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Like many girls, I too used to dream of fairytales. Until that illusion was shattered, and I saw firsthand just how cruel life could be. Now I just wished my nightmare would end. The life I knew ceased to exist as I suffered at the hands of my stepmother, who hated me. I fought to escape and once I did, I thought life would become normal again, but that couldn't have been further from the truth. Tragedy was woven in my bloodstream, hiding in my DNA structure. I had a sliver of peace before it all went to hell again.

When my Christmas plans go up in flames, the last thing I expect is Luke Covey to sweep in and save the day. Spending the holiday with him and his mom might make this my favorite Christmas I've ever had. Too bad for me, there's one unexpected gift that's going to last long past the holiday season. Ready or not, Luke and I are going to be parents.

Three months ago, four words changed my life forever. My life was perfect. Late nights at the office, a penthouse on the Upper East Side, a new woman in my bed every night. Then I got a knock at the door, and everything changed. And all it took was four words: you have a daughter. In a whirlwind, we moved back to my hometown. I needed to be surrounded by family, by people who could help me cope with the fact I was now a single father to a grief-stricken twelve-year-old. All I wanted was help.

Getting Levi back from the Syndicate should be our priority. But with each passing day, it feels like this is just the beginning of something so much worse. There are secrets buried in the catacombs underneath AGU that are more sinister than I ever imagined. The murders haven't stopped, and now, cryptic messages and shadow figures are everywhere I turn. The clock is ticking, and if we don't unmask the killer, one of us won't make it to New Year's.

Heartbroken and betrayed, I fled the faerie court only to be dragged back by my captor, a dark Fae Prince. I should have never made a deal with Ruskin. He's used me before. Now, he needs me again. The Queen has been doomed to eternal sleep. And I alone can break the spell. Once she wakes, my work should be done. I can leave and force myself to forget the handsome prince and his brutal yet beautiful court. Queen Evanthe's return was meant to heal the land, but she's too weak.

My neighbor believes in Christmas magic. That's because someone takes out her trash, does her dishes and laundry, clears snow from her driveway, and puts up Christmas decorations in her house. She has no idea it's me, her stalker neighbor who watches her every move. Seeing only the good around...

I had a plan, then fate laughed in my face. Three years ago, I was banished from my home for protecting my family. I’ve had to learn to survive on my own, while also heeding my mother’s warnings. “Never let anyone know who you truly are.” Which proves almost too easy for me to do until my fated mate stumbles out of a newly opened portal.

Kael, Finn, and Torin—The Sabers. They rule the northern tribes with brutal magic and unrelenting power. Feared, ruthless, and untouchable, they are not the kind of men you hunt. And yet, I did. For years, I tracked their kind, fulfilling the oath I made to avenge my family—a huntress stalking warlocks, one soul at a time. But one misstep changed everything. Now, I'm their prisoner.

Two years ago I made her my final girl. Perhaps I'm a little obsessed. The shrine covering my bedroom wall would certainly agree. I've even played out a few scenarios that end with her taking my knife in much more creative ways than usual. Today is the day I finally take her life. I'm ramping up the carnage and tying up loose ends in bloody bows.

One million dollars in exchange for a year of secrets, passion, and danger. Constantino, New York’s most sinister mafia boss, and his wife Laila promised me trips on private jets across the Italian coastline, life in luxurious skyrises that overlooked the city, and the intoxicating nights in their bed.

Kelly, aka Katia, and more aliases is ready to leave her job as the cyber specialist for an international clandestine group of “fixers” and return to her hometown in Orange County, California, and her first love, Brad Tennent. She’d only met him once, eight years ago; her hacking experience allowed her to follow Brad over the years and learn exactly what kind of girls he liked. Blonde, flirty, and ditzy. And that’s exactly who she will become. She needn’t have bothered with the dye job, spray tan, and dumb act.

Evil twins are supposed to be something out of a bad fantasy novel, but not for me. My mirror is a monster. A gaslighting narcissist who framed me for an act of bullying so vicious, our mother threw me out of the house and snatched my inheritance from me on the way out the door.

A dead mate. A deranged goddess. An entire realm on the line. I thought killing the head of the mage council would finally give me a sliver of peace. Instead, it cost me everything: my safety, my sanity, and the man I love. While we race to find a way to save Archer, Lua is preparing to destroy...

Who knew the wolf I saved would be my fated mate? When I found an injured wolf outside the Witches' Brew, I couldn't leave him to suffer alone. Taking him home, I nursed him back to health. Little did I know he was actually a wolf shifter, investigating a series of unusual activities happening...

Every subject serves Rome. Only a few can save it. An aristocrat. A slave. A pair of disgraced soldiers. And a legendary general. Five strangers. One secret war. When an elite gladiator defies death in the arena, his shocking victory earns him more than glory—it draws him into the heart of a...

My father is a legend. Some call me football royalty, and in my hometown of Louisiana, I suppose I am. His legacy didn’t prepare me for Bryant Hudson. The quarterback. I swore I’d never date football players. Permanently. Yet Bryant had other plans. Three dates and a handful of conversations, I handed him my heart without realizing it. But, Bryant shatters my soul. I’m left picking up the pieces. If only erasing him from my heart was as easy.

They broke me. Abused me. Treated me like trash and left me to die… A dark, sexy, revenge romance. I survived everything they put me through and when my brother came back from the dead, I thought it was over. I thought I could move on. Except they’re still here, in Verona, they’re still living free and with every day that passes I feel that insult more and more. And my abusers aren’t just going to trust I’ll keep my mouth shut. They start stalking me, start trying to turn my own family against me and then it’s game on.

As a chimera shifter whose chimera won't actually let him, well, shift, Levi has always been an outsider. He'll never be able to fully take part in chimera society, and he can kiss his romantic prospects goodbye. Unsurprisingly, the holiday season isn't his favorite time of year. To top it all off, his great aunt has run off with her new man, leaving her old bookshop in Levi's inexperienced hands. Trying to work out how to close down a bookshop that he wants nothing to do with is his idea of a bad time, but on the other hand, it does mean he has an excuse to skip the family Christmas.

Eleanor needs Ruskin—the darkly magnetic fae prince she’s bound to—more than ever. But Ruskin is gone, trapped in the deadly space between realms. When Eleanor finally rescues him, the man she loves is a stranger, his memories erased and his trust shattered. There’s no time to rebuild what they’ve lost. In the human realm, Eleanor’s father is held captive by a ruthless king, while in Faerie, Ruskin’s mother, Evanthe, threatens to plunge the Seelie Court into chaos.

Desperate, angry, and unable to heal, Adriana hits rock bottom and is forced to seek help for the sake of her son. What she doesn’t expect is a friendship from an unlikely source—Julian Baker, her best friend’s ex-fiancé. Julian is every bit the man she isn’t expecting to walk into her life. Intelligent, witty, and extremely handsome. Their unique friendship soon turns into a forbidden relationship. As lovers, they form a bond that must remain hidden from their family and friends, but secrets can only be kept for so long.