But when true crime writer Eva Lah - a gung-ho investigative journalist and once the love of his life - comes seeking his help on a case, he can’t say no.Young people are disappearing in the small, picturesque country of Slovenia. But no one is paying attention. Except Eva. And she needs Mark’s help unravelling this chilling mystery she uncovered.A serial killer might be on the loose, and it’s the last thing either of them want to face again. But the missing need a voice to speak for them. Can Mark and Eva find enough common ground to be that voice?Pretty Places is a standalone mystery, thriller and suspense novel that kicks off a gripping new private investigator mystery suspense series featuring Mark and Eva, the couple who caught The Fairytale Killer. A must read for fans of deep, intriguing puzzle mystery novels and whodunits that delve deep into the psyche and the whys. You don’t want to miss this one!

     Packed with witches, shifters, and more, this collection of paranormal and fantasy academies has something for everyone. School was hard enough with the mean girls and exams, now there's wayward spells and fantastic creatures to contend with. Get ready for some Magic and Mayhem. INCLUDES BOOKS FROM: New York Times & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, MARGO BOND COLLINS, writing with IVY HEARNE USA Today Bestselling Author, LAURA GREENWOOD writing with L.A. BORUFF USA Today Bestselling Author, ARIZONA TAPE USA Today Bestselling Author, CATHERINE BANKS  USA Today Bestselling Author, LILI ZANDER JOELY SUE BURKHART  QUINN ARTHURS  IPPY Gold Medal Winner, NIKKI LANDIS MAY DAWSON KEIRA BLACKWOOD & LIZA STREET  GRACE WHITE BETHANY JADIN TABITHA BARRET CECILIA RANDELL JALIZA A. BURWELL GINA WYNN

    Fall in love with shapeshifters in the autumn!While the air turns colder, the leaves start to fall, and the world prepares for winter, these shifters are busy finding their mates and falling in love.More than 20 amazing shapeshifter stories from the hottest New York Times, USA Today, and bestselling authors to keep you warm this fall!Fans of Lisa Ladew, Dannika Dark, Milly Taiden, and Terry Bolryder will adore these paranormal and fantasy tales of what shifters do when it gets a little chilly outside.

    Featuring books from your favorite paranormal romance authors, shift into spring with a handful of bears, a couple of wolves, one dose of tiger and a sprinkling of demon chaser - just the right recipe a Spring Fever you won't ever want to find a cure for!ONE TIGERTiger Bite by Lola KiddONE DEMON CHASERHybrid: Demon Chaser by Charlene HartnadyTWO WEREWOLVESDesert Moon by Anna LoweWerewolf Wedding by Lynn RedSIX WEREBEARSShiftr: Swipe Left for Love - Kristin by Ariana HawkesBear Prince by Emma AlisynSHIFTER: Grizzly, Bundle by Emerald WrightStranded With Her Bear by Harmony RainesThe Cowbear's Secret Baby by Liv BrywoodBlind Date with A Bear by Marie Mason

    As a successful attorney, she’s worked hard to get to the top of her game—but when her personal and professional lives implode, Sibley looks for a way to turn the page.Unable to shake the tragic circumstances that caused her to flee her rural Midwestern hometown, Sibley wants nothing more than to reunite with her estranged mother, Deborah, and bury their past tensions.But as she reenters the life she left behind, she realizes her mother isn’t the same person she remembers, and she’s not the same daughter either.As both women struggle to piece together a tangled web of deceit and lies, and the shocking circumstances that caused Sibley to leave in the first place, it becomes clear there are secrets rooted deeper than either mother or daughter could ever have imagined.Can you really deceive your past and those around you?

    Steamy reverse harems. A collection that’s destined to make you fall in love. Alpha females, powerful packs, sexy shifters, and dark immortals war for dominance in these 23 addictive, entrancing tales. Join USA Today bestselling authors along with hot new talent as they bring you the Paranormal Romance and Reverse Harem boxed set you've been waiting for. Don’t let destiny pass you by. One-click now and claim your Fated Mates today! Featuring stories from… USA Today bestselling author Ivy Quinn Angelique Armae Sarah Biglow and Molly Zenk Brantwijn Serrah Bella Andrews USA Today bestselling author Shelique Lize Julie Trettel USA Today bestselling author Khardine Gray Valia Lind April Canavan Keira Blackwood and Liza Street Athena Phoenix JS Bright and Holly Holston Candace Sams Heather Young-Nichols and J.A. Hardt Crystal Ash Sarah Zolton Arthur Daniella Clark C. J. Beaumont Miranda Harvey and Cate Alexander Aria Adams Elena Gray and Kelli McCracken AJ Anders and Amanda Perry USA Today bestselling author Erica Gerald Mason A Limited Edition Collection of Paranormal Romance and Reverse Harem Shifter Novels.

    Raised by relatives, they become fiercely devoted to one another until tragic circumstances intervene. They are separated, Talia disappearing into a life of drugs and petty crime, Rachel fleeing to New Orleans. Years later, Rachel is living in New Orleans and married to the CEO of the Southeast’s largest provider of long-term healthcare. She lives what appears to be a perfect life, yet she struggles with anxiety, prescription drug abuse, and grief.One night, Rachel receives a phone call. The information she is given sets in motion a series of events that will unravel her life, force her to examine past decisions, and take her on a psychologically arduous journey to save her sister. Ultimately she is faced with the an almost impossible choice.Set against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina, The Weight of Water tells the story of two sisters, their love for one another, and their struggle to survive and overcome the consequences of one of the greatest disasters in human history.WHAT ARE READERS SAYING ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF WATER?

    One that we take for granted.Until it's too late and you're trapped in a place that not even your darkest imagination could conjure.It’s too late for regrets.Too late for what ifs.Too late to be saved.Or is it?Dive into 11 intense, emotional, fictional romantic suspense stories intended to bring the issue of human trafficking out of the shadows and into the light.Sadly, the buying and selling of people is the fastest growing criminal industry on the planet. There are approximately forty million victims of human trafficking globally.Only one percent of victims are ever rescued.All proceeds will be donated to Thorn, who build tools to defend children from sexual abuse.Stories by the following authorsJane BlytheRyleigh SloanIndia R. AdamsPatricia D EddyAmanda SiegristEmily GrayLindsay BecsLouise DawnJo-Anne JosephDani ReneAnna Blakely

    You'll meet sexy billionaires, brainy tech gods, buff journalists, sinfully cocky athletes, and sizzling hot chefs. They're naughty and nice (and everything in between) and they're enough to fulfill any romantic fantasies. These 22 swoon-worthy heroes are ready to be your *fake* plus-one at holiday events, from Christmas weddings to Chanukah and Kwanza celebrations. Each starts out as a charade, and though they might lie to family, friends, or co-workers, they won't be able to fool themselves when a very real romance develops.Escape into addictive takes of second chances, sweet new beginnings, secret crushes, friends to lovers, love triangles, and forbidden rendezvous. Throw in a mix of suspense, laughs, passion, and temptation, and your holidays are set. Download HOLIDAY FAKEOUT now to get the season started. The tingles, butterflies, and swoons brought on by these sweet and scorching stories will have you wondering which book boyfriend you should bring home for the holidays.

    They call him Tori for short. Tall. Gorgeous. Football player. And my ex.I’m Bleu. The misfit with no direction. The girl who one minute wants to be a therapist and the next ends up doing tattoos.He’s perfect.I’m a mess.Actually, I am more than a mess. I’ve got an encyclopedia’s worth of mental diagnoses—chronic depression, bipolar, and self-harm—name it, I’ve struggled with it.So why did I let him in my house?And why is he waking up in my bed?And why am I thinking about letting him back in my life?Because he wants me to stay just one more day.Publisher’s Note:A&E is a standalone dark romance with a happily ever after. Suitable for 18+. Please be advised this book contains emotionally-charged themes.

    Lila made a decision to stick by his side. But in order to go forward, she had to confront an issue from her past.Home For Christmas: Cynthia Cooke, USA Today bestselling author: Melanie returns to Pineville to renovate her old home and turn it into an Inn. With the help of the contractor who had taken so much from her in the past, she discovers what was lost in her old house, holds the answer to what’s been missing in her heart.Keep Me Warm: Alicia Street, USA Today bestselling author: Can a small-town working girl make it work with a wealthy jet setter, when their relationship suddenly changes from enemies to lovers?Miss Christmas: Stephanie Queen, USA Today bestselling author: Scarlet is too independent to play Cinderella, but when she enters the Miss Christmas pageant she has trouble resisting the Prince Charming of the Regal family--who happens to be running the pageant.Christmas Con: Rachelle Ayala, USA Today bestselling author: Two ex-cons pose as stellar success stories to swindle a grandfather to change his will for Christmas.Courage To Celebrate: Taylor Lee, USA Today bestselling author: Luke and Ava face their biggest challenge yet. In the past they found the courage to dare, the courage to love and the courage to triumph. Now they have to decide if they have the Courage to Celebrate.Christmas Wish: Patrice Wilton, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author: When confirmed bachelor, Byron Watts meets school teacher, Meghan Shaunessy and her 4-year-old autistic boy, he’s met his match. Can these two stubborn people overcome the pain of their pasts and learn to trust the healing power of love?

    No sign remains of any other structure around them, no ruins of long forgotten buildings. They look... wrong. They feel wrong. Bad things happen if you get too close. Horrible things.You must never, ever ever talk about them.Thirty-four of today's best up and coming writers provide wonderfully unique interpretations inspired by the urban legends of the Internet age. Tales range from science fiction to fantasy, horror to mystery, and one writer even penned a romance!But you must never tell anyone about the stairs!Containing the stories:* Nothing Ever Happens Here by Richard Paolinelli* Star Thistle by J. Comer* Let Him In by Josh Dygert* A New Trail Off Of Old King?s Highway by Michael Reyes* The Strange Stairs at the Aldebourne Estate by Kristen Brand* Exclusive Scoop by J. Trevor Robinson* The Flash-Back Stairs: A Story of Betrayal by Patrick T. Luce* The Peacock House by Matthew Pegg* Where The Wood Thrush Sings by NB Williams* The Refuge by Dawn Witzke* Upon The Stair by Daniel Humphreys* Grand Staircase to the Yellow Court by R.C. Mulhare* Another Dead Man?s Curve by Chris Ingram* Game Warden by Russell Newquist* Stepping Stones by Jarrett Mazza* Reap Dance by James G. Hancock* Descending Stairs, 1699 by Meghan Casey* Where Angels Fear to Tread by Michelle Mellon* Sobek's Staircase by Jeremy Megargee* The Curses We Carry by Russell Mahon* Stranger?s Wood by J.S. Arroyo* Stairway Back to Jonathan's Farm by Dan Allen* The Thirteenth Step by MJ Mars* Cajun Ray by S.D. McPhail* W/M by Isobel Horsburgh* The Sentinel by Richard W. Watts* Sleep, Child by A.G. Lopes* The Lost Ones by Karen Thrower* Ready For Seven More by Christopher Lansdown* Fire and Pine by Bethany C. Gotschall* Stairway to? Where? by William Lehman* The Dead Always by Darren Todd* Missing Persons by Jonathan Bronico* Cedar Road by Mocha Pennington

    I'm the senator's daughter. We can't be together, but I'll risk it all to be with him. Cassian is my silent shadow. A cold, unfeeling giant. A man of few words who undresses me with his bedroom eyes. He's beautifully flawed with a past as mysterious as his scars. It wasn’t what I planned, but Cassian seized me— heart, body, and soul. He's my first. He's my everything. I fell for him. Then I found out his secret. He's not my protector. He's my worst mistake. ----- CASSIAN I'm in love with my enemy's daughter. She was young. She was beautiful. The purple-haired girl looked wild. I'd tame her with a firm hand before taking her to bed. I expected a high-maintenance brat, but what I got was Rain. A kind, selfless woman. A girl whose joy cracked through my armor. I couldn't hurt her. When I met her, my plan shattered. She was mine. She brought light to my endless night. And I was destined to destroy everything that made her shine. Author's Note: A moody, overprotective bodyguard bends his rules for the girl he's supposed to hate. The Guarded Heart is a full-length, steamy, enemies-to-lovers romance with a heartwarming HEA from debut author, Blair LeBlanc.

    Now he’s back in his hometown to hit restart and repair the relationship with his troubled son. But the past is always present in a small town.Leland returns to find his high school sweetheart hasn’t had the easiest of lives—especially now that her son faces a death sentence for murdering his father. Yet what appears to be an open and shut case is anything but. As Leland digs deeper to uncover a truth even his client is determined to keep buried, a tangled web of corruption weaves its way throughout his once tranquil hometown.Leland soon realizes it’s not just his innocent young client’s life that’s at stake—powerful forces surface to threaten the precious few loved ones he has left.

    With their engagement now broken off, Regan decides that a no strings attached, hot affair is what she wants now. Regan was raised as a good, dutiful, Southern girl and now she wants to be naughty. When she meets Sam Daniels she knows he is her man.Sam has no intention of settling down. He loves traveling the world as a pilot working for a computer company. The occasional affair is all he wants. When he meets Regan he is instantly and intensely attracted to her, so Regan's offer for a weekend of hot sex is irresistible.Throughout the weekend, Sam and Regan find themselves wanting more than sex from each other, but Sam can't give up flying and Regan's family would disown her for being with a man like him that will not meet their expectations, so it looks like a quick affair is all they have, or is it?Her Secret Thrill - Donna KauffmanNatalie Holcomb is a corporate lawyer. She is visiting her very good friend Liza at a huge party she is throwing when she meets cattle rancher Jake Lannister. Jake's friend Con and Liza are going at it pretty heavily in the bedroom leaving Jake locked out without his wallet. Natalie, feeling the need to escape the raucous lovers herself, takes Jake out to get coffee.Good Time Girl - Candace Schuler(Rodeo Cowboys, #1)Roxanne Archer is tired of being a good girl so she gets a make over and heads off in search of a cowboy to fulfill her fantasies. Roxy goes to a bar where she meets Tom Steele. The chemistry between them is instant and they head straight to her motel room for a night of unbridled passion. Roxy and Tom decide to continue their affair throughout the summer. At the end they will go their separate waysRoxy travels the rodeo circuit with Tom. They learn a lot about each other and as time goes by they start thinking more along the lines of forever instead of for now. Neither think that they have a future with the other though so they keep their feelings to themselves. What will happen when the summer is over? Will they be able to walk away?