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For too long, lunar witch Serafina Bell has been trapped in a cage of servitude to her cruel stepmother. But when she’s offered up in a marriage contract as part of a truce agreement, she seizes the chance to turn it into a key—one that might finally set her free. To princes Casimir, Zane, and Koa Cimmerian, the assignment is simple: Uncover what their unwanted bride’s step-crone is plotting. In return for saying, “I do,” the dhampir half-brothers will gain an estate, a fat treasury, and, most importantly, their freedom from the vampire court.

Lunar witch Serafina Cimmerian never dreamed her life could be anything other than misery and pain. Enter three dhampirs who would burn the world down with a single word from their beloved. Seri and her husbands couldn’t be happier at Evermere, but Seri’s stepmother isn’t about to let her claim a future full of love and laughter. Enter Amabel and Eluned, twin menaces who each have their own ideas about how to show Seri where she truly belongs: On her belly at their feet. Too bad they don’t know the Cimmerians aren’t only monster hunters: They’re monsters themselves.

One enormous detail stands between me and my dream of being drafted to the NFL: a valid visa. With my student visa expiring and a past, unfortunate run-in with the law disqualifying me from the one I need, I’ve run out of options. Until I snatch a stranger on the street from being hit by a truck.

Now officially the luna of Five Fangs, Posy steps into her role with determination to do the best she can for her new pack, and her resolve and skills are tested right from the start! From the truth about her mother to a devastating loss, Posy meets each new challenge with dignity and wisdom. When a shocking betrayal knocks her down, will she find the courage to rise again and keep going - or will she fall prey to despair and give up on her pack, her mates, and herself?

Gamma Reuben Ford of Five Fangs has survived countless battles, but nothing has left a mark as deep as his imprisonment by a lesser demon. Haunted by nightmares and struggling to regain his former strength, Reuben and his wolf, Larch, feel broken beyond repair.

The alphas of Five Fangs have a tall task before them: Working their way out of the doghouse! Posy has accepted their apologies and is now looking forward to a series of surprise dates, each one unique and special in its own way. Then it's off to the Royal Pack for Queen Lilah's coronation. King Julian was successful in finding Posy's paternal family, but will they accept her? And what's got Lark in a sudden panic?

Join Posy on a wild ride as she meets her mother's side of the family, starts school, makes new friends, plans a surprise for her five alpha mates, and prepares for her first full moon run... which ends in a way no one could ever have imagined.

When the Moonshine Task Force is absorbed into a new entity, Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team (LSERT), new faces come to town, new love is born, old love is found again, and there’s a plethora of drama and romance happening all over the tri-county area. LSERT puts police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, K-9 handlers, and EMT’s all in harm’s way as they work to keep the area safe from any threat.

I’ve spent the last few years watching my dreams of a writing career and true love fade away, settling for a dead-end job and denying my feelings for my best friend—until I find a list of dating advice for single women to “find a husband” in the 1950s. I decide to experiment: Try out the 1950s advice on my 21st-century dating pool and write about the results. If love is timeless, some of the dating advice still holds value. Maybe my experiment will launch my writing career. Maybe I’ll get over my best friend and meet someone new.

The only thing more daunting than singing in front of sold-out crowds across Europe? Facing the music when you start falling for the guy in the spotlight. AUSTIN After years of working my tail off in the music industry, I’ve finally made it: headlining my own tour across Europe. Sure, it’d...

Coming on the heels of a big, fat failure at work, my best friend Madi's glamorous French wedding is the perfect opportunity to prove I can do some things well–even if it kills me, which is looking like a distinct possibility. Maid of honor duties are no joke. And while I could honestly use an extra hand or ten, I have to refuse the offer of help from Madi's flirt of a brother, Jack. Nothing would spoil the beautiful wedding festivities faster than her finding out about that thing that happened between Jack and me that one time . . .

Tyler James. Everyone in Five Fangs knows his tragic story. His father’s madness, his mother’s murder, and the brutal end of Seymour James at the fangs of Alpha Jayden’s wolf. Since he was twelve, Tyler has lived in the pack orphanage, struggling to control his childlike wolf, River, whose outbursts often end in chaos, but now he’s ready to close that chapter. Promoted to beta, he sees a glimmer of hope for a fresh start.

My friendship with Stevie has survived a lot, including the day I caught the crazy bug and told her I wanted to be more than friends. Thankfully, that’s far behind us. I’m here for Stevie—as a friend—now that she needs a soft place to land away from the gossip-hungry tabloids. There's just one problem: I may have seriously underestimated the power of the paparazzi—and possibly my feelings. Both seem bent on bringing the past into the present, but there's no way I'm going down the road to rejection a second time.

It's been nearly three years since Thoreau reunited with his older brother, Emerson. Now, as his 18th birthday approaches, he worries about what will happen if he finds his Goddess-given mate, especially since he’s already in love with his two bestie boyfriends! But the Moon Goddess has a wonderful plan for our precious boy, even if a wolf is the only one who remembers it!

Posy's sure she won't live to see her next birthday, yet every morning she rises with the sun and hopes for something to change - and it finally does when Alpha Kendall Briggs' madness draws the attention of the Werewolf King. He sends five alphas to investigate. Five alphas who burst into Posy's life with the most delicious scents she ever imagined.

Conor Brady is the hottest man I have ever laid eyes on. Ever. He’s also my new roommate. In the past few days, I became jobless, homeless, and boyfriendless. So, I did what any 28-year-old woman with her life together would do: I ran. Far, far away from my life in New York and straight to my big brother’s house in Atlanta. Only, it turns out that my brother is away on a business trip. And he failed to tell me that a full-on, godlike hottie - who happens to be a premier house flipper - has taken up residence in the spare bedroom while his enormous new house is being renovated.

He had his chance. He blew it, and I’m out of here. I’m at the bottom of the pack. I’m female, I have no family left, and everywhere a shifter is supposed to be hard, I’m soft and round. There’s one bright spot in my days—Alec Cameron. He’s hard in every way—so distant that he’s ice cold—but once in a while, he gives me a nod, and we sneak off to the woods. He’s not cold, then. Not at all.

Thoreau Jones is the darling of the Five Fangs wolf pack. Everyone loves him, especially his new family - including a wolf companion who knows exactly how it feels to lose your other half. As Thoreau matures, so do his relationships, including the one with his bestie boyfriends, Wayne and Archer! The three boys learn to adjust with what life throws at them, from adding a new family member to starting school, but nothing can prepare them for what happens one night on a full moon run!

Thoreau Jones, 15, has had a terrible life since his older brother left Gray Shadows. His parents constantly remind him that it's his fault Emerson took off, just like it's his fault for being "retarded." If only his brain wasn't so broken, Mommy Daddy wouldn't have to "fix" him every day or keep him locked in a cage in the attic. When his parents finally give up on him, they ship him off to Five Fangs with the warning that Emerson will either keep him or kill him. Thoreau knows his brother won't want him and can only hope that his death will be quick.

Aiden Shaw is the smuggest, most infuriating man I’ve ever met. Ever. He’s also my next-door neighbor. We’ve been at war for four bitter years. But last night, Aiden crossed a line. The worst part? My public humiliation was caught on camera, and the video’s a viral sensation. Now, the entire internet is raving about our “off the charts chemistry” and “crackling sexual tension”. Apparently, everyone is delusional. Yet when Aiden turns up on my doorstep, asking me to pose as his girlfriend, I find myself saying yes. Even if that means taking a couples vacation with him.