Everything about her relationship with Jay makes sense-makes her happy-but she can't bring herself to accept his proposal. In her head, Robin wants to marry her boyfriend. The only thing standing between Natalie and the perfect rebound is Gabriel's possessive and domineering lover, and Natalie's not afraid of a bully. Gabriel is its resident musician, gifted with unnerving talent and intoxicating sexual charisma. It's a mysterious oasis where people go to escape into a cold drink and lose themselves against a warm body on the dance floor. A glow beyond the trees and a haunting melody lead her to what she hopes is salvation. Hot on the heels of a nasty break-up, Natalie's truck dies and strands her deep in Louisiana's sweltering backwoods. Breathtaking eyes, gorgeous face, a body custom-made to keep a greedy woman up nights.īut Sean's got something else too-the will and the power to get under Caroline's skin in a way she can't stand. Be quiet, look sexy, follow orders.Ĭaroline's plans for maintaining a harem of eager young men are going as smooth as could be, until a troublesome newcomer arrives and throws her tidy kingdom into disorder. It also features an unlikely mix of romance, lust and hate-sex, plus a ton of way crazier crap that the author delights in not preparing you for. Reader Advisory: This book features the recreational use of illicit substances, and non-explicit references to childhood abuse and trauma. In this contest where even knives and guns are fair game, sex may prove the most dangerous weapon of all.

With five hundred grand up for grabs at the end of the battle royal, the stakes are high and the tension blazing.Ĭould the seemingly mild-mannered nice guy win it all? The cutthroat alpha female? The strongest or the smartest, the idealist or the cynic? It's anyone's guess as teams are undercut by alliances, loyalties tendered and tested, and passions enflamed by both affection and animosity. Welcome to The Ant Farm, a social study in the wilds of interior Alaska, documenting the dynamics between a dozen competitors as they take part in a series of physical and psychological face-offs.

Curio by Cara McKenna