But Jordan Castillo insists that he wants a partner, not a wife. Jordan’s the only surviving son of a family that can trace its heritage back for centuries. He’s also a salvager searching for sunken treasure Castillo treasure. He knows of one person who can help him find it. A woman. A woman named Aurora Collins. She has her own reasons for agreeing to be his partner. Reasons that, like Jordan’s, have everything to do with family. As Jordan and Rory work together, as they risk their lives, they learn to trust each other. And trust can turn into love.… Which means this Castillo might want a bride after all!

When the heroic werewolf Navarre is trapped in the twilight realm, his Shadowmen comrades are unable to rescue him. Only a passionate woman with a spirit as wild as his own can set him free.... Oil heiress Marissa Vasquez fled the jungles of Belize to avoid becoming a pawn in her vicious uncle's wicked schemes. Though she has found temporary sanctuary in little Twilight, Tennessee, only in her dreams does she taste freedom. At night, her spirit intertwines with a magnificent black wolf, and they run together under the glow of a forest moon. When a wounded stranger is brought to the camp where she is hiding, she glimpses in his eyes the mysterious being who has been the partner of her visions. But before she can explore her strange reaction to this man, they are kidnapped and imprisoned once again. Navarre is a shapeshifting Shadowman, captured by the evil Vladarian vampire who hopes to control Marissa. Injured and blind, he struggles to regain his warrior's strength as they fight for their freedom -- and their lives. Together, their spirits form a powerful link matched only by the passion they discover in each other's arms. But can a mortal woman attain true love with a man who is half wolf? And will their enemies give them time to find an answer?

VIRGIN BRIDES Celebrate the joys of first love with unforgettable love stories by your most beloved authors. SHE WANTED HIS NAME Casey Carmichael needed Bobby Metcalf to be her temporary husband. Just long enough to get away from her overbearing father and fulfill her dreams. She never planned on falling for this gruff, renegade rancher, especially when they hadn't shared a wedding night! But… HE WANTED…HER! Four years after she'd thought their marriage ended, Casey got a call. Bobby was still very much her husband—though he'd forgotten quite a few things…including his own name! And the fact that she was his wife in name only. But some passions weren't meant to be forgotten…or denied.

New York Times & USA Today best-selling author, Judy Angelo, presents: The Billionaire Brothers Kent, Book 3 of 4 - Ridge's story As a research scientist it is Lani Donatelli's dream to make a difference in the lives of people suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. There's only one problem, and it's a huge one - she's lost her funding from the big pharmaceutical companies and her research lab is in danger of closing down. Without funding her experiments are at a standstill. On top of that, she has one month to come up with the money to clear months of arrears with the leasing company before she and her team are evicted. In desperation, she turns to the one man she knows can save her skin. But is she willing to pay the price he demands? As co-member of a Houston school board, Ridge Kent has admired Lani Donatelli for months. She, however, can't stand him. According to her, he's nothing but a joker and an annoying one at that. Their disagreements at board meetings don't help since the constant conflict builds a brick wall between them. He wants to get to know her better but how can he, when all their interactions have been the polar opposite of positive? And then, like a heaven-sent miracle, lovely little Lani falls right into his hands. She has nowhere to turn but to him. He is willing to help, on one condition - Lani Donatelli must become his wife. Bride by blackmail - a recipe for disaster or an unexpected chance for love?

A Missing Birthright Jordan Castillo is the only surviving son of a family that can trace its heritage back for centuries. He's also a salvager looking for sunken treasure—Castillo treasure. And only one person can help him find it—a woman named Aurora Collins. Aurora has her own reasons for agreeing to be Jordan's partner. Reasons that, like his, have everything to do with family. As Jordan and Rory work together—as they both risk their lives—they learn to trust each other. But they're not the only ones looking for Jordan's birthright, as ruthless treasure hunters dog Jordan and Aurora's every move. Has Rory finally found someone to love, only to lose him?

The Bandit's Bride by Ana Seymour released on Jan 24, 1992 is available now for purchase.

In the vein of Alex Haley's Roots, author Andrés Ávila tells a multigenerational story of strife and ultimate success. Originating on the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia, migrating to Mexico City, and evolving in Arizona's Barrio Viejo, Barrio Roots tells the story of the author's family in a fictionalized version based on his true history. Spanning two centuries and three countries, the family's storyline traverses Spain, Mexico, and the United States. Beginning in 1814, readers are drawn into a family complete with accomplishments and failures. Dive into running a profitable sugar cane business and see the subsequent in-family corruption and disillusion of the business. Experience the trauma of the unfortunate deaths of the husbands in the family lineage. Embrace real-life historical events, such as the US expansion into the West and the Great Depression, anti-Semitism, a rigid caste system, anti-Mexican sentiment, and social mobility -- all of which the author's family experienced. At the heart of the story are the women. Their stories are of virtue, courage, and commitment in the face of overwhelming odds. Experience how they learn to establish and run a business while raising children without the help of a husband. At a time when women were considered simple, they achieved their ambitious goals, marking a rewarding conclusion to generations of family strife.

NEVER PIT AN ALPHA MAN AGAINST A FEISTY FEMALE Soledad Felix doesn't take guff from anyone, not even if that someone is the tall, dark and gorgeous hunk who moves in next door. Since the day he moves in he's a royal pain in the rear, going out of his way to make himself a nuisance. But then, as fate would have it, her big, bad and bossy neighbor falls right into her hands. And with him at her mercy, it's time to make him pay... Ransom Kent likes to mind his own business and lead a quiet life but tell that to his crazy neighbor next door. From the first day they meet it's like she's got this thing against him, a crazy vendetta of her own making. And it doesn't help that she's both beautiful and bewitching, with a whole lot of hot sauce on top. It's an alluring combination that he just can't resist. But when he gives in to the temptation and hands her his heart on a platter, that's when he realizes she's nothing like the woman he thought she was. The epic battle of fire and ice, and only one can be the victor...

TROUBLE TO THE 'NTH DEGREE. When Maximillian Davidoff meets Silken McCullen little does he know how much trouble will follow in her wake. The woman practically gets him thrown out of an establishment he could have purchased without a thought. And then, as if that weren't bad enough, she bulldozes her way into his life and proceeds to act like she's in charge. He soon finds out that there's a whole lot of woman packed into that petite bundle. Silken McCullen has always had a feisty streak but no matter how she tries to curb her fiery nature it's forever getting her in trouble. When she first meets Maximillian Davidoff it is under less than ideal circumstances...particularly because her temper clouds her judgment and she ends up cursing him out. It is only after she has given him a good piece of her mind that she finds out that he is innocent of her charges. Now it falls on her to track him down and apologize. But apologies come hard for Silken and, before you know it, she's in a new kind of trouble with Max...but this time it's oh, so sweet. With Silken McCullen, trouble is always just around the corner.