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To say I had a rough start in life would be the understatement of the century. My uncle may have rescued me from my abusive childhood, but he couldn't save me from the neurotic and compulsive obsessions I would develop in my adulthood. I deal with some of the worst criminals in the seedy underbelly of the world just to get what I want. What I need. And what I need is the perfect woman. Perfect and pure in every way possible. And I'm willing to obtain that perfection...no matter the cost.

There are two places I'm not supposed to be: in trouble and in a gentleman's club. But thanks to my sister, I find myself in both anyway. And just in time to rescue the sports reporter who drives me crazy. Jamie Knight is the curviest little enemy I've ever had. She's been publishing stories about my hockey teammates for years. But I want her attention focused on me. Finding me in Dionysus is the story of her career. Imagine my surprise when it never airs.

I never spent too much time thinking about my future. I've always lived in the moment, dealing with the highs and lows as they came. Well, up until I moved to Snowbell Ridge. I wanted to start fresh after a relationship gone bad. My new job was perfect, but I wasn't expecting it to lead me to a familiar face. And I sure didn't think I'd wind up pregnant three weeks later. The most surprising part of all, though?

The building I'm renovating to turn into a B&B in the cozy coastal town of Mystic Harbor, where humans and monsters live in harmony, is either haunted or someone's trying to sabotage me. After someone rips up my flower beds for the third time, and the local law enforcement can't find any clues, I head to Monsters, PI, where I hire a much-too-gorgeous dragon shifter to determine if I'm a victim of crime or paranormal activity. After someone creeps through my building late at night, Reylor moves in with me to further his investigation. 

One minute, I'm solving cases in my small town of Mystic Harbor, and the next, I'm face-to-face with her. Ellie Landish. Witch. Former fiancée. And the biggest "what if" of my life. I still don't understand why she broke my heart three years ago, but now she's back, tangled in a case that reeks of magic and trouble. I should keep it professional, solve her problem, and walk away. But seeing her again stirs up everything I thought I'd buried. And worse? Every time I look at her, I want what we had back.

Emil Dubinin. Bratva assassin. Sin in human form. I stalked him through the shadows. He captured me with a single touch. Bound. Stripped. Broken open. He made me forget every law I'd sworn to uphold. In the jungle, I was his prisoner. In his bed, I became his sin. He whispered lies in Russian. And I begged him for truth between my thighs. When he left me, he took more than my heart—he took my soul. Now I'm carrying his child. A secret that could destroy us both. The FBI wants my blood. The Bratva wants my silence. And when he finds out I kept his baby... the devil I loved will demand his due.

It was one night. No names. No problem. I gave myself over to the kind of desire I didn’t think I could feel again. When I woke up she was gone. Now she’s back. In my office. My turf.

When the Intergalactic Dating Agency hires Georgie to plan the first ever human-alien matchmaking soirée, Georgie thinks a charity auction for the local animal shelter will be the perfect icebreaker. But to get the local singles to participate, she has to set an example, so she offers herself as one of the dates. What she doesn't expect is for her alien buyer to be so freakin' hot. A few drinks in, and Georgie finds herself alone on a spaceship with a blue-skinned, musclebound male.

The Sound of Us are supernovas in the sky and I’ve been following their light from the moment we met. It was easy to get wrapped in them, for me to feel like I wasn’t a real person unless I was in their presence, helping them, loving them.

Lottie is a wizard when it comes to data retention and storage. When it comes to her personal life? Not so much. She is clumsy and often gets stuck in her own head. Not to mention her collection of Squishmallows and collectable figures makes men run the opposite direction. When a chance encounter puts her closer to Andrei, the dangerous Russian CFO, and Kaleb, the owner and founder of Wulf Asset Management, she can't make sense of her feelings for both of the strong men. Add in their best friend, Colby, and Lottie is one confused Little.

Honor or blood: She's carrying a Calabrese heir. Too bad I'm going to make her a DeLuca bride. She was supposed to be untouchable. My brother's family. Bella's closest friend. Another man's woman. But Elena Santiago isn't the sweet angel she pretends to be. Behind that perfect smile lies a mind...

Jean-Luc Cavalier has only ever cared about three things: sex, booze, and the dangerous missions he undertakes with HORNET. Laissez les bons temps rouler is more than a Mardi Gras motto—it's the way he lives his life. But all that changes the night he rescues Dr. Claire Oliver from deadly mercenaries. Now he can't get the gorgeous blond virologist out of his head. Claire is running for her life. Someone wants her antiviral research and they're willing to kill anyone and everyone to get it. She has no one to turn to except a Cajun with a silver tongue and devastating smile.

One reckless hook-up in a broken elevator . . . The big shot billionaire kissed me senseless against the glass doors. There was zero chance of seeing the Armani-clad stranger again. I didn't even catch his name—just that he was the hottest mistake of my life. But the universe? It loves a plot...

Jaxon Bortsov is a beautiful devil—cruel and cold, relentless and vicious. Next in line to claim the throne of the Vysotsky Bratva, he commands with an iron fist and a heart of ice. We began with a cursed contract. One my sister was supposed to sign. But when she fell pregnant and ran, I was left to honor the deal in her place. I tried to escape, to sever the bonds of fate, only to be captured by enemies. Jaxon stole me back like a thief in the night, and now he refuses to let me go.

Sera has no memory of her life before. Before captivity, before experiments, before the only lifeline she had was the voice of a boy in the cell next to hers. Before G. G wishes he could forget everything before Sera brought him back to life. Forget his memories as a ruthless mercenary on an alternate version of Earth. Forget that he was part of an experiment simply known as Alpha.

Leah Giancarelli makes balancing her new role as a single mom look easy, but she'd have crumbled if not for her late husband's best friend, Marcus. She has her issues with HORNET, an elite hostage rescue team—after all, Danny would still be alive if he'd never accompanied them on their last mission—but Marcus has always been by her side, a strong shoulder to lean on...until, after one impulsive kiss, he's so much more. Eaten alive by guilt, Marcus takes off, leaving both HORNET and Leah behind. Alone is easier. Safer. Because his feelings for Leah are all kinds of wrong.

Ten years ago I left my marriage and the love of my life. On paper my husband checked the boxes. 1. Devastatingly handsome. 2. Wild and carefree. 3. And a skilled lover . . . if you know what I mean. But Corjan Powell was a bad husband. We were too young to be saddled with a lifetime of resentment and regret. After a year of confrontations and no change, I didn't even give him the chance to refuse divorce papers. One disastrous fight too far, I wrote him a note and I left. "But Bree, what happened over those ten years?" you ask. Resentment. And regrets. 

When my grandmother is arrested for poisoning the members of her social club, I hire Monsters, PI to help clear her name. My case is assigned to an ice lord, Elrik, the guy I met a week ago at a wedding and haven't been able to stop thinking about. As we track down clues and discover there's a lot more going on at Grannie's social club than potluck suppers, I start hoping I can thaw this ice lord's heart. But he was recently burned, and he's not sure if he's ready to try again. Can I convince Elrik to give love another chance?

Talia Reed was supposed to be a tactical asset—brilliant, unwilling, and utterly necessary to defend my cyborg colony. We brought her here because we had no choice. But from the second she looked at me with those fire-blue eyes, everything changed. She fought me. Challenged me. Matched me move for move. And I wanted her.

Hugo Reddick sets out in search of an old hookup. Instead, he finds the woman’s bubbly sister raising what may or may not be his daughter. While trying to figure out how to navigate this potential bombshell, Hugo plans to stay as far away from Everly as possible. But the more he turns the perky woman down, the harder she pursues him, until he can’t resist her for even a second longer.