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Bodie by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn enemy so fierce, disappearing is her only choice.Maya Harper shouldn’t be alive. All of her co-workers are dead, yet somehow, she survived. But now she knows something. Something important. Something that someone will kill to keep secret.Running is her only choice. Her only protection. But no one can run forever, especially when the enemy’s reach is long... -
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![Twisted Love (Shattered Love) by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Twisted Love (Shattered Love) by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*Not a Standalone. The third book in the Blinded Love Series. Stevie Colvin’s rules are simple. Don’t bother to learn anyone’s names. (Why bother if they won’t be around tomorrow?) Keep things light and fun.Be an equal opportunist to all sexes.And no one becomes long term. No relationships and none of those pesky things like feelings can enter... -
![Like Grim Death: Part One by K.V. Rose]()
Like Grim Death: Part One by K.V. Rose
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“There’s someone you haven’t met yet...All at once, we turn to each other.We realize it was never the 6.It was always us against ourselves.The greatest betrayal.The worst sort of pain.A moment of perfect stillness, disloyalty loud in the silence.Then the chaos begins. But tonight, you will... -
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![Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis]()
Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes vengeance isn't enough.There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law.When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains.They call me Wraith for a reason.When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in.I move through the shadows and strike without mercy... -
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KID by Jescie Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAddiction is my weakness. A cruel temptress that follows me wherever I go. Slowly dragging me down until I drown. Until she shows up. Johanna. My life preserver in this ocean of drugs and madness. She's a total enigma, as chaotic as they come. A vixen who lives her life without limits. But her demons are greater than mine, and they threaten to drown her right alongside me... -
![The Elysean Dream by D.N. Hoxa]()
The Elysean Dream by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA year ago, I was dragged into what I thought was hell against my will—the Daedalus Palace in the Elysean city of Idaea. Turns out that was just a place, but there’s an actual hell here, so now I'm going in there, too. This time, though? Death is pretty much guaranteed, and I'm going in willingly... -
![The Stars Afire: An Elemental Mysteries Anthology by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Stars Afire: An Elemental Mysteries Anthology by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA new anthology of short fiction featuring your favorite characters from the Elemental Mysteries. In Lost Letters and Christmas Lights, Christmas in Rome wasn’t quite what Giovanni and Beatrice had in mind, until a set of misplaced letters leads them back to their library in the heart of Italy... -
![The CEO of Cristo: A Secret Baby Billionaire Romance by Sophie Lark]()
The CEO of Cristo: A Secret Baby Billionaire Romance by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI Lost The Love Of My Life…My best friend betrayed me.He stole my company and my freedom.I might have forgiven that. But there’s one thing I’ll never forgive. He ripped my love from my arms and wrapped her up in his.He sent me to Hell. Now I’m back. For her, and for my revenge… “The CEO of Cristo ” is a Secret Baby Billionaire Romance, inspired by Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo”... -
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Jack of Diamonds by Jekka Wilde
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Wonderland, nothing is as it seems...Even the White Knight is morally grey.After surviving the chaos of the Rabbit Hole, I've arrived in the Kingdom of Diamonds and Ice, the frosty heart of the White Queen's domain, ready to learn how to use the Vorpal Sword from Jack, the White Knight.I knew he was the best swordsman in Wonderland... -
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The Gift by Kate Anslinger
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAMAZON BEST SELLER One look in a criminal’s eyes and she witnesses their crimes. Grace McKenna is not your average police officer. She is haunted by the unsettling images she sees when she locks eyes with a criminal, her vision flooded with clues that force her to solve cases on her own. A sullen boy, a tormented woman, a breathless man, a thousand pieces of shattered green glass... -
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Hidden Magic by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe evil of the Ancient Court is spreading... Macy Moreno has been through hell. She only survived because the guy she loved — Nicolo Buonaccorsi — sacrificed his own life to save her. Though she’s discovered there’s much more to the world than she ever imagined, as far as Macy is concerned, all its magic died with him. She’s alive, but her heart will never recover... -
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A Bond of Briars by Erin Phillips
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe is bonded to a spirit who demands her blood.She follows a mother-in-law who resents her power.She meets a man who challenges everything she’s ever believed.After a fatal illness takes newlywed Caitrin’s husband, she finds herself obligated by duty and oath to care for her mother-in-law, Meara, at any cost…even if it means traveling to Croìthe, where magic of any kind is outlawed... -
![Queen of Hearts by Jekka Wilde]()
Queen of Hearts by Jekka Wilde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say I've lost my mind, but I know the truth—Wonderland, with all its madness and beauty, has always been my destiny.In my darkest hour, my desperate pleas for rescue are answered by the most unlikely of saviors—the White Knight, the Mad Hatter, and an incubus who knows where to find the best tacos in LA... -
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![The Hunter's Heart by R.E. Butler]()
The Hunter's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe-wolf Mia Slattery has loved Lucian since she was a little girl, but her brother’s human best friend has always been forbidden fruit. Deciding that it’s better to move on than pine for someone she can never have, she opts to go on vacation with her parents, hoping Mr. Right will happen to be where she’s going. Lucian has been crazy about Mia for as long as he can remember... -
![Boucher House: Book 1 by B.C. Morgan]()
Boucher House: Book 1 by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I first came to the Boucher House I thought it would be simple. It was supposed to be easy; follow the rules, and take the meds they give you so you can become better. But what if they're not trying to cure us? Everyday I feel like I'm changing more and more from the person I used to be. I'm not quite sure who I've become throughout the torturous treatments and sessions with Dr... -
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Purged by Livia Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey may not have used the ‘f’ word, but it didn’t matter. She knew she was too fat. Khloe finally has it all — good friends, a successful acting career, a Dom who loves her, and a bright future ahead of her. Despite that, old insecurities flare after she is turned down for a coveted role. Khloe quickly falls back into old habits that lead down a dark and dangerous path... -
![Kept in the Dark by Crystal J. Johnson, Felicity Vaughn]()
Kept in the Dark by Crystal J. Johnson, Felicity Vaughn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIN THE DARK, SHE IS HIS.Life has never been normal for Vai Stockton. Her father’s fame as a legendary rock star has meant growing up in the public eye. Wild parties, sex, and drugs—she has done it all with cameras flashing, and now that she’s in her last semester of college, she’s ready to ditch her old ways... -
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Desire by Jenn Bullard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy story is a complicated one because I’m the villain in my sister’s happily ever after.Time doesn’t make the heart grow fonder. Instead, it twists what you know.I’m twenty-four years old and still considered a minor in Cinder’s kingdom... -
![Undercover in the Dark by Ann Jensen]()
Undercover in the Dark by Ann Jensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAvery knew life as an undercover DEA agent was dangerous, but she never imagined that in less than a day her entire world would fall apart. Her cover was blown and the man who exposed her set her up to be taken by her enemies, framed her for taking bribes and killing her partner. Only the intervention of a mysterious group of men saved her from a fate worse than death... -
![His to Possess by Piper Stone]()
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... -
![A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters]()
A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing could hide her from me. The darkness is everywhere and it moves about in the mortal realm…. And then there’s her. Bright and so easily seen. Mine. She calls to me like I prayed to the Gods she would. I should feel guilt for what I’m going to do. What I must do.She doesn’t remember, but I do. She belongs to me.I will claim her and bring her to the underworld as mine... -
![Beyond Neverland by Heather Killough-Walden]()
Beyond Neverland by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the wake of Neverland’s destruction, Michael Darling harbors a heart that cannot find its place in the real world. John Darling is haunted by the memories of a native princess’s kiss. Tootles is a Lost Boy well and truly lost. And Wendy Darling writes of longing, and wears a gold button on a chain around her neck that once belonged to a notorious pirate captain... -
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Goldilocks and the Bear by Vivienne Savage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Victoria hungers for excitement, but how can she find it while cloistered in her cousin's castle? Encouraged to journey north to pursue an adventure of her own, an abandoned lodge seems as fine a place as any to stop for rest. Ramsay is a shifter without a mate... -
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![He wants it all by Marilena Barbagallo]()
He wants it all by Marilena Barbagallo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKrum Botev has never had anything in life apart from himself. He knows only what he has been taught. Hard, selfish, insensitive, but faithful to the Father, the one who raised and educated him according to the values of the secret society he is part of. No one has ever succeeded in knocking down his armor... -
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Rapunzel and the Billionaire Bear by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSince her sixteenth birthday, curvy Zelda “Rapunzel” Woods has been kept in a luxury penthouse in Seattle paid for by her wealthy adoptive mother…but the penthouse starts to feel like a prison tower when Zelda longs for more than a life of leisure, but for a simple life filled love. When polar bear billionaire Lance Asher enters her world, nothing will ever be the same for his princess... -
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Diesel by Callie Rhodes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was battered but not broken.Diesel barely escaped one hellhole with his life…only to be captured again and forced into an underground fight ring. Nursed back to health by the only tender soul he’s ever met, every day a little more of his strength returns, and he burns, not only for revenge, but also to claim the only woman brave enough to stand by his side.She was damaged but not defeated... -
![The Saber Tooth Tiger's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Saber Tooth Tiger's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA BBW recovering from a bad break-up + a sexy saber tooth tiger shifter + a sinister stalker and a deadly duel = one heart-pounding romance! Curvy graphic designer Gwen Brooks is shocked when her boyfriend breaks up with her out of the blue. Sure, he'd never set her heart on fire, but she knows that sort of fairy-tale romance doesn't happen in real life... -
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Xander by Callie Rhodes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrapped and hunted, their only way out is together.All Xander wanted was a few moments of peace after a lifetime of pain, but fate had other plans. Hunted like a wild animal by beta forces, he hijacks the first means of escape that crosses his path.After a tough couple of years, Lilibeth is finally getting a fresh start... -
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Red by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCollect the girl. Speak some vows. Inherit the fortune. Nowhere in the requirements did it say anything about falling in love.Melinda thinks she's just coming to grandma's for dinner, but she's wrong. She's wrong about a lot of things. None of which is my business.The only business I have is to settle the open accounts on my uncle's books, so I can collect my inheritance and move on with my life...Categorized as:
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Hound by Measha Stone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen he sees something he wants, Jackson Titon has always been like a hound on the hunt, and when he caught her scent he knew she had to be his.This little fox doesn't know what's coming for her, but he's going to get to her first.To keep her. To train her. To own her... -
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Hidden Hero by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hero can come from the unlikeliest of places... After a year-long separation and a search across continents, Macy and Nic have found each other again. Now they must find her family — the birth mother who abandoned her at the hospital and fled back to her people’s secret sanctuary — if they are to beat the clock and save the human race from the onslaught of the coming Plague... -
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Embrace the Twilight by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA creature of the night, Sarafina lives only for pleasure, but love is an emotion she has deemed forbidden. Experience has taught her that love leads only to betrayal and pain, and she wants no more of pain. She cares for no one, tolerating only the presence of those she can control utterly. With her powers, she is convinced she can break anyone. Willem Stone cannot be broken... -
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Malakai, Vol. 1 by A. Stephanie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNimeni nu știe exact de ce Malakai se îndreaptă spre pierzanie, dând cu piciorul șansei de a avea un viitor strălucit. Iar Hannah nici măcar nu e curioasă.Unii ar spune că a fost un miracol, dar ea i-ar contrazice. A fost o pură coincidență care avea să-i dea viața peste cap.O dimineață ca oricare alta. Un accident. O viață salvată.MALAKAI nu este doar o poveste de dragoste... -
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![Taken by Him by S.R. Jones]()
Taken by Him by S.R. Jones
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe took me like a thief in the night, but I was already his from the moment I laid eyes on him. Maxim Volkov. A name I had never heard before but one that my heart now beats for.He’s not an easy man to love. He’s hard. Brutal. Unforgiving. A weapon forged in the fire and pain of his early life. I will take that weapon and use it to bring down all who betrayed me... -
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From Ashes by Amanda Perry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this stunning new book in the Chosen Storm series, Riley Storm must face a deadly enemy while coping with the loss of her soul mate. Riley Storm is Chosen by the gods. Elemental. Powerful. Abandoned. After a lifetime of being unloved and uncared for, Riley finally found someone to believe in and love. A soul mate. The one destined to be with her forever... -
![Playing with Fire by C.J. Hill, Janette Rallison]()
Playing with Fire by C.J. Hill, Janette Rallison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving superpowers is overrated. It requires Tori to go to way more team practices than can comfortably fit into a normal teenager’s schedule. Being a dragon slayer has other drawbacks too—like fighting dragons and keeping one step ahead of power-hungry dragon lords, all without blowing her cover... -
![Epiphany: Part One by Gemma James]()
Epiphany: Part One by Gemma James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis mahogany gaze haunts my waking hours. His touch ignites my dreams. I know him in intimate detail, but I’ve never laid eyes on him.Until now.I’ve always seen things I can’t explain, but the reality of Aidan in the flesh blindsides me. His presence is a captivating force I can’t fight. What’s worse…I don’t want to... -
![The Whisperers: A Three Book Box Set by Ciana Stone, Syneca Featherstone]()
The Whisperers: A Three Book Box Set by Ciana Stone, Syneca Featherstone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA three book set. The Nash family has a legacy - no females are ever born into the family and all of the men are Whisperers. And their ability to charm doesn't stop with horses. No, indeed, women are drawn to them like the proverbial bee to honey. And there's one catch. There's a curse on the family, one that makes a Nash man's chance at happily ever after slim to none. At least until now... -
![Taming the Monster by Mandy M. Roth, Michelle M. Pillow]()
Taming the Monster by Mandy M. Roth, Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMonsters Need Love Too...Over 15 ALL NEW NEVER BEFORE RELEASED Paranormal Romance Tales by NY Times & USA TODAY Bestselling authors as well as some of today's top paranormal voices combined into one low priced box set for your reading pleasure!Stories filled with seductive alpha males, shifters, monsters, creatures, demons and more! You do not want to miss this limited time collection... -
![Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams]()
Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter months of torment at the hands of her own clan, Charlotte is sold to a rival clan. She refuses to be claimed by a man who is known for his mistreatment of women, and so she runs. The last thing she wants, or expects to find is her mate, but that's precisely what happens. If only she could stop running long enough to take what is rightfully hers... -
![Anything For Love: An Mpreg Romance by Jena Wade]()
Anything For Love: An Mpreg Romance by Jena Wade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe took a chance… Alex has had a crush on interim mayor Harrison Bowman for as long as he can remember. Harrison, however, doesn’t even know Alex exists. Then Harrison celebrates his mayoral victory and catches Alex with his guard down. It was only meant to be one time thing, Alex didn’t anticipate the very permanent consequences of their night together... -
![Entwined Souls by Cindy Pike]()
Entwined Souls by Cindy Pike
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCONTENT WARRNING: This book may have some triggering content related to child loss and/ or traumatic birth experiences.Find out where Nora and her men are now that things have settled and they can find their normal... -
![Stalking Cinderella by Leann Belle]()
Stalking Cinderella by Leann Belle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI can feel his eyes on me.No one is coming to protect me. My step brother lives for my torment, and I'm the only one who won't be able to go to the masquerade. I just want someone, anyone to help.Then he appeared. He talks like the devil, but if the man in the mask will grant me my wish, I'll give him anything he asks. All I want is one night... -
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![Bloody Desecration by CM Wondrak]()
Bloody Desecration by CM Wondrak
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s calculated. Emotionless. And he’s as off-limits as anyone could be…Alistair Montgomery was supposed to be my stepfather when my mom married him, but he’s so much more than that now. I was meant to be a present for his nephew, Gareth, but keeping away from each other became a thousand times harder once we crossed that line.He’s a killer, just like Gareth. Just like Rick... -
![Broken Pieces by Tammi Lynn]()
Broken Pieces by Tammi Lynn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContemporary RH Mia is a single mom from Arizona who has been stuck in an on again off again relationship for the past fourteen years. Knowing she has to get away from her ex Andreas(Dre) to fully be free of him, she packs up their thirteen-year-old son and moves states away to Sammamish, Washington... -
![His to Claim by Piper Stone]()
His to Claim by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was forbidden, but a beast takes his mate.For centuries my kind have hidden our feral nature, our brute strength, and our savage instincts. But this human female is my mate, and nothing will keep me from claiming and ravaging her.She is mine to tame and protect, and if my belt doesn't teach her to obey then she'll learn in a much more shameful fashion... -
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Crimson Crown by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Crimson Court is at a turning point. Abigail Byler's life is about to change profoundly... or end for good.It remains to be seen what will become of the vampire queen, Imogen. And Abbi's eternal love, Reece, faces the possibility of taking on a job he was never meant to have while living without the only girl he's ever loved... -
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Forever Wolf by Maria Vale
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*A Kirkus and ALA Booklist Best Book of 2019*Legend says his eyes portend the end of the world...or perhaps, the beginning...Born with one blue eye and one green, Eyulf was abandoned by his pack as an infant and has never understood why, or what he is...Varya is fiercely loyal to the Great North Pack, which took her in when she was a teenager... -
![From Jennifer Ashley with Love: Hard Mated / Nightwalker / The Calling by Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James]()
From Jennifer Ashley with Love: Hard Mated / Nightwalker / The Calling by Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscover the paranormal worlds of New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jennifer Ashley (and her pseudonym, Allyson James) in three full novels...
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