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Denver, 1869. Annie Denoe has fought hard for her independence. She has a new life and new freedom as the assistant to a doctor, and though she risks both propriety and her safety, she is determined to be happy in a life on her own. Steven Baywood is trying to rebuild his shattered life, even though the ghosts of his harrowing stay in Andersonville prison still haunt him. He craves Annie and her quiet strength, but he can't give her the love she deserves. When a tragedy changes everything for Annie, can Steven find peace with his past in order to give Annie a future?

As a part-time shrink, full-time psychic, and one of only two living Nunnehi--the Cherokee equivalent to a fairy—I have my hands full. The last thing I need is to take on a new patient…especially when said patient is a psychically gifted nine-year-old pageant queen, who happens to have confessed to murdering her stepfather.

A concise introduction to the history and methods of espionage, illustrated by spy stories from antiquity to today's high-tech world.

Alyce Donovan has a lot of nerve. After losing her low-paying job and the wealthy man she hoped to marry, she spends her severance on a total-immersion language program in the South of France. Never mind that she’s never left American soil or that her courage came from a bottle of Bordeaux she gulped down in her dismal Hoboken apartment. Once in France, Alyce unintentionally offends her local hosts.

The growing menace of dragons continues to terrorize the streets of Washington D.C. as citizens turn up dead and disappear without explanation. When a mysterious shifter shows up with information about the immense power of the Lord Master, Smoke and Sid search in the mines of Virginia, only to stumble upon a deadly surprise. Meanwhile, armed with new weaponry, Abraham Jenkins and Sticks return to the now-abandoned Load Breaker and open a can of worms.

Art looting is commonly recognized as a central feature of Nazi expropriation. After the war, the famed Monuments Men (and women) recovered several hundred thousand pieces from the Germans' makeshift repositories. Well-publicized restitution cases, such as that of Gustav Klimt's luminous painting featured in the film Woman in Gold, illustrate the legacy of Nazi looting in the art world today. But what happened to looted art that was never returned to its rightful owners?

Hayden West has always had a soft spot for wounded, skittish animals. And wounded and skittish are the best words to describe Paisley Stanford. Stunningly beautiful works too . . . along with man hater. After what she'd been through, Hayden can't blame her. But as an ex-rodeo cowboy, he's pretty darn good with skittish fillies. He wasn't planning on staying long in Cursed, but now he has to stay long enough to help a frozen queen learn how to "let it go" and trust men again. But how can Hayden gain her trust when he's hiding his own dirty laundry?

Ragnar needs some time away: no security, no women, just the quiet of space. Holing up here seems like the best thing to do while he tries to figure out what to do. Pretending to be a prince hasn't gotten him any closer to what he needs. Then he sees her, like a dream out of some old dragon story. And he must have her. He must possess her before the mating fever overtakes him.

Everyone regrets things they've done, but Everly Grayson wins the golden buckle of life-long bad choices. Her most recent? Taking a bartending job in Cursed, Texas, during the holidays. It's hard to ho-ho-ho your way through Christmas when you have to watch the love of your life living happily ever after with another woman. But Everly has always been good at bluffing, and she's fooled everyone into believing she's just a tough honky-tonk gal looking for a good time . . . well, everyone but her best friend's brother.

My hands were already full with two great guys, a daughter, and a brand-new baby. Not to mention, my job as a victim’s advocate and psychic medium for the Orange County Police Department. But evidently, the universe thought I needed more. A lot more. Namely, the brother I never knew I had showing up and claiming our long-lost father was in grave danger, a series of murders that only I can solve, and enough family secrets to fill an entire season of the Jerry Springer Show.

The Supernatural War is reaching its conclusion, and what's coming is worse than vampire-witch Kat Troy ever expected. There's no such thing as a good monster. That's the motto of Colonel Sheila Baxter and the Hunter Network. The hunters don't care who gets in the way. Human casualties are the cost of war. Kat and her team race to prevent the humans from developing a devastating weapon that threatens the existence of all supernaturals.

Reinstated by the FBI, Smoke and Sid launch an investigation into the source of the swarming dragons. In abandoned warehouses on the fringe of the city, dragon hounds and draykis lie in wait to trap the heroes. Meanwhile, a notorious gang of shapeshifting slave traders snatches Sam and Mandi, putting Abraham, Guppy, and Streak on the hunt for the wicked meddlers.

Sidney Smoke–FBI agent turned bounty hunter, retired monster slayer, wife, and mother of two– has made the most of the simple life, but when her husband returns from a mission with his life hanging by a thread, her old instincts are awakened.

Kat has earned the loyalty of the werewolves. Now, she must fight her way to the top of the vampire hierarchy and become their queen. Can she fulfill the witch ancestors' prophecy about her destiny to defeat the looming darkness? War is inevitable, and there's another problem. Her newly restored magic is volatile and unstable. Kat must prove herself worthy of the vampire throne, but Cain Abrams's renegade faction sense her powers are unpredictable and use it to their advantage.

A war is looming between humans and the supernatural. The murders of a wealthy Chicago family could be the match that lights the powder keg. Who killed the Jonassons? Could it be the same people who outed them as werewolves? Kat is the key to stopping an apocalypse, and she has no memory of her witchy side. With enemies on all sides, they're not sure who they can trust. Can the team persuade the ancestors to help in time? Even if they do, will it be enough to stop the prophecy from coming true?

At the reading of her beloved father’s will, Kate, a divorced French professor, learns of his affaire de coeur during World War II with a French artist named Emilie, to whom he has left a substantial bequest. Stunned to discover the existence of this woman who captivated her father, Kate is determined to unravel the mystery of his past, and unearth the truth.

It's not easy convincing everyone you're not a witch. But Mystic Malone has worked hard to cast off the stereotype and fit in. A smart businesswoman who runs the town hair salon, she goes to church every Sunday, is president of the ladies' club, and has never cast a spell-not even on Buck Kingman. She can see people's love auras. And the only thing around Buck's gorgeous head when he looks at her is his Stetson.

Cinderella: As the youngest Kingman daughter, Delaney has spent her entire life being overprotected by her three big, bad brothers. She's through missing out on fun because men are too scared to touch the Kingman Princess. Enter hot cowboy—a mysterious stranger who struts into the local honky-tonk with no knowledge of the Kingman Dynasty or her brothers' bad tempers. Delaney figures she's finally found the perfect man to fulfill all her fantasies. But before she can get more than a kiss, the clock strikes midnight and her prospective lover flees.

All Gretchen Flaherty ever wanted was stability and a place to call home. When she accidentally lands a job as the new housekeeper at Kingman Castle, the loud, boisterous ranch family is all this sweet southern pie baker ever wished for . . . except for Wolfe, the Kingmans' bad boy brother. Knowing she will be fired if she can't win him over, Gretchen decides to seduce the hungry Wolfe with her southern charm and tasty pies. Soon she won't just be baking desserts, she'll become one.

The Sleeping Beauty: Adeline Kingman has always been thought of as ranch royalty and a little ol' cowgirl princess. For the last year, she's been riddled with guilt and grief over the death of her childhood sweetheart, Danny, who was killed in Iraq—only days after she broke off their engagement. Her guilt and grief have her sleepwalking through life . . . until the town fortuneteller has a dream. But when all clues lead to the ranch foreman, Adeline has no choice than to saddle up and prove Gage Reardon is more fire-breathing dragon than cowboy-in-shining-armor.