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For the Love of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy
First comes love, then comes mating, then comes the baby and some cupid training. Cupidville is overrun with new cupid recruits, and it’s up to me to train them in time for Valentine’s Day. Too bad I have four mates who keep insisting that it’s time for me to take a break... -
Crimes of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy
What do you get when you have four mates, one psychotic prince, a horde of rebels, and a cupid who just got yanked out of the realm? A big freaking problem, that’s what. I was supposed to take on my first real mission as a spy. I was supposed to go find my missing mate and discover who our real allies are for the war that’s brewing in the fae realm...Categorized as:
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Not Many Options by Jillian West
Riley Thomas has made some mistakes in life. She took a few wrong turns and has no idea what to do next. There's a blizzard baring down on the island and Riley is alone with two kids under the age of four. She's out of options, exhausted, and overwhelmed.An omega on her own always has to be on guard, but with her two girls counting on her to keep them safe, there's no time for a pity party... -
Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy
You'd think that basically being in charge of love would be an epic job, right? Wrong. Sure, I can blow some Lust into people's faces and watch the show, but I can't actually participate. It gets old, trust me. Same goes for love. I can pass it out like sugar-free lollipops at a dentist's office, but I can't get any love for myself. It totally sucks...Categorized as:
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Dinosaurs, Doubts & Albert Einswine by Sedona Ashe
I’m ready for the chaos of Texas to be a speck in my rearview mirror. So when the museum director throws me a bone by arranging for us to visit a fossil dig in Utah, I jump at the opportunity.I need a breather from all the craziness that has become my life since waking multiple dino shifters. A dig in Utah sounds like exactly what I need, the perfect getaway... -
Spin the Shadows by Cate Corvin
I ate six seeds. Now I owe six months of debt to a dangerously sexy Fae hitman.I’d had everything a dryad could want- a job, an apartment, and a scandalous human boyfriend-Until I stole the wrong fruit from the wrong Fae.Dragged into the Seelie underworld of deception and lies, I do anything he commands: steal, spy, even fight as we hunt down a notorious Fae fugitive...Categorized as:
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No Rest For Wicked by Persephone Steele
Psychic.What a joke.The only thing I can be sure of these days are the three men who have somehow battered their way past my walls and forced me to, dare I say it, start feeling things.Well…them, and my trusty trash panda partners in crime. But they've always had my heart.I must have kissed their asses real good, because instead of wanting to kill me, I think they might actually kind of like me...Categorized as:
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Calluna: A Paranormal RomCom by Jewels Arthur
Calluna is sassy, snarky, and doesn't give a crap about, well, anything. A complete cynic, Calluna doesn't believe in all this love garbage that she keeps seeing all over the town. Nope, she is just fine keeping to herself and her pet store, Beastie Besties. She has a mystery to solve anyway, someone is cursing all the animals in town with dark magic... -
Hearts of Stone by Sam Hall
When the stone gargoyles in the massive estate I just inherited start to move, I should’ve run for the door, right? So why am I still standing here? One, there was a certain cartoon from the 90s that played a pivotal role in my emotional development. Two, each one of them towers over me, blocking out the light with their massive wings, their serpentine tails flicking as they stalk closer...Categorized as:
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Earth Magic & Hot Water by Lauren Connolly
Her first hate and first love are back in town. Things are about to get heated…Cat Byrne seems sweet, but she’s hiding a volcanic temper. Her anger-fueled fire magic can melt tires off cars. Then her ex-best friend moves back to town, and the guy keeps popping up in inconvenient places, making sure she’s running at a constant simmer...Categorized as:
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Arcane Mage Omnibus 4-6 by T.S. Snow
Arcane Mage Omnibus 4-6 is a collection of the final three books of the Arcane Mage Frenetic, Ecstatic, and Charismatic, with an extended epilogue. Blurb for book 4: Being a Magical Engineer is easy.You know what’s not easy?Trying to help stop a coup against one of the Arcane families.Or fighting against a bloodthirsty rebellion...Categorized as:
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Unexpected Shift by Sedona Ashe
They took everything from her. Now, her true nature will take over. When the time comes, will she be able to handle it? Tia’s life has always been sheltered. However, one night is enough to destroy everything she once knew. Suddenly, she has to run for her life and fight for her survival... -
They Call Me Wicked by Persephone Steele
A blind psychic.Sounds like a punchline to a terrible joke, right?Well it is. The joke is my life, and I’m the punchline.I was gifted with the sight at a young age. It runs in my bloodline and I was trained to handle it from the moment I was born. What I wasn’t prepared for was losing my actual sight.The world is twisted like that...Categorized as:
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Stone Cold by H.B. Jacks
Three massive stone gargoyles. Monsters all. And now I belong to them.I didn't ask to be rescued. I was doing fine on my own, even if I had just lost my job, dumped my ex and taken a wrong turn down a dark alley...Categorized as:
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Nothing is Free by Dreia Wells
I was finally free. Or so I thought.New city and a new job with my best friend Mercy. We'd both overcome the odds and came out stronger. I have a pack of adoring Alphas and an obsessive male Omega, my true mate. Everything I never thought I would have.I was no longer just a Beta who hid in the shadows away from a family who disowned me.I had finally found my place in this world...Categorized as:
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Boss Level by Kira Roman
Moonlight's story isn't over yet... This is the last, and final book of the series. It's an MMFMMMMMMMMM PNR Romance...Categorized as:
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Pack Rivals: Part Two by Hannah Haze
She's meant to be ours ...This feud between our packs has cost us the omega we love.We messed up.All six of us.And now we’ve lost her.Time to put our animosity to one side and work together. We’re going to win her back.The problem? Blazing through the city to rescue her is the easy part.Learning to get along?Convincing her we’ve changed?Proving we’re worthy?A hell of a lot harder...Categorized as:
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Rage Quit by Kira Roman
Well shiz.Things are not going the way I planned.My danger-noodle stalker is apparently one of my Heart Bonded.Add to that list a lost Orc-Elf Prince…and his brother… That was an awkward conversation, because they didn't even know they were brothers. Surprise! Now you have to share the same girl for all time! Yay you...Categorized as:
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Cursed Waters by Shana Brooke
Me, a mermaid? Not anymore.Life is wonderful until the morning I catch a merman in my net. One look at his perfect, pretty boy face, and I recognize him—Leander, Crown Prince of the Atlantic.Not only does he recognize me, too, but he wants to take me back to the ocean with him. A curse has fallen over our people, and I can break it...Categorized as:
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Knot for You by Aura Riley
Vera has always been an omega, but being just an omega? Never an option. Being just an omega meant that she was too timid, too sensitive, and never enough for anyone, let alone her alpha mother. Now, she is forced to deal with even more complicated matters as the only omega on campus... -
A Killer Crescent Valentine by Leigh Kelsey
A killer just made Blake Hall, home of Rebel "Graves" Falcon, their hunting groundsAnd they're picking off residents one by oneThe killer is either ballsy or just plain dumb, because with Rebel - the notorious hitlady - determined to find them, they're a hundred percent dead. No one messes with Rebel's family of criminal weirdos and lives to tell the tale... -
New Blood by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
I know this will end the way it covered in blood.Too much? Me being a demigod now and all, I figure I can get away with a pinch of melodrama.I mean, have you seen Olympus? It's a damn soap opera up there. One I'd rather be watching on the couch with popcorn than playing a starring role in.Not that things are much better down here... -
Klutz: Phoenix Down by Sedona Ashe
After I rescued these jerks from a plane crash, you’d think they’d be nicer to me.I die, like all the time. My track record of hilarious, freak accidental deaths would be impressive if it weren’t so embarrassing.And when I come back, I’m naked. Every Dang Time.After my plane was sabotaged and crashed into the jungle, I rescued five male survivors from the wreckage...Categorized as:
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Clouds & Daydreams: Part 1 by Elizabeth Knight
Clouds & Daydreams is going to be the omegaverse so sweet it gives you cavities!Sweet artist omega Bailey-Rose is dumped by the only man she thought would love her because of her congenital heart condition. Cut off from being able to participate in the national Scent Matching services Bailey-Rose has decided she will be single for life after this heartbreak... -
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Talk About... Trouble by Jarica James
I’d always heard Rockwood Valley had a way of healing people, could it fix an omega like me? Betrayed, abused, and left to be the scapegoat, I never imagined I’d wind up facing my ex-best friend, Avery Whitaker again.After rehashing one of the worst nights of both of our lives, she makes me promise to give this town and new life a chance... -
Knot Your Basic B*tch by Miyo Hunter
Who wants a shot at love and a pack of their very own? Not this b*tch.After growing up in the famous Stryker pack, with six dads, two moms and fifteen siblings, do you know what I want? To finally get some F*#!ING peace and quiet.Too bad I’ve perfumed and had to sign up at the Institute as an omega... -
Finding Their Omega by Sadie Moss
My life as a Beta is easy. Simple. Safe .Too bad it’s all a lie…I’ve been hiding my Omega status for years, using heat suppressors and scent blockers to keep anyone from realizing what I really am. But when the black-market pills I bought fail one night, I find myself living my worst nightmare—perfuming in a crowded club full of Alphas... -
Her Donut Shifters by Mia Harlan
My name is Jetta, and I'm not a psychopath. I just hate donuts. When the Squishy Shifters Donut Emporium opens down the street from my house, I want it gone... -
A Torn Paige by L. Rose, Lila Rose
One, two, things are changing for you. Three, four, monsters at your door. Five, six, no one could predict. Seven, eight, you learn they're your mates. Nine, ten, it's time to fight again. Paige Alice has changed, but she's not sure if that’s a good or bad thing. The good. Four annoying and different types of men, who she trusts with her life...Categorized as:
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Broken Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Me and my kings have come as close to breaking as I ever could have feared.Just as we were finding a way to get past our difficulties, the stars have torn us apart...
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