New Releases by Julie Kenner

Secrets, Sex and Scandals ... Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy... Get ready. The storm is coming. As Sebastian and Marylee plot to cover up Sebastian''s sexual escapade, Ginny and Dakota continue to reel from the fallout of Dakota''s announcement. But it is the Rush family that''s left to pick up the pieces as Payton, Brittany and Jeffry each cope with Sebastian''s betrayal in their own way...

Secrets, Sex and Scandals … Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy… Get ready. The storm is coming. Nestled among rolling hills and painted with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems like nothing short of perfection. But there are secrets beneath the facade. Dark secrets. Powerful secrets. The kind that can destroy lives and tear families apart. The kind that can cut through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes is one little thing to shatter that polish. Season 1 – episodes 1-4

Secrets, Sex and Scandals ... Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy... Get ready. The storm is coming. Bryce Douglas faces a crisis of faith when his idyllic view of his family is challenged with his son''s diagnosis of autism. Instead of accepting his wife and her tight-knit family''s comfort, he pushes them away, fears from his past threatening to undo the happiness he''s found in his present.

Secrets, Sex and Scandals ... Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy... Get ready. The storm is coming. In the season finale ... As Hannah Grossman grapples with the very real possibility that she is dating one Johnson brother while secretly in love with another, the entire town prepares for Founders Day. The building tempest threatens not just Hannah''s relationship with Tucker and Tate, but everyone in Storm as dire revelations threaten to tear the town apart. ... Season 2 coming in 2016. Sign up for the newsletter so you don''t miss a thing! http: //risingstormbooks.com

Secrets, Sex and Scandals ...Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy... Get ready. The storm is coming.Marisol Moreno has spent her youth taking care of her younger siblings. Now, with her sister, Ginny, in crisis, and her brother in the throws of his first real relationship, she doesn''t have time for anything else. Especially not the overtures of the incredibly compelling Patrick Murphy.

Secrets, Sex and Scandals ... Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy... Get ready. The storm is coming. As the citizens of Storm, Texas, sway in the wake of the death of one of their own, Daddy''s girl Dakota Alvarez also reels from an unexpected family crisis ... and finds consolation in a most unexpected place.

From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors Lorelei James, Lara Adrian, Christopher Rice, and Julie Kenner... Four Dark Tales. Four Sensual Stories. Four Page Turners. Roped In: A Blacktop Cowboys® Novella by Lorelei James: When World champion bulldogger Sutton Grant is sidelined by an injury, he needs help keeping his horse in competition shape. London is humiliated when her boyfriend dumps her for a rodeo queen. What’s worse, she’s forced to see the lovebirds on the rodeo circuit every weekend. In an attempt to save face, London agrees to assist the notoriously mild, but ruggedly handsome Sutton Grant with his horse training problem on one condition: Sutton has to pretend to be her new boyfriend. But make believe doesn''t last long between the sassy cowgirl and the laid-back bulldogger. Tempted By Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novella by Lara Adrian: Lazaro Archer, one of the eldest, most powerful of the Breed, is sworn to his duty as the leader of the Order’s command center in Italy. When a covert mission takes a deadly wrong turn, Lazaro finds himself in the unlikely role of hero with a familiar, intriguing beauty he should not desire, but cannot resist. Melena Walsh has never forgotten the dashing Breed male who saved her life as a child. But the chivalrous hero of her past is in hard contrast to the embittered, dangerous man on whom her safety now depends. And with an unwanted—yet undeniable—desire igniting between them, Melena fears that Lazaro’s protection may come at the price of her heart…. The Flame: A Desire Exchange Novella by Christopher Rice: Cassidy Burke has the best of both worlds, a driven and successful husband and a wild, impulsive best friend. But after a decadent Mardi Gras party, Cassidy finds both men pulling away from her. Did the three of them awaken secret desires during a split-second of alcohol-fueled passion? Or is Mardi Gras a time when rules are meant to be broken without consequence? With the strike of a match and one tiny flame, she will call forth a supernatural being with the ultimate power—the power to unchain the heart, the power to remove the fear that stands between a person and their truest desires. Caress of Darkness: A Dark Pleasures Novella by Julie Kenner: From the first moment I saw him, I knew that Rainer Engel was like no other man. Dangerously sexy and darkly mysterious, he both enticed me and terrified me. I wanted to run–to fight against the heat that was building between us—but there was nowhere to go. I needed his help as much as I needed his touch. And so help me, I knew that I would do anything he asked in order to have both. But even as our passion burned hot, the secrets in Raine’s past reached out to destroy us…and we would both have to make the greatest sacrifice to find a love that would last forever. Every Dark Nights tale is breathtakingly sexy and magically romantic.

Secrets, Sex and Scandals … Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy… Get ready. The storm is coming. Nestled among rolling hills and painted with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems like nothing short of perfection. But there are secrets beneath the facade. Dark secrets. Powerful secrets. The kind that can destroy lives and tear families apart. The kind that can cut through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes is one little thing to shatter that polish. Ginny Moreno didn’t mean to do it, but when she came home to Storm, she brought the tempest with her. And now everyone will be caught in its fury…

I''d thought that he was mine, the dark, arresting man who commanded not only my body but my heart. Dante had swept into my life, and I''d succumbed to the burn of passion in his arms. I''d believed we had a love that would last forever, but he''d shattered my dreams and broken me into pieces when he''d walked away, taking a piece of my soul with him. Now he has come back seeking my help, and though I try to keep my distance and protect my heart, I cannot deny that the fire between us burns hotter than ever. And I cannot help but fear that this time our passion will reduce us both to ashes.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner comes a new story in her Dark Pleasures series… From the first moment I saw him, I knew that Rainer Engel was like no other man. Dangerously sexy and darkly mysterious, he both enticed me and terrified me. I wanted to run–to fight against the heat that was building between us–but there was nowhere to go. I needed his help as much as I needed his touch. And so help me, I knew that I would do anything he asked in order to have both. But even as our passion burned hot, the secrets in Raine’s past reached out to destroy us … and we would both have to make the greatest sacrifice to find a love that would last forever. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you''ll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

From New York Times, USA Today, and International bestselling author J. Kenner writing as Julie Kenner.... After what seems like an eternity, I am finally back in Malcolm’s arms. My lover. My mate. Our passion is wild. Violent and all-consuming. A heat that binds us through touch and time. But passion has a price, and our enemies search for us. For me. Because there is a power inside me that I do not understand. A fire that burns as wild as the pleasure I find in Mal’s arms. And the evil that chases us will stop at nothing to reclaim that power... Reading Order:Find Me in Darkness, Part 1 Find Me in Pleasure, Part 2 Find Me in Passion, Part 3 And be sure not to miss the first novella in this exciting and sexy series by Julie Kenner (aka J. Kenner), Caress of Darkness, a 1001 Dark Nights novella. ***NOTE TO READERS*** Each of the 1001 Dark Nights novellas stands alone. (Caress of Darkness and the 2015 release, Caress of Pleasure.) The Find Me books are a true trilogy spanning Mal and Christina’s romance and are meant to be read in order.

The final installment in Mal and Christina''s epic love story.

A doomed woman. A dangerous and mysterious man. And an epic passion that cannot be denied… Don’t miss Mal and Christina’s story: Find Me in Darkness, Part 1 Find Me in Pleasure, Part 2 Find Me in Passion, Part 3 *** From the first moment I saw Malcolm, I felt his power shudder through me. Lithe and powerful, dark and controlling, he cast a spell over me that I didn’t understand, but to which I willingly surrendered. One touch and I melted. One glance into his storm-swept eyes and I was lost. One kiss, and I was bound. But sometimes passion can burn to hot, and it would take all of our strength for Mal and I to survive the fire that raged between us... *** And be sure not to miss the first novella in this exciting and sexy series by Julie Kenner (aka J. Kenner), Caress of Darkness, a 1001 Dark Nights novella. ***NOTE TO READERS*** Each of the 1001 Dark Nights novellas stands alone. (Caress of Darkness and the 2015 release, Caress of Pleasure.) The Find Me books are a true trilogy spanning Mal and Christina’s romance and are meant to be read in order.

What if the best sex you ever had was… 200 years ago? After breaking off her engagement, Natalie Bowman finds herself in the 1800s being auctioned off as a sex slave! She''s even more shocked when the highest bidder is Andrew Greenwood—the fiance she dumped. 80 years ago? Uptight Sylvia Preston is terrified when she time travels to a twenties party. But when Tucker Green gets her dirty dancing, Sylvia wants to see just how uninhibited she can be—in bed with Tucker. 60 years ago? When history student Betty Kroger is transported to WWII, it feels right—and even more right to show sailor John Stevens what sex is like twenty-first-century style! Those Were the Days by Julie Kenner Pistols at Dawn by Nancy Warren Time After Time by Jo Leigh

When a stalker leaves verses from Victorian erotica for his victims, detective Jack Parker asks bookstore owner Veronica Archer for help in interpreting the clues. He gets more than he bargained for when she, an expert on naughty turn-of-the-century prose, and in exchange for her services, demands the he satisfy her most scandalous desires.

Laci Montgomery is determined to be pro surfing''s Golden Girl. Does she need help from her ex—hottie sports promoter Taylor Dutton? No way! Well, not unless she''s on top….

Talk about intoxicating! For the perfect New Year''s punch, blend the following: • one woman determined to find her inner vixen • a notorious—and notoriously hot!—playboy • a provocative New Year''s Eve bash • an impulsive kiss that leads to a night of explosive passion! Claire Daniels is looking for love—even if she has to get it from her ex-boyfriend! But when she sees him on the last night of the year with another woman, she kisses the guy closest to her instead! Only, he doesn''t want to stop at a kiss…. It turns out that Ty Coleman is the biggest playboy in Dallas. And Claire''s all for a decadent fresh start. After all, Ty''s definitely well qualified to give her a sizzling good time. Then again, it''s all fun and games until someone loses her heart….

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GET INTO BED WITH THE ENEMY.… That''s exactly what FBI agent Tori Lowell is afraid of. Especially after she learns that her first undercover assignment will involve going into a sex resort, posing as the wife of her longtime nemesis—and nightly fantasy—gorgeous Carter Sinclair. Which wouldn''t be so bad, except that, years ago, she''d almost made it into Carter''s bed. And she''s afraid that once she gets there, she won''t be able to leave.… After years of undercover work, all Carter Sinclair wants is a little peace. But when his final assignment pairs him with Tori, he decides to go for one last fling, too! The sexy brunette has had him tied up in knots since they were both cadets. And now, given their new \"marital\" status, Carter can enjoy his \"husbandly\" rights until Tori''s out of his system, once and for all. Little does he guess that this \"marriage\" was meant to last.…

Recipe for a super sizzling Christmas: Mix together the following: —one woman determined to heat up the holidays with a hunky new date —a sexy suave millionaire —an even sexier old friend, just to spice things up Garnish with a sultry kiss under the mistletoe and watch all sexy hell break loose! Alyssa Chambers has visions of sweet temptation dancing in her head. Should she choose the hot playboy who can give her everything she''s ever wanted? Or indulge in some holiday cheer with her good friend Christopher Hyde, a man who''s turning out to be everything she''s ever wanted? Once she shares some amazing holiday, ah, spirit with Chris, the choice becomes even harder. How can she risk their longtime friendship—even for the best sex of her life?

For author Paris Sommers, truth has become stranger than fiction. She''s fallen in love with a man who exists only in her mind–a man she \"invented\" as a pseudonym for the fast-paced, testosterone-laden spy novels she writes. Only, now the man of her dreams is standing beside her, touching her, loving her. But who is he?

Aspiring actress Jamie Archer is on the run from the screwed up life that she left behind in Los Angeles. And, most of all, from the first man who has the potential to break through her defenses to see the dark fears and secrets she hides. Stark International Security Chief Ryan Hunter knows only one thing for sure-- he wants Jamie. Wants to hold her, make love to her, possess her, and claim her. Wants to do whatever it takes to make her his. Now it''s up to Ryan to find Jamie and convince her that she''s running away from the best thing that ever happened to her... him.

For author Paris Sommers, truth has become stranger than fiction. She''s fallen in love with a man who exists only in her mind—a man she \"invented\" as a pseudonym for the fast-paced, testosterone-laden spy novels she writes. Only, now the man of her dreams is standing beside her, touching her, loving her. But who is he? Bar owner Devin O''Malley wanted Paris the first moment he saw her. And he was willing to do just about anything to get her—including \"becoming\" novelist Montgomery Alexander. Only, his deception worked too well. Before long, he''d stolen his way into Paris''s bed and into her heart. But was she in love with Devin—or the fantasy he portrayed?

"Chocolate for a Woman''s Soul" for the Post-MillenniumIn Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them, twenty-eight romance fiction writers reveal their real-life stories of how they met, wed and love—and are loved and supported by—their spouses and life partners. At times whimsical and laugh-out-loud funny (Jacquie D''Alessandro''s "Donny & Me?", Nikoo and Jim McGoldrick''s "Soul Mates for a Thousand Lifetimes"), at others poignant and bittersweet (Elf Ahearn''s "A Lost Friend, A Movie Star, A Man to Love Forever"), all unfailingly inspiring (Lisa Renée Jones''s "Unexpected Treasures"; Deanna Raybourn''s "Once in a Blue Moon"), each essay celebrates that most powerful and sacred of human bonds: love.Happily Ever After isn''t only the stuff of romance novels and fairy tales. It is every woman''s birthright.All net proceeds from sales of the anthology are donated to Win (www.winnyc.org).

He is everything I crave, all I desperately want - and he is everything I can''t have. Evan Black embodies my every fantasy. He is brilliant, fierce, and devastatingly handsome. But he is also headstrong, dangerous, and burdened with secrets. My family warned me to stay away, that I could never handle Evan''s dark dealings or scarred past. Maybe I should have listened. Maybe I should have run. But our desire is undeniable, and some temptations you just can''t fight. And from the moment we touch - the passion between us consuming us both - I know that I will never be the same.

Sizzling Christmas Collection by Leslie Kelly, Tawny Weber, Cara Summers, Maureen Child, Sandra Hyatt, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jennifer LaBreque, Rhonda Nelson, Joanne Rock, Karen Foley, Jill Shalvis & Julie Kenner.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The third book in the sexy, emotionally charged Stark trilogy—a romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her own terms Beautiful, strong, and commanding, Damien Stark fills a void in me that no other man can touch. His fierce cravings push me beyond the brink of bliss—and unleash a wild passion that utterly consumes us both. Yet beneath his need for dominance, he carries the wounds of a painful past. Haunted by a legacy of dark secrets and broken trust, he seeks release in our shared ecstasy, the heat between us burning stronger each day. Our attraction is undeniable, our obsession inevitable. But our happily ever after? I still don’t know, and yet I’ll risk everything for a chance at forever. BONUS: This edition includes excerpts from J. Kenner’s Wanted and Say My Name. Don’t miss any of the Stark Saga, intended for mature audiences. Begin your journey with RELEASE ME, CLAIM ME, & COMPLETE ME

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The second book in the sexy, emotionally charged Stark trilogy—a romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her own terms He owns my body. Owns my heart. Yet he can only promise me one night at a time. Haunted by a past that was buried long ago, Damien Stark says he has nothing left to give. But when shadowy old secrets come to light, I’ll learn just how much he actually has left to lose. I may be the only one who can save him. The only one who wants to. But leaving him behind was never an option. I need him to be fully mine. Want us to possess each other beyond the sweetest edge of our ecstasy, into the deepest desires of our souls. To let the fire that burns between us consume us both. Damien Stark has lived a tortured existence, but I’ve got secrets too. And soon our troubled pasts will either bind us close . . . or shatter us completely. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from J. Kenner’s Say My Name. Don’t miss any of the Stark Saga, intended for mature audiences. Begin your journey with RELEASE ME, CLAIM ME, & COMPLETE ME

The second in an irresistible, erotic, emotionally charged romance trilogy. Readers have been mesmerised by the intensely passionate story of magnetic Damien Stark and Nikki Fairchild in ''Release Me''; their powerful and sensual romance continues here.

Half human, half daemon, Ryan Doyle is a driving force for justice. As an agent for the Preternatural Enforcement Coalition, he''s investigating murders linked to a Los Angeles fringe group bent on exposing the shadow world to humanity. He is a master of self-control, keeping his deepest hungers hidden beneath a veneer of cool professionalism. Until he crosses paths with sinfully sweet Andy Tarrent, a gutsy reporter who makes him crave all the pleasures he''s denied himself for centuries. Tracking a band of conspiracy theorists eager to spill blood, Andy has uncovered the story of her career. Brooding, mysterious Ryan is an enigma--but their dance of seduction is hotter than any fantasy. As they race to stop mass murder on the streets, Andy knows that Ryan is holding back, keeping secrets. But getting close to Ryan means opening the door to a world that will challenge her deepest beliefs--including what it means to truly surrender to love.

Seductive Los Angeles. One woman daring to live her dream. One man plotting a little sensual revenge. One incredible interlude that could occur only during…SEXY CITY NIGHTS Lisa Neal has one shot at regaining her place in the film industry—and she''ll do anything to get it right. Ken Harper has always wanted Lisa in his bed—and now he knows just how to get her there. Lisa Neal finally has the chance to make it big in the movie business. Only, that chance hinges on gaining the cooperation of Ken Harper, a well-known player in the hip L.A. scene and the fiancé Lisa walked out on five years earlier. But Ken''s not the same man Lisa used to know. Now he''s smooth, successful and very, very sexy. And he''s willing to help Lisa out. For a price, that is…