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I am dhampir, and I’ve been lost to the bloodlust, like many of my people. Yet I awaken from the haze only to find myself in a strange world, drinking from even stranger beings. When I catch her scent, everything changes. The Calling awakens deep within, and I know she is my mate. But she is different. She is human, native to this land, and in dire trouble. A mysterious enemy leads a horde of maddened dhampirs straight to her dwelling, ready to drink her dry. It is my duty to protect her. I’ll fight to the death if I must. And when the time is right, I will claim her as mine.

When a tragic incident forced Liliana back to her hometown, she wasn't sure what to expect. She'd left home at 18 and never looked back. Now it's three years later, and the reason she left isn't letting her go again. Sam knows he messed up - and bad - but he is determined to win Lily back. However, his secret poses a threat to their rekindling romance.

That’s what Evangelina Harper committed to when her friend Andy insisted she put herself out there more. What she wasn’t expecting was actually liking one of the dates: Nathan. But as soon as she grows comfortable with the idea of a new relationship, Nathan’s work takes him on an extended assignment and Lina is left fulfilling the remainder of her date commitments with even less enthusiasm.

Natalie Erinaceus has a problem. Her manipulating mother won’t stay out of her dating life. One more dinner with a blind date and someone is getting a fork to the eye. Her inner hedgehog wants a mate and nothing is going to stop her. Not her nervous hedgie’s habit of balling-up and certainly not that online questionnaire. Who writes those things anyway? When Sylvia and Paige from Shifting Hearts Dating Agency step in maybe, just maybe this curvy girl will find more than she ever dreamed in the arms of the men who are fated to be her mates.

An innocent rant about my boss went viral. Now, all that's stopping me from getting caught is the blur over my face…and a $10K ransom I can’t afford. Henry Sloane is the epitome of Manhattan. Born into a wealthy family, he’s only known success. So when an online video creates waves on social media and damages the integrity of his business, he’ll stop at nothing to find the person trying to bring down his empire.

As the dark monster of vengeance consumes me, I learn there’s something more powerful than revenge.... Regret. The goal: Take Emilio down - from the inside. The players: A flower made of shadows that brings only death. A fire witch with every reason to hate me. A sexy warlock still trying to save my soul. My problem: As I’m drawn deeper into Emilio’s games, revenge evades me like a mirage...until destiny delivers the ultimate weapon - but it’s one that eats my soul.

A strange message and ominous warning send Gypsy back to her hometown of Twilight, seeking answers from her doting parents. When she arrives nothing is as it should be. Her parents have disappeared into thin air, and she is the prime suspect.

At puberty, they’d called it. I, Naz Beauchene, was the first, official family dud. Born into a long line of illustrious shifters of the feline variety, my family fully expected me to blossom into a panther or maybe even a cherished lioness. They got neither. Not even one spark of magic stirred my blood. But then one day, a handsome Nether Reach Keeper crashed through the door where I worked as an imp trainer...and everything changed.

Eighteen-year-old Cori has been tucked into a corner of Verbena her entire life. With no memory of a father and an abusive mother, her escape came in the form of living and working in her town's inn, a place that happens to be owned by her best friend. Cori was all but resigned to the uneventful and dutiful life as a barkeep. That is, until a hooded stranger showed up - just in time to witness an incident Cori herself cannot believe - and changed everything.

From USA Today best-selling, Amazon Top 100 best-selling, and multiple award-winning author Carmen Caine: Highland Blood Moon, a Cassidy Edwards novella (the story of Dorian Ramsey's turning). A message summons Dorian Ramsey home to discover his village ravaged by a mysterious Night Viper and his sister caught in web of treachery. To save her, he must make a choice - a choice that alters his destiny forever. This novella also includes the short story, "Bonepicker".

Scotland, 14th century: When Lady Elizabeth Rowle discovers that the ancient evil of the Mindbreaker has reawakened, she knows her time has come. Finding unexpected allies in the Scottish highlander, Dorian Ramsey, and the French devil of a vampire, Jacques LeBeau, she fights the battle of her life - only to discover that fate has other plans.

Can love save a soul? Cassandra Griman was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. She'd stayed out at the bars until last call, and on her way home was cornered in an alleyway by four men. That night might have been her last...until she was saved by an angel. But first impressions aren't everything, and Cassandra soon realizes that the captivating woman who saved her life is no angel. In fact, Elle is a powerful vampire who was exiled from Boston fifty years ago. But Elle has returned now to exact revenge.

Recent actions caused all to be wary of everyone else's loyalty and trust, including Spencer's. Once believed to be a close knit group is now feared to contain a spy. With an edginess surrounding her new family in Heaven along with a collision course with her former family now living in Hell destined to happen. Will Spencer become Heaven's victorious General or known as the killer of all angels when she takes the mantle in Hell?

It was a game they played, only it wasn't a game. Maggie Marks held on to Elijah's childhood promises as a way of escaping a life that was far from perfect. Elijah Lugo was her neighbor, her best friend, her family. He was everything her parents refused to be, everything she needed. He was her first kiss and a witness to more of her father's drunken rants than she could count. He was there at her wedding and then held her when it all fell apart. Elijah was in love with her, but she was afraid loving him would eventually mean losing him too.

Spencer Bishop's past was nothing more than a falsified case of fake memories. Every birthday, holiday, and special moment was changed in order to protect her from evil. Aiden, the lover who was erased with her other memories, came back into her life and caused her to question reality and figure out who she was. After an act of bravery, Spencer was granted her memories back. Aiden, her true love, and the Angels in Heaven desired for her to see her true destiny and fight evil. Can Spencer defeat the evil before it destroys her and Heaven?

The Universal's Gallery is home to many treasures but what awaits Lana and John could cost them everything. This is the fourth entry in The Painterly series and is 4,000 words in length.

I spend all day telling my clients to keep their mouth shut so I can get them off whatever charge they've managed themselves caught up into. I'm one of the meanest attorneys in NYC, and women can smell money and confidence from a mile away. I win cases, and I can get any girl. Except for one, and she's making my life a living hell.

In the final story in The Chronicles Of Terror series we find Marie Jenson trying to make sense of the path she has chosen while facing what appear to be insurmountable odds at stopping the ISIS terror cell's latest attempts at destruction. Compelled by a deep desire for redemption, she will stop at nothing to stop the evil that lies in her wake. Just when she thinks she has nothing left to give, a handsome suitor is sent to join forces with her.

The Valkyries are down for the count, and I’m the only one who can save them. But getting involved might cost me my darkest secret. With lives hanging in the balance, it’s hard not to notice some of the Valkyries indulging in . . . ahem . . . carnal pleasures while the rest of us are forced to endure an eternity of pain and suffering on their behalf.

My name is Valerie and I’m a traitor . . . At least, that’s what the Valkyries tell me when I arrive in purgatory. I can’t remember, so how the hell can I prove my innocence? In the meantime, the Valkyries are training me to help them keep the darkness at bay, but I’m pretty sure they got the wrong girl.