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RUTHLESS. FREE-SPIRITED. AND SHARING A SHEEPDOG. Corporate shark Graham Sterling broke up with pet sitter Willa Maeve a year ago after a catastrophic betrayal. Now, their only connection is a highly specific, $500-a-week joint custody agreement for their neurotic, beloved Old English Sheepdog: Chairman Fluffington. Graham thrives on rigid schedules and spreadsheets; Willa believes in dog yoga and letting him share her take-out. Their weekly handoffs are fueled by hostility and passive-aggressive notes about Chairman’s diet and emotional state. They are sworn enemies in co-parenting... ...

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...

The System doesn't make mistakes. Until them. In a world where the Timer on your wrist dictates exactly when you will meet your soulmate, Sloane Mercer is a ghost. Her timer has read 00:00:00 since birth—a "Null" pitied by society and ignored by the algorithm. She assumes she is broken. Kieran Hart is an anomaly of a different kind. Since the death of his assigned mate years ago, his timer hasn't stopped; it has been counting up. When Sloane and Kieran accidentally touch in a crowded subway station, the impossible happens. Sloane’s dead timer wakes up, racing forward. Kieran’s ...

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...

Media mogul Pierce Covington never forgot the family that destroyed his father and cost him his inheritance. Now, armed with billions, he’s focused on a single, ruthless objective: systematic revenge. Nothing—and no one—will stop him from tearing their empire apart. Audrey Ashworth is his new personal assistant—efficient, alluring, and dangerously good at her job. What Pierce doesn't know is that Audrey is the daughter of the man he’s determined to ruin. She took the job to gather intelligence, to neutralize his war machine before it fires. Trapped in the forced intimacy of his ...

She’s chasing a dream. He’s chasing a deadline. One viral misunderstanding is about to ruin—or save—them both. Cleo Wilder is a chaotic travel vlogger with a dying phone battery and a dream to fund an expedition for a lost species. Reid Davenport is a rigid corporate lawyer with a failing family firm and an engagement ring burning a hole in his pocket—leftover from the ex who just dumped him. When they clash over the last power outlet at the airport, disaster strikes. Reid drops the ring. Cleo screams "YES!" to a business call. And the internet? The internet thinks it’s the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Celeste "Celie" Dupree inherited two things from her grandmother: a small, perpetually drafty storefront in Louisiana, and a family curse. The shop is The Bayou Bouffant, Celie's hair salon. The curse? She can see and talk to ghosts. Celie and her spectral salon crew—a glamorous 1920s flapper, a nosey 1950s housewife, and a grumpy Civil War soldier—are used to trading local gossip and historical secrets. But when Celie's bitter rival, Evangeline "Evie" Thibodeaux, is found dead behind the Bayou Bouffant, the gossip turns deadly. The lead investigator, Detective Miles Corbin, is a ...

When the claws come out, it's a matter of life or death. Dr. Aris Thorne and his sharp-witted assistant, Mia Rodriguez, have just solved their first murder, but their lives are about to get complicated. The annual Whiskers & Winks Cat Show has come to town, and their clinic is swamped with high-strung show cats and their even higher-strung owners. But the main event is a disaster when the notoriously cruel judge, Bartholomew Finch, collapses and dies during the final round. The police chalk it up to a heart attack, but Mia’s instincts scream foul play, especially when the judge’s prize-...

Sergeant Mateo Cruz walked away from the Navy SEALs, not with a medal, but with a severe TBI and guilt that haunts his every move. Now, he lives in isolation, running a specialized K-9 facility where his only loyal companions are the traumatized dogs he trains. Mateo believes his life of purpose is over. Then comes Dr. Dahlia “Dali” Brooks, a determined veterinarian whose relentless optimism is a direct challenge to his cynical, solitary existence. She needs his facility for her rescue work; he needs her skill to treat his most difficult case—a deeply traumatized dog named Ghost. ...

In a world where wealth buys life, and human "Benes" are cultivated for their organs, Summer’s 21st birthday gift is a ticking time bomb. Born into the opulent world of BeneCorp, Summer has always resented the company that provides her family’s immortality. She has a secret: she loves Glenn, her family’s long-term Bene, like a brother. He’s not a tool; he’s family. But when a congenital heart defect threatens her life, her father, Orlando, makes an irreversible decision: he buys her a new Bene, Erick, a man who sold himself to atone for a tragic past. Now, with her health failing ...

Divorced mother Sarah Burton and her teenage son, Neil, are looking for a fresh start. But their new life is quickly complicated by their next-door neighbors: widowed father Chuck Woods and his rebellious daughter, Jennie. Sarah’s strict, rule-based parenting clashes head-on with Chuck’s guilt-driven permissiveness. When a disastrous party forces them to co-parent their blended, four-person "family," they must find a way to navigate their conflicting styles. Their forced co-parenting leads to hilarious mishaps and a surprising connection as they discover that the best families are the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Harrison Shaw, a burnt-out tech philanthropist dedicated to affordable housing, traded his boardroom for a barstool in Myrtle Beach, using the alias Cole Miller. He found peace in the simple, manual rhythm of pouring drinks—and falling for Clara, the fiercely independent owner of The Salty Sweet bakery. Wary of outsiders but drawn to Cole’s quiet charm, Clara reluctantly partners with the surprisingly skilled bartender. Their honest, self-made life is everything Harrison never knew he needed, until a hostile takeover and the vengeful arrival of his ex-girlfriend expose his colossal lie....

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 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. ...

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 ...