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  A spellbinding gift... A plea answered by the gods... An unforgiving world where dragons rule Rome. Lela Bihari’s village was invaded on her wedding night, her betrothed murdered right in front of her. While her sisters were either dragged away or escaped, Lela was sold to Valerius, a consul of Rome. When she tried to kill Valerius her first night as his slave, her bloodsinger gift manifested… and she was punished for it. Now she’s paraded in front of the other senators for their amusement. But Trajan Tiberius, the newly elected tribune to the senate, is different. He has no love for the brutality around him. When he frees Lela from enslavement and hides her, Lela is set on a path of vengeance, and using her gift puts her in more danger than ever before. Now trapped inside the walls of Rome while deathriders circle the skies, how can she possibly trust a Roman dragon? Especially when it is clear Trajan has ulterior schemes of his own? As her powers grow stronger, danger draws clo...

  Sofi didn't mean to get abducted by aliens. But when one unfortunate t-shirt, a few test-tube shots, and an ill-advised nightclub choice land her on a transport pod, bound for another planet... Yeah. Maybe she should have stayed in. As if being taken from her home and her two best friends wasn't bad enough, Sofi soon finds out she's been selected for a very special she's a perfect breeding vessel. Or as the aliens say, "an omega." Sofi may not know what that  is , but she soon finds out what it She's been claimed. By an  alien king . An  alpha . Which would be bad enough... But, turns out? On Khanos? Bad news comes in threes. Literally. My Review This book starts out with Sofi as a little girl. She has no home and wishes upon a star. I was so happy for her to get a HEA as she deserved it. Even if she had to travels tons of miles away and to another planet to find her happiness. It was worth it.  As soon as I started reading the book, I was hooked. I foun...

  One week. One choice. One impossible man. I have one week to marry a Hale or lose everything. My mother's ranch. Her legacy. The only piece of her I have left. All of it gone unless I swallow every ounce of pride and propose to the one man I've spent years trying to forget. Trigger Hale. My childhood enemy. My high school... complicated. The man at the center of all my problems is now my only solution. So, when I corner him at my best friend's wedding with a desperate proposal, I expect rejection. Instead, he says yes. The One year of fake marriage. Separate bedrooms. Nobody knows the truth. Simple. Temporary. Nothing more. Except nothing about Trigger Hale has ever been simple. Not the way his touch sets my skin on fire. Not the way he looks at me like this was never fake for him. Not the history we both refuse to talk about. And definitely not his only "Marry me. Right here, right now." They say you should keep your enemies close. What happens when you marry o...

  One steamy night was never going to be enough. Beam is a witch who knows the value of a flawless finish. She’s got no room in her busy life for the messiness of a relationship. A one-night stand with a silver-tongued satyr in a neon-lit alley was supposed to be a quick hit of adrenaline. She never expected him to come back for more. Talon doesn't do repeat performances. But after one taste of her, he spends weeks scouring the seediest parts of the city to find the witch that haunts his dreams. When he finally tracks her down, the reunion is more explosive than their first encounter. But when Beam's sharp tongue bruises his ego, his magic takes over and leaves her with a parting gift. A curse she never saw coming. Now, the city’s most talented gem witch is spiraling. She can imbue power into all manner of precious stones, but she can't find her own release. The only way to break the spell is to find the son of a goat who cast it and force him to take it back. But in the hi...

  Jax has a slight issue with control—as in, she needs it. Always. Too bad she has power only over the Painted Lady Bookstore, the Victorian mansion turned bookshop she inherited. No one else listens to a word she says. Her ex gets engaged for questionable reasons. Her beloved sister, Ryleigh, wants to move away to find a husband. And the handsome contractor Jax has chosen to convince Ryleigh to stay is only interested in Jax. Still, she’s living the bookworm dream—until an unhappy accident erases the names from the bookshop lockboxes where the town keeps their diaries. Which means the only way to find a diary’s owner is…to read it. As secrets spill and scandals surface, life at the Painted Lady Bookstore gets a lot more colorful and chaotic. But for a woman who’s always had to take charge, Jax will see that losing control—especially with the right wrong guy—can set you free. My Review This book is what makes me a fan of Susan's writing. She writes characters that you will be drawn...

  On Tuesdays we escape. If we trip…we’re trapped. I was born to play by the rules. Smile for the cameras. Lead Omega. Pretend I don’t feel the eyes on me. But he’s always watching. Not just him—them. The Society. The system. The ones who say they own me. I thought I could play the game and stay safe. Perfect. Polished. Untouchable. Then came Terror Tuesday. Now I’m locked in a maze designed to test me, break me…trap me. And I can’t tell who the real danger is. The masked man who stalks me from the shadows? Or the ones waiting for me to fail? My name is Olivia Cardell. And if I don’t escape— They’ll make sure I never leave. My Review Who says nerds can't be sexy. We all have seen the before and after photos of many who would not have won prom king in high school but grew up to be sexiest man alive. Elliot is that guy. Olivia falls for two guys...Elliot, who has a softer side, and Valen, who has a darker one. Olivia finds herself drawn to both. Yet, when it comes time to have to mak...