
Heather Teston
Carrie Matthews builds a life from the ashes of heartbreak after losing her husband in a tragic plane crash, his body never found. Once shattered by grief, she slowly finds her footing again with the help of a close friend and the art gallery she and her husband dreamed of together. Just as she begins to feel like herself again, the past refuses to stay buried. Memories of young love, stolen moments, and promises made in high school linger, blending with the life she’s carefully rebuilt. When the impossible becomes real, Carrie is faced with emotions she thought she had laid to rest. In a story woven with first love and second chances, she must navigate a heart that remembers everything.

Lisa Renee Jones
As an FBI profiler, it's Lilah Love's job to think like a killer. And she is very good at her job. When a series of murders surface—the victims all stripped naked and shot in the head—Lilah's instincts tell her it's the work of an assassin, not a serial killer. But when the case takes her back to her hometown in the Hamptons and a mysterious but unmistakable connection to her own life, all her assumptions are shaken to the core. Thrust into a troubled past she's tried to shut the door on, Lilah's back in the town where her father is mayor, her brother is police chief, and she has an intimate history with the local crime lord's son, Kane Mendez. The two share a devastating secret, and only Kane understands Lilah's own darkest impulses. As more corpses surface, so does a series of anonymous notes to Lilah, threatening to expose her. Is the killer someone in her own circle? And is she the next target?
Age Rating: 18+

Arri Stone
Meeting a stranger and falling for him was never on Alice’s mind when she came to Greystone Peaks. She had come here with the girls for one final trip before they all went their separate ways after high school. When she met Sebastian, her feelings were so strong for him that she couldn't deny the attraction. But Sebastian was hiding a secret from her. He was the beta of the Greystone Ridge Pack and had struggled with finding a mate. With the mating season nearly over, he would have to wait another year. That was until she arrived, and he knew she was his mate. But it wasn’t going to be easy as it was forbidden to have a relationship with a human. Would Sebastian pursue her against his alpha's wishes?

Colet Abedi & Jasmine Abedi
FAE is the first installment in a gripping trilogy of Light versus Dark: FAE, by novelists Colet Abedi and Jasmine Abedi. Inspired by a mystery that remains unsolved more than 400 years later – the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island – and with compelling narrative urgency, the authors transport the reader into the world of the Fae, both Light and Dark, as the battle that has been destined for thousands of years is about to begin…
Manteo High School student Caroline Ellis just turned sixteen, setting in motion a series of events that have been fated for centuries. Little does she know that she is the rightful heir to the throne of the Light Fae, and it is believed that she is the one to unite the Light and the Dark through union with her soul mate: heir to throne of the Dark Fae, Devilyn Reilly.
Devilyn is the only one of the Fae who is both of the Light and of the Dark and must struggle to maintain that precarious balance and not to succumb to the power of the Dark within him. Understanding his mission – that he is the only one who can save Caroline from those who would destroy her; destroy all hope for unity amongst the Fae and the very future of humanity – he is reluctantly enrolled at Manteo High School, quickly becoming its star quarterback.
After a tumultuous relationship, Devilyn tells Caroline who she is. Who he is. He promises her that he will protect her at all costs, and this also means protecting her from him. They can and never will be together, for the prophecy also makes clear that the union that will bring peace amongst the Fae will also bring Caroline’s own destruction...
Told from the alternating perspectives of Caroline and Devilyn, FAE draws on mysteries, myths and legends to create a world, and a romance, dangerously poised between Light and Dark.

T. L. Webb
Stacy feels like life keeps taking pieces of her faster than she can heal. At seventeen, she carries heartbreak heavier than anyone realizes, hiding behind quiet smiles while grief slowly pulls her under. The only person who truly sees her is Chase, the boy who has loved her for years and refuses to let her fall alone. Protective, loyal, and carrying pain of his own, Chase stays by her side even when she tries to shut the world out. As emotions grow deeper and old boundaries begin to blur, their connection turns impossible to ignore. Between aching memories, stolen comfort, and feelings neither of them can control, Stacy and Chase discover that love can heal, ruin, and save a heart all at once.

Haley Tew
Veronica “Ronnie” James is juggling school, her younger siblings, and her photography hobby when Ross Foster—the cocky athlete she can’t stand—corners her into tutoring him after a risky football bet. Their feud turns into an uneasy partnership that keeps throwing them together, from the library to the sidelines. With a sweet new crush entering the picture, Ronnie has to figure out who’s real… and why Ross won’t let her go.

Dzenisa Jas
He placed a finger under her chin and lifted her face so she was gazing up at him.
“Please,” she sobbed. “Let me go.”
A cruel sneer graced his godlike features as he smirked down at his captive.
“Tut tut, my little girl. You’re a part of my Tribe now. You still don’t understand how this works...”
He gripped her chin and leaned down until she could feel his warmth penetrate her.
“You are mine. Forever.”
Alicia’s life is turned upside down when she’s kidnapped by the sadistic leader of a secret order, Jason Storm. At first, she wants nothing more than to escape his clutches. But what happens when she feels the pull of desire for her captor?
This is a re-telling of 'Taken by the Alpha'.

M. Wolf
Charlotte’s world tilts overnight—her relationship crumbles, her ex passes away, and she’s suddenly facing motherhood on her own. Between restless nights, unsolicited advice, and a swirl of emotions, she’s convinced she has to handle it all by herself. But life has a funny way of surprising her. A gentle new connection begins to bloom, reminding Charlotte that love can arrive when everything feels lost. Through messy family moments, loyal friendships, and tiny triumphs, she discovers that healing doesn’t mean forgetting—it means opening her heart again, one small, beautiful step at a time.

Cherry Redwood
“That, young lady, was a mistake.”
Addie’s just trying to stay hidden—but after slapping the outlaw robbing her train, she’s on every wanted list that matters. Especially his. Mateo hates magic. Addie is magic. When a botched spell invites a far bigger danger, these two sworn enemies are forced into one messy, sizzling alliance. She’s all secrets. He’s all sharp edges. And the storm chasing them? Yeah… it’s not just the weather.

Daphne Anders
Anastasia works at a glittering, dangerous Russian nightclub—just long enough to pay for nursing school and escape the crude men and jealous women. She’s counting down the days until she can leave it all behind… except for one complication: Alexei, the magnetic, untouchable leader of the Bratva. His gaze has followed her for months, stirring something she can’t ignore. Now, she’s drawn into a game of stolen glances and unspoken promises, where every touch could mean heartbreak or surrender. In this world, love and war play by the same ruthless rules—and she’s not sure which side she’s on.

Kelsie Tate
After five years of trying to escape an increasingly dangerous mate, Summer's only hope is to reject the mating bond and make a break for it. A series of near misses brings her to Blood Moon Pack, where she is drawn to Gage, the brooding but softhearted alpha. When Gage proposes that they become mates, Summer hesitates: could the fear and self-doubt that mar her past prevent her from being a good Luna? Little does she know that Gage has a past of his own…and that they might be each other's best shot at a future.
Age Rating: 16+

Laila Callaway
Twins Emmanuel and Ezekiel knew from a young age that they would become Alphas one day. Through their research, they find a pack desperate for new leadership. As soon as they are of age, they challenge the pack’s Alpha. The brothers win, but it comes at a price: they end up killing the Alpha, and his son runs off and cannot be found. Years later, Em and Ez are now college professors, and everything in their life has fallen into place, except for one thing: they haven’t met their mate yet. And they know they are destined to share one. Then they meet Rosemary Moore. A shifter whose parents have already passed, Rose has been raised by her religious, disapproving, human grandmother. Discovering she has been fated to two mates is not something she can easily reconcile thanks to her upbringing. It’s up to the twins to convince her that their fated match is not a sin and that they will protect her at all costs. Can they convince Rosemary to let them in? And can they really protect her when the previous Alpha’s son is still out there, plotting revenge?

Mirjam Kik
When Skyler loses her legs and her hearing to a mortar impact, her life changes overnight. She is a soldier through and through, and now she has to put that life aside.
She goes to live with her parents in America, who bought an American football team a few years ago, so she can heal and rebuild. She finds new friends, a new kind of life, and the man she left behind, who still has no idea what happened to her.
But danger lurks here too, in a different way than in the army.
A story about dealing with the challenges that life gives you.

Queen Vega
Valentina wakes up naked in a stranger’s suburb—because she’s fallen from heaven. With a sharp tongue, a best-friend ex named Jacob, and a dangerous power that can bend minds, she tries to lay low… until an exclusive nightclub called Exotic exposes a hidden world of monsters and fallen angels. When the club’s red‑eyed owner takes an interest in her, Valentina is pulled into a bargain she may not survive.

P. J. Williams
Adrianna’s future is not hers to choose when her father forces an impossible ultimatum—marry a stranger or lose everything she has worked toward. Determined to hold onto her dreams, she agrees, expecting the worst. Instead, she finds herself tied to Kayson, a sharp, powerful man who is nothing like she imagined. Their arrangement is meant to be simple, but nothing about it feels easy. As tensions rise and quiet alliances form, Adrianna refuses to shrink, chasing her ambitions while learning how to stand her ground. Kayson, guarded yet fiercely protective, proves to be both an unexpected challenge and a surprising ally. In a world of pressure and hidden motives, something real begins to grow where neither of them planned it.
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