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Adelle Hendrix doesn't believe in hocus pocus. She doesn't believe in happily ever after, either. So, when she sees her best friend Ben Jackson in a supposedly enchanted mirror, she decides she's not the crazy one; the loony old woman who showed her the mirror is.

The virus is spreading, the future is uncertain, and the Degenerates are taking control. Ike Glass and Ace Cullen have found themselves in quite the predicament: the Degenerates have located their hideout and kidnapped Phoenix and Rian, and now they must fight for their lives. Phoenix Blue knows she must tread carefully if she expects to keep her sister alive. What she doesn't expect is the strength her young sister possesses and the lengths her newfound family will go to in order to save their lives.

Steve’s relatively cushy existence in prison changes when he’s informed a new inmate has been assigned to share his cell. His despondency about the arrangement changes when the man arrives. Instant attraction wasn’t what he expected, but there’s no ignoring it, and he can’t resist the dominance of an older man who wants to play with his nubile young body.

The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. It is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It was also in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time concerning politics and ethics.

Billy Bean lives alone in the small attic apartment of an unoccupied old mansion. His cheap rent is subsidized by an agreement to watch over the place while the owner is away. A bank teller and chronic introvert, Billy’s life is one boring, mind-numbing day after another. Since the age of four, at the exclusion of all the normal social interaction of activities other children his age enjoyed, he worked toward becoming a concert pianist.

We've won the battle, but not the war. He's still out there and his threat is haunting me day and night. The only way to defeat my father, is to best him. I sacrificed the love of my life for him.

Cassidy Quinn is an attorney living in Boston, who comes close to making the biggest mistake of her life. Picking up the pieces and retreating back to a town that holds her heart, Cassidy reunites with a summer fling and uncovers a connection exists between them they could never even imagine. In the midst of discovering the secrets and heartbreak that lay deep within her own family’s legacy, Cassidy will learn that sometimes when life gives you lemons - it gives you a second (or a hundred) chances to get it right.

Being caught in a rainstorm after a baseball game has Andy cursing his luck. That changes when his friend's step-father unexpectedly passes by to give him a ride. An offer of a towel and a t-shirt gets him stripped to the waist and it isn't long before the rest of his clothes are removed by a dominant, older man who's intent on having some kinky spanking fun.

Living with the DeMarco vampires has been a lifesaver for Ari. However, as a human, he’s always felt inferior. He has always wanted to be turned, but his vampire friends have refused his one wish.

When photographs of singer Summer Jennings canoodling with her manager land on the cover of a gossip magazine, she runs home to Maine and ends up working as a maid at her family’s motel. A big movie is filming in town, and she gets to meet the leading man she’s crushed on since her youth. The director’s PA also catches her eye, and that’s just the beginning of her world turning topsy-turvy. Is Summer supposed to look back or ahead? Does letting go mean giving up?

Five years ago, Maggie and Vanessa received a psychic reading from the mysterious Madame Fontaine. And now, the reckoning has come! Will all the prophecies foretold by the mysterious medium from Tempted by a Vampire finally come true? Be prepared to have your heart stolen once again by Bewitched by a Vampire, book six in the Immortal Hearts of San Francisco series, and discover which of those predictions transpire into reality.

For thousands of years, the Sollirians abducted children from their homeworlds to fuel their magic. Inez would know. She was one of them. Like other star-maids, she was tethered to an archlord, Rylec. Unlike other star-maids, she fell for him, and he helped her escape. Three years later, Inez can’t forget Rylec or the other star-maids she left behind. Unable to return to Earth, she’s spent her time smuggling others out on unsuspecting intergalactic cruise ships.

Preston Knight - Elvis to his friends - loves being a vampire. The night he was turned was the first step to him becoming the kind of man he always hoped to be. Now, he’s a rock star. What could be better? But the one thing that would make his world complete is just out of reach. The woman he yearns for has some serious secrets, and despite him knowing that she wants him just as much as he wants her, she won’t let him in.

A chance encounter with the horned god of the forest leaves its mark on Léonidas Nightshade in more ways than one. Within days, Léonidas is torn from his normal rural home and plunged into a new world of magic where he’s forced to come to terms with the truth about his parents and about himself. Half-spellcaster, half-fae royalty, he’s sent to hone his magical craft at the Amethyst School for Spellcasters. Being god-touched makes Léonidas stand out amongst his peers from his very first day, but not in the way he had hoped.

After Christina loses her job, an unexpected trip to London to take care of her uncle may be just what she needs. Once there, she realizes the reason behind her trip was an elaborate lie. Although Christina is ready to leave, her family convinces her to stay. When she meets Finley, the captain of the Winchester Wyverns, she is still determined to go back home. Their connection is electric.

What happens when a major earthquake changes your entire world, and the boy you thought you hated ends up saving your life? Three times! Courtland Reese is the guy everyone hates and makes fun of because … well, he is weird. He communicates with animals. Strange or interesting, I can’t quite figure out, but when he saves me from being trampled by my horse, I start to understand him a little better, and maybe I'd like to get to know him better.

"Someone's best quality is also their worst. It's the most extreme parts of us that are extraordinary, but can also be very un-relatable." Alex has been secretly watching Penelope for years, controlling who she dates and what coffee she drinks. But when Penelope unexpectedly bumps into Nathan, Alex starts to lose control of his obsession. How far will he go to get rid of Nathan and protect the masterpiece he's created in Penelope?

As a 23-year-old college graduate, Tessa Walker had it all. Psychology degree—check. School counseling position at the local elementary school—check. Everything was falling into place. Tessa was making significant strides with students, especially with a first grader named Beckett (Bex) who struggled with social anxiety. She adored her job and, for the first time, was able to rent her own apartment. She was even slightly convinced that maybe, just maybe, a proposal from her college sweetheart was right around the corner.

As a chilling testament to the elusive and dangerous power of serial killers, Harold Frederick Shipman was a notorious “doctor of death” who lurked in the shadows of the medical industry. Harold Shipman: The Horrifying True Crime Story of the Notorious Serial Killer is a gut-wrenching tale which proves that you never know what secrets are hiding just beneath the surface.

As a young teenager, Maggie Thatcher’s lifestyle left much to be desired; her low self-esteem and rebellious attitude were her signature characteristics. After getting into her fair share of trouble, Maggie found herself sentenced to community service hours at Wells Valley Cove and Retirement Center in Wells, Maine, where she was introduced to a young man who forever changed her life. Now Maggie is a successful career woman who has everything she has ever wanted. Everything, that is, except the one man she desires.