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Luke Emerson has big shoes to fill. He doesn’t know how to be a Mayor of their small town, but with the help of his assistant, Allen, he is damn sure going to give it a good try. From what little he’s seen of the town government it’s corrupt and he’s bound and determined to do something about it. When they receive a call that Allen’s sister Jack has been critically injured in a fire, Allen falls apart. His sister is all he has left. Luke goes with him to the hospital and as soon as Luke catches her scent, he knows she’s his mate, but the doctor is giving her less than a three ...

Mac Pendleton didn’t know what had come over her. When she woke up that morning, strange things were going on with her, and it scared her too much to think about it. This weird assed vine had just appeared on her back, and it moved. Not only that, but she now knew things that she couldn’t possibly have known. Edmond and his other single brothers were a bit put off by Lica’s new mate, Brandy. She was shelling out cash to them so fast, they felt like bought men. Edmond had to take a bit of a break from the family, or he might say something to Brandy that he’d regret. Edmond pulled ...

The man is a computer genius… Sebastian Bowen is the computer mastermind of the family. He’s always loved high tech stuff and he’s good at it. So good that he’s always busy with everyone else’s stuff, and sometimes the family’s computer needs are unintentionally placed on the back burner. Ama really wants to help Sebastian’s parents, but not at the expense of her pride. Sebastian Bowen can go to hell as far as she’s concerned. No one accuses her of taking advantage of people. She doesn’t roll that way. He forgot the first rule: Never piss off a Fae… Sebastian’s parents...

Carrie Hunter was at the end of her rope. Her brother’s gambling debts left her owing hundreds of thousands of dollars. He was now dead, but somehow, the loansharks he owned money to were going after her. She would rather eat a bullet than live in that kind of fear. The thugs were in the diner to collect… Archie and his brother Nash just happened to be grabbing a pizza at the diner. Well, Archie was grabbing a pizza, and Nash decided to hone in on his dinner. Nash informed him that the place was being robbed, and everyone was going to die except the manager, and she’d be left alive ...

It is preordained that Holly and Phil are to spend their lives together as mates. He's ready but rogue vampires, his knighthood, her brothers, and Holly's job are standing in their way. Not to mention Holly herself is resisting the inevitable. His charm and love for her notwithstanding.

The Golden Men stick together. Especially when it comes to saving the women of their streak. Alistair knows his brothers will help him keep his mate safe, but will she let them? It certainly doesn't seem that way. But when Lance shows up telling him that Allyson is his, Alistair decides to show him that messing with his family is as good as stepping in front of a moving train. It just isn't a smart move - but then again Lance isn't all that smart. Ryland isn't the only sexy Golden. Find out in the next installment of the Golden Streak Series - Alistair.

Thad moved slowly. For as much as he wanted her to tell him what was going on, the need to touch and be touched by her was driving him over the edge. Her scent, too, one he was sure didn’t come from a bottle or from soap. This time when he pulled her to him he didn’t let her pull back. “I want to taste you. Then I want to take you upstairs and fuck you. What better way to spend a hazy afternoon than getting sweaty between the sheets.” She pushed at his chest, but he didn’t let her go. “If I’m barking up the wrong tree, Nurse Ericks—” “I don’t bark, Mr. Galloway, I howl...

Harper Wilson and all her siblings were relieved when they received the notice of their parents’ demise. No one deserved it more, and the only reason Harper agreed to go back to that little town in Ohio was to make sure they were truly dead. Bryant Prince and his family were immortals and hadn’t aged since they’d reached the age of 28. He and his family had always lived next door to the Wilsons, but he never knew the Wilson children. Drawn in by dark, morbid memories from her childhood, Harper wound up here. Bryant watched her, knowing that he’d found his mate.

This school year was not starting out as Jeremiah had planned. He loved being a teacher, but so far, being the school’s new principal had left a lot to be desired. He had only been at it for a few weeks and had already let go of eleven people. He had to find new teachers, and fast. “Ms. Lexy Turner?” She turned toward them and fell backward when the ladder she’d been standing on slipped. Barely catching her, nearly dropping her when she scrambled away from Mr. J, Richy told her that she was safe. Mr. J just kept holding her even after she told him three times to let her down. She ...

Lica Frazier and his five brothers had a rough start in life. Their mother, only half wolf, and their father, human, the boys shouldn’t have been able to shift. The fact that they could was a secret they kept closely guarded from their parents. Now grown, although financially poor, the Frazier boys had made a respectable name for themselves. Their current Alpha was looking to retire and wanted Lica to take over the pack as the new Alpha. Brandy Connor had a bone to pick with Lica Frazier. He’d upset one of her employees, and she needed to get to the bottom of it. Lica knew instantly ...

Locke Erikson and his brothers needed a way out. Their dad was one mean SOB, and they had to get out of the house before one of them ended up dead. Locke hit the jackpot. It was over a billion dollars, and there was only one winner. Just disappearing and keeping their winnings a secret seemed like the best solution. Alexandra Grable was down on her luck. Her grandmother, Martha, had been keeping tabs on her and told her she’d be dying soon. Alexandra was hoping that her grandmother would be leaving her enough money to get on her feet. To her surprise, the woman gave nearly everything to ...

From the moment Amy found out her brother was running for the presidency of the United States, she moved out of the family home and changed her last name. She loved her brother, but she didn’t love the limelight. All she wanted was freedom. The freedom to live her life the way she wanted without being in the shadow of the Secret Service all the time. Taking pictures was her passion, and that’s what she would do, and no one would stand in her way. Amy had taken a lot of great shots of the animals at the zoo, but if one more person asked her if she had permission to be there, she would ...

Working undercover was mostly all Cassie had ever known. All she had left was her brother, Bradley, who was also special forces and working undercover. Bradley had arranged to meet with her; there was something he wanted her to see, but before he could tell her anything, they were trapped in an ambush. Bradley didn’t make it, and she barely survived. The problem was Cassie didn’t want to. She had no one left… Daniel Watson was also working undercover. This was his last gig, and he was ready to retire. He didn’t question it when his car was cut off, and he was herded into the back of...

Hazel Cherokee and Booth Dixon had been good friends since college. Booth would do anything for her. Hazel had the unpleasant task of visiting her father one last time in jail to find out Grandma’s last wishes, and she needed some muscle in case her dad got out of hand. He was a mean man and deserved everything he was getting. Booth couldn’t make it, but he’d send one of his brothers… As soon as Jayden came into the room, he stared at her like he’d never seen a woman before. She was getting annoyed with him because he just kept staring. “I’m a woman. Haven’t you ever seen ...

Grace McKenna had been friends with Jenson for years, and when she got into a bind, there was no way Jenson was going to let her deal with it on her own. Jenson’s wife, Jade, loved Gracie to pieces, too. Maverick was tired of living in a condo. Staying in a house while out of town attending a few classes had him realizing the condo life wasn’t what he wanted. He was ready for a change. His dad told him about a house he had considered getting for the foundation, but it had too much land. Maverick took a look and fell in love with it as soon as he walked in the front door. The banker did ...

Recommended for 18+ Erotic Shapeshifter Romance. Book 1 of the McCullough’s Jamboree Jaguar Shifter Series. This full length novel can be read as a stand-alone. McCullough’s Jamboree 1. Colin 2. Parker 3. Dustin 4. Larson 5. Boyd (Coming Soon) 6. Hawkins (Coming Soon) Virginia is a bestselling paranormal romance author. She does much better with her stories than with people. When she’s in her “writing zone,” she won’t even eat unless her mother hands her a plate and reminds her to do so. She wouldn’t be making the trip to the McCullough’s if it wasn’t absolutely necessary....

Fowler had no desire to take over as king of the dragons, at least not yet, anyway. His grandmother, the former queen, was pressuring him into taking a mate. He didn’t need a mate, and that was that. Amy hated rich people with a passion. If she wasn’t forced into going into this lunch meeting with the Walshs, she wouldn’t. And she certainly wasn’t going to be forced into eating a hamburger she didn’t order by some handsome, arrogant prick. Enough was enough; she was out of there, and when he grabbed her arm, all bets were off…

Recommended for 18+ Erotic Shapeshifter Romance. Book 1 of the McCullough’s Jamboree Jaguar Shifter Series. This full length novel can be read as a stand-alone. McCullough’s Jamboree 1. Colin 2. Parker 3. Dustin 4. Larson—Release date 11/13/2017 5. Boyd (Coming Soon) 6. Hawkins (Coming Soon) Mackenzie’s shift at the hospital had just begun when they told her that a patient friend of hers was back in the ER and asking for her. When she entered the curtained room, the last thing she expected was for a McCullough to be sitting next to her patient. It wasn’t Hawk, thank god, but the ...

Recommended for 18+ Erotic Shapeshifter Romance. Book 1 of the McCullough’s Jamboree Jaguar Shifter Series. This full length novel can be read as a stand-alone. McCullough’s Jamboree 1. Colin—Release date 2/22/2016 2. Parker—Release date 10/3/2016 3. Dustin—Release date 8/21/2017 4. Larson—Release date 11/13/2017 5. Boyd (Coming Soon) 6. Hawkins (Coming Soon) Who rescued who was still a little vague, but they escaped just the same. The lab called him SA-8, and they had made him into a very powerful weapon. But to Reese he was just Josh, a boy that could do amazing things, but a ...

Layla Marks had somehow been saddled with her family’s debts. Now that nearly everyone was gone, it was up to her to make things right. Even at a physician’s pay, it it wasn’t nearly enough to do the things she needed to do, like put markers on their graves. Now, some idiot lawyers were ranting that she had some long-lost family because of some DNA test she didn’t even take. Oh, well, it was too late to claim the inheritance now anyway. She’d missed the deadline. Madison thought Layla Marks was one of the most stubborn women he’d ever met, next to his Mom. Even if she was his ...