Indecent Proposition

As dull as it was Alana’s life was peaceful, and she liked it that way. At least it was peaceful until the delivery of the little packet that contained a nude picture of her, taken years ago by the one man she could never forget—the man whose life she’d ruined.
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Bait & Switch

Ten years ago, a man was imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit.Five years ago, Jette decided to steal ancient magic and break him out.One year ago, she discovered that the magic she stole was going to kill her...Jette Driftwood, talented witch with synesthesia and the Bleak's most wanted, is hiding in plain sight among humans and working in an evidence room at her local police station. After two years on the run from the cohort of thieves she cheated, things are finally starting to settle down. She can finally get back to her plan: using the magic she stole from the Bleak to free a wrongly imprisoned man.Then the killer shows up.When a man is murdered in the town where she's hiding, Jette is the prime suspect when an annoyingly attractive and accomplished vampire shows up to collect the bounty on her head. To save her life, she'll make a deal: use her unique talents to help bring down a killer and maybe win a chance to avoid her execution.But things aren't that simple, because the magic Jette stole is killing her faster than anticipated. She has unfinished business.  She's fighting the clock, and her time is running out...
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Wet and Wired

She was just there to work, until she tangled with a man who smelled of sea and sunlight. Electricity and water get along surprisingly well. Leda was at the Crossroads to do a job. She was hooking up the Wi-Fi and thinking about getting home. A special request from the guardians diverted her plans and had her working at the side of a lovely merman, but she still wanted to head home. She wasn’t seeking a mate and didn’t care that he was. Altion was surprised by the strong and competent young woman that Teal directed him to, but Leda did what she had promised and helped him craft what he needed to make the site-to-site portal for the Isthmus. A magical snafu links them together and finding a way through the changes is not as hard as finding neutral ground between the lake and the sea.
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Spell It Out

Fun witch cozy mystery! For Amelia Spelled, it's a case of déjà brew when a man dies at a Tea Leaf Reading. Amelia and Camino are among the witnesses. Only trouble is, they were both asleep at the time. Luckily, Amelia is soon brewing up a solution, along with her trusty friends, who are out to prove there is a tea in team. When the murderer draws a little too close for comfort, will the house come to the rescue, or is Amelia in for a steep shock? Alder has something on his mind, and this time, it's not solving the murder. Will he spell it out, or will Amelia be left guessing? One thing is for sure, it's best to not chai this at home.
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Mind of the Beast

When a vampire asks Nick St. James to investigate his friend’s murder, the answer should have been easy, right? NO. Okay, not so easy. How do you say no to a friend like Felix? Besides, with Thelma by his side, what could go wrong? She’s got that, umm … cute pink backpack of Voodoo magic. Of course it hurts that she manages to look good even when she accidentally conjures and gets possessed by a drunk loa. No, it won’t be at all distracting to have her along. Since no good deed goes unpunished, a crazy man with starry eyes jumps out of the shadows at the victim’s apartment and pummels them. Their attacker doesn’t just beat them up but also infects them with some bad mojo that’s killing Thelma and making Nick angry … angrier. If the trail to the suspect—the Green Man—is any indication, they’ll be killed before the poison finishes the job. The old gods are more dangerous than helpful. The Watchers—even the one who seems to have a brain—are always a hazard. And what’s with the all the minions? Who has minions anymore? Not to mention the rapid progression of the infection that quickly upgrades Nick’s condition to ‘blind-rage-filled.’ Why couldn’t Felix have just asked Nick to help him move?
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In the Cards

There are regulations governing the relationship between a guardian angel and their charge, boundaries that shouldn't be crossed. So what happens when a guardian angel falls in love with his current assignment? And when the human returns those feelings, how many rules will that guardian angel break in order to save his love? Alex and Emma are caught between two worlds. Will their love be enough?"In the Cards" is a short Christmas novella by Jan Gordon and Nicky Charles, both of whom are venturing into new ground with this angelic tale.
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Ghosts and Goblins and Murder

A Séance Kind of EveningIt was almost as if someone wrapped the room in a cold hand, chill in the air triggering goosebumps on my skin. I caught motion in the corner of my eye, turned in time to see a glowing, ghostly figure float through the pocket door and come to a halt at the far end of the table. This time, rather than a static image, the young man raised both arms, eyes black pits of emptiness, mouth gaping open as he reached for Emelia.Who screamed and reached back. "Manuel!"I'd be nominating Sadie for an Oscar for this performance. Right after my terror at this new and utterly believable trick allowed me to breathe.When the psychic leading the seance she's attending ends up dead, Fee can't help but feel like her bad luck yet again put her in the wrong place at the wrong time. With Sheriff Crew Turner ordering her to stay out of it or else, her father, retired from the force or not, egging her on and a string of murders begging to be solved, she can either go home and be a...
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Dark Thirst

Dark SecretsWhen Brandon Noble and Angelina Jones first met, he was an awkward teenager harboring a crush on his tutor's sister. Five years later, Angelina is a streetwise cop who's sure she's seen it all, until Brandon comes back into her life--lean, handsome, possessing a strange, powerful allure. . .and a terrifying secret.Dark DesiresBrandon is one of the Brethren, an ancient clan of ruthless vampires. Like other Brethren families, the Nobles have accumulated great wealth and prestige, never marrying outside of their kin, never leaving the isolated Kentucky farmlands where they live, undetected, among their prey. Horrified by his birthright, Brandon shunned the ritual of the first kill, earning the Brethren's lasting wrath. But the exhilarating passion he and Angelina share rouses the primitive impulses he has tried so hard to deny. And even if Brandon can protect Angelina from his enemies, can he save her from his own dark thirsts?
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