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Whisper Waves by Blake Black
Your deceased loved ones are only a whisper away.They are still here, still with you, even though you cannot see them.Unlike me, I can see them just fine.People call me weird, crazy even, but I only want to help the souls who are trapped in between and the loved ones they leave behind.Until my good intentions get me locked away and leave me broken and traumatized... -
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting.In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her... -
A Bit of Hocus Pocus by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHollie Craft has a problem.After casting a spell on Lucas Dayton, Hollie believes she is truly a witch when certain types of events start to happen to Lucas.Is it just a bit of hocus pocus, or is it fate?To Make a Man Fall …Eye of newtToad stool powderWing of batHair of manSpirit of ravenSnake venomSpider legsMash it, crunch it, mix it all together. Say his name three times and put him in sunder... -
Jigsaw's Blayde by Nikki Landis
Five years ago, I made a mistake.I walked away from the woman I loved.Every day since, I’ve been living a lie, burying my regrets as I tried to move on.It only takes one chance meeting to know I messed up.Abby isn’t safe.She’s got a stalker leaving threatening messages at the newspaper she works for.There’s a hit on her head, and every shadow is a threat... -
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The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom the author of the international bestseller The Sweetness of Forgetting , named one of the Best Books of Summer 2012 by Marie Claire magazine, comes a captivating novel about the struggle to overcome the past when our memories refuse to be forgotten. In this richly told story where Sliding Doors meets P.S... -
Matched To His Dragon: An M/M Mpreg Shifter Dating App Romance by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSometimes a vacation fling isn’t a fling at all.After a long court battle over his people’s land, alpha Iver needs a vacation—a long one. When he travels to the coast for some beach relaxation, he expects to soak it all in. Instead, he finds himself bored. He wasn’t made for lazy days on the sand or with a fishing pole. Good thing Love & Hate, the dating app, is now nationwide... -
Doctors Orders by Preston Walker
A Two Daddy Romance. Reese God, I never meant to get pregnant--especially not to him. A cold, cruel, downright violent alpha? I never wanted that, but here I am broke, homeless and expecting this psychopath's baby. It's pure dumb luck that my baby lands in the arms of a gorgeous and protective alpha doctor that seems to have an eye for me, too... -
Invidia by Colette Rhodes
Tallulah is confident, happy, and looking for love. At least, on the outside. Evrin is kind, thoughtful, and has plenty of love to give. At least, on the inside... -
The Best Man by Winter Renshaw
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsI didn’t know her name, but I heard her laugh, tasted her lips, felt her warm skin as I held her in my arms. Together we watched our young children playing in the sand, the warm ocean lapping at the shore behind them as the setting sun painted the sky. She was my soulmate and this was our life, our beautiful forever … Then I woke up—alone in a hospital room, connected to wires and machines...Categorized as:
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Come the Dawn by Christina Skye
Come The Dawn continues the story of the aristocratic Delamere family that readers were captivated by in Come The Night . This time the focus falls on India, the beautiful and headstrong sister of Come The Night's hero Luc Delamere, who falls in love with the rakish Devlyn Carlisle... -
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs... -
Immortal Fire by Annette Marie
Once, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity's only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality...Categorized as:
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What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything… Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time...Categorized as:
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Tourner by Jane Washington
Isobel Carter is making headlines. Some of them good, some of them bad, and some of them … astounding . She started at the bottom and now she’s near the top with everything she never wanted, but the Ironside Show doesn’t care, because she’s just become one of the most interesting students at the academy, and everyone seems to have big plans for her... -
Epoch by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSome lives end unfinished, and some transcend time. After a horrific incident, Swayze finds herself trapped between two lives. Patchy memories and fear for her own safety thrust her into a gut-wrenching journey to uncover the truth...Categorized as:
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Be My Hero by Linda Kage
Once upon a time, there was this pampered rich girl who was kind of full of herself. She really only cared about appearances and hiding all her dark, ugly secrets under the guise of an opinionated snob. But then Eva Mercer got pregnant, shot by a psycho, and kicked out of the only home she knew. Now she’s broke, unemployed, and has to start anew with a newborn to raise... -
Remain Nameless by HeyJude19
How did it feel? It felt like he was barely holding it together. She, of all people, should shun him. Or yell at him. Curse him. Spit at him. Take out her wand and blast him off the face of the earth. It was crushing guilt and relief and confusion all at once when he looked at Hermione Granger.The monotony of Draco’s daily routine had become both a lifeline and a noose... -
Sparks Rise by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDon’t miss the thrilling novella that connects the last two novels in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Sam didn’t think things could get worse at Thurmond rehabilitation camp. Then the Reds arrive. Everyone assumed the kids with firepower had been killed years ago. Instead they were taken away, brainwashed, and returned as terrifyingly effective guards... -
The Song of David by Amy Harmon
She said I was like a song. Her favorite song. A song isn’t something you can see. It’s something you feel, something you move to, something that disappears after the last note is played. I won my first fight when I was eleven years old, and I’ve been throwing punches ever since. Fighting is the purest, truest, most elemental thing there is... -
Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce
Reporter, Bre Hayne, is on the hunt for a story. Finally, her big career break has fallen into her lap, and she has chance to get the scoop on one of the notoriously private shifters. Not many of them exist, but one Holt Lachlan has put an ad out for a mate, and Bre is up for the challenge...Categorized as:
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Something Wicked by Lily Morton
After powerful psychic Blue Billings fell in love with Levi Black, he believed their biggest challenges would arise from Blue’s ability to see and speak to the dead. So it’s rather alarming when he and Levi are confronted with a spate of new—and frightening—problems that have to do with the realm of the living...Categorized as:
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The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon
If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare. Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death...Categorized as:
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Redemption by S.J. West
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the final installment of The Redemption Series, Anna must face the challenges of retrieving the rest of the seals from the Princes of Hell. As her relationship with Lucifer grows stronger, she learns more about not only her father’s past but also her own. Helena uses her growing influence to strengthen her dominion over Hell and tempt Anna’s dark side into joining forces with her...Categorized as:
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A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones
Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there’s just too much going on right now. There’s a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There’s her persistent and awesomely-rebellious daughter Auri, who’s out to singlehandedly become Del Sol’s youngest and fiercest investigator... -
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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Anastasia by Sophie Lark
Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift.Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever.Damien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs.Anastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin... -
Midnight Valentine by J.T. Geissinger
A hauntingly powerful love story in the tradition of The Notebook and The Time Traveler’s Wife. True love never dies. Megan and Cassidy were childhood sweethearts who thought they would be together forever. Fate had other plans. Soon after they were married, Cass’s life was tragically cut short... -
Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by India R. Adams
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe will not be silent.We will not stand down.We are furious.We are the storm.More than forty of your favorite authors have gotten together to create an anthology where 100% of the proceeds go toward charities fighting for our reproductive rights.Participating AuthorsAlexandria Bishop :: :: Karina Halle:: Amelia Wilde :: Amie Knight :: Anna B...Categorized as:
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The Wish Collector by Mia Sheridan
New Orleans, a city of mystery and magic, of secrets and dreams, and a history drenched in both love and the deepest of heartache. When ballet dancer Clara Campbell arrives in New Orleans, lonely and homesick, she is immediately captivated by the story of Windisle Plantation and the tragic tale that is said to have transpired beyond its gate...
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