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Once betrothed to a man who promised to circumcise her. Kara knew she had only one escape. She ran, stumbling into a world of pain and blood thirst she’d never known existed. A creature of the night turned her into something else. Not long after, she’s abandoned by her maker, leaving her with no answers and an uncontrollable hunger. She broke vampires' most sacred law—don’t kill humans.

Annabelle Black had two options, indentured servitude or find a husband. It’s why she left the only home she’d ever known to marry a stranger in the New World. When she arrives, she finds a kind man with some…less than average qualities. While he's not what she pictured, he's better than the other path she could have chosen. Can she accept him for who and what he was?

All of his life Benjamin hadn't noticed Sarah as anything other than his best friend's sister. The last thing he expected was to notice her as more than a friend, but he did. No sooner does he realize his love for her, America enters the war. War changes a man. He'd heard that dozens of times over his life but with every near miss, every new scar, every bullet he feels himself chipping away. Even if he survives to go home to his soulmate, what man would he be? How much of him would she recognize?

Picking up where Part One left off, the trying journey across America progresses, and all of the characters continue to learn and grow as they travel the unseen path of destiny laid before them, in this exhilarating fantasy adventure tale interwoven with factual elements of 1860s America.

Royce McLeod couldn’t wait to get out of Tucson, Arzona and never come back. All she wanted was a life away from the desert and her M.C. family. But ten years later, her well planned and perfect life shatters. Calling off her upcoming wedding, losing a well-deserved promotion, and having to accept that her fiancé wasn’t actually the man she thought all were too much for this stubborn woman. With her tail tucked, Royce heads home to nurse her broken heart. While welcomed back, the only thing warm was the hot summer.

This tale begins in the year 1849, in a bedroom of a plantation house. A woman, the lady of the house, is in labor, and her unborn son, unbeknownst to all present but she, will be the first warlock gifted in the ways of the South to be born in over two hundred years. The child, Henry, along with his three older sisters—Josephine, Alma, and Marjorie—will, for reasons they will not learn of until several years after their mother’s murder, be considered by most of their kind as the four chosen to lead their people to a level of power and prosperity like the witches and warlocks have never known.

Luca Healey "Lombardi" has known since he was a kid that he wanted to be a detective, but he never imagined how hard that road would be in the heart of Las Vegas where the Mafia controls everything. He's one of the best undercover agents on the task force, but he's still not respected. If he can take down Frederico "Gio" Giordano, the leader of the Giordano Mafia Family, then he'll get everything he deserves.

Vivienne Marsh, removed from her contemporary life in New York, finds herself deep in the heart of Louisiana, living in an old plantation house, aiding her dying father. The more time she spends in the house, the more familiar it all becomes to her. The land and the artifacts slowly connect her with a slave woman born centuries before her.

Two epic short tales of love, lust, and cruel desires! Get lost in these amazing short stories about Vampire Ladies and their small journeys into immortality!

Saving pure water with birds, Greek gods, and winged horses. College student Diana Carter returns to the family ranch in Wyoming, now secure in her role as Diana of The Wind Rivers. She knows that, as a child of the prophecy, she is destined to work with the Greek gods and goddesses to save pure water on the planet. Poseidon sends a pair of flying horses, while Persephone gives birth to twins, Kya and Spruce. As Diana begins to discover her full powers, Kya and Spruce grow into their own. Indigo, a Mountain Bluebird, struggles to help while at the same time raising hatchlings with her mate.

The MAMs (The Magnificent and Marvelous Book Club) are back in a new adventure, discovering Gullah roots on the Sea Islands of Georgia, North and South Carolina.

The Curran siblings, joined by a new friend, travel south to San Francisco to learn more of their kind, and Bennett and Frank, believing themselves duty-bound, head east to offer their services to the Union Army. Recommended to fans of witchcraft, epic fantasy, or something a little different. No Artificial Intelligence technologies were utilized in the creating of this work.

When friends disappear and enemies lurk in the shadows, loyalty and love are the only weapons left to fight the darkness. In a world where vampires, witches, and humans must unite to defeat a growing darkness, Remy—a lone human—finds himself drawn into an ancient conflict. As supernatural forces clash, the Nikoli clan reunites when two of their own, Florence and Gunther, mysteriously disappear.

Etta James didn’t want much from life. Her only goal was to live free from the controlling hand of her family and their illegal activities. That was what brought her and her best friend across the country, from Boston to Tucson. But when her best friend is killed in a car accident, Etta James must re-evaluate her life and her goals, as well as the best way to survive. In such an uncertain time, the one thing Etta knew was that she wasn’t looking for love; and she certainly wasn’t looking for Cad Bara.

“A Double Shot of Espresso” When fate brings Richard and Jackie back together after fifteen years, sparks fly—but so do old wounds.

The exciting conclusion to the story of the Curran siblings, their family, and their friends. Recommended to fans of witchcraft, epic fantasy, or something a little different. No Artificial Intelligence technologies were utilized in the creating of this work.

The Curran siblings set about crossing the country once more, this time with the objectives of helping their friends and learning more of their mother. With their identities no longer so private, every decision could have life-altering consequences.

Darla didn't know why Marker gave her the necklace. He'd placed it around her neck and told her that when the baddest of the bad came, she'd was to show this to the guys who worked at the gas station by the highway. At seven, she'd never dreamed that she'd ever need its magic protection. But when the gunshots woke her in the middle of the night, and she saw her mother's body in the living room, Darla knew she had nowhere else to go.

Sarah arrives back in Lancaster County after a hectic year in New York for her Rumspringa, finding it hard to get used to Amish life. Doubting that the Amish way of life is her path to follow in life, she unexpectedly meets Luke. Luke is an English resident doctor at a small hospital where he struggles with doubt and loneliness. When he unexpectedly meets Sarah, he feels drawn to her. But Sarah's parents forbid her to court a man who is not Amish.

In the 1850s in Briarwood, Missouri, Maggie Hartwell built a life she’s proud of, running Hartwell Mercantile and becoming a pillar of her small community. When she marries local farmer Daniel Whitaker, it seems her life has finally reached the peace and happiness she’s always desired. However, Maggie’s world is soon disrupted by the return of the Townsend family, long-time adversaries with old grudges against the Hartwells. Tensions rise as Edward Townsend’s obsession with Maggie intensifies, and dangerous threats emerge.