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The mafia south of the Mason Dixon line is ruled by possessive, controlling, dangerous, alphas. Except for one. Saxon Houston has grown up the best friend of the mafia boss’s youngest son. He knew one day he’d have to play a role in the life his father and grandfather are a part of. However, he much preferred dealing with raising and training the thoroughbred race horses side of the family business.

We couldn’t have been more opposite. I was molded to break the rules. My life was seeded in corruption at St. Mary's Boarding School. Fate brought us together, and we formed a plan. I gave her that taste of rebellion, and she became mine. She was my kryptonite. I was her escape, and her trust was in me.

Santi Carrera is the war I never saw coming. A beautiful liar. Ruthless. Captivating.... The architect of my own undoing. He twisted my loyalty into an ultimatum. He chained me to his side with a vow of deceit. I should despise him for all he’s done to me.... But behind those dark eyes, I see his pain. I recognize his conflict because it’s ours to share.

Mason Hill’s empire is up in flames. He built Phoenix Enterprises from the ground up. Now it’s under siege. He protected his family from the moment his parents died. Now their family tragedy is being dragged through the press. His plans for revenge have brought him to his knees. Charlotte Van Kempt faces heartbreaking betrayal. She fought to keep her family’s company afloat after devastating financial losses, even using her own body as collateral. In repayment, her parents ruined her to regain control of Van Kempt Industries.

Avery knew life as an undercover DEA agent was dangerous, but she never imagined that in less than a day her entire world would fall apart. Her cover was blown and the man who exposed her set her up to be taken by her enemies, framed her for taking bribes, and killed her partner. Only the intervention of a mysterious group of men saved her from a fate worse than death. Now she is on the run from the very law she used to uphold, and her only hope of clearing her name is to find the men who saved her life.

The Ha’kan, an all-female race that reveres sexuality and views monogamy as unnatural, have been at war with the Tavinter for centuries. Queen Halla seeks to end this long-term dispute with the nomadic forest people by extending a unique offer to the Tavinter Chieftain. She invites his daughter, Skye, to attend the most prestigious school in all of Arianthem: The Sjöfn Academy. Skye accepts the invitation and sets out with determination and trepidation.

Paul and his companions are at Becker State Park, preparing to raise the Mansion and restore it to some semblance of flight. As they do, a group of supernaturals emerges from the woods, battered and frightened. They’ve been attacked by a madman called "the Hunter" who has returned after a long time away. They speak about him with almost mythic intent, treating him like a figure from a dark fairy tale. Little does Paul know that at that moment, the Hunter may prove the demise of himself, his supernatural companions, and the House of the Talismancer.

The stakes are higher than money. They’re deeper than secrets. It's life or death when Mason Hill sets his sights on the Van Kempt family. Charlotte’s hopes and dreams crash down around her. She questions everything, especially her own father. But she’s always understood the value of loyalty. She’ll defend her parents’ lives—even if it means risking her own.

John Devonte and his Wargear have a new home in the Deadlands. The Deadlands have been sealed by the Draconic Emperor's scalemancers. The only way for John and his Wargear women to survive is to penetrate the heart of the Deadlands and find the "Omphalos," the navel of the world. Whatever power lies there, John isn’t sure, but the Draconic Emperor is willing to kill for it. If John can find it first, he might just find himself with the power to rival anyone else in the world.

I'm the charming brother. The playful one. Damn good at my job, but I never take it too seriously. Life and death were just like playing cards dealt around a poker table. And the new job I accepted was just like any other. Until it wasn't. My course changed the moment I met Arryn Lauder, an absolute hurricane of a woman, and my client's daughter. But when the job goes wrong, and she becomes the new target on the underworld's hitlist, I do the one thing that could end us both. I take her.

Lily Grantham has always done what she’s been told. The daughter of a senator, she grew up as the good girl of Fawn Hill, and carried that torch right on through to adulthood. Her only wild streak? Bowen Nash. She loved that boy since the day they laid eyes on each other, and it nearly ended them both. A decade later, and Lily still can’t move on, even if Bowen has made it clear he doesn’t love her anymore.

The dragons have returned to Arianthem, and four of the Ancients go to war. Talan is joined by Kylan, her seductive ally from the Great War, while Volva, her enemy, uses her carnal ways to stand against the queen of all Dragons. Both of Talan’s children must stand with her, and Talan gambles that her trust in them is not misplaced. Meanwhile, both the Ha’kan and Tavinter seek Skye, the young ruler who was kidnapped by a sorceress. Haunted by thoughts of her violation and captivity, they will not stop until they find her, even if it means searching every league of the Deep Woods.

When an irresistible profile leads to a tantalizing proposal, Chastity's long-kept innocence is finally unraveled. But when the irresistible force of her purity crashes against the immovable object of not one but three hard-bodied roommates? Deciding who gets to end up with her seems an impossible decision.

The final battle between John Devonte, the True Dragon, and Vanqueur Hellsbane, the false Emperor, is here. Together with his beautiful Wargear, his women who can transform into formidable weapons, John is going to rid the world of Hellsbane's taint. And he might just become emperor himself in the process.

Ryan Shea has sworn off men. After her last relationship imploded in front of her eyes, she decided to take a break from swimming in the dating pool…possibly forever. The brilliant computer whiz loses her brain when it comes to love, and jumping feet first burns her every time. Without a home or much of a clue where life is headed, taking a trip back to the small town of Fawn Hill to stay with her best friend seems like the only option. Except it puts Ryan directly in the path of the one man she can’t fall for.

It all started on a dating app and a fake name. Instead of a hot hook-up, I end up face-to-face with Kingston St. James. He’s one of the most striking and wealthy men in Seattle—as well as my brother’s best friend.

Presley McDaniel lives her life from moment to moment. Making permanent decisions means obligation, and that would force her to stop being the family disappointment. Waitress, fitness instructor, dog walker…you name the hourly job and she’s probably held the position. But when her grandmother can no longer run her book shop in Fawn Hill, a town so small it barely has its own zip code, Presley steps up to help.

Colt Holliday knows all too well how life can sometimes just piss you off, but he’s learned to control his anger issues. Or so he thinks. When an ancient god takes over his soul, Colt is faced with a rage unlike any other. Now when he gets mad, he hits like a category 5 hurricane after too many shots of Patrón. Colt soon finds himself in an insane world of mythical creatures—vampires, werewolves, and demons—hiding among humans.

Forrest Nash is a smug know-it-all. With his brains, ridiculous good looks and penchant for disobeying the laws of both the police and the dark web, Fawn Hill’s resident genius is cockier than any man Penelope Briggs has ever encountered. It doesn’t help that their six-year age difference makes him completely ineligible in her eyes. Add in the fact that he doesn’t want marriage or babies, and that should eliminate him from the dating pool forever. But it doesn’t mean she can’t sleep with him. Once. Or twice. Or ten times.

As a strong initiate of the Sawa sect, Kei never expected to be given the boot, while someone else cheated their way up the ladder. But here he was, kicked out, speeding across the planet, with one chance left to prove himself: His mission to infiltrate the enemy sect, and steal what makes them the most powerful family on the planet. Fail, and lose everything he’s ever strived for. Fail, and lose the one thing he loves the most, his family. For Kei, failure is just not an option.