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Roberta Valentine used to be a party girl. But that is all over as she searches for a real relationship. She feels her chances slipping away as she moves into her 30s. She has all but given up. Then she meets her main competitor in the outdoor gear business: Blake. That woman slowly weaves her way into Roberta's heart. The biggest obstacle? Blake is straight.

Jenna thought becoming a Blood Vice agent would solve all her problems, but now she's sworn to solve House Lilith's problems, too. And there's no shortage of trouble when dealing with the most regal vampire family in the United States. The duke's first assignment for Jenna and company is to locate Ursula, the estranged Duchess of House Lilith suspected of murdering her sire. It's a tall order - a wild bat chase, some might say - and the long hours with half-sired agent Roman Knight soon drive Jenna to distraction, and possible destruction.

When the elderly duchess I cared for dies, her slimy son—my ex—tells me he wants me back. Um, no. I flee, and at the Intergalactic Employment Agency, I'm offered a job teaching an alien warlord sophistication so he can woo a mate at the upcoming Match-Mating Soiree. If anyone can domesticate a brute, it's me. In between teaching Forje how to converse politely and dance without crushing his partner's tail, he shares his battle scars and unusual poetry.

Revenge. Jenna had thought she wanted it before but it's nothing compared to the scorching ire she lives with now. With her home and heart in ruins, she's ready to repay the favor. The duke has taken her in, but not out of the kindness of his heart. The lavish suite and full-service harem at her disposal are not enough to disguise the setup for what it is: a gilded cage. As the Midsummer's Eve Ball draws near, where the queen has promised to announce Jenna's new sire, Jenna plots to bring House Lilith to its knees.

Two sex demons could set Maui aflame with desire, but there's another creature with a more lethal inferno planned. Defeating it and saving the island will take all of Amber's newfound powers, as well as the help of friends new and old - especially since there's more to this enemy than what first meets the eye.

When vampire Natalie Haltom starts receiving an influx of ghost suitors, she can’t seem to escape their amorous attentions. And with a ghost cow chasing her everywhere in town, she’s having the worst week ever. Vedere psychic Matthew Dennison has moved to Broken Heart to escape the Vedere legacy and to start a new life as a psychic for the vampire queen. He manages to rescue Natalie from a persistent date-happy spirit by announcing his engagement to the beautiful vampire.

After Gretchen Myers rescues her murdered stepsister's baby, she's nearly killed in a not-so-accidental car crash. When she wakes up in a Las Vegas hospital, she's alone...until Rafe Pearson shows up. Not only does he have the baby, but he also manages to rescue her from yet another attempt on her life. Rafe is approximately the size of a linebacker with the looks of a GQ model. Yet, Gretchen has never seen a man so lonely. And he's never met a woman so stubborn.

The Duke of House Lilith is finally ready to anoint a scion, but when the prime candidates begin to drop dead, he enlists Jenna's help to solve the murders. After several long months with her new sire, she's more than ready for a distraction, and Dante Lilosa is all that and more.

Lauren Hauser is home for the holidays, and she's been given a challenge: preparing her grandmother's pecan pie. The problem? Lauren's not famed for her baking skills. In fact, while her sister would win Star Baker every week and her mom at least knows a sieve from a spatula, Lauren's baked goods have always been more dangerous than delicious!

For Jacqueline, a second date is as rare as a unicorn. She's beautiful. She's intelligent. So why is she experiencing a string of first dates that leaves her ducking behind bushes and running for buses? Contrary to her nature, trading in her heels and curling iron for an easy chair surrounded by cats sounds appealing. Is she cursed, or can she find the man who will steal her heart?

In this horror short story, the world gets turned upside down on up and coming corporate executive, Marci Kendrick, when she visits an exclusive jeweler in Seattle for an engagement ring. Her nightmare begins and she realizes that the simple freedoms we take for granted can be someone else hell.

Lexi has survived much since a super-EMP ended the world she knew. She emerged from the ashes a determined foe of those who prey upon the weak, but now she's the one needing a protector. Nine months pregnant and alone, she is a wanderer in desperate need of a home to raise and eventually train her child for the world they are being born into. Her one main obstacle is that she's created many enemies who wish to see her dead and will do anything to seek their revenge upon her.

During a raging sandstorm along a riverbed in the ancient lands of Saba, a powerful jinni born of smokeless fire gives birth to a half-human daughter. Bilqis does not inherit her mother's magical abilities, but the fire of her jinni blood does imbue her with other powerful gifts. As she undergoes her rites of womanhood and her insatiable sexual hunger is awakened, it becomes clear - this is the key to her "great destiny" prophesied at her birth. But it could also lead to her total undoing.

For Dylan, working as head bartender for Club Khronos is the ultimate job opportunity. There's no way he could've foreseen how torturous the position would become. Six months of craving Cade has driven Dylan insane. No matter what he tries, Dylan can't get a clear read on Cade. When Cade does finally make his move, Dylan realizes a fate worse than never having the man of his dreams - being kept a secret.

Blake Woolven is the bad boy CEO of Woolven Industries, but he's badder than the luscious, BBW Randi Rutger would've guessed. After Woolven took down her father's company and devoured it like a shaking rabbit, she's determined to get close to him and make all the Woolvens pay for destroying her father. Blake knows Randi's agenda, but the wolf inside him will do anything to have her - even expose the Woolven family secret.

Return to Cedar Glen, home to a laugh-out-loud cast of characters including Crosby Nash, a werewolf with amnesia! Love is in the air. Or is it, as Cedar Glens resident psychiatric nurse struggles to discover the cause and cure her patient. Werewolf Ella Stills has just one question: What exactly does it take to leave one's life mate? Particularly when said life mate is a stubborn, stupid-headed, liar-liar-pants-on-fire cheater?

A new species has jumped into the Sol system for a quick look, leading the Stryx to assign humans to the greeting mission. Dorothy and Kevin leave on a trading mission in his new ship, bringing the dog, and Samuel and Vivian start at the Open University.

While Kelly struggles to come up with a research project to apply for sabbatical, the role-playing craze reaches Union Station, and the Open University offers a for-credit LARP. Dorothy finally finishes her wedding dress with a technical flourish, and Jeeves plots to recoup his costs.

Dr. Matilda Schmidt is back - and so are her crazy clients! But Godfrey Weyrick isn't like any other patient the good doctor has encountered in her years of treating the paranormal world's trickiest psychological cases. Mysterious as he is powerful, Weyrick's habit of hacking the universe's code has the authorities ready to permanently install him in the paranormal pokey - unless he can convince Dr. Schmidt otherwise.

What does it take to secure a heart? For the Smith Security Services team, it's flowers, chocolate, wishes, and sparks! Secured Undercover: Fashion designer Flower Calloway's next big show could make her famous all over the world, but she ends up uncovering a few secrets that could break her heart instead.