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Brigid has been dragged before the goddess she once served and condemned to endless torment at the hands of the syren queen. Her body weakens with each passing day, and the only way to endure is to bury her hope—because rescue is a fantasy she can no longer afford. Caelum may have stopped his father, but his victory left him hunted, grieving, and alone. The syren who claimed his heart has been stolen away, and every path forward seems determined to tear him apart. When he hears whispers of a witch who can grant any wish, he’ll risk everything—even his own soul—for the chance to save her.

In the spirit of the diaries of Antarctic explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton, McNeil mixes travelogue, popular science, and memoir to examine the history of our fascination with ice. In entering this world, McNeil unexpectedly finds herself confronting her own upbringing in the Maritimes, the lifelong effects of growing up in a cold place, and how the climates of childhood frame our emotional thermodynamics for life.

Ezo is an alien who's crazy about all things Earth. He can’t wait to get there in person and experience it all for himself - pizza, chocolate, flirting. After a lifetime of being alone on his old planet, he’ll finally have a place he can call home. But when he arrives, a mate has already been chosen for him. Ana is waiting as soon as he exits his shuttle. She’s beautiful, colorful, and seems as excited to meet him as he is her.

Mack Emerson is a single-minded business titan who has no time for relationships, especially with a much younger innocent woman. I tried to hide my immediate attraction to the hefty dark-haired giant of a man, but I’ve never been able to lie, and it doesn’t take long for the inconvenient chemistry between us to combust. We have an unforgettable turn past third base on his desk, but it’s a one-time only mistake…that has a shocking and unexpected consequence. And now I’m doing my best to hide my secret pregnancy under flowing dresses and behind file folders.

When Bruno rides up on a Harley, all muscled and tattooed, it isn’t just the bike that purrs. I’m drawn to the wolf shifter in a way that can’t be denied. But when he can’t take his eyes off me, it’s not for the reason I’d hoped. He knows more about me than I do. My past isn't what I thought it was. My enemies are much more powerful than I’d ever imagined. My destiny alone remains the same. I’ll do whatever it takes to secure the future of werewolves.

I made a mistake in trusting them, and that wouldn’t be happening again. If I could, I’d be far away from Ridgewood and the three men who crushed me in ways I didn’t think possible. But I’m not that lucky. Once again, I need them. This time I refuse to let them fill the cracks in my heart. They’re nothing but a step closer to my freedom. They want me here with them, but if they try to keep me, it’ll be a decision they regret.

As a princess, you’d think I lived a blessed life. But like all second-born children of shifter couples, I am a lowly human. The most I can hope for is that when my older sister takes the throne, she’ll consider me unimportant enough to let me marry for love. First, I have to get her to the throne.

For years I lived in hell, being the pretty little play thing for the devil himself. He failed to break me, now I'm free. Oh, what a terrible thing for him. Using my Omega feminine wiles to my advantage, I’ll rid the world of the monsters who did me wrong, one by one, saving him as my grand finale. When life takes another turn, I stumble upon a pack at the most inconvenient time. Not just any pack. My pack. My scent matched Alphas. Catching me red handed, there's no hiding who I am and what I’ve been doing. Do I run or can I trust that this pack isn't like the others who've done me wrong?

Having already spent two seasons on the Marriage Mart without a single flutter of her heart, Lady Eloise Bounds has given up on ever finding a love match and accepts the reality of her situation. When the Duke of Ardley expresses interest in having her for his wife, Eloise has no choice but to put away her childish dreams and become the duchess her mother wants her to be.

An undisciplined and disobedient omega brings great shame to a pack. After seeing the consequences of bad omegas, I know that sort of life isn’t for me. Following the path built by my parents will guarantee a good life with loving alphas.

The secrets Scarlett Fareview has hidden from her family are finally out in the open, but not without consequences. Alienating everyone she loves, she must face the hurt and betrayal she wrought with her duplicity. And the cost is high. In this series of novellas, the Fareveiws deal with the aftermath of Scarlett’s deception. Scarlett must face Tomas and her children, Brinna must determine if she and Luc can forge a future, and Auri and Nix face the next obstacle to their forever.

I’ve been locked in the Demon King’s castle for weeks. But when he shows up in my cell, a little drunk and still angry, he ends my punishment in the most wicked of ways. But in the daylight, we still have our problems to face. Chaos wants one thing: the Demon King’s power, a power that I possess. Everyone wants to use me to destroy the Demon King, but Wrath and I have always had a push-pull relationship, and now I’m worried that if we can’t find common ground, our enemies will be the least of our worries. We might just destroy ourselves.

When my ancestors lost everything in a business deal gone wrong, they were forced to make a sacrifice—a blood oath, promising the firstborn daughter of their bloodline to a league of vampires. And now, they’ve come to collect.

When Bridget Hustwaite blew out her thirtieth birthday candles, she had no idea of the profound changes that awaited her in this new decade. Instead of ticking off the traditional expectations (buy a house, get married, start a family), Bridget's list of early thirties life moments looked wildly...

1918. Stripped of her reputation and haunted by a spirit she failed to protect, the young governess Grace Meadows finds herself out of time and growing more and more desperate. But when she’s offered a strange job from an eccentric medium, she never could have imagined what she was signing up for. Tasked with caring for a troubled young girl who has lost the ability to speak, Grace must unravel the dangerous secrets at the heart of a run-down country mansion and find the source of the horrors which now threaten both of their lives.

I was bored but perfectly content in life until my seemingly innocent coworker got me an invitation to an elite, underground kink club. Secure with myself and my sexuality but completely stale in my love life, I followed my curiosity into the Den and met the sexy, forbidden King of Beasts. Guiding me through different rooms of pleasure, the only thing I wanted but wasn't allowed to have was him.

With my soulmate missing and a new revelation threatening to send Heaven’s army our way to start the apocalypse, I have to find Elias and break two more angels. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy. Pride and sloth require different tactics. I have to prove that their purposes no longer follow Heaven’s path. They need to follow me down, even if I have to drag them to their thrones in Hell myself.

Dark magic wreaths New Orleans and Thea isn't immune to its effects. Worse, the Coven witnesses her loss of control, and her boss at AID is asking questions of Thea's friends and teammates. Could the disappearance of Arthur Adderget be connected to the rising undead and the wards failing around the city? Getting involved with the Coven goes against Thea's better instinct, but there's only one way to find out. The team must investigate before NOLA's defenses are destroyed.

I damned myself to save Angelo. One desperate deal with a demon lord, and now I'm dragged into the depths of Hell itself. But my vampire king's last words burn in my soul: Stay alive, and I will find you. Every hour in Hell's cruel court strips away pieces of my humanity, revealing powers that shouldn't exist in a mortal soul. The truth about my angelic father lies somewhere in these infernal depths, but the demon lord's games are pulling me deeper into darkness. My only defense is the volatile magic in my blood—a power caught between Heaven and Hell that could either save me or consume me.

Six years ago, my life was shattered to pieces. Now, it's happening all over again. I thought that information was true power. But as awful secrets come to light, it's clear it's also pain. He's pulled me back in. He's started something that can't be undone. Now, they're coming for us. History is repeating. They want us to crawl. But we're different now. This time, monsters will weep, and false kings will fall.