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Tragic Bonds by J. Bree
Nothing will ever be the same again. Our Bonded Group has been torn apart, and the monsters are now the prey. But we’re not going to just wait around for our enemy to strike; the blood on his hands is unforgivable, and the god living inside of me wants her revenge paid in blood. And a thousand souls... -
The Blackened Blade by Isla Davon
Not many people get a second chance, let alone a second life. I died. Burning in a prison cell I spent years of my life rotting away in. I had been beaten, battered and bruised beyond repair. .. but not broken. Never broken. By whatever miracle, I’ve been brought back ten years into my past and before I was locked away. .. But to a different kind of hell…Wensridge Academy... -
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Blood Bonds by J. Bree
After three years on the run, I’m back in a Resistance camp, chained to a chair as the resident monster. Everything I ran from, all of the villains of my past, they’re all here to take another bite out of me. But this time, I’m not alone. With my Bonds desperately trying to reach me and new friendships I never expected, I start to believe that maybe I won't become the weapon they want me to be... -
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... -
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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... -
Forced Bonds by J. Bree
They say to keep your friends close but your enemies closer;. What if they’re one and the same? The stable foundation I thought I’d built in the Sanctuary has been ripped away, and I find myself on the front lines of the war against the Resistance. I might have my Bonds on my side, but there are darker schemes in motion... -
Relever by Jane Washington
All that glimmers is not gold, but nothing glows quite like the gilded cage of Ironside Academy. The Ironside Show is back. Bigger than ever, and shinier, too. To the audience, it’s a glorious spectacle, but to Isobel Carter and the Alphas of Dorm A, it’s a trap. A maze...Categorized as:
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Claimed by the Shifters by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
I made a deal with a demon so I could be free. Boy did that blow up in my face. Everything is falling apart just as I thought it was coming together. The Mercer twins say I’m their mate. I believe them, even if I can’t let them claim me. No matter how badly my soul yearns to be theirs. Pan laid out his terms and I ignored them once already...Categorized as:
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Assembly by Erica Woods
Some secrets are unforgivable, some betrayals cut too deep. And this time… This time I may lose them forever. I spent eighteen years as a victim. Eighteen years where I was broken, shattered, pried apart and carelessly thrown back together. Now, the glue that keeps my fractured soul from rupturing needs to hold firm, or the four fierce lycans who swore to protect me will die to keep me safe…...Categorized as:
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Loving Demons by Katie May, Quinn Arthurs
Nothing worth getting is ever easy. I think that’s how the saying goes. I could definitely do with a little easy right now, though it doesn’t seem to be in the cards. Surrounded by murder, espionage, and men far too sexy for their own good, every day is a whirlwind. Even my newfound powers may not be enough to help as enemies slither from the shadows... -
Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures vol 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton
New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton brings Anita Blake to the world of graphic novels. Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for mourning relatives... -
Four Psychos by Kristy Cunning
I'm not so different from most people. Like everyone else, I have life goals. Goal #1: Become a real girl instead of this invisible ghost thing I currently am. Goal #2: Convince the four men I've been haunting for the past five years to pick me to be their new toy after goal one is complete...Categorized as:
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Broken Bonds by J. Bree
After the death of my mother and her Bonded, I was relieved to find my own Bonds. I was sure everything would be okay if I had them. It wasn’t. The fate of our people is in my hands and I know we’re better off if I’m alone. After five years on the run, I’m caught and dragged back to face the men I ran away from. I thought I was doing the right thing. Now, I’m not so sure...Categorized as:
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Circus Creeps by Aiden Pierce
Welcome to Sinner’s Sideshow, the most obscene, blood-pumping, skin-crawling creep show this side of Hell. As a circus brat, show biz is in my blood. And as a half-succubus, I was made for Sinner’s Sideshow—the only circus made to entertain the most depraved of monsters. When I’m plunged into a dark world of death, darkness, and corpse-ridden carnivals, I meet them…. The demonic ringmaster...Categorized as:
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Broken Ties by J. Bree
From J. Bree, bestselling author of The Bonds That Tie comes the highly anticipated POV book that everyone has been crying out for. Even the strongest ties can be broken. After five years of searching, we thought nothing could compare to the devastation of our missing Bond. We were wrong...Categorized as:
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Heartless by Crystal Ash
"You're going to get your heart broken. And not just by one man. ". Hope is blooming in Four Corners. A family, torn apart for years, has been reunited. I’m falling in love again. The Steel Demons are finding a sense of home and purpose in their new surroundings. More is at stake now than ever before. We don’t just have our club to protect, but our new friends, family members, and neighbors...Categorized as:
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Lies of the Fae by M.J. Lawrie
Monster. Liar. Thief. Killer. I’ve been called it all and so much worse. And they’re not wrong. I’ve been running my whole life. Hiding from the monsters who haunt my dreams and who will tear me apart again and again if they ever find me. I live off whatever I can steal, trapped inside a fae prison city filled with pollution, sin and poverty. Humans have captured the Fae. We belong to them now...Categorized as:
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Her Feral Beasts by E.P. Bali
* This book is best enjoyed after reading the prequel novella, Her Vicious The Beginning*. In a world full of Vicious Beasts, if you are not a predator, you are prey. With my life going down in literal flames I ran from everything. From my father, from a forced marriage, from my mates . Now, charged with a crime I didn’t commit, they’re all hunting me . And they’re all furious...Categorized as:
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Kiss the Dawn by Debbie Cassidy
A hidden heritage, a bounty hunter, and an impossible choice. When it rains in Dracul territory, it pours. Orina's journey continues in Kiss the Dawn. -
Black Onyx by Nikita Parmenter
The fae realm is notoriously dangerous, whereas most supernaturals don’t get thrown into the more dangerous side of fae life until they’re twenty-five thanks to her tyrant father, Farren’s been dealing with it since she was sixteen, brutally trained and punished; she knows her way around a blade...Categorized as:
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Raze by A.L. Rook
What do you do when everything you thought you knew turns out to be a lie? Walk it off and keep moving forward. At least, that was my plan. Until I'm forced into hiding with the four guys from my childhood, who range from wanting me dead to wanting more from me than I'm willing to give...Categorized as:
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The Redemption Saga Box Set by Kristen Banet
A Reverse Harem Urban Fantasy Series. Enjoy the full story of the assassin once called Shadow now! Sawyer ‘Shadow’ Matthews knows how to put one foot in front of the other, to keep moving while the nightmares haunt her, and her own failures taunt her. She's become a master at doing awful things with good intentions, terrible things for the sake of those who need her...Categorized as:
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Court of Beasts by K.A. Knight
There are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them. As a wolf, my hate towards Hunters was born from fire and blood. I know all too well the brush of death others only speak of in hushed whispers. It marked me and everyday since I have fought to prove myself. To be the strongest, the best wolf in the Red Mountain Pack. To live up to my family name...Categorized as:
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Silent Omen by Ashley Amy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBook Summary. What had I gotten myself into? This game wasn’t just for show on a board. No. These monsters played something I was foreign to. I didn’t know the rules when I started, but I didn’t know this was what the game would turn into. Still, I keep trying. I have nothing left. I’ll play until it’s done because I can’t let them win... -
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Hunt the Dusk by Debbie Cassidy
The Vampire king’s fascination with me has drawn me into a game I’m not sure I can win. I thought I had Ezekiel under control. That his hunger was tempered, and we had an understanding, but he proved me wrong in the most horrific way. This is a game to him, and I’m his latest toy. I want to run, but the hunters’ revelations are shackles forcing me to hold my course and do my duty...Categorized as:
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Blood and Reign by Rumer Hale
It’s time…. Time to end this once and for all. With my mates by my side, I know we can get through anything…even if the world burns around us. It all started with King, and it will end with him too. Even if that means I have to hunt him to Hell to finish this. One way or another…. One thing’s for sure. King’s reign will end…. That I can promise you.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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Blood and Magick by Sarah Piper
After a heartbreaking loss leaves them reeling, Haley and her monsters must find a way to fight through their grief, defeat their brutal enemies, and save Midnight from the chaos and destruction closing in all around them. .Categorized as:
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Devoured by Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton
Monsters rule the world. And now, they rule me. After an attempt on my life, I find myself saved by an unlikely ally. Injured, confused, and faced with emotions I don’t know how to deal with, I hunker down in a monster’s safe house. But I refuse to stay hidden. With threats coming at us from all angles, I must learn to put my trust in the very monsters I swore to hate. The Grotesque. The Creeper...Categorized as:
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Reap the Night by Debbie Cassidy
Stay close or leave. Unfortunately, the choice is no longer mine. Orina’s story continues in Reap the Night.Categorized as:
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Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert
She was the face that launched a thousand ships,. The fierce beauty at the heart of Olympus,. And she was never ours to claim. *A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Helen of Troy, Achilles, and Patroclus that's as sinful as it is sweet. *. In Olympus, you either have the power to rule. .. or you are ruled...Categorized as:
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Worshipped By Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton
Monsters destroyed the world. But I won’t allow them to destroy me. My Four Terrors have ruled the Ebony Kingdom with an iron fist for years now. However, a new player threatens to change the world as we know it. Barnabas—Creep’s malicious father—is back from the dead, and he’s out for blood... -
For the Power by Debbie Cassidy
Take the journey, find the lock that fits the key and get some damn answers. Get from point A to point B. Stick to the mapped-out route and take shelter at the pre-planned times. It sounds simple enough, now if only we’d factored in getting attacked by djinn and having to take a detour through The Wilds...Categorized as:
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Trial By Fire by Dreia Wells
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI thought my Emergence would be the hardest part of my journey, or maybe juggling a fourth mate. Of course, it's never that easy, well, if you consider becoming the Red Dragon as easy. Fate unfortunately has made other plans, and didn't inform me! I've been snatched away from my mates and taken to Incantatia where I face the evil witch, Maurelle Queen of the Fae... -
Boom by Helene Gadot
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's been two months since Ridley and the Legion squad put away the man experimenting on marvels. It's been two months since they've seen each other. But new information on the murder of Maddox's brother brings them back together. Find out what new adventure Ridley and her guys will go on in this new installment of a reverse harem romance series filled with superpowers and villains.Categorized as:
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Kissed by Death by Harper Frey
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNothing in my life is as it seems. The four men who saved me have been keeping secrets—big ones—and their revelations shake my world to its foundation. They tell me I'm not who I think I am, I'm not what I think I am, but there's more to the story; I know there is. We're bound together in ways I don't fully understand, but it's becoming clear they're not only my future but my past, too... -
Wolves of Hawthorne Cove: The Complete Series by Debbie Cassidy
A Lycan that can’t shift is no use to anyone. I’ve made it my mission to be useful to my pack. As pack enforcer, I’m fast and strong, but when the time comes to bond with my mate, it isn’t enough. Rejection means lone wolf status and isolation from the pack. But when a package arrives with an unexpected inheritance, the pack that wants to shun me, suddenly has a new use for me... -
Wicked Witch: The Cursed Coven of Spells Hollow by Amber Nicole
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat happens when a good little witch gets bored? Well she becomes wicked of course! Are you ready for magic, spells and spice? Winter has never been able to keep a relationship for long. After she's left at the altar for the third time, she begins to think maybe she's been cursed. As the time grows and her loves leave, she becomes cruel, heartless, and hopeless. . -
When Monsters Love by Debbie Cassidy
The Golden City awaits, and it's time to put my acting skills to the test. It's time to trick a bunch of celestials. It's time to lie. Rue's journey continues in When Monsters Love. There's action, sizzle and multiple love interests for our lucky heroine in this paranormal fantasy romance.Categorized as:
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Dead City by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHow many times can you cheat death? I’m not sure but I have a feeling I’m about to be tested. First there were thirteen and now there’s only one. But the responsibilities don’t lessen. Bring the Harvest in, they say, take the soul orb to Haven, they order. One of me, and too many places to be. Like hell am I putting my ass on the line without back up...Categorized as:
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Lightbringer by Laken Cane
Final book in the Silverlight series. Death, rebirth, change. .. and Darkness. Trinity struggles with her new reality, but her biggest challenge isn't the tug-of-war within. She must mature quickly to face a formidable opponent--a powerful man known as Darkness--before he destroys everything and everyone she cares about. He has one target in mind. The dragon...Categorized as:
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Hell's Reaper by Rune Hunt
A Reverse Harem Hellhound Shifter Romance. Soul Reapers run everything in the Shadow World and in Hell. They capture runaway souls, make sure demons are not having wild weekends on Earth, and even bring the heir to the throne back to hell. I should have been one. Instead, I ran, leaving Hell behind, hoping my departure will save the place I call home from a horrific vision of its demise...Categorized as:
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Medusa's Destiny by Lacey Carter Andersen
Everyone likes a hero. But a scary monster? Not so much. And that’s exactly what I am, a monster. Medusa. A woman who can turn anyone into stone with just a glance. Is it any wonder I’m such a screw up? The thing is, maybe I want more than just to be a monster. I really do. Living forever, feared and hated by everyone around you, is about as miserable as you can imagine...Categorized as:
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Seduce My Heart by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe seduction in my blood leads me to my mate, but will it help me open my fragile heart? Being a private secretary to one of the few billionaires in NYC was an interesting experience. Not only did I get the chance to discover the soft side of my boss, Liam Smith, I fell in love with his compassionate self. Everything seemed like it was finally running smoothly... -
Mysterious Omen by Ashley Amy
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBook Summary. Somewhere, deep inside of me… I still exist. The girl that I was… She still wants to fight and show everyone what I’ve got…. But after everything I was put through, how do I overcome this? My mask had been impenetrable before, but I’m not fooling anyone with it anymore. Tears are shed in a long shower, touches are rejected, and words no longer leave my mouth... -
The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson
An unbreakable bond. An ancient curse. A monster to ruin kingdoms. We survived the outliers, but now Kade, Asher, Darian, Locke, and I are in the fae kingdom with a tortured prince in our grasp. The fae hold the secrets to breaking the curse over Katakin, and I intend to find out what they are...Categorized as:
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Deadly Cravings by Allie Santos
Weeks of torture triggered my deep-seated fear of vampires and changed the course of my life. I isolated myself and never remained in one city longer than a few months to avoid the creatures. So moving into my new place should have been as uneventful as all the other times, but before I knew it, I encountered my neighbors—and they were my worst nightmare... -
Fae's Torment by Atlas Rose, Kim Faulks
Hate. Retribution. Revenge. It burns in my veins and keeps me awake at night, hunting Crown City’s streets like the ones who took from me. But it’s not these streets where I want to spill blood. It’s over there, across the bridge. Where the shadows of this world cloak their sick, foul secrets…and where they trade magic for mortal lives. I can’t get across there. Can’t walk in their world... -
The Inquest by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAdie helped to take down the Dreamer and is now ready for life to return to normal, whatever that is. But the demonic higher-ups have other ideas, and Adie soon finds herself landed in the hot seat. Will she be able to answer for her actions, or will she see everything she’s fought for taken away? Part 3 of Succubus Trials...
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