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Epoch by Jewel E. Ann
Some lives end unfinished, and some transcend time. After a horrific incident, Swayze finds herself trapped between two lives. Patchy memories and fear for her own safety thrust her into a gut-wrenching journey to uncover the truth... -
Bed of Roses by D.V. Fischer
I never thought I'd fall for a murderer. As an old employee at a funeral home, Tegan's life had been full of corpses. When her parents died, she couldn't take being surrounded by death anymore. She had to get away, and to do that, she moved to a small, sleepy town in Utah. When Tegan rented a house sight-unseen, she had been told it would need a lot of work... -
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Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger
The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary, and contained a single sentence:. I’ll wait forever if I have to. It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know. Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply? You. I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t... -
Pocus: A Ruthless Kings MC Novel by K.L. Savage
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDarkness is all I know. But she might just be what brings me into the light. .. or throws me into a deeper darkness than I’ve ever known. My past is a black spot that I can never fully outrun no matter how hard I try. The secret I keep, the anger I harbor is best left to slumber, but an old rival I know nothing about could be my undoing. He wants to take away our home and destroy our lives... -
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Psycho Alphas: Part Two by Marie Mackay
Obsessive. Manic. Possessive. That’s the Omega I am — no matter how hard I tried to hide it. I once dreamed of Alphas who might love me with all my scars, and now that dream is in reach. These Alphas might need a little stitching together, but they’re dark, dangerous, and just as twisted as I am. Rogue: my mate—the monster I freed from chains. Bunny: the muzzled psychopath I leashed... -
Vipers and Virtuosos by Sav R. Miller
Aiden. From the second I saw her, I knew she’d be my ruin. Sitting all alone at the bar, she looked like an angel. Eurydice in human form; her beauty eclipsed by demons. Now, I’m one of them. The ghost she’s tried for years to escape. Thinking I wouldn’t be able to find her. But I never stopped trying, and now that I have,. Her past sins should be the least of her worries. Riley...Categorized as:
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The Pretty Savage by L.K. Reid
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe was supposed to destroy him, but he destroyed her instead. VEGA. A shadow. A nobody. That’s what I was most of my life. It was supposed to be my last mission. The last payment for my debt. But I never expected him. Adrian Zylla started as a pawn. Just another faceless man I was supposed to destroy. I was an assassin, a professional killer, with no time for emotions... -
War Games by Daniel May
Sons of opposing mob bosses, secretly married when they were seventeen, Nerva Alms and Joseph Pascal were doomed from the start. After his father's gruesome murder, Pascal was mutilated and banished, and Nerva grew to replace his own father as head of the Hanged Men. Now, ten years later, Pascal has returned. War Games is book two in the Hanged Men series, following Blood Sports... -
Dark Crown by Shanna Handel
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA fully standalone Arranged Marriage Dark Romance novel. I dreamed of my wedding day. Only this isn't a dream. It's a nightmare. He's the king of the mafia. I've been given to him as payment. The most dangerous man in Italy. But he's no fairy-tale king. He's a Beast. Powerful. Fierce. Deadly. He demands my obedience. Takes all of me. His harsh love leaves a trail of fire on my skin. I loathe him... -
Grimstone by Sophie Lark
Remi Hayes is beginning to think she’s cursed —her fiancé cheated on her, her brother Jude is a major pain in her ass, and the moldering mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted...Categorized as:
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Embers by Suzanne Wright
Harper and Knox are back and better than ever! The fourth book in Suzanne Wright's globally bestselling The Dark in You series is not to be missed. The final horseman awaits . . . and the stakes have never been higher. With the birth of their son, Asher, Harper and Knox are both more powerful and more vulnerable than they've ever been before... -
Revenant by Larissa Ione
HELL HATH NO FURY . . . For five thousand years, Revenant believed he was alone in the world, a fallen angel beyond any redemption. Now he finds he has a twin brother who had all the light and love Revenant was denied... -
Darkness by Laurann Dohner
Kat’s boss wants dirt on the NSO. She is sent to Homeland undercover but everything goes wrong as soon as she enters the front gates. She is arrested by a big, powerful, sexy New Species but she is not frightened. He turns her on and things heat up fast between them. Now, she just hopes he does not break her heart. Darkness admires Kat’s courage but he cannot trust anything she says...Categorized as:
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Sleeping with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins
When everything is on the line, how far will you go to protect those you love? What if the cost of saving them is your soul? Would you pay it? I thought I was prepared for what was coming; that if I made sacrifices, I could win this game. I’m no longer afraid of the darkness or the monsters that hide in the shadows. I’ve become what I feared most, allowing it in to protect those I loved...Categorized as:
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The Faire by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Will Cora break, or will she bend…is this the beginning, or the end? Everything Cora thought she knew about Harrow Faire was a lie. All of it. Now as the lines in the sand are drawn, as a war for the Heart of the Faire builds, she must discover how much she is willing to sacrifice to save the people she has come to think of as Family... -
Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle
It’s been two months since Perry Palomino and Dex Foray’s relationship reached a new turning point, two months since Perry started a new life in Seattle, and two months since their Experiment in Terror show took on a new partner, ex-Wine Babe Rebecca Sims, and found a new level of success. But whenever there is light in their lives, the madness still has a way of coming back in...Categorized as:
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The Clown by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
A friendly face and laughing heart…will be what tears her soul apart. Finally accepting that there would be no leaving Harrow Faire, Cora sets out to try to find her new way of life as part of the Family. With that comes her slow acceptance of her attraction toward and, even worse, her feelings for the Puppeteer...Categorized as:
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The Puppeteer by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Silver strings she can’t outrun…her trouble now has just begun. After Cora Glass’s life was stolen by Harrow Faire, things just keep going from bad to worse. Unable to run, unable to escape, there seems to be no way to avoid what she’s become—the Contortionist. But a girl can only take so much. Haunted by an abandoned and seemingly sentient circus? Fine...Categorized as:
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Ensnared by Marissa Honeycutt
Everything Anna cared about is lost; the only thing left is Devin. She gives him all of herself, but even that seems too little. As Anna realizes the truth of her Master's desire, she must decide what it is that she truly wants. There is a subculture within our own world that you’ve only heard whispers of. The conspiracy theorists wish they knew Anna’s story... -
King of Me by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
“You’re asking me to love you? ” asked Mia. He slowly scratched his thick black stubble. “I suppose I am. ”... -
On Demon Wings by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsWhen the life you wanted has crumbled beneath your fingers, there’s nothing left to do but pick up the pieces and soldier on. You’ve done this before. But what happens when you no longer feel like yourself anymore? When fires spontaneously start-up around you, when you hear growling coming from underneath your bed, and you no longer recognize your face in the mirror... -
And With Madness Comes the Light by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe Man. The Mystery. The Madness. Dex Foray has never been anyone’s fool – until he missed his chance for happiness with Perry Palomino. Broken and alone, Dex has no choice but to rise from the ashes Perry left behind and find his own path to redemption. But nothing in Dex’s life has ever come easily, especially when there’s a dark madness waiting in the wings... -
Escaping Destiny by Amelia Hutchins
I thought things couldn't get worse. I was wrong. I found out what I really wanted and was forced to give him up. Just as I found out who I really am, I was presented to the elusive Horde King as a gift. This was the mystical being I was hidden from for more than twenty years... -
Tall, Silent & Lethal by R.L. Mathewson
This 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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Playing with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins
My coven has remained hidden in the shadows for centuries. We’ve avoided the ‘real world’ altogether; hiding from monsters. and other creatures we share this planet with. We found protection in the Colville National Forest, nestled in a town protected. by magical barriers. Our powers are locked by an ancient curse, one meant to protect us from being found. Until now... -
Flynn by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSome pasts are harder to escape than others. When Carina Murphy is accused of a crime she didn’t commit, a fresh start in a new town is her only option. Unfortunately, Cradle Mountain may not be the safe haven she’d thought. The son of her new patient may be tall, dark and handsome…but he also knows all about her past. Keeping her job should be the hardest part... -
Seducing Destiny by Amelia Hutchins
Less than six months ago my life was twisted and flipped on its side. Things have changed so much I barely recognize myself anymore. I am no longer an Enforcer. I am no longer a Witch. I no longer hate the Fae. (For the most part). And the sex-on-a-stick-gorgeous-Fae? He isn't really the Dark Prince...Categorized as:
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Feversong by Karen Marie Moning
#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning returns with the epic conclusion to her pulse-pounding Fever series, where a world thrown into chaos grows more treacherous at every turn. As Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, and Jada struggle to restore control, enemies become allies, right and wrong cease to exist, and the lines between life and death, lust and love, disappear completely...Categorized as:
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The Masks and The Dancer by Bea Paige
The Masks. Zero, Nought, Nothing. We stole her away. We took her name, her identity… her life. She was our revenge. An eye for an eye. Only she became more than that. She fought against our darkest desires. She shone a light on our pitch black souls. She became our mirror. She made us see. And what do monsters do when they stare at their reflection? They break the fu*king glass. The Dancer... -
The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter
New York Times bestselling sensation Gena Showalter returns with her long-awaited next installment of the Lords of the Underworld series…. He is the keeper of Doubt and his entire world’s about to be rocked. Bound by the demon of Doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers...Categorized as:
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