Authors: Various
Halston James retells Beauty and the Beast with a twist. âOut of the Woodsâ has a touch of urban fantasy and a healthy dose of paranormal romance thatâll have you turning the pages, ravenous for more.
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Title: Dawn to Dark Anthology
Authors: Various
Publisher: Vixen Publishing
Genre: Fairytale Retellings
Release Date: March 30, 2019
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Vixen Publishing Presents: "Dawn to Dark"
I'm sure you've heard the tales, we all have, but youâve never heard them quite like thisâ¦
Seven authors bring your seven nail-biting stories. From a dark and twisted Rapunzel to a modern retelling of Cinderella, these authors will have you enthralled and howling for more.
Halston James retells Beauty and the Beast with a twist. âOut of the Woodsâ has a touch of urban fantasy and a healthy dose of paranormal romance thatâll have you turning the pages, ravenous for more.
Sonya Jesus will capture you with her dark contemporary retelling of the Little Mermaid in "Part of His World." Follow Ari as she defies her fatherâs strict rules to be part of Derrickâs life.
Suzan Lee has re-written a Grimm brothers classic, Snow White and Rose Red in her young adult, contemporary "Witching Woods." With magic and malevolence strolling hand in hand, you'll be left guessing right until the end.
Kelsie Rae is best known for her sweet contemporary romances, and her version of Aladdin is no different. âThe Hackâis a modern twist on a Disney favorite. One girl who prays for freedom. One man who craves a different life. One hacker with the power to change their stars. Three wishes. No turning back.
Take a step on the seductive side with Angharad Thompson Ree's gothic horror retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. A paranormal romance meets psychological thriller, âMoon Bitten" is a story that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat.
K.Z. Riley has written "Arabella", a beautiful young adult love story where you're more likely to find soccer boots than glass slippers. Follow Arabella on her journey of finding herself, discovering love and overcoming fear.
If you think you know the story of Rapunzel, think again. Courtney Shockeyâs twisted tale is about a queen who looks far more innocent than she actually is. Bring her silk or priceless gifts, and sheâll seal your fate with a sweet, gentle kiss.
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âMoon Bittenâ by Angharad Thompson Rees
I pull the hood of my red cape over my head, concealing myself against the gust of frigid winds biting with ice and spite. The skies hold the promise of more snow to come. He does not let go of my hand. And itâs not the snow concerning him.
âBlaxton,â I sayâhis name as sweet as honey on my recently-kissed lips. âDo not concern yourself. It is but a short walk through the woods, and yes, I promise to stay on the tracks.â
I raise an eyebrow, threatening him to contradict me. But he should know my penchant for wandering and losing myself. Thatâs how we metâdeep within the woods in the first days of spring, when frost thawed atop the lake and his green eyes melted ice from my nervous heart.
He pulls me into his chest, his body warm against my own, tempting me to stay. Tempting me to never leave. I melt into him, lips hot as the first flakes of snow dance from the sky.
âBlaxton, no,â I say, pulling myself away with reluctance. The space between his heart and mine gapes as if the very universe could fill the hole. âI have to get back to Grandma, you know I do.â
His face drops at her mention. Grandma despises him despite his soft features, warm honey eyes and sweet, crooked smile. Though I suspect her hatred is aimed more at the threat he will steal me from her. Just as her daughter, my mother, was stolen so many years ago I can no longer picture her face. But that was different. Mother did not fall in love as I have. She was takenâ¦
By wolves.
A perfectly timed howl echoes across the valley, carried along the land muted by snow. Blaxton raises his own eyebrow at the beastâs call and I laugh. An empty tin-like sound of hollow mirth and creeping fear.
âIâll be fine. Tomorrow,â I say, allowing a smile to creep across my frost-numb face. âLetâs meet tomorrow, same time and place.â
Blaxton captures loose strands of my red hair in his pale fingers. The contrast startling like blood on snow. Tucking the strands behind my left ear, his fingers trail my cheek as he kisses my forehead. âTomorrow,â he promises.
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HALSTON JAMES
SONYA JESUS
SUZAN LEE
KELSIE RAE
ANGHARAD THOMPSON REES
K.Z. RILEY
COURTNEY SHOCKEY
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Title: Demon You Love
Series: Lost Boys #2
Author: L.A. Fiore
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 29, 2019
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Anton Scalene
I was born in hell, raised in a nightmare.
I was fifteen when I killed for the first time.
As a child, my dreams were about climbing out of that hell, of being on top of the pile of bodies and not one of them.
I live in the shadows, find solace in the darkness.
Until her.
A chance meeting, a fleeting momentâ¦
Her innocence beguiles me.
I want her, but to have her would destroy the very part of her I crave.
And even knowing that, I canât stay away, until my past threatens to drag her into my nightmare.
Letting her go is the hardest thing Iâve ever done, but a demon has no business falling in love with an angel.
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LA Fiore is a hybrid author who believes in a happily ever after, but she likes to make her readers work for it. When she's not writing, she can usually be found in the garden or hanging on the deck with her family and friends. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with her husband and two kids and their four fur babies.
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Title: Knights Lady
Series: Rumblin' Knights #3
Author: Bella Jewel
Genre: Romance
Release Date: March 29, 2019
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LUCY
Iâve always held my own. Iâm determined. Iâm happy. Iâm strong. Not right now, though. Right now Iâm weak. Pathetic. Because I screwed up, I screwed up in a way I canât fix. I destroyed someone. I stomped on a heart. I broke the one rule all women should live by. There is no coming back from it. Yet, I canât seem to find the strength to stop. Nicolai. That name. It ruins me. I tried to stay away. I fought so hard. I knew what he was. Who he was. I knew what he had done. But I canât seem to stop. I try and forget how his hands felt against my skin. How his lips felt on mine. How his body moved. God, his body. Iâm a terrible person. A terrible sister. But take me to hell, if you must, so long as he comes with me.
DAMON
Get a girl, they say. Find a woman, Damon. Settle down. I have one thing to say to that. Women equal drama. You know itâs true. I donât have time for drama. Why canât I be different? Why do I have to follow the trend? My story doesnât have to match theirs. Hell, when the time comes Iâll find the right one. Until then, Iâll stick to friends. Yep. I can do friends. Lucy. Sheâs my friend. My best friend, if Iâm being honest. Sheâs strong. Sheâs determined. She kind of holds my pieces together. And I hers. In the most non-romantic way I can think of. She has plenty of her own drama, she keeps us both busy. Sheâs like a sister. No, scratch that. Lucy, sheâs the kind of woman who could run a country. Hold a family together. Thatâs the kind of person she is. The lady of the house. Yep. Thatâs our Lucy. Knights Lady. AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU Only available at the following retailers for a VERY limited time B&N / KOBO / APPLE BOOKS
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Bella Jewel is a self published, USA Today bestselling author. Sheâs been publishing since 2013. Her first release was a contemporary romance, Hellâs Knights which topped the charts upon release. Since that time, she has published over five novels, gaining a bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland and is currently studying editing and proofreading to further expand her career. Bella has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013 she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. She plans to expand her writing career, planning many new releases for the future.
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Title: Heat
Series: The Russo Saga #1
Author: Nicolina Martin
Publisher: Blushing Books
Genre: Dark BDSM Mafia Romance
Release Date: March 29, 2019
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Anything can happen during the hot nights in the Dominican Republic.
Sydney
I just wanted a tan and to sip drinks with little umbrellas in them. I didnât know that vacation would mean sex with a hot stranger, being drugged, and nearly killed. My instincts tell me thereâs more to the smooth facade of Nathan Murphy, but my heart wonât listen. Heâs my opposite, hot where Iâm cool, experienced while Iâve never really lived. What starts out as a sexy fling canât be more. Can it?
Nathan
Iâm a dangerous man with a mission to complete and people to kill. Sydney Lewis might literally cost me my life. As the stakes increase, I have to decide whether to follow my head or my heart. My life is too dangerous, Iâm too much of a monster. Sheâs a good girl. She canât be a part of this. I have to be cruel. I have to cut her out.
Sheâs the only one who can save me.
Heat will take you on a journey to paradise, through Hell, and back.
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This dark romance is intended for adult readers only. It contains elements of danger, adventure, steamy scenes, adult language and a guaranteed HEA. If any of these offend you, please do not purchase.
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One button at a time, I undo his shirt and plant a kiss on every new patch of revealed skin. Tearing it off him, I add it to the pile on the floor.
âYouâre playing with fire, girl.â
I stick out my tongue at him, and he has me on my back in a flash, his body flush against mine. A hard bulge presses against the apex of my thighs, making my pussy clench with anticipation, but I push at him.
âHey, I wasnât finished.â
He regards me, then pushes up, his eyes almost black as he stares hungrily at me. âGet on with it,â he growls.
Our gazes are locked, as I pull the belt out of its loops and drop it to the floor. Pulling down the zipper, I make sure to brush against his hard length. He bucks and lets out a grunt. I grin and push him onto his back, then I pull off his pants and socks in a few jerky moves. Sitting back, I admire my work and the positively beautiful creature before me. He nods at his underwear. Iâm more than happy to oblige and pull the last piece of fabric off him, shivering as I take in the breathtaking man in my bed.
Author Bio
Nicolina Martin is a Swedish born author who escapes the long, dark winter nights by writing hot contemporary romance/suspense. Sheâs a mother of three teenage girls, a medical doctor, a quirky loner, and a social human being. She has traveled the globe, has loved and hated, succeeded and failed, has gone through marriage and divorce. She has seen darkness and despair, as well as light and happiness. All these experiences, she pours into her stories, taking her readers for a wild ride, while twisting their minds. She loves showing that stories can be different even if the trope is the same.
Nicolina believes that life is too short for regrets and in looking forward, no matter what. She wants to enjoy every moment, and cherish life.
To find out more about her, visit her official website at: https://www.nicolinamartin.com/ or follow her on social media.
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Title: Return of the Prince
Series: The Royal Elite Prince Duet #1
Author: Nana Malone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 30, 2019
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They said Iâd never come home againâ¦they were wrong.
There is one person worth returning home for. Her. One little problem. She hates me.
She should, I left her behind.
Now Iâm back and I have a score to settle.
I'll do what ever it takes to to win her back.
Even if it means spilling my secrets.
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Title: To Love a Prince
Series: The Royal Elite Prince Duet #2
Author: Nana Malone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 21, 2019
Blurb
For her I risked it all, but was it worth her paying the price?
Now that she knows my secret, what will she do to protect it and the crown?
What will I be willing to do to protect her?
That answer is easyâ¦everything.
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USA Today Bestselling Author, NANA MALONEâs love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she borrowed from her cousin on a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana at a precocious thirteen. Sheâs been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. Want to hit me up? Just email me:With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters. Waiting for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, Nana, meantime works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is. The books in her series have been on multiple Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble best seller lists as well as the iTunes Breakout Books list and most notably the USA Today Bestseller list. Until that ninja job comes through, youâll find Nana working hard on additional books for her series as well as other fun, sassy romances for characters that wonât leave her alone. And if sheâs not working or hiding in the closet reading, sheâs acting out scenes for her husband, daughter and puppy in sunny San Diego.
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Title: Skater Boy
Series: Patchwork House #1
Author: Mary Catherine Gebhard
Genre: New Adult
Cover Design: Hang Le
Release Date: April 25, 2019
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Rebels. Misfits. Bad boys who rule the streets. Everyoneâs welcome at the worst kept secret in town, just as long as you donât mind getting your reputationâand your heartâa little dirty.
Welcome to Patchwork Houseâ¦
Patchwork House is a boyâs clubâa mean boyâs club. They made an exception for Tweetie once, and theyâre going to make another, because sheâs coming home. After two years away and one too many broken hearts, Tweetie swore off skatersâbut she never expected Flip.
Flip was the most famous skater in the world until he traded his place at Patchwork with the little girl whose life he ruined. Now Tweetieâs all grown up, and one chance encounter brings them together. He knows the right thing to do is disappear before things get ugly, but he never was very good at being good.
Sheâs back, and so is heâall bets are off. Nothing will stop this bad boy from finally getting his lost girl. They're written in the stars, and it's time she knows it.
The first lesson Flip taught Tweetie was how to fall.
It was also the last thing she remembered when they met again, because she didnât just fall for him.
She slammed.
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Mary Catherine Gebhard bites off more than she can chew. She's lived in Salt Lake City, Utah her entire life, but occasionally goes on vacation from reality. Don't worry, she sends postcards.
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Title: Learning Curve
Author: Andi Jaxon
Release Date: April 18, 2019
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Alister Bennet
Loyal, reliable... predictable even, Iâve always done what's expected of me. Stay out of trouble, get my teaching degree and build a respectable career as a college professor. The job comes with a long list of rules and at the top of that list is no fraternizing with students. Following the rules seemed easy enough, until a dark, tortured boy sat outside my office waiting for me. His voice told me it was his grade he was worried about, but the deep onyx pools of his eyes told me more as they shook the solid ground Iâd always stood on.
Am I willing to risk my career, my carefully built reputation, to help one so filled with pain I can taste it?
Benjamin Wallace
Rejected, abused, and abandoned my entire life, all Iâve ever wanted was to be accepted, loved even. I thought going to college on a scholarship would be my ticket out of hell, but nothing good ever comes without a price. As graduation nears I find myself drawn to the mysterious professor like a moth to a flame. Just one meeting with the man that has been staring in my dreams has my soul screaming for him to hold me, comfort me. A relationship isn't just frowned upon, it's forbidden, but the heart doesn't always know the difference.
Can I trust my mangled heart in his perfect life when my past repeats itself or will he destroy what is left of me?
*Author's note: This is an MM teacher-student romance with themes including abuse and kidnapping. This story ends with a HEA.*
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From Dyslexic kid with a love of Algebra to a published author, no one is more surprised to find me here, than I am. I love to write about tortured pasts and hot sex, a happily ever after that has to be worked for. My stories tend to be a little dark but with some comic relief, typically in the form of sarcasm.
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Title: Don't Go Back
Author: Amabel Daniels
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 27, 2019
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Despite the fact she's a woman in a man's world, Morgan Lane works hard at Goldsen Park. Wielding a chainsaw and felling trees, she tries to keep up with her bosses' constantly contradicting orders. Staying busy in the woods keeps her from thinking about Wade Newland, the one man she'd loved who left her without an explanation.
Yet the photojournalist can't stay away. Wade crashes back into her lifeâliterallyâwhen he carries her tumbling over a ravine to save her from a stranger bearing a weapon in her park. Connected again, albeit out of danger, they attempt to figure out why someone would be toting a gun in the dark.
As they sleuth their way through the tangles of bureaucracy and the many layers of deception within the Goldsen crew, they discover there is more to this incident than what meets the eye. The deeper they dig, they realize no one can be trusted, not even the law. Not only do they have to tiptoe around their still-burning feelings for each other, they need to come to a simple truce. Can they watch each other's backs and find the answers in the darkest part of the forest?
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Amabel Daniels lives in Northwest Ohio with her patient husband, three adventurous girls, and a collection of too many cats and dogs. Although she holds a Masterâs degree in Ecology, her true love is finding a good book. When she isnât spending time outdoors, or wondering how to negotiate with her mightily independent two-year-old daughter, sheâs busy brewing up her next novel, usually as she lets her mind run off with the addictive words of âwhat ifâ¦â
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Title: Desperately Seeking Roommate
Author: Micalea Smeltzer
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Emily Wittig Designs Release Date: April 26, 2019 Blurb
WANTED: A ROOMMATE
Requirements
1. Donât be a smoker. Thatâs gross.
2. Donât be a jerk. I have no time to deal with your mood swings.
3. Clean up after yourself. Is it really so hard to put dirty clothes where they belong?
If you meet these qualifications, call me.
Sincerely,
Desperately Seeking Roommate
When I put the ad in my universityâs newspaper, the last thing I ever expect is for the star football player to respond.
From what I know of him, Abel Russo is a womanizer and an absolute jerk.
Sadly, heâs the only thing stopping me from being evicted by my annoyingly gleeful landlord.
It should be easy enoughâthereâs no chance weâll fall for each other. But then he gives me lingering looks, and I might just be looking back.
All I wanted was a roommate, but Iâm about to get so much more than I bargained for.
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Hi. Iâm Micalea. Ma-call-e-uh. Weird name, I know. My mom mustâve known I was going to be odd even in the womb. Iâve written a lot of books. Like a lot. Donât ask me how many, I donât remember at this point. I have an unhealthy addiction to Diet Coke but I canât seem to break the habit. I listen to way too much music and hedgehogs have taken over my life. Crazy is the word that best sums up my life, but itâs the good kind of crazy and I wouldnât change it for anything.
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Title: The Missing Ingredient
Series: Reality of Love #1
Author: Marika Ray
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: March 21, 2019
Blurb
Who knew a cooking show could get so messy?
Elle Fierro
All I have to do is appear as a judge on this cooking show in Hollywood and my restaurant will open to rave reviews. Pretty much my lifelong dream. What I absolutely shouldnât do is sleep with one of the contestants and ruin everything Iâve worked so hard for. But he gives good hugs, makes me laugh, fills out a simple T-shirt like nobodyâs business, and is sweeter than the maple syrup he dripped all over my naked body last nightâ¦
Austin Cox
I may have been drunk when I applied to be on that reality cooking show, which is why itâs hard to believe Iâm here. Whatâs even harder to believe is that Elle, with her painted red lips and fiery disposition, is in my bed and making me forget I need to win this damn show to get my little sister out of the foster care system.
When Elle throws me under the bus to realize her dream, will our love burn out or will we find the missing ingredient to happiness?
Marika Ray spends her time behind a computer crafting stories, walking the beaches of southern California scoping out the lifeguards, and making healthy food for her kids and husband whether they like it or not. Prior to writing novels, Marika held various jobs in the finance industry, with private start-up companies, and then in health & fitness. Cats may have nine lives, but Marika believes everyone should have nine careers to keep things spicy.
Marika enjoys writing all types of fiction novels, based on what inspires her. Right now she's working on stand-alone romances in the Beach Squad series, all about California lifeguards and their equally fearless women. Moderate suspense, a splash of humor, and lots of steamy romance...all with the beautiful ocean as a relaxing backdrop!
More information can be found at www.marikaray.com
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