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Forgotten Vows by Lily Mayne
My mortal skin is gone.I’m one of them. One of the Folk. And all I feel is anger.I’m going to kill the Carlin and her sons for everything they did to me. It’s all I care about.But first, I have to navigate this new world. My new skin. My new brother. And, when I fall into her clutches, my fae mother—the Brid. The Seelie Queen.I don’t like what I’m becoming, but I can’t stop it... -
A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves
When a fall from the mast leaves Alba Marsh unable to sail, he finally has the chance to run away from his family debts in search of a better life. He hopes to reunite with his mother, Edythe, where they always promised to meet if things went awry, but finding the small, secluded, secretive town of Moon Harbor proves a greater challenge than Alba ever expected... -
The Sea by A.H. Lee
Knights and necromancers are never on the same side… are they? Sairis has known all his life that knights are not his friends…until the last few weeks, when he somehow forgot, and tumbled into bed with one. He told Roland to leave, hurt him badly, used as many cruel words as possible. And yet Roland stubbornly refuses to leave Sairis alone, half-naked and friendless in the wilderness... -
Reign of Darkness by Ariana Nash
"Know your place, Nikolas." "Under the heel of your boot, Your Highness?"After a terrible inferno destroys the Caville palace, and with the people of Loreen turned against him, Prince Vasili is left with no choice but to flee his ancestral home, leaving Amir to proclaim himself king. But the prince's life isn't the only one left in ashes... -
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Luck of the Devil by Lark Taylor
One demon. One angel. A relationship that’s failed so many times. Could it really be just one human they’ve been missing?DagonFor centuries, Dimitri and I have tried to make it work. Each time we’ve been torn apart by our dominant natures, neither of us willing to back down. A hundred years ago, I thought he’d betrayed me in the worst possible way...Categorized as:
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How to Defy a Vampire by Alice Winters
FinnStumbling into a crime scene is pretty typical for me. As a human, joining the VRC has done everything but keep me out of trouble. And now I seem to be playing a part that I’d really rather not play… if I want to keep my head, that is.By my side is my partner Marcus, a vampire who has vowed to tear the world apart—and even a mattress—to keep me safe...Categorized as:
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The Fall of the Orc by Finley Fenn
The orc broke him in battle. Now he’s aiming for his heart… In a world of warring orcs and men, Lieutenant Aulis Gerrard can’t afford to lose one more battle. But when he faces off against the biggest, most brutal berserker in the orcs’ war-band, he knows he’s met his doom…Until the deadly orc drops his axe. Draws Gerrard close. And orders him… to run... -
Forged by Malice by Elizabeth Helen
I’ve found a new home and fallen in love with four cursed fae princes. But everything could be taken from me in an instant. If I’m to save the Enchanted Vale and the High Princes, this rose is going to need to grow thorns. Being a part of the fae is wonderful...Categorized as:
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The Sword-Witch's Heart by Tavia Lark
Desire is his downfall.Rejected by his ruthless family and the god he betrayed them for, Leth is desperate for a chance to prove himself. A purpose for his sword and magic. Anything beyond the legacy of restraint and repression that’s broken him down again and again.But his new quest comes with an infuriatingly familiar companion.Evain draws power from human desire...Categorized as:
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Colin by Grae Bryan
Colin is a heated, fated-mates MMM paranormal romance with an HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a grumpy, vampire-addicted human and the twin vampire brothers who are hungry for anything and everything he has to offer. It also contains steamy scenes and the moderate violence (and mentions of blood) one might expect from a vampire romance...Categorized as:
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The Knight and the Necromancer - The Complete Series by A.H. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoland is the premier knight of the realm. Sairis is the closest thing Mistala has to a dragon.Prince Roland comes home from the war to bury his father and see his sister on the throne. He sneaks out to his favorite tavern for nostalgia’s sake. It’s the place where he kissed a man for the first time, the place where he used to carouse with the lover he buried on a battlefield... -
The Border by A.H. Lee
Roland thought necromancers were inhuman monsters. Until he met Sairis.Roland and Sairis have escaped from a traumatic assassination attempt, solved the mystery of their attacker, and enjoyed plenty of heavy petting along the way. Roland knows that it’s too soon for love, but he feels like he’s falling head over heels... -
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
A man reborn as a villain in a fantasy novel series ends up accidentally romancing the male protagonist in this fan-favorite tale...Categorized as:
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So Below by Julie Mannino
Riley was his, and he better remember that even if he was currently in an angel's bed and shouting someone else's name.The image made Eren see red.Riley While healing from Eren’s betrayal, the first nephalem in centuries will have to learn to feed, do magic, and navigate a different way of life...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... -
Deeper into the Woods by Pia Foxhall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce, in the realm of the fae, a Seelie War General - Gwyn ap Nudd - committed a terrible crime, and went to the most unlikely of places for assistance; the home of an Unseelie waterhorse he’d never met before, for a most unconventional form of healing... -
Liberation by Stella Rainbow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wyvern who doesn't trust humans. A human who implicitly trusts him. AmellI knew what monsters looked like, because I'd been raised by one, afraid and unable to get away because he was the strongest thing I knew. Until the day our village was attacked by a mythical beast and it almost made the monster wet himself... -
The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeras ravage England. Only London is safe. In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards. Cassius Jones is nineteen and ready for the University... -
War Games by Daniel May
Sons of opposing mob bosses, secretly married when they were seventeen, Nerva Alms and Joseph Pascal were doomed from the start.After his father's gruesome murder, Pascal was mutilated and banished, and Nerva grew to replace his own father as head of the Hanged Men. Now, ten years later, Pascal has returned.War Games is book two in the Hanged Men series, following Blood Sports...Categorized as:
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Kitto by Harper Fox
Now Lee is free from the malevolent ghost of Morris Hawke, his clairvoyant gifts are expanding fast. Too fast for comfort, and he and Gideon find themselves wrestling with his unsettling capacity to see the future. In some ways this new power is wonderful, and Lee finds himself a local hero after predicting a flood... -
Shift of Morals by K. Webster
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI found him when he was a boy.Bloody. Mangled. Near death.If I’d been a merciful alpha, I would’ve snapped his neck and ended him right then.Except, I didn’t.Something in his big brown eyes tugged at my heart strings.I kept him. Healed him. Raised him to be fierce, loyal, and brave.Now that he’s an adult, everything’s changing.He’s no longer the soft, scared beta I once thought he was... -
The Final Masquerade Special Edition by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSPECIAL EDITIONFeaturing unique character art on the interior and the glossy jacket, this stunning hardback celebrates the hauntingly beautiful world of the Final Masquerade, and will provide a beautiful addition to any bookshelf. A must for The Final Masquerade fans. The winter solstice. The darkest day, the longest night.Every year the solstice heralds the return of the masquerade ball... -
Malum Discordiae by Ashlyn Drewek
Like all Necromancers, Cassius Corbin grew up knowing one irrevocable truth: death comes for us all. It was a lesson he learned well when his mother was murdered by fellow witches. Six years later, he is back in the town of Winslow, Massachusetts to attend Tennebrose University. But that's not the only reason...Categorized as:
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Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis is book two of three. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out... -
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Unnatural Fate by J.R. Gray
My soul mate is my natural enemy.Or close enough.He’s a vampire and I’m a wolf.Our kinds are at war. A centuries old blood war.I can’t stay away from him. I hate him, but I want him.Our love is a standoff. For every inch I take, he pushes a mile.The world is against us. But I’m so tired of fighting the ties between us.For every wolf that dies at the hands of a vampire, I feel more guilty...Categorized as:
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Threading Carefully by Ashlynn Mills
Lonely and bored with life, I was talked into going on a trip to the Monster world.I planned on seeing new things and visiting places different from what I'm used to, but I never planned on him.Nova wasn't like the others of his kind or anything like me. He was a combination of several humans but didn't think like one or share the same experiences... -
Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E... -
Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper
First I was a sorcerer. Then I was a hermit. For so long—for years that seemed to go on forever—I couldn't bear to be touched. I put up not just walls but whole stone bunkers to keep everyone out, emotionally, and physically as well. I was protected from people, from ghosts, from specters real and imagined. Sure, I was alone. But I felt safe... -
Abducted for the Pack by Natalia Prim
WARNING: THIS RH/POLY NOVEL CONTAINS DARK SUBJECT MATTERPlease visit nataliaprim.com for the content warning! Monsters are real... and I'm in love with them. I’ve always been the quiet wallflower. Invisible. Unremarkable. No friends, and no memories worth having. Coasting through my last year of college, I take a chance on a frat party, and wake up later surrounded by monsters,... -
Bleed by Joel Abernathy
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVengeance. My purpose, carved deeper into my soul than their names carved in my flesh. Dominic. The man who took everything from me, my own personal devil in shifting flesh. Ursache. My pack. The high-born family of wolves I’ve sworn my life to protect, even if my dying breath is pledged to another. Mason… My everything. Friend, confidant, enemy, lover... -
The Capital by A.H. Lee
It’s a classic fairytale: Knight meets necromancer. They argue. They fight. They…make out?Prince Roland comes home from the war to bury his father and see his sister on the throne. He sneaks out to his favorite tavern for nostalgia’s sake. It’s the place where he kissed a man for the first time, the place where he used to carouse with the lover he buried on a battlefield...Categorized as:
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Tears of the Neko by Taylor Ryan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA younger brother buys his brother, the Duke and heir to the throne, a surprising gift for his brother's birthday--a young, very skittish neko slave. But ,Damien has no use for a personal slave. But a bet with his two younger brothers has Damien keeping the boy at his side as a matter of pride. When attempts on his life begin, Damien discovers just how protective the cat-like human can be... -
The Phoenix and His Prince by Adara Wolf, R. Phoenix
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing Elric has ever wanted was to rule. Now his brother and a dragon sit on the throne, and his only recourse is to beg the phoenix Athan for help. Elric has already traded so much for power.Trading his body in exchange for more is nothing. There's nothing wrong with wanting power, no matter what Athan says. Elric's soul isn't broken, or dirtied, or rusted... -
Hooked by His Horns by Daniel May
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B08W3VKPGWSometimes finding love requires a compromise of the soul.In The Mirror, Iras is an antique shop owner who lives quietly alone... until he unpacks a mysterious mirror with a secret passenger. The spirit trapped in the mirror seems innocent, fragile, and Iras dedicates himself to its restoration just as he would restore an old piece of furniture... -
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Black Magic by Megan Derr
When High Paladin Sorin discovers the brutally dismembered body of his cousin Alfrey, a much loved priest in the royal palace, he is left baffled as to who would do so terrible a thing to so good a man... -
Should the Sky Fall by Amithia Raine
After a terrible accident, most people would spend day and night at their husband's side, praying for him to pull through. To wake up.Dawson isn't most people. Then again, it's not unreasonable to want to be rid of the man who's made your life a living hell for the past six years...Categorized as:
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The Fake Mate Job by Robin Moray
One protective alpha wolf in need of a mate. One human ex grifter $50k in the hole. One weekend to pull this off, and then they'll never see each other again. Claimed by a werewolf in the woods Alpha wolf Kurt Larsen doesn't want a mate, he just needs one to show off at the Grand Council...Categorized as:
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Thieves and Monsters by Clio Evans, Opal Fairchild
When it comes to working for the Three Fates Mafia, there are three rules.Don’t get caught.Don’t betray others.Don’t get eaten.After being hired to steal a painting, Ashley finds herself ensnared.Damon, Minos, and Aaecus- the three heads of the monster Cerberus- have never met a human like Ashley. Instead of killing her, they decide to offer her a deal...Categorized as:
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The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the last book in this trilogy. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out... -
Soulseeker by J.C. Owens
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA prince imprisoned by duty, a horse lord sworn to find the soulseeker... Prince Rian is desperate to escape his abusive and tyrannical brother, Arran, the king of Rashma, and save those he loves from his brother's madness. But after recapturing Rian, the king is taking no chances when he forces the prince back to his duties as general... -
There's No Place Like Oz by Leann Belle
The road to Hell is paved with Yellow BricksI was perfectly single and content up until the wild winds brought me to this strange world of Oz. Suddenly I'm a hero who killed a wicked witch, and my dog, Toto, is startlingly human: a tall, gorgeous, dark-haired one at that, who's ready to ruthlessly protect me from all of the strange creatures along the Yellow Brick Road...Categorized as:
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Taming Savage by R.S. McKenzie
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAbelAfter the death of our parents, I was taken in by my brother, who has been taking care of me more out of obligation than love. When he doesn’t come home from a job—if burglary can be considered a job—I discover he’s been taken by a beast of a man with soulless eyes. Even with his scars he’s hot as hell, but his cold eyes chill me to the bone...Categorized as:
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Cold by Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCold and Avani find comfort and compatibility with one another until the Beta Council decides a mistake was made in placing them together. Torn apart by a secret scandal, the two must convince beta authorities they have already formed an unbreakable bond... -
Blaze by Cara Clare
I found answers, but my fight is only just beginning… One of my guys has been kidnapped. I don’t know if the Anti Magick Alliance took him or if it was the Human Extinction League. But I do know I’ll do whatever it takes to get him back.My magick is growing stronger by the day. I can feel it surging beneath my skin...Categorized as:
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Incubus Master Part 1 by Yamila Abraham
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Explicit Adult Content*** Jinady was the comfort slave to a tribe of winged incubi for a year when he’s rescued by the regal demon Figaru. This is the first part of the wildly popular erotic novel, Incubus Master. Written by Yamila Abraham (Winter Demon, Dark Prince)... -
Tentacles for the Brides Bouquet by Derekica Snake, kiix
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis story is no longer available for free. It has been pulled for publication with SL Publishing Group under the new title "Heart of a Satyr".Walter has had a pretty crappy childhood. With an unloving mother and no father, he's always felt different from those around him... -
Bait Wolf by Sienna Sway
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCoal I'm the top wolf fighter in the Lunar City Fight League. Thirty wins, zero losses. That’s why I get targeted. I have to throw my next fight, let the underdog win. That’s the only way I’ll get my baby sister back from the gangsters who kidnapped her. But things don’t go as planned when the bait wolf brought into the ring turns out to be my fated mate. Ember This is my last night... -
Lightning Born by Sam Burns
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe wakes with fire in his veins, and at first, that pain is all he knows. He is born of obsession, magic, and the storm raging above his creator’s laboratory.They tell him that his name is Davidson, or Davy Dearest, the beloved of the doctor who brought him back to life.He cannot speak when he wakes, but the doctor doesn’t seem to mind... -
Monster-Forced: The Monster's Forced Breeding by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Cover-to-cover noncon* Toby dreams every night of the same thing: a hulking beast that haunts the castle he lives in. But the dreams feel too real. Night after night, he's pinned down, his pants ripped off, his struggling body violated over and over. He wakes up each morning feeling obscenely used. Luckily, they're just dreams.. -
A Boy for the Tentacle Monster by K. Matthew, Kyler Matthew
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was Ian's eighteenth birthday, and all that he wanted was to go with his father to the town of Gabbs. Unfortunately, the annual sacrifice to the jinn, a hideous tentacle monster, would be taking place that night, postponing their quest to seek council with the king. Forced to stay in an inn until the ritual was over, Ian left his father to go exploring the city...
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