by Ashley Constantine
Alex Thompson is working on her third master's degree, she has three *very* protective older brothers, and she's never thought of herself as the "hot friend." Oh yeah, and her brother's best friend is Knox Carter, an NFL quarterback and the Sexiest Man Alive. She and Knox have always hated each other, but has that conflict been hiding deeper feelings?
Age Rating: 18+
by Jen Cooper
Mackenzie agreed to the trial out of desperation. The $50K was worth the risk—even if the drug could kill her.
The scientists said the pheromone created raw, uncontrollable lust. She’d be sealed in with a stranger for 12 weeks.
She thought she was ready.
Until HE walked in.
The Alpha who left her broken years ago. Who rejected her from the pack for being a hybrid. He was as dangerous as she remembered.
But his eyes had a brand new blaze of heat. “Looks like fate’s got a twisted sense of humor.”
by Annie Whipple
"I can't think when you touch me," she whispered, fighting the intoxicating pull of his presence.
"You are mine," he said, eyes flashing with primal intensity. "And I am yours. Forever."
The last thing Belle expected on her flight to Paris was to get kidnapped. Grayson was unlike any man she'd ever met--magnetic and devastatingly handsome, his touch sent sparks racing along her skin. But there was something odd about him. The way his men treated him like royalty, his inhuman speed and strength, the way those piercing green eyes would sometimes flash to an unnatural and haunting pure black.
Belle is dragged deeper and deeper into a hidden world full of mystery and danger. Will she be able to escape her captor before she's swallowed whole? Does she even want to?
Age Rating: 18+
by M. L. Knight
Shade Mallory has spent her life cast aside, cursed, and treated as nothing more than a servant in her own pack. Hope feels like a cruel joke—until Alpha Caelan Kendrick opens his Choosing Ceremony to outsiders. Pressured to find a mate, he’s resigned to duty over destiny. But when Shade steps into his world, fate refuses to be ignored. Sparks fly, secrets stir, and a bond neither expected begins to form. Yet, with shadows of the past looming and enemies watching, one question remains—will their connection be their salvation or their downfall?
by Tami
Ten doors. Ten monsters. Ten sessions of interactive data collection.
With a PhD from MIT and crushing student loans, Cat Woods accepts a suspiciously well-paid job "collecting samples" from creatures in an underground lab focused on STEM (Sex, Tech, Experiments, and Monsters).
Cat should be terrified… so why does she keep wanting to open the next door?
TW: nonstandard penetration, fluids (various), cumulative data, butt crawling, bodymorpherotica, impossibly large peens
by Jen Cooper
Nikolai. Braxton. Derik. Three alphas who have pledged to protect the humans in their territory. All they ask in return is one night with the virgins of the villages, one night to take them under the blood moon and complete the ritual. This year is Lorelai’s turn. A winter born, cursed—or blessed—with powers rarely seen, Lorelai has been shunned by the other villagers her whole life. Once she’s taken to the wolves’ mansion, she takes matters into her own hands. After all, what if one night just isn’t enough?
Age Rating: 18+
by Sapir Englard
Sienna is a nineteen-year-old werewolf with a secret: she's a virgin. The only virgin in the pack. She's dead set on making it through this year's Haze without giving into her primal urges - but when she meets Aiden, the alpha, she forgets all about her self-control.
Age Rating: 18+
by KristiferAnn Thorne
Alpha Roman Luko leads a pack of the rejected, the shunned, and the nomads. A call from Alpha Edward Oru puts him in the position of taking in a newly rejected Luna, Abigail. A vision from an Oracle and an unknown gift from the Moon Goddess put Roman and Abigail on a path neither expected.
Age Rating: 18+ (Cheating, Violent Death)
by F. R. Black
Fairy Godmother Inc: a secretive organization keeping the forces of good and evil in balance with true love’s first kiss.
Charlie, a disparaged Broadway star, finds herself stranded on the side of the road, in the sweltering southern heat, when a mysterious gentleman gives her an offer she can't refuse. Fresh off a break up, she dives right into a top secret mission with a new identity to match. She’s given one instruction: no matter what, Julius, the sexy commander of the sky colonies, cannot discover what she’s doing. Will she succeed in keeping her secret, or will she give in under his icy blue gaze?
by Evelyn Miller
She wanted payback. She wasn’t expecting a love story.
When cheerleader Lily catches her quarterback boyfriend hooking up with her best friend, the perfect senior year she envisioned goes up in flames. But then she meets Mason: the rival school’s star QB, a notorious bad boy, and her ex’s enemy. He’s trouble with a capital T, which makes him the perfect distraction—and the perfect revenge.
What starts as a steamy summer fling soon turns into something more. Between wild adventures, heartfelt confessions, and a bucket list full of magical moments, Lily and Mason discover a connection that’s impossible to ignore.
But with senior year looming and their friends ready to tear them apart, they’ll have to fight for more than just each other. Can two people from opposite sides of the field beat the odds… or will their love story end before the season even starts?
Age Rating: 18+
by Michelle Torlot
A soulmate is supposed to love you forever. So what’s wrong with Ember?
Ember grew up in a sexist pack where women are valued only for cooking, cleaning, and bearing pups. But when her fated mate rejects her, she’s sent away to join a very different kind of pack.
Led by the powerful and brooding Alpha Damon Scopus, Ember’s new pack plunges her headfirst into a war she doesn’t understand, a new mate bond she never expected, and shocking revelations about her own identity. Has Ember finally found a place where she fits, or is she hurtling toward her own destruction?
Age Rating: 18+ (Depression, Self-Harm, Suicide, Violent Death)
by B. Shock
After being convicted of a murder she didn't commit, Alita Asmora is exiled and left to die on the hostile world of Xanadis, a place filled with carnivorous plants, ruthless criminals, hostile natives, and bloodthirsty man-eating monsters. She has little hope of surviving in this new and deadly world, but in the midst of fighting for her life she's suddenly saved by an alien native who wants nothing to do with her... or so he thought.
Age Rating: 18+
by Manjari
Her: The fat girl nervously starting her senior year at a new school.
Him: The brooding football jock who takes the seat next to her.
He notices her checking him out and leans in. She can feel his warmth against her. He places a finger under her chin, turning her to stare into his gorgeous eyes.
“What are you looking at, Piggy?”
Age Rating: 18+
by Aimee Ginger
Anelise Morgan was trying to break free from the sheltered life that her parents had raised her in. She was in college spreading her wings, growing and becoming her own person. She was even lucky enough to find a best friend and surrogate family to help guide her and love her. She felt like the world was just waiting for her to experience it. Michael Whitlock was desperate for help with his son. So when his neighbors offered their daughter as an option, he jumped on the idea. He had no idea what was in store for him when he saw her the first time. She was nothing like pictures at her parent’s home and he was awestruck by the sight before him. All he knew was that his heart had never beat the way it had been since he laid eyes on her.
Age Rating: 18+
by N. K. Corbett
300,000 readers can't be wrong! Debut novel Chasing Kiarra is a Galatea Reader Favorite
Kiarra has always been on the move, never staying in one place long enough to put down roots—until she steps off a train into a small town that changes everything. A chance encounter at Sam’s Bar lands her a job, but it’s the brooding and magnetic Aidan who really catches her off guard.
As sparks fly and tensions rise, Kiarra discovers there’s more to this town—and to Aidan—than meets the eye. When her past collides with his supernatural world, Kiarra must decide whether to keep running or embrace a destiny she never saw coming.
Chasing Kiarra is a thrilling romance that blends love, danger, and the discovery of true power
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