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Saving Red


Carter Blake - 2017
    She belongs to a different world. One that I’ll never be a part of. I’m a Hunter – Ash Hunter. I’m everything her grandmother warned her about. I’m fierce. Dominant. A beast of a man. But there are far more dangerous animals than me. Jared Wolfe lurks in the shadows. And I know what he wants. The same thing I do - to devour her. I may not be the Prince Charming she’s been waiting for, but I will protect her. And in the end, she will be mine. A steamy, retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with a guaranteed Happy Ever After. Naughty Beasts & Filthy Princes Romances Book 1 Saving Red (Little Red Riding Hood) Book 2 Owning Swan (Ugly Duckling) Book 3 Craving Snow (Snow White) Book 4 Guarding Beauty (Sleeping Beauty)

Faith Hunter Collection: Skinwalker / Blood Cross / Mercy Blade


Faith Hunter - 2011
    

Ada: Legend of a Healer


R.A. McDonald - 2011
    When she learns of the mystery surrounding her mother's disappearance, and sees the indifference of so-called friends, she sets out for Paris to find her.The power to heal protects her, but also has her hunted by a man who sees her as nothing more than his fountain of youth. Ada realizes her true power is her will to survive, and that her only chance at freedom is to become the best at escaping.Ada hasn't grown up in a house with a white picket fence. Instead she was cast off and absorbed into the foster care system, quickly putting up a shield of hostility. Always knowledgeable of the sicknesses of those around her and never getting hurt just seemed like facts of life. Finally on her last strike of trouble, an estranged aunt comes to the rescue, giving Ada the knowledge of how to use her healing power. Now Ada, who up to this point has shunned the world, all of the sudden has the power to heal it.This book delves into the psychology and growth of a teenage girl coming to grips with the knowledge that there are some good people out there; some people worth healing.Along with action and adventure, Ada, Legend of a Healer also brings to light numerous philosophical issues. Like many middle and high school girls, Ada is introduced to society's harsh realities at a young age, so she's built a wall of anger to strengthen her self reliance, to survive. Despite the pressure and demands, Ada refuses to sacrifice her self-worth, and in this she discovers that a strong will overcomes all obstacles.I was asked, "why the questions at the back of the book?" My answer: Because Girls Like to Think.R.A. McDonald

Howl for Me : A Paranormal Wolf Shifter Romance


Cecilia Lane - 2021
    He’d be happy in his hometown if one failed relationship after another wasn’t leading him down the path to madness. He’s got one last chance to find his mate…or else.When Zelda’s mom wants to move to Ashtown to open up an occult bookshop and crystal store, Zelda will do anything she can to stop her. But the hipster haven isn’t anything like she expected. Nor is the hot cop who’s determined to give her trouble.While she’s doing her best to get her mother to see sense, Hot Cop is doing his best to get her out of her clothes with talks of “fate” and “mates.” Sounds like he’s been smoking her mother’s sage.But when scary men come calling and making threats…Torben is there to protect her. And when things go to hell, he’ll fight off a rival wolf pack to keep his mate—and his sanity—safe.**Part of the "Real Men Romance" multi-author world.**

The Wizard's Spell


Cynthia Eden - 2006
    . . deliciously crafted." --Coffee Time Romance There's more to his magic than his bedroom eyes. And more to her magic than she ever wanted to learn. Sara Myers' ordinary life turns upside when a gorgeous burglar in her bedroom turns out to be Torian Le Fury, a wizard who tells her she has hidden talents--she's a witch with enough magical power to destroy--or save--the world. She's also his intended mate. Sara isn't particularly interested in saving the world. She'd prefer it if Torian just took his gorgeous self and disappeared from her life, permanently. But when evil creatures known as Dark Ones come after her, she realizes that she's going to need his help to survive. And as she spends more time with Torian, her feelings for the mysterious wizard grow. But Torian is hiding secrets from Sara. Deadly secrets. Amidst a realm of dragons, sorcery, and illusion, Torian's mysteries threaten her growing feelings for him. Is love just another spell?

Familiar Stranger


Michele Hauf - 2007
    Jack's worldview is black-and-white--until he is ordered to follow Mersey Bane, a beautiful woman who is also a familiar with shape-shifting abilities. Mersey belongs to the Cadre--a peaceful hermetic order that captures and studies Otherworldly Entities--which is at odds with Jack's organization. As Jack delves deeper into the inner workings of the Cadre, he finds himself drawn to Mersey like a moth to a flame. She may challenge all his beliefs, but she brings color and passion to his world. Jack doesn't know whether what he feels for Mersey is love or lust. But if he doesn't figure it out soon, they may become the hunted instead of the hunters.

Bitten


Lynn Leite - 2015
    I have seen them, lived among them. They are not the beasts depicted in legend. The legends were wrong. They don't hunt humans. They don't crave our blood. They don't turn into mindless beasts with the full moon. Bullets silver or otherwise will kill them. They can change at will without the aid of the full moon. They are not bloodthirsty monsters, at least most of them aren't. More important than all of this is the fact that I seem to attract them like moths to a flame.

The Edge of Morning


Desiree Holt - 2009
    The cabin in Maine her grandfather left her is the perfect place for Sierra Hart to take a good long look at her future. She's just quit her job and ended yet another relationship. Surrounded by five thousand acres of pristine forest, the place gives her the solitude she need. The only other sign of life is a gorgeous silver wolf hanging out at the edge of the clearing. When Luke Spencer knocks on her door, she has no idea he's going to fulfill all of her erotic fantasies. But can she ask for his help when the lumber people become more aggressive or will he turn away because of the secret he's hiding?

Of River and Raynn - The Catalyst


Rebecca Ethington - 2014
    I couldn’t even remember my name. I was tagged, labeled and doomed to cycle through state care for the next twelve years; moving from one family to another. They all rejected me as the dreams began to come, the memories began to return, and things around me began to explode.Now my mind is full of a world of shadows, things that my heart pleads with me to be true, that I hope are only fantasy. That the disturbing past I see is not mine.When I sleep I hear whispers of magic, and of evil queens, and a world that exists alongside our own. Things that could never be. But, there is one thing I know to be true. That there was a boy who was torn from me. A boy that I know means more to me than a brother, or than a lover. But what he is to me, I am not sure. I hear him cry for me in my dreams, I hear people call him The Catalyst.I know I need to find him.I wouldn’t have tried, if I would have known that finding River, would have made all my dreams turn into a haunting reality.

My Avenging Angel


Madelyn Ford - 2010
    But is she out celebrating? Oh, no. She's in a stuffy old attic with the Three Stooges-a.k.a. her so-called spirit guides. There's a demon who wants her dead, the same one that killed her mother two decades ago. No worries, say the Stooges. All she has to do is summon an angel. What could go wrong?Well, plenty when you summon the wrong angel. The next thing Tory knows, she's got one very bad-ass, pissed-off and sexy Archangel on her hands.Michael, mighty warrior, leader of an elite team of demon killers, is shaking in his heavenly combat boots. Not because he finds all humans distasteful. But because he'd rather face Lucifer himself than the woman his soul has just recognized as his mate. Binding himself to a mortal, one who will eventually die, is the one path he's sworn never to follow.It's too late now; his fate is sealed. With one touch, she becomes as necessary to him as the air he breathes. He will move heaven and earth to protect her-but against a demon as powerful as Asmodeus, heaven and earth may not be enough . . .

An Unfortunate Fairy Tale Boxed Set


Chanda Hahn - 2015
    To break the fairy tale curse on her family and make these deadly occurrences stop, Mina must finish the tales until the very Grimm end.FairestMina Grime discovers that all is not fair when it comes to the Fae and their tales, especially when they don’t all play by the rules.FableWhen something precious is stolen from sixteen-year-old Mina Grime, she will do anything in her power to get it back, even if it means traveling to the dangerous Fae plane and battling one of the strongest fairy-tale villains yet.ReignTo save her family’s future, Mina Grime will have to travel to the past with the help of her Fae Godmother and a pair of magic shoes.She must go to the Story’s very beginning, to the days before the dark prince’s reign. But can she finish her quest before her time runs out, or will she be trapped in the past forever?

Curve Dreams


Christa Wick - 2015
    But precious metals and rare gems cannot buy what I most desire -- a mate who will ensure I'm not the last of my kind.So I created a company to manufacture and sell unique toys guaranteed to unleash every woman's inner beast. The toys are bait and the videos that buyers upload to the forums are a digital casting couch for the future Mrs. Morgan Stern.The latest upload blows more than my mind as a big beauty conquers our largest toy, the one modeled after my anatomy. The real kicker? My mate is closer to home than I ever could have dreamed.

Angels & Alphas


Christina Bauer - 2014
    Like being forced to attend St. Ailbe’s Academy, a secret boarding school for werewolves. Even if the wrong guy did accidentally turn her into one of “them,” Tessa can’t help her growing attraction to the mysterious Dastien Laurent. But when vampires attack St. Alibe’s and her visions pinpoint an enemy in their midst, Tessa realizes that boy drama and her newfound canine tendencies might just be the least of her problems.AngelboundEighteen-year-old Myla Lewis is a girl who loves two things: kicking ass and kicking ass. She’s not your every day quasi-demon, half-demon and half-human, girl. For the past five years, Myla has lived for the days she gets to fight full-blooded demons in Purgatory’s Arena. But when the demons start to act weird, even for demons, and the King of Hell, Armageddon, shows up at Myla’s school, Myla knows trouble is coming with a capital T. Things heat up when Myla meets Lincoln, a super-sexy half-human and half-angel demon hunter. But what’s a quasi girl to do when she falls for a demon hunter? With a love worth fighting for, Myla may just shake up Purgatory.Bonus Preview: CipherIn the not-too-distant future, the color of your helix tattoo shows your DNA’s quality…and Cipher’s red helix is a death sentence that’s kept her on the run for twelve years. Now, Cipher wants her life back. Hacking into the Citadel mainframe is a huge risk, and the only person in the Arizona Voids that can help her is her oldest friend, Knight. She hasn’t seen him in person since she started running, and Knight 2.0 is fully upgraded with a six-pack and knee-melting smile. For a girl like Cipher, trust doesn’t come easily, but Knight makes her yearn for a life she knows she can’t have, especially when every secret she reveals endangers them both.

Howl for It Bundle: The Mane Event / Angel of Darkness / Howl for It


Shelly Laurenston - 2012
    Brendon Shaw. Two tall, gorgeous, sexy alpha heroes who are 100% male--with a little something extra. Lion-shifters, to be exact, who can unleash every woman's animal side and still look good--make that spectacular--in a suit. . .and even better out of it. . .NYPD cop Desiree "Dez" MacDermot knows she's changed a lot since she palled around with her childhood buddy, Mace. But it's fair to say that Mace has changed even more. It isn't just those too-sexy gold eyes, or the six-four, built-like-a-Navy Seal body. It's something in the way he sniffs her neck and purrs, making her entire body tingle. . . Meanwhile, for Tennessean Ronnie Lee Reed, New York City is the place where any girl--even one who runs with a Pack--can redefine herself. First order of business: find a mate, settle down, and stop using men for sex. Even big, gorgeous, lion shifter men like Brendon Shaw. But she needn't worry, because now that Brendon's set his sights on her, the predator in him is ready to pounce and never let go. . .He Fell For HerNicole St. James was a nice woman. An innocent, pretty, twenty something schoolteacher with her life ahead of her. But as the angel of death, it's Keenan's job to take that life away. So when a vampire attacks Nicole, Keenan is not supposed to snap and take out the vampire instead. It cost him his wings--but she's worth it. Except when Keenan catches up to his pretty schoolteacher, she's not so innocent anymore. Hot red lipstick, tight black shorts and long white fangs--she's ready to kick the asses of anyone who helped turn her into a damn bloodsucker. Unless that ass is unusually shapely and attached to a certain fallen angel. Even with all of heaven and half of hell after them, someone will have to teach Keenan about the fun kinds of sin. . .Like A Wolf With A Bone Shelly LaurenstonQuiet little Darla Lewis couldn't be happier when the most-feared member of the South's rowdiest pack kidnaps her. A girl gets real tired of being overprotected by her own shifter family, and there's nothing like an oh-so-big bad wolf to start a pack feud, unleash her instincts--and have her surrender however and whenever she wants. . .Wed Or Dead Cynthia Eden Gage Ryder knew his human bride had a wild side. But spending their honeymoon night on the run from hunters out to finish him and his pack is sure not the kind of fun he was looking forward to. No problem--Gage will do whatever it takes to lay bare Kayla's secrets and find the truth. If he can keep from being captured by his own seductive game. . .

Dark Cathedral


Freda Warrington - 1996
    One summer, Beth visits her grandmother and meets the irresistable Morgan, and her descent into darkness begins. The beloved child they conceive foretells a future of evil.