Rouge- red-hot romance Haley Holmes has been dispatched to the Louisiana bayous to investigate the phenomenon known as Remy Begnaud - a man with a gift he never wanted- the ability to control a storm's fury. But even a woman trained in bizarre weather phenomena has no defense against the electrifying power of the ex-Navy SEAL...a power his enemies would kill to control. With her agency monitoring their every move, Haley's job is to seduce Remy, gain his trust - and help him harness his extraordinary gift. But who will protect her from this voracious lover who's introducing her to a new world of erotic thrills - a man who grows increasingly insatiable with each new weather event? The debut novel from Sydney Croft - a blisteringly hot paranormal series that has been described as The X-Menmeets erotica....Titles in this series are- Riding the Storm, Unleashing the Storm, Seduced by the Storm, Taming the Fire, Tempting the Fireand Taken by Fire. Rouge Romance - your first stop for romance books

Women called him the perfect storm because he could sweet-talk any woman into his bed, and regularly did so. Firefighter Storm Westmoreland used lovemaking the way other men used a long, hot shower--to blow off steam. Until a torrid weekend with a too-hot-to-handle virgin left a certain legendary player craving something other than mere physical gratification.... Caught in the eye of the storm, Jayla Cole was no match for the sexy fire chief or the emotional inferno he ignited inside her. But would she be satisfied with the mind-blowing, sex only relationship she shared with Storm, or was starting a family on her own still what she desired more than anything?

"A complex tale of war, politics, and lust for power." —The Guardian War built the Kisian Empire. War will tear it down. Seventeen years after rebels stormed the streets, factions divide Kisia. Only the firm hand of the god-emperor holds the empire together. But when an unexpected betrayal destroys a tense alliance with neighboring Chiltae, all that has been won comes crashing down. In Kisia, Princess Miko Ts'ai is a prisoner in her own castle. She dreams of claiming her empire, but the path to power could rip it, and her family, asunder. In Chiltae, assassin Cassandra Marius is plagued by the voices of the dead. Desperate, she accepts a contract that promises to reward her with a cure if she helps an empire fall. And on the border between nations, Captain Rah e'Torin and his warriors are exiles forced to fight in a foreign war or die. As an empire dies, three warriors will rise. They will have to ride the storm or drown in its blood. We Ride the Storm is the epic launch of a bold and brutal fantasy series, perfect for readers of Mark Lawrence, John Gwynne, and Brian Staveley. Praise for The Reborn Empire: "An exciting new author in fantasy." —Mark Lawrence, author of Red Sister "Imaginative worldbuilding, a pace that builds perfectly to a heart-pounding finale and captivating characters. Highly recommended." —John Gwynne, author of The Shadow of the Gods The Reborn Empire We Ride the Storm We Lie with Death We Cry for Blood We Dream of Gods For more from Devin Madson, check out: The Vengeance Trilogy The Blood of Whisperers The Gods of Vice The Grave at Storm's End

Can money buy you happiness? A few years ago Duncan Bannatyne might have said so. He was happily married and his businesses were thriving. Life was good. He couldn't have known that a storm was brewing on the horizon and that he would soon face immense personal and professional struggles, including the strain of a divorce and the impact of the recession on his business empire. Riding the Storm is the inspirational account of how Duncan overcame these setbacks. It's a survival story, full of insights into how he adapted his businesses and his life to new financial realities. In it, Duncan explains exactly how a working-class boy from Clydebank built himself a multimillion-pound business empire, and talks with incredible frankness about the current strategies, goals and finances of his companies. He reveals the true nature of his feuds and friendships with the other Dragons and uses his experiences from Dragons' Den to offer advice to start-up entrepreneurs in today's market. He speaks openly about the terrible pain of his divorce and how his children's love gave him the strength to get through it. He discusses the opportunities that success has given him, from learning to dance for Sport Relief to trekking up Kilimanjaro with his daughter. And finally he explains why, in spite of having just gone through the toughest years of his life, he feels positive about the future - and why you should too.

Cara yearns to ride her beloved Skydancer, a rare Goldenbrow dragon, but her father refuses to permit her to fly and she must be content with mucking out stalls and helping raise young dragons at the famed stud and training farm known as Dragonsdale.

Jody McGrath and her family have arrived in the Bahamas. The crew of the Dolphin Dreamer is eager to find some Atlantic spotted dolphins and to see if the rumors of a lost treasure ship are true.When Skipper, a dolphin, gets caught in fishing line, Jody frees him. Her concern is whether or not the baby dolphin will heal. At the end of the story, Jody dives into the ocean and follows the healed Skipper deeper and deeper, until he leads her to the lost treasure ship.

Breena doesn't mean to be jealous, but even though Cara has only been dragonriding for a short while, she's already a top competitor. To clear her head, Breena takes Moonflight out for a spin--and their safety gear fails. After a horrible crash, the two seek shelter in a seaside cave. And now the tide is rising, threatening to wash them away! With the help of some merfolk, it's Cara and Skydancer to the rescue, riding the storm to save their friends!

After nearly drowning despite usually being a good swimmer, fifteen-year-old Emily visits a therapist and discovers memories that belong to a past life.

Zach is riding the Greyhound bus through a snowstorm to visit his older brother Derek, whom he hasn't seen in seven months. That's when their parents finally went broke paying Derek's doctor's bills and had to give him up as a ward of the state. Nothing—not drawing in his sketchbook, not basketball—lets Zach forget that his brother is living in a mental institution five states away. But surprisingly, sitting next to a talkative teenage girl he nicknames Purplehead starts to take the edge off Zach's pain. Prompted by a chain of unpredictable events and by the people he meets along the way, Zach's cynical humor gives us a poignant look at medical insurance and health care systems for the mentally ill, and at the everyday fears, joys, and revelations of adolescence.

Examines the Chickasaw constitutional republic between 1855 and 1892, a period that saw the Indian Removal, the Civil War, and the Dawes Act, and how three Indian governors led their nation through uninvited changes brought on by white colonizers.