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When Lou Wandsworth ran away to France with her teacher Mike Hughes, she thought he was the love of her life. But Mike wasn't what he seemed, and he left her life in pieces. Now 32, Lou discovers that he is involved with teenager Chloe Meadows. Determined to make sure history doesn't repeat itself, she returns home to confront him for the damage he's caused.

The final book in the Billionaire's Club Trilogy! A year after her best friend Amara's wedding united them, Kim Pritchard finds herself in the hospital with the baby she conceived with billionaire internet mogul Bel Hafiz. Not only has Kim neglected to tell Bel about his son, now she will have to tell him he's fighting for his life in the NICU. Since the handsome middle eastern playboy "ghosted" her, she wonders if he even cares enough about either of them to reach out. Little does she know that Bel Hafiz has plenty to hide, including the fact that he hasn't been able to get the gorgeous, ...

Charles and Grace wanted a quiet staycation honeymoon, but when their train terminates early due to a storm up ahead, they wonder if they made the wrong decision. Forced to take shelter in the nearest seaside town, Saltwater, they discover that there is only one guesthouse left. Unlike the rest of Saltwater, the Anchorage is entirely deserted. That night, with the storm howling relentlessly, Grace is woken by a child crying. She is haunted by the sound, until Charles convinces her it was only her imagination. But the next day, she finds a warning scrawled in the guest book.

It’s been almost two years since investigative reporter Jack Logan and television producer Taylor Parks brought down the Institute. But soon, a series of bizarre, seemingly random murder/suicides captures Jack’s attention as a disturbing pattern emerges. Could someone be intentionally causing people to become homicidal? At the same time, Taylor is producing a story about a class action suit against a national insurance company that has reached the Supreme Court.

When a journalist and a football star have a secret baby together, can they come up with a game plan to make it work? April I tend to keep men at arm’s length, even Cole Jennings. The football player is sexy, charming, and knows how to score on and off the field. But our night together was a one-time deal, no strings attached. I never expected to see him again, so when I found out I was pregnant, I kept it to myself. There’s no way he’ll want to trade in his football for a diaper bag. When he tries to tell me otherwise, will I give him a chance to prove it? Join the 'Curvy Catch' ...

A narcissistic professional photographer lived a dangerous double life as a serial killer. He'd focus his rage on prostitutes, mostly. It wasn't uncommon for him to bring them home then try to explain why they were there to his wife. Sexual urges met, either via rape or after paying for kinky sex, the killer would strangle his victims and dump their bodies in places he knew the police would eventually find them. The evil murderer needed the world to know that he was smarter than the police and women meant nothing to him but a necessary sexual inconvenience.

A "semi-sweet" romance. Renown local designer Cynthia Gordon is a woman of humble beginnings-- starting out as a cafeteria worker at The Dvorak Group, a prestigious investment banking firm in the heart of Wall Street run by Solomon Dvorak. When she steals the heart of the CEO's handsome son and heir apparent Ben Dvorak, Solomon comes up with a plan to keep the girl from de-railing his plans for his son. Ten years later, Cynthia Gordon returns to settle the score, without getting her heart involved. Now that Ben is poised to take over the company after his father's illness, Ben is determined...

Dive into the chilling depths of our Horror Anthology, where seven tales unfold the eerie mysteries that lurk in the shadows. Each story will send shivers down your spine, leaving you questioning what's real and what's a nightmare. Brace yourself for a journey into the macabre, where every minute unveils a new realm of fear.

Jack Harper is a dangerous woman, capable of death and resurrection. Raised and utilized by Cyrus, the leader of a mystical religion, she was once a fearless and brilliant weapon against all who blasphemed. Now, having destroyed Cyrus, Jack is free to be more.

A hardworking doctor, Chris James is generally content with life, but taking on extra hours at work is causing her to miss her favorite season of the year. A chance encounter introduces her to a cynical teacher armed with charm and refreshing honesty. Charlie Hughes, whose past causes him to dread Christmas, forms an instant bond with Dr. Chris, whose enthusiasm for the season challenges him to reconnect with his Christmas spirit. The two must battle the onslaught of old flames, preconceived notions, bumps, and bruises, in pursuit of forging a holiday romance with a shot of survival.

When past passions reignite, will a former athlete score in love or face another strikeout? One-click this short, sweet, and steamy second chance romance now! Lucy My life is a well-scripted lesson plan—structured, predictable, safe. But one impulsive night shatters that neat order, leaving me with memories I try to bury. Then Rhett Hartigan walks back into my life. He's everything I'm not—charismatic, daring, a risk-taker. With him around, my orderly world spins out of control. Do I keep to my game plan or go for a home run with a man who's always played the field? In a world where ...

Scotland 1862. A murder, a terrifying creature, and a battle for his affections were not what Midnight Gunn expected when he journeyed to Scotland for the summer. Bodies are mysteriously disappearing from the city morgue, Midnight’s growing household is in turmoil, and someone or something lurks in the shadows, watching.

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Red Shoes", New York Times best-selling author K. W. Jeter's "La Valse" forges a fable about love, the decadence of technology, and a gala dance that becomes the obsession of a young engineer - and the doom of those who partake in it. In "You Will Attend Until Beauty Awakens", national best-selling author and John W. Campbell Award winner Jay Lake tells the story of Sleeping Beauty - and how the princess was conceived in deception, raised in danger, and rescued by a prince who may be less than valiant.

Daniel had been a mercenary longer than his soul could take. On that final job, looking down at the face of an angel whose death he'd been responsible for, he knew he was done. And although he hadn't pulled the trigger on the bullets that took her life, he felt like he had. He'd buried her in a hidden grave in the Canadian woods so no one would desecrate her lovely body.

Stone Haven isn’t Torr Derrickson’s kind of town. Small. Quaint. The kind of place where everyone knows their neighbors’ business. Torr only came here as an act of brotherly love - to help his brother fulfill a lifelong dream of opening up a bar. The moment that cash drawer accepted its first dollar, Torr planned to be back in a real city, stalking the streets in hopes of more adventurous prey. Unfortunately, his reputation - as a bit of a playboy and, more importantly, a vampire - has already caught the attention of some townspeople, much to his brother’s dismay.

Christmas in Chicago is a beautiful time of the year - but not for Merry, who has been kidnapped and locked in a dark room with only a friendly, sexy voice for company. He's been kidnapped, too, but the difference is, he knows why. The story continues as the first bloods decide to celebrate Christmas for the first time in centuries for the first blood children. From Africa, to Iceland, to France, the children of the moon and the children of the sun come together to show appreciation for family and friends newly found and yet to be.

There is a wicked system of operation inside the Topas Corporation, where clones are produced. Only authorized Topas officials are allowed inside. Only they, along with the clones themselves, know what happens within the walls of the world's largest and most powerful cloning company. This final book of The Clone Codes plunges listeners into this strange reality. At the same time, The World Federation of Nations has issued an urgent decree to the masses - find Houston Ye, a cyborg, and Leanna Deberry, a clone, both fugitives!

You'd think that remaining young and beautiful forever would be wonderful, wouldn't you? For Sarah, it really wasn't. She'd been blood-bonded for nearly 100 years to a powerful vampire, where taking small sips of his blood daily kept his blood-bonds healthy and young. While she was like family to him, there comes a time in a human beings life when just existing isn't enough. There needed to be purpose and achievement and something to strive for.

On a stormy night, by a violent sea, Donovan meets a stunning woman who touches something in him he would have sworn died a long time ago. One night of incredible sex leaves him wanting more. But she's disappeared, and he has no idea who she is or how to find her.

Amelia, Dave, and Luther are back for another adventure to the past, this time with higher stakes! When they go snooping in Grandpa Joe's office at the museum they find his sundial again. It drops them in ancient China...during a power struggle for the fate of an empire! They make new friends, Princess Coco, taken from her family when she was only a girl, and her orphaned servant, Mei. Coco must travel across the world to marry a man she's never met and Mei is about to be thrown out on the streets, alone.