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Lars


Aleksandr Voinov - 2016
    But being on his own sucks. So when he finally meets a mixed group of other queer witches and magick-users, it’s like finding family. If family involved exploring past lives and casting spells.Rhys Turner quit a stressful job in the City after his high-strung boyfriend of six years walked out. He sold the expensive flat in central London and bought a run-down house out in the suburbs. Never mind that it needs walls knocked down, its garden landscaped, and what the hell is up with that carpet?With his health failing, Rhys is desperate for a clean slate and a new start. He isn’t ready to fall in love with anybody, least of all the hunky builder who looks like he’s stepped out of a TV show about Vikings—tattoos, long hair, and all. But as strong and loyal as Lars is, he also has a very soft heart, which might be the hardest thing for Rhys to resist.Note: This is a 73,000-word novel.

Locked Up Liars


Elle Thorpe - 2021
    Maximum security. The place they send the worst of the worst. But it’s not just Heath who doesn’t want me there.Rowe, the sinfully sexy head guard has made it clear I don’t belong. I’d tell him where to go with my middle finger up, if my skin didn’t prickle with awareness every time he touches me.And then there’s Liam, hotshot lawyer and my old high school enemy. All that tension and chemistry is still there, burning between us like flames. I need his help, but I’ll be damned if I beg for it.With every lie we uncover, every secret we expose, the danger mounts.Until there’s only one thing we know for sure.The killer is still out there.And I’m his next target.Locked Up Liars is an adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains enemies-to-lovers and romantic suspense / dark themes that may trigger some readers. It is the first book in an ongoing trilogy.Download or 1-click this hot new romance today.

The Keeper


Hollis Shiloh - 2013
    The man is a magician, who's forgotten everything, even his name. As the two wait for the supply boat to come and take him away from the island, Cole finds himself falling in love.He doesn't think the beautiful blond man could ever return his feelings. But everything is not as it appears—including the man's past. And someone might just want him dead.

7th Circle


Tate James - 2021
    The streets outside the Wolves HQ ran red with the blood of the old guard, and not one of those members loyal to my father were spared mercy. Not a single one. I let the media twist and distort the story. My new recruits eagerly proved themselves in spreading false news, in covering our tracks. To the general public, the Tri-State Timberwolves were extinct. But that couldn’t have been further from the truth. We changed, we grew, we evolved and came out stronger than ever. Now, I live, eat, sleep and breathe Timberwolves. I’ll do anything to keep my empire safe and thriving. To keep the people depending on me safe. So, what do I do, when it’s my own weakness that places us all in danger? When I let sex cloud my judgment, and my people pay the price? Simple. Kill the distractions. I’m called Hades for a reason, after all.

Tails from Under Where


Karny McFlynn - 2017
    The monotony of Everly Thyme's boring predictable life is interrupted when an invitation to dinner arrives at her door from a venomous distant Aunt. Why not go she figured? After all, Aunt Legoria might have the answer to Everly's most burning question. How much havoc can one rose and aspirin cream scented piece of paper possibly cause? Fighting monsters that shouldn't exist probably didn't top the list. Will Everly make it home from dinner in one piece? The devil only knows...doesn't he? Welcome to Bonhomme Maine, leave your logic in the car...you won't be needing it here. This is the prequel to the Tails from Under Where Paranormal Comedy Mystery Series

Ollie Wit Box Set: Books 1-3


Donna Augustine - 2019
    They're wrong. Get all three books in this urban fantasy romance. A Step Into the Dark (Ollie Wit Book One) Ollie Wit is the strongest Shadow Walker born in decades but it’s a gift with a steep price. Walking in the Shadowlands can bring untold powers and spells, and even greater risks. Every step into that other world brings her closer to the monsters that have haunted her since a child, destroyed her family and wreaked havoc all around her. Kane knows Ollie is the key to getting the spell he needs and he’s the answer to ending her torment. But it’s a bargain that brings her closer to her own destruction. Even if she succeeds, will she be able to walk away from the newfound power that comes with walking in the Shadowlands? Walking in the Dark (Ollie Wit Book Two) Some people find power in the light. Others are meant to walk in the dark. Ollie Wit left it all behind: a new home, friends who saw her as something more than a fragile shadow walker and a budding relationship with Kane. She did it all in an effort to shield Asher, who should’ve never been able to escape the Shadowlands. Now her money is gone, her hopes of saving other shadow walkers has slipped through her fingers, and Kane won’t speak to her. She’s been abducted by leprechauns, who think she has committed an unspeakable crime. The vampires want her dead and there’s a crawler blowing up End of the Rainbows. Kane might not want to work with her, but he’s going to have to because all hell is breaking loose in Boston. Kissed by the Dark (Ollie Wit Book Three) Life with Kane is wonderful, right up until it’s not. People like me, Shadow Walkers, who know that monsters are real and nightmares don’t only happen when you’re sleeping, are always waiting for the worst. But no one believes me when I tell them disaster is looming, not even Kane, the man who has seen more than I can imagine. When the worst does happen, I’m not prepared. Months of my life are wiped from my memory, strangers call me friend, and it looks like I’m conspiring with the enemy. I need a back-up plan. Only problem is, if I have one I don’t remember it. I don’t remember anything, like who to trust and who to hate. Someone screwed with my life and they’re going to pay. But do I trust Kane to help me when all I can remember is that I hate him?

Promise of Darkness


Bec McMaster - 2019
    Tribute. Sacrifice. Is she the one prophesied to unite two warring Fae courts? Or the one bound to destroy them?In a realm ruled by magic, the ruthless Queen of Thorns is determined to destroy her nemesis, the cursed Prince of Evernight.With war brewing between the bitter enemies, the prince forces Queen Adaia to uphold an ancient treaty: she will send one of her daughters to his court as a political hostage for three months.The queen insists it’s the perfect opportunity for Princess Iskvien to end the war before it begins. But one look into Thiago’s smoldering eyes and Vi knows she’s no assassin.The more secrets she uncovers about the prince and his court, the more she begins to question her mother’s motives.Who is the true enemy? The dark prince who threatens her heart? Or the ruthless queen who will stop at nothing to destroy him?And when the curse threatens to shatter both courts, is her heart strong enough to break it?A fairytale twist inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth.

Liam


Fel Fern - 2020
    One pregnant runaway Omega and one sexy growly Alpha make for one sizzling combination. Eli wants out of his gilded cage. When he finally tastes freedom, he wants to hold onto it for as long as he can. Bumping into a growly Alpha grizzly shifter isn’t part of his plans. Neither is falling in love. Liam and his brothers are monsters. Everyone fears them. Liam’s content running the mountain lodge his parents left behind. When ferocious and bold little Eli comes into the picture, Liam can’t find it in his heart to turn the pregnant Omega away. The more time they spend together, the more Liam realizes he has no plans of ever letting Eli go. Is a future possible for a snarly werebear and a werewolf Omega who has more baggage than he can carry? Liam is the first book in the MM omegaverse mpreg shifter romance Grizzly Mountain Lodge series. Each book features a different couple and ends with a HEA.

Demon Bound


Eve Newton - 2015
    An Angel that risks everything for her & the Devil that falls under her spell.They are tested to their limits, but will love conquer all? After escaping Hell and then being found back on Earth, I'm sentenced to eternity in a fiery prison down in Hell, when suddenly, I find myself pulled out of my misery by the Devil himself.When he starts to take an unusual interest in me, I'm intrigued at what is it he wants from me, while also finding myself on the receiving end of a Reaper's infatuation.I'm tested to my limits for the Devil's unknown cause, grabbing the attention of the opposite side and an Angel that wants to save me from myself.When I finally learn of the Devil's intentions, my loyalty to my creator starts to waiver and escape seems to be my only option.Will I manage to flee the pits of Hell for an unheard of third time with my Reaper to meet the Angel who claims he can save me? Or will I be stuck in the Devil's idea of happily-ever-after?

Hide or Die


Ember Blaze - 2021
    I thought maybe I could do some good here—make things better for our people. But now, after years of hiding my omega status with a toxic cocktail of black market heat blockers and pheromone suppressors, my time is finally up.When a fellow omega-in-hiding and I are kidnapped by terrorists a week before my heat is due, our only hope lies with the misfit pack of subjugated alphas assigned as our security detail. Jax, Alex, and Flynn are as much slaves to the beta ruling class as we are—but they value omegas the way we're meant to be valued. They'll do whatever it takes to rescue us—though it still may be too late to protect my deadly secret.If I give into the temptation they represent, my fragile house of cards will come tumbling down. And if I fall that far, will they be able to catch me?Either way, my life as I knew it is over.* * * Secret Pack is a 'why choose' non-shifter omegaverse trilogy. It features a female and a male omega as the main characters, along with three growly alpha protectors. One of those alphas is female. There's no F/F in the first or second book. There probably will be in the third one. M/M is hinted at in the first book, and starts in earnest in Book Two.The series contains NO non-con or dub-con. HEA guaranteed in the final book. What happens between now and then… not guaranteed. ;)

A Rebel Rises


R.J. Castiglione - 2017
    During the day he was Michael Semione. He worked, spent time with his family, and did everything young professionals were meant to do. At night, he became Creighton Dian-Cecht, a druid healer in Fjorgyn Online. He was head of a company of crafters and adventurers known throughout the game. Things changed, however, when Michael was killed in real life while playing the game. He was reincarnated in a world based on Fjorgyn a level one, alone and naked in the woods. When he played the game, all he wanted to do was craft and heal. Follow his new life and his new adventures and challenges. See how he reconciles his desire to only heal in this dangerous, new world.

Heaven's Ballroom


Aiden Bates - 2019
    But he proved me wrong.” Alpha Max Griffin doesn’t have the best luck in love, so when he ventures out to Heaven’s Ballroom to console himself after another affair has ended in heartache, he’s not expecting anything more than a private dance and a night to forget. He finds so much more. “Trusting Max seems like the most natural thing in the world. If only he would trust in me, too.” Omega Riley Landon doesn’t go to work at the Ballroom expecting to give up his innocence, but when he meets Max, the passion between them burns bright right from the start. Unfortunately, it’s a one-night affair. But when Riley discovers he is pregnant, their one-night stand blossoms into the possibility of forever. Welcome to Heaven’s Ballroom, the most luxurious club in the city – with the hottest omega dancers. This mpreg book features two pesky ex-boyfriends, a lecherous boss who doesn’t know how to quit, and the hope that sparks between two men looking for their own happily ever after. Get His Innocent Angel and 5 other amazing books in the complete Heaven's Ballroom Series Bundle! Contemporary Mpreg Romance.

Goddess of Chaos


Harper Wylde - 2020
     And so does the hottie McStalker I swear I’ve seen lurking in the shadows. Truthfully, that’s not the worst of it. I can’t remember the last time I had a day where something didn’t go wrong. I’m like a walking, talking disaster, and the last in a long string of mishaps ends with me getting fired from my job. Again. Out on my ass, living on my last dime, I don’t think things can get any worse… until I’m kidnaped by a brotherhood of brutish bikers that think I’m something I’m not. But when the blood moon rises, it changes everything. It forces me to reconcile with a past much greater than myself and face the fact that discord and catastrophe don’t just follow me, I literally create them. Because that’s what I am, the Goddess of Chaos and Destruction, and now that I’ve reconnected with the three men that are supposed to be mine, I’ll be damned if I let the one who cursed me get away with stealing my memories, and my life, for a second time. I’ll burn the world down first. - Goddess Of Chaos is a paranormal reverse harem romance with a kickbutt heroine and her three sexy immortal men. It is part of the Blood Moon Rising shared world. So if you’re in the mood for a panty-melting story that leaves you at the edge of your seat, grab your copy!