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Home on the Range

Home on the Range

by Kylie Wynter

Wren has been traveling around the country with her loyal border collie, Puck, when she lands a temp job as a mechanic on the sprawling Teller Farm and Estate in rural Montana. Everyone on the farm is warm and welcoming—with the exception of her new boss, the handsome and brooding Lance Teller. The more Wren gets to know everyone at the farm, the more she realizes she isn’t the only one trying to escape from their own past…and keep their own secrets.

Age Rating: 18+

Tainted Love

Tainted Love

by E. J. Lace

Damon takes me by the shoulders and flips me on my back. I hate myself for it, but I am so turned on. I moan as his lips begin to suck on my neck. ~It feels so, so good.~

Savannah, scarred by her past, steals from a local biker, Damon. Her act sparks a fiery tension. Can she hide who she is from this risky man? Or will her bold move plunge her back into a world she's terrified to face?

Age Rating: 18+

Wild Wild Witch Book 1

Wild Wild Witch Book 1

by 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.

Plan Interrupted

Plan Interrupted

by Valerie J. Clarizio

He’s a widower who deserves to be honored as the “Father of the Year.”

She’s a corporate powerhouse who won’t be inconvenienced by the broken family next door.

When attraction strikes, both are catapulted out of their comfort zone.

Elizabeth Shaw’s professional life is going according to plan until she meets the handsome widower and his two young children next door. Having shelved her personal life to land her dream job, she disregards her romantic feelings for him. But the forces of nature have other ideas for her.

Joe Antonetti has made his children his main focus since the death of his wife. But his beautiful neighbor becomes an irresistible distraction and has him wondering if he can change her priorities.

Surrendering to their attraction for each other causes another player to step in with his own plan for Elizabeth. One that could not only end the budding romance but her life as well.

Cross to Bear Universe: The Poisonous Butterfly 1

Cross to Bear Universe: The Poisonous Butterfly 1

by Silver Taurus

Azriel, the king of vampires, seeks to escape his past mistakes and live without regrets.

Torn between a new love and his fear of repeating past errors, he faces challenges and decisions that could change his life forever. As he confronts his fears and new betrayals, Azriel begins to realize he's not the monster he once believed.

Can he find redemption before it's too late?

What I Hate About You

What I Hate About You

by Autumn Ferris

“Every hate hides a love too dangerous to forget.”

Susan believes the cold is the safest place to hide a bruised past. In the wide silence of Alaska, she builds a life that feels calm, controlled, and carefully distant. Then Xavier crashes into her world, all sharp edges, quiet intensity, and a presence that refuses to be ignored. Beneath the northern lights and endless snow, sparks fly where neither expects them. Attraction grows alongside unspoken truths, and every shared moment feels both thrilling and dangerous. They circle each other with humor, heat, and hesitation, drawn together by something deeper than fear. But frozen hearts crack loudly, and some secrets burn hotter than the cold. When survival demands honesty, can connection survive the thaw?

Alpha's Beta

Alpha's Beta

by M. Syrah

Arya is the alpha heiress of her pack. By the time she finishes high school, this strong, fierce teen discovers that she is mated to her first love, Jason. However, Arya is determined to take her time and enjoy college life before completing the mate bond. Jason is hurt by her decision and decides to make her pay for it. In the middle of their conflict, a mysterious enemy threatens the young pack members, and both Jason and Arya have to face up to their future. Will they be able to save their relationship? Will the mate bond bring them together to protect the pack?

Hotel Lamia

Hotel Lamia

by Jeay S Raven

Jenny finds out that she works in a hotel full of supernaturals when her life is threatened by one on her way home from work. The group works together to keep her safe amidst the growing threat. In the meantime, Jenny secretly takes solace and comfort in a mysterious being that visits her in her moments of sadness. But can Jenny trust the being when she can't even see it? To make matters more complicated, Jenny is forced to hide out in the home of Ambrose, a cranky supernatural that only ever looks at her with disgust. Will Ambrose be able to keep her safe when she's being attacked in her dreams and comforted by invisible beings he can't see? And can he fight his growing feelings for her along the way?

A Tale Before Two Alphas Series

A Tale Before Two Alphas Series

by Alex Fox

He once relished in the company of a female, dreaming of a better tomorrow. But each one withered, faded, and blamed him for their fate. His name, a curse on their lips until their last breath: Hades.

Caught in a wicked divine game, a daring young woman steps into the Underworld. She's torn between fear and an odd allure for Hades, her new husband. No human has ever lasted here. Can she bring life to this dark place? Will she change Hades or just fade away, forgotten like his past wives?

My Mate, My Enemy

My Mate, My Enemy

by Abigail Lynne

Book 3 of The Feral Wars Series

Lux Freemen is caught in between two opposing forces. Daughter of a anti-werewolf activist and a werewolf, she is conflicted between what is she and what she has been conditioned to believe. Her beliefs are tested when she is abducted by rogues and thrown into the world her father taught her to fear and the world she was born into.

Keegan Stone is being forced into a role he doesn't want and even worse, he's forced to repeat words he doesn't believe in. Merely a puppet in werewolf politics, Keegan doesn't have a voice in anything. So when his uncle gifts him with a new human servant, he's speechless when he discovers that she is his mate.

Not only must Keegan and Lux overcome what they've been programmed to think, but they must escape the two pressing powers who are desperate to keep them apart. Caught in a world of love, hate, war and passion how will Keegan and Lux make their relationship work while trying to end a war?

In the Heat

In the Heat

by Abigail Lynne

Book 4 of THe Feral Wars Series

Caroline Ryder doesn't believe in fate. She doesn't believe in destiny either. If either existed than her mate wouldn't have been killed before she had the chance to know him. Alone and bitter, Caroline pushes everyone away to keep her heart safe until a lonesome Alpha asks her for help.

Trip fought for his species in the Feral War but failed to protect the only thing that mattered to him, his mate. Returning to his home alone, Trip intends to dedicate himself to leading the pack, only he can't do it alone. Intrigued by Caroline, a lone wolf with a wall built firmly around her, he decides to offer her what any girl would kill for; the chance to be Luna.

That Which Defines Us

That Which Defines Us

by A. K. Glandt

Lucara doesn’t fight the darkness inside her—she becomes it. Now ruling a shattered empire, her throne is steeped in power, blood, and the chaos she unleashed. Raja, her fierce and loyal general, follows where others fear to look. His heart? Already hers. But when a silent prince with haunted eyes is gifted to the Queen, old loyalties start to splinter. Alakis knows nothing of touch, love, or freedom—until Lucara. In a world of fire-forged bonds and dangerous devotion, three souls clash under one crown. Emotions bloom. Betrayals simmer. And survival may cost more than any of them can bear.

Rayne

Rayne

by J. R. Vonn

Rayne Slater is a bounty hunter for hire, and she’s used to trouble. But when three shifters barge into her office demanding her cooperation, she’s thrown back into a world she’d vowed never to return to.

Rayne is soon embedded in a pride of lion shifters—including handsome, alluring Reese Donovan. Ghosts from the past awaken to plague Rayne’s dreams, and a secret about herself is in peril of being revealed. One event after another leaves her life spiraling out of control.

Everything is on the line, and she knows she might not make it out alive.

Storm clouds are brewing, but Rayne isn’t going down without a fight.

The Chamberlain Files

The Chamberlain Files

by James F. Timmins

Detective Jack Chamberlain is Portland’s best cop and when he takes a case, you can be damn sure he’ll see it through to the end. When a crazed sniper starts killing women seemingly at random, he’s thrown into a deadly game of cat and mouse. He’ll need to act fast, before the bodies start piling up and the killer’s sights are set on him.

Corrupted by Innocence

Corrupted by Innocence

by Niccolite Slater (with S. S. Sahoo)

Xavier Knight is rich, obnoxious, and a troublemaker. To straighten out his image, his father has proposed that I, an innocent twenty-three-year-old virgin, become his bride. Unfortunately for Xavier, his father didn’t exactly do his research. You see, I haven’t been a virgin for a very, very long time. Not to mention, while I might look twenty-three, I haven’t been that age in, oh, 200 years? Xavier might think he owns me, but he has no idea that I bite. I bow to no one, the heir to Knight Enterprises included. They say what you don’t know can’t hurt you. They’ve got all that terribly wrong. Xavier, I’m coming for you. Your games are over. And when all is said and done, you will definitely be the one hurting. Because it ain’t gonna be me.

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