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Frenzy


Sara Fields - 2019
    Here in the wild, I'm an omega for a pack to claim.Inside the walls I was a respected scientist. Out here I'm vulnerable, desperate, and soon to be at the mercy of the beasts and barbarians who rule these harsh lands. But that is not the worst of it.When the suppressants that keep my shameful secret wear off, overwhelming, unimaginable need will take hold of me. I'm an omega about to go into heat, and I know what comes next...But I'm not the only one with instincts far beyond my control. Alphas roam this wilderness, savage men driven by their very nature to claim me more fiercely than I can imagine, paying no heed to my screams as one brutal climax after another is ripped from my helplessly willing body.It won't be long now, and when the mating starts, it will be nothing short of a frenzy.Publisher's Note: Frenzy includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

Thicker Than Blood


Madeline Sheehan - 2015
    Leisel and Evelyn lost everything. Husbands. Families. Friends. Lives that made sense. All they had left was each other, and a friendship that could withstand anything…Even an apocalypse.Until one fateful night, the marginal safety they’d come to rely on comes to a vicious and brutal end. With the help of Alex & Jami, both unlikely allies, Leisel and Evelyn are able to escape their shattered sanctuary only to find themselves face-to-face with a much altered, much crueler life where they have to find the way—and the will—to stay alive in a world they no longer recognize.Traveling across a broken and infection-ridden country; the road-weary group are pitted against endless violence, improbable circumstances, and the ultimate loss.Everything comes at a price—especially safety, the cost of which could very well strip them of the one thing they’ve tried so hard to cling to: their humanity.Yet along with all the trials they’re forced to endure, there’s also hope in the form of love. Having loved Leisel from afar, Alex attempts to put the pieces of her fractured heart back together.But in such a savage world, is there room for love?In a place of nightmares-made-reality, where the living should be feared far more than the dead, an unbreakable friendship and a love amongst all odds can mean the difference between life and death.There are friends…And then there are Leisel and Evelyn.

Warm Bodies


Isaac Marion - 2010
    He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization.And then he meets a girl.First as his captive, then his reluctant guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R’s gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn't want to eat this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond will cause ripples they can’t imagine, and their hopeless world won’t change without a fight.

Primal Sin


Ariana Nash - 2020
    Risen for revenge. Severn knows love. He knows how it feels to fight for love, and have it torn from his reach. He knows that when the killing fields are strewn with the dead, and love is all gone, only one thing keeps his demon heart beating: Vengeance. His life is now a web of lies. His act, a perfect one. His enemy, the guardian angel Mikhail, sits beside him, turns to him for guidance, and even loves him.The time has come to make all the angels fall, beginning with the most powerful of them all. Severn thought he knew love. But he’s about to discover that love takes no prisoners, and as demons and angels clash over London’s battle-weary streets, love will claim the souls of two destined enemies. Primal Sin is a dark gay fantasy with a strong love-story. The series is brimming with savage desires, relentless lies and the bite of vengeance and is not for anyone easily disturbed by graphic scenes.

Perdition


Ann Aguirre - 2013
    Hailed as the Dread Queen, inmate Dresdemona “Dred” Devos controls one of Perdition’s six territories, bordered on both sides by would-be kings eager to challenge her claim. Keeping them at bay requires constant vigilance, as well as a steady influx of new recruits to replace the fallen. Survival is a constant battle, and death is the only escape.Of the newest convicts, only one is worth Dred’s attention. The mercenary Jael, with his deadly gaze and attitude, may be the most dangerous criminal onboard. His combat skill could give her the edge she needs, if he doesn’t betray her first. Unfortunately, that’s what he does best. Winning Jael’s allegiance will be a challenge, but failure could be worse than death…

Ransom


Callie Rhodes - 2021
    Since that day he’s been kept deep underground, subjected to experimentation and torture. But now his prison has been to reduced rubble, and there’s only one thing he wants more than freedom…revenge.Gretchen Conrad is following a story about an explosion at a remote government site when she discovers something terrifying…something impossible—an alpha outside the Boundarylands. But even though Gretchen knows she should be afraid of this scarred beast, she can’t deny the primal pull she feels when he comes too close.But the more time she spends with Ransom, the more she feels herself changing…until she’s no longer sure if she’ll ever be the same again.RANSOM is the first book in The Unchained Omegaverse, a hot new ABO romance series featuring knotting, heats, and possession. Wear gloves, cause this sh*t is hot.

Unknown Omega


V.T. Bonds - 2020
    He proved me wrong. Slowly dying in a cruel world, I survive solely because my will refuses to break.Then I meet him, the brute who upends my entire existence and plummets me into a world of danger.He’s lethal. Ruthless. And intent on making me his.Whether I want it or not.Unknown Omega is the first scorching-hot, action-packed Omegaverse book in a series of seven, perfect for those who love reading steamy dark paranormal romance.

Letters in the Dark


Kit Rose - 2020
    Hidden away and forgotten about by everyone. Everyone except the monster who put me here.He stripped me of my freedom. He stripped me of my clothing. He’s a monster, and he’ll do whatever he wants with me.But I will survive.And I will wait.He hides in the shadows, but I will learn to see in the dark.And when the lights go out, I will show him the monster inside me.If you live in the dark long enough, even the sweet ones must grow claws.MonsterSoulless.Psychopath.Evil.That’s what I’ve been told my entire life. If you looked at the trail of blood that follows me, you’d think they were right.I never asked to be like this. I never asked to be different. I never asked to be a monster.Something broke inside of me when I was born, and Cassandra Matheson is the only one who can fix me.She’ll be the light to my darkness, the good to my evil.And she’ll teach me what it is to be human.Or she’ll never leave her cage.

Blood Oath


Raye Wagner - 2017
    Dragons. Intrigue. Romance. More than anything, I crave adventure. But in the disease ridden land of Verald, life is mapped out much like the well-established rings of our kingdom. At the very heart reigns our vicious king and Lord Irrik, an invincible dragon shifter, at his side. Their power poisons the land and the people, leading to a steadily mounting number of enemies. But change is coming. When the rebellion surges, the king strikes back. Captured by Lord Irrik, I'm suddenly embroiled in a deadly game. One where I'm desperate to understand the rules. Because I'm not only fighting for my life... but also a love that could be the very key to my freedom.

Taken by the Beast: A Knotty Alien Dating Game Sci Fi Romance


Deiri Di - 2021
    

Fable of Happiness


Pepper Winters - 2021
    A man who’s lived alone for a decade.A woman who trespasses on his solitude. A love full of hate as well as hunger. The thing about my life is... I was never in control of it.I just I thought I was.I thought I had everything figured out—a good career, fun hobbies, a bright future, but everything changed when I found an ivy-cloaked house, tucked in a forgotten valley, hiding the man who would corrupt my world forever.I thought I was successful, until he showed me fortune and happiness could be snatched away in an instant.I believed I was blessed, but really, I was cursed.Cursed to become a plaything for a monster.Cursed to become a prisoner just because I trespassed.Now, I know nothing.I am nothing.I’m just his.It’s the start of something huge. From New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a new Dark Romance full of decadent angst, monstrous heroes, and pages chock-full of lust.

Chained


Kacey Lee - 2021
    What I didn’t expect to find was a feral vampire, or the wolf who would change everything.The Alpha who caught me is like all the others--all raging temper and muscles. And yet…his pack is different than mine.But no matter how much my wolf cries ‘mate’, I need to break free. It’s time I accept the truth: I don’t belong anywhere. My wolf will never settle for anything less than she is, and no other wolf will accept what I am:Different, an anomaly…A female Alpha.Perfect for fans of Jaymin Eve, Kelly St. Clare, Leia Stone, Linsey Hall, and other PNR Indie Author Goddesses. If you enjoy sexy alpha-holes and a headstrong heroine, with humor, steam, and action, this is for you! Recommended for 18+ due to explicit scenes and language.

When Heroes Fall


Giana Darling - 2021
    A disappointment to my family. Haunted by my childhood traumas. I felt so much all my life that I resolved to feeling nothing at all. Until I met my match. As the most infamous mafioso of the 21st century, Dante Salvatore was madly passionate, unequivocally bad, and entirely too dangerous to know. He was everything I abhorred, yet I found myself representing him in the biggest criminal trial of the decade. I was so focused on winning and achieving the success I deserved that I didn't notice the gorgeous black-eyed man's effect on me until it was too late. My icy heart had been held too close to his flame and now I wouldn't let Dante go down without fighting with everything I had in me. Even if the cost of a new life with him meant the loss of my old life and everything I thought I held dear.

Claimed by the Alpha (Claimed Mates Book 3)


Sassa Daniels - 2020
    Now he's come to collect.Sadie MacDonald left home seeking freedom from the rules of her pack. She ended up broke, in trouble, and over the knee of an infuriatingly sexy alpha who has decided to take her as his mate.A painful, humiliating spanking in the back seat of Marco di Angelo's car during the ride to his estate--where the brute has made clear she will be staying with him from now on--proves to be just the start of his plans for Sadie. She will be taught to obey, then she will be claimed and bred.Though Marco's audacity enrages Sadie, her body knows its master, and it isn't long before she is screaming her surrender into the sheets as he ravages her thoroughly and savagely. But when rivals within his own pack threaten his new mate, will Marco do what he must to keep her safe?Publisher's Note: Claimed by the Alpha is a stand-alone novel set in the same world as The Alpha's Mark and Marked by the Wolf. It includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

Carnage


Sarah Bailey - 2021
    A girl. Scarlett.She was one of us until she was ripped away from her life. The only trace of her was dust in the wind.One day she returned to the city and sought us out. Scarlett couldn’t remember who we’d been to her, but we recalled her all too well.If she knew what was good for her, she would have never come back. The moment she stepped through the doors of Fortuity, it was the beginning of her end. And the start of our reign over the girl who wanted us dead.A dark reverse harem contemporary retelling of the four horsemen of the apocalypse set in Sarah Bailey's Dark Universe with cliffhangers and a HEA in the final book.This is a DARK romance and therefore comes with a content warning. Please see the author's website for full details.