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Nothing good comes after the third date. Date three is the crucial point when things get real, which is exactly why I bounce out the door, twiddling my fingers at whatever poor boy I've left behind. Because, if I stick around, one of three things will happen: he'll profess his undying love, he'll get weird and stalky, or I'll go crazy. Like, Sid and Nancy crazy. Like, chase-him-through-the-streets-begging-him-to-love-me crazy. Seriously, it's better for everyone this way.

Penny is happy, settled…and in a rut. A dominatrix in San Francisco for the last ten years, she has a great roommate, an extensive comic book collection, a fascinating job, and not too much else. But she’s happy enough, and change is so hard… Too bad that, whether she likes it or not, change is coming. Her asexual best friend and landlord wants kids…with her, preferably. Her favorite client is getting married and moving on. She might go on a date for the first time in...well, a long time. And if that wasn’t enough, her boss has decided she’s management material. Suddenly Penny ...

One wild night in the 1930s, midwife Patty Peel is called to attend a birth on the opposite side of Liverpool. She pedals off into the storm and delivers a baby girl in a filthy slum dwelling, just as the mother dies. The drunk and violent father tells Patty to get rid of it so she takes the child away, meaning to deliver it to the nearest orphanage. However, Patty spent her entire childhood in an institution, except for the frequent occasions when she ran away, and cannot bear to hand the baby over.

Seeing a stranger die is the worst thing that Chris has ever witnessed. Picking up the dead man’s wallet is a mistake, a moment of weakness. That’s all it takes, one impulsive act, for reality to unravel. Because pocketing the wallet is only the beginning. Dark forces swim below the surface of the world... They change their shape but never go away... They find a way through... Chris Carlisle experiences an everyday horror. A morning starts out bad and gets worse. Wrong place at the wrong time and life takes a wrong turn. But even the blackest clouds have silver linings. He gets a little...

Frank, an Army Special Forces veteran, screwed up, went to prison, and is now out, living in small-town Wyoming and trying to go straight. But then some old "friends" from the big house come to collect on a favor, and everything goes totally nuts, forcing Frank to go outside the law to save the one thing he cherishes most.

When Jared Johnson first meets Clarice Connaught he saves her from the hands of her father, who is brutally beating her in the street. Never one to walk past someone in distress, Jared doesn’t hesitate to help. But who is this girl and what is her story? Jared Johnson started with nothing. At just twelve-years-old he was orphaned and homeless, but eight years later, Jared is a success. Running McGuire’s Rag & Bone Yard and surrounded by friends, all Jared needs now is to find the perfect girl to settle down with.

I was once loved, but now I'm not. I was once fated but am now rejected. Those two major effects changed my life for the worse as I was tortured, abused, and alone until I wasn’t. I was saved by the most dangerously delicious, vicious Big Bad Wolf everyone feared - everyone except me. Have you ever heard of the blessed, gifted wolves chosen by Mother Moon herself? I sure as hell haven’t, but I quickly discovered what that means when my big bad wolf turned my world upside down and I found out the real truth to the many lies. Standalone book for a mature audience only. 17+ Shifter ...

I was born a monster. Seven feet tall with fists the size of balloons and an even bigger… boot size. I’m a demon in the ring and a devil between the sheets. But even I’m no match for her. The demoness with the bright emerald eyes and hair the color of snow. She’s everything I’ve run from my whole sorry life, and the only thing I’m afraid of. So why the hell do I find myself on her doorstep time and time again? I’m not a good man. She should run as far as possible from me.

One tragic night took the only good thing in my life from me and set me on a new path. A path that eventually led me here, to the Kings of Mayhem Motorcycle Club in Tennessee. They call me Doc because that is what I am, even if the law says I can’t be. I’m inked head to toe, ride a Harley, and wear a cut, but my love for medicine is the blood in my veins. I don’t need liquor, and I don’t need women. By choice, I haven't touched a woman in years. Guilt has shaped me into a lonely figure. Love is a fable, and touch makes me uncomfortable.

Kill to Love is a dystopian dark rom-com featuring fated mates with a strong leaning toward enemies-to-lovers - and it is also UNHINGED and hilarious and incredibly spicy. TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR KILL TO LOVE INCLUDE: - Detailed sex scenes which include incorrect ways of wearing sunglasses. -...

Hannah Conners enjoys teaching for the Satyr Woods school district. She’s new and she loves being a substitute teacher for various age groups as she works her way to a standard assignment. She loves her job but the only thing missing in her life is BDSM, and the excitement of having a Dom to keep her in line. One day, though, Hunter sees her walking and offers her a ride home. He’s a wild man and she’s attracted to him but she’s about to discover this bad boy is a Dom ready to unlock all of the passion she has to offer. Is happily ever after in the cards for this sweet, plus-sized girl?

Real Texas Cowboys Don't Kiss and Tell Josie Dawson is new in town, but it doesn't take a local to know that Deke Sullivan is trouble--in a smokin' hot package. He's sweet, sexy, and has charmed just about every woman in Dry Creek, Texas. Well, Josie won't be next. She'll keep her distance, even...

Ghost hunter and online sensation Meredith Brady takes you on a wild ride all across America as she investigates the good, the bad, and the ghoulish. Fresh from her last case exposing a fake haunting and dodging plastic pink flamingos, Meredith and her band of paranormal investigators travel to the tiny town of Oak Cliff, Georgia, in search of a ghost. However, this investigation might be more than they can handle when they discover that this sleepy town hides more than its fair share of ghosts.

Only Murders in the Building meets The Thursday Murder Club in this hilarious new take on cosy crime. ‘I loved this charming story about murder, motherhood and caffeine. Frida is a delight; a quirky and modern Miss Marple.’ SARAH BAILEY, author of The Housemate When exhausted new mother...

Father's death hasn't been easy on me, and things just got a lot worse. I honestly didn't think things could get any worse. That was before the Barbarians came to collect his debt from me. Desperate to pay it off, I agree to take on a job at their repair shop.That's where I meet him....Tall, sweet, sexy, mysterious. He's my dream man, but he's one of them. I can't risk being with him, right?

Emily gives her V-card to a sexy Biker Daddy named Noah. She expects to just carry a wonderful memory home with her, but she soon learns she’s carrying something else—or rather, someone else. With no way to contact Noah, she feels she’s fated to being a single mother. Then she meets him at the little town of Breaker’s Post, and their romance picks up right where it left off. The problem is, she isn’t just Emily now. She’s Emily, mother of Jacob, and he’s the father.

I never thought a motorcycle club would take over our town and make it theirs. However, after learning that Trenton even took out a loan from them, I realized I was wrong. Now, I have to pay for his debt or lose everything. Trenton was the worst, though, and I want to escape him. That’s when I meet him…. Tall, handsome, sexy, mysterious He’s what they call a wild card, and his boss can barely control him. Will he truly protect me like he promised?

'Deliciously exotic' Sunday Post 'A beautifully painted picture of a woman's life in 1920s India' M W CRAVEN ---- Death stalks the streets of Bangalore when the Circus comes to town . . . January 1922. The Bangalore Constabulary is on high alert as The Prince of Wales is scheduled to visit the...

'The first in an effervescent new mystery series. . . a treat for historical mystery lovers looking for a new series to savour (or devour)' NEW YORK TIMES 'A gorgeous debut mystery with a charming and fearless sleuth . . . spellbinding' SUJATA MASSEY 'Told with real warmth and wit. . . A perfect...

You can’t have your cake and eat it, too. At least that’s what everyone tells me. So, my question is how do I show my loyalty to the club and fall in love with someone that I would do anything to protect? Sandra: I never thought I would turn to a local motorcycle club for protection. However, after my boyfriend tried to sell me to a loan shark, I have no other choice. It’s either pay the debt with my life or look for a means of escape. All I want is to be free and get to live my life. That is until I meet him...Tall, strong, handsome, sexy.