New Releases by LESLIE KELLY

Det är en mörk och sexig natt ... och hon är i trubbel. Utan tvekan! Den nyblivna journalisten Lottie Santori längtar efter att slippa undan sin överbeskyddande familj och få uppleva ett litet sexuellt äventyr. Hennes kommande uppdrag på annan ort (tack och lov), innebär att hon ska undersöka skrämmande gamla Seaton House, och det visar sig erbjuda några mycket utsökta möjligheter ... Lottie har alltid dragits åt den långa, mörka och mystiska typen. Och hennes motvilliga värd, sexiga Simon Lebeaux, ser ut som om han kan ge henne sitt livs spänning. Men när hon hamnar i centrum för flera överraskande ”olyckor” undrar Lottie om hon kommer att överleva särskilt länge till ...

She'd Heard of Brotherly Love... Window dresser Chloe Weston doesn't believe in lust at first sight—until she catches her boss, Troy Langtree, reveling half-naked in a rainstorm. So owhen she finds herself alone, on a secluded beach, with the object of her nightly fantasies, she decides to go for it. And wakes up to discover she'd had the best sex of her life—with Troy's twin brother.... ...But This Was Ridiculous! Trent Longtree has a fledgling business, a nosy family...and a bad case of the hots for sassy Chloe Weston. The gorgeous brunette is smart, spirited and sexy as hell. She's everything he's ever wanted in a woman...except she thinks he's his brother, Troy. But Trent has plans to convince Chloe that he's her man. After all, in the battle between the sheets, this brother always comes out on top...

Ces instants de plaisir, Leslie Kelly Une hôtesse de l’air sexy à Chicago, une détective incorruptible à Cleveland, ou un remake de Pretty Woman à Las Vegas... Depuis que Reese Campbell est entré dans sa vie, Amanda se livre avec délice à tous les fantasmes qui peuplent son imagination. Retrouver un homme sexy aux quatre coins du pays et jouer avec lui à des jeux toujours plus audacieux, n’est-ce pas exactement la vie dont elle a rêvé ? Pour être à toi, Erin McCarthy Quand Emma a accepté de poser nue pour un célèbre photographe, elle ignorait que son collègue – le sexy Kyle Hadley – serait lui aussi sur le shooting. Ensuite, tout s’est enchaîné si vite qu’Emma a du mal à reconstituer le fil des événements qui l’ont conduite jusqu’au lit de Kyle. Et si elle sait que les relations entre collègues sont interdites, le besoin de le toucher est bien là, puissant et incontrôlable... Le maître de ses nuits, Kelly Ireland Le rythme enivrant de la musique, une main qui glisse sur sa peau, une voix rauque qui murmure à son oreille... Jamais Cass n’aurait imaginé qu’une soirée avec un strip-teaseur pourrait être une expérience aussi érotique. Elle qui s’attendait à quelque chose de léger et de vaguement ridicule. La voilà troublée au plus profond d’elle-même. Face à cet homme, elle n’est plus que désir brûlant et dévorant...

Un jour, un homme suspect fait irruption dans le bar de Vénus avec des nouvelles choquantes : elle pourrait être la petite fille perdue de longue date d’un homme très riche. De son côté, Vénus, qui s’en est sortie seule dans la vie jusqu’ici, n’a pas le sentiment qu’elle serait à sa place dans le monde rigide de la haute société. Pourtant, quand l’homme lui propose de l’argent pour l’accompagner à Atlanta, elle embarque pour l’aventure. Elle y rencontre l’homme parfait, Troy, qui s’avère également être le vice-président de l’entreprise du grand-père fraichement rencontré. Mais malgré les étincelles d’une histoire d’amour qui se dessine entre eux, Troy veut savoir si elle n’est venue que pour l’argent.

A team of FBI agents are on the trail of the Reaper--a monster who auctions off means-of-death at a cyber playground for deviants. Special Agent Dean Taggert's investigation takes him to the small town of Hope Valley, Virginia, where he meets the strong and competent Sheriff Stacey Rhodes. Dean and Stacey are in a battle of wits against the Reaper, knowing he has chosen his next victim: a young child. Praise for Fade To Black..."Fade to Black is a trifecta of good romantic suspense: good characters, good romance, and good suspense. B+" -- All About Romance" "Fade To Black is a very entertaining story. It's gripping, it has me at the edge of my seat, and it even has me feeling scared - and you're looking at an unapologetic fan of gore-drenched horror movies here. The quiet moments when Dean and Stacey find solace in each other's company provides the tenderness to counter the bleak desolation that is the rest of the story. All in all, Fade To Black is fabulous!" - Mrs. Giggles" "The diabolical plot yields a chillingly brutal, yet riveting, story.... When it comes to gritty and edgy suspense, she makes all the right moves. 4 1/2 stars. Nominee: Best Romantic Suspense of the Year" - Romantic Times MagazineNominated for the National Reader's Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense Novel!

This book introduces the student of Late Antiquity and Byzantium to the types of sources they are most likely to encounter in their research, explaining how these genres work and how best to utilize them as sources for history. When attempting to draw on a letter, a legal text, a code of conduct, a sermon, a speech of praise, or a Life, the student of history should be familiar with the usual formats and themes of that genre. The historian should also have in mind how that type of writing functioned within the larger society. This book provides a starting point for these goals. The work is divided into the broad, sometimes overlapping, categories of panegyrics and orations, sermons, hagiography and biographies, legal and administrative texts, and literary letter collections. Each genre is situated into its historical and social context, and its characteristic forms described. Such analyses, the intention behind these texts, what led to their development, and the part they played in their societies, provide a unique lens into the world of Late Antiquity and Byzantium. Dr. Leslie Kelly is Professor of History at American Public University. She is the author of Dialogue in the Greco-Roman World and Prophets, Prophecy, and Oracles in the Roman Empire: Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman Cultures.

Because of the infamous reputations of her mother and aunt, Kate was treated horribly throughout her youth by the locals in her hometown. She leaves in order to make a successful life for herself, only returning ten years later, ready to exact her revenge. But soon after arriving, she meets Jack, a handsome, charming man who seems out of place there. The two fall quickly into a heated affair, though Kate has no idea that Jack is in fact one of the people she’d planned to get revenge on…

Ruth, head chef at her family’s hotel, is drowning her sorrows alone in the hotel kitchen. All of her cousins are married, and she’s the only single one left. On top of that, her boyfriend just dumped her… When is it going to be her turn? At that moment, a stunningly handsome man—Robert—walks in. As they talk, she discovers that they are perfect for each other. She’s never met anyone like him before! By a trick of fate, she ends up spending the night with him. The next day, she is horrified to learn Robert’s true identity—he is a representative from the corporation currently attempting to buy out their hotel!

Cat Sheehan era la más rebelde de la familia… hasta que tuvieron que cerrar el bar familiar y decidió que había llegado el momento de sentar la cabeza. Lo primero que tenía que hacer era encontrar un buen hombre. Pero su decisión comenzó a peligrar cuando apareció el músico Dylan Spencer, una tentación a la que ninguna mujer podría resistirse… Dylan tenía un secreto. No sólo no era un chico malo, sino que además tampoco era ningún desconocido, aunque ella no lo hubiera reconocido. Dylan estaba enamorado de ella desde el instituto y, ante la posibilidad de tener a Cat en su vida y en su cama… estaba dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa.

La escaparatista Chloe Weston no creía en la atracción a primera vista... hasta que pilló a su jefe, Troy Langtree, disfrutando de la lluvia casi desnudo. Por eso cuando se encontró en mitad de una isla paradisiaca a solas con el objeto de sus fantasías, decidió ir a por todas. A la mañana siguiente tuvo que admitir que había pasado la mejor noche de pasión de toda su vida... ¡con el hermano gemelo de Troy! Trent Langtree estaba totalmente loco por Chloe, que era una mujer atrevida, inteligente y muy sexy. En resumen, ella tenía todo lo que él siempre había buscado en una mujer. El único problema era que creía que él era su hermano Troy. Pero Trent tenía un plan para convencerla de que estaba con el hermano adecuado.

In the first book of a thrilling new romantic suspense trilogy, USA Today bestselling author Leslie A. Kelly shows just how hot - and how dangerous - Hollywood can be. In the shadows, someone is always watching Aspiring screenwriter Jessica Jensen grew up on movies starring heartthrob Reece Winchester, the eldest brother of a Hollywood dynasty. She never thought she'd meet the man in person, though. Actor, director, millionaire, and gorgeous mystery man--he's every woman's fantasy. Reece wants Jessica the moment he sees her, and he's a man who always gets what he wants. At first he was only after a night in her bed, but as he comes to know the smart, confident woman beneath the stunning exterior, he realizes once will never be enough. Unfortunately, Jessica's real-life Cinderella story is about to take a deadly turn... Reece's world is filled with fierce ambition and dark family secrets the Winchesters desperately want to hide. But he and his brothers aren't the only ones who know those secrets. Someone else is out there, waiting to strike. Waiting-and always watching. When danger finally steps out of the shadows, Reece will have to face his past. And Jessica will have to decide just how far she can trust the man she loves with her heart...and her life. "Kelly hits all the right notes here and balances the romance with suspense to very nice effect, making this a must read for readers who like a bit of danger with their love story. Recommended." -- Library Journal "The romance between this pair was hot and exciting, but it was the ending that I really liked because it had me on the edge-of-my-seat. ...I would recommend Watching You by Leslie A. Kelly, if you enjoy romantic suspense, the opposites attract trope, or books by authors Susan Stoker, Cora Brent, Kaylea Cross and Laura Kaye." -- Harlequin Junkie

This book surveys the uses and function of prophecy, prophets, and oracles among Jews, Christians, and pagans in the first three centuries of the Roman Empire and explores how prophecy and prophetic texts functioned as a common language that enabled religious discourse to develop between these groups. It shows that each of these cultures believed that it was in prophetic texts and prophetic utterances that they could find the surest proof of their religious beliefs and a strong confirmation of their group identity.

This short book is designed to introduce students of ancient history to the genre known as "the dialogue." This literary form went through periods of popularity and decline in ancient Greece and Rome but it was present from the classical period through late antiquity and carried over into medieval and Byzantine culture. For all ancient texts, historians ask who created it, when, and why? They try to determine the author's agenda and try to situate the text within its larger historical context. For the dialogue, we must do more than this. We must consider the conventions of the genre and read later compositions in light of earlier examples of the form. This book will explore the origins of dialogue in ancient Greece and explain how dialogues of the Greco-Roman world were intended to be read. It will examine significant examples in the development of the genre from Greek, Roman, and early Christian cultures, and discuss the issues that students must take into account in order to responsibly utilize these sources to reconstruct and understand the past. Dr. Leslie Kelly teaches at American Public University and holds advanced degrees in Jewish and Christian Scriptures, classics, and ancient history.

One day a suspicious man shows up in Venus’s bar with shocking news: she might be the long-lost granddaughter of a very rich man. Venus, however, has made it through life on her own so far and doesn’t feel like she would fit into the stiff world of the upper class. When the man offers her money to accompany him to Atlanta, though, she decides to go along for the ride. There, she meets the perfect man, Troy, who also happens to be the vice president of the company her newly found grandfather owns. But even as the sparks of romance start to fly between them, Troy demands to know if she’s only come for the money.

Meet the Extrasensory Agents...A team of hot psychics who can solve the coldest of crimes! Mick Tanner's ability to touch an item and know its entire history made him a hit in the sideshow, but has made personal relationships difficult. The closest one he's ever had is with the uncle who raised him in the carnival. So when members of that community begin to die in mysterious ways, there's nothing he won't do to help. Chief of Police Gypsy Bell remembers Mick as a smug pain-in-the-ass, but he's grown up to be a very sexy, fascinating man. And like it or not, she needs his help to figure out the mystery that's plaguing her tiny town. Because this killer has a plan, a motive, and several targets. He's out to right a wrong...no matter how many people he has to kill to do it.

Découvrez les coups de coeur du printemps séléctionnés pour vous ! A la merci de Luca Fonseca, d'Abby Green Ces instants de plaisir, de Leslie Kelly Pacte avec l'ennemi, de Blythe Gifford Précieux héritage, de Jules Bennett Huit semaines pour t'aimer, d'Annie Claydon Promesse d'alliance, de Linda Lael Miller Les enfants de Copper Lake, de Marylin Pappano

When your sexy vacation hookup becomes too hot to handle...

Getting under her skin... When her research about orgasms goes viral, sex therapist Lindsey Smith needs a place to lie low. Substitute teaching on Wild Boar Island, Michigan, promises not only privacy, but an opportunity to not think about sex. Which, thanks to the town's too-tasty police chief, lasts exactly one second.

When she was good, she was very, very good… When Emma Frasier returns home to Joyful, Georgia, she's greeted with the kinds of winks and lusty grins one might offer…an adult film star? But when she was bad… Thanks to small-town gossip and citizens who clearly need to get a life, Joyful's residents think Emma Jean is the "famous star" building a strip club in town. And that her barely concealed…uh, attributes are the ones gracing the new interstate billboard. She was better. As if being taken for a blue movie queen isn't rattling enough, there's Johnny Walker, the local bad boy turned good–a man who tempts Emma to be just as wild and wicked as Joyful thinks she is.

Killing time in a small town describes how bad boy Mick Winchester has been feeling about his life lately--until a reality TV show by that name rolls into his hometown. And the producer is none other than Caroline Lamb...Mick's college sweetheart and his one true love. But gone is the sweet Southern girl with big-city dreams. This Caroline is a Hollywood hotshot--all wrapped up in a thousand-dollar power suit and killer spike heels. Caroline isn't the barracuda she pretends to be--she's just desperate to make her murder-mystery reality show a hit. And when a real corpse turns up on the set, the network bosses are ecstatic. Think of the ratings! But actual murder is way too much reality--even for Caroline. Especially when getting real with Mick is all that really matters.

Un corps de rêve, un charisme fou, Keith est le fiancé idéal, Abby le sait bien. Mais aujourd’hui elle veut plus. Elle veut de la folie, de la passion, du désir brut et irrépressible. Keith pourra-t-il jamais le lui offrir, lui, si policé ? Et si c’était le moment de le découvrir ?

Une histoire inédite de romance érotique à petit prix... Tous les jours, Sarah appelle Steve Wilshire pour lui transmettre les messages téléphoniques que ses clients ont laissés pour lui. Et, toutes les nuits, elle rêve que sa voix chaude lui murmure des mots brûlants. Aussi, lorsqu’elle apprend qu’une femme que Steve n’a jamais vue en personne vient d’annuler son rendez-vous, elle décide de ne pas transmettre le message et de prendre sa place. Cette nuit, elle vivra tous ses fantasmes...

Introducing Unrated!, the hottest—and naughtiest—new miniseries from Blaze! Sneak a playful peek with this sexy prequel novella from New York Times bestselling author Leslie Kelly… When she was eighteen, Emily Crowder was naughty for the first time in her life. She slipped naked into Rand McConnell's bed, experienced her first (and best) orgasm…and lost her heart. Then Rand disappeared without a word. Seven years later, Rand strides back into her life, now a famous ballplayer, every woman's lust-filled fantasy—and a guest at Emily's hotel. He says he wants to explain…and he wants to finish what they started. Emily's Good Girl side reminds her of the pain she felt when Rand left the last time. But Emily has played the Good Girl for far too long. Perhaps it's time she let her Very, Very Naughty side take over again. Only this time, Rand is going to play by her rules… Don't miss out on even more steamy Unrated! books from Harlequin Blaze!

Overexposed: "When a bad girl hooks up with a bad boy, you know the sex is going to be wicked!"--Publisher.

You know you're hard up when you have to buy a date... But Annie Davis's big family reunion is looming, and she needs a stand-in man fast or she'll never hear the end of it. Any gorgeous guy will do. Her solution? The drop-dead-sexy man at the charity bachelor auction. His good looks and blue-collar background make him perfect for her! Or is he? Sean Murphy has a bit of a surprise for Annie. Not only is he not blue-collar, he's actually a sophisticated European entrepreneur, one who's made pleasuring women an art form. And he wants to permanently pleasure Annie! But Sean knows that if she discovers his secret, their wickedly delicious liaison will be over. Lucky for both of them, he's learned enough tricks to keep Annie distracted for a long, long time.... Looking for more red-hot reads? We've got four new Harlequin Blaze titles available every month!

If only he'd taken another route to Trouble, Pennsylvania. Then he'd never have rescued a tire-iron-toting, drop-dead-gorgeous woman whose crazy aunts had stolen her shoes and keys and left her more than a little pissed off. There was no way he was ready to get involved with someone like Jennifer, let alone the decades-old murder case swirling around her nutty family! But writer Jennifer Feeney was one provocative package. And her latest bestseller had stirred up a whole lot of trouble. Which meant that, between rescuing her again and again, Mike had fallen for her, big-time. Just the way he'd promised himself he wouldn't. Now it looks as if her family's past is going to catch up with both of them, and it's time for Mike to choose—solve the case—or get the girl.

Marketing director/workaholic Mimi Burdette has The Plan—work for her father and date his right-hand man. Problem is, there's no heat in the relationship. Not even a spark. And worse still, Mimi is having some seriously sexy, panties-ablaze dreams—and the star looks a lot like Xander McKinley, the hunky firefighter next door. Mimi's dreams might be due to the strange tea she drank. Or the predictions from the fortune cookie she ate. Or they could be due to Xander's smokin' hotness. But whether it's magic or just old-fashioned fireworks, Mimi is about to break all of the rules—including her own!

These Valentine’s Day dates have all the markings of blind-date disaster! Or do they? Skin Deep

Six years ago, Ross Mitchell and Lucy Fleming shared a hot holiday weekend in Manhattan, back when he was just a hard-bodied guy in a tool belt and she was an impulsive photography student. Fast-forward a few Decembers: Ross and Lucy meet again, by chance, at his office Christmas party. And when they find themselves alone and snowed in after hours, it's not long before they're making their own body heat--again. Only this time, the sex is better than ever! But is it just another holiday romp between the sheets? Or will Lucy and Ross finally get to keep what they really want this year--each other!

Une escale passionnée, Stephanie Bond Kimber a hâte de rejoindre son amoureux aux Maldives. Car, elle en est sûre, il va enfin la demander en mariage ! Mais bientôt, tout se complique : elle rate son avion, et la voilà contrainte d’embarquer à bord d’un minuscule coucou, piloté par un certain Finn Meyers. Un homme particulièrement odieux qui, de surcroît, semble décidé à prendre tout son temps pour la mener à bon port... Brûlantes retrouvailles, Leslie Kelly Liz a quitté Boston et trouvé refuge aux Caraïbes pour oublier son divorce et bâtir une nouvelle vie, plus sereine. Aussi n’est-elle pas ravie d’y revoir Jack Beaumont, l’homme qu’elle tient pour responsable de son mariage. Même si elle le trouve plus séduisant que jamais... L’homme du Costa Rica, Lori Wilde Macy se rend dans la jungle du Costa Rica, avec un seul objectif en tête : rencontrer Armando Cutler, le célèbre chercheur qui vit aujourd’hui coupé du monde, et décrocher un scoop. Très vite, cependant, sa mission se révèle plus délicate que prévue. Car Armando, que Macy découvre complètement nu sous une cascade, éveille immédiatement en elle un désir brûlant.