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The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
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The Smallest Part by Amy Harmon
“In the end, only three things matter. How much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” - Unknown It was a big lie. The biggest lie she’d ever told. It reverberated through her head as she said it, ringing eerily, and the girl behind her eyes—the girl who knew the truth—screamed, and her scream echoed along with the lie...Categorized as:
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![The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young]()
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting.In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her... -
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A Bit of Hocus Pocus by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHollie Craft has a problem.After casting a spell on Lucas Dayton, Hollie believes she is truly a witch when certain types of events start to happen to Lucas.Is it just a bit of hocus pocus, or is it fate?To Make a Man Fall …Eye of newtToad stool powderWing of batHair of manSpirit of ravenSnake venomSpider legsMash it, crunch it, mix it all together. Say his name three times and put him in sunder... -
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Jigsaw's Blayde by Nikki Landis
Five years ago, I made a mistake.I walked away from the woman I loved.Every day since, I’ve been living a lie, burying my regrets as I tried to move on.It only takes one chance meeting to know I messed up.Abby isn’t safe.She’s got a stalker leaving threatening messages at the newspaper she works for.There’s a hit on her head, and every shadow is a threat...Categorized as:
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The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom the author of the international bestseller The Sweetness of Forgetting , named one of the Best Books of Summer 2012 by Marie Claire magazine, comes a captivating novel about the struggle to overcome the past when our memories refuse to be forgotten. In this richly told story where Sliding Doors meets P.S... -
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Invidia by Colette Rhodes
Tallulah is confident, happy, and looking for love. At least, on the outside. Evrin is kind, thoughtful, and has plenty of love to give. At least, on the inside... -
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The Best Man by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsI didn’t know her name, but I heard her laugh, tasted her lips, felt her warm skin as I held her in my arms. Together we watched our young children playing in the sand, the warm ocean lapping at the shore behind them as the setting sun painted the sky. She was my soulmate and this was our life, our beautiful forever … Then I woke up—alone in a hospital room, connected to wires and machines...Categorized as:
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Come the Dawn by Christina Skye
Come The Dawn continues the story of the aristocratic Delamere family that readers were captivated by in Come The Night . This time the focus falls on India, the beautiful and headstrong sister of Come The Night's hero Luc Delamere, who falls in love with the rakish Devlyn Carlisle... -
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Two Princes by Victoria Danann
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Alpha's Unclaimed Mate by Gertty Rudraw
I can’t win.I’m surrounded by fierce female wolves, all fighting for Alpha Theron’s attention. And me? I’m just a plain human, “wallpaper” as he calls me—nothing special.But that doesn’t stop him from playing his game of temptation. The pull between us scares me because I know he’ll consume me in the name of passion.So, in this unfair pack, I had no choice but to leave...Categorized as:
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Immortal Fire by Annette Marie
Once, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity's only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality...Categorized as:
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What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything… Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time...Categorized as:
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Epoch by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsSome 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... -
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The Song of David by Amy Harmon
She said I was like a song. Her favorite song. A song isn’t something you can see. It’s something you feel, something you move to, something that disappears after the last note is played. I won my first fight when I was eleven years old, and I’ve been throwing punches ever since. Fighting is the purest, truest, most elemental thing there is... -
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Be My Hero by Linda Kage
Once upon a time, there was this pampered rich girl who was kind of full of herself. She really only cared about appearances and hiding all her dark, ugly secrets under the guise of an opinionated snob. But then Eva Mercer got pregnant, shot by a psycho, and kicked out of the only home she knew. Now she’s broke, unemployed, and has to start anew with a newborn to raise... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1 by Kore Yamazaki, ヤマザキコレ
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsEnter the Magician's ApprenticeHer name is Chise Hatori, a penniless orphan troubled by visions. Sold as a slave to an inhuman mage, she is about to begin a strange new life, filled with magic, fairies, and other beings of a fantastical nature... -
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Sparks Rise by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDon’t miss the thrilling novella that connects the last two novels in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Sam didn’t think things could get worse at Thurmond rehabilitation camp. Then the Reds arrive. Everyone assumed the kids with firepower had been killed years ago. Instead they were taken away, brainwashed, and returned as terrifyingly effective guards... -
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On Demon Wings by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 50 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... -
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The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon
If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare. Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death...Categorized as:
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Liam by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsShe’s looking for a fresh start…she finds him.Nylah Walker knows what it’s like to be protected. You don’t grow up with five brothers without having someone close by, watching your back at all times. She craves independence, and Cradle Mountain is her fresh start. Her new beginning... -
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Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce
Reporter, Bre Hayne, is on the hunt for a story. Finally, her big career break has fallen into her lap, and she has chance to get the scoop on one of the notoriously private shifters. Not many of them exist, but one Holt Lachlan has put an ad out for a mate, and Bre is up for the challenge...Categorized as:
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Predatory Game by Christine Feehan
The new Ghostwalker novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Saber Wynter is running from her past when she meets ex-Navy SEAL and Ghostwalker Jess Calhoun. But the riddles of both their pasts are about to collide, shattering the promise of their future with the ultimate betrayal... -
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Of Sunlight and Stardust by Riley Hart, Christina Lee
After the death of his wife, Tanner Rowe takes a step toward making her dying wish come true and buys the house with the dilapidated barn she’d been inexplicably drawn to in the picturesque Upper Peninsula. But after a year, he still can’t get past his grief long enough to make the repairs he’d promised. Recently out of prison, Cole Lachlan has little to his name...Categorized as:
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Redemption by S.J. West
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the final installment of The Redemption Series, Anna must face the challenges of retrieving the rest of the seals from the Princes of Hell. As her relationship with Lucifer grows stronger, she learns more about not only her father’s past but also her own. Helena uses her growing influence to strengthen her dominion over Hell and tempt Anna’s dark side into joining forces with her...Categorized as:
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Transcend by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 41 ratings“In another life, she was my forever.” An unexpected tragedy leaves Professor Nathaniel Hunt a widower alone with a newborn baby. He hires a nanny. She’s young, but well-qualified, with a simple life, a crazy name obsession, and a boyfriend she met at the grocery store... -
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Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA DEADLY HIGH Magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict Chess Putnam knows better than anyone just how high a price people are willing to pay for a chemical rush...Categorized as:
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Enraptured by Brenda K. Davies, Leslie Mitchell
With only one month left in college, Ian is busy enjoying what time he has left with his friends. Since reaching maturity, his life hasn’t been as carefree as it used to be, but he’s found a way to fight his growing destructive urges by losing himself in women. That is until Paige enters his life and falls half dead into his arms. Looking only to keep her safe, Ian flees with her...Categorized as:
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Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student, Julia Mitchell. Sequestered on a romantic holiday in Italy, he tutors her in the sensual delights of the body and the raptures of sex. But when they return, their happiness is threatened by conspiring students, academic politics, and a jealous ex-lover...Categorized as:
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![Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams]()
Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWe will not be silent.We will not stand down.We are furious.We are the storm.More than forty of your favorite authors have gotten together to create an anthology where 100% of the proceeds go toward charities fighting for our reproductive rights.Participating AuthorsAlexandria Bishop :: :: Karina Halle:: Amelia Wilde :: Amie Knight :: Anna B...Categorized as:
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