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Year One Bloodshed Academy Book 1 by Jen L. Grey Genre: Paranormal Academy Romance  Only the strongest survive ... most of the time Raven may be a shifter, but she's always felt separate from her wolf. She never knew it should be different. Then, a stranger showed up in her hometown, turning her world upside down and recruiting her for the elite Bloodshed Academy. Everything she's ever known gets challenged, and Raven found herself in impossible situations. Making matters worse was the fact that one of the strongest alphas at school caught her eye. And he made her feel things she didn't understand. The school may only recruit the best of the best, the strongest in their world, but there was something more about Raven. When push comes to shove, she had to decide if she's willing to fight for what she's come to love ... or run from a life she couldn't quite accept. Vampire Diaries meets Daughter of the Moon in YEAR ONE, a steamy academ...

  The Blood King Abigail Owen (Inferno Rising #2) Published by: Entangled: Amara Publication date: August 25th 2020 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance Ruthless dragon king Ladon Ormarr must keep his throne at all costs. And now, with war on the horizon, he’ll need a miracle. Luckily, the fates have dropped Skylar Amon right into his lap. Except he may have met his match. The feisty Amon sister has no fear — of him or any other dragon shifter — is brash, doesn’t stick to protocols, and regularly offends his warriors and advisers. Skylar also has no intention of sticking around. She doesn’t believe in the whole destined mates thing and believes all dragon kings to be dangerous. But if it means taking out the High King who murdered her parents, she’ll put up with Ladon… temporarily. But the fates have other plans. And when Skylar disappears in the middle of a battle, Ladon will burn down the world to find her. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Go...

Chasing Kat  Hudson River Book 3  by Jacqueline Simon Gunn  Genre: Contemporary Romance  May contain adult content It’s been twelve years since Kat laid eyes on Baxter Adams, her first love, her best friend, the boy who broke her heart. Though Bax shied away from commitments, Kat was the one girl he wanted to know forever, someone he would do anything for. Except date. Then in a moment that ripped both of their hearts out, they ended a friendship they thought would last a lifetime. Now, Kat believes her past with Bax is finally behind her… until he’s hired at the magazine where she works. At first, they slip easily into their close camaraderie, ignoring events of the past. But is rekindling their old friendship enough? Or is something deeper still between them? While Bax wants nothing more than to earn back Kat’s trust, blaming himself for the way things ended between them, he has no idea that Kat still harbors guilt for breaking a promise that ...

The Unburned Island Other Investigator Series Book One Auden Johnson Genre: Dark Fantasy Horror Publisher: Aubey LLC Date of Publication: April 2017 ISBN: 9780996423427 ASIN: B06XX2RSBY Number of pages: 148 pages Word Count: 30,000 Cover Artist: Auden Johnson A haunted island. An unusual demon. Can this team of magical investigators solve the mystery of the Unburned Island?   The entire island was on fire yet only one schoolhouse burned. Everyone disappeared. Several tried taking it over but were never successful. People no longer talk about Unburned Island. It was left to rot. Years later, Kiran, En, and a team of magical investigators travel to the island to banish whatever haunts an old building. With En acting strange, they knew this wouldn't be a simple job. Kiran develops a second ability, making their investigation both easier and harder.   It takes them no time to realize the building isn't the problem. The island is. They never anti...

  A Chip on Her Shoulder R.J. Blain (Magical Romantic Comedies #11) Publication date: September 1st 2020 Genres:  After a deal with loan sharks sours, Darlene’s brother is permanently transformed into a chipmunk. Not one to accept impossibility as a good excuse for failure, she’s determined to rescue her brother and secure revenge against those who’d poisoned him with grade-a transformatives. If she wants to perform a miracle, she’ll need to join forces with a divine, but the man upstairs and his angels refuse to help. None of the other so-called benevolent divines are willing to help her, either. Running out of time and options, Darlene prepares to storm the gates of hell for her brother. She never expected to fall in love with the Devil. Warning: this novel contains a woman with a chip on her shoulder, humor, and one hell of a hero. Proceed with caution. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play — EXCERPT: Rather than try to tal...

  Scandal’s Promise Pamela Gibson Publication date: August 19th 2020 Genres: Adult, Historical Romance Haunted by questions and her own insecurities, Lady Emily Sinclair longs to discover why her betrothed abandoned her and married another. Seven years have passed, but the pain of his betrayal still lingers, buried beneath layers of humiliation and mistrust. When he returns after the Napoleonic Wars, she vows to avoid him. If only her foolish heart felt the same. Broken and addicted to his medication, widower Andrew Quimby, Lord Cardmore, rattles around his ancient manor, oblivious to his deteriorating health and state of mind. When he learns the woman he was forced to abandon remains unmarried, he vows to try to win her back, even if it means returning to a society he despises. But Andrew soon discovers he has a secret enemy. Threatening notes appear and sinister accidents put those in his inner circle in danger. Can he overcome his demons in time to keep them safe or will ever...