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Gender Swap Lollipop
Raminar Dixon - 2013
Will he resist the desire to let his friend dominate him or will he give in and accept what's coming?This 10,000 word erotic story contains scenes of feminization, gender-bending, gender swapping, masturbation, sex toy play, transformation, and more explicit content intended only for adults!
Road to the Hollow
Cassandra Featherstone - 2021
was dead. All because I happened to come from a small town in the Midwest. Seriously, that’s the only reason he would give me.So I did what any sane woman with a heart full of rage and an Ivy League education would do. Pack up what was left of my failed life and move back...I don’t know what triggered the flags on my file, but you can sure as hell bet I will find out—even if it kills me.
The Song of the Marked
S.M. Gaither - 2020
The old gods are growing restless. Can she stop the coming storm?
A Devastating Sickness
For decades, the Kethran Empire has been plagued by a strange illness that leaches the very life and soul from its victims.
The Girl Who Survived
Casia is one of the Fade-Marked—one of the few people who caught this sickness and lived. Why she lived is a mystery even to her and the outcast crew of mercenaries she calls her family. It also makes her an intriguing target for the young, enigmatic king-emperor, who claims he wants to work alongside her to find a cure. Unfortunately, working alongside him also means working with the handsome but infuriating captain of one of the most prestigious branches of the Kethran Army.
A Soldier With No Past
This infuriating Captain Elander also has secrets: A past that Cas can’t seem to uncover, a powerful but strange brand of magic, and a deep distrust of the very monarch that he’s sworn to serve. She feels oddly drawn to him in spite of these things...But can she really trust him?
The Fate of an Empire
As the bodies pile up and strange monsters begin to wreak havoc throughout the realms, Cas and Elander will have to work together to protect their world whether they trust one another or not. Because one thing is clear: Something ancient and evil is stirring in the shadows of Kethra.And the empire will not survive its full unleashing.
But how can they save a world where nothing and no one is what they seem to be— including Cas herself?
—Return to the unique universe of myth and magic first introduced in the bestselling Serpents and Kings trilogy with this first book in a brand new series—or visit that world for the first time! You do not need to have read any of the Serpents and Kings books to read this one. All you need to enjoy this new series is a love of fierce heroines, epic world building, enemies-to-lovers romance, and breathtaking adventure.
Chosen by the Dragon
Atlas Rose - 2020
But they left with me.
I escaped the Vampires only to find my sister missing. Dragon Lords have come searching for an ancient bloodline, one that will save their dying race. I’d give anything to keep my sister safe. I’ll fight who I have to.They look at me with hunger in their eyes.My name is Polaris and I’ll run the first chance I get. I’ll find my sister and we’ll escape this Hell once and for all. I’ll refuse to give into them and fight like an Alpha. No matter what things they’ll do to me...if I’m caught.
A Ruin of Roses
K.F. Breene - 2021
We all have. A curse put upon us by the mad king.We are a kingdom locked in time. Shifters unable to feel our animals. Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction.The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain, the golden prince to a stolen throne. The last dragon shifter.He’s our hope.He’s my nightmare.When he catches me trespassing in the forbidden wood, he doesn’t punish me with death, as he’s entitled.He takes me, instead. Forces me back to the castle as his prisoner. Seeks to use me.Apparently, I can save him. I can save the whole forgotten kingdom, locked away by the demon king’s power.But it would mean taming the monster beneath his skin. It would mean giving myself to him.It would mean my ruin._ _ _ _ _ _This is a dark and sexy Beauty and the Beast retelling, featuring a strong heroine, a dangerous anti-hero, and a humorous supporting cast. It is a full-length novel at 80k words and suitable for 18+. This is the beginning of a trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger. Buckle up. The author was let off her leash.
The Lost Mage
Ben Alderson - 2021
A host of ancient dragons. A jealous heir.Maximus Wodlin hated magic. Long before it erupted from him, killing the son of Master Gathrax and altering the course of his life forever.Over 100 years had passed since the War of the Wood, when the northern army swept across land and killed the four ruling mages. Eradicating their ties to magic and leaving their vengeful families to rule.But now one had returned. With Maximus’s palm branded by a mage mark, there is no escaping the crime he committed or the truth of what he is.Instead of death at the hands of his Master’s grieving family, Maximus’s newfound power is controlled by them. Forced to become the son he killed and live as a false heir, to restore the dwindling legacy of the Gathrax Estate.As Maximus struggles to discern allies from enemies, the Mad Queen watches from the North. Trusting is impossible when motives are invisible to him… even if they are shrouded within a handsome stranger.An anticipated M/M fantasy romance from best-selling author Ben Alderson.
The Test
Cara Wylde - 2019
Valentina has prepared for this all her life. She is ready. Just one test to pass, and she’ll finally become a Keeper of the Spades, and a proper member of her coven. Born a witch, sworn to protect the Mysteries of the Tarot, Val will not fail and will not disappoint her family. But something goes awfully wrong. When she gets lost in the intricate multi-dimensions of the Test, she loses control and gets thrown from one time-space to another. And that’s how she meets them. She doesn’t know who they are, but what she knows for sure is they are not just men. Ghosts? Angels, or demons? Gods? Fate is playing tricks on her… She only wants to pass the Test and serve her coven, not figure out why she was meant to meet nine strangers who seem just as confused as she is.
Flame and Starlight
Dana Isaly - 2021
Her mother warned her about them, moving them from city to city, always trying to stay one step ahead. But Alys always thought they were merely the ramblings of an eccentric woman and let her guard down once her mother was gone. Left on her own, she’s found, marked, and taken.Asher is tall, dark, and handsome…and Fae. He claims he took Alys from the human world for her own safety but she doesn’t trust him or the dangerous feeling he stirs inside of her. As he pushes, she pulls, refusing to be used as a pawn in whatever game he’s playing.Forced to live under the same roof as her captor, Alys soon learns there’s more to the story, discovering the disturbing truth about her connection to Asher. When the opportunity to leave presents itself, it won’t be easy for her to walk away. Faced with an impossible decision, she’ll have to choose what life she wants to lead, and who she wants to lead it with.
Ripples & Waves: A Queer Retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
L.A. Witt - 2019
He’s cold, but unscathed… with strange memories of a face he can’t conjure and a voice he doesn’t recognize. No one can explain it, but a friend suggests Colin was saved by one of the mer. Except the mer don’t exist. Do they? But… that face. That voice. Someone was in the water with him. Someone saved him. If not a mer, then who? And whoever it was, Colin wants to see his face. Lir broke protocol by rescuing a land person, but he couldn’t just let the man drown. When he disobediently resurfaces to see his beautiful land man, he knows it’s only a matter of time before he’s forbidden to leave the depths again. One clandestine visit turns into more. Soon, Colin and Lir are meeting at the shore as often as possible, and the connection between them deepens. The only problem is that neither can live in the other’s world. Or can they? Then Lir finds a way for them to be together, but only for a little while… and at a cost. As time grows short, they have to choose: does Lir return to the sea and never see Colin again, or stay forever with the man he loves in a world that will never love them? Ripples & Waves is a modern, queer retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid.
A Rose in The Shadows
Angela White - 2019
Among snow-covered mountains, she finds a fairytale castle and a frosty welcome. Annabelle eagerly devotes herself to the work, but a mystery surrounds the owner of the manor house. Who is this Declan Lions? Why are there no photographs or portraits of him in Lions Manor? What is the reason for his withdrawal from the world, surrounded by a solitude that only his boundless wealth can guarantee him? He does not want to meet her. But, nevertheless, Annabelle feels an extraordinary presence beside her... Annabelle Mayfair has disturbed my peace, the way a stone tossed into a pond shatters the stillness of the surface. And, like that stone, she will be swallowed up, deeper and deeper into the darkness of the abyss. I hate her because... she is so beautiful. Very beautiful. The things I could do to her... the pleasure I’d make her know. Would she be afraid, I wonder? I doubt that she has already discovered what a powerful aphrodisiac fear is. I want to hear her say my name. Yes, I want my name on those full, soft lips, still slightly apart in such a seductive way. The things she could do with that mouth...Inspired by the acclaimed and beloved fairy tale, A ROSE IN THE SHADOWS is a STANDALONE, CONTEMPORARY and very HOT romance novel with a happy ever after.
Naughty Cupid
Deanna Wadsworth - 2016
Well, hold on to your hats, because there’s more to tell about your favorite cupid working in the Gay Division of the Inter-Dimensional Association of Cupids. Remember Ethan? That Aztec god of the winds who busted me shooting a closeted human with a gay lust arrow? Yeah, I haven’t been able to forget him either. Even though I have a rule against getting it on with other supernaturals—especially ones working for the Straight Division—my magic is drawn to Ethan and all his tattoos and piercings in a way I cannot control. But after that night of mind-numbing sex, now I gotta face my evil ex-boyfriend and a suspension by the IDAC for “misplacing” arrows. They took my quiver, and I have to figure out how to get my arrow privileges back before they’re taken forever. Ethan seems to think he can help me, but I don’t know how anybody can make this cupid believe in love again.First Edition published as A Cupid's Wager by Dreamspinner Press, 2014.
The Opposite of Magic
Colleen Cowley - 2013
In the most screwed-up way possible.First off, the wizard’s all wrong. Alexander Hartgrave is a thirty-year-old IT worker instead of a silver-haired mage, and he’s dead-set against playing the proper role of helpful mentor.Worse, he thinks Emily’s extraordinary, all right — because she’s uniquely incapable of doing magic.When adventure overtakes her despite (or rather because of) her oddity, she has to start seeing fantasy like a cold-eyed realist, and fast. Otherwise, her bookish expectations about good and evil will get her, Hartgrave and a lot of other people killed.
Human Alpha Protector
Alicia Banks - 2019
He was always there to protect me. He’s been following me since my childhood and I had no idea. Brandon Scott has been all I need since I saw him naked, the very first day we met. After seeing his tanned body, with those bulging muscles, I want him so badly. He makes me crazy and I am getting obsessed. His eyes can melt any woman’s heart. I’ve never felt like this in my entire life. Now I have to share a cabin with him. And I don’t know if I can trust myself with him. I know he is not a human. He says he is my father’s assistant. He says he can not fall in love with a human. It is against the rules of his pack. Who cares? I am stubborn. I can’t resist this sexy creature roaming around me. My body craves his touch. I need him. I want him to do all the naughty things to me. Lust is taking over my mind. How long can I keep control? How long can I fight my hormones? Now as I am addicted to him, My heart is breaking. All my plans with Brandon are shattering. He already has a mate and he never told me anything about her. Now I am hurt and I want to run from here. Maybe moving to Italy will help me forget him. There he is, again standing in front of me. There is not even a single second when I don’t miss him. Why he can’t be mine? This story contains No Cheating, No Cliffhangers, and it definitely is a HEA story! : ) Warning: Adult Readers only.
Lucifer's Daughter
Kel Carpenter - 2018
Harbingers of the apocalypse. Destruction given form. Four of the sexiest—wait no—forget that. You get my point. So imagine my surprise when I find out everything I’ve ever been told, is a lie.But we’re getting ahead of ourselves here. Let’s start from the beginning.My name is Ruby Morningstar. I run a tattoo parlor in Portland with my bestfriend, have a pet raccoon, a crazy ex that stalks me, not to mention this one little thing… I’m a demon. Half-succubus, to be exact. For the last twenty-three years of my life, that’s the story I believed, but on the day a handsome stranger bails me out of jail my world is turned upside down, and suddenly I don’t know who I am anymore.Because the Four Horsemen aren’t the bringers of the apocalypse.I am.Talk about never catching a break.
Don't Marry the Mechanic: A sweet small town, best friend romance
Emily Childs - 2021
But my less-than graceful escape is thwarted by the one man who tells it to me straight and always has. Rafe Whitfield has been my best friend since we were in diapers. He calls me a Southern princess and no one in my high society even knows his name. Imagine my surprise when my hoity-toity Mama asks Rafe to pose as my fake fiancé until she can devise a way to keep the failed engagement free from scandalous gossip. If we pull it off, Rafe will get the cash he needs to take care of his own family, and according to my mama, my good name will go on unscathed. The only trouble is not falling for the guy I've always wanted but could never have. Welcome to Honeyville. A town of swoon-worthy Southern guys and the sassy women that hold their hearts. A happily ever after is guaranteed.