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Between a rock and a hard place…

Garrett Hawkins is the most valuable asset to his Special Forces unit, because, frankly, the guy doesn’t care if he lives or dies anymore. Since the love of his life, Sage Weston, was kidnapped and killed with her medical unit a year ago, Garrett has turned the shell of his soul into the armor of a finely tuned fighting machine. Being the first tapped for the unit’s craziest missions is just fine by him. The less time for memories and the agony they carve into his soul, the better.

It’s a plan that works, until Garrett’s world is upended one night in the jungles of Thailand. Memories become reality when the unit is called to rescue a group of kidnapped aid workers, and they discover Sage and her teammate among the retrieved women. Now that Sage is back in his arms, Garrett doesn’t know what to do. He has changed in dramatic ways, especially in the darker tastes of his passion. If he touches Sage again, he’ll want to claim her, restrain her...dominate her.

Is Sage’s love strong enough to let Garrett back in, not only as her fiancé but her Dominant? Can she trust that visiting the new shadows of his life will lead her to ecstasy and not ruin? Or can Garrett’s discipline be exactly what her soul needs to find its way back to life—and love—again?

Between a rock and a hard place…

From the moment Z snatches Rayna from the lair of a South Asian slave trafficker, his inner grizzly roars to life. But Z isn’t wired to be a one-woman man. Growing up an orphan on the streets of Seattle has taught him that beyond a few hours in a dungeon, trust means disappointment and love leads to agony.

Now he’s sheltering Rayna in the remote wilderness from a fiend who now wants his pound of revenge flesh from her. Z’s never done anything more right in his life. But wanting her? Dreaming of her beneath him, surrendering to his passion and domination? It’s the most forbidden fruit he can crave, and the only thing he can’t stop thinking about. The only way out is to confront the reality of what Rayna has done to him and the mountain she’s moved in his intractable heart.

He was everything she craved…and everything that would ruin her.

Ethan Archer has just earned his sergeant’s stripes, and his Special Forces team decides that a trip to LA is a perfect way to celebrate. Ethan has other motives for agreeing to the vacation. He can’t forget a magical hour in a North Cascades forest last winter, shared with an indigo-eyed goddess who now calls LA her home.

Ava Chestain is a stylist for Bella Lanza, star of a hit nighttime drama. When Ethan and his buddies finagle a visit to the set, his reunion with Ava melts the months away. But their time is cut short by Bella, who’s determined to rekindle her own naughty past with Ethan. His efforts to push Bella off are thwarted when the unit is called to assist the CIA on a terrorist plot to destroy the West Coast. Part of the plan? Someone has to get closer to Bella, and Ethan’s the logical choice.

Though Ethan risks his career by telling Ava about the plot, her trust is an impossible gift to earn. Her passion is a different story. As his willing submissive, Ava gives him the fire his body craves and the surrender his soul needs. She’s a dream come true, until the cuffs come off and the sun comes up. When a terrifying turn of events escalates the terrorists’ plan into reality, Ethan must make decisions that will either kill or save them all. Can Ava trust him enough to stand by him with everything she is…including what could be her last breath?

The boys of the Special Forces battalion are back.

Five mini-episodes give emotional updates for the couples with whom you’ve fallen in love during the series’ first three books, as well as a not-to-be-missed preview of what’s in store for Tait Bommer and Kellan Rush in Wet, book five in the Honor Bound series.

“Raze the Barn”: Garrett and Sage reignite their flame as Dominant and submissive during a well-timed visit to see Wyatt and Josie on the farm, and a visit to “kinky barn” that neither will soon forget.

“Tie the Knots”: Garrett and Sage have finally said “I do,” but the knot-tying lessons have just begun for Zeke and Rayna, the best man and maid of honor who only have eyes—and other body parts—for each other.

“Diamonds In The Rain”: Ethan is taking Ava home to meet his parents, but when a mansion full of friends is invited for the occasion, there’s a storm of deeper conflict for the couple, requiring Runway to expose his “inner Dom” in a decadent new way.

“Glacier Girl”: Josie is burned-out and emotionally frozen until Wyatt whisks her away for a weekend full of erotic surprises—and one shocking surprise guest.

“Moonrise”: Their road to love was filled with the craziest twists life could deal before it completely blew up the route. Now, Luna is locked from Tait in a night that doesn’t seem to have an end. Can he bring the light of love back to her?

T-Bomb, Tait Bommer’s call-sign, has never described him more accurately. A loose cannon with a penchant for pissing people off, he’s now responsible for a major screw-up during the First Special Forces Group’s most recent mission. His mess has earned him two weeks of mandated R&R on the shores of Kauai, where the ultimatum is clear—straighten up and fly right, or don’t return to active duty. But he’s such a train wreck that even his best friend, Kellan Rush, isn’t happy about having to pull babysitting duty.

When their “vacation” is interrupted by a stranger bearing nothing but a glare, a Bowie knife, and a lot of curves in a tiny bikini, they wonder if the trip hasn’t been hijacked by island spirits. Surely they’ve found a goddess in this dark-haired beauty who not only sees their emotional scars but opens their spirits by exposing her own soul.

“Therapy” takes on new meaning when illicit desires become explosive passion…and their goddess’s sweet submission. Neither man wants to leave the island paradise, a torment that’s intensified when an old adversary threatens to steal their goddess—and rip their friendship apart.

Will Tait and Kellan let jealousy triumph? Or will they unite as brothers at arms for the most important mission of their lives in the name of the greatest cause of all—saving the woman they love?

They could run from everything…except each other.

Grounded by fog, Zoe Chestain is stuck in an airport bar with the choice of spending the night with her two drunk roommates or one dark and delicious stranger. The Vegas show dancer decides to live dangerously and succumbs to a night of the stranger’s dominant passion. But her cloud of sensual bliss is blown apart when she and her friends are taken hostage during the next morning’s plane hijacking. Zoe’s horror deepens when her kidnapper reveals himself as her partner from the night before.

Shay Bommer is one of the army’s best. A Special Forces soldier following the footsteps of his brother, he’s aware of the risks of infiltration with the enemy. But going deep undercover on this mission with one of the CIA’s most sought-after criminals has cost him dearly. He’s lost the trust of the most breathtaking submissive he’s ever had in his arms, the camaraderie of his unit, and the esteem of his brother. But he’s on a quest to rescue a priceless treasure—his mother.

Zoe’s danced to some crazy songs in her time, but no amount of wild choreography has prepared her for the adventure with Shay—or the return to his bed that means surrendering more than just her body. As they run from the bad guys, the good guys, and everyone in between, she learns about the man behind the masks, and the Dominant for whom she’s always longed. But staying with him means dying with him. The heat is on. Can Shay and Zoe’s love survive the flames?

When the masks come off, they know it’s real.

Dan Colton was once the CIA’s golden boy—a get-things-done cowboy who believed it was better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. But performing the devil’s work was easier when he had the face of an angel—a damn good asset to have whether he was charming agency superiors…or training submissives in his dark dungeon role-plays. But that face was taken away, disfigured in a fire during an act of bravery.

Tess Lesange, known around the CIA’s Vegas office as “The Laser,” has only one Achilles’ heel—the brooding agent who once wouldn’t give her the time of day. Since Dan Colton’s accident, they’ve become friends, even trusting each other with some of their kinkier secrets. What are friends for, right?

Wrong.

Still seeking the submissive dream, Tess takes matters into her own hands and journeys in disguise to one of the desert’s most elicit kink clubs. When the Dominant she meets is beneath a mask and wielding a familiar voice, she wonders if karma has conspired to fulfill her deepest fantasies…and how high a price she’ll have to pay for it to come true. Is she willing to sacrifice the friendship she’s built with Dan for one unforgettable night in his dungeon?

***LORDS OF SIN NOVELS ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER***

A past she longs to forget…

The truths they can’t ignore…

Scarred emotionally and physically after surviving an attack by a serial killer preying on London’s society women, Gwen Marsh seeks refuge in charity work—until she meets Taylor Stafford. Haunted by his wife’s murder at the hands of the Lancer, Stafford seeks her help in bringing the madman to justice.

Taylor begs for Gwendolyn Marsh’s help so his wife’s soul can rest, but he soon finds his vow of revenge paling beside his need to keep Gwen safe. Their shared loss becomes the door to a new love—but a madman is watching. How soon until the Lancer comes after the only victim who survived him…and when he does, will Taylor choose vengeance for his old life, or hope for his new one?

***LORDS OF SIN NOVELS ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER***

The hellion who changed everything…

The pirate who transformed her…

Mast Iverson, captain of the brigantine ship Athena, has one firm rule on his voyages across the globe—no women aboard. That all changes when a favor to a friend brings him face-to-face with a golden-eyed goddess who awakens his body—and captivates his soul.

Golden Gaverly has a different agenda for the dark, towering sea captain who wants nothing to do with her. Years before, the crew of the Athena killed her parents and left her for dead until she was found and raised by the Arawak tribe. She’s waited her whole life for revenge. The only thing standing in her way is Mast Iverson…and a love too strong to be denied.

***LORDS OF SIN NOVELS ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER***

A damned dream…

A breathtaking stranger…

A doomed love…

He watches her every night rehearsing alone in his theater, her beauty aglow in the gaslights. With every hour that passes, Marcus Stafford is more entranced with the passionate Gabriela Rozina and the dream she refuses to give up. His obsession is dangerous, and he knows it. She can never know who—or what—he is.

Gabriela is moved by the stranger with the silver eyes who emerges from the darkness yet brings brilliance to her world. Soon, she wants something more from Marcus than just his mentorship. She begs for his touch, his body, and his heart—but more than anything, to share his dark secret by giving him her blood.

***LORDS OF SIN NOVELS ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER***

Her touch is his salvation…

His touch is her destiny…

She strokes his fevered body with her healing hands and wills the tortured rebel back to life. He’s a total stranger, yet Shivahn Armagh feels she’s known him forever. Then the Irish beauty discovers he’s an Englishman, the enemy she’s sworn to hate. Still, she cannot forget the gentle caress of the prisoner she’s been sent to revive. She risks her life—and her heart—to set him free.

They call him the Griffin, legendary warrior for the Irish cause, an enemy who’s eluded the English for years. At last, Kristian Montague is captured and set for execution—a death he welcomes—but his healer refuses to let him escape to hell along with the demons in his soul. Shivahn scorches her way into Kristian’s heart even as he resists. She follows him into battle, across perilous seas, determined to uncover his deepest secret, reckless of the danger it might mean to them both…

***LORDS OF SIN NOVELS ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER***

He’s dangerous to know…

And impossible to resist…

Thrown from the carriage she’s driving at breakneck speed, Lady Kira Scottney is even more stunned by Damien Sharpe, the midnight-eyed man who rescues her. He looks like a demon incarnate, with a presence that makes her tremble with an unholy desire. Her dilemma worsens when she learns Sharpe is suspected of murdering his first wife—Kira’s own cousin.

Damien had every reason to distrust Kira Scottney. Her family had labeled him a killer, destroying his life. Stripped of his lands and his good name, Damien considers everything lost—until Kira sweeps into his life. She’s unlike any woman he’s ever met, a wild beauty filled with innocence, desire, and a fiery spirit to make her very much his equal in their dance of passion and betrayal…

And danger.

Lost…

Lovesick has never been in my vocabulary, but now that Maclain Stone has entered my world, I’m practically dying of heartache. And there’s nobody to blame but myself. But his brushoff has made me never want to see his sexy, smug face again.

When a stalker forces me from my home and lands me on Mac’s front door—and into the warmth of his bed—I can’t avoid the truth any longer. I’m in love with him. I need him. I’m lost without him…

Found…

What the hell was I thinking, falling in love with a stubborn spitfire like Taylor Mathews? For the first time in my life, a woman is driving me insane with need. If I can win her back, I vow to never let her out of my sight again.

Though it takes the threat of a maniac to drive her into my arms, I’m not letting opportunity pass me by, and everyone needs to learn this woman is mine—especially the woman herself. Without each other, we’re nothing. But together…

We’re no longer lost.

Set against some of history’s most colorful and dramatic events, USA Today bestselling author Angel Payne’s Lords of Sin series features swoon-worthy heroes who embody all we love about gorgeous alpha men and the bold women who tame them. Be swept back to times when passions were exchanged in shadows and candlelight…and romances could very well seal the fate of nations.