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When Emma makes a devastating sacrifice for her father, it sends one of her best friends, Daniel, far from her side. Despite this loss and heartbreak, Emma still has Damion by her side – and a company that she is determined to make a success.

With her two best friends, Daniel and Damion, at her side, Emma finally feels as if all her dreams are coming true. Her fledgling fashion company, Delacourt Designs, is finding its feet and a love she never imagined is beckoning. Yet just when Emma’s life seems to be falling into place, it all falls apart on the heels of her father’s alcoholism and gambling addiction. Watching someone she loves tumble into ruin destroys a part of her, and suddenly Emma is faced with a choice that could change everything.

After myriad mistakes and a devastating breakup, Lily Hamilton is no longer the impulsive, selfish person she used to be. She longs for the chance to prove she’s changed to the one person she believes holds the key to her happiness. Adam Carter’s days of serial monogamy are long gone, and he’s been burying his hurt by dating women he has no intention of committing to. But when he sees Lily for the first time in months, he’s reminded of the man he used to be, the man he wants to try to be again - for her.

The HLV virus, dubbed Hell Virus by the survivors, wiped out ninety percent of the population. Running low on supplies, Alyssa has to leave the safety of her sanctuary to find food. She’s ill-equipped to deal with a SHTF situation, and she’s nearly raped on her first run. A small squad of military men save her and take her in, with the stipulation she becomes a fully functioning member of their team. She wants to learn how to take care of herself, but she also finds herself wanting to take care of ALL the soldiers in creative and unexpected ways.

Daniel’s hot and cold behavior has gone too far for Emma to handle. Her focus needs to be on Delacourt Designs and not on an affair that wrecks her heart. Pulling away from Daniel is painful, but necessary, though it puts her in closer proximity to Nick, the one who helped her when Daniel walked away. As their working relationship blossoms into strange feelings, Emma starts to wonder if her happy ending won’t be with Daniel after all.

As the relationship between Nick and Emma deepens, Daniel suddenly realizes that he is running out of time to win her heart and her hand. Can he somehow make her see how much he has loved her all along, or has he lost the chance at Emma’s love forever?

Grace Blackburn's extraordinary voice is a gift. And a curse. As a sound healer, her otherworldly singing can create miracles. It can also kill. Only her sound circle provides the safety she craves, until the night Grace crosses paths with a fanged creature and dreams she is rescued by an angel.

Used to playing games and winning, the Playgirls are about to discover that what used to work is no longer viable for them. Life finds them struggling to get by, just like everyone else. Not prone to having to work so hard for what they want, Chelsea, Alyssa, and Katherine have to tighten up their game or risk losing what they thought they once had. When Chelsea meets her match in handsome Antonio, the chase is on, but will Antonio be easily snared in her silly game or is Chelsea about to learn a very tough lesson?

Three beautiful coeds live by the mantra "Catch and Release". Spending their summers teasing handsome guys, just to let them go is a way of life for the Playgirls, but life has a funny way of catching up with them. Katherine, a beautiful actress, has her eyes on her hot new director, but is their sizzle too hot to handle? The self-proclaimed cougar, Chelsea, prowls the college campus hunting for her prey. When she meets her match, will there be a new queen of the cougars on campus? Alyssa, quiet, yet as intoxicating as the other two, has a growing "Catch and Release" to-do list.

The Playgirls are in the big leagues now with serious careers and serious relationships, but that doesn't stop trouble from finding them. Katherine is ready for babies, but Ken has other plans. Compromising is not a skill Katherine is used to and Ken has invested too much time as the long-suffering man on the sidelines. In order to have what they want, one will have to bend, but which is really up for that challenge? Alyssa is finally focused, but has that focus left a blind spot for her. Love is only a few feet away from her.

Despite their 12-year age difference, and all his efforts to forget her, green-eyed Lily Beller has imprisoned Dr. Darren Mansfield’s heart for the last five years. He left his father’s medical practice to avoid the too-young temptation, but now she’s inexplicably working at the same hospital as him.

Cori Ross is thanking her lucky stars. Sure, her longtime boyfriend just dumped her, but that's a good thing. In her rush to find Mr. Right, she realizes she almost settled for Mr. Just Okay. And that's definitely not okay. So, tonight, she's out with her friends at the Breakup Bash—a private party for women celebrating their break-ups—and she's actually celebrating. Still, it was too close a call. So she makes a deal with herself—no guys for six months. Unfortunately, just as she's leaving the club, she runs into her old boyfriend—the guy she'd always wanted to be Mr. Right.

Sometimes true love shows up when you least expect it. Finding happiness right on the heels of heartbreak isn’t what our hero expected, but he’s thankful for it. All that’s left to do is to marry his soulmate and enjoy forever. Simple, right? A disastrous bachelor party, dress drama, and a host of other issues will test the foundation of their relationship. He’s weathered storms before, but could this one leave a lifetime of sunshine in its wake?

When Will seeks to rekindle a flame with his ex-girlfriend, his best friend Monique reluctantly suggests a plan involving secret admirer notes to divert his ex’s attention. In a surprising turn, Monique finds herself infatuated with her new boss, prompting Will to reciprocate with anonymous tokens of affection. However, as the deceptive game unfolds, both Monique and Will come to realize that the heartfelt sentiments expressed in the secret admirer notes were their own true feelings. So, what happens if the plan works? What happens if it doesn’t?

Only a Christmas miracle could make them work together again. Gretchen and Levi were good together once, romantically and professionally. But competition isn't always good for the soul. Now, years later, Gretchen is determined to beat Levi in the holiday baking competition that will put her in front of a global audience. But when a rival bakery tries to sabotage the competition, Gretchen and Levi will have to work together to salvage their creations, and their reputations--and maybe their past.

Avery Kingwood’s marriage crashed and burned…on his honeymoon. After he finds out his wife Cassie’s devastating truth, she forces him to sign a separation agreement — one that's more like a gag order. Unable to say what happened to his marriage, Cassie expertly manipulates Avery’s entire family against him. Tucked away on the opposite end of the country from his wife and family, Avery finds something that gives his life renewed meaning and hope: Sheila Beller. Perfect, well-respected, charming — and untouchable.

There’s a thin line between devotion and obsession, and crossing it is deadly. Danielle Madison has spent the eight years since her ninth birthday channeling the devastation of her best friend’s murder into catching pedophiles online. Being the one to have found Kira’s body, she can’t forget the brutality of the crime. Worse, she’s sure Kira wasn’t the murderer’s first victim. Since he was never caught, she’s also sure Kira wasn’t his last, and she’s dead set on figuring out his identity.

Pulse-pounding, adrenaline-fueled adventure has always had 25-year-old Kasey Loren's heart. She's a woman who knows how fast life can slip away and is determined to seize every moment she can. She's sacrificed love, friendship, and stability to reach her goals, and nothing will get in the way of her chance to land a prestigious job at Outdoor Adventure Magazine. Not even the extra dreamy owner of MacKenzie's Bookstore who carries worn out novels in his back pocket.

Musician Tempest Moon knew the world was a rough place. Raised in the inner city of Detroit, the only way she learned to succeed was to be smarter - and tougher - than the next guy. Being a sexy, talented singer/lead guitar player with her own band was her way of staying in charge of her destiny. Whether anyone else liked it, or not. Tempest's band was gigging in yet another downtown dive.

Lizzie Maynes’s torn ACL threatens more than her career as an international Latin ballroom champion. During her lengthy recovery, her longtime professional partner, Dima Turgenev, has been dancing at the Chelsea District’s most notorious burlesque, Club Devant. More than just dancing, he’s been experimenting with shocking new moves that make her want to pull him off stage and get back on tour as soon as possible—the better to keep their successful friendship safe.