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Kayla has had a pretty crappy year. Cheating husband? Check. Getting arrested for trying to drown him? Check. Getting handcuffed by the world’s hottest cop? Check. Raising four kids alone? Check. Cheating ex-husband being a complete nuisance? Check. Obviously, it makes sense that she wants to stay as far away from the opposite sex as possible. Of course, staying away would be a lot easier if a certain Viking-looking police officer didn’t seem to be everywhere that she is.

Maybe, if we met at another time - another life - he could’ve been mine. Maybe, if I were older. Maybe, if he wasn’t my brother’s best friend. Maybe, if he wasn’t my teacher. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe. Having my dirty little secret living down the hall had me obsessing over alternate endings and happily ever afters. I’d never wanted someone so badly, but his hot and cold behavior was giving me emotional whiplash.

I had it all. Or, at least, that’s what everyone else thought. Between my husband being the president of the Demons of Hell and his club, I had a “family”. Except the only thing that made us a family was my husband’s persistent reminders that it was. But a family doesn’t turn a blind eye to things. A family doesn’t let one of their own become a punching bag for their mistakes. For all the pent-up anger and frustration for something that isn’t even my fault. My “family” was the reason I nearly died.

After leaving her abusive husband, Katherine Marshall is out on her own for the first time. She's hopped from city to city to avoid the man who made her life a living hell. When it seems she's finally found a new place where she begins to feel safe, she slowly grows confident that her life is looking up. A chance meeting with Ben O'Leary sets her life on a course and her soul on fire.

Rocco has been trying to get Lavenders attention for months to no avail. Well that is until one tequila filled night in Vegas. Lavender blames tequila and possibly Declan for her current predicament. Sure, most women would be running towards Rocco with open arms and missing panties. But she isn’t like other women. Too bad for her life has other plans. Nothing seems to go the way she hopes, especially with Declan involved.

We all need somewhere where we feel safe.... Benjamin O'Leary thought he met the woman of his dreams. But when her husband shows up, everything he thought he knew about Katherine Marshall is called into question. It isn't until she shows up at his house battered and bruised that he realizes he's made a horrible assumption. She needs his help, but refuses to accept it. Katherine wants to be independent, but her estranged husband is never going to let her walk away. After his latest attack, she considers running away from the new life she's just begun.

False leads and dead ends are taking Camilla farther away from me. The longer she’s with Adrien, the more damage he will do. I have to get her back, no matter the cost. He may share my face, but when I find Adrien, I won’t hesitate to end this. Permanently.

Honey Badger Princess Rana Morn has anosmia - she can't smell a thing. And honey badger don't care, except the condition prevents her from ever knowing who her true mate is. With two so-called "mates" in her past, this shifter strictly guards her heart now. The reward of finding her forever love just isn't worth the risk of more pain.

"Will Becca save a new friend in need? Will the alien survive his battle inflicted wounds? And most of all, can a woman from Earth and an alien from space give in to the sensual feelings that has developed between them while their worlds come crashing down around them?" Becca is a young woman at a crossroads. The day after she leaves her boyfriend, who has left a lot to be desired in their relation-ship, she begins her new job.

Katherine Marshall was on her way to being free from her abusive husband, Tim Marshall. With the divorce papers signed, she can finally get on with her life. That is until she finds out her husband is suing her boyfriend, Ben O'Leary. Katherine knows Tim will never stop going after the people she loves. She decides it's time to run. 

I've learned many lessons throughout my life, but one is more important than the rest: My life is not my own. I understand this more every single day with the actions my family commit. They've arranged for me to marry a clan leader. There's only one problem - I won't be marrying him. I'll be murdering him.

Our shadows are always there. They entertain us when we're little, just like best friends. As we grow older, they grow with us. Even through the darkness they stay, never leaving our side. They watch. They listen. They know all our secrets. Endure our pain. Their silence remains while only rumors drift in the wind. Soon our shadows turn from friend to foe. They become the monster starring in our nightmares, a temptress of hell reminding us what it feels like to burn. Shadows are the demons that tear our souls apart. They never let go, and they never allow us to forget.

I've never been the type to get on the wrong side of the law until the day I did. I was given two options, to either go to jail for a very long time or become an agent for the CIA. I'm unlike any other agent, though. Most of my colleagues don't have families like I do. You see, I'm Romanian and the purest of blood flows through my veins. Since time has passed I believe I was targeted because of who I know. Otherwise I wouldn't have been sent on this mission, to take down Franco Falcone of the New York Crime Family.

When Chase and Kay hit the streets of Las Vegas, the goal is simple - rescue Will, Chase's brother, from making the biggest mistake of his young life. But keeping Will out of trouble turns out not to be the only obstacle in Chase and Kay's path. Finding himself back in the city that broke him, Chase's heartbreaking past threatens to derail all the progress he's made. However, Chase is determined not to let that happen.

My father gave me an ultimatum. He should really know better than that. I was set to marry Isabella, the daughter of a prestigious accountant for one of the Clans. He's been pressuring me for years to get married to extend our lineage - basically, to open up a baby-making factory. I may be marrying a woman, but it sure as hell won't be a boring little virgin girl. I want defiance in the highest form, and how better to achieve that than marrying a slave?

Gorgeous and sexy Chase Gartner hopes to do just that with Kay Stanton. But when Chase's troubled-teen brother, Will, stays on in Harmony Creek, Ohio - after an unexpected arrival - Chase and Kay's bonds of love and commitment are soon tested. Chase finds himself caught up in secrets - and revisiting a past he thought he'd left behind - when Will makes a number of irresponsible decisions. Despite Chase's attempts to keep his brother out of trouble, Will's reckless behavior continues, affecting not only Chase and Kay, but other residents in town...one disastrously so.

I owed Mariana so much. I’d betrayed not only her, but The Clans - my country, my people; my own flesh and blood. With so much lost because of me, when Mariana gave me a chance at redemption I was quick to take it. I was needed in the Ukraine, and so I went. But now a vicious woman named Vera is throwing me off my game, and, despite all my preparations and all of my research, I knew nothing of this woman. I owed Mariana so much, and, though I knew nothing of her, she knew enough about me to make that impossible. She knew that I would sooner die than go back on my word.

Things are off on a promising start when Chase, just out of prison, meets Kay Stanton, a young woman with a tragic past of her own. Despite a powerful attraction, Chase and Kay are naturally hesitant to become involved. That's why friendship feels like the safest option. But when passions ignite and love blossoms, a relationship that is destined and meant to be can only be resisted for so long.

Mariana may have gone through hell, but she doesn’t get to make decisions right now. She was promised to me by her father, the second she was born. Our families made a pact to preserve the future of the clans. We’re the destined King and Queen of the Romanian Mob. Now, after being trapped for years at the hands of a psychopath - after I’ve rescued her, I might add - the sassy woman wants to play games.

After the death of Tristan, Lilith finds herself paralyzed in her heartache. She blames herself for his death and can’t forgive herself. She punishes herself by cutting herself off from everyone that cares about her. Soon, Lilith finds herself facing off with someone from her past and finds out that her life has been a lie. She learns of her parent’s betrayal and questions her very existence. Betrayal, heartache, and death are a constant in Lilith’s life. With a darkness that is growing inside of her every day, Lilith is ready to give up and give in.