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Ava Steel isn’t the typical member of her famous family. She colors her hair pink, practices the tarot, and runs her bakery in town without any help from her family’s financial fortune. She’s content in her life, and she knows who she is…until she receives a cryptic text from a mysterious stranger. Bar-owner Brendan Murphy inadvertently became entwined with the Steel family when he dug up timeworn documents under his floorboards.

Sadie Hart has a plan: Return to her small town of Hope Springs so she can regain her confidence - and bank account - before giving one more shot to her country music dream. The dream that means more to her than anything. The dream she chose over her high school sweetheart, the brooding and sinfully handsome Royce Dixon.

Harper Daniels is on the fast track to success. As one of Vancouver’s top PR professionals, she’s masterminding a high-profile political campaign that doesn’t leave room for distractions. But when a PR disaster strikes the Vancouver Sea Wolves hockey team, she’s abruptly reassigned to clean up their image. And babysit their newest player, Chance Brooks.

Will Caufield, the guy who broke Riley's heart three years ago, is the one who blindly steps into her life again to help. But Will isn't just any athlete. He's the star of the college hockey team—the sport Riley has been avoiding for years. As feelings resurface, Will's determination to win Riley back becomes as strong as his passion for the game. But Riley harbors secrets—secrets that broke them apart last time.

You'd think a demon could take a break after stopping a hell portal from opening and an assassin from killing innocents, but fate has something else planned for Brian and Raphael. There is no rest for the wicked. And speaking of wicked, the more Brian learn about his demonic inhabitant, the more grateful he is that he'd been chosen. When a new threat emerges, Brian and Raphael have to pull out all the stops to prevent their king's evil brother, Katashniel, from breaking through the eighth gate and bringing his hellish army with him.

Does everyone deserve a second chance? Even someone who lies and deceives to get it? Do we all have a second chance coming? Even if we play a part in our own destruction? How hard would you fight to have a second chance at love? A second chance at life? Another chance to tell your own story? Every love story has two sides. Evie told hers. This time it's Leo's chance.

Stefan Lundquist exercises complete control in all things—professionally and personally. As a Shibari expert, he creates beautiful works of art on women's bodies with his ropes. But he makes sure they understand their physical relationship has an expiration date. Cassandra Myers knows she has to abide Stefan’s rules, but when she falls for him, she refuses to sign another contract. She tries to move forward, focusing on nursing school. When she discovers her new patient is the man she can’t stop thinking about, she's determined to help him recover while hiding her feelings.

Sometimes life begins after you die. At least it has for Lily O'Donnell. Lily O'Donnell had always wanted to find a love as beautiful as her parents had. When her father suspiciously dies in an accident and her mother is brutally raped and murdered, Lily has to fight for her life. When she is trapped by the man who murdered both her parents and threatens to do to her what he did to her mother, Lily feels she has only one choice to avoid a fate worse than death. Reborn to help others, Lily reappears time after time to help families in need, only to die again once the families no longer need her.

Millie Donovan is thinking of coming back to Pearl for a visit as her newest relationship destructs and her past comes back to haunt her, or rather kill her. Frank, the man who nearly killed her two years ago, is released from prison on good behavior after seducing his therapist. He wants his Millie, and he will stop at nothing, not even murdering innocent people, to get to her. Millie is no damsel in distress. She's determined to not let Frank or her past mistakes destroy her new dream of starting over in Pearl.

Caroline wants a new start. Her sister took off for her own reasons a year ago and found this place called Chance. She's not too sure if she'll be safe there, but the town and its people have their charms. Plus they engage in some very special relationships that seem to provide a woman with constant protection and love. It's hard to resist the charms of such relationships, or avoid the rules of the town that keep women safe.

"Come up to my room with me...." The invitation came in a deep, husky voice as I was sobbing into my floral arrangement and consuming all the alcohol during the lowest night of my life. I should have said no. It was wrong to accept the handsome soldier's offer. But I was hurting. I wanted those rough hands and those soft lips and that sculpted body on me. I was never supposed to see him again. But two years later, he's here - in Copper Heights - just as tall, rugged, and charming as the night we met.

God damn! Charlotte, my ex-girlfriend, had to be here, of all places. At a bachelorette party where I was a stripper, dressed in a cop uniform with pants that suddenly got way too tight. And she had to be so fine. “Ooooh, honey, you’re one big officer,” said a sultry voice behind me as I watched Charlotte in the other room, chatting with the bride.

As a photographer for the New York Post, Kari Martin was used to seeing heartache and scandal up close. But one night at the club, her whole world changed. Heartbroken and willing to call off her wedding, she decides a change is in order and moves from NYC to a small town in Maine, where the average age of the residents there is 60 (or thereabouts). She works to fit in perfectly, and tries like hell not to let anyone find out just how very jaded she's recently become over the lie called love.

Missy Ann is a survivor, but the fear is not so easily forgotten. She just can't seem to get over it, and trust becomes something she is incapable of. It may take the care and compassion of two men that saved her that dreadful day and their brothers who know heartache and loss, and who yearn to fill that hole in their heart they thought would remain empty forever. The Connelly men will do whatever is necessary to help heal the woman they've learned to love.

If I didn't love her, I would kill her. I'd kill her for so much, but mostly for hiding my kid from me. For up and running, and choosing to keep my daughter out of my life. She doesn't just belong to Melody. She's mine, too, and Melody doesn't get to keep her to herself. She said she ran because of me, because of what I did. I can't blame her for that. I f--ked up, and I might have lost the most important woman in my life, but I refuse to lose my daughter. Not when we haven't even had a chance. Will fighting for my daughter lead me to winning back my girl's heart?

Can two wounded hearts heal each other? Tabitha Michaelson is a fun-loving, sassy girl who loves anything that sparkles. Burned by love, she takes a vow to lock her heart up and throw away the key, spending years perfecting her happy facade and not letting anyone get too close. In a chance encounter, Tabitha meets her match in handsome Carter Northwood. But he comes surrounded by lies, threats and devastating secrets, Carter knows that taking a chance on true love would cause the world around him to tumble down.

Shelby's past comes back to haunt her. Two years in hiding wasn't long enough and now she must fight for her freedom. The old Shelby wants to run and relocate, but the people of Chance, plus the three brothers she already desires, make her change her mind. They say they can protect her, but her greatest fear would be for them to get hurt because of her. Sam, Bender, and Kenneth want to show Shelby what true love is, and prove to her that they can be trusted to do whatever it takes to protect and love her.

Ten years ago, Rori Simon left town shy, unattractive and with zero self-esteem. Now she's back, older, stronger and finally loving herself ;and it shows. Hot men are soon knocking at her door, including Jude Callahan, the bad boy who starred in her teenage daydreams...and her adult fantasies.

Eliza Grace is fighting a fear from her past. She can't let go of the insecure feelings after escaping a viscous attack in college. Her self-confidence is slowly building when it comes to her career and going after what she wants. Except for when it comes to the men she desires. Parker, Burker, Lynch, and Taser are older men, Special Ops and more than willing to teach her a thing or two about love and how perfect she actually is.

All I could do was run away or I would never be free… But I didn’t know running away could mean life or death. Due to my now ex, I had to board a ship that would take me somewhere. Supposedly it was suitable for humans, but I found myself getting sicker. When I thought I would die, he found me and saved me. Helioxus, a grand warrior general who has been without a mate due to one of his broken horns. I didn’t know he was saving me by giving me his essence. All I knew was that I continued to crave him. But it could all come crumbling to pieces when there are a few who would rather see me gone.