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It’s wedding season in Scottsdale—the perfect backdrop for love … unless you’re Rachel or Cameron. For Rachel, wedding fever is difficult to escape, especially since she's a thirty-four year old perpetual bridesmaid. For Cam, who invests more in his bakery than his heart, weddings are just another event to survive. Desperate to avoid the endless parade of “I dos” alone, Rachel and Cam make a pact—be each other’s plus one for the season’s weddings. The rules are simple: don’t overcomplicate things, be there for each other, and—most importantly—don’t fall in love.

Anessa receives the shock of her new life during her engagement. Before she can recover, tensions rise further as war breaks out! During her school's martial and leadership training, her future and power become clear. As a spirit from the past guides her way, she finds out who she must kill to claim what's rightly hers. Is Anessa ready to answer destiny's dark call as the champion of Death?

In Veyra, the crows always carry secrets. Kaelen commands them—storm-eyed messengers slipping through alleys and towers, spreading whispers of rebellion across the city. Queen Seralyne sees everything, but Kaelen is a shadow even her spies can’t catch. When he dares send her a message within her own palace, she knows one truth: he is dangerous.

After science confirms the impending doom of planet A672E92 Quintus, it falls to a team of negotiators to end the blood feuds between the two space-faring houses of Cashmarie and Xing-li. If they fail, every man, woman, and child will most certainly die. As war rages on, two delegates assigned to the peace talks find romance tinged with the supernatural in a relationship that will make them the stuff of legends as they strive to say good-bye to A672E92 Quintus and set out in search of their new home: planet Beinan.

Seventeen years old when he broke my heart.

Seventeen days later when another picked up the pieces.

Seventeen years together.

Seventeen thousand problems.

Seventeen days of reliving my past and finding a new future.

Seventeen minutes until it all went up in flames.

Seventeen breaths until I took my last.

This is my story, and it's going to burn.

Dear Reader: Seductive and mysterious, Merlyn was the laird of Ravensmuir - never had a man so stirred my body and soul. I gave myself to him - willingly, trustingly, passionately - and we soon wed. Then a horrible revelation emerged, shattering my innocence and my marriage... Five years later, Merlyn returned to my doorstep, desperate for my help. The scoundrel swore he was haunted by memories of me, that a treasure locked in Ravensmuir could clear his name.

In a province where magic is forbidden and its possessors are murdered by the magickless, young Ilan has only one hope for survival. Concealment. In the shadow of Dimmingwood, she finds temporary protection among a band of forest brigands led by the infamous outlaw Rideon the Red Hand. Will lan's magic and the power of her enchanted bow be enough to save her?

When Sophie is chosen as the Veil Keeper, she is thrust into a role she never wanted—a defender against the ancient darkness threatening to consume her world. Bound to the fragile barrier separating light from shadow, she must navigate an unforgiving destiny while uncovering secrets hidden deep within the Veil.

Summertime is the best time to lose yourself in the romance of Honeymoon Harbor… When he lands in the emergency room after collapsing at the funeral of a colleague and friend, Wall Street hotshot Gabriel Mannion initially rejects the diagnosis of an anxiety attack. But when warned that if he...

Elara Vance has spent her life following the rules. Orphaned and taken in by the powerful Ashworth family, she repaid their charity with unwavering loyalty, a brilliant business mind, and a dutiful marriage to their spoiled son, Alistair. Her only rebellion is her lover—a captivating, intense...

Jessica Green’s life is predictable and boring. As the chief engineer for Solar Flair, her career is right on track. Her love life, not so much. Special Agent Amanda Forrester is perplexed by a call to join a homicide investigation. To Amanda’s increasing irritation, the daughter recognizes a picture of the last target and insinuates herself into the investigation. Amanda must join forces with a mysterious organization and the persistent woman she finds increasingly hard to resist.

Originally published in 1910, this audiobook takes the mystery out of the accumulation of wealth and breaks it down into a scientific formula.

An ancient evil has returned...and the Pirate Queen is in the middle of the chaos. Serina just wants to control her magic, but when the Academy is attacked, she and her friends must flee to safer waters. A Mer village is attacked by humans...and a human town is pillaged by Mer. And then, the humans enter into an agreement with the Pirate Queen to join forces and destroy the Mer forever, Serina must find a way to save her people from certain destruction. Will she be able to reconcile what she saw with the truth? Will a spiny friend help or hinder her quest?

She’s hunting an assassin. A powerful chieftain's acquaintance could be to her advantage. If she can outwit his dark secret and survive his blade.... Etain thought her dad’s stories of the Alamir as fairy tales, anecdotes about supernatural humans created to pacify the wild imaginings of a child. She never considered them an education much less preparation for her destiny. Until a red-eyed assassin murders her family.

We are experts at hiding from each other. We withhold the truth, pretend we're okay, and perform at great personal cost. In fact, many of us are so good at lying to others about how we're "just fine, thank you" that we don't even realize anymore that we're lying to ourselves. We're missing the opportunity to offer our true selves to the world around us and to live with grace and gumption. If you're tired of smiling on the outside while you are broken and battered on the inside, Ashley Abercrombie has a message for you - it's okay to tell the truth about yourself.

Commuters. Tract homes. Strip malls. Is this what you think of when you think of the suburbs? Or do you think of safety, beauty, comfort, and ease? What does it look like to live a full Christian life in the suburbs? Suburbs reflect our good, God-given desire for a place to call home. And suburbs also reflect our own brokenness. This book is an invitation to look deeply into your soul as a suburbanite and discover what it means to live holy there. 

Before Samson McShane, I was merely Sable Cole, the oldest daughter of our town's druggie. Multiple eyes were on me, watching my every action—waiting for me to mess up. When I met Samson, we couldn't be more different yet he became my escape. He took me out of the protective shell I created for myself and showed me what it meant to be free. Our lives would drift apart. I saw him, clashed with him, and loved him sixteen times. My past should have shown me the error in loving him. It never did. Samson McShane was my sin and my addiction. He was my sixteenth need.

School can feel like a battlefield. The popular group. The endless selfies. The pressure to be perfect when you feel far from it. Nora, Rochelle, Leah, Amara, and Vera know exactly what that’s like. One wants to fit in at any cost. Another hides her grief behind a smile. One worries her accent makes her “too different.” And some are just tired of never feeling “enough.”

The first song is a jazz number that Jane thinks would fit perfectly with the inside of the cute bookshop. The second is a punk song that William, the mysterious traveling musician, sings to her because it uses her name. The third song on the soundtrack? Well, that's a love song. The bookshop is the start, but chaos in the form of her ex-husband forces her out of town to find the traveling musician and become reacquainted with the music she once made. But her ex continues to threaten the two things that she's rediscovered: love and music. And for every love story, there is the perfect song.

Love, the past, and emotions collide . . . Charlyse "Charly" Morr has two loves: the adrenaline of street-racing and her best friend, Dominic Garcia-Strong. But when Dominic is incarcerated for two years, he abandons more than just the streets—he leaves Charly alone and without protection...