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Promised to the Orc (Orc Guardian Brides, #1) by Sue Mercury
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Captured by the Orc: A Monster Romance
Mina Carter - 2022
Big Feels
Sara Ivy HillMatilda Vega - 2022
These stories prove that the bigger they are, the harder they fall…in love.Includes ten stellar, steamy tales of larger-than-life orcs, aliens, satyrs, yetis, forest gods, demons, and giants that find happily-ever-afters with their human mates.From bestselling and debut authors:“Dream Catcher” by Clarissa Bright“XKALIG” by Ursa Dax“The Demon King’s Prize” by Stella Frost“The Mountain’s Mate” by Sara Ivy Hill“Viridios” by L.A. Holloway“Thorn’s Dove” by Carlotta Hughes“Head in the Clouds” by Chloe Parker“An Abominable Affair” by Maddie Syn“A Demon, An Orc, and a Bartender” by Matilda Vega“Insatyrble” by Ami WrightAnthology profits will benefit an international charity dedicated to providing access to clean drinking water.
Anna's Bounty
Deysi O'Donal - 2021
That is, until I’m randomly picked up by a passing slave ship. As if being abducted by aliens isn’t terrifying enough, now I’m about to be sold to a space brothel. I figure things can’t get much worse, until the ship I’m on is attacked by alien bounty hunters. Sparks start to fly when I meet Rovos, the gorgeous leader who promises to take me back to Earth. Only, I don’t know where Earth is and the aliens who kidnapped me aren’t talking. Despite our growing attraction, Rovos is determined to keep me at arms length. He knows the danger of his trade. The heartache it brings. So he vows to find me somewhere safe. Even if it guts him to let me go. Even if I beg him to let me stay.
Bold Bear (Werebear Creek, #5)
Layla Silver - 2020
I’ve grown up, and I want more.I want more of his mature kisses, of his masterful touch.I want more of his possessiveness, of the danger in his eyes…Soon enough, he’ll go exploring the world again without me.But what if I took a chance and told him how I feel?What if I told him that I want him to hold me?What if I let him know exactly what I want him to do?What if I asked?Werebear Creek is full of more than just water to satisfy your appetite. It’s chockful of bad, possessive Bear Shifters who would love to just sink their teeth into you and make you theirs, completely and fully. Because once their mate comes along, nothing will stop them from claiming what’s theirs.
Claimed in the Chaos
Opal Fairchild - 2021
The aliens sent out gigantic, terrifying beasts to capture every human they could find to use us as slaves. And very few of us remain free. Daddy’s sick and needs medicine, forcing me out of our home and into town. Where nothing is safe. When a beast discovers me and shifts into something almost human, declaring I’m his mate, and that no matter what, he will have me. I tell myself not no, but—hell no.But Krux’s touch and golden eyes set my body on fire. He swears his kind doesn’t want to hurt humans, that they’re enslaved by the Oglar who are destroying my world and his. He wants to work together to save both our people from enslavement, but he’s the enemy... right? They took everything from us. Within the chaos, can love bloom? Claimed in the Chaos is an OV inspired alien shifter novel with a snarky heroine and a hard-headed hero. It is an enemies to lovers. This series will deal with darker themes, but I will always give you ample warning.
Rocked by the Alpha (The Alpha Rock Stars)
Hannah Haze - 2021
And most girls like to be caught. So how he’s found himself chasing the elusive Ruby Bloom, he’s just not sure.Their bands are fierce rivals, known to hate each other’s guts, their public spats newspaper fodder. Which makes West’s clandestine hookups with Ruby both thrilling and dangerous. The woman is certainly happy to fall into bed with him, but anything more seems off the table.But while this chase may be delicious, this is one Omega he wants to catch. If only she’d stop slipping from his grasp.***If you love the sauciness of omegaverse with the sweetness of contemporary romance, heroes with hard shells and soft interiors, and heroines who fight for what they want, you’ll love Hannah Haze’s soft and steamy books - omegaverse set in our world.Rocked by the Alpha is book two in The Alpha Rock Star series but can be read as a standalone novel with no cheating and a happy ending guaranteed.This novel uses British English spelling and usage.
Vorgak the Cruel
Cara Wylde - 2021
War raged for years, and now the monstrous beasts have agreed to peace on two conditions: one, the human scientists must rebuild the machine that brought them into this world; and two, they must be provided with fertile brides to bear them orc babies.Candace West needs to escape. For two years, she’s suffered at the hands of her abusive husband, and she can’t take it anymore. When he refuses to give her the divorce and threatens her life, she runs to the only place where she knows she’ll be protected – the nearest institute for orc brides. Once she offers herself as tribute, she is safe, and a hired attorney takes care of the divorce. Now, all she has to do is keep her word, learn about the orcs’ culture, and follow the one who chooses her as his mate.Vorgak the Cruel has been trying to find the right mate for months. When he first sees Candace, he’s not convinced, but the human female pursues him. She seems to be willing and insistent, so for better or for worse, he takes her with him. He knows she is broken, and in spite of his name, he doesn’t want to hurt her. But if he isn’t careful, someone else will hurt Candace. She is his mate now, so it’s his duty to protect her.
Tennessee Whiskey
Emma Bray - 2021
Truth be told, she's a bit of a tomboy with a big heart. She's happy with her life just the way it is.Nick is a billionaire looking for a change of pace. He's hoping his new life in Tennessee will be a new beginning for him.When Nick first meets Daisy, she almost wrecks him—literally. And over a turtle of all things.That one fateful encounter sets in motion an obsession that will either make or break them.
Original Sin
Lydia Michaels - 2011
If he does not find and claim her soon, he will lose his soul and humanity, transforming into a vile predator controlled by insatiable bloodlust. His salvation relies on her surrender. Will Adam find her or live a tortured eternity as a vampire? Time’s slipping away and so is Adam’s control. Passion and emotion collide in an explosive meeting of destined souls that begins with a ruthless betrayal when Adam unapologetically takes what is his.
Dex
Tarin Lex - 2021
Brie:Since taking over as the Library Events Director, I’m exhausted.A walk in the wilderness with a good book is just what the doctor prescribed.I find more than solace though: I find danger.In the form of a rogue, angry bison and an equally ominous mountain man.I could just kiss him for saving my life! And I do.Only problem?He’s Dex—my best friend’s older brother.Dex:I’m back from an overseas contract working as a structural engineer.After three years I’m ready to plant roots, serve my own down-home community.From the second I see Brie again, looking like a babe in the woods, I know she’s mine.Time has been almost too good to my kid sister’s best friend.Saving her life? It was nothin’.Staying away though?No can do.
Evil Twin
Kati Wilde - 2021
Though it was Bane who’d led armies to victory against the scourge of the undying, now he must watch as his undeserving twin claims yet another throne through marriage to a princess of a neighboring kingdom. A kingdom that Bane had saved.That throne should be his. So he’ll take it.All Bane must do is deceive his twin’s innocent bride. He'll trick her into his bed, and once he’s planted his seed, the bride—and her kingdom—will be his. With such a prize in hand, he won’t care if she ever forgives him for his deception. It hardly matters if she does, because his evil plan doesn't include falling in love.But his bride has a few plans of her own...Want to read other stories featuring a villainous (but not too villainous) character? Look for Bad Girl by Ella Goode (ASIN B0917YZ483) and Bad Guy by Ruby Dixon (ASIN B0916J8RVH), both available now!
The Fae King's Curse
Jamie Schlosser - 2020
As he looked in my direction with unseeing lavender eyes, I quickly realized our age was just about the only thing we had in common. He spoke with an accent, he had pointy ears, and he was so beautiful it made my heart ache. Oh, and he claimed to be a fae prince cursed by witches who stole his sight.I thought he was crazy from hypothermia. Turns out, he wasn’t, and for some reason he keeps coming back. But a day in my world is a year in his. Every time I see him, he’s older. Wiser. Hotter.Over the past six years, I’ve tried not to fall in love with him because the terms of the curse are clear: If he doesn’t wait for his fated mate in all ways, including an innocent (or not-so-innocent) kiss, he’ll be blind forever.So when Kirian kisses me and pulls me through the portal to his realm, I make it my mission to do some damage control. It’d be a whole lot easier if he wasn’t determined to marry me... And if someone wasn’t trying to murder me every step of the way.
War of Hearts
S. Young - 2019
Young.Thea Quinn has no idea what she is. All she knows is that her abilities have been a plague upon her life since she was a child. After years of suffering at the hands of a megalomaniac, Thea escaped and has been on the run ever since.The leadership and protection of his pack are of the utmost importance to Conall MacLennan, Alpha and Chief of Clan MacLennan, the last werewolf pack in Scotland. Which is why watching his sister slowly die of a lycanthropic disease is emotional torture. When Conall is approached by a businessman who offers a cure for his sister in exchange for the use of Conall’s rare tracking ability, Conall forges an unbreakable contract with him. He has to find and retrieve the key to the cure: dangerous murderer, Thea Quinn.Thea’s attempts to evade the ruthless werewolf are not only thwarted by the Alpha, but by outside dangers. With no choice but to rely on one another for survival, truths are revealed, intensifying a passionate connection they both fight to resist. At war with themselves and each other, Conall and Thea’s journey to Scotland forces them to face a heartrending choice between love and betrayal.War of Hearts is a standalone paranormal romance.
Claimed
Jessica Grayson - 2021
When I went into cryosleep on the way from Mars to Earth, I never expected to wake up in a cage.When our captor’s ship crashes on an ice world, I’m rescued by a fierce Mosauran Dragon warrior.He and his people are stranded here too, along with several other races—all of them enemies and each of them dangerous.Markus is the Commander of his people, and his species is one of the most feared in the galaxy.He claims that I’m his fated one—his Ashaya.He’s fiercely protective and possessive of me, and I cannot deny that I’m drawn to him in ways I don’t understand.The more time we spend together, I begin to wonder: what would it be like to be fated to a dragon?