My body trembled, but not from the cold. "You frighten me." His brow twitched, eyes darting around the features of my face. "Frighten, or excite?" His gaze dropped to my mouth. "Which is it, Miss Young?" ❆ Once upon a time in a dying village, there lived a girl who dreamed of a life free of fear and death. She yearned for a world not ruled by the darkness and the demons awaiting her inside it... For nearly eighteen years, Adaira Young has been able to hide from the monsters that plague her small village. Every year in Kinnot, a name must be drawn to be offered to the beasts from the mountains. Once they are sacrificed and disappear through the gates, they are never seen again. When Adaira's world comes crashing down around her and she finds herself on the outside of those very walls, Adaira comes face to face with the monster she's been cowering from all her life: A terrifying man named Beast. Whisked away to his palace in the icy mountains, Adaira struggles to adjust to her new life and fight the dangerous feelings of attraction growing inside her. But as the days grow colder and their relationship grows stronger, a deadly secret from Beast's past threatens to shatter everything. To live, he needs the one thing Adaira has to die for in order to love her: her heart. **A Beauty and the Beast retelling🖤♥️ Updates randomly, but mainly Friday's ⚠️❗️This book includes material that may be graphic to some viewers. Please take caution when reading⚠️❗️

Ruby's village stays confined to a forest that surrounds the village. No one would dare to attempt to escape. Wolves stalk the woods and anyone who has ever left as ended up dead. They are trapped within a forest with the wolves circling. To keep them at bay every full moon the village leaves an animal sacrifice. However, this moon it has failed, and a person ended up dead leaving the king of the village to make a hard decision to sacrifice a virgin for the full moon. The first virgin being Ruby. And with this sacrifice Ruby is dragged into a dangerous world. this story is protected by www.copyrighted.com

Thrust by duty into the world of monsters, sheltered Rowan is forced to marry fearsome rival warg alpha, Thrax. *** In a realm where darkness reigns and beasts roam, Rowan, sheltered daughter of a powerful monarch, faces the ultimate test of courage. Forced to wed a formidable foe, Thrax, alpha of the wargs, she must navigate treacherous terrain where love and duty collide. As Rowan grapples with the past and present, a new enemy emerges from the dark, thrusting her into the underworld. Pitted against all her worst fears, Rowan must choose to remain a child, or stare death in the face to save the monster she's come to love. Dive into a tale of passion, peril, and self-actualization in a world where survival means unlocking the truth of one's heart. A gripping tale of fated mates and werewolf fantasy romance, this story will keep you hooked till last page. If you loved SKY IN THE DEEP and A FATE INKED IN BLOOD then you're sure to enjoy this thrilling Tolkien-inspired fantasy romance. WARNING: This story contains depictions of violence, sex, and strong language that may be upsetting to some readers. Cover designed by Jeanine Croft

When a human girl marries the Dragon King, she discovers a dangerous bond and a world of pleasure that she never knew existed. Kings of Faelen 1 *** Left with nothing after catching her fiancé with another woman, Liliana does the unthinkable: she sells her womb. With the rare ability to carry supernatural offspring, she's a prize coveted by many. Her highest bidder? The Dragon King. Although terrified of the cold, brooding king, Liliana is stunned by his rough, primal way of doing sex - one she can't get enough of. Love was never meant to touch their cold contract, yet as the tortured darkness surrounding King Rhydion ensnares her heart, and she discovers she is carrying his heir, she begins to wonder if she's made a mistake. As a human, her child will be handed over to a rival Dragon female and raised far from her arms, and when the gorgeous, ruthless she-Dragon Serathyne stakes her claim on the unborn heir, Liliana knows she must fight for her place - or risk losing everything, including King Rhydion himself.

*From The Witchy World's series by Hunnie Bahm* It's time for The Demon-Wolf King, Bahm, to get married to the merciless and vicious vampire princess, Cynthia Vladorian. He doesn't want to marry her at all. She was nothing but a toy for him! What happens when Bahm runs out of his Kingdom one day and into the human forest? Does he think he has found his mate? This beautiful and juicy looking Dark Witch hybrid rolling around in the forest! ""The Demon King will be MARRIED! ...That old bastard finally found himself a bride!" Yelled a drunken man dressed in royal clothing and standing on a bench with two bottles in hand. The whole damn village was intoxicated. They seemed to be celebrating some kind of creature they talked about. Supposedly a demon that lives far in the woods from their village. They mentioned he is a friend sometimes and that we should be happy he chose a woman who will put him in his place. A demon...king? I don't want to be here when and if he ever comes. They call him and his bride merciless and it shook me to my core. I gotta get out of here!" After confirming his mate, The King suddenly forgets about her. He holds her in his dungeon, torturing her for her very existence, not even aware she carries his child.

*ONC 2025 Shortlist & Ambassador Pick* On the morning of her wedding, Edrea is prepared to seal a political alliance with the man she despises. But fate, or something far darker, has other plans. An empty box appears in her garden. A hidden path leads her underground. And a deck of cursed cards delivers her into the hands of Malphas, a demon bound by an ancient contract. One that now claims her as his. Trapped in a world of shadows, Edrea is torn between a cruel fiance who seems far too pleased by her disappearance and a demon who watches her like she's the only thing keeping him tethered to existence. Malphas swears he won't take anything she doesn't offer freely. But the longer she resists him, the more she begins to wonder... This is a mature 18+ story.

Teegan just knew his life was all set. He was tall, handsome, smart, and athletic. He had all the qualities that made male dominant breeders stand out. Or so he thinks. Join Teegan and his unexpected bondmate as they navigate their new reality together. **This story is MATURE meaning it's intended for 18+. There is cussing, mm sex/bdsm/rape mention/racial slurs, and other explicit/disturbing content. ***Also, if you view the world through a hetero normative vanilla lens this book is not for you. This is NOT a BDSM for beginners or haters book.

At sixteen, Sunngifu is more of a spoiled child than a dignified thane's daughter. She is destined to a life of wealth and power. Until her father fails to pay the Viking's tribute...

ATTENTION: This is the SECOND book of my Vampire's Pet series and cannot be read as a stand alone book. ~~~ I thought that my life had ended the day I got purchased by a blood thirsty monster. I thought that the rest of my life was going to be nothing but constant fear and suffering. But I couldn't have been more wrong. What I found was something much different. Something that I didn't even know I was looking for let alone wanted. What I found was a new beginning. A new beginning with the one I cared most for. ~~~ Cover by: @aculeasis

Why do fools fall in love? Kai felt like the biggest fool for loving someone who has never even given their relationship a fighting chance, and now he felt like an even bigger fool for letting himself get seduced by self pity and convincing words from his ex-lovers younger brother, Cedric. 17 year old Cedric, mature for his age but still 7 years younger than Kaito. "It's just sex," Cedric had told him, "Pretend that I'm my brother..." How long will Kai be able to fight off his growing feelings for Cedric? How can something so wrong feel so right? And what about Cedric? Was this all just a game to the younger man with piercing blue eyes that seemed to see right through him? And when John, Cedric's older brother and Kai's ex-lover decides that he wants to continue his relationship with Kai even through he's already married, what will Kai do? Give in to his former lover or explore a new dangerous love...