From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Callihan comes a smart, emotional contemporary romance about finding love with the most unlikely of people.As kids, they hated each other. Macon Saint was beautiful, but despite his name, Delilah knew he was the devil. That he dated her slightly evil sister, Samantha, was no picnic either. When they broke up, it was a dream come true: Delilah never had to see him again.Ten years later, her old enemy sends a text.Delilahs sister has stolen a valuable heirloom from Macon, now a rising Hollywood star, and he intends to collect his due. One problem: Sam has skipped town.Sparks still sizzle between Macon and Delilah, only this heat feels alarmingly like unwanted attraction. But Delilah is desperate to keep her weak-hearted mother from learning of her sisters theft. So she proposes a deal: shell pay off the debt by being Macons personal chef and assistant.Its a recipe for disaster, but Macon cant stop himself from accepting. Even though Delilah clearly hates him, theres something about her that feels like home. Besides, theyre no longer kids, and what once was a bitter rivalry has the potential to be something sweeter. Something like forever.
What happens when a boxer finds chemistry with a geek?Parker Brown cant believe she needs to hire a fake boyfriend. When she landed her dream job in renewable energy, she thought shed be entering a world at the forefront of progressive thinking. But the head boss prefers to promote employees who are settled. Thankfully, shes found the perfect candidate, a fellow intellectual looking for some quick cash. What Parker gets is his protective big brotherRhys Morgan. The tall, muscled ex-boxer with a foul mouth shows up just as her boss does, and now shes stuck with the manipulative jerk.Responsibility weighs heavily on Rhys. Now permanently out of the ring, hes trying to hold together his late fathers gym and keep his younger brother, Dean, on the straight and narrow. To save Dean from himself, Rhys takes his place, ready to give this society girl a piece of his mind. Instead, he finds an opportunity. Even though they can hardly stand each other, posing as Parkers boyfriend is a win-win deal. She gets to keep her job, and hell charm her star-struck boss into sponsoring his gym.Problem is, they can barely keep their hands off each other. And what started as an easy deal isnt so easy anymore. Because what future can a rough ex-boxer, afraid to open his heart, and a polished society geek, who has sworn off real relationships, possibly have?They say opposites attract. These opposites are about to combust on impact.
From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Callihan comes a charming, emotional romance about redefining dreams and discovering unlikely love along the way.Life for Emma isnt good. The world knows her as Princess Anya on Dark Castle, but then her character gets the axeliterally. The cherry on top is finding her boyfriend in bed with another woman. She needs a break, and sanctuary comes in the form of Rosemont, a gorgeous estate in California promising rest and relaxation.Then she meets the owners equally gorgeous grandson, exhockey player and current recluse Lucian Osmond, and she sees her own pain and yearning reflected in his eyes.Hes charming when he wants to be but also secretive and gruff, with protective walls as thick as Emmas own. Despite a growing attraction, they avoid each other.But then theres an impromptu nighttime skinny-dip, and Lucians luscious homemade tarts and cream cakes start arriving at Emmas door, tempting her to taste life againIn trying to stay apart, they only grow closerand their broken pieces just might fit together and make them whole.
Una joven torturada por la culpa y un hombre víctima de un misterioso maleficio desafían al pasado por estar juntos, en esta explosiva y original novela romántica paranormal ambientada en el Londres victoriano.Miranda Ellis es una belleza pelirroja, dinamica e inteligente, que esconde un terrible secreto. Marcada desde la cuna por un don poderoso e indomable, esta convencida de haber causado la ruina de su familia. Para sobrevivir, decide hacerse pasar por un pilluelo mas de los muchos que merodean por las callejuelas del Londres victoriano. Pero todo cambia cuando la obligan a contraer matrimonio con el misterioso lord Benjamin Archer, un hombre muy temido que oculta su rostro tras una mascara.Aunque Archer deberia protegerla del maleficio que pesa sobre el, es incapaz de resistirse a la chispa que se prende cuando la conoce. En contra de todo lo esperado, Miranda sucumbira a la intensa atraccion que comparten y, pocoa poco, descubrira la ternura que su esposo alberga en su interior. Pero cuando Archer se convierte en el principal sospechoso de una serie de muertes, Miranda se vera tentada de indagar en su pasado para salvarlo y tendra que adentrarse en un mundo de magia tenebrosa, donde ella podria ser la siguiente victima.Evocadora y profundamente romantica. Nalini SinghCallihan demuestra tener un gran talento para crear tension sexual y tramas inesperadas. Al final, ambas cosas se mezclan de forma brillante. Diana GabaldonLa Bella y la Bestia mezclada con El fantasma de la opera (con toques de Carrie y mucha mitologia egipcia) en esta apasionante y contagiosa historia, cocinada a fuego lento, de una sensualidad incendiaria y con una heroina que lo arriesga todo para salvar al hombre que ama. Library Journal
Ella es una joven atormentada por la culpa.Él está condenado a ocultarse tras una máscara.Una vez encendida la llama de la pasión, desafiarán el pasado por estar juntos.Miranda Ellis es una belleza pelirroja que posee un poderoso e indomable don que le ha causado muchos quebraderos de cabeza. Pero su suerte cambia cuando su familia la obliga a contraer matrimonio con el misterioso lord Benjamin Archer, un hombre temido que oculta su rostro tras una mascara.Aunque Archer deberia protegerla del maleficio que pesa sobre el, es incapaz de resistirse a la chispa que se prende cuando la conoce. En contra de todo lo esperado, Miranda sucumbira a la intensa atraccion que comparten y, poco a poco, descubrira la ternura que su esposo alberga en su interior. Pero cuando Archer se convierte en el principal sospechoso de una serie de muertes, Miranda se vera tentada de indagar en su pasado para salvarlo y tendra que adentrarse en un mundo de magia tenebrosa, donde ella podria ser la siguiente victima.Amor en llamas es una version deLa Bella y la Bestia inspirada en un cuento de hadas noruego, pais de origen de parte de la familia de la autora. Cuando se publico en 2012 fue seleccionada como una de las mejores novelas romanticas del año porLibrary Journal yRT Book Reviews.Reseñas:Evocadora y profundamente romantica.Nalini SinghCallihan demuestra tener un gran talento para crear tension sexual y tramas inesperadas. Al final, ambas cosas se mezclan de forma brillante.Diana GabaldonLa Bella y la Bestia mezclada conEl fantasma de la opera (con toques deCarrie y mucha mitologia egipcia) en esta apasionante y contagiosa historia, cocinada a fuego lento, de una sensualidad incendiaria y con una heroina que lo arriesga todo para salvar al hombre que ama.Library Journal