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Doctor Drusilla James of Imperial House Vo went from being an insignificant human on Earth to one of the most influential women in the Alliance Empire. The goddess of home has granted to her this lofty position in exchange for her everlasting devotion to her and her continuing belief in the Lost People. However, Drusilla veered from the goddess’s path when she accepted Admiral Jei’s tempting offer to reanimate Commander Jane Johnson at the Capital City Hospital, and now she finds herself head-to-head with her adoptive mother for Imperial power.

With Earth now ruled by the restrictive and archaic Alliance Empire, people are relying on me to uncover the truth about our alien sovereigns. I can’t pass up the personal invitation from the Empress to tour the Capital City.

Professor and Mrs. Moriarty have a few weeks to kill before their theater opens. Happily, two small cases drop in their respective laps. Moriarty has what looks like a scheme to swindle army veterans out of their discharge pay. Angelina must find a missing servant by winkling her way into a circle of officers’ wives. Neither case seems terribly challenging - just enough to provide an agreeable competition.

Ilsa Lynn has survived her first few weeks as Gatekeeper between mortal and spirit worlds, but her problems are just beginning. The source of her magic remains as shrouded in mystery as her family's past while the necromancers are keen to recruit her as one of their own. And then, there's River, the tempting faerie-necromancer placed in charge of her training.

HUMANS ARE THE MOST ADORABLE CREATURES IN THE GALAXY. Everyone says so. Is it such a surprise that an Alpha Imperial Warship would take human prisoners? Most definitely, everyone knows, the Alliance never takes prisoners. Once onboard, the crew of the Dakota are casually informed that human women from the crew are now shockingly considered to be Alliance citizens by the Empire. Moreover, they will be returning to the Alliance homeworld.

In this gripping tale, a visionary entrepreneur and dedicated physician find unexpected romance amidst the thrills of a groundbreaking technological discovery. Eric has designed a revolutionary technology utilizing quantum principles. However, in doing so, he unknowingly opens a portal from the future. Only Ava and Eric know the secret about time travelers and the impending threat of a dystopian future.

I'm the maid of honor. He's the father of the bride. Thanks to a snowstorm on the East Coast, I'm the only member of my best friend's wedding party to actually arrive in Vegas as planned. But she has a plan...her father will pick me up at the airport, and we'll take care of any last-minute wedding details together. Not in the plan is the unexpected sizzling chemistry with an older, off-limits man and being talked into sharing his suite.

The forests of Lyle Mountain have always served as a safe haven for six-year-old Sheridan and her doll Becca when fleeing from her stepfather's drunken rampages, until the night a new brutal predator enters her harrowing world. His intent: to annihilate her, as it is foretold her existence threatens to reveal the heinous wrath he maliciously inflicts upon unsuspecting victims.

Devon’s whispered words haunt. “What are you, Cressa Langtry?” It probably meant nothing. But it might be everything. Cressa Langtry, professional cat burglar, still owes a debt to the notorious and beguiling vamp Devon Trelane, and what she thought was a quick mission to pay off a sizable debt was only a trial run. Devon, in a show of faith, has sweetened the pot.

I am the Ambassador to the Agnorrian Empire and bearer of the goddess of home’s eye. I am one of the most important men in the Alliance Empire. However, I’ve had to leave my diplomatic vessel on Earth’s moon for repairs and return to the Empire on a cargo ship. This is unfortunate, but that's not what’s troubling me.

My assignment on Earth is coming to an end. Handing over projects is always bittersweet as an anthropologist, having to say "goodbye" to people I've come to know while studying their culture. However, this time is different. I have fallen in love with a human woman, and I want her to come with me. But there are some issues. She doesn't know I'm not human and not only that, but I'll be asking her to leave Earth, her friends and family behind. Will she say come with me?

Naughty to be nice. High class escort, Genieve, gets caught in the act with a politician, and gossip goes wild. Flame-haired and curvy, Genieve is used to attracting attention, but her employer, Luxxor Limited, can't stand the heat. They task her with lying low until the scandal blows over, in the protection of the one man she's never been able to charm: Brody Haynes. Power player Brody fixes politicians' problems, but keeping Genieve out of sight is a challenge. The sexy redhead is smart, and her sense of humor disarms him.

Eugenia was born to privilege in the Ratna clan, nobility famed for their alchemical jewel production. Eugenia’s a talented alchemist herself - but the patriarchy insists her less able brother is the heir to the family secrets and property. As if that weren’t insult enough, an accidentally public tryst with another woman means Genie is shunned by polite society altogether. Enter the gorgeous Lord Oliver Plumtree, scion of one of the oldest alchemical families in Chrysopoeia and master of the foreboding Waldgrave Abbey. But Lord Oliver is actually Olivia.

When Jenny Watkins buys an old fixer-upper with her husband, Greg, she is quickly haunted by a voice that only she can hear. The message the voice conveys prompts Jenny to look into the history of the house, which was the scene of a disappearance 60 years earlier. During her investigation, she is introduced to a cast of characters who ultimately change the way Jenny looks at life.

Lucas Maynard is cadre in service to House Trelane. He has one mission—locate an ancient book or find the curator who hid it. His secret task could bring two distant races together or propel vampire society into a civil war. Ginger Morrison is a human living among vampires. Though humans in a vampire House are common, there are days when she feels like an outsider, made terrifyingly real when House Trelane was threatened with sanctions that could have put her back on the streets. Her fears dissipate when Lucas asks her to join him on his mission.

I attended a Halloween party in New Orleans with another officer from the Alliance Force. We all need to find wives, and costume parties are some of the best places to meet human women as they think our grey skin is a part of our costume. At this All Hallows’ Eve party, I met Ivy. We talked and then exchanged contact information. Not a day goes by that we don’t communicate with each other. She’s the most wonderful woman I’ve ever met. But the problem is, she thinks I’m human.

Someone, somewhere, had been strangled. Psychic Jenny Watkins' second vision comes through the eyes of the victim. While she doesn't know when or where the strangulation took place, she does get a good look at the killer. With little else to go on besides an image in her mind, Jenny races to put a name to the face before he strikes again.

Cunning woman Jane Moone must defend her apothecary father from a murder charge with the aid of a talking cat, a fairy frog, and a skeptical - but very handsome - barrister.

Nate Carter is living the good life. Taking a break from his engineering day job to be Camp Firefly Falls' resident tennis instructor, he's got nothing on his plate besides acting as best man for his sister and his BFF's wedding and avoiding a summer-ending injury like the one that sidelined him last year. An unfortunate incident involving salad dressing and his tuxedo finds Nate face to face with struggling single mom Ruby Hudson, who's moonlighting as a waiter. After their calamitous meeting, they have a far more satisfying end to their evening in the back of Ruby's station wagon.

Jane Moone is hired to identify the witch who cursed a sheep. But her client, Kate Grazier, has already decided who did it - Dorcas Whiting, the hedge witch who happens to be Jane’s father’s sweetheart. Dorcas would never harm an innocent sheep and everyone knows it, but she’s arrested before Jane can credit the accusation. Now she has to persuade the poorest farmers in the district - Dorcas’ patients - to stand before the magistrate in Greenslade Hall and testify on the witch’s behalf.