He's a rich football star with a wholesome image. She's a part-time stripper. Benjamin "The Death" Bell is a free agent linebacker being courted by the Miami Wind football team. After four years in Denver and a chilly reception last season, he's definitely interested in going where his talents are appreciated, and with the team putting him in a swanky hotel, it's a nice start. He has one goal in mind on this trip—to seal the deal. But one little blonde woman stumbles into his life and manages to strip him of all senses. "Heaven" Leigh Davis doesn't have time for men...unless they're paying her. She's a stripper working two jobs, but if she gets the new promotion at the hotel, she can hang up her stilettos for good. With a V.I.P. guest checking in, the timing couldn't be any more perfect to display her hospitality skills and land the new position. She won't lose focus...not even when a big, sexy man tackles her at her favorite coffee shop and...

When love stabs you in the heart... Braxton "Blade" Young learned the importance of carrying a knife growing up in the swamps of Louisiana. As a member of the Bang Shift, he carries something a little louder now, but he's never without his shiv. An added protection. A constant reminder. Fixing cars and carrying out contracts don't help quiet the ghosts of his past anymore, and random women are out. There's only one he wants, and she haunts him in a completely different way, taunting him with what he cannot have. She's an FBI agent. He's a mercenary. Sure, everyone has demons. His are just covered in blood. Ahhh regrets. FBI agent Anna Sue Fisher has her fair share, and sleeping with Blade while on assignment ranks right up there. He's a notorious playboy who lives on the shady side of the law. A heartbreak waiting to happen. But her determination to keep her distance is crushed when her boss sends her back to the Bang Shift on another case. Only...

Hot. Hard. Hazardous. Hunter Anderson is good at burying dark secrets behind his lethal smile. It's a great skill to have in his line of work, but one he learned long before becoming a member of the Bang Shift mercenary group. They all have secrets, but he has something they don't—a sister to protect. She knows the score, but he'll do what he can to guard her from the realities of his life. He should've known trouble would find her anyway...and that she'd dump the beautiful problem right in his lap. When Maya Carmichael's car is vandalized on a night out with her roommate, she realizes her no-more-jerks oath is too little, too late. Knowing her sadistic ex is behind this, she agrees to seek shelter out of town, but the temporary haven will throw her right into the path of another bad boy. Oh, she's heard stories about her roommate's brother, Hunter, and he's just the type she wants to avoid. Hot. Hard. Hazardous. What starts out as a...

A momma's boy and an Irish girl walk into a barbecue... When Taylor Hannigan's boyfriend invites her to his family's annual reunion, she knows it's an important step in their relationship. It's not every day she meets her significant other's parents. Regardless of what her friends say, she's not too worried. As a confident woman with a highly accurate B.S. meter, she's got this covered. Until she meets his mother, and that internalized gauge of hers spikes off the charts. Bryson Reed is a country boy who can't wait to bring his girlfriend home to meet his parents. A weekend of cookouts, fishing, and swimming wrapped into one fun-filled weekend is the perfect opportunity. Days with the family and nights with her beneath him? Oh yes, this is just the vacation they need. But shortly after the big intros, everything begins to unravel, spoiling his carefully crafted plans and pissing off his girlfriend. Taylor wonders where the line is between...

When desire meets physical boundaries, it's time to get a little creative... Cassie Tucker is no stranger to deadlines, so when she gets assigned to a new project at the last minute, she knows the drill. It's not until she discovers who the project leader is that she gets worried. The man is a legend in both the IT department and in the looks department. Like, seriously, he's ridiculously gorgeous. There's a reason the women at her firm have dubbed him The West Coast Hottie. Thankfully, he's hundreds of miles away, so any ogling of her new boss will be masked by filters and slow internet connections. Ian Cope is thrilled to be working with Cassie. Not only is she talented and smart, but there's something about her that he's never been able to ignore. If they worked in the same town, there's no doubt he would've asked her out a long time ago, so getting put on the same project is a small victory he'll gladly take. Then he learns the truth...

He might be the leader of a mercenary group, but he is not the boss of her. Nuh-uh. No way. Theodore "Bear" Knight owns the Bang Shift Garage, but it's his role as team leader of a secret mercenary group that forces him to keep one fiery redhead at arm's length. With no other outlet for their magnetic attraction, innocent flirting turns into heated bickering. Although he'd rather her hate him than risk her life, that stance is put to the ultimate test when a hit on the garage thrusts her right into the path of a notorious mafia assassin. Nothing will stop Bear from protecting the woman he craves. Not even the little spitfire herself. Roxie Willis has it bad for the bearded hottie she calls Teddy, but any hope of something real shattered one drunken, passionate night years ago. He either doesn't remember their wild ride or pretends it never happened. Now, Teddy not only revs her engine but her attitude, and she dishes out a big ol' helping of it...

He undresses her with his eyes...she wishes he'd do it with his teeth. Sex would be nice. But after giving birth, Sophie is a little self-conscious about her body, and her husband, Sawyer, hasn't even tried coming on to her. What's a girl to do? Don't blab to your friends, that's what! Their reaction is a mix of shock and pity, but they unite under one common goal—to get her laid! What seems like a fun idea at the time becomes an exercise of frustration when she turns on the charm, and Sawyer still doesn't give up the goods. What's his deal? She wasn't really worried about their relationship before, but now she's not so sure. When the truth comes out why he is not jumping her bones, there will be a big price to pay. Being the initiator sucks, especially when the only big O she's getting is offended...

<p><em><strong>She's never dating again. He's up for the challenge...</strong></em></p><p>When Sasha gets transferred out west, she welcomes the added distance from her abusive ex-boyfriend. After all, he's the reason she feels vulnerable toward men, having been pushed into an emotional corner she's unwilling to escape. Yeah, she knows it sounds pathetic, but she doesn't care. There's a certain amount of comfort that comes with a walled-off heart. She just wishes her best friend would get the memo and stay out of her love life.</p><p>Aaron is a dominant man, professionally and personally, but true pleasure has eluded him. Willing women have come too easily, so has the money from closing many of the hottest real estate transactions in his area. He's in a rut, unsure if he's pushed his boundaries one too many times or if he just needs to find a greater challenge. When his new sister-in-law asks him to help her beautiful friend...

A forbidden romance years in the making... FBI agent-turned-mercenary Duke "Gauge" Osborne doesn't hesitate to jump in front of a bullet when a mafia solider comes gunning for his Bang Shift teammate, but even in death he can't escape thoughts of the woman he broke all his rules for. He's hardly seen her since he was forced to break her heart all those years ago, so when he wakes up in agony at the hospital, he's shocked to find her by his side. Special Agent Viola Lane has avoided Gauge for years—since the night he'd dumped her after taking her virginity. Gauge left her devastated, but she pulled up her big girl panties and moved on. Married, divorced, and now talking to a new man, she's determined to find her happily ever after. When her team learns Gauge has been shot, she rushes to his bedside. He's an assignment, nothing more, which is why she agrees to temporarily move in with him after he gets released. A mistake, she quickly learns,...