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Josie Waters has to admit she may have acted a bit hastily when she agreed to purchase the Oyster Cove Guesthouse - a charmingly gabled Victorian mansion on the breathtaking Maine coast - from elderly family friend Millie Sullivan. But Josie was desperate to flee Ohio and in particular her ex-husband, a chef who loved his job so much he left her for it. And anyway, how hard can running a guesthouse be?

Robin of the Greenwood spends her days robbing from the rich to feed the poor. With her knowledge of the fae paths, she eludes all attempts to capture her. But, she and her merry band of brothers never seem to get anywhere. The more she steals, the more the evil Duke Guy "Bluebeard" taxes the villagers. When Robin discovers that Duke Guy plans to marry yet again, she conceives a plan for a final, big score. As Guy's wife, she will have access to his wealth. The lord is notorious for killing his wives shortly after he marries them, but Robin has no plans to be dead wife number four.

When a vanquished foe resurfaces with vengeance on his mind, special agent Megan Luchek expects the danger to fall to her. She does not expect her FBI partner’s entire family to disappear. Cassandra Mirren witnesses her boss’s murder and gets drawn into a deadly game. Now, she has a choice - either work with Agent Luchek or betray her. Both women are about to find out that treachery makes it tense. 

Graduate student Raina Sun is trying to keep her head above water as the bills roll in, when her dashing college adviser cons her out of several months of rent. Her quest to retrieve the money sets in motion a streak of even worse luck. First, she stumbles on her advisor's dead body and becomes a suspect in his murder. Next, the only man she's ever loved reappears as the lead detective to the case. Raina's having trouble interpreting his signals. Does he want to reignite their passion, or just stay close to his prime suspect?

Basil, a rather scholarly fae, works as an assistant librarian at the Great Library of the Court of Knowledge. Lonely and unwilling to join the yearly Midsummer Revel to find a mate, Basil takes the advice of his talking horse companion and decides to steal a human bride instead. But Basil never expected to find a human girl waiting for him, wanting to be snatched. Nor had he expected a girl like Meg, an illiterate farmgirl who has no use for books. 

The virus is morphing and moving fast. Wilders aren't following the three rules anymore. Nobody is safe.  Running low on supplies while waiting for a response from their plea for help, the camp in the Adirondak forest can't wait any longer. Emerson is selected to lead a supply run on what should be a short trip into town. With the world sliding dangerously close to a full apocalypse, his team will have to make hazardous decisions.

Vampires + dark magic = zero hour. The road to destruction is only one tempting spell away. What happens when an untrained seer possesses the most powerful grimoire ever to exist? Leslie's a romance author, who happens to be conjuring magic. She's researching sigils for her latest Highlander romance, but her intentions have powered something sinister. Don't miss out on this 10k-word prequel short story that introduces Leslie, the supernatural world with all of the twists and turns.

The forest behind Renna’s home is dark and dense. It holds more secrets than she knows. Having grown up in the half-pocalypse, a world balancing against the tide of a blood-borne virus, Renna knows the rules by heart: 1. Stay inside between dusk and dawn. 2. Close and lock the copper and silver screens. 3. Report anyone suspected of infection immediately. Now, at 17, Renna will have to survive against the rules. An unprecedented attack. A strange boy with copper eyes. Can Renna survive the darkness to save the people she loves?

Once upon a time, Princess Mavis chose love over a political marriage. Her father disowned her, stripping away any chance she or an heir would inherit Reshner’s throne. But her father is dead, and so are her little brother and his elder son. Thus far, Mavis’s nephew, Terosh, has turned out to be an adequate king, but Reshner cannot afford to be divided.

Partying too much, picking fights with her Mom.... Holly has no idea what she wants to do next year and she's sick of the pressure to have a plan. When she's shipped off to spend some time in Chicago with her Aunt, she starts to feel more like herself. Holly's about to have bigger problems. The world is on the brink of a viral outbreak that will change the way humans live for years to come. It begins in the major cities. People are changing into crazed animals, impervious to pain. Nobody knows why. 

Partying too much, picking fights with her Mom...Holly's senior year of high school has become a bit of a mess. She has no idea what she wants to do next year, and she's sick of the pressure to have a plan. When she's shipped off to spend some time in Chicago with her Aunt Miranda, she starts to feel more like herself. But, Holly's about to have bigger problems. The world is on the brink of a viral outbreak that will change the way humans live for years to come. It begins in all the major cities. People are changing into crazed animals, impervious to pain. Nobody knows why.

Barbara Hoffbeck never quite felt she fit into the small farming community of Big Stone City, South Dakota - and as the youngest of seven growing up during the post-Depression era, she struggled to find her place within her large Catholic family. Barbara defied expectations at every turn, determined to prove her worth in a male-dominated time and place, whether it be by joining a "no girls allowed" hunting trip with her brothers, racing to help save her family's burning barn, or moving across the United States to New York City to pursue a career in publishing. 

On the surface, Reshner is experiencing a time of peace and prosperity, but trouble is brewing. The Royal House faces threats from without and within. Even the anotechs - fabled god-machines - will be hard-pressed to save the royals this time. Includes books one to three:  Reshner’s Royal Ranger, Reshner’s Royal Threat, and  Reshner’s Royal Guard.

Despite the setback dealt by FBI Special Agent Megan Luchek, the Club moves forward with a new contest centered around heroes. Partly looking for payback and partly look to cash in, they forcibly invite Megan - and her sister - to participate. The agent quickly discovers that the contestants aren’t the only ones in danger. Each one has a family member to fight for. Will the heroes have to be villains to save those they love?

Recently returned from a harrowing vacation, FBI Special Agent Megan Luchek tries to settle into her day job in sunny Hawaii. But practically before her feet hit Oahu, a crisis catapults her back to the mainland.

FBI Special Agent Megan Luchek has twice escaped the club’s clutches, but her luck may be running out. There’s a price on her head. They want her alive, but nobody’s specifying how alive. Megan has powerful friends, but her biggest supporters have their own deadly issues to deal with. Can she survive being the primary target for the criminal contest?

The king and queen are dead. Lord Kezem rules with an iron fist. The royal children have been separated for their own safety. Protected by an ancient charm that links her life to Kezem, Princess Rela lives in the palace. For a time, Prince Teven trains with the Rangers. He joins the royal guard and goes on the Kireshana, so that someday he can confront the usurper and take back the throne.

Popularity never meant so much. When the Club runs a contest to see which profession will triumph, they gather some involuntary contestants, including FBI Special Agent Megan Luchek’s sister, Tara. Gambling’s always more fun when the stakes matter. Nothing could be higher than life or death. To save her sister, Megan must stop the contest by any means necessary, even if that means infiltrating it the hard way: As a prisoner.