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Is there anything worse than getting sick on the four-hour flight home for the holidays? How about the fact that my childhood rival, Jasper Jensen, is there to not only witness it, but to take care of me so he can hang it over my head for all of eternity? Or maybe when an old fling is waiting to pick me up at the airport, hoping to rekindle our past over the holidays, and I’m so desperate to avoid him that I present Jasper as my boyfriend.

As dark secrets and forbidden lust intertwine, one burning question remains: can Noah and Anastasia resist the pull of their dangerous attraction, or will the haunting specters of their past ultimately drag them into a spiral of ruin?

Ingredients: One plus-size pastry chef with a shot at a major food award and a heart she swears is off-limits. One restaurant manager, recently divorced and determined not to fall again. A secret friends-with-benefits arrangement that's gotten a little too complicated—and a lot too sweet. Directions: Blend kitchen heat, professional dreams, and late-night cravings. Fold in jealousy, temptation, and a heaping dash of tenderness. Let rise until casual turns into something that tastes a lot like love. Best served warm, with sugar, spice, and a spread of joy.

Wrecked. It’s how Jasmine Delaney found me. The truth was, I’d been heading down a one-way street to destruction for a long time. I raced — illegally. I drank — excessively. I slept with women — indiscriminately. There was no escape in sight. That is, until I met her. She made me feel whole again, nurturing my heart right along with my soul. But right when I had a reason to be a better man… I did what I always warned her about. I wrecked it. She should have stayed away. Orchids. It's how Campbell Baxter crawled into my heart. The truth was, I’d been walking down a lonely path for far too long.

Parker Mandli arrives in Mayville with fresh wounds and a litany of failures. Determined to put those mistakes behind her and start a new venture, she opens a shoe store in the artsy Tomlinson Street neighborhood—right across the street from Fire Station Two.

Tina Cooper is a young mother on the run from a past soaked in violence. With fresh scars, broken bones, and nothing but the clothes on their backs, she and her daughter flee a man who would rather see them dead than free. In a small mountain town, hidden beneath the cover of forest, Tina finds unexpected refuge—a loud, chaotic, fiercely loving family who take her and her little girl in as their own. She knows better than to trust anyone, but against her will, roots start to take hold. For the first time in years, running doesn't feel like the only option.

I’ll do anything to keep Michael safe, but can I do the same for myself? I’m trying to not let the rumors circulating around town destroy the best thing I’ve ever had, but it’s even harder when Michael’s ex-wife starts spreading lies about us and threatening me at work.

Seven immortals. One queen. A love to die for. I'm the last of my kind—the last living female vampire. The only one who can save my race from extinction. No pressure, right?

Sabine has spent years tending to her quirky shop and practicing subtle magic, all while haunted by nightly visions of a stranger whose presence fills her with both longing and trepidation. Now, her untamed tiger spirit is urging her to fall for a tall, grumpy, and powerful dragon who makes her feel like she's known him her whole life. Ren Athran is a 1000-year-old dragon shifter with a cold, regal exterior and a tragic past. Once the beloved mate of a fierce witch, Ren retreated into solitude after her death, vowing never to love again.

She ran from the mafia prince. But he won’t stop until she’s his wife. I’m Luca De Vos. Heir to one of the most powerful mafia empires in the Netherlands. Notorious mobster with a wicked taste for girls. But there’s only one woman I truly wanted. Jill Baas, mafia princess and the only woman who doesn’t want me. She did the unforgivable and then ran away. Now I’ll marry her sister. Until Jill storms right back into my arms on our wedding day… Begging me to marry her instead. It’s a dream come true for a depraved s*nner like me. Jill Baas—the runaway bride—mine to mark, own, taint.

Dr. Steven Ericson never thought a parking ticket would change his life, but that's exactly what happened the day he goes downtown to pay his forgotten ticket for an expired meter. As the head of Boston General's ER, he doesn't have time for relationships, or at least he's never met a woman who made him want to make time. That all changes when he meets Whitney Hayes. The dynamo attorney in high heels entices him to imagine carving out time for more than his usual one-night stand. Imagine his dismay to find out that she, too, doesn't do relationships—they're not in her five-year plan.

When witchy candle-maker Clover Bishop agrees to help create a line of enchanted scents for Rook Katz's luxury spa, she expects a business deal—not a smoldering attraction that threatens to burn right through her carefully guarded heart. Clover isn't ready to throw herself into fate's hands, but resisting a possessive, swoon-worthy tiger shifter who looks at her like she's his forever? That's a whole different kind of magic.

Alpha bear shifter, Kaine Urso, is used to keeping his company running smoothly, his sleuth safe, and his territory protected. But when the Academy falls under attack, his bear roars "Mine!" at the fiery Headmistress whose magic matches her sass. Now he's got his paws full with a stubborn witch who insists she can handle things alone—even as her classroom fills with purple smoke and possessed statues!

The holidays are stressful enough for Andrea, but discovering her boyfriend cheated makes them unbearable. Showing up to Thanksgiving solo is not an option. With the family gatherings mere days away, Savannah—the gorgeous local coffee shop owner who’s starred in one too many of Andrea’s daydreams—offers to pose as her girlfriend. It’s the perfect solution to dodge both of their family’s dreaded questions about when they’ll be settling down. What begins as a simple plan to get through the holidays together soon turns into an entire season of shared traditions, laughter, and stolen glances.

I knew the world was bigger than the small town I grew up in, but discovering just how large it really is might send me into a spiral. Demons exist, and not only that, they have a carnival they run on Earth, full of the most vile people crafting deals to further their bad deeds. And yet, it’s in this tent of sin that I find my savior. With a deal sealed by a kiss, I’m sworn protection by the most fearsome creature I have ever laid eyes on. The only problem is, I’m not sure he can protect me from his world too.

My friends all tell me that I need to get under one man to get over another. Which seems ridiculous considering I've never technically been under any man. Then I meet Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome. He's a man in uniform with possession in his eyes. Our attraction is instant and flammable and everything is perfect. Until I find out just how forbidden he is. Baker Johnson is my mom's new husband's son, and that means—no matter how much I want him, or how much I crave his touch—nothing can come of us. He's off-limits.

I failed her. I need to fix this. The only reason she is caught up in this mess is because of me: my pack, my enemies, my secrets I’ll stop at nothing to keep them from destroying the only thing that matters to me. My Mate. What I fear most is that my betrayal will be too much, and she’ll never forgive me.

Former model and current recluse Jules Lowe would prefer to spend the rest of her life locked inside her apartment doing nothing more than fixating on her empty fish tank and chatting away on a local aquarium forum. But when her online crush sends her an inadvertently suspicious picture, Jules' curiosity gets the best of her. Who or what is Mack Vasser?

Keri is a talented cellist for a symphony orchestra with dreams of performing music for movies and television. When not one but two men in the ensemble begin stalking her, she turns the tables and accidentally becomes a stalker herself.

LA wasn’t home. Just home for now. Transplanted here to model, I learned Hollywood isn’t where dreams survive the harsh reality of millions all sharing that same dream. Executive assistant is who I am now.