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One day, I was a mild-mannered designer for a premiere superhero magazine. Turned down for a promotion yet again, I let loose years of repressed anger. That's how I got fired. Lesson learned. Now my career is as successful as my love life. But it's hard being upset when I storm out of the office and into the huskular man of my dreams. Sebastian is successful, confident, and the way he fills out those pants, it's basically a crime. Working as the art director for a rival magazine, I beg for him to look at my . . . ahem, portfolio.

The Bears of Firefly Valley: Reasons Collection Contains 800+ pages of Burly Bears Men with Huge Hearts! Firefly Valley is small town in Maine where people remember your name. Once here, you’re part of an extended family, whether you are ready or not. This boxed set follows three men who never expected to find themselves in a small town filled with burly bears, and grandmothers who take bingo a little too seriously. Each story brings them face to face with love that doesn’t always make sense—but feels like exactly what they’ve been missing. Inside, you’ll find: A comic book nerd ...

Firefly Valley, where a winter getaway comes with flannel sheets and unlimited pie. I needed a break. A quiet weekend. Maybe some clarity about why my life—especially the part behind the bar—suddenly feels like it’s standing still. Instead, I get lost in a snowstorm, nearly freeze to death, and get rescued by a man who barely talks but somehow says everything with the way he pours a drink or stokes a fire. He’s rough around the edges and built for solitude. I’m full of nervous chatter and determined to break down his walls. One night, with bourbon and big band music low in the ...

Welcome to Firefly Valley, where everybody knows your name and your business. By business, I mean my lack of a boyfriend. Mom demands I get hitched so she can have a grandchild. The cribbage crew want to be my wingmen and find me a proper gentleman. Everyone in this town has an opinion on my love life. When a bear of a man moves to town, the rumor mill jumps into overdrive. Is he a bigwig chef? A single dad from the city? Whatever the reality, folks are plotting to introduce us. Little do they know, we’ve already met, and I’m not convinced he plays for my team. Still, a little flirting ...

This Dark M/M Romance Contains 800+ pages of Burly Bad Guys When it takes a villain to save the day, this group of burly bears will sweep you off your feet. Released from prison, they handle the most dangerous missions in and out of the bedroom. But hey, they’ll do whatever it takes to protect their freedom. This boxed set follows a group of villains who should have never been released from jail. Discover what happens when they find their partners in crime. Discover the crooks with Diesel, the fire-wielding killer who wants to be left alone flipping burgers; Clint, the impulsive ...

I save superheroes for a living, even if I hate those egotistical bastards. My inability to control my temper got me transferred to Heroes Emergency Medical Services. These supposed heroes destroy the city trying to stop villains. When they fall in battle, it's my job to keep them alive. Work is my life, which explains why I can't maintain more than meaningless one-night-stands. My life is about to change when a dying superhero chooses me to inherit their cosmic powers. Trust me, I find it ironic, too.

Firefly Valley, a town filled with small-town chaos and second chances. My grandmother left me her house. I figured I’d host a completely normal Viking funeral and then head back to my dull life in the city. When I discover her secret life as a globe-trotting adventurer, I question when I traded passion for predictability. And do I have the courage to change it back? Then a one-night stand sends me down memory lane. Twenty years ago, while spending a summer with my grandmother, I kissed my first boy. Now he’s a rugged man running the town’s library, and he’s determined to pick up ...

Firefly Valley, the perfect escape while this scandal blows over. Until my last movie flopped, the papers called me the next big star in Hollywood. Now, the paparazzi are on my heels, digging up every skeleton in my closet. Thankfully, nobody in this town seems to care about my career. My personal life, on the other hand… When the owners at my bed & breakfast take an interest in my love life, keeping a low profile is impossible. Even the lady at the grocery store asks if I’m seeing somebody. Most of all, why does everybody in this town insist I attend the fall festival? While my agent ...

Vanguard’s third strongest hero, and I still sleep with a night light. To blend in with the earthlings, my alter-ego, Wyatt Supreme, works at Secret Identities Incorporated. Nobody suspects that I’m the infamous hero Mr. Supreme… except for my boss… and my coworkers. I love my office, but I can’t let them know that behind these perfect dimples and bulging biceps is the heart of a coward. Then there’s Dustin, the hunky and fearless security guard. Nothing scares him, and when he heroically saves me from a villain, I’m smitten. It’ll never amount to anything more than flirting...

The Heroes of Vanguard Boxed Set Contains 1,000+ pages of Burly Heroic Men with Heart The city of Vanguard is known for two things: burly men and superheroes. For those who love both, it’s a city filled with possibilities. Citizens can only hope for a huskular hero to swoop in and save them from diabolical villains out to destroy the world. For a lucky few, they’ll see the underneath the capes and cowls to the heroes within. In this boxed set, follow an unlikely group of bears as they navigate life in a city filled with alter egos. Get to know Chad, the owner of Hideout Cafe, a hotbed ...

Three short days from retirement and one last assignment lands on my desk. After twenty years on the Powered Task Force, I was ready to hang up the badge and fade into the nothingness. I had earned a quiet life. But just before my final shift, the captain hands me a top-secret mission. It’s not the Christmas gift I wished for. I expected supervillains. I got a winter wonderland complete with a log cabin and a huskular recluse with a sexy beard and the saddest eyes I’ve ever seen. I can protect him from the enemy, but I can’t save him from despair. What’s worse, the more I watch him,...

Sentinel will suffer my wrath, even if I need to destroy the city. My time in prison didn’t change my goal. Superheroes are a menace, and I’m going to expose them as the arrogant cowards they are. They’ll call me a villain, but I’m doing it to protect Vanguard. But after being defeated by the Centurions, I no longer have powers. This could be a problem, one I will fix by any means necessary. My presence has brought one of the world’s greatest heroes out of retirement, or so I thought. If he thinks he can charm me into helping save the city, he’s got another thing coming. I’m ...

Firefly Valley, un pueblo lleno de caos rural y segundas oportunidades. Mi abuela me dejó su casa. Pensé organizar un funeral vikingo totalmente normal y luego volver a mi vida aburrida en la ciudad. Pero cuando descubro su vida secreta como aventurera trotamundos, me pregunto en qué momento cambié la pasión por la rutina. ¿Y si aún tengo el valor de recuperarla? Entonces, un encuentro de una noche me hace viajar al pasado. Hace veinte años, durante un verano con mi abuela, besé a mi primer chico. Ahora es un hombre rudo que dirige la biblioteca del pueblo… y parece decidido a ...

En Firefly Valley, perderse puede ser la única forma de encontrar el hogar. Volví a Firefly para ayudar a mi madre. Solo eso. Limpiar la casa, arreglar lo que hiciera falta y marcharme antes de que el pueblo me arrastrara a su rueda de chismes. No tenía interés en reconectar con nadie. No necesitaba formar parte de nada. Dejé Firefly atrás por una buena razón. O eso creía. No soy el único alma perdida intentando darle sentido a la vida. Nick es un forastero, y todavía no sé qué lo trajo hasta aquí, pero él me ve. No el equipaje. No los susurros sobre mi pasado. Solo a mí. ...

The world is going to burn, and I’m the one holding the match. Prison hardens a man. Even worse, my ex dumps me during the trial for a crime I didn’t commit. Okay, that’s a lie, but he deserved it. Two years into my sentence and the inmates of Cold Iron fear me. It’s lonely, but it’s the price of survival. This isn’t the place to think about friends, let alone a relationship. When Vanguard needs a criminal with my fiery skills, my time in the slammer is cut short. To keep my freedom, I only have to put down a serial killer. It’d be easy if the local do-gooder stopped ...

Bienvenido a Firefly Valley, donde todo el mundo conoce tu nombre… y tus asuntos. Y por asuntos, me refiero a mi falta de novio. Mi madre insiste en que me case para poder tener un nieto. El grupo del club de cribbage quiere ser mi celestino y encontrarme a un caballero como Dios manda. En este pueblo, todo el mundo tiene una opinión sobre mi vida amorosa. Cuando un hombre enorme como un oso se muda al pueblo, la fábrica de rumores se dispara. ¿Es un chef famoso? ¿Un padre soltero venido de la ciudad? Sea lo que sea, la gente ya está tramando cómo presentarnos. Lo que no saben es ...

I always knew the truth was out there… I just didn’t expect it to come storming into my office. As an expert on Vanguard’s conspiracies, I’ve tracked every cover-up, lab experiment, and shadowy cabal lurking in the city. But nothing prepared me for Hudson—a genetically engineered super soldier working downstairs. He’s a walking weapon created by the very organization I’ve been hunting for years, but here’s the kicker: he has no idea who—or what—he really is. For now, he hasn’t figured out my secret identity or that I can talk to machines. Meanwhile, the fax machine ...

You never know the shape revenge will take. But I do. Prison is a blast. I get three meals a day, a warm bed, and a state-of-the-art gym. The guard’s hip-hugging uniforms don’t hurt either. I say good riddance to it all when I’m offered a chance to take this show on the road. Heroes aren’t getting the job done, so they’re recruiting villains with rugged good looks. But you blow up one ice cream truck, and suddenly they assign you a handler. If I’m going to stay a free man, I need to stop a psycho from murdering half the city. Of course, the bad guy is attending a couple’s ...

Firefly Valley, l’endroit parfait pour se faire oublier le temps que ce scandale se tasse. Jusqu’à l’échec de mon dernier film, les journaux me présentaient comme la prochaine grande star d’Hollywood. Maintenant, les paparazzis me traquent, prêts à déterrer chaque squelette de mon placard. Heureusement, ici, personne ne semble se soucier de ma carrière. Ma vie personnelle, en revanche… Les propriétaires du bed & breakfast où je loge ont décidé de s’intéresser un peu trop à ma vie amoureuse, rendant toute discrétion impossible. Même la caissière de l’épicerie ...

By night, I bartend for the superhero elite. By morning, I’m kicking them out of bed. Hero Chaser isn’t just the name of my signature cocktail, it’s my not so secret identity. While Vanguard City’s supers celebrate victories with a few drinks, I’m plotting conquests like a supervillain. Gotta love a man in nothing but a cape and utility belt. But my carefree life comes to a grinding halt when a huskular teleporter saves my life and has me reconsidering my policy about no second dates. Can one man really be my everything? Especially when I have to share him? I may not get the ...