The Muse

Arden MacCarren can t afford to lose control. Her family s investment house has failed, their professional reputation is... (more)

Arden MacCarren can t afford to lose control. Her family s investment house has failed, their professional reputation is all but destroyed, and it s up to Arden to hold the line. The only distraction she allows herself is a weekly drawing class where she can forget everything. Then she meets Seth Malone. When he poses in her class, strong, mysterious, and unbearably sexy, she can't resist him. The only thing she can do is keep it purely physical no emotions, no strings, and definitely no telling. During his last tour as a Marine, Seth lost his best friends to an IED. He has a duty to look after his buddies' survivors. All he allows himself are the stolen moments with Arden. But as he's drawn into Arden s battle with her demons, he comes face-to-face with his own. (less)

"Erotica author Kate McMannis has crippling writer{u2019}s block and a deadline in less than two months. When a beautifu... (more)

"Erotica author Kate McMannis has crippling writer{u2019}s block and a deadline in less than two months. When a beautiful woman named Erato appears at her house and claims to be her muse, Kate isn{u2019}t certain whether Erato is mentally ill or truly her supernatural savior. Either way, when the incredible sex Erato offers leads to genuine inspiration, Kate isn{u2019}t inclined to refuse her unusual brand of help. When a little fantasy fulfillment with Erato inadvertently leads her to the shy and gorgeous Olive Johnson, unexpected feelings threaten to derail Kate{u2019}s motivation once again. Erato is just as determined to keep her writing on track as Kate is to explore her very real attraction to Olive{u2014}which leads to friction that threatens not only Kate{u2019}s ability to meet her deadline, but also her burgeoning romance with Olive. Caught between a contractual obligation and her heart, is there any way for Kate to have it all?"--Amazon.com. (less)

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From the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist comes a captivating and brilliantly realized story of two... (more)

From the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist comes a captivating and brilliantly realized story of two young women--a Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London, and a bohemian woman in 1930s Spain--and the powerful mystery that ties them together.England, 1967. Odelle Bastien is a Caribbean e?migre? trying to make her way in London. When she starts working at the prestigious Skelton Art Gallery, she discovers a painting rumored to be the work of Isaac Robles, a young artist of immense talent and vision whose mysterious death has confounded the art world for decades. The excitement over the painting is matched by the intrigue around the conflicting stories of its discovery. Drawn into a complex web of secrets and deceptions, Odelle does not know what to believe or who she can trust, including her mesmerizing colleague, Marjorie Quick.Spain, 1937. Olive Schloss, the daughter of a Viennese Jewish art dealer and English heiress, follows her parents to Arazuelo, a poor, restless village on the southern coast. She grows close to Teresa, a young housekeeper, and her half brother Isaac Robles, an idealistic and ambitious painter newly returned from the Barcelona salons. A dilettante buoyed by the revolutionary fervor that will soon erupt into civil war, Isaac dreams of being a painter as famous as his countryman, Picasso.Raised in poverty, these illegitimate children of the local landowner revel in exploiting this wealthy Anglo Austrian family. Insinuating themselves into the Schloss' lives, Teresa and Isaac help Olive conceal her artistic talents with devastating consequences that will echo into the decades to come.Rendered in exquisite detail, The Muse is a passionate and enthralling tale of desire, ambition, and the ways in which the tides of history inevitably shape and define our lives. (less)