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Wyvern's Gold by A.H. Hadley
Dragons are a myth. Heroes are a reality.Six hundred years ago, humans retreated underground. Our Elders said our sins were why. Ever since, the battle between Heaven and Hell has raged on Earth's surface. Only becoming truly righteous can save us.It was a lie.Stories of dragons willing to devour us and wild men who will torture us keep the population in line... -
Queen of Their Colony by Evangeline Anderson, Reese Dante
A middle aged science teacher who feels unloved and unwanted meetsThree huge alien warriors desperate to find their QueenWhen Terra agrees to go on a quest with V’rone, Tem, and RiveWill she end up as…the Queen of their Colony?Terra Engels is a regular middle aged science teacher with nothing special about her—or so she thinks...Categorized as:
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Illusion of Escape by Lana Kole
A nightmare is a fear your heart relates… Solitude, serenity and sanity are vital to Moriah Copeland’s life. Focused on helping kids the system forgets, she is unaware of the powers she harbors deep in her soul. The intensity of her dreams waver between a nightmare and a true confidant...Categorized as:
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Faithless by Crystal Ash
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLast night, I tried to drink away my feelings for my brother's best friend.Today I’m riding across a dangerous, desert wasteland with him.Like my parents years ago, gods have chosen me for a sacred mission. You’d think the daughter of an infamous motorcycle club would be able to handle it. But when Torrance Knight steps up to make the ride with me, I’m both relieved and dreading the journey...Categorized as:
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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... -
Ragoru by SJ Sanders
Hundreds of years before RedCivilization is failing in a steady decline. In a last-ditch effort to save themselves, humanity has turned to trying to understand their world even as they seek to protect themselves from the monsters within it... -
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... -
Past Be Damned by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is the end of days… Ripped from her life and her loves, Teagan spent five hellish years in a demon infested mine. The darkness she experienced, living on within her long after her rescue. Lost without her loves, she worries as the darkness grows—she will not become the evil they have faced...Categorized as:
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Survival by Ellabee Andrews, Helen Scott
What’s my secret? That’s something I intend to take to the grave. When my best friend and the only person who knows who--and what--I really am gets selected for the Mating Games, I know the only way to save her is to try and win her for myself. All I need to do is navigate three trials while not letting anyone know I’m a woman, or, and this might be even more important, that I have magic... -
Chosen by Stacy Jones
One minute Lily is trying, and failing, to run her grandmother’s farm—her last remaining connection to her family. The next, she wakes to find herself in a cold, sterile cage surrounded by monsters, with no memory of how she got there. Accidentally abducted by alien poachers, unsure if she will live or die, she is dreading the worst... -
Monsters' Genesis: A Why Choose Monster Romance by Alana Khan
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNothing prepared us for this.My three mates and I have managed to bond and love each other despite the horrendous conditions of an overpopulated Earth. We live in the Down Below, forced to comply with crippling regulations while the rich tower over us in the Up Above structures.Until the cataclysm happens, and people in the Down Below experience massive genetic mutations... -
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... -
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.. -
Her Alien Doctors by Sara Fields
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter nineteen-year-old Jenny Monroe is caught stealing from the home of a powerful politician, she is sent to a special prison in deep space to be trained for her future role as an alien's bride... -
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Mated to the Dragons by Sara Fields
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFramed for a terrible crime and exiled from Earth, Jada Rivers has no idea what will become of her, but fate takes an unexpected twist when a pair of brothers choose her to be their bride. Bruddis and Draego are intensely drawn to Jada’s beauty and feisty nature, but first, they must put her to the test. If she proves worthy, she will become their wife and the queen of Draegira... -
Cosmic Kiss by Clio Evans
"Prepare to be scandalized by the hottest shooting star in the universe…"Stella is a rising star in her intergalactic troupe. Focused on her blooming career, she never expected to be blindsided by one handsome alien, let alone two.Prince Zin and Chancellor Toras are determined to win their dazzling human over, even if they have to put their differences aside... -
The Fury Queen’s Harem by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOne hybrid Fury queen. Three pure-blood Dragon Princes. A reverse harem with a dark fairy tale twist and an epic flair! My name is Daisy. I've been cursed to serve a bad-tempered elemental in my beastly form for centuries. There's only one way to lift the curse: a kiss from three true loves. To garner even one is nearly impossible...Categorized as:
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Wedded to the Warriors by Sara Fields
As an unauthorized third child, nineteen-year-old Aimee Harrington has spent her life avoiding discovery by government authorities, but her world comes crashing down around her after she is caught stealing a vehicle in an act of petulant rebellion. Within hours of her arrest, she is escorted onto a ship bound for a detention center in the far reaches of the solar system... -
Senseless by Crystal Ash
Our home is on the brink of war, and my marriage hangs by a thread.While neighboring armies threaten to march on Four Corners, I’m dealing with a war zone at home. I can’t bring myself to look at Reaper or Gunner, let alone speak to them. I don’t know where my love life stands, or if I even have one anymore. Only Jandro is my rock, and only my work gives me purpose... -
Vital Found by Kaydence Snow
Bradford Hills feels more like home than any other place Evelyn Maynard and her mother lived while on the run. But with everyone reeling from the violent clash between Variants and humans, her new home doesn’t feel safe any more. Navigating four increasingly complicated supernatural bonds in secret doesn’t help. Ethan and Josh can’t keep their hands off her...Categorized as:
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Fearless by Crystal Ash
I once did everything in my power to save lives.Now I stand aside and watch men die.The man I love must kill one of his own. Someone he considered a brother, a fellow Steel Demon, put the entire club in danger. As president, Reaper must crush every last threat to his people, or the Steel Demons MC could cease to exist altogether.Reaper is ruthless. His justice is punishing... -
Merciless by Crystal Ash
Not even the gods can save us. Two of my men have been captured. The rest of us are barely holding on. We’re wanted, and our army stands no chance against the swarm of mind-controlled pawns. Failure is not an option. Abandoning my husbands is not an option. But the longer we take to plan, the closer we get to losing them. Even worse, our companion gods are no help. Horus can’t see them... -
Endless by Crystal Ash
Our love is endless.Endless is an epilogue novella to the Steel Demons MC series. It is not "required" reading, the story ends in Merciless. This book shares a slice of life for the Steel Demons characters after the series ends. Blurb and cover coming soon! We certainly don't want to spoil anything...Reading order: 1. Lawless2. Powerless3. Fearless4. Painless5. Helpless6. Heartless7. Senseless8... -
Vivid Avowed by Kaydence Snow
Evelyn’s secrets have all been revealed, even questions she never thought to ask. Despite the turmoil surrounding her childhood and true identity, she knows one thing for sure: she belongs with her devoted Bonded Variants – Ethan, Josh, Tyler and Alec. But the truth hasn’t set Evelyn free. The division between Variants and humans continues to widen. Nowhere is safe...Categorized as:
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Painless by Crystal Ash
Love is never painless.Especially when you love dangerous men.My heart wants the most dangerous one of all--the golden man with the beautiful smile. Gunner strikes enemies as ruthlessly as his falcon, but when it comes to us, he keeps me tortured and begging for a swift end.He crushed me once, then kissed hope back into me. His indecision will be the slow, painful death of me. I’m done waiting...Categorized as:
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War Song by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Danica James. I'm a cop with the Arcane Division.My job is to protect humanity from monsters - whether they be human or creatures from the Rift. It beats sitting in a factory cubical all day, which is where magiteks usually work.Most of humanity hates the magic users who rule the world, but the Magi stand between humans and the creatures who came across the Rift... -
Powerless by Crystal Ash
The Collapse took my rights away. But it’s my heart that will leave me truly powerless. Somehow, I’m still alive. So are the gruff, dangerous men I’ve found myself strangely at home with. The Steel Demons escaped execution only to find they’ve been betrayed by one of their own. Once an unbreakable brotherhood, tension and distrust grows between them... -
Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton
In Circus of the Damned a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own-but his enemies have other plans. And to make matters worse, Anita takes a hit to the heart when she meets a stunningly handsome junior high science teacher named Richard Zeeman... -
Variant Lost by Kaydence Snow
When Evelyn Maynard receives a scholarship to the exclusive Bradford Hills Institute, she’s determined to make a fresh start. The Institute is world renowned for educating and training Variants – the 18% of the population fortunate enough to have superhuman abilities. As a human, she’s lucky to be admitted... -
BloodLust by Auryn Hadley
On a world where metal is nearly non-existent, a war for steel has waged for more than a decade. The front lines are populated by pallid iliri and iliri-human crossbreds. Seen as little more than beasts, their lives are cheap and easily replaced, destroying their culture as the body count rises. Being purebred, Salryc Luxx will die, she just wants to make sure it counts...
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