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The Cursed Heir (Shadows of Vaelderen 2) by penelopewraith
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Dying from a curse that marks his skin with spreading darkness, Sin Blackbriar-the last heir to a fallen noble house-stumbles upon Ivy, an innocent village healer whose light magic could be his salvation. Recognizing that her rare power might save him, Sin begins a careful seduction, intending to use her power to break his curse before disappearing. But as Ivy's gentle touch begins to heal more than just his physical wounds, Sin faces the one thing his years of calculated manipulation never prepared him for: genuine feelings for the woman he intended to use. With his enemies closing in and the curse growing stronger, Sin must choose between his survival and her safety-and for a man who's spent his life using others, love might be the most dangerous magic of all.
Wicked Rogue (Brazen Bluestockings #4) by EmilyMorgans
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Facing an arranged marriage she cannot escape, Eleanor 'Nell' Ainsworth is determined to experience passion at least once before it is taken from her forever. Her solution is scandalous, improper, and wildly tempting: Lord Anthony Dashcombe.
Blank Slate by readerchick428
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Payton Taylor is trying to write a new chapter in her life-but starting over is harder than it sounds. No matter how carefully she erases the past, the chalk always seems to show through. Whistler is an elite private security firm that recruits only the best of the best, forging highly effective teams to operate where governments cannot. Drawn to Whistler's mission of protection, Payton enters their brutal training program determined to prove that someone like her can still choose to be one of the good guys. As one of the only women in a class dominated by ego, violence, and unspoken rules, Payton quickly learns that survival isn't just about physical endurance. Respect must be earned. Trust is fragile. Every mistake is magnified, every success questioned. While hiding the truth of who she used to be, Payton works to stay unnoticed-until protecting someone on her new team forces her to risk the anonymity that has kept her safe. Through relentless training and hard-won alliances, Payton carves out her place not by changing who she is, but by refusing to. She believes redemption isn't granted-it's built. The question isn't whether Payton can survive Whistler. It's whether Whistler will accept a hero who needs redemption. Blank Slate is a gritty, character-driven thriller about trust, accountability, and earning the right to stand on the side of good-without erasing who you've been.
Winding Dawn (Dusk Series - Book 9) by AmeliaCrossGE
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Eliza Lovell has lived a dangerous life, inducted into the hunter organization as a child and hunting vampires since she could walk. Though she wouldn't say she was unhappy. Nothing was more satisfying than sinking her spell-forged blades into the monsters that stalked and terrorized human kind. What she did was a service. It gave her purpose to get up in the morning and sound sleep at night. That was until she met her match with a deceptively alluring vampire named Ezra, and the world around her twists in new and dangerous ways. Vampire corpses begin to surface around town, drained of their blood, and the fingers are pointed at the hunter organization. Eliza had nothing to do with such grotesque displays of depravity, and neither did the hunters, but she doesn't like the sins of others painted on her back. To end the violence and to clear her name, she embarks on a journey to root out the evil poisoning her city. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Alec de Fluer is new to his role as a leader of the Fleurs, but peacekeeping has been in his blood since he was a child. When others fought, he sought to ease their quarrels and help them find peace, as he did now in the tumultuous society that was rebuilding before him. Someone is draining vampires of their blood and hanging them up for display, but there is more to it than just hate. Remnants of Copse magic linger at the dump sites, powerful yet foreign. Though Alec is no longer a Copse, it falls on him to clear his former family's name, alongside his mate Idus and some more unconventional allies.
Hidden Wings (On Hold) by SkylerChase29
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❝ Let's win a war, shall we?❞ •○• It was the beginning of the end. The unraveling of every secret. The culmination of new battle plans. The unveiling of pasts. And above all, the result of what love caused. •○• Having faced Killian directly while her mates all turned against her, Cara had hardened her heart and knew it was time to bring together her elaborate schemes to end this war once and for all. And maybe, just maybe, it might not be so bad if she had her people by her side. Amassing an army in the Land of Lea and embarking on a life-threatening search for the God's Flower, she doesn't intend to let the men in easily if even they try. Having become aware of the curse they're suffering from and watching things slowly fall into place, her mates have a reality to come to terms with and a past to uncover because if they intend to win this war then they need to be stronger than they were 500 years ago. Cara Arnel was a Queen on a mission, and she had no plans to include her males in her new and rather risky adventures. But one thing she'd have to learn again was that......be it the past or the present, it didn't matter if they remembered. Her heart would still be theirs, and their questions would always be hers to answer. And questions, they had many. But at the end of the day..... She still planned to stay five steps ahead. Of everyone. •○• (This is the last and final book in the Mustic Bonds Trilogy. There will be irregular updates. Hope you enjoy!)
Bonded To The Warg, (Wargs of the Outland, #3) by JeanineCroft
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Worlds Collide, passions flare, and hearts are tested when young scholar, Salix, falls in love with infamous and callous warg alpha, Rath. *** Young scribe, Salix Bywater, raised by an overprotective mother, embarks on a thrilling mission to the warg city of Esk. It's the first time humans have ever been invited to the famed gathering of all the outland's warg packs, Tungfolk. Tasked with representing her whole race as the High Lord's royal translator, Salix must navigate the intricate dynamics of pack politics and earn the respect of the legendary new wargrex of Esk, Rath Ironblood. A warg embittered by abandonment. With tensions rising between the species, a growing orken threat, and suspicions of a new and unexpected mate bond, Salix and Rath must confront their prejudices and fears to uncover an enemy in their midst. Will they forge a bond that transcends boundaries, or will their worlds remain forever divided? Dive into a captivating tale of loyalty, betrayal, and unexpected connections in this gripping viking-flavored fantasy novel. WARNING: This story contains depictions of violence, sex, and strong language that may be upsetting to some readers. Cover designed by Jeanine Croft Updates begin June 1st.
A Little Left to Give (Forgotten Series #8) by AMLKoski
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~ It is by Mene's word that new age has been born, a new world ~ Ezekiel Ruiz was unwillingly stuck between two worlds. He was a wild and that was where he found the most comfort, lost in the darkness while his wolf took over. But Amelia's Blessing had his wolf barring the darkness from him, refusing him his familiar comfort, the compulsion to find the viper he mated to screaming without the pain to drown it out. At times he felt like the blessing was a curse. ~ Change is always hard, and it is in our nature as wolves to fight it ~ Julieta Esperanza Valentina Cruz had always played by the rules, it was what she had been taught, it was what was fair. She had lived by them. Except that doesn't work when others refuse to play fair. Her brother's best friend banished from the pack, a fight but not. Then the moon saw fit to pair her with the victor and the world showed just how unfair it could be. Banished from her home, struggling to survive in a world that felt callous and cruel, Julieta struggled to hold onto hope but as the years dragged on it got harder and harder. Her hope disappeared entirely when the illegal rogues found her and took her. Sometimes she wished Mene's love wasn't so brutal. ~ But Mene guides us in our lives, listen to her loving whispers, she never gives us more than we can withstand ~ A singular night changes everything. Ezekiel makes a choice that topples his world into the clinging dredges of the past and Julieta comes face to face with a male she had once had a foolish little crush on what feels like lifetimes ago. However as they navigate the treacherous waters they have been flung into, they both learn that home is not a simple place, it's where you make it, and who you make it with. ~ You will reach your destiny, Mene wills it. ~
Mixed Blood by MC_Matthews
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Ancient Blood Series Book 3 ~ Rhia reached the top of the ridge just as the column of flames dissipated and the rest of the dragons landed. A chorus of their songs shook the earth in a way she'd never heard before. It was full of elation, and triumph, and love. At the center of the crater was Nekros's huge black form. With him, entwined in a loving embrace, was another dragon. One that Rhia had never met but knew instantly. Bright red feathers, and under glow of orange and yellow magic, and fire-red eyes. It was her. It was Phoenix. She was alive.
Descendants of the Kings (Book 2) by paperweightfairy
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Once upon a time, a wise Queen predicted that after millennia of peace, the evils she had once fought to vanquish would come back to seek vengeance. Men and Fae, under the thumb of one common enemy. When all hope seemed lost, in the darkest hour, the heroes once prophesied would rise again. The descendants of the Kings-- young warriors willing to defy it all to save them. Ella is not the young woman that left Rhothomir all those months ago. She has a choice to make now. She has a role to play, more significant than anything she could have imagined. Will it be more than she bargained for? Magic, life and death all have a price, and Ella will find out just how steep that price is. In a story written long before she was born, death might be the only answer, but it certainly isn't the end. The second and final book in the HOG duology, a fantasy story full of action, romance and magic!
HEX ON FIRE by authormayadouglas
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Love hexes can get messy. Especially when you cast them on your sworn enemy. ✬ Good witch Lucinda 'Lucy' Winterhaven has done something *very* naughty. Influenced by copious amounts of toad's brew, she makes a brash decision to place a forbidden blood hex on Callum Black, the insufferable werewolf who irks her to no end, causing him to fall madly in love with her. Once she comes to her senses, Lucy quickly reverses the hex and wipes Callum's memory to erase any trace of her wrongdoing, but not before making the biggest mistake ever (besides the hex, that is!). The consequence of this upends both their lives, resulting in a rushed marriage neither Lucy or Callum is thrilled about. She is then whisked to the remote highlands of Scotland, forced to live amongst werewolves who scorn her - one of which includes her new husband, who refuses to forgive her for hexing him in the first place. As Lucy learns to rely on her inner strength, will the witch continue shutting Callum out? Or will she finally find common ground with him, in the form of searing, insurmountable desire? Only time will tell in this standalone sequel to 'Bewitched & Bothered'! ✬ UPDATING WEEKLY! ✬