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Wanted
Liv Chatham - 2019
Breene, Shannon Mayer and Bella Forrest. Includes potentially triggering themes of drug and domestic abuse.
Master's Rise
L. Ann Marie - 2019
Brotherhood above all is shown in this first installment of the Phoenix Series set in New Mexico. Being lied to had him losing faith in his Brothers but never his lessons. Cort shows them all what Brotherhood and Badass means. One of the first lessons he teaches is to Seren. Passion and intelligence come in many forms; beauty is only one of them.
Academy of Falling Kingdoms Box Set: The Complete Epic Fantasy Adventure Series
Marisa Mills - 2019
The punishment is death.
The mission: put on a dress, pretend to be a lady, and infiltrate the academy of mages to steal a journal from the forbidden archives.The problem: I’m no mage and I’ve never worn a dress in my life.
But it’s not like I have a choice. My bastard of an uncle basically sold me to a dangerously pretty nobleman, and they can’t pull off this heist without me. Unfortunately, once I fake my way through the entrance exam with a piece of hacked mage tech, and reach the floating kingdom of Reverie, my problems are only just beginning.
Keeping my secret identity is hard enough without a suspicious prince following me around, and the jealous rich girl who wants to marry him threatening me at every turn. But I know I’m in real trouble when my magic sword starts to talk to me. If I can survive the demon attacks, the backstabbing nobles, and the piles of homework long enough, I may discover the source of magic… and if the truth gets out, it will shatter everything.
The Academy of Falling Kingdoms series is a young adult fantasy adventure full of monsters, murder and romantic intrigue. Fans who enjoyed Rachel Carter’s Black Mage series and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy will love this sprawling magic academy!
What reviewers are saying:“OH MY GOD. I cannot rave enough about this book. It was PHENOMENAL!!! What a roller-coaster of emotions!” ★★★★★“This book had me enchanted from page one. I love all the twists and turns. Everyone has a hidden agenda. And nothing is at seems on the floating city.” ★★★★★“Action, mystery, danger, and adventure with a touch of romance. Some great twists and an amazing ending. I can’t wait to read what happens next.” ★★★★★“WOW! Be prepared to stay reading once you start! Wonderful plot, interesting characters, and the setting is literally magical! Absolutely loved this book!” ★★★★★
BOOKS INCLUDED IN THIS SERIES
Book 1: The Source of Magic
“A roller-coaster of emotions.”
“I turned each page with breathless anticipation.”
Book 2: The Secret of Magic
“The characters are poignant and the story never fails.”
“More twists and turns in this book than I thought possible.”
Book 3: The Scourge of Magic
“Nothing about this series is disappointing.”
“Exciting, intense, imaginative. I could not put it down.”
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Saving His Little One (Mountain Devils MC Book 1)
Asanti East - 2021
Vampin' Ain't Easy
Kimbra Swain - 2019
A shift in the balance of power. And one reject.Malik Demonbreun, the rejected heir of the Southern Vampire Realm, is thrown in the center of a deadly controversy, which may cost him his life. Again.Malik sleeps during daylight and drives a wrecker at night. When his father forces him to return home, he becomes the focus of a deadly bid for a change of leadership within the realms. With no idea who is friend or foe, Malik searches for a way back to his disavowed life. But each step he takes moves him closer to his father's throne. A throne that Malik has never wanted.He had no claim to riches in the reject life. But at least he wasn't living in a sick game of fifty ways to kill a vampire. He never thought he'd miss licking the blood from the seats of wrecked vehicles. One thing was for sure, rich or reject, Vampin' Ain't Easy.Start this gritty and humorous series, Legend of the Vampire Reject, with Vampin' Ain't Easy by Kimbra Swain, author of the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen series. This is book one of four in the series plus a prequel which can be found in the Urban Magic Anthology.
His Perfect Woman (Heartstring Dating Agency #1)
Lauren Wood - 2020
The only woman I’ve ever wanted.My best friend and high school crush—Victoria Sloan.Smart, successful, gorgeous, sexy...and with no idea how I really feel.It can’t be a coincidence that she waltzes into my officeOn the same day I go viral as a womanizing playboy.I need a wife and family to appease the masses and save my company…And she just so happens to want a baby.If I can’t have Victoria in the way I want…I can still be the father of her child and her husband—Even if it’s just for public appearances. I’ll take what I can get.But my secret is getting harder and harder to keep.An arranged marriage with your best friend. If anyone could pull it off, it’d be us...Famous last words.18+ Friends-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy RomanceNo Cheating. No Cliffhangers. And, of course, Includes an Unbeatable HEA. All Books In This Enticing Series Can Be Read As A Standalone.
Winter's Bride
Candace Wondrak - 2020
Most believe it’s nothing more than a myth or a fairytale, but then Winter’s messenger comes to my village and chooses my sister as his next bride. I never fit in, never belonged, so I decide to take her place and marry the god myself. My family always said I was blessed by Summer himself, holding a warmth inside of me even during the coldest winter months. When I find out it’s true, that Summer had indeed been watching over me my entire life, things grow complicated. Both Winter and Summer want me as their brides. Choosing between them won’t be easy. In fact, it might just be impossible. How can you choose which half of your heart to follow? **Winter’s Bride is a standalone, 45,000 word novella. This book includes some steamy scenes, and in the end, our heroine might not have to choose between her love interests.**
The Forever Gate Ultimate Edition: Books 1-9 (Complete Series)
Isaac Hooke - 2019
It has been one of the highest-rated sci-fi series on Amazon over the last three years. This bundle contains books 1 through 9--the complete series--and will captivate fans of science fiction, fantasy, thrillers, and cyberpunk. In this riveting nine-volume set, Hoodwink Cooper infiltrates a tyrannical alien regime and traverses multiple realities in a daring attempt to save his daughter from certain doom... There's only one problem. He might destroy the last living remnants of humanity in the process. This ultimate edition contains THE FOREVER GATE volumes one through nine. Strap yourself in, because the mind-bending thrill ride that explores what it means to be human has only just begun.
At the Sight of Holly
Jeannette Winters - 2018
It just meant starting over where no one knew him. He didn’t care how hard the road was, he was free to live his life, his way. Janet Holly couldn’t pass up a promotion, even one that took her to the other side of the world. This wasn’t just another job, it could be the start of a new career. Without friends or family there to distract her, nothing should prevent her from proving she was an asset to the Hendersons. Yet when their paths cross, fate seemed to have other plans for them. Vinny’s secret is revealed and Janet finds herself being torn in two. Will they deny their attraction or will they follow their hearts and give into the sparks waiting to ignite and consume them both?
Firefighter Dragon's Secret Mate: A Dragon Shifter Romance (Firefighter Dragons of the Secret Islands)
Alicia Banks - 2021
Here Comes The Fake Bride
Summer Brooks - 2020
My fake fiancé turned almost fake husband.Before this mess, he was just a guy that I casually hated. Zach is the typical rich dude who is so clueless about people’s feelings that I wonder how no one has slapped him across the face yet. That gorgeous face. But his stone-cold heart also made him the most eligible candidate for this drama. The plan was simple. Say my fake vows. Fulfill my dad’s dying wish.Meanwhile, Zach gets his inheritance and tosses me some cash.We’ve gone to great lengths to orchestrate this. So why am I secretly wishing that he’s in love with me when he says, “I do?” And more importantly, am I in love with him too?Enjoy Clara and Zach's adorable love story and HEA! All the books in this series can be read in any order!
Damned if I do
Elizabeth Stevens - 2019
And, so does his son.DrakeMost guys like their dads.Most guys aren't the son of the literal devil.When Daddy Dearest tells me its unseemly for the last living son of the Lord of Hell to be unmarried, I hate to think who he has in mind. Until, I remember I’m technically already married. Yeah, she’s human, and I was all of eight at the time. But, still counts.Now I just need to get my wife to Hell for a meet and greet with Pops and send her back home. Except, our marriage won’t technically be legit until it’s consummated. And I don’t kno that I want to send her home…WrenMost girls live normal lives.Most girls aren’t married to the devil’s son.There is something weirdly familiar about the new guy next door, but I can’t place it. Then a weird little demon thing turns up in my room to tell me a prince of Hell wishes for an audience with me. Oh, yeah. And apparently – while I’m not even eighteen yet – he’s my husband?So, I find myself stuck in Hell with a husband. And I guess I don’t hate it as much as I thought I would. There’s always something going on and things to discover. And soon, I don’t know that I want to go home.Please be aware that this story uses Australian English spelling and syntax. Not recommended for younger readers due to mature content.
Strict
Hannah Ford - 2019
The kind of place where women fall to their knees, call men sir, and get lashed with a belt. Gage Stratford. Dark, damaged, cold-blooded and gorgeous, with secrets so deep you could drown. He touched me that night, made me feel things that excited and terrified me in equal measure. When I turned up at my internship the next day, I was shocked to find he was my new boss. My billionaire boss was the one who had made me feel like I couldn’t help but fall to my knees and do whatever he commanded. He says he can’t stay away from me. That he needs to make me his submissive, to take me over his desk, to punish me and make me his. But our horrific pasts have made us who we are, and to get close to him means to crack each other open and expose the very things we’ve worked so hard to bury. And when our secrets come out, not only our love but also our lives will be on the line -- leaving us bound together forever, or destroyed and shattered beyond repair. Being together isn’t an option. But staying apart is impossible….
Beast of Shadows
Krista Street - 2020
I don’t always succeed, which means the Supernatural Forces are out to euthanize me.But then I see Brianna…She calls to something deep inside me. Something I thought I'd lost.Even though my beast craves her death, my heart aches for her to save my soul, so I take her for my own.
Brianna
For weeks, something’s been … off. I can’t explain it, but it’s as if I’m being watched.Suddenly, I’m snatched off the street and thrown in a trunk by a terrifying man who shifts into a wolf.Even though I fight Collin at every turn, something pulls me to his broken soul. We’re drawn to each other, and my touch may be enough to heal his beast’s psychotic mind, but the Supernatural Forces doesn’t believe in second chances, and the SF always catches the rogue werewolves.When they do, if I can’t stop them ... they’ll kill him.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Beast of Shadows—a sizzling standalone wolf shifter romance.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
The Sharing Spell
Jade Alters - 2019
Which I knew of course, I’m not that much of an idiot but I did have my mother’s grimoire guiding me, after all. I just didn’t count on things going so disastrously wrong.Who knew one teeny mixup would bring all of the weirdos out of the woodwork? Looking on the bright side however, the police detail they’ve assigned me almost makes up for all the creepy stalkers. Four unbelievably hot officers that are all attracted to me. It has to be the spell at work, right? Unfortunately this isn’t the part where they protect me and we live happily ever after. Magic has its own rules and it seems I’ve broken them. I’ve just been told I’ve got 24 hours left to live.
The Sharing Spell
is a steamy insta-love reverse harem paranormal romance in the Mates & Magic collection of stand-alone stories. Great for a quick and steamy escape without all the commitment. Meant for adults 18+