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Life taught Emelise that you cannot trust a man to be there when you need him. After losing her mother, Emelise moves to New Orleans with high hopes. Just when she thinks are going smoothly, fate steps in and her world is turned upside down. Caine became Alpha of the Black Water Pard at the age of 22. After a failed relationship with a human, he'd resigned himself to the life of a bachelor. Little did he know his world was going to be rocked by a woman who proved that dynamite comes in small packages.

My familiar brings us word. Another one of my mates has their life on the line with this deadly game with the Hellhounds and the mysterious Prince of Hell. They don’t seem to know Lilith is on our side. We have our secrets too. The game strikes a little too close to home and I’m in a fighting mood. It’s time to fight back. I have this idea I can play the Hellhounds like they’ve been trying to play me. My little game goes a little too far as my angel gifts start appearing when I’m not trying to call them.

And then daddy dearest enters stage left. So, I met my father. I beat the crap out of him, but I haven’t killed him yet. Yet being the operative word. I still haven’t made up my mind about that. I had my to-do list before I broke out of Scorchwood and killing him was a major part of my big kill list. I mean, the man framed me, sent me to prison in Hell, then had a mad warlock experiment on me. So, now we are uneasy allies. The fate of two realms is resting on my shoulders. That doesn’t mean I might not still decide to kill him if we manage to pull this off.

I’ve made allies in prison. I know the truth about my fire dragon Fergus. All of us have been wronged in whatever this plot was that they’ve framed me for. I haven’t forgiven Rathmore for what he did to Roman. My kill list is growing, but luckily, I’ve made friends with a few psychos in prison. I’ve got a wolf, a demon, a vampire, and Fergus perfectly happy to help me complete my list and kill anyone who gets in my way.

Hell is so not like what they tell you about when they are trying to scare you. It’s actually kind of nice when you aren’t there to take on an insane prince of Hell. I’ve got allies. I’ve managed to get most of the supernatural groups working together. Lilith and I open a hellmouth to an area of Hell called the Sacred Forest, and I lose all ability to even react when I see who all lives there.

Dorian Gray’s painting was never in the vault of the library. We currently have no idea where it is and the only person who can track it is probably being held hostage in a storage yard with all kinds of cursed objects. Balthazar’s dick is still cursed and there’s no easy way to remove it. I already made it worse once. I hope it doesn’t fall off this time. I was totally against marrying Reyson when he woke up and announced I would be his new wife, but my resolve on that is starting to weaken. I’m starting to care for the damned god.

Life has not been kind to Mercy: her girlfriend is gone, she's unappreciated in her corporate job, and depression has always haunted her. That's how she came to stand on the bridge where she meets Acedia, the deity who oversees the Seven Sinners, bringers of peace and carnal healing. Now Mercy must embark on a journey to reclaim the sinful delights in life, beginning with Lust, the crimson-colored deity who hopes to reawaken more than just a woman's heart.

When single mother, Lola, shows up at the police car wash, I'm smitten. She's a beautiful, curvy woman, just looking for an alpha man like me. Thankfully, her daughter plays matchmaker for the two of us and gives me her number. I have to have Lola if it's the last thing I do. I'm a cop and I love curves, wit, beauty, and brains - and Lola has it all.

NYC, 2013. During late night trips on the A train, we get snapshots of Tyrone's life - his close relationship with his mother, his attempts to flirt with a coworker, Niesha, his job as a bouncer, and his dreams of going back to school. As new traumas accumulate, Tyrone's world becomes as claustrophobic as the subway car, with as few opportunities to exit or change course.

"Pick a mate or I'll do it for you." Unwilling to sacrifice her dreams of loving the man she commits her life to, Lily makes a drastic decision and disappears into the night. For six years, her life was untouched by her old pack, but all of that changed when he walked into Gathering Grounds, the coffee book shop she worked at.

No one is more productive at work than Mercy, who is blessed with lust and avarice - and both sins leave her with too much energy! For a week, Mercy has not slept a wink, opting to, instead, put in overtime at work, clean her house every day, and probably train for a marathon, too. It's gotten to the point where her coworkers are noticing her for all the wrong reasons.

Since her visit from the first of the Seven Sinners, Mercy Devereux has been living a life of sin. At first, she enjoyed the renewed desires, but now they're starting to control her existence! How is Mercy supposed to live a life of insatiable sin without trading one addiction for another? The answer comes in the form of Avarice, the greedy goddess Mercy catches ransacking her house one night.

Victor was always so sweet and charming. Then the job and alcohol got to him. After that, things have all gone downhill from there. Now, I'm hiding in the hospital, staying as far away as possible from him. Stephanie answered when I called, and she and her Daddy, Xavier, are coming to save me. They didn't tell me his brother was coming, though.

This book is an inspiring account of family faith and perseverance. In Born to be Brave we learn how to confront the pain and claim the love that exists for all of us. A narrative of human suffering, connection and bravery. There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes it involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater.

Princess Zafira always wanted what she couldn't have, and the throne is no different. She'll stop at nothing to get her hands on the crown, even if that means killing her brother. But when Princess Jade appears in court, everything changes. Now, there's someone else standing in her way, and this someone comes with killer green eyes. Both want the same thing; only one can win. To get what their twisted hearts desire, they'll stop at nothing. But what if amidst the chaos and destruction, they find a spark of something else, something more? Will they give up the crown or each other?

Jilted by her mail order fiancé, Maybelle Lewis is stranded at a Dodge City saloon counter in the company of handsome, alas, pestering drunk. When the marshal determines Maybelle’s would-be husband is a work of fiction, she dives into the bottle with the handsome drunkard and wakes up married after all. In the sober light of day, Maybelle and Rafe McElroy brainstorm ways to un-jam their fix, but addictive heat and unbridled passion have a few ideas of their own.

There is an undeniable spark between Princess Zafira and Jade, and that complicates matters. There is no place in the palace for their twisted love, not as long as Zafira's brother lives. Together, the two princesses plot and conspire to make the world around them just how they want it to be, no matter the costs. Even if that means killing the crown prince.

Too many Littles have run away, thanks to my stricter and more old-fashioned take on relationships. So, when I’m offered the chance to meet someone who is completely new to the concept of Littles and Daddies, I've got to take it. She is much more serious and professional than any Little I've ever met. That's what makes her worth the fight.

Ciara Ackerton might have come here to renovate her aunt's home and put it on the market, but I have other plans in mind. She is no Coral Bay tourist, but that doesn't mean I can't introduce her to tourist hotspot: the Bikini Martini. When she tells me she's never been had, her confession nearly knocks me off my feet. A curvy city girl like her? I almost can't believe it. But I'm here to do her renovations, not to do her. Unless the hot, sultry, summer nights have something else in mind....

Raised on an island off the coast of Maine by her grandmother after a fatal car crash claimed her parent’s life, Dana Michaels hasn’t had an ordinary upbringing. Isolated, she had brief contact with the outside world until her grandmother dies, leaving her alone on the island. One stormy day changes Dana’s life forever.... After her boat capsizes, Dana is sure she is going to die. The watery depths pull her under. The last thing she remembers is the blackness. She wakes up alone, on her island with the fleeting images of a man she’s seen before.