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Seminal by C.M. Stunich
I don’t play the role of the kidnapped princess very well.And I really hate the fated mates trope.Hello again, I’m Eve Wakefield, and I refuse to accept that I’m in love with an intergalactic moth prince.No.I don’t care how handsome he is, I don’t want to marry him.I don’t care if his parents have a sentient spaceship capable of eating entire planets.Love is earned, not swindled by pheromones...Categorized as:
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Enter the Multi-Vers by C. Rochelle
Gabriel - Theo Coatl was supposed to be just a job. On paper, my twin and I are recent grads moving into the eccentric artist’s mansion for a once-in-a-lifetime internship opportunity. In reality, Dre and I are spies for our clan—a pair of supes known as Shock and Awe who could melt our enemy’s brain as easily as we could extract the intel we were after. Whatever works... -
Their Champion Complete Series: Books 1-4 by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnjoy over 1000 pages of excitement in one box set! This set contains the first four books in Their Champion series—The Wasteland, The Summit, The Cities, and The Nations — plus extra never before published scenes! The world ended and with it so did the rules.I was stolen from my family and raised in the Wastelands to the North. I did what I had to ensure my survival...Categorized as:
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Damaged Goods by Poppy Rhys
The universe can go screw itself.Getting sucked through a portal and spat out on an alien planet was not how I saw my Saturday unfolding. Stranded with no money, no shelter, I’m surrounded by the worst and wealthiest the galaxy has to offer...Categorized as:
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Sins of the Flesh: Forbidden Omegaverse book 4 by Evangeline Anderson
My name is Zoe and I have committed Sins of the Flesh. But it’s not my fault—none of it would have happened if they hadn’t kidnapped me that fateful day...They took me and my mother and forced us to become part of their Pack. I didn’t even know I had Were blood until they took us. But then my body started changing—developing in ways it never had before. I started having cravings…longings...Categorized as:
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Angel & Her Champions by Rosemary A. Johns
My name is Angel, and I’m the only Beta professional matchmaker.I should be getting my own life under control but instead, I’m helping rejected Omegas find their forever pack bonds. Even if I’ll always be alone.When I save a stunningly beautiful but broken male Omega, for the first time, I wish that I was an Alpha... -
Orange Sky by Aly Tatum
She imagined she will meet a guy on her vacation. And she did.Right after she crashed on his planet.Brynn Anderson is on her way to a dream vacation in Japan. The next thing she knew she got kidnapped by aliens and crash-landed on an orange planet. The first guy he met is a big towering muscled alien with blue eyes tinged with yellow and slit like a cat...Categorized as:
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Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
Would you trade your soul mate for your soul?A Shadowhunter’s life is bound by duty. Constrained by honor. The word of a Shadowhunter is a solemn pledge, and no vow is more sacred than the vow that binds parabatai, warrior partners—sworn to fight together, die together, but never to fall in love... -
Discovered by M. Sinclair
Important Note: Discovered is book 3 in the Silver Falls University series. Readers can find Lost and Forgotten, books 1 and 2 in the series, as part of the Kingdom of Wolves Universe Collection. Please note, Lost and Forgotten should be read FIRST before Discovered in order to read the series in proper order. https://geni.us/SFU-1Five broken alphas. One lost wolf. A fate she never expected... -
Venery by C.M. Stunich
I’ve been abducted by an alien in a cowboy hat.He needs me to play the role of fake fiancée to appease his family of tentacle-tailed cops.I’ll keep up the charade as long as I need if it means being reunited with Abraxas and Rurik.Shouldn’t be too hard, right? To play pretend …My life force is now inextricably tied to handsome, gun totin’ Officer Hyt... -
Vital Found by Kaydence Snow
Bradford Hills feels more like home than any other place Evelyn Maynard and her mother lived while on the run. But with everyone reeling from the violent clash between Variants and humans, her new home doesn’t feel safe any more. Navigating four increasingly complicated supernatural bonds in secret doesn’t help. Ethan and Josh can’t keep their hands off her... -
Princess Ballot by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
You have been chosen. Those four words change Violet Spencer’s whole life, when against staggering odds, she's selected in the "princess ballot." Arbon Academy is affectionately known as the school for Royals. Only the rich, powerful, or heir to a throne gain entry ... except for the one scholarship student accepted every five years... -
Lost by M. Sinclair
Broken alphas. A lost wolf. A fate she never expected.Silver Falls University. There was no reason for a female bitten wolf like myself to be here. More so, there was no reason that someone who grew up as poor as I did, in an overcrowded pack house in the South side of Chicago, should be making her way up north to one of the most prestigious supernatural universities in the country... -
Demons in Disguise by A. Kirk, E. Kirk
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt's the Gotta Have Book 3 in the Bestselling Divinicus Nex Chronicles! Continuing the action-packed Divinicus Nex Chronicles, Aurora and fan-favorite hotties The Hex Boys are back with more mystery, non-stop action, romance and laugh-out-loud humor that makes this thrilling series irresistible. Come along for the ride where..Categorized as:
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NoX by Adrienne Wilder
A nude man invades Luca Suarez's home and protects him from creatures who cannot exist. Creatures hunting him. The stranger can't tell Luca why. He can't even tell Luca his name. He remembers nothing until the moment he sees Luca...Categorized as:
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Unbroken Bonds by J. Bree
The gods live among us.I thought that the death of the man who tortured me, broke me, and then hunted me to the ends of the Earth would be the end of our fight; but it’s only the beginning.After thousands of years of being apart, our god bonds are reunited once again; and they’re not ready to go down without a fight.They’ve woken up hungry...Categorized as:
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Twilight Terrors by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
It’s hard to build an empire on a crumbling foundation, but my parents are determined to try.With my wedding to Valen nearing, they can taste the power, and they’re practically drooling.Meanwhile, I’ve got secrets piling up on top of secrets, and it’s only a matter of time before the whole house of cards comes crashing down... -
War Song by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Danica James. I'm a cop with the Arcane Division.My job is to protect humanity from monsters - whether they be human or creatures from the Rift. It beats sitting in a factory cubical all day, which is where magiteks usually work.Most of humanity hates the magic users who rule the world, but the Magi stand between humans and the creatures who came across the Rift... -
Variant Lost by Kaydence Snow
When Evelyn Maynard receives a scholarship to the exclusive Bradford Hills Institute, she’s determined to make a fresh start. The Institute is world renowned for educating and training Variants – the 18% of the population fortunate enough to have superhuman abilities. As a human, she’s lucky to be admitted... -
Savage Traitor by Stella Brie
Murder, Theft, BetrayalDisappearing into alias after alias to elude an obsessive stalker, Henley Davis has become an expert at hiding. When her mentor is murdered, she’s tempted to fall into old habits and run, but the need for justice burns white hot. Using her formidable tech skills, she follows the trail left by the killers straight into the heart of Savage Enterprises, Inc...Categorized as:
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Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes
Murder is bad for business, especially when the hot local crime writer is garrotted between the shelves! With grudging permission from Heathcliff, Mina Wilde has transformed Nevermore Bookshop. She’s running author events, hosting Quoth’s art show, and using her creative flair to attract more customers...Categorized as:
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Rabble: End Game by C. Rochelle
**A just-for-funsies reunion book featuring ALL the MCs from Villainous Things (and Villains in Space), trapped together on an island for Butch & Xander's wedding...Categorized as:
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Retribution by Rebecca Rathe
I came to warn them, but instead I put them in the line of fire.Now one piece of my heart is missing, while the other pieces are forced to leave behind everything they’ve ever known to protect me.The truth about who I am and where I came from weighs on me... -
From the Fire by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAn asset. An experiment.A liability. A freak.I'm all those thingsAnd so much more.The Phoenix Group might have all the powerBut underestimating someone with nothing left to lose will be their downfall.They took the only thing in my life that was pure and untaintedAnd destroyed it, leaving behind nothing but rubble and ash.Now there’s nothing but revenge on my mind and rage in my heart...Categorized as:
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A Novel Way to Die by Steffanie Holmes
In the sixth and final story in the Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries, Mina, Heathcliff, Morrie, and Quoth face off against their ultimate enemy.Add meddling villages, an army of fictional characters to wrangle, Mina’s mother’s latest get-rich-quick-scheme, and a curious dog into the mix, and Mina’s got her hands full.But Nevermore Bookshop still has secrets to reveal...Categorized as:
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Anubis by Adrienne Wilder
It was supposed to be over: The Utah Facility discovered, New World Genetics dismantled, and those hunting Luca—dead.Then strangers who call themselves Varu come for Luca for help. They claim he’s a Cana and tell him he’s the only one who can bring back their wolves.Nox doesn’t want to trust them, then he learns people called Mah are responsible for the atrocities committed in the Utah Facility...Categorized as:
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Blood of Eve by Pam Godwin
Two years into the aphid plague, there’s little hope left. Food and ammo are scarce. The mutated monsters are growing faster, smarter. And the ratio of men to women is millions to one. Mankind faces imminent extinction. But Evie carries a cure for women. Fiercely protected by three men, she sets out to heal as many infected females as possible...Categorized as:
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Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune will be gruesomely murdered at the ball. Mina’s excited to attend the annual Argleton Jane Austen Experience at the stately Baddesley Hall... -
Sweet Violence by Leigh Kelsey
Here’s a tip: when you fall into Hell, seduce the devil.Not that the devil needs much seducing. He’s seen all the twisted, blood-soaked things I’ve done on Earth, and he’s already obsessed with me. A little too obsessed, if you ask me. I already have four mates, and they’re more than enough trouble... -
Illusion of Escape by Lana Kole
A nightmare is a fear your heart relates… Solitude, serenity and sanity are vital to Moriah Copeland’s life. Focused on helping kids the system forgets, she is unaware of the powers she harbors deep in her soul. The intensity of her dreams waver between a nightmare and a true confidant...
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