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Maddy is a small antique shop owner desperately trying to keep her aunt's legacy alive, but road construction in her small town is putting the summer rush in jeopardy. With rent well overdue, she's going to need a miracle to avoid eviction. Enter Gabe Dawson, an attorney who just so happens to be the nephew of Maddy's strict landlord. While he might have been sent to Wolf Creek to make sure the store shuts down for good, a chance encounter with Maddy complicates those plans.

The Library of Alexandria has been lost. The truth of history has been hidden from us. The God of War rules the earth, and we desperately need a savior. Rhea has always known she was different but never imagined that her secrets would lead her down a path of danger and adventure. After a tragic accident that killed her family as a child, Rhea has kept her powers over the elements hidden, but when Ares, the God of War, begins hunting her, she realizes that her past is not quite as it seems.

I've been deprived of normalcy since the day I was born, lacking the needed essential nourishment that my starving soul yearns for. Desperately, I've hoped that someone or something would come along and bring me back to life, but small kernels of my withered being have wanted to give up. Past and present wounds continue to surface, giving small, unwanted reminders of my fate.

I woke up with a mild hangover and an alarm notification that said, “Check attachment in email Cleo sent to herself from my phone, Dummy.” Your video proof of me offering you a temporary assistant job over the holidays seems legit. The payment amount I agreed to was outrageous. However, I have a deadline to meet. Having already fired seven temps this week, I am inclined to give this a shot, assuming you are willing to start today.

I never imagined I’d agree to an arranged marriage for over 5 million dollars. Not to mention that the man I’d be marrying is someone I’d already met once before. Gage Kingston waltzes into the meeting with the lawyer unaffected—cocky, tattooed, and acting like he didn’t know who I was. But after we agree we’d be stupid to walk away from that kind of money, we embark on a six month timeline to riches despite the animosity between us. Now I’m living with the man his aunt thought would be perfect for me while wondering if the woman was going insane before she died to think this was a good idea.

In a world devastated by plague, Willa has spent her life on the run: both from the mysterious illness that destroys the ability to dream and a secret that would get her imprisoned forever. But when an unknown power calls her to the top of a high rise one night, there is no outrunning it. Willa falls headfirst into a world shaped by dark dreams and wild magic, a once vibrant kingdom now held in the malevolent thrall of a man carved straight from nightmares—the Carrion King.

Four hearts. One messy, beautiful chance at forever. Noah Kelly thought Henry was the love of his life, but after a night of sharing his boyfriend with his best friend, Meghan, he discovers his heart is big enough for two. Though their relationship might be unconventional, the three of them find something Noah had only read about in books—real love. Still, even the happiest of hearts can ache for something more. ** *Owning two thriving restaurants and loved by two incredible men, Meghan James believes she has it all. Until Dean Thomas skates into her life.

For years, former SEAL John “Tex” Keegan has been the literal port in every storm, saving the lives of countless men, women, and children—soldiers, sailors, and civilians—all around the world, working alone from the safety of his basement. He never expects thanks. Doesn’t do it for gratitude or accolades. He’s simply a protector down to his bones, doing what he was born to do, what he’s always done, during and after his military career. But when someone snatches Tex off his street in broad daylight, who will come to the aid of the man who rescues all others?

Good men don’t fall for students. But apparently, I’m not the golden boy our small town thinks I am, because that’s exactly what I did. I planned to wait until after her graduation to tell Tally how I felt. Then she told me I was her person and everything changed. Now, I have to figure out how to turn forbidden romance into a happily ever after. Because letting Tally go? That’s not an option. Not anymore…

Vampires exist. They use, abuse, and discard. If you are one of the lucky ones to survive a relationship with a vampire but are left feeling broken and desperate, there is help. Hope. The cohort support group meets every Sunday night at the community centre. Refreshments included. Victoria suffered unimaginable horrors and trauma from her four-year relationship with her vampire ex-boyfriend.

She's a tiny thing, so young and naïve. Beautiful and brave but loyal to a fault. She needs the firm hand of a strong man. Just...not my own. She was meant to marry one of my brothers. I never wanted a ring on my own finger. But now I want to put my hands on her. Tear her innocence away from her. Be the first and the only man to touch her. I can't get her out of my mind. I've gone from wanting to punish her...to wanting to make her mine

Ellie Hughes is done. Done being pitied, done being part of a life where she no longer fits in, done. After the loss of her husband, Ellie travels halfway across the world, on a whim, to the tiny hamlet of Bettyhill, Scotland. The town is full of colorful characters, including the handsome but surly librarian, Lawson MacCallum. When unforeseen circumstances leave her stranded, the kind townspeople happily come to her aid. But this small town has secrets around every corner.

Kai Donovan has always had sharp teeth. Earning his keep as an underground fighter in South Boston, he revels in well-earned notoriety. Wild. Irreverent. Vicious. His secret: he's the monster from a fable. But when Kai loses a match against a mysterious opponent whose ferocity rivals his own, he finds himself beholden to the underworld. What he owes isn't money, but the recovery of an elusive prize coveted by the city's most dangerous criminals.

How do I tell the man I’ve fallen for that I’ve been living a double life? Well … I don’t. I let him find out in the most scandalous and brutal way possible. Then I pick up the pieces, mend the bridges, heal the wounds. I use everything I have to get the life I want. The life I could only dream of. And then I get to know the real person behind the brilliant smiles, the forever promises, and the steamy nights … until his past finally catches up with him.

I've become my own worst nightmare. A trophy wife completely reliant on her husband. A stay-at-home mother of an infant. A bitter, quiet, resentful woman too tired to speak up for herself. My efforts to save my marriage and make my husband happy have overshadowed my own dreams and desires. Until a man in a brown uniform knocks on my door and delivers more than just the box in his hands. Every interaction with Hudson leaves me questioning my whole life. But what happens when the one who got away was someone you were never supposed to have in the first place?

I’ve been watching her. Calculating, biding my time, planning what I’ll do to her when I finally have her. She is the exception to the rule. I don’t chase women; they fall at my feet. But for her, I’ll use everything at my command to make her mine. I want her body. I want her screams. I want her devotion. And I won’t stop until she doesn’t recognize herself without me.

Gia Keats works both sides of love’s dirty business. Some days are spent at Silhouette Bridal Boutique, helping brides prepare for their delusional walk to happily ever after. Other days she clocks hours for Duplicity, spying on cheaters and crushing their plans for future trysts. The two jobs are a solid reminder to ignore the dead thing inside her chest and to stay out of love’s sight. She never expected to get caught. Love is also pretty far down on Mark Foster’s priority list.

Cash Bachman is a powerful man who gets what he wants. And he wants...me? I'm suddenly whisked away to his glamorous hidden world. He has me sign a contract making him my...Dom. I thought that kind of thing only happened in movies, but here I am. Shaking in my stilettos every time I step into his office. I have to obey every command or risk humiliating punishments. His love is harsh and leaves rosy marks on my skin. Despite my shame, I love every moment. When our contract runs out...he doesn't want to let me go. Could it be that he needs me as much as I need him?

A wondrous, deeply affecting portrait of the interlocking lives at an adult day care center in Southern California, depicting an often overlooked community with extraordinary wit and grace—by a major new literary voice hailed as a “groundbreaking debut novelist” (Publishers Weekly)...

Trish Beckett had her entire life figured out until the night the man she loved left her to die on their kitchen floor. Her only choice is to leave, following her best friend halfway across the country to a small town in the middle of nowhere, Colorado.