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The Crown Ranch 1: Missing the Crown Jewels

The Crown Ranch 1: Missing the Crown Jewels

Valerie J. Clarizio

He’s a veteran striving to overcome his demons. She’s a divorcee clawing her way out of despair. When she and her family’s prize racehorse are threatened, the two are forced out of their hidey-holes to ward off the enemy.

Divorce Moved Her to Despair, But Now She Has A New Chance at Love

After a devastating divorce, Peyton Crown is finally surfacing from a dark hole of despair. She finds herself hoping for a new life with Mason ‘Storm’ Starr, her brother’s best friend.

Striving to Overcome His Demons, He Seeks Solitude In The Country

Storm’s intent is simple: hide in the quiet confines of his best friend’s family horse ranch in Kentucky. The perfect place to sort out his life after walking away from the Army and fight his internal demons. His solitude is interrupted by his buddy’s little sister. The chemistry between them is off the charts, and he willingly surrenders the battle. Enemies Threaten To Upturn The Family’s Kentucky Derby Ambitions

The Crown family begins receiving threats, just weeks before the Kentucky Derby. The overprotective men in Peyton’s life vow to keep 24/7 tabs on her and the family’s prize horse—Prince Bourbonville—a hopeful for the next Triple Crown. Circumstances arise that threaten to keep Peyton and Prince away from the derby, but Storm and her brother Coach are determined they’ll attend, no matter the sacrifice. Missing the Crown Jewels is a thrilling and heartwarming romance novel that will leave you wanting more!

Plan Interrupted

Plan Interrupted

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.

The Palindromes Book 1: Palindrome

The Palindromes Book 1: Palindrome

Morgana Ville

Hannah is the last witch left guarding her small town, and she knows better than to trust a stranger with pale blue eyes and secrets carved into his every move. But William unsettles her in ways she can’t explain—her magic warns her to keep away, while her heart refuses to listen. As darkness creeps closer, Hannah faces an impossible choice: hold onto centuries of hate or risk everything for a love that was never meant to be. The pull between them is dangerous, undeniable, and utterly intoxicating. And when the truth shatters the fragile line between duty and desire, Hannah must decide if she’s willing to lose herself… in order to save everyone else.

The Preserver & Protector 1: Time WARped

The Preserver & Protector 1: Time WARped

Valerie J. Clarizio

When Veteran Blake Cornelis visits his great grandfather’s Civil War grave, he is whisked back in time to Gettysburg, where his ancestor was a hero. His mission—to preserve his family's decorated military record, because his cousin, Evan, is determined to steal the Cornelis heroism for his own family’s ancestry. Fighting Evan is demanding and requires unremitting vigilance. Fortunately, the gods have sent Blake an exquisite guardian angel to help him. Ariel, a time travel Protector, is tasked on this journey with safeguarding Blake, and she vows to do that—at any cost. But the attractive hero from Wisconsin is unlike others she’s been assigned to protect. The intense attraction between them casts them into deadly peril on the battlefield. Blake and Ariel are sent into other wartimes, and as secrets unfold they realize they must sacrifice all to conquer his evil cousin, for the Cornelis honor is not all that is at stake. The fate of the American people lies in their hands. But Evan is a formidable foe, determined to achieve his mission, and since he has nothing to lose, he'll do whatever it takes to succeed—no matter the cost.

Sahara Ashdell Book 1: Threat to Malorsty

Sahara Ashdell Book 1: Threat to Malorsty

Alyson Linker

Brooklyn grows up believing her life is meant to be small, quiet, and survivable. Orphaned and mistreated, she learns to endure rather than dream. Then the truth shatters everything she knows. She is also Sahara, heir to a hidden elven realm that thrives on magic, secrets, and strict expectations. Royal blood unlocks ancient power, but it also comes wrapped in prophecy, rules, and a future already written by others. As magic stirs and choices narrow, Sahara must decide who she is willing to become. Obedient heir or defiant force? Strength rises where fear once lived, and destiny begins to look less like a promise and more like a challenge she is ready to face.

Saving Maximus

Saving Maximus

Leila Vy

When Leila returns to her hometown to be a pack doctor, she finds herself caught between the past and the present—and the love of two men—a handsome fellow doctor and an alpha with a secret. But who will make her heart beat faster?

Bitten by the Alpha: The Finale

Bitten by the Alpha: The Finale

Lydia Rose

Things should have settled down with the Shadow Moon Pack, but increasing attacks and bloodshed tell Quinn she has much more to do. There is to be one final war, one last tryst between good and evil. But, there is also life blooming within Quinn. How much can she take before she combusts? Will she restore peace, or will Mathieus come back and destroy everything, once and for all?

The Fae Wolf

The Fae Wolf

Delta Winters

Aurelia has discovered that she has been mated to Alastair, the Alpha King. But she has secrets, both in her past and about who she really is. Can she resist the power of the mate bond and fulfil her secret plan? Or will she find that neither the mate bond nor her fae kin are what they seem?

Tales of Regventus 1: Aldawen

Tales of Regventus 1: Aldawen

C A Tarkington

The Kingdom of Regventus teeters on the edge of ruin, its last hope a boy who never asked to be chosen. Max carries the rare royal magic in his blood, yet doubts he’s the savior the prophecy demands. Charged with protecting him, Ansel—a steadfast warrior—faces his own turmoil when he meets Griffa, a gifted sorceress with a past as tangled as the kingdom’s fate. As they guide Max toward his destiny, shadows close in, alliances fray, and desire complicates everything. In a realm where magic crowns its rulers and betrayal wears a friendly face, the greatest danger may not be the enemy at the gates, but the secrets of the heart.

Owned by the Alphas Short: A Werewolf Christmas

Owned by the Alphas Short: A Werewolf Christmas

Jen Cooper

"Brax has shadows. Derik has his words but I will always be your first, Little Luna. You know that comes with an obsession greater than any other."

Lorelai and her alphas are reviving a cherished werewolf winter tradition—decorating the ancient realm tree, exchanging gifts, and embarking on a thrilling hunt. But the holiday spirit takes a sultry turn under the moonlight as passions ignite and obsessions resurface. With Brax's shadows, Derik's honeyed words, and an unshakable first love that burns fiercely, Lorelai's pack must balance honoring tradition with indulging in their deepest desires. Will this winter celebration unite them, or will it unleash emotions too wild to contain?

Corrupted by Innocence

Corrupted by Innocence

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.

Betrothed To The King

Betrothed To The King

Leilani Pierce

You can run, my sweet, but I’ll always find you,” a deep voice echoed, sending a delicious shudder down my spine.

This was it, the thing I’d been dreading.

“My betrothed.”

I was betrothed to the king.

Nineteen-year-old Princess Iza is fresh off a break-up when she receives an invitation to The King’s Royal Ball. To her shock, sparks fly the moment she lays eyes on the seductive King Narcissus. Suddenly, they become entangled in a whirlpool of passion, danger, and jealousy. Can Iza become a great queen? Or will the secrets harbored by the royal court poison the throne?

This is a reimagining of The Lycan's Queen, which was written with the blessing of the author.

Silent Embrace

Silent Embrace

Hayley Cyrus

Ah, another Running. More murder, more carnage. Maybe a few girls I can help, if they’ll trust me. As a shifter, I don’t really want to participate in the tv show that forces us to hunt down women for entertainment. Some of the other shifters love it, though. But when I find one girl, with a strange pull, the game has changed. I finally found my mate.

Breath of Innocence

Breath of Innocence

Ophelia Bell

Camille never believed she could capture the attention of the object of her desire, the gorgeous, irreverent geologist, Eben. Now she is over the moon with happiness at being adored not only by him, but the Dragon Guardian, Roka, who she awakened during the Ritual with her virgin blood.

But when a black dragon, a Shadow named Rafe, shows up unannounced and in dire need of help, their perfect trio is forced to split. Without the Guardian’s balancing influence, Camille and Eben find themselves at odds over their new mission: rejoining Erika to help locate the lost fragment of the Verdanith, the magical artifact that will enhance dragon fertility and allow Camille to conceive Roka’s child.

There are secrets being kept even among their close-knit group, and the only dragon Camille trusts to be honest with her is thousands of miles away on a separate secret mission. Even Eben’s uncharacteristic silence worries Camille, but she can’t seem to get through to him.

Will she and Eben be able to overcome their differences and find their way back to the love they first shared? Will their idyllic trio be reunited after Roka completes his mission?

Rearranging You

Rearranging You

Elle Chipp (with S. S. Sahoo)

Angela Carson is an NYC party girl who’s lost her father and is constantly fighting her image-driven mother. When “rich bitch” is an understatement for her current media status, her mother is left with no choice but to take action with an arranged marriage. Enter the devastatingly handsome Xavier Knight, who must be a vain corporate climber or, worse, a spy for her mother. The only question is, will Angela go along with it or face the consequences?

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