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Sheikh Khalid Al-Qasimi’s playboy ways have finally caught up with him. After creating a scandal during a diplomatic visit to America, Khalid is given a choice by his father—marry or face banishment. Rather than lose his family, Khalid bows to his father’s wishes but an outspoken American interrupts Khalid’s would-be wedding. Now Khalid has a new plan that might please his father, secure his inheritance and leave Khalid still able to go on with his life … he’ll take the beautiful American as his bride—and then his father will hate her so much he’ll beg Khalid not to get married after all.

Adesola “Sola” Temple Adebayo has spent too many nights wondering if love could ever feel safe again. After losing a child and carrying the ache of silence, she plans what should be the perfect romantic escape — a couples cruise toward Hawaii — hoping this surprise getaway will revive the spark in her marriage, help her and Kai heal, and maybe even give love a second chance. Kai Nolan boards the ship with a heart full of contradictions. He’s changed. He tries to be the man she deserves.

“Big Country.” That name—my name—had Dodger Stadium shaking when I won the World Series. Now they’re talking suspension? Please. I’m a national legend. The pride of NOLA. But the only thing dragging my six-foot-four frame into my Creole restaurant is her…Journey. That woman’s a walking challenge—sharp tongue, soft smile, and eyes that promise trouble. One look from me and she fumbles that cool facade. One look from her and suddenly I’m reconsidering every rule I’ve ever followed.

Organisatrice d'événements, Valérie Peng n'avait pas prévu passer son été à siroter du champagne dans une propriété au bord d'un lac, à esquiver des mondains suspects et à se faire passer pour la fille disparue d’un homme trahi par les siens. Mais lorsqu'un incident très public et profondément humiliant la met dans une situation délicate et met sa carrière en jeu, un richissime client lui fait une offre qu'elle ne peut refuser : venir dans sa somptueuse résidence d'été et se faire passer pour sa fille que sa famille lui aurait cachée.

I was only four years old when I experienced the worst day of my life. When I watched my father take his last breath at the hands of someone else. Instead of letting the hate consume me, I found a safe haven in the arms of the only person who understood, our shared trauma bonding us in a way that taught my heart that I was incapable of ever loving anyone else. And over the years, our codependency transformed into something deeper. Something forbidden. Something no one would accept.

When Charlotte "Charlie" Hasting's father dies, she knows her life will never be the same. But after finding a stash of letters from the mother she never knew, Charlie can see exactly what's been missing in her life. Determined to track her mom down, Charlie quits her high-powered job and road trips to California, giving her plenty of time to rethink her life. But before she can even leave New York, she winds up with an unexpected passenger . . .

While following her father’s ghost, Gia meets musician Cal Webb. Cal is gorgeous, sweet, and has his life (and piano) planted firmly in Boston. The two fall recklessly into a relationship knowing there is an expiration date. As the unlikely couple draws closer, Gia starts to wonder if she’s chasing one dream only to abandon the possibility of love.

In my defense, my new migraine meds had packed quite the drowsy punch that morning. One minute I was trimming his GQ-worthy locks and the next, I'd given him a side shave that would make a Marine jealous. Fast forward through a ticked-off Dev Menon storming out of my salon, threatening legal action, and I'm thinking the day couldn't get worse. Except it does...

My reputation at Fairview University preceded me. I was the projected number-one pick in the NHL draft and the fan favorite at the rink. People wanted to be me or be with me. Except for Lyla James Marichal. She didn't look at me like I was her next meal. She eyed me with disdain. Instead of vying for my attention, she ignored me and pushed me away. She was completely unattainable, and I became obsessed with her. When I finally got her, it felt like I was on top of the world. I was going to help the team win another championship, going into the draft, and had Lyla by my side.

She thought she was just another woman trying to make sense of her life. She never imagined she was born to rule. When Ayana Brooks inherits her great-grandmother’s estate in rural Georgia, she uncovers a secret buried beneath generations of silence—her bloodline traces back to Ghana’s royal Ashanti dynasty. With only a letter, a pendant, and a journal of memories, Ayana sets out on a journey across the ocean to reclaim the truth of who she is. In Ghana, she is received not as a visitor, but as a long-lost heir to the Obeng throne.

Handsome, talented, and beloved by (almost) everyone, Sebastian Laurent is used to being on top. The heir to a culinary empire, his sharp instincts and effortless charm have made him a legend. What people don’t see are the demons lurking beneath his golden-boy facade. There’s only one person who’s come close to knowing the real him—Maya Singh, his childhood rival and secret obsession. She’s also the only one who’s ever successfully challenged him. He can’t stand her, but if that’s true…why can’t he stop thinking about her?

Plus-size Puerto Rican woman just trying to de-stress, but fate said “here, fall for the EMT.”

He’s an amiable young man on his Grand Tour. She’s the spitfire he can’t soon forget. Will he have to become a rake to tame the shrew? When the always amiable and well-behaved David, Viscount Penton, departed England with his relatives for a Grand Tour, he didn’t expect to be the only bachelor when they reached their final stop—Rome. Now that everyone but him is married, he’s determined to break out on his own. First he has to attend the come-out ball for his brother’s niece-by-marriage, though. Perhaps this is where he can be a bit of a bad boy. Where he can act like a rogue.

They say youth is fleeting, but what if you could fake it for a little while longer—even forever? It’s possible thanks to the Crown Serum. As the twentieth anniversary for the world’s only legitimate wrinkle wonder cure approaches, newspaper reporter Goldie Hays lands an interview with its elusive maker, Sarah Crown. Too bad Goldie’s dealing with a broken heart at the same time. And to think, it was only a month ago on her fortieth birthday that she was saying “I love you” for the first time to her much younger boyfriend.

One night. Two lines. Three lives changed forever. I swore off hockey players after my ex-husband's betrayal. So, when I hooked up with a cocky stranger at a party, I had a few expectations: No strings. No repeats. Because the guy I chose was Tucker Stag—Pittsburgh Fury enforcer and my ex's teammate. Oh, and those condoms he endorses? They don't work. Now I'm facing co-parenting with a man whose entire family smothers us, and I feel my hard-won independence slipping further away with every casserole and helpful suggestion. Tucker fights hard on the ice and plays harder off it.

She’s a late-blooming Omega. They’re the three Alphas she was never meant to bond with. Now the academy that’s supposed to protect her might tear them apart. At twenty-one, Hope Whitmore is the oldest unregistered Omega in the country—flagged, marked, and transferred to Sanctuary Academy before she even understands what’s happening to her body. She doesn’t want a bond. She doesn’t want an Alpha. And she definitely doesn’t want three. But the moment she steps into Sanctuary, something shifts. A guarded professor. A quiet, commanding doctor. A loyal, rule-breaking student.

Sanaa Baptiste grew up around violence. She knows how to stay alive, how to follow the rules, and when to break them. When she is forced to marry Mikhail Smirnoff, the heir to a Bratva empire, she plays along to stay safe. He does not trust her. He watches everything. Tests her limits. Tries to control her. But Sanaa is not easy to control and the more he tries, the harder it becomes to let her go. What starts as a power play turns into something messy, consuming, and dangerously addictive.

Born into a Russian Mafia family, Vlad Karev is no stranger to violence…but this time it’s personal. Someone has murdered his father and Vlad can’t rest until he finds the killer. When the trail leads to an art gallery, Vlad wants to dig deeper, but he needs help from the owner’s daughter. The pretty redhead is far too innocent for a man like Vlad, but he’ll do what it takes to get the information he needs. His obligations are to the family, even if that means using the fiery woman.

What happens when the secret you've kept for thirteen years walks through your door with a camera crew? ESSENCE: I've kept two secrets for thirteen years. The first: my grandmother's Christmas cookies contain actual magic—the kind that makes grown men cry memories and sick children smile miracles. The second: my daughter's "dead" father is Stefan Andersson, the celebrity chef who just walked into my bakery with Food Network cameras and enough sexual tension to melt snow in Vermont winter. One look at Maya and he knows.

Romance with Zik was not on the menu. On the menu were carefully plated dishes. Not butterflies. Not longing gazes. Not replaying moments like a carousel. And definitely not romance with my friend’s brother. Or a younger guy. So why did my stomach feel weird? It had to be a stomach bug… right?