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He should be the enemy, but Ronan Cole is an addiction that has driven me to madness. Back and forth we go, up and down, round and round. I hate him. I love him. I want to kill him. No man will ever love me with such twisted depravity. Together we are unstoppable, but what happens when an enemy dares to come after us? The hunt is always better when the queen is just as hungry as her king. And the ending is always bloody when the love story has no heroes.

They say in order to find yourself you have to go home. What if home was what you were running from? Where did that leave you? Always on the other side of the fence. Always looking in. Always wishing you were someone you couldn't be. Until one day you meet her. The one. She was my high, but she was also...My demise.

Allies and enemies wear the same skins: witches, demons, faeries, vampires...werewolves. It's impossible to tell what's hiding beneath the carefully crafted facades, the sinful slashes of smiling lips. Magic died in our people long ago; today, it blinks sleepy eyes and wakes up. Ancient gods raise their heads, spirits once thought to be whispers of myth, urge us to fight. They give us the power to defend ourselves from those who would take our magic as their own.

I am Zara Wolf, the heir to the throne of all the packs. I’m also in possession of a stolen faerie treasure used to tap my people’s magic for decades. The witches want it back; the fae want it returned. But I had no idea I was getting involved in a war between the faerie courts. There are seven men who hold my heart, who make up my own personal pack. But there’s only one human: my best friend, Faith Cassidy. She’s the one link I have to my humanity, the thing that keeps the wolf in me at bay. If the Seelie Prince wants her, he’ll have to kill me first.

Harley Jameson is not your typical woman. She's a rough and tumble, beer drinking, hockey loving, smart-mouthed kind of woman. In fact, she owns her own contracting company. Most men just treat her as one of the guys; that is, until she meets her newest client....

All that Amy can think about is making things right with Lucian. She was horrible to him last time they were together, lashing out at him verbally in a fit of anger. Now regret is piling on, and a new submissive side of her is coming out. Nothing is what it seems, though, as her world tilts on its axis. Lucian is playing the dismissive game again. And Amy has far too much on her plate to have time to deal with it, between things going wrong at work and Janice being emotionally shattered after ramping up the intensity at Flesh.

"It's Flesh or me. You have to choose." It's easy for Amy to pretend that she doesn't care about Lucian when he's not standing right in front of her. For as much as she wants to resist him though, her attraction to him can't be ignored. A heated dinner turns into an even more heated scene in Lucian's dungeon. He refuses to give up working at Flesh, and he's about to show Amy why. She's determined to be his everything, but will her resolve still hold firm when she sees the monster that he can become?

Things are heating up in the dungeon. Lucian promises to make up for his earlier traumatic scene with Amy, and he doesn't disappoint. After the heat dies down though, Amy questions the sincerity of his feelings yet again. He told her he wouldn't be distant anymore, but actions speak louder than words.

Dr. Keira Stetson is at the forefront of a technological revolution, driven by her dual passions: ethical artificial intelligence—AI with a conscience—and creating technology that enhances children’s lives. Trapped in an earthquake-flattened building with a half-dozen panicked five-year-olds, she fears the worst. When billionaire Roy Brandt leverages his mysterious nanite technology to rescue them, she’s both grateful and intrigued.

Enough is enough. Amy decides to hunt Lucian down and find out what gives. He's played with her heart, made her think that he cared, and then completely ignored her. And she's not going to let him get away with it.

Lucian's refusal to leave Flesh makes Amy continue to question their relationship. Sharing him won't be easy, and she doesn't know if she has it in her to do it. The pressure is on at work as Amy's boss begins to get fed up with Lucian dragging his feet on his interior design project. It feels like Amy is thrown back to the beginning where pleasing Lucian is crucial to making sure that her career is safe.

Lucian tries to make good on fixing everything in Amy's life that he has destroyed, but not all of the work is on him. Amy did Janice dirty by bailing on the apartment, and leaving her stuck with rent that she couldn't afford. Now it's time to make amends. Just when it seems that everything is going to be alright, a new twist is thrown into the mix that will change everything between Lucian and Amy forever.

Still recovering from her brother’s murder, Detective Tess Richards transfers out of Homicide, only to find herself in the center of a deadly undercover operation. When a young woman is found dead after a hit-and-run, all evidence points to Everchange, a high-profile self-help organization renowned for attracting rich and famous members. As Tess leaves Homicide to take a job within the Seattle Intelligence Unit, she is quickly sent undercover into the Everchange castle on Whidbey Island.

It was the perfect summer job—until it turned into her worst nightmare. Bridgett is enjoying an idyllic summer as the nanny for Leo, the son of Paul and Emily Cooper—a famous actor and renowned charity founder. Not only is she generously compensated to care for Leo at the couple’s Seattle waterfront estate, she develops a special bond with the little boy. In addition to the financial perks of the job, Bridgett has fallen into a summer love affair with Chris, a landscaper who works at the property. It’s the Fourth of July.

When Malorie witnesses her best friend and roommate leave a campus bar with a mystery date driving a silver Mercedes, she suspects foul play, especially when Lani fails to return home the next day. Both women, med students in their final year at Elliott Bay University, have a lot riding on the line, but no one in her family is worried. When Malorie’s fears for her roommate deepen, she turns to her Uncle Wade, a sergeant at Seattle Homicide. Within 48 hours after Lani goes missing, the partial remains of a brutally murdered young woman wash up on Alki Beach....

Sometimes the one who got away comes back with a vengeance. Amy can walk away from Janice, but there doesn't feel like any retribution that she can get against Lucian for his betrayal. While she swears that she never wants to see him again, that doesn't seem good enough. He needs to pay for what he did.

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Baylor Jones and Stayton (State) Blake. Two lost souls raised on the streets. Young children vowing to always protect each other. He was only nine but he was her protector and best friend for years. Even when thrown in foster care he took care of her always like a king to his queen. A silent pinky promise shared between, it was their secret protection to one another. Then one morning he was gone. Leaving Baylor on her own to battle the streets and more importantly life in the Kings all by herself.

This billionaire playboy has turned over a new leaf - just in time to become a new dad. Eddie Jameson has held the title of black sheep in the Jameson family for years. Creative, cocky, and carefree, Eddie had a reputation for being the life of the party and a pain in the ass when it comes to following procedure. However, back in the flagship branch of the Jameson Agency, Eddie is proving himself to be a new man - someone worthy of his family’s respect. Margot Dale is the daughter of one of Jameson Agency’s most lucrative clients and the girl Eddie has been after for years.

Things heat up at the furniture store when Lucian decides to take what he wants from Amy. With her job at stake, there's no more dangerous place to get intimate though. It seems like Amy's relationship with Lucian is driving a spike in all of her friendships. Tensions are high with Janice, and Derrick still refuses to forgive her. To make matters worse, Lucian appears to be reverting back to his old ways.