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Strike team leader Sk'lar just wants to do his job well. Through long, painful experience, he's developed the skills to do just that. Until a strong, fierce human woman rocks his world. And then nothing else matters but her. She doesn't know it yet. But she's his. And he's hers. Forever. Focused, beautiful Phryne Manka doesn't do relationships. As the head of security for Vidia Birch, she barely has the time or interest to think about people. But there's something about Sk'lar that makes her relax her guard. Have fun. Feel like a woman, not a soldier. Good thing he's just a friend, right?

Jalok might have a bit of an anger management problem. But that's alright. He's here for the battle. Xathi, walking trees, rioting mobs. He's ready to fight against anything, no matter the consequences. Until suddenly, he has someone to fight for. Dottie loves her life in Kaster. She has friends, her great-great-something grandfather's bicycle. A killer recipe for chili chocolate brownies. And a new best friend who happens to be a planet-sized plant. Entity. Whatever. When Jalok is assigned to protect her, sparks fly. He can protect her from anything. But will they be safe from each other?

She's his best friend. While the war rages around them, that's all she can be. Or is it? With the war against a deadly enemy coming to a head, K'ver scientist Sa'lok lives for the moments he's assigned to work with human pilot Teisha. She's smart, funny and level headed. Nothing would make him risk their friendship. But when their closest ally is betrayed, she's thrown into unimaginable danger. And his reaction to Teisha's peril isn't just wanting to protect his friend. It's the rage that comes with a threat to his mate.

All Cazak wanted was a simple life. Well, as simple as you could get when you were stranded on an alien planet that seemed to be under constant attack. Beautiful, headstrong and sensitive, Sybil is desperate to break free from her artificial life, but there's no one she can turn to for help. When her father becomes possessed by the Ancient Enemies, her safety rests in the massive red, scaled hands of one of the alien warriors. As her life crumbles around her, can she trust him to see who she really is behind the facade?

Tyehn is a rare Valorni warrior. Steady. Dependable. Not typically prone to violent rages. So when he's matched with a risk-taking, impulsive human scientist he's shocked to discover every last ounce of his self-control is out the window... Maki loves adventure. Taking risks. Pushing the limits. Being chased by a new form of hybrids through a frozen jungle? That's pushing it a little too far. Probably. The big, sexy warrior at her side makes her heart race in all sorts of new ways. And she likes it. A lot.

She makes his blood boil. And he can't tell anymore if its from frustration or desire... Navat may have to work with the the human woman assigned to help his team. But he doesn't have to like her. Not her attitude. The soft curves of her lips. Or her stormy eyes. Or the way his skin burns when they touch. Not the way the scent of her make him lose his mind whenever she's near. Nope. Not a thing.

You’d be a bit of a b *tch, too. If everyone has left you, died on you, and laughed at your dreams, you might have a few issues. And then to have your planet invaded right when you’re about to follow through on the one thing you have left? Done. Amira’s not particularly interested in making friends. When she hears a rumor that the alien war ship may soon depart, she’s done. This time she’ll be the one doing the leaving. But no matter how hard she makes her heart, she can’t help but want to help the refugees sheltering in the Vengeance.

Raised by her grandfather to stand on her own, Victoria Saville has always considered love to be a frivolous endeavor. So when a suitable match with Collin Marsh, Earl of Dalton presented itself, she willingly agreed. But when she meets Collin's best friend, Benjamin Duncan, her world is thrown into chaos. The new Viscount is everything her intended is not. Benjamin's wit and charm draw Victoria to him, and his touch lights a fire in her she never anticipated. However, the dashing Viscount's past is filled with dark secrets that threaten to tear the new lovers apart.

After a debilitating injury leaves Brice Lambert in agony, he's relegated to teaching others to hunt demons. He knows all the secrets of the demon war and plans to die for the cause. Never did he expect his dreams of a loving wife and big family to come true, but the very witch who healed his leg is capturing his heart.

Ken was always the bad boy. The joker, spendthrift, gambler. When we first met, I couldn't get enough of him. In the end, I let him down as gently as I could, but I'm sure he never forgave me. Now, it's two years later. The "reliable" husband I turned to, turned out to be bad news. I came back home to lick my wounds and care for my ill father.

As sister of a duke, I lead a charmed life. Playing piano in the salons of the political elite helps me pass the days. My family expects me to get married, and soon, but I have plans to do something great with my life...I just don't know what.

My best friend may be the Cinderella type, but I’m not. While she swans around English castles, I work overtime. I took a weekend off to be her maid of honor as she married Alex, Duke of Fernborough, and planned to hot-foot it home again in time to punch the clock Monday morning. Fairy tale endings are for other girls.

Two weeks touring art galleries in London—that's what my Uncle Stig promised. It was going to be a nice quiet trip with my favorite relative, who also happens to be the US Ambassador to England. The only problem? It's a little too quiet. I crave something more than four o'clock tea and crumpets.

Jason is in the closet. He's given up on love to play football at the highest level. He doesn’t want to be the poster boy for LGBT people in sport—and his advisors have told him that coming out will ruin his career. It’s not an issue until Scott captures Jason’s heart and turns his world around. Scott has always been out. Funny, clever, and a terrific dancer, the science student has many talents, but the man he loves requires something else—discretion. They seem an unlikely couple, but neither can resist the chemistry that draws them together.

For a while, Gunner Ramberg foolishly thought he could be happy, but when his sister was kidnapped, his life was turned upside down. Forced to betray the team he thought of as family to save his own flesh and blood, Gunner finds himself praying for death to end the guilt and shame he now carries. After a chance encounter and a night together, Gunner has hope for a tomorrow he thought he’d never get and Lacey Cannon's new focus is to heal Gunner and give him a reason to live. Their newfound peace is put at risk when an unknown foe comes after Lacey.

Lady Serena Thurston had big plans—attend the best balls, meet a fine gentleman, get married, have a child or two, and live happily ever after. But plans change. Serena knows firsthand what demons can do, and nothing will stand in the way of her goal to become a Demon Hunter—not even her absentee fiancé. The mistrust and love simmering between them during their perilous mission is brought to a boil at the gateway to Hell.

To survive as a scullery maid requires hard work, discipline, and a stiff upper lip. To survive as a demon hunter is something else entirely. Elizabeth Smyth learned this after she was captured by demons and rescued by hunters. Now a hunter herself, Elizabeth's first task in this new and strange world is to aid the recently wounded Reece Foxjohn, and get him back into demon-slaying shape.

Twelve years ago, Samuel Turlington falsely accused Alexander Duncan's father of colluding with Napoleon. Once convicted, the man's title and lands were stripped, and he was executed. Disgraced, the family fled to Italy, where they built another fortune. His brothers were able to carry on with their lives, yet Alexander was unable to find peace until he saw his family name restored. Now he's returned to England to exonerate his father who swore Charles Turlington was the true traitor.

Lillian Dellacourt is beautiful, refined, and absolutely lethal. She’s come a long way from the penniless seamstress’ daughter sold to the highest bidder, and it wasn’t by trusting a man, let alone an exiled Marquis with more on his mind than slaying the hellspawn. For Dorian Lambert, Marquis de Montlambert, being sent to keep track of Lillian is no mean task. He’s wanted the fiery vixen since he first heard of her five years ago. But wooing the lady while fighting the demon uprising is difficult, especially when the lady’s tongue is as sharp as Japanese sai blades.

Micky O’Neill and Dan Peters now live in Wales, bringing up Micky’s disabled little brother away from small-minded Heathwood and close to Micky’s deceased mother’s family. Things are fine...until Dan begins his dream career as an English teacher at the local school and Micky, main caregiver to Flynn, is isolated in a village that only serves to remind him of his mother’s absence.