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Betraying his clan has never been a possibility for Avice Selleck. But with his hand clasped to Yarra’s, he knows that redemption is not a possibility. He is now an outcast, keen on being with the woman his mother wanted assassinated. Yarra has questions of her own too. Why is Alicia Selleck, the leader of the clan, intent on having her killed? What secrets and resentments does she harbor towards Yarra? As the two lovebirds escape into the night, they find themselves reuniting with one of Avice’s old friends - one who shares the same fate of banishment as he does.

As a journalist, Jessica Ryder knew how to deal with all kinds of situations, but when her editor assigned her a last-minute interview, she realized she wasn’t prepared at all for the number one tennis player Hayden Connors. She imagined him as some spoiled, rich kid, but found a bad boy billionaire, instead.

It’s easy to take him with me, but again that is a problem too. “What are you, Sapphira? No who are you? I don’t even know what to ask you. What did I see today? It doesn’t make sense. I need to process this; I don’t understand any of this.” He said all in one breathe. I am the princess of the mermaid world and also the future queen. I arrive in the human world along with my best friend and protector Armanian, to prove that I am worthy to be the princess.

My failure to prevent a particularly nasty demon from completing a ritual to open a portal may have doomed us all unless I can stop what came through. That, of course, is easier said than done. Because what came through happens to be one of the most sadistic and dangerous demons that the eighth level of hell could spit out. I may be a powerful soul-eating demon, but even I don't think that I'm a match for this demon. I know one thing, I'm going to need help.

Newly sentenced felon Neal Landon reads the gut-wrenching punishment manual for the Life Sentence Diversion and Rehabilitation Program. If he chooses to enter the program, he'll be given to a handler whose sole duty is to punish him, and train him. Can he endure the harsh punishments outlined in the manual in exchange for his eventual freedom?

Caden helped Jonas through the rough times, the lonely times, and the times Jonas needed someone to love and someone to love him back. The only problem was that Caden was imaginary - at least until Jonas spotted him in the cafeteria of Verona High School. When Jonas recovers from his shock, he is determined to meet the boy who was once nothing but a fantasy but is obviously quite real.

Christopher Patterson is a business mogul, his prowess and influence creating a commanding empire. His methods of takeover are ruthless, and he takes pleasure in garnering every expensive toy money can buy. He holds many secrets, ones that would obliterate his empire if discovered. His nemesis waits, shadowed in the darkness, determined to destroy everything Christopher has worked for. A tortured man, Christopher's dark needs for complete control prove unsuccessful when dominating a woman. That is until Genevieve Tallen.

Who is Duncan Reynolds? Pierce, the man claiming to be my husband says that's me. A racing heart and a need to breathe are my only memories when I wake in an unfamiliar room surrounded by strangers. With nothing else to go on, I have to trust the people around me to help me remember. As days stretch into weeks, I know the reoccurring dreams of dark alleys and sinister shadows can't be ignored, and the only person I have to help me is Pierce.

Cobalt and Paulina have spent the last two blissfully uneventful years as a married couple. Together, they are the Leventhorpe family, a wonderful combination. They’ve even managed to keep a stable income, to Cobalt’s continued surprise. If life had taught him anything, it was that one should never settle into a routine too quickly.

He won’t leave me alone for my life. I have to get rid of him, before he gets into my head. I don’t know how I will face her if I ever come in contact with her. My past will come to haunt me. Then I have to take care of this girl at school named Lucinda, oh how I despise her! I will drag her ass down the floor, that’s a promise. I am a street fighter, without parents, without anyone to look after me. I am my own guardian. It’s been like this for many years, and I am happy for it. I have no boys in my life; boys are only my contenders and nothing else.

The year is 2008; the place, San Diego, California. Avril Farva wakes up every day to live a mundane existence that she hates. She never aspired to be much, but at 26, she feels there has to be more to life than what sits around her. One day, an odd fellow enters her dull existence; he introduces himself as Theodore Larkin, but Avril is suspicious of his strange demeanor and dialect. At first, she brushes him off as a loon until he refuses to give up, so she gives in; after all, he is the most intriguing person to enter her life since high school ended.

Iran in 2021 is on the threshold of fundamental change. The clerics' supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, finds his regime increasingly weak and in jeopardy following a series of uprisings since 2017, systemic corruption, a bankrupt economy, and an explosive society. Faced with these realities, Khamenei has opted to close ranks and consolidate power in the hands of those absolutely loyal to him. Ebrahim Raisi, a notorious mass murderer, was handpicked by Khamenei, to take on the position of president of the regime.

A future where the sins of the past hurls us into a dystopian present where a government - ruled by Shades - abandons its citizens to disease and certain death. Earth is on a suicide mission. She is not going down quietly. Using every tool at her disposal - fire, flood, storm, disease - mother earth finally abandons her children. No one is destined to survive, but one man - a man who had thought he'd lost every trait of humanity - does everything he can to defy the odds. With two traumatized children in tow, he sets out on a journey to find salvation.

When a strange monster threatens Em's rock tour, she needs help. But when her sister sends dark and mysterious Andre to protect her, Em is sure she'd be better off on her own. He's too attractive for his own good, but just because her body wants him, doesn't mean she'll let him have her heart. As the ghostly monster escalates the attacks, Em can't keep going without Andre's help. But the beast may be too powerful even for a werewolf. How can Andre fight a monster that disappears out of thin air?

Isha Saene has perfected the act of balancing her life - a celebrated corporate negotiator spearheading an international trade deal that could catapult her country to one of the fastest growing mid-sized economies in Africa, and a loyal First Princess of Bagumi Kingdom set to seal ties with a neighbouring nation through marriage. Until one careless moment knocks her carefully choreographed life into chaos.

India Saene, Princess of Bagumi, must enter a marriage alliance to save her kingdom from an economic crisis. Tragedy strikes when her husband of a few hours is killed in an accident on the way to their honeymoon. She recovers from a coma two weeks later to discover she has been inherited by her husband's younger brother! Sheikh Omar El Dansuri has never wanted to be king, nor does he desire a wife. However, when his older brother dies, he not only becomes the future king of Sudar, but he also inherits his brother’s bride through an age-old tradition.

Damian was seduced by Rebecca for a hot one-night stand over at her place. Their hookup was hot and heavy, but when Rebecca's housemate came home and joined in, he turned the night around as well as Damian's life....

He is a talented, successful surgeon...and Sandra hates him from the moment they meet. Injured in a rock-climbing accident, the arrogant doctor fights her at every turn during his physical therapy sessions. It’s too bad all those hard muscles and hot-as-hell good looks are wasted on a man as domineering and controlling as GT Lewis. She is determined to keep him at arms-length...until he blind-sides her one night at Club Indigo. Now that he knows her secret desires, will Sandra submit to his ropes and ultimately to his love?

Desperate to survive, the Piecer Corp plan was initiated; thousands upon thousands of DNA manipulated recruits were created to defend Earth. But they needed adult soldiers fast, so they adjusted their DNA to create the “Sixers;” grown adult soldiers in as little as six years. It worked, but growing at that accelerated pace was extremely painful and the men had to be given powerful synthetic pain medication to be able to fight...and they did fight. The Sixers were merciless and they beat the aliens back to their home world.

When a rescue mission goes wrong and Erin Jackson is abducted by a mysterious enemy, Jericho Gibson will stop at nothing to bring her home. But reuniting her with the rest of their pack is easier said than done when dark magic hunts them on their journey up the eastern seaboard.