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I'm locked in a cage in my wedding dress. How did I end up here? Three days ago, I was a normal girl living a normal life. My adoptive parents came over to my apartment for dinner, just like they do every week. But this time, they brought bombshells. They tell me I'm not who they said I was. And all those dance lessons, those etiquette classes? They weren't just for show. They were to groom me. To mold me into what I'm about to become—the forced wife of a don. Then, with my jaw on the floor, they opened the door and let the nightmares in.

My boss wants me to have his baby. Under normal circumstances, that'd be an easy "Uhh… no." But Gavriil Nikolaev is not the kind of man who likes to be denied. Besides, even if I did find him attractive—which I most certainly do not… And even if I wasn't his employee—which I definitely am… There's no getting around the fact that he's an incredibly dangerous man. I've been down this road before, and it almost ruined my life. I refuse to do it again. But he doesn't seem to care what I will or won't do. He's got his eyes set on me. And he won't take no for an answer.

Logan Dodge is on his way home, driving down the Florida Keys in his truck, when he gives a young hitchhiker a ride. The drive is uneventful. And Logan thinks nothing of it. That is until two detectives show up on his doorstep the following morning. Logan learns that the young man he gave a lift is wanted for a recent triple homicide. The victims? One is the young man’s own mother. Another is her boyfriend, a guy who just so happened to be a prominent member of a violent gang based out of Tampa. At first, the situation appears clear-cut.

Inspiring stories of 10 urbanites who decided to ‘the simple life’ in the rural mountains of Japan—for anyone interested in sustainable living, Japanese culture, and Eastern spirituality. “Subversive in the best possible way.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author The...

The undead are unquiet! Beset on all sides, Julian and Daemon must face off against an army of zombies. Christian, Balthazar, Caemorn and Fiona have their hands full with ghosts. The Immortal Kaly is not giving up their fight against the Vampire King anytime soon, but neither is Daemon going to back down from regaining what is his.

Every Vampire Bloodline has a gift. Eyros Vampires can read and control minds. Kaly Vampires can raise the dead and command your very soul. Wyvern Vampires can teleport from one reality to another. And on it goes. But King Daemon has all of their gifts, plus one more. The Vampires call it Armageddon. No one knows what it is. Until now…

Omega Peter Johnson can’t accept that he can’t have babies. Several doctors have told him he’s barren, but he refuses to believe that. After all, there are few things that would be worse news for an omega. He decides to seek the opinion of the premiere fertility specialist in Poppy Field, Dr. Rafe Hexton. Alpha Rafe Hexton isn’t known for his charming bedside manner. But he’s the best at what he does. When he delivers devastating news to Peter in an uncaring and blunt manner, Peter sets him straight right before he storms out of his office.

The Bratva came in the night and set the place on fire. I thought it was my chance to finally escape this awful mob-owned club. Goodness gracious, was I wrong. Because the man pounding at the door is not a knight in shining armor, here to liberate this damsel in distress from her nightmare. More like the polar freaking opposite. Bastien Nikolaev, the new don of Miami's Nikolaev Bratva, is moody, broody, with a bad attitude-y. And now, he's decided that I belong to him.

While Julian and Christian have been struggling to understand what their new Vampire lives will be going forward, they haven’t counted on their prior human lives being much more complicated. But that’s exactly the case as Christian’s parents come to dinner at Ravenscroft Manor. But the boys are not the only ones finding out that their pasts are going to interfere with their presents. Balthazar is struggling to accept that he is the Immortal Eyros reborn. But he may not be the only other Immortal that is back… or maybe never left.

Vampire King Daemon has returned! Now he must gather his allies even as his main enemy makes their move against him. Will he be able to win over the hearts and minds of the Vampires he left behind so long ago? Will people like Balthazar, who have suffered in his absence, be able to believe—and more importantly—trust in him again? Even as Vampire politics heat up and the danger increases, Julian and Christian must deal with some of the practical problems of becoming Vampires themselves. Things like whether or not they tell Christian’s parents that they are now lords of the night.

Julian Harrow and Christian Thorne are now Vampires! And both young men have been united with their Masters after trials and tribulations. But if they thought that becoming Vampires was dangerous and exciting, being the fledglings of the exiled Lord Balthazar Ravenscroft and the Vampire King Daemon will blow that out of the water. Because both Balthazar and Daemon have enemies that are intent on making sure that they and their new fledglings are given their Second Deaths.

In The Optimal Dose, Judson Somerville reveals how vitamin D3 saved his own life when all else failed and explains how this essential vitamin is key to finding answers to your own health questions and challenges.

Ben Coleman left his hometown and the family business that should have been his to pursue his true passion: art and tattooing. Coleman Ink has become his world, and he's tailored the business to fit his life the way he wants it, rather than the life that was originally laid out for him. Until early one morning he's woken up by what he thinks is an intruder only to find it's just his new neighbor. His new neighbor, who has no regard for her own safety, wakes up way too early, and seems to have made it her job to tempt him.

Jack’s lovers are soon to be married, and his place as their Dominant is unshakable. Then Jack loses the one thing a Dom requires. Rory can't wait to get married, but she can't marry both of her men. If she wants the happily-ever-after wedding she's always dreamed of, she'll have to learn to fight for it on her own.

As summer rolls around in the Florida Keys and the tourists head north, former Navy SEAL Logan Dodge has nothing on his mind but the ocean and enjoying the company of his buddies and his beautiful new girlfriend. But with summer comes hurricane season, and strong winds and heavy rains aren’t the only troubles a-brewin' in paradise. When Logan hears gunshots on an island in Dry Tortugas, he investigates and soon finds himself standing between an innocent young family and a ruthless gang hell-bent on murdering them.

After coming into possession of a 17th-century dagger found in Florida Bay, former Navy SEAL Logan Dodge scours the ocean with his friends in search of what they soon learn is a legendary pirate ship. It isn't long before Logan discovers more remnants of the wreck, but danger lurks on his doorstep. An old and powerful enemy has returned for vengeance, and Logan will discover the haunting truth that even those close to you can betray you.

The sound of a whip licking the floor should cause her to tremble. The whistle hiss of it cutting the air should tell her to run. The pin-prick kiss of leather should make her wince. These would be normal reactions, but Samantha Hunter couldn’t go back to being normal if she tried. Oleg, her Master, is a king among kings in the BDSM world. He’s broken his promise to join two Mafia dynasties in an arranged marriage.

During a normal, laid-back day in paradise, Logan Dodge never expected a ghost from his past to return. Angry and distrusting, the former Navy SEAL reluctantly agrees to the unthinkable: helping a wanted traitor. Despite his better judgement, Logan embarks on a dangerous journey that will lead him to question events from his past.

Vampires are real. At least that’s what Julian Harrow and Christian Thorne are trying to prove with their YouTube show. But as they uncover the truth, the beautiful monsters they seek, are also seeking them. Lord Balthazar Ravenscroft, the roguish Vampire with the ability to read minds, finds himself drawn to Christian, determined to protect the boy, even as his quest to uncover the truth puts all of Vampire kind in danger. But worse, as Christian and Julian have discovered the Ever Dark, the Vampire’s secret world, where they risk waking the most powerful, deadly Vampire of all.

When a confidential informant skips town and leaves the keys to his thriving Miami tattoo business behind, Vance Courage and his girlfriend Lauren Gold realize they’ve waltzed into a fresh opportunity to launder a couple of million dirty dollars. With a little rebranding, it’s the perfect front; all they need to make it look legit is a tattoo artist. Enter Armani Altman, a talented tattooist with a big social media presence. But things go sideways when their dog Cashmere discovers a rotting human torso in the alley behind Ink Hollow.