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Unbound by echofirestone
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After a wolf is killed in defense of a shaky alliance, a life-debt binds Kiera to a new pack and forces her to leave her home to fill the empty space he left behind. Though determined to find acceptance, she knows that under the leadership of their Alpha, whose hatred for humans runs deep, her mixed blood will always separate her as an outsider from the Castle Pack. Gabriel is cold and calculated, and puts his responsibilities as Alpha and the needs of his pack above all else - including his own desires. But Kiera's arrival has stirred something deep within him that he long ago committed to keeping dormant, and how he chooses to face these new emotions will have consequences that threaten to unravel the careful balance he's built. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, Kiera and Gabriel must confront their feelings for each other and decide where their true allegiances lie. In times of conflict, when trust is paramount, can the pair learn to trust each other - and themselves - before it's too late? With threats coming from all sides, Kiera and Gabriel must navigate their emotions and their allegiances carefully if they hope to protect those they love.
Little Saint Bride [Death and the Maiden, #1] by larissajay
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~ retelling of Hades and Persephone ~ EVERY TEN YEARS, THE GOD OF DEATH TAKES A BRIDE. In the Kingdom of Minoa, a sacrifice of a virgin girl is given to the God of Death to try and appease the never-ending winter. She's accompanied by a male sacrifice, intended to be her guardian so that she can reach the Underworld safely. THIS TIME, SHE'S NOT A SACRIFICE. SHE'S A RECKONING. When Nerissa, a bold and willful young woman, volunteers to be the bride, she forfeits her human life. Along with her less-than-capable guard, Mercer, they make their way to the palace of the Underworld to meet her husband: the King of the Underworld, and Death himself. BUT AN ANCIENT CURSE IS BINDING THE KINGDOM... Death's bitter foe has cursed him, so that he spends his days awaiting the return of his love, Persephone, who will bring back Spring. One night with Death, and Nerissa will be granted half his power...and the ability to find her brother's killer. ...SHE HAS ONE MONTH TO OUTSMART DEATH. Despite their increasing attraction to one another, her husband insists on keeping her in the dark. Nerissa must use all of her guts and guile to do the one thing he's not used to: people outsmarting him. DEATH IS ABOUT TO HAVE THE (most problematic) TIME OF HIS LIFE.
Pretty in Plaid - A Scottish Time Travel Romance by KateCarson1
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Sign up to my email list and get free short stories! http://www.KateCarsonBooks.com There are no secrets that time does not reveal. - Jean Racine It began with a dram of whiskey, rumored to be cursed, which took the life of a Scottish Highland heir in the 18th century on the day of his wedding- a curse that brought great tragedy to the MacLeod clan. In modern-day Scotland, a single vial still exists.  Eager to make a name for herself at a popular tourism magazine, Emma Webster accepts a dare from James Duncan, a dashing bartender, to take “just a sip” of the artifact.  Her growing trust and affection for this stranger blinds Emma, as she brazenly agrees to taste the cursed whiskey.  Before she knows it, Emma is sent spiraling back in time, finding herself just days before the fated  MacLeod wedding.  Suddenly cast into the lands of the MacLeod clan, Emma must find her place in their world and learn who cursed the dram in the first place and why.  With the MacLeods in danger, Emma has only a few days to befriend the Laird and his family, before the MacLeod clan is met with the tragedy that she learned about hundreds of years in the future. But Emma isn't alone.   As she begins to unravel bartender James' role in both her past and future Emma begins to question whether their meeting was chance... or destiny? And whether their budding relationship might be just the luck she needs to solve the mystery. Sign up to my email list and get free short stories! http://www.KateCarsonBooks.com
No Capes by joecool123
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Now published! NO CAPES was removed for editing, but is now available!!! Every Super has two secrets: their identity and whose side they're really on. High school swim star Madeline Roberts is an NSRP (Non-Super Regular Person) with three major problems: Her mom's "accidental" death is looking a lot less accidental. A cocky Supervillain keeps leaving notes in her locker. Her friends and family are clearly hiding something. As Madeline searches for the truth about her mom, she's pulled deeper into a world of powers, lies, and a Supervillain who might be at the center of it all. Suddenly, math homework doesn't seem so challenging.
Roommates  by ChunkyFunkyMonkey
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Rosalie Harness is a typical seventeen year old teenager, she goes to school, dates, parties and all other typical teenage things. But there is one thing which is not so typical, she got kicked out of her own house, by her own parents! Not because she is a rebel, far from that, simply because she existed. So when she finds a perfect place to stay, there is one problem. She has a roommate, a male roommate, who happens to be the hottest boy in her school; Vincent Clarke. Secrets are told. Deep Secrets. And you realize, not everything is what it seems...
The Secret Attachment by littleLo
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Katy Fairchild is an orphan and knows that no respectable man will marry her. But when a storm throws her into the arms of a mysterious stranger, will she fight society's opinion of her low status to pursue a forbidden romance? ***** At the age of nine, Katy Fairchild was brought to the small village of Wilshire to live with her distant relations, the Banes family. Brought up as a companion to their daughter, Eliza, Katy has lived a life according to her low rank and limited opportunities, and without complaint. But one day when she is nineteen, she gets caught in a dangerous storm with a handsome man who is unlike anyone she's met before. The encounter throws Katy into a world she never knew. For the first time, a better life may be just around the corner, but is she prepared to fight for it? [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Cil Ojumo
The Steward of Blackwood Hall by flights_of_fantasy
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Despite living thirty miles from London, Anabelle Latimer knows her chances of finding a husband in their sleepy village are as thin as cook's white soup. Then she discovers a kindred spirit in Mr. Fielding, the intelligent and handsome new steward from Blackwood Hall. It was a great shame that his position in life was so below her own, for he was exactly the sort of man she would have wished to marry. Anthony Fielding, tired of being the target of the ton's marriage-minded mothers, hopes to spend a relaxing week shooting and fishing in the country. Yet upon his arrival at Blackwood Hall he discovers an estate in chaos, and a friend in desperate need of help. He is quick to offer his knowledge and expertise, unaware that his generosity will have unexpected repercussions. The Steward of Blackwell Hall is a traditional Regency romance of approximately 66,000 words.
Bound (Dark Reflections Volume 1) by DeanMurray
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The only thing worse than no family at all is a family that is out to hurt you. That would all be bad enough for a normal seventeen-year-old, but it's even worse for Alec Graves. A shape shifter's pack, his family, is the only thing stopping the other preternatural creatures out there from killing him. Alec's pack isn't just neglectful, he's pretty sure that his father wants him dead. Alec is about to be sent to the front lines of a war between his people and everything else that goes bump in the night. His only chance of survival is to convince everyone around him that he's the perfect soldier, but there are lines that Alec won't cross, not for any price. **Author's Note: For those of who who've read Broken, it's important to understand that Bound represents an alternate timeline where Alec's dad doesn't die while Alec is still a child and Adri stays in Minnesota rather than moving to Sanctuary. Bound is a YA Urban Fantasy novel, and is one possible entry point into the books that make up the Reflections Universe. The Reflections Universe is a series of YA Paranormal books featuring vampires, shape shifters, werewolves and more, which have been written so they can be safely enjoyed by both young adults and older readers alike. Bound is followed by Hunted. The Reflections Universe: Some stories are too full of teen urban fantasy goodness to fit into just one series!
Property of a Gordon by TalatheWolf
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He just kept smiling while shaking his head. "After you, Snowflake," he said, sweeping his hand, but I only growled at him, thoroughly unamused by the name. "Call me Snowflake one more time--" I started, my voice low, but he seemed unfazed by it. "Your death threats are getting stale, do you not think, love?" He asked, emphasizing the last word with a raised eyebrow. When she took on the dare, the last thing she expected was to be captured like a wild animal and brought to a grand palace belonging to one of the three Gordon boys. She certainly didn't expect to play the part of a Protector or to constantly question her emotions for a pair of arrogant, blue eyes. (First installment of the Gordon series. Kendall Gordon's story.) Cover designer: maejestic Highest Ranking: #1 WEREWOLF/ #2 RANDOM
The SnowFang Bride (SAMPLE) by merrywombat
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Centuries of political games killed most of the female werewolves. Now only a few survive, and the Elders work to change the old ways of thinking. Winter, the only daughter of the SilverPaw Alpha, finally meets the soul Gaia has chosen for her: Sterling, the cold, demanding, and entirely-too-human Alpha of the tiny SnowFang pack. Thrust into a world of human wealth for which she was never prepared, Winter must become Sterling's flawless wife and Luna from the moment she arrives. The city is full of threats, both werewolf and human, and Sterling's past is full of secrets best left undisturbed. When they are betrayed by those closest to them, Winter and Sterling embark on a dangerous game of brinkmanship that will change their lives, and the future of the werewolves, forever.