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Joanna Shepard knew her childhood home of Good Harbor wouldn't be the same after her parent's death, but she never would have associated it with danger. She returns to deal with the sale of her childhood home, but a sudden attack rips away the safety of a small town. The attack is the first of a series of events that expose dangers lurking in the dark. Lies told to her and her brothers by a beloved family member are revealed and they may be connected to the danger now threatening them. Jo finds herself a pawn in a struggle that is beyond her wildest imagination and she's not sure who she can trust. Everyone has secrets, but Akantha, now living as Alex Thorne, has more than others. She put the conflicts in her long past behind her and focused on a quiet life on the coast of Maine with an adoptive family. The quiet she sought is shattered when she learns hostile forces are coming after her. She accepts help from her long-time love and sometimes enemy, Damianos, counting on him to keep Jo and her brothers safe from the danger now in their lives. Secrets exposed. An attack in the night. Sudden betrayals. And a person determined to gain the secret of immortality at any cost. Joanna has to find the strength inside to accept the new challenges, learn from Akantha, and come out of the other side alive.

Elodie Pettipas is reeling from landing her dream job, the coveted production designer position on the hit Irish TV show, The Chieftain's Son. Even though her talent and excellent track record of bringing history to life on screen has allowed her to soar past much more experienced competitors, Elodie battles with anxiety and the self-doubt of being able to handle the demands of the mega-show.After months of virtual meetings, Elodie arrives on set in Ireland finally meeting cinnamon roll showrunner, Bobby Provost, face-to-face. As Elodie struggles to win over her new crew, Bobby's generous support and belief in her talents boost her confidence. What began as an easy online friendship in virtual meetings deepens into a steamier collaboration.Just as Elodie succeeds in winning over her team and allows herself to embrace the budding romance with Bobby, a career-making offer from Hollywood intrudes on her idyllic vision of the future.Will the lure to rise in the Hollywood hierarchy destroy Elodie's path to happiness?

As a spider-kin seer, Liliana's eyes can see the future. What she didn't see was her visions leading her out of her voluntary seclusion and into the lives of the first friends she's had in decades. Friends Liliana just rescued from the deadly venom of widow spiders.Determined to keep the warmth of belonging and stay out of her shell, she looks into the future again and sees death. Her friends Pete the red wolf, Siobhan the fairy sprite, and Nudd the goblin doctor will all die soon-if she doesn't take steps to nudge the future and discover who was behind the widow spiders.Except saving her friends will tie Liliana even closer to the handsome and dangerous Unseelie prince Colonel Bennett, and her heart may not come out of that battle unscathed.

Even though spider-kin Liliana sees the past, the future and into men's souls, she can still be surprised. After all, no one wakes up wondering if they'll be accused of murder by a werewolf.Wolf-kin Peter Teague of Fort Bragg's Criminal Investigation Division analyzes the venom in six dead soldiers. The victims were killed by a spider-kin, and Liliana is the only spider-kin in Fayetteville.Pete's handsome boss, the dangerous fae Colonel Bennet, watches Liliana with burning ember eyes, but refuses to call his investigator off.It's up to Liliana to keep Pete from executing her and convince the skeptical scientist she's not the murderer, all while keeping her new friend from getting eaten by the real killers. And if that's not enough, she might even have to socialize!How will she survive the paranormal mystery that puts her as the prime suspect?Precise Oaths is the first book in the Liliana and the Fae of Fayetteville series, urban fantasy Fae romance for adults containing a strong female lead, intense action, a diverse cast of charming characters, offbeat humor, Fae and shifters like you've never seen them before, and a touch of slow burn spider romance.

Lina doesn't believe in ghosts, but they won't leave her alone.When her father is killed, Lina and her little brother Mateo are forced to move in with her domineering uncle at Blackwater Manor. Lina soon discovers that her uncle intends for her to marry his nephew, Bray, to gain control of her inheritance. She is also convinced her uncle had something to do with her father's death.As the days pass, it becomes increasingly clear that Blackwater is haunted, and the malevolent presence seems determined to harm the siblings. To protect her brother, Lina attempts to communicate with the ghosts, all the while evading the handsome but devious Bray and crossing paths with the mysterious Max, a dashing army lieutenant with secrets of his own.But as Lina unearths the atrocities of the past, she must now unmask her father's killer and discover the ghosts' intentions before she becomes one of them.

Salome Visaya is nothing and no one-at least, that's what the Alliance want her to think.A criminal organization that has trained her since childhood, the Alliance made her a creature of cunning and greed, and now offers Salome a shot at the con of a lifetime. All she has to do is assume a secret identity, Rosalia d'Ilumias, and play the blushing bride-to-be.And the target? King Vincent d'Allorias of the war-ravaged kingdom of Ilarya.Three months of her life-three months to charm the King and the nobles, to weasel her way into his confidence, and to rob him and his treasury blind. It should be an easy job, the kind that she was born to play, but when a witch approaches her in the dark and awakens something inside her, everything changes.The court is alive with demons made of shadows, and Salome might be the only one with power to save Ilarya-and the world-from the ancient forces that threaten them.

In 1980s New York City, a crime reporter with little to lose risks the only thing that matters to uncover the truth...Trisha Connell's journalism reflects her punk rock lifestyle: relentless, confrontational, and bitingly honest. It's a style that scores front-page headlines but has her forever teetering on the verge of victory or disaster. Now one crime will forever change Trisha's life.As she charges into the story of a sensational theft at an art museum, she discovers a murdered guard is someone she knew, a former foster kid who was adopted and supposed to be living a good life. To make it worse, the guard is suspected to be one of the thieves.Determined to uncover the truth, Trisha bulls her way into the story, risking her life and career on what could be the story of the decade, if her editor doesn't fire her first. She finds an ally in Edmund Grayson, a security expert assigned to the museum, who's driven by his own guilt in failing to stop the murder.Chasing the story will take Trisha from the punk clubs to the high society to the inner workings of newspapers of New York in the 1980s. It will take all her street skills to survive.

A lost king. A deadly bargain. And the ultimate sacrifice. After losing the love of her life on an island of horrors, Margrete Wood opens a portal to the Underworld. She's claimed her full powers, becoming a powerful goddess, and she'll use her new magic to steal Bash's soul back from the realm of the dead. Darius, the God of the Sea, has waited centuries for Margrete to return. She's the reincarnation of the woman he once loved, and he's hellbent on wiping away Bash's memory. But the Underworld is filled with ruthless gods and corrupt bargains, and when Margrete makes a deal with the God of Death himself to get her king back, Darius agrees to help-for a steep price. With monsters of the deep to slay and a death god to appease, Margrete is forced to work with her enemy before time runs out and everything she loves is destroyed. For good, this time. The third book of this exciting fantasy trilogy is perfect for readers who love high-seas adventures, swashbuckling heroes, and forbidden, steamy romance. Fans of Danielle L. Jensen's The Bridge Kingdom, and Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses will be enthralled.

In 1519, at the Chateau Clos Luce in France, Anne Boleyn is the formal apprentice of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo is now an old man and working feverishly to build a clock that will end Anne's dark curse. Set upon her by the Goddess years ago when Anne unknowingly dabbled in black magic, the power of her curse has magnified. The terrible suffering that threatens Anne Boleyn now extends beyond her own timeline to a great great great granddaughter, some 500 years in the future.In present day, Ellie Bowlan, a history academic specializing in 16th century France, has worked herself to the bone and her relationship with John Chelsea is strained. John is the love of her life, but their careers have gotten in the way, and she is left feeling lost and betrayed. When Ellie's best friend asks her to attend his wedding at a medieval castle in France, she realizes this may be her chance to set things right. Until Ellie and John arrive at the wedding and discover something menacing about the owners of the Chateau Clos Luce.Leonardo and Anne are desperate to design the da Vinci clock, a device so ingenious it exists at the edge of science and magic itself. When it is built, the clock will not only be capable of keeping time, but also of bending it. But when Leonardo dies before the great invention is completed, Anne must act alone to find a way to finish the clock so she can find the girl in the future and save them both from a terrifying fate. For fans of time travel romance and historical fantasy, this tale embodies the atmosphere of Outlander with the setting of Tudor England. If you like Melanie Karsak, Diana Gabaldon, Philippa Gregory, and Alison Weir, you'll love this historical fiction and contemporary crossover.

Xochitl Ramirez is powerless. But when her mom's death incriminates the strongest man in the world, she becomes determined to shine a light on these so-called heroes. So, she starts her blog, "Storm Chaser," and armed with only a camera, she exposes the truth behind New York City's billion-dollar "hero" industry. When her lens finally catches the number one hero in his pursuit of a strange robot, her life is turned upside down. Connecting the dots between a number of untimely deaths swept under the rug by those pulling the strings, she discovers a mishmash of unlikely allies. Between her attraction blooming for a "villain" turned sidekick, and her discovery of an underground vigilante group who may be just as bad as the corrupt heroes, She quickly finds no one is who they seem. Meanwhile, discontent for the entire system grows as regular people realize their comics, playing cards, and favorite movies feature the morally gray. In an instant, the powerless begin to pose a genuine threat to the "heroes." Xochi must rely on her wits and the help of her newfound friends and lover to break out of a system now branding her a terrorist, or else become another faceless victim conveniently left out of the narrative.

Xiamara Nivar and Apollo Fischer had the perfect childhood friendship, leading her to believe they'd transition to soulmate-status seamlessly. She couldn't have been more wrong. When it came to a more-than-friends relationship, they were super cringe. No wonder Xia didn't believe him when he promised to come back for her the night before he left for college. But still, she waited.After seven years of foolishly hoping he'd keep his word, Xia has put all that behind her. She's got a career, a cast of colorful comrades, and a competitive streak bigger than the Caribbean Ocean. Winning this year's Moss Monster Meet will be a cinch-until Apollo returns to the small island of Simona.Not only is she a stumbling, stuttering, shipwreck of a human whenever he's present, but the unthinkable has happened. Apollo plans to compete in the race, threatening the three-year winning streak that will earn her the coveted title of Moss Boss.When they are thrust together, Xia can't maintain her composure-and Apollo knows it. He isn't above using it against her, either. With the finish line in sight, Xia has one burning question: is it the race Apollo wants to win, or her heart?

Can a good girl witch princess and a bad boy bodyguard fight their way from enemies to lovers and stop a killer?Good girl Prys Bane is the ultimate witch princess-titled, rich, beautiful, and from the best royal bloodlines. But the STEM genius would rather hide with her statistics and crush on a forbidden bodyguard than marry a proper prince. Better to guarantee that no one discovers her true magic-powers more suited to a storybook villain than any princess.Bad boy John Donovan has pretended to be a bodyguard while hiding his supernatural double agent status from everyone-even his own sisters who see him as the villain. Crushing on Prys seemed safe until he learns she's not only the witch magistrate investigating a murder where his sister is the chief suspect, but Prys is also the matchmaker hired to force him into an arranged marriage.When John and Prys are pulled into a deadly mystery that comes closer and closer to the couple by the hour, they must work together. When Prys discovers John's kink, these enemies quickly become lovers whose passions ignite. Can this princess and her antihero find happily ever after or will the killer be a best friend whose betrayal neither can survive?

Elwyn is remarkably unremarkable, and she prefers it that way. What more could a thief hope for than to pass through life unseen? Upon fleeing a violent life with her invisible friend-a clever and capricious creature who's only grown more real with time-she is plunged into an adventure rife with otherworldly beings both beautiful and beastly. As the Greyscale' most cutthroat assassin, Brannon has a bone to pick with Elwyn-and several to break. Tasked with hunting down his errant colleague, he soon finds himself in a magic-steeped hamlet where he encounters creatures even more deadly than himself. To survive, he must rely on the very rival he's been sent to capture. Little Lydia has a chilling secret, and even she doesn't know the whole of it. Her unusual appearance has earned her the nickname "monster," and there may be some truth to the slight. When she caves to the whispers that have slithered through her mind for months, she loses everything she knows and must start anew in the company of criminals. Bored by his charmed existence, prince Aedyn slips into the lives of these three misfits only to learn of schemes that place both the Mortal and Faerie Realms in peril. If he can help the others work together to thwart the plans of two feuding fiends, they might just manage to save multiple worlds...provided they don't kill each other first.

Red sky at morning, satyr take warning.Jessica Moore is about to lose her ever-loving you-know-what. She did the impossible by convincing the Gryphons, the magi, the satyrs and the goblins to work together to stop an apocalyptic prophecy from coming true.The one thing she can't do? Make them trust each other-which means their plans are already falling apart. With Gryphons and satyrs making plays for her loyalty, Jess is ready to cut through the crap and kill everyone herself.The tentative alliance disintegrates even faster when a key member is murdered and Jess's supposed allies turn on her. Grieving will have to wait. Right now, she's forced to work closely with her least trusted coworker to flush out the culprit, even as she pushes Lucen away to keep him safe.Dangers that will test her freakish powers await in the Alps, and this time Lucen isn't there to guard her back. Even if she finds what she's looking for, it'll come with a fury-ous heap of trouble.

Wonderland must always have an Alice, and Eliza Carroll is the next.Eliza flees her parent's political machinations only to stumble into another world and the arms of a man named Finn, who declares her the next Alice. Finn, nicknamed the White Rabbit for the form he can shift into, was sent to find the new Alice and bring her to court, for only she can declare whether Red or White reigns. Not to mention he'll lose his head if he fails.For Eliza to get home and Finn to survive, they'll have to navigate two treacherous courts and their growing feelings for one another, while trying to unravel the curse that forces the Carroll women to journey to Wonderland. But a path to freedom for them both may be more than the magic of Wonderland can conjure...even for its new Alice.

Johnathan Newman is a changed man, and he has the claws to prove it.Following their bloody confrontation in Cress Haven, Vic and Johnathan flee the town in search of answers. Johnathan's human life has ended, but his journey has just begun. Grappling with violent instincts and a supernatural bond to the vampire he's falling for is complicated enough, but a dangerous new enemy is hot on their heels.The machinations of the Society reach farther than either of them realized. Their foe's dogged pursuit forces the pair to seek sanctuary. Vic brings Johnathan to the Estate, a haven for creatures nestled in the wilderness of upstate New York. Taken in by the Estate's unusual proprietors, Johnathan soon learns not even sanctuary is safe for one of his ilk. This haven provides the pair an opportunity to explore their burgeoning relationship, and Johnathan a chance to learn control- A skill he is desperate to master, no matter the cost.Because time is not on their side. The Society's Agents are catching up to them, armed with a weapon straight from the Heavens. With their enemy's plans creeping toward fruition, humans won't be the only ones they have to worry about.

As Nephele, Alexus, and their faithful companions grapple with the devastating loss on Mount Ulra, the threat of Thamaos's reign rises in the East. To prepare, the crew must strengthen the Northland and Summerland armies, even if it means depending on the one being they never thought would live again: Neri, God of the White Wolf.Nephele made a deal she can't escape, a deal that not only ensures the Wolf's resurrection, but one that forces her to remain at his side, even when he returns North to bolster defenses and destroy any traitors and enemies remaining on his land. The last thing Nephele wants is to spend her days and nights alone with a seductive, arrogant god, but Tiressia's future depends on Neri being their primary weapon, one only she holds the power to wield.As Thamaos aims his first wave of destruction at Neri, Nephele finds that not only is the Wolf more difficult to control than she believed, but that he's far more human than she gave him credit for. With every passing hour, the undeniable passion between them burns brighter, until their fire becomes impossible to resist, and impossible for Thamaos to ignore.Because the only thing he loathes more than the Wolf roaming Tiressia again, is that there's a witch at his side, and her name is Bloodgood. The Wolf and the Witch is book three in the Witch Walker romantic fantasy series, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Scarlett St. Clair.¿

Lonely food developer Stella would like nothing better than to finally have a lab partner to help her create new synthetic products and share her passion for science. But her nation of Cochtonia has gone off the deep end. Fertility rates are dropping, and the autocratic male rulers have decided to turn to alchemy to produce offspring. Sir Isaac Newton has been resurrected from the dead to take a lead role in the impossible task, ordered by the autocracy. He is to work as a team to create a homunculus-a tiny person, made outside of a womb. Women won't be needed at all! Being celibate in his previous life, Newton has never indulged in romance, but procreation without females sounds crazy even to him. When Stella offers to help him fake the results to save his neck, he's more than willing. But is Newton the real thing or a genetically modified fake? As the pair collaborates, Stella becomes more and more uncertain. In proceeding with the deception, they find that chemistry isn't limited to the laboratory. In a world where love and romance are punishable by law, mutual attraction could mean execution for them both.

When it comes to magic, more isn't always merrier.Keep letting the Gryphons blackmail her -or join a goblin for tea? Jess must make some choices.Furious at the Gryphons' betrayal, former vigilante Jessica Moore is determined to cut the law enforcement agency from her life-and hopes doing so will solidify her rocky relationship with Lucen. But when a friend's soul is sucked dry by a goblin, Jess finds it's not so easy to let go of her past. Unwilling to let down someone who needs help, she puts aside her anger to work with the Gryphons and solve the case.But a stolen soul isn't her only problem. Boston's goblin leader is calling in the debt Jess owes. To find the soul and pay off her debt, Jess must unearth information about a magic she never knew existed, all the while testing Lucen's patience and stirring the wrath of old enemies.What she discovers will reveal the terrifying truth behind the Gryphons' treachery, and force her to choose where her loyalty-and her heart-truly lie.

Gilly Bettencourt is almost as fed up with writing witty descriptors for a sportswear catalog as she is with her on-the-sly workplace relationship with the CEO's son that makes her feel like a dirty little secret.After catching her boyfriend with another woman, Gilly leaps at the opportunity to head to Ireland as a writer's assistant on the much-anticipated TV show, The Chieftain's Son, an Irish historical drama based on an insanely best-selling series of romance novels.When Gilly meets Jack O'Leary, star of the series, passion blazes between them. Unfortunately, the show insists on branding Jack as an available heartthrob-landing Gilly in the type of hush hush relationship she crossed an ocean to forget.Can their love affair survive the demands of the show's PR machine, or is Gilly doomed to be typecast as the girl behind the scenes?

Sage Cashman's sister suffers from a terrible illness and Sage will do anything to help her, including dancing at a gentleman's club to support the two of them. Every night, she puts on a show for the customers, and the naughtier and more flirtatious she acts, the better her tips. Sage is just going through the motions until she gets closer to the dark, silent Adonis who lurks in the shadows during her performances. When Ryker Madsen is in her orbit, she doesn't have to pretend she's a woman easily seduced. Ryker Madsen turns out to be more than Sage's boss-he's the owner of the club. He's also involved with the company producing the experimental drug that might be her sister's only hope. Ryker is as arrogant as he is rich, and it's no secret that he wants Sage and is determined to have her. He's intrigued when Sage proposes a deal: companionship for connections. Preferring uncommitted and unemotional relationships, Ryker sees Sage's proposal as the perfect way to get her out of his system. What Ryker doesn't know is that Sage, jaded from a string of betrayals, has many secrets. Including her identity. The hotter their relationship gets, the closer the truth comes to the surface. When the skeletons in Sage's family's closet start tumbling out, they threaten both her plan to save her sister and her future with Ryker.

Having relocated to Peru to prepare for the birth of their twins and be closer to their kin, life is stressful enough for wolf-shifter couple, Taylor and Julian. But when their newborn daughter vanishes from her crib, they'll do anything to bring her home.As a clan leader is suspected of magical malfeasance, the couple must return to a world of symbols, incantations, and curses that they thought they'd left behind.Taylor never wanted much to do with witchcraft, but now she must depend on her birthright to save baby Luna. Once she dusts off her magical tome of the Coven Daughters lineage, though, a spell with a mind of its own infiltrates her thoughts just as Julian begins to have a series of baffling precognitions and dreams.While simultaneously fighting to keep their strained love alive, Taylor and Julian embark on a mission to wrest little Luna from the clutches of a shadowy occult group. But the deeper they dive into magic's dark waters, the less they understand. Will Taylor and Julian solve the magical puzzle and save their daughter-or will getting too close to the darkest secrets of the Coven Daughters system spell their demise?

Crime reporter Evie Hartley was at the height of her career, but a series of ethical missteps cost her everything. Now, she's working for a small-town newspaper's culture section, trying to prove to everyone, especially herself, that she's able to do her job by the book.When there's an opening for the crime beat, Evie jumps at the chance. And while she manages to impress her boss, she makes an enemy of the detective she played to get the inside scoop. Her methods may straddle the line between professional and underhanded, but they work, and Evie solves a case the police haven't been able to crack. Detective Marcus "Penn" Pennington reluctantly calls a truce and becomes her go-to police source as she investigates more crimes for the paper.Evie's thirst for the truth sets her on a dangerous path, and poking around in a cold case results in sinister anonymous threats. When she forms an alliance with someone who seems to know far more about the missing person's disappearance than he should, Penn sticks to Evie like glue, blurring the lines between protection and possession. But even with a cop watching her back, Evie's willingness to do anything to get the story might just get her killed.

Vampire queen Samira Anai Se-Bat would do anything for her family-even make promises to a clever scientist. When Samira turns Cordell Stuart into a vampire, it comes with a promise to help find and protect his daughter Kayla. But the queen wants something in return: a cure for Nirvana, the drug being used to create deadly vampire rogues.Cord stumbled on Nirvana while trying to save Kayla's life. He never thought his research would create an army of deadly rogue vampires. Now he is caught between his promise to save a race he neither trusts nor understands, and the need to find and save his daughter.With Samira's murderous brother, Antu, pitting vampire factions against each other, war is brewing, and Samira is caught between her promise to save Kay and her need to protect her people. But a vision shows both thrones blending into one until they are no more.If Sam follows the vision and sacrifices herself, will Antu subjugate the world?In a race against time and destiny, Sam and Cord discover what they must to do. But the cost will be their new found love-and their lives.Or will it?