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They're just friends. At least, that's what she thinks. Him? He has other plans. Bennett Brinkman is San Francisco baseball's golden boyfocused, disciplined, and very bad at ignoring the one woman he shouldn't want. Falling for his sister's best friend was inevitable, even though she's always seen him as safe, familiar, and firmly off-limits.

Three authors. Two morally grey characters. One deadly world. In the silence of the morgue, she fixes what violence ruins. Bullet wounds disappear beneath careful stitching. Evidence vanishes. Secrets are buried with the dead. Every crew in the city relies on her. All except one. The largest...

With the war over Matt, Liz, and Aster have to deal with the consequences. Some are good, some are foreseen. Others are not. Now that Aiden, Zack, and Allie have been bought out of the war Tiers they will not only have to juggle being dukes but also advancing to Tier 35 as fast as possible. With new duties and responsibilities the trio will have to sharpen an entirely new set of skills if they want to come out on top.

Love is blind. Ava-Marie. He took everything from me. I've been left a shell, void of power, love, and everything that makes me who I am. All at the hands of the person I cherish the most. Others would crumble, but I will rise. I'll summon the darkness inside of me to rally my people and become an empress worth worshipping, bringing the magical world to its knees with nothing to wield but my determination, wit and will. The chains have come off, and the pretty pigeon has been unleashed from her cage. There's no one here to stop me from becoming all I'm meant to be.

HER. I don’t recognize my life anymore. Not after what he did. I can still hear it… the laughter. I can see his face every time I close my eyes. It doesn’t stop. It won’t stop. And I know now… This isn’t over. HIM. It’s funny, isn’t it? How something so perfect can just… fall into your lap. An opportunity like this—you don’t walk away from it. It’s too tempting. Too satisfying. I’m going to have so much fun. And I think I'll take my time. ----IMPORTANT: do NOT listen to book #2 unless you have listened to book #1 (The Monster We Made)

Of all the jerks in the NCAA who could have been traded to the team, Sebastian Huntington is the absolute worst. Two players from opposite sides of the tracks face off in this spicy rivals to lovers MM hockey romance. Austin is NHL-bound, if only the team who picked his name in the draft would sign him already! Coming up to the cut-off point and graduation, Austin is hyper focused on proving himself and paying his mom back for all her sacrifices. The last thing he needs is a distraction in the form of the Ivy League’s biggest jerk, Sebastian Huntington III.

Graydon St. John doesn't do dramaor public appearances. The brooding defensive end for the San Francisco Foghorns prefers silence, solitude, and avoiding headlines. But when a league-wide PR scandal forces him into a media stunt at the city zoo, he's suddenly face-to-face with squawking birds, nosy fans, and the zookeeper who seems to hate his guts on sight. Maple Baker loves her flamingos. Loud, pink, messy? Sure. But they're hers. And the last thing she needs is a grumpy football player stomping into her sanctuary with a bad attitude and a bigger ego.

As the son of a mere merchant, Klöss wants nothing more than to pass his trials and join the ranks of the Bjornmen raiders, breaking free of his father’s ambitions and following in the footsteps of his forebears. Times are changing in the Barren Isles. The centuries-old traditions of coastal plunder are making way for outright conquest, and the threat of war is looming.

Blood will tell. Life is better for Jem Berger. He’s got a job that he’s good at. He’s got a boyfriend he loves. He’s talking more with his mom, even though he’s not sure if he should call her mom. And there’s been no sign of the murderous pack of psychopaths Jem and Tean ran into a couple of months before. Sure, it’s not a job he loves. And things with Tean have been… weird lately—therapy, mood swings, a growing sense of distance. And when Jem’s mom calls, it’s not like they have anything to say to each other. But overall, things are definitely better.

Matt plans to delve the rifts responsible for the monsters that destroyed his city and murdered his parents. But his dreams are crushed when his Tier One Talent is rated as detrimental, and no guild or group will take him.

Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

On the run and desperate to protect my niece Cora, I’ve been moving from town to town, never staying long—until my car breaks down in Silver Falls and leaves us stranded. I don’t expect anyone to help. I especially don’t expect three of them. Everett, Cash, and Lincoln are Silver Falls’ most powerful Alpha pack, and after what my old pack did to me, my guard goes up immediately… but these men are nothing like what I’m used to.

Trust. Betrayal. Revenge. The Count of Monte Cristo is the quintessential masterpiece of Alexandre Dumas. In Edmond Dantes we find an early materialization of the modern superhero. He is a dashing young sailor imprisoned unjustly for treason. While in prison he meets a holy man who imparts to him all his wisdom. The "abbe" also divulges the profound secret of a hidden treasure. Dantes realizes that with such immense wealth, one could wreak a hateful vengeance on one's enemies.

A New York Times Editors' Choice A Military Times Best Book of the Year A powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict. J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working for the U.S. State Department in some of the most dangerous frontline...

Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life until a demon murdered her closest friends. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

Celeste Varick has a simple plan: find one of the last wormholes on earth and walk right in. The catch? She has no idea where she'll land, or that she's about to fall for the one stranger chasing the same impossible leap. Everett Ludlow booked the same charter to the same island to find the same wormholes at the same exact moment. A kindhearted skeptic, he doesn't believe in fate but is desperate enough to leap into the future to save someone he loves.

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Change is coming to the wilds. Things are taking a turn that Tanner wasn't expecting. From homestead to town, he has a multitude of new faces and races to take care of. Thankfully, he has training in managing domains. With his peace broken, he'll have to find a balance of taking care of the town, letting his aides do what they were hired for, and growing his skills to better everyone.

Surrey, 1986: Sent back in time after a lifetime trapped in a loveless marriage, Lucy Hart is determined to find the courage to take back control of her life. In 2025, reeling from the death of her husband, Lucy must face the truth that she has wasted forty-five years with a man who never truly loved her. At his funeral, shocking revelations come to light, including affairs, a secret love child, and a will that tears her family apart. Given the chance to return to the past, Lucy finds herself back in 1986, with two small children and a husband whose ambitions leave no room for hers.