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This is the memoir of the Supervillain known to the world as Iceblade. It chronicles his achievements and his failures, his loves and his losses. Learn about the theft of the Mona Lisa, the subjugation of Lady Victory, and the slaughter of the Holy Order of the Word. Hear for the first time about the death of Bytegeist. All from the point of view of the man himself.

Tess Grady doesn’t do playboy cowboys, and as far as she’s concerned, that’s exactly what Gage McBride is. Tess wants steady, stable, and secure in a man, and Gage seems to be the farthest thing from that. When women come up to a man in a bar and slap him, that’s got to be a good sign that he’s not the one for her or a suitable male role model for her young daughter. After losing her husband in a car accident, Tess isn’t even sure she can love again.

Jo Burke hasn’t had it easy in life and that includes her history with men. She’s resigned herself to the fact that she really knows how to choose ’em. So when Tate McBride comes around, she doesn’t trust her instincts for a minute because those same instincts have proven faulty time and again. He can’t be nearly as great a guy as he appears to be on the surface.

Seth Greer, a Montana rodeo cowboy, is on the island to guest star in a charity island rodeo. He’s got several possibilities for a good career and life lined up. It all depends on what fate sends his way as to which fork in the road he will take. But then he spots Bailey. Seth’s head hasn’t stopped spinning since he met gorgeous Bailey who has turned his world upside down and has made him think fate has given him the nudge that she’s the one.

Lila returned home to Pleasant Valley to give her half-shifter, half-human son a stable, loving home far away from the bad influences in the city. With her parents' guidance, she hopes to safely guide her son through puberty and his first volatile transition from boy to beast.

Ricki Sparks knows she can make a mean red velvet cake but can’t believe she’s let herself be talked into a blind date. When she opens the door to see the man she’s been secretly sweet on since the first day he walked into her bakery, she fears her heart will be demolished. At least she knows she’s in for a wild ride. With a past like his, private investigator Garrett McBride doesn’t feel he’s worthy of a good woman’s love. Especially not Ricki, the sweet, beautiful baker. But its not just her delectable baked goods that keep him coming back and it isn’t long before he admits to himself that he wants her for his own. He never suspects that the greatest danger to her may come not from himself, but from the deceitful woman Ricki has befriended.

Cat Hayden returning to her childhood home after 19 years, is a different person, and a tragic accident has left her insecure about her appearance. But her heart is still filled with memories of the love she left behind - Blake McBride. Blake recognizes Cat with his heart, a heart that never stopped loving her. But that heart was broken when she left so long ago. Can he trust her again and rekindle that flame that burned so strong? A champion barrel racer before the accident, Cat finds herself instructing Blake's talented yet temperamental 14-year-old daughter, Demi.

Clint McBride has spent seven long years running from his past, believing he was responsible for the death of his best friend. A chance layover in Phoenix leads him home to Prescott, Arizona, but he has no intention of staying. Once he takes care of unfinished business, he intends to leave the state - for good. Ella Fisher can’t believe Clint is back. As a matter of fact, she’s furious with him for leaving without a word and for not letting anyone know he was even alive.

Sophie has moved across the state to escape her abusive ex. Deep in the heart of shifter territory, the last thing she's looking for is a new relationship. But after she bumps into a sexy stranger at the grocery store, she can't get him out of her mind. Grizzly shifter Rick doesn't let many people close - especially humans - but it's impossible to resist the pull of his mate. The need to care for her and protect her pulses with every beat of his heart. How can he tell a woman who's learned not to trust that she belongs to him?

Carilyn Thompson would never have believed a chance stop at a small town cafe would change her life. Catching the attention of the sexiest firefighter she'd ever seen wasn't too difficult when he's the one trying to save everything she owns from going up in flames when her car mysteriously catches fire. Criminals targeting women for any reason inflames Cody McBride's temper, especially when one of the women is as sweet and beautiful as Carilyn Thompson. Week after week of chasing leads on this arsonist finds yet another woman's burned home or business and now Carilyn's car.

Megan Wilder doesn't think there's a man in this world who could love her just the way she is. After meeting sexy Ryan McBride, she suspects he might just be the one to change her mind. With her family in danger of losing their restaurant and their home, a sudden illness has everything Megan thought was sure in her life crashing down around her. Finding out Ryan is the one responsible for threatening foreclosure shakes her very foundation.

When Wyatt turns his back on the world - and her - Gillian knows he's hurting and needs time to recover from whatever wounds were inflicted on his bear by the military. He reluctantly accepts her help as they flee from a secret group sent to eliminate the shifter-soldiers involved in a black-ops experiment, though he's determined to maintain an emotional distance from her. But bears mate for life, and his human mate is just as stubborn as he is. Nothing could hurt her more than losing him.

Clinging to the hope Dr. Daphne Wells can help his teammate and former lover, Malcolm kidnaps the doctor and brings her to Sanctuary. Once she realizes how the black ops group subverted her research, she is eager to help reverse the effects, if she can. While she studies the artificial intelligence systems, Malcolm and the rest of the team set about systematically destroying all traces of Project Shift and Project Enhanced.

Nine years ago, Dawson took Chloe's innocence and left her, thinking she had deceived him in collusion with her father. Stopping in a small Idaho town for a rodeo appearance, he discovers life has changed for the former ranch princess. He's shocked to discover she has a son - his son.

Zoe Redman has a bright future ahead of her as the new kindergarten teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary school. After a rough start in life, things are finally looking up for her. They only get better when a sexy shifter takes an interest in her.

Jayson McBride loses a bet and loses big, and ends up with a commercial shoot on his ranch for a women’s clothing line. Before he can come to terms with city folk leaving gates open and disrupting his operation, he meets Celine, the woman who runs the show. Damned if she doesn’t piss him off then impress him five minutes later. Celine Northland is a fashion designer with a dynamic new line of clothing - she needs this launch to save her company. She has involved investors, crowd funding, and every other trick up the sleeve she can come up with.

Many years ago, a group of travelers took a doomed trip through Hell, Texas. Not long after their fateful journey, the town was discovered by Texas DPS Trooper Garrett Parker. Garrett was promoted to Texas Ranger as a result of his heroics. Over a decade has passed since that fateful day. Yet something terrible is happening again.

Clint needed an escape. Mary, his only friend and game store employee, suggests he try a new Virtual Reality MMORPG, Unexplored. Clint spawns in the game as Cleave, a helpless elf with minimal fighting ability and no skills. Feeling the similarities between this game and his real life, he’s about to leave when he chances upon another player, a Kobold named Tarka. Along with Krug the Thud, a half-giant warrior, they enter the Wilderwood.

US Marshal and bear-shifter Lucas Anderson failed to protect his pregnant witness, so when she asks him to adopt her daughter as her dying wish, he can't refuse. Angel is a sweet baby, and he soon feels like Papa Bear, and maybe she'll be the key to help him wear down his mate's resistance.

Denny is 43 and a new grandfather, so he shouldn't be lusting after his younger executive assistant. When he discovers Trisha is planning to use artificial insemination, the fantasies of making her pregnant drive him to distraction. When they are unexpectedly caught in a snowstorm together, he has a chance to make his move. If Denny can get past his hang-ups over the age difference, and his insecurities that she couldn't possibly want him, it's his opportunity to offer to be Trisha's donor.