Dressed to kill and running on pure ambition, he enters the ranks of mortgage-backed securities trader twice his age, for one of the most prestigious firms in San Francisco. Life couldn't be sweeter. Butt the roller coaster ride has only just begun. Upon meeting Stephanie, an equally enterprising young real estate appraiser, his dreams appear to be unstoppable. But unbridled love too often hides the truth in its shadow and not everything is as it appears. As he discovers the world of real estate investment, experiencing a soaring financial wave never seen before in the housing market, Matt is welcomed with open arms into a seductive arena almost too good to be true. When insatiable greed raises its ugly head, jealousy and betrayal follow quickly behind. In a moment of brutal clarity, his world shatters with the realization he is merely a pawn in someone else's wicked game. Just as quickly as it all begun, the housing bubble begins to burst and his dreams slip through his fingers as he desperately struggles to hold on to a world that never really existed.

    In matters of wealth, culture and technology, it is the envy of a fast-changing world.In these times of conventional prosperity, the people of Voulhire are struggling for a national identity. Faith, science, and magic— each in their own jealous way— offer promises of a perfect world. Each offer an identity to those uncertain of their purpose.But a darkness lingers about the kingdom of Voulhire, this tiny continent adrift in an envious world, filled with powerful people who have plans of their own.In these uncertain times, an immigrant has arrived from a war-torn land, eager to repay the opportunity his new home has given him.As the people around him endure the rising tensions, they can only dream of what their nation will one day mean to the world. But they cannot possibly imagine what this immigrant will one day mean to them.

    This ebook contains mature themes and language, intended for 18+ readers only.

    A female criminologist and a retired military detective go to work solving the case. As the investigation progresses a fragile romance takes hold between the two, though their pasts render them distrustful of one another. Good friends help them overcome their emotional obstacles to their newfound love. As the investigation intensifies the criminologist enters the lion’s den to crack the mystery. Join them as they enter the murderer’s distorted mind in this spellbinding thriller What drives someone to take the lives of women who have had abortions? Religious faith, some distorted moral concept, or perhaps personal reasons rooted in their private life? To catch the killer, the investigation team must get inside his mind and figure out his motives. The book shows how a man turns himself into God, deciding who should live and who should die, until he must face his own death. Clear your calendar, because once you begin this riveting thriller you won’t be able to put it down.

    Meet all TEN shifters as they overcome all adversity to claim their true mates... In the first tale, Clark thought the shady new shifters in town were his biggest problem. Then Carmen arrived. Sexy, sweet, and charming, she’s everything Clark could ever want in a woman. There’s just one problem: she’s his 20-year-old daughter’s best friend. As corruption begins to set his pack on a course toward self-destruction, can Clark resist temptation with Carmen long enough to avert disaster? And will any of them survive when their new twisted leader revives an ancient practice many now see as barbaric? **** All titles in this shifter romance collection: Daddy Shifter’s Virgin A Secret Baby for the Shifter The Shifter’s Mail Order Virgin Daddy Shifter’s Fake Fiance The Seal Shifter’s Secret Baby Claimed by the Alpha Daddy Nanny to the Shifter The Shifter Protector’s Virgin Second Chance with the Shifter Shifter Redeemed Shifters and the Stone (series epilogue!) Also included is a short preview of Dragon Protector These shifters will do whatever it takes to protect and secure their mates—whether he’s a Seal or a billionaire boss, they will deal with the villains and protect the nannies. With suspense, mystery, a secret baby, and mail-order brides, there is something for everyone. The shifters of Stonybrooke seek to unlock the mysteries of their kind. Do you want to go along for the ride? This collection also includes a brief epilogue to the series - found only within this box set... These stories contain No Cheating, No Cliffhangers and of course all have HEAs ; ). Warning: This ebook contains mature themes and language and is meant for 18+ readers only.

     Part One: Bears in Underwear Olivia - I never intended to drive through this part of Colorado to begin with. It was a total fluke. But when a stop for gas in the tiny town of Rocky Top leads me to a male butt more perfect than I have ever seen before, I decide its fate. After all, I’m in Colorado to shoot an ad campaign for Tight Buns Underwear. If anyone needs the perfect butt, it’s me. Del - I have never bothered to look at an underwear ad and I definitely never considered the possibility of being in one. But that was before Olivia Talpin came stomping into my life. She ramrods my family’s outfitting company and soon enough we are all dancing to her tune and setting up photo shoots all over the mountain. That girl is lucky she’s so dang cute or I might be tempted to show her just how grouchy a bear can be. Part Two: Bearing All Trip - There is nothing more useless than a magazine article. Can’t say I’ve ever looked at one myself. Even worse is the fact that I have been elected—as the most personable member of the Olsen family—to be interviewed by a female writer staying in one of the cabins down by the river. Who ever heard of a woman writing articles and ads for a fishing magazine anyway? But Kiesha isn’t like anyone I’ve has ever met. The woman loves to fish, enjoys the outdoors, and doesn’t seem interested in much else. Not even me. Kiesha - There is no doubt in my mind that Trip Olsen is the most full of it man that I have ever met. But the guy knows fishing. For now, I figure it’s in my best interest to put up with Trip until he shows me the secret behind choosing just the right bait for mountain trout. After that the guy is history. The funny thing is that the longer I spend with Trip, the more I get the feeling he is the most intriguing person Iwill ever meet. Part Three: Grin and Bear It Lilly - I am sick and tired of bears. I’m tired of Rocky Top and conspiracy theories about rival bear clans and all of the other nonsense that goes along with being part of a family that seems to have gotten stuck back in the days of rival blood family feuds. I want something more. Painting is my passion and I don't care if I have to sneak onto Olsen property to get the one view that I have been dying to paint for years. Jared - Catching Lilly Mandeville trespassing on Olsen land might just be the best thing that ever happened to me. I have about as much interest in being a fishing guide as Lilly does in being a hunting guide. It doesn’t seem to matter to either one of us that our families might be horrified by this strange new friendship. Then me and Lilly happen upon something else. Something that will explain all of the strange animosity between our families and show everyone that it’s not the bears you have to worry about. It’s the wolves.

    Starting over for her is the only thing on her mind to escape her pain. Halo steps out on a whim and moves into an old renovated home that she purchased online. Just because you tear something down and rebuild doesn’t mean you take away all that was hidden there, to begin with. The day of her move in Halo meets Hallen Tricks and he offers a helping hand as a neighborly gesture. Hallen has a bad boy past and is well known in the city but due to his sudden interest in Halo, he keeps things under wraps. As Halo gets settled strange things start to happen around the house. Halo confides in her neighbors and discovers her home was a scene of a brutal murder. Halo starts to dig for information on her home and what she uncovers leaves her speechless. Have you ever loved so deeply it changed you? Have you ever loved so deeply it tricked you? Have you ever loved so deeply it even made you delusional? Halo goes on a wild ride with Tricks and show him the true definition of ride or die.

    I worked my hardest to become the leader of the Nether army so I could lead my great nation to victory against the Overworld army. Now that I’ve won the war, my government gets to take some of the resources from the Nether. The only problem is that mobs from the Nether don’t spend a lot of time in the Overworld, so we actually have no idea of what we should take. That’s why it is my job to explore the Overworld and find out what is worth taking and what we should leave to the humans and other mobs that live here. Sadly, the government doesn’t exactly trust me to do this alone, so they’re making me team up with a puny human girl. I have a feeling this trip around the Overworld isn’t going to be what I expected... Author’s Note: This short story is for your reading pleasure. The characters in this "Minecraft Adventure Series" such as Steve, Endermen, Creeper or Herobrine...etc are based on the Minecraft Game coming from Minecraft ®/TM & © 2009-2013 Mojang / Notch

    That’s not good enough.When Ebola struck Manhattan, Ava Panic was a bright high school sophomore. Two years later, Ava’s still kicking. Also hitting, biting, and gouging eyes.Nine out of ten didn’t make it. Half the survivors are feral teens like Ava. During the Starve, their gangs terrorized the city. The Army finally stopped the dying, and resettled desirable refugees to new lives out in the countryside. But no one wants the gang rats, least of all the adults in the city. The generations loathe each other.The new nation of Hudson hopes Army discipline can salvage these kids. Ava is game. Because the Army holds all the cards now. And if the streets taught her anything, Ava knows that only the ones with power survive. But for this to work, either the Army or gang rat Ava will have to change.If you enjoy vivid characters, compelling world-building, and page-turning action, you'll love Ginger Booth's apocalyptic day-after-tomorrow Calm Act series. Suggested for fans of Mike Sheridan, Matthew Mather, William R. Forstchen, Stephen King, A.G. Riddle, or Steven Konkoly, in books such as Cyberstorm, One Second After, and The Jakarta Pandemic.Feral Recruit is a side adventure. It can be read stand-alone, without having read the previous books. Mature themes.

    This mission will have him escorting the prisoner across America. When things go awry, Mack finds himself in the middle of a forest surrounded by the plane’s debris. Initially, he believes the crash to have been the result of a mechanical error, but soon discovers that the electrical malfunction may have been the result of an EMP. As the sole survivors, Mack and Grace will have to band together to find their way to a military bunker for shelter, but she lacks the necessary skills and means to survive. Will her inexperience be too much of a cross to bear? Can they find out the truth about what caused the devastating crash before succumbing to the elements?

    Lots of suspense, mystery, and romance. No cliffhangers! Bonus book included. Book 1: Alex – The Panther Alex is assigned to work with the gang’s point of contact, a beautiful, clever woman named Tony, who immediately manages to get the dark Alex to open up to her and to himself in a way that nobody ever has before. As Alex and Tony fall for each other, they do their best to take down Sanchez’s operation in the city using Alex’s dark connects, but he doesn’t know that Tony has a dangerous secret, one that could destroy them both before the end of the mission. Book 2: Nick – The Bear Nick is a bear shifter on the verge of death the day he is wheeled into Dr. Lilith Cole’s office, his body ravaged by a brutal fight with a roomful of Sanchez’s shifters. Lilith finds that she feels a connection to him before he even wakes up, and though she tries to deny it, she can’t resist how she feels about him the moment he opens his eyes. Awake and alert, Nick is determined to prove to himself and to his commander that he is capable of working the dangerous missions. Lilith finds herself irresistibly drawn to the big shifter, drawn into a conflict so deep that she might just be risking her life as well as her heart. Book 3: Noah – The Powerful Noah is a multi-shifter with the ability to change into any animal, but his remarkable, rare ability doesn’t help him when faced with one of Sanchez’s people, a beautiful witch named Fiona. Noah is surprised when Fiona saves him from the fire that he sets to free Lilith Cole from her imprisonment, especially considering the fact that shifters and witches have a blood feud that goes back for centuries. Fiona and Noah hate each other, but they can’t deny their attraction for one another, fierce and powerful in the face of their disdain for one another. Book 4: Gabriel – The Witch Gabriel is too powerful. A rare combination of a shifter and witch, he is unable to control either side of his powers. Knowing his potential and how powerful he can be, Liam sends him on a mission to search the addresses that they found to places possibly belonging to Sylvester Sanchez, along with a psychic who has the ability to read the history of places she enters. Sophie is the opposite of Gabriel in every way—excited and charming, nothing like the dark, brooding witch. Chapter 5: Liam – The Leader After they finally locate Sylvester Sanchez’s main headquarters in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, Elise insists on going on the mission with them, not convinced that Liam’s personal vendetta against Sanchez won’t get in the way of completing the mission successfully. The closer they get to the compound, the more it becomes obvious that Elise has been hiding something dark and dangerous, something that has the ability to either save the entire squad or watch them burn in front of her.

    But with Halloween coming, the novice psychic medium is in for a surprise. As the historical society manager for her small Georgia town, Chantilly implemented a haunted historical property tour, and on Halloween, two of the ghosts comes by her house for a visit. The ghosts tell her there isn’t much time, but Chantilly has no idea what that means. Can Chantilly figure it out and help the ghosts before that time runs out?

    She is curious, but the case has to be passed to her sister Bernie, a high-ranking police officer. After all, what’s a small-town features writer and domestic witch going to do about the death of a local folk musician? Quite a lot, as it turns out. The murder weapon was a magical songbook. Anne Boleyn’s legacy extends down the centuries, and has far more to do with this sleepy corner of Norfolk than anyone had realised. The ghost of Mark Smeaton is prancing around, the unpleasant descendants of the witchfinder general are rising, and Jackie is trying to photograph some llamas in a nursing home. Things take a serious turn as she’s forced to make a difficult choice, but luckily her friends have got her back: Clare, who’s the serious, studious, clever one, and then of course there’s Gloria. She likes purple. If – like Jackie – you’ve ever had to hastily conduct a magic spell in a public convenience, this book is for you. From the author of The Celtic Witch Mysteries comes this new series – all the laughs, eccentricities and British folklore that you expect, with a brand-new cast of lovable characters.

    Things get unimaginably worse when two nuclear devices are detonated in the atmosphere over the United States. The country is torn to pieces and only the strong can put it back together again.Nick is stuck in traffic on his way to work in Denver. General Sutherland is on his way to Ft. Drum for a routine inspection. Sandra is sitting on her porch and drinking her morning tea. The United States of America is about to change forever.

     Five Smoking Hot Alphas Who Are Bred to Protect. A Ruthless, Vengeful Serpentina. Will the Women Who Find this Dangerous, New Lust Unravel the Secrets of New York City & Put Everything On the Line to Be with Their Soul Mates? Featured Books in this Collection Book 2 – Professor Drake Book 3 – Arrlien's Honor Book 4 – Crylaine's Secret Book 5 – Scryos' Passion Exclusive free access to Lucien's Inquisiton: Fire Bound Protectors Book 1 is also included inside. This is a box-set is packed with stand-alone paranormal romance stories with no cheating or cliffhangers and a HEA! For those who love bold protectors, shifters, and steamy adventure. Story contains mature themes and language, and is intended for 18+ readers only.