DARE TO BE TAKEN I had never expected to find love in this foreign land. But this knight had risked everything for me, his position, his life, his entire world. In the midst of all the danger,I realized I was falling completely for him. For centuries, as summer gives way to fall, the elves of the enchanted forest emerge to claim a single woman—a mysterious tradition shrouded in whispers of magic and sacrifice. Alanna has spent her life protecting her city, hardened by duty and resigned to a love that will never come. Taken from the safety of her world, she is thrust into the arms of ...

DARE TO BE TAKEN What in the realms was happening? Ogres were coming to finish me and I was staring into the eyes of some gorgeous upside-down thief who said he wanted to kiss me and take off my clothes? And strangely enough, I wanted him to. Betrayed by the leader of her guild and now a prisoner of the elves, her heart is as guarded as her sword arm. She tells herself she can’t rely on anyone—though deep down, she aches for someone she could. He is the High Thief of the elves, a charming rogue who scoffs at the notion of love, convinced it’s nothing more than a fanciful tale. But ...

DARE TO BE TAKEN! As the High Mage of the city, Jana, bears the weight of her kingdom on her shoulders. Her unmatched power defends her people from the relentless threat of the Elves, but behind her strength lies a woman yearning to be seen, to be understood—and to love. Yet in a world that demands so much of her, love is a luxury she cannot afford. The only solace in her days comes from an unexpected source: Eslan, the brooding War Mage of the rival Elven kingdom. Their daily breakfasts through a magical portal—tense yet tantalizing—should be nothing more than a necessity for ...

When Treasure White discovers she’s pregnant, her life takes a sharp turn she never anticipated. As she navigates the challenges of impending motherhood, her relationship with Zay Carter deepens in ways neither of them expected. Zay, a man torn between his street past and a desire to build a legitimate future, finds himself stepping into roles he never imagined—father, provider, and husband. Treasure’s pregnancy becomes the catalyst for Zay’s transformation, pushing him to tie up loose ends in his world and focus on creating a stable life for their growing family. From their ...

A witch in hiding. A vampire prince who shouldn’t want her. A city on the brink of war. Born of witches but abandoned among humans for her safety, Fiona Everhart has spent her life stitching garments—not weaving spells. But when a royal summons drags her to Korvellis, a vampire-ruled city steeped in magic and blood, she discovers a dangerous truth. The power fading from the city’s sacred relic? It’s in her veins. And he knows it. Lorenzo Montclair, devastatingly handsome and lethally charming, has never wanted for power—or pleasure. But the moment he lays eyes on Fiona, desire ...

DARE TO BE TAKEN He slid the ring over my finger. “By moonlight, by starlight, by river, by sea. Each other’s forever, whatever may be.” She’s a girl with nothing to her name but broken dreams and a heart that aches for the love she believes she’s lost forever. He’s the infamous Dark Shadow, an outlaw haunted by regrets, convinced the one woman who once made his world bright is gone from his life for good. But fate isn’t ready to let them go just yet. In the land of the elves, their paths cross once more. With enemies closing in, they must defy every rule, every danger, and ...

A fresh start. That's what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter. But instead of a new beginning, Becca is thrust into a mysterious past she barely remembers. A past that includes the complications of interacting with her old teenage crush, Daniel, as well as living in her aunt's old house. A house with a violent past. A house the locals swear is haunted.

Two best friends. One ancient book. Countless adventures. Naomi Williams, a bright and determined girl with an unshakable faith, and Luke Miller, her adventurous yet skeptical best friend, are just ordinary 11-year-olds living in the quiet town of Everbrook, MI—or so they think. But when they stumble upon a mysterious glowing book hidden in an abandoned chapel, their lives are thrown into an epic adventure they never expected. The book, The Chronicles of Light, holds the stories of legendary Christian heroes throughout history—yet many of its pages are blank. Why? Because Naomi and Luke...

As Queen of the island kingdom of Calanthe, Lia will do anything to keep her people free - and her secrets safe - from the mad tyrant who rules the mainland. Guided by a magic ring of her father's, Lia plays the political game with the cronies the emperor sends to her island. In her heart, she knows that it's up to her to save herself from her fate as the emperor's bride. But in her dreams, she sees a man, one with the power to build a better world-a man whose spirit is as strong, and whose passion is as fierce as her own.

Arranged Monster Mates Boxed Set - 5 books by Eden Ember. Wed to the Minotaur I arrive on Alia Terra tempted by the promise of fertile land and females. Filled with longing, I cannot rest until I find a sweet mate just for me. One who will warm my bed at night, one for whom I will build my fortune under the scorching sun. There is only one way to meet a perfect match: the Temple. I do the test and focus on building a prosperous ranch for the female who is destined for me. She will have the best of everything. The wait is long. Long enough to lose hope. And then, the letter comes. My mate is...

Jerrek Valsys was quite literally cursed. In life and in love. With no wife to see him through those long lonely nights and no way to help tame the beast that currently resides inside him, he'd spent years waiting on his mate with a glowing rock to show up. Seriously. He had. Because the prophecy told him so. But when his beast comes out and finds its mate, he may have to forget about that whole prophecy thing. Even if it means he has to give up his crown as the Fae King.

Good Poems includes poems about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence. It features the work of classic poets, such as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost, as well as the work of contemporary greats such as Howard Nemerov, Charles Bukowski, Donald Hall, Billy Collins, Robert Bly, and Sharon Olds Good Poems includes poems about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence.

Work together, live together, and play together is the name of the game for Royce Locke and Sawyer Key. But one of those things changes when Chief Mendoza taps Sawyer to lead the new cold case unit. His first task: solve the Magnolia Murders that spanned three decades and suddenly stopped in 2000. Chaos ensues when a fourth Magnolia Queen contender is murdered during a preliminary round. With the pageant's hundredth anniversary looming, the pressure is on to produce results. Royce and Sawyer, along with their new partners, have to team up to solve the Magnolia Murders—old and new.

She's pushing herself to be fearless. But falling in love is the real adventure. My friends dared me to get naked on the gondola lift at the Seduction Summit Lodge. I wait for a quiet morning, but I didn't plan for the chair lift that comes from the other direction. A hunky mountain man is seated on it, and he gets a front seat row to my naked body. When the lift gets stuck with us positioned next to each other, we get to know each other a little better. But that the lifts soon unstick, and we're going in opposite directions. Will we find each other again? And even if we do, how can we make...

After: Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn't act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive - for now. Before: Jess hadn't seen her survivalist, off-the-grid dad in more than a decade. But after a car crash killed her mother and left her injured, she was forced to move to his cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness. Just as Jess was beginning to get to know him, a secret from his past paid them a visit, leaving her father dead and Jess stranded.