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Awakening: Book One by L.T. Marshall


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Vengeance


Tara Brown - 2012
    The end of you and the end of everything you once stood for. His words still echo in my mind, next to the images of the millions of places I might have gone. VengeanceAmillia Morgenstein wants nothing but freedom. Freedom to choose the man she marries and the life she lives. She wants nothing but the boy she can never have, Maddox.Her world is turned upside down when her brother betrays their whole family, in a deal to trade Amillia to a Duke name Herrick and overthrow their father. Broken hearted and fleeing her burning village, she rides away on the back of her closest friend, Artan.In a neighboring city, rumors of a red-cloaked assassin flood the streets. An assassin who targets only the rich and the wicked. The trail of blood left behind leads back to the burned out doors of a once flourishing kingdom, now ruled by a tyrant.Broken hearted and bound by vengeance, Amillia finds herself falling for something, she never thought she would have again. Grayson's blue eyes and sarcastic smile have her fighting the feelings she has, just as someone from her past reappears. She fights for her heart and the hope no one discovers her biggest secret. How far would you go for the ones you love, the ones you lost?Mature Content!!

Void


Raven Kennedy - 2019
     I’m a Void, a rare supernatural capable of absorbing powers at the brush of my skin. Feared. Hated. Untouchable. Thibault Academy is full of supernaturals that want me dead, and the most powerful of them, the Paragons, will stop at nothing to ensure I go back to the hell I came from. They’re cruel, heartless, and have created an unlikely alliance to take me down. If I want to learn how to control the nothingness, I’ll have to survive them. I was born of the void, but I’ll die from the power. This is a reverse harem bully romance.

Dead Spots


Melissa F. Olson - 2012
    Their pact doesn’t sit well with Dash, the city’s chief bloodsucker, who fears his whole vampire empire is at stake. And when clues start to point to Scarlett, it’ll take more than her unique powers to catch the real killer and clear her name.

Forbidden Forest


Tenaya Jayne - 2012
    Cast from society. Shape Shifter/Elf hybrid, Forest must fight for any respect she can get. Targeted in her youth by a vampire noble who placed an illegal slave mark on her, she is forced to obey him, no matter what.Slipping the grip of her master and abandoning the prejudice of Regia, her native world, Forest takes a job on Earth, guarding the portal, using her skills as a warrior to enforce Regia's laws. Now, called home for a black ops mission, Forest must put aside her own prejudice to transport the vampire prince, Syrus, through enemy territory in a time of war. Prince Syrus, mage and master of the Blood Kata, wants Forest more than he's ever wanted anything. In spite of their mutual mistrust, their attraction cannot be denied. Through the danger of their mission, and the secrets they both keep, it doesn't matter what they feel. Forest is forbidden.

Fever Claim


Marie Johnston - 2014
    Then the devastatingly handsome bartender she’d been trying not to obsess over for months offered to give her a ride home. What could one night hurt?When his future was almost taken away after one impulsive decision, wolf-shifter and ex-con Jace Miller waited patiently for months before making a move on the woman he knew to be his destined mate. But will one night of passion keep his little human by his side once she learns of his world and the danger it brings to her doorstep?Enter a new world of loyal shifters and their bold mates and get your copy today!*Re-edited second edition to decrease typo distractions and improve your reading experience.

Shifter Wars


Kelly St. Clare - 2020
    Apparently, Mum’s other family play laser tag every Wednesday. Not even joking. Laser tag.What the hell is this place?In hindsight, the massive guy with honey irises was my first major clue. Unusual eyes for a human, right?Perfect eyes for a werewolf.But sexy supernaturals, thongs, and mounting financial strain aside, Mum’s past is buried somewhere in this valley, and I need to dig up the truth or find a way to live with her lies.What do you do when neither option will leave you unscathed?

Scent of Salvation


Annie Nicholas - 2013
    Susan Barlow needs to find a way to survive. There’s no electricity, no cities, and to her shock, no humans. Instead, she faces a population of werewolves, vampires and incubi. The people are vicious but she must find her place among them. And live. An illness is killing Sorin’s pack. As alpha it’s his responsibility to save them, but it’s a battle this warrior doesn’t know how to fight. Then a blue light in the sky brings a creature he’s never seen. She calls herself human, but to him she smells like hope. Sorin offers Susan a safe haven in return for a cure, but she’s not that kind of a doctor. She’s a doctor of physics, not a physician. Yet as they search for a cure to save a dying people, they find something special—each other. But even with Sorin’s protection, Susan can’t help but wonder how long she can survive in a world without humans…Warning: Feral shifters, power-hungry vampires, and a sole human female suffering culture shock.

Monsters


Katie May - 2019
     You couldn’t be more wrong. As far as monsters go, I’m a screw up—if I’m not tripping over my own feet, I’m accidentally murdering someone (it’s a real issue, guys). Left with no choice, Dad decides to send me to Prodigium—otherwise known as Monster Academy—to train me on how to be a better monster. When bodies turn up on campus, I’m the prime suspect (not that I can blame them. I’ll be pretty suspicious too if bodies drained of blood show up right after Dracula’s daughter arrives). With the help of my mortal-nemesis Vin, Van Helsing’s son Frankie, Frankenstein’s son Mason, Medusa’s son And Jack (sometimes Hux), Dr. Jekyll’s son I might have a chance of uncovering the truth. If I’m not murdered first. The struggles of being a vampire, am I right? This is a horror comedy reverse harem with some dark elements. After all, you can’t have a bunch of monsters without some darkness. This is book one of a series.

King of Beasts


Jamiee Lynne - 2016
    If you can hear them, you’re not far from it. If you can smell them, like the forest they live in, avoid danger at all conceivable costs. Because they’re the monsters in the shadows of Harvey Hill’s forests, and their king needs his queen. Charlotte and her burning red hair is a sight to behold. Though every bit as feisty as her sharp green eyes, but she’s weary of the beasts that roam at night… of werewolves and unspoken beasts that threaten to abduct you, never to be seen again. After all, here in Harvey’s Hill, when the clock strikes ten, you best be inside, praying to the moon that the monsters pretend you’re not there. Yet, speeding down a highway late one night, she makes a grave—nay, fatal—mistake. Gabe saw those same smoldering embers that same night. Bloody and limp yet scathingly beautiful, her small but defiant voice burns through his soul. He reaches out, aching to claim her, but she knows her runes against beasts like him, and she isn’t going down without a goddamn fight. But the King of Beasts always gets what he wants, and so he drags her away to be his forever… or so he thought. Just when love and passion take its course, odd things starts happening. Sinister things are in the works. And when Charlotte and Gabe find their bond broken, everything falls apart… maybe even their sanity. What are the secrets of this strange, strange town? When death is hot on her heels, will Charlotte escape? Will the king ever get to claim his queen? Be captivated by this dark tale of undying love that defies the paranormal in Jamiee Lynne’s new book, King of Beasts. But be warned: the insane plot twists and spine-tingling thrill might just make you a bit mentally unstable—temporarily, that is. Grab your copy now.

Running from the Wolves


Lola Glass - 2020
    and not in a good way. I went to New York thinking it would be the safest place to hide.Wrong decision.The city is home to one of the largest packs in the world. Its leader?Tall, strong, sexy, and determined that I’m his.When my scent starts driving unmated men insane, that giant, possessive beast who won’t leave me alone is the only one who can protect me.One way or another, I'm totally screwed.If you love books by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve, or Kelly St Clare, you’ll devour RUNNING FROM THE WOLVES.*This New Adult read is a full-length novel of 105,000 words, and is recommended for ages 17+ due to language and sexual content.

Song of the Moon


Catherine Banks - 2010
    The seventeen year old girl must find a way to adapt to her true life and accept her fate or run from it. She must overcome her fears and human ideals to give her self to the dangerous world, and man, that is her destiny.

Born in Fire


K.F. Breene - 2017
    Breene will take you on a magical joy ride you won't soon forget. Supernatural Bounty Hunter isn't the sort of thing you see on LinkedIn. But with a rare type of magic like mine, I don't have many options.So dangerous or not, the job is mine. And it was going fine, until an old as sin vampire stole my mark, and with it, my pay day.Knowing I'm poor and desperate, he has offered me a job. I'll have to work by his side to help solve a top secret case.Everyone knows not to trust vampires. Especially a hot elder vampire. But without any other jobs coming up, I'm stuck. As I uncover a web of lies and treachery, revealing an enemy I didn't know existed, the truth of my identity is threatened. I might make it out alive, only to end up in a gilded cage.

The Alpha Claims A Mate


Georgette St. Clair - 2013
    Unfortunately, she did it by publicly insulting him – she turned down the smug, sexy werewolf sheriff when he asked her to dance with him at the local honky-tonk. Now the furious Alpha of her pack is ordering her to make amends with Sheriff Sexy – or risk igniting a war between the Red Wolves and the Gray. The Sheriff’s idea of re-establishing his dominance includes a bare bottom spanking, making her work for him as his new assistant, and flirting with her outrageously. But is he flirting with her just to get revenge for humiliating him – or does he want something more? And can a liberated big city werewolf find happiness with a dominant small town shifter?With the mysterious disappearance of an archeology professor, and a jealous Alpha female stirring up trouble…Ginger may not have a chance to find out!

Forged Wolf


Lucia Ashta - 2021
    I fight on the streets, I fight in my family's gym, I fight to survive each day in this depraved city. But when my dad dies, I can't fight anymore. I'm broken.And that's when they come for me.The dark mages violate my very human nature and turn me into a wolf. I hate everything about magic—and now I'm a part of that world. I'm dragged off and taken to the Pound, an underground fighting arena, where wolves are pitted against each other to delight the whims of the perverse elite.Just when I think this might be my end, he shows up, a Beta Wolf from the Smoky Mountain Pack.The moment I see him, I can’t look away. I’m drawn to him in a way I have no right to be.The Smoky Mountain Pack will never accept me, a changed wolf, a perversion of their species.I'm dead on arrival. I'm going to have to fight my way out of here like I've fought my way through life. But when he grabs me and pulls me from the Pound like one of his own, he gives me a chance—and a chance is all I need.Dark magic changed wolves have an expiration date. The only thing I want to do before this cursed wolf body takes my life is get revenge for what they’ve turned me into. But this mysterious Beta Wolf seems hell bent on keeping me alive…* The Smoky Mountain Pack series is gritty, sexy, and action-packed paranormal shifter romance, with a badass heroine and a smoking hot alpha.* Forged Wolf is a full-length novel recommended for mature readers due to language, sexual situations, and graphic fighting scenes.

Soul-Mate


Anna Santos - 2015
    Arriving in a new town with an undercover identity to protect and the mission to find a pureblood vampire to save her brother’s life, the last thing Annabel needs is to fall in love with the sexy, persistent werewolf who thinks she’s a helpless human in need of a knight in shining armor. Shane is a dominant werewolf who also happens to be the local sheriff. He has almost lost hope of finding his better half. So when his beautiful soul-mate shows up and rogue vampires try to kill her, he does what any smart wolf would do: he saves her and takes her home, hoping to convince her that they belong together. When sparks fly between them, Annabel has to decide if she tells him who she really is or runs the other way to protect her secrets.