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Two hundred years after Earth's destruction, humans are on the run from the Warrior Alphas, who have taken over the planet. Only old, leather-bound books pulled from the rubble tell the story of who once inhabited most of Earth. Calypso is one of the last survivors, hiding in one of remaining human safe havens. But she’s different than the rest of her kind; her hair a silvery blue and her eyes like ice, due to a mutation in her genes from past nuclear fallout. She has always been warned about the large, merciless enemy, and that if they found them, they would be killed or enslaved.

For roommates Olivia and Taylor, college hopes are quickly turning into a nightmare of strange dreams, missing memories, and mysterious disappearances. Olivia is on the run from a troubled marriage. When her husband turns up to finalize their divorce, they are engulfed in an even deadlier danger. Can they save their marriage...or even themselves? Taylor's life is returning to normal. She has a loving family and a job she likes. She even dares fall in love with Ronnie, the paramedic who saved her life. But as winter tightens its grip, a new danger arises.

Who’s the hunk Cindy sees in the mirror? Life working at the art gallery was pretty ordinary, until Cindy’s employers brought home three antique mirrors from Italy. Rumored to be magic, they boasted the ability to show a girl her true love. As Cindy unpacked the mirrors, she was startled to see a man looking back where her reflection should have been. James Michaels was shocked to see the woman’s face in his mirror while he shaved. A police officer, he was accustomed to things he could explain.

After living in the shadow of his older brother, Ivan Wells knows his place in life. Never one to take responsibility for his actions, he spends his days eking a living by playing poker at the local casino. He's comfortable with his lot, until a long-forgotten woman from his past reappears. Hurtling into a heady relationship with the mysterious Sonya Lewis, his existence takes on new life. But then his ex-wife shows up with news that makes it difficult to turn her away. Torn, Ivan finds himself faced with complicated decisions. Will he finally learn to take control of his own destiny?

When Carol overhears her father's plans to force her into a marriage, she takes matters into her own hands. Changing her name and appearance, Carol sets out to face the world alone. Bill Preston is on a fast track to having the part in a play he always wanted. His life was going just as planned, until he played the part of a groom and found himself harboring very real feelings for his pretend bride.

Run. Don’t look back. Just go. I was running from a past so dark, I couldn’t see the light until I was free from it. I never had to worry about getting attached to anyone, because good things never lasted for me. Not even love. I thought I had it all figured it. Until him. I never expected him. Hudson.

France, 1682. Louis XIV, the Sun King, is at the height of his power. The court at Versailles is a paradise for privileged young women. Jeanne Yvette Mas Du Bois is unlike most other courtiers: her thirst for knowledge often incurs her father's brutal wrath. But her uncle encourages Jeanne's independence, secretly teaching her fencing in the palace's labyrinthine basement. When two of the king's Musketeers are beset by criminals, mere feet from Jeanne's fencing lesson, she intervenes and saves one of the Musketeers' lives.

I was damaged. Broken. I had given up on men. But when I stumbled upon a sleek Jaguar and a man beneath its hood, I was instantly drawn to him. He was electric. He was undeniably attractive. But worst of all? He wanted me. I knew I was in trouble. But somehow, I trusted him. “Breathe, Aria. Christ, please, just breathe for me.” Gavin came into my life like a hurricane, turning my world on its head. I didn’t want to fall for him, but it was inevitable. From the moment we met, he claimed my heart. I knew he would do whatever it took to protect it.

Her wealth dwindling after her father’s death, Sabrina Strong interviews for a job at Tremayne Towers - and is attacked before the interview can even start. Narrowly saved by an attractive, strangely familiar vampire and eventually hired to investigate the murder of powerful Vampire Master Bjorn Tremayne’s mate, Sabrina is quickly immersed in a sea of twists, turns, and secrets. The first book in Lorelei Bell's thrilling Sabrina Strong series, Ascension is a question-filled journey into the supernatural that is equal parts vampire romance and murder mystery.

Garden City, Kansas, 1888. Unlucky in love, the Spencer sisters Allison and Rebecca have resigned themselves to a spinster lifestyle, replacing their thwarted romances with work, family, and friends. But Cupid is not finished with them, and new chances for love are right around the corner. But danger also lies in wait for the sisters. A band of train robbers has threatened deadly vengeance on the whole town, and a more personal threat stalks one of the sisters, intent on her destruction.

Budding musician Erin James knows all too well the noise of neglect and tragedy and that her infatuation with her best friend Sheridan’s brother, Sean, is doomed never to blossom into something more. Young builder Sean Murphy isn't really in the market for a relationship. He's more interested in helping build his father's construction company. Even if he were, his sister's best friend isn't on his radar. After Sheridan plays matchmaker, a date quickly flares into irresistible passion.

Dawn never got over her first love. Nightly dreams of his rough passion scathed her skin, and his delicious pain lingered long after she woke. But after that brutal night under the moon that bled crimson into the sky, he disappeared, and she didn't know why. Then suddenly, the love she lost reappeared and breathed life back into her veins. But when she touched him, she felt something dark hiding beneath his surface, and when she slept with him, she realized he wasn’t her love at all.

After working for years in a war zone, Danny D'Amato needs a break. Stressed, he chooses the blue waters of Positano for his escape. Soon, the pages of his diary fill with notes about the woman he meets on the sunny Mediterranean cliffs, and his conversion from a war-weary veteran to a man in love. In a few days, he and Gaia fall in love, share their lives, and imagine a future together. And then, she is gone. After Danny spends countless days looking for Gaia, the vast distance between them finally closes...but for reasons they could have never predicted.

Texas is burning. To Doctor Gavin Morris and Ghost Hunter Annabelle Smith, it is clear that this is no ordinary prairie fire. After the fire destroys a small frontier town, it begins to threaten other nearby towns as well. But can the unlikely duo decipher the clues before time runs out...or are they doomed to burn with more than passion? This paranormal romance western contains strong religious themes and graphic sex scenes.

After a notorious drug lord murders his sister, John takes the law into his own hands. A wanted man, on the run for his life and craving sanctuary, John makes his way north and finds refuge in a place called Haven - and with the beautiful Lakota Grae. Drawn into a fight against overwhelming odds, John has one more war left to fight - and one last chance for redemption.

Kate Brady never thought she'd set foot in her hometown again. After all, Golden Grove was the scene of the biggest embarrassment of her life, back when she was "Katie Braces," the high-school art nerd. But if she's going to climb the corporate ladder at her new company, she has to take a job in her Iowa hometown. And to do that, she's going to need the help of her old next-door-neighbor, Peter Clark. The cute guy she never really got over.

Antonio Vivaldi's music has mesmerized audiences for 300 years. A less-known story than his musical genius was the impressive figure that he was in Venetian society; the young, red-haired prodigy could make women swoon with the sweeping grandeur of his violin performances - especially after he traded in his priest's robes for the dashing attire of a celebrity. Through the words of his lifelong friend, Domenico Trapensi, Vivaldi's Girls tells the mesmerizing story of Vivaldi's time as a music teacher at Venice's Conservatorio....

“Shouldn’t we introduce ourselves before we get divorced?” With these words, American grad student Breanne Smith cemented the attraction of Nicolas Brassard, French banker. But how can these two, with their diverging futures, make a life together? Through tragedy, heartbreak, and fear, Nick and Breanne forge an unbreakable bond that takes them from the American Midwest to the shores of France, and into a whirlwind romance that defies sense or reason.

At 22 years old, Robyn feels she is fast becoming an old maid. There are some eligible men in rural Midlothian, but Robyn has some competition from her particular friend, Amy. Already engaged to a man she no longer loves, Robyn sets out to hunt for a husband in a countryside racked by social unrest. Could her man be the collier hunted by the police - or the tall golfer? And who is the messenger who seems to appear just when he's not wanted?

Forty-year-old Callie Jamison thinks she has a good life as a rancher's wife, until her husband divorces her for a younger woman who can give him the children Callie never did. Clayton Swift is an aging cowboy who knows it’s time for him to hang up his spurs, but he doesn’t want to do it alone.