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The rules were simple. Ditch my past for a fresh start in Finn River. Keep my head down, work hard, and stay out of trouble. But trouble has a name: Kirilee St. Claire. She’s sweet and feisty, with legs for days and a wicked stubborn streak that turns my crank. She’s also my new boss’s daughter, wealthy, educated, and way out of my league. And…engaged to a jerk.

Faith, Hope & Love describes—in the form of journal entries and readings with three psychics/mediums—Jenn's first year of mourning and recovery following her partner Ann Marie's suicide in March 2019. Jenn found a profound shift in her understanding of the afterlife, the Universe, and her higher power. She experienced an abundance of meaningful coincidences and synchronicities that could not be ignored. Her daily journaling began as a means to express her feelings of extreme anguish and loss of a love she had never felt before that now seemed to be gone forever.

Owen Sharpe is like a Bingo card of "Men I Should Stay Away From." Gorgeous? Of course. Cocky? Like a literal rooster. Pro hockey player with a fat wallet and a bad attitude? You already know it. But when I get locked out on my apartment balcony—while missing a crucial piece of my clothing (hint: the lower half)—Owen is the only person willing and able to help me. That's how I ended up in his apartment for the night. And when the Houston Scythes superstar needed a fake girlfriend to rehab his terrible PR image, I was willing to return the favor. Besides, we both swore this was fake.

For seven long years, Evan Landry kept a picture of their brother's killer taped to their prison cell wall, vowing that one day, he would be avenged. But when Evan finally comes face-to-face with the pub owner responsible, nothing is as it seems. They're left with more questions than answers, and so Evan sets out to prove that revenge on the gorgeous femme is justified.

Having claimed the Sword of Darkness, Bethany Aodhán must now destroy it—no simple task when the only means of doing so has long been hidden from humanity by the old gods. Hand in hand with that quest comes the need to find the Ring of Ruin before their enemies. But those enemies are closer to achieving their goals than Beth and her brother Luke realize, and they have destruction on their minds.

Discovering your fated mates should be where the fairy tale ends, where you bask in the warmth of a happily ever after. But for me, that was just the beginning of a more intricate tale. Just when the dust of chaos started to settle and I began to dream of a calm life, my mischievous demon father took a step that turned my world upside down. Confusion and despair wrapped around me, making every path seem lost. I had no inkling, no guidance on where to go next.

I came to Finn River to get away from trouble. But it found me–in the form of a forbidden kiss. After a narrow escape from Alaska and months on the run, I take a security gig that doesn’t ask any questions about my past. But it didn’t take long before trouble came knocking—first, a dangerous rescue, second, sharing my secrets with the one girl I shouldn't trust. I need to stay away from Sofie Whittaker. Not only are we from different worlds, with two very different futures, being with her puts us both at risk.

After the harrowing battle for the Tower of Thorns, Reyna Darragh yearns for solitude and peace. But she has little time to recover. The war-torn kingdoms depend on her for survival. She's the only one who can stop the Namhaid from cleaving the world. And if she fails, every soul alive will be lost to the flames of Unseelie's madness.

Reyna and Lorcan have won the war. But for how long? The death of Unseelie's king has unleashed a curse across the realm. Soon, every fae alive will end up bound to its dark magic. Meanwhile, the allied courts reject peace, convinced the curse will spread north. Haunted by heartbreaking bargains and terrifying prophecies, Reyna must finally face the truth about the godlike magic inside of her. She might be the only one with the power to shatter the curse and unite the courts once and for all. And if she fails, darkness could rip apart the very fabric of her world.

Cleveland Noir joins Columbus Noir as the Akashic Noir series continues its tour of Ohio and navigates the dregs of the North Shore.

Pru Schuyler presents Book 7 in the Nighthawks series. Contains mature themes...

As a well-known author from San Diego, I have it pretty good. Even when I head to the Rocky Mountains for a writing retreat, I know my life is more interesting than most. Sort of. Okay, not really. My life is boring and there’s something missing within it. Then I run into the man who owns the cabin I’ll be staying at. He’s grumpy and blunt but he’s hot as hell. When he starts showing up at my cabin to spend time with me, I get confused. Why? Because by looks alone, he’s way out of my league.

Edie Carrigan didn't plan to "get herself" pregnant, much less end up in a home for unwed mothers. In 1950s North Carolina, illegitimate pregnancy is kept secret, wayward women require psychiatric cures, and adoption is always the best solution. Not even Edie’s closest friend, Luce Waddell, understands what Edie truly wants: to keep and raise the baby. Twenty-five years later, Luce is a successful lawyer, and her daughter Meera now faces the same decision Edie once did.

Melody’s life was ordinary… until she was dragged into hell. Melody wakes in darkness with a pounding skull and two metal bands locked around her wrists, stamped with unfamiliar symbols. Along the cavern wall, carved images emerge through grime and blood, nine interconnected circles arranged with unsettling precision. A pattern. A test. But beyond it lies hell itself…Nyx, her captor – handsome, scarred and dangerously alluring. He swears he’s here to protect her, to guide her through the Underworld itself but every look, every glance feels like a threat wrapped in a promise.

Sean and Ana are competitive to a fault. Can they team up to find love or will the government step in to referee? Ana has been living in her sisters’ shadow for years when the choosing ceremony comes around. Much as she loves them—now that she’s been given a coveted spot at the Mating Grounds—she’s determined to finally make a life for herself outside of their notoriety.

In a faerie hierarchy built upon one’s ability to produce specific, color-driven magic, Opal is an outcast, and on the cusp of giving up on her future at court. While visiting the human realm, she witnesses a dark magic shadow beast attack a human—a beast which should have been forever imprisoned in the Shadowlands. Upon her return home to the faerie realm, she finds the Shaede Palace in chaos, the vampiric Dark Princes ready to start a war over old wounds and court prejudices, and a revolving door of impossible choices.

Quinn has been waiting for years to escape her father’s house. Now that she’s one of the Chosen she has the perfect opportunity to cast off her broken family and finally find happiness. When she arrives at the Mating Grounds can she open herself up to a partner knowing how vulnerable it may leave her? This may be her only chance to start fresh and make her heart whole again.

Alice Primrose is a witch who has it all: her own wine brand, friends who accept her witchy ways, and her supportive and loving boyfriend, Hugo Dodds. Despite having to run away to protect a powerful spell, Alice is safe and happy in her new home of Newbury Grove. Now, unexplainable events plague Newbury Grove. After the mysterious Sylvia and Sebastian Savino move in next door, Alice and Hugo’s lives turn upside down. Their relationship is put to the test as the Savinos unveil their hidden motives—they’re vampires who desire Alice’s hidden spell for their own nefarious deeds.

A war is brewing. Prophecies are coming to fruition. And a new paranormal beast appears from the skies. Will the werehawks help Casey and her friends—or side with Jude and those trying to scare humans away from peaceful solutions? The people working with Jude seem to have more power than even a coven of witches could manifest. Who has Jude convinced to help his side of the fight and how will the child of three halves aid in this war?

From USA Today bestselling author Dakota Davies comes an all new small town suspense romance about a broken military hero and the soft-hearted girl he’ll burn the world down to save.