Shark

I’m beginning to think someone out there really doesn’t like me. I’ve spent the past few months in a steady downward spiral, hooked on my brother’s girl. What’s that saying again? “Thou shall not covet…”

As much as it hurts, I need to leave. Giving myself some distance and a change of scenery feels like the best option, and Vegas seems like the perfect place to help me move past this fixation for good. A few fresh faces in the city of sin are exactly what I need to help work through the chaos in my mind.

At least, that’s what I thought, until I arrive in Vegas and Scarlett steps in my path. But I’m quickly warned that she’s off limits. Another temptation thrown in my face.

Scarlett

I’m stuck. I’m twenty-three years old and I feel trapped in a life that I have no control over. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I thought by now that I’d be married to my high school sweetheart, Manny. But he was gone before we really even had a chance to get started.

My father is the president of the Las Vegas charter of the Lucifer’s Savages MC, and my brother is the vice president. I grew up around this club, but ever since Manny’s accident I’ve been kept at arm’s length. I’ll never be fully accepted in this house, but I get judged anytime I try looking outside the club for companionship. I love my family, but I want more.

I can’t stop myself from looking when a new face enters the clubhouse. Shark might be new here, but I know his type. He’s a legacy, from the original charter, and that means he’ll be just like the rest of them, if not worse. But there’s something in his watchful blue eyes that I can’t seem to ignore.

**Previously published under the pen name Dallas James.

Rico Demara has suffered more hardships than anyone deserves, but every time he was beaten down, he got up again and dusted himself off. With some help from family and a good friend, Rico has finally fulfilled his dream of owning a successful bar—the Cock　Bull. Now, if only his personal life could consist of more than a combination of one-night stands, friends with benefits, and dates from hell.

Evan Calhoun married his high-school sweetheart, has two kids, and spent the last twenty years denying to himself and everyone else that he was gay. After an amicable divorce, he’s starting over, but a few random hookups and failed dates weren’t what he hoped for. He wants to find someone with whom he can spend the rest of his life. Someone like the gorgeous man he spots tending bar—a man who makes Evan weak in the knees and sends his heart soaring just by saying hello to him.

Not everyone is happy about their relationship when Rico and Evan start dating. In fact, they might just destroy the happy ending neither man ever expected to have.

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel.

On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.

Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen, and her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger, quite unlike its other customers, for he offers help instead of seeking it.

Together, they must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s father and the stolen choice—by way of rain puddles, rides on paper cranes, the bridge between midnight and morning, and a night market in the clouds.

But as they get closer to the truth, Hana must reveal a secret of her own—and risk making a choice that she will never be able to take back.

The last thing Alex Shepherd expects is to be attracted to his new boss, hotel-mogul Scout Turner. Being the man’s personal assistant means spending long hours with him in both public and private settings. The public side of things Alex can deal with. The private? Not so much. Knowing Scout had fired his last PA for being a jealous stalker, Alex does his best to hide his growing feelings for the man and maintain his professionalism. That is until Scout makes an unexpected confession that changes everything. Will Alex lose the job of his dreams or gain the love of his life?

***Previously published under the pen name Dallas James.

The last thing Alex Shepherd expects is to be attracted to his new boss, hotel-mogul Scout Turner. Being the man’s personal assistant means spending long hours with him in both public and private settings. The public side of things Alex can deal with. The private? Not so much. Knowing Scout had fired his last PA for being a jealous stalker, Alex does his best to hide his growing feelings for the man and maintain his professionalism. That is until Scout makes an unexpected confession that changes everything. Will Alex lose the job of his dreams or gain the love of his life?

***Previously published under the pen name Dallas James.

Stay away from puck bunnies – easy.

When it comes to my best friend’s little sister…

That’s far more complicated.

I’ve spent my entire career focused on what happens on the ice.

Yet now that I’m nearing retirement, the beautiful Savannah Rhodes offers me something I never realized I wanted.

A future.

Our ten-year age difference doesn’t matter.

Even the risk to my friendship with her brother can’t extinguish the inferno of need that ignites with every touch.

There isn’t anything I crave more than her.

But when our secret is revealed and life takes a painful turn…

It threatens to change everything.

She’s all I want.

I just need to convince her that I’m worth the risk.

Possess. Defile. Menace.

The Dukes are trained for one thing: to fight.

To fight for West End.

To fight their enemies.

To fight one another.

It’s no surprise that when Lavinia Lucia comes into their lives, they want to fight her too.

Unfortunately for Nick, Remy, and Sy, their new Duchess wasn’t born to fight back. She was created for it, and she’s determined that no West End Bruin is going to take her down without getting in a few hits herself.

He’s a cowboy with a sheriff’s badge. And the last man she wants as a Protector.

Investigative reporter Genevieve Blake rolls into Hart County, Colorado on a mission. She’s determined to expose the local sheriff as corrupt. The last thing she needs is a distraction—especially in the form of a handsome stranger at the hotel bar. But when he smiles, she can’t look away.

Owen Douglas has devoted his life to service, first as a Marine and now as sheriff. But his ideals don’t keep him warm at night. The moment he sees the gorgeous woman sitting at the next stool, he wants her. He has no idea she’s the reporter trying to take down him and his friends… Until the realization leaves them both reeling.

When Genevieve witnesses a murder that same night, it’s suddenly Owen’s job to protect her. Whether either of them likes it or not. As Owen keeps Genevieve from becoming the killer’s next victim, she starts to realize the sheriff is a better man than she ever imagined. And that true love can find you at the moment you least suspect.

But together, they’ll uncover the greatest threat the Protectors have faced yet.

A world divided.

A queendom without an heir.

An ancient enemy awakens.

The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destructionbut assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.

Across the dark sea, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.

Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

Rule #1 for newly divorced single moms:

Dont fall for your best friends brother.

Even if he is as handsome as he is kind and makes the most addicting lattes. Add in how great he is with your daughter and how he rushes to offer both of you a place to stay when you find yourself in need, and you may as well consider yourself a goner.

But even as perfect as Sam is, a future with him is not possible. His life is in Sugarplum Falls while we’re just passing through as we pick up the pieces to start over. Staying would only complicate things, and neither of us needs that.

Allowing the chemistry between us to ignite is a dangerous game, and I can’t afford to get burned. In another life, I might have considered what could be between us, but it’s not just my heart on the line anymore. Now there’s a little girl who is quickly getting attached to a man who isn’t ours to keep.

What to get someone you hate for Christmas…

That’s not something I would typically look up online, but drawing my ex’s name in our company’s Secret Santa exchange left me no choice.

For twelve long years, I was free of him after he broke my heart and moved away. But now he’s back, and thanks to small-town life, he’s everywhere I go.

I tried to shake it off when he first started working at Waldons. Its a big store, and there arent a ton of employment options in Sugarplum Falls. Not only did we somehow draw each other’s names in the so-called “Secret” Santa exchange, but we’re constantly being thrown together and being forced to spend time with each other.

As old memories rise to the surface, I’m reminded of the pain and heartache he’s capable of, but it’s hard to focus on that when he’s constantly going out of his way to do nice things for me. They say people change and that forgiveness is healing, but they don’t know the damage he did the last time I allowed myself to love him.

It seems there’s a thin line between love and hate, and suddenly, I’m teetering right over it. No matter how much my heart wants to love him again, it can’t undo the pain he caused all those years ago.

Hastings loves his job as a secret agent for the Home Office. He always gets to kill the bad guys and save the day. He wakes up after a bout of heavy drinking to find himself naked and abandoned in the country, in the garden of a kind, handsome vicar. Suddenly he’s not so sure that the lonely, violent life he’s living—a life that requires him to deny his feelings and avoid commitment—is the best thing for him after all.

The Reverend Mr. Stephen Matthews has always ministered to his wayward friends and acquaintances with patience and kindness, despite their unusual personal relationships. Relationships he accepted but didn’t always understand. Then he finds a naked spy in his garden—a gift from one of those friends—and he wants to indulge the side of his nature he’s always denied: impatient and wicked in the best possible way.

When Madelyn Hyde shows up seeking shelter and protection—sent by the head of the shadowy Home Office agency Hastings works for—she complicates their lives even more. She’s beautiful, mysterious, and so very lonely. Stephen recognizes her loneliness despite the disguise she uses to hide it, and Hastings recognizes it because her hunger and loneliness mirror his own.

Can three people who have lived their lives trying to be what other people demand find the happiness that has eluded them when they drop their masks and show each other the real people underneath?

Alfie and Dominick can’t wait to return to Balcarres House. After the year they’ve had, a little peace and quiet in the Scottish countryside is just what they need.

They’re completely unprepared for the chaos that awaits them or the sinister threats that soon turn violent. With more eyes on them than ever before, Alfie struggles with the weight of an earldom and Dominick can’t risk being seen helping him without putting both of their lives in danger. Even an attempt to enjoy some of their wealth turns sour when their decision to build a folly overlooking the manor leads to a vicious murder.

Or does it?

When the corpse disappears into thin air, the whispers about the strange new earl only grow louder and the need for discretion becomes even more vital if Dominick is going to stay by his lover’s side. As the autumn nights get darker, so do the events unfolding around them. Soon it becomes clear that someone wants them gone… one way or another.

His Lordship’s Folly is the fifth novel in the His Lordship’s Mysteries series.

Our hearts are wild creatures, Darius, thats why our ribs are cages.

Keeping Score is an omnibus of books 1　2 with bonus content that has never been seen before.

When I was younger, my best friend’s little sister betrayed me, she destroyed me. Turning my whole world upside down leaving me no choice but to ghost her and rebuild myself in a whole new image, a darker, sinister new version of me. She ruined me and everything I had planned in one night, she didn’t even have the balls to admit what she did when I caught her red handed.

Now, two years later she turns up at the house I share with her brother and our three other best friends. Seeing her again after all this time has me determined to ruin her and make her pay.

I’m going to burn her world to the ground, use her weaknesses against her. I know she still wants me, I plan to use that want against her and make her bend to my will.

Leah Williams thinks she is above me, untouchable because her brother has no idea we were ever together. Here at CHU we are the kings, we rule over everyone and I plan to have her kneeling before me in no time.

I found something I never should have.

Learned the dark and depraved secrets of my father and his friends.

I paid the greatest price for it. Lost everything.

Revenge kept me alive.

Knowing one day I would make them pay for their sins against me.

One day my sisters would get justice.

That day has finally come.

I built my throne with blood and grew my kingdom with violence.

Found five men who tore my walls down and built me up stronger than ever.

Lines have been drawn. Moves have been made.

New alliances were formed while old ones burned to the ground.

War was declared, but none of us were prepared for how much we had to lose.

The Bleeding Roses were born and St Graves will never be the same.

The streets have run red, but our war is only just getting started.

Our true enemies may not know we are coming after them,

But they will…soon.

There’s nothing Roses do better than revenge.

I hold several titles: NHL Calgary Team Owner, McClaren Empire Heir, and Insatiable Playboy.

My friends believe I’m more likely to walk on the moon than hold down a monogamous relationship, and that’s never bothered me…

Until now.

Call me cocky, but I don’t like being told I can’t do something. So when my best friend throws down a high-stakes bet stating I can’t stay in a serious relationship for three months, I lie and tell him I’m already in one.

Not my most brilliant move.

In an effort to prove everyone wrong, I approach the first woman I see and offer her ten thousand to be my girlfriend for thirty minutes.

Thirty minutes turns into a negotiation for three months, and to my utter surprise, Aspen is more than willing to play the part. She needs the cash to take care of her sister’s college fees, so it’s a win-win for both of us.

Aspen is funny, smart, and humble to her core. She plays her role as my girlfriend almost too well, and soon I find myself wanting to spend time with her even when the public isn’t watching.

The lines between pretend and reality blur, and one steamy night with my fake girlfriend turns my entire world on its axis. We started this relationship under false pretenses and with a hefty price tag, but soon I’m willing to risk everything to make it real.

But Aspen’s history is complicated, and just when I think there’s hope for the future, it nearly shatters everything. To keep her in my life forever, I’ll have to prove to her that nothing will come between us—not money, fame, or our pasts.

I’ve just been drafted onto the one NHL franchise that never should’ve been: the Bangor Badgers.

The team is on the cusp of failure and the only thing lower than their number of wins last season is their ticket sales. But thanks to me, that’s all about to change. Nothing will stand in my way of turning us into a winning team…

Until a stranger who gives me the hottest kiss of my life turns out to be my new skate coach.

Blakely Wren is gorgeous, funny, and brilliant on the ice. Her figure skating days have made her a perfect asset for the Badgers, and her take-no-prisoners attitude has me signing up for more lessons than necessary.

Things heat up between us the more time we spend on the ice, and soon it’s not just the Stanley Cup I want to win this season—it’s her heart.

Only problem?

She’s completely off-limits and has a toxic past that’s made her wary of all things relationship. She’s hiding something too, and her secret is big enough to put both our jobs on the line.

And in the end, I’ll have to choose—the girl of my dreams or the career I’ve worked my entire life for.

A Court of Schemes and Secrets is the second book in The Shadowguard Trials.

*Chosen Few is a Blood Brothers crossover series and can be read as a standalone*

Zain is the third book in the scorching, heart-stopping romantic suspense Chosen Few series. Zain is an action-packed story of grit, danger and a romance as lethal as the hero. Zains raw, captivating character amplifies the suspense and delivers a swoon-worthy romance.

★Military hero

★Badass heroine

★Ex-soldier

★Morally gray

★Satisfying romance

Hes left everything behind, only to find himself again in the eyes of a beautiful stranger . . .

He’s become one of them.

Zain Mitry has lost everything. His name, his identity, and his humanity. All that’s left is a cold shell of the alias he’s become—an active member in Jaysh, a terrorist group.

Afghanistan isn’t for the faint of heart, but fear doesn’t reach his veins until he witnesses Jaysh’s leader take a woman hostage from a protest. Her electrifying blue eyes capture Zain’s and he’s spellbound by her bold, fiery nature.

Despite the distance between his heart and reality, he can’t turn a blind eye when the woman is attacked. He rushes to rescue her—and the first word she speaks to him—a word no one on this side of the world identifies him with. The only tether to his old life.

The name that will destroy him—Zain.

She’s vowed to find a man she’s never met.

Ex-FBI analyst Dana McAvery can’t explain what drew her to Zain’s case. But finding the missing Green Beret soldier became her mission.

But coming face-to-face with the man who’s monopolized every spare moment of her mind shakes her.

His tall, dark and formidable stare rocks her confidence.

She expected to find a prisoner, a man in need of rescue—but a brutal killer stands before her.

One that places himself between her and danger. And god help her, she wants more of him. Finding Zain isn’t the issue—but with a terrorist group after them, getting them both home might be an impossible feat.

He’s her brother’s best friend. She’s totally off-limits. But when life takes an unexpected turn, she’s the only one he wants at his side…

Fyfe Moray raised himself. His only real family is his best friend, Lewis Adair. For that reason, Lewis’s sister Eilidh is totally off-limits. Fyfe is in deep denial about their intense attraction. Thankfully, Eilidh is a famous actor living in London while he runs his cyber security company from the Highlands. They’re worlds apart. Until one day, Eilidh reaches out asking for a lifeline and Fyfe can’t bring himself to turn her away.

Acting isn’t what Eilidh Adair expected. As a kid, she wanted to be just like her famous uncles. But the double-edged sword of fame cuts deeper than expected. Afraid to admit she’s made a mistake, Eilidh is spiraling. The only person who knows the truth is Fyfe, but her childhood crush has developed into a love he won’t return. Yet when she comes home intent on starting over, Fyfe can’t seem to stay away. His confused feelings might just be the end of them. Until a woman from Fyfe’s past abandons the baby daughter he never knew he had.

Now a single father, Fyfe needs support. He just never expected Eilidh to be the one he needed most. Fyfe can’t believe how quickly he falls for his child and how rapidly his world view changes. He’s ready to admit the truth: he’s madly in love with his best friend’s sister. And Fyfe’s done wasting time.

But someone else believes Eilidh belongs to them. Someone who has been watching her far longer than she realizes. Just when she thinks she might have everything she wants, Eilidh finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a person intent on destroying everything she holds dear.

Where they rest for eternal life is where a favor is asked.

The stone with the head is where you will be led.

Be certain of the favor you ask, no second is offered.

The debt will be collected when the favor is complete.

A favor asked is a debt owed.

My mom marrying Thomas Valerian was supposed to be our fresh start, but it was the opposite of that.

So far, I’ve been treated like my stepbrother’s new toy, taunted by his friends, and chased by masked men. The leader of the masked men breaks into my room at night, calls me his little witch while ravishing me. Something about him is familiar…

Now my mom has been taken and I’m in debt to the Filthy Few!

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It’s the gig of a lifetime for this ghostwriter, except there’s a catch: the client, a closeted A-list actor finally ready to come out in his memoir, is an actual ghost.

Adam Gallagher has knocked on thousands of doors. An ex-Mormon and almost-famous memoirist, he is used to sharing his life story with strangers. But this day, this house, is different. For it belongs to none other than Roland Rogers: Hollywood Hunk, and soon to be author. Roland has a story to tell, a decades-old secret to spill, and he’s decided that Adam is just the guy to help him do it.

Except there’s a problem. Roland Rogers is dead. Not in the metaphysical realm—if he focuses, he can summon enough energy to communicate via the kitchen speaker—but certainly in the physical, and he needs Adam to pen his story before his body is found frozen beneath the avalanche of snow that squashed it. That means one month, a hundred thousand words, no breaks.

Ghostwriting is hard enough, let alone when you’re dealing with a real ghost, and so it isn’t long before Roland’s idea of what his book should be clashes with Adam’s vision for what it could be. But the clock is ticking, the ice melting. And as more truths are told, both men soon discover that this experience is less of a coming out, and more of a coming home . . .

The sophomore novel from the beloved author of Patricia Wants to Cuddle, Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet is a witty and electric new rom-com for fans of Ashley Poston and Casey McQuiston.

Evaline Manor thought her need for vengeance was unmatched, but Vasier Vicor’s thirst for revenge puts her to shame. Holding onto hate for eight hundred years has made him cruel and unflinching when it comes to getting what he wants. And the next step is to get his hands on her.

She’s on a mission to save her mate and leaves the safety of her kingdom to do so with one condition: do not deviate from the plan.

But sometimes, the pursuit of love forces you to veer off course.

After finding herself in the hands of a man who hates her and almost everyone else, she must do whatever she can to stop his evil plan from within the walls of his own castle, to protect everyone she loves.

The Gods cursed her with a fate to end him, after all.

All the while, Maddox Vicor is fighting to get back to her with the help of his friends and family as war with Vasier brews on the horizon. Even if Kovarrin refuses to believe that battle is impending, the heart of Rominia is beating out of its cage.

Everyone in the building loved the bake shop a lot.

Except for the guy on the top floor, who most certainly did not.

If it were up to him, there wouldn’t be a hint of Christmas in the building.

For two months out of the year, Daphne Noelle got to live her dream of owning a bakery. Her little pop-up bake shop—one that looked just like a gingerbread house—brought joy to every customer who stopped by to enjoy her sweet treats. She loved meeting people and making them smile, and being in such a festive setting every day was just the icing on the cake! For the last three years, everything had gone smoothly, but this year, there was one guy who was determined to ruin it all.

One of the things Tristan appreciated most about the office complex where his architecture firm was located is how upscale and elegant it was. Unfortunately, every year for eight long weeks, a holiday shop set up in the lobby, turning it into the equivalent of a traveling circus, and the bake shop booth was the worst offender. The giant gingerbread house was an eyesore and the woman running it was too cheery for his liking. This year, he was determined to do everything he could to have her and her booth removed.

When Tristan finds himself in the middle of a delicate family situation, only Daphne can help him. Now, he’ll have to beg and plead and promise to be on his best behavior while dealing with her exuberant holiday joy. But the more time he spends with her—and the more awkward situations she saves him from—he begins to realize there’s more to her than over-the-top holiday cheer. And maybe, when you’re with the right person, Christmas can mean a little bit more.

What does it take to ruin Christmas? One Scrooge of a billionaire, a fake diamond ring and a deep family secret.

The holiday season has always been magical for me, especially at my toy store. Tucker Toys is a New York institution, where every twinkling light and festive melody brings joy to children and families alike.

But my landlord, the notorious grumpy billionaire Alexander Jackson, has increased the rent to a level that’s crippling. I now understand why they nickname him Scrooge, because my family is facing financial ruin and he doesn’t care. Not one bit.

But then Alexander presents me with an offer I can’t refuse: be his fake fiancée for the season, and he’ll let me keep my store. I’m skeptical, but desperate times call for desperate measures and I owe it to my family.

What starts as a business arrangement quickly becomes something more. Alexanders touch is electric, and his kisses are dangerously real. As we navigate this pretend engagement amidst the holiday chaos and increased media scrutiny, I can’t ignore the growing feelings that blur the lines between make-believe and reality.

This Christmas was destined to destroy me, but I might find that the greatest gift isn’t saving my store, but discovering a love that feels as magical as the season itself.

Secrets bind them. Love may break them.

The Truths We Make is a gothic romance where a woman returns to a haunting estate, uncovering buried secrets and reigniting a forbidden love that could destroy everything she holds dear.

Evangeline Pierce knows one truth: no one falls in love with a Poe and leaves unscathed. Raised alongside the infamous Poe brothers, she’s navigated the treacherous waters of wealth, secrets, and betrayal. Now, after eight years away, she’s pulled back into their world, but not for a happy reunion.

Paxton Poe is dead, and whispers of murder hang heavy in the air. As Eve faces the ghosts of her past, including the love she’s never truly let go, she must unravel the mysteries surrounding Paxtons death before the truth destroys them all.

In a house where legacy is everything, love may be the most dangerous inheritance of all.

When my music career took off six years ago, I had to leave my small-town life and the man I was in love with behind.

But when my mom called, asking for my help, I couldnt say no. Singing was what I loved, and helping the Sugarplum Sweethearts win the local caroling competition would be an honor. I could sneak in, spend some time with my mother, then get back to LA to prepare for my upcoming world tour.

What I didnt expect was to have an obsessed fan show up. Safety was the number one priority, and everyone assured me that I would be safer staying with Aiden—the former love of my life and current object of my heart’s affection. But just because I would be physically safe didn’t mean my heart wasn’t in danger. It was clinging to old memories and holding onto hope for a future that wasn’t an option for us.

With each day that passed, I felt myself falling more and more. I was on a steep and slippery slope that I couldn’t afford to go down. Loving and losing Aiden once was enough to break my heart. Allowing it to happen again would shatter me completely.

A chance meeting at a Halloween party… an instant spark… an unforgettable night!

Accepting an invitation to an early Halloween party, I find myself wandering an elaborate corn maze. Only, I'm not alone. A masked man is following me—hunting me—and I'm ready for the chase! The thrill and danger culminates in the hottest fling of my life.

And then reality hits the fan at a family dinner when the masked man from the maze is revealed to be none other than my father's best friend. A man nearly twice my age! My father is outraged, and I leave in a mess of tears and regret.

But when All Hallows' Eve comes around, it's not the only thing coming! The man who wants me to call him Daddy shows up on my doorstep unannounced and our instant sparks kindle into a raging inferno neither of us can fight.

All that remains to be seen is whether our spooky tryst will be a fun Halloween trick, or whether it'll be a treat that lasts a lifetime…

The first time I saw Julie Parker, the gorgeous, brilliant, sharp tongued lawyer knocked the wind right out of me.

The second time I saw Julie Parker, our eyes met across a football field.

The third time I saw Julie Parker, we had a *moment* and I was certain she was meant to be mine.

The fourth time I saw Julie Parker, she was struggling.

On a mission to bring some joy to her life and to give her someone to confide in when it seems like she keeps so much buried deep, I convince her to come with me on my annual off-season road trip back to my hometown.

At a career crossroads of my own, I have some secrets Im keeping too. Im finally ready to open up to someone, and I want that someone to be her.

One quirky town, ridiculous rest stop, hotel room, and road trip snack at a time, I am determined to convince Julie that its safe for her to lower her walls, and to let me be the person she leans on. To show her that were so much better together.

The girl of my dreams. One car. Two weeks. And, hopefully, forever.

Welcome back to The Covenant!

When a holiday game turns into a fiery connection, will two opposites take a chance on love that lasts beyond the season?

Del has recently become wealthy beyond his wildest dreams. Now, he wants to find someone to satisfy his intense carnal need for control. By joining an exclusive lifestyle club, The Covenant, he just might get his wish this year.

Unapologetically “fabulous,” Matthew is a blue-eyed charmer with a mischievous streak. He juggles his paramedic studies while working the front desk at the club, where he searches for someone who can cater to his need for pleasure/pain.

When Del chooses Matthew's snowflake for a club twist on Secret Santa, what begins as a simple holiday game quickly escalates into a scorching encounter. Will a holiday fling turn into forever?

****Finding His Forever was originally a short story titled Secret Santa and part of the Christmas at the Club anthology. Over 12,000 words have been added and minor changes have been made to the original story.

I was content with being a bachelor, never planned on settling down. Why would I, when every woman in my life, starting with my own mother, always walked out and never looked back.

I liked my strict Army life—all I needed after my deployment was a vacation and time with my dad.

Then it all changed…

One beautiful songwriter.

One chance meeting.

One last first kiss.

One smile.

Her smile.

That was all it took to captivate me and send my world spinning on its axis. After that, I knew I'd never be the same.

*Previously publised as Until Her Smile*

As the leader of the immortal hunters, I'm no stranger to making tough decisions.

The hardest of which was going into stasis to save the world centuries ago—and losing my mate in the process.

Upon awaking in present day, I was told my mate died years ago.

The news crushed me, but the war we're fighting is too important to forfeit my life…right now.

I function on autopilot despite the support of my hunter brothers, taking life one night at a time until we can end this war and I can return to the once-dark sleep that claimed me.

But on a solo hunt, I almost meet death much sooner than planned. Overrun by bloodmad vampires, I'm saved by another hunter on their trail…no, a huntress.

My mate.

When is the right time to start to live a life you love?

Elena Swan hasn't done everything yet. She's not brave like her daredevil friend Rory. She's never been to Paris. She always wanted to skydive too. She hasn't even fallen in love.

She always hoped she had her whole lifetime to fulfil these dreams. But then a series of events happen, each putting her life in terrible danger, and Elena remembers…

The promise she made – all those years ago, when her mother was so ill – when she spoke to a stranger in the woods. A promise that would keep her mother safe, but put Elena's own life at risk, instead, when she grew up and turned thirty.

Elena had put the promise to the back of her mind, over the years. But she's twenty-nine now, and suddenly she's realising the possibility that her days could be numbered.

Without the promise of tomorrow, can Elena fulfil all her dreams before fate comes for her? Even her dream of falling in love…?

Whats worse than a man who hates Christmas?

A Christmas-hating man who wont let me borrow his reindeer.

Living in a Christmas-obsessed town while being a self proclaimed Christmas enthusiast means that I take my role as coordinator for the Frosty Fest very seriously. Everything has to be perfect, and I bust my butt to make sure it is.

Everything was going to plan until Mr. Truman died and left his grouchy grandson in charge of the reindeer. Not only is he the epitome of a grinch, hes unwilling to even hear me out when I try to explain why this is so important to our town.

But desperate times call for desperate measures, and if Brody Truman thinks that a catastrophic blizzard or getting stuck to his fence post will stop me, hes got another thing coming.

Ill get those reindeer, one way or another. Even if I have to put everything on the line and make the man who hates Christmas find some holiday joy in that icy heart of his.

But the clock is ticking, and I have less than two weeks to change his mind and save Frosty Fest.

I am and have been many things: owner of the Charleston Cougars, CFO of Maxfield Corp, and ex-Chicago mafia prince. One thing I was certain I'd never be called?

Husband.

But that was before the Irish mafia princess Serenity O'Brien showed up outside my door, calling in one of my favors.

Her prick of a father was about to sell her off to an allying family like a broodmare, and she wants me to help make her unsellable by stealing her prized virginity.

I can't do that to her.

So I offer to marry her instead.

The solution is a temporary fix to her problem, and at least with me, I know she'll be safe.

I vow not to touch her, but she has other plans.

Dive into the captivating Rogues Most Wicked series by USA Today bestselling author Samantha Holt. Join the daring Earl of Redmere and his band of mischievous smugglers as they outwit the law and find themselves ensnared by women who challenge them in every way. These humorous and steamy adventures are perfect for readers who love a blend of wit, romance, and a touch of danger. Dont miss out on this irresistible series!

Youre the Rogue That I Want

Red never shies away from a challenge.

Never.

But when Miss Hannah St. John strides into his life demanding—yes, demanding—he help her, hes certain shes more challenge than even he can handle.

Hannah is determined to transport an artifact from France—one that will change everything—even if it means working with a lawless man like Red. Nothing is more important than preserving history.

Nothing.

Not even the touch of a smuggler who inconceivably makes her stomach twist.

When a Rogue Loves a Woman

Notorious rogue, Lord Nathaniel Kingsley always tended to leap without thinking. Becoming a smuggler, adopting a sheep, getting engaged to Miss Patience Grey….

Patience has no need for a fiancé, or a husband. For once in her life, she wants to prove shes just as good as a man and she does not need Nathaniel Kingsley getting in her way. With her brother injured, it is up to her to continue her familys work…and that means tracking down a French spy and ensuring said spy will turn.

Unfortunately, no one believes she can do it alone. Which is where Nathaniel comes in.

Waiting for a Rogue Like You

He knows trouble when he sees it.

Fortunately, Drake likes trouble, especially when it comes in a particularly attractive package. While he and his crew of smugglers are waiting for their next job, Julianna makes a welcome distraction from the damned ache in his leg and the scars making his skin itch.

A shame Julianna doesnt like him one jot then, not even when he rescues her.

Whats a Rogue Got to Do With It

Lewis Knight left behind his life as the son of nobleman years ago. The rough, scarred man is quite content to use his brute force and bad reputation to help the Earl of Redmere with his smugglinga ruse to aid the war effort. Knight doesnt care too much about the reasons behind the subterfuge, so long as he gets paid.

And stays busy enough to forget his past for good.

Thats not so easy, however, when hes forced to return home. And thanks to the earls meddling, hes accompanied by the woman who plagues his thoughts far too often

Lakeland

For six years I have felt like I am in limbo, I've always felt like a piece of me was missing.

I'm forced to run from my home only to be abducted by the Don of the Re Della Strada. He is cruel, cold and darkness clings to him like a shadow.

Knox says I'm a liar, a murderer and I destroyed his family but I haven't the slightest clue what he is talking about until my sister finally confesses that six years ago I had an accident and sustained an injury forcing my body to shutdown and close out any memories I associated with that horrible night, a night I can't even recall.

Knox

Six years ago I let her live because of a deal, a deal I regret because now I have to see her marry that snake.

Lakeland Deveraux fooled me once and lulled me into thinking she was innocent and she cared, I chose her.

Choosing her cost me the life of my twin, my sister.

I was a street rat, worthless and broke until she forced my hand. I needed power and an army to fight alongside me so I could take her and her family down.

I'm now the Don of the Re Della Strada, we are the street kings who offer no mercy to those who have harmed our family.

When inspiration becomes real life, will you fight for love?

Willow

Writing thrillers is the name of the game. Usually, the storylines come easily, but my latest book is uninspired. Needing a change of scenery, I do something I promised myself I wouldn't; I go to Grind Time, perching myself in front of the hottest distraction in Bluebell Falls, the mononymous Oakley.

When I overhear some juicy details about his mysterious past, I decide the distracting man may be the key to ending my writer's block and finishing this book.

To my surprise, my books have come to life, and I can't help but wonder if this thrilling adventure is more than I bargained for.

Oakley

Leaving the only job I ever wanted wasn't something I did lightly, but when you've seen what I have, it feels like the only choice. Now, I'm serving coffee and paninis to the residents of Bluebell Falls, with one in particular always on my mind.

Ever since Grind Time's opening week, Willow Hutton has avoided me, but all of that changes when she walks through the doors and overhears parts of my previous life that I wanted to keep hidden.

When my past comes back with a vengeance, maybe this time, with a little help, I'll finally slay my demons and my last case will be left behind for good.

Can they survive the darkness together, or will their fresh start be over before it truly begins in Bluebell Falls?

He's a down-to-earth highland farmer. She's the rebellious daughter of Hollywood royalty. They might seem like they're from different worlds, but that won't stop them from engaging in a marriage of convenience…

It's been five years since Jared McCulloch's grandfather Collum passed away and he inherited his farm in the Scottish Highlands. After his grandad saved him from his past life, Jared is determined to honor Collum's legacy. But not only has a series of bad luck put him in danger of losing the farm, his estranged father is disputing the will. In a desperate situation, Jared realizes he'll do just about anything to save the land.

Even marrying Allegra Howard, a woman he's avoided at all costs.

A woman who tempts him beyond reason.

There's only one place that makes Allegra Howard feel safe; one place that feeds her artist's soul. Allegra wants to settle down in Scotland and expand her business. But there's a hitch: immigration intends to return her to US soil.

Panicked, Allegra finds the one person just as desperate as she is. The same person she's lusted after for years. In exchange for marrying her, she'll invest financially in Jared McCulloch's farm.

However, living together only forces them to acknowledge their searing mutual attraction. And with it comes an undeniable emotional connection Jared's not sure he's ready for.

Yet, blurring the lines of their arrangement is the least of his concerns when someone begins terrorizing the farm.

Allegra and Jared came together to save what matters most and now that might just be each other. And unless they can figure out which of their pasts has returned to torment them, they could lose their chance at a real future together…

The moment he found her was the moment he lost himself . . .

16 days of captivity.

The amount of drugs pumped into Ivy Hastings starved and beaten body should've been enough to kill her. Instead, a man breaking into her hellhole of a prison might be what stops her heart.

His rough, dark and dangerous tattooed face is enough to promise death. She tries to stab him with a nail, but he's too quick. Releasing her bindings before she can blink.

He's not the same man who injects fiery drugs through her veins, day after day.

No, this man is different.

His clear blue eyes ensnarl her heart. His large, warm body is a safe haven she forgot existed. Every time she's gifted with the intensity of his gaze, she forgets the four dirty walls she almost died in.

He's an angel cloaked in danger. A dark angel that saved her soul.

And he stirs something untouched inside her.

Rami Mitry turned down the job.

He'd been convinced, but not for the right reason.

He'd done it for money. He was no hero.

But as Ivy's life teeters in the balance, he prays to a God he'd never been sure of until now.

Ivy's emerald green eyes possess a strength that he's never witnessed—even on the battlefield. Somehow, she remains unbroken, and his admiration for her quickly flames into an inferno of desire.

But the Cartel is close.

Too many men were killed while rescuing her. The Cartel won't stop until they've gotten retribution.

Rami might have saved Ivy from a life of slavery, only to bring her to a quicker death at the Cartel's hands.

This is no longer an act of abuse—it's warfare.

‘If we lose each other, then we'll come back to this spot, on this day, at this time, every year until we find each other.'

Casey Miller-James works hard, plays hard and loves hard. She has her dream job in a London art gallery and is busy planning a wedding to her influencer girlfriend who's determined to have the best lesbian wedding anyone has ever seen. Life is good. So why does Casey feel like her heart belongs to that woman from Melbourne she met in Berlin eleven years ago and never saw again?

Holly Craddock feels like life is passing her by. Her career is going nowhere, and her spare time is spent running around after her unappreciative partner and worrying about her mum's illness. She longs to rediscover her passion for photography, and she dreams of finding that woman from London who broke her heart in Berlin so long ago. She doesn't care how brief their romance was, if she's ever going to move on, she needs closure.

When a work opportunity gives Casey time alone and an unexpected event gives Holly the chance to shape her future, they both find themselves asking, ‘what if?' After all, the intense chemistry they once shared must mean something. But how do you find someone from the other side of the world when you only know their first name, and the only plan to reunite was to meet in a Berlin park in late August at 6 pm, eleven years ago? Even if they do manage to find each other, can they make something work in the real world?

She's my best friends little sister

Completely off limits

I know I should resist her… but I can't

She's fresh out of a bad relationship

And five years younger than me.

But there is this invisible string that just pulls us together.

He's so far out of my league,

But that doesn't change the fact I can't get him out of my mind

Or my dreams

Or my bed

I gave love a chance and it burned me badly.

His promises are enticing, but is it worth giving love a second chance?

She's the quiet, small town girl who gets along with everyone. Except him.

He's the new guy in town who's determined to turn her world upside down.

All Chloe Donovan ever wanted was to teach kindergarten and live a simple life in Sweetbriar Ridge. Until she decides she wants more in her life. Like maybe a good man to share her quiet life. But when she meets Tanner Westyn, Sweetbriar Ridge's biggest ego-maniac and newest kindergarten teacher, she can't help but feel unsettled with all the new changes happening around her town. Especially the unexpected feelings Tanner sparks in her.

A former champion Alpine skier, Tanner loves to compete–in all aspects of his life. But with his skiing career behind him, he's ready to tackle the next phase of his life–teaching. When he lands in Sweetbriar Ridge, a town with a brand-new ski resort, he looks forward to quiet days on the slopes. The one thing he didn't anticipate is how much his competitive nature would rub his new neighbors and colleagues–especially Chloe–the wrong way. What started as a schoolroom challenge with Chloe quickly snowballed into something else outside the school walls.

Everything about Tanner annoyed, frustrated, and intrigued Chloe. But when their heated banter evolves into looks of longing and a connection that can't be denied, she starts to question if they could even have a future together. But if Tanner doesn't want to lose Chloe, he will have to accept that coming in second place means more when the person you love takes the win.

Dane escaped the brutality of his sire by running away from the Strongblood Pack. Physically and emotionally scarred, he has lived a feral life for many years. The lure of returning to pack life proved too strong to resist, however, so he has made his den in the woods outside the packlands. He has also kept tabs on his omega brothers and even interfered with how they were treated, his judgment clouded by the trauma of his puphood. Although he is now confident that his brother is a good alpha, he does not trust his ability to return to the pack.

Remy is a na?ve omega who has been kept ignorant of his nature. He sees the world with an open heart while also worried that he seems to have trouble keeping up with others of his kind. When his sister flees their pack with him, he does not understand why, but his trust in her is something that he does not question. Living on their own is hard and with both winter and his heat coming soon, they have run out of time to find a safe place to live. Their situation changes unexpectedly as they run into a feral beta.

The moment Dane finds Remy, he is determined to protect him – even from himself. He knows that the best place for this omega to live is with the Strongbloods. Wintering in his den is out of the question however appealing it proves to be. Remy's instant comfort with Dane does not help with his resolve. It is perplexing, as is the fact that their wolves can communicate. Dane has never believed in having a fated mate, but Remy is forcing him to reconsider his life.

I am a billionaire heiress, with a father who is arranging my marriage. Yet I am falling for somebody else who is my total opposite.

As I try to cement my foothold in the family business, my friends take me out to forget my worries, and I meet the man who is the definition of grumpy. In fact hemanhandles and throws me out of the club.

AJ Steele is as hard as he is strong. An angry wall of muscle who uses his fists to make his money, but the way he throws me in his arms and walks me around like I weigh nothing, has my stomach doing flip flops and my heart pounding.

He is the exact opposite of me in every way. Turns out he is also my savior.

I like a challenge and with my single life almost ripped out from under me, AJ knows exactly how to handle me and is just what I need. But my father isn't the loving man I thought he was, and AJ isn't one to stand back from a fight.

So when my world implodes and the truth comes out I learn exactly what a real man will do for his woman. And what I will do for him in return. Unless the devil catches us first…then we are both in trouble.

Being a single dad was not on my short-list of life plans.

Especially since I didn't know my daughter existed.

Now, I'm not only juggling all that goes with having a four-year-old, I'm also trying to provide my daughter the skills to communicate her needs.

I'm failing. Epically.

I need big help with this small person.

The woman assigned as my daughter's mentor is a dream come true. Right up until she accuses me of neglect. Dr. Ellie Stone is fierce and determined and understands my daughter in a way I can't.

It's not long before I come to realize I might not be able to do this without her. What's more… I don't think I want to.

Because not only is Ellie perfect for my daughter, she's perfect for me.

Her drive to protect people in need has me falling for her. It also puts a target on her back.

But the beautiful doctor is not the only one with a protective nature.

And I'll end anyone who tries to take her from me.

Celeste Hendricks has lived in the small town of River's Run, Georgia her entire life. After the tragic death of her mother, Celeste is lost and broken. Her family's restaurant, The Comfy Cushion, just isn't the same without her mother, and she doesn't know how to move forward…until Wesley enters her life.

Wesley Madden is the unwanted son and heir of Madden Enterprises. Kicked out of every elite school in Atlanta, his father is fed up and sends him to live with a distant relative in the tiny town of River's Run. Wesley is despondent and angry at the world…until Celeste crosses his path.

As tragedy strikes again, forcing them apart, Celeste and Wesley have to learn how to survive alone. One day fate intervenes, reuniting them in River's Run, where their feelings are just as strong as ever and their worlds collide. They are the only ones who can decide—does love ever come full circle?

The Hating Game meets Alex, Approximately in this smart, chemistry-filled teen rom-com about two rival journalism students competing for the same position on their university newspaper.

Wyn is going to beat Three even if it kills her—or, preferably, him. Being freshmen staffers on the university newspaper puts them at the bottom of the pecking order—until a rare reporter spot opens up. Wyn and Three are both determined to get the position, starting a game of sabotage that pushes them to do their worst, from stealing each other's ideas to playing twisted mind games. No road is too low when it comes to winning.

As Wyn's search for the perfect story leads her to an anonymous, campus-wide dating app, she hits it off with a mystery man she thinks might be the cute RA from her dorm. But Wyn is all too familiar with being rejected because of her weight, and she's hesitant to reveal her identity, even as she grows closer with someone who might be the guy of her dreams.

When Three breaks a story that's closer to home than he or Wyn expects, the two must put aside their differences to expose the truth—and face their real feelings for each other, which threaten everything Wyn has built with her anonymous match.

Her good deed will cost her everything—maybe even the man she saved.

Keeping a low profile is Camryn Bayfield's plan when she takes a nursing job in Utah's desert. Her vindictive nephew won't find her there. But on her first night, the sight of one of her patients makes her heart race. His muscular body is bruised and dirty, screaming of neglect. She has one task—sedate him on time—but she's too busy admiring his mysterious form. And when he grabs her, his hold is unrelenting.

For nearly a year, Brooks Ivanov has been tortured and used as a test subject. An experimental drug makes him lose his memories but gives him immense strength and endurance. Every time he escapes, his captors seize him and he ends up killing more people. Just as he's lost hope, a new nurse starts caring for him—a nurse who's different from the monsters who run his basement torture chamber. Her concerned green eyes and angelic face remind him that there's goodness in the world.

Camryn can't help but aid in Brooks's escape. But it's not that simple. Intense withdrawals ravage his body, and there's no way she can leave him. On the run, Brooks and Camryn fight to stay alive and ahead of their assailants' pursuit. Slowly Brooks's memories return, sparking new rage in his soul. Camryn is his rock, an anchor that keeps him grounded but also drives him to the brink with desire. He has one goal: destroy the people who hurt him and his family. But Camryn's past creeps up behind them and soon, there's nowhere to run.

He's an international criminal.

And an annual one-night stand she can't resist.

? Colombia Jungle

? Touch her and die

? On the run

? Ex-lovers

? One bed

Too dangerous to love, and too tempting to resist . . .

If perfection had a picture, it'd be Gemma Turner, the blue-eyed dark-haired, beauty that dissolves his common sense with one glance at her ass. Their once-a-year booty call is long over due. Fourteen months overdue to be exact. Dallas Holmes is stunned to see her in Cali, Colombia—at the same location as his job. This gig is supposed to be easy—getting weapons to a socialist militia group in Venezuela. Seeing Gemma traipse around the hotel patio stuns his senses, but that doesn't stop him from taking her from behind in the hotel closet.

For six years Gemma has devoted her life to being an informant for the CIA. Working a dangerous job has become normal but her ache for freedom has never stopped. Bumping into the devastatingly dangerous Dallas Holmes shakes her core and makes her long for his strong, competent embrace . . . and hot body. When her job in Cali ends with a bomb explosion, she knows she's in too deep. She doesn't know if Dallas survived the explosion, but she needs to get herself to safety. But something is very wrong. Someone wants her dead and running into her annual lover turns out to be a life saver.

Against her better judgement, she agrees to leave Colombia with Dallas, abandoning her exit plan with the CIA. But a plane crash lands them in the middle of the Amazon jungle, unprepared and ill-equipped for the wild. Men are after them at every turn and each minute is a fight for their lives. Desire burns between them, hotter than the climbing temperatures of the jungle. Even if they survive the Amazon, the hit on their heads may kill them first.

WELCOME BACK TO UNITY CITY…

My name is Anson Hale, former mage and human, thanks to the actions of the woman I love and now hate in equal measure. Despite how much I loathe her now for everything she's cost me, I'm forced to rely on her to navigate my new circumstances. And without her help to control the monster I've now become, my mind devolves into a chaotic maelstrom of emotions that threaten to consume me. But when outside forces arise to imperil us and our already fractured relationship, will I have the will to get past my resentment and embrace my new life before it's too late? Or will I fold beneath the immense pressure and lose everything right along with the woman I inexplicably still love?

My name is Ameera Fatali, vampire and Master of the City. When faced with losing the man I love, I made the only choice I could, even if that choice meant he'll never forgive me. But I didn't consider just how negatively he'd react to what it cost him or how it would change our relationship for the worse. Now I must deal with the fallout while confronting a new threat to my life and my hard-won position as Master of the City and hope we'll both survive the oncoming storm.

Was there a missing persons poster?

Did they hold a funeral for me?

Do I have a tombstone with my ‘death' date?

For years those thoughts ran through my mind, wondering and hoping that they would somehow know I didn't die that night. I used to dream that they would find me and break down the door to my prison and set me free but that was a pipe dream.

Even if they did find me, they wouldn't be rescuing the person they thought I was, she died fourteen years ago when that car went over the bridge.

I've listened, learned, and endured for years. They may break my body and use me as their doll to get themselves off but they can't break my mind. That is the one thing I won't allow them to touch, they think I'm a stupid doll and know nothing but they're wrong. They're too busy making sure no one comes to break me out but what they never expected was for me to rescue myself and claim my freedom.

I'm no longer Waverly Bronson, I am Doxy Da Luca.

Dark secrets. Missing girls. Buried Bones.

Forsyth's Purple Palace is more than the home of the King and Princes of East End. It's a place known for elegant parties, deep tradition, loyalty, and family.

But most of all, creation.

Rub away the gold and it's nothing but a tarnished house of horrors built on the souls of its victims-and I refuse to allow my son to be next.

My Princes, Whitaker, Pace, and Lex, are good at many things, but knowing how to be a parent isn't one of them. What they do know is how to create, how to protect, and how to draw secrets out of terrible men.

Right now, the man locked in the dungeon beneath the Palace's floors is the most dangerous its ever seen: Our father, Rufus Ashby.

One electrifying encounter. Two star-crossed shifters. Three little words that change everything: Im pregnant, Zane.

All I wanted was to open a nature center. Now Im hiding a forbidden romance and now theres a little cub—or hatchling—on the way as well!

And trouble is, hes a dragon, Im a bear　were supposed to be enemies.

But Zanes touch ignites a fire I cant extinguish. Our secret meetings leave me breathless and wanting more. Zane says he wants me, but publicly rejects me. My heart is torn between love and betrayal.

With a vengeful biker gang in town, And a century-old feud tearing us apart, Im fighting for more than just our love.

He's the pop superstar dubbed the friendliest celeb alive.

She's the jaded publicist forced to represent him.

Working together should be impossible.

But the connection they find in each other is…completely indescribable.

Whenever his childhood became too much, Simon Bennett could always find comfort and escape in music. Like any kid, he'd thought about becoming a big star, but he'd never imagined the level of success he's found. When documentary producers approach him for some behind the scenes footage for his fans, he isn't prepared for the painful memories they unearth that he'd rather keep quiet. But when you're known as one of the sweetest guys in the business, no one takes you seriously when you try to push back.

Juliette Bellucci has a reputation for being a strong and confident publicist. Unfortunately, when you keep working with celebrity trainwrecks who make the wrong kind of headlines, that reputation doesn't mean a whole lot. And with her latest fiasco still in the press, she's this close to losing her career and everything she's worked for. Enter Simon Bennett–the quintessential good guy and her chance at redemption. After all, how can working with the nicest guy in the world go wrong?

Nothing about them makes sense, and yet the closer they become, the more they realize they belong together. Keeping their relationship a secret was supposed to keep them out of trouble, but when Simon's past threatens to destroy his present, everyone is quick to blame Juliette and her bad track record. When the glare of the spotlight disappears, will they realize the indescribable love they share is the foundation to the future they both want?

I have known Hallie Evans for my entire life.

I was eighteen years old when I first realized I was in love with her.

For more than a decade, I have kept my feelings a secret, afraid to risk the friendship that means so much to me and the close-knit bonds between my family and hers.

But eleven years of waiting is my limit.

At a career crossroads, Hallie has some secrets of her own. She has always kept her feelings buried deep and rarely opens up to anyone. But this time, she is opening up to me. And it seems like maybe – just maybe – she might share my feelings too.

One breakfast, cup of coffee, and conversation at a time, I am determined to be Hallie's safe place to land, and to show her what I know we can be together.

Because I am absolutely certain that what we can be, is everything.

As an immortal, elite hunter with the ability to shift into any animal I like, I'm an expert at sneaking around.

But I never thought I'd have to pose as her pet.

Cassandra Zorin is the elegant, sexy, vampire daughter of a traitor. She's as trustworthy as a pit viper, despite her claims of innocence. And when the king orders me to pose as her beloved pet panther while she infiltrates her heavily warded family estate, I can't say no—even though I think we're as likely to kill each other as our enemies.

Spending every waking minute with her has my hackles rising, among other things I can't help it. She's gorgeous, with a sharp tongue and an even sharper set of fangs that I can't stop thinking about. The more I learn about who she is beneath the polished, noble mask, the more I realize she's nothing like I assumed.

How do you move on when he leaves you in the midst of tragedy?

Rina Hutton

Life should be good. I should be happy with my thriving business and a house with a perfect little workshop…but tragedy strikes, and I don't know how to cope.

Now, the last person on Earth that I want to see me have a breakdown is the man who broke my heart fifteen years ago after he left me to deal with the death of my parents alone.

We've done well ignoring each other in town, but having him hold me one more time has me thinking a distraction might be exactly what I need.

Arlo Steel

Rina Hutton. The one that got away. Or should I say the one I pushed away. I made the decision to leave this town for the military, but I've never gotten over her.

I know I don't have the right to be in her life anymore, but one event changes the course of our lives, and all I want to do is support her the best way I can.

A secret puts her in danger, and another threatens any progress I've made as my mind reels with what might happen to us and what could have been.

Can they survive their broken past, or will the cracks run too deep in Bluebell Falls?

He's the grumpy hotshot hockey player. She's too shy to look him in the eyes. He needs a live-in summer assistant and she's perfect.

Chord Davenport is the hottest, surliest man to ever slap shot a puck. He's given up everything to be the best—family, friendship, love—but he's about to retire as a legend of the game and that makes his sacrifices worth it.

Violet James wanted to be the next big name in bridal couture not a junior marketing executive for the San Francisco Fury hockey team, but her salary pays her dad's therapy bills and leaving him behind to chase a selfish dream would cost her too much.

When Chord hires Violet as his summer assistant, he's certain this pretty wallflower won't give him any trouble. But when she moves into the house he built on his family's California ranch, Chord can't take his eyes—or his hands—off her.

All he wants is to love her, protect her, satisfy her, and give her the courage to follow her heart. He didn't expect to feel a desperate need to become a better man.

In just one summer, Chord and Violet change each other forever, but will living their dreams be the very thing that tears them apart?

Her memory was the only thing that kept him alive . . .

Witness Protection is supposed to protect its witnesses.

The long arms of the Mexican Cartel has found Gigi Hastings and will stop at nothing to see her demise.

After an assassin storms her safe house and kills the U.S. Marshal protecting her, Gigi is on the run again. Numb and terrified she calls the one man she knows will move heaven and earth to protect her.

The man whose memory she's savored these lonely months in Witness Protection.

The man whose heart she broke two years ago.

August: Ex-black ops soldier.

Not much scares August Hick. But Gigi's life in danger? Hell, that does something to him he can't explain.

He knew she was safe in Witness Protection—had to be—yet there was a part of him that needed to hear her voice.

But not the panicked, shock-coated voice he gets when she calls him one night. The Cartel is hunting her and wants her dead, and he'll do anything to get between her and them.

Throwing his bodyguard job aside, August rushes to meet her. Seeing Gigi again makes his heart constrict, and reminds him of how the memory of her sweet face had kept him alive when he was at death's door.

His unhealed pain destroys the ease that'd once been between them, but he swears to keep her safe. Even though his own heart is on the line.

Secrets, betrayals, and deceptions will rear their heads as the Princess of Treoles will stop at nothing to uncover the person responsible for her mothers murder.

Long ago, there was a continent known as Veralun where magickal creatures thrived and lived in harmony until one sorceress delved deep into dark magick and tainted all the creatures of the land. In their final attempt to save the inhabitants of Veralun, Sentinel Queen Yuria of Treoles absorbed all the magick and separated the infected land from the rest of the world. She called the new land Dramolux and forbade all magick. For generations, her family kept the magick locked away.

Until now.

With Queen Ismana Maudlin of Treoles murdered, the magick unleashes and tears through the land to its rightful owners. Only one person can control the dark magick festering and waiting for its victims, Queen Ismanas only daughter whose memory has been tainted.

The odds are against Princess Aymeri Maudlin as she navigates her grief, ruling Treoles, and unraveling all of her mothers secrets.

With the help of her mothers allies, and close friends she never knew she had, she is ready for anything. Even the impending war, soon to be at her kingdoms doorstep.

My new neighbor happens to be the grumpiest billionaire in Whispers, but his gravelly voice and golden brown eyes make this city girl weak at the knees.

When my life imploded and I lost my job and my fiancé in a matter of weeks, I didn't know what my next step should be. Then I received an inheritance that would change my life forever. Moving to a small town and renovating the old farmhouse was a step in the right direction. But bickering with my startling good looking, yet much older neighbor was not part of my plan.

Tanner Whiteman owns the largest whiskey distillery in the country, and now he wants my land. It's the only thing that I have to my name and there is no way I am letting him take it. It is clear I am not cut out for country life and Tanner has no trouble pointing that out. Although as his eyes linger a little longer and his words take new meaning, even the massive age gap is not enough to stop us.

But something does. Something Vicious. Something unexpected. And not even the local billionaire knows what is coming.

She's the girl he left behind. He's the boy she tried to forget. But after seven years apart, one passionately reckless night will tie them together forever …

As teenagers, Callie Ironside and Lewis Adair were inseparable. So much so, Lewis still can't work out where it all went horribly wrong, or why he's spent the last seven years in London away from the love of his life.

Callie knows exactly where it all went wrong and while she tried to move on—learning pastry techniques in Paris and dating French men—returning home to Ardnoch to work in her mother's bakery only reminds her of the future she lost with Lewis.

But when a visit to London brings them unexpectedly together, the passion, pain and animosity between them leads to a one-night stand. For Lewis, it's the beginning of winning Callie and his life in Ardnoch back. For Callie, it's a mistake that's shaken up the devastating heartbreak she fought hard to forget. However, Lewis is determined to fight for her, and proves it when their night together results in more than just unresolved feelings.

As they come to grips with impending parenthood and the mistakes they've both made, Callie and Lewis will not only have to decide to fight for a love that has endured so many years apart, but a mysterious adversary who seems intent on destroying the future they're building together.

Taylan…

Find em, feel em, f*ck em, forget em.

Thats my motto… Ive lived by it my whole life. So when my best friend bet me 100k to bag the Murdoch princess, its easy money.

Until I get in way too deep and now Im training the Havoc Slayer for her biggest fight yet. What I dont realize is she isn't just fighting to win a title, she's fighting to beat the demons of her past to prove him wrong.

Destiny…

Why does everyone seem to want me for one thing?!

My moms secret narcotic formula. Even the man I had my first crush on who damaged me beyond repair only wanted me to get to my mom.

Im going to prove to everyone Im not some weak, pathetic little girl. Im going to win my biggest fight yet with or without Taylan's help.

I'll show him I am strong enough, I'll show them all I am not just some princess with the last name Murdoch.

Author's note, this book is extremely dark and has a long list of triggers! Please read those before continuing. This book is set in the world of the Murdoch mafia, Memento Mori, and the Godfathers Of The Night with character crossovers. You don't need to read either of those series to start this book.

She's falling for the earl…

When she's already betrothed!

Mark, the Earl of Inverness, escapes to London to avoid his mother's matchmaking, and the wounds of war that continue to haunt him. So, when a macaw flies into his garden, he's intrigued by his new neighbor following behind…and the dazzling woman proves just the distraction he needs!

Lady Helen Stringham reluctantly agreed to a Season in exchange for becoming conveniently engaged to her childhood friend when she returns home. But after she encounters broodingly handsome Mark, who shares her passion for animals, she's discovering what real attraction is… Just who should she be marrying?

Your freedom is your own, you are free from the burden of your name.

I have longed for years to hear those words. My life is finally my own, I am free of the burden of being born a Murdoch.

My last name cost me my heart while I was in college, I fell in love and gave him my all only to be betrayed. He wasn't my RA, he was an undercover guard my father hired to keep watch over me. The man I loved was sent away without a word, all I know for sure is that he is still alive but never allowed near me or my family again or he will be put in a hole next to his parents.

I closed myself off from the prospect of love, hardened my heart to all but when a man ten years younger than me barges into my life and turns it on its ass I am forced out of hiding. My heart beats again, my body thrums with need at the sight of him.

Darkness clings to him like a shadow. He is battered and broken, scarred from his past just like me. Our demons feast on each other but given who he is we can never be together, I'm a doctor. I save lives, he takes them.

When caution is thrown to the wind and we give into everything we feel and allow the madness to consume us, sparks fly but happiness never lasts especially when my first love comes back to claim me as his.

Love is not

supposed to enter the equation.

Sebastian decides he is done with dating. The scion of a billionaire family, he is too busy to deal with the emotional complications of a boyfriend. He chooses to pay for a debt slave to have someone in his bed who can make no demands on his time. He does not count on being so taken by the beautiful slave boy he buys.

mily drowning in his late father's debt, Parker makes the frightening decision to sell himself as a debt slave. A virgin, he has not had a chance to seek what he wants in a partner but is determined to do his job well no matter who buys him. Excitement replaces some of the fear when he meets his virile new master.

Sebastian likes his sex a little rough. Owning a slave means he can explore his tastes with someone who has to comply. The reality of owning Parker forces him to be careful in molding the innocent boy to his tastes. Parker expects to simply endure whatever his master demands.

Finding pleasure is surprising. As they explore new ways to play with each other, they learn that emotions cannot be put on a shelf.

The real world intrudes on their games when Sebastian is pressured to marry the ‘right kind' of man. He struggles with duty against pleasure while Parker knows he has no claim to his master. Each is determined to do the right thing even if it means sacrificing their own happiness.

Xander

Emery Moore is sweet, spicy, and… my best friend's little sister.

She should be off limits.

At a time in my life where my entire hockey career is skating on thin ice, the last thing I should be doing is losing my mind over the one girl I shouldn't want, but when it comes to her, I'm proving to be anything but rational.

Drunk moments, family vacations, and too much time alone. How could I continue to resist her when everything about her draws me in?

Yeah, I'm fucked, but I'm going to keep lying to myself and say it's cause we're friends.

Emery

Annoying, impulsive, stubborn.

Alexander Channing is everything I shouldn't want, even if he does make my heart beat faster and his touch leaves an impression on more than just my skin. Even if he can spark more desire with one look than all the other boys who have ever attempted. None of that can matter when I can't have him.

But after months of getting to see a different side of him things are changing. One dark moment in a hallway changes everything.

There's no use in even denying it any longer, I have a crush on my brother's stupid best friend. It's the most stupid and pointless and borderline delusional thing I've ever done, but here we are.

Blueliner Betrayals is the second interconnected standalone in the collge hockey series, Westbrook Wolves. Each book can be read independently and content warnings can be found in the authors note at the beginning of each book.

She's a small town girl looking to escape her monotonous life.

He's the NFL superstar looking to return to his roots.

Twelve years ago, he nearly destroyed her family.

Now they're working together and the attraction she feels is…completely undeniable.

Lucy Dawson dreamed of leaving South Creek. But just went that dream is about to become a reality, the plans go out the window thanks to a two-timing ex and the wedding photographer they'd hired. Now she has to come to grips with not only having to stay in her hometown a little longer, but finding a purpose there. The last person she expected to give her that purpose and offer her everything she's been looking for was the man who nearly destroyed her family a decade ago.

For twelve years, Jax Wylder has lived with the guilt of causing the accident that nearly took his best friend's life. Now that he's looking at retirement after a successful NFL career, he wants to give back to his community—and maybe help clear his conscience—by opening a camp for kids with disabilities. It won't change what happened to his best friend, but it's something he feels strongly about. When he learns that Lucy is a pediatric physical therapist, she's the perfect person to enlist for help. Only he's surprised to learn that she not only despises him, but blames him for everything that's gone wrong in her life.

It doesn't take long for Lucy to realize that she might not have the entire story about Jax and that fateful night twelve years ago. Now she has to balance making amends and fighting the inconvenient but undeniable attraction she feels for him. They have a lot to overcome, but there's no denying that sometimes there really is a fine line between love and hate.

After losing his wife and infant son, Dallas Montana has been living a secluded life in a remote cabin away from, well… everything.

He never anticipated having guests.

More importantly, the cabin only has one bed.

But everything changes during the blizzard.

His entire world pivots when he meets her.

Leaving Martina Carver out in the cold goes against his protective nature. Even if it makes him face his deepest darkest fears.

But once the snow melts and realization sets in—that Marti comes as a package deal—loving her may not be worth the price it would take to conquer his demons.

Sometimes, though, it takes one broken person to fix another.

Cameron Burgress was ready for a new start.

New city, new job, and maybe one day, a new love. She just didn't realize how quickly that could all happen until she walked into a tattoo shop, finally ready to get the ink she'd wanted since her fiancé died, nearly four years ago.

Ethan O'Neill had everything. Until one day, he didn't.

After an off-ice injury stripped him of his hockey career, he started over in life, pursuing his other passion—tattoos. He'd never been the kind of guy to want to settle down, but that all changed one day, when a knock-out beauty strolled into his shop and into his life.

An instant attraction and a little bit of ink is the perfect mix for two people ready for change.

*Previously published as Until You*