Escaping Solitude

Ancient vampire Andrew escaped his tropical island exile with his beloved human sailor, Edmund. They've now returned to Andrew's home in nineteenth-century New Orleans and must navigate not only their developing relationship—and equally haunted pasts—but also a hungry coven of vampires Andrew used to call friends.Desperate to stay by Andrew's side forever, Edmund examines the impressive coven library in search of an Elder, the only creature capable of turning Edmund. Although missing for centuries, Andrew believes an Elder must still survive somewhere; they just have to find him.The search is put on hold when Edmund receives word that his mother is ill in London, and the lovers set off on an oceanic journey surrounded by new friends and old enemies. When things go terribly wrong, Edmund's fragile human life hangs in the balance, and an Elder must be found or Andrew will be alone forever.
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Among Monsters

Being thirteen has pitfalls of its own, but growing up has never been this hard. Jenna had promised her mother that if the worst happened during her dad’s weekend, they would meet at Red Hill Ranch. When she finds seven words spray-painted on her dad’s wall the morning after a deadly outbreak, she makes a promise to herself: to get to the ranch with her seven-year-old sister, Halle, and to get them both there alive. **Among Monsters** is the companion novella to **Red Hill**, both exploring from different perspectives what many broken families experience every other weekend: What if your children aren't with you when the world ends? What would you do to get to them? What would they go through to get to you? For Jenna, seeing her mother again is worth everything. Determined to keep her promise, she is faced with experiences and decisions that force her to leave her childhood behind.
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Hidden Monster

For Samantha, running means freedom. That is, until the day a morning run turns into a living nightmare. Samantha wakes up to find herself held hostage in a cabin. With a masked abductor repeatedly injecting her arm with an unknown substance, Samantha tries in vain to find out what he wants, but he refuses to speak.For Samantha, running means freedom. That is, until the day a morning run turns into a living nightmare. Samantha wakes up to find herself held hostage in a cabin. With a masked abductor repeatedly injecting her arm with an unknown substance, Samantha tries in vain to find out what he wants, but he refuses to speak. Until the day he breaks his silence and promises her one day she will fall in love with him but the best part will be that she won't know who he is... until it's too late.
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Desperate Measures

It only takes one week for your life to change and fate to seal shut. Jason Wang found this out the hard way. This self-indulged teenager who relished the success of being an internet sensation, lived his life to please only himself. He didn’t care what he said or to whom. He didn’t care that is, until the day he died. Suddenly he finds himself accountable for all the things he didn’t doIt only takes one week for your life to change and fate to seal shut. Jason Wang found this out the hard way. This self-indulged teenager who relished the success of being an internet sensation, lived his life to please only himself. He didn’t care what he said or to whom. He didn’t care that is, until the day he died. Suddenly he finds himself accountable for all the things he didn’t do and realizes the affects of his actions as his sins are laid out before him.With the ghost of Hazel, a young girl he met years before, he embarks on a week long journey that will forever change the course of his destiny. This week starts at the funeral of a young country girl. He quickly finds out that he was a contributing factor to the reasons this young girl took her own life. Buried in the consequences of his sins, Jason sets out to make things right. During this week you will see Jason struggle to come to grips with the person he was, the person he became and the redemption he seeks.
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The Circle

Lilly is a shy girl, forced to live out her romantic fantasies through the characters of her books. That all changes when she meets Charlie. The world Charlie comes from is much different than Earth. The government is controlling, but the belief that God chooses your soul mate is sacrosanct. Even though a relationship with an Earthan is forbidden, Charlie wonders if Lilly could be the One?He was created for only one person. She was never supposed to be the One.It is 1988, Clear Lake, Texas. Lilly Garcia is not looking forward to her senior year of high school. She is a shy, studious, band geek with a non-existent social life, who lives out her romantic fantasies through the fictional characters of her books. But all that changes when she issues a spur of the moment invitation to a strange, new student.Charlie isn't happy about returning to Earth and he resents having to attend high school to blend in. His father has been recruited for another mission to spy on the Earthans and make sure they have no idea of the existence of the Sentrian civilization. The Sentrian leaders are not only paranoid and disdainful of the Earthans, but also controlling and suspicious of their own people. Almost every aspect of a Sentrian's life is under the supervision of the State. Their religious beliefs are the one exception. Sentrians do not have free will, and all the people believe in the existence of God. Their belief that God chooses your soul mate is their most sacred law. While on Sentria, Charlie never found his chosen, and when he develops an attraction to an Earthan, he is torn. Should he ignore his feelings for Lilly, feelings he knows are wrong, or should he pursue a doomed relationship with the only person who has ever mattered to him?Lilly finds Charlie interesting. They have a lot in common, especially their love of books. She's falling for him, but there's something off about him, something she can't explain. When she becomes an involuntary witness to his supernatural abilities, Charlie is forced to admit he is not from her world. Lilly is fearful at first, but soon realizes she wants to be with Charlie no matter what.Unfortunately their happiness is threatened when a Sentrian from Charlie's past is put in a position of authority over him. Evelyn, a power-hungry elite, believes it is her duty to make sure all the Sentrian youth comply with their strict code of laws. Almost immediately she becomes suspicious of Charlie and his contact with the Earthan girl, Lilly. After tracking Charlie's movements, Evelyn's worst suspicions are confirmed. A relationship with an Earthan is considered blasphemy and Charlie must return to Sentria to go on trial for his moral crimes. This leads Charlie and Lilly to a desperate choice: accept the decision of the Sentrian rulers and never see each other again, or risk everything to stay together.
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Havenwood Falls High Volume Two

Welcome to Havenwood Falls, a small town in the majestic mountains of Colorado, where nobody is what you think, where truths pose as lies, and where myths blend with reality. A place where everyone has a story, including the high schoolers. These are only but three... Somewhere Within by Amy Hale Zoey Mills has been the target of bullies since childhood, no matter how many times her family moved. She expects nothing to change when they relocate to Havenwood Falls, her parents' hometown. What she doesn't expect is to discover that she inherited her eccentricities—as the next generation of a long line of frost dragons. When Zoey falls for a human boy, elitism and prejudice take on whole new meanings. While she wants to trust her instincts and follow her heart, Zoey discovers that hiding who she really is and playing by the rules would make life a lot simpler. But simple doesn't mean easy. Awaken the Soul by...
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Return to the Bear

In the thrilling third book in the Bear Valley Shifters saga, Joanna is trying to survive in a clan of battle-hardened bear shifters, where the alpha wants her for his own. When Brody Bannister, Benson Riker's most trusted councilman, accuses her clan of holding Hannah Michaels hostage in their camp, Joanna must decide where her loyalty lies. Should she help the handsome stranger save Hannah at the risk of her own life? Or should she accept her destiny and take the throne as her alpha's mate? Filled with adventure, action, romance and redemption, Return of the Bear will take Joanna on a journey of self-discovery to Bear Valley, with a mate who just might prove true love exists after all. A Hot Shifter Romance Content Warning: explicit love scenes and language. Adult only bear shifter adventure. Coming August 2014 -
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Spell Searcher

A dead body with no evidence about how they died... Cassie and the team are left confused when they discover a murder victim in a locked room with no other evidence of how they died. It will take all of their skills, knowledge, and magic to work out what happened and catch the killer before they strike again. Can they unravel the mystery? - Spell Searcher is an urban fantasy mystery and book 4 in the Paranormal Criminal Investigations series.
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Curse of the Granville Fortune

Twelve-year-old J.B.’s visions leave him sweaty, lightheaded, and certain he’s turning into a freak—or worse, going insane. The visions stem from a family curse. An ancestor stole the Granville fortune, and now J.B.’s entire family will suffer. To break the curse, J.B. must find and return the Granville’s stolen property.Twelve-year-old J.B.’s visions leave him sweaty, lightheaded, and certain he’s turning into a freak—or worse, going insane.The visions stem from a family curse. An ancestor stole the Granville fortune, and now J.B.’s entire family will suffer. To break the curse, J.B. must find and return the Granville’s stolen property. But he’s not the only one searching for the treasure. His journey leads to a dark forest where he’ll battle his worst fears. And when he meets two others who share the missing pieces of his visions and suffer from the same curse, the three soon realize they need to work together to break the curse before it's too late.
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