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A ROYAL WORLD APART - Maisey Yates

When duty wars with desire, which one wins? With her life mapped out since birth, Princess Evangelina Drakos, known for her dramatic flair—hopes the minor scandal she plans to create will deter potential suitors. Hired for Eva's security, unemotional bodyguard Makhail Nabatov never makes a mistake, but the impulsive princess pushes his resolve to the limits. It's not long, however, before the beautiful and imprisoned Eva entices him to leave his bonds of duty and honor behind. While their chemistry reaches
fever pitch, Makhail knows he knows he must deny his desire—for Eva is promised to another man….
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THE REMAINING – D.J. Molles

In a steel-and-lead-encased bunker 20 feet below the basement level of his house, a soldier waits for his final orders. On the surface, a plague ravages the planet, infecting over 90% of the populace. The bacterium burrows through the brain, destroying all signs of humanity and leaving behind little more than base, prehistoric instincts. The infected turn into hyper-aggressive predators, with an insatiable desire to kill and feed. Some day soon, the soldier will have to open the hatch to his bunker, and step out into this new wasteland, to complete his mission: SUBVENIRE REFECTUS.
TO RESCUE AND REBUILD.
AFTERMATH (The Remaining 02) - D. J. Molles

Nothing has gone according to plan.
To Captain Lee Harden, Project Hometown feels like a distant dream
and the completion of his mission seems unattainable. Wounded and weaponless, he has stumbled upon a group of survivors that seems willing to help. But a tragedy in the group causes a deep rift to come to light and forces him into action. In the chaos of the world outside, Lee is pursued by a new threat: someone who will stop at nothing to get what he has.
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HUMAN – Alycia Linwood, 2012

Ariel is a 17-year-old girl whose life takes a completely different turn on the day she comes late to school. There's a new very handsome dark-haired boy, Devin, in her class, but to Ariel's surprise everyone else seems to know him, and her best friend claims he's been going with them to school for years, except Ariel is sure
she has never seen him before. Convinced her friends are playing with her, Ariel pretends nothing weird is going on. She even considers the possibility of having a brain disease... until she starts having visions of unknown people with wings and unusual eyes.
But can she really kill Devin when he appears so human, and what will she do when she reveals the secrets surrounding her true nature? Because, let's face it, a girl who can see both demons and angels in her visions can't really be human.
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BLAZING MIDSUMMER NIGHTS - Leslie Kelly - Harlequin Blaze

Anything can happen on a magical midsummer's eve
Marketing director/workaholic Mimi Burdette has The Plan-work for her father and date his right-hand man.
Problem is, there's no heat in the relationship. Not even a spark. And worse still, Mimi is having some seriously sexy, panties-ablaze dreams-and the star looks a lot like Xander McKinley, the hunky firefighter next door.
Mimi's dreams might be due to the strange tea she drank. Or the predictions from the fortune cookie she ate.
Or they could be due to Xander's smokin' hotness. But whether it's magic or just old-fashioned fireworks, Mimi is about to break all of the rules-including her own!
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WRATH OF IRON - Chris Wraight

After decades spent in the service of the Chaos god Slaanesh, the ruling classes of the Contqual sub-sector have finally brought true damnation upon their people – innumerable hordes of foul and lascivious daemons swarm from a tear in the fabric of reality to embrace their mortal pawns and drive them on to ever more depraved acts of worship. It falls to the Space Marines of the Iron Hands Chapter, wrathful and merciless, to cleanse these worlds of the warp’s unholy taint, and it is upon the surface of Shardenus that the fate of a billion lost souls will be decided.
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FAMILY HONOR - A Cop In The Family - Jamie Hill

Bodies of dead women are piling up and Detective Melanie Curtis is doing everything she can to solve the ‘Cheerleader Slasher’ case. Surprised to discover her chief has requested help from the FBI, she’s even more shocked when she meets the sexy FBI special agent sent to assist her.
SSA Nate Willis tracks serial killers for a living. The slasher case is a challenge, but nothing compared to the feisty police detective he finds leading the investigation. Their attraction is swift and mutual, but the killer
is escalating and they need to solve the case before they can focus on their personal relationship. When the unthinkable happens and the investigation is turned upside down, is their chance for happiness also in jeopardy?
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LONE RIDER BODYGUARD - by Harper Allen - Harlequin Intrigues.


A deserted country road, a broken-down car and in the throes of labor, the most beautiful woman Tyler Adams had ever seen . . .
Tye didn’t know how Susannah Bird had gotten into her current predicament, but after delivering her newborn son and holding the squirming bundle in his arms, he vowed to protect them both with his life.
Accept the protection Tye offered or disappear? Susannah had to think of how best to keep her baby safe
from the men who were determined to kill them both. could the mysterious stranger be the answer to her and her son’s prayers . . . ?
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MESMERIZE - Artist Arthur, 2012

You can't move forward until you deal with the past…
Starting over is nothing new to diplomat's daughter Lindsey Yi. She's grown up changing schools the way other girls change clothes. Still, moving to Lincoln, Connecticut, is different. Although she's still reeling from the loss of her parents in an accident, Lindsey is finally in a place that feels like home. Because here, Lindsey's ability to read other people's thoughts doesn't make her weird. It makes her one of the Mystyx.
When Dylan Murphy—hot, popular and a senior—starts to notice her, things get serious, fast. But even as she's figuring out how she really feels, the Mystyx realize that they're not the only supernaturals in town. There are other gifted teens who have different motives. And they are hoping to get close enough to the Mystyx to convert them—and the world—to Darkness.…
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TALON - Alice wade, 2012

Blood and pain reign in a vampire ravished land where only an exiled elf can stem the flow. The vampires who riddle the realm have only one name to fear: Talon, an elf. He and his mate, Kailani have made it their life's mission to hunt down and control dangerous covens which have grown too violent, too hungry, destroying vast amounts of life in the name of their selfish entertainment. There’s one problem with this strategy for Talon and Kailani are vampires as well. Together they must band with humans to defeat the bloodthirsty villain, Kaen and his psychotic queen. This is a highly sexual tale any vampire romance lover will enjoy.
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WANT - Stpehanie Lawton

Julianne counts the days until she can pack her bags and leave her old-money, tradition-bound Southern town where appearance is everything and secrecy is a way of life. A piano virtuoso, she dreams of attending a prestigious music school in Boston. Failure is not an option, so she enlists the help of New England Conservatory graduate Isaac Laroche to help her. She can’t understand why he suddenly gave up Boston’s music scene to return to the South. He doesn’t know her life depends on escaping it. Julianne must face down
madness from without, just as it threatens from within. Isaac must resist an inappropriate attraction, but an indiscretion at a Mardi Gras ball-the pinnacle event for Mobile’s elite-forces their present wants and needs to collide with sins of the past. Will Julianne accept the help she’s offered and get everything she ever wanted,
or will she self-destruct and take Isaac down with her?
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(Adult Romance, Apocalypse, War, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance)