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While Lucille is making love to her boyfriend, strange sensations course through her body, and she experiences the distinct impression of being watched. The next few days the same creepy stalker is everywhere she goes, and she just knows it was him staring at her through the slightly open curtains. What she doesn't understand is how he can make her feel such amazing things without even touching her. This story is also available in the collection All Dolled Up.

Sergeant Heath “Tick” Hawthorn, the best tracker in Mandrake Company and the captain’s right-hand man, has been admiring microbiologist Lauren Keys from afar for months. Unfortunately, she’s dedicated to her science and doesn’t seem to have any interest in relationships. He’s not even sure she knows his name. Determined to change that, Heath develops a surefire plan: He signs up to be a specimen in her latest study.

Air Force pilot Andromeda "Andie" Kim dreams of being chosen to join NASA so she can go to space. Instead she's stolen by savage kidnappers from a dystopian future where fertile women are needed for breeding purposes. All she wants is to escape and find a way back to her time before she's sold as broodstock and stuck in this ruined world forever.

Angela left her parents' lavender farm with dreams of becoming a professional dog trainer. Getting kidnapped by slavers from outer space was not part of the plan. Fortunately, Angela and a few dozen other women were rescued by Star Guardians. She isn't quite sure how she's going to get back to Earth, but these Star Guardians aren't looking too shabby, especially a hunky one named Treyjon. He trains svenkars, 400-pound predators that make pit bulls look like squeak toys. Angela is curious about the animals - and about him.

I don't know the secrets that lurk within my sorority, and apparently neither does anyone else. My search for the truth behind the disappearances meets with blank stares and pleas of innocence. But someone knows. They're watching. They're waiting. They're hiding. They're attacking the man I love. The only way to put an end to it is to bend the Sallys to my will. I'm taking over and hunting the kidnappers down. Before the next person to disappear is me.

I thought my biggest problem was being kicked off campus, but I'd rather trade my blazer for a skirt than an orange jumpsuit. There's a killer on campus, and they think it's me. I have my boys on my side, but this might be one fight we can't win. Someone is determined to bring us down, but with enemies on all sides, the suspects are endless, and I'm running out of time. I'm not the only one who came to Breakbattle with a plan.

Maria Birch is 70 years old, and for her every week is the same. On Monday, she does her weekly shop. On Tuesday, she goes for a blow-dry. On Wednesday, she visits the laundrette. But Thursday is her favorite day of all - everything hurts less on a Thursday. Every Thursday Maria walks to her local café. Waiting for her at one of the red gingham-topped tables is Albie Young, a charming man with a twinkle in his eye and an impressive collection of tweed flat caps. Every week, the pair share a slice of marble cake and a pot of tea. Except one week, Albie doesn’t turn up.

"Before We Met" is the first part of three in With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together. Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee are legendary stars of the American stage, television, and film, cherished not merely for their gifts as actors but also for their lifelong commitment to human rights, family values...

Rowan Sinclair has trained for a life in the shadows. As a member of the Guild, she's vowed to mercilessly hunt werewolves or die trying. But when one approaches her, claiming to know her missing father's fate, she decides to do the unthinkable - work with one of the very monsters she's sworn to destroy. Dean Mason is a man living with a curse, doing whatever he can to keep the beast inside from sating its bloodlust under the light of the full moon. When a chance meeting offers a tantalizing glimpse of a potential cure, he'll do anything to end the nightmare.

One surprising love story defies all expectations in a world where music and passion come together. Amelia: After a devastating breakup that turned my life upside down, I decided to make the bold move of packing up and starting fresh in a new city. I wouldn't let anyone or anything get too close again, so I could keep my heart guarded against further damage. That was until I crossed paths with Xander West, the bad boy lead singer of Crimson Haze, whose possessive charm left me questioning everything I thought I knew about myself. Xander: When I spotted her, I knew there was something ...

Ruby Rey is not your mother's life coach. She's one hilarious professional writer who has overcome her sucky genes to become happy, rich, and wise. If you're seeking motivation, you'll love Ruby Rey's fresh take on important topics. There's something for everyone, from self-help newbies to the more advanced, who've "been there, done that" through all the basic stuff. What's different about this audiobook is how it's filtered through the keen eyes and witty mind of a professional writer who knows how to craft the entertainment you love.

He demands a melody that only her surrender can provide. Isabella Mossheart climbed into the canopy to find a myth. She found a monster instead. The haunting flute music that drew her in was a trap and she walked right into the center of it. Now she is far from the safety of the ground and at the mercy of a creature who sees her as a tool rather than a woman. Orion Barkrend is a conductor of sin. He needs a specific sound to sate his ancient curse and he believes Isabella is the instrument to make it. He does not ask for her participation. He takes it. With jagged horns and a barbed tail he...

Die Ice Planet Barbarians bringen alle Herzen zum Schmelzen! Kaum zu fassen, oder? Raahosh, einer der blauen Alienmänner von Not-Hoth, hat mich entführt, damit ich mich unsterblich in ihn verliebe. Das wäre ja noch schöner! Okay, er ist unglaublich sexy, aber diese unwiderstehliche Anziehungskraft, die von ihm ausgeht, ist reine Biologie. Da sind keine Gefühle im Spiel. Das liegt alles an dem Symbionten, den alle auf Not-Hoth aufnehmen müssen, damit sie auf diesem unwirtlichen Eisplaneten überleben können. Der Symbiont sorgt dafür, dass Raahosh glaubt, dass wir füreinander bestimmt sind.

A secret lies at the heart of this town. At the heart of my tragedies. And I won’t stop until I find the truth. Unfortunately, I can’t count all the obstacles in my way. The battle between the Crows and Bedlam Boys is heating up.

In Elleon, your fate is determined by the color of your blood. In the aftermath of the insurrection that toppled the United States government, every sixteen year old must go through the same rite of passage. A serum is administered to change the color of their blood, determining their place in society. Those with purple blood will join the elite class, moving to the capital city to live in high-tech luxury with the rest of the ruling class. The blue bloods will continue to live their lives as they have- in their small agricultural towns with minimal technology.

Why did I ever agree to a fake engagement to this jerk? My big brother’s best friend can have any girl…but he can’t have me! I have always had a crush on Brendan. He’s my big brother’s best friend. Now, he’s a famous rock star that every girl wants to get their hands on. It’s not my fault he was caught by the paparazzi in a whirlwind scandal. The only reason I agreed to the fake engagement to clean up Brendan’s image is that my big brother asked me to do it. Really, it has nothing to do with Brendan’s dreamy hazel eyes or the way he looks at me when he thinks I don’t ...

I'm losing control. I can't stop now. I can't undo what I've done. I came here for one purpose, but I may lose what is most important in the process. And if someone has their way, I will lose everything else. The balance of power is shifting. What began as peaceful protests are spiraling into something more dangerous...even deadly. The Elite Class can't stop what's coming next, but I've sacrificed everything to be one of them. What will my boys have to sacrifice for me?

Monsters exist. I know because I became one. My ordinary life shattered the night I was claimed by the Alpha’s touch. Vincent, with his dangerous allure, unlocked a primal magic within me I never knew existed. But our passion has unleashed more than an insatiable desire for his touch. An ancient evil now haunts me, craving the power pulsating within my veins. The Vampire Lord’s war could tear our world apart, drowning us in darkness. I'm left wondering - could our destined bond unlock a force mighty enough to reshape the universe? Vincent's love is both my armor and my fatal flaw. If I ...

Her husband is the sweetest, most giving man in the world, and Charity feels an obligation to match his sense of responsibility to his fellow man. When the couple gives their entire year's savings to a woman in need, they are forced to think of something else they can give their friends for Christmas. Charity knows there is one thing his friends have always wanted, something that costs nothing at all. She is going to give them the greatest gift of all: herself. This story is also available in the collections O Holey Night and Nuttin' for Christmas.

Two boys from wildly different backgrounds change each other's lives forever in this psychologically dark suspense novel. A gothic twist on the classic tale of innocents abroad, The Zero and the One is a meditation on the seductions of friendship and the power of dangerous ideas that registers...