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Rage. An uncontrollable and insatiable rage consumed Nash Sheppard. He was being a prick, and he didn’t care who he took his anger out on. Sunny Nettles was barely earning enough at the small diner to keep the lights on, much less keep food on the table. And some prick comes waltzing into the diner, spouting orders to keep her mouth shut? She had had enough…

Fowler had no desire to take over as king of the dragons, at least not yet, anyway. His grandmother, the former queen, was pressuring him into taking a mate. He didn’t need a mate, and that was that. Amy hated rich people with a passion. If she wasn’t forced into going into this lunch meeting with the Walshs, she wouldn’t. And she certainly wasn’t going to be forced into eating a hamburger she didn’t order by some handsome, arrogant prick. Enough was enough; she was out of there, and when he grabbed her arm, all bets were off…

Shipley has spent her life saving others as a doctor in the Army’s M.A.S.H. unit, where she’s seen it all—except for a homecoming like this. Returning stateside for her brother-in-law’s funeral, she’s prepared for a quiet visit with her sister, but instead, she’s thrown into a whirlwind of family drama, danger, and unexpected romance. When a tragic accident thrusts her into the role of hero once again, Shipley finds herself face to face with Dusty, a man who’s as relentless as she is in facing life’s challenges. Dusty Erickson is no stranger to hard decisions, but when his ...

Bishop’s Snowy Leap Sawyer Chandler Wesley Gunner Dwayne Quincy Sasha Harvard had returned to the small town in Ohio because Hailey Riddle, a ghost, had led her there. Sasha had been speaking to the dead for as long as she could remember. In working with the police, Sasha had been in the field, helping to look for Melinda’s spirit when Melinda Havard had found her. Melinda told her that they were sisters, and the man that had killed her thought that she was Sasha. Melinda had done the best she could to deliver the child she was carrying before she succumbed to her wounds. The child was ...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Paige Avery had been deep, undercover with her brother, James. Their target had been spotted, but something went wrong. The bullets came from everywhere, killing most of the people in the room. Sent to retrieve them, Rebel Marshall popped in and took the unconscious Page and James back to her home to recover. If Paige and James hadn’t already been immortal, they would have died for sure. As it was, Paige was too weak to shift, and until she could, it would be a long recovery. Heath found James in the barn. The man seemed ...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Rebel had been called to the US when she’d been informed that her brother was dying, but she arrived too late. He left behind a devastated wife, two small children, and a load of debt. Rebel stayed to help out as best she could, taking a job at the local hospital, but working conditions there were unbearable, and she had no choice but to quit or kill someone—namely the head nurse. And as a doctor, she had taken an oath to save lives, not take them. Rodney ran a small practice. He handled the medical care for the local schools...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Trenton was the last of the brothers to find a mate. He saw his brothers’ happiness and wanted to experience that for himself. Libby had moved in with her aunt to help her out. And when a crazy neighbor was plotting to poison their water to make them sell their property to her, the Marshalls stepped in to help. From the moment Trenton figured out Libby was his mate, she suddenly possessed a great deal of magic. With the little people popping in and out and the house constantly changing, Libby thought she was on the brink of ...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Isabella Booth was tired of all the sexist crap handed to her on a daily basis. When her father wouldn’t even consider her as an heir to his lawn care business because she wasn’t a man, and left it to her brother Hunter instead, she had done the next logical thing. She opened her own lawn care business, and it thrived. Dean Marshall was renovating his family home. As far as the landscaping was concerned, he was told to go big or go home. When Shep invited the owner of the landscaping company to his home for dinner, Dean ...

From the moment Amy found out her brother was running for the presidency of the United States, she moved out of the family home and changed her last name. She loved her brother, but she didn’t love the limelight. All she wanted was freedom. The freedom to live her life the way she wanted without being in the shadow of the Secret Service all the time. Taking pictures was her passion, and that’s what she would do, and no one would stand in her way. Amy had taken a lot of great shots of the animals at the zoo, but if one more person asked her if she had permission to be there, she would ...

Brad Kirk came from old money, very old money, as he was an immortal. He was gifted immortality and a great deal of magic by a bear group centuries ago. He was a recluse and didn’t like people much, but he was a very shrewd businessman and had more money than he could spend in several lifetimes. Becka Dillard had raised her nephew, Toby, since he was an infant. He was too young when his parents died to remember them. Now sixteen, Becka was the only mother he knew, and he loved her dearly. She was a trucker. They lived on the road. They never had much in the way of money, but she had ...

The Wilkerson Dynasty Marsden North Watson Booker Shawn Brandon When Marsden Wilkerson received the phone call that his mother had been in a car accident, he wasn’t letting anything get in his way to get to her. Not a pushy boss, and especially not his Aunt Eita. Then his world crumbled when the doctors told him that his mother, Holly, didn’t make it. Gabriella Farley, Abby, could hold her own, and she wasn’t about to take any flack from a rich bitch like Penelope Wilkerson. All the Wilkerson women, with the exception of Holly, could fit that description. Abby stood up for Mars at the...

Layla Marks had somehow been saddled with her family’s debts. Now that nearly everyone was gone, it was up to her to make things right. Even at a physician’s pay, it it wasn’t nearly enough to do the things she needed to do, like put markers on their graves. Now, some idiot lawyers were ranting that she had some long-lost family because of some DNA test she didn’t even take. Oh, well, it was too late to claim the inheritance now anyway. She’d missed the deadline. Madison thought Layla Marks was one of the most stubborn women he’d ever met, next to his Mom. Even if she was his ...

Archer’s Dynasty 1. Delmar 2. Peter 3. Robert 4. William 5. Sherman 6. Darrel When Heather Grey received the phone call from Merce Archer that her brother was dead, she wasn’t surprised, but when her sister-in-law, Judy Grey, claimed to be pregnant with her brother’s child, Heather knew better than that. There was no way in hell that child was his. Heather decided right then and there that she’d go to the small town and set things straight. Peter Archer was acting as the Archer family’s attorney. He was looking into the ...

Marshall’s Shadow Sheppard Dean Oakley Rodney Heath Trenton Lachlan Russell had been rushed into emergency surgery. Her boss’s daughter took exception to Lach, telling her no, and went ballistic, throwing anything and everything she could at Lach until Lach finally collapsed from her injuries. Lach was also pregnant at the time, tricked into being a surrogate to carry her sister’s child. Harris Marshall, Shep’s wife, was called in on the case. Lach’s boss and daughter were now both in jail, but Lach’s family was another matter—they were worse. Harris would make sure this woman...

Marshall’s Shadow 1. Sheppard 2. Dean 3. Oakley 4. Rodney 5. Heath 6. Trenton Harrison Parker had no family and no ties. She was invisible to be traced. Her job with the government was top secret. So secret that she only reported to two people. Now, she was the target and she had to figure out who wanted her dead. Hurt, and laying low, she reached out to the only man she trusted, an old man she had befriended in the cemetery, Sheppard Marshall. Sheppard Marshall had been grieving the loss of his Millie for the last fifteen years. He would sit by her grave every day. He was an old man of ...

Archer’s Dynasty 1. Delmar 2. Peter 3. Robert 4. William 5. Sherman 6. Darrel Elizabeth Monroe moved from Chicago to a small town in Ohio to live with her grandda, Bingo. He owned the construction company updating Peter’s house. Elizabeth was helping out until she could take her medical boards to transfer her license to Ohio. Robert Archer was bored with being an attorney and wanted to try his hand at construction. He had an eye for detail and wanted to help his brother, Peter, out. Robert was focusing so hard on the tile job that when Elizabeth suddenly spoke out of seemingly nowhere, ...

Grace McKenna had been friends with Jenson for years, and when she got into a bind, there was no way Jenson was going to let her deal with it on her own. Jenson’s wife, Jade, loved Gracie to pieces, too. Maverick was tired of living in a condo. Staying in a house while out of town attending a few classes had him realizing the condo life wasn’t what he wanted. He was ready for a change. His dad told him about a house he had considered getting for the foundation, but it had too much land. Maverick took a look and fell in love with it as soon as he walked in the front door. The banker did ...

Foster’s Pride Ronan Donahue Quinlan Cassidy Keegan Loman Loman Foster wasn’t opposed to finding his mate, but he was tired of his family shoving him in that direction. He would find his mate when he was good and well ready to. Parker magically appeared before him when an uncharacteristic bout of anger washed over him. Loman wasn’t himself at all. He keeled over into Parker’s arms. He had been poisoned with iron. Lindsley Benson watched the man sleep. She was drawn to him. Lindsley was familiar with shifters as they had several working for them at the art gallery where Loman had ...

Working undercover was mostly all Cassie had ever known. All she had left was her brother, Bradley, who was also special forces and working undercover. Bradley had arranged to meet with her; there was something he wanted her to see, but before he could tell her anything, they were trapped in an ambush. Bradley didn’t make it, and she barely survived. The problem was Cassie didn’t want to. She had no one left… Daniel Watson was also working undercover. This was his last gig, and he was ready to retire. He didn’t question it when his car was cut off, and he was herded into the back of...

Tate’s Crossing Joel Layton Cliff Loren Saul Jeremiah Shade Cornwall did her best to help her mother and siblings escape that maniac known as her father, but she’d never acknowledge that. Their run ended abruptly when he tossed a Molotov cocktail into their moving vehicle. Her mother was burning, and it was all she could do to help save her and her siblings from the burning vehicle. As it ended up, her mother’s prognosis for survival didn’t look too good. Cliff Tate had just returned from a long stint out of the country. It felt good to be home. He didn’t hesitate to take in the ...