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Saint and the Queen by Desiree .
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEve Noelle has been tortured by her mother's careless dreams and delusions her entire childhood that her absent father is actually Santa Claus. The real Santa Claus. She despises Christmas, the music, the children, and anything to do with the holiday but then one day. -
Wonder by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt all came down to me. The one who followed the rules, never went looking for trouble – I kept to myself. I just wanted to take care of my family. To not constantly look over my shoulder, worried about the things that went bump in the night. I just wanted to survive. But that wasn’t meant to be. As luck – or fate, or something – would have it, the trouble found me... -
Entangled by R. Phillips
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“These stars of ours were written in darkness and bound with light…”I fell in love with them thirty-five million heartbeats apart and an ocean away.One shaped me at the scratch of a pen and the other remade me with the strum of a note.And the truth is that I loved them both, desperately.I never foresaw our worlds colliding... -
Romancing the Alpha by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan be read as a standalone billionaire paranormal shifter romance In the next installment of the True Mates series, New York Alpha Grant Anderson meets his match in feisty New Jersey Alpha, Francesca “Frankie” Muccino. New Jersey Alpha Francesca “Frankie” Muccino never had it easy... -
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Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlessia ValentínShe’s an intelligence officer on orders to go overseas on her first deployment. Despite who her parents are, she’s determined to prove she belongs there. After getting informed by her step-father, Admiral Ravenmore, that she’s a target for multiple enemies, he assigns Operator Creature as her personal security to watch over her while she’s on deployment... -
Shifter's Innocent by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe's hunted, she's living a lie, and an unlikely connection dooms them both…Beckett Oswego has lost himself in his work for years, always looking over his shoulder for the killer who stole his father and brother from him. When he isn’t working, he parties his weekends away. Work, party...party, work. Anything to keep his mind busy and off the constant pain from the past that haunts him... -
Jinx's Fantasy by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the USA Today Bestselling Series, Goddess Isles.“A marriage born from slavery and secrets.A happily ever after like no other.”Sullivan Sinclair has a wife who shares his wildness and desires. To others, she is regal and perfect on his arm... -
Chasing His Puma by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a cynical mutant bunny-bear who never smiles find love with an eternally optimistic puma? Kidnapped as a teenager along with his siblings, experimented on and turned into a mutant shifter, rescued, trained, betrayed by a teammate, and brutally injured before being rescued again... any optimism Brock Bunson ever had has been hammered out of him by life... -
Sword of Justice by Sydney Addae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happened to Asia? The Liege created a fake memory of her past, causing her to stumble in a dark world of anonymity. But why? Why did they go through all of that trouble to hide her identity. Asia, Hawke, Damian and Angus seek answers to these questions and more as they track down Asia’s sire... -
Forbidden Claim by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s running for her life. He’s never gotten over her. Will she let him claim her to save her? Wolf-shifter Isabelle Rand is escaping a relationship she never intended to stay in. Fleeing her abusive boyfriend who hates to lose anything, she seeks sanctuary with the only people who can help her... -
Her Vampire Obsession by Lesli Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHER TASTE IS ADDICTIVE AND I WILL NOT SHARE HER. NO ONE GETS HER BUT ME. DexterI've lived a long time. Some might say too long. I honestly don't know what drew me to Lucius' club in Tucson, of all hellish destinations, but dark and self-destructive thoughts have increasingly beckoned to me, as of late.Then I meet her... -
Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say that power changes a person.Love changes them more.Long may they reign...You find them in the boardroom. The throne room. The bedroom.They burn brighter than the rest.They wield power as easily as they breathe.They stop at nothing to get what they want.Royalty, CEOs, mafia kings, demons, and more... -
Tease Me: A Contemporary Romance Collection by Lizzi Stone, Elise Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't let love, or lust, pass you by…Sink into this incredible collection of never-before-released full-length novels!Available for a limited time only!Let us arouse your imagination with dozens of books compiled to satisfy your craving for romance.They'll tease… excite… and tempt you to sin.Get ready to swoon over these seductive stories of craving and demand. Yield and advance. Heat. Hearts... -
Ridgeville Series Volume Two by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBooks 3, 4, & 5 in the Ridgeville series are now bundled together for one great price! (108,000 words) This book contains the following novellas in the Ridgeville series: "Head Over Tail", "Fierce in Fur", and "Deuces Wild". If you already own these books, please do not purchase this title. *** "Head Over Tail" - Being kidnapped sucks...but then you find your mate.. -
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More Than Mated by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven the growliest of men need love... All FIVE bestselling Grayslake: More Than Mated novels in one volume! Follow these alpha males—and their luscious mates—from Grayslake and beyond. Where the Abrams brothers, friends, and occasionally enemies fight for their lives, their future, and their mates... -
Montana Fire by Vella Day, L. Watanabe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*****************SALE**************LIMITED TIME ONLY****************** GENRE: Romantic erotica medical romance, mystery/suspense/terrorism involving a nurse and a very hot arson investigator. SERIES: Montana Promises(FULL-LENGTH NOVEL) Publisher’s warning: This adult contemporary romance contains explicit sexual content and graphic language. Not intended for those under the age of 18... -
Their Christmas Baby by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter spending years looking after ailing parents and a selfish husband, Jessa decided that it was time to explore the needs she’d supressed for years. She wanted to experience what it was like to be dominated. She wanted to set free the little inside her. She needed to figure out if having a Daddy Dom was truly what she desired. Colt and Brant shared everything. Their house. Their business... -
Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScotland—sweeping forests, tumbling waterfalls. . .and towering highlands where vampire warriors have ruled for centuries.Lethal and charismatic, vampire Lachlan McRae woke on his first night to death and devastation—his clan slaughtered, his fortress destroyed... -
Mayhem's Warrior by Lindsay Cross
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaptain T.K. Reaper only cares about his men; until he ends up falling for the one woman who can rescue his team. Reaper has lived his entire life without love. Living on the edge with no fear, Reaper and his team volunteered for Project Mayhem— a top-secret experiment that uses a serum to enhance physical abilities in order to fight terrorism... -
Pawn by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes Part Two of Mr. Rook's Island, a Sexy, Dark, Romantic Suspense. SHE KNOWS HE'S BAD. THE QUESTION IS, HOW BAD?Stephanie Fitzgerald is nobody's pawn. Determined to discover the truth about a missing loved one, she lands a job at the world's most exclusive resort, working for the only man with the answers--Mr. Rook... -
The Roman by Sylvain Reynard
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the New York Times and international bestselling author of Gabriel's Inferno comes the thrilling conclusion to the dark and sexy paranormal romance series, following a young art restorer and the vampyre prince she loves as they fight against a mysterious figure who holds the fate of Italy's vampyre population-and their souls-in the balance... -
Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsThe conclusion to the Cat and Mouse Duet is here...The DiamondDeath walks alongside me,But the reaper is no match for me.I'm trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren't as they seem.They won't keep me forever.I no longer recognize the person I've become,And I'm fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night... -
Reece by Stasia Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI need a new man like I need a hole in the head.The last one almost killed me. Literally.I barely escaped with my life, and when I end up on a ranch in Central Texas, I’m just looking for a place to hide out and recover.But then Reece Walker saunters in.(Why, God? Do you enjoy torturing me like this? Is it fun for you?)I tell myself it’ll just be one night... -
Fierce Obsession by Sadie Kincaid
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJackson Decker - he is the perfect husband. The perfect father to my son. The perfect man. Fierce, loyal, protective and everything I’ve ever wanted.I’m happier than I ever imagined possible, but happiness is never easily won for people like me. Somebody, somewhere wants to ruin what we have, and to do that they’re willing to risk the wrath of the entire Montoya family... -
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Stalkers by Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Romance AnthologyYou should never fall for the bad guy…Over thirty of your favorite USA Today and bestselling authors have come together to create an epic collection of forbidden, dark romance stories.Get lost in this unputdownable mixture of short stories. From heroes to bad guys, there’s something for everyone.stalk·erA person who stalks: a person who pursues someone obsessively... -
Laughing At Danger by Zenina Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLima enjoys her life as a hunter for the shifter guild and council, but she has no idea that this routine retrieval and rescue will flip her fate into high gear. Lyros knew that the dog-headed creature that came in to rescue him was a shifter and a woman. He admired her fighting skills but was unable to shake the feeling that she was important to his life... -
The Trap! by Josh Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese fraternity boys just made a BIG mistake. Spring break in Cancun was supposed to be a non-stop party. Beer, sun, and bragging about all the hot girls that they’d hooked up with. Getting kidnapped by a criminal syndicate was not part of the plan. Now these golden boy athletes have fallen into a shadowy world they never knew existed. A world where rich men collect boys like them for fun... -
Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Paranormal Shifter RomanceA predator prowls the Sea of Cortez, protecting a mystery that has been kept silent for almost a century—damning information that some are still willing to kill for.Mason Lockheart is a highly decorated Navy SEAL with a mission that he can never reveal to anyone… even the curvy redhead who’s determined to bring everything up from the depths of the sea... -
His to Possess by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt wasn't temptation. It was instinct.Stone Keeler is a six-foot-four hunk who could win any girl's heart and then make her scream in bed, but as he claimed my quivering body for the first time the look in his eyes was terrifying... -
Perfect Sin by Kimberly Carrillo, K.D. Carrillo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can't run from your problems. A fact we learned at the end of a gun. Not unlike most of my life's lessons.Raven falls back in the clutches of her father, and in order to save her I'll have to make a deal with the devil incarnate, Damien Blackthorne.Once I learn the secrets of my past, I'll have to decide, am I a monster or her dark prince? For her I'll give everything... -
His Captor by M.M. Farmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndulging in a Dark Fantasy can lead to deep consequences in reality… HaydenIt wasn’t my first time indulging in that particular fantasy. I was on a business trip and looking for something fun. I didn’t plan on going into heat while playing around, or to like the alpha I played with so much.I also didn’t expect to end up pregnant... -
Undertow by Andrea Speed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Sequel to Infected: Lesser Evils""Infected: Book Seven"In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.Now Roan is locked in a coma as the struggle between his human and werecat sides reaches a new extreme. All Dylan can do is sit, wait, and think... -
Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the six USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors who brought you WICKED FIRSTS, comes an all new contemporary set of six sexy, suspenseful and very SINFUL SECONDS. Sinful Surrender by Elisabeth Naughton He's been watching her, and now he's here, in the dimly lit bar of the swanky Vail resort, pretending not to notice her... -
Solace by Raven Dark, Petra J. Knox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The softest woman requires the hardest men to survive. Dark, gritty, and perfectly filthy--modern MC meets Mad Max in this amazing RH tale.” ~Addison Cain, USA Today bestselling author More than one evil is waiting for me and my men. Unfortunately, the one who poses the greatest danger to those I love…might be me... -
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Knot All Is Ruined Part I by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey told us we’d be helping our country.That we’d be preventing war.It was all one big fat lie and we believed it—until it was too late.Waking up on a bus headed for a war-torn country was just the beginning of the nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. They’d told us during our time in the Omega Care Center there was a chance we might be sent to another country if we didn’t find a pack... -
Burn With Me by D.L. Darby
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGinny: I’m torn between fantasy and reality.On my first night working at an exclusive adult club—a club where we have to wear masks to conceal our identities—my stranger comes to life... -
Wild by Sara Fields
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's going to scream for me and I don't care who hears it.I traveled to this city to disrupt the plans of the Brotherhood's enemies, not tame a defiant omega, but the moment Revna challenged me I knew punishing her would not be enough... -
A Deal with the Devil by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man can only have one great love, and mine was the sea.Until I pulled a half-drowned heiress out of the water. Until I kept her as mine. Until I hurt her to prove I didn't love her.Now we're surrounded. Dangerous pirates want to use her for their own purposes. I won't give her up that easy. I have a lifetime of treasure to protect. But with the ship going down, there's only thing I want to save... -
Wake Up, Alpha by Anna Fury
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPenI’ve seen firsthand the monsters that men turn into when they’re hit with the virus. I’ve been at their bedside in the ER when the Task Force comes and hauls them away. I’ve heard the stories of women getting kidnapped right off the street, never to be seen again... -
Inking Eagle by Khloe Wren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sins of her father will be her undoing… unless a hero rides to her rescue. As the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks nears, Silk struggles to avoid all reminders of the day she was orphaned. She's working hard in her tattoo shop, Silky Ink, and working even harder to keep her eyes and her hands off her bodyguard, Eagle. She'd love to forget her sorrows in his strong arms... -
Deadly Secrets by Jaycee Clark
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets can hurt . . . Bitter and resigned to a life alone, Quinlan Kinncaid swore he'd never marry-until the eccentric Ella Ferguson barged headlong into his life. But before he can trust his own feelings and build a new life with Ella, she's gone, and he's left with a secret so big he can't even bear to tell his own family. Some secrets can destroy . . -
Tower by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Azalea meets Peter Titon, she’s sure it was a one-time chance meeting. But when her overprotective mother leaves for a work trip, and the men left behind to protect her fail—she’s taken by Peter in the dark of night with no explanation. Peter isn’t one to explain his motives, and taking Azalea is no exception. He takes what he wants... -
Lucas by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBook SIX of the award-winning Vampires in America.THE BADLANDS of SOUTH DAKOTA . . . haunting landscapes, legendary outlaws, and . . . vampires? LUCAS DONLON, Vampire Lord, is one of the most powerful vampires in North America and beyond. Charming and irreverent to his friends and lovers, he enjoys everything about his life as a vampire... -
Beauty and the Thorns by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI never thought I’d see him again. My first love, back from the grave. My captor and tormentor. He holds my past, present and future in his scarred hands. He owns me. No matter how far I run, my path leads me back to that lonely castle. Back into the arms of the Beast... -
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Gonzo by Candace Blevins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGonzo has not only had to come to terms with the loss of his entire family, but he also barely survived being shot in the chest multiple times while still a human, and was then later turned into a werewolf during a vicious attack while hiking as he tried to put his life back together... -
The Way To Yesterday by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Way To Yesterday by Sharon Sala released on Aug 23, 2002 is available now for purchase... -
Snarling at the Moon by Zenina Masters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wolverine with a painful past collides with an elf who glows like the full moon. Her rage meets his calm.Sera has been trying to make ends meet since her family kicked her out. After years away from home in a fey menagerie, she had dreamed of being normal again. It wasn’t possible, and she lived a subsistence life until a strange woman named Pansy arrived in her field... -
Pyromancist by Charmaine Pauls
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you play with fire, you get burned.At the same time as mysterious fires commence to rage through Clelia d’Ambois’ home village in Brittany, France, she starts sleepwalking. Daughter of a Japanese orphan, Clelia’s heritage is riddled with dark secrets that threaten anyone she loves... -
Black and White by Zenina Masters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTy was raised by a mage who took her on as a favour to her mother. She can read magic, feel magic but not use it. Her skills come in handy while working for the Shifter Council as a hunter or bounty hunter for misbehaving shifters.On assignment to find a man guilty of the ultimate betrayal to their kind, she is doped and caged by some mages, and what a shock, so is her opposite number, Alatas... -
The Vampire's Surprise by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Publishing: The Stormy Glenn ManLove Collection: Erotic Romance, Alternative, Vampires/werewolves, Romantic Suspense, Paranormal, MM, HEA]Quinn Anderson just wanted to be left alone. Between his job as a waiter and caring for his three younger siblings, life had not been kind to him. His choice to warn three vampires of the danger they were in tosses him into the deep end...
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