Betrayed. Humiliated. Embarrassed.Turns out, I can trust no one.Not the father who raised me.And definitely not the woman who slept in my bedThey had mistaken my kindness for weakness.I won't have that anymore.Their sh$t. Their manipulations. Their fake apologies.It's time to turn the tables.To show them the other side of me.Dark and dangerous.I need them to suffer for what they did.

When firefighter and dragon shifter Austin Baudin went and got himself roped into doing a calendar shoot for charity—half naked—he had no idea his feisty little witch would end up being the photographer. She gets under his skin like no one ever has, but she hides a dark secret, pushing him away at every turn. He vows that even his own demons won't stop him from uncovering the truth. Holly Campbell isn't the heroine of her story—she's the villain! A mistake she made thirteen years ago is one she'll be paying for the rest of her life, and the one man she wants most is the one man she can't have. She'd do anything to fix what she had done. A dark curse and a damaged past threaten to keep Holly and her hot-as-fire dragon shifter apart forever.

"You're coming with me."When Killian Brody showed up at Dallas Faircloth's work with news that her half-brother might die without her help, she never expected the oldest and sexiest Brody to freaking kidnap her to seal the deal on her cooperation. The scandalous affair between Dallas's mother and Killian's father made everything inside Dallas revolt at the Brody name. It was because of a Brody her world had been left in ruins at the age of eight, and she'd had to rebuild all on her own. She hated the Brodys. Which was too bad, really. Killian Brody was take-charge, arrogant and so damn sexy she would have climbed that rugged cowboy like a tree if it weren't for that last name of his. Her mother had proven the men in the Brody family were as dangerously addictive as any drug, and Dallas didn't want to get hooked. But when Killian turns his sights on her and makes her believe she's the one that he can't live without, she has a choice—play it safe, or dive in headfirst and risk falling in love with a Brody man.85,000 words***This standalone contemporary romance contains multiple sex scenes. Also contains an Alpha with serious impulse issues, a spicy heroine, a felonious kidnapping that may or may not count, and one teeny little spanking. No cheating, no love triangles, no cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed. Due to adult language and sexual content, this book is not intended for people under the age of eighteen*** 

Whip It meets We Are Okay in this vibrant coming-of-age story, about a teen girl navigates first love, identity, and grief when she immerses herself in the colorful, brutal, beautiful world of roller derby—from the acclaimed author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens.To Daya Wijesinghe, a bruise is a mixture of comfort and control. Since her parents died in an accident she survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesn't need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. So when chance and circumstances bring her to a roller derby bout, Daya is hooked. Yes, the rules are confusing and the sport seems to require the kind of teamwork and human interaction Daya generally avoids. But the opportunities to bruise are countless, and Daya realizes that if she's going to keep her emotional pain at bay, she'll need all the opportunities she can get. The deeper Daya immerses herself into the world of...

Chelsea was only five years old when her mother, Maggie left her. Maggie left Chelsea behind with Carl, her biological father and his new mistress who took great pleasure in torturing and abusing her. Long after the mistress had left and Maggie was still missing, Chelsea had reached her breaking point, one night when he pushed the abuse too far, she shoots Carl in the stomach. In fear Chelsea runs, slamming into the brick wall that is Mason. Not only the hottest footballer in school but also the son of Knox, the President of the notorious Motorcycle club "Kings of Darkness". Mason and Knox discover that Chelsea has shot Carl and demand that she tell them her story that she had kept secret for seventeen years. What Chelsea didn't realize was that by telling her story it was about to unleash a roller coaster of emotions. Mason takes Chelsea on a journey, introducing her to his adopted sister Kelly and together they help Chelsea heal her wounds starting a new life. This is a stand alone story of just over 70,000 words. It has trigger subjects such as abuse, suicide and self-mutilation. Subject and language suitable for those 16+ **

Love scares them...SeeJai and Rhinegold fight for their independence. Ever since a drunk driver killed her twin sister at age 3, SeeJai feels half a person. Her still-grieving mother barely remembers one of her daughters survived the accident. In high school, her best friend "outed" her on Facebook as a lesbian. Thrown out into the street right before a major ice storm, SeeJai must survive. A crazy man not only befriends her, and loves her, but sees her as a magical soul. SeeJai just wants a room of her own, a job, and a career to aim for while attending college. Love? People you love die, ignore you, and ultimately betray you. As the lonely son of a wealthy lawyer, Rhinegold retreated into worlds of fantasy while growing up. The last thing he wants is to live like his father. He left home and refuses to go to college as his father wants. Instead, he uses his martial arts skill to guard people against street criminals. Greco, the city's biggest pimp, pays Rhinegold to escort women to their hotel room trysts. However, he spends more time protecting mothers and children without charge. A knight. A samurai. A dragon slayer. A gunslinger wearing a white hat. Protector of the weak. He once violated a social taboo to love a woman. The only love he wants to feel is the chivalrous adoration of a lady fair. Now he lives in a condemned house. At first, when he saves SeeJai from freezing to death, he does so simply as the Gold Knight, a duty. He wants no payment in return, and her offer of her body to pay back her debt angers him. Even when he falls in love with her, he intends for his life to remain unchanged. He cannot handle SeeJai insisting he go to college. So he retreats even further into fantasy. Can SeeJai save her savior? Can Rhinegold protect her from his own demons?

The second funny, touching chapter in the life of Cedar B. Hartley, who plans to be infamous. Cedar's world turns upside down when her almost-boyfriend, Kite, moves to Albury to join a professional circus.Once I was a skinny redhead with a dog called Stinky and a lot of things to find out. Then I met Kite. Kite showed me how to be an acrobat, and I showed him some stuff too. Because I'm always having ideas. I can't help it. Like it was my idea to make a circus with all the others, but, to tell you the truth, I don't know whose idea the kiss was. Some things just happen. Some things are glorious and make you feel like you might just fall in love and some things are terrible, like what happened at the rehearsal. Kite looked at me and I knew a terrible terrible thing was about to happen. I'd better tell you the whole storyCedar B. Hartley - the original, irrepressible, and potentially infamous - is pulled between a glamorous high-flying dream and her own circus of friends,...