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The Ascended by Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox
A part of the Sundered Realms Extended UniverseRevenge demands the ultimate sacrifice. When twins Thais and Thatcher are thrust into the deadly Trials of Ascension, they'll navigate brutal competitions and forbidden desires, discovering some secrets are worth dying for—and others are worth killing for... -
![Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce]()
Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce
Welcome to Sinner’s Carnival, the most gruesome, blood-curdling attraction this side of Hell.Selling myself to a shadow demon to secure a position at the devil’s circus is all fun and games until the Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up.I’ve fought too long and hard for a place at Sinner’s Sideshow to let anyone take it from me.Not Conquest. Not War. Not even Death himself... -
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![Nocturnal by Clio Evans]()
Nocturnal by Clio Evans
I was his toxic obsession. He was my sadistic monster.Nora:When I took a job at St. Thorns university as a psychology professor, I encountered something—someone—unexplainable. Fascinating. And deadly.Alec Briar had the eyes of a killer.He’s a botanist who would rather rot in his greenhouse alone than deal with students, professors, or me... -
![The seven devils by Thesehunprint]()
The seven devils by Thesehunprint
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I would slit your throat before you got past Avada, Riddle."In 1926, Grindelwald is captured for the first time by Newt Scamander, making his followers go into hiding. The Petrov family, an ancient pure-blood eastern European family, is forced to flee to Romania while chased by the Ministry of Magic. While waiting for Grindlewald's return, the family has their first daughter, Varya Petrov... -
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![Dreams of the Necromancer by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Dreams of the Necromancer by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Digging up the past might be digging her own grave.Marguerite went in search of answers. The ones she found led her to only more questions…and down a very dangerous path.Doctor Gideon Raithe claims that she has every right to hate him, and yet all she feels is drawn to him. The Ordo ut Solis, a secret order of holy warriors against the dark creatures of the world, wants her help to contain him... -
![A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes]()
A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes
Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin.To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who call themselves nobles and kings cut deeper than they deserve. If they cannot wound her, they cannot control her... -
![Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno]()
Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWeapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way.But life has a way of taking trips down rabbit holes…Cal gets dragged to Wonderland and told she’s the savior of their world... -
![Siren by Measha Stone]()
Siren by Measha Stone
My father demands I give up my dreams to follow the path he’s set for me, but I want more.And I won’t settle.In exchange for a small favor, my aunt helps get me started on a new path. My path. But I should have known life isn’t that easy. One of my father’s most trusted men catches up with me, and he’s brought a friend.I’m off limits, the boss’ daughter, but that doesn’t stop Bastian or Garrick... -
![Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri]()
Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri
EvieSomeone is watching me. A vampire. A monster who wears a mask. He’s the embodiment of everything I hate most—the darkness I can’t escape. Violence circles, and his shadows tease. Worse than his cruelty are his beautiful words, his comforting touch, his gentle care. I have to resist him, or he will ruin everything I love.Now when I run, he hunts...Categorized as:
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![Hooking Tink: A Spicy Captain Hook Retelling by Holly Roberds]()
Hooking Tink: A Spicy Captain Hook Retelling by Holly Roberds
A Spicy Hook & Tinkerbell Retelling𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐤Three curses. Fifteen years. And only one pixie has the power to free me. Each curse demands a tattoo—a magical masterpiece only one artist can create.But Tinkerbell isn’t just a fae with a gift for ink and pixie dust; she’s a fiery, sharp-tongued sprite who despises everything I stand for... -
![Wicked Captor by Bianca Cole]()
Wicked Captor by Bianca Cole
Christmas vacation with my two best friends turns into a nightmare I never saw coming. Aida and Gia begged me to vacation with them in Boston. My parents were away in Hong Kong, so I agreed. It might be one of the worst decisions I’ve ever made. I’m snatched from the bar we’re drinking at. Taken captive by one of Milo’s enemies. The Russian Bratva boss, Mikhail Gurin...Categorized as:
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![Hookah Smoking Caterpillar by Beatrix Hollow]()
Hookah Smoking Caterpillar by Beatrix Hollow
I’m falling down the rabbit hole into Cheshire’s Den of Debauchery.I’m obsessed with my deviant desires and only one thing can bring me satisfaction—Caterpillar. Whether by luck or misfortune, he can be bought. I only need to make a deal with Cheshire...and his deals have the tendency to go sideways.They say curiosity killed the cat but I’m the one in trouble... -
![Of Blood and Aether by Harper Hawthorne]()
Of Blood and Aether by Harper Hawthorne
A rare conduit of Light, drawn to the Shadows. A spymaster who can’t seem to stay away. For as long as she can remember, Arken Asher has been searching for answers—driven by an insatiable hunger, a need to understand the meaning behind her dangerous arcane secrets... -
![His to Possess by Piper Stone]()
His to Possess by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt wasn't temptation. It was instinct.Stone Keeler is a six-foot-four hunk who could win any girl's heart and then make her scream in bed, but as he claimed my quivering body for the first time the look in his eyes was terrifying... -
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![Bones of the Bellators: Book One of the Nyxteria by A.M. Kay]()
Bones of the Bellators: Book One of the Nyxteria by A.M. Kay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I am not afraid of the dark."Lyvia Cantor will never wear the black robes of a Death Scholar. Despite her curious pull toward death, she is a woman, and her father’s influence with the king only goes so far.Amidst rumors of disappearances throughout the kingdom of Sultira, Lyvia grapples with her own fated future... -
![Twisted Truths by P. Rayne, Sabastian York]()
Twisted Truths by P. Rayne, Sabastian York
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy life changed forever the day I saved Obsidian Voss from drowning in the ocean.When my father lands himself in trouble, I take a job working for Obsidian, one of the country’s most famous billionaires. It doesn’t take long for me to realize that there’s more behind the façade he presents to the world—a darker, more dangerous side.Still, I’m drawn to him... -
![Reign To Ravage by Zoey Ellis]()
Reign To Ravage by Zoey Ellis
Malloron The savage need for his Omega drives Malloron to take steps that threaten his throne. Knowing the quality of his future is tied to her in more ways than one, he is prepared to destroy every obstacle between them to repair what he has done and get her back under his control, whether she accepts it or not... -
![Her Vampire Hero by Nicolina Martin]()
Her Vampire Hero by Nicolina Martin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDon’t go looking for the monsters in the shadows.They will find you.The young doctor in the ER thought she saved my life. I repaid her kindness by stealing her away from everything she knew. I fought the devil in me, but I have lived too long, and am too lonely to deprive myself of her. She will be my perfect submissive. My pet. My true north.Katarina Donovan was good and pure, and so, so human... -
![Lonely Alpha by Olivia Lewin]()
Lonely Alpha by Olivia Lewin
A violent omega on the run. A corporate fixer backed into a corner. A pack forbidden to both of them. An omega is the last thing I need. Especially one who’s demanding, obsessive, and violent. But when Kiara shows up in my apartment, I’m forced to keep her close. It doesn’t matter that I know nothing about her except how pretty she looks in that dress and how desperately she wants a dark bond... -
![The Maid and the Orcs by Finley Fenn]()
The Maid and the Orcs by Finley Fenn
She’s fallen for an angel… but he’s mated to a monster. In a realm of orcs and powerful men, housemaid Alma Andersson is drowning — in grief, debt, and drudgery. And when her awful employer makes his darkest demand yet, she flees for the forest, and tumbles toward her doom…Until she’s snatched to safety by a huge, vicious green beast. An orc... -
![Light by Lacey Lehotzky]()
Light by Lacey Lehotzky
Perfect for fans of The Plated Prisoner, Crystal Bloom, Game of Thrones (tv show), or anyone who wanted to see trauma addressed in ACOTAR. LAST WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD! Izidora Why does this keep happening to me? Kidnapped again by the Iron Fae, I must survive long enough to get back to my friends in the Night Realm...Categorized as:
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![Of Night and Blood by Brea Lamb]()
Of Night and Blood by Brea Lamb
Asher Daniox was an anomaly. Feared and worshiped by her kind for a power previously unheard of, the princess of the Fae Realm sought nothing more than to prove she could rule with a just and strong hand. That she was worthy of the title of queen.Yet, as her impending marriage to a young mortal prince draws nearer, she finds herself dreaming of a different life...Categorized as:
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![Entangled Realms by Madilyn DeRose]()
Entangled Realms by Madilyn DeRose
In a world as seemingly normal as it can get, there lives a dark secret in the bowels of the city. Dragged into a sketchy club as her best friend’s third wheel, Kiera finds herself face to face with a man that exudes power and eloquence...Categorized as:
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![Reign to Ruin by Zoey Ellis]()
Reign to Ruin by Zoey Ellis
He will ruin her - until she knows nothing but him The Alpha King Corruption and sadism plague every corner of his kingdom. He remains in the center of it all; a handsome, charming, master manipulator. Furious at the knowledge that rare Omegas hide in his castle, King Malloron uses magic and deception to draw one out... -
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![The Obsidian Blaze by Beka Westrup]()
The Obsidian Blaze by Beka Westrup
Sia has returned to her father's floating city, and now she must face the promise and arranged marriage she's been running from for the last several years. She can no longer hide from her magic or from the seraph she's been bound to. However, the crown prince, Alezandral, has no interest in forcing her into an unwanted marriage... -
![Ally and her Mad Hatter by S.N. Hunt]()
Ally and her Mad Hatter by S.N. Hunt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWonderland is just a story....Ally spent her whole life being told Wonderland was just a fantasy, nothing more than a story that lived inside her mother's head. All it took was a tumble through a mirror to prove that was a lie. Now she must find her place within this world of madness without losing her sanity in the arms of the Mad Hatter... -
![Knot Their Toy by A.J. Merlin]()
Knot Their Toy by A.J. Merlin
It also contains exclusive bonus content. Nothing says welcome to your dream University like dead bodies and a warning to stay in my lane. It’s almost impossible to get into Winter Grove University, so when I’m accepted on scholarship, I know my life will change for the better... -
![Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce, R.K. Pierce]()
Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce, R.K. Pierce
Rayven Kidnapped. Collared. Trapped. I slink through shadows and steal from the deceased. It’s my passion, until I steal from Death himself…Then it becomes my curse.I’m a prisoner in the realm of the dead, at the mercy of the beast who calls this labyrinthian castle home. The walls are alive, with shifting corridors and eyes that follow me everywhere.He’s given me three days to escape... -
![Raven by Nikki Landis]()
Raven by Nikki Landis
Raven, V.P. of the Devil's Murder MC, is no stranger to loss.Four months ago, his best friend Rook, president of the club, was gunned down and left for dead.Vengeance becomes his focus as Rook's son Crow returns home to take his place as the new president.The hunt begins for Rook's murderers, leading Raven to an abandoned house outside Las Vegas... -
![His to Claim by Piper Stone]()
His to Claim by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe was forbidden, but a beast takes his mate.For centuries my kind have hidden our feral nature, our brute strength, and our savage instincts. But this human female is my mate, and nothing will keep me from claiming and ravaging her.She is mine to tame and protect, and if my belt doesn't teach her to obey then she'll learn in a much more shameful fashion... -
![Boneyard Tides by Amo Jones, Wander Aguiar]()
Boneyard Tides by Amo Jones, Wander Aguiar
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsPicture this…you’re sitting by the ocean, sipping your favorite cocktail. The sun is setting over your skin, and the sound of waves crashing against the sand offers the perfect background music for the mellow reggae tunes that play through the salty air. Life is good...Categorized as:
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![Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia]()
Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'M KEEPING HER. The sweet psychology student with a troubled past. Her ex is stalking her, but I won't let him hurt her again. I'll finish him if he even tries. Because I love the way she submits. Her sweet soft yes, sirs. The way she gives herself over to me. I should let her go--she has her whole life ahead of her. But I can't. I'm buying her a collar and making her mine. Mine alone... -
![Tying the Knot: A Limited Wedding Omegaverse Romance Anthology by Vivian Murdoch, Carmilla Quinn]()
Tying the Knot: A Limited Wedding Omegaverse Romance Anthology by Vivian Murdoch, Carmilla Quinn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo have and to hold. Till death do we part. Whether these mates like it or not.Or, let’s be serious, a time to celebrate, get drunk, and nab the omega dancing by the punch bowl in that cute little outfit.Either way, these Alphas and omegas have no idea what’s waiting for them at the end of the aisle... -
![Kept to Kill by Kyra Alessy]()
Kept to Kill by Kyra Alessy
Lily has been alone for most of her life. Held as a captive. Used as a weapon. The mercenaries who ‘rescue’ her are as intriguing as they are brutal, but Lily is still a pawn in the games of men. They’ll use her and cast her aside if she lets them...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Nectar Trilogy by D.D. Prince]()
The Complete Nectar Trilogy by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet Tristan, your next book boyfriend. But beware: he bites! Previously sold individually @2.99 USD each, you can now get all three books in the Nectar Trilogy, a paranormal dark romance, for one low price...Categorized as:
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![The Weaver and Her Orc Warrior by Sirena Song]()
The Weaver and Her Orc Warrior by Sirena Song
A cursed weaver... Shaelyn spends her days not as the peace bride she imagined when her village sent her to the warlord of Shadowledge but as a death weaver. Bound to her tower and loom by a cursed mirror, she is forced to use her magic for the warlord's dark plans. She has given up on her magic and of rescue, resigned to seeing life in the reflection of her mirror instead of living it...Categorized as:
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![Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray]()
Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*This standalone novella is a character-driven, slow burn dark villain romance set in an original fantasy universe.*River Anderson finally snapped.Now she’s on the run, the stench of copper clinging to her fingers like the phantom smell of sin... -
![A Sensual Summoning by Rachel J. Roman]()
A Sensual Summoning by Rachel J. Roman
Spellbinding seduction is only a page away...When exiled witch Faye Kyteler discovers a spell book hidden in the ceiling of her home, she never expected to accidentally summon the Daemon held prisoner within its' pages. Now bound to her, the sullen, cantankerous Rafael is anything but what she expected an incubus to be when he demands she find a way to free him, or else.But something is wrong... -
![Serpentine by J. Kearston]()
Serpentine by J. Kearston
They turned me to save my life, but damned themselves in the process. My life has always been a morbid test, seeing just how much I can endure before I finally break. So when I'm abducted and shoved into some psycho's trunk, it really shouldn't come as a surprise. Yet even the mercy of death is torn away from my grasp, three men sinking their teeth into me and refusing to let me go...Categorized as:
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![Broken Fate by Willow Winters]()
Broken Fate by Willow Winters
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Willow Winters comes a fast paced and sizzling fated mates standalone romance in her best selling paranormal world. Fate never prepared me for seeing my mate with the claiming mark of my enemy. She doesn’t know she’s my mate. She doesn’t feel the burning pull between us. The desperate need to love and be loved by me as I feel raging inside me...Categorized as:
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![Break Her by Cassie Alexander]()
Break Her by Cassie Alexander
I wanted her.She was just two floors away from me here in my castle.And some piece of her—naïve and inexperienced—wanted me.The man who was doomed to die at her hand.I could mostly ignore that fact, now that I was used to her presence, and my intermittent lust. But I wondered if not telling her about it was a bigger betrayal than not telling her about my arrangement with her father... -
![The Wolf in My Tavern by L.V. Lane]()
The Wolf in My Tavern by L.V. Lane
A father should protect his daughter.Mine sold me out to predators for coin enough to pay his debts.Sobbing and broken, I shiver in the cold stone cell, awaiting my desperate fate.Only I am not alone, and my fellow prisoner is about to change the course of my life.A poor fish market girl sold out by her father.A young blacksmith apprentice with secret ties to the rebellion... -
![Holden by D.D. Prince]()
Holden by D.D. Prince
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere was only one rule in their happily-ever-after. She broke it. Warning: This tale of horror contains violence and a monster who does monstrous things. Read at your own risk This is Part 2 of The Hollow Duet. You must read part one first... -
![Chained by K.L. Steele]()
Chained by K.L. Steele
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBaleI wanted her gone.Our breakable, defiant, human mate.I wanted to run her out of Blackstone Gates never to see her again. That was until the last night she spent with us, and now she is missing.Taken from right under our noses by a being who has hated our family for centuries.I want to destroy him. The need to feel his blood running through my fingers is strong... -
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![The Witch's Fate (The Lunaterra Chronicles) by Willow Winters]()
The Witch's Fate (The Lunaterra Chronicles) by Willow Winters
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom Bestselling Author Willow Winters, comes a dark, spicy Romantasy.A reclusive moon witch. A cursed wolf shifter.A spell gone horribly wrong. After being trapped in her realm after a storm, fate pushes them together. However, they’ll soon discover that magic isn’t the only thing dangerous...desire is far more perilous. And yes, there's only one bed... -
![Defiled by Piper Stone]()
Defiled by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Paranormal RomanceShe is destined to be mine... and she will be.I was born to rule, but for her sake I am banished, forced to wander the Earth among mortals. Her virgin body will pay the price for my protection, and it will be a shameful price indeed.Stripped, punished, and ravaged over and over, she will scream with every savage climax... -
![A Vampire's Submission by L.E. Wilson]()
A Vampire's Submission by L.E. Wilson
She deserves a hero. Too bad she found a villain instead. Humans are only good for food…or entertainment. And after jumping from a plane and crash landing in the desert, vampire Dante Gabor desperately needed the former. Without large prey to feed on, his injuries would never heal. Then he found her. Laney Moss should’ve been nothing more than a sweet meal...Categorized as:
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![Vicious Devotion by Aveda Vice]()
Vicious Devotion by Aveda Vice
Her pack is destroyed. Her Alpha is dead. All that Pheir has left is rage. According to the Conclave, that isn’t punishment enough. For her mutiny, she’ll be married into the enemy Timber pack and forced to abandon her old loyalties.As far as Pheir’s concerned, being held captive is just a hitch in her plot for revenge. She will find a way to bring her former leader back from the dead... -
![Prince of Pain II by Julie Mannino]()
Prince of Pain II by Julie Mannino
Liam has jumped from the frypan and into the fire.He’d hoped the rumors were fake or exaggerated, but the nasty streak hidden under Prince Briar’s pretty exterior outshines everything else. The more Liam resists, the worse it grows, and the Prince insists he needs to change his mindset, accept it, and think only of submitting... -
![Unfettered Demon by S. Rodman]()
Unfettered Demon by S. Rodman
He owns me. Controls me. Will he love me? For a hundred years I’ve been chained to a bed and used by humans. I’m a pathetic, broken excuse for a demon. An incubus who is lost.All I know is fear.I drift, dream and dissociate. It is my only escape.I barely remember being kept in a billionaire’s harem. I hardly recall these paranormal boys who call me their friend. They say we are free now...
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