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The Playboy


Sloane Hunter - 2020
    

Blue Moon Saloon: Three-Book Collection Volume Two


Anna Lowe - 2017
    Witness a fierce, loving bear/wolf pack emerge as a force to be reckoned with in the desert Southwest. Follow the characters you love and meet new heroes & heroines straight through to the series finale. And save $$$ over the price of three individual titles! Salvation, Book 4, is a deeply emotional tale of loss, love, and discovery. Get your tissues ready! In Deception, Book 5, a tenacious she-wolf thrusts herself into danger, risking it all for her destined mate and the shifter families she loves. Finally, in Celebration, join the whole clan for holiday festivities and tear-jerking happy ends in a series finale guaranteed to satisfy! Behind the doors of the Blue Moon Saloon, alpha shifters confront their darkest fears and deepest desires. These highly acclaimed, emotional tales feature wounded heroes, powerful alphas, kickass heroines, and the spellbinding scenery of the desert Southwest. Everything you need for an unforgettable bear/wolf shifter romance! Are you ready? Take a deep breath, step through the swinging saloon doors, and immerse yourself in the mesmerizing shifter world of the Blue Moon Saloon! *Each story is a stand-alone happily-ever-after romance, but following the series in order will allow you to pick up nuances you might have otherwise missed. NOTE: this is Volume 2. The first three books in this series are available in Blue Moon Saloon, Volume 1 or as individual titles starting with Damnation, Book 1 in the series (ASIN B01C65N3HS). Every story is also available as an individual title.

The Castle of Carnal Desires


Grace McGinty - 2018
    She wasn't surprised when her boss wanted a boutique sex hotel built in a crumbling Scottish castle in the middle of nowhere. She was only moderately surprised when her contactor and consulting sexologist were sexy Scottish twins. No, the real surprise was that the castle wasn't as empty as she originally thought. Aili has to battle protesting townspeople, escalating violence, and her own desires, to get the project finished and still have a job when she returned to the States. This novella is a reverse harem and contains swearing, sex and twins.

The Last Pendragon


Aurora Dawn - 2018
    A kingdom that’s hers for the taking. And five warriors who will do anything to serve their queen. With a milestone birthday looming, newly single Carrie isn’t looking forward to the not so secret surprise party she has coming up, especially since her ex is going to be there with his brand new fiancé. But, when a strange chance encounter with the hottest man she’s ever seen sends her spiraling into a world she only thought existed in fables, Carrie soon finds that her life and identity is nothing like she imagined. Waking up in Camelot, Carrie finds herself surrounded by five-count ‘em five- smoking hot men, all sworn to stay by her side. They tell her that she’s the daughter of King Arthur and, as such, rightful queen of Camelot. But, with a dark queen already sitting on her throne, Carrie and her gaggle of supernatural protectors must embark on a journey that will bring them closer to death-and closer to her- then any of them ever imagined. With a loyal knight, a tattooed sorcerer, an immortal with a shocking connection to her, and a pair of twin dragon shifters who do everything together at her side, Carrie must find the strength to become the ruler she never thought she’d have to be…or lose everything in the process.A Reverse Harem Arthurian Fantasy

Alphas & Angels: The Royal Pack of Louisiana


Neicy P. - 2019
    He knew that it was going to be very different from the one he ruled over in Hell, but he refused to let that stop him. Xiare got acquainted with the rules and laws of his pack, enforcing them on intruders or anyone else that posed a threat to them. 
It wasn’t the Canis pack or the unknown demons that forced his visits to Hell against his mate Alijah's demands. It was his daughter that warned him of the Earth’s destruction if she didn’t find her place there. 
Ezra was on his way to gaining his wings by mating with his marker, Nevaeh Bricks. He granted all her family’s wishes by planning a traditional mating ceremony with the Elders present. Perfection was what he was aiming for, but it wasn’t what he was going to get, especially if Nevaeh was already promised to another that didn’t mind breaking the rules. 
 The Blacks and Kings were the packs to fear. But all that was going to change with the birth of a Descendant.

The Dragon's Healer


Anastasia Chase - 2018
    But faced with a terminal illness, she was left with very few options. Little did she know, her hunky new apprentice holds the cure for her ailment - and her heart.Despite his father's ideals, Valen always felt a connection to humans. He sought to understand them, and having previously trained under the King's head potion master, mixing tinctures in an apothecary was a natural choice. But how could he have known his new teacher would be so intoxicating?Valen knew that giving Dragon blood to humans was punishable by death, but how could he let the woman who brought him peace die? Will their love sway an entire kingdom, or will Valen's Royal bloodline be the source of their doom?

Magick, Straight Up: A Haven Harbor Novella


Barbara Devlin - 2016
    When he accepts a temporary position at Haven Harbor Regional Medical Center, in a quirky little community known for it’s tongue-in-cheek embrace of witch lore, he falls for the beautiful bartender with a unique ability to guess her customers’ drink of choice…but that’s not the only power she possesses. The owner of the Old Haven Mill Tavern, Mary-George McBride, George to her friends and family, is a kind-hearted witch blessed with the claircognizance of desire. In short, she knows what people want. When she meets Rafe, the cocky Chief of ER Medicine, his naughty thoughts make it clear he wants her, but can the hot doc accept that George and the witch are one in the same?

Shifters of SoHo


J.S. Striker - 2018
    Enter the deadly seductive worlds in J. S. Striker’s all new series. Book 1: Jack - Jillian Jones has everything going for her: a great job, a generous salary and a peaceful life in the sought after neighborhood of SoHo, New York. One day it all vanishes and she is dragged into a world she doesn’t even know exists—one that’s too magical and too outrageous to comprehend. Soon, she’s caught up in a secret that would have many others running away. And there’s no person to rely on other than a dangerous man who’s too attractive for his own good… Book 2: Kasper - Kasper has always lived a semi isolated life, something that’s a choice and a necessity at the same time. It’s all disrupted when a certain fairy comes marching through his front door: bold, feisty and offering a mission he has no choice but to take. It’s all standard at first—until one night changes everything between them, and he finds himself fighting not just the enemy but feelings he shouldn’t be having. Book 3: Xian - Xian has always had one goal in life: to protect his tribe and do what’s best for them, even at the cost of his pride. His plans are already in place for the future of his kind until trouble comes in the form of a woman, one who’s human and too opinionated for her own good. But he might have use for her yet…so long as he can ignore those pretty blue eyes trying to reel him in. Mature Content.

His Fire Inside


Fiona Murphy - 2018
    The arrogant billionaire manwhore is to blame for turning my beloved Austin from quirky, cool college town to hipster paradise. It's a good thing I don't have to deal with him while I help his mother recover from a stroke. Her, I love. Him, all right I might have this insane desire to lick the dimple in his chin. Then there's the way from the outside he's calm, cool, collected and in control as if nothing fazes him. It makes me want to press his buttons, to make him lose control, to see the fire he hides inside. The fire I felt all too briefly. The fire I can't forget even as I tell myself I'm crazy because no way could a man as gorgeous as Rourke want a plus size like me. If my plus size doesn't put him off my family situation will. Both of our lives are too complicated to add romance to it. Besides, he's made it clear for the six months I'm his employee I'm off limits. Except he's still staring at me with the heat of a volcano ready to explode. Like a fool, I'm drawn to the fire even when I know it means one of us will get burned, but who? **Trigger warning** The h's sister is experiencing domestic violence. **This is a standalone however Sam King from A Favor appears briefly. You need not have read A Favor to read His Fire Inside.**

Casacelli Brides


Clare Connelly - 2014
    But now, Bianca needs a favour, and the only man she can turn to is her ex-husband. He's already broken her heart once. Can she trust him again? ALL SHE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS The widowed Lady Elizabeth Sanderson is no longer interested in men. Her life is ordered, calm and boring: just the way she likes it. So why can't she stop thinking about billionaire bad boy Antonio Casacelli, and the way his body seems to call to hers? THE TYCOON'S CHRISTMAS CAPTIVE The last thing Marcos Casacelli needs is a ward to babysit, especially not one as spoiled and indulged as the Hollywood starlet Kat Van Buren.Kat's not just running from any scandal or heartbreak, though. Her life is at stake, and the one man who can protect her seems to hate her with a passion. THE SHEIKH'S CHRISTMAS MISTRESS Charlotte Faber falls head over heels with The Sheikh Malik Desara the moment she sees him. She thinks he loves her, too, until he propositions her... to be his mistress! How can she accept? How can she refuse?

Wicked Lies


M.V. Kasi
    Her new client is the darkly handsome stranger she had met before in a club under scandalous circumstances.Sparks fly and awareness buzzes, but she resists the strong attraction towards the brooding billionaire. And when she finally decides to give in, she shockingly discovers that the man she is falling for has spun a passionate web of wicked lies she is unable to escape...Bhargav Varma is known for his icy control and meticulous planning, especially when it comes to destroying his enemies. But a chance encounter with a beautiful woman changes it all.Although his plans to avenge a past family betrayal weren't supposed to include the beautiful architect he deliberately hired, he is determined to claim the woman who vows to hate him and fight him with a burning passion...Wicked Lies is a standalone contemporary romance.

Beasts


Emilia Hartley - 2020
    By the time you reach the end you'll be begging for more! With No cliffhangers, no cheating, and plenty of steam this is one boxed set you do NOT want to miss!Book 1 - The Tiger's Lover:When Sadie Holliday finds her six-year-old turned into a bear cub in the kitchen, she knows she has to get help. She has no idea how to raise a young shifter. But the boy’s father is long gone, and the town’s local alpha is a harsh beast of a man, Dante Oberon. Even after she meets him and feels the pull of attraction between them, she’s not at all sure he’s someone she wants in her son’s life.Dante’s getting along just fine, thank you very much. Townspeople may look at his shifters askance, but they’re no longer the out-of-control gang of thugs that they were under the previous alpha. They hold down jobs, and they keep their tempers reined in—mostly. When they don’t or can’t, Dante takes care of it. It works.Or at least, he thinks it’s working until he sees his life through the eyes of the sexy, fearless single mom who comes to him asking for help with her son. Suddenly, he’s less sure of himself and his methods. But can he afford to be the kind of alpha who loves?Book 2 - The Hyena's Hope:When Lily catches her boyfriend of six years cheating on her, she kicks him to the curb and holes up in her apartment. To her chagrin, her friends won’t let her wallow. They drag her down to the local shifter bar, where she meets Roderigo, a gorgeous and thoughtful shifter who could almost be torn from the pages of one of her favorite romance novels. The trouble is, just when she’s beginning to think there might be something between them, he disappears on her.When Roderigo meets Lily, he feels peace for the first time since he’s been changed. Before long, he’s sure that she’s his mate. But something evil is preying on his pack, and whatever it is threatens to hurt Lily if he doesn’t stop investigating. He knows he can’t fail his pack, but he can’t put her in danger, either.He wants her.He wants her to be safe even more.He’ll do whatever it takes to make her safe.Even break both their hearts.Book 3 - The Lion's Loyalty:As second in command, Van has always been the steady one in the pack, the voice of reason, the brains behind the brawn. But now Carol has returned to them shaken from her ordeal with the mad scientists, and Van can hardly control himself. He’s furious at the world for hurting her and at his pack for forgetting about her. Most of all, he’s furious at himself for failing her. He doesn’t deserve his fated mate if he can’t take care of her.Before she was changed, Carol was an EMT, a lifesaver. Now she starts at small noises, worries about shadows, and can’t handle the smell of antiseptic. Only around Van does she find any peace at all. But she’s sure Van only sticks around because the alpha told him to keep an eye on the unreliable, broken member of the pack. Sometimes she thinks the world, the pack, and even Van would be better off without her.She refuses to be a burden.For both their sakes, Van must convince her she isn’t one.Content Warning: This series contains lots of sexy shifter action, irresistible mates and steamy love scenes. Tons of mouth watering Paranormal Romance bonus content included!

The Sigma Menace Collection


Marie Johnston - 2016
    Fever Claim (Book 1) Primal Claim (Book 2) True Claim (Book 3) Reclaim (Book 3.5) Lawful Claim (Book 4) Pure Claim (Book 5) Plus excerpts from TWO new spin-off series!

Surrender


Evie Ryan - 2015
     As a dedicated E.R. nurse at Wyoming Mercy Medical, there isn’t much Daphne hasn’t seen: sickness, broken bones, and hunting accidents. But when a little boy is admitted one dark night after barely surviving a vicious animal attack, Daphne’s world is suddenly turned upside down. Whatever did this to him is a monster – a vicious creature threatening not just her town but the very fabric of morality, humanity itself…it is evil. And as Daphne holds the hand of the boy she and the doctors couldn’t save, she sees a brief mental image of black fur and white fangs. Little does she know, she is playing right into the hands of fate -- even more so when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to a man with raven-black hair, one of the strange, rough men who have invited themselves to her town. The blood moon prophecy unfolds. The power of the blood moon will turn Damon's people mad, as the prophecy foretells. During its rise and fall his men must fight the urge to shift, the desire to turn wolf, the need to kill, but when one of the men goes crazy, escapes, and terrorizes Timber Springs, Damon must stop him at all costs. But the rogue wolf isn’t after the people of Timber Springs. He only wants Daphne. He must be stopped, but no one knows how…

Heart Of Eternity


N. Jay - 2013
     Set in the Blue Mountain’s town of Blackheath in New South Wales, Australia, the novel Heart of Eternity introduces two very different characters, Jay and Naida, who encounter each other at a challenging time in each of their lives. Their individual expressions of the feelings they provoke in each other give rise to a turmoil that could ultimately claim their lives. When two people understand so deeply the pain each other has faced will it force them into the abyss of darkness or will their combined need for healing allow love to enter both their hearts?