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Clockwork Butterfly


Kendra Moreno - 2018
    She's happy with her gears and cogs, even if that means she will end up a spinster. When her father gets the funding for a trip to the Amazon to search for a mythical jewel, she jumps on the chance to come aboard as the Master Tinker. She expected to work on the massive boilers for the airship and to tinker with her mechanical creatures. She never expected the men suddenly thrown into her life making it even more interesting. The inventor, the cowboy, the scholar, and the dreamer are all intrigued by the woman who comes with grease on her face. But something sinister is amiss aboard the airship and she's determined to get to the bottom of it. Victoria's suspicion rises the closer they get to Brazil and she must figure out the nefarious plans before it's too late. Can Victoria protect them all against the dangers, from onboard and the rainforest alike? Can such an eclectic team work together and find the Temple of the Rising Sun? Let the adventure begin... **This is a Reverse Harem, which means there are mulitple love interests and the Leading Lady doesn't have to choose. It contains mature content, lots of adventure, and some well dressed men.**

Stained


N.K. Stackhouse - 2019
    Stackhouse comes a new Contemporary Why Choose Mafia Suspense Romance Series that is sure to leave you questioning everything… You either hide from the Monsters or you become Them. Once upon a time, there lived a pure girl, who abided behind her safe sheltered walls. But catastrophe descends on those unaware. Once upon a time, there lived a girl who fled, fled from her school, fled from her home, fled from the only life she had ever known. But for while this broken Little Bird was left all alone, she stumbled upon a pack of sick vicious wolves, who played with Death and had destruction in their gaze. But Instead of devouring her whole the second she fell the wolves decided rather to corrupt the last remaining sheds of her stained and tattered soul. But why did this girl try to run from her scars? Now isn’t that the question we all want to find. See the problem with running, is, that the only way to find freedom is to take on the Darkness, and Win.

Runt


Cassa Daun - 2021
    And it definitely isn’t an academy for the youth of privileged packs.It’s for adult rejects.The runts. The unwanted. The loners.So which am I? After my family died, all of the above. I suppose that makes me a perfect fit, even if I shouldn’t be.I was sent here, not only in hope of forcing my transition but also for protection from an outcast aiming to stop me from claiming my rightful spot.While it might be the best place to hide, I quickly discover I’m not invisible.The Four have pinned their eyes on me.Instead of fighting their torments or keeping to myself, I decide to help the runt, lending a hand in more ways than one. The desire to be near him is too strong to ignore. We share the same struggles, and soon the same pain. Now that I’ve let him in, there’s no turning back.*Runt is book 1 in the Midnight Moon series, an RH PNR intended for mature readers. While set in the same world as the Marked Soul series, the Midnight Moon series can be read alone, but each book must be read in numbered order.

The Sharing Spell


Jade Alters - 2019
    Which I knew of course, I’m not that much of an idiot but I did have my mother’s grimoire guiding me, after all. I just didn’t count on things going so disastrously wrong.Who knew one teeny mixup would bring all of the weirdos out of the woodwork? Looking on the bright side however, the police detail they’ve assigned me almost makes up for all the creepy stalkers. Four unbelievably hot officers that are all attracted to me. It has to be the spell at work, right? Unfortunately this isn’t the part where they protect me and we live happily ever after. Magic has its own rules and it seems I’ve broken them. I’ve just been told I’ve got 24 hours left to live. The Sharing Spell is a steamy insta-love reverse harem paranormal romance in the Mates & Magic collection of stand-alone stories. Great for a quick and steamy escape without all the commitment. Meant for adults 18+

Wounding Atlantis


Helen Scott - 2018
    Everyone knows it. What they don't realize is that the culprit won't be an asteroid, or global warming, or even the sun turning into a red giant. No, the world is going to end because there are four other worlds just like it trying to exist in the same space. I can either save the world or end it, the choice is mine, at least according to the four weird guys that I keep running into. They keep telling me that demons are after me, and that they want me to save the world. All I know is that I'm drawn to all four of them, and the only demon I know of is my oceanography professor. Strange things are happening all around me though, and I'm starting to think their theories and warnings might be true. Either that or I'm finally starting to lose my mind. My name is Tessa Morningstar and apparently I'm the Key, with a capital K, to this whole shebang. Now, let's hope I don't accidentally make the wrong choice and doom us all. *Previously titled Water. 18+ #whychoose romance. Content Warning: Steamy love scenes and plenty of sexy warriors who will leave you wanting more.*

Heaven's Devil


Storm Song - 2021
    My life was going perfectly crappy just like everyone else, and my dumb ass had to go and screw it up looking for love.When a mysterious dating app installs itself onto my phone I cave and take the bait.Little do I know the four blind dates I’m matched with are actually the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and my life is turned upside down like the crosses they wear around their necks. I barely have enough time to process that angels and demons exist because every angel and their momma is descending from a corrupt heaven to kill me.Backed into a corner I’m left with two choices- try to plead my innocence to God and his army, or become the anti-christ they all think I am and build my own.Are good and evil really as black and white as they're tying to make them out to be?

The Fertile Vampire


Karen Ranney - 2014
     Maybe she got carried away one night. Becoming a vampire seemed a high price to pay for being foolish. Nor was this whole transformation thing starting off the way it was supposed to for Marcie Montgomery. She was hungry all the time - not for blood, but tacos and french fries and cheeseburgers, oh my. Then there was Niccolo Maddock, the Master Vampire who was acting as her mentor. Just what did he want? Going from being an insurance adjuster to a vampire could confuse the most level headed person and Marcie had always considered herself a pragmatist. Even when she was faced with relatives who weren’t who they'd always been, witches who were out to annihilate her, and the stunning knowledge of her own powers. Add in werewolves, shape shifters, and other Brethren and life in South Texas suddenly became very complicated. When Marcie discovered she alone could transform the vampire race, she was faced with a choice: to embrace who she was or change her destiny. Why should anything be easy?

Shadow


Sadie Moss - 2021
    And that’s just on my first day.As the newest recruit at the Institute of Unpredictable Magic, I’m determined to prove I have what it takes to be part of this elite team of supernaturals who protect the magical community. But I didn’t count on sparks flying between me and my new partner, Logan, the sex-on-a-stick mage who’s as competitive as I am.I also didn’t count on our first assignment together turning into an absolute disaster.Now we’re in a race against the clock to uncover the whereabouts of a potentially dangerous magic user with powers no one’s ever seen before. The only two people who can help us are Nick, a millionaire playboy whose easy charm throws me completely off-balance, and Saint, a darkly handsome convict with a mysterious past.I thought developing feelings for one of my co-workers was bad, but as the four of us are forced to rely on each other, I can’t deny that I’m drawn to Nick and Saint too.And as the danger of our mission grows, I realize I’m about to be in way over my head—in more ways than one.You know how they say trouble always comes in threes?Well, I think I know exactly who my three are.Shadow is the first book in the Institute of Unpredictable Magic series, a medium-burn reverse harem story featuring a nerdy, feisty woman and the three sexy men who fall in love with her.

A Tempest of Shadows


Jane Washington - 2020
    I should have faced execution, but fate is a fickle and funny thing, taunting me with the knowledge that I was always destined to be so much more. They know it: the five great masters who took control of my life, and now fight for control over my soul. He knows it, as well. The golden-eyed warrior whose fate is tied horribly and inexplicably with mine.From the great cliffs to the wide, violent ocean, they shadow my steps. From the perfumed halls to the quiet, dusty rooms, they push my every limit in cruel and unrelenting ways.Because we all know… There is something evil taking root deep beneath the earth, a horror growing behind every shadow, a disease clawing into our midst, the end of the world as we know it drawing close enough to spot on the horizon.The darkness is coming.And I might be the only one who can stop it.

Wolf Unchained (Ashwood Wolves Book 1)


J.E. Cluney - 2021
    

Saintly Virtues


S.A. Mackenzie - 2020
    Unfortunately for me, my life is about to change forever. Turns out that I am the prophesied Holy Warrior that will prevent Lilith (yeah, THE Lilith) from starting the apocalypse and taking over the world. Some higher being decrees that it’s up to me, and my oh so tasty seven mates, to take down Lilith before it's too late. Now not only will I have to find my scattered mates, battle a horde of demons, and fulfill the prophecy - these men have seriously awakened my libido, which is both fun and problematic.Needless to say, I am struggling to keep my head above water. Let's hope I can beat the apocalyptic clock and save the world. Should be easy, right? Saintly Virtues is the first in The Seven Sins and Saints trilogy. It is a full length Paranormal RH where the main character doesn’t have to choose. 18+ for sexual situations, swearing and mentions of abuse.

Daughter of Shadows


Zandria West - 2019
     The hours are brutal. And the clientele is... interesting. Every night, I cross the Barrier to the demon realm to sling drinks at Hell on Earth, a bar on the edge of Darktown. I’ve always been fascinated by demons. It’s a fascination I’ve never quite learned to control and it just might get me killed. One fateful night, a darkly handsome, not-quite-human patron grabs my arm, leaving a magical mark burnt into my skin. Determined to find out what the mark means, I do the unthinkable: I venture alone into the demon realm. What I discover is terrifying. Things are changing in Darktown. The ancient enchantment that maintains the Barrier between worlds is failing. Demons are breaking into the human realm, ready to kill. And I just might hold the key to restoring the Barrier. Four sexy Darktown residents are magically bound to protect me. But can my dark protectors keep me safe for long enough that I can uncover my true destiny?

Covened


Ann Swan - 2019
    So when I came into mine, my grandmother helped me hide it so I wouldn't be swept away by the ISC, our magical government. The price of discovery was steep; becoming an ISC drone and being paired with their choice of mates for my coven. So I hid in plain sight working days at Maggie's Pet Wash and night piecing together the mythical Words of Power. The only thought that keeps me going is figuring out a way to beat the ISC and hopefully fall in love with a coven of my own... maybe even raise a few little witchlings. So when my familiar, a pug named Mrs Pig, screws up my one shot at obtaining the Words of Power, I figure everything is ruined. That is until Pierce, Sam, and their own talking dogs walk into my life. Now that I have them, can I give them up? Even to save magic? The ISC is coming for me. What they don't know is: I'M COMING FOR THEM, TOO.

Ghosted by You


Tiegan Clyne - 2020
    The third season is about to begin filming, and the producers want to up the ante. The three macho, pseudoscience brosephs - Quinn, Tyler and Brent - are about to be joined by a very female psychic, Emma Ray.The team is instantly resentful of her presence on their show, and lead investigator Quinn has made it clear that he doesn't believe in psychics. They're going to give Emma the hardest of hard times until they can expose her as a phony.They're going to learn that Emma is the real deal, and that it's not always wise to bully a psychic when you don't know how many ghosts are in her posse...or exactly what you’ll be facing in the next haunted house."Ghosted by You" is a medium-burn Reverse Harem paranormal ghost-hunting adventure. Not suitable for readers under 18 years of age.

Wayward Witch


Samantha Bell - 2020
    I’ll die before I let these bullies have their way.” Most people in Woodlock’s Home for Magical Delinquents swear they don’t belong here - well, I do. If someone asked me if I was a good witch or a bad witch, I’d tell them that I'm the worst witch they could ever imagine. My parents are wanted fugitives, and now I’ve been abandoned in the magical world’s equivalent of juvenile hall. At Woodlock’s, we’re supposed to be rehabilitated into model magical citizens, but the teachers are weak and the bullies run the show. Three dangerously hot sorcerers - Blake, Knox, and Zane - have me in their sights, but I’ll show them that this bad witch doesn’t kneel to anyone - especially the Sons of Hell. - Wayward Witch is a stand-alone reverse harem bullies-to-lovers romance. A full length supernatural college academy romance. Contains profanity, violence, and situations that may be triggering for some readers.