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Life coach and best-selling author Victoria Price has it all: a successful career, fabulous friends, a fantastic penthouse in Manhattan. What she doesn’t have—and doesn’t want—is a husband. Fifteen years ago her high school flame broke her heart so badly she swore she’d never love again.

A young woman on the verge of bankruptcy. A mysterious billionaire with an offer that will change her life. An obsession so powerful, it could destroy them both....

Megan Dunn arrives in Seaside, Oregon a broken woman with a dream: open a B&B like she planned to do with her husband, Cass, whose life was tragically cut short five years ago. But the old Victorian she bought needs extensive renovations and the one man who can help her—Theo Valentine—takes an immediate and intense dislike to her. Left scarred and unable to talk after a terrible accident, the reclusive Theo is a brilliant contractor whose plans to renovate the building Megan bought are eerily similar to her own.

Belladonna doesn’t know if a person can die from guilt, but she’s giving it her best shot. All her life, she’s done what she needed to in order to survive, but in recent years, the cost only seems to skyrocket…until someone innocent gets hurt. That’s why she made her deal with the demon. To right the wrong she committed. But when she’s auctioned off to Rusalka, a powerful and devious succubus, it’s nothing like she expected. She’s…taken care of.

The Crystal Killer’s latest casualty was discovered in a sleepy town in the Pacific Northwest, Misted Pines. His years in the FBI, and tracking the Crystal Killer, have taken their toll on Rus. He lost his marriage to the job. And the burdens he carries for the victims was crushing him. Misted Pines has recently survived a killer’s rampage and a town scandal that made global news. The media was primed to devour a new story. So Rus already has his work cut out for him. But it’s more. Something is just not right with this latest victim.

An Irish mobster with a brutal grudge. An Italian mafia princess with a dark secret. Two enemy empires joined in sacred marriage vows. Let the hating games begin.

The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary, and contained a single sentence: I’ll wait forever if I have to.

A single night with Megaera and I’m willing to do anything to save her from Hades, the man holding her captive, victim to his every whim. A bargain with the devil himself seems a small price to pay in order for Megaera to go free...until I learn that she’s exactly where she wants to be. She’s queen to Hades’s king. And I’m the fool who walked right into their trap. The same fool who desires them both as much as I hate them. I can’t resist Megaera’s touch - or stop from being drawn to Hades’ dark desires.

Nothing says happy birthday like catching your husband in a compromising position with his boss. His male boss. Why, hello, midlife crisis. I’m starting over, but this time I’m doing it right. Or at least I’m doing what I want. Taking the day off from work to hang out poolside? Yup. Do I leave the swimsuit in my house? Sure. Does my very hot, 20-something pool boy happen to catch me naked? Oh, yeah, he does. And he likes what he sees…a lot. My best friend keeps telling me to have a fling and get back out there. But I’m not so sure she meant for me to do it with her son.

A bride walks into a bar.... No, it wasn’t the start of a bad joke. Damon isn’t sure what’s going on, but the moment the mysterious woman in the wedding dress saunters into the local watering hole, his bear immediately knows: She’s his mate, the one fate intended for him. But a troubled past has left scars on his heart and soul, and claiming the runaway bride could only end tragically for both of them. He does his best to stay clear of her, but he can only control his animal - and his desire for her - for so long.

Sold: Tiffany meets the mysterious H and then falls for neighbor Brandon. Who will she choose. Does she even have to? (MFM) Submit: Kayla is torn about her feelings for ex-stepfather Daniel, and then her mom's latest stepson comes to visit creating more confusion when she realizes she likes them both. (MFM) Share: Haley advertises for two new roommates but is disappointed when she finds they're together. Until they explain they're looking for a woman to join them.... (MMF)

When Bridget spots an elegantly dressed woman leaving her husband’s office late one night, she fears the worst. Her marriage is already strained but things are about to take an even more shocking turn when her family is suddenly torn apart by a horrific crime they all become entangled in. Her trust is shattered, her husband is on the run, and her son is hiding a dark secret. Bridget’s life has become a dangerous lie and the clock is ticking as the police close in on a killer.

Callahan, a former army sniper, wants to make an escape from his past and everything he experienced at war. He doesn't want to get close to anyone - let alone Trinity. He finds her perkiness insufferable and her attempts to entice a smile distracting. After all, he's in Kiawah to leave all feelings behind. But when it comes to Trinity, who feels everything, it's hard not to feel something.

A lion shifter waiting for the inevitable. Lion shifter Gabriel Russel knew what the future held for him. As the only male in his family, he was expected to marry a lioness worthy of his name and create a lasting alliance to expand their Pride’s influence and power. However, when fate brings him his beautiful mate, he knew there was no way he was going to bend to his pride’s will. Of course, he also has to convince his human mate that they were meant to be together, but surely, he could win her easily with his charms, right?

Eight years ago, my family was betrayed by those closest to us. Now we’re back in Sabine Valley, staging our return during the feast of Lammas, where I step into the ring and ensure we’re given what we’re owed. Who we’re owed. Our enemies send their seven best warriors against me. With each victory, I win a Bride for each of my brothers. And for me? I’m saving the best for last. My Bride is Harlow, the woman claimed by the man I used to call friend - the one responsible for our exile. Eli.

Santa arrived early for J.D. McNamara and brought her the best gift of all - her own fated mate. Polar bear shifter Cameron Spenser checks off everything on her list: sexy as sin, hot as hell, and a dynamite in the sack. There’s just one little problem: He hates Christmas. But that’s not going to stop the feisty feline shifter. No siree, she’s going to pull out all the stops to bring holiday joy to her Scrooge of a mate and show him the true meaning of Christmas.

Three months ago, bear shifter Daniel Rogers woke up in a motel room with no memory of what happened the night before. Since then, his bear’s been unmanageable and unruly, while a mysterious woman keeps invading his dreams. When an unwitting heroic act pushes him into the national spotlight, his mystery woman appears and his bear recognizes who she is: his fated mate. But the news she brings turns his life upside down, and he knows that he must win her over and forge the bond to link them together.

When John Krieger rescues a stranded fox shifter in the middle of a snowstorm, he never expected that she would turn out to be his mate. However, the darkness lurking in his soul prevents him from claiming her and he pushes her away. When he realizes his mistake, he vows to make himself into someone who deserves her. He spends the next few months fighting off his demons so he could someday be good enough for Dutchy Forrester.

Tiger shifter Anders Stevens knows fated mates exist - and that’s the problem. Mates were nothing but heartache, so he carefully crafted his status as the town womanizer, playboy, and all-out tomcat, never letting anyone close enough to see beyond the surface. So when his tiger declares that Darcey Wednesday is his mate, he knows he has to do everything in his power to repel her so she never gets the chance to see past his roguish reputation. But fate refuses to be thwarted, and the more he resists her, the more his desire for her grows...

Hostage negotiator Carrington Reed is called to the scene when reports come in that fifteen hostages are being held by the Kendrix brothers in an abandoned house in south Texas. When she arrives on site, Carrington quickly learns that the brothers are armed and refuse to release their victims, a group of undocumented immigrants, until the local police identify their father’s murderer. Working closely with Levi Ehrlich, a handsome investigative reporter who has covered some of Carrington’s negotiations in the past, she finds herself being undeniably drawn to him.