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Prophecy (The Owens Chronicles Book 1)
Amanda Lynn Petrin - 2019
Her first week of kindergarten she was dubbed “that weird Owens girl” and her social status never recovered. She lives a quiet, sheltered life with her guardians, her best friend, and frequent visits from two mysterious young men, Embry and Gabriel, who claim to be friends of the family. On prom night, things take an unexpected turn when Lucy is forced to escape the dance through a window and brought to a safe house. She discovers that Embry and Gabriel are Gifteds, a subset of humans with supernatural abilities who don’t die until their job is done. In this case, their ‘job’ is to defend Lucy against another Gifted who is hell-bent on acquiring her. Now, on the run with Embry and Gabriel, Lucy is left wondering who this other Gifted is. And, more importantly; what does he want with her?
Mystical
Valerie Weekly - 2015
But first she has to start college with her best friend Dawn Roberts and her feline familiar Jared. If you think college is stressful, try finding your best friend being seduced—nearly to death—by a venomous fairy. Something is horribly wrong, and Eliza must find out what it is.Knowing who’s who in the Mystical world can be a burden—or save her life…Murderous mermaids, seductive fairies, and manipulative elves are terrifying enough, but pure witches can become corrupt…and they’re the most dangerous creatures of all. Eliza struggles to discover the source of this chaos, but is repeatedly attacked—and saved by a shadowy figure. On a very personal note, Eliza must learn whether corruption is beginning to claim her mother.Her strongest ally might be handsome, enigmatic Donovan—but he is hiding a shocking secret…Donovan wants nothing to do with his old gang—not after the things they’d made him do. But when he meets Eliza, he’s both frustrated by her amateur skills and impressed by her emerging strength, and he feels compelled to help her grow into the assassin she’s meant to be.Every answer has a price, and there are beings born to corrupt the pure.Eliza fights to master her skills before it’s too late, while Donovan must determine whether Eliza can be saved…or if she must die to keep her out of the hands of those who would use her powers to reign over all of Mystical.
Soul Slam
Allie Burton - 2013
And Olivia’s not alone at the museum.A member of a secret society, Xander believes it’s his place to inherit King Tut’s soul and justly rule. He knows nothing about the society’s evil plan to control the world or the curse. Now, he must deal with the female thief who stole the amulet.When the two teens find themselves up against the secret society, they reluctantly join forces and must figure out how to end the curse before it turns deadly. On the run and unable to touch because of the curse, Olivia and Xander develop a connection during their quest. As the mystery surrounding the amulet unfolds, Olivia and Xander fall for each other. But is love enough to save them and the world from destruction? “If you are a fan of Rick Riordan books about a quest with love and history thrown in…this is for you!” – Hooked In A Book ReviewOther books in series: Tut’s Trumpet, Peace Piper, Cleo’s Curse
The Unleashed Creation: The Clan-Vampire Clash, A Prequel
Betsy Flak - 2017
Fire breathes life. Duncan lives in a world where it's kill or be killed, whether that's by his vampire allies or by the Clan's vampire hunters. But he wants something more. He wants freedom. When he stumbles across a rogue fire witch that the Clan has left to die, he knows it's his chance. If he can persuade her to switch sides, together they can unite the vampires and destroy the Clan itself. There's just one catch: Can Duncan convince the witch before she kills him? The Unleashed Creation is a stand-alone prequel novelette to the upcoming The Clan-Vampire Clash, a series of YA paranormal fantasy novels. If you like sinister villains, complicated superheroes, and supernatural suspense, then you'll love Betsy Flak's magical new series. Check out The Unleashed Creation today!
Wolfheart: A Heartblaze Novelette
Shay Roberts - 2016
Now she’s living in the woods, training dogs to guard livestock. She soon discovers that she’s not alone in the forest. A dark, malignant beast is preying on her beloved animals. As Ash edges toward despair, a mysterious stranger appears… Magnus, a werewolf from the nearby town of Corby, claims he is hunting the beast, but he knows more that he’s saying. His connection to Ash, and his desire for her, take her by surprise. Their forbidden attraction captures the attention of Corby’s dangerous Gray Wolves, a council of elder shifters determined to keep humans and werewolves apart. If necessary, they won’t hesitate to eliminate Ash, if the beast doesn’t get her first. To survive, Ash must balance the needs of her heart with the necessities of survival. If she fails, she’ll meet a gruesome end in a forest without pity. This is a werewolf story that depicts both human and animal deaths. It is not appropriate for children. Are you a fan of: Twilight, A Shade of Vampire, The Vampire Chronicles, The Wolves of Mercy Falls, Vampire Academy, Vampire Diaries, The Black Dagger Brotherhood series, or Daughter of Smoke & Bone? If so, grab your copy of Wolfheart now!
The Grave of Lainey Grace
Aaron Galvin - 2015
No one knows who steals into the cemetery after the gates are closed and locked, least of all the head groundskeeper, Bob.When Bob is warned he’ll be fired if the rose-givers sneak in again, his ten-year-old granddaughter, Briar Ann Wade, decides to find out who the perpetrators are and why they only come each fall.Briar discovers the answer to the mystery only to learn, as her grandpa says, grief and love take many forms…and there is healing in both.
Heir to the Sundered Crown
M.S. Olney - 2014
The Kingdom of Delfinnia is in chaos. After assassins kill the king and his family, greedy self serving men battle one another for the crown. Unknown to them is that one heir yet lives, a baby boy now hidden and protected. In the mage city of Caldaria is a boy named Luxon. A young mage who will discover his past and his powers. For he will one day become known as the Legendary, the wizard who would break the world, the man who would embrace death and live and the hero who would give a realm its greatest king. Sent on a quest to find the one responsible for the King's assassination Luxon teams up with Ferran of the Blackmoor the legendary Nightblade and hunter of fell beasts, Sophia Cunning the land’s greatest witch hunter and Kaiden, a noble knight sworn to defend the world from darkness. Together they find the answers they seek, but the truth is far worse than anyone could possibly imagine. The Heir to the Sundered Crown is a fantasy tale that will ignite the imagination and set the stage for an epic battle between the light and the darkness.
Taboo Daddies (An Age Gap Older Man Younger Woman Romance Collection)
K.C. Crowne - 2022
Grab this delectable mixture of forbidden Amazon Top 100 romances in a hard to resist package.
Book One: Doctor Daddy
It was the perfect arrangement…
Three hot days and steamy nights in the city of love.
No strings attached. No phone numbers exchanged. No real names.
Fast forward 9 months later and guess who is the doctor delivering my baby - and he’s probably going to flip!!!
Book Two: Daddies Best Friend
Matthew isn’t just older...
He’s my dad's best friend. And my new hot boss.
Will I regret everything after discovering I'll become the mother of his baby?...
And when danger comes knocking can he save us when we need him most?
Book Three: Taboo Daddy
15 years age gap?
It's naughty. It's taboo. It's scandalous.
And a scandal is the last thing my family needs.
But the pink bars on the screen tell me that this little secret...
Won't stay little for very long.
Book Four: Ex Boyfriend’s Dad
My son and I fell for the same girl.
And now her life is in my hands.
But how am I supposed to guard her life...
When all I can think about is devouring every inch of her for myself?
Book Five: Daddies Law
He's twenty years older.
HOT single daddy.
And my very bossy bodyguard.
Should I be more worried about the dangerous men after me...
Or the inappropriate feelings I have for my much older bodyguard?!
If you enjoy the following you will LOVE Taboo Daddies:❤️ Older men younger women❤️ Hot doctors❤️ Single daddies❤️ Secret babies❤️ Surprise deliveries❤️ Daddy's best friends❤️ Possessive bodyguards❤️ Ex-boyfriend's dads❤️ Older bosses❤️ Forbidden toe curling slow burns
Note to readers: This box set will be offered for a limited time.
The Long Way Home
Jeanne Whitmee - 1992
The cruel betrayal of the man she loves forces Marie O’Connor to make the heartbreaking decision to give up her twin daughters at birth. And so begin Leah and Sarah’s personal stories. Separated from one another a mere few days after their birth, the two girls reach adulthood unaware of a twin sister and their tragic background. Shifted from one foster home to another, Leah is finally brought up by misguided parents trying to replace the loss of their own daughter. And Sarah is adopted by an adoring couple who smother her with love. But neither girl feels she truly belongs. Then – after an explosive row – the rebellious Leah is sent packing. Realising what she has been missing all along, Leah leaves home, determined to find her natural mother and uncover her past. Meanwhile, Marie has picked up the tattered threads of her life and achieved a successful career running a chain of hotels on the South-East coast. But hardly a day goes past by without her thinking of her lost little girls. It is not until the past and present come together in one terrifying moment of reckoning, that Marie and her daughters are free to share the love they have so long denied. But with all three women being strangers, can they trust one another to put the past behind and become a family? A gripping and moving story, The Long Way Home tells of the loyalty between friends and families and the depth of a mother’s love for her children.
Dragon Dreams: The Complete Shifter Collection
Leela Ash - 2018
where secrets abound just beneath the surface ... FINALLY Get the COMPLETE COLLECTION including all 6 Novellas and a brand new series epilogue! With her family in peril, Hannah is desperate to help them in any way she can. Her only hope?...a mysterious coin that has been handed down through her family. Will it lead her to the help she needs? Or will it just lead to more danger than she could have ever imagined? Brandon Lorde has waited for ages for a sign that the light is coming back into the world. His kind…and all the other kinds similar to his have been all but forgotten by the world. Now suddenly he is awakened with his original purpose. As a protector he will do anything – and everything to protect this woman who has awakened his fire. But will his strength be enough to save them both? Come along and meet Hannah and Brandon and the rest of the Dragons of the First Flight as they each awaken into their power, find and claim their mates, and together fight to defeat the evil forces who wish to keep the world in darkness… This Collection features: Dragon Protector Dragon Aflame Dragon’s Nanny Dragon’s Redemption Dragon Renegade Dragon Defender *A Dragon’s Bachelorette (New 40 page series epilogue!) There is also a brief preview of Captive to the Dragon…the first in my (Leela’s) Banished Dragons series… These stories contain No Cheating, No Cliffhangers and of course all have HEAs ; ).
The Vampire's Possession: Book 1
Ella Price - 2015
The most exciting event was the arrival of the Lockwood family. Hailey spent her days attending her last year of high school and running her parents coffee shop. Everything changes one night, when Lation Lockwood walks into her parent’s coffee shop. The events of the night turn Hailey’s world upside down when she discovers the entire Lockwood family’s secret. Her life is suddenly in danger when she meets Lation’s brother, Peirce. Peirce is unlike any man she has ever met. She soon learns he isn’t exactly a man. She is instantly attracted to him even though Lation, Peirce’s brother, saw her first. Hailey attempts to stay alive, and keep the people she loves out of danger as she gets caught up in a world she never imagined existed. To complicate her life even more, Peirce claims ownership over her. Hailey attempts to resist Peirce’s hold, all while trying to remain sane as she fights to find her place in this new unfamiliar world of darkness. Hailey soon finds herself a vampire’s possession, when Peirce refuses to let her go.
Hot Shifter Nights (Shifters in Love Collection, #14)
Harmony Raines - 2018
Curl up on the couch and let us take you on an emotional journey of love. Alisa Woods - Tempted Tajael is an angeling of the light—he strives for Virtue, but his human body is vulnerable to all the Sins... Lust most of all. If he can keep from Falling, he'll be allowed to take his vows. But it's an angeling's nature to love and protect humanity... and nothing he's been taught prepares him for the Temptation ahead... Dragon Bewitched: A Viking Dragon Fairy Tale - Isadora Montrose Modern dragon knocks up beautiful thousand-year-old Viking witch. Freya has been waiting a thousand years to be revenged on the Viking dragons who stole her sisters and cursed her with perpetual youth. How can she give up her vengeance in exchange for her enemy’s love and a child? Wrenches, Curses, and Cupid’s Arrow - Jovee Winter Coco Padfoot is a two-hundred year old lone wolf and that’s just the way she likes it, but when the magick of the blue moon infuses her little sleepy town three witches determined to see her wolf mated cast a love spell. It was just supposed to be simple magick, nothing major, except the man fate has in store for her is far more than what he seems. In fact, he might be the key to unraveling one of the shifters worlds most dangerous secrets... Taming Her Bear - J.K. Harper Bear shifter Beckett North can hardly control his inner beast on the best of days—until he meets sexy little spitfire Pix Camden. She somehow soothes his wild, angry side. But when he realizes she's keeping a really big secret from him, his pissed off bear might roar out of control for good. Hades’ Halo - Julia Mills Hell hath no Fury like Hades having a bad day, then Hope arrived... The Underworld will never be the same. Bil-Lion-Aire Protector - Harmony Raines After being cruelly let down by her first husband, Jen, mother of two wonderful boys, has found happiness with billionaire property tycoon, William O’Donnell. He is the man of her dreams—even her most erotic ones. Will’s also a lion shifter, who promises Jen the kind of forever love she could only dream of after her husband walked out. To Will, his mate and her boys, Jack and Cody, are the most important thing in the world. So when they are kidnapped, a man has to do what a man has to do—find them, at all cost! Bad Bear Bull Rider - Liv Brywood Professional bull rider Eva Drake lives a rough and tumble lifestyle. She’s surrounded by horny cowboys who would love to spend a sultry summer night rolling around in the hay with her, but her heart’s already been stolen by Xavier Holt. He’s panty-melting hot—and totally wrong for her and definitely off limits… until one night changes everything between them. Jacqueline Sweet - Reunited in Bearfield Olivia McGregor swore she'd never return to Bearfield, but when her family needs her help she gets a second chance at love with the bear shifter who stole her heart.
Grim and Bear It
Paula Lester - 2020
On the outs with her boyfriend and suddenly without a job, she's scrambling to pay the rent. She doesn’t exactly have the kind of life she wants.Tessa needs a change.And the ability to afford the wet food her cat Pepper thinks she deserves at every meal.Against her better judgement but without another offer, Tessa takes a job from one of the scariest of bosses—her mother, who has a deadly sharp tongue.And just like that, she learns that the life insurance agency at the edge of Mist River isn’t what it seems to be. Plus, Cheryl Randolph isn’t simply the sharp-tongued, overly critical mom Tessa thought she was. She’s a grim reaper. One of many people tasked with escorting souls into the afterlife.And now Tessa is one too.She wasn't expecting her life change to involve so much Death.
Rapid Fire
Clifford Riley - 2011
The source of their power has been hidden around the world in the form of 39 Clues. But the Cahills have shadow enemies, the Vespers, and they’re closer than the Cahills know. Will the power of the 39 Clues be used for good…or for the darkest evil?Seven stories reveal their never-before-told secrets of the Cahill family. Follow the Cahills from the chilling attack that caused Grace Cahill to launch an all-out hunt for the 39 Clues, to the rise of Vesper One and the first step in his terrifying plan for world domination. The Cahills are counting on you to keep their secrets. Remember: Trust no one.
Midnight Kiss
Sarra Cannon - 2014
She’s really Allison Moore—a young witch from Peachville hiding out from an evil coven of witches known as the Order of Shadows. She thinks she is safe until an unexpected accident occurs. Now, she only has until midnight on Halloween until her identity is discovered.She must turn to the hottest, most elusive guy on campus for help. Will he help save her? Or will her life come crashing down around her after midnight?THE MIDNIGHT TEST by Juliana HaygertBeing the weakest witch of her generation, nineteen-year-old Hazel is convinced she’s supposed to live a normal, human life—except for the occasional ghost hunting. When Hazel moves to New Orleans, the most powerful witch coven in the world grants her a chance to join them, but only if she passes a dangerous test on Halloween night. Everything is going fine until mysterious Sean steps in Hazel’s way, putting her entire test at risk.Will she be able to ace the test and keep them both alive at the same time?SEDUCTION’S KISS by Alyssa Rose IvyNever agree to a road trip to New Orleans with your roommate. At least not when your roommate is dragging you along while she reconnects with an ex boyfriend. Possible consequences of failing to take my advice:1) Unknowingly going out with a vampire stripper.2) Getting kidnapped by said vampire’s nest mates.3) Falling head over heels for your winged hero.Believe it or not number 3 is the worst one, especially when no one believes you that he exists.KISS OF AWAKENING by Jennifer SnyderWith one kiss, everything will change…When a mysterious letter arrives from her estranged mother, twenty-one year old Kenna Blake and her best friend, Bree, make a trip to New Orleans hoping for a little Halloween fun and to get away. The mystifying Crescent City has something else in store for her though.Cryptic messages, a hot tour guide, and a new sense Kenna can’t seem to explain are just the beginning of this eye opening trip. Will Kenna accept what awakens with in her or will she crumble under its reality?