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His lips - oh, Jace's lips beckoned me in ways that shouldn't have been possible. I lost any ability to think logically when I fantasized about his savory kiss. My world was crumbling, my sisters were hunted, my death was inevitable; but, when his lips met mine, that collision overshadowed all else.

Daisy Westmoore is 18, college bound, and ready to find herself...until a chance encounter with her best friend's brother causes her to re-examine the future she has in front of her. Being with Wyatt in secret has her experiencing things she's only dreamt of. He's opening her to more than just sexual enlightenment, he's opening her eyes and her heart. Thrown into a tailspin after a sudden loss, Wyatt begins to question his own path. In Daisy, he finds not only a kindred spirit, but also a necessary distraction.

Smokey Ramirez is wild, living the life of a gypsy with little to no concern for the future, until a chance run in with a dangerously curved blackjack dealer with a smart mouth. Emily has a one track mind, a determined future, and a chip on her shoulder. Nothing and no one can get in her way, until she encounters a Cheshire grin and sultry brown eyes. One night. One night to get it out of her system - after all, she's only human, right?

The stars were aligned the night Katie Kingston met Joey Petersen. The fact they even met at all proves that sometimes the world works in mysterious ways. Katie knew from the day they met that as soon as Joey graduated high school he would be signing up for the military. But nothing prepared her for the long journey they both would embark on. Even when Joey's deployed off to war, the task of being a single parent pales in comparison to the challenges that lay ahead.

I hated him — even when I wanted him. For more than 200 years, no one had ever infuriated me more than Harry Laurier, and he knows it. After moving to California, I was glad I would never have to see him again. As far as I was concerned, Harry could have his Alpha status — assuming his father actually relinquished his ancient hold over the leadership. All I’d wanted was to start anew. I wanted a fresh start, away from those who judged me so harshly. Why, then, does fate keep conspiring against me and throwing Harry in my path at every possible opportunity?

Serial killers have haunted the public imagination for hundreds of years. They have struck fear and terror into the collective consciousness for their gruesome and malicious crimes against humanity. What motivates them to commit these murders? How do people, who appear normal on the surface, manage to live secret lives of hedonism, psychosis, and bloodlust?

Tara Walker dreams of more excitement than slinging plates of seafood for Cape Cod tourists, but as she learns when she is attacked and forced to fight for her life, fate sometimes has a funny way of giving you exactly what you wish for. Faced with strange new powers and embroiled in a murder investigation, Tara must now race to uncover the secrets of the ancient Fury that has woken inside of her - and of the evil that stalks her.

This is a true story of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. It will take you down the path of my life from childhood through adulthood; the ins and outs of how the abuse formed my very being. Leading me in what I look back on as...a life of self-destruction. The pain and sorrow in which I learned how to love and how to be loved. The acceptance that I was worthless, and the belief that no one would or could ever love only me. Fearing I would never find happiness, I fell into a depression.

I have failed my duty as a Beautiful One. War has arrived at our doorstep. The Glittering City is falling. And worst yet: Innocent people are dying. But all does not seem lost. In the midst of the chaos taking place in the city, me and the last of the Beautiful Ones are rescued by a group of people known as The Southern Saints, who some see as terrorists but others as our salvation. Their goal, they say, has always been to fight the South’s cruel practices.

I see flashes of my death. Blood. Pain. Asphalt. But I can't piece together what happened. All I know is he turned me - Gael. Instead of letting me meet my day of judgment, he made me one of his kind. A demon. Dragged to the depths of Hell, I'm now forced to prove myself worthy. The leaders of the condemned frown upon the siring of new demons and demand I complete three trials. With time running out, I grudgingly enlist Gael to train me. It's the least he can do, considering everything the jerk has put me through. The pain, the suffering, the lust... That last one.

Perla Fae is no stranger to pain. With a tragic past and a present break-up, she finds herself starting over. Again. Jax Maddox is an enigma. Wealthy, powerful, and a force to be reckoned with. This billionaire bad boy doesn't make decisions based on emotions, and complications are what he deals with in business, not in his personal affairs. But he wants her.

Troian Aurum lives in two worlds. One where she is the heir to the Aurum kingdom, preparing to fulfill her legacy to rule over the Neriad as Queen, even if the kingdom she is inheriting seems decimated after the execution of her parents. In the other world, she's simply a woman, one who is in love with a human she’s known since she was a child. This part of her knows both who and what she is, and also the weight of the responsibility this brings. Troian had kept these worlds seperate, secrets held from the other, and even from her longtime love, Rodon. Until now.

Seth Mitchell is everything I think is wrong with modern celebrity. Brash. Mouthy. Recalcitrant. He’s also my new client. Problem is, I can barely stand to be in the same room with the overexposed British bad boy. After only one meeting, it’s more than obvious the feeling is mutual. Working together is challenge enough, but it’s made harder by the fact I don’t like the way being around him makes me feel. When so much of who he is is fake, how do I trust anything is real?

It’s human and real, it’s honest and raw. It’s gritty and sharp, it’s joyful and captivating. It’s a journey through an era most of us have only read about, and Oliver takes us there. It’s a story about love - not despite obstacles - but because of them. Making the tough choices and hanging in with both hands when it would’ve been far easier to let go. Lesser, weaker people would’ve, but not Sven and Missy.

Exhausted, cynical, and confused, Anna is always there to report for duty. She's part of a clandestine government team that defends the nation against supernatural terrorism - a job that understandably leaves her life in shambles and drives her to drink a little more than she should. Toss in a fear of intimacy with a desire to have friends and lovers like a normal person and, well, Anna is a troubled soul wrapped in a special agent with arcane, magical powers.

Serial killers have shocked communities across the world with their gruesome crimes against humanity. While many killers are eventually brought to justice, some have eluded police capture and vanished without a trace. Their identities remain unknown and their cases were never solved. But who were these mysterious killers, and how did they get away with murder?

In a time of mythical beasts and powerful gods, tales of heroism and mankind's beginnings proliferated through the ancient world and endured for centuries thereafter. From the origins of the universe, to the creation of man, Greek mythology has formed the bedrock of Western culture and civilization. Its influence has captivated people for thousands of years and traces remain everywhere, from our literature, films, and everyday language.

Warning: these books contain disturbing stories of true-life murder. Viewer discretion is advised. Serial killers have haunted the public imagination for hundreds of years. They have struck fear and terror into the collective consciousness for their gruesome and malicious crimes against humanity. What motivates them to commit these murders?

My best friend told me to run, and I listened. My name is no longer Emily. I changed it to Emma and ran as fast I could. I found paradise with a little dash of family. I began rebuilding my life from the ashes. Then Liam walked into my new life. He was kind, smart, and downright sexy. But trust wouldn’t come easy to me anymore. He said we could just be friends, but I know he wanted more. I wanted so much to lose myself in him. I wanted so much to forget. But some things can’t be forgotten. Some people can’t be banished.

I know that I have no business poking around into the lives of vampires and shifters. After all, it could mean life or death. As a mortal psychic, I’ve known for years about the realm around us, but this is the closest I’ve ever come to being a true part of it. While my work as a fortune teller is kind of a scam, the feeling I get about Oscar Morse is purer than anything I’ve ever known. And, judging by the way he is drawn to me, I know the feeling is mutual.