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  Wyckerley series: Book 2

  To Have and to Hold

  by Patricia Gaffney

  After spending years in prison for a crime she did not commit, Rachel Wade accepts the proposal of cynical Sebastian Verlaine, Viscount D'Aubrey, who offers her parole in exchange for becoming his mistress.
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  Dragonfire: Book 5

  Whisper Kiss

  by Deborah Cooke

  The national bestselling Dragonfire series continues to heat up... For millennia, the shape-shifting dragon warriors known as the Pyr have commanded the four elements and guarded the earth's treasures. But now the final reckoning between the Pyr and the dreaded Slayers is about to begin... Niall Talbot has volunteered to hunt down and destroy all the remaining shadow dragons before they can wreak more... (more)
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  Flaming Dove

  by Daniel Arenson

  Outcast from Hell. Banished from Heaven. Lost on Earth. The battle of Armageddon was finally fought... and ended with no clear victor. Upon the mountain, the armies of Hell and Heaven beat each other into a bloody, uneasy standstill, leaving the Earth in ruins. Armageddon should have ended with Heaven winning, ushering in an era of peace. That's what the prophecies said. Instead, the two armies--one of... (more)
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  Downside Ghosts: Book 5

  Chasing Magic

  by Stacia Kane

  A DEADLY HIGH Magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict Chess Putnam knows better than anyone just how high a price people are willing to pay for a chemical rush. But when someone with money to burn and a penchant for black magic starts tampering with Downside’s drug supply, Chess realizes that the unlucky customers are paying with their souls—and taking the innocent with them, as the magic-infused... (more)
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  Hat Squad: Book 1

  I Can See You

  by Karen Rose

  New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose delivers her latest pulse-pounding suspense novel, where the line between the virtual world and everyday reality blurs when it comes to murder. Eve Wilson's face was once scarred by a vicious assault. Terrified and ashamed, she escaped to the online realm, where she could choose the face she allowed people to see. Years later, her outer scars faded and inner scars... (more)
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  MacLeod/ McKinnon: Book 8

  A Garden In The Rain

  by Lynn Kurland

  Patrick MacLeod is haunted by his past, by events he had no control over and wishes desperately he could change. He hasn't the heart for love, nor the time for rescuing maidens in distress of their own making. Until he sees a woman who touches his heart and stirs his soul ... and makes him believe love might be possible after all.For Madelyn Phillips, Scotland is the land of dreams, filled with magic,... (more)
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  Neville Family & Friends: Book 2

  Never Deceive a Duke

  by Liz Carlyle

  They call her the porcelain princess... With her fragile beauty and regal bearing, the Duchess of Warneham knows how to keep her admirers at a distance. Twice wed and twice widowed, Antonia has vowed never again to marry; never again to surrender her freedom. But when her husband's death is deemed suspicious, and his long-lost heir returns to seize control of the dukedom, she finds that fate has placed her... (more)
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  Hamilton Family: Book 2

  More Than You Wished

  by Jo Goodman

  Reclaiming her family's Carolina plantation from her ruthless stepfather was Bria Hamilton's only wish-- and she was taking a chance by hiring Northerner Lucas Kincaid to help her. With her own painful scars still fresh ten years after the War Between the States, Bria couldn't trust any man-- expecially one as dangerously atractive as Luke...
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  Harlequin Super Romance: Book 196

  Into the Light

  by Judith Duncan

  SHE COULDN'T EVADE HER PAST FOREVERWhen Natalie Carter fled her home in British Columbia eleven years ago, she disappeared without a word to Adam Rutherford, the man she loved.Her return threw her and Adam together again, but the reunion was volatile. Adam was still hurt, still resentful, and when he discovered she had a son--his son--his anger grew.Then the truth behind Natalie's... (more)
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  Way of the Tigress: Book 6

  Tempted Tigress

  by Jade Lee

  China's Grand Canal saw all kinds of transport-food, slaves, even deadly opium. And when one woman planned to sail it to freedom, her flight would end in the arms of a Mandarin prince. There her true journey would begin. Orphaned and stranded, Anna Marie Thompson could trust no one, especially not her dark captor. Not when his eyes held secrets deadlier than her own. Though his caress was liquid fire,... (more)
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  Jill Kismet: Book 1

  Night Shift

  by Lilith Saintcrow

  Not everyone can take on the things that go bump in the night. Not everyone tries. But Jill Kismet is not just anyone. She's a Hunter, trained by the best - and in over her head. Welcome to the night shift...
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  The Envy Chronicles: Book 1

  Beyond the Night

  by Joss Ware

  A man with no future . . . When Dr. Elliott Drake wakes from a mysterious fifty-year sleep, the world as he knew it is gone. Cities are now desolate, and civilization is controlled by deadly immortals. Stranger still is Elliott's extraordinary new "gift"—he has the power to heal, but it comes with fatal consequences. A woman with a past . . . Jade barely escaped the immortals... (more)
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  Innocent Wives: Book 1

  Ruthlessly Bedded, Forcibly Wedded

  by Abby Green

  He took her virginity for revenge!Multimillionaire Vincenzo Valentini believed Cara Brosnan played a role in his sister's downfall. He sought her out to make her pay. He seduced her, revealed his identity -- and cruelly discarded her.Now he'll take her to the altar!But Cara has done no wrong. She's shocked and mortified that she gave her virginity so willingly to the ruthless Vincenzo. To make... (more)
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  Red

  by Erica Spindler

  Finding rejection from her family, peers, and lovers, rising young model Becky Lynn Lee flees her small hometown and finds a fellow dreamer--and an unlimited potential for fame--in talented photographer Jack Gallagher. Original.
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  Once Upon a Scandal

  by Barbara Dawson Smith

  Her husband, her enemy. Desperate and alone, Lady Emma tricked Lucas Coulter, the Marquess of Wortham, into a hasty marriage. But on their wedding night, when he learned the truth about his not-so-innocent bride, he abandoned her. Seven years later, Emma lives in disgrace with her beloved daughter, Jenny. Penniless, Emma provides for her child in the one way she knows how: in the dark of night, she creeps across... (more)
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  The Secret (Sorensen): Book 1

  The Secret of Ella and Micha

  by Jessica Sorensen

  Ella and Micha have been best friends since they were kids. But one tragic night shatters their friendship and their lives forever. Ella used to be a rule-breaker with fiery attitude who wore her heart on her sleeve. But she left everything behind when she went to college and transformed into someone that follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. But now it's summer break and she... (more)
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  Drake Sisters: Book 3

  Oceans of Fire

  by Christine Feehan

  Seven sisters...and a legacy of magical secrets. The third daughter of seven in a magical bloodline, Abigail Drake was born with an affinity for water and a strong bond with dolphins. She spent her entire life studying them, learning from them, and swimming among them in the waters off her hometown of Sea Haven ... After she witnesses a murder, she flees right into the arms of Alexsandr... (more)
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  Midnight's Wild Passion

  by Anna Campbell

  London's most notorious seducer, Nicholas Challoner lives solely for revenge . . .The dashing, licentious Marquess of Ranelaw can never forgive Godfrey Demarest for ruining his sister -- now the time has come to repay the villain in the same coin. But one formidably intriguing impediment stands in the way of Nicholas's vengeance: Miss Antonia Smith, companion to his foe's unsuspecting... (more)
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  Demonica: Book 5

  Sin Undone

  by Larissa Ione

  HER TOUCH IS DEADLYAs the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she’ll die before she’ll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin’s innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.HIS HUNGER CAN’T BE... (more)
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  Kelly Group International: Book 3

  Hidden Away

  by Maya Banks

  A man who shoots first and asks questions later…Most people would take an all-expenses-paid trip to the beach in a heartbeat. Garrett Kelly only accepts to keep tabs on Sarah Daniels, who’s in hiding after witnessing a murder by Marcus Lattimer, her half-brother—and a personal enemy of KGI. This gig may be beneath a disciplined soldier like Garrett, but if he gets a shot at Lattimer, it will all be worth... (more)