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The Billionaire Beach Boy

The Billionaire Beach Boy

Mandie Steyl

Skye doesn't have it easy in her final year of high school in Miami. Tormented by an abusive father at home and teased by the popular kids in school, her outspoken nature often gets her in trouble, and the guys can't seem to keep their eyes off her. Caught between the irresistibly sexy billionaire bad boy Draque, the mysterious Evan, and flirty Marcus, high school romance turns out to be the least of her worries when she gets pulled into a conspiracy of sex, lies and corruption, headed by ultra-rich shapeshifters of all kinds. To find her destiny and fight for what's right, Skye will have to embrace her own beast.

The Alpha's Fated Mate

The Alpha's Fated Mate

A. Oliver

Laura is a young woman about to turn 18 and start her journey as a werewolf. She’s dreaming of traveling the world and attending university while having a great time. She doesn’t have any plans to find a mate - until a newly appointed alpha, Jett, enters the picture.

Jett is stubborn, a playboy, and he likes to party hard. He’s not very popular among the other packs, and when visiting his best friend’s pack mainly to stir trouble, he finds out there’s more in store for him than he ever knew…

What’s going to happen when these worlds collide?

The Lost Crown Book 1: The Academy of Oswalda

The Lost Crown Book 1: The Academy of Oswalda

Saphira Aelin

Hollis expects nothing from life beyond her quiet village—until the Academy calls. Every 18-year-old is tested for magic, but she’s sure she’ll be sent back home. Instead, she shocks everyone: powerful, gifted, and destined for more than she ever dreamed. As secrets from her past surface and a chilling vision of blood and thunder haunts her, Hollis sets off to uncover who she really is. Magic pulses through her veins—but so do questions of love, loyalty, and a terrifying power she might not control. One thing’s clear: she can’t go back to ordinary now.

Enemies

Enemies

Violet Bloom

Haley and Will have hated each other since they were told to at age five. Haley is the daugher of an abusive gang leader, trying to build a future for herself and escape the small town she feels trapped in. Will is the golden boy son of the town sherriff who has it in for Haley's dad. Despite this, Haley and Will discover a mutual attraction, spiced by their mutual hatred, that turns into love. Together they make a plan to have Haley's father and most of the gang arrested, setting Haley and her sister Chloe free from the abuse.

Eternal Academy

Eternal Academy

Queen Vega

As if starting a new school isn't hard enough, Catalina finds herself at an academy for supernaturals. She's not sure that she belongs, but that's before she finds her mates - the dragon Mateo, the lycan Lucien, the fae Nick, and...How can one woman have so many mates? What kind of supernatural is Catalina?

Age Rating: 18+

You Never Series Book 1: You Never Knew Me

You Never Series Book 1: You Never Knew Me

Kim F.

Ignored and left to fend for herself, Lyric Johannes knows there’s more to life than being a nobody. But no one knows Lyric is hiding a secret. She’s an extremely rare alpha white wolf, destined for more than being ignored or hated by the people of the Half Moon Pack.

And when her father and Alpha King Leandré find out what Lyric is, they’ll do everything in their power to ensure she’s under their control.

Lyric has other plans. When she uncovers the unspeakable horrors committed by her father and Alpha King Leandré, she intends to make sure they pay…no matter what!

Mated to my Stepfather

Mated to my Stepfather

Daphne Anders

Ava, a twenty-year-old college student and half human, half werewolf hasn’t spoken to her mother in years. Ava’s mother’s latest husband, Alpha of Blackthorn pack, Lucas Blackthorn calls Ava one day with troubling news: her mother has died. But nothing prepares her for the truth that begins to unravel the moment she meets Lucas face to face. He’s her mate.

The Tech Billionaire's Assistant

The Tech Billionaire's Assistant

S. Y. Maya

Him: the ruthless tech billionaire whose name is whispered in fear from New York to Hong Kong while his godlike face is splashed across magazine covers from Fortune to Vogue.

Her: an out-of-work computer programmer with a sunny outlook and a troublesome tongue who isn’t afraid to speak her mind and won’t take smack from anybody.

What happens when she accepts a job working as his personal assistant? How will they cope with long hours, late nights, and a passionate hatred for one another?

Would you stand up to the fiery gaze of the tech billionaire?

The Marks That Bind Us

The Marks That Bind Us

Vivienne Wren

After Ava Mayweather is rescued by a strikingly handsome, but arrogant stranger, he offers her the job of her dreams at his billion-dollar company. Cyrus Brentstone is cold, cynical and aggressive — everything Ava is trying to avoid in men. So why does she keep getting drawn to him? And why does he seem to do everything within his power to keep her from dating other men?

Falling for My Bodyguard

Falling for My Bodyguard

Anaïs Garnier

Harmoni, daughter of the wealthiest man in the city, lives a life of privilege, but her overprotective father is determined to keep his wild child on lockdown. Harmoni is a skilled escape artist… Until her father hires one last guard: William, SWAT sergeant and Harmoni’s worst nightmare…or is he?

Colt

Colt

Simone Elise

Summer might be married to a handsome businessman, but she knows something about his temper that others don’t. When her brother finds out what she’s been going through, he makes sure that his MC protects her. Only Summer wants nothing to do with MC life…until she meets "The Devil," and realizes there’s nothing quite like a bad boy to get her heart racing.

Age Rating: 18+ (Domestic Abuse, Attempted Sexual Assault, Murder, Miscarriage)

Gideon

Gideon

Nicole Riddley

200-year-old Gideon, adviser to the lycan royal family, has been searching for his erasthai for longer than most humans live. He long ago gave up, but tonight he smells something heavenly… He follows it to his bed, and finds someone is already there…

22-year-old Layla, a human in a family of werewolves, has been trying to be independent her whole life. But after taking a shift from a sick coworker, she ends up in a house that smells good enough to make her crawl into the owner’s bed...naked...

Age Rating: 18+

Good for Me

Good for Me

Sofia Jade

Rory never expected her mom’s new marriage to change everything—including giving her a stepbrother she can’t stop thinking about. Forrest is grumpy, gorgeous, and the one person she should never want. They fight the tension, but one night shatters the fragile line between them. Years later, Rory returns to town with a ring on her finger and secrets in her heart. Forrest swore he’d buried his feelings, but seeing her again proves nothing has changed. The pull between them is still fierce, still dangerous, and this time he refuses to stand back. Off-limits has never looked so tempting—and resisting might just be impossible.

Ride or Die

Ride or Die

Nathalie Hooker

This novel is a contemporary adaptation of HATED BY MY MATE. — President Brutus of the Blood Riders had the soul of the devil.

And just my luck, I was destined to marry him thanks to rules from our MC.

I was serving drinks at the clubhouse the night we met. When he first looked at me, I could tell he didn’t want me as his girl. In fact, he looked furious when he realized we’d been paired.

“Please, I know you want to reject me,” I trembled. ”Don’t worry. I’ll leave the club.”

“You’re right,” he said, pressing his firm body against mine. “I don’t want you…”

“...But what makes you think I’ll let you leave me?”

Age Rating: 18+ (Murder)

Taming Theo

Taming Theo

Mira Matic

’’Please,’’ she shivered.

After we slept together, her presence was intoxicating.

I held her chin in my hand, bringing her face even closer to mine.

“If we stop fighting and start fucking,’’ She attempted to shake me off, and I smiled. “Things will go much smoother.”

Tara and Theodore have been at odds since childhood, their rivalry fueled by clashing personalities. She’s the rebellious wild child; he’s the golden boy who always has control. But one impulsive night changes everything, blurring the line between enemies and lovers. Now, Tara is forced to confront her insecurities, while Theodore finds himself drawn to the chaos she brings into his perfectly ordered world. As passion ignites and their worlds collide, they must decide whether to keep fighting each other—or face the possibility that love might be the anchor they never knew they needed.

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