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There are certain rules that make the widows of servicemen off-limits. As a veteran, I'm well aware that Claire Kennedy is forbidden. It's why I've kept as much distance between the two of us as I can manage in our small town. When she came looking for a job at my bar, I refused to hire her. That didn't stop the gorgeous spitfire from showing up, putting on an apron, and getting to work one day while I was gone.

Single father Ryan Zhao didn’t expect a ghost from his past to literally slide back into his life. His long-time friendship with Madison Joy is a pure, sweet memory, and with the holidays fast approaching, her surprise visit is perfect. Maddy’s a breath of fresh air, full of ideas and enthusiasm - and far too attractive to a lonely man like him. Best friends to lovers might be tempting, but it’s also dangerous, since she’s leaving after Christmas. Can holiday magic find a way to take these two lonely hearts from friends to forever?

Ex-Chicago cop and new PI Josie Harper has been hired by an outside group to clear the name of publisher Lauren Wade, recently acquitted of the murder of her lover. That means finding the real killer, a task made more difficult by Lauren's unwillingness to cooperate and a large family problem - Lauren's parents have been kidnapped for a ransom she can no longer pay. Josie has a big challenge of her own: how to redeem herself after losing her job as a detective.

We’re the twin Alphas of Dark Valley, opposite in almost every way but both of us are shocked that we share a mate… and that she’s human. I have no idea how this pretty little woman could handle one of us, let alone both. When lust turns to obsession, neither of us will be able to fight the pull to her and I’m not sure either of us will be willing to share.

She is a mystery. A force of nature. The moment Billie ran into us, seeking help from her attacker, I knew I was done for. As a brother fresh out of prospecting for the Houston Defiance MC, it's my job to sit back and follow the rules. Do as I'm told. Fight when I'm needed. And I do it without question—every single time. But Billie brings something out in me that makes me want to fight for her—to break the rules for her. Protecting her from her attacker is my duty, even if my brothers are suspicious of the circumstances.

Damion West was the boy who stole my young heart and then broke it. That was a long time ago though and I'm not a girl susceptible to hot boys with big egos who just happen to kiss well anymore. He's the heir to West Enterprises, and notoriously loud on social media. Everyone knows Damion West. Just not like I do. But that's another story better left untold.

Cowboy Alex Thorne was a pain in quiet Yvette Wright’s side for years, but when he suddenly left Heart Falls, she missed his smart mouth and sexy smile. Now he’s back with a Christmas gift she can’t resist. A homemade advent calendar fashioned from an antique desk, each locked drawer full of teasing reasons why they belong together.

Beth Danube’s emotionally abusive husband is dead and buried. So is her heart. It’s no big deal, she has all she wants: her three little boys and a fresh start in a small Alberta town. After 10 years of unsatisfactory missionary position sex, she certainly never expected her libido to reawaken. Then one look at sex-in-boots Daniel Coleman blows the dust off her sexuality.

They call me Girth for a reason. I’m a damn giant. The muscle in the MC. It’s why I get sent out on loan when some of our brothers down South need some help. And by help, I mean crush some guys' skulls. That’s what the Marked Skulls are good at. Name fits, right? But when I get there, I’m tasked with protecting the President’s daughter, Lila. She’s petite and gorgeous, and all I can do is look. The Pres made it clear; I can’t touch. What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him, right? Until he finds out.

When their meddling, match-making family patriarch lays down the law, Giles Borealis’ three polar-bear-shifter grandsons agree to follow his edict. Only James, Alex, and Cooper each have a vastly different plan in mind to deal with their impending mating fevers. Will any of them be able to fight fate?

After surviving the heat, the torture, and making it out of the sandbox one mission at a time, I have spent years on the ride, going mile after mile to escape the past. I thought I had left hell behind. Only, it is hard to run from the demons inside you. It all changed when I found the Hellions brotherhood. My nightmares were chased away by the daylight of my new purpose in the club.

Matt Coleman always figured at this point in his life, he’d be settled down with a family. Since his ex split for the big city, though, no way will he give anyone else the chance to drop-kick his heart. Physical pleasure? Hell, yeah, he’ll take—and give—with gusto, but nothing more.

Grace Shelton has experienced her fair share of loss and trauma, but moving to Blairwood is her chance for a new beginning. For Trent Remington, going to college is a chance to break free of his overprotective parents and finally play basketball. When Grace collides into Trent by accident, she sees the last person she ever expected to find—the boy that's been haunting her dreams for the past two years. Trent might belong to another girl, but he can't seem to get the redhead with the sad eyes out of his mind no matter how hard he tries.

I always felt different. Like I never quite fit. The moment I found the club, it felt like home, even though it was 1600 miles from Jersey. As the joint SAA for the Houston Defiance MC, my job is to be protective. Keep my brothers at the club safe-be the first line of defense against those who seek to do us harm.

I am Lady Assassin Krunch. Okay, not really. But I'm dressed like her at the CosPlay Con I waited forever to attend. And I play her in the live action role play group I belong to. It's nerdy. I'm aware. But there's not a lot to do for a socially awkward pharmacy technician from Fargo, North Dakota. My life is lonely and boring . . . until I get sucked into a portal through my phone at the Con and tossed into an alternate time on an alien planet. Turns out I am Assassin Krunch after all because this planet makes all your desires come true.

When Janey Watson makes plans to leave town, Len Thompson finally admits his feelings for her. But is he willing do everything possible to keep her in Rocky Mountain House?

Lindsay needs to trust someone other than herself, and that means confiding her darkest secret to her billionaire bosses. The secret that turned her into a desperate runaway seven years ago. The secret that will destroy her innocent sister's life. With her cruel grandfather now aware of Lindsay's location, time is running out. He's coming for her, and each of her options can only lead to disaster.

Lindsay has never been so alone in her life. After a private investigator exposes her, she's on the run once more. Her bottomless bag of tricks is empty, and she's filling it to the brim with regrets and mistakes. As danger builds, Lindsay can't stop thinking about her dominant bosses. Maybe Romeo, Hawthorne, and Slade could save her.

Working for Romeo, Hawthorne, and Slade is a challenge, but the dominant men give Lindsay exactly what she needs. Even though Hawthorne continues to drive her insane, she's happy with her new life. But when a stranger with a gun steps out of the shadows, Lindsay realizes that happy is dangerous. Happy will get her killed. A woman with Lindsay's past doesn't have the luxury of waiting for a knight on a white horse. She'll have to settle for an arrogant, condescending billionaire - one whose goal has always been to get rid of her.

The skills that keep Lindsay alive are turning into liabilities. She needs to keep covering her tracks, which includes lying to her bosses in order to hide her true identity. Hawthorne, Romeo, and Slade are powerful men who have zero tolerance for what they perceive as disrespect. They spell it out clearly: no more lies. As much as Lindsay wants to walk away, she knows the three men give her something no one else can. When someone from her previous life recognizes her, her bosses demand to know who she really is and what she's running from.