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When a vampire finds his soulmate, the bond is forever. It's love at first sight. Or is it? Homicide Detective Jonas Forge has been a vampire for centuries. He's fought wars, seen life go from the simple colonial days to the modern high-tech world. He's evolved with the times, adapted to each new era, blended into each new life. The one constant is his best friend, mentor, and lover, Declan. Even though not fated to bond as soulmates, Forge and Declan are happy and settled in their life together. Until Forge's real soulmate falls, literally, into his life. Forge isn't thrilled with the guy, despite the pheromones attracting them to each other, and the feeling seems mutual. While trying to adjust to his clumsy soulmate and equally awkward feelings, Forge is also on the hunt for a serial-killer witnesses can't identify who's leaving a trail of bodies in its wake. Will the bond Forge is finally forming with his soulmate be destroyed when the hunter becomes the victim? If you like fated mates who aren't perfect for each other, a paranormal killer who might not be caught and found families then you'll love Elizabeth Noble's Electric Candle.

Byzantium Space Station Book 1, sweet #scifiromance "I like the balance of humor and danger in this story, and the action kept me glued to the pages... I enjoyed watching as suspicion turned to admiration, and admiration became the first flickers of love between Czerno and Zara... Pick up a copy of Black Dragon, by Vijaya Schartz, and enter a world of adventure, romance, and a spoiled cat named Marshmallow." 4½ stars sensual, Long And Short Reviews

Get the ebook for 2.99 and the paperback for 6.99 or read in Kindle Unlimited! Rekindled love and a desperate fight for survival in the Black Hills. Mason Arquette is brusque and rubs people the wrong way more times than not. Riece Burrell doesn't connect well with others, needs his routine and sees Mason for who he really is. When they met the sparks flew and love blossomed. Mason thought he'd met the guy he'd spend the rest of his life with until Riece abruptly ended their relationship. Several years later Mason and Riece are thrown together once again. Riece takes a job as a US Forestry Service photographer and Mason, a park ranger, is assigned to guide him around the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. They've both regretted that their relationship ended and now they're given a second chance at the love they shared. Nothing is ever easy. Just when Mason and Riece begin to work things out and come together again they find themselves the prey of people who hunt humans. In a desperate race for their lives they have to depend on one another like never before and that means taking a big step out of their personal comfort zones. Can they work together, survive and rekindle their love?

Billionaire Ross Skye is recovering from an injury – and Dr. Lauren Kane walks back into his life. As soon as he's better, she'll be walking right back out. Unless he can convince her otherwise! Ross Skye, owner of BabyCare, a high-end line of baby merchandise, is injured in an accident, and Brogan uses her cooking, medical – and matchmaking – skills to help him out. Dr. Lauren Kane is taking care of her nephew for two weeks, and Brogan agrees to babysit while Lauren is at work. Two years ago, Ross and Lauren dated. At that time, Lauren wanted kids, but Ross wasn't keen. Now the tables have turned, and Ross is trying to convince Lauren that they'd make an awesome parenting team. Brogan suggests they test drive parenthood by looking after a simulated baby for a week – a computerized version that eats, sleeps, wets, and cries. Ross and Lauren experience the "joy" of having a newborn firsthand, and the bar is set pretty low. Their first goal: don't drop the baby. The second goal is to find out if their love for each other will survive the test of…parenting. Free with Kindle Unlimited!

Read the complete five-book YA paranormal romance urban fantasy series Blood, Bloom, & Water in one convenient box set. A dapper vampire. A sullen merman. A peculiar fairy. Will three sisters forge peace between warring worlds or die for the ones they love?

Now up for pre-order! Poppy Fynn gets bored easily, never staying with a job or relationship for long. After a year of cancer treatments, she's in remission and ready for a change. Her new position as manager on an Idaho sheep ranch excites her as much as the neighboring, sexy, attitude-riddled rancher. Her encounters with Dakota Smith amuse her until he takes over her tour of his private club. Then, all she wants is more of him, any way she can get him. Searching for the man Dakota Smith knows is responsible for his mother's murder is his top priority, and he doesn't have the time or patience for a relationship. So, why does he find himself concerned over one irritating redhead's underweight appearance and the fatigue he sees on Poppy's face when she pushes herself? Unable to resist getting involved, he vows nothing will keep him from avenging his mother, no matter how close he and Poppy become. Thwarting an attempt on Poppy's life shakes Dakota, but not as much as finally locating the man who killed his mother. Soon he's forced to choose between honoring his vow of revenge or go to the only woman he's ever loved when she needs him the most.

Freed from the tyranny of King John, the Norman Montbryces must do what they can to aid English cousins caught in John's cruel grip. The heart knows. Roland de Montbryce has never met Adelina de Quincey, yet he feels inexorably drawn to his distant cousin, a woman forced into a betrothal to an elderly man. His heart tells him she is his soul mate. Risking his life by sailing to King John's England to rescue her might be considered foolhardy, especially by those who know Roland as the carefree, philandering second son. A woman alone. Believing her only brother, her one champion, has died in battle, Adelina entertains thoughts of ending her life rather than submitting to a cruel man who has already buried three wives. Can a man fall in love with a woman he has never met? And, if Roland succeeds in saving Adelina before the fateful marriage takes place, will she feel the same about him?

I have always been a wallflower—too quiet, too shy, with a boring life that revolves only around work and church. But boring is about to get a twist: Alex, my high school boyfriend, pops back into my life, though he hardly seems to recognise me and appears to like my friend, Chioma. And Simon, my best friend? Seems he has feelings for me! Did I mention I might still be in love with Alex? Suddenly, I am thrust into a daunting love triangle … Two choices lie before me: best friend or high school boyfriend? Do I bury my head in the sand and go for my best friend? Or do I fight for my ex, for a love that was always meant to be, it appears? What would a wallflower do?

A man with a mission A year earlier, a mutiny broke inside the ranks of the clandestine Corpus Agency. Only one loose thread remains to be apprehended: an assassin named Evangeline. When intel from an asset points to a woman in Mauritius who could be her, Zachariah Hashemi, a mixed race Muslim from Tanzania, is tasked with bringing the renegade to justice…aka a swift death. A woman with nothing to hide French-Mauritian PR maven Annabelle de Castelban is throwing all she has into making her communications agency a success. When an opportunity to partner with a renowned international firm knocks on her door, she jumps on it, even if it means she has to fight her attraction to the devastatingly handsome man and the sizzling chemistry sparking between them. A killer with a plan Annabelle has no idea Zach is here to determine if she is a mercenary with no remorse. And the more he gets to know her, the more it becomes obvious she cannot be this twisted assassin. Indeed, Evangeline is near, and when Zach finds out Annabelle is the killer's latest target, he will stop at nothing to protect the woman he has in the meantime fallen in love with. As they race against the clock, will they both be able to thwart the psychopath's plan to kill them in the most devious way?

Lara Johnson is coping with the emotional scars of losing both parents in a tragic incident and facing the challenges of starting a new school. Getting involved in a relationship isn't on her priority list. Certainly not this illicit desire for a man, who demands the best from her, yet leaves her breathless in his presence. All Ike Thomas wants to do is to keep out of trouble and get through the one year internship required for his degree program. But trouble finds him, in the form of an intelligent and brave girl who turns his world upside down. Falling in love is forbidden. So why does it feel so right? A love like theirs cannot be denied. But catastrophe lies in wait and one night changes their lives forever. Bound to Fate is a story about surviving tragedy, forgiveness, and the overwhelming love that pulls through against the odds. Content warning: This book contains scenes that might be triggering for some readers.

Introducing the antiheroes of the Love Africa Press collections: Dauntless and indomitable, brutal and lethal, these dark heroes take no prisoners in their quests for retribution. And when love shines a light into their lives, they will protect their beloveds no matter the costs. ––Featured Stories—— PURPLE AND WHITE by Emem Bassey Rono is a vigilante mafia prince with a dangerous plan to avenge his father's death. Suto is a genius medical doctor not afraid to get her hands dirty to pay off her father's debt. A marriage of convenience between these two could solve their problems. But what happens when love complicates matters and betrayal rears its ugly head? THE MESSENGER by Julie Onoh Innocent Odion has never fully understood the meaning of the word ‘'Upside-Down'' until her simple life takes a dark tumble into the gangster underworld. Now her innocence is wielded as a dangerous weapon in a world of masterful cunning. In a dangerous race against time, the hunted becomes the hunter. She must fight for her family and for love. TEMENOS by Obinna Obioma A bloodthirsty assassin on the loose, a website that cannot be hacked, and double locks on every door. DSS Agent Lisa's primary objective is to find the vigilante behind the ritualistic murders. But her quest to unmask the evasive enemy might cost her everything including the love of her life. HONOUR by Kiru Taye A selfless act costs Kane everything and earns him a prison sentence. A power show gains him freedom and entry into the Yadili underworld. Family, loyalty and honour are all within his grasp. Including Sahara, the daughter of his boss, who reminds him of the love he lost and she's totally off limits. A forbidden desire could cost him everything again, including his life.