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Back into Darkness

Back into Darkness

Delta Winters

Belle’s life has been hard. Not only did her father despise and beat her, but he also sold her for the gratification of disgusting old men. After years of putting up with this abuse, she’s finally managed to escape, only to catch the eye of Mafioso Lorenzo Calabria, who captures her and forces her into his world of pain, cruelty, and corruption. Will she survive and come out stronger, or will the darkness consume her forever?

Tempting the Boss: His Forbidden Desire

Tempting the Boss: His Forbidden Desire

B. E. Harmel

Sabrina tries to keep her head down at work, but one night with Oliver—her commanding, impossible-to-read director—changes everything. Their spark is hot, forbidden, and meant to stay buried… until he suddenly returns to lead her team for a full week. Now every meeting feels like a dare, every glance a slip toward danger. The rules are strict, temptation is louder, and the heat between them refuses to stay in the dark. As boardrooms blur into hotel rooms, Sabrina must decide how long she can ignore a pull that feels impossible to resist.

Love at the 50 Yard Line Series

Love at the 50 Yard Line Series

Mel C. Clair

Brooke Waters had it all—a beautiful baby daughter, an NFL star fiancé, a successful physical therapy practice. Then an injury put her fiancé John out of commission, and hotshot running back Colin stole his place on the team. Now, years later, single mom Brooke has sworn off football players for good—until Colin walks into her office with his own potentially career-ending injury, and big brown eyes that make Brooke want dangerous things. As Colin and Brooke work together, sparks fly… but football might not be finished stealing away what Brooke loves most.

Age Rating: 18+

Safe with My CEO

Safe with My CEO

Kelsie Tate

Nicole has been running from the past for two years. She's finally landed an ideal job as an executive assistant. Caleb, her new boss, knocks down her defenses and sweeps her off her feet. But what happens when the past comes calling?

Sinful Temptation

Sinful Temptation

S. L. Adams

When NHL superstar Briggs Westinghouse sees Layla in the hospital’s neonatal ward, doting on his triplets, he can’t help but feel an instant attraction to her. He knows he can’t leave her vulnerable and alone. The right thing to do is offer her a safe place to stay and a job as the nanny for his children. Briggs knows the situation is sinfully tempting, but Layla might be too hard to resist.

Roses & Kings Series Book 1: Poison Rose

Roses & Kings Series Book 1: Poison Rose

A. K. Adam

“What the hell happened to you?” he growled angrily, standing up in all his half naked glory. Big, tall, intimidating and strangely beautiful.

Reyna is heir to a hidden Queendom where men are myths and magic runs deep. She's trained to be powerful, poised, and loyal to her people—until an alien king crash-lands straight into her sacred realm and turns everything upside down. Casvan is huge, dangerous, and definitely off-limits. But when he calls her his mate, sparks fly in all the wrong—and oh-so-right—places. Their connection is wild, magnetic, and totally forbidden. As old truths unravel and Reyna’s loyalty is put to the test, she’s torn between duty and a bond that refuses to break. What happens when the one person you're told to hate is the only one who truly sees you?

Unconventional Desires

Unconventional Desires

Alex Fox

This novel is a contemporary adaptation of SHARING DELILAH. — Delilah has spent her entire life searching for that special someone, which is ironic because she’s one of the best professional matchmakers around. Now she’s been hired to help two gorgeous CEO brothers find their true loves. Except apparently she’s the true love…for both of them!

The Alpha's Lunar Bond

The Alpha's Lunar Bond

Kex Harper

I looked up into those golden eyes and all I could think was - oh no.

Tall, built like a truck, and with a bad attitude? I was in major trouble.

Clara was intent on powering through her new life alone, until she met Elias. Now she's faced with a dilemma: The sexy alpha werewolf is everything she promised herself she'd avoid...But fate is an asshole. What choice does she have when lives are on the line?

Mateo Santiago

Mateo Santiago

Katlego Moncho

Juniper is a werewolf who can’t shift. When her father, the Alpha, expels her from her own pack, she finds herself a rogue in a foreign land. But she’s about to meet another alpha. One who will change her life forever...

Family Matters

Family Matters

C. B. Rose

Cassidy Parker has had a truly awful life. Born to drug-addicted parents who abandoned her at fourteen, she’s been in and out of abusive foster homes for years. And then there’s the toxic relationship with her high school sweetheart… But now she has a chance to change everything and be happy with the dashingly handsome Xavier Montero. The problem is, will her past let her?

Mason Spin-off: Impulse

Mason Spin-off: Impulse

Zainab Sambo

Keelin was once the golden girl everyone adored—until one scandal shattered her world. Now she’s determined to live life on her own terms, far from the glittering halls that once defined her. But when a green-eyed stranger steps into her path, one dance is all it takes to shake the walls she’s built around her heart. Sebastian is everything she told herself to avoid—steady, tempting, and utterly disarming. In a world where love can cost everything, Keelin must decide if risking her heart again is madness… or the redemption she’s been waiting for.

Wanted Mate of the Alpha

Wanted Mate of the Alpha

Sarah Tribus

"Behave, you know what happens otherwise," he threatened me before he opened the door, pushed me in, so that I landed on my knees and locked it again from the outside.

I swallowed the pain as I realized that he had really locked the door, but then Kalle's voice rang out "there you are at last".

Startled, I raised my head and saw him, with all the friendliness he had on his face before disappearing into the Nevada.

Serenity’s life is consumed by darkness after losing her mother and being dragged to a new city by her father, who has turned into a violent, drunken abuser. She dreams of escaping the torment, but just when she’s about to flee, an unexpected light enters her world. Her journey toward freedom takes an unexpected turn when she meets someone who offers her a glimpse of hope. But can she break free from the chains of her past, or will the darkness swallow her whole?

Wrangling With The Cowboy

Wrangling With The Cowboy

Brittany Carter

A city writer returns to the farm that shaped her childhood, expecting dust, drama, and a fast escape. Instead, she lands in a fiery tug-of-war with the gruff cowboy who shares her inheritance and refuses to let the land slip away. He’s stubborn, loyal, and dangerously tempting, especially after one heated moment neither of them can forget. As sabotage creeps in and pressures rise, she learns cattle aren’t the only wild things on this ranch. Between sharp words and slow-burn glances, she must decide what she’s really fighting for—and who she’s willing to trust.

Artemis' Gift

Artemis' Gift

M. Syrah

I didn’t mean to mindlink the lycan king when I was in danger. I meant to reach out to my werewolf brother. Apparently my special abilities for a weak human, granted by Artemis, aren’t that helpful. Because now I have an angry lycan king at my back while I’m dealing with vampire attacks.

A Rock Star Love Story Book 1: Her Blue Sky

A Rock Star Love Story Book 1: Her Blue Sky

Isabel S. Knight

Growing up as the daughter of a rock legend and a supermodel means she learns early that fame sparkles onstage but stings everywhere else. While the world hunts spotlights, she hides behind her lyrics, dreaming of producing her own music someday. Now she’s ghostwriting and assisting for Lucid Mantra—the band everyone’s obsessed with—and trying very hard not to fall for Sky, the guitarist who once lit up her childhood and now sets every late-night studio session humming. But when music turns magnetic, how long can she pretend it’s just the job?

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