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As a pro-bound college athlete with a good-time reputation, I usually have my pick of puck bunnies. But lately, I’ve been in a dry spell that feels more like a curse, and the stress is affecting my game–the one thing that can’t happen if I’m going to keep building my case for a future in the NHL, starting with making team captain. Enter Penny Ryder. She’s my coach’s daughter, but the moment she pulls me into that ice rink closet and lets me have my way with her, she’s the one thing on my mind besides hockey.

Troias and Annalise survived the Shift, defeated the wendigo, and began the process of gathering followers together in safety. Now, they must learn how to manage their burgeoning empire, call even more followers under their banner, and the differences between leading and ruling. Troias must battle vortices of energy that affect his mind, deadly new creatures, and face a monster that is beyond even his ability to defeat. In the Shift, life and death are in constant flux, and Troias must learn how to command and control his powers in a way that none have ever done before.

NOTE: This is a four-part series where many answers are revealed only in the final installment. Step into a world where loyalty and courage are put to the ultimate test. Join Burton and Anderson as they stand by Talia and her triplets, determined to shield them from harm after a shocking attack. The tension in the hospital corridors contrasts to the warmth in Talia’s home—where friendships deepen and unexpected romance blooms between Burton and nurse Sammy.

Cyan, after years of planning, finally makes her unannounced visit to Terk and his team. Not specifying her arrival date and time leaves her to face unexpected barriers. Locks and unfamiliar woods stand in her way, and she curses her lack of foresight. As she navigates the dense forest, she encounters Steele, the man who helped her save several lives eight years ago. Shocked and intrigued, she struggles to maintain her distance, her heart racing with unresolved emotions. Steele, disoriented and lost, wanders through the woods, trapped in a surreal dreamscape.

They say the gods will accept no small sacrifice. To appease them, you must give your all. I’ve sacrificed everything. Lived through loss and learned to love. To take the beauty with the pain. The rose with the thorns. This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours. We’ll hold onto it forever. And hope our forever is longer than a day. From the USA Today best-selling authors Stasia Black and Lee Savino comes a story of love, loss, surrender, and rebirth told in three parts, now complete in this trilogy collection.

In the New Republic, every woman must marry five men. It’s the law. Welcome to the apocalypse. Includes Theirs to Protect, Theirs to Pleasure, and Theirs to Wed.

It was all supposed to be about sex. A bit of fun. No one mentioned love.... When nothing is known of her, what will happen if her past returns? And if her secrets are revealed, who will pay?

Burke, desperate for a fresh start, heads to Timber’s place, hoping to exchange bed and board for some work around the refuge. He’s trying to heal from a costly toxic relationship, but it seems the past isn’t ready to let go. His ex has somehow secured credit cards in his name, determined to make him “pay” for the breakup.

Three years after the tragic events of Anna's sixteenth birthday which saw her boyfriend killed and her kidnapped by his sadistic murderer, she's no longer the happy-go-lucky girl that everyone used to know and love; she's now cold, hard and suffers from night terrors. Carter is currently serving time for the murder of Jack—a conviction that Anna helped secure—but his retrial is coming up because some key evidence appears to have been tampered with.

Life is busy for Charlotte, her Master, and her new husband. The new hotel is opening, exams are looming, and the search for Charlotte’s mother continues. When Richard asks for a very special favour, how far is Charlotte willing to go to help? How will James and Michael react? And while Charlotte's old enemy is imprisoned, is he really powerless?

One night changed everything.... Daphne’s a beauty who doesn’t know it. A wallflower blossoming into the belle of the ball. A beautiful lie. My lifelong obsession. Her father stole from me and now I’ll have my revenge. I’ll steal her away, take her to my castle. Lock her in my tower. Make her a captive to her passions. She’ll crave the one who keeps her. She’ll crave me. I’m the masked phantom in the shadows. The Minotaur in the labyrinth. The danger her father warned her about. More monster than man. She’s Beauty, and I’m the Beast.

Running an engine crew in the Chicago Fire Department is my dream job, and between that, my awesome kid, and my nosey sister, I lead a pretty great life. Bruised and burned by my marriage, I don’t have time for dating or drama, but I always have time for pie. And when I share a slice of cherry with a sweet redhead, followed by the hottest, dirtiest, most pulse-pounding kiss of my life, I start to rethink the possibilities. Until that woman walks into my firehouse and upends my well-ordered world.

Mateo: The K9 Files, Book 30. Description coming soon.

Cupid apparently has a soft spot for SEALs and he's lined his sights upon Devlin next. He's not looking for romance, but he finds the right woman in the worst possible place. As part of a military unit helping train Afghan soldiers, Devlin is learning how to use the latest combat drones. After a murder is committed on the base, suspicion falls on the drone's drop-dead-gorgeous designer. Devlin can't stop himself from running to her rescue. Following their return Stateside, another employee in the same company turns up dead. Once again, all evidence points to the designer.

HER: Me and my money-maker are only going to be young once. I give them three months to use my body however they see fit. Then they’ll pay me more cash than I could see in ten lifetimes. Frankly it’s a lot better than ending up on a stripper pole with a coke habit and a broke boyfriend who keeps trying to pimp me out anyway. I’ll take a one-way ticket outta that country song, thank you very much.

Having Caleb back in town, at her house even, Laysha couldn’t be happier, all the while knowing Caleb still has issues with his ex-wife. When Caleb and Laysha take a trip to the last known residence where the War Dog had been and instead find a human corpse, life takes a dark turn. Even worse, they are seen at the house and have both become targets...in a game Caleb has to win, or he will lose everything that’s important in his life.

Rowan hopes that the deep emptiness inside him might possibly heal - if he just finds the retired K9 Hershey, named after an old trainer buddy. Nothing can hold Rowan back from locating his old K9 friend. What he didn’t expect was his old friend had found a new friend, with puppies of her own. Brandi had just lost her grandmother, her home, and her best four-legged friend, Lacey, in a horrible forest fire that swept through town. Everyone said to not give up on Lacey, as dogs often disappeared only to reappear later.

Gemini Fowler and company have come a long way in a short time. They've strengthened their bonds through endless challenges and an incredible dungeon crawl beneath the perilous Plague Barrens. Now, they'll face a new challenge as conflict with the royal regent, Governor Zane, looms. Mercenaries pursue. Troops amass. But Gemini and company have a secret weapon: the Foundation Stone.

I went in search of miracles…and stumbled upon a monster instead. In return for the healing I was so desperate for, I just had to make one teensy weensie promise…. To be his consort for, uh…forever.

Hale received an unexpected request to join Marsha McConaughey on a special mission. Only four of them would track a terrorist with a history of blowing up American citizens. The bomber’s current plot was foiled, but in the chaos, he escaped across the border into Canada.