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Dark Savage
Erin Trejo - 2019
I also knew that if I wanted to remain in control I had to make sacrifices. In my world being an FBI informant was considered a rat. I wasn't a rat in my mind. I did what I had to do to keep my club on top of the game. Charlie Richmond wasn't part of that plan. The girl swooped into my life, my world like a tornado ripping her way through everything I'd worked so hard to build. When her truth becomes mine, the world around us threatens to crumble. I find myself on the verge of killing myself to save her. My name is Marcus "Savage" Turner and I'm ready to bring this world to its knees.
A Legacy of Storms and Starlight
Victoria J. Price - 2022
Maas and Danielle L. Jensen.
Zylah Renfall is certain of two things: she will forever be on the run for the murder of a prince, and she somehow used magic to escape her own hanging.Aided by a mysterious and infuriating Fae, Zylah dreams of a fresh start and a chance to explore her newly discovered Fae heritage. But her dreams are short-lived as the king's men still hunt for her head. When she learns of a Fae uprising uniting to overthrow the same king who wants her dead, Zylah seizes her opportunity.Take down the king, secure her freedom.With just three months to prepare, Zylah's future hangs in the balance. Despite the allure of her Fae trainer and the ruthless attempts on their lives, failure is not an option. For as long as the king lives, the Fae remain in the shadows and Zylah will never be free.
Relentless
Shantel Tessier
The antho releases June 30th. No official release date for the full novel has been announced at this time.
Awful Curse
Elena Monroe - 2020
Forced to forget everyone I fell in love with, laughed with and bonded with.For a certain price you could unburden yourself from your hormonal teen at Arcadia Prep too.I’m reckless.I’m impatient.Purple hair, a don’t care attitude and my Doc Martins all screamed leave me alone, fending off any new relationships.I vowed to keep my heart safe this time, locking it away right under my anger but he knew exactly where I hid the spare key – in his mysterious eyes the minute ours locked.BOLTONI was stuck – the essence of a God in some kind of limbo of high school.I was meant for more than this.Being king here meant nothing.Arcadia Prep wasn’t for the weak. The expectations, the pressure, the standards, the success and privilege smug on everyone’s face wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea.I thrived in chaos.I’m fearless.I’m ruthless.The new girl was not my cup of tea.She stomped her doc martins all over my tradition, rules and my reign.We all have secrets. Mine were paper weighted down by my heavy crown.Her violet eyes and her abrupt attitude spewed sass all over my black on black. She didn’t faze me until I realized she was after my crown…
Once Upon A Rebel Fairytale
Jamie CampbellLucy Smoke - 2018
The Little Mermaid loses more than her voice. And Little Red Riding Hood isn’t so little anymore. Join our heroes and heroines as they travel through the underworld to Mars, rescue damsels in distress, and battle deadly foes in ONCE UPON A REBEL FAIRYTALE, a limited edition collection of beloved stories from today’s bestselling authors. Inside these pages, you’ll find 22 action-packed fairytale retellings that rebel against tradition, from dark and gritty paranormal romances to sexy and thrilling supernatural fantasies. The princesses, queens, kings, and villains of your childhood return in these adrenaline-spiking spins on your favorite bedtime tales. But reader beware: these fairytales are not for the faint of heart. Featuring stories from: New York Times bestselling author, Jamie Campbell Tate James writing with C.M. Stunich G. Bailey writing with Cece Rose USA Today bestselling author Ivy Quinn writing with Megan Hussey USA Today bestselling Carysa Locke writing with Lucy Smoke - Author USA Today bestselling author, Isra Sravenheart RITA Away Winner Sharon Ashwood Liz Gavin Mary E. Twomey Russell Nohelty Adrienne Woods Erin West Helen Scott Stephanie Morris Madeline Freeman Sadie Carter India Kells Cailin Briste Elle Middaugh Tigris Eden writing with Misha Elliott Caroline A. Gill Siera London Grace White
Let's Play
Jennifer M. MillerJennifer Sucevic - 2021
With contributions from:TL HamiltonAmy StephensJennifer SucevicLynn StevensAndi BurnsK.D. CroftSamantha LongTB MannMaci DillonRosie EastTina GallagherJennifer MillerMarissa AnnMelissa Ivers
Ditched: A Left at the Altar Romance
Holly Hart - 2018
But will he give me a second chance? 2018 Kate We were just kids. It was just a prank, but it ended in disaster. I lost everything, even the man I was meant to marry. It was the only way to protect my soulmate. Even if it left him hating me... Now someone knows what we did. I should run away and hide. But I've been running too long. I can't deny myself any longer. I need Max back in my life. Holly Hart hates cheating, and always gives you a happy ending!
Captive: A Dark Romance Collection
Julia Sykes
I’m the hacker-geek-goddess of the FBI. When I’m hiding behind my screen, I’m a safe distance from everyone; isolated, powerful. No man has ever touched me, but when I’m captured by Colombian drug lord Andrés Moreno, I no longer have the right to refuse. He’s scarred and scary, and his cruel brother has tasked him with breaking me. I try to fight, but I can’t escape his strong arms and harsh discipline. He demands that I accept his touch, and I can’t help but respond to his masterful manipulations.The longer I remain trapped with him, the more I come to suspect that I’m not the only captive in his brother’s home. Andrés’ scars go deeper than the wicked furrows carved into his flesh, his pain reflected in the dark demands he imposes upon me. His obsession is twisted and wrong, but maybe I’m twisted, too.Do I want to be rescued from him? Or is he the one who truly needs saving?Andrés...My pretty hostage possesses a stubborn streak and sharp mind, but her clever brain is no match for my iron will. I'll stop at nothing to claim her, no matter how many deviant punishments I have to devise for her. No one will ever touch her again--especially not my cruel brother.Samantha is mine to keep and protect. Mine to play with and punish. All mine.
Christmas in the City II
Samantha ChaseStephanie Rose - 2016
This anthology will benefit Caring Community Foundation, located in Raleigh, NC where the 2017 Authors in the City book signing will be held. Authors in the City is hosted by: Stephanie's Book ReportsChristmas Once Again - Samantha ChaseLike Christmas - Ashlee TaylorUgly sweater - Elizabeth HayesA change of heart - Shari J. RyanChristmas break - Misha ElliottJoyful Temptations - Janine Infante BoscoDancing Snowflakes - Madison StreetThe Lovers of Vale - CS PatraChristmas Interference - Jennifer L. AllenRewrite - Stephanie RoseAll I Want for Christmas - Savanna Grey
Paws, Claws and Aww's: Box Set
Alana HartTessa Thorn - 2015
Paws, Claws & Aww's is a collection of steamy paranormal romance stories hot enough to melt your digital reader.
Powerful, sexy, protective and romantic - this collection of stand-alones and series starters is full of sexy, paranormal, Alpha male shifters, witches and mage's to scratch your itch and make you howl!
Featuring:
Alana Hart - Saving Her Bear (The Bears of Blackrock #1)
Never go home again!
That's what Mom said - and stay away from that Fenn boy!
How could Catherine Calhoun listen when that 'Fenn boy' has haunted her mind - and heart - for ten years? When Catherine finds herself in trouble, it's not the town of Blackrock or the family she left behind so long ago that calls her back.
It's him. It's that Fenn boy. The boy whose kisses are her happiest memory.
Yet, John Fenn has secrets - the kind that come with sharp claws and teeth.
Even a bit of fur couldn't lessen the magic of his kisses, but there is darkness in Blackrock - the very thing that once tore her away from her true love. Will her return be enough to save John from becoming that darkness' next victim?
Julia Leijon - Grizzly Guardian
Still reeling from her sister's murder, Merryl retreats to Oregon with her nephew Sam. Building a new life for the pair of them is almost enough to distract her from her grief, especially when she faces the problem of how to help Sam learn what it is to be a bear shifter. With nowhere else to turn and no idea what to do, Merryl turns to her impossibly sexy and unattainable crush, Daniel. Daniel just wants to enjoy small town life after a violent past, but if anyone can see through his gruff facade and battle scars, it's Merryl. Helping Sam discover the cub side of his nature helps Daniel rediscover what it means to connect with those around him. For the sake of Merryl and Sam, Daniel will even return to his harrowing FBI work to help solve the murder and find them some peace. Despite a strong mutual attraction between them, a major obstacle blocks their way, and it's one that Daniel can never let Merryl know about: while his human side wants to support her as a friend while she puts her life back together, the bear in him knows with absolute certainty that he has found his fated mate. Knowing how many emotional burdens Merryl is already coping with, Daniel carries this heavy secret alone. But can Merryl convince him that she's tougher than he thinks, and can make her own choices? After each enduring so much cruelty and hardship at the hands of an unkind world, are the two of them still capable of love and trust?
Liv Brywood - Midwinter Night's Alpha (Sexy BBW Pagan Holidays #6)
His wickedly sexy tongue explored every inch of her trembling lips.
Katelyn knows that returning to West Yellowstone for this year's centennial Yule celebration is probably a huge mistake. But after being gone for five years, she misses her old coven. It should be easy enough to avoid her ex-boyfriend, Devin. After all, werewolves usually hibernate during the winter.
So when the BBW witch runs into him not five minutes after getting into town, she's convinced she's cursed. She knows better than to trust his rugged good looks and washboard abs. His silver-tipped tongue has ruined her life once before, and she refuses to make the same mistake twice... even if he does look hotter than a gushing geyser.
Emma Alisyn - Alphonso's Baby (Clan Conroy Brides #2)
Bear shifter Alphonso shunned his mate to protect her from his dark past... but when he discovers her six month old baby is his, will he take the risk in order to raise their child?
Always looking over his shoulder for enemies, Alphonso pushed curvy Tamar away after their one, blazing hot night together. "I'm not relationship material, Tam. Don't get stars in your eyes." Only that one night resulted in a secret child, a beautiful baby girl Tamar has been hiding in plain sight for six months. Waiting patiently for him to see the goshdarnit light already. When he discovers her deception, Alphonso knows he has a choice to make. Continue to allow his past to dictate his future, or take a chance on true love and family?
Tamar isn't certain her childhood love Al will ever see reason- she knows he did some bad stuff. Especially when that bad stuff shows up in the form of a curvy, exotic ex-girlfriend looking for protection. Tamar isn't going to roll over and play dead, though. She's Head Sow in these parts and no one - not the mysterious beauty, not her father's disapproval, and certainly not the enemies waiting in the shadows to strike - are going to claim what belongs to her without a bloody fight.
Terra Wolf - Leaping Through Time (Soul Mate Bureau #2)
William has the money to find his mate, but does he have the time...
The crazy, old witch says she can send the wealthy, leopard shifter back in time to meet his mate, for a hefty fee. He'll have one week to find her or lose her forever. In a foreign land and a foreign place where his money is useless, he'll need his own wits and animal instincts to find the woman of his dreams.
Constance is a woman in a man's world...
She makes armour for the gladiators in a world where the men are men and the women are their objects. Constance has long since given up on love when just getting through a gruelling day is challenging enough. When the gorgeous, but wild eyed and crazy, fool in the silly clothes tells her stories of whisking her away to a future of leisure and money, all in exchange for one night of mating, she can't help but want him to not be lying.
Another suitor pursues William and isn't willing to share...
The beautiful and wealthy Fiona tries to distract William off the trail of his fated mate with her womanly ways and won't take no for an answer. When William is forced to unleash his leopard to try survive, Constance realises that she's unknowingly craved a man like him all along.
Will the two of them have enough to survive the past, escape to William's present, and show Constance a future she never thought possible?
Tina Talon - Bad Boy Wolf
Joshua is a love 'em and leave 'em type of fellow. That is until he bumps into Meagan and everything changes.
Meagan isn't used to shifter men and their lustful appetites and stormy tempers, but falls for Joshua anyhow.
Can the two of them make a go of it, despite everything that could keep them apart?
Christy Rivers - Real Men Are Bears
After catching her boyfriend with another woman in their bed, Jess Perkins is blind with rage. The only thing she can think of doing is to take a long drive through the Washington wilderness. Eventually, she finds herself in the small town of Douglas, where the only place that's open is Uncle Ray's Bar and Grill. Jess, a struggling alcoholic, knows she shouldn't stop where temptation lurks. But there's no harm in walking in and ordering a harmless little burger...
Thomas Hannity grew up listening to stories about fated mates, but he knows they're only fairy tales. His last relationship was with a human, and it ended badly. When he unexpectedly runs into his ex at work, it sends him into a spiral, and the only balm for his ache is a nice, strong drink at his favourite bar. It's a night just like any other... until a curvy, dark-haired girl wanders in from the cold. A girl that Thomas feels the sudden need to protect the moment he sets eyes on her.
She's an independent city girl with a dark past. He's a bear shifter who no longer believes in love. Logically, they make no sense together. But destiny often isn't logical at all.
Kellan Larkin - Alpha's Soulmate (Alphas' Fated Mates #1)
M/M Gay Shifter Mpreg Romance
He took my chin and pressed his lips to mine. Bliss overwhelmed me. This was utterly divine.
Tucker's an Omega wolf recovering from a traumatic past. He ran away to Lake City to pursue his passion for journalism. While he knows it's also time to find his Alpha, he's distrustful and wary of emotional intimacy. That changes when he meets Clay.
After a broken engagement with an ex-fiancé who stalked and threatened him, Clay buried himself in his work, founding a successful tech company. Now he's ready to move on and find his fated mate. But it turns out his ex isn't quite ready to let him go...
When demons from the past threaten to disrupt the pair's growing relationship, Tucker and Clay find that they'll have to fight for their love.
We’re going to start off fresh and build something together. We can do this, Tucker. You and me.
Tessa Thorn - Dating The Billionaire Dragon (Mail Order Mates #1)
"So, you’re the kind of lady who isn’t afraid to find out what a dragon’s like in the bedroom, huh?"
Tina Valdez is the curvaceous, successful owner of a boutique bakery and a respected member of her community. There's just one thing missing - a man to share it all with.
That changes when she meets real estate tycoon Blake through the shifter dating service Mail Order Mates. Blake the dragon shifter is sweet, sexy, and dominant in the bedroom. And he treats her like the goddess she is.
But when anti-shifter prejudice threatens her business, she has to make a hard decision. Can she have it all? Or will she have to choose between her home and heritage and the promise of a new future with Blake?
J.S. Wilder - Beared To Him (HoneyPoint Town #1)
This is Part one of a Three Part series about HoneyPoint Town.
Raine Wilson wants one thing: marriage. Her ex comes back into town after a mutual friend dies and after finally moving on with her life after six years. She finds it hard not to resist temptation to fall for the one that broke her heart.
Joe Carlton wants one thing: to avoid his true form. Having to go back home after six years. He can’t resist but show his true form when he sees the luscious curves and earthy brown skin of his mate in the arms of another man.
There’s a war coming to HoneyPoint Town and none of the locals know it until Joe starts to fight for the love he once lost.
Erica Summers - The Dark Mage's Girlfriend
What do you do when your crush turns out to be a Dark Wizard, summoner and binder of demons?
Amy works at a supermarket while studying for college. One normal day, she finally gets her chance to ask her crush and neighbour out. She runs after him just as her shift ends. But, in a narrow street, a surprise awaits.
The dreamy, aloof man who comes to the shop everyday, whenever she works, turns out to be a mage, and a dark one at that. Can Amy find love or will she be swallowed by his darkness?
Kit Fawkes - Playing With Fire (Elementals #1)
Curvy fire elemental witch Serafina’s hot temper gets the best of her, leading her to make a mistake during a vengeance spell that accidentally summons a high-level demon to do her bidding instead. Liam appears to help her undo what she’s done, and she’s drawn to the mysterious Guardian of the balance between light and dark magic.
He’s intent on tracking down the demon, but her heart isn’t in stopping the vengeance curse just yet. Their attraction is mutual, but will Serafina and Liam find a way to make their relationship work, or will it flash and burn out after the mission binding him to her is complete, and he no longer has a reason to stay?
Fate Valley and Fate Rock Shifters Complete Collection
Scarlett Grove - 2021
Bear: Colonel Hawk Barlow and mafia princess Elena must learn to trust in the face of a looming global threat.Brainy Bear: Sampson Reed and Megan Moore must join forces to protect and avenge the ones they love.Builder Bear: Real estate investor Jamison Stone and romance author Ruby Wilson learn to love while rehabbing a farmhouse.Sly Bear: Zander Shaw and amnesiac Emma take down a killer while finding their happily ever after.Wild Brothers RanchElder Wolf: Middle aged rancher Austin Wilde and Cheyenne Bailey discover that love is ageless and that even death can't keep them from their second chance.Survival Wolf: Survivalist Shane Wilde and survivor Montana must over come their fears to come home again.Pack Wolf: Hard working rancher Heath Wilde and fish out of water Rose Winter come together to save a goat farm and each other.Twin Wolves: Fox shifter River Radcliffe and wolf twins Cal and Cash Wilde navigate the rocky waters of a three way relationship.Rebel Wolf: Lion shifter and fashion designer Cassidy McCoy and rebel wolf Gunner Wilde must solve a hundred year old family feud in order to find their happily ever after.Lone Wolf: Loner Annie Wilson and Dylan Wilde must learn to let each other in so that they can claim their love and the secret baby they share.
Honey Trapped (BRRMC Roadhouse Tales, #5)
Glenna Maynard - 2021
Meeting someone new was the furthest thing from his mind. His meddling sister however had other plans. Like renting out the other half of his duplex to a single mother he can't stop thinking about.Norah is too young for him and comes with baggage of her own.Ace knows she's hiding something. He swears he doesn't want to get involved. Pretending he isn't attracted to the gorgeous woman next door, the grumpy biker avoids her at all costs.When the young beauty's dangerous secret turns up on his doorstep, he has no choice but to protect Norah and her daughter.When all is said and done will Ace be able to watch the best thing to ever happen to him walk away or will he fight for a second chance at love?This is a hot to the point Roadhouse Tale that takes place in Drag Creek featuring all new characters from my Black Rebel Riders' MC and some appearances from your series favorites. You do not need to read prior books to enjoy the ride.
Relentless King: A Mafia Romance (Reign of Anarchy Book 1)
Hunter Rose - 2021
I’ve never been afraid of the dark, because I am relentless in the night.This world, my world, is a black hole of death and despair.No one knows it better than me.But my Alyson Scarpati is a blinding light.Her innocence captured my heart the moment I saw her.She vanquishes the shadows and leaves an uneasiness burning inside me.Her father wants to give her away as a gift to the highest bidder?But all he wants is a profitable alliance.Not if I have anything to say about it.Her protection is my reverence.And when she tells me about our little secretnothing, not even our families will get in the way.She’s my Little Lamb.And I will be her Lion.
Sexy Shorts
Kathryn Nolan - 2018
In other words, I think you’re going to love these short stories!Stories include:-One Hell of a Restaurant-Wild Horse-The Hero and the Rookie-Did You Touch Yourself?-The Gift-He was Luke Skywalker (not Han Solo)-Like Thieves in the Night-Ambrose-The Wedding-Another Boring Night at the Opera-Seize the Day-She’ll always know the truth-Let It Be You-Cuffed
Can We Pretend?
Sana Khatri - 2020
He saw me. My heart gave up."Guess what?" he'd tell me."What?" I'd say."I've got something that'll make you smile today," he'd reply.I fell. Hard.But he was someone else's...Could we pretend otherwise?Wane:God, how it pains to be a mortal.I saw her. She saw me. My soul awakened."Did you know?" she'd tell me."What?" I'd say."Life's too short to not laugh," she'd reply.I plummeted. Strongly.But I belonged to someone else...Could we pretend otherwise?
This book has mentions of sexual assault, suicide, and bullying. If any of the given topics are a trigger to you in any manner of the way, then a consideration is advised.