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"King debuts with a delightful, character-driven rom-com! Fans of slow-burn romance will be swept away." - Publisher's WeeklyAmalie Warner wants another shot to prove that she can be a successful writer. After hitting the bestseller's list nine years ago, she's lost her spark. Feeling pressure from her father to leave her writing behind and to work for her family's lucrative hotel business, she's desperate to find inspiration for her next big idea, something that challenges and excites her, something real. Enter Julian Smoke, a failed tennis player making a dream run for the US Open. After a chance meeting at a bar, Amalie hates him instantly. He's cocky and arrogant, but Amalie knows his story could be her big break. Could he be more?Everyone knows that in tennis, love means zero, but these two are about to change that. Perfect for fans of Hands Down, by Mariana Zapata, and the film, Wimbledon.

When the universe screws you over, adopt a dog.Paige Herbert doesn't know how she lost control of her life. Friday morning, she had her future planned. Sunday night, she's jobless and staring at her half-naked fiancé and a woman wearing her green robe. Taking refuge in her childhood home, Paige decides this time around her life partner will have four legs instead of two. But her newly rescued pit bull is in bad need of obedience training...and the perfect guy for the job has Paige forgetting the past.Dash Lamont doesn't want to go back to jail. Out on parole and working at an animal shelter, he's focused on living life by the rules. And number one on the list: avoid temptation. And then, in walks Paige.The woman parks in the middle of Dash's well-ordered life, demanding his attention with her offbeat conversation, sinful curves, and dream of a refurbished classic Chevy. Despite his decision to keep his distance, he somehow finds himself agreeing to her plea for help.As the two spend more time together, awkward attempts at flirting, late-night dancing to jazz music, and a chance taken at a Halloween party lure the hesitant pair down a sensual road. But when sins of the past work against the newly budding romance, Dash will need to decide whether to take his chance on love or stay in his safe lane, watching as Paige drives off without him.

There's something extraordinary hidden beneath Wickwood's picturesque façade.Bree Tisdale is a jack-of-all trades blogger whose work history is nothing but tragic. When she lands a job with a supposed ghost hunter-the mysterious Zack Liller-he threatens to upend her world.With an eviction notice in her back pocket, she doesn't have much of a choice. Yet, as the mysteries pile up, the impossible suddenly starts to seem possible......Even trusting in Zack and the fire he lights inside her.Zack Liller grew up with ghosts and has little time for fun and games. Reservations that Bree will be a good fit for his sister's company plague him, but one day spent with the vivacious woman ends up convincing him Liller Investigations can't do without her.Or at least, that he can't.But, as things heat up between them, he is forced to wonder if he can trust Bree enough to be honest about his abilities.When the house they're investigating turns out to be one of the most active he has ever experienced-and the most dangerous-he realizes he may not have a choice.If you like Denise Grover Swank, Colleen Helme, Michelle M. Pillow, and Danielle Garrett, you'll love this paranormal romantic comedy!"Bree is utterly charming right from the beginning, and her dynamic with Zack makes for a wonderfully compelling story." - K. Caine, Author of A Study In Velvet and Leather

The author of Mixed In returns to her ';wonderfully unique dystopian setting... [in] a fast paced, sexy, drama that will keep the pages turning' (InD'tale). Chemist Cali Van Winkle and genetically modified ';Icon' Eve Whitehead compete as Team Beautiful and Damned for the opportunity of easier lives in their tightly controlled society, but their assignment is garbageliterally. The women must find practical uses for Cochtonia's putrid sewage lagoon, the WasteBin, a remote area where garbage and hog waste overrun everything. It's a disgusting task until Cali and Eve discover something very rare living near the WasteBin: virile males. Suddenly their assignment isn't so rancid, and the very thought of experiencing true love becomes their motivation, but there's far more to Crisper males, Remmer and Layal, than they're willing to admit. After all, the males are genetically modified erotic escorts. When the men and women are separated by a strange chain of events, the women must focus on winning the competition and gaining the status that will allow them to be with their menif they can find them.';The author introduces an entertaining cast of characters, while warning us of what could be.' Lee Joanne Collins, author of Who Cares About You?If you like Megan Lynch, Jack Hunt, Robert J.Crane, James D.Prescott, and Grace Hamilton, you'll love this unique and fun dystopian adventure!

They stole her magic.They killed her friends.Nothing in the multiverse will stop her quest for revenge.Kate Rossdale once held all the promise of becoming Baltimore's greatest sorceress. But promise is a hard thing to hold when your coven is murdered, your magic is stripped away, and the only solace left to you comes one powdered line at a time.When she's offered the restoration of her power by a man she doesn't know or trust, Kate sets in motion the retribution of her enemies.Soon she finds herself racing across the globe, and across worlds, venturing into exotic realms of forbidden dreams, to the spires of Lost Carcosa, hunting for the magic-thief who robbed her of everything she held dear, including the most dangerous magic any sorceress can possess-hope.

Afterlife management is tightening the noose......and Vivian Bedford is on the run.Can a living soul broker break the hold?Alliances with reapers and demons, and a talent for freeing trapped souls, sparks the ire of the Archangel Guardian Spirit council, and now Vivian is public enemy number one.With a band of living soul brokers causing rebellion, can she trust them to help?The resistance is small, but their will to win thrives. When a traitor in their ranks threatens to bring down the operation, Vivian's fight for survival turns into a battle to save the rebellion and root out the turncoat.Vivian will need her wits to keep the many dangers at bay. But doing so just might cost her everything.Will she prevail in the war for freedom...and her soul?

A witchy good girl hiding secrets from her family…Cami yearns for a regular, ho hum, average life. Or at least as normal as she can get in a family of witches. But she can't tell her sisters about her violent ex. Or that she broke the first rule of magic to "harm none." Yet, when her youngest sister asks for help unraveling the death of a 1930's star abused by loved ones, Cami can't refuse.A reformed bad boy who doesn't know his family's hidden secrets…Sam lives for his restaurant and the intrigue of digging into Hollywood history. He avoids the entanglements of relationships since even his own parents didn't want him. But when the enchanting Cami needs his help to crack an unsolved mystery, he can't resist. The closer they come to finding the killer, the more they crave each other. But someone is determined to stop them.Can they solve the mystery before history repeats itself?

While the Blood King lives, no one is safe.Sybille Esmond never wanted to inherit her family's weird business: summoning spirits of the undead and guiding them to the afterlife. While it pays the bills, dealing with supernatural monsters comes with colossal risks, including becoming undead herself.When tall, dark, and undead Elis Tanner, a reformed member of the soulless ever-after, invades Sybille's life, bringing with him a possessive, disembodied ex-wife, those risks get complicated, and those complications become dangerous.Sybille must aid Elis in confronting his jealous ex while also investigating the Blood King, a beast who refuses to die-by stake or by poison.After a harrowing possession leaves her burned and bruised, Sybille finds herself drawing closer to the tempting Elis, who may be the only one capable of helping her kill the unkillable. With the Blood King and his legions of undead closing in, she discovers her own life is far from the only thing in jeopardy.AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Why do you write?A: Storytelling has shaped culture for millennia. I am honored, in my own tiny way, to be a part of this history. After years spent surrounded by books, both in my personal life and in a professional capacity as a librarian, I began looking at story craft as something I didn't just want to consume but wanted to be able to create. I've always needed some sort of artistic outlet in order to maintain emotional balance. Writing is that outlet for me, and even though writing can be stressful and overwhelming at times, it's immensely gratifying to shape and reshape a sentence until it looks and sounds just as I want it to.Q: What do you write?A: I'm a multi-genre writer with a love of all things speculative, including paranormal, sci-fi, and fantasy. I like to challenge myself to write outside my comfort zone, so I've tried my hand at horror and romance too (most of my work has a romantic component, but writing contemporary romance is a thing unto itself!). My current series, Spirit Seeker, takes traditional paranormal tropes, such as the lustful, bloodthirsty vampire, and attempts to turn them on their heads. I gently poke fun at well-worn themes and try to provide genre twists that include both humor and mystery-and romance, of course!Q: Why should readers pick up your books?A: Whether you love paranormal romance with the passion of 100 swooning vampires, are new to the genre, or even if it's not your jam, you will find something to love in Blood King, book one of the Spirit Seeker series. It offers a fast-paced and engaging story filled with psychics, monsters, and several different kinds of baked treats. If I don't have you laughing, gasping, and holding back tears at some point during its telling, then simply visit one of my main characters, Elis Tanner, for a hypnotherapy session (first visit is free!). Once you've spent five minutes with him, you'll… wait, what was that? You LOVE the story now? Yay!!!Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to enter a world of action, adventure, and of course, paranormal romance!

Only one can come out on top…Sandra Kelly has a take-no-prisoners policy when reporting the local news-and for getting what she deserves. For instance, first place in the Townsperson of Year contest, and a promotion at the station. Except, one man stands in her way.Cooper Hall needs to win the upcoming Townsperson contest for reasons of his own-and a certain sexy journalist won't stop him. No prank is too complicated, no scheme too elaborate, and her red lace panties will not distract him. Much.They signed a peace treaty years ago and swore they'd never speak of the pranks again. But when they both set their eyes on the same prize, their prank war rekindles. This time, they aren't stopping at tighty-whities on flag poles and stuffed tarantulas, either. Love has no place in war, and these two enemies play to win."All in all this is a very fun and steamy read. With some laugh out loud moments, it is ideal for a cozy night in front of the fire." - InD'tale MagazineAUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Why do you write?A: I fell in love with reading when I was six, and every story I've told since then has been a love letter to writing.Q: What books do you write?A: I discovered romance novels in my thirties, which seems late in life, but once I was hooked, that was what I wanted to create. Since I can't be too serious for more than a few minutes at a time, romcoms are my saving grace.SYCAMORE COVE GAMES THE 12 DARES OF CHRISTMAS (book 1) MISCHIEVOUSLY MINE (book 2) Q: Why should readers pick up your books? A: My biggest hope is that readers have fun, laugh, and swoon until they can't see straight when they pick up my books. The roller-coaster of emotions, the belief that nothing has gone so horribly wrong that love can't fix it, and that warm satisfaction at the happy end are all what I want to give my readers. Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to discover a world in which pranks and love intermix in playful and sexy romance.

Danger and desire collide to form an unlikely alliance between a witch with a sordid past and a special agent who might be her future.While trying to escape her past, kick-ass witch Willow McCray dispenses her own brand of justice swiftly and without mercy, until she crosses paths with sexy Magickal Bureau of Investigations Agent, Alex Denopoulos. Now, she must use her powers for good if she wants to stay out of Hellios, the mage prison for those who have broken the Wiccan Rede of 'Harm ye None.' Alex will stop at nothing to catch a killer, including recruiting notorious felon, Willow McCray, to work for the agency. While under his guard, the lines between duty and passion become blurred the more time he spends with the red-haired beauty. His penchant for justice and deep-seated hatred of witches makes a future together seem impossible. But he's not ready to let her go. Now he'll risk more than his badge to keep her alive.If only Willow can vanquish the evil surrounding them and give Alex what he wants-before she loses her heart and even her very soul in the process.AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Why do you write?A: I write because it's my passion. The characters I create exist in a very real world inside my mind. I live to torture them while they're going through their personal struggles and learning life-changing lessons along the way until a satisfying HEA takes place. I tried to stop writing a few times and the characters wouldn't let me rest. I'm thrilled when readers say my words have impacted them in some small way.Q: What do you write?A: I write urban fantasy and paranormal romance but would love to write contemporary romance someday.RAVENS HOLLOW COVEN MIDNIGHT DESIRE (book 1)Q: Why should readers pick up your books?A: Readers should pick up my books because my characters are very down to earth with challenges that everyone can relate to on some level. They get a chance to escape to another world full of legend and lore, everlasting love, and friendship. There's nothing in the world that compares to the sensation of falling in love. If each person falls a little bit in love while reading one of my books then I've done my job, and maybe, the world's a better place.Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to enter a world of mystery, magic, suspense, and of course, romance!

Hire Alice. Private Investigator of the Supernatural.Alice Isn't Running Anymore.Five years ago, mage private investigator Alice Worth escaped her grandfather Moses Murphy's organized crime syndicate. Now, her grandfather's war with local boss Darius Bell has drawn her out of hiding and put her in the crosshairs of two merciless crime lords. Her decision to intervene in their war has endangered everyone Alice cares about and threatens to destroy the life she's built for herself, including her relationship with alpha werewolf Sean Maclin.Meanwhile, Alice's new case is the most dangerous of her career. Hired to find a missing child with a rare magical ability, she and her ghost sidekick Malcolm quickly become targets for the boy's ruthless kidnappers. To stay alive and free from both Bell and Moses, she must rely not only on her growing powers but also her alliances with Sean's pack and the Vampire Court.When Alice's conflicts with pack members turn violent and the Court betrays her, the truth becomes clear: freeing the kidnapped boy and finding her place in the pack will cost Alice her secrets, her safety, and-if she isn't careful-her life."Lisa Edmonds has made an instant fan of me. I look forward to reading the next case that requires Alice's special set of skills." - The Reading CafeAUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Why do you write?A: I've wanted to be a writer since I was five years old and I wrote my first story. My head is always full of stories and it's so wonderful and such a privilege to get to share them with others. I write because I *have* to write and because there's nothing I love to do more. When you write, you get to bring people to life, create a world for them to inhabit, and invite readers to enjoy that world with you. If that's not real magic, I don't know what is.Q: What books do you write?A: I want to write the kinds of stories and books that I love to read--lots of adventure, mystery, suspense, action, twists, magic, and of course romance. The Alice Worth series is paranormal mystery set in a world very like our own, but with magic and supernatural beings. I hope readers get caught up in the mysteries and enjoy going on adventures with Alice as she tries to solve them and figure out her place in the world. The reading order follows below.ALICE WORTH HEART OF MALICE (book 1) JUST FOR ONE NIGHT (short story) BLOOD MONEY (novella) HEART OF FIRE (book 2) HEART OF ICE (book 3) HEART OF STONE (book 4) Q: Do you use music in your writing? A: Yes! Each Alice Worth book has a curated playlist of songs featured in the novel, as well as other tunes that enhance your reading experience. Alice loves music and so do I! See the playlists at my website. Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to jump into a world of adventure, mystery, suspense, and of course, romance!

Join Vanessa. Inspector. Steampunker. Robot Wrangler. In the wilds of America, Vanessa Hargreaves finds herself up to her corset in trouble.Her investigation stymied by monstrous horrors, the Inspector continues to carry the deadly Cook plague away from villains unknown. Traveling with her automata Alphonse, she doesn't know can't tell if she's running from the steaming, lurching giants at her heels or her guilt at putting her loved ones in danger. From deadly circus side shows to a ghostly train that seems to have a life of its own, the very land of the new world seems to be attempting to thwart her at every turn.The American heartland is rife with strange, wondrous, dangerous oddities of its own, challenging her convictions and her very service to her Queen. Loyalties and regrets will become the least of her worries as titanic forces are mustering, from ghost trains to air pirates, to bring her great American adventure to an untimely end."Law fills the pages with exciting gear action and fashion." - Publisher's Weekly ¿¿¿¿¿AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Tell us about you and your workA: Hi! This is usually a hard question for me. Am I a child of two worlds? Yes. Do I call both New York and Hong Kong home? Yes, and that has pushed me into writing anachronistic work like steampunk. Am I a food writer, a trained chef, and a motorbike enthusiast? All yes.But they say the acorn is pulled into being by the oak tree it is going to be, and I was always going to be a novelist first and foremost. I grew up reading Douglas Adams and Madeline L'engle and Roald Dahl, and they were my friends when I moved around too much to have any. My wife and I basically live in a library.Q: What books do you write?A: I'm working on a ray gun series at the moment where I crash noir, Gothic, and western against a scifi backdrop. I adore fantasy. Ultimately, I want to push out of genre completely and go into lit fiction, but that judgement is up to the reader to make. Steampunk will always have a sweet spot with me.THE LANDS BEYOND FUTURE THAT NEVER WAS (book 1) SPECTRE OF WAR (book 2) OF STATIONS INFERNAL (book 3) Q: Why should readers pick up your books? A: My wife and few fans say this better than I do. They tell me I don't write weak female characters, and that I offer a voice to the voiceless. They say the writing is like a fine merlot and that the balance of action to hilarity is refreshing. Personally, I think the reason to pick up my books is the same reason you would give for following a stranger into a bar. You might not like it, but at least you will never regret it. Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to jump into a world of adventure, steampunk, and of course, robots!

From highly acclaimed urban fantasy author, Lisa Edmonds, comes the Alice Worth Box Set. The collection contains books 1 - 3 and a bonus novella including Heart of Malice, Heart of Fire, Heart of Ice, and Blood Money. Join Alice and help solve the paranormal mystery today!**********HEART OF MALICE (Book 1)The first time Moses Murphy's granddaughter killed on his orders, she was six years old.For twenty years, she was a prisoner of an organized crime syndicate, forced to use her magic to make Moses the most powerful and feared man on the East Coast. To escape his cruelty, she faked her own death and started a new life as Alice Worth. As a private investigator specializing in cases involving the supernatural, Alice walks a precarious line between atoning for the sins of her grandfather's cabal and keeping her true identity hidden.Hired to investigate the disappearance of a mysterious object of power, Alice enlists the help of Malcolm, a ghost running from a past as nightmarish as her own. It soon becomes clear the missing object was taken by someone with a dangerous secret and an unknown agenda. When her client is kidnapped, Alice must find her and the object of power before a vengeful killer destroys the city and slaughters thousands-starting with Alice.**********HEART OF FIRE (Book 2)It has been a rough month for mage private investigator Alice Worth.Alice hasn't had a decent night's sleep in weeks, her relationship with werewolf Sean Maclin is on the rocks, a federal agent hounds her every step, and a powerful vampire whose ulterior motives have ulterior motives watches her every move. It's enough to drive any woman to drink.Just when Alice's ghost sidekick Malcolm is about to stage an intervention, her former employer, Mark Dunlap, enlists her help to find out who's been kidnapping women off the streets. As the list of the missing grows, the city's anger turns against the vampires, and the Vampire Court hires Mark and Alice to find those responsible. After the case reunites her with Sean, Alice is forced to confront painful demons from her past, as well as the very real demon who wants her dead and the vampire determined to control her power.**********HEART OF ICE (Book 3)Even the coldest hearts can burn...After closing a big case for the Vampire Court, mage private investigator Alice Worth is relieved to be back solving magical mysteries with her ghost sidekick Malcolm and spending quality time with sexy alpha werewolf Sean. Her latest case puts her on the trail of a burglary ring targeting wealthy collectors of magical objects. Meanwhile, Alice's grandfather, crime lord Moses Murphy, fights a local boss for control of the city. Soon a new danger emerges: Moses's new lieutenant is someone Alice knows and this is one family reunion she wants to avoid at all costs.**********BLOOD MONEY (Novella)Charles Vaughan has always had great taste in women, and the Vampire Court's newest investigator, Alice Worth, looks very tasty indeed.In two hundred years, Charles has never met anyone quite like Alice. Minutes after meeting him for the first time, she threatens to burn down Vampire Court headquarters. By the end of the night, Charles is sure of two things: Alice is not who or what she seems, and someday she will be his...if she doesn't get herself killed first.**********"Edmonds's prose is energetic...Alice is both spunky and self-deprecating, with incredibly advanced magical powers." - Publisher's Weekly

Join Jaime. Dark Angel. Mother. Betrayed. Resurrecting your soul from hell isn't for the weak of heart.A long flight across the ocean with a demon six rows away is no place for a dark angel. But Jaime is not only running from her past and the husband who betrayed her, she is trying to protect her unborn child. She has no choice. A suspicious death finds her in shackles upon reaching Thailand with a murderous rogue angel on her trail.In what might be Jaime's darkest hour, a powerful ally comes to her aid. But Jaime's path toward peace is precarious at best, considering her newfound friend has potent demons of her own. A narrow escape takes her through the Thai countryside where demons are growing a deadly hybrid flower that has the power to control minds. Destroying the flowers may well cost her more than just her own life, but if she doesn't try, the world will be lost.When at last she thinks herself, she travels to Ireland to reconnect with a past she never knew and recuperate from a fight that ended with a precious life lost. But a black cloud whispers for the dark angel, and the people of Dublin start dropping dead. To save them all, Jaime will have to find it in her heart to forgive her husband's betrayal and invite him back into her life. But that is a wound that has festered deep, maybe too deep."I love this story! The suspense, the plot twists, the characters - great story! - pass the hanky!!!" - Urban Fantasy Author, D. B. Sieders ¿¿¿¿¿AUTHOR INTERVIEWQ: Why do you write?A: For years, ideas and dreams have haunted my mind throughout my days. Always the daydreamer, I finally decided to put my thoughts into written form. Writing, for me, is a way to drive the demons from my mind, to find peace in my sleep. So, when you ask what writing is for me, I would say it is the mediator between the sleeping world and the hours I'm awake; the fidget spinner that keeps my mind sane. Q: What books do you write?A: Urban Fantasy Romance is my genre. Adult stories with a dark twist, that give me the freedom to create what, to some, may be unthinkable. I write dark stories with brooding characters who are deeply flawed. I don't like protagonists who are too pure. I can't find interest in anyone without a past. And the same must be true of my characters in my stories. The struggle for them is real. The romance is unrestrained. And the passion that they feel for whatever steals their attention, or steels their soul, should bleed across the page.DARK ANGEL PURGATORY'S ANGEL (book 1) RESURRECTION'S ANGEL (book 2)Q: Why should readers pick up your books?A: Not every reader should pick up my stories. Anyone who is looking for a clean romance with a pure protagonist is looking on the wrong shelf if they've selected one of my novels. If you are looking for a story that will lead you down a dark, twisted path, one you hadn't expected to find, my Dark Angel novels are perfect for you. If you like romance, suspense and dark twists with a little humor thrown in, you'll love the Dark Angel Series.Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to jump into a world of angels, demons, and darkness!

';A riveting tale of intrigue, magic, and romance in a steampunk-flavored Scotland packed with evil creatures, scheming politicians, and vicious bigots.' Wendy N.Wagner, Hugo Award winnerWith heinous cults and unruly mobs all around, how will Effie prevent Scotland from falling into ruin? Thrust into the public eye as the ';Green Lady,' Effie of Glen Coe has become a living legend, the fey woman who saved Scotland from devastation. But can she do it again? Determined more than ever to forge a peace between fey and humans, Effie finds herself navigating a realm increasingly divided. The lords of London have other plans, and once again, Effie is pulled into a quagmire of politics and greed. She must stand against plots to remove her kind from the shores of the empire and madmen who murder fey without regard. With violent thugs and unruly mobs all around, wits and courage are not enough. Effie must become something more than herself, an Oak Seer, a fey mantle long lost. But can she survive long enough to claim it?';A fantastic sequel, Oak Seer plunges you willingly into the fey underworld of Victorian Scotland.' Garrett Calcaterra, author of Souldrifter and Dreamwielder';Effie and Jack Canonbie are like a breath of fresh air in this novel with their cunning and brilliant personalities. One finds oneself rooting for Effie's success throughout this thought-provoking story.' InD'tale