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Delegate your way to the top. - No, not that top. Professional. I can do professional. That's what Lilah wants from me, anyway. But when things start getting stressful again, she takes me up on an old offer for a work trip, away from reality. Oh, I should keep it professional. But, away from the office, it's hard to remember why we laid those rules down in the first place. And I don't know how long I can keep my hands to myself.

I just want to forget Lilah and move on with my life, but the world isn't making that easy. My mother won't get off my back about bringing her to the fold again. And the stress at work is piling up without her smile to take the edge off. And she was damn good at her job. I can't lie about that. But she's not waiting around for me. And I'm not sure how much more of not being able to have her that I can take....

They say it is not the fall that kills you. Maybe for humans this is true. Perhaps one could go on falling forever, and yet live on. I have heard them say you can get used to anything. Among my people, though, it is the fall itself that is the end. It is not, as you might imagine, a literal casting out. God does not throw us down from on high. It is, like many things, a process: One decision on top of another until you realize suddenly that you are too far gone to turn back. It is too late to do anything but go on falling. Or so, at least, it went for me.

I chose to become a Marine, but that choice came with sacrifices. Instead of living a quiet life with the girl next door, I'm serving my country, facing danger, and keeping those who can't protect themselves safe. Except now, my high school sweetheart is back in my life, and she's the one in danger. When an international terrorist group kidnaps her, will I lose her forever just when I've found her again?

Work. That's all I do. After my best friend betrayed me, that's all I can do. I'm trying to nail a massive contract. One that'll put my company ahead of the rest. But, of course, he's a traditionalist. My assistant says I need a fiancée. Someone that makes me look good in a commitment. Except, I don't date. And I don't intend to start. So a fake fiancée it is. What I didn't expect were her legs. Or her poise. Or her perfection. And now? I can't keep my eyes off her.

Kirk Sterling hasn't seen Bethany Walker since the day he dumped her. He broke up with her to protect her from his powerful family, but he hasn't gotten over her. When Bethany shows up, desperate for his help, Kirk agrees, ready to resist her seductive charm. After her breakup with Kirk, Bethany Walker has kept her distance, working hard to move on from her heartache. But Bethany discovers that her estranged father is in danger, and Kirk is the only man she can turn to for help. Seeing Kirk again threatens to reignite the feud between their families, worst of all, endangers her battered heart.

Bree was the type of woman who relished in the joy of her existence. She was always outside, she surfed, painted, and helped out at local charities. She had a ton of friends, and she was in a serious relationship. Until her life came to an abrupt halt.

Bryan McBride thinks he has it all. His brother’s reputation has been cleared, and he’s rekindled his passionate relationship with painter Hailey. His only real struggle is deciding the best way to continuing honoring his brother’s sacrifice by helping the homeless. A deadly brain tumor threatens Hailey’s life, but she’s afraid the truth will destroy Bryan. Despite her pain, she doesn’t want to bring him months of emotional turmoil by having him worry about her. She thinks it’ll be best if he doesn’t know until the last moment. But it’s hard to conceal from your own lover that you’re dying.

Brigid O'Neil, Irish immigrant and interior designer, never does anything that might count as wild or against the rules. Until she meets Levi Carson in a bar on holiday in Miami, and is too drunk to remember her rules about following rules. Fast forward eight months… she never got his number or last name, but she did get something. Levi Carson didn't expect to come home from the Marines and meet a girl he liked on his first night back in the States. He'd just finished military service and his head wasn't all in the right place.

I Fell not because I hated humans, but because I loved one of their own…Mara and Eris have been cut off from Heaven, abandoned on Earth, still bound and completely without support. Even Nikomedes can’t help them any longer. Mara might have been able to handle being cut off, but Jon has learned the truth about who—and what—she is. And he doesn’t know if he’s prepared to date an immortal. On the verge of losing everything, Mara wonders whether to tell the Council the truth about the Fallen.

Olivia Cadwell—or Parker, if you wanted to know the truth—hadn't stepped into Leo Folley's world expected to want to stay. But when he encourages her to open her own bakery and make her dreams come true, and then offers to invest in the bakery to make sure it happens, she starts to have second thoughts about the plans she had for leaving.

A decision to help the love of his life spirals him down a dark path. Forcing him to stumble along. Alone. While Micah wrestles with the demons of his past, Sierra feels pushed away. Forgotten about. As she backs up, Micah continues to fall into the darkness threatening to wash him away.

Trey Nichols hates who he is and where he comes from. It's why he changed his name and everything he had been the first 20 years of his life. When the sassy Kayla Townsend intervenes in what could have been the kiss of death, he is intrigued and annoyed. He thinks it's by chance that their paths have crossed. Kayla knows otherwise. She tracked down the son of the most notorious drug cartel leader and is playing a dangerous spy game. She didn't expect to fall for the bad biker, but she did.

Moonrise Key. Playground of the rich and famous. Overnight Cassandra Monahan has gone from high society darling to infamous criminal. Behind bars, she can't reach out to her family, or the one man she yearns for. Even though she's certain Jack Landry's betrayal landed her in jail, Cassandra can't let him go. The passion between them is undeniable no matter how much she tries to resist it. When she's dealt a lucky hand and makes bail, she realizes she misjudged Jack. But she still can't fall back into his arms or give him her heart.

Mara finally found the courage to open her heart and give Jon a chance, but her tentative happiness is threatened before she even gets to go on her first official date. Aleksander is gone, removed by the Council for being too lenient, and his replacement isn't willing to turn a blind eye to anything. And that's not the only thing keeping them apart.

As a security expert, Jack Landry has risked his life and faced dangerous missions around the world. His current assignment has him infiltrating an inner circle of billionaires and power players on a tropical island in the Florida Keys - The Gentleman's Club. However, he never counted on getting involved with Cassandra, the daughter of the shipping magnate he's tailing. Now, against his better judgment, he's falling under her spell and telling her about his secret mission.

Jimmy didn’t believe Ashley when she told him who was behind the fraud within the company. Even when it added up. He didn’t want to believe it because the accused was a father figure to him, the first person to invest in his company and get it started.

It was only supposed to be one night. Except making out with your boss when his girlfriend walks into his office, doesn’t sound as innocent as it seems. Maybe Jimmy’s ex-girlfriend has a bit of a grudge against them. Maybe running into them a week later out together only fuels the fire and her determination to take them down. And if not them, at least Jimmy’s company.

I'll never forget the first time someone called me "trash". I was 13, and it was my own father. I guess I should've expected it, since mom said I was a mistake for as long as I remember. I've been underestimated by everyone, from my ex-husband to my college instructor, who never thought I'd pass his EMT courses.

With Ashton's ex romping through the streets of Boston, things heat up for the probationary firefighter. Between balancing her daughter, trying to figure things out with Lieutenant Sanders and trying to fly under the radar with Captain Greene, everything starts taking its toll. Which leaves her vulnerable for more attacks.