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2:05 a.m. (An Ice Era Chronicle #2) by C.M. Moore


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adult-romance
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Jernigan's War


Ken Gallender - 2013
    What he wasn't prepared for was the total destruction of everyone and everything he cared about. His journey from personal vendetta to becoming a guiding force in the New Constitution Army puts his fighting abilities and survival to the test. Porter Jones had to grow up quickly and learn to survive in a world gone mad. With help he finds along the way, he develops skills to protect and defend his newly adopted family. He joins a group of warriors fighting with the New Constitution Army helping to restore the original US Constitution and defeat America's enemies.

Overload: Phase Shift 4


Kyle Johnson - 2021
    

The Royal Games: (A Game of Crowns and Lies #1)


Jamie Sanders - 2021
    In the aftermath of the Great War, huge swaths of what was once the United States of America are uninhabitable. Every day is a struggle to survive.But Kaia doesn’t want to leave her family or her best friend Finn behind—not even for a chance at winning Crown Prince Dominic’s hand in marriage. Life in her home territory of Hilora is hard, but at least it’s hers.Her life. Her choice.Until, suddenly, it’s not anymore.Branded a criminal and sentenced to a punishment that amounts to death, Kaia is given only one way out.She must compete in the Royal Games… as a spy for the Queen of Palias herself.Perfect for fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games. Dive into this story of intrigue, danger, romance, and deception!

Dawn The Warrior Princess of Kashmir


Rakesh K. Kaul - 2019
    

Dead Meat: The Complete Zombie Apocalypse Series


Nick Clausen - 2021
    Within three days, the undead have taken over most of town. Despite heroic efforts and swift initiatives from the government, disaster keeps spiraling. Soon, the infection reaches the nation's borders, threatening to become a worldwide pandemic.Will this be the end of mankind?This is the end of the world - one day at a time.

Westport (Grays Harbor Series Book 1)


James Bierce - 2018
    He was leaving the hopelessness of his current life behind, but he now faced the uncertainty of living along the coastal waters of Grays Harbor, where the prospect of a better life was likely just as grim.Over the past several weeks, most of his friends and neighbors had either died or disappeared - and judging from the rumors around town and the limited amount of information he'd seen in the news, it seemed to be happening everywhere. He was hoping that the quiet, picturesque community of Cohasset Beach would shield his family from the chaos and misery in the world around them - but even in a secluded cabin, hidden by the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, his family begins to notice strange things happening around them. They soon discover that the nightmare they've been hiding from, isn't nearly as terrifying as what awaits them in the nearby town of Westport.

The Trillionaire's Bartered Bride


Fiona Roarke - 2018
    Women have almost no rights and men hold all the power. The insidious influence of the oppressive Vanguard Group is spreading around the world and beyond. But while they can try to roll back the clock on social progress, they can’t control the human heart. Or the will to rebel. Emily Bryce was the quintessential self-made woman before the Vanguard Group imposed their archaic views on the country. First, the regime made it illegal for women to own businesses. Then, it forced them out of the working world. The latest blow saw Emily on the auction block, waiting to be sold into marriage to one of her former colleagues. Her humiliation was near complete. Cybernetically enhanced CEO Alek Westmore poured everything he was into building his multinational corporation, with not an ounce of help from his overambitious father. Then a business acquisition brought him a beautiful and brilliant female executive who made him think of much more than the bottom line. A million dollars was a very small price to pay to make her his bride. Alek is determined to be Emily’s hero. But can she ever love a secretive man who will stop at nothing to make her his own?

Heat Rising


Kali Argent - 2016
    But salvation comes at a price. Her life is no longer her own, her every move monitored, and her freedom limited by the alien warriors who rescued humanity from their dying planet. The only bright spot in her new reality is her position as a personal assistant to the most powerful male in the city, but even that is about to come to an end.From the moment the raven-haired beauty stepped into his office, Director Raxcor Wyeth knew he had to have her. The more she challenges him, the more he wants her, but lately, something has changed. She’s distracted, guarded, and when she requests a transfer to a different level of the city, he knows he’ll do anything to keep her, anything to protect her. Mesa might be human, but she belongs to him—whether she realizes it yet or not. Note to Readers: This book was previous published as "Nero’s Protection" under a different pen name and contains no significant changes.

Love and the Come Up 2


Kellz Kimberly - 2016
    Being single for the past two years and swearing off any street dudes, she is ready to get back in the game giving the sexy, smart Gavin a chance. Zeke is all grown up and coming for everything that he believes belongs to him, including Eniko. When his path brings him back to Eniko, he sees it as fate telling him the two need to be together. Zeke is no longer the sixteen-year-old Eniko remembers him to be. She quickly finds out that Zeke isn’t just going to give up on them being a couple so easily. In the last two years Haze has turned colder than anyone would’ve guessed. Running through women and racking up bodies is the way he coped with his heartache and loss. A quick drive to Philly turned his life upside down when he ran into the only woman to have his heart and break it. The brief encounter with the love of his life didn’t end well, leaving Haze to feel as if love was never meant for him. Out of the gang, Emanii and Drix seem to be the only couple who made it out together, but as the saying goes rainbows don’t last forever. Drix and Manii can’t seem to come to terms with Manii having a baby and being a college student. Nothing worth having comes easy whether it’s love, money, power, or respect. You have to fight for what you want, and when you get it you have to fight even harder to keep it. Love & The Come Up was a coming of age story while part 2 is all about maintaining and fighting for the person you love. Will the couples be able to stand strong or will they crumble and find love elsewhere? Find out in the continuing saga about Love & The Come Up.

MAC WALKER'S PATRIOT OMNIBUS


D.W. Ulsterman - 2014
    He protects those he loves with a ferocity and purpose few can overcome. If challenged, he takes a "kill first, question later" approach. His life has taken him around the world and back again, to a home that is no longer his, in a country that would see him dead. He seeks both truth and purpose in himself and others, at a time when the traditions and values of old do battle against the emerging tyranny of the present. He is Mac Walker, and this is his story, spanning decades, available here as a single download for the first time ever, allowing readers to save up to 50% over purchasing each of the Mac Walker stories individually. SEVEN STORIES - ONE LOW PRICE! "Being a 77 year old widow and knowing I would never fall in love again, I'm afraid that Ulsterman's writing has caused me to fall in love with his fictional character, Mac Walker! What a MAN!" -Patricia Tadlock “All of the Mac Walker books are great! Once you start reading, you cannot put them down! If I could meet any character of any book, it would be Mac Walker!” --Lyn R. Toney “Excellent read. Readers can certainly relate to Mac Walker as a truly believable hero.” -Cavalry

Bite of Frost: Tertiary Effects Book Three


William Allen - 2020
    

Flesh and Blood (Before and After Book 2)


Andrew Shanahan - 2021
    NOW IN DEVELOPMENT TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.‘I defy you to not laugh out loud at the adventures of the most unlikely hero of the apocalypse ever penned. Funny, touching and above all, hopeful’ THE END OF THE WORLD READING CLUBSOME THINGS BEGIN AT THE END OF THE WORLDBen Stone is sick to death. He’s sick of all the endless hatred since the wraths arrived. He’s sick of trying to find a refuge for him and his dog Brown to live out what’s left of their lives. But most of all he’s just sick. As Ben’s cancer spreads he’s left searching for a source of hope and warmth at the end of the world. Unfortunately for Ben it’s just started to snow...Flesh & Blood continues the story of Ben and Brown from the #1 bestseller Before and After, which is now in development to be a major motion picture.

Please Me (Wild Thoughts Baecation Series Book 4)


J. Chary - 2020
    

The 26th Protocol


Tim Heath - 2021
    Yet underlying the whole system, a human cancer grows.Blythe Harrell is a man very much on the inside of the system–but the more he sees, the more broken he understands things to be. Yet to challenge anything is to challenge it all. Even his own place at the very top.When he discovers his wife is expecting, their unborn child carrying one of the last incurable diseases–a death sentence to most–he’s forced to confront the truth about the world around him.