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Love Under Two Warriors

Love Under Two Warriors

Jennifer Kendall arrived in Lusty to be closer to her brother Ian and her Grandpa Noah. She doesn’t believe anyone knows her secret. She felt a draw, an urge she could neither explain nor resist. She believed herself destined to love two men. Peter Phillips retired from the Navy, decided to come to Lusty to be close to his sister Brittany. He did not come here to find a best friend and a woman they could share. Yet within his first few days he meets and clicks with Charlie Archer. And then he meets his sister’s new cousin-in-law, Jennifer. Charlie knew Lusty was his home. And that truth became even more solid when he met first Peter, and then Jennifer. None of them were prepared for a vision from the distant past. Or the unshakable sense of impending doom Peter feels. And none of them know what, if anything they can do to ward off what could very well be a catastrophic event..

 

 

Love Under Two Survivors

Love Under Two Survivors

Tammy Wright never intended to fall in love, especially not with two widowers. Is she just setting herself up for failure? She promised Chris Kendall and Cam Drake that she would be a friend, one they could count on. How can she go back on her word, just because she wants to jump their bones? Cam believes it’s time to move on, though he’ll never forget his first wife. But he finds actually doing so is easier than just thinking about it. Chris doesn’t feel too guilty for maneuvering Cam and Tammy into a romance. He figures they’re the best chance he and they have for—well, if not happy-ever-after, at least contentment. Then he realizes two things: he’s really in love with Tammy, and maybe what he thought happened last year in New York wasn’t really as it seemed. They’re a part of Lusty and happy to be, even as the town prepares to say goodbye to one of its own.

 

 

The Lusty, Texas Collection, Volume 3

The Lusty, Texas Collection, Volume 3

In Love Under Two Strong Men, Tracy has been in love with Jordan Kendall forever. When Jordan gets together with Peter Alvarez, she couldn’t be happier. She fell in love with the handsome Fed at first sight, and she knows the sparks are there for all three of them. But while Peter seems receptive, Jordan still thinks of her as a kid. So Tracy takes the biggest gamble of her life. When it works, she’s thrilled. Until she realizes that Jordan can’t trust that they’re forever—and that Peter is keeping a secret. Jordan has never been able to completely relax in his own skin. He wants to believe Tracy and Peter can be his for a lifetime, but his own self-doubt keeps getting in the way. Then he learns that Peter’s got a price on his head, and Jordan knows he’ll do anything he has to do to protect the man, and the woman, he loves. In Love Under Two Adventurers, Rebecca Jessop had just decided to damn her pride and go after Greg Benedict, when he arrives with his lover Cody Harper! But loving two adventurers brings complications she never saw coming. Greg, who already lost one lover to tragedy, knows he’s got to face his own demons if he wants to build a future with Cody and Rebecca. Nothing could please him more than to realize there’s a strong bit of lust at first sight between Cody and Rebecca. Now if only they can surmount one more hurdle. Cody is in need of recuperation time after a harrowing ordeal in Europe, but he’s suffering a little more than he wants to admit. Will the love of two people, and the support of an entire community, be enough to help Cody slay his own dragon? Rebecca’s not without her demons. It only remains to be seen if the threat to her is identified before it is too late.

 

 

Love Under Two Detectives

Love Under Two Detectives

Mary Judith Kendall, sister to Norm and cousin to Will, has relocated to Lusty, Texas, happily living quietly in the tiniest house in town. She’s never told anyone that she’s mystery author MJ Kendall. And she sure as hell hasn’t mentioned that several months before she was attacked in her own apartment by an intruder who very nearly killed her. The psycho was arrested, tried, and convicted. End of story. Lieutenants Anthony Corbett and Wyoming transplant Toby Kendall set their sights on sweet Mary. But there’s a complication. Toby left Casper with unanswered questions hanging, and it’s possible the biggest one of all followed him to Texas. Anthony and Toby plan to get to know Mary and build a future with her. Provided of course that an unknown stalker, an escaped mental patient, and a world-wide pandemic don’t singly or combined end up changing their plans and endangering all their lives.

 

 

Love Under Two Mavericks

Love Under Two Mavericks

Michaela is the last Powell standing. But she doesn’t know if she can open her heart and her life to a couple of Montana Benedicts. Lewis and Randy left Montana on their way to find their place. A stop in Lusty was only supposed to be for a short visit. And then they met Michaela. Michaela tells herself she can’t get involved. She’s on a mission to restore the family farm, and they’re only here temporarily, anyway. But then she injures herself in the midst of those renovations. Lewis and Randy step up to take care of her and to help her with achieving her goal. The men quickly understand that what they’d been looking for wasn’t a place—it was her. As they grow closer, they all three come to realize what’s truly important in life. It doesn’t surprise Michaela when someone tries to sabotage her efforts. But who could have expected for things to turn deadly?

 

 

Love Under Two Financiers

Love Under Two Financiers

Leesa Jordan’s attracted to Jason Benedict and his cousin, Phillip. Jason’s not her ex-husband, but dare she take a chance on the two compelling men? Jason and Phillip arrived in Lusty on the night of Jason’s sister’s engagement party. They both need time off, and it’s Phillip’s hope they’ll have that here. Then Grandma Kate makes them an offer: stay and get to know this side of their family. Both Jason and Phillip are drawn to Leesa. Phillip has known what he wants since he learned of Lusty and their unique take on family. Now if only he can bring his best friend Jason and the woman he already loves, Leesa to the same page. And then trouble comes in the form of Leesa’s ex-husband and news from a former comrade in arms

 

 

Love Under Two Outfitters

Love Under Two Outfitters

Meeting Ian and Ken right after she realizes what she wants worries Alice. Does she see them, or just the possibility of a ménage? Ian and Ken don’t wonder. Though they found her sooner than expected, they know Alice was meant to be theirs. All they have to do is convince her. Alice knows she wants those two Kendalls, but she’s still worried that they’ll change their minds. A lifetime of somehow only drawing the attention of men who don’t really see her has a part of her waiting for the other shoe to drop. But as they explore each other and the possibilities of a new business venture, and as she sees that between them, Ian and Ken not only see her, they need her, Alice dares to believe that a happy ending is in her future. And when an old rival sets his sights on harming her lovers, Alice knows she’ll do anything to keep them safe.

 

 

Love Under Two Reluctant Heroes

Love Under Two Reluctant Heroes

Rachel Cosgrove’s life takes an interesting turn when she meets two reluctant heroes who turn out to be not-so-reluctant Doms. Brandon Gillespie and Trace Langley have been friends since Brandon’s mom married the doctors Jessop. The men knew when they met what they eventually wanted. Now they know they very much want that with Rachel. Their protective instincts are incensed that Rachel’s ex-husband left her when their daughter, Libby, was diagnosed with cancer at age nine. Now one year free of cancer, Libby is growing into a happy, healthy young woman—one that the men feel an instant connection with. Before long, they know she’s the daughter of their hearts. Then Rachel’s ex-husband somehow gets it in his head that his ex-wife has come into a fortune. His life in shambles since he deserted his family, Buck Cosgrove decides he’s going to track his wife down and get from her what he believes is his due.

 

 

Finding Mercy

Finding Mercy

Mercy Duncan’s Doms have one goal—to help her overcome the trauma of a horrible attack months before. Damion Quest and Chance Carter bring her to the only place on earth they know will circle the wagons and help her heal. They bring her to Lusty, Texas. At first, though eager to please her Doms and to be the perfect submissive, Mercy doesn’t think she needs help. But as the truth sinks in, she knows she’s on shaky ground. With the encouragement of Damion and Chance, she turns to Dr. Charlotta Benedict, a psychologist who knows how to help wounded souls. Mercy begins to find herself again and her Doms are grateful and pleased. And then they discover that the man Mercy had been investigating, the one she held responsible for the death of her best friend, is looking for her. And they know he can only want one thing—to kill her as he failed to do months before.

 

 

One Thanksgiving In Lusty, Texas

One Thanksgiving in Lusty, Texas

Pamela knows time’s running out. Too soon, Drs. Adam and James Jessop will be leaving Maryland to return to Lusty, Texas. She’s drawn to both but won’t choose between them. She can’t see a happy ending here. Adam and James Jessop nearly let this chance slip through their fingers. Then they learn Pamela’s father needs help—and they use helping him to their advantage. Pamela agrees to marry them and return to Texas with them, grateful she no longer has to worry about her father. But the men don’t quite understand how their actions are interpreted by their family. Soon, Adam and James are trying to figure out how to correct their blunders, while their grandmothers, Chelsea Benedict Jessop-Kendall and Madeline Kennedy Benedict, have another mission in mind—finding the grifters who swindled Pamela’s father. Everyone agrees that Adam and James are clueless. But no one expected the turn the women’s mission takes when love strikes the most unlikely subjects.

 

 

Love Under Two Bad Boys

Love Under To Bad Boys

Lovers Marc Jessop and Jeremy Bishop return to Lusty after putting covert ops behind them. They meet April Bixby, a private investigator, when she’s working undercover as Nancy Drew, waitress, and on a mission to protect a soon-to-be-cousin by marriage from a greedy malcontent. One look at her and the men know she’s the one they’ve been waiting for. April is drawn as she’s never been drawn before. She trusts as she’s trusted no other. Witnessing the love they have for each other just makes her admire and love them even more. She senses they’re both carrying deep wounds from distant and recent pasts. And that’s okay, because she’s been wounded by life, too. Then someone tries to kill Marc. It will take all of them working together—with the help and love of the people of Lusty—to figure out who’s threatening the youngest brother of the Doctors Jessop, and to bring the villain to justice.

 

 

Love Under 2 Montanans

Love Under 2 Montanans

Jenny Collins figures romance will happen someday. She just isn’t ready for the impact of meeting Parker and Dale Benedict. Her someday is now, and those two Montanans have thrown her for a loop! The men are drawn to Jenny, too. Once they each take a turn kissing her, and know they have the “sharing” gene, Parker and Dale set out to get to know Jenny. Then Jenny’s adoptive parents show up, with news that puts everyone on guard. Not only did they skip a lot of red tape when they adopted Jenny, but someone has been snooping around, looking into old files. Her parents are worried, and so is Grandma Kate. Because she knows something Jenny’s parents don’t. It’s not one party looking for Jenny, it’s two. Clearly, it’s time to circle the wagons — because the second party trying to find where that tiny baby disappeared to represents a danger to one of Lusty’s own — Jenny Collins.

 

 

The Lusty, Texas Collection, Vol. 2

The Lusty, Texas Collection, Vol. 2

In Love Under Two Wildcatters, Susan Benedict believes all the real men— like the ones in her family — are gone. Enter Colt Evans and Ryder Magee, two rough and tumble wildcatters with more on their minds than just drilling a well. Can these two men convince Susan her future lies in Love Under Two Wildcatters? In Love Under Two Honchos, Josh and Alex can't explain their instant, fiery reaction to Penelope. All they know is the more they have her, the more they want her. Penelope doesn't think the passion Josh and Alex bring out in her will last. But once she falls in love with the two honchos, can she get them to see that she's their perfect mate? In Love Under Two Navy SEALs, Julia Benedict fled New York for Lusty, Texas, after having spent one unforgettable night making love under two navy SEALs. Dev Wakefield and Drew James are more Alpha than all the men in her family combined. How could she have fallen in love with them? They’re the wrong type of men!

 

 

Love Under Two Prospectors

Love Under Two Prospectors

Lt. Brittany Phillips, USMC, survives a helicopter crash as an amputee—and Sean and Noah Kendall lovingly take on the task of helping her heal. Even though Sean blames himself when Brit has a crisis, he and Noah bring her to the safest place they can think of—Lusty, Texas. Can they show her that she’s even more beautiful to them now? Brittany realizes she wasn’t the only one wounded in that chopper crash. Because he made a mistake, Sean is determined to only show Brit tenderness. Can she get him to treat her like the whole woman he claims she is? Finally, Angela Malone agrees to marry Ricoh Stone. They’ve traveled a long, rough road to this moment. But as they plan to say their vows, Mother Nature throws a devastating curve ball not only to them, but to the other lovers in Lusty, Texas. This time, it’s up to everyone to prove that love really can conquer all.

 

 

Collaring Colleen

Collaring Colleen

Dr. Colleen Duncan is certain someone at the Lyon’s Den knows where her sister is. Instead of Mercy, what she finds at the private BDSM club are two P.I. Doms willing to trade lessons in submission for their efforts to find her sister. Daniel Welsh and Rob Conrad know a sub when they meet one, and that look is all over Colleen. A gifted trauma surgeon, the woman is clearly frightened out of her wits at the disappearance of her younger sister, Mercy. As the men help Colleen reveal her inner submissive, they also bring more than their own expertise to the case. They enlist the aid of two other Doms with investigative backgrounds who met, and were very drawn to, Mercy. It doesn’t take them long to learn something substantial...and worrying. Someone else is looking for Mercy, too, and that can’t be good. There’s no time to waste. The clock is ticking.

 

 

Labor Day in Lusty, Texas

Labor Day in Lusty, Texas

After the deaths of her mother and grandmother, Abigail Parker finds her past and possibly her future when she shows up, unannounced, in Lusty. She’d believed she was all alone in the world—until she discovered a locked box in her grandmother’s closet. Maude Parker hadn’t been orphaned, after all, but had walked away from her family in that small Texas town. They’d dismissed their father’s account of falling for their mother at first sight. But when Carson and Michael Benedict meet Abigail, they see the woman they’re meant to spend the rest of their lives with. The men convince Abigail to come to Houston with them, so they can explore the feelings growing between them. They even have a job for Abigail—running the used bookstore Michael recently purchased. But what they don’t know is that the bookstore is the target of a thief, one who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the secrets he believes are hidden there.

 

 

Love Under Two Accountants

Love Under Two Accountants

Bailey James flees New York to Lusty, only to meet two men from home who touch her heart. Chance and Logan Benedict never dreamt they could share a wife until they came to Lusty and discovered their family history. They’d had a special relationship in college with a woman who only wanted the experience for her bucket list. Now, learning ménage runs in their family fills Chance and Logan with hope. When they meet Bailey, they know they’ve found the woman destined to be theirs. But there’s a catch. As forensic accountants, they’ve been assigned to an investigation, the target of which is Bailey’s late boss. Bailey comes with a catch of her own. Her boss was murdered and the killer believes she has something of his. Chance and Logan know that before they can build a future with Bailey, they must do something about the killer on her trail.

 

 

Avenging Angel, Tales of the Lyon’s Den 1

Avenging Angel, Tales of the Lyon’s Den 1

Can Ramón and Marcia overcome past trauma and choose the future? Clint knows it’ll be a struggle. But when Ramón steps up to become the Dom he was meant to be, and Marcia submits so sweetly, he knows they have a shot at their own happy ending. Ramón has never done this—mixing his personal life with a case. He didn’t believe Clint or Christopher Lyons, owner of the BDSM club The Lyon’s Den, when they’d told him he was a Dom down to his bones. But as he learns what that means, he finds a hope he never dared to embrace. Can he let go of the need for vengeance that he has clung to all his adult life? Can he reach for the future in the form of a ménage family? And when a wanted criminal makes a desperate move, will he and his new brother Clint be able to reach their woman in time?

 

 

Independence Day, Lusty Style

Independence Day, Lusty Style

How could she have just met the man of her dreams—times two? Bernice White discovers they do things differently in Lusty, Texas. Both Caleb Benedict, a Texas Ranger, and his twin brother, Jonathan, a rancher, know Bernice is the woman meant for them. Caleb convinced her to come to Texas. Now they both hope to convince her to stay for the rest of her life. All Bernice knows is that for the first time in her life she understands what all the romance writers have been writing about. She knows loving two men is outside of convention, but to her it feels very, very right. But what none of them know is they’re being watched, and they’re being followed. And soon, this unknown enemy will make his move—and the only question is, will forever love turn to heartbreaking tragedy?

 

 

Love Under Two Loners

Love Under Two Loners

Iris Gibbs comes to Lusty to visit her best friend and discovers why she’s never felt at home in her own skin. Then Tamara thrusts her toward two Kendalls who are Doms. Rich and Donny know Iris is the perfect, little subbie for them. It’s just a matter of getting her to say, “Yes Sir!” Iris thinks some of the things she’s read about are definitely not for her—and then she goes with Rich and Donny to the Lyon’s Den, a private club where practically anything goes. Instead of being repulsed by what she sees, she’s intrigued. The men know Iris has a few issues to work through before she’s ready to trust them completely. They take small steps to that end, encouraged when Iris not only begins to share her inner-most insecurities, but her trust. And then Rich stumbles onto a sex-slave ring, and time for their happy ending might just be running out.

 

 

Love Under Two Texans

Love Under Two Texans

Hurting and hurt, Addison Benedict comes to Lusty to heal after a bad accident. Scarred on the inside and out, she’s humbled by her family’s generous and loving welcome, even as she secretly longs for the kind of loving relationships her brothers have found. Carmichael Jones and Terry Jessop fall for her at first sight and don’t give one good damn about the baggage she carries. Addison may believe she has a lot to atone for, and maybe she does. But they’re determined to show her the loving woman they see within and that she does deserve love and happiness. What no one understands is the lengths to which Addison’s mother, Norah Benedict, will go in order to see her daughter fulfills her own dreams of wealth and position. Convinced her children have all betrayed her, Norah reaches out to a stranger for help—with possibly very tragic consequences.

 

 

The Gifted 3: Passions Ascended

The Gifted 3: Passions Ascended

Diana Reynolds can’t believe her destined mates are Logan Firth and Cameron Gilbert. Who are they really, and how did they know to cloak their magic? Logan and Cameron are true descendants of the Chosen, those Gifted who stayed behind to protect their ungifted brethren—and they’ve been waiting for their mate, it feels like, forever and she’s just as fiery and fierce as they’d hoped. All they have to do is convince her that they really were all meant to be together. Diana expected to teach two latently gifted men how to use their powers, but she quickly decides having them already at nearly full strength is a good thing when she’s attacked by two warlocks determined not to die at fate’s hands. And when those two young men quit the field, Diana, Logan, and Cameron know it’s no victory—because there is another power close, one that’s more formidable than any of them ever imagined.

 

 

The Gifted 2: Passions Aflame

The Gifted 2: Passions Aflame

Ryan and Jeremy Jones have searched since their teens to understand how, together, they’d been able to make magic happen. As adults they've created and host a television show, Supernaturals Among Us: Yes or No. On their way to a meeting with a medium, they end up in a small southern town and encounter Meghan Clark. The moment they see her they not only want her, they know she holds the answers they crave. One of The Gifted, Meghan was conned shortly after arriving from the homeland. "Once burned, twice shy" sums her up to a T. Still, she’s looking forward to meeting her forever mates, two men she hopes will love her and accept her as she is. But never in her wildest dreams would she have cast Ryan and Jeremy in those roles. The men aren’t sure they buy that forever-mate thing, but they sure as hell are determined to keep Meghan safe when two murderous warlocks target their woman.

 

 

The Gifted: Passions Awakening

The Gifted 1: Passions Awakening

The first moment they lay eyes on her on the deck of the cruise ship Max Tanner and Tony Delvecchio are inexorably drawn to Cheri Ambrose. Born of The Gifted, humans possessed of incredible magic, Cheri was sent to New York to fulfill an ancient prophecy, to meet her two destined mates. Cheri doesn’t have much hope that Max and Tony will fall in love with her. She’s already seen how a lot of people treat plus-sized women, but she can’t help feeling stung when they think she's put a spell on them to compel their attraction—nevermind that it would be in violation of one of two sacred laws. Two things make Max and Tony rethink their suspicions: they discover they have magic inside of them, too. And there are two other men of power on the ship—men who are determined to do whatever it takes to prevent the prophecy from coming true.

 

 

The Love Under Collection, Volume 1

The Love Under Collection, Vol. 1

Three sizzling titles from Cara Covington's acclaimed Lusty Texas series, now available in a special boxed-set e-book offer! Volume 1 includes Love Under Two Benedicts, Love Under Two Flyboys and Love Under Two Kendalls.

 

 

Love Under Two Drifters

Love Under Two Drifters

Laci Sinclair came to Lusty at the urging of her best friend, Chloe Jessop. The last thing she needs is romance. So how did Trace and Lucas Benedict get under her skin so fast? Trace and Lucas leave Montana to find a place of their own, with a stop to visit their cousins in Lusty. Once they meet Laci, they know their drifter days are over. Though leery of working with family again, they give their cousins the benefit of the doubt and decide pretty fast they like family, Lusty style. They hope to cure Laci’s relationship reluctance with two men ten years her junior by offering to be her “friends with benefits”. But they soon discover she’s hiding something from them—and that something could end their love before it ever truly begins. Meanwhile, Ricoh Stone knows it’s time to find out about Angela Monroe’s past, so he turns to a rodeo friend with a few answers, a man who now lives in Divine — Julián Alvarez.

 

 

Love Under Three Valentinos

Love Under Three Valentinos

Kat Lawson can take care of herself. But when she ends up in the ER, she immediately reaches out to Paul, Lucas, and Wesley Jessop, screenwriters with the moniker The Three Valentinos. Kat knows the men aren’t players and they’ve been courting her so she decides to indulge in them. After being ambushed and beaten up, they’re the ones she reaches for. She didn’t know they were Doms but that goes a long way toward explaining why it is she feels compelled to lean on them. Because the other thing she learns, which she’s already suspected, is that she's more than a little submissive — under the right circumstances. The brothers Jessop are determined to help their woman heal, and they pull out all the stops. Even when part of that healing process puts her in the sights of those who want to harm her. It just remains to be seen if they can find a balance between independence and partnership.

 

 

Love Under Two Extroverts

Love Under Two Extroverts

Jacqui doesn’t want to fall for New York City slicks Will and Norm Kendall. But their cheesy pick-up lines are stealing her resolve. They remind her of her dad—a natural salesman whose business has always been more important than his only child. Will and Norm come to Lusty to decompress from their high-stress careers. They expect to relax, read, and more or less zone out. They don’t expect to be drawn to prickly Jacqui Bethune. The more they see her, the more they want to get to know her better. But a problem arises in the form of a former client of theirs, a man who’s now wanted by the law. And he blames Will and Norm for his problems. And the closer this miscreant gets to Lusty, the more stressed out Jacqui becomes — and the more Will and Norm learn about family — Lusty Style.

 

 

A Very Lusty New Year

A Very Lusty New Year

It’s November 1979 and Anna Cooper knows her mother wants her to find a rich husband but Anna refuses to fall in line with the plan. Since her mother has always harangued her for being fat and frumpy, she knows no man would want her any way. Eschewing the idle-rich existence her mother lives, Anna wants a job, and answers an intriguing ad in the paper.Craig and Jackson Jessop might be considered investment gurus, but organized they are not. They decide what they need is an office manager—someone who can create order out of their chaos and manage them. It would be helpful, too, if the successful candidate possessed good pattern recognition skills.The minute they set eyes on Anna Cooper, they know she was meant to be theirs. Winning her as their bride should be easy. All they have to do is negotiate their way past a beast of a future mother-in-law, a con man looking to scalp them, and the biggest obstacle of all—Anna, herself, who doesn’t seem to know what a gem she truly is.

 

 

Love Under Two Outcasts

Love Under Two Oucasts

Charlotta is mostly not ashamed of the way she paid for her college degree. Mostly. As an exotic dancer at a gentlemen’s club, she earned enough to get her degree in psychology. But sometimes the scorn she’s suffered in the past comes back to haunt her. She fears a similar reaction from Jesse and Barry Benedict. Will they still think she’s good enough for them if she tells them the truth? Jesse and Barry know all about past mistakes and regret. Feeling like outcasts, they left their Montana home and headed to Lusty, hoping to make a new start. Once they understand that Charlotta is their soul mate, they confess their sins of the past—because they want their relationship to have a solid foundation. As Jesse and Barry rush to save Charlotta from a stalker, they all soon learn that moving on is easier said than done—and requires a bigger leap of faith than they’d ever imagined.

 

 

Love Under Two Wranglers

Love Under Two Wranglers

Holly Bethune discovers the difference between book boyfriends and real life lovers when Alan Wilson and Duncan Moore aim their lassoes for her. Alan and Duncan recognize Holly as theirs the first moment they set eyes on her. Now they just have to convince the virginal librarian that they can live up to any fictional heroes she can name. As Holly learns to trust those smokin’ hot wranglers, she dares to explore her sensual side—the woman within longing to sample all the delights she loved to read about. Alan and Duncan already know that Lusty is home; and once they get to know Holly they understand she’s the woman that’s always been destined to be theirs. They long to give her the happy-ever-after she’s dreamed of. Then their past comes back to bite them in the ass.Years before, they helped uncover a conspiracy, in which racehorses were killed for profit. They didn’t take the threats against them seriously then, but they’re about to discover just how deadly a woman scorned can be.

 

 

Their Lusty Little Valentine

Love Under Two Undercover Cops

Having suddenly found herself out of work, Nancy Jessop returns home to Lusty from DC. Determined to get on with her life and never look back, she’s shocked when two hot lawyers, Washington lobbyists Eli Barton and Jeremiah Winthrop, show up at her cousin Gord’s engagement party at Lusty Appetites. Nancy wastes no time in telling them to leave—which of course prompts them to do the exact opposite.The men need to come clean about a couple of things. The first is that they’re not just lawyers—they’re FBI agents who’ve spent the last couple of years working undercover as members of a task force. The second is more complicated: they are in love with her, but they have reason to suspect she’s somehow landed on the shit list of a very influential, and very unsavory politician. Will Eli and Jeremiah be able to stop the man bent on harming their woman—and win her trust and love?

 

 

Love Under Two Introverts

Love Under Two Introverts

Clayton Dorchester moves himself and his children to Lusty after the death of his wife. Clay needed the comfort of family and to keep his oldest from big-city temptations. Gord Jessop has fallen in love with Tasha Garwood. Convincing Clay that he’s too shy to make a move toward Tasha himself, he talks his friend into the perfect solution. They can court her together. Gord knows that Clay is half in love with Tasha. He figures a bit of Lusty-style living and loving will mend his best friend’s broken heart, as well as make his own dreams of having a family finally come true.Tasha is already gone over not only both men, but Clay’s kids as well. But she’s afraid that once they know her secret they’ll no longer want her. As these three wounded souls find their way together, a threat emerges that baffles and confounds them, and puts all their hopes for a happy ever after at risk.

 

 

Their Lusty Little Valentine

Their Lusty Little Valentine

Samantha Kincaid knows what she wants in life. Since she was a teenager, she has planned to be a lawyer, a judge, and one day, maybe, the first woman Justice of the Supreme Court. Knowing that no one will credit her accomplishments locally because her father wields significant influence, she decides to head to Austin, Texas, to accomplish her goals. All is going well until she takes a wrong turn and ends up stranded in a town called Lusty when her car dies.Preston, Taylor, and Charles Kendall recognize Samantha as the woman that was meant to be theirs when they come to her aid. She always knew she had to choose between having a career and a family. It was never a difficult choice because she had never met a man who appealed to her enough to marry. Now she’s met three. The only real question is, can the men convince Samantha that she can indeed have it all, with them?

 

 

Love Under Two Quarterbacks

Love Under Two Quarterbacks

Ari Stein is certain that romance is nowhere in the cards for her. Carrying the scars from a traumatic childhood, she’s wandered, rootless, until she landed in Lusty. Now her restless spirit has calmed and for the first time since she was teen, she feels safe and at home. Twins, Cord and Jackson Benedict, have built rather amazing careers in the NFL, earning themselves the moniker, “The Wonder Twins.” Then Jackson takes a hit in training camp and it’s time to start over. Grandma Kate convinced them to come to Lusty and meet this side of their family. One look at Ari and they know they made the right move—and once they see the way the Lusty branch of their family lives, they know what they want their future to be. Will they succeed in getting Ari to open up and trust them? Or will a specter from her past, and an annoying little pissant from theirs, stop them from finding their happy ever after?

 

 

Love Under Two Responders

Love Under Two Responders

Carol Ashwood, esthetician, arrives in Lusty, Texas with no expectations but to earn her way and heal her heart from a major fight with her family. She’s led a sheltered life, but refuses to judge the way the people of Lusty live—and love. And that is probably a good thing, because she falls in love at first sight with Warren and Edward Jessop. Warren and Edward have been the town’s paramedics for a long time. Respected and loved by all, they’re still considered to be nerdy and socially awkward. And they are, with two exceptions—when they’re on a call, and when they’re with Carol. Their courtship is complicated by Carol’s family issues and the fact that someone has taken shots at Edward. And while the state police say it was only a drunken hunter shooting astray, investigation soon proves otherwise. Will they discover who has a grudge against one small town paramedic before that shooter tries again?

 

 

Love Under Two Private Dicks

Love Under Two Private Dicks

Emily Anne Bancroft doesn’t see herself as a woman worthy of one man’s love, let alone two. Yet the hunger growing inside her for Mel Richardson and Connor Talbot can’t be denied. It’s up to those two private dicks to prove to her they’re, all three, meant to form a Lusty kind of family. Soon, she’s discovering that not only is she worthy, but she truly needs them both. And just when they have her where they want her, they discover this ménage lifestyle requires something from them they’re suddenly not sure if they can give. Matters are further complicated by the sly conniving of Emily Anne’s ex-boyfriend, and a case the men have been working on for the Lusty Town Trust. They’ve finally found the man who stole the Rhodes sisters' inheritance. He’s living on the outskirts of Divine, Texas. And he’s more unbalanced, and deadly, than anyone could ever have imagined.

 

 

Love Under Two Adventurers

Love Under Two Adventurers

Rebecca Jessop had just decided to damn her pride and go after Greg Benedict, when he arrives with his lover Cody Harper! But loving two adventurers brings complications she never saw coming.Greg, who already lost one lover to tragedy, knows he’s got to face his own demons if he wants to build a future with Cody and Rebecca. Nothing could please him more than to realize there’s a strong bit of lust at first sight between Cody and Rebecca. Now if only they can surmount one more hurdle. Cody is in need of recuperation time after a harrowing ordeal in Europe, but he’s suffering a little more than he wants to admit. Will the love of two people, and the support of an entire community, be enough to help Cody slay his own dragon? Rebecca’s not without her demons. It only remains to be seen if the threat to her is identified before it is too late.

 

 

Love Under Two Jessops

Love Under Two Jessops

Chloe Rhodes has moved from Divine to Lusty, Texas, and is getting ready to open her day spa. She’s nearly over the most recent traumas in her life, too, having to break the heart of a good man and taking the life of a very bad one to save Lusty’s Sheriff. Chloe has always maintained that her sister was the only one deeply troubled by their earlier tragedy. As those firemen begin to woo her, Chloe sees she has baggage she’s never dealt with when the Town Trust hires investigators to solve the theft of Chloe and Carrie’s inheritance by their father’s business partner. As two investigators begin to dig into the past on behalf of two orphaned girls, Grant and Andrew Jessop have a bit of a mystery of their own to solve. For it seems that someone is setting grass fires in Hamilton County, right next door. And it looks like the fire bug is heading toward Lusty.malfunctions that have been plaguing the airfield, before becoming victims of foul play themselves?

 

 

A Very Lusty Christmas

A Very Lusty Christmas

Lieutenant Kate Wesley couldn’t believe the audacity of the two pursuit pilots! Bad enough Gerald Benedict grabbed her into a steamy, delicious kiss, but his brother Patrick did the same thing! They let her go, promising to see her soon. Kate knows that will never happen. There is no room for romance between a lieutenant and a major, or two, in 1942. Yet before she knows it, Kate is promoted and sent to a small town in Texas to be the nurse-administrator for a convalescent home. She soon learns a formidable family matriarch by the name of Sarah Carmichael Benedict is behind this move—and those two pilots she thought never to see again are determined to woo her. With the future tenuous at best, will Kate risk everything for love? And will her men find the root of the malfunctions that have been plaguing the airfield, before becoming victims of foul play themselves?

 

 

Love Under Two Masters

APP Exclusive: Love Under Two Masters

Daisy Kendrick knows she has but one chance to fix her life, and the lives of her former two masters. With the help of two other Doms—Jordan Fitzpatrick, owner of Reckless Abandon, and Robert Jessop of the Lusty, Texas, Jessops—Daisy lures Christopher Lyons and Rory Phelps to her side. Daisy will beg as she’s never begged before, and give Christopher her ultimate trust by submitting to his whip. She knows it’s her fault their relationship crashed and burned years before. Only she can fix it. Daisy soon learns, however, that things aren’t quite as she believed them to be—and she’s not the only one eaten with guilt, and not the only one who has a plan. Deserted, alone together and naked, it only remains to be seen whether or not three hearts can trump a load of pride, and if Daisy will realize her fondest wish, a lifetime of love under two masters.

 

 

Love Under Two Cowboys

Love Under Two Cowboys

Carrie Rhodes doesn’t plan to fall for Chase and Brian Benedict. The past has taught her she’s better off alone. But once her heart opens to these two cowboys, she yearns to live her own happy-ever-after. Chase and Brian demand that Carrie shares her soul before they share her body. Surrounded by the loving families of her new coworkers and friends, Carrie dares to do as they ask, and reach for her very own happy-ever-after. But a monster from her past threatens that happiness, and it’s up to the entire town of Lusty, led by her two cowboys, to keep her safe. Julian Alvarez makes his way to Lusty, seeking to make amends with his estranged brother and find his place in the world. Even as he agrees to help Brian and Chase with their ranch, he wonders why fate keeps drawing him down the road, toward a city called Divine, Texas.

 

 

Love Under Two Doctors

Love Under Two Doctors

Jillian Gillespie adopted a no-more-men policy after her divorce. Yet there’s something about Drs. Robert and David Jessop that short-circuits her best intentions. Robert and David recognize their soul mate in Jillian, a natural-born sub. They only have to convince her she is a sub and theirs. Robert assures himself that he has his control issues under control. Mentoring with Jordan Fitzpatrick, owner of the private BDSM club Reckless Abandon, helped him find his balance. Besides, the real problem was back at that inner-city emergency room, where chaos too often reigned—not here in Lusty, Texas. A woman who doesn’t believe in forever, and two Doms in need of inner peace. Will love be the answer?

 

 

Love Under Three Titans

Love Under Three Titans

Richard, Trevor, and Kevin Benedict thought they weren’t meant for marriage until Margaret Morrison arrived in Lusty. It doesn’t take the triplets long to understand that Maggie herself had given up on some things in life, too—like having a family of her own or a happy-ever-after. So they tease her and tempt her, promising her that since they’re all unattached adults, they can enjoy each other, and indulge in some "fun and games." Maggie agrees to fun and games, certain once they discover she’s no good at sex they’ll leave. Instead she catches fire in their arms, and as lust turns to love she wonders if she can get the men to accept a different game plan. And then a specter from the Benedicts’ recent past arrives on the scene. Intent on revenge, their enemy is determined to destroy whatever—or whoever—the triplets hold dear. Can the Benedict men keep Maggie safe, or will their enemy destroy their happy-ever-after?

 

 

Love Under Two Kendalls

Love Under Two Kendalls

After months of gentle wooing, Adam and Jake Kendall know their sweet Ginny Rose is on the verge of saying yes to a romance with them. But then her former abuser escapes from jail, and suddenly, all bets are off. Ginny can’t reason through the terror that grips her when she learns Deke Walters is free. He threatened to kill her and her son Benny—and Ginny will do anything to keep Benny safe. Adam and Jake assure Ginny that they can keep her and her son safe, but Ginny has had enough of feeling like a victim. Besides, how can she stand tall and behave like a whole woman when deep inside, she knows the wounds she suffered never truly healed? Bold action is required, and Ginny finds her courage, but will that discovery cost her the love of the men she knows she can’t live without?

 

 

Love Under Two Navy Seals

Love Under Two Navy Seals

Julia Benedict fled New York City for her home of Lusty, Texas, after one unforgettable night making love under two Navy SEALs. But Dev and Drew are more Alpha than all the men of her family combined, and if there’s one thing Julia doesn’t want, it’s a pair of husbands who will boss her around just as her brothers have always done. As Dev and Drew set out to court her, Julia begins to understand there’s a world of difference between bossy brothers and strong, caring lovers. But a case of mistaken identity finds Julia kidnapped. As the men of Lusty gather to entrap the villain, it is the women who take the biggest stand—and the biggest risk.

 

 

Love Under Two Strong Men

Love Under Two Strong Men

Tracy has been in love with Jordan Kendall forever. When Jordan gets together with Peter Alvarez, she couldn’t be happier. She fell in love with the handsome Fed at first sight, and she knows the sparks are there for all three of them. So Tracy takes the biggest gamble of her life. Jordan has never been able to completely relax in his own skin. He wants to believe Tracy and Peter can be his for a lifetime, but his own self-doubt keeps getting in the way. Then he learns that Peter’s got a price on his head, and Jordan knows he’ll do anything he has to do to protect the man, and the woman, he loves.

 

 

Love Under Two Flyboys

Love Under Two Flyboys

When she emergency lands her uncle’s new plane at their airfield, Tamara Jones reluctantly agrees to accept Morgan and Henry Kendall’s help in getting the Piper fixed. The brothers Kendall fire her jets, but she knows better than to trust in love. It doesn’t take Morgan and Henry long to understand that Tamara has commitment issues. With enough time, they know they can show her they all have what it takes for the long haul. But then a stranger comes to town, and there are questions about the plane she arrived in, and soon keeping her takes a back seat to keeping her safe.

 

 

Love Under Two Honchos

Love Under Two Honchos

Josh and Alex have devised what they believe to be a sound, logical method for finding a wife. Then Penelope Primrose enters their lives, and suddenly they’re not as interested in their logical plan as they had been. Penelope accepts a job offer from Kate Benedict, never expecting to find love under two honchos. But life has taught her only a fool counts on a happy ever after, and she’s no fool. Then she finds out about the Legacy Project, and suddenly Penelope is no longer willing to settle for what she thinks the brothers Benedict are offering her. Will Josh and Alex be able to convince Penelope that she can have her happy ever after with them before she walks out of their lives for good?

 

 

Love Under Two Wildcatters

Love Under Two Wildcatters

Twenty-first century women don’t need a man—or two or three—to make their lives complete. That’s been Susan Benedict’s mantra for some time now. The sadder truth is, she doesn’t know if she'll ever find any men as manly as her relatives are—both past and present. Enter Colt Evans and Ryder Magee, two rough-and-tumble wildcatters . Soon Susan finds herself discovering the thrill of love under two wildcatters, but there’s a catch. Someone seems determined to destroy all Colt and Ryder have built up over the years. Will Colt and Ryder be able to uncover their enemy and conquer Susan’s mistrust before it’s too late?

 

 

Love Under Two Benedicts

Love Under Two Benedicts

Kelsey Madison found a new beginning in Lusty, Texas. Once she realizes that two of Lusty’s most eligible bachelors have turned their sights on her, she decides there’s nothing wrong with having a little fun, as long as it’s only physical. Matthew and Steven Benedict knew Kelsey was the one for them the moment they saw her. They set out to woo her with flowers, chocolates and wild sex designed to addict her to them. Then an unexpected guest cracks the ice encasing Kelsey’s heart, making her face the ghosts from her past, finally putting them to rest. But her future with the brothers Benedict is threatened when an unknown enemy targets Kelsey. Can they stop him before it’s too late?

 

 

Love Under Two Lawmen

Love Under Two Lawmen

As the illegitimate daughter of a kept woman, Amanda Dupree is considered unmarriageable. So she becomes a private investigator but when a disgraced businessman threatens to get even, she decides it’s a good time leave town. She even has a destination in mind: Waco Texas, the cousin she’s never met and a quest for lost Confederate gold. Texas Ranger Adam Kendall and lawyer Warren Jessop are two lawmen with a secret. Lovers at a time when their actions could net them the death sentence in some places, all they want is enough space and privacy to live as they choose. The moment they meet fiery-haired Amanda Dupree they know she belongs with them and vow to help her on her quest.

 

 

Love Under Two Gunslingers

Love Under Two Gunslingers

Sold into marriage by her father, Sarah discovers she’s drawn to the two gunslingers escorting her to her new home. Caleb and Joshua Benedict look nothing alike, yet these twins both make Sarah’s body shiver and her heart quiver. When danger threatens, her protectors lead Sarah into the untamed wilderness of Indian Territory. Caleb and Joshua Benedict are twins who’ve always agreed on the most important things in life, and one thing they agree on is they both want Sarah. When they discover someone’s trying to kill her they know they’ll move heaven and hell to keep her safe. And when she comes to them to offer all she is, they know they’ll do anything--anything at all to keep her.

 

 

 

 

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