Thirteen years ago, Harley lost her family. Though it left some damage, she's finally ready to return to her family's pack and start her own tale. But writing a happy ending is much harder than she thought. Will Grey is a rogue hunter. Thirteen years ago, he was Harley's brother's best friend. Now all grown up and more attractive than ever, Will is Harley's closest connection to the past. Trapped between wanting to forget her past and desperately needing something familiar to hold onto, Harley isn't quite sure where to categorize Will. As Harley tries to make a home for herself, bigger problems appear on the horizon. Her family wasn't victim to a random rogue attack, but instead something much, much worse. Will she be able to find her spot in her family's pack? Or will something else wipe her out first?

She never expected to be attacked by dragons. Nor to go to bed with her smoking-hot savior... Naomi Parker craves a hard reset. Unable to shake the grief of her fiancé's fatal accident, the photographer heads to the Alaskan wilderness to capture the breathtaking nature. But before she can focus her lens, she's shocked when dragons attack... and a drop-dead gorgeous creature comes to her rescue. Shifter-prince Col is on the hunt for revenge. So when he plunges through a portal, he's ready to strike when he spies his enemies standing over their injured prey. But the powerful fire-breather is stunned to discover the victim is an unbelievably attractive mortal... and his fated mate. As Naomi recovers from her injuries in a nearby cabin with her newfound protector, she can't resist the undeniable urge to let the man-beast take her to bed. And though Col struggles to contain his lust, he fears claiming the curvaceous woman as his own will only put them both in lethal danger. Can the destined couple outlast deadly threats and embrace a future in each other's arms? Knock Down Dragon Out is the steamy first book in the Soulmate Shifters in Mystery, Alaska paranormal romance series. If you like sexy giants, smoking-hot chemistry, and dangerous distractions, then you'll love Krystal Shannan's dive into insatiable yearning.

Evoking the paranoid tension of Rosemary's Baby and the unnerving atmosphere of the cult horror film Jacob's Ladder, The Cracks in the Labyrinth is a disturbing psychological thriller set in present-day Caracas, where the government has devolved into a "democratic dictatorship"-a creepy suspense novel meant to challenge your deeper, subconscious fears of losing control. It consumed the sanity of an entire country... And it was not from this world. It couldn't have been. Whatever caused the incident known as "The Red Christmas" drove Venezuela into madness. Even ten years since it happened, none of the survivors of that night dare to attempt to make sense of it all, including Adam. Living ostracized to hide from the brutal way of life in Caracas, he's working tirelessly as an online writer to help his brother and sister flee the country. Now, as he's about to have enough money to take them to safety, he receives an email from his old girlfriend ... which is remarkable, considering she's been presumed dead for years. Adam tries to think nothing of the email or the broken video file attached to it. He convinces himself that it has to be a computer virus of some kind until he discovers something terrifying: the video might link his sister to the worst night of his life, the night his girlfriend went missing, the night of "The Red Christmas". Then he realizes this could be a threat; his sister's life could be in danger. As he starts to investigate who sent the video, Adam begins to uncover dark truths about his neighbors and finds evidence that there might be a larger conspiracy at play. The problem is that he's starting to suffer from hellish hallucinations that make him question what is real. Soon, the only clear thing to him is that someone doesn't want him to dig up the past. Will Adam be able to stay sane long enough to find out what really happened the night of "The Red Christmas"? Will he succeed in helping his family escape the country?

Aria Shah is a hopeless romantic. So when a handsome stranger falls on her balcony, she's convinced this might be the start of the breathtaking love she's only read about in books. Leo Aldridge, on the other hand, is a self-proclaimed realist determined to get her head out of the clouds and into the real world. Neither one of them expected what would happen next.

When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

Elisa Taylor is a high school teacher who is only nineteen and teaching to get her credits. Watching students grow up turned out to be one of her favourite things to do in the limited time she was a teacher, from that gangly, awkward phase into the smooth ladies' man, or from the insecure nerdy girl with glasses into an outspoken, confident and well-liked girl. All the transformations amazed her. Of course, whenever anyone needed help, she'd offer them her hand. All was fine and dandy until she met Blake Manson. He was basketball captain from his old school and then got sent into a youth rehabilitation centre for getting into a messy, bloody fight with the rival school. Due to his good behavior, he got permission to go to school in the morning and return to the centre in the afternoon. But for that to happen he'd have to transfer schools, to avoid another fight. He was posted to the school Elisa was teaching at, and became her student. He was feared by his fellow classmates for his notorious past. Still, she decided he was worth saving. Throw in some cigarettes, drugs, gangs, fights and - not forgetting - a rocky romance. After all, this was THE Blake Manson.

*AVAILABLE ON AMAZON* The second in the ROUGE series ... Everyone is wrong about hell. Vulnerable and weak after her battle with her guardian Joshua, Hunter is snatched up by the Agents who work for a ruthless and cold institution called ICE. There, Hunter is imprisoned with other mutants of different ages and abilities, forced into a nightmare of constant experiments and brutality. Joshua is a mess. Frantically trying to fix the mistakes he made, Joshua embarks on a quest across the country to find Hunter and rescue her. But the company he keeps is continuously distracting him, and Joshua can't control the strange feelings of love and comfort that begin to boil inside his cold, icy heart. Will Hunter escape and find her fire again, or will Joshua and his mistakes find her first? Cover by Renu Sharma | www.thedarkrayne.com

*AVAILABLE ON AMAZON* The first in the ROUGE series ... Hunter Harrison is no superhero. She doesn't wear a cape, or a lycra suit, or prance around dark alleyways looking for punk-ass kids to torment. But Hunter has a power; the power to control fire. And it is one nasty flame brewing in her soul. In the midst of her senior year, uncovering the truth about her parent's death and how she came to inherit such abilities, and falling in love with a nerdy activist from her school, Hunter finds herself in a battle with a supernatural flame that reacts to her every emotion. Anger, fear, even passion arouse the flame within and Hunter fights to keep her identity secret whilst also protecting those she loves. But being a hero is easier said than done, especially when tragedy strikes and Hunter is forced to make a choice; let the fire take control and seek revenge for her loss, or walk away. But mercy is a bitch, especially when there's a fire boiling inside her hotter than the darkest pits of hell. Cover by Renu Sharma | www.thedarkrayne.com

Allison Snow was ten years younger than Colton Pierce but that didn’t affect their tight bond. That was until he went to college and they had a silly argument. Now ... well, now it is been two years since she has seen his face - two, very long, years that nearly drove her into insanity. But he is back in town, however it is only because her mother begged him to come back, because Allison was not handling the loss of her grandmother all that well. When he walks back in her life, Allison knows two things for certain, she can’t let him know what she did when they stopped becoming friends and she most certain cannot tell him that she might be growing ‘romantic’ feelings for him... Yet, both of which are becoming seemingly impossible...

On her wedding day, Sam Sheppard would have bolted out of the door if she hadn't remembered why she agrees to marry Luke Russo on the first place. She is standing there on the altar now and she knows that there is no turning back. She must kiss him, her best friend as her new husband. Sam has her own reason to marry Luke, the only grandson of the eccentric billionaire, Mr Russo Sr. While Luke is simply trapped by his grandad's request. With all the pretenses and arrangements that Sam has to play and follow, she has fallen deeper into the game and she realizes that money is not the only reason for her to marry her best friend. Sam is in love with Luke but his insecurity and mixes signal towards her worsened their friendships up to the point where Luke has to give her divorce paperwork. If I take That Chance is a sweet romance novel which will take readers into an exciting, romantic, whirlwind of a journey between two best friends who haven't realized for themselves what true love really means until an uncompromising situation made them to discover and express what and how they truly feel for each other. ********************************************************************************* This ebook is for personal enjoyment only, Please kindly purchase the book if you like the story and want to share it with others. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author. Please visit the author's website: http://sherlysusanbook.blogspot.com.au/ and follow her progress in writing her first fantasy trilogy! Copyright © 2012 by Sherly Susan. Publisher: Xlibris ISBN:Ebook 978-1-4797-5243-0 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Available at lulu.com and Amazon.com for ebook version