In a city where the powerful can't kill-and the powerless are hunted-Gabriel Lanes is a contradiction. Fresh out of jail after serving seven years for murder, all Gabriel wants is to go home, reunite with his family, and leave the past behind. But when a serial killer begins terrorizing the city, his own sister starts calling him "a psycho," and his stalker-known only as R-begins to step up their sick game, Gabriel realizes escape is no longer an option. With buried secrets surfacing faster than he can outrun them, one question haunts him-and everyone else: Is Gabriel a reformed victim... or something far more dangerous?

She was forged in steel and crowned in blood. Dahlia Ravanyr, monarch of shadows, built her empire on silence and the bones of betrayal. Her reign is defined by a single, sacred law: Never kneel. But a lifetime of ruthless control is shattered the night she encounters Vael Mouren. He is a mortal man. Undefined. Detached. He knows nothing of her immortal world, yet his eyes hold the primal, cold arrogance of a true predator. He doesn't fear her ancient power; he only demands her surrender. Their union is a scar on the heart of their kingdoms. She is the Vampire Queen of endless night; he is the man who tastes like ripe strawberries and commands her submission. As the political landscape fractures-threatened by ancient enemies and the volatile Bottomless Darkness Vael harbors-Dahlia must choose. Will his terrifying, buried power save her crumbling throne, or will his absolute possession be the weapon that finally brings her to magnificent ruin? He touched what no blade could reach-her hunger, her silence, her ruin. (A Dark Romantasy exploring themes of power exchange, dominance, and the magnificent, fatal cost of love.)

Nadia wants to get out of her shift as soon as possible. But Paula doesn't seem to share the same goal as Nadia. How is Nadia supposed to finish her job ASAP when she has a co-worker who doesn't seem to care?

When a dying Ra's al Ghul sets his sights on a successor, two of the world's greatest heroes are forced into an impossible war. Bruce Wayne and Oliver Queen-bound by loss, sharpened by years of secret training-must confront their darkest memories, hidden loves, and lethal choices as the League of Assassins closes in on Gotham and Star City. Alliances will fracture. Blood will spill. And only one can inherit the Demon's Head.

In the quiet town of Eldermere, life is simple for Lyric, a quirky and fiercely independent painter nearly finished with college, who dreams of opening her own studio where she can teach art to children and share her work with the world. By day, she works among the dusty shelves of a historical bookstore, and on weekends she spends her time with Vira, whose bold, impulsive energy perfectly offsets Lyric's quiet and careful nature. After surviving a harrowing abusive relationship that ended in a murder attempt, she is wary of men, trusts few, and guards her heart closely, having sworn off romance entirely. Then Valentine steps into her life. Elegant, enigmatic, and unsettlingly poise, he carries an old-world charm that feels both intoxicating and wrong. Beneath his polished exterior lies a darkness older than Eldermere itself: a vampire burdened by the ghost of a woman he lost seventy years ago, one who looks exactly like Lyric. As Valentine draws near, Lyric's carefully ordered world shifts between fascination and caution. She allows a wary friendship to develop, intrigued by his presence but unsure what to trust. Haunted by his past, Valentine cannot resist unraveling the mystery of this living reflection of the wife he lost seventy years ago. Lyric cannot deny the magnetic pull he exerts over her. He's unlike any man she has met, elusive and arcane, and part of her senses a dangerous truth lurking beneath his perfection.

izana killed the leader of your gang shingeki. She was like a sister to you, and you were like a brother. but now that she's dead, they've awakened a sleeping dragon. let the bloody war begin. Sequel to Merciless Waters Run Deep But it can stand alone

When reality shatters him, Gleam creates a world of his own. As a form of escapism, 17-year-old Gleam Wuthrich paints a world of his own. A place to comfort himself of all the pain the past left him. A room only he is allowed to see. That is until his step brother's baby sitter is greeted by those same for walls. With his secrets shared with another, Gleam decides to avoid Elaine at all costs. But his father doesn't make this easy when he forces him to go with them to Switzerland for their family vacation. The worst part of it all, he finds himself lost in Switzerland with Elaine. With each adventure they have, Gleam feels himself getting closer to Elaine. Will he take a leap of faith for love? Or will he let the past destroy it all?

Corinna Báthory, 16th-century nobility, is kidnapped and thrown into a male detective academy in present-day Florida. But they grabbed the wrong girl. Season 1 of Agents of Time ***** It's 1585, and things could not possibly be going any slower for Corinna Báthory. Overwhelmed with expectations as Hungarian nobility and the trials and tribulations of becoming a female playwright in a field dominated by men, Corinna would do anything for a change of pace. Of course, there's nothing better to speed up the narrative than being kidnapped...and being accused of being a serial killer. ***** [[ THE WATTY'S 2021 SHORTLIST ]]