It’s been five years since Lacey Burnham saw Sean Logan, and in that time her son Calvin’s best friend has turned from a surly youth into a self-assured young man. Crushed with grief over Cal’s sudden death, Lacey offers Sean a place to stay while he’s in town—an innocent proposal that quickly becomes anything but.

Against every shred of logic she possesses, Lacey is falling hard for Sean and for a heady carnal bliss she’s never experienced before. But the ghosts of the past are waiting, and sooner or later, every shadow must face the light of day...

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featuring THE INVITATION by Sharon Cullars
A card, a single red rose, and a mysterious invitation to a special evening at a beautiful old mansion hold the fulfillment of Gerri’s most hidden desires...

From the moment they meet, Tyne Jensen and David Carvelli share an intense attraction to each other. Each feels something inexplicable but much deeper than mere physical connection. When Tyne uncovers the story of the unsolved murder of a nineteenth century woman named Rachel, she becomes convinced that she and David share not only the present, but also a distant past in a very different world.

In 1865, the hope for gold spurred many to seek their fortunes in California, the place the Chinese called "Gold Mountain." Quiang, a Chinese immigrant, and Leah, a black woman, meet and their passion defies the restrictions of society and the Triad.

Raine Gayle runs a struggling club called Raine's Blues located on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Her world is full of the interesting characters the club shelters from the ugliness of L.A.'s mean streets. Faced with a financial crisis and desperate to keep her club open, Raine searches frantically for that one act that will draw the crowds. She believes she has found that act in the form of the beautiful and renowned chanteuse, Cintra Wells.

Cintra Wells is more than a little surprised when Raine asks the band to headline at the small blues club. Usually Cintra would reject the offer of such a low venue, but decides to take the gig for one reason – Raine. Cintra recognizes Raine immediately; after all, Raine turned Cintra down for their high school prom. Back then though, Cintra went by her…or rather, his…real name, Neil Williams. Neil doesn't hold any grudges against Raine. Though, it would be fun to play her a good turn since it's obvious Raine doesn't realize that Cintra Wells is actually a man. Namely, the smolderingly sexy manager of Cintra's jazz quartet.

Payback doesn't particularly have to be a bitch, but in this case, it won't be a lady either.