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Pumpkin spice has never been my thing. But you know what is? Doctor Tanner Hayes, the new gynecologist in Stone Creek who’s so good looking that he has all of the women in town ready to drop their pants. I wasn’t planning on staying in town long after Thanksgiving. It was supposed to be a quick visit to see my dad and his new family, and then I’d be on my way to figure out my next step, whatever that was.

Being a single mom of four kids has never bothered me. However, after getting married to their dad at a young age, I quickly learned that I was better off taking care of things myself. As long as they were happy, that was all that mattered. But when a new man showed up in town, I suddenly started second-guessing everything. Being around him created feelings that I hadn’t felt in— ever? The way he looked at me and talked to me was different than anyone I had met before, and I was quickly under his spell.

Dark, mysterious, and lethal . . . That's how most people describe the three men in my bed. Cold-blooded assassins who kill men they deem unfit for society. And yet, to me, they're my salvation. Rescuing me from a gilded cage and a doomed life with a sinister man. I asked them for a simple favor: two birds for one stone. What they demanded in return was something far more profound, something that would indefinitely tether the four of us with an unbreakable bond.

I could have my own bakery if I wanted, and my older brother would have it set up for me in a heartbeat. The problem is that I have something to prove. I'm not a spoiled girl who gets everything her brother throws her way, but people have always assumed it, so I've worked tirelessly to get perfect grades in my pastry program. Now, to show off my skills in a bakery. The only problem is everyone believes I got the job by sleeping with my new boss. And I am.

In this heartwarming, best-friends-to-lovers romance, two intertwined souls navigate the delicate balance between pursuing their ambitions and following their hearts. The night before her first pre-med exam, Diana Richards gets locked out of her dorm room, clad only in a towel. Her misfortune takes a serendipitous turn when the charming and brilliant Javier “Javi” Valenzuela comes to her rescue. Their unexpected and fateful first encounter leads to a profound friendship, stronger than any bond either of them has ever known.

I’m a recent college grad with an exciting job offer for the summer. Even better than the free place to live while I work? I show up the first day to find Aiden working on the property. I’ve had a thing for him ever since he and my brother became best friends. And when we get into an argument, leading to a kiss? The feeling of his lips against mine is electric.

Christmas has always been my favorite time of year, but when my Grinch of a landlord decides to raise the rent on my bakery and a new candy shop opens directly across from me, I’m anything but jolly. The problem is that it’s not just ANY candy shop— it’s an over-the-top fancy chocolaterie owned by none other than Ryder Jones— former best friend and the boy who unknowingly stole my heart in high school.

Being Sugarplum Falls' most sought-after nanny was something that I prided myself on. I was great with kids, and I hadn’t met a parent who I didn’t have a great relationship with. That was until I met Elliott Weston.

Being a dragon wasn’t an honor, and it wasn’t something that gave him pride. No, it was the thing about himself that he hated most. Marta Petrenko is an empathetic witch whose powers make her a great nurse but bad at relationships. Keeping people at a distance is painful, but it’s the only way she can stay sane. But there’s something about Arryn Dragomir that calls to her. He’s so alone, even amongst his brothers. She can’t help reaching out, even when getting close to him puts her in danger from the evil witch determined to destroy the Dragomir family.

He couldn’t retreat. There was no escape. There was just Joy Valdez, sitting next to him, obliviously gorgeous. Vincent Dragomir has always felt more comfortable as a dragon than a man. He's witnessed first-hand what envy can do to men, and he wants nothing to do with that kind of greed and excess. When he meets notorious socialite Joy Valdez, he’s prepared to hate the girl who represents everything that was stolen from him when his parents were killed in a royal coup. He’s not at all prepared for the attraction that renders him mute whenever she’s around.

I am going to make her laugh today, Blayze thought, suddenly determined. Whether she wants to or not. Blayze Dragomir finally has the fame he’s desired his whole life. Now that he and his brothers have been exposed as lost dragon royalty, he can be the playboy prince he’s always wanted to be. But danger comes along with attention, and Blayze needs to find out who poisoned his new sister-in-law before they strike again. And he knows just who to ask for help: no-nonsense private eye Ramona Jones, the only person in the small town of Augustus, Pennsylvania who isn’t impressed by his star power.

When Max Stone saunters back into Catamount, Maine, he sends Roxanne Morgan's world spinning sideways. He's just as broody and smoldering as ever. And, he wants another chance. Max's feelings for Roxy haven't faded. She's everything he remembered and more. They were only seventeen when they fell in love, and Max's life was sent careening away from Catamount—the birthplace of mountain lion shifters. As Roxy faces her fears about what it means to maybe love again, Max kicks up dust over the mystery behind his father's death.

High in the mountains of Colorado, mountain lion shifters hold rare power among mountain lions and humans, able to live in both worlds at once. Secrecy has kept them safe for centuries. Daniel Hayes returns to Painter, Colorado, after learning he's a shifter, a secret kept from him by his parents after his brother died. Daniel encounters the breathtaking Sophia Ashworth by chance. The lion in him wants her with a force he can't deny.

Heath Ashworth is a mountain lion shifter from a family whose roots go back to the birth of shifters. A grumpy former Marine, he stumbled and lost his way after a car accident where he barely escaped with his life. His grueling recovery led him down a path he never imagined. After he tangled with the shifter smuggling network, all he wants is to make it right again. Now he's trying to live up to the man and shifter he once was.

Loyalty is dying. Trust has been extinguished. Too many enemies are waiting at every turn, wanting the blood of The Hounds of Babylon MC and everyone they've ever loved. With nowhere left to run, Drew Tucker finally understands that the only way out of the war is to go through it. Despite wanting to protect Ayda Hanagan with everything he has, Drew also knows that she, of all people, belongs by his side. He needs her with him in the midst of battle, holding on tight, right where he can protect her beautiful heart, her precious body, and their dreams of a peaceful future together.

Drew Tucker is gone. The man Ayda Hanagan loves has disappeared into the darkness once again, his mind buried in the torture of grief, his body cold and hard, and his heart completely switched off. Nothing matters to him anymore. Not his brothers, his club, and definitely not the woman he vowed to spend the rest of his life worshipping. The only thing he craves now is blood.

Shana Ashworth is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after her husband's tragic death and the discovery of his betrayal of Catamount shifters. What no one knows is that long before she became a widow, Shana's marriage was cold and distant. Her heart still feels encased in ice. The only man who seems capable of cracking through the ice is Hayden Thorne—a grumpy, smoldering, and powerful shifter from Montana.

Dane Ashworth, a grumpy, solitary mountain lion shifter, comes from one of the founding shifter families of Catamount, a town deep in the woods of Maine where mountain lion shifters have existed in secret for centuries. The community is in turmoil after the startling death of a shifter. In the midst of upheaval in Catamount, Dane encounters the unassuming, curvy, and delectable Chloe Silver.

Phoebe Devine has loved Jake North for years, but she's kept her feelings hidden because she didn't want to ruin their friendship. Jake is a grumpy, smoldering mountain lion shifter who's put his life on the line to protect Catamount shifters. Catamount has held the secrets of mountain lion shifters for centuries, but the town has been thrown into turmoil on the heels of a surprise death that upended trust among shifters in the community.

Noah is tall, dark, and dangerous, a shifter and military operative rolled into one. He is returning home to Catamount after years away to take care of his ailing mother. Lily tends to hide in the shadows of her family's lore and has just about given up on the possibility of love.