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For two centuries, the Framers' ideas about political corruption flourished in the courts, even in the absence of clear rules governing voters, civil officers, and elected officials. In the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court began to narrow the definition of corruption, and the meaning has since changed dramatically. No case makes that clearer than Citizens United.

Every facet of American life is being overtaken by big platform monopolists like Facebook, Google, and Bayer (which has merged with the former agricultural giant Monsanto), resulting in a greater concentration of wealth and power than we've seen since the Gilded Age. They are evolving into political entities that often have more influence than the actual government, bending state and federal legislatures to their will and even creating arbitration courts that circumvent the US justice system.

Noah West came to Black Hollow to disappear. He didn’t expect to be hunted—by a possessive werewolf with a guarded heart, and a seductive vampire prince with secrets in his kiss. Both want him. Both are dangerous. And both are hiding the truth: Noah isn’t just caught in a supernatural war. He’s the one who could end it. Or unleash something even worse. Two monsters. One man. No rules.

Vincent LaRue is all wrong — too polished, too pretty, and too full of secrets. But when his brother turns up dead in a motel room dressed to scandalize, he walks into detective Nash Vega’s office with blood on his hands and a plea for help. Nash should’ve walked away. He’s been burned before. But Vincent’s kiss is as dangerous as the case — and someone out there is filming their victims like it’s high art. Lies. Lust. Murder on reel. Hollywood’s dirty secrets are about to light the screen on fire.

In a hidden city where ancient treaties keep werewolves, vampires, and witches from annihilating each other, a fragile peace hangs by a thread. When a brutal murder breaks the truce, each faction blames the other. War is inevitable — unless someone can uncover the truth. Enter Kieran — a brooding vampire prince exiled from his court, haunted by his past, and craving power. Enter Ash — a fierce, impulsive werewolf pack beta, heir to a pack that sees him as a threat. Enter Thorne — a soft-spoken but deadly witch marked by a prophecy he doesn't understand.None of them trust the others....

A vampire prince with a secret. A lone wolf with nothing left to lose. A witch caught between them. In New Avalon, love is a bloodsport. Rowan Mercer doesn’t do vampires. Doesn’t trust them. Doesn’t sleep with them. Definitely doesn’t work for them. Until Adrien Vale — gorgeous, ancient, dangerously untouchable — offers him a job…and a deal Rowan can’t walk away from. Stop a brewing war between vampires and werewolves? Easy. Try not to fall for the vampire prince pulling his strings? Impossible. And then there’s Theo Quinn — a human witch with illegal blood magic, a ...

After a painful breakup and a failed writing career, Julian retreats to a remote mountain cabin to clear his head. The town nearby is quiet. Too quiet. Locals whisper about the Echoes of the Green — creatures said to haunt the woods, stealing the warmth from your skin and the love from your heart. Julian doesn’t believe in ghost stories. Until he meets Asher — strange, magnetic, and not quite human. Asher is beautiful, wild, and heartbreakingly lonely. He warns Julian to leave. To never walk past the river. To never stay out after nightfall. But Julian’s curiosity—and his growing ...

In a world where monsters live hidden among humans, Kellen Grey has always known two rules: stay quiet, stay human. But when he accidentally survives an attack from a rogue creature, he becomes a rare target — a human marked by magic. Now he’s being hunted — and protected — by the two most dangerous monsters he’s ever met. → Rhett — the brutal, scarred werewolf alpha who lives like violence is easier than vulnerability. → Lucian — the ancient, beautiful vampire prince who plays with hearts like they’re chess pieces. Both want him for different reasons. Both will kill for...

Nico Vale, an ex-Special Forces operative turned private bodyguard, doesn’t do relationships. He does protection, precision, and never crossing lines. But his new assignment? Leo Wilder, a wildly famous, scandal-prone pop star with a body like sin and a mouth that drives Nico insane. Leo is bold, brilliant, and constantly in danger thanks to a stalker who’s getting too close. His label wants damage control. Leo wants freedom. And Nico? He just wants to keep his distance. Too bad Leo doesn’t know how to back off — or keep his hands to himself. As threats escalate and the stalker ...

Dante “Diesel” Cruz is the fiercest underground fighter in Chicago — inked, jaded, and completely untouchable. His rule? No attachments. Ever. Logan Chase is the golden boy of the city’s elite gym scene — a clean-cut personal trainer with a body built for sin and a heart he’s tried too hard to guard. When Logan gets recruited to secretly train Dante for a shot at a legit championship, sparks fly. Logan isn’t ready for Diesel’s dangerous world. And Diesel isn’t ready for someone who actually gives a damn. But fists aren’t the only things flying in the ring. As their ...

Jax Maddox is a ruthless underground MMA fighter known as The Wrecking Machine — undefeated, untouchable, and emotionally locked down. Fighting is the only thing that quiets the storm inside him… until a cocky, reckless pretty boy with lightning-fast kicks and a smart-ass mouth struts into his gym and throws everything off balance. Cal Rivera fights like he’s got something to prove. Because he does. After a scandal in his pro circuit career, he’s starting over in the blood-soaked back alleys of underground fighting — and the last thing he expects is to fall hard for the grumpy, ...

In a remote mountain town where ancient wolfblood rules still govern the night, two rival alpha werewolves are forced into a reluctant alliance. One is brutal and brooding. The other is calculating and cold. Together, they’ll either destroy each other—or burn the world down with their desire.

In a crumbling coastal town where the dead don't always stay buried, 22-year-old Eli Hale is just trying to survive. After the death of his estranged father — the town’s last “grave warden” — Eli inherits not just a decaying mansion on the cliffs, but a blood-bound duty: keeping the restless spirits trapped in their graves through old, forgotten magic. He doesn't believe in ghosts…until the first night, when the graveyard breathes. And standing among the mist and broken stones is Rafe — a powerful, half-wild stranger who claims to be a "graveborn" — a spirit tethered to the ...

When a famed drag performer known as Velvet Vice is found dead in her dressing room at Club Midnight, her last whisper is scrawled in eyeliner on a cracked mirror: “Vega.” Nash Vega, still reeling from past betrayals and haunted by the name, is pulled back into the queer underbelly of the city — a place of champagne lies, feather boas, backroom deals, and one man he never wanted to see again: Julian Black, the club’s seductive owner and Vega’s ex-lover with a body like sin and a past even darker than his eyeliner. As Nash digs deeper, he uncovers a tangle of secrets involving ...

Kane Mercer doesn’t believe in magic. He believes in keeping his head down, fixing cars, and moving on before anyone gets too close. Drifting from town to town suits him just fine — until his truck breaks down in the middle of nowhere, deep in the haunted woods surrounding the forgotten town of Briar Hollow. The locals say the forest is cursed. They say things watch from the trees. They say the Hollow keeps what it wants. And what it seems to want... is Kane.

Elliot just wants a normal summer. Sun. Gay brunch. Maybe finally getting over his stupidly perfect ex, Adrian — who inconveniently died in a freak soul-transfer accident involving a cursed crystal and a hot yoga studio. But things get awkward when Elliot starts dating Nico — sweet, mysterious, maybe-too-good-to-be-true Nico — only to realize... yeah. Adrian’s ghost is totally squatting inside Nico’s body like it’s rent-controlled. Now Elliot is stuck in the world’s weirdest love triangle: His new boyfriend (who might be catching real feelings). His dead ex (haunting said new ...

Two enemies. One blood bond. A kingdom they’ll burn down just to have each other. When Adrian Cross’s clan is slaughtered, he’s forced to make a deal with Cassian Draven — the cold, beautiful prince of the Crimson Court. Their alliance was supposed to be survival. Instead, it becomes something darker — blood-soaked, brutal, and forbidden. Hunted by the Court they once served, Adrian and Cassian will fight, bleed, and destroy everything in their path — because some bonds are too savage to break. And some love stories are written in blood.

In a city ruled by ancient vampire clans, Luca Vale is human — a professional vampire hunter from a secret order sworn to keep the balance. But when a brutal new vampire faction rises, slaughtering both humans and vampires alike, Luca is forced into an impossible alliance… with Adrien, a centuries-old vampire prince who should be his sworn enemy. Their deal is simple: work together to take down the real threat. The problem? They can't stand each other. The bigger problem? They can’t seem to stay away from each other.

"Monsters don’t run. They build their own pack." Emery spent his whole life running from monsters. Then he met Cassian — all sharp teeth, rough hands, and dangerous loyalty. And Theo — all stubborn mouth, soft heart, and zero self-preservation. Now he’s not running anymore

Ten years ago, Elias Hart and River Quinn were the kind of boys who believed love could rewrite the stars. Best friends turned high school sweethearts, they made a secret vow beneath the full moon on the cliffs of their sleepy coastal hometown: no matter what, we find our way back to each other. Then River left. No goodbye. No explanation. Just a shattered promise and silence. Now Elias is back in Tidesway Bay, caring for his ailing father and trying to outrun the ghosts of a past that won’t let go. The last person he expects to see? River—older, quieter, and still heartbreakingly ...