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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
between a bookseller
& her hard-boiled ghost.


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If Her Highness thinks I’ll let another man claim her and my child, she’s lost her royal mind. Sophaya’s mine.


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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.


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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

The Gilded Cuff by Lauren Smith

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Also by Lauren Smith:

The Scoundrel of Drury Lane, October 2023
e-Book
Never Kiss a Scot, March 2019
Paperback / e-Book
The Last Wicked Rogue, November 2018
e-Book
The Darkest Hour, October 2018
e-Book
A Scottish Lord for Christmas, December 2017
e-Book
A Gentleman Never Surrenders, September 2017
e-Book
An Earl by Any Other Name, August 2017
e-Book
Climax, May 2016
e-Book
Seduction, March 2016
e-Book
Forbidden, January 2016
e-Book
Her Wicked Proposal, January 2016
e-Book
Once Upon a True Love's Kiss, January 2016
e-Book
The Bite of Winter, December 2015
e-Book
The Gilded Chain, November 2015
e-Book
The Gilded Cage, June 2015
e-Book
The Gilded Cuff, February 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Captivated by His Kiss, January 2015
e-Book
His Wicked Seduction, November 2014
e-Book
The Shadows of Stormclyffe Hall, October 2014
e-Book
The Shadows of Stormclyffe Hall, October 2014
e-Book
Wicked Designs, January 2014
e-Book
Blood Moon on the Rise, June 2013
e-Book

THE GILDED CUFF
By: Lauren Smith


Surrender #1
Grand Central Publishing
February 2015
On Sale: February 10, 2015
Featuring: Sophie Ryder; Emery Lockwood
352 pages
ISBN: 1455532754
EAN: 9781455532759
Kindle: B00S5A6I44
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Romance Erotica Sensual

Every passion has its price . . .

Journalist Sophie Ryder has been following Emery Lockwood's story since she was a little girl. There has always been something in his haunted eyes that she couldn't resist and now, when she's certain he holds the key to solving a string of kidnappings, she'll do anything to speak to him. Even if it means venturing deep into the seductive world of the Gilded Cuff, a luxurious BDSM club on Long Island's Gold Coast and Emery's personal playground.

From the moment Sophie enters his shadowy, sensual domain, Emery Lockwood knows this tantalizing new little sub was meant to belong to him. However, Sophie wants more from Emery than just pleasure . . . she wants his past. And that is something he isn't willing to give-no matter who is asking. But every moment he spends with Sophie, Emery feels his control slipping and he knows it's only a matter of time before he surrenders to her heart, body, and soul

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Surrender series

The Gilded Cuff
THE GILDED CUFF
#1.0 β€’ February 2015
The Gilded Cage
THE GILDED CAGE
#2.0 β€’ June 2015
The Gilded Chain
THE GILDED CHAIN
#3.0 β€’ November 2015