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Shadow Dance: Book 2 of the Shadows Rising Trilogy by AEPennymaker
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With the discovery of a new lead in Nimkoruguithu, Brenorra Warring has been drawn back into the game. At first, Bren hopes that all she'll have to do is solve another secret code, and then she'll be able to return to the Island and the people she has come to love, but it soon becomes clear that there is much more at stake than finding her father's last binder. When a devastating betrayal nearly costs Bren her life, trust becomes a treacherous commodity, and friends become suspects as the fight to bring the Coventry down moves from the jungle of the Colonies to the ballrooms of high society on the Altyran Coalition continent. Through it all, Bren must discover just how far she is willing to go to finish what her father started - and how much of herself she is willing to lose. NOTE: This is the second book in the Shadows Rising series, and it isn't exactly a standalone. The plot will be understandable, but there are references to characters and events that are built from the first book in the series. It is highly recommended that you start with Shadow Road. You won't be sorry you did.
Shadow War: Book 3 of the Shadows Rising Trilogy (WIP Rough Draft) by AEPennymaker
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Bren's new life with the Innkeeper's team of rebels is dangerous and demanding, but with Captain Arramy's help they are doing real damage to the Coventry. Then disaster strikes, and Bren and Arramy wind up running for their lives across the Coalition provinces, trying to find a way back to the resistance. Instead, Bren is taken by the Caerhundars. Once again crossing the sea by boat, this time Bren is in shackles, chained to fifty other people in a cargo bin, bound for the Coventry's sprawling fortification hidden deep in the colonial mountains. At first Bren is only trying to survive the brutal working conditions of the Agricultural Sector. Then her language skills present an opportunity to work as a translator in the Paradazh Headquarters. It means close and constant contact with the very people who are still hunting for her - but how better to spy on them? Surrounded by enemies, Bren races against the Coventry's plans to overthrow the Coalition, relaying information to her enigmatic contact in the Illyrian underground. With all-out war looming, Bren must come face to face with the truth: winning may cost her the man she has come to love. NOTE: this is the sequel to Shadow Dance, and the last book in the Shadow series. Reading Shadow Road first, followed by Shadow Dance, is strongly suggested, although it might not be absolutely necessary to understand this story.
Elysium Dreams by hadenajames
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He skins his victims alive, taking pleasure from their pain. In the cold, dark nights of Alaska, a hunter is stalking his prey. Once found, he takes them into the woods and skins them alive, prolonging the experience as much as he can, but the satisfaction always wanes. Aislinn Cain and the Serial Crimes Tracking Unit have just finished up another case when they get the call. Now they are packing their bags and heading for Alaska in March. The team must overcome the hostile locals and harsh climate to catch a killer before he steals the life of another woman.
a Primal Pursuit by XDeafening_SilenceX
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When the wolves took over the world, millions of humans were killed, with survivors being forced into controlled sectors. Ailia Thorne was a repressed human living in a secret civilisation away from the beasts, when the wolves ventured too close to home. Discovering she was a mate to an alpha came at a major surprise, something that Ailia stubbornly refused. After trials and tribulations that strained her every belief, Ailia fell for the intense Asra. But, Ailia realises she has much more on her hands than she ever thought. Being a leader of wolves was hard when you were a human. She must handle everything this new role throws at her with Asra by her side. But when their pasts seem to catch up, ones they wished never existed, they find themselves caught in a battle of deceit. Can Ailia overcome her daunting past and look forward to her future? Can she and Asra open up and fully accept the bond between them, despite their differences? With love, lust and pasts that they both cannot escape, read it all in book two of the Everlasting Pursuit series - A Primal Pursuit! 🌟 Book Two of the Pursuit Series 🌟 18+ trigger warnings detailed in first chapter
Tortured Dreams by hadenajames
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When the US Marshals Serial Crimes Tracking Unit comes knocking at Aislinn Cain's door, she is given a chance to use her past to save other people's futures. She has survived attacks by two different serial killers and devoted her life to studying the darker side of human history. A new killer is using medieval torture methods to slay his victims. She can give them a glimpse into his twisted world, but not without a cost. If she opens herself, she risks falling into the depths of her own darkness. Can she afford to help, knowing that the cost could be her own humanity?
A Storm of Chaos (The Hunter Legacy #1) by SJ_Holder
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Decades ago there were Hunters, people who inherited an ancient power gifted by the gods and who protected the world from the nightmarish creatures known as Reapers. But when the Anarchy Wars tore through the world creating fear and desperation, the world turned against Hunters and, one by one, their powers disappeared. Until now. Kaya Nebrae has been born with a Legacy, the same power Hunters once wielded. But while Reapers still stalk the streets, Kaya has no intention of using her power to fight them. She doesn't want to protect the world, and she certainly doesn't want the world to know she exists. So Kaya has carved a different life for herself, keeping her head down and her knives sharp, but when one of her jobs goes wrong Kaya will be thrown onto a new path, one that will force her to confront her fate - and the growing shadow that stalks her. ****complete
Soul Bound (excerpt) by H_Hobbs
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How far would you go to defy fate? One man went too far. Eva Greene will be his reckoning. Book 1 || Dragon Knights of Aboria || Paperback available on Amazon! When Eva Greene is mortally wounded, she accidently stumbles into the lair of the last creature she expected to find in her humble valley. Arkon is a storm dragon, the last of his kind, forced into hiding by the cruelty of fate. He heals her mortal wound, but, in doing so, Eva's life will never be the same again. Eva embarks on a journey of loss, heartache, and betrayal, but amongst all her pain, she forms true friendships, unexpected allies, and finds love. She has to learn quickly if she is to survive. Is she strong enough to protect Aboria and everyone she loves, or will her enemies get the best of her and burn her world to ash? "They will be remembered."
Tea, Lycanthropy and Other Virtues by Jessieheningerauthor
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In Regency-era England, Constance is powerless to change her social status or find romance no matter how lonely she might be or how much her family might depend on her. But when she's locked in a werewolf Lord's bedroom on a full moon night, she'll have to discover her own strength, and learn who to trust before she and her reputation are torn to shreds.
Ghost Silk (Ghost Perfume, Book 2) | ✔ by natalisghosts
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**COMPLETE** Rose grows into her ability to help ghosts and cross portals. The Alistairs pursue a bloody diplomacy in the soul realm. Between Rose and the Alistairs, love grows strong despite their secrets, the demons and nightmares that haunt them, and a power imbalance that Rose must find a way to overcome. (Sequel to Ghost Perfume)
His Greatest Sanctity by lote003
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"Breathe." He dipped his head down so that his lips were right at my ear, his strong arm wrapped securely around my waist, molding my body into his. "If you're going to fall apart,." He starts, teeth gritted. "Now's the time. I'll be here to put you back together when it's over." I squeezed my eyes shut again, and I did just that. I fell apart. ******* Secrets. Lies. Deception. Murder. I'd seen and done it all. And not willingly. So I left. I sacrificed my freedom to save myself, and the only way to ensure my own safety was to start over. Clean slate. New people. New me. But the last thing I expected when I arrived at Manonwell Prep Academy was to be bombarded by a boy-no, a man who held some unknown vendetta against me. Call it obsession, infatuation, hatred. To me it was all one in the same. He was everywhere I turned, like a shadow. Watching me. Taunting me. Haunting me. And it was all because of something I did to him a long time ago. It was something so bad that he couldn't stand me, that he wanted me dead, and the idea of making my life a living hell was something that he took pride in. But I didn't remember. I had no clue what I could've done to him in the past, but he was hellbent on pushing me until I did. My plans on starting over were shattered the minute I stepped inside that school. He was the type of person that demanded your attention without having to speak. He was untamed and wild and unhinged. But what he didn't know was that the Winter Travers that he knew in past, the one I didn't remember, was no longer alive. I was different. She was gone and I was here. And he was everything I should've been afraid of. Sinister, quiet, manipulative, but I knew it would be a cold day in hell before I let him win. Ronan was like gasoline waiting to be doused on the fire that inside me, and if he was ready to burn, then so was I.