Violet Saunders is astounded when her boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes. At size 18-20, she can't think why anyone would want to marry her and euphoria quickly turns to horror as she contemplates squeezing herself into a wedding dress. When a leaflet from dieting club New You! drops through her letterbox, she hurries to enrol, but is soon traumatised by the terrifying Trudie, who secretly despises her fat clients, while pretending to encourage them. Things go from bad to worse; everyone just gets fatter on the horrible New You! drink shakes. At work, Violet's half-Italian boss - a man with a lively sense of humour - looks on in amazement and finally persuades her to take a break from New You! and lunch with him at his family's delicatessen. All at once Violet experiences an explosion of beautiful tastes and textures. Inspired, she persuades her fellow dieters to form a new club, with secret weigh-ins at her house - while pretending to Trudie, of whom they are all petrified, that it is the New You! diet which is transforming them. Fabulous Italian recipes gradually begin to work their magic, but can Violet the duckling really become? Violet the swan in time for her wedding.

HOW SWEET IT IS He was more tempting than chocolate…. Although caterer Delilah James didn't like reckless, macho, delicious Zach Tanner, oh, how she wanted him! So when Delilah discovered she needed a fake fiancé—fast—Zach was the only man she'd consider propositioning. Heck, she'd even sweeten the deal by giving his restaurant exclusive rights to her gourmet cheesecakes. Then all she had to do was hope that the way to this man's heart was through his stomach…. SECOND-CHANCE GROOM A funny thing happened on the way to the altar…. Bride-to-be Cassie Brandon thought she was marrying the right guy, until she discovered the best man was actually the better man. Now handsome Brian Drake must prove he's the wrong man! When his plan for making her fall out of love backfires, footloose-and-fancy-free Brian must face his biggest challenge of all: matrimony!

Bankers and bad boys don’t mix So why is she getting under his skin? Harper, a buttoned-up banker, is a tattoo virgin before Vik draws her first ink. And once the bad-boy biker lays his hands on the beautiful canvas of her body, he’s addicted! Harper says the two of them could never mix outside of the bedroom—but she’s finding that she wants the feeling of Vik’s touch to last forever. From Harlequin DARE: Take control. Feel the rush. Explore your fantasies. “Dare is Harlequin’s hottest line yet. Every book should come with a free fan. I dare you to try them!” —Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author Find more gorgeous alpha bikers and strong-willed heroines in the Hard Riders MC series by New York Times bestselling author Anne Marsh! Ruled: A Bad Boy Biker Romance Inked: A Bad Boy Biker Romance

Enjoy three fan-favorite stories from Harlequin DARE, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female. INKED by Anne Marsh Bankers and bad boys don’t mix So why is she getting under his skin? Harper, a buttoned-up banker, is a tattoo virgin before Vik draws her first ink. And once the bad-boy biker lays his hands on the beautiful canvas of her body, he’s addicted! Harper says the two of them could never mix outside of the bedroom—but she’s finding that she wants the feeling of Vik’s touch to last forever. MAKE ME CRAVE by Katee Robert “I crave you…” Can their hunger be satisfied? Roman Bassani will do anything to close a deal. Even chase down Allie Landers on her Caribbean vacation to make an offer on her company. He expects a challenge—but not their immediate intense attraction. After an accidental one-night stand they agree to put business aside—for now. The island lulls them into a heated sexual journey…but what happens to their opposing interests when they return from paradise? NO STRINGS by Cara Lockwood “I want to worship you.” With only one night, they have to make it count! A one-night stand is out of the question... Until good girl Emma Allaire meets tall, dark and drop-dead gorgeous Mr. X through an anonymous hookup app and her sexiest fantasies come to life. Who is this enigmatic man in her luxury hotel room bed? Mystery lover, man of her dreams or liar—will he save her heart or break it forever?

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