Long ago certain people of the world were given the power to communicate, merge with and control the spirits so they could protect the good heart creatures of the world. As before throughout time they have come close to defeat at the hands of the dark powers and now again they must make a stand risking all they love for the greater good.Join Caleb, Mace and Lydia the last spirit warriors left in their region as they fight to keep themselves and the noble creatures of light safe from the dark clans and it's leaders. With a little time and less training then the warriors before them they hope to find the legendary tunnel of light so they can not only win but survive, can they find it in time or will they fail losing to the leaders that seem to know what they will do before they do it? Fighting for love, honor and happiness they will give all they have for the good of the world.

The secret and exclusive Orchid Club is the only way for Alena to get close to reclusive billionaire Alexander Wagner. To attract his attention, she turns herself into his perfect submissive. Alexander has spent years denying the darkest of his desires, but something about Alena calls to him. He thinks he's met a woman he can trust with his licentious secrets. When her betrayal is revealed, he'll offer her a devil's bargain. But the truth of who she is, and what she needs from him, is not nearly as dangerous as the passion between them.

A shocking crime triggers a media firestorm for a controversial talk show host in this provocative novel—a story of redemption, a nostalgic portrait of New York City, and a searing indictment of our culture of spectacle."[Jennifer] duBois is a brilliant writer."— Karen Russell, author of Vampires in the Lemon Grove Talk show host Matthew Miller has made his fame by shining a spotlight on the most unlikely and bizarre secrets of society, exposing them on live television in front of millions of gawking viewers. However, the man behind The Mattie M Show remains a mystery—both to his enormous audience and to those who work alongside him every day. But when the high school students responsible for a mass shooting are found to be devoted fans, Mattie is thrust into the glare of public scrutiny, seen as the wry, detached herald of a culture going downhill and going way too far. Soon, the secrets of Mattie's past as a brilliant young...

In LA’s most exclusive BDSM club, no kink is too extreme while a new game forces the members to explore every item on the club’s famous checklist.   But what happens when everything goes wrong?   Some letters have only one or two items, but “S” has over thirty, and the club assigns six people, rather than the normal two. Wanting to get the game over and done with, the Doms each take a partner and a chunk of the list.   Peter takes his ex Diann to tackle all the “serving” items.   Julen already has a rope scene planned and takes Delaney for “suspension.”   Lihn thinks they probably could have spent more time planning, but takes Joni for some sleep-kink.   And one by one, Diann, Delaney, and Joni safe word out.   Playing the game right won't simple or quick, but when Peter, Julen, and Lihn swap partners and switch up their approach, the resulting scenes will reveal truths, and form deep bonds, none of them could anticipate.   For some, the checklist is just a game, but for others it will change how they submit…and their lives outside the club.

Mack Rhino—a private detective, who just happens to be a rhinoceros—investigates foul play at the fair in this third mystery of this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series that's perfect for emerging readers!Mack Rhino is a private eye whose latest case finds him at the Coral Cove Fair, where someone has been winning game after game after game, taking all the prizes! It's up to Mack to figure out if the winning streak is a case of fair—or foul—play.

When Christiana discovered the secret BDSM club she threw caution to the wind and snuck in, hoping only to watch the things she'd been fantasizing about. Until James. Dominant and charming, he's everything she never knew she needed. And he wants her. Three amazing nights together, but then the party's over. He thinks he'll see her again. Christiana walks away, knowing this is the end. James waits for the woman he's fallen madly in lust with. She never arrives. And when he asks, it's revealed there is no member named Christiana. He should let it go, let her go. But James can't shake the feeling that she's in danger. That she needs him. When he finds her, the reunion is more explosive than either could imagine. Christiana agrees to be his sub. He'll show her the world. All she has to do is submit... And not fall in love.

After the betrayal, when the bargain comes to an end, and the truth is revealed... ...Alexander and Alena will have to fight to turn their fragile love into never-ending bliss.

Cat Dubois Odyssey To Enchantment The more than interesting circumstances that brought Eleanor to visit me one stormy night unfolds in the tale of Cat Dubois' Odyssey To Enchantment. It was early fall and a chill captured the rainy sheered winds as they blew across the acre backyard. Cat Dubois stared out the window alone and was utterly mesmerized by the battle of weathering burst of leaves, water and muds combining chaotically perfect. She sipped the cognac simply watching the war take place especially within the vehemently intended lightening strikes. Quietly her intuitions told her something was about to happen. Cat took another sip. This was her pastime when the weather's temperature dropped and the seasons wrestled again. A transformer popped outside, from the hacking of swords the thunders displayed while battling each other somewhat violently. Cat was worried, oh not about the weather, and not about being alone, no... more about a sense that...

Mack Rhino searches for the school's missing lost and found in this fourth mystery of this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series that's perfect for emerging readers!It's Career Day at Coral Cove Elementary School! Mack and his assistant Redd Oxpeck have been invited to participate and Mack is extra excited to be this year's honorary speaker. But soon after Mack and Redd arrive, they discover that the school's Lost-and-Found is...lost! Luckily Mack and Redd are on the job.

All six novels in the Kat Dubois Chronicles bundled together! The gods are gone. Her brother is missing. One retired assassin must confront her past to save his future... Immortal Kat Dubois has traded in her sword for a flask. Hard drinking helps ease the grisly memories of her former trade: an assassin of immortals. She's perfectly content to spend eternity in her Seattle tattoo parlor...until the mysterious disappearance of her brother finally brings her out of retirement. With a charmed deck of tarot cards and her trusty sword, Kat sets off to track down her brother and save his soul. A wicked corporation and a laundry list of old rivals stand in the way of her quest. For someone with an eternity to live, Kat's chances of unraveling the mystery become less likely with each passing second... The Kat Dubois Chronicles is a tough-girl urban fantasy series set in Seattle, WA. If you like intense action, gritty characters,...

Meet Paul Blick: born in France (but not Paris); son of a car dealer; provincial sociology student-cum-theoretical revolutionary; briefly employed (by his father-in-law); married and soon to discover adultery and other satisfactions of a desperate househusband as consort of a high-flying wife who conquers the world as CEO of a Jacuzzi-manufacturing company. This not-so-extraordinary Frenchman is delivered to the not-so-extraordinary awareness of having arrived in middle age more a product of his times, his country, and blind chance than a creature of his own free will. Jean-Paul Dubois gives us a man whose life reflects the story – the mind and the heart – of a society coming belatedly, poignantly, and often hilariously to grips with the abiding pain and intermittent beauty of what living has become.

Immortals Children Of The Gods is book one in a series.Once again the gods of the Norse and Greeks are going to be facing a ultimate challenge. Their demigod children must now unite and work together for the good of their parents but between now and the time of the prophecy they will have to prove themselves worthy.Forget what you know or think you know about mythology, there was time when all the gods of the earth interacted with each other and so did their children. This is the epic tale of the heroes that lived in that time.The prophecy states that two demigods will either save Olympus and Asgard or be their destruction. The time has come. The gods have found the young demigods of the prophecy. Now they must send them on individual missions that will test their strength, their hearts, their minds, and their faith. Kol, son of Loki, Is determined to prove to his self and the rest of the world that he is nothing like his thieving, mischievous, trouble-making father.As he continues on his journey he must learn to develop his powers even if that means embracing some of his father’s traits. Facing sea monsters, angry gods, and a mission that seems impossible to complete, it would be much easier to follow in Loki's footsteps and choose the path his father wants him to. Will Kol be able to become the man he wants to be and fulfill the prophecy? Or will the world be plagued with another god of mayhem? Vasos, son of Aphrodite, has spent his life training to be a Spartan warrior, dreaming of becoming a hero and hearing his name on the lips of all the gods. When the gods send him on an impossible quest he knows this is his chance to become the hero he's always wanted to be. Soon Vasos finds out becoming a hero isn't as simple as he thinks it will be, and all the training he has done could never have prepared him for the challenges he must face.

A devastating tornado tears apart more than just houses in this striking novel in verse about a girl rebuilding herself.Before the storm, thirteen-year-old Quinn was happy flying under the radar. She was average. Unremarkable. Always looking for an escape from her house, where her bickering parents fawned over her genius big brother.        Inside our broken home / we didn’t know how broken / the world outside was. But after the storm, Quinn can’t seem to go back to average. Her friends weren't affected by the tornado in the same way. To them, the storm left behind a playground of abandoned houses and distracted adults. As Quinn struggles to find stability in the tornado’s aftermath, she must choose: between homes, friendships, and versions of herself.        Nothing that was mine / yesterday is mine today. Told in rich,...

Once, they were engaged, now they're enemies. Until they meet again in Paris at a secret BDSM club for the world's uber wealthy. They may hate each other for what happened in their past, but their sexual chemistry makes them perfect D/s partners. When the real world intrudes and the past repeats itself, Solomon leaves, but Vivienne isn't going to let the only man she's ever loved walk away without a fight. They're perfect together, and terrible for one another. They swear it's the last time, but fate—and a billionaire friend with a private jet—are about to intervene. Locked away together, they'll have to decide if love is enough... ...and if they're willing to promise forever.

Mack Rhino is a private detective—who just so happens to be a rhinoceros—in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book that's perfect for emerging readers!Mack Rhino is a private eye who has just finished solving his 99th case. With his trusty sidekick, Redd Oxpeck by his side (or on his back) he's about to embark on his 100th. There's a big race in town, but all the runners are missing the laces to their sneakers! Who's run off with the goods, and why?

She betrayed him, and now she has no choice but to accept his bargain. Prison...or three weeks with him at his secluded villa. She's totally at the mercy of a man whose touch is so intense she broke her own rules: she slept with him, and worse, she let her emotions get involved. Can she keep her secrets when his touch, and her own traitorous heart, make her want to give in and fall in love?

Romantic Secrets (Book 1)

The first in the Camille Delaney Mystery series, The Complication is a fast-paced legal and medical mystery filled with greed, murder, and intrigue.After her friend Dallas Jackson suffers a fatal complication during routine surgery, Seattle attorney Camille Delaney is determined to find out why. Dallas was like a father to Camille, and she feels she owes it to him and his family to get answers. Knowing she could lose her partnership at her high-profile law firm for undertaking such an investigation, Camille takes a huge risk and starts her own firm, determined to bring Dallas's killer to justice. She turns for help to her friend Trish Seaholm, a quick-witted chameleonlike private investigator with an uncanny knack for blending into any situation.As the two dive headfirst into a dangerous investigation, they discover disturbing evidence that Dallas's case is not an isolated incident. A shocking number of patients are dying during run-of-the-mill...

A free eBook edition of a science fiction classic. In a vaguely futuristic yet oddly contemporary world, a passing comet casts a shadow of death over Manhattan. Only two survive: a black man whose world has been one of poverty and hard work, and a white woman who knows only leisure and privilege. If humanity is to have a future, the two must build a new world from the wreckage of the old.

Alexandria is feeling like she's on top of the world, she is class president & head of the cheer-leading team. She has a wonderful boyfriend and great friends that she wouldn't change for the world. Her dad understands her and gives her the space she needs the only problem she does have is her mother or so she thinks, when fate throws a curve ball her mom gets sick her life quickly falls apart.Now suddenly she finds that nothing it what it seemed and she didn't have things figured out the way she thought, the people around her that she has trusted for so long revel who they really are and Alexandria has to struggle for not only her happiness but her very freedom.

From two-time Shamus Award winner Brendan DuBois comes the sequel to Dark Victory. A terrifying and original tale of teens who are fighting to save their lives . . . and the future of planet Earth. U.S Army Sergeant Randy Knox is sixteen, and already a seasoned veteran. He is an alien killing prodigy who has eradicated more of the invading Creepers than anyone can keep track of. But Randy is also a high school student struggling with geometry. And he is a young man whose heart is being pulled in two directions by two very different girls. One, Abby Monroe, a straightforward warrior. The other, Serena Coulson, dangerous and mysterious. Randy, with the help of Serena’s strange brother, alien interpreter Buddy Coulson, has convinced a Creeper base to surrender.  After a decade of conflict, misery, and the death of millions of humans, it finally seems that the war may come to an end. But then the surrender effort turns into a bloody ambush. More disturbing, Buddy and Serena Coulson arrive, having escaped torture and interrogation at the hands of a C.I.A. operative. It begins to dawn on Randy that, as much as he doesn’t want to believe it, the powers-that-be may not want the war to be over. Now, as Randy’s hodge-podge military unit makes a desperate stand at a remote outpost, young Sergeant Randy Knox learns just how far he will go to protect those he loves—and what it takes to save humanity from total alien domination. About prequel, Dark Victory:  "DuBois (Resurrection Day) has written a great series opener for a range of readers. The adolescent characters make this an especially solid choice for teens with an interest in apocalyptic and disaster fiction."—Library Journal "Ambitious . . . nail-biting suspense and satisfyingly complex characterization . . . the contrast between DuBois’s world and our own is stark and well drawn."—Publishers Weekly "A page-turner of an alien invasion novel with fine world-building and characterization. DuBois writes with a strong hand, keeping the fighting and military side of things gritty. From the weapons to the people, Dubois gets it right."—Steve Miller, cocreator of the best-selling Liaden Universe® series About Brendan Dubois: "Dubois gives the reader both exquisite suspense and deeply realized characters."—Booklist "Brendan DuBois is a fine novelist and easily the best short-story writer of his generation." --- Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author. **

Mack Rhino—a private detective, who just happens to be a rhinoceros—uncovers sugary secrets in this second mystery of this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series that's perfect for emerging readers!Mack Rhino is a private eye who has just finished solving his 100th case and is ready to embark on his 101st with his trusty sidekick, Redd Oxpeck. A new candy cart in town is stealing business from other sweets shops, and surrounding establishments have had their alarms go off, only for nothing to appear to be missing. Does Mack have a new case on his hands or just a bunch of false alarms?

Romantic Lies (Book 2)

While on the trail of a madman, Antonio Starabba finds something unexpected—the killer's next victims, tortured, in pain, but alive. Leila and Karl are both members of The Masters' Admiralty, the same powerful secret society Antonio is sworn to defend as a security officer—aka assassin. Rescuing them means letting the killer escape, and once they're safe, Antonio is overcome with a deep need to protect them, and takes them to one of his family's villas to rest and recover. As the weeks pass feelings develop between the three of them, but there's a problem. The killer is still out there, eluding capture, and he's made it clear that his next victims will be Leila, Karl...and Antonio.

In this Presidential Election primary season, Lewis is set-up for the attempted assassination of a  candidate, and is quickly put in the spotlight for this crime. With the Secret Service shadowing his every move, with his budding romance with a campaign volunteer in jeopardy, and with the threat of continued violence against him and the candidate, Lewis desperately tries to find out who set him up for the attempted killing, and who is still stalking him. 

In Deadly Cove, the seventh novel in the Lewis Cole mystery series, magazine columnist and former Department of Defense research analyst Lewis Cole is covering an anti-nuclear protest when gunfire breaks out, injuring his journalist friend and killing a charismatic activist.Not content to let the professionals investigate this shooting, Cole begins to dig into the background of the murdered activist, as well as the anti-nuclear protesters who are gathering by the thousands on the New Hampshire seacoast, promising violent action in order to take over a nuclear power plant and halt its power production. But someone is also gunning after Cole, obstructing his investigation and making attempts on his life, as his inquiries bring him to question construction union members who favor nuclear power and the protesters who oppose it.In a time of economic uncertainty, when Cole's own future is threatened, he presses ahead to solve this murder while also trying to...

Skyllar Hooper knows that something is missing in her life despite being a successful entrepreneur. She longs for a lost love. Closing business deals came easy to Skyllar. It was matters of the heart that challenged her. When Skyllar travels home to Alabama she runs into a long lost love, Cillian Green--someone she has thought about since the day she left the small country town. Will they be able to rekindle the flame between them? Will Skyllar finally find the happily ever after? Always on My Mind is a 14,000 word erotic romance novelette.

ORIGINAL TRADE PAPERBACK. From two time Shamus Award winner Brendan DuBois comes a terrifying and original tale of a world populated mostly by teens, who are fighting to save their lives . . . and the future of planet Earth. A decade ago, the alien Creepers came to Earth, dropping asteroids to drown our coastal cities, detonating nuclear weapons overhead to destroy our communications, power and computer systems, and to set up their network of killer stealth satellites to kill anything on our planet that used modern technology. In a matter of days, Earth was driven back to a nineteenth century existence.  Then the war really began, as the Creepers descended and set up domed bases that were impervious to everything save a nuclear bomb. For ten years then, the battered and surviving members of humanity have fought against the Creepers and their mechanized exoskeletons, until something unexpected has happened: a chance for victory. Sixteen-year-old Randy Knox has the usual problems of a teenage boy: getting along with his father, dating his sweetheart, and trying not to fail his junior year of high school. But Randy also has other demands on his time, as a sergeant in the N.H. National Guard, attached to the U.S. Army, and fighting the invading Creepers. Randy has dim memories of a time of electric lights, laptop computers, television screens and above all, plenty of food at every meal. On his twelfth birthday, he enlisted in the Army to carry on the fight, since most of the world’s adults have been killed off and it’s up to the younger generations to serve. But now, as a veteran of the Creeper war and with his K-9 partner Thor, Randy has learned to focus on the essentials: the best way to kill a Creeper, scrounge through abandoned buildings for old canned goods, and to avoid being turned into “barbecue bait.” He has earned the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Endless war is all he knows. But now change has drastically come to his life. The current President of the United States has announced that scattered remnants of the Air Force have destroyed the Creeper’s Orbital Base, ensuring victory over the alien invaders. Those surviving Creepers on the Earth’s surface will be hunted down and exterminated, as a weary and wary population celebrates victory. Yet Randy is assigned a new mission: to escort a secret representative from the Governor of New Hampshire to the nation’s capital, to meet with the President. And at the last moment, a fellow teen soldier—the beautiful Serena Coulson and her mute younger brother Buddy—are assigned to join Randy. This secretive mission proves to be the most dangerous assignment of his life, as Randy tries to protect his charges from rampaging Creepers and criminal humans. And as he fights to reach the capitol with a vital mission, Randy learns that all of his skills in combating aliens may not be enough to survive the dark conspiracies of his fellow humans.   About Dark Victory:  "Ambitious . . . nail-biting suspense and satisfyingly complex characterization . . . the contrast between DuBois’s world and our own is stark and well drawn."—Publishers Weekly "A page-turner of an alien invasion novel with fine world-building and characterization. DuBois writes with a strong hand, keeping the fighting and military side of things gritty. From the weapons to the people, Dubois gets it right."—Steve Miller, cocreator of the best-selling Liaden Universe® series About Brendan Dubois: "Dubois gives the reader both exquisite suspense and deeply realized characters."—Booklist "Brendan DuBois is a fine novelist and easily the best short-story writer of his generation." --- Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author. ** ORIGINAL TRADE PAPERBACK. From two time Shamus Award winner Brendan DuBois comes a terrifying and original tale of a world populated mostly by teens, who are fighting to save their lives . . . and the future of planet Earth. A decade ago, the alien Creepers came to Earth, dropping asteroids to drown our coastal cities, detonating nuclear weapons overhead to destroy our communications, power and computer systems, and to set up their network of killer stealth satellites to kill anything on our planet that used modern technology. In a matter of days, Earth was driven back to a nineteenth century existence.  Then the war really began, as the Creepers descended and set up domed bases that were impervious to everything save a nuclear bomb. For ten years then, the battered and surviving members of humanity have fought against the Creepers and their mechanized exoskeletons, until something unexpected has happened: a chance for victory. Sixteen-year-old Randy Knox has the usual problems of a teenage boy: getting along with his father, dating his sweetheart, and trying not to fail his junior year of high school. But Randy also has other demands on his time, as a sergeant in the N.H. National Guard, attached to the U.S. Army, and fighting the invading Creepers. Randy has dim memories of a time of electric lights, laptop computers, television screens and above all, plenty of food at every meal. On his twelfth birthday, he enlisted in the Army to carry on the fight, since most of the world’s adults have been killed off and it’s up to the younger generations to serve. But now, as a veteran of the Creeper war and with his K-9 partner Thor, Randy has learned to focus on the essentials: the best way to kill a Creeper, scrounge through abandoned buildings for old canned goods, and to avoid being turned into “barbecue bait.” He has earned the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Endless war is all he knows. But now change has drastically come to his life. The current President of the United States has announced that scattered remnants of the Air Force have destroyed the Creeper’s Orbital Base, ensuring victory over the alien invaders. Those surviving Creepers on the Earth’s surface will be hunted down and exterminated, as a weary and wary population celebrates victory. Yet Randy is assigned a new mission: to escort a secret representative from the Governor of New Hampshire to the nation’s capital, to meet with the President. And at the last moment, a fellow teen soldier—the beautiful Serena Coulson and her mute younger brother Buddy—are assigned to join Randy. This secretive mission proves to be the most dangerous assignment of his life, as Randy tries to protect his charges from rampaging Creepers and criminal humans. And as he fights to reach the capitol with a vital mission, Randy learns that all of his skills in combating aliens may not be enough to survive the dark conspiracies of his fellow humans.   About Dark Victory:  "Ambitious . . . nail-biting suspense and satisfyingly complex characterization . . . the contrast between DuBois’s world and our own is stark and well drawn."—Publishers Weekly "A page-turner of an alien invasion novel with fine world-building and characterization. DuBois writes with a strong hand, keeping the fighting and military side of things gritty. From the weapons to the people, Dubois gets it right."—Steve Miller, cocreator of the best-selling Liaden Universe® series About Brendan Dubois: "Dubois gives the reader both exquisite suspense and deeply realized characters."—Booklist "Brendan DuBois is a fine novelist and easily the best short-story writer of his generation." --- Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author. **

Lewis Cole plans a relaxing end to his summer in New Hampshire, but corpses washing up on the beach and millions of dollars worth of stolen artwork disrupt his plans.Cole looks into the mystery surrounding an oil spill on the beaches of Tyler, and the headless and handless corpse of a diver, washing ashore in front of his house. Add in a puzzle involving the three missing Winslow Homer paintings, and Lewis Cole soon finds himself in the fight of his life. 

Lewis Coles' friend, an amateur historian, is convinced the Vikings had settled the Tyler Cover area more than a thousand years ago. But when the evidence is found and his friend is murdered, and the evidence then disappears, Lewis goes on a dangerous quest to solve the murder, and recover the ancient historical artifacts. 

Frank DeLuca left home ten years ago, bound and determined to make something of himself. In doing so, he left behind the woman he loved. And still loves. Now, he wants her back. Sofia Bianchi never stopped loving the boy who'd left so many years ago. And now she finds herself unable to resist the man standing before her, although she knows she must. She can't let her heart give in to Frank now that she has a son to protect.

Kidnapping and bondage are no way to win a girl. Well, actually… Monsters in Hollywood, Book 3 Runako has good reason to distrust humans. His sister’s murder taught him it’s safer to keep his Monster form under wraps. Now comes word that a woman is making a movie that will supposedly “help” his people. He’s not sure about that, but one thing is sure…Margo is too beautiful to be ignored. Presented with the opportunity to use his people’s Captive Caves—a secluded mountain fortress designed to hold hapless, tasty humans prisoner—Runako knows exactly whom he wants to star in his ultimate fantasy. Margo knows exactly what she wants and how to get it. At least where her career is concerned. Runako is just the kind of bad boy with whom she’d like to heat up her nights. In a land of skinny blondes, though, a hottie like him would never notice her lush, Latin curves. No one is more surprised when she finds out his version of “wooing” includes kidnapping. Forced to stand before him in chains, her paper-thin confidence is burning up fast in the heat of his desire. And when it turns out she can identify his sister’s murderers, they both must decide where their loyalties lie… Warning: This title contains light bondage, spanking, anal play, sex with a Monster and misuse of home décor.

Anthony DeLuca is the black sheep of the DeLuca family.

For the Negotiator, calling 911 isn't an option.The Negotiator has built a lucrative business on his talent for moving valuable merchandise with no questions asked. As a successful entrepreneur in the criminal underground, he's learned that it's good for business—and for his health—to keep gunplay off the table as much as possible.But when a deal that promises to deliver a massive payday leads to a bloodbath, he's forced into a no-holds-barred mission for vengeance. And for the Negotiator, when the stakes of a deal are life and death, gunplay is definitely back on the table.

In award-winning author Brendan DuBois' new mystery novel, defense analyst Lewis Cole must try to save a close friend from a death row murder conviction.In his tenth outing, retired intelligence analyst Lewis Cole faces his most daunting challenge yet: Trying to save his friend Felix Tinios from being sent to death row after a conviction on first degree murder—but Felix refuses to accept Lewis' assistance.Felix is being charged for the brutal murder of a local businessman—witnesses place him at the location; the recovered murder weapon belonged to Felix; and his fingerprints are all over the crime scene. It seems to be the proverbial open-and-shut case, but Lewis refuses to believe his friend—even though Felix is a former enforcer for the Boston mob—was responsible.As he engages in his one-man attempt to free his friend, two FBI agents come to him with disturbing news: they have word that unless Felix is freed from...

It's winter time in Tyler Beach, supposedly a quiet time of the year, but an arsonist is at work in the resort town, methodically burning down its unoccupied hotels and motels --- and the police are baffled. At the same time, another monstrous act of violence shocks the tiny town. When a close friend of Lewis's is severely beaten and then raped, barely escaping with her life, Lewis's unquenchable thirst for justice is re-ignited. Using all of his old connections, including Boston mob-connected "security consultant" and friend Felix Tinios, Lewis begins his own frantic search to find the identity of both the arsonist and the rapist. 

Second in the Undone Lovers series.Alton is the ultimate Master. An expert Dom, he believes BDSM is a lifestyle and trains women to serve in every way. He recognizes Lulu’s submissive nature but his instant attraction is unexpected and unnerving. He vows to take and train her.Lulu has been curious about BDSM since her friend met and fell in love with a Dom. When Alton comes looking for her, Lulu indulges her greatest fantasy. In Alton’s BDSM training rooms she’s bound, disciplined and above all pleasured, experiences wilder than even her fantasies. But when she goes home at night, she dreams of Alton, not the whips.Alton’s whole life has been turned upside down. A Master must live by his rules, but with Lulu he’s breaking every one. The Dom who swore that romance had no place in BDSM has to take a crash course in wooing if he’s going to keep the sub who’s got him in knots.

Twenty years ago, in EQMM’s February 1986 Department of First Stories, Brendan DuBois began his career as a published fiction writer. In the years since, he’s twice won the Shamus Award, been nominated three times for the Edgar, and had a story selected for Best American Mystery Stories of the Century. He has 80 short stories to his credit and he’s a celebrated novelist with two upcoming books from St. Martin ’s: Twilight and Primary Storm.

For years UN peacekeepers have been deployed to war-torn regions of the world from Rwanda to Serbia and Congo to East Timor.Now it's America's turn.Samuel Simpson is a young, idealistic journalist from Canada. Seeking adventure, he volunteers to become a records keeper for a UN war-crimes investigation team at work in upper New York State. Months earlier, a crippling terrorist attack against the United States resulted in its cities being emptied, its countryside set afire, and its government shaken to its knees.In the aftermath of this attack, a virtual civil war broke out, until UN peacekeepers arrived to establish an uneasy peace. While Samuel and his team travel through the New York countryside, searching for evidence of an atrocious war crime, he promptly realizes that death is quick to strike from any farmhouse, road corner, or rest area. Even more chillingly, he begins to suspect that there is a traitor in his team, trying not only to conceal...

B is for… is the second book in the BDSM Checklist series by Lila Dubois.

That's a wrap.Monsters in Hollywood, Book 6Leading lady Akta Patel is in love with Henry, her co-star in Truth in Darkness, the most anticipated movie in Hollywood. But there's a problem. Only a few know that the "truth" in the title is the fact that Monsters are real. Henry is one of them—and he's sworn never to date a human.Henry is at the end of his rope. A year ago, an in-the-moment touch of her lips on his bought his monster roaring to the surface. Kissing and touching her now, as they film, is torture—and his fight to maintain control shows in the dailies.An attack on the production brings life's uncertainties into sharp focus, and Henry wastes no time making room for Akta in his arms, a space she gladly fills with her body. But as the premiere approaches, enemies close in on all sides, threatening Akta's life.Forcing Henry to risk everything—including the clan's safety—to save the woman he loves.Warning: This...

VIGILANTE? VICTIM? VILLAIN?Where is your breaking point? Would you defy the law in pursuit of justice? How far would you have to be pushed before you got…blood on your hands?Nineteen gripping crime and mystery stories reveal the transgressions ordinary people commit when they feel they have no other choice. What should be a marriage of wealth and privilege contains only dark secrets of the heart. A long-ago crime of passion on the lake returns to haunt everyone involved. A widow plots a unique revenge against the man who indirectly killed her husband. And an amateur detective tries to solve the murder of two exotic dancers…and finds a killer hiding in plain sight.Edited and with a new foreword by New York Times-bestselling author and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block, Blood On Their Hands features these and other tales of men and women who have crossed that line between law and lawlessness. Read on to find...

The heat he brings isn't movie magic. It's real.Monsters in Hollywood, Book 5Cali knows exactly what will happen if her latest movie fails. It won't just destroy her directing career and company, Calypso Productions. It might mean global war, and the extinction of an entire race of beings—the monsters.The last thing she can afford is distraction in the form of a midnight-haired, caramel-skinned monster who can—literally—bring on the heat.Seling enjoys humans, and not, as some have suggested, as a snack. As one of the stars of a movie that will allow his people to come out of hiding, he especially enjoys watching the movie's intensely focused, human director.After one particularly frustrating day on the set, Cali and Seling give in to a blistering night of pleasure. Seling wants more; Cali isn't ready to risk her heart. But it all may become moot when someone leaks raw footage that could incite the very panic they're trying to...

Play and stay at the Animal Inn, a brand-new chapter book series where the fur—and fun—flies at an animal spa and hotel.The Animal Inn is an all-inclusive pet resort/hotel/center/spa for animals from dogs to rabbits, cats to ducks, parrots to lizards. From doggie and kitty daycare, to grooming, and group play—you name it, and the Animal Inn has it. The Inn is run by the Tyler family along with their pets Leopold, the Macaw; Fuzzy and Furry, the gerbils; dogs Dash and Coco; felines Shadow and Whiskers; and a rollicking horde of animal visitors. When the animals hear that a new boarder—a Komodo Dragon—will be coming to the Inn, they panic! Is it a fire-breathing dragon? Will it gobble them all up and then devour their family? What's to become of the Animal Inn?

She didn’t expect to find love when she went looking for her past

The inspiration for the blockbuster TV series Medium shares in her own words how she communicates with the dead. She illustrates what she has learned with stories of readings that she has done for people who have lost loved ones.In this warm, reassuring book, Allison DuBois, the inspiration for the TV series, Medium, has carefully selected some of her most amazing stories of those who have passed over. As well as sharing how she communicates with the dead, Allison explains ways you can identify the 'signs' given by loved ones and talk with the other side. Packed full of astonishing insights, Talk to Me shares the stories of spouses, children and parents who have died through natural means or at the hands of others. There's also a chapter honouring soldiers lost in war, and some wonderful advice for parents of psychically gifted children and those coping with loss. Through her gentle and compassionate approach Allison reminds us that while the reality of...