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For Sage, fitting in with her new classmates is a matter of life or death. Literally. Dragged out of hiding after her parents are killed, Sage is forced to enroll in the Institution. There, she’ll learn to be a model citizen of Eprah. But model citizens are murderers. And when everyone is granted autonomy to be judge, jury, and executioner, it’s far too easy to wind up dead. To stay alive, Sage will have to convince everyone of her unwavering loyalty to Eprah — which means turning her back on everything she’s ever believed. If you enjoyed The Hunger Games and Divergent, you will love this gripping new dystopian world. Start reading the completed series today.

A minister's daughter abandoned during war survives by taking on the grueling work of an army laundress. A wounded widower feels God has forsaken him. Will her devout care bring medicine to his soul or rub salt in his wounds? Ellen White is assigned to attend a debilitated artillery captain after the Battle of Second Manassas. She offers God's strength, but Gideon Sharpe would rather rely on his own. He would prove himself devoted to his motherless infant daughters, the sort of father he never had. Ellen longs for the security of a home and to feel cherished. Can a jaded and broken man fulfill her fondest hopes?

They both have good lives, and yet, something is missing… Or someone. A partner and co-owner of Oceanside Inn for five years now, Molly Hessinger is happy with her life and her job as a head of accounting. What’s not to love, when she’s doing it with her best friends, and they’re all in it together? However, something is missing, and at thirty-seven years, she knows exactly what it is. And when her boss and friend Steven hires Eddie Button as the new head of social media, Molly knows exactly who it is, as well. Immediately intrigued, she finds herself more interested in Eddie than any other man before – and her attraction doesn’t seem to be one-sided, either. A quiet man with a life that mostly consists of his house, a good car, and a talking parrot as a best friend, Eddie is not ashamed to admit that he’s enjoying every moment of it. But when he meets Molly and discovers that she and her friends are facing a frightening mystery, he realizes he hasn’t really been living at all. A new life awaits them both...unless threats, intimidation, and kidnapping keep them apart. But what could possibly truly stand between two souls who have finally found each other?

He’s been stranded beyond the stars for years. When he buys himself a down-and-out squad, he crash-lands into a whole galaxy of trouble… Lone human Wil Calder is bored out of his freakin’ mind. So when he gets word of a couple of criminals being hauled to a penal colony, he figures he’s got a sweet deal to offer: Join his crew and he’ll help clear their names. But he quickly finds he’s bought a black hole of misfortune with the two disgraced convicts knowing things that they shouldn’t know. Things that will get all of them killed. Desperate for fast money to go legit, Wil takes on one last illegal job to rob a heavily guarded space station. But when the motley band stumbles across an interstellar conspiracy, the ill-equipped ship captain must decide how far he’ll fly to bring justice to his team and the rest of the universe. Can the accidental spaceman escape a cosmos of chaos before they all go supernova? Space Rogues: The Adventures of Wil Calder is the exciting first book in the Space Rogues space opera series. If you like fun characters, fast-paced action, and lighthearted entertainment, then you’ll love John Wilker’s science fiction caper.

Can a runaway bride find love with someone else’s jilted groom? "This story is an amazing amalgamation of “what happens in Vegas…”, enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers, and love-at-first-sight...a little bit of sports romance and has a small-town feel." Flower shop owner Flora has waited years to say I do, but when she gets to the chapel, all she can say is I can’t. And runs for it, straight into— Ex-ballplayer Dean, waiting for his turn at the chapel. But he’s got nothing to say when his bride-to-be texts that she’s not coming. Now there’s nothing to do but commiserate with the cute bride who ran out of her own wedding. First rule to meeting your perfect match – get a last name. Because after one perfect night, where they share everything but names, numbers, or even Facebook pages, Dean leaves without waking Flora, thinking the note he leaves will be enough. Maybe it would have been, if Flora had found it. They’ll have to leave it to fate, and a bouquet of flowers. Fall in love with Flora and Dean in this charming, funny, and sweet romantic comedy

This is my Midlife. I have a bat in my belfry…a REAL bat. The woods in my back yard is full of something dark from my nightmares. I’ve got a mysterious and sexy neighbor who seems to appear out of nowhere. And my best friends? Yeah, they’re witches. Midlife is definitely not shaping up to be the calm and graceful phase I’d been expecting.

Mary and Elizabeth Tudor unite to change history. Mary I: remembered by history as “Bloody Mary” ended her life abandoned by her husband, imprisoning her sister, and hated by her people. Yet before that, she was a neglected daughter of Henry VIII—who shoved her aside in his quest for a male heir, never caring what his callous attitude did to his daughter. Elizabeth I: likewise abandoned by her father, a life without love would shape her into a hard woman remembered as one of the greatest monarchs in English history—yet she, too, was lonely. Unable to marry the man she loved and unable to trust even those closest to her, Elizabeth played one faction against one another up until the bitter end. Not this time. Henry VIII’s early death in 1541 throws his daughters together, with far-reaching consequences for the Tudor dynasty. In a world where Katherine Parr never becomes queen, Mary and Elizabeth Tudor have no one to depend upon except one another. An alternate story in Tudor England. Novelette length.

Sylvia Moore returns to Dickens during the annual Christmas in July festival, hoping to land the New England location for a new Christmas romance movie. She knows the town will award only one filming permit a year but is confident the deal’s in Santa’s bag. After all, she’s the hometown girl with the hometown advantage. But her rival, Chase Ellis, is also in town, and he’s out to grab the Dickens location for a movie, too, working the locals and smooth-talking the town council. This is a familiar snowy path and Sylva ponders whether to confront or avoid him. They’re both staying at Holly Hill Inn, so avoiding him—and his molten chocolate brown eyes—is impossible. Then Chase proposes a sweet as Christmas candy deal. When that falls through, Sylvia counters with a deal of her own. Both know their reputations and careers are on the line. Sylvia assures her boss the contract is in her Christmas stocking. Chase knows if he loses, he risks future jobs for his newly formed company. And if that isn’t enough, the competition takes on an unexpected twist when the two sneak kisses that could scorch even the hottest of days during the Christmas in July festival.

Keeping up the rock star image ain’t easy, but someone’s gotta show these fakers how it’s done. Hotel-room-trashing tantrums? Check. Daddy issues galore? Check. Glitz, glamour and general debauchery? I wrote the f**king book. I’m a textbook bad boy rockstar cliche, and I’ve never claimed to be anything else. Hell, I own it. At least, I did, until he came along: Mr. Self-Righteous who acts more like a priest than a drummer. Now he’s my bodyguard and the guy in charge of making sure I don’t OD before the tour ends. Oh, right. I also have a crazy stalker who’s been obsessed with me since I was a kid. So that’s fun. It doesn’t take long to figure out Cash is more of a danger than any freak with a shrine of me in his closet, and he’s way harder to shake. He’s managed to convince our band manager (AKA, the crappiest father ever) that he’s the only one who can protect me from my stalker and my own vices. Cash thinks I’m stuck with him while he forces me to get clean, but what starts out as a Daddy/boy roleplay meant to freak him out turns into so much more than a game. For the first time ever, I don’t know who’s going to win, but I’m not going down without a fight. - My new job is a nightmare. The name of that nightmare? Dante Jung, lead singer of the world-famous band Dante’s Infernal, living trainwreck, and all-around brat. His manager hired me to be the new drummer for Dante’s Infernal--since the singer has run everyone else off--and his undercover bodyguard. The only problem is, ...

The only thing more awkward than falling in love on national television, is having your heart broken in front of millions of viewers. When public school teacher Millie Kincaid signed up for the popular dating show, The Groom, falling in love was always a possibility. But then Jace proposes to someone else on the season finale, and her hurt and humiliation leave her desperate to escape the glare of Hollywood's spotlight...until a new reality TV show provides her a shot at money that her school desperately needs. Former star of The Groom, Jace Westfall, went from fan favorite to villain overnight. Hurting the sweet and shy Millie cost him everything: his reputation, his endorsements, and his heart. It was the last thing Jace wanted to do, but he had his reasons. Now on the verge of financial ruin, Jace finds himself left with no choice but to do another reality show. Neither expected to face each other again, but both need the money. As they race from country to country, trying to put the past behind them, it quickly becomes clear they have a real shot at the million dollar prize…and a second chance at love. But only if Millie and Jace can overcome the biggest obstacle that stands in their way: each other. Fans of the Amazing Race and The Bachelor will love this Reality TV contemporary romance by USA Today bestselling author, Melissa McClone.

The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Though, as you'll see, none of us were innocent. I was part of an online community that went rogue, real world, known by your face and not just your handle. I’d like to say I dated a few men. That would be a lie. From the motorcycle riding cutie with the washboard abs, to the strip poker game that ended up being a night permanently burned in my brain. I dated them all and more--a couple of them suggested there should be an anonymous group to get over me. They were all a lesson I needed to learn or at least a step toward the one I belong with. Nobody ever said that following your heart wouldn’t take you through an obstacle course of men before you discover and could appreciate that maybe “The One" had been there all along. That the love of my life could accept everything I’d done and where it had taken me? The fact is, he had a plan all along. All he wanted was me. My only goal was to have fun. I lived for the excitement and adventure. I experienced everything and everyone. It was all my journey that lead me to where I belong. This is where my confessions begin…

Her plans for her Europe trip didn’t include falling in love! When Tiffany Gallagher flies to London to spend the holidays with her family, volunteering at a homeless shelter on Christmas Day isn’t part of her plan. Nor is having to travel to Edinburgh with Mac, the grump and cynical wounded Scottish photojournalist also volunteering at the shelter, to get the New Year's Eve she'd dreamed of, a Scottish Hogmanay. Returning to London, she sets up an ambitious back-to-work partnership between the shelter and Pettett & Mayfield's department store. But her scheme means she and Mac are thrown together. When he turns the camera on her to help her get a modelling job, she begins to see past his wounds and discovers a man she could easily fall in love with. Neither is looking for love, but love finds them anyway, though it can't last when their plans will take them in different directions. Can they learn in time that no matter what they've planned, God's loving purpose for their lives can't be denied? Book 1 in The Macleans series, set in Edinburgh. Every story is a complete romance featuring a different brother or sister in the family as they find their lifetime love. Clean, sweet, and wholesome Christian inspirational romance from a USA Today bestselling author!

On the evening of our baptism, Roy suggested our family of four venture on his dream vacation to Alaska. Although reluctant to traverse the country, I was determined to enjoy the much needed family time. When an invitation to work at an iconic Alaskan roadhouse forced the trajectory of our summer in an unexpected direction, my tight grip on our familiar Michigan life started to slip. Will this quest for an Alaskan adventure be worth the sacrifice for us all? Will my new faith in Christ withstand the storms of change and awaken the transformation I didn’t know I needed or will I crumble under the leaden weight of my husband’s dreams?

Everyone knows not to go out at night unless you want to deal with monsters. That was until a magical item allowed its user to "smell" when a monster was near. Now there are ambitions to build a monster alarm system throughout town. But some creatures, such as the necromancer, have plans of their own.

When Viking Reenactments Go Full Ragnarok...

Ivan wants to spend the summer before university getting his life in order. He never planned to get entangled with a centuries-old Viking death cult.

But when one of his friends is next on the sacrificial list…well, things are going to get messy before he'll have time to sort out his university applications.

As the creatures of the shadow world gather to wreak Norse havoc, can Ivan become more than the skinny nerd everyone thinks he is?

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What critics are saying: 5.0 out of 5 Stars – Could NOT put this down. This series was one of the best ones I have read in a long time. Riveting, suspenseful, passionate. Everything you could want and more. I could not put it down and I read the entire series in 6 days! LOVE LOVE LOVE Sad it ended ............ 5.0 out of 5 stars - Don't miss out! I just wanted to keep reading. You are going to want to read the complete series. No getting around it once you start you wouldn't put it down. You get wrapped up in the characters and comes to fast. Loved it. The Vision Chronicles Condensed, Vol. I, a romantic suspense novel, is part one of Michael James Lewis's journaled narrative as he recounts the events surrounding the discovery of his psychic ability and how that gift changed with his acceptance. His acceptance led him to the woman of his dreams, his soul mate, and the family he had always wanted. The condensed version of the 8-book series offers a compact account with fewer day-to-day and slice-of-life details. For those who wish to read every word of this thrilling family saga, you can find the complete box set: ASIN: B07G9LFXMQ Volume I is based on the following books: Kaleidoscope, Book 1 Spyglass, Book 2 Window's Pane, Book 3 Windows All Around, Book 4

I have a terrible crush on my next door neighbor. When too many guests at my house leaves me short a bed, he offers to let me crash at his place. I didn’t expect him to walk in on me… *ahem,* taking care of myself. And I certainly didn’t expect him to join in. A short and sweet standalone with a happy ending and lots of spice.

When the eligible Mr. Allison is to come to Fenton Manor to woo Honoria, there is a problem. She doesn't remember what he looked like. Crippled by her timidity, she hardly looked at him when they'd met during her first London season. But he had spoken to her father, determined to ask her for her hand. Her siblings, Serena and Benedict, find this highly amusing, but after Honoria overhears a conversation between her parents about their finances, she realises she must marry Mr. Allison, and this constraint leaves her martyred and unhappy and unable to share her feelings. When Mr. Allison arrives, there is another problem. One to do with her sister, Serena. Mr. Allison, (annoyingly handsome and kind) fails to propose as expected and leaves abruptly - but invites the confused family to stay at Bassington Hall, his own country home. His kindness to all her family leaves Honoria with no legitimate excuse to escape marriage. Mr. Scribster, his ugly, unpleasant, unfeeling friend, guesses more than she would like and offers Honoria a place to concentrate her dislike and frustration. Meanwhile, Benedict embarks on an adventure with his rogue of an uncle, Wilbert, to save his childhood friend and neighbour, Genevieve Horton, who has become the unhappy Lady Sumner. By learning some scandalous skills, Benedict hopes to give some options to the most trapped figure in all of polite society - an unhappy wife. When Benedict's life hangs in the balance, all the major players are changed foreve ...

2021 Firebird Book Award winner. Start the series that brings a complex web of real-world mythology into modern times! 1000 years ago the Elves nearly destroyed their species through war. As punishment, their ancestors cursed them and trapped them on the Earthly plane. Priscilla Forester is a 500-year-old Cursed Elf, with abilities far different from most. She knows there is some secret about her origins, but has given up thinking she will ever discover the truth. However, Fate was only waiting for the right moment to reveal its secrets. As Priscilla and her lovers battle against warring Elf Houses, her true nature begins to emerge, and it is more than anyone had bargained for.

A marauding chicken. A deadly discovery. Will Anne regret her move to Carolan Springs, Colorado? The beauty of Colorado beckons, so Anne heads west to start her new life. Yet, before Anne's completely settled in, her neighbor is found dead in his compost pile. What’s worse is that Anne’s quirky young neighbor, Kandi Jenkins, could be the killer. When Kandi begs for her help, Anne feels she has no choice but to help the young woman. However, she finds herself quickly at odds with the local sheriff. And while she uncovers more of the community's secrets, she's also exploring her awakening feelings for Sam Powers, the town's deputy coroner. ! Once Anne starts looking at who could be the real killer, the suspect list keeps getting longer and longer. It seems that Carolan Springs is a place of many secrets. But who would want to murder Ralph and who’s willing to kill again to keep their secret?

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A murdered mistress. An accused mob boss. Can two detectives put their differences aside to find the real killer?

Angelina Bonaparte is starting from square one. After a messy divorce, the middle-aged librarian put down her books and picked up a new gig as a private investigator. When a mob boss heads to jail for his mistress' murder, she has no issue with the womanizing scumbag rotting in prison. But when the suspect's pregnant wife swears his innocence, Angelina can't find it in her heart to refuse the case.

Already reluctant to get involved, her frustration grows when she's forced to work alongside Ted Wukowski, a homicide detective who thinks a crime scene is no place for a woman. In the search for clues along the mistress’ long record of broken hearts and promises, Angelina’s natural charm is the perfect complement to her temporary partner's take-no-prisoners interrogation style. And before long, she and Ted can feel their grudging respect transform into an undeniable attraction.

Being with a bad boy has never felt so good. Abilene I’m in desperate need of a date to take on a work-related trip. I’ve been fending off the owner of the company’s son by talking about my serious boyfriend. The problem is… he doesn’t exist. If I don’t produce him, the owner’s son is going to call my bluff, and I might even lose the promotion I’ve been working toward. So when my sister drags me to a bachelor auction for charity, I bet all my faith and all of my savings on the biker I’ve been crushing on for years. Kane When Abilene Waylon wins me in the bachelor auction, I’m stunned and intrigued. What could the local pastor’s daughter want with a broken man like me? I’m her daddy’s worst nightmare in a black leather jacket. Then she lays out her proposal... her virginity for pretending to be her one and only. I have no intention of holding her to her promise… even though I already know I’m the only man who will ever have her. Ever wanted to spend a single night with the bachelor of your dreams? The men of Broken Bend are going on the auction block for a great cause. Find out what happens when the winning bidders claim their prize in the One Night Series. Each book is a complete story and can be read alone.

Business owner Paige West misses the closeness she had with her now-deceased father. Jessivel Salter, a single mother on the brink of becoming homeless, also misses her dead father, but for very different reasons. When fate unites the two women, Paige is drawn to Jessivel from the start and wants to help her. But Jessivel doesnt trust Paige or her intentions and rejects her many helping hand offers. The two women eventually connect and when certain disturbing truths are unveiled, they discover they have something in common that is inconceivable and shocking. Each has to decide whether to take the easy way out and part ways forevermore or face up to the adversity that fate has thrown at them.

And it all started with the ring.

A jobless jester and a misguided magpie wander into a land where technology is booming… but trouble is brewing! Dame Elsebet de Whellen has ruled her mildly magical, high-tech country for 50 prosperous years. Now it's facing a crisis three generations in the making, and the bold steps she's taken to save it have gone disastrously off the rails. Naturally she’s going to pray for the help of a brave and selfless hero. Of course it will go wrong. Obviously instead of a hero, she’ll get an exiled jester and his bantering bird. That jester would be Malfred Murd: poet, acrobat, wielder of wit. He’s cynical— twenty years of playing the Fool for an unappreciative wet blanket of a King will do that to a fellow—as well as broke, blacklisted and reduced to eating lizards caught by his self-appointed guardian, a sassy magpie with a longing for adventure. All Fred wanted was a few coins to keep him off the dirt streets. But he gets more, far more. Like it or not, he and Dame Elsebet are about to get hopelessly entangled in a desperate mission that might cost a Fool his life and a people their future.

Laying it all on the line for love... I’m tired of being good. Achieving geek status at college doesn’t equate with fun. So when I head home to my dad’s tennis academy in Santa Monica on spring break, I’m determined to be bad. And hot Aussie tennis star Kye is just the guy to help me do it. However, Kye’s troubled past continues to dog him and attending the Cresswell Tennis Academy is his last chance at the big time. He can’t afford to screw up…by screwing me, the boss’s daughter. But our relationship is much more than a vacation fling. Will it be game, set, match, when the truth is revealed? Or will we have a real shot at love-all?

The true story of a Canadian drafted into the Soviet Red Army in World War II. 1941: Their retreat across Ukraine wore their boots out—and they kept going. Three months after drafting him, the Soviet Red Army throws Maurice Bury, along with millions of other under-trained men, against the juggernaut of Nazi Germany's Operation Barbarossa, the assault on the USSR. Army of Worn Soles tells the true story of a Canadian who had to find in himself a way to keep himself alive—and the men who followed him.

Innocent Coed. Red Hot Hockey Star. Fate placed them on a collision course. Will the sweet summer romance cool when autumn leaves begin to fall? Or will the sizzle of anticipated passion warm this couple through the long winter to come? *This Piece of My Heart is the first book in Robyn M. Ryan’s hockey romance trilogy Clearing the Ice. It can be read as a stand-alone novel, but the journey continues in This Piece of My Soul and concludes with This Piece of Our Being.*

Investigative journalists Mittens Meow and Alex Digger race to the rescue when Alex’s favorite baker discovers a shocking theft, threatening the future of her business. Can they uncover the culprit in time? A Christian mystery chapter book for readers 7-12.

Shy librarian Catena likes her quiet life…until a huge naked man muscles his way into her house, insisting he's been woken from his centuries-long sleep to be her personal protector. Catena's life is turned upside down when she's saved by a creature she's only heard about in books. If only her hero's rock-hard abs weren't actually made out of stone. Tor has no memory of his past. All he knows is that he must protect Catena at all costs. Can they unlock the dark secrets chaining them to the past, and forge a new future? CAUTION: This is a steamy gargoyle shifter romance, so if you don't like your heroes hot, hard and protective, Tor and Catena's tale might be a bit much for you.

A Suspense filled fast-burn romance.The 1st in the Racing Hearts Series of sizzling action tales. Set in a fast intense and dangerous world of Motorsport & the men and women competing in more ways than one.

Love them or hate them, without a good villain, a story is missing a vital piece of its puzzle. These authors tackle the often misunderstood and misguided antagonist from their perspective. Though we'd be remiss if we didn't allow for evil for the sake of evil, because who doesn't love a 'good' Big Baddie. Come along as we explore the other side of the story and see just what makes these characters - Villains. With Stories From: Benjamin DeHaan - "Scalevolution" Laura J. Campbell - "The Omong Sri" Linda M. Crate - "Queen Amalia" Nicole Walsh - "Hell-Bound" Alex Minns - "Chimera Station" MR Wells - "The Ballad of Black Rook" Eve Morton - "Tall Tales, or I Was A Teenage Superhero" Andrew P. McGregor - "The Tithe Collectors" Melissa Ferguson - "A New Kind of Hunger" Glenda Thompson - "Misdemeanor Murders" Lyra Meurer - "Under The Fig Tree" Sarah Lapalme - "The Family Legacy" Helen Obermeier - "The Alien I Shot" Jordan Davidson - "For The Hunt" Steven E. Scribner - "The Fourth Source" Erin Swann - "A Necessary Sacrifice"

For a relic of war, death is my inevitable release.

Most people can’t kill without regret, but I don’t have that luxury. I am a tank-created nu-human, and my sole purpose hinges on the whims of my tyrannical maniac creator. Town annihilations to political assassinations—I never disobey.

Until I want more.

When I escape beyond the realm of my former master, my only goal is safety—freedom—a life I always wanted. I should have known my creator would send deadly pursuers. He wants to remind me of what I’m never fated to have.

Then destiny tempts me with the unexpected.

When a dragon—a creature said to be long extinct—offers me a chance at true freedom from my former master’s control, I don't know what to believe. In my line of work, trust kills. But something is different about this creature....

With nothing to lose, I agree to his terms. Now, I wait. Will he give me the freedom I crave, or did I seal my fate?

DESTINY is the first book in the Experimental Heart epic romantic urban-science fantasy series. If you love fantasy mixed with science fiction, strong willed heroines overcoming the torment of their past, fate vs choice, and a dash of slow burn romance, dive into the world of Lumaraeon today!

Gabby and Ralph. Ralph and Gabby. They have been there, tried that, and they just don't work.

Then one night when Gabby is stranded with a flat tire, Ralph appears—her knight in a shining... Hawaiian shirt. Of all the roadsides in Miami...

As Gabby and Ralph are pushed back into each other's worlds, they can't resist the attraction that still crackles between them. But when Gabby blames Ralph for a career-destroying incident, she decides Gabby and Ralph are done—for good, this time. But is there more to the incident than she realized? Is Ralph her downfall... or her savior?

This lighthearted novelette will have readers laughing and falling in love themselves while they root for the two mismatched love birds to finally come home to one another.

(Note to readers: this is a "sweet with heat," second chance, romantic comedy. There's no graphic sex (but sex is implied) also, this short story contains swearing and general shenanigans.)