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When I fled Arizona, I knew keeping a low profile was the only way to stay off my crooked ex’s radar. Which means no dating, no deep friendships, no sticking my neck out. So it’s completely wrong that I not only let a handsome, rugged stranger kiss me in a crowded bar, but that when he and his friend become my new bosses, I change from a hardworking, respectable teacher into a needy, desperate mess.

Nox double-crossed the wrong people and now he’s on the run. Celestial Mates offers to place him with a young widow on a backwater planet. It seems the human female needs someone to plow her field.

Satan's killer found a way past my defenses and into my heart. He stole something valuable from me and that theft could cost me something even dearer. I'll have to race against time to stop him, and if I fail then our whole world could fall. I can't let that happen. Not on my watch.

Cave bear and sculptor, Bruno knows his life won’t be complete without a mate to call his own. But what happens when he falls for not one, but two trespassers, and how can he reconcile his desire to claim them both?

Carrie-Anne Trombley has always been invisible. But behind her book-smart, snarky attitude is a girl desperate to know what it feels like to belong. Bryan Hughes has always been Mr. Popular. But behind his goofball, jock exterior is a guy desperate to know what it feels like to be wanted. It starts with a challenge; one last school project before graduation. There's no denying how much they get under each other's skin. There’s just one problem...the end of high school is right around the corner. And their plans for the future didn't include falling in love.

Gary's neighbor Marie is an uptight librarian with no sense of humor. Marie's neighbor Gary is an obnoxiously loud and footloose theater guy with no sense of boundaries. When Gary wakes up with a sudden and unpredictable ability to shift into a squirrel, he's desperate for answers.

Dragons are meant to be creatures of fire and fury, not salt water and mercy. But Bastian isn’t an ordinary dragon. And when he rescues a beautiful, mysterious woman from stormy waves, he finally finds something worth fighting for. So why does she insist that his feelings are false? Saina only meant to use her siren song to enthrall the handsome, gentle lifeguard long enough to heal and escape. But now, he wants to keep her forever.

Professional athlete Anya Templeton is waiting for love from the wrong man, and if she’s not careful, he’ll keep her heart entwined with his forever. After surviving a kidnapping while on a climbing trip to Morocco together months ago, Anya feels more bonded to Jake Brown than ever, so when he returns from his latest climb with a special gift, she’s confused why it brings on conflicting feelings.

All I need is a getaway. A rest from my parents, and the wedding they're arranging for me . . . Enter fate and a missed connection that proves different plans. Three handsome men, and a ranch in the mountains of Wyoming. I can't walk away from this. Mac is handsome and clever, seducing me with words. Donnie is the protector who will do anything to keep me safe. And Lorenzo? Well, he just won't take no for an answer. Would it be wrong to stay here forever? It sounds like a dream until my parents send out a search party and unveil secrets even I didn't know were coming.

Sacrifices are acceptable when you're not the one making them. With Arty's life hanging in the balance, nothing else matters. Until it does. The rift in the abyss is opening. The world as we know it is about to end, and it turns out, I'm the only one who can stop it. It's time to face the ultimate truth. It's finally time to face Fate head on.

Anders Canyon is an unassuming little town where big things are afoot. As a science fiction writer, Francis does a lot of strange research on the internet, but he’s not sure he’s ever had to look up “I can turn into a dog.” It looks like his neighbor crush might be facing the same kind of transformation, but who can he trust when confessing the truth might get him put in a padded room, with or without a shock collar around his neck? A warning not to drink the local water is just the start of Julia’s trouble.

Anders Canyon is a sleepy town full of ordinary people who are developing extraordinary abilities. Is it related to heavy metals in the water? Government officials are investigating, but their stories aren't quite believable....

I had no idea the Reapers Rejects MC had agreed to take me under their wing. It turned out, the club promised my father they'd keep me safe in exchange for information, and my job offer was nothing more than them keeping their end of the deal. There I was, in a place I wasn't genuinely wanted.

I never meant to fall in love with her. Once, we were friends on the brink of something more, but my life took a turn, and I had to disappear. Now, I’m back, but picking up where we left off is impossible. There’s someone new in her life - someone who doesn’t deserve her. And I’m keeping a secret that if exposed will ruin any chance I have to win her back.

Benson Bexley has always had a heart of stone. Apparently nothing has changed. When he returns home after a decade gone, I recognize him right away. How could I forget him? He's the same cocky flirt who slid dirty poetry to me in art class. With the same stone-cold stare that shielded his soul from the world. And that same sharp-edged jaw that cut straight through my heart like a dagger.

When you’re in trouble with the mob, there’s only one thing to do: assume your twin sister’s identity, escape to a tropical island resort, and lay low while enjoying a generous slice of beefcake courtesy of the World Mr. Shifter pageant. But wolf shifter Laura Smith didn’t expect to find the most gorgeous man at the resort behind the bar...or guess that he would be her one true mate! But as long as everyone thinks she’s her sister, giving in to her heart means blowing her cover.

Ever been in an argument you'd like to turn into a bear to get out of? Logan's work takes a turn for the weird, with strange agencies investigating heavy metal contaminations in the water that might not even exist. But none of that is quite as bizarre as suddenly becoming a bear in the middle of an argument with his girlfriend. Anna fears her life is going nowhere fast. The neighbor is a jerk, the apartment is a wreck, the landlord won't fix things, all the food in the fridge is gone...and now her boyfriend is a bear!

Even a tropical paradise has its problems. When something is broken, Alaskan lynx shifter Travis is always the man for the job. As the handyman in charge of maintaining the beautiful all-shifter resort of Shifting Sands, he's never found anything he can't put back together...until he meets his one true mate.

Running from the past is always a risk. Letting three rough men protect me? That's a mistake that'll cost me my heart. Why? Because these men know what it's like to live by their own rules. They know how it feels to be free. A freak storm brought me to their door, half drowned and desperate to be cared for. And now, they won't let me out of their sight.

Dragon shifter Mal Moore has trained all his life for the fight he knows is coming. But no training could prepare him for meeting the enigmatic woman who has been obstructing his plans...and no magic can save his heart when he recognizes her as his destiny.