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Two Kingdoms & One Apocalypse by Kristy Cunning
Book 3 & 4 together...Two KingdomsI'm getting a little tired of completing my goals, only to have the bar raised too substantially for me to transition at a productive pace...I started off as a sad little ghost with an impossible crush on four really hot, Gothic guys with some attitude problems. Now I'm The Apocalypse, they're the Four Horsemen, and Lucifer is my fucked up daddy...Categorized as:
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![Claimed by the Feral Wolves by Lacey Carter Andersen]()
Claimed by the Feral Wolves by Lacey Carter Andersen
A fake relationship might be the only thing that saves me from the monster from my past.Two handsome alphas have claimed me as their mate in order to protect me from the man who killed my brother, Kurt. Our relationship is fake. They don’t want an omega, and I don’t want alphas, but we have to make it seem real if there’s any chance of getting free from Kurt... -
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![Malice: The Mate Games by Meg Anne, K. Loraine]()
Malice: The Mate Games by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
I spent centuries avoiding romantic entanglements. Who wanted to be burdened by feelings? But then she happened and it didn’t matter what I wanted anymore.Living with a succubus was never going to be easy but when we lose Merri to her demonic side the only way to bring her back is to give in. The one thing I’d spent so long trying not to do.I’m pretty sure I coined the term workaholic... -
![The Alpha Part One by Avanne Michaels]()
The Alpha Part One by Avanne Michaels
Desie has always had her life figured out. Become a nurse, make a pack with her loves, have their babies, live happily ever after. She was all set to check those off her nice, clean to-do list. All those perfect plans came to a screeching halt the night they lost Rafe, destroying their future before it ever started... -
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![Lying Lainey by Elizabeth Knight]()
Lying Lainey by Elizabeth Knight
When the Syndicate calls to collect their debt— Omegas are given no choice but to succeed...or die trying.Being a con artist—a highly talented con artist mind you—I'm not used to being on the flip side of a con. So waking up in a strange apartment, in a city I hate, only to find out I'm being blackmailed by a creepy organization called the Underground Omega Syndicate—not my favorite experience... -
![Knot All Is Ruined Part 1 by Elizabeth Knight]()
Knot All Is Ruined Part 1 by Elizabeth Knight
They told us we’d be helping our country.That we’d be preventing war.It was all one big fat lie and we believed it—until it was too late.Waking up on a bus headed for a war-torn country was just the beginning of the nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. They’d told us during our time in the Omega Care Center there was a chance we might be sent to another country if we didn’t find a pack... -
![Shadowborn Prison by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow]()
Shadowborn Prison by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe shadows are my prison… and I can’t escape. I’m Izora Dawn, and I’ve been locked away for something I didn’t do. But that’s what they all say, right? When rumoured only the dangerous survive Shadowborn Prison, I know I have no choice but to fight for my life. Luckily my short time at Shadowborn Academy, home to those with dark magic seducing their souls, has taught me how to do just that... -
![Taste Me by J.R. Thorn]()
Taste Me by J.R. Thorn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne word could kill them all.That’s what I was warned about after the first accident when I killed my family's allies. My powers manifested too young.Powers I never asked for.I can connect with the realm of the dead. My medium?My voice.And so I don’t talk. Ever. Not to anyone—except my sister, of course. She’s the only reason I’m not utterly insane after a lifetime spent hiding.In the darkness... -
![Ruin and Roses by Deanna Ortega]()
Ruin and Roses by Deanna Ortega
A dark and spicy fantasy romance that follows Jane as she delves into the shadows, secrets, and curses that bind her world.“I will never understand why women let men decide if they get to be the villain or the victim in their story... -
![Omega's Affinity by Cara Bryant]()
Omega's Affinity by Cara Bryant
In a world where omegas are meant to be meek and powerless, I stand to become the strongest mage in centuries.If I survive.Magic flows through my veins–so powerful that my father locked it away. So powerful he would have destroyed me to keep me from claiming it.With the help of my sweet beta tutor and the bad boy mage I can’t seem to get over, I unwound the mystery of what my father did to me...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Girl by A.J. Merlin]()
Wicked Girl by A.J. Merlin
The murders may be over, but my heartache is back in full force, thanks to my mother and my own misgivings.When I return to Winter Grove early and end up relying on the pack to help me out, I’m sure it’s a new form of torture. Instead, I find myself growing closer to August and Foster...Categorized as:
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![Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier]()
Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhere no hope is left, is left no fear My familiar brings us word. Another one of my mates has their life on the line with this deadly game with the Hellhounds and the mysterious Prince of Hell. They don’t seem to know Lilith is on our side. We have our secrets too. The game strikes a little too close to home and I’m in a fighting mood. It’s time to fight back... -
![Swarmed: Succubus Dreams Serial by L.L. Frost]()
Swarmed: Succubus Dreams Serial by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAdie escaped the Hunters, but not without cost. Nightmares plague her sleep, questioning the choices she made. Or is it something more? Part 7 of Succubus Dreams. Join Adie on her (mis)adventures toward achieving a quasi-normal life among humans. A charming, slow-burn reverse harem serial about one reluctant succubus and the sexy demons determined to have her... -
![Wicked Schemes by Amy Oliveira, Santana Knox]()
Wicked Schemes by Amy Oliveira, Santana Knox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTHE GODS HAVE WAGED A WAR IN HER NAME, A FATE SHE NEVER DREAMT REFUSING.The first nightmare I can remember was not my own.To be born with power is to be gifted, but all I know is a curse.I am Florencia Morales, one of the seven witches whose fate was woven long before we were born.Marriage was never my dream, never a desire or a goal... -
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![Chronicles of Blood Series: Books 1-4 by Crea Reitan]()
Chronicles of Blood Series: Books 1-4 by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMal is a Fixer, a child raised and trained to “fix” broken fairy tales by an organization the Fixers refer to as DeadEnd. Because, once you enter a fairy tale, there’s no getting out.Mal has been assigned Wonderland. You know Wonderland, the place Alice visited as a child. Wonderland, with a Mad Hatter and a Cheshire Cat... -
![Wings of Stars by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair]()
Wings of Stars by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair
Comply and excel, or fail and fall.Welcome to Alfemir.I’ve lived my entire life as a disappointment in the eyes of every angel who lives in Alfemir, but especially my Archangel father. Tarnishing our family name by being a powerless angel…that’s the legacy I’ll leave behind... -
![Ruthless Love by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair]()
Ruthless Love by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThrall. Dhamphyr. Empress.Each is a title that has been thrust upon me, but there’s another I’ll willingly claim for myself: Malakai’s executioner.He thought he could break me…twist me into his obedient pet–but all he has done is add to the list of reasons why I’ll find him and then kill him.Of course, it isn’t that simple, and I have made many promises that I have to uphold... -
![The Pack's Secret Keeper by Everleigh Miles]()
The Pack's Secret Keeper by Everleigh Miles
Can you keep a secret?Aislen can. She has the unusual gift of being able to see a person’s thoughts, flashes of their past and future, at a touch.Havermouth is a town of secrets, with the main industry being the vampire run Zeus Forest Works, and most of the town businesses owned by the local werewolf pack... -
![Cruel Is My Court by L.A. McGinnis]()
Cruel Is My Court by L.A. McGinnis
They were right to call me a thief. I stole the king’s magic and made his power mine. The day I claimed the magic, I was cursed by an ancient prophecy, binding me to four others—a beastly gambler, an honorable slave, the Shadow King’s deadly general and a mysterious aristocrat. Every time I use my new power, we’re tangled more tightly togethe... -
![Saving Their Omega by Mina Carter]()
Saving Their Omega by Mina Carter
Gentle. Tiny. Delicate. Everything I’m not. Everything I want. Everything I’m going to claim in hot, sweaty explicit detail.She’s ours. Mine and Mason’s. She might not wear our marks, but she will… and soon.No one takes what’s ours. It’s suicidal. But she’s gone, snatched off the street and now the monsters inside won’t rest until she’s safely back with us. Whatever the cost.We can’t lose her... -
![Claimed by the Pack by Kimber White]()
Claimed by the Pack by Kimber White
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis complete series box set contains all five books in Kimber White’s exciting, ultra steamy, utterly shocking new werewolf romance serial, Claimed by the Pack. No cliffhangers! One dark night. One fatal turn. A wild passion hotter than anything she’s ever known. A tragic accident on a lonely highway puts college freshman, Neve in the path of sexy Alpha wolf, Tucker... -
![The Last Heir of Elsewhere by Kate King]()
The Last Heir of Elsewhere by Kate King
Lonnie Skyeborne always knew at least three things to be true: 1. She was human in a land of fairies. 2. She hated the royals above everyone else. 3. She was a liar. Except, ever since becoming the queen of Elsewhere, everything Lonnie knows to be true is crumbling around her. The castle has fallen, the crown has been stolen, and the kingdom of Elsewhere is overrun by rebels and monsters... -
![Bloody Wishes by Brea Alepoú]()
Bloody Wishes by Brea Alepoú
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey are his enemies, not his desires. Hyde has a secret. He’s a necromancer: a witch that plays with the dead.Necromancers have been hunted to near extinction by the vampires. So naturally, Hyde falls for the vampire prince—A man with pretty light green eyes Hyde can’t manage to look away from... -
![Tangled Fates by Mandy Muse]()
Tangled Fates by Mandy Muse
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’ve been hiding all my life.My power is rare and everyone wants it. People are willing to pay for it, even kill for it.I live in a tower with my cat surrounded by mountains and a magical barrier to keep me safe. Mother has kept me safe for almost two hundred years but the loneliness is eating me alive.It’s happened once before... -
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![Pretentious by Elle Lincoln]()
Pretentious by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDouble, double toil, I’m in so much trouble.Fire burn, and cauldron crumble...Pepper O’Malley, headmistress… No, no that’s not it.Keymaster, yes I am the keymaster… No that isn’t quite it either. I think I’m getting close.Peace keeper! That’s the one.New Peacekeeper of the Philadelphia region, and I’ve already fallen prey to one slimy criminal that remains elusive... -
![Killer Omega by G.R. Loreweaver]()
Killer Omega by G.R. Loreweaver
We are the Femme Fatale Freakshow.The things that go bump in the night. The monster of your nightmares. The blade in the shadows. The bitter end you never saw coming.And we are sex personified. ------------------------------------- Killer OmegaTo some, I am a Goddess. To others, I am the reaper. Whichever the case may be, I have never felt the pull of mortal emotions in my unmeasurable lifetime... -
![Nest of Thieves by Rory Miles]()
Nest of Thieves by Rory Miles
Who doesn’t love a bad guy?My family is certain I’ll settle with a boring, law-abiding pack before I graduate from Omega University, but I have other plans. Dangerous ones that break laws, but what’s life without a little risk? With a little practice, my sticky fingers turn to skilled pickpocketing and I discover who I’m truly meant to be: a thief...Categorized as:
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![Vera and the Vegas V: The Complete Duet by Sarah Blue, Ashley Bennett]()
Vera and the Vegas V: The Complete Duet by Sarah Blue, Ashley Bennett
Part OneVera Hastings resents her designation as an Omega and has spent most of her life fighting against the things that come along with it. After multiple encounters with Alpahs that just want to take advantage of her, she's almost given up on her biological need to bond.That is, until fate steps in and Vera is traded to the Las Vegas Mystics women's soccer team... -
![Ruined Beta by Romy Lockhart]()
Ruined Beta by Romy Lockhart
Leanne Leto spent most of her life running from the truth. Now that her biggest secret is out in the open, she vows to get over her bone-deep fear of Alphas to make a fresh start in Cressidan City.Admitting what she truly wants out of her life, she starts the career she’s always craved. The only trouble is, she’s forced to work closely with Alphas who know every detail about her past... -
![Sawyer by Elle Lincoln]()
Sawyer by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA gamma’s guide to sin… First, take a deep breath and remember that you have the power to control your own destiny, even if it means standing up to alphas who bark orders, betas who belittle you, deltas who try to bully you, mages who seek to predict your fate, and omegas who reject you... -
![Escaping Darkness by T.A. Note]()
Escaping Darkness by T.A. Note
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"It only took one night for my life to change. A baptism in my brother's blood created a darkness I couldn't escape. I know when I wake up, nothing will be the same."When I witnessed a pack of wolf shifters murder my family, my whole world changed overnight. S.P.P, The Shifters Protection Program, finds me and offers me a place to heal and a new start in life I wasn't expecting...Categorized as:
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![Untamed by Leona Page]()
Untamed by Leona Page
Inuit has lost nearly everything in his life. His home burned, his family slaughtered, his pack scattered or dead, he is nothing when he is found dying in the snow with a small pup in his arms.He is rescued, given a new home, a new family, a new name.But he is haunted by the memories of death and destruction...Categorized as:
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![Heat by Penn Cassidy]()
Heat by Penn Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBelladonna De Luca. As poisonous as her namesake. An Omega with a chip on her shoulder so sharp it'll cut you if you get too close. Too bad nobody warned the damaged Alphas of Pack Carbone. From one crime family to another, Bella's rebellion from tradition threatens to unravel decades of carefully laid plans... -
![Trapped to Tame by Kyra Alessy]()
Trapped to Tame by Kyra Alessy
A woman fighting to survive. Three fae males on a mission. Can love save their worlds from destruction? Or will hatred ensure their deaths?Eve lives an indentured life, controlled by her keeper, forced to fight for others’ gains. She thrives on combat because it’s all she knows … because she can win and to lose means her body is the victor’s prize... -
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![Omega Captured by Romy Lockhart]()
Omega Captured by Romy Lockhart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere’s no escaping the clutches of a true immortal, and my master already has me firmly in his grasp. It only takes breaking down the barrier to our hidden town for him to reach me. We can’t stop him. We can’t kill him. We’re all out of options. The secretive plan of a demon who wants me for his mate is the only thing that might save us... -
![The Sight of Flames by A.J. Merlin]()
The Sight of Flames by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFour hundred years ago, my ancestor led an uprising against the Witch’s Council. And failed miserably. Now her descendants and those of her supporters must serve as Wardens to help protect witch-kind, though we’re relegated to being second best and the first ones thrown into danger. The Disgraced, as we’re called, are meant to suck it up and be grateful... -
![Captive Omega by Ember Nicole]()
Captive Omega by Ember Nicole
I was an omega in heat. One wrong choice. And I lost everything. For two years, I’ve longed to flee my cage. Alphas bought me, traded me, and constantly abused me. They taught me the only good alpha is a dead alpha. Now, I'm a pregnant omega with no hope of escape until one desperate act changes everything. It was going to be me against the world until Lucas Security hurtled into my life...Categorized as:
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![Broken Omega by Romy Lockhart]()
Broken Omega by Romy Lockhart
Brooke Corvina has been at Goldcrest Omega Academy forever. Resistant to all attempts to match her to suitable Alphas, she’s a ‘special project’ for the head of the school. She knows her father wants her to grow up and start making babies with a wealthy Alpha, but that’s not the life for her.After an unusual incident at the academy, she begins to see her escape route...Categorized as:
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![Touched By Sin by Harleigh Beck]()
Touched By Sin by Harleigh Beck
Could their darkness set me free?AureliaFor as long as I can remember, the woods outside the garden of Eden have whispered my name on the warm breeze.After escaping through the shimmering gates, I follow the wood’s call and enter the eerie, cold darkness.What I didn’t expect was to find myself kidnapped and taken to Hell by three fallen angels with majestic black wings, raven hair, and dark eyes... -
![The Wolf in My Tavern by L.V. Lane]()
The Wolf in My Tavern by L.V. Lane
A father should protect his daughter.Mine sold me out to predators for coin enough to pay his debts.Sobbing and broken, I shiver in the cold stone cell, awaiting my desperate fate.Only I am not alone, and my fellow prisoner is about to change the course of my life.A poor fish market girl sold out by her father.A young blacksmith apprentice with secret ties to the rebellion... -
![Carnival of Bones by Penn Cassidy]()
Carnival of Bones by Penn Cassidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBienvenue à la maisonThe song beckons me. Haunting, tragic and utterly lovely. It calls me to a place deep in the Louisiana Bayou, where impossible things creep in the shadows.Following the voice on the wind, I scratch at the blood coating my skin and dance along the swamps with the crickets. Hands caress my arms and lips coax at mine, begging for me to let them inside. Begging me to surrender... -
![Wild Girl by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Wild Girl by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
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![Escaping Hallow Hill Academy by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres]()
Escaping Hallow Hill Academy by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m the last of my kind. The final devout witch of my Holy Lady of Death.Or so I thought…A mysterious Academy beneath the veil of this city is hiding one of my own within their institute. He’s nothing like I thought he’d be.An asshole. He’s a total witchy asshole.And now we’re both school property. As is the blood sucking vampire bound to my beating heart... -
![Seducing Selena by Devyn Sinclair]()
Seducing Selena by Devyn Sinclair
The Syndicate took me and put me in chains, but I’m the one who’s choosing to stay.Waking up in a cage wasn’t on my to-do list this week, but here I am. Naked, nothing but a phone and a mysterious message from The Underground Omega Syndicate, blackmailing me for a crime I didn’t commit.They want me to find the source of dangerous, artificial hormones that are killing Omegas... -
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![Departed Whispers by J. Rose]()
Departed Whispers by J. Rose
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDeparted Whispers by J. Rose is a dark, paranormal reverse harem romance set within the haunting world of twisted legends. Following Emery Lockwood, a powerful dark witch with necromantic abilities, the story unfolds through themes of betrayal, vengeance, forbidden magick, and an unbreakable bond between her and her human best friends... -
![Darkness Consuming by A.K. Koonce]()
Darkness Consuming by A.K. Koonce
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Wild Hunt is determined to save Violence. Too bad she doesn’t intend to be saved. The imprisonment she’s kept in is tearing away at her magic as well as her sanity. When help does arrive, will she even recognize it? She’ll destroy the king and his reckless magic. Unless he destroys her first. This is a reverse harem series, recommended for readers 18+... -
![Wild Love by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Wild Love by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Real Wolves Bite continues..Categorized as:
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![Viciously Bitten by Lexi C. Foss]()
Viciously Bitten by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Blood Alliance short story, best enjoyed after reading Rebel Bitten. Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret. This is no longer that time. This is not a love story. This is about desire. No, not even that. It’s about f*cking. Harsh, hot, violent f*cking. There’s blood. There’s biting. There’s a heck of a lot of moaning. Some screaming, too... -
![Their Hallowed Queen by Carly Claire]()
Their Hallowed Queen by Carly Claire
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m the final girl.Or at least, I was, three years ago after my best friend was murdered in a haunted house on Halloween. Her death set off a chain reaction that culminated in me running from home and never looking back… until now.The last few months, I’ve known someone was watching me, following me, sneaking into my apartment. I just couldn’t prove it... -
![Omega Outcast by Romy Lockhart]()
Omega Outcast by Romy Lockhart
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHow do you stop running when you can’t remember why you started?My name is Sloane Hanley, and I’m just a girl who needs to keep moving. Bad things happen when I stop. I come out of blackouts covered in blood. No memory of what happened.Then, I’m saved from an attack, sent through a portal to a hidden town, and the blackouts stop. I discover I’m a shifter, a wolf. A rare one, too. An Omega...
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