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Welcome to Private Eye School! The homework will kill you. Lacey Smithsonian's journalism career is going nowhere fast. After collaring killers, saving lives, rescuing homeless children, and recovering priceless jewels (which she didn't get to keep), she's still stuck on the fashion beat at the third-string newspaper in Washington, D.C. (The City Fashion Forgot). She needs a "serious" beat. What's a savvy reporter to do? Why not take a private eye class! Polish her investigative skills, learn to sleuth like a pro (like her boyfriend, Vic Donovan), and perhaps even land a non-fashion-related news story or two, while keeping it all under cover. But then she meets her crazy classmates, stumbles over the haute-coutured corpse in the Jaguar, spends a girls' night out at the gun range, and flunks Surveillance 101. All Lacey wanted was a shot at a new beat! So why are people shooting at her? And can she hit the bull's eye before the killer shoots again?Welcome to Private Eye School! The homework will kill you.

Eliza is forced into marriage with no idea her life will change for the better. Married less than a year, her unwilling rake of a husband is surprisingly kind to her-until his sudden death. The widowed Countess of Sunderland remains under her in-laws' protection to raise her newborn daughter. But her abusive father is on the brink of financial ruin and has plans for another wedding.Nathaniel, Viscount of Pendleton, gains his title at the age of 12. His kindly but shrewd estate manager becomes father and mentor, instilling in the boy an astute sense of responsibility and compassion for his tenants. Fifteen years later, his family urges him to visit London and seek a wife. The ideal doesn't appeal to him, but his sense of duty tells him it is the next logical step.Lord Pendleton stumbles upon Eliza on the road, defending an elderly woman against ruffians. After rescuing the exquisite damsel in distress, he finds himself smitten. But Nate soon realizes he must discover the dark secrets of her past to truly save the woman he loves.

Karis Booth uses her psychic powers to solve another murder mystery. The murder this time takes place during a book club meeting at the café which Karis co-owns with her sister.Henri McCallister is the organiser of the book club meeting. An unpleasant man, he is disliked by everyone. He arranges for a celebrity author to give a book reading that evening.Things turn nasty during the event when the author reads scandalous passages from her newly-published book. The characters in her book bare uncanny resemblances to members of the book club. Soon, secrets are revealed, much to the annoyance of the people who've been targeted.The book club meeting is brought to an abrupt ending, and the members leave.Henri McCallister is the last to go. But he soon returns to the café for some unknown reason.A while later, Karis discovers Henri's body. He's been murdered.It's not long before Karis experiences psychic visions about Henri and his puzzling past. Her visions lead her ever closer to the murderer.

In a village situated in the forest, and out of sight of the well-traveled road, lived two sisters, Jinny and Owena Allaway, the eldest of which was Owena. Pleasing to look upon, Owena was never without the attentions of men, while Jinny was ignored and often left wanting. Yet, Jinny loved her sister and wished all manner of happiness for her. At least that's what she always thought. It was not until two MacGreagor brothers came to choose brides that her devotion was put to the ultimate test.

What would you do if you encountered a person from another universe-a parallel universe? Derek and Margo saved the life of such a man and were recruited by him to join a cause far greater than any they could imagine. The scientists of that universe gave the couple advanced training and equipment for the work they asked them to do. They planned to a month-long "vacation" to Europe with Tomas and his wife Judith. Thus, two couples from parallel universes team up to turn violence to peace in both worlds. Their Missions utilize futuristic information and technology making it possible to travel through wormholes and space warps to intervene in crisis in distant locations while appearing to be on that European vacation. "As it is in one universe, so it will be or has been in others." They must contend with terrorists, governments, aliens, and saboteurs, all wanting to stop their Missions, eliminate them, and/or commandeer their Ship. In the second book of the Parallel Missions series, encounters with alien species create both problems that could lead to disaster and opportunities that may increase their Team support. Approximate length-300 pages.

Maggie and Matt are running for different reasons. He's a sexy small-town sheriff, she's a pretty lady trouble seems to follow. What can go wrong in the small Maine town they call home? Oh yeah, Maggie's abusive ex-husband escapes from prison and is stalking her!

Outlaws Heart is the story of Quinn, a man who's a bit like a pineapple, rough on the outside, but super sweet on the inside. Not many people get to see the sweet side. In Quinn's experience, they can't see past the tattoos and prickly exterior, which is fine by him. It's safe behind the sharp spines and hard skin. There are only three people in his life that know the real man, the one behind the façade. One woman he'd do anything for, the one who raised him after his own mother died. The second, his best friend, a friend that had cost him his hopes and dreams. The third, a girl he'd fallen in love with at the tender age of fourteen, a girl who always looked at him with contempt and disapproval. She was the only girl he had ever loved...and she would never be his. Kathy had been gone from his life for the past five years, but not from his heart, or his head. Until that one day, that one day that changed it all.

They say still waters run deep.In the tiny lakeside town of Midnight Cove, still waters harbor dark secrets.Writer Bree Blaylock just wants a chance to catch her breath. Having finally escaped an abusive relationship, she's relieved to have found a quiet place to finish writing her new book. From the moment she arrives, she realizes that she's not alone in her rented cottage on the lake. But she's okay with that. In her experience, the living are always more dangerous than the dead.Meeting handsome local lawman Jake Hanson wasn't even remotely on her radar. Now that she has, maybe it's time to take another chance on love. But can he keep her safe when the past comes calling?

Dear Diary, If defeating an enemy and staying in love were easy, anyone could do it. Luckily, I'm not just anyone. Love, Kenna When we finally achieve peace in the magical world, it's tough to adapt. I repeatedly feel the call of a howl, a hiss, something deep inside that threatens to pull me under. It's almost like a song, a sound both beautiful and deadly to human ears. Maybe I just need to get away. Take my mind off things. When Corbin, my fated mate, and a few others from the pack escape the frigid north for a vacation to a tropical island, the pull is stronger than ever. I find myself in a daze and put myself in a dangerous situation. Upset by my carelessness, Corbin realizes that my magic threatens the other vacationers. I meet a local who encourages me to be myself. After Corbin and I argue, I give in to my nature. Just when I'm about to lose my greatest treasure, the past collides with the present, and I understand the nature of my power and must fight to unite with my true love again. This is book 4 of 4 in the Sweet YA Paranormal Wolf & Fae Fantasy Romance Series. It's romantic fantasy perfect for readers on Team Jacob and fans of K.M. Shea, Stephanie Meyer, and Emma Wolfe. This slow burn, fated mates, enemies to lovers romance hits the swoony spots and takes the characters beyond their borders on a quest to save the world from monsters, including themselves.

Elementals Mystic WarriorsEnter into the enchanting world of the Mystic Warriors. Where an ageless immortal society of gifted and powerful supernatural beings exist, unknown to man, with magic and the ability to control the elements of nature and use these ability to fight the forces of darkness. Desire, love, and adventure lie ahead for two unlikely souls destined to be together.Powerful shifter, telepath and practitioner of magic, Bly La Croix is a true daughter of the earth. She's a descendant from a long line of Elemental warriors and magical beings as a protector of mankind while living among normal man as one of them. The various roles she's assumed over time afforded her the secrecy necessary to fulfill her protective role to man. Andrew Von Erikson, the eldest of the Von Erikson triplets born over six hundred years ago. The situation surrounding their birth created the one of a kind warrior that they are. Known to the society of Elementals as Day Walkers, they are a triple threat to combat the evil of the world. Due to the circumstance of his birth Andrew exists in a world of isolation, expecting nothing, to never fine a mate who can save him from the shadows that haunt his being.They were both summoned to return to Nos Ysse Kraggenra - Sanctuary Mountain, by the governing council of their society. Trouble is brewing and danger of the dark forces is presenting itself. It's prey, mankind and their weaknesses. From the moment they meet, Bly and Andrew are drawn to one another, helpless to resist the desire that ignites between them. Destiny has brought them together, but is it enough to overcome the obstacles that malevolent force has thrown in their path. Will the desire they share be enough to overcome the barriers of their lives that separate them?

5 romance stories in one sexy bundle! Includes LOVING THE CHASE, TAKEN BY THE CASINO OWNER, KIDNAPPING THE BRIDE, RINGING IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, and CALL ME OPPA. LOVING THE CHASE Lila Lawrence - beautiful, innocent, desperate.Chase Eastwick - sexy, arrogant, possessive.Let the chase begin...All Lila Lawrence wants is a chill junior year at college. Unfortunately, the ridiculously wealthy Chase Eastwick threatens her wish. Although he possesses criminally good looks, Lila wants nothing to do with the creep who is unwilling to take no for an answer and refuses to understand the concept of personal space.But Chase soon becomes the only person she can turn to for help.However, his help comes with strings attached... TAKEN BY THE CASINO OWNER Caleb Romans is the incredibly wealthy and powerful owner of Four Leaf Casinos - and Allison Huang's ex. Allison thought she would never see him again until he shows up at her apartment building and drops this bombshell - her father has been gambling at his casino and owes him money. A lot of money. But Caleb will forgive her father's debt on one condition - if she offers him the body he has missed the past few months... KIDNAPPING THE BRIDE Theoretically, my wedding day should be the happiest hours of my life.But it's not, thanks to a certain someone I can't get over-that someone being the incredibly sexy Hikaru Watanabe, who also happens to be the ruthless leader of a powerful yakuza gang.And it turns out that Hikaru wants me back and he will stop at nothing to reclaim me.Even if that means kidnapping me on my wedding day.***A sexy second-chance story with an obsessed alpha male, lots of smut, and a HEA!*** RINGING IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR College freshman Simone Chang is feeling homesick. For the first time, she's spending Chinese New Year without her family. But fortunately, she has her best friend by her side, Will Higa...aka the boy she has wanted since pretty much forever. Will promises her that he will make this Chinese New Year one to remember. Because it turns out that he has always wanted her too and is ready to make her his...***Ring in the Lunar New Year with this sweet and sexy friends-to-lovers story!*** CALL ME OPPA I'm Celia, a former pre-med student and bored waitress who's on the fast track to nowhere. In between shifts and staring at my almost empty fridge, I write cheesy fanfiction featuring my favorite K-pop group Afternoon 4 and hope for something to change my life. Little do I know that I would find that life-changing something during a shift and meet the members of Afternoon 4 in the freaking flesh. And imagine my absolute shock when I find out that one of them wants me. ***A sweet and sexy story with an alpha male idol, insta-love, and a happy ending!***

Some satire is timeless. Others predict the near future with uncanny accuracy.When you're faced with a violent, dangerous present - perhaps it's some relief to blow it all up into an exagerrated future history. Then you can tell yourself that it's all just entertainment....And hope it doesn't really turn out that way.- - - -She could still remember the look on his face when they closed the Riot Wall for the final time.She could barely find him at first beyond the chain-link fence a few hundred yards away. If not for that red-plaid shirt he always wore when he visited her. Standing in the closed "visitor" queue on his side of that wall.After this day, there would be no more visits. Because this wall was the long-overdue solution to the long-running riots.Riots meant businesses closed, meant tax payments dropped, meant fewer jobs - even if you worked for the government. And the government jobs were the safest, as they only really depended on sucking up to whoever was in charge at the time.It was a coward's way of surviving. But at least you survived.Beyond the walls were more jobs, but lower wages for them. Still, those people seemed to like it out there. They liked working for themselves.Rob had promised he was going to take her there. And one thing after another kept making him break his promise.When the Riot Walls shut for good - that was the final straw.It didn't mean her heart wasn't breaking. And she knew his was, too.But she had to turn away. Because everyone had to turn away. Someone in power was addressing their "citizens" over the city's PA system. And they had to listen "attentively" -If they wanted to keep their jobs, their housing, and what they considered a life here inside these walls...Anthology containing:Riot Wall by S. H. Marpel, R. L. SaundersThe Panic of 2020 by S. H. Marpel, R. L. SaundersOur Second Civil War by R. L. Saunders, C. C. BrowerBecoming Michelle by R. L. Saunders, C. C. BrowerA Sweet Fortune by R. L. SaundersThe Projector by S. H. Marpel, R. L. SaundersScroll Up And Get Your Copy Now.

Jake Tanner goes to collect on a debt and comes back with a bride he doesn't want and can't keep his hands off of. Grace Marshall is determined to honor her marriage vows, but one step forward with Jake always leads to two steps back. When Jake's past shows up on the doorstep in the form of a wife he thought was dead, Grace has had enough. Now Jake has to figure out how to keep the wife he wants and shed himself of the wife he doesn't want. And one of those wives wants him dead.FIRST PLACE - 2002 ERA AWARDS - HISTORICAL ROMANCETHIRD PLACE - 2002 LAUREL WREATH AWARD - HISTORICAL ROMANCEFINALIST - 2002 EPPIE AWARDS

Raven is ready to hang it up as a Domme and have an ordinary life. Trouble is, she wants and needs-all right, she craves-both a Dom and a sub in her life. The sub she already has; it's the Dom that will be harder to achieve. Especially when the Dom she wants resents the fact that she's the trustee of his estate and business…and that she did a brief stint years ago as his father's Domme. Ben never met a woman he wanted more than Rachel. He's made sure over the years that his Sledge is more than a match to her Raven. Then the truth comes out, dowsing those fires that ran deep when they first met. Fires that refuse to be denied. Obstacles are tricky little bastards. It's a golden opportunity for Will to get the two people he cares most about in the world together...with him. Using a few skills of his own, this contented sub knows how to weave the threads that will bind them all as one. That's when Rachel and Ben learn who's really in control. But will there be room for him once the flames ignite?

This one contains the following books: "Total Erotic Recall" "Beatrice (The Shemale)" and "Hell's Gate."TOTAL EROTIC RECALL is a place where virtually anything can happen. In this virtual world, one can succumb to the pleasures of the mind in a way that the real world cannot compete. Join our tales to see what might be possible in the not too distant future. BEATRICE (THE SHEMALE). How do you explain to your girlfriends that you're also capable of being their boyfriend? Beatrice has been hiding her secret all through her teen years, until the day that all her parts start to function as they should. No longer can she hide away her male part when it keeps popping up at the most inconvenient times. When her best friends find out, they can't resist teasing her into action. What was once her greatest fear has now become her greatest pleasure. She's on a whirlwind of discovery with her girlfriends and even complete strangers manage to get in on the action. When her doctor finds out that she's not alone, that she's one of three young women that have this condition, a shocking discovery will be made that will forever change their lives. HELL'S GATE Courtney's sexual appetite awakens as she uses her skills as a psychic to cleanse an old house. Her abilities and private parts are stretched to the limit when a demon uses her body to satisfy his lust. His cohorts along with her colleagues and friends join the party and that's when all Hell breaks loose. All characters depicted are 18 or older. Enjoy