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Steel by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHis skills and ruthlessness made him a legend.The dark, dangerous former spy.Now the operative turned billionaire known as Steel collides with fiery agent Hellfire when they discover they’re both on the kill list of a deadly assassin.CIA agent Devyn “Hellfire” Hayden came from nothing and made herself into one of the CIA’s best deep-cover agents. She’s dedicated to her country...Categorized as:
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Shadow Dance by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTensions and passions rise in the city that never sleeps in this propulsive novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan's Shadow Riders series. As the head of the New York City Shadow Riders and his branch of the Ferraro family, Geno bears the weight of dual responsibilities on his broad shoulders... -
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Death Game by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe king commands at 3:30 a.m.I’ve screwed up big time. Now, I’m facing the damning consequences.The walls are closing in as I balance duty to grandmother’s memory with my impossible feelings for Kyros. Then there’s the freakin’ human-vampire hybrid thing to deal with.The problem is, I’m no longer willing to lose the person I’ve gambled against from the start...Categorized as:
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Anubis by Kris Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the Shadow World, he was the God of Death, and he was called many names. The monsters he hunted called him Anubis. Those who saw his face died. To Guardian Security, he was a number, a surgical weapon they wielded against monstrous evil. One woman called him Kaeden Lang... -
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If You Don't Love Me We Both Die by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMegastar Tam Eyre has no idea what to do with the crumpled note thrown at him if you don’t love me, we both die. Bubble-tea-obsessed college girl, Lakelynn Frost, has 365 days to make the world’s most famous pop star fall in love with her. If she can’t do it, an old family curse will kill them both. Might be a problem since she can’t get tickets to any of his sold-out concerts... -
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Cry Wolf by Charlie Adhara
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDon’t miss this thrilling installment in Charlie Adhara’s suspenseful paranormal mystery series, Big Bad Wolf.Agent Cooper Dayton never thought anything could be harder than solving murders. Until he had to plan a wedding.After taking down an old adversary, Agent Cooper Dayton of the Bureau of Special Investigations has earned a break...Categorized as:
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The HellBeast's Fight by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt started the moment I woke up in hospital,I naively believed I would find myself alone.I was wrong.Because the HellBeast King wasn’t done with me.Far from it in fact, as he told me he had made a vow.A vow to keep me safe... -
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The King by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the next installment in her Wicked series.As Caden and Brighton's attraction grows despite the odds stacked against a happily ever after, they must work together to stop an Ancient fae from releasing the Queen, who wants nothing more than to see Caden become the evil Prince once feared by fae and mortals alike... -
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Alpha's Moon by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy alpha ordered me to keep away from humans. My wolf is highly unstable. Nearly feral. I can’t be trusted around civilians. Certainly not with the lovely kindergarten teacher whose scent drives me wild.But she needs a fake boyfriend for a weekend wedding trip. A big guy to intimidate her ex. How can I refuse?I won’t be directly disobeying an order, because it won’t be a real date...Categorized as:
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Voodoo by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 23 of the Royal Bastards MC series. I'm Ogun "Voodoo" Dupre. There's no pretty way to put it, I do the dirty work for my club. When my services are required for a particularly delicate situation, I find myself hesitating for the first time in my life. That hesitation might get me killed. Sometimes you gotta work a little black magic to come out alive... -
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Deception by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsKauai, Hawaii—tropical paradise, vibrant jungle, turquoise sea... and sensuous nights that hide vampires so powerful they can change the world.Raphael—powerful, extraordinary, arrogant. He’s been eliminating rivals and gathering allies, determined not just to survive, but to demolish the Europeans who think they can steal what he’s worked for centuries to create... -
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Hunted by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLarkin is tired of her friends constantly trying to play Cupid. Just because they are all happily mated doesn't mean she needs to be. And she definitely doesn't need the over-protective men in her life vetting potential partners for her. In a bid to get them off her back, the harpy turns to the one person she knows they would never approve of . . .Teague Sullivan...Categorized as:
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Pretend: A Dark Military Romance by Lexie Axelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlessia ValentínShe’s an intelligence officer on orders to go overseas on her first deployment. Despite who her parents are, she’s determined to prove she belongs there. After getting informed by her step-father, Admiral Ravenmore, that she’s a target for multiple enemies, he assigns Operator Creature as her personal security to watch over her while she’s on deployment... -
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Fallen by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOnly a few are brave enough to fall . . .When Raini desperately needed help, she went to the one person who she knew could save her dying friend . . . her secretive and ruthlessly powerful anchor, Maddox. His price was that she grant him access to her life, yet he's still determined not to form the anchor bond with Raini...Categorized as:
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Tall, Silent & Lethal by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis is the book that will change it all…….Never again……Christofer lives by those words while Cloe would rather die by them……..Too many years living on the run, of always being seen as nothing more than a monster and a freak, has left Christofer cold and distant. He hates his life, his fate, but he’s made promises and nothing on earth will stop him from keeping them…... -
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Fierce Impact by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrant Phillips has always been a team player. He lives his life for the Force and worked hard to land a coveted spot with Team Bravo. He follows the rules, keeps his head down, and never causes trouble. Grant does everything for everyone else and wants for very little. The mission always comes first, until she waltzes into his life.Taylor Maxwell is a wild card. A thrill seeker. A rogue wolf...Categorized as:
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Reign of Cinders and Glass by Linsey Hall, Veronica Douglas
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a world ruled by immortals, her only hope may lie in the heart of their darkest prince.When my sister Belle goes missing, I venture deep into the cursed woods to find her. Ruthless vampires rule over our kingdom, and I’m terrified she’s been murdered like so many others.As I’m searching, I’m caught by the worst immortal of them Prince Cassius, dark Lord of the Bloodvale... -
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Three of a Kind by Jillian West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooklyn Summers doesn't belong in the mob world, but she's all tangled up in it anyway. Sharing a daughter with one of the most notorious criminals on the East Coast isn't easy, but she's doing everything she can to protect her child and put distance between her and her ex.Maverick and Gunner make up the K-9 team for Assurance Security... -
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Vampire Debt by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsVampire royals strategise at 2 a.m.Last week, I inherited every cent of the multi-billion-dollar Le Spyre estate.But tequila is far easier to swallow than the coincidence of my beloved grandmother's death.I'm over this supernatural game, yet walking away from Kyros isn't simple with the damn mate thing on the cards.The Indebted need my help. My grandmother deserves justice...Categorized as:
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Burning Wild by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Carpathian novels now returns to the exotic, sensual and dangerous world of her bestseller Wild Rain. This time, what goes on between male and female is wilder than animal instinct-and twice as hot.Born into a world of twisted monsters, Jake Bannaconni is shaped and molded into a cold, revenge driven man... -
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A Vow of Thorns by R. Scarlett
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNever disobey the court.Never disobey the crown.And never tame that vicious heart.In A Vow of Thorns, sacred laws are broken when a beauty holds an iron heart... -
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Alpha's Challenge by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHow to Date a Werewolf: 1. Never call him ‘Good Doggie'! I’ve got a problem. A big, hairy… sexy problem. An enforcer from the Werewolves MC broke into my house and refuses to leave. He thinks I know the Werewolves’ secret, and he’s here to keep me quiet! 2. During a full moon, be ready to get freaky! By the time he decides I’m no threat, it’s too late...Categorized as:
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Bion by Alexi Ferreira
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBION The moment I see her I know, it's like I found the meaning to my existence, but then they try to take her from me. I've waited too long to lose her now, if they think they can take what is mine they will have to go through me... -
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Fire Bound by Kayleigh King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRemington Weylyn is burned and broken. She made a choice and now she’s paying the price. The girl she once was is gone, replaced by someone she no longer recognizes. What once was her home now feels foreign and the people she was closest to feel like strangers. And it’s all his fault. Jax Whitlock is dangerous and damaged. With no home or family, his place in the world is unknown...Categorized as:
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Shattered Vows by P. Rayne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, I thought I’d found my happy ever after. Until she ruined it all.I’d been on the hunt for four long years, and I finally found her.I planned the perfect revenge. Kidnapping Rapsody on the day she was set to marry another man and forcing her to face my wrath while trapped in the confines of my family’s gothic manor...Categorized as:
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Ensnared by Rebecca Quinn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEven if the world did end, five men is far too many to handle. Isn’t it? Since the Final War, I’ve been doing just fine. I have a lovely cave, a darling vegetable patch, forest views . . . and if loneliness sometimes squeezes my aching heart, well, my books have always kept me company...Categorized as:
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Lachlan by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScotland—sweeping forests, tumbling waterfalls. . .and towering highlands where vampire warriors have ruled for centuries.Lethal and charismatic, vampire Lachlan McRae woke on his first night to death and devastation—his clan slaughtered, his fortress destroyed... -
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Pawn by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes Part Two of Mr. Rook's Island, a Sexy, Dark, Romantic Suspense. SHE KNOWS HE'S BAD. THE QUESTION IS, HOW BAD?Stephanie Fitzgerald is nobody's pawn. Determined to discover the truth about a missing loved one, she lands a job at the world's most exclusive resort, working for the only man with the answers--Mr. Rook... -
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The Penitent by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cruel fate. Two souls condemned. An impossible love.I knew he’d choose me before he came to our door on the night of the Tithing. I bore the mark that would make me his. It was my ancestor who spoke the words that bound us together, and his demon-god who promised protection for the price of blood.My blood.I was prepared to be that sacrifice if it would keep my family safe...Categorized as:
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Guarded by the Snake: Monster Security Agency by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe stole her way into my cold, serpent heart like a thief in the night.The tiny human hires me to shield her from the vengeance of a powerful organization. There’s nothing wrong with that, except she stole from them, got caught, and now I have to clean up her mess. Add to that her incessant chatter, and I’m in for the most unpleasant job in my career...Categorized as:
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Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPLEASE NOTE: Full list of Content & TWs can be found in the front of the book and at c-rochelle[dot]com. XanderBig City is supposedly the place where dreams come true. As someone just trying to live my life, I can tell you, it’s more like a recurring nightmare where dreams get c*ckblocked at every turn.Especially if you’re a supervillain like me... -
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To Crown A Beast by R. Scarlett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe tasted his sweetness, his power, and his love, and it destroyed him.That iron heart has turned to ashes, leaving only a heartless beast.One she vows to tame.One she vows to save.Before he rips her own heart out... -
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Bratva Prince by T.J. Maguire
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hard, dominating Bratva PrinceA fearless, crazy Cartel PrincessAleksandr VolkovI've lived my life with rigid control.A tight vice on myself and my emotions.Scars from my past have left me broken. Riddled with guilt and anguish.When my baby sister was kidnapped, I feared the worst. That she'd suffered the same fate as our mother... -
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Ruffled Feathers by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI wasn’t known for overthinking problems. I was an “ask for forgiveness and not permission” kind of person.So when I got caught with a cock in my sweatshirt after a police raid on a cockfighting ring, it looked bad...Categorized as:
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Dead of Night by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.From bestselling author Emily Goodwin comes the epic start to a sexy and exciting paranormal romance series... Never trust a vampire. I might have learned that lesson the hard way. But when I find myself in a vampire-owned bar, I don’t have much of a choice...Categorized as:
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Blood Trial by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe dice are rolled at midnight.As the twenty-one-year-old heiress to the Le Spyre fortune, my life should consist of strawberry mojitos and golf carts. Right?But I’m determined to forge my own path.Desperate to escape the meaningless games of the rich, I flee my family’s estate.Secret alias—check...Categorized as:
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Bloodrunner Dragon by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratings**Brand new standalone series from T. S. Joyce. Don’t miss the thrilling first book in Harper’s Mountains.** Harper Keller is a shifter on borrowed time. After failing to find her treasure, her inner dragon is desperate to find anything to connect with. When a plea for help comes through from an old flame, she puts her life on hold to track him down... -
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Eternally Bound by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOver the centuries, anything Ronan once found pleasure in has faded away to be replaced with blood, death, and the ever-constant battle not to give in to the more savage side of his vampire nature. Every time he wakes, he questions if that day will be the one he succumbs to the beckoning darkness...Categorized as:
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King of Me by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratings“You’re asking me to love you?” asked Mia.He slowly scratched his thick black stubble. “I suppose I am... -
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Extrasensory by Desiree Holt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2 in the Phoenix Agency series.Mia is skeptical about her precognitive skills, but her visions about Carpenter Techtronics are so vivid, she resorts to sending anonymous emails to the company. She's also having visions of a gorgeous man who arouses her so badly, she's satisfying herself just to get some relief... -
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Pride by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorn apart by a curse...Dominion, won’t let his second chance go to waste. He lost his soulmate once and now Dominion is determined to keep Pani safe and far from danger, no matter what needs to die to make that happen.A love unrequited...Pani has spent his entire existence pining for his mate’s touch... -
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Beautiful Salvation by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe wanted to punish me. I wanted to hate him.Until I didn’t.Trapped in a corner, my only way out was the ruthless billionaire who put me there.But we healed each other.We’ve done things in the dark that we’re not proud of, things that will forever be kept secret from the world.Those sins forged a bond as strong as the love that binds us together.He’s my king, and I’m his queen...Categorized as:
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Mated to the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe blue alien who rescues me is too damned bossy and annoyingly handsome. But I’m stuck with him and his wicked tail.VIVIANI left Earth the proud captain of a ship destined to save humanity. I wake in a small examination room being poked and prodded by blue aliens who speak a strange language. Oh, hell no...Categorized as:
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Shared by the Monstrum by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMirabella is running for her life when two huge, muscular alien warriors come to guard her. Will she lose her heart when she is…Shared by the Monstrum?Mirabella is a reluctant ruler—she never asked to be the Ruling Member of the Sacred Seven—the governing body of Opulex. But things get much worse when all the other members of the Sacred Seven are murdered by a ruthless serial killer... -
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A Sea of Endless Light by Chani Lynn Feener
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFox Axford has been tasked with capturing a feared thief who has been terrorizing the Hild Empire, not flirt with the impassive captain he’s been unlikely paired with.When Fox is assigned to the Hild case by the Intergalactic Police Force, he doesn’t anticipate it taking very long... -
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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... -
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The Queen by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes the next installment in her Wicked series.The King must have his Queen....Bestowed the forbidden Summer’s Kiss by the King of the Summer fae, Brighton Jussier is no longer just human. What she is, what she will become, no one knows for sure, but that isn’t her biggest concern at the moment...Categorized as:
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![Far from Neverland by River Hale]()
Far from Neverland by River Hale
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPeter Pan left Neverland and grew up. Now I want him back.It’s been fourteen years since he left, since Neverland’s star died out, since a blanket of frost fell over the island. Despite the Jolly Roger being anchored in a layer of ice, I’m not yet willing to give up this perfect, Peter Panless Neverland.Well, it’s not completely perfect. A threat looms here, a shadow devouring the island...Categorized as:
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![A Deal with the Devil by Amelia Wilde]()
A Deal with the Devil by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man can only have one great love, and mine was the sea.Until I pulled a half-drowned heiress out of the water. Until I kept her as mine. Until I hurt her to prove I didn't love her.Now we're surrounded. Dangerous pirates want to use her for their own purposes. I won't give her up that easy. I have a lifetime of treasure to protect. But with the ship going down, there's only thing I want to save...Categorized as:
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![Tempting Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms) by Setta Jay]()
Tempting Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms) by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConn has spent the millennia of his life fighting alongside his brethren as a Guardian of the Realms. He’s never allowed himself to imagine that he would be gifted a mate but her scent is inside him now. The intoxicating lure incites his wolf to track and claim her in a sexual frenzy she can never deny. Dacia has spent the years of her life guarding her family's secrets...
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