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Enigma


Mazzy J. March - 2021
    No idea why I’m at a castle where things float and candles alight themselves. No clue as to my age or even my last name. At this point, I’m not for sure that I didn’t burst into being from a spark.For the record, my name is Mia.The man who drove me here handed me a suitcase and patted my shoulder before telling me good luck. The headmaster seems to think I belong here and that my powers will bloom. Sure, buddy. And donkeys will dance in tutus while a jester pushes him in a wheelbarrow.This school is like no otherThe girls at the Conjurer Academy whisper, and lines have already been drawn in the sand as far as social groups go. The students here all look like goddesses. The food shimmers as though it is enchanted. Every girl has at least three boyfriends, so maybe there’s no shortage of god-like men who can make magic? No idea, but I’ll take four if they are handing them out.What should I do?The way I see it, I have two choices... One: Try to fit in and survive here. Two: Find a way out and back to reality. Neither one sounds promising to me.Enigma is book 1 of the exciting new paranormal reverse harem series The Conjurers Academy from bestselling Authors Mazzy J. March and Jenna M. Jett, featuring a heroine who is completely out of her element in an academy where magic is the norm and up is down…or maybe sideways. It is a why choose alternate universe romance with a slow burn buildup to sizzling heat. Relationships develop over the course of this supernatural series and, of course, Mazzy guarantees an HEA.

Initiate


Cilla Raven - 2019
    Abandoned. Institutionalized. Attacked. And now an initiate to a corrupt supernatural organization with the weight of the world on her shoulders. Becks really wishes she could die. She’s ready to end it all, prepared to tell the world how she feels with a drop to a fast stop on a swinging rope. However, her body just won’t stop healing anything and everything she does to it. She’s tired of being called crazy and done with her life in a dull and evil world where magic is labeled as psychosis. That is, until her fiercely protective, foul-mouthed familiar shows up with a plan to convince her otherwise. A plan Becks isn’t sure she’s ready to tackle. After all, how can the fate of the world rest on someone who’s clinically insane? But her familiar has help in the back pocket of his toddler-sized onesie: An authoritative spell worker, a sweet as sin psychic, and an angry shapeshifter form a team of three very distracting men that’ll whip her right into shape. Whether she likes it or not. If only Becks can get over her past long enough to give all of them, and life itself a chance. **AUTHOR'S NOTE AND TRIGGER WARNING**: INITIATE is book one in a slow-burn reverse harem series, so there will be a cliffhanger. It also has drug references, foul language, violence, sexual situations, and content which could be triggering for some readers. It is only intended for readers 18 years and older.

Marry Me Daddy (Beau Ties)


Freesia Woodley - 2021
    No Daddy seems to want a femme Little like him. At his best friend's wedding rehearsal, Dallas reunites with the Daddy he walked away from three years ago. Liam seems determined for them to be together again, but Dallas isn't sure he wants to risk his fragile heart. Liam Van Doren has not been able to get over the man who left him without a word. When he discovers Dallas is attending his nephew Joshua's wedding, his heart fills with hope for them reconciling their prior relationship. This proves difficult as Dallas shuns him at every turn. When Dallas finds himself on the verge of homelessness, Liam swoops in to save the day, offering his guest room. Dallas knows that living with Liam will only lead to more heartbreak, but he sees no other choice. Can this wounded Little trust his Daddy to heal the hurts of his past, or is the pair doomed from the start?

Rise of the Phoenix


J.L. Madore - 2020
    gawd, where do I begin? Four wildly sexy males. Powers I don't understand. And the eyes of the fae world on me as the person to unite the severed realms. No pressure.*This is book one in a steamy new reverse harem paranormal romance series. Expect sexy polyamorous situations (mmmfm), rollicking action, ongoing storylines, and shifter lovers who find what they need from not only their queen but each other as well. Med-burn, low angst, vivid sexual content and language.*

Grit


Elle Cross - 2018
     Vesper Tallinn is an empath and artist who has been recruited by her best friend, an NYPD Detective, to help solve an unusual homicide. When they discover that the victim was under the protection of the Remnant Gods, the investigation brings Vesper under the attention of Deimos, the new Power Broker of Manhattan. As she has been hiding from stalkers, being under anyone's attention is the exact last place she wants to be. Too bad for her, Deimos had spent his entire life looking for Vesper, and now that he's found her, he intends to keep her. Grit is for mature readers. Lots of crime, mayhem, and steamy sex scenes abound.

Forbidden: Snow White and the Se7en Deadly Sins


J.B. Trepagnier - 2020
    What I was not prepared for was my life turning into a fairytale, complete with the Wicked Step Mother. My awful step mother is the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. She’s always hated me for being a Succubus. It just got a hundred times worse after my father died mysteriously. I moved out to get away from her as soon as I could, but the family business brings me close to her more often than I care for. How was I to know the intern I banged in the closet for a little top-up was one of her lovers? She normally doesn’t take lovers that far beneath her station.She’s out for blood. She sends her deadliest bodyguard after me. I barely escape with my life. I go the one place a Succubus can find the one thing she needs to heal—a local BDSM dungeon. But I haven’t gone through their vetting process and the seven men who own it are ready to kick me out on my ass. That is, until they recognize me. These are not seven regular Doms. No, the Seven Deadly Sins own this dungeon.And my mother has done a lot of sinning. All seven men want a crack at killing her and she’s still out for my blood. I’m given sanctuary in the dungeon if I help keep it clean. They say they will help with my needs as a Succubus.I’m in totally over my head. Have you ever seen a walking sin? It’s too much even for a Succubus and there are seven of them. I’m falling for all of them. Forbidden is a dark, adult reverse harem retelling of Snow White. It contains sexy times between one female and seven men and one evil step mother.

Acsquidentally in Love


K.L. Hiers - 2020
    Like them, he is a follower of long-forgotten gods, practicing their magic and offering them his prayers… not that he’s ever gotten a response.Until now.Azaethoth the Lesser might be the patron of thieves and tricksters, but he takes care of his followers. He’s come to earth to avenge the killing of one of his favorites, and maybe charm the pants off the cute detective Fate has placed in his path. If he has his way, they’ll do much more than bring a killer to justice. In fact, he’s sure he’s found the man he’ll spend his immortal life with.Sloane’s resolve is crumbling under Azaethoth’s surprising sweetness, and the tentacles he sometimes glimpses escaping the god’s mortal form set his imagination alight. But their investigation gets stranger and deadlier with every turn. To survive, they’ll need a little faith… and a lot of mystical firepower.

Triple Duty: A military reverse harem


Katie Douglas - 2021
    

Written


Kathryn Moon - 2018
    Most overwhelming of all, she attracts the attention of three handsome professors. But Aiden King, Callum Pike, and Isaac Metclaffe are a coven waiting to find their fourth and complete their home and Joanna knows she can't be that witch. She's barely magical. When danger crawls onto the campus from the edges of the Hand Woods, and irrepressible feelings crawl into her heart, Joanna Wick must explore her own identity and abilities.Aiden has been waiting twenty years to complete his coven. Callum doesn't want to disappoint his covenmates by turning down another potential fourth. Isaac has found a home with them both and only wants the best for his lovers. Have they found what they've all been waiting for in the skittish new hire at the university library?Written by Kathryn Moon is a Reverse Harem Romance and the first book in The Librarian's Coven series.

Fated: A Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance (Becca Shaw Book 1)


Alexa Wilde - 2021
    

Shelter for Kylie (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha; San Antonio First Responders #7)


Reina Torres - 2021
    

Dark Mafia Queen


Penelope Wylde
    Brought me into their world and taught me not all is as it seems.They're ruthless. They're beasts. Incapable of love.Yet these corrupt kings live to grant my every wish and desire, but I have only one.Yet they refuse to give me my freedom. To let me go.And the deeper I fall into their corrupt world the more I learn I’m not the only one wearing a mask. There are secrets and shadows much deadlier than the men whispering possessive promises to me in the dark. Four powerful, feared men want me as their queen of the underworld and I’m afraid I won’t refuse their wishes much longer.Question is, will I follow through with my plan, or will I let my enemies claim me as their queen of the underworld?Dark Mafia Queen is the second and final book of the Dark Mafia Reverse Harem Romance Duet and should be read after Dark Mafia Kings. *An age gap mafia reverse harem romance. Fans of Lee Savino, Zoe Blake, Renee Rose will devour this slow burn dark mafia romance packed with a thrilling, seductive, intensely bold story of anguish, betrayal and love!

Goblin Summoner


Tracy Gregory - 2021
    Dropped into a world where sorcerers draw magical power from a deck of cards, summoning monsters and flinging spells, Gareth must adapt to having arcane power at his fingertips. It’s just a shame he’s found himself with the weakest cards around—goblins!Joined by a fallen goddess, a deposed demon king and surly local, Gareth sets out into Acamida. In a realm where experience points and levels are very real, Gareth must grow stronger if he intends to have his second life last longer than his first. With monsters around every corner and dungeons beneath his feet, Acamida is a dangerous place.As Gareth finds new cards and grows in power, the rumbles of war stir in the west. If he’s going to survive Gareth will need to master his deck and find the strength hidden within his goblin allies.

KNOCK KNOCK: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance, Bully Romance, Dark Romance, Erotic Thriller, Erotic Horror, Psychological Thriller Books


Wynter Adams - 2022
    

Baby


Lexi K. Roman - 2021
    (15+ years gap)There is reference to abuse, as well as flashbacks.There are sexual situations, and strong language. If this offends you, do not proceed. 18+ content.