Kayla and Mishalla, two genetically engineered enslaved non-human (GENs), fall in love with higher-status boys, discover deep secrets about the creation of GENs, and in the process find out what it means to be human. Enslaved by their genetics. Oppressed by their creators. Fighting for their humanity. On rugged planet Loka, life for best friends Kayla and Mishalla is arduous at best. They are GENs, Genetically Engineered Non-humans, and in their strict caste system, GENs are at the bottom rung of society. GENs are gestated in a tank and sent to work as slaves as soon as they reach age fifteen. When Kayla is Assigned to care for Zul Manel, the patriarch of a trueborn family, she finds secrets and surprises--not least of which is her budding friendship with Zul's handsome great-grandson. Meanwhile, the children that Mishalla is Assigned to care for are being stolen in the middle of the night, and a strange lowborn boy is hanging around nearby. After weeks of toiling in their Assignments, mystifying circumstances enable Kayla and Mishalla to reunite. Together with the boys, they hatch a plan to save the disappearing children. Yet can GENs really trust humans? Both girls must put their lives and hearts at risk to crack open a sinister conspiracy, revealing secrets no one is ready to face. The first in a trilogy, Tankborn is a page-turning sci-fi thriller that will leave readers scrambling for the sequel! Check out the other titles in this series: TANKBORN * AWAKENING * REBELLION

Kat Roth and Mark Denham have plenty in common - they're CEOs of rival Seattle-area candy companies, they're both in feverish pursuit of number one status in the nation and they were both once married . . . to each other. Their brief venture into matrimony, an explosive mix of hot passion and all-out war, has made Kat and Mark wary of love and leery of the sparks between them. Push comes to shove when they finally give in to the heat. After several days of back-to-back lovemaking bouts, Kat convinces herself she's found the perfect solution to the seemingly bottomless pit of lust she feels for her ex - a passionate sex-only affair, avoiding all the messy complications of love. Then the night of the chocolate tasting, Kat experiences the ultimate betrayal . . . the two of them are locked up in her office by close friends who refuse to let them out until they resolve their differences. In a firefight of love and passion, Kat finally confesses her fears of failing at love. Mark admits his own fear that he doesn't know what real love is. They both realize that their verbal fireworks really drive them closer together. They agree to remarry, joining together physically and fiscally, in chocolate and in love.

Romance, Contemporary: Private investigator Jeff Haley doesn't believe in love, especially when it involves a wacky blonde blackjack dealer named Casey Madison. But when scandalous photos from Jeff's latest case fall into -- then out of -- Casey's hands, Jeff and Casey embark on a tri-state chase for the photos...and love.

Double Delights #19: TABLE FOR TWO: CEO Jack Hanford wants Rachael Reeves to be his wife...in name only for a publicity stunt. But when they embark on a whirlwind promotional tour, the sparks flying between them turn their faux marriage into irresistible temptation. Add some meddling relatives and a delicious scheme and Rachael's and Jack's hearts don't have a chance. JUST MY IMAGINATION: When straight-laced principal Katherine Tipton meets Steven Walker, the sexy dad of one of her students, she intends to limit their discussion to disciplining his mischievous daughter. But when attraction for the eccentric Steven turns Katherine's world upside down, she realizes life has a new lesson plan for her--love.

In the year 2098, humanity has pushed beyond Earth into the solar system and unlocked the secrets of life with genetic engineering. But despite the lifesaving cures and physical improvements wrought by the mastery over human DNA, some consider the tinkering with genes an abomination and vow to destroy it.