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Highball Rush by Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score
Rough around the edges Gibson Bodine takes his lone wolf image seriously. The tough guy. The bad boy. Gibson lives alone. Works alone. He doesn’t do love. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. In Bootleg Springs—home of moonshine and the nosiest neighbors in West Virginia—secrets don’t keep forever...Categorized as:
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Recovery Road by Christine Feehan
A broken man finds a woman worth living for in the new novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series. Kir “Master” Vasiliev doesn’t care whether he lives or dies. He’s a burnt-out shell with no one and nothing but his club. Whatever Torpedo Ink needs, Master will put himself in harm’s way time after time... -
His Little Red by Vivi Paige
I stole her from her life.I’ll go even further to keep her in mine.She was a job. Nothing more. Nothing less.I took her from the party. It wasn’t personal. It was a contract.Grab her, head to the safehouse, and wait for the ransom.Scarlett is so gentle, so trusting.She doesn’t know that men like me exist.Doesn’t know the brutal nature of this world.Me? I come from a world of violence.I’m a killer... -
Moments of Mayhem by T.L. Smith
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWe met for the first time in high school. As adults, we married. But it was all fake. The wedding, us, what he did for a job. None of it was real. Except it was. They say he’s nothing but Mayhem, yet when he’s with me, he’s my salvation. Everything I need and more. The problem is… He has a fascination for blood. I can’t handle it, in more ways than one. He has a fascination for me...Categorized as:
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Twisted Games by Ana Huang
She can never be his...but he's taking her anyway. Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash...Categorized as:
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I Am Stalker by Ashley S. Clancy, Jimmy Tudeski
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat exactly is a stalker? What if you were ever watched and stalked yourself? Would you ever trust a man just out of prison, convicted of indecency and stalking crimes? Now you must decide, because he's here!The final book and last ever thriller to be written by Ashley.S Clancy and said to be her best work yet... -
Watch Your Mouth by Daniel Handler
Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTolstoy wrote that happy families are alike and that each unhappy family is unhappy in a different way. In Watch Your Mouth, Daniel Handler takes "different" to a whole new level... -
Bookworm by Robin Yeatman
Rated: 2.98 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA wickedly funny debut novel--a black comedy with a generous heart that explores the power of imagination and reading--about a woman who tries to use fiction to find her way to happiness.Victoria is unhappily married to an ambitious and controlling lawyer consumed with his career... -
Warrior Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
I once thought one of my ruthless boys could be the killer I’m hunting. They’re all dark, deadly and more than capable of brutality.But now I’m held by the King I’ve been stalking in the shadows and when I unmask him, he’ll realise he made a huge mistake in taking my brother from this world.My Kings are coming for me, I know that in my soul... -
Wolfsong by T.J. Klune
Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson. He said that Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then he left. Ox was sixteen when he met the boy on the road. The little boy who talked and talked and talked... -
Savage Bonds by J. Bree
With my gift coursing through my veins, the tables have turned on the Draven Campus. I’m no longer the Giftless reject, no longer the girl who’s fair game to the other students for daring to run away from my Bonds. But there are bigger problems heading my way. With destiny pushing me closer and closer to each of my Bonds, I’m fighting tooth and nail against nature to keep my distance...Categorized as:
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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance...Categorized as:
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Vicious Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Elise continues her hunt for the King who killed her brother while trying not to fall for the vicious boys she suspects. As her investigation deepens, she seems to be closing in on some answers. And with a surprise trip to Zodiac Academy, she finds more there than she expects... This is the third installment of Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac... -
Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie
I promised to avenge my parents.But their killer is still on the loose, and he's stolen more than my parents' lives. Now, as he draws closer to his mysterious goals, he's poised to destroy what little I have left.I promised to translate an ancient grimoire.But it holds the secrets of my family—and the secret history of demon summoning. I fear its answers as much as I need them... -
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Caged Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
What do you do when the guy you’ve loved since you were fourteen is sent to the most dangerous prison in Solaria for saving your life?Okay, so maybe he doesn’t love me back. And maybe getting sent down would seem insane to some, but I’m Rosalie Oscura, champion underground cage-fighter and alpha werewolf from the infamous Oscura Clan...Categorized as:
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Alpha Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
I came here with a single goal in mind.An aim.A purpose.I will break out of Darkmore Penitentiary.But I was a fool to think that it would be so simple.And now with more and more Fae relying on me to get them out of this slice of hell, I find myself unable to do a damn thing.Mason Cain stabbed me in the back and left me to rot in the dark...Categorized as:
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Shadow Princess by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
After the events of the Lunar Eclipse, Tory and Darcy must learn to deal with the darkness which shadows their lives.With a secret binding them to Darius and Orion, they must find a way to all work together for the greater good. But some things are easier said than done..Categorized as:
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Shattered Stars by Hannah Haze
The more I discover about my mysterious past, the deeper I'm pulled into a web of mysteries, secrets and liesAnd the more I'm pulled towards the men fate has destined are mine.Well fate can go to hell.I can't forget the way they’ve treated me and I certainly can’t forgive the hurt.I won't give in to my feelings no matter how much they plead... -
Savage Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
There's more to my brother's murder than I realised... Shadows in the halls, mysteries lurking around every corner. Whoever killed him is covering their tracks well. And now I'm walking a dangerous line between getting close to the four kings for information and wanting to crawl deeper under their skin for my own desires. I can't trust anyone. I can't let my guard down... -
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...Categorized as:
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Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost
Play with fire, pay the price. Leila’s years on the carnie circuit were certainly an education. What she didn’t learn: how to be a vampire, or how to be married to the most famous vampire of them all...Categorized as:
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Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBetrayal. Vengeance. Loyalty. Dark forces are at work in the epic conclusion of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series.Raven has come a long way since joining Keystone. She embraced her Vampire side, learned to work with others, and even fell in love... -
Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May
One month after Nora's violent induction to the dangerous supernatural side of Detroit, she's finally settling into her new life as the underworld's token human. All she wants to do is mind her own business, enjoy her new friends, and stay safe. But that's easier said than done when she's such an enigma to everyone around her...Categorized as:
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Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dark-Hunter: an immortal warrior who has traded his soul to Artemis for one moment of vengeance on his enemies. In return, they swear to spend eternity protecting mankind from the daimons and vampires that prey on them. Valerius isn't a popular Dark-Hunter - he's a Roman, which means that the largely Greek Hunters have a major grudge against him and his civilization for superceding them...Categorized as:
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Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison
T here's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice...Categorized as:
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Three Trials by Kristy Cunning
So, I've checked off some life goals and added a few new ones to my list. Goal #5: Get out of hell's belly without letting my ungrateful charges die. Goal #6: Get a new name that's more badass. Goal #7: Stop wasting my breath on lectures and start annoying the quad hell squad every time they annoy me. Fight fire with fire. Ha! Another hell pun. Goal 8: Find out who the hell killed me...Categorized as:
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Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Her deadly dreams leave her in grave danger Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they've fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now it's time for a vacation. But their hopes for a perfect Paris holiday are dashed when Cat awakes one night in terror...Categorized as:
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Phantom Game by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsUnbridled passion collides with an unearthly danger in this GhostWalker novel... -
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... -
Cursed Fates by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
After the devastating events at Zodiac Academy, we have to deal with this darker world we're faced with. Lionel seeks to hurt us, the Nymphs seek to hurt the entire Fae race, and between all of it, we just have to try and survive each day as it comes. I'm afraid of everything falling apart, but it looks like it already has...Categorized as:
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