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No Fox to Give


Vivienne Savage - 2019
    Exchanging her stable teaching job for life as a starving artist means Madeleine has no time for fun or sexy men. Too bad the hottest creature in all of Texas has moved in next door, and his favorite activity is ruffling her feathers. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time landed Dean in government protection, his new home a little rural community named Swan Lake. As the sole fox among them, he's an object of interest, curiosity, and distrust among the swan maidens. But the ivory beauty next door is too much temptation to handle. Swan Lake is Maddie's home, and Dean is a city boy at heart. The chemistry between them is like shrimp and grits--they don't belong together, but the results are too delicious to matter.

Blood Line


Paul Heatley - 2021
    But if you cross him – welcome to your worst nightmare.Tom Rollins has gone AWOL from his CIA black-ops unit and is living off-grid when he hears that the woman he loves, Alejandra, has been murdered by a person or persons unknown.Rollins is determined to punish her killers and sets out on his own personal search and destroy mission. Applying pressure as only he knows how, he quickly discovers who was behind the killing – a vicious gang of hardened criminals.Using his dizzying array of lethal skills, Rollins begins to take out the leaders of the gang, one by one. But then he discovers that Alejandra’s murder was part of a larger conspiracy, one that threatens death and destruction on a horrifying scale.The conspirators are clever and ruthless. They’ve thought of everything, covered every angle. Except one - Tom Rollins.

Fae's Choice


Logan Byrne - 2018
    So I chose them all. Kira Frost, fae princess and future leader of the matriarchal kingdom of Terrandale, must make a choice. To receive her elemental powers and the ability to control water, she must complete four harrowing feats representing each of the elements her people control. And she must complete them alongside three sexy fae men from opposite elemental lines vying for her love and affection. They all want her, but she can only have one—bonding herself to one man for life in exchange for her powers and her future throne. There’s only one problem: she wants them all. She figures out a way she can have her cake and eat it too, receiving her elemental powers and creating the reverse harem of her dreams. But first she’ll have to make it happen—while also fighting off fierce mountain trolls, golems, a manticore, and a ferocious dragon. *This steamy reverse harem paranormal romance features action, adventure, fae, dragons, golems, steaminess, and adult language and situations that are intended for readers 18+*

Intruders


Gary Winston Brown - 2018
    An incredible gift. Now, the dead have a voice. And law enforcement is listening. When celebrated psychic Jordan Quest is approached by the Federal Bureau of Investigation she is asked to use her gift to track down the kidnapped daughters of FBI Director Andrew Dunn. But before the investigation can begin, Jordan and her family become the victims of a brutal personal attack by a madman whose twisted desire for revenge against her family knows no bounds. His singular mission… to annihilate Jordan’s family using any means necessary. Despite assurances from her FBI protection detail, Jordan quickly learns that if she is to keep her family alive she must take charge and be prepared to do whatever it takes to protect them from the psychopathic killer in their midst… even if that means taking a life. This fast-paced first-in-series novel also includes a free preview of “The Sin Keeper,” book two in the riveting Jordan Quest series. The Jordan Quest thrillers are best described as tightly-written, page-turning suspense mixed with witty dialogue and high-octane action adventure. If you like stories featuring a tough-as-nails female protagonist and bad guy’s you’ll love to hate, the Jordan Quest series should be at the top of your ‘must-read’ list. Jordan and her adventures will appeal to readers who enjoy crime, police procedural, mystery, thriller and suspense, supernatural, paranormal, serial killer and FBI thriller books and movies. AMAZON REVIEWS: HERE’S WHAT JORDAN QUEST FANS ARE SAYING… “What a great story and I love Jordan’s character. Every chapter had me on the edge of my seat and rushing to pick this up again and again. Looking forward to reading the next book.” “Amazing first novel. Fast-paced with lots of plot twists and turns. It really made me want to keep reading. Jordan is a very likable main character and I can see great possibilities as the series progresses. Can’t wait to read the next book!” “Loved the character of Jordan Quest, loved the pace and it was truly a great story.” “A real page turner that held my interest. I could tell right away that I would be anticipating each new book in the series. Jordan had many skills and I can see endless possibilities going forward!” “Incredible read! Would highly recommend! Could not put this one down!” “Gary Winston Brown is an imaginative and talented writer!” Categories: pulp, mystery, thriller and suspense, paranormal, crime, supernatural

The Complete Chronicles of William Wilde


Davis Ashura - 2020
    Dead things stalk him, and he has no idea why. He thought he was simply another high school student, but it turns out he’s much more. And the powers percolating through the world know it. They’ve already killed his family, and if tested, they’ll murder him as well.It’s only the beginning of William’s troubles, especially when he’s drafted into a war stretching back thousands of years—one involving monsters, evil gods, and resurrected heroes.His magic might be the key to victory for both sides. William is the most powerful mage born in generations, and while some might aid him, can he trust their motives? There is Serena Paradiso who holds secrets about his heritage. And the warriors, Rukh and Jessira Shektan, whose faces shine with ancient knowledge. Who are they really?William doesn’t know. His only certainty is that if he doesn’t master his powers, he’ll only live long enough to see his world enslaved.This is the complete five-volume omnibus of The Chronicles of William Wilde, a series full of epic adventure and pulse-pounding excitement mixed with a dash of romance.

Dark Fae: Extinction Box Set 2:


Quinn Blackbird - 2020
    ARMENTROUT will love this deliciously dark fae series.Cliff has turned from captor to lover, but I want a protector in this new, dark world.It's the one thing he won't give me, besides freedom.Keeping me tied to him, he leads the way through the darkness to find the rest of his unit.I have other plans. Plans to die before we reach the others.But with Cliff watching my every move, any form of freedom I can scrape up will be the biggest fight of my miserable life.Second box set of the Dark Fae: Extinction series, books 3 - 5. This completes the series. See content warnings inside!

Daughters of Askara: The Complete Collection


Hailey Edwards - 2017
     EVERLONG, Book 1 The most damaged heart can fly with the right pair of wings. Madelyn’s life is far from fairytale perfect. She is second in line for the throne of a corrupt, brutal monarchy. Or at least she was until her dark guardian sacrificed his life to hide her safely in a realm of infinite possibilities. For years she’s lived among a colony of escaped slaves as her guardian’s widow. Even in this simple life, though, nothing is as it seems. Her hero kept a secret—a younger brother named Clayton Delaney. Warrior, winged demon…and the man who now wants to lay claim to her heart. No longer cast in his brother’s shadow, Clayton meets all obstacles head on, including one named Maddie. His infatuation with her reaches the breaking point when she undergoes a royal rite of passage, going into heat and pushing them both over the edge. Just as Maddie learns that some risks are worth taking, she discovers that her guardian may be alive. And she’s forced to make a choice between the man she’d thought she loved, and the demon willing to lend her his wings. Warning: This book contains virginal angst, a hero who’s too nice for his own good, wings, claws, and convenient use of glamour. It contains heartbreaking loss, conversation with a woodland creature, and sweet, sweet demon loving. EVERMINE, Book 2 He can be a slave to his past…or allow her love to free him. There’s such a thing as too much change. Emma’s sister is mated. Revolution is brewing in her home realm. The last straw: her would-be mate is back from the dead and back under her skin—yet when it comes to the last five years, he’s not talking. Desperate for a chance to start her own life, she answers the queen’s call to ensure equality for all of Askara’s newly freed slaves. It’s the perfect opportunity to escape a heartbreak in the making named Harper. Harper loses a piece of his fractured soul when Emma walks away. His lies were meant to protect her from torturous years that drove him to the point of madness. Instead, when he comes to her a year later to help avert a crisis in a freed-slave community, the wedge those lies drove between them is firmly in place. As their new lives collide with old wounds, they race to stop a threat that could not only destroy the queen, but send Harper back to the hell he escaped. Emma must decide if the man she still loves deserves equal rights to her heart. Warning: This title contains torn pants, ripped gowns, and sand in uncomfortable places. It also includes one overcompensating villain, one gnarly priest, and two battered hearts willing to give this thing called love one last chance. EVERSWORN, Book 3 Steal the salt. Bind the grimoire. Escape the male. When an exchange of stolen goods in the Feriana marketplace turns sour, Isabeau stumbles from the encounter bruised and laden with new orders to complete an even larger heist. With her child’s life at stake, there’s no room for error—or allies. Armed with a lethal book of spells, she strikes a dangerous bargain with Roland Bernhard. Steal a shipment of salt from the Feriana colony, and she’ll have her freedom—and her daughter. It’s all she’s ever wanted. At least it was…until she runs into Dillon Preston. Dillon is out of commission after a mine explosion, and itching for a distraction.

Spirits of Christmas: A Rock'n'Roll Christmas Carol


Nicky Wells - 2013
    This Christmas, however, he is well down the road towards spontaneous self-destruction. Unwitting at first, Jude has progressively alienated his band and driven away the love of his life. Tonight, the night before Christmas Eve, he has broken the final taboo during a disastrous gig. Yet Jude doesn't see how badly his life has derailed, not until a ghostly procession of legends passes through his bedroom with a series of vivid and powerful wake-up calls. Will the Spirits help Jude put the friendship, love, and rock music back into his Christmas? Spirits of Christmas is a modern-day rock'n'roll adaption of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. This novella will enchant romance readers, rock lovers, fans of ghost stories, and everybody who adores the festive season.

The Shadow Queen


Sloane Murphy - 2021
    Nothing in her world is given. If you want it, you have to take it.What she wants now is revenge and she will take the thing that matters most to her father.She will claim The Shadow Realm… and it will be hers.

Blood Lust (Action Thrillers Book 7)


Bernard Lee DeLeo - 2016
    Wielding incredible power, Jed grows up next door with his childhood partner, Erin Constanza, sharing Jed’s monstrous secret of what his Mom thinks of as raising the ‘Dark Superman’. Jed and Erin, now a policewoman with the Sacramento Police Department, find out their lives have been catalogued by a secret government group formed to watch Jed’s growth into adulthood power. They want to harness Jed’s blood lust for their own purposes. He’s happy to oblige.

A Legend Is Born


T.L. Phillips - 2016
    She would have suffered the same unpleasant fate had tall, dark, and mysterious stranger Max not intervened. Every night since Lissa, along with an elite group of fighters, trains and patrols the mostly abandoned streets around the city of Buffalo, NY. They quietly thwart the dastardly plans of rogue vampires and cursed shifters in an attempt to protect mankind.Having been told that all shifters are evil, Lissa is taken by surprise when she learns that there are good ones in the world - the Guardians. And she's bonded with one of them, an ultra-rare occurrence amongst Guardians in recent years and unheard of between a Guardian and a mortal. When a typically fatal injury threatens to end her, her bond-mate throws caution to the wind and uses his own blood to save her. The consequences could be disastrous when Lissa wakes up to find she is no longer human, and not only a shifter herself but the shifter queen.

Tree of Ages: Books 1-3


Sara C. Roethle - 2019
    Magic’s memory is longer, and far more dangerous. After a century spent as a tree, Finn awakens into a world she barely recognizes. Whispers of the Faie, long thought destroyed, are spreading across the countryside, bringing fears that they are returning to wreak havoc amongst the mortals once again. Dark shapes lurk just out of sight, watching Finn’s every move as she tries to regain the memories of her past. As if by fate, travelers are drawn to her side. Scholars, thieves, and Iseult, a sellsword who seems to know more about her than he’s letting on. When one of Finn’s companions is taken by the Faie, she will be forced to make a choice: rescue a woman she barely knows, or leave with Iseult in search of an ancient relic that may hold the answers she so desperately seeks. Her decision means more than she realizes, for with her return, an ancient evil has been released. In order to survive, Finn must rediscover the hidden magics she doesn’t want. She must unearth her deepest roots to expose the phantoms of her past, and to face the ancient prophecy slowly tightening its noose around her neck. Enter a world of Enchantment, filled with Celtic lore, magic, and just a touch of romance in Tree of Ages, the first book in a series sure to please fans of Lord of the Rings, The Dragonriders of Pern, and Sword of Shannara. This set includes: -Tree of Ages -The Melted Sea -The Blood Forest Other books in this series: -Queen of Wands -The Oaken Throne -Dawn of Magic: Forest of Embers

Vampires of Maze (Part One)


Tim O'Rourke - 2015
    Joining a pack of werewolves, Julia must travel with them to a land unknown to her. Here she will learn the horrifying truth about the dark secrets hidden in the town of Maze.To stay alive, Julia will not only have to figure out who to trust but also who to love. For Julia's worst nightmares are about to get a whole lot more terrifying as she heads into the war raging between the vampires and werewolves where even her own magic abilities won't be able to protect her.Note: This ends on an unbearable cliff-hanger. Part Two is now available!For readers 16+

Be Still My Cheetah Heart


E.A. Price - 2017
    But kidnapping on Valentine’s Day… Hester knows time is running out for her to mate, either she chooses her own mate before her thirtieth birthday, or one gets chosen for her. Not an enviable position, and considering that her last boyfriend nicknamed her Hectoring Hester (which became crazy bitch after they broke up), she’s not exactly hopeful the perfect guy will fall into her lap. Strangled by his jaguar leap traditions, Antonio Chavez finds himself in the unenviable position of seeking and snatching a bride from Los Lobos and carting her back to their small town. Not expecting to find anyone, he is surprised when a contentious cheetah shifter takes his fancy, and before he can stop himself they’re halfway home to Honey Blossom Mountain. Can Hester get past the way Antonio brought them together to really give them a shot? Or will someone else try to break them apart forever? This book has previously been released as a serial on author's website. Caution is advised as this is intended for mature readers.

Pale Queen Rising


A.R. Kahler - 2015
    When the queen commands her to kill, Claire does the job and doesn’t ask questions. Her deadly skills and loyalty are soon tested when Claire is sent to the Immortal Circus, one of the many places where “Dream” is harvested from the imaginings of mortals. There she must find the culprit who is causing Dream to mysteriously disappear before the Winter Kingdom’s supply is depleted enough to threaten its very survival. But when she meets Roxie, a beautiful mortal singer with a strange link to the Dream thieves, Claire quickly recognizes an odd and unexplained connection that may cloud her judgment. As each new clue unveils another secret, Claire finds herself confronting the riddle of her own buried past—and a dangerous illusion that, as part of the Immortal Circus, is just another act in the show.