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The Mysteries of Max: Books 1-3


Nic Saint - 2017
    He may look like your regular ginger flabby tabby, but unlike most tabbies, he can actually communicate with his human, reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette Odelia Poole. Max takes a keen interest in the goings-on in their small town, by snooping around with his best friends Dooley, a not-too-bright ragamuffin, and Harriet, a gorgeous white Persian. Their regular visits to the police station, the barbershop and the doctor’s office provide them with those precious and exclusive scoops that have made Odelia the number one reporter in town. Purrfect Murder When the body of a bestselling writer is discovered buried in the last Long Island outhouse, and a new policeman arrives in town to solve the murder, it looks like things are about to change in Hampton Cove. Detective Chase Kingsley doesn’t take kindly to nosy reporters like Odelia snooping around his crime scene or interviewing his suspects. And to make matters worse, he’s got a cat of his own in Brutus, a buff, black bully, who, just like his owner, likes to lay down the law. Soon Brutus isn’t just restricting access to the police station, but he’s putting the moves on Harriet, breaking up the band.

 Now it’s all Odelia, Max and Dooley can do to try and solve the murder, in spite of Detective Kingsley’s and Brutus’s protestations, and show the overbearing cop and his bullyragging feline how things are done in Hampton Cove. Purrfectly Deadly When famous eighties pop star John Paul George is found floating facedown in his pool, Hampton Cove’s premier sleuthing tabby Max and his feline friends are on the case. Soon they’re chasing leads and following clues, helping their human Odelia Poole, reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette, solve the murder.

 Meanwhile, new cop in town Chase Kingsley has his own problems to deal with. An old scandal threatens to get him kicked off the force. And even though Odelia and Chase don’t always see eye to eye, she decides to help him clear his name, even if it means keeping Chase’s cat Brutus, Max’s self-declared nemesis, in town.

 Soon Max is up to his whiskers in drug dealers, boy toys, disgruntled ex-wives and even more drug dealers, all while competing with Brutus for the title of Hampton Cove’s one and only ‘true detective.’ Purrfect Revenge Blorange tabby Max and ragamuffin Dooley are on the case again. This time a world-famous reality star has been found murdered in her own bed, and it looks like the crime just might be terror-related. The Kenspeckles, stars of the well-known reality show Keeping Up with the Kenspeckles, are in town to film a new season of their show, so the case soon turns into a complete media circus, with the Kenspeckles insisting the entire investigation is filmed for their show.

 Odelia Poole, Hampton Cove’s premier reporter, teams up with Detective Chase Kingsley to catch the killer, but with cameras filming their every move, and every Kenspeckle a suspect, they’re not making a lot of progress. Good thing Odelia’s cats Max and Dooley can sneak around undetected, tracking leads and hunting clues. But first they have to pacify Shana’s French Bulldog Kane, who just might be in possession of the clue that breaks the case. And they have to outsmart Chase’s black tabby Brutus, who has his own reasons to find the killer.

Firebear Brides: Compete Series


Anya Nowlan - 2016
     Love scorching hot werebears? If so then this is the bundle for you, with four absolutely sizzling bear firefighter brothers looking for their mates in all the wrong (and right!) places! Each novella in this series is a standalone with a happy ever after ending and no cheating! Grab them all here for a big discount! The series follows the Hamilton brothers on their quest to win back their family claim in Shifter Grove, Idaho, but there's only one catch! Every one of the hunky bears needs to be married and preferably have an heir on the way within a year. These Alpha men won't give up so easily and turn to mail-order brides to find their mates, thinking it'll only be temporary... right? But fate works in mysterious ways and even with crazy psychos on the loose trying to burn down Shifter Grove, the firebears have to find time for their love, their jobs and their future! Bear the Burn Royce is the first one back in Shifter Grove, just to check up on the old homestead he left so long ago. He was going to sell it but the moment he sets foot on it, he knows this is home. All he needs now is a sassy mate and when Tiana comes into his life, Royce isn't sure what's hotter - the curvy woman or the flames of fire! Bear the Flame Redmond's a bad boy firefighter residing in California with no intentions of getting married. But one look at Rose makes him stutter and question his earlier conviction. And when her mob ex comes for her, Redmond knows what he needs to do. He won't lose her. Not for anything. Bear the Blaze Ragnar has a dark past and a dull future ahead of him, but Abigail Ramirez is going to change it all. As an arson detective, his brothers call Ragnar to Shifter Grove to make sense of the multiple wildfires. What he finds there is a lot more sinister than expected. When the life of his mate is set in danger though, nothing can stop Ragnar. Bear the Fire Rhodes is a hothead, wild and untamed. Haunted by his choices, he only comes to Shifter Grove for a short visit, but finding the one woman he has ever loved waiting for him there changes everything. Their passion never conformed to any rules and it won't this time, but can she heal his broken heart and battered faith, and can Rhodes put an end to the fires raging near his family home?

The Boss Baby Daddy Box Set


Claire Adams - 2018
     Work romances are never a smart idea. Especially not when one of them is the well-known anchor of a very popular news show. Jason Bowman is in the prime of his life but when his head writer finally decides she just can’t put up with him anymore he spirals out of control. Shelby Aster has had enough and makes a change, but one mistake will haunt her forever, especially when the father finds out. Can these two put aside past arguments and become a family? Included in this box set are the following books: The Boss Baby Daddy, Knocked Up By The Doc, Executive, Extreme, Daddy Boss, and Daddy Next Door.

Tampa Bait


Edgar Winner - 2012
    Because if you do, you may find out what happens when a former cop with a gun and nothing to lose decides to push back

Finding Her Home (Forgotten Fae Queen Series): Fae Paranormal Romance


Willa Hart - 2021
    Want to know the best way to pick-pocket a person on the street? She’s your gal. But school? Nah, she’s fine without it. Except her new guardian disagrees so off to Othercross University she goes.A college full of shifters, witches, vampires, and more… Including four seriously smoking hot fae who are assigned as her tutors. She just wonders how far the “tutoring” will go.Of course, it’s college, and college wouldn’t be the same without some drama-llama in the mix. Someone has it out for the fae’s newest addition and they’re not afraid to turn deadly to get rid of her. Little do they know Maeve is ready to prove she’s not that easy to kill. Not by a long shot.

Going for a Ride


Kylie Gilmore - 2016
    Now he’s spending the summer working for his uncle’s traveling carnival company and trying to figure out who he is without football.Free-spirited Kelsey Brown returns to her hometown of Sapphire Falls, Nebraska for the annual festival and a much needed break to figure out her next career move—follow her corporate advertising job in its relocation or feed her artistic soul with the photography that she loves. But when she discovers her long-time football hero crush is working the festival, she quickly decides she’s going for a ride. With him.Sizzling summer nights in Sapphire Falls soon lead to a future neither of them could have imagined. But can two very different people follow their dreams together?

Touch of Decadence


Sylvia McDaniel - 2016
    Orion needs a miracle and the Fates think they need each other. According to her coven's genetics Daisy Blanchet must mate with her true love on her twenty-fifth birthday. She dreams of a husband and children, but there's an expiration date on her fertility without a decent man in sight. Living in Magic, New Mexico and selling spell laden decadent pastries in her bakery, she knows time is running out. Known in town as Bad-Date Daisy, she turns men into onocentaurs and sends them on their way. Only with Orion, her spells don't work. Orion Krazolz from Tesceanus comes to earth searching for a witch from the Blanchet coven who he hopes is powerful enough to break a sleeping spell on his sister and save the kingdom. But he's going to find it difficult to convince any witch to return with him to his planet where all the witches were killed or fled years ago. Time is his enemy to save the kingdom and he's having a hard time convincing the delightful Daisy to return with him. Will Daisy sacrifice her mating birthday to travel with Orion to Tesceanus to break the spell and still find her mate? Or could it be she's been searching in the wrong place for the man of her dreams.Enjoy another adventure set in S.E. Smith's Magic, New Mexico!

Touching the Billionaire


Holly Jaymes - 2020
    Yes, our onscreen chemistry is off the charts when he touches me with those strong hands.I succumb to the combustive heat when I touch those rippled abs.It isn’t long before what was once a rehearsal now feels real. Maybe I was right to break all of the rules.Perhaps this is the beginning of a beautiful story for us. Or is everything about Theo Wolf, including the way he feels about me, an award-winning act?TOUCHING THE BILLIONAIRE IS A 60K STANDALONE BAD BOY, BOSS, NEIGHBOR, ROMANCE WITH NO CHEATING, NO CLIFF-HANGERS, AND A HAPPILY EVER AFTER THAT WILL KEEP YOU FLIPPING THE PAGES WAY PAST YOUR BEDTIME!

Shifters of Bear's Den Complete Series


Cecilia Lane - 2019
    A secretive town. Six growly bears claim their fated mates.Forbidden MateLeah lives a life haunted by secrets. She can't stay in one place for long, even if bear shifter Callum’s slow, sexy smile and quiet strength make her yearn for more. As Leah’s secrets unravel, danger looms over her and all of Bearden. Can the alpha bear keep his people safe, especially the woman who is fated to be his?Dangerous MateRylee doesn’t have time for distractions or bossy bodyguards, even if they’re tall, dark and gorgeous. She’s determined to ignore the tension sizzling between her and gruff bear shifter Cole, but it grows harder to resist his charm as one wicked-hot kiss leads to another. While Rylee and Cole fight their attraction, sinister forces gather in the town of Bearden.Hunted MateNo one could call fox shifter Becca fragile. She's been to hell and back and got the t-shirt, thank you very much. After experiencing a tragic loss and the abandonment of her mate, she left Bearden and vowed never to return. Only, fate had a different plan in mind and Nolan’s bear will no longer be denied.Runaway MateMeghan's on the run, hiding from a vengeful ex-fiance after she dumped him at the altar. Just when her heart is on the edge of loving an untamed shifter, danger looms, threatening all she holds dear. The only one who can save her is a wild and feral bear.Stolen MateEverly’s terrible, no-good day starts with defying her alpha’s plans to mate her to make little black panther heirs. Everyone thinks Sawyer is steady and gentlemanly, but that ends when he hauls the curvy blonde to his cabin for some neighborly protective custody. To keep from returning to her alpha, Everly claims she’s already married. To Sawyer.Untamed MateMara flirted with darkness to save her family. Now, locked in a cell, she struggles to atone for her crimes. Will a hulking bear shifter and a mission to save missing children be her chance for redemption?The Shifters of Bear's Den Complete Series collection is for readers who enjoy steamy paranormal romance novels filled with intense action, sassy heroines, and broody bear shifters hot enough to melt your heart. Download now because you love forbidden romances, second chances, and happily-ever-afters.

Sloane


Mazzy King - 2020
    We provide services to tech moguls, billionaires, celebrities—anyone with a whole lot to lose and people who’d love to take it.We are Black Shadow Security.After a successful but difficult career as a Navy SEAL, I’ve continued using my unique skillset to ensure the safety of some of the world’s most important people. I pride myself on my professionalism and my ability to stay distant—it’s kept me alive, and it’s just easier that way.Until I meet Autumn.The daughter of a tech exec and a brilliant developer in her own right, she’s got software the black market desperately wants—and they’ll stop at nothing to take it from her.She was just supposed to be a job…but she’s becoming something so much more, and I’ll do anything to keep her safe.AutumnI live, breathe, eat, and sleep tech.I’ve always grown up in my father’s company, and he’s always shown me the ways in which he leads his company…so that I can take over when he retires.I’m leading a team to develop experimental software that can change everything about how global business is done. It will be a game-changer…and because of that, there are plenty of criminals who’d want to get their hands on it.My father hires a security guard for me after I’m attacked…and Christopher Sloane is not at all what I was expecting.Least of all was I expecting to fall for him.SLOANE is book 1 in the BLACK SHADOW SECURITY series. My promise to you, the reader: no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA.

Threats and Surprises


A.K. Michaels - 2017
    He’s positive he can keep Chastity and his children from harm surrounded by his Wolves. But is he right? Or will the threat prove too great even for the mighty Cameron Sinclair? Will he lose something so precious that it will tear his very soul apart? Clayr faces her own demons when one of the children under her care is threatened. Forcing a side to her that nobody knew existed to come to the fore and bare its teeth to protect the scarred and broken girl, shocking those that know her. With a ghost from the past returning and sending her Wolf crazy, Clayr has too much to contend with, sending her into a spiral of emotions she can barely contain. Will the Highland Wolves survive all that is thrown at them…or buckle beneath the violence and insanity? *Please note this book contains adult themes, and some intense scenes, and is not intended for children. It could be upsetting to those of a sensitive nature.*

DARC Ops: The Complete Series


Jamie Garrett - 2017
    Black Ops. Alpha males determined to protect what’s theirs. Celebrate the release of Dark Escape (DARC Ops 10) with this box set. Save over 85% with this special sale price. Dark Secret Maybe it's her innocent gaze that makes his blood boil with lust. Regardless, Jackson wants Mira as his own, very special, personal client. The pretty blonde ignites every protective instinct inside his battle-scarred heart. He'll need every shred of his skills and warrior strength to protect her. Dark Web One last job. That's what Carly DiMarco told herself. But while she knows nothing about her boss, he clearly knows everything about her. Enough to find people from a past she thought long-dead and kill them in cold blood. Tansy has never met her face to face, but can't forget her. This hack has her name all over it, and now someone wants her dead. Dark Heart Can medic Jasper Raleigh save nurse Fiona Marshall's life from a hidden enemy? She was once his lover, and now her life is in his hands. Dark Control Almost killed on an op, Matthias has crippling PTSD, nightmares and flashbacks now normal. Can he deal with his past in time to save Laurel's future? Dark Threat Sam Hyde wants to stay with Clara Mills forever. The only problem? An attack from a terrorist threat that no one else believes even exists. Dark Lies Trapped. On the run half a world away from home. Can Tucker Quinn save the woman he loves before the CIA's assassin finds her and kills them both? Dark Salvation Cole's killed in war, but he'd never take the life of an innocent. So how the hell did he end up in the kill room with a gun to Annica Lawson's head? Dark Discovery Kalani escaped with her life, barely, but that doesn't mean they've stopped hunting her down. Ethan Vaughan promised to keep her safe. When one of their own goes missing and all signs point to an inside job, all bets are off. Dark Enemy Facing a matter of life or death, Holly must ask for help from the one man she's tried for years to forget. For Logan Williams, blood and sweat is nothing more than another day on the job. Until a woman from his past shows up, terrified and begging for help. One slip, and he could lose the only woman he's ever loved forever. Click to buy now and start the series readers say is "So good", "a must read", "The men of DARC Ops get hotter each book!", "never want it to end!"

Soul Mates : Bane Brothers Romance Series


Sloane Peterson - 2021
    

The Dragon's Healer


Anastasia Chase - 2018
    But faced with a terminal illness, she was left with very few options. Little did she know, her hunky new apprentice holds the cure for her ailment - and her heart.Despite his father's ideals, Valen always felt a connection to humans. He sought to understand them, and having previously trained under the King's head potion master, mixing tinctures in an apothecary was a natural choice. But how could he have known his new teacher would be so intoxicating?Valen knew that giving Dragon blood to humans was punishable by death, but how could he let the woman who brought him peace die? Will their love sway an entire kingdom, or will Valen's Royal bloodline be the source of their doom?

In Graves Below: Magic, New Mexico


Carol Van Natta - 2016
    If he doesn't figure out how to use earth magic renew the barrier protecting his tribal lands near Magic, New Mexico soon, they'll be vulnerable to marauders, thieves, and worst of all, tourists. Trouble is, his grandfather died before telling him the secret, and Idrián is the only dreamwalk warrior left. Except for the stunning dancer he saw only once and can't forget.Riya Sanobal, mostly human dancer in Denver, is about to be named artistic director of a dance company. She can't stop thinking about the sexy, eagle-footed warrior she's been dreaming about for weeks. Especially since she has to deal with with an obnoxious visiting star and a big donor with an off-the-charts sleaze factor.When Idrián's grandfather insists Idrián must drive to Denver to protect the dancer, finding her turns out to be the easy part. A powerful, greedy demon wants to invite more of his kind to town to make the world an all-you-can-eat buffet. He needs a dancer to do it, and he's targeted Riya. If the discovers Riya's gift for portal magic, he'll never let her go.Not if Idrián has anything to say about it. But even stealing Riya away and spiriting her to his New Mexico home won't save them if they can't figure out the secret of dreamwalk.If you like sexy shamans, magical dancers, and meddling ghosts, you'll love Carol Van Natta's delightful tale.In Graves Below<.i> is part of S.E. Smith's The Worlds of Magic, New Mexico, where creatures of fairy tales, myth, and nightmares are free to be themselves and find their happily ever after.- - - - -Note to Readers: This is a re-release of a story was originally published via the Magic, New Mexico Kindle Worlds program. If you already have a copy, you won't need to buy this one.