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Alive Again

Alive Again

Aimee Ginger

Lorelai was not living. She was just existing. Her past had her thoughts all jumbled up and her family thought she would never return to the vibrant woman she used to be. Aaron was entranced by her from the moment he saw her. He knew she was special and he needed to be around her. He could tell from the moment they met that something had happened to her and that she was holding back. Can Lorelai move beyond her past and start living? Can Aaron handle her reluctance of being in a relationship?

A Vixen's Human: An Alpha's Vixen Story

A Vixen's Human: An Alpha's Vixen Story

Ms. Nauti Bear

Her: a stripper who meets the beta of the local shifter pack while out partying with her vixen friend Myra.

Him: Alpha Sloan’s beta who takes one look at this little human and falls head over heels.

From the Alpha’s Vixen universe comes the love story fans have been holding their breath for. Megan is trouble incarnate, a human who makes bank grinding against a pole, and she wouldn’t change a thing about her life... until she locks eyes with alpha Sloan’s beta, Declan. With an icy stare and slouching grace, he’s sex on a stick, and Megan wants a taste. But with danger around every corner and ghosts haunting their pasts, will Declan ever have the strength to claim his vixen’s human?

Age Rating: 18+

Betrothed To The King

Betrothed To The King

Leilani Pierce

You can run, my sweet, but I’ll always find you,” a deep voice echoed, sending a delicious shudder down my spine.

This was it, the thing I’d been dreading.

“My betrothed.”

I was betrothed to the king.

Nineteen-year-old Princess Iza is fresh off a break-up when she receives an invitation to The King’s Royal Ball. To her shock, sparks fly the moment she lays eyes on the seductive King Narcissus. Suddenly, they become entangled in a whirlpool of passion, danger, and jealousy. Can Iza become a great queen? Or will the secrets harbored by the royal court poison the throne?

This is a reimagining of The Lycan's Queen, which was written with the blessing of the author.

Beauty Is The Beast Book 1

Beauty Is The Beast Book 1

Queen Vega

Valentina wakes up naked in a stranger’s suburb—because she’s fallen from heaven. With a sharp tongue, a best-friend ex named Jacob, and a dangerous power that can bend minds, she tries to lay low… until an exclusive nightclub called Exotic exposes a hidden world of monsters and fallen angels. When the club’s red‑eyed owner takes an interest in her, Valentina is pulled into a bargain she may not survive.

The Bet

The Bet

V. J. Villamayor

After a busy night working at the bar, their usual friendly game of pool between friends turns into a decadent bet. Three free meals for a whole day? Or twenty-four hours of sexual dominance? Who will win...?

Her Possessive Guard

Her Possessive Guard

E. R. Knight

When Kara’s roommate says her cousin is crashing on their couch for a few nights, Kara doesn’t think much of it. Until he shows up and they set each others’ worlds on fire.

Age Rating: 18+

Wild Wild Witch Book 1

Wild Wild Witch Book 1

Cherry Redwood

“That, young lady, was a mistake.”

Addie’s just trying to stay hidden—but after slapping the outlaw robbing her train, she’s on every wanted list that matters. Especially his. Mateo hates magic. Addie is magic. When a botched spell invites a far bigger danger, these two sworn enemies are forced into one messy, sizzling alliance. She’s all secrets. He’s all sharp edges. And the storm chasing them? Yeah… it’s not just the weather.

Sinner Series Book 1: Sins of a Forgotten King

Sinner Series Book 1: Sins of a Forgotten King

Silver Taurus

Mila never expects a chance encounter with a stranger to reveal the most feared man in the kingdom—the king with the stone hand. He is hated, avoided, forgotten. She is the stubborn saintess, adored for her light. Their first meeting sparks curiosity, their second feels like fate, and their third seals a dangerous bond neither of them can ignore. He is the kingdom’s sinner. She is its saint. But when destiny insists on weaving them together, walls begin to crack and truths refuse to stay hidden. Every saint has shadows. Every sinner holds secrets. And somewhere between light and darkness, redemption might be waiting.

Run

Run

Kelsie Tate

After five years of trying to escape an increasingly dangerous mate, Summer's only hope is to reject the mating bond and make a break for it. A series of near misses brings her to Blood Moon Pack, where she is drawn to Gage, the brooding but softhearted alpha. When Gage proposes that they become mates, Summer hesitates: could the fear and self-doubt that mar her past prevent her from being a good Luna? Little does she know that Gage has a past of his own…and that they might be each other's best shot at a future.

Age Rating: 16+

Texts to Texas

Texts to Texas

Natalie K

Sophie has never stayed long enough to call anywhere home, always drifting before roots can take hold. Returning to her small hometown in Texas feels like stepping into a life she once left behind, full of familiar roads and watchful eyes. There, she meets two very different cowboys—one bold and charming, the kind who sweeps her into a whirlwind, and another quiet and steady, seeing her in ways no one else ever has. In a town where whispers travel fast and loyalties run deep, Sophie finds herself caught between attention, comfort, and the pull of something more meaningful. As she begins to settle, she must decide what belonging truly means—and who makes it feel real.

7 Years Later

7 Years Later

Lindsay Hope

Seven years should be enough to forget a first love, but Cassidy knows better. She builds a life that looks steady on the outside, carefully stitched together with routine and quiet resilience. Then Matteo walks back in, no warning, no mercy, and very much not alone. Now their worlds overlap in ways that feel almost unfair, where polite smiles hide old sparks and every glance carries a little too much history. Cassidy tells herself she has moved on, that she can handle this, that time has done its job. But love like theirs doesn’t fade politely. It lingers, teases, and tests every boundary she thought was solid. And as the past presses closer, she begins to wonder… can you really outgrow the one who once felt like forever?

The FAE Series 1: FAE

The FAE Series 1: FAE

Colet Abedi & Jasmine Abedi

FAE is the first installment in a gripping trilogy of Light versus Dark: FAE, by novelists Colet Abedi and Jasmine Abedi. Inspired by a mystery that remains unsolved more than 400 years later – the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island – and with compelling narrative urgency, the authors transport the reader into the world of the Fae, both Light and Dark, as the battle that has been destined for thousands of years is about to begin…

Manteo High School student Caroline Ellis just turned sixteen, setting in motion a series of events that have been fated for centuries. Little does she know that she is the rightful heir to the throne of the Light Fae, and it is believed that she is the one to unite the Light and the Dark through union with her soul mate: heir to throne of the Dark Fae, Devilyn Reilly.

Devilyn is the only one of the Fae who is both of the Light and of the Dark and must struggle to maintain that precarious balance and not to succumb to the power of the Dark within him. Understanding his mission – that he is the only one who can save Caroline from those who would destroy her; destroy all hope for unity amongst the Fae and the very future of humanity – he is reluctantly enrolled at Manteo High School, quickly becoming its star quarterback.

After a tumultuous relationship, Devilyn tells Caroline who she is. Who he is. He promises her that he will protect her at all costs, and this also means protecting her from him. They can and never will be together, for the prophecy also makes clear that the union that will bring peace amongst the Fae will also bring Caroline’s own destruction...

Told from the alternating perspectives of Caroline and Devilyn, FAE draws on mysteries, myths and legends to create a world, and a romance, dangerously poised between Light and Dark.

The Greystone Ridge Pack Series

The Greystone Ridge Pack Series

Arri Stone

Meeting a stranger and falling for him was never on Alice’s mind when she came to Greystone Peaks. She had come here with the girls for one final trip before they all went their separate ways after high school. When she met Sebastian, her feelings were so strong for him that she couldn't deny the attraction. But Sebastian was hiding a secret from her. He was the beta of the Greystone Ridge Pack and had struggled with finding a mate. With the mating season nearly over, he would have to wait another year. That was until she arrived, and he knew she was his mate. But it wasn’t going to be easy as it was forbidden to have a relationship with a human. Would Sebastian pursue her against his alpha's wishes?

The Breed Series 1: Breed

The Breed Series 1: Breed

Colet Abedi

An epic fantasy that takes you on a spellbinding journey through an unrecognizable version of Earth, in this fast-paced dystopian sci-fi adventure.

The fate of humanity lies in the hands of evolution… 2999 A.D. Earth, as it’s known, is no more. Man and beast are now merged, creating a new breed of species. Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, Amphibians… Four Kingdoms. Five Breeds. One last chance at survival. Centuries in the future, after humanity has evolved using the DNA of different species, Siren is now one of the only Cetacean-human hybrids remaining after her ancestors fled earth when the rest of the Breeds tried to kill off her kind. After crash landing in the heart of enemy territory, Siren has to hide her true identity if she wants any chance of fulfilling her mission on earth.

Her only ally... an enemy. Aedan. The young ruler of Kingdom OM. Torn between her love for Aedan, and loyalty to her Breed, she must keep her true genetic identity, and her feelings a secret. Or face extinction. If she is to save this world, first she will have to survive it...

Midnight Mistletoe

Midnight Mistletoe

Elfy G

Kate's family is expecting to meet her boyfriend over the holidays. Too bad he dumped her two weeks before Christmas. Now she turns to the one person she never expected to ask for help, Derek. She knows it's a bad idea, but what other choice does she have? As they play pretend in front of their families, surprising new feelings for one another start to emerge.

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