Ava learned long ago that she's safest with her heart locked up. As a nurse in a small town prison, she's never been tempted to break the rules. Never, ever get involved with the prisoners. Until the guards drag a new inmate into her infirmary, scarred and wounded and wary of her touch.Trust doesn't come easy for Ava, she has already been hurt in more ways than one, but Dean's gentleness draws her in, and his trauma is familiar. How crazy is it that the only man she's felt safe with, the only one to spark a rare flame of desire, is a convicted felon? Falling for him could get her fired, and letting him into her life could stir up long-buried ghosts of her past.She must decide if it's worth the risk to nurture this forbidden romance both inside and outside the prison walls.

From the Amazon bestselling Jacksonville Rays Hockey series comes a Happily Ever After novella full of spice, laughter, and so much love. Curious to know what happened to Rachel and the guys after that fateful hockey game in Los Angeles? Pucking Ever After: Volume 1 provides listeners with a six-chapter peek into the future of Team Price. Bonus content in this volume spans four years after the end of Pucking Around. "Show me all the ways I'm yours." "I would bury myself in you, wife. No beginning. No end." "Mars, if this is your baby, please don't name him Flörp." Contains mature themes.

When a charming billionaire and a reclusive lawyer tie the knot to outsmart an inheritance scheme, sparks fly and unexpected love blossoms in this sizzling romance from Ava Rani, author of The Spare and The Heir. Sometimes love outsmarts the best laid plans. Penelope Chen-Astor ran away from the stifling expectations of her wealthy family in Singapore for an independent life as a high-powered Manhattan lawyer. But familial duty comes crashing back when her grandfather’s will demands she be married for a year to claim her inheritance. She’d walk away from it all, but her mother’s assets are at stake too, and this is the only way Penelope can see to protect her. Enter Xander Sutton, the billionaire co-founder of investment group Dawn Capital. With his effortless charm and easy smiles, he’s used to winning hearts, but Penelope’s always proven immune to him. When she’s backed into a corner and asks Xander to masquerade as her husband for a year, he sees a golden opportunity to finally win over the only person who’s kept him at arm’s length—but the closer they get, the harder it becomes to play pretend. What begins as a strictly business arrangement quickly spirals into steamy encounters and genuine emotions. When meddling relatives, corporate espionage, and high-stakes legal battles come into play, Xander and Penelope will have to decide if the inheritance is all they stand to lose when the year is done... From the bustling streets of Manhattan to the serene beaches of the Hamptons and the skyscrapers of Singapore, The Charmer is the third and final novel in the Biotech Billionaires universe.

He needed a perfect year. She needed a way out I sat at the helm of one of the most powerful companies in the world. CEO was my birthright, even if the board saddled me with a morality clause before I could permanently take over. Regardless of my behavior now, the darker corners of my past threatened my future. That was where Selena came in. Hired in secret by my overbearing sister, Selena was supposed to rehabilitate my salacious image. But her presence made me want to blur the lines between us. The more she pushed me away, the more I was pulled to her. She was a distraction. One I couldn’t afford. And I could afford just about anything. Selena There wasn’t a dirty secret on the Upper East Side I couldn’t clean up. That was until I made a mess of my own. Henry Amari’s account was my redemption, an easy image rehab, and my one-way ticket out of New York City for good. One goal. One year. One high-society CEO. To my delight, Henry Amari made the job easy. Too easy. He wasn’t anything like the man I thought he would be when his sister hired me in secret. Despite himself, he drew me in. But it didn’t matter. I knew from experience that fairytale endings didn’t happen in real life. People like me got lost in his world. Once my year was over, so was the fantasy he kept trying to pull me into. The Heir is the second book in a series of interconnected standalones following the biotech billionaires. A happily ever after is guaranteed.

Maxton Hall meets Rory Gilmore's college years in this decadent college romance that equal parts passion, privilege and mystery. Malena Amin is two people.At home, she the respectable, rule-abiding daughter that her controlling family expects. At her prestigious Ivy-League University, she’s the risk-taking, adventurous woman that she wants to be. With parents who demand to know her location settings at all times, Malena uses a secret phone and secret bank account to make her double life possible.But when her tutoring job falls through, she hits a snag in funding that double life. So, Malena sets her eyes on the prize money from a National feature-writing contest through the school paper. And when she intercepts an invitation to an ultra-exclusive secret society on campus—she has the perfect story.She’ll attend, lay low, and get an inside look. Unfortunately, she’s discovered early in the night by the notorious playboy and Hastings Media Conrad Hastings. The frustratingly attractive Conrad doesn’t aspire to anything other than a good time. But when his newspaper-magnate father discovers that he’s delinquent on work for the school paper, Conrad needs to complete it before his father can make good on an ultimatum. So, he agrees to let Malena into the secret society—temporarily— if she agrees to share a byline on the article they’ll write together. Conrad fulfils his obligations, and Malena gets the inside look she needs for the contest. But, the two soon discover an art world mystery hidden between lavish parties and Gothic libraries. And more a palpable spark between them. With new clues unraveling before them, mounting desire they can’t ignore and Malena’s web of lies threatening to collapse—their partnership becomes a lot more than a simple deal.TROPES YOU'LL FIND IN POISONED IVY:Rich kid shenanigansIvy League University SettingMystery SubplotInterracial & multicultural romanceDislike to loversBlack cat/golden retrieverCollege Romance

Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer. Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs—in memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt’s struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn. Enter Theo Somers: charming, wealthy, with a smile that makes Dylan’s stomach do backflips. AKA a distraction. Their worlds are sun-and-moon apart, but Theo keeps showing up. He even convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding in the Hamptons. In Theo’s glittering world of pomp, privilege, and crazy rich drama, their romance is supposed to be just pretend . . . but Dylan finds himself falling for Theo. For real. Then Theo’s relatives reveal their true colors—but with the mooncake contest looming, Dylan can’t risk being sidetracked by rich-people problems. Can Dylan save his family’s business and follow his heart—or will he fail to do both?