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I celebrated a little too much after I purchased a racehorse favored to win the Kentucky Derby. I let down my guard and the next thing I know, I woke up beside the daughter of the man my father hates. Married. I should divorce her immediately, only she knows everything about the horse racing world and I know, well, nothing. We also made quite a scene at the auction and everyone thinks we're in love.

For Emma Jo and Buddy, for Peter and Cassidy, only love can temper the agony of their discipline. Only friendship can give them the strength to deliver a little justice of their own. As for the upperclassmen Sierra and Kevin—the conspirators who laid the trap that ensnared them in the Dare Dungeon—Nurse Reyes-Garcia and the Punishment Wardens of Huntington Regional Detention Center have a special plan, guaranteed to put them in their proper place and to show the world that all offenders are equal under law.

At Chesapeake Bay University, tomorrow is Hell Day. When freshman pledges Cassidy, Peter, Emma Jo, and Buddy are offered a way out of the mysterious initiation, little do they know they’re being played. The “dare” they must complete is a prank. They are meant to be caught—and to be found guilty, in court, of crimes for which there is only one possible sentence. Nurse Reyes-Garcia knows just what to do with misbehaving college kids. Their punishments will be carried out on live television. For two days, they’ll face their deepest, most intimate, and secret fears.

Everyone else thinks I should flee and find a safe place to hide. They don’t think I can take her on, and who can blame them? The vampire queen is over 1000 years old. She’s had centuries to grow stronger and learn how to fight. I’ve had a month. I’m brutally outclassed. Almost. I possess one advantage if I can bring myself to use it; my dual heritage. There’s only one other like me on the planet, and at the height of his powers, he challenged the very gods themselves. It’s a double-edged sword, though, considering he went insane with bloodlust.

Driven by success, Sasha Harding has a simple plan: Learn as much as possible, be the best graphic artist she can be, and leave her heart at home. And with a strict no-dating policy at Brinkman Advertising, it’s a piece of cake until Nathan Brenner arrives. Thanks to a mishap on the stairwell, they quickly find their passion for hard work isn’t the only passion they share in common.

This is a kisses only, sweet romance. The past comes rushing back at the sound of his voice my brother's best friend and my new next door neighbor. Lane Kincaid was my secret crush for as long as I can remember. He's also the one I had every intention of avoiding when I came home. But fate had different plans, I got into a car accident, And he's the first person to come to my rescue. As my gaze collides with his all thoughts flee. My icy indifference begins to thaw. He's even more handsome than I remember.

Valda Hemmingway, the top-notch agent for The Hunters who save the world from monstrum, is prepared for anything...except for being forced to work a New Year Eve party. Worst yet, The Bringers, the rivals in protecting the world from monsters department, are there as well, including the most annoying thorn in her side: Jeremey Darington.

Top agent for The Hunters, Val Hemmingway, and the golden boy of The Bringers, Jeremey Darington, are forced to continue their mission together to locate and stop a homicidal threat from the monster realm and his human puppet. Things are rocky between them as usual as they track down this killing machine through Europe with weapon's master Galen and timid analyst Kesler. Along this dangerous adventure, storms will brew, monsters will attack, minds will become chaotic, and hearts will shatter, the answers to this mystery changing their lives more than they ever expected or are ready for.

When Mabel’s lover turns her over to the King, she’s thrown in jail for being a witch. Fully expecting her love to come save her, she languishes for months in prison. After all, if he sold her out for riches and came back to rescue her, that would be rather amusing. But actual betrayal, there’s no amusement in that.

Lochlan's been lying low for a while and would have remained hidden forever if Luna hadn't come along. The woman is trouble, and this cynical wolf knows he should walk away. Whatever crisis she's dealing with isn't his problem. However, he can't abandon his mate. Yup. His freaking mate. So much for thinking he'd die grumpy and alone. Despite not being crazy about the idea, he can't ignore her—or the danger stalking her. A threat that might extend to all of Were-kind. Like hell.

As an enforcer for the Lykosium, it's Kit's job to ensure the Were secret is safe, which is how he meets Penelope "Poppy" Smith. She's a woman with secrets who flinches at shadows, and he doesn't like that one bit—especially since she is his mate. Not that he's about to join himself to anyone. Mistakes don't deserve someone special like her. Poppy isn't keen on helping Kit identify the man in her past who captured and abused her. She's still reliving that torture in her nightmares, but how can she move forward unless she faces her past?

The Coltrosstians and the Beinights have been enemies for as long as anyone can remember, but now they have a common enemy aiming for them both—the Tra’Mell. When approached by the Coltrosstian Sarpi to join forces against this new foe, the Beinights aren’t sure who to trust. They need the help, but at what cost? Furthermore, the Coltrosstians seem to have some secrets they’re not willing to share. Lhora is part of the guard for Esstika Kai, leader of the Beinights, and she has her own secrets to hide. She never foresaw being captured and used as a bargaining chip.

Asher is a flirt and the fun-loving joker of the Pack. He's determined to remain single forever, but that plan goes out the window when Valencia arrives. A feisty human, she teases him at every turn. Makes him want something more. Especially after they spend a weekend as a pretend couple to avoid trouble with his old Pack. Problem is he's got a secret, a howling and hairy one. And she's mentioned more than once the fact that she's not crazy about dogs. Things come to a head when Valencia is threatened and he's forced to show her his feral side. Will she run or stay to tame the beast?

On the full moon after my 21st birthday, I was supposed to go through my first shift. Instead, I was left to huddle alone in the cold, a failure who couldn’t do the one thing expected of her. Now I have no mate, and I’m wondering if sticking with the pack is even worth it. Maybe it’s time I live among humans. That’s when a vampire shows up at my door and says he wants to claim me. While I might not know what I am, I’m pretty fricking certain that I’m not going to be mated to a bloodsucker. He might be a good friend, but that’s all he’ll ever be to me.

A kingdom is rife with rumors of the evil that lays in wait on the fringes of the woods. Fairy tales of curses, animalistic beasts, and an inhuman prince — Lady Bethel has heard the stories all her life, but what she once thought were just stories told to keep a child in line could prove to be so much more. The daughter of Lord Voril of Banderling, Lady Bethel spends her time following in her late mother’s footsteps, caring for the sick in the villages surrounding Banderling Mayne.

He was my everything. My every day and my every night. My every dream and my every hope. And then he was gone. Someone once told me that love knows no boundaries; it goes beyond time, distance or hatred. Could that possibly be true? It wasn’t until five years after the day Lucas walked away from our life that I realized how true that was. He came barreling back into my reality and I was powerless to stop the love that still festered inside my soul for him. Now that he’s back, I don’t know how I can protect my heart from what he’ll bring.

Craft shop owner Amelia Ryan has more than just a talent for giving old barn materials new life. She can see Life Shadows: Spirits of the dead. When she moves her Barnwood Builders store to downtown Briarton and scouts a new location for one of her projects, Amelia’s ability leads her to uncover a tangled tragedy 70 years in the making. As secrets of the past meet with threats of the present, Amelia must rely on her supernatural ability to discover the truth. But will it be enough to bring the perpetrators to justice?

Savannah Miles and Scott Lachance are the perfect college couple. They’re smart. They’re beautiful. They have common interests. At 21, both in their third year at Bridgemont University, they’ve nearly reached the end of the age of transition. And they’ve drawn the attention of Veronica Cruz and Malcolm Wiley, the two senior Skulls in a secret university society known only as The Select.

The newest addition to my harem had never had a traditional Thanksgiving. Charlie's magic family didn't celebrate mortal traditions. My other two men, the broody vampire and energetic sprite, had experienced my takeout holidays before. But this year, Thanksgiving was going to be perfect. I was cooking, and I wasn't using an ounce of witchy magic.

Leo Barnes has dedicated his life to fighting the disease that destroyed his wife. When he’s paired with an intriguing woman at a charity fundraiser, he starts believing he might open his heart once more. But when he finds out their favorite charity has a dark secret, he must risk everything to do what’s right. Brilliant bear shifter Angela Wright is happy to spend her days caring for an elderly billionaire with a debilitating illness. But when she wins a date with a handsome billionaire, she’s exposed to an entirely new world of glamour and danger.