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  • Paladin's Kiss by Elizabeth Hunter

    Paladin's Kiss by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s the vampire wedding of the century… and maybe the end of an empire.The upper echelons of immortal society have gathered in New Orleans, all of them curious to witness the joining of Gavin Wallace, the immortal business mogul, to the human woman who captured his heart...
  • Compelled by Jaymin Eve

    Compelled by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A standalone story in the Shadow Beast Shifters world. Best read after Deserted for storyline continuity. Simone, of the Torma shifters, thought she was finished with the world of supernaturals that existed outside of Earth. She'd been there, done that, and had the near death experience to show for her time.Then a summons back to Valdor-the vampire world- is dropped in her lap...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  dark  fiction  humor
  • Dark Operative: The Dawn of Love by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Operative: The Dawn of Love by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Get ready for the exciting finale of Bridget and Turner ’s...
  • Martyr's Promise by Elizabeth Hunter

    Martyr's Promise by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When Summer Mackenzie and her boyfriend disappear in the fog-shrouded forests of Northern California, it sets off more than one alarm. The sheriff’s department is looking for them, the state rangers are on their trail, and even private security companies have gotten involved...
  • The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter

    The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain...
  • Blood Bond: 12 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 12 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Clues are everywhere, but they don’t seem to add up, especially when a contact at the fingerprint lab gives Erin Hamilton and Dante Gabriel news that can’t possibly be accurate. Another visitor arrives with more information…and an unexpected family tie. In the midst of everything, Erin does what she can to comfort Dante, who is changing before her eyes...
  • A Ruler of Clones by Bella Forrest

    A Ruler of Clones by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The universe is filled with secrets and lies. Who can be trusted?Thayen, Astra, and their fellow Shadians are still trapped in the alternate Shade where, aided by an uneasy alliance with Brandon and Myst, they continue their treacherous search for the rest of their missing friends and the truth behind HQ’s sinister plot...
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    vampires  paranormal  mystery  fantasy  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Howard Shore

    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Howard Shore

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    (Easy Piano Songbook). The third installment of the megahit Twilight saga was released in movie theatres nationwide on June 30th. This songbook includes 10 selections from the score penned by Howard Shore, arranged for easy piano solo: As Easy as Breathing * Compromise/Bella's Theme * Eclipse (All Yours) * First Kiss * Imprinting * Jacob's Theme * Jasper * The Kiss * Victoria * Wedding Plans...
  • Viktor by Kym Grosso

    Viktor by Kym Grosso

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From NYTs and USA Today Bestselling Author Kym Grosso...a novel in the IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANSAncient vampire, Viktor Christianson, thrived for thousands of years without love. Enjoying the finer things in life, the international playboy embraced the essence of his immortal existence...
  • Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Long before Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series and Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels, [there was] sexy, strong-willed vampire hunter Anita Blake."-USA Today...The first five Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels in the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestselling series...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book  dark
  • Dark Enemy Redeemed by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Enemy Redeemed by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    On board the Anna, Amanda suspects that something fishy is going on. But when her investigation of the peculiar all-female Russian crew fails to uncover anything other than more speculation, she decides it's time to stop playing detective and face her real problem--a man she shouldn't want but can't live without...
  • Blood Bond: 13 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 13 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Erin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret...
  • Blood Bond: 15 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 15 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Erin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret...
  • Crimson Hunter by Samantha Whiskey

    Crimson Hunter by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ll do anything to save her.As an immortal, elite Hunter with the ability to stop time,I’ve never lost a battle.Until her.Grace is gorgeous, smart, and has zero fear of all six and half feet of me.But she’s the last person I should be falling for.First, she’s human.Second, she’s dying.And stopping time won’t save her...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  age-gap  alpha-mc  book  fiction
  • Freak Show by Trina M. Lee

    Freak Show by Trina M. Lee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alexa’s arrival in Sin City is greeted with a warning: leave town or be forced out.The return of her lover, Arys, has the Vegas vampires on edge. The Wicked Kiss Las Vegas location has changed in his absence. Werewolf death fights and vampire performance art takes it to a whole new level of crazy. The new club owner, Jenner, shares Arys’s bloodline and a few bad memories...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  angels  book  demons  fated-mates
  • Blood Bond: 9 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 9 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Erin Hamilton and Dante Gabriel are living together and are more in love than ever, but the mysteries surrounding them continue to evolve. When two more women go missing—Dante’s sister and Erin’s best friend—they dive in more deeply, recruiting Erin’s brother to help. Despite his quest for information, Dante resists falling prey to his former captor’s drive to control his mind...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  mystery
  • Blood Bond: 7 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 7 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Breaking into a cemetery isn’t anything Dante Gabriel ever thought he’d do, but he has no choice. He must recover his father’s body so he can claim his estate. Help arrives from two unexpected sources, but their plan is interrupted. Erin Hamilton’s best friend is a wolf shifter. The man she loves is a vampire. His father is a ghost. She can deal with all of that, but new worries have surfaced...
  • Blood Bond: 8 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 8 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dante Gabriel has developed some abilities never before seen in a vampire his age. Without Erin Hamilton, he’d be on the brink of insanity, but she’s always there, always willing to give him what he needs, and he’s determined to keep her safe from the vampire thugs who want her. His questions are still unanswered, and he considers turning to an evil source for results...
  • Jake by Kym Grosso

    Jake by Kym Grosso

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Rise to AlphaWith Alpha blood coursing through his veins, charismatic wolf Jake Louvière, can no longer deny his true nature. As his beast demands his rightful place within Acadian Wolves, he’s forced to choose between killing his Alpha or leaving New Orleans forever. When a mysterious woman trespasses into the bayou, Jake is instinctively wary of the creature that is not wolf...
  • The Cyn and Raphael Novellas: Betrayed, Hunted, Unforgiven, and Compelled by D.B. Reynolds

    The Cyn and Raphael Novellas: Betrayed, Hunted, Unforgiven, and Compelled by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Vampires in America . . . For the first time together in one collection . . . BETRAYED, HUNTED, and UNFORGIVEN, The Cyn & Raphael NovellasThese novellas can stand alone or be enjoyed as part of the series. BETRAYED: Vampires in America 5.5Love. Loyalty. Betrayal.Love . . . the ache in your heart when you meet The One...
  • Blood Bond: 14 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 14 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Erin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  fiction  humor  mystery
  • The Book of Carraig by Andrea Matthews

    The Book of Carraig by Andrea Matthews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Almost a year after waking to find himself in twentieth-century New York, fifth-century Celt Ciarán Donnelly has finally returned to his childhood home, but Ireland is nothing like he remembers it. The realization is overwhelming and taking a toll on his relationship with archaeologist Caitlin O’Connell as well. Keeping his secret from her has been no easy task...
  • Blood Bond: 10 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 10 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vampires can’t levitate. At least that’s what Dante Gabriel always thought, until he finds himself floating above his bed along with his lover, Erin Hamilton. As he continues to exhibit unusual powers, more memories from his time in captivity surface, leaving him fearing what he might have done while imprisoned. When a new and unexpected temptation arises, he finds himself unable to resist...
  • Blood Bond: 11 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 11 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Darkness tempts Dante Gabriel at every corner, and he struggles to maintain the control he was never taught when he came of age. His ghost father, his cousin, and the voodoo priestess under Claiborne Bridge continue to help, even as he descends further toward madness. Erin Hamilton is more in love than ever...
  • Trial by Blood by Lizzy Ford

    Trial by Blood by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Leslie wants nothing to do with Myca, the bloodsucking predator of humans she’s stuck with for her third trial. When he’s not trying to wear her down, he’s messing with her head. If not for the simple fact every human she crosses smells like dinner, she’d leave him fast...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  alpha-mc  book  fae  fiction
  • Trial by Thrall by Lizzy Ford

    Trial by Thrall by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After the shock of her first trial, Leslie believes she can handle anything, including turning into a magic elf or whatever the fae really are. But the differences between alpha werewolf Ben and Tristan—the enigmatic leader of the fae, whose abs and sexual prowess are the stuff of dreams—soon have her wading into new supernatural waters...
  • Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter

    Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 13: 97813011361863"wa-ter-lockedadjectiveDefinition: enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by waterExample: What happens when the water vampire you’ve promised yourself to actually wants you to go through with the wedding? For Gemma Melcombe, her engagement to Terrance Ramsay was a political maneuver...
  • Luca's Magic Embrace by Kym Grosso

    Luca's Magic Embrace by Kym Grosso

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An erotic paranormal romance…Sexy vampire, Luca Macquarie doesn’t do love; especially not with humans. Yet, ever since he rescued Samantha Irving, he can’t deny the enigmatic attraction he’s developed for the alluring mortal woman. Concerned for her safety, he’s determined to bring Samantha back to her coven...
  • Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley

    Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In an unseen world that lurks in the shadows, they roam the night--feral, passionate, and dangerous. And when their world touches ours, a primitive desire takes hold, leaving mere mortals powerless in its wake...Four of romance's most intriguing authors have come together to create a mesmerizing anthology--unforgettable tales of vampires, shapeshifters, and werewolves...
  • Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Despite surviving silver poisoning, Vivian isn't out of the fire yet. Rolando is still alive, as is his desire to eliminate all manipulator vampires like her. The streets of Buenos Aires prove to be a tricky hunting ground for Vivian and her husband Rafe, especially when a paranormal serial killer starts leaving bodies behind...
  • Souls Unchained by C.C. Wood

    Souls Unchained by C.C. Wood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Savannah I’m an empath. I can feel the emotions of others and it’s overwhelming.My life is a small one by necessity, with only one friend I can call my own. I’ve always wanted so much more, but there is no hope for my dreams of a normal life.That all changes when Rhys moves in across the street. He gives me a glimpse of the happiness I could have and I want it all...
  • Remi by Elaine Barris

    Remi by Elaine Barris

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Vampire’s Thirst… Dark… Dangerous and Undeniable In the world of high stakes poker, Remi Bellerive is the undisputed champion, his name renowned in gaming circles. With his lover, Michelle, at his side, Remi is living his vampire life according to his rules with no apology...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  billionaire  book  dark  fiction
  • Heated Holiday by Mandy M. Roth

    Heated Holiday by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's fire. He’s fangs...
  • Blood by Moonlight by Cassie Alexander

    Blood by Moonlight by Cassie Alexander

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Angela: My secret is out, and now both Mark and Jack know that I’m a werewolf. Worse, my abusive ex-boyfriend, the one who made me this way, has escaped from prison and he’s after one thing: our son. The Pack is a brutal, criminal motorcycle gang: I don’t want that life for Rabbit. Jack says he can protect us, but the Pack is strong and if they catch us, they’ll kill me and take Rabbit...
  • Coven's End: The Complete Series by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Coven's End: The Complete Series by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vampires and lycans have warred since the dawn of time. Mating between a vampire and a lycan is forbidden. A harem is unheard of. Until now. Meet Kane, Voss, Quin, and Jillian...
  • Aww Snap, Dragon by Julia Mills

    Aww Snap, Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roses are red, Violets are blue. Dragons have wings and Fairies do too. Unfortunately for Tristan, no amount of Dragon fire or Fairy dust will keep the most renowned Matchmaker in the Universe from making sure he has his happily-ever-after in record time. She’s not putting up with any of his sh…ahem, fertilizer. No way, no how...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  contemporary  dragons  fae
  • A Shade of Mystery by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Mystery by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Spirit Bender is destroyed forever, vanished into nothingness by Death herself, never to return again. But Thayen, now a grown man, has discovered a peculiar ability thanks to the soul shard still lodged in his heart. When a mysterious and shocking event occurs on the island, Thayen wonders if he is somehow responsible..
    Categorized as:
    vampires  paranormal  mystery  fantasy  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Charmed, I'm Sure by Rose Pressey Betancourt

    Charmed, I'm Sure by Rose Pressey Betancourt

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hold on to your broom, Halloween is back! Halloween LaVeau never intended on being the leader of the Underworld. Now the job is all hers. But that doesn’t mean other witches aren’t trying every trick in the book to take that title away from Hallie. The Underworld Board has sent investigator Charlie Scott to look into all the mishaps Hallie has encountered since becoming the leader...
  • Time Out of Mind by V.M. Black

    Time Out of Mind by V.M. Black

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the third book of the vampire serial, Cora discovers a darker side of Dorian's world...Cora Shaw was bonded to billionaire vampire Dorian Thorne twice—once by blood and again by choice.But with the death of one of her best friends, she discovers that her choice was far more dangerous than she ever expected...
  • Bald Eagle by Lynn Hagen

    Bald Eagle by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Bald Eagle suffered a fate worse than death at the hands of an insane alpha. When his mate, Chey, comes into his life, he is unable to claim him. Doing so would force him to relive each and every terrifying moment of his past...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  demons
  • Drive Me Wild by Christine Warren

    Drive Me Wild by Christine Warren

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tess Menzies can work a spell with a few blinks of her baby blue eyes. But this dedicated witch can’t summon up a single good reason she’s been made an envoy between her kind and Manhattan’s fiercest were-creatures. The two sides haven’t spoken in four hundred years, and she’ll need every miracle in the book to broker any kind of truce...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  audiobook  book  dangerous-mc  fae
  • Big Game by C.J. Ellisson

    Big Game by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vivian and Rafe venture into the Seat of Darkness, the Tribunal’s base, to uncover who’s plotting against them and why. From a cold, windy island off the southern Argentine coast, to the decadence of Buenos Aires, the group has plenty to keep their attention—seductive twins, deadly games, and a bunch of bloodsucking fiends who hate our much-loved, despotic innkeeper enough to see her dead...
  • The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

    The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To err is human. To avenge is Divine. Every person Harlow Carrenwell kisses dies immediately, and that’s the way she likes it. The poison-lipped youngest daughter of Lunameade’s magical founding family has used her power to annihilate their opposition.Her first husband is in the ground. Her new betrothed is next.But the merry widow has a secret...
  • Night After Night by Kathryn Smith

    Night After Night by Kathryn Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Centuries ago, this magnificent chalice sealed my fate as a vampire, and now I am its protector. Many have hunted me for it, but only Vivian has accomplished the task. Strong, lovely, haunted . . . I am more attracted to her than I should be, yet her loyalty lies with a man determined to bring about my destruction. But I am not so easily locked in a cage, and now the captive has become the captor...
  • Dark Craving by Veronica Wolff

    Dark Craving by Veronica Wolff

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WE'VE FOLLOWED ANNELISE DREW'S JOURNEY AS SHE'S FOUGHT TO SURVIVE THE ISLE OF NIGHT. NOW IT'S TIME TO HEAR RONAN'S SIDE OF THE STORY. Tracer Ronan has cared for only one person in his life: Charlotte, his sister. With her death, a consuming desire for revenge and destruction ignited in his heart. But when new recruit Annelise Drew arrives on the island, Ronan finds he craves more than revenge...
  • A Wishing Moon: Moon Magick by Sable Hunter

    A Wishing Moon: Moon Magick by Sable Hunter

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Arabella Landry is a witch on a mission. She is desperately seeking for the incredible lover that has been setting her dreams on fire. With the help of the powerful women in her family, she finds him. Unfortunately, he is completely paralyzed from a devastating rock-climbing accident...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  magic  mystery
  • The Stalker by Lauren Gilley

    The Stalker by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rain fell against the roof and the windowpanes, sealing them in together in their den of antiques and crumbling books and the nail polish bottles lined up in the dormer ledges. It was all so ordinary and human; the only monsters were them, just the way he liked it...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  angst  book  fiction  historical
  • Jade by Kathi S. Barton

    Jade by Kathi S. Barton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jade can’t seem to catch a break. Her last boyfriend was a loser who took her bank account for a joy ride leaving her with a heap of debt. Now, the flower shop where she works has been sold and more likely than not she’s going to have to find another job. Her life is in turmoil and having to go home and see her sisters happy with their new mates is almost more than she can stomach...
  • Fangs of Anarchy - Girl Most Lycan by Dakota Cassidy

    Fangs of Anarchy - Girl Most Lycan by Dakota Cassidy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If Irish McConnell wasn’t so hot for Claire Montgomery, he’d muzzle her pretty werewolf mouth and tie her to his bed forever. No one would blame him. It’s the only way to keep her out of trouble… Claire’s done a bad thing, the consequences of which point to more badness in her immediate future. And possibly Irish’s future…and the future of both his vampire clan and her wolf pack...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  animals  biker  book  fiction
  • Monster F*cker by R.K. Pierce

    Monster F*cker by R.K. Pierce

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A shapeshifter. A curse. A long, hard punishment.After a deal gone wrong with rival supernatural, I found myself at the disposal of a callous monster Mistress. Now, I'm trapped for all eternity, cursed to serve monsters and feed into their carnal fantasies. It isn't the worst job, and it's better than the alternative: death...
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