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Prep school sweethearts Ian and Andi Copeland are envied by everyone they know. They have successful businesses, a beautiful house in St. Louis, and their eldest daughter, Cassidy, is following in their footsteps by attending prestigious Glenlake Academy. Then, a submerged car is dredged from the bottom of a swimming hole near the campus. So are the remains of a former writer-in-residence who vanished 20 years ago - during Ian and Andi’s senior year.

Whether you're struggling with emotions, disorders, or difficult relationships, this book offers practical solutions and exercises for restoring balance in your life.

During the Moon run, I have never been caught. Now, I have been ensnared in his trap. As a warrior, I don’t let myself get taken down too easy. I have never been caught by anyone and I have no intention of ever allowing it to happen. This year is different. Keaton, the Delta and recluse of the pack, has decided that I’m going to be his and he’s not going to let me go. I thought he would be a suitable mate. He’s kind and passionate.

Lunch Lady has villains to fight at school and camp in this action-packed book. First, Dee, Terrence, and Hector come face-to-face with a very special guest on Author Visit Day - but there's something a little off about the world-famous writer. What evil designs does he have on his agenda? Then, the kids take a sigh of relief and are relaxing at summer camp. What evils could befall them there? Of course, there is the legendary swamp monster. Stories say he haunts the camp at night. But that's just a legend. Or is it?

Arch-criminal Tyvian Reldamar has gotten complacent. For him, he's reached the pinnacle of all he's really hoping to achieve: he's got money, he's got women (some of which aren't even trying to kill him), and he's got his loyal friends and family nearby and safe. Except...maybe not so safe. Because this is Eretheria, a city known as much for its genteel aristocracy as for its diabolical scheming. Long without a king, the scions of the ruling families scrabble for control - including levying cruel taxes and drafts on the peasantry in order to wage "polite" wars against each other.

Shadowpines Fated Mates Chronicles is filled with beautiful, god-like shifter men who ache to have their mates by their side. They would do everything for the woman that they love. It doesn’t matter if the woman is strong or submissive, the men will do everything to make them happy. This series is filled with drama, danger, sexy shifter men, and panty-dripping sex. Each story in this series is standalone and can be listened to in any order.

This is a collection of three powerful books that provides a comprehensive guide to healing from emotional abuse, trauma, and toxic relationships.

Pummeled by the emotional tsunami that has wiped their slates clean, Nina and Michelle must rebuild their lives from scratch in paradise. The two women meet when they find work at the same souvenir shop. They become roommates and encounter the mystery of strange noises in the shed, as well as yardwork done by an unseen gardener.

It’s the kind of job Luke Jensen hates. A millionaire mine owner is willing to pay $5,000 to the man who captures the half-breed outlaw Tom Eagle. Normally, Luke would turn down an offer like this—it smacks too much of being a hired gun. But when the millionaire tells him that Eagle is responsible for killing his son, Luke agrees to take on the job. Which means he’ll have to take the road to hell itself—aka Hard Rock, Montana.

With Tyvian Reldamar feigning his death, the forces that still carry his banner are left to fight a vicious battle against the warlord Banric Sahand and the noble houses that flock to his side. Led by Myreon and Artus, this band of freedom fighters and angry rebels is faced with an enemy the likes of which they’ve never faced before: one who will do anything, no matter how brutal, to secure victory.

With Tyvian Reldamar feigning his death, the forces that still carry his banner are left to fight a vicious battle against the warlord Banric Sahand and the noble houses that flock to his side. Led by Myreon and Artus, this band of freedom fighters and angry rebels is faced with an enemy the likes of which they’ve never faced before: one who will do anything, no matter how brutal, to secure victory.

With Tyvian Reldamar feigning his death, the forces that still carry his banner are left to fight a vicious battle against the warlord Banric Sahand and the noble houses that flock to his side. Led by Myreon and Artus, this band of freedom fighters and angry rebels is faced with an enemy the likes of which they’ve never faced before: one who will do anything, no matter how brutal, to secure victory.

Cursed with a magic ring that forbids skullduggery, Tyvian Reldamar’s life of crime is sadly behind him. Now reduced to fencing moldy relics and wheedling favors from petty nobility, he’s pretty sure his life can’t get any worse. That is until he hears that his old nemesis, Myreon Alafarr, has been framed for a crime she didn’t commit and turned to stone in a penitentiary garden.

Lou Prophet is in mixed company these days. He doesn’t mind being close to his pretty pistol-packing partner, Louisa Bonaventure. Known as the Vengeance Queen, she has his back — and dare he say it, part of his heart. But accompanying the vile outlaw Blanco Metalious back to Nugget Town to see him hang isn’t exactly Lou’s idea of a good time.

It's 1972 and Vince Cosmos is all the rage. He's the enigmatic Glam Rock star who sings about being an alien and whose followers worship him. Poppy Munday is the secretary of his fan club - Sunderland chapter - and all her dreams are about to come truewhen she finds herself drwan into the strange orbit of the Seventies' most fabulous star. But what if Vince Cosmos really is an alien? One engaged in a secret battle with aliens already on Earth?

November 13, 2015. It was a Paris night that began like so many others - until a series of terrorist attacks brought darkness to the City of Light. Stirred by the tragic events at the Bataclan music club, One Night in November locks into the hearts and minds of all those whose paths crossed that fateful fall evening...

When I ran away from home, I left my responsibilities behind me. But when he found me, I was not able to resist him. Being captured by Rogues wasn’t on my agenda. I thought that I was going to die or worse, be sold off. He came to the rescue with his pack, and that’s when I realized the truth.

As an Enchantress, I have been called many names and the biggest was witch. It didn’t matter how many people I have helped; I still was the bad guy. But when he came around, he didn’t treat me like that. Lincoln Cromwell, the Alpha Prince and a handsome man that I have seen die many times. It’s up to me to find out who is trying to kill him. It’s not easy because I know it is someone close to him. But as I find myself falling for him, how can I tell him who it actually is? But will it turn out to be way too late to save his life?

I don’t want this arranged marriage; I hate it. But when I meet him, I don’t know what made me change my mind. As a Princess, I do have a duty to my Kingdom that only can be fulfilled by me. Sometimes it is hard, feeling a bit frustrated when things don’t go the right way. And as for the Guardian, he doesn’t seem to want me either. Ryu, a beautiful Adonis who looks at me like I’m a spoiled brat and makes sure that I know it, too.

Finding my fated mate was not on my to-do list. But when he walked into my life, I didn’t know what to do. As a bar owner, I come face-to-face with some interesting people. Rogues try to roughen everything up even though I don’t let them go too far. But when it gets out of hand, I don’t expect a certain someone to come into the picture. Orson, the pack leader. A big, burly bear-shifter who is as cold as ice and looks at me like he doesn’t want to be my mate at all. I don’t know what is going through his head.