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All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 by MsKingBean89
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This first book covers Years 1 - 4... -
![Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat]()
Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsDamianos of Akielos has returned.His identity now revealed, Damen must face his master Prince Laurent as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill.On the brink of a momentous battle, the future of both their countries hangs in the balance. In the south, Kastor's forces are massing. In the north, the Regent's armies are mobilising for war... -
![The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 4 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou]()
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 4 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsABSENCE MAKES THE HEART BURN HOTTERChu Wanning has slumbered for five years since Mo Ran rescued his soul from the underworld. He wakes to find the world changed—and the greatest change of all is to his disciple Mo Ran. Now grown up, Mo Ran is nothing like the callow youth he remembers, and Chu Wanning finds himself drawn to his disciple with a force he never anticipated... -
![Captive Prince: Volume Two by C.S. Pacat]()
Captive Prince: Volume Two by C.S. Pacat
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsWith their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot.Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent... -
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![A Midwinter Night's Dream by Tiffany Reisz]()
A Midwinter Night's Dream by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiffany Reisz turns back the clock on her Original Sinners series to the Victorian era in this kinky Christmas romance...Two days before Christmas 1871, the newly-minted Baron Marcus Stearns returns to London for the reading of his long-estranged and much-despised father's will, fully certain he will inherit nothing but the title... -
![Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy father once told me, above all else... Live and die for Sparta. Honor. Loyalty. Duty. These were the things that mattered most. And then Axios came into my life, teaching me other lessons: humility, brotherhood... love. There were moments when the brutal training stripped me of my humanity, where it turned me into a mindless beast of flesh and muscle set to destroy everything in my way... -
![Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires by Bey Deckard]()
Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires by Bey Deckard
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNovel (127,090 words)Genre(s): Historical Fantasy, Erotic Action/Adventure, Polyamory, LGBT+/GSMReunited once more, the crew of Baal’s Heart must make the long and treacherous journey south to the towering spires of the Devil’s Isles... -
![Alcott Hall by Emily Rath]()
Alcott Hall by Emily Rath
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Lady has an offer. The Vicar has a Confession.Lady Madeline Blair is on a mission. Her eccentric late aunt left her a small fortune with one condition: to claim it, Madeline must marry by New Year’s Eve…which is now only three weeks away! When she receives an invitation to spend Christmas at Alcott Hall, she sees this as the perfect chance to snag herself an unsuspecting beau... -
![Golden Terrace, Vol. 2 by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白]()
Golden Terrace, Vol. 2 by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the bond between Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan deepens, the looming threat above the empire of Great Zhou remains omnipresent. After the settlement of the Kuangshan Academy case, Yan Xiaohan accompanies Prince Qi southward to Jingchu. However, an unexpected storm traps Prince Qi’s party inside a mysterious temple and leads Yan Xiaohan into a hidden lion’s den... -
![Measure of Peace by C. Faron]()
Measure of Peace by C. Faron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJason and Kale have made a nice life for themselves in Naiara, but all is not as it seems. Jason’s hiding a letter with life-changing news, and Kale is plagued by nightmares he can’t discuss with Jason. Peace is within their grasp, but unfinished business threatens to disrupt everything. In order to move into their future, they must first face their past and seek answers in the country they fled... -
![The Invisible Chains - Part 2: Bonds of Fear by Andrew Ashling]()
The Invisible Chains - Part 2: Bonds of Fear by Andrew Ashling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnaxantis, prince of Ximerion.Is the strain becoming too much?The threat of a barbarian invasion is imminent now, and the resources to organize the defense meager, to say the least. Moreover, the high king, father of the princes, begins to worry that one of his intrepid sons might do irreparable damage to the kingdom by provoking a force, greater than they can handle... -
![The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr]()
The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re lost in the wilderness. And there’s only one tent. When a routine mission goes horribly awry, expert wilderness scout Marut finds himself solely responsible for protecting one of the powerful court sorcerers. Marut is suspicious of magic and more comfortable with horses than people, but he comes to begrudgingly respect Sycamore as they flee for their lives... -
![She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel]()
She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCateline is the twenty-one-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege.She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland... -
![Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Meng Xi Shi]()
Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Meng Xi Shi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“HE DOESN’T DESERVE TO DIE HERE, NOT LIKE THIS.”Despite the sting of Yan Wushi’s betrayal fresh on his heart, Shen Qiao rushes to save him from certain death only to arrive a moment too late—or so it seems. As rumor of Yan Wushi’s demise spreads far and wide, the winds of change stir across the land... -
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![A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York]()
A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBenjamin Prichard has spent much of his life feeling like an outsider. Growing up, his odd behaviour and visions of ghosts left him isolated, not to mention being the child of an immigrant mother and an absent father. Benjamin walks the line between not being Chinese enough for one community, and not English enough for the other.Whisperwood School for Boys changes everything... -
![In Fine Form by Eressë]()
In Fine Form by Eressë
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGuile is an asset in foreign relations, but an affliction when it comes to affairs of the heart. A bastard of unknown parentage, Yandro Vaidon was born saddled with a huge disadvantage. The nigh rigid class structure of the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre relegated him to the bottom rungs of the social ladder and promised a dim future... -
![1931: Caleb's Err by M.L. Gardner]()
1931: Caleb's Err by M.L. Gardner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe saga of The 1929 Series continues as Aryl’s battle with opiates forces Jonathan and Caleb to take drastic measures in an effort to save him. Claire clings desperately to the hope that the man she fell in love with, and lost, will reemerge from the depths of his addiction.Ava confronts a dark secret from her past that sends her spiraling deeper into postpartum depression... -
![The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley]()
The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTommy Zane hates lions, a major obstacle in a family of lion tamers. But Tommy's dreams, and talent, fly higher, up in the rigging with the trapeze. When rising star Mario Santelli offers him flying lessons, it looks like the start of wonderful new life, and to Tommy's surprise, his relationship with Mario deepens even as his skill soars in the rigging... -
![One Night in Boukos by A.J. Demas]()
One Night in Boukos by A.J. Demas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a night when the whole city is looking for love, two foreigners find it in the last place they expected.The famous Psobion festival is about to begin in the city of Boukos, and the ambassador from Zash has gone missing. Marzana, captain of the embassy guard, and Bedar, the ambassador’s long-suffering secretary, hunt for him through the streets and taverns and brothels of Boukos...Categorized as:
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![Moon Flower by Christina Lee, Iggy Toma]()
Moon Flower by Christina Lee, Iggy Toma
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Galen flees his home and travels to Lunar’s Reach, he does what he needs to survive. But trading his body for food in his belly is always a risky undertaking. After he’s found injured in an alleyway, his new friends take him to Moon Flower apothecary, where the madam in charge offers him the proposition of a lifetime... -
![The Traitor's Mercy by Iris Foxglove]()
The Traitor's Mercy by Iris Foxglove
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the court of Staria, mercy is rarely a blessing…Sabre de Valois is the last of his line. Saved from the gallows while his family hangs for treason, Sabre is given the chance to pay off their debt and clear his family name... -
![The Holly Groweth Green by Amy Rae Durreson]()
The Holly Groweth Green by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Christmas 1946 and wounded doctor Laurence is struggling to find a way to live during peacetime. Lost in the Hampshire countryside on a snowy Christmas Eve, Laurence stumbles across lonely Mistletoe Cottage and its owner: Avery. Avery is bright and beautiful, welcoming Laurence to his home with warmth and joy. But Laurence can’t stay forever, and Avery’s secrets mean he can never leave... -
![Kogitsune by Xia Xia Lake]()
Kogitsune by Xia Xia Lake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA coming of age story set in medieval Japan. A friendship between a young fox god and his human childhood friend is built on deception, but grows stronger and purer as it's driven by common purpose. However, the vast differences of the worlds they live in can't be ignored, as their relationship is frowned upon by both humans and spirits... -
![A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov]()
A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves... -
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![A Token of Time by Ethan Day]()
A Token of Time by Ethan Day
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the run from his family, Zachary Hamilton was cursed with a gift he neither wanted nor asked for. The recent murder of his lover unleashed a chain of events revealing Zachary's connection to the recently deceased legendary matinee idol, Marc Castle... -
![Cold Sands by 牧云岚卿]()
Cold Sands by 牧云岚卿
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s just a low-ranking deputy general and he’s a prince. They meet on the battlefield but it turns out to be the beginning of a complicated and beautiful story.Murong Yu is a very confident man – until he meets Han Xin.There’s nothing he cannot get; there’s nothing he cannot destroy.To let live or not, is all up to him... -
![The Master by Kate Aaron]()
The Master by Kate Aaron
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing rescued was only the start.Otiz lies in ruins. As underlord of the region, Lysander knows where his responsibilities lie. He has an obligation to the survivors to rebuild their homes and their lives. But what about his home, his life?Kai needs help... -
![Lee's Story by Maculategiraffe]()
Lee's Story by Maculategiraffe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLee's story is the third tale in the Slave Breakers saga. Imagine a modern society parallel to our own where impoverished peasants are legally permitted to sell their children into slavery starting at age 15. The upper class households in this world demonstrate their wealth by buying the best of everything - including people... -
![Another Place in Time by Tamara Allen, Joanna Chambers]()
Another Place in Time by Tamara Allen, Joanna Chambers
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to another place in time...where one can be swept away into lands and eras long forgotten. This collection of short stories was birthed because a sworn "I don't like historicals" reader fell in love with what have become some of her favorite books by most of her favorite writers. Surprisingly, they were all historicals... -
![Queen of Always by Sherry D. Ficklin]()
Queen of Always by Sherry D. Ficklin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf her time at court has taught Catherine anything, it's that there is no room for weakness in Imperial Russia. With the Empress' health failing and rumors of a change in the line of succession, her place in the royal line is once more in jeopardy...Categorized as:
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![La voz de Amunet by Victoria Álvarez]()
La voz de Amunet by Victoria Álvarez
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEgipto 1346 a.C: Desde que tiene uso de razón, la pequeña Amunet ha sido capaz de comunicarse con los animales, pero su vida da un vuelco cuando los sacerdotes de Amón, el clero más poderoso del Antiguo Egipto, descubre su prodigioso don... -
![I Feel You Linger in the Air by Violet Rain]()
I Feel You Linger in the Air by Violet Rain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJom, l’architetto incaricato di ristrutturare un’antica villa sul fiume Ping, nel corso dei lavori trova un baule pieno di vecchi disegni conservati con insolita cura. Gli sembrano stranamente familiari ma non ha tempo per dedicarsi a quella deve tornare a Bangkok, perché il suo ragazzo sta per tornare a casa... -
![This is Not a Vampire Story by Simon Doyle]()
This is Not a Vampire Story by Simon Doyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Victor Callahan holds a secret as ancient as the shadows.Employed as a night porter in a quiet Irish nursing home, the teenager watches over a group of men he once knew a long time ago. Victor has orchestrated their reunion for a final farewell, a goodbye to those whose lives have shaped him through the years... -
![Pet by C.S. Pacat]()
Pet by C.S. Pacat
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPet follows the rise of Ancel at the poisonous court of Vere. Set during the events of Captive Prince... -
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![The Royal Curse by Eliot Grayson]()
The Royal Curse by Eliot Grayson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDawn mage. Twilight mage. Cursed, useless, damaged, dangerous…His birth magic leaves Prince Nikola with nothing but bad choices: live as another man’s possession, subject to his whims and his desires, or remain dependent on a potion that stunts his powers and prevents him from knowing love.Andreas vows to protect the prince with his life—whether Nikola wants him to or not... -
![Home Is Where You Are by Alex Jane]()
Home Is Where You Are by Alex Jane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBy the winter of 1870, Caleb Fletcher has carved out a sheltered existence for himself in a simple cabin, outside a small town in the backwaters of Nebraska, resigned to living out his days as a solitary wolf. But his quiet life is interrupted when another werewolf lands on his doorstep on the eve of a snowstorm, brutalized almost beyond repair, with nowhere else to turn... -
![Desires of a Monster by Roe Horvat]()
Desires of a Monster by Roe Horvat
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSubmerged in ecstasy, blind with love… With every second we spent joined, I became less of my own person. Sometimes, I felt he was turning me into an extension of him, and if he ever ordered me to leave, I’d decay like a severed limb. Sometimes, I lay awake at night, empty inside, carved out and hollow, as if he’d already taken everything from me… As if I could only be whole while he was in me... -
![The Pillar by Kim Fielding]()
The Pillar by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDuring his youth, orphaned thief Faris was flogged at the pillar in the town square and left to die. But a kind old man saved him, gave him a home, and taught him a profession. Now Faris is the herbalist for the town of Zidar, taking care of the injured and ill. He remains lonely, haunted by his past, and insecure about how his community views him... -
![Sous les étoiles de Bloomstone Manor by Mary Orchard]()
Sous les étoiles de Bloomstone Manor by Mary Orchard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAgathe Langley a dix-neuf ans en cette année 1898. Contrairement aux attentes de ses parents, la jeune femme boude les bals mondains et ne vit que pour l'astrophysique, qu'elle étudie en cachette avec la complicité de sa gouvernante... -
![Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig]()
Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook One of The Wode, a historical fantasy series re-imagining the legends of Robin Hood. The Hooded One. The one to breathe the dark and light and dusk between.... When an old druid foresees this harbinger of chaos, he also glimpses its future. A peasant from Loxley will wear the Hood and, with his sister, command a last, desperate bastion of Old Religion against New... -
![Cross Purposes by Eressë]()
Cross Purposes by Eressë
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith love, the line between happiness and heartache is all too easy to cross.One of Ylandre’s most prominent nobles, Keosqe Deilen may have had it all in terms of wealth, power and social rank. But in matters of the heart, he was impoverished. Such was the consequence of falling in unrequited love. Though he hides that love and his sorrow well, a few inevitably see through his masquerade... -
![The Devil to Pay by Katie Daysh]()
The Devil to Pay by Katie Daysh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world of gunpowder, smoke and blood, two men’s love will rise above the chaos. In 1802, The Treaty of Amiens brings the French Revolutionary Wars to an end. After the drama of the past few years, Lieutenant Arthur Courtney returns home to England where he hopes to spend a blissful summer with his close friend, Hiram Nightingale. But within weeks, HMS Loyal goes missing en route to Malta... -
![Clan of the Wolf by Avery Kloss]()
Clan of the Wolf by Avery Kloss
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove at the dawn of time ...Orphaned and shunned by her clan, Peta meets Ronan, who finds the girl enchanting, yet vulnerable. When tragedy strikes, Peta struggles to survive, eventually taken in by a gifted healer and hunter, who becomes her mentor. She has never forgotten Ronan, and, as a young woman, she embarks on a journey to locate him...Categorized as:
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![Liquid Glass by Zathyn Priest]()
Liquid Glass by Zathyn Priest
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLillyport House was one of Britain's most haunted residences. Originally home to Viscount Eldon Davenport, one of history's most controversial poets, the house was sold by Davenport's parents after he was found dead of a gunshot to the head, the pistol that killed him in his hand... -
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![Stitch by Sue Brown, Eli Easton]()
Stitch by Sue Brown, Eli Easton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGothika: Volume One When a certain kind of man is needed, why not make him to order? Such things can be done, but take care: Much can go wrong--but then, sometimes it can go wonderfully right. Imagine.. -
![Desert Ice by Rose Maefair]()
Desert Ice by Rose Maefair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStanding under the hot sun in the slave market, Wyl thought his fate couldn’t get worse. He’d been betrayed by his family, exiled, and sentenced to slavery in the desert lands where he doesn't know the language or the customs. Yet, as he faces the scrutiny of an interested buyer, Wyl realizes he was wrong... -
![Lover's Knot by Donald Hardy]()
Lover's Knot by Donald Hardy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJonathan Williams has inherited Trevaglan Farm from a distant relative. With his best friend, Alayne, in tow, Jonathan returns to the estate to take possession, meet the current staff, and generally learn what it’s like to live as the landed gentry now. He’d only been there once before, fourteen years earlier... -
![The Arrangement by Alex Jane]()
The Arrangement by Alex Jane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1895. New York.Gabriel Webster’s pack is in trouble. His father’s failing health and his mother’s untimely death mean that the vultures are circling. It won’t be long before his family’s assets are stripped and his pack disbanded. When an offer of help arrives in the form of a marriage of convenience, he has little choice but to accept... -
![Race Traitor: BWWM Romance Novel for Adults by Jamila Jasper]()
Race Traitor: BWWM Romance Novel for Adults by Jamila Jasper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings0.99 cents for a limited time only! Get the discounted price for this standalone full-length 50,000+ word interracial romance novel with NO cliffhanger and guaranteed HEA. This BWWM novel is an extra-steamy read so hot it might melt your Kindle. Janie Ross meets the hottest guy she’s ever seen in the Mississippi backwoods... -
![Atone by J.C. Owens]()
Atone by J.C. Owens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTal finally had it all...until the man he loved abandoned him. Once, Tal Oryan was an elite warrior, fighting for the kingdom at the side of the powerful general who loved him. Then Tal loses everything in a haze of pain and betrayal after his hand is severed in battle...
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