Kai Cooper is my pain and I'm Katie, his biggest regret. Suffocation is the process of asphyxiation. Asphyxia, derived from the Greek language, meaning without a heartbeat. Being loved is just like being suffocated. This is the Suffocation of Katie.ExcerptKai--the lead singer of Cooper's Religion, pulls up a stool and lowers the mic. Taking his seat with his guitar strapped over his chest, brown shaggy hair hangs across his eyes. His hand shifts, brushing his hair back and he smiles when a girl screams out, 'I love you Kai.' His dimples pierce straight through me owning my soul. His voice comes out so soft and smooth, it is sexual and romantic the way he strums his guitar. "If this is what being hurt by you feels like, then...I love pain..." No lyric has ever rang more true for me. "Being loved is just like being suffocated." His fingers move through the chords with ease and he looks at me, his eyes burning with desire. "I'm on fire," he sings the chorus and I die a little on the inside. "I'll be your pain and you'll be my biggest regret...you set me on fire. Give me your love and suffocate me...I'm on fire."

    Still reeling from the devastating blow, she vows to herself that she will not let anyone in. She will protect herself, even if that means missing out on her one chance at true love.Noah Davis knows just how precious life is. His job as a firefighter shows him every day that you shouldn’t take life for granted. He thought he was living a full life until he met Aubrey. Now she’s consumed his entire life with one chance meeting.When Aubrey is pushed to her breaking point, will she push Noah away or will she take comfort in him? Will Noah fight for her and their newfound love. Can he show her that love is worth taking a chance on? Or will they watch their love go up in smoke?

    Making her way to Arcadia and using an alias, she is looking to start a new life. She goes to Inkology which is run by the Iron Warriors MC and asks for a job as a tattoo artist. Gunner, the Vice President of the Iron Warriors isn't too sure about her at first. All he knows is that she's beautiful and that someone hurt her. With a sudden urge to protect her, Gunner gives Caterina a job. He vows to find out whoever hurt Caterina and make them pay. Of course first he has to stop the feelings of desire that surge through him every time he sees her. But hey, if he could survive the Army, he could survive anything, right?

    Powerful, revered, and often reclusive, Mystics have the unique ability to summon and manipulate the Myst: the underlying energy that lives at the heart of the universe. Once in a very great while, they take an apprentice, always from the most privileged sects of society.Such has always been the tradition—until a new High Mystic takes her seat and chooses Pomella AnDone, a restless, low-born teenager, as a candidate.Commoners have never been welcomed among the select few given the opportunity to rise beyond even the highest nobility. So when Pomella chooses to accept the summons and journey to Kelt Apar, she knows that she will have more to contend with than the competition for the apprenticeship. Breaking both law and tradition, Pomella undergoes three trials against the other candidates to prove her worthiness. As the trials unfold, Pomella navigates a deadly world of intolerance and betrayal, unaware that ruthless conspirators intend to make her suffer for having the audacity to seek to unravel the secrets of the Myst.

    A single number will brand her forever—a valuable citizen, or a pathetic waste of space. Her top-Rated boyfriend is confident their scores will coincide so they can attend the academy together. But when the big day arrives, her true number shocks everyone. To get her life and boyfriend back, she must go undercover and expose a military spy. Doesn’t sound too hard, except that someone wants her dead. And then there’s Vance, the mysterious soldier with a haunted past and beautiful brown eyes. Together, they discover a dark numbers conspiracy, one that shatters the nation’s future. Treena must join up with Vance if she is to survive the dangerous game of numbers—and the terrible war that rages within her heart.

    Most for their looks, some for their talents, and many for no apparent reason other than having a lot of money or a sex tape. But only Charlotte Hayes was famous for killing somebody.”It happened during the high school football game, seventeen-year-old Charlotte snatched in the shadows behind the crowded bleachers by a man with no voice and a black soul. Ezra Cabe saw potential in her, a promising addition to his collection of girls, and with Charlotte standing half-naked in the dark of his apartment, Cabe eagerly began his ritual initiation.A moment later he was dead, stabbed in the throat with a knife secured by Charlotte in a desperate escape. News and media outlets covered the amazing story for weeks, dubbing her “The girl who fought back.”But for Charlotte the fight is only just beginning, because Ezra Cabe is somehow back, and he’s everywhere: a shadow person hovering just out of view… watching from the dark corners of the house when Charlotte’s home alone… even invading her mind, corrupting her thoughts. The horrifying truth is that Ezra Cabe never had more power over Charlotte than when he was dead.Desperate to avoid being alone, Charlotte calls the only person close enough to help: Matt Hillerman, her estranged best friend from middle school. Matt's different now--taller, broader, covered in tattoos--but one thing hasn't changed: his devotion to Charlotte. Together, they'll fight to outrun a fate worse than death in a game of cat-and-mouse against the ghost of a madman, and in facing the horror of shadows and nightmares, Charlotte and Matt will also rediscover the power of friendship, forgiveness, and maybe even love.

    Her grandmother and mother are proof of this. They found their soulmates but are not allowed to be with them. There were rules, and rules are meant to be followed. Walt, Alpha of the Lupinski Clan, an international multi-shifter community, is everything you’d expect an alpha to be. Tall, sexy, smug, confident, and covered in mouthwatering tattoos. He’s determined to change the way things have always been and bring his clan into the future. He can’t afford any distractions. Andy’s perfectly comfortable in her relationship of convenience, until the day she comes home early. Driving away with no destination in mind to think, she finds a group of hot, sexy men in a bar, in the middle of nowhere. It felt like she belonged. Like, family. Up until the owner, Walt, walks in. What unfolds will change everything for the better or destroy two families for good.

    Two months dissolve without her knowledge and she finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings with strangers who not only profess to know her but insist she’s someone else entirely. Laken discovers her long dead boyfriend, Wesley, has been thrown into this alternate world as well. He is quick to inform her she suffered a horrible fall and that her memory hasn’t fully returned. According to Wesley the other life she had—her name, her family, they were simply a side effect of her brain trauma. In her quest for answers she meets Cooper Flanders, the son of her psychiatrist who readily believes every word she says. Laken Stewart knows she died on that hot July afternoon, but now she’s alive—or is she?

    With the dead pursuing her at every turn, Jess must unravel the mystery behind her hauntings, and uncover a dark family legacy that promises to shape her future—and the future of the spirit world—forever.The World of the Gateway: Books 1-3 (The Gateway Trilogy) includes Spirit Legacy, Spirit Prophecy, and Spirit Ascendancy, the first three books in E.E. Holmes’ captivating paranormal series that obsessed readers have described as “unputdownable” and “spellbinding”. If you love paranormal fiction at its spookiest, with plenty of action and suspense, along with a tough and independent heroine you’ll want to stand up and cheer for, you will fall in love with this best-selling series… but proceed with caution: you’ll be up all night reading! **Save 40%** when you buy the box set!

    Now, home on leave to visit his dying grandfather, Harry is shocked to learn the old man had secrets -- and before passing away, he tells Harry two of them. One will change Harry forever and one just may save his life when a massive EMP hits and rips apart the fabric of the U.S. and perhaps the world, trapping him in the one place he thought he'd left behind. His small town turns in on itself. Is this the work of the ubiquitous KKK, a homegrown terrorist group right from the heart of Harry's world? Time is running out for Harry and his family. Some secrets cannot and should not remain hidden, but will he have to risk everything to set the world right?

    Before she can enjoy her freshman year, she's targeted by the spirit of Jaime, a girl who had gone missing months before. Jaime needed Madison's help to find her killer, but now that her body’s been found, she’s MIA. The same can’t be said for the malevolent spirits who want Madison to steer clear of the killer and his victims. Despite the danger she is in, Jaime’s brother, Haven continues to push Madison to find the killer. He won't stop until he gets justice for his sister. Madison’s hometown crush, Shane insists she forget about Jaime and the killer and get on with her life, but that's hard to do when no one will leave her alone. Torn between the two handsome men and her conscience that is telling her to find the killer, Madison has to make a decision—ignore the psychic visions and clues or keep digging for answers and become the killer’s next victim. The Forgotten is the final book in The MacKinnon Legacy series and is intended for readers over 17.

    Born a lowly peasant girl, Mae has to come to terms with being the only person left in the world with the ability to use magic. Can Mae face her destiny, and rid the kingdom of Aegunlund from its oppressors? Book One - White Hart Mae never asked to be craft-born. She never wanted that burden. The realm needs magic again, and the the King of Aegunlund has been waiting for the first craft-born girl to marry his son, Prince Casimir. In Mae's town of Halts-Walden, the ambitious miller claims his daughter Ellen is craft-born. Mae knows this is a load of hogwash, but she's glad Ellen will have the unfortunate pleasure of becoming queen instead of her. All she has to do is sit back and wait until Casimir and Ellen are married, then she will finally be free of the threat of her fate. But on that day an event so shocking and terrible occurs that Mae finds herself entering the neighbouring cursed forest on a quest she never thought she'd have to follow. Join Mae as she rides her white stag through the Waerg Woods with a pampered prince at her heels. She's out for revenge and nothing, no one, will get in her way. Book Two - Red Palace I am here when you run from me, You cannot touch me, but I make you cold. I am there in the faint of heart, But rarely with the daring, and bold. One by one the members of court fall, cursed into a deep sleep. Silence spreads through the castle, and only Mae Waylander stands. To break the curse, Mae must face a formidable opponent. She is the only one with a chance to restore order to the Red Palace, but she is unprepared for the trials that await her. She is brave at heart, but is her bravery enough? In this thrilling follow up to White Hart, Mae faces her toughest challenge yet. With temptation, fear, and evil in her path, can she complete her task? And what will she lose in doing so? Book Three - Black Crown I will survive. I will become stronger. I will reach my destiny. Weakened, but not broken, Mae must face her destiny in this thrilling conclusion to the White Hart trilogy. Heroic Mae Waylander travels across the desert in search of a way to defeat the tyrannical king and stop him finding immortality. With dangerous beasts and a war in her way, can Mae achieve her goal and set the kingdom of Aegunlund free?

    Mute and covered in bruises, she has no memory of who she is or how she got there. The only clue to her identity is the Danish lullaby she sings.Inside the care home, she should be safe. But, harassed by the media and treated as a nuisance by under-pressure staff, she finds the home is far from a haven. And as her memories slowly surface, the Lullaby Girl does her best to submerge them again. Some things are too terrible to remember...but unless she confronts her fear, how can she find out who she really is?

    In an attempt to earn the love and approval her emotionally abusive father has never given, the future queen raised herself to be the son he could never have; forgoing the ease and luxury of a princess's life for that of the sword and steel of a knight's.However, the king's disdain would not be overcome, and under the weight of the Ashborne crown, the young princess resigned herself to a loveless life of battle, guilt and torment. Until fate crosses her path with a mysterious young man named Emoren.Amber is caught off guard as the young commoner effortlessly breaks through the walls surrounding her, bringing an unfamiliar light to her dark, battle-ridden world. And despite being preserved for royal engagement, the future queen can't deny the feelings that quickly seize her heart. Little does she know, these forbidden feelings will not only shape her future, but that of an entire kingdom.

    One morning, as I patiently waited for homeroom to begin, he strolled into the classroom, and into my life. I had seen him around but, until that moment, we never actually crossed paths. Everyone knew him because of his remarkable talent on the baseball field. His name was always mentioned at school, as well as in the local newspaper. A sudden alarming wave of nerves unleashed in my chest as he sat in the desk directly in front of mine. No one had ever affected me that way. Convinced he was a typical player, I purposely kept my distance. My heart was entirely too young to be broken.As the days turned into weeks, it became obvious I had it wrong. Joey turned out to be a decent guy. He was sweet, considerate, and smart. Not at all the bad boy I assumed him to be. His extraordinary skills didn’t make him self-absorbed or conceited in the least. For a while, we were pretty close friends, even partners in crime. Eventually, I could no longer contain my growing feelings and allowed him to kiss me. That was it. From then on, he completely owned my heart, and I didn’t want it back.We were together throughout high school and into college. Not many people could say they wanted to be with their first love for their entire lives, but we did. That was our plan. Joey constantly spoke about getting married, living together, the children we’d bring into the world, the memories we’d make along the way. Neither of us dreamt of anything else. Our future looked so promising. Until one night changed everything. Joey always protected me. There wasn’t anyone or anything more important to him than me. It used to be one of the many things I loved most about him. Who knew it would also be the reason I had no choice but to let him go?