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Monsters Awakened by L.J. Swallow
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Tall, Dark and Haunted
Mia Harlan - 2022
Now, I’m dead. Not dead-dead. Ghost-dead. And NAKED. Very, very naked. Quick word of advice: Don't shift and die. Unless you want the whole world to see your hoo-ha.My afterlife takes me to a haunted castle and my three fated mates. They’re handsome ghosts... beneath their top hats, sideburns, and nineteenth century mustaches, that is.When an errant spell drops us in a paranormal town, we get our bodies back. But if we don’t find a way to keep them by sunrise, we’ll be doomed to an eternity as ghosts: floating around, unable to touch, kiss, or worse, do the dirty.Tall, Dark, & Haunted is a reverse harem romantic comedy. If you like quirky characters and panty-melting fated mates, you’ll love this steamy, laugh-out-loud paranormal romance with all the feels!
Resting Witch Face
Maya Daniels - 2021
Without magic, I wielded a resting witch face and a smart mouth, but neither will save me on the next full moon. Having the last name Byrne could only get me so far. I was doomed.In my panic, I broke into the coven’s library, hoping to find a simple spell any idiot could do. Instead, I blew up half the building, destroyed the majority of the ancient texts, and ended up half naked in the office of the high priest. I thought that was bad.My stupidity unlocked the seals blocking my magic, and now I’m being hunted by every jerk in the supernatural world. With a price on my head, there’s only one option left if I am to survive:Learn everything I can from the cursed book that caused my downfall. Learn... or die trying.My name is Hazel Byrne. I am a witch.And I’m totally screwed.
Bear Shifter Dating Agency
Lilly Wilder - 2021
When it comes to surviving the frozen tundra, it pays to have a big protective partner.More than one, if you can get that lucky.The problem with being a single mother to a bear shifter cub is that paranormal creatures are pretty much all you can date.I've been alone since before she was born, and I need to cuddle with someone to keep me warm.So I signed up to a paranormal dating website.All I want for Dahlia is to have someone she can look up to, someone like her.Seems that there are two contestants up for the job…and they might be willing to work together, to share.And here I thought the dating scene as a single mother with a human kid was complicated.Bear Shifter Dating Agency is a standalone paranormal romance with a HEA and NO cheating!
Crooked Magic
Eva Chase - 2020
Traitor. It all depends on which side you’re watching from.When the vicious ruling mages launched a war against their heirs, they tore the magical community in two—and I walked out on my family to stand with their enemies. You could say I was championing compassion over tyranny, but really it was pure self-preservation.Two years after our victory, I’m tutoring a way-too-charming heir who’s totally off limits, dodging my parents’ vengeful spells, and trying to figure out where I’ll land after graduation. My once-prestigious ancestry isn’t doing me any favors. Most of my peers look at me with more suspicion than warmth.Then a mysterious, brooding man arrives on campus with news of a conspiracy that could destroy our newfound peace. To unravel it, I’ll have to reconnect with the dark side of our community. Disavow my few friends. Woo the mages who idolize my family.If I fail, they’ll probably kill me.By now, I know there are worse things than death. And this might be my one chance to prove I’m more than a traitor—to my allies and myself.But with the charming heir and the mysterious brooder along for the ride—two bad ideas I can barely resist—and a horror from my past rising from the ashes, I’m in way over my head. Will I win the day? Ha. The real question is, how much am I going to lose?*Crooked Magic is the first in a new urban fantasy trilogy set in the Villain Academy world. Enter here for magical conspiracies, an outcast heroine, and a fraught romance where she'll get to keep both her suitors.*
Den of Monsters: Devil's Serenade - A Monster Romance (Masquerade of Sin, #1)
Avery Song - 2022
I accepted the invitation, attended the masquerade in the depth of the forsaken forest, and danced with whomever requested. The longer one remains, the more debt is cleared from the family name, so I danced through the night.I survived to the final note — and let me emphasize the “survive” part — but I’m starting to realize where the real problem lies. I didn’t dance with one suitor...I danced with five Devils, and each immediately laid a claim on me.Joaquin. Talon. Dagger. Croix. Creed.Now here I am, kidnapped and held for ransom by sick men with bigger debts and troubles than my bankrupt family and their dark organization combined, but I’m no damsel in distress.I’m actually stalling.There’s a rumor that the Devils of Sin are dangerous men of royal stature during the day and ruthless monsters at the peak of the night. I want to see them again…to touch and enjoy the illusions that left me panting for more.I’m willing to enter the den of monsters to escape the true demons lurking in the shadows of desperation.All in exchange for my freedom.DEN OF MONSTERS is a steamy 187,000+ words STANDALONE. This reverse harem monster romance is filled with possessive monsters with a hint of psychosis, a badass FMC who may be even crazier, and loads of "bump in the dark" heated scenes that will make one blush in public - literally. Note that these den of sinister monsters can do various "things" with their bodies, so be warned. All sexual encounters are consensual.
Rogue Wolf
Alexis Pierce - 2020
I was a child when rogue wolves killed him. Then, I was driven out of the pack. Now, I'm back to claim my rightful place as queen. I've been training for years to destroy the men who wrecked my life. Nobody messes with the Lycan pack in St. Louis. Except me. I will kill those who tore my family apart, and the rest will get in line. The wolves will fear me. Wolf Queen is an 18+ Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.
A Wolf Burned : A Rejected Mates Shifter romance (Blood Moon shifters Book 3)
Taylor Spratt - 2022
Cursed in Love
Zoe Ashwood - 2021
But I won’t stand by and watch anybody else I love suffer.The spells I need to protect us all are locked away, sealed by a magic I can’t break. The only key is conning my way into the magical elite and winning their deadly competition.I can’t do it alone.Levi has my back. He’s a strong witch, my best friend, and fiercest protector.Raphael might be my ex, but his vampire powers give us an edge.And then there’s Isak. Dragon shifter, with his own secrets and reasons to win.But in a competition full of witches whose powers outweigh my own, dangers arise from every corner of the globe.Until one thing becomes clear.We aren’t just playing to win.We’re playing to live.
Cursed in Love is the first book in a "why choose" paranormal romance trilogy.
Monsters Within
R.L. Caulder - 2022
Ones that I certainly shouldn’t be pining over since they aren’t even real.I question my grip on reality when real life and fantasy collide as my words suddenly come to life. Out of the pages climb each of the beautifully twisted monsters I created with my ink.Magical factions fight for control over me and my monsters, claiming I have the potential to topple empires with my power to create.Dark Imaginarium Academy claims to want to help me learn about my new powers. The Headmistress says they can protect me, but I’m not so sure about that.The one thing I am sure about? I’ll destroy the world if they try to take my monsters from me.Because my creations aren’t just monsters—they’re my soulmates.***Monsters Within is book one in The Creatures We Crave series, which is set within the shared universe of Dark Imaginarium Academy. All series can be read independently, but characters have crossovers and it is highly encouraged to read all within the universe to understand the world in its entirety.DARK IMAGINARIUM ACADEMY FEATURES CHARACTERS THAT ARE ALL 18+. THIS IS NOT A HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY SETTING AND THE CONTENTS ARE INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.
Forbidden Fates
Candice Bundy - 2021
Now we have to work together to solve a series of puzzles before time runs out.I’m a failed mage who’s been hiding out from the supernatural community for years when a hot demi-god from my academy days shows up on my doorstep. Emrys is calling in a favor so I can’t refuse, but one look at him, and I kinda don’t want to anyway.I love my mundane life but I’ve sorely missed my magical community. Plus, keeping my broken magic secret means my dating options are nonexistent. What could it hurt to spend a few hours dipping my foot back into the supernatural pool for future fantasy material?When my negotiation with the grudge-holding fae, Taneisha, goes south, what I’d thought would take a couple of hours suddenly turns into a multi-day quest. If we fail, the men’s heirloom legacies will be destroyed. I have no idea what she’ll do to me if we fail, but maybe these new marks on my shoulders are connected?Hell’s bells! The first legacy on the line belongs to the panther shifter, Marcos. We’re on the clock and my magic is bursting under the stress, which never works out well.How am I supposed to keep my broken magic hidden from these men, especially when they’re so protective and attentive, never taking their eyes off of me? At any moment I could slip up and show my magic for what it is: erratic and unstable. But I must keep my power in check or I’ll risk the wrath of my family when the secret is revealed.The only option I have is to outsmart a fae at her own game. Here’s hoping those years strategizing as a dungeon master pay off.This is book one of six in the Stolen Legacy series. This is an action adventure why choose steamy romance where the female main character has more than one love interest. Includes m/m.
Of Dragons and Cruelty
Catherine Banks - 2019
Fighting, sex, comradery, food, and drink; these are the things that the warrior women known as Vengeances enjoy. While locked away for a minor crime, Jenecca’s kin are attacked and slaughtered before she can break free to rescue them. The only Vengeance who remains is herself. The only thing on her mind – and DNA – is revenge on the man who murdered her sisters, but to enact her plan, she must travel to an entirely different dimension. Turns out, she’s not so great at landings and finds herself right in the middle of a dragon shifter den. An elf, two dragon shifters, and a minotaur, all know of what she is, having been with one of her sisters. When the fate of her sister in this new dimension is revealed, Jenecca’s desire to avenge her joins her need for justice. Now, Jenecca must battle not only against the slayer of her kin, but against her heart and the ticking clock on her revenge. Can she maintain her sanity? Or will it be too late for the last Vengeance? Book One in a brand new reverse harem paranormal romance duology.
Fate Foretold
Jaliza A. Burwell - 2019
Among the gifted, she's different, and a powerful man knows this. As Adalyn uses her Seer gift to stay ahead of her enemies, she runs into the arms of four men. While she should rejoice that they're more than willing to help, there's only one problem. They'll die too. Now it's a race against Fate as Adalyn pushes her gift further. Will she be able to prevent the deaths of her new friends, or will all of them fall victim to those filled with greed?
Kings of Eden
Mila Young - 2022
But lately, instead of dollars, I'm collecting death warrants.
I’ve always played with danger. And as long as I followed the rules, I told myself I’d always be safe.One night is all it took, one mistake, and now every damned mafia criminal in the Black Spades gang is after me.But so are the Kings of Eden.Cassius, Dracon, and Knox-- they're monsters that would make the devil's serpent look like an inchworm.They want to play with me, break me, rule me.What they don't know is that I'll never fall to my knees... even if that's exactly where they want me.
Monsters Under My Bed
M.J. Marstens - 2021
Crazy and unhinged, but nothing compared to the one with blazing yellow eyes who pretended to be my friend. And the worst of them all, the one with relucent green eyes, who was silent but always watching.Waiting to strike.I traveled halfway around the world to outrun my demons. My last memory of them is their taunting laughter filling my ears. Except, they’re waiting for me. Forced to return home to help my dying father, I have nowhere to hide. My monsters won’t leave me alone unless I give them what they want.They’re hungry—starving—but now that I’m grown up, they don’t want to eat me.They want to breed me.Fifteen years ago, I wanted nothing more than to escape them.But now…A part of me wants to join them—submit to them.Will I ever vanquish my night terrors, or will I just become another notch on their bedpost?MONSTERS UNDER MY BED is book one in the BOGEYMEN series. MONSTERS IN MY BED AND MONSTERS FROM MY BED will complete the trilogy.
Alpha Brute (Wolf Kings)
Sara Fields - 2022
I was never meant to be his mate, but fate had other plans for me.I fought him as he carried me off, but there was no stopping him when he tore off my dress, spanked me and then punished me until I screamed his name into the sheets with his belt still tight around my throat.No amount of begging is going to save me from him. He’s going to mount and rut me like a savage beast and then he will mark me so that the world knows that I belong to him.Soon enough, I’ll know that too.Publisher's Note: Alpha Brute is a stand-alone novel in the Wolf Kings series. It includes spankings, rough, intense sexual scenes, and strong D/s themes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.