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Shattered Omega: Part Two by Marie Mackay
I thought I’d faced the worst. Blackmailed and claimed before the whole academy, the Kingsman pack stole me from my mates and kept my scent for themselves. Now, struggling to fit in in class, I only have one friend, and I’m forced to watch, every day, as my mates fall for her. But these alphas’ obsessions sink their claws deep, blurring right from wrong... -
Blood Moon (Noc City- Book Two) by Penn Cassidy
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI've been beaten...I've been humiliated...I've been shackled...I've peered behind the masks and uncovered a world of secrets and evil I never knew existed, and now it's time to choose my side. These men are ruthless, powerful leaders who have seen things I could only dream of. They're cunning, sinister and too alluring for their own good... -
Shattered Omega: Part Three by Marie Mackay
To the rest of the world, I'm a damsel; rejected by my own mates and bonded against my will. Now, I need them to see that broken omega, so easily underestimated, because it's up to me to save my pack. With threats closing in, time is running out, and if I can't find answers, I might lose Dusk, Ransom, and Umbra—the alphas I've fallen for. Alphas who have already had everything stolen from them... -
Her Tortured Beasts by E.P. Bali
It’s finally happened. I’ve surrendered myself to my father and the beasts who would pay to own me. I did it to protect my friends and my mates, but I’d NEVER guessed that the one mate who resented me the most would betray me so brutally. Xander Drakos is a hateful dragon with a cursed heart and now that he’s formally rejected me, he is free to do as he pleases... -
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Forbidden: Part Two by Emilia Emerson
Just when I'd finally allowed myself to hope, I’m plunged right back into the darkness.The past few weeks with her alphas have been a dream for Josie, but her newfound freedom is short-lived. Robbed of her autonomy, retraumatized, and disempowered, she finds herself struggling not to fall apart. Again.Cam, Theo, and Ben are desperate to help Josie as they feel her slipping away...Categorized as:
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Fury by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson
Captured. Tormented. Haunted.Everything has been torn from me, including the men I’d begun to trust with my heart.Kade, whose fiery brutality gave my rage an outlet. Bishop, whose twisted mind uncovered my deepest truth. And Draven, whose ruthless control offered me safe refuge.Only, I discovered they aren’t men at all.They’re monsters... -
Woven by Gold by Elizabeth Helen
I’ve been rejected by my mate and banished from the fae realm. But nothing will keep me from my princes…. And nothing will keep them from me.I was living the most ordinary life… until I found myself in the fae realm, imprisoned in an enchanted castle by four princes who turn into deadly beasts at night. As I grew to understand them and their world, I couldn’t stop myself from falling for them...Categorized as:
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Forged by Malice by Elizabeth Helen
I’ve found a new home and fallen in love with four cursed fae princes. But everything could be taken from me in an instant. If I’m to save the Enchanted Vale and the High Princes, this rose is going to need to grow thorns. Being a part of the fae is wonderful...Categorized as:
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Demonic Division by Mindy Paige
Dagny Olavera had no idea that saving a sweet little bunny would lead to her being kidnapped, imprisoned, and bound to five of the most powerful and possessive demons in The Far Place.More importantly, Dagny had no way to know the creatures she feared all her life could be so protective, loving, and enticing—especially when they call her mine...Categorized as:
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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... -
Omega's Obsession by Sarah Blue
Liv DeSoto has always been in love with her brother’s best friend. Her obsession with him only grew when she perfumed as an Omega, and his Alpha scent became her own personal addiction. Dean, however, acts like she doesn’t exist.When Liv finds out that he’s joined Heat Haven with a trial pack, it all comes together... -
Ruling in Flames by M. Sinclair
I was dead.At least I thought I was. I should have been…but when I wake up in an odd realm with only Anani and Azrael to tether me to reality, I realize that this may not be the end. That I have a larger purpose. One that includes saving everyone from the dragon god that was responsible for my death.All I have to do is find the strength to be reborn...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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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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Taste Me by J.R. Thorn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 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...Categorized as:
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Havoc Killed her Alpha by Marie Mackay
Never again will I be that little girl who dreamed of a pack to sweep her off her feet...I'm the omega who killed my alpha.The day I found my mates, I thought I'd found my home at last. Instead, I was kept from them and left to suffer. For months I clung to scraps of information, and I fell in love with each of them… Angel, Kai, Caspian and Bane.But when my worst nightmare came, I faced it alone... -
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...Categorized as:
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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... -
Broken Beauty by Ketley Allison
The charmer.The stalker.The tortured leader.The unhinged psychopath.I never believed in love - until I met them . The four enigmatic men who would change my life forever... -
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... -
Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker
They want an heir and I’m the only way they can get it. With or without my cooperation. I thought Cadieux Island would be a new beginning, but the privileged estates and elite college turned into a nightmare... -
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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Forget Me Knot by Marie Mackay
They say I’m a duchess: an omega who rejected my mates.It’s a title that lends me wealth and power. A perfect life. Yet, money can’t buy back my lost memories, and each night I dream of mates I can't remember, desperately wondering why I gave up what I desired most.But danger closes in, nameless and faceless: I'm being hunted by a ghost from the past...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Claim Me by Lexi C. Foss
I’m a prisoner. A pet. A being of supreme power on a leash.Why?Because my fated mate “borrowed” my power and nearly killed the House of Gold and Garnet’s King.Oh, he knew I was innocent. Just like his successor—King Kaspian—does as well. But that hasn't lessened my sentence; it’s simply made my prison cell a little more comfortable... -
Undying Thirst by Allie Santos
After being on the run for so long, I’d finally felt like I belonged, but it was a big, bloody lie. The vampires turned against me in a blink of an eye. As soon as I had the chance, I was leaving the vampire infested city . . . Except they wouldn’t let me...Categorized as:
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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
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...Categorized as:
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Wild Soul by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
As soon as his teeth sunk into my neck…I was lost.Just when I think I’ve found an answer to the hundreds of mysteries in my life, another appears.This time, in the form of a vampire who seems to know secrets from my past…and who is desperate for my body and my soul.My enemies are circling, looking for a way to break me apart and separate me from my two alphas. And their power seems to be growing...Categorized as:
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Wild Heart by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Real Wolves Bite continues...I ran from my fated mate.I drove to the middle of nowhere, where I thought I’d be safe.And somehow, I ended up here.Amarok has secrets. And it’s a town filled with shifters.The very thing I’ve been trying to get away from.My arrival has shattered the fragile peace this town's had for the last century... -
Wild Girl by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
A Rejected Mate RomanceReal Wolves Bite continues..Categorized as:
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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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Lonely Alpha by Olivia Lewin
A violent omega on the run. A corporate fixer backed into a corner. A pack forbidden to both of them. An omega is the last thing I need. Especially one who’s demanding, obsessive, and violent. But when Kiara shows up in my apartment, I’m forced to keep her close. It doesn’t matter that I know nothing about her except how pretty she looks in that dress and how desperately she wants a dark bond... -
No Such King by Coralee June
A puppet, a prince, and a playboy. One arranged marriage. Three men I must keep at arm's length.Prince August is arrogant, toxic, and viscous.I want nothing to do with the man that was once my best friend.I fled this kingdom four years ago, planning to never return.But the king is dead.The kingdom is in chaos.And I’m trapped in an arranged marriage I want no part of... -
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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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Georgie by Evie Ellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Rockstar, Close Proximity, Sweet Omegaverse Reverse Harem Romance.I used to love being an omega until one night changed my life.I’m Georgie, an omega in hiding, and I still fear the hunt that started seven years ago—the pursuit they told me I would never win. But it doesn’t stop me from wishing for the day my bonded alpha will come and rescue me... -
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... -
Wild Love by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
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Tied in Knots by Eve Newton
A Reverse Harem OmegaverseWhen my family decide it’s time to sell this contrary omega off to secure their own future, I tell them to get knotted.Unfortunately, running from them lands me out of the frying pan and into the fire when my scent is picked up by the most superior pack in England.Gorgeous doesn’t cover the alphas of the St...Categorized as:
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Cute But Psycho by Beatrix Hollow
I'm certifiably insane. Just ask my amazing therapist. He's my soulmate and a vampiric serial killer. There's no one I'd rather stalk more.Except no more late night slinking for me. I'm in The Asylum, committed as a danger to myself and others. They tell me I'm delusional, which they aren't wrong...except about what.See, this place is made for supernaturals too dangerous to let roam free...Categorized as:
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Love In Knots by Raelynn Rose
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe girl. The omega. I wasn’t even given a name.Locked away in the shadows of my family’s basement for as long as I can remember, I’ve never known anything but captivity. My brothers were sold off or vanished, and the other omegas caged beside me are gone, one by one. When a group of men in black, carrying guns, opens the door to my prison, I can only assume they’ve come to claim me...Categorized as:
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Forbidden: Part One by Emilia Emerson
What if everything forbidden to me — freedom, love, pleasure — could be mine?Would I be brave enough to take it?Five years ago, Josie Porter’s life was about to begin: she was going to escape her abusive family, move in with her best friend, and start college. Now, scarred from years of government torture in the Designation Academy, her dreams are long gone. Her only goal now is survival... -
Audrey by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn omega’s guide to surviving… That's all. Just Survival. First, if you want a midnight snack because you just can’t sleep, then try a sleep aid. Or, if you are like me and driven by your stomach, then go for a walk and see what happens. Don’t say I didn’t warn you, though, because you might witness the murder of a bonded omega.Second, don’t panic... -
Forbidden Fruit by Sam Hall
I don’t want an alpha.I don’t want the legendary Murphy pack as stepbrothers.I don’t want to share a house with the four boys every girl in school wants.And I definitely don’t want their breath on my skinTheir scent in my noseTheir marks on my neck.Their father told them to look after me.But he doesn’t realise just how they’ve decided to twist that directive.I’m a pet omega for them to play with...Categorized as:
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Pack of Lies by Olivia Lewin
An omega test subject. A secret facility that needs her back. The scent-matched pack with secrets.I’ve been at the Centre for years; enough time that freedom wasn’t something I considered anymore. So when a pack of alphas break me out and swear to keep me safe, it should be a dream come true.Especially when they claim I’m their scent matched omega...Categorized as:
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A Demonic Year Two by Eva Brandt
Second chances are always costly, and at The Academy of the Devil, the price you have to pay for weakness is high. Get ready. Class is in session again, and this year, the lessons we have to learn are tougher than ever. It’s official. I must be cursed. After my hellish first year at The Academy of the Devil, I thought I was prepared for anything...Categorized as:
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Knot A Trace: Part Two by Liliana Carlisle
Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse...My best friend is missing. Now so am I.Being held captive as an unmated Omega is just another event to add to my list of problems.But this time, there are no cookies, cakes, or macarons to distract me from the trauma.I can only hope that Landon, River, and Vincent are on the case, saving as many kidnapped Omegas as they can...Categorized as:
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Forget Me Knot by Holly Ranger
Abused and hated his whole life before being placed into foster care,Hades never knew love, kindness, or family.Until he met her.Blake’s life had been nothing but ER trips, tears, and isolationUntil she found him... -
Hunted By Them by Jo McCall
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsONE THING I KNEW FOR CERTAIN:ONCE UPON A TIME RARELY ENDED IN HAPPILY EVER AFTER.Chosen.Betrayed.The Alpha and High Council would never stop hunting me.Not if they wanted to keep their secrets.My family offered me up like a lamb to the slaughter,masking the brutality with the honor of being Chosen.They lied.I’d stepped off that cliff, surrendering my fate to the river below... -
Anchor of Secrets by Tessa Hale
Taken. Tormented. Tortured. I’ve endured a living nightmare, and the only way I’m holding on is because I know they will come for me.My wolf. My caster. My demon. My dragons.They’ll do anything to save me. Even if it means burning the world down around us.But rescuing me is just the beginning...Categorized as:
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