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The world was nearly consumed by chaos and madness during The Great Transformation, a time when myth and legend were given form overnight. Nearly half a century later, The Collectors Guild, a sect of humans tasked to search and control the supernatural, are still trying to clean up the mess that was made of society. Vampires, werewolves and so much more come to life in this darkly gripping tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and most of all freedom.

In the northern Maine woods, a wolf pack unlike any other reigns the landscape. With the ability to shift into humans, they are the rulers of their territory. Until the real humans threaten their secret realm...Ken Rickey is one of those humans. Until he's entrusted with the secret of the wolf-people, an honor he'll do anything to uphold. Among the wolf-people, Ken has found loyal friends in two of the younger wolves in Luna's pack who share his sense of adventure.Welcoming them to his human world and keeping them safe isn't going to be easy, especially when there are those who suspect the truth. An intuitive woman, Naomi Foss is quick to unearth the mystery of Ken's two friends. But the acceptance of Naomi plunges Ken and his wolf friends into dangerous territory, where the exposure of Luna's pack becomes a lethal reality. Can these young lovers and friends stand against the threat while keeping their secret from those who hunt them?

Leah Leeds continues to be tormented by the recurring dream of her haunted childhood in Cedar Manor. The dream, filled with images that leave her sleepless, contains a message, as though the house itself is coaxing her to return. Then, three teenagers experience tragedy at Cedar Manor. They lay blame to a ghostly culprit, furthering Leah's determination to enter the house for the first time since childhood. Now, the Native American seer that once diagnosed Leah has come to aid her. Together, they face the evil in Cedar Manor as it seeks to steal the third eye of Leah Leeds.

Eight poignant, romantic and quirky holiday stories to enjoy for the holiday, including, The Three Gifts of Christmas by Nell Duvall, A Miracle for Christmas by Charmaine Pauls, Deck the Stalls by Shannon Kennedy, Merry Christmas, India Stone by Megan Hussey and Linda White-Francis, The Feast of Yule by Leslie D. Soule, An American Noel by Marianna Boncek, Secret Santa by Terry Barr, Merry Christmas, Henry by Aubrey Wynne

In a desperate effort to halt her transformation to vampire, and stop her longing for the sultry Devlin, Sarelle willingly takes a drug to kill her desire, even as Danial prepares for the introduction of their son Theoron at a Vampire Gathering on New Year's Eve. Faced with Theo's betrayal at the eleventh hour, Sarelle must either trust in Danial to save her, or join forces with Devlin, revealing her secret desire for him.

Jesse Tyler spent her life riding with her father's outlaw gang. When she sees her chance to escape she takes it, only to catch a bullet in her back from one of her father's men. Waking to find a lawman at her bedside she knows it's only a matter of time before she loses her life at the end of a rope. After losing his wife and unborn child when the Tyler gang robbed the bank in the town where Russ Martin was the sheriff, Russ only wants to see a Tyler hang. Instead of the satisfaction he hoped to gain from Clay Tyler's death, Russ learns of the two youngest members of the gang Gary and Jesse Tyler. When Jesse Tyler appears in Loveland, Missouri, the town where Russ is the sheriff, he has a decision to make. Can he come to love her in the way she deserves to be loved?

For Clay Martin his parents' past is something he knows nothing about. He's hoping a summer spent with his Uncle Gary in Missouri will shed some light on it. Amy Baines has a secret too, but doesn't know it until Clay comes to town and helps her delve into her forgotten past. By the time they realize their friendship could lead to more, Clay has gone back to San Francisco and Amy is coming to grips with her St. Louis family. Can they bridge the miles and find love?

When Seventeen-year-old Juniper Sawfeather accompanies her environmental activist father to document damage at a reported oil spill, she discovers three bodies washed up on the beach, struggling to breathe through the oil coating their skin. At first she thinks they must be surfers, but as she gets closer, she discovers that these aren't humans at all. They're mermaids. And they aren't like the mermaids she's read about in fairy tales. Now begins a complex story of intrigue, conspiracy, and manipulation as June, her parents, the media, a marine biologist (and his handsome young intern), her best friend, the popular clique at school, and the oil company fight over the fate of the mermaids. Can she protect the mermaids from being exploited? Or killed?

The Sea Prince Artist Vivian draws endless inspiration from the waters of her tropical home, until she meets the prince of an undersea kingdom... The Prince of Dreams Juditha Collins finds herself short one prince for a Renaissance fair, until she accidentally releases Prince Valentin. To Wed a Prince Professor Juditha Collins found a real-life medieval prince from the pages of a magical book. Her passion runs hot for Prince Valentin, until her students plan the ultimate Renaissance surprise. Noelle's Nocturne Lord Gerard is a pianist and a lord of the night. His lonely life is brightened when he meets Noelle. Can Noelle truly accept and love this creature of the nocturne? Behold the Beauty A prince and a healer are drawn together by a passion stronger than fate.

Olympic gymnast Trixie Dalca's world is destroyed the day her sister Ileana falls during training, slips into a coma, and dies. To cope with the loss, Trixie turns to her best friend, American gymnast Shaye Sylvester. Together with Shaye and amateur documentary filmmaker Abby Vicari, the three unlikely investigators question whether Ileana's death was merely a tragic accident or murder.

Kaylob returns home after two years of imprisonment in a POW camp in Vietnam. Will he ever be back to his whole self again after what he's endured?Beth Ann has the daunting task of dealing with his Post-Traumatic Syndrome, while engaged to Kaylob's arch enemy, Blake Tanner, a rich and powerful man who refuses to let her go. Having survived such a painful separation, no longer the innocents they were just a few short years ago, Beth Ann and Kaylob must now see if their love can stand the test of time, and how he will handle the news of her engagement, which she plans on breaking now that Kaylob, her only true love, has returned home safely.Will Beth Ann and Kaylob ever get their happy ever after, or will circumstances take their dreams away?

There is a world tied to our own, where magic is the life force, dragons are sages, and sorcerers, good and evil, battle for supremacy. Welcome to Fallenwood, where your dreams and nightmares are only a portal away. When 23-year-old Ash Kensington is thrust into Fallenwood's power struggles, she is also forced to face her own inner battles. Life on Earth was hard enough for Ash, bound by grief over her stepfather's death. But she has to keep going, for the fate of Fallenwood rests on her shoulders. She must destroy the Great Crystal - the catalyst for all the land's magic. As all six kingdoms prepare for all-out war on an epic scale, Ash must find the power to save the world, and herself. Will she destroy the crystal in time to save Fallenwood?

In Comanche Gold, the Tucson Kid comes to Howling Wolf where gold has been found nearby on the Comanche reservation. The Comanche chief asks Tucson to protect the Indians from the town banker who is trying to steal the gold. As he fights for the Indians, Tucson faces the killers of the town's gambler, the crew of gunman hired by the banker, and finally fights a duel to the death with the banker himself.

FLIPSPACE: Astraeus Event Shades of Jade: Flipsace 7 The Mockingbird responds to a distress call from their sister ship in the Kuiper Belt. With an expanded crew lurk covert objectives. Disaster throws the crew into crisis pushing them all to their limits. Close Encounters For Their Kind: Flipspace 8 Col. Rama is assigned a mission that could violate exo-solar treaties. Among archives are surface changes suggest intelligent life on an exoplanet. Under the cover of a scientific mission, the Mockingbird is loaded for bear. The surface team faces an indigenous species that is aggressive beyond belief. The question is why? Raging Pacific: Flipspace 9 A terrorist group uses a new bioweapon to seize control over a corporate board, and through them possession of Pacific City. The Mockingbird crew is put on alert status. As a biologics expert, Todd Ash is covertly inserted onto Pacific City. Branch rivalry with Marines belies the fact that Earth security is at stake.

The Tucson Kid battles the crime bosses and criminals of the Barbary Coast and the Tongs of Chinatown to rescue a young woman. The Tucson Kid travels to San Francisco to rescue the daughter of an old friend from a Barbary Coast crime boss who is keeping her prisoner. Once in the city, he is approached by a wealthy politician and the Police Commissioner who ask him to look into the Tong wars that are rocking San Francisco. As Tucson begins investigating the Tongs, he also sets into motion a plan to liberate the young woman. He leaves a blood-spattered and corpse littered trail behind him as he moves through the underworld of San Francisco, taking on the bosses and criminals of the Barbary Coast and ending with an epic battle with the vicious Tongs of Chinatown.

What happens when you find yourself falling in love with the wrong man? Doggedly determined, Risky Williston strives to rescue every homeless dog in Simi Valley and beyond. Her small house and yard bursts at the seams with dogs of all breeds, some her personal pets and some waiting for her to find homes for them. Disciplined, neat and orderly, Chet Jensen desires Risky, but can he cope with her bizarre and disorganized lifestyle? Chet stirs old fears Risky has spent a lifetime repressing. She doesn't want to confront them, to face them again. Is it possible for two people with such diverse values to have a lasting relationship?

11 stories about family, love, winter and Christmas by Christine ArnessStar of Bethlehem, Live is in Lively, Pocket Full of Love, The Memory Tree, If Wishes Were Horses, Let Is Snow, The Most Important Ingredient, One Midnight Clear, Piano Christmas, Breath of God, In For a Penny.

Call it life imitating art-author Maggie Edwards publishes a chapter of a book detailing seduction, murder and castration by a protagonist named Diana, and suddenly a woman code-named Diana begins to mimic her actions in real time. Women who have been abused find Diana to be an inspirational figure, and begin to fight back in her name. Soon violence erupting throughout New York City threatens to spiral out of control. As the police try desperately to identify Diana, Maggie's high-powered lawyer, Jane Larson, finds herself at the center of an investigation that threatens to upend the entire world around her.

Drew from the past... Kate from the present... Two worlds collided. As senior year comes to a close, a promise of new beginnings is on the horizon. Kate longs to head to Arizona and college until her former friend, Tyson, does the unimaginable forcing her to stay in Ohio. Her family has to pull together to keep their secrets safe. Anna wishes to return to the canyon in 1927 once more and Kate's determined to make that a reality. Summer's filled with wonderful memories and little warning of things to come. Kate's world grows darker and she must be the one to conquer the demons and save the world that is most precious to her.

The Tucson Kid is sentenced to death when he's accused of murder after killing a man in a gunfight. He's bought out of his sentence by a woman who has a job for him. A bandit is holding something over her father, and she asks Tucson to infiltrate his gang to discover what it is. Tucson is pitted alone against the outlaws and must face the bandit chief in a battle to the death.