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Gunner Donovan is one of the head psychiatrists at Wonderland, and a professor at Pixie Hollow University. He's carrying a big secret, and he isn't at all what he seems. Kai Donovan, on the outside, looks like your typical Rugby player. He's following in his family's footsteps, heading into the world of psychiatry, and has a special knack for making stone-cold killers talk at Wonderland. He's carried his brother's secret for long enough; he believes that Presley Kate will accept him for who he is. He's tired of waiting for them to make her theirs.

On the lonely highways of Texas, Anna Leigh Carter is running from secrets that threaten to destroy her. When a dangerous midnight encounter throws her into the path of a man she cannot resist, everything she thought she knew unravels. Desire and danger blur together, and Anna must choose whether to trust the stranger who might be her salvation or her undoing. Some prey refuse to run forever. Content Warning: This novel contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, violence, age gap romance, power imbalance, depictions of trauma and recovery, and references to past abuse and grooming.

Noah Hansen is the 19-year-old son of the Chief of Police. He risks his life daily with a combination of drug use and dangerous sexual encounters. He is chaotic and impulsive, constantly placing himself in harm's way just to get an adrenaline rush. He has maps of trauma that he keeps hidden and secrets he has never shared. Instead of facing his issues, he buries them.

Peaky Blinders meets Boardwalk Empire in this spicy historical why choose romance that will immerse you in a world of bootlegging, organized crime, and men who will do anything for their girl. Enjoy a tantalizing, action-packed trip to the thirties with Men of Mayhem and Vengeance. Explore themes of power and redemption as the gangsters face enemies, fall in love, and take over New York City's seedy underworld. With an array of captivating characters, edge-of-your seat thrills, and scenes that can trigger strong emotions, Men of Mayhem and Vengeance is the perfect book to get lost in.

Ten years ago her best friend left. This Christmas, he’s back. Will this spell love or disaster? Birdie Hawthorne has spent her entire life at her family’s magical bakery, infusing pastries and dessert with an extra special spark. At twenty-eight, she isn’t certain she wants this life; to stay in her small Ontario hometown and eventually inherit the bakery. Not when she’s never experienced anything beyond the Bruce Peninsula. When her best friend Charlie Singer comes home for Christmas after ten years away, Birdie’s life turns upside down. Ten Decembers with zero contact.

Most women my age are preparing for marriage while I’m still enjoying the freedoms that come with donning my armor and promising to protect my home country, Kusovania. Days before the yearly gala that brings nobles and royalty from neighboring countries, my brothers and I are sent to retrieve a runaway princess. I'm assuming this will be just a routine journey but don't expect the little piece of sunshine that is Princess Juliette of Smunia.

Walking away from Elizabeth was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. But I secured a multi-million dollar contract. I paid my fake fiancée and the deal is done, so her work is finished. Except I can't get her off my mind. My office is the only place of escape after her departure, but a tech conference in California forces me out. Forces me to have to interact with other people. When a lovely woman with platinum blonde hair, a sweet southern accent, and everything else about her reminds me of Elizabeth, I can't walk away. I like her. I miss Elizabeth. Maybe a little too much.

Shiloh Bird spent her life trying to escape the underworld. She became a lawyer, built a normal life, and distanced herself from the sins of her father’s empire. But in this world, blood is never forgotten. And when her father loses everything, his debt is paid with her. Forced into a marriage with Jagger Moss—the ruthless heir to the most powerful crime family in Rainhill Falls—Shiloh is thrust back into the life she swore she’d never return to. Jagger is cold, possessive, and utterly in control, determined to mold her into the perfect Moss wife. But Shiloh isn’t as breakable as he thinks.

Maybe Autumn Owens shouldn’t have based the love interest in her novel on her ex-boyfriend’s older brother. It’s possible that wasn’t her brightest idea. After six years without seeing or hearing from Miles Cress, he’s suddenly back. He still lives in town, he’s still the kind, caring guy he used to be. And he’s not going anywhere. He doesn’t want to be anywhere too far from her at all, actually, but their pasts are eager to keep them apart, while they find themselves desperate to get closer.

Reyna: Losing my husband was the most heartbreaking experience I could have ever gone through. I'm a widow now with only a son to care for. My husband's death has revealed truths I was not ready for. The life he lived as a mobster and now he has left me with a stranger who used to be his boss. Kyro: My best friend is gone. He left me wounded, scared, and broken. Now, he has left me his wife, and his son to care for in his stead. What do I know about being a husband or a father? I'm the leader of a Russian mob. I don't know the first thing about it, but I know punishment and fear...

He is Greek, CEO, and almost twenty years older. She is a young American on her first international trip. He became her protector when she needed one. She became the obsession he didn't plan for.

Champion surfer Nikki Young hasn’t ventured into the ocean since almost drowning a year ago. When she flies to Hawaii during her Christmas vacation to compete in a video contest showcasing the scenic shores, she hopes her fear of the ocean won't ruin her chances. Winning the prize money would enable her to fulfill her dream of owning her own physical therapy office. Surfboard designer Julian Vaughn needs to get back to shaping boards after a surfing injury, but months of therapy have been unsuccessful. And the romances?

The Soulless are back—and they’re more terrifying than ever. Fae across the globe are disappearing, transformed into Soulless or worse. Kyran knows it's time to train his daughter, Opal, to fight back. Her powers are unlike any other—and more dangerous than even her mother, Darla, ever imagined. But Opal's abilities are even more extraordinary than they first realize. She can do things no one has ever seen before. When evil resurfaces in the most unexpected form, lives are destroyed in its wake. Opal takes the blow hardest of all, disappearing for five years.

Odin Lykaios. CEO. Seeking revenge. In love with the enemy's daughter. He saved me. He took me away from my world. And now, I can’t leave him, even though I know he wants to destroy my father. She is the enemy's daughter. He is a tech CEO, seeking revenge. She will need to be protected from her own family. He will fall in love with the heiress of the man he is determined to destroy.

Headstrong and confident, Mira was trained from a young age to be an assassin of the supernatural kind. Trained by her uncles in the “family business”. Now at the age of twenty, fueled by the death of her brother and her thirst for vengeance, Mira has become the best at what she does. However, this path leads her into the manipulative twists and turns of Fate I the form of her newest mark, Hawke. He’s unlike anything she’s ever encountered.

Tara, the daughter of a notorious crime boss, has always lived in the shadow of her father's iron grip, navigating the treacherous world of organized crime while playing her part in the family empire. But as her father's control slips and his empire begins to crumble, Tara finds herself torn between the legacy she was born into and her growing desire for freedom. Sully, a battle-hardened enforcer who has long been loyal to the Duncan family, never expected his loyalty to falter—until Tara enters his life in ways that force him to question everything.