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A Mate for Quill: A Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance (Forbidden Shifters Book 6)


Selena Scott - 2020
     Quill Chabon: A bear shifter who had been trapped in a shifter camp for years and released when they became illegal. On the outside, he’s recovered. On the inside he’s still badly hurt. Dawn Wolf: She is skittish of humans and human traditions, doesn’t really trust anyone but her brothers and their partners. She is good at hiding in plain sight. Quill is given the mission of recruiting her. But Dawn’s emotional connection to the world, to her shifted form, to the natural world opens up something inside him that he didn’t know existed. He’s drawn to her delicate nature. Like a flower that shouldn’t be picked. But all is not what it seems and Quill will be forced to make some hard choices. A fight for love, and a fight for survival! This is the sixth book in the "Forbidden Shifters" Series, but can also be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed. Full of Alpha males and sassy females, this steamy paranormal romance 80k word story contains strong sexual themes/language and is not intended for readers under the age of 18. If you're a fan of Terry Bolryder, Zoe Chant and Harmony Raines, you simply won't want to put this down. FREE on Kindle unlimited READ ALL OF SELENA SCOTTS' BOOKS? The Dragon Realm 1 - Chosen by the Dragon 2 - The Dragon's Touch 3 - Dragon's Desire 4 - Dragon's Passion Secret Shifters of Spokane 1 - Danil's Mate 2 - Emin's Mate 3 - Maxim's Mate 4 - Anton's Mate Shifter Fever 1 - Ansel's Game 2 - Alec's Game 3 - Matt's Game 4 - Kain's Game 4 - Griff's Game Shifters of the Seventh Moon 1 - The Shifter's Shadow 2 - The Shifter's Embrace 3 - The Shifter's Seduction 4 - The Shifter's Desire Forbidden Shifters 1 - A Mate for Seth 2 - A Mate for Raphael 3 - A Mate for Jackson 4 - A Mate for Phoenix 5 - A Mate for Orion 6 - A Mate for Quill

Deliver Us From Evil (DI Braddick Book #4)


Conrad Jones - 2019
    The victims' bodies are missing and the police have no clue as to their identities or who killed them.As the investigation snowballs, the potential body count rises and the Major Investigation Team have little to go on until DNA evidence is examined.There appears to be no motive for the dreadful murders until an ancient script is found daubed on the walls of a nearby property. As the clues are unravelled, Braddick and his team realise they are dealing with something they have never faced before. Because this time they're tracking evil itself… Deliver us from Evil is a fast-paced crime thriller full of breathless action. It can be read as book 4 in the international bestselling DI Braddick series or as a truly unmissable stand-alone thriller.

Hopper (Alpha Force Elite, #5)


Mazzy King - 2020
    We trade our normal haunt for a different bar, and there, the curviest, most beautiful I’ve ever seen challenges me to a game of pool.The stakes get higher and higher, and when I run out of cash, I bet her a kiss—and I win.It’s a kiss that rocks me to my core, but she leaves before I can learn her name.I’ll do what it takes to find her again…even if she told me she doesn’t “do love.”RaeI don’t do love.I had my daughter when I was eighteen, after my ex promised me we’d always be together. Well, he’s an ex for a reason, and I’ve been single for the past five years.It’s hard for me to trust any man I’m not related to.But when the hottest older guy I’ve ever seen challenges me to a game of pool, I can’t resist the chance to show off my skills.He’s good too, and it doesn’t take long until we make a new wager—if he wins, he gets to kiss me.I might have lost on purpose…and man, was it worth it.But what I feel scares me. So I do what I do best—I run.All I need is my daughter, and one fun night out and one amazing kiss with a stranger isn’t going to change that.Besides, it doesn’t matter. I’ll never see him again.

Rebel Wolf (Wilde Brothers Ranch Book 5)


Scarlett Grove - 2020
    But without the financing she needs to continue her education, she has no choice but to return home.Gunner Wilde's family has branded him a rebel. But when he finds his mate, that all changes. Cassidy is the best thing that ever happened to him, and he'd do anything to make her smile. Little does he know, she's one of the lion shifters who've been at odds with his family for over a hundred years.When things escalate between the two shifter clans, Cassidy and Gunner are caught in the crossfire.Can these star-crossed lovers find a way to their happily ever after, or will longstanding hatred tear them apart?

Wonder: A Soul Savers Collection of Short Stories: Part 2 - Christmas


Kristie Cook - 2013
    

Shifter Daddies: A Paranormal Romance Collection


Meg Ripley - 2019
    Sexy shifters thrust into sudden fatherhood. Adorable shifter babies guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings. Fated mates and happily ever afters. Find them all in this collection of eight hot shifter romances! After being deployed to Afghanistan, I don’t think I’ll ever be right again. I can hardly keep my bear in check because of the PTSD that haunts me, and I’m ready to snap. So when I find out that my brother and sister-in-law were murdered—leaving me as the guardian of their little girl—I know I can’t handle this alone. I’m in no state to be a father. I need a nanny, stat. I knew Jessie would help soothe little Peyton’s heart. But I never expected her to capture mine. My bear knows Jessie belongs to him, but just my luck, she’s not one of us. Will our unimaginable secret send her running for good? Grab Nanny For The Soldier Bear and the following standalone shifter daddy romances in this sizzling anthology: Nanny For The Soldier Bear Holden's Mate Ranger Ramon Jackson's Nanny Werewolf Baby Daddy Daddy Soldier Bear Alpha's Secret Baby Royal Dragon Daddy WARNING: Steamy shifter scenes inside! Readers 18+.

The House On Gable Street: A Jack Nightingale Short Story


Stephen Leather - 2018
    The House On Gable Street is a fast-paced supernatural story about 30,000 words long, almost a novella. Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers, an ebook and Sunday Times bestseller and author of the critically acclaimed Dan “Spider’ Shepherd series and the Jack Nightingale supernatural detective novels.

Witchy Trouble


Nic Saint - 2016
    If you like cozy witch mysteries, you’ll love Edelie, Estrella and Ernestine and all of their witchy shenanigans! Triplets Edelie, Estrella and Ernestine Flummox are three New York City working girls, living with their grandmother and aspiring to become, respectively, top chef, top singer and top lawyer. There’s something very peculiar about the Flummox sisters, however. They’re witches, and not just any witches but just about the worst witches in the world, their every spell an unmitigated disaster. Which is why Granny has forbidden them to ever use magic outside of the house. But then Granny suddenly disappears, and when she returns isn’t the same granny they know and love. Something very strange is going on, and it just might have something to do with the serial killer who’s terrorizing New York, or the fact that very soon now the three sisters are coming of witching age, or that on the same day they used magic at work and made a terrible mess, a sinister warlock shows up, warning them that their lives are in terrible danger.

Daughter of Darkness


Raye Wagner - 2017
    Her only companions. While she craves love and friendship — or even just a sense of belonging — those are the very things her presence destroys. Until . . . A mysterious stranger rescues her from a violent attack and offers her the unattainable: a safe haven. With the seductive son of Eros begging for her affection, Dahlia desperately believes she’s finally found the acceptance she’s always craved. But how can it end well — for her or the others? After all, it’s impossible to change who you are. Join Dahlia’s heart-wrenching struggle to overcome the demons of her past, as she discovers the profound truths that will grant her the power to seize her future. Dealing with universal struggles of self-worth and self-esteem, Daughter of Darkness is a heartwarming story of triumph. While it is a companion story to The Sphinx series, it can be enjoyed independently. An exclusive excerpt of Fates and Furies, book 4 in The Sphinx series, is included.

Like Stones on a Crow's Back (The Deal Book 2)


Amy Cross - 2018
    It's a good deal. You should stick to it for the rest of your life.” One year after she made a deal to save her father's life, Ramsey Kopperud lives in fear. She's terrified that at any moment, the evil Sebastian might emerge from the forest and announce that the deal is off. Yet even as she tries to come to terms with her own actions, Ramsey has no idea that another deadly force is about to launch an attack. Sebastian wasn't alone in the forest, and now something else is coming for vengeance. Meanwhile, many years in the past, a farm-boy meets a beautiful witch and falls in love. As his hopes for happiness fade, however, young Sebastian must make a terrible choice. His decision will have consequences not only for his own life, and not only for the life of Ramsey many years in the future, but perhaps even for the fate of the whole world. First, though, he must try to pass the test of placing stones on a crow's back. LIKE STONES ON A CROW'S BACK is the sequel to THE DEVIL, THE WITCH AND THE WHORE, and the second book in a trilogy about the end of the world.

Throne of Fire (Celestra Forever After, #5)


Addison Moore - 2018
     There are moments in life that define you—more often than not, they are born of tragedy. There are moments in life that eviscerate you—more often than not, that is the blade tragedy wields in an effort to kill your spirit. There are moments in life when everything you thought you knew is turned upside down. Try as you might, you can never right it. There are moments in life when everything you thought you’d have forever disappears, disintegrates right before your very eyes. My world is rearranging itself in the most horrific way. These are my moments. This is my hell. Trouble lies ahead. Be warned. Welcome back to Paragon. ***Celestra Forever After is a Celestra Series spinoff.*** From the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Addison Moore—Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" *The Celestra series has over a million copies in circulation and has been optioned for film by 20th Century Fox!*

Ghost in the Pages


Angela M. Hudson - 2016
    But sometimes they're the only logical explanation.When failed writer Alice Beaumont visits a small town to reconnect with her muse, she uncovers a decades-old mystery that will inspire her next novel. But there are hidden dangers in dredging up the past, and the old ghost in the story has unfinished business that could cost Alice her life.

Descending into the Abyss (Lucifer and Amalie's Story, #2)


S.J. West - 2019
    Now, when our life together seems so perfect, I fear my Father will find a way to rip away my happiness and prove to me once and for all that I’m not worthy of someone as perfect as Amalie. Amalie After finally winning Lucifer’s heart in a hard-won battle of wills, all I can hope is that he finds peace in the love we share and in the children we will have together. Life has never tasted sweeter or seemed so bright. Every time I look at Lucifer, all I can do is thank God for allowing us to find one another. I will spend every day of my life proving to Lucifer that he’s a man worthy of being loved even though he refuses to believe it. Reading Order of Watcher Books by Series: The Watchers Trilogy (Ages 13+) Cursed Blessed Forgiven The Watcher Chronicles (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Broken Kindred Oblivion Ascension Caylin's Story (Ages 13+ - Can be read by younger readers without having to read the Watcher Chronicles) Timeless Devoted Aiden's Story  (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Alternate Earth Series (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Cataclysm Uprising Judgment The Redemption Series (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Malcolm Anna Lucifer Redemption The Dominion Series (Ages 17+ due to some mature themes) Awakening Reckoning Enduring Everlasting Fire Series War Angel Contingent Between Worlds Shattered Souls (This book wraps up the main story line of the Watcher series.) BONUS BOOKS Sweet Devotion: Mae and Tristan's Story (Chronologically, this book should be read after the Alternate Earth Series but is not required reading for the main story line of the Watcher series.) Surrendering the Dark and Descending Into the Abyss (Lucifer and Amalie's Story) (For 17+ Only.

My, What Big Fangs You Have


Cate Lawley - 2017
    Evelyn’s getting to the bottom of her daughter’s mysterious diet before the dessert course, no matter how far it stretches her parenting skills or dents her reputation as the perfect hostess. Join Evelyn, her daughter Mallory, and their close friends for this heartwarming Christmas story set in the Vegan Vamp world. This story was previously published as a part of the Spells and Jinglebells Christmas anthology.

Memoirs of a King


Danielle Bourdon - 2018
    Approximately 21,000 words. From the secret journals of a ruling king comes an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the most tumultuous time of his life. Discover his thoughts on love, betrayal and the path to power in Memoirs of a King, a companion novella to the Latvala Royals series.