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  • The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

    The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    THE LONELY ROAD TO HELLAs Mo Ran accompanies Chu Wanning in pursuit of the mastermind behind the mysterious incidents plaguing his life reborn, Mo Ran finds his hatred for his teacher beginning to waver. Yet all too soon, disaster strikes the opening of the Heavenly Rift, a tear in the fabric of the world that would set hell's most terrible demons loose upon humanity...
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    lgbtq  mlm  dark  angst  paranormal  romance  fantasy  fiction
  • Peregrine by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly

    Peregrine by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    1508Sebastian Drake, stoic protector of the Drake family, always gets what he wants—and there is nothing he wants more than the half-starved Pedigree omega named Peregrine he comes across on his travels. It doesn’t matter that Peregrine is a Disgrace. Sebastian will do whatever it takes to keep him… and somehow, as impossible as it might be, find a way to be his mate...
  • I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody

    I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I honestly thought passing through the ward to the freezing land of Gwafellaw would be more miserable than it turns out to be. Who has time to be miserable when everything in the land wants to kill you? No one, that’s who.Between fighting dragons, finding a new species, and saving a crazy druid, Berklak and I are learning exactly what it means to be anchored, tied together, bonded, and in love...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  dragons  romance  fantasy  magic  humor
  • A Fae Coin Transported Me Into Another World and Now I'm the Gay Holy Maiden by A.J. Sherwood

    A Fae Coin Transported Me Into Another World and Now I'm the Gay Holy Maiden by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when you fall and hit the webtoons trope tree? You get killed by Truck-kun, get transported to a fantasy world by a sentient Fae coin, and become the first gay holy maiden.Jake Alexander is Not Happy to be sure. Fortunately in Jake’s case, part of the trope tree includes the gorgeous Duke of the North, Theon. And starting a business from scratch, which he’s always wanted to do...
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    mlm  paranormal  dragons  lgbtq  fated-mates  dark  romance  fantasy
  • Edison by Taylor Rylan

    Edison by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the created warlock, but can he also be mate to a powerful tiger? Edison isn’t your typical warlock. No, he is the warlock. Created by the goddess, he spent centuries doing what she asked, helping humans and paranormals alike. It isn’t until his third century that he would be given his greatest mission—that of mate and helping others to realize their full potential...
  • Unclaimed Mate: Lethal Legacy Vampire Series by D.M. Mortier

    Unclaimed Mate: Lethal Legacy Vampire Series by D.M. Mortier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Re-released... Luka Petrov refused to let the brutal legacy of his Slavic vampire father and the unsavory legacy of his human mother define him. As Dhampirs, he and his brothers had vampiric powers and wealth that ensured that they were feared and revered in both the immortal and human worlds. Fate gave him a mate he neither wanted nor needed...
  • Enthrall by Sandra R. Neeley

    Enthrall by Sandra R. Neeley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vampires are often irresistibly sexy, powerful and misunderstood. Enthrall is all of those, and more. Being the leader of Whispers — a community of paranormals hidden deep within the south Louisiana swamps — is a difficult and lonely existence. He’s waited centuries to find his love, his mate. Then finally, when he’s all but given up, she’s there...
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    dark  dragons  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  angels  book  demons
  • Dragon Night by Donna Grant

    Dragon Night by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant brings you another sizzling Dark Kings novella. Governed by honor and ruled by desire There has never been a hunt that Dorian has lost. With his sights sent on a relic the Dragon Kings need to battle an ancient foe, he won’t let anything stand in his way – especially not the beautiful owner. Alexandra is smart and cautious...
  • Dragon Burn by Donna Grant

    Dragon Burn by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this scorching Dark Kings novella, New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant brings together a determined Dragon King used to getting what he wants and an Ice Queen who thaws for no one. Marked by passion A promise made eons ago sends Sebastian to Italy on the hunt to find an enemy...
  • The Queen's Line by Kathryn Moon

    The Queen's Line by Kathryn Moon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Kingdom of Kimmery is broken…Bryony, Princess of Kimmery, has a secret. She lacks the Hunger, the magical and passionate craving that is responsible for Kimmery's prosperity. Without that power, she will lose the crown and the chance to rule the kingdom she sincerely loves.The Queen's Line must select Chosen to satiate their Hunger with and Bryony's Choosing ceremony has arrived...
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    lgbtq  mlm  omegaverse  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  age-gap  book
  • Dragon Mediated by Viola Grace

    Dragon Mediated by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Training to follow in her father’s footsteps goes well until she gets to the training center. Then, it all hits the fan.Kabyl has wanted to take peacekeeper training since she was six. Her dad had always tried to temper her expectations. Women didn’t usually have the physical skills required for the job. She worked hard, got strong, fast, and resilient and then…she turned into a dragon...
  • Claimed By The Berserkers by Lee Savino

    Claimed By The Berserkers by Lee Savino

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "You're ours now, lass. We're claiming ye." My mind and body are weakened by the curse of my magic. My three sisters have mated with Berserker warriors, but I am too frail to be a bride. One night, three warriors break into my home. They steal me away. Now we're on the run from the pack. These warriors tell me I belong to them, and that they'll never let me go...
  • Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale

    Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara...
  • Resurrection of the Fallen by Jessamyn Kingley

    Resurrection of the Fallen by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reverent Knight Drystan Kempe has no use for the rumors that have swirled around him for the past two centuries. There is no way he could be the former emperor of the dragons. All they share is a common name. After all, Emperor Drystan had a love that has become legendary since his death and the fallen knight Drystan is very much alone...
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    dragons  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  family
  • Dragon Denied by Viola Grace

    Dragon Denied by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thrown from the life she thought she knew, Zzara has to restart her existence with no mother, no father, as a dragon denied. Zzara was excited and happy on the day it all fell apart. Her father had married another dragon and the new lady of the house had no interest in his mistress living on her new property...
  • Dragon Designed by Viola Grace

    Dragon Designed by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Working out tension during some light espionage seems like the thing to do while pondering her future. Eltrinia has been progressing. She is the master of the on-loan gallery, she takes tours of all ages around, and she has been recruited for operative training at the capital. Learning combat tactics in sparring matches with Trin is bizarrely fun. It is like looking into a tinted mirror...
  • Changeling by Lee Colgin

    Changeling by Lee Colgin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dominus, an incubus who runs a brothel called The Twig and Berries, has become bored with his life and his customers.Sebastian, a changeling fairy swapped at birth for a human infant, has just learned his true heritage. Reeling with the knowledge, and unsafe among humans, he lets a vampire guide him north through Hungary to a place where he can meet others of his kind...
  • Gavin by B.J. Wane

    Gavin by B.J. Wane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Disclosure – A shorter version of this title was previously published in the Cowboys for a Cause anthology under the title, Trusting Her Cowboy. Gavin McCullough knows his family obligations prevents him from accepting a human mate, but one look into Aislyn Lankford’s golden eyes and he can’t resist making her his...
  • Twilight by Megan Derr

    Twilight by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    More than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans...
  • Rocks & Railways by Maz Maddox

    Rocks & Railways by Maz Maddox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mack Kelly is a man of many talents: deputy, former solider, expert coffee drinker and a real suave player with the men. What he’s absolutely not is a person who should be in charge of anything.Especially an entire town.When Stallion Ridge is down one sheriff, the absolute last thing Mack wants is to have to fill in Centaur size horseshoes...
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  demons  fiction
  • Dragons Like it Hot by Harmony Raines, Scarlett Grove

    Dragons Like it Hot by Harmony Raines, Scarlett Grove

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    11 scorching-hot dragon-shifter romance stories from NY Times and USA Today bestselling authors sizzle with sassy heroines and smoking-hot heros who tame their dragon mates' hearts. Her Dragon, His Demon - Julia Mills - Her Dragon is strong and loyal, a leader among his kin. His Demon is beautiful and alluring, the other half of his soul...
  • Traveling with Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon

    Traveling with Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    This novella takes place between the last chapter and the epilogue of A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor. It's mainly little slice of life and heap of smut scenes between Esther and her gentlemen, but there's also an adventure at the end that ties in with the over arching conflict of the Tempting Monster series...
  • Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was the twenty-third year of Tianxi. Rumours traversed the streets that the all-knowing Imperial Advisor suffered a great calamity and could not help but enter seclusion to focus on cultivation. However, the commoners secretly clapped their hands and rejoiced. In the winter of the same year, a young monk appeared in the Hui Zhou Fu’s Ningyang District...
  • Dragon Claimed by Donna Grant

    Dragon Claimed by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant brings you another sizzling Dark Kings novella. Born to rule the skies as a Dragon King with power and magic, Cináed hides his true identity in the mountains of Scotland with the rest of his brethren. But there is no respite for them as they protect the planet and the human occupants from threats...
  • Given To The Berserkers by Lee Savino

    Given To The Berserkers by Lee Savino

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Captured to be a prize in the brutal Berserker Games...My life changed forever when the Berserkers took me. These fearsome warriors must find women to keep their lethal rage at bay...and I am an ideal mate.The Alphas decree that all warriors must compete in a series of Highland Games for my hand. Of all the giant warriors, two have caught my eye, but I have no choice...
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    angst  dark  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  book
  • Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

    Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with a little love story in between –In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  dark  romance  fantasy  retellings  myths  horror
  • The Ice Dragon by Bianca D'Arc

    The Ice Dragon by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A wild Northern Ice Dragon and the girl who raised him save the life of a fierce, shapeshifting royal black dragon, only to have him save them in return with his love. Third book in the Dragon Knights series. When a royal black dragon falls under enemy fire, only the wild Northern Ice Dragon and his unlikely female rider can save him...
  • Omega's Gamble by Claire Cullen

    Omega's Gamble by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Prince Raine has only one chance to escape a miserable life—find an alpha husband before the end of the marriage circuit. With the threat of being banished to the priory hanging over his head, Raine will do whatever it takes to find himself a husband. Even visit Stormshield, a remote kingdom no omega prince ever sets foot on. A kingdom that just so happens to have three eligible alphas...
  • Night's Awakening by Donna Grant

    Night's Awakening by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Fueled by dragon magic, the dark immortal warriors were never meant to feel human desire, much less fall in love...
  • Oh, Holy Knight by Amelia Hutchins

    Oh, Holy Knight by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Erie isn’t having a great week. Her time of freedom is up, and the Templar Knight who comes to claim her is an overgrown, broody, alpha a-hole who kisses like sin, and is determined to have her. What’s a girl to do other than teach him that she cannot be owned by him or his kind? Callaghan will stop at nothing to save his race...
  • Dawn's Desire by Donna Grant

    Dawn's Desire by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    For centuries, the immortals knows as the Dragon Kings have hidden their shapeshifting powers from the world. But when a mortal enemy threatens to expose them, the warrior Banan must leave his secret lair in the Highlands, risk his life for the dragons within – and resist the temptations of human love…Jane Holden has never considered herself beautiful...
  • Edge of the Wild by Lauren Gilley

    Edge of the Wild by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “Your lordship.” It’s a title Oliver will have to get used to: in just a few short months, he’s gone from the bastard son of a dead duke’s equally-dead brother, plain Oliver Meacham, to Lord Oliver, the royal consort of King Erik of Aeretoll...
  • Lord of Silver Ashes by Kellen Graves

    Lord of Silver Ashes by Kellen Graves

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Silence. Restraint. Disgrace. After two weeks in the attic of Danann House, Saffron anticipates the moment he can finally be reunited with Prince Cylvan--but that day is unexpectedly marred by a visit from Headmistress Elluin, who doesn't believe Saffron was the one to perform magic in Beantighe Village in the attempt to save Berry...
  • Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson

    Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Reawakening: Book Two Overthrowing the Shadow that ruled Tiallat was only the first step. For rebel leader Iskandir, rebuilding his shattered country is an even greater challenge. A poor harvest, religious conflict, and years of tyrannical governance combine with the challenge of getting the soldiers of the Shadow’s army home and rehousing the exiled who are flooding back into free Tiallat...
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    angst  dragons  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Blood of the Neko by Taylor Ryan

    Blood of the Neko by Taylor Ryan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the sequel to Tears of the Neko, Damien, the duke of Marsten must journey to the mines to deal with a problematic overseer...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult
  • Ruby Run by Sam Burns

    Ruby Run by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Augustus Ambrose never planned to return to the United States after graduation. His mother’s final letter, with its dire threats about what would await if he did, had been more than enough to keep him away. But when his Aunt Grace dies unexpectedly and leaves him her ranch in the New Mexico Territory, he can’t ignore it...
  • Kogitsune by Xia Xia Lake

    Kogitsune by Xia Xia Lake

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 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...
  • Cleanly Wrong by Mell Eight

    Cleanly Wrong by Mell Eight

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rung is a half-breed orphan brownie who can't do anything right, much to the worry of his cleanliness teachers. When he runs away, Rung decides that he can resist the need to clean. Only, there is that one office that so desperately needs help..
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    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  abuse  adult  anthologies  fairy-tale  fiction
  • Talismaker by Megan Derr

    Talismaker by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Since losing his arm and being discharged from the army, Millé has been struggling—for money, for work, for a home. Though he is a highly skilled talismaker, his 'devil eyes' keep anyone from hiring him...
  • Firelight: The Omega & His Match by Claire Cullen

    Firelight: The Omega & His Match by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After years spent under the thumb of his cruel uncle, Prince Aiden finally has an escape—an arranged marriage. But is his match the monster everyone says he is, or is he the one person who can warm Aiden’s cold heart?Forced into marriage by his terrible uncle, the man who stole his brother’s crown, Aiden fears his future will be even more miserable than his present...
  • The Naiad's Gift by Isabel Murray

    The Naiad's Gift by Isabel Murray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Your value is in your beauty. It is your weapon and your worth. You are powerful but you are alone. You are one against them all, so choose your human lovers wisely. Never let them catch you, or you will suffer. Sayan’s naiad mother taught him well. He has lived for uncountable centuries, following her rules and roaming the perimeter of his vast northern lake...
  • The Trickster's Heart by Molly Tullis

    The Trickster's Heart by Molly Tullis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Across the Greek world, Hermes is known as the trickster. After centuries, he's leaned into the title and ignored the unfair reputation that comes with it. Hercules, the mortal hero, has already gained a fearsome reputation of his own. When he needs help to finish his last labor and gain immortality, there's only one god who will be able to help...
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    lgbtq  mlm  shapeshifters  paranormal  romance  fantasy  myths  gods
  • Captured by the Dragons by Lilly Wilder

    Captured by the Dragons by Lilly Wilder

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Paranormal Mating Reverse Harem Romance"Though dragons covet and value gold, jewels, and gems, it is their Mate that they solely, desperately desire."That's the sales pitch I got after being rescued by the tribe of dragon shifters that live in the mountains above my town...
  • In Despair by Megan Derr

    In Despair by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Prince Telmé Guldbrandsen has been groomed since childhood to become a Prince of the Blood and Commander of the Legion. He will be the youngest person to ever take the Blooding—if he can behave long enough to prove he can be trusted with the responsibility...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dark  dragons  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  abuse  action-adventure
  • The Firebird and Other Stories by R. Cooper

    The Firebird and Other Stories by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being(s) in Love StoriesMagical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they’ve lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart...
    Categorized as:
    angst  dragons  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  age-gap
  • Making Dragon Stew by Megan Derr

    Making Dragon Stew by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Author's Note:A silly fairytale type story I wrote for a friend, based on a child’s story. In punishment for harming the King’s royal cook, a baker is ordered to make Dragon Stew or else...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fiction
  • The Reluctant Companion by H.L. Day

    The Reluctant Companion by H.L. Day

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sebastian might have the power to summon animals, but winning Jack over? Far more difficult. As first encounters go, Jack and Sebastian’s isn’t ideal, leaving Jack nursing a grudge he’s not about to let go of in a hurry. Yet, if Jack is to find his missing sister, and Sebastian is to rescue his captured prince, they’ll need to set their differences aside and work as a team...
  • The Dragon King's Assassin by Amy Sumida

    The Dragon King's Assassin by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My life changed the day I tried to take his.Mhavenna is a glorious city but, like every city on the face of Serai, it's run by Dragons. As a human, I'm on the lowest rung of the racial ladder here, as far from an illustrious Dragon as I could be, and I've made me peace with that. I don't like Dragons much, but like or dislike has nothing to do with my work...
  • Prince and Betrothed by Tavia Lark

    Prince and Betrothed by Tavia Lark

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being claimed shouldn’t feel so lonely.Sei’s power isn’t truly his. As a grail, his role is to serve a mage by augmenting their magic. He’s equally nervous and excited about his arranged betrothal. After a life without intimacy, Sei will finally fulfill his true purpose as a treasured, valuable grail.There’s only one problem: Sei’s new betrothed is the legendary Marek Dire...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  dragons  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  magic  high-fantasy
  • Firestone: The Omega & The Exiled Prince by Claire Cullen

    Firestone: The Omega & The Exiled Prince by Claire Cullen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Exiled for a terrible crime, Prince Daegan lives a solitary life until an injured omega washes up on his shore. The unloved, unwanted son of the king, Prince Ellix dreams of the day he’ll finally make his escape through the marriage circuit. That day never comes. Instead, his father arranges a marriage for him. But when he reaches his new home, Ellix learns it’s all a lie...
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