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How can a living nightmare bring such sweet dreams?

Mara Vance never thought her “useless” psychology degree would lead to studying an actual monster. Subject X-13, aka “The Nightmare,” is armed with sharp teeth, claws, and a constantly shifting form… yet Mara finds the huge shadow creature as intriguing as he is terrifying.

But as Mara studies him, she soon realizes that the Nightmare is far more intelligent than her shady superiors say he is. And every night, she indulges in twisted fantasies about the same monster. What happens in her dreams stays in her dreams – right?

Everyone says he’s nothing more than a monster. But when dream and reality collide, Mara must decide how much she’s willing to trust him – and herself. Will she risk setting him free, or will she lose him forever?

Category: Paranormal Romance

Can a dead heart learn to beat again?

After dropping out of med school, Lucy Sullivan thought her skill with a scalpel would only be useful for her hobbyist taxidermy. But life takes another unexpected turn when she becomes the doctor for a most unusual patient: one who’s already dead. Or undead, rather.

Subject X-14, “The Revenant” – aka Victor – may be a collection of stitched-together corpses with a hunger for human flesh, yet Lucy soon finds herself grappling with unexpected fondness for her patient. In spite of her general fear of getting close to people, she wants to make him happy just as badly as she wants to cut him open and figure out what makes him tick.

But when Victor uses her as a hostage and kidnaps her, Lucy becomes a pawn in his plot to take out his cruel creator. They say if you seek revenge, you should dig two graves – and with Lucy caught up in this scheme, i

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He’s the grumpiest rancher in Montana. She’s the new vet who won’t stop smiling. Beckett Callahan hasn’t let anyone close in years. Then she shows up at 2 AM in cow-print pajamas and saves the calf he couldn’t. He falls first. He falls hard. And he falls in silence — because this cowboy shows love with his hands, not his words.

Category: Western Romance

She’s given up on love to protect her family.
He’ll never give up on her—no matter what.

Lily has carried a lifetime of guilt that was never hers to bear, convinced a darkness within her makes her unworthy of happiness.

No matter how hard she pushes him away, Caleb—the stubborn cowboy who’s loved her since they were teenagers—refuses to let her go. He’s worked himself to the bone to prove he’s worthy of the billionaire’s daughter, slowly breaking down her walls with patience and unwavering love.

And deep down, Lily wants to surrender to him.

But when the same monster who once kidnapped her sister, Lucia, threatens her family’s happiness again, Lily makes the ultimate sacrifice. The more she fights to keep them safe, the closer she comes to losing herself completely—with consequences that may be irreversible.

Will she finally trust Caleb with her darkest secrets? And will his love be strong enough to survive them?

A deeply emotional romantic suspense featuring a morally gray heroine and the cowboy determined to prove that love is worth it all.

Book 6 in the Love Beyond the Fairytale series—a sweeping saga of women’s fiction with romance, suspense, and profound emotional depth. Each book follows a different couple and can be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers. Closed-door. Heartfelt HEA. Perfect for fans of Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel, and Nicholas Sparks.

Category: Clean & Wholesome Romance