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Breath of Memory

Breath of Memory

by Ophelia Bell

What Corey Monaghan wants most is to live an honorable life and find a woman worthy of his love. In spite of heartbreak he never believed he’d recover from, he has finally found that woman: Racha Aris, the Queen of Dragons.

But when his old love and the reason for his heartbreak walks back into his life again reigniting his old passion, he is terrified that he’ll lose the life he’s made with the Queen and jeopardize their plans to start a family.

Will he be forced to accept an alternative that might sabotage his every desire? Or will he learn that he has room in his heart for two women?

Saving Maximus

Saving Maximus

by 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?

Immortal Dragons Prequel: Dragon Betrayed

Immortal Dragons Prequel: Dragon Betrayed

by Ophelia Bell

I had him shackled and bound, but he was still in control. "I want to break you apart," he growled. So I whispered, "Then earn it." He will.

She’s a goddess who holds the world in her hands—yet craves the one thing she can’t command: surrender. He’s the mortal bold enough to take her there, binding her with chains and pulling her into a storm of pain and pleasure she never imagined. But passion this fierce doesn’t come without a cost. When an immortal dragon refuses to pay love’s price, the balance of fate shatters. Desire turns dangerous, devotion burns like fire, and the line between ruin and redemption grows razor-thin. In a realm where gods can fall and mortals can rise, obsession might just be the only way to survive.

Alpha's Beta

Alpha's Beta

by M. Syrah

Arya is the alpha heiress of her pack. By the time she finishes high school, this strong, fierce teen discovers that she is mated to her first love, Jason. However, Arya is determined to take her time and enjoy college life before completing the mate bond. Jason is hurt by her decision and decides to make her pay for it. In the middle of their conflict, a mysterious enemy threatens the young pack members, and both Jason and Arya have to face up to their future. Will they be able to save their relationship? Will the mate bond bring them together to protect the pack?

That Which Defines Us

That Which Defines Us

by A. K. Glandt

Lucara doesn’t fight the darkness inside her—she becomes it. Now ruling a shattered empire, her throne is steeped in power, blood, and the chaos she unleashed. Raja, her fierce and loyal general, follows where others fear to look. His heart? Already hers. But when a silent prince with haunted eyes is gifted to the Queen, old loyalties start to splinter. Alakis knows nothing of touch, love, or freedom—until Lucara. In a world of fire-forged bonds and dangerous devotion, three souls clash under one crown. Emotions bloom. Betrayals simmer. And survival may cost more than any of them can bear.

Rayne

Rayne

by J. R. Vonn

Rayne Slater is a bounty hunter for hire, and she’s used to trouble. But when three shifters barge into her office demanding her cooperation, she’s thrown back into a world she’d vowed never to return to.

Rayne is soon embedded in a pride of lion shifters—including handsome, alluring Reese Donovan. Ghosts from the past awaken to plague Rayne’s dreams, and a secret about herself is in peril of being revealed. One event after another leaves her life spiraling out of control.

Everything is on the line, and she knows she might not make it out alive.

Storm clouds are brewing, but Rayne isn’t going down without a fight.

Cross to Bear Universe: The Poisonous Butterfly 1

Cross to Bear Universe: The Poisonous Butterfly 1

by Silver Taurus

Azriel, the king of vampires, seeks to escape his past mistakes and live without regrets.

Torn between a new love and his fear of repeating past errors, he faces challenges and decisions that could change his life forever. As he confronts his fears and new betrayals, Azriel begins to realize he's not the monster he once believed.

Can he find redemption before it's too late?

The Ultimate Series Book 1: Feral

The Ultimate Series Book 1: Feral

by A. K. Glandt

Daylin is set to die and doesn’t mind one bit—she earned the noose, after all. But a charming, power-hungry stranger sees more in her than a corpse. He offers a new fate: help him burn down the world’s rulers in exchange for her life. Sounds fair. Now she’s free, sort of. Bound by nothing but ambition and a pact with a man who wants a throne, Daylin is no pawn—she’s the wildcard. She’s chaotic, unrepentant, and terrifyingly good at revenge. And while he’s playing the long game, she’s got her own rules. Together, they’re not just dangerous. They’re inevitable.

The Royal Legacy Series Short: Love Within the Realm

The Royal Legacy Series Short: Love Within the Realm

by Emily Goulden

After the final battle, representatives from the packs of the four corners volunteered to be among the first to enter the werewolf realm alongside their new king and queen, Austyn-Rose and Leo Storm.

Meredith Greystone and her mate, Jack Landry along with Nadia of the siren realm and Frankie Oxford just found each other on the battlegrounds of the New Moon pack and now they have to learn to navigate a whole new realm together.

Then there's April and Jared Valentine and their young daughter, Marleigh who are already struggling with the challenges of raising a half-wolf, half-human child.

The heavy burden of the crown must always be worn. Thus, the Trials are created to name the next successor among the Storm children. What happens when a young queen mates with a nameless omega?

Royal Legacy: The Fae Queen

Royal Legacy: The Fae Queen

by Emily Goulden

Nearly two decades after a devastating war, a young fae princess steps into a realm shaped by loss, power, and unspoken expectations. Raised by a king who never planned to rule forever, she grows strong, confident, and ready to claim a future that was always whispered as her destiny. Surrounded by magic, duty, and watchful eyes, she prepares to learn the art of the crown while staying true to herself. But just as she comes into her own, fate delivers an unexpected complication that challenges everything she thought she wanted. With wit, fire, and a sharp sense of self, she navigates loyalty, attraction, and ambition in a world where nothing is ever simple—and where rising to power may require more than she ever planned.

Corrupted by Innocence

Corrupted by Innocence

by 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.

Savanah: A Lycan's Queen Story

Savanah: A Lycan's Queen Story

by L. S. Patel

Before Aarya Bedi was named the Lycan’s Queen, another woman pined for her king’s heart. Savanah Willows would have given anything for the godlike king, Adonis Dimitri Grey, to notice her, but he never so much as glanced in direction. All of that changed, however, when Savanah found her fated mate in the last place she’d ever expect… the king’s dungeons. Bradley, the dangerous yet-sexy lycan outcast, waited decades to find his mate and steal the throne. But Savanah was in love with the man he was intent on destroying. Now Savanah must make an impossible choice: remain steadfast in her unrequited love for the king, or forsake the Pack and embrace her destiny in the arms of wolf-kind’s greatest villain.

My Mate, My Enemy

My Mate, My Enemy

by Abigail Lynne

Book 3 of The Feral Wars Series

Lux Freemen is caught in between two opposing forces. Daughter of a anti-werewolf activist and a werewolf, she is conflicted between what is she and what she has been conditioned to believe. Her beliefs are tested when she is abducted by rogues and thrown into the world her father taught her to fear and the world she was born into.

Keegan Stone is being forced into a role he doesn't want and even worse, he's forced to repeat words he doesn't believe in. Merely a puppet in werewolf politics, Keegan doesn't have a voice in anything. So when his uncle gifts him with a new human servant, he's speechless when he discovers that she is his mate.

Not only must Keegan and Lux overcome what they've been programmed to think, but they must escape the two pressing powers who are desperate to keep them apart. Caught in a world of love, hate, war and passion how will Keegan and Lux make their relationship work while trying to end a war?

Breath of Innocence

Breath of Innocence

by 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?

Heir to the Alpha Spin-off: Refusing My Alpha Mate

Heir to the Alpha Spin-off: Refusing My Alpha Mate

by B. E. Harmel

Clair is destined to be the first female Alpha, following in her father’s footsteps and defying traditions. Everything is going according to plan—until Arthur, an Alpha running from his own pack, reveals himself as her fated mate. Determined to stay in control of her future, Clair demands his rejection, but Arthur's fiery passion and undeniable connection make walking away anything but simple. As war looms and betrayal threatens from all sides, Clair must navigate her heart’s desires, her duties as Alpha, and a bond she can't deny.

Will she reject the mate who could ruin her, or is he the one to save her?

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