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Chance Maxwell is the most arrogant man I’ve ever known - and he’s my boss. Worse, he’s incredibly sexy. At least until he opens his condescending mouth. I hate being indebted to him for this job, but I have more important priorities to worry about. My attraction to him is growing despite my better judgment. But I sure as hell won’t ever reveal it to him.

Sadie, a woman who thought her life was over, is suddenly transmigrated to a world both familiar and strange. In a land where shapeshifters make up the majority and women can pick men like fruit, Sadie must learn to adapt to their culture, and her new body, without losing herself in the process. With the help of a puma shifter, who rescues her from the cold wilderness, she is escorted to the queendom of Ghostpherein where having mates is not only the best way to stay safe, but also the law.

the next book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team series. Chicago wasn’t for me. Little Laurel Springs though? It’s everything I hoped it would be and more. My coffee shop, A Whole Latte Love, isn’t doing well, but I’m close to turning a profit. And Devante? Well, he’s more than I ever could have asked for. Find out more in the latest book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team series.

I’m not a rules kinda guy Department Policy? Kinda sucks, but I do what I have to for the job that I love. Playing it safe? Not my thing. Married? No big deal when I know she’s unhappy and scared. I’m one of those guys - a sniper in the military, a little bit of an adrenaline junkie, and a member of the Moonshine Task Force. I’ve lived through some shit.

My friendship with Stevie has survived a lot, including the day I caught the crazy bug and told her I wanted to be more than friends. Thankfully, that’s far behind us. I’m here for Stevie—as a friend—now that she needs a soft place to land away from the gossip-hungry tabloids. There's just one problem: I may have seriously underestimated the power of the paparazzi—and possibly my feelings. Both seem bent on bringing the past into the present, but there's no way I'm going down the road to rejection a second time.

Brooklyn Morrison is the most fascinating woman I’ve ever met–and she’s my new boss. The first day of my training fellowship offers more than I expected. Brooke isn’t just my boss–she’s also the woman I spent one hot and sexy night with two weeks ago. She’s insistent that our random night together was a one-time only event. But I know it’s only a matter of time before we have a repeat performance.

The kid is now a man, and he’s got something to prove..."A Dad is a son’s first hero"...All my life I’ve looked up to my Dad, there’s nothing I ever wanted to do more than be a member of the Moonshine Task Force right next to him. I said no to playing football professionally to stay in Laurel Springs and fulfill my dream. I’m biding my time, paying my dues, and soaking up any bit of information my fellow MTF members slip my way. To most of them I’m the kid they watched grow up, and while they’re proud of me, they don’t take me seriously.

Coming on the heels of a big, fat failure at work, my best friend Madi's glamorous French wedding is the perfect opportunity to prove I can do some things well–even if it kills me, which is looking like a distinct possibility. Maid of honor duties are no joke. And while I could honestly use an extra hand or ten, I have to refuse the offer of help from Madi's flirt of a brother, Jack. Nothing would spoil the beautiful wedding festivities faster than her finding out about that thing that happened between Jack and me that one time . . .

Basil Paddington is living his dream. He's built from the ground up a safe space for anyone to get the services they need to feel beautiful. He's very proud of the work he's done and the life he's built. He has a successful business, friends, and a lovely cat named Arnold. What more could he possibly need?

Born in Puerto Rico and living in London, Orlando Burgos comes from boxing royalty and wants to emulate his father’s success. It’s his life goal, his passion, his everything. When he’s given his big break, a chance to put his name on the map and fight in a sponsored match against a previously unbeaten champion, he won’t let anything distract him from his goal. The night of the fight he meets beautiful British heiress Rosalind who is standing in as a ring girl. It was only meant to be a one-night stand. Only he can’t get her out of his head.

Have you ever thought that maybe you didn’t belong? Have you ever looked around at your family members and thought, there is no way I am related to these people? Both Peter Frazier and Trent Lockley thought this about the families they were born into. Two boys, the same age, miles apart. They are both from small Texas towns, born in the same hospital, on the same day. However, their lives turned out to be nothing alike.

The Frazier family has been through a lot of turmoil over the last few years. After Tallulah and Peter suffered the invasion of Trent Lockley, it took some time and therapy for the crazy bunch to get back on track. They are not what they once were, but many people might say they are even stronger now.

I take my jobs very seriously. Both of them. I'm a lieutenant with Bradford Station Company One, and I'm a single dad to a little girl who completely brightens my world. It's not easy holding it all together, but I do my best. Honestly, I wouldn't be doing as well as I am without my best friend's sister. Natalie treats my daughter like her own and watches her for me without complaint.

ife gets a little crazy sometimes, especially when you've got two kids, two businesses, and you are two parents who are very hands on. But when Trick's gift doesn't get here in time for Christmas, I have to improvise. They say variety is the spice of life. To keep my man happy, marriage on track, and our sanity, I decide to give him what he craves most in the world. Me. With a bow on top. Patrick Tennyson won't know what hit him. It'll be the surprise of his life, and all he'll have to do is follow the instructions.

Vladimir has always been the oddball among the Frazier kids. With his love for reptiles, gothic appearance, and devil-may-care attitude, he can be easily separated from the rest of the Frazier bunch. At 22, he is standing on solid ground and trying to create a life of his own. However, it does get lonely sometimes. He is young, but knows his days of partying and sleeping around cannot last forever. He is slowly running out of options when it comes to the female population of Tyler, Texas. Until Carrisa Abbott walks into the pet store where Vladimir works.

It had been a gang rape. As bad as that was, it was not the turning point. Her life turned around when Cindy Smith put it behind her and started over. She got her degree and a good job. She married a great guy. Then she discovered that one of the rapists was a coworker. When Adan Jackson begins harassing her, Cindy tries to protect her secret past by ignoring him. When he escalates, she turns to Private Investigator Nickey Arnold for help. The PI quickly finds herself caught up in unfinished business from the past. When she confronts Adan, things spin out of control.

As a probationary firefighter, I’m doing everything I can to impress the members of my company. Knowing I’m the first in my family to be educated makes me proud, and gives me hope for the future. I hold myself to a higher standard than anyone else, especially with a southern small-town breathing down my neck. One night, on a dark mountain road, I help the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life change a flat tire.

After an eventful Christmas break, Cadence Lewis is shaken to her core, but someone she doesn't expect is there to hold her together. Barrick Carpenter didn't plan on falling in love with the sassy New Yorker, but now he will do anything to protect her from her father. When a second bombshell is dropped on Cadence, she has two options: guard her heart forever or risk letting love in. Will Cadence push Barrick away or fall completely head over boots?

Cadence Lewis has been dancing before she could walk. Living in New York with her parents she has the chance to go to the best dance school in the country, but when her parents divorce she’s forced to leave her dreams behind and move to her mom’s small country hometown. Cadence believes that all men are like her father: cold, unloving, and selfish. Barrick Carpenter has made Candace's life eventful since the day she stepped onto her grandma’s farm.

Attempted murders, intrigue, and scandal are all in a day’s work for Eve, one of DC’s most sought-after escorts. Her admirers include corporate executives, DC cops, and other smitten johns who have seen her dance at the Tahiti men’s club. None of them know her secret. She’s April Walsh, a housewife and writer who has gone deep undercover to investigate DC vice from the inside. Her first priority has always been her marriage. Her writing career has had to take a back seat. That changes when April is assigned to write a story about the sex industry.