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What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our heads of how life's supposed to be. Robert O'Connell has a plan for his life and nothing is going to get in his way. He's got the perfect woman by his side. They've been together for six years and he plans on marrying her as soon as he finishes his master's degree. Attending the University of Edinburgh had been his dream. Living in Scotland, studying the history was part of the plan.

Life was absolutely perfect. All that changed in a flash. Aedan Kearney is on the edge of every success he'd ever dreamed. His career is on top. He's about to go pro in the MMA circles, and he's finally with the woman he loves. Rosalyn Thomas is enjoying success of her own. Her career as a writer is coming to fruition with the publication of her first book. Except happiness can't last forever.

Evelyn Smythe has been dying a thousand deaths inside, secretly planning to leave England to escape a life of misery at the hands of a monster. She receives aid from an unexpected source and her life changes forever. Knowing she was falling in love with the new butler, she feels torn between leaving him behind and getting away from her arranged marriage.

Workaholic billionaire Colin Murphy is determined to make his company even more profitable than it already is. He had an amazing Christmas but is now back to work and more focused than he’s ever been. Abigail Thompson has been given a second chance. Hired by Colin Murphy, she’s not messing anything up - at least not on purpose.

I loved this man with every fiber of my being and with every atom that vibrated to bring my body to life. Bryan McBride is a disappointment to his parents. Doesn’t matter he’s a successful architect and that in his spare time he builds homes for the homeless. His tattoos disrespect his family name, his business partner is too blue collar, too surfer, and Bryan’s brother - who the family never talks about - died from a drug overdose.

Logan's former manager is still suing him; Olivia's boss, his harassment finally exposed, may be more determined to ruin her than ever; and, to make things worse, Logan's ex-fiancée has shown up in the tabloids — on his lawsuit-happy manager's arm. Not to mention the strange way Olivia's new paralegal is behaving. Just about the only thing that gets Olivia through is her relationship with Logan. A relationship that violates the ethics of the legal profession, and could ruin her career if discovered.

Is it fate or circumstance that brings two people together? Is the promise of love enough to abandon your dreams? What happens when that love is threatened? These questions are explored in the third installment of Justin Baker and Kayla Reid’s love story. Justin chooses the girl, leaving behind his LA dreams and getting a job with his best friend at an accounting firm.

Abby said yes. After all she’s pretty sure she’s in love with Colin. I mean, who wouldn’t be? He’s crazy hot, owns a billion-dollar company, and wants to marry her. Except there’s one problem - they barely know each other. They’ve done two crazy snow drives and had amazing sex. Boy does he know her in that department. He even hired her to work for his company. But what else do they have in common? Is that enough reasons to get married?

Lillian Warren didn’t mean to break up with Cayden over a text. Well, actually she did. She didn’t have the courage to do it to his face because she was afraid she wouldn’t go through with it. She doesn’t deserve this handsome, sweet and extremely passionate guy. Did she mention how hot he was? Incredibly, put-the-sun-to-shame hot.

The only really happy people are those who have learned to serve. Alistair Godstone has one goal in life. To break his family's tradition of being trapped into a life of servitude. With one more temporary job to finish up a family obligation, he will achieve his dream. He just has to keep up the act and wear his mask of the cold but attentive butler long enough to pay his family's medical bills. When he arrives at his new post, his entire focus and purpose change. At this mansion lives the grown woman he loved as a child. Only she's a heiress - and untouchable.

Phillip Greene is the shining resident at St. Joseph's Hospital. Lilly Carver is the personal assistant of her billionaire father at his finance firm. Two different worlds, two different sets of rules. But when their worlds collide, fires ignite. Forests are burned to the ground. And neither of their fathers approve of the union. One reckless weekend threatens to tear them apart as their secretive affair surfaces.

A rich little spoiled brat has no business getting in the way of his investigation. But when sparks fly between the two, Luke sees an opportunity to get close to the family - and to find the proof he needs to shut down their whole operation. The problem is there’s no contingency in place for losing his heart. The beautiful blonde turns out to be everything he’s dreamed of. But she’s got secrets of her own. Suddenly he’s caught in a conflict - do the job and destroy everything Danielle believes in...or walk away and let the criminals run free.

When Tony Rivers left New York three years ago, he left behind two things. One was the off-Broadway musical he’d made a success through his choreography. The second was a piece of his heart. Fed up with Allison's secrets and cover-ups, he left her and the Big Apple. He’s now established on the Hollywood television scene as a dance coach and choreographer, though he aspires to direct.

All Angelica wanted to do was her job. Being kidnapped by drug lords and taken into the Amazon was not part of her plan. Now, she needs to get away - and fast - before the patient heals enough to sign her death warrant. Her only hope? A sketchy-looking pilot who doesn’t seem to get her frantic message for help.

It's 1942 and war is raging in Europe and slowly, London is coming undone at the seams. Life as Claire knew it is falling apart all around her. But she's determined to live a full life, to flirt and have fun as if nothing is wrong. And then she meets Thomas, the handsome American soldier, and with him comes the thrill of secrecy and a whirlwind love that sucks her in. She will wait for him forever, if that's what it takes.

Secrets are diseases, and my life is full of them. Going back to where I grew up solved nothing. Coming back home brought no peace. And now, as I look over Anton's last piece of property, I still have no peace. My godfather's death brought a woman into my life. But a stupid argument ripped her away. I can't stop thinking about her. Wondering about her. Dreaming about her. All I know is I have to see her. I have to feel her body pressed against me again.

Delegate your way to the top. - No, not that top. Professional. I can do professional. That's what Lilah wants from me, anyway. But when things start getting stressful again, she takes me up on an old offer for a work trip, away from reality. Oh, I should keep it professional. But, away from the office, it's hard to remember why we laid those rules down in the first place. And I don't know how long I can keep my hands to myself.

I just want to forget Lilah and move on with my life, but the world isn't making that easy. My mother won't get off my back about bringing her to the fold again. And the stress at work is piling up without her smile to take the edge off. And she was damn good at her job. I can't lie about that. But she's not waiting around for me. And I'm not sure how much more of not being able to have her that I can take....

They say it is not the fall that kills you. Maybe for humans this is true. Perhaps one could go on falling forever, and yet live on. I have heard them say you can get used to anything. Among my people, though, it is the fall itself that is the end. It is not, as you might imagine, a literal casting out. God does not throw us down from on high. It is, like many things, a process: One decision on top of another until you realize suddenly that you are too far gone to turn back. It is too late to do anything but go on falling. Or so, at least, it went for me.

Ethan Stark’s security company is one of - if not - the best. With his Special Forces background, coupled with his family’s resources, he’s the perfect man for the job. He just wasn’t prepared for the politician’s daughter with a body that could make grown men weep and an attitude that puts his teeth on edge. He has, somehow, managed to break all three rules, and he’s got to figured out how to fix the mess he’s in.