New Releases by Kristen Ashley

When the new girl in town, Eliza "Izzy" Forrester decides to hit the local drinking hole, she''s not ready to meet the town''s good, solid guy. She''s definitely not prepared to engage in her very first hookup with him. Then Izzy wakes up the next morning in Johnny Gamble''s bed and good girl Izzy finds she likes being bad for Johnny. Even so, Izzy feels Johnny holding her at arm''s length. But Johnny makes it clear he wants more and Izzy already knows she wants as much of hot-in-bed, sweet-out-of-it Johnny Gamble as she can get. Floating on air thinking this is going somewhere, Izzy quickly learns why Johnny holds distant. He''s in love with someone else. Someone who left him and did it leaving him broken. Whoever was up next would be runner up, second best. Knowing the stakes, Izzy will take what she can get from the gentleman that''s Johnny Gamble. And even knowing his heart might never mend, Johnny can''t seem to stay away from Izzy. Until out of nowhere, his lost love comes back to town. He''s not going back, but Johnny still knows the right thing to do is let Izzy go. And Izzy knew the stakes, so she makes it easy and slips though his fingers. But that''s before Johnny realizes Eliza moved to town to escape danger that''s been swirling around her. And that''s why Johnny decides to wade in. That and the fact Eliza Forrester makes breakfast with a canary singing on her shoulder and fills out tight dresses in a way Johnny Gamble cannot get out of his head.

Welcome to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley''s Colorado Mountain Series, where friends become family and everyone deserves a second chance. When you lose everything, anything is possible. Lauren Grahame needs a whole new life. A simpler life. After leaving her cheating husband, she moves to Carnal, Colorado, takes a job as a waitress, and realizes she might have finally found the hometown she''d been searching for. Except things are about to get a lot more complicated . . . Lauren''s fresh start does not include her growing feelings for her boss, Tate Jackson. She''ll take the new friends, the new job, not to mention the incredible banana bread from the local coffee shop, but love is not on the agenda. However, the people of Carnal know chemistry when they see it, and they''re not about to let Tate and Lauren miss their chance.

This smoldering hot erotic romance is the second book in The Honey series by New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley.

Kristen Ashley’s Unfinished Heroes Series are five books in which you will find erotic love stories that explore the intricacies of love and trust in a relationship. Knight - Anya Gage has learned that to get anything good in life, you have to work for it. She has no expectations. Knight Sebring knows who he is and what he wants. And he gets it. But he never expected something as sweet as Anya to come into his life. Knight tries to leave Anya to a life of good, normal and clean. But he finds she needs someone to look after her and he decides that man will be him. Creed - Too young, Tucker Creed and Sylvie Bissenette find they have something awful in common and Creed decides he’s going to shield Sylvie from her ordeal. Over years, they form a bond that blossoms. They also plot to leave their lives behind. But when Sylvie goes to meet Creed, Creed never shows. She doesn’t see him again until it’s too late and Creed has to find his way back into her heart. Raid - Hanna Boudreaux is sweet, cute and quiet. She has a moment of epiphany when she realizes her crush for forever, Raiden Miller, is not going to be hers. Raid is the town’s local hero. A former marine, he comes home shrouded in mystery. Eventually, Hanna catches his eye. But after all these years of Raid and Hanna living in the same town, the question is, why? Deacon - Deacon has an ugly history. Out of necessity, he left the normal world to descend into the criminal world and found he fit. So he stayed. Cold as ice and living off the grid, Deacon has no intention to connect, not with anyone. Until she comes along... Sebring - When the love of Nick Sebring’s life is murdered right before Nick’s eyes, Nick knows he has to avenge her. And he has no qualms using Olivia Shade to exact that vengeance. However, as Nick peels back the layers of all that is Olivia Shade, he finds something surprising. He falls in love with its beauty and seeks to protect it. But he forgets to protect his Livvie from one thing: Nick Sebring.

New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley takes readers on a darkly sensual ride into the depths of the exclusive Honey club in the first book of her new series!

Cash Fraser is planning revenge and to get it he needs the perfect woman. So he hires her. Abigail Butler has lost nearly everything in her life and she''s about to lose the home she loves. Cash meets Abby, who''s posing as a paid escort, and the minute he does he knows he''s willing to pay for more than Abby being his pretend girlfriend. A lot more. Abby needs the money or the last thing that links her to her dead family and husband will be gone. The deal is struck. But both Cash and Abby get more than they bargained for. Cash realizes very quickly that Abby isn''t what she seems. And while he changes strategies, Abby finds out that Cash''s legacy, Penmort Castle, is like all the tales say-very, very haunted. Making matters worse, the ghost in residence wants her dead. Abby''s found herself in the battle of her life (literally) so she enlists Mrs. Truman, her nosy neighbor, Jenny, her no-nonsense friend, Cassandra McNabb, white witch and clairvoyant with a penchant for wearing scarves (and lots of them) and Angus McPherson, dyed-in-the-wool Scot (which means he hunts ghosts in a kilt) to fight the vicious ghost who has vowed that she will rest at nothing to kill the true, abiding love of the master of Penmort.

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Abel Jin and Delilah Johnson have lived their lives with a hole in their soul, yearning for something they don''t understand. Until one night Delilah is in mortal danger and a man who''s otherworldly strong and supernaturally fast saves her. Delilah is then cast into a world where fiction comes to life in the form of Abel, her destined mate, a vampire/werewolf hybrid who claims her at first breath as his. But Abel knows the danger isn''t done. He''s dreamed for centuries that his mate will perish and he will stop at nothing to keep her safe. For Delilah, she''s not only coping with fantasy come to life, but a mingling of very different families. Not to mention, she has on her hands a man who doesn''t understand his true nature and has lived his long life thinking he''s a monster. Abel and Delilah together fills the hole that has been clawing at them for decades. But finally finding each other, it also tips their destinies as the last of The Three. They must unite with the other destined lovers who, with Abel and Delilah, are fated to save the world. Or die trying.

One night, Callum is driven into the woods by instinct, an instinct to protect. In the form of wolf, he meets a young human child who he''s instantly drawn to in a fierce way he doesn''t quite understand. Sonia Arlington has lived a lonely life. She has certain abilities that make her strange and she has a rare disease that, if untreated, could kill her. Her father makes her vow she''ll never let others discover her abilities. This forces Sonia to stay distant, always guarding against exposure. Intelligence leaks that Sonia is Callum''s human mate. He is now King of the Werewolves and has war on his hands. He''s forced to claim his mate and integrate Sonia into a world that''s strange and frightening. As Sonia attempts to adjust, Callum attempts to cope with the knowledge that his mate is mortal. He''ll have her beauty and gentleness only the length of a mortal life, making their union unbearably bitter even as Sonia makes it unbelievably sweet.

Leah Buchanan''s family has been in service to vampires for five centuries. Even so, Leah wants nothing to do with her family''s legacy. But when she''s summoned to her Selection by the Vampire Dominion, under familial pressure, she has no choice but to go. Lucien has been living under the strict edicts of the Vampire Dominion for centuries but he''s tired of these ancient laws stripping away everything that is the essence of the vampire. So he''s taking it back. This is because Lucien has been watching and waiting for decades for Leah to become available for a Selection and he will not be limited with what he can do with her. He will have her, all of her. Therefore, Lucien is going to tame Leah, even if he gets hunted and killed for doing it. What neither Leah nor Lucien expects is the strong bond that will form between them, connecting them on unprecedented levels for mortals or immortals. And what will grow between them means they will challenge their ways of life and their union will begin the Prophesies which makes them one of three couples who will save humanity...or die in the effort.

Justice Lonesome has enjoyed a life of bounty. Even so, she’s inherited the curse of the Lonesome. A poet’s soul. Which means she’s still searching for something. Searching for peace. Searching for the less…that’s more. And when the foundation of her life is pulled out from under her, grieving, she goes to the mountains to find her oasis. She hits Carnal, Colorado and decides to stay. Deke Hightower lost everything at the age of two. He lost it again at fifteen. His life has not been about bounty. It’s been about learning to live with less, because there’s no way to get more. Deke’s also watched all his friends go down to the women who gave them what they needed. He wants that for himself. But he knows that search isn’t going to be easy because he’s a rider. His home is the road. That’s the only place he can breathe. And the woman who takes her place at his side has to do it sitting on the back of his bike. When Deke meets Justice, he knows she’s not that woman. She’s cute. She’s sweet. And she’s into him, but she’s got it all and Deke knows he won’t fit into that. So he holds her at arm’s length. Establishes boundaries. And Justice will take it because she wants Deke any way he’ll let her have him. But when Justice finds herself a pawn in a dangerous game, Deke makes a decision. When he does, he has no idea he’s just opened himself up to bounty.

Nick Sebring has issues. Born feeling like an outsider in his own family, growing up under the shadow of a brother who could do anything, Nick isn''t that great of a guy. But when this culminates with Nick lashing out to hurt his brother through the woman he loves, Nick turns inward and makes some decisions about the man he intends to be. And as he does this, he falls in love and truly learns the man that he''s grown to be. When his love is murdered right before Nick''s eyes, Nick knows he has to avenge her. He knows how he''s going to avenge her. And he has no qualms using Olivia Shade to exact that vengeance. Olivia Shade has grown up on the outside of her family too. Her problem is that they don''t want her outside. They want her all the way in, right under their thumbs. She pays the price for seeking escape and learns her lesson-she''ll never see a dawn where she wakes up free. Then she meets Nick Sebring, and even as she fights it, the hope that died years ago starts to blossom. She can find love. She can have a man of her own. She can be happy. She can be free. Olivia hopes while Nick schemes. However, as Nick peels back the layers of all that is Olivia Shade, he finds something surprising. He understands its fragility. He falls in love with its beauty. He seeks to protect it. But he forgets to protect his Livvie from one thing: Nick Sebring.

The flame never dies . . . Millie Cross knows what it''s like to burn for someone. She was young and wild and he was fierce and even wilder-a Chaos biker who made her heart pound. They fell in love at first sight and life was good, until she learned she couldn''t be the woman he needed and made it so he had no choice but to walk away. Twenty years later, Millie''s chance run-in with her old flame sparks a desire she just can''t ignore. And this time, she won''t let him ride off . . . Bad boy Logan "High" Judd has seen his share of troubles with the law. Yet it was a beautiful woman who broke him. After ending a loveless marriage, High is shocked when his true love walks back into his life. Millie is still gorgeous, but she''s just a ghost of her former self. High''s intrigued at the change, but her betrayal cut him deep-and he doesn''t want to get burned again. As High sinks into meting out vengeance for Millie''s betrayal, he''ll break all over again when he realizes just how Millie walked through fire for her man . . .

Since she was young, Cher Rivers knew she was not the kind of girl who got what she wanted. A girl who could hope. A girl who could dream. She knew a happily ever after just wasn''t in the cards for her. In love for years with the last bastion of the ''burg''s eligible bachelors, Garrett Merrick, Cher worked hard at making him laugh. Being one of the guys. Having him in her life the only way she could. All this knowing he was in love with another woman. The Merrick Family is known for loving deep. So when Cecelia Merrick was murdered, it marked the Merricks in a way none of them recovered. Both Cecelia''s children found love. Both turned their backs on it. But Garrett "Merry" Merrick knew in his soul the woman he divorced years ago was the one for him. Until the night when Cher took Garrett''s back and things changed. The Merrick family loves deep. They also protect fiercely. And with his eyes finally open, Garrett sees the woman who truly is for him and he goes after her.

From the balcony of his house, Mike Haines can see the quiet, commonplace beauty of the Holliday farm. But what he remembers is Dusty, the little sister of his high school girlfriend, who grew up there. As a teen, Dusty had gone off the rails but when she was a kid, she was sweet, she was funny and she had a special bond with Mike. After high school, she took off and Mike never saw her again. Tragedy strikes Dusty''s family and she comes back to town. Mike thinks she hasn''t changed back to the sweet, funny girl he knew but instead continued to be selfish and thoughtless, leaving her family alone to deal with their mourning. He seeks her out and confronts her in an effort to understand what went wrong and to force her to sort herself out. He finds out quickly he''s wrong about Dusty Holliday. Very wrong. After Mike discovers that, the bond they had years before snaps back into place in ways he would never suspect. But Mike Haines had a bad marriage and then played games of the heart for a good woman...and lost. In order to protect himself and his kids, he''s cautious, he''s careful to read the signs and he''s not interested in finding a woman he has to fix. When he learns what happened to Dusty, he thinks she needs to be fixed. He swings, he misses and in this new game of hearts, Mike just got strike three.

Meet the intense and sexy bad boy bikers of the Chaos Motorcycle Club in Carissa and Joker''s story from Kristen Ashley''s New York Times bestselling series. The ride of her life . . . Once upon a time, Carissa Teodoro believed in happy endings. Money, marriage, motherhood: everything came easy---until she woke up to the ugly truth about her Prince Charming. Now a struggling, single mom and stranded by a flat tire, Carissa''s pondering her mistakes when a vaguely familiar knight rides to her rescue on a ton of horsepower. Climb on and hold tight . . . In high school, Carson Steele was a bad boy loner who put Carissa on a pedestal where she stayed far beyond his reach. Today, he''s the hard-bodied biker known only as Joker, and from the way Carissa''s acting, it''s clear she''s falling fast. While catching her is irresistible, knowing what to do with her is a different story. A good girl like Carissa is the least likely fit with the Chaos Motorcycle Club. Too bad holding back is so damned hard. Now, as Joker''s secrets are revealed and an outside threat endangers the club, Joker must decide whether to ride steady with Carissa---or ride away forever . . .

Too hot to handle . . . Tabitha Allen grew up in the thick of Chaos-the Chaos Motorcycle Club, that is. Her father is Chaos'' leader, and the club has always had her back. But one rider was different from the start. When Tabby was running wild, Shy Cage was there. When tragedy tore her life apart, he helped her piece it back together. And now, Tabby''s thinking about much more than friendship . . . Tabby is everything Shy''s ever wanted, but everything he thinks he can''t have. She''s beautiful, smart, and as his friend''s daughter, untouchable. Shy never expected more than friendship, so when Tabby indicates she wants more-much more-he feels like the luckiest man alive. But even lucky men can crash and burn . . .

American heiress Amelia Hathaway needs to start anew. Her husband cheated on her, and when everything she wanted in life slipped through her fingers, she fell apart. When she did, she took another heart wrenching hit as she lost the respect of her children. When her ex took her family from California to live in the small town of Magdalene in Maine, Amelia decided it was time to sort herself out. In order to do that and win her children back, she moves to Cliff Blue, an architectural masterpiece on the rocky coast of Magdalene. Her boxes aren’t even unpacked when she meets Mickey Donovan, a man who lives across the street, a man so beautiful Amelia takes one look at Mickey and knows she wants it all from him. The problem is, she finds out swiftly that he’s friendly, he’s kind, but he doesn’t want everything back. Amelia struggles to right past wrongs in her life at the same time find out who she wants to be. She also struggles with her attraction to the handsome firefighter who lives across the street. But Amelia will face a surprise when her friendly neighbor becomes not-so-friendly. As Amelia and Mickey go head to head, Amelia must focus on winning back the hearts of her children. She soon discovers she also must focus on winning the heart of a handsome firefighter who understands down to his soul the beautiful heiress who lives across the street is used to a life he cannot provide.

Welcome to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley''s Colorado Mountain Series, where friends become family and everyone deserves a second chance. An old flame rekindled . . . Zara Cinders always knew Ham Reece was the one, but he wasn''t interested in settling down. When she found someone who was, Ham walked out of her life. Three years later, Zara''s lost her business, her marriage, and she''s barely getting by in a tiny apartment on the wrong side of the tracks. As soon as Ham hears about Zara''s plight, he''s on her doorstep offering her a lifeline. Now, it will take every ounce of will power she possesses to resist all that he offers. Ham was always a traveling man, never one to settle down in one town, with one woman, for more time than absolutely necessary. But Ham''s faced his own demons, and he''s learned a lot. About himself, and about the life he knows he''s meant to live. So when he hears that Zara''s having a rough time, he wants to be the one to help. In fact, he wants to do more than that for Zara. A lot more. But first, he must prove to Zara that he''s a changed man.

Curl up with this heartwarming Christmas collection! Jill Shalvis, Dream a Little Dream: Melissa has kept every man at a safe distance-especially firefighter Ian, a sexy friend with sexy benefits. But Ian secretly longs for more. Luckily, ''tis the season for giving love a chance . . . Kristen Ashley, Every Year: Holidays don''t come easy for Shy and his brother, Landon. But with the magic of Christmas, along with a little help from Tabby and her family, the Cage brothers are about to get the gift of a lifetime . . . Hope Ramsay, Silent Night: Down on her luck and evicted from her apartment, single mother Maryanne hopes to start over in Last Chance. When the snow begins to fall, it looks like her baby might literally spend Christmas Eve in a manger. And Maryanne might celebrate the holiday with a handsome stranger. Molly Cannon, Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas: Lincoln is a bachelor who''s set in his ways-until a professional organizer dressed up as Mrs. Claus changes his life, one tip at a time. . . Marilyn Pappano, A Family for Christmas: War widow Ilena doesn''t mind spending Christmas alone. But when a new doctor blows into town with the winter wind, will she get her secret Christmas wish?

"I adore Kristen Ashley''s books "---Maya Banks, New York Times bestselling author There''s nothing like the first time . . . In Carnal, Colorado, Faye Goodknight is the town''s quiet, shy librarian. She may also be Carnal''s last remaining virgin. For years, Faye has had a crush on Chace Keaton, but the gorgeous cop has always been unattainable. She''s resigned to live contentedly with only her books for company-until Faye suddenly meets Chace alone in the woods . . . Chace doesn''t think he''s the good guy everyone believes him to be. He''s made a lot of choices he regrets, including denying his feelings for Faye. Through his choices, he''s come to believe the pretty librarian is too good for him, but after their time in the woods, Chace realizes that she may be his last chance for redemption. Soon, their long simmering desires grow to a burning passion. Yet always casting a shadow over their happiness is Chace''s dark past . . .

Since his brother’s death, Benny Bianchi has been nursing his grudge against the woman he thinks led to his brother’s downfall. He does this to bury the feelings he has for Francesca Concetti, his brother’s girl. But when Frankie takes a bullet while on the run with Benny’s cousin’s woman, Benny has to face those feelings. The problem is Frankie has decided she’s paid her penance. Penance she didn’t deserve to pay. She’s done with Benny and the Bianchi family. She’s starting a new life away from Chicago and her heartbreaking history. Benny has decided differently. But Frankie has more demons she’s battling. Demons Benny wants to help her face. But life has landed so many hard knocks on Frankie she’s terrified of believing in the promise of Benny Bianchi and the good life he’s offering. Frankie’s new life leads her to The ‘Burg, where Benny has ties, and she finds she not only hasn’t succeeded in getting away, she’s doesn’t want to.

Welcome to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley''s Colorado Mountain Series, where friends become family and everyone deserves a second chance. Love is the greatest gamble of all . . . Nina Sheridan desperately needs a timeout vacation. With a fiancé who can''t even remember how she takes her coffee, Nina wants some distance to rethink her engagement. Flying halfway around the world from England to a mountain town in Colorado should do the trick. But when she finds a gorgeous man at her rental cabin, Nina''s cold, lonely adventure suddenly heats up. The owner of the house, Holden "Max" Maxwell is surprised by the beautiful woman who turns up at his door. But when Nina becomes ill, Max spends days nursing her back to health. A private man with a broken heart, Max finds himself drawn to the strong-willed woman. Soon it becomes impossible for Nina and Max to deny their growing attraction to one another. Yet even as these two wounded souls think about taking a chance on a relationship, a secret from Max''s past emerges-and threatens to end their love for good.

Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant. While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love. But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it. Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth.

She''s about to walk on the wild side . . . While filling the display case in her bakery, the bell over the door sounds and Tessa O''Hara looks up to see the man of her dreams. Within thirty seconds he asks her out for a beer. But after four months of dating, she discovers he''s an undercover DEA agent-and he''s investigating her possible role in her ex-husband''s drug business. For Tess, this means their relationship is over. Brock disagrees. He''s committed to his anti-drug mission, but he''s fallen in love with the beautiful woman who''s as sweet as her cupcakes-and he''ll do anything to win her back. Standing between Tess and Brock are their own exes, one of them a drug lord who''s determined to get what he wants. Now as danger threatens, can Brock break the rules he''s lived by and let loose his wild side to protect the woman he loves? 125,000 words

Ally Nightingale has secrets. Secrets she doesn''t even share with the Rock Chicks. But two men know what she''s up to. One has her back. The other has her heart, but he doesn''t know it. As Ally rewinds the last year of her life, she knows two things. One, she''s never going to get what every Rock Chick should have-her own Hot Bunch guy. And two, she''s a Nightingale through and through. She just isn''t sure what to do about it. But as her secrets are revealed, the men in her life react. Darius Tucker, a lifelong friend, as usual, takes her back. Ren Zano, the man she loves, isn''t quite so sure. The Rock Chicks, Hot Bunch and the entire gang at Fortnum''s weigh in, and a Rock Chick Revolution starts brewing. It''s up to Ally to control it and prove what she knows down to her bones. She''s a Rock Chick, she deserves her hot guy and she''s going to keep the one she wants... Because bottom line: she''s a Nightingale.

Sadie Townsend is known by all as the Ice princess. Her father, a now-incarcerated drug lord, has kept her under his thumb her whole life, and she''s learned enough from living in his world to give everyone the cold shoulder. But one inebriated night, she shows Hector the real Sadie, and he knows he''ll stop at nothing to have her

Stella Gunn is the lead singer and lead guitarist of the Blue Moon Gypsies, and Stella used to be Mace''s girl. One night Stella gets a call from one of the members of her band. She has to go clean up and runs into Mace (and a shed load of police) and ends up getting shot. Mace finds he doesn''t like that his ex-girlfriend got shot right in front of him, but it''s worse. A very bad man has thrown down the gauntlet, and all the Rock chicks are in the firing line

As children, Tucker Creed and his neighbor Sylvie Bissenette find they have something awful in common. The bond they form blossoms with their ages. Creed breaks free from the town, and Sylvie is forced to endure a nightmare-- and do the unspeakable to end it. To deal, she develops a hard shell with sharp edges that very few can break through. When Creed again finds his Sylvie, he discovers he has to find his way back into her heart without getting shredded in the process.