Labeled a “wretched,” an outcast unwanted and unworthy of respect, Lia is forbidden to realize her dream to read or write. All but doomed, her days are spent toiling away as a kitchen slave under the charge of the Aldermaston, the Abbey’s watchful overseer. But when an injured squire named Colvin is abandoned at the kitchen’s doorstep, an opportunity arises. The nefarious Sheriff Almaguer soon starts a manhunt for Colvin, and Lia conspires to hide Colvin and change her fate. In the midst of a land torn by a treacherous war between a ruthless king and a rebel army, Lia finds herself on an ominous journey that will push her to wonder if her own hidden magic is enough to set things right. At once captivating, mysterious, and magic-infused, The Wretched of Muirwood takes the classic fantasy adventure and paints it with a story instantly epic, and yet, all its own.

    She was born into a vampire hunting family but when her parents were killed, she was sent to live with a foster family. After ten years of a “normal” life, the monsters from her past have returned. When Grace is attacked the night of the Homecoming Dance, she is taken to the Darkness- a sanctuary for Dark Souls, also known as vampires, that have given up killing humans. But not everyone believes that monsters are capable of good, and a group of Hunters is closing in on the Darkness with only one goal- eliminating it. Grace has been brought to the Darkness at the command of its Premier, William Blackwood. He believes that Grace is the only one that can help save them. William is a centuries-old vampire and therefore Grace’s sworn enemy, but that is not the greatest challenge Grace faces in the Darkness. In a world where nothing is at it seems, Grace must quickly learn who she can trust. She was brought to the Darkness to save it, but it isn’t long before she realizes that the Darkness may destroy her.

    The revelation sparks a change within Lex, and her dreams become far too real. She sees things she shouldn’t be able to see…knows things she couldn’t possibly know. Terrifying things. Deadly things.To distract her from the surreal changes taking over her life, Lex leaps at the chance to join an Egyptian excavation run by Oxford’s enigmatic Professor Marcus Bahur. But the distraction might be more than she bargained for. While deciphering the secrets of a mysterious stone tablet, Lex falls headlong into a prophecy created by a dying god over four millennia ago. She must rely on her frightening new psychic powers to dig up the truth. And it doesn’t take long for her visions to convince her that both Professor Bahur and his excavation are much more than they seem…The past clashes with the present in this paranormal tale of ancient prophecies and warring gods. If you like Egyptian mythology, steamy romance, and headstrong characters who won’t give up until they discover the truth, then you’ll love the first installment in author Lindsey Fairleigh’s sprawling time travel adventure.

    That’s all anyone sees. Frail like a flower.They want to crush me.Destroy my dreams. Trample who I am.But they don’t see my strength. They don’t know the anger and pride bucking to get out.When the three Jameson cousins come after me, they’re expecting an easy conquer. What they get will flip their world head over heels.I won’t accept a challenge sitting down.I'm a fighter and this might be the most important fight of my life.***Bad Boys of Jameson High is a high school bully romance/reverse harem trilogy with mystery, suspense, and action wrapped up over 400 pages of intense attraction.***We all want to be the strong, kick ass girl. Gray doesn't want - she is. And the cousins just might be her matches.

    She has her studies and her duties, what need does she have of a husband? With five sisters married she knows the reality does not live up to the promise, and does not need to personally experiment with the state to know she would be ill-suited to it. However, she finds herself envious of at least one aspect of marriage. But to experience the physical side of marriage, one doesn't need a husband, all one needs is the right man...Nathaniel Jenkins knows his duty. Marry a young girl from a respectable family and father an heir, no matter how cold the endless parade of suitable girls leaves him. But a shocking proposal from a scholarly spinster leaves him wondering if unsuitable is just what he's looking for. Can he convince his spinster that marriage is the greatest experiment of all?

    It's the perfect union.Except the part where the world's about to end.***(This is an alternate cover edition of Proximity, new for 2015)

    And he could not live with that.Robina was trying her wedding dress when the letter that would change her life forever arrived. Out of the blue, her betrothed, Lockie announces to her that he has decided to marry another woman!Robina did not love him, but she is devastated by the shame this will cause to her parents, who, right away, arrange her betroth to a new man; Laird Alexander Lindsay. Laird Alexander is a former soldier and a closed person, scarred both by war and his faithless late wife.Their wedding takes place and Robina has to endure a few harsh days before she can uncover a soft side that this traumatized warrior had forgotten he had. It seems that Alexander and Robina are finally managing to leave their past misfortunes behind, and build a family.But where there is happiness, there is envy, and Lockie is back, more powerful than ever, to claim what is his. And if he can not get what he wants, he will make sure no one else will have it."Unmasking the Devious Highlander" is a standalone story by best selling author Ann Marie Scott, packed with betrayal, action and romance, set on the beautiful backdrop of the Scottish Highlands.

    Or so she thought. As a commoner, Lora never looked beyond her small life in her village… until she nearly burned down the neighbor’s house. Sent to the capitol city all alone, Lora not only needs training as a Wielder, but also as a rare Swordwielder. Unused to the attention this brings, as well as her semi-hidden lowly status, she struggles in her new environment. But friends come along and life suddenly doesn’t seem quite so scary. Can she succeed while hiding her common heritage? Will she lose herself in the process? Or is she silly for even worrying? This is a mature young adult novel recommended for ages 15+ for sexuality and violence. The content in this book is similar to a PG-13 movie.

    The times where something just doesn’t feel right, so you turn and walk the other way only to find out someone got robbed down the same alley you decided not to turn down.I get that feeling a lot. I thought it was normal. I didn’t know it was a warning. I didn’t know it was there to keep me alive.There’s a lot of things I didn’t know, but what I now know…it’s got me scared senseless.Turns out, the Gods are real.Destiny is real.Fate is something that we can’t always control.And me? I’m just a human caught up in a game of the Gods. Except—I’m not. Not really. I’m someone else entirely, according to the three genies who have sworn to protect me.From what? Well to explain that, we’re going to have to go way back to Ancient Egypt. A land of monsters and Gods and wars.Where do I fit in? Smack bang in the middle, by the looks of it.**This is an urban fantasy romance where our leading lady ends up with three love interests and an HEA. Watch out for the strong language, she's a Brit and it is written in British English.

    She finds herself drawn to, not just one man, but four of the most gorgeous, god-worthy guys she has seen in her entire life.Terrified for her life and stuck in the self-destruct mode that her ex trained her to live so well, Celia doesn’t believe herself good enough for one man.Let alone four.Added to that, there’s more to her than meets the eye, as she soon discovers.Celia’s terrified to find this truth amid the chaos of her life but she quickly learns that she doesn’t have any choice.Not now that Destiny has stepped her meddling ass into the picture.But does she have the courage to truly let go of her fears and save herself?Can she release her past and accept her true destiny with four fated mates?Or will she let her ex win and forfeit her life before it’s truly begun?Trigger Warning: book contains past abuse, violence, and nonconsensual sexual and consensual sexual content.Must be 18+ to read.

    Yet, the battle was not at all what he expected and he soon found himself alone and stranded in Scotland. Thirteen-year-old Kannak’s problem was just as grave. Her father deserted them and the only way to survive, she decided, was to take a husband over her mother‘s objections. Suddenly she was helping a hated Viking escape. Could Kannak successfully hide a Viking in the middle of a Scottish Clan? And why was someone plotting to kill the clan's beloved laird?

    The rarest of gems, one capable of turning any mage into an unstoppable force of destruction. A gem found only in the empty lands surrounding the Tyber River. And now war has come. Endless war between Esteria and the native Tyberons, a savage and mysterious people who prowl the grass-covered land with spearpoints ready. Unable to end the conflict the Esterians rely on mercenaries to bolster their military, desperate men like Dain Gladstone, a disgraced Paladin. Dain dreams of a peaceful life, a quiet home of his own, and he’s willing to fight for it. The Esterians have a new plan to conquer their enemies. A bold expedition to strike into the heart of the Tyberons and Dain finds himself caught at its center. Can his dream survive the River of Spears?

    Like stealing Solomon Tremaine’s wallet, stalking his home and trespassing upon his property. Before she knows it, she is sucked into a wormhole and into a world she never imagined still existed. Welcome to Dover Castle. A place where things are never what they seem....

     A car accident leaves Diana searching for answers. One minute she's in the Arizona desert, the next, she's on a beach in an unknown land. Groggy and scared, she needs help. The first man she sees doesn’t look like help, though. He stalks her like prey, watching and waiting. How in the hell did she get into this mess? Just as he’s about to strike, Diana is rescued by Cetus, a dragon shifter, and a royal one at that. She’s certain this is all a dream, especially when she sees his chiseled features and the way he looks at her. He’s interested. In her. Swoon. He returns to the Emperor, who happens to be his uncle, with Diana in tow. She’s amazed by the beauty of the palace and its inhabitants, but she’s in for more than she bargained for. Cetus has three cousins: Geb, Lux, and Aurus. Each a different type of dragon shifter, they're all kinds of beautiful in their own protective ways...and they all want her. Now Diana is their servant, doing anything the dragons require. But as she stays at the palace things begin to change. She begins to change. Standing beside these four dragons, she's beginning to feel like she belongs. Can their love be split five ways, or will their dragon nature burn everything to the ground?

    This was the Fae world, where rules are rules, and some things are exactly as they seem.