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I was 18 when I ran from the men I loved, all because of a phone call I overheard. My best friend and I decided it was time to face the past, so we moved back to our hometown. As fate would have it, I ran into the men I was so desperately trying to avoid. Knox, Aidan, and Phoenix broke my heart, but now they say they want me back. Can we forget the past and start fresh, or will it only end in heartache?

Six years earlier, Trina Grissom disappeared, on the run for her life. Now living under an assumed identity - as Samantha Marsh - she still struggles with the dark secret she harbors and the fear she might one day be found. When she moves to the coastal town of Rarity Cove, South Carolina, to open a cafe, a handsome widower begins to chip away at the walls she's built to protect herself. Mark St. Clair lost his wife two years ago in a tragic accident. He distracts himself from his lingering grief by running the family business and caring for his troubled young daughter.

Navy SEAL Xavier Rivera visits historic Lake Olympus Lodge on a scouting mission for a top secret training exercise. In the lodge, he meets smart, attractive park archaeologist Audrey Kendrick. There are many reasons he should ignore the immediate, simmering attraction between them, but in the heat of the moment he has no restraint. Audrey is drawn to the secretive man who helps her when she’s in a bind, and she can’t resist taking a chance on a night of passion. But their one red-hot night together leads to secrets and betrayal....

Orlun and Rurig have been married for a long time. Things may have gotten a little less exciting after having three children together, but it’s their life, and they wouldn’t trade it for anything else. So when a civil war threatens to tear apart their home and has them both working with the city’s militia, they’re not exactly happy about it.

I’m Sydney Bryant - a loner and waitress at a vampire-themed nightclub. I’ve finally broken free from my past, but I can’t ignore the feeling deep in my bones that says something bad is coming for me. From the moment Stellan first walked into Club Dead, I was intrigued by him. He’s tall, dark, and brooding, with a hint of danger and an intoxicating scent that makes me want to abandon my inhibitions and see what kind of excitement the alluring vampire might bring to my life.

I'm not usually a fan of women with emotional baggage. Some days after taking care of my patients, I can barely take care of myself, let alone someone with issues. But my new nurse, Ally, is different, and I don't know why. Since day one she's been closed and distant—cold, even. I would be lying if I said I wasn't intrigued. There’s something about her that has me pushing past her walls. Or trying to, anyway.

In the time of outlaws and bounty hunters, an unlikely hero is thrown into a love triangle no one expected. When a doctor and bounty hunter feel a magnetic pull toward one another, both fight the desire building inside them, pushing their feelings deep inside. A gang boss becomes even more obsessed with the beautiful woman; she struggles with the past that haunts her and tries to protect those she loves in the present. The love triangles dreams start to intertwine as reality becomes skewed when passions grow.

Marcus Alvarez fled Storm when his father's drinking drove him over the edge. With his mother and sisters in crisis, Marcus is forced to return to the town he thought he'd left behind. But it is his attraction to a very grown up Brittany Rush that just might be enough to guarantee that he stays.

Emily is doing everything she can to protect her two young children, including a late night bus trip to parts unknown where her ex can't find her. She just needs a little time to heal from the last physical encounter and figure out her next move. She is determined to find a way to make more of herself and provide a different life for her children than the one she had as a child. She is determined to do it on her own, as the only men she has ever allowed close have crushed her spirit and body.

One of my guys is lost in the wilderness, and my bestie is a shell of her former self. The threat of war looms heavy over Briarwitch Academy like a rolling fog - we don't know when it will come, only that it's inevitable. I've been tasked with heavy responsibilities, such as helping to raise an army to combat my nemesis; striking an unbreakable pact with the shifty Seelie fae; bringing my werewolf lover boy home.