Perfect Books and Brews has caught the eye of the witch council in charge of policing the magical world and they have dispatched a warlock enforcer, Wes Griffith, to investigate if the three witches have broken the cardinal rule of their order – never use their magic on non-magic folk. With his father on the council, he can't afford to come back with an unfavorable or partial report. Alexa Boyer, the coffee shop's appointed accountant, knows that they need extra help for the holiday season, but the profits simply aren't there. So, when a handsome and charming warlock comes to town in search of work and is willing to do it for cheap, she hires him on the spot, much to the disapproval of her two associates. The longer they work together, Alexa discovers that she's not only grateful for Wes's arrival, but she definitely enjoys watching him make lattes all day long. Being only a half-blooded witch, she thought her dark mind magic wouldn't make an untimely appearance like it...

**Second Edition**When high school student Katey McCoy accepted the offer of the boy she fell in love with, she knew her world would be changed forever. She just didn't realize how profound—and dangerous—those changes would be. Logan Keith, her handsome schoolmate, is a werewolf—a loup-garou—and now, Katey is one as well, the first female to ever survive the transformation. It doesn't take long for Katey to understand she's not the indestructible monster of myths and legends. Getting used to her strong, beautiful new body, her intense new senses, and her obligations to her new pack is hard work, but Katey's determined to be the best. To her surprise, and sorrow, Katey's transformation didn't bring Logan closer as she'd hoped. Instead, he's become standoffish, and at the same time, strangely possessive, especially when a rival loup-garou plans to claim Katey as his own. Then they're plunged into even greater danger. A new threat is determined to...

Get ready to warm up this winter in USA Today Bestselling author KL Donn's latest small town holiday romance in the wilds of Greenland with a sexy Viking guide. ​ She's here on assignment; Not meant to be mine. ​ But when I ask what she really wants... "To have your baby." Her answer means I'll never let her go. I could tell she hadn't meant to say it out loud. I don't care. Because now, she's going to be my naughty elf, and I'll convince her to stay. Doing so won't be hard after she realizes I'm just like my Viking ancestors and know what I want and will never waver. Get ready for a smoking-hot holiday story where this Viking Santa gets his Christmas wish with his oh-so-naughty little helper elf.

A sweet and heartwarming Holiday Rom Com you won't want to put down."The very essence of Christmas. A must-have for your Christmas reading list."—GoodreadsCan an unlikely grumpy-sunshine romance return the magic of Christmas to this small town?All podcaster "Cheery Charlee" Ridgeway wants for Christmas is to land her one-millionth follower. But first, she needs a really good story. Amid hundreds of submissions, one stands out: a plea for a Christmas miracle from Cape Sunset, a small fishing village that hasn't celebrated Christmas since Jack Fortner lost his fiancée four years ago.It's the perfect pitch, but who knew Jack would be such a downright Grinch—or so heart-stoppingly handsome?Jack's comfortable crab-fisherman routine is shaken when Charlee blows into town. It's not long before the pretty podcaster is breathing new life into Cape Sunset, captivating...

When it comes to love, there's no competition. When Cynthia Pruitt dreamed of reeling in the catch of a lifetime, she meant seafood. Not her soul mate. Part-time jobs in the quaint fishing village of Maiden's Bay pay the bills, but they do little to calm Cynthia's adventurous spirit. She dreams of commanding the open sea aboard her own crab fishing vessel. When a popular local captain hosts a week-long contest to find a new greenhorn for his fishing vessel, she can't pass up the opportunity. Her goal is to prove she can do anything the men can do, and that includes sharing a room with one for the duration of the tryouts. She's expecting to bunk with Captain Ahab—not Captain America. Liam Reynolds has put his past as a greenhorn behind him. After an accident at sea left him scarred, he's content to stay ashore. But when his friend asks him to help assess greenhorn candidates, he's hard pressed to refuse. But his time onboard reawakens...

Kara Carter has her future set—the right photography job, the perfect reliable boyfriend, and her own apartment in New York, until one morning changes it all. She has no choice but to move back home to Waverly Lake, North Carolina, a town she had sworn off for ten years. It's one thing to return as a failure, it's another to find her neighbor is the one and only Danny Bennett, the boy who broke her heart senior year of high school. As Kara helps with the family's furniture business—and steers clear of Danny—she is pressured into teaming up with her dad for the Annual Waverly Lake Regatta.But when her dad's accident results in forfeiting his sailing team slot, no one in Waverly Lake can forgive her past—except Danny. Danny Bennett, now a single father of seven-year-old daughter Hannah, can't help but be drawn to Kara. When he offers to help Kara race in the regatta, little does he know how the woman who...

Healing hearts takes more than medicine. Bran Jackson, a gifted trauma surgeon, finds himself at a crossroads after his fast-paced lifestyle in Seattle lands him in hot water. Suspended from the hospital, he retreats to his hometown of Maiden's Bay, hoping to take over his grandfather's medical practice and salvage his career. The quiet coastal town seems like the perfect place to start anew—until he meets his competition. Aubrie Turnbridge, a pediatric oncologist, wants to put the shadows of her past in Dallas behind her. Moving to Maiden's Bay offers a fresh start and the chance to work at a small-town doctor's office. She's ready for the change, but not for the infuriatingly charming doctor she's up against. Bran's arrogance grates on her, and his motivations are as questionable as his roguish grin is disarming. As Bran and Aubrie vie for the coveted position, the clinic becomes a battleground for their ambitions and a surprising...

In the debut essay collection from the hosts of the hit podcast Podcrushed, Penn Badgley, Sophie Ansari, and Nava Kavelin explore what it means to come of age at every stage of our lives.Known for spotlighting your favorite artists' tween stories of self-discovery on their podcast, Penn, Sophie, and Nava turn inward to share their own experiences for the first time. Penn, a twelve-year-old, Discman-toting introvert, starts in the solitude of his only-child household where he danced like no one was watching (because no one was watching) before embarking on a neon-lit journey to Hollywood. Sophie takes us to her middle school in Beijing where she had to ward off rumors of a boob job, and to the moment loosening her chokehold on love brought her husband straight into her living room. Nava traces the emotional aftershocks of losing her mother and guides us through the whimsical world of an imaginationship, where nothing is ever as it seems. ...

A mysterious woman is suspected of murder at the 1889 Paris Expo in this historical novel of "gorgeous prose" by the author of The Chess Garden (Kirkus Reviews). Paris, 1889. When the body of an unknown woman appears on the banks of the Seine, it is put on display at the morgue behind Notre Dame, according to protocol. Though the woman is never identified, her eerie beauty is so captivating that a death mask is made of her face. The mask would become one of the most famous curios of the twentieth century. Set during the final days of 1889's Exposition Universelle, Brooks Hansen's fascinating novel speculates on who this mysterious woman was. Disgraced former Gendarme Henri Brassard is returning to Paris, determined to reclaim his place in La Force. When he crosses paths with a suspicious woman in a gypsy wagon, he suspects her of a brutal crime. Tracking her through the city, Brassard observes from the...