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Flynn by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSome pasts are harder to escape than others. When Carina Murphy is accused of a crime she didn’t commit, a fresh start in a new town is her only option. Unfortunately, Cradle Mountain may not be the safe haven she’d thought. The son of her new patient may be tall, dark and handsome…but he also knows all about her past. Keeping her job should be the hardest part... -
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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsSet in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it. Connecticut, 1666. An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil... -
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![Created in Chaos by Albany Walker]()
Created in Chaos by Albany Walker
I thought I’d already lost everything, but life has a way of proving you wrong The moment I set my scuffed sneaker on Cadieux Island for College, my fate was sealed, but there’s no way I could have prepared for what was coming. I should have run when I attracted the Morningstar’s attention, ruthless twins that lord over the elite school and everyone in it...Categorized as:
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![Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armentrout
It takes a fearless woman to love the most scandalous man alive in New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s breathtaking novel. Even a ghost hunter like Rosie Herpin couldn’t have foreseen the fateful meeting between two mourners that has brought her so intimately close to the notorious and seductive Devlin de Vincent... -
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![Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis]()
Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes vengeance isn't enough. There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law. When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains. They call me Wraith for a reason. When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in. I move through the shadows and strike without mercy... -
![On The Edge by K.G. Reuss]()
On The Edge by K.G. Reuss
It’s not the fall that hurts. It’s the sudden stop. I shouldn’t be attending funerals for those I love, and I shouldn’t be wondering if I’m next. This new world is crueler than the last. With my horsemen slowly slipping away, I’m left with a numbness I’m not sure how to navigate... -
![Demon Reform Academy: Term 1 by Lyra Winters]()
Demon Reform Academy: Term 1 by Lyra Winters
Welcome to Demon Reform Academy, where demons are sent to hone their powers and become active members of supernatural society. The Fates had dealt me a twisted hand. After a lifetime of abuse aimed at awakening a power I never even possessed, I devoured my mother's soul... -
![Viciously Mine by Nikki Landis]()
Viciously Mine by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dual perspective mc romance from twin brothers Rael & Chrome. Chrome:. Everything is finally falling into place. I’ve reunited with my twin. The woman I love has become my wife. And to top it off? I’m now patched into the RBMC in Tonopah. With my ol’ lady Cameron, I move to Nevada to start our new life together... -
![Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand]()
Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand
I’m at a bar trying to poison a mark like the professional I am when I see him. Straight from Tartarus, they say the shadow dragon called Legion has slayed entire armies single-handedly, and the intense way he looks at me suggests every rumor I’ve heard about him is true. I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn like a moth to a flame. The moment he touches me, everything changes... -
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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...Categorized as:
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![Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker]()
Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker
They want an heir and I’m the only way they can get it. With or without my cooperation. I thought Cadieux Island would be a new beginning, but the privileged estates and elite college turned into a nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe]()
Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe
The third and final installment of the Hollow's Row series. Halen:. I’ve created a monster. When past and present collide, the fallout feels like the death of my morality. Every time I look into Kallum’s clashing, feverish eyes, I see a dark omen—the threat of what we’ll do to each other if our desires run wild...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Judicium by Natalie Bennett
Tick tock…it’s time for judgment. The blood we spilled came after the riddles. Betrayal followed by those we trusted. There are so many things we could have done differently, saving ourselves from future heartache. Now, it’s too late to recast the die. By everything tainted and maleficent, we’re forever bonded. Every tragedy has an origin. This is where ours begins... -
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![Jaded Hollow: The Complete Collection by Alex Grayson]()
Jaded Hollow: The Complete Collection by Alex Grayson
Now you can get the entire Jaded Hollow Series in ONE Complete Collection! Dark memories, horrific events, brutal kidnappings, and heartbreaking lies and deceit. Welcome to Jaded Hollow, where you’ll learn just how jaded love can be. Bailey’s running from her abusive past, while Jaxon stops at nothing to save her from the terrifying monster committed on destroying her...Categorized as:
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Liars and Liaisons by Sav R. Miller
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsI met his brother first—while trying to avoid mine. By the time the agoraphobic, unhinged, and musically-gifted Grayson James came crashing into my life, I was deeply infatuated with his elder sibling. But that didn’t stop him from ruining everything. He stole something that wasn’t his to have. Something I hadn’t known I was giving him...Categorized as:
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Ruse by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThis is a companion prequel short story to Cruel Intentions. Only available via a link in the back of Cruel Intentions. This book will not be published on Amazon or any other retail store. Although it's a prequel story it gives spoilers to the main story hence why it is listed as #1. 5 in the series as it should only be read AFTER reading Cruel Intentions. -
![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... -
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Undying Thirst by Allie Santos
After being on the run for so long, I’d finally felt like I belonged, but it was a big, bloody lie. The vampires turned against me in a blink of an eye. As soon as I had the chance, I was leaving the vampire infested city . . . Except they wouldn’t let me... -
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Reign of Hellfire: Why choose, dark romance by N. Owens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReady of not, here we come. We survived the Trials. Kinda. But the battle isn’t over yet. Things get a little dicey for a moment but when nightmares from my past join the fray, I know this battle might just be a war. Now my new men and I must figure out a way to get ahead of the game and fast. Because the remaining heads of the Hellfire Society aren’t letting up...Categorized as:
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![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...Categorized as:
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![Broken Beauty by Ketley Allison]()
Broken Beauty by Ketley Allison
The charmer. The stalker. The tortured leader. The unhinged psychopath. I never believed in love - until I met them . The four enigmatic men who would change my life forever... -
![This Is Halloween by Melody Rose]()
This Is Halloween by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMargo was just your normal Christmas elf, and sure maybe she had a bit too much Christmas cheer, but hey, if starting to decorate for Christmas in July was wrong, she didn't want to be right. At least, until the three lords of Halloween decide to kidnap her and bring her back to Halloweenland. There’s Jack, the hopelessly sexy and tall King of Halloween, who’s harboring a monster inside of him... -
![Appetite by Carmen Rosales]()
Appetite by Carmen Rosales
Gia. Gia has found Dravin’s truth, and he isn’t the only one she belongs to. Can she accept what she means to his family? When she finds out how dangerous they are and what they are capable of, will she accept how far they will go to keep her? Her best friend is in trouble, but the danger surrounding her and Jess has Gia questioning everything except the love in her heart... -
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![The Monster of Hotel No. 7 by K.V. Rose]()
The Monster of Hotel No. 7 by K.V. Rose
LITTLE SUN. I am the princess of Writhe, a secret society slithering with evil. But I have everything I could ever want… except him. Sullen Rule disappeared two years ago from Ritual Drive, our shared, private street. After sending off dozens of unanswered letters in hopes they may one day reach him, I have nearly given up on ever seeing the boy of shadows again. But one night at Hotel No... -
![Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom]()
Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom
Death. For everyone, even immortals, there is nothing after death. No takebacks, no comebacks. It's a full stop. The end of a story. The end of everything. For Sophie, it's little more than a comma. A prelude. A footnote in her true destiny. She was fated to die. Many times. To know what lay beneath in the underworld. To bring the darkness back with her... -
![Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett]()
Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings💀STYGIAN IᔕᒪE💀. The devil disguises himself as an angel of light. That illusion doesn’t change who he is—Draven Alistair. The man I’m madly in love with. He presented me with a flawless charade, masquerading as all I ever wanted. But there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, and when the truth is revealed, its too late for me to run... -
![Sinful Saint by Lana Sky]()
Sinful Saint by Lana Sky
Traumatized by a family tragedy, Frances “Frey” Heywood resorts to committing the unthinkable—only to be saved at the eleventh hour by a man more troubled than even she can comprehend. Daze Keaton is bad news. A criminal and a drug dealer, he’s a far cry from the safe harbor Frey craves, but all her doubts pale in the face of the way he numbs that cold, broken place inside her... -
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Demons and Roses by Beka Westrup
Rose Burroughs‘s rich prick of a husband got run over by a golf cart and died right in front of her. Then he miraculously came back to life. Now his eyes are black instead of blue, she wakes up to find him standing over her side of the bed, his business associates are going missing, and he’s being… nice to her? Is this really her husband or has something far more wicked taken his place?Categorized as:
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![Zodiac Hybrids by Leann Belle]()
Zodiac Hybrids by Leann Belle
Be careful when you wish upon the stars, Baby Doll. All I wanted was to go to a good college and finally get my life started. Maybe meet someone, get my degree, do something I'm passionate about...Categorized as:
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Jaden Baker by Courtney Kirchoff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJaden Baker is unique, talented, special. And for a while there, things were looking up. Adopted by an upper-middle class couple of suburbia, Jaden believed he'd finally gotten that second chance everyone raves about. It came with potato salad. But something happened. Something always happens... -
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Craving Control by Bella Faust
Previously banned as an ebook on Amazon, Apple Books, and Draft2Digital, this 90,000-word dark and steamy psychological suspense novel is the prequel to Bella Faust's Duplicity Trilogy. A brutal, one-sided, “love” story, Craving Control, is the tale of one man's battle against his obsessive tendencies and one woman’s fight to survive him... -
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Bloodthirsty by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 17 ratings“Forgive me. ”. Those were Professor Arnaud’s final words before I sliced through his neck. His was the first head I took, but it wouldn’t be the last. Severing my connections to l’Academie d’Invisible was harder, but eventually, I escaped and built a reputation of my own. Infamy suits me, and the harsh lessons of my childhood have served me well. I’m untouchable, undetectable, and untraceable...Categorized as:
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![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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![A Shade of Chrome and Malice by K.L. DeVore]()
A Shade of Chrome and Malice by K.L. DeVore
***Sequel to A Touch of Gold and Madness, Book 2 in Celestials of Arcadia. ***. Hope is but a wicked torment. A land steeped in tainted magic poisons the human world. Kinetics are hellbent on eliminating the Elementals. And the man who once swore to protect them is gone...Categorized as:
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Chasing Shadows by S.H. Kolee
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWarning: Spoilers for Seeing Shadows, Book #1 of the Shadow Series, are contained in the description below. Chasing Shadows is a direct continuation of Seeing Shadows. Caitlin Kile is on the run. Her life was shattered in one terrifying night, and now every decision she makes is a decision between life and death. The only thing she knows for sure is that she's tired of being scared... -
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Fatal Obsession: A Twisted Romeo & Juliet Story by Drethi A.
This is a dark Romeo & Juliet retelling with a whodunit twist and a HEA. Damon is a morally ambiguous anti-hero, willing to do anything to keep his girl. I was groomed to hate Damon Maxwell, but he insisted I was destined to become his. One night with a masked stranger turned my world upside down...Categorized as:
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![War, Unfinished by Veronica Lancet]()
War, Unfinished by Veronica Lancet
New York City. Vicious Battlefield. Home. With a million dollar bounty on my head, it took me years to step foot in the city again. Now I'm back. And the order of business is rather simple. 1. Destroy my reprobate brother. 2. Take back my stolen legacy. 3. Have a goddamn drink in peace. But I didn't count on meeting her again...Categorized as:
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Splintered by Tal Bauer
Everything in Ben's life was perfect. He had it all. The good career. The perfect partner, Evan. The happy home. They were even talking about turning the extra bedroom into a nursery. But things start to splinter. Evan begins missing time, not knowing where he was or how he got there... -
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Death, Unwinding by Sarah Bailey
It started when I died. Not many people can say they woke up dead. Even fewer people wake up as ghosts. Guess I’m the unlucky one since no one can see or hear me, and I have no recollection of how I ended up like this. I thought I’d spent the afterlife alone… until him. The solitary man who stumbled across me during my restless wandering of the Scottish Highlands. He doesn’t want me around... -
![Their Hallowed Queen by Carly Claire]()
Their Hallowed Queen by Carly Claire
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m the final girl. Or at least, I was, three years ago after my best friend was murdered in a haunted house on Halloween. Her death set off a chain reaction that culminated in me running from home and never looking back… until now. The last few months, I’ve known someone was watching me, following me, sneaking into my apartment. I just couldn’t prove it...Categorized as:
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![False Idols by Darcy Dahlia]()
False Idols by Darcy Dahlia
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s going to make me pay. My name is Nevaeh Santiago and for the past fifteen years my hometown has been a living hell. Bloom, Kansas is a quiet college town where nothing bad should ever happen, but it has a deadly secret. The Reaper. He’s a sadistic serial killer and no one is safe when he chooses his prey... -
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The Untold Tale by J.M. Frey
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsForsyth Turn is not a hero. Lordling of Turn Hall, yes. Spymaster for the king, certainly. But hero? That's his older brother's job, and Kintyre Turn is nothing if not legendary. However, when a raid on the kingdom's worst criminal results in the rescue of a baffling woman, oddly named and even more oddly mannered, Forsyth finds his quaint, sedentary life turned on its head... -
![To Be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie 在恐怖片里当万人迷[快穿] by Jiang Zhi Yu]()
To Be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie 在恐怖片里当万人迷[快穿] by Jiang Zhi Yu
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolographic viewing technology allowed audience members to enter a movie and personally experience it for themselves. Naturally, romance movies were the most popular and well-received, while nobody was interested in horror movies. Su Min was the first of the viewers to experience a horror movie. Later–. Malicious Spirit: I dare not scare or frighten my sweetheart…... -
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![His Doll by Rainelyn]()
His Doll by Rainelyn
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA haunting love that knows no boundaries. But will it last? -Her-. My life wasn’t easy. It had never been. Being dragged away from the only person I could trust, and sent to a house far away from society, taught me something; never trust anyone. They took me to a place filled with nightmares and terrors, a place where children were forced to behave like dolls... -
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Ruthless Kings by Dani René
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Kings are about to take their thrones, but secrets, lies, and violence threaten it all. I don’t love her. I don’t want her. But we need her. And now, we have to save her. There’s no longer denying she belongs to us, but she has to prove her loyalty. And we’re going to ask her to do something far worse than she ever imagined—choose... -
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Beneath by Katie May
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBut you can't break a dead girl. Revelation after revelation has left me wheeling. The truth about what we are—and what we need to do to escape—is almost too much for me to handle. With only four circles left to complete, our group is more determined than ever to escape this hellhole we've found ourselves in... -
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On the Prowl by Cynthia Eden
Time to embrace your inner evil. Rose Kinley never intended to be one of the most feared creatures to walk the earth. Once upon a time, she was a human—one who fell in love with a mysterious stranger. But when she got caught in a paranormal war, she lost her humanity and died…only to wake later as a vampire. Now Rose has a choice...Categorized as:
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Beyond by Katie May
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere's one place scarier than hell. And we're in it. There's a series of tunnels beneath the school that we must travel through in order to escape Tory's School for the Troubled. But the world on the other side? It's a land of nightmares and monsters. A place where your worst fears come to life. A world of darkness and pain and suffering... -
![The Way Evil Does by Amara Draska]()
The Way Evil Does by Amara Draska
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRebecca Reis considers abandoning her career as a novelist until she begins writing about convicted serial killer Thomas Eisenbrey. Nicknamed the Hunter because of his penchant for targeting groups of hunters in the forest, Eisenbrey is the worst kind of psychopath. He is crafty, aloof, at times possessing a charm that is almost hypnotizing, and he’s wheedling his way into her mind...
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