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Mated to the Jerk

Mated to the Jerk

Eliza Vasquez

Lily Summers thought leaving her pack meant freedom, but fate has other plans. A single vampire attack shatters her quiet life, thrusting her into danger she can’t ignore. And then there’s Adrian Ryker—insufferable, arrogant, and utterly impossible to resist. He’s everything she’s determined to avoid, yet the pull between them is magnetic, unavoidable. As danger looms and desire simmers, Lily must decide whether she can trust the man she wants to hate—or if letting him in will turn her heart of stone into something unbreakable.

Fit for Fire

Fit for Fire

Vera Harlow

Orphaned young and passed from foster home to foster home, Adeline has spent the last nine years alone and harboring a secret: she is a werewolf. When she unknowingly takes a run in pack territory, she is labeled a rogue and soon discovers that finding her own kind is not all she hoped it would be. When she meets the alpha holding her against her will, sparks fly. But can he see her as anything other than a rogue? Or will she always be his prisoner?

Perfect Pieces

Perfect Pieces

Jen Cooper

Taylor is determined to make senior year all about her—faster runs, healed heart, no drama. But life clearly didn’t get the memo. When her brother’s best friend, Pierce, and her ex, Niko, both step back into her orbit, Taylor’s plans start spinning. They’re fire and ice, chaos and comfort, temptation and trouble—everything she swore she’d avoid. Yet when they make an offer that turns all her “no’s” into very complicated “maybes,” she begins to wonder if love isn’t about choosing sides but finding balance in the in-between. In this playful, heated, and heart-tugging romance, healing comes with laughter, longing, and a double dose of temptation.

Chicago Bratva Series Book 1: The Director

Chicago Bratva Series Book 1: The Director

Renee Rose

The lovely attorney kept a secret from me.

A baby she’s been carrying since Valentine’s night.

The night we were thrown together by the roulette wheel.

She never contacted me. Meant to keep me in the dark.

She’s about to find out what happens when you cross a bratva boss.

Punishment is in order. Sequestering until the birth.

And I’ll use that time to win her surrender.

Because I don’t just plan to keep the baby—

I plan to make his mother my bride.

And it would be much better for both of us if she were willing.

Beloved in the Realms 1: My Demon, My Love

Beloved in the Realms 1: My Demon, My Love

M. L. Knight

"This was a demon whose eyes had seen the wasteful horrors of war; he had been to the depths of hell and lived to tell the tale. Now it was love that was ripping him to pieces. Love was the thing that was destroying his very being."

Reve, a demon prince with battle-scarred eyes, has faced the darkest corners of hell without flinching—yet nothing has ever unraveled him like Azlyn. She’s human, bound to him by chains she never chose, and she’s far too brave for her own good. Sparks flare, tempting them both into dangerous territory neither dares name. The more they fight it, the more the heat rises, until every glance threatens to ignite a blaze they can’t control. But their world is built to keep them apart, and the price for defying it could be ruin. In a realm ruled by fear and desire, can a love like theirs burn bright enough to survive? Or will it be the fire that destroys them both?

Forbidden Love

Forbidden Love

Calyp50

Holden lives for hockey. A gifted goalie chasing the highest level, he keeps his world disciplined—until his focus starts sliding toward one person he can’t afford to want: Carlee. She’s bright, fearless, and absolutely off-limits… because she’s his best friend’s sister. The more time they steal, the harder it becomes to pretend it’s nothing. One wrong move could destroy the friendship he trusts most, but walking away from Carlee feels just as impossible. Between locker-room pressure, big ambitions, and a connection that won’t stay hidden, Holden must decide what he’s willing to risk for one feeling he can’t bench.

The Tenebris Curse

The Tenebris Curse

Suze Wilde

Deep beneath the palace, Lloyd is cursed—bound to wake only when danger looms. Centuries have passed, and every attempt to break free has failed. He expects this time to be no different. Misty, forced to leave behind the pack she loves, is struggling to find her place in a world that feels nothing like home. Then she meets Lloyd—dark, brooding, and infuriatingly convinced she’s a threat. He wants nothing to do with her, but fate has other plans. As secrets unravel and magic stirs, their worlds collide in ways neither of them expects. Breaking the curse might cost them everything—if they can survive long enough to try.

Cowboys Heart of Stone

Cowboys Heart of Stone

Heather Teston

When Brock Wagner tells his three brothers to hire a housekeeper, he doesn’t expect the beautiful, maddening Zadie Porter who takes over his house and changes his life. She won’t let him enter the house with his boots on, and even worse, his brothers have given her his bedroom! She's got his brothers wrapped around her little finger, and they're insisting she stay. But there’s something about the woman he just can’t put his finger on. The woman has secrets, and he doesn’t trust her as far as he can throw her. And he hates how she’s starting to get under his skin, making him want to pull her into his arms and kiss her senseless. Zadie Porter is entirely too much trouble. The woman definitely has to go…

Age Rating: 18+ (Assault, Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Stalker)

Racing Her, Ruining Her

Racing Her, Ruining Her

Eileen Winters

Isabella has chased speed, glory, and the chance to prove she belongs in the fiercest racing league on earth. She’s fast, fearless, and ready to take the podium from the man who’s ruled it for years. Every lap pushes her limits, every rival tests her courage, but nothing prepares her for the man himself. Charismatic, commanding, and impossibly infuriating, he doesn’t just challenge her on the track—he challenges her heart. Nights together blur desire and ambition, and Isabella realizes that to win, she must navigate more than speed; she must survive the heat of wanting him without losing herself in the process.

Desperate

Desperate

Sapir Englard

In high school, Veronica Tanner was “a stuck-up bookworm who’d never get laid in a million years”—at least, that’s what the mean girls called her. But she’s grown out of that, and now all she wants is Jax Cole, her stepbrother’s drop-dead-gorgeous best friend. Luckily for her, he wants her too, but they’ve known each other since they were kids. Wouldn’t it be weird and kinda gross? He is stupidly hot though…

Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

Shala Mungroo

Aria Cassidy thought she had it all. She worked hard to keep her bakery in business during the day, and her best friend took her to enjoy lavish events in the evening. But after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger, she suddenly felt like her life was missing something—or someone. Lucian De Angelis was one of the city’s most sought-after bachelors. With power and money, he was used to taking whatever he wanted, including women. When a petite brunette catches his eye, he intends to claim her as his. When Lucian charms Aria into entering into a deal with him, she knows she’s in over her head. Can she overcome her past to explore her desires? And what dangers lurk behind Lucian’s good looks and sexual magnetism?

Age Rating: 18+

The Unbroken Series Book 1: Gelasia Unbroken

The Unbroken Series Book 1: Gelasia Unbroken

S. L. Adams

Lacey Jones has her life mapped down to the last detail—classes, her spot as starting goalie on the school hockey team, and absolutely no time for dating. But plans don’t always survive reality. An ill-advised relationship with her coach quickly turns abusive, leaving her vulnerable and unsure who to trust. Then the last person she ever expected steps in: her childhood bully. He volunteers to be her bodyguard, determined to shield her from the chaos threatening to consume her—and his interest goes far beyond protection. With sparks flying and old wounds resurfacing, Lacey must decide if the boy who once tormented her might now be the man she needs. But opening her heart could mean risking everything she’s built—and herself.

The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf

Island Kari

RJ Macillister lives to make her alpha father proud. She’s a strong fighter and stellar student, ready to lead the family’s tech company and become alpha. Weakness is never an option. But weak is how she feels when she lays eyes on a blind date. Will his good looks and blue eyes be her undoing?

Twisted Fate Book 1: Waiting for Her Mate

Twisted Fate Book 1: Waiting for Her Mate

Lyra May

“Oh goddess, baby I’m so close.”

His grunt had my back arching on the bed at the unexpected sensation. “Fuck, I... I...”

Eliza, a skilled healer, returns to her birth pack after 20 long years, determined to find her fated mate before it's too late. But the search for her soulmate is complicated by a temptation she can't ignore. With passion simmering just beneath the surface, Eliza faces a difficult choice: wait for the mate she’s destined for, or surrender to the intense desire pulling her in another direction. As time runs out, her fate hangs in the balance, and she must decide if true love is worth the wait, or if passion should rule her heart.

Captive by the Mafia

Captive by the Mafia

Rachel Van Dyken

From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Rachel Van Dyken comes the Elite Bratva Brotherhood Series.

Pretty things aren't meant to be broken but I broke her, and now we both have to pay the price. I'm her

nightmare, I'm her savior and now that I have her signature on an ironclad contract, I own her body and soul.She doesn't remember me, she will. It's inevitable because as much as I know I need to stay away, for fear of unlocking the memories I helped her father bury--I can't.

She was the apple in the Garden, dangled in front of me, her core so tempting and sweet. A voice whispered. Just. One. Bite. I bit, I tasted, I fell.Welcome to the world of the Russian mafia, where death is your only future.

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