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Booth Dixon has a lot on his plate—teaching languages by day, translating historic documents for the president by night, and now? Trying to buy the perfect home for the love of his life, Dee. Booth never expected to find his mate while house hunting—or that she’d be recovering from a near-fatal crash caused by a corrupt senator with a god complex. Dee has survived the unimaginable, and Booth is determined to give her the home, the love, and the future she deserves. After the horrific accident nearly cost Dee her life, Booth refuses to let anything stand between them. Not greedy home ...

He’s hot, dangerous, and breathes fire—literally. Kingston “Kings” Savage never expected his next mission to involve a sharp-tongued, fiercely independent woman who wants nothing to do with him—or the truth about the danger stalking her. But when Skye crashes into his world, dragging along a brilliant boy with secrets worth killing for, Kings knows two things instantly: she’s his mate, and he’ll burn the world down to keep her safe. Skye’s been on the run for years, surviving by her wits and trusting no one. The last thing she needs is a possessive dragon shifter insisting ...

Kinsey Pennington never planned to take on the family farm alone, but duty doesn’t wait for perfect timing. With a broken-down truck, a failing water heater, and his brothers scattered between odd jobs and burnout, Kinsey’s barely keeping things afloat. Until a chance encounter with a precocious little girl at the bank kicks off a chain of events that changes everything—including his future. Meggie Gold doesn’t do small towns, and she certainly doesn’t do farmers. But when rumors of a shady land deal reach her office, she heads to rural Ohio to protect her grandmother’s promise...

Archer’s Dynasty 1. Delmar 2. Peter 3. Robert 4. William 5. Sherman 6. Darrel Sherman Archer was feeling good about his trip to DC. A vacant seat had opened up as a sitting judge, and he’d been recommended for the job. He wasn’t sure that he wanted it, but he was looking forward to seeing what they had to offer. FBI Agent Marcia Hammond was in charge of the nine candidates for the four vacant positions for sitting judges. She made a point to meet each candidate personally before the testing began. Sherman was the last man to ...

Prince of Tigers Bryant Samson Fisher Kylan Harley Marcus Piper James was at the funeral home doing the hardest thing she’d ever had to do—bury her mother. The last ten years had been difficult, with her dad’s illness then him ultimately dying, and then her mother being diagnosed with cancer. Her siblings, Mary and Louis, had been no help at all, financially or lending a hand with their care. Now that their mother was gone, those two were going to be a handful, Piper just knew it. Fisher Prince, a rare black tiger shifter, had a gift. He was able to find people and things with little ...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Isabella Booth was tired of all the sexist crap handed to her on a daily basis. When her father wouldn’t even consider her as an heir to his lawn care business because she wasn’t a man, and left it to her brother Hunter instead, she had done the next logical thing. She opened her own lawn care business, and it thrived. Dean Marshall was renovating his family home. As far as the landscaping was concerned, he was told to go big or go home. When Shep invited the owner of the landscaping company to his home for dinner, Dean ...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Rebel had been called to the US when she’d been informed that her brother was dying, but she arrived too late. He left behind a devastated wife, two small children, and a load of debt. Rebel stayed to help out as best she could, taking a job at the local hospital, but working conditions there were unbearable, and she had no choice but to quit or kill someone—namely the head nurse. And as a doctor, she had taken an oath to save lives, not take them. Rodney ran a small practice. He handled the medical care for the local schools...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Trenton was the last of the brothers to find a mate. He saw his brothers’ happiness and wanted to experience that for himself. Libby had moved in with her aunt to help her out. And when a crazy neighbor was plotting to poison their water to make them sell their property to her, the Marshalls stepped in to help. From the moment Trenton figured out Libby was his mate, she suddenly possessed a great deal of magic. With the little people popping in and out and the house constantly changing, Libby thought she was on the brink of ...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Paige Avery had been deep, undercover with her brother, James. Their target had been spotted, but something went wrong. The bullets came from everywhere, killing most of the people in the room. Sent to retrieve them, Rebel Marshall popped in and took the unconscious Page and James back to her home to recover. If Paige and James hadn’t already been immortal, they would have died for sure. As it was, Paige was too weak to shift, and until she could, it would be a long recovery. Heath found James in the barn. The man seemed ...

Mandy’s life has been anything but easy. Scarred—literally and emotionally—by her violent past, she’s determined to create a safe, stable home for her young nephews. The last thing she expects is help from a stranger… let alone one as frustratingly irresistible as Demitrius Erikson. Demi is used to the heat of the kitchen, not the whirlwind that is Mandy Wilson. When he offers her a too-good-to-be-true rental, he doesn’t expect his carefully ordered life to be turned upside down by her fierce independence and guarded heart. Sparks fly, tempers flare, and emotions boil over as ...

McCray Bruin Series Lucian Josiah Gannon Ian Pierce Madden Joey wasn’t dealing with the best of news. The phone call informing her that her niece was dead was bad enough, but her great-niece, Becky, was also in danger. Then finding out her twin sister, Margie, had Joey’s office bugged just about sent her over the edge. And now her mother’s life was being threatened for information on Becky. Joey was going to have to kill someone before this was all over with. Pierce was having a time dealing with stress lately. Trying to please everyone and not giving himself any slack was about to do...

Recommended for 18+. Contains graphic sex and language. 1. Rembrandt 2. Davis 3. Leonard 4. Christopher 5. Richard 6. Nathaniel Leonard Earl wants no part of Rembrandt’s rag tag team of saviors. Before the cancer he’d been happy teaching children. But when the mysterious man in black shows up in his hospital room and heals him, he has no choice but to join the group. No one says he has to like it. Jamey has been on her own awhile. It doesn’t take her long to figure out she is different, and that the malefactors can’t change her into one of them. Since the malefactors have taken over...

Golden Streak Series 1. Ryland 2. Alistair 3. Neal 4. Brock 5. Jules 6. Keith Rayne Morrow trusts no one, she’s been burnt too many times. All she wants is to lay low and keep her little flower shop open. But too many people owe her big money and refuse to pay up. If she can’t collect soon she’ll have to close. Golden Towers needs to decorate their building, but Rayne misses her appointment and is immediately suspicious when the Goldens wish to work with her anyway. Especially since she knocked their enforcer, ...

She’s finally learned to say no—until fate sends her someone she can’t refuse. After a lifetime of abuse and disappointment, Sammy has built her world on independence. She runs a thriving restaurant, hires people who need second chances, and refuses to let anyone—especially a man—dictate her life again. Then Storm Walsh calls out of the blue, claiming that Sammy is fated to be the mate of her son, Melbourne. Sammy laughs it off—until Melbourne himself shows up on her doorstep, handsome, patient, and entirely too sure that they belong together. Melbourne isn’t looking to ...

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 ...

Georgeanne Rogers was a former addict. She hadn’t touched anything in over six years, but to hear her boss talk, she could barely function. Sometimes, she just needed someone to talk her down… Ivy had mentioned George to Lance. To be honest, he had thought George was a guy because of the name, but when he got a look at her, he realized she was one of the most beautiful women he’d ever seen. And when he opened the truck door and caught her scent, he was one happy lion… George wasn’t so sure. Feed her first. She would think later…

She’s got a warehouse to launch, a daughter to protect, and zero patience for arrogant men—even if they’re dragons. Tabby Reader isn’t here for fairy tales. She’s building an empire, raising her daughter, and keeping her troublemaking brother, Tommy, in check. The last thing she needs is a possessive, growly stranger complicating things with talk of fated mates. Edgar Walsh thought his biggest problem this week would be financial projections—not falling head over talons for a fierce, no-nonsense woman who makes him feel like the ground’s shifting beneath his feet. Literally. ...

When hotshot lawyer Axel Hathaway trades his corner office for a crumbling estate and a diamond-in-the-rough downtown property, he's looking for an escape—not a fresh start. Then, he meets Mackenzie "Mac" Booth, a renovation contractor whose sharp wit is matched only by her talent for bringing old buildings back to life. As they peel back layers of vintage wallpaper and restore century-old hardwood, Axel finds himself falling for more than just the properties' historic charm. But both the estate and Mac harbor secrets that refuse to stay buried. With his carefully constructed new life ...

All Danielle Pine wants is to enjoy the freedom she’s finally earned. After inheriting her family’s estate, she’s determined to build a new life on her own terms — no strings attached and absolutely no mate to complicate things. Beau Sheppard has waited his whole life for the one person meant for him, but Danielle is as stubborn as she is strong. He knows he can’t force fate — so he’s willing to give her the time and space she needs, even if every instinct tells him they belong together. But resisting destiny isn’t easy when sparks fly and hearts get involved. As Beau proves...

Shipley has spent her life saving others as a doctor in the Army’s M.A.S.H. unit, where she’s seen it all—except for a homecoming like this. Returning stateside for her brother-in-law’s funeral, she’s prepared for a quiet visit with her sister, but instead, she’s thrown into a whirlwind of family drama, danger, and unexpected romance. When a tragic accident thrusts her into the role of hero once again, Shipley finds herself face to face with Dusty, a man who’s as relentless as she is in facing life’s challenges. Dusty Erickson is no stranger to hard decisions, but when his ...