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Isolation by Bex-chan
He can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP. Post Half-Blood Prince... -
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Noble Savages Box Set by Natalie Bennett, Nicole Cypher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCruel. Brutal. Vicious. Lawless. Merciless. Maybe you’re the new girl. Maybe you’ve always had it coming. Maybe you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Either way, you’re about to become the victim. You’re about to bow, break, and bend the knee. You’re about to kneel at my feet. I’ll destroy your credibility. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you by my side... -
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![Beg The Night by Emily Blackwood]()
Beg The Night by Emily Blackwood
From author Emily Blackwood comes a new dark and twisted romantasy about two powerful mystics and the forces that urge them together—even if they hate each other.Athena is an earthly. She wields no power, and though war rages across the lands, she lives a relatively normal life in isolation until she’s kidnapped by the Ministry and questioned for the magic they’re certain she possesses...Categorized as:
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![Seeking Vengeance by Eden Summers]()
Seeking Vengeance by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer lies are as sweet as his obsession. He caught me spying on my enemies, but instead of betraying me, this dark-eyed stranger set his sights on seduction.He breaks down my walls with smoothly spoken Italian.Taunts me with his wicked promises.He says he wants to help. To give me a future, freedom, and, most of all, vengeance.Problem is, he has no idea who I really am...Categorized as:
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![Erase by Elizabeth Knox, London Kingsley]()
Erase by Elizabeth Knox, London Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe’re not allowed to fall in love.DionEver since my dad, Zeus, the leader of the Sons of Gods MC, kicked my mom, Risk, out of the club, I’ve been worried that he might see me as somehow less important. Not that I think it’s really likely—but still, that fear sits like a stone in the pit of my stomach... -
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Cas by Raven Amor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI see my reflection in those greens. Hating what I see, what I’ve become, who her family made me. The logical part of me knows she doesn’t wear my father’s blood, but all rational thought has deserted me. I hate her with every breath. Yet, she takes my rage, stopping me from twisting into an inferno. How can someone be your downfall and redeemer in one? WARNING: Adult content...Categorized as:
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![In the Veins of the Drowning by Kalie Cassidy]()
In the Veins of the Drowning by Kalie Cassidy
An "atmospheric and evocative" (Rachel Gillig) romantasy about a threatened Siren who forges a bond with a brooding, self-righteous king in order to flee the king who raised her. Perfect for fans of One Dark Window and For the Wolf. The monster is always slain… Imogen Nel is in hiding. Hiding from a cruel kingdom that believes Sirens are monstrous, blood-hungry creatures...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Queen by Nicola Tyche]()
Shadow Queen by Nicola Tyche
For ten years, her kingdom has warred against the Shadow King. Now, she’s his queen. Treachery Within … Reaping the consequences from her decision to ally with her kingdom’s greatest enemy to avoid war, Norah Andell, queen of Mercia and salara of Kharav, faces opposition from both realms and struggles to hang on to the fragile peace between them...Categorized as:
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![The Unseelie Court by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Unseelie Court by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Some webs are meant to be broken.Ava Cole thought she'd escaped the Web—and the dangerously seductive spider who ruled it. She was wrong.Now the “guest” of the Moonlit Court of the Unseelie, Ava finds herself caught between two immortal brothers preparing for an ancient war. Valroy, the vicious Unseelie King, offers her power in exchange for becoming his weapon... -
![Complete Innocence Boxset by Lee Savino, Stasia Black]()
Complete Innocence Boxset by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m king of the criminal underworld. I always get what I want. And she’s my obsession. Cora is new to the city of sin. Her innocent blue eyes beg for me to claim her. But I’m not the billionaire she thinks I am. There’s a darkness within me. And Cora is a shining light. She’s beautiful. A virgin. I’m ruthless. A beast. She found me for a reason. She’ll be my queen... -
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King's Bride by Beck Michaels
He’s the God of Death. She’s the bride sent to kill him. Their union may be the end of them both.The Everfrost is ruled by the King in his castle of ice. Some call him the Ice Phoenix, others the God of Death. The clans survive by one law alone: pay the King the homage he is due and never take what belongs to him...Categorized as:
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![The Beginning Of Us by Lylah James]()
The Beginning Of Us by Lylah James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s something special about first love. It feels right; it looks right. It’s perfect in every way, until it isn’t.Grayson Hale — the hot nerd, my first love. He was an enigma. Both mysteriously complicated and beautifully broken. The vacant look in his eyes reminded me of my own, almost as if our misery called to one another. Colton Bennett — the sarcastic playboy, my second chance...Categorized as:
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![Once a Myth by Pepper Winters]()
Once a Myth by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHe bought her. He trapped her. She belongs to him.Eleanor Grace is a naïve dreamer. Trusting and young, she believes her travel-loving boyfriend can save her when her freedom is snatched and sold. Squirrelled away to an island at dawn, delivered to a man even darkness won’t touch, she’s bound by a contract. Sullivan Sinclair is the giver of fantasies...Categorized as:
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Redlined by Cala Riley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoxanneRacing and Ross are the only two things I thought I could ever count on. That is, until one of them sends me far away, making me lose the other.Now, stuck with a cousin I’m not sure even wants me here trying to pick up the scattered pieces of my life, all I want to do is find my own way...Categorized as:
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![Five Days by RavieSnake]()
Five Days by RavieSnake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one knows that they are missing. No one knows where they are. No one knows that they are trapped. No one knows that they are dying. Dramione... -
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The Order: Kingdom of Fallen Ash by Katerina St. Clair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the dystopian realm of "The Order" society is eternally divided between the privileged Untouchables and the struggling Unfortunates. The Untouchables, draped in opulence and power, govern the city with an iron fist, casting long shadows over the impoverished Unfortunates who toil beneath in the murky depths of the working class...Categorized as:
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Savage Secrets (Bale’s Villainous Tales) by Sarah Bale
He’s Angry—because I ran from himI fled the city, hellbent on starting over without Malik Jafar in my life.I should have known it wouldn’t be easy.I should have known he would give chase.But there’s something that he doesn’t know.Something he’ll never forgive me for.When he shows up, I know the game is over.I’m about to be thrown into the lion’s den.And face the wrath of my best friend... -
![The Muddy Princess by Colubrina]()
The Muddy Princess by Colubrina
A hidden adoption revealed, a brother found, a new world to figure out: "What are you hoping for?" he asked as they stood ready to do the spell. "I don't know," Hermione admitted. "You?" His knuckles were white on his wand. "A sister," he said, his voice very low, "I'm hoping for a sister... -
![And We All Fall Down by Rumaan]()
And We All Fall Down by Rumaan
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe spring term at Hogwarts starts with a bang with the return of Draco Malfoy, back for his eighth year after a stint in Azkaban. But all is not right with Draco, and Head Girl Hermione Granger can't help but get involved...Categorized as:
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![A Game of High Stakes by In_Dreams]()
A Game of High Stakes by In_Dreams
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDraco/HermioneIn theory, the task is simple: kill Draco Malfoy. In practice, putting a curse through the Dark Lord's favoured lieutenant will take everything Hermione has―especially since he's trying to kill her, too. Even more so when the lines between them start to blur. Sometimes, the only way out is through... -
![De Muze en de Dood by Rani De Vadder]()
De Muze en de Dood by Rani De Vadder
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetoverd door haar schoonheid, tart de Dood het Lot in een poging de stervende vrouw terug te brengen die hem bij elke ademtocht achtervolgt. Goddelijke liefde – of obsessie – is echter wispelturig en gevaarlijk.In een wanhopige poging zijn muze in leven te houden, schrikt Dood er niet voor terug haar te kooien en in een monster te veranderen... -
![The Silver Devil by Teresa Denys]()
The Silver Devil by Teresa Denys
Amid the gilded opulence and dark intrigue of Renaissance Italy grew a love that knew no bounds.... No woman's heart is safe from the Silver Devil. From the moment he sees the beautiful Felicia, he must have her. Overnight he changes Felicia's nightmare world of tavern drudgery into an erotic adventure as his royal mistress. He is the Duke of Cabria who holds his subjects in constant fear...Categorized as:
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![Owned by Liliana Carlisle]()
Owned by Liliana Carlisle
I've been stolen by a monster.Cold and calculating, he's nothing like the knight in shining armor I hoped would rescue me.He tortures me with his hands and mouth, my inner Omega calling to him even as hate pulses through my veins.He's the leader of the Saviors, the brutal Alpha bastards that kidnap Omegas like me.Every part of me belongs to him and him alone.I'm his to touch. His to take... -
![The Warlord's Treasure by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
The Warlord's Treasure by Rebecca F. Kenney
This book features the SAME PLOT and characters as "Prize of the Warlord," but it's told from the Warlord's perspective instead of Ixiana's. Which means it's even hotter, and you get pieces of the story you didn't get in "Prize of the Warlord...Categorized as:
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![품격을 배반한다 1 [Pumgyeog-eul Baebanhanda 1] by Kimpa, 김빠]()
품격을 배반한다 1 [Pumgyeog-eul Baebanhanda 1] by Kimpa, 김빠
전쟁이 끝나 평화를 되찾은 스완튼 왕국의 남서쪽, 작은 영지를 가지고 있는 베르디에 가문은 심각한 재정난을 겪고 있다. 아들이 없는 자작가의 아름다운 둘째 딸 앨리스가 이번 사교 시즌에 훌륭한 신랑감을 맞이하는 것 외에는 집안을 살릴 방법이 없어 보인다.어디로 튈지 모르는 여동생의 결혼을 위해 다리가 불편한 장녀 ‘클로이 베르디에’도 고군분투하는 가운데, 그녀는 여름밤 무도회에서 재회한 ‘데미안 에른스트 폰 티세’ 공작에게 그만 큰 약점을 잡히고 만다. 3년 전 전쟁 중에 달갑지 않은 첫 만남을 했던 공작과의 악연은 현재 진행형이었던 것이다...Categorized as:
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A Season for Setting Fires by mightbewriting
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTorture smells like spring.Like daffodils and tulips and snowdrops. Like the bouquets brought inside from the manor gardens to lend their life to cold stone walls that house criminals. Easter mixed with madness makes sense in this twisted landscape; Draco’s only chance at survival is to endure it. He knows this. But that doesn’t quell the twitching in his calves, the flexing in his fingers... -
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Counterpoint by Rachel Haimowitz
It is the twilight of mankind. Depleted by generations of war with a dark race, the human kingdoms and their ancient alliance stand on the brink of extinction. The outlands are soaked with the blood of the fallen. The midlands are rotting with decadence and despair. Elfkind, estranged by past crimes, watches and waits for nature to run its course. And then the two collide...Categorized as:
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![Prize of the Warlord by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
Prize of the Warlord by Rebecca F. Kenney
When Ixiana is kidnapped from her family's fortress by a brutal warlord, she fears physical harm of the worst kind. But the warlord is after a ransom, something to change the fate of his people. Ixiana is simply a means to an end--an annoying captive whose weakness frustrates him...Categorized as:
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![All He'll Ever Be by W. Winters]()
All He'll Ever Be by W. Winters
A USA Today bestselling, gripping and heart-wrenching romantic suspense. I get why Beauty fell in love with the Beast, but it doesn’t change who Carter is. There’s no magical rose or kiss that will turn him into a prince. All Carter Cross will ever be is a beast. A cold-hearted and ruthless, mafia king, trapped in a castle of his own making I’m the daughter of his enemy and his new possession...Categorized as:
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![Dark Restraint by Katee Robert]()
Dark Restraint by Katee Robert
Ariadne Vitalis is in trouble. She's betrayed her father—and his benefactor—and now she's left to rely on the questionable mercy of Olympus to keep her safe. As with everything in this city, mercy comes with a price. For Ariadne, that means a marriage to Dionysus. She has no choice but to agree, even if there's only one man she's ever wanted—a man she's feared just as much as she desires...Categorized as:
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