Former heiress Willow Lennox is all that stands in the way of billionaire security mogul Ronan King getting revenge against her brother.My late father’s legacy means everything to me, and now it’s teetering on the edge of collapse. Not only is our family company in dire financial straits, but Ronan King, my brother’s sworn enemy, is circling like a shark, ready to steal it out from under us.To make matters worse, someone is stalking me, and I’m afraid they ...

My home is trashed, my roommate is dead, and the police think I was the intended target.No one should have a grudge against a meditation-loving yoga teacher, but my bank-robbing father’s associates seem to believe that I know where he hid his missing fortune... and they’ll do anything to get their hands on it.Gruff giant Kade Campbell is determined to protect me, but I don’t want him in the firing line. The rugged former special forces soldier may be a bada...

They say the best lovers start as friends. Too bad I’m head-over-heels for my broody best friend but he’s completely oblivious.I’ve been crazy about MMA fighter Gabe Mendoza for most of my life, and he has no idea. As a doctor, I should be too smart to fall for someone who’s bound to break my heart, but love doesn’t care about logic.I’m tired of pining for someone who’s married to his job, but Gabe begs for a chance with me just as I’m finally ready to look...

Fear. The word alone evokes a powerful response. And in Feel the Fear, editor Mark Leslie takes readers on a haunting tour of the many ways fear presents itself. From genuine horror stories filled with frightening monsters to the real-life horror of losing a loved one to the terrifying idea of losing one’s own mind, these tales run not only the genre gamut but also the emotional gamut. With each fearful twist, the sixteen talented writers in this volume prove why ...

The old becomes new again as fifteen talented authors go back to the lurid pulp titles of yesteryear through today’s rich, nuanced storytelling. Enjoy original tales featuring rebel angels fighting a heavenly enforcement squad, a cop whose life might depend on ordering the right deli sandwich, and a wizard who has just three days to pay off the loan on his tower or lose his very soul. Whatever your taste in stories, Recycled Pulp is sure to have something that will amaze, surprise...

My best friend is hot, rich, and emotionally unavailable. Falling in love with him is the worst idea ever but try telling that to my heart.As a doctor who aced her way through medical school, I should be too smart to fall for Gabe Mendoza, a man who's married to his MMA career. For years, I've patched his wounds and cheered him on, but I'm tired of hoping he'll wake up and see what's right in front of him. I'm ready to find someone who will put me first.The...

Cocky, big-hearted men fight to win their women in this addictive and steamy sports romance series.Camile is tired of being overlooked because she’s shy and plus-size. She’s ready to reclaim her life, and she intends to start with a kiss from a legendary MMA playboy. Unfortunately, his grumpy teammate, Leo, has other plans.In FIGHTER’S FAKE OUT, female fighter Enya pretends to date her younger teammate, Jimmy, to get her matchmaking family off her back. Onl...

In this fourth Fiction River Special Edition, bestselling romance author and editor Kristine Grayson takes readers into the world of romantic suspense. These nine breathtaking stories—from military romance to love in the criminal underworld, from a highly unusual shipboard romance to a modern gothic novella set on an idyllic island—make a perfect beginning to summer reading. The heat of attraction, the sparks of passion, and the frisson of suspense all thread their way through every story ...

Superstitions pervade every culture and belief system. Often, the origins of such superstitions elude their practitioners. The seventeen authors in this latest volume of Fiction River create their own superstitious tales in fascinating stories ranging from dark and moody to light and fun, from introspective and thought-provoking to high-ratcheted tension. Distinct and realistic elements of humanity, love, fear, family, friendship, life, and death provide unforgettable experiences that prov...

From fairy tales fractured into unrecognizability to Russian mobsters hanging out with zombies, from New World slavery to modern Alaskan cruise ships, the stories in Fantasy Adrift sail across the genre. Two writers make their fiction debuts next to bestsellers Steve Perry and Dean Wesley Smith to take readers on a journey of the imagination—as only Fiction River can do.Includes stories by Irette Y. Patterson, Leslie Claire Walker, Eric Stocklassa, Rebecca S.W. Bates, Kara Legend, ...

Love. An essential and important part of the human experience. And in Feel the Love, editor Mark Leslie takes readers on a journey through the various forms of that powerful emotion. From the heartwarming to the heartbreaking, these eighteen talented writers brilliantly capture the concept of love. Comforting and thoughtful, uplifting and warm, these stories might just restore your faith in humanity.Table of Contents“Thief” by Michael Kowal“Death’s ...

Sparks fly between protective men and independent women in this addictive and steamy romantic suspense series.Former heiress Willow Lennox is all that stands in the way of billionaire security mogul Ronan King getting revenge against her brother in THE KING.Retired special forces soldier Kade Campbell is determined to protect quirky free spirit Sage from the men who murdered her father in THE VETERAN.Burned by love once before, Fiona doesn’t trust c...