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Who can you turn to if not the police? Essex, Christmas Day. As the residents of a small town enjoy their mince pies, shots ring out in the street. Five people are gunned down before the lone shooter turns his weapon on himself. Grace Fisher, now Detective Inspector, is tasked with making some sense of this atrocity - all the more sensitive because the first of the victims was one of their own: a police officer.

Accused of grassing up a fellow officer and driven brutally out of home and job, DI Grace Fisher is thankful to survive some dark times and find haven with the Major Investigation Team in Essex. Any hopes of a quiet start to her new life are dashed by the discovery of the body of a female student, last seen at a popular bar in Colchester. Grace has her first case. When a second student, also out drinking, is murdered and left grotesquely posed, the case becomes headline news. Someone is leaking disturbing details to a tabloid crime reporter. Is it the killer? Or a detective close to the case?

Everly's entire life is upside down. She's not even sure if she's human anymore, and no one seems to know what she is. Or whether it's good or evil. The only thing she's sure of is she has to save the man she loves. And to do so, she's going to have to face up to Darkfrey Estate, crazy cultists, and a creature that is only tangible in the darkness.

Kat and her family have moved to a new town, but that doesn't mean that things will calm down. New enemies, new allies and new challenges await them. To survive, Kat will have to polish her claws and trust the three guys willing to do everything for her. And not eat too much catnip, obviously...

Award-winning producer Courtney Southerland turned down lucrative career opportunities to learn the truth about the legend of Palo Duro Canyon. Determined to track down the famous Black Panther and the girl that had been seen with it, Court devoted two years of her life living in caves and tents as she tracked the pair through the second largest canyon in the United States. She was about to relegate the panther’s legend to the category of Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster when the girl appeared from nowhere to save her life.

It's time for the last meow. Her whole life, Kat has been fighting for survival. For her freedom. Now, she's done. She wants peace. Even if that means having to risk everything she loves.

Voluntary kidnapping. That’s new even for Kat. Trapped, tortured, and without any sign of her sister’s whereabouts, she can only do one thing: Release the beast within and hope she doesn’t lose her humanity. Nor her family. Relationships will be broken. New alliances will be forged. And yes, there will be more kittens.

Elle Jamieson is a private person, in relationships as well as at work - and for good reason. But then she's made redundant and with no ties to hold her, she heads off to sunny Malta. Lucas Rose is furious when his summer is interrupted by the arrival of Elle, his ex. Forced to live in close proximity, it's hard to ignore what they had shared before Lucas's wedding proposal scared Elle away…

No one understands what it's like when your mother is famous for her beauty and you are, at best, average. Actually I'm wrong. She wasn't famous just for her beauty, but that's how people tell the story, how people have always told the story. That was even her name for a while. No one remembered her real name. She was just the sleeping princess or Sleeping Beauty. I'm only a footnote in my own life, destined to always be Sleeping Beauty's daughter. My name's Princess Azia Rose of Draconis, and here is my story....

When TBC labeled my girlfriend Rachel Henderson as a class A threat, the first thing I wanted to do was chase after her. But the public show she made on the news showcased her ability to possess super heroes, converting them into super villains. To make matters worse, she was working for the Syndicate of Sorrow, an organization of super villains led by The Seer. She took the one thing they wanted to get their hands on from day one: the strongest of supes hidden underneath the very foundation of Unity Bank. Because of her alliance with the enemy, an impending apocalypse was upon us.

Celestial Hierarchy is a Pseudo-Dionysian work studying angels. It was written in Greek and some would place its composition in the fifth century. It had a great influence on the understanding of the hierarchies of angels. Thomas Aquinas would use the work in his own writings, dividing the angels into three hierarchies, each of which contains three orders, based on how close they are to God.

Four years into being a mother, Kat needs a break. She's barely killed anyone since she gave birth and the panther within her is frustrated. She needs blood, murder and mayhem. When she's offered the chance to infiltrate a strange cult's annual festivities, there's no stopping her. Along with her three devoted mates, Kat will have to look beyond the holiday cheer to find a killer.

At 11 Lalla should be enjoying her childhood in London. But this is not London as we know it. In a collapsed society, Lalla struggles to imagine her future. When a government announcement invites her to enjoy a new life in Regent’s Park, Lalla sees a glimmer of hope. But what is she willing to risk? The Time Being is the short-story prequel to The Ship by Antonia Honeywell, if you enjoyed this, you’ll love the full-length novel sequel.

With Everly's situation dire, the Howell team are on the case to save her before time runs out. The answer they are looking for may be in the local lighthouse, but what they actually discover there turns out to be something straight out of legend. When myth and reality collide, the consequences will be deadly.

Brilliant and mercurial Will Tye suffers a life-changing accident. The terrible event ripples through three generations of the complex Tye family, bringing to light old tragedies and dangerous secrets. Each member of the family holds some clue to the chain of events which may have led to the accident, and all hold themselves to blame. Most closely affected is Will's cousin Cecelia, whose own life will change forever depending on how she responds to such unbelievable and shocking truths.

A weekend of weddings turns slutty as each woman explores opening her marriage to multiple men at the same time. These hotwives are shared, used roughly, and pounded raw by strangers or guys they know. Each woman has a different reasons for craving a night where she can become a mindless toy as they experience the ultimate pleasure over and over again.

I’m a soldier, the leader of a rebellion. All that matters is my crew and our mission to take down an empire. Until this big, brooding, gold alien commander destroyed my ship. Now he and I are stuck on a planet where everything, even the air, is an aphrodisiac. I should want to kill him. But instead, all I want is him.

No one ever said that sexy vacation fun had to only include your husband. When things got stale in the bedroom, my wonderful husband made an offer for me to spend one hour with his best friend.

Melody Godfred explores concepts like authenticity, surrender, resilience, gratitude, believing in yourself, and of course, love, through 100 pairs of poems, each dedicated to a central theme. The first poem in each pair is a "thinker" poem that lights up the analytical, more literal left side of the brain, and the second poem is a companion "feeler" poem that speaks to the creative, more emotional right side of the brain. Combined, the poems electrify the mind, body, and soul through a completely unique poetry experience that inspires each of us to embrace all parts of ourselves.

When Kendall wakes up from a night of drinking with a note pinned to her shirt, the last thing she guesses is that it was put there by a gorgeous guy who desperately wanted to see her again. Why would she? She was nerdy, more than a little awkward, and had never even kissed a guy. And it wasn’t like she had come to university to date. She had big plans. She was going to help people who were going through difficult times and she was going to be the best in the world at it.