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Ripple Effect by J. Bengtsson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe boys are back—the AnyDayNow boys, that is! RJ, Bodhi's best friend from Like the Wind, finds himself at a crossroads a year after the band officially broke up. After his solo career fails to take off, RJ retreats to a no-frills apartment where he can hide out from the world and wallow in self-pity... -
The Twisted Throne by Danielle L. Jensen, Max Roll
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA commander who bled to defend her people, Ahnna is haunted by two beliefs. The first is that she failed to protect Ithicana from invasion. And the second is that saving her homeland means leaving it behind forever. The Maridrinians left Ithicana in ruins and its people impoverished... -
Of Ash and Iron by Eliza Raine
She's a spoiled princess.Kain watches her because she fascinates him.He follows her because Featherblade favors her.He needs her to get into the vault.Lies.All lies. She's a fighter.He watches her because she's beautiful.He follows her because if anyone harms her, he will burn them alive, for as long as he can.He needs her… period...Categorized as:
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The Sweetest Obsession by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFalling for the best thing that never happened brings sweet mayhem in this steamy, gripping, and heartfelt small-town grumpy-sunshine standalone romance by Wall Street Journal bestseller Nicole Snow.My brother's best friend owned my heart until the day he drenched it in kerosene and burned it down.Grant flipping Faircross is so not the reason I'm coming home... -
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My Orc Silver Fox by Veronika Kane, Caroline Lee
I thought my one-night stand with a hot older guy was just a rebound, but it left me with a memento that could ruin my life…or perfect it? My whole life, I’ve been the perfect perfect hair, perfect body, perfect grades, perfect career... -
The Bold and the Bullheaded: The G.D. Taylors Series by Willow Aster, Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBestselling authors Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov return with this laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers, standalone romance.A bullheaded alpha. The bane of my existence. I can’t escape him no matter how hard I try. Emma…I don’t do feelings.Especially not with an arrogant, broody Taylor brother.But one moment of weakness on an elevator wrecks me.I curse his name.I curse said elevator... -
The Fallen World by Laura Thalassa
The complete three book bundle of The Fallen World trilogy. ***This is not an additional novel to the series; this is an omnibus of it.*** In the future, the world is at war. For the last decade, King Lazuli of the Eastern Empire has systematically taken over the world...Categorized as:
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My Orc (Fake) Boyfriend by Veronika Kane, Caroline Lee
He’s growly, he’s green, and he’s no Prince Charming…but he’s about to save my butt! I’m pretty sure there’s a rulebook somewhere that says the owner of a successful small-town bakery must be cheerful, friendly, and a little bit curvy, which means I’m nailing it. But my family doesn’t see it that way, especially since there’s no handsome doctor or lawyer keeping me company... -
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The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities by Iris Lake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNepheli’s Little Shop of Grand Curiosities is the last scrap of magic left in the humdrum city of Elora as the Dreadful Mundane slowly takes over its residents’ hearts, and she is determined to preserve it any way she can...Categorized as:
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Enthralling the Orc by Tracy Lauren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDesperate to find answers to the whereabouts of her niece, Ellyn does the unthinkable and releases a criminal brought in from the Perished Woods. Believing him to be nothing more than a man caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, she enlists his aid as a tracker... -
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Spades by Kyra Irene
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetter the devil you know than the devil in disguise . . .Born into a Mafia family, Nina Romano has no choice but to respect her papa’s honor, even if that means marrying a man she doesn’t love. It’s a business transaction, but Nina knows how to drive a hard bargain. In exchange for two years of freedom, she’ll marry whoever her papa says without argument... -
Promised To the Orc by Liz Paffel
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe were just children when we pledged our forbidden love to one another. It wasn’t meant to stick. But the Fates intervened and now the bond can’t be undone—even if I’d rather willingly go back to the ice camps than marry an orc. I’m not a child anymore... -
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A Deal for a Kiss by W Winters
Nothing could hide her from me.The darkness is everywhere and it moves about in the mortal realm.... And then there's her. Bright and so easily seen.Mine.She calls to me like I prayed to the Gods she would.I should feel guilt for what I'm going to do. What I must do.She doesn't remember, but I do. She belongs to me.I will claim her and bring her to the underworld as mine.At all costs.. -
Blind Beauty by Jasmine Garcia
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the isolated isle of Sarpedon, cold blood under scaly flesh pumps into a creature with snakes for hair, and serpentine features. Cast from society by the wrath of a Goddess, she is shielded by the bodies of stone along the shoreline. They warn off mortals; victims of her curse that had come to harm her. Soldiers, huntsmen, adventurers.Her curse afflicted all.All but one... -
Vale of the Gods by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsVale of the Gods is the explosive conclusion to the epic adventure that has been The Furyck Saga. Draguta Teros wants to crush her enemies.Every last one of them…Her disloyal sister, Dara.Briggit Halvardar and her Followers.Jael Furyck and her Brekkan army.The gods themselves.But Draguta will not be cowed by any of them.She will have her revenge... -
The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA Coven Old Magic Stand-Alone NovelHis magic lurks in the shadows…I feel his eyes on my back with every step I take. He’s following me. Chasing me. There’s nowhere for me to go, nowhere to hide that he won’t find me. He moves in smoke and shadows. He is the darkness. He tracks my every move like a predator with gold glowing eyes in the night... -
Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe
Witness what the gods do after dark in the sixth volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes content from creator Rachel Smythe.“We have to make an example of her.”Chaos reigns in Olympus as Zeus publicly declares Persephone a traitor and issues a warrant for her arrest...Categorized as:
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Bitten Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsZEE I didn't choose this life. I didn't choose my fate. In fact, fate seems to have thing for fucking me over. Leah is just one more thing I didn't choose, and now I'm fighting everything in me not to turn her into the monster I never wanted to be. But we both know what's going to happen in the end, because as always, I have no control. LEAH He's wrong and right in the same breath... -
Queen of Chaos by Amelia Hutchins
From USA Today and WSJ Bestselling Author, Amelia Hutchins comes a tale of love, war, and betrayal. A queen in chaos . . . A kingdom left in ashes . . . A fate that may turn to ruins . . . A king who continually stokes her flames…. What’s a girl to do? Some women rise from their ashes, Aria tends to be the one making the ashes nowadays...Categorized as:
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The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips
Her grumpy orc is going to hammer his way into her heart!When Pippa finds herself in Fairhaven Falls with empty pockets and a brand new baby, she’s thrilled when a sweet - and slightly scary - old lady offers her a job and a place to live. Their new home isn’t much, but it offers a desperately needed shelter.Then her grumpy orc neighbor comes charging into their lives... -
Cocktails & Cauldrons by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt the pinnacle of a successful career, reclusive artist Eoin O’Malley is forced to put his life on hold to deal with the return of his family’s ancient magic. He must learn to control his new influx of power or risk hurting those he loves. In need of someone he can trust to run his business, he rushes to hire quiet, capable Brenna when she’s disowned by her overbearing aunt... -
Lost Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKYA Survival. It's all I've known for as long as I can remember. I thought it was the same thing as living until him... Until one touch set me on fire. Until one look disabled all my defenses. Until one man could shatter me. Now, even though a distraction is the last thing I need, all I want to do is taste what it's like to feel alive. CHAZ She sees right through me, as I knew she would... -
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Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Kidnap a dragon? How daring!How stupidCimorene, the princess who refuses to be proper, is back--but where is Kazul the dragon? That's what Cimorene is determined to find out. Luckily--or perhaps not-so-luckily--she's got help: Mendenbar, the not-very-kingly King of the Enchanted Forest, has joined her in her quest... -
Bound to the Orc Renegade by Krista Luna
Ooops! That orc I just knocked off his feet is my “married at first sight” husband .If someone told me I’d land in a fantasy world and meet my seven-foot husband by literally knocking him off his feet, I’d have laughed it off as a joke. I’m tiny. But it turns out I’m a witch with hidden powers! I can move things with my mind!Krivoth’s one of the first things I “move.” Ooops...Categorized as:
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Bound to the Orc Warrior by Krista Luna
My new witch powers tether me to the grumpy orc. I can’t get more than twenty feet away from him!When I storm out of my ex’s engagement party, a meddling goddess whisks me away to Faerie and marries me to a massive grump of an orc... -
Dragon in Love by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsChadwick, purple dragon and leader of his region, has his hands full. He has to keep visiting fae princes out of trouble, watch for a potential triad to mate with, and ignore the sassy human expert on fae customs who is bent on ruining everything. Still, Isabella is winning Chad over, with her zest for life and her constant misadventures. From the first kiss, Chad knows he’s in danger... -
Dark Beauty by C.M. Owens
The continuation of the Deadly Beauties Trilogy... Purgatory was opened for the dark ones to escape, but so much more crept out. Over twenty years later, the consequences are finally starting to appear. And the world full of deadly beauties finds even more deception and secrets to face. As an immortal, it's hard to have any new experiences after living for so long... -
The Pillars: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMiranda has aimed to please others her entire life.Growing up in a misogynistic home, she was expected to graduate college with an MRS. degree. When school was done and she remained unattached, she was manipulated into a relationship and then a marriage similar to her childhood home. Her dreams of a happier, independent life were sacrificed in exchange for her family's approval...
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