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It's 1938, and Betty Morelli is on the run from her abusive husband. When she reaches out to her old flame Harvey Cooper for help, she has no idea what dangers await them on the road. Undeterred by obstacles, she is determined to get out of harm's way and bring her husband to justice. But she may realize too late that trying to escape a man with underworld ties could be a grave mistake.

After three disastrous marriages, a series of bad dates, and a tumultuous relationship with an emotionally abusive mother, psychology professor Nancy Jewel is through with love and commitment. Romantic or familial, the notion is a waste of her time. Content with being alone, she’s starting to feel normal-ish when she learns her father, incarcerated in Georgia, has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Children of Iverbourne is a prequel novella taking place 236 years before The Eternal Machine, following the original heroes of the war-torn lands and the difficult choices they must make, all to ensure a better future. A terrified slave, lacking bravery or free will, sent on an impossible journey. A hardened commander of the Eternal prison, taking in his newest inmate. An hours-old baby. A half-crazed Fae, former hero of Borealis, Court of the Humans. Two parents on a journey to deliver their child to Iverbourne, to freedom, no matter the cost.

The Grinch tried to steal Lilly’s Christmas spirit, but he ended up stealing her heart. After graduation, Lilly returns to her grandmother’s shop, ready for another Christmas filled with her loving grandmother. Heart and memories dance around her until a handsome stranger threatens to take it away. Calvin hates Christmas but loves business.

Strong, independent, and successful in her professional life, in her personal life, Emma prefers to submit. When she’s diagnosed with breast cancer, the same disease that took her grandmother at a young age, her world crumbles. Through her submission, she learns to lean on those around her and realizes that maybe she really can have it all. A longtime member and Dominant at Club Equinox, Griffin knows exactly what he wants. What he wants is Emma. When her world is turned upside down and she needs someone the most, he won't let anyone else be the one to hold her.

Erica Stone has just graduated from college and is heading to medical school in the fall. Everything is going according to plan, until a dream vacation with her two best friends turns into a nightmare. Left with no other option, she is forced to put her trust in a mysterious man who has secrets of his own. Together, they work to uncover the sinister plot that has changed their lives...but can they stay alive long enough to expose the truth?

I’ve been the responsible one my entire life, including raising a son by myself. With my boy growing up and moving out and me hitting my mid-forties, I’m looking toward all the things I missed out on in life. Hooking up with the hottie a decade younger than me, when I was halfway around the world in Italy, should’ve helped me scratch that let loose itch.

Nightmares are real, and they lurk in the darkness. Haunted by my past, I thought I had hope. I thought I had a chance. When the threats close in, I know I have to do something. I’m desperate to keep those I love safe. Love. I never thought I’d know true love from a man, let alone four sexy, passionate men. But they are here, and they are getting me through. My family and friends are sticking to my side, and I know they believe I will have my happy ending.

Good leaders get the job done, but great leaders inspire. They're confident in their ability, compassionate with others, and clear about their mission. Above all, great leaders care about the people they're leading—and they show it. In Connected, Jami Varela explains how to become an impactful leader with tested strategies and personal insight.

Jan Hendricks grew up as a farm girl in rural Montana. She leaves the farm to start college in the Big City of Billings during the Jazz Club Era of the late 1940's. At a party, she meets Lavio Rossano, a dashing, handsome, charming young man who sweeps her off her feet. After a whirlwind romance, they settle down and start a family as Jan starts to learn that there is something unusual about Lavio's profession. He is connected with a crime family, looking to set up a satellite operation at a busy shipping hub in the West.

My past is nothing like I always believed, and the recent revelations are making me question everything. Those who I’d begun to trust abandoned me when I needed them. Fear, shame and nightmares rule my life, and if it wasn’t for my one close friend, I’d be completely alone. This is something I must face on my own, though. I can’t bring this burden down on my family. There is no way I’m going to let them feel responsible for my life spiraling out of control. I battle to fix it daily, and I'm finding the more happiness I find, the drop afterwards is worse.

I was manipulated by the Jester. I fell for the Fae Lord. But if we are to survive what is to come, then I am going to have to become The Harlequin. My name is Alana Leafborne, and my destiny hangs by a thread. Divided between light and shadow, I stand torn between a choice that will shape the fate of Luminael. The power within me grows stronger each day, a double-edged sword that could save our kingdom or destroy it. As Finn's army of transformed Shadowkind marches on the castle, our alliances threaten to shatter and loyalties are tested.

Four tribes of warring demigods rule over luck in our world. To save her Mom, Aggie must capture the most powerful one of all—her ex-boyfriend. As a high school senior, Aggie’s biggest worry should be college acceptance letters and managing her OCD. But when you’re also the Queen of Hearts, leader of a suit of demigods with the power to control luck, things get complicated.

A decade ago, Araminta’s father foisted her off on the elderly county squire with her prize herding dog. The squire’s dead and she’s living on the forebearance of her insufferable step-son and his wife as an unpaid housekeeper and governess to their daughters in exchange for room and board. She’s been tasked with organizing the holiday party and when it ends in disaster because of food poisoning, an ornery barn cat and a crashing tree, she seeks solace in the barn. She falls asleep over a pile of puppies and when she wakes up she’s cradled in the arms of a local farmer.

Tamsin's city is safe. She's married Paige, the love of her live. Now all they need is some time to themselves. What could possibly go wrong? The newly married leader of the Santa Cruz werewolf pack and her wife decide to travel to Paris and London to celebrate their nuptials. Everything is set for their romantic getaway. In between the pain de chocolat and fish and chips, the two see nothing but romance and full bellies.

Ziry, daughter of the South Dakota pack leaders, has worked as a detective her whole life. Before she takes over her territory’s pack, she head’s to Santa Cruz to help find and eliminate the black witches. There’s a war in California, and she’s ready to help in the fight. She agrees to join in this battle because it is the right thing, for her lifelong friendship with Tamsin, and pack solidarity. What she doesn’t expect is to find passion with a coven witch. Rho, one of the local coven witches and a private investigator, has been asked to help with the black witch plague infesting the city.

Welcome to the Dome, a place where flora and fauna are legends brought to life by shifters, a mutant race that the malevolent and overtly wealthy Citadel hunts down endlessly in fear of what they what do if given a foothold in society. The Rebel Foxes are a powerful gang led by Rajni, a fox shifter hellbent on bringing down the oppressive system impoverishing and endangering humans and shifters alike. They take in those who need shelter, and give away their wealth to the poor.

Eighteen year old Connie Mills has limped badly since a childhood injury to her leg. But, when she tries on her first pair of high heels she is astonished that she can now walk without limping. This pivotal moment in her life will move her in a direction she could have never expected to go. For the better? For the worse? Time will tell.

Everly Thorn knew she was doomed when the bones of dead dragons and other magical beasts began whispering to her. She’ll do anything to keep her cursed gift a secret for fear of being used as a weapon to hunt other witches in hiding. Reeling from her parents’ murder and broken betrothal to the crown prince, Everly has racked up a fortune in gambling debts. Her job as an exhibit curator at the Menagerie of Extinct Magical Creatures doesn’t pay enough to keep the collectors from threatening to take her home—the only thing she and her brother have left.

Samantha Canton feels your pain. She knows she is, well, a lot. It's been a rough year, to put it mildly, so she is overjoyed to find out she gets to go on her dream work trip to Europe. But she’s not going alone. She’ll be crossing the pond with the company’s CFO, Emerson Clark. Icy Emerson, as the industry calls him, is logical, serious and quiet. He likes solitude, the color gray, rain and hot tea - he is British, after all.