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Survive


Tom Bale - 2020
    And for one unsuspecting family, the holiday of a lifetime is about to become a desperate battle for survival.As young parents, Sam and Jody have managed to defy the odds once before. But years of struggle have taken their toll, and Sam’s demons return to haunt him at the worst possible time.Caught up in a sick game of cat and mouse, can they put their differences aside and work under intolerable pressure to save themselves and their children?Live or die. It’s the only choice they have.

Finding Elenore


P.W. Hazeldine - 2019
    After 25 years Elenore and Alex still remember the magic.Voted the No 1 Summer Must Read, lose yourself in the romantic setting of the Tuscan landscape as their paths cross once again in this bestselling love story.With a little help from beyond the grave, will their chance meeting bring a happy ever after, or will fate once again cruelly intervene to keep them apart?If you like novels by Nicholas Sparks, JoJo Moyes and Nora Roberts, then this debut heart-breaking, witty romance from award-winner P.W. Hazeldine will play with your emotions at every turn as Elenore and Alex embark on a rollercoaster journey through Italy.

Santa's Perfect Package: A Collection of Holiday Romances


K.B. Winters - 2019
    And I’m the one who put her there Santa Baby is a standalone Christmas romance with loads of heat, guaranteed HEA and absolutely no cliffhangers! One Naughty Christmas Good Things Come In Large Packages! Especially when the package is her BOSS! One Naughty Christmas is a novella length Christmas romance with loads of heat, no cliffhangers and a guaranteed HEA! Unwrapped I'm breaking every bro code in the book—but I can't help myself. Ruby "Brace Face" is all grown up and I can't keep my mind—or my hands—off of her! Unwrapped is a novella-length forbidden romance with a sexy Navy SEAL, no cliffhanger and a very happy ending. Three Under The Tree Two tantalizing mouths. Four magical hands and two incredibly delicious hunks. They’re the hottest fantasy I never knew I had. Three Under The Tree is a standalone Christmas romance with loads of heat, guaranteed HEA and absolutely no cliffhangers! Enjoy! A Soldier For Christmas I'm in Jingle Bell Hell. Sophia is only in Baghdad for ten days, surely that’s enough time to get a little ho, ho, ho. A Soldier for Christmas is a novella-length holiday military romance with a whole lot of HEAT! No cliffhanger and a very happy ending. If you love the holidays, a first kiss, bossy romances and filthy talking military men, this holiday collection is for you! Have a super dooper Holiday!

Shepard: A Spawns of Chaos MC Novel


Rae B. Lake - 2020
    Gerry took product from the Spawns with promises to sell but instead got high with his junkie friends. He was ten grand in the hole and since he didn't have the money, little Gerry had to die.There was nothing about his sister that I was interested in, nothing in her demeanor that said she would be a damn problem for me. She offered herself to clear his debt and that bastard didn't even put up a fight.I don't get involved, I never have, it causes nothing but problems but this one I want to break. I want to see that fight in her eyes dwindle to nothing. I want to drag her down to my hell and see her burn.

The Trophy Wife


Sunday Tomassetti - 2020
    Her days are filled with old-moneyed locals and nouveau-riche tourists, most of them paying her no mind as she rings up their lavish hauls.Until Odessa DuVernay.At first glance, she’s just another picture-perfect Palm Shores trophy wife—until she proves herself personable, humble, and unassuming. She even goes so far as to take a genuine interest in Cate, inviting her for lunch dates, matinees, and girl talk—a refreshing change of pace for the woman who never quite mastered the art of making (and keeping) friends. But what begins as an unlikely friendship detours into the unthinkable when Odessa leaves Cate a panicked voicemail asking to meet—and then ghosts her. And worse—when Cate attempts to find her, it’s as if the enigmatic Mrs. DuVernay never existed at all… Consumed, Cate refuses to stop searching. But the truth won’t come easy.In fact, it could cost her everything.

The Horror of our Love: A Twisted Tales Anthology


N. Heinz - 2018
     Each with a desire to possess and own. And finally…they will. FIRST BLOOD MOON - Jasmin Quinn Grace is running for her life, running towards her fate. Rescued from one nightmare to be thrust into another by Hawes, a man, a wolf, a demon. Her mate. Or so it is prophesied. Hawes, part-wolf, part-demon, Alpha of his pack. Waiting for his mate to arrive. Waiting to take her innocence, waiting to plant his seed. Waiting to create a God. The world will change on the night of the Hunter's Blood Moon. MASKED - N. Heinz It’s Hannah Vale’s first day of college, the day she’s been dying for. What should’ve been an easy transition turns cold when she meets Ethan Winchester. He’s shifty and calculating, beautiful and monstrous… He’s Hannah’s Psychology Professor, and he wants to teach her the true meaning of sacrifice. HOLLOW - DD Prince The legendary Headless Horseman of Drowsy Hollow WILL capture Isabella Krane. Where will he take her and what will he do with her when he gets her there? Oh yes. This goes there. * Dark? Yes! * Dirty? Yes! * Depraved? *insert evil laugh* For the first time ever, the horseman is pursuing a female. He captures her and instead of being bloodthirsty, he's feeling a different kind of hunger. An erotic horror story by DD Prince, first edition released into of The Horror of Our Love anthology --- a collection of twisted tales where the monster gets the happy ending. Warning: 18+ only. Contains violence and a monster who does monstrous things. Read at your own risk. STALKED - Nikita Slater NOLA I can feel him near. All the time, every day. Watching, waiting… hunting. I've never seen him, but I know he's there. What does he want from me? And when will he decide to strike?... Even more important, what will I do when he decides to make me his? RASPUTIN I'm a creature that stalks the night, the man who slips through unnoticed. I take what I want… and this time I want her. She belongs to me, my prey, my pretty little doll. Nothing can stop me; the world is mine for the taking. And soon, I will place it at her feet. THE TOMBSTONE TOURIST - B. Bennett "He’s the vandal of my heart – the loose end that I can never tie off, and the longer I’ve known him, the more unraveled I’ve become." Emily has only known a lonely life. Odd jobs, music, and her love of cemeteries is where she finds peace from the cobwebs that litter her mind, and the monsters that linger around the corner. Just when she thinks she can take no more, she meets an enigmatic man by the name of Rowan and his pet crow, Sampson. Is he what she's been waiting for all along? *This story contains disturbing themes. Read at your own risk.* These monstrous and disturbing tales contain scenes of violence and are meant for mature audiences. Read at your own risk!

Tales of A Tomboy: Britain


Evan Grace - 2018
     I don’t have time to manage all the complications that come with relationships. And I sure as hell have no desire for any kind of commitment. My life is fairly uncomplicated, exactly the way I want it...until complicated literally stumbles my way. Britain Lancaster. Clumsy, plain, inexperienced, and the type of woman I tend to avoid. Unfortunately for me the universe seems to put her on my path around every corner, forcing me to notice her. To look at her. To really...see her. Pretty soon the universe no longer has to go through all the trouble sending her my way since I find myself looking for her, wanting to get to know her. And the more time I spend with her the more I realize that she’s everything I’m not. Pure, beautiful, innocent...corruptible. Now I can’t get her out of my head. I want her in ways that could ruin her, taint her, break her, and I can only hope she’s strong enough to survive this. To survive me.

Unbreakable Love


Claire Shaw - 2019
    Ripped away from me with no warning. I will never stop hunting for her, she will be mine. Carrie One minute I was in his arms and the next I was in hell. No one can save me but me. I’m The sons of havoc princess and I will rain down havoc to reclaim my life.

The Perfect Daughter


Joseph Souza - 2020
    In this riveting new novel, a mother is unwittingly drawn into the dark underbelly of her picture-perfect Maine town . . .   Shepherd’s Bay has been home to generations of lobstermen and their families. Lately, affluent newcomers have been buying up waterfront property and mingling uneasily with the locals. Tensions are high, especially since Dakota James, a teenage boy from the wealthier side of town, disappeared weeks ago. But another disturbing incident soon follows.   When high school junior Katie Eaves and her friend, Willow Briggs, fail to come home after a night out, Katie’s mother, Isla, is frantic. Two agonizing days go by before Katie is found, bruised and bloodied, yet alive. Isla is grateful. But Willow, a wealthy newcomer from Los Angeles, is still missing. And Katie can’t remember anything about the night of their disappearance.   Isla tries to help her daughter sort through her hazy recollections, and to recall the truth of her tangled friendship with privileged, beautiful Willow. At the hair salon she owns, Isla hears dark whispers about wild parties, drug deals, and love triangles gone wrong. How much truth is in the gossip? Is Dakota’s disappearance linked to the others? And what other shocking secrets lie at the heart of Shepherd’s Bay—and of the family Isla is struggling to hold together?

Harper


Viola Rivard - 2018
    An anthropologist by trade and a questioner by nature, she wants to find out who he is and how he's managed to do what no other alpha has―unite the entire shifter population of Appalachia. What she finds is a man that exceeds her wildest expectations. Handsome, brilliant, and unaccustomed to being denied, Shan is soon captivated by Harper, who is every bit as enigmatic as he is. Shan knows there are things Harper isn't telling him. Her life is a carefully constructed facade and for all his cunning, he can't figure her out. As he chips away at her mask, his instincts urge him to claim her as his own. Harper is a full-length novel, approximately 300 pages long. It is part of the Shifters of Appalachia universe. Enjoy Destined as a standalone novel series, or see the author page for a reading order.

Whiskey Secrets


Carrie Ann Ryan - 2018
    When his family decides to hire on a new innkeeper for the inn above his bar and restaurant, he’s more than reluctant. Especially when he meets the new hire. But he’ll soon find that he has no choice but to work with this city girl and accept her new ideas and the burning attraction between them.Kenzie Owens left her old life and an abusive relationship behind her—or so she thought. She figures she’ll be safe in Whiskey, Pennsylvania but after one look at her new boss, Dare Collins, she might still be in danger, or at least her heart. And when her past catches up with her despite her attempts to avoid it, it’s more than her heart on the line. This time, it might mean her life.

Love, Cass


Stephanie St. Klaire - 2019
    Loosely based on true life events of Author Stephanie St. Klaire, Cass is a relatable story guaranteed to make you look at life through a different lens. In this emotionally charged roller coaster of events, Cass represents life in fiction as she achieves triumph over tragedy, even in death. Stephanie shares her inspirational tale of victory with symbolic representation as she says goodbye to the girl she once was...through Cass. As requested by Brother’s Keeper fans, here is the companion novel for Liam... There’s something they don’t tell you about fairy tales. Happily ever after isn’t promised. Happy forever? Now, that’s a thing… I met my Prince Charming right out of pigtails and just before that point where boys stop being icky, and they just smell bad. Before I knew it, we went from best friends growing up to a whirlwind romance full of dream come trues. We were planning a forever that every love-soaked romance novel tries to recreate. I was living the ultimate romantic love story – skipped the frog phase and went straight to full blown prince. My life was perfect - until it wasn’t... I’m dying. The fairy tale just changed a bit, didn’t it? I can’t leave until those left behind know how to live their happy forever…without me. I won’t get the forever with them, but they’ll get a forever with me. I’m Cassidy O’Reilly…and this is my story.

Statistic


Dawn Robertson - 2014
    Right?Hot one night stands. Sexting. And an Alpha man who sweeps her off of her feet.Aurora thinks she has found her happily ever after.But among her suitors is one man who plays by a different set of rules.Someone who isn’t who he says.Will Aurora figure out who does’t have her best interest at heart.Or is she destined to become a Statistic?

30 Days


K. Larsen - 2013
    Dealing with the loss of her only sister. A suicide attempt that doesn’t end in death and a husband who wants her inheritance. Elle’s life is a catastrophe. But she has a list and thirty things she’s determined to accomplish. Love isn't on that list but it comes crashing unexpectedly into her life. Boxing coach and personal trainer at the gym he co-owns, Colin’s content with his life. Until a chance meeting with a woman eating alone at a restaurant sets his heart in motion. As secrets unveil themselves his only goal becomes holding on to what he’s found.

A Killing Game


Jeff Buick - 2020
    Except for one small detail – she’s been abducted without a trace. Who took her, and why, is a mystery. The case gets dropped on Curtis Westcott’s desk, but Boston’s Chief of Homicide has little to work with. No clues, no body, no motive. Renee had no enemies, no financial skeletons in the closet, and no bitter ex- boyfriends. Curtis and Aislinn Byrne, his go-to detective on tough cases, work the file hard but come up empty. Then Westcott attends a party and overhears a story that catches his attention – he and Aislinn have their first break. They dig in and unravel a complex series of crimes tied to Renee’s disappearance. As they peel back the layers they are convinced Renee is still alive, but that her abductor is on a precise schedule and has every intention of killing her. It’s a bizarre and twisted game, and time is quickly running out. A Killing Game is Book One in the Curtis Westcott series, set in Boston.