*50-PAGE FREE PREVIEW* After Libby's husband died, her in-laws did the unspeakable. For six years Libby was denied access to her own son, but this unsettling reality she's been living in is about to change. Even her brother-in-law Romano's brash words and utter contempt for her isn't going to stop Libby from seizing this chance to finally see her son. But what's Libby going to do when she finds out that Romano wants more from her than just her time?

Nadine didn’t know what to do. She was asked to be a surrogate mother by her friend Lisa, and how could she refuse? But the agreement requires her to spend the night with Lisa’s husband, Cameron, and Nadine is worried that the feelings she’s long supressed might resurface. She has been secretly in love with Cameron for six years, and the morning after sleeping with Cameron, her heart is filled with regret. But then Nadine catches Lisa cheating on Cameron, and she must decide what that will...

Kingsley Clayborne is the young CEO of a large global enterprise. He’s also a hateful man who backstabbed Rayne’s father seven years ago and eventually drove him to an early grave. That’s why Rayne gets close to him—to avenge her father. King, on the other hand, gives Rayne, who’s grown to be a beautiful woman, an adoring look, not knowing who she really is. He whispers sweet words in her ear and passionately kisses her as if he sees in her heart something that’s impossible to resist… Will...

Advertising executive Mel Sheraton has her life under control--and she likes it that way. Until a trip to Italy brings her face-to-face with her past--and gorgeous millionaire businessman Vann Capella.Swept away, Mel can feel her life falling apart. The more time she spends with Vann, the more she risks him learning her deepest secret. But now that she's rediscovered their explosive passion, how can she live without it?

Annie Talbot can’t believe what her former boss, Brant, is telling her. After reuniting for the first time in years, he reveals that the son she’s been raising alone is actually his son—the babies had been switched at birth! She still vividly remembers how Brant supported her in the past, but she’s lived her life hiding a grave secret from him. And now Brant’s asked her to live in his house to raise the children together!

Mel, visiting a Southern Italian resort, sits at a seaside café when a man appears, bringing forth memories from log ago. It’s Vann, a musician she had a one-night stand with fourteen years ago. But she is pulled from her reverie by her daughter, who is almost drowning in the sea. When Mel cries out, Vann jumps into the water and saves her daughter. Mel thanks him, nervously wondering if he remembers her. However, he doesn’t seem to and even tries to seduce her when they meet again for wor...

*50-PAGE FREE PREVIEW* After Libby's husband died, her in-laws did the unspeakable. For six years Libby was denied access to her own son, but this unsettling reality she's been living in is about to change. Even her brother-in-law Romano's brash words and utter contempt for her isn't going to stop Libby from seizing this chance to finally see her son. But what's Libby going to do when she finds out that Romano wants more from her than just her time?

After Libby's husband died, her in-laws did the unspeakable. For six years Libby was denied access to her own son, but this unsettling reality she's been living in is about to change. Even her brother-in-law Romano's brash words and utter contempt for her isn't going to stop Libby from seizing this chance to finally see her son. But what's Libby going to do when she finds out that Romano wants more from her than just her time?

When a strange man pursues Sanchia, naturally she runs away. Offended, he asks why she would run from him. Apparently his name is Alex Saber, he’s a lawyer...and he’s her lover! But Sanchia, having lost two years’ worth of memories in an accident, doesn’t recognize Alex. She explains this to him, and he insists he wants to help her get her memories back.Sanchia welcomes his help, but for some reason she’s also scared. What is it about Alex that makes her so uneasy?

Taylor's time as Jared Steele's wife was short, but not sweet: within weeks of their wedding she discovered that she was pregnant and that Jared had a mistress. She lost both the baby and her marriage....Now Jared has returned--and he ruthlessly claims that he wants Taylor back! And he holds the trump card: he won't grant her a divorce unless she agrees to his demands. Though Taylor will never forget the pain that drove her and Jared apart, how long can she hold out when every glanc...

Nadine didn’t know what to do. She was asked to be a surrogate mother by her friend Lisa, and how could she refuse? But the agreement requires her to spend the night with Lisa’s husband, Cameron, and Nadine is worried that the feelings she’s long supressed might resurface. She has been secretly in love with Cameron for six years, and the morning after sleeping with Cameron, her heart is filled with regret. But then Nadine catches Lisa cheating on Cameron, and she must decide what that will...

The essays in this volume portray the debates concerning freedom of speech in eighteenth-century France and Britain aswell as in Austria, Denmark, Russia, and Spain and its American territories. Representing the views of both moderate and radicaleighteenth-century thinkers, these essays by eminent scholars discover that twenty-fi rst-century controversies regarding the extent of permissible speech have their origins in the eighteenth century. The economic integration of Europ...