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  He will make her bleed She will make him beg But without magic, will there be anything left to save? Melody Torn from her home and ripped away from her mate, Melody is trapped on a barren island. Her mate bond has been severed, but that is not the only pain she must endure. An evil coven resides on the island, and the devious leader has set his sights on Melody. She has two choices… give up and succumb to his magic or fight to return to those she loves. Malaki Captured. Chained. Used. Malaki needs to find his mate, and no severed bond is going to change that. However, trouble is brewing and unrest between the species threatens his barely repaired territory, which means Malaki must first fulfil his duty as Alpha when all he wants to do is follow his heart. Without Magic is a dark paranormal fantasy for adults. This steamy, slow-burn romance contains dark themes and triggers, including but not limited to childbirth, dubious/non-consent (a lot), and violence. This is book three in t...

  ✩💙✩ NEW RELEASE ✩💙✩ Shockproof A Friends to Lovers Forced Proximity Bodyguard Romance: The Shatter & Shock Duet #2: Haworth Enterprises By Xavier Neal Goodreads:   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197465450/ Hosted by DS Book Promotions   AMAZON   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CG6NS3FH/ My Review This book picks up after Shatterproof. I really enjoyed this book much more. This is because there was pure action and Arley and Slater were more comfortable with each other. The witty banter still continued. I love Arley's family, especially her father. Slater took all the grilling questions like a professional and got her father's approval.  The spice was turned up in this book but like I said before so was the action. Arley did win me over and she is one tough cookie. She is a good partner with Slater. Their love is evident. We also get to discover who is trying to kill Arley. There is an HEA.      Start the Duet here: Shatterproof #1 ...

  Book Details: Book Title :   A FELONIOUS FINALE (The Owl's Nest Mysteries)  Author:   C.S. McDonald ​ Category :  Adult Fiction, 268 pages Genre :  Cozy Mystery Publisher :  McWriter Books Release date :  April 2023 Content Rating :  G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content. Book Description: Alexa Owl has one burning question: Who killed Bobby Starr? Out of the blue that ornery angel, Detective Bobby Starr, shows up at The Owl’s Nest Couturier Shoppe. Much to Alexa Owl’s surprise, Bobby doesn’t need her help. Rather, he’s brought along someone else who wants to qualify for Saint Peter’s Guardian Angel Squad. Saint Pete has delegated this new inductee to solve a murder to get into the group, and it’s a doozie: Who killed Detective Bobby Starr? How can Alexa turn this assignment down? ​ Back in the 60s, Bobby’s fifth wife, Katherine was a diva in a community operet...

  Willow Karson put up for adoption for the better good of her coven, crashes into St. Elmo, Colorado-- Mystic Falls Coven-- Where she learns about a fate foretold within a prophecy. Her life is saved by the four elemental men-- Zaire, Soto, Forest and Blaze. They know more than she knows, as they lived with the Elder and the stories he told. Willow is put through tests to determine her self worth and pushes her self even further, And finds a little conflict with Zaire's twin brother. Her path to recovery and the struggles it takes, leads her to determine and pave the way to her own fate. Join Willow on her journey to finding herself, her fated destiny, and all the choices she makes. While in Mystic Coven, Willow will be pressured to make a few choices. Will the men who saved her life, become her life? My Review I did like this book. It had a good storyline and that is what I was drawn too. In regard to why choose stories, I did find it a little more on the lighter side in terms of...

  Street artist. Criminal. Misfit. Lux Dylan was used to wandering the streets of the Bay with her ragtag friends. She was used to all-nighters and loud music and run-ins with the police. But when a sudden death in her close circle uncovers a hidden betrayal, she must commit to a dark path if she is to find justice. She’s always been a bad girl, but is she bad enough for this? Magos the Magician is the Arcana of creation and skill. All the known world is his playland. Except he’s got quite a few problems. A prophecy haunts him. Ennui stalks him. And a Reversal—the worst threat to his kind—looms large. Overwhelmed, he escapes his realm for Earth through one of Arcana’s magic portals. When he emerges to find a crime in progress, he meets Lux, a reckless misfit who courts danger despite the odds stacked against her. Her creative, rule-breaking spirit calls to his own. Magos puts his journey on hold as Lux tempts him into the pleasures of mortal life. Play, work, art—all of it entices ...

  Is it possible for someone to actually fuck your brains out? Because Tracey hasn’t made a single sane decision since she began sleeping with Mitch. The sexy and charismatic advertising executive who just so happens to be her boss. When Mitch ends the forbidden situationship, Tracey is left unemployed, single and at a crossroads. After all, this is not how she expected her twenties to play out. Her friends seem to have better jobs, better salaries and are having far better sex. Tracey needs help. In this choose-your-own erotic adventure, help Tracey broaden her horizons and find herself. And maybe she will find another man along the way. My Review I grew up on choose your own adventure books. I can remember sitting for hours on the library floor in front of the choose your own adventure book section and just reading book after book. Now a days I read mostly romance, so to have a combination of these two genres, I had to read this book. Not disappointed.  When it comes to Trac...

  I'm Vallie, but not to the Vaughn brothers. Donnie calls me Pup, Tyler loves me as his Vallie Baby, And Dexter’s name for me is Baby Girl… So there I was, just minding my own business, creating TikToks for my followers about masked men who kidnap the girl and make all their dark fantasies come true, when Donnie and his insane twin brother decided to break into my home and do just that… Destroy me. I didn’t ask for this… Did I? DISCLAIMER: This is the second book in the Curvy 13 Playlist and needs to be read after book one. It is not a standalone. My Review Wow, the first book was full of spice but this one is full on smutty goodness! I devoured this novella in a matter of a few short hours. After the cliffhanger ending, I needed to know what was going to happen to Donnie and Tyler.   In the first book, Donnie was kind of running the show and Tyler was the silent one. Yet, he had a reason for being silent and when it was revealed my heart broke for him. In this book, for...

  Book Description: Right after Thanksgiving is the busiest time of year for Santa and his crew of eight famous reindeer! Every year, the Famous Eight sleigh team from the North Pole eagerly helps Santa by going on a quest to find kids who believe in Christmas magic. In  Santa’s Magical Reindeer: Becoming Pen Pals , Prancer, Vixen, and Dasher go on an adventure in search of eager pen pals. On their journey, they find three rambunctious girls who eagerly exchange letters with them and become lifelong friends. My Review This is a sweet read. I as a child did write to Santa but the idea or being pen pals to his reindeer is a fun idea. This actually made me think back to when I was younger and participated in a pen pal program. It was fun to write to someone in another country and get a letter back.  Dasher, Vixen, and Prancer are very excited to find their pen pals this holiday season. They search and come across three sisters, Kylie, Rinnie, and Kenna. They write to the sis...

  Nikolai: I lost my wife nearly a decade ago in a brutal act of retaliation from a rival family. My years of solitude were spent bathing in the blood of revenge until a tentative peace was made. It's only after the daughter of my best friend sneaks into my life that I learn how thin that cease-fire really is. She may be what I need to heal, but will it be at the cost of my empire? *Please note this portrays dark portions of humanity - for a complete list of potential triggers, please visit the author's web page at www.macobb.com My Review Yes, yes, yes! That is my first thought after reading this novella. My second thought is ...Daddy Nikolai! I am so excited to read all these novellas about the Petrov Family. If they are half as steamy as this one, I am in for a real treat.  The way that Nikolai protected Natalia is HOT. He unlived people for touching her and crossing him. Natalia made the right choice in running from her evil family. What she found with Nikolai is what us ...

  After the events of Albatross (the kidnapping, Isla's real identity, a gruesome murder— he definitely deserved it, but still) left everyone reeling, Shrike picks up right where we left off with Isla, Fritz, and Caspian struggling to find answers. And a certain missing redhead. The introduction of Eamon and his Arcana Militum changes everything, giving them the upper hand needed to rescue Bel. But does he have to irritate Isla every step of the way? Yes. Of course, he does. Even if they manage to free Bel, the things she's seen will stay with her forever, the consequences of someone else's sins weighing her down once again. Not only will Bel transform, both inside and out, but every one of them is irrevocably changed through the events of Shrike, for better or worse. Try as they might, there's no back to normal for any of them. The only thing they can hold onto is that through it all, they have each other. Shrike is book two in the Birds Of Prey Duology, a duet about u...

  She was supposed to be my enemy, but I couldn't resist her. My mother was murdered ten years ago from a rival family. I was relocated to Los Angeles to help run my fathers business. One night I punished a man who stole from me. Then I saw his sister, Amaia. I’m supposed to hate her too, she shares blood with those who killed my mother. But she became my obsession instead. I try to keep the truth of her family from her, but when it comes to a war, where will her loyalty lie? With a family that abandoned her or will she choose me after what I did? Betrayal is the ultimate sin after all. My Review Don't let Amaia fool you as she is feisty. That is why Viktor "Loved" her. Yes, the "L" word. He may not have wanted to admit it at first, but Amaia got to Viktor in a good way.  Viktor sneaking into Amaia's room while she was sleeping and doing things! Besides being a hardened killer, he has a Jacob's Ladder. Each time with Amaia just got more intense. Yet,...

  Sacrifice. Valor.  Patriotism.  They fought courageously on the battlefield, now they’re fighting for love. We are a group of Veterans and Veterans' family members who are also bestselling and award-winning romance authors! We put our group together to publish a yearly limited edition, military holiday romance collection that also supports military / veteran related charities.  Heroes, Holidays, and Hope Volume 1 supports Fisher House (comfort homes where military & veteran families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital). Our goal is to raise $3000 (or more) during our yearlong  campaign. The stories in Volume1 are contemporary military romance, taking place during the cold weather holiday months. Various tropes and steam levels are part of this “must have” collection and it’s only available for 6 months after launch day, then it’s gone for good as we prepare for Volume 2! Pick up your copy today (gift some copies too...

  Description In a post-nuclear Eastern Europe, Hammel E Varka departs for a remote island to join a survey team cataloguing the abandoned Gollitok prison in the hopes that he will redeem his family’s tarnished reputation. After the passage across the strait leaves a team member injured, Varka quickly realizes that this survey is far from routine and that what he thought he knew about the island was a cover for more horrifying truths. As his team presses deeper into the decaying facility, hidden agendas splinter the team, and they find themselves beset with dangers beyond their worst nightmares. My Review I wanted to "love" this book but only ended up liking it. I could see elements of it being a really good book. What I craved was to have my adrenaline pumping and goose bumps on my arms. What I was expecting was more gore and horror but got a more mysterious, slower build up. The author wrote it in this way as to mess with your mind. While I did have so many thoughts and the...

There are two types of people in the world. The first believe the Christmas season begins at exactly midnight on November 1st. The other would willingly accept coal in their stocking if it meant they didn’t have to hear “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” ever again. Bennett Winters hates Christmas. November and December are the most stressful months of the year at Merry & Bright—the family-owned tree and caribou farm he’ll inherit one day. Which is why, it’s a surprise even to him when he agrees to go to a Sexy Santa-themed party with his best friend Clara—the self appointed queen of all things holly and jolly. But then again, he never really can say no to Clara. Clara Ivy loves everything about Christmas. So, when her college roommate throws an early November holiday party, Clara goes above and beyond when it comes to her attire. Bennett’s jaw all but goes to the floor when he sees his quirky best friend in a tight red bodysuit that leaves very little to the imagination. After years ...