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Void
Raven Kennedy - 2019
I’m a Void, a rare supernatural capable of absorbing powers at the brush of my skin. Feared. Hated. Untouchable. Thibault Academy is full of supernaturals that want me dead, and the most powerful of them, the Paragons, will stop at nothing to ensure I go back to the hell I came from. They’re cruel, heartless, and have created an unlikely alliance to take me down. If I want to learn how to control the nothingness, I’ll have to survive them. I was born of the void, but I’ll die from the power. This is a reverse harem bully romance.
Rage
K.A. Knight - 2019
Then he screwed his way through the city, the only problem? I didn’t stay dead. It seems killing me woke something deep inside, something so dark and buried so deep I never knew it was there. I don’t know what I am, I don’t really care. All I can think about is revenge, even as the monsters in the dark start to surround me. Their horns and black eyes, mouths filled with fangs claiming I am theirs. My monsters will have to wait, he will regret the day he crossed me. Are you scared of the dark? You should be. *18+ Reverse Harem Romance. Warning this book contains scenes and references of abuse/assault that some readers may find triggering. Along with graphic sex scenes and violence. This is a dark book*
Grave Robbing and Other Hobbies
Jayce Carter - 2021
I try my best to be a normal, boring human, but the call of the supernatural just won’t be ignored.When a stranger shows up on my doorstep in the middle of the night, it’s no sexy tryst. Instead, I’m off to the graveyard, digging up the corpse of a murder victim at the demand of the local vampire coven—and that small felony is just the start.The spirit of the woman has gone missing—something that shouldn’t be possible—and everyone is looking to me for answers. There’s Kase, a vampire who’s both terrifying and secretive. Grant, a mage with a bad attitude and a lot of power. Troy, the possessive werewolf-detective next door and Hunter, a mysterious bad boy who isn’t even close to human.It’s a race not just against time but against everything to figure out where the spirits are going, who’s behind it and if I can trust the men who now share my bed.And all because of a little grave robbing…
Tangled Truths: an enemies to lovers high school reverse harem (The Apocalypse Society Book 2)
Aly Beck - 2022
Triad Found
Rozie Marshall - 2019
Plain Jane. Goddess? Aine Luna Parker here. I’m an ordinary, plain Jane. Until I entered the most imposing mansion known to man. Then the crazy train left the station and now all I can do is hang on for dear life. I’m some supposed Goddess destined to bring magic back to earth. The problem isn’t the magic or all the new crazy in my life. It’s the men that come with the job. It all started with three hotties that have bodies made for sin. Oh, How I love that sin. However, I just can’t seem to stop collecting more. The more I collect the more chaos they create. If my sex drive would calm down so I could focus on the problems at hand. I might be able to locate the prophecy that will help me release the world’s magic. If only these men didn’t draw me in like a moth to the flame. Goddess, please don’t let me burn. *Warning this book is intended for 18+. It is a fast burn Reverse Harem series, with a cliffhanger. This book contains lots of M/M interactions, light BDSM, and other explicit sexual scenes some readers may find offensive.
Broken Bonds
J. Bree - 2021
This book will end on a cliffhanger. It's recommended for 18+ due to language and sexual situations.
Ruin
Alexa B. James - 2019
On the surface, my life must appear one of lavish design. As a courtesan for the vampire royals, extravagant gowns are tailor-made to hug my curves, ensuring I look my best as an ornament decorating a luxurious palace. What is the cost of all this splendor? My blood, my body... and my soul. After being arrested for war crimes, I volunteered to become a consort to the three kings to allow my family time to escape. But when the malicious leader of the human rebellion demands I betray my new lovers, even I’m surprised to discover my loyalties have shifted. My body now craves the touch of my vampiric kings, awakening a burning passion within me to protect them from an uprising that could bring them to their knees. Can I find a way to protect all those I love, or will I pay with my life for daring to care for both sides? The Fire & Blood series, written by Alexa B. James, is an 18+ Reverse Harem Romance weaved together by secrets, fangs, and passion.
Initiate
Cilla Raven - 2019
Abandoned. Institutionalized. Attacked. And now an initiate to a corrupt supernatural organization with the weight of the world on her shoulders. Becks really wishes she could die. She’s ready to end it all, prepared to tell the world how she feels with a drop to a fast stop on a swinging rope. However, her body just won’t stop healing anything and everything she does to it. She’s tired of being called crazy and done with her life in a dull and evil world where magic is labeled as psychosis. That is, until her fiercely protective, foul-mouthed familiar shows up with a plan to convince her otherwise. A plan Becks isn’t sure she’s ready to tackle. After all, how can the fate of the world rest on someone who’s clinically insane? But her familiar has help in the back pocket of his toddler-sized onesie: An authoritative spell worker, a sweet as sin psychic, and an angry shapeshifter form a team of three very distracting men that’ll whip her right into shape. Whether she likes it or not. If only Becks can get over her past long enough to give all of them, and life itself a chance. **AUTHOR'S NOTE AND TRIGGER WARNING**: INITIATE is book one in a slow-burn reverse harem series, so there will be a cliffhanger. It also has drug references, foul language, violence, sexual situations, and content which could be triggering for some readers. It is only intended for readers 18 years and older.
Harri Raines & The Dead Dudes Walking
Lucy Auburn - 2020
But nothing is weirder than when my exes Joshua, Victor, Amir and Baird save my life. Because I know I killed them.My name is Harriet "Harri” Raines. Raines like the daughter of the infamous serial killer, Police Chief Harold Raines. He named me after him. He raised me to be like him. And without question, I was.Until my Aunt Hecuba found me and taught me that the thing inside me wasn't my father's sociopathic blood. It was a demon, possessing me and driving me to kill.In the years since, I've done my best to repent for what I've done.I've tried to put killing four men I once loved behind me.But now they're back... and so is the curse that made my father into a mass murderer.I have to stop the Dead-Witch Moon before it turns me into a monster. When I do, I might lose the one chance I have at redemption.Is it weird to fall back in love with your exes when they're all technically zombies? Don't ask me—I left weird behind me in the rearview mirror. We're past that now.Witchcraft, demons, baby ghosts, whiskey, and four not-so-dead ex-boyfriends bring this new series to life. Harri Raines & The Dead Dudes Walking is over 100,000 words long, and the sequel will be coming soon. Snuggle in and prepare to laugh!
Syn's Desires
J. Kearston - 2020
Those old crones are in a race with other murderous supernaturals to find the missing pieces, and I'm caught in the middle.Running out of time, forsaken by everyone; even the god who created me.But when I wash up on their shores, my fortunes might just be changing. These hunted men decided I'm theirs, that I belong with them, and they'll teach me to survive.I'm destined to be more than the gods intended. I may not make my own fate, but I’ll be damned if I’m invisible any longer.*Damsel in distress that grows with the book*Overprotective antiheroes*StandaloneThis is a standalone, 18+ RH novel, which means our leading lady doesn't need to choose between her love interests. It is set in the same universe as my Rise of the Sphinx completed series, so while you absolutely do NOT need to read those to enjoy this book, it might add to the enjoyment of character cameos and lend a bit more to the world building if you choose to start there.
Malice
Coralee June - 2021
Don't ask any personal questions.2. Don't show up at her house unannounced.3. Don't ever, ever let anyone know you're friends.For three years, I followed the rules. Vicky and I met once a week at the diner where I worked. I was her slice of normalcy, she was the one person I could confide in. It might have been unconventional, but it worked for us.One night, all hell broke loose and I got caught up in a battle of bloodshed where we almost lost our lives. I ended up face to face with Vicky's dangerous older brothers. Anthony, William, and Nicholas Civella--the made men of the Kansas City Mob.After fighting for my life and proving myself worthy, they brought me into their deadly world. It was glamorous but twisted. Torture, death, and crime followed me everywhere I went, chiseling away at parts of me until I wasn't the same anymore.Slowly, I betrayed my best friend, and fell in love.Chances are they'll ruin me. This thing between us has deadly consequences. But in this criminal world, I'm learning that the rules don't apply when you're the boss.*𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘮 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 18 +. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.*
Two Tricks
Elizabeth Knight - 2021
Period. The end.No. No, you don’t get to ask why. Tricks runs the West Coast smuggling ring, so if you want anything to come and go, you play by the rules. You don’t like it? Well, then you’re gonna get a visit from me.Who am I? I’m Dax, his enforcer, and don’t let my height or the pink hair fool you. I’ll take your ass down.Now, can someone explain to me why the hell the Phantom Saints MC gang sent someone to try and talk me into getting Tricks to work with them? Or maybe how those same assholes ended up kidnapping me?You can bet your ass, as soon as I get the chance, I will make them regret ever having me as a ‘house guest’, even if they are sexy as sin. No one uses me and gets away with it!
Spell Caster
Laura Greenwood - 2019
And when a mysterious man shows up at her lab telling her he has the answers she's looking for, she's pulled into a world of murder, investigations, and intrigue. Finally able to explore the connection between her powers as a witch and her expertise as a scientist to uncover why paranormals keep turning up dead. - Spell Caster is a reverse harem paranormal mystery set in the Paranormal Council Universe.
The Kiss of Death
Auryn Hadley - 2018
It wasn't. Four years later, I can still remember the exact shade of his skin: a blue so pale it looked like moonlight. I dream of his touch. Mostly, I paint the man under the heavy cowl, including those perfect lips which ruined mine for anyone else. I'm obsessed with him. The doctors say he's nothing more than a hallucination caused by a mixture of head trauma and emergency pain medications. I think he's a really sexy figment of my imagination. I mean, who besides an artist would dream up the Grim Reaper for their hero? Now, something's changed and my drawings are taking on a life of their own. As if college wasn't hard enough, trying to keep this a secret is going to be impossible. Keeping my sanity might be worse. And that's not the worst of my problems. Death is back. He wants another kiss. And he's not alone. The Kiss of Death is a 156,000 word, full-length novel with NO cliffhanger ending. This is a Reverse Harem series which includes multiple love interests, some m/m themes, and graphic scenes of sex, violence, and language. Be warned: everything you thought you knew about the world, religion, and death will be pulled apart, twisted around, and put back together in ways you will not expect.
Let Me Fly
A.C. Pontone - 2021
In exactly ten days, four hours, fifty-seven minutes, and fifteen seconds, I will cease to exist.Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but what would you say if you were being forced to marry a man you despise?Exactly. I have to find a way to escape.Up to now I’ve spent my life in hiding. There aren't any other options for those like me: I'm a Nephilim, a half-breed. The only choice I have is whether to be killed by the Shadows or to remain here, hidden among the Hollows.So I made my decision: I would rather risk my life fighting to be free than continue to struggle to survive in the home I grew up in.My plan was to go to college and live a normal life, but somehow I ended up in a school for Shadows where everyone hates me. Plus, I’ve been assigned seven angels as my bodyguards. Jailers would be a more appropriate word.The tension growing between us is impossible to deny. Sparks are starting to fly. They're beginning to get under my skin and . . .What do I do now?My name is Isabelle Dark. I'm a Nephilim and I'm screwed.Warning: This book is a full-length reverse-harem romance. It contains adult themes, MM scenes, foul language and some violence. If, however, you’re in the market for a novel full of sexy angels and a hot-blooded main character, you’ve found your next read.Let Me Fly is the first book in the Wild Wings series and cannot be read as a standalone.Intended for 18+ readers.