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Nova Unchained
D.N. Hoxa - 2018
The WorldDear Diary,We were one hour away from fulfilling our fifteen-year-old dream. One hour.But then, they came. They killed. They took a part of my soul prisoner by putting Luke into a coma.Remember how, every time one of us gets in trouble with The World, the other comes to the rescue?Well, this time, Luke isn't going to be there to fend off the bullies and the psychos who think my body is theirs to take. This time, Luke isn't going to be there to wrap his arms around me while his father--my uncle--beats us bloody. This time, Luke isn't going to be there...period.For the first time in my life, I'm going to be alone. I'm going to have to fight against The World all by myself.But mark my words, dear diary: I'm going to win.--Nova Vaughn I used to be just a Mississippi girl with a dream bigger than the universe. I had no idea about the dangerous creatures that lurk in the darkest corners of the streets, until I come face to face with one. When my cousin Luke gets poisoned by a demonic vampire and falls into a coma, the Senior Order of Magic gives me a chance to both avenge him, and bring him back. I don't think twice. I take it. But I had no idea that I'd have to sell my soul and become something else entirely in order to save Luke. And when I do, it might be too late to save myself.
Evil
Tijan - 2016
Beautiful. The in-crowd?That was my family. Kind of.We were above that group. We held court over everyone else. We were the best looking. We were the mysterious and elusive ones. Most of the girls wanted to (and did) date the guys, but they didn't want to be one of us. They couldn't be. They were our prey.We were the feared.But like every family, nothing is as it seems. That was my truth.Kellan was in his own league. He was our leader and he was the one no one messed with. No one dared. He was ruthless, powerful, and no one could match him...Except for me.I was about to find out just how different I was from my family.**Evil is a full-length paranormal romance stand-alone.**This book contains adult/mature young adult situations.
Pretty Dark Nothing
Heather L. Reid - 2013
Demons have invaded her dreams, stalking her, and whispering of her death. The lack of sleep and crippling fear are ruining her life. Energy drinks and caffeine pills don’t make a dent. When Quinn dozes off in the school hallway, Aaron, an amnesiac with a psychic ability, accidentally enters her nightmare. The demons are determined to keep them apart, and Aaron from discovering the secret locked away in his memory. Together, they could banish the darkness back to the underworld for good. That is, unless the demons kill them first.
Valhalla Cupcakes (The Cursed Painting #1)
Cassidy Cayman - 2016
Now she’s got loansharks breathing down her neck for a hundred thousand dollars she doesn’t even owe, and her five hundred year old painting of a sexy Viking just came to life. Fortunately for her, he has to do whatever she says, and pretty soon, he’s stirring up more than just cupcake batter. A lighthearted, steamy standalone romance with no cliffhanger!
Vampires of Manhattan
Melissa de la Cruz - 2014
When his all-too-human lover is found murdered on the eve of the coven's annual Four Hundred Ball--a celebration meant to usher in a new era in vampire society, and to mark the re-unification of the Coven after decades of unrest and decay--Oliver is devastated.Now, not only is he trying to create a new world order for the immortal elite, he's the prime suspect and is stalked by the newly installed head of the vampire secret police. Because according to the new rules, vampires who take human life can now be executed. Burned.How can an immortal sentenced to die fight back? He has to find the killer--and the answers lie deep in vampire lore.
Bearly Friends
Selina Coffey - 2017
4 shifters. Too much fun! Book 1 A circle of friends is a thing to cherish. For Tessa Johnson a summer trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northern Georgia is just the thing to take the edge off of a rough year and what has turned out to be a very tumultuous time for one of her friends. She has no idea she’s heading straight into fate and a world she’s only ever dreamed of. And her friends are coming with her. A string of mistakes leads to some very interesting interactions with the very stoic Hale Masters. Tessa can’t keep her eyes off him, and the promise of excitement and passion that flares in his eyes makes her school-teacher heart beat. He makes her want to let her hair down but she holds back. Would such a rich man be interested in her when her two beautiful best friends are far more his type? Or is she wrong and she’s just what the Alpha male has been looking for? Tessa finds herself conflicted and lost but with her friends around, encouragement to break her own rules is never far. Letting go is a hard thing to do but Tessa wants to give Hale all he asks for and more. An emergency at home changes her plans however and Tessa takes it as the answer she’s been seeking. But is it really the one she wanted? Book 2 Cora Walker wasn’t looking for love but she wouldn’t turn down a laugh and maybe a little flirtation. After an emotional breakup Cora just isn’t ready to give love another chance. A teacher taking a vacation with her circle of friends during summer break, Cora’s out to enjoy herself but not too much. She has few rules but there is one big one: there couldn’t be any drinking involved, she’s pregnant after all! Abandoned by the baby’s father, Cora is determined to make the best of life. When she meets Rhys Williams and Knox Jones she’s floored at just how handsome they are and her ideas on finding love begin to change. That they show an interest in her is even more astounding. Trying to decide which one is the better one is next to impossible. A solution is offered but Cora just isn’t sure. Can a woman in her condition break so many rules? Would they even want her if they knew she was pregnant? Making a decision is hard, but the solution might be even harder! Book 3 For Kaia Phillips a trip to the mountain of Georgia might as well be a trip to the moon. A city girl in the county, Kaia expects nothing but trouble and misery but finds a lot more than she bargained for when she meets the owners of the resort her friends have roped her into travelling to. When she meets Zed Bruin her opinion changes further, maybe the country had more to offer than beer, hot buffalo wings, and a game of horseshoes or cornholing? In a world where shifters have only just come out of their hiding places, Kaia has secrets. Secrets about her friends, secrets about herself, and secrets about the man she can’t get out of her head. Revealing those secrets could cost Kaia her freedom. Is revealing the truth to the man her soul has chosen as her mate worth her freedom or her life? Will her quest for answers end in heartache as she discovers even more secrets? Kaia has decisions to make and whatever way she decides, the results could not only impact her, but her circle of friends. Author's Note: This collection contains 3 stand-alone stories with an HEA, so no cliff-hangers! Story contains mature themes and language, and is intended for adults readers only. This collection also contains bonus stories.
Inferno
Sara Fields - 2020
My mind will go mad with lust. Then he'll consume my soul. I thought I knew how to handle a man like him, but there are no men like him. Though he is a billionaire, when he desired me he did not try to buy me, and when he wanted me bared and bound he didn't call his bodyguards. He did it himself, even as I fought him, because he could. He told me soon I would beg him to ravage me... and I did. But it wasn't the pain of his belt searing my naked backside that drove me to plead with him to use me so shamefully I might never stop blushing. I begged because my body knew its master, and it didn't give me a choice. But my body is not all he plans to claim. He wants my mind and my soul too, and he will have them. He's going to take so much of me there will be nothing left. He's going to consume me. Publisher's Note: Inferno includes spankings, rough, intense sexual scenes, and strong D/s themes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book. Also note that Inferno was previously published under the title Consumed.
I See Me
Meghan Ciana Doidge - 2014
I expected to drive away from a life that had been dictated by the tragedy of others and shaped by the care of strangers. I expected to be alone. Actually, I relished the idea of being alone. Instead, I found fear I thought I’d overcome. Uncertainty I thought I’d painstakingly planned away. And terror that was more real than anything I’d ever hallucinated before. I’d seen terrible, fantastical, and utterly impossible things … but not love. Not until I saw him.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
April Genevieve Tucholke - 2013
River rents the guest house behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more?Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery... who makes you want to kiss back. Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.Blending faded decadence and the thrilling dread of gothic horror, April Genevieve Tucholke weaves a dreamy, twisting contemporary romance, as gorgeously told as it is terrifying—a debut to watch.
Chosen by Blood
Lacey Carter Andersen - 2021
And so when he disappeared, I let him go.What else could I do?Time has passed and my life has changed. Everyone I ever loved is dead, and the fate of my vampire clan rests on my shoulders. Only, without my unique powers, I will fall to an enemy who plans to destroy the peace so hard-won in our town and leave a trail of blood and death in his wake.So when my path crosses my forbidden human once more. And this time, there’s nothing human about him. Will we have the chance we lost so long ago? Or are our futures shrouded in blood?Chosen by Blood has a hot shifter man, a strong vampire woman, and a bond that goes beyond the supernatural. So grab your copy of this standalone, which takes place in an exciting new paranormal world.
Spellcaster
Claudia Gray - 2013
Descended from witches, Nadia senses a dark and powerful magic at work in her new town. Mateo has lived in Captive’s Sound his entire life, trying to dodge the local legend that his family is cursed - and that curse will cause him to believe he’s seeing the future … until it drives him mad. When the strange dreams Mateo has been having of rescuing a beautiful girl—Nadia—from a car accident come true, he knows he’s doomed. Despite the forces pulling them apart, Nadia and Mateo must work together to break the chains of his family’s terrible curse, and to prevent a disaster that threatens the lives of everyone around them. Shimmering with magic and mystery, New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray’s new novel is sure to draw fans of the Hex Hall and Caster Chronicles series, and fans of the hit CW TV show The Secret Circle.
Valley Fever
Tessa Bowen - 2015
Shy and modest Lina Montez has been infatuated with Tobias Langthorne, heir to a Napa Valley land fortune, for as long as she can remember. Growing up alongside the intoxicatingly handsome bully on his family’s fabled vineyard and estate was an experience she will never forget. The young “lord of the manor” spent countless hours tormenting the housekeeper’s daughter as well as inspiring her budding sexual desire. Ten years later Lina finds Tobias as provocative and dangerous as ever, but embittered by divorce and haunted by his own demons of the past. Now Lina must battle her old playmate to save the land she loves, but this time she won’t be intimidated by her sexually magnetic business partner. The biggest struggle of all, however, is the one within herself. Can she fight off an attraction that is as ripe and full bodied as the lush cabernet grapes they farm? And will she breathe new life into the forsaken ranch as well as polish the rust from her tarnished hero?
Succubus
Brandon Varnell - 2016
Dedicated. Devout. Deadly. Ever since the Church saved him from the decimated ruins of his hometown, his commitment to their cause has been unshakable.Then he’s sent to execute Lilith, who lives in Seal Beach, California. He’s baffled. Lilith is afraid of men. The Church believes she’s a succubus, but he just can’t see it. Yet the way men—both human and monster alike—act as if they’ve been possessed whenever she’s near is disturbing.With lustful men attacking Lilith and monsters attacking him for being near Lilith, Christian must uncover what’s really going on, and soon, or innocent blood will run through the streets—as will his own.Love. It can kill a man.
The Devil's Nanny
Jacey Ward - 2018
Either let her get out and start living, or she’s going to escape his pantheon and set out on her own.Her father thinks he’s won when he secures her a job as the nanny for the Devil’s two sets of twin toddlers. He knows the Devil is never home, and that his castle is likely the most secure place in all Hell. What Alexis doesn’t know is that she has basically traded one prison for another… But when Alexis meets Damien for the first time, sparks fly, and Damien knows he has to have his virgin nanny for himself.
Beautiful Demons
Sarra Cannon - 2010
She has extraordinary powers, but her inability to control them has gotten her kicked from so many foster homes she's lost count. Shadowford Home is her last chance, and she hopes Peachville High will be the fresh start she needs. But when evidence ties her to the gruesome murder of a Demons cheerleader, Harper discovers this small town has a big secret.