Ever Dark, Ever Deadly

Magic wasn't supposed to be this difficult . . . The last spell Tessa Daniels cast turned a woman's hair green. The one before that? Well, she doesn't talk about that one. Debt-ridden and labeled an outcast, Tessa doesn't think things can get worse until a young woman shows up at her magic shop desperate to attend the prince's ball. But when her latest attempt at magic leads to the woman's murder at the stroke of midnight, she finds herself in the sights of a handsome lead detective who thinks she's the main suspect. Determined to prove him wrong and show the kingdom she's more than her clumsy spells, Tessa forces her way onto his case. And as their unlikely partnership shifts from a battle of wills into an attraction neither can resist, a killer lurks in the shadows, waiting to claim her as the next victim. Enemies to lovers, slow-burn romance, and a puzzling mystery. Don't miss this romantic and thrilling twist on Cinderella!

The wolves are at her door, but can she trust the villain offering her protection? Vivian James took seeing ghosts for granted until the day they vanished along with the person she cared about most. Now, plagued with visions of the future, all she wants is revenge on the creature that destroyed her life. Even a devil's mask can slip. Argus Ward is hunting the creature wreaking havoc in the kingdom. He used the kingdom's oracle to track its movement, but now that the oracle is dead, he'll need to use Vivian. She might be a fool to put her trust in a gangster, but something about him keeps drawing her in. Their partnership is straightforward, find the beast and get revenge. But things are never that simple when love, murder, and werewolves get in the way.

Meeting the parents can be deadly . . . Tessa Daniels finally has it all figured out. Her magic shop is booming, and she's found love with the lead detective of the Royal Agency, Derrick Chambers. Sure, her magic's still a little faulty, but she hasn't turned anyone into a mouse or started a plague in ages, and her mixed-up spells are all part of her charm. Until Derrick takes her home to the countryside to meet his parents. He promises a romantic holiday, but the cozy escape is plagued with strange accidents, mysterious guests, and exposed secrets. Tessa is convinced there's a mystery to solve, and when a snowstorm strands everyone inside the manor, they discover they're trapped with a killer. First one murder. Then two. It was supposed to be the perfect fairy tale ending, but meeting the parents may end up costing Tessa her life.

First, she escaped the witch, now in order to save her family, she'll have to bargain with a beast. Liana Archer knows the kind of evil that lurks in the dark. Kidnapped by a witch and forced to leave behind her brother to escape, she vows to live her life with purpose even as the past haunts her. Years later, her adoptive family and her ability to forge magical weapons have put her on a fresh path, until her father is thrown in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now she'll do anything to gain his freedom, even if it means bargaining with a beast. A scarred and broken man, Bowen Mackenzie only wants one thing: revenge. It's finally within his reach when a merchant delivers the mystical blade he's been searching for. But a new plan forms when he learns the merchant's daughter forged the magical weapon. Living together in a remote manor by the sea, Bowen gets more than he bargained for as the tempting beauty upends his cold existence. When buried secrets threaten to destroy their fragile bond and an old enemy from Liana's past returns, he must choose between his revenge and the woman who could be his salvation. Hansel and Gretel meets Beauty and the Beast in this exciting new retelling!

It was a simple plan. Alice Montgomery has spent her life hiding from the mercenaries hunting Wonderland royals. Still years away from claiming her birthright through a series of deadly challenges, she follows through on a risky plan to trick them into thinking she's dead. Unfortunately, it works a little too well, and now she's trapped, haunting an old clockmaker's cottage. Better late than never. Sebastian Ward could care less about the prophecy that says he'll aid a princess in reclaiming her throne. Fate is a trap, and love is for fools, and he has better things to do, like making a name for himself as a kingdom-renowned ghost hunter. Until his latest haunting brings him face to face with a ghost from the past. With their paths on a collision course, Sebastian is forced to fulfill his part of the prophecy, stranding him in a ruined kingdom where nothing is what it seems. He's determined to find a way home, but as Alice faces off against an evil queen, he'll have to decide whether protecting the woman he can't seem to resist, is worth losing the only thing he's ever wanted: his freedom.