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Kye by Nyssa Kathryn
Sometimes it’s in the depths of hell, that one finds their angel.Samantha Jacobs thought she was aiding her government. She believed the chip she created, the one that could change the world, would be used for the good of mankind. But it was all a lie…and she discovered the truth too late. Now, Samantha will suffer dearly for her mistake... -
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Aidan by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSome loves are impossible to leave behind…Cassie Webber had it all. A man who loved her, a mother and sister who were all the family she needed, and a job she adored. Until, in the blink of an eye, everything changed. Now her mother and Aidan are gone, and her sister’s in danger... -
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![Stolen by Addison Cain]()
Stolen by Addison Cain
> No one will take what’s his… The Commodore stole her off the streets in broad daylight—the first Omega female discovered in Bernard Dome in generations. He took her with violence while none intervened. He broke her, swearing he’d put her back together. Brenya Perin was ordered to submit. Bernard Dome is the jewel of Europe, a bastion of art and culture, pleasure and decadence...Categorized as:
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![Echo by Chani Lynn Feener]()
Echo by Chani Lynn Feener
*As there was a problem with the original cover, while we wait, a special edition of the book has been released. The story itself is the same, but the special edition includes bonus material not in the original, as well as this new cover. The Devils of Vitality always hit their mark.Rabbit Trace is a musical prodigy with a secret...Categorized as:
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![Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Ais, Santino Hassell]()
Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut by Ais, Santino Hassell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic future, the Agency works behind the scenes to take down opposition groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means, even when it comes to their own agents.Sin is the Agency's most efficient killer. His fighting skills and talent at assassination have led to him being described as a living weapon... -
![Burning Hope by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Burning Hope by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Nero is a madman and a murderer…and now Hope belongs to him.Hope's life as an enslaved priestess in the Temple of Hera is all she has ever known. Born to slavery and the golden chain she wears around her neck, very little ever came as a surprise. But when she meets Nero, the only thing she can trust is that everything is about to change... -
![The Warrior in the Shadows by L.V. Lane]()
The Warrior in the Shadows by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings**Part two of The Girl with the Gray Eyes trilogy. Slow burn with a Cliffhanger ending.An omega living in a beta world, fate sent me to a land where all the alphas live.I want Garren, the playful alpha and brave warrior who effortlessly rocks my world.I also want Tanis, the serious alpha who kisses me and claims me with words, only to send me back to Garren.But Shadowland isn’t my home... -
![This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone]()
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in this thrilling and romantic book from award-winning authors Amal-El Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading... -
![Mercury's Orbit by Lia Black]()
Mercury's Orbit by Lia Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“New alternate cover”.Sometimes, falling in love means falling apart.Mercury Fie is a freak of many natures, created in a lab. Driven by desires and the imaginary fairies in his brain, he is directed by a moral compass set in the land of make-believe. Feared by criminals, hated by cops, and adored by the public, Mercury rules his illegal empire with a velvet fist and violent temper... -
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The Awakening by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOmega Awakening, a dark Cinderella Omegaverse romance... All things must end. I learned that lesson the day my mother died. My step-mother was wicked. My step-sister, spiteful. It was a relief when I revealed as an Omega because it was a chance to escape. But it wasn’t the end of my troubles. What happens to Omegas is a secret. And my troubles had just begun...Categorized as:
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![A Dark Heart by Margaret Foxe]()
A Dark Heart by Margaret Foxe
A Dark Heart Book Two in The Elders and Welders Chronicles London, 1897: Lady Christiana Harker once committed a grave sin against her kind when she saved Inspector Elijah Drexler's life by turning him into a vampire. Christiana's bold act has only driven Elijah deeper into an impenetrable darkness, fueled by morphine, nightmares, and a constant thirst for blood...Categorized as:
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![From the Ashes by Candice M. Wright]()
From the Ashes by Candice M. Wright
For twenty-four years I have been fighting for my life, And I’m losing. Out of time and options, I make a devil's bargain with the Phoenix group that ensures my family will be provided for once I'm gone. So, I pack up what’s left of my life and sign it over to them. I have a month left to live, 43200 fleeting minutes. Yet, it’s long enough for everything to change... -
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Outlaw by Kali Argent
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being implicated in a murder she didn’t commit, Isla Blevins seeks sanctuary on the one planet where the Alliance can’t reach her. On Earth, she’s the heiress to a fortune, but on Xenthian, she’s an outsider without a single credit to her name. Heartbroken over the loss of her mother, afraid she could be next, and not knowing who to trust, she can’t imagine how things can get much worse...Categorized as:
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![Strain by Amelia C. Gormley]()
Strain by Amelia C. Gormley
In a world with little hope and no rules, the only thing they have to lose is themselves. Rhys Cooper is a dead man. Cut off from the world since childhood, he’s finally exposed to the lethal virus that wiped out most of the human race. Now his only hope for survival is infection by another strain that might confer immunity... -
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![Warrior by Holly S. Roberts]()
Warrior by Holly S. Roberts
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe electromagnetic pulses were just the beginning. In their wake came the hellhounds; vicious, relentless creatures that tried to finish what the bombs started and tore through most of humanity. Marinah lost everything when her father died. Once loyal to the Federation, she believed in their mission until their lies shattered her trust... -
![Pet: Genesis by Haley Inez]()
Pet: Genesis by Haley Inez
In the future, Earth is invaded by an alien race called the Leviathan.Years after invasion day, Iris is struggling to survive among the bitter ruins she must now call home. But when her home is ambushed by the Leviathan threat, her will to fight and selfless attempt to sacrifice herself catches the attention of an otherworldly being—the ruler of the Leviathan race...Categorized as:
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![Zahhn's Mate by Sue Lyndon]()
Zahhn's Mate by Sue Lyndon
Assigned to an alien beast.Taught to serve and obey...Imprisoned on false charges, I find myself facing years in the worldship's brig. But when the Darrvasons, a race of powerful aliens in need of females, demand a sample of human women to examine, I'm offered up as a patient. In exchange for my cooperation, I'll be released from the brig, the false charges dropped.Obeying Dr...Categorized as:
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![The Lion and the Mouse (Cosmic Fairy Tales) by Emmy Chandler]()
The Lion and the Mouse (Cosmic Fairy Tales) by Emmy Chandler
When she was four years old, Syrie Montgomery was nearly killed when she got lost on Ratera III, the global zoo her family owns. Eighteen years later, she’s back, kidnapped from her bed and abandoned in the location of her childhood trauma—the expansive Fetoji habitat... -
![The Game Warden's Mate by A.M. Griffin]()
The Game Warden's Mate by A.M. Griffin
The Hunter. As the new Game Warden, Xrez Ym’ihla brings patrons from across the galaxy to track prey in a game built to enslave the weak and mate the strong. The business is a long running family legacy and Xrez is determined to succeed as his father had before him. He hadn’t meant to let one human occupy his thoughts, mind, and body...Categorized as:
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![Primal Needs by Lizzy Bequin]()
Primal Needs by Lizzy Bequin
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaptured. Dominated. Claimed. My kidnapper is an agent of the Alpha Initiative. He is aggressive. Feral. Dominant. I know I should fear him. He’s my captor after all. So why does my body tell me that he’s my mate? Why does it beg for him to force me into submission? Soon my body begins to change as dark secrets from my past come to light... -
![Accidental Acquisition by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante]()
Accidental Acquisition by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
Jillian goes to the market to buy ingredients for soup...but winds up accidentally buying a huge Kindred warrior instead.Kalis wants to love and protect her, but he has a dark side--he turns into a huge, green Grizzly bear.Can Jillian get past her fear to accept his love and devotion? And can Kalis save her from her shady ex?Read Accidental Acquisition to find out!Milk--check. Eggs--check... -
![His Human Pet by A.M. Proctor]()
His Human Pet by A.M. Proctor
He owns me outright. Mind and Body. Controls my every move.My human brain has been reprogrammed to serve all his needs. My body enhanced to take it all and even heal quickly should the need arise.I’m supposed to be an object and a mindless tool for him to use.But I’m malfunctioning.I shouldn’t have these voices in my head, whispering dark things to me. Things I shouldn’t want to do...Categorized as:
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![Desert Heat by Leigh Wyndfield]()
Desert Heat by Leigh Wyndfield
Once the hunter catches her scent, there’s no turning back. While trying to deliver life-saving medicine to her village, Tannar runs afoul of a party of slavers. The women of her race, the Morjan, are mercilessly hunted for their highly prized sexual prowess. Never mind that once enslaved, Morjans soon die. Wealthy men from far and wide will stop at nothing to possess one... -
![Broken Captive by Addison Cain]()
Broken Captive by Addison Cain
A Reverse Harem Omegaverse Dark RomanceWren’s rebellion failed. Caspian has marked her, Toby has claimed her, and Kieran is unwillingly caught in her spell. Affection and betrayal, pleasure and pain—each Alpha with their own brand of demands and desires... -
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![Drago Star by J. Johanis]()
Drago Star by J. Johanis
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptain Gideon's military training taught him never to fall for his captor, but when he's sold to a sexy dragon shifter, Gideon discovers that training is much easier than real life. Drago Star is about survival, resistance, and escape when faced with an enemy who's not afraid to use his deadliest weapon: a dangerous mixture of persuasion, seduction, and animistic lust that cannot be sated... -
![The Experiment by Alicia Nordwell]()
The Experiment by Alicia Nordwell
In the distant future, humans wage war against the alien planet Caeorleia, with no tactic off-limits if it will help the humans get their hands on Caeorleia’s resources. Ask Ryker. He thought he volunteered for a simple experiment that would help his government in the war... -
![Mothstar by Kay Elle Parker]()
Mothstar by Kay Elle Parker
Arin:I made a huge mistake.I was complacent, and I was captured by the one entity in the universe that has no regard for Intergalactic law.My ship, designed and built by me alone, has been seized and sold.Just like me.Until he rescues me—the handsome Hychee on a mission with his friends.Nothing can go wrong, right? I've already survived the worst the universe can throw at me..Categorized as:
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![Forced by the Alien Monster by Anna Wineheart]()
Forced by the Alien Monster by Anna Wineheart
The last thing Prem expects is to be sucked into a spaceship—strapped down, stripped, and probed... by an alien that looks like a big gator monster. The alien says its in love with him. It says it owns him. And Prem can't refuse... especially when the alien forcibly invades his straight, virgin hole. In his sleep. When he's awake. Over and over again. HEA... -
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Steel Rose by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
The commander of the East Wind Dominion is a terrifying man. He leads an army of automatons. He can control lightning itself. And now, Rose Calder is his prisoner of war.All Rose has ever known is fighting. When the invading forces of the East Wind Dominion take away her friends, her family, and her home, she takes to the skies to battle for her freedom. For hope... -
![Deal with the Alien Devil by Ava York]()
Deal with the Alien Devil by Ava York
I need a deal to survive. But all I have to offer is... myself.On the station, humans are the lowest of the low. We take whatever jobs we can, scraping just to get by.Comfort is rare. Security a dream. And a real friend? Almost unheard of.So when my best friend goes missing, I'm desperate to find her. But before long my search leads me to the claws of the leader of the Vinduthi cartel...Categorized as:
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![Beyond by Chantal Fernando]()
Beyond by Chantal Fernando
Olivia Reynolds lives a sheltered life. Daughter of the leader of their small community, she is treated like a princess, never allowed beyond the safety of the walls. When her father decides she must marry, she chooses the man she has secretly lusted after ever since she first laid eyes on him. Dane Mitchell... -
![The Alpha's Salvation by Marlowe Roy]()
The Alpha's Salvation by Marlowe Roy
Kess found a haven in this remote Beta town, but it would only last if she could keep her Omega nature a secret.Abused by Alphas, unwanted by Betas, she scraped out a quiet, lonely life and tried to heal her broken spirit.But one fateful glimpse of a grizzled Alpha ended her fragile ruse forever. Catching an Alpha’s eye was a fate she had feared… Until him.Hunt was tired... -
![Instinct by Loki Renard]()
Instinct by Loki Renard
I mistook him for a wild beast. Then he claimed me like one.Though I was sent to scan this planet for human life, its inhabitants seem more like beasts than men to me. But now I've crash landed, and one of them has decided to take me as his mate...He does not ask before he mounts me and he is far from gentle when he ruts me... -
![Andorra Sector by Lexi C. Foss]()
Andorra Sector by Lexi C. Foss
Katriana Cardona My life ended the moment the X-Clan found me. Bitten. Turned. And claimed by him. My genetic markers label me as a rare omega. But inside, I'm all female alpha. And I will not heel. Not even to the Alpha of Andorra Sector. Ander Cain promises me protection. A new world of pleasure and pain. But he wants all of me in return. Even if it means taking me by force...Categorized as:
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