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From USA Today bestselling author Nikki Ash comes an emotional standalone romance unlike anything you've ever listened to... When we were kids, we made all kinds of promises. We promised to always be best friends. To always put each other first. And that no matter what, no one would come between us. Little did we know that life had its own plans. We grew up and reality set in. We realized that not all love lasts forever, and some promises are meant to be broken.

Even a beast can be beautiful.... Bella has lived her whole life in the little town of Paris, Vermont. Her family's restaurant, the Rose Garden Diner, has been a point of pride...until they're forced to sell it. When mysterious Mel Grim makes her an offer she can't refuse, Bella goes to work for her. But it seems that everyone in Paris has their secrets, and Grim's secret might be the strangest one of all. Is their love strong enough to overcome the truth?

This collection includes all four stories about the Raging Chaos band members PLUS EXCLUSIVE, BRAND NEW, NEVER PUBLISHED BONUS CONTENT.

Joey is no stranger to romance. After all, his family wrote the book when it came to falling in love and finding their forever partners. There’s no doubt in his mind that his soul mate is out there as well. What he doesn’t expect is to be struck down with a serious case of instalove the second Lucy Storm steps off the front porch of her family’s farmhouse.

A love story about a werewolf, a witch and an odd little New England town...Amy Linden has a boring job and lives a boring life...or so it seems. But secretly, Amy is a witch who was raised by a family of witchy women who taught her how to cast spells, chat with ghosts and how to brew a truly enchanting cup of coffee. Nursing a broken heart after her girlfriend just left her, Amy's feeling a little stifled by her small-town life. When her aunt sends her a letter asking Amy to come run her café in Wolf Town, Maine, while she vacations, Amy is prepared for some strong coffee.

Mara, a painter, lives in a quirky artist community in downtown Buffalo, and though she loves her roommates like family, she has always felt alone. But, each night, a sexy, dark-haired woman haunts her dreams, dreams that almost help her forget the betrayal and pain she's suffered in her life. She paints to block out the bad memories, and in every painting, the woman from her dreams - as if by magic - appears.

She’s the sheltered princess of the Irish Mafia. He makes a deal with the devil and vows to keep her safe. Safe from everything – including himself.

Three brides have been given to me: Niamh is as delicate as the careful steps she takes, Selene is as challenging as the secrets she’s trying to unravel, and Amira who has been lost to me. Someone has taken her and that fool does not realize that a King never forgives or forgets. Blood debts must be paid and the collectors are knocking on doors. The Hand himself keeps the ledger and my name has been written in red.

As members of the Romanov family, Katerina and her brother have no choice but to flee from the Russian Revolution targeting them. While Saint Petersburg is ripped apart by the claws of war, their only hope of survival is to leave the country. Thrust into the clutches of hardship and loss, Katerina thought things couldn’t get worse. How wrong she was. When her brother is murdered, she has no choice but to turn to prostitution to keep food on the table and a roof over her head.

If Matt’s past has taught him anything, it’s that true love doesn’t exist. Then he spies Liza—the only threat to his simple existence—across the hotel ballroom. A slow dance leads to a heated embrace that ends in his hotel room. And for the first time ever, he imagines a very different future for himself.

He’s the last person I ever wanted to see again. Callum Reece. My late husband’s brother. The man who took my virginity and then left without so much as an I’m sorry. The Marine operator who makes a living from putting his life on the line. But loving me? That had been too much of a risk.

Heather Bailey has been in charge of Silver Arches, the prestigious London shopping center, for several years. Financial turmoil brings a new investor to secure the future, and Heather finds herself playing office politics with the notoriously difficult entrepreneur Leo Flynn. When Leo demands that his daughter get a job at Silver Arches, things become even harder. Scarlett Flynn has never fit in. Not in the army, not in her father’s firm, not even in her own family. So starting work at Silver Arches won’t be any different, will it?

Charlie is everything I want and didn’t realize I need. It’s clear to me now, the woman I met at the club is only one layer of the woman I’m falling for. I’m a fixer by nature, but for the first time, I wouldn't fix a thing. I want her just the way she is. Broken pieces and all. Who needs the fairy tale, when we can have the reality.

All Maggie wants is to be left alone. She bought a house in the middle of nowhere, a secluded, private place where she thought she'd live out the rest of her life alone. But fate has other plans.... Maggie finds a mysterious, silent woman in her barn one frozen winter morning. The beautiful stranger can't speak, but she's obviously been through hell. That solitary, secluded life that Maggie wanted so much is about to be blown right open by a lovely woman who needs her help desperately....

Haley Benson lies for a living. She created an online tabloid that normally targets celebrities with outlandish stories about aliens and the ghost of Elvis, but one day she was out of ideas...so she made up a story about a little town that no one's ever heard of. But the mayor of Wolf Lake, Kay Odell, doesn't think it's a laughing matter. She demands that Haley retract her ridiculous story about the town being overrun with werewolves. Or she'll sue. Haley finds it hard to concentrate when Kay walks into her office - she's the most smoldering, mysterious woman Haley's ever met....

Mesmerized by her beauty, I watched as she swayed to the music. Incomparable and exotic, her call to every cell in my body was louder than the 120 decibels of our last concert. Winning her should have been easy. But Aria Winters was unfazed by stardom and looked at me with disdain. She was the only girl I’d ever met who didn’t like rock stars. Challenge accepted.

I’ve spent my life hunting the daemon who killed my parents. I swore long ago to do anything necessary, including summoning the deadly creatures to hunt for clues. When Azimuth, a sweet-talking daemon with ice-blue eyes and a voice like butter, shows up dangling the knowledge I seek in return for a high-risk job, I feel compelled to accept his offer. Sure, I’m wary of the helpful daemon, but the prize is too tempting to pass up. So what if my pulse races when he touches me or I can’t stop thinking about how his lips will feel on my skin?

The past will always come back to haunt you. Haunted by mysterious letters threatening to expose his past, Fitzwilliam Darcy is determined to find out who is tormenting him. When he does, he gets caught up in a world hindering his chances of ever seeing Elizabeth or his family again. With Darcy gone, Elizabeth continues to keep her family's spirits up while Colonel Fitzwilliam moves heaven and earth to find his cousin. When he finally catches a break and receives word that Darcy has been spotted, the colonel and Elizabeth embark on a journey in a race against time to save him.

Mr. Darcy is in love with the beautiful and witty Miss Elizabeth Bennet, but she is entirely unaware of his affections. Determined to spend more time with the beguiling young woman, Mr. Darcy decides to pay a visit to his aunt when he learns that Miss Elizabeth's cousin will soon be hosting her as a guest. As Mr. Darcy decides that he means to secure his future happiness, his cousin and dearest friend Colonel Fitzwilliam comes to the same realization.

After enduring a scathing condemnation of his character by the only woman he would ever love, Mr. Darcy decides he must disappear from society. With the help of his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Darcy secures a ship and crew and sets sail on the open seas. Mr. Darcy’s life takes such a turn that even his closest relative would not recognize him or his new identity as Max Sterling, captain of the Absolution.