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The Phoenix


Jessica McCrory - 2017
    Raised in an abusive household has left her with many scars, both physical and mental and the only thing that brought her peace, was knowing that the time was coming when she would be able to finally escape from the horrors that hid behind closed doors. She never could have imagined that her escape would come at the hands of a sorcerer who saved her from a certain death, or that she would have to give up her best friend and first love. When the sorcerer whisks her away to another world, she is shocked to discover that not only is magic real, but she was prophesized long before to be the one who could end the darkness that was being spread by a sorcerer bent on ruling all the worlds. She transforms form a victim into a warrior, and dives headlong into a war that had been raging years before she arrived. Now, ten years after disappearing from Seattle, she returns on the heels of her enemy, only to run into the boy who had lived next door to her throughout her entire childhood, only he isn’t a boy anymore. As he joins her in the fight to save both their worlds, Anastasia has to decide whether she believes giving in to her love for Dakota would be an unaffordable distraction, or her greatest strength.

The Hunted


S.B. Alexander - 2022
    The hunter against the hunted.I kill bloodsuckers for a living. The job should be simple—capture the target and collect the money. But when I draw my enemy out in the open, I’m blindsided by his mesmerizing green eyes and snarky wit. Sam Mason is the type of vampire my mom warned me about—the kind who will seduce you with his easy smile and arrogant charm. Yet, I know better.The Vampire Navy SEAL oozes mayhem and sex appeal. Sam’s deadly swagger puts me on edge and sets my nerves on fire. If I mess with him, he’ll annihilate me in a second. That thrills and terrifies me at the same time. A million red flags are telling me to run. But my sisters lives are in jeopardy, and the only way to save them is to grovel for Sam’s help.Is it possible to push the flames to the back burner and trust an enemy who can take anything he wants? The Hunted is an enemies-to-lovers, paranormal, military romance and the first book in the new Vampire Navy SEAL spin-off series. Layla and Sam’s story is a slow burn romance with a feisty heroine, snarky banter, action, suspense, off-the-charts steamy times, and ends on a cliffhanger.

Alpha's Prey: Shifters of Darkness Falls Book 3


Jasmin Quinn - 2020
    Honi pressed her back into the hard wall. "No, you can't, Gideon. You can't have me." As Alpha of one of the biggest wolf shifter packs in North America, Gideon has power, respect, wealth, and any woman he wants. Until he lays eyes on Honi, a beautiful redheaded shifter from a rival pack who won't give him the time of day. Honi is on the run, hiding from an abusive pack that wants her back, when she catches the eye of Gideon, the only man who makes her heart beat faster. But Gideon is aggressive, dangerous, and alpha, a reminder of the brutal life she left behind. When her former pack hunts her down, she turns to Gideon for help. The fire that ignites between them unleashes Gideon's possessive protective side - he will burn down the world to keep Honi safe. Alpha's Prey is book 3 of Jasmin Quinn's Shifters of Darkness Falls Series. All books are standalone and can be read in any order. This is a contemporary paranormal romance with suspense and intrigue. No cliffhanger. No cheating. HEA. Contains mature themes including explicit language, violence, and descriptive sex scenes. 18+ About the Book Series: The Shifters of Darkness Falls Shifters aren’t easy – to know, to be, to live with. They’re a fragile contradiction. Part wolf, part human, all shifter. They’re ruled by instinct and governed by convention. Darkness Falls, a small northern British Columbia community, is nestled in the northernmost access to the Rocky Mountains where the rugged wilderness, the vast back-country, and the lakes, rivers and streams are untouched and pristine. The area is well-known for its fishing and diversity of wildlife, including moose, black and grizzly bear, mountain sheep, goat, caribou, elk, lynx and of course, wolf. This is how Darkness Falls thrives – its natural diversity is a lure for tourists and shifters alike. Many come to visit, some don’t leave. Darkness Falls is a haven for shifters and too many things can go wrong. Humans and shifters working together, playing together, sleeping together. The four packs that claim territory around Darkness falls try to be civilized, try to work with each other and the humans to co-exist and protect the community, but in the pack, human rules don’t apply and where pack justice is concerned, the lines between humans and shifters get blurred. It’s dark in Darkness Falls, even when the sun is shining. Shifters of Darkness Falls is a paranormal contemporary romance suspense series with no cliffhangers, no cheating, and sexy happy endings. All books are standalone but are connected by common characters and themes.

Omega Auctioned


Laura Wylde - 2020
    Life as an Omega is a hard one.It is full of duties and desires that are never truly fulfilled.I was one of them, yet I refuse to live my life only to breed for Alpha shifters.I am not going to let them steal or buy me away from my family, all for the sake of some ancient duty I was supposed to have.I wasn’t going to let it happen.Then it did happen.I was bought at an auction, while simultaneously saved from a clan of shifters that wanted to breed me and take my children for their new soldiers.Isaac was an outlier, someone that just showed up out of the blue.I was afraid of Isaac at first, even as I owed him my life.Things changed when I went into my very first heat.My desire for my new mate was undeniable and I was begging him for something I thought I would never want.Need turned into pleasure that I’d never felt before.And maybe even something else.Maybe even love.Or it was all just too good to be true and my life was going to take a turn for the worst.Nothing this good ever lasted too long....

Deception (The Ethereal Gods, #2)


Rachel Callahan - 2021
    Well, that was my plan until the very guys I’m trying to get away from somehow find me.Apparently, I’m their mate... something I’m slowly getting used to. Because despite my need to put distance between me and the four gods—Adrian, Kyros, Mateo, and Maximus—I haven’t been able to stop thinking about them.I have to make it up to the guys and prove that I’m in this for the long haul, and I’m not running away again… Despite how terrifying the idea of forever is—especially to a girl that just found out she’s not only immortal, but is actually a full-fledged god.The secrets are far from over, it seems. As soon as I’m brought back to the academy, I come face to face with the last person I would’ve expected to see here.To top it all off, I’m being forced by the council to compete in the trials, where three rounds will determine if I’m able to keep my newfound powers or not. So now I need to train while fighting for the guys I’m growing to care for and keeping my guard up in case Titus attempts another attack…Can’t a girl catch a break around here?*Deception is book two of four in The Ethereal Gods series. It is a full-length 140K words novel recommended for readers 18+ due to violence and sexual situations.

Axed - A Forbidden Dark Romance Novella


Samantha Towle - 2022
    The only person he has to answer to now is his parole officer.Imagine his surprise when the stuffy, middle-aged overweight guy he’d conjured in his mind turns out to be anything but that, and he finds himself sitting across the desk from Eden Briars—the girl he went to high school with. The girl that’s consumed his dreams since he was a teenager. The girl he once loved.And now she’s his parole officer.What’s worse is that, since his release, his old classmates have started dropping like flies, all dying under suspicious circumstances. Of course, the people in town are only too quick to point their fingers in Axel’s direction.Because once a murderer, always a murderer, right?**Previously part of the Scouts Anthology**

Wolf Deceived: A Rejected Mates Reverse Harem Romance


Tessa Cole - 2022
    I’m a wolf shifter who can’t shift, the lowest member of my pack, forced into servitude, and when I hear the fated mating call I think things are finally going to change.Then my mate rejects me and serves me up as a sacrifice to a monster.Bloody and broken, I run for my life, straight into the arms of three gorgeous brothers…...and into an accidental mate-bond with the surliest of the lot.Knox is powerful and angry and wants nothing to do with a weakling like me or our bond. But it’s too strong and while he can reject me — and does — he can’t break it. Despite that, I’m still drawn to him… except I’m also attracted to his brothers. Which makes no sense. The mate-bond should leave no room for desire for anyone but Knox. But I can’t deny that all three brothers call to me in ways I’ve never felt before. And they seem to be warming up to me, too, welcoming me into the pack, giving me shelter, and maybe more…Except that’s just a fantasy. I couldn’t trust my fated mate and I can’t trust the brothers. All I can do is trust myself and if I finally want my freedom, I have to break an unbreakable bond.

Chosen by the Dragon


Atlas Rose - 2020
    But they left with me. I escaped the Vampires only to find my sister missing. Dragon Lords have come searching for an ancient bloodline, one that will save their dying race. I’d give anything to keep my sister safe. I’ll fight who I have to.They look at me with hunger in their eyes.My name is Polaris and I’ll run the first chance I get. I’ll find my sister and we’ll escape this Hell once and for all. I’ll refuse to give into them and fight like an Alpha. No matter what things they’ll do to me...if I’m caught.

Rescued on Bear Mountain


Sloane Meyers - 2019
     When Anna Carter shows up near his cabin and needs rescuing, Joel’s inner bear roars at him that she’s his fated lifemate. But he knows that’s impossible. Fate would never pair him up with a full human, especially one foolish enough to get trapped on the mountain in the middle of a blizzard. Joel vows that he won’t give in to his burning desire to claim Anna as his mate. But as the blizzard howls on and he’s forced to share his small cabin with this mysterious but beautiful human, Joel feels his resolve starting to break down. And he feels his alpha bear starting to take over. After all these years of loneliness, is it possible that this mighty mountain bear has finally found true mate love? You will love this sizzling shifter romance, because it’s full of fierce bear shifters who will stop at nothing to claim what’s theirs. Read it today!

Wicked Fae


Helene Gadot - 2018
     Magic. Monsters. Music. Vivid dreams have always plagued Ginevra, and they constantly star the same four magical people. She spent her childhood in and out of therapy until she learned to lie and hide the invisible friends who grew up with her and played with her every night. But lately, the dreams begin to bleed into her waking hours - talking to her, calling to her, teasing her. She just wants to focus on her career as a cellist, but she's losing the line between sleeping and waking and they refuse to leave her alone. They tell her she chose them. They tell her they need her. They tell her they're coming for her. Don't miss out on this new series. Scroll up and one-click today! ***IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a reverse harem novel where the leading lady doesn't have to choose between love interests. The series will have MM and FF content and is rated M due to language, violence, and steamy scenes. Not meant for anyone under the age of 18.

Protecting the Babysitter: A Billionaire Alpha Male Romance


Nikki Bloom - 2020
    And I don’t recall this being a part of the agreement. I couldn’t help it, okay? Mr. Irresistible Jerk was a self-made billionaire bad boy. I was doing him a HUGE favor. I never expected to see his HUGE personality in return. I only agreed to babysit for the weekend because I was secretly on the run and I needed money. Slipping in that extra night of fun wasn’t intentional. Slipping in a few additional after that? I wanted him. Too bad I had to keep a low profile and avoid relationships at all costs. My father and brother would find and destroy me if I didn’t. My life was pretty much over. At least it seemed over until I met Erik. Because Erik found out about my identity, And he wanted to rescue me. But they could hurt Erik too. Should I let him? Or should I save him from himself…and me? GRAB THIS HOT & HEARTWARMING BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE NOW! Protecting the Babysitter is a stand-alone alpha male billionaire contemporary romance with NO CHEATING, NO CLIFF-HANGERS, and a GUARANTEED HAPPILY EVER AFTER (HEA). Scroll up and CLICK BUY NOW to find out what happens when Erik finds out about Crystal's secret! FREE with Kindle Unlimited

Dragon's First Shift


Serena Meadows - 2019
    Dazzled by the fancy cars and pretty girls. Tailored suits and slick haircuts. Almost all of them they fail to see the lie. Smell the stinking truth right under their up-turned noses. I’ll soon turn twenty-five, but my life has been one big, dangerous deception. I was born into a destiny I never chose, and a war I never asked for. But the biggest secret of all is running through my veins, hidden deep within my bones. A slumbering beast, that’s only now beginning to awaken. And right when it feels like my sanity is starting to slip, she appears. Fiery, seductive, and holding an envelope that’s about to smash my life to pieces. I never wanted a love story. But the last thing I expected was a tragedy. Warning: Adults Only

If You Only Knew


Chelsii Klein - 2021
    But all I can feel now...is nothing. Numb.When a handsome stranger shows up at my door it's almost enough to make my heart stutter, like it had long ago.

Stone Heart


Ariel Marie - 2018
    Earth was in danger. Gargoyles, a winged humanoid race of warriors, had spent thousands of years ensuring the survival of the planet. Rhodack Gahnoth, leader of Clan Gahnoth, demanded his gargoyles defend the realm against a new threat. Sending his most trusted warrior to investigate the unexplainable, he was left speechless when the warrior returned with a little wisp of a female with golden hair by the name of Rina Smith. Her powers were the strongest of any being, and something was hunting her down. To make matters worse, she was under a powerful spell, believed herself to be human, and she was Rhodack’s mate. Once the spell was removed, Rina’s true identity was revealed, and no one was more shocked than her. She would need a crash course in the world of paranormal to bring her up to speed. One thing she didn’t need help with was her attraction to the tall, brooding gargoyle. He didn’t hide the fact he wanted her. Her hesitance was met with his persistence. What Rhodack wanted, he claimed. Because of who she was, a war that had no place on Earth would spill into the realm. It would be up to Rhodack and his gargoyles to meet this new enemy head-on. Rhodack vowed to protect Rina, but as fate would have it, she wouldn’t need his protection after all—he would need hers.

Prequel


Teresa Wolf - 2021
    Now the hunt begins…My name is Jack, and I have one rule. Never ask me about my work.I chose this bar with my friends to talk business. I had no idea I’d stumble into a woman who takes my breath away.She might just be a waitress, but I sense a fire behind her eyes that betrays something much more.I think I might be in love.I know it’s stupid, but I’m going to tail her for a whole. I want to make her mine – and in my line of work, I always get what I want…This thrilling prequel to the INTOXICATED series is perfect for readers who want to dive into a pulse-pounding reverse harem romance. Grab your copy now, because Jack is waiting…