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Authors: Michaela Wright,Alana Hart

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THE BOYFRIEND EXPERIENCE
(A Ms. Wright’s Short Reads) -
Steven is a private escort, and a mighty fine one at that. He takes pride in catering to the needs of his female clientele, from the cut of his suit to the color of his kerchief. Despite experience, there is one client that rattles him; Martina, a passionate woman who treats herself to Steven's services as a birthday present every year. Their liaisons have left Steven with a crush, only driving him further to meet her every need. When Steven arrives at Martina's door he is ready to wine, dine, and please his favorite client, but by night's end we will discover that Martina - and Steven - are not who they seem.

THE NAMESAKEN Series –

WILLING
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Street savvy Constance is a prostitute that has survived the Ripper's reign of terror by working her trade in the safety of her room at the Keg and Barrel - but is any girl truly safe in Whitechapel? When the enigmatic Lord Alisdair requests her services at his estate, Constance discovers the occult underworld of London's elite - and finds herself at its center.
As Alisdair shares his secrets, Constance becomes his willing altar, offering herself to him and his rituals in body and soul. She's seen Alisdair's power, seen it grow with her at his side, but as the circle's secrets unfold before them, will their connection be enough to get them through London's darkest hour alive?

HYSTERIA
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Her sanctuary turns into a nightmare after sunset.
On the run from her abusive mother, inexperienced Liv was very lucky to find honest employment as a scullery maid in the household of Dr. Findlay Lennox. Unfortunately, her luck runs out at nightfall, when the ghosts that only Liv can see steal away any hope of sleep, leaving her clumsy with exhaustion.
Her employer offers her the most personal of services.

Dr. Lennox is well versed in a very special treatment for female complaints. His experiments on prostitutes have given him intimate knowledge of the female anatomy, allowing him to manipulate it as an effective treatment for hysteria, melancholy, and as he assures Liv, sleeplessness. Liv reluctantly agrees to be his patient, but cannot pretend that the touch of his hand hasn’t sparked something more than medicinal. It isn’t long before she is seeking his expert attention more often – but how long can either of them pretend it isn’t more?
A growing threat far greater than forbidden love

As Dr. Lennox's patients begin to go missing, his colleague, Dr. Knox, draws crowds in the hundreds to his dissection classes. Soon the ghostly crowd in the Lennox household expands to include the prostitutes that had served as Dr. Lennox's volunteer subjects. Liv begins to suspect that these missing women have met an ill fate, but can she convince Dr. Lennox in time to stop the darkness spreading through Edinburgh’s streets, or will she be the next one to find herself on Dr. Knox's slab?

HEARTLESS
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Welcome to Cheyenne, 1883
The West is no place for a woman.

Tell that to Cadence Mayweather. Cadence isn't afraid of anything. She's seen handsy drunks and barroom brawls, and handled it all fearlessly. The Red Onion is her greatest pride, and much to her stepfather's chagrin, it's her name on the deed. A woman has to be tough when she's running the best saloon in town.
As a new nightmare comes to Cheyenne ...

When a stranger brings carnage to her door, Cadence witnesses the brutal murders of her kin. Despite her innocence, the town's suspicion quickly turns her way. As a mob cries for her blood, it's a mysterious native man named Joseph who helps her escape.
The man who fires her deepest desires may be her only hope.

Joseph is unlike any man she's known before; tall and lean, with a long black mane and a mischievous grin always peering from beneath the brim of his hat. His dark gaze is enough to steal the air from a room. Cadence soon discovers he knows a great deal about the monster that murdered her friends - the man he calls a Wendigo. As they track the murderer through the plains, Cadence is drawn to Joseph in a way she's never felt before. Despite the danger of their quest, his touch soon proves irresistible.
Joseph will do anything to find this monster and help clear her name. But can he keep her alive long enough to prove her innocence? And will he still believe in her when he discovers what she's done?

And from the Hartfelt Books Collaboration with Alana Hart

SAVING HER BEAR
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Never go home again.

That's what Mom said - and stay away from that Fenn boy!
How could Catherine Calhoun listen when that 'Fenn boy' has haunted her mind - and heart - for ten years? When Catherine finds herself in trouble, it's not the town of Blackrock or the family she left behind so long ago that calls her back.
It's him. It's that Fenn boy.
The boy whose kisses are her happiest memory.
Yet, John Fenn has secrets - the kind that come with sharp claws and teeth.
Even a bit of fur couldn't lessen the magic of his kisses, but there is darkness in Blackrock - the very thing that once tore her away from her true love. Will her return be enough to save John from becoming that darkness' next victim?

BEARLY BURNING
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She'd die before she'd let him have her.

Josephine Dalton drove into blinding snow, the most precious thing in the world sleeping in the backseat when the whole world shattered around her, sending her car careening off the edge of the world and almost taking her life.
Kirk Fenn was out enjoying a night of shifting, enjoying the feel of his paws in the snow when an accident changed his world forever. He blamed himself for the horrible crash that nearly killed Rory's mother. It was the least he could do to keep her daughter safe. Especially when her mother's last words before she lost consciousness were, "Don't let him have her."
Yet, when Josephine comes to stay with Kirk to recover from her injuries, a strange attraction begins to flourish, and Kirk finds himself staring at Josephine's backside more often than not. Despite Josephine's dower mood, she doesn't seem to mind his looking.
Yet the troubles that brought Joe to that snow covered road are tracking her even now. Can they overcome the secrets that brought them both to that snowy hillside in the middle of the night, or will Josephine's past come back to destroy Kirk's present?

THE UNCHOSEN BRIDE
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Happily Ever After wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

Deacon had found what he was looking for - a girl to settle down with. He'd quit his job as an EMT, left his house in Blackrock, and moved all the way to Boston just to be with his chosen mate.
Then why didn't his happily ever after look the same as the rest of his family's? Why didn't she want to come to Blackrock to meet his family?
Because not all love stories are like fairy tales, right? Some take a bit more work.
When Deacon arrives to find his grandfather, Patrick Fenn, has agreed to an arranged marriage between the Deacon Fenn and the last female bear of the reservation's Talbot clan, Deacon finds Carissa isn't too receptive to the news. Who would be? This isn't the middle ages, and Carissa doesn't know the Fenn family's secret - the Fenns are shifters, and Patrick Fenn is desperate to keep the bear line alive.
Try to work through that one, pal.

Yet, when Deacon meets his intended bride, Maggie Talbot, something about her draws him like no other woman has before. Is it the exotic way of her, the smoky voice, or the secrecy with which she lives her life.
The black sheep of her family, Maggie has secrets of her own, secrets that force her to call off the engagement to Deacon Fenn. Deacon rejoices in the news that he is a free man - then why does he feel so bad?
Yet as Deacon and Maggie find themselves drawn to each other, their closeness threatens the peace between the clans. Soon it's clear, it was only a matter of time before Maggie's secrets threatened to ruin them all.