Joe Arden

He was my enemy, learning my secrets and holding my freedom. I was born to fit a role, to live within certain rules, to play a specific part. And no one knows it's a lie. Except him. Simon Drakos is the dark, the danger, the connection to a life I'm desperate to escape. He is everything I shouldn't want and the lure I can't resist. With one look, he set the trap. After one kiss, I'm snared. Now, we're locked in a game where losing isn't an option...

I came to this mountain to move on. I've been through enough, and so have my six kids. They deserve a Christmas with new memories. When I find a rental house that's big enough for my brood, that comes with a live in cook, it feels too good to be true. It's an undertaking, but the owner Virginia doesn't flinch. She's a beautiful woman who has seen hard times.
With a gentle ease about her and a depth I long to reach - I know I've found more than my...

It was supposed to be fun. A mutual use of each other's bodies. To be a ruse to the world around us. I wanted to be free from my ex, and he wanted to escape his. One drunken night turned a joke into a life-changing moment. He warned me not to fall for him, and I should've listened. He intoxicated me. He made me crave him. He ruined me. In the end, I'll never be the same.

Bruised and bloodied on Boston's mean streets, Chris O'Brien is reeling from the loss of his childhood best friend. But after barely escaping a hit placed on his head, Chris is desperate to live. A chance encounter leads him to the perfect safe haven-the home of a girl from his childhood, Molly Lachlan. Before he has fully considered what it would mean to involve her in his mess, he lets her take him home. For Molly, letting Chris into her house...

Dani has her future all planned out. She's not the type to fall for a bad boy, no matter how panty-melting his grin is or how shamelessly he flirts. But Damon draws her in and slowly, she uncovers the secrets he hides: underneath his arrogance lies a lonely soul, his flirting smile masks despair. Damon arrives in Dani's life against his will. His father insisted he change high-schools right in his senior year. He can't wait to turn eighteen and be...

This isn't your everyday Beauty and the Beast story.

Katherine: I thought I could enjoy a night out like a normal person. I thought I could handle the flashing lights, the pulsing music, the crowded dance floor. I couldn't have been more wrong. After having an anxiety attack and passing out during my sister's engagement party at Panic, I wake up in the arms of the hottest guy I've ever seen. Nick Moreno's no gentleman. But he might just be the man I need to help me take control of my life. Nick: When...

Three little words are all it takes to rip his world apart. Lost in his own affliction, Sy has been living in a darkness he doesn't want to let go of. Until she arrives and shines her light so bright that nothing else mattered. She was only in it for the chase, for the thrill of capturing the unattainable. But what happens when her world shatters around her, spiraling her into the darkness beside him? Can his affliction be her resurrection? Or will...

When River Caliban, my sworn enemy, called out my name, I shouldn't have turned around. I should have run the other way when he flashed that sinful smile of his, but instead, I walked toward him. I went against all reason, against all warning, and attended the gala of the year. His gala. The moment I step foot inside I know I'm in trouble, but I find that I can't turn away. I should leave. I shouldn't give into temptation. Not with him, not after...

I have it all. As a titan of New York City real estate, there’s nothing out of my reach. Money. Power. Success. The rise to the top wasn’t easy, but I’ve overcome every obstacle in my way. Including the biggest one. Then I met her. She isn’t afraid to put me in my place. Doesn’t tip toe around me because of who I am. And she’s there to witness the most humiliating moment of my life. The thing about being on top is there’s a lot further...