Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits.

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet.

Ashley Perrin is fresh out of college and starting a job as a community liaison for the Third District–the city’s only sector with more alien residents than humans. Ashley’s barely found where the paper clips are kept when she’s beset with constituent complaints–from too much noise at the Annual Lupidian Celebration Parade to a trip-and-fall chicken to a very particular type of alien hornet that threatens the very city itself. And if that’s not terrifying enough, Ashley is next up at the office karaoke night.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true. Like a desperate, chubby Cinderella, I'm hoping to land myself a hubby before the clock strikes midnight. With a secret and a countdown, BfB is my last hope. So what if the guy turns out to be a cross between Shrek and a granite boulder, sans the charm of either? He just needs to check three boxes: be kind, love kids, and promise not to harm a hair on my head...

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true. As Alpha of Mystic Hollow's bear shifter clan, duty dictates my every move. When the Shifter Council responds to our declining population by enacting the BfB (Brides for Beasts) program, the guys are pretty excited to be introduced to human females. I am too, until I fall head over heels for the program coordinator who makes it very clear she is not one of ...

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Welcome to Mystic Hollow where wildest dreams (trust me, they do get wild) come true. I'm a simple bear with a simple wish—a Mrs. of my own. I’m not picky. Any woman will do. Or so I think—until I meet her. Louise is sassy, insulting, sarcastic, condescending, and not interested in marriage. (Or in me.) I should move on, right? Not so easy when I crave her with every fiber of my being. **This is a short, feel-good, instalove-inspired, ...

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Paranormal passion only a shifter can deliver. Let the games begin! My fated mate is one fiery, feisty human. Marla bares her small, blunt teeth and tries to scratch me with her tiny "claws" every time I get close. But I can tell she secretly digs the whole possessive wolf vibe I have going on. I'll just flex my muscles and show her what an attentive and loyal mate I'll be in the bedroom. Okay, I admit, winning over this sassy city girl might ...

Tanner Holt neither wants nor needs a wife. For the wealthy rancher, his daughter Chloe, foreman Josiah, and ranch hands are all the family he needs. Chloe Holt loves her dad, but she needs a mom. So, armed with her dad’s credit card, the ten-year-old finds them the perfect wife and mother. Hopefully, the pretty lady with the kind eyes will give them a chance… and her dad won’t ground her for life! Heather Ayer is down on her luck and has just done the craziest thing. She applied to a mail-order bride agency. Marrying a man she’s never met is crazy. Then again, maybe it’s the ...

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Paranormal passion only a shifter can deliver. Let the games begin. They say I'm wild, untamed, savage. They're not wrong. I prefer my fur rather than skin. I haven't set paw in the village in sixteen years. Nor have I wanted to. Until now. Until her. My claws scrape the floor as I circle her, staking my claim. She trembles under my hot breath, her heart racing. I know she’s mine the second I lay eyes on her. I don't care who I have to fight...

Snowed in with Santa's hottest helper. Shall I share my toys? ‘Tis the season for charity gift-giving. A freak blizzard leaves me and my SUV full of Christmas gifts snowbound in Mystic Hollow. Enter Tavion, a sexy wolf pilot who volunteers to fly me to LA to spread holiday cheer. Tavion's skilled hands guide more than the plane. His kisses hold worlds of promise. But it’s when he calls me his fated mate that my icy heart melts. Too bad he’s one man I can’t have. It really is too bad. Because resisting Tavion's charms? That may take a Christmas miracle. This is a SHORT, feel-good, ...

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Paranormal passion only a shifter can deliver. Let the games begin! When I'm offered a get-out-of-jail-free card, I take it. All I have to do is pop out a pup for money. One minute I'm entering some weird mating ceremony. The next, a hot hunk with bulging biceps is claiming me. Men only ever want one thing from me. And, hey, I'll give it. It's in my contract. But this wolf daddy wants more. I don't do love or affection. I don't even know how. ...

Bestselling authors Candace Ayers and Kym Dillon bring you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Paranormal passion only a shifter can deliver. Let the games begin. I'm minding my own business when in walks the hottest silver fox I've ever seen. He claims I'm his mate. No thanks. I don't do mates. Especially not arrogant Alpha types. Been there, done that—it left me institutionalized. But those eyes, that smile... Makes a menopausal gal yearn for what she's been missing. He says I'm the only one for him. But doesn't he deserve a fertile...

Ten years ago, Lang chose his family, his lineage and his bloodline over his heart. Not a day has gone by since that he hasn’t regretted it. Now it’s time to put the past in the past and claim his mate. This time, Lang will let nothing get in his way. A decade ago, Muddy watched, horrified, as the man who stole her virginity and her heart chose another woman. Now, he thinks he can come waltzing back into her life? No effin’ way. NOTE: In the late 1800s, on a homestead in New Mexico, Helen Cartwright was widowed under mysterious circumstances. Knowing there was power in the feminine ...

Bestselling author Candace Ayers brings you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under 2 hours! Dragon scales and bridal veils—billionaire shifters find their fiery mates! A bespoke suit, impeccable table manners, and perpetual scowl. He insists on sitting in my section at the bistro where I waitress. But he’s the grumpiest man alive. He never cracks a smile. Imagine my surprise when we end up husband and wife! All I wanted was to make my grandfather's dying wish come true. Now I’m married to Mr. Grumpilicious. But as I say “I do,” I can't ...

Bestselling author Candace Ayers brings you SHORT "lunchtime quickie" reads—condensed romances intended to be read in under two hours! Dragon scales and bridal veils—billionaire shifters find their fiery mates! I’m not a fan of humans. As a major player in Big Pharma, I’ve encountered my share of swindlers, embezzlers and heartless sociopaths. I don’t expect my new wife to be any different, but duty calls. Imagine my surprise when I’m instantly smitten. But my trust issues run deep. And when I catch her in a lie, I'm determined to uncover the truth. What I find changes ...

Olivia Harris is recovering from a nightmare. Most days she’s certain she will never be mentally healthy enough to rejoin the human race. Suffering from PTSD and experiencing severe anxiety attacks, she returns to her native Alaska to live in semi-seclusion in the little cabin she inherited from her father. Tucker Sterling struggles with a restless, unsettled bear that he is unable to tame. Nothing soothes his bear, not the six years he spent in the army’s Delta Force unit, not the multitude of nameless, faceless, women who share his bed, nothing—until Liv Harris returns to Port Ursa....

This sexy heartbreaker has eyes for just one woman… Quiet, introverted, curvy, and a little obsessed with bears, Brianna Asbury has gone more than her share of rounds in the dating ring to no avail. She hasn’t completely given up hope, but why can’t she ever be attracted to a nice guy? When she meets Byron Varga, he’s easily the hottest man she’s ever seen. Too bad he’s got heartbreaker written all over him. Byron Varga knows he’s a screw up. Most of his life is spent either trying to control his bear, or trying to clean up the messes his bear gets him into. When he meets ...

A rare polar bear shifter in a clan of grizzly’s, Wyatt is poised to assume the role of Alpha to the Sterling Shifter Clan. There’s only one problem. All Alpha’s must be mated and all Wyatt can seem to find is a string of horrendously bad dates. With tensions running high between the warring Wolf Packs, the Sterling Clan needs Wyatt to step into his fated position. Always the innovative businessman, his brother Colton devises a plan: Hire a mate! **This is a SHORT, feel-good, instalove-inspired, fated mates bear shifter romance.** This book can be read as a standalone, but the series ...