Kris Butler

What price would you pay for the truth?Sawyer's whole life changed the night someone came for her. Going on the run, she hid her identity for five years until she finally arrived at the one place she hoped to get answers, The Aldridge School. Home to America's Olympic hopefuls, it was a school bent on academic brilliance and winter sport excellence.Hired to train Jr. Level figure skating, Sawyer wasn't expecting to meet people she could trust and connect with as she searched for answers to who killed her parents. She thought she was prepared to learn the truth, but as mysteries are revealed it was apparent she had no idea the true reach The Council had in the world.Could she trust the new people in her life to help her uncover the mystery and lies of her past? Or will her dreams be damaged again before they are even started? Everything you love about winter sports with a nail-biting mystery weaved throughout. Grab this Contemporary Sports Reverse Harem today!

Damaged Dreams

How many secrets until we all shattered from the pressure?Sawyer was starting to make a life for herself and find some answers when someone tried to kill her? again. Working through her past with the help of the guys, Sawyer began to feel stronger and safer in her relationships-that was until secrets threatened to tear them all apart. Learning the truth about her biological family, Sawyer started to uncover the truth behind The Council. Sinister plots, hidden foes, and diabolical discoveries leave Sawyer and her friends searching for a truth that might not exist. Can Sawyer and the guys work together to take down the Council? Or will the secrets finally shatter everything they've built?Grab this mind-blowing second installment of The Council Series, a Contemporary Sports Reverse Harem today!

Shattered Secrets

At night, I'm free. Free from the restraints growing tighter each day. Free from the pressures placed on me. Free from the disappointment of never being enough.At night I dance and the movement sets me free, and I become whoever I want under the bright lights. My disguises offered me safety, providing me escape from the real me-Rapunzel. It started as a way to survive, but the thrill of the dance and the power I weaved soon became my addiction.My life in shambles, my pride's the only thing keeping me alive, clothed, and moderately fed. Asking for help isn't in my nature, but I soon find a safe haven and place to belong at The Tower. Three men offer me something I desperately needed and I find acceptance in their love. When the safety I found in my disguises runs out, I have to face the man who'd made me hide in the first place. Will I be able to find a happily ever after or am I doomed to always be trapped in a prison of my own making? The root of all sin is pride, but what if it's the only thing that can save me?This will be the fifth book in the Sinners Fairytale Retellings series. Each installment can be read on its own, and each retelling is intended for mature audiences since it may contain triggers. Pride deals with themes regarding drug addiction and sexual abuse. Please read the forward for more information. Every author contributing to this series guarantees a HEA.

A Rapunzel Retelling Dark Contemporary Romance

Pride

Inside, I was dying-empty, dark, alone. Keeping it all together was exhausting and the 'perfect' mask I wore was beginning to slip. Pretending to have it all together wasn't working anymore as the lies I had to tell weighed heavier each day. I'd done everything right my whole life and I still ended up divorced, childless, and alone. All I had left was my job. Maybe it was time to be a little bad? Seductive choices pulled me over into darkness and I no longer had to pretend. The escape was addictive as recklessness marred my skin as desperate decisions led me into the arms of unknown danger. The hardest part was knowing whether they would save me, or destroy me. Because their destruction was beginning to taste like salvation and I didn't know if I could walk away. After all, the sweetest lie was the one you told yourself, especially when the truth was the most dangerous confession of all. *Author's note: This is a why choose novel, meaning the main female character doesn't have to choose between love interests. This is a dark contemporary mafia romance, medium burn with a slow build harem. The characters are adults with most being 30 and above. This story deals with depression and other themes that may be triggering. Please read the forward at the beginning of the book for more details. This is an adult romance and intended for readers 18+ due to language and content. This series will contain MM though not in book 1.

Dangerous Truths

I loved two things above all others: hockey and Reese. Becoming Reese's guardian hadn't been in my plans, but I couldn't turn my sibling away when they needed me. I never anticipated how difficult juggling hockey and raising a teenager would be. Being a woman in a male-dominated sport meant I spent the majority of my time proving I could measure up. It didn't matter that I'd won two Olympic medals or could outshoot most male players. I was a woman, and that was all that mattered. When an ex leaked a private video, I was suspended from the league for 'morality issues.' Suddenly, I had no clue what to do with my life if it didn't include hockey. With no direction, purpose, or job prospects, I felt lost, with no clear sign of what to do next. Visiting a friend, an opportunity for Reese emerged in Utah, and I was thrust into a world I hadn't known existed-an elite academy for winter sports. Between coaching hockey and training Reese, I met three guys who made my heart race. But after my last relationship disaster, I wasn't ready to choose a life I wasn't sure fit me anymore. Feeling hopeful, I accepted a job coaching the male hockey team. Maybe trying something new would be what Reese and I needed. Lux Brumalis could be what got us out of the Penalty Box once and for all. Watch out, boys; it was time you learned how to play like a girl. My name's Henley Henshaw, but you can call me Coach. This is a contemporary why-choose hockey romance intended for 18+ due to language and content. This book deals with some dark themes that might be triggering to readers. Please read the foreword for more details.

Penalty Box

Do you dare? You might never see my name in lights or flashed across the stage, but my roots were southern, my eyes bright, and my sass a mix of feisty-sweet. I was ready to take on anything life had to throw at me... until it did. I used to be a romantic, hopeful someday I'd fall in love with Mr. Right. After a slew of dating disasters, though, I'd convinced myself I was cursed. Now, almost twenty-six, I found myself working at a tattoo shop, wondering if it was time to try again. If only the men in my life would get a clue. Slade-the bossnemy-who liked to push my buttons. Simon-the one who got away-who wasn't even an option. Thane-the perfect guy-who swooped in to rescue me. It began so innocently, our inked confessions, a modern-day love story unfolding between us, but when the line between truth and lies blurred, how was I to know what was real? It was hidden somewhere between all the riddled deceit. The question was, was I even brave enough to unravel it? I'm Lennox James, and this is my story. *This is a why choose novel, meaning the main female character doesn't have to choose between love interests. This is a contemporary romantic suspense novel with some dark elements. This is an adult romance and intended for readers 18+ due to language and content. This series will contain MM.

Tattooed Hearts Part One

Riddled Deceit

"It was time to take a stand and show the Council we weren't going away. They could try, but they had already taken too many people in pursuit of their own agenda, fracturing futures as they went. It was time the Council felt some of that pain." The Council had gone too far. All the secrets revealed had left us shattered and as we picked up the pieces of our damaged dreams, we hoped we would make it out alive to live the futures we all had planned. We would need to work together if we had any chance of stopping them, but it was obvious now that we were in way over our heads. Could we trust the Agency? Could we trust each other? Would it be enough? Join Sawyer and the guys as they fight for justice for them all against the Council. This is a contemporary reverse harem sports romance intended for 18+. This, why choose romance, may have some themes that are triggering to readers. Please read the foreword for more details. This is book 3 in the series and books 1 and 2 must be read first. This will end on a HEA and the last book for Sawyer.

Fractured Futures

Breakaway

Dead Lift 

Penalty Box 

"It was time to take a stand and show the Council we weren't going away. They could try, but they had already taken too many people in pursuit of their own agenda, fracturing futures as they went. It was time the Council felt some of that pain." The Council had gone too far. All the secrets revealed had left us shattered and as we picked up the pieces of our damaged dreams, we hoped we would make it out alive to live the futures we all had planned. We would need to work together if we had any chance of stopping them, but it was obvious now that we were in way over our heads. Could we trust the Agency? Could we trust each other? Would it be enough? Join Sawyer and the guys as they fight for justice for them all against the Council. This is a contemporary reverse harem sports romance intended for 18+. This, why choose romance, may have some themes that are triggering to readers. Please read the foreword for more details. This is book 3 in the series and books 1 and 2 must be read first. This will end on a HEA.

The difference between a vow and a promise? Promises were broken.Between the truth and lies, I'd found the dark confession I'd been too afraid to acknowledge. I was tired of hiding behind fear, the lies holding me back too much. It was time to drop the mask completely and embrace the reality that had been staring me in the face.Except now, I was the one with the secret.Faced with an unimaginable dilemma, I had to face what was at stake-the family I was creating versus the woman I'd always been.Maybe it was time to step out of my own shadow and into the woman I was meant to be?Vowing to myself to fight for what I wanted, I wouldn't let anything stand in my way this time-even myself.But what if I wasn't enough? Could I overcome the pressures or would I lose everything?This is the 3rd book in the series and books 1 and 2 must be read first. This is a why choose novel, meaning the main female character doesn't have to choose between love interests. This is a dark contemporary mafia romance, medium burn with a slow build harem. The characters are adults with most being 30 and above. This story deals with depression and other themes that may be triggering. Please read the forward at the beginning of the book for more details. This is an adult romance and intended for readers 18+ due to language and content. This series does contain an MM relationship.

Dangerous Vows

I'd once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I'd been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I'd found things weren't as they seemed. The good guy didn't always get the girl, the right thing wasn't always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn't always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth. Maybe... that was the biggest lie of all. My mother and ex-husband hid behind their mansions and club memberships, making everyone believe they were better and had it all together. Deep down they were twisted and cruel, covering it up with pretty lies. The mask I'd worn for so long no longer protected me, the facade cracking as I began to emerge into my own person. Heartache, deceit, and treachery kept knocking at my door, but they had no place here. I could see through their betrayals and I was no longer alone to carry the pain. I used to think my biggest confession was having it all and losing it so epically, laying splattered on the floor in a million pieces. Yet, piece by piece, I was being put back together. Which led me to wonder if I'd ever been whole to begin with? When your whole life was a lie, did you ever know the truth? This is a dark contemporary mafia romance with LGBTQ+ themes and a why-choose romance. This is book 2 in a 4 book series. This book is intended for 18+ audiences due to adult content. Please check the foreward for content warnings.

Dangerous Lies

The difference between a vow and a promise? Promises were broken.

Between the truth and lies, I’d found the dark confession I’d been too afraid to acknowledge. I was tired of hiding behind fear, the lies holding me back too much. It was time to drop the mask completely and embrace the reality that had been staring me in the face. 

Except now, I was the one with the secret. 

Faced with an unimaginable dilemma, I had to face what was at stake—the family I was creating versus the woman I’d always been. 

Maybe it was time to step out of my own shadow and into the woman I was meant to be? 

Vowing to myself to fight for what I wanted, I wouldn’t let anything stand in my way this time—even myself. 

But what if I wasn’t enough? Could I overcome the pressures or would I lose everything? 

This is the 3rd book in the series and books 1 and 2 must be read first. This is a why choose novel, meaning the main female character doesn't have to choose between love interests. This is a dark contemporary mafia romance, medium burn with a slow build harem. The characters are adults with most being 30 and above. This story deals with depression and other themes that may be triggering. Please read the forward at the beginning of the book for more details. This is an adult romance and intended for readers 18+ due to language and content. This series does contain an MM relationship.

Lying to yourself was the most dangerous game of all.I'd once thought the only thing that mattered was the truth. But perhaps I'd been naive. Learning to navigate life with my eyes open, I'd found things weren't as they seemed. The good guy didn't always get the girl, the right thing wasn't always easy to spot, and the bad guy wasn't always the villain. Life was more about perception than truth. Maybe? that was the biggest lie of all. My mother and ex-husband hid behind their mansions and club memberships, making everyone believe they were better and had it all together. Deep down they were twisted and cruel, covering it up with pretty lies. The mask I'd worn for so long no longer protected me, the facade cracking as I began to emerge into my own person. Heartache, deceit, and treachery kept knocking at my door, but they had no place here. I could see through their betrayals and I was no longer alone to carry the pain. I used to think my biggest confession was having it all and losing it so epically, laying splattered on the floor in a million pieces. Yet, piece by piece, I was being put back together. Which led me to wonder if I'd ever been whole to begin with? When your whole life was a lie, did you ever know the truth?

My life had become full of scribbles and lies, the lines smudged too many times to know the truth. Small town girl, eyes full of hope, I never thought my life would come to this. It had started out so simple, and then somewhere between first loves and now, it went majorly off course. All the lies caught up to them, and I no longer knew who to trust. Everything was muddled, and no one knew the full truth of what had happened the day when everything changed. We'd become too twisted in our pain to look beyond it, believing the lies we were told, or perhaps wanted to believe. Our inked confessions began as a safe way to share our fears and hopes, but with this betrayal, everything was riddled with deceit, and I wasn't sure if any of us would ever find our way back to one another. And yet, their love was a permanent tattoo on my heart, three smudged lines I couldn't erase, nor would I ever want to, no matter how deep the pain pierced. But the music didn't lie, and my heart was nowhere near a love song. He'd made sure of that. When all you had left was your gut feeling, was it enough?

Smudged Lines

Linda Raye Sparks

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Business Development is Everyone's Business

Accompanying DVD has an introduction to the roles associated with every animal-enhanced intervention, film of the vignettes covered in the book with each followed by a list of canine skills and a list of specific treatment goals for each vignette, and the text information from the book.

Compassionate Modalities

Therapy Dogs

It was the curveball I never saw coming.The only thing worse than almost dying as a child¿ surviving. Now, hear me out. I was very much happy to be alive. It was the constant need to feel grateful for something I had no control over¿ that grated on me.I'd become so passive in my own life that when my boyfriend proposed, I couldn't remember what I liked about him outside of his dimple. I mean, it was cute. But enough to marry someone? Nah.I hadn't meant to be a runaway bride, but here I was, all dressed in white and escaping the baseball diamond like my life depended on it. Just a good old cleat retreat.Landing in my brother's best friend's car was a nice surprise. Spending the next twenty-four hours with him¿even better. Maybe I could convince him to rid me of my pesky virginity once and for all. Besides, I knew the score, and he never played for keeps. He was the one who'd coined the term cleat retreat in the first place.A virginal bride and a grumpy, tatted baseball player sharing one bed. What could possibly go wrong?

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