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The Kiss of Death


Auryn Hadley - 2018
    It wasn't. Four years later, I can still remember the exact shade of his skin: a blue so pale it looked like moonlight. I dream of his touch. Mostly, I paint the man under the heavy cowl, including those perfect lips which ruined mine for anyone else. I'm obsessed with him. The doctors say he's nothing more than a hallucination caused by a mixture of head trauma and emergency pain medications. I think he's a really sexy figment of my imagination. I mean, who besides an artist would dream up the Grim Reaper for their hero? Now, something's changed and my drawings are taking on a life of their own. As if college wasn't hard enough, trying to keep this a secret is going to be impossible. Keeping my sanity might be worse. And that's not the worst of my problems. Death is back. He wants another kiss. And he's not alone. The Kiss of Death is a 156,000 word, full-length novel with NO cliffhanger ending. This is a Reverse Harem series which includes multiple love interests, some m/m themes, and graphic scenes of sex, violence, and language. Be warned: everything you thought you knew about the world, religion, and death will be pulled apart, twisted around, and put back together in ways you will not expect.

Goddess of the Sea


P.C. Cast - 2003
    After drinking way too much champagne, she performed, of all crazy things, a goddess-summoning ritual, hoping that it would somehow make her life a little less ordinary...but she never believed the spell would actually work.When her military plane crashes into the ocean, CC's mission overseas takes an unexpected turn. She awakens to find herself in a legendary time and place where magic rules the land—occupying the body of the mythic mermaid Undine. But there is danger in the waters and the goddess Gaea turns this modern, military gal into a beautiful damsel so that she can seek shelter on land.CC is soon rescued (literally) by a knight in shining armor. She should be falling in love with this dream-come-true, but instead she aches for the sea and Dylan, the sexy merman who has stolen her heart.

Her Alpha Wolf Protector (Cave Bay Shifters Book 1)


Cynthia Wilde - 2020
    Desperate to leave her old life, and memories of her nasty shifter ex behind, she was all too happy to accept the position as the new Fae appointed “Archivist” in which she would be working closely with the local pack Alpha. She had no idea just how close they would be getting. Max Strata had his hands full being the Alpha of Cave Bay. Being responsible for his pack and trying to reverse the mysterious slow decline of his beloved town was already a full-time job. With the sudden appearance of a sinkhole, and rumors of something dark and dangerous in the waters offshore things are only getting more complicated when, on top of the rest, he is thrown into the uncomfortable role of temporary guardian of three orphaned shifter children. As if that is not enough he has to welcome the new archivist. And she will prove to be his greatest challenge yet… Bound together in a race to discover what’s happening in Cave Bay, Max and Heather have to navigate ancient legends of the sea, and a myriad of strange unfolding mysteries and dangers, all while doing their best to overcome their own rising passions. Can they set aside their fears in time to discover the truth of what is plaguing the town in time? Will they take the chance to fight for a true love, or will the mysteries of the town, and their own demons destroy them first? Come along to Cave Bay and the start of a new unfolding mystery… This story contains no cheating, no cliff hangers, and of course has a HEA! ; ) Warning: This ebook contains mature themes and language and is meant for 18+ readers only. Her Alpha Wolf Protector is a Wolf Shifter Protector Romance that will appeal to lovers of paranormal, urban fantasy, shapeshifters, contemporary, and, of course sexy sweet romance full of the “feels”.

Armond


M. Guida - 2021
    

Descendants Academy


Belle Malory - 2020
    Monsters. Super sexy gladiators. Welcome to Arcadia, where bloodlines are divided and power reigns supreme.It all starts after I try to kill my sister…I know, I know. What a terrible thing to do. I have issues, okay? The magical kind. AKA, I'm cursed. I'm also a descendant of Ares, the God of War. Except he wasn’t really a god, just a regular dude with supernatural powers.Since my family no longer trusts me, they ship me off to a place called Arcadia, or the academy for descendants. Full of booby traps, plotting professors, and conniving students, this place is not for the faint of heart. This one gladiator, Xander, is sort of, almost nice to me, but even he wants to keep our friendship or whatever it is a secret. The worst part? In order to manage my violent bloodlust, the Fates decide I’m better off in House Aphrodite. Yep, the Goddess of Love. Eck. My soul craves something more, something fierce, and love magic is not it. If I’m going to survive this place, there’s a lot I need to learn. Starting with figuring out where I belong. Choose a side.Choose a house.Choose a magic.Descendants Academy is an upper Young Adult Fantasy series with a slow-burn romance. This is Book One of three: Descendants Academy, Deviant Descendants (September 2020), and Eternal Descendants.

Misfit Princess (Misfits of the Fae Realm, #1)


Daria Binx - 2020
    My newest treasure, earned through escaping my abusive boyfriend thanks to the help of my best friend. I’m a survivor, but it comes with a price. I constantly feel like someone’s watching me, and between this paranoia and the panic attacks, my new life has not been easy. It’s a constant battle to hold onto my fragile new self-control. Enter three vastly different, equally stubborn men to complicate my life, each one evoking feelings I thought I’d know. Who are they and why am I drawn to them? I want to move on from my past, but I’m scared to let them in. If I could just find the time to sit down and figure it out, perhaps I could solve this riddle, but an old threat has found me, and my time is running out...who do I turn to for protection?

Trinity


Serena Akeroyd - 2018
    Good thing; peeing on her fathers' front lawn is way too much fun, as is making nasty Betas shiver and shake when she approaches. Trouble is, for nearly a decade, Thalia has been alone. Exiled to her wing in the palace because her parents don't know what's wrong with her. Well, she's tried telling them but they don't listen--when do parents ever listen? Still, what's a girl to do? Is it any wonder she has anger issues when she has visions of her three mates with other women? Is it any wonder she spends most of her time in her wolf skin? Approaching her thirtieth birthday, things have never looked bleaker until an Elder changes everything and in walks mate numero uno. He's nothing like anything she ever imagined, and through him, she finally sees what she was meant to do with her life. Be his. Well, that, and kick the Pack where it hurts to take it from the 12th century to the 21st. With her mate at her side, Thalia's realizing she's bulletproof, but what happens when her second mate pops up and destabilizes things entirely? Find out in book ONE of the TriAlpha Chronicles! #WhyChoose This novel is 90,000 words long, and does contain references to situations some readers may find sensitive.

Lone Wolf


J.R. Rain - 2021
    and wolves.One wolf in particular.I’ve seen him before—in dreams that have been plaguing me since I moved to Hope. The dreams are always the same; a gigantic, black wolf with haunting steel-gray eyes. He wants something from me. I’m just not sure what.When my deputy and I retrieve a frozen corpse from the Alaskan tundra with a silver dagger stuck in his chest, those legends about shape-shifters become more real than I care to admit.It’s my first homicide case in Hope, and I’m determined to solve it and prove myself. But, when the corpse ends up coming back to life and escapes, the case becomes anything but routine.My prime suspect is Alexander Johnson, a sinfully handsome bounty hunter who knows a lot more about shifters than he’s letting on. The missing John Doe case is definitely personal to Alex, but I’m just not sure how personal. And I’m also not sure if I can trust him, though he might end up being my only ally.That or he’s the killer.And there’s also the fact that Alex happens to have hair as black as night and eyes the color of steel…

First Impressions


C.R. Jane - 2018
     Failed by the foster system, and left in the hands of a woman who hates her, and a man who wants her, Eva has given up hope of ever having a life. When she finds a mysterious letter from Rothmore College addressed to her in the trash, Eva's future suddenly comes alive. Now all she has to do is figure out a way to escape her attic prison, make her way across the country to New York City, and figure out all the things that point to the fact that there are things about her that aren't exactly normal... Along the way Eva meets new friends, explores new places, and stumbles across three beautiful, charismatic, and alarmingly otherworldly men. Do they hold the key to Eva discovering who she really is, or are they just good at first impressions?

Run Riot


Colette Rhodes - 2021
    Impulsive. Daring.In a moment of weakness, I let the darkness lurking inside of me rule, and it changed everything.I was supposed to embrace the light, but how could I fear the dark, when it brought me Riot?Run Riot is the first book in the State of Grace series. It is a slow burn reverse harem romance suitable for readers 18+

Wicked Gods


Michelle Hercules - 2019
    I’ve been offered a place at the prestigious Gifted Academy, an opportunity very few Norms get.To survive, I must become invisible. But my hope to get through the academy unscathed goes down the drain when the most powerful boys in school set their eyes on me.They hate me simply because I’m a Norm. If they knew who I truly am, they’d tear me apart limb by limb. But I’m done cowering away from Idols. It’s time for the Norms to fight back, and it all starts with me.*Wicked Gods is a steamy, paranormal academy RH bully romance.

Shadow Unleashed


Avery Stone - 2021
    A demon hybrid of wolf and dusk, I started life as a dead shifter walking with little hope of survival.Every day death tries to claim me, but somehow I keep living, only to end up in the dangerous hidden depths of Shifter Syndicate. Just when I think that nothing can break me, Mother Moon gives me the ultimate test: a cynical mate who decides my hybrid blood is nothing but a disgrace to his very name.Now I’m Rejected. Forbidden. Caged. I might as well throw in the towel.Little do I know that an Alpha watches from the shadows. One who seeks revenge on the very man who discarded me like trash: Alpha Cain of Tainted Demons Pack. He wants to add me to his collection, a pack of lethal, cynical bastards who see me as more of a toy than an ally, but before that happens, I have a few conditions of my own. My best friend is coming along, I'll be trained and punished like the rest, and I get to keep my motorcycle.Yeah. Priorities.Alliances are made and I'm embracing a new world of darkness, but there's one tiny problem. I'm falling hard for my Alpha, and our connection may unleash the very shadows he's destined to rule. Shadow Unleashed is a full length (130,000 words) Dark Rejected Mates Romance. Book One is filled with action, suspense, steam, a tough heroine, and an antihero Alpha. Recommended for 18+ due to language and sexual situations.Readers of SHIFTER SYNDICATE - Rise of the Howling Shadowborns , will devour this dark side of the world of shifters. If you enjoy books by Jaymin Eve, Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare, Leia Stone, Jen L. Grey, and Everly Frost, then turn the page to this thrilling, dangerous adventure. You won't regret it.

Emerge


Lena Mae Hill - 2018
    Gwen has spent her life on the road, picking up and moving every few months when her mother has a mental break. They take care of each other. They don't need anyone else. Or so Gwen believes...until her mother announces she's met a man online. When they arrive at his opulent home, Gwen is plunged into a world that seems too good to be true. Suddenly she's living in a mansion overlooking the beach and eating foods she's only read about in paperback novels. Her mother's new man has a gorgeous daughter and four irresistible sons who apparently don't mind her complete social incompetence. At last, her dream of going to school and being a normal 16-year-old is within her reach. But the family they've joined has more than its share of secrets. Not all of them want her there, and her inexplicable attraction to each of them only complicates matters further. When strange phenomena begin to occur in their presence, Gwen must emerge from her protective shell and embrace a destiny she's never imagined. Contains mature themes.

The Scarlet Thread


D.S. Murphy - 2016
    After I saw my little brother’s death but failed to stop it, my parents abandoned me to a juvenile detention facility. I don’t let people touch me anymore. Not my fingertips, not my skin, not my heart. I make my own clothes by stitching together the donations we get; usually a bunch of crap that fits like a parachute. My sweater is a patchwork of different shades of inky, dark squares. I make plain gray skirts that hang to my knees, with cute or funny T-shirts sewed in. They clash ironically with my unsmiling face. My Allstar high-tops are black and frayed, like my soul. I also wear a chunk of brightly colored legos around my neck. My little brother was working on it the day he died. The day I failed to save him. It’s unfinished, so I’ll never know what it was meant to be. Most days, I just try to get by. But then I got a visit from a cute guy, who tricked me into giving up my secrets. He said I was special. That he needed me. For a while, I believed him. But once I found out what I could really do, I learned everybody wanted the power I possessed. The power to destroy deities. To kill gods. To end the world... or to save it. My heart is torn, and those I loved most betrayed me. I'm trying so hard to do what's right, but nobody can tell me what that is anymore, and the moral boundaries I'd always let define my life have been shattered. Whose rules should I obey now? Or do I have to make my own? The Scarlet Thread is a dark fantasy for fans of Greek mythology and Gothic romance. Fans of Fallen and Percy Jackson will be captivated by this mashup of fallen angels and forgotten gods.

The Hunter's Call


D.D. Chance - 2020
    Until the night I stumble onto an elite monster hunter academy and into the arms of four hottie hunters who not only know the exact Latin classification of the thing trying to eat me, but how to kill it dead.Then Tyler Perkins, the crazy rich and shamelessly sexy leader of this monster hunting squad, kicks it up a notch. He challenges me to stay. To fight. He’s arrogant and entitled and did I mention gorgeous…and the way he pushes me makes want to push back. Hard.Tyler and his whole smokin’ hot team tempt me in ways that are far more dangerous than a monster throwdown. I know I should split town—but I can’t. Because for all its gorgeous old buildings and shiny bright classrooms, something dark, sinister, and deadly is lurking in the shadows of Wellington Academy, waiting to attack…   And I’m just the kind of girl for that job.  **THE HUNTER'S CALL is a slow-burn urban fantasy romance with a fast-talking, sharp-witted heroine, four hunters-in-training hot enough to make your palms sweat, and way too many monsters to hide in a closet. Keep your blades at the ready and dive in!**