If the scandal of his inheritance ever got out he'd be ruined forever. Magnus Langmore, the Duke of Yarmouth lives everyday with a secret that could destroy his family line. He was never the true heir to his father's dukedom. Birthed by one of his father's mistresses, he was raised as if he were the Duchess's own child. All the years that she could never bring herself to love him left himself with a void he never wished to fill. Love did not exist in his world. He spent his days hard trained and invested into the work of the Dukedom. He felt he had to work twice as hard because it wasn't in his blood. But, when a pureblood-daughter of a Duke crosses his path on the verges of a scandal, he finds himself utterly engrossed with Lady Ambrosia Somerville. If love does not exist, then why does she make him feel otherwise? When the opportunity finally presents itself for him to ask for her hand, will the fears of his past get in the way of a potentially happy future in their marriage bed? Rated Mature: 🔥 [#1 Regenecyera ] {#1 1800's}

Captain Cole Stanley was a man bound to the sea and lands beyond the stifling industry of London. There was no space in his busy lifestyle for a woman, especially not a prim little miss like Oriana Brightmore. Yet despite her shyness, there appeared to be an underlying wit and spirit to her personality that Cole begins to find irresistible. Oriana always thought that her future-husband should be charming and even-tempered; none of which belonged to Captain Stanley- the odious guest residing with the Ashcroft's for a short spell. Although the obnoxious man vexed her beyond reason, he also may just be her only solution to finding a man who will want her- one that was currently on his way to the Americas.

An adaptation to the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast", Rhys Ashcroft is vain and arrogant until a near-fatal accident brutally maims his features. Presumed dead, Rhys resides alone in Falmouth Castle, away from society which was just the way he preferred. Enter Danielle Carmichael: a curious country miss who is drawn to the hostile, cloaked stranger for reasons unknown to her.

They had been the best of friends since childhood. She knew that he secretly wore spectacles. He knew that she had once stolen all the wine for the Eucharist from the parish church and blamed it on the town drunkard. There was very little that Amy Griffiths did not know about Lord Oliver Hollingsworth, the only friend she had ever had growing up in a tiny village where everybody knew everything about anybody. She was quite happy to rush headlong into spinsterhood while she tended to her mother and worked the small bookshop, and Lord Hollingsworth did not seem inclined to wed anytime soon having ensured no mother in her right mind would allow her daughter to consort with the likes of him after the whole debacle with his once intended, Miss Augusta Fleetwood, a few seasons ago. When Amy is convinced to visit London, little did the both of them realise how meddling some of his friends would be, and how adept at matchmaking the troublesome lot are. Soon, the delicate line between friendship and true love become harder to distinguish. Bit of a slow burn, sweet romance with MATURE content and a lot of humour.

Blanche Blackwood, youngest sister to the Marquess of Northwick, thought she would never find a gentleman that could catch her attention, or her heart. Until she met Nathaniel Southill. So vastly different from any man she had ever met before, he intrigued her from the beginning, but Nathaniel was determined to prove that he was not a suitable match. When he succeeds, events contrive to bind them together, as well as a secret that has the potential to hurt those dearest to Blanche, and even though she has vowed to hate him for eternity, she can't deny that she still wants him. Tainted with a dark past, Nathaniel knew he was not the right man for Blanche and he would do anything to prove that to her. He vowed to stay away from her but that became impossible when he was set with a task to help protect her by his best friend and Blanche's brother. Unable to refuse, Nathaniel has to steel his desire and his heart against a woman he does not deserve. TW: Both Nate and Blanche deal with issues relating to trauma, death and abuse which may be triggering to some readers.

Nicola Eversley never intended for him to receive the love letters. It had been a mistake, a cruel twist of fate, that all her ardent and thankfully anonymous confessions were now in his possession and Nicola must work tirelessly to keep her identity a mystery from the handsome Marquess of Northwick, Jason Blackwood, who is considerably inappropriate and someone she certainly shouldn't be in love with. Not only is he her best friend's older brother, he is also a renowned flirt and libertine, someone Nicola definitely should not entertain feelings for. However, when Jason reveals his intentions to unmask the identity of his admirer, Nicola is forced to conspire with him during three events of the London season and put her wits, and resistance, to the test to lead him off her scent. But the marquess has other plans... Contains mature content. Note: only the first 6 chapters are available for free

Fay is a secretary in a scientific research facility. To everyone around her, she's forgettable. But behind her silence is a perception sharper than the systems she serves... and far more dangerous than anyone realizes. Sirius is an alien kept behind reinforced glass, studied like an anomaly and treated like a threat. He doesn't speak. He doesn't cooperate. Not until her. And he will tear through every sealed door, every armed guard, every rule of human science just to make sure she stays his.

Eleanor nearly drowned but she was saved...by an orc. -/ Ellie is a rugged, seasoned hunter. A woman who knows the weight of a knife and the bite of a cold winter better than she knows any city street. But when she accidentally falls into an icy river, she finds herself being pulled from the ice by a folktale, a beast. An orc. Rathar is a brute of the Thrak'Mor, an orc who lives by a code of isolation and iron. He has no love for humans, he views them as a plague of noise creeping up his mountainside. He saved Ellie out of instinct, but now he finds himself shackled to her by an Oath of Stone, an ancient orc law forcing him into a guardianship over a woman he resents. And they're a match made in a frozen hell. She's fueled by a fire of fierce independence, and he's a bitter guardian who loathes every breath of the woman he must safeguard. However, as they navigate this forced bond, the winter air starts to burn with a different kind of heat. A spark that turns into tension so hot, they can't seem to keep their hands off each other...or their clothes. --/ Stand alone story Monster Romance 18+ 🌶️🌶️

Estelle wishes to die. She has spent the last decade of her life sleeping on the streets of the city, hunting alley rats for food and desperately struggling to survive her life of isolation. But she can't suffer any longer, so she decides that she's going to hike up the mountain, find the tallest cliff at the top, and gracefully fall to her death. But the mountain was forbidden. Long ago, hunters had run back to the city screaming of monsters and ghosts - bleeding with ugly wounds that were evidence of blades and steel. And the female hunters slowly began disappearing in the dark woods, the men claiming they were kidnapped by the shadows. The mountain was a death sentence. Except that was exactly what Estelle was looking for. But her plan takes a dark turn when a lighting storm forces her to find shelter in a cave. And she is not alone. She finds out there are creatures that have lived under the mountain in secret for centuries, creatures that are desperate for a mate. And here she was, alone in a cave with one. He is kind to her, he feeds her, he ensures her safety. And he demands for her sweet surrender. ----------------------------- Monster Romance 18+

After a long night shift, nurse Poppy "Mac" MacKenzie expects nothing more than the familiar darkness of her city streets. Instead, she finds a glowing green light-and is torn from Earth into a world beyond imagination. On the alien planet Xantrox, women are rare and revered, and Rogue, a powerful alien lord, never expected fate to deliver him a human woman from the stars. As Mac struggles to survive in a dangerous, beautiful world, her compassion and courage begin to change everything-including Rogue himself. Bound by honor, desire, and a connection neither can deny, Mac and Rogue must navigate alien customs, political dangers, and a bond that could unite-or destroy-two worlds.