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I’m about thirty seconds from a toe tag and my own freezer at the mortuary when he materializes from the shadows and fights like hell to keep me breathing. I had no idea homeless disasters like me got guardian angels—or that guardian angels punch people and smoke—but suddenly, there he is: a hero dressed all in black who ghosts me so hard I consider calling a medium. But that would be a waste of money I don’t have.

From the minds of Cora Rose and Lark Taylor, Deviant is the exciting second book in The Firm series.

I’m tired. My life has been filled with disappointments, sadness, and pain. I’m hated by everyone besides my best friend. Until the captain of the hockey team falls on top of me. His eyes are as blue as the ice he plays on, and his smile fills me with warmth I’ve never felt before. Shane Hawkins. The man everyone’s friends with, now has me in his sights and he’s not showing any signs of letting me go. Even through my anxiety and messed up mind, he’s still there. And I don’t understand why.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and being in the hospital with stitches in my head and no way out makes me pretty desperate. So I log in to a dating app, searching for a guy willing to pretend to be my boyfriend so I can bust out of this overpriced nightmare. But what do I get? Accused of being a prostitute. Talk about a waste of phone minutes. With plan A a no-go, I move on to plan B. Escape. Except, on my way to freedom, I’m nearly pummeled by a man wearing all black and with the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen. When he pretends to be my boyfriend, I’m shook.

My mom thinks I’m spoiled. So what does she do? She ships me out to a farm in the middle of nowhere. It’s supposed to teach me some sort of lesson. It won’t. The only thing that’ll come from this will be the small town of Kensley meeting its match. And not just Kensley. Him. Jasper thinks he can best me? Well, he has another thing coming. I may look like a spoiled city boy on the outside, but I’ll be the fiercest competition this country boy has ever seen.

Snowed in. Polar Opposites. One inconvenient holiday romance. River has spent his entire life watching holiday romance movies and waiting for his own happily ever after to arrive. After one night of too much spiked eggnog, he takes matters into his own hands. Its a perfect plan: spend one...

One devastating night. One tragic accident. I survived, but the boy I used to be didn’t. And I’ve been on a downward spiral of anger and resentment ever since. That is until my father makes a selfish decision that changes the course of my life and my future.

Wren. Banished. After doing everything asked of me and more since my wings glowed for the first time, I’m ejected from my home. All because I asked to be released from my courtesan contract that never should have been legal in the first place. I guess it’s time for me to find my true calling. Could it be working with the smoldering hot baker at Warwick’s Wicked Bakery? I’m not sure, but I know I’m going to find out. Talon. Griffin shifters are supposed to be warriors. Guardians. But not me, I’m happy baking. For the most part.

Farren has been Black Cat Circuss head of security since the beginning and its a job the gargoyle takes seriously. But hes stone more often than usual in the daytime, impeding his ability to work. Something has to change, and hes not sure what. Not until a feisty merman shows up at the circus and Farrens stone curse has a hope of being lifted. Rourke has one last adventure before he ties himself to the lake as the next historian apprentice. Only, hed rather be an ambassador between the worlds than stuck in the muck reciting the same old information for a lifetime.

Bear shifter Everett has found his fated mate, but he'll have to defeat another alpha to keep him. When Milo’s date sprouts fangs and tries to bite him, he flees into the nearby forest and ends up lost. The gorgeous man who rescues him seems too good to be true…until Milo discovers his secret. Everett knows the human omega is his fated mate, but the last thing Milo needs is another alpha shifter trying to claim him so soon after his traumatic experience.

Danny tried the relationship thing, and it ended violently. He has no desire to let another alpha close enough to hurt him…especially not an intimidating stranger like Knox. Knox has never been called patient. He's grumpy and stubborn, and he's afraid he'll inadvertently push Danny further away. But when a rogue wolf pack threatens the omegas of Grizzly Ridge, Danny must trust Knox if he wants to escape with his life—and heart—intact.

When a vampire test subject from the lab shows up at my doorstep moments before sunrise, I have two choices: Let him die or let him in. Dr. Rupert Martin works in a covert lab that's experimenting with hybrid, test-tube vampires. If he'd known of their diabolical mission, he never would've...

I don't do relationships. I don't do feelings. I don't do what's considered the norm. I love hurting people. I love their screams. I love their begging. I live for it. Until him. Aaron. He has his own version of crazy. His crazy mixed with mine? That's a recipe for disaster.

I move to Mink Hollow hoping to find my Fated mate while staying close to my best friend. Instead, I get abducted by a hawk, dropped from the sky, and wake up with two mates. I’m an Alpha chipmunk shifter, professional family man at heart, and apparently a walking Fate magnet.

I just want to survive my Heat in peace, so I book a secluded cabin for the holidays. But when I’m ready to pass out after a long trip, I find something already in bed. Under the covers. My first thought? Giant friggin’ rat. Turns out the rat is actually an Alpha mink shifter, and he’s very flirty. When I explain why I’m here and not with family during this holiday season, he offers to help me through my Heat. He says it’ll be casual, no strings. But the more time we spend together, the harder it is not to get attached.

I crossed a line I never should have crossed… and now I don't want to go back. When my best friend's grown son texts me looking for help, I figure it's because his dad is out of town. Turns out he has something specific in mind. Something I never could've seen coming.

I've spent my life proving to my grandpa and dad that I'm more than just the Lewis family mistake. So when Grandpa sends me to Devon Falls, VT to take some ridiculous leaf festival to court, I head straight there and get to work. But Dr. Jack Lancer keeps getting in my way. He's everywhere. Helping me out with my migraines, making me dinner, insisting people be nice to me even though I’m the enemy. Who is this guy? The next thing I know I'm pretending to be Jack's boyfriend to get him out of a bind.

When game developer Patrick Bocker receives a Krampus figurine in the office Secret Santa exchange, he doesn’t think much of it. Then the accidents start happening. The absurd calamities mount, and Patrick becomes a repeat offender at the Emergency Room. By his third visit, Patrick starts to believe that maybe, just maybe, the Krampus figurine is cursed. There is, however, one silver lining – a super hot ER doctor. Dr. Gray Reynolds is prepared to ignore his attraction to the striking young man in bay two.

Every refrigerator needs the F word! That’s how I feel about it, but Santa had other thoughts. He fires me on Christmas! Who does that? All I wanted was to give people a few giggles. Now I’m a statue in a strange place waiting for my fated mate to find me. I’m Pisces (not my real name and don’t tell anyone I’m really a Taurus). This year is the year my crystal shop finally takes off! Manifesting! When the security alarm goes off at my warehouse in the middle of the night I find the most gorgeous Alpha I’ve seen in my life.

It’s Christmas time again and Shae can’t wait to slide into Jingle—his elf persona—for a few weeks at the Frostdale mall. The costumes, the scents, the bright laughter, his friends. It all fuels him for the rest of the year. What he doesn’t anticipate is his entire world changing when his best friend moves back home after being away for eight long years.