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The ink isn't dry on the contract for my arranged marriage when my first and only love comes back to town. The Pits demand five souls, turning men into monsters. I know this, as it took away my humanity when I was forced to kill my best friend. I lost not only him, but his sister and my lover—who can never discover the truth of her brother's death. I swore before I snapped his neck that I would find out who runs the Pits and bring them to their knees.

Als ihre Schwester verschwindet, setzt Alice alles daran, sie zu finden – auch wenn das bedeutet, einem weißen Kaninchen hinterherzujagen und ins Wunderland zu stolpern. Vom grinsenden Märzhasen bis zur rätselhaften Raupe, die von ihr fordert, den richtigen Weg zu finden, obwohl Alice immer wieder im Kreis läuft, sind dort jedoch alle dem Wahnsinn verfallen. Der einzige Lichtblick ist der Hutmacher, der Alice nicht nur bei der Suche nach ihrer Schwester hilft, sondern auch Gefühle in ihr weckt, die sie nie zuvor gekannt hat.

These Fated Mates are the key to saving Dragon kin. Can they come together in time? Or will all be lost to a past neither can forget? Devon’s heritage has given him a unique perspective of the world around him. And his complete trust in Destiny may be all that saves the One the Universe made for him.

After years of waiting patiently in the shadows, I've finally come to claim what is mine. And that prize is Viviana Valachi, the youngest daughter of the Valachi Don. She is timid and obedient, everything her father raised her to be. But there is a fire in those Valachi eyes that is matched only by her brother, whom I hold captive. Azrael is on the move. No place or person is safe, even those I keep in golden cages.

I never knew older men with cocky smiles were my thing. Especially when he's my father's co-CEO. But Zach's smile made me go from good girl to bad girl in 2.3 seconds. Now I'm his intern and we're stuck together like lovebugs. A touch on the cheek as we pass in the hallway. An outright claiming of my soul on his desk after hours. This will be our little secret. Because if my dad finds out, we're both toast. Then I discover the biggest secret of all: I'm going to make Zach a daddy. I just hope we don't lose everything else first.

A road map for rewiring our brains to unlearn harmful beliefs, heal broken bonds, and transform our communities “An intimate text on how we really change, deep underneath it all. Give this book to everyone you love who is stuck in a heartbreaking worldview.”—adrienne maree brown, author of...

She's my best friend's little sister and the only person who can save me from my darkness. RILEY EVANS has been in love with her sister's best friend HAYDEN HALE for as long as she can remember. He's never noticed her, and even when he finally does, he keeps his distance. Years later, Hayden is...

Balthamos is a bureaucrat in Immigration, a part of the governmental Hegemony. He's a werewolf utterly unremarkable other than his choice of life partner, Monarch. Monarch, a colorful vampire who takes center stage wherever he goes, lives with Balthamos in the suburbs of Santsz. And then... rumors begin to spread of an illness come to be known as Wolfsbane. Lunids are reported to be Changing into werewolf form without any relationship to their two moons' influences. It doesn't take long for society to begin to unravel and conspiracy theories to point the finger at--vampires.

When Lena agreed to go home with her roommate Declan to be his date to his brother's wedding, she mostly did it because she didn't want to spend the holidays alone. But when she arrives in the small town of Pinehurst, the Ford family is so nice and welcoming, she immediately feels like one of the family. Nevermind that she's an exotic dancer who's pretending to be a personal assistant, and that she and Declan are only fake dating to keep Declan's alphahole brother from making fun of Declan for being single.

The coral reef rose from the seas, spreading across the land with incredible speed. A rapidly evolving invasive species. It transformed the landscape. Mutated every living creature of the surface world. We never suspected it had a plan. REEF MIND is a startling work of Body Horror and climate...

After years of being mistreated, I finally packed a bag and returned back to my hometown as the town gathered for the Thanksgiving holiday. I didn’t know what to do, where to go, or who to turn to… until I ran into him. Joel White. He’s twice my age, off-limits, and no other than my father’s best friend. He offers me a place to stay and helps me get back on my feet, but the temptation to get closer to him is hard to avoid. One night changes everything. Do I tell him my new secret, or do I go back on the run?

In Dickensian Britain, a popular parlour game demanded that players sacrifice something of value each time they erred — no matter how small the mistake. September, 1843. Teenagers Ben and Jem, bound by desperation and circumstance, flee the oppressive confines of a London school for wayward boys. As they journey across the countryside, their bond deepens, each finding solace in the other while carefully guarding the secrets that haunt them.

Frisch aus einer toxischen Beziehung entkommen, will Freya nur das schöne Norwegen genießen. Der skrupellose Sektenanführer ‚Stian' hat jedoch andere Pläne mit ihr. Er möchte Freya benutzen, um seine Sekte am Leben zu erhalten und sein Imperium zu vergrößern. Verzweifelt versucht Freya ihm die Stirn zu bieten und gegen ihr Herz anzukämpfen. Doch wie viel Blutvergießen ist ihr die eigene Freiheit wert, wenn Stian lieber die Welt in Asche legt, als sie gehen zu lassen?

The Roosevelt matriarch Granny Z, the 105-year-old storyteller, is back telling more tales of Dr. Bahu and his family's travel to what one day becomes Los Angeles. And added are the gifts of love, which are stories to amuse and entice the listener. But great action and great love do go hand in hand.

This is Chicago, and nothing can stay “normal” for too long. A woman who was declared dead a year ago just wandered back into the hospital and whispers a word that sends chills through every member of the Night Council: necromancer. If that’s true, if that’s how this really happened, why did he come to Chicago, and who is he really looking to bring back from the dead? There are a lot of dangerous people buried in this city.

Cathy is a 27 year old teacher, a mother, a wife, ( well a "hot wife") and a $1000 an hour escort. A rich client, Edward, has requested Cathy to attend him at his home for a special 'scene'. Edward promises to introduce Cathy to the pleasure of submission and discipline.

Molly has been stripping since her husband deployed and she has told him about her work. He doesn’t believe her. He thinks she’s working at McDonald’s. The dancing progresses into stag parties with naked lap dances and sex, to deployment/ redeployment parties for the local Army Installation. When Christopher comes home he still doesn’t believe his wife is a full time sex worker, until she dances and services his team at a redeployment party.

Can Dillion convince the lovely Bette Whittaker that she’s the only woman for him in time to save her life? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure - She Needs a Little Dragon, and she needs him right now....

Lina’s every step is held down by the weight of her trauma. Scarred by her past, she only finds safety within the presence of her mate, Luther. But fate has a cruel twist in store for them both. When Luther is snatched away, Lina’s world fractures. Though she has the support of her best friend, Leona, Lina believes she must shoulder her troubles in silence.

Jinxx and Taunya are back and more powerful than ever. When Aastha travels to Germany and disappears, they must fight under new Gods and face all new Evils. New friends and new foes are made, but what is coming may be even too much for them to defeat. Every twist and turn is filled with action and showcases girl power at it's best.