Kristen Ashley

Roxie Logan is on the run from a bad boyfriend who just will not catch a hint that it is o-v-e-r. She's not in the mood for love at first sight. Unfortunately, her eyes fall on Hank Nightingale, and she knows it's trouble from the get-go. Roxie tries to hold Hank at arm's length, but Hank wants to be a lot closer (as in, a lot a lot). Roxie's trouble catches up with her and Hank wants to help, but Roxie knows in her heart that she's no good for a White Hat type of guy. The problem is, no one agrees with her, especially her crazy, hippie best friend, Annette, or her parents, the even crazier, small-town Herb and Trish, or her even crazier Uncle Tex, or any of her newfound posse of Rock Chicks. Roxie's got the odds stacked against her and has no choice but to hold on and ride it out through kidnappings, car chases, society parties and a wild night at the Haunted House. And what she's holding on to through it all is Hank. The Rock Chick Redemption Collector's Edition includes Bonus Content from Hank Nightingale's point of view.

Wyn and Remy Gastineau were perfect together... Until, without warning, Remy walks out on their life, their love and their marriage. Wyn is blindsided and heartbroken. It takes her years to get over the loss of Remy. Sometime later, their children call a family meeting and Remy is acting strange. Wyn refuses to hope. Remy has moved on. She must do the same. But she's wrong. Remy wants her back and he's pulling no punches. He's determined to do the work to piece together the marriage he shattered. Forced by circumstances to tell Wyn things he never wanted her to know, Remy reveals his tragic secrets. As the family reels from pain long buried now laid bare, Wyn realizes instead of letting go, she has to hold tight to the man and the family they made that's perfect together.

Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton... The Beast has risen Airen is at war. The queen is dead. The coven is incomplete. And things are uncertain under the sea. Now, the unicorns and mermaids and witches and warriors and the strangers from other lands all must band together to face The Beast and save Triton. The unions have been realized. Silence and Mars, True and Farah, Cassius and Elena and Aramus and Ha-Lah are at their fullest powers. But the gods require sacrifice. The sacrifice of pure love. If it isn't given, the Beast will prevail, and Triton will fall. It cannot be escaped; they must use all their might and magic... The Rising is nigh

Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton... The queen has been assassinated. The Enchantments are under attack. The plot is unfolding. And our lovers, Silence and Mars, Cassius and Elena, True and Farah and Aramus and Ha-Lah are forced to separate as treachery and civil war sweep Triton. Not to mention, the Beast is still a threat to every breathing being on the continent, and it is the destined warriors and witches who must stop him. The attention of the fated mates is scattered and weighed down with bereavement and heartbreak as some leave Wodell to go to Airen, Mar-el and Firenze. But they must amass their powers.... The Beast is rising.

Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton... The prophecy has begun. The Beast has been stirred. And Triton is in turmoil. Our four warriors and four witches, destined mates, have begun their adventure, knowing the fate of their world is at stake, but not having any idea there are other factions plotting against them. Now they face political intrigues, religious zealotry, father against son, wife against husband, a mother's plotting, a sister's envy, grief, betrayal and despair as the prophesied journey across the sands of Firenze into the lush green of Wodell. The lovers are united, but their stories have just begun. They know the battle ahead will be a fierce one they cannot lose. What they don't know is a diabolical plan has commenced... And no one is safe.

Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton... The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation. The only way to stop him is to fulfill an ancient prophecy: Triton's four strongest warriors must wed its four most powerful witches, binding all nations together and finally bringing peace to the land. This is the beginning of the story of their unions: the quiet maiden Silence and the savage king Mars. The cold warrior Cassius and the fiery witch Elena. The steadfast soldier True and the banished beauty Farah. And the pirate king Aramus and his mysterious queen Ha-Lah. Their unions will not be easy, but each couple must succeed... The fate of their world is at stake.

This body would be the last for Zachariah Lazarus... The Crystal Killer's latest casualty was discovered in a sleepy town in the Pacific Northwest, Misted Pines. His years in the FBI, and tracking the Crystal Killer, have taken their toll on Rus. He lost his marriage to the job. And the burdens he carries for the victims were crushing him. Misted Pines has recently survived a killer's rampage and a town scandal that made global news. The media was primed to devour a new story. So Rus already has his work cut out for him. But it's more. Something is just not right with this latest victim. As Rus works with the local sheriff to unravel the mystery, the victim's employer, Lucinda Bonner, decides she's going to do everything she can to help. To help Rus find the killer. To help Rus survive the hunt. To help Rus navigate the intricate, and sometimes sordid, history of the town of Misted Pines. And to help Rus let go of his burdens.

Circe Quinn, the office manager of her father's moving company, goes to sleep at home and wakes up in a corral filled with women wearing sacrificial virgin attire-and she's one of them. She figures (rightly) this is not good and soon finds she's not having a wild dream, she's living a frightening nightmare where she's been transported to a barren land populated by a primitive people. Then, in short order, she's installed very unwillingly on her white throne of horns as their queen. Dax Lahn is the king of Suh Tunak, the Horde of the nation of Korwahk. With one look at Circe, he knows she will be his bride and together they will start the Golden Dynasty of legend. Circe and Lahn are separated by language, culture and the small fact she's from a parallel universe and has no idea how she got there or how to get home. But facing challenge after challenge, Circe finds her footing as Queen of the brutal Korwahk Horde and wife to its King. Then she makes friends. Then she finds herself falling in love with this primitive land, its people and especially their savage leader.

Seoafin "Finnie" Wilde was taught by her parents that life was meant to be lived, every breath was a treasure and to seek every adventure she could find. She learns this lesson the hard way when they perish in a plane crash when she's fifteen. But she never forgets, and when she discovers there's a parallel universe where every person has a twin, she finds a witch who can send her there so she can see her parents again and have the adventure of a lifetime. But nearly upon arrival in the winter wonderland of Lunwyn, she realizes she's been played by her twin of the alternate universe and shortly finds herself walking down the aisle to be wed to The Drakkar. Instantly thrown into inauspicious circumstances, with years of practice (she did, of course, survive that elephant stampede), Finnie bests the challenges and digs into her adventure. But as Frey Drakkar discovers the woman who is his new wife is not Princess Sjofn, a woman he dislikes (intensely), but instead his Finnie, a free spirit with a thirst for venture just like him (not to mention, she's his destiny), without her knowledge he orders his new bride bound to his frozen world...everlasting.

Against his will, Noctorno Hawthorne, an undercover vice cop, finds himself embroiled in magic, mayhem and parallel universes. Too late, he meets an amazing woman only to find she's destined for his identical twin in another world. And things aren't going great there. Noc is recruited to help save that world. What he doesn't know is his destined love resides there. Franka Drakkar wears a mask. A mask she never takes off to protect herself in a world of malice, intrigue and danger. When Franka meets Noc and he discovers her secrets, convinced she carries a midnight soul, having shielded herself from forming bonds with anyone, she struggles with accepting his tenderness and care. When Noc meets Franka, over wine and whiskey, her mask slips and Noc knows it's her-only her-and he has to find a way to get her to come home with him. And then make her want to stay.

Far too young, Apollo Ulfr lost Ilsa, his wife, the love of his life and the mother of his two children. The grief of her loss does not settle in his soul, it solders to it. But when he discovers there's a parallel universe where his wife may have a twin, he feels there's hope and sets about bringing her to his world so he can have her back. But Ilsa Ulfr of our world is married to the parallel universe's twin, Pol, who is not a good man. Not in any way. She's on the run from him and the last thing she wants is to be transported to a fantastical world and forced to take his side as his wife, even if he's not Pol. And Apollo finds the broken Ilsa nothing like his beloved and further wants nothing to do with her. But darkness is looming and evil is amassing. Apollo must protect his land and keep his family safe, including the new Ilsa.

Cora Goode has woken up in a fairytale world where she can understand what birds are saying, men ride horses and have fluffy feathers in their hats and furniture zigs, zags and whirls in miracles of construction. The problem is, she thinks she's in a dream, but she's actually taken the place of the parallel universe Cora. Without realizing it, our Cora does something that starts a centuries-old curse that will sweep the land if she gets captured by the evil Minerva. At this point, her dream world becomes a nightmare. Luckily, hot guy, fantasyland Noctorno is there to save her from the clutches of the grotesque vickrants sent by Minerva to capture her. Unfortunately, hot guy, fantasyland Noctorno doesn't like the Cora of his world all that much (to say the least) and he thinks our Cora is her. And no matter what our Cora says or does to try to convince him, he won't be convinced. But Cora needs Tor to keep her safe and guide her through this fantastical world as she hopes one day to wake up in her not-so-great apartment in her not-so-great life in her world. The problem is, the more time she spends with the gorgeous warrior Tor, the faster she falls in love with him.

She wasn't a white dress type of girl... Hellen Moynihan didn't have dreams. She had goals. She knew who she was and what she wanted. She also knew what she didn't. So when her long-term boyfriend didn't make the grade, she moved on. And when her best friend's boyfriend showed signs of being a scam artist, Hellen was on the case. And he wasn't a white hat type of guy... Dustin "Hardcore" Cutler didn't have dreams or goals. A troubled past led Core to do something irredeemable. The only thing he and the men of the Resurrection MC could do was vow to live their lives making up for an unforgiveable act. And they did. This duty leads Core to being a part of a covert protection detail, looking after Hellen Moynihan when trouble is coming to town. At first, Core finds this dynamo of a woman intriguing, but he's decided she's off-limits. Then Hellen and her friend wade into a multi-state swindling scheme. Suddenly, off-limits for Core is out the window. He's got no choice but to get up close and personal.

American heiress Amelia Hathaway needs to start anew. Her husband cheated on her, and when everything she wanted in life slipped through her fingers, she fell apart. When her ex took her family to live in Maine, Amelia decided to follow them and move to Cliff Blue, an architectural masterpiece on the rocky coast of Magdalene. Her boxes aren't even unpacked when she meets Mickey Donovan, a man so beautiful, Amelia takes one look at him and knows she wants it all. The problem is, he's friendly, he's kind... But he doesn't want her. Amelia struggles to right past wrongs, to find herself and to fight her attraction to the handsome firefighter who lives across the street.

Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant. While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love. But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it. Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth.

After a painful loss, Cady Moreland comes to Magdalene to start the next chapter in her life. A chapter that began eighteen years ago and had a heartbreaking ending. The time in between was full of family and friendship, but Cady could never get the man she fell in love with all those years ago out of her heart. Coert Yeager has learned to live without the girl who entered his life right when she shouldn't and exited delivering a crippling blow he never would have suspected. The time in between was full of failing to find what he was missing...and life-altering betrayal. When that girl shows up in Magdalene and buys the town's beloved lighthouse, even if Coert wants to avoid her, he can't. A fire in town sparks a different kind of flame that won't be ignored. As Cady and Coert question the actions of the two young adults they once were, can they learn from what came in between and find each other again?

NEW, EXTENDED VERSION With many new chapters, and introducing a new series character, this re-released Special Edition version of After the Climb is the book you have, but it's also so much more They were the Three Amigos: Duncan Holloway, Imogen Swan and Corey Szabo. Two young boys with difficult lives at home banding together with a cool girl who didn't mind mucking through the mud on their hikes. They grew up to be Duncan Holloway, activist, CEO and face of the popular River Rain outdoor stores, Imogen Swan, award-winning actress and America's sweetheart, and Corey Szabo, ruthless tech billionaire. Rich and very famous, they would learn the devastating knowledge of how the selfish acts of one would affect all their lives. And the lives of those they loved. Start the River Rain series with After the Climb, the story of Duncan and Imogen navigating their way back to each other, decades after a fierce betrayal. And introduce yourself to their families, who will have their stories told when River Rain continues.