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School’s been great, but now that I have my diploma and a dream job lined up, I can finally chill out. And I know just the place to do it: My older brother’s condo in Key West. The only problem? My brother’s friend, grumpy Captain Ryan. Ryan’s super annoying...and super hot. He’s so ruining my vacation.

My story isn’t a fairy tale. It isn’t filled with princes and castles and happily ever afters. My story is real - the truth as I know it. It’s fueled by drugs and debauchery and bad decisions. In my world, there are no happy endings, only darkness and rabbit holes. My name is Sadie Hawkins...will you come dance with me?

Despite their 12-year age difference, and all his efforts to forget her, green-eyed Lily Beller has imprisoned Dr. Darren Mansfield’s heart for the last five years. He left his father’s medical practice to avoid the too-young temptation, but now she’s inexplicably working at the same hospital as him.

The moment Julie laid eyes on Damion five years ago, she’d fallen hard for him. Unfortunately, it was obvious to her that he’d put her in the friend zone. But after a spontaneous weekend sail turns their relationship into something more, the fight for the life that they want together may just turn deadly.

This collection of Beller Ties also includes Something So Beautiful and Now And Always, in which one thing is certain–love isn’t only blind, it’s dangerous.

Cori Ross is thanking her lucky stars. Sure, her longtime boyfriend just dumped her, but that's a good thing. In her rush to find Mr. Right, she realizes she almost settled for Mr. Just Okay. And that's definitely not okay. So, tonight, she's out with her friends at the Breakup Bash—a private party for women celebrating their break-ups—and she's actually celebrating. Still, it was too close a call. So she makes a deal with herself—no guys for six months. Unfortunately, just as she's leaving the club, she runs into her old boyfriend—the guy she'd always wanted to be Mr. Right.

Natalie Winters thought she'd married the man of her dreams...but her marriage ended way too soon in a nightmarish divorce. She even has to share custody of the dog! The stress is killing her, so she decides to take a night off and attend the Breakup Bash—a private party for women celebrating their breakups—with her friends. Former executive security specialist turned bartender Rome Collier is drawn to the woman easily trading sexy banter with him. And if she wants the "Do Me" condoms she accidentally throws across the counter at him, she'll have to claim them...personally.

A snippet about me? Let’s see...I’m Skeet Lopez, Mom’s from right here in Comfort, Alabama, and Dad’s from Mexico. I love to bake and clog in that order. Did you know that clogging for one hour can burn up to 400 calories? Think about how many chocolate chip cookies that will allow me to eat! I’ve got my plan firmly fixed in place—save up to purchase the bakery I manage. Falling for Jasper is not part of the picture. Why did I have to see him shirtless out washing his car? Good goody do. It should be against the law for that man to go shirtless.

They say "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", and Israel isn’t a man you want to challenge. For now, we are allies, but our tenuous agreement could change at any moment. I can’t lie. Israel is a powerful distraction from the pain raining down on me. He’s dominating. Strong. Fierce. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man, and that’s more dangerous than the bounty on my head. This marriage may be fake, but the passion we share is very real. And even after all the lies and betrayals…there might still be a chance for us.

Growing up in a secluded area of Alaska has its perks, but the ability to find a mate isn’t one of them. Bear shifter Jake is convinced a dude ranch in Wyoming that caters to shapeshifters is the perfect place to start looking. Though his plan to find his match is a success, things don’t go as he’d expected. Instead of welcoming him into her arms and her heart, Fred, the most beautiful fox he’s ever seen, does everything possible to avoid him. Circumstances in Fred’s life forced her into a life of hiding.

What person in their right mind goes into the Piggly Wiggly to get bread and milk and comes out engaged? It all started when the deal of a lifetime came knocking at my door. I never imagined that my shot at fame and fortune would come with such outrageous conditions. I’ve been dreaming of a music career ever since I was old enough to hold a guitar. I have no idea what to do. Oh, did I mention that things aren’t so great with my boyfriend and manager? Alden thinks I’m a moron for even questioning the music label’s demands.

There’s a thin line between devotion and obsession, and crossing it is deadly. Danielle Madison has spent the eight years since her ninth birthday channeling the devastation of her best friend’s murder into catching pedophiles online. Being the one to have found Kira’s body, she can’t forget the brutality of the crime. Worse, she’s sure Kira wasn’t the murderer’s first victim. Since he was never caught, she’s also sure Kira wasn’t his last, and she’s dead set on figuring out his identity.

Living in a secluded area of Alaska isn’t exactly conducive to finding a mate - not when Braden’s bear has no interest in any of the local females. Resigned to living the rest of his life alone, he spends his days fishing - his greatest pleasure - and working at his family’s tackle shop. His content-enough existence is disrupted when his cousin, a male intent on searching for his mate, tells him they’ll be spending their next vacation at a dude ranch in Wyoming. One that caters to shapeshifters.

Penelope Primrose has worked tirelessly to create her picket-fence bliss. After dreaming of a beautiful home and an idyllic small-town lifestyle, the would-be Southern belle perfected impeccable grooming and manners to land her childhood sweetheart. But her visions of a rapid ascent up the social ladder shatter when she finds her ideal husband with another woman. Thrown into a divorce-driven spin and desperate to reinvent herself, the plucky Alabamian is totally confused by the chemistry she feels with the motorcycle-riding, guitar-playing cowboy next door.

Marjorie Dunn is hiding in plain sight. The past can’t find her at the peaceful inn she owns in a quiet coastal town in Maine. Until Sam Brewer walks through the door. He arrives in the dead of night, with a dark suit and storm-gray eyes. Marjorie knows better than to trust this stranger, but she can’t resist his touch. Every kiss binds them together. Every night draws the danger close. She risks her heart with him, but more than that, she risks her life. The past has caught up with her. And it wants her dead.

Welcome to Comfort, Alabama, where life is anything but comfortable.... Moving back home to live with her parents was not part of Albany’s plan. Neither was doing the alterations on the wedding dress of her high school nemesis, who happens to be marrying the man who broke her heart. She’s going to need ice cream to drown her frustrations. Lots of it! Oh, and a Netflix binge session might help too.

Dr. Lea Val has no time for cocky cops who continuously put themselves in harm's way. She's been trying to open her own practice and still find time to help her friends out at the swanky adult summer camp. Everything was going great until tall, tan, and sexy decided to turn her life upside down.

Separated from the pack, will Aika and Thomas survive? He’s a beautiful threat, but Aika’s convinced she can trust him. But the mysterious, scarred alpha has startling secrets that change everything. While winter rages around them, they’ll have to work together to steal back what belongs to them. No matter what, even if it means painting the Crimson Forest with their enemies’ blood.

Avery Kingwood’s marriage crashed and burned…on his honeymoon. After he finds out his wife Cassie’s devastating truth, she forces him to sign a separation agreement — one that's more like a gag order. Unable to say what happened to his marriage, Cassie expertly manipulates Avery’s entire family against him. Tucked away on the opposite end of the country from his wife and family, Avery finds something that gives his life renewed meaning and hope: Sheila Beller. Perfect, well-respected, charming — and untouchable.

It’s been days since Old Man’s Den burned to the ground and Grady swore he heard his lost alpha howl. While holed up in a tiny inn, tensions are high. There’s no sign of the alpha. Aika is itching to improve her poison. And they’re being hunted. Risking the frigid temperatures outside is the only option - or is it?