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College parties and independence are replaced with late-night feedings and howling cries. As a single mom in a town that isn't her home, she's hanging by a thread. When her newborn's rare moment of sleep is interrupted by her noisy neighbor, the thread snaps. Rebuilding his life after his marriage left him in shambles, Archer Thomas isn't expecting his new neighbor to have a breakdown at his front door. The last thing he needs is to become involved, but Archer can't help stepping in when the struggling young woman's daughter steals his heart.

Chelby has escaped Sector Nine's detention center and avoided execution, but her troubles are only just beginning. Her sleep is disturbed by terrifying nightmares of Fae assassins shooting down a blue dragon. As the dragon turns to stone and shatters, Chelby wakes up to a blazing inferno in her room. She lost control—again—and there are consequences. Too many lives are at stake and Chelby is too dangerous to stay in the dormitory. Dr. Gould has no choice but to move her to the therapeutic center until she can master her fire abilities.

Are you interested in the ideas and thoughts that Wicca followers promulgate? Do you feel a connection with nature on a deep, spiritual level? Do you feel peace and wonder when you step outside and walk among the plants and trees? Do you feel that all living things hold value on physical, emotional and spiritual level? If you’re looking to find a religion or spiritual practice that worships nature without specific rules or conforming restrictions, consider listening to learn about the religion of Wicca.

When seventeen-year-old Eli arrives at Raeth, a remote mountain retreat for teens with mental health issues, her mind is made up—she is not interested in participating, and she doesn’t need to “heal.” Still reeling from a breakup that left both her heart and faith shattered, she is determined to fake being “fine” so that the program’s warden will clear her to return home. But the retreat itself has other ideas.

There's only one thing harder than sharing office space with Finn Anderson: keeping my mind off him. Weeks ago, he kissed me senseless and walked away. But my best friend's cousin is back—and worse? He's one of the only people I know in Edinburgh. With his seductive Scottish accent and alluring blue eyes, one look from Finn sets my heart racing. Exchanging playful quips at office happy hours and smoldering glances through conference room doors proves that our chemistry is undeniable. Our connection, irrefutable.

First, the Blood Hunger Plague ravaged the world and decimated humanity. Next, to ensure civility, Donor Life Corp required all adult humans to donate blood to vampires. Now, to save my sister after our dad went missing, I applied to the Blood Match Program to become an exclusive donor to an elite vampire. If only I had known that I would perfectly match with the three dangerously hot vampire heirs of Donor Life Corp.

Since her mother's death, Madeline "Gwen" Hathaway has been determined that nothing in her life will change ever again. That's why she keeps extensive lists in journals, has had only one friend since childhood, and looks forward to the monotony of working the ren faire circuit with her father. Until she arrives at her mother's favorite end-of-tour stop to find the faire is under new management and completely changed.

Clementine Clark isn't looking for love. She's a talented singer, but she's set her dreams of stardom—and romance—aside to care for her ailing mother. And then her best friend calls her with a life-changing opportunity: join Irish megastar Halloran on his first US tour as a backing vocalist. Clementine wants to reject the offer, but the pay would change her and her mom's life. Overnight, Clementine goes from serving enchiladas at the Happy Tortilla to belting high notes before a cheering crowd.

I knew I’d spend the rest of my life as the blood source to a vampire. What I didn’t expect was to fall for one, let alone three. Together, they’re my three perfect vampire matches and the only future I want. Austin’s my blood. Diego’s my mind. Kingston’s my body. And the Divine brothers will do anything to guarantee I never have to choose.

Chelby and her team think their troubles with Sector Nine are behind them. They're wrong. Chelby gets a mysterious text from someone named Moon who claims to be in a spy inside Sector Nine. Moon claims there's a spy in the Paranormal Mercenary Corp . . . someone they would least expect. The spy could be one of Chelby's closest friends. Now she doesn't know who to trust, when trust is what she needs to fight Sector Nine's next move. What happened in the secret lab in Scotland? People are acting strangely, as if they're under a spell.

Teacher and single mom Naomi is always biting off more than she can chew. Naomi knows what it's like to grow up in hard times and still manage a decent education, so when it comes to her online, at-promise (not "at-risk," thank you very much) high school students, she goes the extra mile.

Fernando Fuerte is a total player. In every sense of the word. He's star forward for the Sharks, the pro soccer team where I handle PR. And I don't care if Mr. Match says he's my soulmate. I don't date players. But when my brother tells me there's no way Fuerte would ever go out with me anyway? All bets are off. I'll score him just to prove a point. Because if there's one thing I hate more than players? It's losing. The problem is, the closer I get to Fuerte, the closer I get to losing my heart.

One donor to three vampires. A promise of forever. But what if forever doesn’t come? I was certain that I would spend the rest of my life with the three vampires I’m madly in love with. I had my heart set on being a Divine. I gave up everything I knew as a donor to assure it. But as it turns out, I knew nothing as a donor. I still don’t know anything. I’m not even sure I know myself. Because of this, I might be a traitor to humanity, and rebel humans want me dead. As lines blur between who I can and can’t trust, I struggle to adapt to a life of freedom.

Who knew our enemies could be good? Not me. Unfortunately, it’s because our allies suck. The Universe works in mysterious ways. Or maybe it was never the Universe. Maybe it was a vampire. Yeah, it was definitely a vampire - Orlando. He’s dangerous. Conniving. Manipulative. Annoyingly hot. And now I owe him. Great. But I’ll do anything for Kingston, Diego, and Austin. The truth of my existence leaves us scrambling to make sense of our lives. Because who I am jeopardizes everything we know. Turns out, vampires aren’t the only predators. Now, there’s me.

The only thing in the universe I’m certain of is my Blood Matching to my three perfect vampires. And Kingston, Diego, and Austin will do anything to see to it that I have forever with them. I want it so badly that it hurts. But I should be used to not getting everything I want. With the rising threat of our enemies, even our allies start to question my worth as a future Divine Heir and how much trouble I am. Because the future of the Blood Match Program shouldn’t have fallen in a donor’s hands.

It's time to bite back. As a dhampir, a vampire's only predator, that's exactly what I plan to do. Unfortunately, a rescue mission turns into crap, and my blood source sacrifices himself to save me. So, after getting caught for breaking the law, I’m now an unwilling participant in the Blood Match Program - and the Royale brothers, a vampire coven, think they can make me their personal donor because I’m a criminal. Me, satiating a coven’s blood hunger? Not happening. I’m a rebel after all.

It’s 1916, and the world is on fire. The Great War has already consumed much of the globe, but a second, secret war between sorcerers threatens to crack it in two. The ruling families of Germany and Austria-Hungary, those with the chill of magic in their blood, will stop at nothing in their quest for power, and they’ve drawn the entire world into a bloody war because of it. But Florence Cavell - code name Geist - means to stop them. She had to defy her family, cut her hair, and disguise herself as a man to join the legendary Ethereal Squadron.

My three perfect vampire matches. A trip to the mountains for an awkward holiday. Uninvited party guests with an insatiable hunger only I can quench? The celebration of Winter Nights is about to suck. And not in a good way. If I’m going to survive a disaster and save Kingston, Diego, and Austin from pouting during their favorite time of year, I’ll have to summon a back-world Christmas miracle. Because if I don’t succeed, I’ll disappoint the guys who promised me forever. I’ll ruin the holidays for everyone. So, a miracle it is. If only it wasn’t so bloody.

Micah’s relationship to music is… complicated. Her band took off after being featured on a teen TV show, but the group broke up in no small part thanks to Micah’s ex, the band’s guitarist. Having spent years of trying to make it solo, Micah is offered an opportunity to reunite with the band on a cruise and she reluctantly says yes, even though she’ll have to face the ghosts of her past.

Jade was only a little girl when the earthquake struck. Before her eyes, half of New York City disappeared, replaced by a village that seemed torn out of a storybook. Horses and carriages. Cobblestone streets. A towering castle. And, above all, a queen with the magical ability to strip emotions away.