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Ava Walker is always looking for a new adventure, so when her best friend Abbey said she was moving to Dallas, her bags were the first to be packed. Ava was ready to put the small town of Middlesboro and the trauma she endured in her first year of college behind her. Ava caught the eye of Xavier Williams the night she walked into Fetish. He had never been one to want to settle down or collar a Sub, but the night Ava walked into his father's club, that was all he could think about.

The House of Shadows is in disarray, and I fear the Crescent Coven may have already won. When three of my men are taken from me, my broken heart struggles to see a way out. Our only choice is to align with those more wicked and more cunning—and much more dangerous than the enemies we’re fighting against. Allies who have agendas of their own and make no excuse for coveting what Roman has collected.

Take the Omnipotent Being responsible for the beginning, middle, end, and everything in between of the existence of every living being on the blue and green ball we all call home. Add the man, the king, the Celtic god of Annwn and Welsh god of Death no less, with the cutest butt and most amazing eyes she's ever seen, who was created just for her by all her relatives - The Powers That Be.

Virginia Constance Kramer is a good girl. Until she meets the man that makes her want to be bad.... He’s got a record; she’s never been so much as grounded. His old man is a convict; her dad is the police sergeant. He’s seen too much darkness; she can barely see out of the stained-glass curtain the world wants her to hide behind. She’s willing to fight her parents, the town, and the whole world if she has to, but first she has to get past the wall Joe Franklin has built around his heart. He thinks she’s too good, too sweet, too pure for a man like him.

After being taken to the cleaners by her embezzling bigamist husband, socially awkward academic Tru Stanhope finds herself with one remaining asset: a dive bar in the podunk town of Brazen Bay. Well, half a bar. The other half is owned by the infuriatingly hot Nash McKendrick. He doesn't want to sell, and he really doesn't want his once-silent business partner to have anything to do with his one true love: the pub.

Falling off her Dragon the first time hurt like hell - but gettin' back in the saddle just might be the death of her. Everything was great. She had an award-winning brew, her Palomino Harras was thriving, and she was having a great hair day. Talk about having it all – Brandywine Gabbard was living her best life and lovin’ every minute of it. At least, that was her story, and she was stickin’ to it.

I have a ward full of comatose vampires who are relying on me to find a way to wake them up. The entire supernatural population of Chicago is at risk. I do not have time to land in jail. This wicked heart of mine needs to stop making my life so complicated.

All Laurel wanted was some time alone—a few days in the mountains to calm the Ghosts of Christmases Past and prepare for a new year with more than a few new challenges. How could she have known a blizzard was lurking just over the horizon? Or that a sexy Dragon with smoldering eyes would come crashing back into her life? Fate is stoking the sparks between these star-crossed lovers. Unfortunately, the Big Bad Wolf is huffing and puffing and threatening to blow it all away.

Trapped and alone, I am terrified I will never see my men again. The broody vampire, the adoring fae, the romantic wolf, and even the detached dragon had weaved their way into my heart. I couldn't stand to lose them now. I wouldn't survive it. The truth has been revealed. I am not fully human, and that curse puts a target on my back. The coven wants me gone. The men need my special birthright to make them stronger. And I must learn how to tap into my magic before the coven finds a way to take them away from me forever.

Dr. Julia Colwell does not buy into the cultural belief that the initial bliss of falling in love will inevitably end. In The Relationship Ride she takes the listener on a voyage of exploration that debunks common myths of what couples should "settle" for, and gives us the maps, tools, and exercises to ride the initial bliss into a long-term relationship of growth and mutual joy. Traveling this route, she tells us, "is available to anyone who is willing to go there."

Hannah has a secret in her panties. A secret she is so desperate to share with her new circle of friends. Maybe tonight, when the four of them find themselves in a king size bed, will be the night her secret is revealed. So much of her wants her secret out, but what will happen? But before that’s even possible, Hannah must pass an initiation with Ruby.

I never knew older men with cocky smiles were my thing. Especially when he's my father's co-CEO. But Zach's smile made me go from good girl to bad girl in 2.3 seconds. Now I'm his intern and we're stuck together like lovebugs. A touch on the cheek as we pass in the hallway. An outright claiming of my soul on his desk after hours. This will be our little secret. Because if my dad finds out, we're both toast. Then I discover the biggest secret of all: I'm going to make Zach a daddy. I just hope we don't lose everything else first.

Can Dillion convince the lovely Bette Whittaker that she’s the only woman for him in time to save her life? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure - She Needs a Little Dragon, and she needs him right now....

Agnes is grateful to work for a noblewoman like Lady Sinnott. She ensures the male help doesn't take improper liberties with the female house staff - a rarity in Victorian household service. When it becomes apparent that Lady Sinnott herself favors those with feminine charms, the lady and her maid find themselves risking scandal and social ostracization.

A hilarious, smart and incredibly singular debut from Raven Smith, whose exploration of the minutiae of everyday modern life and culture is totally unique and painfully relatable. Is being tall a social currency? Am I the contents of my fridge? Does yoga matter if you’re not filthy rich? Is a bagel four slices of bread? Are three cigarettes a meal?

Two people meet one day in a coffee shop and bond over their love of cinnamon rolls. On paper they're nothing alike. Different backgrounds, different lifestyles, different life experiences. Yet they click... The odds are stacked against them. Can they overcome them to be together?

It was supposed to be an easy job. My last heist for the Crescent Coven that would finally release me from their service. But they neglected to tell me I was stealing from The House of Shadows from the most ruthless vampire in New Orleans. Caught by Romans crew, I am terrified that I traded one lifelong debt for another. Between the arrogant wolf, the mysterious dragon, and the irritating fae assassin, the men of The House of Shadows have monsters brewing inside. They're ruthless, frustrated, and angry that Roman dragged me into their world.

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Alex Martin’s world is changing at an alarming pace. She had arrived at the Wilmot’s mountain compound with her best friend Laura just as all hell has broken loose. A dozen or so blasts set off by a terrorist group had hit most major cities in the US. Their compound was also attacked, so they all moved to the fortified tunnels beneath the buildings. The Wilmot brothers - Grant, Daniel, and Roman - were Laura’s men, former military personnel, as were most of their companions. They were all survivors of a secret government experiment performed on them when they were children.

Part memoir, part commentary on masculinity, Raven Smith’s Men isn’t so much for men as about them. Raven has been trying to distil what it is about men that has kept him intrigued his whole life. It boils down to three things. Firstly, he loves them. Secondly, he can see how endlessly problematic they are. Thirdly, both these things converge in his own sense of self and his own masculinity.