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Stealth. Gorgon. Regenerator. Cerberus. Zzzap. The Mighty Dragon. They were heroes. Vigilantes. Crusaders for justice, using their superhuman abilites to make Los Angeles a better place. Then the plague of living death spread around the globe. Despite the best efforts of the superheroes, the police, and the military, the hungry corpses rose up and overwhelmed the country. The population was decimated, heroes fell, and the city of angels was left a desolate zombie wasteland like so many others.

Who in their right mind tells both his lawyer and the judge presiding over his murder trial, “F--k you!” while still in the courtroom? No one, right? Yeah, you’d be wrong about that. I did. You’d say the same thing if you were just found guilty of a murder you didn’t commit, though. Call me crazy for going off like that in court, but trust me, you don’t know crazy until you see what happened next.

The heroes are overjoyed when they discover another group of survivors living on a manmade island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But there's something very, very wrong with this isolated community and its mysterious leader - a secret that could put every survivor in the world at risk.

We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news. The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved.

Nothing prepared Sidney Walsh for the social awkwardness of having unknowingly dated an infamous killer. She’s doing her best to move on after her ex got dragged off to jail. If only online amateur investigators, his creepy fans and a particularly belligerent cop would leave her alone. Her personal life might be quiet, what with having few friends and the neighbors wanting nothing to do with her. But at least it’s safe. That is until tattooed chef and all-round thirst trap, Noah, moves in next door.

New York Times Bestseller Erin Sterling casts a delightful spell with a spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong. “A delightful and witty take on witchy mayhem.” — Popsugar Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka...

In the years since the wave of living death swept the globe, St George and his fellow heroes haven't just kept Los Angeles' last humans alive - they’ve created a real community, a bustling town that's spreading beyond its original walls and swelling with new refugees. But now one of the heroes, perhaps the most powerful among them, seems to be losing his mind. The implacable enemy known as Legion has found terrifying new ways of using zombies as pawns in his attacks.

It’s been two years since the world ended. Two years since the dead rose and the plague of ex-humanity decimated mankind. For most of that time, the superhero called St. George, formerly known to the world as the Mighty Dragon, has protected the people of Los Angeles at their film-studio-turned-fortress, The Mount. Together with his fellow heroes, he’s tried to give the survivors hope and something like a real life. But the swollen population of The Mount is becoming harder and harder to sustain....

When he’s awake, George Bailey is just an ordinary man. Five days a week he coaxes his old Hyundai to life, curses the Los Angeles traffic, and clocks in at his job as a handyman at the local college. But when he sleeps, George dreams of something more. George dreams of flying. He dreams of fighting monsters. He dreams of a man made of pure lightning, an armored robot, a giant in an army uniform, a beautiful woman who moves like a ninja.

It’s the end of the 21st century, and Hunter McNeil is your average, ordinary, ex-Army Ranger with superpowers. He’s serving time unjustly in a Supermax for supervillains when a botched prison break puts him in the crosshairs of an Army general who runs the Super-Powered Combatants Corp. Turns out a coordinated strike has put supervillains in charge of every major city in the world, and Hunter is the only hope at restoring order. And so Hunter sets out to do what he does best: kill supervillains. Save the world. And build a harem of smokin’ hot, super-powered women to help him.

The opening of Pandora's Box changed the world, giving rise to an age of superhumans and monsters. Yet mankind was not safe from its own hubris, and in the end, it destroyed itself. Sonya Chernovna returns to the past with a mysterious new ability that lets her absorb powers, combine them, and even bestow them onto others. It's a power with near limitless potential.

“So what if you run to the ends of the world? I’ll still bring you back.” Their three-month contract marriage was supposed to be simple. Magnus never believed Sophia would actually leave. But when she disappears, panic drives him to chase her—until a brutal accident erases not just his pain, but every memory of her. Two years later, Sophia returns. He doesn’t remember her… but his heart does. Teetering on the edge of madness, he follows her everywhere, as if only her presence can keep him alive. But Sophia doesn’t want him. Countless women will bend to his will, yet she is the...

It's infuriating meeting this hockey legend; Pittsburgh's hero... Well except mine. Michael Anderson owns half the city and embodies my failed marriage. Hockey players seem to make time for everything but love. I bump into Michael yet again and he offers me a job. But he might change his mind once he finds out my ex-husband is his player. As a single mom with very little help, I accept his offer. My son is having the time of his life passing the puck with this superstar. It's pretty hot to see Michael work up a sweat. Making it hard to say no when he shuts my office door... I'm pucked. I ...

Romeo I built my life to be quiet. A cabin in the mountains. A security team I trust. No complications. Then a woman sprains her ankle on my land and her little girl makes friends with my dog. I carry Sienna home because it's the right thing to do. I invite them to stay because her daughter’s eyes light up and I can't say no. By the time the weekend is over, my cabin feels like it was always waiting for both of them. I know I should let them go. I'm not built for the kind of love Sienna and Bree deserve. But I'm already in too deep to pretend otherwise. Single Mom And The Mountain Man is ...

Breaker broke out of a supervillain space prison, starting his journey to Elder of the Citadel. He formed his team, starting with Charm and Twitch, watching as his brother rose up with his own team. He defeated supervillains galore, all while fighting an enemy from another dimension.

An Instant USA TODAY Bestseller! In this laugh-out-loud murder mystery, three women dating the same man band together to get revenge, but when they discover his body, they'll need to solve his murder before they go down for it. The body in the closet was going to be a problem. Kathryn Hu knew it...

Any soldier who gets out of the service with his life should be happy to leave danger behind. Though his army brothers are content running their new business in Maine, Kendric “Bob” Evans isn’t ready to give up the fight. He’s been supplementing his hours with covert rescue missions organized by the FBI. But his latest charge may be more than he bargained for.

Mila Rivera has harboured feelings for Jason Hawkins for as long as she can remember. The charming, magnetic single dad is everything she’s ever wanted in a partner—kind, loyal, successful, and heartbreakingly handsome. There’s just one problem: he’s also the best friend of her ex-brother-in-law, a man she utterly despises. When Mila accepts a part-time job babysitting Jason’s young son, she tells herself it’s just work. But being in his home day after day only stirs the butterflies she’s tried to suppress for years. And when a late-night game of Twenty-One Questions turns ...

He’s my grumpy bodyguard. I’m the chaos he can’t control. Jax Maddox is all muscle, silence, and restraint. Ex–Navy SEAL. Billionaire. Tattooed. Brooding. Impossible. When my best friend begs Jax to protect me from a stalker, my life gets locked inside his cold, gray penthouse—under rules etched in stone: No flirting. No touching. No falling. But then he breaks them. Watches me too long. Brushes past me too slow. Stands shirtless at the edge of my bed like a sin I’m dying to confess. One kiss and I lose myself. One night and I forget every line we swore not to cross. And then I ...

Inked is an opposites attract romance with a dirty-talking tattoo artist, a curvy girl trying to outrun her past, and a stalker in the shadows. EMILY ROSE He’ll never stop looking for me. That’s why I can’t afford to be tempted by a tattoo artist. He wants to help me, but no one can. The last person who tried woke up in the hospital. I’ve accepted that there are no winners in this twisted game. Only those who make it out alive. CHARLIE Miss prim and proper makes me want to break my number one rule. Always keep things casual. Only I can't seem to forget about her or the scar I inked ...