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Forced Proximity Romance
Riley Wilson is a workaholic. She’s never been on vacation, much less taken a sick day. When her terminally ill mother hands her a cruise ticket with the disclaimer: "See the world, fall in love, and sprinkle my ashes at sea, please", Riley must set sail. But what she doesn’t know is her cabin has been double-booked. Riley Wilson is in the middle of a messy divorce. He’s miserable, angry, and stuck in a rut he can’t seem to get out of. When his fed-up sister urges him to go on a cruise to enjoy a bachelor lifestyle, he agrees to set sail. But what he doesn’t expect is to find a woman in his cabin, claiming it’s hers. Both Rileys reluctantly agree to share accommodation, but sharing isn’t easy when you're hiding your mother’s urn, your grief, and your underwear from your moody, nosey roommate. Can they rock the boat with new love and heal their broken hearts?
That night was supposed to free me from my innocence, but it chained me to an obsession instead. Now, a masked stranger stalks my nights, turning me into his willing prey. As he pushes me further into the darkness, I find myself craving the fall.
Rowen
She was never supposed to be there, but watching her surrender to me, not knowing who I was, ruined years of restraint. So I slip back into her life, falling for her all over again as she gives in to my touch. She has no idea it’s the hands of the man she hates, but by the time she discovers the truth, she’ll be too obsessed to walk away.
Amelia Russell is tired of barely getting by. It’s been five, torturous years since Amelia lost her purpose–and five years since she let go of the man she thought she would spend her life with. Applying to her favorite reality TV show’s casting call seems like a fantastic, if ill-advised, way out of her misery.
Except if she actually gets chosen to compete on The Ex-it Strategy for the prize of half a million dollars, she will be living in a beautiful mansion alongside eleven strangers … and her ex. It seems doable, since Amelia has no intention to involve the one ex she actually loved. When Walker Moore is offered the chance to participate in a new show that showcases local small businesses, his brothers encourage him to take the leap. Only Walker finds himself catapulted on live television in a very different environment than what he expected … and right in front of Amelia, the girl he thought he would spend his life with–and who left him with little explanation. He might not be ecstatic to be forced into the media circus of reality TV, but the chance to rekindle his relationship with Amelia is a possibility too good to pass up. Through challenges, forced proximity, and lingering glances, the fire between Amelia and Walker is reignited. Can Walker make Amelia see they were meant to be all along? Can Amelia find the courage to tell Walker the truth about their breakup and give herself a second chance?
Melissa DuBois I despised Dante Kincaid. Arrogant. Reckless. Stupid enough to marry me. Now he’s dead, and freedom is within reach—until his twin walks in with the same perfect face and a darker, sharper fire that fuels my desire like no one before.
Dominique Kincaid I swore I wouldn’t come back until I was ready, but Dante’s disappearance drags me home—to a family I hate and a war I never asked for. If I’m going down, I’m taking everyone with me. Starting with the beautifully dangerous wife my brother left behind.
Therapist Camila Moore isn’t the girl she used to be. Divorced, correctly diagnosed, and (mostly) over her disastrous rebound, she’s happier than ever. She’s saying yes to MMA classes and meditation, and no to booze and drama. She’ll be damned if she gets her big feelings wrapped up in a man — even a gorgeous, funny man like Zach Hoult, the jeweler she meets at an arts festival. Their flirtatious transaction leads to a karaoke invite, innuendo over ice cream, and a scorching goodnight kiss that leaves them wanting more. But Zach shouldn’t want more. He’d left Pittsburgh behind, until his estranged mother’s death cut his international travels short and dragged him back to the city that broke his heart. He just has to get his sister to graduation and sell the family jewelry store, and he’ll finally be free to do … well, he’s not sure what yet. But his sexy, smart new friend with benefits is a welcome distraction from making plans. As Zach entices Camila out of her careful routines, and Camila cracks open Zach’s guarded heart, their summer fling turns into something deeper. Separately, falling in love always brought out the worst in them, but maybe people can change. Can two works in progress make it work? Or will passion this intense burn them both?
Always a sucker for love, Mona has been chasing an impossible high for most of her adult life. She finally thinks she’s found the one in her boyfriend Malik, a handsome, successful real estate agent who checks off every box on her list. When tragedy strikes in the form of a fatal car accident, her world comes crashing down, leaving her completely devastated. At her lowest point, she’s dealt another major blow, leaving her to wonder if anything they had was even real.
The answer to her question comes in the form of Malik’s brother, arch nemesis, and polar opposite Tahmir. As the dust settles, he is the one to put her back together, healing parts of her that she never knew were broken and igniting passions that she never knew possible.
Tahmir knows he is ready to settle down, but he also knows that it will take one hell of a woman for him to commit. When he sits next to the gorgeous redhead at his estranged brother’s funeral, he instantly feels the connection between them. After finding out she was his brother's mistress, he thinks the spark will fade away, but it only grows hotter. Now he’s faced with the dilemma— should he make a move on his brother’s girl or walk away?
For him, the choice is easy. For her… not so much. Will their steamy fling last forever, or will secrets and outside forces send their love to an early demise?
Secretly psychic Detective Saoirse Reilly has just returned to duty after killing a man. Her shrink might be convinced she doesn’t want to die but she’s not. Disrupting Reilly’s plan to end her life is the kidnapping of Delaney Bascom on the eve of the blood moon.
Even psychics can get blindsided.
This case isn’t what it seems and Reilly may not be the only supernatural freak in Boston.
Reilly will have to face her own demons and a family of ancient monsters if she hopes to bring the girl home alive. Domenico Alderisi, a club owner with a bad habit, is determined to stand in her way. And he’s stronger than he looks. But Reilly has the dubious support of Emrys Somerled, a forensic psychologist with a cellar full of secrets and the magic touch.
The blood moon is coming.
Will Reilly save the girl and find a reason to live?
Delilah Carter’s (after)life is falling apart. She had her future all mapped out: say goodbye to her humanity, marry the vampire she loves, and enjoy their happily ever after. Instead, her fiancé turns her into a vampire and abandons her, shattering her dreams. Now, she has to figure out how to fill the eternity stretching ahead of her. And revenge sounds like a pretty good way to occupy her time.
Asher Levine is the golden boy, the perfect vampire slayer. Or was. After a hunt gone disastrously wrong, he’s trying to get things back on track and rebuild his reputation.
But he’s not the only one hunting down his latest target.
Revenge and romance intertwine as unexpected allies Delilah and Asher try to find her ex and—in the process—find themselves falling for each other.
Centuries after the Massacre of the Witches, Nova Aarin has clawed her way out of the dirt. Through death and destruction, she has learned that above all, blood answers to her. After striking a deal—death for freedom—Nova chases all she has ever wanted: her autonomy. For someone who has brought nothing but death, will her life ever be her own?
A Princess Vying for her Throne
Fear is the most powerful emotion of all. Elaia Zūne, the Princess of Shadow, knows that, even if she cannot admit it. Her mother and sisters are dead. Her father and the girl she has loved all her life, are all who remain. Darkness and death wait in the shadows and fear slithers within her. Will she bend to it? Or will fear bend to her?
A Queen Discovering World's End
Failure was not an option, not for Syrena Savali. The Reyn of Iyvia is dead and the crown is hers. Syrena must rise to the challenge or risk losing her position. But her world is not all that is changing—under the ocean’s surface, a rift grows on the seafloor, and something poisonous leaks. Is she strong enough to contain it, or will she fail the world?
In modern-day Boston, CEO Markus Embla constantly seeks release from irrepressible anger. But when a chance meeting with an alluring stranger triggers a sudden and intimate flashback to a past life, Markus’ hard-fought-for control begins to unravel. Having left his politically influential family to pursue a less prestigious career as a nurse, Faron Ask struggles alone with immersive, often ominous, dreams. When the line between nightmare and reality merges, he reaches out for help from the one constant in both – Markus. Drawn irresistibly to each other, the pair entwine at breakneck speed as they fight to discover the truth about their forgotten shared history. But traitorous winged Valkyries, shape-shifting assassins and rune-scarred sorceresses are intent on keeping them apart, to prevent their ancient powers from rekindling. Because their ignorance is the condition of others’ lives — lives that will not be willingly sacrificed.
Her heart cracked clean in half that night. One part shattered by the loss sister. The other forever lost as her friend barrelled into the darkness to save her.
He never came back. Neither did Elina—at least not the girl they knew. She became the Hound Hunter.
And when it comes to avenging her sister, next has always been next for any werewolf who stepped in her path. That is, until she finds herself holding a dagger over a heart that once held hers.
When a hunt goes wrong, Elina finds herself forced to seek shelter with the very beast she’s sworn to kill. As the night turns and the beasts below howl for her blood, she must confront old wounds and answer the question:
Can past feelings become new beginnings?
Or will her oath of vengeance cost her the last piece of her heart?
Princess Asha has always defied the brutal expectations of her warrior empire. When a life-altering injury shatters her vision and her future in the Ujuima military, she’s cast into the dragon pits.
Her world is further upended when she inherits three dragon eggs. Dragon eggs have not been seen in centuries, making Asha's possession of them dangerous. In a desperate attempt to unravel the secrets of the eggs, she joins forces with Adriel, a prince from another kingdom who also desires the dragon eggs for his own purposes.
As they journey together, Asha forms an unlikely connection with Drakkar, a dragon who holds the key to locating other dragons in the northern mountains. In a world where worth is determined by how well one fits into society’s narrow mold, Asha faces a pivotal choice: Embrace the power that lies within her, or yield to what others believe she can or cannot become?
Brandon has had the same dream each night until one night, that dream begins to turn into a nightmare. The nightmare will lead him back to the small town where his his mother mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago and he is about to learn that the visions in his dreams may hold the key to her whereabouts.
Together with his best friend, Madeline, he leaves the city to return to his childhood hometown, hoping that the dream will help guide him to get the closure he so desperately needs.
But this small town is full of dark secrets...
He soon learns that the town he once loved has a past that no one wants to talk about. And when Madeline suddenly disappears on his quest to find answers, Brandon finds himself thrust into the middle of a decades-long plot for revenge against his family. A killer has been waiting twenty years for his return and he will stop at nothing until Brandon is dead.
With no one to turn to, Brandon has only his dreams and his intuition to guide him. There is something, or someone, in his dream trying to warn him and he will have to find the killer before it's too late--for soon, the nightmare will become his reality.
One moment, Alison Osborn is scrolling TikTok. The next, she’s watching her best friend’s pool party turn into a bloodbath—six people slaughtered live on camera.
Shaken and desperate for answers, Alison returns home to San Diego, where grief is heavy and the police investigation has already gone cold. But Alison isn’t ready to let her best friend’s death fade into silence. She’s determined to uncover the truth—no matter how dangerous the path.
Because someone out there knows what happened that day by the pool. And they’ll stop at nothing to make sure Alison never finds out.
Alyssa Carter just wanted to fill in the blanks on her family tree. A DNA test was supposed to offer roots, not rot. When the results arrive, they shatter everything she thought she knew about herself. Her frantic research leads her down a dark path that starts with the FBI at her door, asking questions about a serial killer she's never heard of. But the DNA doesn't lie. The connection is real. The deeper Alyssa digs, the more the past unearths itself. Gruesome crimes staged like theater. Bodies left as messages, and a family she never knew existed. But someone is watching. And they don't want her to find the truth. As her research spirals into obsession, strange things begin happening. Objects moved in her home. Threatening tokens left on her doorstep. The line between family history and present danger blurs until Alyssa can no longer tell if she's investigating the past or being hunted by it.
When Megan and Greg move their family from the big city to the rural countryside of Kent, they hoped for a new start full of love and excitement.
Unfortunately for them, Anne-Marie had other ideas.
The eldest daughter Cassie notices strange things happening around the house and tries to convince her parents of the strange goings on, but they knew Cassie didn't want to move, and so put her 'stories' down to her not wanting to be there.
By the time they realised exactly what was going on, it was too late.
Surf, sand, neon lights, and vampire jokes have been Jenna's life ever since her former best friend, Georgie, spilled her darkest secret to the whole school. A secret that's haunted her since she was little-she was attacked by something inhuman.
When she stumbles across blood-drained bodies on the boardwalk and is attacked by a vampire-looking monster, old nightmares come back to haunt her. Now in the crosshairs of an undead serial killer, Jenna's convinced the killer is also Georgie's new boyfriend.
Dodging a murderer is easier than talking to her enemy, but when Georgie starts changing in even more monstrous ways, Jenna has to suck it up and work with the person she hates most if she wants any hope of stopping a killer before they both end up dead.
When Harry asked me to the party, it took less than thirty seconds to say yes. I’ve spent every waking moment since regretting it. Meet Amy, part-time barista at Jon’s café – studies English, makes a perfect flat white, doesn’t go out much, no social media presence. Almost like she has something to hide… Back at school, Harry had seemed like the perfect person to lose her virginity to – good-looking, popular, and her best friend’s cousin. The sex was consensual. The video, however, was not. Now she’s at uni, and all that is behind her – but she can’t escape the feeling that anytime, anywhere, someone might recognise her. How can you rebuild your life when there’s no-one left you trust?
In a world where your name is biologically etched into your soul, losing it means losing your existence.
Flick is a survivor. In the ash-choked ruins of the Ashmark, nicknames are the only currency of identity. For twelve years, she has outrun the Regime by being nobody—a scavenger living on sarcasm, stolen tech, and the unwavering loyalty of her partner, Wren.
But the rules of her broken world are about to shatter. During a high-stakes raid on a Regime transport vault, Flick uncovers a child who shouldn't exist: a girl whose namebone—the biological record of her identity—is fractured and exposed while she is still alive.
The Regime will stop at nothing to reclaim their "memory weapon". As Flick and Wren flee into the dark tunnels of the Hollow, they realize the girl’s fractured bone holds a truth that could spark a total rebellion—or lead to the ultimate erasure of every name in the nation.
Isobel Nott isn’t one to obey the rules of polite society. With a marriage she doesn’t want looming ahead, she spends her remaining time as a spinster in quiet rebellion. Which is exactly how she finds herself in the woods at night investigating two flying objects that crash-land there. What she isn’t expecting to find are people—hulking, well-armored, and battling. When the victor throws her over his shoulder and carries her out of the self-destructing ship, her life is irrevocably changed. Ved Qon Cleave is brutal and exacting. He has ensured that anything that could make him weak was destroyed long ago. But when he’s led into an ambush, dragged through a tear in space, and stranded on a planet far away, everything changes. Isobel Nott shouldn’t know that he exists. And he certainly shouldn’t be drawn to her. Nothing good could come from such a connection—they don’t belong in each other’s worlds. His is harsh and brutal, hers is full of rules and manners. As his enemies close in from all sides, he can’t afford to have any weaknesses. But it may already be too late.
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