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Not all gambles pay off in aces! Now that Paige Murphy has the beachfront book shop she inherited from her aunt back on its feet, she sets her sights on finding a place of her own to live. And the sooner the better after the plumber finds a dead body buried in the book store’s basement. Was sweet Aunt Nora a killer? And just who was the person under the pipes? Paige must roll the dice and bet on herself to uncover the mystery behind this cold case.

It’s her dream come true: Martha’s cousins are about to come for a six-week summer visit. But instead of hustling to meet her parents and head to the airport to pick them up, she finds herself rescuing a pregnant cat from a garage sale free box. Things get messy when her parents find out and, even worse, when the cat runs away before giving birth to the kittens.

Paige Murphy loves her new life in Italy, where she can sip wine, eat pasta, and while the days away working on her romance novel. But all that changes when her beloved aunt falls ill, and she must fly back home to Texas — a place she thought she’d left behind. In a blink, she finds herself with a failing beachside bookstore, jealous cousins out to get her, and pesky suitors who won’t leave her alone. As if that wasn’t enough, buried treasure and hidden secrets could prove to be deadly!

Twelve-year-old Paris Pan has moved to a small town where she has a real shot at making friends. But that friendship comes at a price. She must take the dare, something that caused a girl to disappear on the very property she now resides. To make matters worse, Paris must play basketball against her will, eradicate a crush on the least desirable boy in seventh grade, and cope with a family crisis that was possibly caused by a chili dog.

Big change has come to the world, and Jade McClaren is smack in the middle of it. Jade used to be a cat burglar out for no one except herself and her sister, but now she’s part of something bigger. She’s a fae knight, one of the few tasked with policing the supernatural elements in post-fae-rival New York City. Teamed up with a handsome fae knight named Davril Stormguard, she must investigate magical crimes, some of which she used to commit. Their primary focus now is a fae lord named Nevos, who happens to be Davril's evil brother.

Raven and Lucas embark upon a personal cruise around the Bahamas for an adventure of a lifetime. Raven discovers a mysterious wooden idol on a secluded beach just a couple of hours into their two-week journey. Her curiosity and archaeological scientific mind entices her to keep the artifact with the intention of researching its background and story. Where did this unique, seemingly non-Bahamian statue originate, and how did it land in Bimini?

Katia just saw the last person she'd ever expect. Brian, who she hasn't seen since they were nine-years-old. Because he moved away without saying goodbye. Who left her alone when she needed him most. Now he's back. Except Brian's completely different than she remembers. He's not the boy next door anymore. There's a darkness inside him, and he won't tell her what caused it. But Katia knows the Brian she remembers is still inside there somewhere. She's seen a flicker of it in his eyes when he came in close and told her to stay away.

Fugitives from Startech, Jade and Aric follow their map to Dieter Copeland's house in the backwoods of Rutherford. While in hiding, Dieter teaches them how to connect with their alien metal. But their teacher is keeping his own deep, dark secret - a secret that could affect both their lives. Aric and Jade grow closer, falling more in love, but being on the run has its drawbacks.

Thirty years of affection. Ten years of soul shattering love. Eight years of happy employment. Two months of turmoil. One week of truth. A lifetime of betrayal. Would you have seen it coming? Annabelle Fortin landed herself in a bit of trouble. Mandated to community service at an assisted living facility for early onset dementia she meets Jezebel, one of the residents. This is the story that unfolds over the course of Annabelle's court ordered six-month sentence. Nothing is what it seems.

Seventeen year old assassin-in-training, Aveline, is ready to die rather than submit to her fate working in a brothel to repay her late father's debts. On the night she tries to end her life, a stranger stops her and offers a proposition: a clean slate, in exchange for her agreement to become the guardian of a young woman she has never met. Leery of the assignment and the man behind it, Aveline has no other option but to accept the deal.

Lindi Parker works hard at being human, not an easy task for a snake shifter. She has no desire to search for others like her - until a new case changes everything. When Lindi learns that she she's not the only shapeshifter in the world, she also realizes she might be next on a killer's list.

Skylar, Mason, and the other descendants embark a deadly quest to the underworld to confront the evil Hades, who has been plotting to kill off the descendants of all the gods. On this journey, they soon discover that the ancient gods are not dead as once believed but are held captive in a secret location. In order to save the world from destruction at the hands of Hephaestus, the descendants must set out on a crusade to rescue the gods.

Protecting her should be easy for a man like me. When assigned as a bodyguard for Adriana Bertoli, I knew I was in for a world of trouble. With her fiery-red hair, sparkling green eyes, milky white skin, and lush, curvaceous body, she's a damn knockout. But she also happens to be the niece of one of the most powerful mob bosses in the Seattle-Tacoma area, Don Carlo - my boss. And he's made it clear that none of his men are to lay a finger on Adriana.

Samuel Morrison, a farmer from Iowa, is in need of a wife and a mother for Lizzie, his three-year old daughter. He reads an article from Massachusetts advertising mail order brides. He writes to the agency stating he's looking for a partner who will work by his side and, hopefully, come to care for him and be a loving mother to Lizzie. Hannah Brown responds to his letter. Though she doesn't say too much about herself, Samuel decides to take a chance and asks her to come to Iowa.

Isabel Nobel, a parsons daughter with little wealth or dowry, is a naive soul. She is coerced to spend her first season in London with her meddlesome godmother, Lady Dodsworth. Lady Dodsworth has a promise to keep - find Isabel a wealthy suitor and has a monumental ploy to do so. To improve her prospects, Isabel becomes Lady Charlotte Dunbar - an orphaned heiress with 10,000 a year. Under this public façade she encounters the socially prominent Duke of Southdown, an arrogant, staunch bachelor.

Maggie Jensen is part of a trio of best friends with Lucas and Dan. Together, they own and run Wild Country Hiking Tours. When Lucas returns to the company after getting his college degree, Maggie realizes that the crush she had on him as a teenager has now blossomed into so much more. But Lucas still treats her as one of the guys, and Maggie worries that if she tells him her real feelings, their relationship will be damaged forever.

Groom Karl Stipple keels over moments after eating a slice of cake at his own wedding reception. Now the police have locked down the resort, and wedding planner Julia is under orders from her boss to solve the crime and clean up the mess in 24 hours - or she's fired.

Continuing the adventure begun in The Broken Circle, Secrets of the Lost Caves starts just as the Circle of 12 is complete, but it is soon broken again and the desperate race to find the Lost Caves and unlock the Secrets of the Crystal Caverns begins. Who will discover it first? The Dark Queen and her Kindred Spirit? The party of six plus one with addled Lavender Mae as their guide? Or Aubergine, the Potluck Queen with the help of Second Sight Sierra and Trader turned Teal?

Audial telepath Kylie Cain works for a black ops branch of the CIA (PSI - Psychic Sensory Intelligence unit). Now tasked with the biggest challenge of her life when a faction of rogue operatives who call themselves WON (World Order Now) kidnap 11-year-old Hope Mitchell, a powerful girl who may be the link to other worlds, Kylie feels immediately drawn to the girl's energy, and vows to save her.

two classic Kate Chopin short stories about women, their desires, and independence.