He's going to make her the reluctant queen of his criminal empire... whether she wants it or not. Stella I'm a proudly independent woman. I'm tough, single, and I run my own business. But Murphy stumbled into my tattoo shop one night and knocked me right off my feminist feet. We had a one-night stand, but it turned into a long-distance affair of the heart. I'm falling for him. I'm losing myself for a man I hardly know. But I want him so much that I overlook all the secrets he's keeping. Murphy I'm the born leader of the O'Shea family. We make a living stealing women and selling them to new masters. I've acquired my own plaything, but I have little interest in her easy submission. I want a challenge. I want a woman who will stand by my side and make me stronger. I don't want a pet...I want a wife. I'm meant to have an arranged marriage in five years, but I'm not waiting. I met my match when I found Stella. I want her...and I'm going to take her. This dark romance book involves many triggering elements. A complete list of tropes and triggers can be found on the author's website. RECOMMENDED READING ORDER Book 1: Counts of Eight Book 2: Dance with Death Book 3: Pas de Trois SPIN-OFF Book 4: King of Masters

Jared King has hard rules and plays hard with the subs at Club Tabu. Living the high life the way he wants has caused more problems with his family. His kink lifestyle is an embarrassment to the King family name. He refuses to settle down and fall in-line with what his father wants. Then there's his childhood friend haunting his dreams, but the woman told him she despises him. Deep down, he'd defend her honor and lay down his way of life for her, if she'd only listen. Now what? Bailey Melchor is a boutique owner and daddy's little girl, except she wants to succeed on her own, not use his money and connections. She's had one true love, but she can't stand his arrogance and carefree life. Their one-time hookup turned into a disaster twelve years prior. They meet again at a wedding, but after too many glasses of champagne, they wake up in bed together. Not in Dallas where the party took place, but Vegas. Now what?

Only in the world of the theater can Nat Field find an escape from the tragedies that have shadowed his young life. So he is thrilled when he is chosen to join an American drama troupe traveling to London to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in a new replica of the famous Globe theater. Shortly after arriving in England, Nat goes to bed ill and awakens transported back in time four hundred years -- to another London, and another production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Amid the bustle and excitement of an Elizabethan theatrical production, Nat finds the warm, nurturing father figure missing from his life -- in none other than William Shakespeare himself. Does Nat have to remain trapped in the past forever, or give up the friendship he's so longed for in his own time?

Through an in-depth interview, this guide gives a first-hand look at King's and Barker's creative sensibilities, providing a listing of all the authors' titles, as well as every film based on their works.

The second of three volumes, which were originally published in one volume as: Legends.

Drake and the other Dragon Masters must help save a nest of baby Invisible Dragons in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! A nest of baby Invisible Dragons has been discovered in Aragon and the babies' parents are nowhere to be found! The baby dragons need to eat the fruit from the magical Dragon Tree to keep their invisible powers. But the tree grows on the dangerous Dove Island... Drake, Worm, and Carlos' cousin Val must travel there to find the baby dragons’ parents and the fruit before the baby dragons lose their powers forever! Also, one of the baby dragons forms a close bond with Val. Could Val be a Dragon Master? With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this action-packed adventure!

From King to Captive… On a quest to find his brother, King Kritan of Katarian on the planet of Panucia finds himself ambushed, beaten, tortured and then sold to fight in the arena games. The people of Tamonius—his rival kingdom—condone slavery, take public sex to new lows and try to turn a profit off anything they can. Nothing can change his hatred for everything Tamonius… that is until he meets the most breathtakingly beautiful woman he’s ever laid eyes upon. Surina of the House of Argyros, daughter to a powerful senator stirs the beast within him, making it want to lay claim to her as badly as the man does. From Captive to King… Free or not, Kritan is a master of seduction and has selected Surina as his newest prey. But this virginal beauty has secrets of her own—ones that change everything. And destiny just might have the last laugh.