REVENGE IS SWEET, BUT SO IS DESIRE On the hunt for his alpha's killer, Lycan Matthias Marshall is willing to go to any lengths to end his quest. Even if that means kidnapping the enemy. Well-trained tracker Trinity Caldwell can take him back to her pack and their treacherous leader. Yet convincing Trinity to betray her kind won't be easy. Nor will denying the pull his body feels toward hers. Matthias has buried his heart along with his mate. Desire…love…have no part in his plan. But when Trinity risks her life for his, Matthias must decide how much vengeance means to him.

Now Queen of Esteopia, the welfare of Tympany’s kingdom and the safety of her husband, Blekket Elrod, rest heavily on her shoulders. As war between the kingdoms continues, Tympany’s determination to protect Blekket leads her to regrettably join forces with her eldest sister, Hadestia. Hadestia wants to destroy Kylantis, home of the Gods. While Hadestia helps Tympany develop her powers beyond what she imagined possible, Tympany’s sister’s methods of teaching send her down a spiralling path. A path from which not even Blekket can save her. When tragedy strikes and Tympany loses everything, she must recommit to the family she turned her back on to bring Hadestia down once and for all. Will Tympany save her people and her husband from the threat Hadestia poses? Or will she end up the closest to death an immortal goddess can get—alone?

Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. As part of her teshuvah, a girl writes letters to the ex-boyfriend she still loves, revealing that her struggle with angry outbursts is related to PMDD. A boy sheds uncontrollable tears but finds that in doing so he’s helping to enable another’s healing. In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before. Through powerful prose, verse, and graphics, the characters in this anthology defy stereotypes as they remind readers that living with a mental health condition doesn’t mean that you’re defined by it. Each story is followed by a note from its author to the reader, and comprehensive back matter includes bios for the contributors as well as a collection of relevant resources. With contributions by: Mercedes Acosta * Karen Jialu Bao * James Bird * Rocky Callen * Nora Shalaway Carpenter * Alechia Dow * Patrick Downes * Anna Drury * Nikki Grimes * Val Howlett * Jonathan Lenore Kastin * Sonia Patel * Marcella Pixley * Isabel Quintero * Ebony Stewart * Francisco X. Stork

Join an epic, action-packed magical adventure, full of conspiracies and danger, in the Royal Bastards fantasy series. Royal Bastards: Being a bastard blows. Tilla would know. Her father, Lord Kent of the Western Province, loved her as a child, but cast her aside as soon as he had trueborn children. At sixteen, Tilla spends her days exploring long-forgotten tunnels beneath the castle with her stablehand half-brother, Jax, and her nights drinking with the servants, passing out on Jax's floor while her castle bedroom collects dust. Tilla longs to sit by her father's side, enjoying feasts with the rest of the family. Instead, she sits with the other bastards, like Miles of House Hampstedt, an awkward scholar who's been in love with Tilla since they were children. The bastards band together, realizing they alone have the power to prevent a civil war that will tear their kingdom apart—if they can warn the king in time.... City of Bastards: Tilla is safe from her murderous father in the dazzling capital of Lightspire, where she lives a life of luxury under the protection of the Volaris King, alongside her boyfriend, Zell, and best friend, Princess Lyriana. So why isn't she happy? Maybe it's the whispers and stares that follow her wherever she goes, as the daughter of the traitor waging war against Lightspire. Or maybe it's the memories of her beloved brother, Jax, who lies cold in his grave even as she tries to settle into a life in the city's prestigious University. Then Tilla stumbles upon the body of a classmate—a friend. The authorities are quick to rule it a suicide and sweep it under the rug, but when Tilla is attacked by a mysterious man with terrifying powers, she's convinced of a conspiracy. Her friends beg her to stay silent; what she's suggesting is impossible...and treasonous. The deeper she digs, the more questions she uncovers.... War of the Bastards: A year has passed since the fall of Lightspire. The Inquisitor Miles Hampstedt rules Noveris with a blood-soaked iron fist. Tilla and her friends have become hardened rebels in the Unbroken, a band of guerilla fighters hiding out on the fringes of the Kingdom protecting the true queen, Lyriana Volaris. Even as they fight, they know their cause is doomed—that with every passing day Miles's army of Bloodmages spreads across the continent. But at least they have each other...and some halfway-decent drinks. With Miles's forces closing in, a ragtag team sets out on an eleventh-hour mission: form an alliance with Syan's people that could turn the tide of the war. But what they discover in the Red Wastes changes everything, including their very understanding of the magic that runs through Noveris. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the Royal Bastards trilogy, Tilla faces an impossible choice: unthinkable destruction in the name of peace...or an uncertain future that means confronting a terrible past.

He’s an Irishman with a wild past and a sexy grin... Conor O’Neill, middle child of five Irish brothers, is resisting the lure of adventure by he opening a surf shop near Green Valley, California. But when a beyond-gorgeous wedding planner interrupts his surf lesson with a swish of her skirt and barely-there “please,” he can’t help being drawn to a new escapade: landing the sexy hellcat in his bed. She’s a single mom fighting to control her own sizzle and heat... Madlyn Sanchez needs a change, and a fling with a guy who seems like he he won’t stick around for long could be the short-term distraction to her buttoned-up life. She’s surprised, though, when the one-night-stand shows no signs of stopping. The man is addictive, and not just because of his sexy accent and ability to heat up the kitchen and the sheets. Whatever could go wrong when two opposites jump into bed? In no time at all, Madlyn and her son have Conor’s heart. But can an Irish rogue who once cherished his freedom convince Madlyn to take a chance on love?

The O'Reilly Brothers are your next binge read series - they're unputdownable... Brother's Keeper I: Declan (part 2) - The only thing that could taint money, privilege, and endless access to the finer things in life may have been murder…but now it’s revenge. Lives are on the line once again in the gripping second part to this epic 5-star fan favorite. Lydia exchanged her luxurious lifestyle for the security of modest, small town living where she could raise her son. But her reprieve is short, because she’s no longer safe. Not by a long shot. Taking down the head of a cartel left Declan with more enemies than he could count. He put his career and life on the line in order to save the woman who changed everything for him - then he left her. But now he’s back, because there’s a new threat on the horizon and Lydia is in the crosshairs. Fate offers another maniacal twist that reaches beyond the grave when the mastermind behind it all isn’t who they think, and the line between good and evil is blurred. Criminal empires may fall and legacies die hard, but Declan fights harder as he returns to neutralize the final threat preventing a future with Lydia. Can Declan prevail, or has he been a step too many behind all along. One thing is for sure, nothing is ever as it seems when it comes to Brother’s Keeper.

Can a no-nonsense lawyer and a capricious free spirit solve crime without murdering each other? Evangeline Malcolm Carstairs, dog-walker and ghost-buster, has one goal—earning respect for her paranormal abilities. When ten-year-old Loretta Post walks into her Psychic Solutions Agency bearing two sad ghosts and claiming someone is trying to kill her, Evie is on the case. When the child’s hunky guardian shows up to drag Loretta back to boarding school, Evie is not about to send the grieving child into possible danger. Besides, Loretta is a Malcolm and belongs with family—especially if someone murdered her parents. Efficient, no-nonsense Savannah lawyer Jax Jackson normally investigates corporate fraud. Babysitting an errant ten-year-old has never been on his agenda—until his firm’s wealthy ward escapes school and heads straight for a family with a con-artist history dating to the 17th century. Jax isn’t buying ghostly warnings, but when his investigations turn up land fraud in the small town Loretta’s parents once owned, he reluctantly relies on Evie’s insights—which puts them on a collision course with the town authorities and his own father.

Moving to a Scottish castle allows seventh-grader Callie to escape friendship problems in San Diego, but finding new friends, even in the birding club an old journal inspires her to join, proves challenging.

"Jon Snow won't be the only 'bastard' whose name readers will remember." —Entertainment Weekly Being a bastard blows. Tilla would know. Her father, Lord Kent of the Western Province, loved her as a child, but cast her aside as soon as he had trueborn children. At sixteen, Tilla spends her days exploring long-forgotten tunnels beneath the castle with her stablehand half-brother, Jax, and her nights drinking with the servants, passing out on Jax's floor while her castle bedroom collects dust. Tilla longs to sit by her father's side, enjoying feasts with the rest of the family. Instead, she sits with the other bastards, like Miles of House Hampstedt, an awkward scholar who's been in love with Tilla since they were children. Then, at a feast honoring the visiting princess Lyriana, the royal shocks everyone by choosing to sit at the Bastards' Table. Before she knows it, Tilla is leading the sheltered princess on a late-night escapade. Along with Jax, Miles, and fellow bastard Zell, a Zitochi warrior from the north, they stumble upon a crime they were never meant to witness. The bastards band together, realizing they alone have the power to prevent a civil war that will tear their kingdom apart—if they can warn the king in time. And if they can survive the journey...

From the author of Dictatorship of the Dress comes a new novel about a woman who's vowed to never walk down the aisle--and the two men who'll do anything to get her to say "I do"... "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride" has suited Danica James just fine...until the mysterious man who crashed her sister's wedding steals her heart, leaves a slice of groom's cake under her pillow, and then disappears. Hoping to forget her unforgettable fling, Dani takes a job as a backstage masseuse for a rock music festival, not expecting the tour's headlining bad boy to make an offer she can't refuse. Nash Drama needs a fiancée--and fast... Mick Spencer is the best wedding cake designer in New Hope and the town's most eligible bachelor. But despite the bevy of bridesmaids he's sampled, Mick can't get the evening he spent with Dani out of his mind. So when she shows up for a cake tasting at the Night Kitchen--with his former best friend's ring on her finger--Mick vows to charm the woman of his dreams into choosing a sweet and sinful ever after, with him...