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Being a bride is a state of mind, not of body.Henry, Baron Roth, is laying siege to a Moorcondian duke who has proclaimed himself the new king of a separate country. Henry is tasked with the job of defeating the traitorous man and is prepared to wait as long as it takes, even if it means spending a boring winter in an increasingly hostile place. His luck turns when he discovers the duke's son hiding among a group of local nuns. The pretty boy could hold the secret to ending the confrontation without a slaughter on either side.Kellen has lived a life of indulgence, having no interest in politics and preferring to spend his time in pursuit of making wine. When his father comes under siege, a locked-out Kellen tries to escape past Henry's camp. Instead, he ends up in the man's imprisoning arms-a surprisingly comfortable place. His family loyalty is tested by an irresistible attraction.Henry settles in to entice Kellen to his side, but soon realizes that it is he who is being seduced. His duty is giving way to mounting desire. The more time they spend together, the less important the siege becomes. Forces beyond their control are testing Henry and Kellen, however, and the only way forward will have to be forged together.

When his boy is taken from him, Leviathan will do anything to get him back...even if it means burning down the world.Trapped in an inescapable prison-Leviathan should know, he designed it himself-he only has one chance for freedom. And with his bonded taken by his ex-boyfriend, the sadistic Puck, there's no time to waste. But Puck's plan is bigger than just revenge, and there's more at stake than Leviathan realizes. Saving his boy might mean dooming the world.Eryn watched Leviathan-his Master, his Daddy-get stabbed in the back by a stranger, and there was nothing he could do to help. Taken by the old wix and with his life on the line, he has no choice but to find a way to escape on his own. But what is he supposed to do when he escapes one danger by running right into the arms of another?Aries doesn't want to keep his best friend locked up, and he definitely doesn't want to see anything happen to his best friend's bonded, but as a federal agent, he has to do what he can to keep the peace-especially once he learns of an upcoming threat more dangerous than anyone is prepared for.

Two worlds collide in a dangerous game of espionage and love.Ethan Bond is a member of the hit boy band ZERO. When his secret lover is assassinated, Ethan flees the life he knows to spend time in the arms of a man he only knows through a dating app.Blayne Dickenson is a graduate student in education. When he's not teaching basic composition, he's just exploring life now that he's left his small town in West Texas.When Ethan comes to visit Blayne, sparks fly between the two men. But will assassinations and terrorist attacks draw the men together or force them apart forever?

Being a bride is a state of mind, not of body.Sir Geoffrey Arbuthnott is leading the expedition for the king of Moorcondia to chart the vast, unknown lands to the west of the kingdom. His duty is to escort the king's cartographer and keep him safe. It is a boring and uneventful task until they come upon a beautiful boy trapped in quicksand.Mica is used to wandering around the land his people have claimed for generations and is enjoying the last of his freedom before his manhood ceremony replaces it with duty. He longs to travel to faraway places and is confident he can take care of himself-that is, until his dreamy ways land him in trouble and right into the powerful arms of a tempting stranger.What should have been a brief crossing of paths turns into a deadly encounter when Mica's people capture Geoff and sentence him to death. Only Mica can save the man of his fantasies, but there are hidden dangers threatening to keep them apart forever. They must depend on each other to stay alive and accept the love they are afraid to trust.

Jesse Truelove never felt a part of his own family. But can a vampire really give him a new one?With a criminal record, no steady job and a penchant for kink, Jesse Truelove has spent most of his life feeling like an outsider. He tells himself it doesn't bother him, that he never needed human connections anyway.Now the Undying Baron, Emory Von Magnusson, a vampire-or, to use the modern term, 'haemophile'-has reclaimed his ancestral home north of Jesse's hometown, and the human population isn't sure how to react. Jesse knows a thing or two about what it's like to be misjudged, so he keeps an open mind. But when a bungled break-in at Emory's home brings them face-to-face, Jesse finds it's much more than his mind that's stimulated.However, building a relationship with an undead blood-drinker was never going to be straightforward, especially when that undead blood-drinker reveals he wants a family.

Leviathan only wanted a new feeder. He ends up with something so much better.Eryn is broken.A werewolf who can't control his shift, Eryn is a liability to his pack. It wouldn't be so bad if his wolf would at least submit to the pack Alpha, but the beast inside him is feral. Eryn knows he won't be allowed to stay forever, but he has nowhere else to go. None of the other packs want him, either.When his wolf goes too far one full moon, he's left with no choice but to flee. After putting his trust in someone he shouldn't, he ends up at a Flesh Market. Trapped in a contract he has no hopes of surviving, the last thing Eryn expects is to fall for his new master, a Blood Demon named Leviathan.Leviathan is lonely.One of the only Blood Demons allowed to remain on earth after the Collapse, Leviathan spends most of his free time with his nose in a history book. He can't remember the last time he went on a good rampage. He has a few trusted servants, and who needs more than that?Unfortunately for him, he still needs to eat. His trip to the Flesh Market is supposed to be uneventful. Instead, it leads him to Eryn, a broken werewolf who manages to slip past all his defenses.Can Leviathan move beyond old hurts to become the Master that Eryn needs, or will the young werewolf's fears come true?

Being a bride is a state of mind, not of body.Ian, Count of Charteris, is happiest when he is working his land with his tenants. Court life and travel hold no appeal for him. Nevertheless, he escorts his widowed sister on a diplomatic mission to the isolated Shadow Valley. Rumor has it that those people have discovered a miraculous medicine that Moorcondia is anxious to trade for. Boredom transforms into fascination at the sight of a beautiful creature who welcomes him to the Valley.Calan is an orphan raised by his powerful aunt. He has learned the craft of healing but cares little for politics, preferring a life outdoors. As the first of his people to see the Moorcondians, he is surprised by how virile Ian is. Here is someone who can introduce him to the pleasure to be had between two men.The personal becomes the political as undercurrents of distrust and intrigue impede the possibility of a treaty. It is up to Ian and Calan to forge the path forward before their fairytale turns into a nightmare.

Sooner or later, something, or someone, has to break.Tyr Blackstone is a bodyguard for hire assigned to protect the nephew of a wealthy businessman. He's prepared to babysit a spoiled rich kid but instead finds himself guarding a young man held virtual prisoner.Milo Forbes wants nothing more than to escape his brutal uncle's clutches but is trapped. If he runs, his uncle will withdraw funding for his brother Matthew's care.On his twenty-third birthday, Milo will inherit a vast fortune, but his uncle has been plotting for years to prevent that happening. As the date approaches, his uncle sets in motion a set of plans designed to destroy Milo's mental stability.Tyr, tasked by his mysterious employer with keeping an eye on Milo's uncle as well as his charge, soon realises that Warren Forbes is evil, concealing his greed for wealth beneath a veneer of concern for Milo's wellbeing.Forced proximity with a fragile young man means Tyr's growing feelings for Milo are tempered by guilt. His need for control and Milo's willingness to submit are thrown into stark relief by their circumstances.Can Milo survive the trauma his uncle has subjected him to, accept his found family and find his happily ever after?

When kink gets boring, it's time to play on the edge."Yes, Sir. No, Sir. Thank you, Sir." It was the same old thing for as long as Keady could remember, and kink had officially become boring. Fresh out of a year-long contract, the only one who catches Keady's eye is Cutler, a Dom who looks as menacing as his name. It's too bad Keady is convinced Cutler is some kind of serial killer and not worth the risk of ending up in a freezer.To try to spark some excitement, Keady throws out his limits-every single one. The decision lands him in a dangerous situation with an unfamiliar Dom, and, surprisingly, it's Cutler who comes to his rescue.But with Keady already thinking about leaving the community at Unkinked behind, it's up to Cutler to push him to the edge and beyond.

Danger comes in the cold of morning.It should be the perfect weekend away. Dalton Caine makes the long journey to Nyemouth to attend a party hosted by his sister. Catherine is estranged from most of the family, but Dalton feels the time has come to build bridges between them. Things don't turn out how he wants, however, when Catherine gives him a cold reception at the party. But the evening is not a complete waste of time when he meets local photographer Antoni.Following a near-fatal attack six months earlier, Antoni has struggled with his physical and mental recovery. Catherine's party is the first time he has been out at night since then, and he's ready for an early exit when he meets Dalton. The stranger is warm, friendly and incredibly handsome. When Antoni overcomes his reservations and accepts a drink at Dalton's hotel, it could be the start of something new for them both.Despite the joy of fresh romance, things soon take a darker turn. The morning after the party, Catherine's boyfriend reports her missing. Dalton isn't initially concerned. Catherine has disappeared of her own will before, and he's more interested in getting to know Antoni, but the men soon find themselves at the centre of a twisted mystery, one that puts both of their lives at risk.

Three weeks of playing taxi shouldn't have him tied up in knots...Everett says he owes Carver for his help with a recent case, but he's long been comfortable in the shadow of his unknown past. He doesn't need the former detective to search through his life for family. No sense in holding space for something he'll never get.With his auto shop scraping by, Carver's back to bartending to pay the bills-and while he doesn't want to admit it, the perk of easy company is losing its shine. Too broke to refuse the work, he gets a tip about a sedan off the highway. But the man behind the wheel quickly becomes more than he bargained for.Daniel Henning may look like some bumbling academic, but when he brushes off the dig dirt, the man is downright gorgeous. He's in town for three weeks and absolutely running from his baggage. Just like another college boy that Carver used to know.Maybe he hasn't learned a thing if he's willing to make this mistake twice, but it's not just Daniel's talent with rope that keeps pulling Carver back in. Daniel looks at him like the best parts of what he lost. If they could each escape the weight of their past, might they have a future together?Only more time will tell. But Carver's never been the kind to ask.

Jonas Abrams, bookish historian, has never met anyone like hard-hitting Texas Ranger Gabe Ryland before...After a false accusation derailed his academic career, reserved history professor Jonas Abrams left teaching, and left town. Taking a job at San Antonio's Intrinsic Value antiques store gave him the confidence to work with people again, and he's even ventured back into college teaching and volunteering at a local museum...but none of that could have prepared him for Gabe 'Rye' Ryland.Texas Ranger Rye is an old-school lawman to his core. When his partner is killed on his watch, Rye's instincts tell him there's more to things than meets the eye, and he burns to investigate. Facing a suspension for dereliction of duty, he accepts a bullshit assignment out of town...to San Antonio, the place he intends to dig around for answers.Rye is not just out of Jonas' league-he's out of his comfort zone, and not the kind of person Jonas would ever have imagined he'd fall for. But he does, hard, from the get-go, just as Rye does him. The academic and the Ranger shouldn't make sense as a couple, but they do. Or at least, they were just starting to, until the case Rye is investigating heats up to flashpoint, engulfing them both in the flames...

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and maybe some revelations along the way.When Jimmy receives a letter from Miss June of The Angel, asking for his assistance in locating a missing Caliope, he and Oscar leave their cozy homestead and new friends in Port Essington to travel back to Telegraph Creek. Sorry to have to abandon their recently built house and the new life they've made, Oscar and Jimmy can't ignore the plight of the folks they met on their dangerous journey, and once they arrive, it is a delight to be reunited with the people they'd gotten to know so well. Due to an injury, Jimmy is unable to help look for Cal, so Oscar and Trick go searching.They find Cal on a broken-down ranch caring for three young children in less-than-ideal circumstances. But is Cal the victim of the unexpected departure of her husband-or are there darker secrets to be discovered? When the truth comes out, Miss June and the women of The Angel must figure out a way to help Cal face her future and deal with the repercussions of her desperate actions.

Revenge is best served cold, yet old embers can burn hot.Lorenzo de Luca has come back to Manchester with revenge on his mind.Supposedly killed by evil gangster Jonny Wellingham's hitmen fifteen years ago, Lorenzo has waited a long time for this. He has to stay focused. And he does...until a past lover comes back into his life.But old embers can spark a flame and the couple pick up where they left off-but the war has only just begun, and everyone is fair game...and Lorenzo's distraction gives Jonny the opportunity he needs to strike a deadly blow.Torn between his burning need for vengeance and the scorching heat of love, which will Lorenzo sacrifice?

Being a bride is a state of mind, not of body.Lord Cariad's exciting journey as a cartographer working in the territory of the deadly Swarm turns to terror when his ship is boarded and he is captured. To disguise his identity, he pretends to be the captain's bed-warmer. That plan backfires when a leader of the boarding party takes him as his own.Balthazar pretends to live up to his reputation as the vicious son of the Swarm's leader. All the while, he is planning on deposing his mother and changing the course of his people's lives. He wants peaceful trading. When a pretty boy puts his plans to the test, he knows he must protect him.Cariad and Balthazar overcome their mutual suspicions and find a growing love in each other's arms. But politics and evil are stalking them. They need to trust one another out of bed if they are both to survive.

Being a bride is a state of mind, not of body.Evander hit the road to seek adventure after a conventional and boring upbringing. He wanted no ties and the liberty to wander wherever his fancy took him. The misery he found among people too powerless to defend themselves, however, has led him to create a band of brigands. They waylay rich travelers, taking their money to help the poor, who are being robbed through taxation by their baron. With the situation growing more desperate, he reluctantly decides to kidnap someone from a rich family and hold them for ransom. Luck is with him when the baron's youngest son comes his way. Destiny delivers a stunning blow when he finds the boy beguiling and irresistible.Rory has cultivated a reputation as a spoiled brat. Deep in his heart, nothing could be farther from the truth. His father's cruelty caused him to erect emotional barriers and pretend he cares for nothing and no one. When he falls into the hands of a brigand, he puts his studied arrogance on display. His act becomes harder to maintain under the watchful and captivating eye of his captor and his growing understanding of how great his father's viciousness truly is.Evander and Rory are two men with a similar enemy. Together they can give their people a brighter future-if they can learn to trust each other.

Riley didn't know home wasn't a place... It's a person.Riley would rather sell himself on the streets again than go back home. Only a chance encounter with a stranger saved him from becoming another statistic as a teenager, but now he's aging out of the youth shelter and has nowhere left to go-until a kind act from the shelter's director sends him straight to Lennox.When Lennox's older sister begs him to rent out his spare room to a kid about to become homeless, he gets way more than he bargained for. He expects an acne-spotted, Red-Bull-bingeing teenager. What he does not expect is Riley.Riley, who has a dominant streak a mile wide but somehow submits so beautifully.Riley, who has a tough exterior but hides a sensitive soul.Riley, who might just be what Lennox never knew he was looking for.

Being a bride is a state of mind, not of body.Lord Carwyn has come to the royal palace of Moorcondia to support his beloved cousin, Nora. The princess has been promised in marriage to bind a treaty between her country and the archipelago nation called The Southern Chain. Carwyn's efforts to help her turn into a daring plan when he catches his first sight of Nora's intended. The foreigner captivates him in a way no other man ever has.Kai Aleki feels the fate of his people on his shoulders. As his nation's military leader, he understands how duty always comes first and that a strong alliance is crucial to fight the vicious marauders known only as the Swarm. He has no interest in marrying a woman, but the delectable and attentive Carwyn captures his attention.Carwyn has a solution that will satisfy everyone. He secretly takes Nora's place and marries Aleki himself. A delighted Aleki sets off, determined to protect the known world from the Swarm after safely delivering Carwyn to his new home. Their imperative journey holds hidden dangers, forcing Aleki and his bride to join forces to defeat a common enemy.

After countless battles as an Oathtaker, Katya is about to face her hardest fight-one for her mind and soul.Katya Greenleaf has given herself over to the thrill of combat countless times during her years as an Oathtaker. Alongside her mentor Shira, she has sought out evil-pirates, slavers, dark mages and demon hordes. Occasionally, she finds comfort in the company of other females she encounters in her travels, and despite her mother's best efforts, she has no desire to settle for a traditional elven life and family.After decades of taking joy from the fight, no matter the odds, Katya leads a group of Oathtakers into a disastrous battle, one which costs the lives of everyone around her, including Shira. Katya survives, but with neither body nor spirit intact, haunted by her life of violence and death in the name of her Oath.Now, the red-haired warrior will find her greatest challenge in a battle against a different sort of demon-ones that live in her mind and haunt her sleep.As she heals, Katya is reminded that there is more to life than blood and iron by a compelling human named Lili, who not only catches Katya's interest, but forces her to re-think her life and her mission.With Lili at her side, her beloved falcon Fayne on her shoulder and healers encouraging her, Katya sets out to re-discover the warrior she once was and finally confront the truths of what happened the day the world collapsed around her.

If your husband hates kink, can you still get kinky?"You want to kneel, sweetheart?"Elliot is stuck in life, living a lie while doing his best to pretend he's happy with his husband Hunter. Hunter has picked up the pieces so many times that Elliot has lost count, and he feels terrible asking for anything more-especially when it's something that Hunter hates.But after Elliot convinces Hunter to attend an event at the kink club Unkinked, Elliot finds a place where he doesn't have to feel ashamed about the submission he craves.While Hunter pouts on a bar stool in the club, the mysterious Dom Shelvin is more than happy to give Elliot a tour, somehow knowing in moments what Elliot desires so deeply. Elliot can't let that night be the last time he sets foot inside Unkinked, even if Hunter doesn't understand why.His brave face only lasts so long, and soon he confesses what he really needs-something Hunter can't give him.But making a contract with a Dom who isn't his husband comes with conditions-conditions that Elliot will struggle not to break.

Falling in love can be a deadly business.Liam Moseley has been living a lie ever since he joined Manchester's notorious crime boss Jonny Wellingham ten years ago. Liam is gay, and that could get him killed in the deadly world he has fallen into.When he meets handsome Italian Marco Ponti, Liam's whole world is turned on its head. Marco is in town looking for business opportunities for his uncle in Rome, and makes Liam see his life in a brand-new light.But all is not as it seems, especially when Marco shows Liam the past isn't always as it appears and the future can change in the blink of an eye. In a dangerous world where each job could be Liam's last, he finds himself fighting for love as well as survival.Liam will have to put everything he holds dear on the line to make his dreams come true.

Sometimes the one right path is actually two.Copley is fresh out of a relationship with his former roommate and has only one place to go-to the wrong side of town to his brother Sauble's crumbling apartment. He has no idea that his path puts him in the middle of a new world where owing someone money can get you killed.When Nikita is sent to collect Sauble's gambling debt, Copley is the only one home. Instead of being terrified of the massive and tattooed gangster, Copley is drawn to Nikita in a way he never has been with anyone.But Nikita isn't the only one who has set his sights on Copley. Nikita's twin brother Maxim wants to claim Copley as his own.Copley has to decide if he's going to submit or be pulled to pieces by the two men who are feared beyond city limits.

Finding love in the sanctuary of nature and another man's arms.Darrin Betancourt is a trauma surgeon in his early thirties living in New York City. His world gets thrown upside down after his husband dies in a car accident. Can Darrin get his act together and learn to love again before his life spirals out of control? His friends convince him to attend an all-gay retreat outside Woodstock. Begrudgingly, Darrin agrees to spend a weekend in nature, out of the city.Jordan Floyd is a twenty-four-year-old farmhand who works for Devereux Farms Upstate just outside Woodstock. Jordan gets permission from his bosses to attend Camp Namast-Gay at the Woodstock Esoteric Sanctuary.Darrin and Jordan end up in adjacent cabins. Can the two men take their friendship to a whole new level before the weekend is over? Or will disaster strike, derailing both of their lives and their burgeoning love?

Clothes off and claws out. We've got work to do.Cambry is everything an omega shouldn't be. He's tall, muscular and attacks every alpha who approaches him, shifting into his wolf form before making sure they know their place-away from him.Cambry's father sends him to Feral Woods in the hopes that Cambry will return home too shattered to put up a fight against his next potential mate. If one alpha can't tame him, then why not try two?With two hundred supervised acres, Feral Woods is a couple's therapy center run by Bryce and Jake-two massive alphas who could tear Cambry apart. It's not long before Cambry finds himself drawn to them, his inner beast submissive for the first time in his life. But he is met with dismissive refusal instead of interest.With his heart on the line and time running out, there is a chance he could remain broken forever.