She’s always had to just handle it.

From taking over the role of parent to her two younger siblings, to climbing the ladder in her competitive advertising career, to raising her daughter on her own, Jezebel Taylor has always just handled it. In fact, she perfected it. But when she is forced back to the small town where she grew up, a place filled with difficult memories, her world is flipped upside down.

He’s as good-natured as they come.

Cameron Grey is everyone’s dependable friend, the town handyman, and respectable lawyer. But ever since one fantastic night with a gorgeous mystery woman, something has been missing. Then she returns. But she brought with her a secret that changes everything in his calm predictable life.

They couldn’t be more different.

With so much between them—including years of lies, their nearly opposite personalities, and the glaring age gap—even the best intentions to salvage a difficult situation can be doomed to fail. But with the heat that flares to life every time they’re together, they can’t seem to keep their hands to themselves. Will their hearts follow?

Santana Taylor is the baby of the family

And that means she’s always done exactly as she’s wanted to. Only one man has ever been able to handle her—literally—and when he returns to Birchwood Haven years later, she hatches a plan to make sure he spends most of his time in the sleepy small town in her bed.

She’s everything he shouldn’t want

Santana is rebellious, impulsive, and his best friend’s little sister—but Darius Ahmad can’t seem to stay away. It’ll be fine as long as it remains a secret and stay within the bounds they’ve agreed on. Besides, he’s only going to be in Birchwood Haven for a short time.

What begins as an agreement of mutual passions gets complicated

Will old patterns, stubborn beliefs, and fears born of painful pasts keep Santana and Darius from letting down their guards and finally accepting the love that’s right in front of them?

His little sister’s best friend

Jennifer has always been there. Quiet, shy, loyal as hell, and totally off-limits. Orphaned as a child, the Taylors think of her as one of their own, even Malcolm, whom she’s crushed on her whole life. But not anymore, Jenn is determined to find her own way and create a life that’s just for her.

He finally notices her

After a life of heartbreak and abandonment, Malcolm is a cynical grouch. But he’s working on it. Returning to Birchwood Haven and reconnecting with family allows him the opportunity to heal. When he falls for his little sister’s best friend, he is torn between honoring family and following desire.

But is it too late?

Jennifer might have had a crush on him when they were younger, but she’s a new woman now—strong, independent, and capable. Can they both let go of a lifetime of hurt and finally find comfort and the love they seek in each other’s arms?

A game master in trouble

When Leela Choudhary’s best friends are kidnapped, she'll move heaven and earth to save them, using every resource she’s cultivated in her life as a socialite and heiress as well as the skills she’s developed as an online gaming puppet master.

A bodyguard doing his best to keep her alive

Finnian Bird has been protecting Leela from the shadows for nearly her whole life. But when she’s drawn into a dangerous world of black market auctions and criminal organizations, he’s forced to play by her rules in order to keep her safe.

A restrained passion that can no longer be ignored

Their grudging partnership fans the flame of desire long denied. As the risk to her friends ramps up and Leela is drawn deeper and deeper into danger, can she trust Finn to have her back now that her heart is on the line?

A street-smart loner

While trying to help her desperate friend, Blue finds herself caught up in a trafficking ring, held captive and prepped for auction. Though she’s used to getting herself out of impossible scrapes, this puzzle is the toughest one she’s ever faced. She might have to take a risk and accept help from an untrustworthy source.

A captor with a secret

Salvio Gallo can’t seem to stay away from one of his newest captives and it could threaten the security of his entire mission, especially when he’s tasked with keeping her in line. But Blue’s admirable courage and sassy spirit make it particularly hard to follow orders. And that could get them both killed.

Can the heat of danger spark a deeper flame?

Intense circumstances brought them together and reveal an even more intense attraction. When their very lives are on the line, can they trust enough to let each other in and learn to love along the way?

A miserable wife turned criminal’s pawn

Clara Young spent years escaping into the digital world of online gaming, and she may have picked up some hacking skills along the way. It’s those skills that are put to the test when she is held captive by the man her husband betrayed, a man that awakens dormant needs she never knew she had.

Known as a ruthless man

Cadmael Tun will stop at nothing to take back what belongs to him and mete out much deserved punishments in the process. The wife of the man who stole from him is only a means to an end, but he can’t keep his distance from her stunning beauty, constant surprises, and odd ways.

Deception lies thick between them

When primal passions awaken elemental desires, Cadmael has to decide between retrieving a treasured family relic and claiming the one thing he never thought he’d have—love.

If he claims her body, will she surrender her heart?

Kane can finally see a new future for himself and it’s because of Desi. But when Desi’s fantasies lead them both into the shadows where Kane once ruled, he fears he must choose between the life he seeks and the woman who's claimed his heart.

No secret stays hidden forever.

Exploring emotional intimacies for the sake of their music, Zara and Luke inevitably surrender to the passion burning as hot as any Miami Beach summer. But when protective walls and deceptive facades are broken down, can one secret have the power to destroy everything?

Can he keep his secrets and keep her too?

While Max and Angela explore the edges of desire, the magnetic link between them strengthens, drawing them deeper into each other's lives. But when pain long embraced and hope long avoided claim the same space, secrets threaten exposure. Can he finally let go of his hellish past to claim heaven with her?