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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...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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...

Penny Martin's college freshman year is starting off on the wrong foot. She hates her passive-aggressive roommate, thinks her Spanish professor should be committed, and meets her arch nemesis, Surfer Boy. But is Surfer Boy more than he seems? Penny's about to find out. Penny is a sweet college romance short story: 12,100 words. A steamier version of this was under the title Love Will Find You, by Emily Padraic.

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.

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.

Nearly a century of harmony between four crime families. Calvos. Castillo. Rossi. Kova. Names that make you fear. Names that mean power. Names that mean blood. Peace between the most ruthless names in Chicago. But good things never last, do they? Rivalries run deep. Not even 87 years of alliances can erase the past.

I thought I was doing the right thing when I left my ex years ago. He didn't need to worry about me, especially everything that happened. Ever since I left, everything has been working out for the better. That is until I make the mistake of attending a motorcycle show. That's when I'm reunited with him. Tall, strong, handsome, sexy. He's everything he was when we were in love, and he's thrilled to learn the truth. However, how am I supposed to fit in this new world of his?

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?

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?

Everyone's finally settled into their place in the new club, and we're all happy. However, I feel like something is missing. What do I do when a one-night stand produces something entirely unexpected?

HAILEY. Freedom to do what I want is what makes moving away all the better. I never thought that anything would have worked out like this, but people are a lot nicer than I expected. When I get invited to help out at the motorcycle show, I can't refuse. That's when I meet him…tall, strong, handsome, sexy. SHANE. The fact that everyone is settling down with Littles has me on edge. That's when I meet her…short, sexy, curvy, beautiful. Maybe it is time I started settling down. The only question is, how do I tell her I'm part of the motorcycle group?