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MistHallow Academy will be my sanctuary, a place to hide from my family's sinister plans for my wild magick. That was the plan, anyway. Instead, I've stumbled into a web of dark desires and deadly secrets. They're everywhere—in my classes, my dreams, my blood. Three men, each more dangerous than the last, circling me like predators stalking prey.

For many of the women who visit The Club, no-strings excitement is exactly what they are looking for and what they get. For others, however, with emotions running high, one night of sex changes their lives in ways they couldn't have imagined.

London. 1928. For centuries, the establishment has suppressed public knowledge of lesbian love. Now, a celebrated writer is set to fight back. Award-winning author, Radclyffe Hall, hopes her new novel, The Well of Loneliness, will transform attitudes to same-sex relationships. It soon comes under attack from the right-wing press, concerned about its potential impact on readers. One such reader is Maggie Dillon, a young trainee firefighter, who has been struggling with fears that she is an abomination after kissing another woman at a party.

So, they want me to write a book? They want to know about my band, my life, my loves and my losses. But they have no idea what they’re asking for. If I give them what they want, they’ll get so much more than the sex and drugs and the rock and roll they’re expecting. They’ll get the secrets that I’ve kept for so long, they’ll get an insight into the person I really am, or at least was. They think they know my story, they know nothing. If I do this, if I write honestly and give them the ugly truth, people will get hurt.

Harriet Pratt's place on the shelf is becoming more firmly solidified with each passing season. When her longtime friend Madison invites her to spend Christmas in the country, it is the perfect excuse for Harriet to escape her mother's disappointed glances. But she soon discovers that Carcliffe Castle is a place of mystery, where new adventures . . . and temptations . . . await around every corner.

Kelly Collins wants nothing more than to return to her quiet life in the countryside. When the fate of her family and home are in jeopardy, she has no choice but to travel to London in search of her wayward fiance. But the man she finds in London is not the boy she remembers from her youth. He arouses feelings in her she never imagined. Before long, it isn't just her home, but also her heart, that is at risk.

Vivacious, bold, beautiful Madison Hutton is an instant success when she arrives in London for her debut season. While she has caught the eye of many an eligible bachelor, her head is not so easily turned. Madison is looking for one thing: a true love marriage. When she meets Henry, a dashing young marquess, she thinks she has found her perfect match.

When my mum gets sick, I volunteer to fill in for her and clean some hot jock's penthouse. I've heard all the rumors about him, so the plan is get in, clean some toilet bowls, and get out. After my last experience with a "sports hero," I'm done with that sort of guy. But Lucas Carter is full of surprises. He wants to help me clean and is nothing like the toad the press has made him out to be. Resistance may be futile for some girls, but not me. Then he asks me to help him with the interior design of his new place. I can't say, no. It's going to look great on my resume.

My 30th birthday was supposed to be a turning point in my life. It wasn’t supposed to turn it upside down. Learning that the monsters that lurk in the dark are real, and it’s my sworn duty to hunt and slay them, isn’t exactly how I wanted to celebrate this milestone birthday.

Grace Harper is the no-strings hookup I haven’t been able to forget. Finding out she’s my employee and a hot little rule breaker - who brings their geriatric cat to work? - I figure she’s perfect for Operation: My Fake Girlfriend.Will a phony relationship unleash Grace and Sebastian’s deepest desires? Or will faking it make them come undone?

Miss Maisie Beaufort has no intention of running away ever again. She’s more than ready to return home after a decade in the midst of society and take charge of her life as a spinster businesswoman. Nothing will distract her. Especially not her first love, the rebel who destroyed her young heart... Apollo Everly always knew Maisie was too good for small town life…and for a spare heir like him. He never stopped wanting her, though.

Ice queen Helena Kingsley is the headmistress of London's most prestigious private school and she rules with icy precision. But when Isla Campbell, a vibrant and idealistic young teacher, joins the school, Helena's tightly controlled world begins to unravel. Isla's passion for inspiring students clashes with Helena's rigid methods, sparking a smoldering attraction. Late nights spent working together blur the lines between professional and personal, until neither can resist the chemistry simmering between them.

They say the most dangerous magick is born from desperation. If that's true, I'm about to become a force of nature. The ritual we uncovered has set something in motion that can't be stopped. The fabric of magick is unravelling, and MistHallow Academy stands on the brink of collapse. Our bond—this wild, dark, beautiful thing we've created—is both our greatest strength and our fatal flaw. It's the key to saving everything... or destroying it. My family has resurfaced, their sinister plans for my magick now clear. They're not the only threat.

My life was supposed to follow a perfect path—a nice job, mated by twenty-five, and children after that—but fate has other plans. Now, a week from turning twenty-five, I have a successful bookshop that I love, but the rest has remained elusive. Always within my reach but never managing to hang onto an alpha for long enough to mate. Then there is the pact in the back of my mind. An alcohol-fuelled promise on my twentieth birthday, jokingly giving my alpha childhood friends a chance if we're all single in five years.

Harrowdean Manor is on fire. When a violent riot erupts, the fragile order inside the institute's walls crumbles overnight. Mob mentality and chaos now reign. We're in the eye of the storm. But the real war is in our minds. Amidst the anarchy, the true enemy lurks just beyond the barricades. Plotting. Preparing. Waiting to strike. Escaping their sick experiment won't erase our sins. Danger still lurks around every corner as we flee a criminal conspiracy on the verge of collapse.

British Prime Minister Charlotte Langford is a woman of steel—a respected conservative leader with a flawless public image and a traditional marriage to businessman Howard. But beneath her unshakable exterior lies a woman in conflict, suppressing her true desires for the sake of her career. When she crosses paths with Hunter James, a fearless human rights lawyer, everything begins to unravel.

Ice queen PR executive Marcia Stevenson is tasked with managing the media buzz for the hottest film of the year, starring rising actor Nina Vitali. To drum up attention, Marcia is pushed to sell the story that Nina and her costar Damien Richards are secretly dating—a tired but effective strategy. Reluctantly, Marcia plays along, even as she becomes increasingly captivated by the fiercely intelligent and guarded Nina.

Serving a three-year sentence after a violent manic episode, I own this psychiatric institute and every last patient in it. Dealing contraband to the desperate and disturbed has earned me this kingdom. To survive, I simply sacrificed my soul. They all fear me. Worship me. Hate me. But no more than the demons I barely escaped last year. They thought they'd broken me with their greed and depravity. Instead, they made me ruthless. Now, my enemies are back—and they're out for blood.