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Restoration


S.J. West - 2019
    One love story that can finally be told. A woman fighting to remember....I've woken up to find myself in a living nightmare. I don't know where I am. I don't know where I come from. Like everyone else around me, I have no memory of my life before I awoke in this barren landscape filled with dangerous creatures who seem determined to kill us all. I've been fortunate enough to recruit a group of people to travel with me to a place known only as the Black Castle. Supposedly, it’s a safe haven where we can find shelter from the monsters of this world. I have no idea if we'll all make it there alive, but I refuse to give up on the one chance I have to discover who I am and why I'm here. The only thing any of us woke up remembering is our own names. My name is Lilith, and I'm seeking my way home. A man on a mission…My name is Jered Alburn. Thousands of years ago, God sent a group of angels known as the Watchers to observe humanity and guide their education. I was one of those angels. During our time living and working beside humans, we broke God's one commandment to us by falling in love and taking wives. For our sin, the women we loved died giving birth to children who were cursed to live dual lives: human by day and werewolf by night. During the dark days following my wife’s death, I forged my son into a vicious weapon for which he ended up paying the ultimate price: an eternity in Hell. After his death, I finally saw the error of my ways and joined the fight against the princes of Hell to stop them from destroying the universe. After years of struggling against Lucifer and his followers on Earth, Hell has finally been destroyed, but all the souls and nightmare creatures who once resided there have been cast into a realm known as the Void. My estranged son, Silas, is there, and God has granted me the chance to venture into the Void to not only rescue him but to also restore our shattered relationship. All I have to do now is fight my way through the remaining princes of Hell who now claim the Void as their domain and find my son among the countless people who have been given a second chance to save their immortal souls. I will fight to my last dying breath to find Silas and bring him back home.

Strange and Unusual


Martha Carr - 2021
    Somebody should…The world can’t know I’m a Drow halfling. Not yet. I barely have these powers under my control, but time’s up. I’m about to take magic for a test drive. Want to come along?The black-ops government group believe they can run my life... But I have plans of my own.Watch out magical evil doers – I’m about to crash your party.But will my training be enough?Scroll back up and click Buy Now or Read For Free to join Cheyenne on her journey to use her Drow heritage and stake her claim in the world in Goth Drow Unleashed.

Prince Of The Dark Fae


Lindsey Devin - 2022
    Nothing about serving the fae is easy. Or safe.Still, I thought I could have one nice thing. The pendant I found when I was young is my good luck charm and my secret. Until I forget to hide it at a ball and instead of bringing me luck it lands me in hot water.The King and Queen of the Light fae tell me it's stolen and that I have to return it. Only when I try it won't come off. The fae don't grant second chances. What they call me next makes my blood run cold.Witch.I'm not a witch. I'm a seamstress, a human, a nobody. Now I'm banished from the land of the light fae, leaving only one place to go.The Dark Fae’s Kingdom.Suddenly I find myself claimed by the dark fae prince. He's as handsome as he is deadly and I should be running from him. Only he and his kingdom awaken a side of me I never knew existed. I hunger for him, but every time he looks at me I can't be certain if it's me or the pendant he wants.This is the land of the dark fae, where every offer comes with a catch. Where trickery and cruelty are supposed to be celebrated. The grander the offer, the more wary you should be of the cost.The prince wants me to be his queen.But what will saying yes cost me?

Getting Lucky: A Fake Fiance, Dragon Shifter Romance


Jacey Ward - 2019
    Patrick’s Day brings bad luck… “Marry me.” I thought I was dreaming when I heard Derek say the words to me. I’ve had a crush on my brother’s best friend forever, but I never thought he’d look twice at me. Even though I was almost done college now, I was still just Jason’s poor little sister. While he was born with a silver spoon, and the matching Ferrari. But now he wants to marry me? I mean, use me. At least he was honest, and told me straight up that he needs a wife in order to collect his trust fund. Talk about an astronomical hit to my ego. Derek could have any woman though – so why me? Derek Can she survive my dragon? She’s going to drive me crazy. Her beautiful smile, her witty humor… her never-ending, drop-dead gorgeous body. My proposal was the perfect solution – at the time. I need my trust fund to finance my tech research, and she needs…well, me. She doesn’t know it yet, but I’ll prove it to her. That is, if she can accept my fire-breathing, possessive nature. And if my clan doesn’t kill her first. I’ll trade my trust fund for her protection any day. But will she still have me after she finds out what kind of monster I become? And who the hell could have guessed that her secret would be even bigger than mine?

Cinder's Adventure: Get Me To the Wedding!


Marissa Meyer - 2022
    Can you and Cinder make it to happily ever after?For fans of the #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer, this is the ultimate interactive celebration of all things Lunar Chronicles. And, bonus: you’ll also discover characters and settings from Heartless, Renegades, Instant Karma, and Gilded, along with so many possible endings! This inventive and fun adventure is a must-have for fans, only available as an e-book exclusive.

The Witch of Hollow Woods


J.B. Trepagnier - 2018
    He was never quite sure what happened that night. He intended to get all of her lands, but he walked away with a contract in blood for only some of her lands, an agreement to deliver her anything she wanted, a promise of eternal life and glory, and a warning to never enter Hollow Woods again. The Crone’s demands were always odd and started becoming oddly specific. Four freshmen from the Alpha House Fraternity she established at the entrance of Hollow Woods were to be sent to her every Halloween night.The four new Alpha House recruits, Davarius, the football player, Nakata, the basketball player, Vincent, who is there on merit scholarship, and Ashton, who was given a special scholarship for being an orphan are all sent into Hollow Woods on Halloween night with only flashlights and stories of the crone that haunts Hollow Woods. They are all sure this is just another hazing ritual the fraternity has thought up.None of them know what to think when they find a bonfire in the middle of Hollow Woods with the president of Alpha House and three senior members around the fire with a beautiful naked woman they introduce as the Crone of Hollow Woods. She certainly doesn’t look like a Crone and she has other things on her mind Halloween night besides stealing souls and witch curses.The Witch of Hollow Woods is an 11,340 word reverse harem short story with a few wicked twists inside.

The Witching Elm


C.N. Crawford - 2014
    Trapped in Boston, he tries to blend in at an old boarding school while secretly plotting to save his home. But if anything can distract him from his mission, it's the wild-haired and intriguing Fiona. She is determined to learn the truth about his dangerous magic. When a spectral army from Toby's world begins slaughtering Bostonians, he and Fiona must stop the carnage. They face unspeakable dangers unearthing the dark secrets of New England's past—a past that holds the key to saving both worlds from destruction.

Bedding Camp


Catalina Grayson - 2018
    "They have not met my men." The Sovereign replied. In Rowland, a kingdom void of love, where even a kiss is unheard of, Princess Illyria is the prim and proper niece of the King, his bodyguard, and has spent her lifetime working towards that which she desires most, the role of General over the royal army. On the eve of her wedding to a wealthy local nobleman, a mysterious foreign ruler intrudes the castle walls; a masked leader known only as "The Sovereign." King Hal of Rowland assumes this invasion to be a declaration of war, but instead the masked monarch strikes a strange bargain. 100 of Morwick's youthful male elite must face off against 100 of Rowland's most prestigious young noblewomen in the Sovereign strange encampment. Upon arrival, the Morwick's weapon of choice is nothing like Illyria could have ever expected; neither is Meridian, the suave, light hearted General of the Soveriegn's army. All is fair when love IS war. ______ **450 pages of meticulously, professionally edited literary gold** **Ranked #1 in Historical Fiction on Wattpad for 7 months straight**

The Pact: Paranormal Romance (Syndicate Masters Book 2)


Delta James - 2022
    Can I trust him to save my company?My family has been making single malt whiskey for centuries and has a world-renowned reputation. A rival has been trying to put us out of business and acquire both our distilling methods and our land. In an effort to save me from a forced marriage, my grandfather leaves Drummond 51 percent of the business to hold in trust until I marry.Now my grandfather is dead and I am left to deal with the distillery, the rival family wanting me dead, and Drummond - the black tiger. But I don’t know where else to turn to for help. Gavan offers me a Pact ... submit for a year or lose my legacy. If I accept, will I be sharing the bed of a man or a beast?The Pact is a dark mafia romance in the Syndicate Masters series. If you like intrigue, men determined to possess their women, and the strong intelligent women who stand up to them, then you’ll love Delta James’ newest Kindle melting paranormal romance. Buy The Pact today, for a growly tiger shifter, enemies-to-lovers romance with twists that will keep you guessing.

My Insatiable Sheikh


Marian Tee - 2020
    But now it's too late, and I can't leave until I'm pregnant with the sheikh's child.Graduate in three months and find a stable job. I had my life all mapped out...when a twist of fate lands me at the beck and call of a tall, dark, and handsome stranger who wouldn't even give me his name.Even worse, I'm obliged to lose my first time to this arrogant piece of sheikh, and all the other times after that...until I'm carrying his heir.Themes: adult bully romance, sheikh romance, pregnancy romance, instalove, fast burn, college romance, billionaire romance, over the top, standalone romance

Age of Wolves: An urban fantasy romance (Fated Book 1)


Mariah Stone - 2022
    Her lover. Her doom.Boston police detective Ella O’Connor’s job is on the line. And only busting port owner Channing Hakonson for drug smuggling will satisfy her boss. But there’s more to the tattooed billionaire than she imagined—something mystical and ancient.Wolves protect him. Time traveling Viking assassins stalk him. The mafia bails him out of prison.And even Ella’s own mysterious powers can’t stop Channing from dooming them all—or occupying her every thought.With an unprecedented early winter causing food shortages around the globe, and chaos reigning in the streets, it feels like an apocalypse is coming. And somehow the Nordic giant is responsible for Ragnarök.To keep her family off the streets, she must put him behind bars.To save the world, she must kill him.But she breaks the most important rule in the book: Do not fall in love with the suspect.

Who Let the Dogma Out


Theophilus Monroe - 2021
    The only alternative was admitting they might be wrong.Unthinkable!I didn’t go into ministry to defend dogma.I just wanted to spread a message of hope.But now I don’t know what to believe.Elves are real. I mean, seriously? How does getting stabbed confirm to anyone I am the center of ancient prophecy?Now it isn’t just my beliefs I have to fight.There are many who don’t want to see the elven prophecy fulfilled.And they want me dead before I can do something radical.Like, oh, I don’t know…How about save the world?P.S. – Learning to communicate with your cat is not all it’s cracked up to be.

Elfhame


Anthea Sharp - 2016
    Endless Adventures.skeletonkeybookseries.comDeep in the Darkwood, a mystic portal awaits...Mara Geary faces a bleak future in the village of Little Hazel until, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, strange glowing lights beckon her into the mysterious shadows under the trees. She follows, hoping for adventure. What she finds is her destiny...Prince of the Hawthorne Court, Brannon Luthinor has spent his life becoming a powerful warrior in order to save his people. Now, on the eve of war, his fate is rapidly approaching.Brought together by fate, Bran and Mara forge an unlikely alliance. But in the face of evil, will they be able to trust their lives - and their hearts - to one another?    From USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp, a richly-imagined fantasy romance uniting an adventurous young woman and a fearsome Dark Elf warrior, in a magical tale reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast. No explicit content.

Alpha's Betrayal


Skye Wilson - 2022
    Until they reject you…Luna is sick of being an outcast. As the illegitimate daughter of a high-ranking official and her mother gone, she’s never felt wanted.Finding her fated mate was supposed to change everything. She’s known for six years that she and Marnet are mates, and tonight at the MoonMate ceremony, it’s time for him to stop acting like a playboy alpha and claim her as his.Only he does the exact opposite and humiliates her publicly with his brutal rejection. Then Luna is taken by Remus, another alpha whose clan launches a surprise attack during the ceremony. He’s captured all the other alphas except one—Marnet.Now Luna has a choice. Lead the enemy to Marnet or protect her mate. Remus treats her better than Marnet ever did, but Luna is convinced Remus is only using her to get what he wants. Marnet is still her mate.Although it wouldn’t be the first time she’s been wrong about love…