Best of
Alternate-Universe

2019

The Redemption Saga Box Set


Kristen Banet - 2019
    She's become a master at doing awful things with good intentions, terrible things for the sake of those who need her. She's long given up on being the hero, just trying to find peace in no longer being the villain. But when the past catches up to her, she needs to pick up her black blades once more. She needs to band together with an unlikely ally, a special team from the The International Magi Police Organization. A team of men that drags her darkest secrets into the light and refuses to let her hide from them any longer. Join Sawyer and her team as they fight against murderers, monsters, and their own pasts as they go on a journey to claim redemption. Only together, can they find the light at the end of the darkest chapter of their lives. [b]The Redemption Saga[/b] Book One- A Life of Shadows Book Two- A Heart of Shame Book Three- A Nature of Conflict Book Four- An Echo of Darkness Book Five- A Night of Redemption This box set includes a bonus short story. -A Sawyer Halloween, a short story previously published in the Halloween Between the Sheets anthology. It’s set between A Nature of Conflict and An Echo of Darkness The Redemption Saga is an Urban Fantasy Reverse Harem series where the leading lady doesn’t choose between her love interests. This series contains possibly triggering content and is recommended for readers 18+

Team A.L.P.H.A. Books 5-7


Susi Hawke - 2019
    ★ Stolen Jonah has finally found his long lost brother Cain, and in the broken omega, Ezra's found his mate. Old betrayals wind through the team's mission, and you know they're going to take their vengeance! Hidden After the explosive ending of Stolen, where Jonah found his mate in the most unlikely place, all Jonah wants is to protect Matthew. As an FBI agent, Matthew has different ideas, and he won't rest unless the team lets him help take the bad guys down once and for all. Decked A couple years have passed, and our favorite team is snowed in for the holidays! We finally get to hear Papa P and Bossman's story, and meet a new couple who fall under the magic of the mistletoe. But that's not all! Included with the last three stories of this series are twoBRAND NEW epilogues, for more of your favorite team's crazy antics! You can expect to find naughty, knotty scenes of steamy passion, along with a lot of potty-mouth language and occasional violence. Beware of manties, rusty knives, mouthy omegas, and rainbow explosions. HEA definitely included, intended for 18+ readers only. Seriously, would you expect anything less from Susi Hawke and Crista Crown?

Monster Girl Islands


Logan Jacobs - 2019
    They needed a man to help build their homes. They needed a man to teach them to survive. They needed a man to defend them from the evil slaver-pirates. And most of all, they needed a man to impregnate them and rebuild their population. Fortunately for them, a man named Ben came from our world to give them everything they needed.

Four Letter Word for Intercourse


bendingsignpost - 2019
    It hardly helps that he's finally figuring out his sexuality in his thirties.What might help with that stress is a little phone number (and a big credit card bill). If he can't figure out how to be bisexual in person, he can at least give it a go over the phone, right?(It's probably a bad idea, but he really can't help himself.)Words:194739 complete

Dead Woman's Journal


Ann Christy - 2019
    Her neighborhood is still populated and more importantly, no one is trying to eat anyone else. The rest of the world isn’t so lucky. Where the Awakened roam, terror follows. A medical miracle turned bad is the cause of it all. What’s worse, almost everyone has some form of the medicine in their system. Medical nanites changed the landscape is wonderful ways, but when those medical miracles went haywire, it was the end of the world. Within the safety of their small waterfront neighborhood, Jillian and her neighbors must forge a new path, one that will keep them safe...keep them alive. Within each of them lies the seeds of destruction, but also the will to survive. Dead Woman’s Journal is a prequel to the thrilling Between Life and Death series. This full-length novel stands alone and is without cliffhangers.

Wear It Like a Crown


Zarah Detand - 2019
    But when planning the Prince’s coming out throws them into close contact, a tentative friendship blooms. Leo has no intention of ruining it with the admission that Joshua used to star in most of his teenage fantasies.Wear It Like A Crown entwines the paths of two people unlikely to ever meet: Prince Joshua, famous from the day he was born, and Leo, street kid turned consultant for particularly delicate communication challenges. When circumstance throws them together, they clash at every twist and turn—and yet connect like they met years ago.Little does Joshua know that they have.

And This, Your Living Kiss


opal_bullets - 2019
    Not that it matters anymore; life has left him so wrung out he never wants to pick up another pen.Until, that is, a string of coincidences leads Dean to auditing a poetry course with one Dr. Castiel Novak. The professor is wildly intelligent, devastatingly handsome...and just so happens to be academia's foremost expert on the poetry of Jack Allen.Words:56972 completeArt by Elliot Draznin

Nerds Who Knot Bundle


Amy Bellows - 2019
     This bundle includes: The Accidental Everything Some omegas go to clubs to pick up alphas. Isaac Evans cruises his poetry readings. It’s not the most professional choice, but what’s a horny omega to do? He doesn’t mean to have sex with Rhett Donovan of the Donovan Poetry Fellowship—the prestigious grant he dreamed of receiving before he slept with the alpha who awards it. And when Rhett gives him a unique career opportunity, Isaac doesn’t mean to fall in love. If anyone found out about his relationship with Rhett, it could mean a career-ending scandal for them both. He doesn’t mean to get pregnant either. His life is full of accidents. After Isaac’s made every possible mistake, he has nothing but his poetry to keep him afloat. But in the game of love, poetry might be enough. The Bookmobile Baby During the week Simon Seymore is a good little bookmobile librarian. He lives and breathes his job providing library access to the rural towns south of Grayson City. But every weekend he heads to the bar in search of another alpha to go home with. If he preps himself beforehand, they never have to know his secret: Simon can't slick. Omegas who can't slick can't have children either, and alphas aren't accepting of that. At twenty seven, Simon's learned that relationships simply aren't worth the risk. It's better to focus on his job, and stop dreaming about the mate he's never going to have. Art Hitchens buried the love of his life five years ago. At forty five, he has no intention of chasing after omegas ever again. But when a bookmobile librarian shows up in his hometown and gives him a wild proposition, Art feels alive for the first time in years. Simon may be too young for Art and slow to trust after being rejected so many times, but Art feels a need to take care of Simon that's impossible to ignore. The Bond-Cut Omega Gabe thinks he’ll never have a bond of his own. He’s bond-cut, which means his scent gland is so scarred, he can’t bond to anyone—not even his best friend, Marcus, who he’s been in love with for six years. Gabe spends every waking moment with Marcus. They co-own a tattoo parlor and share an apartment. It was Gabe who gave Marcus the vibrant bird tattoos all over his body. But Gabe never plans to tell Marcus about his feelings. Marcus deserves a bond. Marcus may be huge, even for an alpha, but everyone knows he’s a marshmallow at heart. He’s not going to pressure his bond-cut best friend into a romantic relationship he may not want. Until Gabe’s heat starts early, and a series of accidents lead to a dangerous pregnancy that exposes their true feelings for one another and rocks the foundation of their friendship. In a world where bonds are everything, can love be enough on its own? Bonus Material: Isaac’s Heat, Heat Pregnancy, The Bookmobile Brat, Vers(e), The Luncheon, and Tattoos and Lace. Also includes a sneak peek into the next Nerds Who Knot book, The Heat Professor. The Nerds Who Knot bundle has knotting, light D/s, Mpreg, hurt/comfort, manties, and adorable dads. It is intended for an 18+ audience.

Shifter Eruption: A Paranormal Romance Box Set


Mia Taylor - 2019
    Will he still feel this way when he finds out the dark secret of my past? I’m a rookie cop, determined to be strong and relentless in my new role. My new boss August is big, strong, hot AF and protective. He’s also a shifter in a powerful clan. He wants to claim me for his own and make me his mate. I’m resistant but intrigued, unsure of what the future would look like. What he doesn’t know is that I hold secrets of my own. Dark secrets that are now coming to the surface. We’re now in danger, being blackmailed. August is the only one who can protect me now. Included in this box set are the following stand-alone titles: Cypher's Mate Annora's Dragon Rookie Shift Callie's Guardian The Werewolf's Bride Mordred Rescued by Ryland Briar's Mate Arthur's Mate Dulce's Champion

Epilogues


Susi Hawke - 2019
    Now it’s time to revisit our favorite alpha team and see how they’re handling the greatest missions of all: being a good mate and raising children. Warning: there will be diaper escapades. There will be wedding day feels. There will be bombs… of the glitter variety! There will be an inconveniently placed sock. But as always, there will be love and there will be children. This is not a new book in the series! This is a compilation of the four epilogues that were originally included in the bundled version of the series. These bonus stories show what happened in the years after the original storied ended. These are bonus shorts for the Team A.L.P.H.A. series, and should only be read after finishing the entire series. You can expect to find naughty, knotty scenes of steamy passion, along with a bushel of laughs and a good helping of cuteness. We’re firmly in the HEA. Intended for 18+ readers only. Seriously, would you expect anything less from Susi Hawke and Crista Crown?

Late Bloomer


Morgan Hawes - 2019
    But Malcolm has a secret: he's spent the last ten years on dangerous suppressants. After collapsing at work, and on his doctor's orders, Malcolm has cut them out completely. Now he has to return to the office, presenting as himself for the first time ever. As an omega. Vincent Hoffman has a good life. He's got a home, he's got his cats. He likes his job, even though his boss is the annoying, smarmy son of the CEO. Vincent couldn't ask for anything more. He might've done, once upon a time (or eighteen months ago--but who's counting?), but his ex-fiancee put an end to those dreams when she walked out of his life. For now, Vincent is content. But after a disaster at the office, his comfortable life is threatened when Malcolm discovers his secret. Despite how he's presented himself all these years, Vincent isn't a harmless beta. He's an alpha. Now Malcolm's biological clock is ticking down towards his first heat. He's rich, he's connected, and he's gorgeous--an ambitious alpha could take a lot from man like Malcolm and there'd be nothing he could do about it. He needs to make a choice, and fast: he needs to find an alpha he can trust. Someone like... Late Bloomer is a non-shifter, extremely slow burn m/m a/b/o standalone romance novel that features explicit consent in every sex scene, lots of chemistry, mild BDSM themes, no mpreg, and a HEA.

Infinity: A Bridger's Origin


Stan C. Smith - 2019
    Extreme danger. One fearless woman.Passerina Fowler just wants to be a professional fighter. She has struggled for years to make a name for herself. But then her life abruptly changes when she's discovered by a recruiter from SafeTrek Bridging, a company that transports clients to alternate versions of Earth.With nothing to lose, Passerina accepts a job as a bridger, an elite fighter who protects clients on excursions to alternate worlds. However, on her first day she witnesses a horrifying event and realizes bridging can be downright deadly.In spite of the risks, she is determined to complete her training program. But she soon realizes the training is more focused on her fears than her strength and endurance. And for good reason—there is much to be feared when bridging to alternate worlds naked and unarmed. Passerina must steadily transform herself into a bridger, with a new name: Infinity.Infinity grows impatient for the excitement and danger of her first bridging excursion. But when it finally comes, she finds herself in a world of vicious predators, and the danger becomes all too real.

That Dragon was in No Way My Fault: An Adult Urban Fantasy


M.H. Bonham - 2019
    His partner and mentor takes him to the Denver Zoo, thinking that it'll be a good training opportunity. Instead, they discover a deranged sorcerer has let loose a dragon from the Supernatural portion of a new exhibit called, "The Magical Zoo." With a crazied sorcerer and a pissed-off dragon on the loose, Ironspell must use his knowledge and his magic to stop both. Otherwise, Denver is in for some serious trouble. What's more, sorcerer has taken hostages and threatens to feed them to the werewolves in the Lycanthrope House. The problem is Ironspell isn't exactly a wizard -- he learns his spells by reading magazines like Popular Wizardry. Can Denver and the Denver Zoo survive Ironspell's attempts to save the day?

Chosen by the Vampire: Book Collection 1-3


Atlas Rose - 2019
    The one mortal who’ll not only sit beside them on the throne...but who’ll occupy their bed.We’re to be judged, challenged...and selected one by one to continue the hunt.They’ll punish us. They’ll seduce us. They’ll take us from the light and leave us craving the dark.Only I came with a secret of my own. They are the monsters I hate...the monsters who killed my family eleven long years go. I came for blood. I came for revenge, only as I’m drawn deeper into their deadly game my body starts to betray me.  I crave surrender. I lust for them.I need to be the last one selected.  Can I go through with my plan? Or will I be claimed by the monsters I despise?      The Cruel Selection series is a gothic dark reverse harem romance. Panty-wetting, kinky sex scenes with three deadly Vampires and a mortal woman. If you don’t like heart-pounding excitement and dark romance then this series isn’t for you.

The Graveyard Shift


riseofthefallenone - 2019
    Which is perfect for him, because that’s exactly when he craves coffee the most while doing the overnight at the fire hall. The coffee shop’s owner is pretty perfect too, but it’s kind of a bummer that Dean never gets to see Cas during the day. In a world where the supernatural live more or less in peace with the rest of humanity, it’s a little impolite to ask Cas just what he really is - or what his dark past entails.Words: 620735 complete

Love At Stake


Charlie Richards - 2019
    Blood lust and romance are all consuming for these vamps and their lovers. Six stories of seduction in the shadows that lead to a happily ever after for all. An Altered State of Mind by Charlie Richards Contracted by Blood by Lynn Michaels Julian by A.J. Llewellyn The Knockers by Jo Tannah Unchained by Jo Tannah A Blessing in Disguise by Catherine Lievens

Dragon Magic


Rowan Porter - 2019
     Cadet Declan Johnson is a staunch loyalist at Arkin Academy. He’s human and has no sympathy for druids or their magic. Sent on a mission to infiltrate the Red Society he doesn’t expect to find his old friend Trovic or to find himself sympathizing with the rebels. But if he betrays Arkin his life may be forfeit…so he keeps his secret. Trovic found a home with the Red Society when he discovered his affinity for Dragon magic, and he won’t let anything come between him and his adopted family. Everything changes when his old friend Declan arrives and he finally masters his powerful abilities, becoming the first Dragon shifter in hundreds of years. But Declan’s reaction is not what he expected. Past friends and secret lovers, Declan and Trovic reunite unexpectedly. Declan must confront his own beliefs about the dangers of Dragon magic and try to accept his own feelings. A tale of betrayal, deceit, and impassioned love, how far will Declan and Trovic go for their love?

A Question of Time


Jamie Ashbird - 2019
    John Watson whether he is a military doctor in 1917, an angry Saxon with an axe in 1086, or a priest in 1603. A Question of Time is an illustrated journey through the ages told by our heroes, by their friends, and by a scorched manuscript.

The Cost of a Thing


quiettewandering - 2019
    Slowly, Dean finds that he loves being in a relationship with Cas, fake or not, and Cas finds his loneliness retreating, despite the harsh reality looming right around the corner. As Dean and Cas navigate this fake, but all too real, relationship, can they find the monster that is on a mysteriously motivated killing spree before it’s too late?Words:74198 completeArt by winchester-reload

Taken


Charlie Tran - 2019
    The beautiful. The immortal.The monsters.There has always been conflicting tales when it came to fae. While there were stories told of how wondrous and beautiful they were, the priesthood guaranteed the citizens of Orléa how evil and blood thirsty their true nature was.But there was good and evil in everyone, right?Galien's ailing mother, her virtuous ways, and her love of the fae was the good that humankind represented. And his father, High Merchant Rose, who was forcing an arranged marriage between Galien and future Templar Alphonse Bordeaux, represented the wickedness. An arranged marriage between man and man, no less!The priesthood also said it was a blessing to be born as a femüra. But it felt more like a curse, to be born in the body of a man, yet able to bear children. And it was the only thing that made Galien feel special, or interesting.He was desperate to have his own adventures, to have some purpose other than to unite House Rose and House Bordeaux. Not to pretend he is off adventuring with faeries in the stories he reads. Not to live the life of excitement through Alphonse's daring deeds in the field of battle. Nor his father's old war stories.Who would believe that his own tale would begin at the gallows...TAKEN is a 44k MM Fantasy Romance, part one in a series that follows Galien through his story with the fae. It contains dark themes, occassional foul language, graphic violence, elements of mpreg, and steamy encounters. It is meant to be read in order, and not suitable for readers under eighteen. WARNING: The books do contain minor cliffhangers leading into the next book in the A TALE OF MEN AND FAE series.

Waiting on a Signal


CBFirestarter - 2019
    One, he chats online with his anonymous best friend and fellow medic, FlyBoy83. Two, he’s a member of Black & Blue, a BDSM club where he subs twice a month. One night, he’s finally paired with a blue-eyed dom he’s been eyeing for months, a man he’s waited to call Master.Or, the story of how Dean and Castiel are online best friends who fuck each other senselessly in real life…and never even know it.Words:90777 completeArt by Gio

The Case of the Misplaced Models


Tessa Barding - 2019
    Days later, John Watson coincidentally accepts a flat-share with the same man; and before long is laughing, running, and falling in love with the endlessly-fascinating Sherlock Holmes.While the 'consulting detective' barely seems to notice John, he does agree to help when they learn of the sudden and curious death of Karim Halabi.John's friend Karim was accidentally shot during a game of laser tag. Case closed, say the police. But as John and Sherlock dig deeper it seems that Karim's death was no accident. It also becomes clear to John that Sherlock's feelings for him are much deeper too.

No Quarter


Mottlemoth - 2019
    A hunter of renown with many years' experience of the sea, he's become just as ruthless as the men he hounds. A year ago, he claimed the greatest prize of all: Mycroft Holmes, terror of the Caribbean, whose brilliant mind and elusive nature made him a force to be reckoned with.Unlucky for Lestrade, not all captains go down with their ship. Mycroft Holmes is alive and he's looking for reparation.And there's only one apology he'll accept.Words: 21213

Robot Geneticists: The Complete Collection, Books 1-6


J.S. Morin - 2019
    They mixed and matched those minds in endless combinations, producing a whole race of machines with human personalities. Immortal, but with memories of sensations they can no longer experience, some renegade robots now have a daring agenda.They want human bodies.As the only viable human host on Earth, Eve14 is on everyone's most wanted list.Robot Geneticists is a series set on Earth in a distant future. Fans of Asimov and the sci-fi titans of the Golden Age of sci-fi will love the classic elements reimagined in modern style.Robots are robots. Scientists think on a grandiose scale. Anything is possible with science, willpower, and hard work.Grab your copy for a true post-apocalyptic tale.©2019 J.S. Morin (P)2017 J.S. Morin

Dragon's Flight


Rowan Porter - 2019
    Learn to embrace it. Grant is a dragon in his prime, but after the love of his life betrayed him to the hunters, he was forced to leave everything he’d known behind, and build a new life. A quiet life. He’s content. He doesn’t need anyone. Or so he thinks until he stumbles across Aiden, a bruised and broken dragon, raised by a human. He doesn’t understand what he is or what he’s capable of, but he’s young, vibrant and audacious. As Grant helps Aiden embrace the dragon in his blood, will he be able to forget the past and let himself open up or will he only be holding Aiden back?