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Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
In her new trilogy, New York Times #1 Best Selling author, Nora Roberts returns to the lush, green hills of Ireland, where love is forever touched by magic - And where the Gallagher siblings explore the depth of their fiery hearts... -
![Reverence by Shelly Crane]()
Reverence by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsA short, THREE CHAPTERS from Caleb's point of view from each of the first three books in the series given as a Thank You to fans. It is not necessary to read to continue on with the series. It also includes the first two chapters and a sneak peak of the last book, Independence, which has already released. THIS IS NOT A BOOK. I fell in love with her a little bit right there on the lawn...Categorized as:
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![Vampire Charming by Cassandra Gannon]()
Vampire Charming by Cassandra Gannon
Not Another Vampire Book was only the beginning of the story… Slade, King of the Vampires: For a thousand years, Slade lived a rarified existence on an enchanted island. Now, he’s stuck in modern day Chicago and he hates it. His destined mate has divorced him, his people have abandoned him, and no one in the backwards human world makes any sense. He needs a new kingdom to rule...Categorized as:
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![Max by Terry Bolryder]()
Max by Terry Bolryder
Huge, gorgeous Max Chase isn't looking for female attention, but the grumpy lion shifter sure gets a lot of it. As the bouncer for Club Crimson, an exclusive club filled with beautiful men, he uses his patented glare to keep everyone at arm's length. That is until a kind, curvy woman makes Max reconsider everything he thought about humans, as the lion inside him growls for his mate...Categorized as:
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![Born in Ice by Nora Roberts]()
Born in Ice by Nora Roberts
Three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland... When the harsh storms of winter descended upon western Ireland, the locals stayed indoors - and visitors stayed away. Brianna Concannon's bed-and-breakfast became a cold and empty place. But that was fine with Brianna. She enjoyed the peace and quiet, even when the icy winds howled at her window...Categorized as:
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![Standing in the Shadows by Shannon McKenna]()
Standing in the Shadows by Shannon McKenna
Ex-FBI agent Connor McCloud can never forget the day he was set up to die at the hands of trusted friend and fellow agent Ed Riggs. Hard justice and loyalty to his badge have cost Connor what he wants most--Ed's shy, studious daughter Erin. He can never have her now, but her beauty still haunts and torments his every waking hour and his most fevered erotic dreams...Categorized as:
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![Knot for Christmas by Evelyn Flood]()
Knot for Christmas by Evelyn Flood
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGrace doesn't hate Christmas.She just... prefers to ignore it.She learned a long time ago that it was easier that way. But when Lucas, Drew and Ben burst into her quiet life, full of teasing and fun and Christmas spirit, she realizes that maybe, just maybe... Christmas isn't so bad after all.Especially when you have the right pack to spend it with... -
![Between the Bear's Sheets by Jenika Snow]()
Between the Bear's Sheets by Jenika Snow
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTalia Landon, a red fox shifter, knew she was in trouble when she saw Ford Wylde for the first time. The alpha bear shifter was the type of male she should stay away from. He had this darkness he wore like a second skin. It should’ve had Talia keeping her distance, but instead, she was drawn to him even more.But what was supposed to be a one-night stand turned into mating with a Wylde bear...Categorized as:
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![Ghost by Lyla Oweds]()
Ghost by Lyla Oweds
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy abilities are growing every day. But thanks to my new friends, I know that I'm not insane. Even so, there's a darkness inside me. It's been getting stronger. A reality that I've been trying to avoid. Being near the boys draw it out. Being close to them also make me unafraid for the first time in my life... -
![The Wildflower Series by Rachelle Mills]()
The Wildflower Series by Rachelle Mills
Meet the wolf pack everyone is falling in love with in this boxset of the three full-length novels in the Wildflower Series by Rachelle Mills!CLAYTON, BOOK 1The alpha was supposed to be mine. Our fates were decided by the Moon herself, but he chose to follow his own path to a future that didn’t include me...Categorized as:
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![Yellowstone Redemption by Peggy L. Henderson]()
Yellowstone Redemption by Peggy L. Henderson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCity boy Chase Russell is on the fast track to self-destruction. A star athlete, he gets into trouble with drugs and alcohol. Fulfilling a community service sentence in Yellowstone National Park is the last thing he wants to do. After a night of drinking in the park, he wakes up to find his new friends gone, and everything around him has changed...Categorized as:
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![In Too Deep by Cherry Adair]()
In Too Deep by Cherry Adair
Beauty can be deceiving. . . . Tally Cruise has come to Paradise Island for a long-awaited reunion with the father she never knew. But when she arrives, he is nowhere to be found. Still, she is so thrilled by the seductive beauty of the island that she doesn't see the danger boiling right below the surface-until a mysterious explosion nearly kills her...Categorized as:
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![The Wild Wolf's Rejected Mate by Cate C. Wells]()
The Wild Wolf's Rejected Mate by Cate C. Wells
My mate called me weak and walked away.AnnieI try not to think about mating the wild wolf from the Last Pack. It happened. He left. The witch sorted me out and life kept going.I’m anxious all the time—every moment of every day—but I’m not worried about him. He hates me, and he’s not coming back. He made that perfectly clear.I should have worried...Categorized as:
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![Keeping Her by Kelly Lucille]()
Keeping Her by Kelly Lucille
A Contemporary Erotic Romance with a shape shifting Alpha Male trained as a Navy SEAL and the short curvaceous artist who drives him crazy. At 28, Clytie Persephone Jones has reinvented herself into exactly what she wants to be. She changed her name, put herself through school, and is taking chances on a risky art career...Categorized as:
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![Riding Through Fire by Charlene Hartnady]()
Riding Through Fire by Charlene Hartnady
The dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…I cannot believe my bad luck when an embossed envelope arrives at my door just one week before my twenty-fifth birthday. Which just happens to be the cut-off date for being called up for the testing of the blood. I thought I was in the clear, turns out that I was wrong...Categorized as:
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![For All The Evers by Debra Anastasia]()
For All The Evers by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFallen Billow should be in college like most of her friends, but instead she’s raising her brother and working as a housekeeper at a vintage local hotel. It’s back-breaking work, but not nearly as challenging as fending off unwanted advances from the hotel’s owner. Thomas McHugh is fighting for our country, across the globe and decades before Fallen Billow was even born... -
![Taken by the Orc by Mina Carter]()
Taken by the Orc by Mina Carter
She’s always loved fairy tales. Starring in one isn’t on her bucket list…Not that Hope has much of a bucket list, except in her head. Forced to work for a pittance by her cruel stepfather, she has no way out of the drudgery of her life. Being mugged in the park at night is just par for the course… until a big, green monster rescues her... -
![Grave Homecoming by Lily Harper Hart]()
Grave Homecoming by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMaddie Graves is returning home, and it’s under unfortunate circumstances. Following her mother Olivia’s death, someone has to take care of Maddie’s cantankerous grandmother Maude, and the family tree is almost limbless now...Categorized as:
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![Deadly Dreams by Kylie Brant]()
Deadly Dreams by Kylie Brant
Risa Chandler's prescient dreams of death and murder haunted her nights. They also proved invaluable for Adam Raiker's brilliant team of forensic criminologists, the Mindhunters—until a tragic end to one case shattered Risa's confidence, and drove her into seclusion. But for Risa, there's no hiding from death—or from her dreams...Categorized as:
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![Coveted by the Bear by T.S. Joyce]()
Coveted by the Bear by T.S. Joyce
Damaged goods, unlikely friends, good intentions, and dark deeds come together to create T. S. Joyce’s newest full-length, stand-alone shifter romance novel, Coveted by the Bear. Mira Fletcher is crazy. At least that’s what her sleepy hometown thinks. She lives in a dilapidated house in the wilderness with her imaginary uncle, talks to soup cans, and rumor has it she’ll eat anything...Categorized as:
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![Bound by Blood by Tracey Jane Jackson]()
Bound by Blood by Tracey Jane Jackson
Dr. Samantha Moore is one of the youngest and most acclaimed researchers in the world. Her specialty is blood and she has been recruited by the largest pharmaceutical company in Scotland. For what purpose she cannot begin to imagine, but in an attempt to break out of her painfully shy shell, she throws caution to the wind and leaves her family and best friend behind in Savannah. Dr...Categorized as:
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![Bear Prince by Emma Alisyn, Danae Ashe]()
Bear Prince by Emma Alisyn, Danae Ashe
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 12 ratings.99 New Release Sale! Regular price is 2.99. A curvy, small town ballerina. A Bear Prince yearning for his mate. An archaic law forbidding them to wed... Prince Andrei defends street ballerina Hannah from the noxious advances of an odious human toad...Categorized as:
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![Hired for Research by Leann Ryans]()
Hired for Research by Leann Ryans
Ordered to take over the Alpha Project, Evelyn has no choice but to go to Eden to do her research. It’s the only place where she can get the samples she needs and observe how alphas interact with the other dynamics, but she’s never even met an alpha before.The people backing the project have a specific outcome they want, but Evelyn refuses to alter her findings for political agendas...Categorized as:
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![Ghosted by Sarah Ready]()
Ghosted by Sarah Ready
Jillian Nejat is the only dating and relationship expert on the planet who is incapable of speaking to men. If they’re living, if they’re breathing, it’s game over. With her bank account at zero, her career a dumpster fire, and her dating life in a ten-year slump, she moves into a tiny, dirt-cheap NYC apartment. Unfortunately, the apartment is already occupied... -
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![Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone, Zoe Chao]()
Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone, Zoe Chao
Finding true love is only a matter of time in this heartfelt and hilarious romantic comedy, starring Zoë Chao (The Afterparty), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), and a full cast!Romance can be a little complicated when you get sucked into a wormhole. Just ask high school English teacher June Flint. One little solar flare happens and suddenly you find yourself 85 years in the future...Categorized as:
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![No Regrets by Shannon K. Butcher]()
No Regrets by Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsRenowned cryptologist Noelle Blanche refuses to have blood on her hands. So when the military asks for her help in a covert operation, she refuses--until masked gunmen raid her home and threaten her life. Suddenly it's all too clear that any blood spilled may be her own. Noelle has no choice but to trust the dangerous stranger sent by the military to safeguard her...Categorized as:
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![Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas]()
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
They say that opposites attract. But what happens when one has been devastated by betrayal and the other is so jaded that his heart is made of stone? Enter the world of Friday Harbor, an enchanting town in the Pacific Northwest where things are not quite as they seem and where true love might just have a ghost of a chance…. Alex Nolan is as bitter and cynical as they come...Categorized as:
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![Abigail Jones by Grace Callaway]()
Abigail Jones by Grace Callaway
A Maid with a Secret… Beneath her shy, bookish exterior, Abigail Jones hides a terrible affliction: shocking and licentious visions possess her, threatening her very sanity. When she is suddenly left alone in the world, Abby must seek a position at Hope End, a gothic English estate... -
![Stupid Cupid: A Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy! by Sharon Karaa]()
Stupid Cupid: A Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy! by Sharon Karaa
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAnnabelle Pearson was in love. For three years, she’d worshipped the sexy but aloof Nicholas Nattrass from afar, wistfully dreaming of a time when he’d love her back, or at the very least notice she existed. All that was about to change, however, when she starts seeing things that she shouldn’t, things that couldn’t possibly exist, like the Grim Reaper and the Tooth Fairy, for example...Categorized as:
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![Fairest by Gail Carson Levine]()
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
In the kingdom of Ayortha, who is the fairest of them all? Certainly not Aza. She is thoroughly convinced that she is ugly. What she may lack in looks, though, she makes up for with a kind heart, and with something no one else has-a magical voice. Her vocal talents captivate all who hear them, and in Ontio Castle they attract the attention of a handsome prince - and a dangerous new queen...Categorized as:
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![Acedia by Colette Rhodes]()
Acedia by Colette Rhodes
Although she’s spent her life in the human realm, Iris has always lived in the shadows. When the chance to escape presents itself, it seems too good to pass up. Even if it means traveling to another realm—a realm filled with mysterious monsters, no less. Anything is better than this, right? Damen is everyone’s favorite prince. Charming, funny, and quick to bring levity to any situation... -
![A Mate for the Beta by E.A. Price]()
A Mate for the Beta by E.A. Price
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWolfs and witches don’t mix. So what happens when a wolf and a witch are true mates? Alec Hart, Sheriff of Rose, Virginia and Beta to the Grey Wolf Pack never expected to find a mate. His own angry nature meant that he avoided relationships at all costs, not wanting to tie any woman to a violent wolf. But when he gets a whiff the sweet vanilla scent of his mate he’s powerless to resist.. -
![Sea Lord by Virginia Kantra]()
Sea Lord by Virginia Kantra
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was born of the sea... Selkie prince Conn ap Llyr denies his deeply sensual nature to rule over the immortal Children of the Sea. But when the Children of Fire threaten the Selkies' Sanctuary, Conn must obey his haunting visions-and seek a woman thousands of miles away... She was born on land.. -
![In Knots by Hannah Haze]()
In Knots by Hannah Haze
One omega, four alphas, one wild ride …I have the perfect life. The one everyone wants.Riches, glamour, beauty. Parents determined to find the perfect Alpha mate for their omega perfect daughter.And that's the problem, isn't it? I don't want those alphas - any of them - and my parents are becoming impatient... -
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![My Big Fat Bloodsucker Secret Baby by Bella Jacobs]()
My Big Fat Bloodsucker Secret Baby by Bella Jacobs
Return to Nightfall, New Hampshire for Baron and Annie's love story!Turns out I'm not allergic to our new house kraken's cooking. I'm pregnant, and I know enough about sexy, broody, tortured vampires to guess the father won’t be excited about our…unexpected development.After he took my ancient V-Card amongst a chorus of O's, Baron insisted he'd made a terrible mistake... -
![Playing For Keeps by Kat Baxter]()
Playing For Keeps by Kat Baxter
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPeggyMy life is cozy and predictable. My cats all love me a lot. I really want that to be enough for me. I need that to be enough, because if life has taught me anything, it’s that women who are curvy and shy can’t really expect more than that.Then I met John while gaming on-line. Gaming is the one place I’m not shy. The place I let my sassy-nerd flag fly... -
![A Gargoyle's Delight by Naomi Lucas, Mel Braxton]()
A Gargoyle's Delight by Naomi Lucas, Mel Braxton
For centuries I have suffered.Solidified and silenced, all because I failed to destroy what I was created for.Except now, after so long… There is a female.One who always seems to be by my side.Day after day.Night after night.She talks to me. Touches me. Tells me things. She shares stories of a world I no longer know. She is a reprieve from my punishment. A sweet delight...Categorized as:
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![The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing by Minda Webber]()
The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing by Minda Webber
Having lived long amongst London's ton, Ethel Jane Van Helsing is an astute female who well knows her faults. She has a face unremarkable in its plainness. And yet.at a masquerade ball, anything can happen. There, even an ugly duckling can become a swan. But tonight is not for fowl play. You see, plain or not, Jane comes from distinguished stock: Van Helsings. And Van Helsings are slayers... -
![Now You See Me by Karla Doyle]()
Now You See Me by Karla Doyle
Elise wishes she were invisible. Roan wishes he wasn’t.ROANAt eighteen, I was a young man winning the game of life. I had a college football scholarship and a cute girlfriend on my arm for my hometown’s annual Halloween party. Forget spiking the punch. The eccentric old scientist who lives in the woods brewed something more potent… and permanently life-altering...Categorized as:
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![Vampire Guardian by Joey W. Hill]()
Vampire Guardian by Joey W. Hill
Fae and vampires never fall in love. Except when they do. Adan has come to Club Atlantis to do a job. The BDSM club is to become part of the portal network for magic users. A born vampire with the blood of a Cherokee shaman and an Irish Seer, Adan is apprenticed to a Light Guardian helping him hone his skills to become a full sorcerer. Perhaps even a Guardian himself one day... -
![Leif's Surrender by Marisa Chenery]()
Leif's Surrender by Marisa Chenery
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsJaden notices the sexy hunk in her cashier's line. But she knows, with her plain looks and glasses, he'd never notice her. So when he returns to the grocery store the next day and kisses her senseless in front of everyone, she can only hope she'll see him again... -
![Loving an Ugly Beast by Danielle Monsch]()
Loving an Ugly Beast by Danielle Monsch
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlternate Cover EditionOnce upon a Time, in a Kingdom that was just a little twisted (oh yeah, and kinda far away), Fairy Godmothers Rule! Elf Kings drool, and two people were pondering the question – What makes a Beauty, and what makes a Beast?Too bad they didn’t bother to share their answers with each other… Known as Beast in his village for both his hulking size and multitude of scars,...Categorized as:
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![Desire by Blood by Melissa Schroeder]()
Desire by Blood by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEnter the world of By Blood where an entire class of vampires operates within the glittering realm of the victorian ton. A man with a secret. Nicodemus Blackburn has seen the best and worst of mankind. Five hundred years of dealing with them teaches the vampire to be very wary of the creatures...Categorized as:
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![Take it Like a Vamp by Candace Havens]()
Take it Like a Vamp by Candace Havens
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTake it Like a Vamp by Candace Havens Vampire Nick Christos might’ve been born in the Middle Ages, but the good old days seem tame compared to the last eight years he’s spent ruling the Supernatural Council. His only respite is with his cute neighbor Casey Meyers, a woman he wants more than any undead man should...Categorized as:
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![Wolves at the Door by Skye Jones]()
Wolves at the Door by Skye Jones
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsResearch scientist, Brooke Buchanan, has agreed to spend a year studying the wildlife of a remote Scottish region. Alone in a wooden cabin with only her dog for company, she is determined not to be scared. But what she eventually finds living out there in the lonely woods shocks her to the core...Categorized as:
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![Cassius by Rachelle Mills]()
Cassius by Rachelle Mills
Cassius Denver Valentine lost his mate... Now he thinks he's a monster. I just think he's broken. There's old blood on his hands and despite his efforts, it sticks to him like a second skin. I see the blood, but more so... I see him. And for some reason, he doesn't hide from me. I want to wash the blood from his hands. I want to kiss his scraped-up knuckles...Categorized as:
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![Perfumed Heat by Judy Mays]()
Perfumed Heat by Judy Mays
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe start of the Heat series!Since the death of his mate, Artemis Gray has desired no other to take her place. Then Moira Archer, a human, enters his life. Her rich, earthy scent, combined with the perfume she wears, entice's him...Categorized as:
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![The Mercenary by Cherry Adair]()
The Mercenary by Cherry Adair
Victoria Jones was a lousy liar. Not that the sensible bookkeeper was accustomed to lying--or anything else that would have disrupted her safe, dull existence. But her world took a terrifying turn when her twin brother, Alex, an agent for T-FLAC, the elite antiterrorist task force, went missing.Now she'll do anything to find him..Categorized as:
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![Robert by Sam Crescent]()
Robert by Sam Crescent
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBook one in The Valentines Series A war is about to begin. Sophie Ford has a secret. Fear for herself and her friend has her running to the vampire council in search of protection. And she is bonded to a vampire. Robert Valentine knows Sophie is hiding something, but what? She tempts him as no little human ever has in his whole life...Categorized as:
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![The Omegas by Annie Nicholas]()
The Omegas by Annie Nicholas
Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOnly $0.99 at all book vendors. Only a vampire is man enough to teach werewolves how to fight. Pretty librarian Sugar wants her life to stay quiet. That's hard enough when friends and neighbors turn into furry wolves every full moon. But when a hot vampire gets involved, life's bound to get complicated. The Omega have always been the pansies of the paranormal...
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