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The man lurking in the shadows has marked her as his—and he might be the very thing that saves her—in this darkly funny follow-up to Of Ink and Alchemy. Ever since her past nearly destroyed her, Anna Kucera has kept a low profile. She operates by three rules: stay sober, stick to routine...

I met a werewolf in a hospital and somehow ended up mated to him. I never believed werewolves were real, but now I'm face-to-face with the truth. They exist. And this one has decided I belong to him. Or at least his wolf has. The man doesn't actually seem to want me. Which makes me want him, however ridiculous or unhealthy that is. He thinks we should just be friends, even though the monster within him disagrees. So I decide to seduce him to prove that we could work out, because honestly? Just friends isn't going to work for me.

She came home for a reset. Instead, Fox Hollow lights a fire she can't put out. Wren Aldridge thought her grandma's café would be the perfect place to breathe after a big-city break-up and burnout. The plan: fix it up, keep her head down. But within days, she sets the kitchen on fire, the neighbors know all her business, and her cat, Pancake, has already adopted the fire station as a second home. Which means Wren is suddenly on the radar of three dangerously tempting Alphas—unbonded and undeniably irresistible. Beau, the golden-hearted firefighter who pulls her from the smoke.

Birdie Her funeral unraveled decades of secrets hidden from me—horrible secrets. This rabbit hole I've fallen down has revealed my past is much more sinister than I could have imagined. Everything I thought I knew has been a lie, and now there's only one place for me to turn: back to the...

Diana Steel has it all—a luxurious Denver penthouse, a limitless trust fund, and the job of her dreams at one of the city’s top architecture firms. Housing brooding Dragon Locke isn’t a priority, but when her sister asks, Diana relents. Dragon knows what it means to fight for survival. Abandoned at eight and raised in the system, he’s been hardened by life’s brutal lessons. Addiction nearly destroyed him, and after a disastrous fall during his band’s European tour, he’s clawing his way back. Fresh out of rehab, he’s determined to rebuild on his own terms.

Life has a sick sense of humor. One minute, I'm arguing with my mobster ex while dripping wet in nothing but a towel. The next, he's dead on the floor, and I'm naked, vulnerable, and at the sole mercy of the most dangerous man in New York City. I've heard the rumors that all the mafia families bow to Creed Ferraro, but I never expected him to drag me into their world. Creed blames me for his brother's death, and now, I'm also a witness to his violent crime. I know the rules. In the mafia, witnesses and enemies don't get to live.

In the Phoenix club, there is only one rule: watch, don’t touch, until the powerful owner falls for his new star in this deliciously intriguing romance from USA Today best-selling author Stacey Kennedy.

In a deadly game of lies, lust, and survival, there's just one rule: trust no one… I've built my career on taking down criminals, not falling into their beds. But Tristan Ferraro isn't just any criminal. When the mob enforcer obtains damning secrets that would destroy my reputation, I have no...

As a single father, I often feel like the weight of the world sits on my shoulders. When my daughter’s nanny gives me her two weeks’ notice, I’m sweating bullets. Fear that my NHL season with the New England Bay Sharks could be derailed consumes me. Finding a replacement seems impossible when, suddenly, Maci McKenzie—a struggling author who’s running from some deep, dark secret in her past—steps into the picture. She needs a change of scenery to help her write, and I just need someone who isn’t a complete weirdo to watch my kid when I’m not around.

She left everything behind to start over. But the past has a way of finding you. Eleni Athens thought moving to a new city was her escape. A fresh start, a classroom full of children who needed her, and a roommate named Chloe who felt like home. For the first time in a long time, life felt possible again.

Piper Doyle doesn’t hold grudges—until sexy perfume mogul Vincente Forde crashes his flashy car into hers. Everything about him screams entitled bosshole! Then the sculpted devil offers her a deal she can’t refuse. He only needs two things in return: access to a rare perfume ingredient and a fake girlfriend. Piper wants absolutely nothing to do with him. At first. But before long she starts wondering if she’s the only one wishing their fake relationship was real.

To an outsider, I live the perfect life. Big house, elite school, fancy car, and a doting father. Too bad it’s all a lie. No one knows my secrets and no one ever will. Tucker Kingsley hates me for what I did to him two years ago and he’ll try his best to destroy me, but you can’t break what’s already broken.

Love burned her once. She's not letting another Alpha close enough to do it again. After heartbreak and loss, Norah Knightly thought her flower shop would be enough. Quiet mornings, cocoa by the window, and peace she built with her own two hands. But peace doesn't last long in Fox Hollow. With...

My friend was abducted by a werewolf, so I went looking for her—and ended up mated to one too. Because this isn't the first time I've been trapped in a mate bond with some guy I don't know. But this guy is different. He's shy. Sweet, too. I find myself having fun teasing him. And talking to him. And just hanging out with him. Fate made him my second chance, and honestly? I think it might actually be right this time.

Deceitful. Arrogant. Cold. Those are the three perfect words to sum up my husband to be. After little deliberation, my parents decide Isiah Darcy is the perfect suitor. He’s rich, British, and the perfect ally for the Benedetto family business. I can’t stand him, but they don’t care what I want. He’s stuck up and has little respect for women. Once we’re married, he makes it painfully clear I have no rights. I’m nothing more than a puppet. A way for him to get what he’s always wanted. Revenge on my family for something that happened years ago. My husband wants to tear my family apart.

Ophelia only wanted one thing this Christmas. And that was to make one of her daughter's dreams come true. Saint isn't known for having patience. Nor is he known for being a laid-back kind of guy. No, what he is known for is being the guy you go to when you need something done. The hardened-against-life biker is going to flip the script for the two people who own his heart and his soul. Alpha Men who fall hard only once... the rest... they don't matter.

I've killed more women than I can count. But this one is different. I always start by stalking them. I follow them home and break into their rooms… like a predator ambushing unsuspecting prey. The thrill of the hunt makes me feel alive. But Ember isn't scared of me. She's a fighter… and when I break into her room in the dead of night, she relishes every touch. I know I should be done with her and move on to my next victim, but something stops me. I'm the masked man that lurks in the shadows—and she can't get enough of me.

They say the devil goes by many names, and I know four of them: Ciro, Hale, Zaid, and Lucas. My father was once a powerful player in the Chicago underground, but six years ago, he left that life behind. The past always finds you, and mine finds me on my wedding day when four brutal, dangerous men drag me from the altar in a hail of gunfire. Four men who used to be four boys. Four boys I cared about. Four boys I left behind. They’re not the same boys I knew though, and whatever we may have once been to each other, it doesn’t matter anymore.

It was only supposed to be a part-time babysitting job. Then the wildfires swept through the valley. Now I'm stuck at a Napa winery with the three guys who run the place. And considering what they look like? Things could be a lot worse. Luke Ashford, the dark-and-handsome owner whose son I'm...

Xander knew what it was like to be considered trash. And so... to keep his heart safe and guarded, he kept everyone out. Never letting anyone in. Sure... he let his brothers in the Soulless Outlaws Motorcycle Club in... but only so far. He knew what he was. Something that no one else wanted. Until her. Nola was cherished and loved. Then the unfortunate happens... Was it unfortunate? Or was it fate? And then, in the land around the Bayou in Louisiana, does she find the fairytale in books. The fairytale that very few are lucky enough to find.