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The End in Friends by Coralee June
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom frenemies to fake fiancés, what could possibly go wrong? Jae is a control freak with an ego bigger than Manhattan and a smirk that makes me want to slap it off his absurdly handsome face. Once my best friend, now my overbearing boss, Jae pushed me to the brink. So, I quit. Or at least I tried to... -
Four Enemies by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNo one has ever pushed me to my limits like these four men.I’m excited when I’m given a promotion to tour manager at Club Red — until I find out I’ll be crowded into a van with four alpha-hole revue dancers, trying to keep them in line while they travel to other venues... -
Hating Them by Evie Rae, Poppy Flynn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey're my stepbrothers. My rivals. My enemies.It’s hard to watch someone else live your dream.When my best friend settles into her happy-ever-after, I’m determined to make my own dreams come true. Inheriting my father’s beach house gives me the space I need to make my desires a reality.But love seems to be a bit more elusive for me.Enter my stepbrothers.I barely know them and ought to hate them... -
Humility by Brooklyn Cross
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe already took everything from me, but now he's back and won't take no for an answer.In a tale as old as time, a mafia princess fell in love with the wrong boy, or in my case, boys. I am Jasmine Isabella Falcone, and I grew up knowing that I needed to be on my guard from the snakes around me. But, even knowing that, I still fell in love with Angelo Esposito and Dario Lombardi...Categorized as:
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Love, Knot War by Raelynn Rose
I had the perfect job, the perfect boyfriend, and a life of my own. As the personal assistant to the head of Omega Change, I was a part of changing lives, of fighting for the freedom and equality of those with my designation...Categorized as:
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Sorry Knot Sorry by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Chloe rents a cabin at Misty Pines Resort, she never expects the Alpha owners to throw her life into chaos. And that’s before disaster strikes.At the end of her book tour, Chloe sets off to a secluded island to plot the direction of her life while under pressure from her publishers to write the next bestseller... -
Pack Education: Part Two by Hannah Haze
If you love someone, set them free. That’s what they say, right?I am not prepared to be the one that ruins Daxton, Owen and Wyatt’s careers. I love them too much and so I have to let them go.But, darn it, those alphas are persistent, they smell so good and they won’t take no for an answer...Categorized as:
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Sagittarius by Gemma James
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTatum Harding.Resident pilot.A man of surprises.Self-proclaimed voyeur.At the monthly dinner with the Brotherhood, he reveals his gift—a trip to Los Angeles, where I’m scheduled to debut as a designer at the Fashion Festival. To sweeten the deal, he allows me a plus-one.Sebastian is my only choice, but there’s just one condition.Tatum wants to watch...Categorized as:
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Falling for Autumn by Chloe Gunter, Jarica James
If you told me I’d end up in handcuffs my first night back home in Holiday Hollow I’d have called you crazy.Coming back to take over my family’s orchard, especially as an omega on my own, means I have one hell of a legacy to live up to. I guess it’s a good thing I’ve got the sweet pumpkin farmer next door and local handyman on my side...Categorized as:
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Warden by Montana Ash
Max is a Warden, a sacred being burdened with the task of ensuring nature continues to thrive. Wardens are revered and to be afforded the respect of their stations at all times for they are passive beings, in constant danger from dark forces. Every warden has their own paladins, ancient knights born to protect, obey and serve... -
Wolf Endangered by Avery Song
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAt long last, I’ve unlocked the shackles that held back my awakening. I should be celebrating, but it turns out I’ve only endangered myself and my forbidden fruit. It's the eve of the biggest business deal NYC has ever witnessed, and I, Willow De Luca, am kicking foreign ass with my new Christian Dior heels. Now that I’m a wolf shifter, I find myself in four new roles: CEO. Wolf Alpha. Princess...Categorized as:
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Claimed by A.K. Rose
They took… Now it’s time to destroy them from the inside out. But first I need to get him back…my son… Colt. To do that I send the two people I hold close back into The Order. Colt’s vengeful twin, Carven. And the woman I’ve fallen for…Vivienne. As I watch them disappear inside that Hell, I call for war, forcing every powerful man and woman in the city to choose a side. Mine… Or Halestrom Hale’s... -
Fury by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson
Captured. Tormented. Haunted.Everything has been torn from me, including the men I’d begun to trust with my heart.Kade, whose fiery brutality gave my rage an outlet. Bishop, whose twisted mind uncovered my deepest truth. And Draven, whose ruthless control offered me safe refuge.Only, I discovered they aren’t men at all.They’re monsters... -
Nest of Thieves by Rory Miles
Who doesn’t love a bad guy?My family is certain I’ll settle with a boring, law-abiding pack before I graduate from Omega University, but I have other plans. Dangerous ones that break laws, but what’s life without a little risk? With a little practice, my sticky fingers turn to skilled pickpocketing and I discover who I’m truly meant to be: a thief... -
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The Witch is Dead by Geneva Monroe
“Kindness always was the cruelest form of betrayal.” I said that once. I just didn’t know how brutally accurate I was. In the underworld of Oz, there are two people you don’t cross. I killed one, and now The Wizard demands I take out the other. Murder isn’t in my nature, but survival is.Aunt Em stole my fortune and put a bounty on my head to ensure she keeps it... -
Magical Academy for Delinquents by Ann Denton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNo 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...Categorized as:
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Enemy Panther Next Door by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHe’s a powerful panther shifter who needs my rejection…Returning home to help my sick father and finding out that I’m fated to Blayne Walker must be the universe’s idea of a cruel joke.Especially because the stubborn panther shifter with the hard look in his blue eyes is the reason I left Lily Valley in the first place...Categorized as:
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Royals of Villain Academy: Books 1 - 4 by Eva Chase
A long-lost heir just discovering her powers. A college of vicious magic. These villains have never met anyone like her…When mages slaughter my parents in front of me, I have no time to mourn. The murderers drag me to a brutal college where I learn I’m the heir to a royal family of dark magic...Categorized as:
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All Shot to Hell by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsPlaying devil's advocate with three demons? There's no way I am ever going to win.Things were finally going right for us. We got the relics back. We defeated the dragon. I thought we’d won. But we’ve ended up losing so much more…Cain’s severely wounded, and I don’t know how to save him. Losing him shouldn’t bother me, but it does. A lot...Categorized as:
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Seducing Selena by Devyn Sinclair
The Syndicate took me and put me in chains, but I’m the one who’s choosing to stay.Waking up in a cage wasn’t on my to-do list this week, but here I am. Naked, nothing but a phone and a mysterious message from The Underground Omega Syndicate, blackmailing me for a crime I didn’t commit.They want me to find the source of dangerous, artificial hormones that are killing Omegas...Categorized as:
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Villain Era by Luna Pierce
He was once our enemy, but now he's my bodyguard.After our rival gives up the throne as my dying wish, my men trust him to keep a close watch on me and protect me from any danger that may come my way.He keeps me safe, somehow understanding the darkness that lurks inside of me. He knows it cannot be caged, and he allows me the ability to set it free when we’re alone...Categorized as:
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Debts and Diamonds by Bea Paige
Arden, Lorcan and Carrick are the men everyone fears...They are known as the Deana-dhe.Dealing in debts, they steal information and they manipulate.To them I am Cyn.I’m their original sin.The mute girl they never wanted to be drawn to.The girl who put a spell on them, who became their cailleach.You see, I’m a modern day witch, skilled in the art of alchemy... -
No Rest For Wicked by Persephone Steele
Psychic.What a joke.The only thing I can be sure of these days are the three men who have somehow battered their way past my walls and forced me to, dare I say it, start feeling things.Well…them, and my trusty trash panda partners in crime. But they've always had my heart.I must have kissed their asses real good, because instead of wanting to kill me, I think they might actually kind of like me...Categorized as:
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Reap the Night by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStay close or leave.Unfortunately, the choice is no longer mine.Orina’s story continues in Reap the Night...Categorized as:
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Dark Hearts: A Dark Erotic Taboo Novella Collection. Volume 1 by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMasked Lovers (Adopted sibling) The Hunting Games (Primal/Prey) Stranger Danger (Intruder) 7 Minutes in Hell (Bully)Dr... -
A Twist of Luck by Jaymin Eve
Avoiding fate is a lot harder than I expected. The day the alphas dragged me to Golden Claw I'd thought my life was over. After years of running from the packs and the shifter cities they ruled over, I finally found myself trapped within their borders. Trapped and surrounded by my scent matches. My fated mates. Four, disturbingly perfect alphas, who claimed me as one of their quintet... -
Hunt the Dusk by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Vampire king’s fascination with me has drawn me into a game I’m not sure I can win. I thought I had Ezekiel under control. That his hunger was tempered, and we had an understanding, but he proved me wrong in the most horrific way.This is a game to him, and I’m his latest toy.I want to run, but the hunters’ revelations are shackles forcing me to hold my course and do my duty... -
The Ruin of Souls by Sloane Murphy, Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNot all monsters are what they seem.“Our families are different. We are Nephilim. Elite beings descended from Angels, created to help keep the balance in the five factions of our world. We are the peacekeepers, the enforcers, and the protectors. We do not know a true death, and this isn’t your first life.”In that instant my entire life changed...Categorized as:
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Unbreakable (Pretty Liars) by K.A. Knight
We thought it was over. We were wrong. My father is alive, and he wants his research back—me. However, I am not a scared little girl anymore, and he will learn to fear the person he created with his twisted experiments.He thought he won. He believed he ruined us. He should know better...because I’m Unbreakable.*Unbreakable is the second and final book in the Pretty Liars duet... -
Going Down Smooth Part Two by Dreia Wells
Pack Smooth has a nice ring to it.Alpha and Omega, I can do both. With my father’s company now in my care, the world is about to witness the Omega Revolution. If I must be the first to prove all the naysayers wrong, then I will do it with my head held high and in style.Someone wants to silence me, destroy everything my father built, his legacy, my dream...Categorized as:
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