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Taurus


Kim Faulks - 2016
    A Zodiac Dragon Series so hot it will scorch the pages. They thought they'd live forever, but living and existing are not the same. Marcus Kane is the first of twelve. Dragon-born in the sign of Taurus he carries all the traits of the bull--the good and the bad. He's strong-willed, unbreakable. Deadly on land and in the sky, but when Marcus falls in love, he falls hard. He wasn't meant to fall for the wolf, Abrial. His only job was to protect those he loves--his family. Abrial is Alpha-born. The daughter of the Bloodstone's pack Alpha, she will stop at nothing to defend what's hers--every wolf--and every inch of her new found territory--and she'll break all the rules to do it. But when a rival pack moves in ready to spill blood, Abrial comes up against an enemy deadlier than she understands. So she turns to a stranger for help--a man who drove into a tree to save her. A man who smells like danger, but looks at her with fire in his eyes. Marcus Kane. Family. Honor. Love. What happens when those three collide? Who will be left standing? Who will be left heartbroken?

Charmed by the Bear


Olivia Arran - 2018
    She’s got a ten year plan, a career she’s made too many sacrifices for, and a best friend that’s cheering her on (to the nearest bar, anyway). But Fate has decided to have a little fun. Introducing bear shifter Drew Quinn. Bartender and tequila enabler, he’s got trouble written all over him, from his flirty smile all the way down to his tight, muscular ass. Yes, she looked at his ass—he was pouring drinks, okay? No, she wasn’t objectifying him … much. And it’s not like he kept his own eyes to himself. Now, Leigh might be a little shy and socially clueless, but even she knows it doesn’t mean anything. It’s a bartender’s job to flirt with his customers and ply them with drinks. But they’re not at the bar anymore, so why does Drew keep coming back for more? Welcome to Bluebell Creek, home to three bear shifter brothers and their quirky Aunt Tabby (who's never seen a teddy bear she doesn’t want, has a dirty mind, a big heart, and is determined that her nephews are going to find true love. How else are they going to give her lots of grand-aunt-babies?) ** Each book in this series features a different couple and their happy ever after. Also included: naughty language, fully realized love scenes, and big, burly shifters who only have eyes for their fated mates.**

Jax


Emilia Hartley - 2018
    Zero connections. It was an unsolvable case… No, if she was going to get the position of Lead Detective, Sydney would have to prove that she could do the impossible. After being told not to return to the station without a new lead, she knew that she would have to find something quickly. Virginia Mountain Town. That’s where the roads had taken him. Although the Vancourt brothers solidified the packs of Stonefall, the sins of his failures still haunted him. Jax couldn’t see a place for himself among them. No pack needed a shifter who couldn’t protect his Alpha. So, he hit the road, looking to outrun his ghosts and his problems. Just when things were beginning to look hopeless, Sydney had found her first clue. Smoldering and sexy, a man with no ties and no story. Suspicious… what was his name… Jax? This is book 1 in a new spin-off series of the Outcast Bears series, however it can be read as a standalone! Content Warning: This book contains lots of sexy shifter action. Intended for a mature audience only.

Cursed Prince


C.N. Crawford - 2020
    I haven't uttered a word in prison, and the guards keep their distance. If they get too close, they die--until at last, my magic binds my soul to another. Unfortunately, the person destined to save me is a Night Elf--the enemy of my kind. And yet, when I see her in the cell across from mine, an ember starts to burn in my chest. When we escape together down the palace walls, it’s almost like I can feel again.As we journey to find the magic that will save us both, attraction simmers between us. But I keep my secrets close. Because if she finds out what I am, she will find a way to kill me--even if it means sacrificing herself to do it.

Cadence of Ciar


Zoe Parker - 2018
    Ciar is the epitome of both and in some ways my furry arch-nemesis. He’s been with me since I was a child. Now he’s followed me to the Menagerie. Except he’s no longer in his canine form, Ciar is now 100% Fae male.Which I’m not prepared for. Not that I'm prepared for this place at all either. I don’t want to be here. This school is a hen-house for the rich and powerful to reach in and pluck the special people out like fat hens while the rest are fed to the wolves.Well, except this time there’s one of the big bad ones IN the hen-house. Ciar.He's the bane of my existence and theirs. Yet in a roundabout way he's also my best friend, and even though he looks at me like I'm dinner--I'm not afraid.I'm pretty sure I look at him exactly the same way.

Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold


Demelza Carlton - 2017
    An enchanting beauty. Only love can break the spell.Once upon a time...The wicked King Thorn forced the enchantress Zuleika to cast a terrible curse. She fled his court to travel the world, helping those who need her magic most. Until a search for her merchant father's lost ships leads her to an enchanted island, where Prince Vardan, the island's ruler, is afflicted by the most powerful curse Zuleika has ever encountered. She's not sure she can reverse the spell, but she's determined to try. After all, a prince who fights pirates can't be all bad...no matter how beastly his appearance.Together, can the enchanting beauty and the beastly prince break the spell?Romance a Medieval Fairytale series:Each book is a standalone, so they can be read in any order:(#1) Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold (#2) Dance: Cinderella Retold (#3) Fly: Goose Girl Retold (#4) Revel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold (#5) Silence: Little Mermaid Retold (#6) Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold (#7) Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold (#8) Appease: Princess and the Pea Retold (#9) Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold (#10) Return: Hansel and Gretel Retold (#11) Wish: Aladdin Retold (#12) Melt: Snow Queen Retold (#13) Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold (#14) Kiss: Frog Prince Retold (#15) Hunt: Red Riding Hood Retold(#16) Reflect: Snow White Retold (#17) Roar: Goldilocks Retold

A Dark Vampire Curse


Nikki St. Crowe - 2021
    And oddly enough, she can’t read his.Suddenly, Emery is ushered into a dark, deadly underworld of the city she loves where Rhys is reigning king. Or at least he is until the curse plaguing him and his vampires turns them all into feral bloodsuckers.Time is running out. Rhys thinks only Emery can break the curse. She’d tell him to buzz off if every time he was near, her body didn’t turn electric with desire. Rhys has money, power, and a face to die for, but he only has eyes for Emery. The thrill of it is intoxicating, but what happens if she can’t help him?Does he want Emery only to save himself? Or is it Emery that needs saving?In A Dark Vampire Curse you can expect lots of should-I-shouldn't-I tension between the main characters and plenty of snark, sass and diehard loyalty between the members of this powerful vampire family. A Dark Vampire Curse is a full length novel with HEA for the main characters. Note there is a teaser epilogue for new series with cliff.

Frosted Kiss


R. O'Leary - 2019
    The tiger inside of him isn’t so sure… There’s nothing Shelby wants more than to finish up her degree and keep her hellion siblings out of trouble through Christmas break… but her new neighbor is making it hard to focus. He’s sexy, arrogant, and makes sculptures out of beer cans in his yard. There’s nothing about him that should appeal to her, but Shelby can’t take her eyes off of him—maybe because he can’t ever seem to put a shirt on?All Carter had to do was keep his furry nose out of other peoples business, but he just had to go and do the right thing. Now he’s disowned, destitute, and stuck in the trailer park from hell. Drowning his misery in cheap beer and toaster waffles, he’s doing his best to avoid the loud pack of humans that live next door… especially the one with the cute freckles.Avoiding Shelby is only going to get more difficult as the holidays draw closer… because the only thing Carter’s tiger wants for Christmas, is her.

Through the Veil


Colleen Halverson - 2016
    Broke and drowning in student loans, the one thing she wants more than anything is a scholarship from the Trinity Foundation. But after the ancient Irish text she's studying turns out to be more than just a book, she becomes their prisoner instead. And when Trinity reveals Elizabeth is half-Fae, she finds herself at the center of a plot to save the magical races of Ireland from a brutal civil war.As Commander of Trinity's elite warriors, Finn O'Connell isn't used to having his authority challenged. He doesn't know whether to punish or protect the infuriating young woman in his custody. When he discovers the Dark Fae want to use Elizabeth's abilities to control the source of all power in the universe, he'll risk everything to help her.At the mercy of Trinity and enslaved to the Dark Fae, Elizabeth finds herself alone on the wrong side of an Irish myth thousands of years in the making. Refusing to be a pawn in their game, Elizabeth has to fight her way back to the man she loves, but to do so, she must wage her own war against the magic that binds her.THROUGH THE VEIL will be available February 22nd 2016 through Entangled Publishing.Book 1 of the Aisling Chronicles Series

Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell


Nicole Fiorina - 2020
    Cold and hollow.They said I shouldn’t go near him.Still, there was this aching pull to Julian Blackwell that I couldn’t escape.A nostalgic pull as if we’d been here before.

Destiny Divided


Leia Shaw - 2011
    She had just found an emotion stronger than anger and fear combined. Lust. And there was no containing her now."After fleeing her native city — and nightmares of a traumatic childhood — Sage Peterson meets the overbearing, pretentious, yet haunted Professor Elias. He’s the only one who knows about her mysterious powers, which seem to be spiraling out of control. When he convinces her to train with him, she finds herself thrust into a five hundred year war and on the run from vampires, werewolves, and even worse — her budding feelings for James Elias.James had been living a dull and empty existence for the past century and a half. When a fiery half-sorceress, half-witch with a stubborn streak and sharp wit enters his life, he sees her only as a potential weapon to use against his greatest enemy. But when he discovers the vulnerable woman beneath the angry mask, instinct screams to keep her safe. To protect and provide. And to claim her as his.But will it be too late? As passion and lust ignite between them, vengeance is slipping away. And when Sage is confronted with fulfilling an unexpected destiny, will she choose to trust James with her heart?

Project Phoenix


D.C. Fergerson - 2018
    As the magical infiltration specialist, she’s used to being a ghost.But when her entire team is murdered, she finds herself in a foreign land without any allies.Caught between finding their murderers and her own government thinking she’s a suspect, Cora assembles a new team to seek the truth. She must unravel the mystery of Lucius’ Project Phoenix and find out what secret her team was killed to protect. But is he an ally or her worst enemy?Don’t miss Project Phoenix, the first book in The Dragon’s Dream Saga by D.C. Fergerson! This cyberpunk sci-fi fantasy will have you turning the pages to the pulse-pounding finish!

Enchanting the Elven Mage


Alisha Klapheke - 2021
    An elven warrior. A marriage that might kill them both.Today, Aury learned three things: One, she is the princess. Two, she might be a powerful mage. And three, a brutal mountain elf is on his way to the kingdom for their marriage.Aury can’t escape her newly revealed royal parents quickly enough. If they think she is going to marry some vicious elven warrior mage, they have another thing coming. They claim she’s a mage too, but she has yet to prove it. She heads to the magic military order to get her rune-marked staff and learn everything she can. If she becomes the weapon they need instead of her not-if-she-can-help-it husband, they’ll send the mountain elf packing, right?If they don’t, she will.Filip is certain of three truths: One, he is bound to wed a stubborn mule of a princess. Two, the union will give his people the farmland they desperately need. Three, his nightmare of a bride has wild magic that will probably kill him before their wedding day.But he will die before he gives up on winning her hand.War is coming, and the first battle will be fought in the heart.Inspired by Sleeping Beauty, Enchanting the Elven Mage is the first standalone book in the Kingdoms of Lore fantasy romance series and is perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Holly Black.

Reign of Nightmares


Quinn Arthurs - 2020
    Witches. Blood Sacrifices. What else could a princess ask for? Humans are no longer the ruling class on the planet. Instead they are relegated to blood slaves to the vampires who reign in humanity's stead. Vampires like me. Under our rule, the world drips with blood and echoes with screams. I'm discontent, however, without answers regarding the past despite the fact that I, Elsie Crauford, am the uncontested heir to the vampiric throne. With the help of the blood witches, Draven and Crowe, as well as my human pet, Sebastian, I will discover the truth of my species' origin and the history of the world -- no matter what the cost. But those who created this dark world are not willing to see their own power ebb, and dangers lurk that even a vampire should fear under this Reign of Nightmares.**18+ Reverse Harem Dark Vampire Story***This book may contain scenes that some readers may find triggering.

The Rowan


Stella Brie - 2021
    Until one night, when the latest assassination attempt fails and the third Killian blade makes its appearance.A powerful witch with little knowledge of her heritage, Arden's first step on the path of destiny is The Abbey. A place of sanctuary and power, it's a haven in a sea of unknowns and where she hopes to find an ally. An Elven prince, a Fae lord, the First Vampire, a warlock, and the King of Dragons make up the Imperium Cadre, one of the most powerful cadres in existence. Owning and managing The Abbey for over a thousand years, they're not known for taking in strays. But Lord Theron's life debt paves Arden's entry into the formidable sphere of their protection. As the sweeping winds of change blow, Arden and the cadre will navigate the path of destiny together. Secrets are revealed, heritage found, and alliances forged and lost.Warning: This is a why choose, reverse harem, paranormal, urban fantasy romance, with FMMMMM relationship. 18+ years of age due to mature content.