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Tanner Larsen isn’t your ordinary wolf shifter. He’s more. Believing he’s been cursed by the Gods, he’s all but given up on finding his one true mate. When he catches the sweet strawberry scent of his fated female, worlds collide and ancient legends are revealed. Tanner discovers that his curse may be the only way to save his mate, when a rogue wolf tries to destroy them.

The Witch's Union discovers that Leigh has been dabbling in the dark arts, and now they intend to become creative editors for Leigh’s paranormal romance, “Four-Bitten Fangtasy”—a book about a shape-shifting werewolf-vampire hybrid. They've assigned a young apprentice to a mentor Leigh, who isn't quite up to snuff. Can Leigh fulfill the contract and get FBF done before the deadline? What’s in it for the Union anyway? To make matters worse, Leigh’s friends and family are still reeling from her last efforts at becoming a writer.

Calder Lorenson inherits one hell of a mess, when he’s thrust into the limelight to fill the role of Alpha at Twisted Tail Pack. With treachery in the ranks, Calder quickly finds himself in over his head. If that wasn’t enough to deal with, pack law decrees that he must be mated. With no time to spare, Calder does the only thing he can think of: He asks for a little help from a famous matchmaker, Willow K. Sprout.

After losing a bet with Tavy Olsen, Lars Jakobsen finds himself on stage for a weekend doing something he never thought he’d do: stripping for the ladies at one of Crescent Bay’s most infamous establishments, The Sketchy Wolf. When the unmistakable sweet scent of his mate nearly knocks him on his ass, all bets are off. Or are they?

When a mysterious man shows up in her dreams, Callie does her best to ignore the long-buried urges that ripple to the surface and carry on with her life. What could it hurt if she gave into the handsome stranger in her dreams? It’s only fantasy, right?

Ruby Jean St. James lives her life by the carefully crafted rules she created for herself. Do your job, keep your head down, and your emotions in check at all times. She works hard keeping her act together and avoiding certain people. Bad things tend to happen to those around her when she loses control.

Ethan Lockhart had found his mate, and he wasn’t very happy about it. He didn’t want a mate—didn’t need a mate. The Fates had already messed with his life in ways that had changed everything, and none of it for the better. But they just had to go and throw the woman of his dreams in his face when they knew damn well, thanks to their meddling, he couldn’t claim her. Yeah, he was tired of playing their games, but somehow he would have the last laugh. All he had to do was avoid her, and her mouthwatering scent.

Cursed by the Fates at birth, Tad and Tavy Olsen have until their 25th birthday to find the one true mate they must share for an eternity. With the deadline hanging over their heads, they finally catch the scent of their fated mate. Will she accept them in time to save their lives, or will they prove to be too hot for one curvy female to handle?

Gavin Neely was tired of being a loner. With the help of a little ancient magic, he concealed his true nature from the wolf pack that could offer him the life he had always wanted. All that was about to change when he caught the exotic scent of his true mate. Will the wolves he’s been hiding among turn on him, or accept him for who he really is?

Wade Parker had longed for nothing more than a quiet life with a loving mate by his side for all of eternity, but that wasn’t the hand he’d been dealt. He’d been created for a special purpose, and according to his creator, that was to be his only purpose. Any hope for his own happily ever after was forbidden. Not that it mattered, The Fates hadn’t deemed him worthy of a mate.

Coming of age in Heaven, what an exciting time! Especially since it’s every young angel’s dream to earn her wings by serving a tour in the Bureau of Angels. For everyone except Emmy Morrissey, it seems. It turns out, she and a couple of others are not quite like the rest. But Heaven has a plan for everyone - even misfits. After a bit of brief training, Emmy and her fellow oddballs are given a secret mission, to run a beachside gift shop in scenic little Angel Bay. And maybe act as guardian angels for the town. Easy-peasy, right?

Being a waitress pays the bills, but Jessica knows she is so much more. She’s a newbie witch, a rookie cryptozoologist, and a young woman with a secret wish for a hot romance with a real Shifter. You know, the kind of romance she reads about, the kind that would knock her socks off. With no hope for paranormal excitement in Chicago, Jessica packs up and heads for a small town in the country which is rumored to be a hub of shifter activity. Certainly, she can find at least one hot Shifter to dig her stilettos into. Right?

Jake Matthews never wanted the life he was born into. He’s worked hard to keep his past a secret from everyone around him including the love of his life. When an unknown force comes after the woman he loves, will he give it all up to protect her? Redemption, justice, and vengeance. Will Jenny and the men in her life be able to see where one ends and another begins? It’s a fine line between right and wrong. How far will someone go to protect the ones they love? How much are they willing to risk?

It’s once again time for Angel Bay’s annual Witch Fest! While swarms of cosplay fanatics and costumed tourists flood the town, a coven of real witches have also arrived. It seems they have a special interest in learning the secret nature of our young angels. But the bigger threat just might be the coven’s daughters - a clique of mean girls who love drama. How far are Emmy and her fellow angels willing to go in order to protect the people and town they’ve come to call home? Dark magic sure sounds tempting. What could possibly go wrong?

Welcome to Dark Moon Falls...where everything is not as it seems. It has secrets, shifters, romance, villains, and so much more. Ivy Winters is fresh out of college and has her whole life to look forward to. With her fated mate by her side, she planned on grabbing destiny by the balls, or so she’d thought. When her family’s misfortune threatens to destroy both her and her new mate, all hell breaks loose. She finds herself fighting for her freedom, and the freedom of the only man she’s ever loved.

When Ashley married Jeff she looked forward to their life together, but never considered the many ways becoming an instant mom could rip them apart. Her love for Jeff means more to her than anything in the world. However, never having kids of her own left her unprepared for the changing family dynamics. As her new step-kids test the boundaries all hell breaks loose. Can Jeff rein them in before it costs him his marriage or was the marriage doomed from the beginning?

With one major mystery solved, Emmy and her friends planned to finally concentrate on something a little more enjoyable - hot guys. But their hopes are dashed when the dramatic arrival of a mysterious stranger heralds the beginning of yet another whodunit. Extortion, murder, kidnappings. It seems like Angel Bay is going to hell in a handbasket. With so many people keeping secrets, just about everyone becomes a suspect. Emmy knows it just might take collaboration with the dark side to get to the bottom of things - in more ways than one!

Jason Black heads off in search of his mate after he receives a not-so-subtle hint from Willow K. Sprout. What he finds is the hottest, most alluring woman he’s ever set his sights on. The one who was made for him, and him alone. Too bad she hates him from the moment she bumps into him...or does she?

With the evil forces of Gobekli Tepe defeated, Kate Salenko finds her career in a sudden downward spiral. All alone and with her reputation in tatters, she surrenders to a life of seclusion. An old friend reaches out to present her with an intriguing offer: to sign on with a cable TV show and hunt down the origin of a mysterious artifact. Sweetening the deal, she learns she will be accompanied by the sexy and mysterious Nick Wilder.

Waiting for Karma is fine—for the patient. But for the rest of us, it sure would be nice to give Karma a little nudge every once in a while. Was it one too many dates that turned out to be losers or liars? Have a problem with two-faced backstabbers? And don’t even start with the so-called customer service centers. There comes a day when enough is really, truthfully, enough already. For Kelly and Esmeralda, two snarky single witches, that day was yesterday. After applying their witchcraft to dish out a little magical payback, they realize they have a penchant for the dark art of revenge.