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Captain Barrett Wilson never agreed to be experimented on by his superior officers, but he wasn't given a choice. When he awakes in captivity, he wants nothing more than to escape, but it's only when the beast within roars free that Barrett manages to flee his prison. The nearby forest becomes his home and feeding ground, the primal urges raging through his body only satisfied by the blood of his enemies. But his murderous rampage ends when the huntress comes tracking.

Almost two decades after Sydney's father was imprisoned for being the "Lipstick Killer", she and her family are finally happy. They have new identities, and the secret that her father was a notorious serial killer is one Sydney and her mother will never share, not even with her brother. Sydney has a job she loves, processing crime scenes. Just when she starts to allow herself to think her past might actually be behind her, a woman is discovered murdered, wearing the shade of lipstick her father put on the victims of his brutal killings.

The world will end in seven days. Winter is a Priestess, her life is simple and uncomplicated, but shortly takes a turn when she is appointed as an aide for a Mage who intends to stop the God of Death from spreading a plague that would end their world. Both of them begin searching the Urvalis library for answers and find more than they had bargained for.

Competitions between thieves always end in betrayal. Rivah Half-Elven has risen high in the Court of the Masked King, the thieves' guild of the imperial city of Tar-Carmatheion. When a powerful wizard demands that the Court obtain a magical relic for him, Rivah and her crew are the obvious choice. But the wizard wants the thieves of the Court to compete for the honor of stealing the relic. Unless Rivah uses all her courage and cunning, she won't be the last one standing.

When former hotel manager Alex Kirkland, his sister, and their best friends pooled their money for an unusual lottery prize—a historic, dilapidated inn on the Maryland shore—as a last-ditch attempt to escape rotten circumstances, they never expected to win. But they're all looking for a fresh start and a second chance, so Alex convinces everyone to move in and repair the building in time for the spring wedding season.

Author Natalie Foster, cofounder of the Economic Security Project, has had a front-row seat to the dramatic leaps forward in government guarantees over the past decade, from student debt relief to the child tax credit expansion. Her brilliantly sketched vision for a new Guarantee Framework is rooted in real life experiences, collaborations with some of today's most important activists and visionaries, and a concrete sense of the policies that are possible—and ready to implement—in twenty-first-century America.

The stakes are high when hearts are on the line. I’ve made my choice. But with two weeks left to go, the game isn’t over, and anything could happen. The competition is heating up, lines are being crossed, and I’m pulling out all the stops to get what I want. To be the one left standing with the man of my dreams by my side.

The cameras miss nothing. Every friendship made, every rivalry formed, every dalliance between the sheets; the entire world watches with vested interest. At the end of each week, two people are sent home. In order to stay in the competition as long as possible, contestants are willing to do whatever it takes...including turning on one another.

When town social media maven Oaklee Collier accidentally hits a stray dog, she turns to Rory Gallagher, Darling’s local vet and her big brother’s best friend. Rory patches up the pup, but his suggestion that she foster the dog through his recovery puts her off her stride. Oaklee isn’t into commitments of any kind, not since she was left at the altar during a secret elopement. She refuses to let the dog—or the sexy veterinarian—into her heart.

She wanted to be a nurse, not a paranormal investigator, but Layla has no choice. Apparently, only witches can stop these creatures that she didn't even know existed a month ago.

One of the greatest threats to mankind's existence has become a reality. The Yellowstone Caldera erupts with a force of a thousand nuclear warheads, expelling seven hundred cubic miles of ash and rock all at once into the sky. And it's not finished . . .

I honestly thought things couldn't get any worse. I was wrong. Now I'm forced to defend my enemy to protect what's dearest to me. Forced to trust the very thing I've been fighting against. I can't do this alone, and if I play my cards right I won't have to. Everything has led to this. All the threads are coming together, and the pieces of the puzzle are slotting into place. Question is, where do I really fit in?

Death's grip is strong, but my will is stronger. Revelations, loss, and chaos loom. But like always, I'm not about to let any of that keep me down. I'm a woman of action who believes in solutions, except the losses that challenge me now may not have quick fixes. I'll have to give up more to regain what is lost. Make new promises to keep the people I love. And when it's all said and done, even that may not be enough. The storm that's been brewing is hurtling toward us, and this time I'm not sure there is a tether that can keep us grounded.

They say she’s been a patient at the Blackbriar Institute since childhood, that she’s sick, alone, and nobody’s coming for her. But someone’s already here—a mysterious man in her therapy group with unfathomable pain in his dark eyes—and she can’t deny her draw to him, no matter how much he tries to keep her away. He doesn’t speak, but he seems to know something the others do not. Is she really sick, or might it be magic? What other dark secrets hide behind Blackbriar’s gates, and will she ever find a way to break free?

Falling in love can happen in the blink of an eye. I fell for Jay the moment I laid eyes on him. I was drawn to him in a way I’d never been drawn to a man before. He was everything I wanted. The man I dreamed about at night and looked for everywhere I turned just for a glimpse of his perfection. But I couldn’t have him. It was against the rules. Forbidden.

The Bachelor meets Survivor meets Big Brother...With the world watching, and hearts on the line, who will win at the game of love? Twelve newly single contestants, each hoping to make it to the final prize. The cameras miss nothing. Every friendship made, every rivalry formed, every dalliance between the sheets; the entire world watches with vested interest. At the end of each week, two people are sent home. In order to stay in the competition as long as possible, contestants are willing to do whatever it takes...including turning on one another.

If you have experienced trauma during your reproductive journey, from conception through your postpartum recovery, you are not alone. Pregnancy and new parenthood can be fraught with numerous potential distressing situations, such as infertility, pregnancy and postpartum complications, pregnancy losses, and childbirth. It's no wonder that one out of three parents report their birth experiences were traumatic, and upwards of 40% of new parents can experience PTSD during the perinatal period. And yet, there is hope for healing!

Rivah Half-Elven is a master thief of the Court of the Masked King, the ruling thieves guild of the imperial city of Tar-Carmatheion. Yet her debts hang over her head like a sword that might fall at any moment. So when a guildmaster of the Court orders her to take a job from a mysterious client, Rivah has no choice but to accept. But the client wants her to steal the spell book of a fearsome and powerful wizard.

Scarlett Voss is what girls at North University want to be but also what they fear. She's stubborn, confident, and spends too much of her free time arguing with a certain blond in all of her classes. She's grown up with money so she knows how it feels to be used for something other than her personality. So when a family mystery arises, Scarlett jumps at the opportunity to prove to everyone and herself that she is capable of more than people think.

Devon Atwood presents Book 3 in the Kiss-Met series.