Shadowing the Beast
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In the hopes that he can give his child the life he deserves, he asks Erin and her son to live with him. In exchange, he will provide them both with all the advantages a wealthy Texan has to offer. It’s a simple financial arrangement that makes perfect sense to Blake, until the grief that marks his days is slowly replaced by the glimmer of hope, and desire, the beautiful woman stirs in him.
As Erin and Blake surrender to the powerful sensual force that neither can ignore, the two must help each other overcome their anguish and dare to build a new life, and love, together.
Promises Lost
When Shana Green first revealed her deepest fantasy to “Bear” Dahoud, he not only indulged her sensual yearnings but fulfilled her every desire, and the two fell madly in love. But once they were married and settled into his villa on the Persian Gulf, Bear grew progressively more distant and left Shana hungry for more. Deciding she could no longer tolerate his prolonged absences and emotional distance, Shana took her broken heart and returned to her Texas home.
Bear, still desperately in love with Shana, is stunned by her departure and desperate to end the growing emptiness in his heart. Realizing that the only true love he has ever had is in jeopardy, he decides the only way to win her back is to recreate the magic of their first passionate days together.
Surprising Shana in Texas, he sweeps her away and vows to hold her captive as long as necessary until she is his once again. And even as the damage of their separation threatens to break them apart for good, he indulges Shana and himself in every imaginable pleasure, waging a sensual battle to reclaim the love of the one woman who once and always captured his heart.
Rescuing an Angel
One fateful misstep for Gayla Levine was all it took for her once-adoring fiancé to walk away and her demanding father to disown her. Determined to finally turn her life around and embrace her newfound independence, she wants nothing to do with men or relationships—until she meets Dan Newman, a sexy surgeon who sends a shock of electricity through her every time they touch.
Dan Newman has spent his life struggling to overcome his own crippling past by devoting himself to healing others who have suffered. Now a world-class surgeon, he’s confident in his ability to face anything life throws at him—until he meets a headstrong Texas beauty who has his pulse racing and fills his dreams with impossibly sensual visions.
As they fall into a passionate romance that takes them both to the burning edges of pleasure, these two damaged souls must both confront their darkest demons. Because Gayla is haunted by the echoes of being called a failure and torn by the fear that she’ll be rejected once again, and Dan, who has proved his worth to so many others, now must convince himself and Gayla that they deserve the powerful love they’ve found.
Texas Fire
When Kate Black walked away from a passionless relationship to tend to her ailing father, she was happy to return to the land that had been in her family for generations and lead a simple life. Too young and innocent to know better, she had no idea that agreeing to lease her acreage to an oil company would turn her life upside down. And even more unsettling is the ruggedly handsome man running the operation, who makes her breath hitch and awakens a sensual need in Kate she never even knew existed.
Jake Green has oil in his blood, along with a chip on his should as big as the Texas sky. Following his ex-wife’s betrayal, he swore off women and dedicated his life to growing his family’s business. But when his job leads him to Kate, he can’t deny the fiery attraction that burns between them and indulges his powerful yearning, even as he fights to protect his tortured heart.
As the two surrender to an unquenchable passion and discover undeniable pleasures in each other’s arms, Kate must find a way to heal Jake’s heart—and Jake must admit to himself that a love like none he’s ever known is about to consume them completely.
Breaking Free
Leila al Sinan bears the scars of a war that took her husband and left her desolate and alone. Taking refuge at a prisoner-of-war camp, she finds herself looking to an enemy prisoner to get what pleasure she still can from life. Expecting nothing more than a few stolen moments of sensual comfort, she soon finds herself discovering passion beyond her most wild imaginings, and as the man ignites her body and stirs her heart to new life, Leila is forced to make a decision that may change her life forever.
For eleven years Jamil al Hassan has suffered at the hands of the brutal prison warden and thinks only of survival and eventual escape. When a mysterious cloaked figure enters his cell and straddles his prone figure, whispering a shocking request, he instantly responds to her soft beauty and a pleasure he’s been denied since his captivity began. As their desire and fulfillment grow more intense, Jamil hatches a plan that may save his life—but also force him to betray his honor, and his heart.
Daring to risk all, the two escape into the night for a long and perilous trek that will lead to salvation or certain death. As trust grows between the former enemies, the two discover that true love knows no borders, and they must fight to stay alive to find a happiness forged by fire and sealed by passion.
Hearts Unleashed
Alina el Rashid is a sexy and independent firebrand whose wild ways have created one scandal too many for her conservative family. Exiled to her brother’s remote villa as punishment, Alina is starved for the touch of a man and aching to rebel—when she meets Brian Shearer, the stunningly handsome American pilot who’s being hailed as a hero. And as his quiet sensuality excites her in ways even the untamed Alina never imagined, she vows to find a way to overcome his stubborn refusal to open his heart to her.
After enduring years of hell as an enemy prisoner, Brian was crushed into further despair when he returned home to find that his wife had left him for dead and married another man. With nothing left to live for, he moves halfway around the word to escape his pain—and meets Alina, a tempting beauty whose dark eyes flash with a passion that promises endless sensuality. Overwhelmed by this intensely alluring woman and his own inhibitions, Brian struggles to resist her openly erotic intentions while yearning for her love.
As these two vulnerable hearts discover an undeniable desire growing between them, Alina must convince Brian of her newfound devotion, while Brian must free himself from all the forces holding him back to fill both their lives with exquisite pleasure and eternal love.
About the Author
Before settling down to raise a family and write stories about to-die-for Alpha heroes and the women who tame them, Ann Jacobs spent several years on staff of a national CPA firm and a few more as financial manager of hospitals and a health maintenance organization in west-central Florida. She began writing while her children were babies, making her first sale to the Berkley Publishing Group in 1996.
Almost twenty years and more than a hundred books and novellas later, she still lives in Tampa, Florida, with her own personal hero, her youngest son, a sometimes neglected orchid collection, and four very spoiled and much-loved furbabies, including regal Mr. Blue (a Russian Blue), LoverDog (her son's twenty-three-pound Chartreux), and the latest addition, Molly Meow, a senior tuxedo girl saved in the nick of time last December from the county's high-kill shelter.
Ann loves hearing from readers and tries to meet as many fans as possible at one or more conferences each year. You can learn more about Ann by visiting her website at annjacobs.net.