Thea Quinn has no idea what she is. All she knows is that her abilities have been a plague upon her life since she was a child. After years of suffering at the hands of a megalomaniac, Thea escaped and has been on the run ever since. The leadership and protection of his pack are of the utmost importance to Conall MacLennan, Alpha and Chief of Clan MacLennan, the last werewolf pack in Scotland. Which is why watching his sister slowly die of a lycanthropic disease is emotional torture. When Conall is approached by a businessman who offers a cure for his sister in exchange for the use of Conall's rare tracking ability, Conall forges an unbreakable contract with him. He has to find and retrieve the key to the cure: dangerous murderer, Thea Quinn. Thea's attempts to evade the ruthless werewolf are not only thwarted by the Alpha, but by outside dangers. With no choice but to rely on one another for survival, truths are revealed, intensifying a passionate connection they both fight to resist. At war with themselves and each other, Conall and Thea's journey to Scotland forces them to face a heartrending choice between love and betrayal.

Colleen Oakes’s twisted reimagining of the Queen of Hearts origin story comes to a thrilling conclusion in War of the Cards. Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely. Now a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life. Fury is blooming inside Dinah, poisoning her soul and twisting her mind. All she has left is Wonderland and her crown, and her obsession to fight for both. But the war rages on and Dinah could inherit a blood-stained throne. Can a leader filled with love and rage ever be the ruler her kingdom needs? Or will her all-consuming wrath bring Wonderland to its knees? This is not a story of happily ever after. This is the story of the Queen of Hearts.

Achim Jeffers had no illusions of being a hero or some savior. He was faced with another a covert mission. This one, involving dangerous and lawless cops. Achim’s shadowy bosses needed him to expose the cop’s secrets and obtain justice for the beleaguered black citizens of New Orleans. This was the very profession Achim left his Sunday pulpit to pursue. Now as a ruthless hitman, he enjoyed these types of missions and dedicated the rebirth of his new life towards fulfilling them. Yet, somewhere in between unearthing evidence of greed, lies, and murders, Achim found himself torn. A mysterious and elusive black cop had stolen his heart, making an already risky mission more difficult and confused. The professional assassin had somehow fallen in love with one of his targets, Detective Jessica Baker. Jessica’s beautiful golden smile, and intoxicating eyes had captured him, launching Achim’s heart into a state of war. For Achim, the stakes are high, and he must somehow win the war waging within his soul while answering the hardest question of all. Does he embrace his heart’s desire for Jessica Baker, or does he quench his righteous thirst for justice? Find out in this action-packed novel. Our sequel "God Love Us: An Achim Jeffers Novel" coming soon! Be sure to read Spirit of 1811 Publishing's Sci-Fi novel, "Nothing Will Come Between Us", available now on amazon via Ebook, Paperback and Audiobook.

A forbidden motorcycle club romance I tried not to look at her. I tried not to want her. I tried not to love her. But she won this war of hearts and now I'm a man on my knees. This love may kill me. My president will see to that. No one touches his daughter. He's removed me from her life. He's sent me to hell where every day is a bloodbath. If he thinks he's won, he's wrong. Every battle is won before it's fought and she won this battle a long time ago. I surrendered in our war of hearts and now I'll fight to the death for my queen. An explosive and epic love story set in the gritty world of the Storm MC. "Wow...unputdownable! This book is an angsty, steamy, forbidden, slow burn with some major push and pull." - Fun Under The Covers Blog "WOW!!! I am literally at a loss for words. WOW!!! WAR OF HEARTS was absolutely EPIC!!!" - Reading Is Our Satisfaction Blog The Storm MC world from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nina Levine, currently has three completed motorcycle club romance series, with more to come. Nina's alphas are always protective and possessive, and usually bossy. Her heroines all have inner strength and always give as good as they get. The Storm MC books are spicy romances and feature heroes who will scorch the earth for the woman they love. If you enjoyed Sons of Anarchy, you will love the Storm MC series! Binge read the COMPLETE series! BOOKS IN THE STORM MC RELOADED SERIES: Book 1: Hurricane Hearts Book 2: War of Hearts Book 3: Christmas Hearts Book 4: Battle Hearts For fans of: Kristen Ashley, Madeline Sheehan, Autumn Jones Lake, Ryan Michele, Chelle Bliss, Laramie Briscoe. Keywords: Motorcycle Club Romance, biker romance, forbidden romance, age gap romance, alpha hero, bad boy romance, romantic suspense, mc romance, protector romance, found family, angsty romance, contemporary romance, new adult romance, hot romance, steamy romance, spicy romance, women's romance, Australian romance, emotional romance.

Dylan McGrath has been searching for centuries for someone to call his own, his ability to know exactly how other people are feeling is sometimes too much for him to take. When he realizes that he can’t pluck emotions from Vindicta’s pet harpy, it intrigues him more than he would care to admit. Loyalty to his family comes first, and his attraction to Callista doesn’t fit in with the mission to save them. Callista Rayne has always been told that her emotions are a weakness for a harpy, that they are something to be hidden. But the more time she spends with the empathic vampire the more she questions her beliefs. Being in close proximity to Dylan makes it hard to keep up the façade and keep her secrets, all while trying to navigate her complicated loyalty to Vindicta. Vindicta’s plan is escalating, the final pieces are nearly in place. But Dylan and Callista never expected that the real battle they would face would be the war of hearts between them.

Revolution is rising in Wonderland. Dinah’s battle has begun. Colleen Oakes’s twisted reimagining of the Queen of Hearts origin story continues in this thrilling sequel, Blood of Wonderland. Dinah has been exiled from Wonderland. The vicious father she always feared has framed her for the brutal murder of her brother and turned the kingdom against her. Now hiding in the lush and mysterious Twisted Wood with only her war steed at her side, Dinah is faced with a choice—to leave Wonderland forever, or stay and fight her father for the throne. When a chance encounter with one of her father’s long-lost enemies brings Dinah more allies than she ever could have imagined, war starts to feel inevitable. But before Dinah can lead her people into combat, she must confront certain truths about her heart and her destiny—no matter how dark those truths may be. Don’t miss War of the Cards, the epic conclusion to the Queen of Hearts trilogy.

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On the prairies of Canada during World War II, a girl and her two young siblings begin a war of their own. Stricken with tuberculosis, they are admitted to a nearby sanatorium. Teenager Marie Claire is headstrong, angry, and full of stubborn pride. In a new strange land of TB exiles she must "chase the cure," seek privacy where there is none, and witness the slow wasting decline of others. But in this moving novel about fighting a way back to normal life, it is the thing that sets back Marie Claire the most—the demise of her little brother—that also connects her with the person who will be instrumental in helping her recover.

In love and war . . . After fighting abroad for years, Sir Jeremy Blaine simply hopes to retire to a life of peace. But the lands promised to Jeremy have been stolen. He has no choice but to fight again, this time for his legacy. Healer Alicen Kent promised her dying mother that she'd remain neutral in any conflict. But when Jeremy Blaine brings her a critically wounded nobleman, Alicen has no choice but to help. Even if the injured man is part of the reason conflict is ravaging her shire. Dedicated to her healing, Alicen wants no husband. Determined to win back his land, Sir Jeremy has no interest in a wife. But other forces--haunting and supernatural--are at work in their lives. While warfare rages on the battlefield, Alicen and Jeremy draw their own lines in the sand. And before long, the only question is: who will win this War of Hearts?

Captain Jamie Graham is forever changed when he meets young Aveline Perrault. Both of them broken and walled off from the cruel and cold world around them-made even crueler and colder by the Great War-the pair form an unlikely bond. She finds in him the father she never had, and with her love, he faces the pain from his own childhood.