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Is it really considered kidnapping if I go willingly? Asking for a friend. If it were up to Christian, Athos, Nix, or Liam, their answer would be a resounding yes. Yet it's my fifth and final mate who steals me away - Kade. He's the definition of bad boy, and he draws me in like no other with his dimpled smile and haunted eyes. Kade yanks the veil away from my eyes, hinting at the intricate motivations of each of my fated mates, but my devious rogue isn't just opening my eyes to them. He's also unraveling the history of my ancestors and just what it means to be blessed by a goddess.

Set up for a crime he didn’t commit, Ellis Bishop takes the law into his own hands to exact justice and clear his name. Unfortunately, that means he has to kidnap a crime boss’s daughter - a perfect mafia princess set to become queen of a dirty empire. What he didn’t count on was falling for his mortal enemy’s daughter.

December Thorne's life had never been better. Oberon Academy was her home, its students and faculty, her family. With her best friend Shaela and her boyfriend Easton by her side, she felt like nothing could bring her down. Except for one thing - the loss of her mentor. Crispin Jonas took over that role, pushing December to practice things beyond the standard Oberon Academy lessons on being a good Sylphid. His lessons revolved around her other half - her dark side. Devastated after taking a life, December had a choice to make.

Contains books one and two of Reset, a thrilling natural disaster survival series.

Top tip: Don't put out an online ad offering your services as a fake date. Someone will take you up on it - and it won't just be for one night. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how I ended up being Mason Jackson's fake girlfriend. He didn't even want me to be. No - his sister was solely responsible for me being his date for his 10-year high school reunion. And now, she's responsible for telling his parents our relationship is real. We have no choice. We have to act like this isn't all a mistake.

Will these two enemies fall in love after they're forced to say I do? As the head chef of a bustling restaurant, Jocelyn Gray must stay focused. With her family relying on her, she can't afford to get distracted. She especially can't let the arrogant dreamboat Luke Wright, the man she's hated for a decade, distract her. But desperate and cash-strapped, Jocelyn soon considers a shocking proposal from her worst enemy. The oldest son of the wealthy Wright family, Luke has big plans to use his family's riches for good.

It doesn't help that she has a fiery temper, or that she secretly practices forbidden salt magic to control the sea. None of that will keep her and her younger sister fed. And it won't keep Calev, the Chairman's son, close to her either. Their childhood friendship is tolerated, but when they come of age it will have to end. She can't let Calev be outcast for her sake. She loves him too much. The only real solution to all Kinneret's problems is to rise above her station, so when a family friend offers her a map to the mythical island of silver, she will risk it all to seek a treasure.

After so many surprises and truths revealed, December just wants her life to settle down into some sort of normalcy. She has a place at Oberon Academy, an amazing boyfriend, and for the very first time, a real family. But when tragedy strikes at the academy, her life threatens to spiral out of control once again. One by one, the threads of the normal life she'd hoped for unravel, leaving her drowning in a sea of uncertainty. When one of her own is taken by the Zephyr queen, December must take action. The time for normalcy is over. It's time for war.

After surviving another face-off with Queen Sebille and discovering the truth about her past, December Thorne's life has changed dramatically. With everyone now knowing and accepting what she truly is, and her new relationship with her mentor, her life takes a turn for the better. She finally has what she's always wanted. But when a new face arrives at Oberon Academy, things go horribly wrong. The newcomer spills secrets best kept under wraps and every bit of the happiness she's fought so hard for is threatened.

Rem is completely taken by the beautiful dark-haired human who steps off the spacecraft from Earth. Tyra. His Tyra. After many years of solitude, he finally has a female to call his own. But he carries a dark secret, one which deeply affects his budding relationship with Tyra. She hasn't given him any reason not to trust her, but as he tries to outrun the secrets that are haunting him, he finds himself restricting her freedom more and more, always on the premise of keeping her safe. Her furious response stuns him, but he refuses to back down - he's determined to keep the female as his.

Hot summer fun where you’ll change...in more ways than one. Librarian Mara Scioto lives a nice, neat, orderly existence - except when she’s being attacked by uncontrolled male shifters who need to mate. Pesky little detail, right? Raised by a grandmother who hates all shifters, she has one wish: To make it past the age of 25 without experiencing The Morph that tells you you’re one of them. And then the letter from Camp Shifter arrives with her name on it...

Abby Davison only wants to focus on her career as a nurse, as she has no time for dating after a bad breakup over a year ago. When her mother presses her about settling down, Abby tells her a little white lie: She’s dating Mark Thornton, the handsome and gruff rancher who both frustrates and makes her heart flutter every time they meet. When Mark overhears Abby's lie, he decides to cut her a deal: to keep his silence regarding their make-believe relationship, she'll come to live with him on his ranch until his broken arm heals.

Once she was a noblewoman. Now she is a palace servant. Ashlin never pictured herself scrubbing floors. But with the family savings depleted and her stepmother crippled by grief, Ashlin selflessly takes a job at the royal palace. She can pursue her dreams of becoming a seamstress someday in the future. However, as she forms an unlikely friendship with the prince, she learns that the future may not be so certain. Wielders of a powerful magic threaten their small coastal kingdom, and Prince Onric does not believe that their defenses will hold.

He lurks in shadows and mystery at Camp Shifter, coming out only during DarkNight, the wild, bacchanalian free-for-all where anything goes. Anything. No one has seen him in the daylight, no one knows where he lives, no one knows his name, and the shifter nicknamed DarkLover by women, DarkDude by men will do anything to keep it that way.

In the final showdown of the Wings trilogy, Claire has to choose between temptation and destiny, and has to learn that there is more to her family history than she could have ever imagined....

At 17, Lizzie Thornton left her hometown of Fair Haven to pursue her musical dreams — and to run from Trent Younger, the boy who broke her heart. Now a successful singer, Lizzie returns to Fair Haven nine years later. When she runs into Trent at her brother’s wedding, she discovers he’s no longer the shy boy she left behind. He’s a sexy, confident man who knows what he wants — and what he wants is her.

Amara believes she knows of an object that may help them win against the dark God and his minions. The only problem? It's on a highly protected continent full of humans. But, is it their only hope? Elara is willing to risk everything to save her people, including her own life. But, to save her life, her mates are willing to destroy themselves. With the final battle on the horizon and countless lives at stake, what will it take for Anderelle to succeed? To win? At the return of old enemies and new, unexpected allies make an appearance.

As the newly crowned Queen of Minloa, Elara has her hands full with more than just her mates and ruling a kingdom. A dark threat looms on the horizon that threatens her mates' lives and will stop at nothing to get to her, while battles against fae creatures - and her own mind - put the entire world in danger. If Elara's to unite the worlds, she'll need all the power of the sun and stars, her new mates, and the strength of the world to stand up and fight.

Detective Carson Irish follows the rules. But somehow, he’s fallen for a sexy PI who likes to break all of them. When she gets in over her head, he’ll do anything and everything to keep her safe. But she refuses to stay on the sidelines, safe and protected. And when her life is threatened, he won’t hesitate to stand between her and the man who wants her dead.

After spending ten years behind bars, Leah is offered early release if she agrees to become an alien mail order bride. Though she's nervous about the prospect of marrying a complete stranger - a huge Martian, no less - she's also desperate for freedom. She reluctantly agrees with the parole board's terms and soon finds herself traveling to Mars, where she meets Jav, the huge muscular alien who will become her husband.