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Love Bites Extra Hard by Lola Glass
I gave myself to the dragon king, prepared to become his mate to protect my sisters.But that's not why he wanted me.He just needs my help breaking a prisoner in his cell, to keep his people safe. And he doesn't want me to risk my life to do it.When it becomes clear that's the only way?I take it upon myself to make it happen, and almost get myself killed...Categorized as:
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![Wild Scottish Love by Tricia O'Malley]()
Wild Scottish Love by Tricia O'Malley
Wicked banter, kitchen witches, and hot men in kilts make this friends-to-lovers modern day Scottish fairytale a romping good time. I draw the line at serving people grasshoppers for dinner. As luck would have it, on the same day I quit my job as head chef at Suzette’s, a fine-dining restaurant in Boston, I was offered an opportunity to open a restaurant at a castle in Scotland...Categorized as:
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![Good Moon Rising by Tricia O'Malley]()
Good Moon Rising by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEven mermaids fall sometimes…The ladies of The Laughing Mermaid guesthouse are renowned for both their beauty and their enchanting ways. Jolie, one of the owners, has only dated casually for years, as she is searching for the one man who has been foretold to be her future. When he arrives, Jolie is shocked to find him impervious to her charms... -
![Too Good to Be True by Tricia O'Malley]()
Too Good to Be True by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen the oracle predicted that Mirra would need to be rescued…Mirra is shocked to find the premonition unfold literally. When Silas Somerborne races to save the day, and rescues Mirra from certain death, she knows immediately that he’s the one she’s been waiting for. And yet, no matter how hard she tries, Silas pushes Mirra away... -
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![The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison]()
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
A hilarious and heartfelt novel about how loves and lives are never truly lost, for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid. With a leading role on a hit TV show and a relationship with Hollywood's latest heartthrob, Meg Bryan appears to have everything she ever wanted. But underneath the layers of makeup and hairspray, her happiness is as fake as her stage name, Lana Lord...Categorized as:
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![Whiskey & Witches by T.M. Cromer]()
Whiskey & Witches by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the golden Son sacrifices for the shunned One, only then can the curse be undone...Carrick O'Malley lost his wife in a tragic accident and is dealing with his heartbroken, mute son... -
![Witching For Hope by Deanna Chase]()
Witching For Hope by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHope Anderson loves her life. She has a great business that’s thriving, the best friends a girl could ever have, and a coven she can count on. Oh, and she’s been single for over fifteen years and likes it that way… until the love of her life, Lucas King, walks back into town and throws everything she thought she knew about herself into chaos... -
![Saint and the Queen by Desiree .]()
Saint and the Queen by Desiree .
Eve Noelle has been tortured by her mother's careless dreams and delusions her entire childhood that her absent father is actually Santa Claus. The real Santa Claus. She despises Christmas, the music, the children, and anything to do with the holiday but then one day. -
![Witching For Clarity: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Deanna Chase]()
Witching For Clarity: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClarity “Gigi” Martin moved to Premonition Pointe for a fresh start. And that’s exactly what she got when she found a house that was connected to her ancestors and a group of witches who welcomed her into their fold. It’s not easy starting over at forty, but she’s determined to do it on her own terms with her past left firmly behind her… until Sebastian Knight walks back into her life... -
![To Have It All by B.N. Toler]()
To Have It All by B.N. Toler
Rock bottom. Liam had set up shop there. After an accident left him injured and unable to work, it wasn’t long before he ended up on the street with his dreams in the gutter. This was it. This was his life. Until the day he met Max Porter—a man who appeared to have it all...Categorized as:
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![Escaping Expectations by A. Winchester]()
Escaping Expectations by A. Winchester
Wolves and humans don’t mix. Declan Byrne almost has it his own business, a loving family, and a strong pack. But what he needs is a wife to fulfill his duty to ensure the future of his pack. He knows what he needs to do, but his heart isn’t it in. Raven Woods had it her gallery, clients who adored her paintings, and the life she always imagined for herself... -
![Witching You Mistletoe and Mayhem by Jenna Collett]()
Witching You Mistletoe and Mayhem by Jenna Collett
Two magical rivals. One marriage of inconvenience. And an enchanted key that could erase everything.Valerie Spellman believes in holiday miracles—twinkle lights, true love, and the occasional glitter bomb to get the job done. But all the festive magic ends at the feet of Grant Delaney... -
![The Librarian's Vampire Assistant: 2 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff]()
The Librarian's Vampire Assistant: 2 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a humorous, standalone mystery, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant, Book 2. (Yep! It’s a standalone. The boring title is just to mess with you!) HOW MUCH LONGER CAN HE KEEP HIS SECRET AND HIS FAVORITE HUMAN SAFE? Michael Vanderhorst has always been a lone wolf. Or lone vampire? Whatever... -
![Sweet Summer Secrets by Jarica James, Chloe Gunter]()
Sweet Summer Secrets by Jarica James, Chloe Gunter
They say that first loves never last, but in Holiday Hollow there’s always time for a second chance.The mark on my neck signifies that I’m a bonded omega, but I haven’t seen my mate or his new pack in years. All of that changes when the secret I’ve been keeping is desperate to come to light and sends me back home to where it all started... -
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![Cave Man Make Baby by Frankie Love]()
Cave Man Make Baby by Frankie Love
I never intended on time travelling to the Stone Age during my Special Ops mission – but it’s not the first thing in my life to get effed up.To say I didn’t have a happy childhood is an understatement – that’s why I joined the military first chance I got.And to be honest – living alone on the beach isn’t the worst way to live out my days... -
![Healing Magic & Playboys by Lauren Connolly]()
Healing Magic & Playboys by Lauren Connolly
Ava Bellerose may use men to charge up her healing magic, but that doesn’t mean she wants to date one. She’s fine living life as a single witch working a day job as a college librarian and spending nights as the masked performer Pearl at The Jewelry Box. Every routine on the stage means more magic power in the bank, courtesy of the customers craving her body... -
![Stranded with an Alien Vampire by Michele Mills]()
Stranded with an Alien Vampire by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsStaying in a charming cabin in the Montana wilderness, during off season, sounds like a lovely vacay because I’m cheap. But it turns out someone else has rented this small cabin at the same time as me (ugh) and I quickly learn three things about this ferocious guy I’m double-booked He’s handsome as hell in an edgy ‘dressed always in black leather’ kind of way.He’s not of this planet... -
![Hunting Her by Kelly Lucille]()
Hunting Her by Kelly Lucille
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLogan McCord is a highly trained and battle honed warrior. On a mission to rescue one of his pack, he runs into the one thing his training didn't prepare him for...his mate. And she's got some training of her own. Xena Yazzie has a job to complete, and finding her mate in the middle of it is problematic at best, even if he is a hot cowboy who wears combat gear like a wet dream...Categorized as:
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![High Intensity by Dara Joy]()
High Intensity by Dara Joy
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWHAT IS HIGH INTENSITY? Silken Caresses. Steak bomb sandwiches. A hot press of lips. A haunted chef. Seductive touches in the dark. Spirits who gobble the haute cuisine. A master strategist. A miscreant ghost. And a very, very fat cat... -
![Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance by Kate Robb]()
Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance by Kate Robb
When a young woman is bequeathed a shuttered dance hall, she begins to dream of its heyday—and learns to see her present-day entanglements in a new light.Jules is stunned when eccentric and glamorous retiree Kitty St. Clair passes away and leaves her a dilapidated dance hall in their quaint lakeside community... -
![Sticks and Bones by Carolyn Haines]()
Sticks and Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPrivate investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her friends are celebrating New Year's Eve at the party of the year, a smashing Winter Garden party at the Prince Albert Hotel. It's a dazzling success...until Frangelica "Sister" McFee walks through the door... -
![Time of My Life by Mary Frame]()
Time of My Life by Mary Frame
Every day is the worst day of Jane Stewart’s life. No really, that’s not a dramatization or overreaction, she’s reliving the same, terrible day over and over (and over and over) again.She’s late to the same meeting. Endures the same soul crushing lectures from her bosses, who ultimately fire her anyway. And—the cherry on top—she gets to experience getting dumped on repeat... -
![Snowed In With The Grumpy Shifter by Tessa Stone]()
Snowed In With The Grumpy Shifter by Tessa Stone
When a car crash leaves her stranded in his cabin during a snowstorm, Maya discovers her fated mate is a grumpy shifter who's determined to never let her go. KaiI've been a lone wolf since leaving my pack, avoiding both Alphas vying for my loyalty in Shadow Wolf Creek. Then I catch her scent—sweet strawberries that drive my wolf wild... -
![Speak of the Devil by Charish Reid]()
Speak of the Devil by Charish Reid
I'd sell my soul for at least one of these dates to end well... I’d sell my soul for a little passion and tenderness... Ugh, I’d sell my soul for just one good lay... Evelyn Parker I might be a little reckless with my words (and sexually frustrated), but I'm generally a good person...Categorized as:
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![Don't Flirt With Demons by Grace McGinty]()
Don't Flirt With Demons by Grace McGinty
We've all been through that one shitty break-up. The one that breaks your heart, turning you into a sobbing, soggy mess. Where you drink so much you accidentally summon a demon. No? Just Elsie?When Elsie decides to get over a bad break-up with a small fire pit and a large bottle of vodka, the last thing she expects is to summon the sexy as hell demon, Ukobach. He of the Impressive D... -
![Furry United Coalition Bundle by Eve Langlais]()
Furry United Coalition Bundle by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt started with an energetic bunny and a grumpy bear. It continued with a geeky swan and her playboy bear. And then we encountered an ornery croc who couldn't help falling for a foxy lady. The three F.U.C. stories you've come to love are now available in one handy bundle. Hours of romantic and humorous entertainment... -
![Even Villains Fall In Love by Liana Brooks]()
Even Villains Fall In Love by Liana Brooks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA super villain at the top of his game must choose between the world he wants and the woman he loves. If you believe the rumors you know that Doctor Charm, the wickedly sexy super villain, retired in shame seven years ago after his last fight with the super hero Zephyr Girl... -
![Cursed by Gina LaManna]()
Cursed by Gina LaManna
Allie Wells is many Doctor. Runaway bride. Fae.Except for two huge She doesn’t believe in magic. The Fae were killed off centuries ago.Alessia “Allie” Wells is a woman of science. She doesn’t believe in things like werewolves and vampires, sparkly or otherwise... -
![A Garland of Bones by Carolyn Haines]()
A Garland of Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSpunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney tackles a string of strange accidents while celebrating the holiday season in Carolyn Haines's cozy A Garland of BonesSarah Booth has traded in hosting this Christmas season for a road trip with her besties... -
![Smarty Bones by Carolyn Haines]()
Smarty Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsProfessor Olive Twist has come to Zinnia, Mississippi to study a mysterious grave wherein lies the Lady in Red, a perfectly preserved and stunningly beautiful but unnamed and unclaimed body. Olive claims she can not only identify the corpse, she can also prove the woman's scandalous role in the nation's history... -
![Cave Man Need Wife by Frankie Love]()
Cave Man Need Wife by Frankie Love
I’ve been here a long ass time. Lonely as hell and wishing for a wife.When a woman arrives, she thinks she’s time-travelled to a prehistoric nightmare.I think she’s finally come home.She’s innocent, curvy, and all kinds of cute.And she thinks I’m nothing but a cave man.Growly. Grumpy. Gruff.She’s not wrong.She also has ideas about marriage... -
![Third Time's a Charm by Marquita Valentine]()
Third Time's a Charm by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNote: Alternate/new cover edition for ASIN# B0096TKHAO To the world, Alexander "Sasha" Romanov is a sexy, globe-trotting playboy that parties with the very rich and famous. But behind the façade exists a ruthless man willing and able to destroy anyone and anything standing in the way of his ultimate goal ...until he meets Rose Holland... -
![The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales by Gail Carson Levine]()
The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales by Gail Carson Levine
Ever since Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine introduced the magical village of Snettering-on-Snoakes in the faraway Kingdom of Biddle, young readers have been laughing their way through her hilarious retellings of famous and not-so-famous fairy tales... -
![High Energy by Dara Joy]()
High Energy by Dara Joy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of "Tonight or Never" comes the tale of a reporter and the physicist she's sent to interview--and it's turn into the sizzling story of true love and passion. Physics. Zanita Masterson knew nothing about the subject, and cared little to learn--until a reporting job led her to one Tyberius Augustus Evans...Categorized as:
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![The Alpha And The Baker by Roxie Ray]()
The Alpha And The Baker by Roxie Ray
A grumpy-sweet alpha. A broke but brilliant baker. One emergency cake order that might just be fate.When Castiel’s pack reunion turns into a frosting-fueled disaster, the last thing he expects is to find salvation in the form of a tiny bakery—and the fiery, flour-dusted woman who runs it...Categorized as:
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![Bewitched & Bewildered by Elle Lavendelle]()
Bewitched & Bewildered by Elle Lavendelle
PART 1 OF THE WITCHES OF STARBROOK SERIES!After the mysterious death of her mother, Juniper Hawthorne is left in charge of the family apothecary. The problem is, she can't bear to run her mother's old shop. She abandons it all, leaving the witches in Starbrook without their supplies...Categorized as:
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![Bewitched & Bewildered by Elle Lavendelle]()
Bewitched & Bewildered by Elle Lavendelle
After the mysterious death of her mother, Juniper Hawthorne is left in charge of the family apothecary. The problem is, she can't bear to run her mother's old shop. She abandons it all, leaving the witches in Starbrook without their supplies.Fellow witch Ozan Demir makes his grand return to Starbrook with emotional baggage, a business degree, and an idea for a new apothecary...Categorized as:
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![Bones and Arrows by Carolyn Haines, Kate Forbes]()
Bones and Arrows by Carolyn Haines, Kate Forbes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove hurts… In Zinnia a criminal Cupid turns into a case for Delaney Detective Agency. Gods, goddesses, slaves, centurions—all are gathered at Tinkie Richmond’s elegant home to celebrate the holiday for love. The costume Valentine’s party is the hot ticket in the Mississippi Delta. But Tinkie’s title of Queen Bee of Delta Society becomes jeopardized when her Valentine’s guests are all robbed... -
![Kin Selection by L.B. Gilbert, Lucy Leroux]()
Kin Selection by L.B. Gilbert, Lucy Leroux
Animal activist Denise Hammond had no idea the wolf cub she just rescued was a shifter--not until the werewolf sent to recover him kidnapped her. Saving a wolf cub from an animal-testing facility changes everything for Denise Hammond, a feisty and dedicated animal activist. Determined to protect the innocent pup, she's shocked when the cub shifts into a toddler right before her eyes...Categorized as:
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![Claimed in Forbidden by Keira Blackwood, Liza Street]()
Claimed in Forbidden by Keira Blackwood, Liza Street
I don’t date—especially when it comes to humans. She rolls in like a bulldozer, smashing all my rules to bits. She’s human, and she’s my mate. She’s got scrapbooks. She’s got dreams. She’s got an obnoxious tendency to micromanage everything I do. It’s her bed and breakfast and her renovation project, but I don’t take orders. I can’t stop watching her...Categorized as:
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![Cat Scratch Fever by Sarah O'Rourke]()
Cat Scratch Fever by Sarah O'Rourke
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeau LaForte felt an internal pull to the beautiful, innocent Alexa Davidson. Oh, this was not the typical boy-meets-girl story. This was anything but typical. You see, Beau was a shifter – a panther – and the alpha of the pack. What his panther wanted, his panther got. And together, they wanted Alexa...Categorized as:
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![Men Are Frogs by Saranna DeWylde]()
Men Are Frogs by Saranna DeWylde
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSOMETIMES YOU'RE THE CURSE . . .Disgraced wedding planner Zuri Davis is so relieved to be offered a job with Fairy Godmothers, Inc., she's willing to trade the high-rise excitement of Chicago for the small-town charm of Ever After. Falling for one of her grooms, even unintentionally, was enough to destroy her career--and also to prove that all men are indeed frogs...Categorized as:
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![Defended by Love by Keri Lane]()
Defended by Love by Keri Lane
If it wasn’t for the superhero, the Garnet Defender, I’d be dead.Late one stormy night, I snuck into my work building just before it was set to be fumigated. While I’d always been told that my workaholic tendencies would be the death of me, I assumed that it would be in a stress-induced heart attack sort of way, and not because the building would collapse with me inside... -
![Wishful Thinking by Evangeline Anderson]()
Wishful Thinking by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Swann Sisters Chronicles, Book 1 How do you ditch your Fairy Godmother? As her 25th birthday approaches, mild-mannered Philomena Swann lives in terror of her annual birthday wish. Sure, she has a disinterested fiance and a misogynistic boss, but from experience she knows wishing both away could result in disaster. Why? Because she and her sisters are one-eighth fairy... -
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![Just Like Animals by Hettie Ivers]()
Just Like Animals by Hettie Ivers
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor ten long years, I stayed away to protect her.I thought I’d successfully subverted my wolf’s instincts where Bethany was concerned.But when I saw her on that dance floor, my inner beast took over. I told myself it would be just one dance. One dance and I’d let her go. I didn’t mean to bite her. Or f*ck her in the middle of a crowded dance club.Or kidnap her… again... -
![Simply Irresistible by Kristine Grayson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch]()
Simply Irresistible by Kristine Grayson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO My name's Vivian Kinneally, and I can't believe this is happening to me. I just moved here to Portland, Oregon, to take over a business left to me by my favorite aunt --- nothing earth-shattering .. -
![On Wings of Magic by Kay Hooper]()
On Wings of Magic by Kay Hooper
She breezed into the Bahamas as lightly as a silver-blond cloud in a clear blue sky. Looking as harmless as a hummingbird, hiding behind a facade of featherbrained chatter, she was determined to rest, to let no one -- nothing -- ruffle her sleek feathers. A deceptively beautiful, brainy, self-possessed world traveler, Kendall James had weathered war and revolution with scarcely a quiver... -
![Excess by Colette Rhodes]()
Excess by Colette Rhodes
Inika has been given everything, and yet happiness has always felt out of her reach. Blake has worked for everything he has, and happiness has always felt like an optional extra. It’s meant to be fun. It’s meant to be easy. Itches will be scratched, and no strings will be attached. All Blake and Inika have to do is not catch feelings... -
![Beloved by Antoinette Stockenberg]()
Beloved by Antoinette Stockenberg
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFans of Nora Roberts, LaVyrle Spencer and Kristin Hannah will enjoy this story -- humorous, heartwarming and suspenseful -- by RITA-award winning author Antoinette Stockenberg. A COTTAGE BY THE SEA: it's a dream come true for Jane Drew. Too bad it comes with a ghost -- and a soulfully seductive neighbor who would just as soon boot Jane off the island... -
![Nanny for the Dragon Daddy by Milly Taiden]()
Nanny for the Dragon Daddy by Milly Taiden
Poppy Dunsfield needs a job. Since she likes kids, a nanny position seems ideal. She thinks she can handle the secluded location, but her employer’s mysterious disappearances and strange happenings are too much. She can’t stay, no matter how handsome he is or how his voice sends delicious shivers down her back...Categorized as:
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