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“The perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads.”--Midwest Book Review (For Now and Forever)THE WITCHING PLACE: A PERILOUS PAGE is book #3 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset ...

“The perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads.”--Midwest Book Review (For Now and Forever)THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: DEATH AND BRUNCH is Book #2 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunse...

“The perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads.”--Midwest Book Review (For Now and Forever)THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: MALICE AND LUNCH is Book #3 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunse...

“The perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads.”--Midwest Book Review (For Now and Forever)THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: VENGEANCE AND DINNER is Book #4 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at S...

“The perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads.”--Midwest Book Review (For Now and Forever)THE WITCHING PLACE: MURDER BY MANUSCRIPT is book #2 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Su...

When you give up your dream job for an abandoned baby at your doorstep,
Five years later, a mysterious billionaire sends you to the police station?!
Him: How dare you steal my daughter?!
Turns out, his daughter and your adopted girl are twins?
And now, you're forced to move into his mansion...

Melisa returns to her hometown of Greenville and reunites with her childhood friend, Jack Louis.
Jack is one of the most terrifying legends whose life story has become an urban legend in the Appalachian Mountains region. He was the sole survivor of a tragic massacre perpetrated by his uncle that killed his aunt and his two cousins.
Melisa falls in love with Jack who is quiet, cold, mysterious and expressionless. In order to try to get Jack's attention and love, she is willing to take terrible ...

"It's now or never, my little spitfire."
"It's always now with you, Alpha." She curled her tongue around his ear lobe and sucked gently before raking her teeth down it, just the way he liked.
Launching her onto the bed, he chuckled and reached for the bottom of his shirt, a dark, menacing look in his eyes, one which sent delicous tingles down her body.
"Don't call me Alpha unless you want it rough, baby." His lips curled up devilishly as he pushed down his jogging bottoms and boxers in one swift...

"NEXT DOOR is full of completely unexpected twists—you will read it on the edge of your chair. It is Blake Pierce at his best! Another masterpiece of suspense and mystery. I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate an excellent thriller, full of psychological suspense and with a completely unexpected ending. This is the first in what promises to be another excellent series. I can hardly wait to read the sequel."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto MattosA NEIGHBO...

“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) CUL DE SAC (A Chloe Fine Mystery) is book #3 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller O...

Meet the Devil’s Saints Motorcycle Club….
When Taz was just a little girl, her family was killed and she barely survived. Raised by her uncle in the club, she abandoned them after an incident at the mother house. Circumstances bring her back to the Saints where she meets Riffraff, a single dad to a daughter attending school abroad.
Taz puts her life back together and finds that there can be more to life than just working and training for her next MMA fight. Including love and a family that she ...

The Interstellar Brides Program will never be the same...The leader of the Interstellar Coalition has lifted the ban on sending brides to the wounded warriors on The Colony. Survivors. Warriors. They fought in the Hive War and earned the right to claim a mate.But these warriors are outcasts. Contaminated. Destined to live out their lives far, far away from anyone frightened by their unnatural strength and alien enhancements. Honorable fighters, they continue to serve, to protect the Coalition wo...

Ethan Vecton
Handsome , smart as hell , manly body and a playboy. He only look at beautiful and hot girls. He hates and always get cold to nerdy , stupid and ugly girl.
Kimberly Medilton
She's one of the Vallon's kids but she lives in Seattle with her grandparents. Her grandparents always teach her how to live ordinary before she will go to London for university. She's plain , not smart and dress up like she has no money. Her only beauty is her heart to be exact.
"Never because I will cherish...

"Elena, that's not your name, is it?" he teased, sending a shiver down my spine.
My breath caught in my throat as I felt his warm breath on my ear, my underwear was wet.
Isabella is the daughter of the former Mafia King. her family's downfall was orchestrated by her father's brother's betrayal, resulting in her expulsion. She was compelled to engage in smuggling from Avalia to Rome and eventually fled, assuming the new identity of a young girl. The city is divided into slums and rich areas...

Hunnie Inzotta.
A spunky, and beautiful Dark Witch, whom’s also a nurse in the human realm, has a furry stalker.
A wolf, who keeps watching her in the woods practice her magic.
This wolf admires her and even wants to be brought home. He goes through the trouble of harming himself so Hunnie can’t leave the forest without him today.
Little did she know,…he wanted his mate and he wanted her magic to break a seal that locked him in his wolf form!
A Demon-Wolf King , BAHM!!
“I closed my ...

Sagar is a tall, fair and extremely handsome man, could be easily called as a Dream boy. While he dreams about only one girl.... Damini. The girl who stole his heart when they were still in school...
He was madly in love with Damini. But one day she left without saying a single word to him.
He was broken hearted and still kept looking for her... Finally he found her after 10 years.
What will happen when they come face to face with each other. Come and join this journey to find more about t...

“I can no longer sit back and watch you burn, my lady, give me your hands and allow me take you to a world where your wildest dreams would turn to reality”. I stirred into his eyes and pushed his hands away. “I can never cheat on my alpha, he means the world to me” Everyday I regret these words I said as the fire burns even more and I am left with no choice but to run.

Listening to the advice of her parents, Emma gives up her true love and marries Lucien, a cold and cruel Alpha. Five years later, Emma comes face to face with Dex, the man she cruelly abandoned, though he promised her his heart. Now an Alpha, Dex finds himself drawn back to Emma, though he doesn’t want to be hurt again. Will Emma have the strength to leave her marriage and find happiness…or will dangerous forces once again separate the star crossed lovers?
He took another step towards him, gla...

I’m running. Not just from the past, but from the man who made it a living hell. My father—human, cruel, a monster in his own right. He hated what I was, what my mother was, and he made me pay for it every day. Silver chains. Bruises. Screams. But I’m done being his punching bag.
But then the wolves find me and my little brother.
Their Alpha, Lucian, is cold and ruthless—and my mate. He rejects me without hesitation. Weak. Broken. Not fit to stand by his side.
Fine. Let him underestimate me....

That reckless yet unforgettable night saw Lena Voss flee overseas—unaware she carried not just his child, but quadruplets. But her quiet life shattered completely when she returned home, and she collided with Killian Thorne. His icy yet burning gaze locked firmly on her. “The kids… mine?” “They take my last name,” Lena shot back, struggling to mask the turmoil in her heart. “Change it. Now,” he purred, his tone laced with danger. “I never planned to let you go after you slipped away that night.”...

Sarah Lipman is an 18-year-old girl who grows up in fear and has been abused by her father for a long time.
Sarah has little hope for changing her future, and she loses her last grain of hope when her father sells her in a human trafficking auction.
Terrified, hopeless, and betrayed, Sarah gets sold to an infamous CEO. The hot and sophisticated Damon Tenner.
-You are my belle, do you hear me?-
Damon develops a newfound interest in Sarah in his possession, but he is still her captor.
And the...

An act of revenge has gone wrong. An unexpected love affair... A misguided conception through lies, deceit, and betrayal. Caught in the web of all this is, Monique Carolla Montgomery... Will she put her happiness first for once in her life or side with her mentally retarded twin, Monique Caroline Montgomery... And let go of the only good thing that has brightened her life since their beloved mother's death?? Follow up on the enthralling love story of Monique and Edgar where their love faces many...

Dillion and Nash knew each other since they were little. Then Nash went away for almost 10 years and when he came back, he then found his mate. They were somewhat happy and then just before they mate Dillion ran away.
It's been 2 years since Dillion and Nash saw each other, will they ever see each other again or will they forever be apart. Will Nash find out Dillion's secret or will it be hidden forever.

Charlotte has always been the spare,
The second daughter, the invaluable one and she hasn't really minded because although it hurts it gives her a freedom that her sister can only dream of.
A freedom that is taken away when she is promised to the notorious Alpha Hunter.
She won't do that; not when she realizes she has a mate out there so she runs away. And where does she run? Straight into the arms of her mate.
Logan has never really put much thought into having a mate but now that he do...

--“I cannot dismiss the feeling that I will not survive the night. I am shaking in fear, but I know my time is coming to an end, and all this is happening on my 18th birthday. That is the very worst part, I was so looking forward to starting a new chapter in my life.”
--“I can feel our mate, Jake. I can sense her but her scent is faint. She is scared, we need to help her.”
Evie Andrews is a loner. Abandoned as a baby, she has spent her whole life in foster care in New Orleans. She was turn...

As she took in her surroundings, Cecilia saw only bare flesh. The carnal muscles and handsome faces, tangled around her.
Four Alphas.
One curled her hair between his fingers. One held her hand to his mouth, brushing a feather-light kiss against her knuckles. She rested against the chests of two of them, their laughter soft in her ears and their bodies pressed warm against her shoulders.
The Alphas’ fingers moved down her naked flesh, casting chills where they went. Hot, gentle lines were dra...

Dark Romance in Blackthorne Hollow
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Title: Whispers in the Shadows
Genre: Dark Romance
Synopsis:
In the desolate town of Blackthorne Hollow, secrets are buried deep, entwined with lust, betrayal, and forbidden love. Clara, a brilliant but introverted college student, returns to her hometown after her mother’s sudden death, haunted by memories and an overwhelming sense of loss. As she unravels truths about her family and her mother’s hidden past, she encounters Adrian, a charismatic yet enigma...

After graduation, Roselyn Smith is confident that she will find a better job to change her home situation and take care of her recently divorced mother Bervelly Smith. Her hopes fall apart when she finds out that her cousin Mia had hooked up with her boyfriend Michael and stole her only chance to get her dream job. Tormented by her horrors, Roselyn takes a late night walk to distress but her horrors intensifies as she faces an unexpected accident on the road, meeting an intimidating billionaire....

Charlotte has always been the spare The second daughter, the invaluable one and she hasn't really minded because although it hurts it gives her a freedom that her sister can only dream of A freedom that is taken away when she is promised to the notorious Alpha Hunter. She won't do that; not when she realizes she has a mate out there so she runs away And where does she run? Straight into the arms of her mate. Logan has never really put much thought into having a mate but now that he does he will ...

My father left me here when I was 5 and promised to return soon.
I’m now 20 and I have not seen him since.
I wished I was strong like him, but I’m scared and broken and I still can’t shift into a wolf.
*****Ava, a low-ranking werewolf must face her fears from her past to save her best friend. Prince Ashton must rescue the scouts to regain his honour and prove himself to his father. They need to work together to achieve their common goal, but they could not be more different. Even if they can...

Olivia thought she had found true love when she married Ethan Williams. But when he callously left her for another woman, she realized she had been nothing more than a stand-in wife, since she looked so much like the woman he truly loved.
Devastated and brokenhearted, she resolved to take revenge on the man who had betrayed her.
But when Ethan returns, begging for another chance and declaring his love, Olivia finds herself torn between her desire for revenge and the possibility of a second chan...

In modern society, the Dragon World has not vanished but has instead hidden among the masses. After years of improving, they have become the leaders of massive industries, a criminal syndicate ruling over immense wealth. However, the sudden death of their leader, the Dragon King, sparks a battle over his fortune, leading to power struggles and even regional wars.
Layla, princess on the run, possesses the rarest diamond in existence, the black diamond. This diamond can summon the Fire Dragon Kin...

She thought it was just a routine field trip. She woke up as prey.
Seventeen-year-old Lana awakens alone in a dark forest, her classmates vanished and her memory blank. As she desperately searches for her missing friends, she discovers she's trapped in something called the Pine Protocol—a horrific experiment that turns high school students into test subjects for psychological manipulation.
Hidden cameras track her every move. Masked hunters stalk her through the trees. And beneath the fore...

Dravina has spent seven years trapped in a gilded cage. As the Luna of the Firestone Pack, she endures a life of cruelty and control under her possessive mate, Alpha Cassian. Desperate for freedom, she makes a daring escape into the wilderness armed with nothing but a small bag and the unbreakable will to survive.
But freedom has its price.
When Dravina is captured by another powerful pack, she expects punishment or worse, to be returned to Cassian. Instead, she finds herself face-to-face with a...

She signed a deal with the devil to save her world....
Now she's caught between the fire of one Alpha and the tenderness of his brother.
Desperate to save her dying mother, wolf-less Isabel agrees to a contract marriage with the ruthless, Mafia Alpha. But when his kind, loyal brother returns, Isabel finds herself torn between a monster who owns her, and a man who sees her....and one dangerous secret that could destroy them all.

I wish someone had taught me you can’t make your happiness all about loving one person, because what happens when you lose them? What happens to what’s left of you after they’ve taken half of you?
My name is Elysian Reign, and unlike my last name, I’m not extraordinary. My mother died when I was born, and my father drank himself to death. I graduated with a Mathematics degree of which I hardly use as a junior Network Security Engineer. I live in a one-bedroom apartment around the corner of my ...

When Cory's father suddenly dies, his entire perfect world is torn apart.
Gone is the loving mother, doting sister, lovely house, and the huge allowance. Instead, Cory needs to deal with the bank auctioning off the home he gave his first steps in, an illness that befalls his little sister, and the depression that's eating his mother alive.
Just as it can't get any worse, Patrick with the golden-brown eyes, the infectious laugh, and the rich life eventually showed interest in Cory. The thing th...

"My king, I am willing to marry that tyrant in place of the princess." I said, trying to get my voice to stop shaking.
I stood in fear as the king acknowledged my presence for the first time since I had entered the room. His Highness eyed me up and down as if appraising a new piece of livestock. Taking a small step towards me, I could hear him muttering to himself about how it may just work. I couldn't comprehend what was going on. How could he even entertain the idea of me replacing a Princess...

At a blood-thirsty castle in Dover, England, the chief vampire Lazarus has taken a woman from her home and holds her captive. He needs the blood from her to keep him young and powerful.
Drusilla is loved by her husband and her daughter, Ambrosia, but when Lazarus turns her into a vampire, she has no idea that she had a past life.
As time passes, after her mother's disappearance Ambrosia meets Nikolas, a young man. They fall in love, but it is finally revealed that Nikolas is Lazarus's son and...

A love story where pride makes it hard to listen, and prejudice harder to acknowledge feelings. A young college student (Rose) who seeks nothing but perfection, tries to avoid the pain we taste once in love, acting like she has philophobia. She meets a guy (Sam) who'll come into her life like a thunder, surprisingly but doesn't leave as easy nor as quickly, instead her world flips upside down, making her question everything she once stood for.

Valentina Ríos never believed in fairy tales—especially not the kind written in blood.
When a secret investigation leads her straight to the most feared name in the underworld—the Moretti family—her life spirals into a dangerous game between truth and temptation. Alessio Moretti, the charismatic and lethal heir to the clan, isn’t just her biggest obstacle… he’s also the darkest temptation she’s ever faced.
He doesn’t give warnings.
She doesn’t take orders.
Between sparks of tension, buried se...

The city doesn’t sleep, it whispers.
Detective Rae Mercer has spent her life tuned to static. Her late father was a police radio operator, and the hum of dead frequencies was the soundtrack of her childhood. Now, those same whispers are back, hijacking radio towers across a rust-belt city and bleeding into murder scenes no one can trace.
Every broadcast brings a new body. Every frequency carries a hidden message. And when the killer’s voice begins to taunt her directly, Rae realizes the case i...

After ending an on-again, off-again relationship of seven years, Vera decides to foster a Siberian husky named Evan to mark the start of her new single life. She can’t wait to cuddle with her new furry roommate, take him on walks, and play fetch. But Evan is no ordinary dog . . .and when night falls, Vera is in for a surprise.

There’s nothing more exciting than fate, nothing more desirable than forbidden love and nothing more consuming than the burning desire of a lover.
First daughter and pride of the Blue Hive, Clarissa Mark was a blessed girl loved by her father and every member of her pack.
Brought up in a happy home, she had everything she wanted and people who would do anything to provide what she needed. She was confident about her future and to make it more exciting, she found love.
A lover so passion...

Robert was the Prince of the Kingdom of Western Wind. And he had everything.
The crown. The adoration of the people. The utmost respect of noblemen inside and out of their borders.
But amidst all the riches and privileges given to him by birth, Robert was unhappy with his life.
Shackled to an arranged marriage and struggling with his estranged father, Robert wanted more from life. But at the same time, he didn't want to disturb the peace of everyone surrounding him.
That was until sh...

'Omnia disponere!"
And the luggage suddenly disappeared.
"My stuff!" the girl said, scared.
"Keep calm, dear. I just sent it to your room. I put it in your closet."
"Do I have my room?"
"Of course ... you"ll have your closet and your stuff. In addition to the luggage you had, Mr. Knudlac asked me to prepare other things you would need. Clothes tailored to you, shoes for running, for soirées and parties, for climbing and for trips, supplies and books and more. Including magic stuff to make y...