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There's no place like home for the holidays, right? Not for Juliana, a doctoral student who's dreading the endless chatter about her golden child younger sister's wedding that awaits her there. In a last minute effort to ditch her family's celebration, she tells a little white lie about spending the holiday with her non-existent boyfriend, and heads back to her empty apartment.
... Except it's not so empty, thanks to her roommate promising the place to a childhood friend. Chris hates Christmas and wants nothing more than to spend it forgetting the fact that he's got no one to share it with. But that plan seems destined for failure when Juliana shows up, no idea Chris would be there, and with every intention of showing him the door. When Juliana's mom calls with the 'good news' that the family has decided to come visit her in Boston for the holiday, Juliana needs to manufacture a boyfriend, and fast. Luckily, Chris is right there in the next room, and Juliana has a proposition for him. She'll let him stay 'til Christmas... as long as he agrees to be her fake boyfriend in front of her family. A guarded and grieving Chris is initially reluctant to say yes, but something about Juliana has him agreeing to this absolutely ridiculous arrangement. Thrown together by fate and faking it, these two just might discover that what they really want for Christmas is each other.
Eight summers. Two broken hearts. One shocking truth. It took eight summers for Avonlea Stewart to give her heart to her best friend but only moments for him to shatter it. In the wake of her heartbreak, she found herself facing a life-altering decision—one that drove her away from the Isle of Skye and the memories of her first love. More than a decade later, the opportunity of a lifetime pulls her back to the place forever stitched into her soul. But returning means confronting the past—especially when the man she’s hidden it from is the first person she sees: her childhood best friend, her first love… the father of her child. Jamie Murray loved Avonlea Stewart, but he realized it too late—after he’d already broken her heart. That mistake cost him more than their friendship; it cost him Scotland—the home he left behind, believing she’d moved on with someone else. Years later, a devastating family situation calls him back, but the past he’s fought to forget is still there, waiting for him, because Avonlea’s back too. And facing her, and the life she built without him, is more than he can bear. Stuck together under the same roof, Avonlea and Jamie are forced to face everything they lost—and the truth they once promised each other.
She’s a quiet bookworm. He’s the last dragon shifter. Together, they will bring a kingdom to its knees. Rosalie Greenwood’s been called worthless since the day she was born. The neglected second daughter of a pirate turned landowner, she spent her days hiding in her room and begging her father to send her to a convent. Her only real ally was her older sister, Caterina, but she was contracted to marry the infamous Black Duke of Dragon Ridge. Then Caterina ran away with her lover, and Rosalie was forced to marry the duke instead. Lochlyn Blackmoor was resigned to his fate. Thanks to a war he wasn’t allowed to fight in, he became the duke at fourteen, and the only dragon shifter left in Alessia. Lochlyn spent the next ten years reclaiming his family’s honor, but what he really needed was an heir. He agreed to marry out of duty, but he never expected to be swept away by Rosalie, a beauty with fire in her heart that matched his own. Once they’re home at Dragon Ridge, their marriage doesn’t go smoothly. Rosalie and Lochlyn stay on opposite sides of the castle, until the last person they expected arrived on their doorstep. Thrown together by a situation out of their control they find solace in each other, but harmony doesn’t last. After being abruptly summoned to the capital by the king, they uncover a conspiracy linked to the legendary phoenix knights, the Order of the Sun, and learn how far the king—a weak shifter trapped in a half form for the last twenty years—is willing to go in order to keep his tenuous hold on the throne. What none of their enemies realize is that Rosalie is hiding the biggest secret of all.
August Monroe never wanted war—only to cross the river and train under a world-renowned chef. Then a Sovereign’s unchecked rage cleaved the world in two and stole the only person who ever truly knew her. She should’ve drowned in grief. Instead, she sharpened her knives. When her mentor rises at the head of a growing Resistance, August refuses to stand aside. But war offers no clean lines, and patience runs thin. Desperate for answers, she infiltrates the palace of a powerful Sovereign, stepping straight into the shadows of the magic that destroyed her world. But something ancient stirs in her blood—something the Fallen Stars would kill to possess. In a realm unraveling with secrets, magic, and betrayal, August will stop at nothing to find the people she loves—even if it takes everything she has, and even if everyone else gives up. Betrayal. Found Family. Feminine Rage. And a girl who refuses to break. This is August’s story—and she’ll walk through fire to make it her own.
Keep your friends close... and your treacherous fae enemies closer. The Red Waltz left Venyra broken, but not defeated. In the wake of her torment, fragments of memory return, along with the revelation of her true enemy. Hidden in shadows and lies, he has been pulling strings all along... and now his power is greater than ever. To claim her heritage, Venyra must master the power that could either save her or consume her. The Courts demand proof of her strength, setting her on a perilous hunt for the last Khrallas of Zirniath along with the High Lord of Chaos. But every trial she faces pulls her deeper into a world where betrayal is currency, desire is deadly, and love can cut deeper than any blade. Her enemy is waiting for her to stumble, to fall and surrender. Venyra knows that if she does... everything she has worked for will come crumbling down.
When Delilah was turned by Magnus—the vampire determined to lead his kind out of the shadows and Into the Light—she embraced her new existence with open arms. Immortality suits her. Power runs like fire through her veins. But being his second in command has its downfalls. Humans whisper of monsters in their midst. Vampire factions splinter between loyalty and rebellion. And caught between it all is Max—the human professor chosen by the government to make Magnus’s vision palatable to the mortal world. Brilliant, unyielding, and forbidden, Max should be Delilah’s enemy. Instead, she's the one person she cannot resist. Their attraction is a dangerous game, sharp as fangs and sweet as sin—and giving in could cost them both everything. Yet passion is not her only peril. A sapphic bond kindles in secret, rebellion in the form of the Human Defence League gathers in the shadows, and even loyal feline companions—Purrsival and Renfield—seem to know more than they should. As the fight for the future of humans and vampires ignites, Delilah must decide where her loyalties truly lie: with her sire, with the cause, or with the loves she was never meant to claim. Blood is power. Desire is treachery. And in a world that wants her hidden in the shadows, Delilah is ready to bare her fangs.
Celine would rather curl up with a good book than go on the blind dates arranged by her meddling mother. She prefers fictional men to the warlocks in her magical realm. And the only friend she needs is her familiar, a sassy dragon.
When her mother plays matchmaker for the upcoming Solstice ball, Celine finally takes matters into her own hands. Casting an unusual spell, she summons the perfect boyfriend…right from the pages of her favorite book. Of course, all magic comes at a cost—something Celine fails to consider when she conjures the love of her life. One minute, Henry is riding his horse in the countryside. The next minute, he’s standing in a strange room with a beautiful woman. He’s instantly drawn to her, and any fears he has about the sudden change in location are shoved aside.
Marveled by the little witch and the wonders of her realm, his old life is soon forgotten. The only place he wants to be is under her spell. But if the magic keeping him there wears thin, his new life—and love—could be erased forever.
Ever since my mentor’s murder, I've had one goal: kill the Elf King. I'll need every magic sigil I know because not only is he an arrogant ass, he shifts into a first class shadow daddy. I don't give up, even when I fail at my first attempt at murder. I'm used to being underestimated.
But no matter how many times I try to kill him, he laughs it off. He grins when I track him down on his quest to win back his kingdom. He smirks through every one of my attempts at slaying. Even unlocking my hidden power with his first-class schlongasaurus brings out a chuckle. The absolute nerve of this guy!
He tells me I can help him save the Harrowlands from ruin. I tell him he’ll lead me straight to mine. Then he confesses we're fated mates—and the attempted murder really turns him on. Which only makes me want to stab him repeatedly. Nevermind his cunning, his protection, even his Godds-cursed plant obsession are starting to grow on me. I’ll fall for him over his dead body.
Killing him was meant to be my greatest accomplishment—being his queen might just be my undoing.
To become their best, they’ll need to face their worst.
In the wild frontier community of Grogtown, four women battle the sinister cold sickness that grips the citizens in its icy clutches while dreaming of more than their small-minded town. Headstrong Britt wishes for nothing more than to fly with the dragons. Eve, a delicate bookworm, just wants to escape from her grief. Ever the industrious brothel madame, Sadie desires a home where she is appreciated for simply being herself. The magical healer, Tara, yearns for her Oath to be fulfilled so she can return to her quiet life caring for the dragons. Together, these four determined and feisty women navigate the horrors of hatred and the prejudice of the patriarchy—both embodied by the smarmy politician, DB Egoman.
Will their hearts remain their own? Or will they be permanently broken by the unforgiving frontier society in which they live?
Blast off on an interstellar adventure... and be sure to bring your appetite!
Cay Cantore is arrogant, manipulative, and a toxic optimist—according to his best friend, Jerricho Hatch, anyway. He also happens to be the grandson of Sal Cantore, famous host of the food program Galactic Eats, who disappeared fifty years ago in search of the fabled planet Eden. Hunted down by bloodthirsty loan sharks, and in desperate need of cash, Cay convinces Jerricho to join him in an interstellar scheme. Together aboard an aging starship, the cocky chef and his long-suffering cameraman set course for the stars to reboot Sal’s old show … and to discover the long-lost Trees of Eden, whose rumored fruit is so intoxicating, anybody who eats it will never leave the planet again. In their quest to find the Milky Way’s rarest foods, Cay and Jerricho must brave hostile worlds, battle deadly creatures, and outwit Sal’s old rival, Gustav Geiger—all while trying not to strangle each other along the way. Will their race against a ticking clock lead them to fame and fortune? Or will they, like Sal, become lost among the stars forever?
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