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Broken Hill Honor by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBeing with Tora Roberts has been nothing but a wild ride, one I never want to get off. At twelve, I knew I loved her. By seventeen, I’d made her life a living hell. She hated me. She stole my heart completely at eighteen. And now at twenty-six, she still hasn’t given it back, and what’s more, I don’t want her to. It’s about time I make her mine…. Officially... -
A Game of Choice by Alisha Williams
Tobias Monroe has never been just a step-brother to me. From the moment we met as little kids, he’s been my everything. My best friend, my protector, the person I could always rely on for anything. As the years went on, our relationship developed into something more, something deeper than what was expected of us...Categorized as:
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Well That Happened: A Why Choose Hockey Romance by Reese Calloway
My name is Rilee Jameson, and all I want is to survive nursing school, keep my head down, and make it to graduation. Instead? My apartment floods. And I end up crashing with three hockey players. Now, I’m living in a testosterone-soaked disaster zone filled with a suspicious number of shirtless abs and very questionable house rules... -
Scent of Home by Tea Ravine
When it Raines it pours and I’m on the bus to nowhere with a dream that shouldn’t exist. On the bus to nowhere I meet Locke Raines who is as mysterious as he is appealing. He looks familiar yet hoards secrets and pain and the only promise he’ll commit to, is that this is a one time thing... -
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Jane's Team by Janie Marie
When you’re in love with your best friend, life is complicated. When he’s also your stepbrother, it’s a nightmare. Jane’s apparently a magnet for chaos. Because now she’s agreed to tutor her stepbrother’s enemy, and that sexy bad boy might have a thing for her. She might also love that a tingle surrounds her soul whenever he’s close...Categorized as:
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Wonder Girl by Charm Harlow
My college hockey player ex cheats on me with my best friend. So I hook up with his heroes who rule the NHL team that rejected him... -
Blood Oath by Morgan B. Lee
Everbound University is the mandatory graduate school for anything that goes bump in the night. Not going isn’t an option, unless you want to be hunted down for illegally inhabiting the mortal world. All legacies — the descendants of the Four Houses — are required to attend because we’re all cursed, and the only way to break our curses is through binding our hearts in a quintet...Categorized as:
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Lost Feather by Merri Bright
I’m no angel… or am I? Nameless. Forgotten. Lost on Earth for centuries with a disembodied voice as my only friend. Protecting the vulnerable without any help from above. No one to explain the rules. Nada. Zip. Zilch. So when High Angelus Gavriel finds me killing a very bad man, can he really blame me? Before I can explain, he drags me back to the place he swears is my home: Sanctuary...Categorized as:
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Find Me by Ashley N. Rostek
One year ago…. My family is gone. My parents. My twin sister. All of them murdered by the man who has stalked me for years. He nearly killed me, too. But I got away and he’s still out there, searching for me. He won’t find me. At least, I hope not. Thanks to WITSEC, I’ve been given a new life with a new identity. The present…... -
Devils' Day Party by C.M. Stunich
I crashed my shitty yellow VW Beetle into Calix’s Aston Martin. To be fair, he deserved it. But Calix and his friends, Barron and Raz, they don’t see it that way. Not that it matters. They’ve bullied me for years, and I’ve never known why. At least today, they have something real to be pissed about. All of which would be fine, if today was a normal day. But it’s not. It’s far from normal... -
Tourner by Jane Washington
Isobel Carter is making headlines. Some of them good, some of them bad, and some of them … astounding . She started at the bottom and now she’s near the top with everything she never wanted, but the Ironside Show doesn’t care, because she’s just become one of the most interesting students at the academy, and everyone seems to have big plans for her... -
Persuasion by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve
Willa Knight: Dweller? Bad-ass? Notorious pet to five magical beings? In Blesswood, there are rules, and someone is trying to teach her how to follow them. The only problem is Willa. Which shouldn’t be anything new, since she has been a problem since birth—something her pseudo-sister Emmy would agree on. So it definitely shouldn’t be new … but it is... -
Desecrated Saints by J. Rose
ESCAPE FROM BLACKWOOD INSTITUTE. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE. Sinner. Saint. Lost. Found. I never intended to leave Blackwood Institute alive. Instead, I found a whole new family. A reason to live. Hope. Belonging. Acceptance. Love. We barely made it out with our lives. Now, the real fight to survive begins...Categorized as:
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Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie
When I found myself facing down the scariest black-magic felon in the city, practically daring him to abduct me, I had to wonder exactly how I ended up here. It all started when I accidentally landed a job as a bartender--but not at a bar. At a guild, populated by mages, sorcerers, alchemists, witches, and psychics... -
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Tea Time with the Dead by M. Sinclair
I hadn’t been wrong about the trouble I’d felt brewing. Now, the problem was here to stay unless we could figure out a plan. A plan to stop Nero from trying to take New Orleans from me. A plan to stop Asmodeus from kidnapping me to the demonic realm. Hell. A plan to figure out what I was going to do about these six men in my life... -
Magical Academy for Delinquents by Ann Denton
No one wants to be sent to Academie Metamorphose, the magical academy for delinquents. No one but me. I’ve purposely gotten kicked out of three prestigious academies. It’s taken two and a half years. Finally, I’m about to get put into their reform program. And I’m thrilled. Not about the shit classes at this boarding school. Definitely not about the intense physical regimen... -
Their Perfect Omega by Maya Nicole
And the award for Omega of the Year goes to. .. me. Or at least it did, but now I'm not so sure I deserve the title I worked so hard for. When I don't match with a pack, something snaps inside of me. All the years of being the perfect omega have left me with nothing to show for it except a one-way ticket to an omega compound. So, I do the only thing I can think of… I run... -
The Kingdom of Ruin by K.C. Kean
Once upon a time, a wondrous Kingdom flourished under the reign of its proud Fae king and his family. Though all was not as it seemed when poisonous schemes and utter betrayal lead to the downfall of an empire. Sixteen years have since passed, the lands now lay in ruin and crime prevails despite the will of The Council... -
Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
What do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common…? Me. Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don’t know which one did it yet... -
Amber Goes Yeti by Mia Harlan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI've been looking forward to the Jewels Cafe winter bash for months. But when the heat goes out right before guests arrive, the party of the year might just be a complete disaster! Can my mates and I find a way to turn up the heat? And will they ever look at me the same again after I shift into a big, hairy, grunting yeti? Amber Goes Yeti is a reverse harem short story starring Amber and her guys... -
The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy: Chap 1-63 by Caroline Above Story
(Sequel of Accidental Surrogate For Alpha. Can be read alone. ) Ariel was looking forward to her arranged marriage as the perfect princess, only to discover that she was being seen merely as a surrogate. Determined to escape the impending wedding, Ariel found herself with nowhere to turn. Her brothers helped her disguise as a boy, and she entered the mysterious and formidable Alpha Academy...Categorized as:
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The Forever Crew by C.M. Stunich
The secret is out. I’m officially dating the entire Student Council, but that’s not the only thing that’s outside the norm at Adamson All-Boys Academy. Nah, I think the murders are a bit more remarkable, although my dad might disagree. He’s not exactly thrilled with my fake fiancé or the other four boys that make my pulse race...Categorized as:
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Rogues of Regalia by Ruby Vincent
It’s a new semester at Regalia University, and by the end of it, five men will die. My sister was good, kind, loving, and the Royals of Regalia bullied her till she killed herself. I set foot on campus ready to right some wrongs when the most handsome bunch of stone-cold weirdos asked if I needed a little help…. Don’t get me started on Lucien...Categorized as:
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The Secret Girl by C.M. Stunich
Shh, I have a secret. The sinfully gorgeous members of the Student Council—Church, Ranger, Spencer, Micah and Tobias—can't ever find out. I already get picked on because my father's the headmaster. I don't need them to know I’m the only girl, too; I’d rather dress like a boy. Adamson All-Boys Academy now has its only female student, but I'm not about to be their guinea pig...Categorized as:
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Savage Games by Rachel Leigh
I shouldn’t be here. Let me rephrase that…. I never wanted to be here. I didn’t ask for any of this. Not the society I was born into. Definitely not the academy I’m supposed to attend. And sure as hell not the group I’m forced to play nice with. Unfortunately, one too many school suspensions has catapulted me into the world I swore I’d never live in...Categorized as:
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Seven Devils and a Rose by Alexia Praks, Alexia X.
One girl. Magically transported to another realm. Seven hunky lords. A fantastical kingdom. What could go wrong? My name is Alfie. A university student. I’m nothing special. Just your average nineteen years old girl doing her best at life. Then that happens. The unexpected. The impossible. The magic. When I first set foot on St... -
Vicious Sentiments by Gigi Meadows
I found brothers who share everything. .. including me. The icy waters below the bridge call to me. They promise to make the pain stop. But then he appears, claiming his expensive car broke down. I shouldn’t trust him. I shouldn’t sit with him for the rest of the night...Categorized as:
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Unexpected Shift by Sedona Ashe
They took everything from her. Now, her true nature will take over. When the time comes, will she be able to handle it? Tia’s life has always been sheltered. However, one night is enough to destroy everything she once knew. Suddenly, she has to run for her life and fight for her survival...Categorized as:
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Destiny of Ashes by Tessa Hale
Attacked. Manipulated. Taken. But I never expected betrayal like this. It will take everything I have to make it back to my mates. My wolf. My caster. My demon. My dragons. The other parts of my soul. Our bond is deepening every day, and with it, our power is growing. A power we’ll need to fight what’s ahead. Because someone has created an army of evil. And that army has its sights set on us…... -
Allison's Adventures in Underland by C.M. Stunich
Um. Um. Um. Are you reading this? If you are, I need your help. I was at a party; I was running; I fell. And get this—this is the part you'll never believe—I fell down a rabbit hole. Like Alice in those old books. Except in those books, there wasn't blood everywhere. In those books, the characters weren't all male, attractive, and interested in me...
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