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Divide & Conquer by Madeleine Urban, Abigail Roux
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBaltimore, Maryland, is a city in alarming distress. Rising violence is fanning the flames of public outrage, and all law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, are catching blame. Thus the FBI’s latest ideas to improve public relations: a municipal softball league and workshops for community leaders... -
![Dead Serious Case #5 Madame Vivienne by Vawn Cassidy]()
Dead Serious Case #5 Madame Vivienne by Vawn Cassidy
For one brief shining moment, the utter insanity that is Tristan Everett’s world makes sense. He’s marrying the man he loves, has a dead drag queen for a bestie and is surrounded by an amazing found family. Okay, so his life isn’t exactly what you’d call normal. By day, he’s a quiet, mild-mannered forensic pathologist, but the rest of the time, he guides lost souls into the light... -
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![The Trouble With Trying to Hook a Harbinger by Jennifer Cody]()
The Trouble With Trying to Hook a Harbinger by Jennifer Cody
Romily:. Welcome back to Will-They-Won’t-They? The Engagement: The Foxily Edition. That’s the name of the show that I’m planning to pitch to a producer that’s based on my life. Will Fox ever give me a ring? Who knows! I don’t, and I don’t think Fox does either. If the rock currently sitting not-on-my-finger is any indication, we might be doomed...Categorized as:
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![Hunt Me! (I Crave The Chase) by Fae Quin]()
Hunt Me! (I Crave The Chase) by Fae Quin
Maybe he’s fast enough to catch you. Maybe you want him to. Jeffrey. Returning to my hometown, to normalcy, after all I’ve been through feels strange to say the least. Returning to the friends and family that have all moved on with their lives, while I’m still trapped with demons of my past haunting me, is really the worst kind of torment. I’m safe now... -
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![Castor by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Castor by Jaclyn Osborn
When Castor was captured by demons and forced to fight for his life in the underworld, he never expected to be rescued by a water dragon wielding a katana. He also never expected for that dragon to turn out to be his destined mate. Too bad he has no time for romance right now. With the son of Lucifer building an army, Castor and his half-angel brothers are busy trying to stop the end of the world...Categorized as:
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![Impulsive Connections by Marie Reynard]()
Impulsive Connections by Marie Reynard
Ignited by accident, fueled by fate. Some bonds burn brighter than any flame. Kade Mills has spent over a decade dreaming of his ideal meet-cute. Surely the universe wouldn't toss the perfect mage at him while he's a scarred shadow of his former flirtatious self, recovering from his last encounter with the malicious spirits haunting his pack's territory...Categorized as:
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![Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters]()
Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLuck brought us together… but can it last forever? I was working a dead-end job and living with too many roommates when I met Carlos. That meeting was our first stroke of luck, changing both our lives and tying us together. I’ll never regret it, but after eight amazing years, I’m starting to think he does... -
![Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane]()
Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane
Jackson and Ellery face their toughest case yet—against the criminal justice system itself. Jackson Rivers and Ellery Cramer have worked difficult jobs before, but usually it’s getting the facts that’s the problem. For their newest client, the trouble isn’t finding the truth—it’s corruption at the highest levels of the justice system... -
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Alpha Dragon's Ferret by Hawke Oakley
Will a new twist in the Dragonfate Games spark love—or ruin two brothers’ chances forever? Aurum has a problem. A huge, dragon-sized one—his identical twin brother, Saffron. Before the Dragonfate Games, they were thick as thieves. Now their arguments over fated mates are intensifying. While Saffron swoons over romance, Aurum’s sick of it. He’s losing his brother, and he’ll do anything to stop it...Categorized as:
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![Hellfire & Tinsel by A.M. Rose]()
Hellfire & Tinsel by A.M. Rose
If Beau were to write a letter to Santa he’d ask for a friend. Instead he writes to Satan and summons a demon.Categorized as:
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![Alpha Dragon's Bear by Hawke Oakley]()
Alpha Dragon's Bear by Hawke Oakley
What if your fated mate was your mortal enemy? Rorik the polar bear shifter has one infiltrate the dragon’s lair and kill the vile beasts that ravaged his home years ago. Despite being an omega, he’s the strongest fighter in his secluded clan, and never backs down from a fight. He’s determined to pick off the dragons one at a time, starting with the current Saffron...Categorized as:
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![Alpha Dragon's Jackal by Hawke Oakley]()
Alpha Dragon's Jackal by Hawke Oakley
No rules—or locks—will stop the eldest alpha dragon from claiming his mate. Muzo is an incurable optimist. After losing everything but the clothes on his back, the young omega still looks brightly to the future. His upcoming appearance on the third Dragonfate Games is bound to be a blast, even if he doesn’t find his mate. .. despite how badly he wants to. Cobalt is a perpetual worrier...Categorized as:
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![Alpha Dragon's Cat by Hawke Oakley]()
Alpha Dragon's Cat by Hawke Oakley
Will curiosity kill the cat shifter—or finally cure his lonely heart? Alaric has lost all patience with the Dragonfate Games. After failing to find a mate for four seasons, he suspects foul play. The omega’s convinced a producer has a vendetta against him...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon's Aide by Amy Padilla]()
The Dragon's Aide by Amy Padilla
Isaac went against his family when he refused to join the military. He had dreams and he wasn’t going to cave to family pressure to give them up. So when his boss offers him an opportunity to get some real experience in the job he’s working toward, he leaps at the chance. The only problem is that his new boss is a grumpy dragon with a short fuse known to terrorize the office...Categorized as:
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![Hellfire & Bowties by A.M. Rose]()
Hellfire & Bowties by A.M. Rose
Oren doesn’t really belong in Hell. But the Devil is so hot he’s willing to make it work.Categorized as:
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![A Bond for Dominic by Amy Bellows]()
A Bond for Dominic by Amy Bellows
Flint never found his pebble. Fairy penguin shifters can’t bond to a mate without one, but Flint intends to find love anyway. Even if that means looking for his mate among polar bear shifters who never commit to their partners for more than a few years. Dominic needs a fake mate. His father is trying to set him up with the local matchmaker to preserve the family line...Categorized as:
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![Practice for Toby by Amy Bellows]()
Practice for Toby by Amy Bellows
Omega gentoo penguin shifters are supposed to be quiet, modest, and subservient. Felix is none of those things. Every time he mouths off to his teachers, they warn him no alpha will ever want a rebel like him. But Felix has a plan. He found a romance novel with the secret details about what happens between an alpha and omega behind closed doors...Categorized as:
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![Kelpie's Ruin by Charlotte Brice]()
Kelpie's Ruin by Charlotte Brice
I’ve lost my hippo shift beast, and part of my body that makes me who I am, my tattoos. As much as I’m looking forward to a fresh start, some of us are dragging too much baggage with us. Whatever happened in Harlow’s past, isn’t going to leave us alone, no matter where we go. I need to focus on who I am...Categorized as:
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![Finn's Solace by Stella Rainbow]()
Finn's Solace by Stella Rainbow
Finn was doing a good job living in the present, until his past came tumbling back into his life along with Levi, the friend he'd thought he'd lost forever. Finn. Promises always got broken. I'd believed that since I was a kid...Categorized as:
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![The Trouble with Trying to Love a Hellion by Jennifer Cody]()
The Trouble with Trying to Love a Hellion by Jennifer Cody
Edovard:. Um…I was told I’m supposed to summarize my story here, but recently I’ve learned that blurbs are hard so I’m not sure what to say. My name is Edovard Durand Folange. I’m twenty seven years old from Fresno, California, and recently I moved across the country to live with my new parents and brother...Categorized as:
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![Five Star Review by Marie Reynard]()
Five Star Review by Marie Reynard
Gravity, love, and other inevitable falls. Aiden Lucas is used to a steady stream of discreet packages arriving on his doorstep. It's part and parcel of living with one of the internet's most popular adult toy reviewers, but nothing could have prepared him for the next toy his roommate receives—something that hits a little too close to a secret Aiden has longed to confess for years...Categorized as:
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![Grand Adventures by John Amory, J.E. Birk]()
Grand Adventures by John Amory, J.E. Birk
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn September 1, 2011, TJ Klune wrote, ". .. it's not about the ending, it's about the journey. .. " in a review of Eric Arvin's Woke Up in a Strange Place. With those words, two men began a journey of love and invited us to ride along. TJ and Eric have shared so much with us: their wonderful books, their smiles, their humor, their lives, and their inspiring devotion to each other... -
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Romancing the Omega by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStory takes place in the Omegaverse. Hobson Hills Omegas: Book Three. Caden Benson is stoic, quiet, and proper. He may write romance novels now, but his family and friends still see him as the cold and logical lawyer he was for most of his adult life. Everything changes when he meets his omega... -
![My Life is not a Horror Movie, Derek by DiscontentedWinter]()
My Life is not a Horror Movie, Derek by DiscontentedWinter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSterek. Stiles keeps dreaming of people in robes with knives. With chanting. In Latin. And he mentioned the knives, right? That can't be good. Words:38992 complete. -
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![Fate's Final Chapter by Toby Wise]()
Fate's Final Chapter by Toby Wise
The entire Burke pack and their loved ones join Frankie and Elwood for a day of celebration as the two join their lives together in a life force sharing ceremony. Join the family you’ve come to know and love five years after Frankie and Elwood’s mating, checking in with each and every member of the Burke pack...Categorized as:
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![My Not So Purrfect Angel by Colette Davison]()
My Not So Purrfect Angel by Colette Davison
What do you do when you find out your cat is an angel? Freak out. Check. Take him to a wedding as your plus one. Check. Fall in love? Kai is chaotic, adorable, and not what I imagined an angel would be like. He’s naive in so many ways, especially when it comes to intimacy. I need to loosen up and trust Kai’s instincts, but it’s hard when I’m worried about hurting him...Categorized as:
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![Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown]()
Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
The Haven Center was supposed to be my new beginning. It was supposed to be where I figured out who Wyatt Stanislav is after kidnapping and abuse had torn apart who I was. I wasn't supposed to meet him. Jordan Peterson. The tall, buff bear of a man who saves me from my nightmares and calls me his own. His true mate. Jordan wants nothing more than to protect me... -
![Too Many Beds: A Trope-Subversive Gay Romance Anthology by Adelaide Blaike, Amy Campbell]()
Too Many Beds: A Trope-Subversive Gay Romance Anthology by Adelaide Blaike, Amy Campbell
Where love knows no limits. .. and certainly not the confines of a single bed! In this limited-run gay romance anthology, ten talented authors take the beloved "only one bed" trope and turn it on its head. From jail cells to academy dorms, empty motels to crowded retail stores, the tales in Too Many Beds prove love can thrive in the most unexpected of places...Categorized as:
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![Aquaculture Affair by Delaney Rain]()
Aquaculture Affair by Delaney Rain
Can a virgin and his dad’s best friend find a way to be together forever with their mersquid fated mate? Larkin isn't sure if he's got his life together or not, but he knows his love life is completely stalled out. He’s never going to get up the courage to tell Dean, his father's best friend, how he feels about him...Categorized as:
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![Give Me S'more by J.D. Light]()
Give Me S'more by J.D. Light
Moore Aldridge. Finding out my mother and father have been hiding a pretty important secret form my brother and sister and me isn't the highlight of my week. But considering, up until yesterday I was bing held in a dingy, freezing cell with no blanket, it's also not the worst thing...Categorized as:
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![How to Love Thine Enemy by Eli Easton]()
How to Love Thine Enemy by Eli Easton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan a forbidden love heal the rift between two enemy tribes? Legend says that, centuries ago, the sled dogs and the Inuit were so deeply bonded that the dogs rose up on two legs and became men. The Qimmig and the People lived together happily until one of the Inuit betrayed the dog-men. The Qimmig fled, vowing never to return...Categorized as:
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![The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer]()
The Fox's Reluctant Alpha by Ava Beringer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA sly fox has me chasing his, ahem, tail. I hate that I love it, but there’s no way I’m falling in love. Is there? Omega fox Duncan Dougherty is a laid-back, fun-loving guy. A little too laid back. After a blow-up argument with his family, Duncan takes off, looking for adventure and freedom... -
![How to Save a Life by Eli Easton]()
How to Save a Life by Eli Easton
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRav Miller looked into the terrified, intelligent eyes of the chocolate Labrador on death row, and knew he’d do anything to save him. When the dog, Sammy, escapes and heads to Mad Creek, Rav follows. Mad Creek. The town had become legendary in Rav’s mind after he’d met that bizarre group last year. Rav dismissed his crazy suspicions back then, but when he arrives in Mad Creek, he knows it’s true... -
![Cam's Treasure by Stella Rainbow]()
Cam's Treasure by Stella Rainbow
Cam and Micah have been waiting for their mates for years, but they didn't expect them to crash into their lives. Literally. Cam. After roaming the world looking for our two mates, Micah and I returned home to Mistvale because we missed our family and clan. Of course, if we'd remembered Mistvale was Fate-blessed, we might have saved ourselves all that trouble. Micah...Categorized as:
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![The Manticore Manny by Hawke Oakley]()
The Manticore Manny by Hawke Oakley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA human omega can't be soulmates with a venomous, man-eating beast, right? Chris can't catch a break. After his daughter's alpha father abandoned them, he's been struggling to keep them afloat and make sure Zoey has the life she deserves. When Chris scores his dream job at a local bakery, there's one big problem... -
![Bonds of Blood by Nazri Noor]()
Bonds of Blood by Nazri Noor
Family matters. With the help of his found family and his beloved Prince Sylvain, Lochlann Wilde has finally conquered the four oriels of the Wispwood. Now that the elemental gemstones are united in his amulet, Locke can earn Aphrodite’s favor. Whatever that may be. But there’s plenty to do in the meantime, anyway... -
![Always Murder by Gregory Ashe]()
Always Murder by Gregory Ashe
The only thing worse than murder is…no murder? It’s Christmastime, and Dashiell Dawson Dane (just Dash) is looking forward to a quiet holiday season—no unexpected visitors, no relationship drama, and absolutely no murders. But when his friend Millie asks for help, Dash says yes. Because that’s what friends do... -
![Little Sh*t by J.D. Light]()
Little Sh*t by J.D. Light
Carter Benson. Being sold to men who were intent on basically auctioning me off into sexual slavery isn't the worst thing I've been through, but getting into that would mean talking about revenge and things better left forgotten...Categorized as:
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![Parker's Silver Lineman by J.D. Light]()
Parker's Silver Lineman by J.D. Light
Silver Bell. Football has been both my freedom and my restraints. I'm my happiest when I'm on the field. I have an assignment. I know what I need to do and I get it done. I don’t have to worry about my parents and their demands or anything else going on or not going on in my life. It paid my way through college, which meant not having to rely on my parents for my education...Categorized as:
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![Phoenix Reign by Charlotte Brice]()
Phoenix Reign by Charlotte Brice
My Phoenix is out, my visions are out. I’ve been sent into hiding, but everything about this feels wrong. Maybe I’m just out of my depth? Not only am I plagued by doubt, I'm also hounded by the Phoenix Goddess to do good. Trouble is, I can't obey the goddess while serving my country...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Fly for a Vampire Guy by Leslie McAdam, C.D. Rachels]()
Pretty Fly for a Vampire Guy by Leslie McAdam, C.D. Rachels
Clay. I suck at being a vampire—literally. When the Halloween Wave turned a third of the population into monsters, I thought I was one of the lucky ones. I get to have my fit twenty-year-old body for decades. And vampires are supposed to be sexy, right? But now that I’m finally in university, I still don’t fit in. I was supposed to find myself and spread my metaphorical vampire wings...Categorized as:
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![Accidental Bond by Mika Nix]()
Accidental Bond by Mika Nix
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, but accidentally becoming a mercenary for a demon might be the biggest one yet…. My inner dragon has always been more like a devil on my shoulder, talking me into making bad decisions and creating chaos. I have a hoard full of demon artifacts, each one likely to cost me my life if the owners ever come after me...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Angel by J.D. Light]()
Pretty Angel by J.D. Light
Rory Stevens. When I was six, monsters attacked and killed my mom, while we were unloading groceries. I thought I'd been rescued by the nice man we'd met the day before at the pool, but throughout the twelve years I spent in his basement, I started to realize things. He was one of the monsters, and my basement bedroom was my cage...Categorized as:
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![Precious Boy by J.D. Light]()
Precious Boy by J.D. Light
Bentley Jeffers. My life has been a series of ups and downs. Downside: I lost my right arm just below he elbow when I was six years old due to a car accident. Upside: It made my usefulness to my parents nonexistent and therefore they didn't treat me the way they treated my twin brother...Categorized as:
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![Blondie’s 1998 with a Goat by J.D. Light]()
Blondie’s 1998 with a Goat by J.D. Light
Marlow Jeffers. I'm a former child star, whose own mother and father treated like a meal ticket. When burn out, and my mother's hateful words to my twin brother drove me away from the life of fortune and semi-fame, the only logical solution is to buy a food truck so my brother can follow his passion, and move to Purdy, Nebraska...Categorized as:
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![Richypoo, That’s Not a Bong by J.D. Light]()
Richypoo, That’s Not a Bong by J.D. Light
Richmond Pratt. I like being a PI, but I don't love it. I like my life in Tennessee, but I don't love it. I like the apartment I live in but I don't love it. Basically my life is full of stuff that I can live with or without. With the exception of my mom and my sister, but they have their own lives...Categorized as:
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![Claimed By The Orc Lord by Lee McCormick]()
Claimed By The Orc Lord by Lee McCormick
Kai. When my best friend goes missing, it’s up to me to find him. There’s always been stories of people in Destiny entering the woods and never coming out, but we never thought it would happen to us. That is, until I walk through a cave and find myself stepping into a different world with no way home. Nash. I’ve always believed my mate would find me...Categorized as:
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![Awkward Smiles by J.D. Light]()
Awkward Smiles by J.D. Light
Pierce Brown. If it weren't for the one thing in the whole world I can't leave behind, I would have escaped, or been killed trying by now. At nineteen, the prospect of dying trying to get away from a fancy hotel in Las Vegas shouldn't even be a thought process you have, but a month in the presence of a man like Oscar Burns is enough to make you feel like evil is infecting your skin...Categorized as:
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![Blood, Paint and Pumpkin Guts by J.D. Light]()
Blood, Paint and Pumpkin Guts by J.D. Light
Reid Wilson. Living with a large group of people is really starting to grow on me, especially since before I was kidnapped, I was feeling more and more alone every day. My days used to be an endless cycle of passive aggressive comments about my size and appearance, disguised as constructive criticism from someone who "just didn't want me to feel out of place" in his world...Categorized as:
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![Phoenix Fall: Paranormal shifters gay harem romance by Charlotte Brice]()
Phoenix Fall: Paranormal shifters gay harem romance by Charlotte Brice
I once heard someone say the phrase "let sleeping dogs lie. " I'm not sure that I ever truly understood it before. The key word in that sentence is "before" as I now have a much better understanding of it. After the disaster of my first posting, and ending up back where I started, everything begins to fall apart...Categorized as:
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