First, from a father that didn’t want him then from the place he grew up. Circumstances have shaped him into a hardened, sometimes angry man. The future of their kind, of all shiften, had been bleak until news that a destined mate had been found. With the help of his friends he’s held onto the last shred of his humanity and now has hope for himself and his fellow bearen. Zane never had a reason to believe that his world could change from a mate-less life spent fighting dangerous fires to one with a chance for a One True Mate for him to love. Poppy Woodall loves her life in Serenity. She cares for the community through her massage therapy and shares a special gift with those that need it. Her mother promised she had a greater destiny, although Poppy wasn’t sure how that would happen with her quiet life. Plagued by nightmares that have haunted her since childhood, Poppy holds on to hope that one day she’ll have all the answers. A dark shadow, a hateful plan, and true love fighting against those that want to see it destroyed. Can Zane fight against an unseen force and show Poppy that she can trust him with her heart?

    Merwin --Magic barrel / Bernard Malamud --About marriage / Denise Levertov --from Jane Austen / Virginia Woolf --Princess and the tin box / James Thurber.

    Joe's never forgotten the girl who broke his heart, so he proposes an outrageous plan—for every day she survives his family camping trip, Keri can ask one question. Will a little blackmail, a whole lot of family and some sizzling interludes make Keri reconsider the old dream of Keri & Joe 2gether 4ever?Undeniably Yours (Book Two of The Kowalskis)Bar owner Kevin Kowalski is used to women throwing their phone numbers at him, but he's more interested in finding Mrs. Right than Miss Right Now. Enter Beth Hansen. They may have started out all wrong, but Kevin knows there's more to their relationship than a one-night stand. Especially when Beth winds up pregnant…Yours to Keep (Book Three of The Kowalskis)Emma Shaw needs a husband, stat! Grandma Shaw is coming to town, and she'll have nonstop questions about Emma's (stagnant) love life. A little pretend kissing with recruited fake fiancé Sean Kowalski won't hurt anyone—but when innocent kisses lead to very real sparks, Emma and Sean discover that their big ruse might just lead to happily-ever-after…

    Just for Now explores the dangerous chemistry between Preston and Amanda, while Sometimes It Lasts follows Cage York as he’s torn between his love of baseball and the girl of his dreams. Finally in Misbehaving, Jason moves to Sea Breeze only to find himself falling for the local bad girl.

     Yancy Lazarus—bluesman, gambler, mage, and professional fix-it man—has been working for the Guild of the Staff for over twenty-five years. Handling ugly problems no one else wants to touch. Mostly by breaking things, blowing ’em up, or otherwise meting out Guild-sanctioned justice, Rambo-style. His next assignment will be his last. A Guild operative, with a headful of dangerous secrets, has gone missing inside the court of the High Tuatha De Danann: ye olde Irish gods of badassery. Yancy—along with fellow wet-works man James Sullivan and Judge Ailia Levchenko—is dispatched to retrieve the missing operative or, barring that, make the perpetrators behind the operative’s disappearance pay a steep, bloody price for crossing the Guild. But with pissed-off godlings gunning for him on every side, a little kidnapping might be the least of Yancy’s worries. The Guild investigators are gonna have to navigate the murky waters of court politics, ferret out a traitor, and devise a way to put the kibosh on an inter-dimensional invasion if they want to avoid being murdered horribly. And even if they do get to the bottom of the diabolical mystery, nothing will ever be the same, because one of their number isn’t coming home …

    This collection contains three unconnected short stories.The Devil You Know - 10,341 words - a Nona story that sits between Red Sister and Grey Sister - an extension of Red Sister.The Hero of Aral Pass - 4,493 words - a Jalan story that sits after The Red Queen's War trilogy.A Thousand Years - 9,321 words - a Snorri story that occurs before The Red Queen's War trilogy.

    

    With his easygoing charm, whiskey-colored brown eyes, and sinfully sexy half smile, women seem to fall all over themselves when he’s around. Well...most women. Katie Lawson’s the one woman who isn't putty in his hands, and she's the only one he’s ever wanted in his arms. Katie Lawson left Harper's Crossing ten years ago, immediately after her high school boyfriend Nick's funeral. She left behind all memories of Nick, and she left behind her life-long best friend, Jason Sloan. Now she's on the fast track to junior partner at one of San Francisco's top law firms. Her life is all about maintaining order and sticking to the rules. Rule #1 is keeping herself too busy to think about all that she ran away from. But that rule is about to be broken. It's time to face the truth-that maybe she didn't lose her first love the summer after high school. Maybe her first love has been waiting for her all this time, at home in Harper's Crossing. Book #2: My Last – Riley & Chelle He was the bad boy... After twelve years in the Marines Special Forces Riley Sloan is more than ready to start his new civilian life. No one to answer to. No one depending on him. No more dangerous rescues...he thought. After receiving a distress call he is sent to check on the one girl that's completely off limits and the only girl who ever made him question his loyalty. His best friend's little sister. She is the last girl he should want...but the only one he does. She was the good girl... Rachelle Thomas is honest, kind and always sees the best in people. So she is completely blindsided when her fiancé dumps her for his pregnant 18 year old secretary. Confused and heartbroken she heads out of town to regroup. When her friends and family get worried they send out a search party of one. Riley Sloan. Star of all of her teenage (and adult) fantasies. The man Riley has grown into is even more tempting than the teen she once had a crush on. Chelle knows it's wrong to want him, but is tired of always doing the "right thing"...especially when Riley makes the "wrong thing" feel so right. Book #3: My Only – Alex & Jamie The Firefighter… With his sexy good looks, natural born charisma, and playful sense of humor, firefighter Alex Sloan is Harper's Crossing's most eligible bachelor. Since returning home from serving his country as a Navy SEAL women have been lining up to be with him. Alex works hard and plays even harder. Nothing can stop him when he sets his mind to something. The Nurse… Jamie Miller learned the hard way that there is one person she can depend on in this world...herself. To keep her life on track she needs to stay focused on her ten-year plan that includes working two jobs and does not include sexy distractions. And distractions don't come much sexier than Alex Sloan. Will Jamie be able to resist the irresistible Alex Sloan, or will her resolve crumble when Alex decides that his mind is set on her? Book #4: My Everything – Seth & Amber Strong. Sexy. Skilled. Seth Sloan is returning to Harper’s Crossing a war hero. As the leader of a Special Forces Marine Elite Unit Seth is trained to handle any situation…except one. An injury forced him to accept a medical discharge. Now he’s heading back to his hometown to a world he doesn’t recognize. Out of all the faces there to greet him is the one that he never expected to see again may just be the one that holds all the answers. Beauty. Brains. Bella. Amber Webb has everything she needs…she thinks.

    But once they return to their normal lives, secrets from their pasts threaten to tear them apart. They are thrown into a web of temptations, lies and deceit, testing their fragile connection. Challenging Love is a novella in KaLyn Cooper’s popular Black Swan series of active duty military women and the men who dare to love them. If you enjoy books by Susan Stoker, Elle James and Cristin Harber, you’ll enjoy this fast read.

    But that was before a storm cut power all over town, her brother's bride went missing and Eve's mother, Olivia, was tragically killed.Now Rio, an investigative reporter, is the only one with a lead on her mother's case. Eve's willing to answer his questions, as long as they don't involve her daughter, Molly. Six years ago, Rio made it clear he never wanted a child. How can Eve trust him to do the right thing if he finds out the truth about Molly? The story continues in Father and Child Reunion Parts 2 and 3.

    She’s prepared for the rain — lots and lots of rain. What she isn’t prepared for is that the neighbors at her remote bungalow in the woods might not be all that they seem. In fact, they're a pack of werewolves. And sexy Alec Zachary is their Alpha.When Raine is plunged deep into the pack’s secrets, she becomes so entangled with them she may never be able to leave. At least not alive. Because once a werewolf gets under your skin, he never lets you go…Part One of a six-book serial. This is not a complete book, but the beginning of an ongoing story.

    The unexpected death of her sister brings Dr. CJ Patterson back to her southern hometown. As she searches for answers about what really happened to her estranged sister, she finds herself surrounded by long buried secrets—and a killer who seems to know her better than she knows herself… Lies... The first note is a warning—a bone-chilling reminder that Alabama Homicide Detective Adeline Cooper can run from her darkest, deadliest memories, but she can never escape a demented killer’s wrath. The second note is a threat… Adeline has no choice. She must return to her hometown and face the lies that make up her past and the obsessed killer who craves her death… Two bestselling thrillers in one big book previously published as Everywhere She Turns and Anywhere She Runs!

    One half lies drenched in eternal daylight, the other cloaked in endless night. All is light or darkness. All is the sun or the moon. All but me..."The Moth Saga, a bestselling fantasy series, tells the story of Moth, a world torn in two--its one half always in sunlight, the other cloaked in endless night. This bundle includes books four, five, and six in the series: Daughter of Moth, Shadows of Moth, and Legacy of Moth.Many eras ago, the world of Moth fell still, leaving one side in perpetual daylight, the other in darkness. Madori might be unique in Moth: her father is a son of sunlight, her mother a daughter of darkness. As war rages between Moth's two halves, Madori must find a way to heal this broken world . . . and to heal her own torn soul.

    Bring Keir's soul in return for her freedom - or die trying.Ava has retrieved hundreds of souls from demons and this mission doesn't worry her. But Keir isn't what she expected. Half angel, half demon and a hell of a lot hotter than Ava's usual targets, she's tempted to get close to him before she takes his soul - if he doesn't kill her first.As if battling a Nephilim isn't enough, Ava faces another hurdle: getting past the strange human girl, Dahlia, who has an inexplicable hold on Keir. The pair have secrets and when Ava uncovers the true fate of the souls she returns to her superiors her world is turned upside down. Ava finds herself in the middle of a war where the lines between good and evil are blurred and she only has two choices... Betray Keir and live, or join his battle and risk going to hell.This book is based on Soul Ties by Lisa Swallow published in 2013 but has been re-written from the main character's point of view. There are other changes to scenes and characters with the overarching plot remaining the same. The Soul Ties Series Soul Ties Torn SoulsFated Souls (a prequel novella) - Available July 2016Shattered Souls - Coming Soon

    When the war ended, the government erected a wall to divide the surviving states from the destroyed ones. I never expected to leave my town, but unlike those who volunteered to go to the wall, I wasn’t given a choice. Kobal I’ve spent my entire life with one mission… reclaim my throne from Lucifer and fix what the angels tore apart when they cast him from Heaven.I’ve never been closer to my throne, yet I find myself risking everything because I can’t stay away from her… the woman who might be the key to destroying Lucifer.  Book 2: Carved River As the perilous journey across a country I believed destroyed begins, I no longer know who I am or what I’m becoming. With every passing day, my abilities grow stronger, as does my fear of what comes next.Kobal With an unknown number of enemies between us and the gateway, protecting River proves to be more difficult than I anticipated, but I won’t stop until I destroy Lucifer and reclaim River’s heart. Book 3: The Road River Standing at the entrance to Hell, two things are evident: I have no idea what I’m doing, and the gateway is not closing.Kobal  I expected River to be at my side if we entered Hell, but now she’s gone in without me. It’s only a matter of time before Lucifer learns of her arrival in my world and sends his army after her. Book 4: Into Hell River When I find myself face to face with Lucifer, I realize what he wants from me could annihilate Hell and Earth.Kobal As the battle for Hell rages, the line between enemies and allies blurs. I will do whatever it takes to protect River and destroy Lucifer, but with everything around us unraveling, many will be lost. Find out who will survive in the epic conclusion to The Road to Hell Series. *** Due to sexual content, violence, and language, this book is recommended for readers 18+ years of age.***