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Mash Cassidy, smooth-talking werewolf and notorious ladiesâ man, has been running from his responsibilities, and his pack, for fifteen years. But with Harvest Fest only weeks away, Alphaâs ordering him to return home, and she wonât take no for an answer. Itâs time for him to grow up and mate with a nice werewolf girl. In fact, Alpha already has one in mind. But Mash wasnât built for settling down, and in a desperate move to keep Alpha off his back, he drags his wolf shifter best friend Cian into another of his harebrained pretend to be a werewolf and pose as his fake-mate for two whole months. What could go wrong? Theyâre just friends, and Mash definitely hasnât been developing unusual feelings for him⊠Cian Barker, hipster wolf shifter and tech whiz, has been in love with his best friend since the day they met at uni. It doesnât matter that Mash is straight and completely unobtainable, Cian is just happy to have him in his life. But when Mash asks him to be his fake-mate during the familyâs Harvest Fest celebration, Cian might have reached his limits with how far heâll go for Mash. At least until heâs faced with his favourite pair of puppy-dog eyes. The ones he just canât seem to resist. Itâll be fine. Cian can pretendâheâs been pretending for their entire friendship. Besides, itâs not like Mash will ever love him back⊠The Good Boys Club is an MM best-friends-to-lovers paranormal romance and the second in the Mythical Mishaps series of interconnected standalones. Expect the usual silliness, slow burn, lots of pining, plenty of scent marking, and a tonne of praise for the bestest boy in the Eight and a Half Kingdoms. |
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First Meetings by Joyce Reynolds-Ward What happens during first meetings resonates throughout the years... 2029... Thirty years before the opening of THE MARTINIERE LEGACY, rodeo princess Ruby Barkley and saddle bronc rider Gabe Ramirez meet... and find each other interesting, with a mutual interest in agricultural technology. Short story prequel with lots of horses in the science fiction. |
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Stuck On The Slopes by Jessica Salina The cabin is heating up in this romantic comedy as a pro-athlete and corporate marketer dodge the tabloids and save a ski lodge. Professional athlete Juniper Hart was forced into retirement after a devastating snowboarding accident left him with a permanent injury. Despite the media wondering if he'll make a return to the slopes, he acquired a failed Colorado ski lodge. With only his service dog, Sasquatch, for company, he needs help bringing the lodge back to life. When burned-out corporate ladder-climber Rachel Friedman doesn't get the raise needed to afford her rising rent costs, she trades in her Florida summers for Colorado winters. As Juniper Hart's live-in resort manager, his attitude toward an increasing media presence leaves her wondering if the pay increase and free rent are worth it. Rachel needs to thaw Juniper's icy heart so they can work together to save the lodge (and her job along with it). But first, she'll need to establish dominance over the tabloids to earn Juniper's trust and take control of the media's narrative. |
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Scrub Me, Daddy by April Showers My entire life is a mess. My ex cheated. My job sucks. And my apartment smells like old takeout and despair. a 3 A.M. infomercial promising the Scrubbie Dubbie will change my life. Desperate and half-delirious, I order it. The next day, a sponge arrivesâhot pink, dual-textured, and paired with a cleaning liquid that smells suspiciously like seduction. Then things get... weird. And wet. One steamy scrub-down later, I slip, hit my head, and wake up to a six-foot-something alien Adonis with abs for days and an obsession with cleaning. And with me. Heâs strong, sudsy, and ready to polish more than just my floors. He came to tidy my apartmentâand he just might stay to deep-clean my soul. |
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Spinning Out of Control by KL Hill Lucas Adler has dedicated years to climbing the ranks and becoming the club's top Enforcer of the Rebel Kings Brotherhood Motorcycle Club and the right hand to the Sergeant at Arms. But, despite the status, power, and respect the club affords him, thereâs one important thing missing. The one thing that would make all the blood, sweat, and tears spilled worth it. The one thing he let slip right through his fingers. And now, after all these years, heâs going to do everything in his power to get her back and never let her go. Callie Hansen is powerful in her own right as she uses her body not only for pleasure but for information. Working beside the Dominatrix, Tasha, inside the sexiest club, Masquerave, a place where secrets and desires intertwine, has given her the freedom sheâs always wanted. Now, even behind the safety of her mask, Callie is forced to confront her past and the one person she never thought she'd see again. Because if she lets him see one crack in her carefully constructed facade, heâll shatter it and her heart along with it. Sheâll need to use every trick up her sleeve to ensure that it doesnât happenâŠagain. |
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A Legion of Bane and Embers by KL Hill A Knight sworn to protect the city from evil. A vampire bound in chains. A desire that could destroy them both. Atlas I was trained to kill monstersâ Not crave the one chained beneath my home. As a Knight of Cindervail, Iâm everything the Legion disciplined, deadly, untouchable. But on the night of my final trial, it wasnât the Legion that saved me. It was a vampire. Emilian. Now heâs leashed and muzzled by the Vail, my illegal asset locked in my basement. I only let him out for missions that need a monsterâs teeth. Thatâs the story we tell. But the truth is darker. Every night, I go back to himâfor the heat, the hunger, the sin I canât stop committing. Our connection is forbidden. Addictive. And when my best friend vanishes and demons begin tearing through Cindervail, Iâm forced to face an impossible Save the city I swore to protectâ Or surrender to the vampire who makes me feel alive. Emilian I wasnât born a monster. I was made oneâand then left to rot. In Cindervail, vampires like me arenât given trials. Weâre exterminated. I shouldâve died the night I met Atlas, the Knight who should have put a blade through my heart. Instead, he let me live. Now I survive chained beneath his home like a secret sin. Muzzled. Bound. Used as a weapon while I fight the cityâs nightmares by his side. We pretend itâs duty. But I see the truth in his eyes every time he touches meâthe tremor in his hands, the hunger in his breath. The city is rotting. The rifts are widening. Demons are coming through the cracks. Soon, Atlas will have to chooseâ The city that made him a weapon, Or the creature he should have killed. |
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In the dark and prestigious world of Masquerave, monsters lurk around every corner, waiting to feed on your darkest desires and most sinful ambitions. And the only requirement to get in? You must adorn a mask. After narrowly escaping a monster that nearly consumed me, I thought I was free. But the scars remain, and the unsettling feeling of being watched never fades. I convinced myself Iâd escaped their clutches, but Iâm nothing more than a pawn in a dangerous game, one theyâre unwilling to lose. After another close call, I find myself trapped between two unpredictable and perilous men, caught in a web of lies, deception, and murder. As the tension builds and the stakes escalate, the club gets even hotter, bringing me to new heights and pushing me past my limits. I find myself navigating this devious world with one man who seems to worship me at my feet and another who seems to loathe my entire existence. But with the game growing even more dangerous, Iâm faced with a choice: work with them to take down an even bigger monster and secure my freedom, or risk everything in a desperate bid to escape my past once and for all. |
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Shadow Sword by Kaila Desjardins Defending those they swore to protect might cost more than they bargained for. Sellsword MorrĂgan wants nothing more than to defend innocent people. So when DĂ ibhid, the king of Cunlaran, offers her and her friends the opportunity, she can hardly say no. But working for DĂ ibhid could expose her secretâsheâs not only a princess but DĂ ibhidâs childhood ex-best friend. If he ever realizes who he has in his castle, MorrĂganâs life will come crashing down. The problem is, itâs more difficult keeping her distance than it should be. DĂ ibhid is desperate to protect his subjects against an invading enemy intent on stealing his throne. Cautious with lives and hoping to avoid war, DĂ ibhid hires sellswords to gather information undercover. But when the mission goes sideways and people get hurt, DĂ ibhidâs fear of failing his subjects worsens. The only effective balm seems to be spending time with one of his new hires . . . As the pair grows closer, enemy attacks turn deadlier and the teamâs mission becomes paramount. With secrets and lives on the line, MorrĂgan and DĂ ibhid must ask themselves what theyâre willing to risk before everything theyâve worked for is lost. |
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Magic, Maps and Mischief by David Green How Far Would You Go To Discover Your Heartâs Desire? Greton of Willow is in a spot of bother. Caught in the act while escorting a family of elves to safety, Greton flees for greener pastures with only his scant magic and brilliant mind to his name. And a question. The question. âWhat is your heartâs desire?â A life-long outsider, Greton sets out to uncover what lies at the center of his heart. Is it adopting a tawny owl? Owning his very own map shop? Forging a found family with others as similarly scorned as himself? The possibilities are endless. Determined to put his marvelous mind to the task, Greton discovers a way to reveal anyoneâs heartâs desire, but not everyoneâs longings are as pure as his⊠Something odd is occurring in Gretonâs new home of Barrowâs Hill, and, before long, the old man in search of a comfortable new life finds himself swept up in danger and mischief. A heart-felt, cozy, neurodivergent adventure filled with found family and an elderly autistic hero searching for his place in the world, âMagic, Maps, and Mischiefâ is a story built on love, friendship and acceptance, perfect for readers of âLegends and Lattesâ, âThe Teller of Small Fortunesâ and âUnder The Whispering Doorâ. Praise for David Greenâs award-nominated âEmpire of Ruin Sagaâ: âDavid Green has become an insta-buy for absolutely any and everything he releases.â - Rachel Rener, author of the âGilded Bloodâ series âThe characters are excellent, written with depth and humanity.â - Liz Delton, author of âThe Witch at the Edge of the Woodâ âIf you're looking for classic fantasy, with fortresses, magic, battles, and scheming, but told with a modern voice and a diverse cast, this is a great pick.â - Fantasy-Faction âThe plot is well-paced and enthralling, with no scene wasted. It will pull you through the book and leave you wanting more. The prose is confident and deft throughout.â - Shona Kinsella, author of âThe Heart of Winterâ |
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A Maestro's Best Friend: A Faithfully Yours Mozart Short by Faith Jacobs Certainly We all know of Maestro W.A. Mozart! The famous composer of all Vienna! but what about his loving, loyal, and rambunctious companion, Miss Pimperl? She too has a story to tell, through her curiousness, her wagging tail, floppy ears, and her ever faithful snout, hear the short tale of life with a genius from a stubby and stout four legged friend of the most famous man in over 279 years of classical musics existence. |
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Chaotic Idiots: HighSchool Days (Volume one) by Faith Jacobs New year, New school, new classes, and friendship challenges may come, yet so long as you've got good friends and family to guide you, nothing can go wrong! Right? --- Enter Jacob Faust, a bubbly, purple haired; gentle hearted sixteen-year-old Vampire with a lot of kindness and empathy to share! He's no mindless bloodsucker; that's a mortal myth you know! He in fact adores tomato juice, if you must inquire of his diet! Yet, In a hidden town, far from the human realm, where his next-door neighbor could be a dragon, a banshee, or a water nixie, Jacob has a lot to learn about life in between classes at Magmell Academy to studying for his next history test, and facing the ever changing tides of teenage growing pains, with his family and his peers by his side. In a sleepy little town, what could possibly go wrong? We're all fae after all.... |
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Flowers By the Wayside: A Story of Courage and Humanity by Faith Jacobs Synopsis: "Time! Give me more time!" Stephen cried, his fingers furiously shaking with anxiety as he typed on the typewriter keys in front of him. And yet time was not his friend and would only be an enemy in the long run.... --- A Story fallen into obscurity; letters and poems left behind to collect dust by the wayside, witness a tale of courage, of loss and of the testimony of the human spirit in the face of uncertain circumstances through a snapshot of a young actor's world dramatically shifted by a life shattering course redirection of a world at war. |
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Dial One For Revenge by Emma Brand Cassie and her mother were both murdered, not knowing who their killer was. Cassie, a fifteen-year-old rage fueled girl who loves to bake now works in the corporate afterlife, exacting revenges for clients to work up the ranks and finally be given the name of her killer and deliver her own vengeance. Working alongside her PA Eli and Doorkeeper Divya, an ex-love interest in Elodie and a surprise arrival from a very hot, but very much alive psychic Perrie, Cassie continues trying to find out who took her life. At the same time, making sure to not get in her boss Nemâs bad books, keeping the Miseria and the Board happy, Cassie remains cold, hard, and focused. Perrie offers Cassie an un-bucket list of things Cassie wished she could do before she died, in exchange for helping her find information. Along the way, struggling with her feelings for Perrie and re-connecting with her old, happier self, Cassie learns about who she truly is and if revenge is truly what she seeks after all. |
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How to Juggle Ballads & Blades by Jess Galaxie Get ready for something Silly, Sapphic, and Romantic at the Albion Renaissance Faire! Chicot and her best friend Elijah have finally landed their first season at a Renaissance Faire with their show The Jester and Bard, Forever at Odds, but Chicot is quickly discovering there's more to surviving their first Ren Faire than beating the heat. When her new friend Lyza asks Chicot to take her place as 'Wee' in the incredibly popular The Pirates Three: Big, Middle, and Wee show, Chicot jumps on the opportunity without thinking. Chicot wants to help her friend, especially if it means making her and Elijah look better the next time they apply to perform at a big faire. There's just one detail that Chicot neglected to think about: Monty, Lyza's younger sister who is both a major distraction, and doesn't seem to like Chicot very much. Chicot decides to push through for Lyza's sake, even if it means Chicot has to spend countless hours in Monty's arms as they prepare and perform. Worse, as Chicot tries to keep her crush in check, Monty suddenly drops the surly attitude and starts actively flirting with Chicot. Adding a show to her roster shouldnât be so complicated, but Chicot's caught between not knowing what state she'll be living in after Albion's season finishes and Monty's strong hands. At this rate, Chicot's going to melt before the season is overâand not from the heat of the sun. |
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Shadows of the Timberland by Ashley Adams Now in the clutches of his father, Flint must learn how to use his newfound powers to defeat the beasts created by Slateâs chaos. Luckily for Flint, he has always known a life of thieving and survival. He must now use those skills to keep himself alive as he battles evil creatures, lost souls, and his own mind. After being threatened by the deities of Moonstone Isle, Slate, God of Death, isnât taking any chances at losing his heir. A series of obstacles are thrown Flintâs way, each one a new challenge that drives him closer to learning who he truly is. But not every obstacle Slate creates is in the form of a beast or monster. He sends Nova, his mortal servant, to distract Flint and become his weakness. Nova and Flint become reluctant allies, both wanting to escape their fates in the Underworld. Flint is inspired to turn the Underworld into something better, something worth dying for. But first, he must learn how to kill a god. In order to defeat his father, Flint must find the hidden truths that will have him questioning his entire existence. Welcome to the Underworld. Where monsters lurk in the shadows and you canât trust anyone. |
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Tides of Floral Dreams by Ashley Adams On an Isle surrounded by waters of sparkles, lava, caverns, and dangerous mountains lies four kingdoms. Each kingdoms' royals have unique magic, every region representing a specific season and element. At one time these kingdoms lived harmoniously and worked together to strive as they worshipped their gods and gave their people a happy life. Until one day when the one month old princess of the Coral Cove Kingdom was stolen. The kingdom's trust in one another diminished, but the Coral Cove royals still had an ally in the Bloomhaven Kingdom. Before the lost princess was stolen, a blood oath was given between the Coral Cove princess and the young Bloomhaven prince. 23 years have passed since the lost princess was taken, and the prince looks daily for her. Then everything changed. A hope was found, a clue unearthed to where the lost princess could be. But the prince no longer wants to find the lost princess. Fate has chosen a different path for him, and he has fallen in love with someone else. Will the prince break the blood oath? Will the lost princess ever be found? Enter the world of Moonstone Isle, where dreams can turn into nightmares when you least expect them to. |
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The Prince and His Stolen Groom by J.E. Ridge A magic spell protects the Desolated Lands from evil mages and their nefarious schemes. As a condition of this spell, Princess Francesca of Woe and Prince Brendon of Bane must marry. Rick knows his sister will be miserable in this marriage, so he concocts a half-baked plan to kidnap the groom and stall the wedding. He just needs time to find an alternative way to keep the spell active. Everything seems to go smoothly until someone else arrives at the castle claiming to be Prince Brendon. Now Rick has to juggle two grooms: the real one he stashed in a magic tower, and the imposter romancing his sister. Because Rick disrupted the wedding, the spell begins to weaken, allowing an evil mage to slip past the magical defenses. Chaos ensues as Rick struggles with imposters, evil minions, and his growing feelings for Brendon. Who knew stealing one groom would cause so much trouble? |
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Even Angels Fall by E. V. Sauvage 300 years ago, my world collided with Earth. My kind has been ruling over the world ever since, passing as archangels. Doves, swans, cockatoo, their white wings in half shifted form are the sign of their power. I should have been the next in line. I should have been the new archangel MichaĂ«l. But my wings arenât white. So instead I have to stay hidden. Instead, Iâve been trained my whole life. Instead, Iâm their weapon. Because who would be best suited to kill the dragon shifter living inside of Notre Dame than a fallen angel? My name is AngĂ©lique. Iâm a crow-shifter, and my mission is to marry Elhyor and to kill him on our wedding night. But nothing is the way it seems, and the dragon might be harder to kill than I thought. He might also be my only chance at freedom⊠Do I have any chance of surviving unscathed? Only time will tell⊠|
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Book 2 of the âTestamentsâ series. When your destiny is destruction, what remains of your soul? Hadassah, the last princess of a dying lineage, has been tasked with the impossible â she has been asked to die. But upon waking, her Harbinger lies broken, and her allies stand on the edge of ruin. She must cast aside her guilt, don the mantle of her mother, and rise as the last Queen of Emeris, the one fated to destroy the world. In a realm where the heavens demand obedience, and Queens betray their own, Hadassah will walk the path of no return. There is no future for you, Hadassah. There is only death. |
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Skalterra By Nightmare by M.T. Zimny Wren Warrender wants nothing more than to get off the waitlist at her dream school and survive the summer with an insufferable new coworker, so when a group of Magicians drag her sleeping consciousness into a magical realm called Skalterra to act as their weapon each night, sheâs less than thrilled. An old evil is breaking free of his glacial prison, and now itâs up to Wren to keep him from unleashing chaos across two separate realities. The lines between waking and sleep start to blur, and Wren is forced to reckon with the fact that some bad dreams are more than Nightmares. |
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The Husband Wishlist by Bridget Van der Eyk Jessie Lopez has been burned before when it comes to love, which is why when things fall apart with 'small-dick Brian', she decides enough is enough! After one too many drinks, she and her sister, Anna, come up with 'The Husband Wishlist' - a somewhat trivial, and definitely random, list of all the attributes Jessie's future husband needs to have. It's a list that sits idle on her device for two years, until 'hot doughnut guy', also known as Anderson West, comes along... Jessie finds herself sitting next to Andy on her extremely delayed flight from London back to the States for Christmas. What starts out as free champagne, fun banter, and potential law-breaking behavior on a Boeing 777, soon turns into everything Jessie never expected when she finds Andy crossing off an impossible number of things on her Husband Wishlist. According to Anna and their overprotective and opinionated tiger mom, this might just be the Christmas miracle Jessie's stale love life needs. Jessie's not quite sure she's ready to accept that Andy could be 'the one' though, especially when it's been less than twenty-four hours since they met. |
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Book 1 of the âTestamentsâ series. If you wish upon a shooting star, you may find a small iridescent stone in your palm. And if you carve into it the words of a dead tongue, you may well destroy the world. For a thousand years, humans reigned unchecked. They subjugated, conquered, and consumed all in their path. Yet in the span of a 500-year war, the most feared race in history was annihilated. Their queen vanished, her daughters slaughtered, and their blood spills still into a world that rejoices at their extinction. In the heart of Valdemar forest, Hadassahâthe last of a dying human lineâlives unaware of the carnage tied to her name. Until the night her home burns and she is forced to flee into a realm that sees her kind as tyrants at best, vermin at worst. Disguised as a harmless rabbit, Hadassah travels with a beastman whose charm hides a shadowed past, a woman so beautiful kingdoms bend before her, a man whose strength humbles her, and a Harbinger forged for her protection alone. Through the power struggles of the formidable Vortigern Rabbit family, Hadassah begins to see the worldâs fractures: grudges older than empires, histories written in lies, and a hunger for power that spares no race. Confronted by the cruelty of both beastmen and humans, she must face the question she fears most: Who deserves death, and who shall stand? |
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Creatures Like Us by Ally Avery Noah The same night Iâm meant to end it all, I find a golden-haired angel passed out in the snow. Iâm just supposed to bring him home and nurse him back to health. To save him. To take care of him. But then I get greedy. I want him to stay. After all, heâs the only thing standing between me and my ruin. Asher The start of the new year is going down the drain along with my sanity, and thatâs even before I wake up in some weirdoâs basement. He keeps me under lock and key, claiming itâs for my own goodâthat if he lets me go, Iâll spiral back into the dark hole he pulled me out of. I should want to run. To escape as soon as I have the chance. But as the days pass and the lines blur, everything turns on its head, and Iâm no longer sure whoâs the captive and whoâs the captorâwhoâs in control, and whoâs desperate to submit. |
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Niles Iâve trained my whole life for thisâelite level gymnastics, gold medal dreams, proving I belong in a country passing laws to erase transgender athletes like me. Itâs not enough to compete. I fight to exist on the podium. Other than my mom, my best friend Weston and his dad, Wyatt, are my only constants.Theyâve been my anchors through everything. But Wyatt isnât just the man whoâs always been there to catch me when I fallâheâs the man Iâve been in love with for as long as I can remember. Heâs finally looking at me like he sees something more than the boy I used to be. Wyatt sees the man Iâve become. Wyatt Iâve known Niles since he was a kidâsharp, driven, fearless, impossible not to admire. But lately, that admiration has taken on a dangerous tone. Thereâs an edge to him that has me noticing him in a way Iâd never fathomed before. Heâs grown into a confident, stunning young man with an audacity that both intrigues and intimidates me. Now every time he looks at me like he wants something more, I forget all the reasons I should say no. He makes me feel alive like I never have before. Except, Iâm his coach. Iâm seventeen years his senior. And heâs my sonâs best friend. |
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Dance With Me by Livia J. Elliot A haunting and poignant fairy tale for adult readers, blending delicate imagery with psychological depth. In a world of beauty, a ceramic-made ballerina awakens atop her music box. She must dance for her elven owners, and so her ballet goes on and on. They praise her elegance, her poise and balance, until one day she falls and her ceramic fracturesâbut the ballerina dances again, ignoring her ever-increasing fissures. The music plays, captivating and demanding... but should she dance? Even when what she once loved becomes a trap? This is a dark fairy tale fantasy exploring the confines of depression. |
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Aurethia Rising by Atlas Laika Two centuries ago, House Henly of Aurethia and House Volkov of Griea penned an engagement, promising a union between rival houses and their respective homeworlds. Elio Henly has been preparing for marriage his entire life. As the Henly heir and future steward of Aurethia, he will inherit great power, including control of a lucrative trade route, and ownership of the most precious substance in the Greater Universe â Avara. The mysterious blue crystal native to Aurethia is the sole treatment for parsec sickness, an epidemic ravaging space travelers within the Greater Universe. But when he meets Cael Volkov, the charming heir of the outfitted military planet, Griea, everything he thought he knew about his homeworld, his family, and his heart is turned upside down. Cael Volkov has been raised to conquer. Champion in the Tupinaire, commander of the Royal Reserve, and son to the mighty Legatus, Cael knows his mission is simple: gain the Aurethian heirâs trust, learn everything he can about the forest moon, and prepare to take it by force. But the longer he spends with Elio Henly, the quiet, brilliant Aurethian prince, the more he questions everything he was taught, and begins to push back against the rhetoric seeded in him by a lust for vengeance. |
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Blitz'd by Lee McCormick and RS McKenzie Zander Kissing my rival shouldnât have felt so good. Finding out my girlfriend has been cheating on me for months makes me do something crazy: kiss my rival to make her jealous. I wasnât supposed to like kissing Kerian Slade. Heâs a psycho who demands things of meâŠthings I shouldnât want. But thereâs something about Kerian that draws me in, and now that Iâm caught in his web, he wonât let me go. Kerian The number one rule: donât care about people. Caring is a distraction, and emotions are messy⊠and messy is something I hate. Which is why Iâm confused when the messiest player Iâve ever metâmy rivalâkisses me and turns my world on its head. Zander Braithe is sweet, emotional, and straight. That doesnât stop him from coming back for more, and that doesnât stop me from realizing Iâll burn the world down to make him mine. Blitz'd is a dark themed MM romance between two rival football quarterbacks and a kiss that changes everything. It contains high heat, unexpected sweetness and a possessive quarterback that thinks stalking is a love language and a NFL hopeful that wants to love him despite his initial misgivings. |
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Cloudy with a Chance of Bad Decisions by Fae Quin If âbad decisionâ had a photo next to it in the dictionary, it would be of Alex Jones. Whatâs better than attending your exâs wedding? A camping trip in the woods, complete with bugs, critters, and sharing a tent with the hottestâand most infuriatingâman alive. Itâs basically a full itinerary of terrible decisions⊠George: When I came home for the first time in years, I was expecting a peaceful week celebrating my exâs upcoming nuptials, some quality time with my overly enthusiastic mom, and a much-needed break from the dumpster fire that my life has become. Instead, Iâve been tricked into sharing a tent with Alexâthe human equivalent of a smug smirkâwho somehow manages to be both infuriating and alarmingly attractive. He pushes every button I have, knows exactly how to get under my skin, and worst of all⊠I think I want him to. Which is great, because nothing says ârelaxing vacationâ like emotional whiplash and unresolved sexual tension in a nylon sweatbox. Alex: I keep things casual. Itâs easier that way. Safer than letting someone in and finding outâonce againâthat Iâm not enough, or worse, that Iâm too much. But George? Heâs messing with my game plan. Heâs uptight, prickly, and has made it painfully clear that he doesnât like me. But thereâs something in the way his eyes spark when we argue, something in his laugh and those quiet moments when weâre not at each otherâs throats, that draws me in. The more time we spend together, the harder it is to ignore the pull between us. It terrifies meâbecause I want him, badlyâbut I canât let him see the mess Iâve been hiding behind these walls. Not now. Not ever. Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions is a standalone MM romance with high heat, a HEA, and no cliffhangers. Includes a blossoming idiots-to-lovers romance between an insecure flirt and the adorably grumpy man his sister has decided to set him up with. Together these two are argumentative, snarky, and hot like fire. If you like funny stories with lots of banter, off the charts chemistry, hurt/comfort, graphic steam, and the slowest, sweetest of all burns then read on! |
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The Revenant of Surolifia by Florence Chien In the vein of The Traitor Baru Cormorant and The Unbroken, The Revenant of Surolifia is a gripping political fantasy of empire, identity, and impossible choices, where rebellion blazes in the streets, loyalty is a double-edged sword, and the price of peace may be too steep to pay. Secrets are often liabilities, but sometimes they are power. Lucas Rhine has seen enough violence. When the Empire of Colours slaughters 17,000 of his silver-eyed kin, Lucas buries his hatred, hides his eyes behind coloured lenses, and vows to become the imperial gendarmerieâs commander. He will liberate his annexed island home through a diplomatic secession. Usurped prince Faye Phlorik wants his throne back. When violent revolutionaries help him escape from prison, he joins them. They need a silver-eyed champion to rally the people, and he needs their resources to defeat the gendarmerie protecting the usurper. When Fayeâs escape costs Lucas his promotion, Lucas adds revenge to his list of reasons to stop the bloody revolution. While the two hunt each other across the country, the Empire's warships are landing in two weeks to exterminate everyone with silver eyes. If Lucas and Faye can't unite their forces against the imperial fleet, there will soon be nothing left of the people they're both trying to liberate. |
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A Ballad for Slayers & Monsters by Rita A. Rubin Kas of Veldenier is a Slayer, a travelling monster hunter for hire. Claudia of Trulio is half-human, half-vampyric. Half monster. They should be nothing more than enemies. But when the long-lost remnant of the dragon Ombral turns up, and with it the possibility of unleashing the dragons to wreak havoc on Vil Tresar as they did long ago, Kas and Claudiaâs paths converge. Through a shared desire to keep the dragons from returning, they embark on a quest to see the remnant destroyed. Along the way, they will encounter fearsome monsters as well as a burgeoning desire for each other. Can a monster and a monster slayer truly find love together? Pursuing them from the shadows is Serisa, a vampyric who wishes to see the world burn. And she will need the remnant to make that wish a reality⊠|
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Africa's Ashiest Warrior by Dr. Joel Anthony Hamilton Ashy is a term used to describe dry skin and is commonly used within the Black community. Our skin turns a harsh grayish-white, becomes rough, cracks, and invites criticism. Ashy is grotesque, not beautiful. Ashy is ghetto, not professional. Ashy is undesirable, not valued. That is what many people think. This book takes back the negative association with being ashy and turns it into a right, a privilege, a power⊠a superpower. Ashburn is born in a haunted region of Africa known for its enthusiastically ashy citizens. Their skin allows them to create the friction needed to birth weak flames. They were the first to discover, create, and harness fire. Their powers are used for general house duties and occupations. Although their powers are useful, they are not strong enough to defeat the spirits and deities that lurk in the night. Due to the arid climate, young children are lathered in oil and grease to prevent them from prematurely igniting their powers. Oh, how they yearn to be free of the crude moisturizer and become ashy like the adults. Upon completing kindergarten, they are allowed to be ashy and use their powers. Ashburn discovers that his ash powers are much more powerful and destructive than everyone else's. Is he one of the legendary burning warriors, the Mpiganaji wa Kuchoma, the ones strong enough to defeat the monsters of the night? All will be revealed in this story of adventure, African folklore and mythology, as we reclaim the word ashy. |
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Inside a Dark Space by M.J. James Finch was sent to the moon as a canary. They were one of the expendableâa soul desperate enough to risk their life for the safety of the ârealâ astronauts. A decade later, they are the last canary left alive. Alone at the first lunar water mining station, Finch finds peace in solitude and the safety of routine. Ray grew up hearing her father rant about corporations âmaking the moon gay.â For her, that sounded like hope. She shaped her life around reaching a place where she could finally come out. Except when she arrived on the moon to start a research project, Ray was left at a station with only one occupantâFinch. Finch may have sparked Rayâs journey, but life together in a dark crater proves far more complicated. Finch struggles to connect. Ray craves belonging. Both are haunted by what they left behindâand what the moon has in store for them. Inside a Dark Space is the first book in the Lunar Abyss seriesâa queer, autistic science fiction story about survival and the quiet rebellion of staying alive on your own terms. |
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A Life of War. A Diminishing Dream of Escape. The Power to Change Everything. Terah Alexander has been a soldier her entire life. From the moment she was old enough to walk and wield weapons, sheâs fought and killed Demons for the Light Guardian side. But at the age of eighteen, sheâs finally grown tired of being a frontline soldier in this endless civil war. In pursuit of freedom, Terah leaves her old life behind to attend Divine Academyâa college for those like her with powers bestowed by the gods centuries before. Notoriously neutral, the Academyâs grounds have never been breached by war. Instead, Divines of all factions coexist peacefully, learning and living together. Without the fighting, Terah no longer has a reason to suppress her emotions or ignore the toll that isolation took on her throughout her life as she was shunned for her unique and mysterious transformation. With the help of her new friend Gabriel and childhood friend Matt, Terah can finally begin to confront her fear of vulnerability and work through trauma to find herself, friendship, and perhaps even love. But as the semester progresses, the raging civil war begins creeping onto Academy grounds. Terah must decide whether this new, softer version of herself can survive, or whether she must revert to her old ways to protect all those sheâs come to care about. *The Divines is a New Adult Contemporary Fantasy with Romance and is Book 1 in The Divine War Trilogy. Each book has a different protagonist but has significant character crossover. See author website (EDENSANDOVAL.COM) for trigger warnings, content warnings, and tropes. |
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Ruined History by Claudie Arseneault Fate and friendship brought Horace, Rumi, Keza, and Aliyah together in Rumiâs sentient self-propelling wagon. They seek the forest haunting Aliyahâs dream, hoping for answers about the elfâs past and unique abilitiesâbut first, they need to traverse a world haunted by Fragments, dangerous shards that can possess travellers and react to Aliyahâs presence. When the Archivistsâa mysterious organization that has trailed the crew from the very startâcapture everyone but Aliyah, however, their journey grinds to a halt. Still reeling from revelations about themselves, Aliyah must infiltrate the Archivistsâ base to rescue their group. The place is half ruined city, half magical wonderâa labyrinth to navigate which will require the help of two unlikely allies: Fragment motes from past citizens willing to guide Aliyah. To confront the Archivists is to uncover more of the inextricable truths between Aliyah and the Fragments. With every new revelation, the fractures in the Wagon crewâs cohesion and Aliyahâs determination widen. Before they can travel onward, they will need to find the strength to bear the weight of their ruined history. |
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Fighting For You by Alise Monroe Brooks Grant is a walking red flag: tattoos, loud motorcycle, surly attitude, new woman every night, and a reputation for fighting. Having given up on his dreams long ago, he conceded to his dead-end small town life. No one knows him well enough to question it, they only see a mask, but his cracks are starting to show. Life is just one big fight for him, and heâs on a losing streak⊠until her. Months after returning to her hometown, Margot Mason's life is the same day in and day outâshifts spent at a nursing home, nightly check-ins with her overprotective brother, rinse and repeat. Life isnât exciting, but itâs safe. Sheâs just looking to do what she does best: take care of people. But being back home means dealing with her troubled past. And despite her good girl persona, there are secrets and trauma lurking beneath the surface waiting to come to light. As they navigate grief and old wounds, Margot and Brooks find the solace theyâve always yearned for in each other. But will he learn to let someone love him, or will he sabotage it before it can start? Can she find the balance between hard won independence and letting someone care for her? And in the end, will they be able to fight for each other before theyâre torn apart? |
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Motes of Inspiration by Claudie Arseneault Fate and friendship brought Horace, Rumi, Keza, and Aliyah together in Rumiâs sentient self-propelling wagon. They seek the forest haunting Aliyahâs dream, hoping for answers about the elfâs past and unique abilitiesâbut first, they need to traverse a world haunted by Fragments, dangerous shards that can possess travellers and react to Aliyahâs presence. Theyâve reached Virze, a marvel of art and engineering and a city in which all acts of creation are beloved. A perfect occasion to explore and rest before the next leg of their journey⊠except that Rumi desperately wants to avoid his hometown and the demons of his past. When the Wagon crew realises half of those might be fears of his own making, however, they refuse to leave. But between the curse that ran him out of town and the source of his engineering skills, Rumi has been keeping even more secrets than theyâd expected. Heâll need all their support to face the loved ones left behind and prove to all, himself first and foremost, what he is truly capable of. |
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When I Come Back by Alise Monroe Thirteen years ago, Carrington Grant and Thea Ashford left Indigo Hill, South Carolina with a shared dream of a larger life that only Seattle could offer. Cary hoped to be the next big chef with his childhood sweetheart at his side, leaving his estranged family behind without a second glance. Eight years ago, Thea moved back home to care for her sick mother, leaving Carrington alone in Seattle. It was the hardest decision sheâd ever made, shattering both of their hearts in the process. Moving back to the small town she once tried to escape, Thea promised herself sheâd still chase her dreams despite her circumstances. Now, after a devastating tragedy, theyâre brought back together in Indigo Hill. Upon returning, Carrington realizes everything he once knew about his hometown and the woman he never stopped loving has changed. While grieving the loss of two people important to her, Thea must learn how to work with the man she never fell out of love with. Theyâre pushed together in a way neither of them could have imagined. Will they rediscover love again and finally mend their broken hearts? Will they be able to forgive each other for their previous mistakes? Or will they stay trapped in the past unable to truly move on? |
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Honey by B. Wiseman Lainey Davis thought love was supposed to feel safe. For years, she poured herself into a relationship that left her bruised physically, emotionally, and mentally. What started as passion turned into control, and what she thought was love turned into something unrecognizable. Now, Lainey is done pretending. Done making excuses. Done being afraid. With the help of her childhood friend, Olivia, Lainey escapes. But freedom doesnât come easy, and neither does healing. Letting go of her past means facing the truth about what she endured and fighting for who she wants to become. As Lainey pieces her life back together she learns that healing isnât about forgetting, itâs about finding the strength to move forward even when the scars still ache. Raw, emotional, and empowering, Honey is a story of survival, self-discovery, and the courage to reclaim your own story. |
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Stories from the Deep by Claudie Arseneault Fate and friendship brought Horace, Rumi, Keza, and Aliyah together in Rumiâs sentient self-propelling wagon. They seek the forest haunting Aliyahâs dream, hoping for answers about the elfâs past and unique abilitiesâbut first, they need to traverse a world haunted by Fragments, dangerous shards that can possess travellers and react to Aliyahâs presence. They finally leave the coast to undertake a long ocean crossing filled with the sailorsâ brand-new games and fearsome myths, but no one expects the latter to come to life. At sea, the Fragments that roam the world have coalesced into a gigantic beastâthe kraken of legendsâand unfortunately, it shares its landbound cousinsâ obsession with Aliyah. The crew may have bested countless storms, but no amount of sea-worthiness can save the ship from the wrath of its colossal tentacles. If they want to escape the kraken and continue their journey, the wagonâs team will need to unravel more of the Fragmentsâ mysteries, and learn to listen beyond the murmur of the sea. -- Stories from the Deep is the fourth novella in The Chronicles of Nerezia, a queer fantasy series of found family road trips with aroace nonbinary leads. |
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The Death Made Prince by Lisette Marshall A runewitch on the run has only one option left: join forces with the sarcastic, unpleasantly gorgeous necromancer she loathes The man Thraga loved is dead, and her future is in shambles. When she's sentenced to the gallows for killing her lover's murderers, it's a relief more than anything⊠until, the night before her execution, a necromancer is thrown into her cell. Escaping with him is her only chance to bring Lark back to life - and also the start of all her troubles. Because her new almost-ally is not just any man returned from death. Fire mage, rogue prince, and son of the man who killed her mother, sharp-tongued Durlain Averre is everything Thraga hates. Worse, he won't revive her lover unless she joins him on a mission of his own first, using her forbidden rune magic to free his sister from the dungeons of an enemy king. But their quest turns into a deadly chase when Thraga's violent past catches up with her. And as the net of court intrigue and old fears closes around them, she begins to find out Lark was not at all the man she thought he was⊠And neither is Durlain. The Death-Made Prince is the first book of the Runewitch Saga, an epic enemies to lovers fantasy romance featuring two morally grey leads, OCD rep, and a Norse mythology-inspired world. While it is a slow burn romance, the first book does contain spicy content intended for 18+ readers |
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Bite Marks and Broken Hearts by TJ Rose Book overview How to destroy your life: Leave Ireland in the dead of night to flee to London; Get yourself dragged into an alley by a demon, marked, and doomed to die; Gain a mysterious, fatally attractive stalker/saviour. One with strangely sharp teeth⊠Flynn I never asked for this. Okay, maybe a little. After all, the demon was undeniably hotâthe perfect way to mend my broken heart. But I certainly didnât sign up to become his preyâbecause now my chest burns with ice as dark magic grows inside me⊠and heâll be back to collect it. Thankfully, I have a saviour. Tall, dark and handsome, though his vintage dress sense is slightly pretentious and his aversion to sunlight is a bit strange⊠But if he keeps looking at me like I'm something worth devouring, I might just let him. What's one more bad decision? SebastiĂĄn Five centuries has taught me three rules: stay detached, stay focused, and never, never feel too much. I built Killigrew Street to control London's supernatural underbelly. We keep order in the shadows, we maintain the balance, and we absolutely do not rescue pretty Irish boys and lock them up in our hotel. Except, apparently, we do now. He's marked. He's stubborn. He has an infuriating habit of throwing himself headfirst into danger with zero self-preservation. And heâs my problem to solve. When my protective instincts quickly twist into feelings, I know I should walk away. But my cold, dead heart seems to have other ideas. For how long can I keep my true vampiric nature from him? In the meantime, at least watching him try to figure out why everyone keeps making bat jokes in front of me is⊠admittedly entertaining. Bite Marks and Broken Hearts is an adult MM PNR romance. It contains one touch-starved, emotionally guarded vampire, the golden retriever human whoâs determined to break down his walls, a found family like no other, snarky wolves, sizzling scenes, some serious fang action, and a HEA. The Killigrew Street Case Files is a series of standalone paranormal romances where family is forged in the shadows. Each story features a different couple and mystery, connected by their growing supernatural team and overarching plot threads. |
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The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson To err is human. To avenge is Divine. Every person Harlow Carrenwell kisses dies immediately, and thatâs the way she likes it. The poison-lipped youngest daughter of Lunameadeâs magical founding family has used her power to annihilate their opposition. Her first husband is in the ground. Her new betrothed is next. But the merry widow has a secret. When sheâs not acting as an assassin at her parents' whims, she moonlights as a vigilante for abused women in their walled-off city. Meet a man. Lure him in. Kill him with a kiss. Until one night Harlow kisses a mark and he doesnât die. Worse, her invincible partner in passion is her new betrothed, Henry Havenwood, and now he knows about her double life. Instead of selling her out and bringing the rival families to blows, he does something much more sinisterâwhisks her away to wed in his wild mountain fort. Harlow doesnât trust Henry, but the only way to protect her family and the city of Lunameade is to figure out what his family is planning. Cursed with a husband she canât kill and trapped in a fort miles of vampire-infested woods from home, Harlowâs survival requires her to do the impossible: Make the man who knows sheâs a killer fall in love with her anyway. The Poison Daughter is a standalone dark fantasy romance that combines the vigilante justice for abusive men of Promising Young Woman with a romantasy arranged marriage and a dash of vampires |
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Painted Flock by Claudie Arseneault ClĂ©mence Voyerâs one and only priority is Alain, ols five-year-old brother. Ol had been ready to kill countless witches to keep him safe. With Montrant Industriesâ crimes exposed, ClĂ©mence is freed from their clutches and under witness protection, granting ol a rare opportunity to give the boy a sense of normalcy and indulge his bird obsession. The city of Val-de-mer is left with one obvious problem, however: over a thousand witches trapped in exocores need to be transferred safely into new bodies, and ols involvement in the creation of exocores is not so easily forgottenânot by the lovely Emmanuelle Duclos, the scientist in charge of devising the exocore transfer, not by the witch community ol betrayed, and not by Montrant Industries, who needs ol dead to protect itself. Mired in the middle of the exocore restoration project, ClĂ©mence is forced to face the people ol harmed. Ol will need to learn to trust again determine what it means to be accountable if ol wants to move forward and finally give Alain the idyllic life he deserves. |
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Bound in Flames by Missy S Castillo Captured by the enemy. Marked by ancient magic. Claimed by a beast... When Cleo is rescued by Dex, a ruthless orc chieftain of the Blackfoot Clan, sheâs thrust into a world ruled by savage loyalty and primal power. For centuries, the humans and orcs have been locked in brutal war after the Ostelan Crown broke the ancient treaties, driving the orcs into hiding. Now, Cleoâs untamed magic is the key to saving the orcsâbut it also tempts her with a darkness she may not escape. As her power grows and her bond with Dex deepens, she faces an impossible choice: choose to fulfill the prophecy, sacrificing herself, or surrender to the seductive magic and risk everything to be with the one she loves. Dex has vowed to protect his people at any cost, even if it means using the woman fate has bound to him. But Cleoâs fire stirs something primal in himâsomething far more dangerous than war. As tensions rise and the stakes grow higher, Dex must decide whether his duty to his clan outweighs the undeniable pull of his heart. |
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Mr. Strong: A Novella by Alex Tilley A crippling car accident shatters Elganâs concept of masculinity as he goes from body builder to body dysmorphic with the inability to feel. Self-isolation, social anxiety, delusional perceptions of what it is to be a man, Elgan seeks to find purpose in an apathetic and dark world. |
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An action-packed MM romance duology featuring magic, mayhem, and two broken boys finding love. Cinnamon âCinnâ Saunders thought heâd learnt to control his little ghost problem. That is, until the moment he brings back a malevolent spirit from the shadowrealm, and quickly finds himself unjustly arrested for the murder of four people. After breaking free of foster care and a stint in juvie, all Cinn wanted to do was keep his head down and work his way up to become a professional chef. Now heâs forced to make a choice: life in jail, or allow a stranger to whisk him away to a mysterious institute in rural Switzerland with the promise of learning how to control his terrifying supernatural abilities. Julien, the French charismatic charmer who is charged with warding over Cinn, also has a problem: the murder of his sister is still unsolved. He needs help. Help that only Cinn can provide. Heâll do anything to get it, including making Cinn an offer that he canât refuse. What Julien doesn't expect out of the bargain is their undeniable connection, which only serves to complicate matters as they navigate uncharted territories together. Between battling an uprising of deadly creatures that not only threaten the moteblessed community, but the entire planet, and fighting their ever-growing attraction, can this opposites-attract pair overcome their demons to save the world, and each other? The Shadows Beyond is part 1 of an MM urban fantasy romance duology, and contains explicit content. Full content warnings can be found within the book and on the authorâs website. The overarching plot continues into book 2, with the end of book 1 offering a âhappy-for-nowâ for the main characters |
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Valyaâs neural implant is amazing. Its game-like app, CASUAL, has managed her depression and anxiety, stabilized her mood, and helped the infertile Valya get pregnant. But new laws forbid her from using the device when she's sole caregiver for her infant. Her gaslighting ex won't help her, and she can't afford a nanny, so her obstetrician insists that Valya wean off CASUAL before giving birth. Despite a will to quit and a supportive new love interest in her birthing class, disabling CASUAL turns Valya's anxiety into full-blown panic attacks. Her psychiatrist offers to enroll her in a controversial clinical trial that would place a tandem implant in the baby and allow Valya to keep hers active. Valya must decide whether she should attempt parenting without CASUAL or install a minimally tested device in her vulnerable child. Casual is a stark and cutting glance at a near future that looks uncannily like our present, exploring themes of bodily autonomy and the struggle for mental health in a world increasingly divided. |
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Forget Me Not by Alexandria Sharpe Two souls bound by loss, rediscovering their place in life. Drawn together by a secret heâs always known and a truth she is about to uncover. Syve has spent the last year struggling to hold together the pieces of her life after losing her family. Her shopâand the apartment above itâare the final ties to everything sheâs lost, and sheâs desperate to keep them. But how do you hold on when grief weighs down every breath? As if that wasnât enough, vivid dreams of haunting the graveyard, trapped in the body of a deer have begun to plague her nights. Searching for answers, she uncovers an old family secret: the dreams are real. When a stranger appears, offering explanations she never imagined, a door to a hidden world creaks open. Bastien knows how fast life can fall apartâless than a minute, if youâre counting. Now, all thatâs left is a hollow routine: work to support his mother and teenage sister, and fight through sleepless nights. Only his wolfâan untamed force withinâgives him escape, running wild through the darkened woods to silence the memories. Until one night, he finds someone who looks as lost as he feels. And for the first time, he canât walk away. When dreams blur with reality and nightmares claw their way into the light, can two broken souls find healing in each other? Or will the deer and the wolf be forever haunted by the past? |
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Sweet sins, sticky situations and rules bound to be broken... Apparently sinning has consequences - divorce, jealous ex's, a son who it's becoming increasingly difficult to see. Fortunately, sinning also comes with the benefits of a feisty little cake designer. She's sexy, loud mouthed and just happens to be the daughter of the tea shop owners who took me in at my lowest. Sinners may not be supposed to reap rewards, but after three years of friends with benefits, I'm starting to wonder if I might just have to sin a little more. After all, what's a little stalking between friends? Boo "Yes, Chef!" Friends with benefits with my secret sulky bestie seemed a great idea, three years ago. Now heart palpitations are involved? Not so much. Gabriel Cake testing, she said. Cake testing, yeah, right. It used to be about cake testing. Now I'm not even sure I care about the cake and isn't that a kicker for a pĂątissier? Welcome to Tea Nook, the spiritual tea shop, opened by Bean because the leaves told her to. Can Gabe shackle his restraint back in place to keep what he has or has the devil finally come to claim him? His chest certainly burns, when she comes to play... Contemporary romance author Eldora loves her cinnamon rolls with a little bite, all the spice, and frosted with neurodiversity. All Tea Nook books are readable as stand alone or may be read in chronological order. Eldora promises a HEA and no MC cheating. *** Burnt is a MF Friends to Lovers, Found Family, contemporary tea shop romance. It features a surly chef, who learns to like being a 'Good Boy' and a learning support assistant slash cake designer with ADHD, whose passions involve teasing, crocheting tortoise shell covers, and calling Gabe 'pussycat'. |