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My best friend, Tate, and I have plans. Big plans. 1. Get the hell out of Merlot, California. 2. Ride trains around the world. Though I have a secret third entry on the list of things I want to do.... 3. Tate Lemieux. But when my family gets a life-changing diagnosis just as I'm about to graduate, all my plans look like they’ll go up in smoke.

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.

Getting cast in a Vegas show was my ticket out...but I quickly realize that doesn’t mean I’m actually free as a bird. I’m not who I think I am. Not even a little. I meet my castmates - five men who say they were sent to protect me. They take me under their wing, but they’re keeping secrets from me, too.... They aren’t ordinary men. They are hawk-shifters, and they claim I’m part of a bigger purpose. I just wanted to dance, to move across a stage. But maybe I was meant for more. Maybe I was meant to fly. In fact, maybe I was meant to soar.

What's got four arms, huge spikes shooting out of his spine, and is utterly insane? Oh yeah, that's right. It's the freaking alien gladiator who's fighting in the games—for me—because I'm the prize he's geared to win. How I ended up here is just as much of a mystery as is how I lost my memory. I've got no idea who I am, where I'm from, or why no other species on this diverse and chaotic planet look anything like me. But as the gladiator and I spend more time together, I'm starting to realize… yeah, he might be crazy, but so am I.

Dude, Bro is a humorous guide to surviving college written by comedian Bread Foster. Dude, Bro will provide articles, episodes, and truth (under the guise of guidance) about college life, mixed with honest stories from a mildly psychotic student. After extensive discussions with fellow college students who were part of his college experience, the most frequently uttered phrase was, "How did we survive that?" and Bread wants to teach future bros how.

Rye Janssen has spent his life breaking things. Promises. His parents’ hearts. Leases. He isn’t used to people wanting to put things back together—not the crumbling house he just inherited, not his future and certainly not him. But the longer he stays in Garnet Run, the more he can see himself belonging there. And the more time he spends with Charlie, the more he can see himself falling asleep in Charlie’s arms…and waking up in them.

We were best friends since as early as I could remember. We grew up together. We were next door neighbors. We shared each other's deepest secrets. When I was 13, we made a pact: If we were still single by the time we were 30, we'd marry each other.

Beaumont Hill, the only African American skier on the US Olympic team, is heavily favored to win gold - until he takes a devastating fall and loses it all. His back broken, Beau has lost the will to live. But former gymnast Shayna DaCosta is determined to help do more than see him plod through life. She's been there, taken the bull by the proverbial horns, and made a productive life for herself. As attracted as she is to Beau, he's still the patient, and she can't get romantically involved.

We had an instant connection the first time our eyes met from across the dance floor. The connection grew later that night in my hotel room when we couldn't keep our hands off each other, or so I thought before waking up to an empty bed. When she showed up four months later, pregnant with my baby, I still had no idea she was my teammate's little sister until his fist connected with my jaw.

Portal jumped to an island in a mysterious realm, Elara's life is saved by Prince Kage, who gets shot in the midst of his valiant efforts. Consciousness slipping, his fading words to her are to find the magical flower that can save him. Between the foreign terrain and a growing mountain of enemies, Elara faces crushing obstacles. Things are made far worse by her suppressed abilities and increasingly complicated feelings for the prince.

Born and raised in the quaint mountain town of Saratoga Falls where everyone knows everything, Samantha struggles to escape the harrowing night that changed her life three years ago. While she finds solace in the hard work that keeps her father's ranch afloat, her guilt and heartbreak makes it impossible to completely move on or forget. But when Sam's past comes rumbling back in a lifted, cherry red pickup truck, it's all Sam can do to keep her wits about her.

After losing the love of her life on an island of horrors, Margrete Wood opens a portal to the Underworld. She's claimed her full powers, becoming a powerful goddess, and she'll use her new magic to steal Bash's soul back from the realm of the dead.

I was a forever-bachelor kind of guy. I never planned on settling down. I never wanted a family of my own. Until a phone call came, the one woman I'd secretly loved my entire life needed my help.

David Woods can’t stand by with Jess in danger, especially since it’s his fault. After saving her life from the witch who’d captured her, David asks his best friend, the vampire king, to escort her home and protect her. He knows it’s what needs to be done to keep her safe. Too bad his heart doesn’t agree.

Freedom comes at a cost, and Davyna was willing to pay. After burning the throne, she felt like her game of hide-and-seek was finally over, and she could move on. But after a strange encounter, she rushes back to Valyner and realizes that this game is far from over. Now, she must face the consequences of her actions that threaten her realm's very existence. In a race against time, she must confront her inner demons to save her people, and seek the answers she needs to stop the impending war.

Sydney Lawrence has played it safe her whole life. But after watching all her closest friends find their perfect love matches, she's decided that it's time for her to have a wild streak. She's done pining after her doctor boss. She's ready to let loose and have fun, until a girls' trip gone wrong ends with her staying in her boss's family's home. Dr. Miles Claiborne has built a wall between himself and his feelings for the nurse he hired six years ago. He refuses to cross that imaginary line. But the universe seems to be testing his resolve when she ends up at his family's home.

I've loved her since we were seven. We were best friends. We even made a pact to marry each other if we were both still single at 30. I grew up thinking I would always love her for the rest of my life. But I was proven wrong. Because the first time I made love to her turned out to be the first time I hated her. It became the first time she hurt me and the first time I wanted nothing to do with her.

Skylar Hicks had nothing in common with the wealthy outsider of the town's founding family. Jumping back into the dating pool with anyone was the last thing she had time for, and certainly not with Baxter Moore after how awful things had gone when they first met. No matter how gorgeous he was. Or determined. After a devastating loss, Baxter's priorities shifted. He left the big city behind so he could reconnect with his extended family. Dating was the last thing on his mind . . . until Skylar's righteous fury made a big impression.

Ellie's children had been her only priority since her husband left her for a younger woman. Nearly two years later, she was still getting back on her feet when Dr. Finn Moore offered her a job at his veterinary clinic. Finn's motives weren't completely professional. He hadn't been able to get the single mom out of his head since he first laid eyes on her. Now Ellie couldn't stop thinking about him, either. She tried reminding herself that her boss could have any woman in town, but that didn't stop the attraction.

Waverly Duncan had one goal: beat Ryland Moore on his home turf. She was the big-city attorney waltzing into small-town Mooreville to protect her client's interests. As an up-and-coming lawyer in her firm, the last thing she had time for was dating. Her focus was fully on winning the case and becoming partner, not a romance. Ryland never thought he'd fall for opposing counsel. Certainly not one who'd come to his town to represent a developer in a shady deal, let alone a woman who earned the nickname Ice Queen. But things get hot-in the courtroom and between the sheets.