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My familiar brings us word. Another one of my mates has their life on the line with this deadly game with the Hellhounds and the mysterious Prince of Hell. They don’t seem to know Lilith is on our side. We have our secrets too. The game strikes a little too close to home and I’m in a fighting mood. It’s time to fight back. I have this idea I can play the Hellhounds like they’ve been trying to play me. My little game goes a little too far as my angel gifts start appearing when I’m not trying to call them.

Business is a cutthroat world full of backstabbers and deals. I'm looking to expand my vast wealth by getting into the real estate business. That's why I bought Darling Realty. The only thing that would make it better is getting Bianca Darling to join me. By chance, I meet her, and she's more than I ever expected. Bianca isn't the woman I thought she was. Strong, independent, sexy, young…she's not like other Littles, but I want her.

Too many Littles have run away, thanks to my stricter and more old-fashioned take on relationships. So, when I’m offered the chance to meet someone who is completely new to the concept of Littles and Daddies, I've got to take it. She is much more serious and professional than any Little I've ever met. That's what makes her worth the fight.

Sweet, beautiful mail order bride Merla flees one horrible life in Wichita, only to find herself in another horrible one in Dodge. Her husband-to-be is not the kind loving man his letters portrayed him to be. But Merla’s rescuer John “Mac” McElroy is more handsome than handsome should be. When he doesn’t like to see a beautiful woman abused, he and his three brothers take her home to his mother.

This book is an inspiring account of family faith and perseverance. In Born to be Brave we learn how to confront the pain and claim the love that exists for all of us. A narrative of human suffering, connection and bravery. There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes it involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater.

Tiger Sexton seems to have it all. Charisma. Respect. Relentless business acumen. More fortune than he could spend in a life and a sublime wife, Sophia. When Oceane is invited by Mrs. Sexton for a job interview in one of the restaurants that her husband gave her, the young French tourist knows nothing about this couple. Their name means nothing to her, people are not her thing. She just wants a job, a place to live and to move on with her life... Sophia’s proposal comes at the right time: the Sextons are looking for an au pair.

I know why no one said anything when Zeus came to the underworld. I know there’s a plan to get Hephaestus back. There’s also a lot I don’t know that I need to learn fast. I have this mysterious demonic form from my father that I need to learn to access. Hephaestus made all these weapons capable of taking down Olympians if they came, but I don’t know how to use them. I’m not going to get lucky again like I did with Demeter. I have to learn all this, and if I don't, I’ll be grounded in my room when everyone tries to rescue my God.

Ashtin was a young woman searching and longing for her place in this world. That all changed when she met Aries, and the world he introduced her to, she wasnt prepared for.

“An unusually fresh and engrossing memoir of both Hollywood and modern womanhood.” —Los Angeles Times In this searing, unflinchingly honest memoir, actress Portia de Rossi shares the truth of her long battle to overcome anorexia and bulimia while living in the public eye, and details the...

Life taught Emelise that you cannot trust a man to be there when you need him. After losing her mother, Emelise moves to New Orleans with high hopes. Just when she thinks are going smoothly, fate steps in and her world is turned upside down. Caine became Alpha of the Black Water Pard at the age of 22. After a failed relationship with a human, he'd resigned himself to the life of a bachelor. Little did he know his world was going to be rocked by a woman who proved that dynamite comes in small packages.

"Pick a mate or I'll do it for you." Unwilling to sacrifice her dreams of loving the man she commits her life to, Lily makes a drastic decision and disappears into the night. For six years, her life was untouched by her old pack, but all of that changed when he walked into Gathering Grounds, the coffee book shop she worked at.

Bianca has officially crossed the line. She stole my last Daddy from me, and she’s stolen my current Daddy, too. Just because we’re twins doesn’t mean we have to share everything. That’s why I’m leaving our real estate company and going to work with Skye and Derek. Maybe now, I’ll finally be able to live my own life. The new employee from Texas is everything a Little could ask for in a Daddy. Tall, well-groomed, built, and hung like a horse...am I really ready to take my chances with a new Daddy?

Apparently, I’m not a dragon. What I am is indestructible, capable of healing mortal wounds, and Alastair can never hurt me again. From what I’m understanding, he can’t even use his old tricks if he could manage to force them down my throat. I don’t know where he is, but I’m coming for him. He killed me and hurt Oisin. I’m home in the Unseelie Court. It’s beautiful but so different than everything I ever knew. I barely have time to see everything before I have to leave again. Shortly after Alastair’s attack, my mother’s ambassador in the Seelie Court went dark with her communications.

I found out why I can talk to animals and monsters. I met my father, and I wasn’t quite expecting his answers. But he does command several legions of demons, and he’s working on getting more to help us overthrow Demeter. We’re going to need all the help we can get because I don’t have enough of Hephaestus’ powder to free every single monster in the pits from being trapped in their monster form by those collars.

Jilted by her mail order fiancé, Maybelle Lewis is stranded at a Dodge City saloon counter in the company of handsome, alas, pestering drunk. When the marshal determines Maybelle’s would-be husband is a work of fiction, she dives into the bottle with the handsome drunkard and wakes up married after all. In the sober light of day, Maybelle and Rafe McElroy brainstorm ways to un-jam their fix, but addictive heat and unbridled passion have a few ideas of their own.

Princess Zafira always wanted what she couldn't have, and the throne is no different. She'll stop at nothing to get her hands on the crown, even if that means killing her brother. But when Princess Jade appears in court, everything changes. Now, there's someone else standing in her way, and this someone comes with killer green eyes. Both want the same thing; only one can win. To get what their twisted hearts desire, they'll stop at nothing. But what if amidst the chaos and destruction, they find a spark of something else, something more? Will they give up the crown or each other?

Nic Rutherford has a big problem. A magical problem. A classmate has unearthed a deadly secret and is using it to blackmail her. Will she be forced to kill an innocent to protect her supernatural life, including her boyfriend and Aiden? Can she live with herself if she uses her power to destroy a pure soul? Aiden's been keeping secrets of his own. For a shot at vengeance against the woman who destroyed his family, Aiden has agreed to keep his mate in the dark. Though Nic is all he could ever want, the past stalks him with every beat of his heart.

I can't wait to officially start my life with Jessie. I've got a goal in life, and it's to shut down companies that treat their employees unfairly. I failed once before, and it cost me my job offer in the prosecution's office. However, thanks to this client, I'll finally succeed. However, this client is too perfect. She needs someone to protect her and care for her. If it wasn't for Jessie, I would volunteer any day. Maybe I will still have her.

Months after she first went to the bridge, Mercy has been declared healed. However, life still isn’t all sunshine and roses, as evident when she’s stood up on a date. Yet there is someone waiting for her. Acedia, the leader of the Seven Sinners, wishes to personally congratulate Mercy on completing her healing journey. Then the darkness returns, ready to claim Mercy’s soul.

Mercy has never considered herself special, which is why she can see right through her coworker’s “flirtations” for what they really are: harassment. After finally putting everyone in their place, Mercy heads home to find the last of the Seven Sinners in her room. Vanity, the Goddess of Self-Absorption, is ready to teach Mercy how to love herself. But Vanity isn’t very aggressive. If Mercy wants her life back, she’s going to have to take it. Again. And again.