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Forbidden (Her Monstrous Desires)
Jewels Arthur - 2022
Don't judge me. I'm hungry and let's be real... What tastes better than a meal that doesn't struggle—much.Little do I know, my blood-thirsty plot is about to be foiled by a set of five werewolves that have decided to eat gran, take her place, and eat the little girl! I wish I had thought of that last bit myself.The worst part is that I have been a lone vampire for years now so I have no one to watch my back. I am just easy prey to them and their beastly desires. If I can't escape, I just may become victim to those desires and they are more than willing to huff and puff and blow my resolve away.One-click now to preorder this monstrous romance in an unordered series of standalone fairy tales with a dark twist.
The Demon’s Pet
Domino Savage - 2021
Against the rules of my insular wolf pack sequestered in the celestial havens. Against bullies, my horrible parents, and even the pack's strongest wolves who want to claim the town's rebel for their own.I was supposed to keep my head down, but something deep within me refuses to bow.When my entire pack rejects me, I'm delivered to a deadly god with a penchant for murder. An incredibly handsome archangel with black wings and unimaginable power.He was supposed to execute me and end my misery. Instead, he's only keeping me alive for one reason...Vengeance.Now I just need to stay alive long enough to escape his grasp.But as we travel through the world, and every creature seems to want to attack or claim me, I'm realizing I might be something truly special.And the closer I get to my captor, the more I can't resist a dark, sexy side of him that calls to something dark in me.But once the heat between us starts burning, the fate of the entire world might rest on whether we manage to fight, or fall, together.The Demon's Pet is 700 pages of high-stakes action, fantasy adventure, and steamy interludes that just might set your reading device on fire! It's the first book of a trilogy and does NOT end on a cliffhanger.
Kings of Chaos
Eva Ashwood - 2021
I wear vengeance like a suit of armor.I’ve got a list with six names on it. Six people who wronged me, who hurt me, who took everything from me. Six people who turned me into the monster I am now.And I’ve crossed off every name but one.One more name. One more death. Should be simple, right?Yeah, you’d think so. But it turns out revenge is a messy business, and when I end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, I royally piss off four brutal, twisted, gorgeous men.Gage, Priest, Ash, and Knox.Lucky for me, the last name on my list is someone they’ve got their own grudge against, so instead of killing me, they offer me a deal. They’ll give me a chance to exact my vengeance, and in exchange, all they want is…Me.I’m not stupid. I’ve played this game before. Even though they've agreed to help me, I know they want to punish me too. They want to toy with me. To let their demons loose on me.But maybe these Kings of Chaos have let my pretty face fool them.Because I'm just as vicious as they are. And I’ve got demons of my own.Kings of Chaos is a full length dark new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes, featuring a slightly psycho heroine and four even more psychotic men. What happens between these pages will be dirty, dark, and delicious, so read at your own discretion.
The Never King
Nikki St. Crowe - 2022
Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken.Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.But it’s pointless.Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.* Release Date is not final and will likely be much sooner. Target release date is March 2022 *The Never King is a dark retelling of Peter and Wendy. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy The Never King and the Lost Boys. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and ‘touch her and I’ll unalive you’ vibes.
The Witch & the Bounty Hunter (Federation of Magic Book 1)
Rachel Medhurst - 2020
until someone wanted me dead.Here I am, Lyla Ford, broke and starving, minding my own business, when twin sorcerers Tinniel and Nazeriah claim that I’m a witch from an ancient line. Not only that, they request an audience. Who do they think I am? Royalty?I would never entertain the idea of magic, let alone the request to become a tracker for the two paranormal bounty hunters who work for the Federation of Magic. That is, until the ridiculously handsome Tinniel tells me that my missing mother is the leader of the Federation. Who knew?When Tinniel gets kidnapped, a compulsion to find them both overtakes me, forcing me to work with the Federation. I have a feeling that if I don’t do as I’m told, the ancient line I descend from will die out. With my brutal, bloody murder.
Dragon Lords Blood Contract
Rylee Winters - 2019
What could go wrong? The day Ethan Payne walked into my office, my world was turned upside down. Strolling in like a Mr. GQ youngest billionaire nominee, I soon realized he came from the renowned species I hated most: the charming asshole. When he offers me a job to locate an ancient item that's from the stuff of legends, I conclude he must also be stark, raving mad. But the reward he's offering is too good to turn down – a buttload of cash and a legendary scrying mirror made by Nicolas Flamel. How can a girl refuse? Only, to accept the job, I have to sign a blood contract. And if I don't fulfill my end of the bargain – well then, the contract's magic will curse me to a painful and horrifying death. I'm one of the best trackers in the world, so what's there to lose? Plenty, I soon realize. Now I'm stuck in a team with Ethan and four other hot, arrogant, alpha male dragonshifters. All of who seem to really know how to push my buttons. Drake's cold as ice; Damien seems to have a stick shoved so far up his ass I'm surprised he can walk properly; Liam is a know-it-all narcissistic prick; and Knox – well Knox is the only one who seems nice and actually wants me here. But I'm not here to make friends, or to find a mate. Only the harder I try to ignore my raging hormones, the more attracted to them I find myself. How am I going to manage to keep my hands off them, and thwart their advances? Find out in this thrilling new reverse harem paranormal romance story! ***
Siren Condemned
C.R. Jane - 2020
Our songs have been stolen, the source of all our power, and it's been made punishable by death to use it. They've taken everything from us.The vampires.I've been sent to the darkest of all places, Nightmare Penitentiary for my next assignment. But I've promised myself this assignment will be my last... no matter the cost. I'll do whatever it takes to free my people, even if I end up shattering the hearts of three captivating men who have the power to change my future forever.One will sacrifice himself for me. One will shatter my soul. And one will kill me to save me.
Welcome to Nightmare Penitentiary. Escape is my only option.
Hellcat Escaping
Jade Bones - 2021
That's all I see around me.I’ve been in Hell so long, I don’t remember who I was before this. How did I die? What did I do to earn the worst torture this place has to offer?Just kidding—I don’t give a crap. Whatever I did, no one deserves this; it’s time to get out of here. The only problem is, my escape is thwarted by three spoiled demon princes begging to go topside. And now Lucifer, the Devil himself, has stuck his unfairly attractive nose in.Lucifer promises I can work off some of my debt by guarding these three troublesome princes and keeping them out of mischief. My princes have other plans—beginning and ending with my personal hell on earth, since that’s apparently all a feral soul like me deserves.I’ll show you what I deserve.Saddle up, boys. You’re riding with me, now.Warning: Hellcat Escaping is a reverse harem novel with multiple love interests, and as the first in a trilogy ends on a cliffhanger. Intended for mature readers, it contains dark fantasy elements regarding violence and assault, along with sexual content that some readers may find offensive. Please proceed with caution.
Illusions of Grandeur
Kathryn Ann Kingsley - 2020
It’s been such a long time since he’s had anyone to play with. And he plans to have a great deal of fun with Alice. That is, if she doesn’t run screaming from his home first…_____Author’s Note: This book is what I would call “villain romance.” This story is for anyone who always finds the villain more interesting than the hero. That said, they are therefore sometimes not the nicest of male heroes. This story has a HEA, but it may be a tough ride getting there. This story has mature themes and content.
What Lies Beyond the Veil
Harper L. Woods - 2022
In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I’ve spent my entire life tending to the gardens next to the boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame.Then, we died on their swords.All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again. The magic of faerie marks those of us they mean to take, but the Mist Guard protecting Nothrek will kill us all before they let the fae have us. There’s no choice but to flee everything I’ve ever known, not if I want to live to see my twenty-first birthday as a free woman.Now, they’ll claim what’s theirs.But before they capture me, Caelum saves me from the Wild Hunt. Fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back in ways I only dream of. From tentative alliance to all-consuming passion, our bond strengthens as the fae close in and evil lurks ever nearer. With my life on the line, he is everything I shouldn’t dare to want and a distraction I can’t afford. I can’t seem to stay away, not even with something greater on the line.My heart.Author’s Note: This book is intended for readers who are 18 and older. It contains mature language, graphic violence, and explicit content with darker elements. This is book one in a series and ends in a cliffhanger.
Eluding Destiny: Book I
Charlie Nottingham - 2021
Having a soulmate doesn't seem too bad either. For the most part? Laila's pretty happy to be that girl. Until the best parts of her life are ripped out from beneath her.In just a few days, everything in Laila's life changes. The brother she never knew existed shows up from the Fae Realm looking for her and their mother. Her once perfect love life crumbles in the blink of an eye. If things aren't hard enough already, her oldest family friend is murdered too. And the nosy detective in town is pointing fingers Laila’s way.Is it all connected? How could it be?She saw what Jeremy did with her own eyes. Well, in someone else’s memories, but she still saw it. Why is she questioning it? Why can’t she shake the feeling that there’s more to all of this than she can see?Things started to go array before her brother entered the picture. And he seems nice enough. Surely, it can’t be his fault. But what else could it all boil down to?Or rather… Who could it boil down to?
Small Town Dragon Daddy
Lisa Daniels - 2021
While running from one alpha male,I had not intended to fall into the arms of another.Instead of a high powered, wealthy fiancé who controlled meI find myself under the caring spell of young father.With one kiss, I know that my destiny is forever changed.Seeing his dragon shifter son in his full splendor,I can’t wait to see what Cooper looks like.Then again, his black hair, broad chest, and luscious lips –I’ve never felt such a primal pull to anyone the way I feel with him.But there’s a sadness behind his eyes when he looks at his son.Will he only ever see me as a shifter nanny?Or can I convince him that I’m worth him taking another chance on love?
Wicked Blaze Correctional
M. Sinclair - 2020
Home to the most dangerous criminals of each realm.Drake sent me here to ruin me. To destroy me and any memory of his egregious act that could incriminate him for being the homicidal maniac he was. What he hadn’t counted on? Me. He hadn’t counted on my strength and my magic rising up to become the scariest damn thing in this place. It helped that I had a human by my side that showed up to breakfast every morning covered in blood. I should probably ask Dimitri what that was about one of these days. Don’t forget Milo! An Ink Mage with the nifty ability to not only interpret dreams but to change them, as well as reality itself. Did I mention he was absolutely mental? Maybe it was because of the insomnia. I didn’t know what to tell them about one of the lead guards, Vaughn, who kept claiming I’m his ‘mate’ and promising to get me out. Or how to explain the odd feeling I had about the new inmate that just showed up, seeming a bit too sweet for this place. There is something changing in the air though, something different than what’s been going on the past six months. Maybe it's the magic eater that keeps floating by my cell every morning? I didn’t care what the change was, as long as I got out. I had a witch to kill, and I wasn’t going to be able to put Drake in the ground from here.Welcome to Wicked Blaze Correctional - Book 1 of The Wronged series. This trilogy will be a fast-burn reverse harem filled with dark subject matters, a strong FMC, and insane men. This institution isn’t like any correctional facility you’ve read about before. It’s brutal, cut-throat, and there are no rules except that you can’t leave until your sentence is done… which is never. Follow Valentina and her men on a journey filled with revenge, steam, and strong characters that don’t fit the norm of society. A bit crazy? That is just their normal. This fantasy medium/fast burn RH contains several dark themes that readers should be aware of: swearing (I know—surprising, right?), gore, violence, assault, and sexual themes suitable for +18. Additionally, this book does have mature light m/m themes that develop over time. This book ends in a ‘light cliffhanger,’ which is defined as questions left open for the continuation of the series.
Siren's Throne (Royal Storm of Atlantis Book 2)
Sedona Ashe - 2021
Being the somewhat-good guy is exhausting sometimes.The Ancients’ world is under attack. And the lips delivering this unexpected news to me are evenmore unexpected. They belong to Lokene––the charming and mischievous young man I fell inlove with before my beloved Atlantis sank into the sea. The Ancients have sent him to requestmy aid because he’s my mate, and they think I will listen to him.Did I mention Lokene is an Ancient? Oh, and he has the ability to give me legs—and take themaway—at will. I swear he’s enjoying this. If I could train my great white shark, Sheba, I’d beteaching her to nip his butt.Look, these new legs are great, but I need to save the world right now… not be distracted by thethought of all the fun times this body and my five mates could have together. On top of that, I’mstill on a seek and destroy mission in the human world for those under the soul-destroying powerof the Lure.As if I didn’t have enough on my plate, miners continue to destroy the ocean. Their actions aretaking them closer and closer to the heart of Atlantis, and if the humans find it, the power theycould unleash would rip the world apart. I’m hoping that Eason, Storm, Kye, and Fynn can helpme stop them before it’s too late.Last, but certainly not least, the floor of the ocean is angry, preparing to lash out. I’m not suremy wind and water abilities are strong enough to stop it from destroying entire cities andclaiming countless lives.Let’s hope I hear the call again soon. I really need to relieve some stress.All these sexy mates are distracting… but I have two worlds to save.And legs. I have legs now too.This paranormal reverse harem (why choose) romance is for 18+ readers. It contains steamycontent and darker plot elements and themes (she likes to kill people, much to her mates’ horror).This is not your typical bubbly mermaid tale! It’s full of sexy scenes, humor, a coffee-addicted andslightly feral siren, and totally ripped guys you will want to sink your fangs into! It will have a HEA…eventually!