Rules are made to be broken . . . If England had yearbooks, I'd probably be "Arden St. Ives: Man Least Likely to Set the World on Fire." So far, I haven't. I've no idea what I'm doing at Oxford, no idea what I'm going to do next and, until a week ago, I had no idea who Caspian Hart was. Turns out, he's brilliant, beautiful . . . oh yeah, and a billionaire. It's impossible not to be captivated by someone like that. But Caspian Hart makes his own rules. And he has a lot of them. About when I can be with him. What I can do with him. And when he'll be through with me. I'm good at doing what I'm told in the bedroom. The rest of the time, not so much. And now that Caspian's shown me glimpses of the man behind the billionaire I know it's him I want. Not his wealth, not his status. Him. Except that might be the one thing he doesn't have the power to give me.

In humankind’s Third Expansion, the species has spread throughout the galaxy and assimilated all challengers but the mysterious Xeelee; in a 20,000-year stalemate, humans have kept them at bay in the galaxy’s center. Time travel (used by both sides to gather intelligence) creates numerous “drafts” of time lines, but apart from this uncertainty the endless war has brought about a strangely static human society. Soldiers and pilots are bred in vats near the Front and taught only war; few survive past their teens. When Prius, a young pilot, captures a Xeelee ship and takes it to the recent past for study, an innovative program is begun to develop new weapons technology. While Prius Blue (the pilot from the future time line, now stuck in this one) is sent to the Front, the younger Prius Red (from this time line) must travel throughout the solar system with an eccentric but brilliant scientist in a quest for knowledge needed for the anti-Xeelee weapon. Working with widely differing elements of society, Red learns many secrets he’d rather not know, adjusts to new knowledge, and grows into a leadership role: he heads up Exultant, the elite squadron tasked with deploying the new weapon. Even in a genre characterized by unfettered imagination, Baxter’s future universe is extraordinary in its depth, breadth, and richness of invention. Cutting-edge physics, subtle humor, time-travel paradoxes, and loopy twists combine to give readers a wonderfully original sci-fi experience. It can be read independently of Coalescent , which is set in the same universe but mostly in the present age.

Tiana Rossum's mad. Really mad. The owner of a successful bakery in Dallas, she's learned to not trust those around her the hard way. After fending off burglars, dealing with absent staff and generally pulling her hair out, the curvy baker deserves a vacation, right? And what kind of a break would be complete without a scorching hot werebear she's never even met before!Royce Hamilton has found himself faced with a problem. Scheming relatives have brought him face to face with the possibility of losing his family homestead. That is, unless he and his brothers marry within a year. Impossible! Or maybe it isn't... When sassy, spirited Tiana walks into the gruff firefighter's life, he knows he's in for one hell of a ride and he'll be damned if he lets this treat go, house or no house.With wildfires threatening Shifter Grove and Tiana's heart and hand on the line, can Royce beat the odds and conquer both? And will Tiana learn to trust again or has she gotten burned one too many times?Firebear Brides is a series of mail-order bride books set in Shifter Grove, Idaho. Each book can be read as a stand-alone. Guaranteed HEA/HFN ending! Beware of LOTS of steam!

Can one turn of fate be their conquering destiny? Jen Thorne is the resident book geek at Nellis Air Force Base, though she's strict about keeping her fictional men separate from her real-life expectations. It's safer, for her heart and soul, to maintain her personal life as a no-fly zone. Until she stumbles onto Sam Mackenna's radar. It's clear the Scottish RAF pilot—on loan to the Air Force for a month of cross-training—is more than Jen's fantasy Highlander come to life. His commanding aura is as intoxicating as his golden gorgeousness, and she's unable to resist the desire to let him dominate her in every way possible. Never has a man unlocked more of Jen's darkest desires and erotic yearnings—but being the man's perfect submissive in the sheets doesn't mean she's his life's destiny. Why would an alluring hunk like Sam choose a wallflower like her for anything more than his kinky booty call? Once he returns to Scotland,...

Stone Patino was once a bad boy, but not since moving to Willow Valley. He left that bad boy life behind years ago. Left it in the underground fighting ring he used to call his home. Now, he lives in the country and works on cars. He prefers the simple life without someone trying to put their fist through his face on a weekly basis. There's just one thing about that life he misses.Bowie Blake was once a bad girl too. But now she's a socialite turned reality TV star who turned her back ten years ago on the love of her life, Stone Patino. Full of regret and needing help, she seeks out Stone again. She drags Stone back into the ring to fight her battles and save her wheelchair-bound brother. Stone agrees, but must fight through his own demons and his love for Bowie. Both soon learn it's not easy to fight the same battles they'd already fought and lost so many years ago. But now it's a fight they both aim to win."Stone" is the second in the "Bad Boys of Willow Valley" series from author Shannyn Leah.Read the full Bad Boys of Willow Valley series:BOOK ONE: DaxBOOK TWO: Stone