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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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Thrum by Meg Smitherman
Ami awakes from years in stasis to find she’s the at the edges of deep space, and the only surviving member of her crew. Utterly alone and unable to contact Earth, she sends out a distress beacon, not expecting a response. When she gets one from a being who calls himself Dorian, she’s welcomed onto his ship as he offers his assistance in any way he can. But nothing on Dorian’s ship is as it seems...Categorized as:
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Deadland's Harvest by Rachel Aukes
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe seven deadly sins with a shambling twist.The bestselling Deadland Saga:Book 1: 100 Days in DeadlandBook 2: Deadland’s HarvestBook 3: Deadland Rising (late 2014)It has been one hundred days since the zombies claimed the world. Cash, along with forty-two survivors, have found safety in the secluded and well-guarded Fox National Park... -
The Depraved by Smauggy Universe
The Maid of Honor's job is never done...Nadine Etienne thought that hyper-focusing on work would help her to get over her recent breakup. But she couldn't possibly say 'no' to her childhood friend Kaitlyn when she asked her to be her Maid of Honor...Categorized as:
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Devil in the Details by Chani Lynn Feener
What happens when you don't recognize the monsters in your bed?Gael Thiago hates his job.More than that, he hates how confused he's gotten. The past year has been one of the most complicated of his life, and he's been left feeling adrift in more ways than one... -
Filthy Royal by Alison Aimes
The first time they met was all about pleasure. Then she betrayed him. So, now he’s back…to punish. And he plans to play dirty. Filthy, even.Meet Damien Skolov: ex-cage fighter, current family enforcer, hot-headed royal warlord. Sure, she broke his heart, but he’s over it now. This time, his return is all about the mission—and revenge...Categorized as:
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Walking The Tightrope by Erin O'Kane, K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLast Stop is no longer a haven for the rich, the killing of the freaks has been stopped once and for all.Forced to fight against the odds for so long, Rhea and her men need time to heal. Except there is so much more going on than first appears and time is something they are in short supply off.The rebels have started a war - a war that Rhea finds herself in the middle of... -
Alpha Thief by Milana Jacks
He stole her from the Horde. Eron Regha Horde never lingers in one place. They come, they raid, and they leave. I’m counting on that. Because I stole the Omega the Horde raided the house for, and I'm keeping her. Kate Abducted, auctioned, then stolen, I will resist for as long as I damn well please... ***previously published on my website as a three part Thief serial... -
Protector: Treachery by Nora Ash
I created him. Put him back together when he was nothing but ripped muscle and snapped bones.I made him stronger. Faster. Lethal. I molded him into a weapon. And for three years, I controlled his every breath.He hates me for it.I hate him, too.When I was weak and desperate and thought I would die, he was the one who came for me... -
Protector: Bound by Nora Ash
I had it so wrong.For three years I had him on his knees, subjugated to my will. All that lethal power mine to command.I thought him tamed.I didn’t know the man who played my captive all those years. I didn’t know what he was truly capable of.Now I’m the one subjugated, dependent on his protection.Hate me as he might, I know he’ll keep me safe. But the price?My heart...Categorized as:
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Alpha and Omega Compilation by Carolyn Faulkner
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsYOU WILL SUBMIT YOURSELF – YOUR WILL – YOUR ALL – TO ME. YOU WILL SURRENDER. “Most Omegas, he had thought, were of a submissive nature. There was no doubt in his mind—or his body—that she was his rightful mate, but she was almost as far from submissive as he was.” Visit the OmegaVerse, described as only Carolyn Faulkner can...Categorized as:
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Milked for the Holidays by Vivian Murdoch
This ain’t your Santa’s milk and cookies…All I wanted for Christmas was to share the holiday season with someone special.I definitely did not expect that someone to be a giant blue alien who plans to use my body for its most base, humiliating functions.Milk and pleasure. That is my life on Icora. My entire purpose...Categorized as:
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Vile Heart: A Dark MM Sci-Fi College Romance by Lola Malone
Cor Night is upon us.It's the one night a year when even the school encourages the Black Harts to act out on their vices, and more than ever, Camren Ryka is ready to break open the memories that have been kept stored in the back of his heart with lock and key for way too long.There are rumours. But rumours can be tricked. There are lies. But lies can be bent. Not Camren—he won’t yield to anyone...Categorized as:
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The Omega Within by Carolyn Faulkner
Olly, dressed as a young boy to keep her identity as an unclaimed omega a secret, is searching for food when she is grabbed and taken to Garron, the great commander, to work for him as a bought and paid for servant. But when he discovers who and what she really is, he wastes no time in claiming her for his own... -
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Seraph by Lily Mayne
I’ve already mentally prepared myself to kill the screaming, murderous monster in the cage outside our camp.I’m used to it. It’s what I do here. Kill monsters and other people. And this monster, Seraph, is particularly unstable—has been since the moment he arrived from Collector Mary’s monster menagerie to the west, where the military stashed him away.He’s in pain. I can see it...Categorized as:
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Emperor needs necromancers.The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth, first in The Locked Tomb Trilogy, unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants...Categorized as:
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Gloam by Lily Mayne
When a strange woman shows up outside our camp in the Wastes with monsters chained up to her RV, it feels like I’m the only one who actually wants to help them.That big, grey-skinned monster with the cage on his head and the chain hanging from his back—something is telling me I need to help him. I need to free him...Categorized as:
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Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
Mage-Craft—Though Vanyel has been born with near-legendary abilities to work both Herald and Mage magic, he wants no part of such things. Nor does he seek a warrior's path, wishing instead to become a Bard. Yet such talent as his if left untrained may prove a menace not only to Vanyel but to others as well...Categorized as:
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In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. With them is a prisoner: Clancy Gray, son of the president, and one of the few people Ruby has encountered with abilities like hers. Only Ruby has any power over him, and just one slip could lead to Clancy wreaking havoc on their minds...Categorized as:
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Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsSecond novel in the brilliant series from the bestselling author of Prince of Thorns.In Mystic Class Nona Grey begins to learn the secrets of the universe. But so often even the deepest truths just make our choices harder... -
Kye by Nyssa Kathryn
Sometimes it’s in the depths of hell, that one finds their angel.Samantha Jacobs thought she was aiding her government. She believed the chip she created, the one that could change the world, would be used for the good of mankind. But it was all a lie…and she discovered the truth too late. Now, Samantha will suffer dearly for her mistake... -
Silence in the Shadows by Darcy Coates
The stark world continues to change. Each passing day twists it further, pushing the surviving humans closer to the brink of extinction. But, for the first time, there is hope. Clare and Dorran have set their sights on returning home to Winterbourne Hall. It's a daunting journey, but vital... -
The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past. She can’t. She used to think her problems were all in her head. They aren’t. She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets. She’s wrong. In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly... -
Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they’re willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within their community.. -
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Angelfall by Susan Ee
It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel... -
Famine by Laura Thalassa
They came to earth--Pestilence, War, Famine, Death--four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all... -
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... -
End of Days by Susan Ee
End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter
New York Times bestselling sensation Gena Showalter returns with her long-awaited next installment of the Lords of the Underworld series… He is the keeper of Doubt and his entire world’s about to be rocked. Bound by the demon of Doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers...Categorized as:
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A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power...
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