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Cruel Monsters


Katherine Bogle - 2021
    With no memory of who I once was, all I could do was try and flee.Found. Tormented. Sacrificed.On the day I'm meant to slay myself for their sake, I use one last act of rebellion to choose life over death, and a world I never knew existed swallows me whole.Dark Fae. Shade. Demons.The prince who rescued me thinks I'm their salvation, one of the last powerful Light Fae ever born. But when dark magic begins to leak out of me, corroding all they've given me, will the Dark Fae truly be my saviors? Or will they throw me to the wolves?Cruel Monsters is a standalone epic fantasy romance where the heroine won't have to choose between her Dark Fae princes, her half-demon Shade, or the nightmare chaser she's slowly falling for.It contains violence, slow burn romance, sexually explicit content, unique magic, dark themes including scenes of abuse (dark story, not dark romance), and is intended for ages 18+. If you have any triggers, please read the foreword before perusing.

Earth Realm


Lori Aisling - 2019
    But when a realm and its citizens fell too far from balance, the gods grew weary of their game and eradicated the realm, creating a new playboard. A number of gods disagreed with this practice and created a vessel of balance as a final chance for redemption. Bristol, just a small-town girl from Nebraska, was one of the few residents left on Earth after an apocalyptic event raptured the majority of Earth’s inhabitants. But she has discovered she is more than she seems. She is Earth’s last chance to restore balance and assure its survival. Reuniting with the four men that are the keys to her success, Bristol will face off against evil and its deadly manifestations, holding the fate of Earth in her hands. This is her destiny. An endless loop of war since the dawn of time. But this time is different. This time, saving the realm isn’t going to be enough. It’s time to write a new playbook and Bristol is done being a pawn to be used and discarded. So the gods want a new game? Good. Let’s play. *Reverse harem *Trigger warning: this novel contains violence, including sexual violence, some of which certain readers may find disturbing. *Magic, shifters, demons, gods, and vamps- Oh My! * Multiple POV’s * Mature audience; sexual, violent, and adult content. *Book one of an in-the-works series

Runes of Truth


G. Bailey - 2018
    Runaway. Assassin. What happens when your rumoured name destroys your life? When the very runes engraved on your skin since birth, are a death sentence? Evie doesn't remember a life before she was on the streets, a life before thieving to live and killing to stay alive. When a royal family she didn't know anything about go missing, Evie finds herself thrown into the royal court of the protectors, and they demand her help. Help in exchange for a chance at freedom and the name that's haunted her, forgotten. A name she can’t even read, a name she doesn’t understand. But when three Royal protectors are tasked with helping her, her demon ex who is literally from hell, stalking her...will Evie ever be free? 17+ Reverse harem romance.

Claimed by the Monster in My Closet


Wanda Violet O. - 2021
    

Love is my Superpower


Luna Blake - 2021
    Lonely and isolated - but peaceful. I did all the things an Earth Witch does while trying to avoid the past and not think much about the future: Bake cookies, plant flowers, hang out with Cheetoe, my feline familiar. Drink too much beer and wine.And then, she showed up. My worst nightmare wrapped in black wings and red lipstick. The Succubus.And for some reason, she has it out for me and my town.After a thorough thrashing from her leaves me bloody and unconscious, I wake up in the cabin at the end of the lane, staring into the blue eyes of my savior.And his super hot roommate. And his other hot roommate - that hates me for some reason. Oh, and his other hot roommate,  who eats more chips than anyone I've ever known. Just me, four hot guys, and my snarky cat......and more than a few dark secrets.

Everlasting


Candace Knoebel - 2014
    It’s the start to being initiated into the Night Watchmen, humankind’s protectors, and it’s the long-awaited day when novices discover if they’re a Hunter or a Witch. But this day is not a happy one for Faye Middleton. Not when she’s known her whole life that she’s a Defect and is about to face banishment in front of her fellow novices. She’s forced to attend the Culling with little hope for her future, but what she discovers about herself is far worse than she could’ve imagined. And far more dangerous. Thrown into training and separated from her friends, Faye must learn to adjust. She struggles to find her place within the Coven, and with Jaxen Gramm, the darkly handsome and extremely unnerving man assigned to watch and protect her. Emotions run high, and when she discovers a deadly secret about him, her struggles deepen. As corruption within the Coven begins to unravel, Faye pieces together her role in saving the future of her people, and within Jaxen’s life...but will the truth save her, or be her undoing?

Forbidden Fates


Candice Bundy - 2021
    Now we have to work together to solve a series of puzzles before time runs out.I’m a failed mage who’s been hiding out from the supernatural community for years when a hot demi-god from my academy days shows up on my doorstep. Emrys is calling in a favor so I can’t refuse, but one look at him, and I kinda don’t want to anyway.I love my mundane life but I’ve sorely missed my magical community. Plus, keeping my broken magic secret means my dating options are nonexistent. What could it hurt to spend a few hours dipping my foot back into the supernatural pool for future fantasy material?When my negotiation with the grudge-holding fae, Taneisha, goes south, what I’d thought would take a couple of hours suddenly turns into a multi-day quest. If we fail, the men’s heirloom legacies will be destroyed. I have no idea what she’ll do to me if we fail, but maybe these new marks on my shoulders are connected?Hell’s bells! The first legacy on the line belongs to the panther shifter, Marcos. We’re on the clock and my magic is bursting under the stress, which never works out well.How am I supposed to keep my broken magic hidden from these men, especially when they’re so protective and attentive, never taking their eyes off of me? At any moment I could slip up and show my magic for what it is: erratic and unstable. But I must keep my power in check or I’ll risk the wrath of my family when the secret is revealed.The only option I have is to outsmart a fae at her own game. Here’s hoping those years strategizing as a dungeon master pay off.This is book one of six in the Stolen Legacy series. This is an action adventure why choose steamy romance where the female main character has more than one love interest. Includes m/m.

Daimon


Lucy Smoke - 2017
    She had her best friend and that was all she needed. But, when circumstance takes over and Nerys is given a spirit guide, she finds that being a daimon is not what the legends and old stories proclaim it to be. It's not heroic or glamorous. It's terrifying. Pursued by a vengeful king and thrust into a journey to save her ailing spirit guide, Nerys must rely on several potentials to help her survive the king's wrath and her spirit guide's mysterious illness. When betrayal shatters the budding romance between Nerys and her protectors, someone must pay the price. ***This book is a reverse harem title***

Forbidden (Her Monstrous Desires)


Jewels Arthur - 2022
    Don't judge me. I'm hungry and let's be real... What tastes better than a meal that doesn't struggle—much.Little do I know, my blood-thirsty plot is about to be foiled by a set of five werewolves that have decided to eat gran, take her place, and eat the little girl! I wish I had thought of that last bit myself.The worst part is that I have been a lone vampire for years now so I have no one to watch my back. I am just easy prey to them and their beastly desires. If I can't escape, I just may become victim to those desires and they are more than willing to huff and puff and blow my resolve away.One-click now to preorder this monstrous romance in an unordered series of standalone fairy tales with a dark twist.

Her Kind of Magic


May Dawson - 2019
    I grew up training for battles he hoped I’d never fight. Until the night my school dance sucks, and he takes me out for ice cream after. When the screaming starts, my chocolate-chip-cookie-dough cone splatters on the street. My uncle and I race to help. An hour later, I’m covered in his blood, shell-shocked, being loaded in a police car for a crime I could never commit. The Hunters’ Academy rescues me. Or maybe imprisons me. The details are a little dicey, and the men training me—handsome Cade and cruel, cold, perfect Nix—try to avoid the subject. But nothing matters to me now except getting revenge. I know I’ll make those responsible for my uncle’s death pay. But after my revenge, how will I go on with life, now that the last person who loved me is dead? Will I be able to come back to the academy and create a new family, find a new home? Or will I have destroyed my chance here? I’ll think about that tomorrow. Today, I’m out for blood. Her Kind Of Magic is book 1 in the Academy of Supernatural trilogy. Scroll up and download now to enroll in the Academy, where you'll find yourself with a quip on the tip of your tongue, handsome men by your side, and a sword in hand as you face down the geists and vamps that plague our world.

Battle Scarred


Becca Fanning - 2016
     Briggs Dawson was just trying to lay low. After gaining national attention as the first and only Bear Shifter drafted into a professional football league, he left amid swarming controversy. He decided to serve his country and went overseas, returning as one of the many wounded. Now, just as he's trying to adjust to being a civilian, his past and his future collide. Katrina Crawford wanted to get help for her brother Toby, but there was only so much you could do. You could drag a horse to rehab but you couldn't make him work the program, as the saying went. With her lab working her overtime coming up with a prototype prosthetic, the little fights with Toby about his lack of sobriety were all that was keeping her sane. Before either of them know it, their world is turned upside down and they're forced to fight for their lives and their love! This 50,000+ word novel has hot Bear Shifter action, a Happily Ever After, no cheating and no cliffhangers! I've attached some free stories afterward as my thanks to you.

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?

Holidays Between the Sheets: A Reverse Harem Anthology of Festive Scenes that Get to the Point


L.A. BoruffTabitha Barret - 2018
    Unwrap these exclusive tales full of heat from your favorite Reverse Harem authors. You won't find these stories, sure to make your bedroom merry and bright, anywhere else. With stories Mrs. Claus doesn't want Santa to see, this book is sure to put all the authors on Santa's naughty list. Let Santa stuff your stocking with these hot and steamy stories. The jolly old elf sure won't have the only toys out this holiday season. Don't worry. There are no virgins between these sheets... at least, not by the end. But there are plenty of Vixens. Oh! And don't drink the egg nog. Dasher spiked it.

Fire's Daughter


India Arden - 2018
    Falling for them is another. You can’t turn on the news nowadays without getting bombarded by stories about the Rebels. They look so scary on TV—blowing things up, knocking things down, terrorizing the declining city of Corona, and making sure even the rubble doesn’t go unscathed. My father is the reigning Arcane Master of Fire. Since he’s a prominent figure in both politics and magic, it only makes sense that my family is a target. Still, I never expected to encounter a Rebel leader in person. I never imagined I’d be drawn to him, either. And I most definitely never dreamed I could lose my heart to them all. The Rebels Ember: the leader Sterling: the healer Zephyr: the thinker Rain: the dreamer And Aurora is the heart of the group, pitted against her own family in this page-turning series. Urban Fantasy fans will adore this medium-burn Reverse Harem filled with action, intrigue and magic. If you like RH with adult heroines, spellbinding action and immersive worldbuilding, pick up the first book in the five-volume Arcane Rebels series today.

Slumber


Dagmar Avery - 2018
    She hid her most precious object in the human world, a princess of the blood, in the hopes that the Sleeping Court would get a chance to take their rightful place as high court in the realm Faerie. Now, a new generation has come of age, and the crown must be passed. The reigning Queen’s daughter will claim the throne uncontested unless those that remember, and waited to awaken the wayward princess can ally with her. But as with all tales of Faerie, it is not without peril, danger and intrigues. For our sleeping princess must awaken, choose her guard wisely, one that will help her save all her allies and avenge her family. Or history will repeat itself. A Reverse Harem Romance.