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House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas - 2020
When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City’s underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion—one that could set them both free, if they’d only let it.With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom—and the power of love.
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout - 2020
The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers.A Duty…The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.A Kingdom…Forsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel.
The Optimal Dose: Restore Your Health With the Power of Vitamin D3
Judson Somerville - 2018
That substance is vitamin D3. While it is called a vitamin, D3 is really a hormone. It was first used to treat a childhood bone disease called rickets. And, nearly all the research on the benefits of vitamin D3 has been done at doses that are 80 times lower than the optimal doses described in this book. This ground-breaking book is your opportunity to regain your health quickly, safely and easily. In The Optimal Dose, he reveals how vitamin D3 saved his own life when all else failed and explains how this essential vitamin is key to finding answers to your own health questions and challenges.
Wolf Bound
Holly Hook - 2018
A young man drawn to her acceptance. A rival pack threatening to destroy all they love. Loner, misfit, wild. Everything about Cayden should push me away. Deep down, I know the explanation for his graceful walk, his ability to fight off guys twice his size, and his amazing hearing. Especially when the wolves appear in the woods around town and a beautiful male shares Cayden's dark hair, red highlights, and his wild, hazel eyes. I should fear him, but he draws me in. Until Cayden, no one else around me understood what it's like to be radically different. But Cayden warns me off though his eyes yearn for me. Turns out that he has valid reasons for keeping his distance from me. A rival pack and alpha, who believe only the strongest should survive, pursues Cayden's family for protecting humans. They'll attack anyone Cayden cares about, and now they're settling in my hometown. If I turn away, I won’t be able to live with myself. He’ll fight the savage werewolves alone. But if I turn to Cayden, I might die. For fans of teen shifter romance, strong female protagonists, and dark fantasy. To receive new release reminders, follow Holly Hook’s Amazon Page at: amazon.com/author/hollyhook Alpha Legacy series release dates: Book 1: Wolf Bound -- October 15th Book 2: Pack Bound -- October 23rd Book 3: Magic Bound -- October 30th If you like teen paranormal romance, girl protagonists, and dark fantasy, you'll love Wolf Bound. To be reminded when this book releases, follow the Holly Hook Page on Amazon at: amazon.com/author/hollyhook
The Tattooed Angel, a Time-travel: History, Intrigue, and a Little Bit of Fantasy (The Amulet Book 1)
Diana L. Douglas - 2015
Furious, she jumps in her leased Land Rover and takes off, hoping to put as much distance between them as she can. A heavy fog rolls in, she pulls over to the wrong side of the road and is hit head-on. When she regains consciousness, she’s convalescing in a stone mansion; her clothing’s been burned, her hair cut, and the owner of the manor accuses her of being a sorcerous. Time has rolled back to the year 1648 and this young, 21st century paramedic from Arizona has no idea how she’s going to get home. Nicholas Warren fears the young woman he finds injured and unconscious on his land could be a danger to them all. Her clothing is strange, the tips of her hair are blue, and she has the image of an angel tattooed on her skin. With England at civil war, his shipping empire at risk from Parliament, and his son, Christopher, imprisoned in Newgate for butchering three prostitutes, life is treacherous enough without this time-traveling houseguest.
Alpha Feud Book 1
Darla Dunbar - 2016
Who wins over Eliza’s heart?
***Due to sexually graphic content and language that some may find offensive, this book is intended for mature readers only***
Eliza lives in the quiet town of Birkbridge, Indiana, where nothing big ever seems to happen. As the daughter of a legendary wartime correspondent, Eliza feels as though she has large shoes to fill. Sadly, her own career as a reporter at the local news station is beginning to feel dull, and her once-ambitious boss, Jim, is failing to live up to his former appeal in the industry. Instead, he sends Eliza to report on boring, crowd-pleasing events, like their country livestock fair. As if Midwestern life wasn’t boring enough already…With the arrival of two handsome brothers, the lives of Eliza and her best friend, Melissa, are shaken to the core. For Eliza, the arrival of this new man, Hayden, becomes a test of her relationship with her current boyfriend, Andrew, who she’s been happily living with for over six years. To make matters worse, Eliza also suspects that her mysterious admirer may have more secrets than his calm demeanor reveals. Eliza struggles to negotiate her professional and private life, while also dealing with an adversary from her past. When the opportunity to investigate Hayden’s past arises, Eliza simply can’t resist; she leaves the normality of her comfortable life behind and takes a leap into the unknown. Does Hayden, a complete stranger, really wield the power to make Eliza reconsider her relationship with Andrew?Download this book to find out.
Alpha Shifter Seductions
Gina KincadeMelissa Bell - 2015
He's a Raven. From opposing sides of a shifter clan war, their relationship is against the rules...but nothing is sweeter than forbidden fruit.When Kitsune returns home for a fireworks festival, she doesn't expect to run into Karasu, a handsome young man with a smile that melts her heart and dampens her panties. Their attraction is instant, their love bright and hot. When she discovers he's from an enemy clan, and a Raven shifter, she fights her instincts and the clan laws to be with the one she loves.Will their love be the balm to heal the rift between the two clans? Or will it spark an all-out war?The Claiming by Lashell CollinsXander knows his destiny is to lead his pack as their Alpha, and he’s willing to enter the savage Claiming to prove it. First he’ll have to claim Antonia’s heart, because every Alpha needs his mate.Savage by Kim FaulksThe transition from woman to wolf is a right of passage, one hidden in secrecy and terrified whispers of those females left behind. Not all who transition live to warn the others, and so the female population in the packs dwindle. Trapped by the call of the moon and her own body’s yearning to mate, Mia does the only thing she knows—run. Can she survive when her scent sends the males in her pack into a frenzy? Or will two unlikely Alphas show her that both pain and pleasure are two sides of the same coin?Love Like Wings by Amy Lee BurgessDragon shifter Sebastian knows the value of things but no one can put a price on Alexa, the woman he knows is his mate. He has three days to convince her they belong together or he will lose her forever. Can he overcome Alexa’s pride in time?Claiming His Mate by Bethany ShawErik hasn't stopped thinking about Lexi since he was forced to leave town three years ago. When he returns, he is devastated to learn that Lexi has moved on. It’s for the best. Wolves don’t mate with humans. But there is something about Lexi that keeps drawing him in. Will he be able to claim her for his own? Or has he lost his chance for good?Complication by Elle ThorneBootilicious Laken Araya has to serve as a judge in the equivalent of a shifter Supreme Court. No problem right? Until the one presenting the case is a one-night stand she never should have had.When the Snow Flies by Kiki HowellOn a spiritual journey to heal after a tragic accident, Anna thought the worst that could happen while walking in a labyrinth was to be taken by a stranger. A human stranger. Little did she know her meditation would capture the attention of dragons.Unbroken by Fiona SteeleWhen curvy Emma is castaway on a remote island, she suspects the gorgeous and mysterious Davian Belmarric might be the lost alpha of the winged horse shifters known as the Pegasi. Will a wounded alpha and a woman who belongs to another risk everything to find a future together?Not Your Bitch by Angelica DawsonZoe doesn’t like being Elliot’s bitch, but doesn’t think she can do better. Linc is bound to prove her wrong, by making her his bitch, his mate.Ngyong's Tiger by Melissa BellNgyong is a secret part of Japanese Folk Law - He is the last of his line, and his family's tales of the 'Legend of the Fox' will die along with him. He is resolved in his decision to never take a mate.Savannah is Ngyong's new neighbor, she's beautiful, curvy in all the right places and she likes what she sees on the other side of the fence. She has her own secrets, ones that could get them both killed.It's impossible to outrun your fate, especially when it's all claws and Legend.(Five Brothers Series Spin-Off)Changeling's Revenge by DJ ShawPeyton is on a mission to find her Fae family and find out why she was left out in the human world to die. And for that she was going to need some help. Enter Basil, a shifter with a chip on his shoulder and banishment under his belt. With this kind of firepower backing her, she hoped her family had a really good answer to her question.Box Set Compiled and Organized by Gina Kincade
Bulwark
Brit Lunden - 2017
Recently separated from his wife, all he can think about is what went wrong, and will Jenna ever come back to him. He's troubled by a bothersome reporter trying to build a story from what he thinks is a normal day in his life. Clay has to admit that the fantastical stories, told by an accident victim as well as unusual sightings of wolves, things are getting a bit strange. A visit to the ominous Gingerbread House makes him realize that his life as he knows it will never be the same.
The Darkening
Paul Antony Jones - 2016
As a hundred-year storm descends on Los Angeles, Birdy's not the only one looking for answers to the city's vanishing population. A wheelchair-bound Army veteran watches the world from his apartment window, and what he sees terrifies him. An LA detective has two missing patrol cops, a bloody crime scene, but no bodies. A desperate mother will stop at nothing in her search to find her missing daughter. But the storm that holds California in its grip also provides the perfect cover for an even greater threat; an ancient and terrible evil that stalks the city's residents, mercilessly hunting them within their homes and on the flooded streets. Together, the survivors must fight to escape their drowning city and the creatures that now roam freely under the cover of perpetual darkness.
Haven
Kristi Cook - 2011
Then she found a new school: Winterhaven. There, Violet fits right in. All the students have special “gifts” like her own, and she quickly finds a close group of friends. But Violet’s attraction to an alluring boy becomes problematic when intense visions of his death start to haunt her. In her premonitions, the secret he is unwilling to share begins to reveal itself—and the unbelievable becomes reality. To Violet’s horror, she learns that their destinies are intertwined in a crictical—and deadly—way.
No More Time to Dance (The Story of Catherine Howard Book 2)
G. Lawrence - 2019
Separated from past friends and surrounded by people who resent her rise to the throne, the sole close companion she has left is Jane Boleyn, the infamous Lady Rochford. And this is not the only strain upon Catherine. People from her past come calling, the threat that the King may find out she is not the pure, innocent maiden he thinks she is puts her in peril. Catherine must imitate the Queens of the past in order to survive. And she must ignore her love for another man. On the day of her wedding, Catherine begins a dangerous game, wearing a mask, hoping to fool the King, until the day she can be free. No More Time to Dance is book two in The Story of Catherine Howard, by G. Lawrence The author's thank are due to Julia Gibbs, proof reader of this work, and BetiBup Designs, the cover artist.
Girl Magic
T. Jackson King - 2020
Until the night she is attacked by a vampire. And discovers she is an Absorber witch able to take into herself all the powers of any supernatural being who tries to harm her. A side benefit is the two foot tall black bat Abner who announces he is her familiar. The fun part of being a youngling witch are the supernatural friends she makes. Like the gnome Dirt and the ogre Mayhem the Terrible. But when deadly supernatural creatures come hunting for her, Janie needs all her friends and her new abilities--in between serving meals at Cafe Tribal!
Billionaire Bash: The Complete Steele Series
Natalia Banks - 2017
I'm all out of options. I'm helpless, poor and my scream queen career is in the toilet. This is the only way I can get the money. One million dollars... Can I really go through with it? He's tall, dark, handsome. Brooding eyes that pierce my soul. I've never met a man so powerful and domineering. He says he'll take care of me. Protect me. Shield me from the demons of my past. I want to believe him. I want to trust that he can protect me. Control, mastery, bondage. I want to submit to his every command and desire, but outside forces are closing in on me. Can his vast power protect me, or is he my greatest threat of all? Now Included, an Exclusive, Never before released Bonus Series! *This Full Series Boxset Includes: SOLD: Auctioned the Billionaire (Steele Series Book 1), UNREELED (Steele Series Book 2) and PROTECTED (Steele Series Book 3). Intended for mature audiences 18+. No cheating or cliffhangers. HEA Guaranteed. Like it Hot? This Scorching Series will melt your panties off!*
The Lincoln Obsession: The Author of Manhunt Chases Down His Own Lincoln Obsession
James L Swanson - 2021
Taking listeners behind the scenes of his research, Swanson discusses the origins of his boyhood passion for Lincoln, including his first visits to Springfield, Illinois, and Ford’s Theatre as a high school student; accounts for Booth’s movements during the manhunt; reveals how he authenticates Lincoln blood relics; and offers details about historic sites that remain little-known or obscure. Swanson describes the intrigue he continues to pursue - the women who aided Booth, lingering questions regarding other conspirators, and a timeline for both Lincoln and the conspirators on the night of April 14, 1865. The Lincoln Obsession is a uniquely personal look at how historical places and relics will forever shed new light on the first presidential assassination in America.
Rapture at Midnight
Isobelle Cate - 2013
He is her soul. Finn Qualtrough, a Cynn Cruor warrior, is on a mission to find the leader of the Scatha Cruor, Dac Valerian. When he pursues three Scatha warriors who can lead him to Dac, he discovers a woman who awakens a desire within Finn to claim her as his own. Eirene Spence is an insomniac and a computer genius. Her penchant for midnight walks in the park puts her life in danger when the Scatha Cruor find her. She is saved when a handsome stranger rescues her. His touch ignites a hunger inside her that only he can satisfy. By a twist of fate, Eirene’s client is Dac Valerian. She can lead Finn—and the rest of the Cynn Cruor—to Dac’s lair. But Dac wants her dead. Now Finn must fulfill his mission while trying to keep Eirene alive. With Valerian after Eirene, nothing is certain, not even her place in Finn’s life. There is a growing war between the Cynn Cruor and the Scatha Cruor: two breeds of immortal warriors who carry human, vampire, and werewolf blood. The Cynn Cruor want to live in harmony with the human race. The Scatha Cruor want to enslave them. It’s time to start preparing for battle. ***CONTENT WARNING: This story contains adult language and sexual situations and intended for audiences 18+ ONLY***