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Ruined and Precarious Martini Club 4 $4.99 Ruined The 1920s Fleeing a dangerous, untenable situation in England, Eliza Gilbert sails to New York City, where she finds herself in circumstances more dreadful than the ones she escaped. She encounters Vince Taggart, a man in search of his missing friend. An attraction blooms between them, but Eliza is in the clutches of a sinister man who could be responsible for the disappearance of young women, including Vince's friend. Can Vince help Eliza break free, or is death the only way out? Precarious The 1940s Iris Taggart thought she was happily engaged, until the first boy she ever loved re-enters her life. Dante Morello is all grown up--a WWII hero turned Boston detective. He is working the South End Slayer case where a deranged killer preys on the poor and homeless. When Dante learns Iris is in the killer's sites, he'll do whatever it takes to protect her. But soon, secrets are exposed and a madman's full intent is revealed. Will their love…and their lives…be destroyed?

Runaway and Priceless Martini Club 4 $4.99 Runaway The 1920's After escaping an arranged marriage, Lady Charlotte Leighton lands on a new shore, determined to realize her dream of opening her own bakery. But her plans are shattered when her former fiancé follows her to New York. Detective Felix Noble is determined to solve his latest case. But his efforts are jeopardized by a forbidden attraction to his number one suspect. While he's certain Charlotte Leighton is keeping secrets, instinct tells him she's not the murderess he first believed. Priceless The 1940's When aspiring artist Sophie Noble learns someone is passing off her paintings as masterpieces by famous artists, she is determined to hunt down the culprit before she becomes implicated in a crime. As head of the college art department, Raymond Critchton is attempting to expose an underground group passing off forgeries. He is certain Sophie Noble is caught in the middle. It would be prudent to expel her and be done with it. But the impetuous little minx has captivated him. Uncovering the truth can put their lives…and their budding love…in danger.

Reckless and Pampered Martini Club 4 $4.99 Reckless The 1920s Singer Margaret (Meggie) Montley needs money…fast. Her friend is in a dire situation with nowhere to turn. While Meggie is on the brink of stardom, it's not soon enough to save her friend. Harry Dempsey is out to avenge the deaths of his father and brother at the hands of a ruthless gangster. But trouble spirals out of control when Meggie Montley shows up the night he meets his nemesis to settle the score. Saving the impetuous woman from a crime lord might be easier than saving her from her own reckless behavior. Pampered The 1940s As the pampered daughter of a famous screen star, Audra Faye Dempsey prefers life in the background helping those less fortunate. Most days she volunteers at a soup kitchen in 1940s Boston's South End. But when a killer strikes, she soon finds herself caught in the crossfire. Talent agent, Leo Frisk, represents one of the most famous women in the world, but it's her daughter, Audra, he adores. Regrettably, Audra has the insane notion he is in love with her mother. When Leo's past presents a son he never realized he had, how will he convince Audra he is not the philanderer she believes him to be? And can he do so before the killer catches up with them?

Rebellious and Perilous Martini Club 4 $4.99 Rebellious The 1920's Lady Jessica Hatton fled her high-society London debutante life for one of investigative journalism in New York—only to be relegated to the fashion pages. Searching for a juicy story leads her to Club 501, the city's most glamorous speakeasy—and its handsome, mysterious owner, Frank Markov. But his past of war and revolution puts their hearts—and their lives—in danger... Perilous The 1940's Maddie Carlisle is happy to escape the gray, rationed world of England to visit her oldest friends in Boston, but her art gallery employer gives her a dangerous task—to track down a priceless Degas, looted by the Nazis. Undercover agent Christoph Von Albrecht puts his life on the line every day for his mission, but when lovely Maddie gets involved with the looted Degas, what will he do to save the woman he never wanted to love?

Steam Tinker Buffalo Steampunk Adventures $4.99 Known as the Steam Tinker, Lionel Pike rebuilds aged automatons, those cast off and bound for the scrap yard. When Sofia Gregory brings him her wrecked steam unit and confides it's also her best friend, he agrees to attempt a repair. He doesn't suspect his kindness will open a door to peril, or that he'll end up risking his heart. Although she's attracted to Lionel, Sofia recognizes he's a mechanic first and a potential lover second. She thinks she can live with that, until Lionel engages in a competition to build a gladiator automaton and she loses his attention. When the ultimate danger comes, will Lionel fight for his lady? In a city torn by the struggle for automaton rights, can they win a future together?

Open Door to Love Love in the Kingdom $4.99 Jonnie Moulton's chance for a fresh start as Somerset's marketing consultant might be over before it begins unless she can convince David Wang she knows what she's doing and isn't the desperate woman he met three years ago. This confident new Jonnie makes David's blood sizzle. He plans to keep her close and not just because she's living in one of his resort cabins. He "gets" her like no one else. She excites him more every day. But is this simply passion, or have they found an open door to love?