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Becoming a ruthless mob boss like his father is the last thing Frankie Renzi wants, but when Sofia Ciambetti's father is gunned down, Frankie must become the very thing he loathes in order to protect the woman he loves. Sofia was devoted to Frankie, until he stood her up and she questioned his fidelity. Now that she's alone and an heiress, Mafia suitors slither around her. Marriage to him might be her only hope. They try to rekindle their love amidst a mob war. But can their love survive what the Mafia has in store?

Zak Tifour loathes violence, and who could blame him? Two years ago, it destroyed him. It's one thing to witness death, yet another to be responsible for the carnage. To survive, he hides in a small town, but when an attractive doctor veers off the road, his self-imposed exile is threatened. Though drawn to the woman's generous heart, Zak's terrified his darkness will engulf her light. Lexie Draden knows sacrifice. She has dedicated her life to medicine. But no matter how skillful she is, it's impossible to save everyone. As a surgeon, she accepts this brutal truth-until it becomes personal. Relocating is tough, but when she stumbles into the arms of a handsome stranger who doesn't pry into her history, life takes a turn for the better. The only downside, the man's past may be worse than hers. Will their secrets and broken promises destroy their budding romance, or will love heal their damaged souls?

Travel writer Dayna Benning tours Europe to write a feature story for a travel magazine. Along the way, she helps her bestie scatter her husband's ashes. When Dayna accidentally sprinkles Alex Mendes with dried rose petals intended for the deceased, she senses a chemistry with the silver fox airline pilot. Just one catch-he wears a wedding band. Embittered by her divorce, Dayna refuses to be a homewrecker, like the woman who ruined her marriage. Alex and Dayna go their separate ways, but she's mystified when serendipitous signs point her toward him at every turn. Determined to find out why, she learns Alex is a widower. Dayna hopes for a second chance at love...but her resentful heart stops her. Can she forgive those that broke her heart the first time? And for that matter, can she forgive herself for her failed marriage? Unless she finds a way to piece together her fragmented heart, Alex will forever remain a fantasy.

Allison Lee wilts under the bright light of celebrity after being exposed as a shape-shifting monster. She'd rather be behind the camera than in front of it. Being under the tooth and claw of her monstrous mother is even less enjoyable. All she desires is for everything to go back to the way things were before she discovered her true nature. But, after she accidentally kills a mysterious man sent to kidnap her, she realizes piecing her old life back together is one gnarly jigsaw puzzle. When Allison's sometimes boyfriend Haji goes missing, Allison and her squad suspect his unhealthy interest in magic led to his disappearance. Their quest to find Haji brings them face-to-face with beings thought long ago extinct whose agenda remains an enigma.

Almost as soon as recent divorcee Amy Morrison begins her dream job as librarian aboard the world's most expensive luxury cruise liner, she nearly sinks it. She's tasked with hosting the debut of a painting celebrated but hidden for nearly sixty years. But the artist claims the painting isn't hers. And then, the artist goes missing. With the help of a retired academic couple lecturing aboard the ship, a dashing IT manager, and a housekeeping staff with a love of literature, Amy tries to solve the art fraud and kidnapping while rediscovering the adventurous side of herself.

Lena Martin's life couldn't be more tragic. So far in her twenty-seven years she has buried her best friend, her husband, and, subsequently, what little enthusiasm she had for life. Evelyn, a passionate elderly widow is the opposite. Opinionated and slightly obnoxious, she hasn't met a problem she couldn't fix. When an unlikely friendship blossoms between them, it seems to be exactly what each of them need--except one is harbouring a dark secret, and the other a troubled past that sends the duo spiraling into a world where right and wrong isn't black and white, but a shade of grey with red pooled beside it.

Three weeks at the Olympic Village.Two Gymnasts who've been rivals for half a decade. One tonne of sexual tension.Forced to share a room at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Oliver and Lucas are less than happy. After five years of fighting, the team needs them to learn to work together if they stand any chance of medalling.To make matters worse, Lucas, king of lone wolves, has absolutely no desire to become best friends with the three musketeers who make up the rest of the male British Gymnastics Team.So when the press becomes intrusive towards Lucas and Oliver finally steps in to defend him, things are looking up. Until that sliver of common ground truly demonstrates how thin the line between love and hate really can be.However, when their fighting turns to kissing which results in headlines in every newspaper and potential heartbreak for the pair, it isn't just gold on the line -- it's their hearts.

Spense is the unfortunate younger son of Lord Ferrous, with a growing talent for the magical arts and a larger talent for finding trouble, most often in the form of botched spells. Dewy is a Fae princess who tends to disappoint her aunt, the Summer Queen, through her-ahem-carefree life choices. A chance encounter-and another botched spell-leaves Spense bonded to Dewy and able to control her will. But it's a violation of magic. Not to mention devastating to Human-Fae relations. To free Dewy and save Spense's kingdom, they must journey through faerie territories-facing feral magic, treacherous wilderness, and their own distractible hearts. Unless that's just the effect of The Claiming...

Zane is Anunnaki, one of the nine immortals subjugated to walk the earth for eternity while tasked with protecting humankind from the malice. He must bind himself to an heir before the demons secured within his vessel burst free. Except that Zane is not interested in the female chosen for him. Instead, his desire lies in the man he met five years ago and shared an innocent, heartfelt night with. Eric Diaz had left Zane wanting. Before they force Zane to bind himself with the female, he seeks Eric and shares one night of passion, hoping to satisfy his hunger for the man. But it doesn't work, and Zane does everything in his power to keep Eric by his side, even risking the human realm and unleashing hell on earth.

Rebecca Albright has it all: a beautiful home, a spot on the New York Times Bestsellers list, and a successful husband by her side. From the outside looking in, her life is perfect. When her debut novel rockets into an overnight success, Rebecca becomes a media darling. Travel, press, and book business devour her life, driving a wedge into her marriage. Family secrets unravel, and their union begins to fall apart. When her ex-husband, Kelly Glass, suddenly comes back into the picture, behaving like the man she always dreamed he would be, Rebecca has a choice to make.

Georgia Charles is on the brink of menopause when she mistakenly falls for a young temptress. After an up and down one-sided relationship she breaks things off and decides to write out her revenge. Sipping coffee at her favorite bar, Secrets Cafe, she picks out four people to base her characters on, not knowing that in reality they will all be entangled with the same secret.

Can Maisy overcome the pain of her past and find happiness? When Maisy sold her home in the UK and moved to the North Carolina coast with her much-loved dog Elsa, she never imagined that she would find love. It certainly wasn't something she was looking for. Maisy doesn't want to be happy. After the loss and heartbreak of her recent past, she doesn't believe she deserves happiness. She's just trying to get through each day the best she can. Jarrod is mesmerized by the woman and her dog who walk past his beach house daily. It stirs up hidden emotions when he realizes that they met one summer many years ago. But Maisy has been to hell and back, and he isn't sure that she's ready for the instant chemistry between them. Can Jarrod and Maisy find love beneath a thousand stars?

Dia Grey's psychic ability reveals her sister's fiancé is cheating on her. But her mother and sister refuse to believe the truth. So Dia heads to Ugly Creek to visit her best friend and encounters the brilliant, but reckless, Logan Montgomery along the way. Despite their sparring, the two can't deny the attraction between them. But Logan hides a secret that could be dangerous. He tries to keep her safe, but she is determined to solve the mystery of this enigmatic man. Dia might be psychic, but even she can't see what's coming...

Charlotte Harkness has (quite cheerfully) accepted that she'll never find love. An undertaker's daughter who reads embalming manuals and hears the dearly departed? It's enough to make any Victorian patriarch despair. When Lavinia Everly's corpse arrives at Harkness and Sons, Charlotte is tormented by the girl's final memories, her death at the hands of the mysterious "Jack." Charlotte knows she must find the killer before madness consumes her. Dr. James Everly shuns society's rules to find out who killed his little sister. When he joins forces with the undertaker's daughter, he never expected his new ally to be so quick-witted and beautiful. James and Charlotte agree to pose as a courting couple to continue their investigations. Falling in love wasn't part of the plan. As danger mounts, Charlotte and James race to stop "Jack" before he can strike again. Will they succeed, or become the next victims on his list?

Hunted by the Black Widow Queen, Issylte--a healer with the verdant magic of the forest--must flee Avalon with the two finest knights in the Celtic realm, both wrongly accused of treason. The trio travels to Bretagne, where Issylte heals a critically injured wolf and obtains fiercely loyal, shapeshifting allies. In mystical Brocéliande, Issylte becomes a warrior priestess of the Tribe of Dana and otherworldly mate of the Blue Knight of Cornwall, discovering with Tristan a passion that transcends all bounds. When she becomes the Lady of the Mirrored Lake, sworn to defend the sacred waters of the Goddess, Issylte must undertake a perilous quest to discover what priceless object lies hidden in its murky depths. As a nascent evil emerges in a fetid cave, Issylte and Tristan must face a diabolical trio that threatens their lives, their love, and their kingdoms. Enchanted. Enflamed. Entwined. Can their passion and power prevail?

Some say she's cursed. Others say she's chosen. Only one can say she's his. Odessa is tired of being the cursed princess. Locked away for most of her life and shunned by her people, she longs for a life of her own. When she meets a handsome stranger at the edge of the sacred wood, she sees her chance for freedom. Alaric, a member of the Clan of the Wolf, wants nothing more than to be a better man than his father was. He knows the woman with the marked face was chosen by his goddess and with her, he has a way to save his people. When rumors swirl about who the princess is and what she can do for the clan, Alaric can no longer ensure her safety. Have they been brought together only to be torn apart? Will their love be stronger than fate?

Summer is magical on Mermaid Island where Jemma Singleton runs a successful fifth-generation ice cream parlor. Clever, capable and headstrong, Jemma is determined to make her dead relatives proud. Breaking from the tradition of being a workaholic, Jemma privately devours romance novels, becoming the number one fan of a well-known author. When a book character waltzes in to order ice cream, Jemma quickly learns to juggle the new relationship with growing her business. However, family spirits have other plans and are determined to set her back on track, steering her away from her taste for love.

Ro Baird can't cast a spell without setting her own pants on fire-until she kisses her hot new boss, Alex. Suddenly, she's able to access her magic...sort of...and she now has a familiar, who may be more trouble than she is helpful. Alex Kouris happens to be a soul-stealing demigod of the Underworld. He claims he's trying to leave the life, but can she really trust a man whose magical talents are manipulation and charm? When Alex enlists a shady ex to help him, Ro must risk her heart and her life to save him and humanity from Hades's evil scheme. Can she harness her true power to set Alex and herself free?

Tired of dating, Willow Lawson gives up on love and focuses on the expansion of Martini Girl Bar. She is officially on a man-strike - until she meets Colt. Colton Royce has his hands full raising his four-year-old niece and seventy-two-year-old grandmother. But when a chance encounter to play music again knocks on his door, he takes it. Lightning strikes when Willow and Colt are around, proving love enters when they least expect it.

Roxy Constantine is the jam queen of Shavano, Colorado. But her social life is a bust, and she's still recovering from a bad experience as a line cook in Denver. Things improve when she meets tasty local chef Nate Robicheaux, but she's also fending off the attentions of another local, Brett Holmes, who won't take no for an answer. When Brett threatens to derail Roxy's career, the two have a very public fight. A few days later, Brett is found murdered in his restaurant kitchen, and suddenly Roxy's a prime suspect. Now Roxy must find the truth about Brett and his murderer before the town of Shavano decides her reign as jam queen is over for good.

As Hurricane Lorraine descends upon Florida's Gulf Coast, it's up to rookie small-town meteorologist Melody Orlean to get exclusive coverage for her local station. However, when she discovers that blast from the past Mark Fox is gunning to film at the same spot for his big-city news station, it's game on. When the Cat 3 hurricane is suddenly upgraded to a dangerous Cat 5, Melody and Mark find themselves trapped at the kitschy Mali Kai resort on Fort Myers Beach. Through a series of hilarious hijinks and dangerous situations, Melody and Mark are forced to work together to make it through the storm. Full of comedy, danger, and a cast of colorful characters, this enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy hits all of the sweet romance notes you're sure to love.

Mattie Logan is gonna live her life on her own terms, even if it means leaving her loveless marriage. When a good deed lands her an aces job slinging drinks at a speakeasy, she's thrust into the glittering, magical underbelly of New Orleans. Who better to show her the ropes (and the pleasure she's been craving) than the fella with the gray eyes and mischievous smile? Daniel prides himself on not having a gargoyle's overprotective instincts, but Mattie's curiosity, top rate curves, and lust for experiences of all varieties might have him breaking his own rules and melting his heart of stone. Her new life is the bee's knees-at least until Mattie's husband waltzes in.

Sometimes the only way to stop the world from going to Hell is by working with Demons. Hyacinth Finch has one goal: Save her nephew Geordi from the Hell Demon who kidnapped him. But to succeed, she'll have to work with his demon Mafia relatives, which she swore she'd never do. Worse, she'll have to make another deal with the High Demons who murdered her. But Geordi's life is worth it, even if she loses her own humanity in the process. Meanwhile, Hyacinth's ghost boyfriend Eric is wasting away, after being ejected from his "borrowed" body. While digging in his past for something to make him fight for survival, she uncovers secrets that could destroy their relationship. Moreover, her feelings for Geordi's demon cousin Jason are stronger than ever, though every morally impossible choice she makes drives him farther away. Can she save Eric and Geordi, without losing herself-and Jason-forever?

Private investigators, Mas Hammett and Sophie Chandler, business partners as well as kink partners, deepen their relationship as they delve into a new case brought to them from an old adversary. They can't resist diving into the investigation when McCarrigan's associate is found dead. The suicide begins to look suspiciously like murder, and two mutilated bodies show up nearby on the Golden Gate Bridge. The deeper Mas and Sophie dig, the more complicated and personally dangerous the case becomes. The first dark incident turns into another, and another, until they find themselves and their associates caught in the middle of an international and political intrigue, involving money laundering. Ramifications reach all the way to Washington DC. and endanger everyone involved. Pushed to use all his experience, knowledge, and skills to protect those he cares about, Mas, along with Sophie and their team, work out the end-run details with some unexpected help from official sources.

When a baby's skeleton is discovered during an urban renewal project, DNA databases identify the child's parents. Michael, now a judge, claims that he and Margo were teenage "friends with benefits." But Margo, a housewife, claims Michael raped her repeatedly, resulting in a still-born baby that she buried in secret when she was only seventeen years old. Then, a second skeleton-this one an adult-is found at the same building site. As Police Detectives Bartholomew Jones and Helen Martin peel away the layers hiding the truth behind the possible homicide, they discover evidence linking several players in the second case to the baby's case: Is Margo possibly the killer of the unidentified man? Why did her estranged sister help to bury the man's body? Why is the victim's skeleton missing its little finger?