"The Dangerous Lover takes seriously the ubiquity of the brooding romantic hero - his dark past, his remorseful and rebellious exile from comfortable everyday living. Deborah Lutz traces the recent history of this figure, through the melancholy iconoclasm of the Romantics, the lost soul redeemed by love of the Brontes, and the tormented individualism of twentieth-century love narratives. The Dangerous Lover is the first book-length study of this pervasive literary hero; it also challenges the tendency of sophisticated philosophical readings of popular narratives and culture to focus on male-coded genres. In its conjunction of high and low literary forms, this volume explores new historical and cultural framings for female-coded popular narratives."--BOOK JACKET.

"I don’t want to be alone tonight." Caroline Lake can hardly believe she would ever say these words to someone she'd never met before. When a tall, dark stranger arrives wanting to rent a room in her beautiful empty shell of a mansion, she hesitates. Though she is in dire financial straits, the man looks dangerous—dangerously sexy. She's overwhelmed by the desire he sparks in her—hotter than anything she's ever felt before, making her ache to experience his sensuous touch. But who is this armed and mysterious man with danger following in his wake? He's not who she thinks he is… Jack Prescott has wanted Caroline forever. He has spent the past twelve years dreaming of her, desiring her, while fighting in some of the worst hellholes on earth. Now he's back, with twenty million dollars in blood diamonds and a relentless enemy stalking him. But this time Jack's determined that nothing will stop him from finally making Caroline his.

No sooner had Selene Brand cast her love spell than dark, handsome—and freshly stabbed—Cory Forrester fell at her feet. She felt as destined to save this stranger as she was to love him, even if it meant exposing her secret life as a witch. But the injured amnesiac didn't even know his own name, whether Selene was the cause of his injured state—or his salvation. Cory knew only that his attraction to Selene was as unworldly as her unusual pagan rituals…and that with killers now after both of them, they might be dead before nightfall….

“You’re about to have sex with a man that you hate.” Even though I don’t want to, he keeps hitting my softest spots deep inside over and over again…! In order to repay her father’s huge debt and to look after her little brother, Iroha had to resort to using a sugar daddy app. She thought that an honest and stable man was going to come, but instead it was Renya, a handsome man whose looks top those of a model…!? Iroha was bewildered, but she ended up spending the night with Renya who understood her situation and was going to put an end to her past. Though he spoke politely, the way he had sex was completely sadistic. On top of that, Renya was really a Yakuza. He told her he’d cancel her debt in exchange for becoming his girlfriend...!! The curtain raises on the battlefield of love!

“You’re about to have sex with a man that you hate.” Even though I don’t want to, he keeps hitting my softest spots deep inside over and over again…! In order to repay her father’s huge debt and to look after her little brother, Iroha had to resort to using a sugar daddy app. She thought that an honest and stable man was going to come, but instead it was Renya, a handsome man whose looks top those of a model…!? Iroha was bewildered, but she ended up spending the night with Renya who understood her situation and was going to put an end to her past. Though he spoke politely, the way he had sex was completely sadistic. On top of that, Renya was really a Yakuza. He told her he’d cancel her debt in exchange for becoming his girlfriend...!! The curtain raises on the battlefield of love!

“You’re about to have sex with a man that you hate.” Even though I don’t want to, he keeps hitting my softest spots deep inside over and over again…! In order to repay her father’s huge debt and to look after her little brother, Iroha had to resort to using a sugar daddy app. She thought that an honest and stable man was going to come, but instead it was Renya, a handsome man whose looks top those of a model…!? Iroha was bewildered, but she ended up spending the night with Renya who understood her situation and was going to put an end to her past. Though he spoke politely, the way he had sex was completely sadistic. On top of that, Renya was really a Yakuza. He told her he’d cancel her debt in exchange for becoming his girlfriend...!! The curtain raises on the battlefield of love!

“You’re about to have sex with a man that you hate.” Even though I don’t want to, he keeps hitting my softest spots deep inside over and over again…! In order to repay her father’s huge debt and to look after her little brother, Iroha had to resort to using a sugar daddy app. She thought that an honest and stable man was going to come, but instead it was Renya, a handsome man whose looks top those of a model…!? Iroha was bewildered, but she ended up spending the night with Renya who understood her situation and was going to put an end to her past. Though he spoke politely, the way he had sex was completely sadistic. On top of that, Renya was really a Yakuza. He told her he’d cancel her debt in exchange for becoming his girlfriend...!! The curtain raises on the battlefield of love!

“You’re about to have sex with a man that you hate.” Even though I don’t want to, he keeps hitting my softest spots deep inside over and over again…! In order to repay her father’s huge debt and to look after her little brother, Iroha had to resort to using a sugar daddy app. She thought that an honest and stable man was going to come, but instead it was Renya, a handsome man whose looks top those of a model…!? Iroha was bewildered, but she ended up spending the night with Renya who understood her situation and was going to put an end to her past. Though he spoke politely, the way he had sex was completely sadistic. On top of that, Renya was really a Yakuza. He told her he’d cancel her debt in exchange for becoming his girlfriend...!! The curtain raises on the battlefield of love!

“You’re about to have sex with a man that you hate.” Even though I don’t want to, he keeps hitting my softest spots deep inside over and over again…! In order to repay her father’s huge debt and to look after her little brother, Iroha had to resort to using a sugar daddy app. She thought that an honest and stable man was going to come, but instead it was Renya, a handsome man whose looks top those of a model…!? Iroha was bewildered, but she ended up spending the night with Renya who understood her situation and was going to put an end to her past. Though he spoke politely, the way he had sex was completely sadistic. On top of that, Renya was really a Yakuza. He told her he’d cancel her debt in exchange for becoming his girlfriend...!! The curtain raises on the battlefield of love!

Emma O’Bannion has a crush on the mysterious Frenchman who lives above her, and for Valentine’s Day she decides to be his secret admirer. There’s one problem—Luc is a retired agent, and sees danger everywhere, particularly in a bouquet of roses and a box of poisoned chocolates. It’s easy enough for him to discover who’s stalking him, easy for him to kidnap her and find out exactly who she’s working for. Except that apparently her only motive is a misplaced crush. Too bad that he’s starting to feel the same way.