Lorelei James

Shes protecting his body and guarding her heart.... Country music star Devin McClain understands theres a downside to life in the public eye, but the laidback Wyoming cowboy has never imagined hed attract crazed fans who would do anything to garner his attention. When veiled threats become real, he agrees to hire a discreet security detail. But Devin is shocked when that bodyguard is a hard-bodied woman. Hes even more stunned to be attracted to the steely-eyed stunner. Former soldier Liberty Mastersons return to civilian life has been fraught with challenges until she lands a job with a prestigious security firm. But when she agrees to provide personal protection during a cross-country tour, she doesnt realize she has signed up to masquerade as the playboy stars girlfriend. Though shes more comfortable in combat boots than high heels, she has no choice but to appear to be the sexy groupie Devin prefers.Living in close quarters causes the chemistry between them to ignite, and Devin realizes he wants to turn their charade of a romance into reality. Although Liberty surrenders to his every whim behind closed doors, she fears the sexy country star doesnt see the real her; and Devin cant help but worry when the tour ends that there might not be enough between them to build something that wont fade away....

In this Blacktop Cowboys novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wrapped and Strapped, one woman learns that when it comes to cowboys, looks can be deceiving...When Tobin Hale stepped in to stop Garnet Evanss son from railroading her out of her own home, he knew moving in with his favorite Mud Lily could be seen as strange. But nothing prepared him for the arrival of Garnets fiery, beautiful granddaughter, Jadeor her assumption that hes up to no good....While Tobin might be the hottest man Jade Evans has ever seen, his physical attributes wont distract her from protecting her grandma from his sweet-talking ways. But the stubborn cowboy digs in his boot heels and refuses to leave. Stuck in close quarters together, Jade learns Tobin is the real deala hardworking, fiercely loyal man and shes the one in danger of losing her heart.And just when he was prepared to leave Muddy Gap behind, Tobin may have found the kind of woman worth sticking around for....

Rules are tossed aside when a pro football player joins forces with a spitfire cheerleading coach in New York Times bestselling author Lorelei Jamess brand-new romance Heir to Lund Industries and ladies man Jensen The Rocket Lund has three conditions when it comes to dating: 1) No single mothers2) No cheerleaders3) No medical personnelSo it makes no sense that hes wildly attracted to Rowan Michaels, who breaks all three. Rowan didnt pass the rigorous requirements to become an athletic trainer and Vikings cheerleader in the hopes of landing a pro athlete. Been there, done that, and she has a young son as proof that football players and fidelity dont go hand in hand. When Rowan learns her new neighbor is Jensen Lund, the smoking-hot tight end who takes being neighborly to a whole new level, shes grateful for the teams strict no fraternization policy because the sexy man defines temptation. But Jensen is intent on rushing straight to the goal line to prove to Rowan hes much more than just a playeron and off the field.

In the searing fourth novel in the Mastered Series, following Unraveled, only one woman can set a hardened fighter free from his past. In order to survive a life of tragedy, Deacon McConnell embraced his roughest edges and learned to fight on the streets. Then a life-changing jujitsu seminar led by Sensei Ronin Black led Deacon to become a professional fighter. With his muscular physique and his body covered in tattoos and scars, the MMA fighter defines mean, both on and off the mat. But everything changes when innocent Molly Calloway signs up for his kickboxing class. Molly is Deacons opposite in every way: Shes kind, sweet, thoughtful, and educated. After a heated argument between them turns into a passionate encounter, Deacon realizes Molly is eager to experience more, and she looks to him to take her to the darker edge of lust.... The last thing either of them expects is how deeply their lives will be thrown upside down by the passion they find together.

The second sexy novel in the Need You series, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mastered Series and the Blacktop Cowboys Series. Trinity Carlson might be having the worst day ever. And that was before she started drinking in a dive bar, right across from her ex and his new girlfriend. So when she finally decides enough is enough, she grabs hold of a hot, blond stranger and gives him the kiss of his life. Walker Lund never expected that a chance at love would hit him right on the mouth. Since the moment his brother decided to settle down, Walker has been dodging his familys hopes that hell do the same. Hes never been interested in following in anyones footsteps. But when he discovers his sexy assailant has given him a fake name and number he suddenly finds himself in the mood for a little hot pursuit...

Wrangling a sweet talkin cowboy can be dangerous business in this Blacktop Cowboy romance novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Saddled and Spurred.When living with her rancher husband, Abe Lawson, in rural Wyoming nearly broke her spirit, Janie Fitzhugh left. But, eight years later, she returns to Muddy Gap to take a job at a new resort. When an unexpected danger arises, Abe seizes the chance to protect Janie and prove hes a changed man.Janies employer at the Split Rock Ranch and Resort, Renner Jackson, has gotten himself tangled up in a devils bargain. His new partners daughter, Tierney Pratt, is a spoiled daddys girl and off limitsno matter how drop dead gorgeous she is. But Tierneys got her own secret reasons for keeping the rough-and-tumble cowboy at a distance.When things get down and dirty at the resort, Abe and Renner must saddle up and fight to rope in the women they cant imagine living without.

In the new Blacktop Cowboys Novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Hillbilly Rockstar strange bedfellows find common ground after the lights go downFlower child, vegetarian and humanitarian Harlow Pratt and gruff and strapping cattle ranch foreman Hugh Pritchett have been taunting each other for years. Hugh thinks shes nothing but a spoiled rich girl, and hes had enough of that life with his ex-wife. Harlow thinks Hugh is an ill-mannered trouble-maker who wouldnt know fun if it bit him on his tight denim-clad butt.When theyre forced together at the Split Rock Ranch and Resort, everything changes. They might be polar opposites, but working out their differences skin to skin, in the dark, seems to help their incompatibility a lot. But when trouble from both their pasts comes calling, Harlow and Hugh have no one else to lean on. Can they trust one another enough to make it through the hard times together or will their tentative truce fall apart?

A cowgirl ropes the man of her dreams in this Blacktop Cowboys romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Corralled.Cattleman Bran Turner is left shorthanded during busy calving season when a bull tramples his hired hand. Rural Wyoming isnt exactly a hotbed of qualified candidates, and the only applicant for the position is the pampered town beauty, Harper Masterson. The curvy cowgirl gets under Brans skin at every turn, but with no other options, he reluctantly hires her. When sexual sparks ignite, down-on-her-luck Harper enjoys convincing Bran that not only is she capable of pulling calves, feeding livestock, and handling backbreaking ranch chores, but she doesnt mind getting down and dirty, either. Harper also discovers the hot-bodied cowboy isnt all work and no horseplay...and hes got more than a few tricks up his sleeve. Bran will learn quickly that Harper is no country mouse-and that she might just have what it takes to stick around for the long haul.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Mastered Series and the Blacktop Cowboys Series, the first in a brand new contemporary romance series . . .The Lund name is synonymous with wealth and power in MinneapolisSt. Paul. But the four Lund siblings will each discover true love takes a course of its own. . . . As the CFO of Lund Industries, Brady Lund is the poster child for responsibility. But eighty-hour work weeks leave him little time for a life. His brothers stage an intervention and drag him to a seedy nightclub . . . where he sees her: the buttoned-up blonde from the office whos starred in his fantasies for months. Lennox Greene is a woman with a rebellious past, which she conceals beneath her conservative clothes. She knows flirting with her boss during working hours is a bad idea. So when Brady shows up at her favorite dive bar and catches her cutting loose, she throws caution aside and dares him to do the same. After sparks fly, Brady finds that keeping his hands off Lennox during office hours is harder than expected. Though she makes him feel alive for the first time in years, a part of him wonders if shes just using him to get ahead. And Lennox must figure out whether Brady wants her for the accomplished woman she isor the bad girl she was.

A pro hockey player and a PR powerhouse burn up the ice in the third sexy Need You novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mastered Series and the Blacktop Cowboys Series. PR agent Annika Lund can spin any disaster into a win. But revamping the reputation of a notorious Swedish hockey player will take every trick in her arsenal, especially when his agent insists that convincing everyone hes no longer a playboy is top priority. And that it requires a sham relationshipwith Annika playing the part of the loving girlfriend. On fire in the rink and in the bedroom, Axl Hammerquist couldnt care less about being anyones golden boy. So when his agent forces him to play nice with a new publicist, he takes satisfaction in being as much of a pain as possible. But the more time he spends getting to know Annika, the more Axl starts to think that being Mr. Nice Guy might be worth it if it gets him the girl...

Tanna Barker is a world champion barrel racer. But her personal life has been less of a success, and shes feeling adrift. After her mothers unexpected death, her father has remarried, and sold the Texas ranch she called home. Now a rodeo injury has left the restless spitfire holed up in Muddy Gap, unsure what her next move should be.Until she meets her match in a wild, wild cowboyVeterinarian August Fletcher has always put his job first. Hes never found a woman who could handle his on-the-road lifestyle. But when sassy, sexy Tanna blows into town, he finally finds the woman of his fantasies. And theres something between them, but she claims shes been burned by love em and leave em road dogs before. How can Fletch prove that hes in it for the long haul, and that their sizzling relationship is better than winning any rodeo medal? Itll take some sweet persuasion to convince Tanna that Muddy Gap is where she belongs.

A wild night with a cowboy turns into the ride of a lifetime in this Blacktop Cowboys novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wrapped and Strapped.Celia Lawson knows better than to tangle with sexy bull rider Kyle Gilchrist, who has earned a reputation for his love em and leave em ways. But after a tequila-fueled night, Celia wakes up to discover shes gotten herself hitchedto the one man she never should have married!When Celia insists on an annulment, Kyle isnt ready to let go of his new bride. And when Kyle inherits a sprawling Wyoming ranch, he seizes the opportunity to enlist Celias help. She agrees to lend a handwith two conditions. Hes got six months to get up to speed as a rancher, then theyll get a divorce. And their marriage will be in name only.Though Kyle agrees to Celias demand, hes out to prove he has what it takes to turn their one night rodeo into a lifetime of love.

In the rodeo arena, all you have to worry about is surviving. But in the arena of love, things get much more complicated in the first romance in the Blacktop Cowboys series.Lainie Capshaw has been tending to injured cowboys long enough to know that a charming Western drawl combined with a fine physical form doesnt mean you should fall for a man. As a sports therapist, she travels the rodeo circuits patching up ridersand fending off their sweet-talking, swaggering advances.So no one is more surprised than Lainie when she finds herself interested in not one, but two different men on different circuits: Hank Lawson, a bullfighter, and Kyle Gilchrist, a bull rider trying to stage a comeback. Shes more shocked to learn Hank and Kyle are hometown buddies. But when the men offer to share herin every wayshe knows that both of them are going to try to win her, body and soul. And even as their sensual journey becomes the ride of her life, Lainie must choose which cowboy is worthy of her heart....

In this sizzling continuation of the Mastered series by New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James, a man will find the domination hes always craved Shiori Hirano and Knox Lofgren are left to run the martial arts program at Black Arts while Ronin Black travels. On the surface, the two highest ranked belts appear to cooperatebut in private, they butt heads constantly, despite the undeniable attraction between them. Soon their power exchanges start to make for a sweltering dynamic in the bedroom At first Knox is shocked to be living out his submissive desires, but Shiori sets out to prove that embracing his true sexual nature doesnt make him a weak man. But even while their sexual relationship grants him a power and fulfillment he finds surprising, theres no training regimen for the fight that comes with loving a strong woman

From the New York Times bestselling master of erotic romance* and author of Unraveled, Bound and Unwound comes the all-new novella in the Mastered series. When Amery Hardwick first met martial arts master Ronin Black, she wasnt ready for the primal urges his sensual rope artistry released in her. As it turned out Amery and Ronin were made for each other. But when they head to Japan for a delayed honeymoon and Ronins annual training with his sensei, Amery struggles to adapt to the foreign customs as well as running her burgeoning business from afar. But culture shock is the least of her worries when faced with the changes in Roninit feels as if shes married a stranger. Caught between his senseis demands and pleasing his wife, Ronin is at war with himself over choosing advancement in his jujitsu training, or staying at home with the woman who owns his heart and soul. As the limits of their relationship are tested once again, Ronin and Amery discover that they both have a lot to learn about each other.and what it takes to build a love thatll pass all lifes little tests.Includes a preview of the new Mastered series novel, Unraveled.Praise for Lorelei JamesA must read for anyone craving more kink in their romance.*Tara Sue Me, New York Times bestselling authorNo one writes contemporary erotic romance better than Lorelei James.# 1 New York Times Bestselling Author Maya BanksSweet, seductive, and romantic.New York Times bestselling author Jaci BurtonLorelei James is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Mastered Series novels, Unraveled, Unwound, and Bound, as well as the Blacktop Cowboys novels which include Wrangled and Tangled, Hillbilly Rockstar, and Corralled. Her books have won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, as well as the CAPA Award. Lorelei lives in western South Dakota with her familyand a whole closetful of cowgirl boots.

Opposites dont just attract in the Westthey sizzleand Wyoming has never been hotter than in this sexy Blacktop Cowboys novel from New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James.Growing up with three older brothers, Larissa "Riss" Thorpe defines the term tomboya moniker that never mattered to her until she crossed paths with sexy cowboy player Ike Palmer. Seeing him in action on the road, Riss can tell that Ike prefers his women soft-spoken and feminine. And since Riss is obviously not his type, its unlikely that theyll mix business and pleasure when theyre in close quarters together.Former cattle broker Ike Palmer was ready for a new chapter in his life as a stock contractor when he started working with Riss, a sassy truck driver who gets under his skin at every turn. But Riss is unlike any woman hes ever met and her candor inflames him in the most unexpected ways.After circumstances force a truce between them, Riss and Ike will have to choose to maintain the stubbornness that keeps them apart or take a chance on the fiery attraction that could lead to something more....

The new sexy contemporary romance in New York Times bestselling author Lorelei Jamess Want You series, set in MinneapolisSt. Paul.Hockey player Gabriella Gabi Welk spent her life in pursuit of championships, but she has little to show for it besides dusty trophies and second-place medals. Now her career consists of several part-time jobs to make ends meet. When Gabi gets a chance at her dream job, she swallows her pride and asks her nemesissmart, sexy and savvy Nolan Lundfor help.Since being named future CEO of Lund Industries, Nolan has tried hard to overcome his reputation as a fun-loving playboy and ladies man. For the first time ever, hes more focused on the company than his personal life. He spends his free time at the ice rink his brother owns, cheering on his niece at her hockey gamesand watching Gabriella Welk, the superstar athlete and assistant coach who gets under his skin in a way he cant ignore. Hes shocked when Gabi agrees to trade a favor for a favor.They have little in common besides their mutual mistrust, but between family crises and sibling rivalries, Nolan and Gabi realize they want to be more than just friendsmuch more.

FIRST IN A NEW SERIESIn the new Mastered series by New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James, a womans desire to shatter her inhibitions leaves her unprepared for where that erotic journey will take her.Former small-town girl Amery Hardwick is living her dream as a graphic designer in Denver, Colorado. Shes focused on building her business, which leaves little time for datingnot that she needs a romantic entanglement to fulfill her. When her friend signs up for a self-defense class as part of her recovery after an attack, Amery joins her for support. Thats where she meets him.Ronin Black, owner of the dojo, is so drawn to Amery that he takes over her trainingin public and in private. The enigmatic Ronin pushes Amerys boundaries from the start, and with each new tryst, Amery becomes addicted to the pleasure and to him. But when Amery senses Ronin is hiding something, she questions her total trust in him, despite the undeniable thrill of his possession.

In the continuation to the Mastered series by New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James, a mans need for control is tested by the one woman hell risk everything forWhen sensei Ronin Black first encounters Amery Hardwick, the fire in her eyes ignites a sexual spark a thousand times better than the primal rush he used to get from mixed martial arts matches. She accepts his darker edges and admits to him that her desires arent as wholesome as he believed. And before long Ronin is grappling with emotions hes never felt before.Yet despite demanding Amery bare her body and soul to him, Ronin holds a part of himself back. When she learns Ronins secret and walks out, his life begins to unravel. To regain her trust he must let go of his pride and prove to her that its more than passion binding them together.

New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James kicks-off her Want You Series with a Lund family cousin hot enough to melt the ice and mend a broken heart.Former NHL star Jaxson Lund has returned to the Twin Cities, but hes at loose ends, unsure if he belongs at Lund Industries, or where he stands with Lucy, his ex-girlfriend and mother of his daughter, Mimi. Despite the signs shed like to leave him in the penalty box, the attraction burning between them reinforces his determination to prove that he deserves a second chance...Lucy Quade is in a good place with a steady job, a nice apartment, and a well-adjusted daughter, which is why shes hesitant when Jax insists on co-parenting. Its not that Lucy doesnt trust Jax...shes just unconvinced he can handle multiple responsibilities when hes been singularly focused on playing hockey. But when issues arise with Mimi, Lucys shocked at how levelheaded and paternal he acts, giving her a glimpse of the Jax she used to know, the sexy, sweet man she fell for years ago.Once Lucy lets her guard down, Jax goes all in to show her how good they are together, but will their past remain too large an obstacle to ever overcome?