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I’ve loved Luka Fields my entire life. He was my first crush, my first kiss, my first time, and my first heartbreak. Love isn’t like in the movies, or the books you read. It’s hard. Sometimes you give up…And regret it your entire life.

In the cholera-ridden Naples of 1884, Fabio Romani is prematurely buried and awakes to find himself in a coffin. After managing to free himself, Fabio rushes home to reassure his wife and child. While he expected to find his family deep in mourning, he instead discovers that his wife has been unfaithful to him and is having an affair with his best friend. Utilizing a disguise and adopting a new identity, Fabio slowly works his way back into the trust, and home, of those who betrayed him, culminating in a frightful finale of revenge.

Two years ago, I kissed my best friend’s brother and the next day, he pretended that it never happened. Now, my best friend’s marriage is in trouble and she’s asked me to fake a marriage with her brother so we can all fly to a tropical island for a couple’s retreat. I love my friend and would do anything for her, I’m just not so sure my heart can handle seeing Michael again. Especially when there’s only one room…and one bed.

When San Francisco PD asks Argonaut to assist them in solving a series of strange bank robberies, Cassius Black and Morgan King uncover a disturbing plot that points to an unknown artifact hidden somewhere in the city. Their investigation soon has them crossing paths with a desperate Brianna, who seeks their help in finding her missing daughter. When the witch reveals the shocking circumstances surrounding her daughter's birth as well as the deadly magic sealed inside the young girl's body, the Argonaut agents realize their case is linked to Eden.

Tasha Deavers has dedicated her life to helping people prepare for the worst disasters. But when an EMP strike shuts down the country’s power grid, she’ll face her deadliest crisis on an unimaginable scale. With New York City in chaos, Tasha must brave the road to reach her grandfather’s homestead in Kentucky before the EMP claims her life.

Theo Von Bremen. Aloof, elite, and baseball's next MVP, his name hangs on every woman's next breath. Except for mine. All I want to know is if we're having tacos tonight - it's his turn to buy. Friendships like ours are forged from drunken sleepovers and Roommates Gone Wild episodes - nothing could ever tear us apart. Except...my v-card. And maybe...my new job with six marines. But we can handle this, right? 

Poe-Ish Tales Forevermore is a mini-anthology containing four short stories inspired by the works and life of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s stories and poems have stood the test of time, and have been studied and enjoyed by generations of admirers. The stories in this anthology were crafted as a tribute to the inspiration that is Edgar Allan Poe.

Dr. David Lawrence has spent the last two years atoning for his sins and recovering from the devastating breakup with Gansett Island golden girl Janey McCarthy. As the island's only doctor, he's had ample opportunity to show his fellow island residents that there's more to him than the guy who disappointed Janey so profoundly. Now if only he could find a way to forgive himself, he might be able to move on with his life without the woman he'd expected to love forever...

When an EMP attack cripples New York City, the lights go out and chaos erupts. Food runs out, riots consume the streets, and the city descends into a brutal struggle for survival. But Tony Nunziatta isn’t like everyone else—he’s prepared, and he’ll do whatever it takes to protect his son.

Left injured on the side of the road with no memories at ten years old, Lia has never known anything but the foster care system. Now that she's aging out, she's ready to write her own story for her life with a job and apartment all lined up . . . until she loses the job before even starting. Desperate to not become homeless, she ends up accepting an offer for a job she doesn't remember applying for at a hotel she's not sure exists. Once she arrives, she discovers a hotel catering to supernatural beings, as well as a captivating hotel owner who hates her on sight.

Robin Nova was a wolf shifter longing to find her mate. Settling wasn’t in her vocabulary, but her animal was getting restless. She didn’t desire a relationship of convenience; she wanted the one person whom fate had designed for her. A night out with a few friends, and she met a beautiful human who caught her wolf’s attention. Heather Wright, whose sweet scent drew Robin to her. The pull to mate was strong, but she had to tread carefully. Heather wasn’t a shifter and would have to be taught their ways.

Every time Leah Holt encounters Quantum Production’s chief counsel, Emmett Burke, the only thing she can think of is how much she wants to lick him. Everywhere. She’s never had that kind of reaction to a man, and the fact that he’s a much-older colleague makes her out-of-control attraction to him far more complicated than it should be. Every day, she brings a new legal question to Emmett, hoping to catch his attention and make him see her as a grown woman who wants him desperately. She walks a fine line in trying to remain professional as the assistant to superstar Marlowe Sloane while lusting after Marlowe’s sexy attorney.

From the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of The Book Club for Troublesome Women comes a sharp, funny, and sisterhood-fueled story about a woman who dispensed wisdom to the world — and then had to find some of her own. "Wise, witty, and utterly compelling." — JANE GREEN, New...

Do you wake up every night and see 11:11 on the clock? Or 3:33? 4:44? Does the same number sequence seem to appear throughout your life over and over? Did you know that millions of people all over the world experience the same phenomenon? These mysterious number sequences are known as "time prompts", and show up on digital clocks, cell phones, receipts, billboards, advertisements, and other places. 

Jane Austen's masterpieces are littered with unsuitable gentlemen - Willoughby, Wickham, Churchill, Crawford, Tilney, Elliot, et al. - adding color and depth to her plots but often barely sketched. Have you never wondered about the pasts of her rakes, rattles, and gentlemen rogues? How did they become the men Jane Austen created? In this romance anthology, 11 Austenesque authors expose the histories of Austen's anti-heroes. Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues is a titillating collection of Georgian era short stories.

Welcome to Magnolia. Fiona is waiting for her court date to come around. In the meantime, she's determined to find a job to help out her mother's struggling coffee shop. As luck would have it, Maggie has heard of a recluse on the far end of the island who is looking for a housekeeper-slash-chef. Even though Fiona isn't the greatest homemaker, she'd determined to give it a shot. Until she meets Jackson. He's dark. He's broody. And he has a secret that she can't quite figure out. As much as she wants to walk away from him, she discovers that there is more to him that he lets on.

Die junge Sophie von Werdenfels tritt ihre Stelle als Kaiserin Sisis Hofdame an. Doch im Hofstaat hat sie es schwer. Insbesondere die Gräfin Marie Festetics, Sisis Favoritin, verfolgt jeden ihrer Schritte mit Eifersucht und Argwohn. Sophie erlebt das vordergründig glamouröse, hinter den Kulissen jedoch zutiefst intrigante Leben am Kaiserhof mit. Als Hofdame muss sie auch an der Hochzeit ihrer großen Liebe Richard mit Amalie von Thurnau teilnehmen.

À la mort de leur père, énigmatique milliardaire qui les a adoptées aux quatre coins du monde lorsqu'elles étaient bébés, CeCe d'Aplièse et ses sœurs se retrouvent dans la maison de leur enfance, Atlantis, un magnifique château sur les bords du lac de Genève. CeCe, la quatrième sœur, ne s'est jamais vraiment sentie à sa place, et au décès de son père, elle se retrouve complètement perdue. N'ayant que les quelques indices que ce dernier lui a laissés, elle part à la recherche de ses origines jusque dans la chaleur et la poussière du centre rouge de l'Australie.

Ein überreiches Potpourri deutscher Literatur erwartet die Hörerschaft, mit Meisterwerken aus vielen Jahrhunderten. Die vorliegenden zwanzig Erzählungen, Novellen oder Geschichten künden vor allem von der Freude am Erzählen. Mit dabei: Joseph Roth (Stationschef Fallmerayer), Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (Krambambuli), Wolfgang Borchert (Die Hundeblume), Kurt Tucholsky (In der Hotelhalle), Friedrich Glauser (Verhör), A.J. Mordtmann (Der Untergang der Carnatic), Franz Kafka (Blumfeld, ein älterer Junggeselle), Johann Peter Hebel (Unverhofftes Wiedersehen), Wilhelm Hauff (Das kalte Herz).

Laurie Juneau, trente-sept ans, designer cuisiniste et mère de famille, mène la parfaite vie rangée dont plusieurs jeunes femmes rêvent. Pourtant, entre Louis-Philippe et elle, tout n’est pas aussi rose qu’elle le prétend devant ses amies. Sortant tout juste d’une dépression majeure, Laurie essaie tant bien que mal de raviver la flamme dans son couple, mais le fossé qui s’est insidieusement creusé entre son conjoint et elle au fil des ans semble trop profond pour qu’elle puisse y parvenir.