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Jane Agatha Fontenot has never felt like she fit in—not with her curvy frame, her neurodivergent mind, or the flickers of magic that have sparked throughout her life without ever fully taking hold. Her grandma Agatha still calls her “Janey” with love, and her best friend just calls her “J,” but the rest of the world? They’ve mostly written her off.

Most members of the Mountain Mavericks MC refuse to touch me, but there’s one member that has recently gotten my attention. Lane is slightly older than me, and the way his eyes rake over my body when he doesn’t think anyone is looking; has me interested.

The guild guarding Farehail’s secrets was never to be crossed, should that crosser like to keep their life. They were ruthless, unforgiving, but protective of their realm. Everything they did was for the greater good of their island. For Kaya, this meant that she would have to abide by their laws, even though she had been forced to fall into their ranks as a small child. The people who made up the guild had no choice in the matter, chosen for the power that ran through their blood. But still, they all happily served, doing everything they could to keep the realm’s secrets safe.

I nearly had it all: a successful football career, money flowing like a waterfall, and women dropping at my feet. I was living life to the max until some pretty harsh weather conditions ended my career and ruined the rest of my life. I turned into someone I didn’t know and didn’t like and became the laughingstock of my family. They all expected me to knock up a hooker. I don’t blame them. I made a lot of mistakes.

In The Marriage Wars: Book One, Melissa Gowdy Baldwin's dystopian world asks us to question the role power and gender play in our need for connection, denial, and choice.

Marie is a woman sold into a loveless marriage in a 1700s, second-world France. Under the close tutelage of the esteemed Lady Colette Valand, Marie has sewn a small corner of life for herself in their little town in the country-side.

They were never born. Time cannot affect them, they can never die, and they have an insatiable lust for human souls. It wasn’t destiny. She wasn’t the promised one.

Cassie Beckson’s buried her family. Now, she’ll bury whoever is responsible. The cops call it an overdose, but Cassie knows it was murder. And she has a plan-get a job as bartender at the exclusive club her brother attended that fateful night and uncover the truth. What she finds is a secret society, and herself bound by magical contract to Dexter Marin, the club's hot owner. He says it's for her safety, but Cassie refuses to be distracted by him and she certainly isn't going to ask him for help. Not when he's on her short list of suspects. But Dex has other plans.

Vampire Princess Akira Ronin's compassion for all is against her father, King Abel Ronin's ironclad rule. This year, she must journey to the hybrid kingdom to retrieve five skilled fighters to serve in her kingdom. The king has a devastating plan in place but will Akira's humanity stand in his way and be the catalyst for an unforeseen revolution? As the gears of fate turn, she treads on a path of revelations. The hidden secrets of Akira’s past, and newfound powers, thrust her into a whirlwind of uncertainty.

A war forced the Kayei and the humans apart and a peace treaty was granted, but that does not stop them from finding ways to infiltrate, so when the Princess goes missing, The King believes it to be the nastiest of the Kayei.

The village hidden in the forest has always been peaceful. That is, until one night when all of its inhabitants are mysteriously burned to ash. Gwyndolin is forced to seek refuge in a remote cabin by the sea, with a strange man. When a chance encounter has her questioning everything she knows, she is forced to travel North to the forbidden mountains. There, she must face the truth of that frightful night, as well as come to terms with the power she holds. And what she must do with it...

The Southern Kingdom did not bend rules or deviate from tradition. For Syrenn, this meant that she would have to continue vying for the Princes hand in marriage - even though she often found her eye wandering toward his darker, elder brother. Until the Southern Prince chooses his bride, however, she is stuck in a realm that is not her own, participating in a marriage contest against her will. When her fellow contenders start dying gruesome deaths, she must uncover who is behind the murders. Even if it costs her own freedom.

A failed rebellion leaves a nation in chaos. The aftermath is devastation. No one is coming to save them. Everything has changed. Friends have turned against each other. Foes have become allies. And it seems as though everyone has an agenda. The dark secrets and pasts will unravel everything they’ve ever perceived as truth. When nothing is as it seems, who will you trust? Choose wisely because everyone is someone else’s villain.

What starts as a relaxing Spring Break vacation on the sun-soaked beaches of Mexico takes an unexpected turn when Sofia is charmed by the charismatic smile of handsome waiter, Beni. Drawn to him with a desire she can’t ignore, she is soon swept away for a wild adventure

In the tumultuous span of a week, Kalyn faces the harsh blows of unemployment and eviction. A stroke of fate leads her to a lifeline—a flyer offering a live-in maid position at a billionaire’s mansion. Little does she know, the mysterious employer harbors a secret: a love that he has quietly endured for four long years. He falls for her during her darkest hour—her heart getting shattered. Keeping his distance, he silently observes her at the diner where she works.