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Out of the Ashes by Hailey Turner
War never leaves a soldier behind. Staff Sergeant Alexei Dvorkin is still healing from his brief stint as a prisoner of war. While his physical wounds have mended, the emotional scars left behind are slow to disappear... -
![In the Shadows by Hailey Turner]()
In the Shadows by Hailey Turner
Take a chance. Staff Sergeant Alexei Dvorkin doesn’t trust easily, and he most certainly doesn’t trust spies. He’ll work with them if ordered to, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it. Except Agent Sean Delaney is proving to be the exception to the rule. There’s something about Sean that gets under Alexei’s skin and won’t let go...Categorized as:
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![Refuge by H.L. Day]()
Refuge by H.L. Day
If you no longer recognize someone, how can you possibly be expected to trust them with your life? Some might describe Blake Brannigan’s life in the small Yorkshire village of Thwaite as bordering on mundane. His job in a café doesn’t exactly set the world alight. But, he’s got his own house, a boyfriend, and a close-knit group of good friends... -
![Fire in the Heart by Hailey Turner]()
Fire in the Heart by Hailey Turner
Surrender to vows. Staff Sergeant Alexei Dvorkin has come a long way since being turned into a metahuman, and all he wants to do is marry the man he loves. A wedding is easy, but it’s the honeymoon where his past unexpectedly catches up with him. A future together. All Agent Sean Delaney wanted was a romantic honeymoon with his new husband...Categorized as:
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![Shax's War by Angel Martinez]()
Shax's War by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe boys desperately need a vacation. With the not-quite-ill-gotten gains from the Frog incident, Shax takes the Brimstone's crew to the exclusive resort planet, Opal, for some much needed rest and relaxation. The resort has everything a demon prince and his crew could want, but an incident on the Trauma Ball court has Ness stalking off in anger and sends events swiftly spiraling out of control... -
![My Lover, My Enemy by Tricia Owens]()
My Lover, My Enemy by Tricia Owens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 5 of Juxtapose City. Black might be a lieutenant and the leader of a special forces police team, but long ago he was something else, something worse. And now his past lovers have risen up to oppose him, becoming enemies where he thought he had allies. Calyx Starr's empathy is a curse rather than a gift, as he and Black struggle to survive conspiracies and obsession... -
![这个Omega全异能免疫 This Omega is Immune to All Abilities by 吃青梅酱呀]()
这个Omega全异能免疫 This Omega is Immune to All Abilities by 吃青梅酱呀
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings文案 —妖艳贱货骚气攻X外萌内冷天然黑受 作为“异能缺失症”患者，易嘉木无意中引起了顾夜笙的注意。 全校避之不及的病娇美人捏着他的下颌：小朋友，以后我罩你。 易嘉木想了想：其实不用的。 起初顾夜笙以为他只是害羞，后来才发现，是真的不用…… 易嘉木有一个秘密。 他不是异能缺失，而是，全异能免疫。 小剧场： 易嘉木一脸无辜地被顾夜笙顶在前面冲锋陷阵。 火焰拍他身上，熄灭了；雷劈打他身上，哑火了；冰刀还没碰到他，融化了；精神系想要借由精神力控制他，却发现根本无动于衷…… 看着对手恨不得把他扔出去的表情，他轻轻地挠了挠脸颊，诚心实意地道：不好意思了。 顾夜笙笑颜如花地躲在他身后：宝贝儿真棒！ #捡到小白兔后，大灰狼被保护了起来# #听起来似乎像个童话故事（x 【围脖@青梅酱酱酱ya】 – 内容标签： 强强 星际 甜文... -
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Fox and Dragon by Jet Mykles
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDrake Ange is a Krystanni, which, in the eyes of most people in the known galaxies, makes him a pirate. Krystanni are known for flouting regulations and stealing from the government. Of course this isn't true of all Krystanni, but it's hard to dispel the rumor. Beth Holliday, callsign Fox, is therefore surprised when Drake applies to join the Emirate Elite... -
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The Found by J.E. Lorin
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMore than two years after nearly dying at the hands of a serial killer, sort-of psychic August Goodson is living his best life. He has a great relationship with his dreamy cop boyfriend, Luke. He works for his twin brother, Finn, with whom he’s built a company. And he has the loving support of his long-time best friend, Cherry... -
![Omega: A Baby For The Alpha Billionaire by Savannah Quinn]()
Omega: A Baby For The Alpha Billionaire by Savannah Quinn
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty-one-year-old Sam has just started working for world renowned billionaire Edward Drake. Drake’s ancestry can be traced back to noblemen and kings, and the six-foot-six, broad-chested Alpha has set his sights on the fertile young Omega. Sam, having a boyfriend at home, just wants to be treated the same as everyone else, but Edward Drake is used to getting whatever he desires... -
![Omega: Found By The Alpha King by Aiden Bates]()
Omega: Found By The Alpha King by Aiden Bates
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFree With Kindle Unlimited! Download Your FREE Ebook Gift Inside! Planet Aris was nothing more than a pile of sand. It had no water, no life and the environment was deadly. Only a few villages of colonists were able to survive in the dunes. They lived a simple life, surviving off of imports. They suffered constantly because of the harsh environment... -
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Wyn by Lily Mayne
I am a monster.A ghoul. A demon. The bogeyman. I have been called all of them. Most creatures fear me, but humans are repulsed by me. They are terrified of me. They have created legends about me, ever since they became aware of my existence when the tear between our worlds grew and we—the monsters from their nightmares—flooded through in our droves.There is only one human who isn’t afraid of me... -
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Lor by Lily Mayne
My role as Moric—ruler of a small and prosperous fiefdom in a quiet corner of the world—has always been painfully dull and stifling.Until a beautiful, otherworldly creature with pink skin and a mane of golden hair falls through a strange void that has appeared in my guestroom.And I am instantly captivated by him.I have never seen anything like him... -
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Seraph by Lily Mayne
I’ve already mentally prepared myself to kill the screaming, murderous monster in the cage outside our camp.I’m used to it. It’s what I do here. Kill monsters and other people. And this monster, Seraph, is particularly unstable—has been since the moment he arrived from Collector Mary’s monster menagerie to the west, where the military stashed him away.He’s in pain. I can see it... -
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![Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet]()
Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet
Life for Dexter J. Daley has never been easy, but he’s always found a way to pick himself back up with a smile on his face. Taken from his home and the arms of Sloane Brodie, his boyfriend and THIRDS partner, Dex finds himself in a situation as mysterious and lethal as the Therian interrogating him. Dex learns what he’s secretly believed all along: his parents’ death wasn’t an accident... -
![Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet]()
Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth center, injuring members of THIRDS Team Destructive Delta and causing a rift between agents Dexter J. Daley and Sloane Brodie, peace seems unattainable. Especially when a new and frightening group, the Order of Adrasteia, appears to always be a step ahead... -
![Gloam by Lily Mayne]()
Gloam by Lily Mayne
When a strange woman shows up outside our camp in the Wastes with monsters chained up to her RV, it feels like I’m the only one who actually wants to help them.That big, grey-skinned monster with the cage on his head and the chain hanging from his back—something is telling me I need to help him. I need to free him... -
![Little Mushroom [小蘑菇 上] by 一十四洲]()
Little Mushroom [小蘑菇 上] by 一十四洲
An Zhe was a mushroom whose lifelong mission was to raise his own spore.One day, he lost his spore.He searched all over the world for a long time before finally seeing a familiar spore on the news.An Zhe desperately knocked on the door of a colonel in the human military.“Hello, Sir. Did your research turn out well? Can I have my son back after the research?”The colonel looked cold... -
![In the Requiem by Hailey Turner]()
In the Requiem by Hailey Turner
Never let go. Weighed down by scandal, Captain Jamie Callahan must choose between saving his family’s reputation and his father’s political aspirations, or taking down the enemy once and for all. Choosing one over the other will have lasting repercussions he can’t escape. Whatever path Jamie ultimately picks, Staff Sergeant Kyle Brannigan will be right by his side to face the consequences... -
![Rack & Ruin by Charlie Cochet]()
Rack & Ruin by Charlie Cochet
New York City’s streets are more dangerous than ever with the leaderless Order of Adrasteia and the Ikelos Coalition, a newly immerged Therian group, at war...Categorized as:
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![Cloak and Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Cloak and Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon
One of the fiercest soldiers the Phrixians have ever produced, Maris Sulle has been an outsider the whole of his life. He grew up with a secret that cost him everything- His birthright, his family and his military career. In all his life, he’s only had one love and he has sacrificed his own happiness to see his best friend reunited with the woman he loves...Categorized as:
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![Rise & Fall by Charlie Cochet]()
Rise & Fall by Charlie Cochet
After an attack by the Coalition leaves THIRDS Team Leader Sloane Brodie critically injured, agent Dexter J. Daley swears to make Beck Hogan pay for what he’s done. But Dex’s plans for retribution are short-lived. With Ash still on leave with his own injuries, Sloane in the hospital, and Destructive Delta in the Coalition’s crosshairs, Lieutenant Sparks isn’t taking any chances... -
![Tried & True by Charlie Cochet]()
Tried & True by Charlie Cochet
When THIRDS agent Dexter J. Daley met Team Leader Sloane Brodie, he couldn’t have imagined how slamming into his new partner—literally—would shake both their worlds. Now four years later, they’ve faced dangers, fought battles both personal and professional… and fallen deeply in love. Now their big moment is finally in sight, and they’re ready to stand up together and make it official... -
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Shards of Time by Lynn Flewelling
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAcclaimed author Lynn Flewelling brings her beloved Nightrunners series to a close—at least for now—with a thrilling novel of murder, mystery, and magic. The governor of the sacred island of Korous and his mistress have been killed inside a locked and guarded room... -
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![Catch a Tiger by the Tail by Charlie Cochet]()
Catch a Tiger by the Tail by Charlie Cochet
Sequel to Against the GrainTHIRDS: Book Six Calvin Summers and Ethan Hobbs have been best friends since childhood, but somewhere along the line, their friendship evolved into something more. With the Therian Youth Center bombing, Calvin realizes just how short life can be and no longer keeps his feelings for his best friend a secret...Categorized as:
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![The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 2 by Quil Carter]()
The Ghost and the Darkness Volume 2 by Quil Carter
The Ghost and the Darkness Vol. 2 continues with Reaver and Elish desperately trying to find Killian and Jade. Forced to work together, they scour the northern greywastes for clues of their whereabouts. Though finding the two boys isn't as simple as following a trail. Something happened to them that no one expected... -
![Changed: Mated to the Alien Alpha by Robin Moray]()
Changed: Mated to the Alien Alpha by Robin Moray
The Company said Omega IV was uninhabited. They said Omega IV was safe. They were wrong. The giant humanoid inhabitants of Omega IV are conditioned to the Change—a biological event in their development that designates them altha or amekha—but for the new colony of humans, the Change comes as an unpleasant surprise... -
![In the Blood by Hailey Turner]()
In the Blood by Hailey Turner
Running out of time. Captain Jamie Callahan is frustrated with his team constantly being at the mercy of the enemy in order to further the MDF’s goals. To make matters worse, his father’s political campaign is ramping up and Jamie’s every move is being watched by the media. He is acutely aware of all the eyes trained on him, his team, and Staff Sergeant Kyle Brannigan in particular... -
![Gummy Bears & Grenades by Charlie Cochet]()
Gummy Bears & Grenades by Charlie Cochet
A THIRDS Novella THIRDS agent Dexter J. Daley can’t wait to marry his fiancé, Team Leader Sloane Brodie, but first he’s looking forward to celebrating his bachelor party—which he intends to be a shenanigans-free evening of getting his groove on with family and friends. Of course events don’t work out as planned, but for Dex that’s nothing new... -
![The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek]()
The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsImprisoned for 'inflammatory writings' by the totalitarian Theocracy, shy intellectual Ashleigh Trine figures his story's over. But when he meets Kieran Trevarde, a hard-hearted gunslinger with a dark magic lurking in his blood, Ash finds that necessity makes strange heroes... and love can change the world...
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