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Moving to Laurel Springs and joining the LSERT was the best spur-of-the-moment decision I ever made. Here, out from under the expectations of my police chief father, I’m thriving. I’ve found a boldness and confidence I never had in Paradise Lost. And a woman who I can’t stop thinking about, dreaming about, and can’t seem to stay away from. When there’s a physical threat to her well-being, I won’t stop at anything to protect her, even if it means losing a piece of myself in the process.

Hurricane Tatum, a category five storm hell-bent on making landfall along the Alabama coast, is my opportunity, to show my friends and family the kind of man I've become. The kid who lost his scholarship and the love is life is ready for a change. A change I'm equal parts scared will and won't come. An EMT wasn't my first choice of careers, but it's become my calling. When the winds die down, the skies clear, and the rain stops, we're left with devastation the likes of which I've never seen.

They say imitation is the best form of flattery, but Elizabeth Adams finds that hard to believe when a copycat artist arrives in her small town and begins to create real-life versions of her paintings. The problem is, Elizabeth is a dark artist, creating paintings that depict women in various causes of death. Not only that but she’s also plagued by nightmares which indicate that this is not the first time it has happened in her life. Will Elizabeth find the killer artist and clear her name, or will she be the murderer’s final muse?

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 is a large, lively bunch. The fact that they are close-knit and share every detail of their lives with each other always seemed a little strange to Peter. Although he loves every one of his six siblings and his overly affectionate parents, he couldn’t help but feel out of place around them.

Gorgeous TV showrunner Henry Wilson is struggling to juggle work and raising his gifted young daughter Kimberly. When Kimberly’s irresistible teacher offers to tutor her, Henry jumps at the opportunity to be near his crush. But when Leif reveals his dangerous past, Henry must choose between his head and his heart.

At the strike of midnight it’s all over! Cinde R. Ella puts it all on the line to win back what is rightfully hers, which was stolen by her evil stepmother. In one night at a secret masquerade ball she makes a deal with a masked stranger. Can this magnetic stranger give her what she wants? One deal. One night. Winner gets everything.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Hotel: A Comedy Play and learn about the guests at The Hotel Pour DohDoh.

When his paralegal suggests a group date, Calvin bucks tradition and tells the younger man yes. He’s not expecting Emory’s other boyfriend to be his estranged husband, and he’s definitely not expecting what comes next. Calvin, Graham, and Emory find themselves in a delicate relationship with rules and structure, but hearts are wild and refuse to listen. Emory is ready to commit, but Calvin and Graham’s past threatens their future and the chance to see their love made whole.

Sanderson always envied the townies, all smiling faces and holding hands at his performances. He wanted the happy ever after that came with real life, not the pretend one in the twinkling fairy lights of the Moonlight Market. So when the Weaver of Dreams conjured him a normal life, college classes instead of performances, a chance at a boyfriend instead of an audience, he ran for daylight. Now a year later, he’s learned that connecting with someone physically doesn’t always lead to a lasting relationship.

My name is Ezra Clarke, and I’m 23. Forever. If you’re counting in vampire years, I’m actually 208, and if living that long has taught me anything, it’s that nothing lasts forever. And that’s been fine. It’s...whatever. I’ve never wanted anything that long, anyway, which is why I’ve never taken a mate, but that all changed when I met Declan Byrne.

I’ve known Avery since she was born. Hell, she’s my best friend’s daughter. I knew that Avery and I had forged an unbreakable bond over the years. What I didn’t realize was that I’m in love with the curvy, beautiful woman she has become. Will her dad try to kill me? I can handle anything if only Avery loves me back.

Michael Wallace is perfectly content with his predictable routine. He's lived in the same town his whole life, waited on the same customers every day, and read the same book over and over again. But his routine is thoroughly shaken when Sigvard Tandoh blows into town with a wicked smile and a mysterious past. Sigvard Tandoh is a cursed Viking who has wandered the Earth for 1,000 years. He thinks he’s done it all, been everywhere, and knows everything.

Danny has been harboring a secret crush on his dad’s best friend for years, and when he finds himself helping Jordan with some late night filing, things quickly take a turn for the interesting.

She disappeared from our lives without a word. I never expected to run into her at a Quik Mart in between jobs. What’s a guy to do when he finds his first crush? Follow her home, of course, and remind her of all the things she’s missing. I didn’t know that holding onto Riley would involve living in a trailer park. Or keeping it a secret from my sister—her best friend. Riley is completely at home with lawn-mower racing, beer-guzzling exhibitionists. She doesn’t think I can handle it. Well, I’m going to show Miss Trailerhood that I’m here to stay.

When Donald (Mac) MacGregor learns that brain cancer is killing him, he sets out in an RV on one last adventure. Along the way he meets Kate Graham, a nurse in an assisted living facility who is looking for an escape from a dead end life.