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I think I’m finally ready to fall in love… I just didn’t expect it to be with my grumpy boss. Pearl I’ve worked at Wolf Valley Veterinary Clinic for years. I love my job, I love the animals, and I loved working with Dr. Harris before he retired. Then his replacement gets here, and I realize that there might be something else I love about my job. Him. Dr. Wells Bennett. He’s quiet, brooding, annoyingly handsome, and the kind of man who looks at you once and sees too much. He showed up a few months ago to help out his mentor, but then he stayed. Took over the clinic. Took over my routine.

Before taking her vows at a convent to become a young novice, Dominica Kirkland is summoned to an isolated Idaho ranch by Toma Colfax, a friend of her deceased father. Alone and naive as to the ways of the world, Dominica soon finds herself overwhelmed, and reluctantly accepts the help of Luke, a ruggedly handsome cowboy. Drawn in by her beauty and her innocence, Luke makes it clear that he’s interested in Dominica, no matter what vows she’s considering.

Metal Mouth. Queen Geek. Dr. Payton Pruitt heard it all growing up. But she's over it, and attending her ten-year high school reunion is the perfect way to prove it to herself. Even if there's only one person she's interested in seeing in Bitterthorn, Texas: Wiley Sharpe. Now a respected lawyer, Wiley didn't live down to the label Most Likely to Be Slapped with a Paternity Suit. But recent acts of vandalism suggest someone still sees him as a heartbreaker, and the reunion seems a likely place to find the culprit.

"Designing Digital Twins" is a groundbreaking guide for industry leaders, domain experts, and technology professionals seeking to harness the power of digital twins and applied AI. Rob Foster draws on decades of industrial and technology experience to provide a comprehensive framework for...

As children, identical cousins Anastasia and Breanna Colby swore always to protect each other. Now that Anastasia's beloved parents have died, she has come to live with Breanna . . . and Breanna's father, whose raging temper has locked his daughter into a life of fear. What is more, Anastasia soon realizes that her uncle is involved in a sinister scheme that places both young women in deadly danger.

I made it through one deployment before I injured and discharged. Now I’m back in Night Grove Falls and trying to figure out what to do with my life. The Midnight Haven has helped give me purpose, but there’s still something missing. Or someone. When Daisy runs into me when I’m out on patrol, I know that I’ve just found my missing piece. She’s running from the law, so I take her home where I can keep her safe. I know that I’m harboring a fugitive, but that’s not going to stop me from keeping my mate here with me.

Welcome to Wolf Valley, where grumpy men hide out in the mountains... until love finds them anyway. This binge-worthy romance collection is packed with grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, protective heroes, and curvy heroines who refuse to let these rugged men stay lonely for long. They swear they don’t want love, but in Wolf Valley? The grumps always fall first.

These first responders are about to fall hard. Come meet these shifter heroes as they find their fated mates!

The Earl of Standish couldn't have a worse name. He's not in good standing anywhere, but with luck and the right bride, that should all change. As the Duke of Crossing's overlooked daughter, Lady Marigold Hathaway's prospects are limited, at best. So when Lord Standish comes to her with a shocking proposition, she can't help but consider it.

Lady Gardenia has no desire to marry the horrid duke her father has chosen for her, but since her sister's escape, the Duke of Crossings is more domineering than ever. So when Nia is faced with vowing to love, honor, and obey during her wedding ceremony, she is presented with one final choice: marry the horrible Duke of Dewberry, or reach for freedom and run away from her own wedding. And if she runs, where on earth will she go? Perhaps the Baron of Westcott can be of assistance . . .

Lady Charlotte Taylour knows she should feel saddened by the news that her father has died, but all she feels is an immense relief. How can she mourn such a neglectful father? When she is summoned to London for the reading of the will, disaster strikes, and she finds an unlikely ally. Lord Hudson Beauchamp, a hard-working district judge in London, has been tasked with retrieving his sister from finishing school. Along the way, he rushes to help the most intriguing woman he has ever met.

I prefer to be left alone. I spend my days at my cabin, working, and that’s the way I like it. Until Vivian stumbles onto my land and collapses at my feet. It takes me a second to realize that I’ve just found my fated mate, and another second to realize that she’s in danger. So, I do the logical thing and bring her inside. I call the Midnight Haven for help and watch over her while she’s treated. She’s still in danger, though, and my bear and I will do anything to protect our mate. Now that we’ve found her, we’ll never let her go. We just need to figure out a way to tell Vivian that.

Welcome to Wolf Valley, where grumpy men hide out in the mountains... until love finds them anyway. This binge-worthy romance collection is packed with grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, protective heroes, and curvy heroines who refuse to let these rugged men stay lonely for long. They swear they don’t want love, but in Wolf Valley? The grumps always fall first.

“Madeleine Gray takes a scalpel to millennial malaise, office romance, and infidelity, and the result is a brainy, gutsy, nervy—and hilarious—wonder of a novel.” —Meg Howrey, author of They're Going to Love You "Simon’s sarcastic delivery captures the emotions of a heroine with the...

I’m happy for my best friend. Really, I am. Watching her get her happily ever after made me realize I want that too. The problem? I haven’t met a single man in Wolf Valley who sparks anything in me. Not one. I want real passion, real devotion, real love. I figure that I’ll have to try online dating or looking beyond the town limits for someone, but then I see him.

A merciless gaming hell owner Born on the streets, Lachlan Latimer is neither a stranger to ruthlessness nor short on hatred for London's wealthy elite. When he’d been young and desperate, he struck an alliance with three dukes. He even called them brothers. Now, rich, jaded, and life-hardened...

Back in the city, owning a car was optional. Here in the small town of Wolf Valley, though, where snowstorms hit at a moment’s notice, driving is a survival skill. Too bad I never learned. I could have kept my little secret, but then I accidentally confessed it to the grumpiest, broad-shouldered, ridiculously handsome man in town. Now Kian is teaching me to drive in the most secretive late-night lessons ever, and every time he growls “eyes on the road,” all I can think about is him.

Every night in Jellybean Jungle, Amy listens to the world settle into sleep. The jungle breathes softly, the moonlight shimmers, and the dark slowly fills her room. But sometimes, nighttime feels too big. One evening, Amy discovers something magical at the edge of her rug—a tiny glowing door no bigger than a matchbox. The Whispering Door doesn’t creak or slam. It whispers. And it opens only when the night needs helping. Behind the door lies a garden of light, where lantern-flies glow, silver rivers carry worries away, and lullabies hum gently in the air.

A collection of moving, often funny vignettes about a childhood spent in the Soviet Union poignantly captures what life could be like behind the old Iron Curtain.

A Collection of Science Fiction Classic Short Stories.