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Beyond Bound Spirit
H.A. Wills - 2019
However, she quickly learns not everything is as it seems, especially when her five new guy friends reveal that they are all supernatural creatures—and she is too! With her newfound knowledge, Callie tries to navigate the horrors of her past, while discovering the world is far weirder than she imagined. This collection shares several tales of Callie’s new guy friends, ranging from moments prior to events that unfold in Bound Spirit to favorite scenes told from different perspectives. The reader is strongly encouraged to read Bound Spirit before enjoying this short collection of tales. These passages are written with the intention that the reader is familiar with the events in Bound Spirit: Book One of the Bound Spirit Series. Warning: This book contains adult language, underage drinking, mild sexual content, which includes light M/M, and deals in sensitive issues such as abuse, suicide, and PTSD. Reader discretion is advised.
Existence
Abbi Glines - 2004
Once she realized the strangers she often saw walking through walls were not visible to anyone else, she started ignoring them. If she didn't let them know she could see them, then they left her alone. Until she stepped out of her car the first day of school and saw an incredibly sexy guy lounging on a picnic table, watching her with an amused smirk on his face. Problem is, she knows he's dead.Not only does he not go away when she ignores him, but he does something none of the others have ever done. He speaks. Pagan is fascinated by the soul. What she doesn't realize is that her appointed time to die is drawing near and the wickedly beautiful soul she is falling in love with is not a soul at all.He is Death and he's about to break all the rules.
Black Wings
Christina Henry - 2010
It's a 24/7 job with a lousy benefits package.Maddy's position may come with magical powers and an impressive wingspan, but it doesn't pay the bills. And then there are her infuriating boss, tenant woes, and a cranky, popcorn-loving gargoyle to contend with.Things start looking up, though, when tall, dark, and handsome Gabriel Angeloscuro agrees to rent the empty apartment in Maddy's building. It's probably just a coincidence that as soon as he moves in demons appear on the front lawn. But when an unholy monster is unleashed upon the streets of Chicago, Maddy discovers powers she never knew she possessed. Powers linked to a family legacy of tarnished halos.Powers that place her directly between the light of Heaven and the fires of Hell...
Town Lore: A Supernatural Monster Hunt (Hunters for Hire Book 2)
Jonathan Yanez - 2021
Drip Drop Teardrop
Samantha Young - 2011
When she was ten years old her parents died in a car crash. Now nine years later her Aunt Caroline is the only family she has left. And Caroline is dying. So when Death comes knocking (quite literally) in the form of the damaged and dangerous, Brennus, Avery makes a deal with the reaper in order to save Caroline.Brennus is an Ankou.One of the many, once mortal men and women, who were given the choice to become an immortal in exchange for ferrying the dead over into their afterlife. Nine years ago Brennus took Avery’s parents and tried to take Avery, but she fought him and won. Amazed by her strength Brennus followed Avery and has watched over her. Now he knows Avery is the one to offer him freedom from his obligation to the dead. And he’ll stop at nothing to have her.A YA Paranormal Romance for older readers.
Valkyrie's Vengeance
Melissa Snark - 2015
As the only surviving child of their leaders, the she-wolf inherited the role of Alpha. The violent deaths of her parents and the man she loved left her devastated, and the lives of her followers depend on her decisions. Simple survival often conflicts with the demands of preserving her Norse heritage, so she must struggle to balance her duties as Freya's priestess and Odin's Valkyrie. When innocent children are abducted, she must set aside her differences and work with her worst enemy to rescue them.Genre: Norse & Viking Fantasy.Suggested reading order for Loki's Wolves:#0.5 Hunter's Mark (Prequel) #1.0 Valkyrie's Vengeance#2.0 Hunger Moon#3.0 Battle Cry#4.0 Wolf's Cross#5.0 Blood Brothers (To be released in 2017 as per author's website)
Falling For Them Volume 4: Love Without Bounds Collection
Lili Zander - 2018
Broke freelance writer, smuggler, and unregistered dream walker. I was doing fine, keeping my head down and minding my own business. Until the day I tried to steal from the dragon.
Lovely Dearest by Nikki Bolvair
When Hailey finds herself stranded with strangers in a severe snow storm, can she resist their undeniable connection or will these three strong soldiers steal her heart?
Heart of Five by LA Kirk
When Meg’s body begins to change in unexplainable ways, she sets off to find anyone who can give her answers. Can she trust the five men who claim to want to help her? Or will they betray her in the end?
Unraveling by Lyn Forester
With an address in hand, Kady sets out to find her destined love, but nothing goes as planned.
Leap at Love by Sofia Ann Hoffman
A chance rescue of a dolphin lands Natalie a dream position at MAR - a marine rehabilitation center. But she soon discovers the dolphin she rescued is more than he seems, as are her new coworkers.
Four Parts Super by Kendra Moreno
When Dove Lopez's story puts the Head of the Mafia behind bars, only four Supers can keep her alive. Dove is used to being in danger, but this time, she’s in danger of losing her heart.
Graveyard Shift
Angela Roquet - 2009
She resides in Limbo City, the modern capital of the collective afterlives, where she likes to stick it to the man (the legendary Grim Reaper himself) by harvesting the bare minimum of souls required of her. She’d much rather be hanging out with Gabriel, her favorite archangel, at Purgatory Lounge. But when a shocking promotion falls in Lana's lap, she learns something that could unravel the very fabric of Eternity. If the job isn’t completed, there could be some real hell to pay.
When Darkness Falls
Amanda Perry - 2019
Now forced to deal with things no seventeen-year-old should, she struggles to survive until she can strike out on her own. When a case of mistaken identity thrusts her into a world of mythical creatures, Julianne must decide if she wants to remain in this new world or go back to the harsh life she left behind. Leviathan Black has spent too long watching each of his siblings find their other half. He longs for the companionship he witnesses daily. When his two older brothers commit a reckless act, Levi refuses to be a part of their shenanigans. That is, until he lays eyes on Julianne. Monsters like him should not be attracted to humans like her, but he finds himself inexplicably drawn in. With one touch, their worlds are flipped upside down and he resolves to do anything to keep Julianne with him, where she belongs. But outside forces are determined to tear apart any potential happiness Levi and Julianne may have. Will they succeed, or will Julianne and Levi fight for their happy ending? Julianne Harbor lived the life of a typical teenager until a tragic accident stole everything from her. Now forced to deal with things no seventeen-year-old should, she struggles to survive until she can strike out on her own.
Katie's Hellion
Lizzy Ford - 2011
Both claim she’s destined for something great. If she can survive, that is. She’s drawn into a world filled with immortals like Rhyn, an outcast who claims her as his mate in a show of defiance to his brothers. Katie rescues Rhyn from Hell, and he discovers fast just how special his little human is. With Death counting his days on one hand, Rhyn must learn to love, before his own time is up and Katie becomes the first human casualty in the brewing war between immortals. Will the love between a gifted young woman and an immortal outcast save the world-- or destroy it?
Snow White Sorrow
Cameron Jace - 2013
His mother is a ghost. His only friend is a red Cadillac that sings to him through the radio. He looks like an Angel but acts like jerk. No wonder he has been banned from Heaven, which is the least of his troubles. Loki needs a job to pay for school and support himself.Still, Loki has a rare gift: He is a Dreamhunter. One of the few in the world who can hunt and kill immortal demons in their dreams so they never wake up again.When Loki is sent to kill a sixteen-year-old vampire girl the locals call Snow White Sorrow, he is pulled into a magical but dangerous world. The locals believe the monster to be Snow White.The real Snow White... living in the ruins of an ancient castle in a small town. She is described as horribly beautiful, terrifyingly enchanting, and wickedly lovely.What he finds instead is a beautiful monster girl filled with rage and hurt, who has an epic untold story to tell of things such like why the Brothers Grimm altered the fairy tale, who the Evil Queen really is, where the mirror came from, and who possessed it.Snow White has killed every person who has dared come near the castle where she once lived with the queen. Mysteriously, she lets Loki live, and whispers two words in his ears; two words that will change his life forever.
Dead Radiance
T.G. Ayer - 2012
And she knows all too well what psychiatrists do to people who claim impossible powers. She's always stayed below the radar, but when she discovers the meaning of the beautiful auras, she's not sure why she was cursed with the ability to see the soon-to-be-dead and be unable to do anything about it. But Bryn is on the brink of the unbelievable truth - she is a creature from myth. Valkyrie- a warrior maiden of the God Odin. And a Collector of Souls. Aidan Lee just can't do what he's told. Visiting Craven was not supposed to be a time to fall in love. He's just helpless when faced with the beautiful Brynhildr, but there is more to the biker dude that either Bryn or Aidan himself knows. Can their fledgling love survive the secrets and intrigue, the reality of Odin's realm of Asgard, the pressures of being a warrior of the gods, But Bryn lucks out when the Trickster god Loki sets his sights on her. Can Bryn hold her own against the charmingly manipulative god long enough to discover what Loki is really planning?
Beg for Mercy
Shannon Dermott - 2011
Of that magic moment when your lips finally meet those of that special person you’ve waited your whole life for. A little awkward, a little scary, a little hot and every bit amazing. We speculate that the whole world will shake and time will just stop. No one, however, ever imagines that kiss to bring Death himself knocking. Sixteen year old Mercy Moore's life just got more complicated. The kiss that originally could have meant she would finally have a boyfriend now was the kiss that could have very nearly ended his life. A small detail her mother conveniently never told her will take her life for an abrupt u-turn. Dating, no love, was now completely and utterly impossible. And the boy well, that boy would never be the same.But life, however cruel, goes on. Far too soon for her taste, Mercy finds herself at a senior party with the elite students of her school and her best friend. And of all things, playing a stupid game that could very well mean the death of someone in that small room. If it were not for her best friend, the hottest guys in school, and a small need to fit in, she may have been able to escape the disaster that was to come. Her worst nightmare, her personal curse, her very life, only gets dangerously worse.This is a young adult paranormal romance novel.
Forged of Fire (Forged Series Book 1)
Stacy Von Haegert - 2016
Every generation a child of royal blood was bestowed on the four elemental houses possessing “The Gift” - an ability to manipulate their chosen element. Ash was this child, and fire was his gift. However, possessing such a skill was a dangerous thing, and fate had other plans for the boy of only seven summers.Present day…Ash has spent the last twelve hundred years staying under the radar of the monster that ransacked his homelands as a child and later, after years of torture, turned him into the thing he hated most. A Vampire... Vastly different from the immortal that escaped the pits of Hell all those years ago, Ash has zero interest of returning to the station of his royal birth. But, when an ancient prophecy comes to light he finds himself dragged right back into the world of his ancestral bloodline. Complicating matters furthermore is the foretold "Chosen One", a beautiful mortal with the power to unite the realms. Ash is faced with an entirely new set of challenges as an impending war looms, and his affections for the young mortal grows. He will have to weigh his choices carefully as the demons of his past rise up to threaten his future.
Broken House
Tom Turner - 2018
Admitted the same day were a drunk, an addict, and a psychopath. With little in common except deep psychic scars are Avril, a drugged-out actress, Rachel, a 18-year old self-destructive wild child, and haunted, pretty boy, Cam, just trying to piece together their tormented lives. All they want is to learn how to cope, find peace of mind, make a few friends…but better be careful, because there are a few twisted people inside the ivy covered walls of Clairmount. And not everyone’s going to make it home.