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Asyl’s life shattered the day of his Awakening, when he should have received his Craft from the goddess but was labeled a Void and cast aside by his own family instead. Now, years later, he's survived the unthinkable and carved out a quiet existence—until Lord Kende Ruvyn enters his life. Fated by destiny, the connection between them is undeniable, but Asyl’s haunted past makes him wary of trust, love, and hope.

As they navigate their bond, dark secrets of betrayal, pain, and a twisted conspiracy
against Voids threaten their fragile relationship. With enemies closing in, Asyl must face his deepest fears and unlock a power he never knew he had to protect the man who swore never to abandon him.

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When Ollie Kent arrives on the front steps of the Morris mansion, he’s six months out of the military and the brand-new single parent of an eight-year-old cancer survivor. Now they’re starting over back in Ollie’s hometown, where he’s lined up a job as a live-in caregiver for old man Morris.

So it’s kind of a downer when a very hungover, mostly naked man about Ollie’s age answers the door and tells him old man Morris kicked the bucket.

Tyler Morris left town at sixteen as a pariah. Since then, he’s built a good life for himself as an EMT. But even in death, his father has to get in one final screw-you: Ty can either return to his hometown and act as executor of the family fortune, or let it all go to a hate group.

 Between an unexpected job offer and unexpected roommates, coming home doesn’t go the way Ty expects. But Ollie and Theo bring the cold, lonely mansion to life, and golden-boy Ollie provides good cover for the town’s scorn. The only problem is, Ty’s falling head over heels for the world’s sweetest and most stubbornly independent single dad, and if he wants to keep Ollie around, he’ll have to convince him to let Ty help.

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Newly minted firefighter Chase van Casten has always seen things others miss—except when it comes to love—so when a string of fires pops up at his new job, he knows right away that something isn’t right. Unfortunately, the only person who believes him is the owner of one of the burned properties. 

Jerrod Whipkey lost everything he owned when his home burned. Investigators determine the fire’s cause to be faulty wiring, but as an electrician, Jerrod checked it over thoroughly. Now he’s in danger of losing his reputation along with everything else.

While Chase and Jerrod try to untangle the truth behind the fires, the heat between them builds to white-hot. But while Chase keeps Jerrod at arm’s length, the arsonist seems to have both of them in their sights. Can they forge a way forward with their hearts intact and uncover the arsonist before they get burned? 

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The lines between shifters and humans are blurring, and the journey of discovery that began when a lion, a tiger, and a bear found each other—and learned that mates exist—has taken a new direction. More mates are finding each other, and three seems to be the charm.

Brick, a powerful polar bear shifter, and his kitty shifter mate Aric are part of a shifter/human team searching for the camp where their third mate, Seth Miles, has been taken. Since Dellan’s rescue from his stepbrother’s clutches, the team has learned the horrifying truth behind the Geran faction’s plan to capture and imprison shifters and ensure bloodline purity.

They also have another shifter to rescue from the same camp: Seth’s father, Jake Carson. Except Jake is Dellan’s father too, captured by the Gerans three decades ago and until recently, believed to be dead. The camp is like a fortress, and the rescue operation is looking like an impossible quest.

What no one anticipated was help from an unexpected source.  Dellan is about to learn why the power-hungry Gerans took his father in the first place--and what they want next.

In this latest installment of Lions, Tigers & Bears, K.C. Wells doubles down on the intrigue… and the passion.

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Dans sa nouvelle équipe de hockey désastreusement mal gérée, c’est le chaos. Ryan Wright s’attend à perdre des matchs, pas son cœur.

La décontraction de Ryan devrait être un avantage à Indianapolis. Même s’il marque peu sur la glace, il aide volontiers ses coéquipiers en difficulté. Et celui qui a le plus besoin d’un ami, c’est Nico Kirschbaum, censé être la superstar de l’équipe.

Méfiant de voir arriver dans l’équipe un autre joueur gay, Nico comprend vite que la direction tente de le lui coller dans les bras. D’accord, il a un problème, mais il compte le résoudre seul en travaillant avec acharnement, pas en faisant ami-ami avec le clown de service.

Peu à peu, Ryan découvre en Nico un solitaire doué qui craque sous la pression. L’entraînement ne suffira pas à colmater les brèches de sa psyché. Malheureusement, pour convaincre Nico d’accepter son aide, Ryan doit se rapprocher de lui, jouer sur son sens de l’humour et risquer son cœur.

Nico et Ryan vont-ils tenter leur chance ou continueront-ils à gâcher les opportunités qui s’ouvrent devant eux ? 

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Percy de Villiers has it all: wealth, status, and a famous name—until his father’s political scandal brings everything crashing down. Struggling with the fallout, Percy retreats to the South African wilderness to focus on his passion, nature photography. But even in the vast beauty of his homeland, he can’t escape the weight of his family's disgrace or the loneliness that shadows him.

Rob Hale, a Hawaiian travel writer by way of Atlanta, has spent years idolizing Percy from afar. When an assignment brings him face-to-face with his photography hero, he doesn’t expect their connection to spark more than professional admiration. But a chance encounter leads to an unexpected hookup, and the chemistry between them is undeniable.

As Percy grapples with the emotional wreckage left by his father’s arrest, and Rob struggles with his own self-doubts, their fling starts to feel like something more. Navigating cultural differences, class divides, and the looming cloud of Percy’s family drama, the two men must decide if they can turn their brief romance into something lasting—or if their relationship will fall apart before it ever truly begins.

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Rowan Chadha’s job as a children’s librarian might be temporary, but at least it comes with adorable, hilarious patrons. When he bumps into Jordy Shaw—NHL star and super-hot dad of one of his favorite library kids—at a charity event, he suggests they team up as a fake couple to fend off unwanted attention, never expecting the connection to last.

Jordy is in desperate need of a new nanny, and his daughter, Kaira, already adores Rowan. When Rowan’s apartment becomes uninhabitable just as his library contract ends, Jordy offers a stop gap solution: Rowan can crash in the nanny suite in his home and help with Kaira while Jordy trains for the new season—just until Rowan lands a new job and Jordy can find permanent childcare.

As the lines between fantasy and reality blur, the attraction that’s been simmering between them bubbles over, but while they’re free with their bodies, they struggle to defend their hearts, knowing their arrangement has an expiration date. After all, Rowan’s a librarian, not a nanny, and Jordy could be traded at any moment.

Their arrangement is temporary, right? Or maybe some things are worth staying for….

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With the realm teetering on the brink of magical annihilation, Callith Ratearynn, the reluctant heir to the Sun Throne, is thrust into power centuries too soon. With his father dead and corruption tearing the kingdom apart at the seams, Cal must battle rising racial tensions and unravel a dark conspiracy. Justice, a manipulative human official, has stirred hatred between humans and the magical community, using enslavement collars and control over the Black Sun—an elite group of soldiers loyal to the Shadow Throne.

Just as civil war seems inevitable, Cal's Fate string—a magical bond tying him to his soulmate—leads him to a grim prison where he finds Haru, his bonded, broken and tortured. But Fate has more in store. Cal discovers he is bound not to one, but two: Rashi, a fox shifter, and Haru, a fierce dragon warrior. Together, this reluctant triad must face cult attacks, dark rituals, and the creeping Wound, a void threatening to consume their realm.

Cal’s new reality is one of impossible choices—between duty and heart, loyalty and passion. As war looms, the only hope lies in Cal’s ability to trust in his newfound soulmates and uncover the depths of the corruption before it’s too late.

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Untold stories and unfulfilled dreams. Rhys Healy inherits a house full of both when he leaves the bustling streets of Portland for the serenity of small-town life.

Xander McLeroy is a dynamic force in the world of construction, but life leads him away from that work and back to his roots in Wilcox. Even though he enjoys the comforting world of his past, he expects it to be a lonely place.

True love demands courage and sacrifice. Can Xander and Rhys learn this in time, or will they risk repeating the mistakes of their star-crossed families?  

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Richard Doyle is a star on his semipro rugby team and a self-avowed ladies’ man, but he knows something is missing. Caught up in his ultra-masculine world, he’s resigned to making the best of his limited life—until an injury on the field brings him to the office of physiotherapist Alan Jennings and he feels the touch of a Master. 

Alan Jennings isn’t looking for love when Richard walks into his office, but something draws him in, and Alan senses that Richard’s sexuality is coiled like a vibrating spring just under the surface.

The sex is amazing, but Alan will have an uphill battle if he means to convince Richard to trust him and to indulge fantasies that are taboo in his world. It will take all of Alan’s patience and careful dominance—and a visit to friends in Cornwall—to convince Richard to embrace his new erotic identity as a submissive gay man and to trust the found family that comes with it.

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Gregory Montrose and Fillian O’Connell grew up next door to each other, with a tall fence separating their families.

Fillian, now a state trooper, grew up with plenty of love and little else, looking over the fence at the neighbor’s pool he never got to swim in. His family barely made ends meet and he worked hard for everything he has—including making it to the police academy, graduating at the top of his class, and landing a posting in the Carlisle area.

Gregory had everything growing up, at least on the surface, but it was all for appearances. He looked over the fence at the family who did everything together and listened to his parents fighting most nights. His parents made sure he had all the advantages money could buy, but little else.

When a domestic disturbance call reunites them, both men have changed, and yet they are so very different. Fillian has the life he’s always wanted and Gregory is struggling to raise his niece and nephew. Attraction surprises them both, and as heat builds between them, family disasters threaten to either blow them apart or forge them stronger, like steel.

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Im Dorf heißt es, Naomi Teedle wäre eine Hexe. Alle gehen ihr aus dem Weg. Außer natürlich, wenn sie ihre Heilkräuter brauchen. Naomi lebt allein am Ortsrand von Merrychurch. Da sie keine sehr liebenswerte Zeitgenossin ist, hat damit niemand ein Problem. Aber dann wird ihre Leiche gefunden - den Mund vollgestopft mit ihren eigenen Heilkräutern - und plötzlich hat niemand mehr ein böses Wort über sie zu sagen.

Jonathon de Mountford gewöhnt sich langsam an das Leben in dem großen Herrenhaus, das er von seinem Onkel geerbt hat. Und es ist kein einsames Leben: Dafür sorgt Mike Tattersall, der Besitzer des örtlichen Pubs. Jonathon ist über den Mord entsetzt, wundert sich aber auch über den plötzlichen Meinungsumschwung der Dorfbewohner. Hatte niemand im Dorf einen Grund, Naomi Teedle den Tod zu wünschen? Er und Mike beschließen, die Sache nicht einfach auf sich beruhen zu lassen, sondern stattdessen der örtlichen Polizei bei den Ermittlungen zu helfen. Das Problem ist nur, dass ihre „Hilfe“ mehr als nur einen Verdächtigen zutage fördert. Und je länger sie ermitteln, umso länger wird die Liste …

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Hilliard Bauman’s life and his law practice are in Ohio, so when he inherits a home in California, his first instinct is to sell. Then again, his law partner is also his ex-partner, so maybe starting over wouldn’t be so bad. Either way, he needs someone to fix up the house first. That’s where Brian Mayer comes in.

Brian Mayer will do whatever work he can get, whether that means dog walking or painting fences. But in a small town where everyone knows everything about everyone, finding jobs can be difficult—especially if you’ve been wrongly convicted of theft. When Hilliard hires him to fix up his great-aunt’s place, it’s a relief on Brian’s strained bank account… but tests Brian’s heart to its limits.

As Hilliard digs into Brian’s case and the botched investigation of the original crime, things really start heating up—both between him and Brian and in what should’ve been a cold case. This time when cops try to lay the blame at Brian’s feet, he has Hilliard in his corner. Can they solve the mystery, put Brian’s past to rest, and find a new beginning together?

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Fall in love this holiday season with Holiday Cheer, a delightful collection of romantic Christmas tales from bestselling authors Amy Lane and Andrew Grey. From snow-filled streets to cozy fireside moments, these charming romcoms bring warmth, laughter, and love to the most wonderful time of the year.

Whether it’s a chance meeting under the mistletoe, the magic of an unexpected holiday getaway, or a second chance at true love, these heartfelt stories capture the joy of the season. With plenty of festive cheer, witty banter, and swoon-worthy moments, Holiday Cheer is the perfect holiday treat for anyone who believes in the power of love and a Christmas miracle.

Grab a cup of cocoa, cuddle up, and let the romance of the holidays begin!

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Milo Tanaka was not recovering from the mother of all breakups when his best friend barged into his home and gave him a dog. While Julia the dog doesn’t like squirrels, cats, turkeys, other dogs, or most humans, at least she gets him out of bed.

When a tiny blond dog rockets out of nowhere to bark ferociously at Garth Potter’s enormous Daniff, "the Chad," Garth is annoyed, but Chad simply woofs in Julia’s  face. But when Garth looks around for her irresponsible owner, he finds a fey panicky disaster desperately trying to keep his dog from getting eaten, and realizes Milo is simply new to dog ownership, not neglectful or cruel.

In fact, Milo is a truly decent guy, and he and his best friend have been struggling to find their footing in adulthood and relationships. As Garth befriends Milo and the irascible Julia, he finds himself entangled in Milo’s broken heart and fractured life. As much as Garth wants to fix it, he knows that Milo has to fix it himself. With the holidays approaching, Milo realizes that a good relationship won’t leave him isolated and afraid, but surrounded with friends, and that the key to thriving isn’t just chasing the turkeys out of his life—it’s letting a good man in. 

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Eine weitere Reihe falscher Entscheidungen führt dazu, dass Parker Levin wieder bei seiner Mutter wohnt und in ihrem Café aushilft. Er fühlt sich wie ein kompletter Versager. Dann erfährt er, dass sein ehemaliger Freund Selbstmord begangen haben soll, was die Sache nur noch schlimmer macht. Er hat nicht mehr viel zu verlieren, als er in dem Café einen attraktiven Mann kennenlernt.

Wes Anker hat vor zehn Jahren einen schweren Fehler gemacht. Seither lebt er zurückgezogen und hat kaum noch Kontakt zu anderen Menschen. Seinen Lebensunterhalt verdient er als Möbelschreiner. Als er zufällig einen faszinierenden jungen Mann - Parker - kennenlernt, lässt er sich überreden, ihm zu helfen. Vielleicht kann er seinen einstigen Fehler so wiedergutmachen.

Sie freunden sich schnell an und fühlen sich zueinander hingezogen. Aber Wes wird immer noch von den Dämonen der Vergangenheit gejagt und Parker stolpert ohne Plan und Ziel durchs Leben. Dann finden sie heraus, dass der Tod von Parkers Ex vielleicht gar kein Selbstmord war, stoßen aber immer wieder auf Hindernisse, und überall lauert Gefahr. Ihr Weg führt ins Unbekannte. Führt er sie auch zu wahrer Liebe?

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Branden loves his college roommate. He’s a strong, serious African—and as overpoweringly gorgeous as a marble statue. He even has a statue’s name: Taharqa, the Black Pharaoh who ruled Egypt and Nubia in Old Testament times. But he’s just Archie to Branden.

When Branden learns the secret that has brought Taharqa to the States, nothing can keep him from joining in the plan to bring needed material to modern technology. But there are forces seeking to uncover their efforts and take the glory for themselves. Their teamwork—and their love—are put to the test at every turn.

Taharqa loves Branden. He’s a joyous wrestler jock and a brilliant classmate. Unfortunately, Taharqa has a task—a world-important stratagem—and he doesn’t want to expose Brand to the perils shadowing his efforts and endangering his secret, ancient people. Complicating things further is a mythic challenge meant to change Taharqa from human to god.

Love overcomes caution as the risks increase. From the States to Sudan, sailing the River Nile, and battling multiple kidnappers across Rome, they confront the dark forces moving in. Will Taharqa’s powers and his love be enough to rescue Brand and save the secret of Nubia and his hidden home?

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Val Royal’s tight family has always had his back, but they love to interfere in his life. That interference almost sends him over the edge when they arrange for Rory McCauley, security specialist, marksman, and hound-dog smartass, to ride shotgun as security on his latest run.

Hot, bossy, and sharp as a tack, Val ticks all Rory’s boxes, but Val’s looking for something real, and Rory’s allergic to intimacy. Besides, their gig running refrigerated bull semen from Bakersfield to Austin could make or break Val’s buddy’s ranch, so Val’s understandably pretty focused on the job. Rory still wishes Val would let him help Val, uh, ***relax.***

As Val and Rory work to keep their payload safe from a couple of determined saboteurs and they get to know each other as smart, competent, fearless professionals, sparks fly, and Val starts to fall for Rory’s roguish charm. But can he convince Rory their romance would be worth more than a straight shot to Austin—that it would be a love worth coming home to?

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