A Mythical Desires Universe Novella When a very curious fire dragon approaches a demi-goddess for a job in her BDSM club, a subtle chemistry only a dragon can sense leads to a surprising attraction for both of them. As the resort’s summer season ends, they each have to sort through their feelings for the other and decide if this was a fling or something more. Rare Temptations is a spicy dragon shifter romance. The Mythical Desires Universe is a queer-centric world where myth and legends exist alongside advanced science and technology. Content Warnings can be found in the front matter or at mleaden.com

Neuroscientist Jaleh Kezri has created a genetically modified protein that can be activated by remote transmission. Once inside the bloodstream, it can program the brain to fight disease. But for those with darker intentions, it can be directed to cause pain and sickness...even death.A small group of powerful men wants to establish a totalitarian world government. They plan to infect the world's population with the protein. Then everyone will be forced to obey the new rulers or suffer terrible consequences.If the Project team can't stop the cabal, millions will die. A new world order will arise, ending freedom everywhere.The stakes for humanity have never been higher...

Welcome to Berecombe-by-the-Sea for a year of very special celebrations... This year sees the seventy-fifth anniversary of D-Day. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those brave boys who went to fight on French beaches for our freedom. And now Berecombe is playing host to our American allies once more. All surviving soldiers who were billeted in the town have been invited for street parties, a D-Day parade, a black-tie ball at The Henville and much, much more. So, come along, get dressed up and join in the fun! A second chance...or a new romance? With summer having arrived in Berecombe with sunshiny gusto, and the D-Day anniversary celebrations on the horizon, there's much to keep Ashley Lydden busy as she settles further into her new life by the seaside. So why can't she stop thinking about Eddie McQueen? They came so close to having it all, but now Ashley isn't sure where they stand. With flirty Cornish painter Jake Tremayne taking a shine to Ashley and asking her to sit for...

"The phantom memory of his touch brushed against my waist as I stroked the silver chain. I loved him more than I wanted to admit to myself."After the tumultuous events of Scarlet Whispers, Anne finds herself in a position where her heart is breaking. Her love life is falling apart, and she's in total confusion. While Anne is struggling to accept the new direction her life is taking, James is making decisions that his former self would have hated. Albert becomes Anne's best friend through her struggles and attempts to help her with the challenges she's facing. The epic vampire love triangle between Albert, James, and Anne continues in the second installment of The Shades of Us Trilogy. When her adventure brings her back to Savannah, Anne will have to make a choice that shapes her future.

The Elf Academy elves throw a surprise party for Santa in this third book in a series about a young elf's merry misadventures, part of the Aladdin QUIX line of fun-to-read, short chapter books that's perfect for emerging readers!The elves decide to throw a super-duper surprise party for Santa, complete with gifts, treats, and decorations! Andy Snowden has a million and one ideas to make the party the best one ever. What could possibly go wrong?

"So, have you moved on? Or do you still love her?" Did he? Absolutely. That Sophie shaped hole in his heart that was never filled. The question was, would she let him back in? When Sophie's Europe plans are cancelled, she pivots to a job as activity director at Christmas Tree Lodge. The same lodge where she was proposed to three years earlier. To a guy who dumped her in a text! Enter Sam who is there with his four-year-old daughter Can they get past their hurts and start anew?

A romance anthology with over THIRTY original, never-before-seen stories from bestselling and award-winning authors. Each piece was written for this anthology to benefit firefighters and wildlife in Australia. AUSTRALIA is only available for a limited time, so one-click your copy before it's gone. AUTHORS INCLUDE: Penny Reid, Meredith Wild, Carly Phillips, Sierra Simone, Emma Scott, Susan Stoker, Kennedy Ryan, Willow Aster, Skye Warren, Kylie Scott, Aleatha Romig, Willow Winters, AL Jackson, Julia Kent, Rebecca Yarros, Tijan, Giana Darling, Emma Hart, Chelle Bliss, Noelle Adams, A. Zavarelli, Jenika Snow, Dylan Allen, Audrey Carlan, Robin Covington, Mary Catherine Gebhard, Melanie Moreland, Parker S. Huntington, Nana Malone, Jewel E. Ann, Annabel Joseph, Celia Aaron, Michelle Heard, Brighton Walsh, Tamsen Parker, Pam Godwin, Kayti McGee All royalties from this project will be donated to relief funds in Australia, with 50% going to a firefighter charity and 50%...

The world revolves around the Elite.Especially, when they are the children of Savannah's most notorious mafia families. Wealthy, beautiful, and chillingly cruel, they rule our school and the hearts of those around them.Ason Antoni isn't just part of the Elite...he is the Elite.Charming, reckless, and full of secrets, he is the most sought-after guy at the Royal Elite Academy. wanted him and every guy wanted to be him. He was reckless with his wicked smile and cold personality, but there was something about him that terrified ... and intrigued me.And, he has his eye on me.I never thought a guy like Ason would ever notice someone like me, but he has, and I have no idea what to do. I don't belong in his world, but I can't help but be tempted to just have a taste...This savage boy could destroy me, and I may just let him.

Starling can trap a rabbit, cook a meal from a hedge and hear a bailiff coming from a mile off. All she has ever known is a nomadic existence, travelling in a converted van with Mar, her strong-willed mother.



But Mar has cut them off from their community, and this winter they’re stuck in deep mud in a wood, with no fuel, no money and no friends. One morning, without explanation, Mar leaves and doesn’t come back.



Utterly alone, Starling must learn to survive without her mother and build a life on her own terms. An offer to stay with an old friend draws her into a more conventional way of living – but can rootless Starling ever find a place where she truly belongs?