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Chosen


Lauren Chow - 2017
     Clara Evans’ needs a fresh start. Exhausted from the taunts of her classmates and the neglect of her careless foster parents, she is counting down the days until graduation when she can move away and leave her miserable life behind. When swoon-worthy Jay Woods transfers to Ford High School, Clara’s eyes are opened to a universe she never knew existed. As the life she once knew shatters and ancient secrets are revealed, Clara must learn to control her newfound powers while defeating a raging darkness that will change the world forever. Could “The Freak” from Ford High be the key to saving the human race?

Seven Sisters Collection


M.L. Bullock - 2015
    The moldering old plantation housed more than a few boxes of antebellum artifacts and forgotten oil paintings. Secrets lived there”"and they demanded to be set free.When young, wealthy Ashland Stuart offered Carrie Jo the job, he had no idea that she had a secret of her own. Carrie Jo dreams about the past. An unexpected accident takes Carrie Jo back in time as a witness to life at the plantation over 150 years ago. An impassioned plea from Ashland puts Carrie Jo in a precarious position as the two work together to find a missing heiress, the young and beautiful Calpurnia Cottonwood.A collection of journals and a series of dreams give Carrie Jo all the clues she needs to find the missing girl, but both a present-day danger and one from the past try to stop her. Will Carrie Jo solve the mystery of the house, or will she pay the ultimate price? Books Included in the Seven Sisters Collection Seven Sisters Moonlight Falls on Seven Sisters Shadows Stir At Seven Sisters >

Third Street Conjure Boys: Jinx


Nikki Clarke - 2020
    We're magic, but we aren't magicians. We're ancient deities, all the things anyone has ever believed in, new and old. We're real and we're here, walking among you. Some of us are more special than others. Some of us hold the key to immense power and the ability to bestow it on others. Risers are hailed and hunted, wanted for the blessings they can bestow, and not always for good. From the moment I see my riser, the only woman who can help me attain maximum power in my human form, I know I want her, or at least I want what she can give me.This is the first installment of the Third Street Conjure Boys series.

Hooked: A Vampire Blood Courtesans Romance


Selena Kitt - 2018
    where vampires are real, rich, powerful—and hungry. Never again.... Poppy swore she’d never be with a vampire again, but she’s beginning to think there might be one exception… Poppy withdrew into the Alaskan wilderness to escape the immortals who wanted to drain her life, her will, her very soul... but when her long-lost sister reaches out with a desperate plea, Poppy knows she'll do anything to save her. Even accepting the help of a bold, brash, and far-too-fetching vampire stranger… Never again... Ulrich swore he’d never drink the blood of a human again, but he’s beginning to think there might be one exception… Ulrich is a different kind of vampire - a rogue who lurks deep in the northern caverns under the ice. There’s only one thing that can bring him out of hiding. Revenge. And perhaps the tempting scent of one inexplicably irresistible woman… Never say never… Thrown together by fate, haunted by their past, and tempted by the forbidden, they must race together in an uneasy alliance to rescue the ones they love. But what waits for them is worse than their darkest nightmares... the one thing that could change forever the balance of power between vampires and humans on Earth...

Descending into the Abyss (Lucifer and Amalie's Story, #2)


S.J. West - 2019
    Now, when our life together seems so perfect, I fear my Father will find a way to rip away my happiness and prove to me once and for all that I’m not worthy of someone as perfect as Amalie. Amalie After finally winning Lucifer’s heart in a hard-won battle of wills, all I can hope is that he finds peace in the love we share and in the children we will have together. Life has never tasted sweeter or seemed so bright. Every time I look at Lucifer, all I can do is thank God for allowing us to find one another. I will spend every day of my life proving to Lucifer that he’s a man worthy of being loved even though he refuses to believe it. Reading Order of Watcher Books by Series: The Watchers Trilogy (Ages 13+) Cursed Blessed Forgiven The Watcher Chronicles (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Broken Kindred Oblivion Ascension Caylin's Story (Ages 13+ - Can be read by younger readers without having to read the Watcher Chronicles) Timeless Devoted Aiden's Story  (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Alternate Earth Series (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Cataclysm Uprising Judgment The Redemption Series (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Malcolm Anna Lucifer Redemption The Dominion Series (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Awakening Reckoning Enduring Everlasting Fire Series War Angel Contingent Between Worlds Shattered Souls (This book wraps up the main story line of the Watcher series.) BONUS BOOKS Sweet Devotion: Mae and Tristan's Story (Chronologically, this book should be read after the Alternate Earth Series but is not required reading for the main story line of the Watcher series.) Surrendering the Dark and Descending Into the Abyss (Lucifer and Amalie's Story) (For 17+ Only.

A Billionaire's Love


Christina Tetreault - 2020
    However, with his and Taylor's wedding just weeks away, he wants to adopt Reese so she'll be his daughter not only in his heart but also in the eyes of the world. Unfortunately, a single letter from Reese's biological mother in prison sends Jordan King, a man who believes he might be Reese’s father, to Taylor's door and puts his plan in jeopardy.A Billionaire's Love is the fifteenth book in USA Today best selling author Christina Tetreault’s The Sherbrookes of Newport Series. While it can easily be read as a standalone story, you'll likely enjoy reading the other books, too.

Oræcle (Timing Fate, #1)


K.C. King - 2012
    And that’s when it happens – the moment I’m blindsided by the imminent collision of time and fate.  For one, surreal moment my sense of self bleeds away, and I become all that I’ve seen, and all that will come to be at my choosing. *** It’s been two years since Paige Prescott discovered the gift that nearly got her committed.  But now she knows better than to tell anyone about the visions that plague her: futures for which she’s fated, unless she can change them first. But when a tragic event unfolds on the last day of senior year, Paige’s carefully crafted façade shatters, plunging her into a dangerous new reality where her gift is a coveted weapon – and she learns she's not the only one with a secret. Now, torn between a world she thought she knew and one she wished she didn’t, Paige must rely on her gift – and the guidance of a veiled enigma – to outmaneuver a formidable kind.  But if she wants to reclaim her future, she’ll have to make a stunning choice: one bound by love, loyalty, and lies – And the power of timing fate.

Bearly Falling


Ally Summers - 2017
    Career-driven Gabi is only in Twilight Hollow for a few days for work. As the event coordinator for the annual Fall Festival, she has her work cut out for her. She thinks everything is under control until she meets Boone McScott. The hottest man she’s ever seen. Boone has been waiting for his fated mate, he just didn’t expect her to show up at the same time he discovers a lost bear cub on his orchard. Someone has hidden her on his land to keep her out of the hands of her stepfather. Boone’s the kind of man who will keep her safe no matter what. But things have just gotten complicated. The police are searching for the cub, and Boone needs Gabi’s help to hide her. Together they hatch a plan that could either tear them apart or seal their future. Boone and his bear need to convince Gabi that she should let everything go and give in to her heart. But is he strong enough for them all? It might be too late before Gabi realizes sometimes falling is the only way through. In the small town of Twilight Hollow you can always count on your alpha. This is a hot and steamy BBW bear shifter romance. Bearly Falling is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger!

Magick, Straight Up: A Haven Harbor Novella


Barbara Devlin - 2016
    When he accepts a temporary position at Haven Harbor Regional Medical Center, in a quirky little community known for it’s tongue-in-cheek embrace of witch lore, he falls for the beautiful bartender with a unique ability to guess her customers’ drink of choice…but that’s not the only power she possesses. The owner of the Old Haven Mill Tavern, Mary-George McBride, George to her friends and family, is a kind-hearted witch blessed with the claircognizance of desire. In short, she knows what people want. When she meets Rafe, the cocky Chief of ER Medicine, his naughty thoughts make it clear he wants her, but can the hot doc accept that George and the witch are one in the same?

Dark Memories Restored (The Children of the Gods #55)


I.T. Lucas - 2021
    

Bite Me, Vol. 1


Tracey H. Kitts - 2013
    Kitts, combined for the very first time into VOLUME ONE of the Bite Me, Vampire Romance Collection.The Bite Me Vampire Romance Collection, Volume One includes:1. Till the Break of Dawn2. Frank and The Werewolf TamerTill the Break of DawnThanks to a bet with her best friend, Dawn is about to get involved with the undead love of her life for the second time. So what if he's immortal. It could work, right?Warning: This book contains graphic sex, graphic language, and one smoking hot vampire.Frank and The Werewolf TamerKatherine has had a hard time finding work, mostly because she's a vampire. Turns out, people aren't clamoring to work with the undead. She goes to the massive theme park, Notte Oscura, as a last resort. What Katherine doesn't realize is, there's a lot more waiting for her than just a job.Warning: This book contains graphic sex, graphic language, and violence.

Slave to a Vampire


Amber Hartman - 2012
    Waiting to embark on her adventure, she finds herself alone in a park with a bush calling her name. Curiosity killed the cat, as they say, and Anya gets kidnapped and traded to a mysterious man with a secret. Dacio, a charming but dangerous vampire, suddenly finds himself the new owner of the irresistible girl but soon faces a dilemma: should he allow himself to love the feisty young woman, or forcibly keep her at arm s length for her own good? With a whirlwind of broken bones, tears and quick witted humor, the two realize their magnetic but hazardous love cannot be ignored, and with the past behind them they try to fight what they are in hopes of what they can become. With danger awaiting them around every corner, will they answer life s biggest question: Can love truly conquer all, or are they doomed to end in tragedy? With Anya, a slave to a vampire, and Dacio, a slave to his own love, who shall emerge unscathed?

Smokey Falls Wolves - Complete Edition


V. Vaughn - 2019
     The books included are: Stand By Your Wolf When werewolf Juliet goes on a camping trip with her human girlfriends, the last thing she wants to run into is a group of male wolves on the prowl for mates. She’s been acclimating herself into the human world just to avoid the cocky-as-all-get-out type of men who break her heart. But when she meets Roman, her life without a true mate is about to change. 
Roman is the alpha of his pack, and with pressure from all sides, he’s in search of a mate who can handle the challenge of a strong leader. When he finds her in Juliet, he discovers the very woman who can steal his heart and help lead a pack is also the kind who will challenge him in ways that could cost one or both of them their lives. Save a Horse, Ride a Werewolf As a child, Jayden used to imagine finding her true love and having a storybook wedding. As an adult, she never expected it to come true. She grew up with a single mother and knew the harsh reality of not-so-happy endings. Meeting Alex and discovering the true-mate love of a werewolf was a dream come true. Now Jayden’s planning her wedding and looking forward to becoming a werewolf and part of a big family in the form of a wolf pack. 
But Jayden’s picture-perfect life is threatened the day her mother comes to town. While Rosemary doesn’t know about werewolves, a secret that has to be kept in order to keep the Smokey Falls pack safe, that’s the least of Jayden’s problems. Rosemary has a way of getting what she wants, and in the process of fighting to have the wedding of her dreams, Jayden alienates Alex. When he tells Jayden he’s no longer sure she’s fit to be a werewolf, she has to learn to accept the most important thing of all – the love of family. Werewolf on Your Mind When Alisha learned Juliet, her former college roommate, was a werewolf, she wasn’t afraid. She was intrigued. And now, months later, she’s obsessed with becoming one too. All she needs is a mate to change her, and she knows Juliet’s pack is where she can find one. Luck is on Alisha’s side, and within hours of arriving in Smokey Falls, she meets her true mate, Jackson. But he isn’t the kind of man she'd imagined. Jackson is a feral werewolf firefighter who’d rather not deal with people, while Alisha is accustomed to a country-club lifestyle. True mate attraction doesn’t care, though, and it makes Alisha decide all Jackson needs is a little training. Too bad Jackson has other ideas. Sweet Summer Werewolf Chelsea’s job as an assistant to the producer of a popular reality TV show is a dream come true. It also consumes her life. So when she gets a month off, she decides to visit her college girlfriends and recharge in the sleepy werewolf town of Smokey Falls. After two travels days from hell, Chelsea makes it to the mountains where she can finally breathe again, and her vacation gets even better when she meets Quinten. With a voice sent down from heaven, she discovers the dreamy werewolf is a hot prospect for her show and a sure career booster for her. He’s also her true mate, but no matter how great werewolf life is for her friends, becoming one is the last thing Chelsea will ever do. But because the true-mate attraction is nearly impossible to resist, Chelsea decides to deal with it by allowing herself a summer fling. And when she opens her heart to love, she finds she never wants to let Quinten go, even though she’s not willing to leave her career.

Wayward Son


Kimbra Swain - 2019
    His wife, Regina, is pregnant, and the pack prepares a great celebration for the coming Alpha and heir to the pack. Tragedy strikes and Regina miscarries the child. After many years of trying, she is unable to conceive again. She pleads with her husband to take a second wife to produce an heir. The pack's survival depends upon it. When rival packs begin to test Frank's authority of the pack, he gives in to his wife's request. Instead of taking another wife, he makes a deal with a fairy woman who assures him a male heir and protection for his pack. He makes the deal on behalf of the pack. She bares him a son, Dominick. The pack is unhappy about the deal that Frank made with the fairy woman, however, with pressure from the other packs, they reluctantly accept Dominick as the next Alpha.This is the story of Dominick Meyer who ended up as a knight of the Queen of the Winter in Shady Grove, Alabama. His journey begins as a Wayward Son. Wayward Son is the prequel to the Dog River Wolfpack Series, which is a spin-off of the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen Series.

Circle of Blood: The Complete Series


R.A. Steffan - 2018
    Literally. In another lifetime, six vampires lost their mates—and their mortality—to an unimaginable evil power. Despite the veil of death separating them, the strength of love draws them together across the ages. But now, if they can’t reunite with the reincarnations of their lost soulmates soon, it may just mean the end of the world. From the Big Easy to the ritual-steeped nation of Haiti and the ancient ruins of Saqqara in Egypt, follow the nightwalkers who are all that stand between humanity and chaos as they try to gather together the prophesied Council of Thirteen. Six vampires. Six reincarnated mates. And... the mysterious Other. Without the Council, the world will fall to darkness and become a wasteland haunted by the undead. But the demon who covets dominion over humanity will stop at nothing to thwart the vampires on their quest.In the eternal battle between Light and Darkness, love may be the greatest weapon... or the greatest weakness. * * * From USA Today bestselling author R. A. Steffan and fresh new voice Jaelynn Woolf comes a steamy paranormal romance series perfect for adult fans of vampire fiction. Get the complete Circle of Blood series today and dive into a heart-stopping, six-book journey that explores the power of love in a world gone mad with hate.