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Wicked Hot Magic
Riley London - 2019
I’m Max: part-time demon hunter, brand new witch, and all-around bad*ss.I’m on a mission to save Father Gabriel, the only person in my life that ever gave a sh*t. When an exorcism goes bad, demons take him to Hell. I’m going to get him back, but I can’t do it alone.Salem Academy assigns me to hell’s hit squad with three hardcore warriors who are supposed to help me come into my powers and pull off this rescue mission. It’s going to take a miracle for us to all get along.Ethan: Salem Academy’s lethal killer. He’s way too overprotective and his muscles distract me from my training. Just because he was my brother’s best friend in the Special Forces doesn’t give him the right to hold me back—or to claim a piece of my heart.Noah: cocky warlock. That irritating smirk comes out whenever I mess up, but I can tell I get under his skin. I’m not sure either of us are ready for the explosion that’ll happen if we find a way to work together and combine our powers.Tristan: he’s a Fae…need I say more? He sticks out in Salem Academy like a sore thumb—well, a hot one, anyway. I’m keeping an eye on him. The underbelly of demon politics is riddled with Fae influence and his connections can either help us… or betray us.Muscle, magic, and deviance: that’s my team. Maybe Salem Academy knew what they were doing when they recruited me. Or maybe Father Gabriel will have answers about my past that I never saw coming.But first? We’ve got some demon *ss to kick.Wicked Hot Magic is Book 1 in the reverse harem academy paranormal romance series “Salem Academy.” It’s a steamy, university-level academy series. Get ready for wicked warlocks, demon hunting bad*sses, and unexpected turns you won’t see coming. Scroll up and one-click to start your first day at Salem Academy!
Evanescent
M.J. Marstens - 2019
Such as one’s time at Liminal Academy. At this crash-course school, students learn how to be human and prepare for their purpose within the earthly realm. . .Unless you’re a sh*t-stirring succubus with a personal agenda.Then the academy becomes your playground.So drop on in. The first trimester is now in session.*****************Excerpt:“Humans do not stare at other human’s buttocks,” he reprimands.His overly correct speech and uptight demeanor make me want to ruffle his feathers further. He opens the door and steps back to allow me through. Another humanism, being a gentleman, but I am far from being a lady. I lightly trail my fingers over the zipper of his slacks as I enter the room.His breath sucks in and I feel the angry heat of his glare.And his lust.I can always feel someone’s lust.Especially when it’s coupled with forbidden undertones and nothing is more forbidden then someone like myself.
I am the taboo.
*****************Liminal Academy is a three -book reverse harem series that will chronicle the story of Lilith and Chiron, originally seen in The Afflicted Zodiac, but also will introduce new, sexy characters. It is not required to read The Afflicted Zodiac to read those in this series. Evanescent (Liminal Academy 1) is RH, fast-burn, and contains language and scenes for readers 18+. It will end with ‘to be continued’, but consequent books are quick to follow.
Caged by Her Dragons
Ginna Moran - 2020
How could I be the one their souls desire? I’m a naive mortal with bad luck. At least, that’s what I thought…My crappy life.After a bar fight turns deadly, three dangerously-hot men capture and cage me, accusing me of being a supernatural creature. I had no idea any place other than the Mortal World existed until I found myself at their mercy. They think I killed their best friend. They hate how much they want me.As for me? It’s complicated.I can barely wrap my mind around the fact that they’re dragons—monstrous, fire-breathing dragons—and so incredibly sexy. Insane right? What’s worse is that I feel the connection they claim we have.Something must be wrong with me.I shouldn’t yearn for their company. I should resist my feelings because they do. I should...screw that. I want them to feel what I feel and be the ones at my mercy. As I discover the secrets of my heritage and who I am, I learn just how much I need them in this terrifying new world they dragged me into. If I can’t convince them to help me, I’ll be trapped forever.It’s time to put the fates to the test. If I don’t prove the Dreki dragon brothers wrong and they reject me, I know I won’t survive. I’ll never see the Mortal World again.Enter this exciting, fiery world of dragons today! You don't want to miss out on this fast-burn story of fated mates and the world that tries to keep them apart.
Vampire Bonds
Delia E. Castel - 2020
Now he must save my humanity.When my slayer sisters left me for dead, only one man came to my rescue. Alaric Severin, a powerful and mysterious master vampire.He’s about to unlock the mystery of my power. A secret so terrible it could mean my execution.I want to resist Alaric but I crave his kisses. I need his touch. I yearn for his blood. Maybe vampires and slayers aren’t so different.VAMPIRE BONDS is the captivating first instalment of the Darkbloods Saga, a YA paranormal romance full of adventure, suspense, and page-turning twists. Perfect for fans of Twilight, Vampire Diaries, and Buffy.
Digital Magic
Maggie Alabaster - 2020
When I was accepted into the Academy of Modern Magic, well… …it isn't my first choice. When I first encounter a sexy shifter in the corridors, and his equally hot brother, things start to look up. Add to that a smoking dragon shifter and a magical best friend and maybe this isn't so bad after all. That is until dark forces started to follow me, bent on my capture or destruction. My only choice is to fight back, even if it gets us all killed. Get it now. **Warning this a reverse harem with adult content and language.**
Into The Shadows
Jenn D. Young - 2020
Always looking over my shoulder. Waiting for the day that they would find me. Everyone I have ever loved has been ripped from me until I have nothing left but memories and dreams.For years, he has been the only thing to keep me sane. My demon prince from my dreams.His voice haunts me. Stirs me. Makes me yearn for him.But will I ever find him? Or will he find me?As my abilities manifest, will I be able to maintain control, or will they control me?VincentFor millennia, my life has been incomplete. Until I saw her.For years, I’ve watched over her. Protecting her from the monsters that chase her. Yet, I’m the biggest threat to her safety.My perfect Nephilim. My mate.Her face is there every time I close my eyes. Her voice soothes my very soul.Will I be able to shield her from the horrors of my world or will I fail and finally claim her as mine, damn the consequences?
Spells of Iron & Bone
Sarah Piper - 2019
It’s also highly illegal—not that I’m worried about that.Sure, I heal faster than most, and I’ve got a sixth sense for brewing tea that can fix just about any problem, but my café isn’t exactly a hotbed of paranormal activity.At least it wasn’t… until some psycho attacked me and woke up the freaky, forbidden magick inside, earning me a one-way ticket to jail.Now, a covert magickal university is offering me a deal: my freedom in exchange for help with the Tarot prophecies—cryptic predictions they believe hold the key to stopping a deadly apocalyptic plot.Predictions only I can decipher.Because the witch who divined them? She died years ago.I should know. She was my mother.Grab your grimoires, girls. Magick school’s officially in session.All I have to do now is master my crazy powers, decode the doomsday prophecies, outwit a mean-girl coven that puts the psycho in psychic, and survive the temptations of one very naughty professor and three scorching-hot, overprotective mages shadowing my every move.There's only one problem.If I’m right about the prophecies?Survival isn’t in the cards for any of us.
Dragon's Gift
Jasmine Walt - 2017
One woman. A reverse harem fantasy that will leave you breathless and begging for more... Dareena Sellis is a nobody. The orphaned daughter of a no-name farmer, she toils away as a serving girl at Hallowdale Inn, her only marriage prospects either shipping off to war, or pawing at her skirts with their grubby, gnarled hands. But fate takes a strange turn the day a dragon huntress comes to town. Suddenly, Dareena is swept off to Dragon’s Keep, trading in her raggedy dresses for silken gowns, her closet-sized room for feather pillows and spacious gardens, and her miserable suitor for three very handsome, very virile dragon princes. For Dareena is not a nobody. She is the Dragon’s Gift—the one woman chosen by the gods every century to bear children for the future king of Dragonfell. Despite her pre-ordained path, Dareena’s fate is far from certain. The crown has not given birth to more than one son in nearly a thousand years, and the line of succession is far from clear. Neither of the princes are willing to cede Dareena to the other, and yet she must choose. For the enemy is knocking on Dragonfell’s door, and Dareena’s decision could either mean the kingdom’s salvation… …or annihilation. Don’t deny yourself the pleasure of this scorching hot reverse harem romance. Scroll up and start reading today! IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a TRUE reverse harem romance, NOT a love triangle. Expect to see danger, intrigue, hot sex, strong language, and fire-breathing dragons between the pages of this book. For 18+ readers. You have been warned!
Lovestruck
Romy Lockhart - 2018
Billionaire. Goddess.She’s all of the above, but only one of those things is the key to mending her broken heart.When infidelity shatters her perfect L.A. life, Eden Rose Masterson heads home for some small-town recuperation. Only fate has other plans. Instead of nursing her wounded pride, she’s bombarded with the discovery that she’s a Goddess of Love and that Cupid is her new BFF.Reconnecting with multiple men from her past, she discovers just what she’s been missing. Who knew rebounding could be so much fun? But being a goddess has a dark side, and she soon learns that not all men are willing to share. Lovestruck is the first book in the Rock Goddess Reverse Harem series. One-click your copy of this high-heat low-fantasy read now.
Raven's Mark
Angel Lawson - 2017
When her acceptance letter from NYU arrives she thinks maybe things are about to change. She just doesn’t realize how much. It's quite thrilling enough to discover that her new home is a beautiful mansion. But then she discovers her housemates. Five wildly attractive young artists. It's easy to get swept up in the fairytale of it all, but this house carries with it a secret... and so do the five enticing and charming men. In time, Morgan learns the six of them must wield this knowledge--together--if they're going to save the world.
Kissed by Shadows
Sadie Moss - 2018
My name is Lana Crow, and I’m one of the Blighted—a non-magical person in a world ruled by magic. There aren’t many chances to get ahead when the people in power think you’re trash. So my boyfriend Corin and I steal for a living, hoping to one day buy our way out of this dusty Blighted settlement in Wyoming and into a better future. And then it falls in our lap. The perfect score. A ruby the size of my fist. Sure, stealing from the magically Gifted is always a risk. But some risks are worth taking, right? Right? This short story is a prequel to the Magic Awakened reverse harem urban fantasy series coming September 2018.
Midnight Fae Academy: Book One
Lexi C. Foss - 2020
Even if it kills me.Except Headmaster Zephyrus is one step ahead of my every move.Prince Kolstov won't stop cornering me.And Shadow--the reason I'm in this damn mess to begin with--haunts my dreams.My affinity for the earth is dying and being replaced by something more sinister. Something powerful. Something deadly.The Midnight Fae believe this is my fate.They claim that I was "recruited" for a purpose.To battle a rising presence.Or to die trying.I don't owe them a damn thing. But if I have to pass their trials to find my way home, then so be it. I survived a plague and far worse in the Elemental Fae realm. An ominous energy? Please. What a joke.Give it your best shot.I'm waiting.And don't you dare bite me.Or I'll make you regret it.Author Note: This is a dark paranormal reverse harem romance, and despite Aflora's opinions on the matter, there will definitely be biting. Shadow, aka Shade, guarantees it.
Wicked Destiny
L.C. Hibbett - 2017
That's how everybody described Destiny O'Neill. Trouble wrapped up in a smart-assed bow. The first black witch born to the Celtic gods in a thousand years, Destiny's tongue was as poisonous as her magic and her parties were the stuff of legend. Until two stripes on a pregnancy test changed everything. Now all Destiny wants is a normal life. She wants to pass her exams, graduate university, and look after the only people that matter in her life--her daughter and her aunt. She doesn't want to hear about the magical police division or how much her skills could help them. And she's sorry about those missing kids on the news but it's not her problem. All Destiny needs to do is get past her twenty-first birthday without using her powers, and she will be approved to join the ranks of the free witches and escape The Family, for once and for all. No problem. Until the boy with the blue eyes crosses her path again... Fans of bad-ass witches, intriguing warlocks, paranormal detectives, and fast-paced action will loved this mesmerizing new paranormal fantasy series from L.C. Hibbett. *Wicked Destiny is a full-length novel. The Wicked Witches series is an Urban Fantasy Paranormal Mystery series with a slow-burn Reverse Harem romantic elements.* Warning: Salty language used throughout. Romantic scenes increasing in heat as the series progresses.
First Kill
Lucy Auburn - 2019
You’ll be on the edge of your seat!
I'm Ellen Arizona, and I'm a murderer. I know you've heard my name. They're all talking about what I've done. But no one really understands why I did it. And no one understands me. Except for the other killers at Cain University. The Cain graduate program for killers is the only safe place left for me. But it comes with a catch: leave, and the consequences are deadly. I need to stay. I have powers to train, and someone to kill next: the man who murdered my mother in cold blood. To get him, though, I'll need to survive the first year program. Easier said than done. Especially when I find out the four men I loathe, who hunted me and petitioned to kill me, are somehow connected to my powers. If we don't learn to get along, it could spell doom—for them and for me. First Kill is a brand new university-age first in a series, similar to The Magicians and Villain Academy. It has blood, gore, mature scenes, laugh out loud comedy, and a reverse harem enemies-to-lovers romance that will scorch off the pages. For readers 18+ only; please read the trigger warning inside.
Untamed Magic
Eva Ashwood - 2020
Turns out, I’m Magic Blessed, a human with powers gifted by the gods.As part of my magical training, I have to compete in a deadly magical game to prove my worth. And to survive, I’ll need to team up with three sexy, infuriating men.Lachlan, the motorcycle riding Irishman who’ll go toe-to-toe with me in a way that shouldn’t be a turn-on… but totally is.Trace, the bad boy rock star with tattoos I want to lick and an oversized ego I want to deflate.And Merrick, the ex-boyfriend I ran from when things got too real—and who hates me for breaking his heart.We may be on the same team, but the real question is: will we manage to win this game before the insane chemistry between us kills us all first?This omnibus contains the complete Magic Blessed Academy series, a paranormal enemies-to-lovers romance where the heroine will end up with three men. It contains cursing and lots of steam.