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AD 1205 - It's years after The Dark Lord Jax de Velt tore through the Welsh marches and captured several castles. Still he holds lands that do not belong to him. Out of the ashes from this dark and lawless time rises the son of one of the men Jax de Velt put to the stake. Bent on revenge against The Dark Lord, Bretton de Llion has grown up in obscurity, hidden from de Velt's rage, and has learned to hate the very world around him. His sense of vengeance against de Velt has been his guiding force for years.

When I was nine, I went to my first funeral. Along with accepting my father's death, I had to accept new and awful truths I wasn't prepared for. When I was nineteen, I went to my mother's funeral. We weren't close, but with her gone, I became more alone than ever before. Sure, I have a half-brother who runs The Alliance. And yeah, he's given me his protection—in the form of a bodyguard and chauffeur. But I don't have anyone that really knows me. No one to really love me. Until I meet him. The man in the airport.

Natalia Flores rules her exclusive talent agency with an iron fist, brokering blockbuster deals while keeping everyone at arm's length. But beneath the cold exterior lies a heart that yearns to be understood. Enter Professor Samantha Reyes—brilliant, fierce, and unwilling to let Natalia manipulate her way into the film rights to her book. Their encounters spark with tension and undeniable chemistry.

The universe always has a plan. One minute, I’m chilling out in the closet, drinking champagne, and about to order a pizza. The next, I’m transported to another planet with sweeping red dunes, crimson mountains, and pastel wildlife that make me question if my champagne was laced. Every time I babbled to the night sky on my wobbly rooftop lounger, I didn’t actually think someone else, in a far-off galaxy, might be doing the same thing. Turns out, I was wrong.

While Anna and Malcolm welcome the latest additions to their family, complications arise that threaten to end their newfound happiness. Not only does Anna have to contend with the possibility of losing the Cirrus throne to Catherine Amador, but she also has to worry over Helena’s next act of vengeance against her and those she loves. As danger seems to lurk around every corner, Anna’s first priority is the welfare of her family, friends, and citizens.

Tensions are rising in the Gladium Province. The boundary between humans and Morgons has begun to blur. While the human aristocracy strives to maintain distance between their daughters and the dragon-hybrid race, fate has other plans. As the daughter of the corporate king, Jessen Cade is duty-bound to honor her arranged marriage to a man she detests. Feeling trapped by family duty and a loveless future, she longs for more, straying to the Morgon side of the city.

The same night Lady Katherine Blakely discovers just what a monster her husband is, she meets a charming stranger, a gentleman from top to toe, not a wolf in gallant evening dress as so many of them are. But even he is not all that he seems. Lord George Draconis Thornton has returned from abroad as Earl of Melbourne. As the commander of the Dominus Daemonum, demon hunters set on earth to purge the world of creatures corrupting mankind, his mission is to expel the demon prince, Damas, back to the underworld before he corrupts his last remaining descendant.

When Mateo is captured by bandits and taken into slavery, he has no idea what his future holds, but he knows it can't be good. When he's sold off to a Ludus to be trained as a gladiator if he survives the Trial of Fate, his curse and his hope for salvation become unified. Either in life or death, he will pay tribute to the gods and respect their Dominion. Eloy is the powerful and merciless God of Fire, and like the flames he controls, his temper and desires run just as hot bordering on insatiable. When he sets his eyes on Mateo for the first time, he becomes intrigued.

Eve Hayden had no idea what to expect the night she went in search of a translator for an 800-year old French illuminated manuscript but it certainly wasn’t what she found - Michel and Julien de Cernay: 800-year old identical twin vampire brothers - beautiful, tempermental opposites, both wanting her for themselves. Michel - dark, brooding, control-freak, former priest who broke his vows the night he was turned into a vampire. Julien - impetuous, valiant, passionate, a brave knight who lost his life on a battlefield when a vampire claimed him.

As a Suntouched Soul, the first born in generations, I've lived a life of privilege. With the guidance of the Elders, I'm on track to take over leadership of the wolf tribes. There's just one catch: I have to marry Corvin, a high-ranking male in our army, to attain the throne. Problem is, I have no interest in Corvin—or any male for that matter. While the Elders plot my wedding, set for the next solar ascension, the panther tribes nip at our heels, causing strife and distracting me from my duties.

The taste of dark magic was still on Lochlan's tongue. It had been centuries since he'd used the addictive power, but when Zemila's life was on the line, what choice did he have? And now, she won't even return his calls. Little did he know, she had bigger problems. Zemila is an Earth Driver. She shouldn't be able to move manmade objects with her mind.

The Echo devoured our world, then slept for months. But now its convulsions threaten to destroy the safe little community I and my fellow survivors have built in an untouched wilderness. I can't let that happen. Maybe it's the cop in me or the Army veteran in me, but I need to take action.

The tattooed demoness, Bone, doesn't like anything except the magical weapons she makes. But she has hidden talents few know about. When I was brought to her near death, she used her Seraph song to manipulate flesh and bone to heal me. But she wasn't happy about it. Now I must return the favor. Even though she refuses to take sides in the apocalypse, there's one job she's not willing to do for the demon prince Rook. If she doesn't, her head will end up on a spike. Of course, there's a good chance we're all going to die anyway, but I will do anything to protect this fierce woman.

When Amanda West’s mother died, her father’s grief turned to rage and alcoholism. So, Amanda did what he told her. She abandoned her father and the Chesapeake Bay for Washington, throwing herself into her work as a CIA logistics officer. It’s been a decade, and she hasn’t visited home since. That is, until a vintage letter postmarked “Jamestown” with rare $2,000 stamps shows up in her mailbox.