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When Lana Lewis' best - and most difficult - employee abruptly quits and goes to work for the competition just days before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café's chances of winning the contest are creamed. In front of a gossipy crowd in the small Florida town of Devil's Beach, Lana's normally calm demeanor heats to a boil when she runs into the arrogant java slinger. Of course, Fabrizio Fab Bellucci has a slick explanation for jumping ship. But when he's found dead the next morning under a palm tree in the alley behind Lana's café, she becomes the prime suspect.

There were three things I knew about Capo Macchiavello: He was gorgeous. He was reclusive. He was considered one of New York's most savage animals. And he wanted me as his wife. A simple arrangement - you do for me, I do for you. Nothing owed, no expectations. Except for one: never leave. Life was never that simple, though. By the age of 21, I was parentless, jobless, and homeless, and I had come to learn the hard way that nothing was ever free. Even kindness comes with strings.

Kiara is experiencing a string of bad luck. First, she gets rear-ended at a stop. Then her internship lets her go because they don’t feel she has enough passion for the field. And then her rich neighbor’s friends burn her house down during a wild party. Yeah, Kiara isn’t having a very good time. And Teddy, her rich neighbor, is about to incur her wrath. Rich, spoiled, and essentially her exact opposite, he makes an easy target. But the truth is that Teddy isn’t quite who she thinks he is. His wealthy father didn’t even know he existed for the first five years of his life, and since he has known a life outside of privilege, he longs for something more. And part of that something more is Kiara. But like everything in life, it is complicated. She is unsure she can trust him, and he is facing the possibility of being cut off from his trust fund if he doesn’t marry the high-society Whitney. Will this Cinderella story have a fairy tale ending?

It's a steamy September, and business is brisk at Perkatory, the hottest coffee shop in Devil's Beach, Florida. Much of the clientele pours in from Dante's Inferno, the hot yoga studio next door. But the bright, sunny Gulf Coast days turn decidedly dark roast when the body of the studio's owner turns up in a nearby swamp.  

Stress is a modern-day epidemic, and with the tumult of busy schedules and major life changes that young adults experience, they’re particularly vulnerable to its negative effects. In The Mindful Twenty-Something, the founder of the extremely popular Koru Mindfulness program developed at Duke University presents a unique, evidence-based approach to help twenty-somethings reduce stress and make important life decisions with respect to school, relationships, sex, career, and more - with clarity and confidence.

The healing, restorative power of yoga has been known for centuries, and more people than ever are active practitioners. Now even the youngest of listeners can learn this mind and body exercise, helping them set up a lifetime of healthy habits. Through clear, easy-to-follow instructions, a unicorn yogi, along with two energetic students, leads children through a 10-pose class, encouraging them to develop their own daily practice.

Cassie Tate witnessed something that no human was ever supposed to see: an elf in his true form. In that instant, the 17-year old girl was thrown directly into the middle of an age-old war between light and dark elves. But before she is captured and executed, Cassie is rescued by an unlikely hero - Triktapic - an elf with a heart so dark that he strikes fear into the entire elfin realm.

Laid-off journalist Lana Lewis is thriving as the proprietor of Perkatory, a coffee shop on quirky Devil’s Beach Island, Florida. She’s juggling a relationship with police chief Noah Garcia, enjoying the company of her best friend, Erica, and relishing the companionship of her golden Shih Tzu, Stanley. The only problem is her neighbor, Gus, who incessantly uses his leaf blower, disturbing everyone in the neighborhood. Lana has learned to tune it out, but Erica’s rage boils over, and she confronts Gus. Then Gus is found dead, and Erica immediately becomes suspect number one.

What happens to cats when they die? For Jem, a calico cat, it's a catastrophe. She knows she's not meant to be in the afterlife. Not yet. She's certainly not ready to face the cats she knew before. Not now. Maybe not ever. Clearly, a mistake has been made. Surely, it can be corrected, and Jem can return home to her life on Earth.

I’m used to demons and voodoo. What I was not prepared for was my life turning into a fairytale, complete with the Wicked Step Mother. My awful step mother is the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. She’s always hated me for being a Succubus. It just got a hundred times worse after my father died mysteriously. I inherited the family company, but I can’t remove her as VP because she’s made the entire board into her zombies.

Kittens are evil. At least that's what Jem, a calico cat, thought. And she had proof. In the afterlife, she had watched kittens take over what used to be her home on earth, claiming her people and her cat companion, her best friend ever. They had fooled everyone else into believing they were adorable. Only Jem knew the truth. But how could she convince the others? How could she make sure these kittens got their rightful comeuppance? Witness the epic battle of wills between a calico cat and a pair of kittens in Book 2 of the Cats of the Afterlife series.

Jem was not prepared for the afterlife. She was not ready to leave her family on Earth. Could she put faith in her new guide? She didn't even want to be here. And would any of these ghost cats ever be willing to be her friend? As time went on, new challenges arose. Her Earth family adopted kittens. But were they really trustworthy? Jem wasn't sure about that at all. Meanwhile here in the afterlife, grifter cats threatened to hurt others around her. Can this calico step up to protect her loved ones from danger?

Ellis Atwood is the devil. Ok, maybe that’s too harsh. Ellis Atwood is ruining my life. First, he demolishes a perfectly good wedding trellis. Second, he destroys a gorgeous doggie wedding that I spent ages planning. (I kid you not.) Third, he makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, and that is not ok. I prefer the cold and harsh way my fiancé makes me feel so much better. (Wait, that didn’t come out right.) Fourth, and there is a fourth, he gets me all wound up and flustered.

It’s complicated. What’s complicated? My life! Six kids, two stepchildren, a dead husband, a nanny with multiple personalities, and a crazy wig-wearing, drug-selling, sex addict mother is only half the story. Just when I decide to get my act together by putting down the bottle, my daughter decides to throw a party. This is bad, very bad. Our parties never go as planned. I can feel the mayhem brewing. Just when I’m ready to throw in the towel when it comes to men, in walks a hot cowboy that kicks my libido in the nuts!

This book set contains two books from Claire Adams' Billionaire romance series. Includes the books Billionaire Beast and Billionaire Daddy.

Get the Billionaire Double Take Box Set 3 and hear Billionaire's Cinderella and Billionaire's Escort.

Get the Billionaire Double Take Box Set 5 and hear Billionaire's Secret Babies and Billionaire's Vacation.

Welcome to Mexico! Izzy’s family sails into a quiet lagoon in Mexico and drops their anchor. Izzy can’t wait to explore the pretty little village, eat yummy tacos, and practice her Spanish. When she meets nine-year-old Patti, Izzy’s thrilled. Now, she can do all that and have a new friend to play with too. Life is perfect. At least it’s perfect until they realize there’s a midnight thief on the loose!

Hockey isn’t just a sport, a game, a career. To me, hockey is life. When I’m on the ice, nothing else matters—I’m in my zone—always 10 plays ahead of the opponent, and always in control. Except for that night. That game. The first one she’d ever been to—Gracelyn Bolton. And I found her. Even while slammed against the wall, tangled up with the enemy’s ace goon—known only for his fighting, not his stats—I spotted her, only her, amongst a crowd of hundreds. And when I finally track her down, the list of reasons why things won’t work is long…throwing me completely off my game.

Kate Calloway has a hard time talking with people. Sometimes, her mind goes blank, and she has nothing to say. Other times, she blurts out thoughts that other people find strange. Then, a chance encounter with a horse makes Kate think life could be different. Is everything about to change?