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We all paint this picture of what we envision our lives to be. One day you will marry the man of your dreams. Have a family and live happily ever after. That was my dream, and one bullet changed it all. Now I am a single mother in shambles with two small children to raise alone… He was once my enemy. A man that took the woman I loved, and I hated him. Time went by life happened and he became my brother, a man that I would kill for. Now he is gone, and I never saw it coming. I made a promise to stand up and be there for his family, be there for the woman he loved, the only woman I have ...

Lisa is a beautiful brown-skinned goddess. By day, she is the assistant to a real estate mogul, her best friend Tyanna. When the sun goes down, she fulfills clients' dreams by helping them expose their deepest sexual desires. One eventful night, she meets a divine, sensual man named Robert. He is a well-spoken architect of luxury resorts. Their dinner turns into a fun-filled weekend, not only kindling her body's burning desires but also stimulating her mind. This chance meeting turns into so much more as they decided to see each other exclusively.

I followed the rules to the letter since I was in elementary school, going to the best schools, and making the right connections. But the one person I want to spend the rest of my life with is all wrong on paper; however, she is perfect for me. Charlene’s past as an exotic dancer causes concern for my political career, but standing by her side is all I have ever wanted. I haven’t had an interest in love, but the business of marriage is just that – a business. And I understand business better than most. Taking my talents to the stripper pole and becoming one of the richest women in the...

I am a king. A man with blood on my hands. I take what I want and never have regrets about it. Until Nevada. She is pure and beautiful on the inside and out, but she is not to be had by a man like me. A man that takes the lives of my competition. For small moments in time, I can stand in the warmth of her light, and then I am forced back into this cold world. A darkness that I was used to, until her. Now I dream of the time when I can have her close to me, but not too close, because people that stand in my darkness don't always survive. Sometimes I stand next to Kyle just to breath him in. ...

Fifteen years ago, Summer Cole ran away from home, but home never really left her. Even all these years later, she has nightmares about her time there. Her past is even stopping her from being honest with the man that she loves. As an accomplished attorney, she commands the courtroom, but a phone call from her past brings her back to the girl that she was. Faced with the death of her beloved mother, she goes back to Lexington, Texas, and faces the family that almost destroyed her.

Arianna Anderson has a secret: She isn't what she appears to be. To her close friends, she is Leslie, a fun hairdresser, but to the international world, she is a powerhouse. She hides behind the name Leslie because she knows that Damian Maxwell is everything that she wants and can never have. He plays with women's emotions, and she will not be one of his many conquests.

Mason has lost the love of his life, and he is about to lose the company that he has built from the ground up. He wants to save the last piece that holds him to his wife, no piece of paper is going to stop her from being in love with the woman he has loved his whole life. But then walks in Maxine Nolan, a woman with a voice that woke up something primal inside of him. He could never be is himself with his ex-wife, but maybe Maxine.

When Layla walked into Giovanni’s shop two years ago, all he could think about was having her tied to a St. Andrews cross. After a couple of conversations, he learned that she was all he ever wanted, but his life wasn’t ready for her yet. One year ago, he was ready to claim her as his own, but then she walked in with the ugliest ring in history, declaring her off the market. Tonight, she walked in with no ring and no reason for him to stop. He can finally show her that he is more than a master in chocolate - he is a master in the bedroom, as well.

Charles has loved Vivian with all of his heart for the past 20 years, but after overhearing a conversation between her and her girlfriends, he learns that she doesn't feel the same. Cassie and Mason have tried and failed to have a family, and the loss has begun to change their love, which was once so solid. Charles and Cassie become great friends, and after a short time, they begin to confide in each other about their failing marriages. With the commitment to help each other fix their dying marriages, they begin to see all that they were missing - in each other.

Sierra Brooks is on the lookout for love. She has been a serial dater for the last few years. Every man she has met has not been the man for her. After hearing for years how great Ty Howard is, she finally goes to meet him, but the "him" is actually a "her". Ty Howard is successful in all areas of life, except for love.

Hit man-turned-husband Dr. Robert Bryant never imagined that he would fall for his assignment, the beautiful Aubrey Nolan. He thinks he has his life under control, until a woman from his past shows up. Now, with the new threat, he has to go back to the man that he was to protect, the family that he has grown to love, and hiding who he is in plain sight from the woman he was never supposed to love.

Celeste and Anubis were true soulmates since the moment they locked eyes. The only thing that separated them was the birth of their son Callum. Now she is a single mother of a nonverbal autistic child. Forced to deal with his tantrums and constant ridicule and stares of the public. All Callum Anu's life he has wondered two things; what the colors and numbers mean, and why his father doesn’t love him. For years he has been silent, listening to the people around him ask invasive questions, but the moment he sees the woman with the long dark hair, he knows he has to speak. A mother and son ...

Death came easy for Piper. Living forever is the hard part. Just days ago, she was killed. Her killer walks free, and there is nothing she can do about it. Or so they keep telling her.

Jade has her life all planned out, with a mother with mental illness she has to be on top of things. With graduation in sight, she doesn't have time for boys. Liam has had his eye on Jade for years, with her nose in a book she doesn't notice him. With his bad-boy reputation, he has no business wanting this good girl, but she is all that he can think about. He has one shot at having her, and he doesn't waste time. A coming of age story about two teenagers that have to grow up faster than they ever imagined and a love that defies age.

With graduation just around the corner, Callum, the King of the Gods, has one goal: to live a normal high school life, play football, and enjoy his last days as a teenager. But when Piper, his girlfriend and newly minted goddess, unleashes a storm of chaos in a vengeful bid against the man who stripper of her mortality, their secret world is thrust into the spotlight. Callum must decide what it truly means to be a king when the weight of the heavens collides with the everyday challenges of growing up. Can he protect his friends and save his relationship, or will the fallout from Piper’s ...

It's been 17 years since Jade laid eyes on Liam, and that spark is still there—the love is still there. Liam wants another chance to prove that he could love Jade forever, but an enemy gets in the way, putting Jade's life in danger. Jade goes on the run again, and Liam will stop at nothing to find her.

They say to get over one woman, you have to get under another one... And that exactly what Liam does. Finding a woman is easy, but having the woman of his dreams is a fading memory. Helping Jade keep the illusion of happiness is all he can give. When Ashton's past comes to the light, Liam will do anything to keep Jade safe. Even helping the man that stole his future. Ashton has everything he wanted, but the past won't stay buried. With his life being threatened at every turn he needs the help of the man that he is not sure he can trust to keep him safe. Memories are a funny thing, but when ...

Being in the funeral business is a hard job. But the gift of talking to souls before they crossover is a blessing that I cherish. I have seen the man who takes souls to the next realm but I never have the courage to speak to him. Until one day, I do. I have met many men in her long life, but none like Anubis. Not only is he handsome, he is everything that she could ever wish to have. Being the God of death has some draw backs, but meeting the beautiful Celeste isn't one of them. For as long as I can remember I have been searching for something real, and I think I have found it. I want to ...