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This is the memoir of the Supervillain known to the world as Iceblade. It chronicles his achievements and his failures, his loves and his losses. Learn about the theft of the Mona Lisa, the subjugation of Lady Victory, and the slaughter of the Holy Order of the Word. Hear for the first time about the death of Bytegeist. All from the point of view of the man himself.

Cat Hayden returning to her childhood home after 19 years, is a different person, and a tragic accident has left her insecure about her appearance. But her heart is still filled with memories of the love she left behind - Blake McBride. Blake recognizes Cat with his heart, a heart that never stopped loving her. But that heart was broken when she left so long ago. Can he trust her again and rekindle that flame that burned so strong? A champion barrel racer before the accident, Cat finds herself instructing Blake's talented yet temperamental 14-year-old daughter, Demi.

Planning to surprise her father, Beth Wyndam arrives at Reed Nixon's Alaskan guide facility a day earlier than the rest of her party. Terrible weather snows her in with the surly older man, but she finds herself drawn to him despite his grumpiness. Reed wants her too, but the 15 years separating them, along with the differences in their backgrounds, are obstacles he can't bring himself to ignore. With a little luck, a lot of snow, and a power outage, Beth gets Reed in her bed.

Sometimes life is a game. There's nothing out-of-the-ordinary about James Callahan. He's just your average, everyday college student. But when James finds a mysterious scroll on the desk of one of his professors, his life quickly becomes anything but ordinary.

Jayson McBride loses a bet and loses big, and ends up with a commercial shoot on his ranch for a women’s clothing line. Before he can come to terms with city folk leaving gates open and disrupting his operation, he meets Celine, the woman who runs the show. Damned if she doesn’t piss him off then impress him five minutes later. Celine Northland is a fashion designer with a dynamic new line of clothing - she needs this launch to save her company. She has involved investors, crowd funding, and every other trick up the sleeve she can come up with.

Justice McBride feels like he’s been knocked upside the head with a two-by-four the moment he sees Fiona dancing on stage at a festival. The gorgeous redhead captivates him from the moment he sees her. Fiona O’Shea and her daughter travel the Southwest, selling jewelry they design. She and Sophie don’t have a place to call home. When Fiona meets the sexy cowboy, she starts to consider settling down, but she’s been on the run. Her ex, Gilroy, was sentenced to prison for murder not long after Fiona fled his abuse. Now he’s out and he’s hunting her.

Nine years ago, Dawson took Chloe's innocence and left her, thinking she had deceived him in collusion with her father. Stopping in a small Idaho town for a rodeo appearance, he discovers life has changed for the former ranch princess. He's shocked to discover she has a son - his son.

Carilyn Thompson would never have believed a chance stop at a small town cafe would change her life. Catching the attention of the sexiest firefighter she'd ever seen wasn't too difficult when he's the one trying to save everything she owns from going up in flames when her car mysteriously catches fire. Criminals targeting women for any reason inflames Cody McBride's temper, especially when one of the women is as sweet and beautiful as Carilyn Thompson. Week after week of chasing leads on this arsonist finds yet another woman's burned home or business and now Carilyn's car.

Detective Kelley Petrova’s life has been filled with one major challenge after another. The one constant in her adult life has been her career and the ability to make a difference. Having a capable and dedicated partner like Reese McBride, who also doesn’t happen to be one bit hard on the eyes, only makes her job easier and more worthwhile. Detective Reese McBride knows his partner of two years is tough, smart, and determined.

Anna Batista's life is great. Her event planning career is well established, allowing a comfy budget for shopping splurges at her favorite boutique. She has great friends and lives comfortably with her aunt, uncle, and two young cousins. Anna hasn't found love, but why rush when everything else is going so right? However, Anna has a secret. If that secret is discovered, it would mean devastation for her entire family. The last person she should have anything to do with is Sheriff Mike McBride. Having anyone in law enforcement close just isn’t an option.

Ricki Sparks knows she can make a mean red velvet cake but can’t believe she’s let herself be talked into a blind date. When she opens the door to see the man she’s been secretly sweet on since the first day he walked into her bakery, she fears her heart will be demolished. At least she knows she’s in for a wild ride. With a past like his, private investigator Garrett McBride doesn’t feel he’s worthy of a good woman’s love. Especially not Ricki, the sweet, beautiful baker. But its not just her delectable baked goods that keep him coming back and it isn’t long before he admits to himself that he wants her for his own. He never suspects that the greatest danger to her may come not from himself, but from the deceitful woman Ricki has befriended.

US Marshal and bear-shifter Lucas Anderson failed to protect his pregnant witness, so when she asks him to adopt her daughter as her dying wish, he can't refuse. Angel is a sweet baby, and he soon feels like Papa Bear, and maybe she'll be the key to help him wear down his mate's resistance.

Jo Burke hasn’t had it easy in life and that includes her history with men. She’s resigned herself to the fact that she really knows how to choose ’em. So when Tate McBride comes around, she doesn’t trust her instincts for a minute because those same instincts have proven faulty time and again. He can’t be nearly as great a guy as he appears to be on the surface.

Much like Cinderella, Hollie Simmons was waiting for her Prince Charming but wondering if her life was meant to be anything but a fairy tale. A kindergarten teacher, Hollie was raised to be a lady by her southern mother who passed away when Hollie was young. After a speedy remarriage by her father and more losses than she can count, Hollie is alone in the world with only three cold, abusive stepbrothers.

Megan Wilder doesn't think there's a man in this world who could love her just the way she is. After meeting sexy Ryan McBride, she suspects he might just be the one to change her mind. With her family in danger of losing their restaurant and their home, a sudden illness has everything Megan thought was sure in her life crashing down around her. Finding out Ryan is the one responsible for threatening foreclosure shakes her very foundation.

Tess Grady doesn’t do playboy cowboys, and as far as she’s concerned, that’s exactly what Gage McBride is. Tess wants steady, stable, and secure in a man, and Gage seems to be the farthest thing from that. When women come up to a man in a bar and slap him, that’s got to be a good sign that he’s not the one for her or a suitable male role model for her young daughter. After losing her husband in a car accident, Tess isn’t even sure she can love again.

Shy socialite Breanna is used to being overlooked, minimized, and ignored. She's grown up in the suffocating household of her old-money parents and done her best to please them, agreeing to marry a man of their choosing. Just weeks before the wedding, she runs away. As she flees to her friend in Canada, she wrecks her car in the mountains. Rafe, the man who rescues her, is a bear-shifter wintering in his cabin. Snowed in together, the passion flares between them, and he soon realizes she is his mate.

Clinging to the hope Dr. Daphne Wells can help his teammate and former lover, Malcolm kidnaps the doctor and brings her to Sanctuary. Once she realizes how the black ops group subverted her research, she is eager to help reverse the effects, if she can. While she studies the artificial intelligence systems, Malcolm and the rest of the team set about systematically destroying all traces of Project Shift and Project Enhanced.

Jesse has known Aleah for years. She was always his best friend's little girl tagging along on their annual camping trips. During their first time camping since her father's death, Aleah and Jesse realize they share a mutual attraction. He's twice her age, but she isn't going to let that stop her. She wants to be Jesse's girl and doesn't care if there is no protection available in the middle of the forest.

Clint McBride has spent seven long years running from his past, believing he was responsible for the death of his best friend. A chance layover in Phoenix leads him home to Prescott, Arizona, but he has no intention of staying. Once he takes care of unfinished business, he intends to leave the state - for good. Ella Fisher can’t believe Clint is back. As a matter of fact, she’s furious with him for leaving without a word and for not letting anyone know he was even alive.