LaQuette

From celebrated author LaQuette comes a sizzling contemporary romance that will leave you breathless, with:A hot-as-sin hero who's been burned beforeA confident, sexy, full-figured heroine determined to do some goodExplosive chemistry in the bedroom…the kitchen…the living room…And a shocking finale that can't be beat.Aja Everett longs to turn her old family home into a place where anyone can find rest and healing. But her big heart's bound to get her in trouble if she's not careful—someone wants her gone, and they'll do whatever it takes to drive her away from the land that's her lifeblood. Whether she's willing to admit it or not, she needs help.She needs a man like Jackson Dean.Jackson doesn't trust love. He once made the mistake of following his heart and all he'd gotten was pain in return. But when do-gooder Aja Everett asks for his help, he can't stay away...and as attraction sizzles and protective instincts flare, she may be the only woman able to restore his broken heart.Sometimes oil and water were meant to mix.

A royal, marriage of convenience, pregnancy romance from LaQuette. From businesswoman... to pregnant queen Regina Devereaux knew she couldn't become entangled with Al xandros. Theirs was a one-time passion. He's the tortured King of Obsidian Island and infamously steely. So she's stunned when he proclaims he'll help her business...if she meets him at the royal altar and has his baby Al x needs to secure the line of succession. Except the ghosts of his tragic past won't let him offer more than icy convenience. Only their explosive wedding night lays bare an irrefutable truth... His need to claim Regina hasn't gone anywhere. And she's not even carrying Al x's heir yet From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Crowning a Devereaux books: Book 1: Royal Bride DemandBook 2: The King's Pregnancy Proposition

A royal, marriage of convenience, pregnancy romance from LaQuette. From businesswoman... to pregnant queen Regina Devereaux knew she couldn't become entangled with Al xandros. Theirs was a one-time passion. He's the tortured King of Obsidian Island and infamously steely. So she's stunned when he proclaims he'll help her business...if she meets him at the royal altar and has his baby Al x needs to secure the line of succession. Except the ghosts of his tragic past won't let him offer more than icy convenience. Only their explosive wedding night lays bare an irrefutable truth... His need to claim Regina hasn't gone anywhere. And she's not even carrying Al x's heir yet From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Crowning a Devereaux books: Book 1: Royal Bride DemandBook 2: The King's Pregnancy Proposition

Royal Bride Demand His marriage decreeâ?¦comes with a crown!

A conveniently wed, royal reunion romance by LaQuette. His marriage decree... comes with a crown To take over the throne from his ailing father, Prince Jasiri Ad b s needs a bride, fast. The plan? Marry Reigna Devereaux, the woman who got away. The hitch? She has no clue he's heir to the island kingdom of Nyeusi... Reigna doesn't know what's more astonishing, Jasiri's royal secret or his wedding demand. But when he offers Reigna her beloved childhood home, she doesn't hesitate to say "I do." She still doesn't feel ready to relinquish her hard-won independence...yet as Jasiri's chosen queen, there's nothing to stop her from surrendering to their scorching chemistry From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Crowning a Devereaux books: Book 1: Royal Bride Demand

A conveniently wed, royal reunion romance by LaQuette. His marriage decree... comes with a crown To take over the throne from his ailing father, Prince Jasiri Ad b s needs a bride, fast. The plan? Marry Reigna Devereaux, the woman who got away. The hitch? She has no clue he's heir to the island kingdom of Nyeusi... Reigna doesn't know what's more astonishing, Jasiri's royal secret or his wedding demand. But when he offers Reigna her beloved childhood home, she doesn't hesitate to say "I do." She still doesn't feel ready to relinquish her hard-won independence...yet as Jasiri's chosen queen, there's nothing to stop her from surrendering to their scorching chemistry From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Crowning a Devereaux books: Book 1: Royal Bride Demand

BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTIONReader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors.Claim Me, Cowboy by New York Times bestselling author Maisey YatesWhen Joshua Grayson's father places an ad in the local paper searching for a wife for his son, Joshua formulates a plan of his own: put out an ad himself and find the most ill-fitting woman possible to teach his old man a lesson. And when Danielle Kelly--supposed single mother--answers the ad, she's happy to endure any kind of humiliation if it means the rich cowboy is offering her money she desperately needs. The match should be unsuitable and the engagement should be fake, but soon the charade begins to feel very real...Previously publishedFREE STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME A Very Intimate Takeover by LaQuette Trey Devereaux is out to prove her corporate mettle to her skeptical father. When she sees a chance to take control of Devereaux Inc. from her estranged grandfather, she pounces. But Jeremiah Benton, his second-in-command, is fiercely protective of the Devereaux patriarch...and absolutely enticing. Can Trey maintain her resolve--or is Jeremiah winning this high-stakes merger? The fate of a billion-dollar Brooklyn legacy lies in the balance...Previously published

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LaQuette's debut sexy romantic comedy Vanessa Jared's Got a Man tells the story of a woman getting her groove back and getting a second chance at love. Vanessa Jared, a 40-something divorcee, decided that the best way to pull herself out of their post-divorce slump was to form The Savvy, Sexy, Singles Club and start the "Do Me" portion of her and her friends' lives. But on the two year anniversary, a sexy sheriff shows up on Vanessa's doorstep wanting her to help him keep his little sister from marrying her no-good ex. Vanessa is not down for this at all. She wants nothing to do with her ex...until she spots a photo of her ex's new fiancee wearing her grandmother's ring--which he clearly stole from her. So now it's on. Vanessa is ready to take this trifling (fill-in-the-blank) down. What she does not expect is to fall in love along the way.

Dr. Mandisa Avery is a Brooklyn chemist who's lost sight of her life outside the dreams her late mother left her to fulfill. With too many late nights spent in her office working, she's burned out and desperate for a change. Slade Hamilton is a Texas businessman who adores ranch life. He'd love nothing more than to spend his days tilling his land. However, his inherent need to protect his family legacy from his hateful father keeps him and his future tied to a desk at Logan Industries. When a lucrative business opportunity forces their paths to cross, Mandisa and Slade must each make a decision: risk it all on undeniable attraction, or hedge their bets to save their hearts and their respective businesses from ruin. Will they fold, or will they risk it all on a wicked wager? This novel is a fun and sexy, 80,000-word, erotic romance. It features a hot cowboy from Texas who meets his smart, fiery competition in the form of a concrete princess from Brooklyn. Place your bets on who's going to win this wicked wager.

Masaki Yamaguchi has lived by one rule: Bend the world to your will, and break those that refuse to comply. This motto has served him well as the head of the Yakuza family in Canarsie, Brooklyn. However, when he meets a soulful beauty with locs from Brownsville with her own set of rules, things aren't as clear, or easy as they used to be. Oshun Sampson has worked hard to clean up her beloved Brownsville, Brooklyn. She's sacrificed everything, including her own happiness, for the cause. She'll be damned if she allows anyone the chance to destroy the progress she and her community have made. With the looming threat of the Canarsie Yakuza family closing in, the sexy new patron with the captivating eyes is a dangerous distraction she can't afford. Two powerful leaders with one distinct line drawn between them. Will their passion be enough to hold them together? Or, will bedding the enemy result in a bloody war that tears them and their communities apart? First appearing as a snippet in the Breaking Bad: 14 Tales of Lawless Love box set, Bedding The Enemy has been expanded to a 40,000-word novella. If quick, dirty, and intense reads are your thing, Bedding The Enemy is the novella for you.

When the truth isn't the best answer & duty must come before love... Alexis-Jeovonni"A.J." Tenetti: attorney, CEO, master manipulator, must make what oftentimes the unpopular choice. She is the most prolific legal mind of her time. Her mind sees what others' can't, bending people and circumstances to her will. Elliot"Alan" Quillen, vice president of Searlington Realty, is running from his past, hiding from pain. Cast aside by his heartless family, he refuses to be manipulated by anyone ever again. All he wants is peace and solitude. His goal seems within reach until a fated meeting with A.J. Tenetti leaves himangry, frustrated, and burning with desire. When danger cloaks her like the night and she refuses to let him in; Alan has to make a choice. If he's going to master the master he has to either follow her rules or create his own. She was born to conquer a nation; he was made to conquer her... Willthey continue to battle each other, join forces against A.J.'s enemies, or willthey realize that her power coupled with his privilege will equal the ultimatepleasure? Winner: 2016 Wisconsin Romance Writers "Write Touch" Award for Contemporary Midlength Novel. 18 +This book contains explicit language and detailed descriptions of sexual acts.Reader discretion is advised.

She broke his heart...to rebuild his soul. The last two years of Heart MacKenzie Searlington's life have been a constant forward motion of change. She's been promoted to NYPD captain of the seventy-fourth precinct in Brooklyn, a job she never wanted, but is slowly finding her way through with the help of a dedicated second in command and a house full of exemplary officers. Married to the sexy and powerful mogul, Kenneth Searlington, Heart is living all of the dreams she never knew to ask for before she fell in love with the man that stole her heart. Although Kenneth bathes her in his love and devotion, insecurities from the past still haunt her and cast a dark veil over their union. Kenneth Searlington knows only one thing, he worships his wife. He has a singular purpose: to love her as hard as he can for the rest of their lives and to neutralize any threat that dares to come up against them. But how does he protect them when that threat comes from the woman he loves? Thrown by a devastating loss, Heart allows pain and despair to drive a wedge so large between them they may never be able to recover. Pushed beyond his limits, excluded and taken for granted, Kenneth has to decide whether to allow darker urges to control him, or to use his rage to fight for the one thing he adores, Heart. Can they mend the rift, or will a divided heart end their legendary love?

Heart "Mac" MacKenzie is a tough police lieutenant in the rough streets of Brooklyn, New York. She's a strong leader who doesn't mind getting in the trenches with the men and women she leads at the seventy-four precinct. Her house, her people, and her family-both blue and blood-are the only things that matter. She would live and die for the blue wall that shields her from a traumatic past. When her captain assigns her a high-profile kidnapping case that she doesn't want, and insists she allows the missing girl's irritatingly sexy uncle to tag along during the investigation, her blood boils. Mac has no choice but to do what she always does when things get out of control, lay down the law-her law. Kenneth Searlington is a rich playboy from the Upper East Side of Manhattan. With stunning looks and an unlimited source of wealth, he's used to being the center of everyone's attention, especially the women that he comes in contact with. His life is fun and carefree until his niece, Merridith is kidnapped, and he's forced to seek out the help of his godfather an NYPD police captain, David Porter. Afraid and frustrated, Kenneth defers to his uncle's expertise and his promise that he's putting his best cop on the case, Lieutenant MacKenzie. When Kenneth discovers "Mac" is actually a sexy as sin lady cop with a fiery temper to match, he decides mixing a little business with pleasure might be just the thing he needs to distract him from long-standing family issues that are trying to crawl their way back into the forefront of his life. Each used to having their own way, can these two work together long enough to bring an innocent child home? Or will they settle their differences and unyielding attraction in a more carnal way and get right down to the heart of the matter?

When trust becomes a matter of life or death... Heart Searlington, captain of the seventy-fourth precinct in Brooklyn, New York, has everything she could ever want. The sexy as sin husband, the perfect house, and the perfect addition to their family, four-month-old Amare. But when a senseless act of violence threatens the lives of two people she loves, Heart does what comes natural to her...she protects what's hers. Kenneth Searlington, billionaire real estate tycoon, is living the ultimate dream-family, friends, and wealth. Life couldn't be more perfect, until trusting the wrong friend puts his life on the line. When he can't trust friends or family, Kenneth takes matters into his own hands. Who should Kenneth trust? The wife who lied, or the friend and family who betrayed him? Maybe the only person he can trust is himself? When protecting the heart she loves forces Heart to omit certain truths about herself and those she loves, can Kenneth see past her betrayal long enough for her to keep him alive?