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The only rule for being a hockey star's nanny: Look but don't touch. But sharing a bedroom wall... Means I can hear everything he is doing. And sooner or later, he might make me crack.

Alice Primrose is a witch who has it all: her own wine brand, friends who accept her witchy ways, and her supportive and loving boyfriend, Hugo Dodds. Despite having to run away to protect a powerful spell, Alice is safe and happy in her new home of Newbury Grove. Now, unexplainable events plague Newbury Grove. After the mysterious Sylvia and Sebastian Savino move in next door, Alice and Hugo’s lives turn upside down. Their relationship is put to the test as the Savinos unveil their hidden motives—they’re vampires who desire Alice’s hidden spell for their own nefarious deeds.

Lizzie Fox is the story about a courageous and determined young woman, who grew up in foster care. She has suffered terrible injustice in her life and so hates it when she encounters it. In the small South Texas town of Seclusion, that injustice takes the form of racial and economic injustice violently controlled and policed by the county’s rich and powerful, including the local sheriff, the wealthy oil barons and the hierarchy within the church.

After Viv Falcone’s father is installed as the new Don of Philadelphia’s Mafia by the most powerful family in the city, she’s given a choice. Marry the youngest Callahan son or her family pays the price. An arranged marriage to a cold, heartless playboy doesn’t sound like the stuff of fairytales. But she’ll sell her soul to keep her family safe.

Cora and Ronan have been chosen to represent their zones at the Mating Grounds—a genetic diversity breeding program run by the government. Can they choose a mate before their year is up or will they be assigned to someone and lose out on their chance at a love match?

Before meeting Corvin, Maeve's penniless investigative journalist days were on wash, rinse, repeat: gym, latte, class, bar job, and madly slamming her keyboard in between. When the tall, handsome shifter pulls back the veil, revealing that she too is a Fae shapeshifter, everything changes. Now Maeve is tangled up with a Naga crime lord whos demanding Corvin finish his mission. But given his Fraebies, Corvin's magic is too dangerous to use and he's forced to leverage Maeve's investigative skills to find his quarry: a doctor that can cure him.

Eight months after Tristan Faraday sacrificed his identity to save the woman he loved, the newest member of the Council faces danger on all sides. The woman he was programmed to care for, Emmeline Boucher, grows more unstable and dependent on him daily while he becomes embroiled in a deadly political game with the ruthless Head of the Council, Fang Chen, who will do anything—destroy anyone—to hold on to her power.

Kodi Gander can't stop wondering what might have been. Losing a softball scholarship to an ACL tear, the now twenty-four-year-old makes do with working for a grump of a doctor and plotting to win the local cornhole league. But when she seeks the services of the town's dreamy new chiropractor, she's shocked when his healing hands send unexpected thrills up and down her body.

Disgraced from shifter black ops, Jaden struggles to find purpose. Especially after his battle buddy drops the perfect business endeavor he never wanted in his lap, and the first job goes awry. At the worst possible moment, his mate enters his life like a wrecking ball.

We follow the story of Fiaa as she navigates a world that is foreign to her, full of unknown magic and untapped potential. She has the ability to break a long-withstanding curse, which comes at a great personal cost. The use of her magic to its extremes, paired with her recovery from extremely traumatic events, leaves her exhausted and feeling as if she lacks autonomy despite being a truly strong Faerie.

Edie Carrigan didn't plan to "get herself" pregnant, much less end up in a home for unwed mothers. In 1950s North Carolina, illegitimate pregnancy is kept secret, wayward women require psychiatric cures, and adoption is always the best solution. Not even Edie’s closest friend, Luce Waddell, understands what Edie truly wants: to keep and raise the baby. Twenty-five years later, Luce is a successful lawyer, and her daughter Meera now faces the same decision Edie once did.

Fiaa, the newly crowned Queen of Faerie is left with the destruction Sintus and the Darkens caused in their wake. Ryker, the King of Faerie finds himself in the clutches of their enemies, as Fiaa is left to defend their kingdom alone. Faerie and Faedom have already lost so much, can Fiaa end Sintus’s reign of tyranny?

When Fiaa turns 21, strange things begin to happen. A chance meeting with a stranger has her seemingly normal life spiraling out of control. This stranger, Ryker, Prince of Faerie, finds something magical and unique with this mortal girl. With one look she has entranced him, but with one touch she sees right through his glamour. Taken to another world, Fiaa's eyes are open to the magical realm of Faerie, where more secrets seem to loom.

Seventeen-year old Maura O’Donnell’s strange eyes and love of the stars make her an outcast in her small village. When a toddler dies in her care, Maura flees the child’s father to a mysterious city known for its refuge. Appearances lie and she’s caught in a snare laid by a supernatural enemy who lusts after her ability to see the unseen. With only five days before her trial, it’s a race to discern friend versus foe. What Maura rejects in herself is key to averting a diabolical plot. The stars have a voice, but will Maura hear their message in time to save a generation of children?

Life should be perfect. I'm engaged to Owen Sharpe. We're having a baby. And my career is finally back on track. But there's one problem: the rookie player everyone's calling the future of the Houston Scythes? He's the man who destroyed my life once before. And now, his father is buying the team. Spencer Santos has always been dangerous. But with his daddy's money behind him, he's lethal. And he's made it clear: my silence comes with a price. I could tell Owen the truth. He'd burn down the world to protect me. But that's exactly what I'm afraid of.

Selena Wilson seems completely normal on all accounts except for her family’s secrets, glowing eyes, unusual strength, and other random occurrences. Now, as others' paths start to intertwine with hers, the uncertainty within her begins to bear its fangs. Especially when a mysterious girl named Skylar walks into her life, and her world is turned upside down.

Owen Sharpe is like a Bingo card of "Men I Should Stay Away From." Gorgeous? Of course. Cocky? Like a literal rooster. Pro hockey player with a fat wallet and a bad attitude? You already know it. But when I get locked out on my apartment balcony—while missing a crucial piece of my clothing (hint: the lower half)—Owen is the only person willing and able to help me. That's how I ended up in his apartment for the night. And when the Houston Scythes superstar needed a fake girlfriend to rehab his terrible PR image, I was willing to return the favor. Besides, we both swore this was fake.

Since the Great War between elves and beings, the Dyr kingdom has remained in poverty because of a particularly awful, magic-weaving villain. Or at least, that's what Dusk let's them believe. Vexed by the king's ignorance about his beings, she plays the part of "wicked witch" to create a charming and intelligent hero out of the prince. However, when a mysterious Clubs kingdom councilmember arrives for help, the villainous deeds turn more impulsive and complicated. They are led to uncover siren murders, a new addictive drug, vanishing halflings, and something much more sinister.

When grandchildren are young, a sweet treat or new toy is enough to inspire their unconditional adoration. And then your grandchildren grow up. Suddenly they are teenagers and it's not so easy. With our differences in musical tastes, technology, formative events...one could say we are from different worlds. Where Two Worlds Meet starts with the teenage years, recognizing that your grandchildren are becoming independent beings. It's an action-focused guide to stay connected and even deepen your relationship with your grandchildren as you both age.

Scarlett Semiria knew the cost of her actions the day she sacrificed everything to keep her family, her Courts, and her twin flame safe. At least she thought she did. When she discovers the cost was more than she could have ever anticipated, she finds herself once again forced to choose between saving innocents or saving the ones she loves. But this choice might just leave her so broken, even the stars won’t be able to bring her back.