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If my father finds out I’m an undercover cop, I’m a dead man. And if he finds out I’m gay, it won’t be much better. But I’m determined to take him and his corrupt MC down, even if it means working with Coop to do it. He can’t stand me - or any cop - and the feeling should be mutual. Instead, he makes me wish for things I can’t have. I’ve been undercover for so long that I’m beginning to forget who the real me is. It doesn’t matter if being around Coop helps me remember.

On the run with my baby daughter, I never expected to end up surrounded by massive bikers. I’ve seen the violence that gangs can do, and I’m not sure a motorcycle club is any different. But Maverick might be able to change my mind about Hell’s Ankhor. When I show up on his doorstep with a busted car and a baby in my arms, he doesn’t hesitate to take us in. And from the moment I see him, I know I want more.

It's cold on the cliffs. Clarabelle the calf has lost her scarf. She shivers and sniffs, then giggles and laughs when she sees who's taken her scarf! Written by a speech and language therapist, each story in the award-winning Early Soundplay series helps parents and practitioners develop children's spoken and written language.

Erica has three chicks: messy Mick, naughty Nick, and another little rascal, Rick. While Erica snoozes in the sun, the chicks are having lots of fun! Written by a speech and language therapist, each story in the Early Soundplay series is packed with multiple repetitions of selected sounds and rhymes. The stories are expertly crafted to support children's developing speech, sound awareness, and vocabulary knowledge.

Damien can scarcely bear to see Tommy, but the attraction is too intense, and he can’t seem to stay away. A single steamy night between the two becomes a standing appointment. Damien finds himself torn between the pain of the past and the hope for a future, and when Tommy ends up pregnant, the two can no longer pretend to ignore the deep resentments that exist between them.

A famous Hollywood omega. A hard-ass alpha SEAL. A PR assignment from hell. Kurt McNeil is a rising Hollywood star. A handsome omega, he’s got a new guy on his arm every week. He’s got it made - except that he’s still reeling from a betrayal that cost him everything. Dom Van Heel is proud of what it means to be a SEAL, but when his platoon is assigned to babysit a Hollywood hot shot for PR, he’s furious. Yet sparks and sheets fly when Kurt and Dom hit it off at a party, and neither realizes just how drastically their lives will change.

See the lavish grace of Jesus's love for you.... As Christians, we commonly portray grace as something that comes to us in the form of a paycheck and healthy bodies. By wading into the deep end of suffering, I have learned that God's grace is much more evident in the mire and the dung of life. Amid deep pain and suffering, I found myself at the grace-filled cross where his glory is revealed in the unseen as I struggle with what is transient.

I want to protect him...no matter the cost. After uncovering a threat to dragons everywhere, my mission was simple - find the mage with the evil magic book, and bring him back home to Emberwood Weyr. There we could figure out what he knew...and what we could do about it. Finding him was easy...but protecting him is hard. The more I get to know Daniel, the more I realize that he’s another victim in all this - hunted, afraid, and so beaten down he can’t even recognize a helping hand when it’s offered.

I grew up in Hell’s Ankhor, and even though I’m 25, they all still see me as Ankh and Priest’s kid. Especially Gunnar. The Sargent has known me for years and watched me grow up. I would give anything to have him see me as the man I’ve become, instead of the scrawny boy I used to be, but it’s never going to happen. I need to face the fact that Gunnar will never be mine, but when a devastating revelation sweeps through the club and cuts me to the core, he’s the one I turn to.

He’s my hero...literally. Super heroes don’t exist, and the Ghost of Detroit? Just a rumor. Except it’s not. I was taken straight off the street, drugged, and put up for sale...until he saved me. There’s something between us, something charged and electric, that sends shivers down my spine...and his. But the people who are after me aren’t going to stop. Unless we make them.

Three years ago, I tried to do the impossible, defying my leaders and facing off with a dark mage in the hope of saving Tam and his fellow dragons. It ended with me barely alive, and it took me a year to recover. There was a spark between Tam and I, the promise of a mating bond, but that was ripped from us along with the rest of the tragedy.

He was the enemy: Calavastrix the Storm. He’d razed our ranch once already and threatened my family and friends. But now, injured, he has come to us for help. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. I told myself this, over and over, as I nursed him back to health. He is only a prisoner. He is still the enemy. But his dragon tongue has a way of getting under my skin.

An embedded omega journalist. A hardened alpha SEAL. Best friends on opposite sides of a line that can’t be crossed.... Journalist Colin Church has been through a lot. Through it all, he’s been able to rely on his best friend, Ed. Ed is the single most reliable person Colin has ever known - he’s also been in love with Ed since he knew what love was. SEAL sniper Ed Adami has a great bunch of guys around him, a good Navy career, and a best friend in Colin he can always rely on - who he’s been in love with that since grade school.

He’s smug, conceited...and hot as hell.... Becoming a partner at Caldwell and Holton will be the crowning achievement in my hard fought career. There’s just one problem. One arrogant, materialistic, flashy problem: Saint Caldwell. Unlike me, he’s never had to struggle for anything a day in his life...or so I think. But there’s more to the man than a showy Porsche and killer smile. I’ve spent my whole life working towards this moment, and I can’t let myself fall for his good looks, no matter how much I crave him.

Omega Ben Michaud gave up his life of privilege when his fiancé died. As a surgeon with the non-governmental organization Borderless, he travels between war zones patching up bodies torn apart by human cruelty. When he’s taken hostage, he figures it’s just one of the risks he accepted when he took the job. Alpha Navy SEAL Dave Hopper isn’t impressed by guys who get taken hostage without a fight, nor by doctors who’ve had everything in life handed to them on a platter – no matter how beautiful. He definitely has no time for so-called “Hollywood royalty”.

Becca, her husband, and sons are thrilled to move into their new house. But the shack at the edge of their property leaves Becca feeling unsettled. When she investigates, voices are heard, but no one is there. A cold hand grips hers, leaving Becca running in fear. When her sons defy orders to stay away from the shack, the evil is unleashed.

I don’t normally deal with nasty ghosts, but when Nix needs help, I’m the only one qualified. His dragons are under attack, and it’s up to me to stop it. But Nix isn’t making it easy. He seems determined to hate me because I’m a necromancer, and he wants nothing to do with the attraction smoldering between us. This specter isn’t a random haunting, and it's connected to both Nix and me. We’re going to have to work together to defeat it, but if Nix finds out how I’m connected, any trust I’ve built with him will go up in smoke.

The purchase of the farm is a dream come true for Wendy. She dreams of peaceful days and nights, and is excited to renovate the house and barn. But the creepy slaughterhouse sends shivers up her spine. And her peace is short-lived. She witnesses terrifying events that speak to the farm's grisly past. Visions soon have her questioning her sanity. And the creepy slaughterhouse, somehow, draws her in.

The author shares her heart-wrenching stories of betrayal, abuse, and rape. These life-altering events rocked her world. Negative feelings started to take over her life. Countless tears were shed and constant prayer was lifted up. When she surrendered to God, these hurts began to heal, and hope was restored. By God's grace, she learned how to forgive those that hurt her. Hear how faith turned her agony into enjoying life again.

Friends and brothers are off-limits. That’s always been the rule in our house. In a big family, it’s the only way to keep the peace. That doesn’t stop my heart from belonging to Nico, my older brother’s best friend. I’ve been able to put aside my feelings for years, but now that I’m an intern at the law firm he owns, all those feelings are threatening to overflow.