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The help-wanted ad on the bulletin board at Ashland''s college was simple enough: mother seeks live-in maid for son. But it turns out Breaker James is a mess in more ways than one. He''s confined to a prison of his own making, crippled by his fear of people and any social interaction whatsoever. Every vibe he''s giving off is begging Ashland to stay away, yet she finds herself strangely drawn to him. Can she coax him out of his darkness and help him overcome the deep trauma of his past to reclaim a normal life? A contemporary romance perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver''s Before I Fall and JoJo Moyes'' Me Before You, AnguiSH delves deep into complex human emotions and the struggle to move forward from devastating past events.

Colby Evans can leap from one country to the next in a heartbeat. She can see every sunset in every time zone in the same day. She can travel across the world in a flash. She defies gravity and physics with every breath she takes. She''s tested her abilities and found them limitless. She is the lightning. She is Lucent. And nothing can stop her. Except him. Theodore Ramsey isn''t supposed to be able to flash like Colby. The power of travel is passed on from mother to daughter in their people. Except once in every hundred generations. Theo is the one. He can flash like Colby. And it makes him a target to their enemies and to himself. His abilities change everything he knows about life and throws his future into an uncertain tangent. In fact, the only thing certain in his life is the love he feels for Colby. Their love defies time and space and has been the only constant thing in their lives since childhood. But even their infallible love will be stretched to its limits. She will risk her life to protect him. But he will risk everything to protect them all. Lightning Kissed is the first book in The Lucent Series by Lila Felix.

Theo and Colby are running for their lives. They now know the true enemy. Sanctum''s pursuit is constant, and it begins to take its toll on both Colby and the Eidolon. Colby grows weaker each time she flashes, while the Fray''s beckoning is driving Theo to madness. If they can make it out alive, it will be a miracle. Their bond will be stretched thin; their sanity stretched even thinner. Enemies become allies, and a brother''s journey to revenge comes to its snapping point in the last chronicle of the Lucent series.

For months, Cyrus Black has been in hiding. After ruining his cousin''s chances of college, he goes from job to job, from place to place, making sure he doesn''t have to face them-or himself. Beatriz Morales is set. She has a plan, a schedule, and a dream. Life has thrown her a few curve balls, but nothing keeps a derby woman down. She''d never admit it, but she''s stretched too thin. Something has to give. Love doesn''t just choose a person to see our strengths-sometimes love chooses the person we trust with our weaknesses. The choice is hers.

Vivian''s favorite word is alone. She lives in solitude, writing under a pen name and existing in a shadow of a life. She''s got her career and her books. Brent wanted one thing in Vegas and one thing only-to get his favorite author''s autograph on his favorite novel-a novel in which the main character could''ve been based on him. Standing in line with a book in hand, he never suspected that the one girl who left him in that small town to pursue her dreams and crush his heart would be the same woman who wrote the novels he obsessed over. He certainly didn''t mean to get drunk and marry her in Vegas.

Rex has firsthand knowledge of how love can rip a person to shreds. How it can swallow a person whole, leaving them gasping for air, and dying a lonely person. He watched his mother give everything she had to his father and then she died, too weak and frail to continue on. His father, the deranged man who could barely feed himself—taking care of him left a permanent crease on Rex''s heart. He swears he can still hear his pleas for help in his sleep. Nothing can give him solace from the painful memories. Except this girl. Hayes is a constant and consistent optimist. She''s witnessed her mother and father''s almost perfect marriage and taken it as an example of what she wants. But she can''t seem to find a guy who is sincere. She''s dated them all— snake-in-the-grass jerks, straight-up commitment-phobes, fakes and phonies alike. They all fit her perfect dream on the outside, but when the relationship gets to the nitty gritty, they all crumble like stale bread. Unable to find a better man, she settles for nothing instead, wondering if a man who treats her right could even exist. With perfect parents and a team name like I Kilda Girl, that man would have a lot to live up to. Until this boy. When she sees a rugged, tattooed guy who shows up at all the derby bouts, she wonders if chasing the bad boy might just be right.

In the depths of the Louisiana swamps, clans of bear shifters roam freely. Hawke Turnclaw, the Alpha over all of his kind, is drowning in the legacy left to him by the Alpha before him, his own father. When he goes on a rescue mission to save a rogue Black bear from the clutches of a Grizzly clan, he finds more than just a Black bear, he finds his mate. Echo has always been told she''s an anomaly, a fluke. She''s the only bear of her kind and that makes her a hindrance to her clan. She''s tried to run away, but they keep her tethered through guilt and a shock collar around her neck. And then someone shows up claiming he''s her mate. Now belonging to a new clan, will she ever be able to understand that she''s so much more than just a burden?

Being the alpha¿s queen is the last thing Atlas Belham has ever wanted. Yet here she stands, blindfolded and binding herself to a life with a man she''s never even met. All for the good of her people.Harrison Xavier¿s plans have never included taking a mate, ever. He¿s perfectly happy to allow his cousin to assume his place as leader, especially as old feuds reignite and the Black Bear Kingdom teeters on the edge of revolution. But when he sees Atlas, his whole world shifts.Life as a royal and in her new hometown of Havenwood Falls, where nothing is as it seems, test Atlas¿s resolve, but it¿s Harrison who tries her the most. It¿s ultimately up to her to choose¿freedom and independence for herself or peace for the kingdom.

"No matter what his words conveyed, Theo would leave me soon. It was just a matter of time." The Fray is calling Theo. Every day, the voices get louder. Every minute, he gets pulled closer. Every second, their love is tested. Their life is a constant question of who they can trust and who they can''t. Sanctum, Theo''s brother and enemy, stalks them like a predator, waiting for his chance to pounce. Theo will leave Colby soon to do what he, as the Eidolon, was born to do. He can''t deny the yearning in his heart to go, but he can''t find it in his heart to leave. Colby will be left with a decision. She can wither like the mates of Eidolon before her or she can go after the Synod, the women who murdered her grandmother, while Theo is gone. With Theo missing and Colby desperate, Sanctum is only too eager to fill in... Lighting Sealed is Book Two in the Lucent Series.

Ezra is ruled by the ghosts of his past-and needled by the guilt they create. Not only does he have to manage his own guilt-his friends are forced to bear the weight as well. He lives in limbo, never dreaming of anything that lies beyond the grave. He wishes for something beyond himself. He hopes for her. Hide and seek is Aysa''s game. She begs for small spaces and empty places. But, she secretly desires so much more. She''s caught between wanting to hide and needing to break free. When they find each other, a hope for something new is sprung. She can''t hide from him. And he comes alive when he''s with her.

Number ten is plastered on his team jersey and on his ego. In his own mind, Crown Sterling is the shit. He dates the prettiest women, he dominates on the soccer field, he pours money out of his pockets like it''s water. Until a debilitating knee injury puts him out of commission on and off the field. He''s sent to an isolated town in Louisiana to recoup, undergo physical therapy and heal. But it''s when you''re down that you find out who your real friends are, and what they value in you, if anything at all. All Lyra wants out of life is peace and quiet. She grew up with a regular, everyday family. When she turned sixteen, rummaging through her grandmother''s hope chest in the attic, she discovered a secret that would turn her simple, normal life into a ball of chaos that revolved around her. But while she seems to face her fears head on in her career, she lives a life that''s secure and well hidden. A new neighbor moved in next door and he''s decided that everyone needs to listen to his rap music, shattering Lyra''s quiet existence. Enraged, she stomps to the next townhouse over and who should open the door but a man whose good looks and charming smile knock her breathless. How good looking? Just ask him. How charming? He''ll tell you that too. The king must be dethroned. And a small town girl who''s been through hell is just the one to do it.

Maddox is running. By accident, he discovered long ago that he was adopted as a baby and his need to find his biological father has consumed him ever since. Now, on a road trip, determined to find his father and his sanity, and armed with locations and his cousin, Nixon, to help him, maybe he can find the answers he''s been searching for. With nothing but a suitcase and a wad of cash to get him there, lead after lead takes him further from home.But he''ll find much more than he intended.He finds Storey, a pint sized pin-up model who has learned painful lessons about guys. Her wounds run deep, but so do his. She knows what she wants, but will she recognize it when it''s right in front of her?Maddox can''t touch anyone without feeling like his skin is crawling, but just maybe his instinct to protect this amazing girl will supersede his own hang-ups. If he can brush her skin and start to feel alive inside...everything will change.

Deep in the Louisiana swamps, under the cover of cypress trees, a clan of black bear shifters paw through the day and night, unknown to the world around them. The Alpha, Hawke, and his Betas fight not only to secure their lands and clansmen, but their mates and their futures.

Her life is just as messed up as her name. All she wanted was a friend---one that knew her and not her circumstances. She needed somewhere to call home. Hers was an open door for countless men looking for the services her mother offered them. She camouflaged herself against lockers and blackboards to avoid the stares and whispers at school. And then she found Cal...and Fade. Cal lives like Frankenstein, rising at night to work and just trying to make it until dawn. He avoids most relationships, afraid of the things he will be asked to do. He moonlights as Fade, a radio station DJ who spends hours counseling his peers on their troubles. It was all mundane until Jocelyn called the station. Cal and Havok pursue a friendship. Jocelyn and Fade pursue a relationship beyond the confines of the radio waves. But when Havok disappears, Cal will find that Havok has been guarding a lifetime worth of secrets. And when Fade and Jocelyn''s all night phone conversations cease, he finds a link between them he never saw coming.

"I''ve loved her since we were kids. But loving someone gets tough when they don''t love you back."Nixon Black has made mistakes. He made one mistake that would change his life forever. Now he''s working and in school-and he''s got a three year old. He gave up dating when Scout was born, but every night he retreats to another life in his mind, one he could''ve had with her.Journey spent her formative years on the arm of any boy that didn''t expect anything out of her. She was hiding from the one person who did expect something in return-Nixon. Years after being cheated on and dumped for the last time, she takes a job at a daycare center where there''s a genius of a ginger haired girl whose last name is Black.But the roles have been reversed and Journey is no longer Nixon''s first priority. Can he make room for the new Journey? And if he does, will he be able to forgive the old one?

If you dream of shifters, this set of 20 brand new shifter stories featuring USA Today and New York Times best-selling authors has you covered. Whether you like them large and in charge or sleek and sexy, you''ll find the right story to spice up your night in these pages. Featuring: A.J. Bennett - Masquerade Becca Vincenza - Contracted Blaire Edens - Frenzied Carolyn Spear - Taming the Puma Dara Fraser - Lion''s Pretend Girlfriend Desiree Holt - Shadow of the Wolf Dominique Eastwick - Bearing the Hunger Erin Hayes - I Found My Rhino Ever Coming - The MismatchmakerH.D. Gordon - Blood Sport Hazel Boyer - Accidentally MatedKate Richards - An Evening in the Superstitions Lila Felix - Wolf Protector Lisbeth Frost - Encounter on a Mountain Louisa Bacio - The Luna Twins Margo Bond Collins - Laugh Out Love Rachael Slate - Untamed Lord of ThessalyMarissa Farrar - Wolf Torn Merryn Dexter - Bear Faced Lies M.J. Haag - Escaping the Lutha

On the rink she''s tough, she''s a leader, she''s fast and she''s the epitome of a rebellious girl. But Nellie''s been hurt, only once, but it was enough to make her look at life through different eyes and off the rink she''s a timid girl who loves with no pretenses. A long time ago Owen Black was betrayed by the girl he thought he loved and the guy he called his best friend. The anguish set off a domino effect of negativity in his life and he never has fully recovered. He meets Nellie Forrester and thinks he can let it go for her. But how can you love someone when the wounds from your past are still wide open?

Remi Harris has a plan. Graduate high school, go to college, become a history teacher, be self-sufficient unlike her mother who is a struggling single mom. And the word ''boy'' has no place in her plan.Cooper Neal has been sent to his estranged father''s house to spend his Senior year getting to know him. And maybe, just maybe, there will be some cute girls in the small town.Cooper sees Remi and he falls hard. Remi sees Cooper and wonders if she can do both. The question is; will he ruin her plans, or be a part of them?

Jenna has spent too long being complacent and accepting. Her mother and step-father constantly belittle and berate her for simply being alive. She passes through life keeping everyone and everything at arm''s length because it''s just not worth the questions or the pity party. She takes what they dish out and just tries to survive. She has thought up a million different ways to get away from them, but lacked the motivation and the sheer will. Like a fast moving tornado, her motivation comes in the form of a boy who cares for her as none other has and who shows her a glimpse of hope, a glimpse into a life she never thought she could have. But is her new motivation enough to get her out...