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Sometimes a good offense is the only defense. We're out of options. We have no back-up. This is our fight to win or lose. So much hangs in the balance I can barely stand to think about it. I have four gorgeous, incredible boyfriends, a sister I love with my whole heart, and real friends for the first time in my life. I can't lose all of that. But the only way to end this is to take on a monster more powerful than any of us.

Raven's secrets have shaped the woman she is: solitary and closed off. After being let down by the one person that should have always been there, Raven has built her walls up so high, nobody could possibly scale them. She takes care of herself. She has her own back. She might live surrounded by her brother's club, the Fallen Lords MC, but the family and brotherhood they preach is a load of crap and she isn't buying any of it.

Taylor fights to survive in a hostile world that wasn't even created for humans. As she tries to navigate the netherworld, she looks for an ancient necklace that will stop the war between the witches and werewolves. Things only get worse when she crashes on a mysterious island with supernatural creatures that want her dead. She strikes a deal with her immortal husband to rally support for the fey war and help him with a curse placed on his family if he grants her a divorce.

Orphaned young and raised by the military, Octavia only knows the world of duty and honor. When she discovers they're sacrificing people to create the ultimate super soldier, men engineered specifically to rid the world of what they consider the supernatural plague, she rebels and vows to do everything in her power to stop them. The last thing Octavia expects to find is daemons willing to help her survive. Or that she may be one of them. To make things worse, an ancient power has awakened inside her.

It might be fair to say that I despise Macy Carrington. She slings insults with precision, not caring about the destruction she leaves in her wake. We clash in a battle of wills every time we're around each other, and yet I still fantasize about being lodged deep within her body. I have never encountered someone that grates me the way Cal Carson does. His pompous, arrogant demeanor. A holier-than-thou attitude. Any interaction with "Saint Cal" ends in a verbal clash of epic proportions, and yet there's no one I'd rather have.

I had the chance to leave these lands and avoid the war—but I chose to stay. I chose to stay because if I don't keep Harlow safe, she'll die. The demons are a foe too powerful, invulnerable to Huntley's fire-breathing dragons, a fiend so untouchable that HeartHolme and the other kingdoms stand no chance. I tried so hard to fight it, restrained my emotions from the first time we were together, but the inevitable has come to pass. I've fallen hard for this woman—a human. I've chosen to risk my immortality for her even though she wouldn't forsake her humanity for me.

To reclaim her throne, Tauria leaves behind her safety to travel across courts. A marriage alliance with the prickly Prince of Olmstone could grant her the power to fight for her kingdom . . . or inspire a monarch's deadly vengeance that threatens all she holds dear. No amount of distance can make Nik forget his desires, but caught in a torturous conflict of heart against duty, he's at risk of losing both. Now is the time to choose. Claim the bond and accept the prophesy that kept him from her all this time . . . or set his aching heart-and hers-free once and for all.

Beyond enemy lines, death is close at hand. Mila is a prisoner, captured by King and his men before they could make it to Dead End - the last remaining stronghold of the resistance. Every connection has been severed, new secrets have been unveiled, and all hope seems lost. That is until a defining moment at the Basilica in Washington D.C. where King plans to bring the country to its knees, using her as fuel for the fire. Her power grows to destructive proportions, setting the stage for an epic final battle that will change the United States forever.

Between her service in the U.S. Army and her new life living with supernaturals in Alaska, Melena Sanders has had her loyalty and duty tested in every possible way. Or so she thought. Tensions among supernatural factions in Fairbanks are growing after the city's recent attacks, and she must pick a side. Her nephilim lover Lucas needs her help to search for his missing brother - whose disappearance may not be all it seems.

Octavia barely survived her last meeting with the demigods, her very existence a threat to their carefully created dynasty. If given the chance, they wouldn't hesitate to come after her. When dead bodies start showing up, she is ordered to investigate. She suspects it's a carefully laid trap - if she doesn't uncover the killers, not only will more people die, but the fragile truce with the demigods will be nullified.

After years of wondering, I know what I am. A dragon god gifted with the powers of the Greek gods. Unfortunately, their magic is going haywire inside me. If I don’t learn to control it, I can pretty much kiss my life good-bye. Things get a lot more complicated when explosions start tearing apart the Earth in Greece, and I realize that evil witches are up to something deadly. My only hope is to go to the land of the Amazons to seek answers and to unite my magic within me.

Many of the demigods believe Octavia is the key to the gods' return. If they kill her, the gods will remain imprisoned. The daemons believe she is the key to their survival. If she dies, all hope for the future will vanish with her. Octavia doesn't want to believe either version, but when she is ruthlessly stalked by something menacing, she fears they both might be right. The only thing keeping her sane is her mates. Octavia never expected to find love, and when one of her men gets in trouble, she risks everything to keep him safe—even if it will break her heart.

Finn Leighton loves owning his bakery and tries not to dwell on the boyfriend that was the love of his life in culinary school. When his co-worker sends in an application for him to compete on the reality baking show, Cake Clash, he’s nervous but also excited for the opportunity. Even if he secretly wishes he was competing alongside Josiah. Chef Jos, one of the youngest, renowned celebrity chefs, and a notorious recluse, is surprised when he’s asked to be a judge on the reality television baking show. He’s blown away when he recognizes Finn as one of the contestants.

Aiden Caldwell, a self-made tech billionaire, hides his humble beginnings and alopecia behind a fortress of wealth and power. Evelyn "Evie" Sinclair, a secret heiress to a real estate empire, yearns to carve her own path, free from her family's shadow. When a high-stakes business deal pits them against each other, sparks fly and animosity brews, masking an undeniable attraction.

There is a hatred born of betrayal and rooted deep throughout the centuries and I loathe him simply because of his ties. That will never change no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in. While bad blood may have started in our home realm of Brevala long before I was ever born, I am expected to stand strong with my people against our sworn enemies. And given that we're both immortal Light Fae, we have centuries ahead of ourselves to continue hating each other.

Love alone isn’t enough to overcome some obstacles. Lena Kauffman is a young Old Order Amish schoolteacher who has dealt all her life with attention raised by a noticeable birthmark on her cheek. Having learned to move past the stares and whispers, Lena channels her zest for living into her love of teaching. But tensions mount as she is challenged to work with a rebellious young man and deal with several crises at the schoolhouse that threaten her other students.

Beware of what you wish for; it might just come true. Train swore never to let a woman get under his skin unless it meant forever, and forever only meant belonging to the Last Riders. He had believed his one brief sexual encounter with Killyama was a "hit it and quit it". Instead her green eyes haunted his memories.

When a vampire bites a human sometimes they are turned into one of them. But, sometimes they are killed. Did you ever wonder where their souls go and who would claim them? What if two descendants of the first vampire needed your help to achieve redemption? What if you met a lycan clan under special circumstances and they were going to fight hundreds of vampires to defend their territory. Would you help them? Eighteen-year-old Lizzy from Ojai, California has to make those decisions and many more.

Elle n’aspire qu’à une vie paisible et anonyme. Il est le parrain de la puissante Joukovskaïa, et il la veut, elle, pour épouse. Serveuse modeste, tout ce à quoi Kira Lyadova aspire c’est retrouver le calme de son appartement après une longue journée. Mais c’est sans compter sur cette réception où elle doit remplacer au pied levé sa collègue malade. Le richissime mafieux Vadim Nazarov doit choisir sa future épouse ce soir-là parmi les invitées triées sur le volet... Contre toute attente, il jette son dévolu sur Kira ! Il l’a décidé : c’est Kira qu’il veut, et ce que Vadim veut, il l’obtient.

Nouvelle édition à deux voix pour une romance encore plus intense ! Ceci n’est pas une dark romance. Ce n’est pas une histoire de maltraitance, ni de gangsters. Encore moins une histoire de sadomasochisme ou de violences conjugales. Il n’y a pas de victimes ici, seulement deux bourreaux : un enfoiré de playboy caractériel dont le riche papa s’échine à étouffer les scandales, et moi, une paumée notoire qui tente de racheter son salut par tous les moyens, quitte à se laisser écraser par tous.