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She turned her back on her people and shifted her allegiance to the very Empire she was sent to betray. Now head spymaster, Lyre's loyalty lies with Sabine, the Empress she has loved since childhood. But when Sabine visits the secretive Cloud Vault, the floating citadel home that Lyre betrayed, Lyre's elaborate web of lies starts to untangle. Her very presence threatens Sabine's future, and Lyre will do whatever it takes to protect her lover . . . even if that means sacrificing herself.

Returning to Cold Creek, Ohio, is an act of courage for Tess Lockwood. Abducted and held captive as a young girl, she is unable to remember anything about the crime that destroyed her childhood and tore her family apart. Now a grown woman with a bright future, she feels that she has put the past behind her. But when she inherits the family home, Tess must confront the demons that still haunt her and the town of Cold Creek.

When the most traumatic tragedy imaginable occurred, Kalli found herself alone - in every sense of the word. Nothing could have prepared her for the loss she endured, and only one person could put her back together. Riot wanted nothing more than to comfort Kalli, to be the person she trusted, turned to, and leaned on, but after weeks of silence, he was starting to believe nothing would ever bring them back together. Except, perhaps, circumstance.

Kalli Rivers was a woman with the weight of the world on her shoulders. Tragic loss and unfortunate circumstance left her with more responsibility than she was ever prepared for, but she managed to build a good life and keep her eyes focused on her top priority - even if it meant she was putting herself last. Riot Bentley was the hot new actor trying to work hard and make it big in the country's toughest industry. He showed up for his first high-profile job and was captivated by a woman. But it wasn't the leading lady who caught his eye; it was the beautiful yet reserved costume designer.

After drinking from the fountain of immortality along with his brothers, Maxum is condemned by the gods to be entombed in the earth. Even though he has now been granted a reprieve by day, each night he is buried anew, his rock-hard body immobilized, his bones crushed by the pressure. When he emerges, his body heals, but his spirit remains scarred. There is only one way for Maxum to be completely free: He must kill the god who cursed him.

After being chained to a star to burn endlessly as punishment for stealing immortality from the gods, Jaykun has been unshackled to wage war alongside his brothers. But his freedom comes with a price: each night Jaykun must still suffer - his body burning from the inside out. One early morning, recovering from his torment, he encounters a beautiful stranger on the beach.

Meet Maggie, Eva, and Lisa, founders of The Scarlet Letter Society. Named as such due to their various infidelities, both physical and emotional, the SLS is their refusal to be shamed like Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale of forbidden longing. Maggie is twice divorced and juggling three lovers - one of whom is her first ex-husband. Eva is trapped in a loveless marriage and has turned to her young intern and a seductive French chef for satisfaction.

As punishment for plotting with his brothers to steal immortality, Garreth is suffering a freezing torment until the end of time. Again and again his fierce fighter's physique is frozen into a chiseled ice sculpture, his heart hardening like a diamond in his chest - only to thaw and resume the chilling torture. Until, like his older brother, Dethan, he is offered a reprieve from a goddess - in exchange for his allegiance in a celestial civil war.

Montana Delray is the most laid back of the popular rock band, FireNine. He's goofy, charming, blatantly honest, talented, a massive flirt, and extremely handsome. The girls literally throw themselves at him, and he accepts it. He loves the attention. The fame. The parties. His single life. With so many women to choose from, it's not in his nature to chase after just one, but when Lauren Harkin enters his life, that all changes.

There are two sides to every story. William has learned how to love, but his dark secrets could change everything. With a horrible accident and the loss of another loved one, William and Emma's relationship hangs by a string. As secrets begin to unravel, will William be able to hold on to Emma, or will he lose everything?

In New York Times best-selling author Kaitlyn Cross's latest novel, Brooke and Mandy throw the Halloween party to beat all Halloween parties. When he walks through the door, though, the stage is set for disaster. Brooke doesn't know it yet, but her life is about to change. Everyone has those rare, defining moments when a simple reaction, good or bad, can alter everything thereafter. And tonight, where masks hide more than faces, will be no different.

One night. That's all Finn had with the only girl he ever loved. Years later, all he has left of that night is a silver cross, a broken give a damn, and the unrelenting desire to drink her memory away. As the lead singer of Blow Hole, Finn has his pick of women, but none are able to squash the need he still carries around for Faith. To hate her offers some relief, but when Finn sees her again after so many years, it's hard to despise her. Especially when every reason he had to hate her turns out to be a lie.

Dean Jacobs was Milwaukee's most eligible bachelor until Megan and her bombshell came along. With her father watching his every move, Dean has to figure out a way to return to Evy, his one true love, without anyone else getting hurt.If Evy lets Dean go, will fate bring him back? Is Megan lying about everything? And will Sugars take Brooke and Ben into their twilight years, or crumble into pieces around their feet? Fate Interrupted 2 will answer these questions and more in the heartfelt conclusion to the love story of Evy and Dean.

Do you have an object of obsession? For Lindsey, her obsession is the deadly sexy Rhys, who makes her toes curl, her temperature rise, and other parts of her body react beyond her control. Rhys always avoided emotional attachments to women...until Lindsey. Now, though, a dark family secret keeps Rhys from giving Lindsey the commitment she deserves. Lindsey discovers Rhys' secret the hard way while her own dark past occasionally rears its ugly head. Laced with laugh-out-loud humor and steamy scenes, L. D. Davis' latest novel follows Lindsey as she collects pieces of Rhys in her quest to find the whole man.

One of the most determined, energetic, and lusty heroines in all of English literature, Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders will do anything to avoid poverty. Born in Newgate Prison, she was for 12 years a whore, five times a wife (once to her own brother), 12 years a thief, and eight years a transported felon in Virginia before finally escaping from the life of immorality and wickedness imposed on her by society. She is as much a survivor and just as resourceful as Defoe's other great literary creation, Robinson Crusoe.

Prim and proper middle school teacher Isabel Montenegro always runs the opposite direction from men like Ramon Romero. A foul-mouthed, uneducated, loose cannon has no place in her careful plans. But instead of running away, Isabel is completely captivated. The intensity of his nature, while a bit daunting, mesmerizes her in ways she can't begin to understand. She's unwilling to walk away - even when her instincts are screaming at her to run.

Some think librarians are stuffy, narrow-minded prudes - but that's not true of Kathryn St. John. She runs Egret Point's library and is very involved in her community, even down to keeping them up with the latest trends. One major trend she turned the local ladies on to is the interactive network the Channel. It's there that Kathryn extends her occupational passions into the bedroom by playing out her favorite pieces of medieval English literature.

After being held captive for five months, Danita Warren still has evil blooming inside her - and that scares her more than being in prison. Once she is rescued, Griffin Caspian, the most amazingly kind, protective, and super hot dragon shifter decides he wants to protect her. How lucky could she get? The man is hot. The problem? She doesn't want to drag him down the same dark path. From the moment Griffin meets Danita, he pledges to devote his life to helping her. Sure, she's his mate, but until she's ready to commit, they can't be together.

Garden of Eden: After a century of space sleep, Eden and a crew of humans are once again touching down on Earth - an Earth decimated by war and pollution. She must follow her now dead father's instructions and allow the alien Adam to make her planet new again. Eden finds this alien strange, but compelling and sexy. And if he can make her world whole again, she'll do anything, including using her body as his way to channel energy. She certainly has no complaints about the out of this world sex and the emotions he stirs within her.

Twenty-one-year-old Nina is determined to make it in New York City. She searches for work as an actress and hopes to find love but can't seem to land a big break with either. After a promising relationship with a celebrity crashes, she decides to move across the country with a man she has just met, when suddenly her life spirals down a dark and dangerous path.