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The battle for the grimoire was just the beginning. Now, Rowan Thorne is learning to wield her burgeoning witch powers, navigating a life irrevocably entwined with the supernatural, and deepening her passionate bond with the vampire Dorian Blackwood. But the uneasy peace is shattered by unsettling visions of a second, powerful artifact: an ancient scepter Marius Volkov desperately seeks to complete his cataclysmic plan. As Rowan's visions intensify and Marius's shadow looms larger, she and Dorian embark on a desperate hunt. Their quest leads them to forgotten lore, dangerous secrets, and a ...

A timid king. A foreign princess. A marriage of duty that becomes a matter of life or death. King Charles Alistair has been groomed for one purpose: to rule. His arranged marriage to Princess Isabella of Portugal is meant to secure an heir and forge an alliance. But their union is one of cold duty, with Charles convinced of his obligations and Isabella heartbroken by his distant nature. When a vicious assassination plot is uncovered, it forces them to flee the court and take refuge in a remote hunting lodge. Stripped of their titles and the trappings of power, they are forced to confront ...

A charming rogue, a desperate heiress, and a love that can't be bought. Miss Genevieve Sterling has come to London to escape the fortune hunters of New York. Determined to find a man who loves her for herself, not her family’s millions, she hides her wealth and presents herself as a woman of modest means. But to navigate the treacherous waters of the London Season, she needs a guide. She turns to the one man who seems to know everything: the Duke of Hawthorne, a notorious rake with a reputation for scandal and an uncanny ability to read people's true intentions. Unbeknownst to Genna, the ...

Rowan Thorne's life as a quiet librarian in Perry, Georgia, is meticulously ordered. But when an ancient, cursed grimoire mysteriously appears and ignites a latent power within her, her world shatters. Whispers in the library become tangible threats, and the shadowed stranger she keeps seeing is no coincidence. Dorian Blackwood, a brooding 300-year-old vampire sworn to protect the balance between worlds, reveals a truth more fantastical—and dangerous—than any book she's read. As Rowan grapples with her newfound abilities and the existence of a hidden supernatural society, an ancient ...

Just as baker Elara “Ellie” Stone has secured the Maple Leaf Bakehouse’s future, a new threat arrives that jeopardizes her family’s entire legacy. When her friend, Lorraine "Lori" Hayes, a local historical society employee, is attacked and the complete collection of priceless family recipes is stolen, Ellie realizes the crime is deeply personal.The prime suspect is Vivian Sterling, a rival baker from The Heritage Hearth, who claims the recipes—including the centuries-old Smuggler’s Shortbread—belong to her family, citing a cryptic journal as proof. To stop Vivian and prove the...

She’s doing it for the likes. He’s doing it for the money. The internet is falling in love, but they’re about to fall apart. Chloe Vane is the queen of the "Clean Girl Aesthetic"—until a hot mic catches her mocking her own followers, turning her from internet darling to Public Enemy #1. Desperate to save her imploding career, she accepts a lifeline: a sponsorship to livestream a "perfect, rustic Christmas" off the grid. There’s just one problem. The cabin is double-booked. Sam Thorne doesn’t care about algorithms or engagement rates. He just wants to finish renovating his family...

She hired him to play a part. He’s risking everything to be real. Journalist Clara Morgan deals in facts, but her life has become a lie. After her fiancé cheated on her weeks before their wedding, she can’t face the pitying looks or the empty chair at social events. Her solution? The Stand-In Agency. For a steep hourly rate, she hires a companion who checks all the boxes: handsome, charming, and emotionally unavailable. Julian Foster is an actor whose life was derailed by a tragedy he can’t outrun. Acting is the only way he can survive the guilt of the car accident that took his ...

Elara “Ellie” Stone, a perfectionist baker, thought inheriting her great-aunt’s Vermont farmhouse and the historic Maple Leaf Bakehouse was a sweet deal. She quickly discovered the truth was much more bitter: the bakery is drowning in debt to the ruthless local creditor, Gideon Pike, and her farmhouse is a decaying antique hoard. Things go from bad to dough-worse when her kind neighbor, Martha Caldwell, turns up dead—the priceless Governor’s Gingerbread recipe clutched in their hand. The only clue Ellie can find is the recipe itself, which is missing its crucial, seasonal ...

The tarnish on Renni's lamp? A perfect match for his mood. Centuries of cabin fever have left this genie more than a little cynical. Sure, there have been "moments" – like that Roman legionnaire who accidentally dropped him into a wine barrel (Roman wine: surprisingly potent, even for a genie). But brief, boozy escapes aren't exactly freedom. Now, a new "master" has rubbed his lamp, and Renni's about to discover that wishes aren't just for granting anymore. They're for breaking. And maybe, just maybe, for finding a way out of his brassy prison for good. But what happens when the one thing...

Eleanor’s world is crumbling. Abandoned by the man she loves and facing a new threat from her vindictive cousin, Lord Ashworth, she believes her only option is to save her unborn child by agreeing to an annulment. But just as she is about to make the gravest mistake of her life, the Duke of Northwood returns. He finds her cornered by Ashworth and his heart breaks all over again. He has spent weeks in a self-imposed exile, tormented by the thought of losing Eleanor. Now, seeing her in danger, all his fears and insecurities fade away. Gabriel realizes that his greatest mistake wasn't ...

The ancient vampire Seraphina has loved and lost more than she can count, but the nearing death of her companion, Julian, feels different. For centuries, he has been her steadfast rock, the one person who has willingly shared his life and blood with her. Now, as his final moments approach, Seraphina is faced with a painful truth: she is utterly alone. Julian, ready to embrace death, refuses her offer of immortality, knowing that he would only become a prisoner to a life he has already lived to the fullest. As Seraphina grieves his loss, she is tormented by echoes of their shared memories. ...

The future of medicine came at a cost. Twenty-five years ago, a revolutionary nanotechnology was developed to cure all illness. From cancer to blindness, it promised a world without disease. Now, 90% of the population has the nanos flowing through their veins, and humanity has never been healthier. But Detective Sin Cavenaugh knows the truth. The tech that saved his sister also killed her. Haunted by the night he watched her die, Sin is obsessed with a case that seems to mirror her murder. Both assassins were supposedly "cured" of a severe mental illness by the tech. Both screamed they ...

Layla Tinker, a heartbroken woman who's sworn off love, just accidentally matched with her family's biggest rival. On the dating app, she knows him as "Mountain Man," a charming and witty escape from the stress of her life. In the real world, he's Tobias Hastings, the hot-headed lawyer representing the family trying to destroy her father's legacy. Their dates are a fun, flirty secret—a pocket of peace in the middle of a vicious lawsuit. They agree to keep their real-world identities and the lawsuit off the table. But when a hidden letter from Layla's late father reveals a shocking truth ...

She wants a man with heart. He’s a man with a plan. But can a footman ever truly win a duchess’s sister? Lady Rosalind is tired of London's titled bachelors and their empty promises. After her brother's love match, she has come to New York seeking a different kind of man—one with ambition, intelligence, and a genuine soul. She finds all of this in a brilliant, kind young man at a glittering ball, and quickly falls in love. But Rosalind’s dream is shattered when she discovers the man who has stolen her heart is not a gentleman at all, but a footman named Thomas, who works in service ...

Magdalina Foster's life is a gilded cage. To save her family from ruin, she must marry Lord Anthony Queen—a man whose cruelty is as vast as his fortune. But when she escapes his brutal touch on their wedding night, she runs straight into the arms of a notorious privateer, Robert van Buren. Robert, a man who lives by his own code, agrees to help her for a price, but their dangerous alliance soon becomes a desperate passion. Aboard his ship, Magdalina trades silk for rough-spun canvas and learns to fight for her life, finding a strength she never knew she had. But Anthony's hunt for her is ...

A town's past. A love's foundation. A future to rebuild. Zachariah Skully, a big-city architect, returns to his sleepy hometown a broken man, his career shattered by a deceitful contractor. His only goal: settle his grandmother’s estate and disappear. But his plans are derailed the moment he steps into "The Daily Grind" and locks eyes with Donatella Redmond—his high school nemesis, now the vibrant heart of the town, and its formidable Council Chair. Their bitter past, steeped in teenage rivalry and a tragic misunderstanding, explodes anew. Yet, they're forced into an uneasy alliance ...

Theodora Nash is more than an antique appraiser; she’s a psychometrist who can see, hear, and feel the entire dark history of any object she touches. She usually keeps her gift a secret, but when a seemingly priceless family heirloom arrives for appraisal, Theo's carefully maintained life shatters. The antique immediately floods her with a vision of a historical murder, followed by an immediate, terrifying problem: a palpable dark energy from the object is infecting the town, causing chaos and violence. Theo is racing against a ten-day clock, battling debilitating flu-like symptoms and ...

Dr. Anya Sharma thrives on logic, her world defined by the predictable laws of the cosmos. Lord Rhys Alistair, however, is ruled by ancient family decrees and a crumbling ancestral estate, on the brink of ruin. When a bizarre, centuries-old will surfaces, Anya, an "exceptionally intelligent woman," is declared the only one who can save Rhys's legacy... by becoming his wife. She dismisses it as archaic nonsense. He sees her as a fascinating, infuriating puzzle. Forced into a marriage neither wants, they must decipher cryptic clues and confront bizarre traditions to unlock the estate's ...

Lady Beatrice, a widow haunted by a decade of loveless marriage, is given a second chance at happiness with her first love, a newly-minted Duke. But their reunion is anything but a fairytale. He is cold and distant, shackled by the requirements of a dukedom he never wanted, and she is bound by a past mistake she can't forget. A marriage of convenience is their only path forward, but when a greedy cousin threatens to tear their fragile world apart, they must face the ghosts of their past and the true nature of their hearts. Can a love betrayed and a marriage forged from desperation survive a...

Phoebe Gates is an expert at finding order in chaos. So when she's hired as a live-in nanny for grumpy, widowed father Mason Shelly and his three mischievous kids—rambunctious twins Theo and Isis, and sensitive Lily—she’s ready for anything. Mason is an expert at shutting people out, a fortress of grief and work, while Phoebe, with her calm demeanor and boundless empathy, is a quiet force of warmth. Their world-views collide and connect in the late-night hours, long after the children are asleep. Over shared tea and quiet conversations, their professional relationship slowly ...