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Claimed by the Wolf
Candi Jackson - 2015
Her jerk of an ex-fiancé threw her out of the house after she caught him in bed with the neighbor, and now she’s struggling just to keep her head above water long enough to finish her nursing degree. But one desperate trip to a local dive bar results not only in a hot, delicious night with gorgeous billionaire mogul Grant Beal—the best sex she's ever had—but also in the realization that she’s landed herself in the middle of a war between werewolf packs. Not only does Zenobia’s lover happen to be the alpha leader of one of the packs, but the night of pleasure she shared with him left her pregnant. Now, as the mother-to-be of his heir and successor, she has no choice but to flee her old life and stay close to Grant in his mansion—and his bed. Her old life gone for good, can Zenobia find a way to accept her new one and come to find more than just acceptance at the side of the White Wolf—maybe even love? This is part one of a four-part serialized Fantasy Erotic Romance. This part has a length of about 15,000 words. It contains strong sexual content and is not intended for readers under 18.
Rapture 3
Perri Forrest - 2016
It holds especially true when you’re Rush Cambridge. The story is back and with something of a vengeance. In RAPTURE, new couple Alika and Rush were brought together under severe circumstances. Alika literally crashed into Rush’s life and created a need that he didn’t realize existed until she was there to awaken it. By RAPTURE 2, the couple had already been faced with the first of many obstacles: Rush’s father was murdered, his mother’s return after years of absence, and the arrival of a daughter that Rush never knew existed. RAPTURE 3 promises to keep the momentum going. Rush wrote off his sister, Jamie, when he realized that she knew about his daughter. Will they mend their relationship? Or will they remain siblings in name, only? What will happen when tragedy strikes and the traumatic event touches several of the lives that Rush holds dear? And what about Siobhan, Rush’s mother, who was being sought for his father’s murder? Somebody doesn’t want to let it go, and wants to make sure that Siobhan pays for her crime. It’s just too much, isn’t it? Well, it’s happening all while Rush and Alika await the birth of their first child. We know this couple can overcome just about anything, but will it still hold true in the end?
Dragon's Curvy Dilemma
Mychal Daniels - 2017
He just wants to get away from it all to spend time with his young son over the summer. Its time he showed the boy how to deal with being a dragonling.Daryl Livingston is squatting in his guest house. The young woman makes his dragon come alive. The last thing he expected was to find his true mate living in his guest house. Only problem… it’s going to take everything in Asher’s power to convince her of that.Will a new love teach an old dragon exciting tricks?
Asher Princeton…
• She’s a brilliant, know-it-all, trespasser squatting in my summer Lair’s guest house• I’m supposed to turn her into the police but this dragon’s got secrets, dark ones• Normally I’d toss out an intruder without a backward glance or question, but she’s different• The dragon in me and my five-year-old son have other plans• Funny thing…She thinks I’m letting her off scot-free• Her arrogant innocence challenges me in the best way• I might be a single dad focused on raising my son, but she’s ignited a fire long doused• It’s in her eyes and those curves that bewitch, seduce, and tempt my resolve like no other• Instead of releasing her, I’m going to make her moan with pleasure• That’s it—she’s mine• Only problem—her name. She’s the one woman I need to stay far away from• Our relationship is damned from the beginning• She can never find out what happened to her father• Daryl is off limits
Daryl Livingston…
• He’s gorgeous and infuriating• But his kid… makes my heart melt• It was stupid getting caught living in his guest house like this, but I’ll appeal to his sense of duty• I’m willing to do a lot of things to be able to stay—I have no place to go• But, if he thinks I’m going to be his maid or nanny, he’s got another thing coming. I’ll take jail over that• Weird thing… he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before• It’s in those eyes of his, like pools from the depth of his soul they enchant and entice me to want to touch him• That’s it—I can’t stay• Instead of behaving like a grateful house guest, all I want is to offer up my virginity to him like some damned lovesick school girl• Only problem—I’m on a mission to regain the respect my father deserved and find out what happened to him• I can’t get sidetracked. Not when I’m so close, no matter how much Asher makes me pant
Sable
Dariel Raye - 2012
Akila Marshall is a veterinarian with a calling – save as many stray animals as possible. The only child of wealthy, yet distant parents, she’s convinced that love is not for her. Until…Sable’s search for his twin sister leads him to Akila. Born into a rare species of wolf shifters whose main purpose is protecting others, he has always been forced to fend for himself, but Akila’s loving, protective nature draws him – and not a moment too soon. Together, they must learn to trust each other enough to overcome a new, deadly enemy.
Beastly Desires
Nikki Winter - 2014
After watching her father murdered before a significant portion of her pride was wiped out by a merciless rogue lion, she soon finds her terror transforming into cold, unerring determination to survive. Not just for herself but for the cub who means everything to her. Her son is wanted dead and she’s wanted as a trophy for a man who craves taking everything her surname is attached to. Just when her battle begins and running seems to be the most viable option she stumbles into the presence of one pushy, overbearing, food obsessed tiger who doesn’t seem too interested in letting her go… Kaisal Verochka is a typical pride male. He torments his sibling and younger cousin, pisses off his parents and sleeps when he isn’t hunting or listening to classical music to stem his baser…urges. With a shadowed past full of mistakes that haunt him daily, he never expects for someone—least of all a lioness with an itchy trigger finger—to come along and silence his demons using only the power of her smile. He never expects the laughter of a cub to lift the weight of regret from him. And he never expects one chance encounter to leave him so in tune with two individuals that he can’t find it in himself to separate from them. But it happens. It happens, and he refuses to give up that smile, that laughter. Even if it means massacring those pursuing what he now considers his…
The Wanting
Shyla Colt - 2011
At the time, her age and his position as her professor kept him from acting on his desires. When the biological mating period known as The Wanting hits, it ignites a passion that neither can resist. Will the icy Zasha run from her feelings or embrace the man who melts her heart?
Saving Her
Tiana Cole - 2019
Bev Witnessing the brutal murder of my grandfather upended my whole life. We packed up and moved across the country to start over safely. I built my business and kept to myself, never wishing for more. Never wanting more. Until I met a man who made me want more. Need more. Crave it. Too bad it was all a lie. Too bad my safety depends on trusting him. Too bad I can’t resist him... Lucas It was a chance to start over after the service, and I took it. He was my dad’s old military buddy, and his little princess needed help. I needed a job, a distraction, so I went, expecting to protect a Hollywood brat. Bev wasn’t any of those things. She was sexy as hell. Sweet as a summer night. And she was being stalked by a psycho. I had to keep her safe, not fall for her. Fate had other plans. When she finds out the truth, I’ll do whatever it takes to convince her what we have is real. ****This is a standalone 51,000-word full-length novel with a touch of steam and HEA.****
Fallen
Elise Marion - 2011
An angel of healing, Amir has spent centuries performing miracles for people hovering at the very edge of death. A professional ballerina, Shayla lives her life to dance. Abandoned by her family, she is alone in the world yet determined to pursue her dream. When a car accident leaves Shayla in critical condition and in danger of never dancing again, it seems that all hope is lost.Amir enters Shayla’s life intending to heal her, but when he sees her laying in her hospital bed fighting for her life, something unfamiliar resounds within him. A stranger to desire and love, Amir is drawn to Shayla like a moth to a flame despite the fact that the rules of heaven forbid angels to engage in romantic relationships with mortals. Should he give in to temptation he will become one of the “Fallen”, demons cursed to the depths of hell for eternity. As his desire for Shayla rises to fever pitch, Amir will face the choice between love and damnation, or loneliness and divinity. Will an angel who has roamed the earth alone for centuries choose to continue on the path of righteousness, or will he fall captive to his burning desires and be forever damned?
Blake
Victoria H. Smith - 2018
I never forgot our conversation or her... taste when I'd been fortunate enough to have it.She had me in a world where she was mine and, even though the experience of her had only been for a short while, I took that memory into the rest of my life, Anita... the girl who spoke of dreams.She reminded me of my dreams and that it was okay to have them. I made those desires into reality years later, after a fallen marriage and a lifetime of hesitance, but never once did Ann leave me.I never thought I needed anyone when the girl with talks of dreaming finally made it back into my life over three decades later, my family and the strong boys I raised into men all I needed. Anita sure proved me wrong, because not only did I need that woman, I lived for her once I had her back in my life.My sudden heart attack may have brought us back to each other, but our history...It gave us both a second chance.Blake by Victoria H. Smith is a 20,000-word story created just for those who demanded to see and read more about Griffin's pop, the head of the Chandler brood who has a love story all of his own. Set in the 1980s with flashes to the present, this contemporary romance will steam up your Kindle and possibly make you shed a few tears along the way! An origin story between Blake and Griffin's stepmom Ann, this short read acts as book six in the Found by You series and is best enjoyed after reading the full-length novel Brody.
BirthRight
Sydney Addae - 2013
By changing the rules.After three hundred years of fighting and service to the Goddess, Silas Knight is the Patron, Alpha to the Alphas on the North American continent. As the top wolf, he fears little and has seen most things. But when he discovers someone or something has been quietly disturbing the natural order of things, he’s surprised. Certain human women have the ability to birth fully functioning wolves, and that’s a major problem.Jasmine Bennett has no idea her deceased husband was a wolf shifter or that her twin sons are shifters. Her life changes when she rushes to her son’s bedside after he’s wounded in Afghanistan and returned stateside. Now her life’s in danger because of her ability to give birth to a breed of beings she never knew existed.
Dark Thirst
Sara Reinke - 2007
Five years later, Angelina is a streetwise cop who's sure she's seen it all, until Brandon comes back into her life--lean, handsome, possessing a strange, powerful allure. . .and a terrifying secret.Dark DesiresBrandon is one of the Brethren, an ancient clan of ruthless vampires. Like other Brethren families, the Nobles have accumulated great wealth and prestige, never marrying outside of their kin, never leaving the isolated Kentucky farmlands where they live, undetected, among their prey. Horrified by his birthright, Brandon shunned the ritual of the first kill, earning the Brethren's lasting wrath. But the exhilarating passion he and Angelina share rouses the primitive impulses he has tried so hard to deny. And even if Brandon can protect Angelina from his enemies, can he save her from his own dark thirsts?
Lilly I: Book One
Tiya Rayne - 2014
Assassin In my world, you need to be the biggest and baddest in order to survive and I'm the fucking biggest and baddest there is. Men fear me as if I am death himself and women want me as if my cock is encrusted in diamonds. I am the great elf Assassin and the last of my kind. So, what's my secret to surviving in the Locke? It's simple: don't form attachments and never get involved in other people's shit. I've lived by those rules for centuries. But, one chance meeting with a doe-eyed little girl changes everything. One decision sets me on a cataclysmic journey. Lilly Safe, predictable, boring Lilly. That's what my friend calls me. She also says I’m the last living 20 year old virgin. She may be right. But all of that changes when I get one night with a handsome stranger. What could go wrong? One Decision alters their future. One Decision sets their path. One Decision may save their world. This is NOT a complete story. This is the first of a series of novellas. It is approximately 36,000 words. This book contains sex and strong language and is not recommended for readers under 18.
The Reaping
Tigris Eden - 2015
Three trials, Victor Canidae had to complete and in doing so–he’d successfully earn Nerina Simpson as his mate. Three Trials. For him only. But the Goddess Selene has plans of her own. Plans that are far reaching and affect not only Pack Canidae, but Clan Denali. A concern that has all of the Northern territory pulling out their claws. The council all agree, Nerina is not the answer, in turn, bringing back insecurities and concerns, Victor thought long buried. But with this new twist in the mix, there’s only three things either of them can do. Face their fears, Face each other. And above all, do not fail.
Saved by the Alpha Wolves
Anastasia Chase - 2018
I guess that means you belong to all of us..."Wolf shifter Brianna Frost found herself exiled in the woods and torn by a war against the bear shifters. While thinking to herself "what else could go wrong?", three of them sneak up on her and attack her. It isn't until four wolf shifters appear out of the shrubbery and save her that she begins to feel relief.While getting her wounds tended back at their cabin, Brianna realizes that not only are these four gorgeous specimens staring at her with desire, but she finds herself wanting each one. The tension in the air could cut through play-doh.Their moment of passion is interrupted by an alarm call from their sister pack alerting them that some of their cubs had been killed by the bears. They head together all five of them, as a new pack, to aid their brethren. If they survive the imminent fight, will their newfound passion be accepted by the other wolves?
Divorced Single Mom
Hattie Black - 2016
She’s just divorced her cheating husband, and her college sweetheart is the one that got away. But she has no time for a love life, being a single mom and struggling to save the family business. Gabe Crawford might be flying high as a wealthy playboy but he’s never forgotten Mallory, his college sweetheart. When he finds her again, the attraction is instant. Sparks fly, but Mallory isn’t impressed by his billions. When his lavish lifestyle threatens to derail all his plans, can Gabe capture her jaded heart and convince her to play his wicked game?