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Tenacity by Auryn Hadley, A.H. Hadley
WAR, HEARTBREAK, MORE WAR…AND A NEW FRIEND In the fifth epic of the Rise of the Iliri, Auryn Hadley interjects a compelling sci-fi action fantasy with a heart-warming tale of everyday community and the heart-wrenching reality of war—and the loss it mandates... -
The Rise of the Iliri: Books 7-9 by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBooks 7-9 in the action-packed, science-based, epic reverse harem fantasy series, Rise of the Iliri… all for only $6...Categorized as:
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The Rise of the Iliri: Books 10 & 11 by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.84 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe End has to come to all...RISEN, Book 10 In the final stretch of the war, the rules are changing faster than Anglia can keep up. The Kaisae of all Iliri is gone. Her mates are holding the army together. Her dreams are changing everything—and Sal? She's not done yet. The Emperor has taken too much from her. Life, loves, and much of her happiness. All she has left is desperation—and blind trust... -
Resilience by Auryn Hadley, A.H. Hadley
THE FINAL SHOWDOWN IS NEAR…BUT WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY? Auryn Hadley’s sixth action-adventure in The Rise of the Iliri fantasy series asks how far mankind will go to protect their pride. Because it seems they’ll guard it at the expense of all else... -
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Spark of Sorcery by Hannah Haze
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Princes believe they can protect me. But what they don't understand is that no one is safe in the academy. Not even them.We've survived one semester of deadly trials, but darker forces are gathering within these ancient walls.We're all guarding secrets. All hiding bitter truths.And while hunting for the truth may put my life at risk, it won't stop me from trying...Categorized as:
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A Fate Unknown by Sinclair Kelly
I'd love to tell you how I got stuck in a house in the middle of Nowhereville, Illinois. Or how many years I've spent with no memory of the person I used to be. But I can't. Those details are locked down tight inside the chaos of my mind, and I don't have the key.The only thing I do know - I’m dead... -
The Dark Orchid Omnibus Edition by Auryn Hadley
A Complete Reverse Harem Trilogy Power of Lies: Everyone lies. When working for a sex mage, it's the only way to stay safe. That's the first thing Jaeda learns when she's named as the Chosen. The mage needs a sacrifice, and she's willing to give it. Maybe too willing. After all, this man is lust incarnate; a woman would have to be insane not to want him, even if he is dangerous... -
A Reign of Embers by Eva Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan you make peace with the god of war?The balance of power has finally swung in my favor—on the mortal plane. It seems one of our gods objects to my new position and will stop at nothing to unseat me.I'll have to rely on every trick up my sleeve, all the devotion the men I love have to offer, and the faith that's kept me strong through so many trials before...Categorized as:
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Through Battle and Blades by Sam Hall
Out of the frying pan and into the fire, they say. Well, I'm about to learn just how true that aphorism is.First I have to meet a queen in hand to hand combat and hope I come out as the victor, because only one of us will walk away from the training grounds alive.Second, I have to try and find a way to live with the fact that three of my four mates unwittingly betrayed me...Categorized as:
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Lumi by Crystal North
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife for Lumi is tough but she’s not complaining. She’s a single mom in a new town (country!) and she’s trying to make friends, launch her own business, and deal with whatever powers her daughter is sure to emerge with any day now.The last thing on her mind is love. In fact, she actively avoids it. Romance brings her out in hives. Nasty ones...Categorized as:
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Knot Your Possession by L.A. Clyne
To save the people she loved, Ava sacrificed everything and became the Palace’s perfect omega. For a decade, isolated and alone, her every move watched, she waited to be rescued. Yet freedom came from the most unexpected of places. With electricity gone and the world plunged into darkness, the Crash brought danger but also new possibilities...Categorized as:
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Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTwo dark pasts. One bond beyond their control.For a month, Coal has tried to stay away from the beautiful cadet who makes him feel things he shouldn’t, each day of separation spiraling him deeper into worsening nightmares. Already on edge, it takes Coal one split second to plunge into violence—and find himself in shackles once more... -
Fighting Fallon by Sinclair Kelly
They call themselves the Underground Omega Syndicate and, according to the message they so helpfully left me, I’m being forced to do their bidding, whether I like it or not. They know things no one else does—private details that have been kept under lock and key— and are threatening to expose my dirty little secrets if I don’t play along. Except they’ve made one teensy miscalculation...Categorized as:
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The Wronged: Completed Series by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Wicked Blaze Correctional, home to the world’s most dangerous criminals…and me. My only crime was knowing too much, yet somehow I took a fall for the real bad guy. Drake thought I’d be an easy scapegoat, that I’d cower and accept the punishment I hadn’t earned.Absolutely not. Pushed to the brink, my magic boiled over, and now it’s ready to burn anyone who gets too close... -
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Wish for Me: Book 3 by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA life of despair, a heart-crippling desire, and a desperate wish to belong. When I experience a horrible nightmare, I assume that's all it is. After Luke, Owen, and Jeremiah encourage me to confront Mother Fantasia, I finally find out that there's more to my existence than I previously believed... -
Forgotten Fairytale 2 by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat if your life was like a forgotten fairytale? Would you cry in despair at losing the memories of a story you held so dearly? Or move on to start a new chapter, deciding to accept your fate?That's how I previously felt until I face the men from my past... -
Merciless Is My Crown by L.A. McGinnis
A rebellious princess cursed by the gods. The loyal warriors sworn to protect her. A bond broken only by death. From the day I was born, I was destined to become a sacrifice to my father’s power. Now everything has changed. My father is dead, I’ve claimed the Fae magic and altered the course of a bloody, thousand-year war...Categorized as:
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Retaliation by S.D. Paine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor nearly a decade, Seraphina Valdis has plotted and planned, stalked and killed. After her mother and elder sister were murdered, her father and younger sister left Seraphina behind. Alone and confused, revenge became her entire world... -
Bonding Beasts by Gina Morris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWell, jail went about as well as could be expected.As in, not well at all.Now that I’m free and I have Ben attached to my hip I’m doing better.Until all the rest of my problems show up on the front lawn.Now I’m investigating the missing people, helping the TGT agents, and generally trying to survive.It’s not going well... -
Dragons' Future: Her Royal Dragon Pack by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo save the dragons, we must save each other.It was supposed to be simple. Expose the truth, save the dragons. That was before we knew the perverted source of the priests’ power. The savage lengths our enemies will go to keep it.Our foes don’t want us dead. They want us broken.Love is our bond. Our salvation. Our power... -
Enemy Tyes by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLera burned him. Now it’s Tye’s turn.Tye has sacrificed everything for his chance at the Prowess Trials, and Lera’s betrayal in reporting his injuries nearly ended it all. Now there is nothing left but to kick Lera out of his world—and ensure the eviction stays... -
Forged in Blood by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBefore Shanti was the most wanted woman in the land, she had yet to master her sword and the potent Gift with which she was both blessed and cursed. But the threat won't rest, and her people may pay the price.This story is also found in Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery Anthology.You can also get a copy by signing up for K.F. Breene's newsletter... -
Hidden Nature by Elizabeth Knight
Assassin.Omega.And now Elf. Just how many different roles can I play?The mission the Organization sent me on to atone for failing the last one turned out to be a trap. The whole thing had been a set up in the hopes of selling me off in an auction run by the Dark Ring. What I don’t know is who was behind setting the trap...Categorized as:
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Prowess Trials by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen you play with fire, everyone gets burned.It’s the first day of the Prowess Trials, with all the royals—and the dark fae Owalin—gathered for Tye’s grand performance. When the magic wards fall right in the middle of Tye’s routine, Lera does what she must to save his life—giving Owalin just the opening he needs.River is in love with Lera, but he can’t be with someone who lies... -
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Unforgivable by May Dawson
I’ll do anything to protect my men and my pack. Even if I have to leave them all behind. The witches want to cure me of being a shifter. The wolves want to kill me for being a witch. I don’t belong in either world. But at least I’m useful. The Alpha Council sends me on a special mission to infiltrate The Day...Categorized as:
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The Witch Chase by Ginna Moran
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe witches want me to bow.They tried hard to break me.I can't be broken.After fleeing from the sanctuary and the dark magic of a coven of witches, I must learn the secrets of my existence and find my dad. He has the answers and knowledge we need to fight back. But the witches who have invaded our sanctuary aren't my pack's only problem. Other enemies lie in wait, trying to collar and leash us... -
The Assassin's Promise by Merri Bright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was bred to be lovely. She turned out lethal.After escaping an evil king bent on reviving an extinct, magical line, Roya promised to dedicate her life to ridding the world of abusive tyrants. But when her mentor, Thorn, flunks her out of the Assassins Guild, she flees her humiliation and runs straight into danger... -
Reign by Cilla Raven
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBecks’ outlook on life has never been better since her meds are long gone, and she can finally see the supernatural world again. There are new realms, brand-new creatures, and an entire world to save from the apocalypse. She has an elf-goyle familiar and three distractingly steamy teammates who will stop at nothing to protect her and help her along the way... -
Fire's Daughter by India Arden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConfronting a gang of dangerous rebels is one thing. Falling for them is another. You can’t turn on the news nowadays without getting bombarded by stories about the Rebels. They look so scary on TV—blowing things up, knocking things down, terrorizing the declining city of Corona, and making sure even the rubble doesn’t go unscathed. My father is the reigning Arcane Master of Fire... -
Harmless by Crystal Ash
Messing with me is one thing.Tearing me away from my men? That’s an act of war.Just when Torr and I had our first passionate night together, our undercover mission went t*ts up. For all I know, he might be lost to me forever. So after staggering alone through the desert, I’m calling on reinforcements for help.Dead or alive, I’m avenging Torr... -
Remnanix by Luna May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHave you ever had a dream where it felt so real, that it leaves you questioning reality when you wake up? Yeah, well…welcome to my world.After almost dying like a noob in my last boss fight and having serious heart to hearts with NPC’s, the wires between reality and fantasy are starting to blur... -
Hopeless Sacrifice by A.K. Koonce
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWar is hell. A war built from reckless fae magic is total annihilation. Even the gods are turning their backs on the dwindling race of mortals. But Kara and her friends refuse to let the world crumble without a fight. An unlikely friend offers them one thing. The mysterious gift might be their last hope. There will be destruction. There will be bloodshed. There will be death... -
Feral Skies by Penn Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBook One of the Hell's Apocalypse SeriesYou learn a lot about people when the $#!* hits the fan. You learn who to trust, who to rely on... who to watch out for. Me? I learned not to get too close to people, because one day I'll probably have to put a bullet between their eyes.My friends and I got lucky... if you could call it that... -
Unstoppable by May Dawson
It’s time for Silas, the rest of the team and me to retrieve the last half of Saint Cain’s shield from the Greyworld. Not only is that how we’ll bring back our wolves, but it’s how we’ll save Skyla, Chase’s little sister.But the Greyworld, full of rebel magicians, war and darkness, will be an adventure like no other… The universe is tearing itself apart, and only we can stop it...Categorized as:
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Tenderly Bewitched by Lyra Winters
Hex or curse, it would shatter.My world spiraled into chaos when I discovered I was nothing more than a puppet dancing on strings pulled by a deranged mage the past four centuries.Thankfully, I’d formed an unbreakable soul-bond with the five powerful mages I’d fallen for, sharing my immortality with them while they helped keep me grounded... -
Unwinnable by May Dawson
Cain’s Shield is broken into two pieces, hidden in the land of the Fae and the world of the rebel magicians. It’s the one thing that could restore the shifters’ ability to transform into their wolves.Time for me to fix my mistakes…But it’s no easy mission ahead of us. Tyson will need to embrace his Fae roots to bring us through their world alive...Categorized as:
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Starlight Christmas - Holiday Edition by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsChristmas. A time for giving and receiving. A time for celebration. A holiday I’ve only read about in a storybook – page after page of seeing a little girl celebrating the joys of Christmas. I had envied that girl, reading her tale on the cold, library floor while she was surrounded by so much warmth...Categorized as:
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Bloodline Trilogy: The Complete Edition by Rhea Watson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThree alphas forced to unite to defend their territory—fated to a she-wolf with starlight in her eyes and destiny in her blood.All my life, I thought I was the only one.Not a wolf. Not a woman. Just some freak in between. A mistake. A monster.Abomination.Abandoned and dismissed. Shunned and forgotten.Until they find me.Ewan. Lucian. Soren.Men and wolves...Categorized as:
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Savage Wolves by Ginna Moran
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI thought after surviving the wild world of Shadow Moon that my life would be easier. Being moon-blessed saved my life, but it ruined my future. I’m still trapped on this messed up island, forced beneath the men who think I deserve to bow at their feet. But down here, I have an advantage. I can use their savage natures against them... -
House of Wyn by Crea Reitan
Monsters were real. And they were evil.My husband had me convinced that we were ridding the world of those monsters. The horrors that prey on the innocent. The darkness that shouldn’t exist.But then I saw that the true monster was my husband, and I ran.I was brought to a safe house called The Harem Project. Here I found it in the five men of the House of Wyn. Five men who weren’t men at all... -
Erased Certainty by Leah Steele
It’s a race against time to search for answers searing me to my past, my people, and my mates. My family is missing, and the foundations of who my people are have crumbled. Three of my four mates should know who I am, and yet, they pretend they’ve never seen me before.It took all four of them to reunite my soul with my body, and now I’m blissfully awake... -
Equipoise by Crea Reitan
Fight or f*ck. That’s how the Eschats live.What started with unsolicited d!ck pics that led to an @rgy has resulted in the end of the world. While I’m happy in my new life with the seven Brothers of Eschat, living in their underground world of Manaalanian, there are questions left unanswered... -
Reborn by Lucy Auburn
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter everything that happened my first year at the academy, I just want to slow down. Enjoy some time with my guys and my friends. But family secrets keep coming to the surface, and there's always someone out to steal my heart—or kill the students at the academy. Can a girl get a break? Apparently, not when that girl is me. Join Dani and her guys for Dani's sophomore year at Phoenix Academy... -
The Woodland Packs Box-set by Amelia Shaw
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree strong women wary of love… …and the wolf shifter packs ready to claim them. These men are fierce, loyal and looking for love. Finding their mates is easy—their women falling hard and fast. But with danger closing in, keeping them safe could prove deadly. Can these hot, possessive wolves protect their fated mates? The Pack’s Mate – Book 1...Categorized as:
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Neverwith by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIra is a Fixer, a child raised and trained to “fix” broken fairy tales by an organization the Fixers refer to as DeadEnd. Because once you enter a fairy tale, there’s no getting out.Ira has been assigned to Neverland. You know Neverland, where Peter Pan lived because he didn’t want to grow up. Neverland, with fairies and pirates...Categorized as:
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Surrender by Elle Lincoln
Doughnut in distress.I repeat, there is a doughnut in distress. Wait...Scratch that. Reverse it.Damsel. There is a damsel in distress. Me.I had one goal, just one teensy-weensy simple goal—to figure out what happened to my dad. All I had to do was head out to his cabin in the woods, look for clues, and figure out how and why he died then go home to the city where I belong...Categorized as:
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Protector by Serena Nova
I have a Secret and I’m going to tell you. I’m the last Full-blood Witch. I’m the last Savill Royal. I’m the heir to a throne four King’s rule the world from. I told my secret twice now, to you and my best friend Astra. Now it is time to keep that secret again. Because if they knew I was still alive, it would mean losing my freedom. Maybe even my life... -
Claiming Her Beasts 2 by Dia Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLive by his rules or die by them…The city fell. Help never came. Now our lives depend on playing by Dominic’s punishing rules. But the icy-cold sergeant’s brutal tactics and questionable motives make him just as dangerous as the monsters outside.Even worse, my visceral attraction to Dominic and a deadly shifter is pushing Reed further into insanity... -
Cross and Spider by Tana Rose
My first year at Septem Stellae is over. I should be enjoying my summer, relaxing, focusing on my Youtube channel and on getting a tan.But when my world is suddenly turned upside down, it becomes even more imperative that I learn how to control the magic swirling in my body.Ezra, Fielder, Gideon and Hardin think they can teach me everything I need to know. But I have my doubts... -
Pack Education Part One by Hannah Haze
Returning home to Rockview after three years abroad, I find my stepbrother, Daxton, and his two best friends have formed a pack.Which is just fine, because I no longer think about that summer fling. Or the fact no alphas I’ve met since have been able to compare.Nope, not something I think about. Not at all.I. Am. Over. Them...Categorized as:
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