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When my sister is chosen for the Monster Mate Hunt—an annual event where two women must sacrifice themselves to the orcs for the good of us all—I volunteer in her place. The orcs hunt me as I bolt through the forest. I'm captured by the gruff, growly Commander Jaus, who expects me to cook and clean, plus sleep in his quarters with him at night, despite insisting he doesn't want a mate. Then something changes, and his dark, brooding gaze turns my way . . .

One spilled glass of wine and bridesmaid Ensley James is ejected from a country club wedding in the rain. Ensley looks on the bright side. That would be her longtime crush Drew Daniels. The moody, broody, skin-pricklingly sexy groomsman is tossed out with her. Waiting out a hot spring storm in a cozy shed for two, it’s time for Drew’s confession: he’s strictly a one-nighter. Ensley’s dare? Give her three date nights and see where it goes.

When Mina Wildfang wakes up in a dark hole beneath the sea, her memories have been erased. The one thing she remembers is who imprisoned her: her family. The only thing she wants is revenge. But when she escapes, someone has burned her home to the ground-with her family inside. Mina decides if she cannot have vengeance, she will have the truth.

After five years since the disappearance of my fiancé, I’m still looking over my shoulder. When she shows up back in our small town, I’m shocked, to say the least. But I need answers in order to put the past behind me. But one kiss changes everything. Just when I’m a heated powder keg ready to blow, Faith announces she’s moving to London. That means she’s off-limits. I survived her leaving me once. I doubt I’ll survive again.

Jaxon Bortsov is a beautiful devil—cruel and cold, relentless and vicious. Next in line to claim the throne of the Vysotsky Bratva, he commands with an iron fist and a heart of ice. We began with a cursed contract. One my sister was supposed to sign. But when she fell pregnant and ran, I was left to honor the deal in her place. I tried to escape, to sever the bonds of fate, only to be captured by enemies. Jaxon stole me back like a thief in the night, and now he refuses to let me go.

After my husband's death, my village pushes me into the forest during the monster mate hunt, where I'll be claimed as an orc's bride. I've vowed I'll never love another, but then I'm claimed by Madr, a strong, handsome orc who I suspect is hiding secrets. On his dragon-like vox, he flies with me toward his home. His warm arms keep me safe, and his teasing touch makes me reconsider every assumption I made about my past and my future. Do I dare give my heart to an orc?

Theo Kline: I know everything there is to know about hockey. Right now, I'd give everything just to understand her. Charlotte Mabry is a curvy little goddess with the sweetest smile. She's also my mother's boyfriend's favorite niece. Dating her is off the table so I hired her to work for me instead. I never expected to find her asleep in my bed. Or for our first kiss to hit the news. But I don't care who knows about us. She's mine now.

I want to begin a new life far from my village. Will that life include an orc who vows to adore me? Kaila When a man in my village makes demands I'm not willing to give into, my younger brother and I flee into the forest. It's the night of the Monster Mate Hunt, but the orcs who are gifted with...

Reese: Moving back to Mystic Harbor was supposed to be a fresh start, but my welcome wagon has a knack for mischief. First, my blender explodes, then a seagull decides I'm its target. When I think things can't get any weirder, someone scrawls "Leave Town" on my bathroom mirror. To restore my sense of security, I hire a vampire detective named Wolfram to help me track down a potential stalker. Wolf, with his dramatic black cape and surprisingly cute fangs, makes my heart flutter in ways I didn't expect.

His eyes stick to me, burning my skin as I twirl across the stage. My legs ache with exhaustion, and my head spins, but his hunger pushes me to excellence. His voice echoes in my mind with each step, reminding me that my best isn't enough anymore. This Christmas, he's the only thing between me and rock bottom.

Vesper Rossi has always known her life isn't her own. Born into the notorious Rossi family, her destiny was set—to marry the heir of the ruthless Petrov empire and solidify a deadly alliance. Her intended's twin cousins, Oscar and Zaire, offer her a dangerous lifeline and the chance to escape. When their plan fails, Vesper is taken captive. For two years, she endures unspeakable horrors, her body exploited by a faceless enemy intent on breaking her. Once she serves her purpose, she is sold—not to strangers, but to the very men who failed her.

Stefan Navaldi is trying to live his best life in New York City for Christmas, but one phone call from Amanda disrupts it all. He travels back to Grapevine, Texas to be with the Wilson's in their time of need, but things are bigger than they seem. Amanda has never gotten over Stefan. He is the guy that got away, and she's tried to move on, but no other guy compares. She knows he isn't back forever, and nothing good can come from her telling him how she feels, but she might not have to....

Lottie is a wizard when it comes to data retention and storage. When it comes to her personal life? Not so much. She is clumsy and often gets stuck in her own head. Not to mention her collection of Squishmallows and collectable figures makes men run the opposite direction. When a chance encounter puts her closer to Andrei, the dangerous Russian CFO, and Kaleb, the owner and founder of Wulf Asset Management, she can't make sense of her feelings for both of the strong men. Add in their best friend, Colby, and Lottie is one confused Little.

A year ago, one of the males in my village hurt me. When he tried to do it a second time, I took care of that problem—permanently. Then I'm selected for the annual Monster Mate Hunt where two village women must enter the forest to be claimed as an orc's bride. If an orc tries to take me, I'll handle him just as I did the man in my village. To my dismay, I'm captured by a band of treacherous thieves. I'm planning my escape when an enormous, snarly orc attacks the camp. He slays the thieves and announces I'm his fated mate.

After graduating from Yale, Caroline Taylor embarks on a summer long vacation in the small beach town of Seaport before she starts her corporate career at Goldman Sachs. Dune Carter, boat captain at Blue Lobster Adventures and notorious heartbreaker, is all fun and games until he meets the one tourist who turns his head in more ways than one. Despite her initial resistance to his charms, Caroline finds herself drawn to Dune, and his idyllic life on the island. 

This man holds the key to my family's survival. But nothing will tempt him to help us. Nothing… except me. Oh, don't get this wrong—Weston James doesn't want to win my heart. He doesn't even want my body, despite the fact that every inch of me longs for him. No, when this rich, powerful jerk agrees to help us in return for five nights with me, he's not thinking about stolen kisses. He wants to humiliate me. To break my spirit and punish my arrogant family once and for all. Well, that's too bad. Weston is about to find that I'm harder to break than he thinks.

The memory of why I jumped out of my ex-fiancé's car in a wedding dress is a bit hazy. Or maybe I was pushed. Disoriented, I stumble through the trees until exhaustion forces me to rest. Time passes in a feverish blur, but eventually, I'm discovered by a friendly dog and her unfriendly owner, Jude Powell. The gorgeous grump isn't too pleased with my disheveled appearance. That doesn't stop him from ripping my ruined dress to create a makeshift sling for my arm and taking me to the emergency room. 

Leah Giancarelli makes balancing her new role as a single mom look easy, but she'd have crumbled if not for her late husband's best friend, Marcus. She has her issues with HORNET, an elite hostage rescue team—after all, Danny would still be alive if he'd never accompanied them on their last mission—but Marcus has always been by her side, a strong shoulder to lean on...until, after one impulsive kiss, he's so much more. Eaten alive by guilt, Marcus takes off, leaving both HORNET and Leah behind. Alone is easier. Safer. Because his feelings for Leah are all kinds of wrong.

Captain Jay Roberts knows his mission to infiltrate the isolated province of Neveks is dangerous, but the future of Planet Pavlovan depends on his success. As a telepathic super-soldier, he doesn’t expect the banished Neveks female, Rain Datta—his passport into Neveks—to cause him too much trouble. But Rain’s not playing by his rules, and Jay is in for one hell of a life-changing ride.

I don't dream. I don't desire. At least, I didn't . . . Until they brought her to me. She was human. Fragile. Flawed. And the key to stopping the virus eating my people alive. Dr. Alora Bridges wrote the neural systems that made us weapons. Now, that same code is unraveling us from the inside...