A love that has smoldered for years ignites when two women and one little boy come together in the aftermath of tragedy.

An early morning hotel fire turns out to be anything but routine, and firefighter Reid Webb's best friend and partner, Jimmy Grant, dies. Guilt-ridden and grieving, Reid feels responsible for her partner's young son, Chase. She would do anything for him, even if that means spending far too much time in the company of the woman she's harbored feelings for since high school. Isabel Grant doesn't know anything about raising children. But when she returns to her hometown to assume custody of her orphaned nephew, she gets a crash course. Isabel's struggle to keep her footing in the midst of chaos is further complicated by her growing attraction to Reid, a woman whom Isabel blames for her brother's death.

There are times when a picture doesn't just say it all—it changes everything.

Isabel Sterling isn't even aware she has been entered in the Sophisticated Women "Watch Your Dreams Come True" contest, so it comes as a complete surprise to learn she has won not only a makeover she doesn't want or need, but also the chance to appear on the cover of a national magazine and an all expense paid trip for two to exotic locales. Photographer Natasha Kashnikova is a cynical celebrity playgirl who is barreling toward full midlife-crisis mode when she agrees to take on the Sophisticated Women shoot as a favor for a friend. Kash is convinced that every woman who shows an interest in her has ulterior motives, so love is not on her agenda—and certainly not with some naive romantic during an assignment from Hell.

A sweeping saga of an impassioned romance set amidst the upheaval of a nation under siege and a way of life threatened with destruction.

The American Civil War creates enemies of lifelong friends and allies of strangers, but no relationship is more unlikely than that of a passionate Northern Unionist and a loyal Virginia sympathizer. Actress and Northerner Jordan Colfax is hired by Allan Pinkerton to spy on behalf of the Union. When she meets Confederate sympathizer, Laura St. Clair, whose father is military aide to Jefferson Davis, the perfect opportunity presents itself. But when the truth about Jordan's real intentions is discovered, their growing love is put to the ultimate test - the result of which could mean the difference between life and death. Can a Southern belle and a Yankee spy overcome their differences or will divided loyalties keep them apart?

From Tidewater Virginia to Washington, D.C., passion and betrayal converge in Civil War Richmond.

Leslie Harris's visit to her upstate New York lakeside family home after a decade of triumphs and disappointment resembles a nightmare more than the quiet vacation she'd hoped for. The unexpected appearance of much-changed town girl Devon Weber, with whom Leslie shares a secret that haunts them both, rekindles an old heartache—and reminds Leslie of just why she left.

Even though her attraction to Dev comes roaring back, the one thing Leslie doesn't want is to pick up where they left off, especially not when she already has just the life she wants—a rewarding high-power law practice, a condo in Manhattan, and a lover who satisfies her without demanding the intimacy Leslie avoids. Unfortunately, environmental biologist Devon Weber doesn't play by Leslie's rules. Two women whose lives turned out far differently than they'd once imagined discover that sometimes the shape of the future can only be found in the past—and love is strongest When Dreams Tremble.

As the heat of violence rises, so does passion.

A gunshot meant to end the legacy of the Casey Clan has left a weakened Cain fighting to regain control of her business while trying to protect her heart from the woman who left her. Threatened from every side, Cain must unleash that devil to protect all she holds dear. One by one, Cain faces her enemies and discovers the truth of who was behind one of the greatest losses of her life. Only this time she might not have to carry the burden of leading the family alone—if she is willing to take a chance on love again. But can she trust Emma not to run as she did once before when faced with the dark parts of the Casey family leader?

When a trauma surgeon and a filmmaker become reluctant allies on the battleground between life and death, passion strikes without warning.

Saxon Sinclair, the broodingly secretive Chief of Trauma at a busy Manhattan hospital, is less than pleased to learn that her new resident is going to be the subject of a documentary film. The arrival of Jude Castle, a fiery independent filmmaker, soon sets sparks flying as the two driven women clash both personally and professionally.

Both have secrets they have spent a lifetime guarding, and both have chosen careers over love. Desire and destiny clash in this blazing romance.

Danger, destiny, and romance on the river.

A wilderness kayak adventure brings together two very different women--Chaz Herrick, a laid-back outdoorswoman, and Megan Maxwell, a workaholic news executive. As they battle the challenges of nature for survival, they discover that true love may be nothing at all like they imagined./p>

Derby Cain Casey was groomed from birth to take the reins of the Casey family enterprises, which just happens to be one of the major crime organizations in New Orleans. Surviving by never turning away from a fight and knowing how to win at all costs, Cain is as careful with her heart as she is with her business—until she met Emma Verde.

The farm girl from Wisconsin puts a hit out on Cain's heart and leads her down a dangerous road filled with great joy and devastating sorrow. The Devil Inside is the story of unexpected passion, a shattering betrayal, and the challenge of love put to the test.

A request from the commander-in-chief forces Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts to break her word to the woman she loves—a woman who just happens to be Blair Powell, the president's daughter.

Cam places duty before love, despite knowing that this decision may destroy her tenuous new relationship with the first daughter. As the rift between the two women widens, more than one would-be-suitor is happy to offer Blair the company that Cam cannot.

Amidst political intrigue, and escalating threat to Blair's safety, and the seemingly irreconcilable personal differences that force them ever further apart, Cam and Blair struggle to find their way back to one another.

A space adventure filled with suspense and a daring intergalactic romance.

With the fate of entire civilizations at risk, the galactic battleground makes for unusual alliances and unexpected passions as two women from very different worlds join forces.

When Commodore Rae Jacelon of the Gamma VI space station apprehends the alluring but decidedly dangerous Kellen O'Dal, it is the start of a breathtaking love story as well as a dangerous rescue mission. When against all advice, Jacelon decides to trust the mysterious O'Dal, risking her career and her life, a daring intergalactic romance ensues, set against the backdrop of a space adventure filled with suspense and intrigue.

Kate Beecher, a young woman from Boston, looks ahead with a sense of restless longing to the life her family and friends expect her to embrace. She doesn't know what she wants, or who, until she moves with her family to the wild Montana Territory of the 1860s. Just eighteen and quietly struggling against the social constraints of the era, Kate meets a woman who fires first her imagination, and then her dreams. Jessie Forbes, a fiercely independent but touchingly tender rancher, finds in Kate the passion she had unknowingly sought all her life.

This is the story of their struggle to love in a land and time as cruel as it was beautiful.

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Disaster brought them together and, despite desire, may ultimately keep them apart.

Wind. Fire. Ice. Love.

Nothing for volunteer firefighters Gable McCoy and Erin Richards seems to go smoothly. From the tornado that nearly claims their lives to the raging forest fire that threatens to consume them, the forces of nature conspire against them.

Even a they struggle with personal uncertainties along with their growing attraction, a deadly challenge awaits that may be the final foe.

Plunged into the often indistinguishable realms of fiction, fantasy, and hidden desires, Auden Frost discovers a shifting landscape that will force her to question everything she has believed to be true about herself and the nature of love. It began one winter morning when Auden set out to interview for a much-needed position as an editor in the nonfiction division of Palmer Publishing. Haydon Palmer, however, the powerful young head of the company, offers Auden something far different--something that ultimately forces them both to confront their deepest fears and utmost desires. Unable to resist Hays's challenge and unaware of the charismatic woman's closely-guarded secrets, Auden soon finds herself on a journey that will transform both their lives.

There are two types of people: those who want to forget and those who would do anything to remember.

Jamie Kessler wants to remember. After a car accident wipes away most of her memories, she’s left with fragments of a life she no longer recognizes. Confused and overwhelmed, Jamie undergoes an experimental procedure to recapture lost memories. With each recollection, she pieces together a feeling that something—or someone—is clinging to her heart and won’t let go. One name keeps coming up and is impossible to forget, Mallory Ziegler. The woman she met in an AOL chatroom when she was nineteen, the woman she fell madly in love with, and the woman she somehow lost.

The more she digs, the deeper she falls for Mallory and embraces the love that memory never erased. But some memories were buried for a reason, and the pain and betrayal she discovers could completely change the direction of her life.

Betrayed and reeling, Charlotte “Charlie” Paulson flees her opulent Wall Street career and escapes to sun-kissed Key West. She' s desperate to figure out who she is when money and power aren’t ruling her life.

Harper Willis has survived the loss of her wife by keeping her world small: her bar, her pup, and her volunteer work at a legal clinic. She does not put her heart at risk anymore. That is until Charlie walks in and their unexpected connection knocks her controlled world sideways.

Charlie hides her past and Harper hides her pain, but their chemistry refuses to stay hidden. In the island heat where sunsets are easy and emotions run deep, will Charlie and Harper risk their hearts for a second chance at happiness?

Some wounds never heal—until you’re brave enough to face them.

After a decade and a half away, Sam Martin's return to Hicksville wasn't in the cards, until an unexpected loss brings her back to her childhood home. Sam finds solace in her unwavering friend Jordan, who knows the struggle of being an outsider in their close-knit town.

Then a chance meeting thrusts Sam into a reunion with Alex Weaver, the woman who shattered her heart long ago. Attraction long dormant surges back to the surface, despite the scars they both carry and the obstacles presented by Alex's traditional family.

As Sam grapples with grief, buried emotions, and the claustrophobic grip of small-town life, she faces a critical choice: keep her heart safe, or rewrite her narrative and embrace the risks of rekindling love.

Can two friends come together after tragedy and raise a baby?

Claire’s marriage ended in divorce and the loss of her unborn child. Moving to a new city for a fresh start, she wants nothing more than to have the family she’s always dreamed of. Lily’s trust was broken by a careless ex-girlfriend, and she puts aside her dream of a child of her own to focus on her passion for weaving.

When Lily discovers that Claire is the cousin of her former roommate, she welcomes her into her community of friends and family. Their new friendship is soon put to the test when tragedy strikes, and jointly they are named as baby Willow’s guardians. Making their unconventional relationship work means overcoming their fears and letting love weave them into a new forever family.

Gender Ever After is a sapphic romance anthology that revels in the full spectrum of gender expression, identity, and desire. Within these pages, love stories bloom between sapphic people  of every kind—cis, trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, two-spirit, agender, demigender, and more—offering a kaleidoscope of possibility, passion, and joy.

From sweet slow burns to fiery erotic encounters, these stories celebrate romance that is gender-affirming, sex-positive, and deeply sapphic. Characters find first love and rekindled sparks, navigate open relationships and lifelong commitments, overcome challenges, and write their own happily ever afters.

Brimming with heat, heart, and hope, Gender Ever After is about being brave enough to love and be loved, exactly as you are.