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He wants to protect her from his world, but her past is their biggest threat.After the traumatic and mysterious death of a close family friend, Emma Marshall flees the prying eyes in her hometown, opting for the anonymity of Manhattan life. Once there, she buries herself in ramen noodle dinners and rigorous academics. When she's attacked on the street and issued a strange, veiled threat, she takes her defense into her own hands. But involving herself with a man like Jack is far from safe.Jack O'Connell thinks of love as a liability. In his line of work, caring for someone would only give his enemies a weakness to exploit. But when Emma walks into his gym for a self-defense lesson, she unknowingly threatens the armor he's curated. Try as he might, he can't keep himself away. Their chemistry is electric, and she could be everything that he needs.As Jack delves into her secrets, he finds they might be somehow connected to his dark world, even though he has fought desperately to protect her from it. To his horror, Emma becomes caught in a sinister web that entraps the two of them, threatening their very lives.

She's got his name, but is revved up to win his heart.Hemington 'Hemi' Finster has always been game for just about anything, a bet, a tumble, a race...at least until his accident last year. Now he's stuck to the drinking side of things as he adjusts to life with cybernetic limbs. When a woman from his past shows up at the Frog Lick bar confessing her need for an escape from her life, Hemi rises to the occasion. Only, waking up hitched with a bonding tattoo on his arm wasn't what he planned on after reconnecting with a childhood friend.Sophia needs a temporary solution to escape her parents' arranged marriage plans to the son of a rival gang. Too many shots of shine and a night she can barely remember leave her bonded to her childhood crush, but it's going to take a miracle to convince Hemi to give them a chance. Sophia's time to seduce and win Hemi over is limited and their past is near destined to tear them apart, besides the challenges of being with a gang on the cusp of a turf war.When Sophia's parents, her would-be fiancé and Full Throttle's rivals all converge on Frog Lick, she and Hemi find themselves divided by their wants and desires. Will true love conquer all or will gang politics tear them apart?

Will Lydia and Ty be able to rekindle their relationship? Or will Lydia's time in the big city spoil the one true love she's ever had?Living on the small island of Nantucket might have been the idea of perfection for some, but Lydia Duncan? She craved the big city life. She left behind her family and the man she knew she would have spent the rest of her life with to pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer.At twenty-eight, Lydia is a big-shot lawyer, but when her father dies, she's left with no choice but to go back to the one place she ran away from-home.Ty Rue watched Lydia walk away but never forgot her. Over the past ten years his love for her has only gotten stronger. Now that she's home, he'll do anything he can to make her realize what it's like to be an island girl and to be in love. Two things that she once did so well.Will Lydia and Ty be able to rekindle their relationship? Or will Lydia's time in the big city spoil the one true love she's ever had?

Home is where you open your heart to love.Returning home to the beautiful coastal town of Graciella, Oregon, with a bruised heart and a brittle self-confidence, Gabriella Flores is determined to start afresh, opening a beauty salon downtown. Done with men, single, successful and fabulous is her new mantra.Thirty-three-year-old single dad Luca Rossi has moved across the country to Graciella to give his small daughters a better life. He's excited to partner with Lily Brockman in his new landscape design business...and may even be open to love again.When the magic that is Graciella puts Gabby and Luca together to work on the Spring Blossom Festival, they fall for each other and realize they both want love and family. Luca is all in, dreaming of a life with Gabby and his girls, but Gabby has a secret, one she believes will make her ultimately unlovable-and unkeepable-by someone as wonderful as Luca.With her biggest fear threatening to swallow her, can the couple conquer it and find their happily ever after together?Let the magic of Graciella sweep you away again in a story of new beginnings, found family and great love.

He was looking for answers, not his Fated Mate.After his cheating girlfriend dumps him, Thomas Ducharme, Lieutenant of the Laurentian Mountain Clan, believes he has nothing to offer. The Fated Mates prophecy will never apply to him. But shadowy supernaturals have allied with a rival clan and his energy is best used discovering the origins of the Frères Gris Consortium.Ever since Tatienne Laflamme lost her parents in a house fire, she has feared her nightmares. She's been left alone to raise her sister, but she can't stop her passion when she meets billionaire ski mogul Thomas Ducharme. Thomas knows she belongs with him. She just has to let him in.As Tatienne helps Thomas seek the truth of his foes, she becomes a target and is pulled into the world of shifters and the conflict between clans. When their enemies endanger her and her sister, Tatienne finds the courage to harness her dreams to find the Frères Gris Consortium. Thomas' pack is getting closer to answers, but they can't do it without her.The fire in her heart can help them defeat the clan's foes. But can she confront her fears and accept the peace that Thomas offers?

I don't fight with my demons-I play with them.My first mistake was selling my soul.My second was falling in love with a bunch of devils.My third-and arguably biggest-was to utter a few stupid words-Let's overthrow God!My life isn't really going according to plan-I'm dead, I'm a Demon Lord, I'm dating violent and dangerous men and now I've undertaken an impossible quest with those very men to change the entire afterlife.We'll have to cross the Path, a dangerous realm that has killed or driven mad every person who has entered it. Even if we can make it through, if we survive the traps and monsters standing in our way, if we can keep our sanity, and if we don't kill or betray one another first, we'll still have to face down the being who created our entire world.I'd often wondered when I was alive why God hated me-well, I'm about to give him a good damn reason to.

Can two wild souls survive the storm?Mira, a zoologist and secret cryptozoologist at Vegas Zoo, has observed an unusual wolf prowling the confines of the zoo and her own property. But her dream of discovering a new species and documenting her find brings her up against Vegas' werewolf community when rumors of her discovery of this dangerous hybrid threaten to expose them.Calan Creig, a Highland Heathen Wulver Enforcer and head of Worldwide Security for Lycans, is summoned to Vegas to investigate. Although Mira's eager to study this Tasmanian wolf lookalike, thought extinct for almost a hundred years, Calan is convinced he'll be able to distract her and put obstacles in her path to prevent the discovery from being widespread. A playboy, he enjoys women and looks forward to seeing what Vegas can offer him-only, what it brings him is Mira, his mate!But the hybrid wolf craves Mira to strengthen his own bloodline and will stop at nothing to have her. Now Mira and Calan must work together to eliminate the threat of this renegade wolf...if they can find their way past their deep mistrust issues. It seems impossible, but with Mira's life and all that Calan holds dear at stake, it's the only hope left.

She's no stranger to ghosts. But love? That's a mystery.Historian Susannah Darke is no stranger to haunted houses. As one of a trio of ghost-hunting sisters, she's had plenty of experience investigating the paranormal. When an opportunity arises to explore a haunted opera school in Toronto, she jumps at the chance, even though she once had her own frightening brush with its resident ghosts.Noah Bellamy is the dean of the Asch Institute of Opera, and a former opera singer himself. He was once a student at the Asch and is well acquainted with its boisterous spirits. But when the activity worsens, threatening one of his star students, he knows he has to take action.The fact that Susannah and Noah have been hooking up for the past year complicates things, but they agreed long ago to keep things casual. As long as they both remember their boundaries, the investigation should go smoothly.When the paranormal activity begins to target them personally, it becomes harder not to seek comfort in each other's arms. For the first time ever, Susannah and Noah have to decide if it's worth taking a chance on love.The ghosts present a huge challenge, but battling their personal demons may be even harder...

She's the girl of every man's dreams. A reluctant succubus discovers a world teeming with uninhibited desire, but all she wants is control she's not sure she can have.Nova Mendez has always been popular with boys, but things are starting to get out of control. And when her priest tells her it's her own fault then blames her for his own attraction, she doesn't understand what's happening to her.Then a black-winged man swoops in to rescue her from the priest and from herself, only to inform her that no matter how hard she has tried to be good, she's a succubus becoming her true self, and there's nothing she can do but hang on for the ride.As an incubus, Jules is uniquely qualified to handle her emerging power and teach her how to use it. She tries not to kill who she feeds upon, but accidents are bound to happen with a beginner, and Jules makes no effort to help her hold back.The trouble with dead bodies, especially when they accumulate, is that they tend to attract the attention of the wrong element-namely, the kind who troll the mystical city of Meridian to hunt down her kind. And now Eli Fray, the rugged and relentless demon hunter, is on her trail.All Nova has ever tried to do is the right thing, but if she's a demon no matter what she does, how can she know what that is anymore?

The sexy secret operative gave her unforgettable pleasure, but will he return to kiss her under the mistletoe?When Rose Abbott took the position as a nurse at a charitable clinic abroad, she imagined she'd be saving lives, but instead she's running for her life as a surprise insurgent uprising at the American embassy throws the country into chaos. In order to save a patient, she misses the last of the evacuation transports and has to make her own way to find her brother. She's only prevented from walking into a trap by the massive soldier who rises out of the sand like a sexy specter.T.J. Browning, known as Hook to his select special ops crew, has been growing jaded, so that each new sensitive, dangerous mission has become just another day at the office. When he sees a lovely young woman clutching her American passport as she tries to sneak across the open landscape, he knows he shouldn't risk revealing himself, but he can't help but save her.Passion ignites between them as they shelter overnight in a small cave, but T.J. has secrets and responsibilities. He can't make any promises, but he leaves her with the hope that he will be able to meet her for Christmas. Doubts creep in for both of them in the months of separation, and the road to a potential reunion is made even rockier by circumstances beyond their control. Still, T.J. remains determined to be Rose's secret Santa...if she'll still have him.

Young lovers, torn apart, are each dreaming of a second chance at love.Mrs Evanna Percival-Smyth, a widow of independent means, has agreed to chaperone Lady Cairstine McColl during the young lady's stay at Corbridge. An act of kindness it may be, or perhaps an undertaking prompted by curiosity-for Cairstine is the daughter of the man she once hoped to marry.Hot on the trail of a would-be blackmailer, the Duke of Glenard arrives in the town of Corbridge to prevent his beloved daughter from paying the price of the fiend's ransom demand. What he does not expect when he gets there is to find her in the company of his first love-the woman who threw him over in order to marry someone else.His love for Evanna still burns bright at the centre of his soul. Many years ago he believed she loved him too. In the aftermath of a tragic fire, he will discover the truth.

Even witches need a vacation.Everything that could go wrong in Layla's life has. There's a murderous werewolf cult, Mr. White is plotting to destroy the world and worst of all-her mother keeps showing up. Her boys aren't doing much better. Ink's questioning his place in Layla's life. Daniel is growing stronger and losing himself in the process. Cal is fighting against the newest addition no matter how hard he tries to make nice. They deserve a break at a private cabin on a lake.Okay, so they'll have to put in some labor to help bring the resort up to snuff for the summer season, but a free vacation is still an escape. There'll still be nights lying under the stars on Cal's chest, licking s'mores off Ink's abs by a bonfire, being serenaded by Daniel on a boat ride and snuggling beneath Garavel's wings. Evil, however, doesn't take a break.All the past demons come home to roost as the coven faces not only what they were running from but a lake monster who may not be so mythical after all. In this steamy and heart-racing addition to Coven of Desire, Layla fights to protect her men from demons both without and within.

Ghosts can't hurt the living? The Darke sisters know otherwise.Edwina Darke is one of a trio of ghost-hunting sisters who rid clients of their unwanted supernatural visitors. A badass by nature, Edwina doesn't run from haunted houses-she runs into them. Yet no matter how many "ghosts" she debunks, she remains troubled by a demon from her own past.Simon Teal is the co-owner of a historic B&B in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, a town famous for its connection to the 1812 War. Simon doesn't believe in the spirit world, but something is chasing his customers away, so he reluctantly allows the Darke sisters to investigate.As the team uncovers the star-crossed love behind the B&B haunting, Edwina and Simon's attraction flares. It's the last thing either of them needs. The dedicated Edwina refuses to lose herself in another relationship, and Simon is still reeling from a terrible betrayal.When a darker presence reveals itself, triggering their protective instincts, Edwina and Simon succumb to temptation. But the evil entity has taken an interest in them, and if they don't solve the mystery, someone new could end up going "into the light."And it could be one of them.

The only thing standing in the way of Cat renovating her late grandmother's inn is one annoying handyman. If only he wasn't so sexy.Cat wants nothing more than to get away from her late husband's overbearing family. Discovering her grandmother left her the sole ownership of a family resort in the Catskills town of Abbeydon feels like a chance for a fresh start. Her dreams come face to face with cold hard reality when she sees the dilapidated condition of the place. She rolls up her sleeves and gets busy, with help from the local handyman, who is too hot and too charming for words. But Cat has no use for playboys like her late husband.Nate happily ignores the attentions of the local ladies, that is, until this ice princess, city girl shows up and challenges his contented solitary state. He figures Cat's just gonna flip the property and get the hell out, but every time he thinks he's got her pegged, she proves there's more to her than he ever imagined, and it's not all icicles.An epic snowstorm strands them at the house and their chemistry overwhelms their resolve to resist temptation and keep things strictly professional. Then a developer sets their sights on Abbeydon and Bristol Park, threatening to ruin the cozy charm of the town, and making Cat even more determined to rebuild. Costs are mounting, and when she discovers Nate has a connection to the developer, Cat will need to learn to trust to save both the property and their relationship.

Demons don't hide under my bed-they crawl into it.Selling my soul to save the life of my ingrate ex-boyfriend was the final nail in my coffin of bad decisions. It won me a painful death, a thankless job as an errand girl, and landed me in the Chasm-a violent and dangerous part of the afterlife.And as if dying wasn't bad enough, I now have the attention of the four Demon Lords who run the Chasm-Gorrin, the man who owns my soul, Tyrus, a brilliant and ruthless mobster, Yazmor, who lives as if everything is a joke, and Hale, an unpredictable and violent loner.My unhappy little rut is shattered when I'm tasked with taking the soul of an innocent teenage girl. Finding another option will require facing my past and outsmarting the most powerful beings in existence. If I thought the Demon Lords were intimidating as lovers, that's nothing compared to having them as enemies.At least the afterlife isn't boring...

Summer fling or something more?Paige Montgomery had never given the future much thought until the opportunity of a lifetime falls into her lap. Confronted with a life-changing path, she decides that a vacation to Miami with her best friends, the Alexanders, will clear her head. However, Bryce Alexander has other ideas.Bryce proposes an arrangement, something casual and mutually beneficial to help them both relax while they're away from it all. There are only two conditions-no one can know and absolutely no emotions can be involved. Though he's seven years younger, Paige thinks there could be merit in his suggestion.Paige can't escape the reality of where her life is headed or her long-time friend, Levi, who has his sights set on her. But what do they really mean to each other? And does Bryce mean more? While Bryce tries his hardest to escape the spotlight and his new reputation, Paige has to wrestle with the idea that she could just be a distraction to him. With a years-long friendship on the line, will they take a chance on love?

Romance may not be all that awakens while two best friends renovate a mansion rumored to be haunted.If you kiss your best friend...Halloween-loving Ren needs a new job. The only problem? The sole accountant opening in her small town requires construction experience, which are skills she lacks. Luckily, her best friend Leo-sexy, grumpy and completely off limits-is a construction hotshot. Their relationship is perfect as is, and, despite the intense chemistry, Ren refuses to ruin it with romance. Leo agrees to teach her, with one condition-she must live on site with him...and somehow survive the temptation.You'd better be sure...Skeptic, sword-swinging Leo has loved Ren since she mistook him for a hardware employee in the plunger section two years ago. While he took his time winning her trust, she caged him in the friend zone. He's done hiding his feelings, and living together-working, sleeping, playing-at the Gothic mansion he's renovating will convince her that best friends make the best lovers.It's meant to be forever.Ren resolves to resist Leo, even if he bends every rule. Discovering the mansion's secrets-and lingering spirits, no matter what Leo claims-offers distraction enough. But with her defenses splintering, one kiss is all it takes to shatter every boundary, one night of passion to believe in happily ever after...and one crumbling letter of unrequited love to awaken ghosts forgotten. If Ren and Leo can't piece together the past for two lost souls, they might lose more than their hearts.

Breaking family ties can set her free.Gisella meets Dante, a brooding West Coast executive, at a Miami Beach cleanup. When she realizes he's buying an insurance company from her mafia-boss father, she suggests Miami and her father will eat him alive.Dante disagrees, but when Gisella's father offers him fifteen million dollars to marry her or her sister, he accepts on the condition that he can choose which daughter to marry. Dante's previous ties to West Coast organized crime help him navigate Gisella's family, but to have her in his life, he risks succumbing to the high-octane lifestyle he left behind.