Her boyfriend’s Christmas party forces Leah to see the true nature of her relationship with him and her “best friend” Jerry.A variety of writers come together to twist traditional fairy tales into unusual and mysterious stories. From Beauty and the Beast, to Hansel and Gretel, to the Ugly Duckling, these stories will be sure to pull you into a fantastical world of princes, romance, and maybe a little science fiction."Plan B" by Katie French. When Nolan is selected as one of the few candidates to work in the Breeders' hospital, he thinks all his troubles are over. Now he can afford precious medicine to save his ailing father. He’s heard of the Breeders’ cruelty, of their inhuman experiments, but he’s sure they’re fabrications. Then he stumbles into the Plan B room and learns how truly awful the Breeders can be. "Tailless" by Ariele Sieling. A retelling of the Ugly Duckling, set on a far away planet in an unknown galaxy. While fighting a war with her people's biggest enemy, young Bode struggles to understand why she feels out of place in her community, and why she, unlike her comrades, was born without a tail."I Am the Maid" by Sarah Dalton. A hostile zombie killing Maid Marian meets an ill-behaved ex-soldier Robin in this post-apocalyptic retelling of Robin Hood. When a young girl falls deathly sick, the two are forced to join forces in order to outwit the Sheriff, and the mysterious Guy Gisbon."Three Wishes" by Marijon Braden. When Aladdin rubbed the magic lamp, things went pretty well for him. But a few thousand years later, the world has changed and the genie is old, cranky, and doesn't play fair. Young Alison thinks she's found the answer to all her prayers, but instead finds that having wishes come true isn't all it's cracked up to be."Killing Snow White" by Jamie Campbell. A magical retelling of the story of Snow White, told entirely by the Evil Queen who supposedly tried to poison her. Think Snow White is innocent? Think again."A House in the Woods" by H.S. Stone. At the conclusion of a scavenger hunt for Old World artifacts, Hansel and Gretel find themselves lost on the outskirts of the city after dark. They stumble upon a house in the nearby woods, hoping that they will find help inside, but the house's inhabitant has other ideas.“Flight” by Zoe Cannon. A retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Dragged to the palace at swordpoint, commanded to cure the cursed prince with a kiss, Lucia wants nothing more than to return to her solitary world of books and magical study. But she soon discovers that she and the prince share more in common than she could have imagined… and that the truth behind his curse could destroy—or save—them both. Views: 606
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes the next standalone rockstar romance in her Seaside Pictures series...I had his posters on my wall when I was sixteen and when I accidentally got pregnant in high school—his was the face I dreamt of when I closed my eyes at night.Now, over twenty years later, that dream's turned into a reality.Not only is Drew Amhurst in my tiny town of Seaside, live and in the flesh...But he's mentoring my rockstar son.Drew says he's mine for a week.And he made me three promises."No strings attached.""No falling in love.""It's only seven days."He's confident that he can help me rediscover myself both in and out of the bedroom, and I'm confident that he's too arrogant for his own good.And at the end of seven days, he swears he'll walk out of my life the way he came into it.The only problem is, the more I get to... Views: 606
Complete version of previously serialized stories. -a Shadow Force: Psi romance- Delta Force recon specialist Hannah Tucker needs out of the Colombian jungle and she needs out now. Night Stalker pilot Jesse Johnson aims to oblige...until his helicopter is shot down. He finds that more than a little inconvenient. Stalked by guerillas, crocodiles, and other jungle unfriendlies, they must learn to control skills they never knew they had — or even existed! Together they discover an unpredictable psychic ability to project sound and distract their enemies. Though the crocodiles remain unimpressed. Their introduction to a secret military force, whose unique psi talents lay hidden in the shadows, launches them into a whole new world they never imagined. Views: 606
Dale fucked up. He allowed himself to become scared, and in doing so, he nearly pushed away the only woman he could ever truly love. He has to try to fix their relationship.Mandy wants Dale, but she doesn't want him to own her. She's not one of the women who sleeps around with the club, and she won't be treated like it.Dale's need for Mandy is so great that he comes up with a plan. One of the sure ways to keep her in his life is to get her pregnant with his child...When Mandy discovers the truth, she's hurt, and she pushes him away. He now has to fix what he broke ... again.Mandy knows she loves Dale. She wants to be with him for life, but after this, can she trust him again? Can she do this alone? Does she want to do this alone, or can she find it in her heart to forgive him?At first, it was fun to play with the biker, but now, she really can't walk away because he owns her heart. Views: 606
After eight years, Lucy Endcott has finally returned to London to visit her dying father, a cold disciplinarian who never approved of his eldest daughter. Lucy is a respected widow, residing in the countryside away from the wicked excess the city has to offer and her unscrupulous ex-lover, the Marchioness Irena de Macey.When Lucy finds out her youngest brother has gambled away his inheritance at the Pythos Club, she enters the den of iniquity in order to save him. Inside the club she meets the owner's alluring daughter, Tisha McGrath, who is more than willing to help her brother...for a price.Tisha longs to introduce Lucy to those secret passions she's kept hidden away for so long. But dark secrets and transgressions from the past connect their families in shocking ways. Both women will work together to resolve this scandal before it unravels further but Irena is waiting for the right moment to strike, and Lucy may have no other choice but to give into Irena's... Views: 606
Rocko hates humans. He would rid the world of all of them, only, he can't kill the innocent, and that's what he has, an innocent baby. She's human and he needs someone to take care of her.Winter was captured but her people don't trust her. She doesn't believe in harming wolves, and when she is dragged into the alpha's house with the demand she look after his child, she doesn't refuse.Their first kiss sets her on fire and she wants him more than anything, even though he's mean, cold, and hateful.When an attack on their town destroys lives, Rocko has to make a choice. Stay and fight for his pack, or leave with Winter. They don't want her there, but she's his mate and he can't be without her. Views: 606
What if you were the missing piece in one of the world's most epic legends? Despite being an art history student, Summer isn't thrilled to be stuck with her archeologist family all summer in Greece. While the rest of her college friends are posting a million selfies by the pool together, Summer is stuck alone, trying to entertain herself alone in a place where she doesn't even speak the language. Upon her arrival to Greece, strange dreams and even stranger shadows seem to haunt Summer, leaving her to ponder the meaning of pomegranate seeds and twisted, darkened faces. Suddenly, her stay abroad leads to tragic twists, leaving Summer in the arms of a dark stranger, who claims to be the god, Hades, whom she feels like she knows from another life. In a whirlwind through the busy streets of Athens, Summer is seduced to the lowest point of Greece where Hades' lair awaits...the Underworld. Determined to find out who she is and where... Views: 606
PLAY TO WIN It's the ultimate game—the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. For in this game, the rules are simple: To win, you only have to kill. To lose, you will have to die . . . PLAY TO SCREAM The victims are former beauty queens found with a single rose beside their bodies. Lindsay McAllister has seen this signature before, when she was a rookie detective with the Chattanooga PD investigating the death of Judd Walker's wife, a murder that sent the handsome lawyer off the deep end. Now, Lindsay has the brutal task of telling Judd that his wife's killer has struck again, and she's going to need his help to outplay their opponent—because the killer is getting bolder, faster, and more ruthless. The game is escalating, and no one is safe . . . PLAY TO DIE Now as the body count rises, the rules are changing. A killer will do anything to win. And the only way for Lindsay to stop a... Views: 606
Dying isn't an option. I've survived a kidnapping and now I'm on the run from the Knights of the Dragon who want my gift. I'm Abigail Owens and I can sense gemstones. There's nothing a dragon loves more than treasure. But when I find a beautiful stone at a tiny shop in Moscow, I have no idea it's a drakon tear, or that I've just put myself in the middle of a war between the Knights and a Drakon. I guess I'm just lucky like that. The only person I trust even a little is Vasili Zima, which is weird since I'm not sure if he wants to kill me or protect me. I'm drawn to him in a way I hadn't thought possible, and he feels the same way, or he wouldn't be risking his life to help me. He's wanted by the bad guys just as much as I am, and staying with me, well, there's a hundred percent chance I'm about to get us both killed. But I will not be going down without a fight. The Blood of the Drakon series is best enjoyed in orderReading Order:Book #1: Drakon's... Views: 606
