritable and something has to give before he loses his mind.*This book should be read AFTER A Royal Engagement*This is a Sweet Romance

Lady Meredith Bingham thought that she had her life sorted. She was a member of the royal guard - an elite security team tasked with protecting the queen of Merveille. She was also close personal friends with the queen and part of her inner circle - the ladies in waiting. But then her mother had to go and ruin it all. Lady Caroline Bingham was sick of her daughter fooling around and playing soldier. She thought it was high time her daughter got serious about her future and found herself a suitable husband. With the duke pulling double duty as the country's prime minister, it was only right that his daughter start acting like a proper daughter of nobility. Much to Meredith's chagrin, the queen agrees that Meredith must step down from her post.Prince Christophe Kostopolous was a prince in exile. For the last ten years he had been living under the pseudonym of Jamie Kosta, and for the last seven years he has been part of the royal guard. Very few people knew his true identity, but that was all about to change. The people he had been hiding from all these years have found him and he may finally have his chance to reclaim his rightful place on the throne of his small island nation of Kalopsia. The only problem is, he has fallen for a certain duke's daughter and she has no idea who he really is.

Declan was just being a nice guy. He saw a woman in need of assistance and he stepped in and pretended to be her fianc . It was just the kind of guy he was; a knight in shining armour ready to rescue the damsel in distress. Yes, she was pretty - beautiful, gorgeous, a goddess - but he would have done it for anyone...probably. It was only fair that she return the favour when he found himself in need of a fake girlfriend. It wasn't meant to go anywhere. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement and they both knew the rules going in. He wasn't free to fall in love. There were...complications...that prevented him from pursuing her for anything more than just a fun time between adults. But you know what they say about best laid plans...Brandi wanted it all - a career she loved, a happy home, the husband, the white picket fence, and the two-point-five kids. That was the dream. Unfortunately for Brandi when men looked at her they saw something other than a potential life partner, they saw an opportunity to tick something off their bucket list. Blonde, beautiful and bearing a striking resemblance to a certain famous blonde-haired, blue-eyed doll, Brandi was a Marilyn when she desperately wanted to be a Jackie. So when she met Declan and he treated her like a person instead of just a piece of arm candy, of course she was going to develop feelings for him. The only problem? Their little agreement. And then things got complicated...

Mason Pressfield liked his quiet, solitary, ordered life. He liked his mostly nocturnal existence, working late into the night and sleeping through the day. He liked the quiet of his apartment, one of only two on his floor, and he especially liked being able to escape from people whenever he wanted to. It's not that he didn't like other people, he just found them so... draining. So what if two of his friends had found their forever partners? It didn't mean that he was missing out on anything. He wasn't the relationship type anyway, and he liked to be able to keep the women in his life at arm's length. He liked to have complete control over any and all interactions with them. So why was his new neighbour getting under his skin? And what the hell were those strange noises coming from her apartment in the middle of the night?Abby Sutherland chose her apartment because it was only one of two on that floor and the building manager assured her that her neighbour was the type to keep to himself. She liked her anonymity and a quiet, unobtrusive neighbour was exactly what she needed. Abby had a secret that she was bound and determined to keep just that - a secret. The last thing she needed was a nosy neighbour butting in and trying to find all the skeletons in her closet.When she first saw her new neighbour, it wasn't under exactly ideal conditions and may have even come across as slightly suspicious. And then he caught her again, also in a compromising position and she doubted the wisdom of choosing this particular apartment. Even though she knew she needed to keep away from him, she was drawn to her tall, dark and handsome neighbour and her very active imagination began to use him as her muse for all sorts of fantastic tales. But would the real Mason be a disappointment as she got to know him, or was he exactly what she had been fantasising about all along?

Bailey Sheppard had loved Nick Heart for as long as she could remember. They had been best friends in school and had graduated to a friends-with-benefits arrangement after she left home to study at a university two states away. Their once a month weekends were the highlight of her life, when he would fly in to visit her and she would have him all to herself for the entire, uninterrupted weekend.And then he told her he was getting married.Bailey's perfect world was threatening to implode and she had to do something to set it to rights. She needed Nick in her life, she wanted to be the one he married and lived happily ever after with. So, she hatched a plan to stop the wedding and steal the groom.And then she met Hunter.Hunter Green, the reclusive aviation billionaire, offered to act as her boyfriend to make the groom jealous and help her put a stop to the wedding. But his beautiful green eyes and the way he made her feel when he touched her cause her to question her loyalty and feelings towards Nick. Oh, and he just happens to be Nick's stepbrother.Now she had feelings for Hunter that won't be denied, but what did that mean for her future with Nick? Did she take a chance on a new relationship with Hunter or should she stay the course and reach for the happily ever after she'd always imagined with Nick?This is a standalone romance - no cliff-hanger *This is a 'Too Hot to Handle' romance on the Emma Lea rating scale - These are definitely 18+ reads and contain graphic sex scenes and high level swearing - not for the faint of heart.

I have too many secrets and she has made a career of exposing them. Twelve days before Christmas and I've been lucky enough to be christened by the press as 'The Executioner'. Everybody hates me. I'm the most despised man in Australia and my face has been splashed over every news channel in the country. Thank God I'm heading to New York for the next few months, at least I'm not so well known over there. Bumping into Isobel (literally) was like fate. I couldn't believe she didn't know who I was and that very fact, plus the fact that she was gorgeous, made me want to get to know her better. When I found out that she was 'the press' it was too late, I was already addicted to her. But my real identity isn't the only one I'm keeping secret and the other secret is so juicy that if she ever found out, there's no way she wouldn't feel obligated to share it with the world. But in doing so, she would destroy everything my family has worked for for over seventy years. We may have been fated to meet, but there's no way we could ever make this work, there are too many secrets.

A reclusive billionaire who gives away millions of dollars worth of toys every year at Christmas? It sounds like a fairytale... I shouldn't be here. I should be in Bora Bora laying on a secluded beach, soaking up the sun, swimming in the surf and indulging in a bit of R&R with my boyfriend (if you know what I mean). Instead, I am now boyfriendless (so much for that jewellery store receipt I found) and headed to the frozen Tundra that is New York City. I don't do winter. I'm Aussie born and bred and quite happy with our Christmas days being celebrated in searing forty degree (that's celsius for you people still dealing in the old money) heat with a barbecue around the pool and a couple of ice cold beers. New York City in winter just doesn't do it for me. And it's Christmas...did I tell you I hate Christmas? And it's just my luck that in the middle of a crowded Sydney airport I have a luggage malfunction and a really cute guy gets an up close and personal look at my pink polka dotted panties. An auspicious beginning that doesn't bode well for the rest of my trip. So why have I been exiled to the frozen north? Because my boss hates me, she tells me she loves me, and I'm the only one who can get the story on the mysterious Mr Toys, but this feels a whole lot more like purgatory. I know I'm the best damned investigative reporter that our magazine (Iconoclast) has, but really, Mr Toys? It sounds like a puff piece and not at all like the usual hard-hitting stuff I do. But I'm a professional and I have twelve days to find this reclusive billionaire and convince him to spill his guts to me... it should be a snap