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Desperation

Desperation

Mandy M.

Mina has never had a lot, but that suits her just fine. All she's ever needed is her mom and a warm place to call home. But when both of those things are taken away in one swift and heartbreaking moment, she finds herself alone and broke on the streets of New York City—the last place a cute 19-year-old girl should be. When a stranger offers to take care of her, she’s more than tempted, but what exactly does this handsome and mysterious man have in mind?

The Troublesome Roommate

The Troublesome Roommate

Farah N. M.

Karina Johnson moves to Kensington determined to keep her life simple: college, friends, and independence. That plan falters when she’s assigned a roommate like James Pearson. James leans into his reputation and sees no reason to change it, while Karina refuses to view him as anything but trouble. Forced to live together, minor irritations give way to tension to something far more complicated. As secrets surface and boundaries blur, they learn that first impressions rarely tell the whole story, and that proximity has a way of changing everything.

The Universe of Discretion: Training Furst

The Universe of Discretion: Training Furst

Michael BN

Sebastian is hired as a private fitness trainer for Calvin Furst. Working with a very tight deadline, can he get the enigmatic founder of AcuTech in shape before his big event?

Wild Hearts Book 1: Flame

Wild Hearts Book 1: Flame

Marie Scully

Danny arrives at Wild Horse Ranch ready to grab her payout and disappear before her past catches up. She keeps her walls high, her secrets close and her exit route planned. But everything shifts when Liam, the sharp-eyed jockey next door, gets a text that leaves him asking who’s suddenly riding into his life with Ben. Used to having every answer, he finds only questions when Danny steps close. Sparks flare where neither of them wants them, and every glance feels like trouble. At a ranch where no one truly outruns their past, Danny and Liam learn that one unexpected spark can burn down the life they know… or light the way home.

The Replacement

The Replacement

Rebecca Robertson

Jessica has just stepped into her dream job, replacing the CEO, Spencer, whose life took a dramatic turn after brain surgery left him blind. Despite Spencer's determination to ensure Jessica knows her place, she is dazzled by his charm and good looks. After a business trip to Italy brings them closer together, Jessica finds herself torn between her professional obligations and the growing desire to be more than just a stand-in CEO. After all, she is merely a replacement. Both in business and pleasure.

Age Rating: 18+

Chasing The Omega

Chasing The Omega

Jessica Edwards

Alice thought it couldn’t get any worse. Attacked by a rabid wolf at work, but waking up the next day without even a scratch, is she starting to go crazy? But now the bad-boy at her school has started to take an interest in her. Is something happening to Alice?

Age Rating: 16+

Death's Werewolf Nymph

Death's Werewolf Nymph

Toria Blue

By the age of nineteen every werewolf has found their mate except Meredith. When she watches her younger sister find a mate in her only friend, she accepts her unfortunate faith in never finding love, with her dearest friend on deathbed and her parents trying to change her.

But she doesn't know that all her life will forever change when she meets an extraordinary man in black. He noticed the beauty in her nymph side. She is everything he didn't know he needed. If only it would be that simple.

After all no one has ever seen Death in love...

The Cursed Mate

The Cursed Mate

Kelsie Tate

After a war between humans and wolf shifters, the human survivors have been forced into hiding or been taken as slaves by the ferocious wolf packs. Raised in a hidden colony in Idaho, Elena dreams of escaping her callous father and fleeing to the coast. She is enslaved by White Dawn Pack, however. A chance encounter with the pack’s handsome alpha, Colt, makes him believe that Elena is the mate he has been waiting for since his previous mate was killed. Elena is skeptical, so Colt vows to get to the bottom of his seemingly impossible desires and the pair begin to form a deep bond that will test the loyalty of his pack.

GLAZE (Donut Daddy Influencer Novel)

GLAZE (Donut Daddy Influencer Novel)

Donut Daddy

She's built a career telling other people's stories because she was told her own wasn't worth seeing. He's built an empire on being watched, but only the version he controls; the performance that keeps millions close and no one actually near. When a docu-series forces them into the same frame, she demands the real him and he demands she stop hiding behind the camera—and every wall they tear down in each other reveals one they've been building in themselves. How do two people who are experts at hiding, one behind a camera, one in front of it, build something real when being seen is both what they crave and what terrifies them?

The Universe of Discretion: The Dead House

The Universe of Discretion: The Dead House

Michael BN

Patrick is approached by members of "The Dead House" fraternity who aim to be the most inclusive frat house on campus. Soon a secret crush on his roommate and a steamy encounter with a fellow frat member make Patrick's life far more complicated than it's ever been.

The Lockwood Chronicles Book 1: Distraction

The Lockwood Chronicles Book 1: Distraction

Gabby Walker

On the cusp of the end of the Napoleonic War, Alexander Montgomery, Earl of Lockwood, finds himself under pressure to secure a wife. Duty demands it—but the only woman who captures his interest refuses the idea of marriage altogether. Sophie Bennett is clever, guarded, and hiding a dangerous secret, making her as risky as she is irresistible. What begins as a distraction quickly becomes something far more perilous. As tensions rise and unseen dangers close in, Alex realizes that his growing attachment to Sophie could cost them more than reputation or scandal. In a world shaped by war, expectation, and betrayal, choosing the wrong path could cost both of them their lives.

Rejected Warrior

Rejected Warrior

Melanie Gomez

Being the only human in a shifter family should’ve been hard, but for Tricora it was just how she was raised. From learning what it meant to be a leader from her adopted Alpha father to fighting with her three unruly step-brothers, she loved every second of it...that was until she was rejected by her mate for being a human. Now the Alpha King has claimed her for his own. But will she accept?

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.

Solid Stone Series

Solid Stone Series

E. G. Patrick

Violet Cole is fresh out of university and trying to make a way for herself as an adult. Quiet and unassuming, she lands a job as a paralegal and dives into the corporate world. But at night, no one knows her secrets, her dark, elaborate fantasies…until Adam Stone, a young, hotshot lawyer at a rival firm, makes her an offer she can’t refuse. With devastatingly good looks and much more experience than her, Violet is at once terrified and tantalized. She can’t help but want more—much more. Their passion is undeniable, but will it ignite an everlasting fire?

Piccadilly Pioneers

Piccadilly Pioneers

D. T. Jones

"Still think it's hopeless?" Douglas smiled.

"No, it's not hopeless, Douglas. It's impossible," Natasha said. "Your dream is a dead-end alley in the middle of the Twilight Zone. You've taken drunks, drug addicts, and prostitutes into the desert to rebuild a dream that will never come true."

Natasha has stopped believing in second chances—until Douglas, a charming doctor with a wild dream, drags her into one. He’s leading a group of people the world has forgotten into the desert to rebuild a ghost town from the dust up. What starts as an impossible mission begins to shimmer with something real: laughter, belonging, maybe even love. Amid cracked walls and broken hearts, they discover that hope doesn’t die—it just waits for someone brave enough to bring it back to life.

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