Months before surgery to correct her underbite, Jolie decides she needs to live life to the fullest--just in case the surgery doesn't go as expected--in this funny and honest new novel from the author of the acclaimed "Love and Other Alien Experiences."

From the moment I saw her, I knew I had to make Jo mine. She's smart and sexy, with a body that can make a man fall to his knees. And I'm that man.She's far too good for a rough and tough boxer like me, but I'm too selfish to walk away from her.She tries to fight the attraction we have, but I'm not having it. I need her like I need to breathe. And I'm going to have her at any cost.But she tries to push me away by telling me her hopes for the future-which include children. What Jo doesn't know about me is that if a baby is what she wants, then that's exactly what I'll give her.Warning. They're back! He's a possessive hero. She's a sassy bookkeeper. But opposites attract, and when they do it's hot and sweaty. That cover and title sums up just where Jordan and Jenika go with this one. It's dirty and sweet and tied up nicely with a sweet HEA.

Cassie was never meant to come into my life. She's way too good for a grease monkey like me. When her car breaks down and she's forced to call for help, all bets are off.The instant I see her, I know she will be mine. Cassie has a family emergency and needs a ride out of town. I'm not going to let her get it from anyone but me. When we find ourselves sharing a hotel room together, I know she feels the same chemistry and connection I do.I'll make sure she gets where she needs to go, but I'm not letting her walk away from me. I'm going to claim her; and when I do, it won't be just her gas tank I fill up.Cassie is going to have my baby.Warning: Welcome to the latest Hot Bites Novella. Grab a fan, some sweet tea, and sit back and enjoy this quick little small-town tease. If you enjoy an over-the-top Alpha, dirty mechanic who sees his woman and doesn't give her a chance to get away, then this book has you covered whether you're coming or going.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Meet Merry Gentry, paranormal P.I., and enter a thrilling, sensual world as dangerous as it is beautiful, full of earthly pleasures and dazzling magic, and ruled by the all-consuming passions of immortal beings once worshipped as gods . . . or demons. Merry Gentry, princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, working as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now the queen’s assassin has been dispatched to fetch her—whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Merry finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt’s plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown—and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Laurell K. Hamilton’s A Shiver of Light. Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton and A Kiss of Shadows “One of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.”—Charlaine Harris “Sexy . . . Merry’s adventures are engaging and keep the reader turning the pages.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Stunning . . . steamy . . . an exciting and original world.”—San Jose Mercury News “I’ve never read a writer with a more fertile imagination.”—Diana Gabaldon

It Only Takes One Bite is my first book in a series. Alexandra Jean Applecake owns a cake bakery and supply shop in a small town in Pennsylvania. After delivering a wedding cake, a groom dies after taking just one bite. Alex becomes the prime suspect and her bakery is closed down. She decides to investigate and clear her name and reputation. Through the ensuing investigation, close friends and even the police start to look guilty. To the dismay of her best friend, Cat, Alex becomes real friendly with one of the detectives investigating the murder. Alex has a secret connection to the victim that incriminates her. She knows that she is innocent, but to open her store again she must clear each of her staff who are also her friends. However, after interviewing her employees, she finds out that she is not the only one with secrets nor the only one with a good motive. Danger follows Alex everywhere she goes. Alex begins to wonder if she will survive her first investigation.

This two-volume collection of folktales represents some of the finest examples of American oral tradition. Drawn from the largest archive of American folk culture, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, this set comprises magic tales, legends, jokes, tall tales and personal narratives, many of which have never been transcribed before, much less published, in a sweeping survey. Eminent folklorist and award-winning author Carl Lindahl selected and transcribed over 200 recording sessions - many from the 1920s and 1930s - that span the 20th century, including recent material drawn from the September 11 Project. Included in this varied collection are over 200 tales organized in chapters by storyteller, tale type or region, and representing diverse American cultures, from Appalachia and the Midwest to Native American and Latino traditions. Each chapter begins by discussing the storytellers and their oral traditions before presenting and introducing each tale, making this collection accessible to high school students, general readers or scholars.