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 ...

Reis met Harlequin mee door het jaar. Een jaar vol lentekriebels, zomerhitte, verleiding bij de open haard en kussen onder de mistletoe. Geniet van vijftig romantische verhalen en ontdek dat je in elk seizoen verliefd kunt worden.

"This book explores how philosophical and religious communities in the Roman Empire of the first and second centuries CE engaged with and were shaped by their relationship to texts and tradition in their quest for true religious knowledge, or ultimate truth. This era was a dynamic transition period for philosophers, Jews, and Christians in the Roman Empire: it was the stage between Hellenistic philosophy and the Neoplatonism of Late Antiquity; the end of Second Temple Judaism and the start of the rabbinic period; Christianity''s rapid growth and transformation into an institutional and uniform church. Philosophers, Jews, and Christians utilized similar strategies for communal identity and boundary-marking and reinterpreted ancient traditions in creative ways to create new centers of authority. An intellectual literary culture fostered a focus on texts as a locus of contention, conversion, and exchange within and between groups. The book surveys and compares these groups as three distinct textual or reading communities, analyzing their practices of textual engagement and parallel attitudes towards textual authority in this period. This book is suitable for students and scholars working on ancient philosophy in the Roman Empire, classicists, and scholars of early Christianity and Judaism in this period"--

A cold case is suddenly too hot to handle in the second installment of the Winchester Brothers romantic suspense series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Leslie A. Kelly. Police officer Rowan Winchester wants nothing to do with his celebrity family''s legacy. Working with the LAPD is his way of atoning for the Winchesters'' dark and secretive past. And, right now, the last thing Rowan needs is true-crime novelist Evie Fleming nosing around the most notorious deaths in Los Angeles -- including the ones that haunt his own family. To make things worse, he''s torn between wanting the wickedly smart writer out of his city . . . and just plain wanting her. While researching her latest book, Evie suspects that a dangerous new killer is prowling the City of Angels. Now she just has to convince the devastatingly handsome cop that she''s right. Soon Evie and Rowan are working together to try to find the killer, even as their attraction ignites. But when the killer hones in on Evie, she and Rowan realize they''ll have to solve this case fast if they want to stay alive. Previously published as Wanting You

No había nada más humillante que tener que pagar por una cita... Pero Anne Davis necesitaba desesperadamente un acompañante para asistir a la fiesta de aniversario de sus padres. Creyó encontrar al candidato perfecto en una subasta de solteros. Arrebatadoramente atractivo y de clase trabajadora, era el hombre ideal para hacerse pasar por su pareja durante dos días. Lejos de ser un trabajador humilde, Sean Murphy era un sofisticado hombre de negocios europeo que había hecho del placer un arte. Y placer era lo único que podía y quería ofrecerle a la hermosa mujer que lo compró en la subasta...

eLit 397 Mimi Burdette tenía muy claro su objetivo en la vida: convertirse en la directora general de la empresa de su familia y salir con el hombre de confianza de su padre. El único inconveniente era que no ardía la menor pasión entre ellos. Peor aún, Mimi empezaba a albergar peligrosas fantasías con su nuevo y sexy vecino, el bombero Xander McKinley. Tal vez fuese el extraño té que le proporcionaba su casero lo que provocaba sus sueños eróticos. O quizá las galletitas de la suerte. O el irresistible atractivo de Xander. Pero, ya se tratara de la magia de una noche de verano o de simple y puro deseo carnal, Mimi estaba dispuesta a infringir todas las reglas... empezando por las suyas. Eternamente juntos Julie Elizabeth Leto Después de tantos años tomando las decisiones equivocadas, Danielle Stone por fin tenía su vida bajo control. Y qué mejor manera de empezar que elegir un amante... especialmente si ese amante tenía el aspecto del guapísimo Nick Vaux. Alto, misterioso y muy, muy sexy; además Nick tenía el poder de entrar en el alma de Danielle. La conexión entre ellos era tan fuerte, que ella habría asegurado que habían sido amantes en otro tiempo. Y así era...

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.

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…

【A story by New York Times bestselling author becomes a comic!】Chloe has been hired by Troy for a display-window design project at a big department store. She’s excited about the work, and surprised when she catches Troy dancing in the rain with no shirt on. He’s always so serious! She falls in love with him when she sees this other side of him. But he is always strictly professional in the office. She meets the passionate side of Troy again in Florida and is seduced by him…but now he’s calling himself Trent! And after they return home, Troy acts as if he doesn’t remember the hot night they shared in Florida! What kind of game is he playing?

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 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.

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.

Hot for the holidays Every Halloween party has its share of eye candy, and journalist Chaz Browning has just spotted a treat he can''t resist--a deliciously wicked witch with sparkly red hair and deep, dark eyes that promise all kinds of sexy tricks. She wants no names. No strings. Just a night of lust-filled magic. The witch''s mask may hide her face, but Lulu Vandenberg knows exactly who Chaz is. They spent most of their childhoods tormenting each other. So the moment Chaz touches her and everything turns to lust, Lulu knows she can never reveal her identity. But desire has a memory of its own, and Chaz has vowed to find his fantasy woman before the holidays end...

It happened one Christmas. Six years ago, Ross MItchell and Lucy Fleming shared a hot holiday weekend. Fast-forward a few Decembers and they meet again--snowed-in after his office party. Soon they''re making their own body heat! Is it just a festive romp between the sheets? Or is it the start of what they really want?

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 ?

When her research about orgasms goes viral, sex therapist Lindsey Smith needs a place to lay low. Substitute teaching on Wild Boar Island 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. Getting hot for the new teacher wasn''t in the plan. Especially when Mike Santori discovers that Lindsey is more than she claims to be. Mike decides to use every sexy trick in the book to strip Lindsey of her defenses...

Presents under the tree: \"The sexy air force captain Arianna foolishly married four months ago is coming home, and Ari knows they have to fix their mistake. But she had forgotten just how convincing Dylan''s kisses can be\"--Publisher.

A team of FBI agents is on the trail of the Reaper...a monster who auctions off death in a twisted cyber-game. The first book of New York Times Bestselling Author Leslie A. Kelly''s thrilling BLACK CATs series! Nominated for the National Reader''s Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense Novel! 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.

VERONICA SLOAN IS BACK IN ACTION IN THE SECOND BOOK OF THIS THRILLING NEW SUSPENSE SERIES FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LESLIE A. KELLY! Although four months have gone by since the murders that rocked Washington D.C., Detective Veronica Sloan hasn''t given up on finding a mysterious killer who eluded her grasp. When she begins to receive videos from a monster who takes pleasure in torturing his victims, she suspects the cases are connected. With the help of FBI Agent Jeremy Sykes, Ronnie begins the hunt for this psychopath. He has a list of victims and an agenda...and she and Sykes are sent on a wild adventure across the country as they try to anticipate his movies...and save his next victim.

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!

Put some heat in your holidays with these scorchin''-hot fairy tales from bestselling authors Leslie Kelly and Jennifer LaBrecque The Prince Who Stole Christmas by Leslie Kelly Between her ne''er-do-well brother and her candy shop, Claire Hoffman has her hands full. But when sexy sparks start flying between Claire and her gorgeous but enigmatic tenant \"Phil,\" Claire wonders if all the chocolate has made her a little Christmas crazy. But what will happen to her fantasy when her dishy fling tells her that, er...he''s actually a prince? My True Love Gave to Me... by Jennifer LaBrecque Years ago in the town of Good Riddance, Alaska, Gertie and Knox were best friends--until Knox fell under the \"spell\" of a rather cold, remote woman. But three years later, Knox and Gertie are reunited at the Chrismoose festival...and all it takes is a snowed-in night in a cabin for Gertie to turn Knox''s chill into a red-hot blaze of sexstasy!

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.

Pilot Amanda Bauer has always craved a life of adventure...sexual adventure, that is. Lucky for her, she''s currently getting her thrills by indulging in naughty games with hunky Reese Campbell! After their first explosive encounter, they arrange to get together every couple of months for days filled with fantasy and wild, no–strings sex. And the best part of it? Nobody else knows about it. Nobody! It''s the perfect private indulgence...until they find themselves on YouTube!