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Divine Dragons Book 1: A Bride for the Water God

Divine Dragons Book 1: A Bride for the Water God

Raven Flanagan

Marilla’s village is parched and desperate for rain. To appease the Water God, she is offered as a sacrificial bride, setting sail across treacherous seas in the hope of saving her people. When a monstrous sea dragon rises from the depths, Marilla believes she’s doomed. Instead, she awakens in a luxurious palace—beneath a seductive and powerful man who is much more than he seems. The Water God, a fearsome dragon shifter with the power of both fire and sea, stirs her deepest desires. Now, Marilla must decide if she’ll surrender to the god’s sensual demands or risk losing everything she’s ever known.

The Arrangement Spin-off: Taming The Heiress

The Arrangement Spin-off: Taming The Heiress

S. S. Sahoo

A shopaholic by day, a party girl by night—that's the reputation that precedes Kyle Moss, billionaire heiress to Moss Media Inc. She lives life the way she wants, working hard, and playing harder, even when her antics end up on Page Six. But when her father refuses to name her as CEO of Moss Media Inc. unless she cleans up her act and marries a man of his choosing, Kyle is furious. He expects her to marry some hobo off the street?

When street musician Julian Davies is offered the chance of a lifetime to save his critically-ill sister, he takes it. But his task is an impossible one: melt the icy heart of billionaire heiress Kyle Moss, and salvage her reputation of being a wild party girl. Can he tame the woman who hates him, and convince the world they're truly in love? Will their arrangement last, or will their sparks go up in flames?

Virgin Bride

Virgin Bride

Heather Teston

Luca, a wealthy billionaire, thrives on his reputation as a heartless playboy, but when he crosses paths with Robin, the niece of a horse trader, his life takes an unforeseen twist. Shocked by the sight of Robin’s mistreatment, Luca strikes a deal with her uncle, offering triple the money for the horses in exchange for Robin. Robin doesn’t have the power to refuse. She’s afraid; with no experience of men, she fears what he expects from her. Thrown into the lion’s den, she meets Grazia, Luca’s cousin Filippo, his friend, and Grazia’s friend and Luca’s ex, Eleonora. Robin has no idea of the danger she is in and is plunged headfirst into a world of deception. With danger lurking in every corner, will the ruthless billionaire become her fearless protector?

Age Rating: 18+

The Firefighter

The Firefighter

L. B. Neptunia

Leila thought her life was over when the fire ripped through her house, destroying almost everything she held dear. Lying in the hospital after nearly dying, she has no one to trust with her most precious thing… well, almost no one. Enter incredibly hot (no pun intended) fireman Ben to the rescue for the second time! Sure, he’s unbelievably handsome and loving, but will he stick around when the source of the fire is revealed? And, more importantly, will Leila manage to survive?

Born Regal

Born Regal

Alex Fox

For Anya Chase, finding out the identities of her real parents has never mattered. Her “real” mom is the woman who found her when she was a baby and loves her as if she were her own. She couldn’t have asked for a better life, so the day she leaves for college is heartbreaking… Until she meets a strange man on a plane who declares her to be a vampire—and a powerful one at that! Now she has to decide whether to lie to her mother or admit she’s a vampire queen!

Alpha's Mail Order Bride

Alpha's Mail Order Bride

Drowned Abyss

Drowning in debt and desperate to save her sister, 28-year-old Mali Adeyemi accepts a mysterious Alaskan Matchmaking Residency: three months in a remote luxury lodge with wealthy men, and $250,000 if she leaves unmatched. She plans to keep her heart locked away—until Alpha Rowan Kincaid arrives. Powerful, controlled, and dangerously patient, Rowan wants Mali with an intensity that terrifies her. But Alderheart is hiding more than desire. The men are wolf shifters, their packs are dying, and Mali is Rowan’s rare human mate. As passion ignites and pack politics turn deadly, Mali must choose: escape with the money, or risk everything for the alpha who refuses to let her go.

Life Arranged

Life Arranged

Kelsie Tate

Kiera is a rogue, exiled from her wolf pack after losing both her parents. When she accidentally trespasses into the pack lands of King’s Clearing, she is offered a comfortable but sheltered new life; one that comes with a considerable catch. The pack’s alpha king, the handsome but short-tempered Harrison Blackwolf, needs an heir after dismissing his previous mates and asks Kiera to become his new mate. As the couple try to put aside their differences, they soon find that sharing a home — and a bed — is the least of their worries.

Age Rating: 16+

Vegas Bad Boy

Vegas Bad Boy

Mandy M.

Las Vegas isn’t called Sin City just for the glitz and glamour. There’s a darker side to Vegas—one that’s riddled with Mafia and loan sharks.

Vinny Markizo and his family operate at its dark, beating heart. And unfortunately for Sidney, he’s got his eyes set firmly on her.

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.

Gastown Girls

Gastown Girls

S. L. Adams

Hannah reluctantly uses her natural good looks to earn money as a stripper to support her two sisters—Cleo, who has autism, and the irresponsible Alexis—so when Hannah’s boss tells her to dance on the private yacht of world-famous rock star Miles Maines, she has no choice but to accept. The party was arranged by Miles’s bandmates, but he’s sour about the event as he has no love or respect for strippers. But when Covid regulations and a damaged rotor leave Hannah and Miles stranded on his yacht, each looks beyond their assumptions of the other and starts to feel something they never expected. But there are consequences to falling for a celebrity…dangerous ones!

Emmeline's Alpha

Emmeline's Alpha

Leila Vy

Emmeline has lived in servitude under her stepmother’s roof since her father passed away. At night, she escapes into her books, until one day she comes face to face with a fearsome legend. Alpha Gideon Steel has been searching for his mate for a long time and he’s finally caught her scent. He’s determined to keep her and whisks the beautiful Emmeline back to his pack house. However, the scarred and merciless alpha used to being feared, finds that he’s something he never expected to be in her gorgeous eyes. Wanted. Can she accept him as he is or will the wounds from both their pasts keep them apart?

Age Rating: 18+ (Domestic Violence, Violent Death)

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?

She's My Wife

She's My Wife

Heather Teston

Carrie Matthews builds a life from the ashes of heartbreak after losing her husband in a tragic plane crash, his body never found. Once shattered by grief, she slowly finds her footing again with the help of a close friend and the art gallery she and her husband dreamed of together. Just as she begins to feel like herself again, the past refuses to stay buried. Memories of young love, stolen moments, and promises made in high school linger, blending with the life she’s carefully rebuilt. When the impossible becomes real, Carrie is faced with emotions she thought she had laid to rest. In a story woven with first love and second chances, she must navigate a heart that remembers everything.

When the Night Falls: Mr. Gibson Edition

When the Night Falls: Mr. Gibson Edition

Nureyluna

My eyes widened when I heard the deep voice behind me, and I stopped.

Mr. Jefferson was standing there.

Our eyes met, and I gulped... I was nervous knowing he watched me, but it excited me. I felt my cock twitch in my pants.

I'd caught his attention, and now he had mine.

Did you love When The Night Falls? Then, explore this reimagining in which Theodore Jefferson becomes ensnared, not with Jasmine but with his nanny, Jason.

A chef on the edge, Jason is forced to accept a strange new job nannying the daughter of the elusive billionaire Theodore Jefferson. From the moment they meet, the rigid and secretive Mr. Jefferson sends a passionate thrill through Jason. But could the ferocious boardroom fiend really want him, too?

Age Rating: 18+

The Obsession

The Obsession

Shala Mungroo

Mira Singh struggled to balance her life as a waitress and take care of her little brother after their mother's sudden death. The bills were piling up and she couldn't catch a break. But fate was about to step in and take her down a new road to a life of riches and pleasure when she came to the attention of the billionaire Nicholai Bach. Nicholai couldn't get the girl out of his head. so he made her an offer that he knew she couldn't refuse. But could he win her heart fairly or would he need to play dirty and use his wealth to make her fall for him? He was about to undertake the ultimate deception.

Age Rating: 18+

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