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Jack and Shelly were sweethearts, 20 years ago, but life pulled them in two different directions. So many years later, when they bump back into each other, the unconsummated feelings come back around. Leaving their worlds behind for a little over a week, they live in each others' embrace, fulfilling what both of them had secretly yearned for.

Kreg Regius has been having a little trouble lately. The kind of trouble every male fears, no matter what species. Despite the dangers of people finding out how different he is, Kreg is desperate for relief and finds himself seeking professional help. With nothing to do but wait, his brother prescribes a night out. When that proves to be fruitless, he makes his escape, and his night takes an interesting turn. The shapely brunette he shares a cab with could be just what the doctor ordered.

Underdogs of all kinds rise up against their tormenters in these three dark tales.

Mo is seriously conflicted about life, love, family, and religion. Without Birdie to guide him, Mo would simply be a rudderless canoe, drifting aimlessly with the current. After they're summoned to solve a brutal murder in Yidtown, Toronto's Jewish quarter, Mo realizes he knows the victim, Mendel Black. A class-A putz, now with a steak knife in his heart, he just happens to be married to Mo's soulmate, Miryam. Their first meeting in over 14 years will not be the happiest of reunions.

Fate can be a playful and seductive bitch, as Edge Steele is about to find out. For the first time in his angry and spiteful life, Edge is no match for the seductive Captain Athena, outsmarted, outmaneuvered, and completely overwhelmed, his life is in her hands. A momentary lapse in judgement will bring Edge's guarded and structured world to its knees, as he is forced to submit to the whims of relentless and powerful woman. A stranger just mere moments before, she now rules his world with an uncompromising iron fist.

The Militant is a tale of decadence. It is moral decay, a nihilistic tour de force that takes a man of faith on a journey that will dissolve his understanding of the world, his appreciation of his former illusions, and ultimately, his humanity. Victor Hamilton is a physicist researching time travel for the Department of Defense. But Victor is not the sort of man one would expect to be in such a prestigious position, because his well-being and mental health had been thoroughly derailed early on by a senseless personal tragedy for which he blames himself.

Did you know Helen of Troy had fangs? No matter...the secrets of Helen are about to be revealed. Stories of Greek mythology are richly revisited, and Helen finally tells all in this terrifying historical novel. Helen is revealed to be a huntress by night, seeking out blood-wine and seducing men as she is cursed to be the most beautiful woman on earth.

Private Detective Roger Lamb is helping Officer Alexis Berkley to solve a triple homicide in the city park of Spectre, NY, but their leads are taking them in different directions. When Berkley goes off on his own, Roger works with Officer Louise Durant to follow a lead and it carries them right to the mouth of a monster, which is just Roger's luck.

Would it be wrong to lick the sweat off a cowboy? New York City girl Lucinda Payton isn’t convinced the Texas life is for her, but is shocked out of her moping by her completely inappropriate physical response to a sweaty and very sexy cowboy.

Carrie is a successful real estate agent who has just closed on a million-dollar house. And even though she should be celebrating, she feels horrible as she realizes that her successful husband just left on a business trip to Chicago, with his secretary. After a personal conversation with her life-long mentor, Carrie goes down to Destin, Florida, to unleash for a week or two.

A hardened criminal receives a sudden and very unexpected parole and moves from the vicious life he lived for more than 20 years to live in a very rural setting. At first, Ray fills his time cleaning up the ramshackle home of his uncle, but he soon finds that he can't live with the older man. One murder can make some men withdraw and feel remorse. Other men develop a blood lust. One summer evening, a recently graduated young girl out jogging wanders just fifty yards too far away from home, and she is never seen again.

Roger Lamb is a private detective in the city of Spectre, NY and he's only just coming to terms with the knowledge that the "paranormal" is real. When a friend of his is murdered by a creature that can't be human, that very well might be a monster from his nightmares, he finds himself working alongside Officer Berkley to solve the case. Trouble arises when, not knowing what the creature is, Roger and Berkley run afoul of the beast and Berkley disappears, leaving Roger alone to face a creature he has no defense against and knows nothing about.

The war against the aliens continues in the fringes of known space. Full-scale fleet battles haven't been seen and only pockets of alien forces engage the United Systems of Earth Navy. When a USE colony is attacked and an ally suddenly goes silent, James Roberts is once again ordered aboard a newly commissioned fleet carrier and with its battle group has to investigate the situation. But things aren't what they seem when he arrives and the situation quickly spins out of control and leaves the battle group in unknown territory.

In the second installment of You Got Options (Lawncare, Part 2), Michael continues to grow his lawncare business. Michael purchases new equipment and discusses new markets with his dad and mentor. Michael realizes the importance of continually seeking new options for continual business growth.

At 27, Chloe Harris has never had a night of really great sex. Before she turns 30, she wants to check that particular item off of her bucket list. She's known Jason her whole life. More importantly, she trusts him. Who better to help her with her plan? Call him a bit old-fashioned, but Jason Williams has never had a one-night stand. And he's not about to start with his best friend's baby sister. To save Chloe from herself, he will pretend to go along with her crazy scheme. But what happens when the charade becomes all too real - for his libido and his heart?

Michael is a young man who really loves working in the yard. This second installment of You've Got Options shows how Michael transforms his love for lawn care into a successful business by following sound financial principles.

People in resilient relationships are co-owners, experience reciprocity, and are better prepared to meet challenges authentically and effectively. This invaluable sequel to the best-selling Irrelationship reviews the concept created by the authors and develops the DREAM Sequence, a tool for couples to address the perennial issues facing relationships, striving for meaningful connection, and maintaining intimacy, which results in the desired goal of “relationship sanity”.

A new anthology by writer and translator Maria K., including all three "Nightmare Hunters" stories, holiday specials "Yuletide with Meem" and Madam Enigma" and a brand new tale "A Mermaid's Song."

Two years have past since mankind fought its greatest battle high above Earth's atmosphere. Now it's man's turn to be the invaders, as the USES Hornet and the USES Relentless enter the alien cluster in hopes they can bring the alien war machine to its knees.

Major Liam McGregor is a career soldier. Chosen by the leader of the United Republic to transport a government protectee to safety, Liam takes on a task that has cost his predecessors their very lives. Alora of Delawon is an alien princess who holds the key to the survival of mankind. With the women of the United Republic left barren by previous chemical warfare, Alora’s ability to bear humanoid children makes her the government’s most valuable commodity.