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The Siren Job
Katya Moore - 2019
Now, they want to share me. The grifter with a heart of gold and his dark, dangerous shadow. The hacktivist genius with so much to prove. The brooding artist with a penchant for breaking and entering. And watching over them all, the alpha of the pack.
Have I lost my mind? I may have washed out on my doctoral dissertation, but I bounced back and got the job of a lifetime. With my uncanny linguistic skills, I’m just the girl to translate an ancient scroll, but before I can finish, five tempting thieves steal me away. Have I lost my soul? I have no reason or desire to trust them. While my mind spirals with dark visions, they keep pulling me back to the light. Luring me into their arms. Tempting me to stay with them as they push on to the next big score: taking down my ex-boss and her cult for good. And taking her jewels, for reasons. Will I lose my heart? The Siren Job is the first book in the Stolen Hearts Crew series and features seductive shifters, heist-flavored hijinks, a hint of the arcane, and steamy reverse-harem romance. If you like a little action with your action, this series is for you.
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.
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.
Forsaken Dream
Maya Daniels - 2020
Then why is there a fourth one?
Escaping the clutches of her controlling father was the only thing on Echo Darkwing’s mind. She disappears from the face of the realm with an arranged marriage looming over her head. She never expected running from a loveless nuptial would throw her into the arms of a mate.Or two…Or three…Echo discovers that you can never elude destiny, even if it is a forsaken one. The utter predicament she faces in the form of three stunning and stubborn mates is a problem she could’ve easily solved. But, the fourth one she deemed to be the twist of all fates.Her betrothed is determined to claim what is rightfully his. She is the key to the throne, and he will rule at all cost. However, he didn’t anticipate his biggest problem.He wants Echo for himself?Her mates will do anything to keep her.Will love prove stronger than destiny?
Cruel Monsters
Katherine Bogle - 2021
With no memory of who I once was, all I could do was try and flee.Found. Tormented. Sacrificed.On the day I'm meant to slay myself for their sake, I use one last act of rebellion to choose life over death, and a world I never knew existed swallows me whole.Dark Fae. Shade. Demons.The prince who rescued me thinks I'm their salvation, one of the last powerful Light Fae ever born. But when dark magic begins to leak out of me, corroding all they've given me, will the Dark Fae truly be my saviors? Or will they throw me to the wolves?Cruel Monsters is a standalone epic fantasy romance where the heroine won't have to choose between her Dark Fae princes, her half-demon Shade, or the nightmare chaser she's slowly falling for.It contains violence, slow burn romance, sexually explicit content, unique magic, dark themes including scenes of abuse (dark story, not dark romance), and is intended for ages 18+. If you have any triggers, please read the foreword before perusing.
Visionary X Starlight
Yumoyori Wilson - 2018
After being held prisoner most of her life, Makoto Heart is now free and currently staying in Realm Five, Minato. So, when her five knights surprise her with a trip to Realm Six, Earthala, she’s beyond excited to see what the hype is all about. Having no interactions with humans, she prays to the Starlight gods that everything goes smoothly – especially with a certain orange haired female and her group of criminal investigators. Scarlet Sinclair has only had one real friend her entire adult life – which is one more than she had as a child – because no one wants to be friends with the crazy girl who fainted all the time and wore gloves year-round. When she finds out Junho’s friend Marcus is returning to Earthala and bringing with him his friends and one very special blue-eyed brunette, she’s intrigued. None of them could have ever expected the car chases, mall fights, or sleepwalking adventures that would follow. Makoto and Scarlett are in for an eventful five days as their worlds clash on Earthala soil. Recommended for 18+ audience, containing mature sexual content, violence and strong language.
Guarded By Vayne
Haley Weir - 2019
A Burning Desire to Take What's His. A Pure Anomaly. Vayne is far more than I've bargained for. Dr. Zela Harpy’s is just as beautiful as she is brilliant. Her world is turned upside down when a strangely unique case ends up on her desk. Vayne and Valor Grimm are twin brothers who claim to be were-wolves at war with another pack. Born into a cursed bloodline of Viking lords, Vayne Grimm has led a life of pleasure and recklessness. Despite the insatiable passion she feels between herself and Vayne, Zela has no choice but to remove them from her life. After a jarring home invasion, the only thing standing between Zela and death is a beast with familiar glowing eyes. Is there more than fate and instinct binding them to one another? Steamy, Heart-Throbbing Standalone romance with a HEA. Contains mature themes, adult language, and sexy shifters. 18+ Readers Only!.
Servant
Rebecca Royce - 2022
Most people just leave me alone. I’m poor and on my own more than I’m not.Lately, however, I’ve caught the attention of five guys who I never expected to know. Rowan. Ace. Tanner. Griffin. Caesar. They are rich. Powerful. Gorgeous. Sometimes they set things on fire. And, they’re loaded with secrets they won’t tell me.I think I want to know what they’re hiding. I’m wrong.Once they share their truths with me, I’ll never be the same. It turns out, everyone is a servant of the darkness, whether they know it or not.*The reader should be aware this is book 1 of 3. The happy ending comes with book 3. The heroine is stronger than she knows, the guys filled with depths they can’t imagine, and the heat will build from sweet in this novel to very intense by book 3. Please read accordingly. You have been warned.*
Luna Rising
Sloane Murphy - 2021
On a Lycan's 21st birthday, we are fated to find our true mate. Only, I don't want one, I'm not ready yet.I want to travel and see the world, but I can't do that either.When our world comes under attack from a foe we thought long vanquished, everything I thought I knew gets flipped upside down.With nowhere to turn after my mate rejects me, feeling suffocated by my own skin, I leave my pack to try and find myself... but get found instead.While this book is part of The Seven Realms saga and does contain some tiny spoilers to the Shadow Walkers Saga, it can be read without having to have read any of the other books in the Seven Realms world.
Moon Guardian
J.R. Thorn - 2021
Humans also aren’t supposed to interrupt sacred mating ceremonies, but I had a good reason, all right? I needed magic, and I needed a lot of it to save my little sister from the Moon Shadow plague running rampant in human territory.Do the wolves think twice about consequences? No. They’ve been careless of the side effects caused by their little territory battles. They have never cared about us.But they’ll care now, because I have all of their magic in the palm of my hand.Literally. The Goddess Crescent was supposed to be a myth, the power to turn a human and unite the major clans. I just didn’t expect it to bond me to an Alpha from each of the five packs, and now I’m afraid I bit off far more than I can chew.* Five Fated Mates with No Choosing Required* Slow-Burn Romance* Rejected Mate/Second Change tropes with severe groveling by book 3* Human Female and Wolf Shifter Males
First Comes Wolves
Michelle Ziegler - 2021
But that's pretty hard to do when rumors fly around that my girly bits are cursed.I've lived among witches ever since my mother dropped me off. That was the last I ever saw of her. I've always felt like I was looking in and never quite belonged. For most of my life, my aunt cared for me, raised me, and hid me from the world. My world.Until she can't anymore.My mates have found me. All three of them.If these wolf shifters claim that I am theirs, that can only mean one thing--I'm not a witch, I'm a wolf shifter too.How could my aunt have hidden this from me? How can I go from off limits with a V-Card that's never been punched, to being handed over to not just one, but three wolves?For once, I feel like I belong. Leaving my old life behind seems like a small price to pay for an eternity of happiness.
Bated: Reverse Harem Dragon Shifter Fairytale
Delia Castel - 2018
Now she's also got a death sentence. Can she use her feminine wiles to get out of this one? Marigold has committed a crime that means certain death. Now she's on the run from the shifters that want her hanged. But Marigold’s luck turns worse when she's captured by three handsome, dragon shifter brothers. Or does it? If you like reverse harem fantasy stories, you'll love this Goldilocks and the Three Bears retelling because it's hotter than dragon fire. Get it now.
The Last Starr (Morrigan Starr, #1)
Lee-Ann Wallace - 2021
Her life took a different path. A darker path. The last four years have been in preparation for this moment, for what’s inevitably to come, but even the best-laid plans can have unexpected consequences.The elders sent her to King’s College to pick one—a royal to bind her life to.The seven heirs of the royal families aren’t anything like she expects. They want things from her she doesn’t know if she can give. She’s drawn to all of them in a way she shouldn’t be, and her attraction to Valentin Stirling, the school’s delicious Student Services Officer, just complicates things.Her year at King’s College was supposed to be easy, but things aren’t what they seem. The elders need inside information, and Morrigan is thrown into the middle of a struggle between Valentin Stirling, the Chancellor, Maxen King, and the students.Morrigan’s future hinges on her choice, and now her very life is dependent on who she chooses to place her trust in.*Author Note - The Last Starr is intended for a more mature teen audience. It includes sexual situations and darker themes that might be disturbing to younger readers.
Fallen Moon: Wolves of Thunder Cove: A Paranormal Shifter Romance
Cate Cassidy - 2021