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A bloody ritual left my sister in a coma. I’m going to get her back. It’s been two years, 17 days, and 12 hours since I discovered my sister’s body surrounded by witchcraft and black magic. She’s barely kept alive by machines - and if I can’t pay the bill this month, the mages at Fallen Oaks will pull the plug. So when my ex-employer shows up at my door with a possible cure, it’s tempting to slip back into my role as a killer for hire. One job, he tells me, and I could have the answers I need to save Cat for good.

Gunner James is good at death—an expert. His job is to clean up the messes no one else can. But behind that tough exterior, he has a few secrets of his own. Eight years ago, he left his hometown and vowed to never look back. When his past collides with his present in the form of a familiar face, he must return home to take care of one final mess: the woman he left behind.

The world teeters on the brink of a fated apocalypse and time is running out. The Fae have one chance to save the earth from the demons that seek to possess its inhabitants . . . but there is no promise of victory when three prophecies foretell three outcomes—all with separate victors. Worse, Cassie is without Orion, who has fallen prey to a scheming demon prince and transformed into her most deadly foe. Racing against the clock to fulfill the only prophecy that will keep them alive, she must find a spell that will bring the young queens into their full power before war is upon them.

A devastating injury takes Titan's arm and leg, but a chance encounter with a woman in the Wasteland sees them replaced with a bionic set. These are no simple metal limbs. His body speaks with him. The alien presence forces a bond that he struggles to accept. Changes him in ways he doesn't understand, making him fear he's losing sight of himself. Riella has been looking for acceptance her whole life. However, certain skills make her not only valuable but hunted. If she were to fall into the wrong hands, or decide to fight back, she might hold the key to bringing down the Emerald Queen.

Abby Davison only wants to focus on her career as a nurse, as she has no time for dating after a bad breakup over a year ago. When her mother presses her about settling down, Abby tells her a little white lie: She’s dating Mark Thornton, the handsome and gruff rancher who both frustrates and makes her heart flutter every time they meet. When Mark overhears Abby's lie, he decides to cut her a deal: to keep his silence regarding their make-believe relationship, she'll come to live with him on his ranch until his broken arm heals.

He thinks she’s out of his league. Lyosha Vasiliev met Mila by chance, and now she’s all he thinks about. But the two couldn’t be more different, so Lyosha won’t go there. As a security expert, he skirts the law on the regular. Unlike Mila, the newest employee at Red Stone Security, who spends her free time volunteering at an animal shelter.

Rylie's been bitten. She's changing. And now she has three months to find a cure before becoming a werewolf...forever. Rylie Gresham hates everything about summer camp: the food, the fresh air, the dumb activities, and the other girls in her cabin. But the worst part is probably being bitten by a werewolf. Being a teenager is hard enough, but now she's craving raw flesh and struggles with uncontrollable anger. If she doesn't figure out a way to stop the transformation, then at the end of summer, her life is worse than over. She'll be a monster.

In the final showdown of the Wings trilogy, Claire has to choose between temptation and destiny, and has to learn that there is more to her family history than she could have ever imagined....

With the threat to supernatural beings everywhere hanging overhead, Conley’s got too many bodies to guard to even dream about finding his mate. Until he overhears a woman’s desperate voice on the phone, and for reasons he can’t explain, he’s just as desperate to save her. If Conley can just look once into her eyes, he’ll know for sure what’s driving his dragon wild. Except Nyx seems determined to look anywhere but at him. Conley’s waited hundreds of years for his mate. He can be patient a bit longer. Talking his dragon into that strategy? That’s a tall order.

December Thorne's life had never been better. Oberon Academy was her home, its students and faculty, her family. With her best friend Shaela and her boyfriend Easton by her side, she felt like nothing could bring her down. Except for one thing - the loss of her mentor. Crispin Jonas took over that role, pushing December to practice things beyond the standard Oberon Academy lessons on being a good Sylphid. His lessons revolved around her other half - her dark side. Devastated after taking a life, December had a choice to make.

Riley Trident narrowly escaped New Perth after a vicious battle with Rendal, but now she has an even bigger problem. Rendal holds Mason captive on a ship headed for the kingdom of Sidnie. To force her allegiance, there's nothing he won't do to the most important person in her life. If he can't have her allegiance? Then he'll punish her. Everyone around Riley implores her to refine her magical powers. Without them, she's no match for Rendal. Yet without her, Mason's days are numbered and Sidnie falls.

It doesn't help that she has a fiery temper, or that she secretly practices forbidden salt magic to control the sea. None of that will keep her and her younger sister fed. And it won't keep Calev, the Chairman's son, close to her either. Their childhood friendship is tolerated, but when they come of age it will have to end. She can't let Calev be outcast for her sake. She loves him too much. The only real solution to all Kinneret's problems is to rise above her station, so when a family friend offers her a map to the mythical island of silver, she will risk it all to seek a treasure.

Eliot “Pole” Elianzo is a god in college football, and he knows it. Too bad he’s also a polar bear. The morph happens on national television, right after a pro team picks him in the draft. It’s official - Pole is a shifter. And boy, is he livid. He can’t choose practice over his mandatory stay at Camp Shifter, but he sure can make camp a nightmare for everyone. Especially the hot ash blonde who’s teaching Undressed in Public 101 classes.

Amara believes she knows of an object that may help them win against the dark God and his minions. The only problem? It's on a highly protected continent full of humans. But, is it their only hope? Elara is willing to risk everything to save her people, including her own life. But, to save her life, her mates are willing to destroy themselves. With the final battle on the horizon and countless lives at stake, what will it take for Anderelle to succeed? To win? At the return of old enemies and new, unexpected allies make an appearance.

Let your homeless best friend stay with you, he said. Being roommates will be fun, he said. It's only temporary, he said. He never said I'd fall for him. You know what isn't temporary? The endless stream of dirty socks in my bathroom and empty food packets under the sofa - and don't even get me started on the hot guys who take over my living room every Sunday to watch sports. I can't take anymore. So I propose a roommate agreement. One that will bring peace and order back to my life, complete with rules that might just stop my newfound crush on my best friend in its tracks.

A year ago, I thought my whole world had ended. My family was dead. The life that I knew had been changed forever. Now I know that was just the beginning. I faced down the devil who destroyed my family, and I f--king lost. I've become the thing I hate most in this world, and there is no turning back. Even a contract with a demon couldn't save me from the creature that now inhabits my body.

Young Deirdre Gage. She has typical California pastimes. She jogs, eats health food, takes ballet lessons - and communicates with spirits. Namely, her brother, a tragic suicide, and, surprisingly, a long-dead Japanese novelist. Suddenly Deirdre is launched on a wild, perilous journey toward self-discovery and beyond. Her journey ends in a lonely hotel room. Within waits danger, delight, and the sweet temptation of oblivion.

Attending a small college in the middle of nowhere was never my plan, but when I was offered free tuition and the promise of an excellent education, that plan changed. It would’ve been nice to know I would be one of the only humans on campus. It’d be even better if a certain bossy shifter didn’t claim me as his fated mate. Alexei is arrogant, acrimonious, and the worst A-word of them all: an alpha. But I can’t deny the way my body responds to him. No matter how many warning flags are waving around in my head, we gravitate toward one another. It’s primal. Passionate. Painful.

Astronomy-loving Calliope June has Tourette's syndrome, so she sometimes makes faces or noises that she doesn't mean to make. When she and her mother move yet again, she tries to hide her TS. But it isn't long before the kids at her new school realize she's different. Only Calliope's neighbor, who is also the popular student body president, sees her as she truly is - an interesting person and a good friend.

Life on the remote Glavine 2 outpost fits fighter pilot Teddy Zartler like a glove. Cards, booze, girls, and not an enemy in sight. But when Glavine 2 is wiped out by the onslaught of the Memnon fleet, he and his squadron must find their way back home before it’s too late. Reeling from the fallout of the Memnon Uprising, Commander Dominic Graves and the Dragonfly crew lead the remnants of the Aquarian fleet against the invading force. Outnumbered, outgunned, and trapped by a secret Memnon weapon, can the remnants of Aquarian civilization survive?