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Lust


N. Isabelle Blanco - 2013
    . . More than that, he wants to see me die. I don’t know him. I’ve only heard about him throughout my short life. It is my destiny to die at his hand when he sacrifices me to the Fates . . . All so that my death can bring back his obsession. The woman he loves. He’s my death. But he’s more than that. He’s the air that destroys me with each breath. An addiction I never planned on having. I’ve mated to my killer. Either way, I’m going to die. The question now is if I can survive long enough for him to complete his sacrifice and bring back the woman he truly adores. Dyletri Fourteen-thousand years ago, I locked away my powers. The loss of one woman took everything from me. I made a deal to wait. To sacrifice an innocent that would be born in the far future to bring my beloved back. Then I laid eyes on that girl . . . and everything I thought I knew got shredded to shit. She’s reawakened the monster in me. The madness. The hunger. The creature that demands a taste of her flesh. Even worse, for the first time in my long, brutal existence, the monster is demanding her blood. I’ve mated to my victim. I’ll have no choice but to keep my promise. I have to sacrifice her. And the moment I do . . . We’re both going to die.

Cursed by Fire


Jacquelyn Frank - 2015
    Condemned to have his battle-hardened body licked by flames only to regenerate and be consumed all over again, Dethan has lost all hope—until the Goddess of Conflict appears. She will release him from torment—if he’ll use his power and strength as a warrior to raise an army and defeat a fierce enemy faction of gods.   Free to live as a man once again, Dethan meets Selinda—heir to the throne of Hexis—and his thoughts quickly turn from the conquest of cities to the conquest of this headstrong beauty. Betrothed to a cruel, calculating powermonger, Selinda needs a champion, and so Dethan enters into another bargain: If she will share her bed—and her body—with him, Dethan will save her city from destructive forces within and without. As the lovers ignite a searing passion, Dethan will risk all—even the wrath of the Goddess of Conflict—for a chance to make Selinda his forever.

Beyond Shame


Kit Rocha - 2012
    But only ruins lie outside the City, remnants of a society destroyed by solar storms decades earlier.The sectors surrounding Eden house the corrupt, the criminal–men like Jasper McCray, bootlegger and cage fighter. Jas clawed his way up from nothing to stand at the right hand of Sector Four’s ruthless leader, and he’ll defend the O’Kane gang with his life. But no fight ever prepared him for the exiled City girl who falls at his feet.Her innocence is undeniable, but so is their intense sexual attraction, and soon they’re crossing every boundary Noelle barely knew she had. But if she wants to belong to Jas, first she’ll have to open herself to the gang, to a dangerous world of sex, lust and violence. A world where passion is power, and freedom is found in submission.

Lucifer's Daughter


Eve Langlais - 2010
    See, I’m determined to save myself for love, but daddy dear, more commonly known as Lucifer, just wants me to stop being an embarrassment. Would it kill you to sin a little?Maybe he’ll get his wish because I met an intriguing hunk last night in my bar. Could he be the one? He certainly melts my panties like marshmallows over the coals of Hell, but do I dare trust him? My last boyfriend thought he’d gain infamy by killing me. He’s infamous all right. Dad had him mounted on a wall, his version of modern art titled, ‘Touch my baby girl and die’. Cute in a twisted way.My love life isn’t the only thing I've got to worry about. There’s someone threatening the denizens of Hell, and while my daddy says to not worry my pretty little head about it, I am involved because whoever is behind the attacks keeps coming after me.Bring it. I’m not afraid. Being a princess of Hell means that sometimes I have to grab a demon by the horns and slap it around. It’s what keeps my ass looking great.Nothing in my life is ever simple, and I blame that on my dad, Lucifer. Assassination attempts, hellhounds, and a rebellion in Hell? A piece of cake compared to the turmoil in my heart. No one ever told me love would be the toughest battle of all.

Stay With Me Tonight (A Drake Brothers #1)


Whitney D. - 2015
    This book contains graphic sexual language and explicit sex scenes. Intended for mature audiences ONLY.Kate Conrad is an ivy league graduate who is looking for her first real job after graduation. She had one serious relationship during college that she thought was bound for an engagement. When her boyfriend tells her he's no longer in love with her and he's met someone else, she feels as if her heart has been ripped from her chest. From that moment on, she steers clear of all men in an attempt to guard her damaged sense of self worth. Until one night while out with her friends she meets the dark and mysterious Bellamy Drake.Bellamy Drake is the most attractive man that Kate has ever laid eyes on. When he approaches her while out with friends, she brushes him off and tells him that she's not the girl he's looking for. When he reiterates that she is exactly the kind of girl he is looking for, she gives in and on a whim goes home with him. In the middle of the night she sneaks out because sleeping over is strictly against her rules.Days later she lands a job interview at a huge marketing and advertising firm. There is something very familiar about the Vice President who interviews her. When she lands the job and shakes the VP's hand before leaving, she notices his hands look just like Bellamy's. By the time she realizes it, it's too late. Stay With Me Tonight is a whirlwind romance between a girl trying desperately not to fall in love and a man who knows exactly what he wants. Who is Bellamy Drake and what about his dark past is he hiding from Kate?

The Reunion


Stephanie Brother - 2021
    Hearts that pound for the same woman: Me.The disaster turns into a second chance for us all to be honest about how we feel.A hot night of passion leads to an indecent proposal that would change my life completely. I'm tempted: boy, I'm so tempted.In the cold light of day, reality sets in.The biggest once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is waiting for me in LA. It would launch my fashion career into the stratosphere. But I’d have to turn my back on this second chance at love.Is there any way I can have it all?The Reunion is a full-length, steamy romance novel with no cheating and an optimistic happy for now ending.It can be read as a standalone romance, and it is book 1 in the Fashionable Friends trilogy.

Shadow of the Vampire


Meagan Hatfield - 2010
    Until Declan Black. One look at his bronzed body and a fire like no other consumes her. Then she discovers that he's a dragon lord come to take revenge on the vamps who killed his parents. And claim a crystal said to imbue its owner with incredible powers.Alexia is ordered to torture and kill the dragon lord. Yet with each reckless encounter, she finds herself consumed by his fiery passion. A passion Declan battles, as well. Will he be able to resist the fire of lust she kindles within him and keep revenge in his heart? Or will he risk everything to quench the burning desire and claim the vampire as his own?

The Witch Next Door Complete Series Omnibus: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure


Judith Berens - 2020
    

The Billion Dollar Contract: The Executive Collection


Cynthia Dane - 2015
    On the day of an important job interview she's spotted by none other than Ethan Cole, the smart and handsome billionaire bachelor who tears through personal assistants as if they're cheap tissues.He wants her. To be his assistant. To be his submissive. For six months all Jasmine has to do is be at his beck and call. In the office, in the boardroom... and in the bedroom. In return, she'll become a millionaire.They say that every person has a price. Ethan is willing to pay Jasmine's. Now she will enter his world of money, bad jokes, broken hearts, dangerous business partners, and sweet white collar power.The moment she signs that billion dollar contract, she belongs to Ethan Cole. Her body... and her heart!

The Shadow Prince


Stacey O'Neale - 2014
    Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life. Sixteen-year-old Rowan is an elemental prince. Banished to the mortal world, he doubts he will ever return to Avalon and claim the fire court throne. Until he receives a challenge from his estranged mother. If he slays Kalin, the half-human, half-elemental, princess of the air court, she will abdicate her throne. Is he capable of completing such a heinous task? And what price will he pay if he refuses? Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas. "Filled with betrayal and intrigue, The Shadow Prince is a dark and twisty novella from an exciting new author!" Katee Robert, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author

The Faerie Guardian


Rachel Morgan - 2012
    Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale knows this better than anyone—she’s about to become the best guardian the Guild has seen in years. That is, until a cute human boy who can somehow see through her faerie glamor follows her into the Fae realm. Now she’s broken Guild Law, a crime that could lead to her expulsion.The last thing Vi wants to do is spend any more time with the boy who got her into this mess, but the Guild requires that she return Nate to his home and make him forget everything he’s discovered of the Fae realm. Easy, right? Not when you factor in evil faeries, long-lost family members, and inconvenient feelings of the romantic kind. Vi is about to find herself tangled up in a dangerous plot—and it’ll take all her training to get out alive.[This novel was originally published in four separate parts: Guardian, Labyrinth, Traitor and Masquerade. It includes bonus scenes at the end that were not published in the individual parts.]

Argonauts


Kevin Kneupper - 2016
    Medea was a genomancer, a programmer of human genetic code. She could extend someone’s life, turn an ugly duckling into a startling beauty, and cure the most stubborn of diseases. She’d have spent her life helping those who needed it, if only she could have. But the Argo Corporation didn’t pay her to help people. It paid her to remake their warriors into the ultimate fighting machines. Men with claws, and teeth to match. Men with the reflexes of cats and the strength of a bear. What was once the stuff of fantasy was now real, and corporations the world over were all using genomancers to build armies of their own. Medea was comfortable in her lab, and she would have stayed there given the choice. She was one of the few who still had a job, now that most of the world’s occupations had been automated away, and she lived a life of relative luxury. But she didn’t count on being pulled into the machinations of two of the biggest corporations on the planet. And she didn’t count on meeting Jason. Jason was a shareholder, one of the few, and wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of the masses. He was tall, handsome, and rich, and he could have lived an idle life of ease. He’d chosen to be a warrior instead. But his father had kept him from fighting any actual battles, and years of grueling training left him with disgust for anyone who’d stoop to using a genomancer to cut to the front of the line. Now Jason’s father is dead, and things have changed. He’s been summoned by Pelias, the CEO of the Argo Corporation, and assigned to a dangerous mission in a strange land full of wonders. And he hasn’t been given a choice about who he’ll take with him: Medea. She was born in the city they’re heading to, and she’s indispensable to the mission. Now Jason is forced to protect someone he sees as a cheater, someone whose genetic shortcuts can only taint a warrior’s honor. He can’t stand her, and he can’t stand what she does for a living. But he’ll need her if he expects to survive the trials to come. Can a warrior and a scientist find love despite the conflicts between them? How will the wonders of the past echo in the wonders of the future? What will people do to themselves when every bit of their genetic code can change in an instant? And will they still be human anymore when they're done?

Wind Catcher


Jeff Altabef - 2015
    Juliet Wildfire Stone hears voices and sees visions, but she can’t make out what they mean. Her eccentric grandfather tells her stories about the Great Wind Spirit and Coyote, but he might as well be speaking another language. None of it makes any sense.When she stumbles upon a series of murders she can't help but worry her grandfather might be involved. To discover the truth, Juliet must choose between her new life at an elite private school and her Native American heritage. Once she uncovers an ancient secret society formed over two hundred years ago to keep her safe, she starts to wonder whether there’s some truth to those old stories her grandfather has been telling her. All she wants is to be an average sixteen-year-old girl, but she has never been average—could never be average. Betrayed by those she loves, she must decide whether to run or risk everything by fulfilling her destiny as the Chosen.

Virgo Rising


M.J. Marstens - 2019
    . . the white Zahra Delsol and I want to tell you about my interview from hell.And a potential vampire.And the dream sex.And the never-ending embarrassment.Oh, and the obscenely, inappropriate office moments.There are some silver linings. . .  like a free mini-vacay in Tucson (with some demons).I’m just a girl trying to make it in the world of internet astrology. . . Actually, I am just a girl trying to pay off her student debt and looking to live life to its fullest (which mostly entails reading in my free time and googling researching information).So, I would love for you to join me in my Trust Tree of Truth, where I am unfailingly honest and you are abidingly nonjudgmental. Do I need to sell this more or did I have you at ‘dream sex’?The eight planetary gods of astrology all suffer from an afflicted moon caused by the very woman who betrayed them. Imprecated to be ruled by their darker natures, they must find a way to break the curse before it is too late.WARNING: This novel is intended for readers 18+. There is explicit language, sexual scenes with multiple partners, dominant/submissive themes, and threats made by men who think they are gods. . . I hope you enjoy!

Marked


Kate Rudolph - 2016
     The first chills her blood, his psychotic psychic scent sending shivers down her spine and spurring her on a desperate hunt to destroy him before he can wreak havoc on her town. But Adam Luther is a danger that Gold has never encountered. His sensual glances and devastating good looks are almost enough to make her forget the centuries-long battle between vampires and huntresses. In his arms, she feels whole, but his kiss is as deadly as his bite. Luther claims to be reformed, but how can she trust that a vampire could ever change? While a blood maddened vampire stalks their city, they must work together to save an innocent life. And as the connection between them grows ever stronger, both their hearts and lives will be at stake. This is a complete story is full of angst, forbidden love, and steamy romance between a vampire huntress and the sexy vampire she can't resist. No cliffhanger!