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For two decades, forty-four-year-old magazine writer Clara Khoury has lived without pieces of herself—her memory. When the recent discovery of a young woman’s remains triggers her, she’s compelled to investigate. Now, her disturbing past threatens her contented present, someone frames her husband, and their daughter is abducted. If she can’t uncover the truth, she might lose everyone she loves.

All nine-year-old Alexandria Hendricks wanted was to save her friend, so she made a deal with the darkness. But magick always comes with a price, and her good intentions will cost her so much more than she bargained for. Eighteen years later, the demon is back to claim his prize: her soul. However, there’s a new offer on the table, one that might spare her from eternal torment. The catch? She has only forty-eight hours to complete his task. Worse yet, she isn’t the only one harboring secrets.

Selena Thomas has spent eighteen years believing she’s insane all because she told the truth about what happened in Alexandria’s basement. When she was ten, a demon masquerading as a little boy brutally murdered her. The problem is she didn’t stay dead. Demons aren’t real, of course. They’re all in her head, a product of a child’s overabundant imagination. At least, that’s what everyone wants her to think. After eight years of in-patient treatment and another decade of social isolation, she’s finally ready to believe them.

She's descended from vampire royalty, gifted with a power she should not possess. He's a werewolf and former Supernatural Intelligence Agent, charged with protecting her at all costs. Neither anticipated they would have to marry in order to ensure her protection.

As an investigative journalist, she’s faced corruption, lies, and relentless threats. But nothing could prepare her for the real terror. Her husband Adrian Holloway, a charming psychology professor, hides his cruelty behind a mask of care. Their marriage is a battlefield, and Harper is losing ground.

Will love be a critical success or an untimely end to the campaign? Mika Levenberg is over relationships. After her ex-girlfriend cheats on her, all Mika wants to do is make good food and play the tabletop role-playing game Bargains & Battles with her friends every week. Ash Aguila is new to Washington DC. After escaping an abusive relationship, he’s looking to start over in the Capitol and try to rebuild himself. When his cousin invites him to play a game called Battles & Bargains, Ash reluctantly agrees to try something new. At least he can meet some new people.

Benedict Turner has made a name for himself dismantling smaller publishing houses and destroying authors’ careers in the process. When the flirtatious Brit agrees to a quick interview for my book research, the last thing I expect is the charming, sexy billionaire to sweep me off my feet. Despite being a walking red flag who doesn’t like pineapple on pizza, considers a nightly run a good time, and insisting soccer is football, he isn’t the morally gray man I thought he would be.

Ivy league grad student, Carleigh, is beautiful, blonde, and comes from money—she's way out of his league. And the last thing she wants is a distraction, even if it comes in the form of a handsome, muscular man who looks enticing in just a towel. Determined to make it on her own, and not rely on her parents' money, she falls into a life focused solely on her studies while enjoying life in NYC. But the more they get to know each other, the more their initial impressions change. Carleigh's whip smart and not a rich brat, and Bryson's funny and dotes on her when she gets sick.

Good leaders get the job done, but great leaders inspire. They're confident in their ability, compassionate with others, and clear about their mission. Above all, great leaders care about the people they're leading—and they show it. In Connected, Jami Varela explains how to become an impactful leader with tested strategies and personal insight.

Jan Hendricks grew up as a farm girl in rural Montana. She leaves the farm to start college in the Big City of Billings during the Jazz Club Era of the late 1940's. At a party, she meets Lavio Rossano, a dashing, handsome, charming young man who sweeps her off her feet. After a whirlwind romance, they settle down and start a family as Jan starts to learn that there is something unusual about Lavio's profession. He is connected with a crime family, looking to set up a satellite operation at a busy shipping hub in the West.

Eighteen year old Connie Mills has limped badly since a childhood injury to her leg. But, when she tries on her first pair of high heels she is astonished that she can now walk without limping. This pivotal moment in her life will move her in a direction she could have never expected to go. For the better? For the worse? Time will tell.

Everly Thorn knew she was doomed when the bones of dead dragons and other magical beasts began whispering to her. She’ll do anything to keep her cursed gift a secret for fear of being used as a weapon to hunt other witches in hiding. Reeling from her parents’ murder and broken betrothal to the crown prince, Everly has racked up a fortune in gambling debts. Her job as an exhibit curator at the Menagerie of Extinct Magical Creatures doesn’t pay enough to keep the collectors from threatening to take her home—the only thing she and her brother have left.

Gamble clings to two things: the Riot MC brotherhood and a grudge against his sister’s attacker. When his grudge brings danger to an innocent woman, it sends him into a tailspin. Dumping a woman at the clubhouse —as a message for Gamble— enrages the Riot MC brothers, but Gamble risks his life in order to mete out vengeance. Victoria’s recovery is slow and arduous. He’s determined to help her heal and move on. Except, the idea of her moving on to someone else rankles. Yet, he can’t have her until the threat is neutralized.

I’ve been the responsible one my entire life, including raising a son by myself. With my boy growing up and moving out and me hitting my mid-forties, I’m looking toward all the things I missed out on in life. Hooking up with the hottie a decade younger than me, when I was halfway around the world in Italy, should’ve helped me scratch that let loose itch.

Nightmares are real, and they lurk in the darkness. Haunted by my past, I thought I had hope. I thought I had a chance. When the threats close in, I know I have to do something. I’m desperate to keep those I love safe. Love. I never thought I’d know true love from a man, let alone four sexy, passionate men. But they are here, and they are getting me through. My family and friends are sticking to my side, and I know they believe I will have my happy ending.