This is a continuation of the first book Unwed. You can find the first book on my profile (I tried to add a link here but it didn't work). After many long months at St. Mary's Home for Unwed Mothers, Izzy is returning home to her former life. Although she's longed for this moment, she can't help feeling like a stranger in her own home. As hard as she tries, she can't heal the deep wound that she's been left with, and it doesn't help that everyone is acting as if nothing has changed. Desperate to get away, she jumps at the chance to visit one of her dear friends from the Home. It is a journey that will once again change her life completely.

A union which was meant to bring peace An encounter in the woods which might destroy it all A scorned mate hell-bent on destruction And two star-crossed lovers whose choices could make or break the balance of nature. In an unforgiving world where teeth and claws rule and life is measured by the survival of the fittest, Raelyn is forced into an arranged union to save her native werewolf pack from war. Struggling to adjust to the life of a submissive she-wolf, she rebels against her abusive mate and his dominant Alpha family, only to be coerced into an inferior role until she finds powers buried deep within her. Far away in another part of the country, Kendrick Raynes, the Northern Light King, is the Alpha at the top. An encounter in the woods turns his life upside down, making him question his loyalty to his pack and his ability as a leader. Following his heart could bring him happiness -- but it could also eradicate the werewolves from existence. Since the beginning of time, the Sentinels have been tasked with guarding the balance of nature. Marush, Sentinel of Metal, wants none of that. Born under the dark cloud of the malediction, he is considered the strongest and most powerful warlock alive, and his sole mission is to find his Na Miodóg, the sacred dagger that is the only weapon that can kill his kind. Nothing will stop him, even if that means he'll wipe the entire werewolf population off the planet, with Raelyn and the Northern Light pack being the first in line. In the end, it will come down to a simple choice -- and a final battle under the watchful eye of the Lunar Eclipse.

Anchor Morningstar owns and operates the Resting Point, a hole-in-the-wall tavern sitting right on the border between life and the afterlife where travelers catch a brief respite before passing through a portal for judgment day. For years, Anchor has lend a kind ear to those desperate souls and has offered words of encouragement as he polishes glasses and serves drinks. All this changes the second Cass stumbles into the bar. Carrying with her a tremendous amount of guilt and remorse, she begs Anchor to let her stay, so he offers her a warm bed and some tender loving care for the night. The outcome is not as expected. In hell, they say that soulmates are real and dangerous. They hold the power to bring someone back from the brink of death or tear their soul in half. Only the devil has no heart, and he has already claimed Cass as his soulmate. Warnings: 🌶️ High Heat Level 🤬 Swearing ☠️ Touch Her & Die 🦸🏽‍♂️ Anti-Hero 💓 Dangerous Love 💋 Two domineering, broody love interests who are hot and larger than life (but might deserve love) 😈 Dark Humor Read with caution! ~~~~~ This is my entry for ONC 2024 based on the following prompts: Prompt #7: You are the barkeeper, the owner and operator of the resting point between life and the afterlife, being a kind ear to those who have passed on. Prompt #25: Soulmates are real and dangerous. They hold the power to bring you back from the brink of death or tear your soul in half. And a devil with no heart is the soulmate that awaits you. Prompt #32: A drunk dare and the biggest mistake of your life. A sin you can't wash off your hands. After all, blood leaves its traces and so does the taking of a soul. | Round Two AMBASSADORS' PICK | ~~~~ © Sal Mason/Fire Rose 2024

(Sequel to Dear Emmett.) Kennedy Valentine is on the run from her past. In an attempt to escape a toxic home life, she flees to a town she's never been to before; Hudson, Tennessee. There she meets Brantley Nash, a cocky cowboy that has a taste for trouble - and Kennedy. Cover by @redblacklady

When most people look back on their lives, they see that one defining event. The moment that changes everything. And my moment was him.

Avery and Andrew have been best friends since middle school; they're close. But they're about to get a whole lot closer when paired up for the project like no other: the baby project.

Ever since photographer Lacy Maguire caught her ex playing Pin the Secretary to the Elevator Wall, she's been content with her dog Fabio, her three cats, and a vow of chastity. But all of that changes when the reindeer-antlered Fabio drags in a very desperate, on-the-run detective who decides to take refuge in her house -- a house filled with twinkling lights and a decorated tree. (Okay, so it's February, but she has a broken heart to mend, a Christmas-card shoot to do, and a six-times divorced, match-making mother to appease.) For the first time in a looooong while, Lacy reconsiders her vow. Because sexy Chase Kelly, wounded soul that he may be, would be an oh-so-delicious way of breaking her fast. Now, if she can just keep them both alive and him out of jail....