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There are too many secrets at Rayne-Moore, secrets I once turned a blind eye to because I wanted nothing to do with faculty gossip, nothing to do with the elite. But now that I can no longer stay blind, I'm going to let it, and watch it unravel. For her. Raven Monroe. Because it's too late. I've dived into the ocean for my Siren, fell for her song and I want her more than my next breath.

Her song was a beacon in his eternal darkness, and he would tear the world apart to keep its light for himself. Brenna’s lonely song is an answer to a call she barely understands, a melody of solitude poured into the sea. She never expected an answer. From the deep rises Draven, the last of an ancient, abyssal race. He is a king of darkness and silence, a creature of immense power and even greater loneliness. He has heard her song, and he will not be alone again. He offers her a world of impossible wonders and a devotion that borders on obsession. But their sanctuary is threatened by ...

To save the world, she must bind herself to the monster that guards it. Lena is the solitary keeper of a remote lighthouse, her life a quiet routine of solitude and sea spray. But when a mysterious, ancient power begins to bleed from the cove below, she discovers the source: Hadrian, a colossal, tentacled leviathan bound by a golden curse and tasked with guarding reality from the horrors that lie beyond. He is a warden, a prisoner, and a dying god. The curse weakens him daily, and with him, the walls of the world. He offers her a pact: her life force in exchange for his protection. But the ...

I think I always knew I was going to die young. Like I had this… silent, invisible clock ticking down to my final moments plastered above my head. Maybe that’s why I was so reckless, crazy. Why I sought after adventure. Why nothing scared me… Except, there was always this… feeling I couldn’t shake that something was in the darkest parts of every corner, under every bed, closet, or room, like a ghost watching me. Waiting to take me. My own, personal reaper. But it was always only during a lightning storm that I could see the outline of my reaper. No scythe.

In the crushing abyss, love is the most dangerous discovery of all. Scholar Rowan’s life dedicated to the ocean ends when a violent storm pulls her into its depths. She is saved from a watery grave not by a man, but by a monster. Lir, the silent, tentacled king of a lost city, rescues her for reasons of his own, making her a captive in his breathtaking, sunless world. Trapped leagues under the sea, Rowan’s fear gives way to a fierce, scientific curiosity that her captor shares. Their clinical examinations soon ignite a dangerous, all-consuming lust. He is a creature of immense power and...

Alison Hartmann is a woman with secrets no one wants her to keep. Gold Hill, with its idyllic setting, is the perfect place to hide. Light-hearted Hope Sullivan doesn't see it that way. What else is a small town for if it isn't about strong bonds and a close community? On a gloomy day by the lake, their lives collide, leading both women to question: Is Gold Hill a haven or a bolthole? Can you ever really be safe?

When I went to my neighbor's apartment to investigate strange sounds, I never expected to fall through a portal into another world. Yet here I am, a stranger in an even stranger land...and I'm stranded. In this world, might makes right, men carry swords, and gods walk the earth. Within minutes of arriving, I'm enslaved. The one person that might be able to help me is also the one person I want to throttle most. Aron, Lord of Storms, Butcher God of Battle, is my new companion. Or rather, I'm his.

Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. She's not special. She's certainly not a necromancer. That would be impossible, given how necromancing (or any 'mancing) is forbidden upon penalty of death. So if the dead keep talking to her? Well, she's going to keep on ignoring them. They're not going to stand in the way of her dreams.

Octavia Beaumont, one of the original three vampires, is determined to run the city. Red, an expert hunter, is hell-bent on getting revenge on the vampire that turned her sister. When deadly trials for the heir of the city begin, Red and Octavia are forced to work together. Octavia wants a crown. Red wants blood. But there's only one first place. To win, they're going to have to trust each other. But teamwork is not easy when their past is filled with betrayal… A betrayal Red can't remember. Someone is lying. Someone has a secret. Everyone has a hidden agenda.

Adventure. It's what my boring life is missing, so when I fall through a portal into another world, I'm excited. Here, I'm important. Here, I'm special. I find out just how special when I meet Death. He's been exiled to the mortal realm to work through his flaws, and he's just as spoiled and awful as you'd think. Rhagos, the Shadow Lord, is arrogant and rude and controlling and demands to get his way. He's selfish. He's impossible. He's also utterly gorgeous.

Cora Whitfield’s life falls apart when her reputation is ruined, forcing her to marry a stranger on the harsh frontier. Unprepared for the isolation, she’s surprised by the tenderness in her stoic new husband, a widower with two sons, and wonders if love might still be possible in this wild new world. Sam Garrett never planned to remarry, but pressure from his family left him with little choice. Yet Cora is nothing like he imagined and as she challenges his world and awakens feelings he thought long buried, Sam finds himself wondering if their marriage might be more than a mere duty. ...

You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women - including me - on an ice planet. And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me....

The trials for the heir of the city have begun, and the stakes have never been higher. Red, a hunter, is struggling with her growing hunger for blood and the truth of her identity. Octavia Beaumont, one of the original three vampires, is determined to win the trials and take control of the city.

La Serie CompletaNo se suponía que fuera así. La Academia Evergreen debía ser mi nuevo comienzo. Mi cabello estaba perfecto. Mi piel impecable. Y ahora lucía mis ropas con orgullo en lugar de esconderlas. Ni siquiera encontrarme con Ryder me había desestabilizado. ¿Qué importaba que el demonio de ojos plateados que me atormentó durante años ahora gobernara mi nueva escuela con un grupo de chicos que todos llamaban los Caballeros? Los cuatro eran devastadoramente ricos, envidiablemente guapos... y desgarradoramente crueles. Pero los Caballeros de Evergreen no me asustaban. Tenía ...

Seguro crees que ser abducida por extraterrestres es lo peor que me ha pasado. Y no lo es. La nave en la que viajábamos tuvo problemas técnicos y nuestros secuestradores nos dejaron a mí y a mis compañeras abandonadas en un planeta congelado.

Valessa is in danger. Her town has been captured by Aventinian raiders, the women taken, and now she's on a ship destined for nowhere good. But when a terrifying, four-armed sea-ogre pirate boards the ships and demands compensation, Valessa's luck changes. The sea-ogre demands a bride. It's the perfect opportunity for her to escape. Valessa volunteers. She tells everyone she's very experienced with sea-ogres and knows just how to please them. She's very descriptive about it, too. Thing is . . . Valessa's a liar.

Flora Dunlop has dedicated her life to running an orphanage in the rugged West, raising a boy she calls her brother and offering a safe haven to those in need. When she saves Nathan Commodore from a deadly bandit attack, everything changes, and the undeniable attraction between them stirs a longing she never expected. Nathan's world of privilege crumbles when his father is murdered on the banks of the Missouri River. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, he crosses paths with Flora, a woman whose quiet strength challenges his every plan and shakes his resolve. With danger closing in and secrets...

Scarlett Grey, disgraced assassin, is determined to get revenge. Quinn Adams, medic turned-poisoner for hire, is her deadliest rival. For years, they've stolen each other's clients, sabotaged each other's business, and occasionally… slept together. When the Magician Queen offers an irresistible deal, Scarlett and Quinn are forced to work together. But this is not a simple job. With an impossible heist ahead, they're going to have to trust each other… And that's not easy when they both have secrets to hide. Harder still when those secrets will betray the ones they love.

Skulking around in the ruins on a planet swarming with treasure hunters, slavers, and bounty hunters isn't good for one's health. But Ankari Markovich needs a few archaeological samples for her latest business venture, a venture that might prove lucrative enough to move her family off the impoverished planet where she grew up. Unfortunately, she has no sooner collected her samples than she's captured by a band of brawny mercenaries.

At Prague's snowy Christmas market, I discover something I never knew I was missing. My research trip has a clear purpose: two weeks exploring my late father's Czech heritage, then back to Boston, where my publisher and next deadline await. The Christmas market is just another stop on my carefully planned itinerary. But when I meet the brooding glassblower who creates flawless ornaments and has little time for curious Americans, my orderly world begins to shift. Jakub believes in precision and profit. I chase stories and magic. He crafts what customers expect. I seek what the heart craves. ...