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I have one rule: I don't do relationships. The last thing I need in my life is a woman trying to tie me down. There was only one woman I’d ever considered breaking my rule for. That was, until I received her wedding invitation in the mail. I learned my lesson after that, and I don’t make the same mistake twice. I reinforced my walls and never considered letting them down again. Not even for the mysterious, gorgeous new woman in town. Friends, I can do. Friends with benefits, even better. But that’s where I draw the line. Problem is, Devin is standing on the other side of it.

Alex Kovacs can see what’s coming – he can, all of his friends can, all of Vienna can. When an opportunity presents itself, a chance to thwart the Nazi invasion of Austria, he agrees to join an espionage network that will take advantage of his regular business trips to Germany to gather secret information. But a personal tragedy soon complicates Alex’s mission and entangles him with a suspicious Gestapo captain in ways that he never anticipated.

How do you screw up your life in three steps? Easy. Step one: Graduate from college with no prospective jobs lined up. Step two: Move back home with your parents because no job unfortunately equals no money. Step 3: Forget to social media stalk the guy who broke your heart before accepting a job in a town with a smaller population than a frat party on a Wednesday night.

Cassandra Fortin is a Shrouded Sister no longer, unshackled from her vows. But she's struggling to find her purpose outside the Temple, and her feelings for Tristan are more complicated than ever, given his recently revealed secrets.

Trying not to fall in love can be…challenging. One might think that, as an ER nurse, I live a full and exciting life. If you think this, you are sadly mistaken. I’m pretty sure there's hardly a soul more boring than me. Ask my best friend, she’ll agree. Which is why she's come up with a 30-day plan to transform me from boring Lucy to, well…the real Lucy. The Lucy before the accident. Each day, I have to complete some ridiculous challenge, usually involving something embarrassing or new. That includes getting my coworker, Dr. Graham Shackwell, involved.

Growing up, Grayson Legend and Kennedy Knowles were inseparable. They turned to each other when their families were nothing more than worthless guardians, and had promised each other to always stay friends. Then Kennedy did the unthinkable. She fell in love with her best friend. And Grayson took off. After walking away from his best friend because he didn’t feel like he would ever be good enough for Kennedy, Grayson Legend has become a household name in the MMA fighting world. When he runs into Kennedy at a fight in Vegas, he determines to do one thing—never let her go again.

Nicole Parsons had the perfect life, made complete with the suburban home and the proverbial white picket fence. When tragedy struck and she lost the most important people in her life, she turned away from everything she loved before, shutting out every reminder of the perfect life she lost. It has been one year, three months, one week, and six days since the accident, and Nicole is ready to stop counting the days she’s survived, and begin living again.

From the moment I lay eyes on Liam, I know he's exactly what I want. Not for a lifetime, just for one night. But as sure as I am that one night between us would rock both of our worlds, he's equally as sure that the two of us are a horrible idea...until he needs me. One week, a fake relationship, and an offer I can't refuse. The pet names? Bogus. The details of our whirlwind romance? Completely fabricated. The way he kisses me? That feels way too real.

Evelyn Watts spent every summer of her childhood in Oleander Springs, escaping the orderly confines of her life and submerging herself into the chaos and fun found there. But those summers ended four years ago, and since then, new plans were paved—ones that required focus, discipline, and a new ending that didn't involve Oleander Springs... Until she drove those plans off the rails. Now Evelyn's back in Oleander Springs, Hudson's no longer looking at her like she's just a friend, and she realizes that childhood crushes evolve into adult fantasies.

Lux Lexington is in trouble. She lost her job as a tour guide in touristy Salem, and she needs money. Fast. Jesse Crane is the youngest member of a food dynasty. His parents and both of his siblings own successful restaurants in Boston. He wants to join them, but he wants to do it on his own terms. Enter the Salem food truck competition. The winner gets a prime spot in downtown Salem, a guaranteed way to make oodles of money. This will solve both Lux’s and Jesse’s problems.

She had my kid and didn't f--king tell me. After years of being overseas, things have gotten complicated. I tried to protect Lexi. From the harm, the drama. So I cut contact. To keep her safe. But now she's an EMT and fixing up my enemies. All while raising my daughter.

Christmas is coming to the North Carolina mountains, and the air is fresh and crisp and filled with promise. After the devastating loss of her job in the big city, the small town of Sweetwater Springs feels like heaven to Kaitlyn Russo. She's inherited her grandparents' charming (if a little rundown) bed and breakfast, and it's just the new lease on life she needs. Only "heaven" comes with a catch—and a handsome and completely infuriating one at that.

Ordinary Wolves depicts a life different from what any of us has known: Inhuman cold, the taste of rancid salmon shared with shivering sled dogs, hunkering in a sod igloo while blizzards moan overhead. But this is the only world Cutuk Hawcley has ever known. Born and raised in the Arctic, he has learned to provide for himself by hunting, fishing, and trading. And yet, though he idolizes the indigenous hunters who have taught him how to survive, when he travels to the nearby Inupiaq village, he is jeered and pummeled by the native children for being white.

Never did I imagine that my four-year marriage would abruptly end after the revelation of my husband's devastating secret. The emotional toll left me with no option but to move away from New York City and start over somewhere new.

Luke Trellis is Lord Peace, also known as Puking Peace. And no, he doesn't love the nickname any more than he loves the power. His siblings have psychic powers that let them travel through time, control the elements, and make billions of dollars. Luke's just Peace. Boring, non-sexy Peace. When a friend goes missing, Luke will make his way into the shifter community to rescue her. And to the shifters, Peace is anything but boring. Shifter bonds of power, family, and love are like nothing Luke's ever seen.

Every girl wants to bang me, and every guy wants to be me. But I have my sights set on one person—Quinn Livingston. My perfect little neighbor, living in her perfect little world. I am out to get payback for what her family took from me. What I want from her is something she can only give away once. For the rest of her life, when she thinks about losing her virginity, she will think of me.

I never planned on seeing Grayson Kilpatrick again, for a few reasons: 1. I didn't have a way to get in touch with him. 2. He'd been recruited to play football for Ohio. 3. He pretended he didn't know me when I tried to tell him I was pregnant. I have built my life around a new set of goals that I determined as soon as I had my son. My parents have helped out while I've been at school. I've had a plan...and now, I'm moving forward...until Grayson Kilpatrick makes a reappearance and upends all my plans. Again.

He took everything from me and still wants more. This time, my heart. But I’m done. For good. He’s playing a new game now. Hey, Bentley Hayworth, I’m here to show you how this game is really played.

Sam Summers always dreamed of being an actress. Now she’s thirty, and her big break has eluded her…until now. Leo Powell had the world at his fingertips until he blew things up and garnered a reputation for being difficult. He wants another chance. This time he vows he won’t ruin things. Their worlds collide when they both get cast on Evermore, a paranormal soap opera being filmed on location in Salem. It’s getting buzz, which could mean big things for both of them.

I spent last year busting my butt as the starting quarterback to make sure Marycliff moved up to Division I. Now it's my senior year, and as thanks for all my hard work, the university's brought in a new head coach and a new starting quarterback. Bitterness doesn't even begin to describe my feelings about that. And since the new QB is Coach's pet, no amount of hard work will win my spot back. But he has a weakness: a smokin' hot sister who just so happens to tag along to all the team events. And lucky me, she's as attracted to me as I am to her.