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She reached up and exerted the barest minimum of pressure to
pull my head closer to hers. I let her. I couldn’t stop myself. Two warm lips
so close, so close. She kissed me. Or did I kiss her? It didn’t matter because
as soon as she did, I did. The quicksand caught hold and dragged me down. I
didn’t even put up a fight.

She parted her lips, welcoming me inside, and my traitorous
tongue charged forward and took what she offered. I shouldn’t have done it,
shouldn’t have taken her in my arms. I’d always known that if I ever did, if I
ever succumbed in a moment of weakness, I’d be forever lost. And I was.

Only she was drunk, unable to control her impulses. She’d
never have kissed me had she been sober. I needed to stop it, stop the descent
from accelerating. Why wasn’t I? How was a woman so delicate and small able to
bring me to my knees with just a touch, just a kiss?

Delilah. She was my Delilah, and I knew then the only way
I’d ever be able to purge her from my system would be to die with the
Philistines … but what a way to go.

Prometheus Unstitched by
Lila Shaw

Cory Blindbarrow of
Blindbarrow Crimefighting Couture, loves her work—from tailoring
bulletproof fabrics to engineering concealed weaponry. Kowtowing to the
over-sized egos of her superhero clientele? Not so much.

Her newest client,
Theo Richelieu, aka Prometheus Man, can see five minutes into the future.
Unfortunately, nobody believes him. He’s exactly the type that pushes Cory’s
buttons. But he’s also quite talented at engaging (and disengaging) her buttons
and zippers. As maddening as Theo can be, Cory can’t deny their supernatural
chemistry.

When a sniper
targets Cory’s colleagues, Theo appoints himself her protector. His know-it-all
attitude soon has her ready to tattoo a bullseye on her forehead. If Theo is
unable to convince the headstrong couturier she’s the sniper’s next mark, their
happily ever after might never make it out of the design phase.

All's Fair in Love and War
by Lila Shaw

Only two obstacles
block Shelby Donaldson’s path to success at her new job—her sizzling hot
supervisor and his freezing cold attitude. Maybe her flirting got a little out
of hand at first, but that’s no reason for Mr. Sighs-A-Lot to screw her over in
her performance review.

Colin Montoya is
not going to fall for Shelby’s sex-in-a-suit brand of temptation. He’s got her
number and is not going to dial it, nor is he going to allow Shelby’s
philandering brother to marry his baby sister.

After an explosive
one-night stand goes awry, battle lines are drawn.  But can the warring
co-workers negotiate a cease-fire long enough to realize their romantic
fortunes might just lie in each other?