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		<title>Owned: An Arcadia Novel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Rowan I’m getting desperate. I need money to look after my sick mom, so when I get an out of the blue cash offer from the grandmother I’ve never met to be her surrogate, I can’t afford to say no. And then I find out who the man supplying the DNA is: Atlas Blackwood, &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/owned/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Owned: An Arcadia Novel"</span></a></p>
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<p><em>Rowan</em></p>
<p>I’m getting desperate. I need money to look after my sick mom, so when I get an out of the blue cash offer from the grandmother I’ve never met to be her surrogate, I can’t afford to say no. And then I find out who the man supplying the DNA is: Atlas Blackwood, my ex-stepfather. Oh and I’ll need to marry him too. This wouldn’t be a problem if he wasn’t the hottest man I&#8217;ve ever met. He was all those years ago when he married Mom and I had a crush on him a mile wide, but he’s even hotter now. It’s forbidden to want him, except I see the fire in his eyes when he looks at me and I can’t help thinking: would it be wrong to get pregnant the old fashioned way?</p>
<p><em>Atlas</em></p>
<p>I’m a jaded playboy. I’ve seen everything, done everything, so helping out a friend by supplying my DNA for a crazy baby-making scheme is no big deal. Until I find out who the surrogate is: Rowan James, my ex-stepdaughter and she’s not a kid anymore. She’s all grown up, an adult, and not only do I have to supply my DNA, I have to give her a wedding ring too. Again, not a problem, except she keeps looking at me like she wants something and I know what she wants: me. I know what I want too: to own her. If she’ll let me.</p>The post <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/owned/">Owned: An Arcadia Novel</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com">Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Right Where We Belong</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 02:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A sexy new small-town romance from Jackie Ashenden, set in the rugged, beautiful landscape of New Zealand. Levi King has never met a woman he couldn&#8217;t charm—until he meets Indigo Jameson. One of Brightwater Valley&#8217;s newest citizens, the prickly woman gets under his skin like no one else ever has. Indigo Jameson doesn&#8217;t trust people &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/right-where-we-belong/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Right Where We Belong"</span></a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A sexy new small-town romance from Jackie Ashenden, set in the rugged, beautiful landscape of New Zealand.</p>
<p>Levi King has never met a woman he couldn&#8217;t charm—until he meets Indigo Jameson. One of Brightwater Valley&#8217;s newest citizens, the prickly woman gets under his skin like no one else ever has.</p>
<p>Indigo Jameson doesn&#8217;t trust people as a rule. She trusts men—especially handsome ones—least of all. And Levi is the handsomest man she&#8217;s ever seen. Much to her chagrin, the gorgeous adventure guide seems intent on befriending her. An isolated childhood has made it difficult for her to connect with anyone, but Levi manages to get past her defenses and make her realize how great it could be to have a friend she can really lean on.</p>
<p>But beneath Levi&#8217;s carefree, flirtatious exterior is a man badly damaged by his own past. Can Indigo break down the walls around Levi&#8217;s heart as he&#8217;s done for her?</p>
<p>Praise for Find Your Way Home</p>
<p>&#8220;Those who like their heroes alpha to the core will fall in love with this sexy and sweet tale.&#8221; —Publishers Weekly</p>
<p>&#8220;Entrancing.&#8221; —Booklist</p>The post <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/right-where-we-belong/">Right Where We Belong</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com">Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Deep River Promise</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Deep River, Alaska Damon Fitzgerald’s only desire is to get back to LA and out of the tiny Alaskan town he’s somehow inherited. But first he has to keep a promise he made to his old army buddy and look out for his friend’s son. That would be a whole lot easier if &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/deep-river-promise/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Deep River Promise"</span></a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Deep River, Alaska</p>
<p>Damon Fitzgerald’s only desire is to get back to LA and out of the tiny Alaskan town he’s somehow inherited. But first he has to keep a promise he made to his old army buddy and look out for his friend’s son. That would be a whole lot easier if the kid’s mother wasn’t the mayor of Deep River…</p>
<p>Astrid James didn’t ask to be mayor of Deep River but since she is, she intends to do right by the town and her son. The last thing she needs is an arrogant outsider coming in and taking charge, no matter how attractive he is. But when Astrid starts to realize that Damon is more than just a pretty face, she’ll have to decide whether she can risk her heart and her son’s happiness on a man whose mission is to leave Deep River.</p>The post <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/deep-river-promise/">Deep River Promise</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com">Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>The World’s Most Notorious Greek</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A thrilling kiss with a stranger paves the way for an explosive wedding night in this wonderfully angsty marriage of convenience romance by Jackie Ashenden. The price of his ring: Passion… But at what cost? To defy the father who refused to acknowledge him and gain his rightful inheritance, Achilles Templeton must wed and have &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/the-worlds-most-notorious-greek/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The World’s Most Notorious Greek"</span></a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>A thrilling kiss with a stranger paves the way for an explosive wedding night in this wonderfully angsty marriage of convenience romance by Jackie Ashenden.</strong></p>
<p>The price of his ring:</p>
<p><strong>Passion… But at what cost?</strong></p>
<p>To defy the father who refused to acknowledge him and gain his rightful inheritance, Achilles Templeton must wed and have a son. For a famous playboy like him, such conditions seem impossible. Until he meets the perfect bride right next door…</p>
<p>Innocent Willow Hall has exhausted her spirit—and bank account—caring for a father who never truly loved her. Achilles’s proposition is an outlandish lifeline! But it’s not the terms of their convenient marriage that scare her… It’s the all-consuming fire Achilles unleashes within her!</p>The post <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/the-worlds-most-notorious-greek/">The World’s Most Notorious Greek</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com">Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>The Spaniard’s Wedding Revenge</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>From destitute… …to wearing the Spaniard’s diamond! There’s something familiar about the penniless yet fiery woman Cristiano Velazquez saves from the Paris streets. Yes, the redheaded wildcat makes his blood run red-hot. But it’s not until he gives her a job cleaning his mansion that it hits him. She’s his nemesis’s long-lost daughter! Securing Leonie’s &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/the-spaniards-wedding-revenge/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Spaniard’s Wedding Revenge"</span></a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>From destitute…</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>…to wearing the Spaniard’s diamond!</strong></em></p>
<p>There’s something familiar about the penniless yet fiery woman Cristiano Velazquez saves from the Paris streets. Yes, the redheaded wildcat makes his blood run red-hot. But it’s not until he gives her a job cleaning his mansion that it hits him. She’s his nemesis’s long-lost daughter!</p>
<p>Securing Leonie’s hand in marriage would allow him to take the one thing his enemy cares about—just as he once took everything that mattered from Cristiano. His first step? Convincing his newest—most <em>defiant</em>—employee to meet him at the altar!</p>The post <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/the-spaniards-wedding-revenge/">The Spaniard’s Wedding Revenge</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com">Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Dirty Devil</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Billion $ Bastards Self-made billionaire Damian Blackwood catches—and seduces!—Hong Kong’s sexiest thief in this first installment of Jackie Ashenden’s Billion $ Bastards trilogy! My parties are legendary—as is my security. So when Thea Smith almost successfully steals a priceless necklace from my penthouse, I can’t help being impressed by her skill. But I didn’t make &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/dirty-devil/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Dirty Devil"</span></a></p>
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<p><em><strong>Self-made billionaire Damian Blackwood catches—and seduces!—Hong Kong’s sexiest thief in this first installment of Jackie Ashenden’s Billion $ Bastards trilogy!</strong></em></p>
<p>My parties are legendary—as is my security. So when Thea Smith almost successfully steals a priceless necklace from my penthouse, I can’t help being impressed by her skill. But I didn’t make my billions letting others take whatever they want and walk away. Instead of calling the police, I’ll unravel the mystery and shatter her tight control—using all the seductive skills I possess.</p>
<p>Vulnerable and strangely innocent, Thea is unlike any thief I’ve ever met. Now that I’ve made her delightfully responsive body mine, I want to show her she deserves better than the life she’s chosen. The more time I spend with her supple limbs wrapped around me, the further she sees past the playboy facade. I know I’m a bastard, but she sees the pain and loneliness in my soul. And I must push her away before she steals my guarded heart…</p>
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		<title>King&#8217;s Price</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>His marriage deal… Her sexual awakening! Unscrupulous businessman Leon King is going legit. A calculated marriage to the daughter of a wealthy Sydney philanthropist could help redeem his family’s reputation. But Vita Hamilton has her own scandal to shake: a decade-old sex tape that still haunts her. Getting emotionally involved with Vita will cost Leon &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/kings-price/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "King&#8217;s Price"</span></a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>His marriage deal… Her sexual awakening!</em></p>
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<p>Unscrupulous businessman Leon King is going legit. A calculated marriage to the daughter of a wealthy Sydney philanthropist could help redeem his family’s reputation. But Vita Hamilton has her own scandal to shake: a decade-old sex tape that still haunts her. Getting emotionally involved with Vita will cost Leon dearly. With their intense sexual connection, is it a price this King is willing to pay?</p>
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		<title>Make You Mine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 05:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alex St. James was left with a choice. Pick up the dice and find out where they lead, or walk away. Choosing to follow where the snake-eyes will take him, Alex must play in poker game run by none other than the devil that haunts his past. He will risk everything he has to find &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/make-you-mine/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Make You Mine"</span></a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alex St. James was left with a choice. Pick up the dice and find out where they lead, or walk away. Choosing to follow where the snake-eyes will take him, Alex must play in poker game run by none other than the devil that haunts his past. He will risk everything he has to find the answers he is looking for—that is, until his alluring, enigmatic bodyguard Katya becomes someone he cannot risk losing…</p>
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<p>Katya Ivanova is fiercely conflicted. Aching to break free from Alex in order to track down her former lover who was lost and betrayed behind enemy lines, Katya agrees to one last job—to protect her dangerously sexy boss, Alex, as he gambles away his future in exchange for clarity about his past. As the stakes are raised, Katya finds her loyalty shifting from the man she loved to the man she swore to protect. But in order to get what she wants, Katya will have to go all in…</p>
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		<title>Living In Sin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Ashenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 05:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>She’s desperate for a taste of sin… When Lily Andrews shows up at Kahu Winter’s exclusive Auckland club, the last thing he expects is for his business partner’s daughter to demand lessons in seduction. Kahu is ready to send her straight home, but he knows Lily won’t be put off so easily. So he makes &#8230; <a href="https://www.jackieashenden.com/mybooks/living-in-sin/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Living In Sin"</span></a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>She’s desperate for a taste of sin…</em></p>
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<p>When Lily Andrews shows up at Kahu Winter’s exclusive Auckland club, the last thing he expects is for his business partner’s daughter to demand lessons in seduction. Kahu is ready to send her straight home, but he knows Lily won’t be put off so easily. So he makes her a deal: she has one hour a day for six weeks to seduce him.</p>
<p>Lily isn’t pleased when Kahu makes it clear he finds her utterly resistible, but at twenty, Lily feels like she’s lived several lifetimes, and she’s stubborn enough to handle the beautiful older man who’s haunted her dreams for years. Leukemia didn’t kill her. Humiliation certainly won’t be fatal.</p>
<p>Jaded Kahu certainly never expected to fall under the spell of innocent Lily’s charms, but she’s as tempting as she is forbidden, and all his resistance crumbles when his ballerina dances for him…</p>
<p>Will Lily finally be the one to unlock his heart, and turn six weeks into forever?</p>
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