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Hobb's Cottage: A Short Story


Ruth Saberton - 2014
    When Phoebe Summers moves to an idyllic Cornish cottage, dark deeds from the past quickly begin to cast sinister shadows across the present...

Wolf's Bride


L.B. Keen - 2017
    As a changeling born into the wolf tribe, she was unfortunately the lowest of the low. An Omega born into the leading family, she was luckily treated more like a house keeper, and ignored.The only thing keeping her going was the hope of graduation, which was the one thing that would lead her to freedom. As long as she wasn't more useful than for cleaning the house, she could live her last year in high-school in peace. Till she became useful. An Alpha like no other... With a sudden alliance with a Scottish family of wolves, Laticia's simple life is cast aside for a ceremony that would serve her father more than she. In the icy eyes of Ewan McKillan, and his sensual touch, she finds her life now derailed. With his presence, an undesired yearning is awakened in Argo, and kicks off a series of events that will reveal a deeper, darker truth about her that will change the fate of the clans forever. Will she fight against destiny, or will she become...The Wolf's Bride.

The Dragon and Mrs. Muir


Connie Suttle - 2021
    Attack at Wedding Leaves at Least Fourteen Dead, Many More Injured, the headlines proclaimed.The wedding was an outdoor affair, on a beach with the Gulf of Mexico in the background. In all, seventy-two were injured, and the body count rose to seventeen. Local hospitals were filled with bleeding attendees, and, at one point, the bride, her bloodied white wedding dress cut away and spilling onto the emergency room floor, went into cardiac arrest.Her groom died at the scene.In the room next door, an elderly wedding guest also suffered cardiac arrest—not from a bullet wound but from shock, combined with advanced age and a weak heart. Both souls walked out of their respective rooms.One wanted to live.One did not.* * *Philomena Muir became a widow on her wedding day. Three years later, she found herself bumping into the strangest man she'd ever met--except he wasn't a man. More specifically, he wasn't human.That brief meeting became the catalyst for a brewing war, pitting one human witch against the might of a supernatural race.The cards are stacked, and Philomena needs a winning hand...

No One Loves Like Gaston


Siren Allen - 2019
    Years ago, Gaston Dufort made a deal with a wizard. In exchange for good looks and a charming personality, he gave up the ability to fall in love. To him, love isn’t important. Love makes you weak. There’s no room for love in his life. That’s why he didn’t hesitate to give it up in order to gain something more important. Now that he’s the most handsome man in town, he wants the most beautiful woman by his side, Belle. When she chooses a beast over him, Gaston becomes enraged. No matter how hard he tries, he’s unable to defeat the beast who stole Belle from him. However, a second chance comes to him in the form of a witch by the name of Celeste Dubois. Celeste says a spell that rewinds time and grants him another chance to claim the female he wants and defeat the beast. Unfortunately, his plans go awry when he runs into a devious witch by the name of Addasyn Grimm. With her, comes chaos. Addasyn Grimm is nothing like his Belle. For starters, she wants him dead. Plus, she’s a wild beauty who doesn’t follow the rules of society. Worse, she sees past his façade. She can see the real him. The side of him he hates and tries to hide from everyone. Addasyn sees it and she’s not put off by it. She prefers it over the charming, handsome side everyone else sees. But, there’s nothing gentle about Addasyn. She’s not a damsel in distress who needs him to save and protect her. Yet, Gaston finds himself wanting to do all those things for her, while all she wants to do is right the timeline and end his existence. Though he tries to fight it, he can’t help falling in love with the witch who hates him. He only has one chance to get things right. Only one chance to live the life he’s always wanted. Will he pursue Belle and get his revenge against the Beast? Or will he break his deal with the wizard and become a beast to be with Addasyn? Collect all ten tales in the Once Upon A Villain series. Each tale is a standalone and this series does not have to be read in order.

Divine Vintage


Sandra L. Young - 2022
    While modeling an elegant Edwardian trousseau gown, her mind is opened to a century-old crime of passion. Visions—seen through the eyes of the murdered bride—dispute local lore that claims the bridegroom committed the crime. Trey Dunmore doesn’t share her enthusiasm for mind-blowing visions, yet the appeal to clear his family’s tainted legacy compels him to join her in exploring the past. Aided by the dead woman’s clothing and diary, Tess and Trey discover that pursuing love in 1913 was just as thorny as modern day. As the list of murder suspects grows, the couple fears past emotions are influencing, and may ultimately derail, their own blossoming intimacy."MS. YOUNG HAS PENNED a wonderfully romantic mystery featuring a sleuth with the ability to see into the past using vintage clothing. The characters are delightful, and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series!" - Gayle Leeson, author of the GHOSTLY FASHIONISTA Mystery Series"IN DIVINE VINTAGE, Sandra Young walks us back into time to a murder/suicide mystery in 1913 that will keep the reader as spellbound as the lovely vintage clothing the author so adroitly describes. Well-written and woven with enough sensual tension to strum any romantic’s heartstrings, I give Divine Vintage FIVE STARS." - Catherine Lanigan - International Bestselling Author of over 45 published novels and non-fiction including: ROMANCING THE STONE; JEWEL OF THE NILE and Hallmark Channel’s THE SWEETEST HEART.

The Complete WardstoneTrilogy


M.R. Mathias - 2013
    You may see some of these characters and places again, but Wardstone has always been intended to remain a trilogy. Without further adieu, please enjoy the HUGE free sample of book one. Enjoy the journey, M.R. Mathias

Unbroken Truth


Tasha Gwartney - 2013
    Her very being has been transformed into something new and foreign. She tries to fit into this new life, but fate places her on a path fraught with the most difficult trials and tribulations that she has ever faced. Jessa’s nightmares have come to life and are staring her straight in the face. Can she survive this new hell with her soul intact…without losing everything that makes her who she is? Sebastian, a centuries old Vampire Lord that has pledged his very life and soul to Jessa. He has promised her his eternal love, but can she risk trusting again? Is anything worth the risk of losing what is left of the once vulnerable, vivacious girl? Or will she choose to stay broken within the shadows?

The Bitter Ashes Series: Books 1-3


Sara C. Roethle - 2017
    She’s their executioner. Kidnapped in the middle of the night, and thrust into a world straight out of Norse Myth, Madeline only knew three things: First, her kidnappers were something other than human. Second, she could no longer run away from the deadly gifts that had plagued her entire life, because these people wanted to use them. Third, she was falling in love with a man she definitely shouldn’t be falling in love with. A normal person would run screaming into the night, but Madeline isn’t normal, and there’s something about dark, alluring Alaric that’s making her question everything she’s ever known.

The Loyal


A.M. Hughes - 2018
    Don't fight. Don’t die. This message has been beaten into her since childhood.Legends abound with stories of werewolves. Females are rare, but becoming a Lycan wasn’t a matter of choice for Mira.Born as a wolf and cursed with being a woman, Mira and her father struggle for her survival, peace and most of all, freedom.After the disappearance and death of her mother, they flee, in constant fear that they will be forced to join pack life and marry Mira off... or worse. While traveling to Alaska in search of a sanctuary among the rogues of the wilderness, they are attacked, and Mira is left to fend for herself in unknown territory…

Fire & Rescue Shifters: Complete Series Collection


Zoe Chant - 2021
    But there's one inferno even these powerful shifters can't fight... the fiery passion sparked by their true mates!This hilarious, heart-warming collection contains the complete addictive series:FIRST MISSION - Dragon shifter Dai hoped that his first mission as a firefighter would be just a little heroic. Rescuing a cat from a tree wasn't exactly what he had in mind. But there's more to this cranky kitty than meets the eye...FIREFIGHTER DRAGON - When curvy archaeologist Virginia unearthed a priceless treasure, she wasn't expecting a dragon to turn up. She's saved from fiery death by a drop-dead gorgeous firefighter... but is he hiding a secret of his own?FIREFIGHTER PEGASUS - No one know that Pegasus shifter Chase’s ready grin and reckless ways hide a broken heart. But now fate has handed him a second chance to win back his one true mate...FIREFIGHTER GRIFFIN - Torn between two inner animals, retired firefighter Griff has only months to live. But his true mate and her young son need a man who can protect them forever...FIREFIGHTER SEA DRAGON - A lonely woman meets the Loch Ness monster...who turns out to be a whole lot of man! Plunged into a magical underwater world, can she claim her destiny...and her mate?THE SEA DRAGON'S LION - To find her true mate, sea dragon shifter Jane must brave a strange, perilous realm... dry land.THE MASTER SHARK'S MATE - The most feared shifter in the sea faces the worst challenge of his life... a feisty coyote shifter grandma who definitely does not want a mate.FIREFIGHTER UNICORN - Firefighter Hugh can't let anyone know the truth about his inner animal. Until one desperate, determined woman shatters all his careful defences with a single touch...FIREFIGHTER PHOENIX - For decades, the Phoenix Eternal has lived a quiet life in obscurity, secretly watching over the woman he can never have. But from the ashes of his past, old dangers rekindle once more...and everything will burn.

Black Ops Mates Complete Series: Lion Shifter Romance Series Box Set


Ruby Knoxx - 2021
    They’ll break out all the plugs, risk all the danger, and do anything in their power to rescue you. They always keep their cool. Except when they run into that one delicious woman that will turn their world upside down. And when that happens, they’ll obey the hungering cat within and devour what is theirs and theirs alone…Wild LionI rear-ended his car. Now I need to make it up to him. I can pay for his damage, but I’m broke. I can give him my insurance card, but he doesn’t want it. I can be his fake fiancée for a fancy dinner. Um, what?Wicked LionI’m known for turning down plenty of women. But I can’t turn her down. She’s the complete opposite of me. My wilderness only comes out when I shift. Her wilderness comes out in different places…Warrior LionI have an insanely hot and insubordinate man watching over me. Standing there in the corner of my office, his hotness radiating off of him. I can’t get distracted. But it’s been a while, and I can’t help it…Wounded LionI’m a woman of science. I don’t believe in mates. And men were never in my microscope. But the thing is: this man I want in my microscope. This man, I want to explore every minuscule part of…Wet LionI can’t remember the last time I got rejected. But she did, and it pisses me off. We’re stuck on an island, just the two of us. My lion is taking control of my mind… I can feel her resistance, but I’ll break it down…Wanted LionI lost her years ago. My mate. I did everything to forget her. And now she’s right in front of me. But things have changed. And there are secrets. She never told me that she has a child. A little lion cub…WARNING: Intended for 18+ readers.

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...

The Commander's Fated Mate


Lily Anton - 2020
    One with countless accolades behind him.Now, he’s been relegated to oversee the Debiraan Embassy on Earth, a planet whose humans are ungrateful and ignorant of the risk they’d faced had he and his people not saved them from the threat of the Baza.The only good that had come of it, and he used that term loosely, was that these humans were reproductively compatible with his species, offering his fellow Debir’s hope that whatever the Baza had done to dwindle their population could be overcome.Still, he has no desire for such things, or worse...to find his huerta -his other half-, something all Debirs long for and cherish above all else.He isn’t sure what’s worse: that he found his huerta...or that she’s human.Such a thing should not be possible. Yet, the more he tries to deny it, the stronger the pull towards her, and he’s losing the battle to keep himself away.LeilaThe Debir had invaded Earth. Well, that’s what people said anyways. Leila wasn’t so sure, although she’d been one of the lucky ones who didn’t have her life upheaved at the revelation that aliens do exist.A chance walk has her coming to the aid of a Debir in need, an event that all but turns her life completely upside down.Suddenly, she can’t get a certain seven-foot tall, gray-skinned and golden-eyed Debir Commander out of her thoughts. What’s worse, there’s a song in her head that is apparently known as the Calling. Like some sort of guaranteed biological match-making service.No thank you.There is no love at first sight or instant compatibility, and she certainly had no need for a husband or partner. If only fate would cooperate.A security threat now has her stuck with a bunch of other humans. On a ship. In space. His ship.She isn’t sure what’s worse: that she’s experiencing the Calling for a man she doesn’t even know...or that he’s just as frustrated about being Called to her as she is. This is the first novel-length story in The Warriors of Debiraan series. All future novels in the series can be read as a stand-alone but will still be inter-connected. HEA guaranteed.If you’re looking for a semi slow-burn steamy story about strong, independent women and the sexy alien men, then you will not be disappointed.

Emerald Isle Enchantment Boxed Set


Katalina Leon - 2016
    Seven steamy paranormal romance stories with a magical Celtic twist. Tullamore Castle Ireland is an enchanted place where the adventurous can expect the unexpected. Phantom lovers materialize in haunted beds, werewolves lurk in the woods, a vampire falls in love with a jewel thief, seductive Djinn appear the bedchambers, an enchanted lift carries lovers away, and a lonely griffin patrols the castle ramparts hoping to reclaim its long lost mate. And that’s just the beginning of Emerald Isle Enchantment steamy paranormal romance, with a magical Celtic twist. Katalina Leon, Lord Griffin’s Prize. A loyal griffin’s love is forever, but Ronan has only one day to win back his long lost lover. Dena Garson, Ghostly Persuasion. True love is a special kind of magic. But is it strong enough to break a three hundred year old curse? Rebecca Royce, Crimson Lust. Stealing a ruby made him a vampire. Now she'll steal his heart. Rea Thomas, Desire and the Djinn. This Djinn can make all of Ciara’s sexiest desires come true. J.L. LaRose, Phantom Mischief. Should a girl scream and run for her life when pinned to the bed by a ghost performing the best sex ever? Not a chance. Louisa Masters, An Irish Flirtation. A last-minute change of venue has wedding planner Jillian on edge. Can the magic of Castle Tullamore and sexy Fin tempt her to throw away a lifetime of professionalism? Virginia Cavanaugh, Tell Me Your Secrets. Jesenia came to castle Tullamore hoping to find her muse, instead she was chased by a wolf right into the arms of sexy, mysterious Dorian.