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For her sixth birthday, Fiona Campbell’s mother, Claire, made her a peace-sign piñata filled with wishes for a better planet instead of candy. When she got her period, her mother held a womanhood ceremony at their café and invited the neighborhood. On her 16th birthday, they celebrated with a drum circle. Fiona grew up trying to keep the impulsive Claire in check and their struggling café afloat. She plans to move out, but first she must find a way to stop a big corporation from tearing down their business and destroying her mother’s livelihood.

When chemist Grace O’Leary finds a book of magic spells hidden in her aunt's run-down magic shop, the scientist in her itches to try them out. She mixes up a batch of love potions as a joke and has to face the consequences when they actually seem to work. Grace’s dream of becoming a professor is in peril, and time is running out to finish research for her dissertation. She can’t handle any more distractions, but the magic shop is on the verge of closing, her aunt has become forgetful and confused, and a handsome reporter named Dario Fontana keeps sniffing around for a story.

Eliza Dragonsong is a lawyer by day and a Wiccan high priestess by night. Her unique skill set comes in handy in the courtroom, and also when she’s asked to guard an ancient cursed stone from the dangerously charming Ivan Rochat. Although he’s a former art thief with a questionable past, Eliza still finds herself drawn to him and soon realizes she has to guard more than just the stone. She has to guard her heart as well.

Four romance writers. Four failed marriages. Can they create the perfect man? Romance writers should be experts on love, but that’s not the case with Libby Day and her friends. Although they can come up with great stories on the page, their relationships in real life are all miserable failures. While on a writing retreat in the mountains, they decide to try to pen the perfect man—the kind that only exists in a novel.

Capone, the newly acquired puppy of Miss Josephine St. Clair, owner of Bartleby's Books, is a literature-loving Labrador. Obsessed with Jane Austen and cursed with a terrible name, Capone hopes to change his doggie karma and prove he's just as much a gentleman as the heroes in his favorite books by finding the perfect Mr. Darcy for the lonely and bookishly adorable Miss Josie. Unfortunately, the only men Miss Josie seems to encounter aren't Darcys at all. They're Wickhams, Churchills, and Willoughbys. Even worse, someone has been sabotaging Miss Josie's business.

Christmas elf Tinklebelle Holly is a screw-up. Demoted to a job in the reindeer division after one infraction too many, she hates her job, hates her life, and despises the North Pole. But when a surprise visitor arrives from Elven High Council and Tink is assigned to show him around, everything changes. Jax Grayson is a dark elf, and unlike anyone she’s ever met. Looking past his obvious hotness, Tink knows he has a secret, and the audit he’s supposedly performing doesn’t feel legit.

Impoverished socialite Chloe Burke’s life had hit rock bottom when she accidentally saves a visiting prince from an assassination attempt. Getting shot in the bum turns out to be the best thing to happen to her in a long time, especially when the prince’s very handsome, very sexy bodyguard, Nicolai, comes to her aid.

Christmas elf Tinklebelle Holly loves her new job at the Elven Bureau of Investigation, but not everyone takes her seriously. In an effort to change that, and to impress her hot boss Jax Grayson, Tink sets up an undercover operation on her own. Unfortunately, things go South Pole very quickly, and Tink’s friend, exotic dancer Scarlet Knickers, ends up dead.

Samantha Barnes is ready to get out of her comfort zone. Preparing to study abroad, she wants to enjoy a final fling with frat brother Dylan Hunter before departing for Japan. But when Dylan demands more, she struggles to find a way to end their relationship without hurting them both. When love becomes a tightrope walk between control and fear, sometimes the worst thing that can happen isn’t breaking things off. It’s continuing on, especially when the consequences could be deadly.

After a disastrous fling with a frat brother, Samantha Barnes leaves for a semester abroad in Japan in hopes of an international adventure. But when she meets a charming Scottish rugby player who feels like her soulmate, she allows her former mistakes to keep him at arm's length. Taking the time to find herself while studying in Kyoto, Samantha grows closer to the sexy university athlete and starts to fall for him. Hard. But when tragedy strikes back at home, will unresolved trauma from the past prevent her from chasing the happiness she deserves?

Starr Valentine, the most popular cheerleader at Middleton High, has led a charmed life. But the day she is chosen as the youngest member ever of homecoming court, is also the day her parents reveal a secret more than a decade old: They are monarchs in exile from a mysterious planet called Vega, and it’s time for all of them to return home. Best day ever, ruined! While she likes the idea of being a princess, Starr realizes something is terribly wrong when they arrive on their new world.

Mind-reader Luna Jane Prescott hates her waitressing job at Randy's Crab Crib, and her life in general, but she certainly doesn't want to die. When Zor, a hot stranger, shows up and tells her she's in terrible danger, she thinks either he's crazy or he's some kind of sexy, stress-induced hallucination. Soon, bad things begin to happen, and she has no choice but to heed his warning. Staying means putting herself and everyone she cares about in mortal peril, but will leaving with Zor be the worst mistake she's ever made?

Lily Madison’s problems began the day her life ended. After getting saved from a watery grave, she wakes up in a hospital surrounded by a herd of naughty ghosts—including a very hot, very annoying dead guy named Nick.

This thought-provoking exploration of autism provides insight into the lived experience of neurodiverse individuals. From masking to meltdowns, special interests to creativity, and the complexities of language, this book delves into the intricacies of autism with a fresh perspective. It challenges stereotypes and misconceptions while celebrating the unique strengths and potential of people with different wiring.

Sakura-Zi is a brilliant inventor—and a traumatized child. Her found family at The Spot provides her with a safe place to confront her guilt and relearn her worth. Rexley Kairos, the face behind the bar, created something which brings people together, but struggles to find his own place within the community, haunted by the ghosts of his past, fearing he’s destined to repeat the mistakes that hurt him most. Sakura-Zi and Rexley need each other like a mirror needs its reflection. The Spot offers heartfelt exploration of internal and external frontiers. Beneath its tranquil surface, ...

Phoenix Overture is the initial installment of the Game Zero quadrilogy—which follows a cyberpunk bounty-hunter as she stalks across exotic worlds seeking the bosses of her own former syndicate, driven by something between a newfound sense of justice and an old personal vendetta. This time, her search brings her through the depths of a black-market weapons trade; navigating the seething conflicts of factions, as well as her own ties to a desolate world abandoned in the outer reaches of a shrinking galactic empire. With her resolve tested by religious fanatics, and forming whatever ...

Burnt out on the corporate ladder and disillusioned with the façade of success, Sawyer Brooks leaves her high-stakes past behind for a fixer-upper B&B on a quirky island. But her peaceful new existence is shattered when she discovers the isolated community is home to a serial killer. Sawyer must not only unravel the place’s mysteries, but confront her own truths as well—while battling a dangerous enemy. It's a game of cat and mouse, and everyone has something to hide. Beyond the Buoy—where a Hallmark heroine meets a Hitchcock villain—is a blend of suspense, dark humor, and ...

Generations ago, an invasion by hostile outsiders toppled the Old World and laid humanity low. Now, the remainder of the human race is ambivalent about its existence—paralyzed between the equal and opposite impulses to give in to despair, and to rediscover the history and possibilities of the planet they lost. At the crossroads, the nihilistic church of the Thrave allies with ancient horrors from the abyss and moves to put an end to the suffering of all who remain alive. Into this chaotic battle for the soul and future of mankind, a mysterious girl is born from thin air—full of unknown ...